the noon deadline has expired and park police will move in any moment and enforcing national park service regulations and those include no camping no sleeps and no equipment that can be construed as camping here. nothing yet no u.s. park police. just a lot of people and as you can see that sign, it's a tent of dream. let's look at what was happening earlier today. >> i -- >> a handful of u.s. park police officers conducted a sweep of the entire mcpherson square a few hours before the noon deadline. earlier this morning protestors began to load some. their possessions on a truck to haul it away. >> we were loading up people's personal belongings they don't want stolen by the police because apparently it's perfectly to sleep anywhere else in the city except for in a campus against the status quo. >> a lot of activity at the encampment full of occupiers as full as others who support their cause. >> i was here at the very beginning. i did the first prayer vigil before there were any cameras or anything else out here. just as a protection for the people because i believe that justice is for al

the national park service as well as d.c. police will brief committee members about the camp and the conditions at the park. >>> well police arrested 14 protesters outside the supreme court today. the group was demonstrating against the use of the death penalty in this country. their protest coincided with the 35th anniversary of the execution of gary gilmore. he was st first person to be executed. the protesters arrested today will be charged with illegal demonstrating at the high court. >>> our weather doesn't want to make up its mind. yesterday freezing, today close to 60. now it's going back to the cold again. >> it is, but not for a while. i'm out here without a jacket. temperatures still in the upper 50s. the temperatures haven't gone down much. we have a strong south, southwest wind which is holding temperatures in the upper 50s. 57 in gaithersburg and leesburg. and still 61 in fredericksburg. even jump the divide, it's only 46 in oakland. you know things are warm. live doppler 9,000. most of the showers are over. a co

mayor vincent gray called on the national park service to kick out the protesters.ction notice and why it does not necessarily mean the end for the movement. >> good morning. it appears the rat problem has intensified since the protesters moved into mcpherson square in october. the mayor has called on the national park service to essentially removed all the protesters, citing rat infestation and other health issues at the tissues. he suggested relocating the protesters perhaps to freedom plaza, where a separate group has been camping out for months. both sites are owned by the park service. but the park service has said that these folks have a right to protest and have a four-month protest, so this could continue. california representative darrell issa is asking the park service to justify why the protesters have been allowed to camp at mcpherson square, claiming they are only making excuses. he put out a statement saying the city is trying its best to protect the health, welfare, and safety of people in and around the campsite and in this situation the national par

a fairly steady the site for the national park service. -- they thoroughly study the site for the national park service. she is not one to rest on laurels. she is all about what is next. the most important we chose her is her skill and design. she is an architect and engineer. that intersection of knowledge is very important to this project. most compellingly, her genius for envisioning productive and elegance bases -- spaces. that is why she has earned the nickname around odi of " michelangelo and won." >> i will speak briefly about the concept for pier 70. the proposal is based on the new american workplace. incorporates multiple functions under one roof. our tenants have the combination of office, r&d, manufacturing, warehousing, chevron, and retail activities in one space. odi design also incorporate shared amenities, classrooms, transportation, restaurants, and performing arts centers. recent tenants in other projects in the bay area with the same model include bittersweet cafe, odwalla, oaklandish, mellon hardware -- mountain hardware, sun power. i want to speak further on our approa

we are hoping to get someone's permission from the national park service and on the national mall is a news conference scheduled for around 9:00 this morning. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> five months since the east slocoast earthquakes. there were two more aftershocks in louisa county yesterday. no injuries reported. >> divers are once again searching for 21 people still missing after a cruise ship ran aground and capsized over the italian coast last week. you can see it the rough seas. that is causing complications for divers searching for the missing. we are getting a better look a problem. satellite pictures showed a 950 foot ship on its side, half submerged in water. >> the captain claims he never intended to abandon passengers. the city ended up in a life raft after he tripped and fell into the water. the captain is now under house arrest and could be charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship. >> i want to take a look a day and did. president obama going on the offensive in orlando. the commander-in-chief today will pitch its plans for boosting u.s. tourism during a stop a

