nine great horned owl chicks are being cared for by washington state university. five of the little critters were knocked out of the tree after someone cut it down. four more owls nest came down after a home renovation. it's rare for humans to get a close look at owls so young. so cute. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one village almost seems as if it has been hit by a biblical plague. thousands of toads appeared as part of the annual migration. they come from a pond but don't usually travel near people's homes. experts say weather conditions are to blame for the alternate routes and the toads will slow down once they have found a suitable habitat. >>> one lucky polar bear cub is settling in their home. in russia. ecologists found it wandering alone, the mother no where to be seen. scientists took the bear back to the base camp and later brought it to the russian zoo. so cute. >>> a canadian carpenter's pride brought him praise and problems. the two story tree house resting in a hem

police in washington state say they found his body inside a bunker he built and loaded with guns andion. fox's casey segal has more on what happened. >> reporter: a week long investigation leads police in washington state to this fortified bunker on a steep hillside about 30 miles southeast of seattle. >> there is movement. there is someone inside the bunker. we do believe it's peter keller. >> cops tried punching their way in, but with no luck, then on saturday after a 22 hour standoff, a bomb squad making their move. blowing the top off this mountain bunker. inside, police believe they find their man, 41-year-old peter keller, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound. keller was a wanted man all week long. the prime suspect in the murder of his wife of 21 years and their 19-year-old daughter. >> found in their respective bedrooms with gun shot wounds to the head. >> police believe keller set fire to his home in north bend last sunday. then fled. authorities found gas cans scattered throughout the house. >> there's lots of black smoke rising from the vents on top of the h

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washington state finding a body in an underground bunker near seattle.hey believe it may be the 41-year-old suspect peter keller. casey stegall is live with more on the breaking story. >> reporter: yeah, kelly, we just talked to you at the top of the hour and walked you through this bizarre story unfolding the last week or so on the west coast in washington state. in north bend, washington. which is more specifically about 30 miles southeast of seattle. and the police department up there or the king county sheriff's office, the lead agency on this, just confirming to fox news minutes ago that they have discovered a body inside this underground bunker, where the suspect was believed to be hiding out. the body, they believe, of 41-year-old peter keller, and they say that the suspect is dead and that they are working to try to retrieve that body, but this was an underground bunker that was very elaborate. it was fortified. it had a generator inside, and ladders, multiple entrances, it was very, very steep and they believe that it was a bunker keller himself

in washington, state department spokesperson victoria nuland said the u.s. was concerned about israel's move. she said the u.s. does not consider the decision helpful to the peace process. nuland said her country has raised the issue with israel. >>> u.s. special envoy for middle east peace david hale is in the region trying to revive the peace process. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenging of the 2011 disaster, but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> experts warn a nuclear plant in central japan may be sitting on an active fault line. authorities have ordered a new round ofionis at the tsuruga power plant. the reactor is already offline for regular safety checks. the nuclear and industrial safety agency issued this inspection order. japan atomic power company operates the plant. the team of experts surveyed three faults under the plant compound. on

we begin with a man hunt in washington state. there is a stand off and a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter. they surrounded the underground bunker. casey segal has the latest. >> this is a story we followed for a week and a lot of developments. my colleague was up in washington state . we are still keeping an eye on it it this morning. one, that police in washington state could last for several days because they believe the suspect is holed up inside of an elaborate underground bunker. take a look at the pictures. they have seen and heard movement inside. ther is carved in a remote wooded hill seat. that is 30 miles southeast of seattle. it was built by petericler. he is a self trained survivalist who was preparing for the end of the world. according to the he has several entry points and a generator inside. justice they dropped tear gas canisters down one of the entrances with hopes of forcing him out. they had no luck and now they are considering flooding it with water. the man is considered extremely dangerous. he

