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the president greeted workers this morning at the washington dc command center. in the meantime the defense department put 6500 u.s. troops on stand by to help out with relief efforts. >>> new york city under the first hurricane watch in a quarter century. officials warned people in low lying areas like long island to evacuate. many people are having to get out by cabs. the city subway system completely shut down. it did so at noon today. tunnels may flood when that storm hits tomorrow. >>> all five of the new york area airports are also closed tonight in anticipation of the storm. thousands of flights have been scrapped today and tomorrow. most flights were also canceled at washington dc's two airports although they remained open. train and bus service on the east coast has also been scaled back. here major travel troubles tonight at san francisco airport. jade hernandez talked with travelers who have been told it may be days before they can get home. >> that's right. we spoke to a lot of people that want to get home and can't but for one family in particular th

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you think the s&p 500 downgrade is giving anyone a change of heart in dc. the way of our fiscal spiral is more. more spending you argue we didn't do enough? >> the president worked with john boehner . i want to compliment them for coming wup a four trillion dollar deal that included revenue. that's what with the s&p 500 needed four trillion and not two. we didn't get the revenue and cuts. but the s&p 500 told us it was a wake up call to congress to work together and comp programs and make it a real cut that hips with long-term security. i think it reenforces the president's action and peeker boehner and highlighted the tea party and hurt speaker boehner. >> wait, wait, wait. >> what about the transigents on the left. there was cutting more spending on the left. tea party held it hostage for not wanting more spending but liberal didn't want more spending. you can't have it both ways, sir some >> you talk about the left liberals. i don't know what you are talking about exactly. we wanted a shared sacrifice and revenue as well >> wait a minute, congressman, i

. >> dc is batening down the hatches and getting ready for hurricane irene as well. while the city might not get hit the hardest, it is in a low-lying area. it is a tie at the time basin that floods with a lot of rain. that has the nation's capital working to get the sandbags distributed to the residents before the impact. the first family is now back in washington having returned one day early from their vacation on martha's vineyard. peter is live in the nation's capital to talk about what is happening there. peter, when did the first family get back to the white house? >> not until late last night. the first family landed on the south lawn at 11:16 p.m. last night. they were supposed to stay at the vineyard until today, but they came back to beat the storm. they did beat the storm. it is not expected to hit the district until tonight. president obama said on a phone call with governors up and down the east coast that all indications point to this being a historic hurricane. that's from president obama. >> what are the people in dc doing to get ready, pete ?er. >>

it is surrounded by washington dc's famous cherry trees. >> absolutely beautiful.opefully they have beautiful weather on sunday too. >> on sunday, where, here or there? >> there. >> there, it could have some rain. >> really? >> we're tracking a hurricane . its name is irene and it could impact the southeast as well as the eastern seaboard as early as say thursday of this week. as far as we are concerned, we are looking at your tuesday and it is going to be the hottest day of the work week. you'd never know it by this. this is our weather camera looking out the transamerica building where we have some patches of clouds rolling on shore. can you see that deep marine layer to the west of the transamerica building? this is what you need to know. this is your tuesday. it's going to pan out to be the hottest day of the week before that marine layer deepens and moves back in tuesday night, causing drizzle. tuesday night overnight into wednesday, this is the reason why. you look at this, not a lot going on, except out there. over the four corner states, we have a ridge of

of america, alexandria, va; jordan burnham, mental health advocate, active minds inc., washington, dc; dr. wendy greene, assistant director of trauma and critical care and program developer, screening, brief interventions and referral to treatment program, howard university hospital, washington, dc. fran, what is the definition of behavioral health, and how do we distinguish between prevention, early intervention, and treatment within that definition? the definition for behavioral health for samhsa is we are taking the substance abuse and mental health prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, and we are encasing it within the disorder realm. so substance abuse, prevention, intervention, and treatment are exactly the same, same levels, and so is mental health. we are finding that mental health properties for prevention, especially, are very similar to the properties of substance abuse, and treatment is different in one respect, but the intervention to get people into treatment is very similar. it is similar, but there are differences between the treatment aspect of substance u

