i think it is a hopeful sign. i am hopeful something will come out of it. but the president continues to insist on tax hikes we will not get very far. if he does not believe we have a spending problem, i do not know if you get very far. i am an optimist. >> are you hopeful that they can do we were not able to? >> the more members that we engage in this process the better off we are. for a couple of reasons. there are a lot of people with a ideas around this congress both in the house and senate. if you're ever going to pass a major bill that will begin to address our spending problems, we will have to grow this support. if you have to be an organic process. and think it is a hopeful sign. maybe something will come up. -- i think it is a hopeful sign. maybe something will come up. >> joining us this sander levin. we have about half an hour. >> thank you for being here today. democrats continue to talk about the balanced approach to deficit reduction, comparing tax revenues and spending cuts. is this battle for new revenue a losing battle for democrats? >> not

hope so. and hello to jen. i haven't seen you in a long time and i hope that you did have an opportunity to read a street sheet when he was captain at southwest station and i wrote an article for the coalition on homelessness street sheet and it was called hotel hell and it was about the baldwin hotel. and there's a wonderful picture of you and the caption is although frequent visitors to the hotel, police never pay the visitors fee. so i don't know if you ever got to see that but that was, like, a million years ago. the reason i'm here is that i want to nominate a person for what i call the citizen's appreciation loan ranger lunchbox award. the /p*eurs i would like to accommodate is our captain for doing his loan ranger bruce lee combo in taking down a perpetrator who decided to pray upon an 80-year-old man in a walker and assault him. i'm looking forward to working with captain redmond. i hope i never have to see him in action, just the results of his good work. so this made it into the chronicle and there are others appreciative of

this is given me a new hope for america. oung generation is coming up, and a wonderful conservative state of mind to run our country. i am very blessed for all of these people who have taken this into consideration, and thank god for rand paul. marco rubio, and

he plans to swim the backstroke and hopes to bring a old metal. he said in the water six months ago he was terrified. now he hopes his paralympic dreams will be a inspiration for disabled people all over afghanistan. >> physical therapists started working with him and his mother a year ago. he was born with brain damage. she sees big rugrats. he can now open his hand and sit upright in a special chair. .- she sings -- cc big progress he can now open his hand and sit upright in a special chair. officials from disability charity serve say afghanistan has 800,000 disabled people, and only a small fraction have access to support. but that is still an improvement. hide theirhe people person with disability because the people consider it a sin for the family. because the family did something and it is the result of the sin from god. >> one side of progress is this community program for those with mental, visual, and hearing impairments. only in a mainstream school, he is at the top of his class with the help of teachers. >> i tell myself that if i help t

here feel it is a hopeful place. and comprehensive care and medical centers, services that would otherwise be out of reach. it is all down to one man. >> the people here have a debt to chavez because we could not have achieved all that we have without him. i'm worried about the future because we still have so much to do. because of chavez's death, we realize we have to keep fighting, more than before. >> it is social projects like housing, supermarkets, and free paid for withtly oil revenues, that were a signal of chavez's revolution. this woman is ankle for the opportunities she has been given. -- is bank full for the -- is thankful for the opportunities she has been given. >> the people here woke up when the revolution came. before chavez, all the social programs were far away from us. >> there is no question in a neighbor like this that -- neighborhood like this that the lies were improved by programs championed by hugo chavez. the venezuelan economy is in danger. the very social programs these neighborhoods need s

it is a hope built on the rock, which is god. to protect jesus and mary, to protect the whole of creation, to protect each person, especially the poorest, to protect ourselves, this is a service that the bishop of rome is called to carry out yet one to which all of us are called. so that the star of hope will shine brightly. let us protect with love all that god has given us. i employ the intersection of the virgin mary, st. josephs, st. peter and paul and francis, that the holy spirit may accompany my ministry and i ask all of you to pray for me, amen. >> and a very simple homily, in its simplicity, speaking of protection, repeatedly talking about the role of protection, speaking about hope. speaking about power as service. this pope has sent a very powerful message in his simplicity. one that lays the ground work for the kind of papacy he expects to have. the beauty of the created world, respecting god's creatures, protecting the environment, talking about the poor and the weak. showing his humility, talking about authentic pow

