♪ cathy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too? cathy: online. patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ >> hi. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> i don't want to follow eric schmidt. my job is to welcome you to this wacky place i call home, san francisco. a city that prides itself on the cutting edge of new ideas. you are home to the birthplace of live science and i bet half of you forgot the united nations was founded in the city and county of san francisco.

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patty: hello? cathy: patty! i've decided to follow your lead and file for social security benefits online. patty: but cath, aren't you back in zanzibar? cathy: i just got on my laptop and went to socialsecurity.gov. it took less than 15 minutes! patty: wow! you are a miracle worker. cathy: well, cheers, patty. i'm off to film a baby rhino. ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ patty: a baby rhino. >> welcome to "culture wire." today we're headed to smpling f. camera works, a premiere venue for artists working in photographer, video, and digital media. the latest exhibition lists clearness as a set of political alliances and possibilities that it is behind the sphere of dominant gay and lesbian culture. the curator fills us in on the process of creating this thoughtful exhibition. and what she would like you to take away from it. >> i co-cureated with danny, a chicago-based writer and curator. the conceptual framework is what it means to be clear and radical for our generation. clearness as a set of political allia

♪ cathy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too? cathy: online. patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ usic] hello, i'm ivette torres. welcome to another edition of the road to recovery. today we'll be talking about the language that we use on issues related to addiction and recovery. joining us in our panel today are: daphne baille, director of communications, treatment alternatives for safe communities, tasc incorporated, chicago, illinois. dr. john kelly, associate professor i

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patty: wow! you are a miracle worker. cathy: well, cheers, patty. i'm off to film a baby rhino. ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ patty: a baby rhino. >> welcome to coulterwire. the san francisco arts commission and department of public works has joined forces by battling graffiti by launching a new program called street smarts. the program connects established artist with private property owners to create a vibrant murals which is a proven an effective strategy for combating graffiti on private property. artists, along with his crew, recently transformed a building turn to vandalism into a masterpiece. let us take a look. >> part of me has so much compassion for other graffiti artists. i understand why they are doing what they do. for me, it was something that was so hard to get out of. the lifestyle in general. j and tagging is addicting. i used to be on these routes. i have compassion for these guys. a lot of these guys are super talented. i am just trying to find the median to still be involved but still do my thing as an artist and work with

patty: hello? cathy: patty! i've decided to follow your lead and file for social security benefits online. patty: but cath, aren't you back in zanzibar? cathy: i just got on my laptop and went to socialsecurity.gov. it took less than 15 minutes! patty: wow! you are a miracle worker. cathy: well, cheers, patty. i'm off to film a baby rhino. ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ patty: a baby rhino.

patty: hello? cathy: patty! i've decided to follow your lead and file for social security benefits online. patty: but cath, aren't you back in zanzibar? cathy: i just got on my laptop and went to socialsecurity.gov. it took less than 15 minutes! patty: wow! you are a miracle worker. cathy: well, cheers, patty. i'm off to film a baby rhino. ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ patty: a baby rhino. good evening and welcome. i'm karen clausen, president of the league of women voters of san francisco. the league is a non-partisan, but political organization dedicated to the active and informed participation of all citizens in government. we never support or oppose candidates. however, we do take stands on issues, and so for further information about candidates and election issues, visit our website, www.sf job votes.org. we want to thank our co-sponsors for tonight's forum. the pa trer row boosters. the dog patch neighborhood association. the university of california san francisco. and media son supervisors nbc bay a

patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too? cathy: online. patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! good evening and welcome. i'm karen clausen, president of the league of women voters of san francisco. the league is a non-partisan, but political organization dedicated to the active and informed participation of all citizens in government. we never support or oppose candidates. however, we do take stands on issues, and so for further information about candidates and election issues, visit our website, www.sf job votes.org. we want to thank our co-sponsors for tonight's forum. the pa trer row boosters. the dog patch neighborhood association. the university of california san francisco. and media son supervisors nbc bay area, san francisco government television, sfgtv, and educational access tv, e.a. tv. you will hear from candidates for supervisor for district 10, malia cohen, christine inea, chris jackson, tony kelly, dewitt lacey, jeffrey morris, steve moss, eric smith, lynette sweet, and diane wesley smi

