here's part two of our interview with gov.y. >> would you agree that the conflict has an effect on this, whether it be sort of part of the fuel for iran? i mean, if you handle theoretically the palestinian-israeli conflict that might diffuse iran considerably. so it has an impact on it. we spent a lot of money, $3 billion last year in aid to israel so it's not that we are just spectators and will help if they want help. we are involved in it. it has an impact on it. >> there's no question that the developments around the world have an impact on the united states. i don't believe that the developments in the middle east all flow from the palestinian-israeli conflict. iran's pursuit of nuclear weaponry has overwhelmingly to do with their desire to be the dominant power in the middle east, to have the capacity to execute their will on others and dominate others. that doesn't minimize, in my view, the importance of resolving the palestinian and israeli conflict, but much of what goes on in the middle east from tunisia, egypt, what

and education gov.y give parents more choices, insisted on tough standards for teachers and students. massachusetts schools became the best in the nation. [applause] we cleared out regulations on small businesses. we cut taxes 19 times. as a result unemployment dropped only 4.7%. unlike president obama, gov. romney's economic policies were report -- rewarded with a credit upgrade. [applause] those are the facts and figures. when people find out i served as the lieutenant governor they ask me the same question. what is he like? first and foremost, a mitt romney is a good and honorable man committed to public service and his country. [applause] on the morning he took the oath of office, his first act was to focus public attention on those i in need it. we served breakfast to homeless veterans and acknowledge the special that we owed to those who sacrificed for our country. [applause] every morning early before the rest of us arrived, a mets would meet with the economic secretary. creating jobs was his top

gov. newsom is joining us. [speaking foreign language] for the first year, the investment promotion energy and china sf to sign a memorandum of understanding. they are recycling the purchase contract. congratulations. [applause] [speaking foreign language] let's invite both to sign the letter of tintend for soybean purchase -- intent for soybean purchase. congratulations and thank you. [applause] [speaking foreign language] let's invite the china chamber of commerce and paramount. and blue diamond. the china chamber of commerce and blue diamond growers to sign the project on imports of all men's -- almonds. thank you. congratulations. [speaking foreign language] ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of the signing ceremony. congratulations to the organizations and companies and thanks to the distinguished leaders witnessing the ceremony. thank you very much. >> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, provi

alaska casts 18 votes for gov. mitt romney and 9 votes for representative ron paul. >> alaska, 18 f.. romney. >> american samoa, 9 votes. >> we are the only american soil in the southern hemisphere. as proud americans, we cast our votes to elect the next president and vice-president of the united states of america, gov. mitt romney and a congressman paul ryan. they will restore economic health and stability to all of the people of america. >> american samoa, 9. romney. arizona, 29 votes. >> i am gender, governor of the great state of arizona. -- i am jan brewer, governor of the great state of arizona. fellow delegates, thank you. governor romney might not be from the west but he is a westerner at heart. he embodies our western spirit and shows all that can be achieved with the american formula of hard work, face, opportunity, freedom. i am proud to announce that arizona, the grand canyon state, 26 votes in nomination of mitt romney and 3 votes for ron paul. >> arizona, 26 running. -- 26, romney. >> arkansas casts i

it is supported by gov. brown who says homeowners and fire prone areas should pay more for coverage residents plan to sue the state saying the charge was passed illegally by the legislature if that is defined as a tax it needs to be approved by two-thirds of law makers. to rampages 18 dad separated by 17 days, incidents at the sikh temple in wisconsin and colorado movie theater have gun advocates calling for tighter regulations. don knapp tells us the key to gun violence prevention may line and how doctors treat the issue. >>> after every sensation of shooting such as at the sikh temple which left six dead a cry for answers and the debate between gun advocates and those who want more control. one idea getting a new look is to see and treat gun violence as a disease as a social disease >>> the traditional focus on the person using the gun the public health approach asks us to look broadly at other factors. >>> for example of this doctor says that the policies that facilitate gun violence that allows alcoholic

