the biggest bottleneck was the bottleneck from cushing, oklahoma to houston. and that there was a very large price differential of crude in houston and cushing versus crude in houston. so that bottleneck is being taken care of by the pipeline, the people who invest in pipelines. and as that is being taken care of as we speak, there are numerous plans to enlarging that pipeline, and one pipeline is being reversed. so that refined products from houston and louisiana can then be deported to the midwest. another pipeline from chicago to cushing also is being built, as far as i know. so much of the pipelines in the united states that would bring oil from wyoming, north dakota, and to get the oil to the refineries that hahe to refine back up are being done in the private sector. jobs, that is going to be helping in the end the gasoline prices we are very concerned about, and the administration has taken in addition to -- i mean this pipeline activity occurs because once you see big price differentials, the industry steps in and says hey, we can fix that. in addition

the biggest bottleneck was the bottleneck from oklahoma to houston. there was a very large price differential of crude in houston. that is being taken care of by a by the people who invest in pipelines. that is being taken care of as speak. there are numerous pipeline plans. one is being reversed so that refined products from houston and louisiana can be imported to the midwest. in other pipeline from chicago is also being built. much of the pipelines in the united states that would bring oil from wyoming, north dakota, and to get the oil to the refineries that have the capacity are being done in the private sector. this is on a path that is creating jobs. it is going to be helping. in the end, the gasoline prices, we are very concerned about, and the administration has taken -- this pipeline activity occurs because once you see big price differentials, the industry's steps in to say we can fix that. in addition to that, we're doing a lot. twice, we have changed the mileage standards of automobiles. this directly affects american public. by 2025, the

rethink possible. >>> commuters may get relief in one of the biggest bottlenecks. a ground breaking ceremony tomorrow for 880-280 interchange. it will be building a link from 880 to the shopping center. next summer a fly over ramp will link them. >>> mark is here now with sports. not the news the warriors want to hear. >> they knew they were getting damaged goods when they acquired him from milwaukee. he has come along very, very slowly. responded decently. playing 20 minutes a game but now the team will shut him down to strengthen the repaired left ankle. his mobility has been affected, limited playing time and it is a unanimous decision. >> i have tried it out now, i know how it feels on the floor. try to push through things i probably shouldn't have. at least i know where i am at now. i need to get stronger than it is. i am confident. mentally too. i am confident that if there is a loose ball i can push off as much as i like and dive or go for the rebound. i think till that happens we have to play it smartly. >> look for him to return november 21 when the warrio

do whatever we can to help speed the construction of a pipeline in oklahoma that will relief a bottleneck for oil that needs to get to the gulf. that's going to help create jobs and encourage production. so we're focused on american oil production. we are doing all that we can in a safe, responsible way to make sure american oil production and gas production is high. but here is the thing. the amount of oil we drill at home doesn't set the price of gas on its own. the reason is because oil is bought and sold on the world energy market. just like last year, the biggest thing that's causing the price of oil to rise right now is instability in the middle east. this time it's a run a lot of folks are nervous about what might happen there. they are anticipating there might be a big disruption in terms of flow. on certain increases prices can drive up even more. those are the short-term factors at work here. when you start hearing a bunch of folks saying somehow there's a slimpl solution you can turn a nozzle and we're going to be getting a lot more oil, that's just not how it works. over the l

units proposed in the tower project on stevenson valley and third street, but also the traffic bottleneck that will be created from the loss of one or more lanes of traffic during the construction. in addition to this already difficult dangerous and situation, there will be additional traffic load created by the tower. the fact that they are proposing to have a one-to-one parking ratio, when what was previously considered was 0.27 -- for these reasons, considering the additional burdens of further decreased orderly traffic flow, emergency vehicle access, and shadowing, we feel the project in its present proposed footprint, with its height density, parking in excess of code, the associated problems creating another curb cut and access driveway entry, it is ill-conceived, and would create multiple additional problems in an already gridlocked downtown area. we urge you to consider our many concerns when making your final determination regarding this project. thank you for your consideration. president fong: i will call a couple of mornings. -- couple more names. [names are called] >> members

a dangerous, perhaps deadly bottleneck at mt. everest. >>> and star power. after most americans retire, look who the biggest stars on broadway are right now and how did they do it. "nightly news" begins now. >> special good evening to all of those joining us in the western time zone tonight. we begin here this evening with breaking news from here in the east. we have just learned there's been an arrest tonight in the case of a missing child that will forever be associated with the beginning of a national movement. almost exactly 33 years after a little boy named etan patz disappeared here in new york city on his way to school, a man told nypd investigators that he's the one who killed the boy. he knows what happened, and tonight, just a short time ago, ray kelly, the chief of the nypd announced the arrest and said they have a signed confession. nbc's ron allen is in the neighborhood where etan patz vanished all those years ago. ron, good evening. >> good evening to you, brian. it's an absolutely stunning and incredible development for this neighborhood, for

