mark matthews has the story coming up. >> and looking northwest from emheriville, clouds lingering andhowers tapering off. i'll have another look at the forecast. >>> take a look at this. just an awful way to start the week in a school. you can see there are vandals doing a million dollars worth of damage. >> the people stole copper wire from the auditorium on harbor way. abc 7 is there live. >> this is hard to show how bad this vandalism s this auditorium, you can see the projection screen behind me splattered with paint. and this is a $4 million project set to open in just two weeks. brand new building, new equipment. new floors and carpet, everything is ruined. from floor to ceiling one or more did $1 million in damage to a building. a new school auditorium to serve young children. >> we're talking an elementary school here, how do we have to ensure all of our assets are not destroyed? >> there is now paint over windows and doors and floors, and dozens of windows inside and out, shattered with rocks, there is graffiti throughout. alarm system and other electronics were snashed -- sm

. >> and mark matthews found out a plan for underwater homeowners is likely destined to sink. >> ands isy dent in egypt has nothing to do with political turmoil there. >> and there is some high clouds going through. we'll see patches of fog by morning, then it's a sunny set up. milder weather. i'll let you know how long it will last coming up. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> president obama announced a proposal to help struggling homeowners. he wants to make it easier to refinance mortgages even if they owe more than the homes are worth. >> this as the census reports only 66% of americans own their own homes. awbc 7's mark matthews is here with the plan to help homeowners and what he nee

that is where mark matthews is live tonight. he's raking in cash on this trip. >> and you remember in 2008 the obama campaign made a lot of small donations, they were actually able to outraise hillary clinton's big donors. in to 12 it's about big money this afternoon, 20 of the high tech ceos met with the president each paying $35,800. 70 more paying the same amount this evening. and then, at the messonic, 2500 guests kicking in 700,000. the compared to super pack money, it's chump change, romney supporters raised $30 million last year, carl rove's american cross roads, $51 million. five of the top packs managed just $20 million over the same time frame. >> if you think it's going to be a nice fight, you find out the other guy is bringing a gun. >> explaining the obama campaign had no choice but to embrace super packs but the president previously shunned. >> have you to fight with the tools available to you. >> and extra millions raised and spent is changing the tone says abc 7's political annaist. >> i think the tone is shaping

abc 7's mark matthews is working on that story for use the mistake led to a wrongful death lawsuit against can fran shuttle bus service. >> san francisco officials say they're better prepare forward a possible attack on a water system now, more so than just this morning. >> from mount tam, we can see another lovely day. there is one more before winter like weather arrives. my forecast is coming up. give your loved ones what they really want! this valentine's day, the new color of love is... white! exclusively at verizon, get the white droid razr by motorola! thin. fast. smart. strong. more color. same droid razr. on america's fastest, most reliable 4g network. now that's value anyone can appreciate! get the droid razr by motorola in three new colors for $199.99. only at verizon. white is the color of amor! >>> just days ago republican presidential contest looked like a two man race between mitt romney and newt gingrich. >> rick santorum won the caucuses in minnesota, colorado as well as missouri primary. missouri miz will not award delegates until last month, santorum is now in second plac

and abc 7's mark matthews joins with us the story. mark? >> when i got there this morning one sthird was shut down and passengers being evacuated. at 11:30, police began moving people away from terminal one. screeners said a woman had something suspicious in her carry on. >> she couldn't answer the screener questions about what was in the bag because she said she wasn't the one that packed it. ta that triggered a red flag. >> they called bomb squad. police say the woman not only didn't know what was in the bag but hadn't packed it. and an iranian cab driver brought her to the airport. the third red flag. >> as of right now, your flight is being held. no boarding. >> and he got an e mail telling him the airport was on lock down. >> they feel they need to do this. >> only delta in terminal one affected and there is eight to 10 flights held up before the bomb squad announced suspicious item was an oxygen machine. >> we have waiting to get into the terminal so i think few flights are delayed. looks like everything is going smoothly now. >> the

