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i think i do better when we talk about big topics. >> most of the country has not yet voted. this continue for months. >>grant: we will stay on top of this live debate and bring you updates throughout kron4 news at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. with a wrap up at 8:00 p.m.. if tonight's debate happens the same day that california fields full resorts are
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released showing rocks in the lead among republican voters furious >>grant: ron hall is favored by 16 percent of likely voters. death is, 57 percent of people are somewhat or very satisfied with their gop to its is. that is down from 66% in the fall. if the california primary is not until june 5th. if the race is still close california could play a major role in choosing a republican presidential candidate. >>pam: caught on the platte -- caught on camera, kron4 shows you the eight goals of the robbery caught on film. >>catherine: dozens of people killed in argentina, the worst train accident in our system is set a spurious >>pam: a catholic church in union city has been vandalized. we are dealing from a church
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worker on why this was especially 6 how cut >>pam: >>pam: a new museum offering african american culture. in-house
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>>pam: and human remains found by authorities this month have been confirmed to be two women killed by the speed freak killers. authorities used dna to confirm the identities. there are two of four people that wesley shermantine was convicted of killing. his partner lauren herzog killed himself last month.
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a bounty hunter who has followed the case for years says there is much more to find common grave sites and the victims. j.r stone is in linden where the investigation continues. >>j.r.: those with the sheriff's office may not be saying much about their investigation, i can tell you their actions speak louder than words. >> they were all wearing badges coming out of the property. a black suv and two pickup trucks. if they stopped there, they're all talking and then, they all left. >>j.r.: she was not the only person that's all the sheriff's deputies. i was out here on all sides -- i was out here as well. this is the area where the third of banded well is said to be. that is information that came from wesley shermantine, he is a convicted killer in the san
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quentin state prison. i also spoke of the hunter the lender the dia. he has been in constant contact with shermantine who is behind bars. we will see what the deal had to say at 6:00 p.m.. >>pam: the chp is investigating a bold armed robbery at the carquinez toll plaza. officers say a person of a car held up the toll collector early on tuesday. here's why it is such a bold move. it is packed with cameras.
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>>haaziq: it is common for these use stolen vehicles in these crimes and then dump the vehicles. chp investigators say there are following up several strong leads in this recent case and have increased their presence in the areas surrounding the toll plaza. >>catherine: in the middle of a chaotic rush hour, a packed commuter train crashed into a downtown station. 49 people were killed and hundreds injured. the passenger cars are crumbling around them. windows were exploding. the cause of this was not clear but some passengers say the conductor had been struggling with the brakes before the crash.
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they also say he had been overshooting platforms. a renowned war correspondent was killed today in syria. she had been reporting for britain's sunday times about the desperate situation facing women and children during the currency. she lost an eye while reporting and sri lanka 10 years ago. she was killed today. mother says marie never gave up and died doing something she truly believed in. >> to live a passionate and in court life as you see it and to do what you are committed to, to the highest level the union. that is the issue always did. >>catherine: she had been reporting into the very end. she had done an interview with cnn hours before she was killed. a french photojournalist was also killed. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside on this warm day. sunny skies over downtown
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san francisco with a few high clouds streaming in. it was a nice day out there today. record-breaking morphy in some locations. we got into the 80s in one location. overnight, the winds will really start to pick up. that will keep to buttress mild through the overnight into tomorrow, sunny, windy and warm. current conditions are cooling off in a hurry. close to the clothesline we still have a sea breeze wind. away from the clothesline we have warmer winds keeping us in the '70s and the north bay. same thing for the inland valleys. take a look at the current wind speeds. breezy close to the coastline and breezy and the north bay. it is going to get when the bay area wide over night. the wind speeds will reach 30 mi. an hour with gusts up to 50 mi. per hour.
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>>jaqueline: this hour is what we are supposed to seek the coldest temperatures. let's talk about temperatures. very mild overnight especially in places like fairfield. into the afternoon things will stay warm.
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of her pack for baja tough >>gabe: credited with saving the life of one of the washington skiers and was in an avalanche of the weekend. it is a new high-tech safety device that can really save lives.
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these are new ended just catching on. tune in at 8:00 p.m., i will show you how avalanche airpack backpack works.
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>>pam: coming up, we're helping you land a job. we will run down the top job interview mistakes to avoid. >>craig: republican presidential candidates are debating live in the attacking rick santorum. coming up, how the candidates would deal with our debt problem. pfft >> engholm envisions style robbery prompted a manhunt in the school lockdown. more on that story coming up.