a slug of rain has pushed into washington state in the last half hour. spane picking up rain and portions of idaho, too. this is a warm-weather system, one of the warmer ones we've seen this spring. we don't have any snow, even at the highest elevations. this is blowing through the entire state. portland is getting a break right now. as far as seattle goes, some light shower activity. keep the umbrella handy. interstate the 0 and interstate interstate 90 and interstate 5. we'll keep showers in the forecast, still unsettled, steadier rains look like they're ending. dry and mild throughout the desert southwest. this storm will escape to your north no issue whatsoever. with t expect any rainfall this this system. without the sunshine this time of year, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. take a look at the extended forecast for the rest of the week coming up later. >> when is it going to be sunny? that's all anybody cares about? >> in the northwest? >> yeah. not for a while. >> could take a bit. >> it is may after all. >>> the economy sputters, airfares soar a

one of the growing number of cases in an alarming breakout in washington state. >> so far this year, 640 cases have been reported and confirmed as of march 31st. last year, we had 94. >> and four of those children have died. northern california, oregon, and vermont are also experiencing similar outbreaks. for health officials, it's all about childhood vaccination and booster shots as an adult. >> many people think once you have your baby shots, you don't have to be vaccinated again. that's false because immunity can wane. you may get a diminished disease, one that is less serious, but you can still transmit the infection and all of its veer lnts to other susceptible people. >> brooke had been vaccinated as a child. but didn't know she had to follow up with a booster later in life. >> i had inadvertently given my newborn a potentially life threatening illness that was so easily preventable by getting my booster shot, which i was unaware i needed. >> the goal is to make sure at least 90% of the population is vaccinated. why is it important? as we begin to save more and more lives, canc

a manhunt for a fugitive is over in washington state. police say they found a body that appears to be a suspect wanted for killing his wife and teen daughter. >> police use explosive to blow open the sponsor in the foothills east of seattle traded inside they found a body. they believe that the person has an dead for some time. there's a great deal of some blood in the pistol nearby, and they believe that this is peter keller. >> the manhunt began last sunday when his wife and teenage daughter were found dead from gunshot wounds inside the burning remains of their home. the 41-year-old disappear but police found pages on his computer that gave them a general idea where the bunker was located. they believed he first started building it eight years ago and that was loaded with supplies, including food, a gas mask, and generator. family members describe him as having a survivalist mentality and say he was probably heavily armed. >> we are going to take a step back and have our bomb disposal unit ensure that the scene is safe. >> the search

. >> and then where we are in together, for example, florida, washington state, if that becomes a battle ground, if it isn't, it's a good state for us in any case florida, washington state, maryland will pick up one. and onesies, twossie, all over the country and 25 is the number that we need and of course it's about the candidates. we have grate candidates. of the candidates we've fielded about 75 to win 25, half of them are women, a large number of them are minorities. it's really a real invig ration. so from the standpoint of the candidates, the mobilization the m's, the money, the mobilization. >> message. >> message, and the message of course, we've been helped in the last two weeks with the budget, the budget that says we're going to cut off the medicare guarantee, and we don't want to fund contraception. >> let me ask you about the budget issue. in fact, i think i read that this week dave camp who is actually, a representative from michigan, who is going to be in charge of deciding the tax cut portion of that romney budget which is, you know, creating two tax brackets for people a

josh powell murdered his boys and took his own life in a house fire last february, police in washington stateall ed it an admission o guilt in his wife susan's disappearance. now, search warrants just released reveal detectives in utah where the couple lived together, may have suspected josh powell murdered susan from the very beginning. chuck cox, susan's father, buried his grandchildren last month. >> that would have never happened. if josh had been in jail, the children would be safe. >> reporter: josh told utah police susan vanished december 6th, 2009, the same night he claimed he took the couple's children camp aing in a snowstorm. we now know police found a generator, blankets, a gas can, tarps and a shovel inside the car. inside the home, investigators found susan's blood and two fans were set up and blowing on to the sofa, that appeared to have just been cleaned. >> it wasn't impossible for them to go forward, but it would have been a lot more solid with the body. >> yep, that's seaweed. >> reporter: weeks after susan disappeared, powell moved with his children to washington state, wh