>>> in just a few weeks caltrans will try again to use toll lanes to ease a frustrating traffic bottleneckhis time the 237/880 some wonder if the toll lanes will make things worse? terry mcsweeney is live near the freeway in milpitas. >> reporter: i'm near 237 and 880 one of the worst connections in the silicon valley people coming through every morning get stuck, every evening they get stuck right there there have been efforts to do something like this and they've been a disaster but caltrans say they have learned from those mystic -- mistakes. we have the map showing this four mile connection. it is an express lane solo drivers can use it, it will stretch to first street. it will depend on congestion -- toll will depend on congestion. a similar effort on 68018 months ago was a disaster. critics saying that was rolled out helter-skelter not explain add head of time. one man in milpitas is excited about the express lane. >> i think it is great. we'll see what happens how busy it gets, if it will be worth it or not everybody else might be saying it is worth a couple bucks. >> reporter: you

. >> reporter: there's a traffic bottleneck going on right now. you can see a long line of head lights still hundreds of cars trying to get out of the parking lot here at fort baker, both the parking lot and makeshift parking lot on the grass. you can see the parking attendants with the orange flags trying to wave people by. trying to keep traffic moving smoothly. you can see the cars snaking their way out of here that's toward the tperd -- toward the entrance. the families tells us they loved the nigh works show. this is absolutely worth the wait and folks telling me they expected for the delays and even prepared for them. you can see these folks everyone at least having a good time despite the delays. officials tell us it'll be between 11:00 to 12:30 before they get everyone out. >>> and take a look at this live picture from news chopper number two, this is at the vista point section on the marin side of the bridge. as cara was telling you, so many people who came down to cris is y field in the area to see the fireworks and amazing celebration.

that pipeline will open up the bottleneck.ttleneck will, you know, be created again if we don't continue to expand the pipeline routes from like nebraska, from north dakota, and montana and from canada through to cushing and through to the gulf coast. those links need to be debottlenecked so we can see the free flow of oil continue to happen. melissa: who do you think the is the main opposition athis point? is it environmentalists? you have unions on your side because obviously you're creating a lot of jobs. who do you feel like is the biggest constituency you have to win over? >> we have tremendous support for this project. the polling we see both in nebraska and on a national level is, 2/3 to, 75% of americans want this project to occur. those that are opposed i don't think are fundamentally opposed to our pipeline necessarily. they're opposed to the development of thecanadian oil sands and that is clear. their argument this is the most detrimental thing to the environment that could ever occur but i think what they're missi

we are going from a bottleneck at the dispatch center, formerly with the phone, and upgraded with some degree by texting and apps, to a system where we know where all the cabs are, it will require regulatory changes. it is being done because director reiskin and staff are requesting information for more major and significant change. since i'm going -- let me say this, -- i think the transition from prop k to a leased medallion systems complete. it was painful. i appreciate people showing up and telling us their personal stories. it affected how we did things. we now have a pretty robust a transition system that will get us 300 people down the list. there are people bitter about the transition. there are people in the room that i respect very much that thinkg that prop k is a better way to go. the next challenge is how to address commissioner maguires points? how do we regulate the service? it will benefit the customers and drivers by revitalizing the industry getting a lot of money back into it. there are lots of things that we can do. i will take this time to say, at our next board re

the biggest bottleneck in the united states apparently right now is from cushing to the golf states. the market is responding. new pipelines are being built. pipelines are being reversed so oil from wyoming -- another pipeline from chicago to cushing back to before the major refineries are. those oils are going forward. it's my understanding the state department is asked to look at other alternatives and environmental impacts on the part of the pipelines that cross the border. >> it seems to me it is fair to say that the keystone xl pipeline would facilitate oil production in the united states. and then my question to you is should the keystone xl pipeline be part of an all out, all of the above strategy that develops every available source of american energy which is what the president has actually called for? >> there are pipelines being built and upgraded, as i said, from those -- from wyoming and north dakota. i was trying to point out where some of the bottlenecks are and how the pipeline -- we're all for this. this is why the oil production in the united states is at an all-tim

the bottleneck has been the senate. i think we ought to pass these bills and get them down to the president for his signature as soon as we possibly can. >> a couple questions. >> can you say what can we do specifically here in this timely fashion to address the gas prices? >> we talked about a number of energy policies. we talked about those bills that have come out of the house. the president thought that on some of those, we could find some common ground. i did press the president on the keystone pipeline. the president said, well, you're going to get part of it. i just wish we were getting the part that would actually deliver the oil out of canada and out of north dakota. >> the part of the keystone pipeline we're getting, the president has nothing to do with. it doesn't require his approval to build a pipeline from oklahoma down to the gulf. we hope he will reconsider. the unions that are going to build that pipeline are aggressively in favor of moving ahead. we know the thing was studied for four years already. we

a dangerous, perhaps deadly bottleneck at mt. everest. >>> and star power. after most americans retire, look who the biggest stars on broadway are right now and how do they do it. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. it's become popular to say our weather in many parts of the country has not been normal of late. in fact, far from it when you consider the historic and severe hurricanes and tornadoes we have witnessed to the freak events like the halloween blizzard in the east to a lack of winter for millions of americans this past season. it's against that backdrop that today's official government hurricane forecast comes out just as america gears up for the traditional start of the summer kickoff weekend, and it's where we begin our reporting tonight with nbc's tom costello. >> get ready for the ferocious power of mother nature. the official start of hurricane season is still a week away, but it's already been an active two weeks. tropical storm alberto has come and gone off the atlantic coast as hurricane bud churns off the coast of central mexico i

the bottleneck has been the senate. i think we ought to pass the bills, get them to the president for his signature as soon as we can. >> couple of questions. >> did you talk about the energy policy and on the keystone pipeline did you say what can we do specifically here in a timely fashion? >> we talked about a number of energy policies. we talked about bills that have come out of the house. president thought we could find common ground. i pressed the president on the pipeline. he said you will get part of it. i wish we'd get the part to deliver oil out of canada and north dakota. >> the part of the pipeline we are getting doesn't require the president's approval to build a pipeline from oklahoma to the gulf. we hope he'll reconsider. we know it was studied for four years already. we know the nebraska issue has been solved. there is no reason not to create jobs now rather than after the president's election. >> mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate joined by house speaker john boehner as they spoke to r

where do you see the bottleneck, mr. bertoni? is it that they can't be seen, or is it a decision-making process after they are seen? >> i've said here many times since 2007 and talked about this whole program process. it comes down to i think three critical things -- people, processes and technology. on many of these sites, there was a sense of urgency following walter reed. there was a rush to stand them up. they didn't have proper technology. they didn't have proper people in sufficient processes in place. staff to service member ratios was insufficient in many respects. they were stood up anyways. the servicemen came. they were overwhelmed. and i think this system is paying for it to this day. processes. we've identified throughout the last several years areas with process that appeared to be inefficient. clearly, we're causing backlogs and inefficiencies. they in partnership, the d.o.d. and v.a. have addressed some of them, not all. we keep pressing that they do. last of all, technology, we have an integrated evaluation syste

i think it's become clear that it's fiscal policy that's creating a bottleneck to keep companies from hiring right now because the uncertainty about tax treatment of assets, of investments and so forth. don't you along to congress more than you do the executive branch to try and get something done as far as job growth goes? >> well, that's what the president tried to do last fall by introducing the american jobs act. you're right. i think extremists in congress blocked the ability to get the economy going again through investment in infrastructure, roads, bridges, and schools. everybody knows that needs to be built. we just witnessed it in the northeast. so we think there needs to be a major investment in infrastructure so that we can compete globally. i think it's really important for corporations that it are sitting on $5 trillion of profits to get their investment bank into securing the middle class in this country. i trust that this president is going to make it happen. >> they're not going to do that, though, if they feel that, you know, their taxes are going to go higher, their

i guess that's a bottleneck you can't avoid whether you are on two wheels or four. it's a good cause. 5,000 or 6,000 people taking part. live in northwest, derrick ward, news4. >> great to see families out there on this holiday weekend. >> good exercise, too. >> yeah, i know. >>> a bar opens up in a dorm at one maryland college. why that school thinks this will actually encourage students not to drink too much. >>> and also ahead, fighting childhood obesity by giving a kid a laptop. k[ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. act now and we'll add a special bonus: $250 back. but hurry, this offer ends june 2nd. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet plus the best tv picture quality. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two

seeing a little bit bottleneck in that area. delayseavy volume, through making the drive urbana.rakes past 109 down 121.ds not back through germantown as you continue on to spur. in virginia on 66, an earlier westbound, the ramp to the dulles connector road is still closed. getting a traffic through .n the ramp no major volume delays on 66 elsewhere. a little bit of volume on 95, making your way up toarrissonville quantico. back to you. >> thank you. 5:56, 63 degrees. >> money magazine as its list of 5:56, 63i'm barack obama and i approve this meage now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and rengthens guaranteed benefits." and the ryan plan?n? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retirees costs more than six thousand dollars. get the facts. it is 5:58 right now. it turns up the district ranks the 10th most honest area. >> literally. a company set up unmanned beverages statio

