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the city council to consider. to offer them a chance to restart their lives here in a welcoming community, no charge to the federal government. no charge to the city of berkeley. reporter: berkeley city council members weren t able to comment on the proposal but the city manager is urging the council to take no action, stating federal law currently prohibits the transfer of guantanamo detainees to the u.s. but the proposal is stirring up plenty of debate among residents. we ve been illegally detaining the people for far too long. president obama has failed on the promise to close guantanamo and so anything we can do to help give these people some sort of humanity they deserve i think is good. people let out of guantanamo, quite a few of them, have rejoined terrorist activities. those who have been cleared. i don t think i would like them to be here. reporter: marin says they would be carefully screened before being invited. she said many have remarkable backgr ....
we want to go straight to tom kierein with more on the wet weather that s moving through our region. tom, what s the latest? we ve had this rain coming in waves throughout the day today. it actually started late last night. it continues here all the way into this friday evening. right now as we look at the radar over the last couple of hours, we ve seen the bulk of the heavier, steadier rain passing north and west of washington. right now the closer view of the radar is showing still a few sprinkles right in prince george s county. in the district, it s pretty much stopped temporarily. there is some light rain in montgomery county and fairfax county. right now in anne arundel county, there s rain coming across the bay. there s some steadier rain in loudoun county, fedoruk county, maryland, and virginia. they do have the creeks out of their banks now near martinsburg. three to five inches of rain. all these counties in green, by the time we get into sunday. this is rea ....
get their swine flu vaccinations as the cdc releases surprising numbers about how much the flu has spread. good afternoon, i m pat lawson muse. i m jim handly. here we go. people in our area are on the front lines on the battle against swine flu. one of the first school-based vaccination clinics kicked off in our area today. megan mcgrath kicks off our coverage in maryland. reporter: they are considered to be high risk for the swine flu. these folks didn t mind waiting in line to get the h1n1 vaccine. supplies of the nasal mist are hitting our area. there still isn t enough to go around yet. health officials must prioritize. this free clinic in silver spring is targeting children between the ages of 2 and 13, adults aged 49 and under who care for an infant and health care workers. with two young kids tara schultz felt it was ñrimportant. i heard a lot about this h1n1. it sounds like it s better to be safe than sorry. reporter: the swine flu is making the roun ....