and a drawer refrigerator for high-use things. >> a drawer refrigerator, what would you put in there in milk and eggs? >> milk and eggs and cheese, butter. >> i don't understand why you'd do that? why would you want to not have just a regular refrigerator? >> my refrigerator usually has so much stuff in it that i want to have a handy -- >> so you'd have a refrigerator next to where your cook stove is. >> uh-huh. >> an update on the gougere butter, it's nice and yellow because i've incorporated five eggings, i'm using a little bit more cheese, about a cup of a cheese. usually cheese is grated, mine is in tiny cubes because i like the hunks of cheese, but if you want to do it the traditional way, grate it. >> lots of flexibility. that's great. >> i have incorporated the cheese and now it's lumpy. my next step is going to, and i'll demonstrate it for you. >> so one of the things we can look at is how much counter space do you need to look? >> i need about 30 feet. >> she needs about 30 feet and she's got it here, which is nice. but i go to people's homes and i cook with them, there's ne

immediately put them in the refrigerator.ou're ready to eat them, wash them and serve. >> washing they will teerl creates an opportunity for mold to grow. she said berries are happiest at 50 to 55 degrees which is warmer than you would ever keep milk and meat in your refrigerator. that's what the crisper is for. >> having the separate drawer, the theory is it can be a little bit different than maybe your meat or milk. >> what about keeping fruit out in the bowl? >> in the case of the plums and the peaches and the in effectarines, they can be on the counter. zucchini, summer squash, tomatoes. >> they should be refrigeratored except the tomatoes. the tomatoes, you don't want to refrigerator. that kills the flavor. how about zucchini? yellow squash? >> egg plant, corn, they should all go in the refrigerator and none to be washed ahead of time. >> leafy greens. they carry a lot of moisture so they, too, need to be refrigeratored. but don't wash them until they're ready to eat them. >> the only lettuce that you can wash ahead is s

also here, this is a built-in refrigerator here. >> look at that. >> and this is a refrigerator drawer here. >> that's what rachel wants a refrigerator drawer at her cooking height. >> in this one, this is the refrigerator and these are the freezers, but you can buy it separately as a two-drawer system as refrigerator or freezer. >> isnds are popular but think about your plans with the door open as well. are you going to hit something? are you going to block something? if you had the luxury, but some space there. you want to show how these things open. so you can negotiate around them. >> if you look at this, this happens to be a 27-inch refrigerator. if it was a standard 36-inch refrigerator, it would come very close to this island and in this m case you wouldn't be able to open it. design-wise many refrigerators you see as a standard have some kind of colored finish on them, stainless, black, white. refrigerators, ventilation systems, all have the option of making them disappear. putting wood paneling on them and making them integrate into the kitchen. the cooking equipment, we're ta

can i find a refrigerator that will be the cheapest? and you end up buying the cheapest thing available thal end up costing you more in the next year because of the electricity it's consuming. >> you energy energy star. when does energy star mean? >> energy star is a u.s. government rating system for equipment that if it meets a minimum standard, that they set it can be energy star rated. so, we recommend that people buy energy star products, energy star light bulbs, dish washers, refrigerators et cetera. you want to make sure it's energy star in california we have labeling so when you buy yore refrigerator it has a yellow sticker that has an arrow and shows you on the line where this particular model is in relationship to other similar models of it's size and class. when i looked for a new refrigerator i bought the one where the arrow was off the lieb at the low end. i don't know how that happened i got one and dropped my electricity use in my home by over half. >> so refrigeration is -- >> it's a big one. if you have an old refrigerat

