dowd is a retired san francisco firefighter to whond to take amtrak to visit family in montreal. he left on wednesday but never made it to his destination. his family last heard from dowd when he called thursday evening saying the train was just leaving denver. on friday he was supposed to make a connecting train in chicago but he never made it. his cell phone, medications and luggage were all in his sleeping car but there is no sign of dowd. the last time he was seen reportedly was early on friday in omaha, nebraska. >> there's an unconfirmed report that a conductor spoke with him at the very early morning hours on friday morning, and so i am hoping against hope that that's a true story. >> dowd's daughter says the conductor did tell police the 69-year-old seemed a little disoriented. the family is right now traveling to omaha to circulate missing person flyers and work with police there. they also hope to set up a facebook page to try to get the word out. amtrak officials issuing a statement saying they are aware of the situation and they are working with local police stations

a witness saw dowd standing by a door. and another passenger later found an exterior door open. dowd is from san mateo and was traveling to montreal to visit his son. >>> a popular bay area gym has what was grandma's cold remedy?

dowd is 'ry tired san francisco firefighter on his way to visit family in canada. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is joining us from the newsroom with more. >> according to his dautd he was heading to canada to visit his son and grand kids when he went missing. >> he's a really independent spirit. he was doing this trip for theed a have been chur. he was really excited about it and this is a shocking turn of events. >> charles dowd left on wednesday heading to canada on friday he was supposed to make a connecting train in chicago but didn't. his cell phone, medications and luggage were found in the sleeper car but there was no sign of him. >> completely out of character. he's a caller. he calls and lets us know what he is doing. this is very out of character for him not to call for this long. >> the family last heard from dowd when he called on thursday evening saying he was just leaving denver. the last time he was seen was reportedly on friday. >> there's an unconfirmed report that a conductor spoke with him at the early morning hour on friday morning. so i'm hoping

the luggagefamily members say they are concerned because dowd, 69, dowd was last heard from by cell phone on sept. 13, and was last seen by a train the conductor said dowd appeared disoriented and confused about his whereabouts, thinking that >> libya has are arrested 50 people on the u.s. attack on the embassy from last week. these are protests, this is video out of afghanistan. this u.s. consulate at the libyan embassy saying that this could possibly be pre- meditated. the release of this film that criticized prophet mohammad the filmmaker is from california. who is now gone into hiding. now, people in hiding after the do for u.s. troops were murdered. afghan insurgents waited a military camp and breached security b wearing militar uniforms. security is a top priority at u.s. facilities. >> we're doing our utmost to an secure any of our u.s. territories. we are receiving all of the cooperation from area governments. we will have the latest from pakistan coming up. >> today is the one-year anniversary of the occupy wall street movement. this has seen it many arrests and much activity thi

dowd son daughter flew to omaha and are passing out fliers there. canvassing the area hoping for clue. jennifer dowd is not confident that amtrak will find her father. >> because don't feel like amtrak police is open the ground actually physically loo looking for him. if he was disoriented and wandered off he could have fallen. he could be on the side of the tracks somewhere. >>reporter: charles dowd has been without his heart and bloop medicine since at least last thursday. so concern is certainly growing about his well-being. >>> san jose lacking for new cop because of the sudden resignation today of police chief chris moore. he says his decision to leave after just 19 months on the job was his alon alone. he wasn't forced out he says but the department is facing more lay off and budget cut as the violent crime rate soars in the city. and ballot measure that would have increased police department funding will be dropped. >> if i think about all decision or factor that led into it clearly our scenario what we are facing had something to do with it.

