the labour-led administration in wales are cutting the nhs in real terms.eryone in wales needs to know that if they get another labour- dominated assembly, they will get cuts in the nhs, whereas in england we will see increases in the nhs because of the magnificent work of my right hon. friend. >> people have been shocked at the scale and extent of the phone hacking allegations against some of our most popular newspapers. in order to uncover the truth, will the prime minister instigate a full judicial inquiry and, in particular, look at the relationship between the metropolitan police and news international? >> what is absolutely clear is that phone hacking is not only unacceptable but against the law. it is illegal; it is a criminal offence, and i would urge the police and the prosecuting authorities to follow the evidence wherever it leads. that must happen first, and we must not let anything get in the way of criminal investigations. >> will the prime minister explain why, if there is a genuine pause in the enactment of the health and social care bill, t

>> we will look closely at a calman-like approach for wales. if those results are the hon.tleman's definition of success, i suppose he will be a happy man. he should spend a little time studying what his colleague, the hon. member for glasgow south (mr harris), said about labour's performance in scotland "labour deserved to lose. we insulted the intelligence of our voters by peddling a myth". that is what happened. i know the hon. member for caerphilly does not want to hear about scotland, but he ought to think about it. >> conservative-controlled shropshire council has managed to make savings of £30 million while protecting front-line services. that has been achieved partly by a reduction in salaries for councillors and senior managers. will the prime minister join me in congratulating shropshire council on this achievement, and is it not a shining example for other councils up and down the country to follow? >> my hon. friend makes a very good point, which is that up and down the country councils have been able to reduce back-office costs, bureaucracy and the pay of chief

we'll be back. >>> the prips of wales continued -- prince of wales continued his three-day tour of washington with a stop at georgetown university this morning. he was the keynote speaker at today's conference on sustainable agricultural. prince charles believes that the practice would dramatically reduce world hunger. >> certainly internationally food insecurity is a growing problem. there are also many now who consider the global food systems are well on the way to being in crisis. >> the prince will meet with president obama at the white house later today. >>> meanwhile, skref state hillary clinton is on her way -- secretary of state hillary clinton is on her way to rome. she's talking to world leaders about libya and she will also meet with italian leaders. italy's parliament is calling for a deadline on its role in the nato-led airstrikes on libya. >>> coming up next, howard and the forecast. >> j.c., we've been getting peeks of sunshine, we need it, as temperatures are significantly colder, about 25 or 30 degrees now. we're hoping to get to 60 today. we have warmer temperatures on the w

he is prince al waleed.l waleed straddles the worlds of america and saudi arabia, two worlds that need each other but barely seem to understand each other. so we are going to try to bridge that gap. prince al waleed, welcome. >> it's a pleasure to be with you my friend, fareed. >> let's start with the question everybody has on their mind. you are a prince of saudi arabia. how stable is saudi arabia? you see this sea of revolution taking place across the middle east. and it seems the one country that has not been particularly affected is saudi arabia. >> yeah. thanks god, saudi arabia is in a very unique situation. the relationship between the king and his people is very close. people love the king a lot. that's one reason, obviously, for not having any civil disturbances over there. plus the saudi arabia situation, although economically, we are not in a-1 shape for sure. we have issues in our country, but for sure the situation is not dire and deep and bad. so all these reasons will help in explaining to you

why doesn't she concentrate on the immense power of the tide in wales including the second highest rise and fall of tide in the world and give us energy that's clean, that's safe and eternal. >> well, the honorable member has been consistent but he has asked question of the theology minister and my right honorable friend the prime minister and he knows our view on this side of the house tidal energy has a place to play but so does nuclear. >> mr. philip holibone. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure that everyone across the house of commons will want to join me in paying paying tribute to david cannes who very sadly died on monday age just 44. i would always remember him as someone who was very quick witnessed and sharply intelligent and was and who was a very compassionate man. not many people can claim to come to the house only because legislation was passed to allow them to come but as a catholic priest, that had to happen and the house is better for that happening. i'm sure everyone. join me to sending condolences to his partner, his friends and many constituents will miss his tirele

