the tdr 50 starts in albany today, and the old albany-manhattan power spectrum that's shaped new york politics and spawned presidential prospects for generations. and might actually see its first nominee in more than half a century. >>> good morning from washington, it's monday, march 31st, 2014. this is "the daily rundown." it's day three of opening day, by the way, in baseball, since all they do is have opening days, but still exciting. >>> open enrollment closes at midnight. in order, it's the beginning of the end of the enrollment period. the last official day americans have to sign up for the health care coverage, unless they're in line. the administration has been touting a surge of activity at call centers, 2.5 million calls in the last week. democrat leaders like harry reid have been tweeting out photos of long signup lines, but the final rush has not been smooth. healthcare.gov went down this morning and was offline for hours. by 8:00 this morning, it went back online. you can see here the countdown clock on the white house website has a bit of a glitch with numbers in the wr

plus, the albany bulbs gone for good.rea center says this home was actually a hazard. >> he's julie with what we're working on for 6. >> look at this video of a dog facing off with coyotes. how it's a tool of an example of what not to do, plus, toyota's record lment with the government. how this victim of a wreck hopes this affects her. that's coming up in a few minutes. >>> can you believe it? an iowa man walk aid way with just a scrash. dana miller was moving his truck over to give room to a state trooper when a semi driver hit him from behind and sent him flying. >>> rushings davis is on alert after a man called into a woman's dorm room and crawled over a woman as she slept. when she screamed, she and her roommate watched the man calmly grab his jacket and leave. surveillance dam ares caught these pictures of the prowler. the students say they'll will be -- they'll be more careful now. >> we won't take any chances. our dorm will be locked constantly. >> police believe the same man is also responsible for an on- campus

this was the scene at the albany bulb this afternoon. the city dean the shoreline structure unsafe and red tagged the building and noted it was built illegally on public land. daniel evans became tearful as she watched the home her husband bill come down. >> they are taking my home pretty much. and it hurts, because i'm homeless. >> albany has long struggled to clear the homes from the golf city officials say they're working to help danielle and her husband transition to permanent housing. they say they have helped seven other people help them find houses. >>> senator ran paul visited uc berkeley today and at colleges that uc berkeley often here republican viewpoint. >> i want to show the republican message can be taken to new audiences that haven't previously maybe ben is open to the republican message. >> he said his libertarian message often find a receptive audience with progressive. during the speech some students cheered his remarks. >>> the city of san francisco held a training class to teach people about coyotes. people of reporte

, the capital of new york state and this new crude reality has some in albany fearing the worst. >> the trains roll through twice a day and some idling for hours waiting to get into the port. they are 25 feet from where people live. this is very close to a playground where children play. it is also close to the interstate. >> up to a mile long, a single train can haul 4 million gallons of the highly flammable crude. >> this specific brand of crude is very explosive and the cars that haul it, the dot 111 cars are prone to derailment and puncture. >> the ntsb specially cited the thin hauls that are prone to accident. one example in canada, the cars in use when the trail derailed in july and killing 47 and wiping out half of the town. this is one of the derailments that is sparked the fears in the neighborhoods and the most concerned, a development, home to roughly 180 families. >> the concern is how to get out. how would we get out. you have handicapped people, babied, elderly people. >> albany's oil boom is a matter of geography, a long distribution center, it was a logical

county sheriff -- this is the "washington post." albany county sheriff suggested that the beating was being investigated as a hate crime said the investigation is aggressively continuing to laramie police commander dave o'malley told "the associated press" that while robbery was the main motive, sheppard was targeted because he was gay. this is "time" magazine. what people mean when they say matthew shepard motiveless lynching is that he was killed to make a point. so he was stretched along a wyoming fence, not just as a dying young man, but as a signpost. push comes to shove, it says this is what we have been timed. and finally, "the new york times." while some gay peters out crucifixion imagery in mr. shepard's death, others got a different symbolism. the old west pratt is a nail in a dead coyote eat to a ranch fence as a warning to future intruders. so that was kind of begin the book there and that i think is pretty true to the way the case was presented in the national media. this crime happened on tuesday, october 6 within just a few