bottlenecking in maryland. in virginia, 395 is not too bad just off and on pockets of traffic toward the 14th street bridge. getting to i-395 from 95 is difficult. >> 6:49 is your time. it is beetle's week on our facebook page. >> you have until 4:00 to wind four vip passes. we're giving away tickets and a gretsch guitar. sign up on our facebook page and we will announce the winner monday. you have until friday at 4:00. 6:50 right now and 67 degrees. >> we will have a roundup of today's top stories and what you need to know before you walk out the door today. >> we will start with a roundup of today's top stories. john gonzalez is live in upper marlboro maryland. >> it is an act of crime scene in this neighborhood where a 17- year-old girl was shot and killed inside her own home. detectives are still on the scene going through the boem collecting evidence and they are out in the neighborhood. they are trying to figure out what happened. she was an honor roll student in high school. >> here in northwest washingt

let the making begin >>> good news for a bad bay area bottleneck.our commute going to get worse before it gets any better? >>> plus an apartment building on the outside, a drug lab on the inside. we'll tell you about the rare discovery in silicon valley and why more charges may be on the way. >>> and out in the cold. families in need braving chilly temperatures this morning to try to make sure they get enough food for the holidays. >>> and our wacky weather pattern continues, from rec

there is still a bottleneck right now. maybe that is why there are not as many drivers. headed to the macarthur maze in san francisco. all lanes are back open. in the last 15 minutes or so. they were able to open the three right lanes they closed off at westbound 24. and this is a keen of a multivehicle crash, overturn, injuries there, and all three lanes are open to traffic once again. it is still pretty backed up though all the way up to 680. and walnut creek. and so we will let you know once we see some speeds improve. because you will notice that drive time, still up to 33 minutes now. and westbound 24. from 680. out toward 580 and the macarthur maze. and elsewhere, take you out to the silicon valley ride. westbound 237 and we're starting to see a few brake lights and had is usually around the time of the morning where we start to see this. a little bit. not too bad. the drive time is looking pretty good. 237, 880 to 101. a seven-minute drive time there. and if you want to beat that rush there in lafayette through walnut creek, again it should dissipate very slowly b

drivers heading out of town saw big backups near 95 that bottlenecked through the springfield area.his is connecticut avenue, and there is good news, work across the region is suspended for the holiday weekend to keep traffic moving. >>> if you are hitting the road this weekend you are probably noticing a smaller hit on your wallet. the national average for a gallon of gas is 18 cents less than just a month ago. d.c. still has the highest gas prices in our area at $3.43 a gallon, and virginia is the cheapest with drivers paying $3.15, and maryland, $3.31 a gallon, 9 cents cheaper than a month ago. >>> this just into the news room. metro is reporting that all the entrance escalators are out at the medical center station in bethesda. and metro is trying to fix a mechanical problem there, and the agency is still open but they did request buses for those that can't get to the platform. and the weekend and next weekend there will not be track work on four of the five metro lines. the only exception is single tracking between greenbelt and college park on the green line, and that's from 7

there is a bottleneck at disabled vehicle blocking the right lane approaching the beltway. so be prepared for a possible delay right there. once you are on the beltway, it's moving quite well, on the inner loop and outer loop. back to you. >> thank you. let's talk about the beatles week giveaway. >> we are still going. you have a chance to bin four vip tickets labor day weekend for abbey road on the river at the national harbor. you can also get it are worth $1,000. you have until tomorrow afternoon to go to wjla.com/ facebook to sign up. we will announce the winner monday on "good morning washington." >> sounds like fun. >> 67 degrees. >> the former president of penn state talking about jerry >> turning to the scandal at penn state. former penn state president graham spanier fighting back against criticism on how he handled the sex abuse scandal. he tells abc news the scandal caught him by surprise. >> never in my time as president of penn state did i ever once receive a report from anyone that suggested that jerry sandusky was involved in child abuse, sexual abuse, any cr

