and then we have a new visitor'' guide, a new membership material, a new look. you can take us with you. and also, out and about. i still strongly about this market because it is very versa tile. you can superimpose images from diverse cultures coming asian, not asian, and we can use this in a powerful way. imagine, we can even commissioned artists to do a rendition of this as a sculpture. and the possibilities. before i invite the marriage to give our audience his thoughts, that also -- may also asked take some pictures please? >> mr. mayer, please. >> good morning, everybody. i want to thank all of the supervisors, my posse for being here. thank you for the introduction. hall also want to give special thanks to tony and kiko for your leadership. p j from the commission is also here. we are a very special city, of course. as you know, charlotte and i have been working together for the last eight months, celebrating this wonderful diversity in the city as we will and in so many international visitors that come in. every opportunity we have, we market, but we als

the independents front pages dedicated to a new report that suggested a quarter of the world's children are too malnourished to grow properly, claiming hundreds die of malnutrition every hour because of the global food shortage. this is gmt from bbc world news. the headlines --an oil pipeline is on fire in the syrian city of homes which has been under assault by government forces nearly two weeks. unconfirmed reports say that hama is also being shelled. a new report from save the children says millions of children have been pulled out of school to pay for the rising cost of food. time for business news. let's look at these new figures on the euro zone gdp. what does it all means if you look at it as all? >> it means all those countries which use the european single currency as a whole bureau's own experience as a contraction of around 0.3%. the real interesting fact lies beyond the numbers. if you take germany, the biggest european economy, there was a contraction of 0.2%, because they benefited from the weak currency, exports. italy and the netherlands are in recession now. they contra

we're talking about a brand-new art studio that opens for kids. it's called abra kaboodle. tomorrow, from 1:00 to 4:00. there's a kid's fun event. they offer art classes and they can come to the art studio as well. they'll work with a maryland artist, dana. they'll work with her and also, the kids just love the art work. >> i get better at it. i wasn't that good at doing it and now, i'm getting better with the stuff that we do. >> all right, so back out here live, we have dana. she's a maryland artist and we have the executive director of the program here. let me ask you, you'll be working on a king sized canvas you'll work with kids on saturday with. what will you do with them? >>> we'll work with a collage. i'm inviting them to really enjoy themselves and to have am great time and use different colors and there's a lot of cut and paste and they'll help me finish my piece of work. >> i see a lot of your art work on the walls. tell me about it. >> it's very illustrated and colorful. people young and old tend to enjoy it. each piece tells a story. i like to think of it as an

a new poll has moronic head of santorum by -- a new poll has mitt romney ahead of santorum by four. >> kate amara, thank you. 5:07. honoring the girl scouts for an anniversary. >> a state lawmaker disagrees. we will tell you why. >> this is 95 north of the beltway. we will update weather and traffic when we come right >> welcome back. 5:10. 45 degrees downtown with a few clouds hanging around. we do not expect any rain or snow for the morning commute. 40 in parkton. we will make it up to 58 today. about 10 degrees above average. we have a slight chance for it rain shower. we will come back and check the forecast going through the weekend. >> the alleged capitol building bomb plotter -- he was arrested for allegedly setting a bomb. he was taken into custody with explosives and an inoperable gun. an indiana state lawmaker is causing controversy after refusing to sign a resolution to honor the anniversary of the girl scouts. he believes the girl scouts is a radicalized organization that supports abortion. he discovered a link to planned parenthood. >> mardi gras came to an end in a new o

what we said, that now there's a new -- there's a need of a new set of norms based on more freedom but equal security. because, again today we have this position, why? because if you sacrifice security for pfreedom, you'll have a cost, if you sacrifice it for regimes you will have -- for many decades, societies were told, that they need to sacrifice from their freedom because there's a security threat for israel or others. similar what we were told throughout the cold war, this winter radical islam will come, another day, separation will come, another day, division will come, if you have so many fears you cannot have a logical analysis. in order for us to be a democratic government, there should be a balance between security and freedom. and a government is legitimate if he says to his people, to its people that the government we provide maximum freedom, without risking security and maximum security without limiting freedom. so this is still our foreign policy, now in our region, the regimes are facing this challenge. they all prefer security and they tell their people, wait for freedo

