and they say that city officials are -- they blame city officials for not having what they call a clear plan when dealing with occupy-related demonstrations. we'll hear from them at 6:00. we'll also hear from mayor kwan. i'm live in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. in san jose the issue is not how police are responding but how long it takes them to get there. only on 7 investigation finds slow response times may be affecting ability of paramed yiblgs to do their jobs in an emergency. david louie is live with the story. >> officials here in san jose city hall and officers on the beat acknowledge they've been getting complaints over slower response times for nonlife threatening calls. in cases response times could be six to seven minutes longer than what the city goal s now there is evidence of slower response times can be putting lives on the line. >> there is already a busy evening with officers investigating a shooting in downtown san jose. then, police notified of an altercation outside of a check cashing office. a man was down. a police dispatch log indicates no patrol uni

and ladies and gentlemen it is my honor to welcome you to the official city celebration honoring your 2012 world series champions san francisco giants. now, as we gather together as a community today to celebrate this joyous occasion we do want to take a moment first to recognize those impacted by hurricane sandy and mourn the lives loft from this disaster. of course the giants share a deep history with new york and our prayers go out to everyone on the east coast affected by this disaster and the red cross in those regions they really need our help everybody and we encourage you to donate for the relief fund at red cross .org and the giants players are going to make donations and the giants' organization is going to match the donations by the employers. just think everybody here today and 1 dollar from all of us. that can really help and donate at red cross .org and we thank you for your generosity. it was just two years ago that we captured the championship since moving to san francisco and i think we're happy we didn't have to wait until 52 years. [cheers and applause] we've got an

in the city is being considered after tomorrow's full day session. they say san francisco will be the official host city even though the game would be played in santa clara. >> it would bring a lot of revenue in. it would be great for the local restaurants et cetera, bars hotels... >> the only time they hosted a super bowl is at sanford stadium. >>> once again he learned he had won a nobel prize. jeanine della vega is where the professor seems to be taking the news in stride. good afternoon jeanine. >> reporter: he is a visiting professor and just won the nobel prize for economic sciences and it could not come at a better time because he plans on becoming a proffer here in 20 -- professor at 2013. >> reporter: they awarded him the nobel prize for his work on market design. he received a call at 3:30 a.m. when he got the call and said he had won. rob is considered a pioneer in matching theory. he was able to develop a program that matches physicians with hospitals that were compatible for them. he is also known for redesigning the market for people who want to donate kidney. >> so if you are he

city employees. other than elected officials and department heads. is that accurate? because we have the and city employees at the end currently. and i found that confusing. >> would you restate what you would change it to? a-2? >> yes. this is a-2 little "b." you know what? actually a probably better way to do that is to put the other than elected officials and department heads in parenthesis. i want to make it clear that we are talking about different sets of individuals. >> i found myself all the way through this understanding i think the genesis of why "a" and "c" are separate. but i think down the road, people trying to understand what we are talking about will wonder why nonwillful violations by is not followed by four entries. but in fact is separated into two different categories. i think it makes something already complicated harder to track. there is history why they are treated separately. but once you get to this point, we will conduct a show-case hearing. this language happens over and over again. and it's the willful violations by these particular people.

city officials -- brandon, $75. city officials recommend you take mass transit. mayor lee has declared this san francisco giants pride week. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the mayors of world series cities usually make a friendly bet involving food or dings. -- the mayors are wagering a day of community service. if tigers win lee will visit motown and tour a chevy volt plant. the giants win binge will speak to kids in the giants program and visit silicon valley. go to the facebook page choose between eight badges showing your support how could you not support those guys go to facebook.com/abc7news page and click on the badge you want and it will appear on your wall. >>> we have to shift gears. people who shopped at barnes & noble stores in the past months are being asked to check credit and debit bills because of' sophisticated crime that has the attention of the fbi. kira klapper joins us to explain. >> reporter: this is one of six bay area barnes & noble locations hit by the nationwide crime. the company says sophisticated criminals tampered with those months we

