this was a very bad disaster up in washington state. actually at the home of california task force three in menlo park a warehouse full of interesting devices heavy equipment and things like this. this is actually called the search cam. the camera extends on a pole and you can look into tight crevices with these lights and camera and find bodies. this is the type of equipment they just took up to washington state to help search for victims. frank worked rescue and recovery operations at katrina and the world trade center. today he is just back from the landslide in washington state, an operation he said was even more difficult. >> katrina, many of those victims were found on top of the surface or in areas where we could easily acquire them. we didn't have to dig for many of those. this here was complicated by the millions of cubic yards of mud and dirt, debris and trees on top of them. >> reporter: he is a division chief with menlo park fire but a section leader with fema's national urban search-and- rescue team. he spent almost the pas

remission is possible. >> in 2010, the debate over the washington state initiative to introduce a state income tax for the first time pitted billionaires against billionaires. supporters of the initiative like bill gates' father scoffed at the notion that businesses would flee the state. but entrepreneurs like brian mistele were adamant that a state income tax would be very bad for business. >> this initiative really is a nail in the coffin of small businesses and start-ups in our state. it really impacts the tech community very heavily. >> nail in the coffin? you mean kill it off? >> that's correct. >> mistele is the ceo of inrix, the software company that monitors traffic around the world and provides data for g.p.s. systems and sites like mapquest. >> so this is a map of paris. >> he says businesses would leave the state, especially high-tech companies like his that deal in data and aren't tied down by factories or assembly lines. he'd consider moving some of his 60 employees to other states where he has offices. and what are the states? >> massachusetts, florida-- >> massachusetts:

from texas and washington state rick larsen. a portion from today's washington journal looking at the week ahead. we're going to discuss the week ahead for congress. he is a correspondent. thank you for joining us. things you're watching from president obama's it is been anest: interesting trip for him. the president has made a point of saying in press conferences that it was not about containing china. he went to four different countries. he went to japan, malaysia, was recently the philippines, and he also made a stop in south korea. a lot of people have been watching it as a china containment tour. the last thing that happened in the philippines this last up, announced --tates

. >>> and now, we head to washington state and that epic mudslide. new satellite images tonight. the devastation seen from space. forests, homes, wiped off the map, lives shattered. and tonight, abc's neal karlinsky takes us inside the pictures to show us what the rescue teams are finding now. >> reporter: driving into the slide zone is like entering a wasteland. chaos as far as the eye can see. we're taken to the last shred of highway 530 still standing along where one of the worst landslides in u.s. history blew through. as we walk along here, we've been trying to identify anything recognizable. you can see pieces of clothing, some cups. it's all just bunched up together like it was put in a blender. we're warned not to step so much as an inch into the debris, and not to touch anything, or we'll have to be decontaminated. the mud in some places, 80 feet deep and dangerous. they've made their own sidewalks with wood to get through here,

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this is one of the biggest natural disasters ever to hit washington state. helens and that eruption that claimed 57 lives here in washington. >> ana cabrera, thank you very much. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. remember, you can always follow us on twitter. you can tweet me @wolfblitzer. you can tweet the sh show @cnnsitroom. be sure to join us tomorrow live or dvr the show so you won't miss a moment. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> next, exclusive new details about the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. the underwater search could be completed in hours. 10 what is next? >>> plus, the sun just coming up off the coast of south korea. divers in the water, racing against time to find survivors in the capsized ferry. it may have a major breakthrough tonight. >>> and we're learning more about the 15-year-old stowaway who officials say flew five hours inside the landing gear of plane. well looked into this today. how exactly did he survive? let's go "outfront."