it is interesting that former gov. weld said, just trust mitt romney as though we do not worry about it, he is not really going to do what he says he will do. he will not do anything on reproductive choice, so don't worry. that seems to me to be like -- do not trust what he says, just trust that it will be cool. that is not really an answer to the question. >> we are going to take a break and come back to this discussion. we are speaking to megan carpentier and rocky anderson, finding out what he is doing as he travels the country, running for president on that a third- party ticket. >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. we are in tampa, fla. covering the convention from inside and out. rocky anderson, you are running for president, on a third-party ticket on the justice line. you talk about two party tyranny. >> without a doubt, republicans and democrats have a stranglehold on our democracy. they are depriving people around the country of not only being able to get on the ballot, they

we are here today because gov. jerry brown did not take the easy path. he took the path of investing in our future. you, gov.. >> many times, people say to me -- gee, how are you going to build this? i said, let's look at the lineup. they've got their dream? -- they've got their dream. we start with the president of the united states, the vice president of the united states, the secretary of transportation, the governor of california, the speaker, and the mayor of our great city. mayor lee. one other group i want to make sure we do not forget -- our a- number one congressional leadership delegation. it is very important to understand, this construction level behind you is because of nancy pelosi. san francisco's unknown. she brought the money. she brought the grit. she brought the vision. she has been with us every step of the way on high-speed rail. if you do not believe that, you can talk to congressional leaders about their this -- their conversations with her while they were deciding what to do. i think everybody knows -- they did not say they should

gov. malley along with the top health officials are plotting the state and local partners for working together on that issue. o'malley credits the dline to an expansion in health care and say firstly practices. the administration admits if the disparities continue, deaths were higher on the eastern shore. we have heard a lot about secondhand smoke and how it affects people. scientists are discovering third hand smoke can also be dangerous. experts say third hand smoke clings to clothing, hair, bedding, walls, and carpet long after the smoking has stopped. the worse effect on your children and your health. those exposed can suffer from illnesses like chronic ear infections and chronic respiratory infections. the best way to curb the effects, taking smoking at -- outside where the there is less concentrated. >> now your 11 insta-weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we're following a couple of isolated showers throughout the day. earlier this morning, to the south

new jersey gov. chris christie through the battle lines between romney and president of, but the real star tonight was mrs. romney who tried to empathize with female voters as a mother and show her husband a softer side. reporter david bryan has our coverage come from tampa florida. on the first night of gop showtime new jersey gov. chris christie was in the spotlight. pounding out a message of take taking back in mecca and blasting the democrats. our ideas are right for america in their ideas have failed america. kristen charges democrats have dragged the country into a morass of debt and stagnation. they believe that the american people don't hear the truth about the extent of our physical difficulties. they believe the american people need to be coddled by big government. they believe the american people are content to live a lie with them. they're wrong. no one will work harder. no one will care more. ends no one will move heaven and earth like irani to make this country a better place to live. >

>>> but did christie go too far by calling the gov retread analyst joe touman believes he did >>> it demonstrates naivete on his part it's going to elevate yourself eventually as an sure he does to be a presidential candidate you cannot make your criticisms about other people personal. >>> will christie may have a problem with our governor he has no problem coming to california to raise money he was an california recently to attend the california fund raiser romney has raised more money in california than any other state about $17 million so far. he took a swipe earlier this month >>> it hot ripon doors and business people around the world and here at home think that is some point america's when, greece or like spain or italy or california, i'm just kidding about that one >>> kristyn gives a speech tomorrow after his wife it gives hers on wednesday the v.p. candidate paul ryan addresses the crowd. christies says he turned in his speech they didn't change anything he says of the doesn't get the crowd going his will and to go off the cuff. >>> it is amazing how many politicians take mo

gov. chris christie moves his keynote speech to tomorrow. >> tell us about the welcoming party last night >> there was a huge party last night that really kicked off the convention and made everyone feel good. last night the weather was really looming and we were very worried about isaac coming through but this rally, this welcoming party, thousands of delegates were already arriving and many of them got to enjoy it and it really kicked off the convention. >> we will have continuing coverage on the gop convention with live reports throughout the week. you can find up-to-date information at cbs s.f. dot com. >> let's get a check on the roads with elisabeth. >> we have a couple of new problems coming in including the e short freeway. westbound interstate 80 looks great. it gets busy as you had towards emeryville but the problem is going against the commute. the multi vehicle crash at ashley avenue. chp is heading to the scene now. we'll not see any slowing on the sensors but we will let you

