con stand teen salakov, a graduate of brown university, was in the bay area on a hiking trip.olice say on august 20th he returned his rental car to sfo but never got on a flight. his parents talked to him the next day and he told them apparently by phone that he was safe. they never heard from him again. san francisco police have not opened the case. they think he's missing voluntarily. his credit cards have not been used since he disappeared. well, the school year just started but students are already going to get some vacation time because of the state budget crisis. san jose unified school district will close schools for five days of teacher furloughs. it was the deal teachers made to avoid layoffs. other district employees say it hurts their shrinking budgets. >> yes, i have to cut back. i have to cut back on my things that i do. we're really struggling especially during the summertime that we don't work. we might work part time only for the kids in summer school. so during that time we don't get paid and then what happens is come back to school again, we're still tight on

and rhode island that brown university earlier see here brown voted to boycott the columbus day holiday after seven hundred students signed a petition blasting christopher columbus the straight man of data for americans it's a day of meeting rights in washington state's colorado and throughout the countless indian reservations in this country. is really just a day off from work or an a in our federal holiday coming to washington and seeing that it makes a big difference in kind of brings it home the district of columbia is actually named after christopher columbus here in the nation's capital he's honored every year in the celebration behind me and for anyone traveling to d.c. by train they'll make their way here to union station where one of the first thing they'll probably see is a lovely fountain behind me as dedicated to christopher columbus and the three flagpoles behind it symbolize the three ships that brought explorer and his group to the new world indigenous people in latin america have been resisting general pete. here the save in the sky over to america but they did was conqu

where the panel has awarded the nobel prize for chemistry, richard heck from brown university is a winnerhe other are two japanese scientists to make better medicine and electronics we are told. a john hopkins won the nobel in chemistry back in 2003. >>> for defense in 2007? >> if there were one. >> he would be -- >> on tour today. >> what is going on here. >> he would be a likely candidate. >> see if you get any of. >> those folks, five people, don and i to promoe stuff for wjz, you forget how vibrant the place is. >> full of people. >> full of people. the 28th chocolate festival is coming up. yum. >> that's correct. say that again. >> yum. >> we will dive into this thing. man oh man. >> figure out how to open it. >> i will show you how. have you got a knife. >> chocolate apples and caramel apples and man oh man. this thing is full down. >> i see those right through. >> yea you have -- do you know who they are. >> he won the nobel prize back in 1963. >> there you go. >> let's go. you still have -- is it showering on you right now? >> no. we are dry right now. that's a good thing. >> look

brown now. obviously the democratic candidate, a well-known name in california. he's a lifetime career politician. born in san francisco. he attended st. ignatius high school, then studied at santa clara universitybrown as many know intended to be -- he wanted to be a seminary, a catholic priest. but he changed his mind and entered u.c. berkeley. he's always had a fascination with religion and a deep thinker. he at 72 years old, jerry brown is currently the attorney general. he's served as oakland's mayor from 1999 to 2007. brown spent two terms in california -- as california's governor, from 1975 to 1983. obviously if he wins in november, it will be his third time at the state house. now because he served as governor before the passage of term limits, he is eligible to serve a third term. the whitman camp says brown is a sacramento insider who won't change what's wrong with sacramento. and joining us now you is nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. i know you spent time with brown talking to him about what he hopes to get out of this evening. >> reporter: as you know, jerry brown loves the debate setting. he is very comfortable debating the issues. and his campaign manager says expect to hear him talk

after that, gordon brown speaks at harvard university. . >> he would have been the fiercest in the drives. the people who knew washington best and did so by that same personality, someone but was much more personality. we tend to think of washington as a bland but were the character. he was anything but. there was a tremendous will. he was tremendous in his personality under this very reserved facade. >> you say in your preludin to this book that you want a fresh portrait. after all that has been read, how did to do a fresh portrait? >> hamilton had washington in the revolutionary war. hamilton wrote a series of very perceptive letters about washington. i can remember being absolutely startled. i read so much about washington. these were significant things that were overlooked by previous biographers. the more that i read about washington, he was a man of many moods and many passions. because it was covered by this intense self control, people did not see it. what we have done in the very understandable and laudable desire to generate washington, we have the rough edges of the personality

