layoffs. >>> an athlete, who doctors believe might die from his injuries talks for the first time about his recovery. >>> and first responders describe what they encountered at michael jackson's house the day of his death. . >>> it is friday september 30th, hello again everyone i'm heather holmes in tonight for gasia. welcome to bay area news at 7:00. a east bay hospital is planning to lay off hundreds of workers and cutback hours. they say they are just not that busy. nurses are questioning the hospital's numbers. >> reporter: heather that is the medical center right now. primary hospital. soon tell have fewer staff members working fewer hours. hospital officials announced layoffs are coming. >> outside of the hospital concerned about impending layoffs. this man is a nursing assistant that doubts the reasons for cutting back that is a 10% drop in patient load. >> do you think that is true? >> no. not really. we are always really busy. >> they told me they plan to lay off less than 5% of the w

that would mean a shorter hours of operation and several layoffs. we're live at city hall. >> i do not understand why we are hitting the library so hard. >> the mayor's budget cacut calls for layoffs and budget cuts for libraries. many of those affected by the layoffs filled several rose at today's hearings they praised dempsey praetorship she's trying to save $6.6 million.. >> i do not understand how we can afford to play off this many people were caught out days from the library when you have such a demand in the community. it does not calculate to me, plus you have to the lowest paid people in the city's budget why do we go first.. >> what you say is of course taken to heart by all of us at the chicago public library, we are all part of the same team we would like to continue to work with the city council. >> budget hearings had been going on throughout the city all week long and they continue. >> new information coming out about be financial problems at with the man who really stall his exotic animals. we are learning new details about the man w

a two and a half year high, a big reduction in military jobs and layoffs at bank of america accounted for most of the cuts. here in europe, the debt crisis is a growing drag on the world's economy, and today, the international monetary fund called on european leaders to shore up their banks. greece, portugal, ireland, italy, and spain are all in danger of defaulting on their debt. we asked mark phillips to keep track of this fast-developing story. >> reporter: in greece, economic riots have become the new national sport, the frustration among those who see no gain to the pain they've been forced to endure again spilled on to athen's main square. the government has been forced to bring in more austeritiy measures -- wage cuts, tax increases, public sector layoffs-- to satisfy the european creditors who are trying to bail it out. and the result was eye national strike and this. the fear is of contagion, that if athens defaults on its debt, which is about 1 and a half times the size of its economy-- and many think default is inevitable-- what happens in italy, where the debt is 120% of e

. >> you had teacher layoffs. >> not this year.. anyone who left left because of performance issues, not because we have to reduce the budget. we had no layoffs of teachers in this last cycle, over the summer going into the fall. so, we are investing in schools because we recocognize the long- term answer to this problem is to have an educated sophisticated work fororce who was prepared to be able to support themsees. we and vested in this fiscal -- we actually invested almost $100 million in additional dollars in public education here in the city. d.c. public schools a the public charter schooools which are e serving 40% of our schools >> you had teacher layoffs because of performance, but the union won a victory having to hire back some laid off during michele repo tender. -- laid off during michele r hee's tenure. >> if they deserve their jobs back, they should get it back. if you do not perform, you should not be in the j job. frankly, teaching our kidsds is one of the most important an honorable profession as we have. we have t

their fellow officers offered to retire to prevent the layoffs. fewer officers on the job hurts the entire community. it means response times might get longer, it means the streets might get patroled less. when a cop calls for back-up there might not be anyone close by. the loss of jobs hurting our communities and putting public safety at risk. i hope that congress can put politics aside and get to work creating jobs. passing president obama's jobs plan will truly help connecticut. as police officers, we are trained to run towards the problem and i am hoping some of the politicians here in washington can learn to do the same. run towards the jobs problem and vote for a real solution. the situation in connecticut is like any other state in the country right now. we need jobs, and we need them fast. funding from the teachers and first responders back to work act would help keep our communities safe and prevent even more layoffs to first responders and get experienced public safety workers back on the job. i urge the senate to pass the teachers and f