and a couple from washington state and a bank terlshired -- terl shared. and a group in a meat packing plant played. and another used the money to get a business degree. >> fox news is america's election head quarters. all eyes on wisconsin. they hold their primary on tuesday and all four gop candidates campaigning and wisconsin is the home of congressman paul ryan. he threw his support behind mitt romney. it is the latest in the string of high profile endorsements for mitt romney. mitt romney was on fox news along with paul ryan saying it was an extraordinary week. and talking about how the republican party will come together if romney wins the nomination. >> the country is in danger. and we want to get it back on the right track. >> romney one of the three candidates who spoke. doug is live with more on that. doug, it sounds like rick santorum is not ready to give up the fight. >> not yet. obama was -- if itt with stands the challenge. rick santorum was accusing mitt romney of being the inspiration behind obama wear. - care . >> he was the author of mitt

and back in washington state, so is alan northrop. >> just weeks after we interviewed him, the washingtoncing a huge budget deficit, killed the bill that would have given him money for the 17 years he spent innocent behind bars. >> that's it for tonight's show. i'm drew griffin. >> i'm randi kaye. >> i'm randi kaye. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

josh powell always maintain the his innocence but a washington state prosecutor says that this wouldugh to lock him up in his state. >> i have read enough to say there is direct evidence in here, circumstantial evidence in here, and there is motive. there is everything but the body. >> she was reported missing in 2009 and josh claimed he saw her before going camping, a midnight catching trip in subzero temperatures but he told police his mother went with him but she did not come back, and the utah police stand by the actioning says there was not enough evidence to arrest him and have not ruled at murder and kidnapping. >> my department is committed to locating susan and bring a resolution to this case. that is why it is still active. >> a lawyer for josh's dad requested the documents be unsealed, and he is facing child pornography and the investigation into his dad left job to lose custody of his boys and he murdered them and committed suicide setting his house on fire last month. >> so chilling. i remember the neighbor calling and saying she was worried about the boys. >> a supervis

officials say he died in a washington state hospital. paramedics say he suffered a heart attack. >> still head one seismologists are learning from these earthquakes in so called ring of fire. >> bart starts working on a project in the south bay had been waiting for for decades. >> it's very slow going right now. if you're in a car and trying to make sure way south be prepared to wait. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues right after this. >>> we have breaking news from the korean peninsula. defense officials say it appears north korea fired a long range rocket. north korea showed off the rocket to foreign journalists claiming it will carry a weather satellite into space. the us us and other nations accuse the communist nation of testing a missle that could carry a nuclear warhead across the pacific. >> just weeks after north korea agreed to a moratorium on missle testing. >> japan's parliament adopted a resolution condemning the launch. the timing coians yid was the 100th anniversary of the birth of north korea's founder. >> bart bro

as the chief of staff for the washington state insurance commissioner, i was proud to help craft one of the first universal health-care laws in the nation. we developed a policy that existed exclusions and guarantee portability for people when they changed their jobs. later, i worked as a communications director in washington, d.c. where i had an opportunity to work with a journalist from broadcast, print, all kinds of media on abortion access issues. in california, i've let state efforts to protect women's access to the full range of health care options. in san francisco, the mayor appointed me as the advocate for the status of women. as a member of the board of directors for an international ngo, working to improve sexual and reproductive health for men and women, i have witnessed women in ethiopia walking miles to get reproductive health services only to find that the supplies run available. i spoke with women in tanzania and of the countries whose pregnancies for compromise because of lack of access to health care services. these work experiences have informed my social conscious

. >> we're heading to washington state to check out a unique d19. the owner was more than happy to make it a part of his collection. >> i gotta 1969d19 turbo- diesel. it was the 39th to the last one off the assembly line out of wisconsin. i was on a chaumers discussion forum and saw this guy out of minnesota who had the thing. i talked to him about a year ago about if he wants to sell the tractor. he didn't. i bugged him about three, four months ago and said, do you want to sell the tractor? i said name your price. and he did. it was not where i wanted to go, but i got it in my collection, so i was pretty excited about that. what's unique about it, it's a three-point. it's got the rear option, every option on it that the factory threw at it. i'm probably going to pull a little bit with it, kind of a parade tractor. if we have plowing days, something like that. i'm not going to work it that hard. i got it from a guy in the utah area. he bought it brand-new out of ramona, california. it's a utah, minnesota, now back up in washington. it's going to sta

