including an explosion at an exxon plan in los angeles, the derailment of a crude oil train in ontario, canada, and the explosion of a so-called oil bomb train in west virginia. >> i made it about 10 feet and heard the house caving in behind me. i ran out of the house in my sock feet in the snow. the house was engulfed in flames . >> was it murder or suicide? as many as 400,000 people march in argentina demanding answers to the mysterious death of the state prosecutor who was investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of a jewish community center in buenos aires. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. pro-russian rebels are now fully in control of the town following a pullout by ukrainian troops. heavy clashes continue their over the past several days despite the cease-fire agreement that went into effect sunday will stop the ukrainian military finally withdrew after suffering heavy casualties. the rebels claim the cease-fire never applied to the town will stop in washington, state department spokesperson jem p saki sa

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i've traveled to british and ontario canada, where they fund the programs effectively and even for sharps in ontario. they're experts at managing their products and -- to design and operate these programs. reversal is an area of the expertise and i received an e-mail that the reversal district association developed qr codes and they're testing them now to make it easier for any producer to show them how to return their products for proper disposal. i'll jump to outcomes. in british columbia, they operated their program for 15 years successfully. annual cost are less than $1,000 per pharmacy. in 2011, it cost just over $5,000. between 2009 and 2013, they've seen 81% in medicines collects. i can go on. speaker: thank you for being here. mr. wolf. speaker: good afternoon. my name is bruce wolf with alcohol justice. i have letters of support here from our organization and from others concerned about this issue. let me take off my glasses. national capital poison center reported in 2013, unintentional poisoning from prescription drugs accounted for 77% all over injuries and of that, 44% were t

>> ontario, canada police want to know if you recognize these people. it's a couple. they've requested a taxi. there is the gentleman. gets into the backseat right here in the front seat the female passenger gets next to the driver. this video's 8 1/2 minutes long and the first 6 minutes of the video everything's pretty normal. the passengers don't seem to say very much if anything at all. watch what happens as the taxi driver pulls over to where they requested. that is a knife. >> monster knife. >> a big monster knife. notice the taxi driver. he doesn't stick around and ask what they want. he gets out. takes his hand forces the passenger's hand away jumps out of the car and run as way. >> that's not a knife. that's a machete. >> huge. >> it's a big knife. there, you see him running away in the back window. the taxi driver did get minor injuries to his hand but escaped with his life. the passengers got away with cash a debit terminal machine and the driver's bag with some personal items. police in this area say, this is the second time that people have been caught in

. >> reporter: dylan dreyer, nbc news niagara park, ontario, canada. >> spectacular pictures. that's going to do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> he's a hero for that. >> right now at 6:00 a security guard killed while doing his job. police say there's a break in this case. >> i'm raj mathai. >> an investigation into the shooting death of a security guard who witnesses say took a bullet for a friend. police say they've made arrests in the case. michelle roberts broke the story earlier today. we're in that neighborhood. any shell? >> reporter: the shoot inging happened here on saturday. there were a lot of people around. police say they are still interviewing witnesses who were here when it happened but they do say they have enough evidence to arrest two people and more could be coming. 36-year-old father and security guard manny zuniga was shot and killed on saturday night. today san jose poelice confirm for nbc bay area that two men have been arrested for his murder. >> the homicide detect

. >> reporter: dylan dreyer, nbc news, niagra park, ontario, canada. >> spectacular pictures. going to do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> lights, camera, access. >>> you know it's been tough, though. obviously, toughest on my dad who's been -- >> how are brian and the rest of the williams family holding up? i'm billy bush. we'll show you the closing comment from allis

she's currently in charge of breastia university in ontario, canada. lasalle described her as an accomplished attorney and devout roman catholic. she begins in july. >>> a lot of people had to dig their cars out from under the snow today or the at least from out of the snow, but we want to focus on a group of men who spent the day digging other peoples cars out from the snow. "action news" reporter nora muchanic has their story. >> reporter: these shovelers from a group called abled bodies christian men or abc men incorporated made quick work of digging out several cars from handicapped spaces at drexel brook apartments in drexel hill. it is the seventh stop they have made, all free of charge in their ongoing effort to help people, particularly seniors, the disable and youth in need. >> our mission is to create a culture of service. we would love helping our disabled and elderly. >> reporter: using 50 volunteers in all the the request for shoveling help comes from referrals word of mouth and sign ups on their web site this high school sophomore gave up

. >> reporter: dylan dreyer nbc news niagra park ontario, canada. >> spectacular pictures. going to do it for us on this thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> brian williams daughter allison breaks his silence to defend her dad. defend her dad. >> now on "extra." >> the women in brian williams's life standing behind him. >> he's a truthfulan match he has so much integrity. >> the first interview with williams' daughter his wife today facing the cameras. why allison had to put her wud wedding on hold and what she predicts will happen on nbc nightly news. >>> new video, bobby brown's wife back in l.a. with the latest on bobbi kristina. and the rumors her banned from her hospital room. >> is nick allowed to see letter? >> neil patrick harris planning to one-up ellen's

