>> the submarine base in new london is one of the key opponents of the strategy in terms of what you pointed out. the fact that we will be keeping attack submarines in a 40/60 split, at lan tlantic pacific, not just the pacific that we have the need for the attack submarines, it's not just the capability and capacity of these incredible war ships are needed, also, i want to thank the state of connecticut for -- they have invested about $40 million in to the sub base there to upgrade some facilities. so that we can maintain that base at the high rate of operational readiness that it is. thats that been appreciated and helpful. >> thank you for those comments and i'll say on behalf of the state of connecticut, we have been proud to support that sub base, because it performs such an important mission. would you agree also that with the increasing trend toward unmanned underwater vehicles and counter mine warfare f importance of that base is only increase something. >> i will agree with that senator. >> thank you. >> my time is up. but, again, i want to thank all of you for your service

. >> the submarine base in new london is one of the key components of the strategy in terms of just what you pointed out, the fact that we will be keeping attack submarines in a 40-60 split, atlantic, pacific, that what admiral greenert testified to a little earlier that it's not just specific that we have the need for attack submarines, it's not just the capacity and the capability of these incredible warships are needed, and i also want to thank the state of connecticut for they've invested about $40 million into the subbase there to upgrade some facilities so that we can maintain that base at the high rate of operational readiness that it is, and that's very much appreciated and it's been very helpful. >> thank you for those comments, and i will say on behalf of the day to day, we are proud to support that subbase. would you agree that with undermine vehicles, that base is only increasing? >> i will agree with that, senator? >> thank you. my time is up, but again, i want to thank all of you for your service and for your very helpful testimony today. thank you. >> thank you, senator bl

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening tonight from our london bureau. the world woke up to terrible news from afghanistan where a u.s. army sergeant apparently went on a solo rampage and killed over a dozen afghan civilians including children outside of kandahar. beyond the horror of the loss of life and the initial shock of the news, beyond even the immediate threat of reprisals, this news has now led even more americans to question the mission itself. what america is still doing there and what long ago became our longest war. we talked to the british prime minister about it here in london today. but first here tonight, we have two reports, beginning with nbc news pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. military officials here are convinced that this u.s. soldier acted alone in what a senior pentagon official calls a mass murder. the scene was horrific. evidence, say military officials, of one soldier's rage. 16 civilians were killed when the american soldier went on a shooting rampage in a small vi

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michelle kaczynski, nbc news, london. >> that's our broadcast on a monday night. thank you for being here with us as we start off a new week. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening and thanks for skroing us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >>> a san francisco sheriff will not get jail time but he will serve three years a' probation stemming from the new year's eve incident. mayor mirkarimi apologized. >> reporter:

duncan golestani, nbc news, london. >>> and when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday evening, getting out the vote. why president obama needs african-american voters more than ever. >>> and making it easier for animals in need to find a home. >>> we're back now with more on the presidential campaign. for president obama, a key challenge is reinforcing his support among african-americans. they're emerging as a key group for the president, and some independents move away from him. nbc's kristen welker with that story tonight. >> may god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: those were heady days for america's first african-american president. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> reporter: but the coalition of regular democrats and independents barack obama had built soon began to break apart. as battles over health care and the budget descended into partisan bickering. >> the president would not take yes for an answer. >> reporter: last summer with the black unemployment rate soaring, some african-american leaders slammed him. >> we want to give him every o

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tina krause, cbs news, london. >> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. happy buddy check 9 day. >> that's right. don't forget call your buddy do a self-exam. early detection can save lives, i'm mike hydeck, here's friday, here's monika samtani. >> how are you? >> happy friday. howard how are you? >> i'm good, got through yesterday, we're going to get through today and the weekend is here. it's that simple. >> yesterday was nice. breezy and really warm. >> gusts to 35 miles an hour. so -- >> that's not -- >> temperature you're right 74 was the high. >> it was even warm last night. >> yeah. now with colder air coming back and temperatures 15 degrees or more colder this afternoon and jacket weather as we've got some areas north and west of town. shenandoah valley you guys are in the low 40s and we're still in the low 50s. here's a look at the day planner, we are expecting the showers we have south and east of town to be exiting pretty quickly over the next couple of hours, they'll be gone

