the oklahoma state mental asylum. you wasn't crazy. she had been misunderstood huntington's disease. woody went to join his father in the texas panhandle. he dropped out of high school last two years and became a sign painter, had his first two children and they waited through the years of dust in the great plains. this was the work out topsoil of 100,000 square miles of ravaged farmland. in november of 1943 the dust buried the midwest and came back the following year and buried the midwest again and as far east as albany and buffalo, new york and continued to blow for the rest of the decade. the sky would turn black and red with thousands of tons. animals and people choked to death. toddlers water route and suffocate. the single worst day they could remember was april 14, 1945. they call it black sunday when winds of 80 miles an hour ripped the topsoil from as far away as nebraska, dumped it on the dying town and woody recalled when the dust cloud hit it looked like the ocean chomping down on a snail. like the red sea was closing in on the children. religious fundamentalists believed

is a tremendous amount of archival material on joseph holt in the library of congress also at the huntington library in pasadena. and actually there are descendents of his siblings still alive who have many family records that they can offer. i think it's interesting that he has not been studied in this way. but if you begin to even dip into these materials you can see what his relationship to lincoln was. you can see how loyal he was. you can find the documents where lincoln is thanking him for giving him policy advice and so on. so all the evidence is right there. it's not that hard to find. it's all right in the library of congress available to any researcher. >> dr. leonard, thank you for your time today. >> up next, booktv sat down with george washington university professor marcy norton to discuss her book "sacred gifts, profane pleasures." this is about 20 minutes. >> george washington professor marcy norton, where did snickers bars and marlboros come from? >> well, we have to go way back in time. tobacco and chocolate are both native to the americas and were developed by indians. tob

they say it happened around 1:00 this morning at the huntington metro station. two men armed with guns and a knife approached the victim and took a cell phone and money. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> happening today, a new protest is expected to spring up in the district as part of the occupy movement. occupy pennsylvania avenue are planning to launch daily rallies beginning with an event in an hour. the group says they are targeting politicians and change in gut. unlike occupy d.c., this group has no plans to camp out. >>> tom kierein joins us with our first forecast. we knew the nice weather wouldn't last, tom. >> it's still pleasant in washington and points south and east where the sun is still out. at northwest, we still have a little of the last bit of sun shining down on the autumn foliage which is beautiful now. in the distance there are dark clouds moving in from the west, and over the last 12 hours we have been watching them move in ahead of train that has been holding together, and it's diminishing in intensity. there is the radar. the neare

the roadway for you. be aware of that in huntington. if you are planning to head over on 66, the toll road, route 7, there was overnight construction in place right at the beltway. a live look at 66 right now. it looks okay at gallows road. be aware of the construction. coming up in my next report, i will certainly look at maryland. back to you guys. >> reporter: as if stealing someone's identity and ruining finances wasn't bad enough, some criminals are take that go crime to a new low. stealing social security numbers of children who have died. >> earlier this week 9news now broke the story of an arlington family living through this very problem. it is now getting national attention as congress looks for a solution. >> reporter: identity thieves stole the social security number of alexis after she died in january and used it to claim her as a dependent deduction on a tax return. >> it is very, very upsetting and angering. >> reporter: within days, 11 other families who had lost kids to cancer told jonathan than and neely august inthe st

the incars nation of his mother. who he wasn't mentally ill. she had huntington's disease. inter, married had his first two children and then they all waded through the years out in the great plains. this was the wornout topsoil over 100,000 of square miles of ravaged farm land. in november, 1933, the dust buried the midwest, came back the following year, buried the entire midwest again and also as far east as albany and buffalo new york and the dust continued to blow for the rest of the decade. the sky would turn black and red with thousands of tons of royaling dust. people choked to death. toddlers would go out and suffocate. and the single worst day any of the dust bowlers could remember was april 14th, 1935, palm sunday. they called it black sunday and that's when winds of more than 80 miles an hour whipped the topsoil and the red clay from as far as as nebraska and dumped it already on the dark town of pampa, texas and woodie recalled when the dust cloud hit it looked like it was chopping on the children. and baptist and pentecostals, religious fundamentalists believed

