d.c. newsroom. thanks. >>> from domestic politics overseas to syria, where president assad's forces unleashed the heaviest shelling yet on towns and neighborhoods held by the opposition forces who want him out. reports say as many as 50 more people died overnight. the rest of the world, while watching, seems helpless to stop it. nbc's ayman mohyeldin has our report. >> reporter: daybreak in homs. shattered by explosions. five days of relentless indiscriminate shelling. no one is safe, not even children. this boy says he was shot by a sniper. doctors unable to tend to the wounded as the war rages on all around them. "we are treating patients in their homes. what can we do," this doctor cried. on the street, more pleas for help. >> where is the u.n.? where is humanity? where is america? are we animals here? >> reporter: in the face of global inaction, syrian military has gone on the offensive across the country, snipers taking positions on roof tops. a poorly-equipped band of military defectors known

d.c. newsroom. you and i have been told by mostly different officials, some of them the same, that every time we see a delegation from the u.s. fly to israel it's because this has reached another critical point in pressing their case. here we are again. >> reporter: here we are again indeed. as you know so well, the administration is back to reshuffling back and forth to israel almost pleading with officials there not to attack iran, arguing that economic pressure has finally gotten tehran to agree to nuclear talks. in tehran, tel aviv and washington, high stakes diplomacy to try to prevent a military confrontation that could engulf the middle east. in israel, president obama's national security adviser tom donaldan is telling benjamin netanyahu not to attack iran. for the second time this month u.n. nuclear inspectors are in iran. >> we hope to have a couple of good days in tehran. >> reporter: the pentagon is now saying publically what the generals are telling israel privately. >> a strike at this

d.c. newsroom with a look at the big contest just ahead in the next week. alison. >> reporter: dave, mitt romney is way ahead in the delegate contest but he is beginning to meet next week on super tuesday to keep the momentum going. one political analyst called michigan romney's near death experience. but he eked out a victory last night over rick santorum and claims he has the momentum to win the nomination. his rivals are not giving up. newt gingrich has been targeting the super tuesday safe looking for an upset. here's how he explained it during a campaign stop. >> we decided not to compete in michigan because we thought it would be important to focus here in tennessee, idaho, and ohio and the states that will be on super tuesday. >> reporter: we'll take a look at where ron paul will do pretty well in my next update in about an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> the san francisco police department is the target of an excessive force lawsuit. 44-year-old erik russell claims an officer in the city's richmond district fractured

d.c. newsroom tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> now we turn to presidential politics and some new twists in what is the continuing plot line this season in the gop. another candidate challenging mitt romney's frontrunner status. our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd with us with tonight. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. as yogi berra might say, it's deja vu all over again. another month, another new conservative challenger rising to the top of the national polls to challenge mitt romney. this time, it's rick santorum. buoyed by upset wins last week in colorado, minnesota and missouri, rick santorum has done what many conservative candidates have done before him -- caught up to romney. >> polls come and go. >> no fewer than four national poms out today have santorum, who was thumped out of the senate in 2006 by a whopping 18 points, now either slightly ahead or virtually tied with romney. for romney, it's a familiar spot, holding steady with his establishment

d.c. newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. iran did put on a big show today of its supposed nuclear progress. u.s. officials are discounting its claims. even as israel accuses of iran of terrorism against its diplomats. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad today showing off new fuel rods at a nuclear reactor in tehran, a plant that produces medical isotopes and claiming major progress on nuclear centrifuges. u.s. officials said this is much ado about nothing. >> this is not big news. it seems to have been hyped. >> reporter: what is iran up to? ali arouzi is in iran. >> president mahmoud ahmadinejad's announcement was carried live on state tv and cass carefully packaged for foreign and domestic consumption. iran wants to show that it can master nuclear technology on its own and that it will, no matter what the rest of the world says. >> reporter: u.s. officials say iran is blustering while taking a step back from a showdown. today iran said it will finally resume nuclear talks with the west, negotiations they walked out of a y

