they do think the toyota tacoma was at fault. the driver of the tacoma was killed. and the bus driver was trapped inside the bus. they had to pull her out, and is she was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and several of the passengers were also taken to the hospital with injuries. >> that bus was going -- yeah, it was going about 40 miles per hour. you've got to imagine the truck coming the opposite direction is probably doing about the same. that is a terrible accident. man, that happened so fast. >> me and my brother, we come out here, this is our home state, our land here. >> rudy and his brother, they generally go out on their land near the water to look for arrowheads. and in finding arrowheads, they stumbled upon what turned out to be a woolly mammoth fossil. >> cool. >> the most amazing thing is, i would not have seen that, and assumed, oh, look, that's something special. i would have assumed it's a rock. >> that's what i wondered. did they know they found something special? did it look like a giant elephant lying in the mud, or did they call someb

." >>> tonight, the heartbreaking day in tacoma, washington, a funeral for charlie and braden powell, almost a week after their lives were taken by their own father. the crowd of mourners filled the church and spilled outside to support the family suffering shatering grief. ab abby boudreau is in tacoma. >> reporter: more than 1,000 people gathered in this church, to mourn the loss of two innocent boys, brothers, 7-year-old charlie and 5-year-old braden, two brothers sharing a single casket. six days after their father josh powell killed himself and his two children in an unimaginable tragedy. this community came together to say their final good-byes. >> i was charlie's kindergarten teacher. he loved to work alongside his mother in the garden, make salsa and bake bread. braden loved being at school with the other children and always that big, beautiful smile on a face so like his mother's. >> reporter: the boys's mother susan cox powell mysteriously disappeared from her utah home more than two years ago, since then her and powell family embroiled in a bitter custody about thele for th

the victim, 18-year-old victor shwanki, a popular teen in tacoma's samoan community.on, 20, allegedly shot shwanki believing he killed a member of his gang. now inside the courtroom, tension is running high. >> there were words every time someone would testify. the judge had to get on and tell people to be quiet and call for order in his court. >> sergeants jeff bradding and jesus villahermosa share command of courthouse security. >> there was a lot of animosity, tension and threats being exchanged between these groups. the deputies had increased their escort courtle to add another officer. >> june 30th is a quiet day in the courtroom. no testimony, no jury. just a few motions before the judge. by 10:00 a.m., proceedings are over, and it's time to bring defendant henderson back to his jail cell. >> before they move him, they have to clear a hallway from point a to point b hopefully without any threat of harm. >> but there's a problem. a relative and a friend of the murder victim have suddenly appeared in the corridor. >> they knew we were coming out the side door. so

. >>> a solemn day in tacoma, washington as family and friends remember charlie and braden powell. ♪y heart to fear >> hundreds of people gathered to pay their last respects. the boy's grandparents thanked people of all faith who prayed for their family. they were kill in a home explosion set by their father josh powell. his wife susan cox powell has been missing since december of 2009 and presumed dead. josh powell is the only suspect in her disappearance. >>> in 20 minutes more on the josh powell case. what led to the murder-suicide and could anything have been done to stop it all? i'll be joined by wendy walsh and holly hughs, 7:30 right here on cnn. >>> it is not a big state and it was a narrow victory but a win is a win. and as you saw, last hour on cnn a few minutes ago, mitt romney is the winner of the maine caucuses a slim victory over ron paul. romney got 39% of the vote and ron paul 36%. santorum was third and newt gingrich was fourth. how important was this win for mitt romney? >> very important. it comes on the heels of a straw patrol at the conservative political action

abc news, tacoma, washington. the best -- the best selling author jeffrey zazi has died.t by semi truck on a covered road. his books known for including "the last lecture." the arrest came amid an into the alleged payment of bribes by journalists to other top officials. a member of the arms forces was also arrested. greek leaders are urging lawmakers to pass more painful spending cuts. the vote is set for tomorrow. athens, thousands of against theallied measures that include pension cuts. greecesure that $1 70 billion bear out -- bailout deal. the alternative is catastrophic bankruptcy. brutal, punishing winds out there. lot of people stepped inside when the snow started. they thought everything was fine. moved on through. we feel the difference. [laughter] >> it is going to be strange. we have a few snow showers out now. right is going to accumulate. the wind is making it worse than it is. the flag blowing on top of the white house. 43 degrees for the daytime highs earlier today. -15 at the record low of setback in 1899. it is 25 degrees right now. it feels like 10 degre

