california had seven cities in the top ten. and the big apple might be a little rotten. forbes says it ranks as the 14th dirtiest city. >>> what kind of air are we going to have today? i want to take a deep breath. >> it's been washed clean by the rain and the rain has been falling off and on here for the last 36 hours now. and it's going to continue here perhaps for another eight, nine hours into the early afternoon. a north-northwesterly wind has been increasing. occasionally gusting to around 25 miles per hour. it took quite a raw chill in the air. as we look at the radar, we've had an area of rain advancing southwest and northeast. right now, getting moderate rain where you see the dark green and yellows. here through howard county, central montgomery, northwest washington getting pockets of rain. and that stretches down into northern virginia. this is advancing off to the northeast but it's shifting to the northeast. we may get moderate rain in the northwest. just a few sprinkles and drizzle and, yes, there's a little bit of snow here in the highland of west virginia

world tour finals with a close victory over tips their average seven city saved a match point in the decider before beating ben opponent from a tie break to six six three seven six the final score. now finally to something you don't see every day russian girl who can bench press a grown man extraordinary stuff and present as a ghostly reports it's even more so when you consider she is just twelve years old . well most children's bodies are not ready to lift heavy weights until they reach their teens that is clearly not the case with marianna now moving to moscow region native not afraid to throw a few extra plates on her back set a new world record among teens by lifting one and a half times her weight that despite her not even being a teenager no more can boast a personal best bench pressing effort of seventy five kilograms certainly proving looks can be deceiving incredible progress for someone who has just started doing that particular lift two years ago no move or didn't hit the sixty kilogram mark until december two thousand and ten when she did it became a world record amongst g

we've taken an exhibition and we've gone to seven cities. maybe when it finishes may 1, it will be over thee million people that have seen it. we don't tell the "ain't it awful" story about slavery. we tell how people overcame. when jenny went to court, she says yes, i was married. she all -- actually was married twice. you follow me? she was married to an enslaved person. she told the judge because in the state of massachusetts you don't recognize enslavepeople as being someone human, then my marriage was nullified. you know what the court said? you're right. they gave her four pounds sams back pay and set her free. right behind her, elizabeth brandwell, who you nonet -- don't know either. she said well, heck, if jenny can do it, i can do it too. and elizabeth said -- said you know what? i'm going to sue for all the plaque folks in the state of massachusetts. this is like in the 1760's. to be free. can you imagine? they said wait a minute, we're going to let you and three others be free but we're not going to free all black folks. but that'

when people talk about 1.7 miles, we are seven by seven city. that is almost one-third of san francisco. you are building a subway system over one-third of san francisco, one of the densest neighborhoods. for the people who say they do not need it, they have never ridden 30 stockton in their life. if you ride it once, you'll be convinced that you need it. i[applause] >> alright, everyone has weighed in. we have time for one more question from each reporter. mr. schaeffer? >> this is about city finances. the current budget is $6.8 billion. that is twice the size of the budget of alameda county and the city of oakland combined, twice what they spend, yet we still do not have money for basics like paving streets. there is a bond measure to pave the streets. my question is, what is the problem? why do we spend so much money, yet have so little money for basic things? >> i think we have to look at where the city is making investments and are we getting a good return on that. we spend a $13.5 million per year on the top 225 street alcoholics, jail, so

california is the dirtiest state with seven cities in the top ten. and the big apple could be called the rotten apple. it's ranked number 14 as the dirtiest city in the country. >>> the inner county connector is getting bad reception for neighbors, but they are not complaining about traffic or tolls, but homeowners say their cell phone reception is getting worse. some speculate the interference could be from the message signs. but the toll equipment is not on the frequency for that, and it was tested for that before the road opened. >>> you can enjoy a drink in damascus, maryland. and that is a change. there is a bill introduced that allows the sale of beer and wine. right now, damascus is the last town in the county to ban alcohol. if it passes in the maryland general assembly, residents in damascus will get the final say on the measure next november. >>> a former manassas city employ is being held without bond for abusing a child. the victim said she or he was assaulted between 1993 and 1997. he worked at the elementary school at the time. police ar