. >>> earlier in the evening albany taking on mount st. mary's. e would go down to the wire with albany's peter houle giving them a three-point lead. the last chance down three. less than 25 seconds to play. julian norfleet with a chance to tie hits the back iron. yeah, albany gets its first ncaa tournament win, 71-64. up next for the great danes, the top seeded florida gators on thursday afternoon. that will be a tough one. >>> the president has a lot on his plate but that does not mean he doesn't have time to fill out his brackets? who's in the commander in chief's top four. not too many surprises. in the south he has the top seed florida. in the east, trendy michigan state squad. out west, number one seed arizona. finally in the midwest, the president has louisville filling out his final four. espn is going to reveal the best and rest of his brackets coming up today. i'll bet he has -- what do you think, barnacle? i'll bet he has florida against arizona. >> no, michigan state against louisville. >> completely opposing forces here. okay. all righ

it's showtime for the albany park theater kids. today is especially emotional for lilia. s off to college. >> i don't consider myself an actress, because it is really personal. something i just want to do for the rest of my life is teach and create communities like this everywhere i go. >> who wants to be an american, another undocumented immigrant. >> we're kind of striving to reach people and give faces to an issue. >> i am up documented. >> one of the things i hope they can see is what we are capable of as youth from chicago, from the city. >> as they chase the american dream, kids growing up in violent neighborhoods have to dodge bullets. in certain parts of chicago, the reality is, life on the streets can be deadlier than a war zone. >> i've went to so many funerals, it's ridiculous. it's just life. >> they call it chiraq. since 2003, more people were murdered in chicago than gis were killed in the gulf war. >> they've been in iraq and afghanistan and fought over them for them to be killed in the street like an animal and it ain't right. it ain't right. >> family and

this new crude reality has some in albany fearing the worst. >> reporter: oil trains rumble through albanyeveral times a day. >> in some cases the rail cars are in very close proximity to where people live. >> reporter: a single train can haul as much as 4 million gallons of the highly flammable bakken crude. >> this specific brand of crude is very explosive and the cars that haul it, the dot 111 are prone to rerailment and punk shun. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board has specifically sited the rail cover of the dot 111 as a cause of the accident. one example was in lac megantic, quebec. it is one of a series of recent explosions. among the most concerned the residents of this development, home to roughly 180 families. >> the concern is how will we get out. you have handicap people, elderly people. >> reporter: albany's oil boom is a matter of geography, it was the logical destination for shipments headed out of north dakota to refineries up and down the east coast, but the transformation caught many by surprise. >> part of the problem is the state is preempted by the f

mckinney wrote, a handwritten letter part of the official record that aaron smuggled to wrestle at the albany county detention center. this was after they were arrested and aaron was essentially rising russell about the scenario they should use to explain the attack. hey homeboy, when we could acquire if they tries together or separate, they should hear you say what i had. be a new was getting foxed up at the bar and when we was asked to leave, not jeopardize us for a ride home so we gave him a ride. when we got out there, he tried to get on me until i started -- and i started kicking his past. at no time did we know he was gay until he tried to get on me. the reason that told me he lived in imperial height is because he wanted to give me the dirt please so we could get funky. that's all i've got for now. i'm sure i will think of more later. so if you hear aaron mckinney's own words there, now another version. matthew s. for another ride home and that is why is is your driving and not wanted to get into a funky place, which contradicts other things erin had made in statement. .. buying and se

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the great danes of albany with some of the ugliest unis.the unis blonding the mountain near -- blinding the mountain nears who answered with the run to take the lead. the great danes too big. this is john puck with a p and a ponytail. the great danes earn a date with florida. the late game, 12 seed nc state and xavier. bullet past t.j. warren. leads the acc in scoring. luis, the little guy eating people up. wolfpack advance 74-sift 9. they will -- 74-59. saint mary's had to settle for the nit. trailing against utah his brother glides in and the youths are leading all the way. they out score him by 19. 70-58 and the gails move on to round two of the nit. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> we will be right back. >> first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> thanks, here is a snippet of what we are up to tonight. >> is there a manager here or are you the only one here? >> hello, i'm the manager. is there a problem here?

this was the scene at the albany bulb this afternoon. noting it was built illegally on public land. elle evans watched tearfully, as she watched the home her his built piece by piece and board by board come down. >> they're taking my home. pretty much, and it hurts. was i'm homeless. >> albany has long struggled to clear the homeless from the bulb. city officials say they're helping them transition to permanent housing. >>> richmond city council moved late last night to raise the local minimum wage to what will be one of the highest in the nation within three years. councilmembers voted 6-1 to give initial approval to a minimum wage of $12.30 an hour by 2017. it would be done incrementally. right now, the minimum wage is $8. final approval is set for next month. >>> business may be booming for a graten resort and casino, but the opposite is true for river rock casino. business has dropped by about 40%. that's according to the press democrat, which says they have had to slash payments to tribal members in half. >>> we're stillity waiting for the winners to come forward from last night

this was the scene at the albany bulb this afternoon. noting it was built illegally on public land. vans watched tearfully, as she watched the home her his built piece by piece and board by board come down. >> they're taking my home. pretty much, and it hurts. was i'm homeless. >> albany has long struggled to clear the homeless from the bulb. city officials say they're helping them transition to permanent housing. >>> richmond city council moved late last night to raise the local minimum wage to what will be one of the highest in the nation within three years. councilmembers voted 6-1 to give initial approval to a minimum wage of $12.30 an hour by 2017. it would be done incrementally. right now, the minimum wage is $8. final approval is set for next month. >>> business may be booming for a graten resort and casino, but the opposite is true for river rock casino. business has dropped by about 40%. that's according to the press democrat, which says they have had to slash payments to tribal members in half. >>> we're stillity waiting for the winners to come forward from last night's meg