with fines paid and the decrease the chief of police announced a new strategy to defeat that practice, using more mobile speed cameras. >> when we have a fixed pool camera where everybody slows down, we will put the mobile camera a quarter mile down the road. when they decide to speed back up they may in fact get caught. >> it is not an entirely popular idea. the chief claims the program is about safety, not revenue but most wonder about that. >> i wish the ticket was not so high. >> since they know the new mobile cameras will be lurking a new strategy. >> have to be more careful. >> in response to criticism the police chief said they will try to expand those safety zones. the dulles rail project is in jeopardy based on a bill passed by the virginia general assembly banning the use of state money for projects -- they have already offered contracts a bonus for using labor -- union labor. there are urging the airport authority to reconsider that decision. >> jon baker made an appeal this last week to maryland lawmakers to allow for a casino to be built in his county. he testified before

you can take the relationship to a whole new level. ohio company is selling what they call romantic rides aboard their plane. for 425 bucks you'll get champagne, chocolates, and quote, unquote, a little privacy. huh. now for a look at your national and regional weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> you may have missed it. the name of the plain was the bahama mama. >> i did miss that. is that true? >> yes. go for a ride in the bahama mama. >> extremely romantic. >> it is. i'm signing up. good morning, everyone. it looks like march out there. if you took a look at the temperatures across the country and you didn't know we were in the middle of february, the temperatures are in the 60 steakhous. there's warmer air surging here out of the south. that's going to hit some colder air. we'll deal with thunderstorms today. its he a march like forecast. already the lightening strikes showing up here, the white dots on the map here. lightning strikes on the kansas/missouri border. during the day these will be more widespread from d

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this is going to be a new dynamic of warfare from here on out. is brings a lot of legal questions, international law questions, assassination questions, so yes, all of those new sets of challenges and questions come with this force. >> one thing i want to point out, one of the challenges is what congress has to say about this. this is a new kind of warfare, and this has not been debated in congress, where you surf. -- serve. i have not seen hearings as yet. nothing has happened to talk about whether or not this is the path forward, because i thought congress have something to say about declaring war, but that is what these drones have become, a new way to declare war. >> congress's absence of declaring war is not new. we have been absent the last 12 or 15 years. sticking to your point, everything you say is exactly right, and you are going to see congress open of hearings, because you are talking about the cia having control of drones. they operate under title 50, and all the questions you mentioned are going to have to be laid out. the american p

>> so, a compromise could be in the offing. thank you, jake. >>> there's big news tonight about gay marriage. a california appeals court has opened the door for same sex marriage general there. saying, when voters in california banned it with proposition 8, that was unconstitutional. specifically saying proposition 8, quote, singled out same sex couples. no gay marriages can take place until after the appeals. and a lot of experts think this case will end up in front of the supreme court. >>> and we turn now to syria, again tonight, a country in chaos, as more images of president assad's forces unleashing a torrent of attacks against his own people appear. and now assad's wife, once seen as a force mofor modernization s spoken out. so, what did she say about those scenes? here's abc's christie unanimous amanpour. >> reporter: syria today is a tale of two cities. in the capital damascus, streets filled with government supporters. in homs, the center of the rebellion, streets deserted. to venture out is to risk being shot. >> this road is so dangerous because there a

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has come to berlin with a new film he directed. running in the main competition and tells the story of a clash of cultures and generations in the southern u.s. in 1969 in a time of anti- vietnam war protests. he played a leading role as well as directed. at the berlinale, who made the better film, angelina or billy bob? >> yes, the inevitable question that will never one bill be comparing these two films. -- will be comparing. there are two very different films. angelina's film is a war drama set during the bosnian war drama, a very hard and brittle film. she co-wrote he script and shot it in the aboriginal language in bosnian. billy bob's movie is very light, but there are dark moments, but it is almost nostalgic reminding me of films would see in the 1970's. when i can say is that both are excellent. if i'm honest committees of the two best i have seen at the berlinale so far. >> a very diplomatic cancer. one of the other movies that has people talking is the big one from china. >> the feliz called "the flowers of war." it stars o

