alex sister was convicted in october of killing raymond brown four years ago. alex sister was stealing the car when the victim confronted him and they say the suspect may have also put out a hit on two key witnesses in the case against him. >>> a gas station attendant fights back when two men tried to rob him. the clerk who doesn't want to be identified says two men opened the door to his car and tased him in the arm. the clerk pulled a gun. >> my hope is that there are more armed citizens out there and something like this can be prevented in the future. >> the clerk believes he shot at least one of the robbers. both ran away. >> get ready for another round in the immigration debate. this time a lawmaker in virginia is spearheading a push that would ban undocumented immigrants from being admitted to public colleges in virginia. 9 news now reporter with more. >> reporter: it is college campuses like this one at george mason university where the immigration debate will soon take center stage. that's because virginia delegate chris piece is looking to pass a law t

he's jeffrey saut, chief investment strategist at raymond james. >> susan: hi, jeff. >> hi, susie. >> susan: so it looks like you're expecting what they call a santa claus rally? >> yeah. i think that's the case. i've learned the hard way over the past four years in this business, it is pretty tough to put stocks down in the ebulent month of december. most of the time december goes to the win column. >> susan: now, you heard our report just a few moments ago about what is going on in washington, and you knew, whether or not there is going to be a compromise on the bush tax cuts. are the markets already priced in that something is going to happen positive on that front? or is there a chance that that news could give a lift going into 2011? >> i think the markets at the margin have priced that in. i think they are expecting, if not an extension of the bush cuts, some kind of compromise, maybe moving the maximum income from $250,000 to $500,000, or something like that. but i think the markets are expecting that, and i think it would be a disappointment if they do not come to some kind of

shaun's 11-year-old brother raymond grabbed a pen and plunged it into the latch. >> raymond got the pen undid the latch. it was all over. >> reporter: shaun was left with strangulatin marks on his neck and burst capillaries in his eyes but has since recovered. ironically a warning label on the 3-point system only cautions against leaving the seatbelt components unlatched. there is nothing about the potential danger of having it latched. she happens to drive a 2007 honda odyssey, but a honda spokeswoman told us this situation is a known concern within the industry and goes beyond honda to many other vehicle makes and models. she did report the incident immediately to both honda and the national highway traffic safety administration. >> you can feel her panic and you can imagine what that would be like. what can a mom or dad do to prevent this. >> reporter: if a child is properly restrained in a booster seat or seatbelt it shouldn't happen. her son may not have been wearing his seatbelt as he laid down. but even if he wasn't, she beliefs all latches on the three-point seatbelt should have

a gathering in oakland this evening in honor of 17-year-old raymond justice gunned down in september a block away from his home. his father says raymond was a better than average student and wanted to become someone who could help people. >> i remember he got his first 3.8 and i think he was running up and down the halls shoving it in everybody's face because nobody has beaten him much he was very excited. >> community organization leaders offered help and solutions for crime prevention. >>> police dogs with an extra layer of protection. receiving bullet proof vests this afternoon in oakland. police did fund-raising to pay for the gear collecting tens of thousands of dollars in donations. each vest is custom-made for each dog by a sacramento company. >> our canine dogs are not only tools but they are family and partners and it is very important to be able to protect them. >> dozens more police dogs will be getting the protective gear. >>> president obama surprised u.s. troops today with a visit to afghanistan arriving at the airfield early this morning and in a huge hangar he told tr

his father says raymond wanted to become someone who could help people. at tonight's gathering community organization leaders offered help for crime victims and solutions for crime prevention. >>> a jewelry theft pulled off by several masked men. police say two diamond dealers were robbed in downtown los altos. they were about to head to the airport when four thieves stole their briefcases with the jewelry inside. the victims were not hurt. similar thefts have happened on the peninsula but police are not saying if the crimes are connected. demolition work has begun on the transbay terminal in san francisco. crews will be using the wrecking ball to smash up the old building. a $4 billion center will replace the new terminal expected to open in 2017. >> getting local high school talents and big time recognition. that's the goal of a former high school basketball player and his video camera. his work is seen by huge audiences on youtube. kiet do in fremont to explain how he puts it together. >> we are talking about a guy that has already got a full time day