podría se aprovechada por estafadores que buscan regularizar si situación migratoria, desde washington dcrmen ni se inscriban en programas de deportación porque podría ser un fraude y es que hay personas que quieren saber como catalina si su situación es para ser deportada o no . >> catalina ya fue deportada en el pasado pero volvió para ver a sus hijos, por violar las leyes de inmigración varias veces quizás no calificaria . >> yo aconsejaría consultar con un abogado . >> pida ayuda a organizaciones comunitarias . >> yo obvtuve mi permiso del df no se de dónde salió la deportación . >> y expertos dicen que si usted es detenido no diga nada hasta tener un abogado . >> los criterios que podrían salvar a miles de inmigrante no es la solución . >> el anunció ha provocado críticas que dicen que equivale a una admistia . >> se discute acutalmente una ley que ayudaría a que los policías no arresten a los que manejan sin licencia . >> busca reducir el número de autos incautados de conductores sin licencia . >> en mayor parte los campesinos son indocumentados para ellos ir a un lugar de trabajo p

martes los que tubieron los habitantes luego que un sismo con epicentro en virginia sacudió washington dcew york y ohio provocando evacuaciones vamos con los detallles . >> escenas de pánico se vivieron en el capitolio . >> fue grande y fuerte,. >> yo pensé que era mi compañero y agarre mis cosas para afuera nos vinimos cientos de personas fueron evacuadas . >> es que un movimienot no se había sentido en la capital . >> pensamos que era una bomba pues de acá a tener un terremoto es muy extraño . >> nunca había temblado y pensábamos que era el fin de todo . >> muchos empleados del congreso están a la espera para recibir las órdenes y regresar a las oficinas . >> es parte del show, no sé y lo prpimero que hice es buscar a mi esposo . >> fue cerca a virginia al sur de washington . >> vvolviendo a la región 4 personas apuñaladas y la policía trata de determinar que pasó . >> los hechos ocurrieron en un boliche pero poco después esto fue en san francisco sin que hasta ahora se tengan mayores detalles . >> dos personas que resultaron heridas en el estadio se recuperan en el hospital . >> al hom

. >> mike: they were trying to tell him to get back to dc and get back to taking care of business andg. but he had other plans. ♪ ♪ took me away. >> mike: new england is calling. some members of congress agreed to hurry back to dc on a job's plan and found out when they got back there, the president. ♪ was already gone. >> mike: yes, he was already gone to martha's vineyard and the get away seemed to be a wonderful holiday for the president. ♪ i'm perfect day. >> mike: a perfect day and perfect vacation and everything going swimmingly well despite the grief he is take being the liberals. his reaction. ♪ oh, why don't you stay a little bit longer. >> mike: yes, indeed why not stay just a little bit longer. look, i don't personallyy begruge a president time off, but it would be better if he didn't leave things like. ♪ that's what the word is today. >> mike: a ball of confusion. that is what the world is today, mr. president. that's my view. if you want to tell me yours go to mikehuckabee.comand click on the feed back symbol and if you want to suggest songs that we should have included f

lastly, a new cnn poll shows 77% of voters think leaders in dc behaved mostly like spoiled children when it came to the debate calling them ridiculous, disgusting, stupid and pathetic. and worse, they steel slippers. >> who knew bernie sanders could run so fast? and with a mock sin -- moccosin in his mouth. >> if everybody hates it, does that mean it is awful or awesome? >> in this case the extremists are right. both sides have a right to hate it. it doesn't do anything with the core problem which is the assumption of most voters that everything can be for free and it shouldn't cost anything. healthcare is what is driving the debt and the deficit, and this does nothing to address it at all. >> and it won't, will it? even with this new super panel. >> and can i speak obvious? republicans will complain about this. especially ones who didn't vote for it. those who did have no right to complain. they have done nothing to address the medicare problem. it is about medicare, it is about nothing else. >> what is this panel going to do? it sounds like a boring version of super friends. >> they wi

. >> the last thing we need congress spending more time argue nothing dc.hey need to spend more time out here listening to you. >> the democrats said the president has a hard time to feel the voters pain. >> i feel your frustration. >> i am frustrated because you deserve better. there are some in in congress who would rather see opponents lose than american win. >> running against congress may be a good strategy since their approval rating is only 10 percent. one in three americans are hopeful about the of the country and worrisome for the president and the debt deal gave the public a gloomy attitude. most i think the economy is getting worse. >> let me tell you what obama is doing. he is killing the bum. >> but unemployment in michigan has improved since the president's last visit from 12.4 to 10.5 . todayy it was revealed nationally the number of people seeking unemployment is under 400,000. but when it come to cutting spending new fox poll finds the public is pessimistic. 74 percent said the government will take more than it takes in . looks like the sup