they say it happened around 1:00 this morning at the huntington metro station. stigators say two men armed with guns and a knife approached the victims and took a cell phone and money. the suspects fled on foot towards route 1. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> a judge's ruling will change the way prosecutors present their opening statements in the lululemon murder trial today. brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker in the athletic store in bethesda. news 4's melissa mollet has more now on the case from the courthouse in montgomery county. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, eun. that's right. prosecutors wanted to show jurors 11 graphic photos. the judge limited them to showing just four. he said that they thought they were just too gruesome, too disturbing, and that these jurors would not be able to concentrate on proceedings after they were shown these photos. prosecutors say brittany norwood used up to eight weapons to kill her coworker jayna murray in the bethesda lululemon store last march. they say murray suffered

sam stein of the huntington post saying one of the president's staffers asking themselves this, in light of the death of moammar gadhafi, the assassination of osama bin laden, and the killing of anwar al alwlaki, how does president go about campaigning on these achievements? >> these are the things that the president can do when republicans don't get in the way. when republicans don't have a say in the matter, strategy gets done effectively and low-cost to the american taxpayers. >> tony s that a fair assessment? >> i think the president gets good credit for this. the odd thing politically is that probably republicans are more in favor of prosecuting the war on terrorism who will be supportive of these results. but they'll not vote for him any way. so i don't think he makes many points in the election in 2012, but he doesn't hurt himself by having been effective in these areas. >> big part of the debate in the narrative now, looking at the jobs bill and what's happening on the hill in washington, d.c., also large in americans lives, do these translate to votes come 2012? >> they might. t

after he finally died from the huntington disease he inherited from his mother and had progressively ome from the hospital and taking me out to the backyard just him and me and teaching the last three versus two this land is your land because he thinks that if i don't learn them no one will remember them. and his friends think that he's drunk or creasy and stick them in a green room mental hospital in when he can't write or talk or do anything at all anymore he hits it big. all of a sudden everyone is singing his songs. kids are singing this land is your land in school and people are talking about making it the national anthem. bob dylan and all of those others are copying him and she can't even react to it. the disease doesn't affect his mind. he's sitting in a mental institution and he knows what is going on. but he can't tell everyone how he feels or he thinks it is the title god bless america to see the manuscript to see that it's got a blessed america and it contains a couple of teller anticapitalistic versus that i don't remember singing in school a lot of americans never heard

coming up, i'll update you on the situation in huntington in my next report. >>> thank you monika. >>cted to release new details on the first degree murder in the death of jessica wynn. she was stabbed to death on may 31st. >> there hasn't been a whole lot of information provided. >> reporter: until now, nearly four months after the gruesome murder. >> it is good they finally found a suspect. >> reporter: the suspect is 42-year-old david rich hang of gaithersburg. the young girl was found in her own basement with multiple stab wounds. 9news has found records indicating there may have been trouble within the family. court documents show hang had a divorce proceeding with the 11-year-old's mother about a year ago. >> i have never seen him so i don't know. but that is the sorts of things i think families are often involved. what a same. >> reporter: it is unclear where or how hang was arrested. meanwhile, the family home turned murder scene now sits dark, empty and locked. the neighbors who remember the 11-year-old are still rattled months after it all happened. >> still a stunning thing

is a tremendous amount of our material on joseph holt in the library of congress and also at the huntingtonnd actually there are descendents of his siblings still alive who have many family records that they can offer. so, you think it is interesting that he had not been studied in this way but as you begin to dip into these materials you can see what his relationship to lincoln was. you could see how loyal he was. you can find the documents were lincoln is thanking him for giving him policy advice and so once all of the evidence is right there. it is not that hard to find. it is right in the library of congress and available to anyone. >> dr. leonard thank you for your time today. >> one i got into public and started to sell my book every person i worked with i had a re

i wasn't getting letters on my jackets but i got the key to the city of huntington. cision at all times. basically once you have a surfboard, it's free. you go out and ride waves. >> reporter: and now he wants to share the experience. but there's nothing free about it. in a drab-looking warehouse in los angeles, slater is working on technology that is quite literally making waves. this is a rare glimpse of the kelly slater wave company. for proprietary reasons they've asked we don't show all of the equipment but this circular pool and arm is basically a machine that makes perfectly rideable waves. right now they're only a few inches tall but the shape is ideal. >> the wave is is perfect. it just keeps going around and around. i just wish i was the size of a mouse or something. >> reporter: slater hopes to build full-size machines in parks like these. it could happen as early as 2014, anywhere there's enough room and enough people willing to pay for a consistently perfect wave. do you have any idea how much it is going to cost to do this some had. >> yeah, we have an i