matthew dowd. maggie haberman of politico. howard dean for the democrats. and former governor haley barbour for the republicans. matthew dowd, let me begin with you, setting the stage where the race is right now, we see president obama ahead five points nationally, right now, ahead in all of the battleground states, what happened in september? >> i think, this race, if it's a five-point race, is when you look at this, the national number is 5er 6. all of the target states are going be somewhere around that national number. what i think that romney -- what happened to romney campaign, i think political malpractice. they left the playing field to the entire obama campaign. they allowed them to outspend them in the summer. and basically set the tone for the final 60 days of this campaign. which puts them behind after the convention. now, they're behind in the prism of which voters view this is negative for mitt romney. >>> i want to put up a chart right now. it comes from the "new york times" after that 47% comment right here, you see it right there, it look a

dowd son daughter flew to omaha and are passing out fliers there. canvassing the area hoping for clue. jennifer dowd is not confident that amtrak will find her father. >> because don't feel like amtrak police is open the ground actually physically loo looking for him. if he was disoriented and wandered off he could have fallen. he could be on the side of the tracks somewhere. >>reporter: charles dowd has been without his heart and bloop medicine since at least last thursday. so concern is certainly growing about his well-being. >>> san jose lacking for new cop because of the sudden resignation today of police chief chris moore. he says his decision to leave after just 19 months on the job was his alon alone. he wasn't forced out he says but the department is facing more lay off and budget cut as the violent crime rate soars in the city. and ballot measure that would have increased police department funding will be dropped. >> if i think about all the decision or factor that led into it clearly our scenario what we are facing had something to do with

dowd son daughter flew to omaha and are passing out fliers there.ue. jennifer dowd is not confident that amtrak will find her father. >> because don't feel like amtrak police is open the ground actually physically loo looking for him. if he was disoriented and wandered off he could have fallen. he could be on the side of the tracks somewhere. >>reporter: charles dowd has been without his heart and bloop medicine since at least last thursday. so concern is certainly growing about his well-being. >>> san jose lacking for new cop because of the sudden resignation today of police chief chris moore. he says his decision to leave after just 19 months on the job was his alon alone. he wasn't forced out he says but the department is facing more lay off and budget cut as the violent crime rate soars in the city. and ballot measure that would have increased police department funding will be dropped. >> if i think about all the decision or factor that led into it clearly our scenario what we are facing had something to do with it. >> elephant in the room? no c

his cell phone, medications and luggage were found in a sleeping car but there was no sign of dowd. last time he was actually seen was reportedly early friday in omaha, nebraska. >> there's an unconfirmed report that a conductor spoke with him at the very early morning hours on friday morning, and so i am hoping against hope that that's a true story. >> dowd's daughter says the conductor of the train did tell police the 69-year-old at times seemed disoriented. the family is right now traveling to omaha to circulate missing person fliers and to work with police and also they set up a facebook page hoping to get the word out. now, we contacted amtrak this morning. they're telling us this is still an active investigation. amtrak has met with dowd's family members and they are currently working very closely with local police departments along the train's route and they are trying right now very hard to find dowd. >> and just hours from now search teams will be back out in napa county hooking for a fisherman who fell off a bridge. a 26-year-old was fishing with friends over the napa rive

charlie dowd suffers from high blood pressure and is die -- diabetic. >> alan: tomorrow is the jars of the good evening of the "occupy" movement a year ago and protests are planned across the country in new york, demonstrators plan to march on wall street. it start as a protest against economic and social inequality but soon snowballed into a sometimes violent protest against everything work with -- wrong with the world. a protest is expected in san francisco tomorrow in the wells fargo bank near the barret party station, and at pg&e headquarters on market street, and another one at the war memorial on vanness. and two others are planned. >> a delay for the final flight of the space shuttle den duff vow. >> alan: how police are going undercover at the 49ers game. >> ama: it was a beautiful weekend. leigh glaser has the forecast. >> mike: i feel your pain, raider fans. silver and block fall to 0-2, they couldn't stop the dolphins. >> ama: this afternoon teachers in chicago decided to extend their strike into a second week. and just a few minutes ago city officials said they'll seek a co

