my hometown in east st. louis, illinois, for example to cut back on federal assistance to that poor community at this moment in time, i think, would really be a mistake. we need to make sure that these young people have good teachers and good resources and can learn even though they live in a town that is economically poor. the house republican budget cuts the money and cuts the teachers for these school districts and cuts the money for pell grants. pell grants are the college-aid grants given to students from lower-income families. many of them don't have a chance to go to school unless they get a grant to proceed with their education. the house republican budget cu cuts $150,000 a year out of the pell grants for students from lower-income families. that, unfortunately, will mean that many of them will drop out. when i went to visit with the president of a private lutheran college in the qaw qawd city ara they predicted they would lose students. when we have high unemployment in a recession students are dropping

and they came down off the boat in baltimore, and somehow found a way to my grandfather in east st. louis element. i have no idea how they made that journey not speaking a word of anguish. there is no physical evidence left of that journey, but this little book. part of it is a catholic prayer book written in lithuania, printed in 1863, which at the time of their immigration was contraband. bazaar had ordered all prayerbooks had to be written in russia. my grandmother who i never knew knew that if she brought his prayer book to america she would have the freedom to use it. and i remember that and it's one of the reasons why this is the first hearing, this freedom of religion, that is so much to my grandmother who was no constitutional scholar, but she knew that america guaranteed their freedom and that's what this hearing is all about. today, american muslims from the middle east and south asia are facing similar discrimination. attorney general eric holder put it well when he said that anti-muslim bigotry is, quote, the civil rights issue of our time. this backlash begin after the 9/11 t

i actually grew up in east st. louis, illinois, where my father owned aa business. we lived and worked in the floodplain with no real knowledge of the risk we were at. we knew the levees were there and counted on them. to be abruptly confronted with the significant expense of flood insurance would have been very, very hard on my family and my dad's business. but to have flood damages to our home and to the businesses that were uninsured that we could not recover from would have been devastating. there are a number of aspects in the discussion draft that asfpm agrees with, such as the proposal to use differentiated deductibles for preand post properties. the phase in of actuarial rates for certain properties is a step forward and we agree with most of the listed categories. asfpm very much supports the establishment of the technical mapping advisory committee and should be an advisory council to provide stake holder input to assist fema in improving its processes. there are a number of issues that require further consideration. while asfpm does support a more in dept

i actually grew up in east st. louis, illinois, where my father owned aa business. we lived and worked in the floodplain with no real knowledge of the risk we were at. we knew the levees were there and counted on them. to be abruptly confronted with the significant expense of flood insurance would have been very, very hard on my family and my dad's business. but to have flood damages to our home and to the businesses that were uninsured that we could not recover from would have been devastating. there are a number of aspects in the discussion draft that asfpm agrees with, such as the proposal to use differentiated deductibles for preand post properties. the phase in of actuarial rates for certain properties is a step forward and we agree with most of the listed categories. asfpm very much supports the establishment of the technical mapping advisory committee and should be an advisory council to provide stake holder input to assist fema in improving its processes. there are a number of issues that require further consideration. while asfpm does support a more in dept

i actually grew up in east st. louis, illinois, where my father owned aa business. we lived and worked in the floodplain with no real knowledge of the risk we were at. we knew the levees were there and counted on them. to be abruptly confronted with the significant expense of flood insurance would have been very, very hard on my family and my dad's business. but to have flood damages to our home and to the businesses that were uninsured that we could not recover from would have been devastating. there are a number of aspects in the discussion draft that asfpm agrees with, such as the proposal to use differentiated deductibles for preand post properties. the phase in of actuarial rates for certain properties is a step forward and we agree with most of the listed categories. asfpm very much supports the establishment of the technical mapping advisory committee and should be an advisory council to provide stake holder input to assist fema in improving its processes. there are a number of issues that require further consideration. while asfpm does support a more in dept

my hometown in east st. louisois, for example to cut back on federal assistance to that poor community at this moment in time, i think, would really be a mistake. we need to make sure that these young people have good teachers and good resources and can learn even though they live in a town that is economically poor. the house republican budget cuts the money and cuts the teachers for these school districts and cuts the money for pell grants. pell grants are the college-aid grants given to students from lower-income families. many of them don't have a chance to go to school unless they get a grant to proceed with their education. the house republican budget cu cuts $150,000 a year out of the pell grants for students from lower-income families. that, unfortunately, will mean that many of them will drop out. when i went to visit with the president of a private lutheran college in the qaw qawd city ara they predicted they would lose students. when we have high unemployment in a recession students are dropping out of

st. louis to cincinnati. >>> a string-like day along the east coast. it's welcome news. new york and boston well into the 60s. miami, 83. 83 in dallas. 43 in minneapolis. mostly 50s from seattle to colorado springs. you can feel spring coming. yes. >> couldn't come soon enough. that is for sure. coming up, the scare at a school after fourth graders eat cocaine. >>> the looming shortage for apples newest ipad. >>> we'll update the top story, u.s. military and allies could be flying over libya within hours. hours. medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide. if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare... you should know about this card -- it's the only one of its kind endorsed by aarp;

