can you stand over there by the palm tree?there are more interesting things to photograph in here than me. no, really, i'm serious. i... i need you in the picture to give the picture a sense of scale. but i... i don't know. please? well, since you've gone out of your way, i guess it's the least i can do. alright, yeah, stand over... that palm tree to your right. right there, perfect. alberto: yes, and turn... yeah, turn around a little bit. there, there you go. yes, yes, yes. what time is it? you look great on camera, thank you. oh, we have to go. hold it right there. my bus leaves in less than an hour. hold it, hold it. alberto, please. there's only one bus a day. i have to make it on time. ( sighs impatiently ) thanks. ( police siren wailing ) oh, man, a cop. hi. do you know how fast you were going? mmm-- maybe 65? 80 miles an hour. license and registration, please. registration. registration, license. officer, let me explain-- we were just trying... i'll be right back. i hope he doesn't give you a ticket. you can say that a

[laughter] no palm trees. the only palm trees in washington, d.c. are in the hotel lobbies, okay? right? but we have palm trees in san francisco, and why is that? same latitude, same amount of sunshine per unit area, see? but it turns out, what? we got the gulf stream-- not the gulf stream-- we've got the ocean out here. now that ocean, if that ocean in the wintertime cools down a little bit, what's the air do? you wu. - warm up. - warm up, okay? and if it blows this way, what's it hit? begin with a cal f-o-r-n-i-- so california is a much warmer place in the winter than east coast communities of the same latitude. ain't that neat, okay? in fact, any place that's surrounded by water has just about the same temperature all year round. how about the best place in the world, right here? [laughter] that's hawaii, huh? the hawaiian islands, okay? the hawaiian islands about the same temperature all year round, but not only the hawaiian islands. iceland way up here has about the same temperature all year round, yeah. surrounded by water, okay? when it tends to be cold, the cooling water w

in fact the embers traveled a half a block away and ignited a palm tree that had to be put out as well. which is why neighbors were so concerned their home may be the next to catch fire. fire ripped through this campbell home this morning fueled by high winds. neighbor diane pakus watched the flames. >> they were high, hot, and large, very red and orange in color. >> reporter: but it wasn't just the flames that prompted diane to spring into action as she felt the strong gust, she grabbed a garden hose to spray her roof. >> had it on and just sprayed all over. my concern was keep everything wet so if an ember flew, hopefully it wouldn't take hold and ignite. >> reporter: the couple is safe. they saved their pet rabbit and rescued their dog as well. she said she fire started in the roof over the back bedroom. firefighters say the high winds created an additional challenge. >> these wind driven events do increase your responses. this went to a second alarm. we had nine fire units on scene. so we do take the extra steps to make sure this fire did put off embers into the area. we had a coup

as they liked to do with their colonies, and efficient evidently the sailor came there and said palm trees, warm weather, and look at the girls. and he remained. that's the end of the second part. the third part is in response to the op ed piece that margaret mcpeek wrote in the chronicle and the letters, i don't know if you've read them -- you should pick up -- the letters that a couple of, you know, irish americans wrote in response accusing cousin mcpeek of not having a sense of humor. it has to do with these tee shirts that target has produced for the st. patrick's day parade in which mrs. mcpeek derided the fact that they were making fun of the irish in the united states, you know, things like i survived the kelly murphy family gathering, things like that. and they wrote letters poking fun at what i thought was a couragous op ed piece. so this is in response to the irish americans who don't feel the pride that they should. and please excuse if i manhandle the irish manner of speaking. this is a joke told to me by one of my friends. he said that an american, an irish american, was golf

the homes are smaller high hopes of palm trees. if south these trees can withstand hurricane force winds. gusts were of for the 35-40 mi. per hour. the trees can make a mess when it is windy. thiokol >>pam: our coverage of the weather continues throughout this evening. we also have the latest forecasts details on our web site, www.kron4.com. >> mitt romney is off to a good start. he is the projected winner in a vermont. keep in mind, all precincts have not reported the numbers. new gingrich has said if he does not lend georgette he will be out of their race. jordan goes to newt gingrich. we will keep you updated throughout the hour at 6:00 p.m. and again at 8:00 p.m.. >>pam: is the second day of the visit with israeli president shimon peres. he took a visit to facebook today. big losses on wall street today. the dow fell more than two to three points closing at 12,759. the nasdaq slipped 40 points to 2910. this is the market's biggest downturn in three months. >> we will have periods of relative normalcy into the markets will adjus

