this morning at home of norman welch, family members left the home without familying. police came on the scene following our request for interviews. both worked in anti took for years. one-- antioch for years. one neighbor who didn't want to be identified said -- >> he's a nice person. >> reporter: welch and chris butter -- chris butler, both 49, were arrested yesterday morning in benicia. both are convict of possessing, selling and trant porting -- transporting drunks. wellsh works for the department of justice on drug cased an butler is a former police officer. welch was with with the department for 12 years -- was with the department for only 12 years. so far these are only allegations. his lawyer says he will try to lower or do agay with his bail require minute. >> we'll deal with bail. we will wait until we get to talk to a judge about releasing him to his own recognizance or reducing the amount of bail money. >> reporter: now, this case has the potential to take any number of drug cases welch worked on. right now it might be a little premature to speculate on tha

welch presented could be taken to the consideration by staff. commissioner antonini: one other thing, not very good report, -- one other thing, very good report, but there is an error on tables 3.4a and 3.4b, page 11, talking about units lost. you already know about that? ok. that is the same with city-wide and market octavia, same thing. president olague: commissioner miguel? vice president miguel: yes, those of you who were talking about taking down the southern part of the central freeway, as peter and roblin in particular know, who served together 13 years on that task force, in order to get the section down that we got down, and i would be pleased to be involved in something again if that actually had any attraction to it. when that original situation occurred, the concept of housing development in particular south of market was not on the books. it evolved during that time, but after three ballot arguments and 13 years, no one was willing to go back to the drawing board. i think that roblin and peter understand that. i certainly do. so it

in another incident according to the complaint the 2 men accused of selling illegal stared welch wasupposed to have destroyed and deposited in a land fill. >> when you look at the amount of money that was involved here in regards to this arrest and how it affected his life, one has to ask what were you thinking? but again, we as hum an beings do make mistakes. >>reporter: butler attorney worries his client is already being made the scapegoat for the illegal activity instigated by welch. >> mr. butler is a private investigators. awfully easy to dump responsibility on mr. mr. butler. and if this is the route that mr. car doses and client intend to go, we are in for a fight. >>reporter: now contra costa county district attorney mark peterson acknowledged this afternoon that this case could lead to a review of at least some of the drug cases here in county could -- contra costa county involving norm welch. they didn't enter plea this afternoon but wac in court on march second. this is abc 7 news. >> last check 10 homes in fairfield are still evacuated because of a gas leak. police say a

welch's attorney is already talking about his innocence. our legal analyst is talking about this widespread effect. >> could compromise every investigation conducted by the narcotics task force under this officer's tenure. it could be something that would make the san francisco crime lab fiasco look minor by comparesson. >> to say it's shocking is certainly an understatement. the charges are onerous. we will face them head on. >> welsh is in jail. his bail has been set at $1 million and his attorney calls that draconian. his attorney says he's holding up okay. his family is being very supportive. he and butler also in jail have been booked on as many as 25 suspected felonies. their arraignment is scheduled for today. live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> 5:07. san jose mayor chuck reid with a blunt analysis warning residents what to prepare for in 2011. either city employees accept significant pay and benefit cuts or the city's work force will face mass layoffs and that could eliminate one of every five workers. reid emphasized t

it also alleged that welch received a cash payment of $5,000 for the math.during the hearing, the d.a. suggested that while she allegedly was the one who got the drugs and turn them over to bob blair who passed along to an employee to sell. the d.a. also said walsh admitted his role in the crime to investigators. welches' attorney said his client is remorseful. >> when you look at the amount of money that was involved and how what was affecting his life. what were you thinking? but again we as human and beings make mistakes. we have to accept responsibility for things and then we move forward. that's what we will do in this case. >>pam: at the end of the hearing the judge agreed to reduce it we'll should bail to $400,000, but others felt remains of $900,000. both will room turned a court. at year-old boy had died after reports say was punched by his dad. antioch police learned about the attack on tuesday when a doctor delta medical center called to report that an infant suffered major injuries have been brought into the hospital. the baby remained in them ve

