. >> reporter: the president expected to make millions for the democratic national committee with this swing through the state. you know, he's been here many, many times before. so i asked one supporter today how he feel btz bay area serving as a virtual atm for the president he said, well, he comes where the money is. it doesn't matter to the folks that president obama why's popularity in polls is sinking. reverend lawrence hehy paid 5,000ses today see him. >> hand down to my children and grandchildren i shook the hand and took a picture with the first african american president ever elected. >> tickets were for 1,000 to $15,000. but a presale lagged and organizers cut the lowest price to $500, awill youing claire to attend. >> some of us can't afford $1500 or $2000 this, is a stretch but i'm proud of it. >> this is president obama's ninth trip to the bay area in the past two and a half years. while he pulls in money for the democratic national committee, it gives protestors several dozen pressuring the president to have the president say no to the key stone pipeline from canada to te

we're also going to talk to the head of the democratic national committee. >> all right. lastly, we cannot get away from the bungled obama care rollout. is there any evidence that democrats, at least some of them, may be pulling away from the president at this point? >> not in public. but some very worried democrats on the senate side went to the white house and said you've got to fix this. they are looking at the results from virginia where the democrat won but the polling shows huge dissatisfaction with obama care and, in fact, a lot of people are saying in the last minute surge about it republican is due in part because he brought obama care up in campaigned on it in the final days. it is a worry. again that, is something we want to talk to democratic national committee chairwoman about. >> all right. candy crowley, can't wait to see the show. have a good one. stay here for "state of the union," an exclusive with south carolina senator lindsey graham. you heard her talk about that. she is also interviewing with senator bob dole. so it starts at the top of the hour, 9:0

while he pulls in money for the democratic national committee, it gives protestors visibility. several dozen pressuring the president to have the president say no to the key stone pipeline from canada to texas. >> there is a choice here, do you want healthy profits or a healthy citizenry. >> this web site is going to get fixed. we're going to be signing people up and we're going to make sure everything in california who needs health care is going to get it. >> supporters called the speech spectacular. >> san francisco and obama are pretty closely knit together. >> code pink was among the protestors well behind barricades. the president saying that is par for course for san francisco. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> certainly s thank you. when arriving at 10:37, the president greeted by a crowd at sfo. he came down the stairs from air force one, he recognized one of them. senator feinstein. the president and senator chatted several minutes and he moved on to greet others gathered on the tarmac. >> right here, i wish everyone a happy thanksgiving. very friendly. and off he went. >

. >> the republican national committee is offering to keep it open so that the veterans will be ableo go and see this because who does it honor? it honors them. we're going to talk a little later in the show about some things that are continuing to be funded. president obama has offered to pay out of his own pocket for the museum of muslim culture out of his own pocket yet the republican national committee is paying for this. >> obviously president obama did not offer to pay to fund the museum of muslim culture himself but it got them so excited that they had to report it. the other story on that website is jesus christ boycotts hobby lobby. pretty sure he didn't. she tweeted a correction. she tweeted i just met with producers. i made a mistake about a museum possibly closing. my apologies. it won't happen again. i'm more upset that she think it's okay to say yday. but how gullible are producers at fox news? you have the number for the fox news desk? >> i would like you to leak a fake news story about president obama. >> okay. yeah. hello? this is fox news? i just saw the president o

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businessman and former democratic national committee chairman terry mcauliffe eked out a victory against attorney general ken cuccinelli winning by a mere two and a half percentage points. the federal shut down may have had an impact. after the 16-day stretch polls showed cuccinelli along with tea party support across the country. in his victory speech mcauliffe pointed to washington as a dysfunctional government poster child that virginia should avoid. >> the truth is this election was never a choice between democrats and republicans. it was a choice about whether virginia would continue the mainstream bipartisan tradition that has served us so well over the last decade, and a time when washington was often broken just think about what virginia has been able to accomplish when we work together. >> but virginia is polarized, too, and cuccinelli's concession speech was not much of a concession and it said that tea party politics was alive and well. >> we said this race was a referendum on obamacare and although i lost tonight you sent a message to the president of the united states that y

