someone vovened in one of these grouped predicted to me today that he thought there would be more than $2 mun million, maybe $300 million in outside money from these republican groups. probably he thinks twice as much is being funneled to the democratic counterpart. so it's a large amount and i asked him, does anyone know where any of it or all of it is going? none of it. gwen: i was in kentucky this weekend. rand paul, the estimates are that he's getting 70% of his money from outside the state and the democrat, the attorney general, was only getting 30% of his money from outside the state. but not necessarily from the shadow groups from individual contributors who are roused by this tea party sentiment. what do the democrats have to counter that? >> we've seen that in $and alaska and other places as well. >> what we see is president obama and the democrats trying to make an issue of what they're talking about. this election is about people trying to hijack your democracy. that was the phrase david plus used this week. and the president himself, i think, on this campaign was talking about, yo

. >> i felt like mun muni was getting better. now we have gone the other direction. the daily muni rider myself, when i go to the station during rush hour trying to get downtown and see that there are there is only one car on a train during rush hour and the trains are too far apart coming home everybody's crowded on to fewer trains. the doesn't seem to me that's good planning or a good use of our transportation resources. it doesn't seem to me that's a good way to focus on being a transit first city. >> there are really great bus lines in the hills the buses are terrible. >> there are parts of the neighborhood in the hills above the castro are not served. all the more reason why people need to use a car. we are lucky there are a lot of neighborhoods in san francisco that don't have the transit we do. >> the district 8 has seen an increase in the amount of traffic. how did the neighborhood respond to the dangerous conditions created by the heavy traffic? >> let's find out. >> afternoon the earthquake in 1990 they had to retrofit i 280 and sent drivers somewhere else

page six, explanation, it is becoming more difficult to convince municipal leaders that the mun icipal fire departments responding to calls outside the municipal boundaries and for which no compensation is guaranteed is just the right thing to do. the fire department presented five different funding solutions including one which would increase property taxes slightly for all residents or one that will include the monthly electric bills by $3, also presented a countywide fee of $ 116 for those living outside the municipalities. joining me now once more from outside where his home was gene cranick. we thank you again for your time tonight. i know it's hard to believe people could be that cold, but they are. how do you respond to those people who are saying today that you got what you deserved somehow? >> well, i respond to those people like this. the shoe is on the other foot, on their foot, and see what happens. it happens to anybody. i don't care. you forget things and i did. i suffered the consequences for it. i'm not a freeloader. i've worked all my life for everything i've got. and

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we know right now for democrats raising mun eaoney and getting base out are two very important things she can raise money and a lot of people want to talk to her, see her and have their picture taken. the question is, will she motivate people to get out to vote? >> we certainly hope so. what she does -- >> that is not an answer. we know you hope so. >> absolutely. >> okay. >> she reminds people, here's the thing, first ladies give people a different viewpoint into the president, they humanize them a little bit and also she reminds them what they voted for in the first place and the same kind of nostalgic way you have seen the president at big rallies, we are to keep it going. she remind people of that. >> matt, you made the argument earlier this is a referendum on barack obama. if going out there she is able to do what karen thinks she is able to do, make him warmer, fuzzier, more likable than he is now, maybe not put words in your mouth, i think that is what you were saying. does this potentially help to get out the vote? does this help energize the base? >> it doesn't hurt. i think

sellers are trying to rebound from a frightening 2009 when shoppers cut their spending due to mown mun woes. as nbc bay area's thomas thom y reports, analysts are forecasting better candy and costume sales this year. >> reporter: early indications are this halloween season won't be quite as spooky for retailers. >> this year we think there's a little bit more of an appetite for spending, even $5 or $10 more a person. when you multiply that by 148 million people celebrating halloween, that's a lot of extra dollars going towards the holiday this year. >> reporter: around $66 per person. the national retail federation says it breaks down like this -- about $20 on candy, $20 more on decorations and the rest on costu costumes. the most popular this halloween will include buzz lightyear, alice in wonderland, characters from harry potter and lady gaga. vampires are a theme. but retailers understand it won't take a huge bite out of the tough economic environment. >> they're still skittish when it comes to spending. they're worried about the economy, worried about their jobs and their home valu

>> me acuerdo como si despiefue ayer a amerque dederta amaiertÓ desp a amerdehavana todo el mun gritando de ser su esposa. y le doy las gracias todos losr ica >> hoy es uno de los hombres de negocios ierta icamáspierts rese su estatus econÓmico cambió pero no su esencia y bondameric un verdadero ejemplo a seguir. >> quÉ importante son esas historias porque nos recuerdan que todo se puede lograr. este hombre llegÓ solo a este paÍs y miren en lo que se convirtiÓ. es maravilloso el legado que deja a sus hijos. y no importa de dÓnde vengas tus sueÑos siempre se pueden realizar. >> no importa lo que tÚ logres en la vida no debes perder tu esencia tampoco. porque al final del dÍa eso es lo que te hace dÓnde estÁs. >> rÁpidamente, queremos saber, es usted de esos hombres que dicen para quÉ comprar la vaca si solo quiero un vaso de leche. lo que quiero decir con esto es que usted adora su vida de soltero y no la quiere abandonar por nada del mundo. >> queremos conocer su caso. (en pantalla) >> tÚ fuiste de esos? >> no, tÚ sabes quÉ. siempre tuve muy claro lo que querÍa hacer en mi juventud. disf