civil war was over with. >> reporter: the monument is 555 feet tall. n it was finished, it was the tallest structure in the world. and it held that title for five years, until the eiffel tower was built. thanks to a special washington, d.c., construction law, the monument remains the tallest structure in the city, overlooking everything else. and yes, there is an elevator to take you to the top. just be prepared to wait in line. >> we saw the washington memorial and went up in it and the jefferson memorial. >> which one's been your favorite so far? >> oh, the washington. >> why? >> it was really cool to go up and to be able to look around and see all the stuff that was around it. >> why do you think it's important to have memorials to our famous presidents? >> because when they died it honors them and it shows respect that we care about them. >> reporter: judging from the millions of people who visit the monument each year, people certainly care a lot about our first president. i'm lauren for "teen kids news." >>> this book report is brought to you by b

the old washington monument ploy. the washington monument ploy. what is that? well, we researched this for a book that is coming out tomorrow, new book called "broke" when the government threatened cuts to the national park service, the park service responded ahh! and then somebody said wait a minute, the most popular monument in washington is the washington monument. we'll just tell them we have to shut down the washington monument. cuts were averted. the washington monument ploy. when you hear them say they'll cut teachers and cops and release terrorists on the street. think i will never tell a lie. they claim the tea baggers are going to set terrorists free. never tell a lie. the washington monument ploy. who is using this ploy? wouldn't you know it? it's this. the afge. that is the american federation of government employees. oh, so it's the government! so let's see if i have this right. i pay my taxes, you pay your taxes, it goes to washington, they pay these people, these people then give a portion of that salary, your tax dollars to this union. and union

department received a number of reports and complaints about infestations in apartments along the monument corridor. speakers from that task force will be educating neighbors on how to detect and manage bed bugs. bed bugs are small insects that feed on human blood and the bites get swollen and itchy. they are trying to get a better sense of how widespread this issue is here in the east bay. several groups are involved tonight to get that information out to you. if you want to learn more, it's tonight. 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at meadow homes elementary school on detroit avenue. kild care and spanish language interpretation will be provided. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the east bay. >>> getting you started, southbound 880 and reports of a minor accident involving one car. the car itself is over on the shoulder. missing a tire just on the rim. the tire is approaching mallory. watch for the debris and potential between up and a crew should help that person out shortly. we will let you know if there any delays. the commute out of the pass and an easy drive right now, 13

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just one of the monuments around the world. >> that statue isn't the only thing going pink.you have some extra millions hanging around this pink diamond can be yours, it's expected to fetch $38 million. this stone may be flawless after repolishing. the auction is next week eaks to send jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four

this is not mexico city where indian families wrapped in newspapers huddel uppered the monument of the revolution. this is not where girls peddle chicklets on street corners no this is lamission. land of palm trees and skyscrapers where there is dollars enough for cell phones, sports cars and [inaudible] by the trunk full. where a suitcase of cocaine is as easy to buy as a broken stemmed rose from his white bucket. how much for that hand full of rose buds? for fingers go up. he makes change for a 20, returns clefrjed winched with b. you tip him a couple of dollars, so what. every love struck couple stairing into each other's eyes. every loner with a half empty beer even a waitress after a shift receives a visit from john nitto. he returns to the faces above the steaming plates before he's out into the neon lit street leaving behind a trail of rose petals bark as sacrificial hearts. thank you. [applause]. >> whenever i had writer's block i do research so i thought i would redo a section which started as writer's block and it took place in a library. i think all you need to know is my na

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packed house all the way back to the monument. and i refuse to allow the forces of evil distract from what the one nation rally was all about. they want you to believe that i gave some controversial speech. that i had -- you know was hiding something. well, here's my speech. in its entirety for the record. >> hello, america! one nation, one nation! we are together. this march is about the power to the people! it is about the people standing up to the corporations! are you ready to fight back? are you ready to stand up with your brother and sister? this is a defining moment in america. are you american? you are american? do you love america? it is time it is a defining moment for this country, for us to look into our heart and our soul to really find out who we are as a people, as a country, as a family. the conservative voices of america, they're holding you down. they don't believe in your freedom. they want the concentration of wealth. they've shipped your job overseas. to our brothers and sisters who have fallen on hard times in

the monument stood as theal taste building at 555 -- as the tallest building at 555 feet.and now, you know the news as fox reports this saturday october 9, 2010. i'm julie banderas. thank you for watching, everyone. see you back here tomorrow, same time, same place, same

what is important is that as we look out on the monuments to the past and the tributes to those who founded our country, we also recognize that as we look this way, our responsibility is to the future. and that's what our work is about here. so it's a great honor to serve in the speaker's office. i have a number of gavels here, you see, but i have this waterford gaffe tale that was tip o'neills. i told the members i can only use this gavel once, become crystal. but mrs. o'neill gave it to him when he became speaker and they gave it to me, the o'neill family gave it to me. so i'm very honored to have that. because he also is an inspiration to me. >> from president kennedy when i was a teefern age-- teenager here to president obama when i was speaker there. >> out there is where president obama was inaugurated. >> we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking america. >> when i attended president kennedy's inauguration it was on the other side. and this time, millions of people can come for the inauguration of our president, the other way. but in any even

>> welcome back,,you're taking a live-look at the monument n mount vernon, some changes ay be in store. we'll check in with oel, to -ind out what those aree good morning. we need to check in with steve fertig, and find out about the change, in the temperatures. you. >> the change in theeweather conditions, in terms of rain. we have some rain, andú sky-watch, and you see that, ouú in the western part, ann also, excuse me, a little further point south, seeing some showers moving in there. it is mooing in, and later this morning, it will move into the central counties as well. expect an incc o about an inch-and-a-half of rain. and then, we''l see a couppe of showers, onntte bacc-end, and a %ew chances and then some drierú and, in somm of the outlying areass 48, and close to the same for salisbury,,49 degrees at the bus stop. coollr, and we move through the day, a little bit, in the ú%ternoon,,60 for the high. >> we may have, a shower or thunderstorm. so, temperatures will bee3 decreasing, aad rain heavier as well, and talk more about that. p> candace is here with a check on the traffic. >

packed house all the way back to the monument. and i refuse to allow the forces of evil distract from what the one nation rally was all about. they want you to believe that i gave some controversial speech. that i had -- you know was hiding something. well, here's my speech. in its entirety for the record. >> hello, america! one nation, one nation! we are together. this march is about the power to the people! it is about the people standing up to the corporations! are you ready to fight back? are you ready to stand up with your brother and sister? this is a defining moment in america. are you american? you are american? do you love america? it is time it is a defining moment for this country, for us to look into our heart and our soul to really find out who we are as a people, as a country, as a family. the conservative voices of america, they're holding you down. they don't believe in your freedom. they want the concentration of wealth. they've shipped your job overseas. to our brothers and sisters who have fallen on hard times in

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when you go to start you'll see the monument to the conquerors of space on it is written in this place the genius of soviets man was revealed in an instant in the concrete of the cosmos i think you can see better than that about the economy. and the vast concentration of technology here in the middle of nowhere has just become even more advanced this spacecraft has improved in digitized control power supply and temperature control systems but one thing hasn't changed the humans flying soyuz missions this crew like those before them have been training for years for their six month stint on the i assess the two russians and one american know that in english soyuz means unity and the international nature of their mission so how will they get on you know personalities in there were very easily excitable and. you know things in a very kind of calm and quiet way so i think we're going to have a. very good working relationship board the space station because we. have i think the same temperament all three of us and amazingly scott will have family coming to visit him on his mission his brothe

. >> reporter: earning their trust, that's just part of the monumental past with folks at dave farm after accepting seven horses rescued from a west virginia rescue farm. that's right rescued from the rescuers who were letting them starve. >> it was very bad with what these horses were put through. >> reporter: berkeley county west virginia sheriff was at the days end farm rescue for an update on the condition of the animals and the case. christine bridges says 7-year- old thorough bread zodiak is one of the toughest cases. >> despite the treatment, we weren't sure if he was going to survive. he has had a multitude of treatments including plasma transfusion and constant iv fluids. >> reporter: charges have been filed against the west virginia farm owner. >> right now the individual that was responsible for this has been arrested for 56 counts of animal cruelty. >> a lot of them have bite wounds. >> he has a finest tap in. >> reporter: the health of the horses are improving thanks to donations from marylanders and the help of the volunteers. >> there has not been one second, no minute of t

participants will head togethersburg on saturday before wrapping up in washington near the monument onunday. >>> taking a look at the living well headlines the best ways to prevent another flu pandemic this year is what they are meeting for. >> this year's vac soon comes with an extra punch. it fights three strains of the flu including h1n1 but many choose not to get vaccinated. >> i don't usually. i'm kind of off and on. some years i do and some years i didn't. >> reporter: the centers for disease control is pushing all of us, age six month and older to get the shot this year. >> reporter: this 70-year-old knows how important it is, especially as he gets older. >> when you hit a certain age your immune system may not be as great as it was when you were younger. so i takeoff precaution i can. >> reporter: last year 200,000 people went to the hospital as a result of the flu and 13,000 died. with the h1n1 virus being the predominant strain. the h1n1 strain triggered a pandemic last year. medical experts hope to prevent it again. >> prevention is the best beautiful flu vaccination is the

put up plaques commemorating the monument and the right field tower. not saying it's making a difference, but it's a fact. >> the curse is over. >> thank you. >> let's turn now to mike shumann in dallas. there is no question. i remember as starting to have the same feeling with this group outside of the ballpark here. and getting ready for game three tomorrow. and there is like they said, they knew out today and practice and they're confident and cautious, because they know it will change just like that. after practice today, an american league parks, rules change. giants put up 20 runs and won't think it could get better. and there is bruce bochy said hey, koit change. >> what they've been through, first two series would understand, tomorrow, focus will be that game tomorrow night. it has to stay that way. that is change with these guys. >> this is the next thing. they want it at home. so, i think it's going to be a big game. first game there in, texas. >> how can the series change in texas? >> this is a million things could happen in baseball. we're

you can see off in the distance the monument there and if it was light outside, we could see all the way to the river. it's just that crystal clear outside. temperatures now in the city 66 degrees and holding. gaithersburg is 54, dulles is 61. look at manassas down in the upper 40s now. winchester is 64 degrees. the wind is blowing a little bit out there. some of these spots where the temperature has really dropped the wind has died off. where you're seeing the temperatures a little bit warmer, hagerstown, winchester, elevation difference and wind is keeping them warmer, but they'll eventually fall off into the 50s before it's all said and done. reagan national today almost 80 degrees. we'll be there tomorrow. dulles 77, bwi marshall in the 70s, too. look how much heat there is back out west of us and this is what is feeding our heat, too, the next couple days. st. louis 83. when you look to st. louis this time of year and you see them in the lower 80s and this weather pattern, good bet we'll be right in there for tomorrow here in the district. that's why our temperatures will be up

the monuments there was built to the malone millennium of russia as well this great sort. a sort of metal structure in the center beyond on the other side of the river is jaroslav courts like a collection of old churches and buildings which is very picturesque. and the whole of the city as you can see is pretty green and park like and dotted with lots of cute little churches so i think tourists would really love it here the added special thing about not grove is that they're very tourist friendly which is quite unusual for a russian city russian town they have a fantastic tourist office where they're very happy to help tourists the price for tells areas is not that expensive and if you are on a budget the tourist office will help you find a room in someone's home. and that's a great experience for foreigners to have so i think this can be an affordable place for people to visit and it's you know midway between moscow and some pizza spigot offers a completely different atmosphere i think it's a good place to visit ok thank you very much we've been speaking to simon richmond

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police don't want the monument blocked from tourists. the workers are demanding up to two years of back pay. >>> three of the miners in chile are waking up in their own beds this morning. they left the hospital yesterday after meeting with that country's president and taking a group photo. outside the hospital it was a carnival atmosphere as the country continues to celebrate the spectacular rescue. more miners are expected to be released from the hospital today and doctors say all should be home by monday. >>> how do you get a suspected murder tore confess? how about a phony phone. >> trying to get a confession from the suspect in the chandra lecv case. attorneys called the letters unethical. a judge denied a request to throw out the case. >>> is it a case of bad karma, first he faked an injury now arenas may be telling the truth. why he was side lined last night. >>> later this hour, peyton manning and the colts coming to town. can the redskins pull off a win in front of a prime time audience? >>> 6:14. gilbert arenas had to leave the g

i think, it is too bad. >> there are 109 trees that surround the washington monument. f preservationists haae their way, every tree in the %-down.xcept one, would ome ú% horrified. >> defiessreason to cut down immature trees. >> mount vernnn conservancy wants to replace them with younger ones. part of the project to give the park a symmetrical appearance. >> we think it will make for aú enviionment wwen it is done. >> i think it is a lack of respect for the people that live and work in this neighborhood. >> the conservancy said almost half of the existing trees are dead or damaged. and it is difficult to replace a few, without replacing most all. >> the roots of the trees, undergrounn, are iitangle with one another. >> ashame to take the trees down. they are wonderful. fine. petitions opposing the plan. it is up to the city's preservation commmssion o decide when all of those aging ttees will be history. jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> twice now the city's preservation commission failed -o take action on the plan. >> it will meet again next month. >> in the tv news

there's the video of our national monument. there is the jefferson memorial there.the screen there is the washington monument. mostly clear sky this morning. temperature, 65 in washington. a comfortable start to this day. we'll have light southerly breeze and southwesterly wind warming things up. 50s in the suburbs and the rural areas. mountains, 40s. mid-60s on the eastern shore. and we've had just one litt shower come through north central maryland. that's dissated. lots of sunshine for this columbus day. enjoy. mid-afternoon, mid-80s. back into the 70s by 6:00. then later tonight it will be down int the 50s to near 60 by dawn tomorrow. tomorrow, slight chance of a shower. highs in the 70s. cooler thursday. highs in the 60s. showers likely on thursday. friday, sarday, sundaye should dry out. more sun for next weekend and feeling like autumn. how is the traffic? >> feeling like the middle of summer on the roads this morning. lighter than normal conditions. not light, light, light. few folks are out and about. not everybody has the day off. i-270 toward 118 in germa

. >> the very fact that you would go after a monument like big ben or the eiffel tower or something like that would create worldwide news and the terrorists right now are looking for news we believe because it turns out that a lot of our raids and drone attacks are having a real impact on al qaeda in pakistan and so they want to strike back and show their followers around the world that they're still vital. >> reporter: he said americans should also learn to blend in. >> they shouldn't dress overtly like americans. this is not the time to wear your redskins jacket, in other words. >> reporter: it's advice eric glass, an american who now lives in austria, says he uses every day. >> i don't run around going hey, i'm from the u.s. or anything like that. i just blend in accident be normal. >> reporter: that way -- in, be normal. >> reporter: that way he says he can go on with his life in spite of the terrorists. >>> a local navy seal honored at his high school tonight. the body of lieutenant brendan looney was brought to the high school for

reports of investigations in several apartment buildings in the monument corridor in concord that is ht at meadow homes and elementary school. >> public comment until the end of march for camping fee increases that would camping fees would increase $20 for an individual site for one to six people, $40 for small groups side, $50 for large groups side. on loothe revenue would allow the park to have an online reservation system. it would allow fo >> transportation commission announced $14 million grant for electric vehicle projects in san jose and across the bay area. the 14 million as part of a $33 million total grant pull the commission is allocating for clean transportation initiative including electric taxis car share programs and infrastructure for electric vehicles. california's first by got bicycle sharing program will debut in 2011 with the help of grants from local transportation organizations and 20111000 bikes will be installed throughout the bay area including 50 in san francisco. the project will get 4.3 million from the transportation commission and 1.4 million from other p

the first one is at the monument center on clayton road. another event is set for saturday in pittsburg. that's from 11:00 a.m. until 1 p.m. >>> the city of san rafael is considering changing the way ma outage parlors are operating -- massage parlors are operating. >>> this week, san francisco supervisors will take up a proposal aimed at cleaning up the city's dirty buildings. the link ration would allow the city to fine landlords $1,000 a day if they don't take care of bedbugs, mold or garbage. but it would only apply to apartment buildings and single room hotels. the proposal comes amid an increase in bedbugs. there have been 500 cases reported so far this year. >>> all right. 7:55. a couple of accidents to talk about right now, right, tara? >> right. nobody can get my name right now. i'm tara, not tamera, not tara. you are b.a.r.t. i don't know what to call you kraig. first off, we have an accident -- a four-car crash, 101 northbound at cesar chavez street. that's causing quite a bit of backup. so be aware of that one. we also have a traf

in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. he way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go i'm the president of friends of mclaren park. it is one of the oldest neighborhood community park groups in san francisco. i give a lot of tours through the park. during those tours, a lot of the folks in the group will think of the park as very scary. it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves. once you get towards the center of the park you really lose your orientation. you are very much in a remote area. there are a lot of trees that shield your view from the urban setting. you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a

this is not a good time to be outside with the outdoor monuments. >> let's look at the forecast. it is moving eastward. tomorrow, sunshine, it may be an isolated brief shower. breezy into saturday, but a fantastic weekend. could fall weekend. a lot of sunshine. >> great timing. thanks for joining us. we will see you back here for "good morning washington." we began at 4:30. have a great afternoon.

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in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go >> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january 1916. >> it's a wonderful experience to come to a building built like this. the building is built as a palace. not for a king or queen. it's built for all people. this building is beautiful art. those are architecture at the time when city hall was built, san francisco had an enormous french population. theref

the state of washington. it cost $100 per day that's 584 million dollars per year. bill, is this a way to save money? >> it is a scare tactic. washington monumentthe parks department is threatened they say we'll shutdown the washington monument. we are not going to have violent people put out to save money. we might have nonviolent people put out. it is a willie horton situation now. >> what bothers me is that a judge makes a decision about sentencing. you are changing what the judge has decided in court. shouldn't we stick by the rule of law here? >> we should. there's a deterrent factor longer sentences have more deterrents. what we could do, if they commit another offense that amount that they were let out early should be added on to their next sentence. >> okay i think i follow that. gold! shattering record highs this week. you don't have to own gold to make money. next our informers have names stocks that are as good as gold. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize i better start doing something. we open up that box. we organize it. and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and th