first that fire we mentioned in the city, overnight business fire, lafayette and dukeland. city police now say they have shut down lafayette and ash burton for an investigation as well. so expect slow traffic in that area. now, traveling northbound on i- 95 through hartford county, we're looking pretty good here at maryland 152, but once you get to 543, police are still diverting traffic as northbound lanes are still closed. we're saying route 40 or route 7 as a good alternate. hopefully they'll be outta there soon with that overnight tractor-trailer incident. and a live look at foggy conditions, i-95 at i-395 heading into downtown. also if you're traveling on u.s. 50 trying to cross that bay bridge, very foggy, dense fog out there, so be aware of reduced visibilities. megan and charley, back over to you. >>> whitney houston will be laid to rest. there's a state of mourning right now in new jersey. >> what's being done across the state to honor the pop icon: >>> if you're craving a girl scout cookie, now it's as simple as checking your phone. let's all say it together -- >>

a woman was driving her daughters around in lafayette and came upon the sink hole. water started rushing around her van. a broken water main caused the sink hole. it took about an hour before crews managed to shut off the water. that van had to be towed away and the cookie delivery delayed. we will return to lafayette and hear what residents there are saying about a pair of massage parlors and how their complaints have sparked an investigation. >>> the union of the university campuses has decided to ask its members whether they want to move forward with a series of two day rolling strikes. faculty walked off the job for one day. cal state east bay and at dominguez hill. those faculty contract negotiations have hit an impasse. sticking points include workload, class size and pay. as a result the union has decided to ask faculty if they want to authorize the two day rolling strike. the vote is expected in april. >>> in daley city tonight, dozens of engineers joined the picket line. they say they are supporting engineers who work at the hospital and are on strike due t

we are shut down at lafayette and ashland and lafayette and dukeland. back over to you. >>> within the hour bge crews will be going door to door turning gas back on in southwest baltimore. so far they've already restored gas to about 300 of the 900 residents who lost it on tuesday. that gas main has since been fixed, but turning the gas back on does sometimes take a little while. >>> the battle this morning over same-sex marriage, it rages on, but things are really starting to heat up, especially a little more since one delegate received a threat. what is that all about? abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here to explain. reporter: it's scary to think that people would be take tailgate to that level. we've been in touch with police this morning. we've learned that wade catch has receive add threat and received protection. the republican who agreed to support same-sex marriage says his deal could be contingent on advocates to amend the bill. he said he would think about a change of the bill. if his amendment fails, catch said he will probably not vote for th

a woman was driving her daughters around in lafayette and came upon the sink hole. water started rushing around her van. a broken water main caused the sink hole. it took about an hour before crews managed to shut off the water. that van had to be towed away and the cookie delivery delayed. we will return to lafayette and hear what residents there are saying about a pair of massage parlors and how their complaints have sparked an investigation. >>> the union of the university campuses has decided to ask its members whether they want to move forward with a series of two day rolling strikes. faculty walked off the job for one day. cal state east bay and at dominguez hill. those faculty contract negotiations have hit an impasse. sticking points include workload, class size and pay. as a result the union has decided to ask faculty if they want to authorize the two day rolling strike. the vote is expected in april. >>> in daley city tonight, dozens of engineers joined the picket line. they say they are supporting engineers who work at the hospital and are on strike due t

100 miles per hour. >>> and back in the east bay, a water-main break led to a huge sink coal in lafayette. a mother and her daughter were tree offing around until they got caught in the rain their van had to be totaled, they will to allow crews to make repairs. >>> congressman george miller is adding $25,000 to catch the vandals to through a brook. it happened at the area but police say there are still no suspects in the case but the donation brings the reward to more than $22,000. >>> the high school will welcome two stars from myth busters tonight. they are part of the school's engineering academy and will ask december about the show two houses and a car were damaged nobody stopped. >>> there was a power powell near valence is and now there are 3 cut percent without power. they say with a failed transformer and everybody should be back online at 5:30 this morning so maybe a half hour may be a little more than that. let's look at 101 approaching the 880 split and that traffic good, the trave being is both of directions is a nice dry. of course we will be watching the metering lights and

