wishing well which would showcase our nation's children and honor america's first children, sasha and malia obama. i know the president and mrs. obama are very protective of their children as well. they should be, but mr. duncan, i would like for you to review this. can i give this to you? little bit of time. three more questions. one, two, three, then finish up. >> thank you. >> good morning, everyone. my name is andre stiff, affiliated with the zone 126 out of long island city, new york, and i don't really have a question because everybody pretty much already asked the questions i want. i want to commend you, young brother, because where i come from i have seen the distractions. i have a little brother distract like that and i know what it can do to you and for you to be able to focus and put your mind in the right place just know there is nothing you can't do if you want to do it, young brother. you can do anything you want. are you on the right track. you have the path. you have the right people with you, and i just commend you. >> thank you. >> how's it going? i'm aaron hackett, coming from

. >>> the white house is confirming malia obama was not injured.he is on a class trip for spring break. she was 100 miles from the epicenter and was never in any danger. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney shocks up another win. >> elections are about choices. today hundreds of thousands of people in illinois have joined millions of people across the country to join our cause. >> mitt romney won 47% in the illinois primary, 12 points ahead of rick santorum who came in second. he is looking forward to the next contest. >> we will head to louisiana from here. we are feeling very good about winning louisiana on saturday, i might add. >> newt gingrich has been focusing his campaign hoping for a win there. rand paul met with voters and made an appearance on the tonight show. mitt romney picked up 41 of the 54 delegates. he now has 353 delegates and that's all he needs. rick santorum has 463, newt gingrich 465, rand paul. 50 delegates. hes accused of killing 16 and he is likely to be charged with homicide tomorrow. the case against bails wi

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by the way, first daughter malia obama is in mexico on a school-sponsored service project in an area where the quake was felt. but the white house says she is safe and was never in danger. >>> in texas, a tornado swept through devine, just outside san antonio last night. damaging homes but causing no injuries. it was one of three twisters confirmed today by the national weather service. the same storm system brought hail, high winds, also flooding to parts of texas, oklahoma, kansas and arkansas got it pretty bad. flood watches and warnings are in effect over a wide area until thursday. 85 degrees in chicago by the way. >>> now to the army staff sergeant accused of murdering 16 afghan civilians earlier this month. robert bales' lawyer spoke today after a long session with his new client. our report tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: in 11 hours of conversations, staff sergeant robert bales told his defense attorney his memory of the night of the shootings is spotty. >> if you woke up and didn't realize what you had done last night, and people were telling you that you had don

thousands are americans are there right now, including malia obama, on a school trip. she is okay. >> the quake was felt hundreds of miles away, with office buildings swaying, sending workers into the streets. children clinging to parents. a pedestrian bridge collapsed on to a bus. amazingly, there are reports that only a few people have been injured. and no one has died. >> hard to believe, isn't it? still, a frantic night is turning into an uneasy morning, as mexicans brace for the possibility of even more aftershocks yet to come. >>> and there's more breaking news in france, where police have surrounded the home of a suspect in monday's shooting at a jewish school. they say the suspect claims he's a member of al qaeda and is avenging the deaths of palestinian children. >> police brought in the suspect's mother to help negotiate a surrender. but she refused. three children and a rabbi were shot dead monday. and police fear the killer would strike again. >>> here at home, we've been tracking the weather overnight. a slow-moving rainmaker continues to hover over the so

malia obama is on spring break with classmates.white house said she was never in danger. >> four people charged in connection with a november occupy cal protest arraigned today at alameda county court and several joined in a civil lawsuit against the university. nick smith is live with the story. nick? >> this order from the judge were clear, stay away. >> this is ridiculous, we're going to fight it. >> eve yet says she's committed to fighting charges gengs her. >> this is a little witch hunt and it's clear by the fact we're being charged. we're standing up for the right to public education. >> she and three others charged in connection to a prot wrest on november 9th. police say that they support every stud yaents right to free speech and this video may look dramatic it doesn't tell the full story. >> i think people don't understand, you know, what police use of force is, what it looks like. it's never pretty. and this is not something we want to do. >> uc berkeley administrators sent a letter to the direct attorney to draw attent

