they didn't have to squeeze that out of rocky. rocky told them that. well, back in 1999, i met with senator stevens and with bill allen. senator stevens wanted us to arrange to find a contractor. he wanted to pay for everything. and he wanted to make sure that this was done right. and so it was my understanding as the foreman on the job that my time as a veco employee, dave anderson's time as another veco employee and anybody else who worked on the job from veco would be included in the christianson builders invoices. and so every month he told them, i went and got the christianson builders invoice. i checked it to make sure it was accurate based on my observations of what their people did. then i took it to the front office at veco to give to bill allen or his secretary if he wasn't there so that my time, that of dave anderson and other veco employees could be added to the christianson builders bills before they were sent to the stevens for payment. that was rocky williams account. that was his understanding. his understanding was all together consist

the paving company hhd this block of pharles in rocky prediccment. (nats of rocky road?)p (1:29:42) "this is appalliig to see ttis like thhs and can't beliive any person thats in onstruction would want to say that this is their work." ((:33:47) "now its actually worse than whaa it was before they put this on here...." (1:47:18) (abell) the m. luis construction company is the company that paved this roaa and has been paving manyy citt oads latelyy last year, thh city paid the companyy11-million dollars in road funds and not all of the projects have ended so smoothly...." (fast forward highway shot too charles & northern) drive north on charles street.....and yyu'll find paved roadd last shly - fall....the city paid.m luis construction two-hundreed thousaad dollars to pave this section of chhrles according o ity inspectors, the woor was so faulty, the company was ordered to re-pave the road.....at its own expense. and problee on charles....which the city has ordered thee compann to re-do. (2:31:31) (barnes) "we were not happy with the work done on thattstretcc of roadway."

the paving charles in a rocky predicament. (nats of rocky road?) they put this n here...." (1:47:18) ((belll "the m.. luis constrrction company ii tte company that paved this rrad and has been paving many cityyrooas lately. last yeer, he ity paid the commanyy17-mmllionndollarr in road funds and noo all of the projects haveeended o smoothly...." (fast &pforwarr highway shot to charles & northern) drive north on chaales street.....ann youull find another section f freshll fall....the city paid.m luiss construction two-hunnred ttouuaad dollars to pave thii pccorring tt city inspectors, the work was so faulty, the expense. ann to re-pave now.....there's another paving problem on charles....which the city has ordered the compaay to re-do. (2:31131)) barnes) "we were not happy with the work done on that stretth of roadway." so far, the owner of m. luii constructionnhaan't explained says she's dddicated to making &pittright. (jason's video offm. luis construction workers...nats) the ccty ii still payyng the ompany to repair other roads in he city. but the

and central rockies as well. we will have the longer range forecast coming up in the next half-hour. one of the annual rites of spring on our farm is to take old, unused equipment to the local consignment >>> went at the annual rates to spring as the local consignment sale run by our young farmers organization. it's easier than hauling the stuff off to the salvage yard. lately we've been surprised and sometime shocked by the fires that will pay for machinery we estimate as worthless. we climbed to the back of an old jet, shed and drug of the tool we have been used for i don't know how long. but i'm struggling with the decision to hold it away. the tool in question is an ih 725 eighteenths fullbore file. if there is any bit of technology left it would be the mold board plow. being able to turn that thought was appointed magi dear. this goes all the way back to the fabled deep plow that was the key to agriculture and enhance economic growth in northern europe and the early middle ages. it was vernacular of our prof

. >>> the -- first rocky road and now princess. for the second time in a month a dog has been brought in to anne arundel county showing evidence of dog fighting. she was found on ritchie highway near 11th avenue. this happened weeks after someone found this dog, rocky road in the same area. we're told rocky road is recovering and will need veterinarian care for a few weeks. >> she's wrapped up and bandaged at this point. she's recovering well. they have her in an isolated area and they're monitoring her wounds. >> anyone with information about the cases is asked to call police or animal control. >>> an update on a story we first brought you at 11:00. anne arundel county's fire chief is responding after firefighters said they have no confidence in the leadership. the case against john robert ray came less than a week after a grand jury indicted county executive john leopold. it's being seen by some has fallout from that indictment. in a statement chief ray wrote i have proudly served the citizens of anne arundel county for 34 years

up to a foot of snow in the rockies. a wintry mix in ten for, duluth, and fargo. showers from minneapolis to des moines, kansas city and dallas. florida. gorgeous along much of the east coast. >> come on spring. 06 in new york. 60, thank you. new orleans and das both hit the 70s. 50 in seattle. a snowy 41 in salt lake city. mild in phoenix. ? you'll have your shorts on tomorrow. >> i do now. >>> coming up -- i don't want to know. we're going check overseas markets. >>> then one border state issuing an ominous warning to spring braerks. they're saying, hey, do not go mexico. >>> and remarkable heroism as an >>> well, the wait is over. all eyes are on the worl's most valuable company today. apple watchers expect the company to unveil it's third generation ipad which was shown on a blogger's site earlier this week. some say they think apple will keep the ipad 2 on sale. >>> u.s. stock markets suffered the biggest losses in three months yesterday with investors worried about the floebl economy and the the slide continues.toke tokyo's nikkei average declined 62 points

up to a foot of snow in the rockies. a wintry mix in ten for, duluth, and fargo. showers from minneapolis to des moines, kansas city and dallas. an afternoon sprinkle in south florida. gorgeous along much of the east coast. >> come on spring. 06 in new york. 60, thank you. new orleans and das both hit the 70s. 50 in seattle. a snowy 41 in salt lake city. mild in phoenix. ? you'll have your shorts on tomorrow. >> i do now. >>> coming up -- i don't want to know. we're going check overseas markets. >>> then one border state issuing an ominous warning to spring braerks. they're saying, hey, do not go mexico. >>> and remarkable heroism as an officer saves a driver there this infer know. we're right back. ♪ ♪ grande caramel macchiato. iced grande caramel macchiato. make that iced. actually, hot, please. [ male announcer ] come into starbucks for the espresso drink you love, hot or iced, and get half off your afternoon espresso with your morning espresso receipt. ♪ the only moisturizer for me? cerave. [ male announcer ] cerave uses patented technology to restore your ski

up to three feet of snow in the rockies and sierras. showers along the gulf coast from atlanta, nashville, pittsburgh and buffalo. up to 20 degrees warmer in the northeast. >>> there were an incredible 167 record-highs over the weekend. those temperatures continue today. 68 here in new york city. dallas is 82, just shy of 80 in phoenix. >> record highs, we love to hear that. >>> coming up, sold out, shortliage of the new ipad days before its big release. >>> then the gripping interview, oprah and bobbi kristina brown talking for first time about the death of her mother. >>> and "snl" with paula deny. that's a >>> welcome back, everyone. and there is a glimmer of hope on gas prices this morning. aaa reports are a gallon of regular gas is now at $3.79 a gallon. it is 30 cents more than a month ago, but the increases making slowing, only 3 cents in the past week. west coast refineries are coming back online after maintenance and oil prices are down. >>> well, hard to believe but swiss voters this weekend turned down extra paid vacation. a

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and you are up at the southern end ftd rocky mountains and there is this scarp of rock that rises up probably about a thousand feet out of a valley floor and right at the tip of this scarp there are two twin towers of rock. if you get to a certain place on top of this very narrow butte, you can see between these twin towers and there happens to be a great house built between these two towers and every 18.6 years when the moon goes into its northernmost point on the horizon, it rises between those two towers. i was there at the beginning of the last 18.6 year cycle and we stood up there, probably 20 of us, researchers, forest service people, all gathered at the same spot with cameras and huddled -- it was late december at 8,000 feet and we were all watching this gap. and somebody had done very intricate work to figure out exactly where you need to stand to see the light at exactly the right time. and as we were all gathered up there, i remember this older archeo-astronomer said it's too bad this isn't celebrated any more. this is such a momentous occasion, the moon finally coming up b

so rocky anderson, let's start with you. >> okay, well, thank you very much. i really appreciate the invitation. and it's great to be here in your fair city today. i want to emphasize, and i know we want to talk about where we go from here. but it is so absolutely crucial, i think, especially for young people, to realize this is not normal. this is not just the way things go in this country. this is an absolute aberration, and g

rockies in split squad action. crushes one to deep right center. 2-3 with two rbi. to the fourth. giants playing long ball. hector sanchez gets all of this. solo shot. 2-4. the rockies win it 7-6. >> the a's are in tokyo whereñr they play two exhibitrjz games again two local teams and then play the mariners for a regular season game. they know they can jump out to a two-game lead in the american west. here's the m's billy bean. >> that would be great if we saw more and more of these games. >> is it a little inconvenience? it's different. but i don't thnt it's one that would ever put us in a positioà where we want want to come back again and again if we're offered the opportunity. >> mike: another game with a stick and the ball. the last time tiger woodsñr hasa lead in a golf tournament going into the weekend, 2009 to be he is back atop the leaderboard no arnie's event. charliq wei shared the lead with tiger today. tiger birdies to take the outright lead. 15, tiger, three-stroke leave but his drive goes left. drops

heavy snow in the cascades, sierra nevada, and northern rockies. >> 63 in sacramento. near 80 in phoenix. 65 in salt lake city. 80s from dallas to miami. mostly 60s from atlanta to bean town. >> not bad. >>> coming up after the break. bracketology. how to improve your chances of success. >>> and then detergent theft on the rise, easily resold on the black market. >> we'll talk about the ridesing sti >>> welcome back, everyone. yahoo! is suing facebook over patent infringement. this just as facebook is about to sell stock to the public. yahoo! also sued google for patents right before it went public. it received $300 million in 120k as a settlement. >>> friday is shaping up to be a big day for apple. the company could sell more than 1 million new ipads on the first day of sales. that would be three times as many as the original sale of the ipad. >>> home prices are falling, rents are rising. that may be the first stage in a housing market recovery. the backlog of foreclosures have finally clearing up. many investors are buying up homes as rental propertieproper. >>> ove

rocky road will also head to a local animal rescue.a fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> andrea, thank you. if you have any information, call the number on your screen. you can remain anonymous. >>> another blow in the war of words between jada pinkett smith. smith wants to monitor the animal care when the circus comes to town. now jada fights back. jada pinkett smith has real star power. she is correcting what she believes is animal cruelty. the use of prods on ringling brothers circus elephants. she reminded the city ordinance banning any mechanical, electrical, or manual device likely to cause physical injury or suffering. the mayor responded. >> we have homelessness and school issues. i would love to have gotten some feedback or concern about those issues that are very pressing. >> the will fired back another letter saying in part, your response to her, jada's letter, was disturbing, irresponsible, inflammatory, and inaccurate. the charities foundations that's supported and ends by saying jada is a proud baltimoreian who has generously

cold and stormy west of the rockies and unseasonably mild east of the rockies.t to east float carrying the systems rapidly. this high amplitude flow means systems crawl slowly. all of the stormy weather will remain out west and blizzard warnings with winter storm warnings into southern arizona and new mexico. the mountains will pick up several inches of snow while in the east, a mild temperatures into canada. on the warm side for now, but after some fog, we will get some fog. -- we will get some sun. mildly the mountains and thunderstorms with partly cloudy on wednesday. temperatures in the '70s unless you're on the shore where it will be attached cooler. lower eastern shore, a decency breeze will keep temperatures on the beach chillier. spring officially begins at 1:14 in the morning. faulk will start the day, burning off for afternoon sun. highs are still well above normal. >> looks like we will see peyton manning play as a member of the denver broncos. he has reportedly told his management to enter into formal contract negotiation with denver, choosing the br

they also nursed rocky road back to health. he'll soon be heading to a rescue hope. princess has already proven she can beat the odds. she's a survivor. >> she seems to be a very friendly dog. she's timid at first but sweet with people. >> reporter: officials say whoever harmed princess and rocky road will face animal cruelty charges. they're asking residents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity that could indicate dogs being used in dogfighting or harmed in other ways. >>> the fox 5 weather team is tracking change for the weekend forecast. a live look outside now, you know it's felt a lot like spring around here, but the cooler temperatures are on their way in. actually it feels like they're here. >> they are. the winds are up a little bit, so that makes it feel colder, of course. >> it's not a good feeling. >> no. a little shock to the system. let me show you what's going on. we still have a few gusts for us. i'm sorry, first we'll start with temperatures, 45 degrees in the city, gaithersburg 39, baltimore 42, 37 frederick. again things are gusting just a l

cascades and northern rockies, slick roads in northern new england. and i-75 in kentucky and tennessee. >>> if you're flying today, some airports delays are possible in atlanta, charlotte, raleigh, nashville, cincinnati and cleveland. >>> well, earlier, mentioned those climbing gas prices causes all sorts of trouble for drivers across the nation. some reasons for their rise, they're really -- no controlling that. >> no, not at all. one are taking a stand. >> reporter: call it the wall street gas pump premium. food delivery man michael longo just learned about it. >> it's a terrible situation. >> reporter: the question is, the wall street banks push the prices at the pump higher while they cash in on that as they make up future prices of gas. well, now the st. louis federal reserve weighs in with a newly updated report. it says two main factors drive gas prices up. first, global demand shocks, like tensions from the middle east. but next the fedes speculation played a significant role in the oil price increase between 2004 and 2008 and its subsequent c

heavy mountain snow in the rockies. rain in the pacific northwest. >>> temps from west to east. 70 in phoenix. 64 in kansas city. 41 in boston. 56 here in new york. 74 in atlanta. >>> coming up on "america this morning," is bank of america at it again? there's word of a new fee for customers. we'll have the details. >>> also this morning, iraq vet rans honored at the white house as the president talks only to abc news about the other war zone, afghanistan. >>> she may have played an iron lady, but meryl streep >>> welcome back, everybody. belief it or not, bank of america is thinking about another way to collect more fees. the nation's second largest bank may require basic checking customers to do more business with the bank or if not, pay more monthly fees. last fall, they came under attack for the new debit card fees. the bank retreated from that plan. >>> the federal reserve says it's been a good year so far. chairman ben bernanke testified on capitol hill. they issued the latest beige book report. hiring rose slight

snow on parts of i-15, 25, and 40 in the rockies and 84 and 90 in the cascades. on i-5 from seattle to portland. slick on i-70 and 80 in pennsylvania. >> if you're flying, airport delays possible in phoenix, dallas, houston, kansas city and minneapolis. >>> a vigil was held last night in central florida calling for justice in the case of trayvon martin. she was shot dead by man on neighborhood patrol. >> the shooter was nottest theed for drugs or chol even though it's standard in most homicide investigations. the parents want the fbi to take over the investigation. >> you to think his fate would have been the same had he been white? >> no. i don't think he would have been followed if he was a white kid. >> just released 911 tapes show that jimmerman continued to pursue the teenager after the police dispatcher told him not to. >>> a popular boat show in central florida turned deadly over the week end. three people were killed when they were thrown out of their fast-moving boats. the latest accident happened on sunday when one vote ran over the top of another boat,

the northern rockies. showers from memphis to green bay. from miami up to the carolinas. >>> and final will this wednesday morning, another chat with jayc erk rks dugard, sur vooiing and thriving. >> she travelled to new york to receive an award and sat down with diane sawer yo bring us up to date on her new life. . >> reporter: you may remember she was 11 years old, waiting for the school bus, when convicted sex offender, phillip garrido, and his wife, nancy, kidnapped her and imprisoned her in a deranged backyard. she was pregnant at 13. gave birth to two daughters. her incredible story of survival told in the book, "a stolen life." >> i was kidnapped by a stranger at age 11. and i want phillip garrido to know that i no longer have to keep his secrets. >> reporter: we first spoke to her eight months ago. and this is jaycee dugard today. still, taking delight in ordinary things. like her first trip to new york city. >> oh, the buildings are incredible. my gosh. oh, my god. these cab drivers are like in and out. in and out. in and out. >> r

you'll have heavy snow in the sierra nevada, and the rockies. thunderstorms scattered showers from the midwest and ohio valleys into the deep south and gulf coast. >> mostly 80s from new orleans to atlanta. 61 here in new york city. 51 in boston. upper 70s in the middle of the country. phoenix warms up to 83. salt lake city to 72. >> no denying where you're from. how sit again? >> boston. >>> coming up, the president considering a plan to ease the high gas prices. >>> and lining up for apple's new ipad. we asked the experts, if you've already got one, should you really get the new one? >>> and >>> they just can't wait longer. take a look at this die hard fans of the ipad. they've been waiting all night for the latest edition which goes on sale this morning. the apple website has been sold out of ipads for delivery today for about a week. should you rush out and get one? it will cost you at least $500. the ipad you already have may be all that you need. technology adviser joanna stern advises whether to upgrade. >> if they have the ipad one, it's

snowy on i-84 and 90 in the rockies and cascades. cloudy thunderstorms damped new england to florida. >>> it looks like a good day for flying. weather-related delays expected only in san fran. >>> it has been a bittersweet homecoming for a texas man who survived after treading water nearly 30 hours but in the midst of that, he lost his best friend. >> ken and ron went out fishing. henderson decided to swim for help but too too late for coen. >> it was so unreal to me that i lost my best friend that a beautiful day of fishing could have gone so bad so quickly. >> henderson said they tried calling 911 on their cell phones but there was no service. >> they also made two mayday calls on the marine radio. >>> he was once a star on the court but now dennis rodman could face jail time. rodman is broke and can't afford to pay child support. they also say rodman has a well-documented drinking problem and is under an extreme amount of stress. his ex-wife says rodman owes more than $800,000 in back child support. >>> and the los angeles dodgers

this is the result of warm moist air ahead of it on the eastern side, cold air from the rockies and a strong jet stream kind of spinning it all up, creating rotation and we are getting the thunderstorms april the tornadoes as a result. so this is something that we are going to be watching through the evening. right now 51 degrees at bwi marshal. that is our temperature. 30 your dew point, 44% humidity, a southeast 10 wind at 10 miles an hour, 50 at oakland, 51 at the airport and 49 there. those are your currents in those locations. southeast winds coming in bringing moisture but also mild air. 18 mile per hour winds in haggerstown, 10 at the airport, 13 elkton, winds winds pick up through the afternoon. look at the temperatures around memphis and atlanta. this is the line where the thunderstorms are taking hold. it is right along that lane, right around the kentucky and tennessee valleys we are starting to see all that start to fire up. we may have rumbles of thunder before the overnight horse are over and done but by tomorrow morning it all starts to clear out. this rain continues to

. >> this is rocky road also being treated at the chapel. believed to be a bait dog and was found within a few miles of where princess was found a month ago. he has bite marks on his face and here on his leg is what doctors believe was a knife wound. >> i just hope that they find whoever did this to them and that they'll be tortured as much as these guys were. >> reporter: county animal control officers say princess and rocky road were likely used for training other more aggressive dogs. they're asking the community to help find those involved. >> watching for lots of dominant breed animals in one area, lots of people traffic in and out, or any other injured dog. >> reporter: waugh chapel owner dr. scott anderson is taking care of rocky road and now princess on his own dime. >> my biggest problem is the fact that we're supposed to be living in a civilized country and in our own back yard neighborhoods we have this brutal dog fighting that's been going on. >> reporter: rocky road and princess are going to be placed with a rescue group who wil

. >> it's cool, they come from the rocky mountains to where it's wet and mossy.ould love to do this. >> they were saying these trails were actually trails cleared by local farmers going up and down this mountain. >> and you know what's amazing, how fast they're going down these very rocky mountains. >> they're pretty talented bikers. and there they are. they made it to sea level. >>> that's going to do it for this edition of "right this minute." we're so glad you joined us. and we're going to leave with you one more video. this is time lapse footage of the stars, as seen from the international space station. enjoy it. we'll see you tomorrow, everybody.

snow in the upper midwest and northern rockies. windy from southern california to new mexico. a summer-like day in florida. >> miami hits 84. atlanta 75. boston, 35. 38 in the twin cities. it's 66 in phoenix. 37 in salt lake city. near 50 in seattle. >>> after a virtually dry winter, late-season snow has dumped more than six feet of snow in california's sierra nevada this week alone. dangerous conditions are created. an avalanche trapped a skier under the snow. rescue teams managed to pull him out. but unfortunately, he died a few hours later. >>> grieving students head back to classes for the first time today at that ohio school where three classmates were fatally shot. the football coach that chased the gunman away spoke publicly for the first time yesterday. frank hall says he's not a hero. >> i don't know why this happened. i only wish i could have done more. i'm not a hero. just a football coach and a study al teacher. the law enforcement, first spopders that came to our aid that day, they are the heroes. >> such heart felt words there him. charges were filed in juvenile

heavy snow in the cascades, sierra nevada, and northern rockies. >> 63 in sacramento. near 80 in phoenix. 65 in salt lake city. 80s from dallas to miami. mostly 60s from atlanta to bean town. >> not bad. >>> coming up after the break. bracketology. how to improve your chances of success. >>> and then detergent theft on the rise, easily resold on the black market. >> we'll talk about the ridesing stid medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide. if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare... you should know about this card -- it's the only one of its kind endorsed by aarp; see if it's right for you. all medicare supplement plans let you keep your own doctor, or hospital that accepts

we are looking at record warmth east of the rockies. some of the temperatures we are going to be seeing across the midwest are up to 35 degrees above average. we are seeing improving conditions across new england. we have a storm system across the northeast. otherwise later on today we are seeing showers and thunderstorms. a lot of humidity and warmth along the coastline. to give you an idea of how warm it is take a look at the locations. coming up on thursday many locations see the warm temperatures well off to the north. that is allowing all of the warm air to flow on northward. as far as the participation we are not looking at a lot of that across the eastern half of the country. not really expecting anything from boston, new york city or even the city of memphis as far as travel goes with the weather. lingering showers across northern maine. 80 degrees in atlanta, georgia. >> 80 degrees already and flowers blocking here. >>> 10 mints after t-- 10 minutr the hour. the federal government is letting americans hunt and kill the american

. >> it's cool, they come from the rocky mountains to where it's wet and mossy.ould love to do this. >> they were saying these trails were actually trails cleared by local farmers going up and down this mountain. >> and you know what's amazing, how fast they're going down these very rocky mountains. >> they're pretty talented bikers. and there they are. they made it to sea level. >>> that's going to do it for this edition of "right this minute." we're so glad you joined us. and we're going to leave with you one more video. this is time lapse footage of the stars, as seen from the international space station. enjoy it. we'll see you tomorrow, everybody. >>> the archdiocese of baltimore has a new archbishop, how bishop lori is responding to same-sex marriage and the birth control debate. >>> the outrage is growing in the killing of a 17-year-old boy. new evidence contradicts the vol tore's account. >>> nearly six years ago tragedy claimed the life of a girl when she touched an electrified fence. >>> first, tonight we start off with wrack -- breaking news out of bal

they did not have to squeeze that out of rocky. rocky told them. back in 1999. i met with senator stevens and with bill allen. senator stevens wanted us to arrange to find a contractor. he wanted to pay for everything, and he wanted to make sure that this was done right. and so was my understanding is the foreman on the job, that my time as a veco employee, david anderson's time, and anyone else's time would be included in the christensen builders invoice. every month he told them that i went and got the christians and builders invoice. i checked it, make sure that it was accurate based on my observations. then i took it to the front office at ego to get to bill allen or his secretary if he wasn't there, so that dave anderson and other veco employees could be added to the christensen build builders bill. his understanding was altogether consistent with that of senator and mrs. stevens. had rocky williams testified as a government witness as the plan was originally, that is what he would have testified to. >> would that have made a difference of the trial? >> fir