cbs reporter grace lee on why educators are split on the mission. >> reporter: it is crazy hair day here in redwood city. this classroom a glimpse of the future of public education. it is not green hair that will make the difference. kids here share ipads to learn math and other subjects. once considered a luxury will become a nessesty to -- necessity. >> we are not a rich school but we were able to get access for some students. >> reporter: schools with a high are ratio will be able to offer students more opportunity to take achievement tests. the bottom line, wealthier schools will get to pick their highest scores or those that are challenged will only get one chance to take the test. >> it is giving us the tools and techniques that our children will be able to compete globally. >> reporter: gone are the days where kids bubble in answers. teachers will encourage them to back up their responses with arguments as to how they came to a conclusion. students will not only have to learn theory but be asked to apply their knowledge to real world examples. some worry a one size fits all approa

in the newsroom, i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >> and, of course, cbs 5 will have special live coverage of the presidential debate beginning at 6 p.m. on wednesday. >>> constant thumping, all the windows rattling. >> but the police didn't want to hear about it. why people in one bay area city were told, stop calling 911! >>> and new rules that make it tougher for parents to opt out of vaccinating their kids, or do they? the surprising loophole thrown in at the last minute. one of the world's hottest clothing stores gets ready to make its west coast debut here in the bay area. why it's a fashionista's dream come true. ,,,, [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. most paints have color that sits on the surface. but nothing beats benjamin

reporter, grace lee, shows us it wasn't long before they were going head-to-head. >> there was a lot of movement. president obama had a lot of ground to make up and it appears that he did. 56% of california voters surveyed for our exclusive eyewitness news poll say the president was a clear winner tonight and part of the reason, they say the president was engaged and seemed better prepared than before. it was his performance that set the tone, but governor romney did not let him get away with it. >> very little of what romney said was true. >> we saw a more aggressive president out of the gate. a different mr. obama. >> you stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, this plant kills. and took great pride in shutting it down. now suddenly, you are a champion of coal. >> have you looked at your pension? >> i have to say. >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> you know, i don't look at my pension, it's not as big as yours, so it doesn't take as long. >> governor romney was prepared. >> my priority is jobbed. we can't afford four more years like the last fo

in the newsroom, i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >> and, of course, cbs 5 will have special live coverage of theresidential debate beginning at 6 p.m. on wednesday. >>> constant thumping, all the windows rattling. >> but the police didn't want to hear about it. why people in one bay area city were told, stop calling 911! >>> and new rules that make it tougher for parents to opt out of vaccinating their kids, or do they? the surprising loophole thrown in at the last minute. one of the world's hottest clothing stores gets ready to make its west coast debut here in the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it was so loud, it could be heard for miles. police departments were flooded wih complaints. in fact san leandro police got so many s - that they sent out an ale, telling people to stop callg 9-1-1... and call oakland pe instead. here's cbs 5 reporr phil matier. (matier vo) it was billed as >> reporter: it rattled windows as far away as san leandro, seven and a half miles away. this alameda street is four and a half miles from the coliseum, but on the night of the rave, it was anything but quiet. >> just constant thu

cbs 5 reporter grace lee heads up our coverage tonight. grace? >> reporter: dana, we view been tracking the perceived win -- we have been tracking the perceived winner. the second victory was given to the president, but this time around, the president dominated again,53% said they thought president obama won, 23% believe mitt romney was the winner, and 24% say it was a tie. and while it was suppose to be all about foreign affairs, both brought up domestic policies repeatedly. >> reporter: it was the final debate. >> and now, we cannot kill our way out of this mess. >> governor romney, i'm glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat because a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest political threat facing america, you said russia. not al qaeda, you said russia. and the 1980s are now calling it for their foreign policy bank. because the cold war has been over for 20 years. >> i have clear eyes on this. i'm not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia. and i'm certainly not going to say to him, i'll give you mor

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with a new creative effort to get both passed. grace. >> reporter: liz, billions are at stake and some pta parents are taking measures into their own hands. they are saying vote for both propositions in the hopes to get money to public schools and they have taken an unconventional but comedic approach. >> i don't want to be a downer but we did the candy sale, bake sale, walkathon, sale-a-thon, and we are not meeting our fundraising goal. >> reporter: sound familiar? posted on youtube this is a new satirical spin on the budget crisis facing california public schools. with the parents often trying to bridge the money gap. >> ptas can't fill this gap. now? the gap is getting bigger and bigger. we can't do enough beak bake sales. >> reporter: he has two children in elementary school in walnut creek. he joined forces to make a rap video entitled shake you down. ♪ [ music ] the story lines parents go rogue threatening local businesses. >> how many kids do you have? >> five. >> can you meet me somewhere? >> sure. >> can we text you the ad