how a new mobile app is helping police. afternoon involving as many as 200 prisoners. it happened in the e >>> inmates are back in their cells tonight at subsequent following a melee this afternoon involving as many as 200 prisoners at san quentin in the exercise yard. they don't though what started it. none of the injuries is life- threatening. >>> a san leandro elementary school stepping up to help two families that lost everything in this apartment fire. the rescue was caught on video tuesday by a firefighter who was wearing a helmet cam. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. they were rescued. but it happened across the street from hillside elementary school. so now the school is collecting donations from parents and students to help the families get back on their feet. >> since they lost their house, we were giving them the money that we used for my valentine's day, we sell valentine's day stuff for 25 cents, and we raised $252.50 for the house. >> the families will probably be able to move back into the apartments in about two months. cause of the fire is unknow

a new investigation into those popular breathable shots of caffeine. >>> and also get ready for a new addiction with an all new version of yet angry birds. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, u.s. banks, post offices and, of course, stock markets are closed on this presidents' day holiday. meanwhile, overseas, tokyo's nikkei up 101 points. hong kong's hang seng lost 67. in london, the ftse opened higher. >>> well protests against greece's severe budget cuts rioting in athens today. the greek government agreed to the so-called austerity measures. greek wages, health benefits and pensions will all be cut. >>> on this presidents' day, we're learning that our wealthiest president was our first. adjusting for inflation, george washington was worth more than $500 million. thomas jefferson was second, worth 212 millions. and theo roosevelt only worth a third. >>> the winner at the box office "safe house." and right behind it "the vow." $24 million each, still close to skull. on top of that "ghost rider: the spirit of vengeance" is right around $22 million. we'll have to wait until tomorrow fo

a fox news exclusive to tell you about. rth "deadlines on the battlefield." a special tribute to mari e. coli vin. she was killed this week covering the uprising in syria. it airs tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern right here on the fox news channel. don't miss it. warren buffet, no one to the world that he's usually right when it comes to investment, but the billionaire investor now with a confession. he's admitting he's dead wrong on one bet, america's struggling housing market. he had predicted at the beginning of the housing crisis a recovery would be well underway by now. in the recent letter to investors, buffett said his time frame was all wrong. he insists, though, a recovery will happen and remains confident in our nation's economy. >>> snow causes dozens of accidents in michigan and a marine is speaking out after hitting the a jackpot in vegas. just two stops as we go across america. michigan. at least 48 crashes blamed on a snowstorm. police say one of the worst. a woman in a small car missed a stop sign and collided

rupert murdoch is launching a new the sunday newspaper. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a dutch prince is buried by an avalanche and seriously injured. living below the poverty line in russia, we have a special report how the economy is affecting the needy in siberia. police in at the united states have arrested a man they say was planning to designate what he thought were explosives near the u.s. congress building. officials said a man of moroccan descent was the perpetrator. >> a few meters away, the parking garage where amine el khalifi was arrested. he believed he was wearing explosives from al qaeda. in fact, it was harmless. it was all part of an elaborate sting operation involving agents that have been on a 10 him for more than a year. -- had been monitoring him for more than a year. he appeared in court in virginia charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and intending to detonate a bomb and shoot people. if convicted, he faces life in prison. this is the latest in a series of simila

news. the >>justine: and officer: has been shot, possibly a federal officer. we have news crews all the way to gather more information. we do not have any solid details as far as the condition of officer or the department work with but we do know an officer has been shot. we will keep you posted. >>mark: we are tracking a storm moving through the bay area. some very heavy rain falling on the east shore freeway. >>mark: we lost jackie sissel, we will check back with him. let's go to the weather center for more. >>james: the south bay is getting a break right now. the heaviest rain at the moment is near richmond. the entire area is seeing moderate rainfall. we are also seeing moderate over highway 24 near the caldecott tunnel. the south bay is catching somewhat of a break but there's more rain on the way. the peninsula is also ok. in the north bay is where we see a lot of the rain. most of the bay area is seeing nothing heavy, nothing major, except near richmond. the wide view shows a lot of rain out over the water in our direction. the rest of the morning commut

new a new study suggests building a convention center could help the county benefit even more from brac. >> reporter: 5800 workers traveled down interstate 95 at the new job at aberdeen proving ground. >> every event we've had, they have all been oversold. >> reporter: a new study suggests building a convention center would help double tourism over the next decade. the county must build up its marketing, its businesses and hotels to attract tourists. that's why the consultants are calling for a hotel tax. >> by being the only jurisdiction, the only jurisdiction in the state of maryland that does not have a lodging tax. >> reporter: they range from 3 1/2% to 9%, bringing in an average of 4 1/2 million each year while harford county gets zero but any bid to get conservative lawmakers to introduce such a measure in annapolis has run into a red light. >> it is one of those issues where they look at the three letter word tax. it actually relieves their consistent tax -- constituent taxpayers. >> reporter: ripken stadium is proof enough. $2million in hotel tax would produce a $100 million ben

