. >>> a major makeover in its final stages at hillsdale shopping center. this fall they are opening inside the 80,000 square foot building that used to be home to mervin's. this is the second face lift for the shopping center. last fall counter burger and trader joe's moved in. >>> well, another milestone in the construction of the bay bridge comes tomorrow when the final four sections of steel are expected to arrive from china. if the shipment arrives on schedule that puts construction on track to finish early. bridge construction could wrap up just in time for the america's cup yacht races in september 2013. >>> well, stepped up security in raider nation. how a new crackdown on stadium violence was received tonight at the coliseum. >>> and the dangers of covering a hurricane. examples of people and creatures caught off guard. >>> lots of sunshine around the bay today resulting in a bit of a warming trend at least for today and tomorrow. we will see cooler weather headed our way mid-week. all those details are coming up for you in just a few minutes. ,,,,

northbound 101 at hillsdale, it's on the right shoulder.o lanes block but may cause a visual distraction along 101. 280 not too bad through the peninsula. elsewhere toward 92, traffic looking good into 880 no delays and again coming away from 880 out of hayward into foster city, everything clear along 92 but you might run into a snag approaching the vehicle fire on 101. 13 minutes though between 880 and 101. this earlier accident at the bay bridge on the upper deck westbound just as you pass treasure island is cleared. off on city streets. so traffic is doing well across the bay bridge. live across the upper deck into san francisco, everything looking nice through there. eastbound skyway various lanes blocked in 6:00. no delays on bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain. southbound 101 at blossom hill no lanes blocked, an accident clearing. through the rest of the south bay things clear. here's live look at 880/237 through milpitas. not bad. everything is nice this morning. over to marin county where we have roadwork still in effect. 101 as you

investigators say he shot david louis to death in the parking lot of the hillsdale mall. he contacted police and claimed to have a tip about the killing. >> and coming up,. >> i a.reeja franklin proves she has more than just a little respect. >> oh, yeah. you'll hear how she got out of a parking ticket. stay with us. úúúúdddd >>> in the newsroom at 6:00, dissecting verdicts in the controversial deanza rape civil case. tonight jurors explain why they didn't hold the suspects liable. also, despite the shrinking number of latino owned businesses hispanic entrepreneurs explain why they remain undaunted. plus... >> i'm going to force an armed confrontation. >> and from 7 on your side, the attorney whose foreclosure advice landed his clients in jail. and now back to dan and cheryl. >> my goodness whachl do you do if you're aretha franklin and about to get a parking ticket? huh? >> you sing your way out of it. ♪ [ music ] . >> love that. >> the queen of soul out to dinner in new york city. returning to the car noticing a parking officer about to give her a ticket. >> well, it tu

control de plagas, estaran en san jose, por varias calles, cerca de las avenidas pine, monterey y hillsdaleras 85, la avenida snell y el bulevar santa teresa. --los mosquitos adultos recolectados en esa area, al ser examinados, dieron positivos con este virus. take weather cam in plasma cu ariel rodriguez tiene el pronostico del tiempo....... roll open roll open take pkg muchas gracias cesar a traves de toda nuestra region estamos experimentando en el patron, vientos del norte que ha mantenido la neblina y la nubosidad un poco mas hacia el sector costero por eso las temperaturas aumentaron en el transcurso de las horas de la tarde, con toda la nubosidad tambien moviendose en la costa hacia el sector sur. alta presion sigue en control de todo el suroeste del pais, sin embargo nosotros estaremos controlados por una vaguada de sistema de baja presion que va a llegar desde el pacifico, vea las temperaturas, 77 san jose, a traves del sector sur los angeles san diego en el rango de los 60-70 grados, tenemos aire muy seco en estos momentos pero viene del sector maritimo asi que estara ayudando a t

san mateo, car fire southbound 101 at hillsdale boulevard. it looks like it's out of lanes on the right shoulder there. take a look at the public transit if you are expecting the ace train. on time out of the central valley this morning. checked in with bart, muni, caltrain, ferries no, delays at all. so far, so good, as you get on your commute in earnest. abc7news.com. check out bay area traffic. or click on bay area traffic as the case may be and check out the latest. terry, kristen? >> sue, thanks a lot. 5:20 now. >>> coming up next, octomom. remember her? she has a new gig. next why she isn't done taki taking punches. >> bay area soldier returns from iraq and we share his happy home coming. looks like a wind mill but powered by the sun. coming up, nasa's billion-dollar robot aimed to discover origins oa's money." i'm tanya rivero. amam switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> east bay soldier is waking up at home this mo

david lewis was shot and killed outside his car last june at hillsdale mall at the parking lot of hillsdale mall in san mateo. today a judge ordered 58-year-old gregory elarms, who is accused of following and killing lewis, to be placed in the state mental facility. he is expected to be housed at napa state hospital until he is competent to face his murder charged. police say he first called them to report a tip in this case, but then allegedly admitted to the killing himself. >>> new tonight at 6:00, child at voe cats call the numbers atrocious. the straight released school dropout rates today and they show one in five students in california don't finish high school. experts say the numbers are most accurate they have ever been because of a new tracking system. but the picture they paint is dismal for many areas, including the east bay. here are some numbers for you. in oakland, just 53% of high school students tracked for the last four years graduate. in san francisco, 82% of students graduated. santa clara county, you see nearly 80% and finally those numbers now are compared to 74% of hi

. >>> well, soon you'll find more fashions and food at hillsdale shopping center. this fall for every 21 h &m and cheese cake factory are opening a new building. the building once housed irvin's. second face lift for the shopping center. counter burger restaurant and grocery store trader joe's were added to the mix. ♪[ music ] >>> the biggest names in music are in los angeles los angeles tonight. winners. mtv video awards and announcement by beyonce that overshadowed the show. the second week in a row. and acclaimed film about >> honey, are you in there? >> "the help" led the box office for a second week in a row. black maids in the segregated south is on track to hit the $100 million mark this week. this week it earned more than $14 million. number 2 with more than $10 million. "don't be afraid of the dark" and "our idiot brother." earnings down this weekend because of hurricane irene. gas prices could soon be dropping. a new survey shows gas prices have remained steady over the past two weeks. a gallon of regular just under $3.61. but industry analysts say with i

san mateo earlier road work and full road closure, hillsdale to ralston for construction that just been reopened, residual slow traffic there. possible bart delays this afternoon for your commute right now. there are no problems on bart and no mass transit problems this monday morning for you at all. >>> it's 4:40. >> we were talking about libya, reaching the tipping point. why rebel leaders are warning strong man moammar khadafy still remains a danger. >> and an interview that could end the prosecutors sexual assault case against the former head of the imf. >>> live look from embarcadero station, you can see traffic moving fine there. mike is going to check on the temperatures today. could be much like yesterday but changes coming up this week. >>> state department diplomat says it's a matter of time before libya leader moammar khadafy steps down. they will continue combat air patrols until all the forces surrender. this morning opposition forces control 90% of the city of tripoli and they have captured three of khadafy's sons. there is celebrations in front of the white house. obama a

elon is accused of killing lewis in a parking lot of san mateo's hillsdale shopping center. he will return for trial when doctors determine that he is mentally competent. >>> palo alto has reached a tentative agreement by a man tasered by police in 2008. anthony says police pulled him out of a van, police say they tasered him when he resisted. a court ruled that police acted illegally because they had no probable cause. >>> the latest seesaw streak on wall street ended today with a surge. traders were encouraged by news that the number of people filing for unemployment benefits dropped below 400,000. economists say that suggests lay offs have eased. the dow gained more than 437 points the nasdaq soared 111 points. >>> wall street saw a boost. cisco reported increased orders for switches and routers. despite the increased revenues cisco confirmed to ktvu this afternoon that lay off notices went out last week to 1,020 workers here in the bay area. you may recall that last month cisco announced a plan to lay off 6,500 employees worldwide. other bay area companies have already b

t happened near a popularcc1: shopping mall in a parking lot near the hillsdale shopping center. the flasher got out of his car and described himself. the suspect appeared to be about 50 years old, weighing around 200 pounds. if you have any information, call the police department. >>> at one point he was helping the police, and then ended up suing them. settled his lawsuit. he suffered a traumatic drain injury in 2008. that's when he fell through a skylight helping police investigate a burglary at the pet store where he worked. he claims police told him to get on the roof. his attorney argued police should have been more careful with him since he was helping with the investigation. the police department settled the lawsuit for over a million dollars. >>> there's been no apologies of a man who was kicked off a flight because of his baggy pants. the naacp is planning to deliver 40,000 petitions tomorrow. in june, the 20-year-old was arrested and jailed because he would not pull up his baggy pants when asked by a flight attendant. the charges have since been dropped. us airways den

both directions through belmont, from belmont to hillsdale are closed overnight. that will pick up at 4:00. i think next week stuff on the southbound side. more work there. what is it, scott, painting? >> painting lines? >> painting lines. the belmont avenue overcrossing. a new bike thing. >> 4:41. unacceptable risk, the advance warning pg&e apparently had two months before eight people died in the san bruno gas line explosion. and the giants manager accusing a radio host of racism. the controversial tweet just ahead. ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. woo-hoo! [ together ] it's an unbelievable deal. well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer ] go to the website below today and get high speed internet for the unbelievably low price of just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need at a great price. you can chill online at a park. here, pidgie, pidgie. [ pigeon coos ] and surf the web at yo

northbound lanes in belmont between ralston and hillsdale will be closed monday through thursday fromto 4:00 a.m. then southbound lanes will be th1: through ust 15cc the 18th between 1:00 and 4:30 a.m. thsoe rean for the shutdowns so crews can paint a new bike and pedestrianover crossing. thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 11:00. update.sportscc1: the giants beat the phillies today, 2-1. and oakland beat tampa, 5-4. "sports sunday" is up next with laurence scott. good night. r cc1:cc1:cc1:cc1: >>> and now an nbc bay area editorial. >> i'm suzanne shaw, nbc bay editorial director. just weeks ago a back door deal was slipped into the state budget with no public debate.cc: this new law bans teacher layoffs, and if revenues fall short, as many suspect, the school year may be cut to 168 days, one of the shortest in the nation. critics call this outrageous, and a recipe for disaster. we're all for saving jobs, but nbc bay area believes it's up to local districts to decide the best way to balance their books. it's wrong for sacramento to from cc1:ement power away local leaders. and it'

westbound on 92 you will want to use foster city boulevard for mariner island a boulevard to get a hillsdaleoulevard and onto the san mateo bridge southbound 101 you 10 avoided altogether commo. this drive time is running at 17 minutes instead of 15 inne. a bridge toll plaza was bumped up back up this morning was cycling on the metering lights it is backed up to the 80 or over crossing >> we will who begin with a live look out at mount tam a blanket of fog across the bay we are seeing it in san francisco. you conceive the top of the buildings are cut off by the fog. that lighter color is the sun peeking through. we are going back at patchy coastal fog and that day clouds slightly warmer in land today and slightly cooler all along the coast " the coastal state covered with fog most of the day and we what his role as we see the satellite view nothing to heavy so far terms of our temperature solidly in the '50s as for this afternoon we go through the neighborhoods. outfit fifth a a at shoreline and not too bad. we're looking for mid- 60s in the north bay solidly in the 80 swis. this is a look f

. >> soon you'll find more fashions than food at hillsdale fashion center, the cheese cake factory is opening an 80,000 square foot building, a building that once housed marvin. the construction is all part of a $10 million makeover and the second face licht for the shopping center, last fall the counter burger restaurant and grocery store and trader joe's were added 0 the mix. >>> joints us now, those little kids gave quite a thrill to a lot of people. >> how about california was going to get eliminated last week. late-inning drama at the little league world series. >>> the giants go down to the wire with the astros. could they pull off another walk-off? next. ,, navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want

prosecutors say that he followed david lewis to the hillsdale mall back in june of 2010 and then shoted him, they also said that he has confessed to the crime. the suspect will remain in napa state hospital until he is deemed fit to stand trial. a reward is now being offered in the homicide of this man, here he was found, this happened back on february 5, 2010. san jose police are now seeking public help in solving this case as they look for more witnesses and more information. this was the scene tonight in oakland, fire crews on the scene after someone crash their car into a bus stop and then took off. investigators said that the person behind the crash was driving a white car fortunately no one was injured. many commuters were caution about possible protesters that might disrupt their evening commute service, but luckily that was not the case. this was the scene in san francisco as police and bart officers prepared just in case. the protest the they were preparing for was in response to the july killing of a knife wielding man by a bart police. zero weeks later, protesters closed th

what we are talking about is a slowdown around hillsdale on 101. westbound 92 and foster city going to san mateo. another two hours is the estimated reopening time for the westbound 92 to southbound 101 ramp. sue will have another update for us in a few minutes. take a look at the alternate at this point. >>> 6:14 is the time. highway patrol is asking for public's help finding hit-and-run driver who killed a prominent san francisco political figure while he was jogging in sonoma county. this white ford extented cab pick-up struck 63-year-old donald casper in forestville on sunday. the picture shows the truck heading eastbound on river road near the corvelle winery. he was a member of the san francisco civil service commission, prominent bay area republican who helped organize the city's annual columbus day celebration every year. >> the latest entry in the crowd of a san francisco mayor race will face off against his rivals for first time at a begait tonight. san francisco public defender confirms to abc7 news he will be at the debate at the ucsf m

definitely hillsdale. i ought to have a list in my head, but i don't. i gather pepperdine. southern schools tend to be pretty good. because they're in the south. oh, and, of course, kings college, my number one recommendation. and you can live in the greatest city in the world, new york city. it's christian core curriculum. yes, kings collegement what else is there? i'm sure there's some other good ones. it's not a question i answer a lot. and he has another question for me, and i think he's going to quote from one of my books. >> host: well, we're out of time. ann coulter on "hannity & colmes" in '04: >> host: we've got to watch out for spending on the military. that's from '07. here's a list of ann coulter's books: >> host: ann coulter, thank you for being our guest for the past three hours on "in depth." >> guest: thank you. >> host: next month on "in depth " ellis coats will be our guest. and then in the october michael moore will be our guest. the accidental millionaires, and finally david brooks in december. enjoy the rest of your sunday. .. named >> captivating at th

definitely hillsdale. i ought to have a list in my head, but i don't. i gather pepperdine. southern schools tend to be pretty good. because they're in the south. oh, and, of course, kings college, my number one recommendation. and you can live in the greatest city in the world, new york city. it's christian core curriculum. yes, kings collegement what else is there? i'm sure there's some other good ones. it's not a question i answer a lot. and he has another question for me, and i think he's going to quote from one of my books. >> host: well, we're out of time. ann coulter on "hannity & colmes" in '04: >> host: we've got to watch out for spending on the military. that's from '07. here's a list of ann coulter's slender came out in 2002. treason in two dozen three. talk to of liberal if you must come in 2004. dublin '06, if democrats had any brains that would be republicans in those seven. guilty in 2008. they give her being a guest. >> you're watching book tv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction books every weekend. now on book tv cal robert mccurry appeared to talk about his

this is 101 near hillsdale. you can see traffic looks good in both directions 101 problem- free and we are "friday light" through the peninsula. now let's jump over to marin county. got ahead of myself there. southbound 101 delays out of novato in a san rafael due to ongoing construction. once hit the golden gate bridge, traffic good through that area. thank you. >>> an east bay city's idea to weed out prostitution hitting a roadblock. why a police plans to embarrass johns and it may not be legal. >> 16 stories up and dangling in the air. the tense moments for two rescued window washers and how they are doing today. >> plus, what do you need to consider a gig at google? a little create tv -- what do you need to score a gig at google? a little creativity. a man's video goes viral. coming up. ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, let's go live to the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays at the metering lights. but eastbound we have construction between 4th street and the san francisco anchorage. that will be in effect u

the northbound lanes of 101 between ralston avenue and hillsdale boulevard will be closed monday throughn 12:30 and 4:00 a.m. then the southbound lanes will be shut down in the same area between august 15th and 18th between the hours of 1:00 and 4:30 a.m. elca meano will be the way to go to get around this closure. >>> and then since last night, a portion of mission boulevard and fremont's mission san jose neighborhood is closed between stevenson boulevard and los palmos avenue. crews are repaving this weekend at the railroad overpass. the northbound lanes of mission will be used for two-way traffic during the southbound closure. cal tran says to expect delays in the area all weekend long. the closure remains in effect until 6:00 a.m. monday. >>> well this morning a peninsula city will host an event for the alternative driver. chevy volt owners and electric vehicle theus enthusiasts will gather at the general motors advanced technology office. this is in palo alto happening today. members will share stories from the road and insight about what it's like driving an electric vehicle. there

from the rosten avenue exit and hillsdale avenue.t week southbound 101 in the same area will be closed down. >> if looking for a nice day for a drive, what's it going to look like today? >> low visibility due to the fog by the coast. drizzle in oakland right now. santa cruz, pretty gray, but give it a couple hours and we will see some 70s. 70s widespread across the bay and then a little warmup coming your way. the forecast next. >> also next, the panda tries to spark the struggling offense against the phils. jerry has the sports coming up. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announc ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. can help your kids' scho get extra stuff. ♪ like musical instrents. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ because they're e o

to tell you about the one that turned our attention to the traffic man on southbound 101 between hillsdale and ralston they had full road way clochard 2 4:30 a.m. not gorget any major delays so far >> we will take a quick break we will back with much more see and a few minutes. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. allot foreheathe guido koppell t association of mickey all in college she was 9 years old she was snatched from our crews restore parking lot. her disappearance and jaycee dugard is having a similar incidents abroad. we will take a quick break can be right back at 414 a m continued to target schools her a school is a four times and each time the copper pipe was stolen another school they tried to get the copper gutters of of a school they have increased patrols. that is stake is cool retirement him sterno was forced into resigned . >> reaction from

it's going to close both north and southbound rains from ralston avenue to hillsdale boulevard in belmontetween 12:30 and 4:00 a.m. starting tomorrow lasting through thursday. detours will be set up for both sides of the highway. caltrans also plans to paint the newly constructed ralston avenue bikeway overcrossing. that's why the closures. it will also close the same southbound lanes next week to finish that job. >>> a benefit concert will be today for the survivors of this year's japanese earthquake and snaum disaster. musicians for safe energy will stage the event at the shoreline amphitheater in mountain view. the group also wants to spread its message on the dangers of nuclear power in light of the complex being severely damaged during the disaster. some of those performing include crosby stills and nash, jackson brown and jason meraz. the concert starts this morning at 10:30. >>> well, today is the ninth annual jerry day in san francisco. it will be held at the jerry garcia amphitheater in mcclarn park. that's near his childhood home. it's meant to honor the life of the late gratefu

foster city, hillsdale, san mateo, all those areas looking good along 101.the south bay we go there is a downed tree in lanes westbound 152 west of sprig lake. it is blocking the road on the eastbound side, as well. chp is on scene. no word when the lanes will be clear. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:47 now. new jobless claims are down slightly in the latest report. >> here now is jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. the dow was not pretty this morning. >> reporter: no, not at all. good morning, frank. good morning, grace. hope you enjoyed yesterday, when the stock market ended that nasty eight-session skid. not looking so good today. we did get word that first-time unemployment claims did dip about 1,000 to 400,000. four-week average fell for the fifth straight week for more than 407,000 but the prior week claims were revised up by 3,000. investors aren't excited. it's all about the job market until these claims are significantly lower than that. also this morning, more worries about europe. the european central bank president tal

the fogging is set to begin at 11:00 in the area between hillsdale avenue and pine avenue in san jose. it will also include the area between santa teresa boulevard and state route 85. vector control says the insectside is safe for people and pets. >>> time now 5:17. something just happened in walnut creek. what happened? reporter: it's a new crash, southbound 680 and walnut creek at the olympic off ramp. this is involving a big rig and a car. they're off to the side now, but the fire department is on the scene, along with the chp officers, so southbound 680 may be a little bit slow approaching the 24 interchange, right there at olympic boulevard. just watch for some flashing lights and give them a little bit of caution as you drive by. let's move along and take a look at interstate 880. that traffic looks good in both directions here in front of the oakland coliseum. and this morning if you're driving across any of the bridges, including the san mateo bridge, the traffic does move well across those spans. 5:18. let's go back to steve. >> sal, thank you, sir. we're dealing with some re

2009 you may remember a san mateo student armed with a sword and chainsaw set off two pipe bombs at hillsdaleigh school. alex youshock was convicted of attempted murder this past march. >>> 5:26 now. animal lovers in stockton are concerned about a dog stranded on the freeway overpass. the dog has been roaming around the dry brush adjacent to the bridge over highway 99. one concerned woman believes that the dog may have been aband and there by its owner. >> some dogs are that loyal they will stay and die there. >> volunteers and animal control have been unable to lure the dog. there is concern that if the dog is chased or cornered that it might run into traffic and cause even bigger problems for the dog and drivers. >> looks skittish under the guardrail there. you never know what they will do. they may just shootout. >>> a late-night comedian's jokes leads death threats. >> a new hack attack on bart. why the cyberwar may have gone too far this time around. >>> i-580 is re-opened this morning but the standoff with police continues at a san rafael motel. the move police are making to keep the pu

remember hillsdale college. >> i will. >> congressman ron paul. this is his third presidential bid. he was the libertarian nominee back in 1988 and ran for president in 2004 -- in 2008, i should say, and began in 2012. he also announced he is retiring at the end of his term. his son is rand paul, the senator from kentucky. our phone lines are open -- we will go to monica from indiana. democrats' line. monica, go ahead, please. >> anybody talk about reforming social security without mentioning repaying the debt that the u.s. government's owes to social security. with all the talk about americans paying their bills, how about starting with paying off that one first? medicare is prepaid and there is no reason in the world why they should be cutting our prepaid funds. give it to those people who paid into it like it was originally meant. >> thanks for the call. 15 minutes ago we were checking in with jonathan more in a few minutes ago. ron paul came to the podium so we broke away, but jonathan martin' is back alive. your story from politico -- " next up for mitt romney is repair a." ric

it happened near the hillsdale shopping center. she shade the man got out of a model -- got out of a four-door model car and exsupposed himself to her. she said he appeared to be 50 years old and 200 pounds and he had dark hair. >>> a person of interest in the disappearance of nursing student michelle le is struggling for visitation rights with her daughter. a judge issued a restraining order forgives zell esteban. it cites manic behavior and outbursts by es toe von. the vug judge granted supervisory rights dab cash the judge granted super vicary rights -- supervisory rights. >>> the woman accused of breaking into the hotel room of alex try beck said -- tribeck arrested the wrong person. she said she went to the 26th floor of the hotel. she said as she waited for the elevator, alex approached her and asked her if she said she had been in his room. she said no. out of fear from the police, she ran. she's afraid of getting a life sentence under the system. . >>> a san francisco board of supervisors gave initial approval to an ordinan

. >> hillsdale college. i was wondering what you saw as the purpose in both the federal government and you mentioned a few see legislation in favor of the family or with family you want to go for which is wonderful when you are in office, but how do we handle that sort of a valued legislation when someone doesn't alter from the office. >> the number one priority is defense. that is what the federal government should focus on. we do a lot of other things outside of that. i always ask the question how many of you think there might be leased in the federal budget? anyone? a little bit of redundancy in the federal budget? so, there's just sort of americans get instinctively the fact that some people would even say with exception of the military tell me something the government does really well but there's a few things they do well. there's programs in place a long time we made a promise with the citizens of this country in terms of social security that is a problem we have to keep, so the idea is you have to sca

. >> hillsdale college. i was just wondering what you really thought is the purpose of the federal government, and particularly you mentioned the legislation to help the family that you would want to vote for, which is wonderful when you are in office, but how do we handle that sort of values legislation when somebody doesn't hold our values? >> obviously the number one priority is national defense. that is what the federal government should focus on. we do a lot of things outside of that. how many of you think there might be a little ways in the federal budget? a little bit of redundancy in the federal budget? some people would even say in the military tell me something the federal government does really well. there are obvious the programs that have been in place a long time. we made a promise with the citizens when it comes to social security. but you have to scale it back. now, based on the picture we have, everyone understands you have to scale it back. we have to focus on national defense. the left alw