we are not here just because we support patty and we definitely do support patty, don't we?ring] [applause] we are here to read -- to renew that promise. we are here to restore that dream. we are here because we believe that no child's future should be limited because of the neighborhood that they are born in. we believe that every child should have access to outstanding public schools just like i had. we believe that every child should have a chance to go to college even if their parents are not wealthy, just like barack and i did. [applause] we believe in simple things, like if you get sick, you should be able to see a doctor. [cheering] [applause] if you work hard, you should make a decent wage and have retirement. a simple things. we believe that if you fulfill your responsibility every day, you should be able to provide for your family just like my folks did. have opportunities to pursue your dreams and leave something more behind for your kids, just like all of us are trying to do today. so, remember, that is the vision that we all share. that is the vision. it is the

patty: wow! you are a miracle worker. cathy: well, cheers, patty. i'm off to film a baby rhino. ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ patty: a baby rhino. >> thank you guys so -- you guys are really all 16 years old? not your 16th birthday? really? you are 5? you are all five? but why do you guys look like you are 16? you all look older than 5. do you think you look older than 5? yes, you kind of do. how old do you think i am? am i, like, 50? am i, like, 100? could i be 100? really? do you think? do you think i am 15 years old? >> yes. [laughter] mayor newsom: do you think i'm 20 years old? 25? that is, like, really, really old, 25. how about 30? that is too old, i know. so it is not your 16th birthday, all of you. but you are in high school, right? you are not? you are in kindergarten? wow. are you guys going to college? >> yes. mayor newsom: all of you are going to college? why are you not going to college? but when you are bigger, you are all going to college, right? yes. if you eat lunch, you will get big and go to college. that is true. but you h

. >> patti labelle looks so cool, the coolest coat on i have ever seen. look at patty. >> she looks comfy. >> she does. let's get a check at he headlines. natalie is in while ann is on assignment. >> people in parts of arizona assessing the damage trying to recover from four tornadoes at least, that hit the state on wednesday. there could be more severe weather today in utah and colorado. >>> today, the war in afghanistan is entering its 10th year, more than 1200 u.s. troops have died there since the war began. this morning, president karzai hosted the inaugural session of a new peace council to reconcile the taliban and other insurgents. >>> today, pakistan says it will not reopen a border with afghanistan despite an apology after a helicopter attack that killed two pakistani soldiers. there were more attacks on nato trucks trying to bring fuel through that border crossing to troops in afghanistan. >>> asking mexico's president for help finding the body of an american tourist whose wife says he was killed by mexican pirates. they tossed flowers on the bo

it's very hard for me how patty murray actually loses it. >> i think she's an u.n. popular incumbent. over 50% in myen poll. sign.at's a bad i think republicans will take that. >> i now for the first time, i think patty murray is going to lose that race. she's going to be a surprised wave casualty. chris: is this related to martin rossi? >> look, the mom in tennis shoes may win because of the male-in vote. enough it will be close counting it -- chris: what are you calling? >> i just said the mom in tennis shoes will win because of the male-in vote. thank you. male-in vote. thank you. chris: let's take a look at nevada. has been fighting gonse a true tea partier who believes in second amendment remedies -- >> i -- i think that the republicans will take this -- again, just because harry reid is such an unpopular incumbent. a week ago thursday there were 10 hours of advertising in one day in that state. >> can i just paint a picture -- we're at this alley in las vegas with obama and harry reid. this was a crowd that was so pumped up and ready to go out there and vote.

