marlo thomas has always made time for st.the children play here while they wait for having their treatment. >> reporter: fund-raising. >> i'm five. >> you're five. how quiting. >> reporter: and cheerleading. it was another part of her family legacy. >> and proudly beaming over the whole thing is danny thomas. >> with a very shiny nose. the children always rub this for good luck. >> reporter: her father founded the hospital in 1962. >> were you aware that he was doing this? >> all of our lives since we were little children. we thought st. jude was one of our uncles we heard his name so much. >> reporter: with st. jude and everything else, the one thing that never interested marlo thomas was marriage. >> what's this pull forgetting married? i was completely against it. but never say never. >> reporter: because never went away.... >> would you kindly welcome marlo thomas. >> reporter:... when thomas was a guest on phil donahue's show in 1977. >> i was really terrified of marriage. >> reporter: they fell in love but aware of her

thomas?at means actually setting a date which we have been waiting for for now for such a long time. >> that's right. several weeks ago they said that the two men would probably have to face trial within the next two months. we're approaching that timeline very quickly, but things can be predictably unpredictable in iran. you never know in the next few days we could suddenly see the two boys go back with iranies. we'll keep a close eye. thank you. >>> we have breaking news that we continue to watch here at msnbc this morning. two different breaking news stories. first in southwest mexico, a landslide has buried roughly 300 homes, up to 1,000 people are feared dead. this is happened in oaxaca, mexico. a rural image in mexico. images are few and far between right now. the area suffered from a lot of rain lately, which, apparently, which led to way of this hillslide collapse. roughly 500 to 1,000 people could be feared dead. we're also keeping a watchful eye on what is happening at the universit

thomas? >> ron, when we talk about this from a civil standpoint, what about a criminal standpoint? did these people go to the police to file a criminal complaint against long? >> we do not believe they did. we talked to bernstein said the dekalb county georgia and there were no charges at this point, thomas, criminally. >> ron, thank you. >>> it is certainly a big day at the united nations today. representatives from 192 countries gather at the general assembly and among them, president barack obama, making just his second appearance before the group. his speech wrapped up just a little while ago and addressed a number of issues from the global economy, climate change and world disasters. a large part of his speech was devoted to the israeli/palestinian conflict. >> peace must be made by israelis and palestinians, but each of us has a responsibility to do our part, as well. when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations, an inde

[applause] thomas, please join us on stage.'m going to start reading my script so you know about thomas's incredible leadership. i know we have done great work with the community youth center and many community-based organizations. thomas has participated in at least two service projects per week since 2007. carly estop more pursuing a degree in marketing, he has also been active in the community from a very young age and has volunteered for callous area nonprofit organizations. graphic and by design has always been his passion. he has always volunteered he's design skills for countless organizations, which include building web sites for the chinatown neighborhood center, north beach neighborhood associations, american or in performing arts, and the asian american pageant. he was also a project coordinator ad a community youth center where he spearheaded community clubhouses after school programs. i even visited a program that he created, and he has taught asian youth graphics and web design, so we are honored to announce his l

thomas?> kristen, thank you. >>> new york city gets caught real off guard when a wild storm rips up through the area. now right now the national weather service is trying to find out if a tornado touched down last night. the storm stalled commuters by knocking out power lines, toppling trees, paralyzing traffic. flights were canceled. one driver was killed by a falling tree. at the same time cameras captured dramatic video of lightning bolts flashing around the statue of liberty. peter alexander joins us from queens, new york. >> thomas, first of all, just to be very clear, folks are so unused to that that it's only happened eight times a tornado has touched down in new york city. in the last 60 years. it's unclear if that's what happened so far. give you an idea of what the damage is left behind. on the top floor you can see the roof was peeled back like the top of a can of sardines. you can get a better sense of the experience. a husband and his wife, 7 months pregnant just moved into the a

>> well, let's talk about the issue today, thomas.out this resolution that does not ban the teaching about islam from textbooks. it simply says that all world religion s ought to be treated equally and you can't exalt one world religion. nobody that is reasonable would reject to this unless they're more interested in indoctrination than the education of our students. >> you say this resolution is inaccurately portraying what is happening in texas schools. how so? >> well, i don't think this resolution is about fairness. no one opposes fairness and if this resolution were fair, no one would oppose it. this resolution is not about fair. the author of this revolution has said that he is afraid muslims are trying to take over america without firing a shot by gaining control of the market to take over the minds of our young people. now, this is absurd, it reflects prejudice geagainst muslims and based on a disturbing level of illiteracy. >> what age range are these students that you're concerned about learning about islamic studies? >> wel