the flammable oil each year. global partners is looking to expand in albany and at a new terminal 65 miles north of new york city.he federal railroad administration insists that when it comes to crude oil, safety is its top priority. according to kevin thompson, federal regulators have issued safety advisories, held public hearings, and conducting unannounced spot inspection since the summer. they are also drewing up rules to eliminate or retrofit those accident-prone train cars to meet new safety standards. meanwhile detailments continue at record pace with at least 14 in the last year alone. >> more oil has spilled last year than in the last four decades combined, and that indicates how much danger there is. i'm not willing to let a lac megantic situation app here in albany. there's no way we would recover from it. >> right now 75% of all oil piped through north dakota is shipped by rail. despite the fact that distribution via pipeline can be safer and cheaper than rail, it doesn't give oil companies the same flexibility in targeting refineries that are willing to pay top dollar for their oil. >>> coming up nex

the great danes of albany with some of the ugliest unis.blonding the mountain near -- blinding the mountain nears who answered with the run to take the lead. the great danes too big. this is john puck with a p and a ponytail. the great danes earn a date with florida. the late game, 12 seed nc state and xavier. bullet past t.j. warren. leads the acc in scoring. luis, the little guy eating people up. wolfpack advance 74-sift 9. they will -- 74-59. saint mary's had to settle for the nit. trailing against utah his brother glides in and the youths are leading all the way. they out score him by 19. 70-58 and the gails move on to round two of the nit. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> we will be right back. >> first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> thanks, here is a snippet of what we are up to tonight. >> is there a manager here or are you the only one here? >> hello, i'm the manager. is there a problem here? that's our report. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. remember, abc news continues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all of

the east bay. >> reporter: albany beach is just a sliver of sand. for those in the know, it's a favorite place to let dogs run free, but now that a renovation plan is in the works, some think it is time to leash the dogs. >> it's a beautiful beach, a great place to take our dogs. >> reporter: nearly everyone on the beach was in favor of allows the dogs to run loose. >> they are genetically designed for that and it is not just good for the dog, it's good for the owner. >> off leash dogs impact wildlife, chase the birds when they need to rest on their migrations, and again, people deny these things are environmental impacts. >> reporter: last yearlings they sued the east bay park district for leash laws. >> are you antidog? >> no, i'm not antidog. in fact, i was one of the people with the sierra club that helped to expand the point isabel off leash dog park. >> reporter: a decision is expected in the coming week. we came here to talk to dog owners about running their dogs without a leash on the beach and found another issue. issue. the bulb and people

i am homeless. >> the city has long struggled to clear the homeless from the albany bowl so the landsed for a park. city leaders say they have already helped seven people find a new home. >>> all right. tori, time is 8:18. let's bring sal back. you are watching the commute. how is oakland doing? >> a little slow now at the coliseum. you will see it's getting slow, as it normally does, and probably will get slower on the way up to the oakland airport that's northbound 880 on the right and southbound interstate 880 on the left. we are also looking this morning at a commute, the traffic at the toll plaza. it's backed up for about a 15 to 20-minute delay. so things are actually getting better on the way into san francisco. this is the first time i have seen it get better at this early hour for a long time. san francisco itself is slow out of daly city and also on northbound one he one getting into the -- 101 getting into the bayview district. 80 is still slow heading down to richmond. 8:19. >>> a very good morning. some fog here heading over the golden gate. its been lifting a little bit

it's moving to the east right now into the albany valley, and also this is headed to 101. aside from this, dry conditions right now. we could see a few stray showers overnight, but the big action is coming for tomorrow, and along with the sunshine, and the clouds we had today, relatively cool temperatures, upper 50s, lower 60s, and we are going to remain on the cool side as we are in the middle of the polar air mass that moved over the bay area. we have seen showers into the sierra and the central valley, but not really the bay area. the next system arriving for tomorrow, especially in the afternoon. heavy rain, strong winds on the order of 30 to 40 miles an hour, and the chance of thunderstorms as well. i will tell you about the timing later on. vicki? >> all right, brian, if you are headed out for the game, there's changes. we see what's new. >> reporter: officials tell me they are always trying to experience noten fan experience here at the coliseum. they have done seven major upgrades. let's start in the dugout, fresh paint is everywhere. the benches, they are brand new

