>>> frustrated youtubers to big game day stars. >> notice francis. >> love francis. he's awesome. >> see the >>> what do you guys think is going on here? >> another dog rescue in some thin ice. >> this is a rescue. it's by the toronto wildlife center, and they are rescuing a loon, but doing it in an unconventional way. this person on their stomach got a rope and they just lassoed it around the loon, in a net, and pulled it out. ♪ >> can you explain to me why water fowl needs to be rescued from a pond jthts sometimes they get wet and frozen if the weather's cold enough. it doesn't look exactly warm. obviously something was wrong it needed rescued with a rope and a net. >> crazy day for that loon. >> i know. >> i just don't -- >> rescuing wildlife from the wild. when there's nothing seemingly wrong with the animal baffles me i. want to hear the 911 tapes on that one. yeah, there's a duck stuck in the pond. >>> the internet has long been a place for people to vent their frustrations. we've enjoyed watching a lot of these people. viral hits like the cat lady. this politi

francis. -- on top of the state francis. the equipment you see painted green, that is all the original equipment from 1972. we are just now in the middle of modernizing this equipment. >> why modernize? doesn't the equipment works fine? >> it does, it is of analog and intensive, and there are some additional controls. let me introduce the foreman to you. this is vince. he can do a better job explaining the project details. >> what is happening here, what are you doing? >> we are doing a major modernization. we are tearing out the old system, logic controls, and generator controls, and we will be going over to solid state. this is not your standard selector. it does not have a tape that runs it. because these are outside elevators -- these are unique to the city. >> and this is going away with the upgrade. >> that is right. none of these will be here. we have retrofitted three elevators so far and now we're doing the outside cars. >> so this is what will be replacing -- >> this will be replacing the generator controller and c

s district attorney, francis scott key. mr. key, who authored "the star-spangled banner", defended splafry in his prosecution and sought capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim, who's husband william thornton, designed the u.s. capitol. this is just over 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. for that nice introduction and thank you to majors and quinn hosting this event. i suggested this to eat than back in the winter, there was never anything less than enthusiastic about having me. this was always my destination when i came to a minneapolis bookstore. i am glad i landed here. i want to tell you a little bit about the book. i will read a little bit about the book. it's nice to be here and see some old familiar faces. you know, whenever i come back to minneapolis i have this feeling what a special place marshal u was, and there are probably a few people here that will remember the place if not agree with me. and so it's always nice to be back with old friends. i really date my sell here. i even attended an ad

that's mary francis berry. professor at the university of pennsylvania. she's also the author of several books. at the university of pennsylvania today to talk to her about this book. "and justice for all." "and justice for all: the united states commission on civil rights and the continuing struggle for freedom in america" mary francis berry, when did the u.s. civil rights commission begin and why? >> well, it started in 1957. president eisenhower had a lot of discussions with secretary of state about the way the united states was seen around the world because a lot of the racism that was going on that people would hear about and read about. and the fact that there seemed to be a lot of episodes that kept happening whether it was lynching or some kind of discrimination that took place in the country. so the idea was eisenhower -- said he was going to ask congress to set up a civil rights commission which was put the sacks on top of the table. i'm told by one of the people who was at the meeting with he slammed at table and said they're going put the sack

francis is much younger, 21. france's become sort of a fashion will model, much like jackie kennedy was. everything france's poor women wanted to wear. her hair cut from every woman needed a haircut. there would say the first lady cleveland. her clothing, everyone had to have the clothing. she became one of the most beloved, probably the most popular woman in the country all across the country people living daughters france's demand sons francis. so she was a great first lady. pfeiffer story that they were once waiting outside. the london francis spent a lot of his presidency not in the white house, but in a private home, little bit of privacy. wages -- waiting for cleveland and france's twin going of camino, picnic or ever. cleveland is out there talking to the press. francis does not show up. the first lady as a show up. cleveland is getting irritated. he says to all right. there is no story, there is no picnic, there is nothing in the go storming into the house. the press did not least because they knew clevel

