the cta was the first to purchase these cars 506 in total totaling more than $1 billion ... news of the dangerous flores is troubling to commuters we interviewed >>we're putting our faith in the technology and the crew of the transit system it's troubling to see the reports and know that that actually happened >>it's kind of bad to put a vehicle up there for people to take a chance on ... it's kind of sat >>all of these cars were polled in mid december and the cta was forced to use to retired railcars from the 1960's as a result there have been no accidents associated with these defective cars and the cta will it reintroduce them with the new parts sometime this may ... >>a controversial former police chief of cicero illinois has been hired by the chicago city council finance committee thomas rowland will help finance german ed burke investigate the validity of workers' compensation claims by city employees the sun-times reports that he was once investigated by the fbi and a cicero police officer said that he threatened his job for cooperating with the fbi thomas rowan has d

. >> the cta is hawking "naming rights" to bring in more money.s on for size, "the apple red line stop." apple got dibs on the north and clybourn stop near an apple store back in 2010, because it helped pay for station remodeling. now the cta is seeking bids for corporate naming rights to assets like the holiday train. other sponsorships up for grabs include the cta bus and train trackers, and the new year's eve penny rides. coming up: george clooney gets arrested! why he and his father got carted off in handcuffs plus, a three year old girl thrown from a carnival ride. now officials want to know how could something like that happen. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progre

roof. >> if this bill were to pass the way it is the devastation it would have on illinois, the rtc in ctaly face a but afforded and $50 million drop off added to that of the bill would end the practice of putting aside 20 percent of the highway funds for public transit. president obama is warning against what he calls loose talk of a war with iran today in washington the president addressed the pro- israel u.s. lobbying group of the american israel public affairs committee some in the u.s. fear that israel might opt to strike at iran on its own if it is not convinced to stop by iran of acquiring a nuclear weapon he argued that international sanctions on iran must be given more time to work. both israel and the united states have an interest in seeing the challenge results to maddiplomatically. the only truly solve this problem is for the iranian government to make a decision to forsake nuclear weapons. >> president barack obama will hold talks with israeli prime minister benjamin yahoo tomorrow. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney got a solid endorsement today from house majority

major safety flaws cta newest "el" cars steel parts next to the wheels being defective. supporting most of the train's weight and could cause a derailment if they break. parts come from china transportation company of pennsylvania and stop them cta purchased 706 "el" cars for more than $1 billion axles and wheels sent back to the company company paying for the be placed at work. batt but they did a poor job of making sure the steel was solid steel no air holes and buckles in fact huge holes almost all of these castings >> the trains pulled in december after inspectors noticed ct 8 colp to get cars back on the tracks by may first at top 120 in operation by june. getting a pat on the back taking down 4 men burglarizing homes all over the state. police recovered more than a 3000 items. sports memorabilia jewelry and even guns. stolen from homes in cook, lake, will and dupage officers from 28 different agencies worked together on the bossed charges expected soon. emotional farewell dozens of 11 soldiers prepare for deployment to afghanistan and medical watch robotic surgery

. >> reporter: today we received an e-mail from the mobile phone association, it reads in part, cta arein active discussions with fcc regarding possible solutions. at the same time we want to make sure that whatever solutions are adopted to address this problem do not have unintented consequences. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the state's unemployment rate remained unchanged in february hovering just below 11%. california's jobless rate last month was 10.9%. that's higher than the nation's unemployment rate of 8.3%. january was the first time in three years that the state's unemployment rate dipped below 11%. >> our peak was 12.4% so we're down significantly from that during the course of the recession. now we want to see better momentum starting to gain in this recovery. >> california added 6,000 farming jobs. >>> here in the bay area all but one county beat the state's unemployment rate. marin county had the lowest jobless rate with 6.6%. solano county had the highest. >>> the american soldier charged in the shooting rampage of afghan civilian

the cta spent $6.5 million, more than any other industry or government. something they make no apologies for. >> if this state as a social entity was really investing the way that they should in education, we wouldn't need to be advocating in sacramento. if they were really doing their job, and they're not. they're defunding education. >> reporter: through their lobbyist, the cta was able to protect teachers from mid-year cuts. protecting jobs comes at the expense of other services like buses. but the lobbying is legal, and something the vast majority of the members opt to fund through $20 annual contribution. >> a number say you know what, i understand that for $20 a year you're going to be advocating for children and -- at the state level. >> reporter: now even with the $6.5 million that the teachers union spent, they say labor union are outspent 15-1 nationwide by business and government. raj? >> thank you. >>> it's been a loud and tense day at san jose's city hall. tonight, here's where we stand. pension reform is now in the hands of san jose voters.

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try to sleep in the parks that they will spark clashes with police there was a proposal to shut down ctaoperations but that idea was largely rejected still ahead a father blasts airport security at o'hare after his wheelchair-bound young son is searched we have the video we will also have the latest on a deadly shooting in a jewish school in france plus the assassination of president kennedy what cuban leader fidel castro might have known about that attack before it at a jewish school in southern france. the gunman shot and killed a teacher and three children and wanted another child at the school into a loose then got away on a motor scooter it was a third shooting by a man on a motorcycle in southern france in just over one week and police suspect cases may be related ... france has one of the largest jewish populations in europe. there are nearly 400 reported acts of anti-semitism in france last year. >>an american teacher was shot dead in yemen by gunmen believed to be kil linked to al-qaeda 29 year-old joel shrun was shot and taiz yesterday by two men on a passing motorcycle a group