mark matthews will have latest coming up at 4:30. >> entertainment news now, another piece of madonna'sgest project yet is out today. >> but first, adele's return. >> big news for adele fans. the sing jer returning to the stage. she'll perform at the grammys february 12th her first live performance since having vocal chord surgery. the 23-year-old is nominated for six grammys tweeting it's been so long i started to forget i was a singer. i can't wait. happy birthday, jt, turning 31 today. yes. he is all grown up. the latest movie. >> i in time" is out on dvd today. it's a big day for madonna, just releasing a sound trablg of her new movie "w.e.". and she won a golden globe for the role in "masterpiece". >> directing is the most-challenging thing i've ever, ever done next to motherhood. yes. yeah. because it's so all encompassing and there are some people involved. >> it's also nominated for an oscar in best costume design. see all nominees on oscar.com featuring memorable moments and as well as fun clips from billy crystal. for everything else entertainment go to otrc.com. >> and on red

in the newsroom, mark matthews, abc 7 news. >>> when abc 7 news at 9:00 continues here tonight.keep your belts and shoes on. security screening will soon be easier for some bay area flyers. the return today of two bay area women from egypt where they were taken hostage by some apparently cordial kidnappers. >>> and syrian government snipers fire on civilians again as international officials struggle to stop a civil war. another half hour of news be >>> good evening. here is a look at the headlines we are following for you tonight. a berkeley police officer suffered serious hand and leg injuries in castro valley today. he was chasing a suspect when ended up pinned between the vehicle and the suspect's car. another berkeley officer shot the man. >>> cell phone video appears to show a san francisco police officer punching a man on the ground. police say that man had just attacked a female neighbor and a partment manager claiming to have a gun and was continuing to struggle despite being pepper sprayed and there will be more opportunities for women in th

mark matthews will bring more detailed reports on abc7 news at 4:00, 5 and 6:00. i'm katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> cleanup is set to get way at the union city church that discovered the worst kind of vandalism, desecration of religious symbols at a place worship on a revered day. >> reporter: look behind me they've replaced the cross this morning. the parishioners built a new one. they've gradually getting started on this cleanup. this crime has impacted more than the church community. look at what we saw this morning, a man walking up not a member of the church stopped by with flowers he wanted the church to know that it has the support of the community. the graffiti included a few pentagrams and vandals painted the statues of the holy family. because of that and the fact it happened ash wednesday, police are classifying this as a hate crime. parishioners have been very emotional. they say they appreciate the community is reaching out but recognize they still have a ways to go in the healing process. >> you know it happens. a lot of people out here are questioni

mark matthews will bring more detailed reports on abc7 news at 4:00, 5 and 6:00. i'm katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> cleanup is set to get way at the union city church that discovered the worst kind of vandalism, desecration of religious symbols at a place worship on a revered day. >> reporter: look behind me they've replaced the cross this morning. the parishioners built a new one. they've gradually getting started on this cleanup. this crime has impacted more than the church community. look at what we saw this morning, a man walking up not a member of the church stopped by with flowers he wanted the church to know that it has the support of the community. the graffiti included a few pentagrams and vandals painted the statues of the holy family. because of that and the fact it happened ash wednesday, police are classifying this as a hate crime. parishioners have been very emotional. they say they appreciate the community is reaching out but recognize they still have a ways to go in the healing process. >> you know it happens. a lot of people out here are questioni

mark matthews filed this report in december. >> reporter: talking with the shoppers around union square, everybody knows someone to be hit by the recession. >> kind of breaks your heart to see someone lost their job in their 50s. >> state's middle-class has some lung to 48% of the population, down from a high of 60% in the 1980s. >> the recession exacerbated the long term trend and now we're at a new low. >> reporter: she co-authored for the cpic and she told staffers that the recession has hurt all income groups but the wealthy not as much. poorest lost 21% of their income wealthiest, just 8%. >> the gap between high and low incomes as we measure it is twice what it was in 1980. >> the gap is growing because the middle-class is underemployed. sandy is one of those californians. >> i was temporary on and off. so i have less money. i don't have a permanent job right now. >> reporter: do you know a lot of people in the same boat? >> yes, i do. >> they recommended job creation will be a bigger help than wage increases. globalization and automation have precipitated a long term decline in a