the accident happened yesterday afternoon in tacoma park. the driver of the car was fleeing a traffic stop when hen countered a police barricade. instead of stopping the driver put his vehicle in reverse. the pursuit covered parts of montgomery and prince george's county. >>> using caution when you walk off campus after dark. that is what georgetown university police are urging after a female student was sexually assaulted yesterday morning. police are looking now for a white male between 18 and 22 years old, he is described as six feet tall with short brown hair. the female student was treated at the hospital after the attack. students are urged to walk in pairs, use the shuttle or the safe ride service. >>> a man was sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation. tommy shelton jr., sentenced friday in court after entering an alford plea. that is when the defendant is not going to admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for conviction. shelton was a pastor from 1995 to 2000 and 9news now interviewed two of the alleged

this all happened this afternoon on the parkway in tacoma park maryland. police say that the driver was fleeing the traffic stop when he encountered the police barricade. now, instead of stopping, the driver put his vehicle in reverse, striking that police officer's vehicle. and the police pursuit, they covered parts of montgomery county. tonight, one person has been in police custody and police, they are still searching for the others who were in that car. just ahead on 9news now this sunday night, special treats this weekend. we'll be explaning for you. >>> also, a wounded dog, getting a second chance after a family comes to the rescue. we will be right back shortly. >>> and also some milder air is headed this way along with lots of sunshine, but when do you need your umbrellas next? i've got your full forecast including your seven-day forecast when we return. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low

crimestoppers of tacoma, washington is buying gravesites surrounding the final resting places for charlie and braid own powell. their father set her house on fire when a social worker attempted to get in. josh powell is effected in the disappearance of his wife two years ago. there are plans to bury susan powell near her sons when her remains are found. >>> sentencing expected to be handed down today for the underwear bomber. he has already pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a detroit bound passenger jet in 2009. the nigerian's lawyer is challenging a mandatory life in prison sentence. he claims it's cruel and unfair because he was only the only one hurt in the incident. he was burned badly when he tried to ignite the bomb hidden in his underwear. >>> coming up on 9news now, andrea mccarren's campaign against underaged drinking receives national attention. details just ahead! plus, dr. phil weighs in on the latest issue with anita brickman. we'll be right back. >>> it all starts at home. and that's why we want to get in message out. as a reporter and all three of you can understand, i fe

a service will be held saturday in tacoma washington. abc 2news. >> thank you. >>> the los angeles elementary school where two teamer was arrested last week reopened with a new staff today. they had been closed for two days while police investigated allegations that a teacher put students in bondage and another fondled two female students. some parents were pleased with the decision to replace all of the staff members. others are upset that the teachers have been taken away. >>> it has been a nice day after a rough drive. sunny skies, dry roads, we like it that way. carroll with an inch or two. that snow melting in a hurry with temperatures up in to the mid40s and now with the light westerly wind we are well above freezing. it does feel a bit chill yes. feeling like the upper 30s, dc onto a whipped chill of 42. air temperatures in to the 030s, be he low freezing but as we go into the day tomorrow it's a nice start that will change dramaticly toward the evening. the next round of winter mix in here. it's coming up. >> thank you. taking a

i was born in tacoma, washington in 1976. my father was in the military. my mother was -- they had a whole host of personal problems, drugs, alcohol, things like that we went in and out of these homeless shelters for a period of three to four years. i didn't know any better until i grew older and realized, that might have sucked. as i grew older, i started working in restaurants realizing, hey, these people can just eat whatever they want at any time and that was huge for a kid that grew up on really horrible food. and so over the years i would just knock on back doors of restaurants and say, hey, i'm willing to work for free. teach me something. everything from like sushi bars to like fast-food places, burger king at one point. i just came to conclude that food was pretty much the same. there were different cultures in food. but for the most part the technology in food was, you know, the same across the board. everybody was using microwaves and gas burners and saute pans and stuff like that. i just started wondering, would it be possible to improve that,

