and betty ann says what? i didn't do anything. i didn't do anything that anyone wouldn't do and yes, you do. most people wouldn't do this. >> larry: what kept you believing? >> my brother. my brother kenny had more faith in me than anybody ever had. >> larry: he erupted a lot, lost confidence a lot. >> never lost confidence in me. in the system. >> larry: not you but getting out. >> once we made the promise of going to law school, kenny really believed i would get him out. i didn't really believe i could get him out or find a way. he did. he did believe. >> larry: was it tough to play? >> yeah, it was. it was, but it was fun. it was good, hard work, and because of tony and hilary, i felt like i was able, to you know, step up to the plate. >> larry: did you talk to betty ann about who her brother was like? >> yeah, absolutely. we spent a whole weekend, the three of us, with betty ann and her relatives and told stories about kenny and betty ann when they were kids. >> lots of great stories. >> a lot of fun actu

betty ann, what was it like to see yourself played by her? >> surreal. >> first of all, i can't even believe that i got to have her play me. but it was really surreal. i felt bad that she had to actually learn to talk like me and do some of the things i do but she did a fabulous job. >> you didn't have even a high school diploma, right? >> i did have a ged. >> larry: you went to law school and became a lawyer just to get your brother freed? >> yes. >> larry: i what was it like to play her? >> i don't know of betty ann's story before the script was sent to me. i didn't hear about it on the news or anything. but it was a great incredible honor to play this woman who's my real life hero. >> there's no way to underplay this. it's an incredible film. sam, when you got the script, and you got to play this brother, a conflicted character, did you love it right away? >> i dmplt i chased after t i thought it was an amazing script and a great part. i was really excited. >> larry: but you had to play someone who was not a nice guy. a guy who pretty much

the dogs will be able to go outside ann in aa they police.ior concrete is heated aad as with humans, cold joints dogs we waat to prevent that aad keep them as healthy aa possible. >> reporter: how many canines are in the unit right now? >> six. >> reporttr: how lonn has rickkbeen doing it for? >> rick as been doing it for 5 years. >> reporter: real me these dogs are meant do do one thinn. >> protection. they are from the transportatio3 ann explosiveedetection canine team program. it's a national program. theyycover thh airports and transit facilities aaounn the united states. >> reporter: to keep everybody safe that is what it's for. -ater we wwll keep rick a chance >> these are partners out on the streets but they are pets to them, aren't they. with them, so these guys know -ach other very, veey welll in particular this location gives them a place where they can kennel them if they go on vacation. before that, they had to go find at k-9 unit to leave thee aa. >> i like thh heated floors. >>> the man accused of shooting 13 peoole at a fort ho

hillary swank plays betty ann waters in "conviction." the real betty ann waters is here, too. she went to law school and became an attorney to get her brother out of prison. sam rockwell plays kenneth waters, betty ann's brother who spent 18 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. and tony goldwin who directed "conviction," this terrific movie, it opens october 15. such stories aren't just the subject of movies. joining us here in los angeles and in dallas, are 12 men all wrongfully convicted of crimes, jailed and ultimately freed. the dallas county district attorney who plays the central role in their new lives is with us too, and they'll be watching along with you. we'll hear some of their stories a little later in the hour. let's first take a look at a scene from "conviction." >> this is what i'm going to do, i'm going to stop by trying to get a ba after i take the stupid ged test, and if i can get that far, there's no guarantee i'll even get in, i'll apply to law school. but it's going to take a long time, a really long time and i might be 80 years old before i fin

anne makovec is at the scene with the latest. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. the fire is out, juliette, but they have a seriously dilapidated building to deal with here on hyde street in between sutter and bush streets. a four-story apartment building has been destroyed. it appears to be gutted. a fire that started on the first floor of the building burnt all the way up to the fourth floor. this happened at around 5:00 a.m. three people have been injured. they are at the hospital here. luckily the hospital is only a block away. they had smoke inhalation and are expected to be okay. but about 50 people have been displaced and are homeless from the looks of it. the red cross is helping them out. two adjacent buildings were also evacuated. and those people will likely be able to return to their homes. >> thank you to the red cross and the firefighters. anne makovec in san francisco. thank you.