mark matthews shows us the environmental message of the world's biggest yacht race. >> the pictures are amazing. the message our oceans are in trouble. national geographic explorers and resident. >> the biggest problem that people don't know that the ocean is in trouble. so it's whatever we can do. >> what he is doing the one world, one ocean foundation which has patterned with the america's cup authority to promote conservation to the largest media campaign of its kind. >> its huge campaign. we've dedicated our company, created a foundation. >> sean says one world, one ocean is the culmination of his father's career as a movie maker and someone that spent his life on the coast. >> we saw how the ocean changed especially in his own backyard, i'm at pointed where i can do something about it. i want to dedicate my company and see what i can do. >> the goal behind the videos is to increase ocean protection areas to give fish a chance to rebound and educate people about eating fish, what is sustainable and what isn't. third goal is to reduce plastic pollution in the ocean. they will make th

mark matthews. >> charlie, what do you think is the biggest step that your administration has taken to reduce cost overruns in large-scale projects and how much money do you think you've saved by doing that? >> i won't be able to answer how much we've saved because we won't know until each project has come to its end, mark, and i won't take any credit for what's been done because joint confidence level analysis was critical. that started before i even knew how to spell it and before i was administrator. getting a clean budget was an incredible accomplishment of beth and her folk, and not a lot of people understand how hard that was. that was nine years of effort led by a team, terry buoy who recently retired, i mean, he deserves a lot of credit for just shepherding that and making it happen. so, i think when people are fair with us, they will recognize that we took the work that was begun by a group of people before us, and we've tried to refine it and demonstrate that we can be responsible to the american taxpayer, and i'm very proud to say i think we've done that. o >> one final ques

abc 7's mark matthews is here with the latest. mark? >> in 2010, evidence surfaced banks were robo signing statements and they weren't going through proper examinations before kicking people out of the houses. that has been at the heart of a settlement going on more than a year. a year ago, camela harris was at the airport to greet them. it was clear the two get along well but the attorney general has been refusing to go along with a deal the white houses about been negotiating with bank of america, jp morgan chase, and kiti group over alleged foreclosure abusz. the deal reportedly includes $17 billion to pay for principle reductions for homeowners still in their homes. and 750,000 have been pushed out through foreclosure and saying with out help, he and his wife are sunk. >> no matter what i do to make my wife happy and make it liveable i'm going to lose it all. >> and he says he bought his house at the peak and almost immediately lost the $100,000 down payment, then another $100,000 on top of that through the value of the home. >> i'm

mark matthews has new details, mark? >> i'm at piers 30-32. to be the base for the team that's will be coming to san francisco and this deal is that larry ellison is going spend to refurbish the piers and in exchange getting long-term leases and development rights and that is a deal that went away this morning. mayor ed lee made at announcement from pier 80 saying this deal just got too complicated. >> i had people start to mention this dreaded word, lawsuits "that started creeping up so the city agreed and he won't spend $80 million fixing up piers 30-32 and the city won't give him a 66 year, rent-free lease on the property. >> we've agreed piers 30 and 32 will no longer be leased for this event. >> instead, the america's cup challengers will be berthed on pier 80. there are three challengers and it appears pier 30-32 wasn't needed. the ceo is convinced the number of challengers will double at the last minute with more teams he says there will be room enough on pier 80. there is one behind the lawsuit questioning the deal. and it's environmen

mark matthews. >> mark matthews with "the sent sentinal," and what is the cost of the large scale projects, and how much money do you think you've saved. i can't answer how much money we saved until each project came to its end mark, and i won't take any credit for what's been done because join level confidence analysis was critical. and that started before i knew how to spell it and before i was administrator. getting a budget was an incredible accomplishment of beth and her folk in not a lot of people understand how hard that was. that was nine years of effort led by a team, jerry buoy, who rently retired. he deserves credit for just shepherding that and making it happen. i think when people are fair with us, they'll recognize we took the work that was begun by a group of people before us, and we tried to refine it in demonstrating that we can be responsible to the american taxpayer, and i'm proud to say i think we've done that. >> got one time question over here. >> part of the tweeters here, also part of the space generation. so there are three major programs in the budget that i would

mark matthews reporting. >> just haerkd the new smart phone that could pass for a tab blet computer, which is it?. >> looking on the activity take plaigs now in the french quarter of new orleans. mardi gras in full swing tonight. ee >>> when smart phones first came on the market people expected them to get smaller, many have grown bigger. >> tonight jonathan bloom has one so big, people aren't sure what to call it. >> this is big. >> huge. >> i don't know if my pockets are big enough so is that a phone? is that a tabloid? >> that is what samsung wants to you ask. it is left analysts grasping for words. >> a hybrid phone, tablet. >> whether a big phone or a tiny tablet there is nothing tiny about marketing efforts, samsung stationed cartoonists to paint portrait of passers by using the pressure-sensitive pen. >> can you turn a little bit that way? very good. >> the galaxy knows it's not the first to have a five inch screen skb a pen. apple made one called newton such a failure it almost ran them out of business. but this was before wireless internet. so... the world ready to try it ag

