joann works on economic and political issues in damascus. she lives in damascus without her husband who was evacuated because of the deteriorating security situation of our american staff lived there without their families, and it is a really super team and it is a team effort. >> thank you as well. >> cementer, with respect to the violence getting worse, the syrian government's constant brutality, its refusal to allow peaceful merchants, its insistence on widespread unrest campaigns and it's atrocious torture the reports you read about the detention conditions are just ghastly, they are in turn foster and more violence. we saw that in the homes two weeks ago. we are seeing it this weekend, too, i think, but i want to be clear. i visited on a government sponsored trip in june. i heard what they said and i wandered away from the crowd and talked to some other people and it was clear what happened up there. there was a peaceful protest on friday, the syrian security forces shot some of the protesters at the fuel on saturday the next saturday.

and miss joanne shirley, it's a pleasure to have you here and hear your brother's story.inutes past the hour now. >>> coming up, we're going to head back to the city of brotherly love. it hasn't really lived up to that name. a lot of people will tell you lately, there's a new curfew in place to try to keep teenagers off the streets. we've got a follow-up for you. see how things went last night. we're right back. >>> all right. about a quarter to the top of the hour here now. philadelphia mayor michael nutter says parents and teenagers are starting to get the message. fewer teen aers were arrested over the new curfew policy. our susan candiotti is there. >> reporter: on the second night of a beefed up curfew, philadelphia police rounded up anyone under 18 out on the street past 9:00. targeting two downtown areas popular with locals and tourists. this 16-year-old was caught in the dragnet while out with older friends, ages 18 to 22. >> someone has to come and get her. >> i think it's utterly ridiculous. >> reporter: the crackdown is to sent a message that flash mob violence

and so stop giving money to our enemies. >> thanks joanne. thank you for the call. go on to steve in reno, nevada. independent line. go ahead, steve. steve, you on the air? we'll try one more time for steve. we'll go to darlene, dayton, ohio. democrats line, go ahead. one more time for darlene. caller: i am darlene. host: go ahead. caller: i am about a c-span viewer. what i'd like to say is i've watched a lot of what's going on c-span and i've heard no one, i mean absolutely no one talk about jobs. all they are doing is simply bashing our president. i would like to hear someone say something about what's going on. i look at the crowd in this audience, and i'm sure i can atest to the fact that the majority of the people there are as much out of work as i am. how they can sit there and bash the president when they are as much out of work as i am, i do not understand it. i don't understand. why can't they come together? why can't we do something to help the american people? myself included. host: darlene, thanks for the call. what do you take away? caller: the first ca

she is also a school board member, joanne duncan.she called my radio talk show the other day and was very passionate when talking about the miracle in texas. i think joanne has a different definition of what that miracle is. great to have you with us tonight. you're thoughts on how rick perry has handled the meeshg until texas when it comes to education. >> hi, ed. glad to get a chance to tell you about the real texas miracle. you know, my thought when i hear him talk about the texas miracle, i thought it was a miracle we were able to open the schools. we had a chance to really, you know, if he had used his so-called rainy day fund, otherwise known as the slush fund, to help schools we would be a lot better off. i live in a small rural area. we've cut $600,000 from our school budget in the last two years. and we're going to cut even -- have to cut even more next year. this is a real impact on our children. >> well, you're in trenton, texas. >> it's wonderful here. our teachers and our community that we're going to have a great school

evening, joann read and jeff johnson. evening, joann read and jeff johnson. joanne read is the managing editor and also an msnbc contributor. jeff johnson is an msnbc contributor and chief correspondent for thereall.com. please join me in welcoming them. >> thank you so much and good evening. [applause] one more time, good evening. >> [audience repeat] good evening. >> we want to make sure this is a discussion and a lively one, one full of family and concern and full of honest questions. with that, i want to be sure the energy level is up a little bit. one more time, good evening. >> good evening. >> that is fantastic. it is a pleasure for me to be one of your moderators' this evening. joanne read, who is directly behind me, will be rotating back and forth to this podium. she is an amazing journalist and i am happy to say, one of my bosses. this is the continuation of what has been a long day of what has been a substantive to work. this tour has been to cleveland, ohio already, we saw over 6000 people come to a job fair.

