jeff smith, human to high school with michael's mother? >> yes, and her older brother as well. >> can you talk about the community you both came out of echo >> we came out of the community called olivet, which is one of the few relatively integrated communities in san luis county. over the last decade or so, has been relatively integrated community. it is been unique in that it is one rare area where a lot of whites tried to stay in sort of take a stand against the white flight that i characterized most of st. louis county. unfortunately, did not work very well. the population of ferguson went 1990 twot 75% white in about 70% black in 2010, and that flight helps account for this huge disconnect in the power structure in the actual residence because the political representation just hasn't caught up with the rapid demographic changes. >> how will that change now? >> it remains to be seen. there are few reforms that could help. number one would be changing the municipal elections from the springtime to the fall and turnout is much broader. n

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go to the front row, jeff smith, first.f you want to quiz the audience. >> he needs a mic. >> i can speak loud enough. >> to for our viewers at c-span. >> first of all, thank you for organizing this. it's just terrific. a lot of great ideas have surfaced in this. it's an enormously complicated subject to get in a short period. two very quick points. one is, i think we do need to decide what the strategy is. and that's unclear. that's really the president's responsibility. secondly, there's an additional audience here and that is our enemies and our allies. what we do in this legislation will be followed very closely. we will only win this war written broadly against islamic terrorism with allies. and with reform within the islamic world. and if they know that this nation is not committed to a long-term commitment, they're not going to participate. our allies are going to say, you go ahead, we'll watch. and i think it's important that we signal to the world as well as to our own people and to the men and women who fight it t

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jeff smith says his son ben and others get something they otherwise wouldn't. >> i think it's a good opportunity for not only ben but for all the kids in the troop to feel like they belong to work to do to do things and do things that typical kids do. >> reporter: seeing the kids rise to the challenge makes the late evenings and long weekends all worth it to the rowntrees. >> to see them when they're 11 or 10.5 and see them when they're 18 and see how much they've grown, that's what we get out of it. >> to me that's what it's all about. >> reporter: so building a troop where all boys thrive in scouting and in life, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to dave and sheila rowntree. kate kelly, kpix 5. >> to get your son involved or to explore the leadership opportunity you can connect with the troop using the link on kpix.com/hero. >>> starbucks is offering a new jolt this holiday season. but it's not a beverage. how the coffee chain is helping you recharge. >> and a reminder if you have a consumer problem or a question, give our hotline a call at 888- 5-helps-u. volunteers

go to the front row, jeff smith, first. if you want to quiz the audience. >> to for our viewers at c-span. >> first of all, thank you for organizing this. it's just terrific. a lot of great ideas have surfaced in this. it's an enormously complicated subject to get in a short period. two very quick points. one is, i think we do need to decide what the strategy is. and that's unclear. that's really the president's responsibility. secondly, there's an additional audience here and that is our enemies and our allies. what we do in this legislation will be followed very closely. we will only win this war written broadly against islamic terrorism with allies. and with reform within the islamic world. and if they know that this nation is not committed to a long-term commitment, they're not going to participate. our allies are going to say, you go ahead, we'll watch. and i think it's important that we signal to the world as well as to our own people and to the men and women who fight it that this is a long-term commitment of the uni

for more on how we got to this point, let's turn to former missouri state senator jeff smith. jeff recently released an e-book titled "ferguson in black and white." welcome. also with us, former federal prosecutor for los angeles, caleb mason. jeff, you understand this area extraordinarily well. i'm sure your heart breaks when you see ferguson explode as it did last night. i wonder when there is a just cause the nonviolent protesters are trying to forward and some people say the violence clouds that message. do you think when folks see that area explode in violence like that, do you think that truly clouds the message for a lot of americans? >> i'm afraid it does. a lot of people i talked to in st. louis are much more focused right now on just keeping the city safe and containing the unrest than they are the underlying causes that i think a lot of people are more focused on. so, yeah, i'm sorry to say it, but i think it does. >> the need for a better relationship with police, the need for jobs, education. those are lost when they see people looting liquor stores. >> the history