abc 2 news was on the scene of a business fire overnight at west lafayette and dukeland street. in the meantime, here's what you're dealing with out on the roadways, foggy conditions 695 at the bw parkway. we're okay as far as volume is concerned but no accidents or delays to report. here's a look at u.s. 50, traveling across the chesapeake bay bridge. those dense, foggy conditions, fog advisory in effect. megan and charley, back over to you. >>> 4:42 right now. angela just mentioned that fire. we have more details on that new this morning. fire gutted most of this downtown baltimore business this morning here in the 2800 block of west lafayette street. now, investigators had been on the scene since a little after 2:30 this morning. the fire started inside the pride grocery and liquor. no cause yet, but be sure to avoid north dukeland as angela said and west lafayette this morning until that scene is all cleaned up. >>> for the second time in six months former ravens germaine lewis who has been arrested. >> who was in the car with him. >>> plus did you know the first president w

he sought advice in the matter from jefferson and lafayette. his anxiety was real. so was his relief. when he finally decided to donate the shares to a fledgling economy in western virginia, today's washington and lee college. he was equally torn over attending the constitutional convention in the summer of 1787. in returning his commission at the end of the revolution, he had pledged himself to retire from public life. moreover, he already declined an invitation to lend his presence to a simultaneous meeting in that city in the order of the cincinnati, the war time officers from which he maintained an somewhat uneasy distance. on the other hand, washington was more passionate about the success of republican government, than he was about the usefulness of canals and not happy with the feeble regime under the articles of confederation, the self-proclaimed league of friendship under which a patch word puzzle of squabbling former colonies had done little to refute old world skepticism about the public and its pro inspects. it appears to be little more than a shadow wit

this is at lafayette, jefferson high school in lafayette, indiana. we got this footage from wlbi. what you're seeing is a fight between a 17-year-old unnamed student and the assistant principal, roger francis. according to reports, this happened earlier this week before school started. a bag of chitoes somehow flew across the area and hit the assistant principle. pal. as he was trying to determine where it came from, he approached the 17-year-old student and tried to take him into the office. >> basically, he approached him and then the student just, like, blew up and went after him. >> it's shocking to me that a kid would think it's okay to just haul off and hit a principle. >> the person person you're seeing here in the audiocassette wa shirt, that's another teacher who came in to help the assistant principle. some students think that this particular 17-year-old is innocent. >> yeah, it was a mistake. you just smacked the bag of chee toes and it just goes into the head. >> they go into the principal's office say i didn't do it. >> so what's happening to this kid? is he suspended

>> i wanted to know a lot more about this brave little girl so we have ferris from lafayette, louisianaskype, right this minute. >> where did you get the idea to use a bow and arrow to get rid of your tooth? >> my dad found it on a website. >> this was from the internet. >> from the internet. >> are you good with the bow and arrow? something you practice with? >> my dad usually takes us out and he sets it up and me and my brother and sisters shoot the bows. >> did you give your tooth to the tooth fairy yet and how much did it give you? >> i think she gave me $20. >> whoa! >> nice. >> can we see the little -- the space where your tooth came out? >> it's right there. >> okay. we see the new one growing in. >> you didn't tell us if it hurt. >> it really just feel the pull, which kind of hurt. >> did you hit your target? >> yes, sir, i hit it. >> what were you aiming for? >> it was a big white thing with cardboard in it. >> what did you tell the kids you did and how you got rid of your tooth. >> i told them i shot it with a w. >> that's a pretty cool story to tell. i didn't lose my tooth. i

the lafayette school district may install surveillance cameras to crack down on theft and vandalism. direction has seen a rash of laptop, copper wire, solar panel sets over the past year at lafayette and stanley middle school. the district has to decide if cameras are worth $16,000 price tag. >>> this morning students at an east bay high school fed up with restricts on their bathroom breaks. students at the high school say the school locks both of its bathrooms during school hours. there are only five toilets available for girls. two toilets and four ur rin nals available but 1400 students. california law requires more facilities. >> some people go to the bathrooms and smoke weed or just do inappropriate stuff. but they keep the bathrooms locked and it's unfair for people who actually have to use them. >> a district trustee says bath rooms were closed because of graffiti. we called the principal and school official but was we have yet to hear back. >>> coming up, the international linsation started on this couch. why this piece of furniture is propelling the bay area athlete to stard