and hiss kiln site was found in the 1950s by john cotter on the national park service property. and these are some of hiss products that -- i'm trying to do minimum object counts. i do shard counts, that is, i count all the fragments of this pottery type, and i also do minimum object counts. and i do that by isolating rooms and bases that belong together. and i can tell if i'm looking at these, different vessels that are represented in this layer from the well, it's layer "d." we've got milk cans represented and a jug here with a nice little spread foot, a little turned up on the edge there. very well made. a little drinking cup here. very thin. the fabric is identifiable because it is chalky and buff colored. it's james river clay. you can see there's quite a bit of variety in the colors of the glazes. much is dependent upon the kiln conditions. a typical day here at jamestown consists of sorting and identifying objects and entering them into our database, which is jamestown rediscovery. it was developed for us specifically here at jamestown. to date we've cataloged over 1.5 mi

viewers -- >> bill: they have been living there for six months. >> there is no question that the national park service >> okay. so, the congressman who was quizzing the national park director is correct. he isn't not upholding the letter of the law. he is not. >> he does have some discretion. if they are camping chronically as they have been. is he clear he has the authority to keep them out. he says he wants to be careful because you don't want to quick out one group and not kick out another group. and in the beginning when they started to camp that was one thing. he said he reason for not pushing it then. he didn't want to oxygenate their cause which is by its very nature to occupy. >> bill: that's a rationalization. it's b.s., it's dumb. can i shed that guy in a minute. won't come on here. you are much more courageous. what i'm concerned about is the letter of the law. >> he has the right. >> he was the what? >> he has the right to kick them out. >> bill: right. if he doesn't kick them out, which he isn't, that opens up the door for every outfit to camp out on every part of the national park system

freedom plaza, protesters at both locations have apparently worn out their welcome with the national park service. >> what we're doing here is landfall. >> after numerous complaints about trash and rat problems, especially at mcpherson square, including a formal complaint from d.c. mayor vincent gray, the park service starting at noon tomorrow u.s. park police will begin enforcing the ban on camping and the use of temporary structures in mcpherson diswair square and freedom park. >> reporter: how long have you been out? >> i've been coming out since september. >> reporter: protesters we spoke with at mcpherson square said even if they're no longer allowed to camp out, the occupy d.c. movement will continue. >> reporter: is this the beginning of the end of the occupy d.c. movement? >> oh, of course not. what's going on right now is just a continuation. this is just to let you know what's going to come in the spring and summer. >> this is a new chapter. this is where we get to separate the boys from the men and the girls from the women, so i'm ready. i'm ready. i'm not afraid of anything tomorrow.

beginning their occupy protest, protesters have apparently worn out their welcome with the national parks servicemerous complaints about trash and rat problems, especially at mcpherson square, including a formal complaint from dc mayor vincent gray, the parks service says starting at noon tomorrow the ban on camping will be enforced and the use of temporary structures for camping in mcpherson square and freedom plaza. anyone in violation can be arrested and have their camping gear confiscated. >> reporter: how long have you been out there? >> since september.

mcpherson as well as freedom plaza both are run by the national parks service, so the national parks service, the u.s. park police are the ones that have jurisdiction. so we're outside of that on d.c. property. >> i know you just sent this letter to the director of the national parks service, mr. jarvis yesterday, so has there been a response yet? >> no, we haven't heard anything. in fact, we sent a letter earlier indicating to the national park service of the costs that had been incurred by the district of colombia, asking them to help us because we're obviously in tough budget times. we haven't gotten a response to that one either. e in the letter from yesterday, is there some friction there or something or why do you think you haven't gotten a response yet? >> no. there's nothing that i would cite as friction at this stage. as a matter of fact, we're trying to work closely with the park service through all of this. but we would like a response not only to the letter yesterday, but the one that preceded it. >> so the hope is that you'll be able to move the protesters at least tempor

so, it is no secret that the park service does have this specific rule that bans camping however the national park service has told me several times, these folks are not camping. they're participating in an on- going 24-hour vigil. what's the difference? well, there's not much. the park service is telling me that they are protecting the protestors' first amendment rights. the hearing later this morning comes after d.c.'s health inspector found a rat infestation here and other health code violations. a toddler, you may remember, was even found alone in a tent on a 40 degree day wearing only a onesie. that little girl is now in child protective custody. committee chairman darrell issa released a statement a short time ago saying "the city is trying its best to protect the health, welfare and safety of people in and around the camp site. in this situation, the national park service has so far been more interested in making excuses than protecting the public." congressman isa has demanded all communication from national park service, from the government, d.c. government and from d.c. police regar