california had seven cities within the top ten with bakersfield topping the list. >> johnson & johnsonke out two chemicals from its baby products that some consumer groups say it's harmful to babies. an international company had pressure to remove the cancer causing chemicals. the company sent a letter to the campaign for safe cosmetics announcing those changes. >>> if you are still looking to send some festive cheer, you'd better do it today. service members will no longer be able to send or receive mail in iraq after today. the postal service is shutting down its post offices and mail processing centers in the country. any mail dropped off here in the u.s. by today, however, will still be delivered to service members. president obama announced in october that all troops would be pulled out of iraq by tend of this year. >>> holiday shoppers will have a new store to explore this year. today, the microsoft store opens up at tyson's center. it gives people a chance to interact with and buy microsoft products from software to hardware. this is the first microsoft store to open in the wash

california is the dirtiest state with seven cities in the top ten and the big apple might be rotten, l. it is ranked as the 14th dir dirtiest city. >>> today we might learn more about the man accused of firing shots at the white house when police see him in court. he was arrested about the 200 miles west of here in the town of indiana, pennsylvania. the secret service says an employee of the hotel recognized him and called police. he was wanted by the fed since shots were fired near the white house on friday night. police found evidence that led them to ortega hernandez including a semi automatic rifle. it was not until tuls that the secret service noticed a broken window at the white house and also another gun mark on the building itself. >> that's right. and it was quite an incredible shot from a very long distance. >> all right. let's get to the forecast. hi, tom. >>> we have a little bit of light rain around and a blustery northerly wind will fall out of the 40s and 30s tonight. a chilly but dry weekend to follow. danella, how is traffic? >> the accident there is on the left side

and new york on wednesday, seven cities and now it is going nationwide.dn't find it earlier this week, it is now wide. i also talked to leonardo dicaprio as well as clint eastwood. can you check my interviews out or tweet me. >> what was your number on that one. >> i gave day four out of five. i thought the movie wasn't as good as the perform ans. it is a little slow, a little sloppy but the acting is unbelievable. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> kevin might have talked to leonardo dicaprio but i talk to tony and tucker every day. >> yes. >> every day, kevin. >> we've got it. >> he is so excited. >> he talked to clint eastwood. he has had a good week, no doubt. >> we've had a good week up until yesterday and we got the rain showers. the cool temperatures and this is going to be a cold one today too. let's look at our weather conditions. you heard c, now let's see the graphics. 41degrees in washington. but a lot of spots in the 30s so it is a cold start to the day. 36degrees up in frederick, maryland. 39degrees out there in martinsburg. fredericksb

in april 1961, the city of seven cisco formally and stated a committee under the office of the mayor to become the preeminent cultural and economic [inaudible] between san francisco and manila, developing a system that promote closer ties between the cities. this year, the san francisco manila sister city committee represents -- celebrates its 50 year, marking five decades of service to our people. the san francisco bay area filipino american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of goodwill and true filipino american pride. >> representing the san francisco manila sister city committee, are defective chairman -- our de facto chairman. [applause] >> if i may, i'd like to call up some very key members of the committee. i cannot call all 100-plus people up here, but some very key members. first filipino elected in san francisco, who has been with the sister city committee from day one, and partners in making sure that the cultural links have to do with education. nancy and dan harrington, please join us here. they have sent 13 million books to impoverished children over the years.

now over england manchester city have the chance to go seven points clear of the top of the primarily this sunday but would need to beat champions league chasing liverpool as anfield a win for city would be a club record of eight top flight victories in a row but little paula i was even of nine games and over to notts county city i was going to after thirty one minutes with vincent kompany just two minutes later joining us one one one one it is a town and we weren't following the news of gary speed's death whilst swanzy milner bastien the last at the liberty stadium. of now and american german and gary woodland hit six bird is in a final round of sixty seven to win the world cup by two shots at mission hills in china the pair wore down the two stroke overnight lead held by islands rory mcilroy and graeme mcdowell with birdies on the first two holes for more bodies move them to twenty four under par as ireland faded for bogeys in a seventy two stay twenty one under england's in poulter and justin rose carded a nine in the past sixty three to finish second alongside germany who also won