it means to anne arundel countt 30 million and more than the money, 4,000 jobb dedicated to anne arundeleporter: one of his main goals to to clear up ann misconceptions about the plans to have slots at tte all. >> slots and a family friindly mall do not go together..3 >> reporttr: specifically opposites tte plan and suggests that the sloos will be loccted inside of the mall.3 ú% of course, it's not in the mall,,it's freestanding byú itself and you have to be 21 to >> reportee: if question a passes the slots aalor will be built mmediately. have to start all over aggin and find a new location. cordish says he is feeling lucky. >> we got great momentum anddiim very, veey optimistic. i'm going to keep on walking and sending voounteerr right up to november second. >> reporter: cordish began his door to door campaign a close to 660 homes. >>> commng up laye lay later one earll he, helen holton gees her day in court. the charges she is facing and why a conviction wouldn't force her out of i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to r

i feel like he is. >> reporter: betty ann will be wishing her brother were here to share it. i'm david wright for "nightline" in los angeles. >> what a story. a sister's love. "convictions" in theaters october 15th all over the country. >>> up next, it could be the future of entertainment. we have an exclusive look at the new google tv. zçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzçzç ♪ [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ new puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue. and it delivers twice the moisturizers to your nose versus the next leading lotion tissue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. when you prefer a lotion-free tissue, try puffs ultra soft & strong. host: could switching to geico or more on car insurance?ercent do woodchucks chuck wood? (high-pitched laughter) man: hey you dang woodchucks, quitchucking my wood! vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> well, the living room is about to get an extreme

that ne is in anne arundel county.whole lane of the it's 15 feet deep. luckily it's not a major road ann t ssouldn't affect your %-that's the hope at least.ing. look at it right there.3 a live shot at that sinkhole in severna. knows how to deal with floodater cooditions, but even many of and should be used to it weree overwhelmee bb this much rain. joel d smith is in bolie's quarters whereerrads have been if you're sed to it, too much rain ii too much rain, nothing you can do. >> reporter: when ww are we got, it was too much, especcally for ssall rrods like this susquehanna avenue totally subamericannesubmerged anddit he down veey much. the water is coming in as fast as it's going out. let's take a look at other spots. it's close to the water. we are going to et have water. look attthe pier area, even before hiih tide. supposed to be cooered by the higg waves. locals say it's not hhrriiane make it muuh eaaier to look at. theyywanned to take a look. -hey were wondering how bad the roads were going to get. we are havingg

and anne coulter and dr. lamont hill in a tomato fight. >> they are eating crow because they called her a hoe. but should they be strung up because they thought they hung up. gubernatorial candidate jerry brown's campaign said an audiotape revealed to meeting whitman as a whore. they left a voicemail back in september. brown hoping -- hung up, but his con veer conversation was taped. he talked about losing lawen force meant endorsements. listen up, you freaks. >> well, a whitman mouth piece called it an insult to the women of california and, quote, an inforgivable smear. that is actually a u-2 album. and the brown camp issued an apology with steven glacier saying it was a jumble audible recording of a private conversation. our language was salty. we apologize to ms. whitman and anyone who may have been offended. for the latest we go to the sacramento bureau chief. professor, any updates? >> i agreed with everything he said. >> anne, this is what i don't get. why hasn't the champion of women's rights come out

ann joins us from sfo with new concerns about terror. ann good morning. >> reporter: that's right. we have seen similar warnings

ann curry. we'll have more on ann's trip on our website, nightly.msnbc.com.nd george clooney will join ann tomorrow morning on "today" for a live interview. >>> when we come back here tonight, how is it the earthquake prediction for southern california just got worse? >>> we learned today the first u.s. government approved human embryonic stem cell study is underway, and a lot of people are watching closely. a patient suffering from paralysis from a spinal cord injury has been injected with millions of stem cells. this trial is only meant to assess the safety of using the stem cells, not the effectiveness of the technique at reversing the paralysis. >>> as if we don't otherwise have enough to worry about these days, scientists are now saying the big one, the major california earthquake that all the experts tell us is inevitable may be bigger than previous predictions. new research shows the san andreas fault is long overdue for a major shift. that could mean a magnitude of 8.1 quake along the entire 340 miles of the southern section of the fault. scientists c

