yesterday at bancroft elementary in northwest. we're told it was opened in the office and when an employee spotted the powder, police and fire were called. today another letter with powder, this time at adams elementary also in northwest. >> did contain some powdery unknown type substance, best described like a white powder. >> reporter: taking no chances, hazmat crews moved people away from the substance and with protective suits on inspected the powder putting it through numerous tests. >> we were able to eliminate any hazard. no one was sick. no one had any ill effects. >> reporter: both schools are located in council member jim graham's ward 1. >> we may have some wing nut, you know. we've been through this and to target, to send this to an elementary school. >> reporter: the fbi says last week and over the weekend 17 houston, texas schools received letters with a similar substance inside. the houston fire department says early tests reveal the substance may have been cornstarch. we have learned there is a connection between t

police say the letter sent to bancroft may be linked to 17 oilers that were sent to texas schools. all had a post mark labeled north text tech. the letters have been sent to a regional lab where the fbi will continue to investigate. >>> both candidates for governor of maryland faced off in a debate. they sparred over taxes and immigration. they clashed over the term new americans. >> sadly it's a political football a nativism and the desire to blame new americans for the problems in our economy. new americans didn't run wall street into the ground. >> what you call new americans, by the way somebody breaks into my house is that a new member of my family that night? it's not new americans. illegals. >> we have all you need to know on next month's election, log on to myfoxdc.com and click on the politics tab. >>> turning to the economy now, staggering numbers on the federal deficit come out this morning. it's expected to be more than a trillion dollars for the second year in a row. and with just weeks before the midterm elections, it will give government critics fresh ammunition. the

bancroft and adams elementary received letters this week. tracee wilkins is live with more details on this. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning. the powder was deemed harmles but th fact that this was sent to d.c. schools in the last two days has investigators involved. the powder was harmless. no one s hurt inside the car. fbi is investigating and looking into the possibility of a connection with powder also sent to 17 houston, texas schools last week. hazardous materials teams were called to bancroft wednesday and adams elementary here. investigators have not determined if these incidents are connected to the powder september to the schools in houston. parents received robo calls. d.c. public schools released a statement saying no students were at danger at any time during this. of course there playing close attention to this. again, the fbi is involved. i'm tracee wilkins, live in northwest. >> an urgent warning to people in northern virginia. lock yo doors and window. there is a sial burglar on the loose. that was the big mes

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a letter containing a white powder was sent to bancroft elementary on wednesday and another showed up yesterday at adams elementary. d.c. hazmat teams found both letters to be harmless. police say the letters sent to bancroft elementary and the 17 to schools in texas had a post mark labeled north texas. >>> now to a fox 5 follow up on claims of a cancer cluster near fort detrick in maryland. public health officials found no evidence of above average cancer rates in the areas of the installation. kristen renee foundation says it has uncovered 600 cases which the health department has not looked at and is calling on health officials to expand their investigation. a report found army researchers began spraying a dangerous herbicide called agent orange to kill vegetation in the 1950s. army officials released a statement saying it is continuing its research. >>> another town heal meeting by the presumptive next mayor. vincent gray showed up in northwest to hear from voters and brought the temporary school chancellor kay henderson. we asked him about the humanners that he fired outgoing cha

bancroft elementary received the package and another at adams elementary. the letter sent to bancroft elementary may be linked to schools sent in texas. the fire department says the schools were not evacuated and no one became sick. the letters have been sent to a region at lab. the fbi is still investigating. >>> washington wizards star gilbert arenas had to leave the game early last night because of a strained groin. this time, the injury appears to be real. arenas admitted to faking an injury to give a playing guard more playing time. >>> 7:25 and the redskins looking to build on their winning ways. coming off a big come from behind win against the packers. dave ross joins us for the friday match-ups. >>> we will get the latest weather and traffic updates coming up as well. it is 7:25 on this friday morning. frce ttge to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm all about helping them get the looks for less. that's t.j.maxx. my assistant says, "isn't that all last season's fashions?"

