and stay away from unattended packages. but should you cancel a trip? >> no. because we have no specificity. you can still go, you can be safe. you have to be smart. >> reporter: now, we heard from the state department today that this is not the only time we've heard an alert like this. it's not unprecedented, but it is, david, a very rare occurrence. >> david kerley, thank you. >>> and we should mention that if you or a loved one, a student, traveling abroad, we put the list of tips on our webside, you can find them at abcnews.com. >>> much more from london later in the broadcast, but there is a lot of other news to get to, and for that, ron claiborne in new york. ron? >> david, thank you. >>> here in new york, developers of that islamic community center and mosque proposed to be built any ground zero released pictures of the project. four of 16 floors would be taken up by a fitness center for the public. >>> and president obama's former chief of staff rahm emanuel made it official today, announcing he is planning to run for mayor of chicago. he's described t

since this took place, the building was abandoned and left unattended. there are major leagues because of heavy rains. then the permit processing took enough time. we are revising and resubmitting our plans to comply with the neighborhood character. this is the situation. we are still working and would like to have the plan to alter the existing building. using the existing foundation, -- being built to in 1908, the existing condition it is unstable. we're asking for your kind consideration because the others have been -- not to mention frustration and a desire to have a nice home to raise a family. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there additional public comment? if not, public comment is closed. >> i think that i am much more in favor of the demolition on this one than i was on the earlier one. you have a house that is in much worse condition, you have a thousand square feet for the existing 1200.

if they see unattended packages or they hear loud noises, they should quickly move away from them. >> reporter: and in a phone conference with reporters, state department officials took pains not to discourage travel to europe with their alert. >> we are not saying don't visit major tourist attractions or historic sites. >> reporter: yet, u.s. authorities believe the plot is aimed at tourists in europe and may be modeled after the attack on tourist hotels in mumbai, india, two years ago, a commando style raid using small arms and explosives to kidnap and kill western tourists. at the heart of the plot, say u.s. and european authorities, is a contingent of disaffected german citizens who have been at terror training camps in pakistan. one of them was captured over the summer and has reportedly provided key details of the alleged plot involving his fellow jihadists. >> and they are a threat, not only to german -- to germany but also to our allies and especially the u.s. because they are extremely anti-american. >> reporter: the question now is will the team of terrorists proceed with th

avoid public demonstrations, do not talk about your travel plans in public, and stay away from unattended packages. at the heart of the plot, said u.s. and european authorities, of the disaffected citizens who have been in terror training camps in pakistan. one was captured over the summer and provided details on fellow jihadists. >> not only to germany but also to our allies. >> now, the travel alert is one step below a formal warning not to visit europe. earlier tonight, i sat down with a reporter from the politico. let's talk about this terror alert. the president met with some of his advisers at camp david. what is he learning, and what is he doing about it? >> it is unclear what he has learned, but he is with his advisers getting updates, and the state department has issued a warning for travelers to europe. the obama administration is taking the stance of letting people know they are on top of the situation. the president is being kept abreast of all of the developments. even when he is at camp david, spending time with this family, so it is clear. >> this past week, president obama

be smart. >> they advise register with the embassy, avoid public demonstrations, stay away from unattendeds no new specific threat. instead, it comes from concerns that terrorists working with osama bin laden's blessing are manning attacks on tourists and centers in france, britain and germany. twice in two weeks french officials evacuated the eiffel tower for false alarms. >> i have a lot of relatives there and i'm not going to be deterred by the warping. >> u.s. airlines say they will continue to operate as usual but europe is concerned future travelers will put off plans because of the alert. >> we turn to the other top story now. another student attacked in college park. >> this one was early sunday morning and this time it happened on school grounds. courtney robinson is live in college park. >> had is the sixth -- this is the sixth similar incident of assault and robbery. they are with large groups approaching a student walking alone in a very early hour. most recent was sunday morning on campus just behind anne arundel hall. the student was walking alone. he is 19 years old. officer