new jersey gov. chris christie pulling no punches with jerry brown, and i think even a dispassionate evaluation of what he said and what we are about to here is basically attacking jerry brown because he is old. tell us about that. >> everybody is looking forward to hearing from chris christie. he pulls no punches. the media people and regular citizens really love to hear from him although he might have gone too far yesterday at a breakfast with meg whitman and i believe we have a clip about what he said about california >> jerry brown, jerry brown? i mean, he won the new jersey presidential primary over jimmy carter when i was 14 years old. and now i have to sit at the national governors' association with this guy and he comes up and says gov. christie stop telling people that i want to raise taxes, are not trying to raise taxes, and i said, yes you are, jerry. >> exactly. 14 percent of people in new jersey are over 65 years old so chris christie is really taking aim at jerry brown calling him old,

a strong departure from other sheriffs around the state smith sent this letter to gov. jerry brown the trust that prohibits police from holding undocumented immigrants unless they're charged with serious are violent felonies. in a letter he criticizes the fed's so-called secured committee's program which is billed as a way to deport violent criminals that since says in two-thirds of the deportation or 50,000 cases the detainees had no criminal records were non-violent offenses like traffic violations. smith wrote the program has diminished trust in their communities of local law enforcement of victims and witnesses of crime have told me they're afraid to come forward to corporate with local law enforcement's with a fear that they could be detained and deported. >>> expects the share goes on to ask the governor to pressure president of, on comprehensive immigration reform now the sheriff nor her spokesperson returned any calls for comment. we're hearing from one of the navy seals had killed osama bin laden's. none of the men on 186 have spoken publicly until now. this na

. >> former florida gov. jeb bush speaks tonight and says that mitt romney needs to lay out a compelling alternative to the correct administration. >> most people know that we are in difficult times but what mitt romney has the opportunity to do is speak for a while about what it will be like when he is president. and why it will be better. >> mitt romney will use his speech to try and connect with voters and show that he understands their concerns. workers rebuilt the stage to bring him physically closer to the delegates. wednesday night he watched his grandchildren as his running mate excepted the party's vice- presidential nomination. congressman paul ryan used his speech to launch a scathing attack on president obama's policies, everything from health care reform, to economic stimulus. >> the president is just throwing money, and he is pretty experienced at that. >> the challenge for mitt romney will not only to point limit the administration but lay out his own ideas and convince the country that it will

and on his facebook page he posted that you wanted to publicly apologize to gov. and mrs. romney. >>> crazily cbs five. we will have continuing coverage of the convention tomorrow for real- time updates honored twitter what you can go to cbs as self- taught,. none of the prime-time speakers of the convention so far have addressed and the hot- button social issues. nothing on abortion and no mention of gay marriage but church in san francisco is making some on gay- rights believe right its notable because the church is a catholic church. his long known for his opposition to same-sex marriage and he once asked some catholics and oakland to sign an oath of allegiance to church teachings. linda yee on the statement this particular parish's making. the new archbishop isn't even going to take over and san francisco in october. but there are some in the congregation who say his lawn and conservative views are already being felt. it's a new day for most hollywood do church. no more drag queens. >>> no more groups that i've drag queens. new restrictions for a paris with a history o

a state of emergency has been declared for florida which gov. scott said is standard protocol. >> tropical storm i say is just north of cuba. -- isac he can see the trap -- track of the storm as it goes over the keys and then intensifies to hurricane strength as it moves over warmer waters. >> monday evening to have is expected to get heavy rains and strong winds. it is expected to make landfall on the florida panhandle on tuesday or wednesday. here in the bay area there has been lots of fog today pit lots of gray skies. your the highs today. as we go into tomorrow we're looking for more of the same. sunday will be mild. we will let you know about the warmer weather this coming our way. >> the petaluma teen redound 10 runs. petaluma cannot match the tennis scene team. the loss does not diminish the play of these kids and the world series. >> people are arrived early saturday morning for the little league world series. >> this is wonderful. the enthusiasm and the camaraderie. and the support pin >> you look at the photograph six months ago and yo

