kenneth ellerbe is coming from florida. the announcements are expected to be made at 1:30 this afternoon. >>> safety and security today will top the agenda when metro's board meets this morning. board members will be updated on escalator repairs and the search for a general manager and they will vote on a plan to replace track circuits in 59 train control rooms. it was a circuit malfunction that is blamed for last year's red line crash that killed nine people. >>> there's new evidence that you were d.c. area residents are driving to work. "washington post" reports 14% of the commuters in the area use public transit between 2005 and 2009. solo drivers dropped from 68% in 2000 to 66%. >>> that is one of the worst commutes in the country. >> not easy. >> 6:06 on this thursday morning, 22 degrees. >> still ahead, no signs of relief. a relentless winter storm keeps pounding big parts of the country. >> how many people are hitting the roads this christmas season? >> stormwater coverage continues. a check on traffic and weather ev

se busca tambiÉn a kenneth no regresarÁn el aÑo prÓximo son moderados.a a ser maratÓnico tratando de conseguir los votos que nos faltan. le estamos viendo los senadores que tengan un poco de compasiÓn por estos muchachos. >> 60 votos serÍa garantía de su aprobaciÓn final. >> pero de no aprobarse esta primera votaciÓn, el dream act serÍa muy difícil de volver a presentar en los prÓximos dos aÑos, ya que abra un aumento de republicanos y una campaÑa presidencial en camino. en el capitolio, lourdes, univisiÓn. >> el presidente barack obama convirtiÓ en ley un proyecto imunivistos ul horaunivisionulÍ bipartidista que lo hizo posible ayudarÍa a los estadounidenses a restablecer su confianza en washington.ul >> lo que pasÓ en venezuela h@Í estÁ mayormente en manos de diputados del oficialismo. el legislativo otorgÓ poderes especiales al presidente hugo ma horunivisionultima horaunivin univsamblencionalma horobÓ el y medio que la oposiciÓn ultima considera una burla para los venezolanos. >> la asamblea nacional de mayorÍa oficialista aprieta el acelerador revol

se busca tambiÉn a kenneth no regresarÁn el aÑo prÓximo son moderados.Ónico tratando de conseguir los votos que nos faltan. le estamos viendo los senadores que tengan un poco de compasiÓn por estos muchachos. >> 60 votos serÍa garantía de su aprobaciÓn final. >> pero de no aprobarse esta primera votaciÓn, el dream act serÍa muy difícil de volver a presentar en los prÓximos ultim@ >> el presidente barack obama convirtiÓ en ley un proyecto im horatos univisultima horaunÍ bipartidista que lo hizo posible ayudarÍa a los estadounidenses a restablecer su confianza en washington.univs >> lo que pasÓ en venezuela ulÍ estÁ mayormente en manos de diputados del oficialismo. el legislativo otorgÓ poderes especiales al presidente hugo chÁvez hora gobernar durante 1 meses. y mientras la oposiciÓn califica esta medida de autocrÁtica, el mandatario dice que la nueva asamblea que debuta en enero serÁ un verdadero campo de batalla. francisco no tiene mÁs sobre esta votaciÓn. >> buenas noches enrique. el presidente hugo chÁvez ya tiene sus poderes especiales para gobernar

he will likely be appoint cathy lanier as police chief and to retain the fire chief kenneth ellerbe. >>> metro board members will be updated on escalator affairs and the search for a general manager today and they want to take care of circuits malfunctions. >>> it's 21 degrees. >> still ahead, a special christmas tradition at a local hospital that is helping spread holiday cheer. >> the hunt for a gunman in prince george's county and one family's pleas for calkinhelp. >> >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. is 4:40. >> i was in texas yesterday and it was 75 degrees and then i flew into this. >> one of the few mild spots across the country. mainly to the southwest. but it is cold. 16 in winchester. it's 22 and the district. 16 in frederick. quantico at 16 degrees. the white that you see on the screen is the projected snowfall. the time is on the upper right on the screen. most of between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., we will have scattered snow showers. by 3:00 p.m., most of the region may get light snow. notice as we go towards the evening rush hour, 6:00 p.m., it begins to taper o