last weekend funeral for preston ross this morning 48 years old heart attack last saturday patrolling cta blue line stop at grand avenue chicago police officer 25 years preston ross received 17 awards for service. cook county commissioners william beavers pleaded not guilty federal tax charges tens of thousands of dollars from campaign fund county expense account without paying taxes on the money. released said after the court appearance paid money back or paid taxes so he is clean. >> that is all that is. loaning you money paying it back that is all. did not steal a dime everything i took from campaign i put back. >> once again i william beavers the critical of united states attorney patrick fitzgerald accusing him of "gestapo-like tactics" says charged william beavers refused to wear a wire on fellow commissioner john daly. young chicago father making headlines across america picture of his daughter posted on facebook talking about the unrest controversial pictures and sharing advice for facebook users and hope for all some suspicions new experimental drugs s neru [ female announcer ] n

walking down the street >>another woman was sexually assaulted inside of a vacant train car on the cta redline i am man with a knife ... on the 21st a 13 year-old was walking north of here at south wood at 9:00 in the morning a man similarly engaged her in a conversation and pulled a gun on her before he raped her when i leave from school i leave with a group of kids ... >>the guardian angels are holding a rape awareness seminar at harper high from 12 to 2 tomorrow where afternoon for young women >>police are warning parents to not allow their children to walk alone and to seek out safe havens along their route to school >>we're following a developing story is a tornado has destroyed several homes in northern alabama ... there is no word of injuries but ambulances are responding to neighborhoods near huntsville it's the first reported tornadoes a new storm system trends regions of the southern states and already ravaged midwest forecasters said it severe storms will develop throughout the day with ternate quinn's most likely in late afternoon they're warning that dispatch a possible to

. >>> the cta says 1400 teachers in the bay area received lay-off notices that includes 210 teachers in the san francisco district. districts in oakland, lafayette and san jose did not issue notices this year. districts may have until may 15th, to decide on final lay-offs. >>> 5:05. pg&e crews are busy this morning preparing for the next big storm. they expect it to hit later today. much of the activity is at the main distribution facility in fremont. workers were readying, poles, wires and other equipment. the center serves communities from marysville to fresno they call the central hub the armageddon warehouse. workers have 6,000 of them ready to go for today's storm. >> wetter storm, colder storm when is it going to get(plñ her? >> the answer from mike. >> good morning part of the storm is here, the appetizer, if you will light rain to moderate rain in the north bay now over the last six hours we've had a little more than 1/ 10 of an anyone's santa rosa, petaluma,. broaden out the picture over the past three hours the storm is moving more east than southeast it will come down touc

. >> the cta says 1400 teachers in the bay area got lay-off notices, including 210 in the san franciscoed school district. oakland, lafayette and san jose did not issue notices to teachers this year. districts have until may 15th to decide on final lay-offs. >>> 6:four . -- 6:14 ii padmania reaches fever pitch. >> reporter: steve wozniak might have picked a drier venue to stan in line he's one of the co-founders he's outside of the century city apple store. i believe it is the century city store in los angeles. here, we are more soggy people here at the san francisco store off of union square. that guy he was here at 9:00 last night is when he staked his claim, two people behind him they do here around 10:00. these are lines that we've seen quite a few times for the lawn. of each one of ipad's products over the last several years. i don't know if you can see the guys down there with the big umbrella and the plastic bag looking things over them those guys are passing out coffee and water to people standing in line. again, the person who got into line here got here at 9:00 p.m. last night

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(en inglÉs) >> en esta cta tambiÉn participa el raro dixon >> esta pelÍcula estÁ basada en una serie a mutar como que hubo un cambio de piel, dice que es una reptil del espacio. >> una mala cirugÍa plÁstica. >> Él es un ex periodista, dice que se casÓ con su mujer, que estaba muy feliz con ella pero que una vez dijo "yo soy el hijo de dios, no puedo definir lo que es mi mujer, creo que tal vez sea reptiliana" dice el hombre "ella empezÓ a mutar su rostro, ademÁs ella se criÓ en una base paramilitares" no lo estoy diciendo yo, lo dice Él. "la mujer creciÓ en bases militares y su padre fue piloto de guerra y creo que el ejÉrcito estÁ bajo el control de los lagartos". >> ¡no! vio mucho la serie invasiÓn extraterrestre. >> la mujer le deberÍa dar el divorcio felizmente porque Él estÁ perdiendo unos tornillos. >> yo voy a lucir como un extraterrestre pero necesitas un pquiatra. >> no se metan a esas cosas. >> o simplemente decir ya no te quiero y ya. >> los reptiles vemos, cuando hay mujeres que pueden ser... venenosos. >> ya he oÍdo esa frase pero todo lo demÁs... >> o como ernesto que d

and this is what cta says. have been invoked, we've seen school communities divided by political-style campaigns, heavily funded by outside groups with an agenda like parent revolution. school reform should come about in an atmosphere that allows for open discussion, debate, exploration of all the options, and involvement of parents, educators, and all stake holders. reform efforts that begin and end with a petition shortchange students, parents with and meaningful education reform." how do you respond to that? >> when you talk to any of the parents at adalanto, they'll be the first to tell you that they sign a memorandum of understanding. and they reached out to us and invited us in. they were the first to start their own pta. they've served on counsels. so they tried to work within the district and just got frustrated with the long, bureaucratic process. we've constantly worked with them, and as i mentioned earlier, we want to build a partnership and certainly we want the union and teachers to be part of that