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a vote. sherrie johnson abc2 news. >>> 6:32. this morning law makers are doing what you voted them to do and that's work together. and they found a way to keep money in your pocket. late last night congressional negotiators reached a tentative deal that would save you about a thousand bucks. sources say the deal would extend the payroll tax cut for the rest of the year. it would renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. >> i think the move is to get it off the table. we have to move onto another issue and i think that's what the mood is. >> the tentative agreement which is being finalized could be unveiled later today. >>> all right. news time 6:33. and this is the hot topic for the morning and one you will talk about throughout the day. what do you think of the idea of paying students to go to class? in public school? that's one school -- that's what one school in eye o-- in ohio is doing. 84% of students showed up or on a regular basis so the principal teamed with up private donors offering kids cash to show up to cl

you can take the relationship to a whole new level. hio company is selling what they call romantic rides aboard their plane. for 425 bucks you'll get champagne, chocolates, and what they're billing as a little bit of privacy. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. you just have to shake your head at something like that. >> yeah, privacy. there's a little pink sheet between you and the pilot. >> there's so many things about it that seem so wrong. i won't go there. >> yeah, we'll -- >> leave it to the imagination. >> let's not. let's just move on. well, good morning, everyone. we have a little bit of snow to talk about throughasre a of northern nevada. we are watching right along the inrs lta aetetlit bit of snow now. it's pushing to the south.tl some of the ski areas are getting a little bit of snow. lake tahoe picked up a quick burst. good news for them. as far as the travel goes, it should improve throughout the morning o

united signs their star to a big new contract. hope springs eternal, the national pitchers and >>> everything around him is crumbling, both teams. >> they were overwhelmed. we're talking about the capitals, first off, last night was like a game of limbo. how low can you go for the capitals. they went low, man. they got clubbed 5-0 by the worst team in the eastern conference. that's pretty low, not exactly a sign a playoff team, let alone a stanley cup contender. the loss smelled especially bad to the owner who said this was the worst game of the season, we needed to come up big, we came up small. winning a game on the road like that is unacceptable. a 5-0 loss. a true stinker p.m. dale's team has been outscored 16-8 in the last five games, problems last night started early, right after giving up a power play goal. marcus johansson coughed it up. stewart beat okung. okung gave up two goals in just over five minutes of action. here comes michael neuvirth. he would not fair any better. look at this bad pass. another turnover, eric sta

the s and p lost about a half point but posted a good january. >> apple stock hit a new high today. the tech giant gained another three points during trading hours, increasing its lead over exxon as the most valuable company in the nation. apple stock topped $456 a share today. it's due in part to the posting of its most profitable quarter ever last week. >> tonight on eyewitness said how she saw a park ranger use a taser on a man after he was stopped for not keeping his dogs on a leash. new, eric live in san francisco with the answers dog owners demanding. >> reporter: officials here at park headquarters saided this are still putting together all the details of what happened but one woman who saw it said she think this is park ranger went to far. >> all we could hear was like a gun shot, like a pop and then he just fell like right on his back. >> reporter: michelle couldn't believe it. somewhere along the trails she said she watched a park ranger shoot a man in the back a taser after he was cited. >> it's not clear if he started walk away. >> reporter: minutes earlier she said he ha

a new study published >>> most doctors say they're not always honest with their patients. one in ten admits they have lied to a patient in the past year. a new study published in the journal health affairs finds that more than half admit to making a patient's prognosis sound better than it is and most likely to lie about a medical mistake or whether they have a financial relationship with a drug or device company. >>> what do you use social media for? a man used it to save his life. doctors diagnosed a man with leukemia six months ago. the san francisco man would have died without a marrow transplant. the odds in finding a match were 1:20,000. so he and his friends started a social media campaign and found one. >> i can't imagine this happening without twitter and facebook and tumbler. i didn't think it was possible until those first group of friends started to start to spread the word. >> it worked. doctors in boston performed the transplant on friday. his campaign inspired about 10,000 new people now to register as potential bone marrow donors, as well. >> that's amazing.

