and they listened, hopeless, as each man took his turn, as each one raped leslie. >> they brought leslie up. hands and feet behind her back like the rest of us were. >> i remember that night just thinking, you know, you've got to remember this, you've got to remember this, you've got to remember this. >> reporter: the two gunmen helped themselves to the meal marilyn had cooking on the stove. >> they sat down at our table and ate our dinner. >> reporter: then the terrifying round of bargains began. >> they went back and forth about what they were going to do. at one point he said if you'll give us four hours before you go to the police, then we won't shoot you. of course, we'll give you four hours. >> reporter: then, two hours into their ordeal, the family heard the leader, the one with the pistol, issue an order. >> go outside, start the car, turn it around and listen for the sound. >> reporter: was it pretty clear to you listen for the sound meant -- >> that's what i took it to mean was that he was going to shoot us. >> reporter: and at that point it came home to you that it really was

leslie was, too. but it bothered her more than it did brooks to testify. >> it was like i had to pretend like i was somebody else just telling a story of what happened. and it's kind of like the night that it happened and i had to remember all this, i have to remember all this. >> reporter: that promise that leslie douglass made to herself the night her parents were killed not to forget anything, that's what carried her through, she said. >> i didn't know why. i just knew that i had to remember every detail. and so whenever it was time to be on the stand, i knew that everything that i said was important. and that i had to be specific and remember. so it's like, i don't know what got in my head, i just have to remove all emotional attachment. >> reporter: the jury needed just two hours to make up its mind. ake was convicted. he was sentenced to a thousand years for shooting the douglass children. and as for the murder of brooks and leslie's parents -- >> we the jury impaneled and sworn to try the issue

professor of advance constitutional law at the university of denver and in london we crossed the leslie in your morrie she is co-director at the center for international politics of conflicts rights and justice at the school of oriental and african studies hi folks this is cross talk and you can jump in anytime you want i very much encourage it but first let's have a look at a short report about whether or not obama's foreign policy is in line with the law . i said at the outset that this was going to be a matter of days and weeks more than two months after obama's promise to put a time limit on u.s. military intervention in libya they made a lot of campaign continues to live off of u.s. support beyond the fact that the campaign has morphed into an indefinitely protracted mission and america's participation in a very well be violation of the us constitution under the war powers act introduced in one thousand seventy three over president richard nixon's veto us armed forces of behavior from being involved in the foreign military action for more than sixty days without congressional autho

will be a war and then the president is responsible for the details of the conduct of the war ok leslie it's very interesting i mean people don't call these things wars anymore so i suppose that's kind of wiggle room for the president isn't it i mean this is a humanitarian intervention quote unquote and we might want to talk about without really means if it's double speak in itself but is this is this what obama is doing is saying that there's a this war powers act simply doesn't apply yeah i mean i think it's very complicated there's a lot of law that's governing this particular intervention and of course as we know the security council resolution one thousand seven hundred three is that is the most important arguably that's really governing this particular intervention so i think it's a tricky it's a tricky maneuver but i mean the other the other thing that's not been mentioned is that this was handed over to nato and so arguably once it was handed over to nato and the u.s. has taken on a more limited role although some people are contesting how limited that role really is and it beco

lesli, back to you. >> monica, thanks. more wild fires rip through arizona tonight and there is not much relief in sight for the firefighters there trying to battle that blaze. >> the first part of this recession, people thought it would be -- it has become a womansession. >> plus, gender and the recession. why some say the recession is sexist. annie. >> and get outside tonight if you can. we have heat and humidity back on the rise. official high today was 88 degrees. the low 66. no rain today. i have the latest on the heat wave coming up. >>> a wild fire burning for a week scorched 200 square miles in arizona and it's still burning. 2500 firefighters are battling these flames. they have to thank -- they have the thanks of the folks forced to evacuate mountain communities in eastern arizona. >> those men and women are risking their lives every minute of it. they are here to save us and thank god for that. >> so far, flames destroyed only a handful of buildings, but the smoke is becoming a health hazard for folks living hun

lesli. >> thanks matt. arrest warrants have been issued for all four suspects, as of late this afternoon, none of them were in custody. >>> a group opposed to giving in state tuition rates to illegal immigrants in maryland is one step closer to getting that issue put to a public vote. the state board of elections validated 21,000 signatures on the group's petition to repeal that law today. organizers now have until the end of june to get 56,000 people to sign on. if they do, maryland's dream act would be suspended and put on the ballot in 2012. >>> congressman anthony weiner wants to save his political career, but that is going to be tough. now that he has admitted that he sent lewd photos to young women over the internet. now members of his own party are not even coming to the new york democrat's defense. today senate democratic leader, harry reid told reporters he is staying out of the fallout from his confession. >> i know congressman weiner. i wish there was some way i can defend him, but i can't. >> wh