did she just say the prince of wales is coming to the farm? >> this small, urban farm in northwest will have the honor and responsibility of posting the prince on tuesday afternoon. he plans to make several public appearances related to his strong passion for sustainable agriculture. the farm here provides food to d.c. residents that cannot afford fresh food. >> he has a home farm as well. >> prince charles does in fact have his own organic farm on his estate property. something that she appreciates. >> that a prince would be involved it is a great thing put the movement. getting healthy food and taking care of ourselves. >> tomorrow afternoon the prince will be the keynote speaker at georgetown university at a conference entitled -- the future of food. he will also attend an event to honor the troops serving overseas. reporting live from northwest this afternoon. >> sounds like a fun trip. thank you. flooding concerns are spreading weston to tennessee. heavy rain has backed up tributaries to the brink. people in the town of finley spent much

and i'm now joined by waleed rashid, who is a spokesman for the april 6th movement, which was one of the key groups that organized some of the protests in tahrir square. by sara abdel rohman, who is a classic student activists and she adds a video blogger. sara was at the square from day one till the last day. also a student activist, a law student who has been very active during the protests as well. and the lawyer to every activist/protester who has been involved in these protests, a human rights activist and a lawyer. so let me just begin by asking sara a simple question. how has the revolution fared so far? >> i believe that the revolution hasn't really happened yet. it's an uprising so far. the gains of the revolution we haven't really seen. we are now under military rule. the military is completely abusing their powers in terms of military trials, abusing the protesters and controlling the media. so to me, we are actually planning another protest on the 27th of may. >> when you look at this situation, there are a lot of people who i met in egypt who say, well, there's people th

waleed farris, osama bin laden dead. he's gone, too? get him on the phone. this is too big. bunch of national security people on the phone. i want everyone who has reported on this in depth lining up. we are going to give you every detail we possibly can. i don't know why mike emanuel, i would love you to get him up as well. just let me know in my ear what guests you have available as they are available. >> chad is on the phone. >> hello. >> chad, let's have it. what do you know? >> i am told by multiple sources on capitol hill that osama bin laden is dead. that's the bottom line here. we were getting some rumblings of this from other sources, trying to find out if congressional intelligence had been briefed. the top intelligence officials have been briefed that bin laden is dead and cia director leon pineda. >> the correspondent the order to operation senders to coincide with the president's live address to the nation. >> they want to make sure everybody is on the the same page this is complete speculation i want to be careful but this is the way things happen. >> hold on,

waleed, sarah, noor and raji. noor, let me ask you something. before we get to president obama, your father ran for president against hosni mubarak and was arrested, beaten up. does he regard what you have managed to do as a success? when i say "you," i mean your generation? >> i think everyone in egypt, not just my father, but everyone in egypt, especially the older generations, for a period of time they just looked at the younger generations with admiration. and this is something that the younger generations are not used to in egypt. we are not used to older generations thanking us for our efforts and feeling like we did something. so obviously my father was one of the people who were extremely, extremely proud of our generation. and he was also -- him as well as many people from the older generations also joined in the revolution in itself. >> all right. now, as always, within america, enough about you, now what about what you think of us? sarah, what did you think of president obama's speech? >> the u.s. foreign policy, i believe, is complet

these are the first official engagements by the prince of wales after the royal wedding that capturedillions of americans. the tone of the visit, like the weather, is one of warmth and good will. inside, the keynote speech began with a quip. >> it certainly makes it a change from making embarrassing speeches about my oldest son during wedding receptions and things like that. [laughter] >> and then the serious stuff -- he denounced what he sees as the modern evil of pesticides and chemicals. >> we need to face up to asking how we produce -- asking whether how we produce our food is right for the 21st century. we cannot ignore that question any longer. [applause] >> kasay typically passionate speech brought to the audience to its feet. food has been a running theme of his visit. an urban farm in washington, the prince exchanged irrigation ditch with low-income families growing their own produce. back at georgetown, he touted the university chefs. he may lack the star power william and kate, but the sincerity of his message is respected. >> i watched his speech on the web cast. the conte

