we're here at the tacoma location, we're also at the brookland location and the 14th and v, so you can see us there as well. and one of the great benefits of being here, you can order food throughout the event and love to have you do that. and you can pressure the books after at the front of the store. as i mentioned, tonight we have stephen harding here. world war ii in japan has officially ended in cease fire, but there are still a few final moments of the americ

we're here at the tacoma location, we're also at the brookland location and the 14th and v, so you can see us there as well. and one of the great benefits of being here, you can order food throughout the event and love to have you do that. and you can pressure the books after at the front of the store. as i mentioned, tonight we have stephen harding here. world war ii in japan has officially ended in cease fire, but there are still a few final moments of the american story to be told. stephen harding targets an american soldier and the final flight through japan in the book "last to die." publishers weekly calls the book a meticulously researched tale. while harding expresses a commitment as a journalist and historian to remaining objective and not emotionally attached to the individual stories to be told, he admits to his personal connection with tony from his service in the vietnam war to his detailed journalism of american military affairs, harding is very well suited to share tony's legacy of patriotism. stephen harding is the author of eight previous books including "the new york

they saw a woman pull a gun on a young person during a fight at the tacoma station. what they didn't know at the time is that she is a plainclothes metro transit police officer. metro tells us the kid was being ticketed for trying to skip paying a fare when it turned violent. the gun was pulled during a scuffle with officers. >>> another report card in for metro tonight. most of the grades not good. one area that is suffering in particular is customer satisfaction. and now some metro riders are banding together to do something about it. news4 shomari stone live at metro center, working that story for us tonight. shomari? >> reporter: good evening, jim. some of these riders are so dissatisfied with metro, that they started to start the riders union. it was started by the man who created the fix la matta twitter handle. >> have i been dedicated to transit for years. >> reporter: ashley robins is frustrated with metro. >> i live a little out of crystal city. i'm a blue line rider. and i've actually switched to the bus because the blue line service when it got cut for the

. >>> police have a suspect under arrest after a stabbing friday night at the tacoma shopping center, tacoma langley crossroads center. we are hoping to learn more about the man under arrest and the stabbing victim's condition. >>> just blocks away, two men were shot during an argument. we are told that the victim will rvsuive. the suspect managed to escape police after a brief pursuit on i-95 north. >>> new developments in the arizona freeway shootings. police believe there could be multiple shooters. they did make an arrest in the case on friday. so far, he is facing unrelated charges. 11 vehicles have been shot at since august 29. >>> it's business as usual this morning at union station but yesterday was a different story. commuters were frightened and horrified when a man stabbed a woman prompting a security guard to shoot him. the suspect later died. it caused panic among passengers. >> we hear a shot. one young lady was met front and ran down. >> police say they believe the stabbing was the result of a nestic incident. >>> be ready to get out quickly. what's what faishes are bei

we sell book and hosted here, we're here at the tacoma location, and brookland location, so you can see it there as well. and if -- one of the great benefits of being here, you can order food throughout the event, and love to have you do that. you can frch books after at the front of the store. as i mentioned tonight we have steven here. world war ii and japan has officially ended in cease-fire, but be there's still a few final moments of the american story to be fold. steven harding cronicles final flight through japan and the book last to die. but publisher weekly call it is a meticulously account of japan's surrender it is impressive and inspiring as it hardens determination to tell it. now parting, expresses a commitment as a journalist and storing to remaining objective and not emotionally attached to the individual's stories to be told. yet missed his personal connection with tony from his service in the vietnam war to detailed military affairs suited to fair tony's legacy of patriotism. steven harding is author a of "the new york times" best seller, the last battle. a long time j

the cameras. no one appears to be hurt. they had to help some people stuck in elevators. officials did not issue a tsunami warning. in tacoma, people are on alert. news 4 was rolling when police cuffed this man. he could be the person that stabbed a man near the corner of university boulevard and new hampshire avenue. police are not saying what led up to this. thursday night, officers responding to a double shooting a couple blocks away. >>> right now, hundreds of cyclists getting ready to ride along the tacoma to highlight an issue. at 8:00 they are hosting an honor ride. they will start in arlington and ride 25, 50 or 75 miles all to raise money for injured veterans and veterans struggling with prescription drug use. the heroes 9/11 5 k will start. you don't have to run, you can go, cheer or donate. go to carl sandburg middle school to take part. >>> major road closures for the police 5k. at 3:00, army navy drive will be shut down between south 12th street and southeast street. columbia pike is going to close between pentagon and south joy street. >> one of those days you have to be aware. washington boulevard, westbound