letter sent to bancroft elementary may be linked to other letters sent to texas schools. >>> how do you get a suspected murderer to confess? how about a phony pen pal? that is what investigators used trying to get a confession from the prime suspect in the chandra levy case. investigators called the phony letters written in 2004 and 2005. the judge denied a request to dismiss the case yesterday. the trial is expected to get under way next week. >>> you can forget a price reduction for smartrip cards. metro was going to cut the $5 price tag in half. they reversed the decision. they thought it cost $1.25 to make the smartrip cards, but it costs $3.40 to make each card. the differencewouldd have cost metra millions. >>> what do you get a girl for her birthday? >> a pony. >> that would be expensive. one viewer wants to know what to get his niece for his birthday. >> would a gift card be okay? >> if you want to take the easy way out. >> wonders. >>> the colts are coming to town. peyton manning and the colts are coming in town. dave ross is in next with the friday football forecast. >>> and j

someone sent white powder to bancroft and adams elementary schools. >>> dense attorneys say police violated right to be silent when they sent phony pen pal letts in pris in 2004 and 2005. they carried the pseudonym maria lopez and was an attempt the get him to confess. the trial is scheduled to start next week. >>> and one by one the rescued miners are leaving the hospital and returning to their families. no one is suffering from shock despite being stuck underground for two months. the government will monitorhe miners for psychological and emotional scars over the next few months. and that's a look at this morning's top stors. eun, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. a maryland man is dead three days after a violen encoter with police, and now his family wants to know what happened. last sunday police were called to an apartment building in whe oak, maryland for a report of ape mann acting suspiciously. 65-year-old kareem abdul ali. standard procedure when pepper sprais used. they wash the subject's eyes and skin. >>> news 4's megan mcgrath is live this morning. >> reporter: good morn

if you'll note today in these incidents yesterday in the district, adam and bancroft elementary. fitting that pattn. the fbi officials say they are investigating these incidents. they don't know if there is a connection betwe the letters sent here to the d.c. schools and the ones in houston but they're continuing their investigation. reporting live from northwest, darcy spencer, news4. >>> tonight neighbors will hold a community meeting about the wave of community meetings. people are getting together at great falls tonight to talk about the one-man crime spree. since late augu, there have been about 100 burglaries, attempted burglaries and car break-ins. fairfax, principles william and loudoun counties. >>> the clouds have parted. we have some sunshine across our area. >> so will the rain return? chief meteorogist doug kammerer is tracking the conditions for us. how about it? >> the good news is that rain moved in quickly. some areas saw some heavy rain well over an ch. now the rain is out of here. i think we're just about done with the rain. but stage two of this storm will mov

the nominee began to dominate box possession but managed to pull one bancroft before the bird period that's when the nice girl could have made it to one lucky goal but they now move weren't complaining as they hope to take a game into overtime but their comeback and all the hard work wasn't done three minutes from time to deny more players they see fennell dispels and say scott had almost two minutes play in five on three and that was long enough for them to put the game beyond doubt again modern sports just us bird powerfully of the night you know after wards the winner stressed the importance of the ball place and everything to discuss and it's very important for us to school on a power play today was cold goals having at least a one man advantage that will continue this good run of the team is in experiences to ask it's very important to score in pyar plays it gives us a loss of confidence that's an issue we're working hard in training sessions. and that. this guard deservedly won this three want. to continue the we knew three on tuesday. why do you dispute mark r.t. . now in foot

. >> reporter: we're live at bank rost -- bancroft. this is a nationwide day of action to defend public education. and a walkout is scheduled this morning. a list of activities. later today, the legislature is scheduled to vote on a budget, one which would allot $52.5 billion for k through 12 education and community colleges. and there is even money for the university of california and california state university systems. that budget plan provides $5.5 billion. that's more than last year. but ricardo gomez, a uc berkeley student says it might be a little too little, a little too late. ricardo, thanks for joining us this morning. and you've been out to protest before. tell me why protestors will be out to protest again today? >> well, we really feel that the state's plan for higher education is a little too little, too late. and it's a tragedy that in order to get these funds for uc, that there will be massive cuts to the k through 12 system. >> reporter: later today, you said there is going to be a big rally. and you expect most of the

the first arrived at bancroft elementary yesterday. and the second was found at adams elementary today. preliminary tests of both herself showed the powder was not harmful. shortly after police arrived at adams Ñielementary, a robo call was sent to parents to let them know about the situation. parent believe the school handled the situation properly. >> the police, fire, fbi, and haas mateople were here at the drop of a hat and were all over trying to assess what the problem was and then figure out what to do about releasing people to move around freely again. >> they were involved in a similar situation in texas. 17 schools in houston received whitepowder. >>> a local family trying to get answers tonight after a man in his 60s died following a violent arrest. >> reporter: jim, the victim's family tells us he was diagnosed with schizophrea and was taking medication for it. he lived in lone in an apartment in this building. he died three days after a confrontation wi montgomery county police. police and the family are looking for abcs.

