kenneth barnes. >> like i say, i would never kill anybody. >> barnes pled guilty and is serving a 20-le in the case. but it is this fbi search warrant affidavit, now obtained by cnn, which raises even more questions about why jay stockton has been allowed to go free. according to the affidavit, barnes and others involved in the case say floyd stockton was deeply involved in the plot. barnes even telling the fbi, on the day of the crime, it was stockton who went into the garage, got the collar bomb, and handed it to rothstein. when we asked then u.s. attorney for western pennsylvania, mary beth buchanan, why stockton never testified, and was never charged, she initially told us, stockton was sick, had suffered several strokes and was unable to travel. after our initial phone call, buchanan never talked to us again and at a news conference in erie, the current u.s. attorney, david hickton, wasn't forthcoming either. >> what about mr. stockton? what can you tell us about his status? will he ever be prosecuted for this? >> we're not in a position to comment on in mr. stockton. >> douglas,

a crack dealer named kenneth barnes, and barnes claimed brian wells was in on the plot from the beginningnd that he was duped. >> wells was essentially told, he would be robbing the bank but the device that was being put around his neck would be fake. so he would not be putting himself in harm's way. as it turns out, he was double crossed. >> kril knoll -- criminologist jim fisher believes it was rothstein that wanted to pull off the perfect diabolical crime that would baffle investigators. the elaborate scavenger hunt would eventually send police to a dead end. the confusing yet meticulously crafted collar bomb, even the white t-shirt brian wells wore into the bank, spray painted with the word "guess." to fisher, all of it hatched in the mind of a madman. >> there is a kind of motive we can understand. like a standard bank robbery. someone needs the money. and then we have a category of crime involving motives that a normal person can't really understand. >> you're describing bill rothstein. >> that would be bill rothstein to my mind. he fits to a tee the profile of someone who would com

>> well, the barn stormers season open certificate scheduled-- . >> stephen: enough with the barn stormer, what about parry. where's intrepid reporter katie eastman. >> she's off today. >> stephen: what! rachel amanda, brad, jay walts, come on, the people of iowa, nay, the people of america deserve to know the full results of the straw poll. was it influenced by colbert superpac, a shadowy out of state group whose intentions are not clear. i certainly don't know what we're doing. follow the leads, keep digging, don't drop the ball here. >> speaking of dropping balls, the barn stormers special teams-- . >> stephen: i am this close. seriously, woi news team, i'm leaving on vacation for two weeks and i am trusting you to stay on top of this. will you promise me right now to get to the bottom of parry with an a gate. >> we promise. >> stephen: good. do not give up until you can taste emmy. remember, the whole world is watching. the whole world is watching. the whole world is watching. the whole world is watching! >> we'll be right back. >> the whole world (cheers and applause) >> stephen: tha

flames dangerously close to home and destroyed a barn. heavy smoke shelter and lifted about 5 this afternoon. resident say the fire started right after a freight train went by that appeared to be on fire. but officials at burlington northern santa fe say there is still no official cause of the fire. >>> our former governor is back. >> i'll be back. thank you very much. >> his first public speech since the scandal that ended his marriage. >>> also how crews rescued 2 window washers dangling from a san francisco building. >> it appears there's much more to mars than we knew. then later tonight on "nightline". >> come up next on "nightline". wall street worst day in three years. what the market 500 point melt down means for you plus the other side of the unemployment crisis. we take you the only place in the country where company are practically begging to hire folks and right in your neighborhood. that's on >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. l. >> tonight former governor arnold schwarz

outside there was big black smoke with neighbors in the barn back there. i knew the barn was on fire. >> i was coming home from work. i saw the train going by. it was on fire. it just kept going. by the time i got home, this was a fire, here. >> and there has been no word on the cause of the fire. a spokeswoman told us it's too early to say what caused the fire despite the witness accounts there. this prompted a shelter in place at the height of the fires the elementary school was evacuated and two amtrak trains were delayed that would pass through but the worst is certainly over. >> thank you very much. >> and frightening moments today for two window washers outside of an apartment building in san francisco when their scaffolding collapsed. there is that scene. the men hanging by their harnesses and rescue teams are trying to figure out how to get to them. and we are from mission bay with more. >> this happened at:30 this morning. people saw two men dangling from a scaffolding. one man was removed. another one up there for 25 minutes. >> sky 7 shows scaff