kenneth mccall is 65 years old. mccall's attorney does tell me he is trying to get the whole case dismissed. he also says his client is thinking about filing a civil suit against the soldier for defamation, emotional distress and pain and suffering. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thanks, lisa. >>> late today california regulators approved a pesticide for use by food and drug growers despite links to cancer. they objected to the use of methyl iodide which is being phased out because it depletes the earth's ozone layer. the $1.6 billion strawberry industry will be one of the biggest markets for the chemical. it will also be used in the orchards and fresh flour nurseries in southern california. >>> tonight supporters of california's ban on same-sex marriage asked a liberal federal appeals judge to step down from the panel. they are questioning judge steven ryan hart's i'm partiality because of his wife's role in the american civil liberties union. now, if the judge disqualifies himself, another judge would have to b

the city manager has recommended the police department fire officer kenneth seagull. last-year he and another officer responded to a report that a roommate threatened him with a knife. the police department previously recommended that seagull be suspended without pay. >>> and oakland has put on old large scale plans to license marijuana plants. this after the alameda county district attorney warned the city that the project violates state and federal laws. she said that she could prosecute people associated with large scaled growing operations including city leaders who approvedded the plan. in july the city council voted to make oakland the first in the country to license wholesale pot cultivation plants. >> the rains hitting us in the bay area are nothing like the downpour soaking southern california as we speak. six counties are now under a state of emergency. kenneth gibson shows us the damage in laguna beach. >> reporter: roaring rapids spilled over onto the streets of baguna beach. threatening shops. shutting down the entire beach town in the downtown district.

president miguel: chris rollerson, kenneth cohen, sam black. >> hello. i am chris rawlinson. i live two blocks from the old location and half a block from the new location. a few years ago, there was a cafe, and they tried to put streets on -- i tried to put seats on the street. we appeal the decision and one to keep the tables and chairs of our street. -- we appealed the decision and won to keep the tables and chairs of our street, so our street was quiet. that changed after ike's opened. on weekends, we had people sprawled on the sidewalk eating food. i have had people sit on my window sill. it is ridiculous. now they will be a half block from where i live. i do not know if they realize how much business comes there. it is not from the neighborhood. there is no parking. our street is just an alleyway. there will be double parking constantly. it is a great business, but this neighborhood is too small for such a huge volume of people coming there. there is no parking. it is going to be a repeat of what happened before with people sitting on the sidewalk at all hours. it is ju

we have learned that vincent gray has selected kenneth ellerbe to become the next fed chief. >>> the justice department is suing d.c., setting debt -- ueing bp due to the oil spill. kate other as well quarks -- eight other companies are filing lawsuits as well. >>> the winter weather does not seem like it is going away anytime soon. sleet and freezing rain in the southeast turned the roads into skating rinks. five people were killed in accidents in mississippi and alabama. parts of kentucky and tennessee are bracing for ice accumulations of up to a half- inch. upstate new york was pummeled. syracuse got 10 inches yesterday. the rulesrprise that of the minneapolis metrodome collapsed under 17 inches of snow last sunday. the nfl is moving the vikings game to the university of minnesota amador stadium. a dozen states are expecting " worse weather over the next couple days and there will be icy conditions in the mid- atlantic and in the southeast. it will make for cold and bitter commute to this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> checking news around the region, investigators are lo

