she slipped mcdonald this note. >> mcdonald: can you read it?m from alabama and i had to come here to boston to get care." that breaks my heart. >> pelley: other failures boggle the mind. in pittsburgh, six vets died of legionnaires disease, and this year, we learned that the hospital had known that its water system was contaminated. in brockton, massachusetts, a vietnam vet wa hospitalized for eight years with a psychiatric disorder, but no one ever scheduled an appointment for him with a psychiatrist. when you got the call suggesting this job, i would imagine you would've thought, "oh, boy. i'm not sure i need that headache at this point in my life." >> mcdonald: my immediate reaction was, "i want to do it." i feel like my whole life has been designed to lead to this. >> pelley: the design of bob mcdonald's life, in many ways, started at the u.s. military academy. he graduated in '75, and served five years as a paratrooper. he bought his first home with a v.a. loan. and the v.a. paid for his master's degree. in 33 years at proctor and gamble,

the 49ers had connected mcdonald to pritchard because mcdonald was worried that other female friends of his were causing trouble at the party. pritchard's is presence at the home further complicated the d.a.'s investigation. mcdonald issued this statement today saying in part, "i cooperated fully with their investigation from beginning to end. i am relieved that the d.a.'s office has rightfully decided not to file charges. doetsch jim harbaugh said he wanted his players to always exhibit good conduct. >> we want to have that. we haven't had that. we want to get there. >> reporter: the police department is also investigating whether or not sergeant pritchard violated any rulings or regulations, did anything wrong by going to pritchard's home that night. the department has also ordered all of its officers to stop working security for the niners until it can review its secondary jobs policy with regard to conflict of interest. also possible conflict of interest, internal affairs is investigating whether or not its two top police officials violated the duty manual by accepting free 49er

and yeah. >> now mcdonald has new feelings to deal with.'s met a man here. >> when he comes out for rec for his hour, he comes to my window. we sit there and talk. then -- which is not really allowed, but you know, he does it anyways. >> charleston county has one of the few co-ed segregation units in the nation. since there are rarely more than a few women requiring it, the jail groups them together in adjacent cells. >> the policy, they are not to talk to each other. they're ton interact at all. but how do you avoid that when they're yelling through doors? you can't make them not talk. >> while men and women are not allowed out at the same time, they inevitably draw each other's attention. [ laughter ] >> this the only unit this has male and females in it. and after a while, you can't prevent everything. >> i can't go past this blue. >> we try our best to stop inmates from going up to the door, but they watch us just as much as we watch them. and if we get distracted by something else, they'll run up. human nature. talking to somebody, esp

the 49 hers connected mcdonald to pritchard because mcdonald was worried that other female friend of his were causing trouble at the party. pritchard presence at the home further complicated the da's investigation. coach harbaugh said he wanted his players to always exhibit g conduct. >> we want to have that. we haven't had that we want to get there. >>reporter: well there are many possible conflict of interest issues here. police department is investigating sergeant pritchard to see if he did anything wrong by going to mcdonald's home that night. department has also ordered its officers not to machine light as security for the niners untilt reviews the secondary work policy with regard to conflict of interest. internal affairs also investigating 2 top police officials to see if they violated duty manual by accepting free forty-niner game tickets. so even though there were no charges pressed still a lot of fall out to be dealt w.vic lee abc 7 news. >> organizations fateing domestic violence are outraged at the niner allow mcdonald to play during the investigation. among those who wan

mcdonald was previously the ceo of procter & gamble.t point and served five years in the army. >> this is very personal. i have a lot of folks that i served with that i am really -- want to take care of in the very best way i can. >> reporter: the va says its goal is to have this reorganization completed within a year. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> abc news is now reporting that china is believed to be behind the cyber attack against the u.s. postal service. officials say hackers took personal information on employees including names, dates of bifrrth, social security numbers, and emergency contacts. customers at local post offices or those who used its website usps.com were not affected. however, people who used the postal service's call center may have had telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other information compromised. but the agency is not recommending any of those customers take any action, at least not right now. >>> president obama announced a major change in visa policy between the u.s. and china. the change unv