they came dangerously close to a home and did destroy a barn. heavy smoke prompted a shelter in place in knightsen which was lifted a few hours later. residents say the fire started after a freight train went by. that freight train appeared to be on fire. officials say they are investigating the reports. >>> ran into a man from dallas yesterday who said he chose san francisco as a place to spend his vacation because of the temperatures. >> oh, yes. >> as someone back east recently, let me tell you, it's hot back there. >> lisa argen is in for mike. >> envy of much of the nation where they continue to sweat it out with 34 days of near 100-degree heat in the state of texas. back home, we have cooler numbers but things will change. 57 in redwood city. good morning, oakland. 56 for you. 61 at fremont. 60 in mountain view. once again, we have a couple of areas of low pressure. over the weekend, keeping a generous sea breeze, low fog and clouds to start and then clearing. we'll look for temperatures around the bay to warm up in the inland valleys toda

there is a big black smoke and my neighbors -- there is a barn back tlchl i knew the barn was on fire. >> and this is a live shot. you can see there is a bulldozer here that is cutting fire break here behind this home, or in the field next to the home. this home did not burn, but behind it, black smoke that you saw was coming from a combination of debris and heavy equipment. and that was on fire n.including rather large tires, so that was the blackest of the smoke that we saw coming from these four or five fires, again there was because of the smoke and concern about the smoke, there is a shelter in place in effect because smoke is going towards the area, i'm standing in oakley. and also, the school was evacuated and students were evacuated and no injuries and no structures besides a barn as far as we know, that burned live in oakley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> in san francisco, firefighters rescued two window washers after scaffold collapsed and they were a dozen story as above ground. that is showing one worker being rescued. the scaffolding dangle add above barry street around 9:

they offered to buy barnes & noble for $17 a share. they could not agree on how to devalue the device. intuit is reporting a couple of firsts. they posted a wider net loss but a profit on an adjusted basis for the first time in 13 years. the company also announced the approval of its first quarterly cash dividend to be paid out on october 18th. the news sent shares up more than 5% in after hours trading. metlife is putting its name on a major piece of sports real estate. the insurance giant is purchasing the naming rights to the home of the nfl giants and jets. "the new york post" is reporting the $1.6 billion meadowlands stadium will be called metlife stadium. and the deal could range as high as $20 million a year for 20 years. the stadium will also host the super bowl in 2014. "the post" says it could be announced as early as next week. and this just in, j.p. morgan chase is cutting its fourth quarter estimate for the u.s. gdp. it comes on the heels of morgan stanley's decision to slash its global growth forecast. j.p. morgan is cutt

take shelter with america in a nearby barn, maybe help america out of its wet clothes, maybe lay america down on some hay bails and then as america and rick perry become one, the sounds of their love making merging with the thunderstorms a calfny, the barn shutters rattling, the livestock they want to look away but they can't. their eyes are transfixed. i am rick perry and unlike barack obama, i will (bleep) the (bleep) out of america! (cheers and applause) oh, america! ooh! oh, lord, america! oh! america, you got a pretty mouth! i love your mouth, america! (laughter) that was awkward. anyway, what are we talking about? right, right. governor, it's day two and you're already cowboy boot deep in hay hitting on america. it's long campaign, man, you're going to have to dial backback the texas a notch. you're already at yosemite sam level. (laughter) you've got to dial it back to "walker, texas ranger" territory of course, whilest republicans joust for position, the president of the united states has the privilege and benefit of staying above the fray. months away from having to get his hand