>>governor huckabee: that is why i am here and not in washington, dc, now. politically it was necessary for the republicans to come up with something because if they didn't they who is 99 percent of the blame. so i don't think it was a matter of stabilizing the economy but a matter of stabilizing the republicans' political flank. without that what we are seeing now would have happened anyway and it could have been worse. i don't. but, probably, the market still would react because the markets realize we didn't really do any structural changes to anything. but the republicans would have paid the high price for having gummed up the political works and that is not a good position going into an election year. >>neil: thank you, governor. >>governor huckabee: and this weekend charlie rangel will onen the show. and a lot of other ... he will play the piano. i will sing. you will do the backup. >>neil: why think so. governor, thank you. who is crying now? did the maker of pampers but a dapper on the three months ahead? >>neil: from the makers of tide warning of a n

it is all part of the process in dc. dc itself is getting pounded. >> phil, thank you so much.hil keating recording. >> fox news confirm another man in north carolina apparently died of a heart attack while boarding up his home, the windows and trying to take cover there. we are awaiting a number of things inocean city, maryland. the mayor told us in his history and time in ocean city, local people have never listened like this in the past. they have heeded the warnings and obeyed the evacuation orders as well. we'll get you live in the national hurricane center. stay here on the fox news channel as team fox news coverages in only three minutes . , thanks to the venture card from capital one, we get double miles on every purchase, so me and my lads earned arip to san francisco twice as fast we get double miles every time we use our card... i'll take these two... ...no matter what we're buying. ...and all of those. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it's hard to beat double miles! whoa dude. [ male announcer ]et the venture card from capital one and

. >> tenemos 76 refugios y 6000 personas alli, en virginia y washington dc tenemos 26 refugios. estas. en new york, tenemos cuatro refugios sin personas. en nueva jersey tenemos 12 con 3000 personas. delawere tenemos 3 mil. >> para algunas personas que nos estÁn viendo en este momento, tal vez en la zona de nueva york, que todavÍa no han dejado sus hogares, donde pueden encontrar informaciÓn sobre los refugios? >> www.redcross.org. ellos pueden verlo, tenemos espaÑol en esta cruz roja. pueden ver dÓnde estÁn nuestros refugios. >> estÁ toda la informaciÓn en espaÑol. www.cruzroja.org. ¿que pueden hacer despuÉs, en el peor de los casos en que irene azote el oeste? ¿cÓmo pueden solicitar su ayuda despuÉs del golpe? >> pienso que la cruz roja esta en los refugios para mucho tiempo. la gente puede ir a su casa otra vez, o a otro lugar. tenemos comida y refugio, podemos ayudar. pero... si, es para un rato. estamos ahi. lo siento, mi ex paÑal es muy malo. >> no, lo has hecho excelente. estaremos comunicÁndonos contigo durante el transcurso de esta cobertura y este dÍa. >> el 'peligro d

incluidos los Ängeles, san francisco y washington dc se han pasado ordenanzas en contra de este programaÍa. univisiÓn. >>> cecilia muÑoz directora de antes gubernamentales, defendiÓ el programa de comunidades seguras, diciendo que es un instrumento poderoso para mantener recursos federales que tiene el gobierno enfocados donde deben estarlo en la mÁxima prioridad para el departamento de seguridad interna como las personas que han cometido delitos en estados unidos. grupos de derechos civiles demandaron al departamento de seguridad interna, acusÁndolo de encadenar innecesariamente a inmigrantes que comparecen en corte. independien independientemente del delito que se les atribuye. las restricciones fÍsicas incluyen grilletes en los tobillos. esposas las manos y cadenas en la cintura entre los demandantes la uniÓn norteamÉrica para los derechos civiles. los familiares se vieron cara a cara con el hombre que confesÓ haberla matada. en una corte del estado que accediÓ el sospechoso a escuchar los cargos que se le hacen. viviana nos dice cuÁles son lo cargos y como reaccionaron los familiares