east with heavy rain and tornado watches and warnings for tennessee. troy, ill. with possible tornadoes through roofs off of homes and nearby st. louis. a dangling street light shows the strength of the sunday night wind that damaged power lines leaving thousands of residents of the dark. this same storm system caused central indiana flooding. hamas for underwater on monday and highways and roads for is not possible. similar in ohio or atm failed to hold back floodwaters. fleshed flood waters are in effect from india and all the way to pennsylvania. the northern part of this storm is all wto parts of the northeast with freezing rain and sleet. in washington, samantha hayes, kron 4 news. if >>pam: the new zealand earthquake new details of the final death toll could be 240. today, two minutes of silence was held to mark exactly one week ago since the earthquake devastated the city of christchurch. rescue crews are still sticking to the rubble. the 6.3 magnitude quake destroyed thousands of homes, churches, buildings of this city of 350,000. 154 bodies have been pulled from the rubble and many more are still unaccounted for. >>this just

st. louis to cincinnati. some scattered showers in northern maine, vermont and new hampshire. >> much warmer in the east. 65 in rockies. >> and let me just gloat today about the weather. because i suffered through my first winter of being back up in the north like in the last -- >> brutal. >> -- 14 years, and today on local news they said it will be the first 70-degree day here in new york since october. >> so excited. >> the first 70-degree day since october. spring, i can smell it. thank you. >> we've all been sort of living in a snow cave that's just now starting to go away. >> thank you, thank you. >> very happy about that. another story coming up, you're very happy. >> i can't get enough. >> i think this was you. >> yeah, really. yeah, right. now, to a royal sum for the dress that helped kate middleton capture prince william's attention and, of course, his royal heart. >> there it is. right there. the now famous barely there black dress, which, by the way, was supposed to be a skirt, just learned that. >> really? >> yes. sold at auction in london for more than $125,000 to some guy named rob. the princess-

st. louis. new details on what the suspect told his sister right before the g battle. >>> plus the fallout from an eastay officer's arrest. the drug charges that could be dropped this morning. >>> if you have a story idea or comment to share with us, email that man right there, waving away, that's brian@cbs5.com. we'll be right back. could hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills more people... than aids, drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combined. we have a lot more work to do. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend?

st. louis three u.s. marshalls shot. we will update this story as soon as we get more information. >>> speaking of police, swat teams swarming in one east bay neighborhood here. where the situation has been very intense for hours in berkeley. we will get the live report on why law enforcement rushed to that area. >>> plus new demands that a bay area homeless shelter finds a new home. >>> we will have mostly sunny weather.

east bay. some decent warming. temperatures in the upper 50s. travel delays, if you are traveling on an expensive flight, you may encounter those in chicago and st. louis with a mix of rain and snow showers in chicago. not a big storm system but enough that it will slicken up the roadways. and we know you want to hear about it. we'll talk about possible 60s on my seven-day forecast later on. >> very nice. we'll see you in a short while. >>> fire up your calendar. we know one of the unique events will take place. the festival will take place at golden gate park on august 12-14. no lineup yet for the three-day concert. earlier i thought there was a lineup. wishful thinking. we know it is august 12-14. last year's event featured the headliners kings of leon, al green and social d, social distortion. tickets are on sale now. in addition to the music, always wine tasting area and plenty of food. >> sounds fun. >>> still ahead, chewbaka? 3d? >> and digital divide breaking up families. just how much face time parents are losing with their kids. ewprotection, necti, ahead, a piece of baseball gear coming to a diamond near you. the first to have smoke-free bars

st. louis. go to www.abc7.com where you can find flight tracker. >>> a rock slide has geologists in a race against time. >> here is a live look at dry downtown san francisco, toward the east hills, it's not going to last very long. wet weather on the way. heavy at times and even stronger storm that may cause more flooding thursday. >> good morning. chp has issued a wind advisory for the bay bridge. just got word that the vallejo ferry service has been cancelled. >> also this morning, prosecutors will lay out their case against former giants' slugger barry bonds. >> and a marin county sanitation district is looking for a criminal investigation of a spill that dumped 2 million gallons of sewage into a creek. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. developing news out of libya. >> where a jet has crashed but the military says its two crew member's ejected and they are safe. terrify joins us. >> the word from the -- terry mcsweeney joins us. >> both are now in the american hands. take a look, aircraft is based out of england and was flying out of italy's air base. the word is that it went down because of mechanical failure. it was flying during odyssey dawn. united states is ins

east, bringing snow to the north. a lot of heavy rain from ohio all the way down into the southeast. we're looking at some rainfall amounts from jackson up to st. louis, we have a lot of shower activity earlier, it was scattered and light, but we're working with very little right now, just a little to the east of livermore. watch out for patches of fog, especially towards the coast, places like santa rosa reporting reduced visibility. 63 degrees, cloudy conditions, really nice for tomorrow, then our next storm system moves in saturday night into sunday. have a gate day. >> and that's your latest weather. tamron? >> thank you. >>> now to charlie sheen's bitter custody fight. this morning his twin sons are in the custody of their mother. jeff rossen is in los angeles with more. jeff, good morning. >> hi, tamron. good morning to you. this is the restraining order right here. more than 70 pages of biting accusations by sheen's estranged wife, brooke mueller. she has charlie has gone insane in the last two weeks. it was enough for a judge to strip the children away from their dad. charlie sheen, self-described winner, losing the two boys he loves. in this