hey, ken! all right. ken let me in the house that night.ing in bed at the time, so i sat down next to him. there's something i've got to bring up to you, okay? i was going over the reports, okay, looking through stuff, and i saw in there that one of the police officers was here earlier, had looked at some bruising on your arm. >> yeah. i -- if i just bump my arm -- >> right. >> -- they said it's that medicine that screwed my liver up. >> okay. well, here's the deal. >> yeah. >> in looking at that, sitting there in the back of the office, i'm looking at it, and i'm reading through it, and i realize that if i don't document these bruises on your arms -- >> yeah. >> -- when i catch the person that murdered your daughter, his defense attorney is going to say, well he did it and you didn't even take pictures of his arms. you didn't do anything to try to prove otherwise. you follow me? >> okay. >> would you have any problem at all with me having some people come in here and take special photographs of your arms? >> no, not at all. >> okay, good.

you make fun of him for ken doll looks.n't help it that he is this ken doll barbie man of mystery. >> greg: i've lived with this all my life. >> dana: you can't comment on obama's looks but we can make fun of romney? >> andrea: i think he looks like the president. that is one of the best thing he has going for him. but the problem is he is too stiff. they say he is like a used car salesman and answers don't come from the heart. >> greg: the ken doll is not about the looks but the functionality of the ken doll. fact he can't move -- if he gets the nomination it's against barack obama. it is like the cast of "america's next top model." good looking young men -- >> bob: he is going to try -- they say he turns, he turns his head like this. when he is talking to the staff. but -- >> andrea: that is -- >> bob: i'll take a shot every chance i get. >> dana: do it on the merits. >> bob: okay. he has nod answered a question on substance about the tour as governor. >> eric: obama's hair is getting very gray. have you noticed that? >>

ken, good to have you on the program. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, maria, for having me. >> on friday we saw a summit of eu leaders. europe is the big focus that everyone is talking about. you think the actions that they took are enough to save the euro? is this a beginning of a solution or not? what do you make of what happened this week in urt othe eurozone? >> maria, i could be really cynical and say once again they said ten days to save uthe euro five days to save the euro, then they get there and do something just enough to kick the can down the road. i think a little bit happened along the way. i don't know how cheered we should be. the germans dropped their insistence on having the bondholders drop their share of the losses. i don't know how smart it was, but it's a move. even though the banks went in and pulled out and went halfway back in gave more of an impression that they are going to come along and buy more of this junk debt, basically print money. not a permanent solution, a little like a banana repu

cedar to a two-way street, and caltrans approval, and with that, i will turn it back to can rich -- ken rich. >> as you know, staff has spent a very large amount of time working on this project, really in the last couple of years but really intensively for the past year. i want to spend a moment to talk about what we consider this such an important project. first, beyond this act, there is a state mandate to make hospitals say. we obviously want to have up-to- date facilities which will still be operational after an earthquake or other national disaster. second, the facilities constitute about one-third of all of the hospital beds. this rebuild project would include modernization of all of the facilities, and we believe that the project as proposed with a large, regional medical center at cathedral hill, and a smaller community hospital at st. luke's, will help to meet the health-care needs of san franciscans. third, this would be the largest construction project that the city will see in the immediate future, generating about 4600 jobs, and last, the health-care industry is becoming a

from the price to the room to the trip you'll never roam alone. >>> i'm with ken vogel and ken blackwell. ken, do you think we've seen all of the scandals involving herman cain? it seems like there was one on every other day. do you feel now like this is the tipping point? >> well certainly he has suggested that it is. we haven't heard this level of sort of self-reflection or even self-doubt of reassessing whether he can go on. so he with his family may have reached a precipice. but if he sticks through this through iowa and beyond, there's a possibility that more of this could out. so i think the one consistent has been that he has had had the support of his wife and his family and he has continued to say that as long as he has that, he's willing to go on. now you hear a little bit of doubt. so i think it's really anyone's guess as to what he is going to do at this point. >> ken blackwell, in florida, mitt romney looks like he is getting worried. not a sure fire anymore. what do you think is going to happen over the next few weeks in this increasingly unpredictable race? >> i wish i kne