on sustainable agriculture wednesday at georgetown university. >> the prince of wales and meets withbama on wednesday. they are expected to discuss a number of topics, including military cooperation between the u.s. and u.k., education, and the environment. president of a lot visits the u.k. in may. >>> 7 on your side tonight that montgomery county is a banking and big bucks from a bag tax. the 5 cent bag tax is modeled after the one in the district. it will take effect january 1. it will apply to all stores, not just those selling food. the tax is expected to raise $1 million in a year. >> a washington state middle school teacher says that osama bin laden's death is a victory. he shaved his beard for the first time since 9/11. >> i had not anticipated 10 years. >> he vowed to not shareve till bin laden was caught or killed. after learning the news of his death, he wasted no time witha a razor. >> nice-looking man. our boby ryan spoke before the senate committee on commerce science and technology about last week's deadly tornado outbreaks in alabama. >> without proper protection in s

. >> these are the first engagements by the prince of wales since the royal wedding. the tone has been one of warmth and good will. >> inside, the keynote speech began with a quip. >> is certainly makes a change from making embarrassing speeches about my eldest son of during wedding receptions and things like that. [laughter] then the serious stuff. the prince spoke about food production and what he sees as the modern evil, pesticides and chemicals. >> we need to face up to asking how we produced -- whether how we produce our food is fit for the purpose. we simply cannot ignore that question any longer. [applause] >> a typically passionate speech that brought audience to its beach. food has been the running theme of this is it. -- a typically passionate speech that brought audience to its feet. back at georgetown he shoved it to the university ships. he may lack the star power of william and kate, but the sincerity of his speech was received. >> the content was really interesting, and it was an interesting way to look at globalization. >> he is doing wonderful things.

. >> these are the first engagements by the prince of wales since the royal wedding. the tone has been one of warmth and good will. >> inside, the keynote speech began with a quip. >> is certainly makes a change from making embarrassing speeches about my eldest son of during wedding receptions and things like that. [laughter] then the serious stuff. the prince spoke about food production and what he sees as the modern evil, pesticides and chemicals. >> we need to face up to asking how we produced -- whether how we produce our food is fit for the purpose. we simply cannot ignore that question any longer. [applause] >> a typically passionate speech that brought audience to its beach. food has been the running theme of this is it. -- a typically passionate speech that brought audience to its feet. back at georgetown he shoved it to the university ships. he may lack the star power of william and kate, but the sincerity of his speech was received. >> the content was really interesting, and it was an interesting way to look at globalization. >> he is doing wonderful things.

. >>> it has been a week after the royal wedding and the prince of wales today in the nation's capital. the prince is expected to meet with the president, give a speech at georgetown and have dinner at the home of senator john kerry. yesterday, the prince focused on a few things near and dear to his heart. matt ackland has more on that. >> reporter: just days after the royal wedding of his son william, the prince of wales arrived in the united states. last night, he invited several members of the u.s. military to the british ambassador's home for a reception to bring awareness to those wounded in war. >> you can tell he really has a deep concern to meet and talk with service members. >> reporter: retired captain dawn haficker lost her arm in iraq when she was hi hitt by a rocket-propelled grenade. >> i think it was important for us to communicate what good care we have over here and how well the clinicians at walter reed are taking care of everybody. >> reporter: the his royal highness started his day at the supreme court and then's off day special community farm in northwest. this is

. >>> those stunning pictures were captured off the central coast of the state of new south wales.th of sydney. >>> to recap some of our top directory fifa officials are meeting in zurich preparing to vote this wednesday for the leadership of world football's governing body. current president sepp blatter is standing unopposed despite a rash of corruption allegations against fifa officials, he says there is no crisis. a fifa committee has suspended two ex executives including blatter's only opposition. >>> and e. coli virus has killed 14 in germany and made hundreds ill. german authorities say the infection was probably caused by contaminated tomato, could you consume bers and lettuce. the food safety agency says two spanish cucumber producers may be involved. you're watchinged "world one" live from london. >> thank you for joining us. we leave you with another look at those amazing pictures out of australia. >> pretty impressive waterspouts. it was just filmed off the coast of new south wales. >>> ahead a schoolteacher in mexico honored for her courage after gun fire erupts outsid

these are the first official engagements by the prince of wales since a royal wedding which captivated millions of americans and the tone of the visit, unlike the weather, has been one of warmth and good will. >> inside the keynote speech begin with a quip. >> it certainly makes a change from making embarrassing speeches about my eldest son during wedding receptions and things like that. >> and then the serious stuff. the prince spoke about food production making the case for sustainable farming and denouncing what he sees as the evils of pesticides and chemicals. >> we need to face up to asking whether how we produce our food is actually fit for purpose in the very challenging circumstances of the 21st century. we simply cannot ignore that question any longer. [applause] >> a typically passionate speech which brought the audience to its feet. food has been the running theme of this visit. there is an urban farm in washington, the prince exchanged irrigation tips with low income families growing their own produce. and back at georgetown, he chatted with the university chefs. prince cha