. >> the students and a university freshman at another university, john brown, have been charged beforeing an hallucinate the genic -- john perrone, have been charged with making in hallucinogenic drug. >> hillary was one of the hundreds of evacuated from the dorm saturday. she said it was shocking that something like this could get been going on so close to our room. according to documents, police seized ammonia, salt, lighter fluid and rubber gloves, items consistent with a clandestine lab. it students on campus have a hard time believing that something like this could happen at such a prestigious school. >> i do not think it speaks to the character of the average georgetown student. >> the competition is coming under fire after an american swimmer died during a world cup race over the weekend. 26-year-old fran crippin died while completing a 10 k race near dubai. there is speculation that he died of a heart attack due to dehydration. witnesses say the water was 86 degrees where other sources say it was closer to 90 degrees. >> one of my commitment to moving forward is to make sure th

remembering aa rutgers university freshman who killed himself after his room mite mate secretly taped him in bed with another man and then streamed that on the internet. kathryn browney. >> reporter: the rutgers university community paused to remember tyler clementi, taking part in a moment of silence before saturday's homecoming football game. >> i feel sorry for the kid and his family. >> reporter: he killed himself after fellow students allegedly streamed video on the web of him having a sexual encounter with another man. >> everybody's a community here. one goes down, we all go down. it's painful. >> reporter: the tribute at the game is just one of several taking place. a candlelight vigil is being held sunday night. gay rights groups are urging two town hall meetings to be held next week. clemente, a talented violinist was supposed to perform with the rutgers symphony orchestra for the first time saturday night. before his death, he did reach out to a resident assistant in his dorm to request a room change. an internet post said "he seemed to take it seriously. he e-mailed we to what happened. it's unclear if the complaint was filed. >> from what i understand,

at rutgers university, katherine brown, wjz eyewitness news. >>> in the wake of clemente's death, local colleges and universities are reminding students of the possible dangers of using webcams and social media. >>> it has been six months since a comcast technician was killed inside his work van on baltimore's east side. now, police say they've totally run out of leads. carlos williams was shot and killed on march 21st on boone street at north avenue. police believe more than one person was involved in the murder. and detectives are asking for help identifying those responsible. williams' wife and three children say they're praying someone with information will come forward. >> this person will outright and kill a honest, caring, working man, he will kill your mother, your father, your brother, your sister, your child. he needs to be off the streets of baltimore. >> police are asking anyone with any information to call homicide detectives at 410-396- 2100. >>> students and parents at a maryland high school are on alert after a sex assault on school grounds. a female student at annapolis

meg whitman and jerry brown will debate at dominican university in san rafael. the latest polls showing brown ahead by 5 points and by 10 among women. it was taken after the whitman housekeeper story broke but before the recording of a sexist slur from brown's camp. >>> next stop philadelphia. the giants defeating the braves last night 3-2. they will now take on the phillies with game one on saturday and it should be a pitchers' duel with tim lincecum taking the mound against roy halladay. >>> a jury will weigh in on the death of anna nicole smith. deliberations start this morning in los angeles. the jury will decide whether smith's two doctors and lawyer/boyfriend gave her too many prescription drugs, leading to her overdose and death in 2007. the doctors claim they prescribed the drugs because smith suffers from physical and emotional pain. >>> the army begins hearings today in the case of the alleged fort hood gunman. nadal hasan an army psychiatrist is accused of opening fire at the military base last november. 13 soldiers were killed. the hearings will deter

:30 and former nightly news anchor tom brocaw will be moderating between jerry brown and meg whitman at dominican university. in the east bay, christie smith joins us with a sample. christie? >> political observers say that both whitman and brown need to really work on reassuring their base. that's even more important for jerry brown this go around. democrats are not as enthusiastic this year as republicans are. they will be making their ways to nearly 1/5 of california voters who are undecided and enthusiastic about the whole thing. whitman's team tried to fire up women voters over a comment of brown's team described as a slur against women. he apologized for salty language. students are excited and this debate is happening here and no doubt they are telling us the questions will be on the economy. >> i got to get a job. >> as a senior, i'm graduating soon and think for everybody it's simple. it sounds like the economy is the biggest thing. >> in a state with a $19 billion deficit, of course voters looking for a candidate who can take the state in a new direction. of course tonight the challenge will be to

