gilt city has a deal for ben & jerry' shops at old post office pavilion, georgetown, union station, national harbor and old town alexandria. pay $5 for $10 of ice cream and more. this deal has limited availability so it could sell out. finally, would you like a personalized case for your iphone 4s, maybe put a picture of your kid or dog on there? google offers is showing this deal. $14 for a personalized case from pixwraps. it's normally $31. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. i'm jessica doyle, 9news now. >>> more than 600 people locked arms and marched against hate crimes targeting the gay, lesbian and transgender community. this was the scene last night at 14th and irving streets northwest in columbia heights. a gay man was shot at the ihop restaurant earlier this month after a confrontation with a group of customers. city officials say they want to send a message that sexually biased crimes will not be tolerated. >> i do think there's a perception that certain people are more vulnerable to target of crime. >> so

arrived at union station, after bad weather canceled my flight. the rush added to my nerves. the sense of honor, being invited to this historic event in the first place. it's almost surreal in the sense that i wouldn't be in this room with them. how many chances do you get a chance to go to a state dinner? but the real honor, sitting alongside the iraq veterans who this dinner will celebrate. the families are very much still here. they can never be forgotten. and that's probably the most exciting thing for me to be there. i finally arrive at the white house at 4:15. there it is, the white house. 45 minutes later, at 5:00 on the dot, the president greets us. >> it's good to see you. >> reporter: i asked him about the somewhat controversial apology to afghans for the accidental burning of korans by american troops. >> the reason that it was important is to save lives and to make sure our troops who are there right now are not placed in further danger. >> reporter: do you think it has improved it? that apology? >> it calmed things down. we're not out of the woods yet. but my cri

the deal is good for serene day spa near union station. finally, a jump start to that bikini body. living social is offering four zumba distance fitness classes for $15. classes are available at two divine fiesta fitness studios. one is in silver spring and one in wheaton. if you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. i'm jessica doyle, 9news now. >>> in just two hours about 30,000 runners registered yesterday for the marine corps marathon. organizers say yesterday's frenzy was the quickest sellout for a u.s. marathon in history. the 37th annual marine corps marathon will be held sunday, october 28. >>> a massive storm on the sun is about to have a major impact on earth. juan fernandez explains how radioactive particles from solar flares may soon start messing with everything from our electricity to gps systems. >> reporter: the biggest solar storm in years is racing towards earth. the massive cloud of charged particles could disrupt utility grids, airline flights, satellites and gps networks. >> high technology of course is always v

he grabbed a pint of guinness at the dubliner, famous irish bar near union station. the commander in chief also dressed the part wearing a green jacket and bunt that said vip guest. now, one of the president's great, great, great, great grandfathers was irish. >>> a reminder not to drink and drive this st. patrick's day, but if you do overindulge, you can get a safe ride home. the sober ride program is offering free cab rides in our area through 6:00 tomorrow morning. just call 1-800-200-taxi for a free ride worth up to $30. you must be 21 or older. >>> up next, chuck's back to tell us if the weather will hold out for your st. patrick's day revelry. >>> and tonight on news4 at 11:00, they are not the blues brothers or the men in black. we will introduce you to a cookie delivery >>> in ann aroundel county, they are betting on a gaming par terror bring pay the troops to aroundel mills. before the doors open in june, they will need hire the staff to run the place. at a job fair today, the turnout was good and the odds that the right workers are out there, even better. d

they are to try to throw off the terrorists who may be doing surveillance and at union station or an airport. if you don't see anybody there, they say okay, next tuesday we will try to again. the third tuesday at 10:00, they plan to do it and on that tuesday at 10:00, there is a viper team that is armed law enforcement with canines and includes security inspectors. tsa. always involving the local police authority. again, this is designed to be a visible deterrent. >> what is being done to be more open about how to manage the no-fly list and how can it manage cute and better catch threats without being in lay e violation to civil liberties. >> it is based on intelligence that has been some other component to u.s. government or to our foreign counterparts to provide that to the u.s. government. if you are no a no-fly list, there is information about you that you are a potential threat to aviation. that's a reason for denying you the privilege of flying. that being said, there others who are not in that status, but who receive additional scrutiny because of the derogatory information ab