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>>pam: three men are behind bars after a home invasion robbery in fremont. three area schools were on lockdown.
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happened in the arlington district shortly before noon. the suspects were captured following a police manhunt. >>rob: this was the scene a block from irvington high school as dozens of officers swarmed into the central fremont david just after a 11:30 a.m.. police say it was a breeze a robbery attempt. if the orders of this home arrived home to find the three male suspects inside their home. >> there was a scuffle, at which time a homeowner with injured, and the suspects fled prior to our arrival. we set up a rather large perimeter. >> at the same time irvington high school in and two other elementary schools were locked down. with the help of a helicopter in a police dog, all three suspects were caught and arrested at separate locations within a half mile of the high school.
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>> the homeowner was hospitalized in the treated for what police say are minor injuries. >>pam: a union city church was vandalized overnight and marked with graffiti. union city police are investigating. statues were defaced, a money bill was toppled in cold symbols were painted on the walls. >> it is a very disturbing, especially on ash wednesday when people are supposed to repent for since. we are very concerned, especially with the word instruction on the wall. in latin it means sees the
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night. >>pam: some parishioners were in tears. the university of california at davis faces a new lawsuit in connection with an occupy protests that took place back in november. campus police pepper sprayed protesters who were sitting at an occupied camp. the lawsuit says the university violated the rights of the protesters. lintas are seeking changes and unspecified damages. uc-davis has not commented on the lawsuit. the governor is headed to washington d.c. for the winter governors' association meeting. the governor did not attend last year's meeting but instead was taking care of state budget issues. the governor has not said what is on his agenda but did say he plans to meet with the president and members of congress. new census data shows the number of same-sex couples in california is on the rise. one out of every 100
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households is represented by a gay couple. one out of every five of those couples is also raising children. the new data is welcome news for same-sex families. >> we are finally here in the they do not have to be afraid that their house will be firebombed or that their daughter with attacked in any way. >>pam: same-sex couples are still not allowed to marry in california pending an appeal of proposition 8. >>jaqueline: temperatures stayed cooler thanks to the sea breeze winds. even see the fall of four into the camera bouncing around.
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first, let's talk about those temperatures. it was 80 degrees in santa rosa, along the coast, 64 in half moon bay. its the sea breeze winds kept temperatures cooler along the coastline. the winds are boys to help keep us warmer overnight. breezy at sfo into breezy in the north bay. the winds will keep the skies. kantor's mild overnight. instead of cooling,
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temperatures will warm up into the 7:00 hour. whatever this tomorrow in the '70s with again. >>catherine: in the 29 year- old accused of plotting a terror bombing was arrested friday near the parking garage of the capital. he had no idea he had been under surveillance for nearly a year. he received a basketball was loaded with explosives into that is one of the system because it. he is from broccoli of living in the u.s. illegally. he faces life in prison if convicted. an indiana law maker missed catching flak for what he said about girl scouts, the
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girl scouts left a lot of cookies at the legislature in indiana in response to the statements made by mars. a new report says more americans are planning to save their tax refund the money instead of spending it. the national retail federation says that 44 percent of americans will stash some money away. the highest percentage in the nine year history. only 12 percent said they would spend it on as large -- splurge like a new television. sphere >>catherine: the 19th museum for the smithsonian. the president joined in the celebration today and said this has been a long time coming. >>president obama: the idea for a museum dedicated to african-americans was first
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put forward by black veterans of the civil war. years later, the call was picked up by members of the civil-rights generation. by men and women who knew how to fight for what was all right and strive for what is just. >>catherine: the museum is set to open to those of 15 it will be the first incrementally sensitive green building of the national mall. stay with us. more news after the break.
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lindsay lohan was all smiles and core following another positive comment from a judge. the progress of her probation. >> the probation officer is the user to progress. you are getting your life back on track and that is what we all hoped for.
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catherine >>pam: low hand has 40 more days. once she is the issue will be released from strict probation requirements. adult we did more honors at the bridge towards for her 21 album. it is what she did during his speech there raised some eyebrows. she won six grammys last week and was making a think he's between shoots interrupted by the host. she responded by giving the middle finger during a live broadcast. the tv station -- the tv station also apologized to a dull for cutting her speech short.
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>>jaqueline: it certainly was a warm day out there today. here is a live look outside of downtown as it does is go. crystal clear skies. temperatures out there today. 79 in livermore new record high temperatures of 80 in santa rosa, no surprise there. the previous high records were set in 2002. we are going to see very breezy conditions, known as the winds outside busy, 30 mi. per hour winds at sfo. a few places in the teens. a wind advisory is already in effect for the north bay hills and the east bay hills. when speeds up to 30 m.p.h. with gusts up to 50 mi. per hour. the strongest in the area is where the wood advisor is
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effects. possibly downed trees and power lines. let's take a look at the week ended tomorrow morning. the wins will have the even more into the 7:00 p.m. hour. third its overtures will stay mild overnight. we will warm up as the winds pick up into tomorrow.
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into the afternoon another warm day on top of temperatures in the '70s. 73 and redwood in fremont. temperatures in the upper 50s. things will stay cool into next week. kirkwood -- here's a look bigger so on up, ski report.
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i beheld a >> of >> we have to have the industries get in trouble and go through bankruptcy. senator, you voted in favor of the padilla after 911, that was the right thing to do. it was an emergency. he also voted for the bailout of the steel industry. i do believe that the right course for the auto industry is to go to the biggest of progress and then to get help getting out. >>grant: coming up a complete wrap up.
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>>pam: in today's tough job market lending an interview is often an accomplishment but how did you secure a better job opening for yourself? we have some top interview mistakes to avoid. >> resonate in here and, arrive on time, a firm handshake. now, you're ready to get started. career builders surveyed employers in hiring managers in came up with a list of the worst mistake to make during a job interview. 3 or text in on your phones tops the list. that is the worst thing in canada can do. it may seem like an obvious interviewed no-no by hiring managers say it does happen. appearing disinterested in not addressing properly can hurt your job prospects. candidates who think they know it all can come across as arrogant and give off red flags during this interview.
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talking negatively about previous our current employers also hurt your chances. other things to avoid including chewing gum and showing up late. on the list of things that you should do, always know a bit about the company you are applying to, you can do this by doing some of my research about the company culture and product. career builder also suggests applying special editor of stylite parts of your memories-test parts of the reds made. most of all, have a good interview. >>pam: the cousin of all- star grant has been shot in the back by oakland police. we speak with the family about a lawsuit against the city. home sales are on the rebound. home sales have not been this high in months if it had what parts of the country are benefiting. the pain at the pump gets a more painful.
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>>pam: some areas spiking the degrees. we're tracking how high summer temperatures go. at 6:00 p.m. we're learning more about the robbery suspect shot while running away from local police in this connection to another man killed. what the suspect's mother is saying. >> a what the local police to pay for what they do. >>pam: the bounty hunter that has been talking to wesley shermantine says new information is coming his way and what shermantine sent him that could help find the remains of more victims. a spike in students calling in sick in at least two dozen schools and one bay area county, what the school district is doing to stop a virus outbreak from spreading. the good news for people looking to buy a home, why
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california's real-estate crisis could be coming to an end. baba baba baba bubble with an >>jaqueline: " to the coastline earlier posted record temperatures. 79 in livermore, 78 and concord, 80 in santa rosa. that was our warmest locations. we are taking a look at other temperatures are on the bay area. the sea breeze wednesday it intact.
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and >>jaqueline: overnight temperatures will state mild things to the wind. here is a look at current conditions. 70's in the north, 70's for the inland valleys. closer to the coastline, temperatures were cooler. and we do have a wooded rise in effect. details of that coming up in just a bit. >>pam: the oakland police department is facing a lawsuit from the family of the cousin of oscar grant who says he was wrongfully shot by police. grant was shot in killed by a former bart police officer at the fruitvale station back in 2009. this past sunday night his cousin tony jones was shot in the back by oakland police while running away from those officers. police are investigating the shooting. in the meantime formal
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charges haven't filed including armed robbery. dan kerman is live outside a hospital where jones is recuperating. >> jones is here and in stable condition but faces four felonies including armed robbery after being chased and shot by police. former charges have been filed against the man oakland police shots of the net here police state have the the 2000 block of 62nd ave. officers pulled over a ban that was driving erratically. he ran off and officers gave chase. jones was shot as he was running away. >> the suspect was armed with a firearm. >> he did not have a gun. he was shot in his back.
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>> his mother says her son is it is said it plans to sue the police for excessive force. >> i feel like they killed my nephew into my son did not have a gun if he got shot in the back. >> court documents indicate after jones was taken into custody after the shooting someone came up to them and said someone matching his description rob them at gunpoint. that is a result of the charges. there were four felony counts including armed robbery and an excellent in possession of a firearm in concealing a firearm in a vehicle it having a loaded firearm. nor ramet has been set at this point. >>pam: and outbreak of the laurel virus in contra costa county is affecting at least 28 schools.
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charles clough for reports from a school in berkeley where parents are being warned about the situation. >> right now i'm standing outside of laurel elementary school. sometime last week one of the class is saw higher normal -- a higher amount of kids the normal call in sick. it was enough to prompt the staff to set out this letter to parents say that there was a possible outbreak of a normal virus. the letter says proper disinfected procedures are being implemented. what they do not know for sure is whether or not this was a moral virus. it appears that is elementary school may not be allowed. a spokesperson said today that they are seeing a countywide increase in the number of people with possible proviruses symptoms. roll books somewhat
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>>pam: >>catherine: authorities were searching for more rain this be freed killers case. they have confirmed it identities of two women. authorities used in dna to match the remains.
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>> the search for a second and third abandoned web site is not turning up any results. in this video you can see there have been busy at work. yes, it is from a distance, but look closely. you can see some of the trucks they had out there. the location of this is somewhat important. shermantine is the convicted killer in jail and has reference to this area as being in area with a possible third abandoned well site that could have remains in it. bounty hunter leonard padilla was out here today as well. he says he expects have new information from shermantine very soon. third >> supposedly i got a couple of letters that are coming from him right now they
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might have information tightening up the location or other locations he's talking about. >> just for the record, this site is the site that the sheriff's office surged last week. 8000 bone fragments were found. some of them are human. it included a human skull.
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>> police did not respond when a homeowner peter dewitt called >>911 dispatcher: to save someone was trespassing. all officers were instructed to respond only to criminal in progress calls due to a plant occupy protests. that changed a few minutes later when berkeley police say they got another phone call from a hold. this time it said an attack was in progress at the home. police was dispatched into the town of demand beat man and later died. the father of a man charged says he is very sorry about what happened is saying that his son is a mentally ill. he also added had police responded on time all of this could have been prevented.
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>>pam: armed robbers are targeting so collectors on the cooking as bridge.
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>> this flashing light means your face has just been recorded, you drove your video -- he drove her vehicle to the carquinez toll plaza. it is just one of five surveillance cameras. kron4 has learned of the california highway patrol investigators are now following up strong leads of surveillance video recorded on a recent poll the armed robbery here at the carquinez bridge. in addition to recording the identity of drivers the cameras are positioned to record license plates as well as the overall vehicle descriptions. once vehicles have passed through the toll plaza, these three elevator cameras on this fall are rolling as drivers continue their way onto eastbound interstate 80. that is the direction the armed robber took as he drove in the direction. >>pam: home sales are soaring and why more people are buying houses right now
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but in several months passed and what it means for homes that have been sitting empty. feeling the pain at the pump? how you can help us track down the cheapest and most expensive gas stations in the bay area. plus, scientists announced they have discovered water world. we will explain.
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>>jaqueline: let's take a look at the wind speeds. close to 1:00 a.m., not too bad. breezy and san rafael and along the coastline.
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into the later afternoon hours, widespread gusty winds. into the morning hours we could see warmer greeting spirit into the afternoon temperatures are widespread in the '70s. here is a look at your extended forecast. it is going to be nice on friday but a lot cooler into the weekend. >>grant: we have a traffic alert for drivers headed through the third and antioch. portion of highway 4 will be closing of three consecutive nights starting tonight. all westbound lanes will be
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closed from somerville to love bridge. that will be wednesday and thursday from 10:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. at friday from 11:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m.. the on ramp traffic will also be closed overnight starting wednesday it continuing thursday and friday. the work is a part of the highway widening project. habib
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>>catherine: the latest aaa survey shows gas in san francisco up 35 from yesterday. the average is $4.11 a gallon. $4.60, up 25 cents yesterday. kron4 viewers have been flooding the newsroom of a lot of pictures, showing us how much they are paying.
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in the north bay, $4.39. this is a full-service station in sausalito. kron4 is helping you to save money on fuel on our web sites. he could find the cheapest gas in your area, you can even find public transportation areas. you can get specific prices for specific areas. visit www.kron4.com. stay with us, war is coming up after the break. are
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>>pam: the justices threw out a federal appeals court ruling to be able to sue the state over cuts in medicaid payment rates. there was a 5-4 vote. the case was sent back to the federal appeals court to decide whether private parties or only the federal government can affect the cutbacks to medicaid. california the cuts in place without getting
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federal approval first. we will be right back.