francis woods. it rarely happens because they do this. if changes are made to the approved plans i under the assumption that the project sponsor has to return to them. >>i am sure they could. looking at the project further west on portolla and i don't know if that is the term a hit roof and gabble and has a flat portion and i'm not sure if that can be done and i'm not sure of the amount of the gaibl on it and able to shave a couple of feet off and more into conformity of what was represented but i will see what the other commissioners have to say. >> commissioner moore. >>i would like the commissioners to look at the parcel map to see that the dr requesters map is south from the proposed subject property. the reason i am saying this is it's about views and not light but about views and as much as i like to protect it the house in front of us today has made concessions that comes out of the san francisco neighborhood discussions [inaudible] portolla drive and you have stately homes and setback from the street and individually designed home

thank you, francis. and a leg say that will last forever. de la salle's legendary coach s like a lot of things, trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum, so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. kleenex® care pack of soothing essentials. go to kleenex.com and enter the code from specially-marked bundles of kleenex® tissues. because only america's softest tissue turns a gesture into a complete gift of care. >> new this morning an island fire on tazmania has damaged or destroyed dozens of building. there's also an unconfirmed report of a death. temperatures there hit 108 degrees yesterday. each summer searching temperatures and high winds drive huge wildfires across southern australia. no

francis drake boulevard. chp officers tell us at one point the water was shooting six feet into the air at the rate of 1,500 gallons a minute for 90 minutes. the break has now been capped but 13 customers are now without water. officials say they'll spend the next six to eight hours digging up the street to make a permanent fix and determine if the road is still structurally sound. christie smith is at the scene gathering the latest information for us. she'll have an update at 6:45. >> big-time mess out there. let's bring in mike inouye. that break looks like a very busy street. how is that affecting traffic? >> you heard laura talk about sir francis drake drive. that roadway is open. christie smith continues to reaffirm that. that's good news to and from 101 coming through san rafael. we're looking over here to san rafael flow of traffic picking up. slick roadways and maybe some low visibility through santa rosa and heading down into this area. just keep that in mind. be careful. we'll get another live look

francis hospital, the woman's clothes are still here, burned, visible on the street. we're told she attempted to throw off her jacket after her boyfriend doused her with a flammable liquid, then set her on fire. the victim's sister tells us the couple had been together for about six months, and they argued a lot. according to the sister, the couple was at the laundry mad just down the street, where they began to argue about their laundry, they were on their way back home and just outside the victim's house at about 12:15, it's when she told him the relationship was over, that's when her boyfriend set her on fire. >> i just want to know why he did that to my sister. she didn't deserve it. and that he should turn himself in, and that my sister's going to make a full recovery, she's strong, i know she's strong. >> the victim is a single mother of three. police say the 25-year-old woman suffered life threatening burns, one family member said the burns on the victim's face and chest were so severe she didn't initially recognize her. the boyfriend has been identified and we

it was francis bacon. so, you've actually got a copy of the newspaper here.d that night for drugs. yes. so, a rather fateful time for him. i mean, it's absolutely intriguing, this because it's exactly the sort of thing you would expect him to have done. he was a night owl. he spent all his time gambling, drinking going from one pub to the other wads of cash in his pocket. he was sort of generous but he was a real sort of hard-living libertine as well. and he was also pretty chaotic and slightly filthy. it's just the sort of thing he might have done drawing on a tablecloth like that. it's just the sort of haunt and habitat you would expect. in fact, he used to paint in bed sometimes. someone was telling me they tried to get him to sign their sheets because he'd covered them with so much paint. so... i think we've got a very good circumstantial case for this being by the great francis bacon. do you know anything about the other portraits around? i mean, that looks like peter o'toole in the bottom left-hand corner. i'm not sure about that. i think this person wa