ktvu's patty lee -- patti lee bringing the story. >> reporter: the three suicides bring the problem into the spotlight, problems that are being addressed locally. >> you're going through these frustrations, you know exactly what it's like. >> reporter: 11 and 12-year- olds may seem too young to deal with these issues. >> i deal with bullying on a daily basis, i deal with gay problems on a daily basis. >> reporter: now 18-year-old college freshman tyler clemente have jumped off a bridge after images of him having sexual relations with another man hit the internet. >> because it is just out there. a whole bunch of people can read it and get hurt. >>> tonight a support group for gay, lesbian students. hundreds of parents are gathering at 7:00 and talk about ways to keep problems like bullying at bay. patti lee. >>> a los cados mother accused of having sex with a minor is out of jail today. she posted $30,000 bail and was released this morning. police say she had sexual relations with an underaged boy earl this summer and that he was a family friend. sara cole made news on ktvu after she was

patty lee is live on the scene with more on what happened. patty? >> gasia, fire crews tell me that the building is on the verge of collapse. it may not look that fragile but the wood structure underneath is demolished. >> i'm looking at my building and it was like this is somebody else's nightmare, not mine. >> reporter: stephanie heinz escaped the fire that startd in her building around 5. you go to bed, climb out your window without your shoes on. >> reporter: the fire may have started small but it quickly swallowed the 8-undercomplex and damaged adjacent building. >> the stairwell had collapsed between the second and third floor. we made the decision to pull everybody out and go defensive on it. three people were transported to nearby st. fran cyst hospital and treated for smoke inhalation but no one was seriously hurt, at least not physically. >> you find something, that's good, guys. >> reporter: financially, that's another matter. these band mate were among the people evacuated. their instruments were in there. >> i'm working, working, everyt

a difference between how republican -- how much republican conservative money being spent against patty murray against what we are spending. it has opened up the floodgates. we are living it right now. >> i think that is true in many other states, too. we know there are so many republican group spending money this year. what other democratic groups are out there besides you guys? >> the labor union community has been amazing this year. they have released the up and gotten resources to educate their members and make sure the members turn out which is a huge piece of the work we need to do is democrats and also to counteract some of the spending. we do not have the same kind of resources as these very, very large corporations. we just don't particularly in the economic environment we're in now. there are organizations like emily's list that depend on the $100 checks and we get some support from individuals around the country, but those individuals are dealing with the recession. they are looking at what wall street is doing. they're wondering how their stocks are doing. it is a different

hope to talk to patty murray. bill: door is always open, right? we got a door mat and everything, right there, step right up. martha, check this out. are we going to go to dow 11,000 today? martha: maybe. bill: 30 points away, right? >> yeah. bill: 10970. we closed up 22 points yesterday and some reaction to the jobs numbers, but a lot of analysts right now also think this recent run is a reaction to what people expect to happen in november. martha: yeah, i think they're probably right about that. we'll keep an eye on the markets. bill: 20 points and counting. when that happens -- >> martha: bell is going to ring, bill is going to put on a funny hat. bill: wait until you see that, it's supercool! we break it out for the big events. martha: we have an alarming attack to tell but on the tanker convoys in afghanistan. this is a very serious situation. look at these pictures coal out of here. forty vehicles have now been destroyed and there is word this morning about who is really the influence behind these attacks an

patti lee joins us now. she's in oakland with the story. patti? >> well, julie, it turns out there are backup plans in place. according to b.a.r.t. and the fire department they worked. now, that's very different from the situation on the east shore highway for the companies who lost power today, their generators kicked in within seconds. >>> at target, the lights were dim. >> it happen about five minutes ago. >> but it was business as usual despite the unexpected power outage. >> we're on emergency power backup. everything is safe. >> reporter: since 8:00 this morning, pg&e crews have been battling this problem. >> it makes me think what would happen if there was an earthquake or something more serious. >> reporter: residents are block the 15,000 bay area -- amongst the 15,000 who lost customers, including b.a.r.t. and the fire station. they have two backup systems. they may have failed yesterday but czeched out today. an investigation is in progress. >> oakland is already a precarious place to live sometimes without those systems in place, it can

