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news conference together, the mayor issued a statement in a single news release. >> reporter: while i am saddened to announce his retirement, i respect his decision to retire, after decades of service, to spend more time with his family. i know he loves his job and was proud to serve with honesty and integrity for these many years. he has been an extremely effective leader that we will miss. and we wish him the best retirement. >> reporter: now, the commissioner's retirement takes effect on august 1st. mayor rawlings-blake says the search for a replacement will be a nationwide search...

in fact he tries, and tries, and tries before finally getting away. he's still on the loose, and now police are looking for a guy with lots of bruises "today," wednesday, april 14th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. this morning, rescuers desperately try to reach parts of western china hard hit by those powerful quakes. >> the region is one of the most remote areas in china, near the border with tibet. overnight those crews were hampered by several strong afters...