>> last week we had an excellent result in wales for the labour part party. >> would the prime minister, given his federal election best of commitment and the commitment of the liberal democrats, what progress hey made so far on reforming the rule. >> and we have a common approach to whales but i have to say to him actually if that is his definition of success, then, i suppose, he's going to be a happy man. he should spend a little bit of time his colleague said about labor's performance in scotland which was this. labour deserved to lose. we insulted the intelligence of our voters by peddling a myth. that is what happened. i know you don't want to hear about scotland but you ought to hear about it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. conservative-controlled structure council have managed to make savings of 30 million pounds whilst protecting front line services. part of that has been a reduction in salaries for counselors and senior managers. will the prime minister japan me in graduating the council on this achievement? and are they not a shining example for other councils up and down the coun

scotland would threaten to take with it compared texas and the us union to ireland and england and wales is two different things states here are part of the united states and a country we have scotland in england being two different countries who are in perpetual war with each other england conquered scotland and flies their flag above their conquered government building and so that's why they have a legitimate right and reason to get out from underneath what's left of the parasitic british empire but we haven't heard about this and there's been almost a complete news blackout on it worldwide you're right about that because i've done research on it it's very hard to find any information because the rest of the british commonwealth are still being sucked off of. by the british oligarchy in that corrupt group that sits around it know that people understand that globalism is a cancer in its destroying local control and so there's a move toward sovereignty again and so they're trying to hope that people just don't notice this oh i'm success now i mean you say there's not many similarities bu

angie, over to you. >> oh my goff, the prince of wales was heading back to work.iam and his new wife, catherine, the duchess of cambridge are back in wales after their wedding. the royal couple is postponing their honeymoon. instead, returning to the island where prince william is on duty as a helicopter search and rescue pilot for the royal air force. officials say the couple will eventually take a honeymoon overseas. >> the best musical are the book of mormon -- >> the broadway musical the book of mormon tops this year's tony nominations up for 14 awards including best musical. the 1930s era musical is next with 12. some actresses and actors include al pacino, vanessa redgrave in driving miss daisy, edie falco in the house of blue and ellen barkin in the normal heart. the tony awards air live from new york city june 12th here on wusa9. >> jamie lee curtis came to northwest d.c. for an important cause. she's honorary chair for the national children's health awareness event put on by the substance abuse administration. this year's exhibit at the shakespeare theatr

tomorrow the prince of wales will be a keynote speaker before visiting the supreme court. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, scouts found after lost in arkansas. >>> waiting for osama. one teacher breaks out the razor. >> storms are headed in our drefntle the complete forecast is coming up. i'm done with all these lists. and dring all over town. i want one list. for one store. [ female announcer ] at safeway, you get it all. great quality and great prices. so you just need a safeway list. [ male announcer ] with thousands of everyday low prices you'll save all over the store. [ female announcer ] plus we have great club card specials like refreshe water, 24 packs are only $2.99 each. [ male announcer ] quality and low prices. so there's one stop for everything. [ female announcer ] at safeway, that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. >>> the tornadoes that tore through the southeast are continuing to make history. 312 touched down, double the record in 1974. 340 people are dead. most of them were in alabama where hundreds are still missing. >>> in new zealand a t

