we want to be there to support them as much as we can. >> reporter: the quinn family moved to purr is iville from the eastern shore of maryland -- percyville from the eastern shore of maryland when michael was in high school. his father is a volunteer firefighter here. >> his father brad and mother betsy are just very great people and the fact this town has been around them has been help for us as well as the family, i'm sure. >> reporter: michael quinn was a 28-year-old marine captain, naval academy graduate and pilot killed last month with six other marines when two helicopters crashed over the arizona desert during a nighttime training mission. quinn was scheduled to be deployed to afghanistan in the coming weeks. >> wonderful young man from the time he was an eagle scout to the time i wanted to join the military and -- he wanted to join the military and he knew exactly what he wanted to do as he grew up. >> reporter: this community when together in similar another son of percyville, army specialist stefan mace was killed in afghanistan. he of 21. >> we respect those folks who put

we're immensing proud of him for that. >> brad quinn is the father of michael quinn of percival, virginiahe died in a military helicopter collision in yuma, arizona on february 22nd. tonight his son made a final return to his hometown. he spoke exclusively to news 4. >> the important thing was to get him home, his sisters and mother and i really appreciate all the support we receive from the marine corps and everyone else involved in activities since the incident, and we wanted him home. >> a police led procession drew resident who is lined the sidewalks with candles and flags. >> right now i think everybody should learn that, you know, each day is very precious and you need to take it a step of at a time. >> quinn was in training preparing to the employed to afghanistan. two helicopters collided in the desert sevenlt were killed in the crash. >> he died doing what he was wanting to do. he was training hard for a difficult mission that we asked these marines in our service to do our country's bidding >> reporter: quinn was 28 years old and a decorated marine and pilot and he was in love.

our first national hero came from the military, the first of so many like captain quinn in percyville hard to watch them come home this way. >> the reason people love the troops is because we've been at war for more than ten years now, and they just keep going. they just keep getting the kit on and going overseas and doing what they're told. >> reporter: gina of marine corps times has covered the troops fighting in afghanistan and iraq, had them dying next to her, has watched them fight a war since 9/11. >> they continue to serve and continue to volunteer to serve. i think that's an important part of why they have such a high following in the country. >> reporter: so it hurts, confuses when they disappoint. the massacre of vietnam, the recent mistakes in afghanistan. >> the timing of all of this is just kind of crazy, because you've got the video of the marines urinating on the corpses, you've got the accidental burning of the koran which caused a huge demonstration in the streets of afghanistan, and now, this comes on the heels when that's just calmed it down. >> reporter: if we're c

captain michael quinn was one of seven marines killed when two helicopters collided mid- air near huma, arizona. we were there when his body came back to virginia. >> reporter: the evening was warm, almost like summer. >> we're gathering for a local hometown hero. >> reporter: michael quinn lost his life in a helicopter crash on february 22nd. >> even though he's elsewhere, we're showing support of his family and friends, being here for him what we're here for. >> reporter: today he came home. >> that's overwhelming. it's beautiful. >> reporter: on these streets tonight, a town honored a hero and helped find some peace for itself. >> does it give you hope? >> it does. as sad as it is, it is hopeful that a community can come together. >> reporter: in piercehe lost his life in service to his country and the story of a soldier apparently engaged in slaughter present a dichotomy that is certainly unsettling to all of us. and gary has been thinking about that as we all have today. >> if there wasn't a military when the country was born, the country wouldn't be here. >> we would still be say

quinn's father talked about his son exclusively to news4. >> he died doing what he wanted to do. he was training hard for a very difficult mission that we ask these marines in our service to do our country's bidding. >> captain quinn was engaged to be married. the family will hold a funeral service next week before he is laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. >>> d.c. police are stepping up their efforts to stop street robbers throughout the district. they're now going after a new target. police raided businesses that buy and sell stolen iphones, ipads, ipads and other electronic in a major undercover operation. police arrested about two dozen people at 1 businesses that are suspected of fencing stolen electronic devices. >> if are you in any way, shape, or form involved with the robberies, the breaking into cars, breaking into people's homes to steal items, to pass them along, to resell them or to fence them in any way, shape, or form, we are going to find you and arrest you. this is not going to stop. >> every single d.c. resident has the right to walk our neighborhoods i

