. >> early each day, donna reitler greets her daughter trisha. >> i say good morning every morning to this picture. i say "good morning" every morning. i look at that and i can hear her say -- "hi, mom!" >> trisha was very kind-hearted and very smart. >> as a child, says father, garry, trisha lit up the room. >> she would just bound into the room, spread her arms apart and say "ta-da!" that type of thing. >> donna and gary brought trisha here to marion, indiana, to attend this small, christian college. one spring evening in 1993, trisha left her dorm room for a walk. on march 29th around 8:00 at night, trisha reitler came here to this shopping center. she bought a soda and a magazine and started walking back to campus. but then, she disappeared. >> phone call came a little bit after midnight and the voice on the other side of the phone said, "do you know where your daughter is?" >> 19-year-old trisha lynn reitler was seen at 8:00 on monday night. >> trisha's disappearance rocked the community and devastated her parents. >> whoever is responsible, we will never know. what they have tak

. >> early each day, donna reitler greets her daughter, tricia. >> i say hello to this picture every morning. i say good morning every morning. i look at that and i can hear her say, hi, mom. >> tricia was very kindhearted. very smart. >> as a child, says father, gary, tricia lit up the room. >> she would sometimes just bound into the room, you know, spread her arms apart, say, ta-da. you know, that type of thing. >> donna and gary brought tricia here to marion, indiana, to attend a small christian college. one spring evening in 1993, tricia left her dorm room for a walk. on march 29th around 8:00 at night, tricia came here to this shopping center. she bought a soda and magazine and started walking back to campus, but then she disappeared. >> a little bit after midnight, it said, do you know where your daughter is? >> tricia lynn was last seen 8:00 monday night. >> tricia's disappearance rocked the community and devastated her parents. >> whoever's responsible, they'll never know what they've taken away from us. >> tricia's mother made a desperate appeal to tricia. >> hang in there a

you know, that type of thing. >> donna and gary brought trisha here to marion, indiana, to attend a small christian college. one spring evening in 11 3, trish sla sha left her dorm room for a walk. on march 29th around 8:00 at night, trisha came here to this shopping sen inping center. she bought a soda and magazine and started walking back to campus, but then she disappeared. >> a little bit after midnight, it said, do you know where your daughter is? >> trisha lynn was last seen 8:00 monday night. >> trisha's sdisappearance rockd the community and devastated her parents. >> whoever's responsible, they'll never know what they've taken away from us. >> trisha's mother made a desperate appeal to trisha. >> hang in there and know we love you and are doing everything we can to find you. >> despite huge media coverage and their pleas for answers, none ever came. >> it's like she just vanished into thin air. >> trisha was never found. >> young college students, they need to be aware. >> kristen zeller was a junior at iwu when trisha disappeared. >> we were advised to stay in our dorms if you w

and like donna.stuff that we're into isn't very condo-appropriate. - oh, michael, will you drop it? everybody's spoken their mind, and no one's changing their mind. - okay, morgan freeman-narrating-everything. - do you want someone to stop you? 'cause no one's going to. - nobody better try to stop me. good. [door closes] - i could have stopped him. [car alarm chirps] - are you warmed up? - no. - god, angela, why is that always my responsibility? [zipper sound] angela: what did you do to yourself? dwight: never mind. just never mind. angela: well, it better work. dwight: oh, it'll work. mm. stop kissing me. it's not in the contract. - how do i feel about breaking up with donna? good. moral. i feel proud. [beeping] like a grownup. that was not easy because i really liked her a lot. and i'm a little bit emotional right now because i know that i absolutely made the right decision. at the end of the day, we have to do what's right. and it was either living with myself or...being happy. and i picked... the