if you leave an item unattended in a vehicle and a young person, 16, 17-year-old sees that computer there that is very attractive and he or she breaks the window in order to steal that computer, you are doing several things. number one, you're out your computer more than likely. that is going to increase your insurance and increase the level of fear in our community. the other thing that is occurring, too, is we have a young person that eventually will be arrested, if not for that crime, but another crime, and you have a person that is in the system as a criminal and his or her likelihood of being able to succeed as they grow old, it diminishes significantly once they engage in crime. when we're preventing crimes, not only are we doing ourselves a favor and the community, but we're also helping a lot of young people that very often are tempted to commit a crime, that if we perhaps were more thoughtful of removing the opportunity, that would not occur. one of the things we talk about our communities san francisco safe, very assertively talking to people about how to avoid becoming a victim

don't talk about your travel plans if you can be overheard and stay away from unattended packages.ncel a trip? >> no, because we have no specificity. you can still go, you can still be safe. you just have to be smart. >> reporter: the state department says this is not an unprecedented move to issue a travel alert for europe, but it is, indeed, a rare occurrence. david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> for the third time in three days, tankers carrying supplies nato and u.s. troops have been attacked in pakistan. the tankers were hauling fuel to troops in afghanistan. the taliban claimed responsibility for at least one of the attacks last week and had promised to launch even more. it's been especially tense in the region ever since a nato helicopter attack killed three pakistani troops. >>> here at home, a four-letter word that stood for something that few taxpayers liked. that word, t.a.r.p. >> it was the government's troubled asset relief program and this morning it is history. white house reporter karen travers looks at t.a.r.p. and what it accomplish good morning, karen. >>

parents now that cases like this have been repoed before and you should not leave your children unattendedven for a moment. >>> this morning flood lights and armed security guards will greet workers at the department of public works yard in northeast. this after a gunman shot two workers killing one of them. it happened at a dpw facility at w and 12th streets northeast yesterday morning. witnesses say a man wearing a dpw uniform walked up to the front gate, pulled the gun and began shoong. two workers were hit. 51-year-old larry hutchens was killed. d.c. police classify the incident as a workplace shooting. police say at least two security cameras may have ptured images of the suspect. >>> tonight neighbors will hold a community meeting about the seal burglar on the prowl in northern virginia. the grapefalls citizens association will hold a meeting on george town pike in vienna at 7:30. since late august there have be about 100 burglaries attempted burglaries and car break ins across fairfax county and a number of cases in prince william county. even with the large number of incidents they

it's not clear how police found the car but it's a lesson to everyone to in the leave your ca unattended especially with a child inside even for a second. this morning an arrest in that quadruple stabbing outside a college park bar. he faces attpted second-degree murder charges accused of attacking four people including three university of maryland students following a fight that stted it at the thirsty thuurtle bar. the bar is under investigaon for serving underwage peoplage . >>> many wonder what's next for the d.c. public system after michelle rhee announced she's stepping down. rhee was handpicked by outgoing mayor more than three years ago anoversaw massive shake-up in management, hool closings and firing of hundreds of teachers. yeerday she announced she'll step down at the end of the month. vincent gray who has said that her reforms were important but that her style was too abrasive. gray has promised that reforms will continue. >> the thought of not being in this role anymore is heartbreaking to put it mildly. >> full reform will move forward in the gray administration. we cannot

reluctant to leave their homes unattended. now more than 13,000 people need to be evacuated from the slopes of mt merapi, and to be taken to safety nearby. >> the nepos delayed presidential election could be this sunday. -- guinea's delayed presidential election. there were street clashes between rival camps. the un secretary general is urging burma to release political prisoners ahead of next month's election. from neighboring thailand, ban ki-moon says leaders still have time to improve the credibility on november 7. a huge storm has hit the midwest tearing roofs from houses and bringing down power cables and delaying flights from chicago. the weather stretched to the great lakes and is one of the worst in decades. it is similar to a category 3 hurricane. officials in china are planning a record for the world's fastest train, going 420 kilometers an hour. passengers will not go that speed every day, usually the more sedate 350 kilometers an hour. iraq's former deputy prime minister tariq aziz has been sentenced to death for