what's the score of last night's first game, albany versus the mount? >> 71-64. this is the awesome park. check this out. you can go back and replay the tape. look, look, look. open this up. unroll n. the score was 71-4. -- 71-64. read the first line. >> game decided by-- >> this is how it starts. for the bracket, ongame. >> you talked about highlights. >> i think the spread and the score is accurate as you can get for this kind of thing. here's the ski. as you have autographed this, we're going to auction this off to charity. it has my autograph. i also have a big show coming up. it's at the atlas theater this saturday. a 6:00 show and a 9:00 show. they can go to maxmajor.net to get all the information and tickets to the show. >> great to have you back with us. >> joining us on o -- join us on our facebook page to answer the question of the day. the average american eats 244 of these each year. is it a, bugs, b, hot dogs or c, eggs? >> one viewer says i sure hope it's c. we'll have the answer in about an hour. >> things are changing fast in crimea and ukraine. ou

the great danes of albany with some of the ugliest unis.he unis blonding the mountain near -- blinding the mountain nears who answered with the run to take the lead. the great danes too big. this is john puck with a p and a ponytail. the great danes earn a date with florida. the late game, 12 seed nc state xavier. bullet past t.j. warren. leads the acc in scoring. luis, the little guy eating people up. wolfpack advance 74-sift 9. they will -- 74-59. saint mary's had to settle for the nit. trailing against utah his brother glides in and the youths are leading all the way. they out score him by 19. 70-58 and the gails move on to round two of the nit. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> we will be right back. >> first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> thanks, here is a snippet of what we are up to tonight. >> is there a manager here or are you the only one here? >> hello, i'm the manager. is there a problem here? that's our report. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. remember, abc news continues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all

. >> were at the albany candy factory in northwest indiana. >> we are back here in the factory at the confectionery. this is really cool. i've eaten gummy bears i will live but never seen them actually made. this is something i never knew. this is the mold when the liquid is poured in but it's not like a plastic mold of what is it? >> it's made out of a bed of corn starch. all the white powder is cornstarch. >> it's packed so tight so doesn't crumble. we're just going to walk along the lines where the liquid comes down. >> the kitchen is on top of us right now. the liquid can the is being deposited into the mold. >> this is one of your snakes? >> this is a 2 ft. long snake. what's special about this is that we are the only manufacturer who knows how to put this on the inside. >> you will tell us how to do this? >> then i would have to kill you. >> are going to walk over here. these are not just fun rockers, these have been dummies in here? >> these are all in the drying process. they will dry for about 24 hours. >> saw the liquid being poured. this is toward the end of the process. an

earlier this week the albany city council paveed the way for that development plan. supporters of the project say its needed in the area but critics say that the units will still cost to much for most. >> police are asking for help to find a thief caught committing the crime on surveillance video. officers say the man robbed a woman at the bank of america atm on fremont at about 6:45 thursday morning. they say he grabbed the money from the woman's hand and then made her go back to the atm and withdraw cash two more times. police say that he grabbed the woman's car keys keys and threw them into a bush before taking off in this red corolla with utah license plates. >> i don't hear of anything happening at this bank. that was kind of a shocker. >> police say that the man they are look for is 20 to 30, about 5'11'' 1 with a thin build. anyone with information is asked to call the police department. >>> people who drive ford trucks and vans in sonoma are told to watch for thieves. police have received 13 reports of ford vehicle that have been stolen or broken into. they s

off the court, their mascots were doing the exact same thing. it was albany's damion the great and stony brook's wol fi the seawolf had to be separated. it got so bad. on the court albany won 65-60. >> i'll give you two guesses who i rooted for on that one. but the first one doesn't count. >> a hard foul. >>> dylan is back with a quick look at the rest of the nation's forecast. >> for st. patrick's >>> clouds will work in. it will be breezy. temperatures around 27 to 32. snow stays further south. looks like washington d.c. and areas like delaware could end up with a couple inch os snow. three to six tonight and through the morning commute. now here's a peak out your window. >> good morning i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. winter weather advisories in hair marry. winter storm warnings points west and south of washington. temperatures this morning are in the upper 30s to around 40. plenty of sunshine now allows for a little recovery. no rain on storm team 4 yet. leading edge of the rain drops, this will start as rain 5:00 to 7:00 this evening changing o

i went to the albany institute of history and art and there is a wonderful collection they are. among the letters that they had as a letter where she says to abigail, don't you think it's silly that men think that we don't have the same intellect that they have? .today, like remember the ladies, may seem very obvious to us. at the time, it was anything but obvious. in fact, everyone presumed bases in europe as well, but particularly in the colony that a woman was given to things. and intellect in a and if she used her mind, no wonder she couldn't have children. and she bore children, then no wonder she was so silly and could only think about shopping in things like that because she had dirty used her one and could. so mary is saying about the end gendered mine meant a lot to me and i realized i was to learn a lot more as well as abigail and elizabeth on the powers of women, the rights of women of mary wellstone craft. the intellectual capacity of one and they all had the feeling that there was a strong intellectual capacity of women. all of them also tutored their daughters in th