they will start at 6:00 at bancroft and telegraph followed by a walk out at 11:30 and a noon rally and a sit in at 5:00. in the race for mayor of oakland, one candidate owns a spending record. don perada spent almost $600,000 to be oakland's next mayor. his opponents say he passed the spending limit. he spent nearly 200,000 and kaplan spent $125,000. both requested stricter regulations of candidate spending limits. you will get a chance to hear from the mayoral candidates. a forum at 6:00 at oakland city hall. remember for all the news on races that are important to your community, logon to nbcbayarea.com and search for prop zero. >>> the wife of national hero and danville pilot sully sullen berg will be the host of the teacher of the year award ceremony. laurie is an ambassador for the council on physical fitness. we remember her husband landed a crippled airliner on the hudson river in 2009. the red cross will honor local heroes. a hero's breakfast at the hilton hotel at 8:00 and health care advocate for oakland's asian population and union city police officers will be honored for sa

a student marched down bancroft avenue to the middle of sproul plaza, some walked out of their classes half an hour ago in protest. [ chanting ] >> reporter: protestors raised their voices and signs in the shadows of painful budget cuts. fall graduate tuition costs more than $10,000 a 55% increase over three years and community college student mimi fears she will never be able to afford it. >> for me, it means i can't go to schools like uc-berkeley because i can't afford them, you know? so that's frustrating. >> reporter: others mourn the future of public education. >> it's hurting low income students, minorities, in-state students, latino enrollment dropped 12% in the last year. >> reporter: some here are frustrate university workers and graduate student instructors. >> we work here to serve the students to help them get a good education and we are here working without a contract. we haven't seen a raise since 2007. >> there are a lot of concerns especially at a time when administrators are being given bonus and raises. so we fear that it's not just about lack of money but it's actual

logic companies the company perhaps already being traded on the market such as bancroft after. consuming other companies i'm not sure because it would very much depend on investors which in turn would depend on the way the russian and global economies are proceeding groceries not the first country to undertake widespread privatization indeed it's a common factor among nearly all developed economies since at one time or another they all had extensively publicly owned companies in countries such as the u.k. the process helped turn large numbers of the population into shareholders however analysts are skeptical this will happen in russia my personal take is it most likely as a goal of mine so. it can be also. or there are a well known names like oil companies all for these shares their way to invest was a scene that was in the six. brown boss prove it is ation better i'm not sure that the largest part of this placement torelli target as a route to investors if pushed through successfully the program will alter the financial landscape in russia although which will continue to be a

construction crews at 140th and bancroft avenue hit a gas line. students at nearby jefferson school were sent home early. it took a couple of hours for crews to cap that leak. >>> rescue workers are responding to two separate natural disasters in indonesia. the eruption of volcano and 7.7 magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami. the death toll from that quake and tsunami that hit on monday has jumped to 272 just overnight. 400 more people are missing. after rough sees hampered the relief operations, planes and helicopters are now bringing in rescuers, medicine, and other supplies for the first time today and the eruption of indonesia's most volatile value coy know left many others seriously burned. indonesia sits along the pacific ring of fire. >>> today the dream comes true for giants fans in just hours. san francisco faces the texas rangers in game one of the world series. ktvu kraig debro is in san francisco this morning. craig, i heard you found a very interesting angle to this world series hoopla. >> reporter: i did. speaking of dreamin

the first letter was found at bancroft elementary school yesterday. today, the second one was found at adams elementary school. both in northwest d.c. the police say preliminary tests of both letters showed the powder was not harmful. none was made ill and the schools were not evacuated. officials are trying to figure out how sent those letts. right now the fbi is also investigating a similar situation in tex where suspicious letters, full of white powder were sent to 13 schools in houston. >>> wednesday deadly shooting at d.c.'s department of public works has led to increased security msures. some say this should have been done six months after after a report that outlineal security problems. pat llins has that report. >> reporter: this department of public works yard. this murder scene has a history of security problems. take a look at this report. news4 has obtained a security survey of this department of public works yard in brentwood. it was done about six months ago. it documents a number of serious problems. low quality indoor security cameras