for kevin. >> a hope because weston is waiting for a bone marrow transplant which now, gives him the best odds of survival. researchers say a relapse is possible so they'll have to wait and see. >> oakland city audit finds two city council memberses are live with the story. >> that is right. there are a number of details. the auditor accuses council members of interfering with the city administrative affairs. now, information was blurred because employees came forward in city hall. oakland mayor says some may see this as a black eye it seems things are working the way they're supposed to. oakland mayor kwan responded to a report released today that accuses counsel member read of breaking rules of the city charter. also accusation the auditor says they told city employees they should get a demolition contract for the army base. and putting people hand picked in key positions to run it. the mayor says the report says the city has a fair bidding process and that employees do not have to make order autos i'm concerned people understand that we're going to protect the proce

and, you know, i think he's going to be a pope of hope. >> a pope of hope. had religion has been an important part of your life. ten million people last week watched "the bible" which i know had to be personally gratifying to you as a project of passion for you. but a lot of those people were young. and some people say well young people are not as interested in the church and moving away from the church. yet so many of them are watching "the bible." what do you think is the draw for the young? >> well, you know, we made the show because we wanted to glorify god, first and foremost. but we wanted to make it an n. a way that would really engage young audiences. i have three teenagers myself at home. when i was leaving to film in morocco, they said make sure you don't make the special effects lame. and so we tried to make it exciting and dynamic. we worked with scholars and thee low januarys to make sure it was accurate. and it really, i think people are just hungry for purpose. they're hungry for god. and the bible series has spoken to many, 50 million people

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it gives me hope, at a time when hope is most needed. in my family is deeply grateful for this hope and to be part of this positive change that will benefit all of us in the future, thank you. >> ben and jeremy richmond. >> thank you, for having us today. thank you to the tech industry for coming to our aid. my name is jennifer hensel and this is my husband jeremy richmond, three months ago on december 14th, we lost our only child, daughter of 6 years aviel rose richmond. at the sandy hook elementary school shooting. on that day, mentally unstable gunman changed our lives and the lives of more than 25 other families in one of the worst ways imaginable. we are devastated. in the wake of our grief, and desperate to understand why someone would kill innocent children why someone would kill my child, we started the aveil foundation. jeremy and i are going to play to our strengths and answer the why. we are scientists and we see the world through an imp erical lens. we established the foundation to address the causes of violence through a foc

straight to brussels or come straight here, but either way, the talks are continuing, and there is a hope that they will be able to come up with a deal before the banks are due to open on tuesday morning. >> it is incredibly unlikely that the eurozone would allow cyprus to collapse with the implication being that they will come up with some kind of support. european central bank made it pretty clear two days ago when they send a very strongly worded message to the president saying, "we are going to pull the plug on you guys at the end of monday before the bank's open on tuesday if you have not come up with the money." will no longer guarantee the emergency funding basically keeping those banks afloat. there will be a deal, but they are not giving anything away in brussels, and that was a very strong warning that they may face default on tuesday. the people here, the governor of the bank of cyprus is warning of social upheaval if that happens. large-scale loss of income for businesses and enterprises and any talk of returning to the cypriot town would only further devalued currency. >> the

a home game for them. they'll have the crowd and i think they'll be ready. >> hope it's just as close a game, except i hope we win this time. >> reporter: you take a look up at your screen and get a rundown of what the games are going to be like tonight. tip-off in four minutes between new mexico and st. louis. at 1:40, oregon and oklahoma state. a lot of oregon fans out here. 4:27, cal tips off against unlv. final game, 6:57, montana against syracuse. the four winners of today's games move on to saturday. they play saturday here. those two winners move on to the sweet 13. i was at the box office about 15 minutes ago. they still have tickets for today's four games. though the game against unlv with cal, tickets are very limited. they're still available, just very limited. the cal game tip-off, 4:27 here at the hp pavilion. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> a college basketball player from oakland will be playing for montana at the hp pavilion today. here he is. will cherry is a senior point guard for the grizzlies. cherry went to mcclimbens high school. he says he always r

. >> reporter: a hope that earth hour will spark a commitment to action beyond just an hour. frances coe, nbc news. >> speaking of lights, one streaked across the sky on the east coast. a security camera in maryland caught a glimpse of a meteor streaking through the sky not far from washington, d.c. experts say this meteor was the most -- most likely about the size of a volleyball. there it is. those who saw it say it was as bright as a full moon. the american meteor society says it received more than 1,000 reports from people in 15 states including the district of columbia and canada who say they saw the fire ball on friday night. >>> if we had a meteor this weekend we'd definitely be able to see it, i think. >> we would. overnight clear skies which has helped set us up for a chilly start to the morning. we're seeing some of the temperatures actually in the 30s in parts of the north bay. morning in san jose, mostly sunny. patches of low clouds, hazy skies there. pretty nice day little bit later on. temperatures now in san jose down to 44 degrees. 30s from nevada over towards

and a new hope the oyster form will be able to stay open after all. new details tonight about the fatal stabbing of a woman in san jose. this was the scene yesterday afternoon as police went house to house looking for the killer. tonight, police have identified the suspect, and he is still on the run. police are calling it a case of domestic homicide. ding) friends >> reporter: friends and members of the family gathered in the parking lot of sanda cruz gonzalez' near her apartment. she was 29. a neighbor told us the victim has a 9 or 10-year-old son. she was stabbed to death friday by an ex-boyfriend. gi was scared because -- >> i was scared because there was a guy sitting on the curb full of blood. and i wor across the street, and i had to run to the county. >> we now that the suspect had a confrontation with her in the parking lot. he stabbed her multiple time, fled on if the, jumped a fence into the neighborhood just east of the crime. >> reporter: the suspect is juan ramirez. he dated cruz-gonzalez two years ago. then he continued to stock the vict

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i think it's a sign, a hopeful sign. and now i'm hopeful that something will come out of it. but if the president continues to insist on tax hikes, i don't think we're going to get very far. >> president obama has signed a bill that not only renews the violence against women act but extends the law with new protections for victims of rape and domestic abuse. the bill which first authorized in 1994 now offers programs to native americans, members of the lgbt community and undocumented immigrants. in signing the legislation the president dedicated the moment to those who have suffered and survived abuse. >> most of all, though, this is your day. this is a day of the advocates. the day of the survivors. this is your victory. because this is a country where everybody should be able to pursue their own measure of happiness and live their lives free from fear, no matter who you are. no matter who you love. that's got to be our priority. that's what today's about. >> meanwhile former president bill clinton is calling on the supreme court to overturn the defense of marriage act. or do

from newtown to washington, a journey these riders hope will make a difference. mooar, nbc news. >>> two deadly attacks today during chuck hagel's first trip to afghanistan as defense secretary. a suicide bomber detonated a bomb on a bicycle, and another was deatonated near a checkpoin. hagel faced some tough questions from the troops about the transition in afghanistan. >> yes, danger, yes, uncertainty, yes, complicated challenges. but i think the way we always look at challenges is that we see through those challenges to find the opportunity. >> he also attended a briefing from the 101st airborne and awarded the purple heart to two soldiers. >>> several bay area little leagues opened their season. >>> and several celebrities were on hand to ring in the baseball season. we'll show you coming up. medications? i don't know. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic to that. at kaiser permanente, your medical information is available to you and

>> a ruling from the court, if they do issue a ruling, would that affect just california or other states that have same-sex marriage laws? >> both sides hoped for a nation-wide ruling but that will not happen. it looks like well have only a california solution and i do think if i had to predict based on the arguments they can probably use the technical route to say we are not going to rule any way broadly on there and most likely prop 8 will no longer be in effect in california. >> thank you, counselor, thank you very much. >> we have the weather to talk about coming up next. >> high definition waterfront shows scattered shows and low-to-mid 50's with the wind light. despite the sunshine, we are still talking about some scattered showers in the forecast. that is coming up. >> plus, they have been years in the making, the first drivers to go through the newest tunnels. >> a special delivery all the way from the international space station where this bay area baby >> we have breaking news from oakland, these are pictures from sky 7, with police activity at 12000. we are told a woman stand outside of the family market was shot several times bu

>> yes, the protodeacon announced we have news of great joy, we have a new hope and we have a new pope from argentina. who it is said in the last papal conclave, he actually received a lot of the votes there. kind of runner up behind cardinal rasinger. he has taken the papal name, i believe, of francis. which would be the first pope who has taken the name, frances. >> i was just going to say, he is from argentina, 76 years old but the fact he is from argentina is extraordinary. >> yes. >> you have to understand the history that is being made here. 42% of the world's catholics now come from latin-america. he did come in by a lot of reports second to joseph rattes rattsinger. he was 76 years old and many believed he was too old. he was not taken seriously. this is an extraordinary moment throughout latin-america. you can only imagine the reaction going on there. this is a part of the world where the catholic church has been growing. where vocations have been growing. and they are getting ready to unferl and liz, this is your area of history. this beautiful papal banner. >> yes. however,

a deer. anything is possible at this point. we hope that someone comes forward and tells us you know i hit something in the roadway and we can investigate this properly. >> reporter: traffic was backed up for hours on 280 because a hazardous materials crew had to be called in to clean up the gruesome scene. cal trans and the chp opened up all lanes and the ramps before 10:00 this morning. the chp says none of the witnesses who stopped actually saw the accident so they need the public's help. they are asking anybody who might have any information to call 1-800-tell-chp, live from san jose, janine de la vega in. >> the north bay this morning commuters traveling from sausalito to the golden gate bridge faced an unusual road block, large rocks one measuring three to 4 feet wide rolled down a hill there forcing the closure of the highway. it happened before 5:00 a.m. near the waldo tunnel. a man suffered injured, the boulders blocked lanes until 6:45 when they were cleared. the hillside was deemed secure and all lanes re-opened. >>> transpo

have a great weekend. >> a little girl in texas is hoping a garage sale hope helps her raise money so they can help homeless people. >> i like enthuse yachl there. she spent hours organizing toys and clothes. proceeds of the sale will go a group called christian assistance ministry. >> she says see what's a good program it is and how people do get help. she's adopted and has a sense of someone helped her. >> that is very sweet. >> she told a tv station she hopes they will recognize quote $100 billion. even just $1 billion, we'll take it maybe she should help congress just keeps getting nicer but the end is near in this pattern. you can see clouds off shore, morning fog disappeared. sunny skies throughout afternoon. it's just pleasant. clouds increase overnight there. is a chance of rain we're talking light scattered stuff tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. clearing sunday. and changes next week. through saturday evening this, is important. it could be dangerous sneaker waves you should avoid those rock outcroppings and jetties. here is a look at satellite animation, you can see lots

>> a ruling from the court, if they do issue a ruling, would that affect just california or other states that have same-sex marriage laws? >> both sides hopedor a nation-wide ruling but that will not happen. it looks like well have only a california solution and i do think if i had to predict based on the arguments they can probably use the technical route to say we are not going to rule any way broadly on there and most likely prop 8 will no longer be in effect in california. >> thank you, counselor, thank you very much. >> we have the weather to talk about coming up next. >> high definition waterfront shows scattered shows and low-to-mid 50's with the wind light. despite the sunshine, we are still talking about some scattered showers in the forecast. that is coming up. >> plus, they have been years in the making, the first drivers to go through the newest tunnels. >> a special delivery all the way from the international space station where this bay area baby >> we have breaking news from oakland, these are pictures from sky 7, with police activity at 12000. we are told a woman stand outside of the family market was shot several times but

>> i think there's a great hope in many people that a new pope can mean new ideas, new reforms.o think that is entire world, not just the roman catholic world wants to see a better roman catholic church. all of us, regardless of our denomination want the pope to do a good job. the world needs to know the good news. so many times, scandal, corruption, the darkness of the human condition, the result of sin, becomes the headlines every day. we are seeing this thing with cardinal mahoney. i think it's unfair what's happening to him. i don't think he's acted differently than any other cardinal or bishop. they have all participated, to a great extent in the cover up. the fact is that's how the church operates. they operate in secret. it's a generalization. >> you are saying every cardinal in the world acted that way? it's not true, albert. where do you get your statistics? >> what we know about what cardinal mahoney did and the thousands of pages of documents, he was counseling priests, telling them not to go to therapy because the therapist might have to reveal what they did to law e

for a better tomorrow today in caracas venezuela that hope was celebrated while his death was mourned all taking place amidst a ceremony that was attended by thirty world leaders including who was. in iran as mahmoud. along with two million others so to tell us about his death is being commemorated how his legacy will be remembered along with the political scene in the post chavez world i'm joined now by our t. correspondent lizzie phelan all the way from caracas what a swell and thank you so much for taking the time lizzie. may i be as a pleasure to be i'm a big fan of the show and happy international women's day yes same to you lizzie i know you've been on the ground since his death and today you were at his funeral talk about the mood is like over there did you get a sense from the people that he was pretty well reviewed in his leadership. yeah well it's been i've been here since i wednesday since the first day that his body has been on display in the military academy here and. and it's been a very intense. three days for me hour after hour there's been hundreds and thousands of pe

. >> hope springs eternal. a of people would like a deal. >> but i don't think it's the way to get to one. you don't have enough member -- listen, two people hiding behind closed doors doesn't replicate a 535 members of congress who are the wisdom of 535 members of congress or for that matter 300 million americans. >> coming up in the next hour, we know lunch will be had with congressman ryan. chris van hollen will be at that lunch as well. will be or guest, but we see the gop senators willing to move of are the house republicans, is that where the obs nens will set? and that's why an important ally would be someone like paul ryan? >> he would be important, but starting from the senate, if they could get a bipartisan agreement, there's so much pressure on them. they've taken a beating with the sequester, popularity is at an all-time low. if they're forced to respond. >>> and we want to talk about the fact that we've seen some movement. this is like twilight zone thursday, i'm about to say the democratic darling t

he introduces them to a patient in for a check-up. he hopes better preventative care will help bring down mortality rate. it is also a priority in the new health center. is the lage, not far, his ay of -- after recovery he completed his h.p.d. there. but he refused a well paying job at a university and returned here. now he directs development projects for the church. he tells me about the first gift he wanted to give the region. his plan was to build a school. his inspiration was a quote from a french author who said that when you build a school, you close a prison. during the civil war, this building was once the scene of ethnic violence. today it's the place to educate the young generation, but some are critical of the aid programs. they worry local initiative could be discouraged. but the reverend says his village can serve as a positive example. it's my job, he says, to remind people of what we can do for ourselves. to quote president obama, yes we can. we can accomplish a lot, but there are still many who waste time. we need three things

is just that, a hope. we can't be risking this kind of treasure and blood on a hope. you go in, you smack saddam hussein, you get the hell out. all right. now, i'm going to give each of you about 45 seconds to sum it it up. all right. kirsten, you go first. >> i disagree with you, bill, i don't even know what to do with that you are absolutely right it is too many people died. we spent too much money. there is too many people who are suffering now because of this at home, people with -- whether it's mental illness or physical illness or missing limbs there were god knows how many iraqis were killed. estimates up to 100,000 people. you know, i don't think this was worth it. i think it was a mistake and i think we should have never done it. >> of course, the sacrifice of that treasure we need to honor at this point and when the peace, bill, that is the most important part, yeah. we won, we got rid of saddam now we have got to win the peace and have some solid influence. bill, it is always -- what happened was obama was fulfilling a campaign promise to get out as fast as

opening we see throngs of people running parallel to his van and just waving trying to catch a glimpse hoping maybe he sees them as well. there is a real sense of emotion out here, i'll tell you, that scene of seeing the pope get out of the jeep and walk down to that severely disabled man and just lay his hands on him as if in prayer, as if to offer a blessing to that person and as well as kissing these babies. this is not the type of baby kissing that you see on a political campaign, terry, that you've been covering, this is -- these are not babies being handed up to the pope. this is the pope getting out of the popemobile to be one with the people and i think that says a lot about the type of papacy he is trying to project to the world that he is about to begin, that this is a pope who is not going to just sit in st. peter's basilica or vatican city and be a pope from on high but he wants to protect a message he'll be one with the people of the catholic church and that's what we're seeing out here this morning. >> italian radio says 340,000 people there and breaking protocol to you to kiss

a black person. it's so absurd. i'm hoping that in a few years, june, you know, that day will come where this is such an absurd conversation. >> the u.s. supreme court continues hearing arguments related to same-sex couples tomorrow. next up? the defense i have marriage act. reporting live, jean kelly, nbc bay area news. >> here's arguments on the federal defensive marriage act. our coverage begins at 4:30 in the morning on "today in the bay" and it's going to continue throughout the morning and on our web site. >>> tonight, the mayor reveals his plans for his own political future. coming up, hear what he said when we asked him about a potential run for governor. >> well, a parole lee and a woman who was with him in a morganhill hotel were in custody tonight. police released this photo of martin flores. they say he barricaded himself inside a room at the morgan hill hotel today after police knocked on the door to ask about his car. he reportedly had stolen license plates and stolen goods inside. police say madriz was given a c

younger generation of catholics. >> reporter: that's the hope of the pastor of agressive parish in chicago. >> i think we need some life. i think we need some energy. i think we need some credibility. so that's what i'm hoping for. >> reporter: other american catholics are looking for a new kind of leadership under pope francis i. >> it took such a short time. he wasn't a front runner which is great. that means there is a different kind of blood. a different mentality. >> it means there is change coming. it's a reason for hope. >> reporter: many say they know it will take more than hope for francis to lead the faithful. >> he has so many issues to take care of -- just so many. i'm going to pray a lot for him. >> reporter: great expectations for a new style from this new pope. but it remains to be seen if that will also bring new substance. brian? >> john yang in chicago for us tonight. john, thanks. >>> many of those hoping for the first american pope were hoping it would be cardinal timothy dolan of new york. he just wrapped up a news conference tonight in rome t

he reached out and touched them offering a blessing an hope of healing. we have a report from that day. beginning with rita williams who was at mission dolores with the pope's visit to the california's oldest mission. >> reporter: john paul ii warmly greeted those along the center aisle of the pope. some of the 900 invited guests. the pope then approached the nine pews of aids patients. and certainly the most moving moment came when 4-year-old brendan ororke reached out to hug the holy father. little brendan contracted aids from a blood transfusion at birth. the pope then moved to other aids sufferers, most of them gay. it was the first time the leader of a catholic church has met directly with aids sufferers. from there the pope went alone to pray in the old mission. the oldest building in san francisco. in prepared remarks the pope proclaimed the unconditional and ever lasting love of god for all people dwelling at lenghts on sin and forgiveness. he did not mention homosexuality and referred only once to aids. >> too those who -- to those who are sick, t

john boehner said he thinks the president dining with republicans is a hopeful sign. >> this week we ve gone 180. now he is going to after being in office for four years he is going to sit down and talk to members. i think it is a sign i hopeful sign and i'm hopeful that something will come out of it. but if the president continues to insist on tax hikes i don't think he will get very far. >> one of the senators was on morning joe where richard wolf seemed to find movement towards the president's position. >> it seems like he took the president at his word. do you think the appropriate response is to say in that case we will consider sub stational revenues alongside entitlement reforms is that something you can agree on? >> i wouldn't phrase it that way. i would say are we willing to look at tax reform in a way to go to rate reduction in the mix of getting this done. >> some said it could be going to develop sit reduction. >> i'm willing to consider that. we did $620 billion of that. >> joining me now. alex we are looking for signs and i noticed that tom coburn shaved his beard. is th