so charles assaulter, you work with charlie, an old friend of ours that i went to high school with. >> really. >> really, in high school. he does a lot of this in the city and he's come and given us one of these brown bag lunches with acoustical separation and talked about just what he's saying, using different thicknesses of material. the assembly has to go beyond the glazing, it has to be the building wall assembly that reduces outside noise. >> tempered glass is designed to take impact. that would have broken the window glass or the plate. i'm trying really hard. this doesn't want to break. let's give it a real... you know, so it's a good product. it's interesting. this center is the strongest part. the weakest part is at the edg edges. it takes quite a bit of impact, as you see. but -- in a quake, when they say don't leave the building, you know, there's a reason. you're probably better staying inside, under a desk or whatever else, because it's probably not going to be the glass that falls down but the cornice, some of the ornamental brickwork. who knows. we're likely to get hit

charles clifford has the details. >> there has been a homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, the scrawl up from the quartergher than that during the same time lacher. bart had set a goal of just two such incidents for every 1 million passenger. the increase in crime is happening despite a new effort by bart police to keep repeat and violent offenders off the trains. back in may, officers were given the authority to ban people from riding on trains. a possible explanation for the crime increase, is that bart riders ship is growing. on average day during in the last quarter 398, 134 people robards, that is of 6.4% from the same quarter last year. the bart police department has 206 officers who are responsible for watching 104 mi. of track. in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. we nev plaon aull use. jus..haens. li my nch p. o cu of ur cam, litt thi a ltle at, and pack of ddenalle orinalanch rah di hidd valy it coming up on and the kron 4 morning news as 7:00 a.m.. a double shooting in san francisco last night turns deadly. >> plus, iphone fever , kron4 will tran is following that story for us. we w

charles taylor. >> woodruff: taylor's conviction carries a 50-year prison sentence. a former montana high school teacher was released from prison today, after serving just 30 days for raping a student. stacey rambold was convicted of assaulting4-year-old girl, who later committed suicide. a state judge sentenced him in august, and appeared to suggest the girl was partly to blame for the rape. prosecutors are appealing for a longer sentence. in economic news, first-time jobless claims fell last week, coming close to their lowest levels in six years. that gave a boost to wall street. the dow jones industrial average gained 55 points to close at 15,328. the nasdaq rose 26 points to close at 3,787. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": how deals actually get done on capital hill; reading the new push for diplomacy between the u.s. and iran; the legal battles over the value of interns; what health care reform means for medicare; an execution in china that's sparked outrage online and wild tales from graham nash's life in rock n' roll. >> ifill: as kwame reported, high noon appears to be approaching in congress. but what's the fight really about? health care? funding government? paying our debts? and who has the upper hand

assault and battery charges and is facing up to three years in prison. >> good boy. give him a kiss. >> reporter: the two are still inacceptable for "today," charlesknow you would do that for us too. jake is watching. he is our dog. >> my dog, not so much. roll over, huh? >> that is only because he is blind and deaf. but other than that, i think your dog would step? >>> still to come, the heights one man went to to sweep his girlfriend off her feet, right after these messages. [ beep ] [ drumming ] ♪ ♪ ♪ it's go time. ♪ [ van damme ] it's go time. godaddy. that hasn't been cleared yet. ♪ uh! i just want to celebrate [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette you celebrate a little win. nicorette gum helps calm your cravings and makes you less irritable. double your chances of quitting. hi, honey. how's the camping trip? well, kids had fun, but i think i slept on a rock. what are you doing? having coffee. ah, sounds good! i thought you'd say that. ah. ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ you're the best! wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. ♪ ... is folgers in your cup! [ ding! ] losing your chex mix too easily? time to deploy