you think the s&p 500 downgrade is giving anyone a change of heart in dc. the way of our fiscal spiral is more. more spending you argue we didn't do enough? >> the president worked with john boehner . i want to compliment them for coming wup a four trillion dollar deal that included revenue. that's what with the s&p 500 needed four trillion and not two. we didn't get the revenue and cuts. but the s&p 500 told us it was a wake up call to congress to work together and comp programs and make it a real cut that hips with long-term security. i think it reenforces the president's action and peeker boehner and highlighted the tea party and hurt speaker boehner. >> wait, wait, wait. >> what about the transigents on the left. there was cutting more spending on the left. tea party held it hostage for not wanting more spending but liberal didn't want more spending. you can't have it both ways, sir some >> you talk about the left liberals. i don't know what you are talking about exactly. we wanted a shared sacrifice and revenue as well >> wait a minute, congressman, i

eastern time when we thought the earthquake in washington dc. the epicenter was about 80 miles south year. i was in an office building on the dance floor and we thought the building shake. it was pretty scary. at 1:51 p.m. eastern time, a major earthquake struck the mid- atlantic region. but so far no major damage or injuries were reported. the 5.8 magnitude quake struck about 40 miles west of richmond, virginia. two small aftershocks were recorded, and officials say more are possible. within buildings activated -- evacuated seemed like no one was taking chance at. >> i saw the building shake but we were in a meeting and i said oh i need to. leave everybody started running. >> reporter: officials are inspecting the national monument. officials are assessing the damage of the central tower. another major concern is nuclear power plants were you one power plant was automatically shut down what will other planets reported a unusual events. today's earthquake is the second most horrible in virginia's history. but while people reported hearing the sh

. >> la euforia se apoderó clade calles de tripoli, la capital libia, suena en washington, dc en dondeuro de libia está en manos de su pueblo dijo el presidente obama durante un paréntesis en sus vacaciones. >> la rebelión se desató en febrero con protestas en egiptos y otros países árabes en libia se alcanzó el fin de semana cuando los rebeldes lograron el control de la capital. hasta el momento se desconoce el paradero de gaddafi y se reporta que al menos que 2 de sus hijos están bajo arresto. >> en este vecindario de patterson-nu aynew jersey en doe viven varios árabes era de alegría. t >> durante el gobierno de gaddafi las naciones unidas calificó a libia como un estado en total desamparo y abandono y los estados unidos lo mantuvo en la lista de países que auspicia a inglaterra ribetterroristas. >> es el cambio total de todas las estructuras de poder y a partir desde el punto de vista es algo positivo no solamente para los libios si no para la comunidad internacional. >> entretanto el secretario de la naciones unidas hizo un llamado a la cordura y el derecho de vivir en democracia.

the last thing we need is congress spending more time arguing in washington, dc.eil: that was the president's way of saying it airport -- ain't happening and blue dog democrats are urging the opposite saying we cannot afford to wait until september. congressman, the president is saying, no, it is a waste of time. what do you say? >>guest: well the president is right if we went back to work and started arguing. we need to get along and solve problems but congress does need to get back to work. the congress often ignores the time value of money and our problems are accumulating so fast you could say each day we wait costs us almost $14 billion like $164,000 a second. >>neil: what is to say you come back, though, and you add to that $164,000 a second? i am not saying you, but a lot your colleagues spend, and i hear talk of more job initiatives and maybe we should have an initiative to seven the -- initiative to stop the initiatives. >>guest: at a minimum, the super committee of 12 people, now they are selected, should get right-to-work because they face a november 23

they said any dc area pecco, about 120,000, and old dominion 118,000, so that's a fair amount of people we were told to expect that by officials. waffle on you for the falling trees and power outages. we saw the transformers blowing up around the area. and we're told they're working diligently around the clock to get those back up. where i'm standing right now, had there been an intense tidal surge going through the chesapeake bay, through the potomac, it would have been flooded. that was avoided. that makes everyone breathe a sigh of relief. people right now are quietly humbling excited. they can go back out. this fear has passed through the mid-atlantic region. for the state of virginia, the bottom part of the state is certainly not out of the woods yet. there was a load of flooding in the hampton rhodes area. they even had some fatalities. that area will be a sizable cleanup. for washington, d.c. there's about 200 trees down around the capitol, high water in some areas, but overall the dc metro region really escaped. there will be some power outages. certainly those will not be pleas