gray tambien presento al nuevo jefe del cuerpo de bomberos kenneth ellerbe, quien se encuentra medio de una controversia... por recibir una deduccion de impuestos otorgados solo a residentes de washington... keneth, quien trabajaba y vive a tiempo completo en sarasota, florida al desempenarse como el jefe del cuerpo bomberos, dijo que desconocia del tramite... " honestamente no sabia... es la responsabilidad de mi contadora pero no obtendre los beneficios de esa deduccion de impuestos en mi proxima declaracion de impuestos..." anadio presenl nuevo fiscal de laien capital irvin nathan y al nuevo vice alcalde de justicia y seguridad en washington ca uceda univision la camara de representantes continua debatiendo el proyecto de ley para extender los beneficios del desempleo y el orte de impuestos... fernando pizarro nos dice cuando podria convertirse en ley.. la camara de representantes debatia el plan de recortes de impuestos y de extension de beneficios de desempleo que este miercoles aprobo el senado. pero el sector mas liberal del partido de

officer kenneth siegel made news last year, when a secretly- recorded cell phone video showed him using his baton on phuong ho. police were called to the apartment... after a roommate accused ho of threatening him with a knife. the mercury news says city manager debra figone (fig-ohn) is now moving toward firing siegel. that would go against the recommendation from recently retired police chief rob davis, who felt siegel should be suspended without pay. if you ride public transit in san francisco, be sure to protect your wallet. police have arrested one pickpocket suspect. but as sharon chin explains... this guy may be just part of a band of thugs, picking pockets around town. (sharon 5:00am llive intro) police say they've arrested a man suspected in a dozen incidents .. but say they say there could be a handful more accounts of a vicious attack involving two pit bulls in san jose. i was yelling stop it, stop it, stop it. how animal control managed to wrangle one of the dogs. plus... pounded by rain, for nearly a week.. and the worst could be yet to come in southern california. what's p

he asked police chief cathy lanier to stay on and he picked kenneth ellerbe to be fire chief. >>> a d.cffice is being renamed. president obama signed a bill making the post office at massachusetts avenue and northeast washington after a civil rights leader dorothy -- she died earlier this year. >>> the snow we are dealing with across the region. in coastal virginia, plows hit the streets early. some serious accidents in the norfolk area. a fedex truck slid of the highway. in ohio, a lighthouse looks like an ice sculpture. it's beautiful. >> it really is. from a distance. >>> the snow is so finished. icey patches are the big story. our doppler radar. down to the southeast of our viewing area is where the core of the storm is now. a couple flurries but nothing more than that. 27 and 21. that was it for the high and low today. 1.5 inches of snow officially at reagan national airport. 21 degrees and gaither bsburg. skies will clear later tonight, and temperatures will fall. they will get into the teens. icy patches will be a problem all night in early tomorrow. the cold air continues to pus

. >> kenneth ellerbe will be the fire chief. he is a former d.c. deputy fire chief. >> the time on this friday is 4:48. a soldier from manassas has become one of the latest casualties in the war in afghanistan. the 22-year-old leaves behind wife who is expecting their first child in april. the army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to afghanistan is headed to prison. he said he refused to go because he doesn't believe president obama was born in the united states and therefore has no authority as commander in chief. he will spend six months in prison and also be dismissed from the army. >> president obama said we are on track to achieve our goals in afghanistan. the white house review said increased success in recruiting and training afghan forces has been crucial to making gains there. the president said there has been enough progress in afghanistan, the u.s. troops can begin leaving next summer. >> the gains we made have still fragile and reversible, but there is no question, we are clearing more areas and more afghans are reclaiming their co

--la corporacion solo habia recomendado que el agente "kenneth siegel" fuera suspendido sin goce de sueldo a pesar de la evidencia. --segun fuentes policiales asi lo decidio el ya retirado jefe de la corporacion rob davis, aunque en un inesperado movimiento, trascendio que la administracion local decidio iniciar el proceso de despido. --la victima del polemico incidente fue el joven "phuong ho" quien segun la conclusion de un informe policial se convirtio en blanco de "excesivo e innecesario uso de la fuerza". ---un juez del condado de contra costa ordeno que seis de los siete acusados de violar a una estudiante sean enjuiciados.---esto en relacion con el ataque sexual de una niÑa de 16 aÑos en la secundar "richmond" despÉs de un baile escolar en octubre de 2009.---segun la fiscalia, la alumna fue golpeada, pateada y violada por los hombres.---el mayor de los acusados tiene 44 aÑos... el menor de los sospechosos, de 16 aÑos, no enfrentara cargos y fue liberado hoy mismo. ---cinco de los acusados podrian ser sentenciados a cadena perpetua si son encontrados culpables. ---en san jose, dos pe