raymond is the owner of the stolen car. >> blew me away. i still don't believe it. >> reporter: earlier in the day he offered the suspect as ride while outside this store. >> they wanted to do some shopping and would i y give them a ride. >> reporter: he took them to this safe way. when he returned to the car it was gone. >> i couldn't believe that. when you give somebody a ride, why would you take from them. >> reporter: the police department is investigating the shooting and the vehicle theft, the theft from the liquor store and whether proper procedures were fallowed. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> police say a man shot by an officer tuesday was not involved in a homeivation they were investigating. he had been spotted before that incident tuesday night. police say they opened fire when it looked as though the driver was trying to run them down. >>> still ahead on kron 4 news at 11:00, how much spending americans did this season, we look at how the snow pack will impact the statewater splay and we will find . >>> the nasty weather that swe

raymond brown was shot four years ago. he was murdered when they chased a man who was trying to steal the wheels of his car. >>> hundreds of federal workers who enjoy a substantially shortened commute may be joining the rush hour congestion once again. >>> 13 workers are losing their funding. this comes at a time when the government is supposed to be encouraging teleworking more than ever. >> reporter: malkohl am mccloud hits the road at 4:15 a.m. on the days he commutes into waington, d.c.. two days a week, there's a reprieve, he works just ten minutes from home at this gsa funded telework center. the general services administrationas rectly put the centers on notice. funding will end in march. most will be forced to close. >> it was a surprise and a bit of a shock. i'm very disappointed, as i have enjoyed the telework concept and the telework center. >> the announcement comes just as barack obama signed the telework bill designed dramatically increase the number of federal employees who telecommute. but a gsa spokesman s

the 24-year-old alexis was sentenced to 130 years in prison for the murders of raymond brown and a key witness. brown was shot and killed in 2006. alexis also ordered his brother to kill a witness. alexis goes on trial in march. >>> an army doctor who disobey orders to deploy to afghanistan because he questioned president obama's citizenship pleaded guilty to one count. the lieutenant pleaded guilty to not reporting for duty. he faces up to 18 months in prison. he still faces a military trial at fort meade on another charge. >>> it's a mild start for local man who has spent the year giving back to those in need. -- a milestone. >> years $10. it's not about the money, but about the relationship. >> he gave $10 to strangers with no strings attached. he has been laid off for months, but still able to give money to people struggling. to 365 recipients were invited to his party last night. >> i would rather people spend it on themselves. >> i gave my $10 to my church. >> he now has a job. he is encouraging people out of work to give away $10 a day one during one week of the year-end is dedi

danielle brown, the widow of well known music producer raymond scotty beats brown, gunned down in his mitchellville neighborhood back in october of 2006. killed by a guy who was trying to steal the wheels off his chrysler car. danielle brown says that day changed her life forever. >> it broke me. there would be months at a time where i wldn't even come out of the house. i would sleep all weekend, i would cry, i would wake up, have nightmares. it was unbelievable to me that somebody would take a life over a set of wheels and not give a second thought to it. >> reporter: the gunman, the killer, jamaal alexis sentenced today to 140 years in jail. linda brown is the victim's mother. >> he was a good person, a wonderful perso i'm still dealing with the fact that he's not here, so that's all i have to say. i just wanted to thank the people who brought this nightmare to a close for me. >> this was a complex criminal investigation that took years to piece together. >> it took a while for the police to put the case together. a while to get the trial done. >> convicted killer jamaal alexis is 2

the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, raymond joseph lohier jr. of new york to be united states circuit judge for the second circuit. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be two mention of debate prior to the vote with the time equally divided and controlled between the senator from vermont, mr. leahy, and the senator from alabama, mr. sessions or their designees. mr. leahy: i yield my time to the senior senator from new york, senator schumer. the presiding officer: the senator from new york is recognized. the senate will suspend. the senate will be in order. the senator from new york. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. over the last few days the senate's finally to vote on judicial nomination that have been waiting on the executive calendar for months. there are currently three judicial emergency vacancies on the u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit and the judiciary committee has reported qualified nominees to fill each one with the consideration of ray lohier's nomination, the senate w

