seattle, bellingham, port townsend, olympia, all were small or smallish communities of 52 a few hundred people -- 50 to a few hundredpeople prior to the arrival of the transcontinental. at the conclusion of the civil war and the announcement that the railroad was coming, every community hoped that they wouldbe the terminal city, that they would be chosen for the railroad. it came down to really being between seattle, tacoma, and olympia. by 1873, early 1873, the transcontinental was being built in two directions. it was not just -- it was not just one railhead. congress in the charter for the railroad had dictatedthis section from the columbia river to puget sound needed to be completed and the railroad company needed to bring steam engines to salt water by december 1873. in july of that year, thetracks had been laid from the columbia about half way to where it is today on i-5. in july of that year, the robert litan entertaining offers in the various communities. cash, land, port facilities, whatever a community or city could put together to lower the railroad there. in july of 1873, ju

townsend. february. the total cost is millions of dollars. the state is asking the federal government to pay up to 75% of the cost. business at the portbrought in more containers last month than any month in its 90-year history. there's usually a shipping surge this time of year. overall import volume is up, the number of ships is actually down because cargo is coming ipon fewer but larger ships. >> this morning, walmart is apologizing for a poorly organized display. it appears to show guns labeled as back to school items. a twitter user posted this picture from a walmart store yesterday. you're going to see guns under a sign that reads, own the school year like a hero. i think we're playing the wrong video, unfortunately. a spokesperson tells cnn the company is still working to identify which store put up the exhibit. walmart sells guns at about 1800 of its 4 thon stores in the united states. you can trust us, the sign was there. >> a san francisco police officer is being recognized for helping to save a man's life. sfpd posted these photos on facebook of officer robert phong. he performed cpr on a 6-year-old mn who stopped breathing