. >> tom: still ahead, it's "all in the family" at pritchard automotive.e look at how the next generation is gearing up to join the family business. >> susie: as we've been reporting, the fed plans to pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the banking system. so, will that change the way banks do business? that's the first question i asked kelly king today. he's c.e.o. of b.b.&t., one of the nation's top ten banks. >> i really believe that lower interest rates, the confidence that's related to the fed actions will stimulate more loan demand and therefore our loans that we make will go up and that will be a very good thing. >> susie: you know kelly we hear so many stores from small businesses that say it's so difficult to get loans and we hear from bankers that say that their customers don't want loans even at superlow-interest rates. do you see that changing now that the federal reserve is increasing the money supply? >> you know, i really do, susie. i think that businesspeople until really this week have been very reticent to step out and invest and ma

pritchard. this should be discussed in private. supervisor mirkarimi: the damage has been done, sir. >> i am trying to keep an inner- city school open. i've sent them to you already. supervisor mirkarimi: in 2005, when i met with mr. firth, did he not tell you that was part of the negotiation so that the property would be retained for the enhancement of the school and there be a scholarshipping of students? >> he did not. supervisor mirkarimi: i appreciate your time. [reads names] >> la, la, la. just kidding. i have similar comments to mr. pritchard. i am a neighbor of the church. i am an architectural and the easiest. -- enthusiast. i want to know why mr. pritchard has admitted that he has the ability to contact, why were they not contacted about the removal of the windows? why were they not allowed to stay where they had been dedicated, and why was the community not given a chance to try to raise a matching offer? the father said that it was for financial trouble. that is fine. we can all respects that. at the same time, we were

pritchard. supervisor mirkarimi: this is why we are here. based on anecdotal evidence and the planning department, if there was sound intent to work with the community, it still violated what appeared to be the disregard for respecting the city process in the removing of those features. >> i just got through reading my understanding that i obey the law. supervisor mirkarimi: there is a point that there is a difference. but the point of spirit is that we broker the idea that there would be communication. you knew that the community had been partnering with the academy. why had there not been at least the respect to tell them? >> you are talking about a relationship with mr. firth, not with me. supervisor mirkarimi: you are saying he did not require you to do this? >> he did not require it or discuss it with me. the you have anything in writing about this? supervisor mirkarimi: you said this was new information to you, the collaborative spirit that you were to engage in this level where the community was so concerned about the church that this

and, we continue our look at family businesses with pritchard family auto stores. they've been around for nearly 100 years. we'll tell you why the new generation of pritchards is combining that history with higher education. >> susie: old cars are providing new jobs. today carmax, the country's largest seller of used cars, says it's recruiting to fill more than 1,200 jobs nationwide. while part of that is seasonal hiring, it's also part of a broader expansion. carmax says the majority of positions are in sales and service. >> tom: freddie mac today asked the treasury for an additional $100 million to stay in business. at the same time, the mortgage giant posted a $4 billion third quarter loss. freddie blamed the loss on continued weakness in the housing market and a hefty dividend payment on the government's 80% stake in the company. combined, freddie mac and fannie mae have gotten almost $150 billion in aid from taxpayers and returned $14.5 billion in dividends. >> tom: finally, today is national sandwich day. it's also the birthday of john montagu, the fourth of

ktvu's ken pritchard has that part of the story. >> this standoff was yesterday morning, the disruption for drivers is long over but the same can't be said for the family of craig carlos valentino. >> this is what he made for me one year. that's him. that's him. >> reporter: this is the image jill carlos valentino cherishes of her husband. not this, the standoff broadcast live or the booking photo taken after his arrest. >> the man on the bridge yesterday is not the man i married. >> reporter: at about 7:00 a.m., carlos valentino called a local radio station, th 911 says he was stopped on the bridge with his daughter and had explosives and a gun. he also called his wife. >> on the phone he said you just couldn't give me 30 days could you. he said turn on the news. >> his daughter ran to safety after carlos valentino threw a gun into the bay. explosive-sniffing dogs checked his suv, he did not have explosives. >> he's not a terrorist. he's a man workinghearted for his family and just everything collided at one time. he must have snapped. >> reporter: her 22 year marriage was coming to an