there's also the all new ninth generation tacoma, which is the number one selling mid size truck forten years. >> about. >> about. >> america just loves tacoma, it will set the benchmark for mid size pickup. and then, the other thing that is exciting is the carbee hind it. >> tell us about i. this vehicle is called the mari, and it translates from japanese to mean the future. so this is doing to be the mass produced fuel cell vehicle. >> okay. so now tell me about fuel cells. what does that mean? >> it's an electric vehicle that produces electricity when you step on the gas pedal. >> interesting. >> it uses hydrogen and of course general to produce electricity to power the vehicle. rather than carry large batteries on board, it carries small fuel tanks on of hydrogen. this car will go about 300 miles on a tank of hydrogen. it takes 3 to 5 minutes to refuel it. and the only emissions is water vapor. >> fascinating. what is does that equal in terms of the cost? fuel cost? >> to refuel the car, it's about $25 in today's dollars. >> $25s. >> so it's kwiept amazing. >> many people just sa

bridge, just wrapping up an opening for a southbound ship, you know what that means, an opening at the tacomara coming up at 5:00. >>> all right melissa i don't know if the pope can claim credit, but it's shaping up to be a comfortable week ahead. >> cooler than average temperatures and it feels comfortable and warms up for the first day of fall, that is tomorrow guys, here is stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, it's dry and quiet across much of the area, although earlier today we had spotty sprinkles and all the moisture departing to the north and east. earlier this afternoon we bumped up to 75 degrees in philadelphia and more in the northeasterly wind and we are down to 72 in the city and 61 in the poconos and upper 60s for lancaster and reading and beach haven coming in at 71 degrees. the call from an weather, a fair amount of cloud cover overhead but gradual clearing on the way and it's comfortable and cool and down to 78 in the suburbs and 59 in philadelphia, satellite 6 along with action radar a lot of cloud cover beginning to break up across the area moving up into new england, that

we are in three new busboys locations they resolve the books and host events here at the tacoma location. we are also the brooklyn location in the fort team in d.c. you can see us there as well. one of the great benefits of being here you can order food throughout the event would love to have you do that. purchase the book after at the front of the store. tonight we have stephen harding here. world war ii in japan has officially ended in cease-fire but still a few final moments the american story to be told. stephen harding chronicles an american soldier in the side of its final flight through japan and the boat last to die. it's a researched account of the day following japan's to render. detail is impressive and inspiring as its determination to tell it. while harding expresses commitment as a journalist to remain object is and not emotionally attached to the individual stories to be told, he admits his personal connection with tony for my service in the vietnam war to his detailed journalism of the american military affairs, tardiness to share the legacy of patriotism. stephen harding

looking for the 2015 gray toyota tacoma pickup truck. we're working to get you more information and bring you updates throughout the today show in just minutes. >>> it was a heavenly day out there for pope francis. we know he's going to hear more about his address. he's going to be speaking to congress tomorrow in english. >> a man of many languages as well. we'll continue to follow that as we give you live pictures from the white house this morning. the pope actually in the white house right now as the ceremony that just concluded wrapping up. >> now he's ditching the fiat and going into the pope mobile to go around the streets of washington, d.c. we're going to leave was with these final images right now. >> have a great morning. ♪ >>> here they are! [ cheers & applause ] you're looking at president obama and mrs. obama and pope francis on the south balcony of the white house. the president and first lady have just welcomed the pope to this country for the first time in his life. george weigel joins us here and maria shriver both comme

the video. >> new tonight, tacoma park residents say they are being forced out of their homes, renters protested outside the building tonight. they say they receive notice last month that their rent would go up beginning in september. as much as 72% in some cases. >> on july 23, 2015, most the tennants in this building were given rent increases from range up to $639 that we currently are aware of. >> the new owner of the complex said the tenant association approved the rent increase to cover the cost for maintenance of the building. they sent a quote saying the building was deteriorating with 580 code violations and $3.6 million in needed repairs . residents will have six months to decide whether or not to move. >> there are tough questions from news 4. before today united medicalh5)$% center was the only hospital in the city you with the a traffic light and crosswalk at its entrance. to date two bus stops on southern avenue were move sewed workers could install one. by midweek there will be a flashing pedestrian sign crossing and by december, a button will be installed for pedestrians. after tw

he was here as a party, local public official many years ago and visited the city of tacoma south of seattle, so he would like to re-establish those roots and get to know the people. i think it's also an opportunity for him to be seen by the american people in a more relaxed fashion. >> it's also a chance for him to show something to the folks back home, and that is that he is aware of economic issues in china looking for business opportunities, and willing to hobnob with the titans of the american business technology world. he'll be meeting with a number of them here. he'll tour a boeing manufacturing plant tomorrow and see how jets get made. he'll go to microsoft to meet with chinese and american tech leaders and then he'll fifth that high school in tacoma. also greeted by more than 300 or so protesters in downtown seattle. they've been here all day long. the police say it has been a calm day on the streets. heavy security in this part of the city center. >> and they've gotten more vocal since we started the live shot. earlier today he addressed the issue of china allegedly hacking