administration made the decision to consolidate all administrative functions for its upstate region at the albany airport. i believe this decision was misguided and illogical and all of the other proposed consolidations around the country, smaller airports are being made sboordnant to larger airports. but in this case, inexplicably, the t.s.a. proposes to make buffalo-niagara falls international airport sbordnant to albany, despite the fact that buffalo's airport has twice the passenger volume as albany. nearly 34% of all passengers flying out of buffalo are canadians and other foreign nationals which would seem to necessitate a more complex t.s.a. operation. mr. speaker, t.s.a.'s rollout of this proposed change has been full of inconsistencies and contradictions and that's why i've asked t.s.a. to reconsider this flawed decision and consolidate operations where it makes sense in buffalo. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? the gentleman is recognize

] [ cheers and applause ] one of the few cavemen with suspenders. [ laughter ] this 1936 during the albanydge sigmund cowell is booed off the ground for calling judith clarkson's blueberry pie the great depression of pies. [ laughter ] very cruel. and finally, in 1863 in virginia, theodore fieri cooks union troops a meal bacon fried hard tack tacos before the battle of chancelorville. the next day, 44,000 union men die when confederate troops come upon them all waiting in line for the same latrine. [ light laughter ] and that is "famous ancestors of the famous." [ cheers and applause ] listen, if you'll bear with us for a minute. this is a little unusual. i got an email from a fan of "late night" who said he would like to ask his girlfriend a special question here at the show. and if you know anything about me, i love love. so without further ado, is philip hahn in the audience? philip, are you here? >> yes, i'm philip hahn. >> oh, my gosh. [ light laughter ] >> seth: all right. well, ask away, philip. >> i'm sorry, what? >> oh, my god. >> stop saying "oh, my god." what is this? >> seth: w

the male was pronounced dead at scene at the berkeley and albany border. the train now is stopped, blocking virginia streets and others, as well. our breaking news coverage will continue on twitter. >>> we will continue to follow that but police are looking forrens withs as they investigate a fatal stabbing in a popular park in campbell yesterday. the victim was a teen. matt keller is at the park with that story. matt? >> i just got confirmation from the campbell union high school district that the victim in this case was a 16-year-old student recently transferred there from westmont high school. grief counselors are at both schools trying to dole with what happened here at the park in campbell. >> this is the largest park in campbell and last night the sight of the first homicide of the year. a person called 9-1-1 to report an injured man in the park. police arrived to find 24-year-old with injuries sustained from a beating. then another call reporting a 16-year-old boy dropped off at the emergency room with a stab wound where he died this morning. police

on the court, albany one 69-60. >> great dane and wolffie the sea wolf. i'll give you two guesses who i voted for in that one. >>> dylan is back with your national forecast. >> boston, sunny, but windy. windchills in the teens. here in new york city for tomorrow, st. patrick's day parade, clouds will work in. breezy. up 37. washington, d.c. and areas like delaware could end up with a couple of inches of snow, up to three to six in some areas through the night toni >>> good morning. 6:15 the time right now. if you're headed to the weecbea this morning, it's going to be really nice. we do have a high surf advisory in effect for local beaches where waves could get up to 14 to 18 feet later on today. otherwise right now waking up to clear skies and later on this afternoon it will be really nice. we're talking about what we saw yesterday, 70s and 80s for our inland valleys. even san francisco today expecting to get back to 74 degrees. do enjoy that. >> and that's your latest forecast. lester? >> dylan, thanks. >>> it's a jungle for some amazon.com customers. t

the road. a loss to albany tonight in the ncaa. they scored points to eliminate the mountaineers. the whiz kids going after the third straight win. they drop back. they cut the kings lead by nine. they trial by -- trail by one at the half. let's go to the ducks. caps on the power play. 10 seconds to go. where is he? there he is. they lead, 2-1, in the second period. he said he would play this season without the bulky, restrictive knee race. the ligament seems strong. he went to a sophomore slump with the injured knee and the brace. it makes a difference. gets a pass behind the run. is anll behind him accidental half a bicycle. that is a mistake. he celebrates. nonetheless, that is our shot of the day. [laughter] tiger woods is not going to play in the arnold palmer invitational. a persistent back pain is causing him problems. a masters is in three weeks, in jeopardy. >> that is what he cares about is that masters. a group of college students took time >> a growth college students hold a world record of the largest domino chain. they are from and economics university where they arr