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. >>> august 2001, ontario, canada.esidents witness a fiery blaze aboard a freighter ship in the welland canal. moments earlier, the great lakes freighter named "the wind dock" carrying 26,000 pounds of wheat approaches the allenberg bridge. >> no, a boat that size. >> oh, my gosh. oh! >> there's people in that top part, eh? >> just before 9:00 p.m. as the ship nears, the operator begins to lower the bridge, too soon. the captain struggles to shop the ship frantically trying to get the bridge operator's attention. he drops anchor, but the ship's momentum makes a collision inevitable. >> there's guys up in that bridge. >> to the horror of those watching on the shore, the 730-foot-long freighter slams into the steel bridge. its upper deck completely tearing off. the crash first sheers off the smokestack, then the ship's wheelhouse with the captain still inside. the bridge is pushed clear off its track. >> i've never seen such a thing. they could be killed. >> the vessel sustains heavy damage. with the wheelhouse completel

the derailment and fire occurred less than two days after a derailment in ontario, canada caused crude oil to burn. the incidents are being watched closely by cities and environmentalists fighting a proposal by phillips 66. >> these crude trains go through the san francisco bay watershed, through the mountains, near significant drinking water sources for communities all across the state. >> the group says the explosive pictures show a derailment can be more than just cars tipping over. berkeley is sending a letter to the department of transportation demanding stricter safety regulations. >> the blast zone is a half a mile from the railroad tracks. that in berkeley means that it's also in our watershed. >> a group led by a councilman sent a letter to san luis obispo officials to plan a community meeting in mid-march for people who live along the south bay rail line. >> the reality is people need to wake up and understand this is a real issue. >> there aren't any foolproof measures to keep people safe and things happen. >> reporter: phillips 66 has not returned our calls but has said rep

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this train plows through drifts that have accumulated along the rail lines in ontario canada. when steel and snow collide, steel comes out on top. snow fly everywhere as the train barrels through. the rail worker was pelted by a wall of flying powder. >>> two patients are dead at a los angeles hospital and concern is growing about just what killed them. they and five other patients all became infected with what has been called a super bug that is resistant to drugs. we asked the experts about any risk to the public. >>> and this young dog from south jersey is now full of life. it appears he may have been thrown out with the trash. hear his rather amazing survival story. jacklyn: our middle schools have classes that are devoted for test prep. my kids only have a half a year science and a half a year social studies to make room for preparing for the test. gina: we have no after-school programs, we have no freshman sports, we have no extra anything... okaikor: we're cutting those programs to make way for test prep. and we're not taking in to all the other things that makes a chil

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she has spent the past several years as president of the university of ontario canada and today she spokex 29 about coming to lasalle. >>> this is a historic mommy for lasalle, and i am very thrilled to be the one that they chose. lasalle has been led for 150 years by the christian brothers. they're very strong and community things that i am personally committed to. >> she begins her new role as president in july. >>> u inform ambassador a man that power will speak at the university of pennsylvania's commencement in may. penn announced this morning power and her husband will be presented with honorary degrees as well. power is the first female commence many speaker since 2006 when actress jodi foster spoke at the school's commencement. powers a pulitzer prize winner confirm as u inform ambassador back in august of 2013. >>> the loves will be upset over a couple of things in this next story. a, a store selling puppies. >> and b someone steals one and this little guy wasn't taken simply because he's cute. we'll explain. >> and call it hipsters humor with a message in one california town. ho

the incident came after another oil train derailed in ontario, canada saturday, sparking a fire thathas burned for at least two days. secretary of labor tom perez is due in california today for talks aimed at ending a contract dispute between shipping companies and union dockworkers. for days, the shipping firms have partially shut down activity at 29 west coast ports handling nearly half of all u.s. maritime trade, after accusing workers of waging a slowdown. but union officials deny the slowdown and blame backups on the companies. the dispute has left dozens of container ships idling off the coast. a federal judge in texas has blocked president obama's executive actions on immigration. in november, obama outlined programs aimed at providing relief from deportation to as many as five million people. but texas and 25 other states sued to oppose the measures. two days before the first of the programs was due to start taking applications, judge andrew hanen blocked them. a new probe finds the national security agency has embedded spying devices deep inside the hard drives of computers

. >> that's something that's so tough to think b but that's what a couple in ontario canada thinks whentors told them their adopted twin toddlers had rare genetic disorder called ala gill syndrome. it affect their liver, heart, other vital organs. they were thrilled to find the ad top tiff father was a match for the twin three year olds. but devestated when doctors said he didn't have enough liver for both: so the family has difficult decision to the doctor. >> so, on tuesday, day before yesterday, doctors took part of the dad's liver and transported it, basically, into one every his twin girls. who was doing very well, by the way. but the other is still waiting for another match, you know, somewhere up in canada, the united state. >> but the family hasn't given up. they've started facebook page, the hospital has received 436 applications from complete strangers, that are interested in helping out and becoming donors. >> bob, can you imagine? you have six kids. >> wow. >> what, what a decision. >> it is funny when you started talking about that, my first thought was you can divide your

. >>> first, you have to see this video from ontario, canada. train versus snow versus man.t this. tossing a wall of snow and the guy was like i think i'm goin' to get hit with it. he did. it's on youtube. don't try this. getting close. film this. so cool -- ah -- a little distance. we'll be right back. ♪ nice! gr-reat! a shot like that... calls for a post-game celebration. share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're gr-r-reat! know that chasing performance can mean lower returns and fewer choices in retirement. know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. know the right financial planning can help you save for college and retirement. know where you stand with pnc total insight. a new investing and banking experience with personalized guidance and online tools. visit a branch, call or go online today. >>> welcome back to "the rundown." i'm pleased to break exciting news with you. next wednesday the 25th, i will rk president obama to south florida where i will host and exclusive town hall to dis

the bitter cold further up toward the eastern side of canada, into ontario and quebec.ut even as far south as florida, orlando was reporting temperatures at freezing for morning lows. that is very cold for those living down that far south. and i think we're going to see the cold air gripping the area for just one more day. a high of 2 in atlanta. maybe even a few flakes. miami you're at 18. that's cold for you. negative 9 in chicago 347 and washington, d.c. maybe some flakes, winnipeg with a high of negative 11. a little bit of a milder trend as we look at the forecast for east asia. high pressure is pushing toward the east. japan seeing some very pleasant conditions and sunny skies. i think that will last one more day before we have this area of instability over southern china. that will push toward the east on saturday bringing some clouds for the korean peninsula. and then into kyushu and central portions of japan, as we go in to sunday. it's going to get a bit wet. but for saturday a high of 10 under sunny skies. 8 in seoul and again that rain will be in place for s

. >> i go to waterloo in canada, ontario. >> what was taken to mind when you were taken hostage?> we were a little afraid. we had more support than we thought we had. the when the chanting started we want classes, then that is when i found out how broad our support was. they were probably the more brave. a week later when they tried to take over university. the students from the state university they -- (indiscernible) >> hi. my name is jack gordon i attend the university of iowa. what is it going to take to get the momentum we need to start a real revolution? >> what is it going to take you and everyone else in the room for taking responsibility for becoming a freer place. joining other events like this makes liberty one of the projects there are more people who supported the anti jump down for people who supported the shut down it's the same case with what you are doing there are more people that poured out ideas than we really know. >> thank you, al zander and jorge. coming up students with guns. yable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious..

i go to the university of waterloo in canada, ontario. >> whoo!> i want to know what was going through your mind when you were taken hostage? >> of course we were a little afraid but we actually had more support than we thought we had. but, when the chanting started when all the students started chanting we want classes, then that's when i found out how broad our support was. i saw how they were probably even more afraid that we were. a week later when they tried to take over the university again for security reasons as they decided not to participate, but the students from state university they stood up by themselves and didn't let marxist students take the university. [applause] >> hi, my name is jack gordon, from sioux falls south dakota but i attend the university of iowa. what will it take to get momentum we need to start a real revolution in this country? [applause] >> going to take you and everyone else in this room to take personal responsibility for making this country a freer place. joining us with leadership programs. organizing more ev

that same day, there was another oil train derailment elsewhere in canada where the oil tankers did blow up. that one was in northern ontario. those rail cars, again, full of alberta tar sands oil headed east through canada and in ontario there was another derailment, and seven of those rail cars full of oil did blow up and they blew up in a way oil cars do such that they gave you a cinematic display of what the end of the world will probably look like. both of those oil train crashes, including the seven oil cars full of oil that did blow up most of those crashes happened this weekend on valentine's day. then, two days later, which is yesterday, this was the scene in west virginia. about 30 miles outside the state capital of charleston west virginia. now, this oil train was 109 cars long and it was carrying black and crude oil in west virginia on its way to yorktown virginia where that oil was going to be loaded on barges. they have a lot of trains now traveling this route through towns large and small, and yesterday, for reasons still unexplained, on that 109-car-long train, car number 3, 4, 5, 6 all the way back to 28 ca

on that same day, there was another oil train derailment elsewhere in canada where they did blow up. that was in northern ontario. they were headed east across canada, and there was another giant derailment and in that one, the same day as the other one, seven of the rail cars full of oil did blow up and they blew up in the way that oil cars do. they give you a cinematic display of what the end of the world will probably look like. both of those crashes happened on valentine's day. then two days later, this was the scene in west virginia. this oil train was 109 cars long. it was on it's way to york town, virginia. a lot of the trains traveling through towns large and small. on that 109 car long train, car number three, four, five, six, all the way back to 28 came off of the rails. seven of them that derailed did not blow up, but 19 of the cars that derailed did blow up. 19 cars full of oil, one after the other. miraculously only one person was hurt yesterday. one man was hurt, he has been hospitalized since the explosion. he had the misfortune of being home when the derailment and explosion happened. the explosi

more and more countries want a slice of that pie and one of the big success stories has been canada where ontarioakers a 35% rebate of costs plus an enhanced credit rate of 40% for first time producers. but hollywood, yeah it's not letting go easily. it is fighting back. last year, california tripled its tax breaks to keep film production in tinseltown. it gives back 20% in rebates. but with countries including south africa be hungary, czech republic all offering tax incentives competition to lure this most star-studded of creative industries is fierce. will this mean a race to the bottom? that's a question i asked paul brett, a director which well provides hundreds of millions of dollars of funding for independent movies. listen to this. >> not really because people really like coming to the uk. the crews are very good the talent is great, the studio facilitisity facilitisities, belfast and pinewood are doubling over the next two years their capacity and people really like coming here to dos business. california is the place that's struggling because there are simply no big -- no big films shoot

. >> in canada's north bay, ontario, 212 miles north of toronto, a routine fill-up unexpectedly blowsp. threatening everyone in a half mile radius. october 16th, 2008. it's a crisp fall night at the mister gas fuel station. it's conveniently located in the middle of a residential neighborhood. cory gentlemanson is the only employee on duty that evening. >> it was a typical, clear, quiet october evening. not too much going on. >> at about 9:00 that night, grainy security camera number four captures a young man in a red cap topping off his sedan. one of the passengers steps out laughing with the driver and two others who remain in the backseat. no one is prepared for what happened next. as the passenger reaches down near the pump nozzle, this mundane task goes bad in a flash. the situation quickly worsens when the driver panics, pulling the gas nozzle from the car, spraying gas across the vehicle and pavement. >> was dealing with one customer, and the next thing i know i see a flash in the corner of my eye. i look out and sure enough there's a car on fire. >> as trained, corey hits the

canada. my mom lives in ontario. she says, you guys are wimps.e're dealing with minus below zero wind chills here and we're into the single digits in boston and baltimore. you get the picture. all the cold air has sunk southward along the gulf coast. that is why we're seeing a big winter storm develop across the mid-south, mississippi valley tennessee river valley ohio river valley. i will show you where there is mixture of ice, freezing rain and sleet that continues to hinder travel along these areas. you know what? they just can't keep up. because this area is not used to winter weather like this. so when you have ice that is aaccumulating on the roads and power lines and sidewalks and bridges, you can not do anything. it is paralyzing. look at all areas we're dealing with with ice moving into the carolinas. tennessee is has been under a ice storm warning much of the afternoon. we have freezing rain advisories for parts of south carolina. winter weather advisories for a dozen states. millions of people are affected by next round of winter. we'l

also in canada, a fire breaks out at a propane facility in toronto, ontario, shortly before 4:00 in theemingly bottomless pit of flames and exploding cylinders of propane. >> when we got to the scene, we actually had small cylinders that were exploding and rocketing several hundred feet in the air. >> in the predawn darkness, huge clouds of propane flare up like explosions from hell. dark smoke billows from the uncontrollable blaze. cannisters shoot up like rockets. >> most of them were the smaller cylinders. they are commonly called a 33-pound cylinder and this site had hundreds and hundreds of those on site and that's what was rocketing up in the air. my biggest concern was where was the staff, because we couldn't see them coming down. >> the fire begins during a delivery of 24 hour propane supply business. >> there was an accident and it released a large amount of propane so that cloud found an ignition source and that was a vapor cloud explosion. there was a tremendous amount of force. >> the initial explosion severely damages several nearby houses. residents are awakened from their

canada will obviously impact us. having said that you know, the economy is resilient. we should do relatively well given our concentration in ontarioat we have in the oil-producing provinces in canada. so, yes, a few headwinds, without a doubt. growth might be sluggish feel good with the business that we have. >> it's interesting, we were just discussing this move that jp morgan and some others have made to charge customers for their deposits. is this a business that still fundamentally makes sense, and why haven't you guys adopted a similar approach? >> well we are in the retail business. it would not be as sexy. we like to deal with customers. we are not in the wholesale deposit business. so for us when we do have a deposit relationship we have the checking relationship. it is fundamental to what we do. i feel the deposit business has always been good for banking. i don't think that is going to change. >> and what about the card business especially with the big news this week that costco is dropping american express, for example. i know you guys support target card. what about the opportunities there longer term? >> we like that

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