he also dominated kenneth ellerbe as chief of the fire department.hos appointments were part of the safety cluster announced by gray today. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: four years ago, cathy lanier was appointed chief by chief mayor fenty winning mostly praise and support as crime 11 fell. >> she's been a bigadvocate as a y to ga public respect and confidence in the police forceful. >> reporter: thursday, mayor elect gray reappointed lanier who is strongly backed by business groups. >> we had two lenny discussions. we felt this was a good fit. you know i did. >> reporter: chief lanier has clashed with the police officers' union. it backed gri for mayor and was disappointed with his choice. >> we're disappointed. here's the problem. we have 300 less police officers than we did, or positions than we did a year ago because have budget cuts. they haven't talked about that. >> reporter: for the fire department, gray named kenneth ellerbe as chief. he is a former deputy chief here who last year became chief in sarasota, frida. he said he would

and kenneth starr, president of baylor university of. somewhere in your material you have the resin is of these -- resumes of these individuals. it is a privilege for me to be able to introduce them. i could take the entire time that our panel has to tell you about everything that all of these individuals have done. rather than do that, i will tell you a little bit about what we are as a group and what the panel is as a group. we have five law professors, three that have been deans of law schools, four that have been appellate clerks, circuit courts, three that have been supreme court clerks, we have oral arguments in a combined income of u.s. supreme court, 70 oral arguments, amazing and hundreds of arguments before the intermediate courts of appeal throughout the country. we have two solicitor general's. we have two members that have been deputy office of legal counsel for the president. we have one circuit judge. we have independent counsel and we have members of our panel that have worked with presidents starting with president reaga

kenneth cuccinelli argued that it overstepped the constitution and the judge agreed after two other judges upheld the law. turns out r.n.p. chairman mibling steele is running for re-election. he announced his decision last night. he has been criticized for his spending practices. prior to his job, he was maryland's governor. it is now 4:36 and very, very cold 22 degrees. >> still ahead on "good morning washington," a special welcome for the commander in chief. >> plus big problems from that winter blast out west and a dramatic crash is caught on tape. >> first another check on traffic and weather closer to home. we're going to be right back. stay with us. >> welcome back. it is 4:40, time for a check of traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> we're all talking about how surprised we were. i walked out my door this morning and went whoo, when did this happen? >> we talked about it yesterday. yesterday morning we had a situation and said you can't rule out flurries or snow showers. tonight we could even have the same thing. of course, it is cold enough where that snow sticks on contact. let

. >> reporter: all right, kenneth gibson in laguna. >>> i've got dramatic video for you out of arizona. 5 vacant homes swept away by flood water. this is in little field. one homeowner was celebrating christmas up in utah, she got a call from a neighbor that her new home was about to be wiped out. >> she called me up and said the water is right next to your house. he was talking to me and said to me, oh my god, vickie, your roof just collapsed. it's going to go. in about 5 to 7 minutes he said it again, oh my god, your house just collapsed. >> reporter: the good thing here, no reports of anybody hurt. crews are scrambling to save the rest of those house. many of those homes damaged or destroyed by flood waters. >>> we are between our weather systems and in just a few minutes laurence is going to have our holiday travel. he's coming up in a minute. >>> owners of three oakland hotels are being accused of turning a behind eye to crime. prosprostitution and sexual exploitation of minors. one on mcarthur boulevard. how the -- is going after the owners. >> the question is if a prostitute can

