cables in which american officials are expressing candid opinions about afghan leaders. >> glor: david martin at the pentagon tonight. david, thank you very much. an american-born al qaeda spokesman is making new threats against the west in a just-released video. speaking in arabic in a 48-minute video, adam gadan said it's the duty of muslims to carry out attacks and criticized efforts by moderate muslims. he was raised in california and moved to pakistan in 1998. the death toll from a cholera outbreak in haiti passed 200 tonight, and thousands more are sick. the outbreak began this week in central haiti but now cases have been reported in the capital, and in camps crowded with earthquake refugees. our cbs news medical correspondent dr. jon lapook is there in haiti tonight. jon, i know this was a big concern when i was on the ground nine months ago right after the earthquake. you just got to port-au-prince. what are you hearing right now? >> reporter: well, we landed a few hours ago to the reports of the first cases of cholera in the capital of port-au-prince itself. we went to the largest t

david martin reports. >> reporter: documents raise questions about why american soldiers reported abusest did not step in to stop it. >> u.s. and uk forces cannot turn a blind eye on the basis it wasn't their soldiers doing the torturing. and that's what's happened and is revealed in these logs. >> reporter: another old wound, still unfolding tragedy of iraqi civilians who lost their lives in the five years covered by these documents. >> we estimate that when fully analyzed, these logs will bring to the public knowledge more than 15,000 previously unreported civilian deaths. >> reporter: u.s. officials did not contest the accuracy of the documents. but, instead, tore into wikileaks for making them public on his twitter site, the chairman of the joint chiefs called the leak irresponsible and said it puts lives at risk and gives adversaries valuable information. wikileaks founder julian assange insisted he bent over backwards to delete sensitive information. >> what has been done is now far too redacted. it is, in fact, i would say, a bit of a travesty how over redacted this material is. >

is that iranian meddling in iraq has continued well into the obama administration. >> couric: david martin at the pentagon tonight. david, thank you very much. now moving on to haiti and what so many feared would happen after the earthquake that killed as many as 300,000 people. a sudden outbreak of cholera. it's centered around saint-marc, a town that served as a refuge for survivors of the quake. at least 150 people have died from the infection so far. 1,500 are now sick. cholera has not been seen in the western hemisphere in almost 20 years. and dr. jon lapook reports it couldn't come at a worse time for haiti. >> reporter: dirty water flowing through haiti's streets during the rainy season is spreading the disease, now flooding hospitals with patients. >> the situation is terrible. inside the hospital they're overcrowded... they're not overcrowded, it's beyond overcrowded. >> reporter: cholera is a bacterial infection spread by poor sanitation. it causes diarrhea and dehydration so severe victims can lose more than a quart of water an hour. it can kill patients within a day. but if the

as david martin reports, these are confusing times for military recruiters and those who want to serve. >> reporter: recruiting stations suddenly became ground zero in the battle over gays in uniform as, like it or not, they began processing applications from gay recruits. but gay advocate aaron belkin warns it won't last long. the don't ask, don't tell law, which bars gays from serving openly, will be back. >> for any gay or lesbian person who decides to enlist in the military right now, there's a likelihood that don't ask, don't tell will be reinstated and that probably means that the individual would not be able to enlist. >> reporter: obama administration lawyers asked an appeals court to suspend the ruling that declared don't ask, don't tell unconstitutional saying it would cause significant immediate harm to the military. for gays like this air force officer who calls himself j.d. smith, it's still not safe to come out. >> i think what needs to happen is someone like secretary gates or high-level leadership has to say it's okay to come out now. >> reporter: former army lieutenant

david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> reporter: now although all the do you means appear to be authentic, their exact origin has not been independently confirmed. >>> another tragedy is striking haiti as we speak, it is an epidemic of cholera. at least 150 people are already dead and that number is rising. cholera is caused by a bacteria that spreads through water. haiti's health minister says a river that people are using for drinking water is testing positive for cholera today. doctors are worried the outbreak will quickly reach the tenth camp where thousands of survivors are living. >>> well a startling medical concern tonight, a starting number of americans with diabetes is expected to double by the time your children are your age. >> reporter: denise, first of all this could mean an entire change of lifestyle, what you eat, what you do physically and it could mean a lot of medication for people. >> reporter: pam caps diabetic must take pills daily, then there's the injection every night. >> you're a working mother, you have a lot going on. you still have to watch what you eat and ex