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee tells us what we can expect tonight. grace. >> reporter: allen, vice president joe biden will get the first question tonight and he is also giving his closing statement first. paul ryan will have the final word with his closing statement. and while neither are strangers to debate, they both represent opposite spectrums not just in ideology but also in style. >> reporter: vice president joe biden touched down in kentucky eager to square off with republican challenger paul ryan. congressman ryan says he is looking forward getting out the republican ticket's message. >> i'm excited because we have a chance yet again to offer this country a very clear choice. >> reporter: for ryan, tonight is an opportunity to build on mitt romney's strong performance in the first presidential debate. the pressure is on for vice president biden to stop that momentum. >> i expect it to be a home run for biden. >> i anticipate paul ryan's going to clean up tonight. >> reporter: recent polls show likely voters expect paul ryan to have the upper

i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >>> it was one of apple's worst kept secrets. the ipad mini. what does it look like and how much will it cost? >> take me out to the ballgame ♪ >> some have it some don't. is having a good singing voice tied to your genes? >> i don't care if i ever get back ♪ ,, apple's newest i- pad today. c-b-s reporter bigad shabanh the "little" big news >>> after weeks of rumors, we finally got a chance to see apple's newest ipad today. bigad shaban with the little big news from the cupertino company and what it means for the tablet wars. >>> reporter: apple shrinks the screen on its new ipad mini to just under 8." that's about 2" smaller than previous models. >> now, this just isn't a shrunken down ipad. it's an entirely new design. >> reporter: the new size puts it in the same range as the amazon kindle fire. but with the starting price of $329, it's more expensive. the marketing chief described its athin as it as thin as a pencil and with 10 hours of battery life. >> we were so far ahead of the competition, i can't even see them in the rear view mirror.

as cbs 5 political reporter grace lee tells us, this one is all about world issues. grace. >> reporter: that's right, liz. and tens of millions of viewers are expected to watch the candidates go head to head on foreign policy. tonight mitt romney will work to make the case that the president's leadership abroad has failed. while the president will point to successes including killing osama bin laden. this is it. the final showdown with the presidency at stake. president obama and governor romney will sit down with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer for the final debate on foreign policy. one person won a ticket as a registered independent. he will be listening closely but is leaning towards the president. >> i care about what's going on in the world and how to make it a better place. >> reporter: this democrat is in boca raton for the debate. she has already decided to cast her vote for mitt romney. >> because the direction we have been in for the last four years has failed us. failed! there's no debate here. look at the record. >> reporter: the 90-

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with a look on a bay area university's efforts to get students engaged. grace. >> reporter: that's right, ken. you know, the biggest criticism of young voters is that they don't care and they don't vote. but we saw a huge uptick in 2008 with the obama campaign making a point to reach out to this demographic and he won 66% of voters 18 to 29. so why should candidates care about this demographic? because there are a lot of them. 46million, way more than seniors, and it's one of the reasons that dominican university is running a new hands-on curriculum hoping to inspire. >>> technology is really great. it makes it seam lest. >>> reporter: this is a snapshot on how to get college students engaged in civics according to this political science professor, allison howard. >> young people are often very cynical saying, oh, my ideas don't matter, my vote doesn't count. but i always tell them, if you think you're powerless, then you are. >> reporter: that's why she has asked her students to conduct their own exit poll on election day. they will head out to three po

but cbs 5 political reporter grace lee says neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: the first of the three presidential debates is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it really sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee actually agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of denver. the focus for the presidential candidates tomorrow evening will be on domestic policies with a heavy emphasis on the economy. both sides are already spinning. >> while president obama's people are saying, hey, i have had no chance to prepare anything, mitt romney's people are saying, hey, president obama is the best debater ever and i have never been in a presidential debate. >> reporter: both sides are off the campaign trail today preparing for the debate. mitt romney was spotted tacking with his debate partner senator rob portman. this picture has been a hit on political blogs as part of a caption contest. as for the president, he is near las vegas today for his rehearsal

