the red cross will provide intact forms for the exercise. the fast team will be observers. statements of understanding with vendor and community based organizations will be pretty straightforward as dry runs were successful. a lesson on storms with people of disability that were impacted by the storms. it it isville vital that we continue to prepare for the disasters. we need to know our capabilities of responding to disasters ahead of time. resources are spread throughout the bay area a in this case of the disasters it is important that local organizations and governmental organizations billed and maintain establish relationships with people at the red cross. it is important that they understand the various you communities including the homeless the disabled and the other individuals are that it is of some certain 3 red cross volunteers have run into such things that are unfamiliar and need to interact with them. several suggestions were given about things we might think about. we could establish points of distribution. we might also consider using last year r c. v that wo

anita foster spokesperson for texas red cross. bringing us up the date on the situation there on the ground in west texas, john? >> we're talking about the damage that this blast caused, this very, very powerful blast. take a look at this photograph that was taken by a volunteer firefighter. it was posted to twitter sdwrus a short time ago. this is the apartment block that has been referenced by d.l. wilson. he's the department of public safety, he's the sheriff. this is a 50-unit apartment block. and d.l. wilson described it as just being a skeleton. boy, was he right. the power of that blast basically tearing off the roof of this apartment block leaving it exposed. this is a 50-unit apartment complex almost totally destroyed there. not much left at all. just some of the damage which has been caused by this explosion at a fertilizer plant at west, texas. take a look at that as we take a short break. we'll continue with our cough raj here on cnn. oh, he's a fighter alright. since aflac is helping with his expenses while he can't w

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many people are being temporarily housed by the red cross. >>> live in the newsroom, sal castaneda ktvu channel 2 news. >> sal, thanks, in that texas explosion we are hearing dispatcher calls made after the blast warning firefighters to pull back for their own safety. >> any fire unit that is near the fertilizer plant you need to pull back immediately, again any fire department still close to the feater leader plant pull back. >> firefighters from several nearby communities responded to that incident, many were volunteers. >>> the city of boston came together to today to remember the victims of monday's bomb attacks. ktvu's patti lee joins us live from boston to show us the interfaith service where the president said the city will run again, patty. >> reporter: these sidewalks and streets were packed with people. here to hear the president speak. as was this church. which was filled to its 2000 person capacity. some people told thus show of strength and the numbers was as powerful as the speeches heard inside. a line line of people stretched around the block to enter the church in bosto

kevin is from the international federation of the red cross. he joins me now on the line from luchan. give us an idea what conditions are like there. >> the earthquake has caused a very serious building collapse and dozens are injured according to the government been ports there have 10,000 injured. and most -- almost -- buildings have been damaged. some old buildings have collapsed. so the construction is consider -- construction damage is considerable. and teams from the red cross and from other agencies have arrived here. they are -- they have already started registering work from the day before yesterday. and to know that it's becoming better. but no, i'm heading for bojan township which is nearby and the roads were just cleared yesterday. and they are expecting that there would be some injured people there. so i am heading there with a red cross volunteer team. >> kevin, can i just interrupt you for a second? i wonder what effect these aftershocks are having on the rescue and the aid operation. >> can you three point again? >> the aftersho

>> you can turn them into red cross i believe. figuring out whether a charity is legit or not, i think an hour after the bombings, 20 fake websites popped up. it's easier to go directly to the source. go to red cross.org. massachusetts hospital also has a website where they have donation information or go to boston.com. >> reporter: all right, seth rosenblath thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> if you want to help click on web links on our home page. >>> still to come, bay area runners are coming together in a show of support for the marathoners hurt and killed in boston. >> plus bay area law enforcement take a closer look at their communication readiness in the event of an act of terror. go to ktvu.com for the very latest video and images that we're getting in from boston. >> developing news now, some residents in the south bay are being urged to conserve energy after police say someone sabotaged a phone distribution center. and john fowler is live in santa clara county, john fowler has the story now. >> reporter:

as far as those getting what they need, we spoke with the red cross. they've got a shelter there, but what about the resources in addition to what the red cross is able to provide? >> based on what we've heard from our local officials, the community is getting all of the support that it needs not only from our local first responders and local officials but also from our state officials and from the federal government. i just received news about an hour ago that the texas housing agency is working with its federal counterparts to provide temporary financial assistance and temporary shelter to anyone who has a need for housing and we do have a sub stan whal need for housing as a result of this incident and i can tell you the salvation army and red cross, everyday citizens are doing all they can to help them which is in great need. >> i'm very familiar with west. it's near where i'm from and we pass there often. i'm curious. did you ever hear from residents there regarding the proximity of this fertilizer plant with the school and the homes and the impact