on bancroft and telegraph avenue. under way. also a noon really. participants are expected to hold that until 5:00 p.m. >>> and the weather this morning looks good. we will show you what's going on in terms of radar. over the sierra is where the showers are hanging out. no worries today. 73 in san jose and mid 70s inland around the trivalley. 60 no, sir san francisco and should be great for game time weather. low 60s around this evening and the east bay, 74 for consword and from here into the weekend. mid 70s inland by saturday and sunday. back to you. >> time now is 6:27. some people want to ban santa claus. >>> meg whitman and carly fiorina could be avoiding a high profile republican. find out why. >> the giants's second season we l wilar klil loo lk at playoff fever coming up. choose from malibu, lemon herb, or hibachi chicken with all the trimmings! includes a salad and a fountain drink, all for an amazing $7.99!! that's sizzler! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not

the first letter arrived at bancroft elementary school on wednesday a second letter at adams school on thursday. both schools are in northwest washington. >>> police say preliminary tests of both letters showed the powder was not harmful. shortly after police arrived, police sent a robocall to for parents let them know about the situation. parents believe the school handled the situation properly. >> sounds like the police and fire and fbi and hazmat people were here at the drop of a hat and werell over trying assess what the problem was and then figure out what to do about releasing people to move around freely again. >> fbi is involved in a similar situation in texas. suspicious letters full of white powder was sent to 17 schools in houston. >>> our time right now 10 minutes after 11:00. coming up what the president is saying about don't-ask, don't-tell after the justice department filed an appeal to california judge's ruling. >>> the official announcement on cost of livingraises. >>> and chile minuters are heroes. one has reached rock star >>> the governor's race dominants decision

charles postalle has written a history of populism that won the bancroft prize, the most prestigiousrize for american historian, richard writes for "the national review" the first cover story in that magazine when he was 15 years old. he has written biographies of everyone from the founding fathers to william f. buckley. welcome to all of you. is this a garden variety conservative movement? something more? >> i think it is conservative but it has potential appeal to centrists. i think it has some of, the tea party has some ofthe style and spirit, if you will, of classic populist movements. it is anti-establishment, it is anti-eli anti-elites. it is broad. it is spontaneous. it is still evolving. it is not something that is set. it is not part of the republican party. it is a critique of and challenge to that party, and we'll see how that goes, how that relationship plays out as the tea party evolves, but i think it's very much within american tradition and i also think it is where the energy is on the political scene right now. >> so bob, when does something that we would call modern

paving crews damaged a 4" steel line at 140th and bancroft. 15 people were evacuated from the homes in the immediate area around that. the accident happened just three blocks from an elementary school which was told to shelter in place. the leak was capped by about 1457 this afternoon and the all clear was then sounded. >>> there was a meeting in san mateo today to discuss pg&e's report on the san bruno explosion. but as len ramirez shows us, the report did little to satisfy local officials or people who live in the area. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier called the meeting with local elected officials and pg&e representatives at her san mateo offices. the purpose was to discuss the utility company's new report on the integrity of its pipeline system part of which failed disastrously in san bruno last month causing 8 deaths. >> it's very educational but very disturbing in a lot of ways and it just seems that there could have been a lot more done and in fact this catastrophic incident in our city is going to bring a lot of this to the forefront. >> reporter: she was disturbed by

kate zernike is the author of the name of four, the recipient of the bancroft prize in new york burning which was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. she's a staff writer for "the new yorker" in american history professor at harvard university. tucker carlson is editor-in-chief of the website, daily collar and a former political analyst for cnn. the national press club hosted the event. for more information, visit press.org. >> history, biography and public affairs. you're watching booktv on c-span 2. next on booktv, former secretary of state, condoleezza rice sat down at the tv to talk about growing up in birmingham, alabama in the 60's. >> condoleezza rice, who are the extraordinary ordinary people you write in her memoir? >> i read about my parents, john and angelina rice and their parents and our community in birmingham, alabama. but it's really the story of my parents are ordinary people. my father was a high school presbytery administrator, later administrator. my mother was a schoolteacher. and so, i doubt they ever made $60,000 between them. but they were extraordinary and the ci