when we sat down to talk in his cell, randall seemed to only have one concern.w his shaved head looked on camera. >> there's no lint on my head or nothing? >> no, you're fine. >> i'm cool. i got a gang out of it. i don't want to be shining. i'll be shining like money. >> when you interview people in prison, you know they are in there for a good reason. and when you meet them, sometimes they're very likable.ç they might even be somebody you think you could be friends with. but sometimes you end up hearing a jaw-dropping story. the day we met james randall, we heard a jaw-dropping story. >> originally i came to jail february 21st, 1981, convicted in san bernardino county for murder/robbery. >> given a sentence of 34 years to life, randall was 18 at the time of his conviction. but his rap sheet started much earlier. >> i have been gang banging since i was 9 years old. coming from an impoverished neighborhood in southern california, my mother and father tried to move to pomona to establish a better life for us. by the time we moved there, it's mostly a middle-to-upp

it would appear there was some sign of progress here at randall circle. the utility crews around -- arrived around 9:30. however the progress has been very, very slow. i'm actually told these are contractors waiting for pepco officials to come to the scene, to give them the go ahead to work on the downed power lines littering this area. crews come to the rescue of residents in randall circle surrounded by power lines all weekend. >> i heard this big bang, as though a bomb had fallen. >> it was no bomb, it was a metal roof. it was just a few doors down. >> reporter: we heard a rumble and we thought it was just thunder or lightning. >> reporter: friday's storm ripped off a 20 x 27-foot portion of the roof. >> it folded over, like it was a long piece of cloth. >> reporter: meanwhile, this massive tree took down several power lines. tree cutting crews assessed the situation, but left unable to remove the limbs safely. commuters navigated around detours at minnesota avenue. meanwhile, the williams caught some breeze on the front porch. >> i was born and raised

randall circle will remain close today commuters this morning.ching randall circle, police are standing guard at that intersection to prevent folks from coming through. you can see though, traffic lights are working. we do have electricity in portions of the area, but several downed wires. if you can pan down on 31st street, you see one of the many power lines we have seen scattered throughout the streets here. so many are blocked off to residents, to commuters, so it will be a very tough commute for lots of folks. call 311 if you have any additional issues and cross your fingers for pepco to come to your street soon. >>> we had a great tweet from a former colleague of ours. if you see a pepco truck, they are putting it on you there for christmas. >>> jessica doyle is live in falls church where sunrise is starting to shed some light on things on sleepyhollow road. wow jessica. >> good morning to both of you. i'll tell you this is the situation we are looking at. this is the reason why folks here will probably not have power, good through possibly

i'm randall pinkston in new york. details coming up. >>> there was some tense moments in brooklyn after an oughtistic girl managed to -- autistic girl managed to climb out of a third-floor window. it happened yesterday morning. the girl eventually fell but luckily there was a man below. he caught the child and she is fine. >>> in alabama police are hunting for the gunman who opened fire inside a bar in tuscaloosa. 17 people are being treated for injuries. two of the victims are listed in critical condition. authorities aren't sure what sparked this shooting. >>> some passengers aboard four u.s.-bound delta airlines nights are telling -- flights are telling some horrifying stories today. they say that they found needles inside their turkey sandwiches. one passenger was injured. the needles, apparently sewing needles were found in flights that left amsterdam on sunday. delta officials say the sandwiches were made by the airlines' caterer gate gourmet. >> incidents that occurred on those flights mentioned that there were

randall pinkston has the latest for wjz. >> i do wish that there was something, anything i could have done that wouldn't have put me in the position where i had to take his life. >> george zimmerman says his confrontation with trayvon martin didn't last long before martin started throwing punches. in an interview zimmerman recould wanted how martin a-- recounted how martin approached him shortly after he called police about a suspicious person last february. >> he asked me what my problem was. i looked up and he punched me and broke my nose. >> zimmerman appeared with his attorney. the neighborhood watch cal tan has been free but not seen since posting $1 million bond july 6th. he claims the unarmed teen attacked him while he was patrolling a gated community. martin's family alleges zimmerman shot their son because he was black. zimmerman said as the two struggled that night he felt his life was in danger. >> he said you're going to die tonight [beep] and took one hand off of my mouth and i felt it going down towards my belt and holster. that's when i didn't have anymore time. i feel