dowd suffers from restless leg syndrome and may have gotten up to stretch. he was taking the train to visit relatives in montreal. dowd's family and friends are focusing their search along the amtrak line between nebraska and colorado. >> 30 days and counting. that's how long the san francisco board of supervisors now had to decide if the suspended sheriff stays or goes. suspended without pay in march on official misconduct charges. the ethics commission submitted its final recommendation to the board. ultimately triggering the 30-day deadline. the supervisors will use the commission's findings to determine if he should be fired in the wake of a domestic violence incident that left his wife with a bruised arm. the decision to permanently remove him from office would require the approval of 9 of the 11 supervisors. >>> a dog sentenced to death. a dog sentenced to death for attacking a police horse in gold gate park is now getting a reprieve. a judge has now decided to stay the execution of charlie. he's an 18-month-old pit bull. after the dog's owner appealed

relatives of charles dowd passed out flyers this afternoon and are hoping someone saw him. he was taking the train to see his son. >> he was excited about, you know, the trip. and this is just a shocking -- shocking turn of events. >> his panelally says the conductor last saw him -- his family says the conductser last saw him being confused. >>> university of california at berkeley students are on alert today. ktvu's noelle walker is live at university of california at berkeley where police are asking victims to come forward. >> this is the crime alert posted. somehow the suspect convinced a student to hand over hundreds of dollars. lunchtime can be over load.

now he is irrelevant. >> maureen dowd is not a republican. >> maureen dowd never supported him.. [both talking at once] martha: let's let tony address that. the. >> that is a good point. i think he is relevant and i hope he is relevant. that is the essence of our entire campaign. let's be frank about this. mitt romney isn't exactly firing up the right-wing or the base of this country who understands that we're not better off than we are four years ago. what will hopefully fire them up is the abysmal record on economic leadership we have to use the president as an association with. i hope he is relevant. issue here has he abdicate ad lot of leadership over the last four years? a case can be made for that. bob woodward did it in his book. the bookly ed klein, the amateur. martha: ed klein. two different people. >> ed klein. maureen dowd whatever she thought four years ago has been backing the agenda up for four years. enough is enough. she is over him. >> she was never into him. martha: move on from her for now. >> i don't blame her. martha: next issue is where do we go from here

charles dowd was last seen on an amtrak train headed to montreal to visit his grandchildren. dowd was not on the train when it arrived in chicago although amtrak staff found his luggage in the sleeper car. they say they need to find him right away because he needs his medication. >>> students will be back in class after a fire started the weekend. administrative offices were dammed in the fire. it was likely sparked -- sparked by a damaged electrical cord. >>> students in chicago will not be back as teachers started a second week on the picket line. >>> and bart station is back open this morning. it was shut down after reports of expose inside. >> there was some sort of explosion at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. they think it was caused by a break overload as well as a third rail short kirk catastrophe but a vigil was held. >>> they are marking six months since sierra lemar teenager disappeared. family friends and volunteers released balloons into the sky with messages to lamar tied to them. sierra lemar's parents say it is difficult to accept the symbolism of the date. >> i woul

charles dowd left the bay area wednesday on an amtrak train. his family has not heard from them sense. the train stopped in chicago where his luggage and medication arrived but he never did. his daughter is searching for a train conduct who 'er who said e talked to the man on friday and seemed confused. >> he has medical needs needs as diabetic. but for medical reasons we obviously want him -- we need to know where he is. >> dowd's family provided us with this photo today. they also created a facebook page to help locate him. the is under a doctor's care and needs to be found as soon as possible. we have lairchg the facebook page on our web site. >> alan: in an hour, friends and family of sierra lamar will gather to mark six months since she disappeared. a tribute will be held at 6:30 tonight at burnett elementary school. the recall hold a prayer villagele and release balloons in enemy arrive the 15-year-old who disappeared while on her way to school. the police have changed a 21-year-old with her murder based on dna evidence found in his car.