david martin notes the leak doesn't offer much new information on the war but says the documents could be used to learn more about how the military operates. >> i think the pentagon feels that these documents tell the enemy more than the pentagon wants them to know. >> reporter: the documents are believed to have been given to wiki leaks by -- more could be on the way. wiki leaks says it's getting ready to release 15,000 more documents. >>> and this is the second time this year that wiki leaks released classified documents. the first time involved more than 74,000 documents on the war in afghanistan. >>> three masked men vandalize a high school. a search is underway to try and find them. this happened early this morning, damaging the school's gym. no arrests have been made in the case. >>> police bust an elaborate drug lab in the dorms in georgetown. a highly -- drug. 400 stoops were evacuated from the building -- students. >>> 140 people lost their jobs in baltimore's -- closed down. now some former ploys will go after the walt disney company. the workers claim that kills any violated

david martin has the story of two fallen heroes, one from pennsylvania, the other maryla maryland, and a friendship that will never die. >> reporter: travis manion and brendan looney-- roommates at the naval academy. close as brothers. one became a marine and went to iraq. the other a navy seal in afghanistan. today, they were reunited, side by side, in arlington national cemetery. >> that's what kind of gets me by is just knowing that they're going to be together. >> reporter: the grief is still raw for brendan alon brenn looney's wife amy and mother maureen. eat been less that two weeks since his body came home from afghanistan where he was killed in a helicopter crash. >> after we knot the call and everything, mrs. manion of the first person i called because she was like brendan's other mom. >> and she just said, "janet." and i said, "maureen." and she started crying. and i said, "brendan." and she said,"yes." >> reporter: travis manion's parents have been living with their grief for more than three years. he was shot by a sniper in iraq in 2007. six months later, brendan was still

david martin, much more to come on this story i'm sure in the coming days.richard is on course to strike the northeast coast of honduras. the atlantic 17th storm of the season is churning in the western caribbean packing winds of 45 miles per hour. the national hurricane center in miami warns richard could become a hurricane over the weekend. heavy rains could reach the american gulf coast by mid week. >>> a public memorial planned for the pace university football player fatally shot by police sunday in westchester, new york. the 20-year-old from easton, massachusetts was shot in his car by officers responding to a disturbance at a bar. his teammates say he was handcuffed and left on the ground without medical attention and that they were arrested when they tried to perform cpr. police claim they fired on henry's car when he failed to stop and struck two officers. massachusetts senators scott brown is calling for a thorough investigation of the shooting. >>> another power couple is born, katy perry expected to wed british actor russell brand. they arrived fo

cbs news pentagon correspondent david martin notes the leak doesn't offer much new information on the war but says it could be learn more about how the military operates. >> these documents tell the enemy more than the pentagon wants them to know. >> reporter: the documents are believed to have been given to wikileaks by army private bradley manning, who is accused of copying them while working in an operations center in iraq. more could be on the way. wikileaks says it's getting ready to release 15,000 more documents related to the war in afghanistan. cbs news, new york. >>> in other world headlines, an american born al qaeda member is calling for muslims living in the united states and europe to carry out attacks. in a 48-minute video posted on a militant website, gadahn says it's the duty of muslims to defend islam. gadahn grew up on a california farm and converted to islam before moving to pakistan in 1998. it was there he reportedly attended an al qaeda training camp. he has been wanted by the fbi since 2004. >>> authorities in haiti have now confirmed more than 200 deaths from c

for sunday morning, this is david martin at the pentagon. >> osgood: in the baseball play-offs the sanrancisco giants are national league champions after defeating the phillies in philadelphia last night 3-2. the giants will host the first game of the world series wednesday night against the american league pennant-winning texas rangers. and a social note from india. pop singer katy perry and british comedian rustle brand have tied the knot there. they were wed yesterday at a tying every reserve. an event that included a procession of 21 camels, elephants and horses. their wedding celebration is expected to last six days. these days some marriages don't last that long. here's the day's weather across the country. storms will roll eastward from the plains. more rain will fall in the northwest. the days ahead promise typical late october weather. some showers, some sun, and the days are getting shorter and cooler. ahead, keith richards on life as a rolling stone. >> how would you describe your professional partnership? >> i've never considered myself or him professional quite honestly. >