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. >> early each day, donna reitler greets her daughter, patricia. >> i say hello to this picture every morning. i say good morning, every morning. i look at that and i can hear her say, hi mom. >> patricia was very kindhearted. very smart. >> as a child, her father, gary, says that patricia lit up the room. >> she would just bound into the room, spread her arms apart, and say tada, that type of thing. >> donna and gary brought patricia here to marion, indiana, to attend this small christian college. one spring evening in 1993, patricia left her dorm room for a walk. on march 23, patricia reitler came here to the shopping center. she bought a soda and a magazine and started to walk back to campus. but then she disappeared. >> phone call came a little bit after midnight. and the voice on the other side of the phone said do you know where your daughter is? >> 19-year-old patricia lin reitler was last seen among night. >> patricia's disappearance rocked the community and devastated her parents. >> whoever is responsible, we'll never know. what they have taken away from us. >> patricia's mo

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thanks, donna. >> coming up, it is time to ask your questions in ask carol. be right back. >>> welcome back to healthy you. i'm carol alt. it is time for ask carol, a segment where you are the star. allen is asking, do you think milk in america is healthy? well, allen, the milk question is a complicated question and we should do a more in depth segment for you guys to explain this a little more. to touch lightly, first of all, i prefer unpasteurized goat milk. it is supposedly easier to digest than cow's milk. i like raw because i like my fats raw. it is great for skin among other things. the cdc in a recent report says no one has died from drinking raw milk in the last 11 years. however, pasteurized has the issue of lactose intolerance. as for almond milk, i really like almond milk, but i think you should make your own. get raw butter and blend it with water and raw honey to taste. keep it in the frige for three days. i give thumb up on almond milk. if you have a question follow me on twitter. reach me at carol altfnc. that's all for today. thanks so much fo

"dear donna." oh, you're good.ls? yes. okay. in capital. "love, ruth." love, ruth? xoxo. xoxo. ruth. okay. could you read it back? yeah. okay, you said, "dear donna, i wish you and dougie "the very best on your wedding day, "even though i still think you're a gold-digging tramp. xoxoxo." what a wonderful message. send? send. okay. love, ruth. there you go. that'll show her that i joined the 21st century. [ laughs ] see you, guys. thank you. you're welcome. bye. ♪ la, la-la-la-la-la ♪ la-la-la, la ♪ la-la-la-la-la excuse me. could i ask you a question? i'm not from here, and i'm looking to find a "phonecy" for my grandson and i. find where? a "phonecy" for over there. a pharmacy? no, not a pharm-- [speaks indistinctly] so i can eat. you have "phoners" on your shoes. did you -- look at that. it's all over your shoes. you have snook. look, all over you have snook. um... you know what that is? no. what? i'm trying to think -- probably tyler's. oh. [ speaking gibberish ] what's that? [ speaking gibberish ] tyler's? tyle

donna says that her day doesn't start until she hears tony's laugh.an go to our facebook page, and comment under donna's lovely picture. thanks, donna. >> that does it for the 6:00 hour. >> now let's send it to tony and allison to take us the rest of the day. >> breaking news in the hostagee standoff in africa. there have been large explosions, in the shopping mal insh the country of kenya where8 people have been killed. we know that americans are among the injured, we are going to gon bring you the latest on efforts to end the violence there. >>> meanwhile, close to home,, violence claims the life of af a local high school student and football player. he was stabbed to steaght i deaa northern virginia park. >>> lock your doors while you pump gas and we have the video are that shows you why. you can be ripped off in a flash while standing next to your ownw car. police in maryland are taking ti action to protect you. >>> redskins fans have you hit t the panic button yet? yet? don't panic yet, the burgundy and gold drop to 0-3, to a verses on the belly