. >> our lesli foster takes a look at the dark side of beauty. bags of hair have termed some to a >>> long silky hair extensions so much in demand that some folks are willing to break the law for them. at beauty salons all over the country, high end hair has become a prime target for thieves and it's happening right here. tonight lesli foster brings us the story of when looks steal. >> reporter: this hair heist you are looking at the latest crime wave moving across the country. in california, the shop owner says crooks made off with $60,000 worth of hair. bandits who hit a houston salon didn't even touch the cheap extensions. they went straight for the good stuff. >> this is the hair that people are stealing. >> reporter: it's called remi hair. women are clammering to get it weaved into their heads. the media and chris rock documented the craze as part of his movie called good hair. >> get ready to go around the world. >> right now i have indian hair. >> reporter: women in india shed their hair for religious reasons. when the human hairpieces end

ok ok it's the last time we play that clip i promise it's night we got leslie harris of the dallas forward school free education zone to tell us about unschooling will sit down with some of the victims of homeschooling to explain why dropping else could be the best thing you do for your education and we're going to help the troops think of the delta airlines tell you how to keep the government out of your facebook profile and teach you the correct procedure for pain government fines as for court order there will be no one size up to sort of adam versus the man. apparently some of our troops ran in some trouble on their way back from afghanistan courtesy of delta airlines and the united states government although the line there is kind of blurring it's still not enough listen to the folks here in washington d.c. so i'll just let you get this particular story straight from them i just returned from n.b.c. yesterday. on her way to a manager you know. we had a little issue with the banks this morning we had four minutes bill to your line. people pretending to be you know there's a contract sta

derek. >>> thank you lesli. parts of one of the most famous planes in aviation history now making their way to baltimore. we are talking about the miracle on the hudson plane. a massive flat bed truck carrying the u.s. airways is taking to a permanent home. just to catch a little glimpse of this plane. today it made its way down i-95 into maryland. it's now parked there for the night at the truck scales before the bridge. now once the plane gets to baltimore, it will head west on i-70 into west virginia. >>> and police are investigating a possible hit- and-run accident involving a metro bus. witnesses on that bus say a car rear ended their bus, but didn't stop. just took off. this happened at martin luther king avenue and w street. they did have to take a few folks to the hospital. no serious injuries reported. >>> still ahead, a few hundred gallons of heating oil dutched into the wrong basement. now that mistake could cost three people their homes. >>> sunny and dry today with temperatures in the 80s right now.

leslie brinkly is live at the amtrak station where the passengers are expected. >> they are expected. we are understanding that some could possibly be on a train that should arrive anytime now. some others could be on special buses arranged by amtrak to bring them to their final destination. the amtrak station here in emeryville was the destination for train number five, the california zephyr. but then the unexpected happened before the train even got to reno. flames engulfed several passenger cars on this amtrak train after a big rig truck struck the westbound california zephyr around 11:30 on friday morning after crossing 60 miles east of reno. some passengers were trapped inside. the smoke from the burning car soared into the blue desert sky. 204 passengers and 14 crew members were on board on route from chicago to emeryville. the crash happened without warning. >> we feel and hear a boom and a jolt and then a big ball of flames went past the window everybody started yelling. and then it was over. we stuck our heads out and saw that the side of the car was tore open, and it looked

lesli. >> all right anita. the search resumed for a missing indiana university student. 20-year-old lauren speierer was last seen heading for her apartment near the bloomington campus five dais ago. it happened after a night of partying with some friends. her parents traveled from their home in new york to join the search. >> i just agonize over the fact that there's a mother and a father out there that have no idea where their daughter is. >> she does have a heart condition. she takes medicine daily. so it's important that we get ahold of her as soon as possible. >> now police found speierer's wallet and cell phone. but she is still missing. >>> one of the worst wild fires in arizona history is now threatening parts of new mexico. overnight the weather gave firefighters a round springerville a break. now the winds are making the wallow fire worse. some flights are being diverted because of the smoke and there's an air quality alert across the new mexico border. about 2500 firefighters are working there to try