david martin knows the leak doesn't offer much information on the war, but the documents could be used to show how the military operates. and the pentagon feels that the documents tell the enemy more than the pentagon wants them to know. >> the documents have been given to wiki leaks to a private who's accused of copying them and more are on the way. wiki is going to release 15,000 more documents. >>> and now, the pend gone's press secretary calls the leaks shameful. >>> well, it's all system's go for the discovery's final mission. and nasa says that discovery is ready to launch. mary has more. >> reporter: they were concerns after there was a leak over the weekend and the technicians put a seal on the line and the fix appears to have worked. that means that everything's looking good for a launch next monday afternoon. this is going to be discovery's final flight and nasa's retiring the shuttles next year and the crew is delivering equipment to the international space station. >>> thank you, mary and after the shuttle program wraps up, nasa will take astronauts out of orbit and into sp

david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> although all of the documents appear to be authentic, their exact origin has not been independently confirmed. the pentagon press secretary called the leaks shameful and a danger to national security. >>> turning to sports, where the ravens are doing some addition and subtraction with the roster before sunday's game. espn is reporting jared gaither could be placed on injured reserve today ending his season. this comes as ed reid and become eligible to play. each missed six games while recovering from injury. >>> the ravens battle buffalo in baltimore. if you don't have a ticket. we'll bring you the action on wjz 13. kickoff is 1:00. the ravens are favored to win this one by two touchdowns. but before the bills come to town, there is a major showdown in college football on wjz. navy takes on notre dame at the new stadium in the meadowlands. you can see that action right here at noon live on wjz 13. >>> that's a billion dollars stadium in the meadowlands. >> beautiful and big and what's another b word? >> bodacious. where will, why not? >> it's

cbs news national security correspondent david martin is in washington with details. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. there was a failure in an underground cable that connected 50 nuclear missiles with their control centers over the weekend. and it was down for about 45 minutes and during that 45 minutes the president of the united states would have had to rely on a backup system in order to launch their missiles. now, there are some 400 other missiles so the country was never defenseless. but still, this was an important enough glitch in a very, very important system to the security of the united states that the president was briefed on it tuesday morning. >> all right. david martin from washington this morning, thanks very much. >>> the fbi this morning says a series of shootings in the washington area are all linked to the same gun. october 19th, five to seven shots fired at windows at the pentagon. two dais earlier, the same gun fired up to ten shots at the windows at the marine corps museum and ballistic tests done after a shooting overnight m

his court-appointed attorney, david martin, urged him to take the plea. >> if all the evidence is overwhelming that the person is guilty of the crime charged, and the chances of introducing reasonable doubt are slim to none in your professional opinion, of course you'd rather have him accept a life sentence and save his life. >> narrator: despite the pressure, willingham refused to plead guilty. he'd take his chances in front of a jury. >> he wouldn't plead guilty. he was very adamant. he said they could kill him right then and there. >> narrator: the case went to trial in august of 1992. the prosecution began with a surprising witness, a jailhouse informant. >> there was the testimony of johnny webb, who had been incarcerated at the same time as willingham and who testified that willingham had confessed. >> he said, "well, you know, i can't deal with what i've done." and i said, "what are you talking about?" and that's when he confessed to what he'd done. >> narrator: and webb told prosecutors something else. >> willingham admitted to him that he spread the accelerant on the floor in the chil

cbs news pentagon correspondent david martin notes the leak doesn't offer new information on the war, but the documents could be used to learn more about how the military operates. >> i think the pentagon feels these documents tell the enemy more than the pentagon wants them to know. >> reporter: the documents are believed to have been given to wikileaks, bradley manning who is accused of copying them while working in an operations center in iraq. more could be on the way. wikileaks says it is getting ready to release 15,000 more documents related to the war in afghanistan. >>> this is the second time this year wikileaks released classified documents. the first involved more than 70,000 documents on the war in afghanistan. >>> a shocking arrest at a prestigious baltimore city high school as a schoolworker is caught trying to sell guns on campus. detectives say it happened at city college high school. according to the media partner the baltimore sun, tiree miles was arrested after officers organized a sting on campus. he was fired immediately. >>> traffic is flowing again on i83 after