. >> police cordoned off the light blue bungalow in nearby huntington beach their home for the past two years. neighbors told reporters that they often saw him playing in the yard with his son. it has shaken this small beach community. >> this is a small, community. we do not experience these things, ever. >> eight people died in the rampage. right now, a ninth victim is hospitalized and in critical condition be >>> one year after his mysterious death, police have new leads and the murder of a fairfax county man. the 51-year-old man was found dead in his fairfax home last october. police believe the murder stems from a robbery. they said there was an undetermined amount of money in the home. the car was stolen and was later found abandoned one week after the murder. police are still searching for the killer appeared -- . >>> a new poll finds a georgia businessman herman cain emerging as the clear republican front runner. a survey shows herman cain leading with 27%. mitt romney was close behind with 23%. rick perry to third-place with 16%. >>> new a new first lady michelle obama is payin

the wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, no injuries are reported. >>> there are some changes this morning for cal train riders, beginning today, they will arrive at new temporary station. it is south of huntington avenue and the change is part of a $47 million project and they will eventually build a future permanent station. >>> back over to ken salazar, hose is it looking out there -- sal -- back over to sal, how is it looking out there? >>> over at the golden gate bridge, it looks good and give yourself a little extra time, also the bay bridge has a little bit of a delay coming up to pay the money in the cash lanes. this morning's commute in walnut creek looking good on 680 heading south no major problems and 80 is in good shape let's go to steve. >>> very good morning to all of you, we expect the fog to lift later and it was way down and didn't make any impact lost out to an east wind, you know we said warmer and i am getting tweets that it was warmer. sunny warm inland not as warm as yesterday more fog tonight it will be breezy and cool but the weekend looks very quiet and next weekend it looks very warm. humidity building in, in deep troughs all the way to florida and that's what the comp

a temporary station has been set up next to the current station on huntington avenue. truction at the existing site is set to begin by the end of the year. the 147 million dollar project is scheduled for completion by fall of next year. cal train says service won't be affected. >>> 6:20. the robo roach that is helping explain the history of flight. you have to see it. >> the incredible athlete who is proving you are >>> a robotics project has shed new light on the evolution of flight. researchers added wins to continue any cockroach-like robots it didn't help them fly but improve the running performance. helped them climb steeper inclines and land smoothly after a fall. consistent with a theory that the first creatures to fly lived in trees which developed wings to help them glide to the ground. >>> he's 100-years-old and still going the distance. the oldest person ever to complete a full marathon in 8 hours 25 minutes that puts him in the guinness book of world records. he started running at 89. he says he gets his stamina from ginger, curry, tea and being happy. >>> s

after unknowingly trying a batch of pot-laced brownies, police say they ate the brownies at a friend's memorial service in huntingtoneach. the two, a 71-year-old woman and 82-year-old man had trouble standing and then complained of nausea and diz glees after trying the brownies. >> our understanding is that the person who passed away consumed brownies with medical marijuana in them. someone put out an honor to that person and didn't tell people what was in them. >> so far, police don't know who made the brownies and offered them to the seniors. the person is not likely to face charges. investigators say it appears just to have been an accident. >> and a milestone announced today in a heart warming effort of people helping people. california department of motor vehicles honored for helping 100 million people sign up as organ donors saying a check on the box or id form does the trick and recipients are great oofl doctors say i'm a miracle. i don't agree. true miracle is my angel. my donor said yes to the gift of life. >> and while the list grows, numbers who need trance splants growing quicker, 21,000 people live in c

temporary station set up to the current station on huntington avenue. nstruction to elevate the tracks and build a new station is set to begin by the end of the year. the 147 million dollar project is scheduled for completion by fall of next year. cal train says service won't be affected. >>> think you spend a lot on your desk top? a rare peek into social network facebook shows the company isn't supply about recent spending. facebook spent 516 million dollars buying business equipment last year. that includes laptops, furniture and servers, three times more than the company spent on similar items last year. no word on why the social media giant went on the buying spree. numbers represent a 143% jump in personal property value tech experts say that is unprecedented. >>> staying with tech, san francisco's south of market district enjoying a growing influx of technology firms. many modeling their companies after apple where the design to consumer hands controlled by the company. >> reporter: say you come up with a new idea, you hire someone to visualize it