quinn's father spoke exclusively with news4. >> he died doing what he wanted to do. he was training hard for a very difficult mission that we ask these marines in our service to do our country's bidding. >> the family will hold a funeral service for quinn next week. he'll be laid to rest in arlington national cemetery. >>> a budget battle is waging in maryland's general assembly today. house republicans in annapolis will release an alternative to the current proposal. democratic governor o'malley's budget plan calls for raising state income taxes and would split teacher pension costs with local governments over four years. then the house could consider modifications after the senate takes up the legislation this week. >>> maryland is expected to pass off some of the cost of teacher pensions to the counties. and now montgomery county is trying to soften that blow. county executive isiah leggett and president roger berliner are asking the costs to be divided up even more. in a letter to county delegates, they said that both the county and the school board should share

marine corps captain michael quinn is on his way to arlington national cemetery. the procession could cause some delays for drivers on route 7. the purcellville, virginia, native died in a helicopter crash last month during training in arizona. captain quinn was one of seven killed in that accident. >>> 6:07 the time. a health alert. the common medication that could lower cancer risk? why you may not want to start popping them right now, though. >>> also, a new went who said she heard everything the night an unarmed teenager was shot and killed. >>> the fog is hanging over parts of our area. >>> weather & traffic on the 1s. 6:11. we're seeing dense fog out there. a dense fog advisory covers pretty much the entire viewing area east of i-81. if you're up in frederick county, howard county, montgomery county, loudoun county, culpeper and parts of fauquier county, southern anne arundel county, calvert, st. mary's, too, that's where most of the fog is. it's down around half nile some instances, a quarter-mile visibility. 59 the temperature. the fog will burn off after

governor quinn is endorsing congressman jesse jackson jr. term the governor took the rare step of issuing that endorsement in writing not at a press conference or in an appearance with jesse jackson jr. jesse jackson jr. was a central figure in the corruption trials of rod blagojevich governor quinn is predecessor he is being investigated by congress over an effort by his supporters to buy him a u.s. senate appointment challenger debbie halvorson said jesse jackson jr. would be too preoccupied with defending himself to be effective as a congressman illinois will get lots of attention to the candidates for president this week the primary here is march 20th. newt gingrich is scheduled to be at several campaign events in the northwest suburbs wednesday and thursday ron paul will be at the university of illinois in champaign urbana wednesday rick santorum has rallies that are scheduled in niles and elgin friday and saturday president obama will be in chicago friday for a fund-raiser mitt romney is scheduled to appear in illinois one week from to

the family will hold a funeral service for quinn next week.e will be laid to rest in arlington national cemetery. >>> culpeper county's head prosecutor is stepping down today amid accusations of misconduct. commonwealth's attorney gary close announced the resignation in a letter to the newspaper "the star exponen" yesterday. a u.s. district judge overturned a conviction in a 1996 murder. he says that close used a jailhouse snitch and weak testimony to convict 15-year-old michael hash of the murder when there was no physical evidence. hash, who is now 32, could be set free if he's not retried within six months. >>> this morning a virginia mother will serve no jail time in the death of her son. dr. karen murphy pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges of child neglect. she left her 2-year-old son in the back seat of the family minivan for more than seven hours last june. murphy must complete 400 hours of community service and serve six years' probation. prosecutors agreed to the plea deal saying murphy's pain over the loss of her son ryan was puni