[applause] >> thank you, joanne. good evening, everyone. i bring greetings on behalf of our chair, emmanuel cleaver and, who could not be here this evening. we have called this the jobs initiative for the people. we thank everyone of you that came out today. not only do we thank you from the cbc, but we thank you from all of the people across this country because today, you have sent a powerful message to washington, to wall street, and to corporations across this country. far more effectively than we ever could come on a matter how hard we try. if we stay on the floor of the house every day, all day. and you have sent it on behalf of not only yourselves here in atlanta, but on behalf of all those across this country who are unemployed and are hurting and want and need decent jobs. yourself a round of applause. [applause] 90% and higher and african american chronic unemployment have always been cnbc's highest priorities. we have introduced over 40 pieces of legislation talking about the need for jobs and calling on republican leadership to

joining me now is joanne reed, an msnbc contributor. and a staff writer for the texas observer. let me start with you, joy, what do you think of the associations about rick perry? you are the one who ep helped bring this to attention. >> yeah. when this story first came out, actually earlier this month, it doesn't attract a lot of attention that rick perry planned this call it action retreat. the host of it is a long time financer of perry's career. >> this is going to be in fredericksburg, texas. >> right and he is a doctor, very conservative, funds a lot of school vouchers, et cetera. but there are also co-hosts. among the co-hosts is david barton. people may remember him as glenn beck's historian at glenn beck university. he has christian education degree from oral roberts university. he pushes this notion along with others that this is a country that should be governed, basically as christian nation. it should be governed, not by secular law, but by his interpretation after book of law. it says a lot about rick perry that he is keeping this commitment. >> let's go here a sec

. >> hi my name is joanne, i visited atlanta for social reform >> where are you? >> i am here. i visited atlanta for a whole week. the community bus is the best thing we can have if we can put it together. it's nothing like bringing the community together. you have to start at home. if you want to put something together, you have to go to the communities. have the youth say it. i see a lot of youth parents taking them to school because they are afraid they won't see their child again. it starts in the community. this meeting is really great. you are preaching to the choir. we need to speak to the youth. i have seen violence on the bus of a kid showing off a weapon in the bay view. people don't want to change and they don't want to be labeled. we are not protected. you have to be careful on what you see. you can't say what you see at all times. if you live in the community and you see something. you have to understand people are not telling things because they are not protected of the we have to understand, what we can do about it is put police officers on the buses from the hig

the chief of the department, joanne hayes-white, would now like to say a few words.plause] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to our beautiful division of training 21 years ago, i sat in those seats and was a proud member of the 1978 recruit class. we're here to celebrate your hard work and successful completion of the rigorous 14- week recruit academy. this the first recruit academy we've had in nearly six years. you now have the skills and ability to enter the field on your assignments and provide firefighting and emergency medical services to our community to fulfil our mission. i remember your first day here on may 2, 2011. i spoke about the importance of teamwork, getting to know one another, and working together to build on strengths to help those who might be struggling. teamwork serve you well throughout our careers. your ability to do that and be successful has paid off. the staff at the division of trading has provided you with an excellent foundation -- at the division of training has provided you with an excellent foundation. each day, you will gain new i

[applause] fire chief of the city and county of san francisco, joanne hayes white. and a man whose work as an architect in three or four administrations, a man that i got from the board of supervisors years ago, he became deputy chief of staff and then chief of staff under mayor newsom, steve koba, chief of staff. and as always, you're in good hands of public safety, but only if there is a police chief, and there is one here, the acting police chief, jeff godong. [applause] the controller, a man who could cook the books or make it very difficult for you, ben rosenfeld. [applause] and from oakland, california, an asian person that beat you for mayor of the city by five minutes -- >> a little more than five minutes! >> by five minutes by my account, this is san francisco. gene quan, the mayor of oakland, california. [applause] and the city attorney and one of my lawyers, john russo. [applause] oakland. from the board of education, emily mores. [applause] and i could go on and on with the -- mr. mayor to be of the people who are here celebrating with you on this very h