and i also support kenand bre-- ken and brent. >> the evening, board of supervisors. i want to state that i stand in support of sera, martin, dr., and can. i also wanted to support marquis ausby. for the past year-and-a-half, i have not seen him as a meeting. he has been diligent in supporting the task force. he has been taking on extended roles and volunteering. >> i have been a patient since 2000. i have been a caregiver for others since 1976. i have known lots of germany -- a terminally ill people that needed medical cannabis. been around the task force meetings and stuff, the different committees, i have noticed that the consistency of marquis ausby nd ken -- and ken lima, i also see their work and compassion with the other patients, and i recommend that both of them be appointed to seek to end for accordingly. >> i am here to support the candidates sarah schrader, marqquis ausby and more. they are candidates i have known and trusted for years. kenneth lima is my cousin and the way he took people -- and took care of people in hospice care, i was extremely humbled.

>> what ken said invite.uff already out there about gingrich, but it's not talked about in the same way that romney has really been talked about. i think there is plenty of time for mitt romney to stay focused and keep on his disciplined message and let his campaign go after gingrich. you don't even have to talk about the infidelities with newt gingrich to get to the point that -- i mean, his own people felt that he became a distraction and a threat to what they were trying to accomplish and kicked him out of congress basically. zo >> absolutely. ken, ron paul said this weekend he'd like to be known as the flavor of decade. today he released this ad titled big dog. watch this. >> what's up with these sorry politicians? lots of bark, but when it's show time whimpering. you want big calls? ron paul has been screaming it for years. >> ken, what role is ron pau playing in this race? can you explain it to me? >> i wouldn't say he's the flavor of the decade, because let's not forget. >> that's what he'd like to be.

ken law was involved in the murder of annie mccann. >> reporter: police won't say what, if anything, could come out of that questioning. anything learned will be learned with annie's parents. still, annie's death remain as suicide based on all the forensic evidence from the death investigation, seen here from an interview we did in 2009. mother mary jane mccann said she hopes this meeting can result in a fresh start in her daughter's case and hopes ken law knows something. police will discuss that tomorrow with the virginia couple but say it is unlike lit original finding of suicide will change a cause of death in the mccanns have refused to believe, more so now with the murder arrest of a man that was at one time linked to the mccann case. >> they have been in on going discussions. i wouldn't go into specifics into what's said or what's not said. like any victim in the city, we try to work with families. >> now, the mccanns have made this known they are not happy with their daughter's death evaluation and have laid blame on city hall and the police department in the past. they told

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with that, let me first ask ken rich if you'd like to provide a presentation on the status of negotiations between the city and cpmc. thank you. supervisor mar? supervisor mar: this cpmc development has profound implications for healthcare jobs and employment, housing, transportation and our neighborhood's quality of life and the relationship also of big corporate decision making to the public accountability in san francisco and the magnitude of project is huge so it demands extensive public review process that i'm glad we're having here today. also, from the 60-plus community-based organizations that are part of a coalition that's been asking for transparency for this process, i kind of am hoping that this will be a beginning point so that stakeholder groups involved in the neighborhoods throughout our city but especially around the development have a key role at the table in making sure that we have strong community benefits that emerge from this big development. cpmc's project will deeply affect important aspects of life and health in all of our neighborhoods, so it's throughout san fra

. >>> i'm ken wayne. christmas is hours away and there have r-still a lot of shoppers out there, taking it down to the wire, looking for a special present to put under the tree. ktvu's jade hernandez is in emeryville. >> reporter: ken, look at this parking lot. shoppers are trying to finish off their lists, each shopper today told us a story on how it was supposed to go. >> i kept thinking i would buy it all on-line and missed my window. >> reporter: at union square this man showed us what he purchased so far under pressure. >> i got some ugs and my mom and sister some lev sweaters. >> reporter: he is not done yet. >> i have given myself two hours and have five people off my list and hoping that i can finish them off. >> reporter: the holiday spirit may be the force behind spending, but this vendor hopes 2012 is more profitable. >> the economy is going down, you know? that is why the customer budget, budget. >> reporter: this shopper happened to snag a spot in a parked parking lot. department stores plann

, and ken was kind of the father figure of the company. everyone loved them. he was very well respected. he had a tremendous civic identity. he was very philanthropic. and from a distance, jeff was the traitor mentality. but as you got to know both of them, people tend to like geoff moore and ken lester q. is very concerned with how things look. there were rumors that he at one point had been out for a cabinet position in the white house. he was very politically connected. and at one point he tried to get the government to step in and bail out the company. >> he was just 10 years too early. [laughter] >> on a lot of things. >> ten years early and alone. it helps when have the entire wall street coming and saying i don't think the bush ministration could have saved them, but number two, it wasn't worth the political cost of george bush to try to save a dying company run by a political crony. so they basically said -- >> it was long before too big to fail. and again as he found, he really wanted, this was his identity. he had created this co

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ken joins us now to tell us how it's going. ken.orter: matt, it's getting even more packed out here. you know, this is a tradition that's been going on for about 17 years now out in old town. take a look behind me. you can see the people on king street taking part. this is the largest family- friendly alcohol-free new year's eve event in the entire region. i want to introduce you now to the levy family to came from gaitersburg who came to take part in first night. this is zoe here and it's her first time here at first night. tell me a little bit about what you were doing today. you obviously got your face painted and what else? >> well, i went to the factory and an art studio and they let me write my name. and i also in the middle of the factory they let me make buttons. reporter: so it was a lot of fun for you to come out here and do all that? >> yeah, it was really fun. i'm sure going to come again. reporter: this mr. levy here. talk about why it's important to bring your family. >>> it's a wonderful place to come with the christm

ken pritchett live in san francisco, ken obviously not everybody is happy about this. >> reporter: that is true, mission bay where we are right now is an example of a place that has received a lot of redeveloped money over the years. san francisco says the redevelopment projects are responsible for about half of the affordable housing units in this city, so it's end will impact this city and cities across the bay area and california. it is a project 11 years in the making. an over all investment of $500 million, this is the union city station district project. >> the plan calls for 1,900 units within a quarter mile of the b.a.r.t. station. >> reporter: mark evinof with the city's redevelop agency says it took property with no value and turned it into something new. >> that's what redevelopment is, this is what it's all about. taking blithed properties, fixing them up. generating new taxes, taking that tax increase an reinvesting in other blithed properties to improve them. >> reporter: governor brown's budget plan will shut down all 400 redevelopment agencies to save $1.7 billion. citie

. >>> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. >> the last u.s. troops in iraq left the country today, crossing the border into kuwait, ending nearly nine years of war. ktvu's claudine wong shows us the historic journey for this final american convoy. >> reporter: as the gates along the border of iraq and kuwait this morning, shoulders shook hands and closed the final chapter on a war that lasted nine years and cost 4500 american lives. >> to see what we have accomplished in the last 8.5 years and to be part of the last moment out of iraq is hard it put words to right now. >> reporter: there were approximately 100 most life us military armored vehicles and 500 u.s. troops in this final tactical road march. the convoy trundled across the southern iraq desert from adder, the last u.s. base that only one month ago housed 12,000 american troops. the trek lasted to daybreak to the kew wait border. for iraqis there were many emotions. >> this is a jubilant moment, and we in iraq that we own the country now. the sense of belonging now is skyhigh. >> one

peggy fox sits down for a candid conversation with ken cuccinelli. that's up next. >>> the washington, d.c. veteran's affairs medical center salute all who serve at home and abroad this holiday season. >> merry christmas and happy holidays to granddaddy, david, morgan, tyler and madison, ryan, and henry and all of our other family and friends in northern virginia. from the donaldson's in germany. merry christmas. >> a big endorsement today for republican presidential candidate, mitt romney. south carolina's governor and tea party favorite announced she is throwing her support behind romney. he is the best republican candidate when it comes to the economy and spending. her endorsement comes just over two weeks before the primary season. >> it may be the best well known politician in virginia, but he's not the governor. depending on which side of the political aisle you are, ken cuccinelli may invoke cheers or boos. reached national fame by taking on the obama administration and now he is causing friction in his own party. it's a story you'll only see

ken moll ken joins us live. >> reporter: it's right here at the washington national cathedral. the caroling service began a couple of minutes ago. >> this is so exciting for us to have all the carolers and my kids can come and it's early enough and it's great. >> reporter: it's the most popular day of the year for the cathedral. thousands will back the walls of this holy place in two separate services this christmas eve. this crowd is showing up to hear and sing traditional christmas carols among parishioners. it seats upwards of 3,000 people and we're told there won't be any open seats in the house tonight. >> it serves as a spiritual home for the nation. i think the cathedral has been in people's eyes and ears since the earthquake in august and we're just so happy to be reopened. >> reporter: again, there is another service later on tonight at 10:00. folks, unfortunately all the tickets for that have already gone as well. they went so quickly that the 10:00 p.m. service is a eucharist service. a bit of an interesting fact, matt. tonighting will be the first time that the bish

ken is live with more. ken. >> reporter: what makes this so shocking is this is a popular area. it happened last night at 7:30 on the 700 block. if you know the area, you know it is directly in front of the verison center. as you can see, it's always packed out here. >> despite the heavy presence in the area. police say a man armed with a gun forced himself into the victim's car. the woman had her 15 month old child in the backseat when the suspect got in through the passenger side. detectives say the man forced a woman at gunpoint to drive to an unidentified area in d.c.'s fourth district. that's where they say he sexually assaulted her. the child was unharmed, but the woman was traumatized was able to call after the man took off. >> we are trying to sort out the exact facts of what happened. this is a traumatic incident for the woman and issues with interviewing someone right after the fact. >> police are hoping they can get more information on this suspect soon so they can continue to work more leads. right now, the description for the suspect is very vague. he is only being

>>> good evening, i'm ken. >> and i'm elizabeth cook in for dana king.ens are homeless after a fire ripped through four buildings in san francisco. >> those people only had a few minutes to run for their lives. it took three hours and nearly half the city's fire fighting force just to bring that fire under control. the call came in just before noon. fire started at a victorian apartment house on golden gate avenue at pierce street. the buildings wooden structure and high winds helped fuel the flames. >> huge plumes could be seen as far away as fremont. firefighters surrounded by heavy smoke and flames as they battled the blaze on top of this burning apartment building. several units were destroyed. a firefighter suffered burns to the neck and one person was treated for smoke inhalation. don knapp with more on the victims who barely escaped with the clothes on their backs. don. >> reporter: dozen fire victims are facing a reality tonight as they realize what happened to their lives. they came to a fork in the road, but they are getting some help. in some

so ken sorenson said that he was going to defect over to the ron paul campaign.h shell bachmann said he was offered money to do that. today -- earlier today wes enos said i'm going to remain michelle back mane's political director but i em going to defend ken sorenson, he was not offered money to go over to ron paul. guess what, candy? just a short while as i mentioned we found out wes enos is no longer with the bachmann campaign. there was a press release saying he was fired. i talked with the press release for michele bachmann. she said he's no longer with it. we're trying to chase down, was he fired, did he quit? what is the case. this is major drama just a few days before the iowa caucuses, candy. >> surely, shannon, it's not the sort of thing if you're a candidate struggling to stay alive that you want people to be talking about this late in the campaign. thanks so much to our shannon travis. we appreciate it. >>> it's no surprise that corp raegss try to lobby and curry favors with legislators on capitol hill, but now high-profile internet companies are mobi

from washington, jonathan cape hard as well as ken vogel. i wanted to start with you.ng in the front-runner. he only released a few ads and spending virtually no time there at all. that doesn't seem to affect his visibility with voters. they view appearances on something like fox news as more effective than meet and greet politics. >> part is because he hasn't had the resources and that may work in iowa and that may be a real problem. especially if he doesn't win iowa. it will be important for the outside groups that were enabled and empowered by the supreme court decisions and the lower federal court decisions to spend unlimited money from real wealthy folks on ads with the candidates to come to his aid and we are reporting that one of the wealthiest backers, shelden adeleson committed to raising or directly writing a check for $20 million to one of the backs. >> that's a huge sum of money. he accused mitt romney of spoiling christmas by announcing the ads and being nice about them. >> both newt gingrich and mitt romney have pledged almost with a straight face to cond

it happened in garret park in the 4400 block of cambria avenue and that's where ken molestina joins us live. >> reporter: well still a very active scene over here, as you said let's go ahead and roll video of what it looks like just down the street where this all happened apparently. the call went out for a home on fire. when fire crews got here there was evidence there was some sort of an explosion. we're still working to get that confirmed. also we're working to get confirmed some preliminary reports that went out in dispatch suggesting there may have been some sort of a fatality involved in this, but again, definitely a fire here. there are still tons of crews, fire crews on the scene and i also saw some explosion investigators that are here on the scene but again this is the 4400 block of cambria, a very active investigation right now as well as a fire suppression effort on the part of firefighters out here. we'll stay on top of this and bring you the latest details as we get those. back to you guys. >> ken, thank you so much. >>> today marked the 70th anniversary of the attack on

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in sacramento where the governor announced that the state's budget cuts were really the biggest issue of the years as far as he's concerned, ken. >> reporter: governor brown says that a lot was accomplished in his first year back in office. republicans said quite the opposite. it was another year of intense gridlock in the legislature over the question of new taxes and that gridlock resulted in unprecedented deep cuts. >> reporter: it was a casual governor brown who sat down with reporters outside of his office. joking aside the governor sited the budget which was on time as an accomplishment. >> we cut the budget from 26 billion in half in one year. and this coming year that will again dominate certainly the first six months. >> reporter: but that budget was passed without republican support for a vote on taxes. so it wasn't all cuts budget that slashed billions from higher education and social service programs. brown promised deeper cuts if his tax initiative is not passed by voters next year. an initiative which will be unveiled soon. >> we have an ini

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in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the u.s.state department tonight is down playing an iranian threat about what that country will do if the west imposes sanctions. an iranian leader says if sanctions are imposed iran will close the strait of samun. a states department spokesman called the threat nothing but luster. in the past the obama administration has said that the united states has a plan to keep the strait open in the event of a crisis. >>> the administration is also considering whether or not the bar the president of yemen from coming to the united states for medical treatment. a lot of people in yemen want to see abdala solei punished. the united states is concerned that granting him a visa might seem like the united states is trying to protect him. >>> impassioned pleas from the -- activists say at least 40 people were killed just yesterday. >> the neighborhood has been under attack for five days. now the regime has hidden the tanks because you were there. by coming here, you are protecting the people. >>> about 60 ar

ken molestina is live with details of the mendelson plan. ken. >> reporter: derek, this is it right here. the mendelson plan. he's calling it the firearms amendment act of 2011. now, if this passes, it would loosen certain restrictions on the books right now as to how dc residents go about owning guns. >> we have now had three years experience and there are some issues that have come forward. >> reporter: dc councilmen is talking about the process residents must go through to legally own a handgun in the district. he is calling for a change in his firearms amendment act of 2011. according to him, several steps in the process will be removed. >> some aspect that could be just a little easier. >> reporter: for example. >> we require a vision test. but i don't know that there is anybody who requires a vision test. >> reporter: so that will be gone. training for handgun proficiency will also be made more accessible. his new amendment will allow those looking for licenses to have their guns while they train in the district rather than have them t