. >>> ann anne arundel county -tudent is being treated shock3 trauma after getting in a ffght in school. the administratoos ppsted the statemmnt at the website that three stuuents got into a fight between classee and one was ú%riously hurt. >> too many fights in schhol and happened out of nowhere. >> two students are ffcing assault charges, the other is expected to be okay. >>> an annapolis high schooo studeet is accussd of raping a classmate. 17 years old troy reid has been3 charged as an adult in that incident. police say reid anddthe girl left the school. he walked her to a wooded area nearby and raped her. incluuing rape, ssdomy andú assault. >>> baltimore city police are looking for the uspect who thhy say killed an elderly man back in april. this ii 27 years old garly3 lltham he is accused of assaulting john sandy who died a few months later. pplice say he ii on the run avoiding firss-degree murdee charges. he was last seen wo weeks ago oo wellington avenue. ú%none with information about his whereabouts.ú trial did not have any questionú oo thursday. it's the first time it has hap

let's go to anne. anne makovec is also at at&t park, and anne, you're right in the plaza in frontof the willie mays statue. seen any die-hard fans? >> reporter: not yet. of course, it's several hours before the game. they can use all their energy for the first pitch at 4:57 tonight. we are still waiting for the action. it's always funny when we are out here so early in the morning and it's dead and then within the next few hours everybody starts waking up and the insanity begins. that's what we're expecting. let's check out the new addition to the field inside at&t park. the world series logo. isn't it beautiful? the park has been carefully manicured for its day in the sun. now, if you are not lucky enough to see this firsthand this evening there will be a big screen presentation of the game at the civic center in downtown san francisco. the whole city is in the spirit. a big fireworks show last night at golden gate park. the city's landmark buildings are lit up in orange. the starting pitcher tonight,

ann curry. we'll have more on ann's trip on our website, nightly.msnbc.com.rge clooney will join ann tomorrow morning on "today." >>> when we come back here tonight, how is it the earthquake prediction for southern california just got worse? [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, including celebrex, may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases i

anne makovec is at sfo this morning where mr. obama will take off for southern california. >> he doesn't center to go through the front door and through security, right? >> reporter: i don't think we'll see him passing through casually here. these things are usually on lockdown and actually, speaking of, he was actually supposed to appear downtown san francisco. but because of the giants they decided to not have him do that because of the traffic he nightmare it would have created when you have secret service blocking off roads. he is flying out of sfo this morning at 10:00 a.m. flying down to southern california for a fundraiser for senator barbara boxer. then taking part in a campaign rally at usc along with democratic gubernatorial candidate jerrybrown. later obama will fly to nevada to help other democrats, including senate majority leader harry reid, who is a major target by republicans looking to unseat democrats. last night, the president met with steve jobs and then headlined a pair of fundraisers on the peninsula. one fu

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she caused a hhge scene ann eventualll ---security stepped in ann surprise, surprise, scott was thrownided on3 a fas fashion faux person. theee shoes and shorts are a winner but the outfit is just kind of ahha because of the biby sitter's club sweatshirt. the you know the color is offensive enough but the red is embarrassing. then e is spotted in paris with a housecoat moo moo and hat is fine, until you see her feet. sendelauper wouldn't even do that. and let's not mention the shoes. maabe she ii she clicks her heels three times she will make it home. and last but not less, is this outfit.3 when you put the elementary to figure ut whht that statemmnt is. that's your tabloid tuesday. i'm brrndi proctor. i will see you next week! i'm confuued by the outfit. >> there's no way that she thought that was good. >> tonighttknow why juutin bieber is dding that, but all the girls re going to buy it sú i do understand him foo that reason, it's going to be a great christmas shelf. it'' going to fly off the ú%elves. >> smart little guy. >> ii's so easy to get distracted while cooking. why so many p

we do have flooding in anne arundel county.watch out for a sinkhole and more flooding in millersville -hat has shutdown between central avenue and route 648. as an alternate. we are dealing with more flloding between putty hilll3 taae a look at 695 at harford road. you will notice no reel problems. it doesn't look dangerous. the roads are slick so you don'3 want to reduce yyur speed. here a live look at warren road. cars are moving alonn okay. it's going very, very slick. we do have down trees in the -rea.3 warren road is going to be shutdown at bossily avenue. as we can go back to the map, wú have another fallen tree that shutdown boss lee avenuily at y vvlley road. and more flooding in cecil county. route 222 is oing to be shutdown t happy valleyyroad. that's a look at the traffic edge. pattice,,let's ssnd it back to you. yesterday and well into the overnight hourss all over the city heavy rainn3 forced businesses anddstreets to close. in morning some are slowll we ú%ening. megan gilliland is live at fells point wwere residen