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. homicide investigators today plan to search a pittsburg landfill for a fourth straight day hoping to turn up clues or locate the remains of a hercules man believed to be one of five victims at the hands of a single bay area man. thomas is live at the landfill with the latest. >> good morning. took investigators about a week to figure out that this might be the place where they'd find frederick sales body. they've been searching for it, the remains of frederick for the past three days and a couple hours they begin the search again. the keller canyon landfill is where investigators will continue to search for 35-year-old frederick sales who has been missing since august 26. his whereabouts led police investigators here to pits berg, the canyon landfill. investigators are combed through 3,000 tons of trash, garbage and debris looking for sales' remains.

ch flowers, thomas powers. they move to 3-0 on the season.he district, car doza in black, campbell gets it out to john young. breaks a tackle. breaks another. he is cruising into the end zone. a 95 yard catch and run. cardoza wins 34-18. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >>> thank you, dan. still to come two of thing hostages from the standoff at the discovery headquarters break their silent. hear about their ordeal in their own words when we return. >>> new deils about an alleged plot to kill the pope. introducing the samsung fascinate powered by verizon. super amoled screen. six-axis 3d gaming and access to thousand of free apps. all in one ultra-thin package. you want it, we got it. the samsung fascinate. only at verizon. johns hopki >>> good morning. welcome to "news4 today." i'm kimberly suiters. it's date. let's check in with chuck bell. >> for everybody who came into town to visit for the weekend, did you pick a good weekend. plenty of sunshine on the way. sun isn't up just yet but it's only a

thomas? >> in afghanistan for us, john, thanks very much for that update. >>> we'll continue to follow that story and bring you more details as we get them here on msnbc. >>> we move on to this, a bill for the controversial don't ask don't tell policy banning gays from serving openly. the bill also contains $725 billion for the pentagon and a pay raise for u.s. troops. it passed a house in may, but senate democratic leaders are struggling to get the 60 votes needed to end a republican filibuster and allow a final vote. >>> pop star and long-time gay rights activist lady gaga travelled to maine yesterday early and susan collins and olympia snowe to vote for the bill. nbc's luke russert joins us live now from capitol hill to talk about this. luke, with at least one democratic senator indicating that he'll vote against this bill, do the democratess really have the 60 votes they need to move forward? >> right now, thomas, according to sources that i have spoken to, it does not look like democrats

thom thomas?ire on this or a simple visit that is all pomp and circumstance? >> it is going to be more pomp and circumstance. his attempt, he says, is and the reason for the trip is to bridge the gap that five century history of suspicion and of mistrust. he's going to try to do that here, he says, in the four-day period but controversy always seems to follow this pope wherever he goes. thomas, on the very day he arrived this morning, the british media was pounding on comments made by one of his senior advisors, a german cardinal walter caspar who canceled his trip and didn't come along with the pope. a couple days after a telling german magazine arriving at london's heathrow airport is like "being in a third world country." this from the man in charge of vatican relations. so, it is a gaffe prone papacy and the pope has to deal with that. no, aside from trying to talk to, meeting with the various groups from england, catholic groups from england and wales and scotland, that is pretty much it. >>

at his new home. >> we just named him yesterday, we named him thomas. >> why thomas. >> after the maintenance man who found him. >> the dog was found behind an apartment complex on 22nd street in southeast. his cage is still next to the dumpster. it reeks of urine and feces. >> we were cleaning around the dumpster and we heard something crying so the gentleman pulled it out and put it on the side and i called animal control. >> reporter: his hair was all matted and dirty. he's been saved and groomed since. people who are living in the apartment complex where he was found are outraged he was tossed out to die. >> how could somebody do that to the dog? >> maybe somebody couldn't pay rent for the dog because they charge rent for animals around here. >> reporter: whatever the reason, this is a crime. misdemeanor animal cruelty with a penalty of up to six months in jail and fines of up to $500. >> someone has an animal they can't care for anymore, they need to bring the animal to the shelter if they can't care for it. throwing the animal out to the trash is unacceptable. >> reporter: the humane so