today, santorum requested secret service protection after an incident on monday night in tacoma, washington. occupy protesters interrupted his rally. currently, mitt romney is the only gop candidate with secret service protection. >>> there could soon be another member of the kennedy family on capitol hill. joseph kennedy iii will announce he's running for congress, looking to fill the seat held by barney frank. he is the son of former congressman joe kennedy and grandson of robert kennedy. this congress is the first one without a kennedy in 63 years. >>> another pleasant evening out there tonight, but we could get wet tomorrow, huh, doug? >> i think everybody will get on the wet side. that is why you need to take those larger umbrellas, we have rain moving our way right now. you can see on the radar looks like the rain just down to the south and west, atmosphere too dry, most of this not hitting the ground yet. we're going do wait for this activity back toward the west, right now making through the cincinnatti area to make our way. as it does so we will see clouds thicken, rain start by ea

. >>> and rick santorum heckled by protestors at a rally in tacoma, washington. it happened yesterday next to an "occupy" protest site. two protestors were removed during the speech. he called the "occupy" protest a radical element but says he respects their opportunity to protest. >>> republican newt gingrich says he is in the presidential contest for the lodge haul. he is dismissing calls from rival rick santorum and others to drop out. the former house speaker is spending most of the week in california attending fundraisers. gingrich won the south carolina primary but hasn't won since. >>> it is 4:43. 200 new jobs come to san francisco are not for the bashful. the penthouse club is wrapping up its two-day job fair today. it's for the newest location just being built in north beach. the club is look for dancers but has plenty of other positions open, as well. bartending service, bar backs, cocktail waitresses, cooks. >> the club won't say when it's opening but it should be sometime this spring. >> in other bay area headlines on this valentine's day, the vta is

. >>> republican candidate rick santorum trying to give his first campaign speech in tacoma, washington. but a nearby crowd of occupy protestors kept chanting for a half hour. santorum is surging in the national polls and is now in a dead heat with mitt romney just week before primaries in michigan, arizona and washington. >>> some disturbing new details that could have an effect on upcoming elections actually new report shows that about 24 million voter registrations in the u.s. contain significant errors. researchers at the pugh center say about 1.8 million dead people are still on the rolls. they say they don't see any evidence on widespread fraud. the problem is being blamed on outdated state systems. >>> more violence in square as the u.n. warns of civil civil war. >>> an update on the case against jerry sandusky. we'll share the latest on the scandal coming up next. q save them. presenting woolite complete. it cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite. long live your wardrobe. >>> beginning overseas in syria where government tanks are renewing their assault, t

occupy protesters interrupted his rally in tacoma monday night. they chanted and yelled during most of the event, and two of them were dragged away by police. right now mitt romney is the only republican presidential candidate with secret service protection. >>> romney is trying to use his michigan roots to win over voters in the great lakes state ahead of its primary in less than two weeks. the former massachusetts governor reminds voters of his upbringing in the state in this new tv ad. he also took out an ad in the "detroit news" in which he expands on his opposition to the 2009 bailout of the auto industry. michigan holds its primary on february 28. >>> china's vice president heads to iowa today. xi jinping will fly to iowa to meet with chinese language students. he came to the iowa community more than a half century ago to study farming practices. he met with president obama yesterday. he says his trip to the united states is about forging a deeper friendship with the american people. >>> a mexican official says the u.s. travel warning about

>> we launched august of next year -- it is available in the tacoma and the forerunner and will begin to proliferate through the lineup but it's brand new. >> argues a broad based system? >> all of the internet searches that we do come those applications i just mentioned are essentials the in the cloud and we use the natural language voice recognition to harness the a devotee to get the data to the vehicle and converse normally. >> how long did that take to develop the voice technology? >> we have been interacting to develop our it a vehicle for voice for about three years now and it's taken even longer for them to get it to the maturity works to the in bayreuth. >> are you finding that the servers expect technology and the cars such as you are describing here? >> the deutsch and the consumer wants to interact with their own content on their own personal device the way they do normally and it's a balancing act between being able to conduct all of your business with your hand-held device. customers are expecting it. soon it will be one of the top three purchased reasons for what body i