a reporter on the scene there, donna, can you add to what kasie is reporting and what you're seeing? >> reporter: sure. i've talked to several people who were in the building at the time of the shooting and they have given varying reports. i apologize for the sirens in the background. there's an incredibly heavy police presence. they have given varying reports about how much they heard. one man said he heard seven shots. he was in the atrium of the building, which is on the first floor. seven shots and then sirens and then a recorded message to evacuate. so he did not go back to his desk. he grabbed a blind colleague and helped the blind colleague out of the building and escorted him down to the metro. he said it was incredibly hectic. people leaving behind their personal possessions and just getting out of there as soon as possible. the second man i interviewed actually was working outside the building. he's a stone mason. he was rebuilding the historic wall outside the navy yard. he said he heard two shots and he said immediately after the two shots, the sirens began wailing and dr

we appreciate that all right, donna have a great day. we'll be back in a moment. ?? is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. >>> a northern virginia high school student is found stabbedd to death.. this morning the police are are asking for your help. >>> as the country remembers the victims of the nave iyard iyar shooting and the call for actioi by the president continues right now. >>> good morning, straight up, 6:00 right now. a live look at the u.s. capital dome where a lot is going to be happening at the hill. we will keep you informed onr

donna hayes. karen saginor. sorry if i mispronounce any names. okay, please come forward. >>> thank you, supervisor cohen, for sponsoring this as well as supervisor avalos for your leadership in our community for many years. as a former student, long-time student and current student at city college, the last 12 years on and off, i'm also a graduate of s.f. state. i'm growing gravely concerned what's been happening, what's been going on in our community here with potential threat and loss of our great institution here. and, so, there's many other folks behind me that want to speak. i just wanted to show my support as well as a student for the measures to save our school. and i wanted to bring up just a couple of points, small points. funding is a crucial issue here with enrollment, something that's been brought up here as well as economic analysis for the impact. it costs about $6,000 per class to buy a class at city college. if we leverage that comparing that to the amount of money that we're going to lose, something should be considered. there s

donna will read the items >> in closed items exciting legislation vs. the city and county of san francisco. item 14 existing litigation. and number 15 claims with somalian and item 17 existing litigation for the city and county of san francisco vs. the panic gas and electric company. and item 19 consultation securing the water and power

donna. yo, don! yo, yo! >> boo-yah, jim. this is donna. >> hi, how are you? >> i'm good. thank you.ut first solar. i love it, i think. it's got a good p.e., am i holding on to the right one? >> they did the big secondary and they never lifted their head up again, and if they can do roughly near what they said they would do in the fabulous analyst meeting then i think the stock is indeed a buy and i haven't liked it for a long time, and i think it makes sense. let's go to mark in florida. mark? >> hi. >> how are you doing, mark? [ indiscernible ] >> what's that? guys, can you help me on that one? let's go to brian in illinois. >> hey, jimmy, how are you doing tonight? >> real good. how about you? go bears! >> a windy city boo-yah to you. >> nice. >> i wanted to check on american realty. what are you thinking these days? >> i think it's fine. they did a lot of different moves, changed the corporate structure, and the stock's coming in. why? because they've had a huge amount of pressure and think the stock's gone low enough. and let's go to jennifer in florida. jennifer! >> hi, jim, th

going down donna's slippery slope. >> yeah. reality's tough. >> seriously, though.ke place in a complex area of the world that sucked to america before and didn't come out to a great outcome. how do you explain that? >> right now it's very hard to explain, because the bottom line is that we don't know what's going to happen. right now we are holding our breath hoping that what the russians and syrians are proposing will have good results. i will tell you putting our faith and trust in the russians and syria is a big, big stretch. i think most americans including the president are not whenning to do that, and neither do they trust them and they want to verify. so, you know, we are -- it's up in the air. we don't know when congress is going to vote what they're going to vote on, we don't know what the russian plan is going to end up looking like, we don't know what the timeline is going to be. there's way more questions answer that there are answers. it becomes hard to explain, and that comes on top of two weeks of a lot of fumbling by the administration. i hope they