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with the latest developments on the san bruno fire investigation. the casualty count which fluctuated over the weekend stands at four confirmed dead and four others still missing. two other missing residents were located safe yesterday. ntsb are taking sections removed from the crater. the public utilities commission is taking drastic action in the wake of the blast ordering pg&e to immediately inspect all the gas pipelines statewide. >> hours from now the owners of 48 red-tagged homes deemed uninhabitable will get further instructions how to proceed. >> asking everyone for information or video that could help this investigation into reported problems in the days before the explosion. we begin our team coverage with jenelle wang in san bruno. jenelle, you have the latest on the investigation. >> that's right, kristen. investigators want the public's help. if you smelled gas prior to last thursday's explosion or if you have any video of the actual explosion or the area itse

>> well, thomas.complaints about the election and how the government, the afghan government handles those complaints is going to be key in determining the future strategy of the obama administration. especially after the heels of last year's presidential election riddled with massive fraud, another tainted election that the afghan people have trouble accepting or maybe refuse to accept could be a fatal blow to the president's hopes of starting to withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan starting next july. u.s. ambassador carl ikenbery says there was some fraud in this election and says he expecteds a lot of complaints. >> we also have to recognize there's 2,500 candidates competing for 250 seats. for every country satisfied candidate is going to be certified as voted into parliament x there will be nine unhappy. the candidates that didn't make it, there's going to be legitimate complaints. there's probably some not so legitimate complaints. i would expect over the next six weeks there to be a lot of com

. >> thomas, thank you.n san francisco, autopsies and toxicology tests are planned tomorrow in the investigation of a wkend car crash that killed two youn mean. 20-year-old ni sarmeno and his friend robbie mccann of hercules were killed in the crash. the honda was speedin around the curve on lake merced boulevard when it veered into oncoming traffic. a car carrying a family crashed into the honda. a mother, father and their daughter who was about 13 were taken to the hospital with serious injues. vallejo police are on the hunt for o suspects who they say took thousands of dolla from sixflags discovery kingdom investigators say just before 11 p.m. two armed men wearing black hooded sweatshirts and masks cut a hole in the fence and robbed several employees who had been collecting the day's receipts. the park was closed. police don't have a suspect description and there's no surveillance vide some unhappyeals being served at a mcdonald's in san francisco. homeless advocates say the decision by one of the restau

. >> reporter: at 10 pounds, thomas, 6-year-old poodle mix is half the size he's supposed to be.playful attitude and upbeat spirit can't mask his shocking condition now visible at the washington humane society rescu him and shaved away his discolored hair >> he was extremely matted. he's obviously underweight. he does have ear infections in both ears. >> reporter: the humane society says he's lucky to be alive. he was found next to a dumpster sometime monday morning. it wasn't his barking that was heard. a maintenance worker noticed a suspicious cage. officer jennifer gardener can't belive a human being would do this to an animal. >> the crateas felty. had probably weeks's worth of urine and feces inside the cra. no food. no water. just really felty. >> reporter: the washington humane society is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. but they're hoping the story will teach pet owners there are other options out there. >> if you can't take care of your dog, you can always surrender to the shelter. so it's just inexcusable to throw your dog ou

>> that's right, thomas.s several companies of them accompanied by afghan soldiers and they're moving in the zahri district, slightly to the west of the city of kandahar. the aim of the moment is to stop taliban supply lines from reaching into kandahar city itself. they've been using it for some time to move ammunition and the proceeds of drug trafficking into the the city of kandahar. the military says they've encountered some resistance. they've been in the area for about four months, but this is the first time they've gone near some of the smaller villages that until now have been controlled by taliban fighters. many afghan farmers and the civilian farm population have moved out of the area. it's the haven for the taliban and it's where the movement started years ago. and it's known to be the homeland of the taliban. american forces and afghan forces taking along with them afghan police and newly appointed government officials in an effort to resemble the area as they go through it and put that government