and mike with the news from washington, dc. mike, how did it go down? what is the president saying about this extension? >>reporter: after lot of yelling this week on the f.a.a. issue the senate passing this extension was low key with every member of congress out of town it was up to the local guy, senator webb and senator cardin to pass it by unanimous consent and the president says this was a strain on local economies when we cannot allow politics to get in the way of the economic recovery so i am glad the stalemate has finally been resolved so 4,000 f.a.a. employees that were furlough asked return to work and so can the thousands of construction worries on airport projects. >>trace: this was a nasty fight over a mere extension so this is not the end of the dispute, right? >>reporter: the extension only lasts until september 16th, the 21st extension over 4 1/2 years so democrats and republicans will be yelling at each other again about this again a month from now, mark it down. today, speaker boehner said he is pleased and "moving forward it is time f

no flights are leaving in the northeast region today, except for some from dulles near washington, dc. officials say the three major new york airports will re-open for most flights tomorrow morning but may take up to four days for the airlines to get all their flights operating again. >> we strongly suggest to passengers to check with their airlines, either via the web site or reservation offices, to check the status of their flights tomorrow. >> irene's impact of flights out of san jose and homecomingland -- oakland is minimal. >> you can check on the status of your flight and pack irene's path on our web site, abc7news.com. >> on to our top local story. in oakland, father was killed this afternoon during a robbery while shopping with his child. it happened just after 1:00 at 103rd avenue and international boulevard. a relative tellses the man was shot while leaving a grocery store with his six-year-old. so oakland police haven't made any arrests and haven't identified any suspects. we'll have more on this sad, sad story on abc-7 news at 6:00. >> a crash involving a san francisco fir

the threat of irene prompted a state of emergency declaration in ten states, including washington, dc. a total of more than two million people are under evacuation orders from north carolina to new york city. in pennsylvania, philadelphia officials plan to shut down the city's transit system tomorrow morning, and an unexpected storm surge in maryland is forcing officials to take the wastewater treatment plant offline. five major airports around new york is closed. hurricane irene forced cancellation of thousands of flights, affecting passengers here in the bay area. we're live at sfo. >> reporter: a relatively quiet time inside sfo because the airlines cancelled so many flights early and people didn't need to show up. today's 389 flights to -- 38 flights to the east coast were cancelled, and another 30 cancelled for tomorrow. this is what crushed dreams look like. they couple from poland to visit the u.s., including new york. >> empire state building, rock rob rockefeller center. >> now the family is looking at plan b, visiting relatives. >> it's not fair. my dream was to see new york

>>reporter: he's trying to get a flight home to europe from dc.e a train to boston. amtrak now cancelled most east coast trains. >> wanted to have him if comfort. >>reporter: instead like millions of others she's stranded. david wright abc news los angeles. >> and world largest subway system will also shut down tomorrow at noon for preparation for irene. new york metropolitan transit authority will institute a system wide shut down and subway and buses begin the final run. the mta has never before stopped the entire system because of weather. system carries about 5 million passengers on an average weekday. >>> both the police and frainers are promise that go there will not be a repeat of last weekend violence at tomorrow game at can stick. 4 49ers playing houston in another pre-season game but as mark explains, this time more police, less tailgating. nfl security chief says the way to stop this from happening is to intervene early. get police in the parking lot tailgate areas, patrol in force with two man teams, engage the fans and ensure their sa

the tea party flexes its muscles and leaving a mark on the debt deal in dc. would they right. syria on the brink and assad rule time running out . panic on wall street. all of the dow's gain this year disappear in hours. are we headed for a double dip recession in welcome to the journal editorial report. i am in this week for paul gigot. i am stuart vern varny. the tea party dire warnings about the need to reign in the nation's spending carried weight and this week on wall street it suggests that may be right about our unsustainable spending. are they prophetic about the cost of living beyond our means in joining us this week dan henninger and games freeman . mary ogradey and james taranto. dan to you first. is the tea party at the heart of the market turmoil. >> in the center of it. it is the cainary in the mine shaft and testimonies you when the toxic gases seem in the mine. federal spending, u.s. spending was out of control. look the europeans and we have known our public spending is out of the control for 25 years. the tea party identified that conclusively and rolled over