we will get a response from leslie gelb. guest: the call raises an important point because here we are asking our military to go fight there war with their hands tied behind their backs because we don't want to injure the afghanistan civilians. so we try to fight the taliban without killing more innocent afghans and it is often impossible to distinguish between the two. that puts our people at risk. that is yet another reason why we ought to be turning over the war to them. host: this graphic is an indication of the u.s. troop fatalities in afghanistan dating back to october of 2001 when it was just a few dozen i would y say. you can see the increase up to about 1,500 over the last 10 years each of them a tragic loss for families and loved ones. from jody we have lost more than just a treasure in averages. three kids in my neighborhoods will not be here to celebrate the fourth of july this year. guest: i feel for her. host: grace joins us from graham, north carolina. democrats line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. call

leslie brinkly is live for us. leslie? >> that's right. hayward police interviewed over 20 people so far. it was a mysterious disappearance of michelle lee. but one person does stand out and that is lee's former best friend from high school. gisele lives in this union city apartment complex. late saturday night residents there say swarmed this building arresting esteban and computer. >> just hearing the police and the activity in and out through the night through the weekend, actually. >> the residents didn't want to be identified. >> i fear our safety. there was a lot of pleas and they are knocking on every door until sunday morning. we notice there was a lot of activity and they were doing fingerprinting on the car and searching her apartment. >> they searched her car apartment and even her trash while a crime van stood by. they say she never returned to the apartment complex. why focus on her? >> we know she is a former frnd of ma -- friend of michelle's. i know that there has been some -- they have been disgruntled with each other in t

lesli foster brings us the story of how one local architect's family helped to break down bare years and provide a -- barriers and provide a road path. >> i started with $1,000. really good business plan and a lot of passion. >> reporter: darrell heads one of the leading woman and minority owned architecture firms in america. her company is the architect of record for the memorial that bears martin luther king, jr.'s name and likeness on the mall. that dream was about more than just civil rights. >> america has given the negro people a bad check. a check which has come back marked insufficient funds. >> reporter: dr. king was also a drum major for silver rights. >> dr. king's dream was not to have the big house with the big mortgage or the big car. it was about having a business you can pass on to your family. it was about creating wealth. >> reporter: darrell's family built their fortune from scratch. her great great grandfather moses was a slave who learned the trade from his owner. five generations later, building is still in their blood. darrell and her twin sister own a 30 milli

unless you have some economic power. >> it's easier, but there's still definitely some challenges. >> lesli foster, 9news now. >> and darryl says being able to play a part in the construction of the mlk memorial has been a milestone. the dedication for the memorial is scheduled for august of '28 and a quarter million people are expected to be there. that ceremony will be held near the national mall. >>> ash from a chile chilean volcano. it started erupting on saturday and a cloud of ash 6 miles high made its way to the atlantic ocean and it's still out there. crews are using heavy construction. >>> some pictures of lightning with volcano erupting. >> around here, we had tough stuff to talk about. very nice weather. >> it's coming this way. so tonight you can get out and do it because you know, we have the humidity on the rise and the heat on the rise. so we're going to expect that bermuda high to influence our weather pattern. tonight, get outside if you can. do some gardening. take a walk in the park if you can. or get your bikes out. here's a look at our current conditions right now where

leslie brinkly is in the newsroom with the latest. >> 22-year-old mark mcgovern is a gaelic football star from ireland. he came here just nine days ago to play for a gaelic club here for the summer months, but he is in a coma and they are trying to figure out the mysterious injury that happened at last saturday's football match. the match was played on this field on treasure island late saturday afternoon. around 50 spectators watched in the stands. the ball was in play on the opposite end of the field and player mark mcgovern collapsed on the other end. >> no one actually saw the assault occur which is why we are asking for the public's help to come forward and speak with us at the pd. >> reporter: no one is in custody, but they have identified a particular player on the opposing team. >> all we have is that there was a person that was standing over the player who was down on the ground and that person is a person of interest. police will not confirm published reports that "you won't get up from that." and meanwhile the young athlete's family flew in to be by his side in the hospita

