official work is done at this plant. but of course they still have to finish up payroll work.ve in vallejo this morning jade hernandez. >>> oakland police are investigating a shooting that happened a at popular shopping center. ktvu claudine wong is live. >> good morning. it's the nature of this shooting we shocked people that we talked to this morning. it's an every day errand this man was doing at this atm at 9:15 in the morning. we are at broadway in the rockridge area. the man was at the atm when a man walked up behind him and shot him twice. the gunman jumped into a nearby car and took off. the victim was critically injured. he was able to talk to police when they arrived. >> crime is get song high these days. it's not surprising. >> it's very sad when anybody gets shot. >> reporter: this wasn't the only violent incident of the weekend. one woman was killed and six people injured. you're looking at video at a shooting on west street friday night when carolyn howard was shot and killed. they do not believe she was a target. a $25,000 reward is being offered for information

building officials worked overtime to approve permits to help scores get reopened as quickly as possible. >>> during the past half hour, the summit center broke ground on a brand-new patient care pavilion in oakland, being built at the former site's university bethel hall. the project includes 238 all private rooms for patients in an 11-story building. it will also contain a new 21,000 square foot emergency department. the building itself will be very high tech. >> we'll have electronic medical records in every room. we'll have centralized nurses' stations and some other advancements and technology that will really help us deliver excellent patient care. >>> taxpayers are not paying a dime of the $300 million price tag. the project will create 5,000 construction jobs and once done, it will employ 2,000 healthcare works. it's scheduled for completion in now four years. >>> the obama administration announced strict, new fuel emission standards for heavy- duty vehicles. the goal is to cut greenhouse emissions by as much as 20%. the plan covers new tractor- trailers school buses, delivery va

if you want to continue into next week, this would be based on the appropriate skilled for the official work. we are clearly not going to have any answers on these questions next week in terms of the substance or concerns about what was raised. the big questions about what is being raised are narrowly interpreted issues as you look at the project and the alternatives that are not having a significant impact. if the commission is concerned that there is an additional impact and we did not identify this, that would be the basis for not certified, which is the basis for a recirculation. there is some little ground before this, and i have not heard any of the commissioners talking about these concerns that thought that this would change the conclusion. but they thought that there was the need for this in specific areas. you could not serve the document to broaden the strict legal scope of what this looks at, and i think that if you passed -- asked dufty, there is no unlimited discretion. and that is what she is -- that is what he is speaking to. and if you are asking for more than is required by

dozens of fighters have been killed, and the tape comes as european security officials work to disrupt terror plots targeting major cities in france, germany and denmark and bin laddin is at the center of the new threat. sources say thought to be hiding along the pakistan afghan border strike when and when they can. security forces across europe remain on high aliter alert. >> it's always good to be here with you, as well. highs 62 degrees in half-moon bay and san francisco. concord and livermore at 88 degrees. this is our live cbs weather camera, and we have dense pouring in towards the golden gate bridge, and in fact as we all rise and shine for sunday, we'll be greeted by the overcast conditions with temperatures into the 50s and that deck of low clouds and fog so deep it will produce drizzle along the coast and into the bay, and look how far it marches inland. 9:00 in the morning the far reaches of the inland area as we have the intrusion of the fog, it gradually comes back, and we're going to see these all associated with the troughs and that's breezing in from the bay area. so he

official working-level talks at the tenth conference of parties to the u.n. convention on biological diversity, or cop10, have been ongoing alongside unofficial ministerial-level discussions. cop10 aims to set global targets for protecting biodiversity. the conference also aims to draw up rules on profit sharing among developed and developing countries from the sales of medicines and other products made from natural resources. developing countries want compensation from their richer counterparts for the exploitation of their resources, dating back hundreds of years. the two sides remain sharply at odds. to break the deadlock nambia is exchanging a launching of a new international fund to protect their ecosystems. on thursday evening japan's environment minister, ryu matsumoto, who chairs the conference, will suggest a compromise solution among the participants. japan hopes to broker political deals on the key issues right up until the last minute. the conference closes on friday. >>> a person calling him al qaeda leader osama bin laden has issued an audio mes

work. and drugs officials from russia try to work with the new west to wipe out. production by the two countries don't see eye to eye on how to do it as america only wants to focus on taliban control fields. and russia is counting everyone north south east west end up in its second census since the collapse of the soviet union a nationwide q. and a session reaches all wound to get an up to date portrait of the country's people. next up as moscow out martin andrews finds out how to have fun indoors in the city if all the weather let you down. let me let me. go. if i pick up ok. but let me pick up that. part of the. russians are known for that month drilling field excursions pushing prices going famously right to the russian does not love to drive fast maybe that explains the existence of say many cars incentives around the city and that popularity among black male and female pilots as race is. force has a cost in school for children from five to sixteen years old used cars for equipment with added safety protection then you also holds kids competitions breaking dow

the tape comes as european security officials work to disrupt tractor ballots targeting major citiesn britain, france, germany and denmark. bin laden is right at the center of the new threat. the top al queda hen much men thought to be along the border asked tractor groups to strike where when and where they can. while no attacks appear imminent security forces remain on high alert. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> after public outcry a bay area video game producer will no longer allow them to be taliban fighters. the newest edition of the medal of honor game comes out and is set in afghanistan. instead of letting players be the taliban they are opposing forces. it comes after military officers around the world denounced the feature saying it was insensitive to u.s. soldiers and their families. >>> last year the concern was over the h1n1 flu and the vaccine shortage, this year there are different concerns, julie watts shows us what to expect. >> reporter: following last year's h1n1 scare people all over the bay area are rolling up their sleeves early this year. the molask a's are d

projects is that you the federal government works from the top doubt having working with local officials working with the communities and in doing that is changing these communities they feel like they have a direct role in democracy and that's what's exciting people so much and that's something that you don't see in the u.s. that all people feel like their voice doesn't make any difference they feel like their vote so make any difference and it was so interesting to see here how excited people are to just vote and have their say and who their leaders will be here you know not to mention here in the u.s. we have a very strong two party system there in brazil part of reasons they're having the runoff is because of this third party this green party candidate so our people there at least excited that you know that they have more than just two options. i think so i mean what you see is people that you know a majority that wants the same kind of thing i continuation of many of the things that lula started but what you see is different ideas about who can best carry that out what parties have best car

work. drugs officials from russia tried to work with the u.s. to wipe out afghan heroin production but the two countries don't see eye to eye on how to do it as america only wants to focus on a taliban controlled poppy fields. and a rush to get everyone north so. east west and in its second census says the collapse of the soviet union the nationwide q. and a session reaches all ground to get it up today a portrait of the country's people and needs. and next is moscow out of martin andres finds out how to have that have fun indoors in the city if the autumn weather lets you down. let me let me. go. if i pick up with. the let me pick up on that part of the. russians are known for that drilling excursions pushing price of gold is famously right the russian does not love to drive fast maybe that explains the existence of say many cars and centers around the city and that popularity among both male and female pilots has races. for the has a cost in school for children from five to sixteen years old is used cars are equipment with added safety protect

and they're out there. >> reporter: meanwhile, fish and game officials are working to figure out if the shark was a great white. and officials say that shark attacks are very rare. now, the last shark attack that happened here was in 2008. we're told that no one was injured but a shark bit a surfboard. in 2003, a great white shark killed a woman about 30 miles north of here. that is the latest at surf beach on vandenberg air force base back to you. >> still ahead at 5:00, the giants, yes, they are back in philly. they're ready for game number six now. and we'll have some new reaction from the players. >>> president obama lends his voice to the growing chorus speaking out against gay bullying. >>> also tonight, a side effect of giving birth. what that baby does for mom's brain. >>> an over-the-counter drug could help protect against one of the most common forms of cancer. >> and the numbers on unemployment in california. >>> a lot of clouds, a lot of rain today. looks like more of that is in the forecasthe w.kend tori'he wee.nde llav h havi'all that coming up. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i a

alameda county heal officials are working with the school to find out how many students and staff membersually camen contact with the infected person. t. b. can be spread through the air when an infected person coughs, snees or sings but it is treatable. new restrictions on widely used immunity drugs but double the risk in patien with early stage kidney disease the fda posted its safety review of there's three medications. the fda started putting safety warnings on the drugs in 2007. prosecutors say cvs pharmacy ha agreeded to pa doctor 75 million in fines for purchases of a key methamphetamine ingredient. cvs's action ledded to a direct spike. it is the largest civil penalty under the controlled substances act. they didn't monitor sales of ingredients found in cold medicines. now th're restricted in many states. customers are restricted to a limited amount. up next the surprising lengths that americans are willing to go to to make a connection at the workplace. >>> today on oprah at four, one husbands, four which was and 16 kids tal about their polygamist family. we're keeping our eyes o

officials say working carbon monoxide detector might save the lives -- might have saved the lives ofen people in howard county. residents on a street in at oak ridge were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. they're expected to recover. carbon monoxide, as you may know, it's called the silent killer because the gas is colorless and odorless. meanwhile, investigators are still trying to find out what caused friday's fire at an historic church in alexandria. that blaze severe the damage the manual chapel on the grounds of the virginia theological seminary. that building is one under 29 years old. let's turn now to the weather. -- the building is 129 years old. let's turn now to the weather. we are in force a member of the weather. adam is standing by. you said it earlier today it may start -- start about 3:00? >> locally a little after 3:00 p.m., that was just the starting location for some areas. the radar is picking up a few things in extreme western maryland and west virginia. just north of charlottesville is where it stops. not all of this is necessarily hitting the gr

alameda county health officials are working with the school to find out how many students and staff membersually came in contact with the infected person. t. b. can be spread through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or sings but it is treatable. new restrictions on widely used immunity drugs but double the risk in patients with early stage kidney disease. the fda posted its safety review of there's three medications. the fda started putting safety warnings on the drugs in 2007. prosecutors say cvs pharmacy has agreeded to pay doctor 75 million in fines for purchases of a key methamphetamine ingredient. cvs's action ledded to a direct spike. it is the largest civil penalty under the controlled substances act. they didn't monitor sales of ingredients found in cold medicines. now they're restricted in many states. customers are restricted to a limited amount. up next the surprising lengths that americans are willing to go to to make a connection at the workplace. oprah: all new -- he has 16 children and four wives. youre in love with each one of them? >> for the first time, the

meantime, company officials working to fix problems with the site after the users experienced major outageser today including trouble sending messages. >>> well, l.g. electronics today announcing it's scrapped plans to release a tablet computer using google's android 2.2 operating system. according to the report, l.g. may be waiting for the new version slated to arrive some time next year. >>> mention 3d tv and it conjures up image of the goofy glasses you have to wear. toshiba is going to sell model that doesn't require special glasses. it has a special screen that sends a different image to each eye. it's expected to go on sale in japan in december. no word when it arrives stateside. top stories coming up. first, if you hit a deer with your car it can cost you in a big way and it's dangerous. now a new survey is ranking the states where the collisions with deer are more likely to occur. that report based on claims from data. the drivers in west virginia are most likely to hit a deer with a 1 in 42 chance. your odds are better in iowa at 1 in 67. michigan came in third at 1 in 70 chance. s

san francisco muni officials are working on a smart phone app that would make it easier for people toide what kind of transportation to take. it would provide realtime information on travel estimates for all forms of transportation. the app would help people see when the next taxi would be available, how much it would cost or how long it would take to drive somewhere and find some parking. muni officials are talking to several private technology companies to design this application and hope to have it available next year. >> would-be moms hate morning sickness but it may actually signal a healthier pregnancy. new research suggests women who suffer nausea and vomiting in first first trimester are three times less likely to miscarry. especially true in women over 35. they notice a link but haven't proven a cause and effect relationship. they point out many women who don't suffer morning sickness go on to have successful pregnancies. the study appears in the june of human reproduction. health experts say the increase in the number of americans diagnosed with arthritis may be due to risin

. >>> metro officials are working on a system that would allow riders to use their credit or debit cardsr their trip. that was brought on by the smart chip card was no longer bein manufactured. metro board member say the new payment system would not replace smart trip cards but operate alongside the current system. >>> and you may need some patience if you're riding metro this weekend. expect half-hour delays o green and yellow nes between mt. vernon and u on red, shady brook will be doing platform repairs, and 20-minute delays between new york avenue and rhode island on the red line. >>> it will take more than a huge inundatg storm to stop the redskins. burgundy and gold practiced at hangarn dulles. nick nab's return to philadelphia. the other big story, who will start at running bac clinton portis will star on sunday despite being benched during last sunday's loss to the rams. neither shanahan nor portis wanted to speak much about it yesterday. >> you know what, for these, you can ask him all those questions. >> i don't get into my nversations wi players. i address it at the time. and

. >> san francisco muni officials are working on creating an application that pulls in public transittion, schedules and pricing all under one network. the examiner reports officials have been talking with several private technology developers to design the application. they plan to have it available next year. it would provide information to travelers and help decide whether to take a bus, ride or bart, pay for a cab or drive where there might be available parking. >> just ahead on abc 7 news at 5 a.m. the dire warning from san francisco police chief george gascon about a looming cop shortage. >> also legislators are set to vote on a state budget deal today. so why are people still protesting? i'm theresa garcia live at u.c. berkeley. that's because the biggest loser is public education. we'll let you know more about planned protests today. >> meg whitman isn't the only political candidate breaking campaign spending records. coming up the money former senate president don peratta is pouring into his bid for [ fema announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury gra

alexandra health officials are working to get in touch with everyone who was on that plane with the infected person, but they believe that others who were in the terminal from 8:45 in the morning until 12:30 that afternoon may have also been exposed. measles symptoms include a fever of more than 101 degrees, coughing, sneezing, a rash, as well. and they're concerned because sometimes symptoms take three weeks to develop. >>> from measles to bedbugs. bedbugs have now made their way into one of the district's most highly security federal buildings. officials with the u.s. agency for international development say they found bedbugs in one of its offices in the ronald reagan building downtown. exterminators are scheduled to be there this weekend. >>> it looks like unattended cooking started an apartment fire this morning. the fire broke out around 5:00 this morning in the 4200 block of 23rd parkway. it took 30 firefighters 45 minutes to get the blaze under control. nobody was hurt, 20 families were displaced, though. it cost $20,000 in damage. >>> dozens protested a new sex shop today. about 50

san francisco muni officials are working on a smart phone app that would make it easier for people toide what kind of transportation to take. it would provide realtime information on travel estimates for all forms of transportation. the app wod help people see when the next taxi would be available, how much it would cost or how long it would take to drive somewhere and find some parking. muni officials are talking to several private technology companies to design this application and ho to have it available next year. >> would-be moms hate morning sickness but it may actually signal a healthier pregnancy. new research suggests women who suffer nausea and vomiting in first first trimester are three times less likely to miscarry. especially true in women over 35. they notice a link but haven't proven a cause and effect relationship. they point out many women who don't suffer morning sickness go on to have successful pregnancies. the study appears in the june of human reproduction. health experts say the increase in the number of americans diagnosed with arthritis maye due to rising obes

he then ordered his senior law- enforcement and intelligence officials to work through the night in partnership with authorities in dubai and in the united kingdom to address this. we expect president obama to make comments in about 15 minutes on this subject. in terms of what has been happening here, we have seen airplanes move to secure areas of the airports in philadelphia, two there, and newark, new jersey. their research in philadelphia, packages were taken off the airplane, and searched, but there's nothing to indicate there was anything found on those planes. the planes do seem to be carrying cargo that came from yemen. yemen is the key link in all of this. when suspect packages were found in to buy it in england, they had a link or had come from yemen, a country that the u.n. states is willing to repeatedly to the militant threat from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, a group that has been responsible for the christmas day bomb plots last year. >> as it stands, the target, if that is the right word, seems to be the u.s., but there is no suggestion that the u.s. or the u.k. are under at

. >> joe, i would agree but she is an elected official. she works for the city and some people want to know about her past, that's their right to ask, don't you think. >> reporter: and she almost missed the opportunity to answer those questions today as supporters were ganging up on reporters and nearly didn't let her answer any. >> thank you, joe. >>> a march in the south bay with a simple message. i am nickie. >> farm workers carried signs in support of meg whitman's former house keeper. whitman says she fired the house keeper as soon as she learned she was here illegally. nickie claims the whitman family knew that years ago. terrell brown has a few answers. >> reporter: gloria alred, the attorney of the illegal immigrant house keeper of meg whitman as put on the spot. >> all i can tell you is i have a client speaking out on behalf of nickie. >> reporter: when asked how alred came to represent nickie diaz she declined to comment. she said it is not her law firm's policy to disclose. when asked if she could deny any connection to whitman's democrat

school officials are working on a long-term plan. >> can't have kids going hungry and going to school. they rely on these meals. having this shut down obviously impacts their ability to get fed. >> school officials estimate the fire caused $1.5 million in damage. >>> governor schwarzenegger signed a new law that moves the kindergarten age requirement to at least 5. earlier, the current birthday deadline will move from december 2nd to september 1st within the next three years. the law will save the state about $700 million a year. the governor also approved two bills that make california the first state in the nation with an insurance exchange under the new federal health care reform bill. the internet-based insurance exchange will allow people to comparison shop for their medical coverage. >> today we're celebrating a package of legislation that moves california one giant step closer to the ideal that we all share, the ideal that says quality, affordable health care is not a privilege for few, but it is an absolute necessity and must for every one of us. >> the companion bills will pr

. >> reporter: intelligence officials are working to dismantle the latest terror plot against europe. a u.s. missile strike in northern pakistan on monday reportedly killed as many as eight german militants. they are believed to be part of a terror cell behind the plan. >> we have sufficient information that justifies issuing the alert. >> reporter: security forces throughout europe remain on alert this morning a day after japan and weeden joined the u.s. and britain in warning their citizens to be extra vigilant. they believe with the help of osama bin laden terrorists are plotting multiple attacks in european cities, similar to the 2008 massacre in mumbai. it's feared some trained operatives may have already been dispatched. >> reporter: while they call the threat credible there is no word on when or where the attack could happen. >> we know it is underway. we know it has been directed by al-qaeda but we don't know when it will be executed or who will perpetrate it. >> reporter: it isn't stopping american tourists from enjoying their stay in europe. >> can't give in to threats. >> r

intelligence officials are working to dismantle the latest terror plot against europe. a u.s. missile strike in northern pakistan monday reportedly killed as many as eight german militants. they're believed to be part of a terror cell behind the plan. >> we have sufficient information that justified the issuing of the alert. >> reporter: security forces throughout europe remain on alert this morning, a day after japan and sweden joined the u.s. and britain in warning their citizens to be extra vigilant. authorities believe, with the help of osama bin laden, terrorists are plotting multiple attacks in european cities similar to the 2008 massacre in mumbai. it's feared some trained operatives may have already been dispatched. while federal officials call the threat credible, there's still no word on when an attack could happen, or where. >> we know it's under way. we know it's been directed by al qaeda. but we don't know when it may be executed and we don't know who's going to perpetrate it. >> reporter: still, that isn't stopping american tourists from enjoying their stay in eu

and working with government officials on that level. once i moved to san francisco, i entered into a new condominium relationship and ran into a very interesting situation there. the president of the condominium association had written some checks to themselves. i took it upon myself to really investigate that situation and file a claim in court to litigate so that we could get the return of that money to the condominium association. so that was a pretty interesting scenario. in 2003, i considered a move back to the east bay, the -- so i purchased a home. around 2008, when the housing bubble started to burst, i took upon myself to go to the assessor's office to look at getting my property taxes lowered. so i took it upon myself to investigate and learn about that process. i also found comparable and submitted my application and was very successful in getting the property taxes lowered. lastly, i want to say that just this week the newspapers came out with the 10 most expensive places to live in the united states. and, of course, san fra

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officially today. hayward's departure comes after e was heavily criticized for the bp oilpill in the gulf. he will be replaced by robert dudley, who already began working bp chief executive. >> thanks so much, courtly. have a great weekend. >> reporter: you too. >>> metro riders could have a new way to hit the rails, according to the washington examiner. metro officials are working on a system that would allow ders to use their credit or debit cards to pay for their trip. that was brought on by the srt chip card was no longer being manufactured. the remaining supply was bought out by metro and will last approximately two years. metro board member say the new payment system wou not replace smart trip cards but operate alongside the current system. >>> metro will open an hour early. organizers of one nation rally expects thousands of attendees. rally organizers paid metro for an early 6:00 a.m. opening. >>> all right, tom. we have one closing to mention to you before we go to our weather. st. mary's is closed because of flooding. code 2 for employees. >> they got the most rain. yesterday at national airport, 4.66 inches of rain fell. that was our wettest

work. drugs officials from russia tried to work with the u.s. to wipe out after more room production but the two countries don't see eye to eye on how to do it as america all he wants to focus on the taliban controlled poppy fields. and a russia is counting every water north south east west end up at second census since the collapse of the soviet union the nationwide q. and a session reaches all crowd to get it up to date portrait of the country's people and nations and that story travel to russia's once close a military city kid off which is a time capsule of a lot of soviet times less than a thousand kilometers northeast of moscow the city of carroll's it's a regional capital home to the million people and if you like places that combine the historical with the modern this is the town for you. the first gloom isn't exactly. it was a closed military city until the fall of the soviet union and parts of the town still feel like they belong in a bygone era but the city is developing its transport hub outside investment is starting to improve facil

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school officials are working with the county health department to identify who is most at risk. >>> an unusual discrimination lawsuit tonight on the eve of a golf tournament. a rule that states a golfer must be born female to compete violates california law. rita williams has our report. >> reporter: early tomorrow morning, golfers will tee off here in danville without a transgender player. that's lana wallace in san francisco today showing us the form that helped her win the women's long drive championship in 2008, two years after her reassignment surgery, as was required by the competition. >> this is the actual golf ball that i used. >> reporter: after that, the group changed its rules to coincide that competitors must have been born female. >> how can they say it wasn't directed at me? i am the only professional woman golfer in the united states that's a post-op transwoman. >> now this air force veteran has filed suit against the lpga and long drive association and their sponsors, saying the adverse requirement violates california's civil rights law and the laws of 12 other states

school officials are working with the county health department to identify who is most at risk. >>> anunusual discrimination lawsuit tonight on the eve of a golf tournament. a rule that states a golfer must be born female to compete violates california law. rita williams has our report. >> reporter: early tomorrow morning, golfers will tee off here in danville without a transgender player. that's lana wallace in san francisco today showing us the form that helped her win the women's long drive championship in 2008, two years after her reassignment surgery, as was required by the competition. >> this is the actual golf ball that i used. >> reporter: after that, the group changed its rules to coincide that competitors must have been born female. >> how can they say it wasn't directed at me? i am the only professional woman golfer in the united states that's a post-op transwoman. >> now this air force veteran has filed suit against the lpga and long drive association and their sponsors, saying the adverse requirement violates california's civil rights law and the laws of 12 other states p

however, investigators interviewing a number of public officials in county government observed that it appeared that the workwas not done. and one official identified as public official d told investigators she was very surprised to hear claims that cgc had worked tirelessly in december regarding the flood relief and she did not believe that cgc did anything regarding the relief effort. now there was also other contracts, all of these contracts the common denominator was that these were no bid contracts for less than $25,000. and that means that the contracts did not have to be approved by the full cook county board. another alleged scheme involved putting out information about composting and electronic collection services for county residents. once again the contract that was just over $24,000. and the state's attorney is alleging that at this point in time she was -- she did not actually perform the job. so oglesby's bond was set at $250,000. her mother and father were in the courtroom. her lawyer said they were going to post the bond nord to have her released. no comment as of yet available from her lawye

officials here are working closely with european intelligence agencs to thwart a number of plots in different stages of development. aimed, officials say, now at england, france, germany, italy and other european countries. not all the threats against europe are coming from al qaa in pakistan. officials say that france is being targeted by al qaeda offshoots in the arabian ninsula and north africa. as far as u.s. officials know, however, none of the plots they're now tracking are directed against the u.s. homeland. lester? >> thanks. nbc's andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom tonight. >>> and now to one of the clear military successes for the u.s. againsviolent islamic extremists. 's a fight manamericans are unaware of, even though it's lasted almost as long as the one in afgnistan. as we hear now from the philippines, this fight involves u.s. special forces who are succeeding by not fighting. >> reporter: a forgotten front of america's so-called global war on terror. this is the southern philippines. >> that was your very first shot. >> reporter: soon after 9/11, the u.s. was invited t

intelligence officials are working on a theory that osama bin laden was behind the latest plot targeting european cities. intelligence officials say they are investigating if osama bin laden and other al qaeda leaders were involved in the alleged land to launch coordinated attacks in britain, france, and germany. this as we get word of a new osama bin laden audio recording released today on a number of militant when websites. no confirmation the tape is authentic but intelligence officials were aware the terrorist leader had made a new recording. and now live from washington, dc. we will start with the news that osama bin laden could be behind the european terror plot. >>reporter: a says says "there are multiple plots and multiple threats coming into the tribal areas of pakistan and the intelligence suggests a credible threat to europe, not to u.s. targets but they say all avenues are still being explored and homeland security security connections have not been rule out." according to the source, osama bin laden and others could be driving the plot because the intelligence is coming from

and european officials are still working to determine to what extent it might connect to the plots. they know they have been trainintrainalong the afghan-pai border. some of those killed could be german and that could be important because we believe radicalized germans are at the center of these plots. >> couric: meanwhile, the pack taken taliban claimed responsibility for yet another attack on a nato convoy. of it the fourth in four days and it happened just outside pakistan's capital. militant torched 20 fuel trucks headed to afghanistan to supply coalition troops. four drivers were killed. in washington on this first monday in october, the supreme court began a new term, and for the first time ever, one-third of the nine justices are women. among the kays they'll be considering, does the first amendment protect the right to protest at military funerals? and can california ban the sale of violent video games to minors? the newest member of the court, elena kagan, will participate in those cases and 24 more this term, but she's recusing herself in 25 others because she worked on th

metro officials are working on a system that would allow riders to use their credit or debit cards tos brought on by the smart chip card was no longer being manufactured. the remaining supply was bought out by metro and is expected to last two years. metro board member say the new payment system would not replace smart trip cards but operate alongse the current system. >>> andou may need some patience if you're riding metro this weekend. expect half-hour delays on green and yellow lines between mt. vernon square and u street on red, shady brook will be doing platform repairs, and 20-minute delays between new york avenue and rhode island on the red line. >>> president raphael carrera was trapped by police who were angry over aut in their benefits. at least one security forc member was injured. at least one person was killed. he was initially taken into the hospital, the president, that is, after he was teargassed by the angry police officers. says he will not negotiate under such circumstances. >>> oneocal dmv is no longer just for licenses and registrations. where you will soon receiv

now with this very official letter, we worked with the vice counsel of the chinese consulate and of the shrank high -- shanghai office of foreign affairs, and the director of the asian arts music and his director. we refer to mrs. yang of the shanghai cultural association. i want to say that the shanghai team and others finalized the paperwork, obtained the customs cleernls, not with a moment to spare. we had already missed two boats. this was the last boat in order for us to make this dedication. with that, with the mayor's future and schedule, who knew if we would ever get this gathering together. we are really pleased that it all worked out. i had a terrific professional team of staff at the arts commission. smart problem solvers with a good sense of humor. i would like to single out alison cummings, wherever you are. [applause] >> alison, our senior registrar for our outstanding work in helping coordinate this project and her ability to stay cool and calm all of the time, as well as kate patterson, our communication expert extraordinarya. >> and gene -- jean, who took care of severa