the area. when he noticed a toyota tacoma, with three people inside. headed towards an evacuated area. after pulling the car over. the deputy searched the vehicle and the suspects he found a loaded gun. along with tools, suggesting they were going to burgalarize homes. dyami connell and michael james of brisbane. along with david cesari of san francisco. have all been arrested on conspiracy to commit a crime. among other the family of an autistic boy in sunnyvale, is being sued by neighbors who claim. the boy is a public nuisance and should not be allowed in the neighborhood. kron four's jeff bush brings us reaction. >> jeff :the case of flowers vs gopel claims that an 11 year old autistic boy is a public nuisance and should not be allowed back into the neighborhood on arlington street. the autistic society says the suit is an unfair attack against the family of a disabled boy but neighbors say the boy's behavior was more a result of a lack of supervision and not so much about his autism. >> tracy may : it was a very tense thing. the children used to ride up and down the block and when

the country. you mentioned tacoma. it is not just tacoma. imore, they threw out a case because they -- the officer got up -- they threw out a case involving -- they threw out evidence in a criminal case about a string ray -- stingray device where an officer was on the witness stand and asked about the device and he said i have a nondisclosure agreement and i have the transcript and he said you don't have that with me, i'm going to hold you in context if you don't answer my question and the judge sudden we'll concede on the motion to suppress. i used to by a -- be a federal public defender and never got a concession. that is on a transcript in a criminal case in just a couple -- well not the next state over, right. so that is another example. in florida, "the washington post" ran a whole story at a guy liking at a four-year minimum charge on a robbery case for a bb gun to rob a marijuana dealer with $100 worth of weed and they used the stingray to find the guy. the judge ordered the sting way to be disclosed and government cut the guy a probat

. >>> serial killer, ted bundy spent most of his life in the pacific northwest, specifically tacoma andmany of his known victims were abducted in the early to mid-1970s near the university of washington. he would knock out the girls, drive them outside of town to the mountains east of the city, where he would rape them and then kill them. >> ted is a sociopath or psychopath. the psychopathic mind looks at interpersonal relationships than the rest of us. all relationships are on a power grid. all you are doing when you are interacting with other people is trying to get over on them. you are trying to establish your control of the situation. >> i asked you what would happen between the time there was an arrival in king county and the mountains. you said there were two possibilities. >> you asked me to speculate. i have gone through hours of this with other people. you asked me what happened. i can't tell you what happened. i can assist you with my educated guesses. >> when you are being manipulated by one of these guys, you make mistakes. one of my earliest mistakes is being incapable of

the internet has become an issue of interest to all countries and studied by all countries. no one can stay isolated from this course. >> reporter: and he moved from that meeting down to tacoma to the high school to address the students there. he will hold a private meeting with members of the chinese american community somewhere tonight and head to the east coast on his first day of his state visit to president obama on thursday. >> and also the announcement of a deal with boeing, a big deal. >> the first really big deal announced in conjunction with this visit. the deal is china has pledged to buy 300 boeing airplanes, i don't have aan exact time frame on that, but 30 to 35 billion a plane at list price and the company is committed to building a plant in china, not an airplane manufacturing plant but what's known as a finishing plant, an area where interiors would be put in paint jobs finished, et cetera. boeing committed to building that plant somewhere in china. >> thanks allen. >>> volkswagen's chief executive resigns and the board of directors vows it will discover the origin of the cheating software found on a million of its vehicles. and two al jazeera journalists im

but it's still unclear whether those punches killed the little girl. >> vicki: a tacoma woman says heranddaughter was discriminated against... because of what she wore to school. she says it's because the little girl was wearing broncos gear... on seahawks' blue friday. alexandra lewis with our c-n-n partnership has the story. >> reporter: a kindergartener who is a bronos fan already at such a young age and even knows who peyton manning is? girl... >> vicki: newly released surveillance video shows a school bus full of children careening off of a roadway and into a pond in florida thursday. now documented by two surveillance cameras... one shows the bus driving towards the guard building... seemingly speeding. the second camera shows the bus fly by... then splash into the water. but take a closer look at the frame grab... are the brake lights on? you be the judge. some parents are concerned about how the school district is handling safety precautions. >>: my concern is that why do we have old buses. who is running this year. >> vicki: records show the bus involved was more than 20-years

video of one of the attacks shows a pair of men walking through that tacoma park metro station. when inside, they got into the cab and were taken to their destination. one driver was hit in the face with pepper spray. another was punched in the face and cut on the neck. the most recent attack -- one of the men held a knife to the driver's throat. if you know anything that could lead to an arrest of the suspects, you should call police. >>> continuing coverage right now in the salmonella outbreak at the fig & olive. one of the people that reported getting sick has now filed a lawsuit. the restaurant was a shut down for six days after 10 confirmed cases of salmonella. they open for business again on wednesday. today, lara donohue, who lives in arlington, filed a lawsuit claiming general pain, suffering and emotional distress. she ate at the restaurant and tried to run the virginia beach rock 'n roll half marathon september 6 but then she fainted. the dollar amount she is speaking about has not been announced. but she is asking for travel and travel related expenses since she could