news 4 has learned that the new fire chief will be kenneth ellerbee.ellerbee h been with the department for awhile. he was the former assistant chief here in the d.c. fire department. he did leave to become fire chief in sarasota county, florida. he kept his house in d.c., though. kept his ties to the district of columbia. and now we have learned that he will be coming back to the district as th new fire chief. now vincent gray will make the formal announcement later on this afternoon, a press conference is scheduled for 1:30 is afternoon. but again, two very high profile, very important appointments. we're expecting to learn more and get the official word later this afternoon. eun. back to you. >> all right, megan mcgrath in northwest thisorning. thank you. >>> the murder investigation of a university of virginia lacrosse player has taken an unexpected turn judge is now reviewing the medical records of yeardley love. she was found dead in her apartment earlier this year. her former boyfriend george huguely is charged with her murder. but now huguely's

we are talking about fire chief kenneth waldvogel. he will be making his old salary of $236,000 annually. now, as you can imagine, this is sparking a lot of outrage in santa clara county. some taxpayers are accusing the chief of double dipping. >> he doesn't sound right. uhm....... double dipping is a specialty of wall street. >> and i really don't think that we need to spend the money like that when we're laying off other firefighters that we need or policemen that we need. i think there should be another way around that. >> reporter: county executive jeff smith is defending this arrangement with the chief. he tells the "mercury news" the chief is actually saving the county money by sticking around while they search for his replacement. and he will only be staying through june. now, there is a bill in the state senate right now that would require that retirees who are taking a pension, public retirees have to wait six months before they can be rehired by the same organization, ending double dipping. but, of course, that has to pass t

now news 4 has learned that the new fire chief will be kenneth ellery.ment are already familiar with. ellerbee was a former assistant chief in the d.c. fire department. he left to become the fire chief at sarasota county, florida. now he always kept hisouse here in d.c. ward seven and again he is going to be appointed later today as the new d.c. fire chief. now, vient gray will make the formal announcementuring a press conference later on this afternoon. but, again, two very high profile, very important positions. and we're gng to learn more later on this afternoon. eun, back to you. >> all right, megan mcgrath in northwest washington. megan, thank you. >>> former british prime minister tony blair is in d.c. today to talk about how america an other countries can help countries in africa. blair will speak at the fairfax hotel at embassy row in northwest d.c. the center for globa development is hosting this event. blair will talk about creating the africa governance initiative, which operates in sierra leone, rwanda and liberia to help produce poverty thro

pension with the fire chief of the santa clara is leaving but still collecting money. 57 year- old kenneth will retire in a month and let his pension but is acting on for while the health department transition into a new chief. if that means being paid a consulting fee equal to what he's being paid off as chief. it that's on top of getting a $200,000 a year pension. critics say that's double dipping and in economic hard times that's not fair. if administrators say they need is experience giving a strong track record on the job. >> we have to make decisions and move the organization for based on what we believe it makes sense for the operation standpoint. that's what we're doing. certainly the concern raised it is one that to we understand. >> by law he is allowed to stay on like this for six months. them not add up to much the she said is on the gun is is a consultant for collection months. >> the pilot who posted off on youtube has come forward and said he shocked by the up or. his attorney held a news conference in sacramento international to distend the footage. as we first reported cas

. >> reporter: as of january 1st, santa clara county's fire chief kenneth waldvogel will retire and take his pension about $212,000 a year. at the same time, he will be hired back as a consultant for the county and he will be making his old salary of about $236,000 a year and some change. now, this practice of so-called double dipping is sparking a lot of outrage among santa clara county taxpayers. >> he doesn't sound right. you know, double dipping is a specialty of wall street. >> i really don't think that we need to spend the money like that when we're laying off other firefighters that need to or policemen that we need. i think there should be another way around that. >> reporter: the county executive is depending the arrangement with the chief. tells the mercury news the chief is actually saving the county money by agreeing to this and he will only be staying on in that capacity through june. there is a bill currently in the state senate that would put an end to double dipping. it would require that retirees who are taking a pension have to wait six months before they are rehired by