at night the wales of ghosts kept us awake. 32 steps to my father's house, 4 windows facing north. 24 steps to my uncle's house, 2 doors facing south. i have 3 sisters, 2 brothers, 4 cousins on my father's side. now i store the memory in a drawer. along with bitter herbs and rhineos ris horns. we dine at restaurants on the better side of town with pink table cloths and real flowers in the vases. we hardly go to china town. >> in a casual way, they had fun with his body. they chained him to the back of the car and did fish tails. forensic evidence suggests his body came loose and they rechained him after rolling back over him to get him. now most of us heard about this. something we don't hear, dragged to death we assume it was -- >> like this. chained to the bumper of a truck. that's not true. it's like this. chained the back of the truck. watching the road behind him as he goes. this poem is called big thicket. jasper, texas. >> to big thicket a crack is a buck shot, a stick broke, cracked headlights. crack, the big thicket we go 2 sticks. drink, drink, light, light. stagger in the r

the newlyweds will thousand dollars their rural home in wales, where the duke will back to work as amergency rescue pilot. as for the honeymoon, there will be one overseas but they won't say where or when. >> royal wedding watcher lisa argen here, taking a look at our accu-weather forecast. >> very nice out there. we already have temperatures in the 50s and 60s. a little windy but that really backs off on the wind and we'll have details next. >> also next, why nasa has decided to postpone the launch of the space shutututututututut÷ for my dry skin, ordinary body washes just aren't moisturizing enough. [ female announcer ] new gold bond deep moisture, with 7 moisturizers and 3 vitamins. the body wash that moisturizes like a lotion. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> nasa has announced it will not launch the space shuttle tomorrow. nasa says technicians and engineers will replace a switch box in endeavour's engine compartment. two days are required for the repair. last friday's launch was scrubbed due to an equipment problem. there is an enormous interest in

he said johnson and wales.[laughter] the next morning we end up going to meet with the nordstrom family in their offices and we are sitting there in the governor goes first. he says well you know you must have heard we have some budget problems. but don't worry we will be able to straighten that out and i will broaden the tax base. i'm going to start taxing clothes and shoes. that is all march drums sells his clothes and shoes, right? [laughter] so the nordstrom's are looking at ruse and they have their heads tilted like a st. bernard, just confuse. i kicked him under the table and i stopped him and i said doesn't our governor had a wonderful sense of humor? he knows how to get your attention. [laughter] and we ended up coming, we ended up coming back and then we had to go see, we had to meet with the developer at his headquarters. so, we went up to his headquarters and it was independence day. not the fourth of july that may 1. we flew up there and we went to this guys office. he had an office that was there w

the garden apartments our beloved wales life. when not replicate a low line environment. the danger of putting these buildings here is not good planning policy. the safety of the residence is severely compromised. the irony is that many of the projects featured are harmful to the environment. ignoring earthquakes safety is not green, and i also deplored demolishing 1500 units of supportable housing. the entire area is on the way to gentrification. there is space on this basis and that is another factor. this is a nightmare with the surrounding communities. a little dose of reality is necessary. people will drive their cars the matter what is in place. >> i am mary anne. >> please pull the microphone closer. >> thank you. i have been arrested at for over one year. i have been in san francisco for over 30 years. i ask the board of supervisors to protect and serve the community. now, i am s. gilmore from the people who took money from these developers. there is no moral value in selling your soul. and how you can look at your children as you take people of their houses, dest

and wales in the city.where are you going to find a better designed school than that? nowhere in the country, probably, they're in the top one or two. what can i say about brown? we all know what that is. it's a great place, and it adds a tremendous cultural dimension to the city. when i was mayor, we put something in called -- overlap. we called in payment in lieu of taxes. and that meant that if it weren't for the fact that these institutions were in the city, if they were not in the city, the state of rhode island would not get the benefit of the income taxes that the doctors pay, the nurses pay, the professors pay, the sales taxes they spend. so that money is all to the benefit of the state. the city doesn't collect those income sales taxes. so we devised a formula so the state would reimburse us our portion of what those tax revenues were so that we could provide the fire apparatus, we had 15 engine companies, special hazards, all that stuff. they don't pay a dime for that stuff, so we got reimbursed f