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we also saw the in king county, seattle area of washington state, there is a local program that supports the purchase of county transit passes at 20% of their regular cost, but then they are sold to nonprofits, and the nonprofits that make use of them are not the homeless programs but more the community centers, senior centers, treatment programs. it did not seem that that program, although there was a discount pass availability -- it was not tied to delivering that to shelters. new york city -- it is not clear when men go to the single access

you promised me, you said you would stay away from washington state. you sat right here and said you would not go to the cascades. he yells as loudly as i have ever heard him. washington, d.c. i shout back. i have the trait as well. [laughter]. >> as you are thinking about that, i would like to ask you to give us one more. there are 2 completely surprising and interesting substories woven through this narrative of your brother, 1, your fabulous aunt character in mexico getting frosty into mexico and running around with frita caller and your discovery of apples? >> this is astonishing, are we talking about the family past apple? >> both and the way thing danagers come together, yeah. >> kind of astonishing, again working on the idea that everything is passed down in families is it or is it not or is it coincidence. my father had a difficult relationship with his father from mexico. we knew our family had this chain of nurseries from mexico. i never understood because my father would change tg subject when his name came up. our grandfather was an orchardi

they're competing against college and graduate students and are leaving for washington state tomorrow. if you have a cool school, e- mail me. they're leaving for washington state tomorrow and if they win in the national finals, they can go on to the international competition which is in australia. now, in addition to their competition, there is something we can do here in our area to help them out. there's something called the peoples choice award. it's a separate award in the competition itself. can we come back on camera please. that's where the public can vote for them as well. there are ways to do it. you can go on facebook, twitter or you can text. i'm going to put all the addresses so you can help them win and be part of the international competition. they're learning in the same languages that professional programmers do. so they have their own apps. they're making money while still in high school. they're doing great stuff. >> they're already there. >> yes. >> very good. >>> send information about a cool school at mmydeck.com. >>> when did the phrase high five first get listed

they are being cared for by washington state university. five of the little critters were knocked out of the tree after someone cut it down. four more owls nest came down after a home renovations. it's rare for humans to get a close look at owls so young. so cute. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we have some rain to contend with on this thursday. it is not very heavy. we have some rain showers around the beltway and up into harford county. scattered sprinkles into the western suburbs. we will start out into the upper 40's and low 50's. off and on rain swers and the possibility of a rain shower. we'll come back and check the forecast going through the weekend. >> 51 degrees on tv hill. >> up next -- >> breaking news. police say they've made an arrest in the phylicia barnes case. ivots todent obama privet the general election. the latest is coming up. >> we have an early morning accident

. >> a standoff with a murder suspect in the cascade mountains of washington state is over. swat team blew up the top of the bunker today and found the body of a man believed to be peter keller. he is accused of murdering his wife and daughter of last week and setting them on fire. police say he spent eight years building the bunker into the side of rattlesnake ridge. school officials say a new jersey teacher accused of verbally abusing a student has been placed on paid leave. a parent posted clips of secretly recorded audio on youtube of one teacher calling his autistic son names. investigation down to was not in the room when the remarks were made. officials say employees heard on the recording are no longer with the district. an 8-year-old boy from kansas is being recognized for bravery. he was playing games on his computer next to his mother's purse on the couch when he says a man into their home. the suspect made a grab for the purse. >> he came in and yanked on it. i yanked back. he ran out the door. >> he called for his parents. the thief was hit by a car and arrested

five army soldiers in washington state are under investigation for smuggling a rocket launcher off baseauthorities allege they snuck off base. first they said the weapon was armed with a live rocket. and officials say one of the soldiers girlfriends turn them in. investigators did not think it planned to use the weapon, but are still planning on filing charges. one of the nation's most notorious serial killers is up for parole today. these are the latest pictures of charles manson. he has been up for parole 11 times before and has been denied each time. still to come, we talk live at to contestants from those that survive last night's elimination on "the voice." dallas is can be hard on patients. -- dialysis can be hard on patience. >> snowing in maryland. we will talk about how long that will last coming up in the forecast. first, a live look outdoors. a few clouds in the sky >> in today's consumer alert, with graduation fast a fake -- fast approaching, a j.p. morgan is shaking things up here yet they said it will only provide student loans to chase customers. the new restrictions go i

. >> in washington state students are being called heroes after their school driver suffered a medical condition. a seventh grader grabs the wheel, steers the bus to the shoulder, turning off the ignition and even did chest compressions on the driver while they were still moving. another student jumped in to help while other kids called 911. the driver is now recupperating. >>> arose the northeast high winds and low humidity led to several wildfires. in connecticut flames burned alongside railroad tracks that caused the suspension of some amtrak and commuter service. in new york city a fire on staten island could be seen from mid-town manhattan making for a smokey unhealthy area. in long island two homes and a commercial building burned. >>> on a much lighter note in new york city, it's become the new hang out for a goat. you don't see that every day. her owner says cocoa is much happier spending time in the big apple than on farm. even like a commuter she's hopping on to the subway. >>> and finally in oklahoma it was a hail storm that sound more like a shooting spree. grapefruit size

two washington state neighbors have been at each other's necks for six years. it started with a stolen motorcycle. it escalated to two dogs mysteriously poisoned. then an $80,000 judgment for damages. >> it's been scary. she has terrorized us for six years. >> reporter: and in this seattle neighborhood, a battle over such things as wind chimes taken to the extreme. >> he's the neighbor from hell. >> i would say he was the neighbor from hell. >> reporter: of course there's two sides to every sorry. back in jonesboro, georgia, mr. elie's wife said that the kids pushed him too far. >> that was self-defense. >> reporter: no one was hurt by the gunshot. but for now mr. elie remains held without bond. his green grass still ringed in barbed wire. john muller, abc news, new york. >> okay. >>> if you were looking for a cruise to take, given all of the recent headlines about cruises gone wrong, you probably would not choose to take this cruise ship. we're going to show you a live picture, because this ship is going to retrace the exact route of the "titanic." and yet thi

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the nominee for governor in washington state secretly recorded at a political event last week tellingeople i'm not scott walker. >> now unfortunately because of a couple of governor scott walker, everyone thinks someone will be scott walker. i'm not scott walker. this is not wisconsin. this is washington state. >> republicans running for office now by talking about how they are not scott walker. scott walker went to illinois and michigan today and was greeted with huge protests in both states. scott walker is unpopular when he's not at home. these controversial governors in the states are going to affect what happens in their states in the presidential election. frankly to the extent that guys like scott walker and rick scott and john kasich is nationally famous. they define what it is to be a republican, they are going to affect the 2012 race even beyond their individual states which is why the democratic party is do i think this. i have to say i think because this ad using a clip of me describing a policy. the democratic national committee released to us tonight this ad that they wi

they are being cared for by washington state university. five of the little critters were knocked out of the tree after someone cut it down. four more owls nest came down after a home renovations. it's rare for humans to get a close look at owls so young. so cute. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> backhand. stop, score. >> might be a little hard for a lot of caps fans to get out of bed this morning but staying up late was worth it after the team pulled off a dramatic win in boston, advancing to the next round of the stanley cup playoffs. we've got much more on that big win coming up. first, though, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm up yang. i'm glad i stayed up. welcome to this thursday, april 26, 2012. >>> today metro will vote. the 28-day unlimited pass would allow riders with smart trip cars to ride any time of the day to any location for $230 for the month. fares are expected to go up 5% and parking fees up 25 cents. there would also be an additional 1 dollar sma

and one washington state doctor going to offer couples a procedure illegal in canada, choosing the sex of their child. a fertility clinic does biopsies on embryos then tests dna to determine a gender, it's advertised weekly in an indo canadian newspaper. >> someone is trying to cash in on the belief some sections of the community believe in having male off spring. >> it's okay, whatever it schl kids are kids. >> sex selection is illegal in canada except in the case of a grernd linked disease or disorder. it does raise question autos stay with us. back in a moment. ab >>> coming up a family of a murder victim sues to force california to resume executions. tonight their plan to simplify process. and the kinatown restaurant closing doors after a after 100 years in business. and an epic war film about to hit theaters and those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> now, we want to continue with excitement building about 49ers as they draw closer to breaking ground near great america. >> festivities kicked off minutes ago on a miniature field. management and officials are there for the big

. >> and then where we are together, florida, washington state, if that becomes a battleground, if it isn't it's a good state for us, in any case, florida, washington state maryland we'll pick up one onesies twosies all over the country. it's about the candidates, they will also tell we have great candidates. of the candidates we have, sealed it, about 75 to win 25, half of them are women a large number of minorities, it's really a real invigoration. so from the standpoint of the candidates, the mobilization, the ms, the money the mobilization. >> the message. >> the message the message was the budget that says we're going to cut off the medicare guarantee and we don't want to fund contraception. >> let me ask you about the budget issue. i read this week dave camp, who's actually a representative from michigan who is going to be in charge of deciding the tax cut portion of that romney budget, which is, you know, creating two tax brackets for people and costing the country about $3.5 trillion in revenue how does that work, will you be at the table at all, will your members be at the ta

. >> a body found when at the swat team broke open a border in washington state.the man has been identified as peter keller. the died of a self-inflicted shotgun win. the murder his wife and daughter last week and said their home on fire. he spent eight years of building this border into the side of rattlesnake ridge. hua life experts are struggling to save a were dolphin. the 7 ft. dolphin is stuck in a narrow channel in huntington beach. experts believe it chased some fish into the channel and got lost. they are hoping high tide will up the dolphin find its way out or they will have to resort to pulling the dolphin towards the ocean by a harness. writing 300 miles on his bicycle, but jackson has raised half a million dollars for tornadoes in his home state. he was joined by lance armstrong and ken griffey jr. and one of the 40 other cyclist to finish the tour today. jackson and bark on the arrived -- embark on the right to remind about the victims of the disaster. >> not only to recognize my own mistake, but to make sure the country is aware of the devastating t

we also saw the in king county, seattle area of washington state, there is a local program that supports the purchase of county transit passes at 20% of their regular cost, but then they are sold to nonprofits, and the nonprofits that make use of them are not the homeless programs but more the community centers, senior centers, treatment programs. it did not seem that that program, although there was a discount pass availability -- it was not tied to delivering that to shelters. new york city -- it is not clear when men go to the single access point and women the two access points -- it was not clear how they provide transportation to the shelters that are throughout the city, so that is also follow-up that we are continuing to do. supervisor kim: every place provides information about where the shelters are and usually includes public transportation. there were no instances of a single reservation by phone systems. another system used to the counter for alliance, including album be the county. what they're doing is providing where the shelters are located. this does go so far as to chec

. >>> a prison in washington state is matching up inmates with cats. goal is to help rehabilitate rescued cats while prisoners can learn about compassion. prisoners share a special 10 x 12 foot cell with the kitties. sfwoo she just doesn't like her tail touched. see it? she says month. >> she would bite and scratch and all her behavioral problems she would most likely be ooutanized. i just can't imagine that. >> the prisoners must be on good behavior and cannot have a harmful past. >>> a dubious anniversary that changed millions of lives. it's about 20 yoerz since the los angeles riots sparked by the four police officers accused in the beating of rodney king. the spark began a roaring flame engulfing not just l.a., but cities across the country. now 20 years later let's hear from one man, mark craig, who not only was there, but was many the middle of the violence. >> we're here 20 years later. >> big and back up that night i just finished school, went home, watch the verdict on television and was very disappointed when i heard it. for me i needed to ve

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