marcella raymond has been steaking out his home. >> reporter: mark, we also know that the same gun that was used in the saturday night robbery in orlin park was the same gun used in the random shooting spree in illinois and indiana this fall. it was a 38 caliber handgun. neighbors say gary omayo left his house about 9:00 on saturday morning. they didn't know him well, and they definitely had no idea he was possibly intending to kill again. will county police descended on his home early sunday morning. the 48-year-old had moved there eight years ago from the chicago suburbs. on saturday night, he went into an orlin park tanning salon and tied up the female cashier at gunpoint and said he was robbing the place. sources told me he told her i'm going to make this as painless as possible. that's when jason mcdaniel walked. >> into the manright into the man with the gun. >> reporter: he tried to reason with him and tell him he was a father. it didn't work. >> when i saw he had no sympathy for women and children, there was nothing else i could do. i knew we had to do something because it might

. >> raymond. >> hi, happy holidays. i am representing the planning association for richmond park. i would like to clarify the recommendation. it is conditional in its support. first, i have to disclose to you that i was privileged to take a tour on that path that you saw at the first of the month. it was a good tour. we have no problem with the recommendation for the company. you have been excellent candidate. they are professional, thorough, they train people well before you went up, and the procession through the park. our only concern is with regard to the route. the routes are totally inappropriate, especially for inexperienced riders. they have to stay in the center of a pathway. it is sort of like a baby stroller. there is a danger of to be over. it was an explicit prohibition against using segways from one side to the other. our position is one that they belong in the park. not on the trails. the very recent signs, all of the groves north of jfk are off- limits to bicycles. stone lake is off-limits to bicycles. it was painted on the surface of the asphalt. the general manag

secretary pacheco: item number six, appeal number 10-076, raymond berrios vs. the department of building inspection, 750 andover street, protesting the issuance on july 2, 2010, to jose berrios, and electrical permit. >> please step forward. you have three minutes, sir. >> good evening, commissioners. i and the aged and architect for the permit holder, the legal property owner of the residence at 750 andover. the last time that we left, you requested three items. one is that we performed a sound reading at the site, which we have done. the second item was to possibly study alternative locations for the compressor unit, which was at the time located below the bedroom window of the tenant who filed the appeal. the third item was to present the schedule, which we did at the last meeting, but we have reviewed the schedule that we discussed previously, and we will present another schedule. i performed a sound measurement at the site twice during the same week. i used what is called -- i have worked with them before, and i did this down measurements at the site. i di

raymond brown was shot and killed in 2006 in mitchell bill during a contest the man was convicted in october and faces up to 155 years in prison. stay tuned tonight at 5:00 for results from the court room. >>> mopurners are paying their respects for a fashion designer from mcclain was found dead in a new york city hotel. her ex-boyfriend was charged with murder from strangulation. >> when we continue, a special guest crashes this sat at oprah australian adventure. next, caught on camera, plus, >> this is just uncalled for in the >> nfl> calls are mounting for an nfl assistant coach resignation after some on sports the my conduct. later, it could be your best friend and a blizzard for it will introduce you to the snow back. all that plus adam caskey will talk about our next task force noted >>> we are continuing to monitor the brutal blast of winter weather making its way across the country a foot of snow has blanketed the midwest and that massive system is moving east. we have more on the real danger that the storm is posing to people. >> it is typically a sign that winter has arrive

. >> michael, mary ann, christiana, raymond, suzanne, don gibbs, susan, and larry. if you could come up in that order, please. come on up. >> commissioners, i am dennis. i have two points. one, what is going to happen to the employees, including the fellow that just spoke? what i just heard from the mackenzie is the staff was going to be expanded. does that mean that the current staff would be capped while additional folks are at it? have you considered that? i know that i it won't get an answer, but i want you to think about it. these are real live people. you should not lay them off. they're not going to bring people from new mexico. they're going to hire people who are there. the second point, you need to realize there will be a much bigger carbon footprint. they have to fly back and forth all the time. they do that regularly. they're going to bring boats from carlsbad, new mexico, up here? that does not make sense. i know the whole thing is a cafe and increased revenue, but i heard a screaming and shouting match of the concessionaire's saying it would each offer