so with that, there is a new mobile security suite and download an app and get a higher level of security and intelligence on your smartphone. >> you are brand manager, what does that mean? >> people focus on the fun things and productive things they can do with their devices but want to make sure they are secure and smart. what they are doing online, footprints and transactions are secure. intel is working to make sure we are providing a level of security both at the software level and hardware level. we are trying to protect you on a couple of different levels. >> how important -- you have quite a large display here at the consumer electronics show, a lot of people down here. how important is it? >> it really starts our year every year and even though it is a consumer-focus industry show, we create the products that go into and really -- i think bring to life the phones and laptops and other devices, smart tv's, but one of the building blocks that go inside that help the industry find innovation and new intelligence. >> who is the fiscal health of i tel? >> we had our best earnings. we

today is wednesday, a new month, february 1. drea roane. >>> that means we're closer to the super bowl. go patriots. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. i think you're a skins fans. >> i am. the red works for me for good reason. >> it's red? it's burgundy. >> let's just move on. >> come on. let's be strong. >> we have work to do. good luck this weekend. >> thank you. >> weather wise it's a new month but it feels like spring, the new season. yesterday a record setting 66 at dulles. today we're going to be back in the mid- to upper 60s. this morning want to caution you we've got some showers out there so you need a little rain gear at times all for the next several hours but the sun will return this afternoon. the midday temps near 60. mid up toker 60s for highs with the drive home temperature of 62 degrees. this morning we've been watching the moisture coming in from west to east with some showers, especially south overnight. want to show you the regional dopplers. you can see the showers on the eastern shore from pennsylvania. some li

and a reality check for state lawmakers. the new measure to make sure they get things done on time this year. >>> a wanted man and a police officer both injured in the middle of the intersection in the middle of rush hour last night. a lot of questions remain this morning. the latest from the scene coming up. >>> if your house is on the verge of foreclosure, there might be a better solution for you. california is joining other states for a nationwide settlement with mortgage lending banks. details coming up.

a lot. licenses don't cross state lines. newprogram will streamline occupational licensing the white house estimates more than a third of all military spouses in the labor force are affected. >>> more than 1,000 human bones found. grisly search offers new answers for mourning families as police continue following a macabre map drawn by a serial killer. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live in santa clara where the 49ers want to build their new one billion dollar stadium. they got a big boost towards that end last night. he there is still one thing that could stop them. the story on the way. -- >>> a driver takes a wrong turn on a busy san francisco street. one problem, there's a house in his way.

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some outrageous demands of greece the main one being the greece should postpone their elections so a new government will come to power that may do it iceland has done in two citizen referendums say hello to the banks toure's including the german banks there's a think about that for a second here's one sovereign nation in europe germany trying to prevent another sovereign european nation greece from holding democratic elections. that's what this financial crisis has brought us to as expected shovels demands have been met with anger and animosity from greece the greek president called it an insult the greek finance minister suggested that a conspiracy was underway to have greece kicked out of the euro zone and greek newspapers are routinely publishing political cartoons portraying the germans as nazis so things are getting pretty nasty in europe the germans aside from uncle a merkel who still thinks that greece can be saved are growing tired of throwing their money down the black hole of the greek economy that's being ravaged by i.m.f. austerity measures and the greeks themselves are on th

i am also happy to have a brand new firehouse. it is a beautiful design and i appreciate the work that went into it. supervisor chu: let's open this up for public comment. are there members of the public at which to speak on this item? >> ♪ i hope that you consulted that they are all right with fire all day and night constructed all right for fires night and day i hope you construct it there all right with budget money you paid i hope you construct it there all night for all of the fire's night and day i hope that you construct it there just fine and i hope the money you will be kind ♪ supervisor chu: thank you. are there other members of the public that which to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor chu: we have a motion to send the item for recommendation. we will do that without objection. item #4. >> item #4. resolution approving site access and use agreement with motorola for the san francisco sites to be used for the bay area 700 mhz public safety broadband spectrum to be managed and operated by the bay are