d.c. newsroom starting us off tonight. thanks. >>> to the campaign trail today. donald trump found a way to thrust himself back into the spotlight backing mitt romney, who was also pushing back against criticism that he is making too many verbal mistakes and it could hurt his candidacy. nbc's peter alexander on the trail tonight in las vegas. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. there was no better evidence this campaign moved to the wild west than donald trump taking the stage today. he said he's had several meetings in recent months with mitt romney and said he was ultimately swayed by romney's strong performance in recent debates. ever the showman, donald trump stepped into the spotlight today alongside mitt romney. >> it's my honor, real honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. >> reporter: in an event that lasted barely five minutes, romney himself seemed to acknowledge the sheer spectacle of it all. >> there are some things you can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> reporter: the hype vintage vegas came wit

d.c. newsroom tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we've been going through this report page by page and talking to officials here and abroad. only days after their visit this week to iran, the u.n. nuclear inspectors say despite iran's denials, they have serious concerns there is a military dimension to iran's nuclear program. partly because the insctor i were not allowed to see a key facility. at another site near qom, deep underground they say iran is producing far more enriched uranium than it would ever need for civilian use. the only bright notice iran's testing program for advanced centrifuges is not going well. this report is going to alarm israel. already crude oil prices surged $125 a barrel within minutes of the report coming out. the traders think this is making it more likely we could face a real crisis with iran. >> andrea mitchell in washington, thanks. >>> as the price of oil goes up, so does the price of gas. overnight the price of a gallon jumped another four cents to a national average of $3.65, much higher in some

d.c. newsroom, thanks. >>> what happened today in washington. it was not a big volatile issue in politics a month ago, but the way it is tonight, suddenly contraception, reproductive rights, birth control has roared its way forward into a national issue. as both parties have found a way to put it there. today, a congressional hearing about contraception got heated. law makers got angry because of what was missing. our report from capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: it started on capitol hill. >> where are the women? when i look at this panel, i don't see one single woman. >> reporter: this picture set off that anger when only men had a seat at the witness table during a hearing related to contraception. >> we've been denied the right to have a witness- >> reporter: politically the left defines this battle as women's right and equality issue. >> i may at some point be moved to explain biology to my colleagues. >> reporter: on the right they focus on religious freedom. today's gop-led hearing was prompted by that recent fight

d.c. newsroom to explain what this means for u.s. troops. carol?: the goal is for afghans to take the lead from u.s. and nato troops by next year, sooner than expected. defense secretary leon panetta says u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan until 2014, as originally planned but in a training capacity. republicans are calling the move premature saying there's no evidence showing afghan forces are able to maintain stability in their country. but this morning, wesley clark explained why it's the right move. >> remember, why we went into afghanistan. we went in there because of osama bin laden. we got osama bin laden. al qaeda's much weaker and much different today. so it's time to transition away from this mission. >> reporter: right now, it's too soon to tell if troops from californiaer is ferping in afghanistan will be heading home earlier than scheduled. live in washington, d.c., carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a northern california marine killed in afghanistan is being remembered this morning. sergeant william stacy died on tuesday when a r

d.c. newsroom to tell us what is on the agenda. carol?scheduled to be going on right now is sort of like a political first day between president obama and china's next presumed leader. the vice president met with vice president joe biden earlier this morning. biden talks about what he hopes will be accomplished today. >> that we're able to talk candidly about our differences and make progress. >> reporter: after meeting with president obama, they will go to the pentagon and then they will head to iowa where he lived briefly. his last stop, l.a. too a classroom -- to visit to a classroom and maybe a laker fame. >>> voters in san francisco could soon decide whether to eliminate the city's rank choice voting system. the officials will consider a proposal for the june ballot that takes away the rank choice voting system. critics of rank choice say it's just too coon fowsing. the -- too confusing. the board will consider a proposal, this one keeps rank choice in place but all city elections would be consolidated into the same year. today is va

d.c. newsroom crunching the numbers that just came in from all of the campaigns. what are you seeing?campaigns and their super-pac have their numbers from january. here's what we found out -- president obama's campaign raised $12 million in january. mitt romney's's -- tash mitt romney's campaign 6.5. newt gingrich, 5.5. rick santorum, 4.4. ron paul proud in slightly less. brought in slightly less. the pro-gingrich super-pac raised the most, 11 million. most of it from one florida couple of. >> the pro-obama-pac raised $59,000 but he started supporting it a few weeks ago. alley sop burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16. a central valley city councilman accused of driving drunk and leaving his injured child at the scene is now being pressured to resign. early monday morning in oakdale, jesse james white was arrested after sideswiping a parked car. witnesses say his 4-year-old son suffered a bloody nose when the air bags deployed. >>> an iraq war veteran accused of killing several homeless people in orange county is due in court. prosecutors are expected to formally charge 23-year-old o'o

