>> the housing authority in los angeles is doing without. it has far fewer taken vehicles than baltimore, 18. last month, in the middle of a spending scandal, it took back 16 of them and reassigned them to the motor pool to be used for agency business. the los angeles authority serves 100,000 people, almost twice as many as baltimore. wbal-tv 11 news. >> today, the hollow ludicrous was being some on wall street, with another sign -- the halleluia chorus was being sung on wall street as the dow closed above 13,000. the average appeared last tuesday, but fell back at the close, but not today. -- your insta- weather plus forecast. "temperatures went down a little bit. yesterday, mid to upper 60's. we took 10 degrees off the highs today, but still ended up way above the high of 48 for the 28th day of february. tomorrow will be leap day. normally, on the last day of the month, are high is just over 51. that will probably change as we had to the next 24 hours and temperatures off of will bit. we see now temperatures mostly in the 40's. of across t

she died saturday her hotel room in los angeles. authorities have not disclosed a cause of death. toxicology test could take 6 to 8 weeks but police said the coroner's report is expected to be finished sooner. that's in about two to three weeks. >>> flags in new jersey will be flown at half-staff at government buildings on saturday to co-side with the funeral -- coincide with the funeral. governor christie say it's only fitting to honor her as she was cultural icon to the state. >>> get ready for one big cook off with five universities. >> yeah. they are doing it for charities including habitat for eu manity at loyola university in baltimore. >> they will host it from 6 to 8 tonight. $10 to get in and four other universities will be competing. the theme of the competition is movies. that includes charlie and the chocolate factory and harry potter. >> more than 200 are expected to attend. the information is on the screen. if you need more details we will post it online at abc2news.com. >>> 15 feet of snow is so much snow it's hard to believe the story is true. >> but it's reality f

>> the housing authority in los angeles is doing without. it has far fewer take from vehicles in baltimore. 18. last month in the middle of a spending scandal, it took back 16 and reassign them to the motor pool to be used for agency business. the los angeles authorities serves 100,000 people, almost twice as many as served in baltimore. >> the employees who have the take from the nichols in baltimore include some maintenance people but also three employees whose job description is listed as ombudsman. one employee gets a vehicle specifically to cover projects funded by the federal stimulus bill. we have provided a link to our story to city council members and ask for their response. >> interesting story. thank you. federal prosecutors in maryland have shut down a sports betting site and indicted four canadians for illegal gambling that generated more than $100 billion in winnings. the company's domain name was seized today. the owners have been indicted for gambling in maryland. prosecutors say they advertised to attract gamblers to the web

. >> we are just learning that los angeles authorities could release more details today in the investigationnto the death of singer whitney houston. >> that's right. she was founding in the bathtub of her beverly hills hotel room just hours before she was supposed appear at a pre-grammy gala. elizabeth sanchez has the latest from los angeles. what do we know? there are so many rumors flying around. >> reporter: right. we know that the autopsy has been complete. but the beverly hills police department has put a hold on the coroner's report so they don't want to release any more details until those toxicology results come back. and that can take six to eight weeks long. they just i guess because of rumors they just want to get it right and they want to tell reporters exactly what happened. but they did say that midweek perhaps they would give reporters an update. but at this point, we know that toxicology reports are going to take some time. >> jennifer hudson did an unbelievable tribute last night to whitney houston singing one of her songs. let's let our viewers hear a little bit of that. i'

meanwhile in los angeles county authorities say houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a bathtub saturday in a beverly hills hotel room. they said she had prescription drugs in her room but not an unusually large amount. coroners investigators say the cause of death will be determined when the toxicology results return in a few weeks. >> when we find out, we will be in contact with beverly hills pd. but first, we'll also be in contact with the family and give them our findings. >> two anonymous sources telling the "associated press" a funeral is planned for friday at newark's reduction prudential center, the home for the new jersey devils. >>> meanwhile, fans in southern california continue to pay tribute to houston. last night's candlelight vigil at l.a.'s leimert part evolved into a celebration of her music. >>> the fate of a bay area healthcare facility will be decided today. the burlingame long-term care facility is seismically unsafe and no locker up to code according to the county health system. if it's closed as many as 200 jobs will be lost a

megyn: breaking news out of los angeles. authoritiesion could have escaped outside the san onofre power plant. they are saying it caused no risk to the plant workers. we are continuing to follow this developing story. we'll bring you updates as we get them. a walk in the park takes a shocking turn for one california dog owner. the park was just turned into a national recreation area. which means anyone using it would have to follow the rules it's how one ranger even forced those rules that has locals barking mad. >> reporter: up until the first of the year golden state park you could walk your dogs off the leash. the park service took it over and now you have to have your dogs on the leash. a man was walking two small dogs, a park ranger explained the new rules and asked him for his information and said do not move until i process it. he said give me a ticket or let me wash away. and she took ought her stun gun. he said, ma'am, i have a bad heart. if you tase me, it could be life-threatening. witnesses said the ranger said don't move an

los angeles. ano >>> whoa, whoa, whoa! >> big shootout. authorities opened fire on an armed carjacking suspect in los angeles. another driver ducked tore cover a few feet away there. it happened last night on wilshire boulevard. all caught on tape. the suspect reportedly had a blue steel handgun. the chase started on the ventura freeway and continued on to city streets. the 40-year-old suspect suffered several gunshot wounds. he died. >>> in san francisco, a woman is recovering after being trapped under a muni train. firefighters hoisting the train to rescue the woman. police say she tried to cross between the train's two cars in the inner sunset yesterday and the train started moving. the woman got knocked down and dragged but aside from a couple of scrapes and scratches, she should be okay. >>> a strong remind they are morning: always watch for other drivers on the road. video released of a nasty wreck in dallas. the truck flips over and crushes a car. investigators believe that speed was a factor in this. the man in the crushed car is in the icu at

meantime in los angeles county, authorities say that houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a bathtub saturday in a beverly hills hotel room. she had prescription drugs in the room but not an unusually large amount. the cause of the death will be determined when toxicology tests are finished in a few weeks. >>> 5:03. how about a little weather. it was rainy and pewy yesterday. today not too bad. >> it is gorgeous for this valentine's day coming our way. lots of sunshine, yeah. frank's giving me thumbs up. great out there today as we'll see some dry weather outside. still we are starting out with patchy, dense fog in the valleys early on. a few high clouds overhead. temperatures a little chilly. 38 degrees in concord now. 36 in santa rosa and 37 degrees with that fog in livermore. by the afternoon, you know, yesterday we had highs only in the 50s. very cold and that wind was whipping around the bay area. today we are going to be a good five to seven degrees above yesterday's highs so we're heading in the upward direction, temperatures in the 60s in so

assemblyman john perez from los angeles is authoring the proposal, schedule to present it today in sacramento. under this plan, undergraduates who come from families with household income of $150,000 or less would get their:00 tuition or fees cut by two-thirds. he is calling it the middle class scholarship. he says middle class families are squeezed nowadays. they make too much money to qualify for financial aid but at the same time they make too little to afford the tuition. it would be funded from the taxes that corporations owe to the state. in 2009 a corporate tax break was eliminated that year. now, here's some of the highlights of the proposal cost the state about $1 billion to run. cal state students would save $4,000 a year. uc students just a little more a year at $8,100. of course, it will have to have a two-thirds vote in the legislation. if it gets approved, we could see it in effect as early as this fall. back to you. >> thank you, gil diaz live for us at cal. >>> we had a rainy tuesday. lawrence is cleaning up the act today. >> it's about time! >> you like the fog? if not, don't

i think every school is vulnerable to this. >> reporter: the los angeles school district says it's working with authorities and will hold town hall meetings with parents. trying to regain trust in a stunned community. adidi roy, los angeles. >>> popular character actor ben gazzara has died. he played in movies and on broadway. he originated the role of brick in "cat on a hot tin roof" and he starred in "run for your life." he passed away yesterday here in new york after battling cancer. he was 81 years old. >>> up next here tonight, the high school football team getting to play a super bowl of their own. >>> finally tonight, it's usually a long road from the high school gridiron to the super bowl, but for indiana's fisher high tigers the 2010 champs that road took a short cut this week, to the turf of the lucas oil stadium where they ran some plays that will have a big effect on how the rest of us see tomorrow's game. >> set, 315. >> they're the plays that got the giants and the patriots to the super bowl. and the ones these indiana high school players have been learning all week. they're prepping to be st

los angeles. by. drug use authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of death. the u.s. army private bradley manning accused of passing secret documents evidence of war crimes to wiki leaks has been nominated for the no. well peace prize he's being put forward by a piece in the u.s. and an icelandic parliamentary group the twenty four year old is awaiting a court martial in the u.s. and faces life in prison optimistic klug a study plea believes that manning will be a much worthy of recipient of the prize rather than that of the current u.s. president what he is accused of is leaking documents and video that has led to the end of the iraq war has led to pro-democracy rallies and uprisings all over the world and i think it's much deserved that he receives this nobel peace prize if obama gets it the why should he has done very little for peace even though he promised it and obama is also taking credit for ending the iraq war when actually that's not the truth the truth is the iraqi government did not want to allow legal immunity for u.s. troops after january first and the r

. >>> authorities in los angeles said there were prescription drugs bottles found in whitney houston hotel room saturday. the number was not unusual. and police said whitney houston was found underwater in a bath tub. an autopsy was performed yesterday. officials say the cause of death will take several weeks since the toxicology test are still outstanding. [ singing ] >> that is jennifer hudson paying tribute to whitney houston last night at the grammy awards. the host ll cool j said we had a death in our family. whitney houston's body was flown to new jersey today for a funeral on friday. >>> a court is considering whether to overturn the ban on affirmative action in uc admissions. they want popsition 209 that bans using race as a factor in admissions appeals. it has students split. >> we need more representations inosculates like university of california at berkeley. >> if you are meant to be here you will be here. >> the court is expected to issue a ruling in 3-4 months. >>> some at&t customers are complaining about limits being put on their unlimited data plans. ktvu's tom vacar

i think every school is vulnerable to this. >> reporter: the los angeles school district says it's working with authoritiesill hold town hall meetings with parents. trying to regain trust in a stunned community. adidi roy, los angeles. >>> popular character actor ben gazzara has died. he played in movies and on broadway. he originated the role of brick in "cat on a hot tin roof" and he starred in "run for your life." he battled cancer. he was 81 years old. >>> up next here tonight, the high school football team getting to play a super bowl of their own. [ gargling ] oo-ay-ow. savings. savings. savings? progressive was the first to offer online quoting. you can do better. first to show comparison rates. ding! the "name your price" tool. oh! gosh, don't mind if i do. who was the first to offer pet injury coverage? we were. and when did you know you wanted to sell insurance? i said i wouldn't cry. um... whee! it's flo time. now, that's progressive. ca or click today. do you often experience the feeling of a dry mouth? it can be the side effect of many medications. dry mouth can be frustrating... and ignoring

authorities in los angeles are calling it the largest pcp seizure they have ever seen, $100 million worth. officials say they found enough of the drug for 10 million doses in l.a. and culver city. they say it was a major bust of a national drug trafficking organization that included at least ten people. authorities also found nearly $400,000 in cash and two assault weapons. >>> back here in the bay area police are searching for the manien that stabbed two teenagers at a san jose mall tonight. they responded to the eastridge mall at around 7:30 this evening. they close and had evacuated jv penny and macy's and they say three may have run away on foot and it may be gang related at this point. they say the two i am haves were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> also in this south bay police are investigating an early morning fatal hit and run that happened around 2:30 this morning at the intersection of winchester boulevard and chap pan drive in campbell. the victim, a man, was pronounced dead at the scene. they believe he was 45 years old and thought to be a transient.