. >>> a sad day in tacoma, washington, as mourners gathered to say their final goodbyes to charlie and braden powell. more than 1,000 people attended the funeral service today remembering the sons of missing utah woman susan powell. the boy's father was in custody and in a custody battle when he torched the house killing himself and the children last week. the family will bury the children in a private ceremony on monday. >>> other big stories we're following, a deadly cold snap sweeping across europe. hundreds are dead and tens of thousands remain trapped inside their homes in romania and italy. the officials fear the death count will rise with food and water running low. the brutal conditions are expected to linger through the week. >>> at least four people are dead as fighting continues in syria. take a look at the amateur video. it shows the destruction and harms. that is the target of the rebels and government forces during the 11-month uprising against president assad. the syrian government began to take neighborhoods back from rebels last weekend. >>> iran's president making a b

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in tacoma, with today for the funeral of charlie and braden powell.ingle casket containing the brothers' remains was placed at the front of the church. the boys, ages seven and five, were murdered in an explosion and fire set by their farther, josh powell, last sunday. powell also died. roman catholic bishops say president obama's revised policy on contraception coverage for employees "continues to involve needless government intrusion on the internal governance of religious institutions." some among the catholic rank and file agree and that's tonight's "weekend journal" an issue that threatens to alienate a key block of the president's winning 2008 coalition. >> i'm a catholic first and a 2008 coalition. >> i'm a catholic first and a democrat second. >> reporter: michael sean winters was among the 54% of catholics who voted for president obama in 2008. but he feels the white house badly mishandled the issue of contraception coverage. you're angry? >> yeah. i'm still very angry about this. i really think he has imperilled his own presidency, which i t

the two boys were laid to rest in tacoma yesterday. >>> we turn now to the race for the white house tonighta new controversy is brewing over a straw poll taken at the cpac gathering this weekend. mitt romney won that poll, but one of his conservative rivals says he thinks romney paid for votes. brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney ended a disastrous week with symbolic victories in the main caucuses and an influential conservative conference straw poll that rick santorum had hoped to win. >> but governor romney does a couple of points better. >> reporter: now santorum suggests romney's camp stacked the audience. >> well, you have to talk to the romney campaign and how many tickets they bought. we've heard all sorts of things. >> reporter: not true, says romney's campaign. which notes romney also edged out santorum in a related phone survey. the presidential contest slows down until the arizona and michigan primaries at the end of the month. but in washington there is no end in sight to the fight over church-related couldn't r relt coverage. the house had hoped they'd ended the

it's available in the prius v, the camry, the tacoma and the forerunner, but it's brand new. >> host: are you using a cloud-based system? >> guest: we are. all of the internet searches that we do, those applications i just mentioned are, essentially, in the cloud. and we use natural language voice recognition to harness the ability to get the data to the vehicle and converse normally. >> host: how long did that take to develop the voice technology? >> guest: we've been interacting with a company called voicebox to develop our in-vehicle conversational language voice for it's about three years now, and it's taken even longer for them to get it to a maturity where it's right for the in-vehicle environment. >> host: are you finding that consumers expect technology in cars such as you're describing here? >> guest: they absolutely do. the consumer wants to interact with their own content on their own personal device the way they do normally, and it's a balancing act between being able to conduct all of your business with your handheld device versus what's safe. customers are expecting this

. >>> hundreds of people attained memorial service in tacoma this morning for 5-year-old braden powell 7-year-old brother charlie. the boys died last sunday during a scheduled visit with their father. >> this moment is about two beautiful boys. there have been all kinds of things said, surrounding those boys and how we got here is a story well-known. but what we do here and the spirit that we do have here is up to us. >>> official say the boy's father, josh powell brought his sons into his home and then tacked them with a hatchet and set the house on fire. all three of them died. businesses say the big crowds that turned out for this year's chinese new year's parade would not have come at a better time. >>> sweets and suds, the unique festival taking place northeast bay and who is benefiting from it? . there is a lot more to the chinese new year's parade than dragon firecrackers. ktvu's christien kafton shows us how the hundreds of thousands of visitors are helping businesses. >> reporter: the sights and sounds of new year's festivities fill the year. chinatown restaurants is looking t

the "washington post" reports bike share stands could be set up in bethesda, silver spring, tacoma park maybe even more locations. there are coronner who oversaw the inquest into amy winehouse's death has resigned. her husband appointed her to be london's assistant deputy si coroner. she had been registered as a u.k. lawyer for five years. -the-investigation into winehouse's death could be reopened. newt gingrich has been sued for using a song at his campaign event. the composer is complaining he didn't get his permission. romney is facing the same issue by rapper k'naan. he was dismayed that his tune was played at romney's primary victory. he said the campaign didn't ask for permission to use the phone and even if they did ask he would have said no because he likes somebody else. >> hit with a shower of flour. he was giving a speech at a podium when a woman ran on stage and dumped a bag of flour on him. the woman said she was unhappy with the socialist party and that she was afraid for her life. he is now running against current president nicolas sarkozy. >> if you're heading to the su

. >> more than 1,000 people gathered in this tacoma church to mourn the loss of two innocent boys, brothersven-year-old charlie, and five-year-old braden. two brothers sharing a single casket. six days after their father, josh powell, killed himself and his two children in an unimaginable tragedy. this community came together to say their final goodbyes. >> i was charlie's kindergarten teacher. he loved to work alongside hi mothers in the gardens, and bake bread. braden loved being at school with the other children and always there was that big beautiful smile on a face so like his mothers. >> the boys' mother, susan cox powell, mystery mysteriously disappeared from her utah home two years ago. since then her parents and the powell family have been in a bitter custody battle. today they put their differences aside. >> helps us to know that there are good people in the world, good people that would fight against evil. >> police here in washington and in utah are still pushing forward with their investigation into susan's disappears. investigators say they discovered a blood-stained comfort e

. >> and now to washington state it is likely to be an emotional day in tacoma, where a funeral is planned charlie and braden powell. the brothers were brutally murdered in explosion and fire set by their father, josh powell. more on the outpouring of support for those two little boys. >> reporter: the funeral for 7-year-old charlie and 5-year-old braden to yiden powee held at a tacoma church that can accommodate 1,800 people. many have been leaving flowers, although like pam christman, they never knew the boys. >> i had felt that i needed to be here and see this. closure for myself. >> reporter: police say the boys' father, josh powell, attacked them with a hatchet before setting the house on fire with gasoline, killing himself and his sons as a social worker outside frantically called 911. >> he exploded the house. he exploded the house. he blew up the house and the kid. >> the kids and the father were in the house? >> yes. he slammed the door in my face. >> reporter: powell had been under a cloud of suspicion for more than two years, since his wife susan disappeared without a trace sinc

look what happened last night as rick santorum campaigned in tacoma, washington. occupy protesters showed up at the event. two of them were arrested. santorum was on stage, and the radicals and sang the occupy movement represents intolerance in and said they should go out and get a job. >>darya: dueling ballot measures to change san francisco's election system will go in from of the board of supervisors. the current choice of voting system allows the voters to rank up to three candidates for each elected office. the two amendments being considered for the june ballot are proposing to either overhaul the current system in keith rank choice of voting. >>mark: police arrested a female student is accused her of causing a lot down last week at a high school. when health the girl is believed to have used a mail and its online account descended e-mail. officials of bank usa campus and she has been a release on bail. naphtha cut >>darya: gabe slate is giving us a look at one aspect could prove to be a lifesaver. >>gabe: it is an application for smart phone. keith is an ac