. >> thomas, thank you.san francisco, autopsies and toxicology tests are planned tomorrow in the investigation of a weekend car crash that killed two young mean. 20-year-old nick sarmeno and his friend robbie mccann of hercules were killed in the crash. the honda was speeding around the curve on lake merced boulevard when it veered into oncoming traffic. a car carrying a family crashed into the honda. a mother, father and their daughter who was about 13 were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. vallejo police are on the hunt for two suspects who they say took thousands of dollars from sixflags discovery kingdom. investigators say just before 11 p.m. two armed men wearing black hooded sweatshirts and masks cut a hole in the fence and robbed several employees who had been collecting the day's receipts. the park was closed. police don't have a suspect description and there's no surveillance video. some unhappy meals being served at a mcdonald's in san francisco. homeless advocates say the decision by on

so noted without further comment, just so you know it's true, clarence thomas's wife, jenny thomas. >> hello, patriots. it is a pleasure to be with you. what an honor. if you have a crown on, i feel like i'm next to your heart and soul. thank you so much. you guys are a gorgeous crowd. can i just say thank you for coming to this wet and wicked city. despite the lies from the other side, despite the intimidation, you are america's political first responders, and we thank you for coming out. you are so powerful and so mighty that george had to spend millions and millions to counter the real grassroots movement you are building in the last 20 months. i've been living and working in the washington, d.c. area for 30 years, and i'm here to tell you a couple of things that they are not going to tell you. first of all is they are scared to death of you. they are scared. and they are hiding from you. you know what's cool? we don't have to ride around boston at midnight on horses, do we? we can stay in the comfort of our home, find each other, cause a little bit of trouble, get our voices heard

thomas died of cancer.e was 67. >>> one of this country's great political cartoonists died over the weekend. paul conrad won three pulitzer prizes for his sharp observations, many aimed at presidents nixon and reagan, both from california, which was conrad's adopted home. he worked for the l.a. times for 30 years. his skewering of richard nixon during watergate landed him on nixon's enemies list which he called one of his proudest achievements. paul conrad was 86. >>> when we come back, bringing new life into the world under very difficult conditions and making a difference. >>> finally tonight, our making a difference report. the story of an extraordinary woman in a part of the world that has seen so much conflict, gaza. for years a battleground between palestinians and israelis. nbc's martin fletcher reports on one woman helping many others realize their biggest dreams. >> reporter: it's the happiest moment -- life. for the mother, for the baby in safe hands, for fiza, head midwife in gaza, where happines

thomas?, we understand that, but how does this skew the results? >> reporter: it is -- i mean, already the credibility of government, in the eyes of the afghan people, has been tainted by last year's presidential election in a decidedly nonscientific survey. a lot of the people i talked to who did not vote fell they'd be wasting their time if they did, they felt the people that karzai, president hamid karzai wanted, would win. so that would only spread or sort of raise the doubts of the people in the government, and takes something the united states does not want to see, thomas. >> john yang, live in kabul. thank you so much. >>> investigators in the netherlands continue to question an alleged terror suspect. a british man of somali origin is interrogated, arrested yesterday at am tsterdaamsterda airport. official says the man was arrested on information provided by british authorities. >>> in a half hour from now, the president is going to take the stage at a live town hall meeting on the ec

and chase thomas sets up a field goal. stanford won 19-6.e fullback who somersaults into the end-zone. cardinal on their way to their first 0-4 since 1986. 13 seconds after scoring on offense they make the interception, runs it back for a 20-yard touchdown. he scores on offense and defense. and that's amore. stand ford wins 37-14. luck threw two interceptions for the first time in his 16 game college career. stanford wins for the first time since 1992. and whitaker kicks five field goals for the cardinals. >>> cal golden bears gave up 52 points in nevada. tonight they travel to tucson and rediscover the defense but forgot how to score. they were 6-0. but the red uniforms are on the run. nick looks for the ends zone. mark anthony tips it. and chris makes the pick. golden bears limp into half- time with a 6-0 lead. now it is 9-3cal. 75 seconds left in the fourth quarter. and a short touch 3 down and they take the lead 10-9. they only need a field goal to win. quarterback kevin riley finds marvin jones. this ball needs to be caught. it is. by a

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. in the news the latest developments on the san bruno explosion and fire at 5 a.m.. the casualty count which fluctuated over the weekend stands at four confirmed dead and four missing. two missing residents were located yesterday. they were safe and sound. ntsb investigators are taking the pipe to washington d.c. where it will be reconnected to sections removed from the crater. the state public utility commission has ordered pg&e to step up investigations of the pipeline system statewide. this morning at 10:00 the owners of 48 red-tagged homes deemed unsafe will get further instructions. >> anyone who might have information or video that could help the investigation with the reported problems in the days before the explosion. for the latest jenelle live in san bruno. >> that's right, kristen. if you smelled anything prior to last thursday's explosion or if you have any amateur video of the explosion itself, they want it. meanwhile the california public utilities commission has ordered

. >> mitchell: civil rights pioneer jefferson thomas has died. helped tear down the walls of segregation half a century ago. thomas was one of the little rock nine: african american teens who needed army protection in 1957 when they enrolled in all white central high school in little rock, arkansas. in 1999, thomas and the others received congressional gold medals from president bill clinton. jefferson thomas died sunday in columbus, ohio. he was 68 years old. old. 6- mom, new shoes? old legs. p.a.d., the doctor said. p-a-d... p.a.d. isn't just poor circulation in your legs causing you pain. it more than doubles your risk of a heart attack or stroke. i was going to tell you. if you have p.a.d., plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. call the doctor about plavix -- please? i will. [ male announcer ] certain genetic factors and some medicines such as prilosec reduce the effect of plavix leaving you at greater

. >>> also marlow thomas has a new book and she writes about her father danny thomas and also what makesn people funny. it's always a delight to have her here. >>> we look forward to that. we have got ann curry standing by at the news desk. >> thanks so much, good morning once again, everybody. in the news, an emergency official in wisconsin says a damaged levee there is in bad shape, he's cautiously optimistic it will continue to hold back the floodwaters. this after some heavy rain caused the wisconsin river to crest at a record level on monday, more than 20 1/2 feet and it's still spilling over it's banks and people in and around portage have been evacuated. >>> a mud slide buried people, homes and cars on a mountain road. >>> sources close to rahm emanuel say he is nearing a decision on leaving washington and as expected, he will run for mayor of chicago. an announcement could combi friday. >>> amid the growing uncertainty in afghanistan, this morning an emotional speech from hamid karzai calling on people to denounce violence and come to their senses. >>> the cia is rapidly stepping

later second period, caps on the power play, alexander stemmon to thomas sliceman who scores the firsts two goals. they defeat the blue jackets 6-2. here we go again. >>> in the net tonight and fellow goalee signed a two year extension with the caps $2.3 million. i'm dave feldman. brian's back right after this.  right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, ted by the spill. we've p

and we are remembering jefferson thomas, all coming up. et >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: john boyd, jr. is president of the national black farmers' association. he held a press conference to highlight the failure of the congress to approve a settlement. he joins us tonight from new york. good to have you. >> good to be here, and i want to thank you for being involved with the black farmers and continuing to raise the issue. tavis: it is my pleasure, and i wanted to have you on tonight because after years

now thomas is battling just to get on the field in shanahan's new team.was basically the fifth wide receiver. last night's game plan, armstrong, galloway and williams. he's been relegated to a kick return wel. thomas did do that well. he averaged 38 yards on two kick returns and looked pretty good. even though thomas contributed to the win, he had mied emotions afterwards. >> it is what it is. i'm trying my best to get out there, putting my best foot forward, trying to keep myead up and not being down, but it's hard, especially it's my third year and i really want to be a major pa of this offense and i know i can be a major part. i just got to do my thing on special teams. >> keeping a good attitude. high school football, most teams played their games early this afternoon or early tonight to accomdate the jish holiday. this one all aboutrevenge. both teams 2-0 coming in. last year c.h. flowers beat them coming in. no score in this one. buoy with the ball on their own 25-yard-line. t. k. jordan plays a quick back. he has just destined everybody straight up

concern it is likely that the united states won't be leaving okinawa anytime soon sean thomas r.t. okinawa japan. i'll be back in a few moments with the headlines stay with us as we continue wrapping up the week's news here on our. culture is that so much always about feeling good i think if i'm going to give it

i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umeh. tonight we have learned who the victim is and what she was doing when the car hit her and just took off. family members fear she may not survive. >> reporter: 25-year-old daniela was born in guatemala. most recently worked and lived about a block from where she was hit at 8:00 saturday night. struck just a few feet away from her boyfriend's home. >> i heard a thump and it sounded like a car hit another car. >> reporter: they are looking all they can to find a driver of what they believe was a small dark sedan, possibly a honda. they say the force of the impact caused some damage. and even a piece of evidence was left behind. >> it did leave the right-hand side exterior passenger mirror on the scene after it struck her. >> reporter: neighbors say this narrow stretch of carol avenue can be hazardous. many drivers ignore the speed limit we're told, even with a school just across the street. >> i've seen the crossing guard almost get hit trying to cross the kids to school. so people don't