i bet most of you did not know that when the marquee lafayette came over and was given a commission as a general and in washington's army, he was 19 years old. i had his memoir. what a fabulous source of information. there is another name i'll throw out at you, light horse harry lee. robert e. lee's father. i have a first edition published in 1812 of light horse harry lee's memoirs, two-volume set. i also have a reprint that i bought here and it was a good thing. i never could have used this original for research. i would have wrecked it. but it has been -- it has been reprinted. we have his memoirs. wonderful stuff. nathaniel green. nathaniel green is the stonewall jackson of the american revolution. the british voice, the stonewall jackson of the british army is charles corn wallace. this is another interesting. this is the next story. i'll be writing. i should have a manuscript by the end of next summer. they are already scheduling it for publication this time in two years. that's just a big tease. if you like this -- >> that's marketing. >> now it's marketing, right. let's not make

these are the notable people of american history from george washington to the marquis de lafayette. it was a functional room here. they tea here. they welcome their guests. as i said, they had many visitors. and while every visitor had access to this room and would be welcomed by madison or dolley or another member of the family, madison also used this room to control all of that public interest and to give himself some privacy. because unless you knew him or had a letter of introduction, you really wouldn't see any more of the house than this room. you'd be welcomed here very graciously. you might be served some punch, and then you'd be on your way. so, you only went beyond this room into the other rooms of the house if you were a member of the family or a friend. now let's go into the south side of the house, which was the private apartment of madison's mother. we passed through the original entry hall of the house, and you really understand how this functioned. this big wide space with doors at either side, throw them open for a cooling cross breeze in the summer, but this also i

and au over lafayette, 76-59 and gw beats duquesne, 56-61, and howard, 63-46. >>> virginia hosting north carolina. late in the game, john tell evans a big steal and takes it all away. the cavaliers trail 52-50 and three minutes left in the game. the final seconds, tarholes lead by one. look at the ball fake and the pretty dunk. had a game high 20. north carolina beats virginia, 54-51. >>> and did you see this virginia tech and duke game? virginia tech struggling this year. the final secs and they're tied. eric green going for the win and his shot off. a great second effort for the win and that is no good. into overtime and for seth greenburg not and by 3. look at seth curry, a game high 19 and fifth-ranked duke over them in overtime and tied 12-2 in the acc. >>> we need other tv time out. when we come back here, can three but can't feed. -- hide.  >> welcome back. dave feldman was in florida for spring training. he had a opportunity to talk about his future to everything like his elbow. >> reporter: when you think about the nationals this season, you think about pi

it started at pride brothers grocery and liquors at 2:30 this morning on west lafayette avenue.qume of blocks from alex -- couple of blocks from alexander. police had to block off streets. no one was injured. >>> bge expect half of those without natural gas service in southwest baltimore to have their service restored this weekend. as many as 1200 people were without natural gas and water, after a gas main was accidentally broken early tuesday morning on millington avenue. the utility company hopes to have the majority of customers restored tomorrow. crews have been going door to door to check gas pipes and meters and furnaces before turning on service. >>> merger plans for exelon and constellation energy. regulators approved the $8 billion deal. it followed months of debate on whether the deal was in the best interest of marylanders. the only remaining hurdle is approval from federal energy regulatory commission. >>> maryland senate voted unanimously to censure curry for failing to disclose she was working for a grocery store chain. he was acquitted last year on all charges in

free tibet banner. 5000 protesters marched south on connecticut avenue northwest on their way to lafayette park. >>> still to come, when 9news now continues. we salute an organization that has become a life line for caregivers of alzheimer's disease patients. >>> plus we'll have details of more violent protests in greece. as that country struggles to stay financially solid. jake >>> rioters set buildings on fire and clashed with police in athens, greece as lawmakers voted to approve new austerity measures. the bill includes cuts to minimum wage, pensions and slashes thousands of civil service jobs. it also qualifies greece for billions of dollars from the european union and international monetary fund. as the financially struggling country tries to avoid bankruptcy. >>> right now, crews are working to empty funds of fuel from the -- tons of fuel from the luxury liner still aground off the coast of italy. a memorial service is planned today to mark the one month anniversary of the tragedy. at least 17 people were killed and 15 are still missing. the ship's captain remains under house arrest