the head of the national park service is called to testify in front of a house committee. >> my job as a 35 year veteran of the national park service is protect individual rights under the first amendment. when each protest... >> wait a minute. to protect rights under the first amendment is it not also your job tone force the law? >> absolutely it's my job. >> is it against the law to camp? >> the courts have afforded us a great deal of discretion in how we enforce the law. >> so, the occupy wall street people breaking the law? >> technically, yes, they are. >> so the law says no carp camping out without a permit. >> yes. that is the disstix. if it's just a protest it's one thing, morphing into camping is another thing. and this, let's... >> bill: they've been living there six month autos there is no question national park service has the authority to kick them out. >> the congressman is correct. he is not up holding the letter of the law. >> if they're camping as they have been, it's clear he has authority to kick them out. he says he wants to be careful because you don't want to kick

members of the committee i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the national park service handling of the occupied demonstrations at mcpherson square. this hearing takes place in the district of columbia. the capitol of the nation and the federal government. it is here perhaps more than any other place in the united states americans come to exercise their first amendment rights to peacefully assemble to petition their government for redress of grievances and to exercise their right of freedom of speech. all three injured 97 of america's national parks but especially the national parks in washington, d.c. are places where citizens' rights are guaranteed under the nation's constitution. among the law enforcement agencies in the nation, the national park service and its urban law enforcement organization the united states park release have perhaps the greatest experience handling first amendment activities. in 2011 alone there were 626 permitted first amendment activities on land here in washington, d.c.. not all first amendment activities require a permit their fourth these

government oversight committee has demanded answers as to why the national park service is calling thisur vigil and not camping. park rules, as i mentioned, ban camping outright but the park service has seemingly bent the rules to protect the protestor's first amendment right. that's what i've been told several times when i've asked. darrell issa released a statement saying the refusal to provide documents about the park service's decision, decision-making, leaves a lingering perception that long- standing prohibitions against encampments have been ignored to avoid a politically embarrassing situation for the administration. now, the occupiers tell me this is the longest-running encampment in the country and they're hoping it will remain that way. andrea, back to you. >>> all right, delia, thank you. >>> at 5:35, it is time for another "your money" report. jessica doyle has the day off. >>> today, the federal reserve begins a two-day meeting here in washington and for the first time, individually, fed members will offer their personal views and projections for interest rates and the eco

what you've seen you've been down to fit macpherson square today what's been going on are the national park service police actually going through and enforcing this ban on camping material no they're not they haven't been any arrests that we're aware of today. we are inter putting what the park service is doing is that they're trying to do a very very soft slow piecemeal of action what they would like to do is to get us out of there without there being any kind of scene that will sort of show the violence that's being used against protesters all over the country i mean d.c. park police they're now they're out of the government they deal with protesters all the time and so they're not it's unlikely that they're going to come down as hard as people in new yorkers oakland and what they're i think trying to do is do one by one arrests of individual protesters they can't catch sleeping give them stay away orders and then you know make the protest slowly wind down. we put up that large tent today to sort of show that we're doing a collective resistance that try to avoid the possibility of a slow bleed no

friday, interior secretary ken salazar gave the national park service 30 days to work with the memorialation, the king family and others to choose a more accurate version of the quote."we do want to correct for generations yet unborn. we do not want it as a distraction.""it is certainly the right thing to do. the context is most important to me." reaction at the site was mixed. "there is something in brevity there is something that is very importaat. the point gets across and that's certainly that this is a beautiful tribute.""i think shortening the quote robs us of his truee nature and his authentic verbiage.""i enjoy the full quote so i was really excited to see that they were going to change it this week."reporter: memorial foundation president harry johnson told us it will take time to determine how to change the quote and even whether it can be changed.so, it could be a while before an actual correction is made. athena jones, c-n-n washington. -----end-----cnn.script----- straight ahead... android... blackberry or iphone..help for the cold and flu is in the palm of your hand.the ap

in the letter, he calls on the national parks service to remove them because of "a dangerous rat infestation commissaries potential for communicable disease, hypothermia, and food borne illness." he cited a report from the health department saying the conditions are "a threat to the health and safety of both protesters and the district residents." nobody is leaving it. dan has been living here since mid october and said the rats are coming from nearby alleys and buildings. >> as you walk around different ballets, you can see rattraps set up there too. it has always been a problem. >> this protest has only been here one week. he says they make an effort to keep the area clean. michael from southeast d.c. spent his lunch hour documenting what he sees at the protest sites. >> there are health concerns that could perhaps make them sick then that would be sent a attention to. >> the national parks service says the protesters have a right to free speech and essentially that needs to be protected. also we want to mention come on tuesday, more protests this time on capitol hill for occupy congress.