this was the scene as meg whitman and jerry brown faced off at dominican university. e event was filled with heated exchanges. one of the most comfortable exchanges happened when moderator asked brown about the audio tape released last week in which word whore to describe meg whitman. >> this is a five-week old conversation picked up on cellphone, very hard to detect who it is. and this is not -- i don't want to get into the term, and how it's i couldn't you find with the campaign apologized promptly, and a affirm that apology tonight. >> you're repeating it to ms. whitman. >> so it's not just me, it's the people of california who deserve better than slurs and personal attacks. that's not what california is about. it is not our better selves. and i think people know exactly -- i think every californian and especially women know exactly what's going on here, and that is a deeply offensive term to women. >> have you chastised your chairman who called the congress whores? >> you know better than that. that's a completely different thing. the fact that you are -- [ laughte

. >>> jerry brown and meg whitman will debate for the last time tonight at dominican university in san rafael. it comes at a time when both candidates for governor have what could be called a woman problem. a staffer for brown was recently caught on tape using a vulgarity to describe his opponent and whitman is facing criticism about firing an undocumented maid. the latest poll shows brown leading among women voters compared to a virtual tie back in september. the poll was taken after the maid story broke but before the recording of the brown staffer became public. >>> this morning, hundreds of nurses planned to go on strike at children's hospital in oakland. the walkout is scheduled to last three days. the key issues, pay and benefits. anne makovec is in oakland where the picketing is expected to start in 90 minutes. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the strike officially starts at 7:00 a.m. some nurses are starting to gather here this morning as you can see over there. but they will start the picket line at around 6:30 this morning. we're talking 700 to 800 nurses total expect

this morning brown visited black churches in los angeles,; todays university of southern california loseles times poll shows brown with 50% of the vote compared to whitman's 38%. last month, the same poll showed brown with just a 5% lead. whitman's campaign released a statement saying the latest poll is out of dade and statistic which i flawed. the same poll found barbara boxer has a slight edge over carly fiorina carly fiorina. >> alan: first lady michelle obama is due to visit the bay area tomorrow to help raise money for democratic candidates. nancy pelosi's office confirmed the first lady will be attending a fundraiser at the paramount -- fairmont hotel. she was a huge draw when she paid a visit here back in june of 2009. >>> just ahead. the south bay councilman reportedly caught taking political signs. one group is now offering a big reward for information, while the council member says he did nothing wrong. the wet weather continues. leigh glaser coming up to tell you how long it will last. i inherited my father's '69 norton commando. it's been a dream of mine to restore it. and i

this was a scene as republican meg whitman and jerry brown faced off at dominican university the of that full of heated exchanges overtaxes job creation public. one thing i wouldn't do to cut our budget deficit and tax in fairness i wouldn't tolerate the capital gains tax which my opponent wants to do. the gains tax benefits mostly millionaires and billionaires i would add five to 10 billion to our budget deficit and a lot of the money would have to come from public schools. i don't believe that jury brought is wrong about this. the capital gains tax that he likes some much is a tax on jobs, job creators and a tax on investment. if we compete with other states and three other states washington, texas and nevada have no capital gains tax. if we eliminate this tax would show see is more jobs, who or bonuses, more tax revenue so we can invest in the things that we really want to invest in. we are competitive with neighboring states and to the recovery effort that i had planned tax cuts for a big part of it. the debate after green party candidate was not invited she showed up at the ways. sh

campuses into a classroom that's centered around the debate between meg whitman and jerry brown. >> the university's president has been working with professors and students for weeks to participate in what they call an extraordinary educational opportunity. this gives the students a look at the democratic process first hand and also puts them on the map. all know marin is known as a heavily democrat area, they are keeping an open mind. >> i'm excited to see meg whitman's business approach to taking on california. i'm a business major so i'm looking forward to see what she has to say about that. brown has a lot of the experience and the politics and what not. >> one topic likely to come up tonight is money. ktvu has learned that meg whitman recently put another 2.5 million into her campaign for governor. she already shattered the record for personal spending on a campaign but she's not the only one breaking spending records. independent groups trying to -- trying to influence the governor's race have also spent $21.3 million and according to the political practices commission, 20 million has been spe