leslie straus plays a role of the drug. >> i will talk to them about how attractive i am, how i willake them feel good, how they can forget everything, how they can just be totally relaxed and feel good. >> you really expose them to the triggers that usually set their symptoms. the hope is eventually those symptoms will diminish. after a little while, this is good enough to forget that this is not real. >> so when you're sitting face to face with somebody and being an addict, you're used to lying, you're used to manipulating. doing the avatar program, you look at all those things. >> it just helped me to understand, like my triggers and why i -- like, why i was doing the things that i was doing. >> reporter: organizers say this is no different than any of the games that sega or electronic arts puts out, but they ask how many mummies can you kill in those games, this program here, they say, actually might help them save a real life. the clinic isn't saying avatars will replace face to face therapy, but they believe it will help keep patients out of the back of a police car and feel wh

leslie brinkly has the story tonight. >> that's right. a man named charles pine says he turned down a smart meter last year, but on june 6th, he was eating lunch at his home and he claimed he saw a pg&e truck pull up unannounced. >> i look out the window and i see a stranger in a pg&e uniform. >> he confronted the man who appeared to be a pg&e worker and told him he didn't want a smart meter. he had a pocket recorder rolling when the worker said he would call his boss. >> call and you discuss with you either putting back up the line or allowing us to put it in. >> what do you mean? >> they will discontinue your sofs. >> later the ruin formed man repeated the message. >> they are going to say either we install it or you find another energy company. >> that's quite a serious procedure to cutoff someone's electricity because they don'tñr agree to a smart meter. >> the worker returned 45 minutes later and handed him a card with a pg&e opt out hotline number. >> i imagine they are under tremendous pressure, the employees to install the last fe

in the newsroom, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> coming up, attention that the governor of texas willet when he visits sacramento today. >> the big break that firefighters in new mexico are getting to stop wildfire spreading to hundreds of containers of nuclear waste. >>> president obama draws the line on tax breaks. i'm john hendren in washington. i have more on that coming up. >> black hole in the middle of the street. water is gushing out. >> water main break turns sacramento waterway to river. >> and taking water sports to a higher level. look at the latest way to catch a wave. lysol knows a real clean isn't just something you see... ... it's something you smell. new lysol no mess automatic toilet bowl cleaner not only cleans your toilet with every flush, but also freshens your entire bathroom. so even in between deep cleans, it's as fresh as any room in your home. for tips on a healthy home, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>> welcome back. look at high temperatures across the country. notice the surge of warm weather through the midwest. low to mid-90s for fargo, minneapolis.

congestion de autos, varios carriles se vieron cerrados, una situación que afectó a miles de autos,leslieas, nos tardamos bastante >>y a michael también le trajo demoras. >>me tomó mucho tiempo, en un viaje desde aocland >>la patrulla de caminos también contactó a la guardia costera para rescatarlo >>gracias por tu reporte, beatriz >>y en el sur de la bahía continua la escalada de violencia en san josé, esta noche un joven murió al ser baleado. se pide que se hagan reformas al departamento de policía, la más reciente víctima héctor manuel garcia, homicidio número 24 en san josé de lo que va del año >>y mire usted, una playera manchada de sangre podría ser clave en el caso del aficionado de los dodgers de san francisco que puso apaleado, los resultados de adn comprobaron que había sangre de la víctima, pero esta sangre no tenía conexion con el principa sospechoso que está detenido giovanni... >>y el acusado de la muerte en el bart, será puesto en la prision donde purgará su condena, cientos de policíaes patrullará en lugar. >>y perros sabuesos recorrieron el condado de alameda en búsqueda

we will get a response from leslie gelb. guest: the call raises an important point because here we are asking our military to go fight there war with their hands tied behind their backs because we don't want to injure the afghanistan civilians. so we try to fight the taliban without killing more innocent afghans and it is often impossible to distinguish between the two. that puts our people at risk. that is yet another reason why we ought to be turning over the war to them. host: this graphic is an indication of the u.s. troop fatalities in afghanistan dating back to october of 2001 when it was just a few dozen i would y say. you can see the increase up to about 1,500 over the last 10 years each of them a tragic loss for families and loved ones. from jody we have lost more than just a treasure in averages. three kids in my neighborhoods will not be here to celebrate the fourth of july this year. guest: i feel for her. host: grace joins us from graham, north carolina. democrats line. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. call