the death toll of the washington state land slide is now at 34.ock and barrier should brain the debris field and prevent it from flooding even more. ♪ >>> and i'm dave warren, talk about severe weather across the southeast, not much happening now but the last two days had reports of severe weather and tornados coming in. this was video in mississippi, injuries reported and some damage from the tornado that came through the area. yesterday we had severe weather in north carolina. this was a confirmed tornado that moved through north carolina. right now this is the radar showing it is just rain coming down. the front came through, so no more severe weather expected today, just some light rain as you get colder weather coming in the higher levels of the atmosphere. not expected to produ produce -- severe weather. parts of arkansas and east of oklahoma that will continue to spin east. light rain spreading out there many of the areas here across the southeast. no severe weather is expected though. in the next 24 hours it will start to clear out. 50s an

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reporting from the state department in washington dc. same charges despite heavy taliban threat ballot counting is under way in afghanistan the potential action went ahead on saturday a successor to the country's current leader is expected to be named by the end of the month new head of state accounts for all the security challenges as this account of reports from kabul. millions of afghans to find talabani threats to counterbalance it was no need for security incidents six people did die in a rocket attack on a polling center there were some clashes in provincial areas but those are pieces that have already been fighting a column on insurgency still nothing even remotely resemble the bottom of the hacienda run up to the historic vote one that many are calling a triumph of determination over intimidation. the counting of votes will last for awhile but officials do say that about seven million afghans captured thousand and twelve million eligible voters as nearly sixty percent much higher than what we saw in the last election was the bigg

. >>> and the death toll of the washington state mudslide goes up. >> in south korea rescue efforts continuingff the coast where the ferry capsized. the ship toppled with lots of students on board on its way to a resort island. helicopters rushing to the scene plucking people from the water. passengers saying they heard a loud bang and then the ships started to sink. confirming four people dead and hundreds still missing. al jazeera's harry fawcett has the latest. >> reporter: terror for the passengers as the ferry lunchedd further on its side. survivors were plucked from the rolling ship and from the water. as they come ashort the government response sister said 368 people were saved and 107 missing. >> reporter: i held a hand rail to try to get to the helicopter. water came up to my neck. >> then for the parents who waved their children off on a school trip and they were at one stage being told that they were all being rescued. a terrible revision. officials miscalculated. 300 passages were missing. >> reporter: the announcement told us we should stay still but the ship was still sinking. th

and bill taylor says his oyster supply is declining on the coast of washington state. >> ultimately the whole shell fish industry is at risk. if the shellfish can't form a shell, we're out of business. >> reporter: the report says we can avoid the worst impacts by reducing emissions and moving infrastructures and people out of harm's way. in illinois, the government is buying and tear do you think homes in a flood zone. but if nothing is done the report warns that snowpacks in the west will shrink, causing water shortages and worsening droughts. and the record heat of 2012 could become routine. >> we're likely to see most summers being hotter than the historically hottest summer. so what used to be the extreme, literally becoming the new normal. >> reporter: and these changes are picking up speed, affecting food and water supplies, human health and the loss of global species. the scientists say no one and no place will be immune. brian? >> anne thompson, port monmouth, new jersey on the jersey shore. anne, thanks. >>> these past couple days we've had a big wake-up call in southern calif

and people are put in solitary confinement in washington state. not only do you have lack of supervision from the government, but from people inside it's hard to get the stories out and protest when they're so vulnerable to deportation. >> john torres, it's my understanding that you're not accorded all the legal and constitutional rights for a prison measure who is in a regular state or federal facility after they've been convicted of a crime. >> you can actually get more. i've been in a number of the detention facilities over the years. there are many different types. they fall under three categories. those owned by the federal government. those that are contracted by the federal government solely for the purpose of immigration detension. and then those that are part time that may be part of a county jail, for example. there are a number of performance base standards. it was renegotiated a couple of times to make them tougher, to make them stronger. i've scene instances where not only do we have monitors within the u.s. government that will pay a