i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >>> the pursuit only lasted a matter of seconds. but in that time, shots were fired at san francisco police. an innocent driver was injured in the collision. as cbs 5 reporter don knapp reports, police are still trying to find the man responsible. don. >> reporter: that's right, liz. police say what happened here is a good example of how seemingly routine things can go really bad in a hurry and in this case a lot of things went bad but the surprising thing is everyone lived to tell about it. >>> reporter: what's most amazing about this crash involving a cadillac t-boned by a taxi is that nobody got seriously hurt. this despite an amazing series of dangerous events following an attempted police traffic stop around 2 a.m. >> the vehicle again suddenly stopped. they heard a gunshot. they are assuming it came from the vehicle. the police stopped. the car fled down eddy street at a high rate of speed. once the officers caught back up to the car at some point they saw the collision. >> reporter: on the ground all around the crashed cadill

political reporter grace lee shows us how he is taking his fight from the capitol to the courtroom. >> these shadowy figures, they say they're from arizona, but from all i know, they might be from hillsboro, or the grand kaman i can't think. i don't know where these people are from, because they're hiding. they're wearing masks. remember the people like to run around in hoods because they don't want people to see who the hell they are. well the state of california is going to court to unmask these people. >> strong words from governor brown today at the n.a.a.c.p. convention. he later clarified that he didn't necessarily mean to refer to the ku klux klan. >> no. what it is when people do things, sometimes they don't want to be exposed for what they're doing. and this arizona organization says they're in business for transparency. and here they're not willing to come clean in the court of california. so i think they ought to unmask themselves, yes. >> reporter: the governor is campaigning nonstop for prop 30 which would raise sales tax a quarter cent and state income taxes on the rich

grace lee agreed to do nothing until then. >> a high school senior from south carolina died after collapsing on the football field during a game. 18-year-old ranna rouse collapsed yesterday. he was able to walk off the of the field with the help of school traders. he collapsed again. the crews begin cpr and try using a defibrillator. the ambulance arrived 15 hours later where his lungs collapsed and then taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. >>> when we return, we're going hear from the game one start or the eve of tomorrow's historic first play-off game. dave ross is on deck with sports. >> and we have some clouds that are heading our way across the region, ladies. guess what, they're going to increase and the forecast for sunday, totally different from today. it will be football weather. the details are coming up in a bit. stay with us.  [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything

i'm grace lee, cbs 5. i'm sure the romney camp has a similar plan in mind. >> two men not getting a lot of sleep. >> no. >> thank you. >>> it was one of the worst days of the year for the stock market. underwhelming corporate earnings report rattled investors. they didn't meet expectations. the dow fell to the lowest in four months. it sank 243 points. the nasdaq was also down 26.5. s&p finished down almost 21 points. >>> despite bad news on wall street there's good news in the bay area. gasoline prices are slowly coming down. cbs 5 reporter ann notarangelo on why price are expected to drop and to continue to do so as the month goes on. >> this is what happens when you sell gas for $3.39 a gallon. you have a long line of cars waiting to pull in. this is what we have seen all day long at bonfair market in concord. you may not be able to find gas this cheaply throughout the bay area but prices are going down about 20 cents in the last week. >> i wish it came down as fast as it went up. that was unbelievable.

cbs 5's grace lee tells us it's just a first step in what could be a long political road. >> reporter: voters are considering if they want to take a closer look at our energy and water alternatives if we were to drain hetch hetchy. it would be one of the most emotional issues on the ballot this november. water has buried the hetch hetchy valley since the early 1920's. it supplies san francisco with 85% of its drinking water. now there is a movement to drain the reservoir and restore it to look like its twin, yosemite valley, complete with green meadows, birds, an entire ecosystem restored. it sounds crazy this idea of draining something that's been around since the early 20's. do you think that's possible? >> totally doable. >> reporter: he believes that after just one or two years, we could restore the grassland. within 50 years, a new forested canopy would emerge. >> once the political process is complete, the restoration process is very straight forward and very exciting to many people. and the value you get out of that, you can't even compare it to the cost of that. it is priceles

i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >>> well, uncle sam is suing bank of america for mortgage fraud. of the justice department claims the bank's countrywide unit made more than $1 billion in bad loans under a program called, the hustle. it's an acronym for high speed swim lane. these were loans made with little or no input from underwriters and then later sold to government backed mortgage buyers fannie mae and freddie mac which then paid for defaulted loans. >>> a deadly car bomb hits syria's capital killing six people. the violence came as the united nations negotiator pushed for a cease-fire in the region. >> reporter: there could be a break in the violence that has raged for 18 months in syria. united nation peace envoy claims government forces and some rebel leaders have agreed to a cease-fire. he says both sides will disarm four for days during a muslim holiday. million of muslims are expected to mark the end of hajj a pilgrimage in saudi arabia. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: the international mediator announced the truce after a meeting in neighboring egypt with former