. >> still ahead, considering a used car over a new one? you may not save as much cash as you think. at a california school closed. white it is replacing its entire staff. an unwelcome surprise for a family visiting their miami vacation home. vacation home. >> some new yorkers were surprised to find squatters' when they arrived at their miami get away. there were also narcotics, a weapon, streets were closed off. the squatters also had a pet pig. an elementary school teacher's aide is accused of the videotaping himself sexually abusing students. police arrested the aide for distributing child pornography when they found the videos. the videos included two take advantage classroom, another of the man -- taken in a classroom, another of them and spanking a naked child. classes are closed and the staff of the los angeles elementary school is removed over sexual abuse allegations. a teacher was arrested over allegations he performed other acts on the students. another teacher was arrested on allegations of fondling kids in the classroom. still t

a research fellow with the institute of national security. studies. now in other news public anger has again spilled onto the streets of athens where thousands of anti austerity protesters gathered in front of the parliament beliefs used tear gas to disperse crowds trying to break through a cordon around the parliament building that's of greek trade unions are holding a nationwide general strike in response to fifteen thousand job cuts it's one of the concessions the greek government has made to appease international creditors but the long delayed agreement on that ballot terms have still failed to materialize and the talks to news on tuesday greece desperately needs the one hundred thirty billion euro international creditors to avoid defaulting in march when we go to the clearest lecturer at the university of the aegean told r.t. the government remains out of touch with the public. they're only thinking in terms of getting gets a bailout loan but the problem is exactly that we are already two years into this you sort through of increasing debt. bailouts bailouts that

this is a minister from new york. a great man. but anyway, the -- president obama is about to speak at the construction site of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture. the museum is due to open in 2015. while the minister is speaking, president obama and mrs. obama are sitting off to the side and they will be speaking shortly. but we'll brick you details about this new smithsonian museum later today. >>> a team of united nations nuclear inspectors have now left iran saying their mission was a failure. iranian officials denied a request by the u.n. team to interview iranian nuclear scientists. they also barred the inspectors from visiting a military complex suspected of being a secret weapons facility. >>> two western journalists, including marie colvin, were killed. colvin was a correspondent for a paper in britain. she lost one eye but kept on reporting on reports around the world. residents are quickly running out of food and water and are hiding in bunkers. >>> this is coming in from argentina

this is a new beginning for you. a new opportunity for life.e most of it. >> that is the message. that is the spirit. they have allowed hundreds of students to graduate high school on time. 65% of them receive a full scholarship to college or trade school. if you know of a young person or somebody doing great things for young people who should be recognized, send me your ideas on facebook or through e-mail. >> i love that. he says it is a new beginning no matter who you are. coming up, more problems for d.c. pllice stemming from the infamous charlie sheen escort. >> the impact of >> by in a-- buying a home is a dream come true for some. but in one community -- >> county leaders say thanks to 7 on your side, this incomplete project has their full and undivided attention. look at this miss. the town home community was completed years ago. the developer never finished the roads leading right into the community as he promised. 410-year-old dante thomas and his father, for the mother, -- >> i do not want anybody to see where i live. >> the dream of

and tonight, we have learned they are our allies in a whole, new way. t friends in the search for a cure for cancer. to tell us about it, here's abc's chief health and medical editor, dr. richard besser. >> reporter: in the war against cancer, the cavalry is wagging its tail. this is dutch, a beagle mix. in august, he was diagnosed with nonhodgkin's lymphoma. his cancer is the exact same kind as 7-year-old payton's. payton's meeting dutch today because they are both being treated. and the cutting-edge treatment he's getting could help kids like payton. >> the dog's like the little cancer partner. >> the dog's one example of a brave, new world that these dogs are blazing for us. >> reporter: you can really take a dog that has cancer and learn something about a human with the same type of cancer? >> absolutely. >> reporter: remember how one dog year equals seven human years? that's a huge advantage researchers have in studying cancer in pets because you can learn much faster if the treatment is working. >> the prognosis was not very good. he only had six w

the findings could point a new way to treat it in the future. >>> drinking soda could put you at a higher risk for asthma and lung disease. australian researchers found more than 13% of those with asthma drink more than 16-ounce ace day and 16% of those with chronic problems also drink soda as well. >>> a new over-the-counter test will let you know if you have a low sperm count. it's fda approved. the first of it's kind being sold at drugstore chains at walgreens and cvs. it's the leading cause of male infertility. >>> the website is your place for all the health news you need. just check onto page and find the latest health headlines as well as interesting categories and it'll temperature you with all the information you need about your health. >>> coming up, a college in pennsylvania getting a lot of heat for vending machines offering more -- the plan b pill. >> never [inaudible] that he had anything to do with it. trust me i -- i looked for it hard. >> that is josh powell's sister speaking out to abc news. what she said about her brother and why he may have killed himself and his sons.