ocean city once up to 64. seven-day forecast looks much better. dry weather from tonight into tomorrow. high 62 this weekend. we will see a few clouds♪ >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, the 23rd day of november, 2011. the plaza is packed. look at our massive crowd, one of the largest ever and justin tweeted he's brought along a special surprise for his fans when he takes the stage for a live concert in our next hour. >> i think i know what the surprise is. i think the fans are going to be extremely happy about it. >> they're already happy and why not? they've stood out there in the pouring rain many overnight, some for days. >> looking athe the latest radar over the new york area the rain system is moving out to the east. al guaranties sunny skies by the time -- no, i'm making that up, but it's going to be better than it is right now. >> which is terrific. they're very excited, so are we inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. a new video triggering a big debate on our facebook page. >> a living room covered in flour from two yo

and when you think about san francisco, a tiny little city, seven by seven. we're going to get another 100,000 people in the next 30 years, it's not going to work if they all bring their cars. what my charge is figuring out how to make it safe, attractive, and inviting for people to get around on a bicycle and make sure they're bicycling safely and that people who are around them, such as pedestrians and othe

and when you think about san francisco, a tiny little city, seven by seven. we're going to get another 100,000 people in the next 30 years, it's not going to work if they all bring their cars. what my charge is figuring out how to make it safe, attractive, and inviting for people to get around on a bicycle and make sure they're bicycling safely and that people who are around them, such as pedestrians and others are safe with more people on bikes. this is the focus of the workshop. it's going to be on three critical areas for our city. polk street, dewiggle and central market. our expectations are very high. we're very grateful to the nether land consulate and the folks who have come here, some of who you'll hear from this morning for bringing their time and expertise and lover and passion for cycling to us here in san francisco. we do have a great advocate for cycling here, although sometimes he says he needs a little bit of an electric motor to get up that hill by his house. he is 100% supportive of increasing the bicycle use in this city. been focused on th

city? >> my wife and i have raised seven children in the city and is not a family friendly city. we have to change our attitude. what can i do? i would streamline the committee process to allow local small businesses to really get to work they implored the middle -- date employed the middle class. we have to reduce the red tape, unnecessary fees, and hidden costs associated with jump starting small businesses. in 2002, i came up with a program called hope, homes and surfaces go beyond the reach of middle-class workers that allows landlords to voluntarily sell their apartment as these units. people get a piece of the rock. they can invest in san francisco, the city gains through taxes, and the people abroad and with home ownership. it is a program that will keep the middle and blue class workers in san francisco, and that is what i was do as mayor is try to reinstitute it. thank you. >> the key to keeping families in san francisco revolves around three complimentary things -- jobs, housing, schools. 60,000 sent franciscans have moved here over the last decade, many of them young w

on sunday acknowledged the city could go seven points clear at the top but would have to win at liverpool after swanzy take on aston villa. and it's now roger federer has moved within one victory of a record six world's tour finals title after beating david ferrer in straight sets to reach the final at the o two arena in london the sixteen time grand slam champion wasn't at his best but still be fair seven five six three in our twenty five minutes the final will be the one hundredth in federer's career and the only drug that is andy murray to finish the season as club on the strait. of malacca roy and graeme mcdowell will take a two shot lead in the final round of the world cup after an eight under par under sixty four at mission hills in china well our hands were tied for the lead with australia as the third round four balls got underway in the shot of the day in from japan at some g.e. that suka with this chip at the third hole however is the usa who begin the final round as well and three times in joint second carry ruth and he with a birdie at the tents and mchugh sharpe recorded sixt

we have rain in the seven-day forecast. >> baltimore city fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a house fire in northwest baltimore. crews responded to the 1500 block of beaufort ave. the team of firefighters were able to bring the fire under control quickly. the house suffered major damage but fortunately no one injured. jury deliberations resume today for the corruption trial of state senator ulysses currie. the jury sent its first note, asking whether the defendant could be found guilty of conspiracy if they acted not take place in the alleged time line? the judge told the jury they could render a guilty verdict even if the conspiracy took place after the period of alleged in the indictment. lawyers for accused killer george huguely will get to view the medical records of yeardley loves. his attorney insists a mix of alcohol and drugs caused her death. she died in an off-campus apartment in charlottesville last year. the trial is set for february. the two pence state officials charged with perjury in a child sex scandal are out on $75,000 bail. the athletic direc