many people refuse because they did not want to leave their homes and farms unattended. this is proving to be a difficult logistical procedure. >> the entire police force in a town in mexico has resigned after their headquarters came under attack. all 14 officers quit a day after their police station was surrounded by 30 men firing long-range weapons. officers said that they were afraid to fall victims to drug cartels who are more numerous and better armed than them. the mexican president says that the government struggled to stop the drug violence will continue. 30,000 deaths have been blamed on organized crime since calderon came to power. he is determined to bring an end to the drug wars. >> this will not be easy or fast and it will be painful but we will prevail. we will defeat the criminals. the point is that today we are have a battle between one organization fighting another. the weaker cartels are acting with extreme violence and desperation. we need to prevail and we need to go forward again. >> it makes me wonder even more why there is such an organized crime i

the man's 32-foot boat drifted down the bay unattended, finally coming to a stop whit hit a dry dock at pier 70 in san francisco. >> this is n n.okay condition no. major structural damage no. pollution and no damage to the pier. >> ask coast guard says it's investigating how the man ended up in the water. >> and disaster relief for victims of san bruno pipeline fire was improved today by two state senate committees. the legislation allowing a continuation of the $7,000 property tax exemption fofr home yeernz loug businesses to deduct income losses and includes asy stance to san mateo, san bruno and local schools providing a one-year reimbursement for tax losses related to the catastrophe. today the associated press is reporting that emergency plans for natural gas pipelines are with held from the public and industry watch dogs because the u.s. government pipeline safety agency is not required to have copies of the plans. >> there is a man impersonating motown singers is wanted by police. police say the 57-year-old alan young has been convincing star struck business owner fooz wining

stay away from unattended packages. the alert comes after weeks of discussions between the white house and u.s. intelligence communities. experts say the caution makes sense. >> you're not interfering with their lives. and in today's political realities in the united states, the executive branch simply doesn't have much choice. >> reporter: intelligence officials say there is no new specific threat. instead, it comes from concerns that terrorists, working with osama bin laden's blessing are planning commando silent attacks on tourists in france, britain and germany. twice in the past two weeks, french officials evacuated the eiffel tower for what turned out to be false alarms. >> i don't think you have live in fear. >> i have a lot of relatives there, and i'm not going to be deterred by the warning. >> u.s. airlines says they're going to continue to operate as usually. but europe is concerned that americans put off their travel. >> emily submit live in washington. >>> an initial response to the alert among some european

government advice register with the american embassy and avoid public demonstrations and stay away from unattended packages. the alert comes after weeks of discussions between the white house and u.s. intelligence communities. experts say the caution make sense. >> you are not interfering with their lives, and in today's political realities in the united states, the executive branch simply doesn't have much choice. >> reporter: intelligence official say there's no new specific threat. instead, it comes from concerns that terrorists working with osama bin laden's blessing are planning commando style attacks on tourists and transportation centers in france, britain, and germany. twice in the past two weeks, french official evacuated the eiffel tower for what turned out to be false alarms. >> i have to go on. i don't think you have live in fear. >> i have relatives there and i won't be deterred by the warning. >> reporter: u.s. airlines say they will continue to operate as usual but europe is concerned that future travelers will put off their plans because of this newest alert. emily submit, abc news