the washington humane society says thomas is lucky ju to be alive right now. he was found near a dumpster sometime monday morning. it wasn't his barking that was heard. a maintenance worker taking care of the crash noticed a suspicious-looking cage. it's not clear how long he was stligt in a crate covered by blanket, but officer gardner can't believe a human being would do this to an anal. >> the crate was filthy. it probably had a week's worth of feces and water, juurine, ju filthy. >> this should teach owners that there are other options for pets. >> we're open seven days a week, 24 hours, so it's not an excuse to throw your dog out with the trash. >> thomas is enjoying steady meals and the company of others. he's not ready to be adopted yet, but inwo weeks, once he gets is weight up and is cleared by the doctors, the humane society hopes to find thomas a good home. >>> outside tonight, there are some clouds but no rain at the moment. that could change for all of us, though, tomorrow. doug has details in the storm certain. how does it look, doug? >> it's act

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen.opping our news, investigators will labor away for a fourth day at a pittsburgh landfill hoping to find a missing hercules man. abc 7's thomas roman is live at the landfill with the latest. >> in just about three hours homicide investigators will be combing through tons of trash and garbage here at the keller canyon landfill looking for the remains of 35-year-old frederick sales. he's the man police believe is the fifth victim in the string of murders that began last week, murders that police believe were started by motivated jealousy. investigators hope that following a lead to this pittsburgh landfill would provide them with a clue to 35-year-old frederick sales' whereabouts. eats been missing since august 26. after going through more than 3,000 tons of trash and dedegree the past three days, investigators are come up empty. >> unfortunately all the effort that they've put in for the last couple days, they have yielded no results. >> police believe sales could be the fifth victim in

he will have a behind-the-scenes fund-raiser before returning to washington tonight, thomas. >> pricier than $30,000 a couple? >> pricier than $1,000 a plate. >> oh, gotcha. >> 30,400 is the limit. it's a quirky upper most limit that you see is the top price for most of these fund-raisers. >> i'm not going to go to any of those. mike, thanks so much.

>> why thomas? >> after the maintenance man who found him. >> reporter: the dog was found behind the douglas-knoll apartment complex. the cage is next to the dumpster and wreaks of feces and urine. rena kelly was with the maintenance naman who discovered the dog. >> we were cleaning around the dumpster and heard something crying. the gentleman climbed over and pulled it out and put it inside and i went in and called animal control. >> reporter: his hair was matted and dirty and he's been shaved and groomed. people who live in the apartment building where he was found are outraged he was tossed out and left to die. >> what? how can someone do it to the dog? maybe someone couldn't pay the rent for the dog. they charge you rent around here. >> reporter: whatever the reason, that is a crime, misdemeanor animal crueltiy with a penalty of up to six months in jails and fines up to $500. >> someone has an animal they can't care for anymore, they need to bring the animal into the shelter and throwing it out

will thomas joins us live by phone. give us where you are exactly and what you know about this in. >> on 270 now northbound, law enforcement allowed some of the media crews access a few moments ago. we're approaching montrose road and we're not at the scene yet. as i look above, i can see the news choppers hovering above the scene and i think you heard from what we heard from law enforcement and that happened at 4:00, a small limo style bus and that was going up the sky ramp apparently on to 270 and overturned. we understand that one person was pinned and extricated and we're getting information from law enforcement here, montgomery county police on the scene that there might be one fatality and several people being transported, as many as 10 to 15 adults -- adults hurt and being transported as we were make our way down wisconsin and to old georgetown road and to rock, democracy and we could see ambulance after ambulance going to suburb inhospital in old georgetown road and we're literally just pulling up to the scene r

garvin thomas will be joining us from san bruno throughout the morning. >> right now we want to fill you in on the latest details about the san bruno explosion. as of this moment, one person is confirmed dead. and more than 20 people are injured. the explosion and fire destroyed 53 homes, damaged at least another 120. >> safety crews will get together in about an hour. they will survey the damage and decide when it's time to start to search for survivors, for more dead. we have at least one confirmed death, search and rescue operations could begin any time. >> if this is the first time you're hearing about what happened, here's the details. the initial explosion actually happened just after 6:00 last night near glenn view park in san bruno. witnesses say flames shot 200 feet to 300 feet in the air. winds fueled those flames. they jumped from house to house to house in the neighborhood. >> we have new information coming from the fire chief in the area that is now six people have died in this fire. so it has gone from one confirmed death to six, this accord