president murphy: thank you, ann. thank you, commissioner lee. >> do we have any public comment on that item? president murphy: seeing none. next item. >> we are going into 11. discussion and possible action on the annual performance evaluation of the director. a is public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session. president murphy: any public comments? seeing none. >> we can go to b, possible action to convene a closed session. may i have a motion. >> move to go into closed session. president murphy: second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> we are now going into closed session. >> second. >> all of those in favor? >> aye. >> there is no public comment. >> we need to vote on continuing into the closed session for the next meeting. >> to the call? >> the call of the president. >> we do not need to vote on that? >> we are continuing closed session until the call of the president. we are on item number 12, commissioners questions and matters. 12a his inquiry to staff. >> commissioner walker. >> i would like to h

ann curry, nbc news, virginia. >> and you can see the rest of ann's exclusive report "rescue on the mountainside" on "dateline" tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central time. >>> when we come back here tonight, californians stunned today by news of a shark attack on a popular stretch of beach and it's been fatal. >>> we mentioned this earlier. a shark attack took the life of a 19-year-old college student today in northern santa barbara county in california. he was a college student who was boogie boarding this morning at surf beach. which is technically part of vandenberg air force base. sheriffs said the victim's leg was bitten off and he died after being pulled from the water. traditionally shark attacks have been rare in that particular area. >>> there's a new message from president obama getting a lot of attention. it's the latest video in a nationwide media campaign called "it gets better." . it's trying to stop the bullying of young, gay people. the president said he was shocked and saddened by a recent wave of suicides by young people who were taunted about their sexuality. and he offered a videotap

>> sounds good, anne makovec in san mateo. anne, thank you so much. >>> 6:02 now. new this morning, the candidates for governor aren't slowing down when it comes to spending. the newest totals are out and another record was shattered with just a month until election day. republican meg whitman has spent a record $140 million on her campaign so far. democrat jerry brown has spent about $11 million, less than a tenth of whitman's total. whitman reports having $9.2 million left compared to about $22 .5 million for brown. >>> state lawmakers are on track to vote on the budget tomorrow. they are expected to work out fine print in a committee hearing today. the no tax budget fix for our $19 billion deficit was approved on friday. 93 days after the deadline. >>> more details about a protest planned by governor schwarzenegger today. he is upset about the feds rejecting disaster aid for people in san bruno affected by that gas pipeline explosion. so the governor is preparing an appeal. fema says there isn't enough damage to overwhelm state and local governments but the agen

anne makovec is in san bruno with more on the pipeline problems facing the utility. anne. >>> 6:54.enalties avoided by pg&e. anne makovec has more on the pipeline problems facing the utility. >> reporter: good morning. it is the california public utilities commission in charge of all of the companies running pipelines up and down the state of california including the ones that run through this san bruno neighborhood where the blast occurred. and concerns here now over a new report that shows the cpuc might not have been doing a very stringent job so far. the agency is now forming a panel to review the pipeline blast here but the "san francisco chronicle" is reporting that before the blast, the agency had been taking a hands off approach even though pg&e had more pipeline infractions than the rest of the state's major pipelines combined. over a 6-year period, no fans to were handed out. zero. meantime, pg&e is putting motorized cameras into the pipeline here in san bruno to inspect it between the blast site 2/3 of a mile in either direction. planning on sharing those pictures with th

makovec. >> anne is so sweet.ou get a look at the game for free. >> what if you need a

ann? >> don knapp in oakland. thank you. the wet weather may have caused a dangerously close call in sonoma county. >> it sounded like an earthquake. >> a large oak tree toppled onto a home. it crashed through the roof of a bedroom at around 10:30 a.m. this morning. four people were home at the time including the woman who was staying in the bedroom. fortunately she was in the living room at the time the tree fell and no one was hurt. also in sonoma county the wet weather caused hazardous driving conditions. this is around 9:30 a.m. this morning. cars splashing through pools of water a pretty familiar scene on many of the roadways today. the rain came down hard enough today to prompt a flood advisory in parts of the bay area. we have continued team coverage showing how the downpours put a damper on business in one of the hardest areas hit by the storm. >> reporter: wet roadways, creeks running high and umbrellas getting their first real workout of the season. welcome to the rainy season. >> it was raining so hard i had to ho

. >>> also, a freshman at an anne arundel high school is in the hospital. the two seniors who now face legal action and how the fight started. >>> plus, it's not a sight that is often seen at the commercial building in washington, d.c. the smell workers have to deal with today. >>> also, she was >>> now out about why her boss may have jumped to conclusion. >> we have got our safes clear sky i think the only issue traveling this morning is sun glare and we are a half who are away from the official sunrise. how about the traffic? let's see what's going on out there with kim bound. >> reporter: thanks. well, on the major roadways, we don't have problems but some rortle of debris on outer loop at he edmonton and a pair of crashes in baltimore county. we will get to when good morning maryland returns after this. so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich's $3 billion in taxes and fees. the