city officials put together an event geared towards educating people about homelessness in city and mobilizing them to do something about it. guests were guided through an imaginary street where they

city officials -- brandon, $75. city officials recommend you take mass transit. mayor lee has declared this san francisco giants pride week. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the mayors of world series cities usually make a friendly bet involving food or dings. -- the mayors are wagering a day of community service. if tigers win lee will visit motown and tour a chevy volt plant. the giants win binge will speak to kids in the giants program and visit silicon valley. go to the facebook page choose between eight badges showing your support how could you not support those guys go to facebook.com/abc7news page and click on the badge you want and it will appear on your wall. >>> we have to shift gears. people who shopped at barnes & noble stores in the past months are being asked to check credit and debit bills because of' sophisticated crime that has the attention of the fbi. kira klapper joins us to explain. >> reporter: this is one of six bay area barnes & noble locations hit by the nationwide crime. the company says sophisticated criminals tampered with those months we

today union and city officials gathered to strongly condemn city council woman rose ha rare a. they say in a mailer, she blamed slow response time on the police force. they point out the police force is very understaffed. >> it's happening in my neighborhood and neighborhoods throughout the city. more break-ins. we're not responding to burglaries and that is not the fault of anyone that wears the unform. that's the fault of city hall. >> what the mayor addressed is the police union, not all san jose police officers. talking about the police union and their tactics. >> herrera is in a tough re-election fight. she is in favor of police pension reform. >> residents of an apartment complex on webster street in san francisco were forced out when s.a.t. officers arrived looking for a gunmann. police say it began with an exchange of gufers between a man on a sidewalk and people in a passing car. the man barricade himself in a nearby apartment complex and ended in a standoff that lasted four hours. sheriff mark -- lives ago down the street. >> when you see an incident like this in a qu

as a city, we must stand and make a statement that anyone, especially elected officials, will be held let us not forget, he did plead guilty to a crime. as a city, we must realize that the sheriff is a -- of his department. mirkarimi is seen as the leading example for his department and his employees. we deserve to be able to trust and respect our law enforcement officers. victims of domestic violence have the right to be protected by the sheriff's department without fear that our issues will be taken lightly. by removing sheriff ross mirkarimi from the board -- i'm sorry, from office, the board of supervisors will affirm and ensure that any official will be accountable to the public they serve, and exhibit an appropriate standard of conduct. please make the right decision for the san francisco residents you serve, and vote for the removal of sheriff ross mirkarimi from office. thank you. >> president chiu: thankmtí# yo. next speaker. >> hi. the same extra time she had. what i will say is that there saying but i'm going to say out loud and i'm else is thinking. you have all these wome

city officials were -- ahead. city officials were not amused and said hackers hacked into thesystem. >> this message says you hit my kid you will be shot. a bakesersfield man says he is taking a stand against people speeding through the neighborhood. >> i rather you come out and cover a sign that is screwed onto a 4-foot ladder versus a tragic incident you know to where somebody lose as child. >> the man says in the past drivers would frequently disregard the 25-mile-an-hour speed limit ep dangering neighborhood children. when the sign is out he says drivers slow down and he goes onto add he and his wife received a lot of support from those living in the neighborhood just trying to make the neighborhood a little bit safer. >>> before we head to break, when i was in studio b with the folks from komen i gave out wrong number. here it is. grab a pen and a piece of paper. this is for a great cause. here's the number. 410-481-# 222 2. >> we are moving on. 6:22. 2222. and leave the cheetos at home. >> that's what a teach

now city officials would like to use this property, waterfront property, as retail. brianne? of events planned here in the district to mark the anniversary of the occupy d.c. movement. in just a matter of minutes, we expect the protesters will gather here at 17th and k. they will hold a storm k street event, marching through the streets. later this afternoon, a shutdown k street event, where they will first gather at freedom plaza and then march through the streets there. disruptions and delays expected. jummy? >> brianne, we're following a developing story out of afghanistan. that is where a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle into a crowded area and exploded there. we know that 14 people have been killed, including three nato service members. nato is not confirming yet the nationals of those soldiers, although witnesses in the area tell reporters there that that area is heavily patrolled by u.s. forces. natasha, cynne, back to you. >> jummy thank you. here are the things you need to know before you leave for work this morning. >> a virginia man accused of killing a new york s

city officials are looking at what happened. d the oakland police are looking into what happened. this will be not only at a perfect example of what the city has been dealing with with a huge problem of illegal and dumping with this city in oakland, kron 4. >>pam: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m >> we are going to be seen warmer weather. a look at the satellite and writer with warm, dry air we're also going to see the red flag warnings because of these warm, dry winds. they are coming from the inland valley. towards the coast. the low humidity, prompting the fire concerns. as we look for tomorrow and thursday it is going to get hot. widespread 80s and even 90's. and on the coast. friday, cooler weather expected lotis and as that fog starts to return. the futurecast showing pretty mild conditions. in the wind temperatures will be in the '70s. places where those wind will be your the bayshore its '70s and '80s. 60s otherwise and by noon, 70's and 80's for the bay a

&p city officials sayytte next phase of improving the cities reddlight nd speed cameras willlfocus on mainttnaning it. hhw are the roads looking tonig? tonight?brrndi proctor has our traffic dge report. repoot. maplibertt40shawanmaa395map with halloween just dayy away no one can appreciate the lovee elephants. like the with the help of tww afriiann elephants the maryyand zoo weekend. toddy dolly and anna took part ann many were able to watch them crush the 2-hhndred-pound pumpkins with their feet,, head, and tuskk but ttis weekend may not be all fun and expecting toohit alliiore. but zoo officials saa they are prepared foo anything. "we haveea lot of ouu staff oo grounds thats preparing for a doing a lot oo things like getting all the gas canisters generators and cars so thattif we'll haav tte generators to place different areas of he zoo to keep the zoo buiidings &pworking nd perational." operational."well if the storm holds off...this weekends 3 pvenns will include free trick or treating, costume contest, carnival games, crafts and a pakistani teenager reunnted with hee family... tw

the costs of giving protection to the city's top officials. >> and despite budget deficits, those costs are going up. >> many large jurisdictions offer no such benefit to top officials, but despite a declining population and ever- growing budget pressure, the city not only keeps executive protection in place. it allows it to grow. >> good morning. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has quite the on to rosh. she arrives in a city suv. -- has quite the entourage. she is protected by city police officers whose sole duty is to provide executive protection. it all comes at a cost. for the last year, over time alone was $103,750. substantially higher than the cost for fiscal year 2011. one big reason? the unit got bigger. it grew from three officers to seven officers. the mayor's security troubles with her out of time. that added another $7,700 the last fiscal year. take that plus the overtime costs and the minimum salaries -- the overall cost is enough to cover the starting salaries of 10 police officers. executive protection is also provided to the police commissioner, even though

. >> reporter: in atlantic city, officials ordered casinos to close sunday afternoon. sandy's storm surge could cause major flooding. >> we have the full moon in effect with multiple tide cycles and we're going to have to go through more than one high tide during this evict and that's just going to only pile up the water that much higher. >> reporter: here in new york city, transit officials are keeping an i potentially close eye on the path of the storm. the mayor and governor are considering shutting down the entire transit system to avoid flooding the trains. forecasters predict sanity could merge with -- sandy could merge with two other winter weather systems to become a superstorm bringing high winds, torrential rain and heavy snow to a third of the country. widespread power outages are another concern. crews from illinois are already en route to the east coast ready to help get it back on in hard hit areas. sandy may also put a damper on halloween plans. >> on wednesdays, they -- the least chance of rain and hopefully it will hold out and let them go trick-or-tre