again as bob ehrlich released his latest attack advertisement, countering claims made by martin o'malley. david collins is checking the facts. to see all of his reports, had ead to wbaltv.com and click on politics. still on the job and preparing for a business trip to florida, after helen holton pleaded no contest. the city council is asking for $1,100 to fund her upcoming trip. she will be attending a government conference in palm beach. the formal request is expected to be reviewed during tomorrow's board of estimates meeting. >> the father of baltimore city vice president ed reisinger has been found. he had been missing since friday afternoon. police tell us they found him and he was in good condition. he even provided them with a bit of entertainment for the evening. a happy ending to that story. still no verdict in the trial of former baltimore city councilman ken harris. jurors continued to deliberate for our third data appeared more questions were sent to the judge today asking about the evidence. the judge allowed the jury to remove the bullet removed from ken harris's body. jury delibe

the reigning olympic champion in the event was just over a minute faster than britain's david millar german tony martin clocked ten seconds for the back to complete the podium in melbourne however it wasn't the race but the shocking news about contador that dominated everybody's thoughts the cyclists backing their fellow rider moments i think there's a lot of a lot of questions that need to be on said. one hundred percent. fully benefits of the doubt because i mean you have to understand these things can be quite complicated and it's a shame that it is out there when it could be something completely innocent let's wait and see to golf and world number one tiger woods has been paired with steve stricker after america and europe's team captains announced their lineups for the thirty eighth ryder cup and it's for the first time since nine hundred ninety nine that woods is not in the opening match here in stricker will go against england in poulter and ross fisher in the third of four matches while phil mickelson and dustin johnson lead off america's title defense at the celtic manor resort they will face

road cycling world championships in australia he was a minute faster than britain's david millar while german tony martin was ten seconds for the back to complete the podium in melbourne however he was in the race but the shocking news about contador that dominated everybody's thoughts with the cyclists backing their fellow rider. moments i think there's a lot of a lot of questions that it's beyond that. one hundred percent. fully benefits of the doubt because i mean you have to understand these things can be quite complicated and it's a shame that it's there when it could be something completely innocent that's where you see engulfed the mary. the ryder cup team have started the defense of their title at celtic manor the competition begins with the four ball better ball contest for matches taking place today it sees world number one tiger woods playing alongside teammate steve stricker they were paired against europe's in poulter a ross fisher other matches include phil mickelson and dustin johnson against lee westwood and martin in the northern irish broome choroid and graeme mcdowell who play stuart s

rate cycling world championships in australia it was a minute faster than britain's david millar while german tony martin with ten seconds for the back to complete the podium in melbourne however it wasn't the race but the shocking news about contador that dominated everybody's thoughts with the cyclists backing their fellow rider. moments i think there's a lot of a lot of questions that it's beyond. i one hundred percent. fully benefits of the doubt because i mean you have to understand these things can be quite complicated and it's a shame that it's there when it could be something completely innocent that's what you see. on the ryder cup gets underway today with the opening for boards match seeing americans phil mickelson and dustin johnson facing new york city westward a martin and it means it's the first time since one thousand nine hundred nine that the world number one tiger woods is not in the first pair he will play alongside steve stricker against england zene poulter and ross officiate in the third of four matches being paid today northern irish jiro remarkable roy and graeme mcdowell placed t

writers from past masters f scott fitzgerald and flannery o'connor to contemporary humorist david sedaris and steve martin the proceeds benefit a nonprofit writing and tutoring program called 826-national. when we talked recently at his modest los angeles office, apatow admitted that he himself came to love reading only as an adult. >> i was a big t, have kid. when i was a kid i would go home at 3:00, and watch tv straight through to the end of letterman at 1:30 in the morning. i was the i would watch jerry seinfeld and jay leno and study them as if it was tolstoy. >> brown: apatow is indeed a serious student of comedy and that too began as a kid on long island when he managed to pick the brains of leading comedians appearing at a local club. >> i started a radio show where i interviewed comics. and i interviewed leno and seinfeld and john candy and father gudi and gary shandling all when i was 16 and they told me what to do. here is how you get on stage. here is how you write a joke. here is how you come up with an idea for a sitcom. and they thought it was for the radio but they didn't realize it was on