ktvu's ken pritchard has that part of the story. >> this standoff was yesterday morning, the disruption for drivers is long over but the same can't be said for the family of craig carlos valentino. >> this is what he made for me one year. that's him. that's him. >> reporter: this is the image jill carlos valentino cherishes of her husband. not this, the standoff broadcast live or the booking photo taken after his arrest. >> the man on the bridge yesterday is not the man i married. >> reporter: at about 7:00 a.m., carlos valentino called a local radio station, then 911 says he was stopped on the bridge with his daughter and had explosives and a gun. he also called his wife. >> on the phone he said you just couldn't give me 30 days could you. he said turn on the news. >> his daughter ran to safety after carlos valentino threw a gun into the bay. explosive-sniffing dogs checked his suv, he did not have explosives. >> he's not a terrorist. he's a man workinghearted for his family and just everything collided at one time. he must have snapped. >> reporter: her 22 year marriage was coming to

pritchard is the only person i have ever maher -- met. they did not reach out to me. supervisor mirkarimi: i am astonished by that answer, but i will take it for what you are suggesting. there has been not only an active community, but a very focused community in working with your id administration in trying to caretaker for the building. how they live on the same block as to where your church is. as to where your church is. >> and the only person that has

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i want to thank my guests, matt lauer, al roker, martha stewart, lauren pritchard. tomorrow night, robert downey jr. jimmy fallon happening right now. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ today," decision day. americans head to the polls for a vote that could shift the balance of power in congress. >>> holy sinkhole. an area the size of a basketball court gives way in germany. >>> and san francisco treat. for the first time ever in california's bay area, the giants win the world series. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with election day. finally, americans head to the polls today to cast their vote in key midterm races across the country. control of the house and senate are up for grabs. by this time tomorrow, we should know which party will guide legislation for the next two years in congress. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with poor. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, keep these numbers in mind. 39 and 10. that's ho

qaeda and the taliban can't be overcome by military force and can only be contained general david pritchard also suggests nato should be planning to be in afghanistan for the next forty years to help local forces. on the news continues in less than half an hour from now but the meantime max is back as the kaiser report sheds light on who's manipulating world markets and asks why no one's being brought to book that's next on r.t. . for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get the cuban voice face to face with the news makers. on this is the kaiser report a blazing war around the world of seavers versus speculators harbor tell me max that is the big theme this year and we see it in the currency war we see it through the whole emergence of the g. twenty replacing the g eight the creditor versus debtor nations the first headline however me pads in tow moody's response today gongs downgrade of the u.s. by upgrading china to gong yes well moody's upgraded china but this is two days after china's new state credit rating agency de gong downgraded the u.s. and they wrote the downgrade re

in oakland, ken pritchard, "ktvu channel 2 news." >> many has been made of the case, how did the judge arrive at 2 years? ktvu has been talking to legal experts. live with that part of the story, debra? >> reporter: attorneys might say the biggest surprise isn't the length, but how the judge admits mistakes and says jury instructions should have been more clear. >> it took a lot of guts for the judge to do it to say it didn't go down right. >> this former prosecutor and this law professor never thought the gun enhancement with the verdict made sense. >> if a cop uses a gun to go in and get the liquor store he'll get the 10-year ncement. >> that was intentional, this was involuntary. the maximum for voluntary manslaughter is 4 years. >> he felt he deserved jail time, i don't think it's worth the max, but i'm not giving him probation. he split the baby. >> it's still a harsh punishment, doesn't stack up in some people's minds though. >> michael vic received four years for brutality to dogs. >> sentences vary state to state, california is among the lightest on voluntary manslaughter, but

in oakland, ken pritchard, "ktvu channel 2 news." >> many has been made of the case, how did the judge arrive at 2 years? ktvu has been talking to legal experts. live with that part of the story, debra? >> reporter: attorneys might say the biggest surprise isn't the length, but how the judge admits mistakes and says jury instructions should have been more clear. >> it took a lot of guts for the judge to do it to say it didn't go down right. >> this former prosecutor and this law professor never thought the gun enhancement with the verdict made sense. >> if a cop uses a gun to go in and get the liquor store he'll get the 10-year enhancement. >> that was intentional, this was involuntary. the maximum for voluntary manslaughter is 4 years. >> he felt he deserved jail time, i don't think it's worth the max, but i'm not giving him probation. he split the baby. >> it's still a harsh punishment, doesn't stack up in some people's minds though. >> michael vic received four years for brutality to dogs. >> sentences vary state to state, california is among the lightest on voluntary manslaughter,