we have another xtreme of a samsung's refrigerator. there really is a samsung refrigerator that integrates pandora. the percentage of people who buy this refrigerator who connect to bandura with an account is unusually high. people really are enjoying pandora in their kitchens, courtesy of these dams on refrigerator. and we are huge on -- courtesy of samsung on their refrigerator. and we are huge on ipad and kindle fire. all the companies displaying up here, half of the company's market products that integrate pandora. direct tv, samsung, intel, audio? -- carmielvox, pretty much -- audiovox, pretty much all of the electronics technology today. craigslist thank you -- >> thank you. >> panasonic is one of the companies that has a display here at the consumer electronics show on capitol hill. and peter salmon is the vice- president of panasonic. what do you do for panasonic? >> i work on the technology issues, the development of technology, seeking out what our global company can do in the u.s., and howard are indeed activities here in th

if you leave them in the refrigerator and keep the door closed.e some of the rules to keep in mind? >> some of this i had to look up myself. ketchup and mustard may be able to last for six months and olives about two months, but my greater concern, especially for my patients was you may have kept it closed and then pitched everything, but did you wash it out well so there's no mold in the refrigerator. all those stinky refrigerators closed up for up to a week, we cleaned it all out and left it open for quite a while. so that you don't end up with another problem that you didn't really mean to have. >> mold from your fridge. >> mold, you didn't plan on that. >> dr. jackie, thanks a lot. >> you're welcome. >>> when we come back, stunning numbers about summertime dangers. what the government wants you to do to keep your children from drowning. >>> this time last week we were getting ready for triple-digit temps. is extreme heat in our forecast again? >>> and when raccoons attack. one woman's story about being mauled while she was out for a mauled whi

they are transported in refrigerated trucks with ice, that to keep them cold.o at home when you bring them home, you do not need to put the ice in the bag and put them in the refrigerator run away because they give off so much natural heat that you need to suppress that heat. in the refrigerator and open up that bag. corinne all around, free from yellowing. nice and tender right here. and like i said, in the refrigerator asap. incredible nutritional value, it is a super food. so buy them and enjoy them. especially the crowns, there's no waste here. i am your fresh grocer, always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. >> ♪ this is crazy >> carly rate jeff since made a olympic tribute video and that is how they unwind in france. it is picked up more than half a million views on youtube. and that is the cbs news at noon. frank and michelle are back nex, >> hope: our wedding day, and he's touching steffy like that. (sighs) how could he do this? >> steffy: you're staring. >> liam: i'm waiting for you to say this is all a mistake. >> steffy: what is-- our divorce or

tomatoes, you do not want to refrigerate. that kills the flavor. >> how about zucchini. >> yellow squash, cucumbers, corn, eggplant, all in the refrigerator. none of them need to be washed ahead of time. >> leafy greens carry a lot of moisture. this too need to be refrigerated, but don't wash them until you're ready to eat them. >> the only lettuce you can wash ahead is iceberg or romaine. >> potatoes keep best in a cool, dash place. >> can i put them in the fridge? >> you would not. it's too cold. same with the onion. i know some people who do, but they lose bite that way. >> how about melon? s. >> they can be kept out. in fact we recommend keeping them out until they're at the ripeness you want. >> make sure you wash the rind before you cut it, because there's the potential for bacteria, mold on the surface, and you don't want your knife to cut into that and carry it through the fruit. >> reporter: the sweet tastes of summer will last a bit longer. always want one of those fresh tomatoes. usda hosts a farmers' market in its

we've lost everything that required refrigeration. anything that required any sort of electricity. >> jason and kevin kirsch moved into their family owned grocery store after friday's storm to try and save their food. but their rescue mission has turned into a disposal mission. >> so it's really funny when you are a grocery store and people are bringing you food because you have no food at the grocery. it's kind of ironic. >> a large portion of chevy chase is still without power, including the lights on connecticut avenue. at the chevy chase supermarket, 60 employees have been out of work for the past week. and what will be their third major power outage in 15 months. >> our family has been here for 58 years. we will bounce back. this is what we do. we're part of the neighborhood. the neighborhood is here for us. we're here for the neighborhood. but this is devastating. it really is. >> reporter: at this point if you have a downed tree or downed power lines in your neighborhood and you have not seen a crew there to take care of any of

we have a mock-up of a samsung refrigerator. there really is a samsung refrigerator that integrates pandora, and it's actually the percentage of people who buy this refrigerator who connect to pandora kind of integrated with an account is unusually high. so people really are enjoying pandora, you know, in their kitchen courtesy of this samsung refrigerator. and here we have some basic tablets. we're huge on smartphones, huge on the ipad. this is a barnes & noble nook, this is the amazon kindle fire. again, all of these connected devices that are entering our lives pandora's integrated into. in fact, of all of the companies displaying here at cs on the hill, i think half of the companies market products that integrate pandora into them. samsung tvs, directv as a, you know, satellite service provider, samsung, you know, intel, audiovox, pretty much all have connected electronics today integrate pandora to enable this anytime, anywhere access that consumers want because that's how radio's coon assumed finish consumed. >> host: joe

anyone who wants an affordable refrigerator or washing machine buys from godrej - at least that used to be the case. but in the past few years the company has lost market share. with its "green" air conditioners it hopes to attract more customers again. for this to work, the marketing strategy has to be just right. video clips emphasize the product's climate credentials. but they're shown only in shops. in its television commercials, godrej is focusing on energy efficiency. the new air conditioner uses over 20 percent less electricity than the others. >> a lot of us, personally, liked the green approach a lot more, but when we went to consumers we found out that the green approach was not what worked for them. primarily, they were looking for energy efficiency and value for money for themselves. and if they were getting that, and "green" was additional to that, then that was great. >> the chaudharis did some comparison shopping. but in the end they opted for the godrej product, even though it cost about 10 percent more than the competition. >> they explained the unit to us. you only

and they still have stuff in their refrigerator.ything that can be saved and how can you tell? >> the short answer is no. you've been without prejudice ration for several days. when in doubt, throw it out. all that food needs to go out. if your refrigerator is four hours without power, throw it out. freezer, half full, can last a day. if it's real full, can last a couple of days. deep freeze, can last longer. even at this point, three days, four days in, we're probably going to throw most of it out. even a bagged salad, even if it's unopened -- >> reporter: shredded cheese? >> soft cheese, shredded cheese, anything creamy, egg whites, anything made with eggs, eggs themselves. actually butter you can keep that longer, as long as it's unopened and wrapped. >> reporter: for a couple more days? >> yeah. same thing with mayonnaise, you can keep it longer than you think. about 50 degrees if it's been kept about 50 degrees, which is -- maybe eight hours or so. most of the rule is, if it's more than two hours at 40 degrees or more, toss it.

refrigerated foods should be safe as long as the power is only out for a couple of hours. quick list of what foods you should be worried about spoiling. meat, fish, poultry, all dairy and egg products, soft cheeses, and you're cooked foods, as well. these foods should be thrown away if they warm above 40 degrees. >> that's right. >> which ask like an everyday thing at my house. usually goes bad sitting in our refrigerator. >> that's because you don't cook. >>> stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> temperatures will be tested this morning as traffic light problems are expected to cause a messy morning commute for drivers all around metro d.c. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today." we're going to look outside right now at 5:00 a.m. it is 75 degrees out there. looks calm right now in the washington, d.c. area. but we need a little bit of relief. we need heat, we need calm weather to help people still trying to get overall the mess that happened over the weekend. >> as we hope for that, a quick note for folks wh

basement, fortunately our next door neighbors have a generator so we were able to hook up our refrigerator. >> i am grateful i have a house, water and working toilets when you have that, you are okay. i am not like the people in katrina who had nothing so i am not going to complain about thing. >> officials at dominion virginia told governor mcdonald they hope to have 80 to 85% of customers back online by tuesday, 90 to 95% back online by thursday, but, some residential customers will likely not get power until next saturday or sunday. >> i refer to it as hand to hand combat we will be out in these areas pulling large trees off these smaller lines, picking up the debris, hauling it off, again getting new poles, wires built, literally rebuilding parts to have systems in these areas. >> that is what is happening here in south 6th street, a complete rebuilding, of the electrical infrastructure. >>> dominion virginia says it could be next weekend before some customers have power parts of the state got hit with more storms last night causing thousands of new outages, 2,000 linemen working yeste

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we've lost everything that required refrigeration. anything that required any sort of electricity. >> reporter: jason and kevin kirsh moved into their family-owned grocery store after friday's storm to try to save their food. but their rescue mission has turned into a disposal mission. >> so it's funny when you're a grocery store and people are bringing you food because you have to food at the grocery. it's kind of ironic. >> reporter: a large portion of chevy chase is still without power. at the chevy chase supermarket, 60 employees have been out of work for the past week, and has will be their third major power outage in 15 months. >> our family has been here 58 years. we will bounce back. this is what we do we're part of the neighborhood. the neighborhood is here for us. we're here for the neighborhood. but this is devastating. it really is. >> reporter: at this point if you have a downed tree or downed power lines and you have not seen a crew there to take care of any of this, it's a good idea to report it again, just in case it s

without -- refrigerators.ithout power, that food starts to go bad. >> reporter: the heat is still intense in many places. these chicago firefighters try to stay cool with temperatures that topped 100-degree. in wisconsin, firefighters watered down a field where fireworks were set off tonight. in many places around the east and midwest, fireworks celebrations have been canceled for that reason. and there are mixed feelings about that. some authorities argue that deprived of the big shows, more people will be tempted to set off their own backyard fireworks, which is far more risky. and now storms are hitting. this is the damage in the detroit area after a fast-moving storm swept through yesterday. the result, more flooding and more power outages. >>> the lakers sign a 2-time mvp to team up with kobe bryant. and can the as overcome a milestone home run by david ortiz? >>> the as looking to sweep the rays at the coliseum. bottom 2nd, brandon moss looking for his 10th home run in 24 games with the as and he deliver

. >>> consumer alert, check your refrigerator, dole fresh vegetables recalling 2500 bags of bagged salad. look for the dole hearts romaine with a use by date of june 26th. it was possibly linked to the risk of listeria. dole fresh vegetables, hearts romaine due by day of june 26th. >>> when you got a trip planned you lack for emails from the airlines, messages may not come from the carrier and that means trouble. >> reporter: if you are taking flight, you wait for the confirmation emails to check in and hit the airport set to go. this time, though, it's scammers subpoenaing the message, for a trip you don't have plans to take. according to u.s. airways ak scam itinerary emails is making the rounds, a fishing scam centered around fake flight and the message con tape as link to check in or change personal information. if you click you could end up with dangerous malware. the email has the aligns logo as well as fake flight details and a bogus confirmation code. they will never ask customers for personal information or make security changes through email. if you get a message, stay off the

raw,,,,,,,,,,,, >> there are a lot more refrigerators and freezers at pet stores >> they're stocked withiety of concoctions to feed your pets but is wrong food safe for your pet? >> in the bay area, pets are not pets, they are families >> we will make filet mignon. when i go to costco i get one for me and one for the other one and one for the wife >> now many pet owners are feeding their pets raw food. she feeds and what is called whole parade, meat, bones, organs, everything. she says thanks to the diet her dogs had never been healthier >> they have brought to dog's back to a great help with beautiful coats and no skean issues or ear infections >> even so, not everyone is wild about it >> there's absolutely no evidence of health benefits for pets >> toughs university veterinarian lisa freeman says that raw foods might expect expose pets and their owners to potentially dangerous pathogens >> we have evidence that there are important health risks for the pets and the owners >> just like we can get salmonella, so can our pets. warren tried it briefly but said that her vet was not on board

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. >> it has been hard watching everything in my refrigerator going into the trash can. >> i have my refrigerator hooked up now. and i have a couple of fans going. stuff like that. >> as residents tried to make do at tom, baltimore officials have decided to close this cooling center for the fourth of july holiday. >> with minimal attendance, we will not have cooling centers but we will be able to direct our residents to a place. >> we find people bonding with neighbors and baltimore city. this man lost his power friday night. >> i was calling my neighbors, but we have not had a response. >> although some said they are running out of patience, many say they are appreciative their frustration has sparked camaraderie. because of the heat alert and the power outages, at 18 cooling centers will be open through thursday. we should also mention that the city pools will be open for an additional hour on the fourth of july holiday. >> a reminder you can find out to the minute information online at wbal-tv.com and you can also access are free smartphone apps. >> ipods for the hot ticket items sought from a

one broken car or refrigerator at a time.es, nbc news, evanston, illinois. >> a founder of a website supporting young women in their careers. good morning. >> good morning. >> good to have you here. women entering construction, repair work, technology. is this due to the recession or is this due to the fact there really is a need for a change in the stereotype? >> i think it's a bit of both. you're definitely seeing more women opening up to the possibility of doing work that's traditionally being thought of as men's work. i do think it's the economy as well in terms of we're all vying for whatever opportunity is out there. one of the things we're seeing is women are quite differentiated in male industries because it's just sort of a delight to see a woman showing up at your door. there's a surprise factor in that, so you really get to stand out in a crowd as a woman working in a job traditionally in a male industry. >> there's certain advantages women have in these typically male dominated fields. we have different problem so

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they don't have refrigerators. they can't keep their foods cold.ike schuh found out that dry ice is a real hard commodity during times like these and it's real hard to find in maryland. hours before opening. >> big lines. >> reporter: hot and sweaty. >> we're going to take as much as we can. >> reporter: people without power. >> since friday. >> reporter: who have one thing on their mind. >> trying to get some ice to go in my refrigerator. >> reporter: not just any ice. dry ice. >> i think we have about $300,000 of food in our fridge. >> for the holiday. spent over $750. >> reporter: they wait as they know that just one of these will keep their food safe but there's a problem here at maryland's only dry ice factory. >> we have no power. >> reporter: that's right, the place which helps those without power is without power. and now they can't make any more ice here. >> i guess 30 or 40 years our power grid here, we were at the hospital up the street and we had no issues. over the last several years i don't know if we switched grid but we've been with

the food was never touched at the end of the time i was there, the food was still in the refrigerator, because there was no time to cook anything. so, i get there. i think my first assignments, i don't remember particularly, but i think, we were organizing a group that was going to pore over the record as it existed, the various hearings that had been held, particularly the senate select committee hearings. and to digest and absorb and learn very well this record. and there were five or six younger lawyers who were going to be doing this, who were going to be putting it into a chronology, making lists of things, thinking about the testimony. and i was put in charge, i think it happened fairly early on, of this group of young lawyers, digesting the current record. and putting it together. and that process continued for three, two, three months, something like that, getting all of those papers together. and then we started writing memos about this material and what it showed. and we started thinking about additional information that would be required. and we started thinking about witne

refrigerated foods should be safe as long as power is only out for a few hours. here's a quick list of what foods should be worrying about spoiling. meat, fish, poultry, all dairy and egg products as well, soft cheeses, and your cooked foods. these foods should be thrown away if they warm up above 40 degrees. >> if you're in doubt, just throw it out. if it smells funny, looks funny, just don't take the risk because you don't want to be sick on top of not having power. >>> 4:25. 77 degrees. ahead on "news4 today," roads won't be the only problem with the morning commute. how much extra time metro says you will need if you are riding the rails. morning. whether you're on the roads or using the rails, people around the dc region should be bracing for a rough commute this morning. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this monday, july 2nd, 2012. this morning hundreds of thousands of people in our area region do not have power still. metro -- pepco reports more than 243,000 customerses out right now. dominion repo

. >> what's important to refrigerate things often in order retard the growth of bacteria and keep theood safe. >> it should be refrigerated within two hours or one hour if it's above 90-degrees outside and overheating from too much sun always remains a very real threat. >>> well, in the middle of the heat wave you may have reached for ice cream and you comeaway with a snowball or something out there to help cool you down. but you may have felt it with the dreaded brain freeze. doctors say here's what's happening. the frozen treat sends an icy blast tot nerve center in the roof of your mouth. the same nerve that detects pain in your forehead. >> when that very rapid cooling occurs, that disturbance is picked up by that nerve. >> okay, that's interesting. and doctor elizabeth loader says brain freeze is pretty common and speed descants. easy fix is to -- does count. easy fix is to eat or drink showily. mike masco chooses to have a cool glass of water before his ice cream. >>> police say a hilt and run drover is now with the victim's mother has to say and also what friends and family are

the only thing that should go into the refrigerator should be things that need to be refrigerated or insulin. jenna: doctor, thanks for your time today. always nice to have you with us. >> thanks, jenna. jenna: we were having a conversation in our editorial meeting and talking about medicine and heat about the things that we do keep in our refrigerator like batteries right. you have batteries in your fridge? jon: i never heard about that. >> jon, we're messing up the entire thing. jon: i never heard it as a thing to do. jenna: well, a lot of us at fox news keep batteries in the refrigerator. we thought is that the right thing to do? does that actually help the battery. turns out it doesn't. it actually doesn't help the batteries. if you have them in your fridge next to the butter it will not be helpful. jon: you know the weird thing i keep in my fridge for my woodworking and other things. you know what that is don't you? super glu. it is the actual name for super glu, crazy glu. keep it in the fridge it will last longer. you don't use it often. you put it and dried up and hard keep i

department of agriculture says food should be refrigerated within two hours or one hour if it's above 90 degrees out. and overheating from too much sunday sun is a threat. >> making sure you have -- much sun is a threat. >> making sure you have loose fitting clothing and wide brim hats to shade your face and head and use sun block and sunscreen are important tips for safety. >> reporter: and important tips for holiday free from medical emergency j. >>> how many of you had a snowball and you get the brain freeze. well you will salute because straw for explaining why icy stuff does this to your head. and then you're going to have to hold your belly because we are going to go to coney island where king joey did it again. and again and again. >> jamie, hot and humid and when there's this much heat and humidity, you can bet there's a possibility for more storms coming down the pike. you can always stay alert to that by down loading one of the abc2 c apps itunes. type in wmar or storm shield to tell you where the warnings are relative to your area. we are back in 60 second. your grilling is

>>in the refrigerator?he jet blue pilot who left the cockpit and screamed about terrorists is not guilty by reason of insanity. that verdict from a federal judge in texas today. prosecutors charged the pilot with interfering with a flight crew after bizarre meltdown back in march. take a look at video. the flight was headed from to new york from las vegas. when witnesses say the pilot ran through the cabin yelling about jesus and al-qaeda. passengers wrestled him to the floor after the copilot locked him out of the cockpit. the judge ordered him to a mental health facility to decide whether he should be released. >>> f.b.i. officials are looking for a man that shot a customs enforcement officer. they say it happened early this morning in southern texas, not far from the mexico border. the agent was doing surveillance work as part of an investigation and the agent underwent surgery at a local hospital. the feds say they have no suspects yet but investigators are following some promising leads. >>> mexican dr

everything in our refrigerator has spoiled. gee, i wonder why i think that huge tree is probably the root cause of that problem. but again, crews saying that it's going to take a them a couple of days to get you here nord in order to assess situations. how do you begin to cut something like this and down take it out in the neighborhood? we're going to leave it up to the crews to do that. >>> and before you head out the door this morning here's where things stand after the storm. federal government offices open today but employees can opt for an unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> more than 460,000 people without power. it could be next weekend before all services is restored. >>> traffic lights still out across the area. metro riders also expect longer compute commutes today. all the metro stations are expected to open normally today. >>> at least five people have died from storm related deaths. we will be updating you all morning on facebook and twitter. if you have any questions about anything storm rated use the tt

right now, save $600 on this maytag french door refrigerator, just $1,598. >> this is wbal-tv 11 newsltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. our top story this morning, the obvious -- the outages in the area. temperatures are expected to climb back into the 90s today, but emergency cooling centers are open. there are 11 of them run by baltimore city, which we are told will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 in the evening. -- will be available from in until 7:00 in the evening. call 311 before you head out. they are working on the roof in the station. >> things have eased up just a bit in the area. we have a report of the crash at caton avenue. another one at lafayette and poplar grove did another one at moravia park betw. downed wires in the intersection, could be closed at bonview in the city. middle river road, and in howard county, several situations related to this storm. downed pole at union chapel between men walk road. jennings chapel in florence, that remains closed for a downed tree. this the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. 83 and york road, h

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>>in the refrigerator? when summer olympics get underway in britain later this month, six locations around london will protect the games from terrorists. two of the missile flights will be located on residential apartment buildings despite protests. nick is live in london this morning, we knew this was happening, it's happened at olympics in the past, and we knew there would be high-speed missile launchers, we know where they will be and the people are not interested in having them atop their buildings? >> reporter: and the government will fight the action in court if necessary. and the ministry defense says they are confident nay they will win their case, so they pr are pushing ahead. it surprised residents two months ago when they found out about the missile launching systems. they got through the door to find out that the missile defense systems would be put in place. some of the apartment building complexes a justified areas so people there didn't know they would be hosting missile defense systems. thes

that means no refrigeration for about 1.7 million people. >>> syrian president are expressing regret that there forces shot down a turkish planes. in the meanwhile human-rights watch says that besidetheir pret to >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news over sampras's go, we have a live chopper,,,,,,,,,, >>> updating our top story now. a for alarm fire in san francisco. al least 20 people displaced. it is near to 80 and highway 101. this happened at about 3 this morning and it reported contained a little before 4. we do have a reporter on the scene and we will check back with her any pet. >>> construction began last fall at auburn and expressway, the main route linking to downtown. the main goal is to improve pedestrian area. californians struggling with their mortgage is improving duo tracking. that is douclosing in on a homeowner who is trying to modify their loans and working with bankers. >>> i think we should all feel really good that we have done something that was just the right thing to do. >>> senate lenders say that it forced his home lenders to go through a time delinq

again, if it is a restaurant, they have to have cooking, shucks, stoves, refrigeration. if that was the case, that would of been asked in here. supervisor campos: did you interview the applicants before you made the recommendation? >> this was initiated by your prebira previous inspector. supervisor campos: normally when you bring something like this to the board of supervisors, do you actually sit down with the applicant and ask any questions or interviewed them? >> yes. it may have been by other inspectors, but not by me. supervisor campos: is there anything in your file but confirms that happened? >> aside inspection was conducted in 2011, and what was found is we did a walk-through of the premise, and it was actually a bar prior and going to be a bar again. it did not say anything in my notes or records about the other. >> in terms of the committee today having a certainty that

>>in the refrigerator? >>> many of the people in colorado of course are grieving. some people can't help themself and talk about the politics of a certain situation or tragedy immediately following. let's take a listen. >> if he could have gotten access to the gun, what kind of bomb would he have manufactured? we're in a time of information age where there's access to all kinds of information and he was diabolical. >> this really is an enormous problem for the country and it's up to the two presidential candidates. they want to lead this country and have said things before that they're in favor of banning things like assault weapons. where are they now? >> this is not an issue about guns, it's about sick, defended individuals and it's a tragedy and i don't know there's a solution in washington to solve this problem. >> i want to point out the first sound bite was from governor hickenlooper of colorado, widely praised for his calm, steady leadership in this. bloomberg has rubbed people the wrong way, coming out talking about begun control. >> he came out within hour