francis hospital where the victim is being treated for serious burns. monte, her family hoping that she will pull through. >> reporter: kris, that's right. the victim is here at the burn unit. family members tell me that she remains in critical condition tonight. in the meantime, police have identified her boyfriend as the prime suspect. and he is still at large. >> i just want to know why he did it. she didn't deserve it. >> reporter: family members and other witnesses watched in har reporter this after as the man identified as 22-year-old dexter oliver threw a famable liquid on to his girlfriend and then set her on fire. pieces of the woman's burned clothing were still laying in the street when her sister shs precious craig, described to us what led to the attack. >> she said that he had to get out, that it was over. and she left the laundromat. ten minutes later, she was burned. >> reporter: family members say they had been date for six months and had a rocky relationship. today we're told they were arcing as they returned from the laundromat down th

. >> francis, thank you. a tsunami warning that was issued early this morning for parts of southern alaska and parts of the canadian coast has been cancelled. a wave generated by an earthquake overnight is not posing a threat. tsunami warnings were triggered when a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit just after 1:00 our time near craig, alaska. the tsunami warning area included coastal areas from cordova, alaska to the northern tip of vancouver island. the tsunami warning was cancelled around 3:00 this morning. >> a restaurant in petaluma is moving forward with a fundraiser for the family of alyssa burn, the family of the teenager who was found yesterday morning. ker live in pietrus aluminumma this morning. what's the new plan? >> good morning, katie. beyond the glory sports bar and grill this morning will be giving the money from today's dean and donate event for the national center for missing families. they say they don't want the money, they want it going to other families going through the torment of missing a

francis hospital. police say the burns are life threatening. i want to give you another look here at the suspect. he is 22-year-old dexter oliver. police are still searching for them. if you can help them locate the suspect, you're asked to call the san francisco police. live in san francisco tonight, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >>> this just in. oakland police are asking for your help finding a missing woman. police sent us this picture of gloria ji this morning. her husband called police after she failed to show up for work, and he suspects foul play. gloria ji is 63 years old, 5'1" and wears glasses. investigators found her car in oakland. anyone with information is asked to call oakland pd's missing persons department. >>> police looking into the city's first homicide of the year. police were called to the 1900 block of tripoli block this morning just before 8:00. that's where they found a dead body in front of a home. police say the unidentified adult male was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. an ambulance arrived, but pron

thank you. >> francis gorman. mr. chairman, that's the last person who has turned in a speaker card. if there is anybody else who wishes to speak, you could please turn in a speaker card. >>> okay, thank you very much. i have been a tour guide in san francisco for the last 15 years. i am a member of the san francisco tour guide guild, but i'm not speaking on their behalf because we are all independent. however, i had done walking tours in north beach, so, i'm familiar with that and they've been my most successful people. love the area. as a matter of fact, [speaker not understood] has been a lovely stop there. but i haven't gone through that neighborhood, but i can imagine what she's going through. whenever you open a magazine and the san francisco travel is promoting the city, they're promoting all our neighborhoods. i also conduct tours for folks in motor coach to get from one side of the city to the other. please keep in mind that columbus avenue is a major artery. when i take us around the city and i need to move

francis hospital. she has severe burns to her face and chest.s say oliver doused lamar with gasoline and set her on fire after she broke up with him sunday. >>> new details this morning in a rush hour ferry crash that injured dozens of people in lower manhattan. investigators say the ferry had recently undergone a major overhaul that gave it new engines and a new system. the ferry was making a routine rush hour run from new jersey yesterday morning when it hit the dock. the ntsb is investigating the crash. >>> today vice president joe biden will meet with the nra and other gun advocates and merchants as part of a task force aimed at curbing gun violence. yesterday the vp got input from more than 30 governors, mayors and other officials about gun violence. the task force has an end of the month deadline to come up with proposals that congress can enact. >>> big changes ahead for president obama's cabinet. three cabinet members are staying put. health and human services secretary, attorney general and veteran affairs secretary will all serve anoth