donna brazil is here to talk about that. she's a democratic stat gist and cnn political commentator. so is kevin madden, a republican strategist. welcome to both of you. my goodness. this story continues to evolve, does it not? kevin, let me begin with you. if syria gives up its chemical weapons without a single shot fired, can president obama claim credit? >> well, look, i think it is way too early to be talking about claiming credit. it's way too early to even talk about whether or not syria can actually do this. your anchor before, holly, had mentioned just the enormous challenges that there are to finding out about these chemical weapons, where they are, securing them, and then building the facilities that you'd need to either house them or destroy them. we're talking about 1,000 tons of chemical weapons. the practicality of all that is still very much in question. >> so the practicality, the realistic nature of this. i absolutely agree. at the same time, donna, i'm going to ask you the same question. can the president u

and they're passionate about the opposition. >> donna mentions the uncertain trumpet. greta van susteren, that's part of the problem for the president. >> why is anyone surprised that the president's having trouble? this happened august 21st. he's been seen on the golf course. the house is not called back in session, the senate is not called back in session. and all these leaders want us to take them seriously this is very important. where are they? it's not leadership. i'm not surprised that the american people are distressed. the example they are setting this is so serious, yet they are showing -- by their actions showing it's not particularly serious enough to come in and work and sell the story to the american people. >> you have seen a lot of republicans who have supported military action in the past just taking a pass here, saying no way they're going to support the president. >> two camps within the republican world right now. republican universe. one is the rand paul camp, loosely defined, isolationist, doesn't want to be engaged in the world. no matter what, c

. >> this 5-year-old roxy, she was out on a walk with her owner, donna, started chasing some rabbits.nd her. they were looking for her incessantly. finally they found her in this hole. she was surrounded by this sand in this whole. it took the team of firefighters four hours to rescue her. >> he held her like a baby. >> and that is her other owner. even though she was in there for two days, she didn't have any injuries other than an eye infection from the dirt around her. this is what she looks like now. >> aw, cute girl. >> this is another rescue. the racoon stuck on that barbed wire fence. can you see that? >> yes. you see some fur caught on that barb. >> at this point it's really stuck in there. >> that has to be painful. >> the mountaineer rescue society in canada came to help. he's wearing heavy gloves. he's taking the racoon one way and the other way. >> that racoon is mad, too. >> he is finally able to release it. believe it or not, they said his skin was not punctured. >> fit was all fur. >> they inspected it to make sure it was okay and released it back into the wild. >> this

designers themselves are racist, but they looked at who didn't have any models of collar this year donna kkran, versace. >> to make a distinction between, you know, the skinny models and now we're speaking about race and we're speaking about race in a sense of, you know, being an african-american, and being a descendent of a slave, trying to pit the skinny model versus this issue of race in the fashion industry i think is doing a disservice to the problem. i particularly think that it's so irresponsible, the world that we live in, the american community that we live in for an industry as large as the fashion industry, where every other corporation, you know, fortune 500 corporation is dealing with the diversity needed in their particular industry and community. for the fashion industry to totally ignore the presence of people of color on their runways is actually something that i think is really fiscally irresponsible. >> isn't it just plain stupid, a third of the country is minority, and all of a sudden, you're not putting any minorities on your runway. who are you going to sell the pro

. >> i do want to apologize to my mother, my aunt donna and big brothers or anyone else in the world i might offend. >> and then she gets to twerking. >> this one is just to brash for entry. so when she's done with the rap, she gets to twerking. >> oh! >> i feel like banging my head against this keyboard right now. >> there are a lot of girls who submitted videos without twerking. thiss chrissy. >> i want to become an engineer. i don't want to take no short cuts. >> the first step is to get the most number of votes. if you make it to the top ten, then juicy j and a panel of judges will select the winner. >> who is voting? the general public? if that's the case one of the twerking videos is going to win. >> i don't think you can say the twerking video is going to win. >> only one is going to get the scholarship and the rest will just have videos because of them twerking. >> what if she becomes a life saving doctor because of this scholarship. >> puppy's amazing talent. >> good boy. good boy! >> the phrase bird's eye view, common, popular. this video i think defines that phrase like i'