>> my editor, well, ann godoff, who has just been such a wonder in my career, ann and i, we'd meet periodically for lunch. she was always full of kind of enthusiastic good ideas and the right questions. and what i love about ann is she's not only a wonderful editor, she's a wonderful publisher. so that for instance, ann had said to me, "we have to have a cover that shows washington on a white horse." i said, "why?" she said, "well, you make much of how majestic he looked on a white horse and this sense of stage craft, political theater that he had." and so i found this painting that rembrandt peale did of washington on a white horse that rembrandt peale did in 1824. it's called washington before yorktown. and ann was absolutely right about it because i think that what we wanted -- you know when people think of george washington, they think of gilbert stuart's george washington. they think of an old, craggy, stiff character. that wasn't the washington that excited his contemporaries. the washington that excited his contemporaries was a youthful dynamic you know charismatic man. and i think that

anne, thanks very much. anne makovec in san francisco. >>> up to bat, lawrence karnow with our game day forecast. >> do you think they're really sleeping? i'd have a hard time sleeping before these games. weather pretty good today. out the door dense fog temperatures in the 40s and 50s, thick at the coast. reports of visibilities less than a quarter mile so be very careful traveling around the bay area. the good news is it's a thin layer and it's going to lift so by the afternoon a lot of sunshine temperatures near 80 inland, inside the bay 60s and 70s there. what about the important game? we're looking good. we have some sunshine coming our way and temperature of 66 degrees if you are headed out to the park, go giants. should be great. matt cain i think he is going to be great today. that's the latest from here, guys. back to you. >> thank you. it is 5:04. this morning, the state senate will hold its first hearing on the san bruno pipeline explosion. the joint hearing of that public safety and energy commit

still have flood warnings in anne arundel, saint mary's, stafford counties.se are up for a few more hours and depending how quick the waters recede they will be allowed to expire or extend. a lot of that going on yesterday. for the immediate metro things are calming down. all the rivers are high. they will be cresting in the next day or so as the water works its way downstream. keep that in mind if you live near the areas that normally flood. even in alexandria it will be a crest coming down in another day or two. this morning, we have spotty showers and drizzle. most temperatures in the a 0s and 60s now. we may see a 70 or 71 in extreme parts of the eastern shore but generally 50s and 60s. sun is up at 7:04. today slow to climb to the mid- 60s by 9:00. that maybe optimistic. low 60s with few showers and the drive home i think is mostly sunny, around 72. should be a really comfortable day. except for the winds which will gust close to 30. clear and chilly tonight. the winds drop off. 44 to 54. blanket weather. northwest winds five to 15. if you don't like to

a woman in anne arundel county claim she was doused with bleach. bob ehrlich and martin o'malley are at it again, but are the are at it again, but are the i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >> change is on the way, because this storm is getting out of here, but the storm that brought us some heavy rain will bring some strong winds for friday and saturday. clearing skies and cool temperatures, great for the running festival on saturday, but the winds could be a factor. coming home, the wind will be at your back. sunday looks beautiful, sunny and 70, and a little cooler up in new england for the ravens and patriots. is

in order to do that, the majority of anne arundel countyyvoters must pass a slot's referendum, known as question a. >> it means $400 million to the state that's presently going to west virginia to charlestown and delaware. it means to anne arundel county over immortant than the money, 4,000 jobs dedicated to aane arundel county residents. >>reporter: he said one of his main goal system to clear up any misconceptionn about the plans to add slots near the mall. >> slots and a family-friendly mall do not go together. >>reporter: specifiially from ads that oppose the plan and suggests the slots be located >> of course, it's not in the pall. it's free standing by itself and you have to be 21 to get in. that's the state law. >>reportee: if question a passes, the slot's parlor will fails, the commany will have to keep on walking and showiig >>> invessigatorssstill aren't sure what sparkkd that massive wareeouse fire yesterday. heavy flames and thick smoke raaed through the plant yesterday afternoon. investigators say it's still too earlyyto tell whether the fire was intentionally set. no on