it is our great honor to introduce to you the chief of the san francisco fires department, miss joanne h air. kwhite. >> thank you and -- haiswhite. >> thank you and good afternoon. i would like to say thanks for the great coordination effort. rosie did a great job and the director plinlal. -- blumenthal. it's a great honor to be standing here before you,, a native daughter. what did you think of the 65-foot ladder race? pretty incredible. i would be certainly remiss if i didn't introduce personally each member. most of them are not working today and they volunteered their time to come here. just like the sheriff's department and police department that play a large role in the city, we're part of this -- the fabric of this great estimate so engine company 41, operating a rig under the direction of o'neill, and i would like to introduce each and every one of the members. it's a 10-person lift that made the demonstration. first, ramon simone. kevin walsh. julio delucchi, dave cites. doug menguay, pat moran. sasha grande. marco lopez. jonathan ashbrook. down to two. daniel mccloskey. and

. >> should i write you, bert or joanne. now, is the "a" capitalized? >> yes, it is, thank you very much. >> [inaudible] no, this is really something. >> this is a nice place, isn't it? >> yeah, it is. >> [inaudible] >> [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> oh, you know him? >> yeah. >> i'm telling my people. you know, i never been in your firm, and i know them all. >> oh, my god. >> oh, wow. >> hey, congratulations. >> oh, my god, and you guys know each other? >> oh, the connections. >> we've been together at a lot of meetings, a lot of meetings. >> i didn't know you guys knew each other way before me, yeah, yeah, yeah. you woke me up the other morning. >> congratulations. >> quiet reading, enough is enough. >> still a player, still a player. >> good to see you. >> all right. >> all right. here we go. let me sign the book while you do that. >> yeah, with a sharpy. >> i didn't mean to wake you. i bet it's going to get recorded. >> no. go by clifford or cliff? >> cliff. >> how are you? my sister lives in switzerland, and she

." >> reporter: it's been more than a year since john and joanne's 17-year-old daughter ally got offl bus near her home just outside houston and simply vanished. >> she texted a few people and then at 3:00 in the afternoon, all of that stopped. >> reporter: her disappearance prompted the grim routine we know so well. the posters, the searches, the local news coverage. >> we scoured this whole area. >> reporter: and, the psychic detectives who told her parents they had visions. >> i see water and i see trees, dirt. but it's all very vague. >> i broke down and cried. i'm not ashamed to admit it. when somebody items you that your daughter is in pieces, you don't take that very easily. >> reporter: but 16 torturous months later, ally is still missing. >> they are taking advantage of these people. >> reporter: this is a man who is an outspoken critic of psyching detectives. >> this person, because of fame and money, steps in and starts to act like an authority. >> reporter: he says this happens all the time, yet not once as the fbi publicly stated that a psychic has h hped solve the myste

council woman joann sanders tells the press democrat she supports banning pit bulls in her city. she has asked city staff to look into extending the regulations. >>> san francisco police are warning people to lock their bikes after a series of bicycle thefts. at least five thefts have been reported in the inner sunset area since the first of the month. the thief breaks into garages and storage units. in one incident resident confronted the thief and threatened with a knife. the thefts have neighbors very worried. >> definitely more aware of leaving our house and making sure that you know all of our doors are locked and keeping an eye out and having the neighbors watch out for each others stuff. >> police say they will increase patrols. the suspect is described as an african american man in his 40s or 50s. police believe he may be living in the neighborhood in a garage or storage shed. >>> three people are being treated for serious injuries after a bus accident involving an ac transit bus. the accident happened at about 7:00 last night at foothill boulevard and 50th avenue. invest

joanne emerson is the chairman of the tuesday group.ow that on -- i believe it was on saturday, friday, all the days are blurring together, i'm sure for you too, but speaker boehner sat down with you guys specifically and from what we understand the message was about counting on your support for the deal that was likely to be struck in the senate. tell us more about what the speaker asked of you guys. >> we really had a good meeting and it was not just us. i think other groups of members also went in to meet with the speaker, chuck. but basically he said, i'm going to try to do the very best i can this weekend. i'm hopeful we'll get it done. and i'll get back to you all as soon as i've got anything whatsoever. he really didn't say i'm counting on you whatsoever. i think that everyone or most of us within the tuesday group at least will support the framework. i think this is not as difficult a vote to do the framework. i think the tough stuff is going to come in the next series of votes when we have 1.2 trillion from the committee. howev