i want to introduce tracy brown in the audience >> stand up >> the dc y. and it's going to be tracy's job to think about and plan for the bus program. tracy, d.c. yf.org. >> when we say questions, we mean questions not comments >> hi. my name is susan stone. i am on victim mediation. it's alive and well. my question is i want to acknowledge your commitment and passion. is there a place in the schools in this community where we can stop the cycle of shame and blame. both on the offenders because these crimes are among the youth under 18. we would love to see that program happen. there are 22 people and we would love to see it in san francisco. >> we have already started that program. in fact, jim dierck has that in his school. we want to get it in every single school. >> yeah, i wanted to say, as superintendent mentioned. we do have peer courts. i have sat through the sessions myself. it does seem like it has a better impact. the second thing is coordination. once you have san francisco peer court and into the room. community response. the schools have to h

it has a manual switch just like elevators did back then, and it runs on dc power. this was from a time before elevators ran on ac power. >> when did they switch? >> decided to switch in the 1920's, so this elevator predicts that by about 19 years. the doors are also manual, so this elevator predates the use of automatic doors on elevators. >> can we take a ride? >> absolutely. going down. >> how many troops do you think this elevator has taken in its lifetime? millions. >> yes, this one probably has. certainly hundreds of thousands. >> very smooth. >> it really does run smoothly. >> there we go. take some serious operation. there we go. >> this is really beautiful. >> this is served by that old elevator we were just in. >> built at the same time, also in 1913. >> what a gorgeous room. i think we should have a party here. >> that is a great idea. >> let's look at the machine room for that old elevator. >> ok, let's go. >> here we are in the machine room with all these wonderful, old, a burly, industrial-era equipment. tell us what we've got here. >> this is really t

president obama continues to pressure congress members for yesterday lawmakers return to washington dc and pass a bill that would give the faa working again. dozens of employees and airport construction workers have been a unpaid furloughs. airport charges are us on hold including one control tower at oakland international its interest around provisions to cut airport subsidies. >>> despite growing concerns on one street, the white house is talking about a possible double dip recession. one spokesman said the recent slowing of economic growth and job creation do not foreshadow another big slide. he blamed recent uncertainty about the latest debt problems, credit concerns, and the earthquake and tsunami in japan. >>> there was a late rally today on wall street. over that time, the dow lost out escape with your. a close higher by 29 points and the nasdaq gained 23. >>> for many he is a hero. one boy today finds out doing the right thing can save lives. >> the 49ers released new renderings today took on the two teams. >> i'll be back here with your weather forecast. it calls for some sign

the threat of irene has prompted a state of emergency situation in ten states, including washington, dc. a total of more than two million people are under evacuation orders in pennsylvania, philadelphia officials are expecting 6 to 12-inches of rain and plan to shut down the city's transit system tomorrow morning. we're live viaa skype in philadelphia. >> it's exactly as you said. it's windy and wet, and it's going to be another few hours or so before the biggest brunt of the storm comes through. the biggest thing that hit he area is it has crippled transportation in the region, and you can see one of the subway stations which is actually -- the mayor has ordered a state of emergency. the first time that's happened here since 1976. >> alan: looks like we lost ken out there. ken, can you still hear us? all right. we've lost him. irene is now closing in on new york city. mass transit has been shut down, and if the flooding gets bad, power will be cut off to thousands of customers in lower manhattan. >> the grate dane jerry -- danger to us here is from the storm surge and there's no eviden

corresponsales a lo largo de la costa desde la pronÓsticoada zona de impacto pasando por washington dcerzas sobre las carolinas, virginia y delaware entre esta tarde y maÑana sobre nueva jersey y nueva york en la noche de sÁbado y el Área de nueva inglaterra. >> a lo largo del dÍa y la noche de el domingo. >> y nos vamos inmediato con el meteorÓlogo de telemundo luÍs carre carrera. >> ha sido degradado de categorÍa ¿quÉ quiere decir esto?. >> que ha bajado unas cuantos millas su velocidad. >> no es tan simple la condiciÓn, tiene vientos sostenidos de cien millas por hora y en el borde costero estÁn sintiendo rÁfagas de 30 millas por hora y llevan buen rato con precipitaciÓn es una de las peligrosidad de este sistema que es amplia la circulaciÓn, muy por delante del ojo y centro estaba lloviendo co- paÍsmente en gran parte de la zona que serÁ afectada en esta noche. >> por acÁ el centro de ciclÓn y toda la parte norte lluvia intensa. >> y todavÍa quedan varias horas mÁs, algo asÍ va a pasar en carolina del norte sobre parte de virginia, la capital, en filadelfia y el dÍa domingo van afe