. >>> authorities in los angeles are calling it the largest pcp seizure they have ever seen, $100 milliondrug was seized earlier this week in southern california. officials say they found enough of the drug for 10 million doses at two local storage facilities and several other locations in both l.a. and culver city. authorities say it was a major bust of a national drug trafficking organization that included at least ten individuals in the area. they say the organization was distributing pcp to texas, new york, washington, d.c. and other cities and states around the country and authorities also found $400,000 in cash and two assault weapons. >>> a new report shows singles are over the whole bar scene when it comes to trying to find a partner. instead, they're heading to church. cody spain explains. >> last year i did 18 weddings. the year before that i did 22. the year before that we had 64 individuals get married. yeah, it is a great place. >> jim storms is the single adults minister at green acres baptist church in tyler. every sunday he pulls in a crowd of around 300 singles of every a

the 48-yard died saturday in her -- 48-year-old died saturday in her los angeles hotel room. authorities are waiting for toxicology test results before they can determine how she died. >>> the judge in the penn state sex abuse case has sided with jerry sandusky's defense on for motions. he will allow sandusky to see all of his grandchildren except the three who are currently involved in a custody dispute and the judge also denied the prosecution's request for an out of town jury to hear the case. >>> same-sex couples could soon be allowed to marry in washington state. governor ris teen gregory -- christine gregory sign add bill to legalize gay marriage. opponents are trying to get a referendum on the ballot to have it overturned. >>> the fight over same-sex marriage comes to northern virginia this valentine's day. we'll tell you how one fairfax couple plans to demand the right to marry. that's coming up at 5:39. >>> at 5:23, maryland losing more key football players. >> and next at 5:14, howard's got us worried about freezing for a while in the seven-day forecast. so strike while the iro

authorities in los angeles are now waiting for toxicology tests to determine whether or not prescription drugs found in whitney houston's hotel room contributed to her death. >>> a memorial service was held wednesday for legendary coach joe paterno. the penn state coach's son scott spoke on behalf of the family at a ceremony in harrisburg. the 85-year-old paterno died last month after a brief battle with lung cancer. penn state fired him in november following child sex abuse charges against his former assistant coach jerry sandusky. >>> howard is up with the forecast and monika is checking the roads. >>> see how a mom in new mexico gives super heroes like wonder woman a run for their money n. is a cool story. you'll want to see this one. we'll be right back. >>> n.f.l. great ernie davis was a force to be reckoned with throughout his college and professional career. davis a three-time all american half back and the first african- american to win the heisman trophy and the first black athlete to be chosen number one in the n.f.l. draft. davis set yardage and scoring records at syracuse. he

example, michael jackson, who died in unusual circumstances, it took a long time before the authorities in los angelesrevealed the cause of death. i suspect it could be similar in this case. aurp peter boweks there in l.a. it is the awards season. much more to come here. "the iron lady" finds her prince charming, a gallant rescue after a bit of a wardrobe malfunction at the baftas. now, venezuelans have elected a state governor, hen reek capriles, to stand against president hugo chavez in october. the previously divided opposition now hopes to mount a serious challenge to mr. chavez, who's been in power for 13 years. mr. capriles, a governor, won 2/3 of the vote. authorities say they've captured the leader of what remains of the shining path rebel group. the man known as comrade artemio was wounded in a remote part of the jungle. the president said his capture marked the defeat of the shining path in the center of cocaine production. in australia, aboriginal groups have welcomed the possibility that crock -- crocodile hunting might be allowed. they say it would bring jobs and increase the level of tou

tonight's grammy awards began with a prayer for whitney houston who died in a los angeles hotel room saturday. authorities tonight an autopsy for the 48-year-old singer has been completed but it could be weeks before they have a definitive cause of her death. >>> and the average price of a gallon of gas has jumped 12 cents over the past three weeks. the lundberg survey priced the average at $3.51 a gallon. now back to msnbc undercover. >>> putting video and audio in a living and breathing drug house and turning the keys over to the gang when you wanted to turn them over, that had never been done before. >> it's 24 hours a day. and actually see 24 hours a day what these people are doing and how they live and how they operate their business in amongst their personal lives. >> bradford was an enforcer, just a brooding hard case. the shooting at mcdonald's where he did shoot julio during the dinner time incident it was just brazen. >> from the beginning when i first joined the gang i was being somebody that i wasn't. i wasn't being bradford, dodson. i was being the hustler, the one they wanted me to be. they