the bodies have been taken to the medical examiner in tacoma and they will have autopsies to determine if there was another cause of death. did he use a method to kill them or they died from the fire itself. >> good reporting. i want to get to troy. you said you believed that the time that josh powell set this up. >> we are asking as a suspect that he killed both of the kids. there is no doubt about that. there was only three people in the house when this happened. we have to wait for the official confirmation, but we recovered all three bodies and believe they are josh powell and two kids. it is a double homicide and he planned it. he used accellerant because the house went up very, very fast. we have just now gotten to the point where they processed the scene and the origin and cause of the fire. >> what about reports of the e-mail? is it from josh powell? >> there was an e-mail that is circulated to family and friends of his stating that he couldn't live with what's going on and just a couple lines. we have not confirmed that it came from him, but we believe it is from him and it co

a quick assent for the young officer but things would soon take a dramatic turn >> back in 1995, tacomae was breaking into the buildings through the roof so on september 21st of that year tacoma park police set up surveillance and spotted two suspects on the roof of this building then known as the slago press building they called prince georges county canine for help what happened next is in dispute but it changed the life of stephanie moore. >> reporter: the building was surrounded the men came down from the roof, where moore and her training officer were posted. >> we were issuing them commands to stop and show their hands and to get on the ground they didn't comply with those one of them made a move to turn to go down an alley way that was not covered at that point when he made that movement, i committed the dog. >> reporter: the dog bit the man on the calf puncturing his skin tearing a muscle he never filed a complaint but this night, would come back to haunt the young officer. >> it was a time of turmoil for the prince georges county police department, citizen complaints and a stri

police outside tacoma, washington are stunned.to his own home to kill himself and his two sons. his last words in an e-mail to his attorney read simply this: i'm sorry. goodbye. powell was a suspect in his wife susan's disappearance in utah back in 2009. he had lost custody of his sons, and powell's brother-in-law says that may have been the last straw. >> for him it was just a real embarrassment that he didn't have his boys back with him. i've never really felt like josh had a lot of love for his boys, he just had a whole lot of possessiveness of his boys, and this was more than he could handle. >> ms. gutierrez standing outside the remains of the home that was smoldering until recently. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, michael, as you can imagine, the family is absolutely inconsolable. this was such a horrific loss. not only did they lose their daughter susan, but chuck and judy koch have also lost their grandchildren, so this is a terrible, terrible shock for them. they did ask for privacy, they also asked for prayers,

he hosted an outdoor rally at the history museum in tacoma. two of the protestors were dragged away by police. santorum said it's a sad state of affairs but for his family stake he may ask for secret service protection. right now the only other republican with secret service protection is mitt romney. >>> he will oversee the daily program for the three-day program. the move is a further step on the national stage for the two- term mayor. >>> 6:07. congress may be close to a deal to extend the payroll tax cuts. republican and democratic negotiators. >> they did reach a tentative agreement and now they have to sell it to their members. coming up the key demand republicans gave us to reach the deal and the one concession they were able to get from democrats how that may effect people receiving unemployment benefits. >> thank you, pam for stepping in and saving me. you get that tickle in your throat once in awhile. >> what can you do while you're on tv and that happens. >>> sal, how is your commute? >> it's doing okay but we have a crash on the ba

boys believed killed by their father. [ music ] >> hundreds of people attended a memorial service in tacoma, washington this morning for five-year-old braden powell and his seven-year-old brother charlie. the boys died during a scheduled visit with their father, josh powell. >> this moment is about two beautiful boys. there have been all kinds of things said surrounding those boys and how we got here is a story well-known. but what we do here and the spirit that we do have here is up to us. >> officials say josh powell brought the boys into his home during a supervised visitation, attacked them with a hatchet, then set the house on fire. all three of them died. >> we will return live to downtown san francisco where the 2012 chinese new year parade is about to get underway. >>> a surprising new use for viagra. how stanford doctors figured out how it can help children with a rare disorder. >>> ken, i know you're craving what's in this. tens of thousands of girl scout cookies arrived today in the bay area. how technology is helping people get their hands on the coveted cookies. >>> we return n