he made a brief stop at a traditional irish pub a couple of blocks from the capital building in union stationhe toasted a lively crowd and spent time holding babies and shaking some hands. there's the baby, come on, pick up the baby. there you go. the president has irish roots and even visited the town of momegal last year where his

union station in an hour, main entrance. audrey, i love you. i love you, too.right, there he is. we moving in? no, let him take the bag. what if he wants to take her with him? don't worry, not this guy. i wasn't sure. i didn't think think you were going to make it. how much did you get? i don't know, a lot. okay, look, go back to patmos, and, um... i'll call you as soon as i find a safe place. craig... trust me, audrey. this is for the best. bitch! move! audrey, come with me. not sure where you're going, buddy. david: i'm pretty sure the top of this tower doesn't come out in mexico. clear the bottom! clear the bottom! david: come on, craig! we know who you really are. you're not the jumping type! colby: freeze! don: don't move! take it easy. nice and easy. that's it. (panting) now get your hands on your head. get them up! she told me to do it. everything. "she"? which one? audrey. audrey told me to do everything. david: seriously? i bet colby 20 he'd blame susan. woman (on tv): ...stay out of town. man (on tv): thanks. i know 50 times as much about trouble as y

dubliner, a traditional irish public just a couple of block from the capitol building next to union stationthe president has irish roots and even visited the town of money doll last year where his ancestors immigrated from in the 19th century. we celebrated st. patrick's day here. >> yes, we did. >> it was lovely. thanks for joining us. "saturday night life" is next. charles barclay is hosting and the musical guest, kelly clarkson. have a good night. happy st. patrick's day. >>> a message from rick santorum. [ light cheers and applause ] >> hello

the lincoln memorial declares that he saved the monument to c columbus at union station says he gave to mankind a new world. one of the main one of the main flaws is that eisenhower's contribution to this nation is not the central theme of the design. instead of the focus on eisenhower who championed freedom and prosperity. it relies on a romantic notion, a young eisenhower viewing his career. it's not a dreamy boy. but a real man who kwased unthinkable choices and did his duty with modesty and humility. symbolism will also play a role in capturing the essence of his contribution. but we've heard from many people who have okays to the 80-foot tapestries. mosques hung in moscow during the timed as did in beijing. a number of other people have mentioned that these are, in effect, an iran curtain. if this is hoi it strikes people, could the columns also be seen as missiles. the number of people who have contacted me is notable. one survivor told me the chain link fences remind her of the camp. we have been concerned and others would agree this could be seen as one of eisenhower's con te

the monument to christopher columbus at union station says he gave to mankind a new world. one of the main flaws of the current proposal is that eisenhower's contribution to this nation is not the central theme of the design. and eisenhower the president who champion freedom and prosperity. it relies on a notion. a young eisenhower viewing his future career. # a real man who face but we've heard from many people in the last months who have objections to the 80-foot metal mesh so-called tapestries. ze spite the eisenhower commissions to the tradition. modern tapestries have been found in the communist world. a number of other people have mentioned that these are an iron curtain. the number of people including haul cost survivors who have contact me is notable. this we have been concerned and others would agree this could be seen as disfront to the in addition we are concerned that they will pose ongoing maintenance issues. now let me address myself briefly to process. from the earliest days, they have been calling for a memorial that is simple and one that focuses on eisenho

the monument to christopher columbus to union station says he gave to man kind a new world. one of the main flaws of the current proposal is that eisenhower's contribution to this nation is not the central theme of the design. instead of the focus on eisenhower, the liberator, the commander who led the largest military operation in the history of warfare and eisenhower the president who championed freedom and prosperity, the narrative relies on a romantic, horacio alger notion, a young eisenhower viewing his future career. the eisenhower our nation wants to celebrate is not a dreamy boy but a real man who faced unthinkable choices, took personal responsibility and did his duty. with modesty and humility. symbolism will also play a vital nonverbal role in capturing the essence of ike's contribution, but we've heard from many people in the last months who have objections to the 80-foot metal mesh so-called tapestries. despite the memorial commission's references to this ancient tradition, modern tapestries have generally been found in the communist world. marx, engales, lennon