host: how many people follow you on pritchard? guest: i think it is something like 400,000. host: a triggers says anyone who drives anti-american liberals nuts is a great american. mario joining us from florida on the republican line. caller: i am an american, a cuban. i have always been very interested in history between cuba and the united states. i understand that the contribution of the navy's of covina -- the navy of havana was important and valley forge a in winning the american revolution. i have always been proud of that, but it is not something commonly studied. it is not a very well known fact. do you address that in your book? guest: we do not touch on that in this volume. we will probably have another volume in two years called "yorktown," we take on the end of valley forge through the final collapse of the british and their surrender at yorktown. i suspect it will be there. let me say if you are from miami that we have a conference here in washington called the americano. if anybody is interesting, we have a web site called theamericano.com, is a center- right h

government have a view now on whether what ambassador pritchard and dr.ecker have described as the beginnings of a light-water reactor at -- being built at yongbyon is indeed a -- the beginnings of a light-water reactor being built at yongbyon and not an ice skating rink or something else? i mean, do you have a view on this or not? >> well, we are sorting through the information that they have provided us. >> but do you not -- have you not achieved a judgment yet, or you have achieved a judgment -- arrived at a judgment and you just can't share it with us? >> i'm -- there's a limit to what i can share. >> thank you. >> all right, hold on. >> p.j., ambassador pritchard said north korea wants to build a light-water reactor for power generation by 2012. >> right. >> so do you think their intentions are credible? >> well, but again, the first step in this process is that north korea has to take affirmative steps to denuclearize, and it's because its nuclear programs up to this point pose a very severe proliferation risk to the region and to the world. we are

with that, ladies and gentlemen, i will give you back to jeff pritchard and bob karlin of joining -- >> get green lights on both. that's good. all right, ladies and gentlemen, we will have a microphone. it will go down the center row. if you would, please identify yourself and a very clearly ask your question. who is first? beige jacket. >> thank you for your presentation. did you have a chance to ask north korea about the manpower for operation [unintelligible] >> for the -- in terms of power supply, we saw nothing, because i saw nothing inside. we did not get down to the first floor. so we saw no power supplies. in terms of manpower, we met with the chief process engineer who runs the facility. then we saw a number of people in the operating room. they tickets to the control room and then what they called the recover -- they took us to the control room and then what we called the recovery room. we did not get to talk to any of the people. in terms of asking about their credentials, i did not ask about the enrichment people's credentials. i did ask about the reactor designers. what

construction site to another delegation headed by jack pritchard and his colleague.t they told us. all wanted to read that because that is very different from much of the high. and by the way, that is included in the report that i wrote which is available on the website. i wanted to read it to put it into context. they are serious about building an l.w.r. but first, let me go back and review the status of their plutonium program. that is what concerns me the most at the beginning and is still what concerns me the most today. the 5 megawatt reactor which is showed -- the site is shown on the right lower, a photo that we took in 2008 -- is shut down, it is in stand by, there is no new plutonium being produced. if there is no cooling tower. the fresh fuel to load is not ready. the reprocessing facility is in stand by. we saw no action. there is no plutonium in the pipeline for that facility. the fuel fabrication facility, they are starting to converted to l.w.r. fuel. the 50 megawatt reactors is indeed iron scrap and a concrete mass. the 200 we did not see but it is not

i give you back to bob pritchard and bob carlin will join me. got green lights on both.re good. all right. ladies and gentlemen, we're going-to-a microphone. it is going to go down the center row. for those of you that would like to ask questions, if you would please identify yourself and -- very clearly ask your question. so, who is first here? beige jacket. thank you for your presentation. did you have a chance to ask north korea about the manpower for operation of each? manpower and power supply for the enrichment. >> first of all in terms of power supply we saw nothing. i saw nothing inside, we did not get down to the first floor. saw no power supplies. in terms of manpower, we met with the chief process engineer who runs the facility. we saw a number of people in the operating room. they took us to the control room and then what they called the recovery room. so there were operators in this, half a dozen or so people. we did not get to talk to any of them. in terms of actually asking about their credentials, i did not ask about the enrichment people's credentials, d