>>> now at noon, ray mcdonald will not face domestic violence charges. why prosecutors say they are not able to press charges. >>> we're learning more about the 20-year-old man found dead at a fra tern tip house in berkeley as police continue to investigate how he died. >>> plus, new visitors are remembering the baby gorilla killed in an accident at the san francisco zoo as animal advocates demand stricter safety measures. >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. the 49ers' defensive line backer, ray mcdonald, will not be charged following his domestic violence arrest back in august. ktvu's janine de la vega was there as the district attorney explained the reason behind the decision and janine joins us live. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we just spoke fought d.a. charge and her supervisor. they both said that even though ray mcdonald apregnant fiance had injuries, there was insufficient evidence to prove a crime occurred. ray mcdonald was arrested at his home in august after his fiance called 911 911 during a birthday party for

. >> what happened at the home of ray mcdonald? and team coverage tonight. >> new tonight on the death of a young man in a behgry frat house we know who he is, and why students are discouraged from joining the fraternity. >> why aren't there more women working in silicon valley? tonight, stepping out to break the code. >> she escaped from isis terrorists and tonight making a plea to the united states to be her permanent home. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. it's an interview you'll see only on abc7 news. david? >> this is one of the churches helping people seeking asylum. because her husband is still living in iraq, we have to protect her xdidentity. >> this young woman has much to lose. we're changing her name to shushun. she'among the estimated arter million christians who has been persecuted in iraq. >> they have abducted many young women, killed husbands and selling women as slaves >> she's with the nonprofit group mothers against murder. >> i want tiebl to sleep, not worry about when they will be coming ins

i could care less if mcdonald or anyone gets upset because of what i'm saying tonight. i'll here on my time to work for the veterans. that's the only reason why i work for the v.a. >> congressman, secretary mcdonald has been criticized harshly by some lawmakers, particularly, the republicans, by not moving fast enough to remove the bad apples. what do you think is the congressional responsibilities in all this? >> well, we have to give him the power to do that. he can't do anything outside of the laws that we've greated. one of the things about america right now, everybody wants instant response on everything. i'm a physician. i trade in the veteran's hospitals in chicago years ago, so i don't have the negative feeling that some may. i realize there are some administrators who have not very good at their job in motivating their people to do what's best for the veterans, but i don't think that it's going to happen instantly. no one, mcdonald sore anybody else is going to walk in with a magic wand and swing it around a few times and have it be better. it will take time fo

. >> mcdonald is charged with petty larceny and burglary.to entering an unlocked home during the time she was living on the streets and addicted to drugs. >> i went to the fridge to get something to eat. i wept to to the bedroom to see if they had any change on their dresser or whatever. when i opened the first drawer, there was $300 sitting in the drawer, so i took $300 and left. >> mcdonald has struggleded with drug use. ranging from marijuana and ecstasy to crack/cocaine. she says she turned to drugs after a painful childhood. >> i talked to my therapist about that. he said it's because of your past. you don't want to feel anything. >> and now she has new feelings to deal with. she met a man out here. >> when he comes to rec, he comes to my window. we sit and talk. which is not really allowed, but you know, he does it anyway. >> charleston county has one of the few co-ed segregation units in the nation. since rarely more than a few women, the jail put them together in adjacent cells. >> it's policy not to talk to each other, not to intera

the police investigations show that mcdonald's fiancee initiated physical contact. she said she pushedçó him he told police she hit him. police say her visible injury resulted when she was grabbed in the neck. >> minor injuries consistent with restraint and a struggle. >> the fiancee refused to cooperate after her initial police interview. there are more obstacles >> because of lack of eye witnesses we cannot prove a crime occurred. >> then, there is this. abc7 news mcdonald call a police sargeant just before his fiancee called and it turns out he was there twice that night the 49ers -- mcdonald was worried other female friends were causing problems at the party. the coach said he wanted players to always exhibit good conduct. >> we want to have that. we haven't had that. we want to get there. >> there are possible conflicts of interest here the police department is investigating to see if he did anything wrong by going to the home that night. and internal affairs investigating two top police officials to see if they violated a duty manual. so there are no charges t

and a significant lack of cooperation by the alleged victim, mcdonald's fiancee. advocate. is disappointed with the decision, but does believe it is a setback for the movement to report abuse. i think people's tolerance of this problem is beginning to shift and i think and say it's just not o.k. i think more training needs to happen so when the please go to a scene when the is fresh and the people are speaking their minds prosecutors also say the involvement of an off-duty san jose police officer. hired to provide security for the 49ers, delayed their investigation. later in sports. we hear 49ers coach harbaugh's reaction. two sisters entered a plea of no contest -- in the child abuse case at an east bay pre- school. nazila sharaf and lida sharaf. are accused of tying up infants and swadling them so tightly. that they could barely breathe. the incident allegedly happened at the sunnyside infant and preschool in livermore last year. the sisters, who have been free on bail. are expected to be placed on five years probation. they are set to be sentenced in january. t