it is in the blue hills of missouri, represented by joanne emerson, which most democrats believe to be a fabulously fair, decent and good person. those are just two examples, but there are other examples of how we could begin to deal with this problem. >> we have heard some criticism of the focus on green jobs, rural jobs i particular. are there types of jobs you feel are more helpful to the black community? in essence, are their white jobs that are getting the focus and black jobs that are not questi? >> i am not sure their white jobs and -- >> let me put it differently. are there jobs that have gotten focus that are more helpful to white communities and jobs that are more helpful to black communities in terms of the focus from the administration? what kind of jobs should the government be trying to create or allow private business to create ? >> the company that had to lay f 10 individuals when the recession started, even if they have become home now, they probably are not going to hire those 10 individuals back because thin have changed. technology has advanced. companies are figuri

ali velshi with us tonight as is joanne litman.or somebody who says is my mortgage going up, credit card rate going up, we didn't see the impact in the markets today. we saw a lot of turmoil in the stock market, but the bond markets were pretty favorable. >> yes. you would have expected that in fact your mortgage and other loans would be affected by this, but here's what happened. a mortgage in the united states, particularly a fixed mortgage, is tied to a ten year note. the ten year note actually costs the government less money to borrow if ten years today than it did on friday. the effect of the downgrade hasn't actually been negative. and part of that is because when you look at all the other options, there is so much u.s. debt that people who otherwise would buy it can't really take some of those other aaa options. so the reality is that today the ten year is lower than it was on friday and your mortgage rates aren't actually going up as a result. that's not to say what's going to happen in three weeks or three months and frank

joanne from philadelphia hopes the city treats him well.i -- take care of him. >> he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. his family here from pennsylvania for the phillys and giants were just returning to their hotel after the game. 21-year-old andrew vargas was driving this toyota pick up and hit the boy as he crossed at mission and montgomery streets. they say vargas sideswiped and his these other cars as he fled the scene. phillies' fans says it hits home. >> very sad to hear that a kid especially from our hometown was in that unfortunate accident. >> last night the police chief was seconds away when the incident happened. >> a young patrol officer walked up and put out the license plate. then we knew he was in oakland and then the next thing you knew they were asking for witnesses to make an id in hayward. >> a dozen witnesses gave an accurate description of the car. 45 minutes after the hit-and-run police had andrew vargas in custody. they arrested him near his apartment after police spotted his badly damaged car and matched the suspec

joanne sanders says she realizes this is a controversial issue but points to last week's deadly pit bull attack in pacifica. sanders asked her staff to research options for regulating vicious dogs and says she personally supports banning the ownership of pit bulls in her city of sonoma. >>> a san jose fast food restaurant is being sued for favoring its sags employees. the equal employment opportunity commission says the again manager gave less desirable duties to hispanic workers, reduced hours and held them to a different standard of performance. the lawsuit is seeking monetary damages on behalf of the hispanic workers and calls for training on anti-discrimination laws. >> your money to pay for their raises. the uc system is using money from tuition hikes to give raises to the faculty. the system will spend about $140 million on so-called mare it raises. all faculty and staff will get a raise generally about 3% of their salary if they receive a positive evaluation this fall. some of them earning up to $200,000 a year. money for the raise also come from a combination of state and uc gene

joanne did a good job of the financial sector and the way it is suffering because of the current situation. one of the things we are trying to do, senator, and that is quite important. we both worked in iraq. we do not want our sanctions to devastate the broader syrian economy, because in the period after assad, it will be important for syria to be a strong country and a strong economy will be part of that. so we have really worked in the united states government and with our partners abroad to target the sanctions against specific companies and against specific individuals that are involved in the repression. without targeting the broader syrian economy and making the people of syria suffer. it is a different kind of sanctions regime from what we have in iraq, say. it is much more specifically targeted with the goal of sparing the syrian people themselves great suffering. >> and i know that's always the challenge to make such sanctions targeted enough and impactful enough on the regime. i know that we have seen as often happens in these situations, we have seen an outmigration against --

