i'm also -- from the manila town heritage foundation. we have a good relationship on that use-empowering -- youth- and powering -- one of our students rights -- -- one of our studentswrites -- i'm writing to request your community boats on continuing the tax exclusion ordinance. twittered moving to our committed -- moving to our community may have benefits of our own but there are also cost displacements to people living in it ever had. landlords may increase the cost of land in which neighborhood -- in which twitter will be sharing. most of the people in that area are low in come residents. would make it difficult to pay rent. the only way twitter can be responsible is committing to the community benefits agreement by keeping our neighborhoods healthy. this letter is clearly a reflection that people worry and a lot of families and use worry it may cause displacement. that is why there are a lot of community workers here coming to you guys and discussing the community benefits agreement and working with us community workers because we're

i'm here to say i was in manila town today, and we talked about social security.o call dianne feinstein today. 866-251-40444. tell her not to cut social security. social security was created 70 years ago, and it does not affect the budget in this country. about the smartest thing they ever did was put savings bonds in social security. money should not be cut back on people to save the budget. on april 4, which is the day that martin luther king was shot in memphis, tennessee, we will be at 555 california at the world bank of america, at 4555 to say save social security, 78 years later. we are asking the public to come out on april 4 at 4:45 at 555 california and call senator feinstein that 8666-251-40444 today only to say do not cut social security because it is a big lie about that money affecting our government. thank you very much. we will be back to see you later. >> supervisors, i was not here earlier when you spoke on the ordinance. supervisor chiu: we do not speak about matters which have already taken public comment on, but if you to speak generally, your

search came in response to a telephone threat hours earlier against the phillippines flight from manila to san francisco. the lead singer from the rock band "journey" was on the flight. we didn't know anything until we were told there's a bomb threat. i called my wife and then they said, you know, there's something going on in our plane. that's the only time i knew something was going on. >> agents took action the moment the jet touched down. they evacuated the passengers and crew members, and then moved the jet to a remote part of the airport. they searched the luggage for several hours but they did not find anything. >>> still ahead -- a report on home sales just came out. we'll tell you if it's encouraging. >>> a lot of people have been rushing to the lottery machines in the last 24 hours. >>> stocks. ing-- higher now. right now, the dow currently up, 93 at 12,110. >>> the commerce department says new home sales fell by almost 20% last month. that figure represents the sale of 250,000 homes which is the lowest level on record. it's also lower than economists expected. they predicted

more than 300 filipino workers arrived at manila international airport and were reunited with their families. the government says 9,000 of its citizens have now left libya. >> i was scared some protesters smashed the windows in our building. >> however, many filipinos remain trapped in libya and the government is dispatching charter planes and ferries to help them evacuate. >>> a new type of employment called volley-vite. it is combining the word volunteer and a german word for work. more are considering the type of work given the severe economy. presented with limited choices they prefer a job that is meaningful, even if the wages are low. >> reporter: this citrus farm in western japan ships 200 tons of fruit every year. the farm used to hire local residents as seasonal workers during harvest. but, like many rural areas in japan, the population is aging and the region is facing depopulation. so they began to take on young, semi volunteer workers three years ago. the farm recently hired three women this their 20s. they work for 7 1/2 hours a day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. their daily wages are o

today, at women gathered in manila to protest for better wages and better health care. other women held a party in the streets of the capital to marke the event. it is a controversial subjects here in germany, the genetic testing of embryos. one genetic test on embryos is now up to the parliament to decide how much design can really be allowed in designer babies. >> politicians had been waiting for the ethics committee recommendation for a long time, hoping for a clear recommendation on how to handle the controversial issue of pid. but the committee was split. >> the ethics committee has approved two courses of action, limited approval on the basis of clear, legal stipulations, or of ben. parliament has to and will decide -- or a ban. island has to and will decide this manner. >> -- parliament has to and will decide this matter. >> supporters say it is necessary for parents to run the risk of miscarriage or giving birth to a disabled child. >> we need to find a compromise between the two arguments. neither of the view is presented here can claim to be the sole answer. n

thunderstorms and heavy rain to con tend with, especially to the south of the country. 31 degrees in manila. 17 in taipei, 13 in shanghai. warming up to only 8 degrees in tokyo today. 7 in seoul. and then 15 in, pleasant and mild in beijing with sunny spells. now we head to the americas where flooding is going to be a major concern. numerous flooding reports coming out this week along the mississippi valley, but up in the northeastern corner in the u.s. as well. let's start off with some footage out of new jersey. you can see that many areas have been flooded here due to the recent rainfall. rivers have risen significantly. residents were forced to use boats as a means of getting around. floodwater was quite strong, as you can see. it knocked down a refrigerator here. cleanup efforts are going on, but more rain is on the way. and of course it's not just new jersey but other parts of the northeast dealing with flooding as well. here's the potent storm moving across, very slowly. that's going to bring flooding rains to many areas. we have widespread snow across the north. er in great lakes to

