so that's why we're called the mercury 13. now, unfortunately, the lady -- we went through by twos but the lady that i went through never made it through the first day. we all didn't know who each other were not until four years ago did we know who each other were in total. and, of course, i was in a flourishing field of my own, so i didn't get to go to some of these meetings that the other with women could go to because they were retired and i was still working. but we finally all got together and exchanged stories, and i hope you will get many of these gals' stories. i applied to nasa four different times to be turned down four different times because i did not have an engineering degree and they gave me nine months to obtain such a degree which was an impossibility. gerry cobb and i had at one time described we would buy a jet aircraft from england, which was called a small vampire, but then nasa reorganize d their rules that you had to have jet pilot time. this was impossible for a girl to have in those days. it's taken us

once in flight, the mercury will be tilted so the astronaut will ride backwards. seconds take off as hi rendezvous with space comes. then millions are moved to silent prayer. >> everything is "go." the takeoff from the "atlas" blast off with 360,000 pounds of thrust carries it skyward. observing a pressure of six times the force of gravity on the astronaut. loud and clear he reports back to mercury control reading off his instruments, commenting on his reactions all as cooley and calmly as if he was commuting on the 827. he is able to age the vehicle himself. now the moment when the mercury is turned so glenn will be seated backwards. he checks with ground control. >> 0-3 and i feel fine. capsule is turning around. oh, that view is tremendous. i did turn around. capsule turning around and i can see the boosters during turnaround just a couple hundred yards behind me. it was beautiful. >> roger, 7. you have a go to orbit. >> roger, understand go for the orbits. >> actual pictures of glenn in the capsule will give scientists the opportunity to study his reactions as

the mercury in the air. nd finally mercury can get into dust or food. >> this doctor said state investigators are currently testing for mercury and other chemicals in cosmetics purchased throughout rain-snow sold at ethnic markets and swap meets. >> in our experience the skin products that contain mercury have all been imported in some way. >> sometimes it comes in by way of personal luggage, other times it's trucked or flown in for sale at the store. stacy is cofounder for the campaign for save cosmetics. >> as a consumer i definitely want to avoid any skin creams that contain mercury or any variation of mercury, skin creams that don't have labels or labels aren't available in english or if the label didn't contain ingredients it's best not to use the product. >> we found a skin cream matching that description and two other products whose labels were primarily in a foreign langenbrunner. we sent all three products to a certified lab and all three tested for trace amounts of mercury, but less than the 1 part

next on american history tv, we revisit the space program's earliest days, as we hear from mercury seven astronaut alan shepard, the first american in space and the fifth man to walk on the moon. he was interviewed as part of the nasa johnson space center oral history project. this interview was conducted just five months before alan shepard died of leukemia in july of 1998. he's interviewed by roy neal, longtime nbc news correspondent who covered the american manned space program. it's about 90 minutes. >> with alan shepard in pebble beach, california. you can't see the magnificent view, because we have blacked it out so we can have a good tape that would work. and alan, thank you for letting us be here with you for this oral history. >> it's a pleasure, sir. it's a pleasure. >> let's begin kind of not at the beginning, because it was a beginning before this. but does the date 9 april 1959 mean anything to you? >> well, of course, that was one of the happiest days of my life. that was the day in which we all congregated, officially, as the u.s. first astronaut group. we had been through

the mercury in the air. nally mercury can get into dust or food. >> this doctor said state investigators are currently testing for mercury and other chemicals in cosmetics purchased throughout california sold at ethnic markets and swap meets. >> in our experience the skin products that contain mercury have all been imported in some way. >> sometimes it comes in by way of personal luggage, other times it's trucked or flown in for sale at the store. stacy is cofounder for the campaign for safe cosmetics. >> as a consumer i definitely want to avoid any skin creams that contain mercury or any variation of mercury, skin creams that don't have labels or labels aren't available in english or if the label didn't contain ingredients it's best not to use the product. >> we found a skin cream matching that description and two other products whose labels were primarily in a foreign languages. we sent all three products to a certified lab and all three tested for trace amounts of mercury, but less than the 1 part per mill

i always knew even though the mercury tests were stopped, i knew that i would one day go up. it was in my bones. i knew it. and, sure enough, a company called zegram voyages out of seattle, washington, has the plans to put a vehicle into space with a space cruiser attached underneath. and what will happen is that the mothership will take the space cruiser up and peel off and then the space cruiser will then go into orbit. and they will only have nine of us onboard. it's going to take a lot of training before we get to go up. but my space star city training will help for that, of course. and i'm going to have my nose pressed against that window as hard as it can go and watch what the astronauts see when they go around, and i'm not going to have any duties. >> that's the best way to go. >> yes. >> i'm going to go as a paying passenger. >> and be able to look all you want. >> that's right. >> that will be fabulous. hopefully we'll be able to have a chance -- >> you will. maybe you can come to the launch, because the launch will be somewhere in california. because, you see, the ve

the report says a higher rate of mercury was found in fish caught on the northern coast than the ones caught in the bay area. the toxin damages the nervous system in people and researchers say children and pregnant women should not eat the fish. >>> four northern california facilities, including three in the bay area received citations for 25 safety and health violations which inspectors say posed physical risk. out-patient clinic in martinez had 10 violations between last november and january including overflowing bags of biohazardous waste from trash cans and contaminated needles above the rim of a container. two violations were reported at the va out-patient clinic in oakland, blocked exits. one violation at the va clinic at travis air force base in fairfield for improperly using equipment and sacramento va center received several safety violations that facility had 15 days -- all of these facilities have 15 days to correct each violation. >>> novato stan father district has reached a development over dozens sewage spills since 2007 totalling more than 500,000 gallons. district off

the share of mercury is kiss the spotlight once again the decision expected at today's at the hearing. and we're the hyatt building on the way a much warmer was a you coming up. deadweight contract came up at the bay bridge toll plaza also renew accidents on 11 will tell you ran a few minutes good morning its tuesday mayst 29 them show graham and we began this developing story is just after northern italy 10 people are dead after a strong earthquake rattled the region this morning the u.s. geological survey says it had a magnitude of and was 25 mi. northwest of bologna and several people i still believe to be buried under the rubble. there is no official word yet on the number of injured and it is the same area hit by a magnitude 6 quake just last week this one killed seven people when closure is done in and another to go as the story from the dumbarton bridge were chopped 5 shows traffic is moving rather smugly just-in- time to commit this morning there reopens is a washington is at the bridge which opened up a few hours earlier than expected. two hours in five earlier than was expec

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the mercury news reports he died from a rare strain of bacteria. the u.s. department of agriculture has now quarantine to farms as it investigates the latest discovery of mad cow disease. it was found last month in a dairy. authorities have also launched an investigation where the infected cow was raised 10 years ago >> samsung may soon be giving the iphone a run for its money. it is unveiling a third version of the galaxy. it could also be the official phone for this year's olympics. apple and samsung sold 60 percent of all the smart phones in the first quarter of this year. california wants to make sure your facebook passbook stays private. after reports of increase in companies that are demanding access to an employee's social media account. according to the mercury news the measure is expected to sail right through the legislature. amazon has announced it will create its own tv lineup. it says it will develop some original comedies this year to show on its dreaming service. people can even submit ideas to the amazon. >> one of the art world's most recog

this has about 4% mercury. >> the fda says mercury can cause damage to the kidneys kidneys and nervous system and even interfere with the development of the brain in unborn and young children. children can become contaminated by touching a parent or even a counter top exposed to mercury. >> mercury can vaporize from mercury containing skin creams. and finally mercury can get into dust or food. >> they are currently testing for mercury and other chemicals in cosmetics purchased throughout california and sold at ethnic markets and swap meets. >> in our experience there are skin products that contain mercury and they have all been imported. >> sometimes it comes in byway of personal luggage. other times it is trucked or flown in for sale at the store. stacy is the co-founder of the campaign for safe cosmetics. >> i definitely want to avoid anything with mercury. skin creams that don't have any labels or labels that are not available in english, or if the label doesn't contain ingredients, it is best not to use the product. >> we found a skin cream matching the description and two other pr

next on american history tv, we revisit the space program's earliest day as we hear from mercury 7 astronaut alan shepard, and the fifth man to walk on the moon. interviewed as part of the oral history project. this interview was conducted just five months before alan shepard died of leukemia in july of 1998. he's interviewed by roy neil long time nbc news correspondent who covered the american man space program. >> you can't see the magnificent view because we blacked it out. thank you for letting us be here with you. >> it's a pleasure, sir. it's a pleasure. >> there was a beginning before this date. 9 april 1959. mean anything to you? >> well, of course, that was one of the happiest days of my life. that was the day in which we all congregated, officially, as the u.s. first astronaut group. we had been through a selection process, obviously, previous to that time. but that was the day we first showed up, officially, as the first astronauts of the united states back at langley field, virginia. >> at langley. why langley, i wonder? >> well, of course, naca had become nasa in a great big hur

the mercury. that dew point temperature is the humidity we'd be getting around the mid point of summer. you can see some clouds out there right now. a little showers around the area. but not the big moving slow moving thunderstorms as we've had over the last couple of days. we're at 86 degrees, dew point temperature 67 degrees. you get that number over 65 and you're already quite humid. we're talking about dew point temperatures over 70 degrees. it's 86 in frederick, maryland, 87 in fredericksburg and 88 in charlottesville. some spots right around the north carolina/virginia line at 90. you can see clouds pushing westward. a little bay breeze. clouds throughout prince georges county right now and a few isolated little showers. one of which was just west of ocean city. a light shower around down the northern neck area. the core of the heat right now here. memphis, tennessee, jackson, mississippi, dallas, texas. and this area of heat will be expanding eastward up into the ohio valley. touching on pa

the mercury news reports the mayor's gang pro tension task force is -- gang prevention task force is working behind the scenes to calm tensions. >> probably not because i'm pregnant this year. >> reporter: next year? >> maybe. [ laughing ] >> reporter: downtown san jose and towards the eastside represented by a councilman who tells me he doesn't expect any trouble this year. san jose has proven over the past several years it knows how to party sail. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. -- >>> the university of california has just released a report recommending 50 changes in the way officials handle civil disobedience on campus the report was put together in response to clashes between campus police and students during occupy protests last november. the report makes rebel s in nine areas. they include -- recommendations in nine areas including rebel -- better communication between protesters, administration and police. training police in how to better respond to civil disobedience. limiting the use of force against protesters whenever possible that report is open to the public comment for the

the mercury news reports the mayor's gang pro tension task force is -- gang prevention task force is working behind the scenes to calm tensions. >> probably not because i'm pregnant this year. >> reporter: next year? >> maybe. [ laughing ] >> reporter: downtown san jose and towards the eastside represented by a councilman who tells me he doesn't expect any trouble this year. san jose has proven over the past several years it knows how to party sail. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. -- >>> the university of california has just released a report recommending 50 changes in the way officials handle civil disobedience on campus the report was put together in response to clashes between campus police and students during occupy protests last november. the report makes rebel s in nine areas. they include -- recommendations in nine areas including rebel -- better communication between protesters, administration and police. training police in how to better respond to civil disobedience. limiting the use of force against protesters whenever possible that report is open to the public comment for the

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this has about 4% mercury. >> the fda says mercury can cause damage to the kidneys kidneys and nervoustem and even interfere with the development of the unborn and young children. children can become contaminated by touching a parent or even a counter top exposed to mercury. >> mercury can vaporize from mercury containing skin creams. and finally mercury can get into dust or food. >> they are currently testing for mercury and other chemicals in cosmetics purchased throughout california and sold at ethnic markets and swap meets. >> in our experience there are skin products that contain mercury and they have all been imported. >> sometimes it comes in byway of personal luggage. other times it is trucked or flown in for sale at the store. stacy is the co-founder of the campaign for safe cosmetics. >> i definitely want to avoid anything with mercury. skin creams that don't have any labels or labels that are not available in english, or if the label doesn't contain ingredients, it is best not to use the product. >> we found a skin cream matching the description and two other products whose

this has about 4% mercury. >> the fda says mercury can cause damage to the kidneys kidneys and nervousd even interfere with the development of the brain in unborn and young children can become contaminated by touching a parent or even a counter top exposed to mercury. >> mercury can vaporize from mercury containing skin creams. and finally mercury can get into dust or food. >> they are currently testing for mercury and other chemicalsin co in cosmetics purchased throughout california and sold at ethnic markets and swap meets. in products that containre are mercury and they have all been imported. >> sometimes it comes in byway of personal luggage. other times it is trucked or flown in for sale at the store. stacy is the co-founder of the campaign for safe cosmetics. >> i definitely want to avoid anything with mercury. skin creams that don't have any labels or labels that are not available in english, or if the label doesn't contain ingredients, it is best not to use the product. >> we found a skin cream matching the description and two other products whose labels were primarily in a fo

i am from the "mercury news," and we're here because we live in a global cloueconomy. it has altered local economies because so many manufacturing and technology jobs are moving, whether it is a matter of costs for going where the trained work force is. we're fortunate to have to governors here to talk about how that change affects their jobs and what they're doing to jump- start their economies which compete with one another. this could be fun. let me start with our guest. governor hickenlooper. i knew that was going to happen. most of us here are pretty much aware of california's budget crisis. can you give us a quick briefing on where colorado is and what you are trying to do to turn things around? >> our budget is just as dressed as almost every state in the country. we have been working trying to control costs, get our pension funds in line, our state employees have not had a raise in four years. it has been difficult all the way around. the real challenge has been to try and turn public sentiment and get people to recognize it without a strong economy. it will no

we are going to see the mercury drop, down to the low 60s by 11:00 p.m. again, just a few storms that could be staying well west of our area on your fast forecast. i think those storms west, dry morning coming to us. we will talk more about our storm chances, thunderstorm chances, this week coming up in a couple much minutes. stick around for that. >>> it is going to be a big game for the caps tonight. the series is tied at 2 games apiece. >> dan hellie is live at madison square garden with a look ahead to game five tonight. >> reporter: game five important the playoff series. as expected nip and tuck the entire way. usually in playoff hockey, the own us is on the team that's just lost the most recent game to make changes. you can expect the rangers to come out like their pants are on fire this game. one one member of the organization said i expect them to play as hard as you have seen them play the entire series. the capitals doing what they do best this series. blocking shots. 244. more than any other team in the postseason thus far. it is going to be m

and it will be warm in the pacific northwest with the mercury hitting the upper 70s. >>> in sports, the. lakers get physical against the denver nuggets. in the fourth, pooh gasol lays a monster pick against gallinari. sessions hits the go ahead three and lakers sink the nuggets and now lead the series 3-1. >>> amar'e stoudemire was back in the knicks' lineup after cutting his hand last week. he scores 20 to help keep new york alive for one more game. they squeak by the heat 89-87. miami still has a commanding 3-1 lead in that series. >>> and holliday was a driving force to help the 76ers take down the banged up bulls. he scored 20 as philadelphia holds off chicago 89-82. the 76ers lead the series 3-1, putting the top-seeded bulls on the brink of elimination. >>> in baseball, an epic game between baltimore and boston. it last 17 innings with 18 different pitchers taking the mound. aviles could have won it for the red sox in the 16th. he slams into catcher matt weiner, but he holds onto the ball. payback in the 17th as orioles' jones blasts a three-run homer. baltimore outlasts boston, 9-

according to the mercury news, his attorney says he's considering all options as fights for a reinstatement of his license. >>> 3, 2, 1, 0! and launch of the space-x falcon 9 rocket as nasa turns -- >> for the first time, a commercial supply ship is heading to the -- it's scheduled to dock on friday. if suggestionful it will bring back experiments. >>> a daytime curfew for minors will be the topic at a public hearing in san ramon. council wants to hear from school officials and residents at tonight's hearing. >>> a rope was used to help rescue a man trapped on the rocks of the cliff restaurant. when the man was pulled up to the top, the paramedics checked him out and he was released. we don't know who he was or why he was on the rocks. >>> sunnier skies outside our door than what we saw yesterday. for many it's gonna be a breezier day. giving you a live look from san francisco. we're watching the low clouds licker along the coast but for most of us, mostly clear skies. the numbers are up. 70 degrees san jose. 76 santa rosa, it looks like we've got some clearing on. half moon bay, partly clo

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the mercury news reports the boy's father might have witnessed the beating, police are not confirming that. it appears the attack was gang related they believe several witnessed it. terry mcsweeney will have more with a live report coming up. >>> this morning many of the protesters arrested during this week's may day marches are set to make their first court appearances. police say officers arrested 39 during the mostly peace protest. most of the arrests were for obstruction or failing to disperse five face more serious charges. >> wells fargo is helping to cover the cost of monday's vandalism spree in the mission district. the bank is giving $25,000 to help business owners cleanup and make repairs. dozens of people dressed in black, broke windows, threw paint and slashed tires along have lensia street. more than 30 businesses were -- were hit, including a police station. >>> a group will be out again today searching for sierra lamar. sky 7 hd was in san jose yesterday as divers scanned underwater with sonar equipment. on the ground volunteers are vowing to continue their search until

in the case of mercury we just haven't had that. we haven't had an individual does that. one of the things we are seeing more of and the stories have been in a book as well as americans are learning moral stories can of these defectors getting out of mercury. there's been several books written recently about the detractors that have left and managed to escapes telling their stories and i think that certainly helps but still, compared to other cases of human rights we just don't see the same sort of resonance with regards to the issue >> host: another distinctive feature that could have an impact on the human-rights observations by the international community is the fact that north korea has been on the strive to become a nuclear weapons state and i think that is particularly interesting when we look at iraq you were in the bush administration for part of the time this issue was flying out and it turns out we decided to attack iraq and overthrow saddam hussein. he didn't have nuclear weapons, the north koreans are jubilee had but we decided not to pursue that course of acti

the way she is always steadfast in support of him, the mercurial personality, and that she's always looking out for him. one of the things i was struck by in the beginning day of the courtship. besides the include lady bird before she met john. son. i thought he was trying to set up initial relations. when you're doing an intense courtship. the book wouldn't occur to me as naziism and assault on civilly decision. with this inscription, to bird, in the hopes within these pages she may realize some little entertainment and find hear some of the principles which she believes and which she has been taught with respect. lbj. september 1st. 1934. this is a book about naziism in 19 34 well before they reared their ugly heads to the world. it shows the world view of this, you know, couple from texas. they had a great view of the world. but, you know, you can't assess lbj of itself. the johnsons were a package deal. i think most people saw them as that way. one of the things she talks about as hard as it was to work for lyndon johnson, you had to lady bird johnson sort of as a buffer. one of the thi

the mercury news reports facebook will charge $38 for a share which is more been speculated. at that rate would be valued at more than $104 billion, a new record for an ipo evaluation. we will have a new report coming up. >> i think it is time for lawrence. >> $104 billion? he can buy as many sweat shirts as he wants. some low clouds and fog have moved back on shore. the atmosphere has started to settle down a little bit. over the city of san francisco, patchy fog in the background. forties' in a few fifties outside. i pressure will begin to build in today and a low pressure will move east. some seventies and low 80s inland. cool at the coast line in the '50s and '60s. >> in the south bay, not many accidents but we do have overnight road work out their including the connector ramp from southbound 882 northbound 280 in san jose. it is scheduled to be shut down until 6:00 this morning. here is a live look across the golden gate bridge. so far so good this morning across the bay bridge and no major road work to slow you down. more on the amgen tore of california, there will be r

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the mercury news reports in researcher at a veterans affairs lab was russ to hospital and he had reportedly been handling bacteria in the lab >> its 17 year-old max wade is being charged with a series of crimes including attempted murder. among the items in is storage container work a celebrity chefs stolen weber guinea, weapons, a police uniform and stolen identification. >> a concert promotion company may have a partial solution to solve san francisco's homeless problem. another planet entertainment puts on shows that the bill graham's civic center auditorium, a longtime popular sleeping spot for the homeless so the company decided to blast sound effects like chain saws, jackhammers and motorcycles between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.. >> it was loud and gets intense >> with sound effects seem to be working, where the no trespassing signs have failed. >> the oakland mayor and city business leaders plan to hold a news conference today to unveil a new plan in hopes of keeping the a's in their city. oakland is scrambling to keep the team as the owner tries to move the ball club down south to san

but then we'll watch the mercury drop and cooler conditions for the end of next week. >> it's going to feel like summer, isn't it? all right. thanks, veronica. >>> still ahead tonight, it's kind of like a food truck but for fashionistas. and it's parked here in the district for the next couple of weeks. weeks. >>> and in sports, indiana, good still thinking of replacing the truck? i just don't know where to start. glad you made it. start by choosing from over 30,000 used cars and trucks. carmax. start here. >>> pacers looked good in the first quarter. >> you called this one, didn't you? >> yeah, i did. wasn't that hard, though. >> i think a lot of people -- after a miserable five-point performance against the pacers in game 3, dwyane wade seemed lost. pundits, everybody except jim vance said the heat were toast. wade put on earmuffs and enlisted the help of his former college coach, tom crean, who just happened to be close by because he's now the head coach at indiana. wade watched some game tape and returned to form. as the heat won the next three games to close out the series. the la

the mercury news says he will meet tomorrow,, having one of those days? friday next week. the mercury news says he will meet tomorrow,, tired. groggy. can't seem to get anything done. it makes for one, lousy day. but when you're alert and energetic... that's different. you're more with it, sharper, getting stuff done. this is why people choose 5-hour energy over 9-million times a week. it gives them the alert, energetic feeling they need to get stuff done. 5-hour energy...when you gotta get stuff done. >> slow and go as you work your way towards the bay bridge toll plaza. backed up all the way into the maze. over to the maps, it looks like we are a little sluggish at the bay bridge. slow on northbound 880 due to an accident at whipple. also reports of an accident on 80 near carlson. you can see on the maps, slow in both directions >> just a couple of patches of fog along the immediate coast line. not a bad way to start the day with plenty of blue sky but the temperatures running a little bit cool. 41 in napa, 56 in san jose. a couple of patches of fog tow

the fact. but we were part of a group that had gone through "mercury," had gone through "gemini," manned, we're leading, we're beating the russians, you know, nothing can go wrong. and it had led to a sense of false security, no question about it. deke and i remember talking about it. gus would come back and he had a complaint about this. he said this is the worst spacecraft i've ever seen, complained about that, and, of course, he was complaining to engineers as well as to deke and to me, but deke and i insidiously became part of the problem because we said, okay, gus, go ahead, make a list of this stuff, and we'll see that it's fixed by the time you fly. not that we'll see that it's fixed before they stick you back in there for a test where you're using 100% oxygen. see, there was that sense of security, sense of complacency that everyone has, including myself and including deke. i think some people felt that sense of responsibility, neglect, bad decisions more than others, more personally affected by it more than others. but i don't believe more than just a few hardheads that didn't feel in

she told the mercury news her family has always believed she was buried in the cemetery under a county hospital. but until now, no one believed her. >>> several women right now facing charges linked to a scam targeting elderly asian women in san francisco. investigators say the suspects were after cash and jewelry. they would tell their victims older asian women that they were plagued by evil spirits and they would die unless they brought back valuables to be purified. at least two dozen people fell for this. police right now asking any victims to come forward. >>> berkeley's police chief admitted he was wrong to pressure a reporter to change a news story. but that's not enough for city leaders. the city is spending $20,000 to review the media policies. a southern california based communications company will spend six months auditing department procedures and then make recommendations. the move comes more than two months after chief michael meehan sent the sergeant to the home of an oakland reporter with the demand the reporter change the story he posted online. >>> and this morning, n

today, everyone in the courtroom talking about the mercurial woman at the heart of the affair, rielle hunter. abc's bob woodruff has those details. >> reporter: john edwards arrived at the court today, his daughter, cate, once again by his side. yesterday, she left the trial in tears, but today, she was composed, as her father's former aides describe the bizarre actions with his ex-girlfriend, rielle hunter, the campaign's one-time videographer. >> so glad you like it. >> i like it. >> reporter: on the stand this morning, john davis, edwards' right-hand man, who was by his side on the campaign trail. davis testified that in february of 2007, more than a month after rielle hunter was no longer employed as a videographer, he saw her in a hotel elevator. i would have preferred not to have seen her, davis said. i was concerned why she was there. i was suspicious they had maintained a relationship. some time later, hunter knocked on his hotel room door. she told me she and john edwards were very much in love, davis testified. the next day, edwards denied they were having an affair. he told

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did we don't have anything to do with the mercury plans whatsoever. and a nationwide scam taggant certain women have been spread on their worst fear to call them that tens of thousands of dollars. did we do a good beginning overcharged for car insurance and not even notice how see if your accidently paying for someone else's mistake. italy woman's worst fears tried to saddam them out of their jewelry and they're in jail tonight. success but for residents fl inside their luggage at $850,000 worth of jade, silver, and even one woman's wedding ring. one moment about why savings up to thousand dollars. >>> it's really hard for me to see my mom upset. and one of the elder abuse. the suspect their chinese nationals who told the women that their families were plagued by evil spirits. the investigation taking its new self driving car out for its ban. google got a special permit for the test drive on one condition and someone had to be in it in case things went haywire. the car uses the rooftops as are video cameras and artificial intelligence to navigate and

she told "the mercury news" her family believed she was buried in a cheap box in a pauper's grave under a county high school. until now, no one believed her story. >>> several women are facing charges, for a scam that targeted elderly asian women in san francisco. investigators say the suspects were after cash and julie. the victims, mostly older, asian women, were plagued by evil spirits, and would buy unless they brought back valuables to be purified. two dozen victims fell for it. >>> 180 pages of renewly-releas evidence gives us new insight into the controversial shooting of trayvon martin. the autopsy report says martin was shot in the chest, from no more than 18 inches away. also, toxicology tests show the teenager had marijuana in his system. >> whether or not he smoked a joint the week before, it does not matter. this was an unarmed teenager, in a place he had every right to be, confronted by a man with a 9 millimeter gun. >> prosecutors say they support the second-degree murder charges they filed against george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who says he shot martin