the rim. check out how close this was. fall to albany, 70-64. and they are so good at the three. just crushing for them. so the hoyas usual home court center was occupied by the circus so they had to play their nit game at the arena. it seats 2,000 and it was jam packed. they haven't played in this practice gym in five years. no clowns on the court there. maybe some of the clowns were in the stands. look here. e guys awkwardly excited. i can't figure out what those faces are. first half. rivera takes this on his own. a beautiful move there. they trailed by three. at the half. a great pass. get the bucket and the foul. a nice little senior/senior action. hoyas within one. a few minutes later, we're tied 36-36. to smith. rivera. he knocks down the three. season high 32 points. the hoyas take the lead. georgetown. closing this one out. off west virginia's, for the flush. the hoyas move on. georgetown will play florida state next. >>> now to the teams in the big dance. uva plays friday along with george washington. gw fans still upset as their team enters the tourney because of the t

here are the highest rates in each county. napa's 8% to albany's, 9.5%, the same rate hayward is considering. >> you don't think it's too much. >> residents will have a chance to decide. >> reporter: 65% support for that measure. frank and julie, if it is approved tomorrow night, it would be placed on the june ballot for voters to decide. heather holmes, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> you already talked about how albany has a 9.5% sales tax. what about the other cities with a rate that high? >> reporter: i did some checking. albany is one of only five cities in the bay area with that high of a tax rate. there are three cities in los angeles county with actually higher at 10%. >>> san rafael city council voted unanimously this evening in favor of a ban on plastic bags. they join dozens of california cities with similar bans. tonight's vote was the second and time reading. the ban will go into effect september 15. stores and vendors are expected to offer recyclable paper bags. >>> eric maher is introducing a ban on e cigarettes. he expects a ban similar to

we'll continue to do so temperatures climb just a couple of degrees here through the day in albany they will fall, and new york city will climb to a high of 44. look at the temperatures across the nation. in minneapolis only at 22 today. typically at this time of year they're in the 50s. so it feels a lot more like january than it does in the middle, end of march. that cold air is marching towards chicago and right towards the i-95 corridor from new york city down towards washington, d.c. a couple degrees warmer across the southwest for your sunday. los angeles climbing to a high of 70, but unfortunately no wet weather on the way. it stays dry in southern california. clear up the west coast along i-5 towards seattle where today they climb to a high of 56. back to you, morgan. >> thanks so much. thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. more for you throughout the day on the fatal mudslide in washington state that killed three people. first, ""the stream"" is coming up. you're in "the stream." one of america's largest college fraternities is ending it's practice of h

the university of albany facing off against mt. st. of the round of 64 starts right here on cbs this thursday at 12:15 eastern with ohio state versus dayton. you can follow along over the next three weeks and see how you stack up against the experts by filling out your own bracket on cbssports.com. >>> finally, the luck of the irish was not with an umpire during a spring training game on monday. in the second inning cincinnati's brandon phillips hits a line drive to short stop. it hits umpire brad myers. and you can see from the replay it hits him in a bad spot. myers would be on the ground for several minutes but before leaving, he says he's okay. this is the "cbs morning news." . colorburst matte and lacquer balms ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a man decided to play chicken. with a high-speed train in redwood city, california. he gets across the tracks a split second before the locomotive screeches by. caltrain said near misses like this have to be investigated and end up slowing down everyone's commute. >>> a federal grand jury convenes in raleigh, nort

here are the highest rates in each county. napa's 8% to albany's5%, the same rate hayward is considering. >> you don't think it's too much. >> residents will have a chance to decide. >> reporter: 65% support for that measure. frank and julie, if it is approved tomorrow night, it would be placed on the june ballot for voters to decide. heather holmes, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> you already talked about how albany has a 9.5% sales tax. what about the other cities with a rate that high? >> reporter: i did some checking. albany is one of only five cities in the bay area with that high of a tax rate. there are three cities in los angeles county with actually higher at 10%. >>> san rafael city council voted unanimously this evening in favor of a ban on plastic bags. they join dozens of california cities with similar bans. tonight's vote was the second and time reading. the ban will go into effect september 15. stores and vendors are expected to offer recyclable paper bags. >>> eric maher is introducing a ban on e cigarettes. he expects a ban similar to one

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she claims that she was going to have lessons on the bus up to albany. esson even looked like. >> okay. are these charter schools outperforming the public schools? is the only reason why the mayor shut these schools down is because they were looking for tax-free money? >> the mayor shut down these three schools because there are problems with these three schools. >> not performing? >> right. they're not performing and they are also mixed with high school students in the same school. that's one of the issues that the mayor had. but the jury is out in terms of how charter schools are performing. the scores are flat. i want to say right off the bat also i'm not anti-charter. i happen to have a very good charter cool school in my district, the renaissance charter school. it happens to be a unionized charter school. we're not against charter schools. we're against the corporatization and charterization of schools like eva moskowitz is operation. >> how is this going to end up? this is going to brew to be a huge battle. >> i'm going to have an oversight hearing