the biggest successes we have seven counties and three major cities already involved in that. i think that it's a great tribute to the level of concern, and also learned from past mistakes from all over the country and right in the region. >> let me ask the two of you, since we're on the subject -- what has been the most typical problem in terms of communication between the various agencies? is it a problem where one agency claims that they have responsibility or they do not have responsibility and passing it back and forth? i think this is a problem agencies that had in every type of natural disaster, when they say it is your term -- your turn -- no, it is my term. your turn, might turn. what

seven days. currently, redwood city 64 degrees. 56 degrees in san francisco. by the way, this is how it looks in the city by the bay. we have that small craft advisory in effect until 9 p.m. tonight. otherwise patchy fog late night. the clouds are on the increase on thursday. rain and cold weather returns right here to the bay area on friday all the way through sunday. tonight overnight with that hint of some stratus, 40 to about 49 degrees for overnight lows. so just gave you the weather headlines for the next 24 hours. but how about for the week ahead? again, cloud cover tomorrow. very cool. that's the major feature with the incoming system for friday through sunday. but most notably one week from today that big getaway holiday travel day we will have very wet conditions perhaps even a big storm than the next two arriving in the bay area. this is the area of low pressure to the north o us. it's beginning to erode the area of high pressure that's kept us in the 70s. say good-bye to those temperatures because with the big temperature difference we are going to

. >> reporter: the city of oakland call in seven other agencies for mutual aid. because it was planned and not an emergency the city of oakland will be paying for it. the estimated cost at this time for the mutual aid is $300,000 to $500,000. the police chief says there will be strong police presence there 24/7. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> mayor jean quan's unpaid legal adviser dan siegel resigned overnight because of the raid. siegel sent a letter to quan saying i cannot be part of an administration that sanctions police attacks on peaceful protesters attempting to reverse the society's cruel and undemocratic policies. given your his attorney -- your history and oakland's -- it -- [ unintelligible ] >>> both bart and ac transit saw slow downs and detours. bart kept 12th street station closed until 8:30. oakland city officials say parts of 14th and broadway will stay closed until 6:00 tonight. every commuter is advised to have a back-up plan. right now we get bart has reopened that 12th street station, city center station. get the latest at abc7news.com. >>> mo

late last month three homers filed a lawsuit against the city. sevenotal were yellow tagged as a result of the mud slide. they are also suing their neighbors who's houses are at the top of the slide. they say those homeowners did not care for the drainage system the way they should have. it's not uncommon for neighbors to sue neighbors regarding mud slides. officially neighbors on both streets put up a fight against the city. they felt the city should have informed them and if it had they would have never bought their homes. the city says since the slide happened on public property it will repair the surrounding private property but it needs state funds to do so. and if we come back here live, you can see just 4:extense -- just how extensive this damage was. a lot of the homes are sitting with the backyards completely shorn off. right here you can tell where there is drainage that has been put in here with sandbags on top of it. this looks pretty new. we do expect to see construction crews here this week. >>> the city of berkeley is trying to speed up

. >> reporter: the city of oakland call in seven other agencies for mutual aid. because it was planned and not an emergency the city of oakland will be paying for it. the estimated cost at this time for the mutual aid is $300,000 to $500,000. the police chief says there will be strong police presence there 24/7. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> mayor jean quan's unpaid legal adviser dan siegel resigned overnight because of the raid. siegel sent a letter to quan saying i cannot be part of an administration that sanctions police attacks on peaceful protesters attempting to reverse the society's cruel and undemocratic policies. given your his attorney -- your history and oakland's -- it -- [ unintelligible ] >>> both bart and ac transit saw slow downs and detours. bart kept 12th street station closed until 8:30. oakland city officials say parts of 14th and broadway will stay closed until 6:00 tonight. every commuter is advised to have a back-up plan. right now we get bart has reopened that 12th street station, city center station. get the latest at abc7news.com. >>> mo

atlantic oceans you know if you can get at the reservoir in the northwest of the city you can visit the submarine seven modules. and captains press and the small display of the crew members personal belongings is also set up a museum of the first was silent is located on the outskirts of the city a variety of psychological deviations mean secure or on display from paintings created by the hospitals patients to methods for the ladies you see treating mentally sick patients all showed. various museums in the city represent traditional russian features and peculiarities there are several in the capital where you can explore the history of the forty percent truth some pleasure and of course taste it. and if you are visiting moscow in the winter you definitely should find out more about traditional russian value proves the museum of the famous showcases many handmade designs and extolled as a shop. you can buy a pair of the popular winter storm. to our final museum now and the world of artistic writing over too many calligraphy of as a more artistic spiritual meaning the contemporary museum of calligraphy o