hundreds of people are in tacoma, washington right now remembering the 7 and 5-year-old brothers charlie and braden powell. their father, josh paul, had lost custody of the children just days before the explosion. he was also the only person under investigationpaul, had lot custody of the children just days before the explosion. he was also the only person under investigation in utah for his wife's disappearance in 2009. >>> in atlanta, a rally near the site of a vicious beating. . three men could be seen shouting anti-gay slurs, punching and kicking 20-year-old brandon white on surveillance video last week. that video was then circulated online and one of the three suspects has been arrested. 18-year-old christopher cain is charged with aggravated assault and robbery. >>> overseas now, ahmadinejad says his country will make a major announcement about several major nuclear achievements within days. he didn't give details. iran has consistently denied accusations from the west that it's building a nuclear weapons program. it says its program is strictly for energy production. >>> and more

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. >> reporter: crimestoppers of tacoma and pierce counties stepped forward to buy grave sites to keepwell from being buried nearby. >> the plan here is not for us to buy grave sites. it's to stop josh powell from being buried there. >> the city stopped all move toward josh powell's interment there, once a complaint was filed but may be able to do little legally, without a court order. >> we don't have any rules or codes that prevent us from selling to a certain individual or group of people. >> reporter: josh powell killed himself and his sons in an explosion. >> if they want one of those plots for susan, it's theirs. >> reporter: steve powell, josh's father, remains behind bars on child pornography charges. authorities want to know if he has any information about susan. >>> a suspected case of tuberculosis is discovered on the umbc campus. they confirm a member of the university could be with tuberculosis. university health services is working with the department of health to further test that individual. >>> the birth control debate heats back up as religious leaders testify in the

. >> reporter: rick santorum greeted supporters in tacoma, washington, as the leader in the gop presidential >> it's great to be here. >> reporter: santorum tops a new cbs news, new york times poll of republican primary voters nationwide. he's opened a small lead over mitt romney. the former pennsylvania senator climbed to the top with the help of conservatives. he had a 14-point lead over romney, and is 26 points ahead of newt gingrich. with gingrich losing four straight contests, and some suggesting he drop out, santorum is starting to see this as a two-man race with romney. the former house speaker says, not so fast. >> that's exactly what i said when i said rick should have dropped out weeks ago. and she decided that wasn't a good idea and he was right. >> reporter: there is a latest caution. 60% of those surveyed say it's too early to decide who they will support. >> reporter: arizona and michigan hold the next contest. michigan is where romney grew up and his father served as governor. >> now, i grew up in michigan. >> he unveiled a new adtuesday, reminding voters of his roots in the s

a group of occupy protesters disrupted this event in tacoma, washington. at first, santorum try ied to appear cordial, but the shouting continued. he called them "a radical element that represents true intolerance." three protesters were arrested. one for assault. >>> president obama meets the man set to become china's next leader. talks at the white house to focus on trade and china's growing military president. she's expected to become the leader what the current president's term ends later this year. >>> as the world remembers a super star, the family of whitney houston is prepare iingr her funeral. deborah feyerick is live in newark, new jersey, and don lemon is live from los angeles. the funeral is set for saturday. a lot of new details this morning. what do we know right now? >> reporter: well, what we know is that the family opted for a much more intimate setting. there had been talk it would be at a local arena, but it will be at the church that was very dear to whitney houston. a church she visited often, even at the height of her celebrity. it's

this is a tape from last night in tacoma, washington. santorum campaigning there ahead of the march 3rd contest there. a number of occupy protesters doing just that. a couple were arrested. here's what rick santorum had to say. >> i think it's really important for you to understand what this radical element represents. what they represent is true intolerance. >> reporter: meanwhile, mitt romney campaigning in arizona last night, they have a contest in just two weeks. here's what he said about his conservative credentials. >> conservative values were also part of my business experience because in business you don't have a choice about balancing your budget. you either balance your budget or you go bankrupt. and so i -- so i learned time and again, i learned time and again the principles of conservatism. >> reporter: meanwhile, newt gingrich in california last night, kyra, sure didn't sound like a candidate who was about to step out. he's still marching forward. ron paul, no events until our debate next week. >>> paul, thanks so much. >>>