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when the runners cross the finish line, many of them kept going to donate blood to the red cross. many people donated 7 last night, red cross, this tweet saying due to the jeep rossty of the donors, we don't need anymore blood at this time. >>> we are following the story at breaking news situation, that is what it is. stay ahead of it by getting the breaking news by following us on twitter at abc 2 news, also follow me at charlie from abc 2. >>> now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >> if you are heading to the game tonights this is the forecast for you, mostly cloudy skies, temperature coming in 68 degrees. the first pitch at 7:05s as the innings progress, there is a possibility for a shower in the forecast, make sure you take the poncho with you. speaking of the showers, not so much this morning, maryland's most powerful radar is dry, we will get a few peaks of sunshine throughout the day as well. temperaturewise, above average coming in 53 degrees, jessup. 52 perry hall. the winds calm in peery hall, picking up throughout the day, david sopville's temperature 53 degrees. this

emergency responders and red cross crews from across the state are being sent to west to assist. and we will continue to monitor developments in this story. check us out at 11:00 for the latest. >>> to boston now where investigators believe they are making solid progress in the hunt for the marathon bomber. they've zeroed in on at least one possible suspect with the help of surveillance video. it's still unclear who he is here where he might be, but the images are giving the fbi a clear picture of exactly what he was doing when the bombs went off. >> reporter: good evening. it is early morning here in boston right now, but nobody is relaxing. the military is still on standby, police officers still walking the downtown area on patrol. but there is progress in this case, and a lot of people are feeling better about things. >> reporter: sources say investigators are trying to identify a person described as a young white man who was standing in the crowd near the scene of the second bombing just before that device exploded. a camera at a nearby lord and taylor department store captur

the red cross is on the scene. our team is in loft night and more coming in today.e've got a great number of supplies that are already on the ground. more that are going to be here, and we had a shelter last night, but frankly the citizens in this area are so close-knit and tight that they took care of one another, they stayed in homes and churches. we're prepared to have that shelter up and operating for as long as it may be needed in that area, and, of course, we'll have our food service beginning to start later today. >> yeah, i know it is early on, but you folks are so experienced at assessing a situation. what are the other immediate needs, dan, that you're trying to take care of there? >> well, it's amazing to see the outpouring of support and researchers here? really as you look around at this point in time i think everybody is needed on the ground, it's either here or on the way. what we need people to do is keep this community in their hearts because they have gone through something really tough with this weather clearing, and when we start to get a look at

joining us right now on the phone from austin, texas, is marty, ceo of the american red cross central region. thank you very much for being with us this morning. can you explain to us how you're setting up to help all of the folks that are suffering here. >> sure. the red cross's responsibility in a situation like this is make sure we take care of people's immediate physical needs, provide them with hope, comfort and support they need over the next hours, days and weeks. we've sent our local volunteers and volunteers from as far away as ft. worth and austin in the area. we have established a shelter so people have a safe place to go when they evacuate. >> do you know the volume of people you are serving? do you have any indication? >> not as of yet. there may be some people who currently haven't even come to us, so we really don't know. and i think until the fire is out and we can work with emergency management to see the true scope, we may not have an idea of that. >> you know, there are a lot of people watching right now, a lot of people from that area that are attempting to help. w