live in san bruno, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> dozens of investigators today calmed a marine area where human remains were discovered throughout the weekend. they say the remains appear to be that of an adult and may have been in the area for one to two years. >>> the pentagon said today recruiters have been told they must now accept applicants who are openly gay. the policy was apparently still in effect today at an army recruiting station in san francisco. a spokesman for army recruiters based in fresno say they are operating as if don't ask don't tell was not in effect. >> you oust yourself now in this short period is not going to insulate you from proceedings to to have you discharged from the military later on. it would be a very dangerous thing to do right now. >>> a spokeswoman for the department of defense says she doesn't know why any recruiters would be operating during don't ask don't tell. the new law could change again. >>> san francisco supervisors have decided to delay their vote on a controversial proposal to ban toy give aways in happy meals. unless the meals include fr

ktvu's patty lee is in north beach with more on the giant fan reaction. patty? >> reporter: ken, live in north beach where there is still literally dancing in the streets. live on union and stockton but here is a look at columbus avenue just a few minutes ago. there are people jumping for joy. you can hear drivers honking their horns. just general euphoria. this is a big city, obviously. there are a lot of people celebrating a lot of different things everything from birthdays to anniversaries. but regardless of what was going on today the focus was on the giants. >> yes, go giants. >> reporter: what was originally planned as a birthday party. >> go giants. >> reporter: morphed into a multipurpose event. >> it is a birthday and probably a giants celebration. >> reporter: lifelong giants fan and birthday girl jenn saunders was willing to share the spotlight. >> fabulous they are going to win tonight for me. these guys are awsome. i love it. are. >> reporter: with the giants playing around this store was busy all day with fans preparing for game time with friends.

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. >> reporter: patty says through prayer, soul searching, and meeting other parents with gay childrensband were able to make peace with things. then they went through their own coming out process, talking openly to family and friends. >> that has to be the most empowering thing is that we held that secret for so long, and then people have power over you because you're trying to contain this information. >> i finally came out, and i came out with both doors bursting because that's my personality. >> reporter: nine years ago, patty started a web site for families with gay children. >> this one starts off, i just wanted to thank you and your family for sharing your story. >> reporter: she's answered thousands of messages. >> we've received emails from people all over the world. i serious low have gotten them from india. i've gotten them from australia. i go get them from england. most are from mom and dads in a small town all over america. they think they did something wrong, and all of this -- it keeps them in the closet when their child came out, they went in. >> reporter: so much has

patti labelle will buy my tickets. >> and your wife's. >> oh, yeah. natalie?e there, al. thank you. >>> this morning on today's health, the five germ iest places in our life. with cold and flu season knocking on your door it's good to be reminded of the germs lurking around us. a "today" contributor, dr. raj, good morning. let's get to this cringe-worthy list. they're everywhere, as we know. especially not just inside our homes, but the number one offender is the good old clicker, the tv remote? >> exactly. everyone is touching that in your house, a magnet for germs. we're talking about e.coli and salmonella, flu virus, everything is there. the problem is you're using them. if someone is sick especially, they will probably watch more tv when they're sick. >> right, exactly. >> you want to wipe it down daily with a disinfectant wipe. one thing people are in these high-tech kitchens, watching tv while they're cooking and that's actually a really bad idea. when you're touching raw meat and raw segs, you don't want to be touching your remote because then you reall

. >> he is, barbara boxer is fighting for her life in california, patty murray is alive but maybe not well in the state of washington. it is a tough time. i never expected to see such a strong -- at least it appeared to be strong at some point -- and, in such bad shape. -- incumbency in such bad shape. >> that is where they are spending that tree, resources. if they hold those seats, they told the senate. the eastern seats are problematic and may go republican. if two of them republican, washington and nevada, it is a republican senate. >> and there are weird things happening in the east. pencil and a, which we thought three weeks ago was going to be a -- pennsylvania, which we thought three weeks ago was going to be a republican pick- up, looks tight now. there is some movement, probably not enough to save russ feingold, but some movement there. i confess that there are things going on out there that are -- that i cannot quite figure out. >> jeanne cummings, colorado, a purple state that colorado car -- that obama carried. that is a battleground. his home senate seat, alexi giannouli