first dawd mali -- first daughter malia obama was in mexico with other school students. she's said to be fine. >>> a movement -- [indiscernible] >>> accusations this morning of bullying inside a montgomery county school. not by a student but by the principal. >> his accuser? six teachers. all of this revolves around kemp mill elementary school in silver spring. bruce leshan tells us what the teachers are saying and it gets response from the county. >> i cried all the way to work in my car and i cried all the way home. >> reporter: fifth grade teacher carmel says the bullying, intimidation and harassment by principal floyd starnes has gotten so bad, she's been forced to take medical leave after 22 years teaching and a decade at kemp mill. >> what you're doing to my children is wrong. >> reporter: she says he retaliated after she complained that he had illegally jammed her classroom with struggling children, many of them special needs. >> to have the lowest students in a grade level all put into one class is unheard of. >> reporter: with no help. >> with no help. >> report

first daughter malia obama is in mexico with some classmates. none were injured. >>> two police officers were injured in a shootout with a man suspected of opening fire on a jewish school on monday killing three students and a rabbi. the suspect claims to be a member of al qaeda and is also believed to have killed three paratroopers in an earlier shooting. >>> it may have been a little late but president obama celebrated st. patrick's day yesterday at the white house along with the irish prime minister. president obama presented him with a certificate of his irish heritage which he joagingly said he'll display right alongside his birth certificate. >>> many parents worry about their kids' activity on-line. now maryland's top law enforcement official is giving a crash course on cybersafety. that's coming up at 5:32. >>> at 5:22, peyton panning talks about his decision to pick the denver broncos. >>> next at 5:15, howard has a cooldown in the seven-day forecast. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to 9 news now. fog is a problem this morning. >>

also the president daughter malia obama was enjoying spring break with her classmates. white house says she was never in any danger. >> in the newsroom. abc 7 new news. >>> cal state university system cast aside criticism and today approved big pay hike for 2 executives. day after freezing enrollment as we reported for the spring semesters ferry in 2013. >> he will make 300,000 dollars and 2 70 more for housing car expenses. president at fuller stop state also getting similar pevrjt trustee got an earful in the meeting in long beach. state senator yee said students of parents cry of enough is enough are just falling on deaf ears. >> then you see the board of trustee just simply flaunting the reaction and wishes of the students and parents as sad da day. >>reporter: senator yee wants legislation that would prohibit pay increases for university administrators within two years of student fee hike. >>> california inmates are calling on the united nations for something of a jail break. in los angeles today advocate call on the un to end solitary confinement. >> placement of

first daughter, malia obama is in that region on a class service trip.ady's office says she is completely safe. >>> two new study that is show taking an aspirin a day may reduce the risk of cancer and prevent it from spreading. among the findings, people who take aspirin have a 15% lower risk of dying from cancer even after diagnosis. aspirin users have a 36% lower risk of having their cancers spread. >>> add batten down the hatches. democrats have come out in full force against paul ryan's budget. >> this budget they're putting forward today is a budget mitt romney will love. >> i think mr. ryan's plan, like i said before, it's deja vu all over again. it's the same plan. >> it is not a plan that this president could support. >> well, republicans want to slash both medicare and the top tax rate. and the budget is shaping up as a key political issue in this election year. katherine ranpel is the economic editor for "the new york times" and ezra kline is with "the washington post." talk down to me, feel free. this kind of stuff does make people's heads ten

first daughter malia obama was in the quake region on a class service trip.ts that she is indeed safe. >>> one former first lady applauded another today at an event at the state department celebrating the creation of the u.s./afghan women's council, a project that mrs. laura bush played an integral role in creating that focuses on supporting afghan women politically and economically and socially. hillary clinton also the first lady, a former first lady hosted the event at the state department. >> i look around this room and i see so many people who have helped to make the council a powerful engine for change. both from afghanistan and the united states. laura bush did so much to elevate and strengthen this council. both in ways public and private. >> and finally a big move in the nfl. quarterback tim tebow has been traded to the new york jets. the team announced the trade less than an hour ago in which they sent a fourth-round pick to the denver broncos. he became available of course, after denver signed quarterback peyton manning officially yesterday. >>> fo