mark matthews has details. >> the plan requires services be provided free to women who want them. social conservatives have been accusing the president of waging war on religion. after days of criticism, the president announced he's revising the position on contraception. >> under the rule, women will have access to free preventative care including contraceptive services no matter where they work. >> if an employer is a charity or hospital with a religious objection to providing contraception, then, the employers insurance company will step in. >> the insurance company, not the hospital, not the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge without co-pays and hassle. >> in california employers are required to provide contraceptive coverage. but the u.s. conference of catholic bishops objected to what they saw as the obama administration's incursion into religious freedom. >> today the bishop's council called it a first step in the right direction. but republican presidential candidate rick santorum is seizing on the issue its not abo

mark matthews is here with a look at how much is due to what's happening in iran. >> we know that when price of oil jumps up, gas prices do, too. and today, the price of a barrel of oil hit a hichl i can tell you that the price of oil is tied to tensions over iran's nuclear program. iran fired up exercises and announced it's kurting off shipments ahead of the you're yeen oil embargo of iran. u.s. is sailing war ships into the persian gulf and in a shadow war iranian scientists are being gunned down in tehran and israelies being targeted in terrorist bombings. potentially explosive environment as nuclear policy experts worried about a spark you might get a clash between u.s. and iranian naval vessels. and another seizure of an embassy and this could result in the loss of life. >> the advisor to secretary of state clinton says mistakes are so high, no side can afford to pay the price of a military option. >> i think it's likely we're going to end this with a negotiated settle oomt if they do fail, israel said there is a narrow window of opportunity to this spring to bomb the northern mos

mark matthews joins with us a look at that plan. >> this does appear to. but first, the plan is offering refinancing to homeowner was nongse loans and that means not guaranteed by fannie mae or freddie mac. the president says if current they deserve a better deal. in virginia president obama promised relief to homeowners unable to take advantage of lower rates. >> we need to do everything in our power to make responsible families whole again. >> and this plan? provide refinancing for nongse borrowers, stream line refinancing for all and give a chance to rebuild he cannity in homes by allowing them to choose between lower monthly payments or paying down principal. the speaker of the house dismissed this idea. >> none of the programs worked. i don't think why anyone would this think is going to work. >> it won't work unless the president can pay for it. he needs $5 billion to $10 billion. >> when this president tries today get the fee he couldn't. and back then, democrats controlled the house and senate. >> the fee isn't the central focus here, it's the prop

mark matthews will join with us a look at what rick santorum has to do to hang on. >> and bathrooms arencipal locked most last year. >> looking from sutro tower, you can see why tony bennett left his heart here. i'll tell you about tomorrow's weather as well. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. iriririririr -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> there is a new leader this afternoon in the republican presidential race. >> but there are serious questions about whether rick santorum's campaign has support and money to make that last. >> we have latest poll number autos they should. dissatisfaction with mitt romney is continuing. and rick santorum turned wins into a national surge. >> this

abc 7's mark matthews is here this, plays into the reelection strategy. >> strategy?t gives the president hope. and i can put it that way. that is only if the trend continues. for the second month, the economy has up done better than predicted. and nursing, home health care and auto manufacturing. which added 50,000 jobs last month. >> recovery is speeding up. and we've got to do everything to keep it go oogt president told congress to extend the payroll tax. republicans are in no mood to give the president credite our point is simple. we can do better. >> chair of the republican party for san francisco. >> this is the slowest recovery since the great depression this, is nothing to cheer about or to be advertising. >> you can see the president's trend is in the right direction. take a look at what happened with ronald reagan. in his first term, trend is down, he's reelected and same for george w bush. and expert on this is henry brady. >> it's one thing political scientists know makes a difference that if you're going into a election and unemployment is coming down, i

