. >>> legendary newscaster barbara walters has announced her plans for retirement. tweeted out her news and it said i want to tell you first. she began her career at nbc's today show and found a new home at abc where she has been for the past 37 years. she plans to stay on as executive producer of the view when she plans on leaving her post. we wish her luck. >>> how the able of the suspect will change. >>> and this morning if you are driving on the roads, traffic does look good and this is a look at 880 north and southbound and they are at the speed limit. . >>> good morning, a shocking new development in the stabbing of an 8-year-old girl. what is happening and the latest. >>> it is an eyesore which is causing some complaints, we will tell you what is being done to fix it. >>> also the scandal involving the internal revenue service and the tea party gets even bigger. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> welcome to a brand-new day, it is monday, and let's begin with a quick look at traffic, it is a beautiful day for mother's day, thank you. >> dave, torii,

. >> reporter: kasim walters has seen gang violence and men his age bleed out on the streets. 250s. >> he turned me back here. bang i remember him banging my head -- >> reporter: he says he's more afraid of the law and the thugs. >> reporter: he shows me the memorial of a 250 gone bad that fills him with even more dread. >> lo look at that, it's still here. >> when kimani gray adjusted his waistband, to officers ended up shooting him zen times. they claim he pulled this loaded .38 revolver later co-lovco recovered at the scene. but kasim doesn't believe him. four days of angry demonstrations proves he's not alone. >> when things like this happens, the police are never going to get the benefit of the doubt. so we have a relationship with the cop. you know, until ray kelly can give us answers. >> reporter: new york city councilman is a mentor of kasim's and a leading critic of nypd's methods like police report which shows the reason given for most stops is either a high crime neighborhood or a suspect engaged in forgetive movemen -- fertive movements. i don't believe they stoppe

. >> because walter visits many of the performances here up to three times each, he has given the day he has been given permission today to attend the rehearsal for -- he has been given permission today to attend the rehearsal for "tristan and isolde." ♪ "tristan and isolde" longing for death so they may be united in their forbidden love forever. for the director, the challenge is to make the story accessible to a wide audience. >> you have to find a method of storytelling that builds bridges to the audience's understanding so they can follow the very complex layers of the story. then there are certain taboos. if it is too radical, too disjointed, to pornographic, then the audience will not like it. >> provincial opera houses are a good training ground for wagner stars. she is not yet experienced enough to perform at one of the big opera houses like munich. >> obviously at the age of 29, no one in a major opera house would hire me for any -- for a huge role like isolde or any kind of major role. you have to start somewhere lesser-known and progress. ♪ >> thanks to this theater, walter

walters is stepping down. >> barbara made her mark posing tough questions to everyone, from pop stars to politicians. as marci gonzalez reports, the trail that she's blazed has been for generations. >> reporter: abc news legend barbara walters is retiring. walters will make the announcement monday on "the view." she'll continue how "the view" and abc news specials throughout the next year and will retire in the summer of 2014. barbara walters has arguably interviewed more statesmen and stars than any other journalist in history, including every american president and first lady since richard nixon. >> are you sorry you didn't burn the tapes? >> yes, i think so. >> reporter: through the years, she's interviewed countless world figures, including fidel castro, moammar gadhafi, and saddam hussein. in december, she conducted an exclusive interview with syria's embattled president, bashar al assad. in 1999, the first interview with monica lewinsky. the highest rated news program ever broadcast by a single network. walters is the creator and co-host of abc's daytime show, "the view." she hosted "20/20" for 25 years. she joined abc news in 1976 as the first woman t

. >> because walter visits many of the performances here up to three times each, he has given the day he has been given permission today to attend the rehearsal for -- he has been given permission today to attend the rehearsal for "tristan and isolde." ♪ "tristan and isolde" longing for death so they may be united in their forbidden love forever. for the director, the challenge is to make the story accessible to a wide audience. >> you have to find a method of storytelling that builds bridges to the audience's understanding so they can follow the very complex layers of the story. then there are certain taboos. if it is too radical, too disjointed, to pornographic, then the audience will not like it. >> provincial opera houses are a good training ground for wagner stars. she is not yet experienced enough to perform at one of the big opera houses like munich. >> obviously at the age of 29, no one in a major opera house would hire me for any -- for a huge role like isolde or any kind of major role. you have to start somewhere lesser-known and progress. ♪ >> thanks to this theater, walter