jerry brown, knowledge and know-how we can trust. >>> we are back here at angelico hall, dominican universityn san raffaele for the final debate between meg whitman and jerry brown. that debate will start in just about an hour. >> as we return now the dalai lama visiting the bay area tonight, spreading a message of kindship and compassion. the tibetan spiritual leader began his northern california swing in the south bay, speaking to a soldout crowd of about 12,000 people, san jose's mchenry convention center. earlier this afternoon, the dalai lama spoke to the press about the differences between prayer, patience and technology. >> produce immediately what we want. certain things may not materialize but that materialize with science and technology. >> the dalai lama will stay in the bay area for several days, later at san jose university and stanford university. >> don't ask, don't tell appears to be over tonight. a federal judge in southern california has issued worldwide injunction blocking enforcement of a 17-year-old with military policy. attorneys at the u.s. department of justice have 60

then, former prime minister gordon brown at harvard university. later, senate armed services committee chairman carl levin talks about the afghanistan war. tomorrow, the first televised debate between ohio's u.s. senate candidates, lee fisher and rob portman. the candidates are running to replace retiring republican senator george voinovich. watch live coverage on c-span. next week, the supreme court begins its new term. you can learn more about the nation's highest court with c- span's latest book -- the supreme court. caen -- conversations with active and retired justices, reporters who cover the court, and attorneys who argued cases there. it is available in hardcover and also as an e-book. >> this weekend on c-span3, american history tv unveils the mysteries of the 18th century ship recently uncovered at the world trade center site. discovering what the presidential elections of 1824 and 1828 or not only important but also scandalous. after 90 years -- why the 19th ament

the brown university professor, and scott, a political analyst for the npr station of rhode island. mark, we'll start with your question. >> let's start with the question and get it out of the way. my phone has been ringing off the wall the last 48 hours. people on one side say this was undignified and you don't speak about a president of the u.s. -- any president that way. on the other end, people thought it was brilliant. time that someone pulled off the president. mr. ronald algieri, where you fit in the spectrum? >> i fit in the middle. i understand mr. frank caprio's for a stretcher with a leading member of his own party who is denying him an endorsement, and was not favoring him or the senator lincoln chafee, a good friend of the president -- and i think it was inappropriate,. a harvard graduate should deal to speak more eloquently on an issue where he feels slighted. he could have taken a president to task, but in a much better way. >> mr. frank caprio? >> i knew that we would get the shoving question. i have the highest level of respect for president obama. he has a tough jo

it's the home stretch in campaigns of both meg whitman and jerry brown focused on personal attacks than pressing issues. dominican university, a small school in the bay area serves as a back up of the final debate between democrat jerry brown and republican meg whitman. both candidates entered a showdown in controversy. brown has been nearly a week since a month-old voice mail surfaced. in it a staffer characterized whitman as a whore for the move to exempt law enforcement unions from pension reform. for whitman, she's still recovering from allegations she mistreated her undocumented housekeeper, firing her after she decided to run for governor. >> one hope distractions fade into the background and two candidates in some significant discussion or debate about issues that the next governor is going to have to deal with. >> despite spending $122 million, whitman has fallen behind brown in polls taken after the housekeeper story broke. no new polls have come out since brown's voice mail scandal. nearly 20% of californians are still undecided and absentee ballots are in millions of homes. >> and they'll like use their impressio

that was my university, checking out be the king, and james brown, a cream.inding out how they were able to penetrate people's hearts. with their music. once you do that, something happens to their eyes. they become brighter. they start crying, they do not know why. they start dancing. it is like when a woman gives birth. =mmfirst, she cries and then she laughs. later on, she dances. and that, to me, is the beauty of what san francisco is about. >> one final question, and we are going to link it to your music today. such a rich legacy that you are giving us. you mentioned to me that you are working on a new album. could you share what is coming up? >> i love to dream when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo ma to do the george harrison saw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we do not leave anybody out. t conviction, i am one of the few people that you can recognize by one note. god gave me that universal tone, and that is what we want to implement in all the songs. thank you.

election coverage, a decision 2010 this is seen as a middleman and jerry brown face-off at university instead of for the third, final televised debate it was filled with heated exchanges overtaxes job creation and public employee unions one of the most colorful exchanges happened when tom brokaw asked about the audio tape released in which a female aide used wh were aor whore. >> this is a five week old pipe problem conversation picked up on cellphone it is minute to deduct your is. i want to get into the term redwood city campbell and apologize pray. >> you're repeating your apology? >> i am certain it happens. >> so it is not just me it's the people of california who deserve better than slow as and personal attack that is not what california is about it is not a better souls. i think people know i think every california in an every woman knows exactly what's going on here and that is deeply offensive call out to woman. >> did you chastise your woman who call them >>? that is a completely different thing. the fact you are the defending your campaign, the funds they you're defending y

university. and louise brown was the first baby born in 1978 through the invetro fertilization. >>> many are feeling itchy, crawlly, nervous. >> i'm feeling like something's on me. >> reporter: bedbugs are infesting all areas of the city. >> we don't know why, but they magritte and hitchhike. >> reporter: wednesday, service several were found. they hide too mattresses, cur answer the, clothing and pillows. they get around easily from person to person and house to house. all they need is a space as wide as a credit card. >> they're knock ternal and secretive. >> and once you bring them home, they're hard to get rid of. >> reporter: without an exterminator, you can dry on high heat and the challenge is finding them. a female bedbug lays 500 new ones. and this is epidemic in some parts of the country. >> we don't have any. >> no, no, no. >>> have you heard from the neighbors across the street. these folks live in butter hill, the hardest hit area. and no house is immune and the bugs are strapping the surface of a long term announces. >>> and two lawsuits against management companies are pending as a re

. >> reporter: for the record, the eight ivies are harvard, dartmouth, brown, cornell, columbia, yale, princeton and the universityout them, we talked to lee stetson. he spent almost 30 years as an ivy league dean of admissions. >> the ivy league has this image of being one of the more elite and more respected programs in the country academically, which we like to think is true. >> reporter: but what most people don't realize is that the ivy league was originally defined not by scholastics but by athletics. >> we end up playing each other in sports, and that's really the bottom line. >> reporter: that may be how it started, but today the ivy league is seen by many as the country's most prestigious schools. they're certainly among the oldest. seven of the schools were founded even before the american revolution. there's a legend that ben franklin applied to harvard and was rejected. so he said he'd start a college of his own. and he did. founded in 1740, it was called the academy of philadelphia. later it was renamed the university of pennsylvania. today, penn has more than 23,000 students on campuses that sprawl o

. >> the next scheduled debate for whitman and brown is set for dominican university in san rafael. for more information go to ktvu .com and click on the election 2010 tag. >>> last year you may recall cloud cover forced the blue angels to limit some of their acrobatic stunts. >> i checked in with steve, our weather guru, and ensaid the weather should be fine this weekend. >> there you go. >>> several major banks are putting a foreclosure on -- hold on foreclosure proceedings. but wells fargo in san francisco says they don't have any reason to follow -- to follow the lead. >>> in the last few hours we've found out a wells fargo executive has admitted verifying foreclosure documents he signed. but the san francisco-based bank says it's confidence that foreclosure documents are accurate. the coworker said he relied on other coworkers to ensure the information is correct. >>> bank of america is investigating loans from 23 states where workers may have rushed the foreclosure process. bank of america plans to resubmit documents. >>> 7:23. the l.a. times has more than $69 -- says more tha

at bowie state university, the doors open at 1:00 and it's a free event open to the public's. pamela brown reporting. >>>> dozens of police officers in prince george's county have been cleared of any wrongdoing related a cheating probe. the cadets did not cheat on their craney test. the department launched an internal probe after allegations someone provided the 34 officers with answers to the test. sources say the audit did uncover problems with how the tests were graded. a senior officer could face disciplinary action. >>> one make of booby traps of foreclosed house in the district heights neighborhood. real-estate agents found two explosive devices in the basement of a vacant house on kentucky avenue. they appear to be pipe bombs. prince george's county police want to speak with the former owner. family members say that he left months ago and was eventually evicted. >>> looks like a burglary spree in northern virginia may have spread. prince william county police say 14 houses in the haymarket area were hit earlier this week. someone broke into a dozen houses and cars and garages, steal

clinton seen at a rally in los angeles will be at san jose state university tonight with gubernatorial candidate jerry brown and lieutenant governor candidate gavin newsom. the former president is the democrats not so secret weapon. they are both in tight races and hope mr. clinton's charisma will help. >>> republican senate candidate carly fiorina continues to go after barbara boxer. linda yee with more on one of the tighters races in the country. >>> reporter: fresh fromherr rally with senator john mccain, carly fiorina appeared on fox news sunday to explain why barbara boxer will have trouble winning reelection. >> she is too extreme for california. she is an extreme liberal, hyper partisan. >>> reporter: fiorina and boxer campaigned in southern california this weekend. it's where political insiders believe the senate race will be decided. boxer questioned fiorina's character. >> my opponent is proud to have the support of sarah palin. and i can tell you you can tell about a person when you look at the company they keep. >> i'm proud of my endorsement from sarah palin and i said that over and over again.

brown. on the newshour tonight, political editor david chalian walks us through the changes in the president's inner circle. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez looks at the varied reactions to the suicide of a student at rutgers university in new jersey. >> brown: special correspondent kira kay previews this weekend's elections in bosnia, where ethnic tensions still run high. >> lehrer: mark shields and michael gerson offer their analysis of the week's news. >> brown: and hari sreenivasan has the latest on a powerful computer virus that could be targeting nuclear facilities in iran. >>> there are lots of groups today that are now sitting planning how to make use of this kind of mechanism. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: there was a changing of the guard at the white house today. president obama announced he's losing his chief-of-staff, rahm emanuel. he'll be succeeded by a long- time advisor, pete rouse. newshour c

joins mike thompson at a stop in napa, and later clinton will appear with jerry brown and gavin newsom at san jose state university. and officials were in the bay area trying to help balance the scales of environmental justice. the epa administrator lisa jackson toured parts of oakland and richmond including the site in west oakland. the industrial pollution is blamed for causing unusually high rates of asthma and loping disease. resident presented innovative ways to clean their contaminated soil which includes chilling crushed fish bones into the ground and cleaning it with organic material. >> the end of the day, environmental protection and community protection. i saw outstanding examples here in oakland of leadership. >> resident want to redevelop on the super fun sites. and the epa helped out by issuing $100,000 to three low income communities. >>> and a woman was killed on west street. oakland police say the shooters in at least two vehicles opened fire on a group of people just before midnight. 29-year-old carolyn howard was killed and three men were injured. two are in critical condition. investigators don

brown is pulling ahead. he now has the lead of six points. tonighty gubernatorial debate will take place at dominican university.s where christie smith joins us with more on how the university is getting ready for this. it will be a big event. >> it is. hundreds of people out here. i wanted to say we had a chance to talk with a couple of students up bright and early this morning. they are going to be watching this very closely. what they are telling us is their decision comes down to the economy and education, specifically education funding. they want to hear from republican meg whitman and democratic challenger jerry brown on what they would change as governor. the state has a $19 billion deficit and they want the leader who can take the state in a new direction. here's what a graduate student just told us. >> i have left leaning tendencies so i say brown, but if meg whitman has a strong debate, i would not rule her out, especially on the education issue. >> a spokesperson for the university told me they have been feeling a number of e-mails from people hoping their questions might be passed on so they can be a

then at 7:00, he'll take the stage at san jose state university with democrats jerry brown and gavin newsom to help in their races. >> we are going to see something today we haven't seen since the 2008 presidential race, the obamas campaigning together. they were stumping for ted strickland in the final two weeks of the midterm battle for control of congress. >> reporter: with early voters casting battles, the gloves are coming off. john mccain campaigning for carly fiorina. >> this person will never wave the white flag of surrender. >> you don't think he likes barbara boxer? >> barbara boxer, is the most anti-defense senator today? the senate today because i have had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> he never mentioned his former running mate, sarah palin who was campaigning an hour and a half away. >> we retire of reid and the whole band of merry followers? >> president obama campaigning for a mass mass governor saying republicans said no hoping to ride it to the ballot box but then an admission. >> i understand that sometimes hope may have faded as we've gr

bill clinton is due to lead a rally for jerry brown and gavin newsom tomorrow at san jose state university. he's also scheduled to be at a fund-raiser tomorrow. yesterday hillary clinton gave a speech in san francisco to the commonwealth club. she wasn't campaigning, though, rather talking about how technology is changing a world and the bay area is leading the way. >>> hundreds of emergency volunteers from across san francisco came together today to practice what they've learned. the volunteers spent three hours practicing skills such as search and rescue, caring for injured victims and setting up staging areas. the group is called nert. it's no coincidence today's drill comes on the eve of the lomaprieta earthquake. >> that's why we focus those two events as the big refreshers to everyone. we do offer training and skills. those are the two big ones we always remember. >> the citywide drill has been held since 1992. city leaders have trained more than 20,000 people to step in and help in the event of a disaster. >>> we've all heard of the castro, north beach and chinatown, and some of the

clinton will attend a rally for both brown and new some at san jose state university.dates for lieutenant governor went on the attack. he claimed he supported tax increases in the 2009 state budget deal. well, for his part, he criticized newsome's budget priorities here in san francisco. he also said he allocated a half million dollars to assist illegal immigrants and a quarter million for transgender programs. >>> sarah palin is spending the weekend in california to rally conservatives all across the state. the former alaska governor was in sacramento yesterday alluding to her support for meg whitman. but she did stop short of endorsing the candidate for governor. she will appear at a republican national committee rally in anaheim later today. neither whitman nor republican senate candidate any lean plan to attend that event. >>> bay area tea partyers are getting ready today for what they call the biggest tea party the west coast has ever seen. they got together last night at dick coy's barbecue pit for a prerally event. the golden state rally for america is today at

brown and meg whitman almost every day. mark matthews is live at domestic university in san rafael tonight where pretty good exchange between the candidate. >> yes there were. meg whitman knew that she had to be more aggressive in this debate. she slipped in the poll the last couple days. she was hurt by that house keeper story that came out. but tonight clearly more aggressive. listen to this exchange between her and jerry brown prompted by the question from tom brokaw who asked brown about the telephone recording that came to light last week in which one of brown campaign staffer can be heard describing meg whitman has a whore. >> we have heard no outrage from you about the use of that kind of language which to many women as calling an african american the n-word. have you been in charge of the investigation of your campaign to find out who is responsible for using that phrase. >> i don't agree with that comparison. no. 1. no. 2 this 5 week old private conversatio conversation. >> oh, >> picked up on a cell phone with a garble transmission very hard to detect who it is. this is not i don't want to get natural term and how

explosive at times, tonight's whitman-brown debate took part at the dominican university. >> reporter: three weeks from election day, but factor in the most people are voting by mail, some people are voting now. withman is proposing eliminating the capital. >> how much money will you save if this tax breaks were in effect this year or last year? >> so? you know what i'm an investor and investors will benefit from this but so will job creators and i was a job key kwraeu creator. >> reporter: the most surprising question -- >> i don't agree with that comparison. and this was a private conversation. >> that is a deeply offensive term to women. >> can i just interject. have you fired your employer who called [ bleep ] >> you know it's a different situation. >> reporter: brown accused whitman of treating mexicans like [ bleep ] >> he works them, then sends them back. i don't think that's right. >> reporter: brown has opened up about a five to seven point lead. randy shandobil. >>> one person was arrested outside tonight's debate. she was upset that she couldn't share the stage, her story.

explosive at times, tonight's whitman-brown debate took part at the dominican university. >> reporter: three weeks from election day, but factor in the most people are voting by mail, some people are voting now. withman is proposing eliminating the capital. >> how much money will you save if this tax breaks were in effect this year or last year? >> so? you know what i'm an investor and investors will benefit from this but so will job creators and i was a job key kwraeu creator. >> reporter: the most surprising question -- >> i don't agree with that comparison. and this was a private conversation. >> that is a deeply offensive term to women. >> can i just interject. have you fired your employer who called [ bleep ] >> you know it's a different situation. >> reporter: brown accused whitman of treating mexicans like [ bleep ] >> he works them, then sends them back. i don't think that's right. >> reporter: brown has opened up about a five to seven point lead. randy shandobil. >>> one person was arrested outside tonight's debate. she was upset that she couldn't share the stage, her story.