at the charleston avenue crossing in palo alto. the northbound express train was traveling at speeds topping 70 miles an hour before the accident. while the female driver was killed, her husband was able to escape the car just before the collision. locals say this particular crossing can be very dangerous. >> i drive this area frequently and if there is not enough room, if one car makes it across the tracks, you have to have enough for a second car and if not, you'll get stuck on the actual track itself and you'll be struck. >> none of the passengers on the train was injured. caltrain was delayed up to two hours in each direction as emergency crews cleared up that scene. >>> crews working on the new bay bridge tower have reached yet another milestone. yesterday, they installed a fifth section of the central tower atop the eastern span. as our joe vazquez explains, the latest lift is a bit different than the rest. >> reporter: here's a time lapse of the capping of the suspension span tower of the bay bridge. that 500-ton white and br

it happened at the charleston street near alma. rain 369 that was involved in this, and again, you can see the smashed car in the rear of that photograph. one person has died.ew caltrain at this point is delayed 60 to 90 minutes, behind in schedule. we want to show you that map right now of where this was at charlton near alma in palo alto. we are continuing to get more information and we will bring it to you as we continue. >>> okay, tonight a new budget blueprint for 2012. it would mean major spending cuts and target medicare and medicaid. every democrat and four republicans voted no. the plan has 6 trillion in spending cuts over ten years. the plan would shift medicare and medicaid costs to the state. the bill is expected to die in the senate where democrats have control. in chicago now, an open mic caught the president telling democratic contributors that he privately warned republicans last week not to use spending kul cuts as a cover to roll back his health care plan. >> do you want to repeal health care? go at it. we'll have

the medical university is located in charleston. world-class facility. we know that most of the rapid deployment forces that would be used in african operation include special operations in the southeastern part of the united states. charleston is the hub of all military transportation. the see left in repositioning to africa. and the linkage i had the privilege of visiting in liberia. the great cultural association of west africa to charleston is very clear. it is a shared culture. we had the same accents and i felt right at home when i was visiting monrovia. i found out to my pleasant surprise that the african-american methodist church in south carolina is in liberia and it sponsors the a am the university. secretary gates has indicated the decision made for moving african command won't be considered until next year. when the decision is made, the considerations that will be made is quality of life or dependence access to school, jobs and medical care, what do you see? .. >> security, suitability, quality of life, transportation modes, accessibility to

a cal train struck the car at the charleston road crossing tonight and that's where elizabeth cook is. elizabeth. >> dana, police plan to have this intersection blocked off until about 1:00 this morning. you can actually hear the sirens from the train coming right now. you take a look behind me, you can see that the down pedestrian crossing sign that car hit after it was struck by a train. officials say the car stopped on the tracks as a result of backed up traffic in the area. >> it was just a mangled piece of tangled metal. >> an indiana couple's california vacation ends with this. at 5:00 p.m., a northbound express train struck their rental car at speeds topping 70 miles an hour. the wife who was driving the car was killed. the husband survived. he was able to escape moments before impact. nobody on the train was hurt, but all cal train service was delayed for up to two hours as police and the coroner worked it clean up the scene at this intersection. >> i drive this area frequently and if there's not enough room -- if one car makes it across the track, you have to have enough for

a train struck a car on the cal train tracks at the charleston road crossing in palo alto tonight andt's where elizabeth cook is standing by. elizabeth. >> reporter: ken, police have planned to have this intersection blocked off until about 1:00 tomorrow morning. take a look behind me. you can see the downed pedestrian crossing that the car hit after it was struck by the train. officials say the car stopped on the tracks as a result of backed up traffic in the area. >> it was just a mangled piece of tangled metal. >> an indiana couple's california vacation ends with this. at 5:00 p.m., a northbound express train struck their rental car at speeds topping 70 miles an hour. the wife who was driving the car was killed. the husband survived. he was able to escape moments before impact. nobody on the train was hurt, but all cal train service was delayed for up to two hours as police and the coroner worked to clean up the scene at this intersection. >> i drive this area frequently and if there's not enough room, if one car make it is across the track, you have to have enough for a second car