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> pelley: in the u.s. presidential race, here is where the battle for the republican nomination stands on the eve of the illinois primary. mitt romney leads with 493 delegates, followed by rick santorum with 218. newt gingrich 120 and ron paul with 42. no one is close to the 1,144 needed to clinch the nomination. next week right in the middle of this campaign the supreme court will consider the constitutionality of president obama's health care reform law. so we thought this would be a good time to ask the republicans what they would do about health care. first, dean reynolds with the santorum campaign. dean? >> reporter: scott, senator santorum-- like the other republican candidates-- gets some of his loudest applause when he says his top priority will be to repeal the national health care law which president obama signed two years ago. >> senator, i know you're opposed to the national health care law, but i'm a little vague on what you would do instead of it. >> not romneycare, not obamacare not governme

nick watt, abc news, london. >>> and experts say they're sure they can recover the painting, liftinghe one on top, as leonardo himself once reportedly said, art is never finished, only abandoned. in da vinci's case it may soon be res rektsed. >>> thank you for watching. we're always at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be on later. we hope to see you back tomorrow night. .

abc news, london. >> and she can exhale. we thank you for watching. abc news.com is always there.ater, and we'll see >>> tragedy averted near bodega bay. three people pulled from the pacific. >> pg&e pipeline repairs and huge profit smz say the utility will make thanks to the san bruno traj die and getting to the bottom of what jeep drivers call the death wobble. >> and sale of a $29 million mansion. what one couple is willing to take if you don't have the cash. >> what happened shouldn't have happened and i'm eternally, sorry. >> ross mirk reeny chokes back tears and his future as sheriff of san francisco is uncertain, tonight. good evening, i'm dan ash lie as expected mirkarimi received three years probation, and 100 hours of community service. we have been following this story since it broke in january and are live from city hall. carolyn? >> the legal case is over but here at city hall, political process has a life of its own. this afternoon, sheriff ross mirkarimi left his

charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> cordes: to iran now, where votes are still being counted from yesterday's parliamentary elections. as elizabeth palmer reports from tehran, it was a battle between two political extremes with no place for would-be reformers. >> reporter: this election was a contest between one faction of hard-line conservatives backed by iran's supreme leader, and another backed by president mahmoud ahmadinejad. it wasn't a radical choice. but some voters were perfectly happy with it. others, disgusted that hundreds of reform candidates had been away. the boycott worried the rejeep's leaders, as they needed a strong showing to legitimize their anti-western policies, and, apparently, they got it. although there's no way to independently verify the claim, the regime says more than 60% of eligible voters in iran did cast a ballot. on the northern edge of tehran, where a cable car runs up to the local ski hill, the middle class has come to take a break. in the past, many of these people, total plea lee disenchanted with their leaders, would have had nothing to do with an electi

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nick watt, abc news, london. >> and experts say they're sure they can recover the painting, lifting offne on top. as leonardo himself once reportedly said, art is never finished, only abandoned. in da vinci's case it may soon be resurrected. >>> thank you for watching. we're always at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be on later. we hope to see you back tomorrow night. >>> the plea allows us to move forward. >> and there is a surprise plea bargain. >> a settlement in the san bruno pipeline explosion. pg&e gives millions to the city and fighting homeowners in court. >> a major milestone for bringing bart to silicon valley. a $2 billion plus for the south bay economy. >> and a neighborhood eye sore about to be cleaned up. a follow up to you fix it week from the eye team. >> thank you. >> and ross mirkarimi announces a plea deal erasing a domestic violence charge and allows him to return, undistracted to his duties as sheriff. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the surprise development comes on the day that the first jobs would are been selected in this case. instead the sh

nick watt, abc news, london. >>> and experts say they're sure they can recover the painting, liftinghe one on top, as leonardo himself once reportedly said, art is never finished, only abandoned. in da vinci's case it may soon be res rektsed. >>> thank you for watching. we're always at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be on later. we hope to see you back tomorrow night. . [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run mane devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better.

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tina, cbs news, london. >>> and the queen says she is looking forward to the big anniversary celebrationns of people are expected to show up to hold street parties all across the country. >>> this is 9news now. >> nearly two years have passed since shots rang out in a drive by shooting along south capital street killing four young people. a fifth victim had been shot earlier because been accused of stealing jewelry. tonight, from that violence coming sweeping mental health and reforms. to help identify and treat use before they get into serious trouble like that. bruce johnson has the story. >> a group of young people gather on the steps of an apartment building after attending the funeral of a friend who has been killed. without warning, a rented van pulls up. its uke pants its occupants open fire. today, it's the worst shooting in modern d.c. history. six wounded, five young people on trial as we speak for murder. >> she was a beautiful child.