[applause] >> thank you, joanne. good evening, everyone. i bring greetings on behalf of our chair, emmanuel cleaver and, who could not be here this evening. we have called this the jobs initiative for the people. we thank everyone of you that came out today. not only do we thank you from the cbc, but we thank you from all of the people across this country because today, you have sent a powerful message to washington, to wall street, and to corporations across this country. far more effectively than we ever could come on a matter how hard we try. if we stay on the floor of the house every day, all day. and you have sent it on behalf of not only yourselves here in atlanta, but on behalf of all those across this country who are unemployed and are hurting and want and need decent jobs. yourself a round of applause. [applause] 90% and higher and african american chronic unemployment have always been cnbc's highest priorities. we have introduced over 40 pieces of legislation talking about the need for jobs and calling on republican leadership to

. >> joanne reid on the big news from last night.e you go, a nice diversion from all we've been covering here for days, from deposed foreign leaders to earthquakes and hurricanes. and by the way, we are thinking of our friends in new orleans tonight because this is the sixth anniversary of the arrival of katrina. >>> that is our broadcast on a monday night. thank you for being here with us, as we start off another week. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. we begin with developing news, another monday, another b.a.r.t. protest. as expected for the third consecutive week, protestors gathered at san francisco's powell street station, they're on the move. our nbc chopper providing live coverage now above the scene. right now unlike previous weeks there are no station closures. that's the big difference now, as of this

joann works on economic and political issues in damascus. she lives in damascus without her husband, who was evacuated because of the deteriorating security situation all of our american staff live without their families. and it's a really super team. and it is a team effort. >> thank you as well. on our behalf. >> senator, with respect to the violence, it's getting worse. the syrian's government constant brutality, its refusal to allow peaceful marches, its insistence on widespread arrest campaigns and its atrocious torture -- the reports you read about, the detention conditions are just ghastly, they are in turn fostering more violence. we saw the in the third largest country two weeks ago and we're seeing it in this country, too, i think. i want to be clear, i visited a government sponsored trip in june. i heard what they said and i wandered away from the crowd and talked to some other people. it's very clear what happened up

[applause] >> thank you, joanne. good evening, everyone. i bring greetings on behalf of our chair, emmanuel cleaver and, who could not be here this evening. we have called this the jobs initiative for the people. we thank everyone of you that came out today. not only do we thank you from the cbc, but we thank you from all of the people across this country because today, you have sent a powerful message to washington, to wall street, and to corporations across this country. far more effectively than we ever could come on a matter how hard we try. if we stay on the floor of the house every day, all day. and you have sent it on behalf of not only yourselves here in atlanta, but on behalf of all those across this country who are unemployed and are hurting and want and need decent jobs. yourself a round of applause. [applause] 90% and higher and african american chronic unemployment have always been cnbc's highest priorities. we have introduced over 40 pieces of legislation talking about the need for jobs and calling on republican leadership to

[applause] >> thank you, joanne. good evening, everyone. i bring greetings on behalf of our chair, emmanuel cleaver and, who could not be here this evening. we have called this the jobs initiative for the people. we thank everyone of you that came out today. not only do we thank you from the cbc, but we thank you from all of the people across this country because today, you have sent a powerful message to washington, to wall street, and to corporations across this country. far more effectively than we ever could come on a matter how hard we try. if we stay on the floor of the house every day, all day. and you have sent it on behalf of not only yourselves here in atlanta, but on behalf of all those across this country who are unemployed and are hurting and want and need decent jobs. yourself a round of applause. [applause] 90% and higher and african american chronic unemployment have always been cnbc's highest priorities. we have introduced over 40 pieces of legislation talking about the need for jobs and calling on republican leadership to