donna will read the items >> in closed items exciting legislation vs. the city and county of san francisco. item 14 existing litigation. and number 15 claims with somalian and item 17 existing litigation for the city and county of san francisco vs. the panic gas and electric company. and item we'll be back to order3 public session. is there a motion to disclose what we decided in closed sessi session. do you wish to disclose >> the >> welcome everyone and thanks for being here today. i want to extend a special welcome to all of our distinguished speakers. so first, the honorable edwin mayor of san francisco. san francisco (clapping) thank you. san francisco board of supervisors david chu and san francisco port executive director monique mirror (clapping) and our president and ceo paul guests the tall guy in the back. i'm sorry and sprifrp kim. there should say right there thank you >> so the building our standing in was built in 1938 as a transit shed and it's been used for many things for many defy types of folks. wire super proud to have our ribbon cu

donna, my big brothers.one else i might offend. >> and then she gets to twerking. ♪ >> this one raps her entry. >> let me sport some muscle. >> when she's done with the rap, she gets to twerking. ♪ >> i feel like banging my head against the keyboard right now. >> a lot of girls submitted videos without twerking. >> i want to become a p.r., a and r, or tour manager. i'm worth it. ♪ >> the first stop is to get the most number of votes. you make to it the top ten, juicy and a panel of judges select the winner. >> one of the twerking videos is going to win if the general public is judging. >> only one person gets the money. the rest are just going to have swr videos of them on the internet twerking. >> what is the price for dignity? >> what if she goes on to be a life-saving doctor because of the education? >>> it's ipad minigive away time. you ha >> you have to be 18 years old, be a u.s. resident and have today's buzz word zprp you enter on the facebook page. go in the first post and tap on that mobile link. >>

donna will read the items >> in closed items exciting legislation vs. the city and county of san francisco. item 14 existing litigation. and number 15 claims with somalian and item 17 existing litigation for the city and county of san francisco vs. the panic gas and electric company. and item we'll be back to order3 public session. is there a motion to disclose what we decided in closed sessi session. do you wish to disclose >> the >> we have a coram and the next item is number 2. employee public. i like to make a brief announcement. the bic will start its close session at city hall in room 416. the meeting will be moved to an undisclosed location. when the meeting is complete the bic will reconvene in public at the offices 1660 mission street. and vote on whether to disclose any or all of the discussions held in closed session. this public portion of the meeting at ddb office at 1660 miegs will not be televised. >> a correct as far as role call. commissioner walker are expected to they'll be in attendance at the later meeting. >> item 2, public employe

>> i have not. >> some love it. >> donna who does our hair, huge fan.nobody else can watch the show. it is great. one of the upset ones over there. shedding a tear. it's okay, donna. >> let's talk "american idol." >> announced the dream team. >> everybody is crying because of true blood. sorry, we deliver the news, we don't make it. >> back to idol. j-lo as a judge, harry connick jr., keith urban and randy jackson will be back as an industry and idol expertise person to help contestants as an in-house mentor, and ryan seacrest back as well. >> is this a dream team? by the way the first time in a long time that the panel of judges are all performers and singers. there you have it. harry connick jr. wild card. >> stick around. bonus round coming up! judges are all performers and singers. there you have it. harry connick jr. wild card. >> stick around. bonus round coming up! with head & shoulders? since before jeans were this skinny... since us three got a haircut. since my first 29th birthday [ female announcer ] head & shoulders. the number one dermatolo

if that donna and this guy are a couple, we have to a cute name. >> what about bradonna. >> i like it. >> perfect. >>> one of two things are going on here. really rough times for the royal family or at the end of the day, the royals are just like us. because guess what kate middleton was spotted? she was spotted at mcdonald's. what is going on? i don't know if the money not flowing right. while her nanny had prince george, they stayed in the car. >> only thing i could see kate ordering from mcdonald's is the if filet of fish. >> no, number three. and a big orange hi-c. and a big thick straw. they have the best straws ever. >> what is the baby going to eat? >> maybe those animal crackers. >> those are really good. >> she'll breast feed the baby after she drippinks a big shake. >> they skipped burger king. royal family should eat at burger king. i would. >> prince william announced that he'll be leaving the military to become a full-time royal. so basically he's not working. kate not working. they're at mctdonald's. what do you think kate ordered? i think she probably ordered the salad.

a woman named donna gregory had been searching for peggy after finding the memorabilia 14 years ago. when the daughter's wedding was canceled at the last minute, the parents of the bride did not wallow in it and they did not let it go to waste. turning right around and donating that wedding reception to the homeless. they teamed up with a local charity and many of them children. >> now, your insta weather plus forecast. over was not very warm this afternoon, it will set up a chilly early morning. the highs today are the coolest we have seen in quite a while, going back to late last spring as far as sunny days with highs in the low 60's out west. 68 in charlottesville, an afternoon high of 59 degrees. 67 for the high, that is significantly cooler than normal. 75 would be normal. the low so far has been 51 and it will get colder than that as we head toward morning with skies clear. a little bit of cloud cover but that is gone. temperatures are falling fast. on the eastern shore, away from the bay. close.st advisory is up into pennsylvania with freeze warnings. slowly but surely, the ch

. >> donna rockan in chicago says, variable pay is common among the 23 million small businesses in america like luxbloom.com. >> whether you are making swim suits or selling ice cream, there is a seasonality to it. a lot sell the bulk in the last three or four months of the year. they have to have a way to preserve their payroll in the sluggish. >> her boss knows that well. her business is only a few months old. >> as an operator, and the owner of the company, we have to manage our cash flow. >> uh-huh. >> we work really lien. >> how lea in is lean >> for store workers who help businesses become more productive, the businesses will come so long as she keeps out performing everyone else. in chicago, al jazeera. >> we shut node luxbloom says it gives employees merit based raises. i am in for ali velshi. thank you for joining us. dr seuss ♪ . >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm steve in doha and these are the top story, the refugee prime minister is in indonesia after a boat sinks and 40 are dead in iraq as bombs go off in sheer areas of baghdad and the

nora is here today and donna is going to tell you why. (applause) * >> good evening. is dianne rivera, and i have a cold. so, i hope you'll bear with me. i'm a member of the neighborhood emergency response team, and i am so pleased, as we all are, that nora has been chosen as the exemplary leader -- for receiving the exemplary leadership award for 2012. nora is a leader in her neighborhood and we all recognize her as a leader throughout the city. as a past coordinator nora has led her team in all aspects of nert training. nora does many other things for the nert program. she has organized youth groups, namely the red cross youth group, so they can act as victims during our triage drills. nora also participates in mini drills, outreach tabling programs, and she does continuing training. when nora is not doing this, she's working in the nert office organizing volunteers. nora is our resident ar extraordinaer. and what do i mean by that? nora has the ability through use of makeup to create life-threatening wounds on the limbs of victims. [laughter] >> so that our graduat

also a community grand marshall last year and for the past 15 years i have cohosted and produced with donna sash e for the resource center and i have board experience with past president and 5 years as chairman and served on various boards from the lgbt human rights commission to the hiv aids planning council. my intent today is to not make anything personal. in fact i don't know most of the people on the board of directors'. my criticism of the day is to shed like on the governance of trying to offer my help to the organization. in no means do i want any of our hearings saying that sf pride should be turned over to any governing body. i feel it's perfectly based as a non-profit organization and should remain as such. joe king, had listed have of my issues that i have. i would say that while i applaud everybody who volunteers, the bulk of the work as most know is by the contractors and staff limited ats it is is lucky to have lucky and a few dedicated people. i don't feel earl plant was the appropriate ceo and i'm glad that he's sense resigned. i feel the current board of directors' is very

