a sudden windfall for one cash-strapped bay area city. a sudden windfall for one cash-strapped bay area city. the mega real- estate deal.. that will cut the deficit in half. a massive fire.. fueled by a shot of bourbon and a chicken dinner? plus, the surprise four- legged rescue.. hours later. one big data spill - all over highway 101! the personal information - left blowing in the wind. ============b r e a k ============== ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, people find temporary homes. a four-alarm fire ripped through their south of market building and nearby structures last night. the fire may have started with somebody trying to barbecue a chicken indoors. it took 100 firefighters nearly 2 hours to get a handle on the blaze. and early this morning... a small miracle... a pet chihuahua was found in the charred rubble. "he said there's a dog in here.... didn't see it ... yeah, it's a good day." at least two people were hurt including one firefighter who people were hurt including one firefighter who was treated for smoke inhalation. piles of sensitive docum

that would bring in $250,000 each year to the cash-strapped city. right now, there are between nine and a dozen medical marijuana businesses operating in the city. >>> splintered wood all that's left of an entire town. the death toll is climbing. >>> what's left of the gop field for president. who's in and who's out, just ahead. >>> an inside look at the brains of the operation. the production studio. it's 4:40. heart disease kills one woman every minute. we can chae the statistic by choosing to speak up for our hearts. take control of your heart health and encourage others to do the same. take the go red heart check up. find out your ten year risk for heart disease or stroke learn how to make small simple changes to reduce your risk and change your life. speak up to save lives. log on to goredforwomen.org find out how you can prevent heart disease. >>> 4:43 right now. mike says there's a lot of wind out there if you are driving a big truck, be extra careful. the death toll continues to climb in missouri after a massive tornado ripped into a hospital

scott putman has been following the money all day and joins us from the cash-strapped city. >> reporter: as you say, this came down within the last 20 minutes or so, the mayor declaring a fiscal and public safety emergency, deciding to go ahead with fairly drastic steps as far as city employees go. he wants to limit retirement benefits for employees, raise the age by which employees can receive those benefits and also limit the pension of city employees. all that to try to stave off budget problems in the future. nonetheless, earlier today all involved admit there is a big budget problem right now for the city that could lead to new safety concerns for its residents. >> yes, mr. mayor. >> reporter: the city san jose is facing a $115 million budget deficit and once again police and fire departments are among the agencies facing cuts. for the police depend, the one-year detente with the city is ending and san jose is looking at its first round ever of officer layoffs. >> this level of potential cuts is truly devastating for the police department. if there is no negotiated agreement we're

as a member of the board of trustees, he is not sure it is a wise investment for the cash strapped city. >>> what is the customer base not being served now. if we can identify that and we think we can help, we're the first ones to step up to do that. until they can do that, everything costs money. >> reporter: for now effort to help returning vets is stalled in a battle over dollars and cents. tonight major general said this is not the end of the discussion despi despite the trustees' vote. the american legion can present more specifics about their plan. nbc bay area news. >>> senator diane feinstein will be at headquarters to view the photos of osama bin laden's body. we're learning how the al qaeda leader stayed ahead of u.s. intelligence while keeping in touch with his followers. it turns out e-mail was his method of choice and he sent hundreds to his operatives and yet he stayed in remote areas with no internet access. the mastermind instead would save his messages to a thumb drive and then an operative would go to a distant internet calf sxa send those e-mails. >>> the new eastern

effective safety feature that can result in injured passengers, litigation to our financially strapped city, and resulting in their increases and service cuts? on behalf of the tens of thousands of new writers, please provide the language access and safety information needed. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. thank you all for the presentation and very, i think, important and useful discussion. colleagues, i would ask that we continue this item to the call of the chair, and i will make sure we bring this up in the very near future to make sure we continue to monitor. motion by supervisor farrell. we can take that motion without objection. madam clerk, actually, if you could call item five out of order. >> item 5, hearing on the city's debt structure and the $1,350 million in non-voters approved debt on city books. supervisor farrell: i believe this is a scheduling mistake. i'll ask to continue to the call of the chair. >> before we act on that motion, is there any member o

. >>> in oakland, city council members say the cash strapped city needs to act more like a business to help close its budget short fall. they held a town hall meeting. he said the city has already cut $90 million, and 600 jobs in the last three years. now she says oakland needs to slim down even more. >> needs to get to the right side, and some dear programs are going to go. we have to get to the right size, then as the economy comes back, we can start adding back. >> the they're debating the three proposed budget plans. >>> san francisco mayor, ed lee continues to get pressure to run in the mayoral election. former mayor, willie brown and some chinatown leaders also want lee to run. lee said at the beginning of his term, he would not run in november's election. he's staying with that message. on thursday, he once again denied interest for running. lee said quote, i don't need it. >>> san francisco police continue to study surveillance video, in hopes of finding a man who was stabbed on a muni bus. police say a fight broke out on the 14 mission bus. the victim was stabbed with a screwd

. >>> the cash strapped city of antioch finds itself with some money to burn but there are strings attached. ann notarangelo is in antioch to explain the unusual position the city finds itself in. ann? >> reporter: dana, not too long ago this city was worried about bankruptcy and they are still pinching pennies but in an unusual twist the city now has nearly $2 million it has to spend on something fun. >> this is the library. >> reporter: the new community center opened in january. in addition to the library, gym and meeting room it has become a focal point in antioch. the money to build it and neighboring water park came from a special tax funds. since 1989 homes in the area have paid between $100 and $250 a month extra in taxes to build eight schools and build up a community family park. when the project ended under budget the city realized it had an extra 1.7 million to spend but strings are attached. >> they are for infrastructure, they are not for salaries an maintenance. >> reporter: so the money that would essentially balance the city's budget or pay for 10 police officers can only b

. >> the cash strapped kansas city slow. >> who is behind it, why police stings can't stop it, coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, historic wrong. >>> well it has taken more than a half century, but tonight eldorado county voted to right an historic wrong. approved a plan to replace 36 cemetery headstones that are stamped with the n word. the u.s. army corps of engineers put the slur on those stones back in the 1950s when it relocated the graves from an old foothill town called the hill. when we first did this story, inmates offered to remove and replace the headstones for free. supervisors were very supportive of that idea, but tonight they backed off that plan after black leaders said the black community should be behind any changes. >> three teenage boys allegedly attacked a muni driver beating him over the head with a skate board because the driver refused to give them free transfers. the attack happened yesterday morning in northbeach. the boys have been arrested and the driver will be okay. this transfer is a hot commodity. but uncovered a black market where commuters can buy those

. >> the cash strapped kansas city slow. >> who is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ indistinct conversations ] wrapup, boys. while i'm still young. ♪ two hours till bedtime. let's move it. ooh. you do your own stunts, right? well, i -- good enough. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly through your game console or other devices, all for only 8 bucks a month from netflix. they know they have guns, right? historic wrong. >>> well it has taken more than a half century, but tonight eldorado county voted to right an historic wrong. approved a plan to replace 36 cemetery headstones that are stamped with the n word. the u.s. army corps of engineers put the slur on those stones back in the 1950s when it relocated the graves from an old foothill town called the hill. when we first did this story, inmates offered to remove and replace the headstones for free. supervisors were very supportive of that idea, but tonight they backed off that plan after black leaders said the black community should be behind any changes. >> three teenage

. >> our city is cash strapped, so it's a perfect way to save money. >> reporter: the city saved money on this election because it didn't have to hire some 2,000 poll workers. ball lots were mailed last month to all -- ballots were mailed last month to all registered voters. but if people didn't want to vote by mail, five polling centers were available in the county. >> the voting place is the second place you know you can go to. you know you can go till 8:00 p.m. >> reporter: san mateo becomes the second county to conduct what was basically a mail only election. >> this is the future, it's going to save a lot of money. i think it's only a matter of time before it happens. >> reporter: a mail only election makes for faster counting and we can tell you school trustee and business in dave pine beat out five of the c andidates to win a seat on the council. lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california is inching toward allowing voter registration online. county elections offices may offer online registration. online registration could be ready in time for the 2012 presidential prima

. >> our city is cash strapped, so it's a perfect way to save money. >> reporter: the city saved money on this election because it didn't have to hire some 2,000 poll workers. ball lots were mailed last month to all -- ballots were mailed last month to all registered voters. but if people didn't want to vote by mail, five polling centers were available in the county. >> the voting place is the second place you know you can go to. you know you can go till 8:00 p.m. >> reporter: san mateo becomes the second county to conduct what was basically a mail only election. >> this is the future, it's going to save a lot of money. i think it's only a matter of time before it happens. >> reporter: a mail only election makes for faster counting and we can tell you school trustee and business in dave pine beat out five of the c andidates to win a seat on the council. lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california is inching toward allowing voter registration online. county elections offices may offer online registration. online registration could be ready in time for the 2012 presidential prima

. >>> the financially strapped new york city opera will move out of the icon eic home in lincoln center they're dealing with a dwindling endowment and multimillion dollar deficit. no announcement on where the opera's new home will be. >>> the owners of a utah home got quite a surprise when they started poking around in the attic. they found $45,000 of cold hard cash in a metal box. the family could have used the money to fix up the house, they decided to give it back. it had been hidden by the previous owner who died. the original owner live in the house in the depression and stashed the cash without his children knowing. the new owners called the return a simple lesson for his kid. the name of this, bountiful. that's a good way to pass judgment. back to lester on the plaza. >>> all right. 30 years old today. happy birthday. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check of the weather now. bill karins is standing by. bill? >>> thanks, lester. i want to talk about numbers. i have beautiful weather out there. tornadoes. we remember what happened in alabama, georgia, and mississippi. as far as torna

every day thousands of cash strapped new yorkers visit manhattan's finance office to pay the city for forgiveness this is going to be i don't know since the city will try to make money wherever they can get people to you know that are still going to pay for driving a bicycle in the city two hundred thirty tickets at two hundred seventy bucks each have reportedly been issued to cyclists in central park this year compare that with just eleven tickets issued in all of twenty ten we just i just got on the sidewalk and some guy started yelling out that it's you know it's legal you can get arrested and we weren't even cycling we were just standing over our bike meanwhile our jury silk may eventually be the last smoker left standing these are the remnants of last year's crop hearing a liberal city coupled with a debt and a rising tide of finance. and in a few minutes can money buy you happiness. you get website sparks controversy over whether people are looking for love or just. there is a sense of romance in there in moscow however as warm weather brings with it a big switch all of the city

city workers and 60 for those in public safety. >> a 60-year-old guy is going to take a 25-year-old young strapping man that is high on drugs? i mean that is recipe for disaster. >> the police and other unions and some city council members oppose the plan, especially since many unions have already agreed to cut. >> really pushing his political agenda and not looking at the problems. >> this is wisconsin style politics and it has nothing to do with collaboration. >> if it gets council support it could go if to the voters in the form of a ballot measure. >>> california could shred one-quarter of the state parks starring in july because of the state budget deficit. 14 of 70 parks facing closure are in the bay area. china camp, gray whale cove, candlestick poke and henry w.coe. they will try to partner with nonprofits to keep the parks over. many bay area residents will lose places to hike, swim or just explore. >> it's going to be m harder to reopen them. >> when they are closed nobody is allowed to go into the park. they would be subject to citation if they were here in the mark. >> governor brown said that he will work hard to

strapping man that is high on drugs? i mean, that is a recipe for disaster. >> the police and other unions and other city council members oppose the plan especially since many unions have already agreed to cut. >> really pushing his political agenda. >> this is politics and it has nothing to do with cooperation. >> if the reform plan doesn't have council support it could go to voters in the form of ballot for voters. >> 14 of the 70 parks facing closure are in the bay area. they include china camp, gray whale cove. the state will try to partner with local governments to keep all the parks open. the proposed cuts mean many bay area residents will lose affordable to hike or just explore. >> it's a legacy, once one of them closes it's hard to reopen them. >> nobody is allowed to come into the park. they would be subject to citation if they were here into the park. >> in a statement governor brown says he will work hard in the next few weeks to reach agreements to avoid many proposed cuts. >> teachers ended a statewide protest against cuts to education. there was a huge rally at civic center. they want to extend temporary t