nick schifrin, abc news, london. >> i can't decide what's more exciting.er or the queen? madonna? i don't know. >> i'd go with the queen. >> you have a little something for the queen. >> i hear the queen, the reception -- >> you guys look good together. >> bond, james bond. >> have you ever met the queen? >> i have never met the queen. >> we'll see what we can do. >> your contact? >> we'll be back. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> this morning on "world news now," growing outrage. dressed in hoodies, demonstrators and church members pray and demand justice for trayvon martin. >> they want the neighborhood watch captain who claims he shot the teen in self-defense arrested. and an even bigger protest is planned for later today. it's monday, march 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. >> i'm john muller in for rob nelson. some big name pro athletes plan to attend today's rally in sanford, florida, where trayvon martin w

work with him on plans this summer to go on investing in london transport, lengthening commuter trains, extending the underground and exploring new river crossings in east london. he will be creating a new 70 million pound development fund to attract new business and new jobs. and the mayor has persuaded me of the docs, if we offer enhanced capital how answers there, so we will. mr. deputy speaker, 24 enterprisers are going ahead across england. chinese investment is expanding. i want parts of the united kingdom to benefit from these policies. the chief secretary can confirm today we will offer enhanced capital allowances for businesses starting out in the new scottish enterprise areas in dundee, and we look forward to the first enterprise zone in northern ireland. i also want to see investment in our world leading energy sector, including renewables. we launched the green investment bank open for business next month. we introduced the tax system to encourage investment and set the rate today. combined heat and power plants will not be liable to carbon foot rates. renewable energy will play a crucial part in britain's energy mix.

nbc news, london. >>> rising gas prices are fueling a drop in consumer confidence. w study released today by the university of michigan shows consumer sentiment fell one point to 74.3, the lowest number this year. nearly one-third of this country's drivers pay about $4 or more a gallon for gas. the average price in d.c. is $4.04 according to triple-a. in maryland it's $3.85. virginia drivers pay the least at $3.74. many analysts believe gas prices across the country will top out at four bucks by memorial day. >>> a busy weekend and beautiful weather might have you wanting to visit the district this weekend but expect some delays if you ride metro. there will be track work on four of the five lines. on the red line the shady grove station will be closed. free shuttle buses will run between shady grove and rockville. trains will also single track on the orange, blue, and green lines. all work begins at 10:00 tonight and should be done by monday morning's rush hour. trains will also start running an hour early tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. >>> and drivers you'll see major delay

lama hasan, abc news, london. >> remember that? practicing in front of the mirror?ng your first kiss with a pillow? okay. >> i'm sorry? >> i just divulged too much there. she's speaking at the children's hospice -- me and kate. she told me -- >> you guys are tight. >> yes, we are very tight. she's going to speak to the organization's staff, supporters, and the families of kids with life-threatening conditions. >> that's lovely. are you her new pippa? >> yes. i'm her sidekick. except for pippa has a better butt. otherwise, mine would be patented. and it's not. remember pippa had a little -- there was a little butt cushion, pippa's butt cushion? >> yeah, sure. >> come up, why rosie o'donnell is not laughing about her talk show. and t.j. is not laughing about my bad joke. >> and bethenny frankel puts some more skin into "the skinny." next. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> speaking of somebody that's a little too skinny and needs a cheeseburger is bethenny frankel, the reality star. so she -- >> and maker of the skinny girl cocktails. >> yes. she appeared on anderson cooper's s

monica villa miczar, cbs news, london. >> prince harry will be in jamaica tonight and will finish up his tour in brazil thursday. good to be the prince. >> good to be the prince. wish we were in the bahamas now. >> or prince and princess. that would work for me, too. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. a surfer is attacked by a shark. and lives to tell the tale. find out what happened. >>> i'm ron matz at fort mchenry. and it's your first look at the war of 1812, commemorative coins. the story coming up, here on wjz. >>> i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk tonight. we're putting together exclusive first warning 5 five- day forecast. and we'll have it after this break. >>> and here's today's report from wall street. i'm carol, and this is my cvs pharmacist. i had to switch my insurance plan. but then my prescriptions got more expensive. i felt helpless... frustrated. it was very frustrating. then john... maurice... jill stepped in... made some calls... and saved me hundreds of dollars. that's a lot. it meant a lot to me. taking the time to help you with insurance questions. another r

nick schifrin, abc news, london. >> i can't decide what's more exciting.i don't know. >> i'd go with the queen. >> you have a little something for the queen. >> i hear the queen, the reception -- >> there you go. you guys look good together. >> bond, james bond. >> have you ever met the queen? >> i have never met the queen. that would be kind of cool. >> we'll see what we can do. we'll try to arrange that. >> we'll be back. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. @a@a@a@a@a@a@a@a@a@a@a@a