here are your temperatures. 31 degrees in manila, 35 in bangkok with thunderstorms, rain showers in hong kong, 21 for the high. you should see some good sunshine also. 20 in taipei, a cloudy day with 10 degree in tokyo, clear skies here and 13 in beijing. we go now to north america. our western storm is actually broken up a little bit. but there is another round of moisture coming in. so you won't notice too much of a difference if you're anywhere up the pacific northwest into british columbia. there's going to be weakening winds, so that is one thing on saturday. certainly more coastal rain and more snow spreading in, as well. let's look to the east and talk about what's happening here. the big storm developing is going to be pushing snow across eastern canada and the great lakes. you could see about 30 centimeters of it. and south of that from iowa up in towards new england, freezing rain for you. south of that, in the midwest, we are going to be seeing the potential for flooding as heavy rain pours in. and then down towards the south, the potential for some severe weather. flooding ra

they are called the adolfo variety mangos or the manila mangos but basically they are yellow in the market. the first mangos that are coming out of mexico right now. you can find them for 79 cents each. they have less fibers inside there. you can almost eat them with a spoon. you take out the seed or cut them right quarter inch off to the center and like a canteloupe just enjoy it. great and great for you. beautiful white peaches from chile into the market. fantastic in quality and in price. take a look at the price of these white peaches. about $1.49 a pound. that is a great price. now, these are average prices like i said before, some stores maybe a little bit less expensive, but some stores you are going to see it to be a lot more money. so save the money. check your ads, check the quality. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. >>> for years, charlie sheen has fought drug and alcohol addiction. >> now the actor has another battle on his hands, getting his sons back. sheen spoke to reporters this morning confirming reports that his twin

the call came into the airline at 2:30 this afternoon as the flight was en route from manila to san francisco international airport. police say there was a threat made during that phone call but they say it was not specific. they're searching this plane as a precaution. there were 337 passengers aboard flight 104. 20 crew members, and they were all taken off the plane and taken to h taken to immigrations and customs. here's what one person we talked to had to say. >> the representative said everything was okay and everyone was safe. we heard two people were sick and there was a bomb threat, but we're not sure. >> reporter: again, canine teams were brought in to search both the luggage and the plane, and they are still in the process of doing that again. this was a nonspecific threat, and they are just searching this plane as a precaution looking into that threat. live at sfo, kimberly, terry, "nbc bay area news." >> thank you, kimberly. >>> let's turn your attention to the bay area on storm watch tonight. the first wave of rain starting to fall. while most are bracing for rain and lots of it,

across the country today, even northe islands picking up a couple showers throughout the day.dign manila. for bangkok. a couple thundershowers for you here. 25 inong kong and 7 in shanghai. 5 for seoul. and 10 degrees in tokyo. with the rain this afternoon it's likely going to feel pretty chilly. and overowan, picking up quite a bit of rain here across northern ily -- or rather australia and in toward western australia here. alki at a very lows. well-developed low that is he heading in toward new zealand fit a t rain for australia, some heavy rain spots showing up across the gulf of stlienteria and also western here expecting almost 200 millimeters in the next day or so. that's a lot of rain headed your way. there is going to be those flooding concerns. so do stan the watch and watch those river levels as they could start rising. now, for new zealand two swers are headed your way, spreading a little bit more and getting quite heavy in parts of the south island here, along the coastline. picking up on some heavier downpours throughout the day. for christchurch as well a couple scattered s

problems of gender equality there are events happening around the world thousands of women marched in manila to demand the president prioritize equal rights the eighth of march has been used to celebrate each even so women for a century and for a handful of countries is also a national. everett's to save russia's dwindling tiger population are showing their first shoots of success the world's biggest cat species faces its toughest fight for survival there just a few hundred amorous left in poacher as poachers and loss of habitat continue to drive them toward extinction or he's sorry for of has been following the progress of one of the lucky ones. it might not be the prettiest of faces but it's one that's become much loved when sure it could be a more tiger fell victim to a misdiagnosis and a failed facial operation he touched the hearts of thousands and sparked a massive fundraising campaign to save him which if you can move a biology teacher told us about the tiger story we all felt sorry for him and decided to help. we are glad our school volunteered to help to thank her. thousands of doll

place to mark the hundred international women's day this year focusing on education still in capital manila thousands of women marched to get the president to prioritize equal rights among them were people who claimed the world victims of sexual slavery during the second world war but they celebrate the strength and cheapens the women but it's also intended to highlight gender equality struggles. efforts to save russia's dwindling tiger population are showing their first shoots of success the world's biggest cat species faces its toughest fight for survival and there are just a few hundred or more is left as poachers and a loss of habitat continue to drive them towards extinction i see sara further has been following the progress of lot of the lucky ones. it might not be the prettiest of faces but it's one that's become much loved when sure tiger fell victim to a misdiagnosis and a failed facial operation he touched the hearts of thousands and sparked a massive fundraising campaign to save him which you can move on our biology teacher told us about the tiger story we all felt sorry for him

