. >> reporter: that landlord is richard thomas. he owns more than 150 rental units around the bay area and he's imtimeus for just that. -- infamous for just that holding security deposits r these tenets we found last year -- tenants were drinking and bathing from contaminated water from a well. thomas was treating it with bottles of clorox. he was forced to install a chlorination system. we caught up with him at a department of building inspection hearing. >> out standing items on the notice. violations are out standing. there's no heat on the property. >> reporter: documents show 72 code violations. for everything from last of permits to water leaks, led paint hazards and rodents. when we tried to ask thomas about that. >> i don't know where you get your information. >> we've seen the property. the tenants want to know when you're going to fix this stuff. >> i'm sorry because there is a controversy now as to the truth of the allegations. >> you're saying none of this is true. >> i'm saying i have a big stack of paper and i don't k

. >> reporter: that landlord, richard thomas.ns more than 150 rental units around the bay area and he is infamous for just that, withholding security deposits. tenants here in alameda county filed a class action lawsuit over it and they won a million- dollar judgment in2008 but his tenants continue to complain. like these tenants we found last year in hayward. they were drinking and bathing in contaminated water from a well. thomas was treating it the cheap way, with bottles of clorox. >> we are going to have to say good-bye. >> reporter: he wouldn't answer our questions about the well water but our report prompted the county to take action. he was forced to install a chlorination system. >> you want to come up and sign it sir? >> reporter: in sunshine the problems that vivian and his building have richard thomas in trouble again. we caught up with him at a department of buildings inspection hearing. >> outstanding items on the notice of violation are also outstanding. there's no heat on the property. >> reporter: city documents

at the heart of it is its owner richard thomas. hed from managing it fast food restaurants 25 years ago. now his motto is, let your food be your medicine. outside the restaurant is a mashup of thomas's passions. heating and cooling inside is powered by a water sprinkler on the roof. there is a garden and a collection of artwork. these bricks debris from the tornadoes in alabama, be as a memorial to the victims. thomas has been collecting birds for over 60 years and gets a kick out of showing them off. the kitchen and wait staff aren't allowed to play with the birds. the smooties with a hit on the menu. the chef gooks with treasure ingredients bought locally. here we have one of the healthy dishes served here at r. thomas drill. this is it the thai bowl served with tempei and vegetables a s quinoa. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer

richard? >> hey, thomas. at 11:30 p.m. last night this was the concern.umber of uncounted ballots in ohio gave team romney anduxepublican strategists some pause. they were also concerned about an unusually high numberen out when information does not match up or when i.d. is not sufficient. they're counted later if the voter is found to be legitimat end up counted. now, this is the area where most of the provisional and uncounted ballots were and that is in the nort state itself, in cuyahoga county around cn that section. right around here. when they wereat, that that is what republicans because that's democratic territory. but when you drill down you county itself look back to 2008 and that margin that p won in the last election against john mcskein, a 2-1 margin basically. but let's take you to what we'reqh similar to what was 11:00 p.m. earlier. again a 2-1ath was when they looked at this was that roughly in the strong democratic areas, that's the number ofthere. and then in the areas whererong republican that number was about 140,000. so if you just fo

richard, good morning. >> thomas, very good morning to you. we're right here by the bay. marinas in staten island and this corner has been hurt so much. if you lived in this area, you would have 30, 40-foot tall yachts sitting in your front yard. i was speaking with representative michael grim a little earlier. this is his district. and i asked him about the shelters. where are people going and what do they need? this is what he told me. >> they need some certain certainty. they need to know where they're going to go tomorrow. they know that the shelt ser short lived and they can't wait to get out of there. they're on cots. you have a lot of elderly people in their 80s and so on that are in the auditorium of a high school. it's not easy living conditions. >> now, some of them will be moving today. will they be able to get the services they need? you're talking about the transitional housing that you hope to get into hotels and things like that. what is the next step? what dow need to get from that? >> we've requested from governor cuomo to make the formal request to the p

richard. >> thank you. >>> that's going to do it for me. guess who's here, thomashave a lot coming up in the next hour. the u.s. top informed leaders, david petraeus and john allen. why one woman in tampa is connected to top of the u.s. military brass. >>> congressman chris van holden will join me on the fiscal cliff. >>> and ally sheedy is going to be here, how she's lending her voice to a group left homeless after hurricane sandy. that and more coming up at the top of the hour. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. no one says that anymore, mom. [ woman ] raise the roof! ah? raise the roof! [ male announcer ] it's our biggest toy rollback of the year. find hundreds of rollbacks on the season's hottest toys in stores now, from america's gift headquarters, walmart. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans --

richard? >> as you can see, thomas, the electoral count is at 303 for president obama, 206 for mitt romney.hat clinched it for the president is what some called the midwest fire wall. 10:43 p.m., minnesota, long thought to be a blue state called for president obama that gave the president 173 electoral votes at that time. next state later in the evening, 11:09 p.m., we take you to iowa. that is when the president was given that projected by nbc news. he started and ended his 2012 run and we gave him that state, bring his electoral vote count to 250. still 20 short at that moment. later in the evening, finally at 11:12 p.m., three things happen, first obama is projected to win the crown jewel, we talking about ohio. with that he gets and tops 270 electoral votes, hits 275 at that strike right before midnight and he's projected at that moment to be the first african-american to be reelected president of the united states. also at that point, one other projection comes to pass. we're talking abouts senate. the balance of power -- the democrats maintain the balance of power in the senate. they