the south side of town. if you are planning to head over to huntington, that is the big story are of the morning. just before midnight a car hit a pole t came across the roadway. authorities tell us hopefully by 6:00 on south kingshighway on route one, they should reopen the roadway. in the meantime you can get through but you might want to use telegraph road or route 1. 270, no problems coming in from frederick. here's what it looks like at gateway and 395 at edsel road looking good to the 14th street bridge. coming up in my next report i'll give you an update around the area at 5:09. >>> this morning montgomery county police plan to release more details about an arrest in a child murder case dating back to may. >> the victim was a 12-year-old girl and now police say a family member is responsible. 9news now reporter is live with more on this -- kristen fisher is live with more. >> reporter: we are awaiting an 11:00 a.m. news conference with montgomery county police. we already know an arrest has been made. we are talking about the victim's stepfather. that is the suspect in this case. he was ar

the people who died yesterday. >>katherine: scott neighbors in huntington beach were stunned that the man they knew could be a massd to digest that information for a moment. >>katherine: police say there is no doubt they he was a bystander. they call this on video. >> yes today the suspect into a salon and opened fire with a handgun ultimately into several people. camelot much of what is known about him is filed away and paper work from a divorced that merely killed him. they say he was suffering from post- traumatic stress while working on a tugboat and this is what he told a neighbor. >> he think he got hurt on the job and still in hospital recovering and she f what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email addr

seal beach police have now identified the suspect as scott evans dekraai of huntington beach. this is a photo of him. police arrested the 42 year- old guest today and booked him on suspicion of murder. police caught him about a half mile away from the shooting scene at salon maritage. apparently he walked in with a gun and started firing. he was wearing full body armor. friends of the salon owners say the suspect is the ex- husband of one of the stylist that worked there. the two were involved in a bitter custody dispute. police have not released beneficial motive for the shooting. >>mark: yesterday's 103 point gain on the dow was wiped out in early trading. the dow is now up 118 points. bank stocks are at running the market's lower. most banks stocks are at 3% after quarterly earnings were released. a 4% drop in chase for the quarter. one stock that is on the rise is pleasanton based safeway. their profit was up 6%. safeway's stock is one of the biggest gainers, up almost 40% to $18.68. >>justine: much more ahead on the kron 4 morning news. we are back with more as we take a l

they say the flames on huntington lane in laurel were caused by a faulty furniture'. about 60 people were forced out of their hoaxes and some don't have insurance. no one was hurt in this. with the colder temperatures coming, you're urged to inspect your heating appliances before turning them on for the first time. >> the american student convicted of murder in italy is hoping for a reversal this morning. >>> the best student designers in the world when it comes to solar power are right in our own backyard. >>> ahead in sports, a breakout performance by one redskins runningback highlighted an otherwise win over a bad team. >>> grab the rain gear and something to keep you warm. once again, we start in the 40s. there are some showers out there. looking at the doppler radar in motion, you'll see the showers mainly in the mountains. we're trying to get a few sprinkles going south and southeast of town. that will be the case today at times, showers here and there. not going to rain all day. it won't be a pretty day either with highs only in the mid-50s. warmer days ahead. m

police say the suspect, 42-year- old scott afterrens decree of huntington beach is now under arrest chargedthe deadly shooting spree yesterday afternoon in seal beach. he is reportedly the husband of a salon employee. >>> a surprise twist in the underwear bomber trial on the second day of testimony. umar farouk abdulmutallab stunned the court by pleading guilty to all of the charges against him. there was no plea teal. he was acting at his own lawyer. had you business court appointed attorney strongly advised against pleading guilty. he now faces life in prison. >>> one mannance love of a superhero taken to the extreme. coming up next, his efforts to become a real life superman. >> he took it all the way to the operating table. we'll explain plus we're checking your morning commute and forecast. -- one man's love of a prosecute me -- of a superhero taken to the extreme. tutututututure, you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger wi

police say the seniors ate the brownies at the friend memorial service and banquet in huntington beachnow the 2, 71-year-old woman and 82-year-old man apparently had trouble standing and complained of nausea and dizziness. >> our understanding is the person who passed away consumed brownies with medical marijuana in them and apparently somebody put out a tray in tribute to the person. didn't tell even what was in them and people were consuming the brownie without knowing they had the marijuana in them. >> so far police don't know who made the brownies and offered them to unsuspecting senior but the person is not likely to face charges. investigators say it appears to have been an accident. >>> cruising around san francisco just got a little easier and a little different, too. unique bike rental program launched today. riders can now pick up and drop-off bicycle at 5 differential stations. they don't have to return their bike to the original location either. 2 of the bike station in golden gate park. the others are at fort mason center, herman plaza and union square. pedal around town.

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local reports suggest the suspect and one of the victims may have been involved in ape k -- a custody fight. >>> police have roped off a house in nearby huntington the house registered to scott decry, one of the hairdressers as the salon his ex-wife >> they have a child together. 7-year-old son. oh, actually 7-year-old son from a previous marriage. >> current wife. they were, they live together as well. so, very strange. >> details coming out. >> mr. to come assuming. >> indeed. moving on to a chii inchilling courtroom confession, umar farouk abdulmutallab stunned the court by suddenly pleading guilty the he read a statement yesterday admitting he tried to blow up a detroit-bound flight with a bomb hid00en in his underwear. the 24-year-old nigerian insisted he was acting in retaliation for the killing of muslims around the world. he'll likely be sentenced to life in prison in january. >> us across-examination begins this morning in the conrad murray manslaughter trial after some more bombshell testimony from a prosecution witness. a cardiologist says michael jackson's life could have been saved if dr. murray didn't wait 20 minutes to call 911. a

and the yellow line will only run between huntington and mt. vernon square. ings will be back to normal monday morn going to drive through northern virginia this weekend, expect big time delays on 95 in springfield. the crews are doing repair work on botched road work. crews are repairing a 25-foot section of concrete on 95 north failed during morning rush this week. the crews tried to repair the concrete, but it crumbles forcing major delays as problems remain. >>> authorities report no major damage to the san francisco bay area after two earthquakes. a 4.0 quake shook the region saturday afternoon. a second came around 8:15 last night. both came after a statewide drill called the great california shake-out. geologists believe a major 7.8 or larger quake will hit that region in the next 30 years. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray says he will ask the federal government for $15 million in emergency funding to help repair the national cathedral. mayor gray toured the grounds of the cathedral yesterday. officials say the landmark sustained as much as $25 million in da

seal beach police have identified the suspect as scott evans dekraai of huntington beach. this is a picture of him. police arrested the 42 year- old guest today and he has been booked on suspicion of murder. police caught him a half mile away from the shooting scene at salon marriagmaritage. the owner sayse is the ex-husband of a salon stylists. the two are in a bitter custody battle. >>mark: skies are beginning to write down what is expected to be a warm day. we will be right ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger! bigger! [ monica ] ...because i don't think we're going anywhere for a while. [ male announcer ] write your story with the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. get started at citisimplicity.com. >>mark: president obama has raised more than $70 million. that amount exceeds the goal set by his reelection camp

the beltway at 55. 50 in ft. belvoir and over around huntington. ressure the dominant feature in our weather the next couple of days. as it slowly moves off to the east, clear skies, sunshine by day. today maybe a few high clouds coming our way late in the day, but a very, very good looking day it will be. even tomorrow, more sunshine. 74 in baltimore. gaithersburg too. 74 the high. 75 in culpepper. in charlottesville with a high today of 77 degrees. little breezy for the afternoon. not quite as strong as that wind was yesterday. and then for the evening, we'll see the temperature step down from the upper 60s to the low 60s. a very nice evening too. four-day forecast. here we go, the high of 70 for friday. not just dry conditions but extended sunshine. we like the fact it's coming for the weekend. make the plans for the weekend. upper 70s on sunday. columbus day almost summer-like with sunshine. >> good morning. >>> breaking news out of great falls. chopper 4 is flying over the scene. we have an accident involving a motorcycle. this is at georgetown

green line will share one track between fort totten and prince george's plaza and the yellow only runs between huntington and mt. vernon square stopping five stations early. all the lines should be back to normal monday morning. >>> watch out for road closures. for the best buddies challenge this morning. parts of the clara barton parkway will be closed as will sections of eastbound m street, the whitehurst freeway, and several streets around the national mall and tidal basin. the challenge is a bike race and 5 k run walk that supports a network of volunteers that help create job leadership opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. we'll talk live with one of the organizers of best buddies at about 6:35. >>> a prince george's county community is in shock this morning after a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while walking home from school. police say it happened thursday evening on the 3100 block of scottish naempb hillcrest heights. investigators say she was walking down the street when she was grabbed by a teenage boy and dragged into the woods where he saw theed