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with a look on a bay area university he was effort to get studentsed. >> reporter: the biggest criticism of young voters is they don't care and they don't vote. but we saw a huge uptick in 2008 with the obama campaign really making a point to reach out to the demographic. he won with 66% of voters 18 to 29. so why should candidates care about the demographics? because there are a lot of them, 46 million, way more than seniors and it's. >> one of the dominican university is running a new hands-on crick lamb hoping to inspire them. [ pause ] >> walks through that doorway of opportunity... you do not slam it shut behind you. >> i don't have to say what i feel. but i improvised -- [ pause ] >> reporter: all right. apparently we don't have that story. we'll try to get it later. the students we spoke with are great. they typical debunking the whole idea that youth voters are disengaged and the two biggest issues they say for them is getting a job out of college and paying off student loans so they are going to be operating exit polls. you might look for th

grace lee explains that puts his most high-profile supporter in an awkward position. >> reporter: as mitt romney jets among swing states in the final days before the election, he's also taking a step away from a senate candidate mired in controversy. >> this is that issue that every credit -- >> reporter: richard murdock is running for senate in indiana, and people are focused on his comment about rape and abortion. >> i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> reporter: hours later, murdock was apologizing but that his comments were misunderstood. >> i don't think god wants rape. i don't think he wants that at all. because rape is evil. i abhor evil. >> reporter: it is an awkward position fiduciary romney, he -- he endorsed murdock in august. >> i'm something richard murdock for senate. >> reporter: and he endorsed him in this ad airing this week. >> it's really bad timing for romney and the election. people are viewing it through their own lens. they got to make this close. anything like this matters. >> re

grace lee shows us it wasn't long before they were going toe to toe. >> and they were doing it often,ana. >> president barack obama had a lot of ground to make up following the first debate. it appears he did. 37% gave him the win and 37% called it for mitt romney. >> california were even more convinced. 56% of those surveyed called the president the clear winner. part of the reason they say the president was engaged and seemed better prepared than before. it was his perform thans that really -- performance that set the tone. >> and very little of what governor romney said was true. >> reporter: and with that we saw a different mr. obama. >> you stood in front of a coal. >> okay. ponented at -- plant and pointed at it and says this plan kills and took pride in shutting it down and now you're a big champion in coal. what i try to do is be pretty consistent. >> have you looked at your pension? >> i don't look at mine. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: governor romney was clearly prepared and he stayed on message. >> my priority is on jobs. we can't afford four more years like this.

cbs 5 political reporter, grace lee, on the vice presidential debate that was hard to turn away from. grace. >> certainly was. what a difference a week makes. from the get go, the vice president was on the offensive. and apparently, it made a difference in the polls. in a cbs news instant poll of uncommitted voters, 50% gave joe biden the win compared with 31% for paul ryan. they were also asked who would be better able to take over as president if necessary. and going in, voters actually favored the republican nominee, that shifted significantly after this faceoff tonight, perhaps, because time and again, the president attack dog in chief showed why he had earned that nickname. they are a generation apart in age and worlds apart in ideology. the vice president layed down two phrases that were missing from the first presidential debate. >> these people are my mom and dad. the people i grew up with, my neighbors. they pay more tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. i've had it up to here. it's about time they take some responsibility here. >> congressman ryan was not

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on the ones you're not hearing much about. grace. >>> reporter: perhaps not completely forgotten but they have definitely been quiet considering the nonstop campaigning of some of the props. as we found in looking into three initiatives, there is a reason we're not hearing a lot about them. >>> reporter: >> redistricting, state tax law, and budgeting cycles are not hot button issues and they are not easy to understand. >> reporter: they're not exciting and sexy. >> no, they are not exciting. they're not sexy. >> reporter: but they are important. let's start with proposition 31. vote yes and it would change the legislature's budget cycle from one to two years. supporters say it would allow local governments more planning time because they would know in advance how much money they get. and in gives the governor the power to reduce spending if there is a budget emergency. opponents say it's unclear what would really happen if this measure passes because the budgeting process is so complicated. money is at the heart of proposition

