now back to senator barbara boxer joining us from oakland, california. r, perfect segue here. mitt romney talking about how he's going to work across the aisle with members of the house and the senate to get things passed. do you think that's possible as i said right before we started listening to governor romney harry reid says it's laughable to think senate democrats would work with the governor to pass his severely conservative agenda. >> let me first say, i don't know where the governor's been for the last four years. but the way he portrays our president is outrageous. absolutely outrageous. i was there, i saw this man present a big and very important budget deal to john boehner, a $4 trillion deficit reduction and boehner said yes, and then at the last minute after he checked with his tea party he walked away. i served with barack obama in the senate. he has friends across the aisle, he reaches across the aisle, but when you have a majority leader named mitch mcconnell who said his highest priority is seeing this man become a one-term president, i d

. >>> joining me is democratic, barbara boxer wrote in politico today.e're looking there at a picture of, senator, of tip o'neill and reagan signing the bill. >> yes. >> on social security reform. you spoke about an earlier issue in your piece today about how they got together in '82, the year before. >> that's right. that was the year i was elected, so i came into the house of representatives in 1983. but there was such a feeling of camaraderie because about half of the democrats and half the republicans came together and guess what the problem was? raging deficits, not enough revenues and we needed to cut some spending, too. we needed to make sure that people got their unemployment benefits. tip o'neill realized that he was speaker of the house. not speaker of the democrats. and he had that magic. the magic to him was 218 votes. and that's what i wish john boehner would do. because if he took a page out of tip o'neill's book, we'll be off this fiscal cliff and i compliment congressman cole for his courage in saying, you know, the president's given us 9

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joining me now for a look at the final stretch of this close race, california senator barbara boxer.o much for joining us. the gender gap has been a big issue, the women's vote has been a big issue among voters throughout this campaign. let's talk about the gender gap. the president has sort of narrow lead among women. it's no longer the double-digit lead that he had. but is this enough for him to carry him, despite the disadvantage that he has with male, men voters, especially white men? >> first of all there are more women voters than men voters. so when he's leading women by eight and romney is leading men by seven, i think the math works in our favor. but here's the other interesting statistic -- among the undecides, the few that are left, most of them are women. and i think as women look at this, whether they're number one issue is jobs, and they look at the latest jobs reports, do you know that you probably do, that barack obama, under his leadership, we've created more private-sector jobs in the last couple of months than george w. bush in eight years? and this president was h

on the political front, california senator, barbara boxer pointed out romney once called for cuts to the federal emergency management agency. >> as aination there are some responsibilities you can not short change or outsource. disaster relief is one of these. >> another controversy following the storm has been settled. today, new york mayor michael blockberg canceled the new york marathon saying it will distract attention. they said the race will go on to give people something to cheer about. >>> a earthquake hit after 2:00 a.m. northeast of the island of mendono. the quake was at a depth of 24 miles. >>> u.s. postal service is offering a $10,000 reward to help catch bay area mail thieves. neighbors provided the police with home surveillance video of the thieves at work. the police advise them not to leave outgoing mail in their boxes. it is punishmentable to time in prison and $25,000 fine. >>> high school football game of the week goes deep into the heart of danville. monthy vista high are renewing their rivalry. we are -- monte vista high are renewing their rivalry. >> reporter:

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i was working for barbara boxer at the time and milton who you grew up in politics was involved with friends of the urban forest and a leader in many ways but had only recently moved back to san francisco after years on the east coast to help care for his ailing father and spend more time with family among other things, so participating in this program was a way for him to start the next chapter of his life back in san francisco to build new friendships, and to reconnect with the local community. i think it's fair to say that he was view as the older statesman of the group. not because of his age. there were many other similar people his age but because of his sage like quality. milton was a wise soul and every one recognized it and benefits from it. soon after the program ended both he and i joined the board of the democratic jewish club and milton became president the following year. just two years after having moved back to san francisco, but more than any shared any in politics the bond that we had, and that i saw him form with so many other members of our group and in other part

senator barbara boxer, thanks so much. i appreciate your time. >>> i want to bring in our political power panel, erin pike, ted strickland and reverend joe watkins, a republican strategist. great to have you all here. i know you were listening to the senator there. reverend joe, i want to start with you. the president is going to speak in the next hour from pennsylvania. we're getting live pictures of his plane arriving right now, as i understand it. it's going to be the first time we're going to hear from him since john boehner and mcconnell rejected this initial offer. what cards do the republicans think that they are holding that they can be so ob ststinent at s point, joe? >> i don't know if it's any cards. the hope is that we can get this done for the sake of the american people and the time for posturing has passed. it really is a negotiation. and republicans know at the end of the day that revenues have to be raised. and the question becomes is how's that done? is it going to be done by eliminating dividends or done