two minutes later at 2:41, jane doe mcdonald's fiancee, called 911. hello, i'd like to press for a domestic violence. my fiancee, he is trying to pull me out of the house. he is drun. i think he's calling the cops. he -- he is trying to get me out. san jose pd arrived. prichard was already there. two days later jane doe wouldn't let officers take pictures of the bruises on her arms an neck. >> the victim refused to press charges. >> reporter: cathie black executive director of [ speaking spanish ] says that's not surprising. she calls into question sergeant pritchard and others moonlighting for the 49ers. >> how can you be impartial and investigate the case? it's difficult. you have to have a clean investigation where officers come out with all the tools they need in order to document visible injuries. seems like a failure of the system. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix 5. >> the fight began when someone woke mcdonald's fiancee up and told her ray was flirting with another woman. we learned from the report that she hit ray first. the report also said h

the confrontation began when mcdonald's fiance confronted a woman mcdonald had been talking to. both jane doe and mcdonald agree that jane doe struck first. jane doe says it was a single push. we have posted the story on our web page. >>> you can now add mo if, fett field to the google portfolio. a google subsidiary plans to add millions. plans to use the site for technology research including space exploration and robotics. nasa will continue to run its ames research on the site. >>> as many as 18,000 nurses plan to go on strike tomorrow morning at kaiser permanente hospitals in the bay area and beyond. 65 kaiser hospitals and clinics will be affected. nurses plan to pit the picket line then return to work two days later. kaiser says it has contingency plans and nurse replacements. but some elected procedures and appointments could be cancelled. contract talks began back in july. the nurses say the job action is about patient care, staffing and training for ebola. >>> solar panels failing and catching fire. >> we have had roofs burn. >>> two investigating examines the claims th

and the significant lack of cooperation by mcdonald's fiance'. left them uncertain about exactly what happened. .. >> pam: prosecutors also said, the involvement of an off-duty san jose police officer hired to provide security for the 49ers, delayed their investigation. but ultimately, had no impact on the decision not to move ahead with the case. >> the lack of cooperation from jane doe and conflicting accounts we cannot pursue ray macdonald any father. >> pam: anti- domestic violence advocates are reacting to the district attorney's decision not to file charges against mcdonald. >> pam: one advocate is disappointed with the decision, she doesn't believe it's a setback for the movement >> pam: >> people tolerance is starting to shift. people are starting to say that this is not ok. >> pam: kathy black is with the anti domestic violence group la casa de las madres. >> pam: black says the biggest downside of the decision is not the lack of punishment for mcdonald, but the lack of help for both parties. >> pam: she also says money pressures and kid

i think i'm a nice dude. >> reporter: mcdonald admitted he tried to not let his legal troubles affecthim. >> it's tough. i had to keep my mouth shut and let the who process play out. >> reporter: mcdonald told ktvu that the truth would come out. he says it was difficult that he was talked in conversations with other nfl players in domestic violence situations. >> i'm not ray rice, i'm not. >> reporter: the nfl let mcto be that would -- let mcdonald play and for that he's grateful. >> my coaches know the kind of guy i am. they let my play and i am appreciate them for. >> reporter: he and his fiance are working things out. >> he seems relieved to get a chance to speak out. >>> alden smith was back at work today. he practiced with the team for the first time following a nine game suspension. that suspension involved off the field legal issues including weapons charges and drunk driving arrests. he says he is now focused on playing football. we have more on his return to the field coming up a little later in sports. >>> a 16-year-old on her way to school hasn 't been seen in a week. now h

for the first time ray mcdonald speaks out since his case was dropped. oh chris, did you remember to pay the dog sitter? oh, i knew i forgot something. i'll just do it now. well, we're boarding. no, i'll use citi mobile. it takes two seconds, better safe than sorry, right? yeah, who knows if we'll even get service on the island? what! no service? seriously? you guys might actually have to talk. to each other? we do it all the time. i like it. should we? no. bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. to learn more, visit citi.com/easierbanking >>> i am not ray rice. that's what 49er defensive lineman ray mcdonald told reporters today as he shared his side of the story for the first time following his arrest for domestic violence charges. also tonight, linebacker alden smith back with the team after serving a nine game suspension. azenith smith is reporting live. >> reporter: ray mcdonald told me back when he was arrested the truth will come out. today he feels it did come out. both he and alden smith say they want to move forward past their legal