former alaska gov.sarah palin releasing a statement saying she supports mitt romney and ryan and will focus on grass-roots efforts to get them elected to the white house. >> many egyptians are showing support for their new president's decision to fire the army's top leaders. crowds gathered to get behind the president who killed a military order that limited his power. he replaced it with a declaration that gives him more powers. iran is turning down offers from the united states and other countries for help in recovering from to weekend earthquakes. rescuers have given up finding any more survivors. the two earthquakes destroyed at least 20 villages. there were a magnitude 6.4 and 6.3. >> a week after a gunman opened fire at a sikh temple, worshipers from all over the country are showing up for the service. the proceedings began in a parking lot at the wisconsin temple where the ceremony symbolize the temper of rebirth. six people were killed in the shooting. former congresswoman gabriella giffords who

it's appved in the legislature and gov. the bill would extend basically protections for domestic workers including overtime pay in a breakfast and immigrant and labor groups are among those who support the bill authorized or altered by the sentences, assemblyman. >>> milk prices make a lot and it may happen soon. many the state's dairy farmers are going bankrupt. they're stuck paying more for feed because of the trout in the midwest. the farmers in charge more for milk since the government says that prices so they're asking for mercy pricing increase. >>> in today to counter with more for me to the nar for milk. so it cannot make it in the milk industry, no other theory will buy your cows to milk them >>> 1 crisis in the central valley has said a suicide hot line for desperate farmers facing bankruptcy or foreclosure. so what if you load up on groceries and then through nearly half of it in the trash and get home? a new study says that what many a doing despite the rising pressure prices. in fact, the natural resources defe

confrontational folks may refer to it as outright theft some but officials though most notably fed gov janet yellen says there may be more ahead they've been hinting that the central bank may ease yellin in a recent speech to the boston economic club advocated for an extended period of highly accommodative monetary policy these are of course more euphemisms as part of the central bankers efforts to revive the economy believing the economic future of the country rests on their atlee and shoulders look at ben bernanke there but doesn't really and what if you don't trust policymaking academics with track records as bad as the feds to run the economy anyway for example listen to vernon kay today talking about the bank stress tests the tests also showed that even to extremely adverse hypothetical economic scenario most of those firms would remain able to provide credit to u.s. households and businesses. really based on what the assumptions for an adverse an area that the fed came up with with the wisdom out of their own academic papers combined with what banks are theoretically supposed to

i made a name to vetoing more legislation in the other 49.gov errors combined. i took line item vetoes to a new art form. i said no to billions of dollars of government spending and no new legislation hef's adding time and money for complying but not improving our lives and money we have to spend and comply. >> host: you funded your own campaign? >> out of the $550,000 primary its common 510 was mine and the other 30 came a few days before because it appeared i could win. mexico is two /1 democrat in getting elected proving i was a penny pincher then getting reelected but those with better victimless their needs to be commutation of those sentences and pardons for those who have served their sentences would otherwise be a taxpaying citizen. >> host: what about the republican and libertarian policies? >> on the right with a balanced budget. and cut federal spending. monetary policy. the intersection is civil liberties. repeal the patriot act. and never would have signed a that to allow to be arrested and detained let's get out of afghanistan tomorrow and end the

former alaskan gov.arah palin released a statement saying that she supports mitt romney and paul line and will focus on grass roots efforts to help get them elected. the convention begins in tampa two weeks from today. >> many egyptian some support for their new president and his decision to fire the army's top leaders. crowds gathered to get behind president who has killed a military order that limited his power and replaced it with a declaration that gives them more legislative and executive powers. it is 6:10 a.m. and we're going back to lake county for a live report on those two wild fires which are forcing evacuations. >> we to keep track of your a teenaged driver, why a some say this new application will cause more distractions on the road? , [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. this week, local seedless grapes straight of

gov.gree more. as we've seen the last three and a half years, the obama philosophy is bigger government, higher taxes, and that's the west way to get the economy back on track. but we've seen firsthand the painful results of that type of thinking. watch. >> good evening. this is the worst economic recovery america has ever had. >> forty-one straight months of unemployment over 8%. almost four million fewer jobs than president obama predicted. 23 million americans without full-time work. the result of president obama's failed stimulus policies. >> the worst economic recovery america has ever had. >> tell him for real job growth stop spending and cut the death. support the new majority agenda. >> now for voters there's an alternative view for the obama philosophy and that's the one held by gov. romney. gov. romney believes less government, lower tax, smart regulation are the driving forces behind a healthy and prosperous economy. and above anything else, this is the choice facing voters in j