a bit. you know, new york, had back in '69 had a big storm that dropped about 20 inches, named after the mayor here in new york. thankfully today, i think lynn mentioned she seen a few of those snow showers late last night or late yesterday so a few of us saw a few flakes, that's about it. nothing to name a storm after bloomberg. in colorado a system going here. where you see the bright colors, those are the high cold cloud tops. that system just getting going as it makes its way to north texas. it's falling into pretty dry air. may be a few areas of little light snow, not expecting much in the way of accumulation for that. we'll take a closer look in a moment. you see the progression of that system that will get into texas as more of a rainmaker which i suppose at this time of the year could use some showers across the area. the northeast, that system very quickly skirted through, did see a few numbers upwards of about an inch in washington county, again the edge of d.c. from yesterday, but not much in the way of big-time snow. it has been enough and temperatures have been cool enough that as

-- a new study may one day open up a new path for treating early alzheimer's disease. the study found that sending electrical impulses deep into a memory center in the brain helps improve memory in a very small group of epileptic patients. researchers say it's unknown whether the procedure would also work on a wide range of memory-impaired patients but the findings could actually point to a new way to treat alzheimer's in the future. >>> a story you might want to consider now. avoiding the snack counter the next time you're at the movies, if the price isn't enough. nutrition. into popular movie snacks. the results can be pretty scary. you can get a whole day's worth of calories for a tub of buttered popcorn and soda. does it surprise you? >> no. >> it's like a keg of popcorn! the largest size could reach as many as 1,600 calories. cheese nachos, about 900 calories, pretzels and cheese, a little more than 1,000. a nondiet soda reaches almost 700 calories, "consumer reports" suggests not getting the butter on the popcorn and choosing water over soda. really. eating the me

a minor means of battling the fire. the cause was under investigation. new at 7:00 a major bay pet company is fined by the environment protection agency. and alex tells the manufacture is accused of mismanaging hazardous material. >> well, the company is western digital. they're one of the largest hard drive manufacturers in the world but they also produce a large amount of laczar douse waste. according to epa those chemicals weren't always properly handled. accused of violating safety standards, western corporation is now facing $62,000 fine. epa inspectors say the hard drive manufacturing facility was not properly storing and labeling saltants and acids. >> they do not -- environmental regulations, which help protect health and environment. >> he's the epa inspector who visited this facility in 2010 for a routine environmental and safety check. along with hazardous waste violation, he says he found the tech company failed to control take emissions and was unaware of federal standards. >> he did not know about the requirement to comply with the hazards admi

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, a new style and a new design. >> host: are these ultra books here? >> guest: these are all ultra books right now. >> host: they look like laptops. >> guest: there's a couple of things that make an ultra book. it starts with the intel second generation core processers, that's the heart and the brains of the overall book. but what you'll see very quickly is while it has the full performance of a traditional laptop, it's anything but traditional. what you really have is a couple of things. you have a really sleek design and a really sort of elegant design. they're all manufactured to be less than one inch thick, they're also ultra responsive. so what we find is we love our smartphones that you turn on, our tablets sort of pop right up, in our laptops we have it's typically about a 30-second boot time. when i saw ultra responsive, when you open these up, it really has about a 7-second start-up, and you're working with your applications and your programs. so it's really highly responsive. that's the second thing. there's also some new security built into t

russia with a new president known for his height riches and playboy past he's the only new face on russia's political scene formally and a tourist party animal his reputation was once dented by an international sex scandal which has come back to haunt him on the way we are vegetarian how long it will go our body and soul as for the elections will win them anyway you can buy anything so you can buy your victory to the remaining candidates are a family a crowd to go to is the unchanging leader of the communist party good ideas are going to present a fresh image with a campaign featuring a mix of faces from the past as well as the presence of his rival from the just russia party to still get on the streets trying to attract the older generation the only clear favorite in the race prime minister vladimir putin has refrained from getting involved in the campaign directly he has controversially refused to take part in any t.v. debates sending his representatives instead trees and his promises never show his face. on the street politics that only talk. big meeting. either prop or tin or against po