the road in emmitsburg mount st. mary's is preparing for tomorrow night's game against albany. the mountaineers finished the season 16-16 and won the northeast conference title. this is their fourth appearance in school history, the first since 2008. >> when we started off 0-5, we knew we had to play some great teams and if we kept improving, we would be able to get to our goal the end of the season. >> this is tremendous getting to this point in our careers. to win here for the mount would be tremendous for us. >>> now we want you to sign up for the game on bracket challenge. compete against us here at wusa9 plus local pro athletes like jacoby jones, karl alzner and joel ward. go to www.wusa9.com.com to sign up. you might win a tv, headphones or other prizes. >>> now to baseball where the nationals are sending ross detwiler to the bullpen. this man became a hero after . s start in the 2012mlbs skipper matt williams said deiler was not happy. he's performed out of the bullpen before in 32 1/3 relief innings, allowed four runs and held batters to a .173 average. now the fifth sta

80 between buchanan and powell until 5:00 this morning so slow for the cone zone in the westbound direction from albany to emeryville we are clear on the bay bridge and wide open and empty. 680 walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes and southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 52 minutes and at los gatos on highway 17 it is 23 minutes. through san rafael, from santa rosa and san rafael this is how it looks away from 580 to the city it will take you 17 minutes . >> president obama is in the netherlands today and says europe and america are united in sport of the ukraine government and the people. he spoke a visiting a museum with the dutch prime minister in amsterdam the first chance about some's credit marry incursion since arriving for a week of international travel in europe. he will discuss the matter with china's leader and as a quickly aned meeting of the leading industrial nations. he will visit belgium, italy and saudi savia. >> thousands of troops are gathering in ukraine over fears they could use unrest in the east as a reason to cross the border. thousands took to the street in kiev to de

we want to mention a new crash at the albany exit on 80 westbound. a make motorcycle verses a car. 101 in san jose, we have some congestion in the northbound direction on the right-hand side of your screen there as you make your way toward the airport. it is 7:19. let's check in with steve. >> thank you. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> thank you. thank you. >>> some low clouds around. definitely a break in the clouds for a few. but it's a cooler day already. it's going to be temperatures. temperatures coming down 10 degrees. there's been a lot of reports of drizzle. there is a little bit there. some low clouds. breezy, some clouds. it will clear out. mostly sunny. mostly sunny, breezy. much cooler later this afternoon. a lot of 60s. the system not a cold front. it's a cool front. it's setting the stage for more of a westerly breeze. some of that low cloud deck. we'll hold onto forecast through the breeze. a lot of reports, very windy. brentwood, antioch, also oakley. some reports as well to the north. 50s, 60s for san francisco. coming down. some drizz

. >> the mountaineers are preparing for tonight's game against albany in the ncaa tournament south region. they tip off in 40 minutes. this is the fourth appearance in school history. the first time since 2008. coached up the guys. >> our number one thing coming in now is that we have to get the tempo to an insane level and insane pace. make it difficult and we have to play good offense. it has to be early in the shot clock to get the pace at a level we need it at. >> american head coach and the eagles got in their last workout before heading to the tournament. they will play wisconsin badgers and the west regional. that game will be played in milwaukee an hour and a half away from the badgers home. he is not warred about the high intensity road game. >> we've been in environments like this before. we played a lot of road games before. we had the win, the championship at bu on their court, so i think they are pretty in tune to what they have to do. >> it's time to vote for the high school game of the week. we have four lacrosse games from which to choose. make your pick. or e-mail u.s.a.t

the fourth -ranked arizona wildcats final of 75-71. >>> both mascots eventually separated and unharmed. albany won the game, 69-60. >>> with march madness less than a week away be sure to take part in the cbs local bracket challenge to play against us. and all over the country, go to our website for more details. >>> bas starting rotation, they are dropping like flies. first jarrod parker and now aj break-in, who's going to ms. reportedly three weeks with tendinitis in the right arm. with parker and griffin out, tommy malone and jesse chavez may be asked to crack the starting rotation to start the season which is around the corner. >>> sharks are going to try to take manhattan, skating against the rangers on sunday and as it stands sharks are in a first- place tie in the pacific division with anaheim. >>> sochi russia for the paralympics hockey gold-medal game. team usa and russia, the only goal of the game from former u.s. marine josh sweeney who lit the lamp in the second period. and team usa beats russia 1- zero for the gold. >>> look in your favor, ultimate fighting tonight in dallas, texa