i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >>> with just 12 days to go before the election the road to the white house has become a well worn path through the battleground states. in fact, president obama and mitt romney combined have covered nearly 10,000 miles in the past two days. and with the race neck and neck, they are going back to the number one issue to seal the deal with undecided voters, the economy. >> this election is therefore a big choice and america wants to see big changes and we're going to bring big changes to get america stronger again. >> we can't afford to go back to the same policies that got us into the mess. we have to stick with the policies that are getting us out of the mess. that's why i'm running for a second term. >> president obama has already cast his ballot. he made history in chicago this afternoon as the first sitting president to vote early. >>> it's been one year since police cleared the massive "occupy oakland" camp. the move enraged evicted protestors sparking a night of destructive riots. tonight the "occupiers" are back to mark the anniversary. a few dozen have re

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on the vice presidential debate that was hard to turn away from. >> politics can be fun, dana. it certainly was tonight. apparently even the president thought so, calling biden's performance, quote, terrific and saying he couldn't be prouder of him. and it is showing in the polls. in a cbs news poll of uncommitted voters, 58% gave him the win, compared with 31% for paul ryan. asked who would be able to take over as president, if necessary, voters stayed with the republican nominee. but that shifted significantly after the face-off. perhaps because time and again the president's attack dog in chief showed why he had earned that nickname. >> reporter: they are a generation apart in age. and world's apart in ideology. with that, two phrases were laid down. >> these people are my mom and dad, the people i grew up with, my neighbors. they pay more effective tax than governor romney's pays. i've had it up to here with that notion of 47%. >> reporter: congressman ryan was not afraid to fight back. >> romney is a good man. he cares about 100% of americans in

and as grace lee shows us, he pretty much delivered. >> reporter: the polls show that the former governor knocked it out of the park. 500 uncommitted voters asked who won this debate. 46% said it was romney. only 20% said the president was the victor for the night. the man who has been fighting to show that he relates to the average american this whole election cycle, 56% of those polled say they had a better opinion of the former governor now. what started out as cordial quickly became heated. >> governor romney's proposal that he's been promoting for 18 months calls for a $5 million tax cut. and he is saying that he is going to pay for it by closing loopholes in deductions. the problem is, he's been asked over 100 times how you would close those deductions and loopholes and he hasn't been able to identify them. >> everything you just said about my tax plan is inaccurate. so if the tax plan he described were a tax plan i was asked to support, i would say absolutely not. i'm not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut. what i've said is i won't put in place a tax cut that adds to the deficit. >

grace lee breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: the president is examples here at the bill graham in a couple of hours to raise money and to rally his base and if that new national poll that you're talking about is any indication, he really does need to rally the voters because it looks like he is slipping among likely voters. that pew research poll that was released this afternoon shows that the president had an 8- point lead before the debate in mid-september. he has dropped significantly and the republican nominee mitt romney is now leading the president by 4 points. clearly the debate last week has given romney a huge bounce in the polls. and part of the reason why he made a huge increase in two key demographics including women. the president had an 18-point lead before the debate. now the two candidates are dead even among female voters 47 to 47%. and among voters under 30 years of age, romney has gained 10 points in the days following the first debate. now 42% of young voters say they view romney favorably. for the first time the president acknowledged his lackluster debate per

i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >>> back on the campaign trail, mitt romney was busy rounding up undecided votes trying it stay on message on the economy. >> the president doesn't understand what it takes to get this economy going. he doesn't have a plan to get jobs for americans. i do and that's why i'm going to win. >> the republican nominee has stops in nevada and iowa crossing paths with the president along the way. those were two of four swing states stops on mr. obama's agenda today. >> he has been running around saying he has a five-point plan for the economy. let me tell ya, it turns out it's only a one-point plan. [ laughter ] >> folks at the very top get to play by a very different set of rules than you do. >> both campaigns are in the middle of an all-out blitz. the race is too close to call. both candidates will spend their time over the next 13 days in the battleground states. >>> an investigation is launched into how a worker at the port of oakland died. the man was inspecting a crane when he got caught between a moving trolley and the metal framework. paramedics say he died from h