council woman joann sanders tells the press democrat she supports banning pit bulls in her city. >>> time now 6:33. the mother of kidnapping victim michaela garrett praying for a miracle 23 years later. coming up we will take a rare look at the police evidence room. also tell you how the jaycee dugard case has had an impact on the investigation. >>> san jose mayor says he has a plan to save them millions of dollars. it's not sitting well with some people that live on the east side. tara. >> reporter: we just spoke to the assistant pro here at the golf course he says the parents of the kids that play here have actually started a petition to try to save this golf course. we have more than 400 signatures started already right here. and if you look over my shoulder if you see these greens, these could be replaced by hundreds of condos. that is if mayor chuck reid has his way. the golf course has been operating in the red for more than a decade so reid wants to sell the land here to a housing developer. he has suggested nearly 600 units on the 34-acre property. the city council will hold

council woman joann tells the press democrat she supports banning pit bulls in her city. >>> firefighters are investigating a fire at a san francisco juvenile detention center. it was reported yesterday evening at a center on woodside avenue. now the fire started in the kitchen and was extinguished been 15 minutes. no one was injured. >>> students in pahl leo al toe will be able to -- palo alto will be able to trade old school supplies. families will be able to trade used school supplies, books, toys, and even clothing. it starts at 3:30 this afternoon. >>> the city -- the council decided to opt in to the state's optional plan to keep its redevelopment agency. now the city will have to pay the state $11 million this year and almost $3 million every year after that. without a redevelopment agency santa clara fears they may lose the land it owns such as that stadium site. >> what this does is provide extra insurance to insure the citizens of santa clara we can move in on projects that are kit call to them. the stadium subsidy is a bad deal. >> redevelopment money also pays for building of a

writer joanne williams.ng that struck us watching the debate is that bachmann is an excellent speaker and makes what she said sound reasonable even when it and she channel others anger without internalized it. bachmann's rage is the tea party's rage and not her own. bachmann represents the tea party and this is what the left is aiming at . blaming it for everything including the increase in the debt ceiling, the feminist went wild when they saw the cover of "newsweek". largely because it makes her look like raised eyes and a fervent kind of radical look and the big debate started, did tina brown, editor of "newsweek", did she do thatly? they are struggling as a magazine slash pamp let and they need to create buzz which is brown's speciality. but in doing that. brown still raises a valid point, what exactly is michelle bachmann and is she really a little bit fanatical . these are the things that people are talking about . the implication from the media, left wing media is presenting that cover. that cover lin

. >> reporter: dietician joann said instead substitute beans and legumes and even nuts. >> there areany choices that you can select. >> reporter: the campaign is a big hit at kaiser san francisco. >> they felt that kaiser permanente was looking out for their health and well being. >> reporter: every monday they serve two vegetarian entrees. kaiser senior health educator kate james said the more plants in your diet -- >> it will benefit our members and our employees. >> reporter: as for our bacon lovers? >> i put bacon on the salad so that's all you do. >> reporter: at least there is a salad. >> now as for the health of the planet, the campaign points to data that estimate how the meat industry generates fearly one fifth of the man made green house gas emissions and that it said is accelerating climate change worldwide. >> you have a problem with bacon? >> i have bacon yesterday. >> the b foods -- bacon and beer. >> and what was the other one? >> don't remember. it proves there is an after life. >> meatless monday. >> it's all about guilt. >>> nasa has put some cameras around californ

san francisco fire chief joann hayes white will present them with their badges an the fire departmentsome of the new grads will begin their assignments tomorrow. >>> apple is involved in a new trademark infringement lawsuit but this time it involves its retail stores. we told you about this. counterfeit apple stores in china. we talked about this last month. apple says guess what? it's happening in this country too. now it's suing those businesses. the lawsuit is still under court seal so we can't tell you much. there are reports one of the stores being sued is in new york. it goes by the name of apple story. >>> 6:18 is the time. let's check in on the traffic story this morning. [ laughter ] >> it's actually a pretty good story pam and dave. we are looking good out there so far if you are driving out to the concord area this morning let's say you go to concord and walnut creek the traffic looks good. a lot of slow traffic eastbound on has 4. but westbound as well. eastbound approaching the construction zone. they are picking up road work. westbound is a normal morning commute. if you