we'll get answers from the national park service coming up. >>> only on 9, a frayed and tattered american flag flying at francis scott park. it's a story you first saw on 9 last summer and the national park service replaced it the next day. last week we got an e-mail from a viewer that said it was again in very bad condition. so we sent our kristin fisher down to that georgetown park to investigate. four days before the fourth of july, this frayed flag was flying above the very monument to the man who wrote the star spangled banner. >> the ends are frayed and the individual stripes are starting to tear from each other a bit. >> national park service admitted it was their fault. one day after the story aired, a new flag was gallantly streaming. six months later, we got an e- mail from a viewer. an army captain that wants to remain unanimous. once again, the flag at francis key park is frayed on the top edge and flying in a disrespectful manner. >> it's important to show respect with a new flag, not an old tattered flag. i have never noticed a problem with the flag. i see it every day. at t

today the national park service will announce a billionaire history buff will donate $7.5 million toepair the washington monument. the repairs will cost $15 million. congress approved funding for half of the bill. today the park service will announce philanthropist david rubinstein will donate the rest of the group. rubinstein is no stranger to large donations. he recently gave $4.5 million to the national zoo's panda program, one of washington's top tourism officials tells new 4 he's glad the repairs can begin. >> it's good news that the monies are in place to continue with the renovation and get the monument back open again. from a tourism perspective, it's good for us overall, but the fact that it's closed right now does not deter people from coming to washington. >> the national park service says the restoration project could take up to a year to complete. >>> a form mt. rainier police officer will learn his fate today nearly two months after pleading guilty to attempted murder. gene gillette was said to have lured a man to his capital heights home

in the situation the national park service has so far wednesday more interested in making excuses -- been more interests in making excuses than protecting the public. a spokesperson for the national park service says they have received a letter and seen the statement but they aren't prepared to comment tonight. >> who will pay for all this? there's the removal and mess that's left behind, the clean- up, of course. reporter: that is a good question and mayor gray talked about that in his letter. he says d.c. residents should not be responsible for the clean-up or relocation of the occupy protesters. in fact, he's asking the national park service reimburse the district for expenses they've incurred thus far keeping this place safe. that is the very latest from down here in northwest. >> maybe if one of the goals down there was to get jobs, maybe the city can employ some of them to clean up the mess left behind. maureen umeh tonight. >>> also new tonight police need the public's help solving a string of robberies along the d.c./bethesda line. investigators believe the same armed robbers

. >> reporter: the national park service has made many accommodations even bending park rules that ban overnight camping. calling this an on going 24 hour vigil. >> right now we are the long- lasting camp in the country. around the country people are doing what we're going to have to do. one or two people on a beverage at night. >> reporter: at mcpherson square, delia goncalves, news news. >> we are still waiting for a response if the national park service -- from the narcotic park service, today a man accused of helping to cover-up theft of government money will enter a guilty plea. marshall banks is accused of receiving grandparent funds from redistricting them to -- redistricting them to harry thomas jr.. thomas resigned his ward 5 seat and pled guilty last friday. he admitted that he embezzled more than $350,000. the charge that banks faces carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison. >>> the wind could be a problem today. >> yeah, winds are howling out there. it could be worse later this afternoon. the weather service posted a wind advisory all the counties in orange until

issa says the national parks service is not responding to his questions. arks service allowed demonstrators to what he called damage and destroy mcpherson square. he also questioned whether the decision not to econvict the demonstrators is politically motivated. >>> 6:45. a drug bust at dulles airport. customs workers seized a pound of heroin. agents arrested a 61-year-old nigerian man last week. they say he swallowed 20 condoms filled with heroin with a street value of $31,000. the man eventually passed the pellets and was taken into custody. >>> delays on the blue and yellow lines last night can't be blamed on metro. thanks to a shoplifter, trains were delayed for about ten to 15 minutes last night. police say the man stole something from nordstrom at the pentagon city mall. security guards chased the suspect into the metro station. that's when he jumped on the tracks and took off to the tunnel. metro officials were forced to shut down the trains in both directions for a short time. arlington police eventually caught up with the suspect and arrested him.