once you get north of the mass pike and the new york state freeway up around albany and burlington and bangor area could have a significant snowstorm for you. the timing of it even from boston wednesday looks to be kind of a wintry mess for you. and then getting colder into snow. 25 degrees this time of year for a high during the daylight hours? it's a very cold day by march standards and what you'll deal with in boston. as far as the rest of the country goes, doesn't look like the storm will cause too much trouble with the exception of snow in montana and idaho and into montana. you're watching "morning joe." ♪ ♪ bring it home yeah bring it home ♪ (knochello? hey, i notice your car is not in the driveway. yeah. it's in the shop. it's going to cost me an arm and a leg. that's hilarious. sorry. you shoulda taken it to midas. get some of that midas touch. they tell you what stuff needs fixing, and what stuff can wait. next time i'm going to midas. high-five! arg! i did not see that coming. trust the midas touch. for brakes, tires, oil, everything. (whistling) ameriprise asked people a si

little bit of snow across the northern portion of new york state where temperatures are in the 30s. 45 in albany in new york city. with all that cloud cover out there and the winds blowing, some places gusting up to 30 mph it will feel just a bull bit chilly. speaking of the chilly air portions of it are back across the dakotas. fargo feels like 1 degree when you factor in all that wind, and temperatures are going to be right around the teens as we reach into the later portions of the day. this cold air is on the way to the northeast and across portions of the midwest. saturday you'll feel it across the north central plains. by monday you'll feel it along the east coast. >> thanks so much. when it comes to easter eggs no one does it quite like croatia. eastern year artists paint easter eggs that are 60 tall. when the eggs are finished they're shaped all around the country to be displaced and tunnel squares. thanks so much for watching al jazeera america. remember, you can always follow us on our website at www.aljazeera.com. >> no other sport can kick off mass emotion in indonesia like football,

. >>> and in the day's first game. albany tops st. mary's, tennessee. ound 64 starting tomorrow when ohio state meets dayton. >>> in the nba lebron james continues to torture fans in cleveland. lebron returns to city where his career started and he scores 43 points against the cavs. james had 25 points in the first quarter alone, matching cleveland's entire team. the heat go on to win 100-96. >>> and after a three-year absence, 13-time champion phil jackson is back in the nba. jackson was introduced tuesday as president of the new york knicks. he will be in charge of all of the team's basketball decisions. despite having the second highest payroll in the nba, the knicks have struggled on the court this year. jackson won two championships as a player on the knicks and 11 more as a coach with the bulls and lakers. >>> when we return, an overduhon. two dozen veterans, mostly minorities, were awarded the nation's highest military declaration in an emotional ceremony at the white house. nit. and that can take a lot of energy. introducing nature valley breakfa

the up grades. >>> other bay area headlines, a freight train struck and killed a man this morning just after 9:00 a.m. between berkley and albany and the bus between richmond and berkley station. >>> a driver admits he was checking a text message right before a crash that killed two women. nicholas told the c hp he sloomed into this car in front of him pushing it into a rear of another car. he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. >>> a family survived a fire today thanks to the help of a few good people. flames broke out this morning around 10:00 a.m. three men rescued an elderly person inside. the cause is under investigation. >>> the rule of thumb for spoiled food is trust your nose but that can turn your stomach so now new technology means you won't have to open a package to tell. tags about the size of a kernel of corn change color to tell how fresh the product is. scientists came up with this smart tag to keep people from throwing out food that's still good. >> my husband smells it and tests it that way. i don't want to smell rotten milk. >> the chainest inventor is trying to sell his invention to the

raining but it could still be wet out there as you take a look at our drive time traffic in the east bay, 80, albany to the maze, southbound 880, 14 minutes and 101 to cupertino is ten minutes. >> a woman in wisconsin has the secret to stayingdown at 100 years old and five months. she says walking keeps are healthy. she walks up to four miles. a day. she strolls the hall of the retirement community using the walker but when the weather is nicer she will walk outside. >> this is what i dory day. i enjoy doing it. i enjoy very much doing it. it is for my benefit. >> she nouns other residents to walk and says when you move you strengthen your muscles and aches and pains will go away. >> arrests raising new questions about luggage security at california's largest airport. >> is north korea kim jong-un requiring membership to copy his hair cut? >> another airport strike is one of the biggest international airlines, the impact is having on travelers in the area. >>> a congressional report says a misspelling in a community database allowed the boston marathon bombing suspect re-entry into the united states

the two people enjoyed with the occupants of a single class of albany office in the end of terrace building. the victims were not related to these big names. hopefully this evening is new to sweeney who was recently from dublin and then y'know i'm an englishman had been missing in court for a number of years obviously people are talking shop with stuff. photo via though the nest that is the advice because the can of food place beef in the queue was good. detectives are hoping the results of today's examinations will have identified the exact cause of the fire. for rte news for tactical. the striker for the republic of ireland soccer team has appeared in court to tonight's with assaulting a man in dublin nightcap last summer. twenty five year old antique still too old to pay for celtic is accused of assault causing harm to. i think the idea book ladies night out on the stuart street on the eighth of june twenty thirteen the republic of ireland and celtic soccer striker anthony stokes leaving the course of criminal justice this afternoon after he was charged with assaulting another mom to dub