the city council woman joanne sanders will introduce the issue before the council to ban pit bulls and other aggressive breeds in the city. she said she is motivated by last week's attack in pacifica that killed a pregnant woman. they have a law requiring spaying and neutering of certain breeds, as well as registration and insurance requirements and fines for violations. >>> parents and police in san anselmo are warned to be on the look-out for a man who tried to lure two little girls to the car. police say the ips dent happened yesterday afternoon near the intersection of oak avenue and waverly road. the man pulled up in a white pick-up truck and offered two 9-year-old girls a ride. the girls said no and they walked to a parent's nearby work place. the man described as white, 40 to 50 years of age with a white mustache and beard drove away. >>> this morning, highway 395 is closed as the crews bat a fast-moving wildfire burning near lake tahoe. it's burning 12 miles southeast of gardnerville. at least 1,000 acres burned since the blaze began monday. it destroyed two structures and thre

joanne walsh zucker wrote i'm with the majority on this one. i think the safety of bart riders was paramount under these circumstances. anonymous, not sure if it's the "anonymous" wrote, removing means of communication is removing means of resistance and political expression. this cannot become a precedent in america. >>> you can always leave your comments at cbssf.com. ,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, lowest they've been in 16 years. a new report s >>> not many people are buying. home sales in california the lowest they have been in san francisco years. a new report shows they are down 11% from june, almost 1.5% from july of last year. here in the bay area, home sales fell almost 14% from june. the prices dropped an average of 7%. christin ayers reports, sales cooled off dramatically in the east bay. christin. >> reporter: allen that report confirms what realtors tell me they have known for weeks, that home sales froze in these areas in the face of a damaging debt crisis. after the bruising debt ceiling debate, maggie showed us the home she couldn't sell. >

. >> joanne, obviously people watch the volatility and worry about their 401(k).there anything anybody out there should be doing, changing their own personal behavior, should you put off a big purchase if you're about to buy a house or car or should you just go ahead with your lives as is? >> yeah, this has been so devastating for so many people. and i think even more so than the impact on interest rates, which has been nonexistent so far is the impact on people's 401(k), on their savings, on their portfolio. it's just devastating. so if people can afford to not make any money, that's the best thing they can do. you mentioned the housing market. interest rates are still at historic lows. it's very possible interest rates won't go up. we have seen this before. there is a precedent for you in japan, australia, quarks ccanad interest rates have not gone up. so if you're thinking about purchasing a house, so many areas have been so hit hard by interest rates at historic low. if you needed to buy a house, it's maybe not such a bad idea. that is okay. >> so ali, how lon

. >> joanne from philadelphia hopes the city treats him well. >> take care of him. please take care of him. all right. we want him back. >> white was struck by a hit-and-run driver. his family, here from pennsylvania for the phillies and giants game, were just returning to their hotel after the game. police say 21-year-old andrew vargas was driving this toyota pickup and hit the boy as he crossed mission and montgomery streets. they say vargas sideswiped and hit other cars as he fled the scene. phillies fans say it hits home. >> sad to hear, especially from our hometown, being in that unfortunate accident. >> this man was seconds away when the incident happened. >> a young patrol officer walked up, put out license plate and the next thing you knew we knew they were in oakland and the next thing we knew they were asking for witnesses to come and make statements. >> about a dozen people gave statements. 45 minutes after the hit-and-run, police had 21-year-old vargas in custody. they arrested him at his hayward apartment. hayward police spotted his badly damaged car th

. >> joanne from philadelphia hopes the city treats him well. >> take care of him. please take care of him. all right. we want him back. >> white was struck by a hit-and-run driver. his family, here from pennsylvania for the phillies and giants game, remember just returning to their hotel after the game. police say 21-year-old andrew vargas was driving this toyota pickup and hit the boy as he crossed mission and montgomery streets. they say vargas sideswiped and swiped other cars's fled the scene. phillies fans say it hits home. >> sad to hear, especially from our hometown, being in that unfortunate accident. >> this man was seconds away when the incident happened. >> a young patrol officer walked up, put out license plate and the next thing you knew we knew they were in oakland and the next thing we knew they were asking for witnesses to come and make statements. >> about a dozen people gave statements. 45 minutes after the hit-and-run, police had 21-year-old vargas in custody. they arrested him at his hayward apartment. he was arrested after he failed a field sobr