for the npd the transition to the drug enforcement regime was a halting one.narcotic arrests had long been the exclusive province of the narcotics squad. throughout most of the 1960s the npd assigned only 21 men to the squad and unimpressive force that was further augmented in 1969 to 31. as a rule patrol officers were expected to refer drug cases to the narcotics squad something that they rarely did if only to spare themselves a nuisance. over time like other urban police departments and bt came under pressure to train more of its patrol offers to identify illicit drugs and make street arrest. when maryland senator joseph tidings surveyed the districts narcotics problems in 1970 he learned from the district police chief jerry wilson that both patrol units in the narcotics squad and increase the number of their drug arrests and in addition more and more officers have completed training with the bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs later renamed the drug enforcement agencies so that they would read better equipped to enforce illicit drug laws. washington d.c

traffic fell 3.3% over the last six years, but npd actually predicts that this restaurant traffic is next decade, up over 4%, actually gaining diners out. particularly that supper diner. now npd also suggests that after time consumers start to see discounted pricing as the new normal, restaurant names that don't do this could be at an advantage, and if you couple that with an improving stock market, a better housing market and better unemployment for those at the high end, names like cheese kaik factory, ruth hospitality and del fresco's do stand to see gains. 2013, cheesecake factory up 26% and del frisco up 27% and ruth's hospitality shares up 64%, but there are indications that the positive trends could continue. the national restaurant association's restaurant performance index hit a ten-month high in april and the current index, this one measures a variety of things from same-store sales to traffic to labor and cap -- x hit levels that signify expansion for the first time in eight months. this is the piper jaffrey conference, and analyst nicole miller regan continues to like che

again, around 6:00 a.m., we do know that npd responded to fifth and quincy for the report of a shootingagain, we have not confirmed any of this. we'll continue to stay on top of this. if we get any information before the end of the show, we'll bring it to you guys. >> thank you, tony. >>> and today vice president joe biden will talk about the progress in implementing the administration's plan to lower gun violence. the cdc is studying by performing research. this is the first time the vice president or president obama has held a public event on gun control since the senate rejected a plan to expand background checks for gun purchases. >>> sex assault charges could be filed against three football players at the naval academy. they're accused of assaulting a female midshipman in annapolis last year. the case is moving into what's called article 32 proceedings, the military equivalent of a grand jury investigation. the family has accused officials of moving too slowly in this case. >>> chrysler is ready to make its case for why it should not have to recall nearly 3 million suvs that some s

to require npds permits for all forest roads on public or private land.t really would have -- this ruling would have cost private federal and state and tribal landowners billions of dollars and it would have helped kill thousands of jobs across the country. fortunately, the u.s. supreme court ultimately overturned this ruling and believes the e.p.a.'s treatment of forest roads is the proper approach. however, extremist lawsuits continue to roll in and all of them are threltening the viability of forests by potentially costing private and public land owners millions in unnecessary, unscientifically proven expenses. unless congress acts, our forests will remain under the atk of baseless lawsuits that serve no purpose in proect -- protecting our rivers, streams, waterways but are highly effective in killing real jobs, we're talking about jobs in wood product manufacturing, forest harvesting, forest management and the list goes on this provision enjoys a wide range of bipartisan support in both the house and senate. i urge my colleagues to stand with private