. >>> 69-year-old charles dowd was on a cross country trip on amtrak when he disappeared. he was last seen on friday by a train conductor who said dowd appeared disoriented and confused about his whereabouts. family members says they need to find dowd quickly because he needs medication. >>> suspicious fires at a bay area park raise big concerns about encampments. >>> demonstrations turn deadly as the global uproar continues to spill over. >>> an inner city church in san francisco gets a visit from a national civil rights leader, the messages he's bringing to the congregation. >>> the chp is investigating a tragic accident in orinda earl will this morning. a man hit a center divide as he came out of the caldecut tunnel. as he ran to the side of the road he was hit and killed by another vehicle. police are investigating whether alcohol played a role in that initial crash. no one else was hurt. >>> there are new concerns tonight about homeless encampments near a popular park in san jose. after a series of suspicious fires yesterday. ktvu's mat keller tells us about the lates

charles dowd was on his way to montreal and was supposed to change trains he never made it. a conductor described him as disoriented. they described him as disoriented but they say the medications he is taking could make him confused. >> they just will not tell us but if he was confused, there must have been some way to monitor him a little bit better. >> dowd's daughter and son have organized a search for their father and police officers are investigating. now in an unrelated story they are investigating the discovery of a body on the train tracks. union pacific officials are investigating and it is unclear if the person was hit by the train. they stopped east of martinez while authorities investigated. >>> they are one of the safest in the u.s. but now rising crime rate has many concerned and that's why they have dueling meetings. so far there have been 33 homicides this year in san jose. they will hold a crime prevention meeting tomorrow night and in a half hour they will hold a meeting about gang activity and police response time. >>> and in an effort to curb bullying, t

dowd the conductor last saw him getting off the train looking disoriented. traffic, george? >> there is a lot going on and traffic center this morning. we have been tracking the bay bridge. and it is really not getting any better. the approach is badly backed up. 30 minute drive time is not that unusual. perhaps on reasonable but not unusual. the westbound towards the macarthur maze. the 24 is slow. and also, the 880. slow from the 80 turn off. the east shore freeway. you might as well say that it begins before the golden gate fields. that is not the only area. let us look at the traffic maps. heavy through all to mont. and that is why we're talking about a 59 through cache of the month. and towards the dublin interchange of of all to mont. and also the 880 alltamont to dublin. however this motorcycle accident has impacted traffic with nearly one hour of coe and the traffic is still recovering. the san mateo is heavy with still doing decent. problem-free on the golden gate a blow the whistle or through the marin county but problem-free. >> good morning, geor

reasons we obviously need to know where he is. >> this is a facebook page created called "find charlie dowd." jennifer is meeting her brother where they will pass out pictures of her dad. kira klapper will have more in the next hour. >>> it has been six months since a morgan hill teenager disappeared on her way to school. sierra lamar has not been seen since march 16th. lilian kim has the story from morgan hill. >> reporter: they spent six months grieving, searching and hoping that's how long 15-year-old sierra lamar has been missing. >> it is a long, longtime, too long. heartbreaking. >> reporter: to commemorate the sixth month anniversary of her disappearance, friends, family and volunteers took a balloon each wrote a personal message to her. >> i wrote come home, your friends and family pray everyday for you. >> reporter: she disappeared on her way to the school bus stop. antolin garcia-torres has been charged with her murder based on dna evidence investigators say they found in his car and on her clothing. in all, 100 balloons were released into the air, red was one of her favorite colo

the 69-year-old charlie dowd disappeared from a train on a trip to visit his son.he family now says they think he may have fallen off the train. passenger reportedly saw dowd standing near a train door last thursday night, and another passenger later found an exterior door open. a facebook page for dowd says the family will head to colorado and nebraska today. >>> caltrain scheduled will be changing. are did -- another new train will head northbound from san jose's -- station around 4:30 p.m. other trains leaving san francisco and san jose around 9:30 a.m., and 2:30 p.m. will be adding stops in either palo alto, on sunnyvale. >>> let's check in with sal one more time. >> it's not looking that great. there is some improvement. chp has arrived, but 680 is slow, backing up out of pleasanton. >> there's go to steve. there's a lot of fog out there, and if you don't have the fog, a stiff little breeze from the west. it's going to be a come pattern, slight warm up. it looks really cool, breezy on the weekend. >> first day of fall? >> coming in. that's our report for this