he has spent time at the charleston retirement community. he will be 90 in november. >>> ships and helicopters are searching the japanese coastline for bodies. more than 16,000 people are still missing after the disaster. officials have confirmed nearly 12,000 deaths. >>> the people of japan are still coming to grips with the uncertainties that the deadly earthquake has created but it didn't stop one group of local high school students from coming here. the students were hosted by the mcdonough school. today they said their final good-byes. abc's tim rutherford was there. >> reporter: ask any personal exchange student and they will say the personal bonds of exchange students run deep. the teenagers from tokyo said good-bye to the entire school before heading home tomorrow. the earthquake struck 10 days before the students' and visit. even in tokyo, far from the epicenter, they knew this one was different. >> everyone screamed. >> reporter: after much discussion, they decided to make the trip. >> the school the people came from canceled all ac

the union. it was on april 12, 1861 in charleston south carolina that confederates at fort johnson fired the first shots of the civil war. targeting the union's fort sumpter. the confederacy would win the battle but lose the war. there is a bay area connection to fort sumpter. fort point is a replica of that famous garrison built to protect the fort from confederacy fighters. in 1981, george watson gave us this look at four point and the army's presidio as the army prepared to hand it over to the parks service. >> reporter: they didn't actually involve the presidio itself. the main coastal defense was entrusted to fort point. the base of the cliff that used to support the old spanish fort. it was thought to be in the verge of seizing the fort from the rest of the united states. that was the thinking in 1961. fort point was reassuring and at the same time no doubt impressing. but alcatraz was designed to throw fear into the heart of any enmy. it was thought to be enpregnable. it was the hub of the san francisco bay. 1861 to 1865. alcatraz was the most armed with cannons. alcatraz was known then as

he had spent time at the charleston retirement community. >>> a teenager nearly kills his own grandmother. it happened thursday morning in waverly. he will be charged as an adult. >> reporter: this story is unthinkable on a lot of levels, an assault that's tearing one northeast baltimore family apart. mug shots aren't supposed to look like this. this baby-faced teen is hassanhii garrett, the 14-year-old had beat his grandmother with a hammer while she slept. his aunt was the first person he called after the attack. >> he just told me that he -- you know, help found his grandma laying on the floor in a pool of blood. >> reporter: so he didn't tell you the truth at first? >> no help didn't. >> reporter: this became obvious to police detectives who responded that the story was far more disturbing. according to charging documents, garrett was getting ready for school thursday morning when he became angry with his grandmother. when she fell back asleep that's when he picked up a hammer and hit her in the head. she stamp mered and he continued to hit her in the head. >> it's surreal. it's unfat

in africa, the medical university of south carolina is located in charleston, the war class facilitywe know that most of the rapid deployment forces that would be used in the african operation include special operations that are in the southeastern part of the united states. charleston is the hub for all military transportation, air lift, sealift and repositioning to africa and then there's an extraordinary cultural linkage i had the privilege of visiting on liberia and the great cultural association of west africa to charleston is very clear it is a shared culture. in fact, we have the same accent, and i felt right at home when i was visiting with the people and then i found out, to my pleasant surprise, that the diocese of the african-american methodist church for south carolina is actually south carolina and liberia and sponsors the university. so with that in mind, the decision citric gates indicated to be made for moving africa command or maintaining that what would be considered until next year but when the decision is made what are the considerations will be made as to the qua

in south california dream world number one wozniacki will face russian best nino for the title in charleston. but first the start of the russian football season couldn't have gone much better if the new boys class nadar they sit on top of the table this morning. when. jenny spotlighted today came into this match unbeaten and almost took the lead in the first half brazilian joyce you know clipping the bar that great effort however the midfielder did turn provider after sixty eight minutes his corner turned in at the near post by city and beach to ensure the side leg from fifth place to the summit caught drop to take . striker you suggest the play method. one of the season after late one new home when i was locked in made safe goalkeeper clearly failing to collect across the defend you know george reach mexico with four minutes left korea moving away from the foot of the table to leap frog block a knife also shooting up the league in a moscow one a win for them when you boys could ban managed by so much else and defended them precious. little pinpoint pass to concurrently hit the ball in an eq