christopher butler previously worked with welch on the antioch police force.tate investigators arrested both men yesterday accused of stealing drugs from an evidence locker and trying to sell them. it could compromise every investigation conducted by the narcotics task force under this officer's tenure. it could make the san francisco crime lab fiasco look minor by compares son. >> a witness says about 10 police officers were looking for evidence at butler's concord business office yesterday. >> in san jose, mayor chuck reid will deliver his state of the city address tonight. expected to talk about the $110 million budget shortfall facing the city and the possibility it may have to eliminate the jobs of about 1,000 employees. this year's address will be held at the san jose convention center and scheduled to begin around 7:30. >> time now 5:36. we've had some rain overnight and enough of it. i saw some heavy rain in spots on my way into work this morning. how about you? >> i did have some heavy rain as well. lisa, possible in some spots to even see snow at hig

and bail for welch is set at $660,000, and for butler up at $840,000. reporting live outside the martinez jail, leslie brinkly abc7 news. >> thanks, leslie. >>> it has been five years since the san francisco police department's "cops gone wild" video scandal erupted. the cases against the officers involved finally wrapped up. dan noyes was there at the police commission meeting and he joins us with the i team update. dan? >> it has been a long haul. five years since video gate started. that's when the then mayor gavin knew psalm played -- gnu -- new so many was called on play video. it was meant as a going away video for the bay view station. many appeared in the video, but no one punished as much as wendy hurley. the police commission voted to suspend her 3 60-days without pay. >> so i leave here with my head held high knowing that -- knowing who i am. and with that i have strength. i don't really feel the assault or the attack as i may have otherwise. >> she is out on disability from injuries from a high speed chase, but the commission still cut her p

welch's being held on $660,000 bail, but they're being held on $840,000 bail.lked to the department of justice. in the say at this point they're not expecting any additional arrests, there could be additional charges. reporting live in martinas, dan kron 4 news. >>pam: we're also learning more about for a spot where the private investigator who was also arrested and charged in that narcotics distribution conspiracy that you heard dan talk about. police believe he is an associate or friend of welsh, internet reporter kimberly has a look at his profile on line. >>kimberlee: learning more about the 49 year-old, by his private investigation website. that see some details from the website. according to his profile, he is the owner and lead investigator of butler and associates private investigating inc.. he was a law enforcement officer from 1996 to 1997, a background in narcotics and high crime special assignments. it goes on to say you provided it personal body guard services to corporate ceos and celebrities. he also said he was a philosophy manager with a minor

welch was the lead investigator in many high-profile drug cases. public defenders are taking a second look at the drug cases. >>> right now is 6:38. we want to go to sal. how are the roads? >> they are much better now than they were yesterday. we do have slow traffic here and there but southbound 880 right near the shoulder here there is a person that is injured. no car around. there is medical emergency with paramedics and fire. no crash. watch for emergency vehicles. it may slow traffic a little bit even though the lanes are not blocked. moving along and taking a look at the san mateo bridge. and this mornings commute on the bay bridge remains light. the metering lights are on. they have a pretty good commute into san francisco. 6:38 let's go to steve. >> thank you. i need viewers to either e-mail me or tweet me sp weather because it looks like there is snow. rain turning to snow. some of the higher elevations. breaks in the clouds. but it's going to be a day where we have mostly cloudy skies. we are still seeing this moisture funnel in. the snow