lighten up, francis, right? >> has your view of addiction and how to deal with it changed in the two years since then? >> it's softened a little bit. i'm not as vitriolic as i was there, obviously, but yeah, i still don't completely buy the disease, being part of an establishment or association that has a small percent of success rate, and those are numbers i'm making up. yeah, i don't miss that group, to be honest with you. >> you're not that crazy guy anymore. >> no. >> you were very wired. you have done many almost insane interviews. other people deliberately goaded you, and me sitting back and letting you talk was riveting television. you are a guy who kind of walked away from the highest paid tv gig in america. people don't do that in the united states. >> walking away and being fired are two different things. >> i think you could have avoided that. >> yeah. >> you kind of fired yourself. >> i was on the verge and i pushed it. i did want out after season three. it was no fun, no fun at all. i was so, so ups

. >> we're here with jefferson morley, author of "snowstorm in august: washington city, francis scottey, and the forgotten race riot of 1835". what happened in washington, d.c. in 1835? >> really francis scott key was a district attorney, and the city authorities lost all control of the city. this was the beginning of the conflict over slavery, the ideological conflict over slavery, and the white population started attacking the free black population that was active in the anti-slavery movement. and it was widespread disorder, so he was responsible and this was a great humiliation both for him and for the city. >> this started with arthur bowen. who was arthur bowen speak with arthur bowen was a servant, 19 years old in the home of ana maria thorton, a well-known woman in washington. and he was alleged to have attacked her in her bedroom at night with an ax. it was a sensational news, this shocking attack, allegedly attacked, that set off the white population to attack the black population. but, in fact, there was no attack. >> and how did they find out? >> eventually arthur went on t

after seward's devastating defeat that he claimed to leave public life making francis happy thinking she finally had him at home but she soon came to understand his need for action and to be in the middle of things and his patriotic zeal would bring him back into public life again and when lincoln asked him to go into this cabinet is the secretary of state accepted and became a great secretary of state. so with these behind us let me turn the comparative perspective on abraham lincoln. like seward and chase, lincoln's ambitions are forged early in life even as a child historian douglas wilson has written ki duty with fresh from those around him, he was unusually gifted and had great potential. his ambition led him to memorize the stories he heard listening to his father took to the adults at night and then the next day the tree stump to entertain his juvenile friends. the invention led him to scour the countryside to books to read every spare moment and leave home where he worked as a clerk, postmaster, survey year to keep the body and soul together as he engaged in a systematic self

monte francis has the results of today's buying back. hello. >> good evening. this event ended at 2:00. organizers netted 680 guns, including 24 assault weapons. at least 300 of the guns were rifles or shotguns, along with hundreds of handguns as we have seen at other events, there was a big response to the gun buy back, and long lines as people came to exchange guns for $100 in cash each, assault rifles $200. bay area congresswoman jackie speer handed out some of the cash today as she helps fund that buy back with some of her own campaign funds. she says no taxpayer money was used. as you might recall, she's a survivor of a shooting in guyana when she works for congressman leo ryan who was killed in 1978. speer is pushing congress to pass new gun control measures, but says that will do little to get guns already out there off the street. she says that's why these events are so important. >> for every gun we take off the street that means one less gun that can get into the wrong hands and kill a child or kill an adult or maim someone. >> i am an ex-hunter. deci

inmate francis, provide your sample? let's do this.ome on out. >> what happens if they test positive for drugs? >> they'll be placed in disciplinary confinement. then we'll do a full investigation to see if they're getting it dropped off there, if it's coming in on the work site, if it's staff, other inmates, if it's family. >> a positive test for houck could bring even more serious consequences. he's due to be released from prison for 30 days but could lose some of the time he's had deducted from his sentence for good behavior and holding a job. >> inmate houck, are you ready? go ahead and wash your hands, dry them real good. all right, break the seal, we need at least 30 millimeters, halfway or more. once you get it full, put the cap back on, i'm going to have you walk back up, all right? right over there on that piece of paper. this is a dip test, testing for four different drugs today. you submerge it into the sample for 15 seconds. as you can see here, we're looking for two different lines in each window. if you look at each one o