six senators, including dianne feinstein and barbara boxer wants to know what role oil refineries played in rising prices. gas jumped to more than $5 a gallon despite falling prices. analysts say a web of problems, including a fire at a refiny, were to blame. >>> it is 4:39 right now. our storm watch coverage continues, so stay tuned. >>> plus, new fallout this morning over apple's map misfire. now telling the head of the department to get lost. >>> too sweet? hey, too bad. the new bay area city thinking about imposing a tax on all those sugary drinks. >>> we continue to track the incoming storm. live look at the bridge toll plaza now. take your time, going to be windy and wet. >> this camera shows how windy it is. winds as high as 50 miles an hour. >> a live look at san jose. the storm just rolling into the south bay. we'll have that in less than five minutes. >> that clock is ticking on the approach to the fiscal cliff and a disconnect remains in what the parties are willing to do to try to prevent it. republicans new found willingness to consider tax increases coming with a catch. lar

six senators, including dianne feinstein and barbara boxer, they want to know what oil refineries rolelayed. analysts say a list of refinery problems including fighter at that richmond chevron refinery are to blame by this. the senators at this point not completely buying that story. >>> less than a month after they rejected the soda tax in richmond, a berkeley city councilwoman wants her city to give it way. the counselwoman urged the city to consider putting added tax on swedened drinks sold in the city. she says the money raised from the tax can go to support youth education and health programs. voters in richmond overwhelmingly rejected measures and which would have placed a one cent tax on every soda sold. >>> okay. when we come back, barry bonds, the baseball giant back in headlines. >>> okay. let the debate begin. is he in or is he out? major league baseball announced that the all-time home run leader, also a bay area native, barry bonds is on the 2013 hall of fame ballot. and it stirred up a little bit of controversy. >> yeah, for a lot of years, fans have been arguing whether

that breaks the record set by california senator barbara boxer back in 2004. >>> mark is here now, we're talking about the 49ers but not the quarterback controversy. something much more serious here. >> yeah they've been spending so much time talking about that. the fans the media. forgetting the fact they lost two key players in this past sunday's victory over the new orleans saints and it happened on one single play. two players gone. kyle williams out for the year with a torn left acl. he goes down as does kendell hunter running back with what is being reported as a torn achilles tendon both placed on injured return meaning they cannot return this season. meantime a good side of the story, best line backing crew in football and they're going to make sure they stay together. navarro bowman joining phillips and brooks as they wrap up bowman with a five year extension on his contract worth $45.2 million. 25.25 of it guaranteed. number 53 on these highlights leading the team with tackles. an absolutely beast and willis are just something else to watch on defense. >> marine -- meantime the

tomorrow as the project could benefit to democratic senators whose races will be tough next year. " barbara boxer and senator reid. they both won reelection and 2010. over one year later 2011, bright source ceo send e-mail to jonathan silver who was executive director of the energy department loan guarantee program. he wanted to review a draft e-mail to was the chairman of the board who was the then chief of staff to a bomb at the white house. e-mail or call when you can with suggestions. the email stated the white house needs to focus on the loan guarantees for the largest solar project and the world. it was conditionally approved more than one year ago and in the final stages of being completed. but at a house energy subcommittee beating last may chairmen ginger arden said to willard "u.s. gaming guy in charge of making a final decision to proofread the e-mail your chairmen would send to the white house chief of staff. there was no political involvement? >> of another coincidence alone receives final approval one month after the proofreading request that e-mails could be seen from his personal

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. >> reporter: us senator barbara boxer came to ktvu and told me that she believes that the votes will still fall for president obama. >> if you believe it or not polls the horse race is close nationwide, but the electoral college seems to favor the president, but again, we don't know until it's over. >> reporter: these voters are trying to get out of vote and that is one place where the republicans agree and say regardless of your political stripes everyone needs to cast their ballots in oakland, son sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up in 13 minutes the million muppet march, the seriously political message behind today's puppet rally. >>> some legal scholars say california's food labeling proposition could encourage lawsuits. the initiative requires genetically modified foods to be label but some critics say it made lead to lawsuits. they say people could sue for an injunction to halt the sale of mislabeled goods without having to show that they were harmed or deceived. supporters say if companies follow the labeling rules there is no cause for litigation and that any class-act

barbara boxer of california and majority leader senator reid from nevada. both won reelection in 2010. over a year later in march 2011, bracer are still had no love. they sent e-mail to jonathan silver who is executive dirt of the energy department phone guarantee program. he was responsible for making sure these loans went through. woolard wanted software to review a draft e-mail that the chairman of the board of bracer synergy was planning to send to william daley, who was then chief of staff to president obama at the white house. and this is from the e-mail. either e-mail or call and you can with suggestions woolard wrote. the e-mail stated the white house needs to focus on finalizing the loan guarantee for what would be the largest solar project in the world. bracer's energy was conditionally approved more than a year ago and is in the final stages of being completed. we need a commitment from the white house for a long closure between allenby india d. by march 18, end quote. a house energy and commerce subcommittee meeting last may, chairman jim jordan

tomorrow at noon, senator barbara boxer will join me to talk about what is at take in this election. up next, a special edition of "hardball." chris matthews interviews vice president joe biden. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in cleveland. let me start with this. the close nest of this election tells you something about our country, how divided it. as you look at rockefeller center in new york, consider the national polling. the north, midwest and west back obama. the south is with romney, or is against obama. you can see this division as it works its way down from southwest pennsylvania, including part of ohio, down through west virginia. you see it in the agitation that romney and his forces are working in their ads and speeches. donald trump, who says is president is an illegal immigrant, now doing robocalls for romney. john sununu keeps calling the president lazy and un-american. and topping it off, we heard romney out here in ohio today saying the president is bent on, get this, revenge. let's begin tonight with my interview with vice president biden

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lawmakers include senators feinstein and barbara boxer of california. >>> president obama employed a little, in the results of the fiscal cliff. the president surrounded himself with people who he said were middle class americans. if congress does nothing, a series of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes will take in effect in january. the president want to raise income taxes on those who make more than $250,000 a year. republicans don't want to do it and reduce spending cuts. >>> president urges americans to use social media, especially twitter. they introduced the hash tag, my 2k, including my $2 k. how much more each middle class family would pay without congressional action. >> my 2k and e-mail, post office, member of the congress, do what it takes to communicate a sense of urgency. >> republicans are embracing the my 2k hash tag. they are using it to make points against the president's plan. >>> the police standoff is enteringit fifth hour after an animal control officer was shot and killed, helping to evict a man from the northern california home this afternoon. it's happening

tomorrow at noon, senator barbara boxer will join me to

island residents say they have been left behind in relief efforts, and we asked california senator barbara boxer about what's being done, and if help is getting to those that need it. >>> four days before the election, new unemployment numbers are out, and economists say they show the economy is growing slowly, but consistently. according to the labor department, employers $171,000 jobs in october, but the unemployment rate rose from 7.9, to 7.9%, previously, it was 7.8 in september. more people started looking for work. labor secretary says the numbers show a rebound in consumer confidence. >>> today's jobs report was the last major snapshot of the economy before the election next tuesday. as expected, president obama and governor romney see the report differently. romney calls it stagnation. >> today, we learn that it's actually 7.9%, and that's 9 million jobs short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. >> the republican presidential nominee also says voters will decide next tuesday between what he calls stagnation, and prosperity. >>> president

the 32 state lawmakers have signed lee's letter including the senator barbara boxer.'s encouraged by the actions of ups which earlier this week said it would no longer donate to the boy scouts. >>> now to an nbc bay area follow-up. the big debate over small amounts is over, at least for now. the san francisco board of supervisors approved the so called micro apartments, they will not limit the number which can be developed. supervisor scott wayner suggested capping the number of the 150 square foot units at 375. that idea was rejected late yesterday. >>> when you do your holiday weekend grocery shopping now you have a great opportunity to help the less fortunate this holiday season. nbc bay area is joining safe way for our annual food drive and it happens tomorrow. it benefits bay area food banks. as you might know thousands of bay area residents need help. the 49ers are playing a big part of this effort. >> we know food is a big thing for people. they need to have sufficient food and nutritional food so they can be at their best. >> if you go to your local safe way,

six senators, including dianne feinstein and barbara boxer want to know what role oil refineries playedysts say a web of refinery problems including the fire at the richmond chevron refiny were to blame. senators aren't so sure. >>> 6:21 right now. from the ground to the air, all those slick condition, os out te will be causing some problems. [ singing christmas carols in background ] aunt sally's singing again. it's a tradition, honey. [ singing christmas carols ] mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> we are watching severe weather all across the bay area. taking a live look this morning. so far, heavy rain and strong winds not causing any delay. shaking our camera though. starting at about 8:00 this morn, the duty manager at the airport says to expect arriving flights into san francisco international. they could experience delays of up to four

at the national level the debate over climate change comes down to, like, barbara boxer or james inhofe as the head of the environment committee, right, debating over polar bears and igloos in the washington mall. god bless them both. the ocean has already surged into new york and the city is going to have to decide something now. they say it would cost $5 billion per barrier to protect new york city from the seas in one of these high-tech surge barriers out at the sea. $5 billion. when is possible is being redefined by what is happening. well. [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> we hope that you will watch right here at 8:00 p.m. on the nbc family network. it is going to be great. at 9:00 tomorrow we will have a fresh episode of the rachel maddow show. û >>> i made my mistakes i know when you crawl in the dirt and make change it i

at the national level the debate over climate change comes down to, like, barbara boxer or james inhofe of the environment committee, right, debating over polar bears and igloos in the washington mall. god bless them both. the ocean has already surged into new york and the city is going to have to decide something now. they say it would cost $5 billion per barrier to protect new york city from the seas in one of these high-tech surge barriers out at the sea. $5 billion. just for kicks, we could bill eight of those $5 billion barriers, and we could get $20 billion change back along with saving ourselves. with this historic, fairly predictable, foley predicted disaster, what is possible has become undefined by what is so clearly needed, what is possible is being redefined by what is happening around us. >>> we hope that you will watch right here at 8:00 p.m. on the nbc family network. it is going to be great. at 9:00 tomorrow we will have a fresh episode of the rachel maddow show. tonight we will be right back. thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 yea

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