d.c. newsroom we have what has people so worried. >> reporter: they are slamming the defense secretary's planices committee california congress, until there is information it is premature. leon panetta said they want to end the combat mission and move troops into a training role but it has some officials worried based on a report with thousands, they detailed a strong drive retake afghanistan once coalition forces leave. it is not just questioning leon panetta's announcement, joe liebermen said in a statement there is no military rationale for accelerating the current timetable and former u.s. senate tow is weighing in on the timeframe, here is what they have to say. >>> this is a response, a 2009 plane crash where 50 people were killed in new york and neither pilot went to sleep the night before the plane crashed. under the new rules, it will be cut back and minimum rest times will be extended to two hours. >> they plan to lay off as many as 13,000 employees as they tried to emerge from bankruptcy. they serve two of the bay areas, three major airports. they will cut pilots, flight attendant

d.c. newsroom with how much they raised and how much they stack up against president barack obama's reelection campaign. meantime, the nationwide poll shows rick santorum -- poll shows rick santorum's republican front-runner and it may actually give him a boost in the republican primary but they think those same positions would work against him in a general election against president barack obama. >> i think the feeling is, he is just not electable given his positions and his conduct, he feels he has gotten an off message in a way that does not go with the election record. >> a it is doubtful rick santorum or mitt romney will spend much time or money on the california tune primary. >>> it is in its final design stages. everything is on track for a delivery date of 12.19 and it is paid for by the transit company. >>> time now 5:07 sal castaneda is always on track starting off the morning getting you where you need to go. >> i like that, once again let's go out and take a look at what we have now. we are off to finds more traffic today than there was yesterday. westbound approach is looking good

d.c. newsroom, this is what it means for our troops. >> reporter: it is too soon to tell if those serving in afghanistan will be heading home earlier than scheduled. traveling to a nato summit, he wants to have them transition from a combat role to a training role by next year, although he will step down from a combat mission, troops will remain in 2014 which was a deadline to end the war. an immediate backlash including mitt romney. >> why do you go the day you tell them you are pulling out your troops. he is putting in jeopardy the united states of america... >> according to nato, they are confident they will rule afghanistan after coalition forces leave, more on this report and reaction from capitol hill coming up in the next hour. >>> police are now investigating a possible link between two deadly shootings in the bay area. he was shot several times after leaving in berkeley. he may have known or was related to another shooting victim, 38-year-old dorian wells. he was reportedly holding his one-year-old daughter when he was gunned down in vallejo. this morning richmond police are sear

d.c. newsroom to explain what's ahead for the candidates. alison? >> reporter: dave, there are 11 states in play over the next week. one of the big prizes is ohio. that's where mitt romney is campaigning today. this is a live look at his ralpy happening now in toledo. romney is trailing in ohio but hoping to leverage the momentum from his winds. he has three times as many delegates as rick santorum. he barely squeaked out the victory in his home state of michigan. >> we didn't mean by a lot but we won by enough. that's all that counts. >> reporter: rick santorum came in second in both states and now has more delegates than newt gingrich. they are both vowing to stay in the race, along with ron paul? >> do you believe in free people and a free economy and building a great america from the bottom up? what do you say? [ cheers ] >> reporter: ron paul has focused his strategy on some of the states holding caucuses. so he will be hoping to pick up his first statewide win. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> olympi

d.c. newsroom, they could see another surge of support, allison?vid is the latest twist in the gop race for the white house, they show former pennsylvania rick santorum ahead in two of the three states, minnesota and missouri. mitt romney is leading in missouri and rick santorum says he is not surprised. >> here is a situation where he is now doing well, rising in the polls and he is going out talking about his plans and what he will do. he goes out and throws the kitchen sink to run negative ads. >> they will be officially awarded newt gingrich is looking ahead and campaigning in ohio. rand paul continues in colorado and minnesota and we will have live coverage from the morning event during my next update in about an hour. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:17 some disturbing details about a seattle area man who authorities say deliberately blew up himself and his two sons. they found cans of gasoline and a hatchet in josh powell's house. smoke inhalation is the main cause of death but they also had hatchet wounds on their bodies. he was a pe