he did it all with economic and fiscal issues. >> the astute matt dowd

they have set up a facebook page for charlie dowd. he planned on boarding a train to chicago. a conductor said he saw him and appeared disoriented. he suffers from restless leg syndrome and probably has not been getting much sleep. she knows he is in some kind of trouble. >> i don't know what has happened. he would call and that's the most disturbing thing. even without his cell phone, if he could he would call. >> also disturbing for the dowd family amtrak officials found his cell phone and luggage inside the sleeper car once it arrived in chicago. earlier at a train station in omaha nebraska they are passing out missing flyers and they are hoping to do a full investigation to find this missing retired firefighter. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a pedestrian is badly injured in napa and they are being treated at a hospital right now. it happened on state highway 128. he was rushed to walnut creek. the chp investigation continues. >>> national hockey league for sharks fans and those who rely on them, she is conversation exactly what impact they will have. >> we

the train's route to try to find dowd. family members have created a facebook page to help get the word out nationwide. >>> union city police are on the hunt for a man responsible for a robbery and attempted sexual assault. investigators say the suspect held up the woman at gunpoint one week ago. she was walking aloan around 10:30 at night. police say he forced her down to the ground, took her money and then tried to sexually assault her. the suspect took off after getting scared by a passing car. investigators unfortunately only have a vague suspect description. dark hair, medium build and a tattoo on the right side of his neck. >>> the woman accused of killing hayward nursing student michelle le is due in court today. the pretrial hearing is set to begin exactly one year to the day after le's body was found. esteban is charged with murder. le's blood was found on her shoes and they tracked both cell phones to the same location the night le disappeared. >>> in chicago, a teenager accused of a homegrown thorough plot is du

dowd's family says the search spans 160 miles between colorado and nebraska from san mateo traveling to montreal to visit his son. >>> he's announced his retirement but san jose police chief says the job isn't done yet. he plans to retire early next year but wants to reassure the public of the city who's capable of handling a decent rise in crime. he doesn't believe in retirement and announced will shake the public's confidence. >> i have four months left. still a lot of work to do on a daily basis here, and i'm going to continue to work literally until the last day. >> one of san jose's main problems despite crime will be addressed tonight at a public community meeting. >>> seems to be rebuilding his empire from behind bars. store front in oakland mission has reemerged online under a new name. one of the on this side is established a so-called securities defense guard members in defend against enemies. several police spoke in oakland would not appear on camera out of fear of but say he was a welcome neighbor. >> well, you can say it's worse because they -- they used to stand outside

dowd was last seen by a conductor on friday appearing disoriented. the family says dowd did not have dementia wu does take medications that could cause confusion. >>> working to identify a body found on railroad tracks in ve knee sha today. this video shows police and union pacific officials at the scene just north of the lake herman road and i-680 interchange. a train operator reported hitting something, but it's not clear if the person had died after being run over by the train. an autopsy is being scheduled for tomorrow or wednesday. . >>> apple shares hit a new high today after announcing a rush of preorders for its latest iphone. apple reports receiving more than 2 million preorders for the iphone 5 during the first 24 hours it was offered. that's twice as many as preorders for the iphone 4s when it debuted last year. . >>> well, the hoopla has already begun. while the iphone 5 doesn't go on sale till friday, lines have already started forming at the apple store in new york city. a new record high today. apple closed just under $700 and has been

. >> reporter: matt dowd has advised both parties. and he recognizes that the country is more polarized now. >> today, we have 6% of people who are truly swing and truly persuadable. if you get a four, five, or six-point bounce, you're maximizing what you can get. >> reporter: what led to the bounce? dowd points to michelle obama's performance. and bill clinton at that moment. president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years. >> reporter: the romney campaign tonight calling the bounce a sugar high from the convention. but the reality from the obama economy hasn't changed. the number most important, october 3rd, debating president obama. less than one month before that first debate. how important are the debates going to be? >> i think the debates are important. particularly when you have a small sliver that has to make up their mind. >>> a report out today highlights a security threat at hospitals around the country. about 80% of high-risk hospitals do not