one of my best friends and the world is the grandfather of raymond d. senior, who is that king cole's -- to list nat king cole's band director. he used to always say to me, never miss your house. when you walk out on stage, you have to feel that particular house. my question is whether you have ever walked on stage, felt the energy, and based on that decided to go another way? >> absolutely, and usually if i turn around, start to explain what i might do to the band, they are ahead of me. they realize exactly what i might realize and they are like, just go with it, we are with you. tavis: you're most recent project, "natural forces at," is what? >> it is a few of my songs and also songs written by people who helped give me my start when i first was trying to play the clubs around houston. songwriters like eric taylor and then spell out -- and vince bell, and don sanders. they encouraged me and would let me sit with them during their sets and introduce me to the person who owned the club, but the club, so i did a few of their songs as well. tavis: the lat

raymond threw up a three and talk about your friendly bounces, that's your game winner.icks won, seven straight. >>> quick final note on college football. forgive me if you've heard this before, florida gator's head coach urban meyer is retiring. he had stress related issues. now calling it quits for good. his last game will be the outback bowl against penn state. >>> one person you can always count on to be there is sydney crosby. penguins captain is as consistent as they come. two points against the maple leafs. penguins are reaping the benefits, winning 11 straight after a 5-2 win. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> early today sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> a hollywood actress comes clean about entering the country illegally. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, this man had a chance to play for his dream team in the nfl. so why did he turn it down? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. pacific northwest, another d

you know, as with all flamboyant figures and as raymond chandler put it, there's always a lady in sugar ray robinson's life. i think there was a lot of women around, although, they only had two -- he only had two marriages, and he died married to his second wife mill y out in los angeles. okay. i'll go over here. >> first of all, thank you very much for the book. i thoroughly enjoyed it. i too idized sugar ray robinson when i was a good. i still can't believe he lost to joey. i wondered if you can compare his cultural impact with muhammad ali's? >> i think why he got lost in history is because another fighter that fought in the 1960 olympics in rome, he came along, and the tv age was just starting to explode, you might say, and ali really sort of wiped sugar ray robinson from a lot of, a lot of our not memories, but a lot of our visual love, sugar ray robinson should have been on those night talk shows like or the daytime talk shows like phil donahue or whatever you had in the 60s and 70s, but then you had a huge figure, a cultural bullet across our airways, ali, and in a way, sugar ray

. >> reporter: sergeant raymond mackie was one of the first marines into afghanistan in 2001. >> the second time over there, i realized that not everybody is the enemy. they're good people, the afghanis. they want to make a living on their term, not the taliban's. not our terms but their terms. >> reporter: but is opening a market in southern afghanistan worth this? most people would look at this picture, four men in the prime of their lives, not a good leg among you, and say are we asking too much of our marines? >> no. >> no. >> if i could go back, i would. , you know, i'd go back in a heartbeat. >> reporter: their only doubt about the price they paid and continue to pay each day is this... >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave, let the country go back to where it was before or worse or are we going to stick it out. >> reporter: four wounded marines are not the final word on whether the u.s. can succeed in afghanistan, but one thing's for certain if the u.s. fails, it won't be because they weren't tough enough. david martin, cbs news, walter reed army medical

it saves lives, gets people off the streets, and i am to tenant organizer of the raymond hotel, which the owner is here now. i am on to talk to him later, but it works. our building, we have our small problems and stuff, but basically we don't have a lot of people selling drugs out of from of the building because people like me and the staff make sure they don't do it. it can be done. residential hotel is not something to look down on. it is providing services, getting people off the streets, giving them self-worth. relate, if i wanted to move into that s.r.o. hotel on fifth street, i would be the perfect candidate. but if you look through my background, you would see i have had 73 suicide attempts. but today, i may well contributing person of society. there are a lot of people out there. this is my truth. it is essential that we get these people into low-income housing and everybody wins. neighbors around there, they're just scared, but we can show them it works. at central city collaborative actually hired tenant organizers and they go in there and they organize the people who live