hopefully that will be prepared by a squad of outstanding lawyers like jeff smith and jack goldsmith and others and it will come up for congressional consideration, possibly base on the six that have been introduced, certainly including yours. >> i would bet -- i don't know this for a fact. i would bet that as senator menendez is taking this in, he is talking to the administration, here are three versions, what do you think? one from a, one from b, one from c. i'm sure they are trying to do a frankenstein and take the best from each. >> let's not spook it. but let's invite comments by republicans. let's not make this part son in any way. >> the war against isis, isil is the biggest new war. there's still lots of troops on the ground in afghanistan but it's not the only one. drone strikes in pakistan, yemen and somalia. we had military forces around nigeria. there are a lot of places where the u.s. is killing people right now. professor goldsmith, this would deal with the isis issue. do you need other authorizations for these other -- they are called pinpoint but they are extensive ac

jeff smith says his son then and others get something they otherwise wouldn't. >> to feel like they belong, to work together to do things. things typical kids do. >> seeing the kids rise to the challenge mix the long weekends all worth it. >> to see them when they're 11 or 10 and a half and see them when they're 18 and see how much they've grown, that's what we get out of it. >> so from building a troop were all boys thrive and this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to dave and sheila rountree. kpix 5. >> dave and sheila would like to see more boys join the troop. connect with the troop using the link on kpix.com/cairo. >>> people abusing disabled parking. why not thing has been done to stop it. >> still to come, plans underway to bring the 2024 olympic games right here to the bay area. why some people disagree with the move. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. welcome back to k-p-i-x 5 ts morning. th

but county executive jeff smith says he is confident it was not affected by the departure or any other system breakdown. >> i think people are unhappy with the results of the election. they're trying to find somebody to scapegoat. the rov is not a scapegoat. they are not the reason for the results of the election. >> reporter: this is all late- breaking news with this letter being sent from the registrar of voters office here in santa clara county to the secretary of state's office. veronica, incidentally, there is a separate request for an investigation by the elections -- head of the elections commission in santa clara county. she is asking the board of supervisors to look into what's going on with the registrar of voters and other abnormalities that have happened in the past couple of weeks even going back to the june primary. >>> this is just the latest in a series of problems in santa clara county. a couple of weeks ago, we told you about candidates' names being left off sample ballots. >>> and speaking of the county, we have some breaking news coming in from the congressional can

jeff smith says his son ben and others get something they otherwise wouldn't. >> i think it's a goodor not only ben but for all the kids in the troop to feel like they belong to work to do to do things and do things that typical kids do. >> reporter: seeing the kids rise to the challenge makes the late evenings and long weekends all worth it to the rowntrees. >> to see them when they're 11 or 10.5 and see them when they're 18 and see how much they've grown, that's what we get out of it. >> to me that's what it's all about. >> reporter: this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to dave and sheila rowntree. kate kelly, kpix 5. >> dave and sheila tell kate this would like to see more boys join the troop but they have an even bigger concern. they would also like to retire soon. and they are looking for someone who will keep troop 1994 going. to get your son involved or to explore the leadership opportunities, you can connect with the troop using the link on kpix.com/hero. >>> they are red and black and they are back. millions of them. tonight the bay area's mysterious ladybug inva

they have been revamping their chairmanship under jeff smith who happens to be the ceo.ise in the labor market -- first-time claims and unemployment benefits rose last week. recent reports had the number at a 14 year low, still claims were under 300,000. president obama is in myanmar, where he called for a transition to civilian rule. they were ruled by a military dictatorship of four shifting to a semi-civilian government two years ago. >> sales slumped over -- after six quarters of sales slump at a walmart, they may be on a turnaround pass. u.s. same-store sales increased .5%. the ceo has said sales are his top priority for the world's largest retailer, but they still may have a tough road ahead will stop julie hyman covers walmart and has the latest. sales increases relatively significant. it looks like analysts are viewing this as stabilization at walmart. the increase coming sooner than anticipated as mcmillan tries to push for a turnaround. .5% increase in same-store sales, .2% was made up by an increase in e-commerce sale. a lot of this is the online push they hav

i did not think that was skilled enough to do this by myself but jeff smith elisa partner from the major law firm former general counsel of the cia and knows a boat load about this subject and i hope the rest of you do the same bet article one question eight says congress should have the power to declare war. but up to this point congress has been a wall. we're at war with our new enemy isis that relies on in the decade old authority. and has decided to seek a new authorization because the administration densest of the old supply. i voted for them in 2001 and the controversial 2002 i racked bill but this is not what we intended to authorize. this is a fight against a new enemy. more than one year ago at the wilson center senator corker that became the new chair of the senate foreign relations committees said they had no ownership whatsoever about foreign policy. half a dozen have been introduced in both houses by the king as speaker of today's senators kaine from virginia. and the article from the new republic calls this president not president bush 43 of master of unilateral war. and th

didn't think that i could do this all by myself, but there was the man sitting in the front row, jeff smith, who is a partner in charge of the national security practice at a major law firm where he is a general counsel of the cia and senate armed services committee under senator sam nine and knows a boatload about the subject and the members of the panel. just, again my thanks for making this look good and i hope you do the same. article one, section eight says congress shall have the power to declare war. but after this point congress has been awol. we are at war with isil but the administration is relying on a decade old authority. the president decided to seek a new authorization to use military force. his administration insist the old authorization supply, too. well i voted for that. i voted for the 2001 and i voted for the very controversial 2002 iraq aumf. this is in the fight, those of us have voted for aumf, intended to authorize. this is against a new enemy in a new country. more than a year ago right here at the wilson center, senator bob corker, who has become the new chair of t

joining me now here in studio is jeff smith, a former missouri state senator who just published a kindlea time right now. peter, i'm going to reach out to you first here. we may not learn the evidence in the case if there is no indictment going forward. how does that strike you? >> no, it is as it should be. there are grand jury secrecy rules that cover state proceedings and federal proceedings. so, for example, prosecution can't disclose what it presented to the grand jury. grand jurors can't tell you what they heard. a witness can come out of the grand jury and say here's what i know, what i testified to. but they can't really release the exhibits shown to the grand jury because it's protected by secrecy rules. now, if there's an indictment, this material will be revealed to the defense in discovery proceedings in the criminal case. and then it'll be revealed to the public. >> okay. but, jeff, if officer wilson is not indicted on these charges, wouldn't at least knowing the reasoning behind that. wouldn't that help to decrease any potential reaction within the community that could be i

chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the rain totals and more wet weather in the forecast, but we begin with christie smith live in san francisco, where trees came crashing down, sending one man to the hospital. christie? >> reporter: yeah, good evening. this is the tree that actually fell, and injured a man early this morning, one of several trees that fell overnight. some of them trees. some wonder if that's enough. after a section of tree came crashing down, the rest was cut down. maggie says her husband was parked near the mission district about to start work on a pipe project. >> his coworker just screamed to him, get out. and when he said that, my husband saw the tree fall. >> reporter: she said her husband got out. >> there was two other men trying to lift the tree and he was trying to lift the tree with them, but it was too heavy. and he was pinned underneath the branch. >> reporter: firefighters say a person was transported with life threatening injuries. after the rain overnight, public works says four or five trees fell in the city, most were large ficus trees. >> what happens oftentimes is wate

smith. >> reporter: it's the melee dominating the racing world tonight. that's nascar icon jeffrdon, lunging at racing champ brad keselowski after keselowski's car slammed into gordon's on a texas track sunday night, spinning him out. look again. after the race, gordon rushes to keg low ski's car, barking at him. grabs his collar, the crowd noise builds -- an all-out brawl ensues. sweeping up the drivers, afterwards, gordon, a 20-year veteran of the racetrack, lashing out at his competitor. neither driver backing down. >> he's just a [ bleep ]. >> i didn't want to ruin anyone's day. i wanted to win the race and that was our opportunity. >> reporter: keslowski posting this week last night "you either take the gap or regret it forever." nascar fights are nothing new. this is keselowski's second in the last month. is this all just theater or are these emotions real? >> what you're witnessing is authentic. the drivers, in my opinion have never been under more pressure. >> reporter: pressure added by nascar's new racing format, introduced amidst sagging ratings, emphasizing weekly wi

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chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the totals. but we begin with christie smith in san francisco with the trouble that that storm stirred up. christie? >> reporter: and dpw says specifically older ficus trees can be really problematic for things like limb failure. this one here had to be cut down. they say that generally they don't like to remove tree, but they're looking at a more aggressive removal program for certain ficus trees. but some question if that really tackles the issue with city trees. a large section of trees fell at 23rd and popotrero in the missi >> when he came around, there was two other men trying to lift the tree and he was trying to lift the tree with them. but it was too heavy. and he was pinned underneath the branch. >> reporter: that man seriously injured. after the rains, public works says four or five trees came down. most of them large ficus trees. >> what happens oftentimes is the water accumulates on a tree. and if the tree is vulnerable, the weight from that water can bring it down. sometimes we also see that the roots get a little