as we first told you here, dowd who's from san mateo was traveling to montreal to visit his son. he was last seen when a conductor saw him acting -- >>> earl littler this year doctors at napa state hospital returned results to the judge that said he was malingering or faking having alzheimer's. >>> the unidentified man was hit by the train june 21st just before 5:00 p.m. on east fifth street. authorities said he was crossing the tracks in a wheelchair when it happened. now these sketches show his appearance from the front and from the side. he's described as a white man between 60 and 75 years of age. about 5'5" tall weighing about 130 pounds. if you know who he is you are asked to contact the san mateo county coroner. >>> the highway patrol says a man from novato who lost control of his truck may have been driving under the influence. authorities say 46-year-old richard marshal veered off of nevato boulevard. they said the truck rolled and slammed into a tree and that the boat ended up in a creek. firefighters had to use the jaws of life to pull marshall out of the truck. we're

. >>> 69-year-old charles dowd was on a cross country trip on amtrak when he disappeared.e was last seen on friday by a train conductor who said dowd appeared disoriented and confused about his whereabouts. family members says they need to find dowd quickly because he needs medication. >>> suspicious fires at a bay area park raise big concerns about encampments. >>> demonstrations turn dead i'm so glad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> the chp is investigating a tragic accident in orinda earl will this morning. a man hit a center divide as he came out of the caldecut tunnel. as he ran to the si

. >>> i want to bring in abc news political analyst matt dowd who advised both republican and democratic campaigns age that is always great to have you with us. you have three things for everyone to watch for. one of the things you point out body language could have a bigger impact on words. we remember al gore and george bush having a field day with those. >> i've had a record of that in texas. >> as if the sighing weren't bad enough gore's behavior got worse. [ laughter ] >> in that same year we remember the moment when al gore got up, walked over towards governor bush and this is his reaction. >> flying to get things done. >> and i believe i can. [ laughter ] >> famous moment, years prior there was h.w. bush checking his watch. famous moments. are these debate prep teams saying this is what you don't do. >> at this point in time they're emphasizing style as opposed to substance right now because debates have changed people's minds have been about physical characteristics and mannerisms in the modern age and not about the substance of the policy answers so paying a lot of attention to

dowd's column criticize the white house for giving hollywood the inside ever mation to make that movie while leaving the public in the dark about the operation this is all coming to light thanks to document disclosed by the transparency group judicial watch so out about this i was joined by jeff cullen media critic and journalism professor ethical college i first asked if sending an unpublished column to a government agency violates media attics well there's no doubt that it does you know the job of an independent reporter who's covering a powerful institution like the cia your job is to get leaks from honest ethical people inside that agency so you can tell the american public what's going on with that powerful agents those leaks are not supposed to go in the opposite direction where the newspaper a newspaper reporter is giving a column two days before it's in the newspaper to the cia that's just not how it's supposed to work it's an example of the kind of collusion that often happens in big u.s. media outlets you know when it comes to national security stories like those involving th

dowd was traveling on a train from emeryville, but when the sept. 14, amtrak officials say that he was disoriented. >> he was very excited about this trip because he was going to visit his son and his grandchildren and montreal. he thought that this would be a great day to go across the state and see different things. he is diabetic. he takes benison. he has restless leg syndrome. and also he does not sleep. >> does he have memory issues. >> not so much. except when he gets in a. but not sleeping for a number of days. if the does 1/2 memory issues. he did indicate to our daughter that is not a slot in a couple of days. amtrak officials found his luggage, cell phone and medication but no >> the libyan government with nearly 50 people have been arrested on the u.s. attack consulate. leaving christopher stevens and dead. spokesperson one on to say that this was pre- meditated. so far, there's no evidence. and this is video from inside of the u.s. compound. it erupted are from the globe the latest from karachi. domthat film official told the that authorities believe that a 55-year-old copt