the truck authorities are looking for is described as a gray toyota tacoma pickup truck with a licenset reads 2268r1. the names associated with this amber alert authorities are looking for what is described as a white male adult named michael steel. 34 years old who is believed to be with a five-year-old boy named jake steel. the fact they have the same last name leads me to believe there is some family connection. father and son. i don't know. those are the names we are looking for. michael steel with a little boy named jake steel. it's a gray toyota tacoma they are look for with this license plate 22682r1. we will see license plate go out on the freeway signs. people are tweeting it far and wide to get the alert out. >> cal will stay on that. stay tuned. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ butt >>> holy father had, on behalf of michelle, myself, welcome to the white house. >> pope francis just made his first

tom: these high rise apartments sit right off new hampshire tacoma park. a lot of the people here are on fixed incomes, and they are suddenly seeing their rents go $200, $300, $400, and they say they can't afford it. she says this the only home her girls have known, but their rent is going up 30%, and they may have to move. d it. an't affor she's in college, she's in middle school. >> i don't know where else we can go. so i'm really scared. tom: tonight reporters -- tonight people rallied to protest. y manager tells us an exemption was given to new hampshire tower. ome rent caps ys s are still in place, and it has worked with the city and montgomery county to let the impact of increases. some people say they can no longer afford it. >> i have to move. >> now, the owner of the building here also says before the company bought these apartments there were more than 580 code violations, and they simply couldn't have spent the fix this place up without rent increases. that said, the folks that live here say they wish those increases could be smaller. d the rents need to go

the sound barrier. saturday morning on a military base outside tacoma, washington. 450 kids. dozens of coaches and three professional football players from the nfl have all gathered for a camp. derrick coleman is a fullback for the seattle seahawks. he also holds a unique place in the nfl record books that has nothing to do with touchdowns scored or yards gained. derrick is the third deaf player in nfl history and the first to play offense in the league. >> on the field, normal people range seven, eight, nine. without my hearing aids, i'm one, two. >> one out of every two cases of hearing losses in babies is due to genetic causes. derrick's parents both have normal hear bug they are each missing a hearing gene. it resulted in a decline in derrick's hearing. by the time he was 3 years old he was almost deaf. >> it's just who i am. honestly, some people just say i'm born with it because i don't ever remember not having it. >> reporter: he might not remember being able to hear but derrick remembers getting bulky hearing aids in elementary school, he remembers the bullies and the

the quality is very low. a lot of clanging of coffee cups and people talking over each other. [inaudible] we are doing a fantastic thing. >> jim in tacoma washington. >> i read a lot of the work over these years i was 18 so i remember the presidency quite well. he said it was a factor he wanted to be better. what relevance is that what he actually did? there's a lot not to like. i don't despise him but however hr holden and say it's the strangest man i've ever met. i'm curious what is it like to be nixon and he wanted to be -- don't we all want to be there. what matters is what he actually did. but i was interested in the conflict that he felt and that we were writing about we need to try to understand the form. >> i met him once in 1988 as editor of "newsweek" there were 30 or 40 of us are there and we talked for a minute and he said to me your great grandfather was a great man. the research found out that my grandfather norman thomas and he was very shy. he did his homework so he could flatter you by knowing something about you. >> by saying your great and father was a great man but was he saying that's >> he was just trying to flatte

the brakes overheated. no one was hurt. >>> two southwest planes bumped into one another at seattle- tacoma international airport in the cargo area where planes are parked overnight. the jets hit the end of the second plane's wing as both were prepared to be towed to the gates. no passengers were on board at the time of the collision. no one was hurt. >>> vehicles wagon announced plans to refit up to 11 million vehicles as the emission cheating scandal grows. cars from the spanish unit seat are among those containing software to cheat on diesel car emission tests. customers that own any vehicles with the illegal software will be contacted in the coming days with details on how to have it removed. analysts say it could cost the company more than $6 billion. >>> the 16-year-old daughter of late actor paul walker filed a wrongful death lawsuit against porsche. meadow claims the carmaker took several safety shortcuts resulting in the death two he was riding in burst into flames. the suit allegation that porsche ignored its instability and that the seat belt broke his ribs and pelvis trapping him in his seat. >>> er rig ronner wa

. >>> police search for the man they say is responsible for a double shooting in tacoma park. >>> itself n.f.l. season -- the n.f.l. season begins with a major statement from tom brady putting deflategate to bed as boos ring out in the studio right now. larry? >> oh, larry did. i know there are cheers coming from the newsroom from mike hydeck. good morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni. we'll get to those headlines in just one moment. let's see how the day is shaping up outside with larry miller and erica grow, larry making the boos over there. the weather is something to cheer for. >>> absolutely. yesterday was too warm and muggy. it felt stifling to be outside but today a refreshing change. you can see it on the weather cam. we're being greeted to sunshine starting to make its way over the horizon. here's a look at the day planner. 79 degrees at noon. just a pew of the puffy -- few of the puffy clouds, nothing that will bring us rain today. the wind out of the northwest at 10 miles an hour. that keeps the cool, dry air in place. however, it is going to warm up this afternoon

. >>> the search under way for a gunman who shot two people in tacoma park. this happened late last night around university boulevard east and carroll avenue. two men were wounded after an argument broke out. one was hit in the stomach with gunfire, the other in the arm. police spotted a man matching the suspect description but he was able to escape on i-95. >>> it was a wild scene in los angeles this morning where a driver of a stolen car led police on a high speed chase through several neighborhoods. police were able to stop him, but has carter evans reports, the drama was far from over. >> reporter: those gunshots from police ended a harrowing night out to dinner for people inside this los angeles restaurant. >> i just heard a man screaming get down, get down. >> reporter: stella aguilera was among those eating when an armed man ran inside. >> we all got down. i grabbed my baby grandson and i saw the guy with the gun. >> whoa, oh. >> reporter: moments before that the man who police say stole a car crashed after leading officers on a chase through three l.a.

the table. we understand there were also some protestors that had to be moved back from that ta tacoma h school in anticipation of the president's visit. we understand no disruption at that time. john. >> thank you john. the kerry is calling it quit. martin winterkorn quit today. tonight the german auto maker is finding out who that person or persons was. rob reynolds has more. >> a troy made the announcement, martin winterkorn is out. >> the border acknowledges that with great respect. we want to stress the fact that dr. winterkorn had no knowledge about manipulation of emissions. >> executives said they were pursuing an internal investigation how software designed to deceive testing results found its way into 11 million vehicles. >> translator: we have the impression that criminal acts have played a role here. we will bring to light all the proceedings within the company and make sure the people concerned will be prosecuted. >> reporter: germans including those who live in volkswagen's headquarters city voltsburg are concerned that this investigation has soiled the company's reputation for pro

the "seattle times." he will go to lincoln high school in tacoma. he visited there in 1993 when he was an official. in the evening or afternoon he will have a tech powwow, if you will. the chinese internet industry forum sponsored by intel. tim cook, jack ma, pony ma, bob iger, howard schultz, a long list of people. lots before he goes on to washington dc on thursday. then the united nations in new york on friday, saturday, sunday before he turns back. angie: what are the major issues talking about? stephen: i could probably name five and we would not talk about the -- we would not scratch the surface. trade deficit. at an all-time high. south china sea on a geopolitical and military front. china claims 4/5 of the south china sea. very contentious issues. climate change. we are leading up to the paris meetings. these are the world's two biggest commuters. cyber security one of the more contentious issues that mr. obama wants from mr. xi. >> china believes that china and the united states are the countries that should try to work together, work out the and ther cyber security spirit of equality, mutu

. >> president xi also toured the microsoft campus this afternoon, and he will visit a tacoma high schoolomorrow night before getting on a plane and heading t to the other washington to meet with he president obama in his first state visit. >> playing golf, the complexities of a rich man's game in a communist country. >>> well, a popular song has earned millions of dollars in the last 80 years for companies that claimed ownership of the tune. ♪ happy birthday to you >> yes, you know that song, and a federal judge has ruled that no company has rights to happy birthday. after warner brothers charged $5,000 for using it in a documentary, she has forced them warner to give back the money that it made off of the song, estimated to be $50 million. and joining us now, that filmmaker, jennifer nelson. it has gone on for years, and joining us, her attorney, and thank you for joining us tonight. first, your reaction to the ruling. >> it's amazing. i'm thrilled, and i'm excited. and you know, it's very gratifying to know that the song can be used by anybody around the world, however they choose. it

reporter: he has met with the tech leaders permit dinner with bill gates. he is going to a high school in tacoma time going to seattle in 1993. there are ties to seattle. the technology leaders. dow chemical, others. he is reassuring the u.s. business community that china is a good place to invest and there will be a strong partnership going forward. yvonne: thank you. coming up next, why the central -- the brazilian currency keeps falling. how the social media is responding to this. ♪ yvonne: welcome back to "trending business." media, the brazilian real. reporter: let's go to brazil. it is a good time for us but not for those in brazil. al plunging,e falling for the most in four years. this is what people are saying about this. some are supporting, some are saying it is time to plan the rio trip. counting their pennies against the currency. others standing up and supporting it. wages are 40% above those in mexico and china. those with perhaps the critique. shery: my brother lives in brazil and he is making money and korean currency so he must be having fun. let's head to the philippines. the c

the past. >> a known danger to humans be with only keepers who had trained cindy when she arrived from a tacoma, washington zoon are allowed to get close to the animal. newcomers like david always use the mate narc elephant nita when we are near her. for two years david keeps his distance from cindy but on that day in january he notices she's a little too close for comfort. >> cindy was flex to the gate and i needed to get her moved. and in the process of moving cindy, i opened the gate and i should have closed the gate behind me. >> but david doesn't close the gate. a mistake that will almost cost him his life. just moments later, he senses he's in trouble. >> i just had a feeling that she was going to come after me, so i yelled for help. and right when i yelled hey, bob, she ran after me as she knew the terror in my voice. >> with 1,000 pounds of angry elephant heading straight for him. david lunges for the quickest escape route. >> the fastest way out was diving underneath the belly of another elephant so at least i can have a buffer in between me and her. i did that. she hit the side of tha