campbell, lessee du -- leslie dubin and patricia other conner. we are proud and thankful to your service for ourty. i would like to acknowledge those present who have joined us today to remember our true fallen heroes and who have expressed their condolences and offers of support. democratic leader, nancy pelosi. congresswoman jackie spear, governor jerry brown. lieutenant governor goo vain newsome. attorney general pamela harris. and state senator. state assembly member. mayor willy lewis brown jr. former senator john burton. san francisco board president, david chu. supervisor. supervisor david campos. supervisor carmen chu. supervisor cohen. supervisor. and supervisor mark ferrell. supervisor jane kim. supervisor ross. supervisor scott weiner. and district attorney george cascon. city attorney dennis hererra. sheriff michael henesee. former supervisor. former supervisor angela. former supervisor bevin. our chief of protocol charlotte . i also want to thank all of firefighters, paramedics, and other add money straiters -- administrators of publ

our hearts go out to all the families definitely. >> that was abc7's leslie brinkley.amtrak has set up a hot lean for anyone who needs information about the passengers. 1-800-523-9101. amtrak released a statement "we're sad end by any injury and appreciate the immediate response from local agencies." >> and people in new york state can marry after they voted to approve gay marriage. weddings can begin taking place in 30 days. ♪ >> the celebration erupted at the stone wall. democratic governor andrew cuomo signed the bill into law after lobbying for it. >> new york made a powerful statement, not just for the people of new york, but the people all across this nation. we reached a new level of social justice this evening. >> supporters call it a historic step. new york now becomes the sixth and by far the most populous state to legalize same-sex marriage. the bishops issued a statement condemning the law, saying they were deeply disappointed and troubled. gay pride weekend kicked off last night with the eighth annual trans march. this year transgender marcel greated the 4

this is leslie miller reporting for abc news. >> that is very exciting to have them.before. but not catherine. sort of surprising. >> before they go to california, the duke and duchess will tour canada from june 30, after seeing what happened in vancouver. >> all the hooligans. they may be reassessing that. what is going on there. >> not happy about that. >>> coming up. how hugh hefner -- coming up, us as royalty, obviously. >> faking it. >> after that we will talk about hugh hefner who has gone from heartache to lightheartedness. after his breakup. >> can't believe that didn't work out with his fiancee. >>> also, a frightening murder plot, true, unbelievable, involving joss stone. we have the details next in the skinny. we have the details next in the skinny.ne ♪ skinny ♪ ♪ so skinny ♪ >> yes, time for "the skinny." we start with a story, a little, very disturbing actually. it involves joss stone, the r&b singer. two men were arrested near her home in england for conspiracy to murder and rob her. some of the details coming out. apparently they were, they had various

for that, we're joined by leslie daigle, chief technology officer for the internet society. on you to help us out with this. so how did this test today go? >> it was great. woe turned it on on these major internet sites at 8:00 eastern last night and things went smoothly. it was almost a non-event. >> ifill: was it just a switch that was flipped? >> well, as indicated in the video, this is something that's been in preparation for about a year by a number of parties and they flipped the switch but after a lot of preparations. >> ifill: was there a worry at all that people around the world would wake up today, hit their google account and be unable to get online? >> there was some concern that could happen for a small number of users, that's why we wanted to have the test today to see what happens when we go live. >> so when you go live with i.p.b. 6, what are the consequences that most ordinary internet users would notice. >> well, after today we can will reasonably confident that at least initially they won't notice anything untoward, but the opportunities that... moving thi

in the newsroom, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> listen to.is dads may be better employees than people without kids. >> count me in. >> that's why you are so good. >>> the break that firefighters are getting in fighting a wildfire. >> president obama draws the line on tax break. i'm john hendren in washington and i have more on that coming up. >>> taking water sports to a higher level. look at the latest way to catch a wave. >>> wet weather on the right side of the screen. that is yesterday's low. moved away. nothing is happening on live doppler7 h.d. over our neighborhood. nothing will for the foreseeable future. take a look at the warming trend across the entire state where we have 62 in eureka. to low 70s around big sur, 73 in tahoe. mid-to-upper 80s in central valley and yosemite. 104 in palm springs. >> thanks a lot. >>> 5:47. the senate today is expected to confirm general david petraeus as director of the c.i.a. the 58-year-old david petraeus is up with of the military's highest profile commanders and has been in charge of u.s.-led inte