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betty ann, tell me ant kenny, what kind of guy was he?ny was the life of the party. >> reporter: she admits he was a troublemaker but in her heart she knew he was not a killer. so this high school dropout enrolled in community college then on to law school and became her brother's attorney. >> never a moment when you said to yourself "i'm going to give up, i can't do this"? >> i couldn't give up. if i did, he wouldn't have made it. >> reporter: betty ann faced setback after setback and after a long, frustrating search, finally a break through. >> i felt like somebody a mile away could have heard my heart beat. it was amazing. >> reporter: with the help of attorney barry scheck's innocence project, she was able to show through d.n.a. testing that the blood found at the murder scene was not her brother's and after 18 years in prison, kenny waters was declared innocent. >> i think it's absolutely amazing that she's dedicated her life to this. >> we find the defendant guilty, your honor. >> we'll get you out, kenny! >> reporter: now the real-

ann notarangelo is in dublin to explain why commuters been fit from this.i, ann. >> reporter: right behind me is the alamo canal trail but look what happens. it ends abruptly right here. there is no way of going around 580, over 580 or under 580. but today the east bay regional park district said they have the money to extend this trail so it connects with pleasanton bart and also the iron horse trail. right now the east bay has about 200 miles of paved trails for walkers and bicyclists. it goes from brentwood to richmond to union city in pleasanton. the problem is, there are gaps where you can't walk or ride. places like right near the pleasanton bart station. >> when you look around there are no bike lanes going from this bart station out into pleasanton. >> reporter: but that's about to change. the east bay regional park district has been awarded a $10 million federal grant to connect the trails. the entire project will cost more than 4 times that but getting this money gives it a boost and a stamp of approval. >> i had the one thing that could compete n

let's put that on the aend, ann, for maybe -- agenda, ann, for maybe november. director day: we used to have -- she no longer can come to the meetings. she asked if d.b.i. is charging planning for those fees. are we charging them an administration fee? director day: we do charge them a slight administration fee for our counting and -- yes, that is included. that's the charge from our department to planning department and from our don't any other department that we collect fees for, the fee basis for. commissioner lee: i guess the question, is that fee then passed on to the customer? director day: we're not charging the customers for that fee. we're charging the planning department. whether planning department incorporates what we charge them into their fees -- commissioner lee: that's what i was wondering. chairman murphy: it'sen -- -- commissioner hechanova: it's an internal assessment. >> internal. director day: she did want know give her name, edith. i don't know if any of you remember edith. >> do we have any public comment or do the commissioners have any f

along with ann curry. we're welcoming ann back from assignment. off "today." >> she'll be back tomorrow. >> johis left eye was so damage it had to be removed. coming up we'll be talking to him about that encounter last september and about his recovery ever since. >>> does an ohio school have a serious problem with bullies? fourteens have died by their own hands in the course of three years. >>> also tomorrow here on "today," we have got to mention we have got a live and rare interview with secretary of state condoleezza rice. we're going to be talking to her about her new memoirs and the current state of the world, that's condoleezza rice here on "today." >>> we begin with the develops in a murder of an american killed by pirates on a border lake. janet shanlian has the latest on this story. >> reporter: we're now 11 days into this investigation, no sign of david hartley, and today similar conflicting reports from mexico about whether there are suspects in this case. also we're getting a look at the hartleys and their activities on the day of the

anne. >> reporter: yeah. heard from authorities in fresno saying they have thought they had their man earlier overnight. and it turns out they do not believe that this was the kidnapper. so at this hour, the kidnapper and the little girl still on the loose and we are hoping that this little girl is going to be found safe. here's her picture. she is eight years old. her name is elisa cardenaz. police say she was playing at home with another girl in central fresno way a stranger, man, grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into the truck. police believe the same man exposed himself to a different child 20 minutes before elisa was kidnapped about 6 blocks away from her home. here are the descriptions. this is what police are looking for. elise sacks, 4 feet tall weighing 60 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing bluejeans and a light purple sweater with winnie the pooh on the front. this man drove away in an older brown or red 1990 late model ford pickup truck. but the description is very shady and

anne, thank you very much. anne makovec at at&t park for game one of the world series. >>> bart is ready to handle the world series crowds later this afternoon. longer trains will be running on all lines before and after games 1 and 2. special event trains are also on standby if needed. the embarcadero and montgomery stations near at&t park will be the busiest. >>> let's go ahead and check with elizabeth and find out how the commut is going. i imagine people would want to get to work early, leave early and get home and watch the game. >> for sure, yeah. right now traffic is moving along just fine across the bay area. world series at at&t park, expect extra traffic this afternoon crossing the bay bridge and the golden gate. it starts at 4:57 at at&t park. here's live look at the bay bridge. traffic is very light right now. we do just get word of an accident approaching the metering lights. sounds like a car versus tollbooth. last check that car was off to the right shoulder. not sure if that's causing any delays