this breaking news is happening at blt steak. that's in the 1600 block of i street in northwest. news 4's darcy spencer joins us live from the scene with no information she has just gathered. >> reporter: yeah, chris, just within the last couple of minutes i was able to find out that they actually found two letters at this restaurant with white powder, with what's believed to be white powder. you can see this investigation is still taking place about half the block up here on i street. initially a restaurant employee opened one letter and found white powder. that initiated the investigation. during the course of them being inside the restaurant, they found a second letter. the first letter, that substance was tested and deemed to be harmless. d.c. hazardous materials crews were called to the blt steak restaurant in downtown washington near the white house just before 4:00 this afternoon for a suspicious letter. apparently a letter containing white powder was delivered here and opened by a restaurant employee in an office. what do you think about that given the fact that you're cl

do we have any questions about building structure of a steel-framed blt?o the question is shouldn't all the fire protection ratings be uniform? >> the general concept is, you want to protect at a higher level, critical elements. the critical element is the column. >> holding the building up? >> holding the building up. that's why it has four hours of protection. i'm hoping that the fire department can get here faster than four hours. >> and the people leave. >> around the people leave, yeah, one of the biggest contents is not protecting the building and contents, but providing the people a sufficient amount of time for evacuation. in san francisco, on rincon hill and south market, under construction right now, we have a high-rise concrete core buildings where the buildings are not made of steel columns, they're made of essentially a very highly reinforced concrete core, unusual designs that need to be carefully reviewed by the building departments. we have other types of buildings. in fact the building code says you're allowed to build out of any material,

-with my new blt cheeseburger.ith hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. >>> new information on the search for the victims of so called speed freak killer. the california department of justice is reporting on the progress so far in the search in lindon. it says that it lab in richmond has received six femurs which are large bones from legs. >>> camala harris announced the arrest of a deputy sheriff. donald son -- donald phillip atkinson is charged of taking money from an elderly person. >>> iran has said it will allow inspectors soon. israel has entered the u.s. for large bunker sites. in return, israel would hold off on an attack until next year. >>> afghanistan produces about 90% of the world's opium. theist has spend millions training. >>> farmers are angry that taiwan government plans to allow imports of u.s. beef that contain a growth drug. the u.s. maintains that drug is safe but it is illegal in many other countries. >>> we have new details tonight about those

two suspicious letters were blt restaurant. tests showed that the white not toxic.d was the fbi is investigating this. sent r notes were d.c. hout the week to restaurants and businesses. targets include schools. we are getting our first look at the man who police arrested for sending more than 100 letters to lawmakers. christopher said notes with powder to house speaker boehner and barbara mikulski. vancouver,in arrestton saw the unfold. >> they told me to stay inside. next thing i heard, the kicked in.got he didn't talk to anybody. he said hi and that was about it. r found to be harmless. >> the republicans gear up for potentially game changing contests. victories in the ones wald rick santorum in kansas.tory >> rick santorum took the lion's share of the 33 out of the 40 kansas.s in >> we had a very good day in our neighboring state of kansas. >> the former pennsylvania stand a chancet of surpassing that romney. front brother took a patting his lead with 18 delegates overnight from guam and the marian islands. next pivotal con

in washington, doug blt, 11 news. wbal tv 11're 11 -- news. >> temperatures will be a little bit above average. it is hard to complain about it, it is just not 80. we have been spoiled rotten with this weather. there is some shower activity to the west, mostly in west virginia and western maryland. another weather impulse that will come up the line from kentucky and tennessee to increase the rain chances. a lot of clouds. you can see this area right in here, the easterly flow of air pushing in marine air. it is very moist with a lot of clouds. at marine air is cool, too, and that is what we have right now. let's look at some of the temperatures in that area. we see the outline here of this darker green shade where readings are stuck in the 50's. to the west, there is a front. to the west, temperatures are in the 50's and 60's. 70's are way down in virginia and the carolinas right now. here you can see 40's to the north, here are the 50's. now we go into the 60's and 70's to the southwest. this pocket of marine air is