. >>> 140 years in prison for the man who killed local record producer raymond scottie beats brown. jamal a leal, i shot brown outside brown's mitch -- jamaal alexis shot brown outside his mitchellville home. he also ordered his brother rashadd alexis to kill a witness in the case who goes to trial in march. >>> following a developing story in maryland, just a heartbreaking outcome. firefighters trying to figure out what sparked a destructive fire on garrett morgan boulevard in capitol heights. we're told the flames began in a townhouse garage and then spread to houses on both sides. you can see some of this damage here, just destroyed everything in sight. the bitter cold and wind made dangerous firefighting conditions for everyone out there working on this. no one was hurt thankfully, but as many as six families displaced. >>> now to that bitter blast of arctic air that swept through our region. if you don't have to go outside tonight, consider yourself lucky. temperatures plummeted again and that biting wind is not letting up. gary is in the weather center with an update. i feel l

there are real faces and stories behind these crazy high numbers, raymond and zanya gould are two people you met. how did you meet them? >> this was very unique for me because i met this beautiful older couple who are in their 70s. and they worked their whole lives. the man had been in the pakistani military twice. he lived off a pension. he built this home and children and grandchildren it's very modest but he had something. now, they're both dealing with sickness. now, the woman is so embarrassed of her situation. and the man spoke of the fact that he never felt in his lifetime that he is ever going to be able to recuperate what he's lost. but he would never, ever have again nice things. that he would never have a nice bed, a nice house. and then they've lived in this place since 1972 and raised their children and grandchildren there. and in a moment in a few hours, it was completely gone. and they're really good people and really just kind, wonderful hard-working older people who -- who will pass away most likely in this mud-covered area. >> i think it's almost more heartbreaking to h

the raymond hotel, i think, is a really, an excellent example. it's a senior housing bell. building. i talked to the institute on aging recently. there were thousands of people waiting to fill the rooms at the new geary street project where the cornett theater was. there's under 200 rooms and thousands of people on the waiting list. so clearly, the need for affordable housing is intense in san francisco. so i'm happy with the modifications that the project sponsor made and as i said, i was ready to move ahead with the project but then it seems that the conversation went to an interesting place and ultimately, i think, we probably ended up with an even better project. in a way maybe it all worked out for everyone in the long run. so, i also - i'm going to go ahead and move that we approve this. >> second. commissioner olague: but i do want to mention that i'm going to go along with the staff recommendation that ask that we not include these conditions in the -- as part of the permitting. so i know that ultimately perhaps the project sponsor along with some of the neighborhoo

we are going to talk to raymond rivera. we are live right now. he has come from ft. gordon, right?ong are you going to be off for? >> two weeks now. >> he is on his way to chicago, so say hey to your family raymond. >> hey, mommy. >> what are you going to do when you get there? >> sleep, mostly. relax with my family. >> relax. >> enjoy christmas. >> merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas to you, ma'am. >> i know you are on your way home. a lot of these guys have been up since 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. yesterday. they haven't been to bed. they don't have much time to rest. they are very excited to be going home, getting a little food, relaxing a little bit, hopping on planes and heading to their respective homes. in about an hour, we expect a plane of military personnel coming in from iraq. we are going to go down there and wait. back to you. >> we are going to check in with kathryn throughout the morning. thank you so much. great to see those men and woman coming home. we're going to check in with her plenty throughout the morning. >>> we are coming up to the end of the year. you see a

commissioner raymond fong. >> yay. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. >> commissioner olague. >> aye. >> commissioner miguel. >> aye. secretary avery: thank you. >> are we keeping the original packet or will they be reviseed? >> we'll prepare a revised packet for january. thank you. secretary avery: commissioners, you are now going to item number 11. case 2010.0907c for 2342-2348 market street. >> good afternoon, president miguel and members of the commission. elizabeth waddy, department staff. this is a department initiated request to modify a previously approved conditional use authorization to eliminate or enclose the smoking patio at the front of an existing bar with other entertainment currently known as trigger at 2342 to 2348 market street between castro and 16th street in the upper market neighborhood commercial district. the department is requesting the enclosure or removal of the front smoking patio due to the project sponsor's nonclines with the conditions of approval over the past year. although some of the original noise-related complaints have been mitigated and abated, the