. ♪ >>> new information about the los angeles teacher accused of taking photos. authoritiesas investigated in 1994 for fondling a 10-year-old girl. he denied the allegations and the da declined to file charnels after a investigation. saying there was not enough evidence to prove the crime. he was fired from his job at the start of the investigation last year. >>> group of children took part in a chinese new year celebration today. [ cheers and applause ] >> how about about that. the kids were thrilled by a magician. mayor jean quan took part in the celebration along with supervisors. >>> one of the highlights of the chinese new year celebration is the parade. the southwest airlines chinese new year parade is february 11. if you can't get there, have a front row seat by watching ktvu. we will air the parade live in hd from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. >>> coming up in 90 seconds. facebook's mission is to make the world more connected, the surprising isolation some users feel and the nfl gets behind the 49ers plan to move to santa clara. making sure the move gets done. >>> an attempted

los angeles. tonight a conversation with world traveler and acclaimed author pico iyer. ,e examines life's questions influenced by gramm green. the latest is called "the man within my head." will alsoet his thoughts about a recent op-ed about the need to unplug from our 24-7 world. pico iyer coming up, right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it is the cornerstone we all know. it is not just a street or boulevard, but a place wal-mart stands with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis:i's -- pico iyer's books include "video night in kathmandu." his latest is "the man within my head." the mr. with the obvious. this references? >> gramm green -- graham greene. we all have characters inside our heads. it could be a writer or a figure from history. somehow, we feel they know a specter than our friends and family. tavis: for you, graham greene is that figure? he has haunted you

demeter could feed us producer on capital account and from our studio in los angeles nellie prince senior fellow at demos and author of her latest book black tuesday and i thank you both for joining me tonight dimitri i'm to start with you because i know this is also personal for you you know being from greece having family is still there what's going on right now well as you said some of the pressure so they say it's a fear of a recession because of the pressure that. businesses are losing customers are closing down money isn't circulating basically the country is in a liquidity crisis but they don't have anyone to bail them out so people are going to be forced to sell more and more of what they own in the crib a country that's a little to both attraction the country it's great it's a depression i don't know me how do you see this to you know is this something that's being completely imposed from the outside is this something you know that's appeasing the banks appeasing germany and not doing what's good for those inside to greece. well it's obviously it's not doing anything good for the population of greece you s

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the beverly hills hotel room on the eve of the grammy awards in los angeles her career was marred by marriage and drug abuse authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of death. the u.s. army private bradley manning accused of passing secret documents and evidence of war crimes to wiki leaks has been nominated for the nobel peace prize he's been put forward by a peace research center in the u.s. and an icelandic parliamentary group the twenty four year old is awaiting a court martial in the u.s. and faces life in prison and pete begin to your daughter who leads the icelandic nomination says exposing crimes shouldn't be regarded as one bradley manning. because the. criminal or long whistle on war crimes it is not a criminal act to blow the whistle on one or to blow the whistle on any crime and we feel that. by these leaks for example the meaning of hello no no. no well. you know look pete you people that have. put their name to war in afghanistan in iraq through their governments need to know why this meeting going on there and by knowing what was going on there and we see this in can apply more pressure on our g