the new spot is the latest attack ad charging martin o'malley to deceive residents. david collins has checked the facts. you can check out the politics page on wbaltv.com. the fda has announced additional funding to keep tobacco out of the hands of children. maryland had a 32% drop in adult smoking. local officials hope the $550,000 grant will help keep those numbers down. >> this is a knack -- now is an active partner. we know that starting early and stopping children from starting is the most effective battle long term we have put maryland is one of three states to receive the grants. it is 51 degrees on tv hill. the man who tried to set off a bomb in times square learns his fate. >> you would expect the fire department to come to your home when it is in flames. fire crews refused to respond in one case in tennessee. >> this is 95 north of the catonsville area. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is bui

obama is a civil rights wonder, the realization of martin luther king's dream. that's david remnick. our obama is a secret socials. it seems and all of those theories can't fit the data. the beauty of the anti-colonial three is that the anti-colonial agenda is twofold. number one, it use america and the west around being the world. put a saddle and the leash on the up and and pull him back. and second this is an american unit neocolonial forces ripping off the poor, ripping off the ordinary citizen, let's make sure you've be colonized those forces, established the rod of government control over the. that's exactly what obama is doing. >> host: why is it that teddy roosevelt progressive republicanism rather than some cockamamie theory that, the point which is just to tar him -- >> guest: if you read his own autobiography, it is far more prominent than the theme of civil rights to he does talk about civil rights, i grant you, but he talks of colonialism extensively. it is a book about colonialism. so i think what is sad is, this is a very american tennessee where we're all pro

david thomas who was also filling in for louis. in bird new use open champion graeme mcdowell and p.g.a. champion martin where tied for third place. now has been relishing his new status for almost two weeks but it's only now that newly crowned champion around so got to celebrate his title at home in my yorker. thousands of fans lining up on the island's three to agree their hero who was joined by is mother on the joyous occasion twenty three year old grange the title of the south when he has another podium finish at the malaysian grand prix but he had to race in australia last week before finally touching down home soil the weights it seems was worth it when york is now a hooting stronghold tennis world number one rafael adult also hailing from the middle of the the terrain. and back to hockey finally let's now have a look at our weekly kontinental hockey league highlights. that's the sport for the cell but let's briefly to europa league football now whereas the need same good as just wrapped up a two no victory over my ducal from gray share this straight away and as many games so far the european cup

martin verses the city and county of san francisco. item 22, conference with the co- counsel, city and county of san francisco vs. chairperson maxwell: welcome to land use. i am joined by david chiu, and eric mar will be joining us. i want to thank the clerk and the folks at channel 26 for bringing us live. >> please turn off any cellular phones or pagers. any documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. the mets will appear on october 2. chairperson maxwell: will you read items one, too, and three together? >> item 1, ordinance accepting public infrastructure improvements along fourth street, channel street, and third street, including sidewalks. item two, public infrastructure improvements for mission bay south blocks 10 through 10 and a. item 3, at mission bay south storm water. pump # 6. >> all of these a been approved by the department of city planning, which has determined that the improvements put in place are in conformity with the city's general plan. the director of public works has issued a completion for each agency and has determined that the construction was done in accordance

martin o'malley can't do it. i will. >>> let's check in with david gregory to see what's coming up "meet the press." >> good morningdterm elections are voters preparing to send a gop wav to washington and what role will the tea party play? with us theeader of the republican national committee michael steele. >> we'll see you shortly, david. >> that will do it for us. thank you very much. guess what next weekend is! >> halloween! >> come down to t plaza. >> we'll be dressed in our finest. come down and dress up in your finest. we're more than happy to see you here. >> come down! >> have a great day. i'll see y >>> good morning. welcome to news 4 today. i'm kimberly suiters. it's sunday, october 24th, 2010. the news is just ahead, but first, a quick check on our forecast. meteorologist tom kierein is in for chuck bell this morning. >>> a wonderful sunday under way. we have the autumn color coming on. we'll have some milder temperatures as well by this afternoon. plan accordingly for your recreation and fun. there's capitol hill under a partly cloudy sky on this sunday morning. right no at mid morning. temperatures ar