the president is jumping on that news and mark matthews is here now. >> the president says it's proofount story on right track. republicans say it's not enough to cheer about. january job numbers surjd, employers added 243,000 jobs and the rate fell to 8.3%. the lowest since one month after president obama took office. >> today, the president called this report good news. but relationships say it's not enough. >> while we welcome the positive news today, i think that our point is very simple. we can do better. >> the campaign season heats up, you can see the trend is in the right direction. take a look at what happened with ronald reagan, he's reelected. on the flip side, bush's father, the trend is up. a first termer, same for jimmy carter, expert on this is henry brady at uc berkeley goldman school of public policy. >> this is excellent. one thing political science knows for sure that if you're going into an election and unemployment is coming down, it's good for you and tough for republican opponents running owe the economy. >> people goring to say look. he's creating jobs. good th

abc 7's mark matthews is here. so rare bipartisanship. >> yes. >> these days it is share to see republicans and democrats at work on a compromise over taxes and spending but that is what appears to be in the works. the $150 billion measure taking shape would extend a roughly $1,000 payroll tax cut for 160 million working americans. the deal also extends unemployment checks for two and a half million long term unememployed but not for 99 weeks that has been the term tea party republicans and the house pushed to shorten the term to 73 weeks and 63 weeks in states where unemployment isn't above average. an jellica a 27-year-old college seen skbrer a new mother has been cleking unemployment since october, 2010 and she thought would it last until this may. under the proposed deal it's due to run out next month. >> i have two kids now. and i'm a full time student. and you know, i'm -- i really need to, i need a sourgs of income until i graduate. >> a spokesman for the economic development department says administrators w

mark matthews is live with this story. >> we just wrapped up an interview on how he sees current events in egypt. and first let me set the stage by recapping what happened one year ago. when the 30-year-old google executive created a face book page calling for democracy in egypt he had no idea it would go viral but he went to egypt and was arrested. and hundreds of thousands of followers turned out to protest the government. when he was released one year ago today he was credited with helping to spark the revolution. >> and "time" magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people. >> i got a lot of credit. one of the reasons why i wrok the -- wrote the book is telling the story from my perspective. >> his book is an affirmation of the power of the egyptian people but admits pace of change is slower and more frustrating than he'd hoped. >> but i keep reminding my sthefl country is recovering and goitsing to take time. >> this week civilians and police clashed in the streets of cairo. again, pro democracy protestors being killed and branded by the military administrato

mark matthews is here now with his appearance this morning. >>> a 35-year-old is reportedly the formerfriend of nadya lockyear. she's the 40-year-old wife of state treasurer bill lockyer, it's being reported he's the man she accused of beating her up after she twont see him in a motel. he showed up in a courtroom this morning to answer drug charges unrelated to the scandal involving nadya lockyear. before the hearing began he told reporters and abc 7 that there is a way bigger story than sex tapes. he was referring to published report in the san francisco chronicle the sex tape showing nadya lockyear with another man was given to her husband, state treasurer bill lockyer. the chronicle reported he got the tape six weeks before nadya went to meet her former boyfriend at homewood suites in newark. february 3 police were called and found her suffering from head and neck injuries. accord together mercury news she told mees she had been attacked by the man she met in rehab two years ago. today, he said everything that happened between himself and nadya lockyer was consensual. he says he wan

mark matthews tonight with the president's plan to help home owners and what he needs to make it happenn falls church virginia, president obama promised relief to home owners unable to take advantage of lower interest rates. >> we need to do everything in our power to repair the damage and make responsible families whole again. >> reporter: the president's plan provide refinancing for nongse borrowers even if they owe more than the homes worth. streamline refinancing for all borrowers and give home owners a chance to rebuild the equity in the homes by allowing them to choose between lower monthly payments for paying down the principal. john boehner dismissed the idea. >> none of the plans have worked. >> it won't work unless the president can pay for it. he needs to 5 to $10 billion which he hopes to get from the nation's biggest banks in the form of something called a financial crisis responsibility fee. when the president tried to get that fee two years ago, he couldn't. and back then, democrats controlled the house and the senate. >> the fee really isn't the central focus. the centra

mark matthew was what those figures reveal. >> romney locked in a heated battle with santorum. >> rick ceiling 5 times without getting compensating reduction in spen spend. >>reporter: he's pounding santorum on the stump. latest finance figure show he's out spending his rival by a huge margin. 18 million dollars. nearly three times more than erased over the same period. >> breaking down washington romney spent you can see most of it went for television and radio advertising. bruce. >> in order to bring newt down and now santorum down he has had to spaend lot of money. >> the strategy is to spend now and knock out potential rival. >> can't hope for it ever to be a love fest. can't expect the kind of enthusiasim that barack obama had in 2008. that's not going to be his candidacy. his candidacy is a bee grunling admit that he's the only alternative left standing. >> but quick look at the republican super pack numbers shows that it may a much longer primary campaign than romney had figured. yes his super pack has raised 6 million dollars but gingrich raised 11 million. gingrich says he's s

abc 7 mark matthews spoke about how he sees events unfolding now in egypt. >> when 30-year-old googleexecutive created facebook page calling for democracy in egypt he didn't know it would go viral. in january of 2011 he went to egypt. and was arrested. and hundreds of thousands of followers turned out in the square to protest the government. and he was rae leased one year ago today, he was credited with helping to spark the revolution. >> i'm not a hero. >>reporter: but the camera did focus on him. "time"magazine listed him as one of the world 100 most influential people. >> yes i go get a lot of cechlt one of the reasons why i wrote the book is telling the story from my perspective and try to explain to people what exactly happened. >>reporter: revolution 2.0is affirmation of the power of the egyptian people. but he admits the pace of change in egypt is slower and more frustrating than he had hoped. >> but i keep reminding myself that this country is recovering from 60 years of military rule. 30 years of dictatorship it will take time this. >>reporter: week civilian and police clash

story tonight from political reporter mark matthews.oups have been complaining the president health care act threatens religious freedom. stand candidates quickly seized on. >> not about contraception. it's about government control of your lives and it has to stop. >>reporter: today the president announced a compromise. >> under the rule women will still have access to 43 pre-verytive care. that includes contraceptive services no matter where they work. >>reporter: the president added if a woman employer ace charity or hospital that has religious objection, then the employer insurance company will step in. >> insurance company not the hospital, not the charity will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge. without co-pay and without hassle. >>reporter: critic are calling ate gimmick. >> religious grawps still forced to buy insurance and insurance company they pay are forced to give contraceptions and drugs to employee. >>reporter: but at planned parenthood in san francisco she describes xrot mice as

mark matthew was the latest on the negotiations. >> year ago when president obama came to san francisco pamela harris at the airport to greet him. it was pretty clear that the 2 get along pretty well. but attorney general has been revving to go along with a deal the white house has been negotiating with bank of america, j p morgan chase, wells fargo citigroup and allied financial over alleged foreclosure abuses. deal reportedly includes 17 billion to pay for principal reduction for homeowner still in the homes and payments of 2000 dollars to receive 50,000 former homeowners who have been pushed out to foreclosure. owner in campbell says without some kind of help they are sunk. >> no matter what i do what improvement i do in my home to make it liveable i'm going to lose it all. >>reporter: he says he bought house right at the peak and lost 100,000 dollar down payment. then another 100,000 on top of that. in the valley of his home. >> and i'm basically renting the house from the bank. i'll never live long enough to see any equity and at one point in time i have to short sale the house. >>

story tonight from mark matthe matthews. >>reporter: deal was oracle ceo ellison would spend an estimated 80 million or so to rebuild the crumbling pier and city would give him development rights and long-term rent free lease until the investment was recooped. today mayor ed lee told reporters the wrangling over the deal has taken fun out of the america's cup. >> people were for getting how fun this race is going to be for our city. >>reporter: speaking from the racing base camp on pier 80 the mayor didn't mention that the worldwide recession has crippled participation in the next america's cup. but that is also a factor. so far only 3 teams have challenging oracle for the cup. and so all of the team bases can be con sol did did ited on pier 80. >> with the level of investment that have been anticipated to repair 30-32 we won't be needing those and we figured that out over good conversations we had this weekend. >>reporter: ceo of the event authority says some millions will still be spent on pier upgrades. >> for example the