. >> pam:new tonight -- we have documents detailing exactly what happened at ray mcdonald's home the night of the incident. >> pam:but first -- as kron 4's rob fladeboe reports. >> reporter:in the end, prosecutors say, there was simply *not enough evidence to convince a jury. beyond a reasonable doubt. >>cindy hendrickson/dep. district attorney >>evidence was missing. >> reporter:in announcing the decision on monday, the lead mcdonald case said the decision not to file domestic violence charges against the 49er lineman was based on insufficient evidence. >> reporter:it was here at his san jose home where ray mcdonald was arrested by san jose police in august on suspicion of domestic violence in connection with an argument with his fiance'. >> reporter:in a statement, the d.a.'s office said it's two-month-long investigation found conflicting accounts of what happened, a lack of credible witnesses and a lack of cooperation by mcdonald's fiance,' whom arresting officers say had 'visible injuries.' >> reporter:the d.a.'s office says the involvement of an off duty san jose police officer

but it only files charges in 60% of them. >> ray mcdonald has not commented on the charges, at least publicly, until today. he issued this statement. "i appreciate the seriousness of the situation and i understand and respect that law enforcement had a job to do, which is why i cooperated fully with their investigation from beginning to end. i am relieved that the d.a.'s office has rightfully decided not to file charges." >>> more good news for the 49ers. one of the team's best defensive players is back with the team. aldon smith has been reinstated by the nfl after serving a nine-game suspension. the pro bowl linebacker was suspended for violating both the league's personal conduct policy and its substance abuse policy. smith is expected to play on sunday for the first time this season. coach jim harbaugh said today he's looking forward to having him back. >>> tonight the san francisco zoo released this picture of their gorillas. this comes after the death of a baby gorilla at the zoo on friday. the baby was crushed by a hydraulic door as it was closing. the zoo has brought in outsi

mcdonald was arrested in august and released on bail. he has played in all the 49er games this season. the team issued a statement today saying we have said from the beginning we will consider the information available, allow the facts to lead our decision, and respect of judicial process based on the information available to us and the district attorney's decision not to file charges, there will be no change in ray's status with the team. >> we are learning more about the man found dead in a berkeley frat house. he is a 20-year-old from and i don't think. kpix 5's ryan that kayo spoke with the man's father this morning. >> reporter: michelle, i talked to his father on the phone today. he was visibly -- by talking to him i could tell that he was audibly shaken and his voice was very shaky. he graciously answered a couple of my questions and then denied an interview request that i wanted to give him that chance. now, berkeley police, we are here the department right here, they have investigators trying to find out why that 20-year- old wa

robert mcdonald unveil the largest restructuring of the department in its history. mctonld out lined the goals. >> we set our sights on three nonnegotiable goals. first is to rebuild trust with vept rans and with stakeholders. second is to improve service delivery focusing on only veteran outcomes. third is to set a course for long-term excellence and reform. >> secretary mcdonald's plan involving hiring 28,000 new medical professionals for the va, creating a customer service department with its own chief, simplifies access to va programs through a single framework, and modeling some services on the private sector. here to engine us for a deep dive into this brian turner. brian, the secretary has announced the dismissal of 35 employees, and up to 1,000 more. what do you think about it all? >> in other words, more words no actions. this is the same stuff we've been hearing for years. nothing's changed. >> what's changed is you have a new va secretary only on the job for three months. >> three months. been given a lot of power in those three months, and weights been d

bob mcdonald's a veteran who used the v.a. he's come from the outside, and says the focus needs to be on the customer, and customer care. >> we have set our sights on three non-negotiable goals. first, is to rebuild trust, rebuild trust with veterans, and with stakeholders. second is to improve service delivery, focussing only on veteran outcomes. third is to set a course for long-term reform. >>> bob mcdonald hopes to hire 28,000 medical professionals. not something that can be done overnight. he's visiting medical scores, painting a positive picture of the future, and offering student loan forgiveness. other elements of the plan - trying to streamline what veterans face online, instead of multiple websites. simplifying the interface, and getting feedback, considering them the customers, and trying to basically meet their needs better >>> will there be a reaction from the white house, congress or veterans' affairs groups to mcdonald's re-organisation plan. >> we are hearing that some are glad to hear the changes, but it's how