gov. mitt romney could not disagree more. as we've seen the last three and a half years, the obama philosophy is bigger government, higher taxes, and that's the west way to get the economy back on track. but we've seen firsthand the painful results of that type of thinking. watch. >> good evening. this is the worst economic recovery america has ever had. >> forty-one straight months of unemployment over 8%. almost four million fewer jobs than president obama predicted. 23 million americans without full-time work. the result of president obama's failed stimulus policies. >> the worst economic recovery america has ever had. >> tell him for real job growth stop spending and cut the death. support the new majority agenda. >> now for voters there's an alternative view for the obama philosophy and that's the one held by gov. romney. gov. romney believes less government, lower tax, smart regulation are the driving forces behind a healthy and prosperous economy. and above anything else, this is th

former gov.loser to freedom tonight or is he his lawyer tells us he will be released to a halfway house in january 6th months before his scheduled prison release date but another former inmate dead politician says that will barely be a step up from prison life. for me i did not like that at all. worse than life on the inside is almost impossible to believe. the fact of being locked in again the lock on the one door, your freedom is still not there, she would know the former cicero town president arrived at the salvation army halfway house in february of 2010 greeted by a throng of cameras it's the same place the former governor ryan is headed to on january 30th according to his lawyer after serving more than five of his six and a half years behind bars on that date to he should be transferred to the work- release program might understanding is that would be in chicago and the salvation army where many other federal prisoners have spent their time many others including the former chairman congress

the state gov is in debt. we managed the situation. >> critics are outraged on top of dwindling voters registration. gov also spent 2.3 court and jurying the lines for senate races. they made progress in erasing the debt we'll end up in a position and move forward in 2013 with success. i think it is troublesome we don't have a republican party that is viable in california. they were called in hollywood and that is five years ago. and we would rather be right than win. >> stronger leadership. they can turn it around especially with the democrats in the middle involving the parts development. >> they need to focus on fiscal issues and not social issues that dividey people. >> it is a presidential election year. abc 7 news . janitors will not be going on strike when the contracts expires. they hit the streets again today as they look for a better contract. and now the main sticking point is the cost of the health care. they expect to reach an agreement that is fair for all parties. the janitors cleaned more than

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gov. chris christie took some swipes at president obama in his keynote speech. we will have a live report from tampa in 30 minutes. we have real-time updates on cbssf.com and coming in at 645 as we just said, we will check in with melissa. >> elizabeth has been busy monitoring the roads. >> this was a fatal accident and crews are out there now in a continuing their investigation. they went ahead and close that on ramp, was down 580 at macarthur. they just closed the off ramp to east bound 580. the main lines of the freeway are not impacted but you need to find some alternates to get around. coming around the bend, very slow speeds through antioch and once you get past those exits' the speeds increase greatly. the bay bridge metering lights were just turned on so we're starting to stack up be on that first over crossing. that is a look at your time saver traffic >> >> around the bay area today we're looking at a lot of sunshine. a couple of patches of fog at the immediate coast. this afternoon will be hot in spots. '70s and '80s around the bay. no major changes,

former florida gov. jeb bush went off script right off the bat defending his brother george w. bush and slamming president barack obama. >> mr. president it is time to stop blaming your predecessors for your failed economic policies. you were dealt a tough hand but your policies have not worked. in the fourth year of your presidency a real leader would accept responsibility for his actions and you have not done it. now that i've got that off my chest with talk about our kids into education. >> we also heard from a duel, newt gingrich a brutal appointmentopponent at one point. he had a very very difficult time given up what turned out to be a doomed primary rate even though he was winning and by the way before we go to it it looks like clint eastwood as we said has taken the stage. he was in a gm commercial doingduring the super bowl when it apparently looks like an obama political ed. first let's go to former onetime opponent newt gingrich and his wife. >> obama is proud of what he has done but he should be ashamed for putting politics before people. gov romney it will return a