the president xi will visit a high school in tacoma. on tuesday he gave speech in seattle pledging to work with america to stop cyber crimes and telling the american business leaders there china is opened for business. i got to tell you, though, there are a lot of concerns, specifically, chinese government activity in the cyber hacking field. that's the u.s. happen very concerned about those allegations the chinese says they don't do that. i can guarantee you, that topic will come up behind closed doors. >> there may be an agreement when it comes to peaceful attacks on infrastructure. there is nothing related to espionage. >> talking about the framework. the rules of the road. we'll see what comes up. >>> joining us on the latest battle on isis in syria. american commanders are proposing to provide arms and ammunition to a coalition of up to 5,000 syrian rebels. the arian coles has had recent successes against isis, at the same time, a pentagon effort to equip other modern syrian rebels has been faltering. the syrian government confirmin

a man goes the wrong way through a terminal exit triggering a lockdown at the seattle tacoma internationalnces for about 30 minutes last night. they say they have arrested the man who caused an alarm to go off but believe he just made an error during the closure planes were able to continue flying out n. and out of the airport as scheduled. lavish state dinner at the white house as president obama hosted chinese president. the event coming after the u.s. and china reached an agreement on cyber spying promising not to support the threat intellectual property or trade secrets. the secret president was trying to keep there with were protesters outside. the white house put up screens to prevent the china's president from seeing the crowds which were gathered out front. kennely rogers making a big announcement. >> it's hammily sad or sadly happy i'm going to do a big worldwide tour. it's going to be my last. i'm going to say goodbye. >> you heard it 7'-year-old rogers retiring after one last tour in 2016, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. no worries. you can watch him one more

if i look at the trade deals, and a half tacoma tpp is a joke, personally, and i think that there are people who are much better at -- particularly barn laterally. our bilateral -- we have done three. columbia, panama, south korea. china has done 30. including a $30 billion deal with the ukraine, including many of the countries in africa, many people we would never deal with. the answer is iran, i think it's a dangerous precedent. i don't think we have nearly what we think we have. this notion of anywhere, anytime, nothing that sounds anything close to anywhere anytime in this so that's one man's opinion. >> peter, a great talk. very disturbing listening to you. the world seems like there's so much to be done, but as we all leave this room, each individual leaves the library tonight, what would you like us as individuals to take with us? what can we do -- >> okay. phenomenal question. thank you. the title of the book is "american mojo: lost and found." we have it. there is no more talented organism on the planet than we are. we are the disrupter, the fount of good ideas. anybody who t

. >> next up is advancent in the affordable care act. taco tacoma, washington. >> caller: thanks for taking my call. the previous caller pointed out exactly what is wrong with our health care in america is the insurance companies. and also the states that didn't make the affordable care act part of their solution to health care. those governors who totally resisted buying into the system is causing havoc for those people similar to fran with pre-existing conditions because the insurance companies are playing games where, as she said, she had a lesser plan that met her needs. now those plans are not available in those states that the governors have resisted. and i think the affordable care act is doing a great job. it's keeping all of these people that are not in any type of health care from going to the most expensive health care, which is the emergency room. at least you can go to a doctor using an insurance plan. so those are really, fran pointed out, the real problem with health care in america. >> since obamacare kicked in, what's the total enro

one of the things that was so striking recently was a story out of tacoma, washington, which acquired a stingray device, which is a technology that can be used, it replicates a cell phone tower and it can be used to track the location of a cell phone without having to go through the carrier. the way that device was presented to the city council was that as a device capable of locating improvised explosive devices. but when people filed foia public records requests to say how has this device actually been used it turned the it had never been used in such a way. it was primarily used in prosecuting drug crimes. so first of all the post-9/11 pots of money are often fizzling surveillance at the local if. second of all the same broad technological changes, the ability to collect, store, analyze and share information at unprecedented rates have also made surveillance at the local level more expansive. i'm sure criminal defense lawyers see this all the time in their cases in some respects. it's pretty well understood that cell phone tracking is a common law enforcement technique. it's amazin

the two presidents meet. president xi jinping will visit a high school in tacoma south of seattle. a school he visited 20 years ago when he was here when he was provincial administrator. he will re-establish ties there and prove to the folks home and here that he has the common touch >>> the visit coming amidconcerns of a volatile stock market and economy. adrian brown is in beijing with what china hopes to accomplish. >> reporter: china's media portrays xi jinping as a leader, a guardian of an economy that is strong even as it slows. >> he's arguably a strong leader. he is going there at a time when there's good optics. he's a leader in charge of the economy. >> ahead of the visit. some of his leaders made a rare public appearance. they have a message - the economies are dependent on each other, especially now. >> the two countries have some differences. that is not unusual. our shared interests are far wider than our differences. >> those differences are apparent in the south china sea. recent satellite photos appear to show china building a third run way in the disputed waters, d

the president's monumental visit here to seattle. she's doing thihe's doing thing differently. presidents usually go to ivy league schools and instead visiting a tacomachool. a high school visited on a previous trip. at the heart of all of this is technology. he's coming with some of the most important leaders from china. the heads of companies that will be meeting with the most important american tech ceos. scheduled to meet are the heads of amazon and apple and many american companies have real concerns about what's going on in china. they'd like to make a presence or increase their presence in china, but they are concerned about the chinese government having an ever tighter grip around the internet there. at the same time, this all lays the foundation for what could happen when he goes to washington and new york. many people are expecting the obama administration to announce some type of alascord. but it won't a address the cyber hacking, which the american government alleges is targeting american corporations. they say this framework could be some type of a way to set standards so the two countries agree not to go after the critical cyber infrast

they are believed to be traveling in a 2015 gray toyota tacoma truck with the license plate on your screen22682 r 1. and as happens after an amber alert, there are signs up on the freeway, like this one. one of our staffers took a picture of this about getting the word out about the child abduction . people are asked to be on the lookout. anyone with information about the whereabouts of the two is asked to call police. we're following this and will update you throughout the newscast. >>> there is a report that a san francisco firefighter is facing possible disciplinary action. he's accused of drinking while on the job and missing an emergency call. alex savidge live where the firefighter works. that's at the fire station just north of the panhandle, right, alex? >> reporter: yeah, it is. good morning. station 21. the firefighter is accused of getting drunk in the middle of his shift and then allegedly staying behind here at the firehouse while his firefighters responded to an alarm call. this was early last month. according to the croppicle, when the fellow firefighters returned, this fire

subsidies are still expected to pay between of theiro and 9% income towards the cost of covered and it is very expensive. next up from tacoma washington, he is also in the affordable care act. caller: thank you for taking my call. the previous caller pointed out exactly what is wrong with our health care here in america, the insurance companies. and also the states that did not make the affordable care act a part of their solution to health care. those governors who resisted buying into the system is causing havoc for those people. similar to fran with pre-existing conditions, because the insurance companies are playing games where, as she she had a plan that letter needs, but now those plans are not available in those states. i think the affordable care act is doing a great job. it is keeping all of these people that are not in any type of health care from going to the most expensive health care, the emergency room. at least you can go to a doctor using an insurance plan. fran pointedlly, out the real problem with health care in america. host: thank you. since obamacare picked and, -- kicks in, what is the total number of

chief international correspondent michelle caruso-cabrera of course has been following the story in seattle and in tacoma and made her way to washington, d.c. on all of this. she's at the white house. michelle, good morning to you. >> good morning, carl. you highlight the relationship at the moment between china and the united states in a really perfect way. i mean, state visits are ve served for close partners of the united states. so clearly that's what's happening today. at the same time there's a lot of tension between the two countries at the moment for a number of issues, whether it's the south china seas and the creation of those islands which many here suggest an expansionist approach to the world by the chinese. the issues of cyber security and the way the chinese conflate espionage at the political level and at the economic level when it comes to intellectual property, which is something that the united states is struggling with and trying to get them to change their positions on or at least their actions on at the moment. and then, you know, when you read the general media those are the two bi

the construction. county, a tax on three taxi -- attacks on three taxi drivers. video shows a pair of men walking through tacoma park metroation. they get in a cab and were taken to their destination. one driver was hit with pepper spray and another was cut in the neck. >>> happening today, washington dulles international airport is hosting the family festival. the event donates funds to special olympics virginia and is free and open to the public. 10:30a.m. to 4 p.m. if you'd like to head out there. >>> more yell buzzer takes to the air to address the homicide rate. >>> and a lawsuit is filed where dinner out turned into a sickening experience. >>> coming up next, we are live in cuba as the island nation prepares for pope. details on what to expect for the visit. >>> it's warm out here and the fog is starting to lift in the district. it's going to be a pretty good looking day after the morning clouds go away. we'll see temperatures head to the mid-80s, a lot of sunshine ahead of a cold front. the cold front is not bringing so many rain showers but definitely clouds for >>> good morning if you're just waking up

>>mark:a sheriff was patrolling the area yesterday when he noticed a toyota tacoma with three people inside headed toward an evacuated area. >>mark:the deputy pulled the car over and searched the vehicle. he found a loaded gun along with tools that could be used to burgalarize homes. >>mark:dyami connell and michael james of brisbane, as well as david cesari of san francisco were arrested. >>james:hundreds of crews from p-g-and-e, cal-trans and several other utilities are scrambling to restore services in the three affected counties. >>james:there are miles of downed power lines and burned polls that need to be replaced. >>james:kron four's jackie sissel live in middletown as the community tries to get back to normal this morning. >>james:jackie? >>jackie sissel: you concede this is a great time the open time here at the store 24 after his self -- this in committee madero inside working hard in fact they say they stayed here in the entire time they slept in the back room and now they're giving away free coffee to pg&e workers and firefighters as they come in and i am in downtown middl

the latest. heking ahead to tomorrow, has a very full day of business meetings up north. campus visit microsoft's as well as boeing's factory facility and a visit to tacomaangie: he did fly into seattle on a boeing 747 to be exact. why did he choose seattle? ramy: that is a good question. you would think the president of china my first go to d.c. or new york or california. instead, he came to washington state and that is because of massive exports that come from washington state and go to china. $29 billion each and every single year. what does that include? that includes boeing planes, $21 billion worth goes every single year and that is rising. that accounts for about 72% of export. on top of that, agricultural soybeans-- wheat, and apples are huge favorites of people in china. because of business, ag, technology and the president wants to show face and drum up more business. angie: from washington state to washington, d.c., what is on the agenda when he meets obama? ramy: looking ahead to when he ons to d.c., that happens thursday, september 24. he meets president obama and meets in in the oval office. there will be a state dinner. they will be talkin

subsidies are still expected to pay between of theiro and 9% income towards the cost of covered and it is very expensive. next up from tacomahington, he is also in the affordable care act. caller: thank you for taking my call. the previous caller pointed out exactly what is wrong with our health care here in america, the insurance companies. and also the states that did not make the affordable care act a part of their solution to health care. those governors who resisted buying into the system is causing havoc for those people. similar to fran with pre-existing conditions, because the insurance companies are playing games where, as she she had a plan that letter needs, but now those plans are not available in those states. i think the affordable care act is doing a great job. it is keeping all of these people that are not in any type of health care from going to the most expensive health care, the emergency room. at least you can go to a doctor using an insurance plan. fran pointedlly, out the real problem with health care in america. host: thank you. since obamacare picked and, -- kicks in, what is the total number of enro

the media elwyn and septa. also watch out for backup on route 73. tacoma-palmyra bridge is in the process of opening. tracy?oller will release his latest findings and announce an action plan over concerns about public safety. i'm tracy davidson. another update in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news, weather and breaking news with the nbc 10 app. now back to the "today" show. thanks for watching. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning, 16th of february, 2015. guys, it is a great morning. they are playing our song. we are going to party, siesta, forever. all night long because lionel richie is here. >> not only is he going to sing, we looked it up on lyrics.com. >> i thought it was carumba, too. >> i thought it was -- >> whatever, one of the greatest artists of all time, lionel richie going back to the commodores in the '60s and hands down one of the nicest human beings alive. >> absolutely and a big announcement ahead. >> and tom brokaw reintroduced us to the greatest generation. he's written so eloquently about that generation, but now we's talking about millennials this morning and what they can

are actually hearing from god through the pope and i personally think it feels wonderful and i thank god. thank you so much for listening. bye-bye. host: to tacoma, washington. debbie on our republicans' line. caller: what i'm concerned about, god has asked us all to share his message and i know the catholics do look to the pope as a message from god. the thing that's really important that i think he needs to share is the two most important commandments that god has called us all is love him first with all our soul and mind and second is to love one another. the thing i'm concerned about is the issue are not regarding of what god is teaching and so i think we need to really check and read our scriptures and maybe even read matthew 24 because god wants us to love one another but he also wants to obey his words and there are a lot of teachings that the pope is not talking about and the things that he's regarding about our climate changing, god is in control of that and everything that god has created he will take care of that. and so i just pray that the people will real real -- really realize that each one of us is the ambassador for the lord and

tacoma to fort dilfer here in washington d.c. i've heard countless stories of how golf has helped these veterans transition back into the mainstreamling powers of golf have given these soldiers purpose and helped them regain their lives and happiness. i have seen veterans of war on the verge of taking their lives yet golf has saved them. i've been inspired by veterans who have lost arms and legs who now have a sense of worth and a peace of mind through our game. as vietnam vet and double amputee jim martinson once told me, he said, if you can't stand up at least stand out. these veterans played for real. i just played golf. when i first became -- began playing the game professionally i had a strong desire to play internationally. i wanted to learn about the rest of the world, but at the same time i wanted the rest of the world to learn about this great game. so i played the game wherever i could, and i tried to design courses where the game could be played. we were proud that our company has created golf courses that helped introduce the game in 39 countries. but using golf as a vehicle i have had the fortunate opportunity to meet

the latest edition. they are doing a fantastic thing publishing transcripts. >> jim in tacoma, washington. being nixon, a man divided. >> this is pleasant. i have read a lot of your work. i was 18 when nixon became president. i despise the guy to this day. the beginning of your interview said that it was a salient factor that he wants to be better.better. what real relevance is that to what he actually did? >> look, it is a fair peemack. i do not excuse him from that. there is a lot to not like. i do not despise them, but one can pretty easily. however, i want to humanize him and was curious. the chiefchief of staff said his boss was the strangest man i've ever met. i was curious about that. what was it like being nixon back he wanted to be a better person. don't we all want to be better? that's true. i was interested in the conflict the nixon felt. i thought it was worth writing about and we need to try to understand the fullness. >> i met nixon once in 1988. i was at newsweek, editor of newsweek. he. he came by a lot of his rehabilitation tours he came and said their grandfather was a gre