. >> 49ers defensive end ray mcdonald won't face charges. he was arrested in august after his fiancee accused him of abuse during an incident at his san jose home. prosecutors say there's not enough evidence to bring charges. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 6:00. >>> thousands of kaiser permanente nurses are set to walk off the job in about an hour for a two-day strike. ryan takeo joins us live from walnut creek with what patients can expect the next couple of days. ryan. >> reporter: well, they can expect a lot of temporary nurses to try to fill in the gaps. we are talking about 18,000 nurses in total across the kaiser spectrum. now, keep in mind the nurses union they are focusing on the lack of ebola preparedness at kaiser. kaiser says that the union is working without a contract. now

mcdonald says he's no ray rice. the player who was suspended from the nfl after video surfaced of him punching his then fiancee. mcdonald says the district attorney's office made the right decision by not charging him and cited a comment made by the niners' ceo. >> i'm not ray rice, you know. i'm not these other guys. i'm just not. i know what kind of person i am. they know what kind of person i am. that's why they let me play all the way up until this point. >> prosecutors announced yesterday there wasn't enough evidence to charge mcdonald for an altercation with his pregnant fiancee at his home in august. the d.a.'s office says she struck him first during an argument and he then tried to restrain her. mcdonald says the two are still together and working on their relationship. >>> in other niners news, aldon smith has been reinstated after a nine game suspension. patrick willis is done for the season. he needs surgery on his toe. >> willis says his toe has actually been bothering him for several years. he has been

mcdonald was calm and cooperative. he had been drinking but was sober enough to carry on with a conversation during the interview. the fiancee tells police she did not want mcdonald arrests but they looked at him as the dominant aggressor and because of the visible injuries that were seen on her. again, the d.a.'s office says the injuries while visible were seemingly minor. here's what mcdonald said to us the morning of his arrest. >> this is really not the kind of person that i am. >> reporter: the 49ers did catch a lot of flak for not suspending mcdonald after his arrest. but their reasoning at the time and still is because he had not yet been charged. coach jim harbough is expected to address this at their stadium in just under an hour. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> in fact. we did just get a statement from the 49ers about this. i'm going to read it to you that says, quote, the issue of domesticiolence is important to us as it is throughout society. we have taken this allegation seriously just as we have taken

mcdonald just wants to move on with his life and career. as far as lessons learned, never put himself in that situation again. >> you know, i knew what kind of guy i was and what kind of up bringing i had and i respect women and you know, i know the truth will come out. is. >> as to whether the investigation affected his play. >> it didn't affect me a whole lot. it was weighing on me. i had all this stuff that people were saying about me that i knew wasn't true. it sucks that having people saying this stuff about you and you know it's not true, and i just have to keep my mouth shut and let the whole process play out. >> and its feelings about being grouped with over nfl players accused of domestic violence. >> i'm not ray rice, you know. i'm not the other guys. i'm just not, you know, i know what kind of person i am. they know what kind of person i am and that's why they let me play. >> the linebacker is back with the 49ers after a nine game suspension for violating personal conduct and substance abuse policies. >>> i've had a lot of time t

>>reporter: what we do know is that mcdonald and his fiance' began fighting over other women who came to can in dodged's 30th birthday party that night. several other 49ers were at the party but most had already gone home. the fiance' told 911 dispatcher that mcdonald's was trying to remove her from the home. 49ers head coach jim harbaugh is relieved mcdonald was cleared and that the case is over. >> in the beginning he asked for some patience and let's that process see a conclusion, see a process, see a conclusion and i think it's done that, and we're moving forward. >>reporter: together with ray rice case this case led to a national discussion on domestic violence. tonight at 6:30 we'll talk to a domestic violence expert here in santa clara counties who says that this case and what the prosecutor decides not to do in this case could be a setback for other cases. reporting live in san jose ca can about i. >>> a san jose police officer was already at mcdonald's house. sergeant shawn pritchard was moon loong with the 49ers at the time and was personally called by ray mcdodged to come t

if you were going to turn mcdonald's around, what would you do? >> mcdonald's needs to move faster.er has 200. they have a protein burger. mcdonald's tested a wrap for one year. they need to move faster. stuart: you cannot wave a magic wand. >> mcdonald's is still cutting edge with their old business in china. they are a brilliant machine. being attacked either by their traditional competitors. they did fantastic. mcdonald's needs to move faster. stuart: are you faulting management? >> i do not know enough about it. they need to look at the sectors. stuart: you ave an idea here to speed them up. i suspect they are too big to change. >> they have massive regional devvlopment. i feel they are taking too long testing things. they have a coffee concept. stuart: you have a british accent. why don't you spell out the new mcdonald's slogan. loving beets hating. >> loving beets hating. let's talk about slogans. they have the most incredible ad budget. we always used to loveetheir ads. i watch tv all day. i never remember those ads. they are not memorable anymore. stuart: do you think it rea

dollar rally going on being that mcdonald's derives 15%. the dollar uptrend as the fed is beginning to move towards policy normalization will impact mcdonald's. as we move down to technicals. we see the 2014 down trend is facing resistance from a one-two punch. we have a long term line matching up with 200-day moving average with the strengthening dollar and mcdonald's below the level i think it is a sell. >> very bearish from mcdonald's on the technical side. i it's a bit of a treat. >> his kids are 13 months old. >> never too early to start. >> they can gum them. what about fundamentals? >> i agree. there is no reason in my opinion on the talk here at all. you are paying roughly 17.5 times next year's numbers for no growth. you look at october comps. they absolutely beat expectations. they are still losing significant share. especially in the u.s. where they are under performing industry trends by roughly 480 basis points. i think the street is assuming they come back to a positive count sometime around january. there is nothing really po

speaking out on sunday, robert mcdonald also said he has a list while he to be fired ultimately would like to hire 20,000 additional health care workers. secretary mcdonald said moving forward, the department has three nonnegotiable goals to get back on track. create long-term excellence. this veteran likes what he is hearing. >> better opportunities for all. >> back here live, you can see everyone is walking freely through this hour. it will be a different scene come tomorrow. eight separate entry points to get here onto the national mall. the gates will open at 10:00 in the morning. the concert is set to kick off at 7:00 in the evening. for a full list of closures, log on to our website. brianne carter, abc 7 news. noon, we are learning about yet another cyber attack. this time with the u.s. postal service. someone hacked the postal service and got information on its employees, including social security numbers, dresses, and days of birth. officials say those who have used usps call centers may have had telephone numbers, e-mail a dresses, and other information compromised. the fbi

mcdonald's no exception to that.opoly promotion, something they haven't done since start of 2013. that helped get people into the restaurants. still behind wendy's and burger king but i don't think mcdonald's is out of the game yet. >> gas prices and job growth, which we know heavily leveraged to, are one thing. but are you telling me there's a danger, this was about monopoly, in other words, a one-off, because the contrast to september is dramatic. >> that's a possibility. but we think also the thing that has to help them is that you have to focus on executions at the fraunt level. i think if they get that, get core customers back, defected to both wendy's andburg king, i think the danger for mcdonald's is going to rely more on discounting the core lunch and dinner day parts, you know, some markets we've seen them offer extra value meals for as low as $3.99. that has to have concernsome of the larger peers in the burger quick service space. >> i can't tell you how many articles i've read about the return of the mcri

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my point is, is this whole mcdonald's is suffering because of healthy just not true? to say something else. >> to be fair, if you think about it, maybe jack is delivering more calories per penny than mcdonald's is. maybe that's why it's doing -- i say that tongue in cheek but to be fair, brian, when was the last time you really thought of something on mcdonald's menu that you really deemed to be cravible? what i would say is when you look at jack in the box's menu, when i do, i think of a number of things within the menu i would clearly go out of the way for. oh, by the way, the calories on the menu over a year now. the core user doesn't care. they enjoy the experience. >> there you go. spicy sirachi burger, delish. >> they're good. >> the mascot is terrifying but theburger is great. >> mcdonald's share price back to where it was the start of the year. >> thank you. >> i think we killed the theme. >> we did. >> like the cow for the burgerment it's gone. >> bidding farewells here. i'm off to host at the u.n. on the vast benefits of micro loan to women particularly in d

>> we think bob mcdonald has the toughest job in washington, d.c. and ultimately the question is can he implement this plan fast enough to have the impact it needs to have on our customers, veterans. >> reporter: veterans whose faith in government has been shaken by scandal. peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> president obama joining other world leaders at the apec summit in beijing. the group photo brought another test of his strained relationship with russian president vladimir putin. the two had a brief conversation according to aides. president obama will meet with china's president on wednesday. this trip will also include visits to myanmar and australia. >>> late word tonight from new york state health investigators about what really went on inside that doctor's office when joan rivers went into cardiac arrest. this will have a big impact on the medical community because some of the details are shocking. some of them speculated about but not confirmed until right now. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with us. stephanie, good evening. >> goo

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only on nbc bay area, robert han da joins us where he spoke to mcdonald's parents over face time. >> reporter: we're at police headquarters. >> reporter: officials answered to the criticism, that happened just before they headed off on a trip. >> it's our anniversary tomorrow. >> congratulations. >> i talked to ray mcdonald soirn and his wife. by face time, they said they were relieved prosecutors decided monday not to charge their son with domestic violence after an argument with his girlfriend august 31st. but the parents are angry that police cited in a press release their son was arrested because of a visible injury on a woman. >> you don't do it based on pieces. you give that certain aspect of we call is the lynch mob. say all kind of bad things about him. >> they say they're glad the investigation revealed it happened -- >> he restrained her. that's all that happened. for them to give the statement that the victim had injuries was, again, very, very misleading. >> the mcdonalds said they wanted to speak out before. >> but i don't want to do or say anything that would jeopardize

. >> he robbed a store next to mcdonald's.if he had gone and filled out an application at that mcdonald's, he may have had the money to buy his cigarillos. and tomorrow, which is shop small business starred, how is that going to benefit is burned out businesses in ferguson. >> in my book called "enough" i point out, if you have a high legal of crime and thuggish behavior, you're inviting consequences. like people are saying, why would only he obey the cop? >> pharel. >> do you have any friends who are hip. >> i listen to insanely happy, i love the guy. but i think they took him out of con text. he said i'm upset by this. he's upset by the verdict. he thought they should have put this guy on trial, he didn't like the results of this, but he also saw the other side of it. he had a very, you know, i thought he had a very good viewpoint, he saw all sides of the issue, but all of a suggest he's villainous. >> because you don't dare go against the, quote, black narrati narrative. if you go against the black narrative, you're a racis

. >> the 49ers may mcdonald's first comments on his domestic violence arrest. >> the art of war. the art of combat tattoos and veterans who wear them. >> they're all smiles now, but days ago they were terrified under questioning from a russian inter investigator in moscow. good evening. >> the three san jose women and a teen arrived back in the u.s. after being detained in russia last week. david louie was there when they flew into sfo. >> they tell me this could be an attempt to derail u.s.-russia exchange programs. >> the ordeal is over. now, they're back on american soil. >> when you're getting escorted to the immigration services office in russia, it's like woah. what is going on. >> the students were on a good will mission to foster leadership skills. it turns out police were taking photos of their activities that would show up as evidence against them, the issue over americans having tourist visas. >> they had to appear in court three times, represented by non-english speaking attorneys. >> there was fear of what is going to happen next. >> there is suspicion they were targ

now, mcdonald has not commented on the charges publicly until today. he did issue this statement -- "i appreciate the seriousness of the situation and i understand and respect that law enforcement had a job to do, which is why i cooperated fully with their investigation from beginning to end. i am relieved that the d.a.'s office has rightfully decided not to file charges." >>> at san jose state university there are some powerful allegations of racism. students are demanding action. dozens of students rallied on campus today calling on the university president to remove a donor from a board seat. the member, who is from the school's philanthropy organization called the tower foundation, allegedly made racist remarks about latinos. students say they will continue to rally until that board member is removed and the administration apologizes. >> for someone to go ahead and say that about one specific like race, that's very shocking to me. >> san jose state's president released this statement today -- "although i know some have been frustrated by a perceive

mcdonald was previously the c.e.o. of procter and gable and was at west pointe. >> i served with a lot of folks. i want to take care of them the best way i can. >>reporter:the v.a. says the goal is to have the re-organization complete within a year. reporting live from washington, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >>> the department much veterann affairs are not doing enough. those that are submitting disability claims are still struggling because of the agency's lack of organization. >> whether you are here on the east coast or the western states for the veterans to wait 250 or higher number of days before their claims are processed. >> and senator casey says that he has support for both sides of the aisle to ease that backlog. >>> turning on the latest of confronting isis. they cannot confirm report that is a senior isis leader was seriously wounded in an airstrike despite comments from an iraqi intelligence official to the associated press. not specifically al-baghdadi. his whereabouts are unknown. they conduc