came in response to a telephone threat hours earlier against the phillippines's airline flight from manila to san francisco. the lead singer from the rock band "journey" happened to be on the flight. >> we didn't know anything until we were told there's a bomb threat. i called my wife, and then they said -- you know, there's something going on in our plane. that's the only time i knew something was going on. >> agents took action the moment the jet touched down at sfo. they evacuated the 337 passengers and 20 crew members and then moved the jet to a remote part of the airport. they searched the luggage for several hours but did not find anything. >>> breaking news. violence breaks out in israel. israeli police are becaming palestinian milliary tants for a -- militants for a bomb attack. militants planted a two-pound device in a bag on the sidewalk. authorities say 25 people were wounded, several critically, in today's attack. there's been no claim of responsibility for the attack, which is the first bombing in jerusalem in years. >>> several new reports of coalition strikes in the libyan a

today, at women gathered in manila to protest for better wages and better health care. other women held a party in the streets of the capital to marke the event. it is a controversial subjects here in germany, the genetic testing of embryos. one genetic test on embryos is now up to the parliament to decide how much design can really be allowed in designer babies. >> politicians had been waiting for the ethics committee recommendation for a long time, hoping for a clear recommendation on how to handle the controversial issue of pid. but the committee was split. >> the ethics committee has approved two courses of action, limited approval on the basis of clear, legal stipulations, or of ben. parliament has to and will decide -- or a ban. island has to and will decide this manner. >> -- parliament has to and will decide this matter. >> supporters say it is necessary for parents to run the risk of miscarriage or giving birth to a disabled child. >> we need to find a compromise between the two arguments. neither of the view is presented here can claim to be the sole answer. n

the flight arrived from manila at 7:20. the jet was moved to a remote area of san francisco international. all 357 people onboard were searched and bomb-sniffing dogs inspected every inch of the cargo area. no threat was found. >>> in news of the world tonight. in jerusalem a bomb exploded in a crowded bus stop today covering one woman and injuring two dozen people. this was the first such attack in jerusalem in seven years. so far no claims of responsibility. but israel is blaming palestinian militants and said it would respond aggressively. and several hours after that israeli air strikes hit the gaza strip. >>> in yemen the legislature passed a 30 day state of emergency. the president is struggling to hold on to power in the face of discontent. thousands of people held a protest. the law also gives security forces far-reaching powers of arrest and suspends the constitution. >>> and in egypt, the stock market opened today in the first day of trading in almost two months. and in the first 16 seconds, the market fell five p

the flight arrived from manila at 7:20. the jet was moved to a remote area of san francisco international. all 357 people onboard were searched and bomb-sniffing dogs inspected every inch of the cargo area. no threat was found. >>> in news of the world tonight. in jerusalem a bomb exploded in a crowded bus stop today covering one woman and injuring two dozen people. this was the first such attack in jerusalem in seven years. so far no claims of responsibility. but israel is blaming palestinian militants and said it would respond aggressively. and several hours after that israeli air strikes hit the gaza strip. >>> in yemen the legislature passed a 30 day state of emergency. the president is struggling to hold on to power in the face of discontent. thousands of people held a protest. the law also gives security forces far-reaching powers of arrest and suspends the constitution. >>> and in egypt, the stock market opened today in the first day of trading in almost two months. and in the first 16 seconds, the market fell five p

philippine airline flight from manila landed bat 7:30 tonight and is being held at remote area of thes we speak. now police say the threat was phoned in but they have not released information about what was said. passengers are getting off the plane now and are being taken by bus to clear customs. san francisco police dog have been brought in to search that aircraft. again aircraft coming in from the philippines today. isolated at the airport because of some threat that has not yet been detailed. we are following very closely. bring you development as soon as we get them. >> there are indications tonight that gadhafi and close to him trying to find an exit out of libya. in an exclusive abc news interview secretary of state hillary clinton addressed that question plus the report that at least one of gadhafi sons has been killed. >> i can't give any confirmation because the evidence is not sufficient. but we have heard. that we have heard about other people close to him reaching out. some of it we think is exploring. what are my option options. where could i go what could i do. we would