-with my new blt cheeseburger.ef patty loaded with hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. >>> a young soldier from the south bay received a surprise welcome home today from afghanistan. eric rasmussen found out why his time out of the harms way could be short lived. >> reporter: it was a heros welcome for 22-year-old jeff hollis. home from a war some have called forgotten. a group of veterans veterans joined his stepfather and brother. >> it's good, feels nice. hoping to get back there though. >> reporter: that's back to afghanistan in this short interview with us he said it twice. >> i'm just glad to do what i can to get back there. >> he wants to get back to after -- afghanistan. >> reporter: how duds that -- how does that make you feel like a dad? >> it's an unfinished war. so i understand but it makes me feel scared that he's over there. >> for the majority of vietnam veterans, this is like changing history. we will not let it happen again. >>> stock market had th

authorities shut down the blt steak restaurant on i street northwest. a restaurant employee opened a letter that had an unknown white powder inside that turned out to be harmless. the other letter was not opened. the fbi is trying to figure out if these letters are connected to others received in the district over the past year. >>> the archdiocese of washington has suspended the catholic priest who denied communion to a lesbian at her mother's funeral. the archdiocese placed father marcell guarnizo on leave for intimidating behavior toward parish staff and others. he serve at st. john newman catholic in gaithersburg. the archdiocese says the suspension is not related to the communion incident last month. barbara johnson said the priest denied her communion because she lived with another woman. the archdiocese apologized for what happened. >>> in decision 2012, a victory for rick santorum ahead of tomorrow's primaries in alabama and mississippi. the republican presidential candidate won saturday's caucus in kansas. he picked up 20 of the state's delegat

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the letters were discovered at the blt steak restaurant on i street in northwest. police say one of the letters was opened by a restaurant employee. it had a white powder inside that turned out to be harmless. the other was not opened. the fbi is trying to figure out if these letters are connected to others received in the district over the past year. >>> now check out this video out of rosslyn, virginia. a car burst in to flames along fort meyer drive, near lee highway. i happened around 5:00 this evening. at one point, it looked like the car exploded. no one was hurt. >>> turning to the weather, it's a cold night. how long will the chill stick around? meteorologist chuck bell is joining us live in storm center 4. chuck? >> hey there, chris. yes, indeed. temperatures are down in the 30s across the suburbs. upper 30s in downtown washington now. we are already below freezing in manassas, 32 leesburg, 32 frederick , maryland, martinsburg, wv wf. the temperatures start below freezing during the day tomorrow. temperatures in fairfax climb up to 60 degrees. we will be o

blt. and earnings is net income cents over dollars and revenue. that's how everybody looks at a company's profitability. so our industry, 6 to 7 cents on the dollar. what's every other manufacturing? higher. 7 to 8 cents. so we are right in line. why does the media report high numbers? because we saw it in gasoline and diesel. but that's not how you pressure profitabili profitability. >> there is a frustration -- and i realize you probably share too, but i know how much an ipad costs. i go to the store. i know how much a tomato roughly costs. it might vary from time to time, and i have no idea how much a gallon of gas is going to cost in six months, and yet it's the most important thing i buy. it feels like you're being tricked because you can't make sense of it. >> changing our habits and not driving anymore, i don't think there's any way to control that fact factor. >> it's the disconnect between understanding the two. >> it's interesting. when you look at other things people purchase. orange juice for instance. you could find orange juice at di

police and fire were called to the blt steak restaurant on i street around 4:00 this afternoon and reportedly discovered white powder. preliminary tests show it is not toxic. by the way, this is the 8th suspicious letter reported in d.c. just this past week. in the meantime tonight, police in arlington are still looking for the man who opened fire in a quiet street near boston last night. >> this happened on second road at around 8:00. one man was wounded and he is fighting for his life this evening. richard is live with new information on the investigation. what can you tell us? >> police tell us the shooting happened here on this sidewalk. we're told the victim fell into this area between 2:00 cars in this parking lot. now, authorities are trying to get more information out of the victim. he is undergoing surgery right now, and residents here extra cautious in the wake of this rare shooting in arlington. >> other than a piece of crime scene tape -- >> it is a little scary that that would happen. >> there are no signs of the gunfire that left a man critically wounded here on second road nort

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you know, back when he was supposed to be that candidate moving on to inevident blt, the mere fact that he's been forced to spend as much time here, that was not on the schedule. he had originally only planned on being in illinois today and tomorrow. one other thing, too, is romney's going to have his victory party in schaumburg, illinois, northwest chicago suburb, tomorrow night. santorum trying to play off the land of lincoln theme and still revert to his roots is going to gettysburg, pennsylvania, tomorrow night for his illinois party. >> with an eye on the pennsylvania primary in april. well, let me take one hoip thet cal story line. that is that rick santorum ekes out a win in illinois. what does this do to the romney campaign? >> oh, i think it would be very, very damaging. i mean, even -- even if romney were to pick up more delegates, which, of course, is entirely possible because he filed more than santorum, you know, this was kind of -- this was supposed to follow kind of an ohio, a michigan, you know, basically draw this kind of firewall against the rivals. and certainly a san