the american red cross has arrived in growing numbers. they are finding shelters for the evacuees. >> stay with us. we will be back with much more on the >>> we will return to the breaking news in west, texas where there has been a deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. anne anne john a -- >> john alston has more for us now. >> search and rescue crews are going home to home to find victims and survivors of this massive blast. at least two firefighters are killed and more than a hundred people are injured. half of the town of 2500 people in west texas have been evacuated. the other half may have to leave if winds shift overnight. firefighters cannot get to the actual blast zone at the fertilizer plant because of fears of another explosion. the i'm mown yum nitrate -- immonium nitrate is flammable. there are 700 first responders on the scene. a short time ago the mayor of that town, west texas, spoke to reporters. >> there is a lot of people that got hurt. there is a lot of people that i am sure are not going to be here tomorrow. we are go

the red cross has a similar service on their website to find friends and loved ones. twitter was pretty busy as you might imagine first bystanders tweeted pictures of the aftermath and now people are tweeting their condolences. the hash tag pray for boston has been trending all night long but be careful on twitter. someone has created a fake boston marathon accounts promising to donate money forry tweet and twitter has suspended that account. we're going to show you more of the latest trends and an online reaction at 11:00. >> we'll see you then, maureen. >> coming up a shocking arrest caught on tape. a man repeatedly tased and kicked before getting cuffed. what police said about this video next. >>  police officials at an popular beach resort are investigating an arrest recorded bay witness. i got warn you it might be difficult to watch. >> put your hands behind your back. >> guys, listen. i just want to take him home. guys. guys. stop it. >> that arrest happened april 7th in rehoboth beach and that's her husband. police say his name is

>> we have them at capitol and bay area with the red cross. in september preparedness month.ag, throw some water in there, a flashlight and some extra things that is better not having thought about it or having done anything. you don't want to get and not be prepared. >> it's very easy. >> cheryl: thank you so much. we're going to put that on our website for everybody to make sure that you get it right. thank you so much. we do have to take another break. when we come back, we're going to learn how to protect our valuables and what kind of insurance you should have. stay with us. >> cheryl: welcome back. we are talking about the important steps we need to prepare for a natural or human caused disaster. and different kinds have insurance is holly raymond is an industry spokesman. let's start with the homeowners? >> one of the things need remember how well you recover is how well you prepare. one thing you want to keep in mind. as a homeowner one of the things you need to do, talk to your insurance agent at least once a year to make sure everything is up to date. >> that means

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he is in the disaster relief for the american red cross. that is his instinct. to go and help. has helped other people who have been injured over the years in fires and things like that through his work. it has been very overwhelming with the calls. i immediately got called all day. i cannot stop shaking until this morning. very -- crying and traumatized little bit, but we're going on. at the same time, we are full of adrenaline. we will be getting in touch with counseling services shortly for ourselves. i recommend anyone who was there to do that. the city of boston is one to put together counseling services for people at the event and the american red cross is going to reach out to local community health centers, which we have several in the area. i am very upset to hear this morning the little boy -- that is immediately what i thought of, the children. this is a family-friendly event. to elders toildren every nationality. it is a very beautiful event. it was very upsetting to hear the young child of the martin hisly the would-i think first and was martin, was killed. are his

lethal rounds no injuries have been reported following the incidents which happened just hours after red cross representatives left the facility prisoners went on hunger strike in february in protest at alleged mistreatment and indefinite detention. lawyers claim that most of the one hundred sixty six prisoners who are taking part in this are on hunger strike we'll bring you a live report on this breaking news story now i believe from our reporter who is in washington d.c. so gonna tell us what do you know about this incident so far. not much actually apparently this was a secret pre-dawn operation it took place hours after delegates of the international committee of the red cross left the remote island prison and a statement released by the u.s. military says the guards at guantanamo have fired four rounds of prisoners from non-lethal weapons they say the detainees covered surveillance cameras windows and partitions to prevent the guards from observing them during the ongoing congo's strike the guards allegedly clashed with the detainees which military officials say led them to move the capti

red cross took advantage of the earthquake anniversary to remind people to prepare. officials say the city and county are reap prepared but the rest of us likely have work to do. >> loma prieta. 1989. september 11th. boston bombings. horrifying events. silver linings are lessons for the rest of us. san francisco department of emergency management created nearly 20 years ago after the 101 california shootings and is where representatives would gather the red phones might be the only phone service working in a disaster. >> can we make sure nobody gets hurt? there are no deaths? the answer is no. nobody can do that, ever. but if you're asking me if we're ready to manage consequences, absolutely. >> emergency services deputy director says one area he's not confident about is public preparedness. jerry rice and christie yach gucci were part of the line up. >> red cross says the kits are important but most thing to have is a family plan. >> letting your loved ones know you're okay whether calling someone out of the area, sending a text ssag tishe important thing you >> and

everybody gave donations to the red cross society or any number of charities. i think what the general public does not know is that red cross, every university, stanford, harvard, teachers pension funds, governments, are the biggest fish in the market. they have hundreds of billions of dollars of assets and are investing with wall street. what i would ask is, as a hypothetical example, if the red cross society came to you and asked to trade a very complicated derivative product that was going to pay the firm $20 million yet you knew it was not in their interest, but it would not necessarily get you sent to jail because the government classified it as sophisticated. would you do that business? more and more i saw the attitude and behavior moved to a point where yes, we will do that business because they are a big boy. i would argue it has reached a point where because of the asymmetric information i told you about not everybody is on an even playing field. i think more needs to be done to prevent that kind of behavior. the second example i would give you is a ve

now, we are at the red cross center that's been set up.now, there's six people who are staying here overnight. they haven't even had a chance yet to see what their home looks like. i'm sure you can tell around me, it's pitch black out here. and more importantly, power has been out in much of the st. louis area, since about 9:00 last night. we can really imagine as the sun starts to come up, the emotions here in st. louis. they're going to come up, as the people at the red cross shelter see their homes for the first time after this tornado ripped through. back to you guys. >> we're happy, though, that so far you have no injuries that you are reporting. laura, with our affiliate, klmv. >>> we have some amazing video to show you this morning. two chicago shopkeepers. they were fighting back when two men tried to rob their store at gun point. this happened tuesday evening at a souvenir shop. the robbers pull out the gun. they demanded cash. that's when the 62-year-old store owner grabbed the bat. started swinging. check that out. one of the ro

the national red cross executive director of communsays survival kits are good but the important thing you need to do have a family plan. >> letting your loved ones know you're okay. whether through going to a meeting place or sending a text message. that is the most important thing douk. >> the fire chief says first responders are learning and paying attention to incidents in other cities. >> our hearts go out to victims in boston and tragedies in texas. we just remain focused on being compassionate for those who suffer losses. >> and the department of emergency services says the city come light years from loma prieta when this coordinating body didn't exist. >> as far as ability to coordinate resources and work together across all of the publcies that work with th getting there. we've got it. >> at the back of that booklet there are instructions to tuck a couple band aids in. they might come in handy to hang a sign like this in the window. or... this. if you're doing all right. you can pick u the booklets at the san francisco office of emergency services. >> heather, thank you. >> a

the american red cross is overwhelmed with people donating blood.ey had to say they had enough for everyone involved with the tragedy. and many times when this happens we see the goodness in people. a wide receiver with the nfl who was just traded to the patriots team in new england tweeted that he would donate $100 for every pass that he catches this season to whatever relief fund there is because of this tragedy. back to you. >> thank you. jacqui upset that your neighbor was running yesterday. >> he did not even know what happened because he was out of their two hours before the bombing happened. this has touched so many people. the boston marathon is kind of the end all and be all when it comes to marathons'. so many people aspire to that, so it is very sad to have an impact like that. but there's always good that comes out of it. amazing ways people have come together to help others during this tragedy, so i just tweeted about that. it doesn't start this morning overall. cloudy skies. brightness on the horizon. 56 degrees is the temperature. you

the red cross, "the guardian" of the convention. cross for a measure now in decade they probably have the best lawyers in the world in one small place dealing with the topic. i want to bring their brains to the room. however, they did not get to vote on the black letter. they there were throughout. in fact they engaged in drafting. there was not version fights. friendly fights over that. we often gave in to what gary had to say from the cyber perspective or what one of the represents had to say. at the end of the day when we came down are we going adopt the rule in the open jeption of any of the three observers didn't count. now let me move to some of the tough issues. there were -- excuse me there was lots of issues. in which they said the law that existed applied to nuclear weapons even though nuclear weapons came later they took the same position of cyberspace. this is the position of humanitarian law. which requires new weapons receive a legal review. if the law doesn't apie my. you don't have to do a legal review of new weapons

everybody gave donations to the red cross society or any number of charities. i think what the general public does not know is that red cross, every university, stanford, harvard, teachers pension funds, governments, are the biggest fish in the market. they have hundreds of billions of dollars of assets and are what i would ask is, as a hypothetical example, if the red cross society came to you and asked to trade a very competition derivative product that was going to pay the firm $20 million yet you knew it was not in their interest, but it would not necessarily get you sent to jail because the government classified it as sophisticated. would you do that business? more and more i saw the attitude and behavior moved to a point where yes, we will do that business because they are a big boy. i would argue it has reached a point where because of the asymmetric information i told you about not everybody is on an even playing field. i think more needs to be done to prevent that kind of behavior. the second example i would give you is a very powerful one. for helping

red cross had left and british had left. i think i can prove they were under actul notice that an attack imminent. kiprove to you that a reasonably prudent person would have been under constructive notice that something bad was about to happen. >> that begs the question. have you found out answers why our ambassador was there knowing thalt region was clearly unsafe? >> i think it had to do with perpetuating a myth that everything okay in libya and our foreign policy going along swimmingly. who you concede that a region is dominated by terrorism, that is a failure of your foreign policy. i can tell you this. there are more are hadingogs bengazi that are coming and i would encourage you and your viewer to follow them closely and they are coming quickly. not to repeat what you and others have said. we sent them to serve. the least we can do find out the circumstances of their death and make sure we bring honor to their deaths and live up to the principles they espouse and believed in. you touched on the failure of security. we

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and a lot of people are suffering from sandy right now and say whether it is government money or red cross money it hasn't arrived yet. billions are allocated and most of that is going through the state and that is not accurate. something about relocation it depends on the situation. problem with relocating people from the houses you are not able to make them whole. it will take more to take them to a new neighborhood because of the land value. >> give them vouchers and let them make their own decision make it clear if you move in a bad area pay the insurance villain else. >> working longer to pay taxes. we are here to help you get money back. >> tax freedom day coming five-days later. april 18th and when we start working for ourselves and not paying all of the taxes. here's tips on how to make that money up. one of jim michaels favorite -- >> yeah, johnson and johnson, i wished i stayed in the stock. it is about to raise its dividend for the 51st time. >> you like it. >> owner of j& j, i am disturbed about hearing about recall. >> global payments. >> the world is going digital. these peop

food, water and shelter are the three things that the red cross says are needed immediately.have seen a large volunteer response. >> according to state media, 186 injured, thousand -- 186 have lost their lives, thousands and thousands injured. how are medical professionals coping with all of this? >> reporter: it's an interesting question, we were in the capital of this region last night and the hospitals were abandoned because they were unstable. they had the triage center on the outside of the building trying to do what they can to help those injured. but the gaul family behind me, who are living in a situation like this, living not even in a real tent, just a lean-to as it were. the daughter 7 years old said she was very sad that her grandfather had died. >> david, we'll continue to check in with you, thank you. >>> a story now we continue to cover, it's close to all of our hearts, it's now one week since the deadly bombing attacks that rocked this year's boston marathon. >> now here with more on how sport is helping boston to heal. mark? >> i can tell you with authority t

. >> well the red cross is taking a advantage of the earthquake anniversary to remind people to preparee big one. it's good information and we can all use it. heather has that stor story. >> 1989. 9/11. boston bombin bombing. horrifying events whose silver linings are lessons for the rest of us exploratorium department of emergency management w created nearly 20 years ago after the 101 california shooting. and now where representatives from every imaginable agency would gather and analog fine mean the only phone service working in a disaster. >> can we prevent a disaster from happening and no death and the answer is no. nobodyan do that. ever. but if you are asking me if we are ready to manage the consequence of those incidents, absolutely. >>reporter: emergency services deputy director rob dutch says the one area he's not so confident about is public preparedness. that was the tashingt audience of an event honoring the red cross and pg&e for their work preparing communities. where former forty-niner rice and olympic gold medalist christy part of the line up. ♪ first aid survival kits i

know we are pretty much the only show in town, with non- government organizations and the also the red cross, and the syrian red crescent to help people. we are almost the only show in town. >> the u.n. already has a mission in nearby lebanon, as well as peacekeepers in the bill and heights. peacekeepers inside syria left their equipment in storage in beirut. extra supplies and resources have been positioned in advance, and they could be used for new operations inside syria. >> the u.n. has troops in lebanon, which could provide part of a peacekeeping force, but if you needed to rush thousands of soldiers into syria, frankly, the only way to do that would be to get turkey to deploy military units south across the border. turkey would want a u.n. mandate for that, and it would want assistance from its nato allies. >> the u.n. now has contingency plans, but they all require endorsement by the security council. the violence inside syria has dragged on for more than two years, but everyone here knows there could be a decisive event that changes things on the grad and changes them very fast. ssad

and a lot of people are suffering from sandy right now and say whether it is government money or red cross it hasn't arrived yet. billions are allocated and most of that is going through the state and that is not accurate. something about relocation it depends on the situation. problem with relocating people from the houses you are not able to make them whole. it will take more to take them to a new neighborhood because of the land value. >> give them vouchers and let them make their own decision make it clear if you move in a bad area pay the insurance villain else. >> working longer to pay taxes. we are here to help you get money back. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ did you know that if you w

. >> after a solemn moment at fenway park, the red cross and fans told the world they were finished living in fear. >> this is [ bleep ]. >> less than 24 hours ago it was much different feeling. the intense manhunt for dzhokar tsarnaev came to a close. hours after his older brother was killed in a shootout. they discovered him hiding and bleeding in a boat. >> we have a movement in the boat. >> in an exclusive interview with abc news, a neighbor of the boat owner described the chaos. >> had been yelling, joe, get out, get out. >> he is unable to communicate with a heavy police presence surrounding his hospital room. >> we have a million questions and those questions need to be answered. >> the brothers came to the u.s. and became athletes and attended top boston schools. then after spending several months in russia, tamerian urged jihad and dzhokar tsarnaev posted anti-american tweets. the people of boston are finally >> we're going to get right back up again. >> in a sign of unity today, the entire crowd at red sox game they sang the national anthem together. >> katie: we're learning more

that was the red cross. i knew that's what they stood for. they help people.e's what happens when you pay taxes, the government gets your tax dollars, a record 3.73 trillion from americans and u.s. businesses this year. i guess that's great until you realize the president's budget calls for $4 trillion in spending this year. in other yeahs, more than a trillion bucks going out versus the close to $3 trillion coming in. at this rate, we can never dig out, of course. to former directer, alice rivlin. alice, you know the numbers well. that is not what you call ideal math. what do we do? >> well, i think we're doing it. the deficit's coming down. we've ran up a lot of big deficits in the recession. the recession's getting better, as you noted, where the economy's growing, and that means tax revenues are growing, but the economy's not growing fast enough, so tax revenues are not back to normal by any manner of means. they fell to app all-time low as a percent of gdp. now they're back to about 17% of gdp. normal over the last 20 years or so has been about 18.5. now,

the american red cross has the capability if you can show them the prescription to go to an outlying area. they can there replace the prescription for you, but they can't do it overnight. they have the same 17 breaks in the road. >> and other things? >> don't forget the over-the- counter medications are important because nobody can give them to you. and lighting. we have different kinds of water-operated you can hand cranked -- >> and shoes. for women or men who wear nice dress shoes to work. >> or flip-flops in the summer. >> yes. you may have to walk a distance to get to a shelter or safe location. if you have a kid in your bag, you can put on your sturdy shoe, pick up your kit and go to the nearest health. >> okay. that is all we have time for. get the kits ready. it is better to have than not have, is my opinion. for more information you can go to their website which is trancewebsjsu deligate. all right. thank you, plany. >> thank you for having me. >> stay with us. we will have more ahead. >>> welcome back. the san francisco international film festival opens april 25th and will

>> reporter: the red cross is now on the scene working to find shelter for those forced out of their homes. the texas commission on environmental quality investigated the fertilizer plant back in 2006 after someone reported a strong ammonia smell. sources say the plant was cited at that time for either failing to obtain or qualify for a permit. and just to give you an idea of how powerful the blast was, the u.s. geological survey says it registered as the equivalent of a 2.1 earthquake. erica ferrari for cbs news. back to you. >> we know this all started with a fire at that plant. i'm sure that it is under investigation. but what can you tell us about that fire right now? >> reporter: well, here's what we know. texas authorities say they responded to the fire at the plant at around 6 p.m. eastern last night and they had already started evacuating people from area homes because of the potential danger being that obviously it was a fertilizer plant. now, authorities say about 50 minutes later while they were in the process of the area evacuations, the blast occurred. as he said earlier

one way to donate to established charities like red cross. you should thoroughly check out any unfamiliar organization you can see if it's legitimate by looking at charity watch.org or guide star.org. millions of homeowners struggling with foreclosures are receiving checks to jelt a lawsuit against major banks, however after struggles get this, the checks are bouncing. 4.4 million homeowners received compensation for abuses of the process by mortgage companies. regulateors reached an agreement and checks starting to go out but now, many say they're banks won't cash them, regulator dz not identify the problem but did say thousand it's been fixed. folks can cash those checks so far, 50,000 homeowners have received payments and ranged from $300 to $125,000 for the abuse of process. >> talk about insult to injury. >> it's unbelievable. >> thank you. >> all right. it's been a gorgeous day. good to kick off exploratorium. >> let me show you live doppler 7 hd. we'll see the temperatures increasing a few degrees into the weekend. clear skies across t

he could also visit the red cross safe and well listings web page. >> baltimore city police have raised the security level. that means you can expect extra security on public transportation and at tomorrow's baseball game. >> ever since 9/11, police and security experts tell us they have been aware of the fact stadiums are very attractive targets for terrorists. their diligent about minimizing the risk at orioles park. the situation in boston has heightened that vigilance. the orioles prepared to kick off an nine-game homestand at the yard. fans will notice extra security tomorrow and every measures that are not readily apparent. >> there are no credible threats at this time to this area or to the city of baltimore. it is prudent to take a cautious steps. >> city police commissioner it sums up the situation. he elevated the security awareness lebanon and the city, which means you will notice more men and women -- awareness level in the city, which means you will notice more men and women in uniform. >> you will see our swat officers in full gear. automatic weapons. they will be working

just like us on facebook and we will donate $1 to the american red cross for every like, up to $5,000. wusa9 will ttpcwwww the grief was staggering. one hundred days after us senate starts to act are coming together background checks the second amendment hands of dangerous criminals. ninety percent of america background checks. urge them to join comprehensive background checks. demand action. now. >>> we just learned long-time sports caster, path, has died. he was the nfl voice for a generation, best known for his work and fellow sports caster on cbs and fox tv. he worked a record 16 super bowls before retiring after the 2002 season. he also spent ten years in the nfl. primarily as a place kicker. pat sumerol dead tonight at 82. >> we will miss pat. prosecutors called him a high- tech peeping tom. a harvard educated lawyer admits he is guilty. >> scott broom is in rockville where prosecutors reveal the spoke detector turned spy cameras that he trained on women, renting rooms in his home. >> i'm scott broom in rockville where he pled guilty to turning spoke detectors into spy cameras,

she has organized youth groups, namely the red cross youth group, so they can act as victims during ourage drills. nora also participates in mini drills, outreach tabling programs, and she does continuing training. when nora is not doing this, she's working in the nert office organizing volunteers. nora is our resident ar extraordinaer. and what do i mean by that? nora has the ability through use of makeup to create life-threatening wounds on the limbs of victims. [laughter] >> so that our graduating nert class 6 triage people can see what it might really look like during a real event. nora's goals are pretty self-evident. she would like everyone to take the nert program. we are so happy, nora, for you -- where are you? you are very deserving of this award. congratulations. (applause) >> thank you so much. i really consider myself a student, and i have so many people that are part of the nert family that have taught me so much. and i invite all of you to become member of the nert family. and thank you again. (applause) ♪ >> to introduce our next award i would like to invite someone to t

." >> the red cross provides services that are very useful for folks.i want to put that out there and go to our website because we have a couple more. >> we want to share some weather d startin e heat. >>e inland reayb thinking of turning the air nditioning on, maybe the firs ti year and possibl 9s in the forecast. before we get do that we are taking babytwe r of the wind. th is t fi the warming trend with dry air over the to which us. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd and you can see how dry the air is. beautiful picture from east bay hills and high definition shot back to the coast where we are clear this morning. here is what i think will happen during this forecast cycle. it will be sunny, calmer, and warmer today. we do have a few clouds as a weak boundary moves through tonight and tomorrow but mostly along the coast and it will spill in the bay. it will halt the warming trend at least if a day but when it comes back it comes back with a vengeance. beautiful picture from emeryville with the new bay bridge to mount sutro with temperatures from thr

. >> red cross wants to remind th all to be ready to deal disasters qite a mood today and look who is there. jerry rice. joining olympic champ kristi yamaguchi to bust a move. officials cannot stress how important it is to have a family plan fr a disaster. >> loved ones know you're okay whether through going to a meeting place or calling someone out of the area and sending a text message. >> we have full resources on abc 7 news.com just look for repair nor cal on see it on tv. >> another arrest in the murder of a bay area paramedic. quinn boyer shot at a stop sign. the sixth teenager is only 13 years old. nick smith is live tonight. nick oldest among them is just 16. it's stunning. >> and sad. 16-year-old made his first court appearance. the judge read off a list of the charges. he told them he was being charged as an adult. he asked the 16-year-old do you understand you're being charged as an adult? take a look at this video. one of 16 boys have been connected to the death of quinn boyer, april 2 he was shot after leaving his parents' home in the oakland hills. the 34-year-old drivin

the red cross is helping the residents find alternative shelter. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> we love this kind of weather. i'm not sure lawrence does because he doesn't have to work on these kind of days. >> are you kidding me?! one of the most difficult things to forecast is the fog. i have been doing it for years. but just trying to track and see how far that's going to go onshore makes a huge difference in the weather. i'm very busy, guys. >> all right! we believe you! [ laughter ] >> okay. we have some patchy fog out there right now. it has moved inside the bay in some of the valleys. we'll see a lot of sunshine as we head in toward the afternoon and nice weather. it should be pretty good but temperatures are going to cool off outside as the onshore breeze kicks in dropping the temperatures. you're looking at patchy fog out over the bay right now. kind of broken right now with the bay bridge. temperatures running in the 40s and also the 50s in most spots. it looks like towards the afternoon hours, numbers still warmi

right now red cross is on the scene helping out the family members and they have people in the area who they are staying with this morning. live in san mateo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> elissa, does he work a late- night job because he came home and the fire was going? >> reporter: he woke up to go to work. so he wakes up fairly early. he was up around 3:30 this morning. heard a car alarm so went to check that out. that's when he saw flames coming from his car. the flames spread to the garage and up into the attic area. >> okay. early-morning job. may have saved the whole family. thank you. elissa harrington live in san mateo. >>> and the time now is 6:11. u.s. senator the targeted of a deadly threat. the poisonous letter now under investigation. >> and britain bids farewell to the iron lady. the pomp and protest at margaret thatcher's funeral today. ♪ mosquito caroline "sweet caroline" [ ♪ >> putting rivalries aside, the sweet tribute to boston on the baseball diamonds. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪"sweet caroline" good times never seemed so good ♪ i feel inclined >> pretty cool. new y

the red cross is helping them with temporary housing. you can see in these picks provided by the san jose fire department, the flames consumed the upper floor, destroying a landmark here in the downtown area. this building was built in 1884 for 101 years. it was hope to faber's cyclery, and one reason it burned so easy, it is victorian. >> it has balloon construction which allows it to travel through the walls. the fire started on the first and it can travel through the walls. fire travels faster in these structures than conventional structures. >> reporter: jon, you mentioned the cause. the fire department is still trying to figure that out. the building did have power going into it, running into it. that was an issue for firefighters. there were power lines down. they had pg&e turn it off. it is not clear an electrical problem had anything to do with this. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> sd >>> just in, the remaining suspects moved to a prison facility. police say he was transferred to a prison facility. the 19-year-