>>reporter: lawsuit says michael quinn drove the city of san francisco fire department fire truck underhe influence of alcohol with conscious disregard for the rights and safety of others. quinn is under criminal investigation for driving ladder truck under the influence of alcohol. he was caught on bar surveillance camera just after the crash chugging pitcher of water. i team reported that the fire department is investigating whether other firefighters tried to help quinn avoid dui arrest. test results hours after the crash found quinn with point 13 blood alcohol level. jack frazier suffered several broken rib, punks urd lung, breaken leg ankle foot neck back injuries. his recovery has been difficult. >> he has been twice rehospitalized since spending about a month in the hospital. for initially after this accident. >>reporter: attorneys say that jack frazier hopes the lawsuit will bring about needed change in the fire department. with the long history of drinking in station houses. >> he is concerned about this issue and would he like to see that something more be done. >> city attorn

>>reporter: lawsuit says michael quinn drove the city of san francisco fire department fire truck under influence of alcohol with conscious disregard for the rights and safety of others. quinn is under criminal investigation for driving ladder truck under the influence of alcohol. he was caught on bar surveillance camera just after the crash chugging pitcher of water. i team reported that the fire department is investigating whether other firefighters tried to help quinn avoid dui arrest. test results hours after the crash found quinn with point 13 blood alcohol level. jack frazier suffered several broken rib, punks urd lung, breaken leg ankle foot neck back injuries. his recovery has been difficult. >> he has been twice rehospitalized since spending about a month in the hospital. for initially after this accident. >>reporter: attorneys say that jack frazier hopes the lawsuit will bring about needed change in the fire department. with the long history of drinking in station houses. >> he is concerned about this issue and would he like to see that something more be done. >> city attorney

>>reporter: lawsuit says michael quinn drove the city of san francisco fire department fire truck underhe influence of alcohol with conscious disregard for the rights and safety of others. quinn is under criminal investigation for driving ladder truck under the influence of alcohol. he was caught on bar surveillance camera just after the crash chugging pitcher of water. i team reported that the fire department is investigating whether other firefighters tried to help quinn avoid dui arrest. test results hours after the crash found quinn with point 13 blood alcohol level. jack frazier suffered several broken rib, punks urd lung, breaken leg ankle foot neck back injuries. his recovery has been difficult. >> he has been twice rehospitalized since spending about a month in the hospital. for initially after this accident. >>reporter: attorneys say that jack frazier hopes the lawsuit will bring about needed change in the fire department. with the long history of drinking in station houses. >> he is concerned about this issue and would he like to see that something more be done. >> city attorn

to file this lawsuit against the city and county and the firefighter at the wheel, 43-year-old michael quinn. >> this is a huge case. usually we do not put a dollar amount in the complaint but this is an eight-figure case the. >> the lawsuit says that mobile quinn drove the city of san francisco fire department under the influence of alcohol with a disregard for the rights and safety of others. quinn is under criminal investigation for driving the ladder truck under the influence of alcohol and caught on a bar surveillance video after the crash chugging pitchers of water. it is reported that the fire department is investigating whether other firefighters tried to help him avoid a d.u.i. arrest. test resulted hours after the crash found him with a .13 blood alcohol level. the motorcyclist suffered several broken ribs, broken leg, ankle and foot and neck and back injuries. >> he twice has been rehospitalize since spending a in in the hospital from initially after the accident. >> he hopes the lawsuit will bring about needed change in the fire department with the long history of drinking in sta

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no charges have been filed against the truck driver, a 43-year-old michael quinn. says they're still working the case quinn and city and county just have been slapped with this lawsuit. the surveillance video obtained by i team shows what happened. the fire÷ú5a÷ú truck howard street. frasier has retab taned a lawsuit.q to file this the firefighter at the wheel. the firefighter at the wheel. thea >> this is a huge case normally we don't put a dollar amount on the complaint. but this is an eight-figure case in our view. >> the suit says michael quinn )r depa under the influence of alcohol. quinn is under criminal investigation for driving a ladder truck under the influence of alcohol. he was caught on a bar surveillance camera just after the crash chucking water the i team reported that the fire department is investigating whether other temperatures tried to help quinn avoid a dui arrest. test results hours after the crash found whim a.13 alcohol level. frasier suffered broken leg, ankle, foot and neck and back injuries his recovery has been difficult. he's been twic

we are glad to speak with michael gawky our political ally analyst so he could explain what is quinneak right now. it will also show you how average americans will feel the pinch if the government does shut down. to let us know what we need to note in case the government the shutdown. >> catherine: a lot of people are still confused and still have questions and why the government would shutdown? >> catherine: from processing passport request to a slow motion halt. what is the hold up? senate democrats are just as insistent that it does not direct the health-care low this is being used as a bargaining chip barrett is there any hope for the deal if not struck by midnight? it does not look likely now. the bill has not yet made it to the president's desk it could carry on in good faith but last time that happened was april 2011. if the government shuts down how will it happen? it will not be at clank of bills or thunderclap. drawing up a the bottom line between workers which are essential or not essential if you are in category 1 you will stay on the job otherwise you power down until co

quinn is joining us on skype. i'm going to ask you to follow up on michael o'hanlon's point. what is the current u.s. role in afghanistan? what will the country look like a year from now? guest: michael and i don't disagree on many issues. we tend to see afghanistan through the same prism. a lot of afghans do not want to see the u.s. in the international community leave. ,hey are generally pro-american pro-the international development. 87,000 troops here. 50 are from the u.s. there are an awful lot of contributing nations. to theations are looking u.s. and its strategic relationship with afghanistan to see what will come after 2014. if we sign a bilateral security agreement with afghanistan, we will see international partners will also stay. go, that entire international support network could just vanish. i think most afghans do not want us to leave. they do not want the u.s. to leave afghanistan. this is one of few countries that despite the fact there is an insurgency that does not like the international community, the majority of the afghan people do not want us to go. there is an entire new here