a new bill will make that illegal. the maryland state senate approved a motion that would prohibit your employer from requiring you to return to work after serving jury duty, no matter how long it takes you. even if you only spend 10 minutes on jury duty. supporters say this is an important civic service that needs to be recognized. united continental airlines has a deal for gift folders. you may be able to trade them in -- a deal for gift holders. you might be of the trade them in for frequent flyer miles. just log in to your account to see if your gift card is one of the more than 60 major retailers on the approved list. if so, united will convert the gift cards into miles. >> just in time for valentine's day, kipling bears personal finance released the best cities in america for singles. los angeles is the fifth best city course singles looking to settle down and build a financial future. baltimore came in at no. 4. santa cruz, california was number three, bloomington, ill., was no. 2, and ann arbor, michigan, toppin

. >> new study suggests getting a whiff could fill your body with toxic fumes. they tested the steering wheels armrests and the seats of more than 200 brands new cars and found more than 275 different chemicals. >> i think about the city, it brings issue to the attention of the public and do car makers. -- and the car makers. they will think about what they are putting in the cars. i wouldn't say there is proof that any of the things are harming anybody out there. >> the doctor says air pollution outside of the cars is potentially more dangerous than the new car smell. >>> two friends are great detectives even though they are legally blind. they tracked down a missing iphone. he is blinds, vincent's iphone is more than just a phone to him. it's specially equipped to listen and talk to him. his lifeline to the world. last friday he lost it. he called his friend, who then almost blind himself, managed to find a signal from the iphone on her ipad. it would change locations. i said your phone has got to be in this taxi. it's a taxi pattern. >> turns out his brother d

the 1979 three mile island accident, the nuclear regulatory commission has approved a license for a new nuclear plant. the nrc approved a request for two reactors near augusta, georgia. the vote clears the way for officials to issue an operating license for those reactors and they could begin operating as soon as 2016 and 2017. >>> syria's violent crackdown on anti-government protestors continues to escalate. forces loyal to the president al-assad have surrounded the city, the center of the 11 month uprising, for nearly a week the army has been trying to crush pockets of violent resistance there. groups say more than 60 people were killed on thursday alone. >>> our time coming up on 4:35. at 4:40. a $25 billion settlement which will help homeowners who are in trouble reduce their debt. jessica will break down the mortgage deal in your -- money. >>> new hope for a possible cure. a new drug for cancer may also help alzheimer's patients. >>> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you are watching 9news now. >>> 4:37 on this friday morning. and we are looking at some sunshine to

. >> a new kind of problem for mature writers. this time it is not about delays or broken bosses, but people who have been sexually harassed. -- a new problem for metro riders. gail huff is live with more. >> victims tell us they are tired of suffering in silence. they are making their complaints very public. talking about exactly what has happened to them on the metro. >> he had his hand down his pants and was monitoring all of this gross stuff. >> she did not report the crime to police. today before the committee on government operations, she and many others told their stories. >> it was rush hour, and i was outside of the metro station. i do not think any person, man or woman, should have to be treated that way. >> hundreds of metro riders are telling their stories on a web site called collective action for safe spaces. >> even with the police, a lot of people are afraid to report it. we want to create a culture of tolerance. >> last year there were 84 cases of sexual offenses reported to transit police. talking to richard -- t

washington's a teligent services reportedly concluded iran is not building a nuclear weapon america's main news outlets refused to drop anti iranian scaremongering. at less than a fortnight before russians choose a new president the front runners face of flooding the streets of london we tell you why. big money and inflated egos as russian banks start paying out the annual bonuses the top manages but the central bank in russia is taking steps to limit excessive basements one doesn't twenty minutes of business up to. five pm in moscow i match president good to have you with us here on our team our top story the friends of syria gathering designed to find a solution to the country's crisis could instead be used to push for military intervention and israeli website known for its links to intelligence sources say the western led meeting serves as a means to bypass moscow and beijing as u.n. security council vetoes the site also suggest the pentagon is thrashing out an operation planned expected to get the go ahead from president obama similar procedures apparently underway in other western capitals