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thomas going to grad school at cal. trying to better himself. i really need to start trying that. loose ball. he passes to richardand the bears have a solid 1-2 punch. he had 23 points. crab on fire in the second half. 24 of his career high 33 in the second half. back to back three's. cal by 12. that's his dad looking on. that is robert thurmond. they move to 2-0. 79-62. tony gonzalez is watching duke and kentucky battling top five teams in atlanta. kentucky just reloads. lead by two freshmen. with authority. it was was curry's little brother who lead all scores with 23. shrift slithering inside. duke takes it 75-68. nba lakers 2-0 under interim coach. down one and 10 seconds to go and who will take the big shot 1234* danny green with the go ahead 3? 9 seconds left and they inbound to gasol and try to hit kobe. he does president pass so he has to settle for a deep 3 and no good. the spurs win it 84-82. will he gets a chance to rebuild the cal program the way he resurrected it? he will find out on sunday. the bears finish a dismal season at oregon state. he will sit down with sandy barber to talk about the future

. >> thanks so much, richard and that wraps up this hour of "jansing and company." i'm chris jansing. thomasts is up next. good morning, thomas. >> good morning to you. good morning, everybody. agenda next hour, the president prepping for his first news conference post-election and prior to this reporters getting the news the breaking news this morning that ousted cia director david petraeus will testify before the senate intelligence committee. meanwhile, new and curious details emerge that connect petraeus biographer paula broadwell to general john allen and his friendship with tampa social it's jill kelley. >>> nancy pelosi revealing her plans to stay put as house minority leader. that means it is all the same players racing the country to our national austerity crisis. which side will blink first? everything you've grown to love about sunday dinner into each of her pot pies. tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a crust made from scratch. marie callender's. it's time to savor. [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of k

thomas going to grad school at cal. trying to better himself. i really need to start trying that. loose ball. he passes to richardpunch. he had 23 points. crab on fire in the second half. 24 of his career high 33 in the second half. back to back three's. cal by 12. that's his dad looking on. that is robert thurmond. they move to 2-0. 79-62. tony gonzalez is watching duke and kentucky battling top five teams in atlanta. kentucky just reloads. lead by two freshmen. with authority. it was was curry's little brother who lead all scores with 23. shrift slithering inside. duke takes it 75-68. nba lakers 2-0 under interim coach. down one and 10 seconds to go and who will take the big shot 1234* danny green with the go ahead 3? 9 seconds left and they inbound to gasol and try to hit kobe. he does president pass so he has to settle for a deep 3 and no good. the spurs win it 84-82. will he gets a chance to rebuild the cal program the way he resurrected it? he will find out on sunday. the bears finish a dismal season at oregon state. he will sit down with sandy barber to talk about the future and whether there is one for hi

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thomas going to graduate school at cal training to better himself. issued start to work on that. play of the game. loose ball. ricky recapture richard solomon.t down. bears with a solid punch. p.m. steal and big first half and finish with 23 points. crab on fire in the second half. 24 of his career high 33 in the second half. back-to-back 3. silk smooth and dad in the stands looking on. if believe me later. that's the big fella throwing down as cal moves to 2 and o. 17 point win. 79-62 over the waves. former cal football basketball star gonzalez taking it kentucky game in atlanta. that's him if noel with a dunk and alex with authority. like a foot over the rim. but it was the little brothers seventh who led all scores with 23. he's a sneaky curry. slithering to the hoop and duke take it 75-68. over the wildcats. cal football team play the final game of this season. saturday at oregon state. after that jeff sits down with athletic director barber to discuss the future. bears at 3 and 8 and a lot of alum old blue it's time for change in the program. him if 11th year at cal here. school record 85 victories. his success paved the way for the 3-2

richard lui. our little tribute to veterans. you can never do it enough. that's going to wrap up this hour of "jansing & co." i'm chris jansing. thomasext. >> good morning. the agenda next hour, who knew what and when about cia director retired general david petraeus' extramarital affair? new insights into the why the storied military leader through in the towel and quit a week before testifying on the hill about the benghazi consulate attack. >>> and america is going kicking and screaming toward the fiscal cliff. can president obama strike a compromise with the right? ed rendell and judd gregg join me on their bipartisan campaign to make that happen. >>> and why you have to be so crazy, florida? can the sunshine state get its political act together? charlie crist will be here with that and much more coming up at the top of the hour. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. start

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richard's in here? >> i don't know why. i'm serious. what's going on? also, look at this cast we have today, the author of "thomas jefferson, the art of power," historian jon meacham. is meacham here? meacham, look at him. >> lots of books. >> and willie, congratulations on your newest honor. >> thank you. are you in nashville, jon meacham? >> i'm in washington. going to be in nashville tomorrow. >> he needs a pipe in that setting. >> yes, he should, and a fireplace. >> you're saying donny's milking this thing. >> we talked about it for ten minutes. we got on the set and donny's, like, can we do this again today? >> unfortunately, joe and i are on what's called the decaying page. guys falling apart. we're on the presidential page. >> you look good. >> right next to brad pitt. >> that kind of ruins it. okay. well, there you go. >> okay, take that down, please. >> oh! >> there we go. >> it's too early for this. >> it is. take that down. i'm sick. so mika -- >> whatever. >> mitt romney's still in the news. >> yeah, thank you. he is the gift that just keeps on giving. but i think at this point -- >> time to go away.