beverly hills hotel room on the eve of the grammy awards in los angeles a career was marred by turbulent marriage and drug abuse authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of. the greek parliament in athens is debating tougher sturdy measures ordered by the e.u. and i.m.f. in return for a one hundred thirty billion euro bailout to keep the country afloat thousands of angry demonstrators are gathered outside the parliament at the moment and there's been running clashes between police and rioters as well as buildings set on fire investment advisor patrick young says eurozone leaders could now be prepared to expel greece from the currency union. in every possible respect greek greece is not a tragedy and it is due and the reason for that is simply because the reason no way that they are going to be able to implement whatever austerity they're talking about this weekend against such a backlash of public opinion whatever happens there the problem for the rest of the euro zone is that not only we have to basically be prepared to defend the whole integrity of the euro and actually if you read what's been said behind the be

authorities? >> well, here in los angeles and, again, on the east coast as well. because what they say is, ask just like most people, right, if you're an entertainer, you're going to be traveling so you probably have a couple different doctors in a couple different cities, maybe in a couple different countries. but you go in to your doctor and you say, my neck hurts. what you really have is a dental problem, so you go to the dentist. they refer you to another doctor. they say, hey, you have something wrong with your spine, you need another doctor. that has happened in this case with one doctor, and they're trying to make sure you don't get a prescription from one doctor, you go to another one and get another prescription, so they're trying to make sure everything is aboveboard and there weren't more doctors prescribing medication for whitney houston without their knowledge. >> so the question, what's the official cause of death? you and i have been talking, those toxicology results aren't available for six to eight weeks, but now we're learning they're expediting

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los angeles, parent revolution. they helped pass legislation two years ago called the parent trigger law. parents at this school north of los angeles used it just last month, giving them the authorityhrough petition and may even result in the firing of teachers and converting this school into a charter. >> it has the best interest of the children in mind, they should have a place on the table. the union idea comes from the same idea as any other traditional union has come from, which is parents could organize and they can go about it in a grassroots way that has been done for eight years. they should have collective bargaining rights. >> there has been backlash from some teachers unions who say while well meaning issues some of these parents are misguided. the california teachers association, for example, thinks that groups who use the law are actually pushing control further away. for example, if a school is turned into a charter, funding can come from private donors and there is no more school board to vote in. >> the parents and teachers and community really sitting down and talk being how we're going to move education forward 'cause there are a lot of challenges we have today.

. >> the los angeles school district says it's working with authorities and will hold town hall meetings with concerned parents. >>> coming up on 9:34 right now. well, it's the down side to a recovering economy. up next, a look at some of the items that are about to cost you a whole lot more in the coming months. >>> also ahead, it sent flames shooting 30 feet in the air and could be seen from miles away. up next, what caused this amazing explosion. ♪ >>> the clock, it continues ticking down so super bowl xlvi. >> 9 hours, 31 minutes, 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 -- okay. >> remember to catch the game right here on nbc 4 and be sure to catch the premiere of season two of "the voice" right afterwards. i'm going to be hosting a live chat throughout that entire show. and then, of course, you're going to want to tune in for "news 4 at 11:00." after that, dan hellie and jim vance will be live from indianapolis, where they've been taking part in the super bowl experience all week long. >> 9 1/2 hours, almost 9 1/2 hours. >> and 38 seconds. >>> it seems boys never outgrow their excitement over big t

. >>> news around the nation, a los angeles 5th grader is dead after a fight with a classmate and authorities are calling it a homicide. the 10-year-old joanna ramos died of blunt force trauma to the head. all of this was yesterday. police say she left an after school program and got into a fight with another girl over a boy. she walked away from the fight but when she got home, she started to vomit and lost consciousness. no charges have been filed just yet. >>> surveillance cameras caught a crime on tape. two men armed with guns walked right into a bank and they forced employees into a vault and grabbed the cash and walked out. well, two employees that were left and tied up but the police say one of the robbers is quincy benton a regular substitute teacher at an oklahoma middle school. he passed a national and state background check and the district says that they notified parents and at no time were students in any danger. >>> the houston rodeo starts today. two cows on the loose during the setup for the event. lucy was facial easy to catch. but two-year-old daisy proved to be quite a chal

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