d.c. newsroom is crunching the numbers that just came in, allison? >> reporter: that's right, the campaigns and their super packs had to turn in their fundraising and here is what we learned, president barack obama raised almost $12 million. mitt romney 6.5 million, his worst fundraising yet. newt gingrich raised 5.5 million and rick santorum 12 million their best. rand paul brought in slightly less and the new super political action committees collected more for two candidates than their campaigns raised. newt gingrich raised most, a whopping $11 million from one couple and mitt romney raised $7 million and that money fueled the ad wars we saw in the key primary states. and a look at who is raising more in my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> newt gingrich will be here in the bay area this weekend and he will deliver a luncheon address on sunday at the republican party. newt gingrich is the only one of the presidential candidates which by the way begins on friday. >>> russia may be shifting positions on syria. earlier they

d.c. newsroom, the violence under scores escalating tensions between the u.s. and afghanistan. alison. >> reporter: that is right. the suicide attack came a day after six u.s. troops were hurt in a grenade attack. now this it has been a week of unrest over the burning of several quran's at america's largest base in afghanistan. the incident has exacerbated the deepening distress between the u.s. and afghanistan officials. there are several reports this morning. it could complicate u.s. withdraw plans. secretary of state hillary clinton is defending president obama's apology after fierce criticism from his republican rival. >> i find it somewhat troubling that our politics would inflame such a dangerous situation in afghanistan. >> reporter: hundreds of u.s. military and civilian workers have been pulled out of government offices in kabul and the taliban is also claiming responsibility for poisoning nato troops. i'll have more on that during my next update in about an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu challenge 2 news. >>> in just a couple hours the

d.c. newsroom with the postal service plan and what it means to you. alison. >> reporter: for starters overnight mail would no longer be guaranteed and your mail service could be delayed in parts of the bay area mail processing facilities in beerlinggame and petaluma would be shut down. nation-wide more than 35,000 postal jobs would be cut and hundreds of facilities will be closed. turn around time for netflix movies would also be eed -- be effected. the postmaster general says nothing is set in stone and members of congress are vowing to try to head off some of the cut backs when they begin voting on postal reforms next month. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning a small earthquake shook bris bane overnight. magnitude 2.4 was recorded just before midnight. u.s. geological survey says people near daly city, san francisco, and san bruno recall feeling the quake. >>> we are getting information from the fends of syria -- friends of syria conference. u.s., european, and arab foreign ministers from 70 c

d.c. newsroom where some members of congress are trying to prevent the closures. >> reporter: dave, that is right we have heard from a number of members of congress that are outraged about the postal service plan. they say there is no statistical or impeer can data to justify some of the closures. some of the facilities in the bay area two bay area processing centers will be shut down. nation-wide more than 35,000 postal jobs will be cut. hundreds of facilities closed. it means mail service will be slower. postal services say you will need to mail your bills and election ballots out sooner. turn around time for netflix movies will be delayed. there is also changing coming for overnight news. and whether congress can do anything to stop the cut backs. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 5:15. syrian president is expected to be given an ultimatum at an international conference today on syria. u.s., european, and arab foreign ministers from 70 countries are meeting today. hillary clinton is representing the u.s.. this group is expected to demand presid

d.c. newsroom with what lead up to that reduced unemployment rate. >>> concord hotel has new owners who are promising a fresh new start. last year the red lion hotel closed its doors without notice leaving guests stranded with without rooms and dozens of hotel workers without jobs. now they have purchased the 189 million hotel for $5 million. >>> 6:06. san francisco's metreon is getting a second life. starting today. the shopping and entertainment center has been ray can for some time now. the first phase is finished. some stores and restaurants will open today. the san francisco business times reports some of the new constructions takes vow. >> i like that area. >>> 6:06 is the time. sal sent us a message says he's beginning in contra costa county. >> we have computers here add our stations. any way. good morning, everyone. i'm a little silly on a friday. we have computers everywhere. including the ones that tell us how the roads are doing. showing slow traffic in antioch. here in bay point it still looks good. in antioch we are seeing red and in bay point we are seeing green on the maps t

