this is the grade of the property at donna's house. we have not had a chance to verify the accuracy of the sketch. this light well has provided donna with light and air while they have lived there and for the life of the house, which was built in 1906. proposed is a light well that stops at the top of donna's bedroom windows. it is limiting the light that gets down there. what donna is asking for that it be moved down to that leve. >> thank you. >> i have got good news. i am the last one. i live at 936 elizabeth street with my husband don. before we retired recently, he worked at the opera house. we have lived on this street 40 years. we really like it. before we filed for the der, we went to a project sponsored in 2010 and discussed the project. our light well was done shown on the plans. he gave us the paper and he said, write down the plans. he said that would go to the planner. in may, i believe it was may 24, 2010, white house and we -- my husband went to meet the planner. they did not know that we havd a light well. we maintain t

but i've also heard people say, donna, no, it's like, here's congress.can't -- they don't even have the cuts to go ahead and take a vote on this. if that's what they believe, they should have taken a vote. >> you know, when the republicans passed a tax program, they passed it with the premise that they would expire come 2011. so the tax cuts will expire at the end of the year, unless congress comes back and the lame-duck decision and decides to do something about extending it for the middle class. taxes are at their lowest in 60 years. president obama, again, when he took office, $1.3 trillion in debt. so the notion that somehow he's doubled the national debt, a debt that president bush did not have when he took office. president bush inherited a surplus from president clinton and vice president gore. but, look, we keep rehashing the past. we keep talking about, well, if we go back to the past -- >> aren't democrats the ones doing that? >> well, the reason why, because the republicans coming out of the wilderness, fueled by this anger of about 15, 20% of

. >> making sense of the political jumble on the home front with donna brazile and ed gillespie. i'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union." a month ago, republicans thought they'd win joe biden's old senate seat in delaware but a tea party candidate beat the favorite in the primary and it it's looking like the seat will stay democratic. hard to find anybody these days thinks a republican takeover in the senate will happen. this is an anything can happen election cycle. in west virginia a republican has a shot to win the senate seat of the late robert byrd, a seat held by the legendary democrat for 51 years. both parties are pouring money into the state. here to break down the hot races and more, republican senator john cornyn of texas and democratic senator robert menendez of new jersey. thank you both for being here. let's start out, i was told the last time we talked, at least in this forum was june. start starting with you senator cornyn, what is different in the political landscape from join? >> primaries are over, september 14th we had our last contested republican

we do know donna roy was in fact called. a georgetown spokesperson says it is too early to comment on this case because they were just served that lawsuit yesterday. >>> tonight, friends and family are remembering the first woman to lead one of america's 100 largest churches. thousands turned out for her funeral today. city of praise near fedex field. it was started back in 1966. it has grown to 15,000 members. among the mourners today both men running for governor of maryland. >> she always remained humble. always humble in service to others. i've got to tell you, i'm going to miss her. [ applause ] >> i'm going to miss her. >> her son now assumes leadership of the church. >>> a woman says it was her neighbor not the alarms to a fire in her town home. it happened this afternoon. investigators say the fire started in the rear one home, spread up the wall then onto the roof. look at all of that. the flames spread to the town houses on both sides before firefighters could get control of them and put them out. no one was injure

donna gross killing. however, some patients here, despite being mentally ill, did help lead investigators to the suspect. napa state hospital is a low-to- medium security facility that, according to state, cares for seriously mentally ill patient. donna gross is a psychiatric technician for the last 14 years. she was 54. the murder is suspect, 37-year- old jess massey, has been confined to the mental system since 1987. the motive for saturday's attack may have been saturday. >> investigators developed some information through physical evidence and witness statements and determined that jess massey was responsible for the murder. >> reporter: they say this is the first time an employee has been killed on the ground of the 135-year-old holt. although news reports, and employees are saying conditions here are unsafe. gross lived in her -- gross lived with her grandchild. her brother said she didn't complain about the job but she considered changes jobs to be closer to family. >> i just talked with her a coup