. >>> the prince of wales is meeting with president obama at the white house later today. prince charles is delivering a speech on sustainable agriculture at georgetown university. yesterday, he made stops at the supreme court, visited wounded american troops at walter reed and stopped at an urban farm in northwest washington. >>> jessica doyle is watching your money! >> a lot less of it will be going to pepco soon. >> yes, the story has you thinking about summertime. it is beautiful here in washington, d.c. we get the heat waves and obviously the heat waves cost you when it comes to your power bill. this news comes as some welcome relief. pepco customers are about to get a break. starting june 1st, maryland residential customers should see their bills go down by about 15%. so, if you use the average 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill would go from about $151 down to about $129. this decrease stems from a recent reduction in the standard offer service rates by the maryland public service commission. if you're shopping for smaller car, you have a lot of company on dealer

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they are spending this week on anglesy island in wales. a search n rescue helicopter pilot at the royal air force valley base. they spent last weekend in britain. the couple have decided to take their honeymoon at a later date. >>> william's father prince charles is here in washington for a three-day visit. his first stop is the supreme court where he attend a reception for a scholarship program. then it was off to the common good city farm on v street in northwest washington. that center grows food for low-income residence. the prince of wales is a big supporter of organic and sustainable farming. tonight he'll attend a reception at the british ambassador's residence. he is also expected to meet with president obama. >>> it's the first time that prince charles has visited the u.s. in four years. >> i wonder if that reception will be as fancy as the one he just attend over the pond. >> i'm thinking not. >> what's up? >> coming up in sports, the big night for the capitals. dan hellie talks to the caps' defenseman john carlson about trying t

please turn me to express our appreciation to his royal highness the prince of wales. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please state in your seats while the stage party leaves the floor. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] at. >> the committee is meeting today to hear testimony of the mass transit system in order to identify where progress has been made since the terrorist attack september 112001 and where shortfalls remain. we shall examine issue as assessing the threat the mass transit systems face between the federal government and the individual entities if the impact of the security program and the extent of coordination between federal stay local partners. i will now recognize myself for the opening statement. this is a vital issue and i will thank you for being here especially those who has gone into a terrible few weeks and has done a tremendous job in a horrendous situation and i will thank you for your service. also but n.y.p.d. commissioner who does a terri

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. >> this is the first official visit for the prince of wales to the united states since 2007 and everythingcarefully planned out. prince charles is expected to meet with the president tomorrow, but today he focused on things near and dear to his heart. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: just days after the royal wedding of his son william the prince of wales arrived in the united states. tonight he invited several members of the u.s. military to the british ambassador's home for a reception to bring awareness to those wounded in war. >> you can tell that he really has a deep concern to meet and talk with service members. >> reporter: retired captain dawn hafaker lost her arm in iraq in 2004 when she was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. >> i think it was really important for he and us to communicate what good care we have over here and how well the clinicians at walter reed are really taking care of everybody. >> reporter: his royal highness began the day at the u.s. supreme court where he met with justices scalia and soto so he so -- sotomayer. then the prince visited the organic gard

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. >> the future king will be back at work as an air force search and rescue pilot in wales on tuesday. in rome tonight, people are gathering to honor pope john paul ii on the eve of his beatification. the next-to-last step on the path to sainthood will be performed sunday in st. peter's square. tonight the french and none who says the procurer -- the french nun is as the pope cured her from parkinson will speak. you can watch the beatification ceremony on our website, wbaltv.com. it starts tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m., and you can also see pictures of pope john paul reveres and learn the top 10 things about sainthood. the towson spring festival has live music, food, and beer and wine. for the little ones, there were magic shows, pony rides, and moon balances. >> is always a great care. we have a great time and see lots of people. it is a nice way for people to show off their crafts and bring the community together. >> the festival runs again tomorrow from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> it was a perfect day for that festival. i saw some folks' stumbling around fells point from the beer fes

attempting to board a train in wales, the man went so far as to buy two tickets. one for him. another for his pony, but the conductor quickly put a stop to it after explaining small cats and dogs are okay, but large animals are a safety risk to passengers. >> so they gave him a ticket? >> using an electronic kiosk, he buys his ticket, walks on thinking everything's going to be fine. i got my pony here. >> my little pony. >> not so much. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration issued the 2011 hurricane forecast. it will reveal how many storms are expected in the season which starts june 1st. >>> in houston, hospital officials will hold a news conference on the condition of congresswoman gabrielle giffords following yesterday's surgery to insert a plastic implant over a portion of her skull. >>> and today is the anniversary of marilyn monroe's famous birthday serenade. on this day in 1962, monroe sang happy birthday to then president john f. kennedy. >>> all day long,