the house with lights. it's spooky looking. and that's out in west virginia near huntington. temperatures are falling, nothing as dramatic as over the weekend. it is just chilly as opposed to cold. 51 downtown. but 43 in gaithersburg. 43 in the suburbs and 49 in manassas and 45 in frederick. looking at the radar there are showers to the west of us, most of which are not reaching the ground. the air is pretty dry. the showers in richmond will skirt across southern maryland but miss most of the metro area and go into the delmarva and these showers are our chance for anything over the next 12 hours and that is very light and scattered. so not as cold. early trick-or-treaters are dry. a few showers late. nice tomorrow. will you need shades and a jacket tomorrow. so for tonight, mostly cloudy and chilly. shower possible by midnight. 38-46. winds southeast at 10. these temperatures are 10 degrees higher than they were last night. so instead of upper 20s, we have upper 30s in gaithersburg tonight. 44 downtown. and 39 in fairfax. now tomorrow morning, returning mostly sunny and chilly

for a separation project they say it is just of and adjacent to the current station along the 400 block of huntington ave. >> much more him a kron4 morning news will talk about the weather and the cool down that is coming our way not only for today but it sounds like it is awful for wednesday. we take a live look outside the james lick freeway showing the commute to the reported that is where you're born on this tuesday morning will be back with much more. >> we are back with your seven day around the bay. we look like we will see temperatures cooling and by friday the to tool up and looks back mild conditions through weekend and through next week. >>james: a new cnn survey has it mit romney and herman cain sitting atop the republican poll. mit romney is still leading the barely 26 percent. those numbers could change after today's debate in las vegas to see 1 percent difference between mit romney and herman cain. especially after hurricanes comments on immigration. >>reporter: herman kane believes his comments did not cross the line about immigration. >> it will be 20 ft. high my fans will have of wi

starting this morning a temporary station has been set up next to the current station on huntington avenue. construction to elevate tracks and build a new station is set to begin by the end of the year. the 147 million dollar project is scheduled for completion by fall of next year. cal train says service will not be affected. >>> if you are waiting for your train this morning, still warm. >> mike is back with a look at the forecast. >>> mild this morning, no doubt. even with the lack of cloud cover at least from the coast. here's the tuesday water vapor imagery area of low pressure spinning off the coast that is the changer or the playmaker, if you will in our forecast. it will bring winds back onshore that's why cooler conditions today and tomorrow. right now in the mid to upper 50s until you get to fairfield 50 on the other 60 in san francisco and oakland low 60s mountain view san jose and antioch. afternoon clouds creep along the coast and fill the entire area in. 62 half moon bay upper 60s san francisco and richmond. low to mid 70s throughout the bay shore into the north bay valleys.

it's located south of the current station on huntington avenue. allows caltrain to elevate tracks in the area. construction will begin at the end of the year and is scheduled to be completed and i next fall. the 147 million-dollar project is designed to ease traffic and improve safety for motorists and pedestrians. >>> san francisco fire department is opening up their station today to the public. it is part of national fire prevention week. and every station is going to be open to the public from 1:00 until 5 today. you are being encouraged to stop by, get some safety information and you can get a tour of your local station as well. to find your neighborhood fire station, just go to ktvu.com, and click on web links. >>> large crowds are expected in half moon bay this weekend for the 40th annual art and pumpkin festival it. all gets underway at 9:00 this morning on the historic main street in half moon bay. if you g you can see the five big pumpkins that won the weighoff contest this week. there's also a parade, costume contest, pumpkin carving and

stadium-armory and addison road, and the green line will share one track, and then the yellow line will only run between huntington and mt. vernon square, stopping five stations early. all the lines should be back to normal for your monday morning commute. >>> and for the frs time in years, the tracks at the historic raceway will re-open this evening, but the company needs more money to keep its doors from shutting again. >> reporter: rosecroft had been closed for years, and you take a look out here today, and you can barely tell the difference. >> the erosion was the worst. racetrack takes a lot of continuous care. >> between what was a dilapidated track and deteriorating building, some doubted the raceway would ever open again. >> all the horses left the facility june of last year, a year ago, and it has pretty much been closed down since then. >> they stopped live racing in 2008 and lost its ability to simulcast horse races, and soon it faced bankruptcy and leaving hundreds out of work and then this past march, penn gaming bought the track giving it a second chance. >> and that was tracee wilkins reporting. onc