barbara walters has arguably interviewed more statesmen and stars than any other journalists in history including every american president and first lady since richard nixon. >> law the years she interviewed countless world figures including castro and muammar qaddafi and saddam. in december she had an interview with syrian's embattled president bashar al-assad and conducted the first interview with monica lewinsky, the highest rated news program broadcast by a single network. barbara walters is the creator and cohost of "the view." she hosted the news magazine "20/20" for 25 years. >> some incredible video this morning from minnesota, residents long the lake have been forced to evacuate because of an ice tsunami. the ice moves quickly into the neighbor. it is called an ice shove. it moves quickly when high winds propel the sheets to the shore of the lake. it packed new punch to break windows and knock down doors and topple walls. people had to quickly get out. >> never seen that before. that is frightening looking. >> usually the ice is again by this time of year so they have record la

for consumers to be able to know if what they're buying is is free of genetic modification mark walters has a very interesting thank you for your insights marc is a seattle patent attorney and partner at former lawrence and hong l.l.p. thanks megan well a criminal investigation has now been launched to look into the cause of a massive explosion at a town texas plant. sure that. the west texas fertilizer plant turned into a fireball on the evening of april seventeenth fourteen people were killed and nearly two hundred others were injured the blast was so big it registered as a two point one magnitude and was actually felt fifty miles away now up until late last week the incident was treated as an accident sixty investigators have interviewed some four hundred and one eleven witnesses resulting in no fewer than two hundred fifty leads now those same investigators have been able to conclusively rule out whether natural causes and hydrous ammonia and ammonium nitrate as possible causes for this explosion now they have actually opened up a criminal investigation into the explosion and in a stran

. >>> it is 5:56 legendary barbara walters has announced her plans for retirement. tweeted out which said big news and i want to tell you first, she began her career in 1961 at nbc's today show and he has been here for years and plans on staying at the executive view when she plans on leaving her post. i think she deserves a little time to retire. she has done a fabulous job. >> may i add barbara walters looks great for her age, my goodness. traffic is moving along well, no major problems, southbound 680 traffic looks good on the sunole grade passing mission boulevard heading down fremont and now is the time things start to change just around the corner, torii, dave? >>> they have just raid the farm camp. >>> and leila fowler, they just arrested her brother for the stabbing death of leila fowler, we have a live report coming up. >> and we will have more on your news, weather and traffic. stay tuned. ♪ [ male announcer ] a car that can actually see like a human using stereoscopic cameras ♪ and even stop itself if it has to. ♪ the technology may be hard to imagine... b

walter has junior and pitching coach am day of getti and -- dave getti, they teamed up for the super what he stood for was football and i was honored to put that uniform on and take the field with him to do battle. >> you can watch tonight's hall of fame ceremony -- ceremony. the ceremony starts at 8:00 and we will air legends right here on 722, there is a lot going on, on the roads right now. >>> we do have problems, dave and traffic will be busy is some areas. we had a crash here at east 80 and they have moved it off the freeway and traffic is now recovering. northbound 101, the crash has been moved to the shoulder and they are dealing with all of the paperwork in front of the hall of justice and it is not a huge deal to the traffic on the freeway. we have an overturned truck and we will tell you about that coming up, 680 past mission 5:26 let's go to steve. >>> a cold one out there, i have tell you, we were looking at the western edge of the sunset, fso, gusts at 35 and 60s for many and very many. >>> a shoulder brutally killed in london and the apparent motive behind the attack.

last second move by the government over who can buy the >> after months of speculation, barbara walters who has inspired and impacted us for decades is hanging up her microphone. abc7 news kira klapper is in the newsroom with the announcement. >> barbara walters wanted to make it known she is perfectly healthy and this retirement is happening on her terms. it is not happening yet. the tv news pioneer will continue to report androm now io retire from appearing on television at all. it has been an absolutely joyful, rewarding, challenging, fascinating and occasionally bumpy ride and i would not change a thing. >> barbara walters locked back at her remarkable journalism career that spanned more than 50 years from being the first woman ever to co-anchor a morning show to the first female anchor on an evening newscast, she has interviewed the most important newsmakers across the world and every president and first laid since richard nixon. this morning, on "the show "which she launched 17 years ago, a surprise by her fellow boston native, new york city mayor bloomberg. >> what a surprise. how nice t

for consumers to be able to know if what they're buying it is free of genetic modification mark walters has a very interesting thank you for your insights marc is a seattle patent attorney and partner at former lawrence and hong l.l.p. . experience. well we have some breaking news that is coming into the r t newsroom the associated press says that the u.s. justice department has been secretly monitoring them for over two months during that time the deal jay collected telephone records of reporters and editors at the a.p. the associated press called this quote a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations gather of the news the records obtained by the justice department lists of incoming and outgoing calls and the duration of each call for the work and personal phone numbers of individual reporters general a.p. office numbers in new york washington and hartford connecticut the main number for a.p. reporters in the house of representatives press gallery was also monitor the government would not say why it sought those records however but u.s. just u.s. officials have previ

walters has been with abc news since 1976 when she became the first female to co anchor a network news program. you can watch the announcement tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on "the view" and then coming up later this hour a look at walters' long career. still to come, homes in peril. the search for the cause of norlg northern california homes sinking into the earth. >> i felt his heartbeat and it was the greatest moment of my life. >> what this mom did that saved a boy's life. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusts of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. damage in a home in lake county that is coming apart as the ground underneath is shifting. we have been following the developing news threatening 30 homes. eight families have left their home and 10 more receiving imminent evacuation notices including this homeowner. >>

walters has been with abc news since 1976 when she became the first female to co anchor a network news program. you can watch the announcement tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on "the view" and then coming up later this hour a look at walters' long career. still to come, homes in peril. the search for the cause of norlg northern california homes sinking into the earth. >> i felt his heartbeat and it was the greatest moment of my life. >> what this mom did that saved a boy's life. >> comin >>> new video showing the damage in a home in lake county that is coming apart as the ground underneath is shifting. we have been following the developing news threatening 30 homes. eight families have left their home and 10 more receiving imminent evacuation notices including this homeowner. >> no more bedrooms. no floor at all. >> the ground is shifting because water is pushing upward through the hill. city officials aren't sure why it is happening though it could be because the land is on a dormant volcano. mail service in the area has been stopped. residents along one lake in minnesota moved toward higher g

. >> for half a century, walters has been such a trail blazer you run out of time trying to mention itnt from a today girl, to abc in the evening. >> i was the first female coanchor of a network news show. i was a flop. everybody said -- oh, i was. >> what was floppy about you? >> well it was a flop -- harry and i did it today and he didn't want a partner, b, he didn't want a woman. >> for all the specials an interviews with news makers and celebrities from fidel castro to monica lewinsky, perhaps her most lasting accomplishment is what she did in her '60s creating a talk show that is call women. the view is a cultural force of favorable forum even for presidents. she says she will continue as coexecutive producer in the summer of 2014. she says she is done in front of the cameras but i'm not sure. the om is only 83. can barbara walters really stay away? that's it for this edition. if you missed our program, check us out on ie tuns and get our podcast by searching for reliable sources on the itunes store. >>> we are back next week for another look at the media. "state of the yoounion"

martha: it has been more than 50 years and countless high-profile interviews barbara walters is aboutre. the iconic journalist is set to announce her retirement a little later this morning. julie banderas has more for us on that very big media story today. hi, julie. >> reporter: she really is a legend. the veteran abc news anchor plans on making the formal announcement on her show. according to abc barbara walters plans to officially retire from television journalism next summer. for the next year walters will continue to anchor and report for the network and as well as appear on "the view" where she will remain executive producer of the weekday talk show she created in 1997. it has been quite successful by the way. walters now, 83 years old, has spent 37 years at abc news, paving the way for women in television news and really she has done it all. she joined the network in 1976 and became the first female coanchor for an evening news program. three years later she became co-host of abc's "20/20" news magazine. before coming to abc she spent 15 years at nbc news where she was co-host

. >>> barbara walters has been pondering the decision to retire for several years. >> we wish her welllations to her. >>> last year forbes named spanx found der sarah plains. you can't say spanx without smiling. she's the first female billionaire to sign. everyone who assigns agrees to give at least half of their fortune. she says spanx will change one butt at a time. bill gates you sit down and have dinner. i would like to know your pitch from him and your thought process? >> actually there wasn't a pitch. he reached tout me and asked -- >> after he saw you on the cove of forbes. >> asked if i would go to dinner with him and my husband and i said, of course. i joined him for dinner with a few other couples and he was really just explaining the difference he's making the world with his foundation the importance of fillphilanthropy. everyone was going around the table sharing what their interests were. you know i really spent time thinking about it and i'm already really philanthropic minded and it felt like a natural fit. when someone like bill gates who's doing so much for the world r

. >>> barbara walters has announced her plans for retirement.ted out her announcement. it said "big news -- and i want to tell you first." she started her career in 1961 at" the today show." in 1966 she moved to abc where she's listen for 37 sheers. we will continue on "the view" until she leaves her on-air post. >>> californians you will be able to play powerball for a big jackpot. wednesday's drawing will be for at least $350 million. that's the biggest jackpot since california joined the powerball game. no one has hit all five numbers plus the powerball number in six weeks. last saturday night, though, someone who bought a ticket at the west pay ram shell station in petaluma matched the five numbers. that ticket is worth a million dollars. >> not too shabby. >>> let's check in again with sal, telling us about a crash in san jose. >> that's right. southbound 87 at kurtner avenue, there's a crash blocking all of the lanes. it's not major injuries. it's going to be a problem for you in san jose. quickly now to some live pictures and i want to sh

has. >>> barbara walters is calling it quits. retire from tv journalism next year. abc confirms them. expected to make the announcement this morning on her show the view. and she created this talker back in 1997. remain an executive producer on that show. she is retiring but not completely out. >> 83 and still has the fast ball and terrific. they go out on top. >> wasn't exactly a mother's day gift that ended up at the front door. >> i would hope not. an 8 foot alligator. called in to help remove the reptile. he wasn't too happy about being dragged out. it was finally bagged, hauled away and released back in the wild. gator gone. >> i don't know how they do that. right now to those long teeth. >> all for the good of tv. >> house of cards. the latest problem plagueing the span of the bay bridge. >> what may be causing homes to sink in a northern california community coming up. >> and an arrest in the homicide of 8 year old girl. the family member now being charged with her death. >>> this is kpix 5 news. >> live in calaveras county, a boy arrested in the death of his sister. >> more sa

has the whole world in his hands. >> in the back. >> congressman walter jones has been introducing a bill for years to let military chaplains and a prayer -- and prayers are broad with "in jesus' name." can you gauge the morale of broad and give your opinion? >> i spent 27 years in the navy -- based rock -- retired two star admiral. i have prayed during that 27 year ministry thousands of times in the name of jesus. in a worship service am a file -- in the worship service, bible studies, when i am ministering to the sick. military chaplains on a daily basis pray in the name of jesus. but because we are in a pluralistic environment of ministry, there are times when a more inclusive prayer should be prayed. or instance, three marines have been killed, two of them are muslim. for me to pray a christ-centered prayer would probably be inappropriate, would probably not be best peered would not say inappropriate. or when i am praying over the one -- i have hindus and i am facilitating for them and i pray a prayer -- you are on the ship, there is no way you can -- well, you can jump overboard, but you have to hear the prayer and the

. >> as a part of his tour from the u.s., prince harry has visited the walter reed medical center and national cemetery. >>> well this is the perfect day to spoil and celebrate moms. and some say what better way than with a makeover? kpix 5 shows how some moms needed it the most, getting the pampering of a lifetime. >> reporter: being a mom is a tough enough job. but here in san francisco it could be about basic survival, but not here, not today. mothers of the hamilton family center have received professional medical center on this day with a fancy brunch and show. christy hamilton's family lost everything in a fire. but she is celebrating a new start by cutting her long hair short. >> and they decided to change it. definitely. >> to make it better from inside out. >> and that's what mother's day is all about. recognizing those who put others ahead of themselves. >> i've got to get her hair done and do his hair. they've got to look good. oh, let's go, we've got to go as we're late. >> reporter: this is not something that she would have liked to do for herself. >> yeah, i don't take a

obviously the people are hospitalized at places like walter reid this has got her searcy wounded. they are missing limbs, they have said if acanthus figuration if there were injuries, are usually time it broke and not. i was struck at them and them and i was struck in talking to them. i was asked what happened to them and they tell me how this occurred. i'm always struck them saying i want to get back to my unit. my initial thought is these guys are so caught up in what president bush or cheney or rumsfeld are saying is that the purpose of the war in iraq or afghanistan that they want to carry the flag again, but it's farmer a sick than that. they want to be with their unit. they want to be with their friends, their buddies and when they hear about a friend that's killed, i have a dear young marine who was shot in falluja, most noble ones. he learned one of the guys in his platoon had been killed on thanksgiving day in 2004. i have been a notice he said i should've been there to help him. i do think this instinct to reach out and help being part of a unit, which carl did not exper

. >> it's a balancing test asas walter pink has pointed out in his article.ferent is we have an unfettered press.pres and we're drink from any other country in the world. we are different. di we don't have government regulations. what you get subpoenas like youu got in the ap case, it raises a red flag of the government interfering. but it's a balancing act. act. the obama administration seemsis to be more willing to subpoena reporters to go after leakers lk and in fact, have prosecuted more leakers than all the the previous administrations and and combined. that is alarming. alarmin it's not to say that it's not's legal to do it. it certainly it.rtainly the justice department hasdepatm strict rules on when at the can subpoena journalists. it's unclear how carefully theyy were followed in this case. i think most journalist wouldisl say certainly we ought to consider national security implications. it's perfectly fine for the the government to ask us not toto print something. some we should listen to that discussion, but at the end of the day, it should be our

you heard what walter's saying. >> japan has rallied 83% from its november lows. we've rallied 24%.apples-to-apples comparison on that fact alone i think is wrong. so, yes, the central banks of the world are printing money and they're adding liquidity to the system. you know, what got yesterday going was the comments on tapering by the fed. but the reality is is that japan actually opened up, and it wasn't until the chinese pmi data that it reversed lower. so, yes, is it up 83%? absolutely, it's up 83%. it's still up 73% from where it was yesterday -- or, excuse me, from the november lows. so i don't think that that comparison is a fair comparison. and then when you look at the economic data and what's going on out there, you have robust corporate buyback activity. again, i don't think the fed is going to stop anytime soon. housing sales is a tail wind now as opposed to a head wind, compared to what it was a year ago. corporate earnings was up 3% this last quarter. so there are data points out there, economic data points, and the difference between other bubble times like in 2000 an

my counseling efforts in the hospital, the one that i helped to set up down at walter reed has been to encourage them to continue with their education. i think it's crucial. it's a different war than their fathers' war. when they came home from vietnam, there was still plenty of blue collar jobs. certainly after world war ii that was the case. it's not the case now. so i do think that education is critical for them. >> well, your work with the senate on the new g.i. bill and, president schneider, i read your op-ed in the free press opening up opportunities for returning veterans, should this help that situation? >> oh, it should, absolutely. i think what i keep telling these guys that i see in the hospitals, you can do it. you can go to college. most of these people, it's not that they are thinking about at age 17, a senior in high school, i'm not sure if i'm going to join the army or go to mit. they've been on track, some of them, to go into the military for a while. they may not have taken ap prep courses, sat exams or anything. but i keep telling them, you can do it. you've demonstr

a man shot last night in the 1200 block of walters avenue. his identity has not been released to us. according to the baltimore sun, there were 62 homicides in baltimore city at this same time last year. >>> a harford county sheriff's deputy is charged in connection with a chase that resulted in a crash. the incident ended when an suv flipped over in white hall in april. it started when the driver hit the cruiser of christopher bales. bales got caught up in the door as the suv sped away. the deputy fired one shot at the driver and is charged with wreckless endangerment because of it. >>> growing allegations into political enemy files ordered by anne arundel county's former executive show the police chief may have known what was going on and did nothing to stop it. mike schuh is live with more on this. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning. these new recordings indicate that the ex-chief didn't just know about these files, he helped to compile them. >> are you planning to testify? >> no comment. >> former police chief james teare has never publicly spo

of the retirement takes effect but it is really hard to imagine television without bash what walters. she haseen a trail blazing presence in so many ways. >> carol, so many people have not gotten to know her. we just got to know her through watching her on television. give me run trait of barbara watt waerlts that viewers may not know. >> she was the hardest worker of anyone at abc news. he would be there earlier than anyone else and stay later than anybody else and work tirelessly to achieve all of the things that she did achieve. >> you know, one thing, howard that really struck me, this is something bill carter told me about when we had him on when he broke the story that she would be retiring. he writes in this new york times about her apartment. it overlooks central park. when you walk down the hallway you see the photos of news makers and presidents, world leaders that she appeared to cherish the most. >> you know, she's had an incredible life not just on the television front but a very colorful personal life. i interviewed her a couple of years ago, very charming and colorful as you wo

ling ton national cemetery and later today he meets with wounded warriors at walter reed medical center. tahman bradley has more on the prince's mission. >> reporter: a red carpet arrival for prince harry. a crowd of women showed up at his first stop, an exhibition staged by the halo trust charity. >> very nice young man, very pleasant, i think he seemed to be really interested in this halo outfit. >> reporter: then it was off to the white house for an event with michelle obama celebrating military moms. >> when he heard about this tea and all of you, as i said, when people know about you and the sacrifices you make they want to be a part of it. he wanted to be here. >> reporter: later a stop at the british embassy for a dinner reception and remarks on land mine removal. >> refugees who have sought shelter from war cannot return home. long after the guns have fallen silent, this menace remains unseen and undetected. >> reporter: this seven-day, six-city royal visit is all about giving back. >> he's covering all of the events he feels very strongly about. >> reporter: the prince jet sets to denver then colo

i'm barbara walters. >> reporter: for over 50 years she has been bringing us the stories ha shaped ourld and touched our hearts. in 1961, audiences first heard the name barbara walters when she joined the "today" show. the first woman to ever co-anchor a network morning show. >> let's join our own barbara walters sitting beside me. >> harry reasoner, barbara walters. >> reporter: in 1976, she blazed a new trail as the first woman to anchor an evening network newscast. >> and i'm very pleased to be with you, harry, and with abc news. >> reporter: in the years to come, barbara sat down with the most important newsmakers of our time, world leaders. >> did you ever order anyone killed. >> reporter: movie stars. >> have you ever thought of what you wanted on your tome stone. >> here lies elizabeth. she hated being called liz. >> reporter: and presidents. every single one since richard nixon. >> are you sorry you didn't burn the tapes? >> yes. >> reporter: she's been fearless. >> in our country, we read that you are mad. >> reporter: and made history along the way. >> do you feel funny cross

they put on their desk go get walter kirn, we know he has a little extra, you get 10%?it a commission? >> well, maybe. collection agencies do get a commission. that's how they make their money. >> but we're not -- dog the bounty hunter works on commission. number two, i disagree. only organizations should pay taxes and individuals should be exempt. that's how i think it should work. >> i like that idea. >> they're not making more money by granting tax exempt status. it's the opposite. you're granting more organizations the right to not pay taxes and have their donors not pay taxes. >> wait a minute, i think we're clear on how diane sees this issue. >> clearly my opinion. >> you think individuals shouldn't pay taxes but organizations should. >> yeah. organizations, corporations. corporations are sitting with $40 billion sitting offshore. they didn't audit the koch brothers, for example. it's not like they were going after the big fish. it's just people in their homes. >> you like wall street so much, why don't you go occupy it? >> i did. it didn't work. >> no, it didn't.

walters avenue. we are now told that victim has died. >> 5:07. chaos in the streets of seattle as police break up a demonstration that turned into a riot. >> a raging wildfire near los angeles. look atis it live traffic at harford road and 695. wow, i've been claritin clear for 10 days! when your allergies start, doctors recommend taking one non-drowsy claritin every day during your allergy season for continuous relief. 18 days! 17 days! 22 days of continuous relief. live claritin clear. every day. up thece in seattle roll right gear after may day demonstrations turned violent. toice used blast balls disperse demonstrators after they reportedly threw rocks and skateboards at police. there is no word of the number of arrests. it is used to demand better working conditions. a while fire continues to burn this morning. two and a half square miles. the blaze is only 30% contained. >> a north korean court has sentenced a man to a labor camp. the court did not list specific details about the plot. he was arrested in november in the northeast. >> now we

has never been stronger. >>> and finally tonight, our barbara walters breaking new ground.n in television for decades, creating one more headline today about her plans for the future. and abc's david muir was behind the scenes with her as she announced her decision. >> reporter: we were right there this morning as a television icon took a moment to herself. barbara walters preparing to break another headline. >> i'm so impressed you put on a suit and tie. >> this is for barbara walters. >> reporter: and we ask how she's feeling. >> it's not how i'm feeling today. it's how i'm going to feel then, and everyone says to me, what are you going to do next? i don't know. >> reporter: everything about it has been a ground-breaking run. back on the "today" show when they were called today girls, she became co-host. the first woman to co-host the evening news. >> barbara walters. >> reporter: and then creating "the view." but she'll walk away from all those cameras a year from now. today she wanted her crew to hear it from her first. >> why? it's time. i want to leave while people sa

obviously the people are hospitalized at places like walter reid this has got her searcy wounded.hey are missing limbs, they have said if acanthus figuration if there were injuries, are usually time it broke and not. i was struck at them and them and i was struck in talking to them. i was asked what happened to them and they tell me how this occurred. i'm always struck them saying i want to get back to my unit. my initial thought is these guys are so caught up in what president bush or cheney or rumsfeld are saying is that the purpose of the war in iraq or afghanistan that they want to carry the flag again, but it's farmer a sick than that. they want to be with their unit. they want to be with their friends, their buddies and when they hear about a friend that's killed, i have a dear young marine who was shot in falluja, most noble ones. he learned one of the guys in his platoon had been killed on thanksgiving day in 2004. i have been a notice he said i should've been there to help him. i do think this instinct to reach out and help being part of a unit, which carl did not experie

it is remarkable to think three cars could walter a water and no one has died.is the dep snth. >> close to the shore. 8 to 10 foot depth. could have been much deeper during flood season. we seep it get up to over 28 feet. we are fortunate from that regard there was not more water in the river. >> we just reported divers are working through the night. you are telling us, three cars, three drivers. everybody on the way to the hospital or there. obviously precautionary measure. have you been able to talk to the drivers that nobody wels was in the cars. is that why the drivers are there all night. >> i have no information regarding that. i know they're not putting any divers into the water at this point it is just too dark. they have had you know, helicopters out, seeing through the river, using heat signature equipment. and -- indications are there isn't any body in the river at this point. and again the reports are no fatalities, three injuries. >> remarkable. jim, practical question for you. we know a may jr. travel weekend. a major link between seattle and canad

legendary tv personality, barbara walters, will announce her retirement today. she has spent 37 years at abc news joining the network in 1976. she is the first female co-anchor of an evening news program. before that, she spent 15 years at nbc news where she co-hosted the "today" show. until she retires, walters will appear on news specials and on the talk show "the view." a show she created in 1997 >>> scandal at the irs. it was revealed tax collectors deliberately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, tea party groups to organizations teaching the constitution. >>> not only is it a scandal but it keeps growing. the irs had specifically been targeting some conservative groups. it will allegedly show the irs investigators also took a look at the tax-free status of groups that educated people on the constitution and those which advocated for a limited government. nonprofit groups enjoy a tax-free status. from time to time, the irs will make sure they are not advocating for a particular candidate, because that would violate the rules. what seems to have happene

ground, advocating for the causes closest to him from arlington to walter reed to the ware yor games in colorado springs. >> on this trip, he has. on bob woodruff in new york. >> our thanks always to bob woodruff. and no tonight's closing arguments, russian officials reported today they arrested a man they accuse of being a

walters, will announce her retirement today. she is expected to say she will retire next year. the 83-year-old has spent 37 years at abc news joining the network in 1976 as the first female co-anchor of an evening news program. before that, she spent 15 years at nbc news where she co-hosted the "today" show. until she retires, walters will appear on news specials and on the talk show "the view," the show she created in 1997 >>> seth meyers is poised to take over as the new host of late night next year. he has been named the successor to jimmy fallon, host of "the tonight show" next year. >> that is a great call. seth meyers, big-time, perfect tag team and jimmy fallon, fun to watch. >>> our lead guy, the comedy, the traffic, mike inouye. >> i would like to announce that i have taken the role. i am not the head writer. let's go to the maps. the bay bridge. there it is. folks in the control room know how to do that. the smooth drive across the bay getting into the city. a beautiful flow of traffic across the upper deck. overnight construction crews blocking two lanes. that's the most. no real slowin

ground, advocating for the causes closest to him from arlington to walter reed to the ware yor games in colorado springs. >> on this trip, he has kept it serious and clean. his image is clearly on the rise. on bob woodruff in new york. >> our thanks always to bob woodruff. and no tonight's closing arguments, russian officials reported today they arrested a man they accuse of being a cia agent operating undercover in moscow. the russian federal security service claims american diplomat ryan fogle carried disguises, cash and a letter to a russian citizen they believe he was trying to recruit. so what do you think? was this a spy game gone wrong? and will it strain relations between the u.s. and russia? you can weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or sweet us at "nightline" or at jujuchang@abc. thanks for watching. as always, we're online at abcnews.com. >>> a family is utterly shattered after their little girl is struck and killed outside a san jose elementary school. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the six-year-old was crossing the treat with her aunt and two gerald sister when they were struck. it hap

has now passed away. i followed him through his it ventures with walter reed, with the system and so on. ed with thosekey things for years. he was not at all happy with what was done with the veterans. i'm sympathetic to the position, but have to say that is not what i'd do. host: what is the best way ahead as far as what the military does with future leaders, as far as changing the perspective as you see it? guest: i don't think any this service academies. i think they probably have a negative effect. as i tell my students and they seem to agree, you have to be good despite those types of institutions rather than because of them. fifth we to keep them as institutions, they need to be much more open to the world. asif we keep them institutions, they need to be much more open to the world. they need to see what is on the other side. we need to bring that 20% much more in sync with the rest of the world. right now we just keep them off on their own little pen. the service academies are one tiny part. and all of the military institutions, we have to just lose -- you can say i am being high