want to check in with garvin thomas.is live from one of the neighborhoods there close to there with the latest for us. >> reporter: it's amazing watching those live chopper pictures this morning. for all of us, of course, the fire was raging last night, but now that the sun is coming up, we are getting a first look at how devastated that neighborhood is. it reminds you of the scene of volcanic eruption, of bomb blasts, of wildfires that ripped through and destroyed entire neighborhoods. a good part of this neighborhood is destroyed, but it's not just video from today, but from last night. the rupture left a giant crater in the ground and sent flames sent blocks, you can see the flames spreading all over the neighborhood. a fire engine, you can see the lights flashing in the middle of that. this is a look at the fire burning overnight, helicopters flying overhead. flames were hot enough to crack the windshield of fire engines. some information for those effected. there are two emergency shelters set up in san bruno. one i

there is a bone of contention with locals after a number of high profile incidents as artie's sean thomas reports. since the end of world war two the united states has had a military presence in japan which some people living in okinawa are finding a nuisance i don't hate people but sometimes we have a talk with them because of the. song something extra doesn't for. america. you know there was a huge problem. around eighteen percent of okinawa's main island is occupied by u.s. military forces here a week we can hear the noise of the airplanes which interrupt the citizens and there are have been maybe some accidents or primes not only with this base but with other bases but. as we know it's also. they also help the economy and the people from now or into bases or depend on the basis leading some to believe that in order to provide a more stable future there needs to be less reliance on the basis we must. look on the direction and make more business and we need to be independent in kind of the station dinny to market represents okinawa in japan's house of representatives and is looking to b

u street resident thomas smith. >> when you look at the fact that it was a funeral, it lets you know that we are not putting the value on life that we should. >> reporter: as police continue their search for suspects, a community searches for answers. >> it makes me more sad than angry. you know the way the situation in the community has been. it has gotten better. this is just another step backward, shows we have some more work to do. >> reporter: wisdom martin, fox 5 news. >>> d.c.'s mayor-elect vincent gray is making good on a campaign promise. he scheduled eight town hall meetings, one in each city ward. the first will be on october 5th in ward five. >>> former president jimmy carter is in a cleveland, ohio hospital this morning after he became ill on board a plane. mr.cartestomach. doctors recommend that he stay at the hospital overnight as a precaution. the 85-year-old carter is on a tour promoting his new book. >>> stay with us. we have much more still ahead. your weather and traffic and top stories as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> there is a live look at our nati

the russian and american space program for the astronauts and cosmonauts coming and going i'm john thomas in moscow and coming up we'll give you all the details. also in this hour of news economic experts predict the collapse of the euro as they gather in berlin saying the currency has been flawed from the moment it was introduced. brain power flows back to india as the troubled us economy pushes many migrants to return to their homeland for the promise of a brighter future. for moscow it's eight pm saturday night here now i'm kevin zero in with the top stories of the three space crew had to spend an extra day stuck in orbit have returned safely to earth they were held up by a glitch which prevented this from on talking with the space station thomas has been full story. short high that the crew then as i said now near moscow having medical tests what do we know about their condition after the long journey back home. ok but at this point all is well the preliminary tests say that the flight crew is nominal meaning that they are in good health and in good condition after six months in space

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the 47 year-old made the call sunday he called himself than thomas perjures part of the tape. >> 911 emergency >> hi this is ben thomas. >> hi alcohol. >> and shot the more ambitious over there on told her of a new >> if he told them to be aware of mortal kombat. >> in baghdad the u.s. and handed over control and joe biden attended. there are already some concerns about the remaining 50,000 non-combat troops still in the area and whether they'll be safe from hostile forces. >> a live look out side at traffic on this once figured this is in san jose. the headlights are right on. you see traffic is moving very well in both directions as well as the guadalupe overpass. much more news ahead please with kron4 news. well as we're always hearing about tough times of the economy with our schools. this week 1000 california schoolteachers got their wish is granted. everything from pencils sharpeners suggest to one san francisco teacher who says it is a dream come true for her students. for >> this may be the first week of school but this third grade computer class that feels more like christma