money for the democratic national committee this appearance gives protestors visibility. >> obama weon't want no part of this drama. >>reporter: several dozen gathered outside the jazz center pressuring the president to say no to construction of the keystone pipeline from canada to texas. some even took to the roof across the street. shouting through meg phone. >> choice here. you want healthy profit for the very top and stockholders or do you weren't a healthy citizenry. healthy environment. >>reporter: inside the center the president talked about the disaster health care roll out. >> this web site is going to get fixed. and we are going to be signing people up and we are going to make sure that everybody in california and everybody in america who needs health care will get it. >>reporter: as they left supporters lake giant ceo larry bear called the speech spectacular. >> san francisco and obama are pretty closely knit together. >>reporter: code pitching also among the protestors kept well behind the barricade. the president will you adoed to all the demonstrations saying that's par

it raised money for the democratic national committee. then it was off to a tech round table. donors paid around $32,000 each there to sit down with the president. >> the president is now en route to l.a. he is expected to land at l.a.x. in any minute. we continue our coverage of president obama's visit on our website, nbcbayarea.com. there you can watch the entire exchange with he and the heckler. >>> in other news tonight, a call for justice. the naacp is stepping to help the crisis at san jose university. it is pushing for harsher punishment for the four students accused of racial attacks on their roommate. the district attorney is responding. >> reporter: he said, while he too is shocked and outraged by what allegedly happened in a campus dorm room, his decision to charge on a misdemeanor is based on criminal misconduct and it is going to stay. >> racism will be not be allowed on this campus today, tomorrow, and forever more. >> reporter: members of the naacp demanded that the four students face much more serious charges than the misdemeanors they're currently charged with

coming up, the chairman of the republican national committee is blaming president obama for creating a, quote, culture of hatred. yes, you heard that right. >>> plus rand paul's plagiarism problem just got worse. now he's asking people to, quote, leave him the hell alone, end quote. >>> and the coded language of the confederacy is back on the big republican stage. we'll look at the ugly trend. >>> and friend or foe, i want to know. reply al is ahead. [ sniffles, coughs ] shhhh! i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] dayquil cold and flu doesn't treat that. it doesn't? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast-acting antihistamine. oh what a relief it is! plus has a fast-acting antihistamine. peace of mind is important when so we provide it services you bucan rely on. with centurylink as your trusted it partner, you'll experience reliable uptime for the network and services you depend on. multi-layered security solutions keep your information safe, and secure. and responsive dedic

for the democratic national committee cut them to $500 since it was not selling out. >> i think what that means is there are only so many leaves to pick on the money tree. when you come back so often and you want to squeeze that orange for extra sometimes you're not going to come up with a lot in the end. >> reporter: and you mentioned the protesters. there are a handful protesting the visit. holding up signs outside the jazz center. particularly upset with the president's policy on drones. before he goes to the jazz center when he arrives later he will be coming here to the betty aung recreation center where in a few hours he will be delivering a speech on immigration reform, prompting speculation that the president is trying to move the conversation away from obama care which has had a lot of problems with that rollout of his health care system. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much f. you are planning on being along the peninsula or up in san francisco here's what you need know. the president arrives about 10:30 this morning, he will then head to the betty aung recreat

if he pulls in money for democratic national committee, this gives protestors visibility. >> several dozen gathered from canada to texas. some shouting through megaphones. >> it's a choichls you wnt healthy profits for the top? and stockholders or a healthy citizenry and environment? >> inside the president saying the web site will be fixed and attacked obstructionists. supporters say what they got for their money was worth it. >> inspiration. validating hard work that i have put into make being sure right people under option. >> the demonstrators included code pink against the use of drones. during his speech, the president said that is par for course in san francisco. >> president visit put a crimp in tourist plans. service shut down several hours the president left about 35 minutes ago, he boarded air force one at 4:25. he's on the way to los angeles for more fund raising, attending one event at the home of magic johnson and two more tomorrow. money is raising will go to help other democratic candidates >>> a big time oakland raiders fan being celebrated as a here yes tonight he r

. >> the president left the bay area to travel to los angeles for several democratic national committee fundraisers before returning to washington, d.c. tomorrow afternoon. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now on the order those protesters want president obama to use to stop illegal immigrant from being deporitated. it -- deporitated. the present issued 100 executive orters during his first term -- orders during his first term and 23 to restrict access to gun. president obama issued few executive orders when you compare him to other presidents. also we posted a clip of the president dealing with the protesters on facebook. watch it and tell us what you think. >>> a deadly traffic accident in san jose has a family planning a toddler's funeral and neighbors questions if changes are needed. the accident happened yesterday at oak and vine streets near interstate 280. ktvu's noelle walker is there and joins us to tell us how it happened. >> reporter: the driver was turning left here at the intersection, at the same time the three-year-old was over there in the middle of

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. >>> joining me now, congresswoman debbie waszerman schultz, she's chair of the democratic national committee. i want to put up an exit poll from the virginia elections where -- 46% of virginia voters supported obama care. 53% opposed it. i want to add on to that a meeting at the white house wednesday, which a collection of 15 senate democrats, most of whom are up for re-election, who rang the alarm bell at the white house and said do something, this is hurting us. is there a fix that the president could put in place now that would ease the concerns of both those voters in virginia and those senators having to run for re-election? >> well, candy, let's take a look at what the election outcome in virginia means. terry mcauliffe won virginia and he won it with the same percentage, just about, that president obama won virginia just a year ago. and what election day this past tuesday in virginia, a very competitive state showed you is that when the voters are presented with a candidate who focuses on creating jobs and investing in education versus a candidate who doubled down on the politics of s

the president will visit san francisco for a democratic national committee fundraiser at the jazz club on november 26th this will mark the fourth time this year president obama has visited the bay area. it's also the 16th time he has visited san francisco since taking office back in 2009. >>> a massive $800 million casino is about to hope in the north bay. the it will open tuesday just off hyper101, a few california touches and locally made wine and food. for those who smoke it will be allowed on most of the gaming floor, thole there will be areas where it's prohibited. the casino will employ 2200 people. >>> more than 3500 runners completed the u.s. half marathon in san francisco today. the race kicked off at 7:00 this morning. the course took runners across the golden gate bridge. the first to cross the finish line were anna lee of san francisco for the women, and greg wall-of san francisco for the men. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00. freeze tag is a popular playground game. parents are upset when a school started a policy to make the kids freeze at recess some of the bay area's

you would think because i chaired the democratic national committee that i would agree with you that the republicans handed us the golden opportunity. politcally i think they did themselves some serious damage. but the reality is they dramatically jeopardized our economy, they broke government even worse than people think it already is and we've got to get it back on track. the highway or the highway poll tikdzs has to stop. >> jon: this is the student i speak of. >> exactly. >> jon: they're behavior over the last couple of years has been somewhat n.i.h. ilistic. that being seed how do the democrats seize that mantle of confidence and those sorts of things? >> i hope when people read my book that they treat it as a road map for how they can get engaged well. he need real foam sound an alarm bell. politician allowed home itselves to be strangled by the tea party. the tail is wagging the dog. >> jon: you think you were going to say we need real people i thought they were robots. >> they have robotic like tendencies. it can't always be my way. you have to reach across the aisle and work

she is chair of the democratic national committee.e you a little bit off topic at the beginning. i want to ask you about this interim deal with iran that u.s. and other nations have been pushing so far. it hasn't come together. but you have heard some of the criticism particularly from israel, but there are other problems looking at this. how comfortable are with you what you have heard about what the u.s. and others are seeking? >> well, i think any time that you are actually at the diplomatic table negotiating on a question that just a year or so ago would have been unfathomable, the idea that we could actually get iran to back off its pursuit of nuclear weapons, number one, it demonstrates that the sanctions that we've imposed thus far have been extremely painful and infective and that president obama's emphasis on trying to do all that we can to make sure that iran cannot attain the nuclear weapons is working. and we're going in the right direction. but, of course, any deal has to be one that makes sense and has to be one that mak

the president will headline a democratic national committee luncheon at the sf jazz center on november 25th. this will mark president obama's fourth trip to san francisco this year and the president's 16th visit to the bay area since he took office in 2009. >>> a group of skydivers looking for a high-flying adventure got more than expected. they wanted to jump, but not because of this. ahead, the air scare that forced them to bail out just to survive. [shouting] >> the return of the new york marathon. how this year's race set a record. >> the winds have started to die down around the bay area. i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. get ready for nice days ahead before we cool back down. we'll look at the uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? so yso you can happily let the grlife get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish

he attended two democratic national committee fundraisers and greeted by protesters, demonstrators again the keystone xl pipeline which would carry oil from canada across the midwest to the gulf of mexico. we will have complete coverage of the president's visit with updates on twitter by following us at abc7 news. >> new this morning fire crews put out a fire that broke out at home in campbell. the police department shared this video of the fire that started inside a home near hamilton avenue. no one was hurt. firefighters rescued a dog. the dog is expected to be oh came investigators are now looking into what sparked the place. >> developing news. civil rights leaders are calling for more serious charms in the hate crime case at san jose state university. matt keller joins us from san jose state. a news conference will be held the next hour or so? >> that is right. we just received an e-mail sent out by san jose state's president to the student body. in it says he does not clearly express the accountability for what the student endured. the president continued by saying and i quote, "by