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee is in front of san quentin and tells us while it's a moral issue itost. >> reporter: that's right. this is a very big decision for california voters. what's at stake as you said we're at san quentin 700 lives at stake over this proposition and if you vote yes on proposition 34 you are voting to apolish the death penalty. that would essentially follow the footsteps of 17 other states including new york and illinois abolishing the death penalty. it has housed some of the most famous criminal faces, charles manston had two stints at san quentin prison, richard allen davis currently on death row for the murder. polly klaas and scott peterson awaits his execution for the death of

i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >>> a warm furry reunion in san jose after a family's horrifying discovery their beloved dog had been stolen in a burglary. len ramirez on how meeko made it back home. >> reporter: the mother of the little girl whose dog was stolen during a burglary a couple of days ago kept telling her daughter despite how bad it looked that this could still have a happy ending that there are still good people in the world. that turned out to be very prophetic today when the dog came back home. 10-year-old marisa knew something was up when she came home from school and found a crowd in her front yard. then her hopes and prayers were answered when her sister appeared at the front door holding her beloved meeko. >> thank you. thank you to everybody! who made this happen. >> reporter: the dog had been stolen during a burglary at the south san jose home on monday thanks to news coverage of the story yesterday, a woman who found meeko running loose in a target parking lot in loss banos returned the dog today. >> i recognized the dog from the picture that they put up. it was really --

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on a new approach designed to stop traffickers in their tracks. >> problem of human trafficking has gotten so bad that underground, prosecutors say that criminals now prefer to trade kids instead of drugs. kids as young as 11 years old have been swept up into the growing world of human trafficking according to law enforcement officials. sold for sex. >> you hear people talking about the internet and child sex trafficking and you think that just happens in asia. but it's happening here. >> reporter: a prosecutor for 23 years in alameda county, she says the problem has gotten worse because it's easy to trade children online and she believes the current state penalties are not ha

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee reports. >> reporter: for the governor, this is a no-brainer. our schools need money and this is the only way to pay for it. but looking at the latest polls, voters are still split. the public policy institute of california just released these numbers. it shows that 48% will vote yes, 44% no, 8% undecided on prop 30. with the numbers trending down, the governor is out campaigning with a new spin on why we need prop 30. >> i'm spending every day between now and the election going around asking people, look at the pamphlet and vote yes on 30. any questions? >> make no mistake, it is not easy at all for businesses to support a tax increase. >> reporter: with the support of the bay area council, the governor is now tying the fate of proposition 30 to the number one issue for voters, the economy and jobs. >> businesspeople also understand without a good school system without a vibrant university system, you can't grow the economy. so i think this thing comes down to a very stark choice. >> reporter: it's part of a new media blitz with governor brown

cbs5 political reporter grace lee explains they won't be the only ones under a lot of pressure. >> of course, the moderator has proven to be an important part in setting the tone of the debate. what can we expect? a seasoned political veteran at the helm. >> the president did make a brief appearance over the weekend to rally campaign volunteers in virginia. while mitt romney was seen leaving church on sunday before cramming for their second debate tomorrow night. but both candidates have remained behind the scenes just before a town-hall style debate. 80 unbesided voters -- decided undecided voters will ask questions and it will be anchored by candy controly. >> do you think you're going to ask a different question because you're female. i'm going to ask different questions because of all the things i am different about. we've had different experiences and certainly one of the differences is not i'm female and they're male. >> reporter: she said she believes that the style will shape the debate. >> she's a very strong reporter and a very stonning woman. just -- strong woman. just the

the 28-year-old grace lee won complete control over the decision.r parents challenged her right in court saying they thought it would be suicide and that is against their religious beliefs. yesterday, a new york appeals court ruled that the family has no legal right to stop her if she wants to die. so far, she's not made that decision. >> she's having a change of heart. she's consulting with her family and doctors on an ongoing basis. it's a fluid situation as she gets closer and closer to death as a young woman who is clearly terminally ill. whatever she may want fro

it is time for me to be at peace. >> grace lee's father, a reverend, is a pastor. he doesn't want his daughter to go to hell. >>> a new film about the raid that killed osama bin laden will air two days before election day. s.e.a.l. team 6, the raid on osama bin laden is being produced by harvey weinstein. it can be seen on the national geographic channel. >> plenty of tough talk from republicans on immigration but not a word during the debate. coming up, courting the latino vote and what this crucial voting bloc wants to hear from the candidates. [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... >>> welcome back to "early start." 42 minutes past the hour. the latino vote will be critical come election day, both democrats and republicans furiously jockeying for their votes. some latino republicans are putting pressure on leaders in their own party, imploring them to do more outreach while focusing less on immigration. soledad o'brien has been following both parties for a year in nevada.