a female barn owl was found mutilated in gilroy. bones and feathers under the wing were removed. it is a procedure called pinioning. it essentially handicaps the bird. it is performed to stop the birds from flying away, but dooms birds of prey. barn owls cannot be kept as pets without a special permit. >>> a yellow line separates bicyclists from pedestrians on a sidewalk of the golden gate bridge. crews painted this line down the sidewalk. bicyclists have been using the west sidewalk until it was closed for seismic retrofiting work. that created a lot of congestion on the eastside prompting complaint from both bikers and pedestrians. hopefully this line will clear things up. >>> coming up next, l.a.'s backpack bandit has struck again after robing a blind woman he has found a new target. and the eight-year-old boy honored for his courage at a san jose pool. and after six years of her little brother's company, randy zuckerberg is moving out so her own. and then late other "nightline." >> i'm bill weir. carolyn, coming up, he stole 200 grand and jumped from an airliner in flight. no

the other proposal was as a barn. since their proposals were not to do with the historic carriage house, that is why we feel our design is just as good as something as the city proposed. commissioner hwang: thank you. president goh: did you get a sketch from the meeting with your attorney? was there a sketch or drawing or something produced from that? >> from this last one? not that i know of. i don't know. i do not believe so. president goh: okay, thank you. mr. frye? >> there was no sketch provided. we walked through the drawings with the zillmans' attorney and indicated the areas where we felt we could compromise and get the zillmans part of the proposal they wanted and maintain some of the character of the building. president goh: the areas of compromise, those included the windows? >> that is correct. president goh: okay, thank you. any other comments? vice president garcia: i have a question of mr. sanchez. mr. sanchez, aside from any historic considerations, would this building otherwise qualified because of th

i don't think she saw anything in the cattle barn except camera lenses and microphones. i was worried, there were cows lining the sides of this barn and we're wandering through this, not being able to see anything. i was thinking it was a good place to get kicked and maybe even by a cameraman, but it was insane, absolutely insane. she was mobbed by people at the fair. now, i think that some people would look at that and say wow, sarah palin is really popular and therefore, she should run for president, but she's a celebrity, and anybody at the fair with a mob of media is going to attract a whole lot of attention. anything you read into that is maybe not quite there. not real, i would say. >> in the not real category. final thing i want to ask you is about the conventional wisdom, one i subscribe to and i want to give you a chance to disabuse me. it's quite, quite, quite conservative and they are going to be more conservative. these are voters, huge evangelical contingent and voters looking for a sort of conservative standard there. is there anything you're seeing there t

eep though he didn't know who he was, the chickens in the barn yard absolutely now -- knew who he was and they said to each other, boy, we got to keep this little bird thinking that he's a chicken because if he ever finds out he's an eagle, he'll rule over us. as a result, the little bird became ashamed of his eagle fought -- features and heritage. they made fun of his eagle beak because she had tiny narrow chicken beaks and of his talons because they had weak, scrawny chicken feet. he even became ashamed of his darkness. y'all ain't done none of that, right? and the beauty and rich heritage of his eagle feathers. at one point in his life he even considered cosmetic surgery. he thought about cutting off half his eagle beak and dyeing half his feathers to look more like a chicken. ironically, his greatest ambition in life was one day to hop, skip, and skip on the fence post and cock-a-doodle-doo like the reast -- rooster. but one day this confused eagle was playing and he looked up jarred -- up ward and saw an eagle in flight. sure enough, this lost bird's mind was blown. he said to hi

>> welcome to barnes & noble. i want to thank major rusty bradley for coming. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for coming. unfortunately have been made not attend and had a significant event come up at the last minute and i hate that because he was extremely significant in the right thing and production of this project and really would not have taken off without him. but to start with a very sincere thank you on my behalf for coming tonight. the project has taken four years in the making. your support is indicative of this community and the soldiers that serve here. let me start by telling those of you who were not from this area that this this day at the bill and fort bragg home of special operations and two things you need to know about this area it is not a place to end up in a bar fight and this is the home of where he rose come from. the reason i wrote the book is because i have the privilege of knowing some of those and some are with us tonight. because of security reasons i will not point* them out but they're the reason i wrote the book and we put all of the eff