. >>> an apartment fire in randalls town leaves several families homeless.i'm rochelle richie, the amazing photos coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is clear and 93 degrees. the first warning weather forecast will be coming up. dozens of people lose their homes and all their possessions as fire rips through a baltimore county apartment building. but witnesses say it could be a lot worse. rochelle richie has more on the fire. >> reporter: hi vic, fire investigators say they aren't sure just yet what caused this fire and it could be weeks before residents know what sent their home up in flames. it's just before midnight on sunday when this you tube video is shot showing flames billowing from the top of two apartment buildings in randalls town. the fire causing a glow when the dark skies as they roll through garden view apartments. the smell of burning furniture and appliances sinking into apartments. >> everybody over there, everything was lost. so it's just sad. >> reporter: her husband says residents could only stand and watch helplessly as their apartments

randall pinkston shows us why residents caught in the cross fire say the violence is getting worse. >> reporter: intense gunfire can be heard across damascus in new video posted online from syria. residents say it is the worst fighting since the uprising against president assad began 17 months ago. assad's forces controlled the capital but residents are battling his troops in the suburbs. the international red cross classifies the escalating conflict as a civil war, which means war crime prosecution's could follow. in the area residents are still mourning after dozens were reportedly killed last night. united nations observers say syrian troops with heavy weapons went door-to-door. >> we have seen a number of burned out buildings and remnants of killing bullet holes, et cetera. >> reporter: the syrian government insists the military is not targeting civilians, and denies using tanks and helicopters. randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> hollywood is mourning the death of an actress whose career spanned more than half a century. stage and screen star celeste holmes found fame on broadway in

san jose avenue is between 280 and randall. north of that, [tone!] the buildings in my neighborhood were on the east side of growth -- guerrero. none of those homes have rear yards. the city has begun to push about 40,000 vehicles down san jose- guerrero. it has been injuries to the neighborhood. to build capacity in a neighborhood like that, you can get into political -- [tone!] i suggest you consider moving us all the way over to mission street. thank you. >> following joe will be tony kelley. >> good morning. dittos to the kudos and thanks and how intelligently you folks have handled this. i am back again to talk about the northern boundary of district 10 or the southern boundary of d6. i am asking again the move the line to 16th street. 10 years ago when the boundaries were drawn up, mission bay was in the development stage. we have redevelopment agency in place. as we move forward now, a lot of people think mission bay has been fully formed and the the medical center and so forth are pretty much a done deal. what you see being built at ucsf toda

randall pinkston reports for wjz from new york. >> reporter: a judge set bail for george zimmerman at $1 million. that's a lot more than the $150,000 bond he was released on in april. but the judge revoked that bond last month, after prosecutors said zimmerman and his wife misled the court about their finances. the couple didn't tell the court they had collected more than $100,000 in online donations. zimmerman's attorney said last week, he's hoping those who donated will reach into their pockets again. >> it's going to take a lot of money to get them out on bond. and to put up a good defense for him. >> reporter: the judge wrote that zimmerman's actions suggests he might have been hiding the money as part of the plan to flee the country. the former neighborhood watch captain is charged with murdering trayvon martin, inside a gated community. zimmerman has pled not guilty, claiming self-defense. he told investigators that the unarmed teenager attacked him. >> he felt as though he was minding his business, walking from the store. if that's a crime, i guess we all have been guilty of wa

randall pinkston has details from philadelphia where the findings were released early this morning. >> reporter: former f.b.i. director louis freeh delivered a scathing independent report on the fail lures of top -- failures on top state officials to stop jerry sandusky if sexually abusing children. >> the most pour medical men -- powerful men at penn state failed to take steps to protect the children he victim ietzed. >> reporter: freeh named three top officials who were more concerned about sandusky's well- beings than the victims. >> created a dangerous situation for unsuspecting boys who were lured to the penn state campus and football games by sandusky. >> reporter: the report criticized paterno and penn state for allowing sandusky to retire not as a suspected child predator but as a valued member of the penn state football legacy. the university's board of trustees hired freeh to look into penn state's role in the scandal. over eight months more than 400 people were interviewed and damages e-mails were uncovered. the investigation also found there was no record of paterno or ath