bush strategist matthew dowd said this about the speech over the over the last week . paul ryan what he did in his speech i think so stretched the truth and i like paul ryan have a lot of great respect for paul ryan but the now i'm upset he said about closing the g.m. plant which closed before obama took president about the simpson bowles which sensible which he opposed and then i'll finish you both barack obama or at some point the truth should matter of course one of the biggest deceptions of the speech was this one about president obama's reforms to medicare. seven hundred sixteen billion dollars funneled out of medicare by president obama. in an obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed all to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for. the greatest threat to medicare is obamacare and we're going to stop it. none of us are president obama didn't cut a single penny from medicare that would affect a single payer read even just the opposite because seven hundred billion seven hundred sixteen billion dollars in waste fraud and corpora

george will, donna brazile, matthew dowd, kerry healey and bill burton.rge will, let's talk about president obama. you heard all that hope four years ago, how does he calibrate the pitch four years later? >> i think he runs his pitch at his opponents. he presented himself as the first president as history to ever inherit from his predecessor this imperfect world. i think he's going to make six arguments for a second term. first, mitt romney is rich. we need a serious vice president, joe biden instead of paul ryan. third, republicans hate women. fourth, the only woman they don't hate is ayn rand. and she's dead and she wrote bad novels. fifth, something has to be done to present sandra fluke for paying for her on contraception. all will be well. finally, if i can raise by 4.64 points the top income rate on the fewer than 3% of american people. that's it. >> is that it, donna? >> no, first of all, president obama should not spend his speech refuting all of the arguments that the republicans have made against him since day one. secondly, he shouldn't try to

dowd points to michelle obama's performance. and to bill clinton at that moment. >> no president -- no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years. >> reporter: the romney campaign tonight calling the bounce a, quote, sugar high from the convention. but the reality from the obama economy hasn't changed. the number most important, october 3rd, debating president obama. less than one month until that first debate. how important are the debates going to be? >> i think the debates are very important. particularly when you have a small sliver that has to make up their mind. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, mansfield, ohio. >>> a report out today highlights a security threat at hospitals around the country. about 80% of high-risk hospitals do not properly secure radioactive material that could be used to make a dirty bomb. "the washington post" says among the examples in the government report, is a big-city hospital that gets highly radioactive chemi

. >> reporter: abc analyst matt dowd has advised candidates from both parties and argues the country is more polarized now. only a tiny slice of americans have yet to decide. >> today we only have about 6% of people who are truly swing and truly persuadable. so if you get a four, five or a six-point bounce, it means you're maximizing what absolute you can get. >> reporter: what led to this bounce? dowd points to michelle obama's performance and to bill clinton and that moment, those voters who chose obama last time who still like him but are disappointed. >> no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the romney campaign tonight calling the bounce a, quote, sugar high from the convention, that the reality of the obama economy hasn't changed. suffice it to say it's nearly impossible mathematically for governor romney to win the white house without winning right here in ohio. this is why here in this factory he is here today. romney now with 15 ads

need to know where he is. >> this is the facebook page that has been created called "find charlie dowdjennifer is meeting her brother in omaha where they will pass out pictures of their dad. kira klapper will have more coming up. >>> 5:38. a check of the weather. >> cooler days. >> maybe put on some clothes different especially during the morning 40s and 50s waiting for you, key is fairfield gusting up to 35, you know that the sea breeze is back. trough of low pressure down to well south us, 600 miles to the west that's how powerful in low is, something 600 miles away bringing us cooler conditions today, tomorrow into wednesday. 40s and 50s, 4:00 near 80 inland warmest around the bay 71 and 58, drop back to the fives and 60s by 7:00, light jacket weather. two coolest days tuesday, wednesday, slight warming trend away from the coast thursday. here's sue. >>> so far, so good, no problems southbound 101 out of novato, traffic flowing nicely, once you get to lucas valley road and freitas parkway things are very light past the civic center into southern marin once you hit the golden gate br

charles dowd's family flew to omaha to pass out flyers at the train station, asking residents to help search for him. >> he was excited about, you know, the trip. and this is just a shocking, shocking turn of events. >> reporter: amtrak says his bag and cell phone was found on the train in chicago. as the train neared omaha a conductor reported a man acting confused. >> they won't tell us any more. if he was confused, then why didn't -- there must have been some way to monitoring him better -- monitor him better. >> reporter: his wife says he has medical issues. his medicines could cause confusion. they will continue the search tomorrow in nebraska. health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >> officials called off a search for a missing san francisco man who fell into the napa river yesterday during a fishing trip. he was fishing with a friend on green island. the friend who does not know thew swim is the -- know how taswim is the one who -- to swim is the one who called 911. >>> unarrest half a world away is adding fuel to had fire. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar i