our hearts go out to all the families definitely. >> that was abc7's leslie brinkley. amtrak has set up a hot lean for anyone who needs information about the passengers. 1-800-523-9101. amtrak released a statement "we're sad end by any injury and appreciate the immediate response from local agencies." >> same-sex couples will be able to legally married in new york state after the republican-led senate voted to approve gay marriage. weddings can take place beginning in 30 days. ♪ >> the celebration erupted at the stone wall indiana. many consider it to be the birthplace of the gay rights movement. democratic governor andrew cuomo signed the bill into law after lobbying for it. >> new york made a powerful statement, not just for the people of new york, but the people all across this nation. we reached a new level of social justice this evening. >> supporters call it a historic step. new york now becomes the sixth and by far the most populous state to legalize same-sex marriage. the state's catholic bishops issued a joint statement condemning the law saying they were, quo

jennifer, ed riskin, monique meyer, from the port, commissioners, and nazareth, the effects crowley, and leslie katz. i would also like to recognize the america's cup organizing committee, many of whom are here today. i see carried down there. i know she has been working all night. she made the back for you to take home. she assured me that she cooked the cupcakes herself this morning. finally, i would like to recognize and thank mayor ed in the. it is great when the mayor of a city welcomes you with open arms. his office is always open for us to go and citsee. i am happy to see that the america's cup is firmly in their grasp and will not leave. our planning for the america's cup world series. this journey started when i came to san francisco last september. the selection of the city's process. currently, while all of that was going, we knew we had to get ready for an america's cup world series. last september only, the design of the ac 45 was being designed. the factory in new zealand to assemble these boats was still being built. on behalf of the team that have put all of these ac 45's down i

. >> jennifer's sister leslie is with us now exclusively. leslie, thank you so much for coming on.llingness to share your sister's story. we're so terribly sorry about your loss. >> thank you. >> both you and your sister were employed at the pharmacy. neither of you was supposed to be there on sunday. how was it that jennifer was working that day? >> jennifer always usually worked on sundays, like, because, she was like the youngest one. she loved working there. it was like no problem for her. like my parents always told her, you shouldn't go in on sundays, like that's the day like we were always together. she just -- she loved working there, side by side, and she like loved everyone and she like, when everyone came in she would just give everyone like smiles and stuff and she was just really happy. >> i know you've got an alarming call from a cousin of yours on sunday. can you tell me from that point how you learned what had happened, what had taken place? >> my cousin, he called me and he said, he's like, he's like, lesly, are you okay, are you and your sister okay? i'm like, yea

. >> leslie, will you dance with me? >> until the last dance... in heaven. >> i'm so happy. i'm so happy. i'm so happy. oh! >> what the [bleep] was that? >> jim, i have something to tell you. i know who the father is. [captioning made possible by mtv networks] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www. ncicap.org--] >> may 31, 2011, from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: welcome to "the daily show". my name is skwraoufrplt we're back, baby! we've got a nice one tonight. jimmy fallon is going to be a guest on the program. i'm so excited. stephen colbert got his ice cream flavor. tonight with jim by we're going to -- with jimmy we're going town vail my new flavor. it's called awesome heath bar (bleep) all y'all dhip. yeah that's right. [laughter] i don't have ice cream. [laughter] we were off last week because we prefer not to work. [laughter] we decided to come back last week because they wouldn't pay

leslie is leif from the amtrak station in emeryville where the train was headed now with the very latest. >> that's right. this was supposed to be the final destination. the amtrak station for amtrak train no. 5. california sever but then the unexpected happen suddenly this morning. flames engulf several passenger cars on the amtrak train after a big rig truck struck the westbound california train around 11:30 friday morning at this crossing 60 miles east of reno. some passengers were trapped inside. smoke from the burning car soared into the blue desert sk sky. 2 04 passengers and 14 crew members were on board en route from chicago to emeryville. the crash happened without warning. >> we feel in fear hear a boom and jolt and then a big ball of flames went past the window and everybody started yelling and then it was over just that fast and stuck our head out and saw that side of the car was open and looked like part of the truck sticking out of it. the cab doesn't exist any longer. just the 2 dump it was pulling. they appear to be empty so he didn't have a load. my wife and i were in th