let me tell you, my daughter lived in san fransisco, and we finally persuaded her to move back to dc so next month our grandson returns. >> oh, that's terrific. >> it is. >> when was she last here? >> she's been in san fransisco for four years. >> wow. >> and has a baby in san fransisco. >> uh-huh, well, good. you deserve a baby. >> you think in >> your baby. >> i don't know, but i'm sure going to love him up. what do i say to make this special for virginia? >> make it all about her, not about me. >> okay. what do i say? >> say this, say that, whose father is proud of her and any father who's been of any cause. >> thank you. >> and now i have it in writing. >> really. >> how are you guys? thank you very much for coming. >> congratulations. >> i appreciate you making the scene. >> it's awesome. >> we can talk another time. >> may be fun to talk about. >> i didn't think the nfl would get back together. >> right, yes. >> you never know. this is a night out for you guys? >> yeah, this is as wilted as it gets. >> we want to get dancing. >> normally, they have dancing here, but it's late b

schools and some federal government buildings in washington dc were closed today so engine nears could look for possible damage. twin reactors at the power plant in central virginia also remain shut down. >>> the national park service says engine nears found cracks. it's closed indefinitely to keep visitors safe. the national katrina though drill remains closed closed. no major damage was found. the buildings closed for inspections are expected to reopen this week. >>> animals at washington's national zoo seemed to know something was happening before the quake struck. a hotter gorilla -- mother gorilla grabbed her baby and went up a tree. >> it's entirely possible the animals can hear that noise. it's outside of our normal hearing range. >> sign tills say the evidence is interesting but so far they haven't been able to find a way to actually predict earthquakes using animal behavior. >>> now you can find more coverage of the earthquakes and the one on the east coast at the top of the home page. >>> what officials unveiled about the higher than average number of deaths the park has seen

. >> we were listening to ac/dc and they influenced me a lot. >> reporter: influenced so much, they decidedo call their band haunted by heroes. >> we're haunted by our heros that have passed away, like jimi hendrix. >> reporter: meet getty, charlie, brandy and chris. together, they're known as the youngest rock band in the world. making waves in l.a., playing at venues they normally wouldn't be old enough to enter. and later this month, they'll be on the same bill as motley crew. >> just a great feeling. i like being on stage, having my freedom to play. >> reporter: they started rocking not long after they were rocked in the cradle. the band members first met here at daycare. that's when they were only 2, and drumming on toys. then they moved on to video games. >> when we first got into the band, like when we didn't have any instruments, we picked up guitar hero. >> reporter: since then, they all agree one thing has enabled them to be this good. >> practice. >> we practice about an hour and a half every day. >> we practice two times, three days a week. >> reporter: sure, sometimes there are

live look in dc, no politicians are left. they have a camera there and federal emergency management folks to keep us safe will be offering a briefing. we'll hear the latest from fema. first the fox extreme weather center and chief meteorologist rick wright, it is charting a course and appears to follow it. >> it makes it easier when the models are in good agreement for a number of days, you can feel good about it it is on within 20 miles one direction or the other and you don't see that often. we feel good about what is happening to it. by tonightble care and maryland and virginia getting pounded . surge in the bay and rapid water going into delaware bay. hugging the jersey coast and underneath that icon right there is new york city. tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.. look at the models. it gives you a good idea of what is happening. this is a pretty good model. you like to look at it. when it is so far opposite of what it is doing, you don't count it. >> where is west hampton right there. >> it is not that far. >> that's about r

this fellow, captioned "dc earthquake devastation" was circulateed on twitter and facebook. it is tongue and cheek. another californianedaid "we have those for breakfast out here." >>> they are working all night in a bay area community trying to replace a broken well pom. it can't happen soon enough for hundreds of people who are being told to boil their water before using it. it is happening in tess ask you dare row -- tesscadero. johnal stone is live with the story. what an inconvenience. >> and we learned that the preschool at the elementary school is canceled because of the water situation. they hope to have the pump repaired between noon and 5:00. it is affecting 125 homes and businesses in, inconveniencing 800 people. >> right now the best water comes in plastic jugs. some was delivered to residents who couldn't get out of the house. more than a hundred other people dropped by the community center to get their share of the community water supply. among them was anne tim who was quite miffed. >> we don't seem to have the services that we require here that bothers me. >>

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