city. officials have there have suspended subway and bus services. sandy is disrupting corporate activity with many companies not opening for business. none of the theaters on the city's famous broadway will be running performances on monday. the u.n. headquarters will be closed and the new york stock exchange will stop all trading on monday. internet trade willing also be suspended. we'll have more information on the hurricane from rash el ferguson of our weather team later in the program. >>> with just nine days to go before the u.s. presidential election, the hurricane is altering the schedule and strategies of the two main candidates. president barack obama was set to campaign in three key states on monday, but he cut his trip short and returned to washington to monitor the storm. in 2005, obama's predecessor, george w. bush, was harshly criticized for his slow response to hurricane katrina. the storm devastated the south of the united states including the city of new orleans. republican challenger mitt romney also canceled all campaign events in

city officials are urging anyone who does not have smoke detectors in their home to call 311. >> three more city firefighters are recovering tonight after fire in self these baltimore. investigators said the fire broke out in the basement of a home of around 3:00 this morning. firefighter suffered burns to their hands and faces and are listed in stable condition. there is no word on exactly what sparked that fire. >> baltimore city police are searching for a suspect after a shooting in northeast baltimore. investigators say a man had been shot multiple times just after 5:30 this evening on north charles street. at last check, that victim is in critical condition. there is no word on a motive. >> coming up, protecting some of baltimore's top officials, but at what cost? how some six children -- some state children's parents are not having to leave the hospital ward. >> we will check out the forecast. right now we are down to 45 at right now we are down to 45 at >> former maryland lawmaker clarence -- he was elected to the maryland house of delegates at the age of 22. mitchell was known

city officials are painfully aware and that is leading them to roll out in other crime-fighting plan that has worked in other big cities. to resel >> officials say that operation cease-fire has many different components. however, the success is a around several different steps. one big step is bringing together gang members with law enforcement and community members. this is lt. ron armstrong with the oakland police department. >> what we want to do is allow the community and clergy to speak directly to these individuals that are involved in the violence. the second message is that we want them to not be arrested cannot looking to arrest people we do not want to put more people in jail. if you continue to be involved in violence and homicides, then we will respond. >> that comprehensive result will bring bringing in a lot of law enforcement. >> our partnership with the alameda information, the district attorney, the fbi. >> the to convincing that the hope is that they will go back to the community that the city means business and the crime must stop. or, serious actions will happen th

update from the officials in ocean city. he will continue to bring up dates dropped the day -- updates throughout the day. the wind is driving, and we have a very strong waves starting to flood coastal areas. >> eva must be chilled to the bone. >> some interesting shots along the beach. i want to see how bad the plotting is. >> the time is 9:24. it is 62 degrees at the airport. >> you saw back and looked in ocean city. it is even worse in virginia beach. look at those waves. more on that when we come back. millions against question seven. that upsets me. and that upsets jonathan ogden. you don't want to upset jonathan ogden. ogden: no you don't. mayor: question seven means thousands of jobs and millions for our schools. but these west virginia casinos want to keep it all for themselves. we're not happy about that. ogden: no we aren't. mayor: so join us and vote for question seven. and west virginia, don't make me send jonathan ogden over there. mayor: vote for question seven. ogden: for baltimore. >> welcome back to our exte

this case is about unprecedented, mayoral power, claiming the ability to charge any elected official in this city with official misconduct with or without a conviction and on a case by case basis. >> i'm asking you not to be scared of setting a precedent, of removing a sheriff sheriff from office. >> we have to be optimistic this is what got us her all long. talking about a system and a process and -- i think excessive use of authority and power that tried to destroy a family. >> reporter: again another live look inside the hearing, a dinner break has been set for 6:30 but with dozens more expected a vote may not come until late in the evening. we will cover the hearing and bring you updates on the bay area news at seven, tv36 and on the 10:00 news. for now reporting live. david stevenson. >> here is one more live look inside san francisco city hall. the hearing going on right now. as the board of supervisors considers whether to remove the sheriff from his host. we are monitoring the prosaid agos and will bring you the late heft that happens. >> it's a tense night for baseball fans on both sides

city limits. wednesday morning, police arrested a terrorist suspects. federal officials say quazi mohammad nafis tried to blow up the federal reserve building in new york city. nafis was apparently armed with a cell phone he believed would detonate a bomb. authorities emphasized that he never posed an actual threat. coming up, a new course benefits those coming home from war. >> the sun is out. mild temperatures. tonight, we c quakes in consumer alert, a report is released on the economic impact of this year's star spangled celebration. it brought in $166 million. it took place july 13th-19th and drew an estimated 150 four million people, 28% of them from outside the state. the research was conducted by forward analytics whose clients include festivals throughout the united states. yesterday, we reported that home builder confidence had hit a six year high. it seems home building is catching up as well. on construction hit a four year high last month, up a whopping 15% from august. affordable housing has combined with lower unemployment to help improve home sales. forecl

baltimore city officials are preparing for the storm, meeting now with mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. franciotti joins us live with more. >> we're here at the emergency operations center in baltimore city on colvert street. this is a war room where the heads of every city agency are briefing the mayor on the current situation of hurricane sandy. in the white shirt facing you there, that's director of the office of emergency management, bob maloney. right now he is giving the mayor a breakdown of what's going on at this point. moments ago, the mayor got a briefing from the national weather service to learn the current path of sandy. ava in ocean city, being pummeled by the wind, was talking about the wind field. what we learned, what we are in for here is 36 hours of 45 mile-per-hour sustained winds with gusts up to 60 miles per hour. that is a long time to have winds that strong so that's why the heads of every agency here trying break it down and figure out what they need to do. the department of parks and rec. here, their job is tree removal, taking care of potential trees down alo

but on december 11, 1967 giant officials gathered with players, fans and city officials to break grounds. and rob roth was there. >> reporter: at noon today thousands of people gathered in what will soon be pacific bell park the new home of the san francisco giants. the crowd was bigger here at that vacant lot at third and king street than it sometimes is at a baseball game at golden gate park. giants, players, politicians and fans came together to celebrate the park. >> it's going to be something that we're involved in. it'll be here forever. and it's very significant day for everybody. >> it's going to mean a lot for san francisco, it's going to mean a lot for downtown. it's going to mean a lot for the san francisco giants. >> reporter: giant's president mcgowen, giant's greats willie mays and willie mccubbie all grabbed shovels and and dug in. >> the people are starting to ask us what is the street address. we will like to announce that in the year 2000 you can direct all of your giant's fan mail, all of your mail to willie to pacific well park one willie mays plaza, san francisco 941

city officials certainly hope that's the case this weekend.ve in san francisco, sal castaneda, ktvu news. >> you can find more coverage of the big weekend in san francisco by going to our website ktvu.com. when you're there, look for our fleet week coverage under hot topics. >>> mountain view police are looking for five suspects in connection with a violent home invasion robbery. the victim was walking to his carport on the 700 block of silvan avenue just before 6:00 a.m. when he was confronted by five suspects one of whom was armed with a handgun. the man was punched in the face and forced back in his home where the wife was asleep. they were then forced to lie on the floor while the men ransacked the home. they ended up stealing a gun that was inside. >>> chevron said it filed suit in superior court yesterday. earlier this year a county appeals board rejected chevron's appeal of the 2007- 2009 property tax bill and it ordered the company to pay $27 million more in taxes. a chevron spokesperson tells ktvu the company is currently in mediation

they spent the day cleaning up after the giants egiants won the world very rice and city officials had this message for fans. >> it is important that we celebrate responsively. vandalizing is not the way to celebrate and we are holding it and muni says that bus recently had a $300,000 makeover and now they will have to pay for repairs. it came through the san francisco chronicle and you can see a barricade smashes the front of immune any bus. they were dented by people who climbed on top of them. >>> the giants and the world series trophy is back home this morning. that was certainly the place to be after they arrived, world series, pablo sandoval with the publicity to show off to the crowd. now before the giants, they have a charter plane at fso as they emerged with the world series trophy in hand. >> very exciting. sal is back with us to get us moving this morning. >> i know i have been watching a lot of baseball and i recognized everybody getting off that plane plane. room -- >>> traffic will be foggy in many areas and as you can see it is low here on the east shore freeway. you can

city officials are stating that you should take public transit because they will have streets blocked. >> i can tell you what a difference an hour makes. there's still people honking and hollering at each other because the traffic is picking up. it is already difficult because the bear case that are out. there are streets thenormally make that t security guards are making sure that you are not crossing areas such you should not cross. i am at the beginning of mission and stored in nicosia flatbed truck here. this is where the flows will start together.ats will start togethe while they make their routes to the civic center that will be showered with love. >> why was it important for you to be here this morning? >> because we are champs and a bust their butts for us all year. they are our eyes. i woke up at to 30 a.m. this morning and i got here around 4:30 a.m.. a good chunk of me is same that but i know it will be worth it. >> what time did you get here? tice about 430 but i am up righ>> i arrived about 4:0 a.m.. i asked someone to work for me today. i called then monday and i checked

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oakland city coliseum officials releasing the statement apologizing to the residents. says in part, while adjustments to the sound were made following the afternoon sound check, they were clearly not sufficient to control the impact upon the residents of our closest cities. we are committing to take immediate review to help us create new procedures for the management of audio production. >>> san francisco is strictly b.y.o.b. bring your own bag. plastic bags are banned from all retailers. restaurants are exempt, but only for the next year. >>> all right. still ahead, how about this? an irish golfer gets picked up by the cops at the ryder cup championship. this is funny. we have pictures to explain. >>> if i recall correctly, i saw my co-anchor snacking on bacon today. the cost of bacon may be on the rise. the recent drought is affecting pig feed cost. suppliers will pay more for grain. bacon lovers, marla, relax. a strong swine offerings in the coming months. economists say early reports of a widespread bacon shortage is misleading. fears of a scare of bacon grew after

city. officials say the casinos are okay but the storm washed away part of the board walk there. and in other towns along the jersey shore. farther north just outside new york city emergency workers are using boats to rescue hundreds upon hundreds of people from homes that are still under water. governor christie says it could take months for new jersey to recover. >> i know that many people in our state woke up today to absolute devastation. it is beyond anything i thought i would ever see. i anticipated last night, given the nature of the winds and the rain would be pretty bad. i didn't expect it to be that bad. >> shepard: frankly, no one did. the governor says the path commuter trains that run between new york and new jersey bring all those people to work will be out of service for at least seven to 10 days. you can see why. floodwaters look at this, pouring into the stations like this one in hoboken just across the new jersey river in manhattan. officials here in new york say it could be four or five days at least before the subways are up and running at any level. here is a

city. but a lot of the official parties would take place in san francisco.e hitch and probably one reason why mayor ed lee is so interested in getting the super bowl back to the bay area. to give you a sense of what kind of connection the 49ers still feel to sf, even though they're moving here to santa clara, team owner jed york has told the chronicle that if the 49ers were to win the super bowl, they'd have their victory parade in san francisco. so is santa clara leadership taken aback by all this? not at all. kwie the opposite. >> we're all one region, the san francisco bay region. santa clara and san francisco have -- you know, we have a history going back to the mission and the presidio. so we are only separated by 40 miles and there will be 40 miles of parties i'm sure in between. so it's fine leverage all the resources we have to showcase how great a place it is we live. >> reporter: that's santa clara mayor jamie matthews who tells us he's appreciative of mayor ed lee taking the lead on putting this bid together. it's been a while since the bay area h

baltimore city officials admit there's nearly 40,000 city water customers who paid too much for their service. they have since been refunded but that's not stopped one official from filing a class action lawsuit. fred con away is speaking monetary -- seeking monetary damages for those affected. it alleges unfair treatment from the city because they allowed businesses to rack up the debt but forced families out of their homes for similar reasons. >>> he's the maryland madoff. that's what if man who brought half of the insurance providers is now calling him. his companies are the center of the maryland insurance administration investigation after hundreds of thousands of dollars wasn't paid from one of his companies to another. goshdy bunch who says she's paled $1 million -- he's paid $1 million for half of interstate insurance had no idea the business was unstable when he bought it back in june. he says katz owes almost $2 million to that company. katz insurance license is suspended. some of his locations are still operating as part of the state agreement. >>> time now for a check of t

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officials say they're ready. got a plan in place and we'll follow that closely. >> when the storm actually hits, city officials willse the boardwalk. until then, people are free to enjoy it. reporting in ocean city, sarah sampson. >> sandy his caused significant damage in the caribbean and is threatening to unleash heavy rain and wind in new england. >> hurricane sandy pounded its way through the caribbean today, ripping homes apart. at least 40 have died in haiti, cuba and jamaica. people are preparing for the worst. we can't take chances. >> in milford beach, connecticut, jim boarded up his brand new home. last year's hurricane irene forced him to rebuild. >> you have to prepare. >> from virginia to new england, several governors declared emergencies and issued warnings. assume there will be a long period of time in which you are without energy. >> in connecticut, workers cleared streets of debris and in massachusetts homeowners pulled batteries, flashlights and emergency supplies off the shelves. voters took their prized safety.ons to >> today i'm protecting my interests and battening down the hatches. >> in new

the closure is part of an with city officials and a houston-based energy company. on the 14th floor and it will directly into my room. >> genon will receive a $32 escrow which was held in control.onmental city officials would like to use property for retail or commercial space. >> thank you. on to the presidential race, the are preparing for wednesday inebate denver. a new poll shows voters think t obama will win the upcoming debate and the election. tahman bradley reports that both trying to lower expectations. president obama and mitt romney during a four l showdown on wednesday at presidential debate in denver. s vegas at an la rally, president obama tried to manage expectations. >> i know folks in the media are will have theo zinger. governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama and mitt down fornkering e practice. latest polls show americans debate and the election are the presidents to .ose 63% of registered voters expect obama to win the election. that is his biggest lead so far comes to expectations. actual support among likely voters, the race is mu

rather than a paren, i may say willful violations by city officers and employees other than elected officials and department heads. >> that's what i had originally. but i think it's six half, either way. >> and during public comment i would be interested to hear if anyone thinks that we would lose something by merging those. i think it would make it easier for people to understand. willful and nonwillful in all categories. >> agreed. 2-1-b. >> i have a -- are you finished with "a"? >> i was. >> and going to "b." go ahead. >> let's address all of them in "a." commissioner renne if you have one for "a." >> i have a comment about the heading. i don't quite understand the use of the word "made" in the second line. >> second line of -- >> alleging violations of sunshine ordinance made by. it seems to me that made is grammatically incorrect. by any city officer employee. >> i am sorry? where are you? >> at the top, referrals 1, "i," the heading. referrals from the sunshine ordinance task force alleging violations of the sunshine ordinance made by. it's a violation by. >> it's the heading in the act

we are in it for the long haul there are hundreds of green elected officials and local office mayors city officials school board officials across the united states we have major cities including the one i'm sitting in right now i'm in minneapolis st paul where we have greens and elective office and we are on a path to success it may take a number of years it may even take decades but you know the german green stuck with it and now they are polling twenty twenty five percent and national polls they run major states in germany and they've had a major impact on german policy we hope and intend to do the same thing in the united states you are what you say on the tin the green party but one of the cult cool values that you really think are appealing to the electorate. well i think the reality is that that debate which took place in new york on tuesday saw no mention of climate but for many people especially young people in this country climate change and environmental issues are pivotal they are the issues of the future and neither the democrats nor republicans are addressing those issues bot