i would like to offer the audience, are you all proud of sasha and malia obama? so am i, but i am also proud of our nation's children. the objective is to invite students to assist in developing a wishing well that will showcase our nation's children and honor our nation's first children, sasha and malia obama. i know that they are protective of their children, as well, but, mr. duncan, i would like you to review this. >> i will, but we have three more questions. one, two, three, four >> this morning, everyone. my name is -- one, two, three. >> good morning, everyone. my name is andre. i have seen the distractions. i have a a little brother that was distracted like that, and for you to focus and put your mind in the right place, just know that there is nothing that you cannot do if you want to do it, young brother. you are on the right track. you have the right people with you, and i just commend you, young brother. [applause] >> ithey, how -- hey, how is it going? i am from hampton roads, virginia. i have a question coming from this side, kind of like the partne

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malia obama was there on a school trip.he quake shook buildings hundreds of miles away in the capital. office buildings swayed sending workers out into the streets. officials say some 800 buildings have been damaged but only 11 people were hurt. unbelievably, no one has been reported dead. >>> and we are learning more about sergeant robert bales who is accused of killing 16 afghan civilians, most of them young children. a washington state newspaper reports he was arrested in 2002 for a drunken assault on a casino security guard, not for an altercation with a former girlfriend as his civilian lawyer had said. that attorney john henry browne spent time with bales and said it is not clear how the government plans to make its case. >> as far as we know, there's no eyewitnesses. as far as we know, the government hasn't been back to the scene of the alleged incident so there's no forensic evidence. >> there are also reports that he at one point came back to the base and said i -- >> that's not true either. matter of fact, the gov

. >>> the white house is confirming that malia obama the president's oldest daughter was not injuredhe quake. malia seen here with her family is in mexico for a class trip with her friends. >>> your time is 7:46, the lawyer for the army sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilians expects his compliant to be charged with homicide tomorrow. attorney john brown met with staff sergeant bales for 11 hours and he says he thinks bales may be suffering from post-traumatic disorder. attorney brown says the government will have a hard time making its case. >> we've all heard what the allegations are, right. and i deal with the evidence and i don't know about the evidence in this case. i don't know that the government is going to prove much. there's no forensic evidence, there's no confessions. >> reporter: brown says sergeant bales says he has an early memory of the evening of march 11 and a memory of later on that same night but can't remember anything in between. >>> time now 7:47. well today in new hampshire, lawmakers are due to vote to become the first state to repeal a same-sex law.

first daughter malia obama is in the quake region on a class service trip. the first lady's office reports that she is safe. >>> extremely dangerous flash floods this morning in louisiana, eastern texas, after widespread heavy rain and more downpours are on the way. flash flood warnings are also in effect for parts of arkansas, missouri, mississippi, and eastern oklahoma. >>> a jeep fighting for a spot at the pump lost control at a miami gas station. the driver slammed into a pump, bursting into flames. no one was injured, and the jeep's driver does not face criminal charges at this time. >>> prince william returns to the uk this morning after completing his royal air force duties in the falkland islands. he's expected to take a short leave reporting back to duty. >>> and 500 years after leonardo da vinci dreamed of man taking to the sky, take a look, a dutch engineer strapped bird-like wings to his arms and there he is. he lifted off. it took him eight months to design the contraption but it all paid off, describing his minute in the air, he said you're run

president obama's daughter malia is in oaxaca with a group of school friends. according to the white house she is safe. oaxaca's governor says 500 homes have collapsed in his state. seismologists say the quake struck at a shallow depth, which tends to make the shaking even stronger. in the capital, miles away from the epicenter, lawmakers evacuated the chamber of deputies. panicked office workers rushed into the street, too scared to stay inside. >> "i was on the 27th floor," said one woman. "i felt a sudden drop and then everything started to tremble." >> reporter: mexico straddles one of the most active "thrust fault lines" in the western hemisphere. in the past century, there have been more than 28 quakes greater than magnitude 7. the big one -- in 1985, killed more than 100,000 people. >> what about the fault lines running under california? any additional seismic activity today? >> well, mexico's fault lines are linked to california's, so it's natural to worry. but have a look at the u.s. geological survey map. in the past hour, we've had one small quake, m

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we should add president obama's eldest daughter malia is visiting the region with a schedule group on a tour. the white house said malia and the other children are safe. >>> minutes ago the polls closed in illinois. they have been locked in a tight race with 54 dell gets at stake. if rick santorum is to have a shot, he has to win today. chicago election officials report voter turn out today was "extremely low despite good weather." ballot problems in the counties could delay the vote counting. we will keep you posted if there is word on a projected winner. >> three suspected bank robbers led police on a wild chase and started throwing money out of the car. the ordeal started when three suspects armed with hand guns robbed the bank in east san jose. the three men fled in a stolen silver jeep suv. an office in the area spotted the jeep traveling south on 101. when cops tried to stop the vehicle, the suspects refused and a chase ensued. the suspects began throwing the money out before pulling over and surrendering without incident. >> we received that mayor ed lee wrapped up a brief pres

obama's daughter. ryan owens has the latest. >> reporter: malia, the obamas oldest daughter is here in mexico on a school trip. the white house says she is just fine. but this very powerful quake rattled a lot of nerves here, especially in mexico city. one of the most densely populated urban areas on planet earth. ten aftershocks have hit this region of more than 20 million people. already rattled by tuesday's massive tremor. which sent hundreds of thousands running into the streets. >> translator: it sounded like thunder. we tried to stay calm and not trample each other. >> reporter: watch as this surveillance video shows the water in a resort pool violently thrashing and spilling over the sides. the epicenter of the 7.4 quake was in guero, outside 100 miles outside of the beach resort of acapulco. but millions felt it here in mexico's capital, more than four hours away. it was the strongest quake here felt since the big one in 1985, when more than 10,000 died. >> translator: i felt a sudden drop. and everything started to tremble. >> reporter: the quake did collapse a bridge, crushing this minibus. but

president obama's daughter malia is on a class trip and was 100 miles from the epicenter. you have heard about the dangers of texting and driving but a woman in michigan got a lesson about the dangers of texting while walking. >> the 45-year-old woman fell into lake michigan as she was texting and walking on the pier. the temperature was 45 degrees in the water. bystanders pulled her to safety. she's all right. a little embarrassing. we're giving you the chance to win the hottest new gadget on the market, the new ipad. >> it is our facebook give away this week. to enter, go to wjla.com/ facebook to sign up for a chance to win. we will announce the winner friday on abc 7 news at 5:00. retailers are welcoming the easter bunny with open arms. >> 2012 election candidates getting financial support from wall street lately. linda bell at bloomberg with the latest details. >> good morning. workers at some of the country's biggest banks that are supporters of. the obama of according to analysis of records, bloomberg found president obama's biggest donors last month include employee

the president's older daughter malia is in mexico and safe according to the first lady. michelle obama release aid statement this afternoon saying malia is fine, visiting the country with classmates. >> appealing to the pope himself, is where friends and supporters of allen gross have turned. they're hoping to free the man from cuba. gross is from potomac, arrested in 2009 sentenced to 15 years in prison in cuba for spying. gross maintains he was in the country to help the jewish community get better access. the pope will visit cuba next week. >> woman from montgomery county saying crossing the street at the wrong place landed her jail. she tells news 4 it happened last week in downtown d.c. as she was walking to the farragut north metro station. she was stopped crossing connecticut avenue outside a cross walk stopped by a police officer. when she tried to cross the street the officer asked for her id. when she refused she was arrested. >> i asked him to take his hands off me and stop pushing me back. he radioed for help. six police officers came. put me in handcuffs then they put me i

president obama's daughter, malia, is in southern mexico for a school trip. she did feel the quake, we're told, but is fine tonight. adam? >> all right, jessica. complete coverage continues now with bob turk, he has more on the strength of this earthquake. >> as you mentioned, the earthquake struck in the southern state of guerrera, near acapulco and oaxaca. it actually struck this afternoon, 2:00 in the afternoon, eastern daylight time. the initial quake measured at 7.4. aftershock at 5.1. it was about 11 to 12 miles underground. mexico city, as you mentioned, about 200 miles away. and they really felt the effects in midcity. and the quake was also felt as far as away as guatemala city. this area in mexico, very prone to earthquakes. and they get used to dozens of small earthquakes each and every week. but this was particularly strong. >>> mexico city's airport was closed for a short time but no reports of damage to the runways, and operations are now returning to normal. >>> on the hot seat, anne arundel county's police chief is ordered to answer questions.

president obama's 13-year-old daughter, malia, by the way is on spring break in mexico. the white house confirms she is okay. toor more let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> it was at a depth of about 12 miles and the depth of the earthquakes make a big difference in the damage. they were fortunate and there haven't been many aftershocks. as far as what we're dealing with, the great lakes to the northeast just been incredible warmth, off-the-charts, never happened before in our recorded history of our country. 85 in chicago yesterday. 80 in burlington, vermont, doesn't happen in march. and a lot of heavy rain. if you know anyone down in louisiana, especially from the lake charles area northwards, just outside of shreveport. a lot of heavy rain overnight, a lot of flash flooding concerns, water in homes, for today, we still have the heavy rain down in the gulf. but the temperatures take the cake as the big story, another day near 80 in hartford. new york city to d.c. temperatures in the mid 70s. chicago today will be your last day of the incredible heat, 8

. >>> and the president's oldest daughter, malia, is in mexico right now. first lady michelle obama released a statement saying malia is safe. she's visiting the country with classmates on a school-sponsored service project. and veronica joins us now, she came in from outside to be with us. >> i'll be going back out. how was your drive in today? >> well i walked early this morning and it was very, very foggy. the mist hanging over? >> it was probably some of the worst fog we've seen in a while. >> by the time i drove in, the fog had lifted somewhat. still, foggy, cloudy. >> what's interesting is we knew last week this was going to be a tough forecast all week long. we've got the weather system that's hanging over the area. persistent easterly flow and it's kind of hard to figure out sometimes where the clearing is going to take place. and who's going to be better off to see some higher temperatures. and so same thing today, folks. but now it's looking more like a mostly cloudy day, 62 the temperature. northeast wind, still light, 7 miles per hour. we've got 60 degrees over in dulles

president obama's 13-year-old daughter malia is on a school- sponsored trip in the earthquake zone but the white house says she was never in danger. the top commander in afghanistan went before congress today and promised a full investigation of that massacre of 16 civilians there. marine general john allen said despite afghan anger over the killings and over the burning of copies of the koran there are no plans to speed up the u.s. withdrawal. >> we're going to have combat forces in afghanistan to the end of our deployment, to the end of 2014. >> pelley: about 90,000 u.s. troops are in afghanistan today. 23,000 of them are due home by october. tracking the source of counterfeit vials of the cancer drug avastin. a new clue may help solve the mystery of what happened to amelia earhart. and we tour the nerve center of the obama reelection campaign when the "cbs evening news" continues from chicago. i'm the first licensed indycar driver with diabetes to finish the indy 500. i live in the fast lane. i need on-the-go insulin delivery. that's why i use novolog® flexpen®. flexpen® is prefille

the white house says barack obama's oldest daughter, malia is on a school trip in mexico. she is safe and never in danger. oaxaca is east. >>> jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom with an emotional burial. >> 48-year-old major robert marchanti was killed while serving in afghanistan. [ playing "taps" ] burial services are held early this morning at arlington national cemetery. major marchanti was a member of the maryland army national guard and a former baltimore county school teacher. he was murdered last month inside a highly-secured building in kabul. his death is believed to be payback for u.s. troops' accidental burning of the koran. another soldier was also killed during that february attack. kai? >> jessica, thank you. major marchanti leaves behind a wife and four children. >>> the mission is staying on track, despite anger of the u.s. soldier massacre of civilians. the u.s. will stick to its war strategy. >> reporter: staff sergeant robert bales told a u.s. attorney he has no memory of when nine people were murdered. >> i'm concerned about his being a danger t

president obama's oldest daughter malia, is in the area on vacation, with a school group, but she is reportedly safe. there are no reports of major damage or injuries. powerful after shocks are still shaking that region. kai? >> complete coverage continues now with bob turk. he has a closer look at the strength and location of this earthquake. >> this is an area that gets lots of earthquakes this week. it struck in the southern state of guero, not far from acapulco, and not far from oaxaca. struck about 2:00 this afternoon. the initial quake was 7.4 and had an aftershock of 5.1. by the way, our earthquake was 5.8 last summer in this baltimore region. the quake, about 11 to 12 miles underground. mexico city, 200 miles away. they really felt the effects that far away. and it was felt as far away as guatemala city. this is on the pacific ring of fire. they happened daily there. but this was a very, very large earthquake. kai should. >> -- kai? >> all right, bob. thank you. there was no damage to the runways and operations are returning to normal. >>> more breaking news. this time in bal

malia, is in mexico. the first lady, michelle obama, released a statement saying she is safe. she's visiting the country with classmates on a school-sponsored service project. >>> the defense attorney for a u.s. soldier accused of a shooting rampage in afghanistan says the united states lacks proof of what really occurred the night of the massacre. john henry brown questioned the quality of the evidence against his client, robert bales. army staff sergeant bales is accused of killing 16 afghan civilians including nine children earlier this month. bales is currently in solitary confinement at ft. leavenworth in kansas. brown says he's planning his own trip to afghanistan to gather his own evidence. >>> strong storms are moving through the south central united states. here's the radar. heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms are rolling through missouri, arkansas, and louisiana. the storms already caused heavy flooding in and around dallas in texas. several drivers abandoned cars on flooded roads. there were no reports of injuries or major damage. three inches of rain fell in

. >> president obama's 13-year-old daughter malia is in the earthquake zone but the white house says she was never in danger. >> the most severe storms are shifting east after swamping the southern plains. >> robert de niro at a obama fund-raiser said america isn't ready for a white first lady. >> it is my honor to present to you this certificate of irish heritage. >> this will have a special place alongside my birth certificate. >> it's official. the muppets are big-time hollywood legends. kermit, miss piggy and the gang were honored today with a star on the walk of fame. >> we look like four idiots right here. >> and all that matters -- >> if tim tebow was here next year, i'll be the best teammate i can be. >> on "cbs this morning." >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." mitt romney won the illinois republican primary by a huge margin last night. now saying it's time for the gop to rally around him. >> romney won 47% of the vote in illinois. santorum with a distant second with 35% followed by ron paul and newt gingrich both as you can see in single digits. political correspondent jan cr

. >> president obama's 13-year-old daughter malia is in the earthquake zone, but the white house says she was never in danger. >>> a gunman wanted for a series of shootings in france is cornered. >> the suspect claims he's a member of al qaeda. >>> most severe tormz are shifting east after swamping the southern plains. >> robert de niro at a obama fund-raiser made a joke. he said, america isn't ready for a white first lady. >> i apologize. >> it is my honor to present to you this certificate of irish heritage. >> this will have a special place of honor, alongside my birth certificate. >> oh, that? >> we look like four idiots. >> and all that matters. >> woo! >> if tim tebow was here next year, i'll be the best teammate i can be. >> on "cbs this morning." i can be. >> on "cbs this morning." ♪ tebow will rise again captioning funded by cbs >r >>>> welcome to mit primaprimary by primary b night. >>> santorum with 35%. followed by ron paul and newt gingrich both as you can see in the single digits. political correspondent jan crawford has been tracking the race from chicago good morning,