. >> mark matthews with the sentinel. one of you list every single program that was expected by the cost overruns of james webb that have the budgets reduced out right. >> could we do what, you want to say that again? >> list all of the programs that were completely cut or reduced as a result of the overrun of the james webb? we know about the mission's what else. >> i think you know as well as i do these are very difficult times. if you listen to any of the budget rollouts that came prior to this one everyone is reducing their budgets. that is the only thing that we can do. as we don't agree with the promise that you levied in the first place. we are having to make the trusted decisions because these are tough economic times. you look at our education program that had nothing to do at all with anything. we are really looking for smarter ways to do business. putting together an education design team that has told us new ways to get measurable data. that's what i talked about in my comment. i want to be able to measure and

mark was on with chris matthews yesterday. he said he spoken with top aids with santorum's campaign and they are digging their heels in. he's not ready to back down on some of these issues even though we thought we would be talking about the economy, but these past two weeks solely about social issues when you talk about rick santorum. >> that's right. this is, he's going to these tea party rallies and there's plenty of red meat. the crowds are buy and large just really responding extremely well to santorum. a lot of times you'll find the rhetoric is ramped up shs ramped up. the difference is he's finding himself in that spot that front-runner spotlight. along with much larger crowds there's the much larger media contingent that's following him around and hanging onto every word. a lot of this stuff is not new for him that's why he's surprise and the campaign is surprised they are facing the criticism. these are thing he's been saying more or less since in iowa, but the reality is now that there's a new found scrutiny that eve

matthew the postle. it marks beginning of leapt, a season of fasting and preparation for easter. people received ashes on their foreheads in the sign of the cross as a symbol of penance and conversion. >>> v dot engineers were inspecting the stability of overhead signs on the highway today. >> ten days ago, there was a close call when one of those signs collapsed on i-66. news4's derrick ward followed the inspectors today. he is live for us along i-95 in fairfax county with more. derek? >> good evening. you know, if you are driving, a motorist on the highway, you are more concerned about what's on a sign than what overhead signs actually r but v dot officials have to be concerned about both. look at that sign behind me, cap the leifer construction, the sign is suspended by a single arm hanging out over the highway. since that close call back on february 11th, signs like that and all overhead signs are getting some special attention. they are everywhere on the highways and we quite literally would be lost without

mack matthews is here with the story. mark? >> 17 minutes after 11:00 an elderly woman in a wheelchair was going through security in terminal one. suspicious package said one of the inspector skpez called for back up. it escalated from there. whatever was in the suitcase police didn't want anyone near the front of terminal one. >> there is people that went down to the gate quickly. >> and then, the bomb squad arrived and passengers called airlines and families. >> your fight is being held. >> there was an e mail telling him airport was on lock down. only delta was affected. the bomb squad, delay dragged into a second hour this,st first time ashley left her 9-month-old. >> now i'm trying to get home again, hopefully before home. >> 1200 passengers were impacted and one of them los angeles mayor an tony villaraigosa. >> we've been waiting to get into the terminal. i think flights are delayed. >> he and most people took it in stride. then, suddenly the bomb experts said it was over. the package an oxygen bottle. >> what made it su

matthew on rhode island avenue in northwest. ash wednesday marks the start of the lenten season. it is a day of fasting and receiving ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. let me take it out to you guys on the weather terrace. it is a lovely wednesday indeed. >> it is. a little bit of a breeze. >> getting the breeze going. my hair is taking a beating. >> you poor thing. it's tough for you. >> it's a warm breeze. when the sun goes down, it's chilly. it's going to pay dividends tomorrow. it's breezy to windy here. check this out. this is unusual. this is an ever green colorado. it was so windy that it blew cars off the road. >> wow. >> they had winds over 75 miles per hour. if you are driving a high profile sport vehicle or utility, boom. between that and snow and just blowing snow, it was a mess out in evergreen. again, winds hurricane force in colorado, it is crazy. let's look live outside. is this brought to you by michael and son. we'll take this back in time over the last three hours. remember that song, it's a little black hole in the sun. sun on the way down. a f

mack matthews is on the water front with an update, what it means for the city. mark? >> a number of people and teams coming to kmeet for th the -- compete for the america's cup matters for the financial viability of the event in terms of spectators, if you've got 10 countries stands to reason you're going to have more spectators than if there are only three. a year ago, when larry ellison brought the america's cup to city hall he predicted there could be as many as 17 teams for the next regatta. >> there are four challengers now. >> right. >> five, counting you. when do you expect to see the other dozen? i think we know of about five more that i think will be entering shortly. but... you know we're hopeful that there are a bunch of countries that are very, very interested. we hope to get the chinese here and japanese here, but over 12 months i think we're going to have more entries. >> the 12 months passed now z there are actually fewer entries. three so far have signed up. and paid $100,000 fee. last week, regatta director told the new zealand herald he's hopeful but

