this is our hotline program and it's, like i said, the hotline program is similar to silent witness program i was telling you about. you remain anonymous. that's big for the kids, too. a lot of places that we use this hotline reward is in the schools because that's where you're going to get a lot of intel. once they see a little bit of this and they see a little bit of money going out, they become more and more -- people are ratting on everybody. we get them to rat on each other. we've even had taggers tell on other taggers. which is kind of funny. the rewards range from $75 to $250. like i said, we have a board that sits on it and he check off different things and how dangerous it was for that person telling the other. it's p just for kids. it's all over the city. we have billboards all over the city that say this is our program, call it, we can get you money, 75, $250. the other thing is i have these little green cards i carry with me. when i'm outlooking at -- doing graffiti. don't tell anything. when i'm looking at graffiti, i feel like a homeless guy sitting out there. they could use e

our graffiti hotline program is almost like a silent witness. many are designed first to school age kids. any time we get grab eat aloe on the school we would take pictures up and put up a reward poster. we got a phoenix community alliance that has business members tire of graffiti that put money into this program. and we use it to reward people for calling others in on graffiti, up to $250. the point system, we go to a board once a month and talk about the different cases that we get and we reward these people up to $250. huge, great program in phoenix right now. lots -- and we don't just do it for conviction. you know what silent witness says? you can receive up to a thousand dollars upon conviction, not with the graffiti reward program. the graffiti hotline program, it's just minimum id of the tager because once we id them, we'll go and get them. sooner or later. the big thing that we do use, though, is graffiti tracker. i was talking to some individuals earlier today about our graffiti tracker program. on the table over there when you leave

the city's hotline.view any kind of media that you have out there. we are pursuing those investigative leads at this time. the scene is going to take several days to process. we ask for your patience as we're working in that area and for your cooperation. >> good morning. i'm united states attorney carm >>> good morning. i'm you states attorney, carmen ortiz. i want to extend my condolences to the families of the loved ones lost in yesterday's attack on the city of boston as well as those that were hurt and may still be fighting for their lives. our thoughts and our prayers go out to them. what happened yesterday was a terrible tragedy. it was amazing to see as you have heard from my colleagues here, how people just helped one another ran toward the blast to assist another person in greater need, people who were just there for those that were hurt and in a dire situation. it was amazing to see how the city of boston, and people from around the world that were part of yesterday's boston marathon, helped o

-- no the number, wrong number, 617-534-5050, and also the 24-hour hotline that you need informationlast several hours we received calls from all over the world asking us for information about our tragedy and how they could help us, so this is a bad day for boston, but i think if we pull together we'll get through it. we're strong so a lot of people are willing to work together to make this a better place for all our people. as we gather with our officials let's say boston will overcome. >> thank you, mr. mayor. senator? >> thank you. thank you, governor and thank you, mr. mayor. the president of the united states has pledged his full support in all efforts both to keep the city safe and to find the person who did this and bring them to justice. we did not have to reach out to the president. the president reached out to us. he called the governor. he called the mayor. he called the members of the delegation, because the president is actively involved here in responding. on behalf of our congressional delegation, senator cowan and congressman lynch and all of the members of our delega

(617)534-5050 and there is a 24 hour hotline (617)635-4500. we received calls from all over the world to ask us about the tragedy and how people can help us. it is certainly a bad day for boston and we will get through it and a lot of people are willing to work together to make this a better place for all of our people and as we gather here today with all of our officials, we say boston will overcome. >> thank you, mr. mayor. >> thank you governor, thank you mr. mayor. >> the president of the united states has pledged his full support in all effort to keep the city safe and bring the person to justice. we did not have to reach out to the president, the president reached out to us. he called the mayor and members of the delegation because the president is actively involved in responding. on behalf of our congressional delegation, and on behalf of congress and in lynch, we want to extend our thanks to firefighters and police officers and ems to everyone on the scene including the volunteers who came and helped save lives and helped those in trou

joining me now, steven shepherd, an editor for "national journal hotline." good morning.s for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> now that the gun control legislation has cleared its first hurdle, what comes next? >> many, many more hurdles. you saw 68 votes in the senate yesterday to start debate on the democratic proposal to strengthen the nation's gun laws. and what we're going to see is the bipartisan background check provision pushed by senators toomey and manchin. that's going to be an amendment at some point to the larger democratic legislation. and all of these are going to require more votes and more votes to finally try to push through a package. of the 68 senators who voted to start debate on this bill, 16 were republicans. so to get to 60 votes again is going to require significant republican support on numerous more votes. that's going to be a tough call. >> if, by chance, this does clear the senate, what chance if any, will it have in the house? >> well, the house, as you know is a republican majority. 232 republicans. speaker john boehner has faced a

hotline or the city's hotline would be like to review any kind of media that you have out there pretendinghat might give us addition leads. we're pursuing the leads at this time. the scene will take several days to process we asked for patienci as we work in the area and cooperation. >> good morning. i'm united states attorney carmen ortiz. i want to extend my condolences to the families of loved ones who were lost in yesterday's attack on the city of boston. as well as those that were hurt and still fighting for their lives. our thoughts and our prayers gog out to them. what happened yesterday was a terrible tragedy. it was amazing to see if you heard from my colleagues here how people just helped one another, ran toward the blast, just to assist another person in greater need. people who were just there for those that were hurt, and in a dire situation. it was amazing to see how the t city of boston and people from around the world that were partt of yesterday's boston marathonnm helped one another consoled each other. there are so many moving parts to an investigation such as this. i ca

please contact the fbi hotline or the city's hotline. >> various video submissions of the area around the crime scene, crime scenes, that were taken around the time of the blast, both before and afterwards. all video like this, we encourage the public and particularly business owners in that area to continue to submit this information. this is very, very important. >> the 24-hour hotline this you need has information also. 617-635-4500. >> want to bring in grant fredricks, a former police officer and coordinator of vancouver forensic unit in canada. also a contract director at the fbi national academy in quantico, virginia. the first thought anyone watching has to have is how do you begin to go through the sheer amount of day that that must be streaming in given the amount of people that were there, half a million people, given the amount of cell phones that people have these days. what do you do? what does day one look like in the video investigation? >> day one for the people in charge of the video part of the investigation is one of an overwhelming event. for them, they are going t

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and also the 24-hour hotline you need information also. that number 617-635-4500.ral hours, we receive calls from all over the world, asking information about the tragedy. how they can help us. this is a bad day for boston, and i think if we pull together, we'll get through it, a strong city, and a lot of people willing to work together to make it better for all of our people. as we gather today with all of our officials, let's say boston will overcome. >> thank you, mr. mayor. >> thank you. >> thank you, governor, thank you, mr. mayor. the president of the united states has pledged his full support in all efforts to keep the city safe and to find the person who did this and bring them to justice. we did not have to reach out to the president. the president reached out to us. he called the governor, called the mayor, called the members of the delegation, because the president is actively involved here and responding. on behalf of our congressional delegation, senator cowen is here with me, and congressman lynch and all of the members of our delegation. we want to e

hour hotline is 617-534- 5350. there is a 24 hour hotline and that number is .ved calls from all over the world and people are wanting to help. this is a bad day for boston and i believe once we pull together we will be able to get through this. as we gather here today with the officials boston will overcome. >> the president of the united states has pledged his full support in all efforts to keep the city safe and to find a person who did this and bring to justice. we did not have to reach out to the president he reached out to us. he called the governor, he called the mayor and members of the delegation. the president is actively involved than he is responding. on behalf of our delegation and all the members of the delegation will want to extend our thanks to the first responders and the fire department and the police officers the ambulances and the volunteers who came out to help. we also want to stay close all or around the world whose prayers and thoughts have offered to help. we are deeply grateful as the mayor has stated. boston will survive. >> my name i

and our hotline number is 617-534-50- 617-534-5050. also a 24-hour hotline -- 617-635-4500.veral hours we received calls from all over the world asks us information about the tragedy, how they could help us. so this is a bad day for boston but i think if we pull together we'll get through it. we are a strong city. lot of people willing to work together to make this a better place for all our people. and so as we gather here today with all our officials, let's say boston will overcome. >> thank you, mr. mayor. senator? >> thank you, governor. thank you, mr. mayor. the president of the united states has pledged his full support in all efforts, both to keep the city safe and to find the person who did this and bring them to justice. we did not have to reach out to the president. the president reached out to us. he called the governor, he called the mayor, he called the members of the delegation because the president is actively involved here and responding. on behalf of our congressional delegation, senator cowen is here with me and congressman lynch and all the members of our

that's a special hotline we've set up for family members to call. we probably would not have any information immediately available for them. but we can begin to pass along information as it becomes available to them. we'll be able to confirm to them over a period of time. >> mr. robinson, thank you very much for joining me. we will try again to speak to you later in the air if that's possible. but i realize you've had a very busy night there. and i appreciate you spending the time talking to us. thank you. >> you bet, thanks. >> on the phone with me now, george smith. he's from the west ems duration. mr. smith, can you hear me? >> yes, i can hear you. >> can you tell me what your assessment of this disaster is in terms of injuries and potential fatalityties. >> when i heard the fire, i had the residents move to the oh side of the building. i was there when the explosion went off, so i got trapped in the glass and stuff that fell on me. >> there's been hundreds of people taking to local hospitals. they're trying to help the firefighters that are dece

he's expected to meet with chinese officials to talk about setting up an emergency hotline among other things. the chinese have asked the japanese to keep the content of their discussions confidential. chinese patrol ships have entered japanese waters around the islands repeatedly in recent months. japanese defense officials say in january one chinese frig gat locked on destroyers. they denied it. >>> an official spoke to nhk about the bird flu. >> translator: we've confirmed that most of the patients from shanghai went to marketplaces which were infected. there may be a large number of people who have been infected with the virus but are still healthy. we are surveying people who came in contact with patients monitoring their bloodstream for changes to antibody levels. >> an increasing number of areas in china are reporting cases of h7n9 infection. the number of people inif he canned now stands at 113. 23 people have died. >>> they ruled malaria day to stop the spread of a new drug resistant strain. health authorities in four countries have reported cases of the mosquito borne illness

. >> a hotline will also be set up to handle noise complaints. >> in san francisco, david stevenson,tvu channel to news. >>> . >>> north ke rshgsorean leader says they are clear tod cleared to produce weapons of mass destruction. >> i think that ought to be well understood. >> the u.s. flew f 22 stealth bombers out of south korea in an apparent message to the country. >>> there is word tonight the apple tv set could be in stores by the end of the year. >> analyst aaron white says he learned the i tv will range between $1,500 and $2,500. it will come with two smaller ipad small tvs that link wirelessly to the main set. white says his report is based on visits with chinese and taiwanese companies. >>> and google is ready to release a new model of its tabbet. it will have a higher screen resolution. no world on price, but the first generation has a base price of $199. the new tablet could go on sale around july 1st. >>> at lululemon is leaving, following a mistake in the yoga pants. the fabric turned out to be too sheer. the company estimates the production flaw will cut revenue by 12 t

we have set up a special hotline number here at hillcrest for them to call, it's 254-202-1100.e us their information. as soon as we can find out information about their loved one, we can help them by confirming either they're here or try to get them whatever appropriate information that we can at that particular time. i know that folks have to be worried and we want to try to minister to them as well. >> glenn, thank you very much. thank you very much, we appreciate your time again. 66 patients now have sought medical care. 38 of them seriously injured. i want to go to george smith now in west texas. we've seen a lot of conflicting reports on fatalities, what are you able to tell us? >> there's rumors of a large number of fatalities. the fire is still going on. we have rescue going on. we have to help people, if they're in those houses, they -- it's still a very fluid situation. >> and george, of course, you talk about the rumors of the large number, again, we don't at this point know either. but what about the first responders. i know a lot of people rushed to the scene trying

there is a hotline available if you need to reach a loved one. >>> chaos broke out immediately after the marra ton bomb blast. in the middle of the fear and panic, people stepped up to help others. there are countless stories of acts of kindness by strangers. elaine has their stories for wjz. within seconds after the explosion, marathon runners and bystanders joined forces with emergency responders heading in one direction toward the chaos ripping past barricades to help victims that suffered horrible injuries. >> they responded within 15 seconds. you saw everybody coming down here. >> as a team we tried to work together to take care of the people coming in. that's what we did. >> reporter: peace activists rushed to the scene just after the blast and helped wheel a victim with a gruesome leg injury to an ambulance nearby. >> let's go, people, let's go. >> reporter: there weren't just people at the scene wanting to he help. online by monday evening a google registry for stranded victims seeking shelter had 8,000 offerings. several airlines waved fees for flight changes in and out of b

. >> they say important tips may come from citizens, a fbi has a hotline for people to call in. >> they are sometimes better equipped than anybody else to talk about maybe a outsiding that were came into their community a few days before. >> the head says authorities go to the ends of the earth to find who whoever is responsible. >> in san francisco, channel 2 news. >> scammers are taking to the internet to try to collect are donations under the gaze of raising money for the boston marathon victims and their families. within the last day, 125 domain names have been registered that look like charities. of those, at least 70 look suspicious. experts say contributors should check out any charity with the better business bureau own the state's attorney's office. >>> kt beb vu use a federal audit from february said "the commonwealth of massachusetts has a outdated homeland security strategy which has not been updated since 2010. the audit says massachusetts used more than $8 million since 2008 on management and administrative cost and has been asked to repay the money. >>> yahoo shares are d

we created a noise concert hotline that will be answered by live nation personnel before during and after the event itself which we'll share all that data with the san francisco police department and we'll higher 1 one audio engineer to monitor the sound and we've also agreed to hire charles associates to perform before the season as well as the first two events and two additional events after that noise monitoring as well as on the site. >> in addition to that, american cup and live nation to work on a specific transportation plan that we hope to present around april 15th. live nation also grease -- agrees to pay for permit. finally it has the obligation to remove all outside improvements. their part of the america's cup. we have the obligation to remove everything prior to october 31. venue permit on the 27 and 29 site nor will it for the foreseeable future. live nation has worked closely with the america's cup to create a neighborhood steering committee and we are excited about working with the steering committee by having direct meetings to see what we can do better in the neighborhoo

she acknowledged that the north koreans have scrapped a nonaggression treaty, cut off a military hotline and unilaterally announced they have entered a state of war with the south. >> translator: if any provocations happen against our people and our country, the military should respond powerfully early on without any political considerations. >> a navy commander briefed park by video link. he said north korean forces carried out a massive military drill last week near the border in the yellow sea. he added the north still had five vessels near the area. north korean authorities are pushing ahead with programs that governments around the world are trying to halt. state-run media are reporting delegates for the supreme people's assembly endorsed legislation to solidify their country's status as a nuclear armed nation. they also created a new department for space development. the supreme people's assembly is north korea's parliament. it usually meets once a year. delegates s prove decisions an the national budget, new legislation, and leadership changes. this is the first time they've gathe

or the city's hotline we'd like to review any kind of media that you have out there. >> that was anaw enforcement request. because the marathon's so highly documented it's ripe if crowd sourced surveillance. people have a remarkable flood of pictures, photos and other information. investigators now have 3 trillion bytes of data to sift through. this raises civil liberties questions which we're going to tackle another time. fast company magazine is now heralding this cooperation as a new era of, quote, bystander-generated evidence. this is a significant development, and not only because it could help lead us to finding the murderer or murderers hiding out after attacking innocent civilians and children. it also matters because i think this kind of cooperation disrupts a key goal of terrorism itself. as researchers like bruce hoffman and paul berman have documented, terrorism is designed to achieve through fear what it can't achieve through a conventional military campaign. it's designed to make all of us feel victimized, afraid and ultimately less committed to our open society. now,

the boston mayor's hotline for people looking for their loved ones is 617-635-4500. and the boston crimes tips hotline is 800-494-tips. that does it for this edition of "360." tonight, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragedy here in boston and with their families. ♪ >>> good evening, everyone. we begin with breaking news on the terror attack in boston. three people are dead, including an 8-year-old child. a little boy. at least 144 have been injured. that's the latest we know at this moment. many of them with shrapnel wounds, things like ball bearings in the bombs. 17 in critical condition, 25 in serious and at least 8 are children. and one of the confirmed dead tonight is an 8-year-old boy. the fbi is leading the investigation. federal law enforcement has been placed in a level one mobilization, which basically means all hands on deck. up in boston, they're now working 24 hours a day, all days off and have been canceled at this point. the first explosion went off around 2:50 eastern standard time near the finish line of the boston marathon. the

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mayor's hotline, she read the correct number and we showed the wrong number. . 00 is the last four digits a 10 minute break in our live coverage to allow our east coast television stations to get on and we will be back on the air for a special hour-long edition of nbc nightly news covering the twin bombings at the finish line of the boston marathon today. two people dead, 100 injured so far. we will be back on the air shortly. i'm brian williams in new york. >> this is breaking news. >> from baltimore, we continue to follow the explosions that occurred along the route of the boston marathon. people dead and at least 100 others being treated for various injuries. security has been tightened around the country. >> we continue our live team coverage live in baltimore with a check on that part of the story. >> we have been saying all day this is a very difficult story to report on for a number of reasons. we typically try to answer the basic questions who, what, when, why, how? all we know is where and what time. we came to the university of maryland law school. it is professor michael greene

. >> 7 on your side's tax hotline was a big success tonight. team of accountants answered 364 calls tonight. they handled questions from do i have to file a tax return? yes. are dental implants tax deductible? yes. the deadline is april 15th. you can still get help. go to click on see it on tv. >> it is a great resource. >>> well, as we started at the top, there is a big green blob that is on live doppler 7hd that we are watching. >>- q. i sandhya -- >> sandhya says it is not here just yet. >> that's right. it will get here very soon. as you check out live doppler 7hd, this is the first sign of the rain that is coming in an hour or two. this moisture is not reaching the ground. it is moisture that is evaporating before it hits the ground. the air mass is very dry. we need a couple more hours and it will start to get wet. it was warm today. check out the highs. 74 in san francisco and 76 santa rosa. clear lake, napa, concord, 70 flea in oakland and it was up to 77 in redwood city. close to 80 in san jose and 83 in gilroy. antioch made it to 78 d

as we all know, they are on the job 24/7, not just answering calls to our emergency hotline, but also coordinating the efforts of all of our first responders. unlike the men and women of san francisco police department and fire department, 911 dispatchers are invisible. and they are the first responders that we never see. but they are often our first point of contact for our victims. the voice on the other end of the line that provides help and reassurance to people in distress. the invisible life line providing instructions for cpr and even directions on how to deliver babies and ultimately the cool and collected coordinator that ensures our police and firefighters are receiving the critical information that they need to keep everyone in crisis safe. this week is national public safety telecommunications week which honors this vital work nationwide. and today i am pleased to honor san francisco 911 dispatcher of the year corey cruz. (applause) >> corey was nominated by her fellow dispatchers after managing a difficult and dangerous emergency incident in district 6 last november. as a

. >> 7 on your side's tax hotline was a big success tonight.eam of accountants answered 364 calls tonight. they handled questions from do i have to file a tax return? yes. are dental implants tax deductible? yes. the deadline is april 15th. you can still get help. go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. >> it is a great resource. >>> well, as we started at the top, there is a big green blob that is on live doppler 7hd that we are watching. >>- q. i sandhya -- >> sandhya says it is not here just yet. >> that's right. it will get here very soon. as you check out live doppler 7hd, this is the first sign of the rain that is coming in an hour or two. this moisture is not reaching the ground. it is moisture that is evaporating before it hits the ground. the air mass is very dry. we need a couple more hours and it will start to get wet. it was warm today. check out the highs. 74 in san francisco and 76 santa rosa. clear lake, napa, concord, 70 flea in oakland and it was up to 77 in redwood city. close to 80 in san jose and 83 in gilroy. antioch

plenty of resources available for people who might need help including the national suicide prevention hotline. that number is 1-800-273-8255. >>> happening right now, police are searching for a man who disappeared from a medical care facility on the peninsula. 75-year-old robert archinbald was last seen yesterday afternoon. police are concerned because he has several health conditions that can be life threatening without treatment. he is also confined to a wheelchair. the police department is asking anyone with information to call them. >>> students at san jose state are on alert tonight following an armed robbery on campus early this morning. students received an e-mail from campus police that a man used a pistol to hold up a student outside the freshman dorm on campus. it happened at about 4:00 this morning. the area is patrolled by police regularly and is usually not deserted even in early morning hours. >> this is right in front of the dorm. aside from walking you to the door there's not a whole lot they can do other than drop you off in the general area. they only have so much manpower.

. >> there are many public resources available including the suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255. >>> it begins tomorrow. major construction on a long awaited b.a.r.t. extension from fremont to san jose. hoff stetter road will be the epicenter of the traffic mess. again, it all starts tomorrow morning. nbc bay area kimberly terry is at the construction site with more on the project. >> reporter: terry, take a look. this is what traffic looks like. construction between lundy and flicken jer avenues will start tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. drivers will notice a temporary lane shift to the south and a reduction in traffic lanes from three to two lanes in both directions. >> there will be some delays during the peak commute hours. we'll be having about two-thirds of the capacity. so commuters traveling to work or commuters taking their kids to school should allow a little bit of extra travel time just to make sure that they can traverse this area safely. >> reporter: this is the first major road work being done in san jose for the south bay b.a.r.t. extension. crews will be diggi

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march 26th, north korea puts artillery and market forces on highest alert and cuts its hotline to south korea. march 28th. the u.s. displays its nuclear umbrella in action. two b-2 stealth bombers make a daylight bombing run in south korea. april 2, tuesday of this past week, north korea pledges to restart its nuclear reactor to make more nuclear weapons. april 3. south korea presses washington for an okay to manufacture its own enriched nuclear bomb grade uranium which could potentially result, of course, in a nuclear arms race in asia. >> we seek the complete verifiable and irreversible de- nuclearrization through authentic and credible negotiations. the u.s. and our international partners have a shared vein suring the de- nuclearrization of the korean peninsula. >> secretary of state john kerry and jay carney have both emphasized negotiations for handling the north korean problem. will negotiations work? >> churchill said better to jaw jaw than war war, and i agree we ought to talk with north korea, john but the problem is kim jong-un has painted himself into a corner, or to use anot

the hotline -- that's the wrong number. 617-534-5050. and also, the 24-hour hotline that you need information also that number is 617-635-4500. over the last several hours we received calls from all over the world asking us information about our tragedy and how they can help us. so this is a bad day for boston, but i think if we pull together we'll get through it. we're a strong city and a lot of people willing to work together to make this a better place for all our people, and so as we gather here today with all our officials let's say boston will overcome. >> thank you, mr. mayor. >> senator? >> thank you. >> thank you, governor. thank you, mr. mayor. the president of the united states has pledged his full support in all efforts to keep the city safe and to find the person who did this and bring them to justice. we did not have to reach out to the president. the president reached out to us. he called the governor. he called the mayor and the members of the delegation because the president is actively involved here and responding. on b

. >> we have seen a rise in the member of calls to our hotline from young people suffering from increased harassment at home, at school, and in the workplace. assuming smooth passage of the law, the first gay marriages in france are expected to take place and about to do much time. while the law may change, it is clear that some attitudes are made deeply entrenched. bernard smith, al jazeera. reelected newly president george napolitano has threatened to resign if politicians continue to rely -- react irresponsibly. he warned politicians about the country's economic crisis and urged them to form a new government without delay. the paula abdul said he would only accept a second term and office because of the -- napolitano only accepted a second term because of the dramatic alarm. >> i have the duty to be frank. if i find myself once again facing the kind of deafness ran into in the past, i would not hesitate to throw the consequences before the country. we cannot any longer in any field escape the duty of proposals to look for the solutions, to make clear and prompt decisions towards reform