line will share one track between fort totten and prince george's plaza and the yellow line will only run between huntington and mt. vernon square, stopping five stations early. all the lines should be back to mormomal for the monday morning commute. >>> and watch out for road closures in the district for the best buddies chag this morning. parts of the clara barton parkway and canal road are closed as well as sections of eastbound m street, the whitehurst freeway, ohio drive and several streets around the national mall and dyedal basin. it is a bike race and 5 k run walk that supports a network of volunteers that create job and leadership opportunities for people with intellectual and development disabilities. we'll talk live with carl lewis and star of "glee" participating in today's events coming up in about ten minutes. >> going to be awesome. >>> about 100,000 alumni are expected to converge on the campus of howard university this weekend for who i am coming festivities at the school. >> today al annual tradition that draws bands from around the country, the 2011 home coming parade. here's derrick ward

seal beach police have identified the suspect, a man from huntington beach. this is a picture of him. police arrested the 42 year-old and booked him on suspicion of murder. he was stopped by officers about a half mile away from the shooting scene. he surrendered without incident. friends of the salon owners say that this man was the ex-husband of a stylist that works there. police responded to reports of shots fired at the salon and found six people dead and three others wounded. another person is still listed in critical >>mark: president obama has raised more than $70 million towards his presidential reelection campaign. more than 600,000 people have donated to the campaign. 90 percent of the donors gave to modern $50 or less. >>mark: blackberry service is slowly improving after one of the biggest outages in years. blackberry users around the world face huge problems over the last few days. the company says they will monitor the situation around the clock to make sure there is no repeats, but there is a huge backlog of messages on blackberry servers that are

rider, these are live pictures from a temporary station now being used, we have the grade sidney and this is on huntington avenue. that temporary steaks will be used for a $100,000 construction project. it will he will evaluate and make it safer for pedestrians and motorists and they have identified the man responsible for the deadly shooting at a hells angels funeral in san jose. joining us with more here is allie rasmus. >> reporter: when this funeral was taking place on saturday, police were concerned there could be some violence so when it was going on they were standing guard outside the oak hill cemetery when the shooting happened inside this cemetery. it shows people gathered around looking down in the moments after steven martin tausan was shot and killed. steven martin tausan and the other people were attending the funeral of pet grew. he was a member of the hells angels and when they went in the suspects were nowhere to be found and they were hindering our investigation. the san jose says he is steven joseph ruiz and they are still looking for him and it is possible other hells angels members ma

it's just current of the other station on huntington avenue. ill da tash they will be used on $460 million projects. caltrans says the tracks will be made safer. a permanent station will also be bit. >> you can see some picture there let's go to sal. >>> let's look at the 280 commute. 280, i think people might want to think about using caltrain. 280cy very -- is vo slow getting up to highway 17. it's also been pretty slow coming down to the who tom of the hill. the morning commute is gonna be busy if you are driving past 880, although it seems to be improving, of course, this morning at the toll plaza, we've had a big one, 25 minutes there. 8:39 let's go to steve. cooler today, we still have mostly sunny skies. there is a ban of high clouds coming over us. that should thin out later. but the fog is back and it's making a bush, not only on the coast but inland. the long-range outshow the very dry weather and cool down, too. it will last a few days. it will translit back. i mean, june, july, august, you cannot -- could find find any rain. here we

and the yellow line will only run between huntington and mt. ing five stations early. all the lines should be back to normal on monday for your morning commute. >>> and now a news 4 exclusive. a fairfax county dry cleaners closed up shop with all the clothes inside. for days customers have been stopping by action cleaners on annandale road in falls church trying to get back their clothes. there was a note on the door with a phone number, but the voicemail was full. now the note is gone. the department of consumer affairs is currently investigating three complaints from customers who can't get their clothes back. >> i just was so shocked to come here and find it completely empty. i bring the dry cleaning here for my husband every two weeks. so there's two weeks worth of suits and shirts that they have. >> the shonning centpping cented for demolition. the shopping center's landlords have actually told us they heard the owners opened another dry cleaning business. they don't know where it is, though. >>> this morning investigators trying to figure

funeral in mineral park and ann sterling was at the emotional service for a victim in southern california. >> hundreds felt first christian church huntingtoneach to remember cristie lee wilson. >> my world and our world will never be the same without her infectious spirit. nor should it be. >> cristie was one of the eight people killed in the steal beach salon shooting. today through song and pictures, her family didn't talk about how she died, but how she lived her life. >> with inner and outer beauty, grace, charisma, laughter. >> a couple nights before she passed, sitting outside and she pointed out the sky and tried to convince me it was jupiter. >> through laughter and tears, family treasure the time they had with a woman that will be remembered for having a big heart. >> god hand picks his angels and unfortunately, we wish you were here with us. we love you. >> i'm proud to be a part of you. i love you beyond words. i miss you like crazy. i'll never forget you. >> do not forget those eight incredible lives that were lost that day. don't ever forget them, ever. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communit

she had the undiagnosed misunderstood hunting tends to seize. huntington's disease.ng father and of them to bust place called tampa taxes. he dropped out of high school and became a sign painter, married at his first two children and then they'll waded through the years and carried the black wizards of dust across the great plains. this was was the worn-out topsoil of over 100,000 square miles of ravaged farmland. in november 1933 the dust. the midwest and came back the following year and buried in the entire midwest again and also as far east as albany and buffalo, new york. it the dust continued to blow for the rest of the decade. the sky would turn black and red with thousands of tons of dust and animal and people choke to death. and the worst, the single worst day that any of the dust bubblers could remember was april 14, 1935, palm sunday. they called it black sunday. that is when the winds of more than 80 miles an hour with a topsoil and the red clay from as far away as nebraska dumped it on the already dying town of tampa, texas. woody recalled that when the d

the butt. no skullduggery involved. dr. bob huntington. n i watch cain' cain's advisor smoking a cigarette in the ad, i thought the camera might pan down and show the smoke coming out from a hole in the guy's throat. mike riley, bloomington, minnesota. the occupy protesters are not against capitalism, they're against phony capitalism. why aren't they campe camped acs from the white house, mike? hershey, pennsylvania, bill, the government does distribute wealth. more than 51% of americans receive some form of aid. that's not wealth, dave, that's a safety net. they're not allowed to dictate private salaries and investment returns, at least not yet. justin, i'm with holding his name. mr. 0-14, i have a big problem. my government teacher refuses to accept any opinions that are not liberal. what can i do to convince him to drop his ideology. nothing, justin. just ask good questions when the guy gives an opinion. don't debate him. you can't win because he holds authority. gene, oak brook, illinois. here's the difference between the occupiers and

and the yellow line will have one line between huntington avenue and vernon square. >>> you can look out for major delays on 95 starting tonight into tomorrow morning. crews are repairing a 25-foot section of concrete on 95 north at prince william parkway. it failed during the morning rush earlier this week. on wednesday crews tried to repair that, but it crumbled as emergency repairs were being made. they will start the repair tonight at 9:00. it should be finished by monday morning. >> how's it going, this morning thing? >> i'm ready to roll. it's friday. there's a dance break coming. >> okay. he put it out there. 48 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," why some people in falls church are asking where's my stuff? we were so blessed when we had triplets. if by blessed you mean freaked out about money. well, we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive, so we switched to the bargain detergent, but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. [ la

rights advocates for using animals in testing they brought risk to the balance sheet of those companies i'm thinking of stop huntington life sciences and that stock price went to zero and it had a tremendous effect that seems to be a model that could be transitioned to the occupy wall street thinking process what do you think i love that's why i came on to hear more from you do you break it down unlike say it simply tell people out there the dive you know they you know that may not just give them the simplest thing to do well what do you suggest the simplest thing we all could do would be go through j.p. morgan's books with a fine tooth comb find out where they're breaking the law and then make it known to the money managers in the world how they're breaking the law thus putting risk on their balance sheet and driving the stock price down clearly they're breaking the law but the money managers still hold the stock because they have been told most are told they have a legal responsibility to act it's all about putting risk back to them were came from ok all requires just a simple analysis of their s. their ten-k. their