. >>> state lawmakers are going to vote friday on gov. jerry brown's pension reform plan. the plan requires new employes to pay half of the pension costs. the girls back retirement ages and pension formulas for new employees employee unions not happy. >>> what is that the government who ushered in collective bargaining in the state has taken unilateral action to bypass collective bargaining rights. >>> in legislation passed it 42 last night. >>> the issue was to be considered at yesterday's meeting but the board chairman pulled it from the agenda. >>> this comes just a couple of months before the november election which includes measured the a partial tax proposal to generate revenue for the water district. it requires a two- thirds supermajority to pass. and other clerical error has been detected in the wording of measure be. if you do the math doesn't really add up. the board quickly change the indent to 202080.. >>> two men have died and two more have been infected with the had the virus. a woman from stockton to gut 6 says she never once assumed that the dust in her te

say making people pay to on 95 would hurt that part the state, which is one of .he poorest gov. bob mcdonnell says there is taxes,tite for new state way tos on the only money for high repair. >> worries increase about west now virus. on the have an update spread of the virus. the nationals got a day off today. a very famous and fears are addressed the media one last time today. i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." d the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs r seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retirees costs more than six thousand dollars. get the facts. >> you are watching abc 7 news 6, on your side. >> the nationwide death toll the west now virus is climbing at an alarming rate. the center of the crisis to be texas. we have the latest developments. the area assault to kill mosquitoes carrying the west virus continues

. >> former government -- gov. bob ehrlich is mitt romney's campaign chairman. he said his inside information was telling him the choice came down to two people. iraq in 2010, it was mitt romney offering his support for -- back in 2010, it was mitt romney offering support for bob ehrlich. >> it is a very bold choice. he has a plan to fix it. he is chairman of the house budget committee. >> the addition of the fiscally conservative wisconsin congressman will not win over most voters in maryland. he says he may least make a dent in obama's predicted margin of victory. >> the reagan democrats, the eastern baltimore county democrats. ryan has the type of social views and economic views that appeal to that group. >> political observers say his controversial tax and medicare reform plan will deepen the debate over how the country should operate. >> what is the role of government? obama is going to say government is here to help you. >> vice presidential candidates do not make or break elections, but can paul ryan bucked that trend? >> he really is a representative of

he's what to make more money than california gov. jerry brown even more than vice president joe biden. >>> it was a billion dollar credit. here from germany at the simpson case. >>> cleanup,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> that allow this to may run in moscow to end race. >>> as we have adapted to return to clean things that appeared a little bit cool in spots especially in the north bay right now. the defense that francisco. 54 in livermore. i shall look including to concord in and deliver more. this afternoon the were talking sunshine and temperatures comfortably but below average. these instances of towards the media,. a lot of smoke still in the red and delta because the fighters up there. temperatures on the hot side. maybe in the next couple is also some minor fluctuations. with that money to the jurors are going to stay down just a bit hit 79 in san jose a 62 and 1/7 cup. a little busy through the delta there. the 65 degrees in san francisco. orrin up a little bit as we had done to wednesday. >>> were still doing pretty nicely. no big issues

." >> thanks, gov, how are ya? >> i am great. think romney is more likely than ever to pick paul ryan. what do you think? >> here is the magic ingredient that we can't figure out on the front room is where do they have clips, right? we talk about where they're from, what their politics are, but there is this issue of click, right? between the two nominees. and when you see that happen -- and there is trust and confidence in one another, they perform beautifully out on the stamp and it translates to voters. look at president obama and joe biden. they trust one another, they believe in one another, and have a shared vision and shared values. let's take a different example, and that would be senator mccain and governor palin. that was a choice made on some political checklist. president clinton, vice president gore absolutely shared that commitment. and that's what we don't know. so my question is who it is that you really see mitt romney trusting? it is governor christy? tim pawlenty? is it ryan? and that's what we don't know. but

> some of the conservative voters say they are even more pickized by the paul ryan virginia'shad on gov. bob mcdonnell. he said he was excited about the pick. he says he was excited to the ticket saturday more fault. cooper, abc 7 news. -- saturday in norfolk. you can read more on wjla.com. today, the president made a stop in council bluffs, iowa, with another event about to get under boone. blockinghe congress is financial help for farmers in drought aid. vice-president joe biden also during a campaign in durham, n.c., counterpartsis saying ryan wants to privatize social security and give tax breaks to billionaires. >> also, moderators of this year's presidential debates and thanhe first time in more crowley a woman, candy will moderate a debate. the petition was started by in newhool students jersey. lehrer and bob schieffer. >> breaking news from overseas. one of the marines shot by an was fromlice officer our area. 31-year-old gunnery sgt from ied.don d he was assigned to camp pendleton. fromther marines were california. dead following a from texasst blocks a&m university. a gunman