. >> leslie miller and of the show are both doctors and mothers of two children and are hoping that thealbany will give them something that they have ever had, a legal marriage. one >> i believe we are sending a and a message to and that what they're our family are life, our love for each other if it is a legitimate and not the kids are watching. >> a big supporter of same- sex marriages and the new york city mayor michael bloomberg to reach out are trying to give and to sway lawmakers. he is an independent. the new york archbishop timothy is trying to get them to sway the bill. the last time i consulted and at less he rides, it is clear that we live in new york in the united states of america, not china or north korea. it has unleashed are also weighing in, former new york giants and david tyree has joined the fight against same-sex marriages. >> if this comes fourth, this will be the beginning of our country sliding towards, this is a strong word, but anarchy. >> now here's a to a strong quarter rate you visited the capitol to lobby for it. unlike previous attempt to lobby for same-se

leslie, there is a green light rail center tracker project. i know that the commissioner is very familiar with this. the central project in terms of muni operations. the project is advancing the safety improvements along the track and we are seeking clarifications on the interplay between this project and the far east side connections project to try to seek acceleration of acceptable platforms on the avenue over the one that is currently there. supervisor avalos: i do appreciate going over the site, you took me there about a month and a half ago. based on that, we had those tracks along the walkway. those were shut down for a month and the tracks were moved to create space and safety for pedestrians going through there. that was a big part of that effort by and raising awareness and it was really great to see. there was a little more space but there is a lot more to do. when i look at the improvements being made to the grignard, that is something that affects the whole city. so, i look at that allocation as something that is mostly for the who

. >> reporter: attorney leslie levy has handled the landslide cases in san pablo before and says there's little chance the homeowners could win. >> unless the city or local government was actively involved in doing something that caused the slide, that there is governmental immunity. >> reporter: the homeowners didn't want to appear on camera today, but some of them told us off camera that they found information that document a long history of landslides in this area, and they say they didn't know about it before they bought this property. they're also saying it was the city's responsibility to tell them that, but that property attorney we spoke to said that's actually not the way it works. it's the real estate agent's responsibility to tell you or the previous owner. live in san pablo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> we are following developing news out of the east bay tonight. bart has reached a second settle. in the oscar grant case. this time with grant's mother. we have the latest from oakland. >> reporter: the big news this afternoon that oscar grant's mother settled with bart

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nice to see you, leslie, let me start with you and michele bachmann and her, you know, right up theree top below -- one point below mitt romney. what's team romney thinking about that this morning? >> well, i think a lot of people understand that this was expected after the new hampshire debate. she did a very good job. she resonated especially in a lot of her positions and people were taking a first look in many ways at her candy sta dasy. it's early in what we call the invisible primary. people are lining up, grass roots supporters, fund-raisers. does she have the discipline to move a national campaign forward? it's very exciting for her right now, but it's a very long haul to get to next november. >> hillary, let's talk about that discipline, something she's shown more of she hired ed rollins or he's advising the campaign, he said he was going to put discipline and show she knows what she's talking about. >> she has good tastes in political directors, ed rollins good guy, former cnn colleague. >> that's right. >> i think actually, iowa, the surprise for me is mitt romney. iowa has

long-time smoker leslie could not resist. >> it would reveal anything that might be brewing that would otherwise be undetectable. >> reporter: and for the first time, leading hospitals across the country tell abc news they are widely advocating ct screenings, because they can see a tumor much earlier than chest x-rays. >> the size of a grain of rice. is what you're looking for. >> reporter: and you'd never see that on a chest x-ray? >> never see that on a chest x-ray. >> reporter: this doctor was one of the first promoters of early detection through ct screening and her work is now confirmed by this new study that reports a ct scan reduces mortality from lung cancer. a disease that currently only 15% of those diagnosed survive. in the past, if i i s told i had lung cancer, it was a death sentence. does this change that? >> we found that in 80% of the cases, you can be cured. this will make a big difference for many people in the world. >> reporter: life saving? >> life saving. >> reporter: the ct scan is recommended for anyone who has been smoking more than 20 years, even if they quit

leslie. where is john? he is moving his car. well, he will be your. the colors will make sure we ask questions on different topics throughout the night, and we will know of any specific issues that are especially important. i will call on people to either come up to read their question, or if they prefer, i can read them. we will try to get through these presentations quickly so that we have as much time as possible left for questions at the end. remember, we are all here to hear the voices in this room. i hope that we can find solutions to be very difficult situation, and again, i would like to thank everyone again for coming, and i would like to now turn things over to mayor ed lee. thank you. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you, supervisor cohen, and thank all of you for welcoming us here to district tend to talk about our city-wide budget. i also want to recognize the department heads that are here today, joining here sitting in the front row as well as various commissioners. i know several of you out there are commissioners for the city, a