>> well, largely because of what donna's saying, this is about him.ll trying to make this about sarah palin, but he's the one running. >> erick, do you think it was wise of todd palin to send that e-mail? >> you know, i'm not going to speak for todd palin -- >> no, i'm asking you, though. >> i wouldn't have sent it, but he and joe miller are good friends. they've got a long relationship. >> why didn't he call him, erick, and just say, we need to have a man to man conversation. >> this is the ridiculousness of -- why don't we call as opposed to sending e-mails. >> i think that may be a lesson learned. in the age of twitter and facebook, if you have a message you don't want some campaign staffer to leak on you, use the phone. but sharron angle just found out, some conversations are recorded whether you know it or not. a quick time-out on this one. coming up, we shift to hillary clinton. what does a national football league trade have to do with secretary clinton's political future? [ male announcer ] sometimes after surgery straining should be avoided.

: in november of 2008, a liver match was apparently found and a georgetown employee tried to reach donnahome, twice. >> hi this is martha calling from georgetown transplant. i'm calling to offer you a liver, a liver offer. >> reporter: that would have been great news, except donna didn't get it because she was a patient at georgetown at the time. and dorothy found the messages on her sister's answering machine too late. >> i returned martha's call and she said, oh, no, someone else got the liver. >> reporter: dorothy said she spent every night at the hospital with her sister. >> it's just unreal. she had been seen by a dozen doctors at georgetown, the transplant team, dr. sheddy, dr. lauren, everyone knew she was at georgetown. how did this happen that they called her at home? >> reporter: did georgetown have your number? >> i was her emergency point of contact. they had my home number and my cell number. >> reporter: they didn't call you? >> they did not. >> reporter: georgetown university hospital declined to comment on the case because it is in litigation. i called the number left on

gross of concord, was killed and a patient is in custody. >> donna was a wonderful lady. she was taking care of i believe one of her grandkids or couple of her grandkids. >> reporter: she was killed in a courtyard returning from a lunch break. not on a unit which according to the captain regularly have assault. napa county sheriff's department says it's a clear case against the 37-year-old patient who has been here since 1993. they say he took some of the victim's personal belongings. >> was taken into custody without incident. he was committed to the state hospital in 1993 after he was determined to be legally insane. >> yes, it is a dangerous place to work. when we come in here we know it's a dangerous place to work. >> reporter: the hospital does have police but we're told they patrol the perimeter, not inside the hospital. >> we tried to put grounds patrol in place years ago. but at that point, there was a staffing issue. >> reporter: the union says it will push for it again and cameras which they say they also do not have. staff here do not carry weapons but do have

inmate who killed donna gross had those privileges. now we have an interview with the sister of the man accused of killing donna gross tonight at 11 on channel 7. this is reporting live in napa, abc 7 news. >> remarkable scene there tonight thank you very much allen. >> another incident involving health care workers and inmates in contra costa county a nurse is recovering from surgery tonight after being hit in the head with a desk lamp by an inmate at the main jail martinez. it happened in a busy intake area while several deputies were near by. laura anthony report. >> that's the part that angers memos about this. this knuckle head attacked a person, good person that was trying to help him. >>reporter: contra costa county sheriff says an attack on a nurse at the main jail martinez was unprovoked and unforeseen by staff. process inmate into the facility earlier in the day. 34-year-old aaron was book on burglary charge. 4:00 p.m. according to sheriff's he faked a seizure and attacked the nurse by hitting her in the head with a desk lamp

friends and family of donna gross say that napa state hospital had prior problems of state discipline and a lack of security cameras. >> if you hit somebody outside e hospital you go to jail. but here, you take a pill and everything is okay. everything is fine. >> a spokesperson says they havd d police presence here at the hospital, started a shuttle service for employees between the buildings and the parking lot, and they're doing more to restrict the patient's movements around the hospital. as for the suspect, he is expected to be back in court on november 15th. reporting live in napa, jana katsuyama ktvu channel 2. >> we're learning more about ann a nur mar martines jail. authorities say the 34-year-old suspect hit the nurse on the head with a lamp. the sheriff says he's reviewing safety protocols. >>> a shooting left one person dead another wounded. it happened at about 8:45 this morning. the two gunman walked up to the them. >> this is quite naushl for this community so early in the morning. there were community members going to school, going to work. >> at this point there's no

joining me now are representative marsha blackburn, a republican from tennessee and representative donna edwards, a democrat from maryland. representative blackburn you voted against the last increase in the minimum wage. would you vote to reduce it if you have that chance in the next congress? >> no, i'm not going to vote to reduce it, but i think the more important thing is we put the focus on creating the environments that jobs growth can take place. we all know that the best economic stimulus is the job. and that's what the american people are repeatedly, repeatedly telling us that they want to see the emphasis placed on, government is supposed to create the environment in which jobs growth can take place. they expect us to do that. they know that stimulus and bailout has not worked and they're saying, look, it's time to change course. it's time to go a different direction. you create the environment, let us get to work. >> do you remember what the minimum wage was last time when you voted against the increase? >> i think it went from -- was it 2.14 to -- i think 7.14 to 7.25. >> it

. >> is a heated battle in san jose today but they donna -- with another twist including a video posted on youtube. robert honda reports. >> reporter: it did not take long before it to make its way onto a campaign flyer. this is being put together on a firefighters unions showing pierluigi oliverio with signs the union claims he stole. they made it public over the weekend after a political consultant said he saw oliverio take a sign from the property. off-duty public safety officers followed him and kept him boxed inside a parking lot until police arrived. oliverio turned to science over and was released. today the mayor, oliverio and other officials held a news conference scene is illegal to remove an illegal campaign since the city has the rights to put signs on public property. >> the union says we caught you red-handed. >> i would expect nothing less from a six-figure political lobbyist who i referred to as the puppet master. >> reporter: officials say that oliverio fled the scene. >> is not uncommon to citizens to observe a crime or fact, follow the person that allegedly committed

to mourne the death of donna gross.he hospital plans to hold a series of closed meetings with the workers tomorrow and wednesday. vick lee, 7 news. >>> now governor schwarzenegger issued a statement on donna gross death saying her work was quota special calling for which she deserves our highest respect. and he ordered allstate flags to be flown at half staff in her honor. >>> let's talk about the weather forecast. very important out door sporting event this week so the weather i is very important. >> world series kicks off wednesday. we expect it to be nice weather. >> okay. >> did i say thursday i meant wednesday. kicks off wednesday and game 2 thursday that's the day we might get some showers. >> okay. >> misspoke. live view from the high definition east bay hills camera looking west right out into the bay. clear evening around the bay area but we do expect some patchy fog to develop in the overnight hour and visibility could be reduced rat significantly. let's look at the current temperature readings 56 degrees rate

. >> reporter: this the victim is a 54-year-old woman from concord, her name is donna gross, the suspect, jess massem the hospital is not saying much about what happened last night, just the bare facts. people who work inside the hospital have a lot to say. we had to disguise their identities. >> how scared are you? >> it's a ten, 11, 15 like yesterday. >> that is a long-time nurse from napa state mental hospital, talking about the murder of donna gross, a staff member, by a patient. staff tell abc-7 the victim went to lunch yesterday afternoon and was found dead two hours later. >> i heard she had been stabbed several times. >> reporter: what most saddens and frightens staff is this has been a long time come can. they have filed complaints about patients classified as violent inmates and they are worried about the lack of security for patients who walk around freely, and patients judged to be criminally ill who do not have to worry about consequences. >> people that were strangled, people were cornered alone in patients rooms, assaulted for no apparent reason. >> where's the police? >>

mentally ill patient accused of killing a napa hospital worker will be in court today. 54-year-old donna courtyard friday night -- was killed in a courtyard friday night. the suspect is declared criminally insane. >>> more federal money coming to california for the state's high-speed rail project. the transportation department is kicking in another $902 million for the sign and construction work. >>> 35272. >>> the family of a man who died after his big rig plunged off the bay bridge is expected to begin legal action. an attorney representing the man's family has a news conference planned in oakland this morning. he has already criticized caltrans over the "s" curve bypass saying caltrans only implemented safety measures after the accident last november. the chp has said the man's speed and shifting load contributed to the accident. >>> zombies are scheduled to swarm the streetcars in san francisco this morning part of a promotional stunt by the amc cable network to launch its new series, the walking dead. so this is set to begin at 7:00 on the embarcadero. simultaneous zombie events are

they did not expect unemployment to be where it is right now, donna.ch for them, christiane. the president has to watch his left flank, as well. extremism is not just on the right, it's on the left, as well, and what we do know is that any time a president is challenged in a primary, he loses in the general election. and there's very -- i would not be at all surprised to see this president change. >> i want to ask dick armey again because i'm frustrated by what you said, george, that gridlock is good. and certainly there have been members of the tea party and others speaking about what might happen after november 2nd. for instance, do you think that there could ever be a time when the republicans with the tea partyers shut down government again? i mean, that was raised this week in an interview. do you think that's going to happen? >> no, i think what's going to happen is they're going -- there's going to be the continuing contest in the big issues. will the government be in control of america, which will ultimately destroy america, which is right now

>> geraldo: and no one is immune, donna? one is immune and i think that this tragedy teachable moment is that parents especially need to recognize this is a big problem and their kids right now, might be being cyber bullied. it might not end up in a suicide but doesn't mean that they are not being harmed and damaged in scarring ways that can impact them for the rest of their lives. >> geraldo: one of the things that we are not focusing on because we don't know what tyler clemente's life was at home and his relationship with his teachers. >> geraldo: and his parents. >> and if he knew there was an opportunity to reach out to the trevoror project.org. >> geraldo: he did reach out to kids on the internet. that that is why it freaked me out about why he still killed himself.ñ÷

. >> donna marsh o'connor's daughter was killed there and she passionately disagrees. >> i lost my daughter on 9/11, and i don't want to lose my country, as well. >> joining her, daisy khan. her and her husband are the forces behind the controversial islamic center near ground zero. >> muslim voices are getting drowned out by the actions of the extremisextremists. >> and azar nafisii. >> americans should not fear any religion. >> she fled the iranian ayatollah to come here to america. >> they should fear those who try to make us afraid. >> as the panelists arrive so did the audience. >> i think it's emotional and it's, you know, passion. >> i'm hoping that some sort of progressive dialogue can happen. >> i hope that as americans we can see that we're all alike. >> i think the best way to confront them is talking about them. >> currently the only voices being heard are the belligerent ones. >> i hope i don't get too crazy. >> how many will die before you wake up. >> things were already getting heated waiting in line. >> how can you discriminate against another religion? >> these people would

autopsy on a concord woman who was killed on the job this weekend at napa state hospital. 54-year-old donna gross worked as psychiatric technician in the forensic unit of the prison hospital which houses the motel violent patients. suspected killer this man 37-year-old jess will lard massy has a history of violence against women. in addition to the attack on gross a nurse was attacked at the same hospital in the last 72 hours. his identity is disguised for his protection. >> punched me in the face. knocked me to the floor. and then proceeded to try to smash my face with a chair. >>reporter: administrators say they can't talk about the case because of employee confidentiality but nurses say there are not enough hospital police officers and response time to assault is just too slow. they say safety has been an issue at the hospital for years. >>> governor schwarzenegger issued a statement on donna gross death saying her work was quota special calling for which she deserves our highest respect. he also ordered allstate flags to be flown at half staff in her honor. >>> drivers have complained i

hope's mother donna joins us from florida. dr. phil mcgraw has made these issues the focal point of his issues. and globally recognized expert on children, teens, parenting and bullying, also "american idol's" crystal bowersox joins us to talk about her own experiences with being bullied in school. i want to start off, though, with sardina, how are you doing? >> try to take it one day at a time. it's very difficult, especially when you know that there are other family that's are suffering. it's very hard. >> did you have any idea how bad the bullying was that carl was experiencing? >> carl informed me that he was being bullied at school, so i had some idea. i went to the administrators, and i informed them that this was happening to carl. but carl was afraid to identify his -- the people that were bullying him because he was afraid he would be labeled a snitch, a fink, so it was very difficult. but i thought the school was handling it, handling the situation. >> and, donna, how are you doing? >> i'm -- the same. it's one day at a

hope's mother donna joins us from florida. dr. phil mcgraw is with us throughout the hour. he has made these issues the focal point of his syndicated series "dr. phil." also rosalind wiseman, expert on children, teens, parenting and bullying. and also "american idol's" crystal bowersox joins us to talk about her own experiences with being bullied in school. i want to start off, though, with sirdeana, how are you doing? >> try to take it one day at a time. it's very difficult, especially when you know that there are other families that are suffering. it's very hard. >> did you have any idea how bad the bullying was that carl was experiencing? >> carl informed me that he was being bullied at school, so i had some idea. i went to the administrators, and i informed them that this was happening to carl. but carl was afraid to identify his -- the people that were bullying him because he was afraid he would be labeled a snitch, a fink, so it was very difficult. but i thought the school was handling it, handling the situation. >> and, donna, how are you doing? >> i'm -- the same. i

a vigil will be held tonight for donna gross. found dead in a courtyard at the hospital saturday night. >> we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. one of the stories this morning live in hayward where there was a car port fire. there may have been a permanent damage we will get a live report in information from yoli. state budget cuts are crippling my classroom, so i can't believe the sacramento politicians cut a backroom deal that will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax give-away, a new handout that can only mean larger class sizes and even more teacher layoffs. but passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate give-away and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24, because it's time to give our schools a break, not the big corporations. out of the east way of fire destroyed a handful of fire in the carport. as we push and you see the intersection has apartment buildings around it single-family homes as well. this fire started in the balcony that was the

. >> reporter: saturday brad leg gs said a fellow technician 54- year-old donna gross was killed and a patient was in custody. >> donna was a wonderful lady taken care of by i believe one of her grandkids. >> reporter: gross was killed in a courtyard returning from a lunch break not on a unit which according to leggs regularly have assaults. napa county sheriff's department says it's a clear case against jesse massey with an extensive criminal history been here since 1993. they say he took some of the victim's personal belongings. >> he was every he was taken into custody without incident. he was taken in 193 after he was deemed to be insane. >> yes, it is a dangerous place to work. when we come in, we know that it's a dangerous place to work. >> reporter: the hospital has police but we are told they patrol the perimeter. not inside the hospital. >> we tried to put grounds patrol in place years ago but at that point, there was a staffing issue. >> the union says it will push for it again and cameras which they say they also don't have. staff here do not carry weapons but do have pers

her name is donna mcclain. she said social services took away her boys back in 2001 after her former husband made a false claim during the divorce. she got her children back. five days later. she sued the county and won $500,000 settlement. but ms. mcclain said she found a document that she says indicates the county counted her two boys as five. and she billed the federal government reportedly now, mismcclain said she also found records -- a spokeswoman for the county says thal gas stations have no merit. the county is asking the court to dismiss that case. >>> 7:49. in los angeles, authorities are weighing criminal charges for three juveniles accused in a deadly crash. police say three boys in a black bmw ran a red light, hit and killed a pedestrian and then slammed into a school bus yesterday. the bus flipped over, injuring the driver and 18 students. police say the suspects tried to run away but -- but were caught by a construction worker. police are awaying results to see if alcohol or drugs played a role.

also hope whitesell's mother donna also joins us from florida. dr. phil mcgraw is with us throughout the hour. he has made children's and family issues the focal point of his sydney dated series, "dr. phil." also rosalind wiseman, expert on children, teens, parenting and bullying. and also "american idol's" crystal bowersox joins us to talk about her own experiences with being bullied in school. i want to start off, though, with sirdeana, how are you doing? >> try to take it one day at a time. it's very difficult, especially when you know that there are other families that are suffering. it's very hard. >> did you have any idea how bad the bullying was that carl was experiencing? >> carl informed me that he was being bullied at school, so i had some idea. i went to the administrators, and i informed them that this was happening to carl. but carl was afraid to identify his -- the people that were bullying him because he was afraid that he would be labeled a snitch, a fink, so it was very difficult. but i thought the school was handling it, handling th

i know that luisa and her honorable mother, donna, esther as well, are smiling up tonight looking atnerations to come were based on her beliefs that preservation of natural rights was an essential part of the social contract, and that consent of the people was fundamental to any zice exercise. power to the people she used to say. she worked diligently in developing the strategies of short and long-term goals. one constantly would receive a phone call, and many of you know, to show up for such and such a meeting, bring in new ideas and facts and figures about a particular issue. rights at the time seemed to be ignored or attempt to eliminate. these were the issues. she defend the rights of educators to be recognized and respected by the system, the rights to access health care in affordable, accountable, available to all people, particularly to the foreign-speaking communities. she believed that every individual should have access to affordable, clean and safe housing. finally, one of her major concerns was the contributions of current latina-latinos were not documented in the annals

congress woman donna edwards hosted a college and career fair today at northwestern high. representatives from 50 universities, colleges and training centers were on hand to talk with the students and assist with college applications through financial aid counsellors. >>> it's shaping up to be a jewelry auction like no other. the main attraction, this diamond. find out how much the boo bubble is expected to bring in. and sports with lindsay murphy is coming up. a preview of tomorrow's redskins games. and fans hoping for perfect weather. >> mother nature is not too bad on dishing up. i think she is a football fan herself. take a look at the temperatures. in the mid lick cooler air is settling in. it's a taste of fall, folks. i will have the details on what's going to happen as we head into a brand new week. your forecast is coming up just ahead. stay with us. fox 5 news at 10 will be back right after the break. you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber.

a vigil will be held tonight for donna gross. high alcohol energy drink before-log is comir scrutiny as nine freshmen have been hospitalized after drinking them at an off- campus party several states are considering outlawing the drinks to universities have banned them from campus while the fda reviews them. speaker are these the ones like red will and barquette? the idea is if you're drinking a lot you get tired, but what these the energy you keep going. it is so scary. >> lou back with more in just a couple of minutes, a live look could cite plenty of sunshine but it is chilly live look could cite plenty of sunshine but it is chilly out there. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> governor schwartzeneggar issued a statement on donna gross's death saying the work was a special calling for which she deserves our highest respect. and ordered state flags to be flown at half staff in her honor. >> 10 years after her murder chandra leave ease accused murderer is on trial. prosecutors are admitting they made a huge mistake focusing on then congressman gary condit. and prosecutors say they have the right man now. >> that is right. the so-called right man was on their radar for a long time. prosecutors now say investigators lost focus after condit tried to keep his affair with levy a secret leading them to assume the former congressman was the prime suspect. police were wrong. prosecuters will call on several cell mates claiming the suspect told them he killed chandra eleveny. today, two women testified they encountered him in rock creek park where levy's remains were found a year afr her disappearance. prosecutors will tell the jury levy's death fits the pattern of the other attacks on the other women. a prosecutor told the jury law e

and donna sterner o'reilly miley cyrus will be 18 soon.ow her to grow up not stopping the young woman from doing that, donna. just pointing out she'd made millions off american children. may want to keep that in mind. and westin from texas you're wrong about eminem. he's a word smith. not not to be jealous. i'll try, wes, it's going to be hard. marcy from miss. bill, tell my husband i got tickets for the bold fresh show in new orleans. there you go. see new new orleans on december 4th. matt garrett in oklahoma. my sisters and i got our parents tickets for the show in connecticut. happy anniversary mom and dad. see, we're making everybody happy here. matt, we'll see your parents saturday, october 30th in connecticut. the bold fresh show in dallas december 4, sold out. we may do a second show if i can get beck's attention. details on bold fresh tour.com. and got pinheads and patriots for my wife. she'll love the free tote bag. hope so. and you know i'm happy you guys are all using this stuff for good. and tonight a new movie called "the dile

and donna sterner o'reilly miley cyrus will be 18 soon.her to grow up not stopping the young woman from doing that, donna. just pointing out she'd made millions off american children. may want to keep that in mind. and westin from texas you're wrong about eminem. he's a word smith. not not to be jealous. i'll try, wes, it's going to be hard. marcy from miss. bill, tell my husband i got tickets for the bold fresh show in new orleans. there you go. see new new orleans on december 4th. matt garrett in oklahoma. my sisters and i got our parents tickets for the show in connecticut. happy anniversary mom and dad. see, we're making everybody happy here. matt, we'll see your parents saturday, october 30th in connecticut. the bold fresh show in dallas december 4, sold out. we may do a second show if i can get beck's attention. details on bold fresh tour.com. and got pinheads and patriots for my wife. she'll love the free tote bag. hope so. and you know i'm happy you guys are all using this stuff for good. and tonight a new movie called "the dilemma

told police would be moved to beef up security in the forensics section and this is where technician donna gross was killed saturday night. in the courtyard of the forensics unit. the judge had been charged with murder april yeerg for arraignment today at the court house, he's a mentally ill patient with a rap sheet including attempted homicide. fdiu, which represents the nurses says lack of security has been a long time issue here. rosa sanchez desoto is a union shop steward saying it became a bigger problem when the hiring freeze went into affect at the hospital. >> there is less staff. to help on the unit. and also, they call in. >> hospital staff in the forensics with an alarm butter. alarms only work inside of the building. and not outside on the ground where gross was murdered. fdui wants the hospital to address concerns. >> police present inside of the area. and to be able to work on the ground. and not just on the units. >> nurses tell us police response time is too slow. and no officers are stationed in in the forensics building. the skrik technician union wants to change that imm

---la victima era donna gross, de concord. concord.--esta es la fotografia del sospechoso, jesse willard massey (de 37 aÑos) --- en otro orden, llego al area de la bahia la primera dama del pais, michelle obama .. ...---en este momento, la seÑora obama asiste a un evento de recaudacion de fondos con la presidenta de la camara de diputados, nancy pelosi ... en el hotel fairmont de san francisco ... ----la recepcion, con cena incluida, duraÁ aproximadamente hasta las ocho de esta noche.---esta es la segunda visita de la primera dama a nuestra regÓn, desde que su esposo es presidente. presidente. ---¿sabia usted que cada embargo de propiedad por los bancos en san jose, le cuesta al gobierno local ? ---si, le puede costar entre 5 mil y 34 mil dolares por que las autoridades de la ciudad absorben los gastos de inspecciones, seguridad publica y de recoleccion de basura. ---hoy, la ciudad anuncio que ya esta situacion no puede continuar .... y la estrategia podria dejar temblando a algunos bancos. --blanca garza nos explica. =blanca garza=la

>> all right, let me go to donna first. he served in the marine corps in the vietnam war.never served in vietnam. "the new york times" broke the story a few months ago. how poignant, how impressive could this ad be in helping her. this race is closer than a lot of pundits thought it would be. >> you know, wolf, the story has been out for several months. and mr. blumenthal has a terrific record of public service has been able to weather the storm. ms. mcmahon had some terrible weeks. she suggested we should lower the minimum wage. there are allegations that she's been a lobbyist when she said she's not. and there's another with the association with the important industry with girls gone wild, which, by the way, i have no idea what that means. and the fact of the matter -- i hear you laughing, let's not reveal anything here tonight. but the truth is ms. mcmahon cannot buy her way out of some of the controversy she's created by running the attack ads. mr. blumenthal will do well to debate. the voters know his record and i think they're poised to elect him as the next senator

i spoke with congresswoman donna edwards who represent this is district about what that's going to mean and the reality of this for democrats in perhaps changing the balance of power in congress. here's what she saez said. cnn does the poll of polls. you do see an enthusiasm gap there. but you think that democrats are picking up a little bit? >> i think they are. and i think all across the country, just as here, we're starting to go out in the street, knock on doors, shop in shopping centers -- i was out in the shopping centers the last couple of days and i can really see people starting to focus on the election. keep in mind, when you're focused on whether you have a job and what's happening with your home and whether you can send your job to college, it doesn't leave a lot of room for other things. now as we close in on the final days of the election, i can certainly see here in maryland that our votes are going to pick up. we're going to have a really strong election. and across the country, i do believe we're going to retain our majority. >> reporter: so that's congresswoman donna e

. >> hello, donna. we still have a fire suppression crews in the tunnel. the fire has been extinguished, however there is some additional smoak that needs to be ventilated. we are fortunate that we have only treated two individuals levels -- that were seen exiting the tunnel. at this point, that is pretty much it. >> how long will it be before traffic starts moving again? any idea? >> most importantly, we want to make sure there are in a safety factors were concerned for the motorists that will need to gain access to the vehicles. we will be working with the maryland transportation authority to manage the traffic outside of that tunnel. >> everyone who has a car inside the tunnel is standing outside. those are the people we see gathering there? >> exactly. as soon as the conditions are safe enough for those individuals to walk back inside and get to their vehicles the traffic control will be able to usher them out of the tunnels to get them on their way. >> has thus been removed? >> no, it has not. content -- companies continue to saturate the bus to make

. >> the most recent news was the incredible decision on the part of donna morris fisher to give their collection to sfmoma. >> think it is commonly understood that the fischer collection was 1100 works by some of the great contemporary works, one of the great collections in the world. in fact, the collection has not been seen. it has been largely stored at the headquarters, there has never been a publication or exhibition. >> but fischer collection and the additional expansion over the next 50 years, what in the next 25 years will the museum be doing? >> we are very committed to expanding the museum, expanding the collection, the overall growth of the museum. that is one of the things that is very important to us. we are about to enter a strategic planning process. the fundamental question we want to address is, how wil sfmoma growth and enhanced its engagement with the community? it is not enough that the museum has great works in its collection, has great exhibitions, wonderful education programs, it is how does the institution grow and enhance its relationship with the community. i

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. >> i am donna hamilton. our big story is the supreme court justice is considering whether the father of the deceased, rain with ties would to westminster should lend its lawsuit against the fundamentalist church group that picketed his son's funeral. justices are hearing the arguments in the case of albert schneider. jennifer franciotti has more. >> this schneider-fred phelps case might become a landmark decision, creating a new standard for the first amendment right of free speech and assembly. members of the westborough baptist church staged a the -- westboro baptist church stage a protest, and demonstrated 1,000 feet from the general of matthew snyder, who graduated from westminster high school. they chose the site to maximize publicity, and posted a video online. the question is whether the first amendment protect the protesters against civil claims. atthews' father, albert, when $5 million lawsuit claiming emotional distress. it was overturned. >> there is a civilized way to express an opinion that does