gillman says: "it was very dangerous and very explosive."illman says: "i'm actually shocked it's lasted as long as it did. a train comes by, there's a lot of vibration... it's a blessing from the lord that everyone here has remained safe." safe." it was actually a 12 pound hotchkiss shell which could have done some major damage. there's no word on if the bomb squad had to destroy the mortar. the debate over gun ownership. it's starting the heat up in the wake of the colorado theater shooting.president obama saying yesterday that assault rifles belong in the hands of soldiers. soldiers.it's our question of the day... should there be more restrictions on firearm ownership in america? the questioo has started a conversation on our facebook page.mark says "no... gun laws only apply to law abiding citizens, not criminals that don't care about law to begin w" with."but jessica says "no one needs a fully automatic gun for home protection ever. if you want to protect your home thats fine but you dont need an ak47 to do it." it." 3 3 3& go... to... f

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supervisor -- and gale gillman, the head of the community partner. this is what i had to deal with. this pertains to the apartment inspection. i was complaining about the mice in the building. i did my own investigation and found out there were people complaining about mice there before i moved in. when i further complained, they told me you will go to the health department because i did not unpack my boxes because i am in an apartment infested with mice. several other units were infsted. -- infested. >> do you have any questions? i am not done. >> we have no questions. the next speaker. >> can i speak to you about this? i have to retaliate. >> thank you. we will listen to more comments later. >> i can come back later? >> on other items. and this hearing will be open -- the senior action network should be listening. >> mr. wright, the next speaker is ready to speak. youv''ve had your time. the next speaker? >> i am a tenant organizer. at the all-star hotel. senior action network as well as the central city -- i would relalally like to say -- the seniors and disabled members of the c

joining us with more is andrew gillman, the president and ce the owe of con core.a crisis communications expert, a little background, i know you advised the university of virginia and councilled johnson and johnson in their tylenol problem. they have a big mountain tomoun climb. how does the school begin tobe overcome gisomething like this? >> i think? crisis, this scandal as a book, there have been several unfortunately terrible chaptersr that have been written, butib there are more chapters that will be written.e so step by step, not overnight, they can begin to recover. today, i bewi nwent online, andw the penn state student newspaper, and their headline was it's in our hands. penn state's going to have to do it themselves. >> but they have a black mark. will they always have a black mark? can the school regain the strong reputation they once had? >> i agree, every crisis has something it stand for, tylenol stand for a company that was victim milessed and customers being poison. bp is probably one not paying attention to safety. penn state will stand for sex abu

three of them from calvert hall, one from gillman.baltimore sun he's told the former players to be open to their optionless. donovan smith says he's staying at penn state no matter what. the ravens are on the practice field tomorrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. the new santa fe steak melts. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt or add egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt, perfect for breakfast or any time of day. subway. eat fresh. >>> not exactly olympic sprinters but some local brides got dressed up for this craze. they put on wedding dresses for the dash. it proved to be a hindrance on this day. the first three winners won an all expenses paid wedding. >> that's worth running for. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,grooms.

eastbound 80 between ashby and gillman. also the morning commute looks good at the westbound bay. it's 4:37 let's go to steve. >> thank you. a very happy friday morning. low clouds doing their thing. or used to. making a little bit of a surge inland. it looks like it will burn off a little sooner. high pressure trying to nose back. it looks like a similar day. more fog overnight into this morning. starts to regroup. there are changes for the weekend. although the forecast for the high in the middle of the country coming back toward us. yes, yes it will start to warm things up but it has backed off. upper 40s low 50s. there is your 49 sonoma county airport. so another cool morning west, southwest 21 at travis. yesterday at this time they were 28 with gusts to 36. it's still a sea breeze, it's still on shore and it will be a breezy day with all that tropical moisture. as the high comes back it will get closer to us. maybe early next week we'll keep an eye on it. another big system through the gulf of alaska. so sunny, breezy after the morning clouds. a little bit warmer. a lot of up

todd gillman joins us my phone now.ive us a brief history of this texas law and how it came to arrive in federal court here in washington. >> well, people have been trying to get a federal i.d. law in texas going back at least about 15 years. in fact, at one point as the republican backers of the law that's being challenged i'd like to point out some liberal democrats at one point actually supported the law as well. it passed the texas house in 2005-2007. but died in the senate. eventually in the 2011 legislature there was a rule change that the republicans in the senate engineered to make it easier procedural to get past the blocking that was being done. and it passed. and it is -- excuse me, the justice department is challenging it. texas like a dozen other states and jurisdictions around the country are subject to section five of the voting rights act which requires these jurisdictions to get clearance from the justice department before they make any kind of election law changes. any rule changes. any redistricting p

story by todd gillman. texas and u.s. lay out voter id arguments. todd gillman join us by phone. give us a history of this texas law and how it came to arise in federal court here in washington? guest: people have been trying to get a federal id law in texas going back at least about 15 years and in fact, at one point as the republican backers of the current law that's being challenged. like to point out some liberal democrats at one point actually supported the law as well. it passed the texas house in 2005, 2007 but died in the senate. eventually in the 2011 legislature, there was a rule change that the republicans in the senate engineered to make it a little easier to get pass the blocking that was being done. it passed. the justice department is challenging it. texas like more than a dozen other state and some other jurisdictions around the country are subject to section v of the voting rights act which requires these jurisdictions to get preclearance from the justice department before they make any election law changes, any redistricting plans need to be cleared by justice d

there is a new crash reported in berkeley, let's go to the east shore freeway, west 80 near gillman. of your screen you can see looks like something could be going on there. the traffic gets better right after university avenue. and here is a good look at 237. it is light. so you should be happy if this is normally your commute, well it is your commute today it looks good. 8:07 let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. all right. good morning. i always go chat with sal but anyway low clouds around, some breaks but big fog bank and drizzle, that should be sending soon. getting helped along by two systems one yesterday and today but by tomorrow high pressure builds in and this fog bank will get compressed and burn off sooner but still fog near the coast, the inland temperatures will warm up start starting tomorrow and sunday. a lot going on, we already talked about that, maybe fog and drizzle but sun, and drag racing there really nice maybe warm on sun, but they look nice and of course, that as well which as you know can be darn hot. well that is not the case, 70s to 80s today, warmer satu

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