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but once led the democratic national committee. for his statewide race he outspent his opponent by $14 million. the attack ads were inventive and unrelenting. also his high powered friends bill clinton and hillary clinton campaigned for him. his lead was in the double digits but in the final weeks the margin narrowed thanks to efforts to make it a referendum on obama care which he supported and he opposed. >> question, did the raising back lash over obama care almost think him? >> absolutely. if you look at the numbers he was up by 17 points. and that shrunk once the roll out got all the publicity that it did but he had a real handicap. the republicans weren't putting money into his race. he was getting help from the clintens, joe biden, president obama. he had the big guns push him towards the end because he had low approval ratings. >> republicans gave him 3 million. >> that is not a lot of money in virginia. he had low approval ratings. voters apicked him because -- picked him because he wasn't as adept as others. i think he was

the president will visit san francisco for a democratic national committee fundraiser at the jazz club on november 26th this will mark the fourth time this year president obama has visited the bay area. it's also the 16th time he has visited san francisco since taking office back in 2009. >>> a massive $800 million casino is about to hope in the north bay. the it will open tuesday just off hyper101, a few california touches and locally made wine and food. for those who smoke it will be allowed on most of the gaming floor, thole there will be areas where it's prohibited. the casino will employ 2200 people. >>> more than 3500 runners completed the u.s. half marathon in san francisco today. the race kicked off at 7:00 this morning. the course took runners across the golden gate bridge. the first to cross the finish line were anna lee of san francisco for the women, and greg wall-of san francisco for the men. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00. freeze tag is a popular playground game. parents are upset when a school started a policy to make the kids freeze at recess some of the bay area's

this is the president's ninth trip to the bay area in 2 1/2 years and will attend a democratic national committee lunch at the san franciscoy center on monday. sales for the fundraiser have been reportedly been slow and organizers have cut the rice in half for the cheapest seats down to $500. >> a board will meet to allow people to keep insurance that does not fit the rules of the affordable care act. the sources tell the san jose mercury news individual whose do not have complying congress have to sign up for a new land by -- plan by march 31. >> this morning, caltrain service will be back to normal after being disrupted for four hours because of downed power lines. in san mateo an explosion before 5:30 spewed sparks near hayward. a transmission line forced caltrain to curtail service if both directions so commuters had to be shuted between hayward and hillsdale and many were delayed two or three hours. pg&e suspect the rain was the cause of the downed power lynn. >> we get a lot dust accumulation. weapon the rain hits, the electricity beginning through the mud and the dust on the insulation and

mcauliffe is the former head of the national committee who campaigned against cuccinelli's tea party voters. >> it was a choice about whether virginia would continue the mainstream bipartisan tradition that has served us so well over the last decade. >> reporter: in new jersey governor chris christie is keeping his job. the republican won his re-election campaign in a landslide against challenger bar r barbara bono. >> i guess there is open bar tonight, huh? welcome to new jersey. >> reporter: christie, who enjoyed bipartisan support will lead through january 2018 unless he leaves office to run for president in 2016. >> i know that if we can do this in trenton, new jersey, maybe the folks in washington, d.c., should tune in their tvs right now and see how it's done. >> i think we're going to see him a lot in the national spotlight, certainly in washington saying this is how you govern. >> reporter: the mayor is getting its first new leader in 12 years. bill de blasio defeated joe lhota. and boston voters chose between two democrats and elected state representative martin walsh as the

of powers to determine to national committee use in the by each country i think first of all in order to advance their own national interest every country around the world seems to be using the term. i don't see that i'm sorry i just disagree with you my friend i do not see china saying that i don't see russia saying that i don't see india say saying that i don't see brazil saying that they comes out of western capitals. breaking news on r.t. hopes for a deal on iran's nuclear program fate in geneva has to. snag one accusing france of blackmail. above and beyond the twenty fourteen olympic torch relay reaches out to space the symbol of the games is taken for a space walk for the first time in human history. with thousands of drones set to launch over america is concerned they could pose a risk to the huge amount of traffic.

let me bring in the chair of the republican national committee, reince priebus.morning. >> hey, good morning, chris. >> the administration points out that early enrollment in romney care got a slow start in massachusetts as well. 123 people signed up the first month, for example. do we need to just give this thing a chance? >> well, i mean it's certainly -- i think everyone agrees that the rollout has been a disaster. the waste of money put into this website is a mess and clearly people are frustrated and they can't sign up for something. >> well, i don't know if it's a waste of money. they are fixing it. >> okay. so i guess i would concede that eventually i would imagine this website is going to get fixed. so i mean i get that part. i think the bigger issues that we are going to face are, number one, the fact that hundreds of thousands of people are certainly being cancelled by their insurance companies when they were promised by the president that that wouldn't happen. >> i want to start with that because i want to be fair about that. the people who are getting

sean spicer with the republican national committee and we'll be joined by dnc communications director. good to have you here. >> thanks, michelle. great to be with you. >> i was going to ask mo, am i being too negative i? i think you think i'm probably not. i think you sounded off a pretty good list of what's going on right now. it's the state of play. one thing that's being overlooked, not just the number of people signing up, because what we're finding out day after day is the front end glitches are now exposing some back end glitches meaning as the insurers go in to find out who has signed up for their insurance plan, they are not getting the information they need so you, the consumer, are going to the website, signing up for picking the plan, not that many of them, by the way, according to the numbers that you're putting out there, but then when the insurance companies get that information, it's incomplete. it's wrong, and this is going to lead to even more widespread problems as people are supposed to be rolling into these plans january 1st. >> what are the implications of that i

the pups to know that her millions others were thinking the exact same thing meanwhile united nations committee has adopted a resolution to protect the rights to the seat external forces they dance it follows reports that the us eavesdrop on foreign leaders including those who still a gemini with the first time in the framework of the united nations. this resolution on a politically states. did the same rights that people have offline also be protected online with coordinate with sadness tinged ground to limit it to simon russia often leaking information about the nsa surveillance activities. his revelations had won him support base in the us and abroad. the un presentation is expected to be adopted by the general assembly next month. also as he's in sentosa back yet have spent the inauguration of far right nationalist not in court stefano often locals protested to concede the election. since the weekend's cohen and ninety candlelit vigil has been held mainly by stevens said to me he's in which commemorates the back his fight against fascism. first day but it was surprise like it was a huge sur

democratic national committees, the registration, advisors, anyone worry about this right now? >> not really. they say that wednesday will be the test. they believe that they could sell out the event, which remains to be seen as we have a few days to check it out. >> but they are still pretty confident? >> yes, still pretty confident. >> all right, thank you for that. >>> that didn't last long. toronto mayor's tv show was canceled after just one episode. >> i have not had a drop of alcohol in three weeks. not a drop. >> none, zero. >> he is saying that now after admitting to smoking crack and being caught on video, they show a ratings record, but costs too much to produce. >>> tonight a florida congressman plans to go to rehab after getting busted for allegedly buying coke from an undercover agent. the republican will be arraigned tomorrow on a possession charge. >>> well guys get hauled away in handcuffs. how joe biden made him do it. >>> and we discovered why lots more people are packing heat in the bay area, but you wouldn't know it. >>> well tonight we meet a bay area start

scheduled to appear at the jazz center on november 25th for a democratic national committee fundraiser. rumored performers include herby hancock and spalding. >>> tonight, the obama care web site is back on-line after weekend repairs but fixing the political problems may take longer. >> reporter: instead of providing health care provided fother for republican fights. >> as the government tech team continues to fix problems with healthcare.gov it is an argument against the plan itself. >> there are so many destroyers in the house, in the public, in the private health care sector that just want to destroy. >> reporter: our kpix-5 political insiders agree. >> every glitch that will happen with it will be seized on by the republicans, oh, your health care plan staeufrpbgs. >> reporter: another plan, the insurance plans do not meet the requirements. >> when you told the american people you could keep the insurance if you wanted to keep it, period, he said it time and time again he was not telling the truth. everyone has to have it or face a penalty. >> it took us two years to get our web si

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president barack obama is through bay area to cash in for the democratic national committee monday. on the streets, he has a lot of support. >> it is great to see someone different. someone who is trying to change things. give affordable health care. >> reporter: but polls show the president's approval rating is at an all time low, 37%. the nsa spying scandal, the as theous rollout of the affordable care act and the lack of progress on immigration reform may be to blame for his sinking popularity and for slow fund-raiser ticket sales in san francisco. tickets for lunch with the president of the san francisco jazz center started at $1,000. but the dnc slashed that price to $500. 1,100 supporters are now paying between $500 and $15,000 to attend the recently soldout event. >> president obama is not a perfect man, not a perfect president. >> reporter: kimberly ellis at emerge california said she remains a support he focused on the big picture. >> he is someone who continues to show leadership on both the international and the national scene. whether that be fighting for diplomatic solu

the money raised at next week's event will go to the national committee.say they still expect a sellout crowd. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:47. we're following developing news in san francisco where a falling tree created some major problems on the high street cable car tracks. claudine wong is live at the scene with good news that commuters got in the last few minutes. >> reporter: good morning. you can see it behind me. traffic moving, once again, on hide and broadway. crews are still on the scene after clearing up a tree that fell on the cars. you can see the saw dust and the stump they left behind. they are just wrapping up. in the last couple minutes they were able to open up the roadway which is good. that tree looked like the one to the right of it. if you can see, this street is lined with these trees. we've bub talking to residents -- been talking to residents who say this is not the first tree that's come down. we've seen a couple of stumps where they've had to take down trees because they come down on their own. fortunately, nobody was h

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the democratic national committee had such a hard time selling out that event that they actually had to slash the price of each ticket from $1,000 to $500 in order to generate more sales. even though sf leans heavily democratic, that's no secret, the president isn't as popular as he was during his last visit, in part because of the nsa spying scandal and the glitchy rollout of the affordable health care act's website. now, that website is certainly an issue that could come up during a tech round table discussion later this afternoon. that will include the ceo of sales force and then the president will be back on air force one for his trip south to l.a. live look inside the recreation center here in chinatown. that's the podium where the president is expected to be speaking at. we're assuming within the next half hour. it was mentioned he's en route from sfo. you figure with the drive time and his motorcade, he could be here around maybe a quarter after 11:00. he will give his speech, again, on immigration reform before heading out to that fundraising luncheon at the sf jazz center. r

the democratic national committee has not commented. it's the president's ninth trip to the bay area in the past 2 1/2 years. >>> two fire trucks collide. now the investigation has uncovered an alarming safety violation. how it led to several firefighters being punished. >> a batkid bonanza! the bay area's tiny hero becomes a global phenomenon. how a t-shirt company is using that hype to give back. investigation into three fis involving tesla electric ca. all th >>> the national highway traffic safety administration is launching an investigation now into three fires involving tesla cars. all the attention on the fire incidents has tesla's ceo crying foul. consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains. >> reporter: it was a car fire heard 'round the world. well, the first of three-car fires actually. but these high-end electric teslas are no ordinary cars. so each battery fire over the past six weeks has made headline news. >> it seems like maybe we get an unusual amount of attention. >> reporter: and tesla's ceo elon musk thinks all the a

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earlier this year, the republican national committee voted unanimously to keep the definition of "marriage" as between one man and one woman. so is the g.o.p. sticking with socially conservative values, or are there signals that it's tent is getting bigger? our digital producer is here. feedback. there was never a shortage of opinions about the g.o.p. and issues. >> this is a very light-hearted issue with no divides. >> we tackle the easy stuff? >> using the hatch tag ajanstream. >> an antiquated from puff daddy, why should the perverts have extra special rights above others? maria from nyc says, i will say the g.o.p.'s defense of marriage initiatives is proof of how afraid they are of the lgbt community. a.j.delgato. >> finally, dina says, stop talking about social issues. it's more about the role and size of the government. >> that's the issues of concerns in the g.o.p. community. and, of course, we will get more sentiment rolling out throughout the show. >> the key, of course, in dina's tweet is in the g.o.p. community, precisely why we show? >> republicans talking about republican issu

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