bernard powers is a professor of african-american history at the college of charleston and an advisorhink the civil war will ever end in this country? >> i believe what william faulkner said is very true. particularly about the south. that is the past is not dead. it's not even over. >> reporter: but powers admits. >> 2011 is quite different than 1961. >> reporter: 1961, the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the civil war. >> segregation was the order of the day in the south by law. and racial exclusion existed by practice in many places in the north also. and so the period of the early to mid 1960s in which the centennial was being celebrated was a time period in which this nation was in the throes of a civil rights and racial revolution. >> reporter: powers remembers arriving in charleston as a graduate student in 1975. >> i can recall taking the boat ride out to fort sumter and the park ranger gave us the narrative of the events that led up to the war. there was no mention of the institution of slavery whatsoever. >> reporter: on april 12, 1861, four months after south carolina

the relationships for the charleston medical community, which would be so helpful in the event of an emergency in africa is located in charleston. it is a world-class facility. most of the rapid deployment forces use include operations located in the southeastern part of the united states. charleston is the location of air left and see left positions to africa. -- airlift and sea positions to africa. i had the opportunity to visit by. . we had the sam we have the same accent. i felt right at home. the a.m.e. university is sponsored in monrovia. when the decision is made, what are the considerations that will be made as to the quality of life or dependents access to school or medical care? what do you see? >> i have all the had the opportunity to visit charleston once. it was a few years ago. it was an enjoyable visit to a great city. the secretary of defense has asked me to take a look and provide a recommendation back to him about what should the stationing of the ascot command headquarters be. he asked me to start from -- stationing of the africa command headquarters b? he asked me

the intersection with charleston as we pan up here you can see the caltrain right now. we have been told by caltrain that service is stopped as a result of this accident. we are still trying to get a condition on the person or persons who were in the car. the car suffered a lot of damage. there you can see the intersection where this happened and as we zoom into the car, you will be able to see some of the damage. it is never a good sign when there is yellow tarp on the car and there is some yellow tarp there. but again we do not have any confirmation at this point that anybody died but it appears that at the very least someone was very seriously injured. as we get more information we will bring it to you. now over to heather. >>> excuse me now back to me. congress took a preliminary and contentious vote to take trillions of dollars over the next decades. lawmakers pushed through a budget for 2012. it is designed to cut $6 trillion off the deficit over the next three years. one provision changes medicare to a voucher plan. >>> and now that there is finally an agreement

our made it through to the first final of her career after beating china's pinch why in the sunny finals in charleston the russian may be ranked outside the world's top fifty is the same sort of damage the toxins in our south carolina meeting just under two hours to wrap up a seven six six three victory. their opponents in the final doesn't speak also had an easy win the top seed overcame former world number one your lady yankovic's in the battle of equals the serbian was all three up in the first set meeting unforced errors a crucial moment she smashed the ball into the net at a set point down in the first and also hit long in the second hand was a six six four victory today is now just one step or way ahead i think the season. opener for her great year so far. her place about the way that our been playing and progressing and incurring my game and finally i'm a little torn it's being held in the russian capital around members of the police firing and for me to change a last to wrestle for the on forces european crown. st kilda the inaugural open team judah tournament was held in moscow in two thousan

the collision happened as the north bound train was crossing charleston near alma street. the victims were a couple from indiana who were in a rental car. the driver, a woman, was killed. the passenger was able to escape. at this point all of the trains are stopped in both directions. again, this is cal train that hit a car at the crossing in charleston. and we have our chopper up. we are trying to get there on the ground and if we get any more information we will pass it on to you. >> all right. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, outside dodger's stadium more than two weeks ago. doctors >>> doctors are keeping a close watch on the san francisco giants fan beaten outside dodgeers stadium more than two weeks ago. doctors took bryan stow off a medically induced coma. they say it is hard to know if he will wake up. if and when he does they don't though what condition he will be in. the 42-year-old santa cruz resident was placed in the coma after he was critically injured after the match on the march 31st game. >>> where will the kings go? the sacramento hoopsters hav

