senator dianne feinstein recently visited afghanistan and met with afghan president ahmed karzeid. they doubt the assurances the taliban will not return. >>> taliban has a shatter system of governors in many provinces that have gone up north and on east, attacks are up, they are attacking that killed over five honored of our people. there is a strength. >>>, that u.s. troops it's babbitt to leave afghanistan by end of 2014. one of america's biggest allies has a new leader. a socialist in france declares victory in france's presidential by-election. he urges unity after a bitter campaign against nicolas sarkozy. he says austerity should not be in the battle. greece entered by long financial crisis punish the politicians who have governed. election results show them supporting anti bailout groups. that means there will not be enough in each party to form a government. a pilot is his plan in san francisco bay but the pilot escaped safely. he was trying to land his amphibious aircraft at palo alto airport. he was unable to extend the nose gear and decided to put the plane down in a mar

earlier today i spoke to senator dianne feinstein. in the senate on national security issues, chairman of the senate intelligence committee. i began by asking her what it will take to reach an agreement with iran? >> i think all of us pretty much know what the parameters of an agreement are. and i think we also know the window is closing, that israel is quite adamant that this is an existential threat, that she will not let iran achieve a nuclear warhead and that means all kinds of unpredictable military actions. >> when you say everyone is on the same page about a deal, i was talking to prime minister netanyahu and he said he would allow no enrichment, not even the 3% that you would be using if you were using nuclear power for medical use or things like that. that doesn't really seem to be the same page as the united states, though, right? the united states would accept a little bit more, right? >> i don't think that's the united states' position. i think it's confined enrichment to 5%, limited to the medical isotopes. move anything

mta board, our supervisors, but certainly, foremost in my mind has been our wonderful senator dianne feinsteino really have the compassion for this system. before i introduce her, i just wanted to just let you know again how valuable this system is to us and what it means to us today, but in recognition of that, before we do that, it still is -- i mean, we've got 63 bus routes that are managed by our mta. seven light rail lines. the historic f line streetcars, of course. 700,000 daily borders of our mta -- daily boarders of our mta. of course, senator, as you so well articulated just moments ago, no mayor can ever escape a comment on a daily basis about somebody's quality of ride in the city. because it is so much part of our daily lives, but it is also a reflection early generations of innovation. because we go back many, many years ago when the system was created, and, you know, you cannot avoid acknowledgment of history. they used mining technology to create the first cable cars in our system, and today, they have become the iconic representation of our muni system, that was innovation 100

afghan government with the chairs of the senate and house intelligence committees, democrat dianne feinstein and republican mike rogers. plus the anemic recovery and the election with the national journal's major garrett and janice rivlin. i'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union." >>> republican leaders and former rivals are gathering around mitt romney's candidacy, but the coalescing lacks a certain warp and fuzzy feature. >> compared to barack obama i would trust mitt romney 100 times over. >> he's the guy. he called and i called him back. we kind of traded some voice mails. >> he's the person that is going to go up against barack obama. it's pretty clear. and we need to win this race. >> i am joined by the latest candidate to exit the race, former house speaker newt gingrich. thanks for being here this morning. >> good to be here. >> my question is these have not been warm embraces. it was a tough campaign, and i get that that's a tough step to take, but do you think that it's time now to try to bring those who would follow you and say, listen to me, i do embrace this guy in a w

so i guess the point is like coming from california, dianne feinstein, barbara boxer.sed to it. we take it for granted. you think about -- >> you think about the west coast, you have a lot of women senators from the west coast. patty murray, olympia snowe -- maria cantwell. you've got women up and down the west coast. >> bill: it is not true across -- my point is it is not true across the country. i hadn't thought of it that way. we still have a long ways to go in terms of parity among elected officials. some very important races. i just mentioned just two of them. >> talking about 12 or 13 women senators. >> i don't know the number. >> it is a small -- 13% of the united states senate. half of the -- 52%, 54% of the country. >> bill: so we have a long way to go which is why what you're doing is so important. >> thank you. >> bill: and what you're doing is so important. we can get these women elected make sure they're democratic women. the other thing -- >> i'm going to tell them i'm going to do my personal plug here. i'm speaking at my high school graduation. >> you're

dianne feinstein just back from afghanistan is not so sure negotiations are working. >> president karzaives that the taliban will not come back. i'm not so sure. the taliban has a shadow system of governors in many provinces. >> reporter: "the post" says the free deanees are often notorious fighters, that they have to say they will give up violence in order to be released and it is just not clear how many of them have returned to the fight. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:1 the we're getting new information about the army captain who died while skyping his wife from afghanistan. in a statement, the wife of captain bruce kevin clark said he suddenly slurped forward during their april 30th conversation. she said she could see a bullet hole in the closet door behind him. just 30 minutes ago, army investigators said they didn't find any bullet or any signs of foul play. >> he loved being in the military and he loved searching his country. he was absolutely willing to do any sacrifice. it's just horrible that this is the sacrifice that he ended u