jeff gordon and . >> here's what the 49ers have left. that's coming up next. scheduled to have smith return.ime tv versus seahawks. it's on thanksgiving day. then you are at oakland. then you have twice in three weeks, and then you have san diego and arizona. everyone thought the second half of the schedule would be easier, lug one of the games today, which was not so easy. >> the juggernaut -- seattle is not the big men on the block anymore. if the 9ers get on their game and get some type of rhythm on offense going, and they get a couple of key guys back on defense like you said, they still have a shot. i mean, that's the bright spot about it. at 4-4, how wild is this? 4-4 gets in first place. if you're in the nfc west, you're in third place with that record. what do you make of this nfc south? >> that just tells you, i hate the say it, but how weak that division. you know, with us going to new orleans, don't take it that so slightly. because any time on any given sunday, you can be beat. >> and playing in new orleans will not be easy either. okay. one of your old coaches honored this weeke

jeff. >> jenny, thank you delaware man is is sitting behind bars accused of of murdering another and leaving his body in the ca cash. marcus cruz strangled donald smith. investigators say the two were co-workers but won give a moti motive. cruz is charged with first degree murder and being held without bail tonight. >> a woman jogging in pennypack park a man came from behind a tree and exposed himself to her. it happened around 4:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon. police say the man approach the woman along 8500 block of very road. investigators say he's between 20 and 30 years old. they say he exposed himself and made a harassing gesture. cops say the woman was able to run away. >>> and what do you do when mounting medical bills make life a tough for the partner of a retired police hero? >> today's world you turn to social mode yann you beg and get help from friends and complete strangers. that's what happened in gloucester county, new jersey. bruce gordon with a story guaranteed to end your week with a smile. >>> we sure hope so. let's not beat around bush much this police hero is in fact a german shepherd by the name of judge. he spent seven years se

smith. he is the author of "ferguson black and white." very good to have you both here. jeff you actually went to school with michael brown's mother. what was injury reaction? >> i wasn't that surprised to the verdict. the missouri state law is very liberal towards officers. a fleeing felon can be killed in there is a belief on the part of the officer that that felon constitutes a threat to other people. so given the statutes, i wasn't very surprised and also given the jury pool which was three-quarters white. >> jamie? >> i agree entirely. the law of self-defense is very, very favorable to police officers. you get the state of innocence and the state of mind of the police officer. and a grand jury is not asked to find beyond a reasonable doubt -- >> it's probable cause. >> right. we know this, right, antoine know? so they really were given complete leeway in this case to find for the officer, and he testified and testified for hours, so he told them what his state of mind was at the moment he pulled the trigger, so that gave them the opportunity to think the way the officer

at 33 degrees checking in off to the north, jeff moore in hatfield reporting 33 degrees. 49 percent humidity and mainly clear skies. 35 degrees, says ben smithagain, very, very cold. check in down the shore tim mitchell reporting 38 degrees in atlantic city and he sent us a couple pictures here. sun through the clouds just before sunset but it looks beautiful but feels coal. if you'd like to be a weather watcher iron up now, so easy and we'd love to have you as part of the team at cbs philly.com/watchers to sign up and join. lets look the at what is happening on storm scan three. it is a quiet day but we have lake effect snow off to the north and west. that should stay to the north and west at least for now but you can see those band over portions of upstate pennsylvania and new york. a as we head across the region temperature wise we are looking at only 30's as we said. weather watchers told us and we see 40 at the airport. thirty-eight in wilmington. thirty-seven in reading. can't rule out a stray flurry or sprinkle as that lake effect stuff moves down but through the overnight hours it is generally dry, dry through your saturday afternoon

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jeff gordon, and rival driver brad keselowski. right in the middle of the sprint cup chase. ryan smith is here, has the latest for us. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you know this, at championship time, it's on. if you think the guy whose collision propted the melee is going to back off, you're wrong. he says he races hard and it's nothing to be ashamed of. jimmie johnson got the win. this morning, it's this brawl -- after the race -- that's got everyone talking. nascar superstar jeff gordon going after former print cup champ brad keselowski after keselowski's number 2 car collided with gordon's number 24, spinning him out. >> a spin here. >> reporter: take a look. gordon screams at hez low ski. then grabs his collar. and listen. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the crowd noise swells. a scrum ensues. fists flying. the racers disaippearing in the melee. moments later, keselowski emerges. gordon didn't mince words. >> he's just a dip [ bleep ]. the way he races, i don't know how he won a championship. >> reporter: keselowski being known adds bad boy in nascar circles. the second post race fi