. >> on the day that a tornado ripped through harrisburg, illinois, governor pat quinn surveyed the damageried to think ahead. >> i signed the declaration, disaster declaration. we'll ask for the feds for assistance. you have to file a good application if you want federal assistance. >> state officials estimated they would need about $3 million in federal aid to help homeowners and renters. but fema's craig fugate says his agency will not send checks for damaged or destroyed homes. >> we did not find that the disaster information provided would suggest it exceeded the state's capabilities. >> fema considered private insurance coverage in the area, alternate housing and available rental units in determining that illinois could handle the mess by itself. but when illinois learned that indiana's aid application, which claimed more than $25 million in damages from storms in the last couple of weeks, had been approved by fema, senator dick durbin and others were outraged. >> to think that these local communities are our state can take care of this is naive. >> fema said denied applications are

. >> reporter: on the day that a tornad tornado ripped through harrisburg illinois governor pat quinnhe damage and tried to think ahead. >> i signed a declaration state disaster declaration and asked the feds for assistance. you have to file a good application if you want federal assistance. >> reporter: state officials estimated they would need about $3 million in federal aid to help homeowners and rent renters. but fema's craig fugate said his agency will not be sending checks for damaged or destroyed homes. >> we did not find the disa disaster information provided would suggest it exceeded the state's state's capabilities. >> reporter: fema considered priv private insurance coverage in the area, alternate housing and available rental units in determining that illinois could handle the mess by itself. but when illinois learned that indiana's aid application, which claimed more than 25 million dollars in damages from storms in the last couple of weeks, had been approved by fema, senator dick durbin and others were outraged. >> to think that these local communities or a state with its

quinn is appealing the fema decision not to help downstate areas that were destroyed by tornadoes or earlier this month the tornado that's what your harrisburg was one of many that hit the midwest over two weeks ago fema assessed the damage but denied the state's request for federal assistance fema found that private insurance state funding and charities would be enough gov. quinn is submitting an official appeal today it includes more information on damages and explains why a full recovery may be impossible without fema assistance powerful storms and tornadoes swept across southeast michigan yesterday this tornado was caught on camera as it passed through dexter the town took the brunt of that storm more than 100 homes were damaged by tornadoes hailstones and lighting winds were estimated at 135 mi. per hour was to wrench hailstones no deaths or injuries were reported in the ann arbor streets were flooded and power was knocked out seven people were injured in a roof collapse when the same storm system passed through kentucky we will be right back after this break former gov. rod bla

quinn's father talked about his son exclusively with news4. >> he died doing what he wanted to do. he was training hard for a very difficult mission that we asked these marines in our service to do, our country's bidding. >> captain quinn was engaged to be married. the family will hold a funeral service next week before he's laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. >>> today is the showdown in the south. right now voters are casting their ballots in the mississippi and alabama primaries. both are considered key conservative states in the gop race for president. polls show newt gingrich and mitt romney neck and neck. gingrich needs to win the south to keep his campaign live. mitt romney is trying to hold on to his front-runner status. rick santorum is also looking for a win with his edge with the evangelicals. delegates are also up for grabs today in hawaii and in america samoa. both which will hold caucuses today. >>> perhaps for the first time ever a state visit includes madness, march madness, that is. president obama and british prime minister david cameron will attend the f

gov pat quinn says it is a sobering situation. >> that's what our justice system is all about the 12ho rendered their verdict, the judge met the sentence in justice will be served. >> he also took the opportunity to talk about the improved at the close standards that illinois politicians are now being held to. updates beginning at 4:00 a.m. on the wgn morning news as well as online. coming up, some of the other stores we are falling, stolen items found. all eyes on the illinois primaries, the gop presidential candidates in the land of lincoln. you want to hear you've done a good job. that's why i recommend a rinse like crest pro-health multi-protection. it helps you get a better dental check-up. so be ready for your next dental check-up. try any crest pro-health rinse. oua lincoln park man has been charged with cyber stalking but when police went to his home they discovered thousands of dollars in stolen goods. >> sources say he was allegedly cyber stocking to chicago police officers and now investigators say it appears he also stole from homes and garages throughout the north side.

now i'm feeling lonnie quinn wasn't around back then, but he's here today. >> no. just missed it.'s get to it. i want to start off with out r with our beautiful shot of empire state building. let's get to the weather headlines. a lot of you will be asking yourself what is going on? today memorial dale or st. patrick's day? the rockies are white with snow but there's not much green on the radar. green shows you where the rain is. look at our radar picture, the entire country pretty quiet with the exception out west, that storm system moving on. so with not much green on the radar, wear the green in honor of st. patrick's day, green, oregon, 46 with raindrops, green valley, arizona, 81, green bay, wisconsin, 5, greenville, south carolina, 64. greenwich, connecticut, 61. the purpose of the map, play with me, please. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> this weather segmented sponsored pronamel, now in new iso active. >> actually i got to tell you, connecticut is my home state so we have a beautiful sky over the nutmeg state. rebecca, ben, over to you. >> all right

governor quinn weighed in at an event at the merchandise mart this morning >>the jury gave their verdict and justice will be served >>he pointed out that there will soon be two former governors sitting in prison at the same time the other one is george ryan governor quinn also said that he believes the state has much stronger ethics laws now >>it is on to illinois for the republican presidential hopefuls after primary victories for rick santorum in the deep south. he won tuesday's primaries in mississippi and alabama taking control of the party's conservative wing in the presidential race mitt romney one of republican caucuses in hawaii and the u.s. territory of american samoa and the self pacific rick santorum said that his campaign is defying the odds >>... because we believe in something that is bigger than ourselves >>rick santorum spoke a rally in lafayette louisiana that state is the next southern state to hold a primary on march 24th here is the latest delegate count according to real clear politics .com: mitt romney leads with 476 followed by rick santorum with 229 followed by ne

. >> that's quinn. great to have you talk all about it. tomorrow night, harbor east, the details coming up when the eyewitness morning news edition rolls on. ,,,,,, this is an angus steak and egg sandwich. it's a tremendous morning. angus, man! angus! dunkin's new angus steak and egg sandwich makes any morning special. try one today. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. i love the aroma, i love the taste. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'! >>> let me tell you something. that was one of those greatest performances in very inclement conditions we've ever seen on a manic monday. that was a cold morning. that was really -- it was like 11 or 12 degrees and those folks joined us. 33 right now with 78 humidity. that big fat dome of high pressure that's giving us this beautiful weather today and tomorrow. 34 in oakland. 36 cumberland. 34 elkin. essentially right around 40 or the low 40s east and d.c. and ocean city. a bit of a bay effect right

quinn miss both 43 throw. last shot for jeans them. for the win. norfolk 8 86-84. first no. 15 seed to upset no. 2 in 11 years and duck went down hours later. watching 14 seed against florida state. one of those is my weekend outfit. let you guess which it is. jamming florida state. don't go quietly. within 2. now down 3 seconds left to cook. wept for the duce but need add 3. you need to shoot the 3 there. 8 seed led 9 seed by 1 second. the shot blocked and he thought it was a foul. should have been called. he gets the first tournament win in 10 years. 58-57. we finish up in the rain at at&t park. san jose earthquake. practicing in anticipation of tomorrow's game against the houston dynamo and another game that will follow keeper bing ham testing cove up and out. splash down allah barry bonds. >> anybody in a bet out there. >> that i'm not aware of. but splash down would be accurate giving the weather that we have writ now. >> exactly thanks very much? that's this edition of 7 news at 9:00. coffee tv 20 for all of us here, thanks so much for watching we appreciate

and warriors quinn 85 -82 -- win 85-82. >>> jeremy lin does it again tonight.h the game, you think maybe he's going to start to slow down. came through though. 19 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds, only one turnover against cleveland, and he got beat up here. bloodied and battered. he went to the bench, came back and led the knicks over the cavaliers. jeremy lin, first time he's gotten beaten up a little bit and came back. no slowing that guy down. >>> kobe bryant has a broken nose, wore a protective mask. 31 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists. he's one of those guys everybody thinks oh, he can't play. that's when he really gets off. 104-85. >>> ucla hoops has been hit with a dagger by sports illustrated. this is just -- this stuff better be true because it's ruined ben howard. the store goes on there's widespread drinking, drug abuse among players. other issues, that the players are continually finding. one player urinating on another's clothes. they're talking back to the coach. >>> usa soccer has not beat italy in 78 years. and the great italy squad gets on the boar

i got to get back to sally quinn. you can't be buying into this war on women. you just can't be. it's dishonest. come on. you know that's not what is in play here. >> bill, isn't it just a couple of weeks ago that we -- that obama was -- there was a war on religion. which means essentially war on christianity and that we weren't sure -- they weren't sure the republic candidates whether obama was really a christian or not? i mean, i think that the position of the church and obama -- the fact that he changed his position was admirable. he put this out. >> bill: you think he did it for admirable reasons not because he was getting pounded in the polls? it was al truism that made the president walk back the decision. >> is he one of these people who actually listens when people say this isn't working? >> bill: he didn't listen to vice president biden did he or chief of staff, daily? they said you are going to get your butt kicked mr. president. >> he decide he made a mistake and he changed his mind and he said let's go and re-think this and he did and he put forth a really reasonable

marine corps captain michael quinn will be buried at arlington national cemetery today.he purcellville native was killed in a helicopter crash last month near yuma, arizona. quinn was one of seven killed in the accident. >>> doctors at the university of maryland have completed an extraordinary surgery. they are now just the second medical team ever to successfully perform a full face transplant. yesterday's procedure in baltimore was 36 hours long. it included a tongue and jaw transplant. doctors will only say that the patient is a 37-year-old american man. they plan to release more details about the procedure at a press conference next tuesday. >>> 5:36. 60 degrees. trying to clear up the controversy. [ sirens ] >> what arlington county's police chief is saying about a reported quota his officers must meet. >>> plus, you better hurry if you want to weigh in on the future names of metro's simpler line stations. >>> a foggy start to the morning in the d.c. area. the middle class is shrinking. in this day and age you can only accomplish so much without a degree, and tradit

sleeves know, ray wind and everything so this is a great time for chicago among the guests gov pat quinntony preckwinkle and ireland's ambassador to the united states as well as the irish prime minister who told me he was impressed not only with the weather but with the spirit of chicagos irish roots. >> it's a very strong reminder that the irish actually built this city. >> and is still to come more of today's parade why the traditional dina at the chicago river was particularly special for one man we did it again temperatures 35 degrees above normal, a new record and there may be more to come, i will have whoa! i'd love a set like this... ...well, i'd like a pony. we used kmart layaway - paid it off over 8 weeks. with kmart layaway shop 1000s of items across dozens of departments, all year long. there's layaway, and there's kmart layaway. while some fiber ads use super models metamucil uses super hard working psyllium fiber, which gels to remove unsexy waste and reduce cholesterol. taking psyllium fiber won't make you a model but you should feel a little more super. metamucil. down wit

i do not think it is a quinn said in the president obama has a 50% approval rating, -- i do not think it is it a coincidence to the president obama has a 50% approval rating went just a couple weeks ago he was tired or behind both candidates in the nationwide gallup polls. the president is ahead by double digits in virginia, a double digits in ohio. it is not up to me to decide on this show whether the republican party looks like it is conducting a war against women. you can see swing voters, independence, and women especially feel the way. five is a real problem for the republican party, and it is a wrong they are going to have to go right. >> super tuesday of we said earlier, let me ask you whether or not it is the case this race would already be over were a not for these super pak pimp daddies, pick a phrase, but were it not for these handful of people pumping in all this money, this race would have already been over? >> as you know, you are going to have them on sides, and it is something i think we are going to have to deal with over the next couple years. there is no doubt about

. >> polls from quinn pack has romney three points over santorum. here is the break down of super tuesday. voters in ten states will be heading to the polls, 437 delegate at stake, a stake. >>> conservative activists dubbed joe the plumber during 2008 is hosting a victory party, holding the party for congressional run in toledo,. >> in protest of unemployment, more than 5000 people in new york are expected to hold pink slips over their head and form a 3-mile line. this is a live line from bowling green towards the union square. they are putting this together. that goes from bowling green towards union square, 14 miles or so. one minute for each million without a job. >>> arundel county council got an earful from residents who are disgusted with leaders. meeting was held monday. the police president was among those speaking up. >> a person having sex in the parking lot, he was too cheap to afford a hotel room. >> officers made complaints to the chief and the chief released a statement saying quote, our agency's current leadership will include account

i got to get back to sally quinn. you can't be buying into this war on women. you just can't be. it's dishonest. come on. you know that's not what is in play here. >> bill, isn't it just a couple of weeks ago that we -- that obama was -- there was a war on religion. which means essentially war on christianity and that we weren't sure -- they weren't sure the republic candidates whether obama was really a christian or not? i mean, i think that the position of the church and obama -- the fact that he changed his position was admirable. he put this out. >> bill: you think he did it for admirable reasons not because he was getting pounded in the polls? it was al truism that made the president walk back the decision. >> is he one of these people who actually listens when people say this isn't working? >> bill: he didn't listen to vice president biden did he or chief of staff, daily? they said you are going to get your butt kicked mr. president. >> he decide he made a mistake and he changed his mind and he said let's go and re-think this and he did and he put forth a really reasonable

the county registrar cameron quinn is expecting questions about why the two aren't there. >> reporter: you have a lot of people who weren't expecting to be front runners at a point in time they should have collected signatures. they just didn't get their act together fast enough. voters will be told they must choose between romney and paul. >> there's a lot of activity and questions about can i do a write-in vote and the answer is no, not in virginia. >> reporter: state law prohibits write-ins during primaries. they're only allowed in general elections. the presidential primary will cost virginia about $3 million, yet because it's not much of a race little attention and few dollars are being spent in the commonwealth, peggy fox, 9 news now. >> virginia lawmakers had hoped an earlier primary would have an impact on the national race, but now it appears that won't be the case. of course, you can follow all the developments on super tuesday right here on channel 9. we'll have the super tuesday results for you tomorrow at 11:00. you can track those results as they come in on www.wusa9.com

captain michael quinn died last month in afghanistan and his body arrived at reagan national airport one hour ago. this procession is going to be making its way to percerville and a will the of folks lining the streets honoring him. >>> alabama and mississippi are on deck for their republican primaries tomorrow. rick santorum visiting both states today. mitt romney made a brief appearance before taking the rest of the day off from the campaign trail to celebrate his 65th birthday. a poll out finds 73% of primary voters believe that romney will be the nominee. gingrich and santorum are appearing at a republican candidate's forum. >>> spring doesn't officially start until next week, but topper says it feels like it's here already. >>> then, in search of the perfect bracket. what are the odds for one person to get all 67 games correct? are there that many? wow. >>> shocks, sadness, and call for justice in florida tonight. last week, 17-year-old tray martin was visiting family inside a gated community near orlando when he walked to a nearby convenience store. george zimmerman who was hea

that is the queen street -- quinn street lead. that plays an important role in developing a robust export terminal at pier 24. that has been a long time physical impediment and organizational impediment to doing that. while the track is substandard, it is also owned by the railroads. with this $3 million in funding we have to repair this track, it

all of us will be quinn -- be windy. into the south bay, 55 san jose.ended forecast shows you a big, big cool down. tomorrow will be the coolest day. wednesday off to a chilly start. we get past that and we're dry and mild as we head toward the weekend. >> thank you rosemary. >>> a pop up ethiopian restaurant is finding a permanent home. we helped cut the ribbon for the brick mortgager radio kitchen on 3rd street. the ethiopian born chef started serving meals in 2004 since his own home. radio kitchen africa opens doors to the public thursday. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll vie you next time news breaks. our coverage continues with the 10:00 news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. we have more up next on tv 36. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants... but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic ingredients, and miracle-gro plant food. just mix it in. and turn bad soil into great soil. helps plants

that is the queen street -- quinn street lead. that plays an important role in developing a robust export terminal at pier 24. that has been a long time physical impediment and organizational impediment to doing that. while the track is substandard, it is also owned by the railroads. with this $3 million in funding we have to repair this track, it has brought the railroads to the table and has got them engaged with how they will commit to move lots of freight through their by locomotive spirit it has also given the project some profile. that project with a fair vote -- federal railway administration was the top scoring project nationwide. we're hopeful it will continue -- contribute to this longtime steve chaid -- strategic report. i will conclude with pointing out with this planting is done for the port over the years. guided $95 million in development. non-developer investment, i am sorry, $95 million investment in non-developer investment. to getting access to general access obligation bonds. the 34th america's cup bid. it will

quinn, they say they got their inspections, they got their permit, the work was done, it was finished and signed off. if the permit was for final inspection only and all work was complete, that is the fiction. that all the work was done. i think that it does not take too much to understand that rather than the first time around when it took six months to go through the planning process, these delmon could not wait. they found another way. if you misrepresent the application that issues a permit, that is on its face a fiction. to say that a permit for final inspection, all work is complete, is then constructed from scratch, they have admitted it here. your process involves a long and patient record of proposed construction. when this happened, the face that everyone who follows the rules has in the process is harmed. -- faith that everyone who follows the rules has in the process is harmed. we would like the -- this would have happened if there were allowed to review the permit application. we're not try to do something that should not already have been done. thank you for your time. p

. >> reporter: it started in this home at around 9:30 last night on oak dale and quinn and spread to three other building before firefighters were able to get it under control just after 11:00 p.m. more than 2 dozen people are out of their homes. >> people was running out with their flat screen tvs their clothes anything they can carry in their hands. >> reporter: in addition to the four buildings that were damaged in this fire, even the church next-door was affected. they had to cancel services today because of all the smoke in the air. >> you know i'm shook i couldn't sleep all night. >> reporter: emotionally this fire took a toll even for people whose houses are okay. no one was physically injured. >> i feel for these people that lost their house. >> reporter: the house where the fire started appears to have been empty. >> my understanding it has been abandoned for i believe has the last couple of years. >> reporter: neighbors say squatters might have been living there. it's all part of the investigation, but unoccupied buildings carry risks of their own. >> well that is a fire ha

. >> reporter: nixon foundation president sandy quinn, a friend of nixon's throughout, has his favorite among the letters, the young suitor as formal as his quaker roots while writing of his own ardor. >> nothing so fine ever happened to him or anyone else as falling in love with thee, my dearest heart. ♪ >> reporter: when his beloved pat died in 1993, nixon's grief was searing. >> he said, whatever you remember about pat nixon, remember the sunshine of her smile. >> reporter: the smile his letters show so captivated him for more than half a century. mike taibbi, nbc news, yorba linda, california. >>> up next here tonight, a new image for this country as it prepares to welcome the rest of the world. >>> a view tonight of the iconic tower bridge here in london. this is a big time for this beautiful city and for this entire country as the olympic athletes are now just months away, along with the crowds, and of course the eyes of the world. from here in london tonight, nbc's keir simmons reports on the hard work going on for what is hoped to be a moment of glory. >> reporter: britain's dan

that is the queen street -- quinn street lead. that plays an important role in developing a robust export terminal at pier 24. that has been a long time physical impediment and organizational impediment to doing that. while the track is substandard, it is also owned by the railroads. with this $3 million in funding we have to repair this track, it has brought the railroads to the table and has got them engaged with how they will commit to move lots of freight through their by locomotive spirit it has also given the