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>> jones is the cousin of oscar grant ever was shot on sunday. police say that he had a gun at the time of the shooting but his mother says that is not the case, that he had no gun. she says the shooting was not justified in she plans to sue the oakland police department. nevertheless he has been charged with four felonies including armed robbery. the >> here in contra costa county, there could be an outbreak of an oral virus. student and faculty from 28 schools have reported symptoms. they are advising people to take extra precautions to avoid spreading the disease.
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aho >> here on the carquinez bridge, a california highway patrol investigators are looking into a rash of armed robberies targeting toll takers in recent weeks. the most recent robbery happened at 6:00 a.m. on tuesday morning. california highway patrol investigators say they are reviewing several surveillance of videos of the climb in addition to following up on strong leads in the case. haaziq madyun, kron4 is.
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>> in another big story of oakland, the man accused of beating to death a berkeley homeowner was a court on wednesday. daniel dewitt was officially charged with murder and use of a deadly weapon. if kron4 news is also learning that he has a criminal record, he was charged with stopping a person a couple of years ago and right now he is facing a case if he or reduce charged with battery operators. alaska severe
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>>catherine: 49 people and hundreds injured in argentina. the cause is not clear but some of the passengers say the conductor was really struggling with the brakes. they say they he had been overshooting platforms in fact he missed one entirely. new zealanders seems to be covered in flowers today. people are marking the one- year anniversary of the earth quake. families of the 185 people killed and people all of the country joined in the various ceremonies including schoolchildren. hundreds of building in christchurch are still waiting to be torn down to the reconstruction can begin. scientists are excited about what they call a waterworld planet, an entirely new kind of plated dominated not by raw or gas but by water. it was discovered back in
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2009 but some of the facts are only now becoming clear. and astronauts paid a visit would be literally a hot water. it landed has water is 450 degrees, three times bigger the earth 87 times heavier. more news after the break.
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>>grant: of here is how new- line the bridge near ron paul would deal with the security of america's borders. >> the cost to secure fencing would cost about $3 million per mile. is that a good investment? probably not, but we do a
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better job in of the best way to do with its forget about the border between pakistan and afghanistan in a deal with our own borders. >> a government study of how much it would cause is my earlier point, if you modernize the federal government's the that it is competently to probably do it for 10 percent of the cost of that study. >> right now they're talking about education in that no child left behind. were your thoughts on contraception tonight at 8:00 p.m.. is in doubt about here is a look at your snowbomb.com, ski report. third for more information log on to snowbomb.com. >>pam: coming up next, the
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49ers could be close to landing a big-time wide receiver. gary radnich has that story straight ahead. plus, from their recent performance at the white house to the kron4 studios, gary is joined by the san francisco unified school district honors choir. some are the
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>>gary: the 49ers and patriots are looking for wide receivers. we will see how that turns out.
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they could jump the gun on the april nfl draft and sign interlock will be the number-one draft choice as early as friday.
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>>gary: of this difference is good unified districts acquired just returned from performing at the white house.
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>>gary: here they are again, michelle obama is a huge fan. how did you guys get there? i am sure there are many musical groups that would have liked to be it in your shoes. how did mrs. obama pick you? back after five years of stability dvd tapes aired recipes, we purchased it. only 26 groups from the united states were chosen to go. >>gary: he tried barbara bush first? >> yes. we were very blessed to represent california. >>gary: talk about how long you have been working with you? since you are synonymous with great city in san francisco in the bay area. >> about 40 years.
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i am not tired yet. third the give me strength in energy. to expose their talents takes the field look. >>gary: that is great. richard has all the parents down here with have to die. who gets to keep the letter from mrs. obama? you? >> yes. >>gary: to you guys six of the chorus? if the kron band has gone home. introduce the kids quickly. >> vincent, shareef now, i suspect it christina. >>gary: do you guys like richard? >> yes.
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thank but >>gary: that was fabulous.
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who may have sold the picture to the haunting photo of whitney houston in her casket. who may have sold the picture to the tabloids? i'm brooke anderson. "the insider" is on. ♪ who would take those photos especially of her. >> whitney houston. her casket. pictured on the front page. her nickname nippy inscribed inside. >> new details have just emerged in the whitney houston death investigation. i'm kevin frazier in new york city. did a family member sell this for money? >> most likely the photographer got about a half million. plus, candid new photos from inside the funeral with bobbi kristina and oprah. whitney houston's modeling career before superstardom. >> modeling i had to put aside because of my singing career. then, new details from

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