-with my new blt cheeseburger.th hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. >>> in a story you'll see only on 2, we learned how the solar storm that will hit earth around 4:00 tomorrow morning is part of a more expensive problem than originally thought. over the next day or so energized particles from the sun will create auroras. the solar storm will likely contribute to expensive damage to our power grid. >> economic loss due to events like this, just normal events is about $5 billion a year. >> while solar storms rarely cause major power outages, they do cause numerous small power disruptions that add up over time. the sun is in an active 11 year cycle with more solar storms expected to come in years to come. >>> the fda has sent the makers of arrow shot caffeine inhalers a warning letter saying inhalable caffeine are false and misleading. the fda saying the mislabeling is raising safety concerns, because people might try to inhale the product, even though it should be

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-with my new blt cheeseburger. 100% beef patty loaded with hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. >>> good evening. thanks for tuning in. following.look at the headlines one of the strongest solar flares in years could trip electrical power grids, disrupt global positioning systems trigger communication problems and force planes to avoid flying over the north and south poles. >>> a mother who killed her autistic adult son before turning the gun on herself was is likely overwhelmed with being a care giver. >>> students trying to save the summer semester at solano community ledge are holding a petition drive. the school may also eliminate aquatics and football program as well. >>> mitt romney took six of the ten states up for grabs last night on super tuesday but as one person put it he is winning votes, not love. as david muir reports, romney is not the first candidate by any means who has had trouble getting voters to warm up to him. >> what a great night. >> tonight

-with my new blt cheeseburger. a 100% beef patty loaded with hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. . >>> complete bay area coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and an unexpected vigil tonight for the 11-year-old sister of an iraq war veteran, police say he killed her and then himself. >> ever since he came back, he was different. >> good evening, i'm frank somerville. >>> and i'm julie haener, a community coming together after an iraq war veteran killed his young sister, and then himself. police believe there could be a young victim. more from lloyd mcquesta who was there as upset family members gathered. >> reporter: julia, behind me you see the apartment where the police found the two victims of the apparent murder-suicide. tonights the residents here collectively came together to grieve and ask how could a brother kill his 11-year-old sister. amazing grace ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the police chaplain at tonight's vigil for

-with my new blt cheeseburger.d a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. . >>> last year rory mcilroy established himself as one of the top golfers in the world and this weekend in florida he can be no. 1 in the world with a win. before we get to the leaders in the honda classic, look at ken duke with the difficult bunker shot at 1. duke just makes it out and the shot is right on the line. do a little dance, get down tonight, duke 11 strokes off the lead. tiger woods the strokes back with the birdie attempt on the 4th hole and shot a 69 on the day, but tied for 18th. 43-year-old journeyman tom gillis started the day tied for the lead. he made a dramatic save here to retain a share of the lead. but back to mcilroy. mcilroy can knock one in from long distance as well. this birdie just short of a 50' and mcilroy on the way to a round of eh. one of the game's young gups and also the age of rookie english who finds the cup on no. 10. english is tied for second. >> oalong with gillis, another one for long distan

not that it wasn't a worthy mission, but its do blt in the context of the horrible setbacks.ve the people urinating on the dead taliban. you have the kill team. you have the koran burning. now we have had this. can we still win the minds and hearts as in-country allies of the government? >> that may be too ambitious, chris. i'm not going to claim we can do that. i would point out the iraqis were much angrier with us. they still put us in the 50% favorability range. that's not nearly what it was in 2001 and 2002 when they loved us, but there is a certain amount of common interest as well above and beyond whatever affection is still there. i think the afghans know they have pakistan to the east. 180 million people nuclearly armed. also doing nasty things inside their own territory. they are a little more afraid of being left alone, i think, than the iraqis who are fairly self-confident were afraid of being left alone. i think on balance, we'll probably find a way to mutt l through this. i'm not saying it's a great situation, but both sides still need each other. >> a woman repo

-with my new blt cheeseburger.ickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. pass. >> coming up tonight at 11:00. bay area city just says no to night club and decides to say smoke free. 130 dollar check that essentially created the billion dollar comic book industry up on the auction block. those stories and more coming up tonight at 11:00 on channel 7 in one hour time. hope you can join us for that. larry here. great news for the stanford women basketball team. bad news is they got a pretty tough opponent. >> yes. final 4. but first things first. the women headed to the final 4 once again is the fifth consecutive trip t.britney witnessing for them t.in the regional final here. the sisters can hoop and can dance. mit want to guard neck. easy put back. stanford over the duke. second half amber orange supplies go through the duke d. 13 for orange. rice cheering on stanford. 4 and a half minutes to play. single for 3. cardinals in morning driving once again the dish to neck. over