we have monte francis there reporting for us live. we'll take you as soon as the team arrives in santa clara. there are lots of fans there ready to walnut creek them home as well. welcome back, 9 percent. >>> so we're just having so much fun with the 49ers story we are back live at san jose international airport where the plane carrying the 49ers just touched down. you know, about four or five minutes ago. you can see right here all the players are getting off the plane, headed on to charter buses where they're going to head over to team headquarters. what i've been noticing, they're just like us. they're carrying all their own luggage. you got to like that. none of that special treatment for these guys. but they're going to get a lot of special treatment over the next two weeks. and obviously after they win the super bowl, if we can be so bold as to predict that along the way. we'll take you live out to santa clara and the headquarters as soon as they arrive there as well. >>> in the meantime other news going on. we had monster waves

monte francis is at ocean beach with an update. hopefully they're okay, monte. >> that is the good news. they are all okay. we have a car horn going off here, we apologize for that. total of six surfers, they got into some kind of distress here today. the good news, they're all okay. one of them suffered a minor injury. the conditions were rough earlier today. as you can see behind me, it's calmed down considerly. the coast guard came through on a life boat earlier and told the surfers to paddle in all of this on the eve of the maverick surf contest. professional surfers have come to the bay area from all over the world to compete. the surf can be treacherous for even the pros, and there are warnings for spectators not to get too close to the water. organizers set up a big tv screen a safe distance from shore so people can see the action. we talked to the head judge for mavericks who described the conditions the surfers will be up against tomorrow. >> we were waiting so long, didn't have an event last year. everybody is anxious for

live in palo alto, monte francis, "today in the bay." >>> thank you. it's 5:32. jose police have released a sketch of a suspect wanted for attempted abduction. take a look at this sketch. here it is. investigators say this man tried to snatch a 2-year-old girl right out of her mother's arms from her own front yard. the mom was able to wrestle her free and run back inside her home to call police. the abduction attempt happened tuesday afternoon at a home in east san jose near white. the suspect is described as latino. stands 5'6". 20 to 30 years old and a thin build. >>> another attempted abduction in milpitas where police say this man tried to kidnap a 3-year-old boy inside the great mall. it happened january 6th. the boy's mother says the man took her son by the hand and just started walking away with him. she quickly caught up and took her son back. the man is described as asian, about 55 years old, 5'6", with a potbelly. >>> president obama today launching a campaign style tour backing his recent gun control proposals. he's publishing an op-ed in connecticut n

monte francis is live at christie field this morning with a look at the details for us. good morning, monty. >> reporter: good morning. this is where the dog attacked a police horse back in august. the dog's name is charlie. the story sparked very strong feelings on both sides. charlie is an american stafford terrier and in august he attacked a police horse. u.s. park police say charlie chased the horse for more than a mile and bit the horse several times. an officer was thrown from the horse and knocked unconscious. charlie's owner was charged with not having control over his dog and police say the dog is vicious and should be put down. since the attack charlie has been in the custody of animal control. the city attorney actually offered a deal to send charlie to an animal sanctuary instead of being put down but his owner refused. more than 100,000 people have signed an online petition asking the city to spare charlie's life and owner since filed a lawsuit against the city claiming that his civil rights have been violated. >> the issue is very controversial. everyone ju