he is expected to name kenneth ellerbe as fire chief. >>> police in prince george's county are searching for the man who shot his girlfriend while she was holding their baby. he allegedly is continuing to threaten them and remains on the loose. john gonzalez has the latest on this situation. >> police say the 24-year-old suspect who got out of prison one month ago shot his coat -- shot his girlfriend all-time said on monday. we spoke exclusively with the victim's family. they claimed detectives have not contacted them for days even though the gun man has. vernell crawford was shot multiple times and left for dead on monday. her family worries about the boyfriend still on the loose. >> she got shot four times. three times in her back and one time in her face. >> police are looking for jerry williams, jr. he was on probation when he shot his girlfriend. >> he might do it to her mother. >> the victim was able to get out a few words through her mother's cell phone. she says the argument was over money. >> he shot me. >> the mother claims not one police officer has contacted the family since

the g-7 year-old kenneth overtire the in the month and start collecting his pension the detectives did not for a while the help of the apartment transition to a new chief that means getting paid a consulting fee equal to what he spent earning as chief. $113 an hour that's on top of getting it to did thousand dollar your pension. critics say that's double dipping and economic hard times that's unfair profits. they say they want his experience given a strong track record on the job. >> from our perspective we have to make decisions and move the organization forward based on what we believe is make sense from an operational standpoint. that's what we're doing. certainly, the concern raised is one that we understand. >> by lot of variables stay on like this for six months. get them in up to much of the chief cities of a gun is a as a consultant for collection months. >> as he got a break out live look from the golden gate rain picking up in intensity and traffic moving pretty smoothly here on the bridge. the rain is really coming down now. let's look at radar pictures. heavy rain to the no

fire chief kenneth wagogo will draw a salary and a pension.e will get a consulting fee and pension. it's just until they find a new chief. >> a san bruno couple who lost their home and a family member in september's natural gas explosion are out of the hospital. allen and cindy brawn are now talking about one of their biggest concerns, finding their dog lili. allen wong has more. >> okay. i'll ask. >> the instinct to survive the san bruno gas line explosion meant reacting in split seconds and leaving loved once behind. >> it's really so fast it's hard to explain how we barely got out. >> unfortunately cindy's 81-year-old elizabeth torres did not survive the blast and there's no family member who's still missing, allen and cindy brawn's dog lili. bindi spent two months in a medically induced coma with burns over 60% of her body. someone told her they saw willie running down the hill after the explosion. >> the couple's physical healing is expected to take a year or two but they say lili's energy and positive attitude would definitely ease their

it's been a long day for kenneth. after working a full shift at the busy mall in groan lt, now he's just trying to get home. but mother nature isn't making easy. >> i had a mishap. to avoid somebody, i hit the bank and my car busted. and i got a doughnut. when i put it on, see. >> reporter: thursday's snow, even though it wasn'tmuch, gave plenty of drivers trole on the road. this cab driver dealt with traffic all day. >> i just come back. >> reporter: how many hours did it take you to make the trip? >> about three hours. >> reporter: and how long is that trip usually? >> about one hour trip. >> reporter: montgomery county police said the calls came pouring in after slick roads caused accident after accident. >> wth the cold, everybody trying to rush home, and not realizing that the there is no transaction. >> reporter: despite warnings from authorities to stay off the roads if you don't have to be, we found plenty of people getting behind the wheel and heading out. >> i was running my regular schedule. i'm a graduate

kenneth elserby from florida and former dc fire official is a leading candidate for the job here. >>> the man accused of attempting to set off a car bomb outside of a military recruiting office just outside of baltimore is due in court later today. 21-year-old antonio martinez, known as mohammad hussein is scheduled to appear in baltimore for a preliminary hearing. he's accused of attempting to detonate a fake bomb provided by an undercover fbi agent. he faces life in prison if convicted. parts of the upper midwest are digging out after a big snowstorm this weekend. >> the nasty system shut down highways, grounded flights and caused part of the minnesota vikings stadium to collapse. minneapolis was walloped with 17 inches of snow that proved too heavy for the metrodome's roof. the vikings game was moved to tonight and it will take place in detroit. >>> weather problems are hitting parts of washington state. record rainfall is triggering mudslides an causing major flooding. forecasters predict it will begin to subside this morning. just when you thought it wasn't possible, the redskins

he also announced a nomination of ken ethernet earlier bee -- kenneth earlier bee for fire chief. >>> and neighbors say their financial situation isn't improving. it is 43:89, you are watching 9news now. oh, i see. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> time now 4:40 on your friday morning. we are talking about another storm system for your weekend, but today still very cold outside. a live look at doppler radar 9 now, where we basically see clearing skies. temperatures in the 20s, still very cold. things change after tomorrow. richard andre has your timesaver traffic. >> reporter: looks like no problems this morning taking the ride on route 50 westbound from the bay bridge moving to bowie in toward the beltway ramps. all lanes open there. traffic coming up at 4:47. >>> thank you, richard. it is time now for the first year money report of the morning. >>> lack who's back from vacation. >> good morning, guys. >> did you miss me? >> yeah. >> i missed you. >> t

. >>> kenneth gibson shows us the celebrity studded ceremony at kennedy center in washington, dc. >>eporter: jennifer hudson took the stage in honor of oprah winfrey. one of five entertainers receiving kennedy center honors sunday night. [ applause ] >> reporter: the center was filled with celebrities and washington's elite for the gala event recognizing beatle paul mccartney, dancer jones. country singer meryl haggard and gary herman. >> reporter: oprahoprah was honored. >> on behalf of the women of america we thank you. >> reporter: jones was honored with a dance performance by his company. and herman with a medley of his work. obama sat next to the honorees and toasted them at a reception at the white house earlier in the day. >> it is my greatest privilege as president to honor the five men and women who have given our nation the extraordinary gift of the arts. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the night closed with performances of several of the beatles greatest hits. hello good-bye. and audience joined in for hey jude. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the show will be featured on cbc later this m

. >> gray also announced the nomination of kenneth as fire chief. he comes from the fire chief's job in sarasota, florida. the dc council still has to approve these new appointments. >>> still to come. >> a local woman joins 3,000 other women nationwide suing the maker of a popular birth control bill that she said nearly killed her. >>> i'm peggy fox. coming up, hear what the doctor said about the blood clots they found. >>> but first, the makers of some herbal supplements could face some charges under a government crackdown. we'll talk about which one. stay with us. >>> the product marketed as herbal or all natural, but they actually contain powerful drugs with dangerous side effects. >>> about 48 million americans, that's one out of six of us get sick from food-born illnesses. the agency says that the vast majority of the cases are not really bad, but about 3,000 do end in death. salmonella and e. coli are the most common culprits. tips from preventing food-born illnesses start in the kitchen, including separating raw meat and produce while prepar

let's go to public defender kenneth. ken, tell us. you are in fresno. first of all, what is it like in fresno? [laughter] and tell us about this battle that you have been going through where, you know, it almost sounds like a horror movie where they are going after you with a buzz saw and at the same time, they have used contract attorneys to try to undercut the work that your office does. >> well, the problem in fresno, it is hot. trezz know is hot of course in the -- fresno is hot of course in summertime. it is hot all the time for me. i think the problem just mentioned right now is disparity in the funding theme as opposed to the ore parties involved in the criminal -- other parties involved in the criminal justice system. most of the funding agencies for us is almost 100% from the county. while the prosecution has the benefit of grants. in fact, i believe the district attorney might have at least half of their budget is provided by grants. that is not provided to the indigent defense providers. federal grants are almost all directed toward prosecuti

