how unusual in this case, because janell is reporting that the cost of the songs have gone up, but it is not going to her estate. >> no, but there were contractual agreements in place, and whatever she had the right to as she lives most of it will go to the estate or the trust if she has been smart enough to set herself up that way. >> right. >> and it depends upon the sophistication of the tax planning and whether when she was in the money to hire good financial assistants to direct this. >> janell, any evidence from what you heard of spending time not only with her, but at certain events and people with her, that she may have been struggling financially or no? >> well, reports weeks before her death that she had to ask friends for $100, and her publicity team said that is absolutely not true, and she made the movie "sparkle," and she did not work for free. after the "moment of truth" tour, she was listed by forbes as the highest paid performer, so it seems that so much money flowing through her hands, but we are uncertain as to what she is left with. >> it is interesting, because wa

and janell has been reporting on the $100 million, and what do you know? >> i heard the same thing as janell, and $100 million for a deal in 2001 and paid out per album sounds like a lot, but when you think of the last album in 2009 and the last tour was 2010, and it means that she was not really seeing that kind of steady stream of income in recent years, so it is not too hard to believe that she could have died in financial trouble. >> and paul, what is your sense of that? and i mean, i know a lot of people were shocked when it came out that michael jackson had, but a lot of times people with great talent don't have a lot of talent in managing the money or managing the people who handle the money. >> that is the case. we have many times entertainers who die destitute. but in the end with respect to the estate we know she had property in new jersey, georgia and florida. so the states are going to be, one of the states is going to be handling the estate, so we have to see which state it will be and whether she left a will or trusts, and that is going to be

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janelle? >> scott, thanks so much. >> you bet. >>> the mare of the largest city in the bay area is facing a complaint over ethics violations. it came just hours after an nbc bay area investigative unit exclusive that exposed how the mayor used an inflated dollar figure to push forward his pension reform plan. now, a formal complaint has been filed by five local unions. the complaint alleges mayor chuck reed and the city's retirement service director "misrepresented material facts involving future pension costs for the city." our investigation uncovered the mayor used this inflated number even went official projection by ethity was quarter of a billion dollars lower. well, our investigation is the talk of the city hall ahead of the state of the city address which was scheduled to get under wait 6:30 tonight. earlier today, reed called the ethics complaint "political theater." he gave us a preview of tonight's speech saying the road ahead will be bumpy but smoother than it would have been withou

janel? >> i would say it seems to establish some standards for the companies and banks that are going to manage mortgages going forward and try to sort out the existing mess. it certainly does provide some relief to homeowners who are either under water, meaning they owe more on their homes than the value of the actual property. will probably reduce people's actual mortgage payments because they'll be eligible for interest rate reduction. >> $7 billion for homeowner relief $3 billion for refinancing, what this means if you have a home under water, the average -- you're under water by $50,000, this may provide $20,000 in relief. there are 4 million americans foreclosed upon since 2007. one of the remarkable things about this, i think, there has been some resistance from the part of the banks. mike, it's important to note your wife works for bank of america. banks are playing ball with this. they have come to the table. it was imperative the banks admitted wrong doing. there is possible crimin

>>> i'm janelle wang a group of u.s. marines is in hot water tonight for a picture they took in afghanistan. >>> and a big change for women in combat, wherehe ty can now serve. your national headlines next. o. our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> the second marine to face trial in the hazing of a bay area native has been found not guilty. today, a court martial panel found sergeant benjamin johns not guilty of wrongfully humiliating and demeaning lance corporal harry lue. the 21-year-old marine from santa clara committed suicide last april after repeated hearing in afghanistan. lue is the nephew of california congressman judy chew. the first m

. >>> and i'm janelle wang. just in, iran makes a bold statement with u.n.uclear weapons inspectors. >>> and on wall street, the dow hits a milestone today. what it means for our economy comirene l rnlinehe >>> okay. this is the heart of the matter. is it about safety or is it about making money? red light cameras are back in the spotlight tonight. >> a southern california city is at the center of a class action lawsuit that alleges that the cameras violate the law. what does that mean for the cameras here in the bay area? let's bring in kris sanchez who joins us tonight from san mateo. and kris, the peninsula and the south bay is filled with those cameras. what now? >> reporter: oh, yeah, this is the biggest provider and operator of red light cameras for all of the bay area. you know, none of the police departments that i contacted today said that they had plans to change any of their programs because of this pending class action lawsuit. but for the people who are fighting to get them taken down, for them, it is all about getting a little bit of validation

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. >> janelle: this morning, whitney houston is being laid to rest at cemetery in new jersey.family and friends gathered at newark church to celebrate and mourn and say farewell to houston whose voice defined an area. ♪ >> carolyn: it was really more of a celebration of houston's life and sadness at her death. kevin costner, alicia keys and stevie wonder were among the attendees. >> they will honor warren helman founder of hardly strictly bluegrass festival. his band will perform along with festival favorites including bo asking as, two stages will be set up along the great highway between j.f.k. drive and parking is limited so the smart thing, take public transit to the free event. weather shuck great. >> just like that. sun and clouds, we're looking at more and high-level clouds increasing today. the rain, it's offshore. we'll talk about if it's going to move onshore in a bit. >> carolyn: thank you, it was a wild day and mike shumann (announcer) dry cracked skin? new gold bond anti-itch lotion gives fast, lasting relief. got an itch? gold bond lotion. the quk fix for almost

>> with relief and fear at the same time, janelle. you can understand the trauma she must be going through. the nuns here at gaudalupe church are the ones who sheltered the girl and called police. but the release will make your stomach churn. the suspect told his daughter he was doing this in the name of god. this is the man prosecutors say raped his own daughter four different times. one time it was inside this motel in milipedes in 1999. >> she was 12 years old, and she was being terrorized by someone, and she did everything she could to stop it from happening, and eventually she was incredibly brave and ran and sought help from someone. >> reporter: that someone was a nun at our lady of gaudalupe church who called police. officers arrested rodrigo salano, but he later fled to mexico. finally prosecutors got the call they've been waiting for for 13 years. a judge in mexico signed an extradition order. >> getting the phone call was an incredible relief to me. i had a big smile on my face and i could not wait to pick up the phone and

. >>> i'm janelle wang. gas prices soar as nuclear tensions rise in iran. we'll have the connection. >>> one of the survivors of washington's deadly avalanche has ties fwit arto the bay area the device she says saved her life. next in national headlines. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants... but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic ingredients, and miracle-gro plant food. just mix it in. and turn bad soil into great soil. helps plants grow twice as big. instead of holding 'em back, they'll leap ahead. miracle-gro garden soil. start right. finish big. >>> well, be careful who is grooming your pet. the person who cuts your hair needs a license, but the person who uses chemicals and scissors on your pet does not. >> and some pets have suffered serious injury at the hands of untrained groomers, and that's something that a california lawmaker wants to change. nbc bay area's chris sanchez joins us live from campbell with wh

. >> janelle wang has our international headlines. >> authorities arrested a 29-year-old while he wasn route to the capitol with a suicide vest. the 29-year-old moroccan made an appearance in federal court today. authorities say this morning, though, he met with what he thought were members of al qaeda but they were actually undercover agents. he wanted a bomb and a gun and soon after the transaction was made, they pounced and arrested him. both the bomb and gun were inoperable. so authorities say at no time was the public in danger. today federal agents searched his home in virginia. he's an illegal immigrant and had been closely watched for about a year. authorities say he also considered blowing up a military installation or a restaurant. the goal? to kill at least 30 people. >>> we're learning more about the shooting at the federal building in long beach last night. it was apparent, workplace dispute. authorities say an oois agent shot a high ranking man six times while being counseled on job performance. another agent nearby shot the suspect killing him. the agent is in stable co

a judge will give his verdict on june 2nd. >> thank you, janelle. >>> on this ash wednesday, nearly 50lergy members gathered outside the wells fargo bank headquarters in san francisco to protest what they call rampant foreclosure abuse. the group is calling for the bank to repent. the dramatic protest comes after last week's release of a report that found 84% of foreclosures of san francisco homes over the past three years violated at least one state foreclosure law. the protesters called for a freeze on foreclosures and did their best to urge people to move their money out of a wells fargo account. >> we are also launching a campaign and we invite our community in san francisco to move their money to lending institutions that honor our value. >> the wells fargo spokesperson says the bank has foreclosed on less than 2% of homeowners in the past year. >>> not many people like the overdraft fees charged by banks and now the government is doing something about those fees. the consumer financial protection bureau is investigating how the fees affect consumers who claim they can inflict, qu

. >>> i'm janelle wang, the u.s. shuts down the embassy in syria and orders americans to get out. and an nbc exclusive, the woman who claims she had an 18-month affair with jfk and the bold inese where the two got ngcomine u xtp .nt tionaldleaines coming up next. >>> bay area college woman are once again victims of a campus attack this time stanford university. >> where two women were assaulted early yesterday morning. nbc bay area's marianne favro is joining us from palo alto. what are police telling you in terms of leads? >> reporter: right now, they are interviewing witnesses and they hope after talking to those witnesses they will be able to put together some kind of suspect sketch. in the meantime, they believe these are two isolated assaults that happened just 15 minutes apart. mindy fong is checking her e-mails about any updates on two campus assaults on women. >> especially the one the guy crawl nothing bed, incredibly invasive and really shocking to think that could happen. >> reporter: 1:45 sunday morning, as a student was walking back to her dorm, a man tackled her to t

and now janelle snowden joins us. she's been following whitney as a reporter for several years, joining us from l.a. i really appreciate your taking the time. i know vh1 was about to do an interview with whitney houston a few hours after she died. what happened when they came down and broke the news to your producer in the lobby of the hotel? >> well, let me just say it was vh1 behind the music crew that was stationed at the hotel at 12:00 p.m., which is six hours in advance of the interview time. it was supposed to have happened at 6:00 p.m. that's usually not the typical time span. because she was so iconic, whitney houston, they wanted everything right, the lighting right, the chair was right, a special chair and around 2:00 p.m. her publicist came down to make sure everything was okay. around 5:00 p.m. she came down and told the producer that the interview wouldn't be happening, i think you're seeing the chair she was supposed to have sat and the producers were like, wait what do we do? why is it being canceled? a

. >>> i'm janelle wang. the captain of the shipwrecked "costa concordia" received some -- more bad news today. >>> and child sex abuse in the catholic church. what the vatican is going to confront the problem in your international headlines, next. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> he was instrumental in sparking a revolution with the help of silicon valley social media. >> today, the man credited with igniting the arab spring was in our newsroom, talking to our business and tech rorrte scott budman. scott, been an amazing year for this young man. you talked to him last year, what's chang

. >> janelle wang is here with our national headlines. >> jessica and raj, the candidates have alreadyed west to stump for votes. florida's winner by 14 points mitt romney made a brief stop in minnesota today, where he was glitter bombed twice. he flies to las vegas tonight for a rally. newt gingrich and ron paul are already in nevada. rick santorum was in colorado today but will soon be arriving ahead of the nevada caucus this saturday. >> it now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader newt gingrich and the massachusetts moderate. >> any question about the support of conservatives i think was cleared up last night in florida. people who call themselves conservative and very conservative overwhelmingly supported my campaign. >> after nevada there will be caucuses in colorado, minnesota, and maine and primaries in arizona and michigan at the end of the month. >>> major layoffs heading for americanairlines. today the parent company of the airline amr announced it wants to eliminate 15% of its workforce. that's about 13,000 jobs. the proposal includes 4,6

i think janel, you're loving it, too. >> have on my yellow today. >> looks great. still dry here, it was warm enough today to get some record setting heat. santa rosa, our warmest spot at an unbelievable 80 degrees. livermore, 79 and concord with 78. san francisco rig now, 57. let's take you to our sky camera network. you can see a bit of that cover moving in with the slight onshore flow. it's a sign of this high pressure region starting to move inland and showing a few signs of weakening. don't worry. if you like the heat today, we have more coming your way. still holding on to warmth. down here towards gilroy and 75 in santa cruz. for the morning hours, we'll be clear and also, a lot colder out there and throughout thursday, so warm and breezy for us with weekend changes coming our way. for tomorrow, the biggest difference will be the winds. back for the east bay and not only that, but something that will help keep the numbers up above average. we have to go a couple of thousand miles to even find a storm system that would be substantial enough to produce rainfal

janelle says "i was in san mateo , and it was nice." sharon b got a lot of yardwork done and a good dose of vitamin d. well, you will be getting more vitamin d tomorrow, that's for sure. here is a lovely photo. trees budding and it was sent via twitter. and you can just see trees are getting an early taste of swing. at least it is showing an early taste of budding. that also means allergies. those who suffer from allergies, you know what i am talking about. it will be tough going tomorrow again. temperatures in the 50s. 60 in antioch and 49 in los gatos. it is running warmer than 24 hours ago because of the wind. mostly clear and mild. round 2 of record highs are possible. and it is cooler and breezy as we hit the weekend. speaking of the wind. the wind advisory for the north bay and east bay hills and the diablo range from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. watch out for the winds gusting 45 to 50. strongest winds above a thousand foot elevation. here is what brought us the winds. it is an area of high pressure. this wind flow provides us with the

janelle says "i was in san mateo , and it was nice." sharon b got a lot of yardwork done and a good dose of vitamin d. well, you will be getting more vitamin d tomorrow, that's for sure. here is a lovely photo. trees budding and it was sent via twitter. and you can just see trees are getting an early taste of swing. at least it is showing an early taste of budding. that also means allergies. those who suffer from allergies, you know what i am talking about. it will be tough going tomorrow again. temperatures in the 50s. 60 in antioch and 49 in los gatos. it is running warmer than 24 hours ago because of the wind. mostly clear and mild. round 2 of record highs are possible. and it is cooler and breezy as we hit the weekend. speaking of the wind. the wind advisory for the north bay and east bay hills and the diablo range from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. watch out for the winds gusting 45 to 50. strongest winds above a thousand foot elevation. here is what brought us the winds. it is an area of high pressure. this wind flow provides us with the

police say the gunman is 19- year-old tyrone brown and three other suspects, frank williams, janel brandon and william ward. police say all the suspects and the victim knew each other. the hundreds of security cameras in the mall helped police, they say that was essential in solving this case. >> they've had to look at this footage, evaluate it, try to put it together like the pieces of a puzzle and do the regular old fashioned detective work that it takes to corroborate evidence like this. >> police say that they don't know why rodney pritchett was targeted. all four suspects have been charged and are now being held at the baltimore county detention center. >>> montgomery county teacher is on administrative leave this morning charged with sex crimes. police say 47-year-old scott spear has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree sex offenses. the victim is a 16-year-old girl who was on spear's track team. the rockville man also coaches basketball at richard montgomery high school and also teaches at julius west middle school. police say spear had sex with the girl more than once at a

the couple defriended 30-year-old janelle potter on facebook after she harassed them.lso be charged. >>> a north carolina woman accused in a baby snatching case is expected to plead guilty today. ann pettway is charged with kidnapping a newborn from a new york hospital in 1987 and raising the girl as her own. the girl is 24 years old today. white was reunited with her birth parents last year. >>> three canadians including a nine-year-old boy are safe in hawaii after a dramatic high seas rescue. sailing from mexico, wes james and his father and uncle were caught in a storm that broke the mast of their sailboat. a cargo ship was sent to help but then the sailboat sank when a wave slammed against the ship, plunging the two men and the boy into the water. >> we are going to die. >> i spent the first 20 minutes in the water trying to calm him down. and then we kept talking the whole time. look, the boat is right there. it's not going anywhere. it's coming to get us. we're going to be fine. >> and dad was right. the ship's crew finally managed to pick them up and deliver the

on the radar, raj and janelle, we're dry in the southeast and the bay as it scans around.little bit here when it came to the totals. santa rosa, .04 an inch. mt. diablo .04. san francisco airport with .01 an inch and trace amounts for most of the south and the east bay. let's take you outside now. numbers in the 50s. look at our downtown sky camera. in san francisco, we'll show as we bring you outside hopefully, a little bit of cloud cover and also breaks of sunshine. right now double 5s for that number. there you can see the sun setting just back behind the north bay hills. glorious. all right. 57 in san mateo right now. also 57 in san jose. 57 in livermore. cooler at this hour compared to this time yesterday because there's also some slightly colder air back behind that storm system that moved in for today. now, areas of patchy fog will develop tomorrow morning. we're going it be getting into this mild stretch as we head into the upcoming weekend, with the potential here of record-setting numbers. he's the thing we really need. definitely the rainfall. and we are expecti

. >> well, janelle if you are craving sweets here in san francisco, giradelli square is one of the most popular places to get your hand on it. ucsf researchers say at least with candy you know what you are getting. the biggest problem with sugar is that it can be found in almost every type of food and causes major health problems and no one is monitoring it. >> lollipop. >> let me see. yes, they are lollipops. >> 3-year-old nola is on cloud nine as she wanders around the candy barrel store and dumps handfulls of candy into a basket. her father isn't worried about bringing home all of these sweets. >> it's like something for her when she does something good and like a little treat. >> she likes candy. she plays with candy more than she eats it. >> one of uc san francisco's leading pediatricians says it's essentially poison and is the chronic cause for obesity to heart disease. it's time for the country to put restrictions on sugar the same way it does for tobacco and alcohol. >> i believe we need some sort of societal intervention. i don't believe that if you have got a substance that's

. >> oh, come on, janelle. all rel. a lot of us become weather wimps, rain and temperatures in the 40s, seems unbearable, i know when i used to handle temperatures in the teens, wasn't that big a deal. this was a big deal for us it has been so dry and also so above average here. right now the storm system, the leading edge moving in with a few rain drops, up into northern california, nothing heavy right now, but we are finding showers across interstate 80 corridor, american canyon down to vallejo, the beginnings of what will be coming our way to the big talk we heard in the department of water resources story is all about the heavy snow. we could see our snow pac go up 10 to 20% because we are expecting one to three feet of snow with the next stronger storm system coming our way, numbers also in the 50s h that wind blow today, felt like the 40s from san mateo to know vad development looking back toward san francisco, boy, that does look stormy for us here, compared to this time last week, temperatures well above average

. >> probably something by janelle much onet because you wouldn't expect it. >> i can't sing so i would be one. those people that they put on there to make fun of. i would have to rap or something hike that. >> only matthew lillard was willing to give us appear audition. >> i would sing something from les miz because it is dramatic, emotional and fantastic. ♪ on my own && now, i'm never going to work again. >> reporter: in hollywood, adam housley, fox news. >>> can you catch american idol right here on fox 5 at 8:00. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning. wednesday, february 15th. it is hump day, middle of the week. and not too bad yesterday in the afternoon. got off to a chilly start but things warmed up a little bit. not bad at all. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's say hello to tucker barnes as we hit halfway through the month, the 15th. >> today is the 15th, yes. everybody worked out great. >> yesterday, the bar was like at 50 but it went above. >> notice i could barely say mid-50s. >> i think this is as high as your voice is going

janelle? >> okay, scott. thank you so much. we'll check in with you a little bit later. >>> well, more good news for the economy. restaurant revenues are up across the country, including right here in the bay area. in san francisco, business is up about 5% from last year. that's better than the national average, which is about 4% up. the national trade association says the restaurant industry is expected to employee about 13 million people this year. 200,000 restaurant workers were hired just last month alone. and the country's estimated 1 million restaurants are expected to bring in more than $630 billion. >>> a $30 million makeover. is it good enough and big enough to get you to visit? san francisco's new and improved metreon is improved for business. tomorrow a number of retail stores and restaurants will be opening. located next door to the moscone convention center, the renovated metreon hopes to attract not only tourists, but also locals. the mall makeover hopes to make $15 million in tax revenue and $4.5 million for the

we will take a look at that later, janelle and raj. >> okay, very entertaining, huh, those commercials many of us were working here yesterday and we had pizza, wings and a lot of junk food. i paid the price last night, jeff what but after you got off? >> i made it over to the chip area that we had and i really didn't leave it too much. i didn't even see the pizza and wings until later on and those fire hot cheat toes, not a good idea before going on air. look at the doppler radar now, hard to believe, yes, rain is finally coming back to the bay area, after 14 days with no rain drops, tracking activity you 65 miles offshore, moderate and heavier rainfall that will eventually be moving in, not amount rain but yes, even the wind here for the northern coastline, the peninsula, including san francisco and right down the santa cruz mountains. wind advisory tonight into tuesday morning, southerly winds that could gust as high as 30 miles per hour, maybe even a little higher up across some of those highest elevations in the santa cruz mountains, numbers right now, not so bad, 64 livermore, 68,

>> reporter: janelle, some city council members say they are just going to ignore it, they say they won't be intimidated but the police chief is looking into ways to protect his officers from having their personal information released again in the future. crime in oakland is spiking. >> the last seven days alone, the city has had 20 shootings, five have been whom sides. >> reporter: but police trying to fight crime on the streets have another concern. anonymous hackers posted the phone numbers address and personal information of many officers online, including the police chief himself. >> this is a distraction. my information was posted and i didn't feel well about it. but i understand that comes with the turf and i have done what i can do protect my family and myself. >> reporter: today, police chief howard jordan called the posting cyberterrorism, saying the department does what it can to protect personal information. anonymous claim it is posted the names in response to the way police handled occupy oakland protests. the mayor and city council members' information was also hacked. coun

. >> good afternoon, i'm janelle sorensen, city club member. i'm one of those many people who's concerned about health care that you mentioned earlier. many of us who deal with seniors and people with disabilities are concerned about the severity of proposed cuts to programs, especially home health care, which would drastically affect our seniors and people with disabilities. aarp oregon suggested $100 million and far less damaging cuts on its website saveoregonseniors.org. i'm wondering if you would consider those changes. >> well, the -- i can't argue with anything you've said. having taken care of both of my parents in the last few months of their lives, bathing them, feeding them, i understand the important role that home health workers play in our system. i also believe that home health workers and community health workers will be the backbone of a new delivery model that keeps people with chronic illnesses in their home and not in the hospital. the reality is, we have a very difficult budget and we have chronic unemployment at 9%. we've g

d >> janelle: check out the winning numbers from last night's super lotto plus. mega number was 27.picked all six numbers. wednesday's jackpot is estimated at $12 million. >>> just in time for valentine's day, a bay area woman's precious necklace has been returned to her. she accidentally flushed it down the toilet. >> it was the first christmas present anne ever received from her husband. this italian necklace was more than a sentimental favorite after her home was burglarized several years ago. every piece of jewelry stolen except what she had on. then early one morning, last october, the unthinkable happened. >> went to the bathroom, i had in the toilet. everybody had used the bathroom in the house that morning. look at that. >> yes, she did and her friend and neighbor was confident it would come back because of the former teacher, she had taken classes on things like this. of the marin sanitation agency treatment plant. >> they would show you from the toilet to the bay, the entire process. so i knew that necklace was somewhere between, around here. >> we said let's take a chance

. >>> and i'm janelle wang. a free woman, but why amanda knox could be heading back to an italian prison. >>> and a foiled bombing attack in bangkok. how it goes hri one of tblhe sus one of the suspects. your international headlines next. >>> well, on this valentine's day, the santa clara district attorney revealed a truly tragic number. >> 11 people died in cases of domestic violence, girlfriends and wives and even one grown son. how they died has the district attorney's office to talk gun control. here is chris with a mother's plea. i know it was very emotional today, chris. >> reporter: absolutely, raj. this is a woman who lost her own son killed by his own father in an episode of domestic violence, domestic violence that plagued that family for many years. they talked about gun control here in santa clara courthouse on a day where we are most likely used to hearing about wine and roses. >> marriage symbolizes the sharing of two lives. >> in this chapel, this is what valentine's day is supposed to be about, l

. >>> and i'm janelle wang. 9/11 remains put in the trash. the disturbing new details surrounding unidentified victims. and a confession from the teen suspect in the ohio school fir your national headlines. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same water. only difference? this. miracle-gro potting mix. rich organic ingredients with miracle-gro plant food mixed right in. it even feeds plants for six straight months. want this result? gotta start with this soil. miracle-gro potting mix. success starts with the soil. >>> let's start with decision 2012. as expected, mitt romney is being declared as the run away winner for the arizona primary but it's a much different story in michigan. >> the polls closed and an early result shows that it could be a long night of vote counting. romney is leading his closest rival, rick santorum. steve handelsman is in detroit for us and has the latest on the race. >> jessica, raj, good evening. this is a bit of a flashback to the state of iowa. you'll remember that then nbc and other news organization

. >> janelle huang joins us now with our international headlines tonight. >>> president obama wrote ahree-page letter to hamid karzai expressing his regret and apologies for the mishandling of religious materials. the apology did nothing to quell the violence as anti-american demonstrators raged for a third consecutive day. protesters are upset by the accidental burning korans by u.s. soldiers earlier this week. eight afghanis have been killed and today two american soldiers shot dead by a protester wearing an afghan army uniform. the taliban has claimed responsibility and has called on all after zbghanis to capture, r beat forces in the country. >>> it's believed al qaeda is behind an attack today. the coordinated attacks happened around the country targeting restaurants, government offices and a school. no group has taken official responsibility yet. this is the latest in a series of large scale assaults since u.s. troops left iraq in mid december. >>> journalists in syria are pleading for help to be evacuated. a group is hunkered down in the city of homs, where the syrian military

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