this was the scene at the charleston road crossing. lling the driver. the husband, the passenger was able to escape. the people were visiting from indiana. the car was stopped on the tracks just before the collision. there were 300 people on the train that or not injured causing a 90 minute delay. >> marty: in richmond, 6:30 for tonight a southbound amtrak hitting pedestrian trespassing on the trucks to the richmond bart station. that person died. no other injuries reported. the langt trains in both directions. if still >>isabel: have on kron 4 news is akin, sports highlights what the future as for the sacramento kings. a lot >> marty: look outside the golden gate bridge. overcast appeared will talk about the settlement was written a book about the bond between animals and humans. the bond--this gentleman has written and spokepurify off wrin the spoke. he has written this book ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the stat

he is taken, he is taken aboard the ship and the elements go out and look for him and they do find him in, win finds him in south carolina in charleston, earth went looking for him. after earth fire, she could not get passed the fire. water follow it had ship and wind was able to go across and follow and find him. it was after many years that wind was able to find him. i'll read that last part. [inaudible] all living in the americas, i saw the taken shackled to the land from sun up to sun down working tobacco, sugar cane and rice. i listen to them tell stories different but strangely familiar. now prayer rabbit. i stopped by kitchens and watched our women with cook yams, rice, oh kra and beans. our children had not forgotten. and i rejoice, led by the sound of a black smith's hammer, i travel to charleston, south carolina, john shannon, black smith. a large european with red hair, comfortable. they were apprentices to all africans new and old, familiar yet fresh. i have sold another of your beautiful gape with the rice design, how did you learn to craft so well? a young man stepped into the light. i learned by reaching back with one h

a husband and wife visiting from indiana were trapped in their car when the crossing gate came down at charleston and alma. the husband was able to escape. but his wife did not. and she died at the scene. the intersection has been closed. part of the day. while cal train repaired the train signals. >>> and a ban on the road side memorials has been imposed on a stretch of highway 4 in contra costa county. the highway 4 bypass authority says memorials will be removed immediately on the road between antioch and brentwood. the authorities say there are safety hazards for passing drivers and the people who set them up. >>> well, springtime means college applications and acceptances. and this year, many families are touring the uc campuses with more than the usual list of questions. elizabeth wenger on why some are wondering if the university of california system is a sound choice. >> reporter: blue and gold pride shined on the uc berkeley campus for cal day. an event for prospective students and their parents. a change of pace from the usual grim news about cutbacks and fee hikes. >> we don't want to

the first shots in the war between the states took place at fort johnson and fort sumpter in charlestonoughout the day civil war descendants filed pistons and cannons using weapons used by the soldiers. also a memorial for the 600,000 men both confederate and union who lost their lives in that bloody war. >> today is also an important today in the history of space travel. on april 12, 1961, soviet astronaut became the first man ever to fly in space. guerin rode it into space, took one circuit around the earth and then returned to earth two hours later landing safely in what was then the ussr. his flight began the space race which became a focal point in the cold war between the united states and the soviet union. >>> how about this, today also marks the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle flight. april 12, 1981, the shuttle columbia lifted off on fts1. here it is two days later landing at edwards air force base. to celebrate nasa chose today to pick which museums will receive the shuttles as they end the space program. >> for all of them take good care of our vehicles. they have

of the family circle cup but they now made it through to the first by north korea after beating china's pinche wife and son finds in charleston the russian maybe ranked outside the world's top fifteen the same sort of trial as the top seeds in south carolina in just under two hours seven six six three victory. and her opponent in the bottom was the outs he also had an easy win the top seed overcame former world number one your lady yankovic's in a battle of equals the serbian was poor three up in the first set this is one for if there is a crucial moment she snatched the ball into the letter to set point down in the first also hit long in the second one hundred thousand at school. for victory day one step away. this is. her two surfing are for have a good year so far. about the way that i have been playing and progress so no improve. and finally an unusual judo tournament was held in the russian capital on sunset already members of the police fire brigades i'm filming took to the mass to wrestle for the all forces your own crown. as will kill the inaugural open team judah tournament was held in moscow in two thousand and seve

the car driven by an indiana couple was hit in the intersection of charleston road and alma street. the woman who was driving was killed. the mann imagined to escape. 400 passengers onboard the train were evacuated. cal trans service was delayed for more than two hours. >>> a muni driver was fired after he reportedly kicked passengers off his bus. this is surveillance video. a woman says the driver kicked her off the bus after she asked him to open the doors for her husband. one stop later the operator kicked the rest off when the bus experienced mechanical problems. muni officials reviewed the surveillance video and concluded it supported the passengers response. >>> the casket carrying the body of 21-year-old lance corporal harry lu arrived tonight. family and friends watched in silence as a marine honor guard escorted the casket to a waiting hearse. he was a popular 2008 graduate of south carolina high school and a skilled trip dancer who coached students there. funeral services will take place tomorrow morning at the church of the valley in santa clara. >>> arnold schwarzenegger

train in the height of the commute this evening slammed into the rented nissan altima at the intersection of charleston road and alma just south of downtown palo alto. we were there tonight when crews pulled the mangled car off the tracks. witnesses say the crossing gate was down when the collision occurred. caltrain suspended service in both directions for about three hours. hundreds of commuters were bused to nearby stations. caltrain's reopened the tracks at 8:00 this evening. >>> well, friends and family came together tonight to help raise money for a los gatos high school student who was the victim of a hit and run. 15-year-old shay shaw was with her boyfriend back in january when a car ran her down at the intersection of camden and bascom in san jose. she suffered a skull fracture, a broken pelvis, leg and backbone. tonight her mother tells us that her condition is improving but slowly. she is starting to open her eyes. she's breathing on her own. and very significant, she is now able to follow some commands. >> you know, it's a very slow process, but it's always progress with her, it's never reg

the tea boycott was spread to other new england port cities and down the atlantic coast to new york, philadelphia, charleston, it was the original tea party movement. it wasn't patriotic, and it wasn't pretty or glorious. the climax on thursday, december 16, 1773, just before christmas with the legendary boston tea party. and the dumping of about $1 million worth of british tea. the people who dumped them amounted to about six or seven dozen, no one exactly how many. it was dark. many disguised themselves as indians. ironically, the white colonist who willingly slaughtered any american indian, they disguised themselves as indians. they said indians were a symbol of freedom, regardless of the phony symbolism, the participants in the boston tea party unleased a social upheaval that they would not be able to control. it unleased a reign on boston and on each other. mobs dumps and burned tea ships in new york, philadelphia, charleston, boston staged a second tea party a few months after the first one. the mobs booked no dissent. they burned the homes of anyone they suspected of favoring british rule and sent an

reached her first tele semi final in almost seven months getting past him the gorgas at the family circle cup in charleston s.c. nice probably right outside the top fifty and that's a battle back from a set down to winning tuesday with you as she'll be making her first last court appearance since losing the final to the tashkent open last september and next up for her chinese who knocked out indian qualifier standing there said by the same score live show taking her record this season to twenty five wins more than anyone else on the whole and to face the semifinal as we lined up in the other half of the draw top ranked caroline wozniacki faces former world number one rena ganguly next bring a tussle with building. the current world number one was the opening set on trial three one in the second before i think i thank you so much come from behind the lighted with a hard for which. it was a real tough. they're played very well. through her i was able to stay in there and just take my chance and. i'll try to have much time for a cover thing for the bank if it's clash and the serve should be the fresh air afte

at the family circle cup in charleston personality is currently ranked outside the top fifty eight caps battled back from a second down to them in just over two hours rushing in my first last for the parents since losing the final at the time last september and next up for her is trying to hang schweik you knocked out. by the same score line try to do a record this is a twenty five with anyone else in the top. tasty semi final has been lined up and the other half of the draw their top ranked caroline wozniacki places for the world number one elaine yankovic was asked. belgium's again you know require the current world number one last the opening set and trial three one in the second. and third and she was delighted with her own fault when. it was a real tough match for him to go. in or out through her powers able to stay in their arms and second chances of us knows he won't have much time to recover before the ankle which clash while the serbian should be fresher after picking up yet another comfortable when the number three seed these are. just six two six live. action from the n.b.a.

police say the car was hit in the intersection of charleston road and alma street. the woman wasn't able to get out in time but her husband escaped. 400 people on board the train were evacuated. >> a muni driver has been fired after he reportedly kicked passengers off his bus. this is surveillance video from on board the line last saturday. a woman says the driver kicked her off the bus. one stop later, passengers say the operator kicked the rest of them off when the bus experienced mechanical problems. they reviewed the onboard surveillance and concluded it supported the passengers' accounts. >> there is more improvement in california's job market it dipped to 12.8%. march marks the third straight month of decline for the jobs rate. according to the employment development department, 2.4 million were unemployed. a report released yesterday by san rafael based company says unemployment in the bay area will not turn to pre-recession levels until 2015. one woman whose job search ends with two offers says she is started to see signs of improvement. >> people are still c

train in palo alto. 65-year-old judith golblat was driving the rental car that was hit by the caltrain at charlestonroad around 5:00 p.m. her husband managed to escape. the couple was visiting family in palo alto. >>> california's attorney general says she is suing one of the largest funeral trusts. the trusts die verdicted $15 million to its managers and funeral directors. the attorney general is seeking to have the $14 million paid back to customers and have a new trustee installed. 27,000 californians purchased prepaid funerals from that trust. >>> a key piece of evidence played in court today during the chauncey bailey murder trial. why the jury wasn't present to see it. >>> back here in less than ten minutes we're doing to take a look >>> lawyers and the judge in the chauncey bailey trial viewed secretly recorded video. the jury wasn't present. prosecutors and defense attorneys are arguing about how much of the video should be shown. the jury could see up to 90 minutes of that tape on wednesday. >>> six police officers were killed today. their vehicles apparently hit a bomb that was planted in

today marks the 150 anniversary of the start of the civil war in charleston south carolina, people dressed for the occasion. it marks the exact hour when the shots rang out in the fort sumpter. a beam of light was split in two signifying the division of the nation 150 years ago. >> time for a last look at the weather. >> we have great weather . this is overnight last night and showing blossoms and powered by youtube. send us the pictures boy the way. and that is showers and cooling by midday . showers end and the sun comes out . we'll not be warming up much. it is for most of us. and 7:15 and giants play the final seris and it is breezy and cool and great night for baseball . temperatures between 50 and 54 degrees. that often happens in baseball in san francisco . this is the accu-weather forecast. we dry out on thursday and slight chance of showeros thursday and friday . rest of the period dry and mild temperatures on friday through tuesday. >> just in time for the weekend, we love it thank you . talk about girl power. up next. new campus craze. rugby for girls back. here are the top seve

time as semifinal in almost seven months after coming back to beat germany goes at the family circle cup in charleston but tonight is currently ranked outside the top fifty to battle back from a set down to win in just over two hours russian will be making her first lost four appearance since losing the final touch going to open last september and next up for her is china's pain schweik not indian qualify at sania mirza but same scoreline taking her record this season to twenty five wins anyone else on the tour . and a tasty semi final has been lined up in the other half of the draw where top ranked caroline wozniacki faces for her world number one elaine yankovic doesn't ask you want titanic tussle with belgians getting a current world number one last the opening set and trailed three one in the second . school. also to come from behind in the third and she was delighted that hard for going. whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa was a real tough true today in the play very well. through her brows able to stand there and just take my chances. you won't have much time to recover before the anchor pitch clash while

first tele semi final and almost seven months getting past jimmy's junior gorgas at the family circle cup in charleston s.c. now is coming right outside the top fifteen have to battle back from a set down to win in just over two hours to be making her first last fourth hearing since these in the final of the trash can open last september and next up for her is china's peng shadow he would not back indian qualifier sagna merely served by the same school arshad taking her record this season to twenty five queens movement and the no two. in the k.c. semi final has been lined up and the other half of the draw top ranked caroline wozniacki faces former world number one using a young convict next was nasty giving a county council building in which the current world number one lost the opening set and trail three one in the second before taking thank you for the behind the most delighted with a hard fought with. i don't have much time to recover before the yankovic's clash and this should be the fresher after picking up yet another scene of the three days in the past the age of . sixty. one and in the russian

at the family circle cup in charleston there's no doubt is currently ranked outside the top fifty and has to battle back from a second down to win in just over two hours the russian have been making her first last four appearance since losing the finals attash games open last september and next up for her is china's pinch why he had not tried indian qualifier sania mirza but the same scoreline try taking her record this season to twenty five wins more than anyone else and that's all. it takes the semifinal has been lined up on the other half of the draw off the top ranked caroline wozniacki faces former world number one delay yankovic wozniacki won the titanic if it was yanina wickmayer world number one lost the opening set and trailed three one in the second to take. the day this house. in the third and she was delighted with her aunt for when. her own was a real tough right through to the. through her brows able to stand there under circumstances wozniacki won't have much time to recover before the end of each clash with all the serbian refresher all because it's another constable w

april 12, 1861. 150 years ago this coming tuesday, confederate charts rained down on the union military base in charleston, south carolina. fort sumpter, after 34 hours of shelling the fort fell. the american several war began. 11 southern states he is seed from the union. first south carolina then in the or of secession, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, texas, virginia, arkansas, tennessee, and north carolina. these states were' grayer ann societies then, dependent on slaves working the fields. economic entities with cultural hierarchies the states were unwilling to give up. together the formed the kurd states of america and elected jefferson davis as their president, opposing president abraham lincoln, who governed the union. the military general was robert e. lee. ulysses s. grant served as general of the union. the bloodied conflict ended four years later, almost exactly to the day, april 9, 1865. when the fighting did finally stop, lincoln's union forces had won. 600,000 americans died. slavery was abolished. the union held. question, is n from the mainland. ofofofofofof secede. ite

train in palo alto. 65-year-old judith golblat was driving the rental car that was hit by the caltrain at charlestonroad around 5:00 p.m. her husband managed to escape. the couple was visiting family in palo alto. >>> california's attorney general says she is suing one of the largest funeral trusts. the trusts die verdicted $15 million to its managers and funeral directors. the attorney general is seeking to have the $14 million paid back to customers and have a new trustee installed. 27,000 californians purchased prepaid funerals from that trust. >>> a key piece of evidence played in court today during the chauncey bailey murder trial. why the jury wasn't present to see it. >>> back here in less than ten minutes we're doing to take a look at -- we're going to take a look at that chance of rain. >>> and taco bell talks about its meat. >>> lawyers and the judge in the chauncey bailey trial viewed secretly recorded video. the jury wasn't present. prosecutors and defense attorneys are arguing about how much of the video should be shown. the jury could see up to 90 minutes of that tape on wednesday. >>>

police say the car was hit in the intersection of charleston road and alma streets. the woman who was driving wasn't able to get out in time but her husband did escape from the passenger's side. 400 people on board the train were evacuated and caltrain service was snarmed for over two hours. a muni driver has been fired after he reportedly kicked passengers off his bus. this is surveillance video from on board the 24 line last saturday. a woman says the driver kicked her off the bus after she asked him to open the doors for her husband. just one stop later, passengers say the operator kicked the rest of them off when the bus experienced mechanical problems. muni officials reviewed the on-board surveillance and concluded it supported the passenger's accounts. there's more improvement in california jobs market. the unemployment rate dipped to 12% in march. the lowest figure since september of 2009. march marks the third straight month of declines for california's jobless rate according to the employment development department, 2.2 million californians were unemployed. d

. >> mitchell: tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the bombardment of fort sumter. in charleston, south carolina, today, re-enactors were getting a head start on commemorating the opening shot of the civil war. to further mark the event, the national archives is putting 25,000 civil war-era documents online. as bill plante reports, the documents have deep personal meaning for countless american families. >> this is the document that changed my life. >> reporter: when cheryl wills found online this 1866 discharge certificate from the union army for sandy wills, her great, great, great grandfather, it opened a door on history. what was your reaction? >> utter shock and my mouth went dry. >> just clicked up on my computer like poof, like magic. it's surreal. >> reporter: that discovery led her to the civil war draft registration record at the national archives where she discovered the enlistment record of sandy wills and five other slaves who escaped from their owner and volunteered the fight in the union army. they joined the fourth heavy field artillery, part of what was then know

police say the car was hit in the intersection of charleston road and alma street. the woman who was driving wasn't able to get out in time but her husband did escape from the passenger's side. 400 people on board the train was evacuated and caltrain service was snarled for over two hours. a muni driver has been fired after he reportedly kicked passengers off his bus. this is surveillance video from on board that line last saturday. a woman says the driver kicked her off the bus after she asked him to open the doors for her husband. just one stop later passengers say the operator kicked the rest of them off the bus. when the bus experienced mechanical problems. muni officials reviewed the on-board surveillance and concluded it supported the passengers' accounts. there's more improvement in california's job market. the unemployment rate dipped to 12% in march lowest figure since september of 2009. march marks the third straight month of declines for california's jobless rate. according to the employment development department, 2.2 million californian were unemployed d

the car driven by an indiana couple was hit in the intersection of charleston road and alma street. woman who was thought to be driving was killed. the man managed to escape. cal train service was delayed for nearly 2 hours following this. 400 passengers on board the train were evacuated. >>> sad scene tonight at san jose international airport. the body of a 21-year-old marine from santa clara was brought home. lance corporal lou was killed in afghanistan almost two weeks ago just 5 months after being deployed to the middle east. the may reap corps says lou died while supporting combat operation. friends say lou was known for joking around and keeping the mood light. he was set to come home from afghanistan in july. >>> one of arnold schwarzenegger last acts as governor is stirring up controversy. he commuted the sentence of nunez son of former speaker l. it's a decision the govern has refused to discuss. reporter tried to pin him down in la. vl lee ann has the story. >> good morning governor. how are you. >> don't ask me the same question okay because you are boring the hell out of

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. >>> the incident happened at a small pizzeria near charleston. an asking the clients for the names, she wrote down black chick on one receipt and other black chick on the other receipt. >> it was kind of wrong. i'm african american, so i didn't take it in an offensive matter at all. >> reporter: the manager said the incident was just all a big misunderstanding. >>> the wine country has been booted off the best of list. tony keller's restaurant did not make the cut for this year's world's best 50 restaurants. it's now number 56 on the runners up list. but tony's per se restaurant was number 10. >>> now we have much more news coming up at 6:00. julie haener is in our newsroom with a look at the stories we're working on. >> another air traffic controller has been fired. what he was doing that was transmitted into the air space. also at 6:00, what a whistle- blower claims was going on with animals at uc davis and why animal activists say it's all being hushed up. >>> how this device could save lives. plus the preparation under way right now for presid

the tea party provoked here in boston and other american cities with unimaginable barbarities on each other. philadelphia, charleston, boston station second tea party a few months after the first one. they burned the homes of anyone who was suspected of favoring british royal assent in imitation of the inquisition cloak from the doors of citizens who dared to pledge support for their church, their king and their legitimate established, the squeaky wooden cart, and drivers breaking down doors and transports to deliver tree. if i've always awaited them to strip them, tar and feather them and hang a rope around their waists to the sworn comment beaten and humiliated. this is no fight would be a good hundreds. this was the extent of state authority in the right to the individual. an independence did not end the conflict through the colonial tea party than those who supported them were precisely libertarians who would help businesses, arms of the wilderness on their own and they were not about to share their labor with any government. independence did not change matters. almost immediately after we recognized our indepen

on trial in madison in wisconsin, so they took me to the south of carolina, and they put me on trial in strom thurmond federal courthouse in charleston, south carolina. across the street was the confederate cemetery. from the courthouse, they flew two flags -- the u.s. flag and the confederate battle flag, which was the state flag of south carolina. from the court room, i could look out the window and seaport sumter in the distance -- see fort sumter. they put me on a case with no marijuana. they invented imaginary marijuana. they said i was charged with conspiring to contribute 10 tons of colombian marijuana. i pled not guilty. i had a jury trial. i was found guilty on one account, acquitted on nine. i had an appellate case and the supreme court case. i was then facing 15 years. since may to nine. when i went to federal prison, i did time in eight different states in nine different federal prisons, including four penitentiaries -- that is a maximum security. including the united states penitentiary at marion, the first super federal max. that is on a marijuana convention. -- conviction. i spent most of my time in solitary confinemen