monte francis has new details on this one. he joins us live at stanford university where te'o supposedly thought his fake girlfriend attended. the questions remain. is this just a very, mean joke or a savvy scheme by a star athlete trying to get attention? >> reporter: that is the big question. there are several strange developments in this story this morning. i can tell you officials here at stanford say there's no record of a student by the name of lennay kekua. we were able to talk to the managing sports editor for the campus newspaper, the stanford daily, this morning. he wrote a column expressing his surprise and his dismay that he and so many others in the media did not fact check this story earlier. "the new york times" first connected stanford to the name lennay kekua back in october. miles smith is a senior at stanford and interested to hear what te'o has to say later today and that he has doubts about te'o's innocence in this. had he heard the stanford connection earlier, he would have checked it out. >> a little ups

monty francis is in san francisco with reactions from fans there, of course. hello, monte. >> reporter: good evening. we're along the embarcadero. we were inside the cavern when the niners won this game. the place went absolutely wild. take a look. several hundred people packed pete's tavern just across from at&t park to watch this championship game. similar scenes played out at restaurants and bars across the city. this game came down to the wire. fans were very relieved that the falcons were not able to score in that last minute of the fourth quarter. for san francisco sports fans, this has been an incredible last few months with the giants winning the world series back in october and now the 49ers are on their way to the super bowl. >> we knew they were going to do it! >> coming all the way back! >> i never doubted it. my team is good on the road. i knew we'd do it. no problems. our defense is tight. our offense is tight. we did it. we pulled it off. go niners! >> i'm so glad the niners won. i'm ready to party all night. >> reporter: and i think a lot of pe

monty francis joins us with more. >> reporter: many of the people who came to the gun show say they are fearful that the president will take away their second amendment rights. president obama, of course, denies that. but there is a reason that fear appears to be so prevalent. they came to the cow palace by the thousands. some even lining up hours before the doors opened. >> i got here at 4:00 a.m., was second in line. >> reporter: organizers said today's attendance was triple the turnout from last year. the gun show's owner attributes that to expectations gun laws will become more restrictive following the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >> the politicians are attempting to piggyback on this tragedy to further impede the rights of the american people. >> things are just flying off the shelves. people are so concerned they're not going to be able to buy arms and ammunition to go hunting with or defend themselves. >> reporter: many who attended told us they fear president obama wants to take away their guns, echoing a statement from wayne laperriere. >> it's all part of a massive obama

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. >> reporter: and francis. >> from here, i did my hair. >> reporter: they're proud of the work they've otherings. >> if we don't like them, we don't hang out with their wives. >> reporter: for them, no appointment is necessary. no payment required. they have unlimited access to the operating room, whatever they want whenever they want it. even a personal procedure room right at home for a little or tuck when the mood strikes. they are living billboards for their husband's steady hands. >> i heard some advice a long time ago that if you're considering a plastic surgeon, look at his wife. and that's a perfect example of the kind of work he most likely does. >> reporter: and their new show "plastic wives" on tlc leaves little to the imagination about what life in and out of the operating room is really like. are you ready for the public reaction? i'm going to tell you right now, people are going to say you look overdone. >> we're not telling anybody they have to go do this. i'm all about -- look, here's what i did. here's the information. take it or leave it. if you like it, great. if you

francis has been a city. when they talk about san francisco values, i take it in the most complimentary way. the values of st. francis and that is exactly what we are doing on this corner today, being channels of god's peace, giving love and light where it had not existed. but to thank each and every one of you for what you do. our mayor has been sort of the catalyst. he is where a lot of this comes together, public policy, private philanthropy and non-profit collaborations all works with the spark that makes it just ignite in a much bigger way. and he has been really a champion in that regard, not just as the mayor of this city, but long before that in his various capacities in leadership in our city. so we thank him for that leadership. because of each and every one of you sitting here, and most of all because of the vips today, the vips, the people who will live here. they are the very important people today. [ applause ] because of those very important people, this is a very important day in san francisco