will inevitably have a major impact on the quality of reporting for the company and the layoffs all started as soon as craig about took the c.e.o. position at the company then a week before this editorial ran the boat resigned from his position and despite only holding the job for six years laying off twenty thousand people in that time and failing by all benchmarks he then got a very hefty payout to the board gave him thirty seven million dollars in retirement health and disability benefits on top of a combined sixteen million dollars salary over the past few years now a very bad party get special use especially since he left the company in such a dismal condition so it's pretty clear that the net has no problem making it staff pay for the mistakes made by the head. the company and then rewarding him have to like so laying off hardworking quality journalism at the upper level employees get to keep their bonuses isn't that essentially what the people in the park are fighting against i would say yes so maybe it's only a matter of time before former and current employees internet stag

experts say the number of layoffs has declined in recent works. but there are no signs that hiring has picked up. >>> bay area executives are feeling pessimistic about the regional economy. and that could mean a shrinking work force here. a new survey by the bay area council shows 21% of businesses plan to hire new workers in the next six months but that's down since last spring when 33% of those asked had hiring plans. also 17% of companies say he -- say they will lay off workers by next april. last spring only 13% of the businesses surveyed had layoffs planned. >>> bay area transit planners are in for a new commute. yesterday, the bay area toll authority the board okayed the purchase of this -- authorities board okayed the purchase of this -- this and the metro commission would move from the oakland headquarters after a seismic update is finished. >>> ahead -- we'll show you more of this tricky situation at sea involving a ship and a lot of cargo. >>> it's a great day around the bay and it could be getting a lot better. rosemary is up soon to te

are layoffs creating a legal logjam in our nation's courts. jim axlerod lets you be the judge. and he was the duke, the hero of the silver screen. now john blackstone tells us john wayne's personal mementos are to be sold at auction. >> this is the "cbs evening captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with campaign 2012 and continuing speculation that another hat may be thrown into the ring. new jersey governor chris christie reportedly is close to a decision about possibly entering the republican presidential race. as whit johnson tells us, he may not have a lot of time to make up his mind. >> this morning chris christie wasn't dropping any hints. >> governor, governor, are you running for president? >> after months of repeated denials? >> what do i have to do short of suicide to convince people i'm not running. >> the new jersey governor is now reconsidering and has a team investigating a presidential run. first republican caucus could be less than 100 days away, leaving little time to hire

. >> california's largest provider of worker's compensation announced it will layoff up to 1800 workers in 2012 expect to it save the company $150 million per year in costs z officials won't say which counties will see biggest cut backs. and it's the first time the organization has announced layoffs since the great depression. >> and activists back out siftd federal reserve office in downtown san francisco after police officers cleared out their encampments. officers removing tents and other items lining the sidewalk along market street. and there is one person arrested on charges of assaulting an officer. this after several hundred people marched on an assault on what protestors say is corporate greed there has been a crime committed against american people here. it's time to take the power back. >> the movement began in new york city a few week agz grow protest economic inequality in america. it's spread into several other issues since then. >> and we want to take you now to our top story. there is breaking news in oakland. westbound 580 clesed since 3:00 this afternoon. and this is w

they will take the brunt of the layoffs.uards make up half of the state correction agency work force. >> group of oakland resident have become the recall process to get mayor jean kwan out of office. they filed a notice of intent today which requires signatures of 50 voters. those still need to be verified before petition drive can actually begin in earnest. first step in the process. petitioner complain that the mayor is not doing enough to fight crime or create jobs in the city. mayor kwan office released a statement that pointed out that she is putting 63 more police officers on the streets and is working with business leaders on major economic projects. >>> across the bay san francisco mayorley telling people accused of voter fraud in his name to knock it off. cell phone video taken by supporter of another candidate show workers wearing ed lee for mayor shirts at unofficial voting area. the woman oh, shot the video says she saw workers filling out ballots for people and then telling them how to vote. >> that is a sacred,

the state department of corrections is sending out more than 26,000 layoff warning notices. ahead of an expected mass firing within four months' time. the department is downsizing and shifting some of its work to local governments. while it's unclear how many of the 26,000 workers will be fired, corrections officials predict it will be a fraction of the total number who receive those notices. the advance warning is required because of both legal and union restrictions. >> it starts a 120-day process where you can use the status for privileges throughout all state departments to see if you can gain up ploit in an unimpacted area. >> a spokesperson for the corrections department says the layoffs won't affect safety or security of the 160,000 prisoners in california facilities. >>> the death toll is rising in turkey as rescue crews comb through the wreckage after a massive 7.2 quake. at least 270 people are dead and more than 1,300 people hurt after the quake rocked eastern turkey yesterday. the worst-hit area is in eastern turkey close to the iranian border. as many as 80 high