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authorities shut down the blt steak restaurant on i street on saturday. a restaurant employee opened the letter that had an unknown white powder inside that turned out to be harmless. the other letter was not opened. the fbi is trying to figure out whether these letters are connected to others received in the district over the past year. >>> tragic and shocking. those are the words president obama used to describe the actions of an american soldier who allegedly shot more than a dozen people in afghanistan. afghan officials say 16 civilians were killed including nine children. the soldier accused in the shootings is in custody. his name has not been released. we do know he is from washington state's joint base lewis mcchord. afghan president hamid karzai called the incident at "terrorist attack that will never be forgiven." president obama called karzai to express his condolences and insisted he would get the facts as quickly as possible and to hold accountable anyone responsible. >>> republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich is weighing in on the sit

two letters with the substance were found at the blt steak restaurant on i street northwest yesterday afternoon. like the previous letters, hazmat crews determined that the powder was harmless. the fbi is trying to figure out if these cases are connected to other suspicious letters found in the past year. >>> meanwhile, an oregon man will appear in court tomorrow' accused of sending similar suspicious letters to members of congress. police arrested christopher lee carlson friday in the pacific northwest. over the past month, several lawmakers received threatening letters that had a nontoxic white powder. maryland senator barbara mikulski was one of the recipients. these letters are not connected with those that arrived at d.c. schools strauntrestaurants over past week. >>> now to "decision 2012" where the already tough gop race is heating up. the candidates turning their attention to tuesday with two crucial contests in alabama and mississippi. rick santorum captured kansas, crushing the other three candidates and winning at least 20 of the state's 40 delegates. mitt romney took home

authorities shut down the blt steak restaurant on i street on saturday. a restaurant employee there opened a letter that had an unknown white powder inside that turned out to be harmless. the other letter was not opened and that restaurant was re-opened shortly afterwards. >>> now to a developing story out of afghanistan. leaders in that country are outraged at an american soldier who they say murdered 16 civilians. president obama has already apologized for the murders but as nbc's tracie potts explains, this latest incident damages already-strained relations. >> reporter: afghanistan's president calls it terrorism. a u.s. soldier shot and killed nine children, three women and four men, just 500 yards from a u.s. military base in southern afghanistan. he's in custody. >> these incidents, and in particular the short distance between the incidents that we've seen in recent weeks are a burden and are of concern. >> nato's sitting in a tinder box and this could be the spark that unravels our presence in afghanistan. >> reporter: president obama called presid

two letters with the substance were found at the blt steak restaurant on i street northwest yesterday afternoon. like the previous letters, hazmat crews determined the powder was harmless. the fbi is trying to figure out if these cases are connected to other suspicious letters found in the past year. >>> meanwhile, an oregon man will appear in court tomorrow accused of sending similar suspicious letters to members of congress. police arrested christopher lee carlson friday in the pacific northwest. over the past month, several lawmakers received threatening letters that had a nontoxic white powder. maryland senator barbara mikulski was one of those recipients. these letters are not connected with those that arrived at d.c. schools and restaurants this week. >>> both mitt romney and rick santorum gained momentum ahead of two crucial primaries on tuesday. yesterday, santorum won kansas's caucuses, capturing at least 2069 state's 40 delegates. romney took home some smaller victories, winning the u.s. bettterritories as well as wyoms caucus, which voted last week. santorum is currently th

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-with my new blt cheeseburger. a 100% beef patty loaded with hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. >>> the stanford campus is mourning for a student athlete who lost a fight in icu. the 19-year-old girl died sunday night at stanford hospital. she played on the sanford's volleyball team. her coach says it's a tragedy her life was cut so short. >> she was something looking to find what she wanted to study here. there were a lot of things that appealed to her. wonderful writer. >> as for the cause of death, her family would only say she had a medical emergency on st. patrick's day. she's from the san jose area. >>> let's go to sal. let's get you to where you need to go this morning. how are we looking out there, sal? >> well, it's a tough drive. >> yeah. >> because of the winds. it's gonna be windy. steven will be along to tell us the -- steve will be along to tell us more about that. it's stop-and-go in antioch. very windy as we -- menged -- mentioned. you will see slo

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