there are reports he has encouraged everybody he worked with and barns and noble said he cooperated with the writing of the book but did not ask to read it before it was published. it is called a biography and will sell for about $32. >>> a car overnight pulled from a beaumont lake, what led up to this bizarre discovery. >>> and the reason the fcc is now taking a closer look at a tactic that caused disruptive protests. ! bloop key candidates who are just miles away from each other, it is all ahead

barns and noble hope it to avoid its speech because of its e reeder. >> time now just turning 6:53.rea police department view for good cause, how special bike ride will help needy families. >> plus bta free, the steps california is taking to protect young children from the hard chemical. >>> welcome back to the morning news. time now is 6:56. a bill is moving forward to band the chemical. from plastic baby bottles sold in california. now the a or bta can harm young children. yesterday the state senate approved the measure to ban the chemical from baby bottles and sip by cups sold after july 1 july 1st, 2013. they must now approve changes made -- >>> time now 6:56. members of the berkeley police department will hop on their bikes today to raise money. the 27th annual turkey ride tarted in berkeley this morning. they'll cover 200 miles for the cause. money donated for the bride will pay for hundreds of turkey dinners for those needy families on thanks giving and christmas. >> hopefully the roads are clear and the weather is not bad. traffic is doing pretty well. we're going to start t

ol barn doesn't like the fact income taxes are not going to be raised. >> tax cuts don't put out fires. they don't do health research in the right way. they don't do the construction of bridges and highways or provide for elderly people. you have a right wing group that simply does not accept the notion there is a role for government. >> and congressman frank refer together tea party. there are no tax cuts, barney. the current tax rate is being kept the same. for now. and in the face of all of the madness it's important to understand the mind set of president obama and the political left. the country is in dire economic trouble, largely because of liberal policies they will not acknowledge that. and as for liberal americans themselves, actor matt damon articulates their point of view. >> i don't mind paying more taxes. i'd rather pay for taxes than cut, you know reading is fundamental or head start and some of the other programs that are really helping kids. i mean, why not do it? it's the greatest country in the world. is it that more to pay more in taxes? give me a break. >> he's wel

. >> in romania, all the horses in barnes and pastures are taxable. until now, forces were left to feed. administrators have to deal with horses. they have to give up responsibility for the courses completely. >> courses that have no clear corner -- horses that have no clear owner become property of the mayor's office. >> at present, there are no laws in romania regulating the ownership of wild horses. activists are working for protections. he is the leader of the movement. on this farm, he takes care of all of the horses that are slaughtered. he wants to set them free. >> these animals should be the property of the nature reserve and be protected but -- protected like any other species living there. you cannot just leave them to the slaughterhouse because some greedy people want it that way. >> in the bio-diversity has been threatened before. more than 20 years ago, a dictator wanted to introduce fish farms here. the fall of communism prevented that from happening. now, the animals could face renewed threats bank activists cannot prove that the danub

during the quake, all deer ran out of the barns and appeared agitated maidly after the quake. the female elves began alarm calling until they were found by their keeper and kept near the keeper for a short time. quake. during the quake, all deer ran out of the barns and appeared agitated immediately after the quake. the female elves began alarm calling until they were found by their keeper and kept near the keeper for a short time. the giant pandas did not appear to respond to the earthquake at all. pandas on the west coast, we're impressed with that. i made that part up. details of what happened during yesterday's quake. best new thing in the world today. that's it for us. sorry ed. >>> good evening americans and welcome to the ed show tonight from new york. presidential hopeful rick perry has added to his poll numbers recently. but in his home state of texas, he's been subjecting from the state's education budget and it's brutal. as school districts consider raising tactics, governor perry flip-flops, this time on the institution of sales tax. lots on the table tonight. it's

ol barn doesn't like the fact income taxes are not going to be raised. >> tax cuts don't put out fires. they don't do health research in the right way. they don't do the construction of bridges and highways or provide for elderly people. you have a right wing group that simply does not accept the notion there is a role for government. >> and congressman frank refer together tea party. there are no tax cuts, barney. the current tax rate is being kept the same. for now. and in the face of all of the madness it's important to understand the mind set of president obama and the political left. the country is in dire economic trouble, largely because of liberal policies they will not acknowledge that. and as for liberal americans themselves, actor matt damon articulates their point of view. >> i don't mind paying more taxes. i'd rather pay for taxes than cut, you know reading is fundamental or head start and some of the other programs that are really helping kids. i mean, why not do it? it's the greatest country in the world. is it that more to pay more in taxes? give me a break. >> he's wel