david axelrod says many of the foreclosures are valid and should go forward. there is growing pressure on the obama administration to stop foreclosures from a number of state officials including governor martin o'malley. >> later today he squares off against robert ehrlich in the first and only televised debate in the race. the hour-long debate will be pretaped and air in baltimore. two two radio debates are being negotiated. a new york candidate for governor is under fire after comments about homosexuality. carl paladino told a group of orthodox jews he doesn't want children pwraeub washed into thinking that homosexuality is acceptable. when asked if his comments were appropriate given the latest attack on gays in new york he says he doesn't support violence against gays. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell says the league is investigating whether brett favre violated the league's personal conduct policy. a website reported that favre allegedly sent inappropriate voicemails and nude photos of himself to a former jet sideline reporter. that is when he played for the jets in 2008. >>. love to see you tonight. buy. still trying. just got done with practice. if you can make it, it would be great.

calvert county native david wells is one of bowie state university students apprehensive about their futus. they hope to hear answers fro martin o'malley and a big endorser, the president of the united states. >> it's a struggle for us. a very big struggle. we're having a tough time whether to go to grad school or enter the workforce. we'rhoping the job market can open up more. >> i think it's great the president can come out and support mr. o'malley and his campaign because you don't he that type of support when it comes to local, local politics but for the president toome out and support a local governor, i think that's a breath thing. >> campus preparations started early. president obama is expected to tell the outdoor crowd how maryland will continue to move forward under governor o'malley. it shows the incumbent with a double digit lead over republican and former governor bob ehrlich. o'malley explained why an obama endorsement makes sense. >> marylanders always choose in the face of challenge and adversity to make progress and to move forward and for that reason the president is more popular in maryland than he might be

martin o'malley hasn't 8 point event is. another poll gave him an 11 point lead. >> you can watch all of david's fact checks, where we have posted voter guides. go to our web site and click on politics. >> with exactly one month left until election day, the balance of power could change in washington in favor of republicans, but a new poll reveals a bit of a comeback by democrats. we ever 2010 coverage from washington 3 >> 28 days before election day, they are voting in owa. iowa. the ballots cannot be counted for a month, but democrats versus republicans saw a 3 point improvement by democrats in a month. they claim their base is coming around. hispanics and african-americans, and married women it, members of the millennial generation -- very often those are the people who tune in at last. >> president obama's approval is up to 50%. many republicans are running against him. that could cost republicans as senate seat in west virginia. >> obama-care. and mansion reported at all. when he is with obama, he turns into washington joe. >> in christine o'donnell's delaware -- and tapes surfaced of her dabbling in witchcraft. this is tod

david mitchell is not making the tape available to the media yet. he said it is grainy and is being enhanced. he did show off the security system to martin o'malley who did a campaign swing through campus. the monitor's honed right in on the area where the student was attacked, just behind anne arundel hall. the surveillance camera, that spotted the asill atlantas is strategically located and they later spotted a vehicle they think is the getaway car. >> it is probably the vehicle. unfortunately the victim could not make the identification. >> reporter: there have been a string of robberies that occurred just off campus. >> yeah it makes me nervous but i'm not on campus at early morning so i don't think i would do anything different. >> things like this happen for a long time and especially in the ' 90s and it seems like they tapered off. >> reporter: chief mitchell says reported crimes on campus are down in almost all categories. forcible sex offenses are down 41% over the previous year. robbery is down 18% from 2007. >> so a number of things we have at our disposal that we actually advocate our students to take advantage of. dial a rid

david mitchell is not making that tape available to the media yet. he says it's grainy and is being enhanced. mitchell did show off his security system to governor martin o'malley who did a campaign swing through campus. the monitors honed right in on the area where the student was attacked, just behind anne arundel hall. the surveillance camera that spotted the assailants is strategically located. police also spotted a vehicle later they think was the get- away car. >> it's probably the vehicle. unfortunately the victim could not make the identification. >> reporter: sunday morning's robbery in the middle of the campus comes after a string of robberies this semester that occurred just off campus. >> yeah, it makes me nervous, but i'm not really on campus at like early, early morning. so i don't think i would do anything different. >> things like this have happened for a long time and especially in the '90s and it seems like they tapered off. >> reporter: chief mitchell says reported crimes on campus are down in almost all categories. forcible sex offenses are down by 41% over the previous year, robberies down 18% from 2007. >> a number of things that