louis. i was born in nashville, tennessee, a little town side of nashville. that is where i grew up, went to high school, met and married my husband. moved back to st. louis where i lived part of my life. i heard people saying missouri and missouri. what is the correct pronunciation of our new home? the best place to go when you want information is where? >> [inaudible]. >> of course, we all know that. i went to the library and the librarian gave me a wonderful book and began a life long friendship with the librarian. missouri is the native american pronunciation. in their language it is the people of the big boats. one word means all of that. missouri. frenchman who came up the mississippi river. they said that would be a great place to have a trading post. they set up a trading post and called it st. louis. missouri became missouri. now i ask you which is correct? missouri or missouri? >> missouri. okay. neither one. [laughter]. you can't say the native americans were wrong for saying missouri. you can't say the french were wrong for pronouncing it in their

louis. the state department's and warehouse denied landing rights of the ship which contained a shipload of jews who were allowed to leave germany. the result was that many of them when the ship turned around were killed in concentration camps. the question i have is, why, why did the white house -- why did this to departments, why did the jewish and advisers to the president who must have been consulted turn a blind eye and a fever? >> well, thank you for the question. the only answer i can give you is that they've turned, as you put it, blend 9-year. they chose to ignore it or not to respond to offer the same reason that they chose to ignore everything else that had gone on . anything touching on immigration they regarded as too sensitive and dangerous. i don't know. excuse me. i don't know that the president's shoes were consulted directly. i doubt it's. those were things that the government preferred. what roosevelt did with most cases was elected to the state park and purity and a prett

louis. the snow is done this morning in philadelphia. your totals will be one to two inches of snow. that's it. the snow quits in new york city around 9:00 a.m. 4 1/2 inches on the ground so far. boston gets snow until noon today. six to eight inches of snow expected in boston in that pink shaded area, 6 to 12 inches, where it will continue up the coast of maine. we'll be back with all of america's weather in a moment. george? robin? >> sam, thanks. >>> we have a big milestone today for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. almost two weeks after being shot in the head, she's being transferred from her hospital in tucson, to a rehabilitation facility in houston. ryan owens is in tucson this morning with the latest on her remarkable recovery. ryan? >> reporter: george, good morning to you. that transfer will begin in just a few hours. moving a patient who is in serious condition is always risk in. but her doctors are confident she can handle it. congresswoman gabby giffords felt the son on her face for the first time since the shooting, nearl

louis. here and in several states tonight, the storms have brought devastation. here, it looked as if a bomb exploded. the deadly twisters hit first in northwest arkansas, obliterating this house in the tiny town of cincinnati, killing an elderly couple inside. another man died in a nearby barn. >> hand sticking out. he had blocks all over him. his head was bleeding. we dug him out and then we just started looking for the other people that were missing. >> reporter: then, the violent weather moved northeast into missouri, killing three more. in sparta, jessica barnes and her 3-year-old son survived a terrifying tornado. >> i placed him in the tub first and then laid on top of him and when we came to, he actually was on top of me, and first thing he said was, my house is broken. >> reporter: the tornadoes, extremely rare this time of year, touched down in at least least seven towns, from arkansas, all across southern missouri, through the st. louis area and up into illinois. >> you have to take the long way around right now, this neighborhood is off-limits. >> rep

louis ware a couple of them. looking at interstate 280, the perimeter that wraps st.rather slowly here. interstate 64 closed for a while as 20 people got stuck on a ramp. had anywhere from 8 to 13 inches of snow and expecting a couple more inches before the afternoon unfolds. all the schools are closing. businesses are closing. it is just a mess as this storm is hitting rather hard. take a look at this picture. a friend of mine lives in west county. he used to live here in california. (laughter) >> yes! that's his wife shovelling the snow. >> why is todd's wife shovelling the snow? >> i haven't asked him that yet. i'm going to assume he's on his way to work maybe. he works at a local radio station there. that's a good question. i will let him know all the folks in california want to know why. >> i'm not likin' that. >> maybe she wanted the exercise. it's a very good aerobic exercise. >> chesterfield in far west st. louis. >> wonderful morning those folks are having. probably get out of school today and tomorrow. we're completely the opposite. look how clear this morni

louis hospital began to sweat profusely and the hospital immediately called of the cdc.s so officer robert armstrong prepared to investigate using brandy's nosed used -- notice a chemical analysis found traces of the finale hydrocarbon after a quick search he discovered that $0.10 chlorophenol used primarily as a wood preservative had caused exactly the same symptoms with other outbreaks. when he arrived at the small hospital armstrongi began in the attic. i found every box, a bag, a container and took them way apart. by the afternoon he had worked his way down to the basement laundry room where and a store room he found a large cardboard barrel and turned it around whitening agen. among its ingredients were the chemical. and the label warned not to be used in hospitals. a laundry lady told me they put it in the washer for the terminal rinse for diapers and other hospital linens armstrong recalled. he asked them to stop using it. he called the health department, took samples and locked up the barrel. the chemical was easily absorbed through the skin especially a baby's w

louis bressler had been sent home from iraq after assaulting his sergeant. bruce bastien was home on leave and had been charged with assaulting his wife. together, they planned to make some money. >> narrator: the soldiers picked their victim at random. early one morning, a young woma- was walking to a bus stop on her way to work. >> it was, like, 5:45 in the ñ/' the car whooshes down there, and then three gentlemen got out the car, started stabbing me. uy> all i remember is they justq2 told me to get on the ground and look the other way and pointed a nine revolver.0d@b5n 4 >> okay. >> narrator: bastien stabbed her six times. eastridge was holding the gun to her head. eastridge had now been awol for a month. he decided it was time to go back to fort carson. by the army's own rules, he should have gone into immediate psychiatric treatment for his ptsd, but he was processed out of the military that same day. >> kenny was diagnosed with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, battle-related. and what do they do? they kick him out. they discharge him. t

louis louis hospital began to sweat profusely, and the hospital immediately called the cdc.ed from the eis. it's a two-year program. so officer robert armstrong prepared to investigate using eichner's notes. he noticed that chemical analysis had found traces of hydrocarbons. after a quick literature search, he discovered that pent clear fee knoll, used primarily as a wood preservative, had caused exactly the same symptoms in ore outbreaks. other outbreaks. when he arrived at the small hospital in the morning, armstrong began in the attic. i found every box, bag, container, and i took them apart. by the afternoon he had worked his way down to the basement laundry room where, in a storeroom, he found a large card board barrel. he turned it around and saw a label for loxine, a whitening agent. among its ingredients was pen that clear fee knoll, and the label warned: not to be used in hospitals. the laundry ladies told me they put it in the washer for the terminal rinse for diapers and other linens, armstrong recalled. he asked them to stop using it, called the health department

. >> i am a sophomore from street louis, missouri -- from street louis, missouri. i want to know what real impact you expect your efforts to have on international policy. >> interesting question. somebody said, would you like to debate? if you are interested to know what i thought, read the book, so i do not worry about my legacy, because i am still studying theodore roosevelt or harry truman, and there is not going to be an objective history done on this and ministration for a long time. it is impossible for somebody who covered the white house as a correspondent to ride in and check if analysis of my presidency -- to write an objective analysis of my presidency, so i am confident about the legacy. residents are trying to shape their legacy, but their legacy has been shaped. is done. someday i believe it is going to be a fully established democracy in the middle east. i believe it will have an affect on other nations, but it will take time for that to play out. i recently went to korea and gave a speech for 60,000 practicing christians, and that is not a given the

louis.re shovelling this morning from chesterfield where about 8 inches fell and it's forcing the north county of st. louis where about a foot fell. for us sunshine and record high temperatures. (laughter) >> his wife was shovelling snow. >> my friend as wife and my sister took the other one. >> he's going to hear about that. >> thanks for joining us. bye-bye. daddy...yeah, buddy? how many nickels are in a dollar? there are 20 nickels in a dollar. look! how do birds fly? does milk really make my bones stronger? yeah, yeah! daddy...when we die will we go to heaven? do you have the answer to life's biggest question? watch the 700 club, weekdays at

louis.y're shovelling this morning from chesterfield where about 8 inches fell and it's forcing the north county of st. louis where about a foot fell. for us sunshine and record high temperatures. (laughter) >> his wife was shovelling snow. >> my friend as wife and my sister took the other one. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. ♪ layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate. ready to eat sweet moments. find them in the refrigerated section.

louis.travel is going to be very difficult tonight and into tuesday here in the middle of the country. anyone doing any air travel from chicago to st. louis, des moines, kansas city, there's a good chance your flights will probably just be canceled. even dallas where the super bowl preparations are underway will get some winter weather out of this. then the storm heads to the east coast, and we'll see amazing and hefty snowfall totals. as much as 12 to 18 inches for chicago and detroit. lynn, just, you know, we got until about thursday or friday, and then the storm will be gone, and then hopefully we can catch our breath. >> hopefully february will be a little bit easier. thank you. we'll have much more on the weather with bill coming up shortly. >>> first, secretary of state hulk hillary rodham clinton says despite disagreement over who should be eligible to run for haiti's next president, the united states has no plans to cut off aid to that nation. however, speaking during a brief visit t

esteban nunez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his role in a fight that killed louis santos. the order comes in the final hours of the governor's term in office. and abc7's lilian kim is in the newsroom with reaction from the santos family. lilian? >> alan, the victim's parents say it is politics at its worst. the sentence was the result of a plea deal. >> it is an injustice by a governor natter. -- govornator. >> their son was stabbed in a fight two years ago. today they found out esteban nunez, one of the men convicted of the killing, will serve a reduced sentence, courtesey of arnold schwarzenegger. it was one of shardz -- schwarzenegger's last moves in his last day of office. >> it was a sneaky move he did on the last day and did not have the courtesey of notifying us as the vic tunnel's family that this case even came to the governor's office. >> esteban nunez was supposed to serve 16 years for the death of louis santos, but will now only serve seven years. he is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez who worked closely with schwarzenegger. in his statement sch

louis. good evening, michelle. >> reporter: good evening. the first reported tornado touched down in arkansas early this morning, killing an elderly couple and a farmer as he was milking his cows on his dairy farm. it was just the beginning of a deadly day. the violent winter storm that tore through the nation's midsection hit the town of cincinnati, arkansas, particularly hard, killing three people in a town of about 100, and injuring more than a dozen. >> this is our house. this is all that's left of it. >> reporter: tammy borden's boyfriend was inside their century old house when the storm hit. amazingly, he survived. >> all of a sudden everything lifted up. it threw him over there in that field over there. >> reporter: fast-moving high winds flattened hundreds of homes and left thousands without power. >> it was phenomenally fast. it came out of nowhere. >> reporter: high winds too in missouri where a state of emergency was declared after tornadoes reportedly killed at least three. >> reporter: there's trees in the roadway. power lines.

louis stretching down to dallas this afternoon.hile we have delays right now, maybe delayed later. use our flight tracker at abc7news.com. here's kristen with more news. doctors say arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is strong enough now to move to a rehabilitation center in houston, texas. she stood up and looked out the window yesterday. it marked another milestone after her remarkable recovery after being shot in the head. a federal grand jury has indicted the suspect in the shooting rampage. jared loughner is charged with attempting to assassinate giffords and trying to kill two of her aides it is more charges will be filed against him as the investigation unfolds. he's accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others in the january 8th shooting. >> this morning federal regulators are demanding utilities from coast to coast take a closer look at the condition of their natural gas pipelines and update their records. the order comes after this week's deadly pipeline explosion near philadelphia and, of course, last fall'

louis and chicago.ortheast also we have a snowstorm moving through minneapolis heading to chicago. some sleet around st. louis could cause flight delays so use that flight tracker at abc7news.com. here's eric with more news. >> mike, thank you very much. it's 4:49 now. a new report claims that pg&e may have intentionally increased the pressure in at least 11 of its gas pipelines including the one that exploded in san bruno last year to avoid an expensive test. according to the san francisco chronicle, a 2002 federal law requires any pipeline running under a populated area to be regulated baseded on its peak pressure over the last five years. if a pipeline's pressure ever rises above that level, it must undergo a time consuming and expensive water pressure test. some critics suspect in order to avoid this test, pg&e has been artificially spiking the pressure on its lines to their legal limits. pg&e says the spiking was safe. it may soon cost a lot more to park in san francisco. the municipal transportati

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louis, chicago, all feeling the impacts here. and as we go monday and then into tuesday that area of low pressure will kick out of the four corners region and we could be looking at some significant icing, gang, anywhere from st. louis all the way through indianapolis over toward columbus, ohio. some areas maybe half-inch to an inch of ice coating some of these areas. and then we follow this right into wednesday across the northeast, mid-atlantic. look at some of the snow totals already across this region. new york city, for instance, averaging about 22 inches for the entire season, already here, almost looking at three times that amount and here comes more. we are tired of it. >> we are. thank you, adam. appreciate it. >>> when we come back. saving egypt's ancient treasures. >>> for people around the world, egypt has always been an alluring place, filled with history and ancient treasures, the pyramids, the nile, mummies, king tut. so, it's been disturbing to hear about treasures destroyed or defiled, looters taking advantage of

louis area where residents today picked through what is left of their homes. scott had hidden from the tornado in his basement but says the tornado followed him there. >> wood and lumber and tree limbs were coming down the basement stairs, so i dove in front of the washer and dryer and stays there. it was over in about ten seconds. >> his family is safe, his house is gone. their neighborhood unrecognizable. >> everybody's house is pretty torn up and bad. it's just, you know, a disaster. >> it was part of a ferocious storm system spawned when an extreme cold front slammed into a massive almost tropical air. a mix that sent tornadoes out in swarms. it was a powerful f-3 tornadoes dropped from the sky and slammed into this neighborhood, but because they had plenty of warning, sirens had gone off for nearly a half hour, no one was hurt. >> as soon as i heard the sirens, i knew i was staying in the basement. >> it was very different in cincinnati, arkansas, a tiny rural community where they heard no warning sirens. three people died and dozens were injured in an ea

louis is ann wagner, one a half-dozen candidates for the republican national committee. joining me is kasie hunt and phil elliott. thank you for being with us. let me begin by asking, what is your candidacy sets it -- what sets her candidacy apart from your competitors? >> i am traveling all of the country meeting with members of the republican national committee, talking with them on the phone, interacting on our website, and all of our multiple social media to get the opportunities out there. what sets me apart is three or four different things. its experience, 20 years of political service to the republican party, and to public service out there. i am looking for a new direction, new leadership, a turning of the page of the republican national committee. i believe what i can offer to the rnc is a strong fund-raising base. we must be fully funded at the rnc in order to institute the kind of programs that are necessary in 2012. i plan on footing for the very aggressive fund-raising plan that reinstates and reinvigorate our major donors program out there. i want to get o

louis 16-6. hawks made history becoming the first team with a losing record to win their division. they host new orleans next saturday. ben roethlisberger connected for two touchdowns. pittsburgh crushed cleveland 41-9. steelers won the afc north division and get a bye in the first round. atlanta got two td passes from matt ryan on the 31-10 route of carolina. falcons get home field advantage in the playoffs in a bye next week. >>> and brett favre says his long career as a nfl quarterback is finally over. >> it's been a wonderful ride for me. i hope that people admired the way i played. my passion for it. because i hold no regrets. >> the 41-year-old favre was inactive for minnesota's loss to detroit on sunday. favre was the mvp three times. he's the career leader in touchdown passes and victories. >>> when we come back on the morning news, a look at the top stories and an american in afghanistan. one woman's mission to educate the underprivileged. [ female announcer ] all you need for sensitive

louis arch.dealing with a winter storm warning at this hour, temperatures hovering around 24 fantastic degrees. aren't you glad you don't live in st. louis? here's why you should be really glad you're not there. we will experience unseasonably warm temperatures. daytime highs inland around 69 degrees. and the sun will hold on today, friday, saturday and sunday. so if your weekend plans take outside, this is the perfect chance to enjoy it and get out there and plan. now, if you must enjoy winter, well, then you can be like emily white who sent in this picture snow in pope valley. she is from st. helena. again, if you must enjoy winter, take a look because this is the last snow you're going to see for quite some time. if you want to send us a picture go to mypix@cbs5.com. for a look at the roads, here gianna, who says there is a little fog in antioch. >> there is, robert. in fact, we are starting to see some slight delays as you work your way westbound highway 4. usual right around this time in ant

louis freeh may have given mr. schmitz, i am not aware and able to comment on that, senator. >> i have not gone into any issues surrounding mr. schmitz and his previous tenure at the department of defense. were you aware at the time you hired him there was controversy concerning his previous tenure at the department of defense. >> i was unaware. >> you may have done a google search for his names that there were questions to ask. you would have had a chance to ask him before you hired him and be clear there weren't any problems associated with him. >> senator, our initial initiative really was to engage the louis freeh group of which mr. schmitz to our understanding was a part. >> so you -- so now you've said that your -- the reason for hiring him was to get to louis freeh, to engage louis freeh. >> not necessarily, senator. the reason for hires any of the entity was to help bring the talent and expertise that we needed to address the issue in sigar. >> i said why didn't you research him. we were hiring him to get t

>> senator, our initiative was to engage the louis freeh group of which mr., to our understanding was made part. >> so now you've said that the reason for hiring him was to get to louis freeh, to engage fully free? >> not necessarily, senator. the reason for hiring any of these entities was to help bring the talent and expertise that we needed at that point in time to address the issues in sigar. >> i said why didn't you bat him and he said were hired him to get to louis freeh. >> i did not say that. >> would start again. but it should not that mr. schmidt before you hired him? >> i personally had no cause to do so. these matters, senator were being handled by way of my contracting officer and by way of the cce. i did not have any reason to doubt the integrity and so forth by mr. schmidt. and as i understand it, the issues of which he may have been accused of doing his tenure as inspector general and this is information i found a subsequent to the senator having raised questions about my decision in hiring this particular contractor. but as i understand it, t

louis post-dispatch has hail him as one of the most preeminent biographers of his generation and the new york times calls him, ron chernow is an eloquent architect of monumental histories as we have seen in decades. in 2004 his biography of alexander hamilton won the inaugural george washington book prize for american history. ron chernow brings political perspective to the politics of today. listen to his words. president washington, like president obama, entered the office hoping for reasonable and sensible discourse, hoping to enjoy a a period of non partisan politics. the two party system emerges rapidly from his own cabinet. hamilton and jefferson heading up different wings. 4 two years there seems to be a political honeymoon for washington do to his staff for but once the attacks start in the opposition they are atrocious and relentless. washington is actually accused of being a british double agent all along during the revolutionary war. sound familiar? ladies and gentlemen, let's hear more about george washington from his biographer. please join me in welcoming mr. ron cherno

i watch myself after dark. >> reporter: as for louis hendon she says she's more angry than frightened. >> i think we were just victims of a crime of opportunity. yes i recent when people do what he did. terribly. >> reporter: at tonight's community meeting, police handed out these pamphlets contains tips. they ask that residents look for suspicious activity and report it right away. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the family of a concord man who was killed in an altercation with the son of former state assembly speaker nunez is planning to sue former governor arnold schwarzenegger. the victim's father fred santos told us the suit will be strictly for justice not money. the lawsuit will state that arnold schwarzenegger violated amber's law. santos says he wants the longer sentence restored. >>> and police are looking for a suspect in a hit and run that killed a young girl. the girl was seriously hurt but is expected to recover. her name and age have not yet been released. the vehicle seen driving from the scene is described as a dark colored suv or mini van. last seen going south o

i watch myself after dark. >> reporter: as for louis hendon she says she's more angry than frightened >> i think we were just victims of a crime of opportunity. yes i recent when people do what he did. terribly. >> reporter: at tonight's community meeting, police handed out these pamphlets contains tips. they ask that residents look for suspicious activity and report it right away. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the family of a concord man who was killed in an altercation with the son of former state assembly speaker nunez is planning to sue former governor arnold schwarzenegger. the victim's father fred santos told us the suit will be strictly for justice not money. the lawsuit will state that arnold schwarzenegger violated amber's law. santos says he wants the longer sentence restored. >>> and police are looking for a suspect in a hit and run that killed a young girl. the girl was seriously hurt but is expected to recover. her name and age have not yet been released. the vehicle seen driving from the scene is described as a dark colored suv or mini van. last seen going south on

louis. those jobs, it's like being a u.s. senator, a head coach in the nfl. there it is. >> very clubby. >> yeah. if i thought someone was looking, i would stand up but i am too tired. when he said i thought you were a short guy, hurt my feelings. >> you could stand up. >> how much time left? not enough time to stand. >> all right. stand tomorrow. good night everybody.

louis. those jobs, it's like being a u.s. senator, a head coach in the nfl.ubby. >> yeah. if i thought someone was looking, i would stand up but i am too tired. when he said i thought you were a short guy, hurt my feelings. >> you could

louis leaky, who then approached the national geographic society about supporting jane's work. she has no field experience or college degree. what she has is determination to observe champaign ansees with a mind uncluttered by conventional scientific theffeds -- methods. >> when i first came to gombe to study chimpanzees, i knew nothing about them. nobody really knew much about amend -- them. she also has the courage to spend months in a remote, even dangerous play, getting closer to wild chimps than anyone before her. within weeks, she is making astonishing discoveries. chimps will hunt down large mammals and eat them. and more shocking, they not only use tools, but make them as well. >> the chimpanzee is actually modfying a natural object to suit it to a specific purpose, thus making a tool. >> when leaky first heard about tool-using at gombe, he got extremely excited and said "now we have to redefine man, redefine tool, or include chimpanzees with humans." >> these discoveries, caught on film, sent national geographic into a flurry of coverage. in the next five years, nation

louis, missouri. good morning, nick. >> caller: yeah, just once i want country-span to have a representative against free trade instead of globalists. rob and your guest, i want to tell you i worked with ralph neighedder and ross perot taking bush seniors nafta and i was there when they passed free trade china, permanent free trade china. that was ten years ago. since then, free trade proved to be a failure. our economy is in total shambles now. our industries have been destroyed. wii deindustrialized as a nation. free trade is a come mewist ideas that requires nations to have borders open to free flow of capital, labor, products, and services across all borders. when you do that, you destroy the nation states. we have to compromise our laws to accommodate free trade, and that free flow of labor means people from all over the world are free to flow into whatever nation they want to to the extent we'll no longer recognize ourselves as a nation because of what we have here will be owned by countries fro

oscar winner, blind sided by her cheating husband, shocking the world, her beautiful adopted son, louisrevealed showing us all how to rise above and shine. >> okay. now that we have done that, can we please go back to normal? because therapy is really expensive. >> also making the list, tom cruise, julia roberts and lea michele. >>> coming up, who will you be watching in 2011? >> the new priorities, the new twilights, the new transformers. it's "e.t.'s" 2011 proef preview. >> how is it we can meet with you pointing something at me? >> mary in alaska with sarah palin. tom cruise, tom selleck, the "big bang" stars on our stage. our favorite moments of the year, coming up. ♪ >> now trending, adena menzell. she is a tony winning performer and taking her broadway skills to a younger generation ♪ angels on roses >> by winning the singing contest, these kids got to perform at music city radio hall.. nger. >>> in stores now, sexy . >> >> there were so many great stories this year, happy, sad, shocking, tragic and plain old remarkable. tonight we take you through some of our favorites. >> thank

louis.ogistics and transportation, biotechnology, life sciences and tourism. these are things that we're really good at, and we're really focusing working with our universities as well as the business community in finding ways to draw i upon our strengths and create jobs in this that way as well. >> what's your answer? what is your answer? >> my answer is 4.4%. >> 4.4%. okay. let's see what the audience responded to that. and they guessed a majority of the audience, mayor, guessed it was number three, 7.3%. and then the second answer that received the most votes was 4.4%. and we're going to bring up indianapolis mayor greg ballard to give us the answer. and, mr. mayor, what is the correct answer? >> 4.4%. >> 4.4 %. [applause] interesting to note that that was the eighth lowest metropolitan statistical area for unemployment. those folks are doing a little better than we are in the midwest, but i know you had a great year in 2010 in bringing jobs to the city of indianapolis. >> we attracted ov

they are urging people to cooperate if they become a victim. 74-year-old louis herndan was burglarized in front of her home. >> i heard a number of bad works coming from this guy. he told me and my husband he would kill us and blow our heads off. >> the police say it is difficult to know where to send the extra patrols because this has happened all over the city. the department is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to additional arrests and convictions. >>> it has been three years since a manager at a popular restaurant chain was killed in san mateo. this morning investigators still don't know who did it. so they are offering a reward hoping somebody steps forward with more information. the manager was found dead by a coworker when he arrived for work this week back in 2008. investigators say that coste will, will, o died from head injuries. a $40,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest is still being offered. >>> a deadly fire at a long-term care facility is increasing concerns about patients smoking in the building without supervision. two days before chris

prosecutors accused him of following louis to the mall. he could face the dij penalty if convicted and opening statements began today in the murder trial of a professional poker player accused of killing his parents. the killings happened in their home at castlewood country club in 2008. a prosecutor told jurors that he killed his parents because he needed money to pay off debts. and he apparently believed woe inherit money if his mother and father died. >> black ice on a road caused two accidents within a mile of each other this morning. one car went down a 25 foot enbankment, crashing into the side of a home. a pregnant woman was in her bedroom, showered with broken glass. neither the driver nor the woman was hurt. >> this is my house has steel beams okay. i'm happy me and my baby is okay and my husband wasn't home. everything is okay. >> another crash sent an suv down an enbankment. >> and there is 450 black birds found on a highway. louisiana state wildlife veterinarian says power lines likely killed the birds. and some officials think

louis won't make it out of the 20s. 30s to near 40s in the northeast and low 40s around seattle and portland go back to the northeast and talk about a little snow that could affect flights there and also around salt lake city and denver. >> that's 2 above zero rather than 2 below for the high at fargo. 4:47 now. washington's rolling out the red carpet today for the chinese president but it won't be all pomp and circumstance. the obama administration is likely to pass on a list of complaints from silicon valley. jenelle wang is live in the news room to explain. >> eric, china has recently had strong disagreements with google and hewlett-packard both over sensorship. they hope the u.s. can build common ground but right now the relationship between the two countries can be defined as points of contention but the two countries also need each other. the u.s. rolled out the red carpet when the chinese president arrived yesterday and just about one hour from now the chinese president will arrive at the white house and president obama will host a lavish state dinner for him. but before then the two

louis. >> in six seconds it was over, i've always heard it sounds like a freight train and that's exactly what it sound like i'm before we could even move it was over and the building was windows out. my was just got out of the office two seconds before get carried >> is severely damaged a shopping center in the sunset hills, cars and trucks in the parking lot or blow over and homes in a subdivision were destroyed. >> it's absolutely incredible, cars and trucks overturned. it's kind of hard to believe that such a thing could happen to our city. >> in washington on some at the haze. >> a blizzard in the midwest causes pileup near faro north dakota there used to bad weather but this was awful nearly 100 cars and trucks involved. some drivers out there stranded for several hours. road conditions bad enough that authorities had to rescue people off by foot and snow mobile. north dakota's governor declared a statewide storm emergency severe winds and heavy snowfall continuing to blanket the state. >> when for a storm of are all here locally in the bay area. a live look outside from our roof ca

louis, everywhere you looked in the city, everyone it seemed was glued to a radio. >> he checked thee knows the importance of this pitch. so does gillian. he pops up to javier. we a playoff! >> reporter: after the full 154- game season, the giants and the dodgers were in a dead tie. a 3-game playoff would decide everything. the rivals split the first two games and it came down to one last game at dodger stadium, once again, the dodgers had the giants on the ropes, ahead 4-2 in the 9th inning. but in the end, the donlers self-destructed and walked four giants and commit two errors. if there is and a thing as miracles, this was indeed one, giants, 6, dodgers,4. >> a line drive to center and this could be hit. mays waiting and he has got it! the giants have won it! they won it 6-4 in a dramatic 4- run rally in the 9th! >> the champagne-soaked giants had to fly home that night and prepare for the world series the very next morning, but there was a problem, delirious fans had overrun the airport. >> they are out on the runway and we're forced to land at an alternate airport, but we'll kee

louis, st. louis to kansas city. it is huge for our region and really the majority is to hear the president talking about serious emphasize on science and innovation. for cities like st. louis that is such a great infrastructure for science and science education and also being a transportation for the country. it's the kind of thing i think you get bipartisan support, but also make -- give us a big jolt as we continue to grow the economy. >> was the biggest problem facing st. louis in your view right now? >> we've been hit hard with manufacturing jobs. we've lost manufacturing, but we've made up for some of that with having strong health care and research that dirt and also transportation. so again, a lot of the things the president mentioned tonight will hit home for folks in missouri. >> congressman carnahan, good to see you. >> i feel more like a tour guide sometimes -- [inaudible] -- following the president's address. senator, good to see you. and you've been around washington quite a long time. you know this cit

louis, you are on the air. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. >> host: st. louis? yes, sir. >> caller: appreciate you do. i have a two-part question. my first question is how does a person who writing has the limits of writing songs or papers were class or transitioning into a book writer and they have to transition to a book seller. and my second question is what is the important own your own publishing company? thank you. >> host: jenn risko? >> guest: okay. i'm trying to see if i understand the question correctly. i think what he's getting at is that how does he go from writing papers in school to being a published author? is that your understanding, peter? >> host: yeah, if you could speak broadly about becoming a writer. >> guest: look, i think what it takes is talent and perseverance. and a willingness to put on a shell and be told no. [laughter] >> guest: and keep going. we talked about matter horn before. again 30 year that is that gentleman worked on that amazing book. that takes a hard shelf being willing to say that i'm going to do this no matter what. a