in those cases we may have a situation where this screening device may be the key piece of evidence against someone. cases date back to early last year use by police and san jose and palo alto. the devices have been replaced by the older more reliable for model. the false readings with the new model could cast doubt on all such devices giving thank you, lawyers new ammunition in court. this will affect thank you, cases in several ways. was the person lawfully arrested? these preliminary alcohol tests for use in the field to determine whether someone should be arrested. if it were faulty those individuals may not been arrested in the first place. for also used in court for full story in da s course. if the new combined with the suspect that the station, the d.a. relies heavily on these tests and were admitted at trial the think you will see those cases return to court and people will be given new trial. clark also said the investigation into the faulty breathalyzer is will l
on all of that. reporter: first it was the problems with the escalator and now the chunk of concrete that fell through the station here at farragut north. it is just the latest of metro s problems and this morning we re learning more about how the construction work here sent that chunk of concrete into the station. the ceiling is shored up. the briefcase size of the ceiling fell on to the platform but no one was hurt. construction works had dug 8-10 inches down and the station is 15 feet below but d-dot knew there were ventilation shafts nearby. apparently a piece of roadway fell into a empty shaft and through the ceiling. passengers remain concerned. i thought it was a little disconcerning. i ve seen a lot of things going on here at metro and it s kind of scary, man. reporter: now this comes on top of the metro escalator problems. they say they haveib inspected inspected the brakes on the escalators. board members say they should consider replacing many of the 30-y
good evening everybody and welcome our decision 2010 coverage begins right now help and continues tell midnight tonight. the polls are closed and the votes are being counted. port for the future direction of california if the balance of power in congress and the future president barack obama is the agenda. will keep you updated on the local race throughout the hour. you can also join us on www.kron4.com that s for you to participate in our live blogging as well. kron 4 christine conley as live in san francisco with lieutenant governor candidate gavin newsome and kron 4 kate thompson is lead in oakland with jerry brown is running for governor. kron 4 jonathan bloom was that san francisco was candid for attorney general san francisco da, jerez. polls close just moments ago let s run through the top races in california as we wait for the results to come in and of water for the race to replace arnold scored snigger, jerry brown who s going for a third term as and republican m
threatening injuries. a suspect is in custody. the shooting may be related to a domestic incident. 6:00. a search for clues along 95 continues and could turn into a major problem for commuters. police are about to surge in triangle, va. after someone opened fire at a marine corps museum five days ago. pamela brown has with this could mean for drivers today. good morning. if you drive 95 in triangle, this could have an impact on you. starting at 8:00 this morning, prince william county police officers will be scarring southbound and northbound lanes on 95 in triangle. that includes the shoulders, the median, and travel lanes. no travel lanes will be closed, a letter, it will likely cause of traffic back up, they say. keep that in mind if you choose to use 95 in triangle. the search starts at 8:00 this morning. they re not sure how long it will last. this was prompted by the a marine corps museum shooting sunday morning. it happened between 12:00 25:30 in the morning. it
because they would turn off a large segment of the electorate. and i think that s going to be the true measure and test of our transformation is a democracy, when again, what reid was saying his support of politics of realism about the electorate is shaped when somebody again who is not quite and, who is not perceived as speaking as if he were not a black person could win an election. host: did you believe that a woman would be a lack did before an african-american? guest: you know, it seemed as if senator clinton was definitely poised. and when we think about women and from the country, they are definitely ready for them. so in a way seemed as if that would happen before an african-american, especially because before barack obama arrived on the scene, if we looked at the landscape of black elected leaders, the political leaders, it didn t seem as if anyone was imminent, had imminent possibility of becoming president. host: we re just about out of time. but i want to sa