what is the next market for mcdonald's? >> i got to tell you, i am concerned about mcdonald's but my charitable trust owns it because it has been so bad it can only be up from here. thank you so much for the question. >>> the proof will be better taste. sure, whole foods has gone from being wall street darling to dog. it could have years of upside. much more "mad money" ahead. disney the number one movie in the box office this weekend. >>> clorox helping to stop the spread of the deadly ebola virus. what can be the difference between making and losing money with oil hovering at these levels as our special salute to the troops edition of "mad money" continues. stay with cramer. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because it gives me... zero heartburn! prilosec otc. the number 1 doctor-recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 9 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. ghave a nice flight!r bag right here. traveling can feel like one big mystery. you're never quite sure what i

the mcdonald's, the back of the mcdonald's collapsed. the fire has jumped. i have not heard gunshots in 15-20 minutes. i was listening to the analysis earlier that you guys were talking about. one of your guests was talking about how in august the police force was hands on in trying to stop the demonstrators from what they were doing, and he is right when he says that now they are hands off. allowing for whatever is happening here tonight to take shape. and allowing some of the people that are clearly not the good protesters, the good demonstrators to unfortunately burn this part of ferguson down, create absolute havoc with gun fire, and many of them walking around with their faces masked over with baseball bats, tossing things at the linings with police officers, unlike what we saw in august, as your guests pointed out, the police taking a step back saying "okay, if this is what you guys want to do, we'll let you do it." at this point what else can they do. they can't come out and pound them down into the ground, arresting hundreds of people. the worst part

can i talk about bob mcdonald. they took him from proctor and gamble. the guy ran the tide brand and ran that up into a huge p & g product. he saw them going from over the counter stuff and made that transition like it was nothing. you've got to commend them for picking the right guy, hopefully he didn't get pushed back from all the bureaucrats. if you let this guy go, you probably could fix va pretty quickly. >> if he's a veteran himself, and so he comes back to it, maybe this will help other people realize the problem solving nature. >> when you see the emotions he speaks about the veterans, he deeply wants to fix this seemingly intractable problem. this is not an easy job. i'm very pleased with his selection, i know he's a man that's going stay the course and make sure it gets done. hopefully with the new legislation that's gone through, he's able to make some changes, there's a whole host of problems, not being able to hire enough people, not getting rid of the top tier levels. to the discovery that there were defective medical devices being used on

also -- 49ers player, ray mcdonald speaks out. one day after charges were dropped in the domestic violence case. involving his fiancee. next. and rain is on to the bay area and we'll take a look when and how much ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. which means it's time thfor the volkswagens here, sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta and the well-crafted all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models. mcdonald is looking to resume his football career. this comes a day after the santa clara district attorney's office. declined to file charges against him stemmin

the niners stood by mcdonald throughout the course of this case. mcdonald says he's just relieved to have this issue behind us. >>> san francisco will resume its weekly testing warning system today. this after several emergency sirens unexpectedly went off over the weekend. investigators say they still don't know what caused thoughts sirens to go off. >> it is 4:44 on your veterans day tuesday. new products for retailers, coming up next. >>> and new video this morning as lava moves through an island and taking down its first home. >>> plus, pro democracy, protesters in hong kong. what the government is now threatening to do there. >>> good morning to you. for the past six weeks, pro democracy protesters have been camping out in three busy sections of hong kong. they're upset the chinese governor plans to screen candidates for hong kong's elections. government officials now say arrests are looming. some believe that announcement increases the chance of violence. >>> president obama and vladimir putin arrive together for an economic summit in beijing

. >> 49er defensive end ray mcdonald will not face domestic violence charges. mcdonald was arrested in august after his fiancee accused him of abuse during an incident at his san jose home. prosecutors say there's not enough evidence to bring charges. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." >>> linda macdonald is captioning for you in real time. >>> good morninggood morning, everyone. i'm michelle griego. >> happy tuesday. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00. time for a little traffic and weather out of the gate. and we have some rain coming our way. >> maybe a few showers will be nice to see the rain making a return and next week could be interesting but today no rain. we have some clouds out there a little drizzle along the coastline some low clouds have stretched onshore and high clouds likely to move in later on. we'll squeeze in some sunshine this afternoon but cooler temperatures. 60s inside the bay 60s and maybe some low 70s well inland. and a lot of 60s along the coastline and very cloudy. overlooking san jo