donna says that variable pay is common among the 23 million small businesses in america. >> whether youg swimsuits or selling ice cream there's a seasonality to it, and a lot of businesses sell the bulk of their sales in the last three or four months a year, so they have to have a way to preserve their payrolls when the sales are sluggish. >> as an operator myself and the owner of the company, we have to manage our cash flow, so we work really lean. >> reporter: so for store workers like maggi who help businesses be more effective, the bonuses will keep coming as long as she keeps outperforming everybody else. >>> final thoughts tonight are to the company that makes these. blackberry. the company announced saad it has agreed to sell itself to its biggest shareholders. whether that goes through or blackberry finds a more luck aretive offer in the coming weeks, blackberry is cooked. when i first heard the news i needed some quiet time. i love blackberry. i think back to the days when it didn't have competitors, because it was the innovator. the company first released a two-way pager all t

. >> beyond the national security and the political considerations, donna, you believe there is a morald states of america. >> absolutely. this is not just a game of politics but life or death. over 100,000 people killed by conventional means, 1500 by chemical means, 2 million people displaced as a result of the civil war. the president needs to layout to the american while, why it's in america, our interest to care about what is going on in syria and what he will do to holds a sad and others accountable. >> we're talking like we thought this was the speech the president would give five or since days ago, why we should go to war with syria. what makes it strange is the president on the verge of clearly failing to get congressional authorization for the war is going to be effectively explaining to the american people why he is, you know, reaching for and grabbing the lifeline that vladimir putin and the russians gave him. it's a fairly extraordinary turn of events. >> a dramatic turn of events and take us behind the scenes because you've been there and been in touch with colleagues, last

and donna douglas is 80. >>> coming up on the "today" show, an exclusive as shelley zimmerman speaks for the first time since the confrontation with her husband. >>> and global style icon tory burch talks about her battles. thanks so much for watching "early today." have yourselves a great thursday. bay town hours from deciding the fate of two pit bulls accused of attacking a young boy. >> growing concern about a big weekend event in mountain view and why it's prompting a warning from police. >> public transit strikes a thing of the past t the thing to get voters on board. those are the waters where team oracle usa made a huge comeback yesterday. did you see it? this thursday, september 26th, this is "today in the bay."

donna?ng that the president wanted and i think any of us needed is to take down assad in a state of chaos because there are so many different actors on the ground there. we need somebody to have control of the chemical weapons until they're destroyed or removed. the president saying that was not their goal, regime change. but the use of chemical weapons was a game-changer. the fact that the russians finally came to the table i think makes a huge difference for the president. and our ability to move forward on this. i think iran must look at this and say, you know what, maybe the americans are serious. maybe they would use force against us. i read that completely differently. >>> i want to switch to domestic policy. let me bring this to you. the looming showdowns over the potential government shutdown this week. we hit the debt limit on october 18th, i believe. and you saw the president. i pushed back a few times. he certainly seems to be saying he is not going to negotiate at all over the de

. >> i want to bring in congresswoman donna edwards, democrat from maryland.control in the days after the newtown school shootings. congresswoman, good morning. >> good morning. >> we spoke to one congressional staffer who actually was in the area when all this happened and then went back to the hill and said that there was panic, both at the scene and on the hill. do you see anything about this shooting, so close to home for so many members of congress, that will change anything? >> well, i'm not really sure. my heart goes out to the families of the victims over at the washington navy yard. i used to work at the navy yard as a civilian contractor and, you know, there's a lot of good people getting up to go to work to take care of their families and this is what happens. >> so what went through your mind? i mean this is extremely personal for you then. >> well, i'm just -- i'm just not sure what's going to move congress. how many more thousands of people have to lose their lives to senseless gun violence. can't we just do background checks for pete sake? can't