unattended candles are to blame. the fire killed a mother and two of her children. 24-year-old allie anderson and her sons, 5-year-old solomon and 3-year-old alphonso were killed. she managed to hand three of the other children out of the window to an adult below when she went back in, she was not seen again. >>> a search is underway in yellowstone national park for a missings maryland man. he left a note for his family and said he was going an extended cross country trip. on sunday, authorities found the vehicle in the park. the repeated searches failed to locate him. he's from burtonsville. >>> and as hope was fading to find a california man who disappeared in joshua tree national park, he turned up six days later and is telling his miraculous story of survival. ed rosenthal set out for a day hike and got lost after a series of wrong turns. >> i got weaker and weaker and i would have died without my hiking stick to raise and lower myself. i stayed there five days and turned out i was very friendly with this horsefl

lawmakers met in june, agreeing to leave the session open but unattended to allow more time to choose a new leadership and to put off choosing a new speaker or president. iraq's supreme court has ruled it to be illegal. >> messages set on twitter may help predict changes in the stock market. almost 10 million tweets were analyzed. they report that twitter mood data appeared to be reliable and a barometer of stock market movement. >> 0% in the up and down of the dow jones industrial average three days out. that could predict whether the dow jones industrial average will go up and down correctly 87.6% of cases. >> researchers are looking into whether their results can be applied to real time data. >> no injuries reported after an earthquake rocked northwest wyoming this morning. 4.6 magnitude apparently triggered a landslide in a national forest northeast of jackson, wyoming. no one is believed to have been on the portion of the trail where the slide took place. but rangers are checking. >>> tonight's live illinois lottery drawing is coming up next. >> after that, jim ramsey said we cou

police moved in a round 1st and market, securing the area around a piece of luggage left unattended. the bomb squad checked it out and determined it was a false alarm. the area was reopened before noon. >>> to the weather now. rain has moved into the bay area tonight. no harm done. so long as it is gone by halloween. meteorologist, jennifer hill here with the details for us. jennifer? >> jess, little storm trooper is worried. look at the clouds and rain. thankfully the front is falling apart. not a threat. so far for halloween. but, if you are driving this tening. alcipelyorth ofheci tbay, where we see mt of the rain falling. rit along 101, tough santa rosa, petaluma. and south bay not going to ee s too much rain. coming up we'll talkee a wutkhe the rain is going to end and how it is going to affect the weekend plans. tom. >> thank you, jennifer. >>> now with the rains coming. crews spent the day making repairs. where the natural gas pipeline exploded killing seven people last month. workers just finished stabilizing the canyon on clairemont drive to prevent homes from sliding downhi

. >>> firefighters blamed some unattend candles for sparking a fire that killed a moer and her two children in lorton, virginia. another three children were rescued from that townhouse two weeks ag the family was using candles to light their home because the power had been turned off. fire officials advise that leaving burning candles around ki or pets is a bad idea. >>> still ahead on news4 at 11:on11 11:00, a piece of video that's hard to watch but easier knowing the woman in this video walked away with only minor injuries. >> later on, a giant eyeball is missing from a sence museum. >> that is a hugeeyebal coming up in our weather, great changes in the weather in the next couple days. you're going to like what i have for you in my full forecast. >>> capitols hey ove, i'm gonna need a bank. any ideas? capital one bank. they're everywhere. yeah, you're right! ♪ [ male announcer ] capil one banks are everywhere. [ clang! ] with hundreds of branches and atms, they're hard to miss. hey, there's one right up the street. [ male announcer ] capitaone bank. the most branches and atms in the dc ar

cases like this have been reported before and not to leave your child unattended even for a moment. >>> prosecutors charged a man in connection with a quadruple stabbing outside a college park bar. a 21 year old faces attempted second degree murder charges accused of attacking four people including four university of maryland students outside of the thirsty turtle bar. all of them are out of the hospital. the bar is now under investigation for underage drinking. >>> what is next for the d.c. public school system? it's been one dayince chancellor michelle reis stepped down and already her interim replacement has been named. news4's tom sherwood reports. >> the thought of not being in this role anymore is heartbreaking to put it mildly. >> reporter: on her way out. d.c. chancellor hugging vincent gray. he felt she was not engaged enough for community outreach to soften her fast paced reforms over the last four years of teacher firing and shakeups. >> reform will move forward in the gray administration. we cannot and will not revert to the days of irementalism in our schools. >> reporter