officer kenneth segal made news last year when he secretly recorded cell-phone video showing him using his baton on sungho. police were called to the apartment after a roommate accused ho of threatening him with a knife. the mercury news says the city manager, deborah sedoni is now moving toward firing seigel. that would go against the recommendation from recently retired police chief rob davis, who felt seigel should be suspended without pay. >>> a woman's body found yesterday near dolittle drive east of parker bay parkway. the body lying on the rocks along the water in shoreline park. police say the woman had been shot several times. her throat was slit. a bird photographer discovered the body and called police. police say they don't have a motive, and no arrests have been made. san jose animal control captured one of two dogs believed to have attacked a woman. the dog was protected from media cameras because investigators are checking to see if a witness can positively identify it. susan zao says she was leaving her white sand home monday night when two stray pit bullets pounced and

he gave kenneth mccall power of attorney.ccall was supposed to pay all his bills for two years but when the soldier got home he noticed charges in stores like petco and best buy totaling $30,000. >> take advantage of somebody who you place your trust in and, number two, the reason the person is absent is they're fighting for their country. that strikes me as deplorable on an extra high level. >> most of the these expenses were for the household and the kids. >> mccall's attorney says his clients was authorized to take out loans which he repaid. >> the oakland city planning commission has launched an environmental impact study for an a's ballpark and it's no secret the team's owner wants to move the a's out of town. allen wong has more of the beginnings of a plan that emerged at a packed city hall hearing last night. >> the crowd of mostly hard core a's fans was told to keep any biases private. the commission wanted serious feedback to improve the proposed 39,000 feet stadium. >> a key with the stadium and those plans should b

we also just lrned that kenneth ellerbe will be named fire chief. >>> the d.c. police are looking for a burglar who taund his victims through facebook. somebody broke into the house of "washington post" journalist mark fisher last ii. the burglar stole an ipod, sme money, a computer, and a new winter coat. he then took a picture of himself wearing the stolen coat and holding the stolen money. he opened the son's computer and posted the picture on the teenager's facebook page. with a sneer on his face and his fingers pointing to just what he had gotten from our house was meant to taunt and to gloat, and it certaly had this emotional power especially because it invaded this space that my son thought of as very private. >> facebook said they are cooperating with the investigation. >>> a judge in virgin tonight is reviewing the medical records of yeardley love. today defense lawyers for the university of virginia student who accused of killing her made a rather unexpected request. craig melvin has our report. >> reporter: a few days ago, there was actually talk that

. >> he is retired but kenneth w a aldoble continues to be on the payroll. he will pro stay on until a new chief is hired. he will be collecting his $200,000 pension and part of his $236,000 a year salary. >> he doesn't sound right. you know, double dipping is, it's a specialty of wall street. >> and i really don't think that we need to spend the money like that when we're laying off other firefighters we need or policemen we need. i think there should be another way around that. >> no one faults the retired chief but this is the latest case that frustrates taxpayers fed up with government leaders who get extraordinary paychecks. >> well shame on the county. but this is ongoing in other counties as well. you hear this quite a bit, that they retire, then they go to a different county, work there number of years and retire and working multiple pensions. so i'm not favorable to it. >> reporter: under pension rules the retired chief can't work more than 20 hours a week. the county will pay him $113 an hour based on his old salary. >> the now-retired fire chief's

another neighbor, kenneth mccall, was in charge of overseeing his money. he used some of the money at petco. >> how can somebody take advantage of someone putting their life in the line in iraq and afghanistan, and even though they're not there, he had trust in his neighbor and had confidence he would do good for him while he was deployed. >> he is part of the blue star bombs, a support group. she says if the allegations are true, to steal money from a soldier with children is unacceptable. >> $30,000 is a lot considering our military does not get paid that well, and depending on his rank and position, this could be his whole life savings. >> he noticed when he got back from iraq, he noticed mckau used his bank and savings account. mccaw says the soldier gave him the right to use the money, and the soldier has totally denied. this case is already in the courts. this is a hearing set for next week. mccaw's attorney, david owen, did not return our call tonight. >>> fair play? tonight a san francisco police officer is having taxi troubles. accused of taking b

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