this was a demonstration outside of dianne feinstein's office. and demanding it not be torn down. the new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. this is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. and then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. this one was done in georgia. this is one in maryland green belt outside of washington d.c. this is right outside of the co-op. and then urban roads like this in the los angeles river and this is being built. this is mira loma park. this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oak

this was a demonstration outside of dianne feinstein's office. and demanding it not be torn down. the new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. this is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. and then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. this one was done in georgia. this is one in maryland green belt outside of washington d.c. this is right outside of the co-op. and then urban roads like this in the los

we'll have senator dianne feinstein. welcome back to "fox news sunday". >> thank you, shannon. >> the latest information where al-qaida is headquarters. word of two drone attacks that took out militants. what is your information with al-qaida in that region? >> i think the sense is, i know the sense is, aqap is the number one threat to your country. there are efforts to get at the bomb maker of this nonmetallic bomb that may be able to go through mag notom meters and the fact that the bomb was recovered intact was a substantial victory and impressive win for the sy. we have to devote our resources to end it could become error complicated. >> the information that leaked out. there are concerns on both sides of the aisle on your counter part in the house mike rogers was upset that it could disred the opportunities and could be a crime . is is what defense secretary leon panetta. >> you have to protect the people and the confidence and the classification and the covert nature of this coined of work. when these leaks take pl

here is dianne feinstein talking about afghanistan. >> do you think that comparing it to when the hugeops in is the taliban now weaker or stronger? >> i think we both say that what we found is that the tall lan is stronger. >> so how are we ever going to-- >> michael: so, hastings, i'm going to come to you first. is president obama's afghan afghanistan a big lie. >> i'm going to say it's two-thirds a big lie. have they killed al-qaida leadership? yes. have they broken the momentum of the taliban? no. 20 americans have been killed by afghan soldiers who were there to train. i think we moved into the propaganda stage of the president's policy, and what that means is he has to convince the american public that we won so he can start bringing the troops home. that's all it is. and the more resistence he faces from people like senators feinstein and rogers, the more difficult that job will be. >> michael: michael solomon, listening to what michael hastings said here. when it comes to convincing the american public who is 27%, what does he have to do? >> i don't think he has to convince anyb

. >> i am the principal of dianne feinstein school of dark side campus. i want to thank them for putting this fourth of the board, he was an amazing person. he did so much to help us grow into the community that we are, and when he passed away last year, i brought it to the pta and said that i really think that because of the work he did in getting the school built and the work that he did with children before that in the work he continued to do, everything from bringing cookies to taking pictures to helping with art in our school, i felt his marriage should live on in some way. i put it forth to the school site council and they voted unanimously to dedicate the room to him, he was also a member of the pta and he did not have any children in our school. he is an amazing man and wanted to give him this memory of being in the school, keeping it alive for ever. >> i was there for the dedication, and i was at -- i was talking to quite a few people including wives and relatives. when i heard the stories and the fact that there was a dedication, i asked the que

in the race for senate, 23 candidates challenging dianne feinstein. he feels voters will be left out. >> for the republican voters who want to express their views in support of a conservative candidate that choice will no longer be there. >> you could see maybe the more very partisan members get a real challenge. they won't be a shoe in anymore. >> reporter: california voters approved approved the new system two years ago and it would be up to the voters to change it back. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, voters in san francisco can vote early from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. monday through friday. it would be closed on may 28 for memorial day and today they sent out vote by mail ballot and already begun bailing pamphlets to voters. >>> twitter is expected to become a key tool as the election kicks into high gear. in the last election twitter was still new. now twitter gets tweets and they could be effective in getting a message across. >>> no word on whether scott thompson still have a job. one of the company's largest share holders ca

dianne feinstein said she understands the president's change of heart. >>> i don't think it is a flip- flop and not a political calculation it is not smart at the does this from a political point of view it makes no sense from a personal ville i can tell you what happens if as also happened to me you get to know more and more gay couples you see that happen is, you see the economic security marriage brings, and more fundamentally you see children who otherwise would might have an adoptive home. >>> no clear indication how the president's support of sense that this marriage supports his reelection but when it comes to this topic opinions cannot stick to party lines. >>> the talk of the sunday talk shows. there were classic talking points from republican national committee chairman >>> marriage as that the definition we believe that is between a man and woman >>> we will look back on this and be a shame we were against this >>> for such a hot-button issue the tone and tenor of today's debate was not hard right versus hard left this man served in the george bush administration and suppor

dianne feinstein, she endorsed chris cunnie. gavin newsom. all of these people support chris cunnie. they do not support ross be gussied has a different political views. this ethics board, i would like to see the board of supervisors make better decisions. i was a victim of domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon. i have a police recording and all of the documentation, but the system did not help me. [bell] chair hur: thank you, sir. >> excuse me. could you pass this? >> yes. >> i have ask you over and over. what about my referral to this ethics commission over st. croix and the comptroller's office? i just found out that my cases have been transferred to the center is a city attorney. -- the san jose city attorney. whichever one of you it was, you should recuse yourself from the mirkarimi hearing. you might transfer this case to san jose, where it belongs, because you were all implicated by not being able to hold a fair hearing. in fact, today, larry bush, the proprietor of a website came out with an article on mine. www.citirejport.