. >>> it looks like unattended cooking started an apartment fire this morning. the fire broke out around 5:00 this morning in the 4200 block of 23rd parkway. it took 30 firefighters 45 minutes to get the blaze under control. nobody was hurt, 20 families were displaced, though. it cost $20,000 in damage. >>> dozens protested a new sex shop today. about 50 ople turned out for the even they're upset over kk's temptations. that's the adult speaker containment store set to open. ose opposed -- there they are there, carrying the green balloons with dollar signs on them to represent that the money they think old town merchants will lose because of the store. meanwhile, city council says the store has a right to open, but they are considering changing the zoning laws. >> they have a right to exist. and we can't take that away. and we shouldn't take that away. what we can do is to ensure that future businesses of th type and of the other types that i mentioned ar located in areas where ey will not have major secondary impacts, ngative secondary impacts like crime and pro

stay away from unattended packages.he alert after weeks of discussions between the white house and u.s. intelligence community. the caution makes sense. >> you're not interfering with their lives. and in today's political reality in the united states, the executive branch simply doesn't have much choice. >> there is no new specific threat. instead it's concern with terrorists working with osama bin laden's blessing are planning attacks on tourist and transportation centers in france, britain and germany. twice in the past two weeks french officials evacuated the eifle tower. >> future travellers will put off plans because of this alert. >> new delhi went into a security lockdown for yesterday's opening of the commonwealth games. an estimated 100,000 police and personnel enlisted to keep the games safe. sports only in commonwealth countries like long bowling, rugby and net ball. officials are say they're confident they can foil any plan to attack the games or the capital. >> time now 4:45. coming up. while a superstore r

they question why was massey still granted a pass to roam for up to two hours unattended?> i think the hospital has accepted this crime. >> is that put your safety at risk? >> i believe it is. >> reporter: in napa, robert lisles, cbs5. >>> a hail of gunfer on -- gunfire left two people wounded. it happened about 8:45 this morning. police say the shooters fired as many as 60 rounds. investigators haven't released a motive, but neighbors say there is a lot of gang activity there. >> well, people standing on the corners, stand -- selling whatever they're supposed to sell, but the police departments, i don't see them doing anything to make a change. >> well, police think that both victims were targeted. so far, no suspects or arrests. >>> tomorrow is the big day. game 1 of the world series gets underway right here in san francisco. giants, and rangers will square off at at&t park, first time in year the home-town team competes for a championship. giants beat the phillies on saturday to clinch the nlcs title and secure their spot in the series. >>> well all the giants players,

and report any unattended items at the airport. and this is obvious. identify visitors before you open your hotel room door. by the way, japan and sweden have also issued travel alerts. >>> now to the snag in rahm emanual's run for mayor of chicago. his political opponents are raising questions about whether he is legally qualified to be mayor. a candidate must reside in the city for a year before the election. and according to the chicago sun times, he owns a home in chicago but he rentd it out when he became president obama's chief of staff in 2009. some chicago election attorneys say owning a home that is rented out does not meet the residency requirement. >>> well teetering on the edge. people whose homes are in danger of destruction might get a life line. we'll get details of that after the break. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big

, explosive devices take place, some indicators in environment, are you looking for any type of unattended packages or boxes in high risk areas, liquids, mist -- this is going to be a biological or chemical release. numerous sick or dead animals or birds. any objects that does not seem right, do you want to touch it? i'm not sure what this is, let me jostle it around. no, no, don't do that. move away and report it. remember that. a cell phone, a call, calling 911, using your cell phone may detonate that device. so obviously don't use your cell phone. go to a hard wire phone, land line phone, outside, and call 911. what do we do as first responders. when we come up do we use our walkie talkies or radio? no. you go to a hard wire phone, call it in and get the information back because it may detonate that using the radio frequency. remember we talked about suspected terrorism is a stop sign for you as nerts. you do not want to get hurt. any questions on the terrorism? bnice is not nice. incident takes place, it takes place here on the left side, this is called the hot zone. you obviously want