. >>> an accident at a barn station in san francisco left a woman fighting for her life tonight. it happened about two hours ago after the san francisco bart stop -- b.a.r.t. stop. a woman fell after trying to jump on a ledge. the woman was wobbling before the fall. there's no word yet on whether alcohol or drugs were involved. >>> right now pg & e is trying to ease mounting tensions in the peninsula. ktvu consumer editor tom vacar is at a community meeting in buehrleing game with why time is running out to test old gas lines in the area. >> reporter: here's the situation. about 25 people have shown up for this meeting, half from pg & e in a meeting to explain to residents how a section of the pipeline that exploded not far from here will soon be water tested. a week ago pg & e started testing. these are known as high consequences areas where a leak or explosion would be devastating such as in san bruno. when many of these gas lines were layed they were layed in places where they were just rurals hills and dales. problem is as california grew it grew up right over these pipelines

basic tlai is closing a barn door after the horse is gone. >> rick silverman says what bothers him is that they've never been able to find documents linked to that pipe line. >> i just don't understand why they don't have records. i don't believe them. i believe there are records. that is why people have little trust in the company. betty says she's no longer to ask questions. >> every time i walk by, what is that red mark for? blue mark for? we're only going to do this and that. it will be safe. >> you're more vij sflent. >> yes. >> and now, let's not forget eight people died after that explosion. and 378 homes were destroyed. now, most of them are participating in the rebuild or purchase program. i'm live in san bruno abc 7 news. >> thank you. the state assembly passed a bill today to require utilities like pg&e to install automatic shut off valves on gas pipelines running through california. state senator yee author that had bill. that is now making its way through the capitol. yee represents the glenn view neighborhood. the line rupturing was only equipped with manual shut off val

the president arriving earlier this evening in iowa for a town hall meeting at a local barn.s in minnesota earlier today. all that two days after the political universe was focused on the iowa straw polls and a candidate from minnesota. coincidence? probably not. the barn done up in red, white and blue bunting, dressed up like the side of a campaign rally. what the president said here and in minnesota, you could argue it was harder to pin down there. was this moment that certainly sounded like a campaign call to action. >> i am enlisting you in this fight. if you're making your voices heard, if you're letting people know that enough is enough, it is time to move forward. >> the president also promised to put forward a detailed jobs plan next month. and here he is distancing himself from congress and any partisanship. >> there is no shortage of ideas to put people to work right now. what is needed is action on the part of congress, a willingness to put the partisan games aside and say we're going to do what is right for the country, not what we think is going to score some pol

as you know issued a barning to riders be prepare forward disruptions in service by what b.a.r.t. is calling anarchists like the one last month. christie smith is live in san francisco. boy, they don'ts like these protesters. >> reporter: not at all. b.a.r.t. riders have been here before. it was mid july when protesters swarmed the civic center station. they were protesting a shooting. those same protesters say they are planning another action for early august, sort of a vague timeline of when but the group is no justice no b.a.r.t. it came together following the b.a.r.t. police shooting of what was said to be a knife-wielding man, 45-year-old charles hill. they say they still want justice and accountability. nearly 100 protesters disrupted evening service, b.a.r.t. had to temporarily suspend service at that station. it had a ripple effect. now with word of another action looming on its website b.a.r.t. is saying protesters may try to disrupt service as early as today in downtown san francisco, saying as always b.a.r.t.'s primary mission is to ensure your safety and keep our train

oh, she's around the other side of the barn with her balloons. huh?