d.c. newsroom the violence is showing the escalating depositions between the u.s. and afghanistan.y of state hillary clinton says the unrest has gotten out of hand. this is video of some of the latest protests as a begans fill the streets. 39 people have been killed. at least six troops u.s. troops hurt in what has been a week of violence after the burning of several quran's at america cease largest base in afghanistan. the taliban is also claiming responsibility for trying to poison the food at a nato base with chlorine bleach. no one has reported getting sick. u.s. officials are furious. afghan officials are doing nothing to calm the violence. president obama was right to apologize about the quran burping and says it is troubling his republican rivals are being so critical of that. >> i find it somewhat troubling that our politics would inflame such a dangerous situation in afghanistan. >> reporter: and there is certainly growing distrust now between u.s. and afghan officials and there are several reports this morning that that could have a very big impact on u.s. withdraw plans

d.c. newsroom and why that are stepping away from the campaign trail just to be there. >> reporter: more than 10,000 die hard republicans all in one place and the candidates want to woo them. mitt romney is participating in an early morning event outside of d.c.. this is a look at the room where he will be meeting with tech industry leaders in northern virginia. from here he will go to the political action conference in d.c.. rick santorum and newt gingrich will also address the crowd today. ron paul said he will sit it out. some of the former gop contenders were there with colorful lines. >> we must out smart the stupid people that are trying to ruin america. we out number the stupid people. trust me. i counted them. >> listen, i haven't left the fight. i went home, i reloaded my mag, and i'm fighting on a different front. >> reporter: former gop vice presidential nominee sarah palin will be the keynote speaker at the conference. and there is certainly a lot of speculation about whether she will endorse any of the republican candidates while she is here. there is also a new poll out that cou

d.c. newsroom. james, good evening. >> shep, good evening. a second straight weekend pulpits and pews were inflamed with this issue. health and human services op ed this morning even as the paper in its own editorial called the rule bad policy. we specifically carved out from the policy religious organizations that primarily employ people of their own faiths sebelius noted. this exemption includes churches and other houses of worship and other affiliated organizations. >> we will continue for the coming year as i think also with a little bit lost in the coverage of this to work with those religious institutions to try to implement this policy in a way that ensures that women have access to preventative care but tries to allay the concerns institutions. >> at the catholic university of america, for example, where people of all faiths are employed. the exemption would not apply. the president told lauren green it portrays a concerning mineld set with within the obama administration. >> protect if it's just happening in church on suneld or in th

d.c. newsroom. jim? >> hello, jon. that's right.asn't been shy at all about claiming credit for trying to keep gasoline prices low. but the industry says production is rising not because of president obama but in spite of him. on federal lands where the president has control. production in the gulf of mexico is down 30%. least sales in the mountains are down 70%. >> he said the president has put 85% of the outer kant nintle negligence shelf ofl limbs and only making 3% of the areas under his control available. nevertheless, deadly rising gas prices are a political liability. one reason the president now takes credit for the policies he ran against in 2008. >> support a drilling plan that won't produce a drop of oil for seven years. mccain will give more tax breaks to big oil. >> the president initially wanted to drive up oil prices to make renewables more attractive once he took office and he still denies that drilling would help. >> you know there are no quick fixes to this problem. you know we can't just drill our way to lower gas

d.c. newsroom. >>> i told you about my close call driving in this morning. sal, driving in hit that puddle getting off the freeway. hydroplaned. almost hit the wall and then i was like okay go slow. >> that's what happens. you talk about the same ramp we all use to get over here. but it happens everywhere. you are driving along and you can't see and before you know it you're driving through big puddle of water and your car hydro planes. this is what is happening out there. chp always tells me whenever we ask, are people driving too fast for the condition? they say yes, they are. be careful. there is a brand new crash that just popped up as we were speaking between the last traffic report in san francisco southbound 101 at paul avenue. it's an overturned pickup truck blocking the two left lanes and this looks like the fire department is now on the way for injuries here. so we're going to try to get some more information on that. i'm not sure if we can see san francisco today because of the storm. we'll get the people on it here and see if we can see 101. let'

d.c. newsroom. top republicans are calling on the president to change course on energy.ll, shep, those republicans say president obama could and should be doing more. they suggest he is too dedicated to clean energy of the future rather than focusing on more traditional energy. >> the fact is this president's policies are designed and intended to drive up energy prices. reduced domestic oil production, increase our demand on foreign sources of oil. and drive high paying american jobs overseas. those are the direct result of the policies of this administration. so forget the rhetoric. that's this president's record. >> house speaker john boehner sent president obama a letter today calling for him to approve the keystone xl pipe lion and meeting with the president to work on this energy issue. shep? >> shepard: senator mcconnell and other republicans speaking out and now the white house is firing back. what are they saying. >> white house press secretary jay carney says the president would be willing to meet with lawmakers on energy. white house believes republicans are po