the rice patties are part of the agriculture of haiti and may play a role in the epidemic. it's believed the cholera epidemic began here in the river, the longest river in haiti. it's a place where every day, people live, wash their food, get their drinking water, and bathe. that water is polluted with the cholera bacteria that caused the vomiting and diarrhea that can result in such severe dehydration that, if not treated early, can kill within hours. rachel ignacio is a physician from massachusetts general hospital. >> 60% of people have underlying illness, malnourishment, some other risk factor, tb, hiv, or just living in crowded conditions. >> reporter: in a country that's still crippled from the earthquake, with poor water and sanitation systems, returning people to their old ways isn't going to prevent future infections. >> the best thing to do is to go out to the villages and tell people how to behave, that they have to drink proper water, not out of the river. that they have to wash their hands. >> reporter: she knows she came close to losing the two men in her life

there he is and florida with kendrick meek, with the senator patty murray in washington state, gov. martin o'malley. he is getting rock star treatment. can bill clinton make a difference for the democrats? >> i think he can come of the ways these candidates would not be asking him to come in. certainly the candidates think he can make a difference. he is drawing a very big crowds. in states with early voting, oftentimes they will disperse the crowd into some type of precinct so that they can cast their votes, so it is a great to rally and organize your candidacy. you can communicate and connect with voters in an effective way. we knew that back when he was president that that was a skills that he had, and the candidates are hoping he can do that again. >> the connecting part is the thing that barack obama has been accused of lacking, the emotional connection with the voters. bill clinton seems to epitomize it. >> he does, and he loves it. you watch the happy warrior, and he makes you happy to be watching the exercise. it makes politics a joyful experience, not an arduous one. and if

. >> let's get patty murray back into the united states senate. i want to have a partner in the united states senate named harry reid. >> reporter: tay backyard chat in seattle thursday, the president admitted he's fallen short in selling his policies. >> it was very difficult for us to spend a lot of time doing victory laps and advertising exactly what we were doing because we had to move on to the next thing. >> reporter: for example, the president says he's failed to convince many americans that 95% of them got a tax cut in the stimulus, but now some analysts say voters in the battl battleground states where he's been campaign regular finally listening. >> he's talking directly to those democratic voters in all those states, and you're starting to see the polls move in those states. it makes it look like this is really working. >> reporter: the white house says the size and energy of these crowds shows that the president is closing the enthusiasm gap, but republicans say if you want to see enthusiasm, just wait until they go to the polls on ele

patty, call the doctor. it's been more than 4 hours...] >> jimmy: we've got a great show to finish the week tomorrow. tomorrow, the always hilarious good man will arnett will be here. [ cheers and applause ] he's a funny dude. from the new nbc show everybody's talking about "the event," jason ritter will be joining us. [ cheers and applause ] and to wrap up broadway week we're excited to have a performance from a broadway icon. patti lupone is going to be here tomorrow night. she's gonna do a song from "gypsy." i'm very excited about that. i hope to see you back here tomorrow night. but first, tonight, we're so excited to have a performance from "bloody bloody andrew jackson." [ cheers and applause ] this is a brand-new musical about the life of america's first political maverick who some might call one of our nation's founding rock stars. here to perform the song "rock star," please welcome "bloody bloody andrew jackson." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ washington crossed the delaware river washington ♪ ♪ acted like a rock star washington ma

>> we will focus on reelecting are pro-choice of democratic women, barbara boxer, patty murray, and i would sure like to elect alex sink who is running for governor in florida. this is something we are very focused on. we really want to see the democrats maintain a majority in both the house and the senate. i hope we can do everything we can to make sure that the democratic women get out to vote in all districts around the country. we do support pro-choice democratic women and that is what we're focused on. >> roll call just put out the top 10 most vulnerable incumbent list. out of the top 10 were a freshman democratic women. if you were there campaign manager, what would you tell them to talk about. -- about? >> we talked every single day. we had such success in 2008 getting a number of women elected. the first re-election is always the toughest. in this environment, is particularly tough. it is about jobs. it is about the economy. and it is about the people in your district. all of them have done exactly that. i think you'll see a lot of them coming back after this election. >> shou

this year, i think it helps patty murray. i think the democratic base is deflated, is not necessarily going to go out to the voting polls. and there is no early voting, so everything has to happen on one day. but because it is all mail-in, patty murray should see some benefit from that. rossi used to represent a district near seattle. republicans rely have to hit about 40% in the king county in order to be competive. since he is based there, he has a stronchance. he is the best known republican in the state and he will present marie with a big challenge, but th latest polls have shown patty murray leading the polls. she has a pretty substantial lead. host: there have been other reports that she is only up slightly. >> in this year i should clarify,ubstantial means two, three points. we have seen some numbe where she is over 50%, and that is key. lately, she has been polling at or near the 50% mark. host: back to california, michelle obama will be there campaigning for barbara boxer. >> carly fiorina, the rublican candidate, i

eastern here later on, another live debate between washington senate candidates, incumbent patty murray and her challenger dino rossi. senator murray is running for fourth term. mr. rossi is a former nominee for washington governor, but lost twice. the bay -- the debate can be seen live at 10:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow night on c-span. >> "q&a" sunday -- justice stephen breyer. >> it is sometimes hard to avoid your basic values, how you see the country, how you see the relationship between law and the average person in this country, what you think law is about -- those basic, fundamental, legal and political values i think are part of you and they will sometimes influenced an approach where the question is very -- influence an approach where the question is very open. >> justice stephen breyer on sunday night's "q&a." ." this is "the communicators." we're on location at gov 2.0 in downtown washington, d.c. we're pleased to introduce you to dan reed, corporate vice president for microsoft, vice president for technology strategy among other things. what exactly is your job? >> i do a variet

today, he will stump for washington senator patty murray who is locked in a tight race. last night he warned a portland crowd a gop victory in congress could put many of his signature measures in jeopardy. >> we don't want them rolling back wall street reforms so now credit card companies can go back to hitting you with hidden fees and penalties. >> reporter: with only 12 days left on the campaign trail, president obama isn't the only one hitting the road. the tea party express currently on a cross-country marathon trying to rally voters. singer pat boone provided some lively entertainment at a tea party rally in pasadena last night. >> simply taxed enough already. >> if we find ourself in a financial mess, we have to cut back. our federal government should do the same. >> reporter: according to a new a.p. poll, republicans have a slight edge going into the homestretch. more voters say they plan to cast ballots for gop congressional candidates rather than democrats. but, there is some encouraging news for democrats. more than three million people have voted early and mor

hitting back at her opponent. >> i'm patty murray.nsored this ad. >> can we trust a man who wants to turn back the clock? he voted against insurance companies covering women's contraceptiv contraceptives. he voted against funding for emergency contraceptives. he even voted to deny women unemployment benefits if they were fleeing domestic violence. he wants to take away a woman's rights. he's not on our side. >> you know, mark, that's the kind of ad i thought a lot of the women democrats like barbara boxer who are pro-choice, very pro-choice in the case of boxer, would run late to try to hold on. if you're ahead, you wouldn't be running that ad. >> one of the cards, a lot of these house races is house democratics have a lot of money in the bank. i'll go back to talking about immigration and energy. they're not popular. there's not a pollster in the world who would tell the president that's what he should be running on. if he wants to have this, give him some sort of mandate, some way to go forward after the midterms. he needs to start

another obama stop will include a town hall meeting with washington senator, patty murray, just two days after vice president biden campaigned with her. >> to paraphrase samuel clemens, the reports of the demise of the democratic party are premature. we are going to do just fine. >> reporter: debates are heating up, too. in illinois, candidates took jabs at each other in a bid for president obama's old senate seat. florida senate candidates squared off for the fourth time. >> this is the problem with washington, d.c., not being able to get things done. they're stuck in gridlock. >> we're on the verge of being the first generation of americans to leave the next generation of americans worse off. >> rebecca: and tea party favorite, marco rubio, leads in the polls there. one reason that bill clinton stumped for democrat kendrick meek last night. >> the final analysis will come down to who votes. >> reporter: clinton has been all over the country, saying democrats can't afford to stay home on election day, when tea party voters are so motivated. the white house says president obama's campaig

from dino rossi. >> if you haven't already voted for patty murray, let me be clear, you need to go, right after this rally, fill out that ballot, and mail it in. >> reporter: during his longest campaign blitz since taking office the president is clearly aiming his message at women voters. but, at the "m" street cafe in sherman oaks, california some female obama supporters say they are waiting for the president to deliver. ooepz >> i keep in mind the things i remember hearing, the promises i've been told, i keep all of that in mind for november 2nd. >> reporter: polls show many women voters are still undecided and both sides know their last-minute decisions can determine whether republicans can win control of the house or senate. after a stop in los angeles today, the president heads to nevada for a stop with senate majority leader harry reid, another high-profile democrat fighting for his job. >> indeed. thank you. >>> american businessman back in his california home this morning after spending two and a half years behind bars in iran. reza taghavi arrived in los angeles last night.

patty murray has been hanging in there. tough race but if she wins it there is no way that the republicans take the senate and that is why i think this is a key race to watch going down the wire. >> bret: turn to house races. joe, you chose pennsylvania 15, republican incumbent charlie dent against bethlehem mayor john callahan. >> he brought 5,000 new jobs to bethlehem in the middle of the mess we are going through when was the mayor and is the mayor. i think, look, this is simple. this is a republican incumbent who could go down and if that happens there are five or six of these races across the country. if that happens republicans don't have to win 39. they have to win 45 or 46 seats to take the house. an early one to watch and watch it now. if it does down it means it will be a much tougher row for republicans to take the house back. >> bret: karl, yautias, indiana 9. baron hill against republican todd young. >> i chose indiana 9 laws like, indiana 2 and indiana 8 they will be among the first if not the first seats to r

reporting live in sonoma county, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the city of oakland is busy gettingeady for the rainy season beginning today, sandbags and plastic sheath will be available -- sheeting will be available for residents free of charge. each household is allowed a maximum of 20 sandbags and 50 feet of plastic sheeting. during the last few months city crews have been working to release debris from storm drains and other weather related issues. >>> a little rain yesterday. >> amazing how quickly the seasons change. i say that every year but wow yesterday the showers, today kind of cool, tomorrow cold in the morning. right now we have got a little bit of fog out along the beaches. take a look at san francisco, 60 degrees. these are the highs from today. temperatures were warmer but still -- last week we were doing 90s. not this week. we had record heat and the week before that. we have had real hot days but not today. it was 73 into concord, 67 in fremont, patchy fog along the coast and the big question is of course the giants playoff weather. we have got three games coming

emmy lou harris and patty smith.and you can find more on the blue grass festival and other events taking place around the bay area by going to ktvu, channel 2 news and clicking on the weekend extra tab near the top of our home page. >> coming up next we hear from the giants as their quest for the playoffs comes down to the wire. >> also stanford is looking to take control [ music ] >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining our saturday night edition of sports wrap. the old journey song "don't stop believing" kept blaring inside at&t park all day today. as soon as pitcher barry zito took the mound the words changed to don't stop booing. a lot of energy by the fans at at&t parked. but everybody seemed sub dude after barry zito had a great inning. the next batter scott harrison near 3-2 pitch and another bases loaded walk. san diego takes the 2-0 lead. barry zito gave up three earned runs in three innings. you can add this unearned run from pablo sandoval throws a ball to second base. see it again. it looks like so

what i find is most people didn't know much about patty murray.didn't know she been there 18 years. number four in leadership why you see every picture with harry reid and nancy pelosi. deciding vote for the health care bill and balanced budget amendment in '95. one they didn't know is she is ranked the most liberal senator in washington, d.c. by the nonpartisan national journal that's to the left of sanders from vermont. as people find this out they are -- more and more people are coming to our side. >> greta: so we can introduce to you our audience. is there some important feature of the democratic party or flat form that you agree with? or some feature that you disagree with? >> well, what i did as a state senator, we had the biggest deficit in state history. i worked across party lines to balance the biggest budget deficit without raising taxes and still protected the vulnerable that is my background. that's how people in our state know me the guy who knows how to balance budgets when everybody says it can't be done. a had a one vote republica

patti lee takes us to an anti bullying class. >> reporter: sixth graders learned today about the differenceetween bullying and teasing. >> if you're going through school you might know exactly what we're talking about. >> ideal is bullying on a regular basis. ideal is molestation on a the regular basis. >> reporter: i think in many occasions kids don't mean it to be seem. >> reporter: sometimes what can pass as harmless can prove fatal. also last week, an 18-year-old college freshman tyler clementi committed suicide by jumping off a bridge after he learned that his roommates spied on him. the roommate an his friend face charges. the incident is prompting gay rights activists to work harder. >> i think it's immoral. i don't think it's even right. why are you going to tease people about their sexuality. >> reporter: these freshmen say they know about bullying but don't why people bully on each other. >> reporter: the faceless nature of the tormenters. patti lee. >>> a teacher was stabbed today after she was trying to take a particular from taking a computer. school police say the first grade

patti lee takes us to an anti bullying class. >> reporter: sixth graders learned today about the differenceetween bullying and teasing. >> if you're going through school you might know exactly what we're talking about. >> ideal is bullying on a regular basis. ideal is molestation on a the regular basis. >> reporter: i think in many occasions kids don't mean it to be seem. >> reporter: sometimes what can pass as harmless can prove fatal. also last week, an 18-year-old college freshman tyler clementi committed suicide by jumping off a bridge after he learned that his roommates spied on him. the roommate an his friend face charges. the incident is prompting gay rights activists to work harder. >> i think it's immoral. i don't think it's even right. why are you going to tease people about their sexuality. >> reporter: these freshmen say they know about bullying but don't why people bully on each other. >> reporter: the faceless nature of the tormenters. patti lee. >>> a teacher was stabbed today after she was trying to take a particular from taking a computer. school police say the first grade

if you look at washington with patty murray she's now pulling up ahead.the candidate level are now starting to close these races as we get down to the final stretch. the democrats have a.... >> schieffer: here you have barbara box era long-time democrat. you say she's now closing. patty murray she's running for what her third term out there now closing? just saying that tells you a little bit about what the political atmosphere is out there. >> the atmosphere is tough. no one has denied that. democrats are probably going to lose seats in this election. if you take a look at losing the house or losing the senate it's very, very tough. give you a couple districts. childers in mississippi a fairly conservative district. the lincoln davis in tennessee pretty conservative. the republicans aren't really blasting ahead in those races. they're actually holding on or even stephanie out in south dakota her opponent is caught in a traffic ticket scandal. she's kind of having some trouble right now. if you look at these races state by state dem rats are not in troubl

patty kauffman, cbs news, los angeles. >> mitchell: and this item from our political hot sheet. as expected, former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel said today he's preparing to run for mayor of chicago. he made the announcement on his campaign web site. >> five days after rutgers freshman tyler clementi jumped to his death the university is preparing for a silent vigil later this evening. clementi's death and the events before it are raising tough questions about privacy in this digital age. jim axelrod has more. >> reporter: the tragedy of tyler clementi's suicide from the live streaming much his encounter with another man to his suicide note unfolded as some of of our lives do now, on-line. >> we are now operating in a kind of freefall. internet gurus, says lying privacy is dead, get over it. >> reporter: the social networking revolution is happening so fast people may not have had a chance to catch up with the privacy implications. >> there's no boundary, you know. it's the whole world. >> reporter: emily murphy is a 26-year-old high school english teacher. this was h