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abc news, london. >> there's been gunfire there throughout the night as this is going to continue toyou heard days after that shooting, you can imagine what the folks in that area hearing those sounds over and over what that must -- what toll that must take psychologically. keep you on edge as there's no end to it. >> it's part of the psychology of this. they kind of want to scare him out. at the same time, we mentioned earlier, they want to keep him alive and know who else was involved, where he trained and how deep he was into this process if there are other people. >> just a scary waiting game. we'll keep an eye on this throughout the rest of today. >>> here at home, there is growing anger over the shooting of an unarmed teenager in florida. hundreds of protesters, many of them wearing hoodies, marched in new york last night. trayvon martin was wearing a hoodie the night he was shot to death by a neighborhood watch captain. his parents were among those demanding justice during last night's march. and there is growing pressure on the police chief involved in the trayvon martin case

london. for pbs viewers here and around the world, welcome to "news desk." the bodies of the three schoolchildren and the rabbi who were murdered in toulouse on monday are being flown from france to israel for burial. french prosecutors believe the man who shot them outside a jewish school could strike again. the motive of the gunman isn't yet clear. 250 investigators are involved in trying to trace him and they're not ruling out any line of inquiry. christian frazier reports from toulouse. >> the gunman the a cold blooded executioner. his seven victims were shot at point blank range. in yesterday's shooting at the jewish school, the gunman grabbed the 7-year-old daughter of the head teacher by the hair as she tried to escape. his weapon jammed. calmly he pulled out another and shot her dead. tonight, four of the bodies were flown to israel. three of the coffins were of the same family. rabbi sandler and his wife and child. the president, there to pay his rpts, was visibly upset. >> it's a moment of contemplation standing in front of those four coffins and a

james pierce, "bbc news" of the london chest hospital. >> director general of the bbc, mark thompson, has announced that he will step down in the autumn. mr. thompson, who was appointed in 2004, has been in charge of the bbc for eight years. he is serving since the 1970's. it's been a busy week for the british royal family. a busy few weeks in fact, and hot on the heels of the triumphant tour of the west indies, it was time for the duchess of cambridge to take the spotlight. she delivered her first public speech at a u.k. children's hospice and she was a little nervous. hundreds gathered to hear her and the bbc was one of them. >> the duchess seems to be gaining in confidence. there are always smiling faces waiting to greet her. but as the duchess took to the lectern for her maiden speech, the nerves could be heard in her voice. >> thank you for not only accepting me as a patron, but thank you also for inviting me here today. you have all made me feel so welcome and i feel hugely honored to be here to see this wonderful center. i am only sorry that william can't be here today. [laught

he then went on an expedition for the british down to virginia, and he then went up and attacked new london, connecticut. he went to england a couple of months after yorktown, in december of 1781, and he got there in january. he got to london in january of 1782. c-span: how long did he live in england? >> guest: until 1801, almost 20 years. a miserable, miserable 20 years because the brits didn't like him either. he was a failed traitor. they wouldn't give him a job; they wouldn't give him a commission in the army. they wouldn't do anything for him. he had to go to canada to try to set himself up as a merchant and trader, and that didn't work out. he had a miserable time. c-span: then he went to canada -- nova scotia? >> guest: new brunswick. c-span: you said he had a mistress there. his wife wasn't with him? >> guest: no, she wasn't with him for the first couple of years. c-span: he had a baby by the mistress? >> guest: he had an illegitimate son there, yes. c-span: but his wife found out. >> guest: well, i think she has to have. he then went to england and got her and the other kids. it w

nick watt, abc news, london. >> yeah, that would be a little tough. >> that's the dumbest thing i'vers. get out of here. no one wants to hear you whine in the middle of a recession about how you take care of your four kids including your fifth if you count the 12-year-old you're dating here. get out of here with that crap, madonna. i don't want to hear that. >> at least make a grilled cheese sandwich. a little butter on the bread, some cheese in between. grill it. the kids would love it, madonna. >> what are you talking about? ♪ papa don't preach ♪ i'm in trouble deep >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two