. >> a story of survival - living through the washington state mudslide, watching it tear through her home as she held on to her baby. >> massachusetts senator elizabeth warren - why she may be the democratic challenger that poses the biggest tlat to hillary clinton. >> a new hope in the battle against lung cancer. a test that doctors believe will stave countless lives. >> good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. in an era of columbine and newtown, the latest school rampage was uncommon because of the weapon of choice. instead of guns, 18-year-old alex used two 18 inch knives to upflict his rage. alex hribal in 20 minutes slashed and stabbed 20. two are in critical condition, fighting for their lives. the rampage ended when with the help of assistant principal, he tackled alex hribal. alex hribal is facing charges of homicide. hundreds gathered at a candle-lit vigil. many can't get the images out of their mind. the father of the accused attacker said his thoughts are with the victims. >> i hope they recover as quickly as possible. >> morgan radford has more on

one of the worst natural disasters in washington state history. the governor saying it's caused nearly $10 million in damage. >>> mickey rooney has died, a career started in silent films. the andy hardy franchise made him a top hollywood box office star. 1934 he made his broadway debut in the movies sugar babies. she's survived by his wife jan and nine children. >>> coming up, rwanda, how that country recovered from a civil war and nearly 1 million people dead. a woman forgives her attacker. >>> concerns over cyber-security. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts, dispense with the fluff and get straight to the point. >> i'm on the ground every day finding stories that matter to you. >> in new orleans... >> seattle bureau... >> washington... >> detroit... >> chicago... >> nashville... >> los angeles... >> san francisco... >> al jazeera america, tak

a school in washington state, they have them there, have called the amount of white people on campus a fail a your which makes us wonder -- >> is this racist? >> at western washington university a school wide questionnaire recently asked how do we make sure that in future years we are not as white as we are today? as campus reform reports the school's president has been banging on about the lack of diversity for awhile. on the school's website bruce shepherd wrote "in the decades ahead should we be as white as we are today? we will be relentlessly driven toward mediocrity or become a sad sad dough of ourselves." he seems like a guy who may think in 10 years from now they are as white as they are today, they will have failed as a university and their commitment to meet the critical needs of the state. >> if we 10 years from now are as white was we are -- as we are today we will have failed to meet the critical needs of our state. [applause]. >> now what is he talking about? >> i mean, what a is he talking about? >> i mean what is he talking about? >> what is he talking about? >> i mean

. >>> happening this morning, president obama travels to washington state, to witness the devastation and the strength of the survivors of last month's deadly mudslide. >>> drugs, guns and big bucks in a posh pennsylvania suburb. the school enterprise that investigators say was run like a big business. >>> and what's on your breakfast table this morning? the rare menu now up for auction, shows us what the passengers onboard the "titanic" ate. grilled ox kidneys, anyone? >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with new details about that incredible stowaway survival story. >> and there are new questions about security at the airport where the teenager managed to slip into the wheel well of a plane. abc's kristin fisher is joining us from washington with more. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: fortunately, this stowaway was harmless. but what about if a terrorist did what this teenager did? that has authorities scrutinizing security at airports across the country. securities is still investigating how a 15-year-old boy was able to sneak past security and stowaway on hawaiian airlines fli

fire officials say natural gas likely sparked an explosion at a pizza shop in washington state. crews are still on the scene in north end about 30 miles east of seattle. that explosion spread debris all over and at one point several buildings were on fire. it's unclear if anyone was hurt. >>> secretary of state john kerry is warning russia to take immediate steps to earn crisis in ukraine or for economic sanctions. this morning standard & poor's cut to one notch above junk status. so far the country has lost $70 billion. >>> president obama says it may be time for tougher sanctions on north korea as that country threatens its fourth nuclear test. that announcement came during a joint news conference along the president of south korea this morning. much of president obama's visit to south korea is being overshadowed by that ferry disaster. >>> 6:15 right now. the chp says the driver of a southern california school bus that crashed in anaheim may not have hit his brakes at all. he had to be freed from the wreckage as you can see being pulled from the front of the bus from the wind