the reason being all that track that was stopped north of the accident scene has not gotten bottleneck down were the construction don -- has now gotten bottle neck down to the construction zone -- bottleneck ed down to the construction zone. >> 20-year-old shayona davis is being held on $750,000 bond. the district court judge calls davis a substantial an extreme risk to the public. davis faces four charges, including armed robbery. she used her high sheikh -- high-heeled shoe as a weapon. 22-year-old travers' johnson, acquitted of -- accused of animal cruelty in the burning of a pitbull. johnson pleaded guilty today to an incident back in october 2010 where he reportedly fired three shots at a man standing just a couple of feet away. johnson is expected to receive about 14 months credit for the time he already served. >> white house lawyers have concluded that no staff members were engaged in improper conduct in the columbia prostitution scandal involving secret service agents and military personnel -- in the columbia prostitution scandal. -- colombia prostitution scandal. >> of colomb

so, there is a bottleneck and we cannot get enough oil down to the refineries located in the gulf coasts would alleviate that. it does nothing to bring the oil in canada to this country. >>neil: there are two messages of president obama, one i believe in helping the oil guys and i believe in drilling, but, then, there is maybe, for your industry, the evil obama who comes out and says i will take the subsidies appear they had it too easy for too long and they are making too much money and it is ridiculous. those are pretty extreme mixed messages. >>guest: they are mixed messages. to say he wants higher taxes on us. we do not get subsidies the way that most members think of. the government doesn't write us a check to do anything. one of the subsidies we allegedly get is we pay the same tax rate the rest of businesses do. and the same rate that all industries paid, the "new york times" pays, that everyone pays and he would like to increase the tax rate on our industry and our industry alone. that is not the way the country was governed where you have different tax rate force people you lik

what are you doing to make sure dpw does not become a bottleneck? >> could you repeat the question? >> there are many capital projects that will come to us. i am wondering what dpw is doing to make sure it does not become a problematic area. >> part of our restructuring, for example the new bond now falls with the twdpw. with the public safety bond, we are staffed up on those projects appear eager -- as projects. we hire the project manager and work with all the other agencies that are involved. good >> so you work with other agencies to do that? >> our budget can be flexible. good our budget presents all but we have been involved in. >> if i can size some of the key point here. >> i can do that in a timely manner. the next slide has to do this partnership. we have increased the number of youth involved. also many of our thoroughfares. goowe also have an apprentice program, which is a partnership, and we have a partnership in the agency. we have 100 people involved, and they are being prepared to move into actual apprentice programs. we are in the process of getting it under way wit

yet they sheriff serve as a bottleneck.icial system without this bottleneck. >> cenk: 19,000 rapes and sexual assaults each year and only 20% are being reported, that's devastating. when you give these alternatives to the military, if i'm in charge sure, it shouldn't be one guy who can abuse that power, what do they say in response? >> they have been completely resistant to taking the chain of command out of the process. they're going to fight that tooth and nail. they will not do it voluntarily. they will not do it willingly. that's really why congress has got to act here. i'm sure as all your viewers know the constitution puts the power to control the military in congressional hands civilian hands. we are the people. we control the military. the constitution says congress sets the rules and regulations for the military. not the other way around. >> cenk: you think leon panetta is definitely not doing enough. >> he is not doing enough. and one of the things that i would note, and you point out he has made this reference to

it would remove or critical bottlenecks in oil transportation. this comes after the president was criticized for rejecting the larger keystone xl pipeline project earlier this year. another jump for gas prices overnight. no sign of stopping. except for one thing. the national average for gas $3.88 a gallon, up from yesterday. maryland and virginia averages also moved up, but the district prices slipped 2 cents. people in oregon may not believe its officially spring. university of oregon students spends wednesday having a snowball fight on the football field. got more than 6 inches of snow in part of the state and the university had to shut down because of power outages and the downed trees. a very small snowball fight. >> good use of the stadium. >> there is usually where you get a best snowball fights, in the stadium. >> maybe it was early in the morning. >> they knew they would not have class. it it was a foggy start today. there was a dense fog advisory. now it's cloudy and dreary. we will see improvements. we need patience in this kind of wea

highway 4 is really bottleneck in right now. once you get past the antioch exit's everything looks good. elsewhere, the nimitz is not too bad this morning as he passed the oakland coliseum. southbound 880 you are doing great from the downtown oakland exits' all the way towards a word. your drive through the altamont pass, it has not changed yet. 16 minutes out of the altamont pass. a quick update on mass-transit, nothing really to update. no delays. >> tesla motors is set to open its first and a lone service center in san rafael. the marin independent journal reports it will open this fall. customers can shop at 24 showrooms around the world including san jose and menlo park. tesla is expected to increase its production to 20,000 annually starting next year. >> a former apple employee is suing the cupertino company over being fired. he claims steve jobs promised him in 2005 that he would always have a job at his company. the suit says he was fired without legitimate reason after jobs passed away. the company assembly iphone and