francis woods association. our architect has worked with benjamin mitch chel who works for the board and he's attended committee meetings and revised the plans according to the committee's considerations and recommendations. on march 8 when the dr applicant filed a request for the discretionary review we again worked with the planning department specifically and adriane [inaudible] and required us to submitted plans of the acquat graifd the building in relation to its neighbors. it wasn't actually constructed any larger or different from the originally submitted and approved plans, so as stated by mr. washington of the planning department he did not find that project adversely affected the neighbor's property, and we have been in compliance with the planning department. my family has purchased this property with their savings and with the intent to build its dream home. within the last 10 months it's been a significant financial burden so i respectively request that the project be approved by the commission so

monte francis is in san francisco with more on the story for us. monty? >> well, good evening. organizers of this gun buyback event and also this is gun control march that happened today say both events were successful. they're also both a reflection of what's happening across the nation. >> gun control now. >> as the group called one million moms for gun control marched at chrissy field today they joined others in at least a dozen other cities across the country. >> i think the recent tragedies in connecticut showed us that no one can stand on the sidelines anymore. this affects everybody. >> the group is calling for a ban on military style assault weapons and supports universal background checks. for some, the message is personal. >> remember that we're talking about, we're talking about people's children and my daughter and so many other children that have been killed. >> down the peninsula, people lined up by the hundreds to turn in their guns for cash. >> it was my grandmother's. she gave it to my father. he passed away. i cleaned out his house, and i have a little kid. an

our monty francis joins us from daly city with more. monty? >> reporter: good evening. you cannot just walk into the cow palace and walk out with a gun. that's because here in califoia there's a ten-day waiting period. there are, however, no such restrictions on ammunition. i've seen quite a few people walking out with large boxes of ammo just within the last hour. people lined up here, some of them as early as 4:00 a.m. to get into the annual event at the cow palace called the crossroads of the west gun show. gun show organizers claim they had triple the number of people here compared to last year. we have not been able to verify that, but it's fair to say the turnout here was large and the lines during the day were very long. now, as congress looks at a possible ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, there is already such a ban on assault weapons here in california. still the owner of the gun show says the big turnout this year is being fueled by a fear that the nation's gun laws may change in other ways in light of the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >>

nbc bay area's monte francis is live in vallejo where he just got an update from the highway patrol. monte, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. westbound highway 37 reopened about 90 minutes and hazmat crews and firefighters are still here on the scene dealing with the aftermath of this crash. but take a look at some dramatic video that was taken just minutes after this crash occurred. you can see the big rig burst into flames after plunging from an on-ramp that connects the two highways. the big rig and a pick-up truck were involved in a xligs, sending the big rig over the guardrail. the big rig plunged to the ground. two witnesses and an off-duty paramedic were driving by and rushed to the big rig driver's aid. they were able to pull him from the burning big ri and one of the witnesses even had a fire extinguisher he used to put out some of the flames. the big rig driver sadly later died at the hospital. although the road is now clear, the clean-up is far from over. >> it was an ace hardware truck carrying unknown amounts of hazmat. the solano county hazmat team is on

(knock at door) father francis for you, ma'am. just before term started... i had an abortion.ez wouldn't have liked that. is that why he finished with you? he said i'd killed his unborn child. wonderful, isn't it, how people pick and mix morality to suit themselves? i mean, sex outside marriage whoopee. but when it comes to dealing with the consequences... lewis: yeah. here, kate. (sniffles) did dr. ransome arrange this termination? yeah. she said i should tell jez that it was the right thing to do, but i didn't want to. i knew how he'd be. so how did he find out? he wouldn't say. i thought dr. ransome had gone ahead and told him without asking me and... that's why i was angry but... but she denied it. i was so horrible to her. and then she was killed. and then i realized i was wrong and she didn't tell jez. how do you know? there was a letter from her with the appointment and i... i'd tucked it in a book and forgotten it but today i noticed it somewhere else. jez must have found it. who cleans your room, kate? what? who's your scout? is it mrs. temple? yeah. (knock at door) w