. >> an explosion in a restaurant has killed at least seven people in a city in the northwest of china. another 31 were injured in the explosion, which happened at the start of the morning rush hour in xian. local news agencies say the blast was probably caused by a natural gas leak. the explosion knocked windows out as far away as two kilometers. many victims, including children, were walking by the front of the restaurant, according to local media. a doctor said many were injured with wounds to the face and head. you can get more on all our stories. do check out the website, bbc.com/news. you can also click on the icon and drop us an email whenever you want here at "bbc world news." "bbc world news" with me, peter dobbie. top stories this hour -- syrian foreign ministers looking defiant following international condemnation of the suppression of anti-government protests. and italy's incoming prime minister, mario monti, is beginning to assemble his government. european stock markets have responded calmly to news of his appointment. let's take you back now to the events coming to us ou

city. leaving seven day. that's all for us from me or in a moment i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in about nine minutes time next thirty talks to philip jake crowley former u.s. state department spokesman about the challenges that lie ahead for the people in countries where regimes have recently been toppled so with us. and your times in the state department just how hard it was to explain to the people that the us brings peace and democracy with its interventions as in and reality it grow is the structure. but. i believe earnestly in the best of intentions of u.s. policy a stable peaceful prosperous middle east is in everyone's interest there's no question that the united states with the best of intentions intervened in iraq in two thousand and three with route really understanding not only what was going to happen inside iraq we thought it would be easy inexpensive quick and those judgments were all profoundly wrong. understanding that that in in the intervention one of the big winners for some

city. service. eight hundred twenty seven. joined. with a little surreal. the shortness of breath it was still really breathing for those the number one to call the. station sixty five is in the south los angeles area of our city. they actually have two paramedic rescues down there one of our busiest companies we have in the city los angeles and fort unfortunately can't keep personnel that long there are they come there they gather a lot of experience in a relatively short period of time and they want to go on to a better place. people will. see the. theme through see. the firefighters at first were even e.m.t. and then they became e m t's and for my understanding that a lot of firefighters pocket that maybe one of the many e.m.'s in fact when i started my venture is a firefighter i didn't want to be a mass and i started out i want to just do firefighting and be told it's the tree empty license i said i can't carry any here today and i took an e.m.t. course and i thought all right i'll do it took the class just to get a license to try to get hired i was only

at least three people have been killed and twenty seven injured after a powerful blast rocked a city hotel in the southern philippines and spent explosions seven ments that most of the second floor collapsed roof was blown off that's the victims were staying in a hotel for a wedding celebration that was to take place on monday the city's corporation for government requests. insurgency. pressure is developing technologies to both the go where no city has gone before it's part of an ambitious project for a new arctic settlement sheltered from the extreme elements tom barton explores the world of architecture on ice frozen wilderness a building site a russian architect has come up with a plan to pull the fun north he thinks his ice town you can be built big and built soon. we're convinced that this is something that our country and even the entire human race really need it may not happen overnight but people vengefully move to the north. others aren't so sure i think it may be carrying a settlement or dream and dreams are very often healthy. it is very ambitious and it probably very cost

in new york 300 protesters were arrested across the city. sevencers were hurt during confrontations with protesters. thousands of protesters marched the brooklyn bridge this evening. we're going to get a live update from there in just a moment. demonstrators march in major cities, los angeles, washington, d.c., denver, atlanta. in portland, oregon, police arrested 25 protesters, citing them for disorderly conduct. protesters also marched through miami late this afternoon. but the biggest turnouts and the most arrests are here in new york. mary snow joins us live from the brooklyn bridge. what are you seeing out there right now? >> reporter: well, anderson, i can't give you an official count, but there were so many protesters that it took them about two hours to make their -- to get to the foot of the brooklyn bridge and cross, the last ones just crossing in the past half hour. we see some protesters now coming back, returning. it's been fairly peaceful, capping off a day of protests that at times grew tense. the last arrests were about 65 at the f