d.c. newsroom and says you may be heying a lot more than you -- paying a lot more than you have to. >> reporter of the new financial connection bureau will be talking about this in about 15 minutes. big banks recently agreed to settle cases where fees were charged. the new consumer watchdog agency is also investigating misleading marketing about how overdraft protection works. we talked to a consumer advocate who says customers should look for small banks and credit unions who don't charge you when your account goes into the red. >> i think the big banks thing they can get away with it -- think they can get away with it. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> meantime, this morning, treasury secretary gingter in will explain a -- geithner will explain a new situation about cutting the corporate tax rate from 38% to 25% in exchange for ending a lot of loopholes. this would often a deeper rate cut for 25% of -- manufacturers. this proposal involves using the approval and during an election there. bell -- well, betted out the -- belted out the blu

d.c. newsroom about what led to the reduced unemployment rate. a concord hotel has new owners promising a fresh new start. last year, the red lion hotel closed its doors without notice. that left guests strand without rooms and dozens of hotel workers without jobs. a new group has purchased the 189-room hotel on burnett avenue for an estimated $5 million. they hope to reopen after three or four months after some major improvement. >> hey, sal, what's happening at the toll plaza? >> well, it's improrblged right a -- improved quite a bit. it was a little bit slow in the 6:00 hour. but now we've had some major improvement coming up to the pay gates. no major problems getting into the city. also, the morning commute looks good in san francisco. along with the 101 up to the 80 split. that traffic moves nicely. if you are driving on northbound 101, we've had some slow traffic. we had a crash right near the area -- right near the airport area near trimble avenue. i would recommend to use 280 instead, even 85 is better than 101, give yourself plenty of e

d.c. newsroom to explain why three of the four candidates decided to drop out. alison?newt gingrich is the only candidate who wanted to go ahead with the cnn debate m georgia. but the stakes are getting so high right now, mitt romney, rick santorum and ron paul are all making it clear they need as much time as they can get on the campaign trail connecting directly with the voters. let's get to a rick santorum rally p to get underway in michigan. recent polls show rick santorum ahead in the state that was posed to be an -- sporessed to be an easy -- supposed to be an easy win for mitt romney who was born and raised there. romney says he won't lose and is getting more aggressive. >> i understand jobs because i've had jobs. i mean, i look at our president. frankly others who are running in this race who have never worked in the private sector. michigan and arizona vote at the end of this month and then it is super tuesday on march 6th with more than 300 gop convention delegates at stake. back to you. >>> 8:17. president obama is scheduled to fly out of san francisco intern

d.c. newsroom to explain what has romney so concerned. allison?in mitt romney's home state of michigan is a dead heat. he visited his campaign headquarters there to thank volunteers this morning and he urged them to only call republicans. he is taking aim at rick santorum's endorsement of robo calls that urge democrats to vote in michigan's primary today. the state has an open primary where anyone can vote. but romney says that call shows that santorum is engaging in dirty tricks. >> interview: i think republicans have to recognize there is a real effort to kidnap our primary process, and if we want republicans to mom nat the republican that takes out barack obama, i need republicans to get out and vote and say no to the dirty tricks of a desperate campaign. >> reporter: santorum says he is only reaching out to the democrats he would need to win the general election. arizona also holds its primary today. mitt romney has a double-digit lead there. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, kv obviously u channel 2 news. >> dave: a new nat

d.c. newsroom with the postal service plan and what it means to you.starters overnight mail would no longer be guaranteed, and there could be delays in sending and receiving mail in many parts of the bay area. the processing centers in burlingame and pet lumme apalachicola would be shut down. nationwide more than 35,000 postal jobs would be cut. hundreds of facilities closed. postal officials say you'll need to mail your bills and election ballots out sooner. turnaround town for next week's movies would also be affected. you might have to wait longer to get those movies in the mail. the postmaster says nothing is set in stone and some members of congress already vowing to try to head off some of the cutbacks when they vote on postal reforms here next month. we reach out this morning to petaluma congresswoman lin woolsey to get he her reaction and hope to have that for you soon. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it may be hard to believe but many americans are not fans of california. a new public policy poll shows the golden state is actually the