city workers and 60 for those in public safety. >> a 60-year-old guy is going to take on a 25-year-old young strapping man that's high on drugs. i mean, that's -- that's a recipe for disaster. >> the police and other unions and some city council members oppose the plan especially since many unions have already agreed to cuts. >> really pushing his political agenda and not looking to set itself up. >> this is wisconsin style politics and it has nothing do with collaboration. >> if the pension reform plan gets enough koups sicouncil sup could go to voters in the support of a ballot measure. >> california could shut 1/4 of its state parks starting in july because of the state budget deficit. 14 of those 70 parks facing closure are in the bay area. they include china camp, gray well cove, candlestick point and henry w.coe. the state will try to partner with local governments and nonprofits to keep the parks open. the proposed cuts may mean that many bay area residents will lose accessible and affordable places to camp, swim, hike or just explore. >> it's a legacy, you know, that one should close them. it's going to be much harder t

city workers and 60 for those in public safety. >> a 60-year-old guy is going to take on a 25-year-old young strapping man that's high on drugs. i mean, that's -- that's a recipe for disaster. >> the police and other unions and some city council members oppose the plan especially since many unions have already agreed to cuts. >> really pushing his political agenda and not looking to set itself up. >> this is wisconsin style politics and it has nothing do with collaboration. >> if the pension reform plan gets enough council support, it could go to voters in the support of a ballot measure. lisa amin gulezian. >> california could shut 1/4 of its state parks starting in july because of the state budget deficit. 14 of those 70 parks facing closure are in the bay area. they include china camp, gray well cove, candlestick point and henry w. coe. the state will try to partner with local governments and nonprofits to keep the parks open. the proposed cuts may mean that many bay area residents will lose accessible and affordable places to camp, swim, hike or just explore. >> it's a legacy, you know, that one should close them. it's goin

cup final the only mandate city rival spots are in the penalty shoes ask around stay or face something to side on armenia that happens scored a single goal in normal time strapped home with ak andre johnson was awful it's. spartak have really provided pleasure without pain for their fans over the past few years and haven't won a trophy since two thousand and three which was all for the russian cup as usual the tension between these arch rivals is close to point as the price of fifty three is even higher as a place in the cup final is at stake. spartak entered the cup clash as the out of form team how each turn out to be again with virtually nothing between the north pole former rivals but finally three minutes before half time to his car broke the deadlock. cross from the right flank and unsurprisingly as was the tall figure. who popped up to win the ball on the far post and beat the keeper however spartak managed a near instant response of their own in the dying seconds before the interval eight in mikey to or down the wing and the old new waiting to me the combine of mystique his shot the bounce was enough to see the ball fly over eager to conceive and insuli

strapped inside onto the road. the baby was released from johns hopkins today. >>> heroin in the suburbs. once known primarily as a cityddiction, it's skyrocketing in the suburbs. mary joins us now with the story. mary? >> well, vic, this is the story of one young girl who snorted heroin once and lost the life she knew. >> reporter: if you think this is what a heroin addict looks like, look again at the new face of heroin. mostly young and living in the suburbs. faces like 22-year-old nicole duta of frederick. 20-year-old towson university student. 18-year-old elliott mason of harford county. and from carroll county, 15- year-old liam oharra. all dead after overdosing on heroin. leah tried heroin just once. >> what happened to you when you snorted that heroin? >> i think i knew that immediately something was wrong. >> reporter: the montgomery county high school student immediately went into cardiac arrest. >> next thing you know, i'm unconscious. >> and she entered a coma and was paralyzed from the head down. >> i was trapped in my body at 17 years old. >> reporter: heroin use in maryland suburbs is exploding. in dorch

city, to help fema, to lend whatever help they can in cases like this. caro carol? >> the other question is who pays for this. state budgets are strapped> absolutely. this is a growing issue around the country. when you talk to governors, when you talk to national guard commanders, what have we seen lately? you know, the floods in the midwest along the mississippi. constant brush fires out in the west. tornadoes in the southeast. it seems like we're always talking about the guard being activated. a lot of times they are starting to ask for federal reimbursement. it doesn't always come. there's an effort to try and get the states to pay for it, but this is a growing issue, as you say, carol, with the state budget so stretched. who is going to pay for all this crisis cleanup? >> barbara starr, many thanks. live from the pentagon. >>> some of the most dramatic video of the tornado was shot by someone right in the middle of it. isaac duncan caught the sheer terror about 20 customers trapped in a joplin convenience store when the tornado hit. they'll join me in the next hour. at bayer, we've been relieving pain for over 100 years. and today