passengers were flying from manila to san francisco on a philippines airline flight when the threat came in last night. the plane landed safely. police and bomb-sniffing dogs searched it, nothing was found. there were nearly 350 passengers on board. >>> well, the time now 5:40. they call it the woodstock of this generation. why some believe raves will get worse if they are banned. >> plus, how many calories are in movie popcorn? do you really want to know? the fattening secret theaters don't want you to know about. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. we're on stormwatch. we have a cold front moving through bringing with it heavy rainfall around the bay area right now you want to be very, very careful if you' heading out on the roads. you can see that front stretching all the way down from the north down into the san jose area where they have some pockets of moderate to some heavier amounts of rainfall here continuing to rotate on through. looks like the brunt of this cold front is going to come through this morning and then it's going to taper off more to showers about the middle of the m

came in response to a telephone threat hours earlier against the philippines airlines flight from manila to san francisco. the lead singer from the band journey was on that flight. >> we didn't know anything until we were told that there's a bomb threat. and i called my wife. and then they said you know there was something going on on our plane. that's the only time that i knew there was something going on. >> agents took action the moment the jet touched down at sfo. they evacuated the 337 passengers and 20 crew members. then moved the jet to a remote part of the airport. now they searched the luggage for several hours but did not find anything. >>> time now 6:07. overnight oakland police have been investigating a double homicide. police say two men and a dog were shot to death while sitting on a porch at a home on harmon avenue in east oakland. this happened just after 8:00. both men were shot several times. they died right there at the scene. witnesses heard gunshots. several witnesses say, but so far police say they don't have a description of the shooters or get away car. if you hav

passengers were flying from manila to san francisco when that threat came in last night.olice and bomb-sniffing dogs completed a search of the plane but found nothing. none of the 337 passengers or 20 crewmembers was hurt. >>> it is 6:15. barry bonds' former business partner is one of the witnesses expected to take the stand today in the slugger's perjury trial here in san francisco. bonds' former trainer greg anderson refused to testify yesterday. the judge ordered him back to jail for the duration of the trial two to four weeks. anderson's attorney says he has already served time in prison for this case so he shouldn't have to go again. >> he's not going to cooperate. they didn't play fair. notes going to play their game. it's simple as that. >> bonds is accused of lying to a federal grand jury in 2003 about knowingly taking steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. >>> it is 6:15. a sobering message for san jose's bravest. the sacrifice firefighters are making to help the city close a budget gap. ,,,,,,,, da dan: i had a biopsy and i had high-risk prostate cancer

someone called a bomb threat while the plane was still en route to san francisco from manila. searched in a remote area of the airport when it landed and nothing unusual was found. >>> two students are under arrest for a shooting at berkeley high school. nobody was hurt. but the shot was fired inside a bathroom. a witness helped school officials identify the suspect. a third student was arrested later in a separate case for having a gun on campus there. >>> and today a geologist is expected to inspect the slide that's blocking the only road in a neighborhood in the santa cruz mountains. people have to walk around that slide to get to their 30 homes. the inspections will help official decide whether they can start removing the slide now or wait until it all stabilizes. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a new accident on 242 right now right at grand on the southbound side. traffic slow off highway 4. on 680 a wreck northbound at sycamore valley road is out of lanes but traffic slow both directions through danville. delays on 24. slow on the

concrete barriers and to place the owners of remaining homes are begging the city to step in the manila landslide is not on city property. >> homeowners' association on the land so it's our problem. there's something wrong with the spirit >> we can't fix the hell, i'm sure we don't have an intent on fixing the hill. >> mark: it costs millions of dollars to fix that hell, but they may get state and federal money to help their residents. >> darya: we will be back with more of a couple of minutes, alive look at the approach to the bay bridge. it is stacked up but not crazy backed up. ♪ let's see you fly now! [ laughs ] look, more frequent flyer red tape. not on my watch. let that family fly! [ tires screech ] i just wanted to use miles to take my family on vacation, but -- let me guess -- restrictions through the roof. that's right. not anymore. rapid rewards has your back. [ male announcer ] join rapid rewards and enjoy unlimited reward seats, no blackout dates, and no red tape. ♪ and no red tape. [ female announcer ] the counter. in most homes, it gets all the action. bring it. getting i

so it included buckles, who was captured by the japanese while working in manila in the pacific and although he spent world war ii in an enemy prison can, he was a civilian, so the g.i. bill didn't extend to him. in 1974, kerr was hired. most of the men when kerr -- when kerr was hired, most of the men were retired. they came to washington by a busload, they wanted money for hearing aids and dentures and a little pension. good ol' h.r. 1918, a bill they were always putting in to give them $50 a month. but of course it never passed. just a lot of memories now, the lobbying, the quarterly magazine. time ran out for all but the hard did iest of the veterans of world war i. they died fast. by 193 when the office shut for good, kerr said she was the only staff member left. she got phone calls for some of the few remaining members whose frail voices broke her heart. the typical sad things you'll hear from the elderly, she said, "i had one of my guys. he was absolutely in tears. he was from nevada and his new nurse would not cut the crust off of his sandwich." they were buried with honors use it tu