. >> reporter: at truck stops like this, 18-wheelers sit unattended as drivers hit the rest room or grabup of coffee, only to be stunned when they come out and see their rig is gone. the easiest way to steal the cargo? just take the entire truck. how easy? the truckers showed us on his own truck, using nothing more than a small key to a padlock and a pair of pliers. from break-ins to start, to finish, he was gone in less than 30 seconds. >> and then the buyer comes out and gives you money in a bag? >> correct. >> reporter: so you could have at one time how much money in your hands? >> million and a half. >> reporter: that's a big bag. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and the bags of money keep coming. given the fact that penalties for cargo theft are surprisingly weak. most times it's a minor felony that never leads to jail time. you ever worry about being arrested? >> not really. >> reporter: with that, the trucker headed to other jobs, fueling a real-life game of grand theft cargo that shows no signs of slowing down. armen keteyian, cbs news, miami. >>> and that's the "cbs morning news" for thi

why was he granted a pass to roam for up to 2 hours unattended?n't think the hospital is equipped at this time. >> reporter: is that putting your safety at risk? >> i believe it is. >> reporter: in napa, robert liles, cbs5. >> reporter: >>> checking overtime other bay area headlines, a hail of gunfire left some people wounded. they fired as many as 60 shots and people think both men were targeted. so far tonight no arrests. >>> the family of a truck driver who died last year when his big rig runed off the s curve has filed a lawsuit against caltrans. while it is made for cars they say caltrans and its subcontractors didn't put up adequate warning signs to alert drivers of the new roadway. they said the trucker's speed and a shifting load was to blame. no comment from cal tran. >>> and the traditional world series bet is on. gavin newsom and the mayor of arlington, texas, have agreed that the losing city's mayor will travel to the winner's hometown for a day of community service wearing the winning team's jersey. san francisco office throwing in so

unattended candles are to blame. 24-year-old allie anderson and her two sons were killed. she managed to hand three of her other children out of a window to a man below. she he went back in for the others and was -- she went back in for the others and was not seen again. >>> neighborhoodscout.com just released what it calls the top 25 neighborhoods in the u.s. l street in southeast ranks no. 9. fox 5's karen gray houston spent the day in that zip code. >> reporter: l street southeast in the shadow of national stadium and the u.s. capital long a neglected industrial part of town now up and coming. >> it's exciting living around here. >> reporter: you can see the new development, high rise apartments and condos popping up like weeds. the u.s. transportation department made its headquarters on m street. at lunchtime the area is full of federal government employees. >> when we walk around here, it's completely beautiful during the day and i feel completely safe. >> reporter: but neighborhoodscout.com says there's a one in nine chance of being the victim of a violent or propert

unattended candles are to blame. the fire killed the mother and her two children. the woman managed to hand three of her on other children out of a window to a man below. >>> it is life in prison for the time square bomb plotter. he told a jump he felt no remorse for his attempted bomb back in may. he warned the defeat of the united states is imminent. the judge told the pakistani immigrant she hopes he spends some of his time behind bars thinking carefully about whether the koran wants him to kill a lot of people. >>> in france, a sweep resulted in the arrest of 12 people. three are under arrest for recruiting in afghanistan. >>> one. those presidential mishaps that will be fodder for political commentators. president obama was speaking at the 2010 fortune magazine's most powerful women's summit. out of nowhere. the presidential seal fell off the podium. the president made light of it. >> and that starts with education, especially in fields like science, technology, engineering and math. we cannot sustain -- oops! was that my -- oh, goodness. that's all right. all