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee breaks down the numbers. >> the president's motorcade just passed through here a few minutes ago on market and the mcallister. he looked down reading a document. he is going to the bill graham civic auditorium to raise money and rally his base. if this new national poll is any indication he needs to cause some inspiration among voters because it looks likes he is slipping in the polls. likely voters. that pew research poll that was released this afternoon shows that the president had an 8- point lead before the debate in mid-september. he has dropped significantly and the republican nominee mitt romney is now leading the president by 4 points. clearly the debate last week has given romney a huge bounce in the polls. >> reporter: the presidential candidates are crisscrossing paths in the polls. the republican nominee is fundraising in virginia today. his fourth event in five days in the battleground state feeding off his debate performance he has made ground in two key demographics. among women the president had an 18 point lead before the debate. no

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee reports. >> reporter: this fight centers around a mysterious $11 milliononation that came from arizona last week. it was given to defeat prop 30. he is not happy about it and he vows to find out who is behind the money. >> they may be from anywhere. i don't know where these people are from because they're hiding. they're wearing masks. people like to run around in hoods because they don't want people to see who the hell they are. the state of california is going to court to unmask these people. >> reporter: strong words from the governor today at the naacp convention. though he later clarified that he didn't necessarily mean to refer to the ku klux klan. >> no. what it is, is, that when people do things, sometimes they don't want to be exposed for what they are doing and this arizona organization says they are in business for transparency and they are not willing to come clean in california. i think they ought to unmask themselves. >> reporter: the governor is campaigning nonstop for prop 30 which would raise sales tax .25% and state income tax on the rich

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains, neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter:hat's right, dana. you want to underpromise and overdeliver especially for the first of the three presidential debates. it is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of denver. the forecasts of the presidential candidates tomorrow evening will be on domestic policies with a heavy emphasis on the economy. both sides are already spinning. >> while president obama's people are saying, hey, i have had no chance to prepare anything, mitt romney's people are saying, hey, president obama is the best debater ever and i have never been in a presidential debate. >> reporter: both the president and republican nominee are off the campaign trail today preparing for the debate. mitt romney was spotted tacking a break at a denver chipotle with his debate partner senator rob portman. this picture has b

grace lee says you may notice changes particularly at the president's podium. >> reporter: i'm sure that's hope of the obama camp. now, we asked the question, why? why has it been almost universal from both republicans and democrats that romney performed better last night and what we found is that it may not be based on what was actually said. >> the body language started strong, friendly, with the two candidates starting locked in a handshake. >> how you say something was often times more important than what you said. >> reporter: joe tuman says if you were to rate the candidates strictly on the nonverbal communication after that, former governor romney was the clear winner. >> he was energetic. he smiled a lot. and he seemed full of pep for the president. >> reporter: he says romney frequently looked at the president, kept his head up and appeared engaged while the president kept his eyes down cast. >> and when you combine looking down with a frown, while the other person on the other screen is smiling and looking directly at you and also attacking you at the moment, it looks like you're

grace lee, thanks. >>> it is back to the battleground states for president obama after a brief bay area fundraising stop. air force one left sfo a few million dollars heavier this morning. though money coming from a pair of high dollar campaign events in san francisco yesterday. now it's on to ohio. a make-or-break state could decide the entire election. ahead at 6:30, how each candidate is trying to swing the critical battleground states into his own column. >>> right now san francisco's board of supervisors is considering the fate of ross mirkarimi. you're seeing a live picture now from city hall, where the board could decide tonight if a domestic violence case will cost the suspended sheriff his job. cbs 5 reporter joe vazquez has been monitoring the testimony. joe. >> reporter: this hearing is going into its fourth hour now and they are expecting some decision within the next few hours. >> reporter: as suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi and his wife looked on the board of supervisors special hearing began with the formal decision from the ethics commission. chairman ben hur told the s

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with the numbers. >> reporter: allen, let's start with what propositionsand 38 have in common. they both raise billions of dollars for education through taxes but where that money goes is a source of contention between the two camps. and it is starting to get a little nasty in the tv ad war. >> let's see how two measures measure up. >> reporter: yes on proposition 38 takes on its competing initiative head on in a new campaign ad. >> prop 30 spends money here but lets the politicians take it out here. that's why sacramento is behind it. >> reporter: those who support prop 30 including governor brown are not happy about this new ad. >> they have gone absolutely negative. it's an attack ad against prop 30. >> reporter: 38 supporters say it's not an attack ad saying, we reject that characterization. our new ad is similar in tone and theme to all our other ads. >> prop 30 stops the cuts. >> reporter: reportedly, the governor has pushed for a positive campaign at least publicly, a move that may have been wise according to usc education professor lawrence picas.