this in washington state are still looking for bodies dumped into my mind back in march this line was triggered after heavy rains caused the hillside to keep and use a ton of stuff today though is now acts twenty nine the mobs like love having her calling police to search the area. but the snow melting and more giving and giving the next few days the features are concerned that the search area and will be what it was unplanned conditions are quite critical across the location i was trying to weather and other areas of rainy weather is coming and thus be going to their states don't know nced in april and more susceptible to bond like that and the season all over the last thirteen degrees in seattle. the mild winter is still existing in and went on before the craze in denver with snow in a new soundtrack is existing in the south. is there any one degrees and cloudy at times carolina was thirty one degrees on wednesday as twelve and twenty eight decreasing here's what i think teens across the u s. across the departmental cars are engulfing much of the country we have been put in one hund

built for business. >>> getting some new details regarding the recovery effort in washington state.eral authorities visiting the site today. 30 people killed in that disaster, 13 others still unaccounted for. in the meantime, friends and family of the victims gathering for another prayer vigil, this one honoring a retired librarian and 36 year old school custodian who were killed in the slide. >>> the possible breakthrough in the search for flight 370 may be vessels carrying deep see black box detecters heading into the indian ocean to investigate a series of mysterious signals picked up by chinese and then australian crews. the big challenge now finding out if these signals are indeed coming from the plane's black boxes. joining us, the president of the marine salvage group. what's your reaction to the latest developments? the chinese first described what they heard as pings. and they were fairly consistent in their sequence but now in a very different area, fair distance apart from the chinese, the australian ship says we've heard a "noise event." >> that's a mystery. they're a lo

more misery in washington state. the mud slide that's causing new headaches in an already devastated area. >> and closing in on new clues. the race in the ocean off australia to find the source of those two distinct pings coming from under water. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, same hillside that gave wayt month. a camera on a heli happ >>> there's been another mud slide in washington state on the same hillside that gave way last month. a camera on a helicopter caught it as it happened. look on the right side of your screen. you can see it there. you can see the dirt and also a tree come tumble down. geologists were just a few feed away at the time checking the stability of the remaining hillside. >>> a rockslide forced the shutdown of a trail at yosemite national park. an estimated 16,000 tons of rock came crashing down much of it on the rancheria falls trail. the national park service says no one was injured. the rock fell 50 feet from a cliff. the rock broke into boulders and crushed trees. this picture show

president obama will travel to washington state this morning.amilies and first responders from the deadly landslide a month ago. so far, 41 people have been confirmed dead. two people remain missing. >>> two men in an affluent suburb of philadelphia are accused of running a drug ring aimed at high school students. marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, hash oil, all sold to students at nearby high schools and colleges. according to prosecutors there. the two were arraigned yesterday after a four-month investigation. >>> a scary scene in the salt lake city courtroom. a u.s. marshal shot and killed a defendant after he lunged at a witness with a pen. authorities say the defendant charged the stand, while the witness was testifying about gang initiation. >>> and how did he get there? a leopard on a rooftop in india. it charges people before darting away. they caught it and released it back into the wild. >>> health news now, alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau backpedalling from its approval of palcohol. according to the associated press, the bureau say

also - searching for reasons for washington state's mudslide. did logging contribute?> and harmeli aregawi is tracking the top stories on the web. what is trending. >> a report on climate change highlights consequences we don't always think about. and while you are watching let us know what you think, leave a >> thousands of venezuela troops swept into the city that launched the protests. security forces cleared out barricades two weeks after the major was arrested for not repressing the protests. >> translation: we recovered an area under threat, often by armed thugs that would virtually kidnap people. we did it under the mandate of president nicolas maduro. we came to bring back peace, in a peaceful way. this is democratic state. we are joined from venezuela by hour latin american correspondent. what is the situation there now? >> we understand the situation is calm, that the city has been militarized by 8,000 police and national troop. most of the barricades have been cleared, and some are still remaining. some are not crucial for the city, but apcs, armoured person

states have signed onto it. you mention york to the latest it also includes washington dc. if you have all that all the states combined together have about a hundred have a hundred sixty five electoral college votes. the point is to get to two hundred and seventy electoral college votes he can get more state on board to get that number to seventy. what happen is all the states would agree together they would act as a voting bloc in the next election they would say hey we're going to dollar votes to carry that wins the popular vote not to the candidate wins each of our states and they'd be able to swing the election board toward the candidate tom. we know that the oregon house has approved this or they might be the next day that goes into is the oklahoma senate has approved it. um do is to stitch people fourteen electoral college votes that could be added to the number and the governor of arizona jan brewer. he has said that she supports this idea so this could be another step in terms of the max actually true. why get rid of the electoral college experience beginning of a co

i am moving i chose to move back to washington state because my children can't have health insurance. and i do get planning time and i do get prep time and all of the things that i do not get being a teacher here. and i love the school that i am at but i am forced to leave to provide for my children and so i worry that more and more amazing qualified teachers are going to leave if you are giving them what they deserve. which is planning time prep time, and health insurance to cover their families, and you need to think of people and families as well as it is really important, i urge you to make a change in funding for families with children. >> thank you. >> next speaker please. >> next speaker please. respect the speaker's time, next speaker please. >> good evening, president fewer and members of the board and student delegates. my name is kina, and i am here tonight, along with parents and students representing san francisco flex academy and we are a tuition free public charter high school here in san francisco and we are located on post street in union square and we are losing our

and route to asia the president will make a stop in washington state to mark the one month anniversary a deadly and devastating landslide. claimed the lives of the least 21 people. >> president will tour the area. the assigned an emergency declaration. oscar is denying him media reports that he took acting lessons to prepare for his murder trial. a columnist quotes a reliable source confirmed the athlete was coached so he could be more emotional during the testimony. >> broke down crying uncontrollably. the report is completely false. charge of murdering his girlfriend last year. the trial resumes may 5th. >> teen-ager's ability to survive a six hour flight while hiding in a plane's wheel well as stunned aviation experts. >> captured some of his movements. the teenager was running away from home and was only dressed in a hooded jacket jeans and sneakers. no one seems to figure out how he avoided freezing to death and dying from a lack of oxygen. >> it is a miracle to survive the flight and altitude with an oxygen. the teenager is expected to return home soon. the fbi says there will no

. >> an up-close look at the devastation in washington state. the dangers cruisers facing while digging through tonnes of tox toxic debris. >> dear rachel. how are you? >> a lot of tanks is given to autistic children. what happens when they grow up. a look at efforts to help adults with autism lead normal lives. good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. a powerful earthquake rocked the south american country of chile triggering mass evacuations and tsunami warnings. the 8.2 quake hit off the coast, causing landslides, knocked out power and caused 6 foot high swells. five people have been killed. the country's president issued a state of emergency and deployed anti-riot police and soldiers. hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate along coastal cities. as thomas drayton shows, in some ways it was business as usual in a region that deals with earthquakes regularly. >> it's the sound they have been rehearsing for. when residents across chile's north coast heard the sirens, they knew what to do. head to higher ground. m

regulations as le jgitimizi the marijuana industry. >> and we see the same thing happening in washington statend colorado. they passed, legalizing marijuana, voters did in 2012. what did they learn from california? why are they going about it so differently? >> well, the two states do have their differences, but the main thing that colorado did, and because it was wary of california and wary of becoming the next california and california entrepreneurs going in there, is colorado passed very meticulous regulations. all medical marijuana workers are licensed and criminal background checked by the state. they wear state i.d. cards. they have video surveillance that tracks the transactions and the grow rooms, the plants are tagged, the shipments are monitored. and both states wrote those things into their laws that legalized beyond medical use, for purely recreation or pleasurable use. the irony is that in washington, you have a heavily regulated recreational market that is about to open, and yet, they are like california, they haven't passed rules for medical. so, you have a wild, untamed medical

giving you a sense of what is left to be done in cleaning up a massive hud slide in washington state the president might have seen the same thing today. >> bay area elected official goes on trial after showing up in an apartment in his under wear. we'll bring you the testimony. >>> one after a deadly mudslide in washington state marine one giving the president a view of the disaster. today the president toured the destruction left behind by the landslide. the landslide killed 41 people a month ago today after touring, the president met with victim families and first responders and told them they can count on the rest of the nation for support. >> there are families who are searching for loved ones who lost everything. it's going to be a difficult time the country is thinking about all of you. >> the president granted resources for search and rescue and fema is helping victim families. the president is now travelling to south korea where he will visit the site of the disaster. >> clearly there is a lot more work ahead to be done at the mud site in order to clear it. >> is it's not the

. >>> it is now 5:13 and there is a huge mudslide in washington state.death toll stands at 39 and they are working to identify two more victims yesterday. the mudslide tour through -- tore through several homes and they will keep digging until everybody is accounted for. >>> they will fly through to see firsthand the devastation of that mudslide and the president is stopping off in washington state on his way to a four country trip to asia. and followed by south korea, asia and the philippines. vice-president joseph biden is in the middle of a second date to ukraine, he is showing a show of support and the comments he made this morning go to russia and i am quoting, it is time to start talking and start reducing the tension in ukraine and he will also provide an additional amount in aid. >>> now a possible tipping point is the decision that came yesterday during an appeal hearing, makers of 100% pomegranate juice and they say they are grossly mislead being consumers because the juice is 99.4% is actually apple and grape juice. they are not deceptive beca

his sons and his daughters. >> one family in washington state is teaching their children how to takeularly fiery brand of the bible. we're up all "nightline" with abc's neal karlinsky. >> if you do not purge from your sins, you will die. it's that simple. you either turn or you burn. >> reporter: 15-year-old jonah lavelle is part of a controversial group that calls itself the spokane preachers. >> if you do not repent, you will be cast into the lake of fire and you will burn there forever. >> reporter: jonah is already a fierce preacher, and it's easy to see why. >> god so loved the world, he gave his only begotten son. but the world so hated god that it sinned against him. >> reporter: that's his father, david lavelle, one of the founders of the group that doesn't just include his wife christina and jonah, but ten kids being raised to join him in these sermons that often make people very angry. [ shouting ] >> i'll tell you why -- >> you don't know nothing. >> reporter: "nightline" recently spent 48 hours with the lavelles. >> we are the lavelle family. >> reporter: the lavelles hav

giving you a sense of what is left to be done in cleaning up a massive hud slide in washington state president might have seen the same thing today. >> bay area elected official goes on trial after showing up in an apartment in his under wear. we'll bring you the testimony. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of the game. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. >>> one after a deadly mudslide in washington state marine one giving the president a view of the disaster. today the president toured the destruction left behind by the landslide. the landslide killed 41 people a month ago today after touring, the president met with victim families and first responders and told them they can count on the rest of the nation for support. >> there are families who are searching for loved ones who lost everything. it's going to be a difficult time the country is thinking about all of

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. >>> it's been nine days since that deadly massive mudslide in washington state just northeast of seattlenow governor jay inslee is asking the federal government for major disaster declarations. 24 people are confirmed dead, 22 more missing. the letter the governor sent to washington says the losses have reached $10 million. >>> a new piece of technology is on its way to the indian ocean in the search for that missing malaysian airliner. a black box locater is on an australian slip to find the flight data recorder -- ship to find the flight data recorder before the batteries run out in a week. right now 20 planes and ships are scouring a 1,200-mile area of the southern indian ocean where it's believed the plane went down. >>> tonight we're learning more about the man who jumped the fence at the white house yesterday. campbell chatterjay was quickly stopped by secret service once he made it over. he's from richmond charged with unlawful entry. >>> an idaho man that fired shots at the white house is headed to the big house. 23-year-old oscar romero ortega hernandez received a 25 years sente

. >>> workers have found several more bodies at the site of the devastating mudslide in washington state. the death tollow stands at 24 thoughnly 18 of them have been officially identified. but there's been another decline in the number of missing now down to 22 and the governor asked for federal aid to offset losses to individuals now totaling $10 million. >>> a note on the war in afghanistan for the first time in more than seven years a full calendar month has passed without an american service member being killed in combat. it's only the third time that's happened. two coalition soldiers died there last month but their deaths are considered noncombat casualties. >>> there are new reports this morning the u.s. may release convicted israeli spy to jump-start the faltering mideast peace talks. john kerry met in jerusalem with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is considering releasing jonathan pollard serving a life ntence since 87. he was convicted of pasng secr possly the sovieunion while working for the u.s. navy >>> d now it' april but the snow just kee on coming a springtime

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washington. he was an assistant secretary of state in the george w. bush administration. thank you for being with us. given your rehabilitation to the military exercises, what sort of message is the u.s. sending? >> it's sending two messages and it's unfortunate that neither the message that we need to send, that we are willing to put if 100 men in a couple of countries to defend the borders of n.a.t.o., and are willing to put troops in countries where we have a treaty obligation. i don't see how it sends a message so ukraine. >> what would you do? >> well, we are to understand that russia has done this either as a soviet union or russia for years and years. they attacked hungary, went in checkal slovakia, the lift impose on. what russia has done is tried to expand borders to provide territorial application. if we want to send a message of deterrence and not provocation, my recommendation is to put american troops in the center of the action inside of ukraine. >> they put the force, though, and attempted to expand the border in crimea, right.. >> they have. but they are -

future way to help fund our state wide tax moving away from gas and it has been highlighted in washington statene state. locally, we want to mention to the public there's a public hearing for san francisco scheduled for wednesday, april 9 at the u c f f mission bay on campus at jen tech haul hall 6 to 8:00 p.m. we are developing a contract with city agencies. chair, you did mention, joseph flanagan, there will be a celebration of life at the arc of san francisco on wednesday the 2nd at 2:00 p.m. we will be there as well to remember joseph. in terms of projects, we saw as chair avalos mentioned, the project opened for construction and we also saw the abay low path open for use which will make a milestone for our program. as we see these projects coming in, we're opening a call for the next round of projects. just to mention, there's a 1.15 $1.15 million round of prop aa funds that has been opened and received over 5 $5 million of request. we do anticipate bringing staff programs next month. the strategic analysis report on bike sharing as chair avalos mentioned, it's available at our website and

russia to stand down during his visit to ukraine, plus a month after the deadly mudslide in washington state president obama tours the disaster area. vice president joe biden is on his way to washington after a two-day visit to kiev, ukraine. he is the highest level u.s. official to visit after the crisis erupt there had. biden urging russia to stop supporting the masked men who have seized government buildings in the eastern part of the country. barnaby phillips reports now from kiev 12,347 they have tough words for rush. >> no nation has the right to grab land from another nation. no nation has that right. >> russia should stick to its international commitment and obligations. we demand that russia fulfills it's international obligations and not behave like gangster notice modern century. the americans are promising more support for the ukrainian economy. to help ukraine reduce it's independence on russian gas. that will take time, and time is one thing that government in kiev does not have. >>> in kiev's independent square the crowds have gone. the roads are still blocked. the mood still

and we had a tornado yesterday in washington state.ncredible stormy weather across the entire country this week, john. >> reporter: and as you know how to measure the intensity is tricky, but the damage left behind tells the story as jake ward explains. >> reporter: science can only truly measure a tornado off it disappeared and even then we wind utmost the time just guessing. there's no way to measure the wind speed of a twister at its most dangerous moment, all we can do is analyze the damage left behind. the enhanced scale, which is named for a university of chicago researches rates a tornado between ef-1 and ef-5. but it's like not the rickter scale. it's a measure just of damage. and guesses at the wind speeds that might have caused that damage. it only measures the effect of a tornado, not what is going on inside. the national weather service simply cannot afford to send damaged survey teams by helicopter. so only the most terrible scenes gets a sesdzed. only the united states experiences the truly bad tornados. only the u.s. con