. >> when gov. romney introduced his new running mate, paul ryan had mysteriously jumped to the top of the ticket. >> the next president of the united states paul ryan. every now and then i am known to make a mistake. i did not make a mistake with this guy. i can tell you this he will be the next vice president of the united states. >> we are in a different endangers moment. we are running out of time. we cannot afford four more years of this. >> paul ryan is a 42-year-old seventh term congressman from wisconsin. he and his wife for the parents of three children. he advocates major cuts in federal spending in changes to medicare making him a high- profile target for democrats. he hits the campaign trail opening a lead over -- he hits the campaign trail as obama opens a lead over mitt romney. >> you have also said you wanted to take a scalpel to the budget and go through it line by line. we want to give you the scalpel. we will unite america and get this done. >> the obama campaign with no time criti

. >> the kickoff is in virginia where gov. bob macdonald has been mentioned as a possible short list your -- short lister. he was not the only top contender. so was paul ryan and tim pawlenty. >> it will reveal itself soon enough. >> i have nothing for you. >> with the candidate tight- lipped, the theories abound. >> during the olympics, i think that is doubtful. >> the people who run wikipedia have shut down web pages for the more likely front runners. >> the republican convention speaker that was just announced and several others, does that mean they are often the vp listed? not necessarily according to romney. >> the gop convention is just two weeks away in tampa. romney says he will announce his pick before the third night of the convention. >> just one storm to worry about in northern frederick county. this one has the potential to produce some damaging wind and hail and heavy rain. pushing out of hagerstown. a lot of lightning strikes, but it has really diminished in the last hour or so. there is still potential for nast

thank you for watching culturewire on sf gov tv. >> here we are at the embarcadero. for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. this committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. >> what happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location? >> this would be a magic time of year. you would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. as the no, there is a lottery held at 6 in the morning. that is how sought after the spaces are. you might get as many as 150 street artists to show up for 50 spaces. >> what other areas can a licensed street artist go to? >>

called the wisconsin congressman be a logical leader of congress >> is an articulate spokesman for gov. romney's vision but is a vision that i fundamentally disagree with >> the president says that romney policies are what got the economy in trouble in the first place and he says his team can still turn things around. >> if you still believe in me and are getting out there ready to ready and willing to work we will not only win this election will we will finish what we started >> the president hits the campaign trail monday for a bus tour in iowa. ryan will also be they're battling for support. in two weeks >> latest word on oakland's troubled police radio system is that frequency interference is causing problems. the radios have field repeatedly including president obama's visit to oakland last month. the fcc has opened an investigation after city officials told the agency about the interference. evacuation orders are still in effect for 40 homes threatened by wild fire. authorities say the spreading of flames near a community of tollhouse. 138 a. have been burned since it was first r

the new jersey gov. chris christie will give the keynote speech and mitt romney will also address delegates and they say that they are ready to get their message out to the country. >> the first day of the 2012 republican national convention officially lasted 32 seconds. >> the 2012 republican national convention, stands in recess, subject to recall of the chair. >> fears that severe weather would cause problems forced the planners to scrap monday schedule. several hundred delegates attended the opening session, notably absent were most delegations from gulf states in the path of isaac. >> it will overshadow it, and in his should because it is dangerous. >> the opening gavel started the national debt clock. mitt romney will officially receive the nomination tuesday evening, he will be the choice of the party but not of every republican year. mike wallace from main supports ron paul. >> i don't feel welcome here, there's a lot of negative energy that is being directed at delegations like may, that won't f

owners in parts of marin county among many californians set with a fire feet of $150 it is part of gov. brown is budget he put it in as the feet and not a tax avoiding a ballot measure fire districts across the state at come out against the feat lawmakers plan to challenge it in court appearing six flags in vallejo put superman's back in action today after the stall that stalled 12 riders but after it was soaring again the same type of computer failure occurred. this time it got stuck and passengers were offloaded. a couple of trial runs and workers are able to get moving again. >>> it went up and then stopped and broke. it got lockdown at the base we could not get it to the home spot where were stuck in our seats that could not get the brackets up. it looks like the computers at of sync >>> riders given passes to return to the front of the launch engineers say a problem with power in the computer system caused the stall. grateful dead music and tie dye it is jerry garcia day in san francisco. today the 10th annual celebration of the guitarist birthday at mclaren park the musician drug