but as cbs 5 political reporter grace lee reports, it's hard to tell who is signing the checks. >> reporter: that's right. two of the best funded ballot measures are proposition 30, that's the governor's tax initiative, and proposition 32 which would ban payroll deductions for political purposes. now, both are getting a lot of attention because there is so much money involved. this election 290 million has been spent on 11 ballot initiatives. props 30 and 32 got the most a combined $197 million out of that $290 million. and now an unknown group from out of state is contributing millions. it's spurring all kinds of political pushing especially from governor brown. >>> reporter: governor brown will be working through the weekend stuffing for his own tax initiative proposition 30 which would raise the sales tax a quarter percent and increase state income tax on the rich. >> have you seen the surveys? there are four separate polls that show the margin is 10 to 12%. that's the way it is today and between now and election day we'll make the difference. >> reporter: the governor was in burbank tod

grace lee shows us a creative new evident to get both of them passed. >> with billions of dollars atke some parents have taken measures into their own hands. they say it's not so much about politics as it is about their kids and now they want voters to say yes to prop 30 and 38 homing to get some money back into public schools and have taken an unconventional but comedic approach. >> reporter: sound familiar in posted on youtube this is a new spin on the budget crisis facing california public schools. with the parents often trying bridge the monte good morning. >> ptas can't fill the gap. we can't do enough bake sales. >> reporter: he has two children in elementary school in walnut creek. he joined forces to make a rap video entitled shake you down. fed up moms go rowing threatening local businesses to pay up or they will set their kids loose to wreak havoc. >> how many kids do you have? >> five. >> can you meet me somewhere? >> sure. >> can we text you the address? >> the message, public schools desperately need money so they are asking voters to say yes on two competing tax initiat

cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with the late details. >> reporter: that's right. it came from arizona. but what we did not expect was a sacramento judge to make that ruling until the hearing which was scheduled for tomorrow. but she did. she made a strong tentative ruling today and this is a big win for the fair political practices commission as well as governor brown. now, the governor has been demanding that the arizona donors behind the $11 million political donation be identified. he even accused them of having a hidden agenda. that money was marked to talk down his education initiative for schools prop 30 and also in support of prop 32. that's the initiative that would prohibit payroll deductions for political purposes. the judge ruled today that the donors of what the governor calls shadowy figures has to be revealed at least to the fair political practices commission and they have a new deadline, that is this thursday at 4 p.m. it's up to the fppc if voters find out who the donors are depending on whether the donors actually knew that the money was headed t

ang lee is 58. nancy grace is 53. al yankovic is 53. doug flutie is 50. ryan reynolds turns 36 today. s. gupta is 43. a happy birthday to our studio supervisor joe zentner and our queen of 9 news now at noon our own jc hayward. happy birthday. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. what year is this? what season is this? we're not sure anymore. here's howard to clue us in. >> looking at the leaves, it's obviously fall. they're looking really pretty lately but temperature wise it's going to be feel like late september. this will not last forever. you know that. but we'll take it when we've got it. this morning's bus stop forecast, this is pretty good, especially after yesterday's chill. we're in the 40s and 50s. when i was on the weather terrace without a jacket, i was really comfortable. temps in the low 50s. thankfully winds are relatively light this morning. they'll be picking up out of the south later on, 5, 10 miles an hour. 70 by noon. 77 at 4:00 with a life 78 in d.c. 80 places like culpeper and manassas this afternoon and fredricksburg 70 by

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grace here, they have a little experience. they've done this before just a couple of years ago. even the city has a world series plan. mayor ed lee says he began calling his department heads during the sixth inning last night. >> i already have contact all of my public safety agencies to begin all the preparations for the world series. and we're thrilled about it, of course. but we're having to go about our work in a very time-constrained way. >> everyone is fired up. the giants say they're just dusting off their game plan from the 2010 world series. they're hosting more than a thousand journalists, all arriving the last couple of days and today. they're hosting this week, and the party kicks off with a world series gala tonight. according to las vegas oddsmakers, the detroit tigers are the favorites, but that's hardly a concern for the giants. stay with nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com for our continuing play-offs coverage. of course, yes, this is the world series. game one, first pitch tomorrow at 5:07 p.m. >>> a big night for investors, and a new smaller apple for tech fans. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott b