in every television newsroom, every radio newsroom, whatever's on the front page of the paper, particularly the large papers like "the new york times" and "the washington post," they use that as a springboard. so the iron core is what we're talking about preserving. who's gonna report about the plight of the homeless? who's gonna report about the plight of the working poor? who is going to report on the corruption in high and low places in government? this takes money. how to finance this kind of reporting, the iron core of reporting, is the question in front of the house. >> i have a suggestion, and this is something i'm actually working on right now, and i'm not the only one, which is that we have to look at what's called "citizen journalism," which is people who are not trained journalists doing reporting. but i think there can be a way that people who are developing new media can say, "can we train a cadre of editors who work with citizen journalists and who get them to vet their material, make sure that it's journalistically sound, but also encourage their practices so that they can pr

fox 5's dave feldman want in newsroom now watching the latest -- in the newsroom now watching the latest developments. >> it's hard to believe joe paterno out as head football coach at penn state fired effective immediately, school trustees announcing the decision less than 40 minutes ago. school president graham spanier also ousted amid the growing fear over how the school handled sexual abuse allegations against long time coach jerry sandusky. the vp of the board of trustees spoke a short time ago. >> the penn state board of trustees tonight decided that it is in the best interests of the university to have change in leadership to deal with the difficult issues that we are facing. the board of trustees and graham spanier have decided effective immediately dr. spanier is no longer president of the university. in addition, gee paterno is no -- joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. these decisions were made after careful deliberations and in the best interests of the university as a whole. penn state has always strived for honesty, integrity and the highe

. >>> welcome back to this special hour of the "cnn newsroom." we're taking this time out every sunday to let you hear from the 2012 presidential contenders, uninterrupted, out on the campaign trail. candidate rick perry is still in recovery mode, think back to midweek, that debate in michigan for nearly a minute, the one-time front-runner had a bit of a brain freeze when talking about his own plan to shrink government. >> and i will tell you, it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >> five. >> five, okay. so commerce, education and the -- >> epa? >> the epa. there you go. >> let's talk -- >> seriously? is the epa the one you were talking about? >> no, sir. we're talking about the agencies of government -- epa needs to be rebuilt. no doubt about that. >> but you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government i would do away with, education, the commerce and let's see. i can't. the third one, i can't. sorry. oops. >> all right, the moment i

. >>> all right, welcome back to this special hour of the sccnn newsroom.sunday to let you hear from the 2012 presidential contenders, uninterrupted, out on the campaign trail. republican candidate herman cain is trying to put a rough week behind him. he was in texas last night for a one on one debate with fellow republican candidate newt gingrich. but cain is still facing questions about sexual harassment allegations filed when he was ahead of the national restaurant association in the 1990s. he denies any wrongdoing and after last night's debate, cain got, well, a little firm with reporters who asked him about the allegations. here's what happened. >> if you all listen, you all just listen for 30 seconds, i will explain this one time. no, no. >> it's time for us to trade places, everybody. so mr. cain -- it is time for us to trade places. >> you all -- i was going to do something that my staff told me not to do and try to respond, okay? what i'm saying is this -- >> can you -- >> we are getting back on message -- >> thank you, mr. cain. >> end of story. b

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we are right here at "america's newsroom."on downtown on wall street. occupy wall street, there are folks down there. this is new video. this came into our newsroom. about 50 people so far have been arrested. they moved from zuccotti park where they are no longer allowed to pitch their tents. their mission was to try to prevent people going to work at the new york stock exchange, many of whom are hard-working folks like the rest of us are wanting to provide for their families. that made it a tough morning. 50 people arrested so far. similar scenes going on in california. bill: looked like the police were standing down with a net waiting for them. could 80 be the new 65. one out of four middle class americans say that they will need to work until at least 80 years old for their retirement. three quart force expect to work well into the retirement years. more than half saying that they will need to significantly cutback on spending to save for their retirement. jerry willis fox business network with me now. jerry good morning. t

. >>> welcome back to this special hour of "cnn newsroom." we're taking this time out every sunday to hear, let you hear from the 2012 presidential contenders uninterrupted, out on the campaign trail. there were some emotional moments during last night's thanksgiving family forum in des moines, iowa. six of the republican candidates were there to talk about faith and their values with the conservative crowd. herman cain got choked up when he was very emotional about talking about the moment that he and his wife found out five year ago that he had stage four colon cancer. >> i will never forget -- walking out of -- [ applause ] >> i will come back to you. i want to hear this story. >> let me try. walking out of that surgeon's office, after he had just told us, stage four -- >> take your time. >> i said i wasn't going to do this. it's as bad as it gets. i will never forget before my wife and i were about to get in the car, i said, i can do this. she said, we can do this. >> amen. [ applause ] >> rick santorum also stirred the crowd when he desc

newsroom. steve, do we know what triggered these latest new developments. >> harris, the judge said there is simply not enough evidence to keep on holding giordano. he has been in detention in aruba for four months and with no body and no murder weapon, it's really been an uphill battle for the prosecution. they are waiting for information from giordano's laptop and phone to come back from netherlands they are stuck. they have issued an appeal. by the time the appeal is heard on wednesday. giordano will have already left the island a free man. >> harris: i know this man's family has some reaction to this. what are we hearing? >> right now the boy friend in maryland is saying he hopes that this investigation continues. he is hoping for an fbi investigation as well only real suspect in this case has been giordano. he draw attention not only by his behavior but took out 1.5 billion-dollar insurance policy before their arrival in aruba. no comment yet from the fbi if they will intend to continue to

you're in the "cnn newsroom." we're going to start with this.lege football, shocking allegations of sexual child abuse against a former coach for the revered penn state nittany lions. a pair of university big wigs are accused of covering it all up

jamie colby live in our newsroom.uring two months of protest there is is plenty of coverage of arrests but no news of officers being assaulted. what happened? >> reporter: there is news now. children trying to get to school in the area subject to protesters. we know of at least two incidents protesters in one case threw an unknown liquid at an officer and he had to be treated. protesters threw glass at officers and required stitches and had a laceration. all of this is authorities say they have given the protesters fair warning. >> you are blocking the street. clear the street and get on the sidewalk. or you will be subject to arrest. >> reporter: tried really hard to let them know. authorities will do what they have to. people ask how many people are actually showing up. after they moved from the park they were all over the place. mayor michael bloomberg, new york city mayor, tough to estimates, could be hundreds, could be thousands but doesn't matter because authorities are at the ready if anyone gets out of control

vic is in the newsroom with the unprecedented show of force. and new arrests in the case. >> reporter: six people connect the with ramos' kidnapping are are taken into custody. the rescue involved planes, helicopters and the national guard. and venezuela's agency similar to the fbi. a shootout took place before ramos was whisked away. the six people in custody are columbian citizens. >> okay, vic. thank you. ramos says his kidnapping is not going to make him leave his home country of venezuela. >> reporter: he faced off with police three times in a matter of weeks. and today, 19-year-old jeffrey nichols is dead. nichols was shot by howard county police eight times last week. he died this morning of his injuries at shock trauma. last week, he waved what appeared to be a semi automatic handgun at police. when he refused to put it down, deputies fired. police have been called in to nichols' home. in those two incidents, he was armed with a knife, asking police to shoot him. >> reporter: city police commissioner fred bealefeld hits the national sta

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. >> jane miller is live in the newsroom with the latest on the grand prix. >> the mayor is still a fan of the racing event, but there is doubt about its future. >> stephanie rawlings-blake acknowledged the grand prix troubles. a splashy event for baltimore, but besieged by debt and vendors. >> i have concerns about the management. >> yesterday, city hall told the developers to pay their debt by the end of the year or the city pulled out of the deal. the city says is owed about $1.5 million. a number of vendors complained they have not been paid either. the city spent nearly $7 million on roadwork for the event. a study last week showed the event generated about $47,000 in economic impact, far short of what's promoters promised. >> i am pleased by every day that goes by. while there have certainly been detractors, people coming up to me and telling me what a wonderful experience they had, it was definitely a chance to showcase baltimore on a world stage. we just need to make sure that it matches the magnitude of the event. >> the deadline for deciding about next year's event, which is s

sir, good morning to you and welcome back to "america's newsroom".action to what the board of education is about to do. >> well, i've not seen that, bill. that's news to me. but as you know, this is a very contentious issue, that provision that you're talking about has been stayed by the federal court so it's not in effect now but i'm sure this debate which is very contentious will continue and lots of people will continue to weigh in on that. bill: they're saying it's hurtful for students and teachers and others. is that the reaction you are hearing there in alabama? >> i have not seen evidence of that. i've heard anecdotal stories about it. you know, my mission as the attorney general is to make sure the laws are in force and recognizing the controversial nature of this law, to handle it in the dorts -- courts, try to take the politics out testify and what i've said consistently from the beginning of this, it's my job to enforce the law, if the legislature or governor wants to change them that will be handled in the form of public debate. we want t

allie rasmus is in our newsroom this morning. >> reporter: it's a lawsuit brought by a bart passenger named kenneth cover rutters. they used excessive force when they arrested him three years ago. now this incident happened in november, 2008 just six weeks before mehserle was involved in the shooting death of another bart passenger oscar grant. during this civil trial, the jury is expected to hear from a number of witnesses and possibly mehserle himself. mehserle is supposed to testify he was protecting a fellow officer. cover rutters says he was kicked and punched after getting in an argument with the officers. he filed the lawsuit three months after the oscar grant death. mehserle served a year in prison after being convicted of manslaughter. jury trial is supposed to take place at 8:30 this morning. live in the newsroom allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a court arraignment set for this afternoon for a fairfield man accused of killing a police officer. henry albert smith junior is accused of shooting capoot. smith just robbed a bank and was being chased by police. if he's convic

you know, there are just so many glorious nights in newsrooms as you well know. and it's almost always the next story. you know, election night in a newsroom where democracy is, you know, the future of democracy is in play. just nothing is more rewarding that that. but, you know, once you feel like you've seen the biggest story ever, another one comes along. and you go, "i never want to leave this business." and for young people who are thinking about going into journalism, you can say this, too. i mean, it's still one of the greatest jobs on the planet, and you ought to pursue it. >> and it's still a meritocracy. if you're good, if you can write, if you can tell a story. you can be 22 or 25 and have these unbelievable opportunities. you don't have to wait in line. >> it's true. you know, one thing that's very thrilling, actually, at the daily beast is just seeing these young kids coming out of journalism school because most of them are young--very young--they're coming out of a columbia journalism course, the radcliffe program, et cetera. and we've got a great t

newsroom tonight. what more do we know about this, doug? >> well, shep, we know from police charging documents that oscar ortega hernandez last known address was idaho falls, idaho. he abandoned his honda accord a rifle with with a large scope on it they also recovered an aluminum baseball bat, brass knuckles and wal-mart receipt. interestingly, they also have surveillance video from a wal-mart store. in addition, the white house did a thorough search of the area yesterday and found several confirmed bullet impact points on the south side of the building on or above the second story which suggests he was taken pretty careful aim, shep. >> shepard: doug, there was word that he might have some mental issues. >> a witness interviewed by authorities in idaho said ortega hernandez had increasingly become agitated with the federal government. convinced that the federal government was conspiring against him. the witness said ortega hernandez wanted to hurt the president as you suggested. others said that he n

fox 5's bob barnard working this one in the newsroom. >> this may just be a sickening coincidence, but what happened in that fairfax county shopping center parking lot has vanessa pham's friends wondering whether her killer was trying to strike again. the 33-year-old victim in this case is there dressed in black heading to her car parked at the fairfax plaza shopping center on gallows road in merrifield. it's 8:30 p.m. on thursday, october 27th. that's her getting to her car. in seconds a figure appears in silhouette from the right corner. he's walking to the woman's car. police say he'll jump into the front passenger seat. she'll scream and run away. moments later that's him wearing dark pants and a lighter colored shirt leaving the parking lot. from a different security camera he's standing next to the building then walking off hands in his pockets looking all innocent. the victim later providing police with this composite sketch of the man said to be in his wents or 30s. could he be -- 20s or 30s. could he be a killer who has been here before? >> the scenario of him doing that is to

. >> legal analyst terry sullivan watched in the newsroom as the verdict was read earlier this afternoon saying dr. herman cain might be second-guessing his decision not to testify in his own defense. >> had he testified might have been a different story but is too late. >> michael jackson's hometown many say a just verdict gary indiana >> 2300 jackson street in the home where michael jackson grew up many of those still in this neighborhood grew up alongside him today's verdict justice served >> those who live near the jackson family home have followed the trial of their childhood friend state verdict top of this neighborhood >> a lot of responsibility even though felt like he was pushed into it but he was a doctor supposed to know better >> conrad murray found guilty of involuntary manslaughter hopes to trial resolutions brinks comfort to the family of michael jackson. seven years ahead of michael jackson lived here at 23 jackson st.. four brothers they played came over parties played baseball rode their bicycles >> recalls father joe jackson bright yellow volkswagen the most memorable

so as newsrooms shrink, is investigative journalism in crisis? >> the next 10 or 15 years in this country are going to be a halcyon era for state and local political corruption. it is gonna be one of the great times to be a corrupt politician. >> [laughter] >> is it really that bad? we'll find out. investigative journalism in the digital age--that's our topic today on "the future of news." >> a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts is not an option for the united states of america. >> the real fundamental role of the press is this accountability journalism. >> i know the government too well, and if there's really something good and juicy and incriminating, they're gonna find an excuse not to give it to you. >> from the newseum in washington, d.c., this is "the future of news." welcome to the knight studio and our conversation about media and news in the digital age. i'm frank sesno. our guests today are two giants in the world of investigative journalism. bob woodward of the "washington post" is perhaps the preeminent investig

kai jackson is in the newsroom with more. >> yes, that's right.hey are on paid leave along with two police officers. and that will be the faces for the incident, the president of the university says he is appalled by the behavior of the officers. and that is a part of the occupy wall street movement. >> thank you. >> school officials are working to restore the trust and attention for students and the campus police. >>> well, police raided the occupy san francisco camp, removing a dozen tents and infuriating the police officers. and reports from northern california. >> reporter: anger as protesters are blocked from the encampment outside the federal reserve. police and public work crews moved in just after 1:00 a.m. to remove a dozen tents. the last to go on the market street sidewalks. >> they will feed hundreds of people every day. charged with interfering with officers, occupiers say it is the officers interfering with them. >> that is taken away from us. it is just the government tactic to keep us here. >> reporter: today, all that remains in f

it is exciting in the newsroom and exciting time.are pretty much at capacity since we flung open the doors to tonight's show and let in the occupy wall streeters in. we would pan the audience burkts we only have this one stationary camera down here in america's newsroom. what prompted new york city mayor bloomburg to finally hose out the park? i told you to keep this pre segment game short and punchy. and they are showing that several republican candidates are in a dead heat. we will show you how to make your own pie chart for the table. and the penn state pedophile scandal informed sandusky and will disgust anybody who is not a pedophile. we will review it and you can try not to throw up. >> thanks. >> andy, is it true that you've got greg hog tied and stuffed under a futon in your cousin tuti es six-floor walk up. >> six-floor? no. let's start. i am here with weekend co-host allison. her new book "my life is way better than yours" comes out next week. and joe is here. and bill schulz who thinks she auditioning to replace regis righ

katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with the scoop on cyber monday. >> reporter: it can be so easy to shop online. it can save you money when you find the right deals. you want to be smart about it. safety first. make sure you have anti-virus software. shop at trusted sites. pay with a credit card not a debit card. to get the best dales, monitor facebook and twitter for -- dales, monitor facebook ab twitter for unadvertised dales. do a price check type in the product they tell you who is he will something it for how much. to avoid buying more than you need or want beware what they call step-up promotions. >> at this price point you can get free shipping, the next you can get free gift wrapping and free shipping or free purchase of some sort. consumers tend to buy things they don't need or wouldn't next level >> reporter: the trend, black friday broke records. between online and in-store sales on that one day, i should say over the four-day holiday, -- 226 million shoppers spent more than 52 billion dollars. that's up from 45 billion dollars last year. the average shopper spent $398

these pictures that we're bringing to you were sent into our newsroom minutes ago.ven moments after the shooting happened, it was one of our crews there janine de la vega and her photographer. they were reporting on the occupy oakland encampment. they were telling us how it was 14 days of the encampment. it was a party being planned to celebrate the milestone of one month of occupy oakland. then we got the call from janine say that she heard gunshots from outside of her news truck. all these pieces of video that we're showing you come from janine and her crew. again 12th street, b.a.r.t. station closed. the area around 14th and broadway. very, very busy. those the streets do appear to be open. i think that's 14th there that's blocked off with that handful of police cars. but you see there that car going east-west on broadway. but broadway is open. when you have a situation like this. if you have the option of avoiding the area certainly that would be the best choice. >> one of the things that make this so noteworthy is that it happened during rush hour in downtown o

let's get an update from the newsroom. >>justine: i have a lot to tell everyone about the penn state scandal. there is new information coming into the newsroom. today, a committee will be appointed to investigate the circumstances that led to the indictment of jerry sandusky. he is accused of molesting several young boys. but there are also allegations surrounding the football program. has removed its sponsorship-- cars.com has removed its sponsorship from two of the penn state games. in san antonio, police are looking to see if they have a case. this goes back to the 1999 alamo bowl when penn state lead texas a&m. according to the grand jury indictment, this allegation sphere alleges sandusky brought a young boy to that game. he was identified as a victim number four. if you would like to read the indictment, it is posted on our kron4 facebook age. it is rather graphic. more on this story coming up in 10 minutes. >>mark: yesterday we had a fairly positive day on the markets. today, we had easing tensions in europe which c

america's newsroom will be your election headquarters. we'll talk to two of the frontrunners including youth gingrich. also michele bachmann will join us live. if you didn't catch her, she is pretty fun are you on late-night tv. stick around for that as well. bill: how rich is donald trump. according to his new book he said he had an outside firm evaluate his finances finding his net worth is a whopping $7 billion. half of that comes out of real estate the other half is estimated brand value. he has $270 million in cash and equities on hand. that would cover the interest for this hour on the national debt. martha: why do i want to run for president, right? you can get belt buckles that say truck temperature on them. bill: he has great golf courses, too. martha: this man speaks from experience. we are going to talk about newt gingrich again. his plan was specific on what he would do to overhaul social security. bill: black friday turning into black thursday. more and more stores saying they will be open for business on thanksgiving night.

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newsroom tonight with the story. lisa, thanks. >>> we have new numbers to report tonight on an increasing trend. the parents that will not allow their children to be vaccinated because they are worried about unintended consequences of the vaccines. a new analysis finds that a growing number of parents in more than half the states in this country are opting out of getting shots for their kids. the problem with that is we have vaccines of course for a reason. the alternative can be disease, in some cases epidemics. that's why it's called public health. so the choices of a few can affect a lot of people who have followed the rules. and that's why this is being watched so closely. our report tonight from dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: 5-year-old ella and her little brother ethan are happy, healthy and unvaccinated. their mother, lisa morris, a practicing chiropractor from buffalo decided against all immunizations, an about-face from the way she was raised by her mother, a practicing nurse. why the decision? >> the tho

roz plater down in the newsroom. >> subpoenas were flying in idaho falls today. we're told witnesses are making their way to d.c. over the weekend presumably for questioning, possibly a grand jury probe all as we're learning more about the suspected shooter. >> it's not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ that you all have been waiting for. >> reporter: this bizarre video we first showed you of oscar ortega hernandez was taped in september. the now suspected white house shooter was launching an appeal to oprah to help him get his message out. >> i'm begging you, oprah, please have me on your show. >> reporter: we now know it wasn't his first attempt. back in july at his family's restaurant he reached out to a computer consultant to help him put together a 30 minute infomercial reportedly telling him the president wanted to put gps tracking chips in children. >> i truly can't go into it now. >> reporter: monty mccall is that computer consultant who says the feds asked him not to talk about his encounter with ortega hernandez

live in the newsroom. >> good work on that. happening now the natural gas is off for hundreds in locust's point. you may get it back on tomorrow afternoon. we are live in south baltimore. >> reporter: and we are watching bge crews pull a late night here. are you looking now at that new gas line that they are going to lay down after the old one was damaged earlier today causing all the confusion out here. we understand it could be several days before the gas is back on. a contractor hit the gas main before noon today. workers went door to door to about 1200 homes and businesses to get the power turned off. that's because they must physically turn the gas off to each individual home or business. this is very different than when the power is out, that impacts 1200 people would usually take just a few hours to get back on. >> a gas problem affecting about 1200 people which is what we have is like getting service back onto all of the customers, of a major storm with hundreds of thousands out of power. >> reporter: and she said they

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christian is in the newsroom with more on that story. >> reporter: this is about response time. how fast fire crew dear sir get to your house once they have called. city officials say they are doing all they can despite tight budgets. the fire union said cuts have increased their response time to a point where lives in danger right now. september 28th flames ripped through a home on mohawk in northwest baltimore killing donald patterson and his wife, both long time teachers in the school system the first crew arrived on the scene with in mandated four minute time period, the second crew took more than seven minutes. >> we are fighting a uphill battle on fire safety and it's got to stop. >> reporter: members say they are taking their message to city residents at meetings like this one. the city has been rotating the closing of fire houses for the past two years as a way to save money. the problem is made worse here, a nearby station has been closed because of repair work. >> afraid that things will start going downhill as far as -- like russian roulette you spin the barrel. >> re

eric shawn piece this is together in our newsroom in new york.hat happened, eric. >> reporter: bill, she is wealthy manhattan real estate agent that helped underprivileged kids. her life hangs in the balance after police say two 12-year-olds almost killed her. marion hedges has been in a medically induced coma in critical condition since she was hit by a falling shopping target tossed by the young suspects from four stories above. it happened while she was shopping or halloween candy in a shopping mall in east harlem. every year her husbands says she buys hundreds of dollars worth of treats for the 1,000 or so less fortunate kids who knock on the door of their manhattan brown stone on halloween. police charged the kids throwing the cart over. they were allegedly laughing and joking when they were arrested. the whole thing sadly and tragically caught on surveillance tape. police by the way were able to make an i.d. they say based on the boys facebook page, bill. bill: what do we know about these kids, eric? >> reporter: neighbors in the public hou

that, in fact, happened, again word coming into the newsroom at this hour that wilson ramos, 24-year-old nats catcher, has been found safe in venezuela now headed to his family's home there. authorities confirming that right now. , the news coming via various news sources. we are still gathering information and as we learn more as to where he was, if there was a demand made moneywise or anything of that nature, once we learn that we will bring that information to you, but again wilson ramos found safe and headed home to his family tonight. back to you. >> indeed great news. >> a chilly winnie start to the weekend and temperatures -- windy start to the weekend and temperatures are dropping tonight. it is going to be a cold one. fox 5's gary mcgrady in the weather center now with what we can expect. >> cold weather at least overnight tonight. there's several areas outside the beltway well below freezing tonight. i expect it to be very cold out there, especially in the suburbs overnight tonight. we're 43 in town, but look at manassas, down to 30 degrees, culpeper 34. the win has died down q

newsrooms come together in a unified voice but it happened today down at the d.c. city council.ssue, d.c. police scanners and our ability in the journallism world to bring you timely information about public safety. you see, we listen to those scanners so we can know where the police and fire departments are going. but recently the scanners were encrypted, or at least their signals were and that makes it impossible for us to hear anything. the police chief says her department has other methods to get us the information in the media. local newsroom leaders including our own boss disagree. >> the more crucial scanners are to the process. police and first responders are less likely to have time to communicate with the media. if the public has to be evacuated or warned second count. >> for the encrypting we can help deter crimes. this is easy to do now with smartphone technology. >> in ten days newsroom leaders are scheduled to meet with the deputy mayor to talk about those concerns for the future. >>> when we talk high school sports each week we usuallyly tell you about the players

here is the new information into our newsroom. this city of oakland is asking for city employees to delay coming in to work until 10:00 a.m.. the city of oakland does not want city employees to show up to work until 10:00 a.m.. i advise checking with your supervisor--checking with your supervisor. we have watched so far about one dozen arrests of protesters. everything's so far this morning seems to be peaceful. we have not heard reports of any injuries. we ask you what you think about this, we have posted a question on our kron4 facebook fan page. how people are fed up with the ongoing movement. we are looking at pictures of the tents that have been taken down by police. here are a couple of comments. thaw a lot of people are asking for oakland mayor jean quan to step down. testing >> this is from tracy. >>justine: this is from jack. gifts suggesting >> this comes from a city employee eats comments that this is taking a full on the people who worked out here. >>justine: we are watching this for you here on kron4. we will take a b

newsroom to tell us about the fallout from the failure of the super committee.llison son -- alison? >> reporter: defense contractor are likely to be hit the hardest as the pentagon faces the prospect of having to cut $600 billion from its budget over the next ten years. the super committee's failure also means that that other agencies will look at across- the-board cuts. these cuts will take effect in january 2013 and president obama warns he will reject any effort to overtum them. i will veto any efor to -- any effort to get rid of those cut. there will be no easy offramps on this one. we need to keep the pressure up to compromise, not turn off the pressure. >> reporter: the super committee collapse also has more immediate effect. some were hoping the community would take steps to extend tax rates and prevent a reduction in medicare reimbursement to doctors. now the question is can congress resolve those issues before some critical deadlines before the -- deadlines by the end of the year. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. that failure will not affect

cold air buifiltering into the newsroom. 32 degrees, that bested the record of 37 set in 2002. cold air throughout the north bay. napa and sonoma. and even redwood city in the peninsula, getting down to a cold 38 degrees this morning. a nice rebound when you think about how chilly it was to start with. we did get close to 70 in gilroy. 62 in santa rosa, with plenty of sunshine, even in san francisco, popping up to 60. let's get you outside right now. everyone on the board in the 50s. from the north to the south bay. and look up here. you can see that area of blue. that's my computer picking up on a dome of 40-degree air that will be here in two hours. if you're not a big fan of the cold air, we'll be a little warmer as we head throughout tonight. some cloud cover offshore. that's going to insulate us and keep a little of the daytime heating today. not quite as cold. we don't have a frosted a risery in effect. but the jet stream is dipping to the south here. that's going to keep us in this colder flow. and we're tracking the storm system. i've been calling it tricky here for the