national parks service will lay a wreath and offer educational programs throughout the day. national ca three dwral will hold a special -- cathedral will hold a special service. dr. martin luther king parade today at the intersection of mlk and utah street. lenny moore will serve as the grand marshal. >>> there are numerous parades and special celebrations commemorating king's 83rd birthday. mount st. joseph high school, students will hear from leon bass. kuren redmond is standing by with more of a preview of the message. >> reporter: good morning, we are live outside of mount st. joseph high school, i have a handful of students. they know how important it is for the mlk day and get a special message today from dr. leon bass. to tell us about him is kevin. tell me /hÑa little bit about d leon bass. >> reporter: mount st. joseph, we believe like dr. king, that all people can be great, they can love and serve others. that's the lesson of d king and message of dr. bass. he served in world war two, liberated nazi death camps involved in civil rights movement and did a lot to prom

the national park service laid wreaths at the memorial to the late civil rights leader. it was dedicated in august and this weekend the national parks service decided to quick -- fix a quote on the memorial that came under fire. the park service and the king foundation will work together to come up with a correct quote. >> a lot of people are celebrating the legacy of dr. king martin luther king dr. king this weekend. >> music filled the sanctuary at oakland's b.b. memorial cathedral on telegraph avenue. the congregation dedicate the service to the reverend who actually considered himself a christian first before being labeled a civil rights leader. ♪ >> alan: the glide ensemble dedicated todays' service to dr. martin luther king, jr. glide's past you're encouraged young people to carry on dr. king's legacy and mission. >> make sure that you make a claim of what you can do in the world that will make the world a better place for all of us. >> alan: reverend williams told of how dr. king's involvement in the montgomery bus boycott helped catapult the civil rights movement

has expressed concern about the mcpherson camp and questioned why parks services has allowed it to be here. a spokesman with the national service says the protesters have a right to free speech. and it must be protected. now it's just a matter of time. we're going to wait and see exactly what happens. what more the mayor's going do and how the national parks service is going to respond. in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you. >>> this morning, it is a big day for nbc. we are celebrating a milestone. >> the "today" show is marking its 60th anniversary. >> here is dave garroway. >> here we are. good morning to you. >> dave garroway kicked off what would turn out to be six decades of ocpmoc television in 1952. since then, some of america's best-known television personalities have anchored the program. this morning barbara walters, hugh downs, bryant gumbel, and katie couric will return live to look back at america's favorite morning show. we'll do that math for you -- 60 years of mornings equals about 22,000 shows. 22,000! you can catch it all right here on nbc 4 in just a few minutes

also the national park service as some financial help.billionaire philanthropist david rubenstein will donate $7.50 million to finish the repair work. a bethesda woman left her six- year old at paul while attending a kick boxing class. the child put something in a toaster and the smoke detector went off. >> we are following the latest on the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy. satellite images are showing the problems rescue crews are having their. the ship is on its side, half submerged in deep water. just to give you a perspective it is as long as three football fields. efforts to find the 21 people missing after the disaster, including four americans, are on hold because of rough seas. 11 people are confirmed dead. the captain of the ship says he never intended to abandon passengers. he says he ended up in a life raft after he tripped and fell into the water. he is under house arrest. some anne arundel county parents say their school is making their children sick. parents took up their concerns with the school board last night

vincent gray is calling on the national park service to take action and remove the protesters. >> welcome to pc >> candy bar wrappers, scraps of food, and muddy water. some say it is no different than anywhere else in the city. >> there's a park next door with the same problem. they migrate under the streets. >> and this demonstrator recently woke up face to face with a large menacing rat after leaving sandwiches in his tent. >> it was coming in the same way people come in. when i will cuoke, it took off the other way. >> he has decided to leave. >> i am moving out. >> vincent gray once probably it to relocate them to freedom plaza. >> i understand there are health concerns. >> it is an eyesore and probably time to vacate the part. >> darrell issa accused the park service of making excuses instead of protecting public. he has written the department of interior and has given them until the 24th of this month to respond. >> thank you. and overturned tractor trailer causing major traffic delays on interstate 270 near shady grove road in rockville. we were over the scene a short time ago. haz

difficult assessment team rappelling down the monument, you're looking look at footage from the national park service. that was the damage assessment phase. now we're in the design phase. the national parks service is awarded a contract for the de sign of the repair work. construction will start in late summer e early fall, and that repair work, that construction, is expected to take between 10 to 12 months to complete, if everything goes as expected. so what this means is we'll be at least june 2013 before this monument is back open to the public. it is -- seems like a very long time away, but it would have been even longer were it not for this donation today from david aruba stein. >> thank you very much. >>> the president is taking heat from republicans after he rejected fast tracking plans to build an oil pipeline from canada to texas. the republican chairman of the house energy and commerce committee is calling for hearings on the issue. and secretary of state hillary clinton may be asked to testify. she supposedly recommended that the president reject the plan. the white house says the presiden

reporter: there is still question tonight as to what the national park service plans to do. is it going to clear out the park or simply enforce the prohibition against sleeping here? more on that in a moment. first, though, a look at what about 40 or so of the so-called 99%ers did a short time ago. they and some of their friends from freedom plaza marched over to lafayette square across from the white house and while president obama delivered his state of the union address they chanted their own knowing the nature of their 4-month-old demonstration may be about to change. the occupy d.c. encampment at mcpherson square looks like it's been here a while and going nowhere any time soon. that's also the attitude expressed by some who are living in these tents. >> i mean we're resilient people. we'll figure out a way to keep it going no matter. what. reporter: what about the sleeping situation? >> if i have to sleep across the street, that's fine. reporter: on capitol hill today national park service officials were grilled by members of the house oversight and government reform c

. >> ahead of the national park service under tough questioning from republicans admitted he has been looking the other way and allowing occupy protesters to camp out in order to help keep the peace. >> if you want to change the rules, that's fine. just let me tell my constituents who want to visit d.c. that they can come to any park they want to and bring their tent as long as they say they are protesting. >> national park service director says he'll begin to enforce the no camping law, but he won't say when or how. >> we are not evicting mcpherson, the occupiers under any circumstances. unless there's some sort of major health or emergency. you need to make a distinction here that camping is a violation on an individual person's case. >> bruce johnson, 9news now. >> a man charged with trying to assassinate president barack obama has pleaded not guilty. oscar ramiro hernandez is accused of firing shots at the white house last november. the president wasn't home at the time and nobody was hurt. prosecutors allege ortega harbors conspiracy theories and fantasies of killing the presiden

have the port commission which in effect deals with the state concerns and then we have the national park service. i've had the pleasure of working over the years on some national park and ggnra stuff with three of the speakers tonight. jane, becky evans and carol prince. they are and always have been extremely involved in the environmental end both the theoretical and practical. and i greatly appreciate the efforts they've put into this over the last several months. there were a couple of comments made by speakers tonight, watershed moment, legacy was mentioned several times. and they are all quite appropriate on this. i think the department has been an unbelievable job. i have a cardboard box like this that i had to bring in with material. it was just amazing. this is a work in progress. the group of san franciscoians that went down to -- san franciscans that went down to san diego to watch the preliminary races, made suggestions. those suggestions started to be incorporated. those are being incorporated. what happens next year, 2012 and the results and the experiences will be incorporated in w

where -- the number i am looking for is the total amount of money that we send to the national parks service per year. that is an issue that has received some recent attention. do we have that number handy? could we be provided with that? >> it is not five and a half million, but there is a five- year contract with $5 million to $6 million. we can get to that estimate, but it is between $5 million to $6 million per year. >> i think it is an important number to highlight because there has been criticism about the level, but we do make a significant contribution to the parks service for maintaining their willingness in our watershed. i think that that is it. thank you. >> i had a question on that $1.6 million. i think it is for mike. i do not know. is that annual? >> it is the irrigations transfer. >> an annual amount. that is sort of just a number that will be negotiated, correct? >> commissioners, michael, deputy general manager. that number will be negotiated. >> i have forgotten, when would that start? from a budget perspective, would that be fiscal year 13? >> july 1, 2012. that is all to

numbers are getting a jolt of reality this time with an eviction notice while the national park service tells occupiers to get out these protesters say you can't evict an idea will bring you the latest. and one day away from the florida primary conservative critics are demanding ron paul step out of the race with so many youth voters joining his stride it's much easier said than done so are these critics splitting hairs are or splitting the party all together. you know the saying it's going to hell in a handbasket well that might not be too far from the truth for the eurozone. and while the euro crisis may be at the top of the agenda for world leaders not much is changing. it is monday january thirtieth seven pm in washington d.c. accuse me and christine for sound you are watching our t.v. well to begin with tonight it is one of the longest occupations in the occupy wall street movement the one right here in washington d.c. since late september protesters have been camping out in the fierce and square and freedom plaza and how for the most part been unbothered by police here the parks a

. >> you can add the national park service to the list of people opposed to making the district's world war i memorial a national one. we told you about that proposal, making its way through congress. rededicates the district's memorial as one to the city and to the national world war i memorial. city leaders call the plan an insult to the district and residents. now the examiner newspaper reports the national park service representative says it has serious concerns about that proposal. >> the senate oversight committee held a hearing on progress. the army now made at arlington national cemetery. the cemetery was rocked by a scandal over mismarked graves. unmarked graves, and people buried in the wrong spots. the widespread problem triggered congressional inquiry and criminal investigation. >> the reports provided to congress reveal that much work remains to be done. arlington must be put on a course that will ensure no tragedy like the one we saw unfold in 2010 is ever again reported to veterans and their families. >> senator mccaskill thanked the force with making great advancements.

i believe the national park service is undertaking an environmental assessment. could you tell us briefly how that meshes as well? >> that is an excellent question. the ceqa findings covers all of the implementation plans for the america's cup. there summarized and included within the eir. even though they are evolving, they are living documents each that will incorporate best practices. among those, they will respond to the performance requirements and all the mitigation measures you are proving as part of these actions. those are covered. with respect to the national park service and the national environmental protection act, the environment and review process, the ceqa equivalent they have to go through, that is ongoing and will be flowing through the documents in the spring. they have similar but somewhat different standards for their review. that information from the eir that is common to what needs to get covered gets picked up, and additional changes according to their interpretation of nepa will play out in those documents. for your purposes today, you ar

national park service has been distributing flyers warning protesters.the west coast, oakland, california, assesses the damage today after a night of violence. more than 100 protesters were arrested after clashing with police. >>> happening in northern florida, interstate 75 is closed after a string of crashes overnight killing at least nine people. officials tell us the highway will be closed in that area for most of the day. the sheriff's office says visibility was poor because of smoke from a nearby brush fire. >>> and a community's symbol of strength and compassion today enters a new era of healing. the hospital in joplin, missouri, took a direct tornado hit last year. today it's being demolished. coming up at 5:00, i'll talk to somebody who knows first hand about the town's healing process. i'm fredricka whitfield. back in one hour. wolf blitzer will be joining me to talk about the gop debate. he moderated in jacksonville. then it's on to las vegas. republicans will be caucusing there in nevada. nevada's biggest newspapers already endorsing their fa

. >> head of the national park service under tough questioning from republicans admitted he has been looking the other way and allowing occupy protesters to camp out in order to help keep the peace. >> if you want to change the rules, that's fine. just let me tell my constituents who want to visit d.c. this summer that they can come to any park they want to and they can bring their tent as long as they say they are protesting. >> national park service director says he'll begin to enforce the no camping law at mcpherson square, but won't say when or how. >> we are not evicting mcpherson, the occupiers under any circumstances unless there's some sort of major health or emergency. you need to make a distinction here. that camping is a violation on an individual persons case. >> bruce johnson, 9news now. >>> oscar ramiro ortega hernandez is not guilty for trying to assassinate president barack obama. he entered that plea today. police accuse ortega of firing shots at the white house back on november 11. he was arrested days later in pennsylvania. prosecutors argue he harbors conspiracy t

national cathedral will hold a special service later on upon afternoon. >>> justin has an update coming up in a bit with the weather. but first, the national park service is offering free entry to all 400 national parks for the coming holiday weekend. it's the 14th through the 16th. the free admission is part of the park service commemoration of dr. martin luther king junior day. >>> news of snow on the ground. justin has a look at that coming up in bit. also following the cold weather and it's a common request when you think about it. more than reasonable. if you are at a show or performance, just turn off the cell phone. a little while later what one symphony conductor did when patron's phone wouldn't stop ringing. >>> and an app for everything including you be help how to monitor your chances for cold or the flu. >>> and in a matter of minutes, weather can change. we will look at the wild weather take another turn towards winter. what you can expect today and snow on the groundch that's the word. >>> yeah. that's it -- ground. that's the word. >> yeah. that's the word. two reports confirming northern sections of carroll county hampstead and