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welch was the lead investigator in many high-profile drug cases. public defenders are taking a closer look at the drug cases. >>> felony charges could be filed against a walnut creek detective accused of having sex with a teenage girl. shawn wallace seen here was the detective on the case where the girl was a victim of a sexual assault. he was arrested earlier this month with unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. >> the fact this woman who is now 18 years old is still staying with him is an indication there is no abuse of power. >> wallace has resigned from his position earlier this month after being questioned about his relationship with that girl. >>> time now 5:38 it's sentencing day for a cub scout leader who is center of a child pornography case. he is facing up to ten year in prison. this is after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. >>> oakland police closing their investigation into that school sex scandal the one we first told you about last month. no criminal charges have been filed even though police say they believe there

welch's set at $660,000, for but where it is set at $840,000. these are the particulars we have in terms of what they are charged with, what they're accused of and how went down. that information has not been released yet by the department of justice. as you get more informations we will get it to you. both men still hear we will get more informations u.s. and get it. >>pam: katharine hennen is here she's been looking into that. >>catherine: the central costa can'county is to deal was mid to high level drug dealers. the detectives are specially trained. here's what some of their out bits represent. it 110 arrests, $125,000 of cash use, 443 marijuana plants seized. the new numbers are out yet. the area they cover is martinas, walnut creek, danville, san ramon. they say the task force is available 24 hours a day seven days a week. the work with the stories from different areas 1/2 to run certain cases. did you keep a low profile, they use informants from time to time and they say probably to keep them safe and to keep their officers say if they re

. >> we will lead with calvin welch. >> this is a quick summary with a power point if we ever get it going. today you are going to hear about four basic points that we would like to make. we thank the supervisor for giving us this opportunity. the first is that rec and park basically violated their own public outreach policy in developing this proposal for a community garden. the reason we want to make that point is that only because it is true, but it was kept from being placed on the public record, key an important tax. the first is that the recycling center is not opposed by the master plan. in deed it lays out that master plan in a way in which we can be consistent and be more of a part of golden gate park. the dictionary definition of recreation, based on recover and renewal, a pleasant physical activity resulting in renewal in recovery. which is recycling. far from being banned, you will hear testimony from the master plan that is supported. before i go any further, i would like those that support the haight ashbury neighborhood council in this room continuing to be at the cent

welch is the commander for the state central contra costa county narcotics enforcement team and is accusedf selling drugs possibly from evidence lockers. his arrest has prosecutors and defense attorneys questioning whether hundreds of arrests made by his task force may have to be thrown auout. >> demonstrations continue to spread in the wake of egyptian and tan nearby shan protests that toppled those countries' region -- regimens. >> the president is deeply concerned about the governments to show restraint and respect the rights of citizens who are demonstrating peacefully. he also expressed condolences to the families of those killed. more violence and deaths on the island of bahrain as soldiers t anti-government demonstrators marching to landmark square ignoring a government lockdown. that is the same spot where police launched a violent ambush killing five people and wounding hundreds of others. today protestors took a break from demonstrations to bury some of those killed in that attack. >> a libyan website is saying congress there has now held sessions indefinitely and will take steps

they say welch stole evidence drugs from an evidence locker.are both still in custody at the contra costa county jail in martinez. >> the pandora is one of the hottest websites online and it's about to get hotter. >> they just announced plans to go public, pandora the way people listen to music but that will change once it goes to wall street. cecilia vega got a rare tour. >> it's like a college dorm room. led zeppelin and bob dylan is on the walls. there is a set up for a rock concert or perhaps a dance party. with all this noise there is something surprising about pandora's headquarters. the place is definitely silent. don't let this fool you. the retroactively silence is occasionally shattered by workers who break out the ukelele for an office serenade. >> this is where it starts. >> pandora is the brainchild of tim westerland. he is a computer geek and former rock band member just a few years ago had trouble finding financial backers partly because the idea is so out there. its radio station based on something he calls the music genome. >>

christopher butler previously worked with welch on the antioch police department. they were accused of stealing drugs from an evidence locker than trying to sell them. legal analyst dean johnson says the arrest of the drug agent now puts numerous east bay drug cases in question. >> you could compromise every investigation conducted by the narcotics task force under this officer's tenure. it could be something that would make the san francisco crime lab fiasco look minor by compares son. >> a witness says about 10 police officers were looking for evidence at butler's concord business office yesterday. >> 6:04. investigators are looking into a case of a bizarre attempted arson at a home in oakland. somebody tried to mix lit candles with a gas meter. a contractor working at the home noticed that somebody had unscrewed the bolts to the meter and put lit candles on top. the contractor blew out the candles. there was no evidence of any fire. sky 7 was overhead. they replaced the bolts and inspected the gas meter. >> investigators in san jose say a small fire in a high sc

said norm welch has admitted his part in the crime. been set up for a thousand dollars, christopher but there's bail at $900,000. both are expected to be back in court on march 2nd. in martinez, dan curman kron 4 news. >>reporter: the city is currently facing a $110 million budget deficit. the mayor said that the biggest problem with the budget deficit is the growing cost of city employee pension. especially the police department and the fire department. he is calling on public safety to contribute to more their pension and for all employees to take up permanent 10% pay cut. reporting in san jose, a kate thompson kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: our big weather story tonight is the rain in the snow. take a look at sierra, snow still flying pretty heavily over the passes and likely to tahoe. if you're making that we can get away, i would suggest waiting until the morning until the winter storm warning has been lifted. right now it's a mess trying to get up there. very low snow levels as well. forcing snow locally here. here's a look at rain,

welch is the commander for the state central contra costa county narcotics enforcement team and is accused of selling drugs possibly from evidence lockers. his arrest has prosecutors and defense attorneys questioning whether hundreds of arrests made by his task force may have to be thrown auout. >> demonstrations continue to spread in the wake of egyptian and tan nearby shan protests that toppled those countries' region -- regimens. >> the president is deeply concerned about the governments to show restraint and respect the rights of citizens who are demonstrating peacefully. he also expressed condolences to the families of those killed. more violence and deaths on the island of bahrain as soldiers fired tear gas at anti-government demonstrators marching to landmark square ignoring a government lockdown. that is the same spot where police launched a violent ambush killing five people and wounding hundreds of others. today protestors took a break from demonstrations to bury some of those killed in that attack. >> a libyan website is saying congress there has now held sessions indefinitely a

welch said that you guys are not going to do it because they have too much money coming at them from developers. we have got to go to the ballot and make it so that you do not have a choice so that when they do not proceed to a pace that interim controls are triggered. when they expire, secondary controls are triggered. that is what it is going to take. the economics and politics are just not in place for you to do the right thing. what you are doing the signing a death warrant for the transit system. when we put in eight to one parking, that is next to the mission street lines. when people go out to the ramps, they are contesting that every morning. people say that i cannot wait 20 minutes to get from 16th minutes -- 60 minutes down to south van ness.

. >>> the officials say 49-year- old norman welch supervised hundreds of investigations and he faces two dozen felony charges including possessing and selling marijuana, meth, and steroids. his arrest stunned everyone and it could lead to the dismissal of dozens of casees. >>> a wal-- casees. >>> a walnut creek police officer who investigators child sex crimes is now accused of having sex with a minor. he has been arrested but has not been charged. he sat down for an exclusive interview with his attorney. >> they will also not offend and not reoffend. >> reporter: this is shawn wallace during an interview with ktvu after a sting operation that targeted sex offenders. >> if we are out doing the searches and contacting these people then the sex offenders know that we are keeping an eye on them. >> reporter: now, wallace is the subject of a joint investigation by the contra county da's and his former department. he was booked for unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. but he has not been formally charged. >> he did meet this young woman in his capacity as a detective in walnut creek.

his name is norman welch, he is the commander of the central contra costa county narcotics enforcementested this morning with his his so see it christopher butler a private investigator. both accused of distribution of methamphetamine, marijuana and steroids. in martinez, dan kron 4 news. >>reporter: a student at a high school was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a teacher. police say the freshman revealed a plot to a school counselor while complaining the teacher and bears tim in front of their classmates. during up the search of the boys belongings officers found a notebook that contained a plan on how he would carry out the attack. >>kate: just a short time ago brother's schools that have been in the running for closure but those were announced months ago. parents marched to the district headquarters to voice their frustration, is over what elementary is another school that's being considered for closure. a final decision will be made on tuesday. reporting in concord, kate kron 4 news. >>christine: in san jose $110 million deficit has city officials warning there could be

welch said that you guys are not going to do it because they have too much money coming at them from developers. we have got to go to the ballot and make it so that you do not have a choice so that when they do not proceed to a pace that interim controls are triggered. when they expire, secondary controls are triggered. that is what it is going to take. the economics and politics are just not in place for you to do the right thing. what you are doing the signing a death warrant for the transit system. when we put in eight to one parking, that is next to the mission street lines. when people go out to the ramps, they are contesting that every morning. people say that i cannot wait 20 minutes to get from 16th minutes -- 60 minutes down to south van ness. i am going to get in my car as well. take the next steps down to find out what happens in the next few months. this is people reacting to changes. this will actually reflect what happens over the next 30 years. the second issue is there are multiple job centers in san francisco. there is no assumption if you live in san francisco you w

commander norman welch is expected to be in court later on today. he was arrested wednesday along with chris butler following a month-long investigation. they made a charge which felony charges to file. they prosecuted many cases in the county over dozens of year. >> a man accused of forcing a 13-year-old girl into an apartment and then sexually assaulting her. police say it happened yesterday morning when the girl was walking to school. the man threatened her life and forced her into an apartment on walnut street and 98th avenue where he lived in a lower unit. she managed to escape when the man became distracted. it was unclear how the man lured the girl into his home. >> according to her she was threatened. >> she attends elmhurst middle school just a few blocks away and reported the incident to then called police. she then led officers to the seen where they arrested the man and took his three-year-old daughter into protective custody. >> pg&e now estimates the san bruno gas explosion will cost the company $760 million by the end of the year, $15

is it just a symbolic move that's only going to get our hopes up here this castle with me is matt welch editor in chief of reason magazine matt thanks so much for being here now is what you say here i was really pleasantly surprised when i got this news it was right after the show finished last night and i checked my phone i see people tweeting that it failed and i couldn't believe i mean does that mean that lawmakers really actually have some guts here that there is a chance to work across aisles or whatever you want to call it not really it's a glimmer of a flicker of hope but encouraging nonetheless it's akin to rand paul the day that he was elected saying that he wants to conduct to cut defense spending and he's just one of one hundred senators who once last time you heard a republican senator say he wanted to cut defense spending it's been a while so it was kind of like that twenty six republicans defected from the house leadership that is the biggest single defection of any bill since the new house was sworn in and it suggests and also reaction to it which hasn't been overwhelming

or is it just going to be a passing glimmer of hope reason magazine's matt welch will join me to talk about this astonishing moment in politics and make love not war that's a message sent by a sex shop in alabama just trading a gun for a sex toy that we are all about this message of hope and love so we decided to invite the owner of the strop to tell us about her message that will be at the end of the show but now let's move on to today's top story. protests in egypt continued for the sixteenth day of cairo's tahrir square remaining the central gathering place hundreds of thousands came out yesterday many for the first time saying of they have been inspired by a young google executive who mocked already is detained in secret for twelve days after he after he helped to ignite the uprising with a facebook page but the government still shows no signs of giving in with newly appointed vice president omar suleiman saying that the government will not tolerate prolonged protests what he means by that was an elaborate but violent crackdown is feared as a worst case scenario now while the u.s.

welch and his attorney corps doza say that he fell into debt after his daughter need add bone marrow transplant. he is accused of selling the drugs along with an investigator. butler is facing the same charges as welsh. >> san francisco is launching a crackdown on crack pipes. filing a suit in superior court against a half dozen shops selling for drug paraphernalia. >> neighbors are pleased. >> crystal meth and crack pines-- >> san francisco attorneys pointing to pictures ever illegal drug paraphernalia confiscated not from dealers, but from stores. >> these are specialized instruments that have no other purpose, no other legitimate purpose than to be used or to encourage use of illicit drugs. >> six smoke shops and three property owners are named in the lawsuit the city filed today in superior court. one shop is right across the street from a public library. activists have complained for years. >> just walk down the street and it hits you smack in the face. >> their complaints lead to a lengthy police investigation. >> we start off with, admonishments and then we did seizures and th

norman welch worked for 12 years for the state department of justice bureau of narcotics enforcement, the same agency that busted him. he was a special agent supervisor of the central contra costa narcotics enforcement team and worked out of this building near the pleasant hill police department. his arrest wednesday morning triggers many questions. >> narcotics prosecutions depend more than any other type of case on the credibility of the investigating officer. >> reporter: so many past drug convictions could be jeopardize. >> this could compromise every investigation conducted by the narcotics task force under this officer's tenure. it could be something that would make the san francisco crime lab fiasco look minor by contrast. >> he has been a good tenant for six years. i believe he is innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: a neighbor witnessed the search around 9:30 wednesday morn. >> i walked out of the offense and there were like three police car there's. one was a chp and nine or ten police officers. >> in the past, both butler and welsh worked as antioch police officers to

welch and christopher butler was arrested, they don't expect any other arrests but they do say there a former airline employee is being accused of stealing credit card information, 49 year-old michelle johnson used 350 credit card members to make a least 2800 transactions. they were made at s.f. way stores, she worked at san jose international airport. >> mark: oakland police are searching for jerry williams, he's a second suspect wanted for the kidnapping of a 25 year-old woman. it happened february 5th, the victim was to stem, beaten. she checked herself into a local hospital after escaping. the first suspect larry wilson jr. has target and arrested and charged with kidnapping and assault. they believe that they were involved in other similar incidents as. police in vallejo are asking for the public's help to find this man he has been missing for 12 days. february 50, 45 rob roberert mamast took his dog for a walk, police say this suspects got returned from dragging the leash. >> darya: san francisco looks nasty, we will be right back.. >> darya: welcome back to the kron 4 news. 9:

. >>> norman welch is accused of telling drugs that have been seized on the streets and later storedn police evidence lockers. >>> and the labor department says first-time claims for uninsurance claims are up. this is up 25,000 from the week before. it was 10,000 more than economists predicted. >>> 8:46. most of us will be having dinner tonight or perhaps driving home from work, san francisco will be buzzing with excitement as air force one lands in s an francisco. pam cook has more on why his visit is so important to the bay area and also important to the white house. pam? >> good morning. president obama on board air force one is scheduled to touch down at sfo at 5:45 this morning -- this evening. one hour later, his schedule says he will be at a private residence for a dinner meeting with disleaders and technology and innovation. we don't know where the residence is and the press is not invited to attend. what we do know, it will be a who's who. mark zuckerberg, steven jobs and eric schmidt from google, are all scheduled to be there. everyone is interested in learning how steve jo

welch: i thank the gentleman from washington. i stand to discuss the yellow ribbon program which is critical in my home state of vermont and is critical that has returning soldiers. in vermont, we recently welcomed 1,500 national guard men and women from a year-long deployment in afghanistan. the program helps deploy national guard reserve members and their families when they get home. prior to deployments, they educate members and their families on what to expect while their loved ones are gone. after deployment they focus on reconnecting members and their families with tricare, department of veterans affairs to ensure a clear understanding of the benefits they are entitled to and need. combat stress in transition and how members and their families can address their families is integral. in vermont, we have the fourth highest per capita rate in the national guard. these are variable services. and i hope to work with the subcommittee to ensure that any unmet needs of this program are addressed as expeditiously as possible and i y

welch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. welch: any regulations not doing their job, that are imposing excessive burdens, let's change them. i agree with that, the president afrees with that, you're arguing that, and you're right. the american people want regulations limited to achieving legitimate goals and not imposing unnecessary burdens. second, an this is a question, why are we going to debate this? why substitute words for actions? the committee on energy and commerce and all the other committees that are being charged to act on this resolution are free to act and rather than have a discussion an debate about it, ask those committees to come in with what their specific recommendations are. let the house of representatives vote yes or no on any proposed action. but third, jobs. both sides have been saying we've got to focus on jobs. a couple of very good speeches, mr. murphy if pennsylvania mr. stearns of florida, we agree with that. why don't we dust off a proven and bipartisan job creating bill, home star, which the e

welch was arrested on wednesday of four felonies of the selling steroids, methamphetamine, and marijuana. he was an investigator and is accused of conspiring with another man to sell narcotics. there is no indication that any other law enforcement agents were involved. >>darya: cost associated with the gas brno explosion are twice as much as once thought. pg and the art announcing that indirect costs have rise to 200-$300 million. it is off the initial estimate of $150 million. dozens of people were affected directly. we will be right back and a couple of minutes. to keep the company we are waiting for the president. we're sure he is awake. he is in the bay area and he is headed to airforce want to check it out in the hour. we are live here at the sfo on the tarmac waiting for him to depart. will be right back. a will >> the timeout is 741 i am. a live look into this year. traffic is slow. this still is getting higher and higher. winter storm warning in effect. it is going into for a am. a look at the totals here. new snow coming. kirkwood getting seven and half feet of snow. while. a co

norman welch walked out after his bail was reduced down to $400,000. of dollars of drugs with the help of a private investigator who's facing the same churches. both men are said to enter a plea. fire officials say they discovered and marijuana growing operation while stopping a fire. no one was, at the time it did between 150-$200,000 damage. well was discovered watering the blaze that has police investigating and searching for those who rented the home. >> we found several things that lead us to believe there was a marijuana grower operation. we found lithium batteries, the kids is a problem of hazardous materials. secondly, they bypass the meter this proses the prom to firefighters because it cannot shut off electricity to the house there they come in the garage large projects of marijuana. firefighters say they have not determined the cause of the blaze. >> darya: cupertino's state assemblyman has introduced legislation to address teen dating violence it would incur to more schools to provide teen dating violence prevention programs. they're hoping

welch: strike the last word. madam speaker, i'm pro-choice, but that is a question of deep conscience, religious conviction, personal importance to every individual in every family. one of the great conservatives who has served in this institution was henry hyde. in the hyde amendment, that has been the law of the land since it was passed by mr. hyde says it shall not be public funds used to pay for abortion. it has been true now and has been true for decades since that law was passed and reflects a certain mutual respect that we can have differences of opinion even on matters of profound religious conviction, moral conviction and moral belief. . this is not about abortion. the hyde amendment is the law of the land. federal funds cannot be used under this provision to provide abortions. what this is about is whether primary and preventative care is going to be extended oftentimes to poor people, but also to vulnerable, middle-class people by planned parenthood clinics throughout this country, including 10 in verm

my maternal grandmother jenna welch also wrote to my grandfather every day while he was away at war.n 13 years after he died. >> hello, pretty little gal. i'd certainly like to be with you now. the orange reflection against the sky and the rain coming down makes me feel like, if i was with you, nothing else would matter. >> my grandfather shipped off for war three weeks after they married. >> it is terrible to love someone like i love you and can't be with you. >> do you like rereading these love letters? >> yeah. >> she would live for his letters, and he would live for her picture. >> can you believe you took a picture like that? >> it's not bad. >> no, it's not bad. it's beautiful. but in the bathtub. sexy photo. >> these letters are an archive of love and a reminder of a time when simple gestures brought and kept a couple together. >> good night, my beautiful. every time i say beautiful, you about kill me, but you'll have to accept it. >> so why would she kill you when you called her beautiful? >> well, she's modest. >> but you were very beautiful. we have your engagement picture.