randall pinkston has the latest from the united nations where diplomats are scheduled to discuss that crisis. >> reporter: syrians celebrated the bombing of a high level cabinet meeting in damascus. the attack killed a defense minister and president bashar el-assad's brother-in-law. rebels claim the bomb was detonated remotely. the government says it was a suicide attack. the u.s. says it is time to put more global pressure on president assad to step down. >> this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> reporter: the battle to overthrow the government is inching closer to the presidential palace. for a fourth straight day, heavy gunfire was heard in the syrian capital. and video posted on the internet shows heavy damage in one neighborhood following what witnesses say was a fierce battle between rebels and government tanks. the developments in syria are creating new pressure on the united nations to act. later today the security council is scheduled to vote on a respect lawtion aimed at ending -- resolution aimed at ending the 17-month crisis. but russia has veto po

lands pinkston, cbs news, brook -- randall pinkston, cbs news, brooklyn, new york. >> some big eatersd.c. did awfully well, the women's eater sonya thomas from alexandria while the second place women's finisher juliette lee is from jermantown, maryland. i'm with that little girl. they do eat too much hotdogs. >> i can't do hotdogs, but if it were sweets, cupcakes or cookies, can i put those away? >> how many cupcakes in 10 minutes? >> maybe 20. i don't know. >> goodness. >> little ones, red velvet? bring it on. >>> okay. everyone wants to know about the fireworks forecast. we've been talking about the severe weather alert day here and sorry to say it does not look picture perfect. i don't think everyone will see big storms come through the area. it's really hard to say who is going to see them. we do see those storms already firing up, though, north of us into the pennsylvania area. you can see in yellow they already have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. garrett county, maryland is just being added into that severe thunderstorm warning and those storms are slowly making their w

randall pinkston, cbs news, gladstone, new jersey. >>> and when we return, caught on camera.-flying crash that's being used as a lesson for drivers who run red lights. run red lights. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spot on the gulf... and come on down. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., partly sunny, 81. atlanta, thunderstorms, 86. st. louis, thunderstorms, 90. denver, partly sunny, 92. seattle, partly cloudy, 80. >>> here's another look at the top stories this morning. mitt romney has said he was not in charge of the private equity firm bain capital after 1999 when bain

randall pinkston, cbs news, brooklyn, new york. >> from brooklyn to our studios here in washington d.c., good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com >>> i'm andrea roane. >> did you know she is the champion hamburger eater? >> with a knife and fork. >> we have the photos to prove it. >> that's it. [ laughter ] >> doesn't he look nice wearing new orleans saints colors? >> just for youp. >> unknowingly. >> unwittingly. >> happy accident. >> my job is to make her happy. >> you might want to take that off when you are outside because it is awfully hot. >> can you believe randall at the coney island with the suit and tie on? >> he's a professional. >> we're going up to about 100 for the high. average high is 89. looks like saturday will be the super hot day before we get relief by next week. right now, we fall into

. >> delia joins us live from randall circle. good morning, what are you seeing? >> reporter: well you know, a police officer said it looks much better than it did just last night. lots of the debris has been cleaned up. we are here actually in the middle of the circle, there is a clearing here and it is safe on this side of the yellow line, because you can see police are keeping watch because there are several downed power lines and poles throughout the area causing those widespread blackouts. they are trying to keep residents safe. take a look. the only light they are probably going to see is this massive flood light they are set -- they have set up. the national guard has arrived here they are helping with the restoration and the clean up efforts. a tough and sticky situation for people who have been without power for some time. also in ward 7 in the hillcrest area around 30th and alabama, there is a power or a traffic signal, i should say, that is out. and the streets in that area, many homes are dark as well. i live in that area, and as i was driving through,

randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> you're watching 9 news now at noon. we'll be right back. >>> it is hot outside so we've got something cool served up for you in the kitchen right now. we've got wildfire executive chef eddie and we've got some rum punch in the glasses. what are you making for us today, chef eddie. >> i'm making a curried pineapple shrimp. you have essence from the pineapple, sweetness from the mango. it blends in very, very well, especially on a hot, summer day. >> tell me the process of putting the shrimp skewers together. >> i took the pineapple and cubed it up. i took shrimp, 16 to 20 per pound, deveined it, took the tail off and skewered it. pineapple, mango, shrimp, so on and so forth. you repeat the process. we made a nice rum punch to accompany t. there's a couple of things that are extra -- i mean, i made a mango sauce that goes very well with it. you can eat it with a spoon. you can have tortilla chips with that. a couple of items we have at the restaurant that are very traditional, key lime pie. >> always a summer favorite. >>

randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> this morning bulgaria's interior minister says a suicide bomber carried out yesterday's attack on a bus carrying israeli tourists. he was carrying a michigan driver's license. the fbi is determining whether or not it was a fake. the israelis were boarding a bus at an airport. the flight had just arrived from tel aviv. the bus was destroyed. at least eight were killed including the bomber and 30 wounded. israel blames iran and vows revenge. >>> the obama administration says the brazen bombing of the national security building in syria says the assad government is losing control. the rebels that claim they planted the bomb say they planned the attack for months. three leaders were killed, the defense minister, his deputy and a former defense minister one rebel leader hopes this is the beginning of the end of the assad regime. elizabeth palmer has the report. >> a funeral turns to celebration when mourners learn that the defense minister was dead. across the country in this savage civil war, activists celebrated because it struck inside the syrian regime. th

randall pinkston, cbs news, the united nations. >>> hours after the blast, the u.s. treasury department imposed economic sanctions on assad and 28 other top syrian officials. the sanctions freeze assets and bars americans from doing business with them. >>> the f.b.i. made serious missteps handling information leading up to the fort hood shooting in 2009. that's according to texas congressman michael mccall. major nadal hassan was communicating with a known terrorist before he shot and killed 13 people on the base. the congressman says f.b.i.'s washington division was more concerned about political correctness than making sure the military had the information it needed on hassan. >>> here's a look at some other news making news now. israel has vowed to get revenge for a bus explosion which killed at least six israeli tourists in bulgaria. prime minister benjamin netanyahu was blaming iran for the bombing. president obama called netanyahu to offer assistance in finding the people responsible for the attack. >>> george zimmerman gave liz first national television interv

zimmerman, i meant i was going in t same direction as him to keep an eye on him so that i could tell randall pinkston reports, zimmerman again said he shot in self-defense. >> i do wish that there was something, anything i could have done that wouldn't have put me in the position where i had to take his life. >> george zimmerman says his confrontation with trayvon martin didn't last long before martin started throwing punches. in an interview with fox newschannel shawn hannity zimmerman recalls how he called police about a suspicious person last february. and how martin approached him. >> he asked me what my problem was. i looked up and he punched me and broke my nose. >> zimmerman appeared with his attorney, mark o'mara. the neighborhood watch captain has been free since posting bond on july 6th. he claims the unarmed teen attacked him while he was patrolling a gated community in sanford, florida. martin's family reports -- zimmerman said as the two struggled that night, he felt his life was in danger. >> he said, you're going to die night. and took one hand off of my mouth and i felt it go

randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: 71-year-old joyce williams suffers from dementia. >> she would maybe forget some things that she ordinarily would remember and there might have been a little bit of confusion about things. >> reporter: she took part in a small study where researchers gave her an antibody treatment called gammagaude imig. the results presented at the international conference showed she and three other patients saw no decline in their memory, thinking skills, or daily fuonthe most effective dose in the initial study were effectively unchanged after three years which is an unexpected and happy result. >> reporter: the drug is given intravenously every two weeks. it targets the protein that forms plaque on the brain. right now there are no fda approved drugs that slow the progression of alzheimer's. gammagard is one of three antibody tests currently under way. >> if the three trials are successful, it will certainly change the course of future research and i think clinical practice glrks williams continues treatment even though she's no longer in the study. >> i'd sa

randall pinkston reports.abling used to be afraid of horses, but now the german-born rider and his horse& are training for their first olympic games. they're one of four members of the usa dressage team. >> it's amazing. it's a dream come true. >> that dream became a reality, in part, because of ann romney, wife of republican presidential hopeful, mitt romney. she helped purchase the horse for him about six years ago. >> i think she really appreciated me helping her with her riding and i think she wanted to help me achieve my dream. >> there we go. >> an avid rider, mrs. romney started training with him after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. she credits riding with easing some of the symptoms of the disease. the romneys' involvement is putting -- horse ballet has been part of the olympics for a hundred years. it's based on military training dating back to the ancient greeks. in competition, they rely on their trust of each other to precisely execute a series of choreographed movements. >> dressage is

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >> get this. researchers also found that change in the amount of time women slept was just as important as how long they slept. women who sleep changed as least two hours per day from the beginning to the end of the study performed worse on cognitive tests than those who had no change in their sleep duration. >>> more countries are keeping minors away from tanning beds. research suggests indoor tanning can increase the risk of skin cancer. we've all heard that a study in the archives of dermatology says 11 nations now have laws which ban minors from indoor tanning booths. that's an increase of just two back in 2003. ten are european countries. the other is brazil and the united states has no federal law restricting indoor tanning but they do have some states that do. >>> the sound of the ocean does a lot more than just soothe the soul. apparently it helps you live longer. british researchers followed more than 48 million people in england and found that the closer someone lives to the sea, the hea

randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: the parents of trayvon martin said the god they worship with would not want their son shot to death. >> i don't think god would have that in his plan. >> reporter: martin's parents appeared on tv after zimmerman sat down. >> i feel it's all god's plan. >> reporter: in his interview with sean hannity, he counted how he -- how he called police. he claims the unarmed 17-year- old approached him and started throwing punches and if broke his nose. >> he said you are gonna [bleep] >> reporter: he said he had no choice but to use his gun. >> i do wish there was something, anything, that i could have done that wouldn't didn't put me in the position where i had to take his life. >> she's the one that made the decision to get out -- he's the one that made the decision to get out of the vehicle that night. >> reporter: martge's parents believe he targeted their son because he's black. they stay he -- martin's parents believe he targeted their son because he's black. >> i just don't believe what he says. it hurts a great deal. >> reporter: zimmerman faces

luke's, all the way down to randall. 723 is what is nets out. move that down to 8. below 280, there were three or four blocks that would go from 11 to 9. >> this is the proposal we have down before. >> it is the same proposal, correct? >> interested in revisiting? commissioner tidwell: i am not quite understanding. commissioner schreiber: no. commissioner mondejar: no. vice chair lam: no. commissioner leigh: i would be open to hearing the rationale. i am fine either way. commissioner alonso: no. >> we will not hear that set of proposals. ok, that concludes our list. let's take a moment and zoom back out. if you could get population deviations 1-11. >> deviation for district two is that - 5%. deviation for district 3 it is 3.84%. district 4 is -5.6%. deviation for district 5 is 9.6%. deviation for district 6 is 0.96%. deviation for district 8 is 3.47%. deviation for district 9 is 4.8%. deviation for district tennis is -0.87%. deviation for district 11 is 4.94%. >> thank you. giving you a pause for consideration. any final population tweaks? mr. alonso. any final popu

i mean, you can say that randall stephenson is responsible because randall stephenson's the ceo of att. but what impact saying that randall stephenson is responsible for that, would have on the eventual safety of future crews, i think that's too far tv the fatality... >> smith: in the course of our investigation, we obtained this private letter to osha from the subcontractors trade group. in it, they urged osha to go after carriers and turf vendors that hire unqualified contractors, warning that otherwise, "fatalities are going to continue." but three years later, we found out that osha doesn't even track which carriers are connected to fatal accidents. at this point in time you don't collect data on the carriers? >> we don't. >> smith: and is that something that you should be doing? >> it's something we could do. again, it's a lot of work to try to trace things up to the ultimate owner. but it's ... it would probably not be a bad idea for us to do that. >> smith: is it that much work? don't you just have to ask the subcontractor? >> well, the subcontractor may not know who the ultima

randall pinkston in new york reports. >> reporter: 71-year-old joyce williams suffers from dementia.e forgets things she ordinarily would remember and might be confusion about things. >> she took part in a small study where researchers gave her an antibody treatment. the results said the alzheimer's association with the international conference shows she and other patients saw no decline in their memory, thinking skills or daily functioning. >> those who got the most effective dose in the initial study were effectively unchanged after three years, which is an unexpected and happy result. >> i.v.i.g. gives intravenously on the brain. >> right now, there's no fda approved drugs to slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. it's one of three antibody tests permanently under way. >> if they're successful, it will change the course of future research and practice. >> reporter: joyce continues treatment even though she's no longer in the study. >> i'd say it's a success. i don't expect her to revert to normal, but not going downhill rapidly. >> reporter: experts say her case is encouragi

police say walden hit randall and randall's girlfriend. on sunday, randall who lost his left leg died from the injuries. the couple ashow dogs were killed in the accident. prosecutors say walden could be charged with second-degree murder. >>> what is in the water? that's the big question on the minds of a lot of people in marin county. >>> concerns of doping at the london olympics. the record set boy a chinese swimmer that has some crying fall. crying-- has some crying foul. cçrrú >>> some fog on the coast starting to move in. most of the coast is dealing with fog inland. temperatures will be warm to hot. a lot of sunshine today. temperatures 80s, 90s away from the coast. >>> 7:13. tensions keep growing in an time following the recent police shootings. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it! >> now! >> the protesters want kamala harris to conduct an official investigation of the recent police shootings and then they delivered 17,000 signatures from their supporters to the attorney general's office. >> a series of crimes -- i

randall o'toole specializes in transportation.still have passenger triachbs >> we do have passenger trains and they are hemorrhaging money. when amtrak took over, congress actually believed it would be able to pay for itself out of rail fares. they were cheaper than airline fares they would get a lot of customers. but since then airline fares have dropped and rail fares have gone up and costs have gone up faster so the subsidies are huge. >> john: costs would go down and costs often do and government thought it manages better. they didn't regulate freight rail. there we have this chart. the prices did go down. we measure this frobeginning ofk prices went up, freight went down. >> if you look at the chart. they stayed about the same until about 1980 when we deregulated the freight lines. they got the government out of regulating the freight lines and freight went way down. but with government regulation on amtrak, congress imposed how they manage their labor and where they can run trains and cost went up. >> john: one result they r

randall pinkston reports for wjz. the u.s. vote on syria has been put off. >> reporter: syrian college students chanted freedom. a bomb exploded at a high level meeting killing three top officials, including the defense minister and deputy defense minister who was assad's brother-in-law. rebels claim they set off the blast with a remote control. a new defense minister was immediately appointed and he called the attack work of terrorists. it's clear assad's regime is losing control. >> assad is a spent force in terms of history. he will not be a part of syria's future. >> reporter: at the pentagon, he calls for the rebels. >> it's more essential than ever that the united states and the international community continue to work together through the united nations. >> reporter: the u.n. security council was set to vote on syria, but that was postponed until thursday while diplomats try to agree on the wording. they reportedly asked for the delay hoping the west to solve their use of force to end the fighting that claimed more than

randall o'toole specializes in transportation.e still have passenger triachbs >> we do have passenger trains and they are hemorrhaging money. when amtrak took over, congress actually believed it would be able to pay for itself out of rail fares. they were cheaper than airline fares they would get a lot of customers. but since then airline fares have dropped and rail fares have gone up and costs have gone up faster so the subsidies are huge. >> john: costs would go down and costs often do and government thought it manages better. they didn't regulate freight rail. there we have this chart. the prices did go down. we measure this from the beginning of amtrak, amtrak prices went up, freight went down. >> if you look at the chart. they stayed about the same until about 1980 when we deregulated the freight lines. they got the government out of regulating the freight lines and freight went way down. but with government regulation on amtrak, congress imposed how they manage their labor and where they can run trains and cost went up. >> j

so several streets around randall circle have been all blocked off. when you come in you are going to be detoured around randall circle. police are now manning the inlet sections as the morning commute gets underway. you can take a look. that flood light is shining in the area so folks can know where they are going. we also know the army national guard has arrived and they will help police with the clean up effort and possibly, getting residents ac mated to their new -- acclimated to their new, darker commute. i'm told this area is far improved from yesterday, lots of debris has been cleaned up. we are hearing it could be several days before power could be restored. knowing there are lots of elderly residents who live here in ward 7, back to you. >>> crew in his northern virginia are battling the heat to get power back on to more than 17 2,000 anyonian power customers. >> ken barker is vice president of customer solutions, he joins us more with what the crews are doing. you have had a busy 24 hours, haven't you ken? >> we have. thank you for having me

randall o'toole specializes in transportation.ve passenger triachbs >> we do have passenger trains and they are hemorrhaging money. when amtrak took over, congress actually believed it would be able to pay for itself out of rail fares. they were cheaper than airline fares they would get a lot of customers. but since then airline fares have dropped and rail fares have gone up and costs have gone up faster so the subsidies are huge. >> john: costs would go down and costs often do and government thought it manages better. they didn't regulate freight rail. there we have this chart. the prices did go down. we measure this from the beginning of amtrak, amtrak prices went up, freight went down. >> if you look at the chart. they stayed about the same until about 1980 when we deregulated the freight lines. they got the government out of regulating the freight lines and freight went way down. but with government regulation on amtrak, congress imposed how they manage their labor and where they can run trains and cost went up. >> john: one r

randall pinkston, cbs news, the united nations. >> after that blast, the u.s. treasury department imposed economic sanctions. the sanctions frees assets and bars americans from doing business with them. >>> a kentucky grand jury is set to hear the case of a couple arrested for trading an opened truck for a baby-- old truck for a baby. the couple is charged. >>> there's new hope for people who have tried everything to lose weight. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with more on a new government-approved diet drug. jessica? >> denise, the obesity drug is designed to help people safely shed those unwanted pounds. >> the drug is to be prescribed in combination with a reduced- calorie diet and exercise. accord doing the government, one-third of adults are obese. >> the drug is set to hit the market this year. >>> the ceo of yahoo! is six months pregnant with her first child. nora o'donnell reports her new role is shining the spotlight on new mothers. >> reporter: she was upfront with her pregnancy about the directors who, she says, had no resignation about her doi

that is the this is the area between cesar chavez and south of randall, between mission and san jose avenue. that is just according to the planning. mr. mcdonnell: ok. so we have one neighborhood list aed. anyone else. all right, moving into district 10. again, the note on the consultants listing gets eliminated, but and the reference to san francisco general hospital eliminated, therefore we have silver terrace, this the valley, the or hollywood, bay view heights, bayview, hunters point, the central waterfront, dog patch. jamie, of those, which should be eliminated because we do not have recognized neighborhoods or public submission? >> we did not have visitation, i believe the same is true of bayview hunters point. mr. pilpel: i would still include them. i think we should recognize them. and i think we should still candlestick properly -- we should spell candlestick properly. >> i don't know if they gave specific boundaries, and is that why it is not recognized? i believe we have kept that as a whole. >> sorry, i believe bayview, hunters point, i was incorrect about that. it should

in philadelphia, randall pinkston. >> all the officials named in the report deny any wrong doing. >>> a washington police officer is being investigated after he made threatening comments towards michelle obama. the officer was over heard saying he would shoot the first lady then showed a picture from his cell phone of the firearm he would use. he worked as a motorcycle escort for the while house. >>> baltimore police are are trying to find -- are trying to find out who threw a dog away. the k-9 weighs 27 pounds. he's supposed to weigh about 50. the dog was taken to the bark shelter. it is now with a foster family while he recovering. for adoption information log onto wjz.com and click on local news. >>> firefighters and city residents outraged after the city approves a raise for the fire chief after budget cuts close two fire companies. now the chief is making a promise to the rank and file. wjdz -- wjz is live, mike schuh has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are people wondering how they can raise the chief's pay when they're closing fire stations, three in

in philadelphia, randall pinkston, back to you. >> randall, thank you. >>> sandusky is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of 45 criminal accounts. the scandal lead to the ouster of paterno and the school's president. >>> washington is involving vincent gray's 2010 campaign for mayor. first the associated press is reporting that they were paid $100 a day by the campaign. twice the legal limit. according to the washington post, the mayor gray knew about the illegal payments to his 2010 campaign and as early as january of this year. and all this as three city council members at an increasing number of the washingtonens are calling for the mayor to resign. >> reporter: another day, another refusal to talk about the growing scandal, surrounding his 2010 campaign for mayor. >> well frankly, you know, this is frustrating to me. >> reporter: citing the ongoing investigation into the shadow campaign, they illegally funneled more than $260,000 for the 2010 campaign and mayor vincent gray declined once again to talk about the allegations. >> my attorney said that it is the best course of actio

san francisco police say randall evans had a loaded gun in the car and wanted on a federal weapons warrant. police tried to stop him as he drove erratically. he took off running. >> and still head bay area beach community posting shark warnings tonight. >> and there are animal rights groups taking on walmart over the way they say they mistreat baby pigs. >> there is a new incentive for yahoo's coe to stay on the job three years. >> and there is the accu-weather forecast and when the heat will get here and how long it will h >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> sheriff deputies are posting shark warning signs ask said a park ranger spot aid shark at about 2:00 this afternoon, swimming to yards off the coast and there is a sign being posted there. reading in part swimming and other sports are not recommended. >> and you knew it's money but now, what it took to lure marisa myer away from google to become the new ceo. the compensation package is worth $59 million over several years and there is eligible for a $2 million bonus and there is this, a $30 million award if