it's been shutdown between lafayette and mcdonald since just before noon. >>> convicted gang member took the witness stand today and testified the trial of a man accused of gunning down a san francisco father and his two sons in the case of mistaken identity. charge with fatally shooting and his son michael and matthew as they drove home from a picnic in 2008. prosecutors say he took belongings. martinez testified today that he was a member of the notorious ms13 gang and said he would hunt together. >> he has intimate inside knowledge of the gang and there's an allegation against mr. ramos that he's a member. >> a rat is a rat. that's all i can say. -pleaded not guilty -- in the death of 68-year-old. his attorney tells us he will perform 500 hours of community service in lieu of jail time. formal announcement of the preview was delayed until march. continuing coverage to stop the brawl that had been taking place after last call at the downtown club starting tomorrow walnut creek will add more police officers on friday and saturday night. the crack down is in response to a string of late

hundreds also rallied in lafayette park to continue the free tibet demonstration.he protests are timed with china's vice presidential visit. >>> right now, montgomery county police are asking for your help in finding a missing 8-year-old girl. detectives say london marshall got into an argument with her family and left their apartment in silver spring yesterday afternoon. the 8-year-old had on a gray button-down sweater, faded black jeans, and gray suede boots. her family says she knows how to get around on metro so she could be anywhere right now. if you see, her county police. >>> overnight, police are investigating a series of

this comes after a string of thefts and vandalism at lafayette elementary and stanley middle school. laptops, copper wire and solar panels were taken. also doors and locks were glued shut. the district would use money from an insurance rebate and its general fund to pay for the cameras which would cost about $16,000. >>> and just a few hours the federal appeals court will hear arguments challenging california's ban on affirmative action. and the uc system is right in the center of this fight. ktvu is live from the uc berkeley campus where students are planning a demonstration. good morning. >> reporter: that demonstration is supposed to happen an hour from now on the uc berkeley campus. the rally is in opposition to proposition 209 which forbids colleges and universities from considering race and eighthinousty as factor inned a migs. later this morning the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco is scheduled to hear arguments in a case to repeal prop 20. the group organizing the demonstration describes itself as coalition of underrepresented students of color. opponents say m

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destroyed a west baltimore grocery store at pride grocery and liquors in the 2800 block of west lafayetteavenue around 2:30 this morning. the flames were so intense, streets had to be

. >>> mother and kids got stuck in the sinkhole or driving in lafayette. the hole was about to put or two deep. >>> and, no word on the street is open to traffic. >> the multipurpose building is being cleaned up after it suffered an million dollars worth of damage this month. the building was just about two open for students and now that won't open for several more weeks. >> dot the tragedy and the crime against the community. >> this is what the building look like couple weeks ago after vandals trashed the place. it was the second way, time after the schools were targeted. >>> and, this was the scene on wall street today. shortly after laura bush win the opening bill, though, the dow hit 14,000. it closed eight bit below that magic number at 12,966 but is still an encouraging sign. and backers of the california same-sex marriage ban, they are taking it back. in the split decision earlier this month the three judge federal peals panel ruled that they rule out the minority group. they are now asking the entire ninth circuit court to review that ruling. the

. >>> a water main pipe belonging to east bay mud does, causing a dispute near lafayette and runs through unincorporated contra costa county. a homeowner tells the times that a pipe is leaking and shifting his entire home. east bay mudd said that is not the case. the district said instead, recent rain or a natural spring may be causing the shifting. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors is scheduled to vote whether to provide the plastic bag ban to all restaurants and stores. currently, only large grocery stores and pharmacies are prohibited from handing out plastic bags. this would require stores to charge customers 10 cents for paper bags. san francisco mayor's ed leed he supports the ban for the bags. >>> tonight, the richmond city council will tackle a part of daily life that irritates many people. the city council will discuss proposals to partner with a service provider to reduce the amount of junk mail, catalogs, and phone books received by richmond residents and businesses. tonight's city council meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the city hall council chambers. >>> cool soggy

hundreds of people also rallied in lafayette park to continue the demonstration. the protests are timed with china's vice presidential visit. >>> israel and iran are trading accusations this morning over similar bombings a month apart. monday an israeli diplomat's wife and three others were injured when a magnetic bomb exploded on their car. a similar bombing killed an iranage nuclear scientist last month. each country has blamed the other for the attacks. both attacks are part of an ongoing war between the nations, and they say we could see an increase in similar attacks. >>> the release of a suspected al qaeda straft triggering debate. british courts ordered the release of abu qatada even though he's considered a threat to national security. investigators believe he inspired several al qaeda attacks including the september 11 attacks. the 51-year-old spent six years behind bars in britain but was never charged. he is wanted on terrorism charges in jordan. >>> 6:07. we may have a new leader emerging in decision 2012 this morning. rick santorum is surging in the p

. >> reporter: jim, we're across from lafayette square park. the white house behind me where protesters are continuing a vigil this evening. this all started earlier this morning on the memorial bridge. two protesters, a man and a woman were arrested hanging over the potomac river. four free tibet protesters were arrested by u.s. park police after a daring banner drop on the memorial bridge. two protesters were hanging from the bridge when they were taken into custody. >> the folks dangling below the bridge i think went down into waiting arlington national cemetery of the harbor patrol. >> the banner reading "tibet will be free" was hung 10:30 this morning. two protesters were arrested on top of the bridge and two more taken by boat to the georgetown water front, cuffed, and taken to jail. >> they knew they were taking a risk and also knew that the risk they were taking is something that they were too happy to take compared to the risk of people inside tibet, the sacrifices they are making. >> freedom! tibet! >> reporter: the bridge stunt was p

the lafayette school district looking into a pilot program now to put cameras at lafayette elementary and stanley middle schools there. according to the contra costa times the district has seen a rash of thefts over the past year. the district trying to decide if the cameras are worth the $16,000 price tag. >> hundreds of students getting shocking news after the state shut down their college. doors were locked at the institute of medical education. state regulators say they have questions about the school finances and accreditation. students at the campuses say they were stunned and are still looking for answers. regulators say tuition and loans may be reimbursed but the credits may not transfer. the school may go to court to fight the closure. >> one of the biggest water wars reaching a boiling point. we're talking about the fight to close a reservoir. opponents of the water source working on a ballot measure to drain the reservoir. the the group plans to file paperwork next tweak begin a signature gathering effort to try to put the measure on the november ballot. it would ask to app

. >>> this morning crews in lafayette are repairing a sinkhole that left a driver in the lurch. a woman's van had to be towed out of the 3 x 2 sinkhole that opened up when a water main broke last night. no reports of property damage or of anyone losing water service. crews are trying to determine what caused the main to break. >> that couldn't be runoff from the rain because we haven't had any. >> exactly. >> 4:37 now. >> a lot of sun and warm temperatures mike that will continue today, right? >> absolutely, started yesterday, we'll build upon it today and tomorrow, that's this afternoon. let's talk about what is happening now. we have fog out there not like yesterday 10 miles means unlimited visibility until you get to half moon bay fog around there too napa a mile and a half now those could be some of the tricky spots with when you are getting around. winds calmer than yesterday. instead of spilling out of the north bay like the fog did yesterday, i think it will stay confined to possibly the san pablo bay it will take a reach to get into the bay shore. it won't be like it was

like lafayette. he went with the popular taste.when the modern architecture started coming in, he was happy because it was less work. >> very little detail. you see detail in brought the city. people took tract homes and tried to individualize them in various ways throughout the cities. here is an example of how they might have done that. >> they had a lot of medallions and reliefs. >> the working class would go out to go swimming in the ocean. the wealthy would stay downtown like in the marines memorial or the elk and they would have heated saltwater. people wanted to swim in salt water. >> how did the water get there? >> there was a pipe that allowed it to flow all the way down. that pipe rusted out. people went swimming in the saltwater pools and they had different temperatures. >> you could have a cold swim or a warm swim. >> how did they heat this? >> he had a huge boiler. they're still trying to figure out exactly how he sucked in the sea water. he had a pumping system. >> didn't sutro make his initial fortune by being the en

jennings took stock of a much-altered lafayette square. a block from the madison house the restored white house now sported porticos at both the north and south fronts. half the building's charred and weakened exterior walls had been rebuilt n. the course of which the workmen dug out the partially-preserved dinner display that jennings had prepared the day the british torched the mansion in august 1814. the george washington portrait had long ago been retrieved from the maryland farmhouse where it had safely rested after the fire and returned to the white house. as for jennings himself, his young manhood was behind him, and he was still a slave. nevertheless, now a husband and father he led a life of meaning and took advantage of opportunities as they came up. jennings' rise would always require unremitting resistance against legal, social and psychological impediments. the contrast with dolly's son is striking. payne todd, hopelessly alcoholic and with neither occupation, nor spouse, seemed to lack purpose altogether. of course, one could

>> reporter: these are the questions that neighbors are asking in lafayette after a few new businesses with them moving on into town. >> i do notice that there is only, well, male customers. hi, my name is ann, i'm with channel 5. >> reporter: when i rang the bell, the woman who answered said she would be happy to have more of a female clientele. her husband came to back her up. >> we're just trying to run the business. come on inside. >> okay, great. >> she gave us a tour of the facility. saying everyone that works for him is a certified therapist and they signed this paper saying they are not allowed to do anything illegal. his wife even teared up, telling a story about a man who offered her a tip in exchange for extra work. >> okay. i would like a bigger tip. >> because she worked so hard and gave him a good massage, a legal massage. >> reporter: now, several neighbors are very upset about these businesses came here last week to ask the city council to amend that municipal code to regulate the massage parlor. they will take it under consideration can. now, they welcome in that area.

. >>> a watermain break in lafayette left a driver in the lurch tonight. her van had to be towed out of a three-foot wide, two-foot sink hole that opened up when the pipe broke suddenly. there are no reports of property damage or anyone losing water service as a result. that sinkhole is being repaired of course. >>> san francisco transit is considering a slew of fees and price hikes to deal with the budget deficit. the transportation agency might add up to a thousand meters where parking is now free. the mta is also thinking about charging for meters later in the evening and on sundays. and it may raise parking fines by $3. proposed changes include service cuts and adding a 25 cent charge for cash fares. they are already planing on a $2 price hike for a monthly muni pass bringing the cost to $64. >>> as we are talking about transportation, if you are wondering why traffic was so bad on the bay bridge toll plaza this morning cal trans has an explanation, and they say it had nothing to do with the lane changes over the weekend. at its worst, the back up stre

. >> reporter: these are the questions neighbors are asking in lafayette after a few new businesses like melody massage moved into town. >> i do notice that there's only male customers. >> hi. my name's ann. i'm with channel 5th. >> reporter: when i rang the bell, the woman who answered said she'd be happy to have more female clientele. her husband came to back her up. >> we're just trying to run an honest business. you want to see inside, come on inside. >> reporter: okay, great. he gave us a tour of the facilities, said that everyone who works for him is a certified therapist and they signed this paper saying they're not allowed to do anything illegal. his wife even teared up telling a story about a man she says offered her a tip in exchange for extra work. >> because she worked so lard and gave him a good massage. -- hard and gave him a good massage. >> reporter: there's several neighbors very upset about these businesses that came to city hall last week and asked the city council to amend the municipal code to better regulate the massage parlors. the council says it will take turned

lafayette prison. was he guilty of anything more than expressing himself? his surviving files included secret resolutions pledging to support the confederacy and rebellion. marshal suppressed four of the other journals. asked to justify this by congress, lincoln said, are all the laws but one to go unexecuted and the government itself go to pieces less that one be violated? accusing rebels of what he called an insidious debotching of the public mind, a phrase that reveals how deeply he felt about harnessing what he called public sentiment. he said that he could perform this duty or surrender the entire existence of government. i purposely dwelled on these examples from 1861. probably because they're less known has the later incidents but also because they definitely set precedence for what followed. had the country -- had editors risen up to protest, it might have been a slightly different story. now, i'm not meaning to ascribe blame if it's warranted to the victims. i do urge everyone, though, to keep the context in mind. to look at this phenomenon through

freed from the public employment and responsibilities of office he told lafayette, i am now enjoying domestic ease under the shadow of my own vine and my own fig tree. in a small villa with the husbandry and lamkins around me, the stream of life until i'm entombed of the dreary mansions of my fathers. in public protocol forced him to walk the line between aloofness and sensibility. at mount vernon he could relax his guard without lowering his standards. format dress gave way to buckskin breaches and boots. manner of living is plain, he wrote, soon after the revolution, when the house became in the words of its owner, a well resorted tavern. a glass of wine and butt of mutton are always welcome, those that expect more are disappointed. here washington gave free reign to his talent for innovation. rotating 60 different crops in place of soil depleting tobacco, automating his grist mill and speaking mud from the potomac to fertilize his fields. wouldn't you love to be a fly on wall with the argument over the comparative virtues, the fehr fertilizing virtues of cleansing mud versus seawe

aware of that fact so that when he was in a position of command, for example, bringing people like lafayette to the floor, giving them substantial opportunities, not just treating them as figureheads, or alexander hamilton. i mean, if you want in microcosm the american revolution, here you have, you know, hamilton, john adams f said the bastion brad of a scots peddler, but none of the founding fathers came from such modest or unlikely circumstances, and yet, through sheer effort, classic meritocracy, he worked his way into washington's "family" and beyond. i forget your question. again, going there with alexander hamilton, though. but i don't think -- i think it was something that grew on washington. and by the way, washington never lost his instincts for taking the battle to the enemy. and indeed, frankly, in the last campaign, you know, he didn't intend to go to yorktown. he intended to try to retake new york. which tells you a couple things. first of all, he was willing to set aside his own strategic which tells you a couple things. first of all, he was willing to set aside his own strate

was wind of change in lafayette as the country's russian minority hopes to win an upcoming referendum that could see their native language but socially recognized. here with r t y from moscow where it's two pm great to have you with us our top story this hour the european union is preparing a new batch of sanctions against syria which the french foreign minister says will be the harshest yet it comes after an e.u. backed resolution that could have paved the way for military intervention was struck down at the u.n. we're also getting disturbing footage from the rebel stronghold city of homs which was opposition sources say is being shelled by the syrian army there are reports of casualties although this can't be verified earlier opposition fighters operating out of homes attacked a number of police patrols and army bases elsewhere in the country security forces say they've cleared all but two rebel outposts near the capital seizing vast caches of arms and explosives along the way for a report from sara first contains some images you may find disturbing. each city a. and social networki

american hosting lafayette on senior day. nice day for those kids. half, troy brewer, a senior with the steal and finish. american up 31-13 having their way with the leopards. later, another senior, charles hinkle. flips it behind his head. eagles win it in regular season finale. patriot league tournament starts wednesday. american is the three seed. >>> danica patrick is the first woman to win a nascar pole in 18 years. lap 29 a problem for danica. sliding all over the track. hits the wall. she would finish 38th. final lap another crash involving bush. dodging the huge 11-car accident, the 30 car. in 11th place as he rounded the final turn. are you kidding me? weaves his way through to win the checkered flag. his first career nascar victory. wow. that's pretty cool. from 11th place to win it. >> any way you can get it, right? >> any way you can get it. real quick. a couple college basketball scores. what do we have over here? bcu up 12 over george mason. >> as it should be. >> you have your colors on. all right. >> thank you. >> that is the news for

it's happening in a home at the intersection of cedar boulevard and lafayette avenue. police have already detained two people from the home and will only say it's connected to a possible crime in fremont late last night or early this morning. >>> it's a polarizing story grabbing national headlines. leaders of the susan g. komen foundation are trying to do damage control over the decision to cut funding to planned parenthood. several members of congress are voicing opposition about the cut-off. more than 25 senators have signed a letter asking komen to reconsider. representative mike honda from the south bay is leading the charge in the house of representatives. and new york mayor michael bloomberg is pledging up to $250,000 in matching funds to planned parenthood which has seen a sharp spike in donations. and the past 24 hours after the announcement, donors gave the group $650,000. the susan g. komen foundation said they cut off funding because of a new criteria for giving grants and because of a house committee that's investigating planned parenthood's use of federal