we will ask senator dianne feinstein, senator of the committee on intelligence. then the 2012 campaign is in full swing. we will talk politics with republican senator john thune. senators feinstein and thune only on "fox news sunday." also the president changes his mind on gay marriage and now it is a campaign issue. we will ask our sunday panel how it will play out in november with voters. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> shannon: hello again and happy mother's day from fox news in washington. the u.s. in a joint covert operation with saudi arabia managed to block a potential terrorist attack. here to go over what we learned and discuss a dum a couple of domestic issues as well is senator dianne feinstein. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> it good morning, shannon. >> shannon: al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula is head quartered. word of two drone strikes there that took out two. what is the situation with al-qaeda in the region? >> i think the sense is -- well, i know the sense is that aqap as it is called is the number one threat to our country and th

this has now been denied by the senate intelligence committee chair, dianne feinstein, armed servicesin. let's talk about what proof do you have? they write we are disappointed that mr. rodriguez and others who left government positions prior to the bin laden operation and are not privy to all of the intelligence that led to the raid continue to insist that the cia's so-called enhanced interrogation techniques used many years ago with a central component to our success. this view is misguided and misinformed. they are claiming the information came from other interrogations. on "60 minutes" with lesley stahl you acknowledged that khalid shaikh mohammed during and after the waterboarding did not give up the courier's name. isn't that correct? >> good afternoon, andrea, and thank you for having me on and yes, i remember the couple times i met you at the agency. yes, i acknowledged that in fact, the information that led to the killing of bin laden started with enhanced interrogation techniques of a number of detainees. there were two in particular, but khalid shaikh mohammed did not accep

senator dianne feinstein's 23 challengers is taking campaigning to some extreme heights. donald krampe plans to climb mount whitney next week. krampe said he intends to climb the mountain with a flag bearing his web address. mount whitney is 14,505 feet high. >>> the capital corridor train is adding a stop starting next week. the new stop means added travel time, 10 minutes will be added to its run time for trains going to and from san jose, deredon and santa clara university station. >>> in just the past 20 minutes, hundreds of homes and business the áf had their power restored. high winds knocked out power to almost 8,700 customers. crews quickly restored electricity to all by 400 customers. we just talked to pg & e and they told us all service was back by 5:45 this evening. >>> police say some residents are afraid to come out of their homes because of a gang war. the stepped up efforts to stop the street violence. >>> a huge sometimes crazy crowd is about to take over san francisco. the rules you don't want to break at sunday's beta breakers race. >>> back here in 10 m

again, our democrats, senator dianne feinstein, nancy pelosi collette us down. now they are trying to come back on track. -- let us down. and they may, but again, the taxpayer pays for these projects. so far, the transbay, we do not see things happening the way we want to see that happening. we are not getting transparency and full accountability with the high-speed rail. you can call clinton. he will have a good discussion with the committee. he is one of those astute independent san franciscans who knows the law and speaks the truth. stop the hoodwinking. we have had a sufficient amount of it. commissioner avalos: any other members of the public and want to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this is an action item. commissioner kim: motion to forward with recommendations. commissioner avalos: we can take that without objection. next item please. >> prop aa strategic plan development update. this is an information item. >> last month, we briefed this committee on the proposed approach and schedule for development for the prop aa strateg

dianne feinstein and barbara boxer has sent a letter to the veteran's affair secretary. the oakland va office handles claims for all of northern california returning soldiers. the office took nearly a year to process their disability claims. that is one of the worst in the country. >>> vallejo family wants a police officer to apologize for fatally shooting one of their dogs. the officer came to the home wednesday to take a report of identity theft. lauren and his wife had reported the crime online three days earlier. vallejo police say two of the families dogs including an 11- year-old lab mix bell aggressively came toward the officer while snarling. police say the officer feared for his safety and shot and killed bell. >> she was really nice and we loved her a lot. >> the police officer shot her. so we are very sad that that happened. >> the family says none of their dogs has ever bitten anyone. they all say what they want is the officer to apologize to the children. >>> police in san francisco are warning of a scam that targets older chinese women in several neighborho

dianne feinstein and barbara boxer have sent a letter for the secretary calling the current situation unacceptable. the oakland va office handles claims for all of northern california's returning soldiers. the report found the office took nearly a year to process their disability claims and that is one of the worst backlogs in the country. >>> school administrators in antioch are warning parents of the consequences if their children cut class. next week parents of students at deer valley high school who frequently miss class will be subpoenaed to attend a meeting. this week administrators met with parents and students at antioch high school, the families were told if students continue to miss class next school year, the parents could be taken to court, fined up to 2000 dollars, and spend a year in jail. students can also be fined and lose privileges such as drivers licenses. >>> pg&e says it will be at least another three hours before some people in navato get their utilities back, it is tacking longer than expected because the affected power lane is buried 10 feet underground. it all