d.c. >> one of those robberies was on washington university camp. in the newsroomon this story. >> nw d.c. has seen a recent surge and armed robberies. look at this map. police are on alert and very concerned. several robberies over the last in northwest along. some at gunpoint. it is an area usually very safe, not this week. this follows over a dozen incidents in the same vicinity. the george washington university of allt in the middle recent crime. >> i will destroy main extra vigilant. keep my eyes open -- i will just extra vigilant. keep my eyes open. >> last night, a robbery on campus right outside the foggy bottom metro. status bar aware -- students are aware. >> after midnight, take a cab instead of walking. >> you have to be on your guard. ofthis man is in charge campus security. changes are being made during increased time of crime. >> we will be as visible as we possibly can. we do patrols would in our facility as well. >> the d.c. police chief tells us measures are being taken to address these robberies and others throughout the city. this are bracing fo

d.c. fox 5's laura evans in the newsroom. >> oh, boy, sneaker fanatics are abuzz in d.c. tonight over the latest craze. nike's new foam galaxy sneakers and the lines are already forming tonight in northeast d.c. ian calendar, an avid sneaker collector want to add the galaxy foam posit to his collection. >> glow in the dark sole and of other elements there are for it to be a rarity. >> these are the foam posits. >> reporter: the foam posits came out in '97, but these are different and to make them a hot commodity only two stores in d.c. have a limited supply. >> when it's limited it kind of makes it like that it shoe, you got to have it shoe. >> reporter: hundreds who have got to have the $220 shoe lined up outside a prince george's county mall friday morning waiting for hours only to find out no one was going home with them. >> the first thing he said was you all can go home. a lot of people came from virginia and southern maryland and all over the place. this is the closest one around for miles and miles. snipe got here around 1:00. >> reporter: aaron cooper -- >> i got

d.c. newsroom caught up with the governor after he left the meeting with president obama. >> the presidented up. extremely knowledgeable. very impressed with the way he understands this government from top to bottom. >> governor brown joined a group of other democratic governors at the white house for that closed door session with president obama. this weekend the governor is expected to meet with health and human services secretary kathleen. the governor wants the federal government to allow him to cut medi cal spending. >>> next tuesday the santa clara city council is expected to approve a lease authorizing construction to begin within four months. the deal will generate $# hundred million in rent over four decades. however, due to inflation, the revenue will actually be a little more than $30 million. the team plans to play in the billion dollar stadium for the 2014 season. >>> one person was arrested at a santa rosa high school after he pulled out a machete during a fight. around 8:30 last night rival gang members confronted each other. a witness said they saw someone pull a machete ou

d.c. police have made an arrest in a sexual assault that happened inside an elementary school. fox 5's karen houston on that story. karen. >> information just came into the newsroom within the last hour. police arrested 21-year-old devon wood of southeast d.c. they accused wood of walking in to the elementary school last wednesday and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. police say the girl had been asked to escort wood to a classroom. school officials say protocall was not followed because wood did not chime in or show his id. an aid told investigators he thought he recognized the man, so he let him in. wood faces a charge of second- degree child abuse. police will not confirm how they were able to find the suspect. >> now to a developing story in virginia. a paramedic is in serious condition after falling off a bridge and into a creek. happened on interstate 395 a few hours ago and brought traffic to a standstill. fox 5 is live now in arlington. matt, what's the latest here? >> since we last talked to you, we have been able to get new information on this paramedic. at this time, we are told he is in critical condition at washington hospital center. i want y

newsroom. >>> today a former d.c. mayoral candidate goes on trial for a traffic violation.ed over for a broken head light and then discovered he did not have a valid driver's lie step. he's a key player in a federal investigation involving vincent gray. brown claims gray's aides promised him a job for negative ads against adrian fenty. >>> a man that killed six people and injured gabrielle giffords will be in court. a judge will review loughner's mental health. loughner is undergoing court ordered mental health treatment to prepare for a possible trial. loughner is not expected in court today. >>> today the man believed to be behind maryland's robocall controversy will be in court. >> we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch tv tonight. >> julius henson is accused of election fraud back in 2010. he was working for bob ehrlich and designed a robocall telling voters that martin o'malley already won and they didn't need to vote. the polls were still open at the time. back in december a jury found the campaign manager guilty of fraud for his role i