mark rubbio or rick santorum. >> we will see what happens. you guys, thank you. really appreciate it. republican strategist matthew carlo president of the del carlo group, donnie fowler always here with great great insight. coming up, prisons are overcrowded and expensive, but should they be private? we will talk to a republican state senator from florida who broke party lines to say, no way. bad idea. later, brett breterlic. >> santorum and the downfall of western civilization. are you sure his middle name is bethany? if you say so. that and more on the war room. the strongest corporation. my god, this is one of the stupidest things i've ever heard! you got a bone to pick with that? the blood is in the water and the sharks are bipartisan. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh dear... or more on car insurance. it gives me a healthy scalp and great looking hair. does it do anything else for you? no? no? y

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mark rubbio or rick santorum. >> we will see what happens. you guys, thank you. really appreciate it. republican strategist matthew carlo president of the del carlo group donnie fowler always here with great, great insight. coming up prisons are overcrowded and expensive, but should they be private? we will talk to a republican state senator from florida who broke party lines to say, no way. bad idea. later, brett breterlic. >> santorum and the downfall of western civilization. are you sure his middle name is bethany? if you say so. that and more on the war room. >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well almost everybody... ♪ ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? woah! [

matthew stafford as come back player. >>> any time the warriors and kings face off a barn burn earned a with northern california rivalry. chatting with his successor mark jackson. he on fire. drains a 3. 18 of his 33 dame in period. 11 after 3. here come the warriors led by nate robinson. put them up by 1. munta on the bench but nate in control with the steal. to brandon with the flush. 15 seconds left. warriors down by 3, robinson to thompson, he buries the three, 16 and we'll go to o.t. where it was all king. 26 for tyree, kings winning it. >> cal looking to rebound for their first loss on wednesday. cal jumped out to the lead. 47% from beyond and 18 at the break. crab another 3. he led the scores with 19. cal by 28. bears getting it done from everywhere. to thurman, he finds the bottom of the bucket. 68-47 win over the sun devils. >> stanford minimum and foul points for the cardinals. an alley-oop, he had 10, stanford at the break. from downtown, he had 14. huge steal there. turner up up nate johnson for the flush, wildcats win it. >> it turned ugly in phoenix. sharks down 2-1 in the second. brent burns with the shot. great deflection and 2-2 but da

matthew hale's 22-year-old girl friend. she was getting out of her car when the gun wielding robbers demanded money and hit her with a gun. >> she has a couple marks on her chin and throat, but she's doing fine otherwise when they tried to punch her. she broke down when she got in the house, but she's doing a lot better today. she's even a little empowered by it because she scared them off. were the fourth incident happened in the 5500 block of ponder road. the crime has residents on high alert. >> i won't be out walking around late at night. >> reporter: the robbers are armed and dangerous and fairfax county police say if you are accosted, cooperate. then call police as soon as possible. there is no suspect description, put the robbers have been seen driving away in a black toyota camry. >>> a developing story in montgomery county, two young girls seriously injured when they were hit by a van crossing the street. it happened just after 7:00 at the intersection of route 355 and lake forest boulevard in gaithersburg. the driver stayed on the scene. the girls are expected to survive. >>> another big story tonight, the murder trial of the former uva

. >> mark was on it before when he said he relates better, rick santorum does, in the state of michigan that crist matthewclass, you look at mitt romney, you say he is not one of us. you do look at rick santorum and to some degree and say he is one of us. >> like i know him. >> we look at the numbers morning, two and a half weeks ago on a sunday show that newt gingrich called for rick santorum to get out of the race. so the game's up, look at your poll numbers, i'm conservative numbers, time to get out, rick santorum. >> mark mckinnon? >> you make a point about rick santorum's strength about middle class works and blue collar america, you think about obama's strength, and that this right where it is. we remind me of 2004, we got the perfect candidate in john kerry, his weaknesses reflected the president's strengths, strategically, the perfect foil for us. i would argue that howard dean would have been a better candidate against bush because he was strong and bold and kind of had the same strengths. that is a very similar situation what we are seeing here, i think. >> mark, you are exactly right. democrats