walters avenue. the man's identity has not been released to us.ner harbor. anthony black was stabbed after leaving work at the cheesecake factor. 24-year-old derek shuller is in custody. he was with matthew darby when darby stabbed black. both are charged with first and second degree murder. >>> preakness security will be stepped up. a crowd of more than 100,000 people are expected at pimlico. fans are being encouraged to arrive earlier since all items carried through the gates will be searched. no backpacks or duffel bags allowed and all coolers and containers must be clear and be able to be seen through. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. complete news and first warning weather today at noon. updates any time from anywhere at cbsbaltimore.com. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. [ female announce

this time, the prince has made a point of honoring the military. he visited wounded veterans at walter reed medical center friday. later, he paid tribute to fallen soldiers at arlington national cemetery. the colorado public willigate wa first chance to see the prince tomorrow. he will attend a cycling competition. his next stop is new jersey on tuesday where he will tour the damage from super storm sandy. jim. >> axelrod: manuel, thank you. just ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, the pressure to remain silent on sexual assaults. in the military, sometimes it's a command. a conversation when we come back. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. getting to goal is important, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. and that's why when diet and exercise alone aren't enough to lower cholesterol i prescribe crestor. [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. like people with liver disease

the arrest has divided the tight knit community there and the children's mother did speak out today through facebook. crystal walters posted a mother's day message on her facebook page one day after layla's 12-year-old brother was arrested for killing her. walters wrote, i don't have much to say, but thank you to those standing by us in this devastating time for our family. the 12-year-old suspect stood by his family lighting candles during a vigil at layla's elementary school two weeks ago. he's in the seventh grade. his classmates recall consoling the 12-year-old and another older brother before the arrest. >> i was trying to comfort them and they were trying to comfort me from crying. i really am shocked now. >> the reaction is turning from disbelief to anger for some. >> there's people unite here that have already convicted him. already lynched him. and already put him, you know, made their judgments. >> organizers for a spaghetti dinner to support the fowler family have called it off. >> they're afraid the money will go to the defense of the young man, the young boy. and so they don't think that the community s

barbara walters will officially announce her retirement plans today. of course, "the view," the 83-year-old has been in the industry for more than 50 years and back in 1976 she became the first to host an evening newscast. a lot of time for good-byes. she is not walking away until the summer of 2014 and will do the tour, you can bet on that. >>> seth meyers tabbed to take jimmy fallon's seat. he will become the host early next year as, of course, fallon moves to "the tonight show." "late night" will continue to be taped in new york in the building that i am right now. >>> to the movies where did "the great gatsby" about much better than people expected. $50 million over the weekend. >> it's perfect. from your perfect irresistible imagination. >> sorry. i thought she was talking about me. the movie got mixed reviews. analyst expected it to take in a little more than 30 million but fans came out in droves to see leo. he took on the lead role in the adaptation of the literary classic but despite those numbers it did not take the number one spot. "iron man 3" gets that honor. robert downey jr.'s su

walter. next speaker. >> thank you. i am ron conpacki and i'm here to comment on the inconsistency that has been displayed by this board. recently, you passed a resolution declaring 2013 to be the year of the child. and i thought that was a very good thing. in the course of that, you inadvertently discovered that san francisco has the lowest percentage of children of any city in the country. i would like to suggest that instead of promoting abortion, you might consider promoting adoption >> there are 18,000 abortions in san francisco every year. that an average of 50 abortions everyday. if we could just turn half of those into adoptions, we could increase the number of children in the city by 9,000 per year. perhaps this is something to consider. that is what we try to do at planned parenthood and we have been trying to help the women. instead of being accused of intimidating and instead of accused of harassing, we're here to help these women. we help them before-and-after their abortions. and one man is doing some things out there that are untasteful, but he is one man, and we're losing our rights of hundreds of other

my counseling efforts in the hospital, the ones that i have to set up at walter reed and my own has been to encourage and to continue with their education. i think it is crucial. is a different war than the father's. when they came home from vietnam there were plenty of industrial manufacturing blue-collar jobs. certainly after world war ii that was the case. it is not now, and so i do think that education is critical for them. >> your work on the new gi bill. carry your op-ed in the wilmington free press, more college's opening up opportunities for returning veterans, should this help the situation? >> it should. absolutely. but i keep telling these guys in hospitals, you can do it. you can go to college. they have not been taking ap prep courses. it's crucial to encourage them. >> is it a fundamental imperative for soldiers going to work? behalf to dehumanize our enemy in order to pull the trigger. >> i think so. you make a false species out of the human being. i mean, that is my opinion. it is too hard to pull the trigger on a human being. the situation is all the time. i was reading