here in oakland city officials are thinking of bringing in other officers so that they can have more street. this will get the signed out. here in net >> i this situation is suspicious and we do have a body. a positive identity of the woman will be made by the corner. that will determine whether she died before then pleasant hill a gay boy scout has been kicked out. he has been denied the eagle award. he had over 400 signatures from people in the area who treasure hunters and like are out trying to find bits of a meteor. this was seen by hundreds of people and we do have a surveillance video from a post office. scientists believe that the media may have broken off in pieces and may have landed here. >> here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> this is the only street where according to this clock is always for 20 p.m.. this is probably the only place you'll find at picture of president obama. public transit rules for the bulls, and not the chicago bulls but the other rooms. we will take a look at haight street and what else you may find. in the next edition of

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from highway 37 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. >> oakland city officials and business leaders spoke to the news media of the improvements to the downtown oakland the economy. >> oakland city officials speaking to the media about the improvements in the economic conditions of downtown oakland. this event was conspicuously time on the eve of the occupy movement takeover of frank ogawa plaza. people in the occupy movement will retake that plaza. this newly planted grass is no off- limits. >> we have had to deal with at least a dozen of major demonstrators. one year ago and each time the complaints have been, down, down, down. we have a lot of confidence that this will be handled well. we are asking. stay off the launc stay off the lawn..>> that entire area is now patrolled by security guards, oakland police. they are expected to keep everything intact for the occupy anniversary. >> the murder of susie ko w there have been a married couple charging for her murder. and also carrying a gun and stealing her car. she was found stabbed to death earlier this month in her home. >> a san-t

that includes meeting with the emergency management officials. the city is concerned about the potential of the storm. one thing is sandbagging. many of the ideas are worth repeating. >> if the power goes out, a battery-powered radio may be the only way to receive information. we want to make sure everyone has flashlights, battery-powered lanterns with extra batteries. we keep talking about extra batteries. this is important, particularly since some people have their emergency prepared this kids from a year ago or two years ago. you might have the kit, but the batteries do not work. do not use candles. please, do not use candles. they pose a serious fire risk. we also asked people to make sure they have enough water for three days. >> in just a few minutes will hear from the maryland national guard. and later this afternoon, the baltimore county executive will outline his storm preparedness plan. david collins, wbal tv 11 news. >> you can track hurricane sandy's movement on our interactive radar. you can also follows for updates on live wire. it is also a

robert-- >> reporter: well, milpitas city officials say they expect hundreds of people to show up here at milpitas city hall in less than an hour to debate outsources police services but we learned a decision has already been made. many supporters and critics of milpitas police say by and large the 90 plus officers do a good job with an average response time of about four minutes. we saw that last week when officers arrested a carjacking suspect when he tried to escape on foot to a near by apartment complex. milpitas face as $9 million deficit and -- faces a 9 million deficit and their contract with police ends at the ends of the year. >> we ended up outsources street maintenance. >> as you know, there was uncertainty about job loss. where do you we from here as a police department? >> reporter: but we have learned the sheriff on the eve of tonight's city council meeting on the issue decided not to submit a bid. sheriff lori smith says milpitas was rushing to get a replacement agency in by january 2nd and she was concerned the public did not have enough time to weigh in on such a big c

. >> city officials are gearing up for a ticker-tape parade to celebrate the giants world series victory. it is video of the crews making preparations with a parade at civic center plaza. city hall says the parade will take a different route from the one. instead of the financial district the parade was started the foot of market street on wednesday tomorrow at 11. a large video screen will hang at civic center plaza to broadcast the speeches made by players and dignitaries. while discussing the parade the mayor promised it would be grand. >> we have a very low organized approach. we are creating a family from the event for everyone of course will pay attention to everyone's safety. i think we are deserving of a at civic center plaza to form. city officials expect 1 million people to attend the celebration. >> amazing. public transportation is expecting a crush of fans had to the parade. bart and caltran will run next strains as well as voting a ferry. before and after the parade. the victory parade for the san francisco giants will be tomorrow at . live blocking it as well. will take a