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dowd left from the emoryville on wednesday in montreal to see his son and grandchildren.eared between chicago and denver. they found his bag cell phone and medication on the train in chicago. >>> well the bay area may get to see a space shuttle, make a low path over the peninsular friday morning. right now the endeavor is perched on the back of that 747 and will make its final home in los angeles. if weather cooperates it will fly 1,500 feet above mountain view where nasa has aimed which is where the early research was conducted. >>> taking you to breaking news, it is a story we have been following since overnight, this is a live picture in san francisco and police are now moving in on this occupied camp at justin herman plaza. again these are live picture from the scene and we have a camera as well out there which is how we are getting these shots. police are asking them to leave it is about 50 people and they have been camped out through the financial district which is marking the first anniversary of wall street and police have given the protesters a 5:30 deadline to m

daughter of retired san francisco firefighter in nebraska looking for her father 69-year-old charles dowd been missing since friday and needs his medicine many he was traveling to chicago on amtrak en route to see his son but never made it. that i gotten off -- >> number four, bart says back to normal at the civic center station in san francisco, after a scary situation yesterday. high voltage short circuit after something touched the third rail. riders reported loud explosion which brought out police and fire, nobody was hurt. you can see the scorch marks on the wall. >> number five, an apple sold more than two million preorderses to iphone 5 in the first 24 hours, double the number of last year's launch of 4s. fans are lining up outside the flagship store in new york if i for a chance to buy a new iphone 5 when it goes on sale friday. who knows if there will be enough for everyone. >>> few minutes to go until the top of the hour. >>> good morning. look at live doppler 7 hd, cloud cover hanging around. about 2,000 feet thick, the marine layer going to take longer to burn away and cooler

last night in nebraska somebody received a tip that somebody fit the description of charlie dowd. he went to montreal to see his son and grandchildren. he disappeared between denver and chicago. amtrak found his bag and cell phone and medication on the train in chicago. >>> the city of san hoe are launching a new announcement. moore a 27 year veteran wants to spend more time with his family. it has throat an exidos of police officers. >> the frustration is when you are caught in the middle after it. >> well it's not the right time for me... >> moore took over 18 months ago and hits last day on the -- his last day on the job will be september 23rd. >>> the bomber drove a bar packed with explosives into a group of aviation workers at kabul airport. the bomber was a young woman and the bombing was in response to a film that marked protest across the middle east. now an actor regrets his decision. >> if it was a film that never had been heard of, i would have said okay... >> reporter: he got the part after answering a casting call for zalman. four americans including chris stevens die

is in nebraska tonight looking for her dad who has been missing since friday. 69-year-old charles dowd, a firefighter, is described as fiercely independent by his daughter. he was taking amtrak to canada to meet his son. he never made it to the windy city, but may have been seen in omaha. >> he does have medical needs and needs his medication for high blood pressure and heart disease. he is diabetic. for medical reasons we obviously want him -- we need to know where he is. >> this is the facebook page that's been created called find charlie dowd. jennifer is meeting her brother in omaha where they will pass out pictures of their dad. they continue to actively search. >>> in napa county, crews called off their search late this afternoon for a fisherman who fell into the napa river. 26-year-old jose ernesto mangana plunged off the bridge into the napa river around 2:45 this morning. his friends called 9-1-1 and that triggered a search along the banks of the river. a coast guard helicopter from the sky. the search is expected to resume tomorrow. >>> a resident reported seeing a mountain l