the monument to christopher columbus at union station says he gave to mankind a new world. one of the main flaws of the current proposal is that eisenhower's contribution to this nation is not the central theme of the design. instead of the focus on eisenhower, the liberator, the commander who led the largest military operation in the history of warfare, and eisenhower the president who championed freedom and prosperity, the narrative relies on a romantic horatio alger notion. the the eisenhower our nation wants us to celebrate is not a dreamy boy but a real man who faced unthinkable choices, took personal responsibility and did his duty with modesty and hul humility. we've heard from many people in the last who who have objection to the 80-foot metal mesh so-called tapestrietapestries. modern tapestries have generally been found in the communist world. a number of people have said these metal skrims are an iron curtain. if the columns also be seen as missile silos? the number of people including holocaust survivors have noted me and said they are reminiscent of internment.

the president surprised revelers at the irish pub near union station and even had a beer. distant cousin from money gall, ireland, joined him for the trip outside the white house. one of president obama's great, great, great grandfathers emigrated from ireland in 1850, believe it or not. >>> now to "decision 2012." puerto rico's holding their primary. the tiny island offers 20 delegates to the republican candidates. despite participating in this primary, the people of puerto rico cannot vote in the november general election. the country does have a referendum on their ballot in november asking voters if they want to become a state. congress would have to approve the request, if it passes. >> that's enough! that's enough! >> tempers flared in missouri as voters participated in their republican caucus. supporters of ron paul clashed with other voters and police arrested two people. yesterday's vote simply paired down the number of possible caucus members. missouri has a state convention in june, and that's when delegates will select their candidate. rick santorum won a nonbi

they have washington's union station and barneys and beverly hills on its portfolio.hey have about 30 shops and restaurants, including william sonoma and talbots. bad news for anyone looking for a summer internship. it looks like a number of those programs are on their way out. but while many employers are no longer offering unpaid internship, they are converting them into paid programs. according to labor lawyers, it's because of lawsuits that claim unpaid internships -- apple made a bid to stay away in front of the tablet computer market on wednesday with 55 million ipad sold, they unveiled their newest creation. >> apple's newest ipad may not have the name everyone expected but it does have that new features. >> we expected them to figure out of the things that were not right about the first to and get right this time. >> a high-resolution screen leads the list. >> people looking at it this four games are movies will be pretty excited. >> it also has a faster processor and improved camera and software updates, including one to organize and just photographs. >> they

this deal is good for serene day spa near union station.nd finally a jump start to that bikini body. living social is offering four zumba dance fitness classes for 15 bucks, a 50% savings. classes are available at two divine fiesta fitness studio locations. one of them is in silver spring. the other in wheatton. if you have an offer you're seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, we'd love to hear from you on facebook and check on the news before you go. that's up next. >>> 6:53. thursday, march 8. here's a check of the news before you go. kevin came off the bench and scored a career high -- excuse me. the search is on for a man who armed -- for to armed men who broke into a home in fairfax. the house is an off campus home for george mason students. the victims say the crooks took their laptops and their cell phones. >>> a former soldier from our area was indicted on terrorism charges. 24-year-old craig baxam of laurel, maryland is accused of trying to join a terrorist organization in somali. he faces up to 15 years in p

he got off the 9:22 metra train at union station and was met by the chief executive of discover card.ze in the credit card company's annual sweepstakes. he got a check for one-million dollars and a serving of cake. kirkpatrick says he'll use the money for his 14-year old son's college education. the family knew they'd won something and so the whole family was there. at the end of the month, wgn will not be available on directv anymore. wgn's parent tribune company, will stop providing programming to the satellite company at the end of this month because the two sides couldn't reach a deal on payment. this affects all tribune programming carried on directv, including wgn, wgn america and antenna tv. directv issued a statement saying they will continue to negotiate and believe tribune's programming is important to the public. tribune says its programming on directv ends march 31st at midnight. for more information visit wgntv.com. coming up the bulls performance tonight against the nuggets leaves their coach in a less than pleasant mood and with opening day just 10 days away robyn names

is this the union station, starting at union station going to different points is that new?nk it is. >> all right. and if you can find one of those spots at haines point you can do that. >> there are some free spots at haines point. remember, dc only has 17,200- metered spots and a million plus visitors coming in competition for those spots is going to be really tough best advice again, is find a good parking place for your car, hopefully a hotel or some other lot and leave it there, trying to find street parking and not you know getting a ticket is a challenge they literally have an army of ticket writers out there, that will mar your visit to washington. >> and i was going to say you could be towed even locals you got to figure out where your car is. >> look for the red top too. there are people out there to help. >> yes, there are. red caps. >> okay. >> in the downtown area, they can be very helpful. >> all right i know triple-a when you are a tourist coming into dc, i personally am a triple-a person i know that you can find a way or find this information, before you come

guilt city has a deal for ben & jerry's shops at old post office pavilion georgetown, union station national harbor and old town alexandria. the deal has limited availability so it could sell out. finally, would you like a personalized case for your iphone 4 or 4s, maybe put a picture of your dog or kid on there, $a 14 -- a $14 personalized case. you're getting 54% off. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. >>> we want to take another look at the question of the day. right now at least 15% of american men are suffering from this. is it a, insomnia, b, mismatched socks, or c, having their zippers down? >> facebook friend pamela said, this is a good one. c, zipper down. >> lopg on to the -- log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page, leave your response and we'll tell you the real answer in our 6:00 hour. >>> president obama is going to be hitting the road today. we'll tell you where he's going coming up. >>> plus, we're heading into the kitchen to learn more about one of the weekend's cherry blossom events. >

>> so far we just came from union station, stopped at a few monuments and it's beautiful.jefferson and lincoln. >> reporter: what do you think about the flowers? >> i like them, because it's like showering on us, and i'm going to get great pictures for the rest of my class and family. >> reporter: very good. enjoy the day together. that is awesome way to come down and not have to worry about parking. bring your bike. as you're planning your weekend, you want to on saturday or sunday go to the national building museum. we have family days, plural. >> it's saturday and sunday, saturday 10:00 to 4:30, sunday 11:00 to 3:30. two free days for the family inside. even if it rains, you can enjoy crafts, a ton of activities for kids, and live performances. >> reporter: this is the seventh year you've done this. you did expand it to a second day because of the 100th anniversary. let's show people some of the activities people can do. >> great. i thought i would teach you how to make an origami tea house. >> reporter: great. let's learn. >> pick a color. >> reporter: purple. >> this

this deal is good for serene day spa near union station. finally, a jump start to that bikini body. living social offering four zumba dance fitness classes. the price $15. classes available at two divine fiesta fitness studio locations. one is in silver spring. the other one is in wheaton. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. >>> don't have a car but need to run some errands? >> we have a solution and it could make you some money, believe it or not. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today before we head to break. former governor and g.o.p. senate candidate george allen, 60 today. happy birthday if it's your day as well. [ ellen, thinking ] $6.99, $9.99. what's with the 99? has it always been this way? ♪ cheerio my fair lady, pray tell the price of this fine hat. it's 14 pounds 99 pence. okay so 15 pounds. 14 pounds 99 pence. are you trying to trick me? ♪ nooooo... so 15 pounds? ♪ >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. a special good morning to lisa and her mom, gertrude. i met them yeste

metro the closest stop is the smithsonian only a three block walk away also a new express bus from union station 2000 parking stations there, and that is a good option for people and capital bike share is doing a $15.05 day member ship i have seen a lot of -- $15, 5 day member ship i have seen a number of people taking advantage of that. >>> thank you very much. >>> bullying is a big problem among young children. >> there are things you can do to help cur b the problem. dr. levin has spent years working with parents and schools, i sat down with her re¢ly her tips -- recently her tips straight ahead  >>> bullying is becoming a more common experience for many children and teenagers, parents and caring adults can play crucial rolls in creating a healthy school and community, that is free of bullying, joining us now with helpful tips is bullying expert children's author and long time teacher dr. levin thank you for coming in some people may know your name from the series books you have written,. >> susies chooseies series. >> there are three books i know there is a new one out the second

. >> nationalcherryblossomfestival .org or new want to go to union station and pick it up there. >> there are different things going on. family days is something that is interesting to me. it's going to be taking place at the national building museum? >> yes. this is new. it's usually one day. it's expanding to two days. lots of activities for children. kite making. you can actually, probably about 25 performances by youth there. we're showing our beautiful artwork done by all the kids in the community. >> that's great. >> and to make it easier, you have a pass. tell us all about that. >> the city will be in bloom, not just washington, but the entire region. 240 capital one bank branches will be distributing the petal pass. it's a special value card that if you come to -- it's good for different shopping centers, good for macy's, nationals. you can get discounts. some of the museums are offering free tickets. it's trying to get everybody engaged for this entire five weeks, because it will be beyond the blossoms. >> they're peaking early this year. you lucked out. >> aren't they beautiful?

station on north dpeat drive. the suspect -- on north gate drive. the suspect comes in and -- police believe this man also robbed a union 76 gas station on delpry sidulevard. 8:34. martinez police are trying to determine why a man brut a loaded gun -- brought a loaded gun near the alhambra campus. the man was arrested yesterday afternoon after receiving an anonymous call. he's identified as michael woodall. >>> let's get you going. tear vau back -- tara is back. she has good news and bad news. >> that's right. the good news is that the macarthur maze is finally clear. a lot of people were waiting for that. but the bad news is that the east shore freeway is looking pretty backed up from oakland all the way past golden gate. you can see just how stop and go it is. definitely give yourself some extra time. i know that -- you can kind of see on the left-hand side, the carpool lanes are not really in effect. there are sections that have carpool lanes. but once you start approaching the maze, you are gonna get parlayed. this has actually picked up. this is northboundp as you drive towards downtown, looking a lot better than it did even 15 minute ago -- 1

then another station at union square and another at fourth. all part of a project that will be invaluable to connecting the whole city. i am here today to not only revealed the latest chapter, but to kind of congratulate everybody for doing it really well to this point in utilizing our federal relationships. i need to thank president obama, a minority house leader nancy pelosi, senator boxer, all of our leaders who have been with us from the beginning. i'd like to say there's no stopping us now, but we have to get reviewed every step of the way. we are glad to do that. we've had the team together. we've done everything right. we are moving forward on it. the bid for the station is already on the street. there is a bidder's conference that will be held next week. the rest of the three stations that i just announced -- those bids go on throughout the year. i think every three months. every two months. we are on a very good pace to complete this. this is the moment i have been waiting for. i think this is the strongest indication. it gets stronge

police believe the same man hit a union 76 station on february 28. >> 6:05. jack in the box in san francisco's inner richmond district can keep its hours. neighbors say it attracts crime. the board of appeals decided to hold off. the board wants the commission to watch the operations for the next six months to make sure it who meets the conditions of the permit. the hours came under scrutiny when a cal firefighter was run down after an argument that started at the jack in the box. >> san francisco's wroonion square will transform into a disaster training ground. >> so called emergency day at 11:00 this morning. american red cross volunteers and pg&e officials will help create a disaster game plan. locals will train along side bay area celebrities and public officials. today's events include activities to teach disaster preparedness skills. >> a memorial that honors more than a sentry of war veterans is ready to be rededicated. it's been boarded up after being damaged by vandals. damian trujillo is live in san jose where yesterday volunteers put some of the fi

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station on north gateway drive. you can see the robber enters and points a gun at the clerk. here is a sketch of the suspect. police believe he also robbed the unionident the police say the suspect hit the clerk with a gun. >>> 5:11. we are getting new details about the unsolved killing of a san francisco man last month. the body of 47-year-old richard sprag was found february 19th in the mission district. a preliminary indication shows he was strangled. his domestic partner says he went to buy cigarettes with cash but wasn't carrying his wallet or cell phone. so far no arrests have been made. >>> a menlo park laboratory is facing seven citations and almost $56,000 in fines over an explosion that killed a scientist last year. 56-year-old adrian martin was killed in september at membrane technology and research. he was reportedly adding methane to a tank containing methane, nitrogen, and butane when the cylinder exploded. pressure in the cylinder reached triple the level it was rated for. the lab has two weeks to appeal the citations. >>> president obama has finished a quick but eventful trip to new york. he was speaking at a fundraiser when he was

stations in contra costa. the president of the firefighters' union says a parcel tax to close a roughly $16 million budget deficit. the station slated to close have not been identified yet. >>alejandra: we caught up with the president of the firefighters' union and he says the fire district cannot afford to lose the six fire stations. the fire chief is proposing a yearly tax of the november ballot. >> and 90 percent of our funding comes from the money. when you lose up to 12 million, this is the result. have dropped we have less difference is to raise taxes. until july to decide if it >>gabe: the san francisco police department's warnings muni writers to be careful when using their smart phone while writing. smart phone that's our on the rise. the bus is the perfect place to pull off a smart phone robbery. do not use the economic apple ear buds, that will tell the is the you have and i found in your pocket. did not pursue the thieves. let them get away. it is safer. >>james: we are talking weather once again. we have a live shot to show you, the view from the as curve of the upper deck of the bay bridge. yoli ece

viper teams are to try to throw off the terrorist that may be doing surveillance, let's say at union station they go let's say tuesday at 10 a.m., and don't see anybody there so in terms of law enforcement present, and so they say okay, next tuesday we will try it again. next tuesday they do it. no one for the present. the third tuesday at 10:00 when a plan to do it, and on that tuesday at 10:00 is a viper team which is armed, with canine, includes some security inspectors, tsa, but it's always involving the local police authority. and again, this is designed to simply be visible deterrent to any terrorists. >> what is being done by the tsa to be more open about how to manage the no-fly list? how can it be refined so its implementation manages security and better catches real threats without being subject to persistent charges that it violates civil liberties? >> so the no-fly list was based on intelligence that has been provided to some other component of the u.s. government, or to our foreign counterparts who provide them to u.s. government. so if you're on a no-fly list, there is informat

police think he also robbed the union 76 gas station.e suspect hit the clerk with a gun >>> metal thieves are being blamed for two bronze ornaments. the bronze pieces each weigh about 200 pounds. they were bolted on to the statue. city officials are asking recycling companies keep an eye out for anybody trying to sell those pieces. they say if the missing pieces are not returned, they will try to raise the money to replace them. >>>s owner of the -- the owner of the new jersey funeral home that held whitney houston's wake denies taking a photo. she says she knows who took the photo that ran in the national inquire but she won't identify that person. she says that is up to the houston family. >>> time now 6:17. there is another challenge to san francisco's ban on plastic bags. the industry is suing they say san francisco did not perform an environmental impact report when it expanded the ban to all businesses. this lawsuit also claims city doesn't have the right to regulate restaurants since the state regulates them. now it wants the whol

police believe the same man hit a union 76 gas station on the 28th. >> the berkeley student gravely injured after he fell from the second floor of a frat house remains in a medically induced coma. he suffered head trauma. he was trying to climb down the side of the frat house via the drain pipe when it tore away from the building. police suspect crowley had been drinking. >> 5:04. despite outcry from neighbors a jack in the box in the inner richmond district will be allowed to stay open late. neighbors say the overnight hours attract crime but the city board of appeals decided to hold off shutting it down. it has suggested the entertainment commission re-examine it in six months to make sure it meets the conditions of its permit including late night security guards. the restaurant first came under scrutiny last thanksgiving when a cal fire firefighter was run down following an argument that started at that jack in the box. >> the bay area's yelp is going public this morning with shares priced higher than expected. bob redell is live at yelp headquarters in san francisco a. strong debut for

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local knowledge was important to the union army through the end of the war. besides as one federal officer stationed in northern alabama wrote, "the negros are our only friends." the question of former slaves aiding the union advance brings up an amusing argument in academic circles a few years ago. do the slaves become free as a result of white action? abraham lincoln or the union army. or were they self-emancipated. james mcpherson, the author of "battle cry of freedom" writing in 1995, noted a tendency in the previous 15 years to slight the role played by abraham lincoln in the end of slavery and to say in effect, the slaves freed themselves. mcpherson disagreed, emphasizing the importance of lincoln's prosecuting the war successfully. edward better len of the university of maryland wrote a rejoinder in which he said in effect the slaves did too free themselves. i find this exchange very reassuring because it shows that you can become an eminent historian even though you slept through the high school biology lecture where the teacher explained symbiosis. two beings that live in a mutually benefic

union disagrees. the 21st district police station on east 29th street will close after more than 50 years one of many big changes happening as the chicago police department's consolidated. the 13th district will close in the fall in overall the city will no longer have five areas, there will only be 3 north central and south and police superintendent gary mccarthy says more than 100 officers will be reassigned to the patrol. it's not the buildings that protect the public is the public and by having more officers in those areas will have a better delivery of services. he also says it will save the city more than 10-$12 million annually. eliminating layers in flattening out the bureaucracy putting more officers on the street and holding them accountable is long term solutions that we are looking for, not short-term. clearly this is the city of chicago balancing the budget at the expense of public safety. mike shield says the consolidation plan is bad for officers and bad for the citizens especially when it comes to police time. they will be sent from addison haul up to western, but it will take a toll

industrial action which would really hit the country hard because these this union supplies around ninety percent of petrol stations in across the u.k. with fuel and that's really helped panic buying amongst motorists is not so much the threat of industrial action it's more the government's handling of the crisis yesterday that's really prompted this widespread panic in the russian petrol stations because the prime minister david cameron said yesterday in a number of other cabinet ministers to advise motorists what they did say don't panic he did also say the motorists should top up with petrol when they can and so what that inevitably has done is it has caused widespread panic people are queuing up outside motorists petrol stations and following heavy criticism from the opposition yesterday and this morning the government has now checked that advice advised motorists. again not to panic but rather just stop when when their tank is half empty but that's really done nothing to allay the fears of motorists and drivers across the u.k. because we're still seeing queues outside petal stations a number of petrol stations

the station will be existing union pacific rail line.ayor says bart will boost the economic vitality. >> companies looking at long term can see that they're going to have a way to get employees to work different than they have now. it's part of the optimism of the valley. and helps people make decisions to keep jobs here. >> boosters say it will ease traffic congestion and pollution. >> this is the jobs generator to the extent we can make our bay area more cohe'sive, transportation is going to lift up the bay area. >> and a ground breaking is now set for april 12th. the dream doesn't end here, interest tl is still hope for a extension from here into downtown san jose. >> and david, thank you. a california public employees retirement system committee is asking the board to lower the estimated return on the pension investments. why does it matter to you? and at a meeting today calpers washed plans are between 55% and 75% under funded if approved that is going trigger an increase in the amount of money the state has to contribute to makeup

the rest of the afternoon blanketing the cities like newark, union city and livermore with these flyers targeting restaurants and gas stations. they also plan to talk to police investigators here at washington high school as well as students in morgan hill. as far as investigators are concerned, they spent the day looking at forensics. as far as her laptop and the cell phone discovered over the weekend, a sexual assault investigator is contacting the sexual offenders in the area to see where they might have been when she went missing. live in fremont, nbc bay area news. >> ashamed and sorry, but a free man. he was sentenced to day in jail and got credit for time served. it was part of the punishment in the domestic violence case involving his wife. live in san francisco where the sheriff made eye-opening admissions. jody? >> he got emotional today as he apologized to family and the public. there no excuses for his actions and he said he was willing and ready to pay the price for his mistakes. >> i deeply and humbly apologize for my behavior and the pain it caused to my wife and son. to my colleagues and to the san francisco