Cleanup will get ends way after wet crept flood in the creek. Tara moriarty is in the neighborhood this morning. How much of an environmental hazard is this at this point . Reporter its pretty big one this creek, of course, empties into lake merritt. We know this started off as a minor repair job to seal a pipeline, and now it is a major cleanup effort all because someone left a valve open. Fbns said one of its contractors was working just above Mountainview Cemetery when they accidentally pumped 120 cubic yards of wet concrete into glenn echo creek. Its the main creek emptying into lake merritt. Unfortunately in the stretch of creek where the crept flood, any of the wildlife underneath would have died with that crept that flood over. Our biologists were here on site, and we think it mostly was insects that were here. This is usually a drier creek with the drought weve been having. Reporter cleanup work started yesterday afternoon, and is expected to take about three days to get the cr
This, that is because it allowed them to select the messages and allow them to speak. It could be because they have done this since the time of the pyramids or whatever, but they havent had license plates since this, maybe thats why they shouldnt be considered despite the monuments. I do not mean to suggest that they are just like the monuments. Its so a fixed medium and tangible message being displayed as the court recognized. In those situations for government is entitled to select the messages that are going to be closely identified. I i would rather have the license plates than the pyramids, i dont know that we want to drive texas are having us. We also want to retain our license plates. I think that shows what the case is about. The respondents were texas to place this on the confederate battle flag and texas does not have to make that judgment. People can put up a message that they wont state approval. If we were to write an opinion trying to draw a distinction between this on on
But i no that the chairman wants to face this headon and i no it is a challenge and the political environment. And i did want to breed of that we obviously not met the challenge with the budget as currently configured. I want to specifically ask you general austin, something that was troubling to me. It has been a determination that operation freedom signal is a new Contingency Operation. Do do you see it as a new Contingency Operation . It is a continuation of our efforts, center. So in terms of the types of things that we are doing we are continuing to train and advise and assist the Afghan Security forces but in terms of how we account for the funding that we are allocating to that that is a different issue. Well, the reason i am asking is i am told that there is an effort underway of naming a new lead Inspector General in afghanistan as opposed to the special Inspector General on afghanistan. I think if that determination is made i want to make sure everyone understands that will i
Violation of the right to free speech. Your argument first this morning, john walker vs. The Texas Division of the sons of confederate veterans. Thank you mr. Chief justice. May it please the court. Messages on texas plans plates are government speech. The state of texas etches its name on each license plate and texas law gives the state sol control and Approval Authority of everything that appears on a lance license plate, texas is not abridging free speech rightsful motorists me remain free to speak with a Bumper Sticker or window decal but the First Amendment does not mean a motorist can compel any government to place its imprimatur on a battle flag. One of the problems of the standard whether it is regarded as offensive to many people. Is it government speech to say mighty fine bourbon to advertise a project . Yes the government can approve the messages just because it has endorsed messages or is accepting and generating revenue to proven gait the messages doesnt defeat the fact it
Her say babe, pretty women wonder where my secret lies. Sam Oprah Winfrey did not miss a beat. Unable to read her script, she started reciting Maya Angelous poetry from memory. First Lady Michelle obama was among those in the audience and she stayed in the dark through the end of the show. At this point, pepco is telling us that there are no other problems in the system. Everything should be back to normal. Reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. Alison the show must go on over there, sam. Thank you. Meanwhile, the outage forced the university of maryland to close campus today at 2 00 p. M. Brianne carter continues our Team Coverage live from college park with the latest from there. Brianne, what can you tell us . Brianne within the last five minutes, weve learned that University Officials say most of the power to the north campus has been restored. That includes a number of dorms there on the north campus and in talking to students, many were afraid they wouldn