it has a huge palm tree in the front. talk about an inappropriate street tree, but it is beautiful. i love the tree. there is another flower in the wrong -- flowering gum on the prospect side of the property. i think that are beautiful trees. i have initiated this with some regret. i would prefer to have sizable trees on that side, and would certainly replant with the largest trees possible, but trees that can sustain a canopy that really works. the issue of the solar panels, it is true that there is an issue about keeping the trees pruned for the functionality of the solar panels, but when i put the panels in, actually made a decision to do it even though they would work at less than full efficiency because the trees were there. i did not intend to remove the trees, nor to groom them in a way that was going to do damage. if that happened, it has not been with my knowledge. i am learning that for the first time. commissioner hillis: the trees across the street are the same species? >> yes, but there are cars parked under them, so there is a little more protection. it is also a wider

palm trees and gone. -- drilling one to right field. chris davis not nearly as productive, a swing and a miss. -- pitched four scoreless innings. his second straight outing with four scoreless innings. a single to left field. it is in the bermuda triangle. detroit beats the birds, 4-2. the round of 64 has some of assets. loyola would like to pull off the shocker on the second seed. we can show you the score, right now, 46-31, ohio state in front of loyola. they have about 17 and a half minutes left in the second half. some syracuse escaped with the wind. e win. the second half, the orange trailing. they come up with a turnover. 41-40, syracuse. sutherland hits it from the wing. syracuse hangs on to avoid the biggest upset in tournament history. opening strong against colorado state. racing down the court. jackson puts down the three as murray state puts away colorado state, 68-41. the mexico coach knows something about national titles. they struggled early. long beach state. long beach is up three. in the second half, new mexico from th

the white sand, palm trees, clear water and sunshine are a vision of heaven on earth to many visitors. every day, abdul shows vacationers around his island. he earns up to 450 euros a month -- and he makes an effort to communicate any way he can. but his guests today don't understand english. >> actually, the chinese, they don't know what is tsunami. they don't listen it. maybe they didn't see the tv or radio or something. but the tsunami of 2004, of course -- everyone, they know it. >> abdul always takes the group past the house where his wife and children live, hoping to catch a glimpse of them, but so far -- no luck. >> my wife and my baby -- they are living there. ok, this house. but my wife has some problem -- i divorce, i separate. understand? clear? ok! >> the chinese guests listen politely -- but hardly understand a word. the divorce rate in the maldives is rising steadily. the reasons are many. most of the islanders first marry when they are very young, often under pressure from their parents. most couples have known each other since childhood. the family ministry says the sm

before i came here, i had a name. 4 palm trees faced us when we landed loomed like guardians to pass the golden gate we tell them what they wanted to hear. on this island of desperate dreams we shed our skins and wore new once. we burned our parents name and let our past curl into smoke. no longer my father's daughter. no longer my husband's wife. only the sea gulls know who i really am. for months we were held in separate rooms the dampness went through the bunks and gnawed our bones the wales of ghosts kept us awake. 32 steps to my father's house. 4 windows facing north. 24 steps to my uncle's house, 2 doors facing south. i have 3 sisters, 2 brothers, 4 cousins on my father's side. now i store the memory in a drawer along with bitter herbs and rhinoceros horns we dine at restaurants on the better side of towns with pink table cloths and real flowers in the vases. we hardly go to china town. before i came here, i held his hand. now my heart is a chinese box of riddels, no one understands. i blew hot soup for her on foggy nights. she trims the ends of my thinning hair, still she can'

. >> we looked up at the palm trees and they are all leaving at the right angle. then i saw what flying and chairs and signs and like someone pushed the button and went the other way. other things were flying around back and forth. >> to the service estimates the tornadoes wind speeds reached 60 or 70 miles per hour. the weather service plotted an initial path and the tornado followed. it was about 20 yards wide. >> the wind was heading straight southerly direction, and there is the little bit attorney in there. >> the water spout turned tornado turned parts of lani kai inside out and let the big mess behind. >> that focuses on the tornado and the national weather service sent our weather damage team to investigate. it's been raining steadily over the past few days over all local and islands. schools have been closed and roads washed out over the past seven days. 46inches of rain have fallen on the wet spots and kuai. elizabeth says there is rain on the way. >> this could be one of our wettest stretches we have seen this letter. today in excess on the clouds, temp

he booed, but the wind was so strong, look at the palm trees.nly came back towards his goal, he couldn't get that saved, either. he couldn't save his own shot, dana. look at this one more time. >> i like the other stories better. >> the wind was in the forecast. typically, coming up with a weather report. buster posey, giants fans ,,,,,,

he booed, but the wind was so strong, look at the palm trees.it not only came back towards his goal, he couldn't get that saved, either. he couldn't save his own shot, dana. look at this one more time. >> i like the other stories better. >> the wind was in the forecast. typically, coming up with a weather report. buster posey, giants fans should not panic. he'll be back in another week. we'll be back. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters.

land of palm trees and skyscrapers where there is dollars enough for cell phones, sports cars and [inaudible] by the trunk full. where a suitcase of cocaine is as easy to buy as a broken stemmed rose from his white bucket. how much for that hand full of rose buds? for fingers go up. he makes change for a 20, returns clefrjed winched with b. you tip him a couple of dollars, so what. every love struck couple stairing into each other's eyes. every loner with a half empty beer even a waitress after a shift receives a visit from john nitto. he returns to the faces above the steaming plates before he's out into the neon lit street leaving behind a trail of rose petals bark as sacrificial hearts. thank you. [applause]. >> whenever i had writer's block i do research so i thought i would redo a section which started as writer's block and it took place in a library. i think all you need to know is my narrater is 19. the object of affection is 21. max's mother is a piannist and also polish. >> i saw little of rose after she moved her 2 valises into the nurses room on valentine's day of 1939. she did no

. >> i have so say, i visualize some kind of palm tree and sand at some point. >> reporter: and maybeabout his one-man town, which maybe by then will be somebody else's. on thursday, it will be auctioned off. bids start at 100,000. don's house, post office boxes, cell tower and the one-room schoolhouse from the 1800s when 2,000 people lived here. >> it takes someone that wants something out of the ordinary. >> reporter: he's had interest from all over. >> well, i've heard from moscow, russia. not idaho. i've heard from beijing. >> reporter: and at a recent open house, even some from nearby lairmy came. >> we'd have two here, then that would be 100% increase in population overnight. >> reporter: things are bound to change. don hopes whoever buys it loves buford like he has. >> i will miss that. the interaction with people that are traveling. >> reporter: but as he hits the road himself, don can't help but wonder if he's ready. >> you know, i don't know. i might turn out to be a bad neighbor. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll

forget and we won't forget if this is what the opposition promised the kremlin after december's palm tree elections they claimed the bones had been raked in response the authorities decided web cameras at all ninety eight thousand polling stations won't solve that problem it's cost russian taxpayers over three hundred million dollars doubly the michele cost of the vote now it's officially the most transparent and the most expensive in the nation's history but not everyone's convinced. the cameras will change anything there will always be discontent it was almost before it without cameras. i don't think it will make the vote more transparent it's only made to please the opposition. there was no sense installing them too many people are voting and there are too many polling stations who will make things more complicated. one of the main concerns about the c.c.t.v. system is whether it can serve a country as vast as russia hacker attacks on the website in charge of broadcasting shortly before the vote only added to concerns but these young people claim they came up with a strong alternative

would be packs of dirty ice on the street, here, everything is gorgeous you can the sky is blue, palm trees. >> oh, it's wonderful. i was out gardening this morning and spring has really sprung. >> reporter: the sunshine spread across the bay area, hitting san francisco. it was teeming with people soaking up vitamin d, the beaches packed with kids, old and young, enjoying the surf and sand there we have had a very mild winter and people we talked to say they are going to take advantage of the warm, dry weather while it lasts. live in pleasanton, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. we want to check in with meteorologist rob mayeda. some record highs set today, right? >> there were. in fact, pleasanton living up to its name today, near 80 degrees, sunshine around the trivalley, the north bay we saw most of the records fall. as we zoom in on the map, diane, mentioned it 83 in santa cruz, north winds helping to dry things out, warm things up on the coast there 77, 72 in concord, 73, napa. those three locations setting records today and still pretty nice outside right now.

winds have calmed at home as you look down the embarcadero palm trees are not situation roads wet.ttered light showers moving from west to east at time you could get caught under one of these it will keep roads wet for the morning not heavy enough to cause much of any ponding just going to keep it wet. temperatures mile, low to mid 50s, same around the monterey bay until you get to watsonville at 57. scattered showers less numerous during the afternoon, cooler tonight mostly cloudy sky watch out for patchy fog saturday still looks wet. sunday does not upper 50s half moon bay clear lake low to mid 60s for everybody else partly sunny a few breaks in the cloud could have, 62 monterey, everybody else around the bay mid 60s partly sunny. mostly cloudy tonight temperatures drop a little into the mid to upper 40s patchy fog is possible any time you have cloud cover it is hard for that fog to form. cold front moves through that was the heaviest of the wet weather secondary system is moving through and it will make an early exit today out of the south bay that's why we'll see showers taper

winds of change blowing through palm trees on the embarcadero flags on the ferry buildings moving withiles per hour now. mid to upper 40s feels cool werth winds, salinas 50. that -- that will dominate the forecast today, blustery conditions, chilly temperatures even with the sunshine clear, calmer cooler tonight patchy valley frost possible then warmest afternoons thursday and friday as far as today one degree cooler in san francisco, five hayward, seven in oakland, eight in santa rosa, 12° cooler than yesterday concord 5, 16° cooler than yesterday -- 58, 16° cooler than yesterday. in the coast low 50s today. monterey bay temperatures around 52 monterey mid to upper 50s as you head from the bay towards our inland neighborhoods. scattered frost east bay valleys around the santa cruz mountains. eight degrees warmer tomorrow, another eight degrees warmer friday everybody in the 70s except for the coast around 64 slightly cooler with more clouds saturday, sunday next chance of rain monday should have beautiful sunrises like this one from saturday in clear lake appreciate that beautiful pic

also palm trees. definitely a blustery start it is only going to get more so after noon.e nicco tracking wind speeds and has the rest of the showers moving out now. frances has accidents and issues to tell you about, all coming up. >>> 5:25 the government's new consumer protection agency now accepting complaints about student loans. the financial protection bureau says if anyone has trouble with billing, confusing advertising or collection by private lenders it wants to hear about it. they will relay complains to the department of education. americans owe more to student lenders than credit card companies. >>> snoring in toddlers may be tied to behavior problems later on. new study finds toddlers who snore are more likely to develop behavior problems, including hyperactivity. researchers examined the impact of snoring, mouth breathing and sleep apnea. children peaked at six to 18 months old are 40% more likely to develop behavior problems by age 7 compared with kids who breathe normally. now they have to answer the question why? >> you will be hearing more about that. >>>

>> looks like miami, with a few palm trees missing. take a look at temps tomorrow. start off probably in the upper 50s to low 60s. and there will probably be fog in some areas. and then it warms up, into the low 70s once again. chances of showers tomorrow, very, very slim. probably even less than today. the next five days, check out these temperatures. thursday, a lot of sun. 80 degrees. 81. maybe 83, 84 on friday. cooling down, with showers like late saturday and a good chance of shower activity here on sunday. and we need rain. low 60s expected the second half of the weekend. kai? >> bob. thank you. a violent band of storms hits texas. residents are cleaning up after rain, hail and at least one tornado struck the state. winds over 160 miles per hour injured four people. thousands lost power. so far, no deaths are reported. meteorologists say they expect the storm it continue over the next few days. >>> strong winds are hampering parts -- or hammering parts of new zealand. the gust took out semi trucks and tore roofs off houses. experts say the winds will ease off

we had one in the palm tree that could read license plates down the block. >> anything you want me toay? >> i liked your picture. >> okay. >> am i going to see it for real. >> approaching the back door. >> i made some chocolate chip cookies. i'll be right there. >> the online decoy wasn't there. he thought he was talking to a girl named will recolle ed liz play that role. >> i can't wait to see you. >> i know. >> it's because of that conversation with the decoy that they say there's a real girl. there's a potential of fulfilling this fantasy i have. they walk in. >> what kind of alcohol did you bring? >> mandarin orange. >> did you bring condoms? uh-huh. >> he was prepared to have a party. >> it sounds like you got a pretty big night planned? >> yep. >> what was your plan? >> to hang out. >> hang out with whom? >> liz. >> how old is liz? >> 14, i think. >> how old are you? >> 27. >> what do you do for a living? >> i'm looking for a job. i got laid off. >> what is your degree in? hospitality management. >> have you had a job in that field? >> uh-huh. >> it's hard for me to understand t

. >> there are no rooms available at the palm tree. james and anthony will have to wait another few days to get off the streets. >> you all right? >> what? >> you all right. you're in your own world or something. we're supposed to be together in this thing. >> i'm perfectly fine. >> it don't seem like it. >> okay. >> i'm trying to help you. what i got is yours. that's what home boys is all about. that's what being on the streets is about, being partners. what's mine is yours, yours is mine. >> james says he is tempted to spend his money on crack but getting a roof over their heads is more important. >> it's not about drugs, it's about us. it's about us getting that. >> well, since we still have an hour, i'm going to go to the library real quick. >> anthony and james agree to meet back up at salvation army for dinner in an hour. they'll be forced to spend another night outside a building that's under construction. >>> coming up, josh suddenly falls unconscious while getting a crude homemade tattoo. >> josh, wake up. >> and his friends a

hawaii is often thought of as a nice place, sunshine and palm trees, kind of like here in california,ht? look at this damage. this is actual footage from hawaii last night. a very strong system that's been hanging out overhead and it brought some super cells to hawaii. they looked at hail and even saw a tornado touch down. yes, in hawaii. believe it or not. very unusual for this time of year. but not to worry, that system is not headed our way. we are not looking at anything like that in the coming days. but we are looking at some rain, just not severe weather. you can see we have our clouds in place this morning. just a few clouds, even some of us seeing sunshine. the clouds draped across northern and central california. these clouds will continue to offer in, well, just some patchy fog at least for the time being. and eventually we'll turn over to see something sunshine. tomorrow, here's our next system. this is actually going to bring us a few rain showers as we head through the day tomorrow. today will be a dry day for many of us and temperatures, again, very cold. 36 in santa ros

>> shepard: sorry, miami, you can have the nice weather and palm trees but you can't have peyton manningsources close to the legendary nfl quarterback tell dolphins are out of the running to land the former indianapolis colts star. the fish had been on the short list. it appears the san francisco 49ers on the gun for hire. nothing in writing. the saga continues. team executives flew to north carolina to watchmanning work out but not tonight squish the fish. answered petit is coming to back to the bronx. long-time pitcher retired before the start of last season but today the yankees announced they have signed into a minor league deal with an invitation to big league spring training. >> it's great to be here. i have absolutely loved it. the guys have all been awesome. appreciate the yankees. i had a little window here they told me whenever i wanted to come just to be here. >> shepard: yankees fans around the world rejoicing tonight. andy pettitte is a key figure in the perjury trial former teammate rogers clemens, he admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs helped lead to that document

with its waterways, manicured lawns, and tall palm trees dotting the landscape, it's a beautiful placeraise a family. >> we moved in this neighborhood about 16 years ago. we moved in the house when it was brand new. it seems to be a very nice community. lots of children around. lots of activities for the children to do. and it seems to be generally warm, and everybody seems to know other people. >> reporter: but although the community promotes a sense of peace and tranquility, like most places, it also has an underside. >> we have everything from the low-income drug crimes all the way up to white-collar frauds. >> and one spring morning jean's home becomes a boynton beach crime statistic. burglars crawl through a doggie door located in the kitchen. they think no one sees them. but miles away, someone is watching. >> i was at the office. i wasn't there. i was watching a live video feed of my house. and there was a man in my house, and he was robbing me. >> yes, jean thomas is at her desk watching her own home being robbed. jean's a university travel counselor, works full time, and had i

trees. they also allow people to take self-guided educational tours as they walk along the tidal basin. a smart phone app puts festival events right at the palm of your hands and also has a tool to find nearby restaurants offering cherry blossom festival specials. visitors were pleased. >> you can't have park rangers at every single tree. it's nice to have that information available for everybody. >> i think they're a great idea. education is always a good thing. >> this year marks 100 years since the cherry blossoms arrived to d.c. as a gift from japan. about 1 million people are expected to attend this year's centennial festival. >> and they are beautiful. >> aren't they? perfect right now. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 4:00 the etch a sketch comment made by a romney staffer has made an unusual artist an instant online star. >>> plus, alec baldwin's twitter war. how he has recruited his followers to help him stop a woman he claimed was harassing his girlfriend. >>> and they are one of the most commonly stolen items. police say they have a plan to stop smart phone thefts but they claim cell phone companies won't coop turn left. the passat is

before i came here, i had a name. 4 palm trees faced us when we landed loomed like guardians to pass the golden gate we tell them what they wanted to hear. on this island of desperate dreams we shed our skins and wore new once. we burned our parents name and let our past curlin

before i came here, i had a name. 4 palm trees faced us when we landed loomed like guardians to pass the golden gate we tell them what they wanted to hear. on this