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despite multiple rounds of a steady cuts already implemented by the government as well as massive layoffs announced on sunday. russia's latest washington navigation satellite brings the number of its blown us two units in orbit to twenty four the system is now a full strength covering the entire globe. up next r.t. sits down with the man who regarded palestinian aspirations for independence on the world stage president mahmoud abbas to discuss his views on the future of his bid for a free palestine that's coming. they grace in light of the recent events in the arab world that have come to be known as the arab spring even as an arab leader and president have declared at the listing in spring the united states is against this move what is your position in regard to the current stance of the u.s. we're not talking about the arab spring the palestinian spring the palestinian spring is happening even before it was declared our position was unambiguous the palestinians want the occupation to end they want to put an end to the divide these are their demands that they've always put forward we wen

this explanation regarding of obama administration's focus on city and state workers. >> massive layoffs we've had in america today have -- of course, are rooted in the last administration and it's very clear that private sector jobs have been doing just fine. it's the public sector where we lost huge numbers and that's what it's all about. >> reid says he will schedule a vote on the first piece for tomorrow. >>> overseas secretary of state hillary clinton is making a surprise visit to afghanistan. secretary clinton met with afghan president hamid karzai calling for a reality check. on the way forward in afghanistan and encouraging the country's leadership to once again reach out to the taliban for reconciliation. secretary clinton's trip comes just a month after the assassination of former president rabbani by taliban bombers. the secretary of state is drawing a harder line on peace efforts between afghanistan and pakistan calling for a partnership with the u.s. against insurgents. clinton will travel to pakistan later today where she's expected to put pressure on the government there t

they will take the brunt of the layoffs.uards make up half of the state correction agency work force. >> group of oakland resident have become the recall process to get mayor jean kwan out of office. they filed a notice of intent today which requires signatures of 50 voters. those still need to be verified before petition drive can actually begin in earnest. first step in the process. petitioner complain that the mayor is not doing enough to fight crime or create jobs in the city. mayor kwan office released a statement that pointed out that she is putting 63 more police officers on the streets and is working with business leaders on major economic projects. >>> across the bay san francisco mayorley telling people accused of voter fraud in his name to knock it off. cell phone video taken by supporter of another candidate show workers wearing ed lee for mayor shirts at unofficial voting area. the woman oh, shot the video says she saw workers filling out ballots for people and then telling them how to vote. >> that is a sacred,

it's being off set by the layoffs in the public sector, which is exactly what most people on in panel want to see. and i think laying off teachers is a dumb idea. they help create the work force of tomorrow and that's exactly going on tomorrow. whirlpool, yeah, absolutely. the lower middle class can't buy anything, they're underwater, under mortgage through no-fault of their own entirely because of wall street's irresponsibility. >> are you sure that the private sector is actually hiring enough people? tobin, you're a small business owner. are these websites and these executive orders convincing you to hire more people? >> well, i'm not going to micronitpick, but i am going to say this, the micromanagement thing, the thing that gets me. somehow i get the feeling that the administration and their whole business strategy, if we pulled up levers and do some cool things, that all of a sudden, somebody's going to wake up and change our attitude when in fact, the tinkering and the micromanagement and the idea that you could actual create a sustainable economic environment. you know it hasn'

he called on congress to spend billions of dollars to help firefighters facing layoffs. >> the senate could vote soon on a $35 billion provision to help states keep teachers and firefighters and police officers on the job. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: in richmond, virginia. president obama called on congress to help save hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> they haven't met some of the firefighters. i don't think they want to tell them the jobs aren't worth saving. >> reporter: he used the last stop of his three day bus tour trying to convince lawmakers to pass $35 billion in aid this week. that measure part of his larger jobs package would be aimed at helping prevent states if laying off firefighters, police and teachers. >> keeping first responders on the job -- that's a jobs plan. putting more teachers in the classroom, that's a jobs plan. >> reporter: but the president wasn't the only one talking jobs wednesday. >> hey everyone. >> reporter: the first lady joined him at a military base in virginia while vice president biden pushed the plan in d. c. >> i strongly strongly, st

deadline despite multiple rounds of austerity cuts already implemented by the government and mass layoffs announced just on sunday. the latest launch of a navigation satellite brings the number of its glow. to twenty four the system is now at full strength. we sit down with a man who reignited palestinian aspirations for independence on the world stage president with us now to discuss his views on the future of his bid and of course of palestine. they that in light of the recent events in the arab world that have come to be known as the arab spring as an arab leader president have declared a palestinian spring the united states is against this war what is the opposition in regard to the current stance of the u.s. we're not talking about the arab spring the palestinian spring the palestinian spring is happening in before it was declared opposition was unambiguous the palestinians want the occupation to end they want to put an end to the divide these are their demands that they've always put forward we went to the un security council demanding palestine be recognized as a un member state we

but i no of no layoff plans. we have announced a very small completely voluntary buyout plan >> rose: the "times" always said it's all the news fit to print. how does jill abramson see the mission of the "new york times?" >> you know, i see the mission to definitely still cover the world. and that's why it's so important that we actually have increased our forgn corresponding... staff of foreign correspoents. but i have a feeling that my definition of fit to print is probably different from when th saying was first... >> rose: what would be your definition of fit to print? >> fito print is is it legitimately newsworthy a also is it interesting? sometimes i willick a front-page story just because i think people will find it interesting, not because it's a world-shaking importance or seriousness. >> rose: and will you put it on the front page? >> i will put it on the front page. >> rose: what's an example of that? >> oh, i'd say an example of that was... i guess because i'm talking to you in the bloomberg building

deal with its deficit key demand of its international creditors that's even taking into account mass layoffs announced just on sunday and a new round of austerity cuts which still need parliament's approval. looks at just where this now puts the embattled nation. well greece now default that's the million dollar question or to be more exact the four hundred fifty billion a year a question. that greece now is about could never be paid let's be serious you think about greece who ever pay four hundred fifty billion euros of government there you need to be if you would or or i don't know what to believe something like the greek government is running out of options they can keep trying to impose the strict austerity measures that would likely lead to more of the violent clashes we've seen between riot police and protesters in the last weeks and months or they can instead choose to default the year is a new leaders have insisted that default is not an option they're concerned that word greece to d.c. it could spark a financial meltdown in the usa but there's now a growing recognition that behind c

despite multiple rounds of a steady cuts already implemented by the government as well as massive layoffs announced on sunday.

it still works here. [ jennifer ] not a single layoff of a u.s.ufacturing worker. [ glen ] not one. not one. doing things the right way. quality. [ jimmeka ] building cars that americans want. [ jamaul ] right here in america. hyundai is an all-american success story. ♪ chris: welcome back. dan, tell me something i don't know. >> the real moving force behind this -- what's happening in the wall street protesters and efforts spread around the country is a woman operating out of her apartment in new york. she's brilliant with the internet. she goes under the plume of grim. and grim is the real leader of this movement. operatinging out of her apartment. she is internet savvy and whether it succeeds or fails she's the key. chris: katty. >> steve jobs has been mourned of course all around the world. this week. and in asia, he was huge. here in america, writing his biography, hard to imagine a better person to be writing a book about steve jocks. chris: because he wrote about ben franklin. >> and his books are thoughtful, intelligent, well researched. g

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layoff notices go out to workers at a hospital. eden medical center in castro valley says patients lost jobs, their insurance or both are postponing doctor visits and surgeries. fewer patients mean fewer employees are needed. administrators sent out letters about upcoming layoffs of employees. still not determined how many staff members will be let go. >> the story is getting national attention, the case of the treasurer accused of embezzling from several political campaigns including dianne feinstein went before the watchdog agency today. the fair political practices commission held its first hearing in connection to the arrest of kindy dirke, she reportedly admitted stealing from the accounts of several politicians over several years. the politicians say they have been punished twice now, once by the original thefts, and then again by their financial institutions. >> we could not even get our bank records from the bank to this day i don't have bank statements for all of assembly man's account. >> the state agency is looking at wh

layoffs in september up more than 200%. 150,000 layoffs.he most since april the 2009. 80,000 of those coming from u.s. army and bank of america. i don't think we are expecting anything exciting from the jobs report on friday. rising hopes that europe is going to get a handle on their debt crisis were driven by headlines out of europe these days, fueled a rally yesterday on wall street. today, the dow is now lower by 8 points. nasdaq dropping by 11. s&p is off by 2. frank and grace. thank you, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> citibank customers getting ready to pay more in fees. starting in december, the bank will increase the balance requirements for mid-level accounts from $6,000 to $15,000. anyone who doesn't maintain that will have to pay 20 bucks a month in fees. customers with easy check accounts will have to kept a balance of $6,000 paying 15 bucks in fees per month. >>> :51. two people are killed and several others have been seriously injured at a workplace near cupertino, a local cement plant. s.w.a.t. crews there,

will allow them to adjust and meet market demand, and prevent the loss of a small business, prevent layoffs, and create future job opportunities. i am happy to have any -- i am happy to answer any questions you may have. president olague: is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. vice president miguel: i move to approve this condition. >> second. commissioner sugaya: i would like to put on the record that the company that i work for is within a small distance of this establishment. around the corner on bush street. since i am a less than 10% owner, i do not think there are any conflict issues here. president olague: thank you. there is a motion on the floor for approval as the pros -- as proposed. >> i am sorry. i was out of the room. i did not hear the presentation. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner fong: aye. supervisor mar: aye. vice president miguel: aye. aye. -- president olague: aye. >> the motion passes unanimously. you are now on item 10a. >> this is a 309 request for determination of compliance to convert this into a mixed use 67 resident

striking against a new wave of tax hikes pension cuts and layoffs.o avoid bankruptcy. >>> a disaster in new york city. a helicopter plunging into new york's east river killing a tourist and injury three others, one seriously. the helicopter appeared to be have the trouble before the crash. the ntsb is now investigating. >>> joining us, an expert and helicopter pilot, well known for his eyes in the skies. welcome. thank you for being with us this morning. >> good morning. >> as we're trying to make sense why this helicopter went down. we're hearing the helicopter spun around as it crashed. does that sound to you like a specific type of mechanical problem? >> indeed it does. it sounds like a loss of tail rotor effectiveness or a loss of the tail rotor which would cause the aircraft to spin around, as been described by witnesses. >> so that certain type of mechanical accident oh kir ccur anything the pilot could have done? >> that aircraft could have been landed safely and this whole disaster avoided. >> we understand that the person who died in this cr

. >> and there is a 6,000 per day layoff notices to bring the prison work force into compliance. >> and at 4:22 we're looking at a live picture of san rafael. yes. 101. traffic just flowing along like -- . >> butter. >> easy peasy. >> doing well. back in a moment. >>> a passenger on a u.s. flight to ireland is filing a complaint with the traigs. -- transportation security administration. she says a tsa agent left an offensive note in her luggage. she says she found this tsa note nation says get your freak on, girl. written along the edge of a tsa inspection notice. she tweeted a picture on her blog and in response, a tsa spokesperson said if inappropriate conduct is discovered tsa will take appropriate disciplinary action. >> and lady lib city getting high tech gifts for her 125th birthday. five torch cams will be switched on during a ceremony to commemorate the dedication on october 28th, 1886. these photos show lady liberty through a fish eye lens. the cameras will be on 24 hours per day, seven days a week and give users a 180 degree view. >> wow. talk about views here a family's hall

the massachusetts-based company says it is working to prevent further restaurant closures and layoffsaei says it is ready to hire. county executive kevin kamenetz and members of his team spent the morning at the hunt valley aerospace company. it builds the shadow of unmanned aircraft. aei says it needs trained engineers and contracts specialist. >> baltimore county police have released the name of the man found dead on his begin his front yard monday. tonight they are searching for whoever killed 55-year-old ronald givens. investigators are asking anyone with information on what happened to call metro crimestoppers. a baltimore county police officer is also -- of the job tonight, charged in a domestic violence incident. the alleged victim is officer brian eaton's girlfriend. he is charged with assault and other offenses and was released on a $50,000 bail. the alleged victim is also an officer who works in the same precinct. family friends are getting ready to say goodbye to a husband and wife killed and a house fire last week. donald and jenny patterson will be laid to rest the night

one isty layoffs. they say the shifts are minimally staffed. at 11:00, jon, the police chief will hold a news conference to address the disturbing trend when it comes to the rise in violence. >> marla tellez, should be interesting to hear what he has to say. >>> two california senators will speak at a senate hearing today. senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer will tell a sub committee about the need to strengthen pipeline safety. the hearing stems for last year's deadly blast in san bruno. both senators will discuss efforts to address the deficiencies and regulation and management of pipeline safety across the country. the senators say too in communities are vulnerable to what happened in san bruno. >>> 5:34 right now. just hours ago the senate passing a pipeline safety bill. the bill will boost the federal government's regulatory enforcement powers. it calls for automatic shut-off valves for newly installed pipes and ends the rigorous safety inspections for older natural gas pipelines installed before 1970. the house approved a bill tha

what we see is that as the layoffs happen and unemployment rises, it is affecting women and people of at a higher rate. already into are and about to get more deeply into this election season. obama and mr. romney and mr. perry and whoever it may be, there will be a signifigant part of their operation dedicated to getting the woman vote. nobody gets elected without the woman vote in america. if this is so important, why do we allow this to happen to women and hetheir babies? >> it is criminal we allow women and children to go without enough to eat. every county in the u.s. is impacted. we know women always go without eating before they allow their children to go without eating. i remember a story -- i was in vegas, which was impacted by the recession. i was in the principal's office. the school had children who qualified for free lunch at 92%. max had his head down, typical of kids who live in poverty. the principal asked him -- he had a box. she walked out and came back later and said, max brought his toys to school so he can sell his toys because his mother lost her job. he recogniz

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more layoffs are reported in september and the most in about two years so we have good news and bad news on the jobs market. trading there and we'll see more later and we will check in on business news. >>> ktvu channel 2 news middle of the week it is wednesday october 5th i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, we continue to follow developing news from cupertino where an employee opened fire at the stevens creek quarry, two people are dead, four others are injured, tara moriarty is on the scene and has more information about the suspect, tara? >> reporter: well we just watched an ambulance leave and you can see a fire truck just pulled up there, waiting to get through the area and now we will wave him on at stevens creek boulevard you can see santa clara sheriff's deputies waving them in. we did notice s.w.a.t., special weapons and tatics as well and if you look at chopper 2 they can take a birds eye view. we keep seeing more law enforcement coming to the area so we are not sure if he has been caught or he is still on the loose. we know two people are dead possibly four wounded. it was

last ago, $26 billion for state aid because they would prevent a layoff of teachers.wo years of the policy, they are saying that the teachers are laid off in droves. they have done polling fiend cuss group testing and said teachers, that's what we should talk about. >> bob: the teachers salary that the stimulus bill helped ran out, ran out and they need money to do it. one thing about the republicans. they are coming after the epa. they are mind dead and they come out after the clean act water every year and try to amend it. >> eric: so bob,pa -- >> bob: what is wrong the epa? >> eric: it's growing and more regulation. should it? >> bob: want to bet there are not fewer people at the epa -- >> eric: the budget has gone up under obama. >> kimberly: make a bet. >> bob: dana said something important there are certain regulation that are burdensome. agree to look at those. but most regulation are to protect the environment for our children and grand children. >> eric: let's move this discussion along and take a look at this. we talk about the jobs bill failing and drinking

the fact of the matter is, if you look at the bureau of labor statistics, 0.2% of layoffs was caused by government regulation, 30.6% caused by lack of demand. so it's just a blatant lie, it's hogwash what they're saying. but already before the bill even gets to the senate, this breakdown of now how we're going to go piece by piece, eric cantor, before he even studied how it breaks down, this is what eric cantor showed in the spirit of unity and bipartisanism. this is what he said -- >> what about in the obama plan, $35 billion for states so that they don't have to lay off teachers, police, firefighters? >> here we go again. this is the type of monies and these are the types of programs that the president advocated in the stimulus program. i think that the country understands washington doesn't create jobs. >> washington doesn't create jobs, richard. and the public understands it, and the stimulus program -- and i don't have enough time left in this segment to go back and show the graph of when the stimulus was there, how unemployment went down. but what is eric talk about? does he li

on thursday, the lawmakers will be taking a final vote on whether to pass the latest round of layoffs and pension cuts across the country. we'll bring you the details in a moment's time. >>> the police are planning to deploy around 3,000 officers on the streets of athens for the second day in a row. we are joined live from the greek capital with day two of this 48-hour protest. diana, how's it looking today? >> i anticipate that this is going to be a very large demonstration, bigger even than yesterday, which was in itself unprecedented in scale, at least 70,000 people on the street. police said, organizers said far more. today, the square in front of the parliament building is packed full of people already, singing songs from the dictatorship, chanting about workers rights, about the nature of democracy, about fighting for justice. you get a very real sense of the anger here amongst the people, what they've suffered over the last two years. i've covered quite a few of these demonstrations here. and each time i speak about, you know, the strength of their anger. i suppose what you fee

1800 employees next year their first layoff since great depression.i private company and workers are state employees. there are offices in san francisco but not ready to say which would be affected. >> national park service come to the rescue of three state parks which have been scheduled to close. the fed as agreed to take over and this is both in marin county. and all three are located within the larger national parks and have been operated jointly for many year autos trouble for a former policeman caught in a federal corruption probe, documents reveal he bought two stolen gun was state funds then faked paper work to cover tracks. he and two others are facing state charges connected with corruption and he has been free on bail since may on a half million dollars bail. his attorney says he's been cooperating in this investigation and has taken responsibility for actions. >> there were long lines at uc berkeley today for a maesels mumps and rubella vaccine. there has been an outbreak of mumps on campus, and the confirmed cases include students who hav

of -- billion patrol postle to help prevent layoffs. >>> they oppose the new taxes. >>> this is thethese are the type of programs the president advocated in the stimulus program. washington doesn't create jobs. >> reporter: well, the trip is about the jobs plan it is about the importance of north carolina and virginia, two traditionally republican states obama won in 2008 and will need to win again in 2012. >> president obama's bus pulls into virginia late tuesday. >>> here we go again, the salahi saga continues, first mikail ran off with a member of a rock band. >>> tmz working this live in los angeles still ahead. >> is there a link between how much your baby weighrisk of autism. details ahead [ female announcer ] starbucks via® is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. ♪ it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via® ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via® taste promise. look for it at s

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i made the decision we will do the layoffs by quality instead of seniority.d people, you know, were protesting. >> why would it upset the apple cart? it is just common sense to do it by quality. >> common sense to you and me but it was absolutely counter to what the district had always done. it is the way that unions operate, right. i mean seniority. >> it cheats the good young teacher, don't they get mad? if forget the young teachers. it cheats the kids. >> kids were a little less cheated under reid. test scores went up when she was chancellor but in the end the union won. >> you can get her out. >> we are going to fire her. if we have to be here every day all night we will. >> the mayor who appointed her was voted out and when lost, reid quit before she was fired. >> michelle reid becomes a casualty of d.c. politics. so so she lost in d.c. but elsewhere in america all sorts of new schools are succeeding and exciting things are we are building a website by ourselves. [ woman announcing ] there's an easier way. create your own small-business site... with intu