after a quick weekend, they will head back to their home in wales on tuesday where prince william is stationed as a search and rescue pilot. >>> students say they will treasure the lesson. today marked the second annual global youth service day. more than 100 students volunteered to help spruce up the school, restore the vegetable garden, and paint the new computer lab. the mayor joined the students to help plant new trees. it was a perfect day. >>> it was nice out there. the two. -- the dew point levels were low. we have a few clouds rolling in from the west. that will not amount to a lot. we're looking at quiet conditions for the next couple of days. there is the temperature of reagan national airport, 55 degrees. the dew point level is comfortable in the 40's. normally we will see daytime highs of around 71. the record was set back in 1942. childrens hospital is a 58 degrees. earlier, they had wind gusts over 20 miles an hour. the final stop texas to damascus. it is 53 degrees when about 5 miles an hour. temperatures are down in the 40's in manassas. it is 48 degrees. there is a w

. >> reporter: the prince of wales is still speaking here. he's at a conference that's being held here on the campus of georgetown university. now, of course, prince charles is very committed to the idea of sustainable agriculture. and during his visit in washington he spent a good deal of his time promoting that very cause and he's doing so right now in the speech he's giving. needless to say the fact that he is here caused quite a bit of ruckus here on campus. a number of people willing to wait in the rain in order to catch a glimpse and the prince actually stopped and chatted with students as he made his way into that conference. not exactly the huge crowd that gathered for will and kate's wedding, but these georgetown students braved the cold and rain in order to catch a glimpse of prince charles. >> i've been obsessed with the royals especially with all the hype from the wedding. i want to let him know i'm here for prince harry. >> it would be cool to see prince charles. i don't know when i'll have an opportunity to do so. i think it's a

but in wales, the prime minister will stay. in england they have eight more counselors and controls 26 more councils. the surprise nick clay sheffield. ed milly band knows he needs to win in many more places. >> i know we've got further to go to win back them. but the most important thing about these elections is the people, about what they're doing and they said to nick clay, you don't have permission to be supporting conserve tiff policies. the people have spoken. the ballot boxes can be packed away. coming next, the consequences. nick robinson "bbc news" westminster. >> still to come, why the picasso collection has landed in an unlikely place. hiring again, that was the news on the u.s. jobs front last month as the numbers topped predictions but the unemployment rate inched upwards. here's michelle flurry. it's been a good week for the president here arriving in indianapolis. and this friday brought more good news. american employees like alex are creating jobs even with the higher price of petro. >> we just went through one

this factory in wales makes towers for water turbines.y're hoping to use fresh water to make the turbines themselves. but some are worried. affair be given -- being given special concession, but still fear competitors will rise. it has promised to be the greenest government ever. as today, they have set a new standard for tackling global warming, but will it be delivered. >> you are watching bbc news. u.s. treasury secretary has said dominique strauss-kahn, who is in jail on attempted rape charges, it is not in a position to run the imf. hundreds of illegal immigrants have been found crammed into lorries in southeastern mexico. europe's finance minister has urged greece to adopt further austerity measures to improve its battered economy. many, including the financial markets, believe greece will need even more help. stephany reports from strength heard on the german attitude about bailing out greece again. >> another day, another country in crisis. first greece, then ireland, and portugal, now agrees again. european ministers are consider

and then wale prove this item and send it forward with recommendation as amended. thank you. item 4, please. >> item 4, hearing to receive an update from the controller's office on the nine-month budget status report. >> as you know, madam chairman, the controller's office issued its nine-month report last week. and the news overall is good. we're going to be ending the year with a fund balance of $136 million. that's an improvement of about $47 million more than the six-month mark. and city wide revenues of baseline transfers have improved by 61.6%. since the six-month report. and that good news in revenue is based on property transfer tax, payroll tax, sales taxes and other revenues. so this is good news in that the recovery is starting to take hold. we're seeing moderate growth in our discretionary revenue and that money is becoming available to help balance the budget for the next fiscal year. so this is a snapshot of the finances for the current year with the starting balance o of $25 million that was better than expected in the beginning of the year. our general reserve