. >>> a watermain break in lafayette left a driver in the lurch tonight.ad to be towed out of a three-foot wide, two-foot sink hole that opened up when the pipe broke suddenly. there are no reports of property damage or anyone losing water service as a result. that sinkhole is being repaired of course. >>> san francisco transit is considering a slew of fees and price hikes to deal with the budget deficit. the transportation agency might add up to a thousand meters where parking is now free. the mta is also thinking about charging for meters later in the evening and on sundays. and it may raise parking fines by $3. proposed changes include service cuts and adding a 25 cent charge for cash fares. they are already planing on a $2 price hike for a monthly muni pass bringing the cost to $64. >>> as we are talking about transportation, if you are wondering why traffic was so bad on the bay bridge toll plaza this morning cal trans has an explanation, and they say it had nothing to do with the lane changes over the weekend. at its worst, the back up stretched into

westbound 24 specially slow in lafayette as you drive through the area. no major problems.re driving on 680 nearby it's also looking okay. as we go to the bay bridge toll plaza the traffic is moving along slowly, about a 15-minute delay. out to the mats we go and traffic on the peninsula, northbound 101 looks good, 280 also looking good, across the bay a couple of fender benders. 880 southbound, and one at 82. let's go to steve. >> reporter: mostly cloudy and sunny to the north. we'll get a little break for a couple hours until that next system comes in. won't be very warm. a couple of upper 20s, a lot of 30s, there's your next system, the higher clouds thing out rapidly but a strong cold system on tap for tomorrow morning. actually late tonight towards the north. cloudy skies, rain develops, windy at some of the higher elevationings, morning rain, low snow levels, low. that will have to do with afternoon showers. partly sunny, cool, breezy, wind picking up in the higher elevations and also along the coast. temperatures in the 50s, not very warm, low 50s, mid-50s, maybe a f

i got to go to a monastery in - where was it - lafayett oregon, on a trip when i was a teaching assistant, or maybe i was an undergrad. anyway, i signed up to go on this for five days of silence, and whoa, right off the bat, that's intense. but i remember one of the brothers there, he was a lawyer. he was a young, hotshot lawyer down in los angeles, and he's's on wilshire boulevard one morning, driving his old chevrolet, and he sees the car in front of him is a partner in his law firm, and it's a mercedes, and he's stuck in traffic, and he's just thinking, "okay, so i'm going to put 20, 30 years of my life into this effort being a lawyer, so that i can be stuck in traffic 30 years later in a fancier car? that's what i do? he quit the next day he turned in his papers and he went and became a monk. so something is happening, and that's why i wanted to bring this into the experiential dimension. sure. >> the question i have, they are living by themselves in a very enclosed, capsulated world and becoming satisfied religiously and spiritually within themselves, and yet he's talking about the b

once again, westbound 24 not seeing any issues all the way through walnut creek, lafayette. fog not really an issue across that stretch, as well. and coming down the eastshore freeway so far no brake lights through richmond or berkeley so should be a pretty smooth ride, 1 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. of course -- 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries all on time. if you are about to hit the road, things can change at any moment, remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's traffic. back to you. >> all one big happy family. >> that's right. >> thank you. >>> chips, pretzels, other salty snacks are not the number one source of sodium in your diet: it's bread. while bread is not saltier than most snacks, people eat more of it. cold cuts came in second. pizza, third. and a surprising 10th place finish for chips and pretzels. you would think it would be higher. >>> football fans who made it to super bowl village last week may nee

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. >>> a couple of other local scores, au over lafayette, 76- 69 and gw beats duquesne, 56-61 and finallyard hankerson tweeted today that he had surge riot injured hip on tuesday and that he will be ready before camp begins. >> and won't a better season. >> absolutely. >> and our last secs? >> the winds are going to improve. a wind advisory still for del marva and sunshine tomorrow. >> and that is it for us at 6. lindsay's singing us off into the sunset. good night, you all. [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... pj's you like, the ones with the feet, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup.