that no other employee had. >> reporter: the association produced a second memo allegedly from rizzo dated last june 10. in it, rizzo talks about forming a new police organization rancho san antonio authority, to take over maywood, cudahy and bell. in it he gives hen shaw and two captains 15% pay hikes. for henshaw in addition to the $10,500 a month. >> the answer is no. >> reporter: lieutenant henshaw not available. >> the 10 to 15% illegal increases were rescinded. >> reporter: acting city manager, will lieutenant henshaw be fired? >> i believe we'll be able to report whether they are employed here or not. >> reporter: soon? >> i believe in the next several weeks. >> reporter: d.a.'s office confirmed that they are well aware of the latest rizzo memos adding that the investigation continues and quoting them now, no one is exempt from prosecution. from bell, dave lopez, cbs 5. >>> opponents to prop 19, california's measure to legalize pot, came out swinging in san francisco today. law enforcement, parents and educators gathered to say that legalizing marijuana would put the safety of

robert rizzo, the former city manager of bell, california, had been earning 00,000 a year. now he is in jail as part of the huge public corruption case. since the arrests of rizzo and four members of the city council, communitieall over the country are looking at the pay of their public officials. >> i think it is surprising that at the time wh the cities and local and state governments are crying poor, the people in many of the top positions are being id very, very ll. >> when the msnbc website invited the public to send in examples of super size government paychecks, over 1,000 people responded withips that the site then verified. in phoenix, police chief jack harris, retired three years ago, receiving a one-time payment of $562,000 in an annual pension of $90,000. then the city rehired him as public safety manager at a base sal rif $193,000 a year. in las vegas, a place well known for its high rollers, some of the city's frefighters make between $181,000 and $500,000 a year. it hasn't gotten ver far. >> we have a budget. the budget is a disastrous one as far as i'm conce

. >>> the home of robert rizzo is a mess. vandals covered the front porch with toilet paper. posted bond last year to get out of jail charged with fraud and corruption in the city of bell scandal. no word on whether rizzo was at home at the time of the vandalism. >>> tonight senate candidate carly fiorina shares her views on the environment and healthcare in a one-on-one interview. terrell brown on why the republican says she want to talk to china. >> reporter: california voters approved the groundbreaking environmental law in 2006. it would cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state by the year 2020. this election day voters will now decide whether to delay that law. it's called proposition 23 sponsored by big oil tallied as a job saver. >> you support proposition 23? >> i do. >> reporter: why? >> because global warming is a serious issue that requires a serious global response. some scientists agree that a single state or a single nation acting alone will have no impact on global greenhouse gas emissions and what i am unwilling to do is put california at a competitive compar

rizzo posted bond last week to get out of jail.is charged with several counts of fraud and corruption in connection with his high salary scandal hitting that city. >>> the customers spoke and gap list and and they are excited about it. the company is going back to its original logo. last week, gap changed its logo to reflect its new style but shoppers hated the new look and let the company know in some pretty blunt online comments. >> i didn't like it at all. i think it looks like something that my 3.5-year-old daughter could have come up with. >> the gap iconic logo means so much to so many people that whether it was a cry to keep it or whether it was a cry to do their own version it's been incredibly exciting to see how much energy is around it. >> the company admits it might have been a hasty change before consulting its customers. >>> all right. here's our question of the what is the secret to keeping your facebook friends happy? a new study tells you what not to do. among the most common offenses, a bunch of random status upda

robert rizzo walked out of jail yesterday on $2 million bail bond accused of misappropriating millionsllars in public funds. he has to wear a gps tracking device and turn over his passport. rizzo is one of several former bell city employees accused of paying themselves inflated salaries over several years. >> quite a fall from grace for him. >> absolutely. >>> 5:20. mirror mirror on the wall who is the most powerful woman of them all? forbes has the answer. >>> and police say he is back at it. he is living large by pretending to be a big shot. he is the bay area's scam artist and he is using motown to reach his victims. ,,,,,,,, mm, my water just broke! which is really exciting... except i'm at a grocery store. i was just standing here with a carton of oj, and all of a sudden, it was all over the floor. the water, not the oj. and i'm not near my doctor and i'm not really sure what i should do... [ intercom ] clean up on aisle three! [ inhales deeply ] ugh. [ male announcer ] when the unexpected happens, you need a health plan you can trust. 3.4 million californians trust us with their

robert rizzo is out on bail while facing public corruption charges. rizzo and several others are accused of stealing more than $5 million in public funds from the city of bell. it's unclear whether the ousted official was home during the prank. >>> and it is not your typical police pursuit. chp officers spotted a runaway hot air balloon in sonoma county and gave chase. it appeared to be losing altitude over highway 101 in rohnert park. the patrolman did not want the balloon to come down in traffic. the pilot managed to skirt power lines and buildings before hitting a fence at a monta vista elementary school. the two officers guided it down. the pilot and a man and woman inside were shaken up but otherwise okay. >>> 5:19. how much is too much on facebook? see if your bad habits are enough to get you kicked off the friends list. >> plus, kfc hoping to boost its bottom line with a little sex appeal. the marketing campaign that's raising eyebrows. ,,,, ♪ everywhere i go... ♪ i'll pass it on, ♪ and on...and on...and on... edible arrangements. happiness is

the biggest thing because he knows this is what you have this is his home this is kind of rizzo and this is where you. yesterday for the. best is going to say. it was like night and day you can be saturday a cluster of contrasts meanwhile ahead in the latest bledisloe cup meeting this. team are seeking to end a ten game losing streak while new zealand's all blacks just found seem to stop winning lately former world player of the year done carter is back in the lineup after ankle surgery with the kiwi stating he's aiming to play an hour on the hong kong pitch. three poles of the way i got through forty minutes last week and the house came and you know to go to get through some pretty heavy load on the week has been good so you know that you know i can get through fifty sixty minutes and then we just kind of make a decision from there quite a game let's head on to china where the greens are currently full to the rafters with hollywood stars taking part in the nor girl mission hill star trophy event times it was hard to separate the professionals from the celebrities playing in one of eight

robert rizzo, former city manager of bell, california, had been earning $800,000 a year. now, he's in jail as part of a huge public corruption case. since the arrests of rizzo and four members of the city council, communities all over the country are looking at the pay of their public officials. >> i think it is surprising that, you know, at a time when these cities and local and state governments are crying poor, that the people in many of the top positions are being paid very very well. >> reporter: when the msnbc.com website invited the public to send in examples of supersized government paychecks, over 1,000 people responded with tips that the site then verified. in phoenix, police chief jack harris retired three years ago receiving a one time payment of $562,000 and annual pension of $90,000. but then the city re-hired him as public safety manager at a base salary of $193,000 a year. in las vegas, a place well-known for high rollers, some of the city's firefighters make between 181,000 and $500,000 a year. the mayor is demanding pay cuts but hasn't gotten very far. >

rizzo and other former bell officials are accused of taking home huge salaries and ripping the town off tune of more than $5 million. well she calls herself the angry right wringing housewife, and -- angry right wing housewife, and she is taking on one of the nation's most powerful unions, here is a sample. >> they don't know how to stop their own workers. [inaudible ] >> you've got to respect the law. you have to be on the sidewalk. thank you. have a nice day. >> you too. please stop boycotting arizona. [inaudible ] >> shame on seiu. shame on seiu for calling out the police on me. seiu pickets citizens. seiu does not like it when law abiding citizens take a stand. they can dish it out but they can't take it. same on you seiu. what are you going to do next call up obama and have him send out a bunch of thugs to beat me up. megyn: joining me right now is the angry right wing housewife also known as judy, live from phoenix. judy, thank you so much for being here. soap why so angry? >> well, because arizona's economy is really hurting, and we need the jobs we could get, and seiu and other

son of the public sphere has more cleanup, his home, we're talking of a former city manager robert rizzoper his huntington beach rose yesterday morning, rizzo and seven other officials are accused of ripping off five and a half million dollars from the small working-class city of bell he faces 53 felony counts including misappropriation of public funds he said in a jail posting a $2 million bond. and just in case you're wondering he reportedly was not home when the vehicle struck.vandals struck. a break, let's go outside, it pointed north this kerman will give you a quick update on sandra's tran conditions at this hour we would get to a toasty 93 degrees. quick check on the traffic center. >> north that 87 is still closed. [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the world's fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the turn that leads you somewhere new. introducing the new 2011 cts-v coupe. from cadillac. the new standard of the worl

robert rizzo is one of seven town officials accused of corruption through high salaries, benefit packages and license. he made $800,000 a year in the town where the average salary is $28,000. >>> firefighters let a home burn because the home owners had not paid a $75 subscription fee. the owners of the mobile home forgot to pay the fee. firefighters in tennessee let the mobile home burn while protecting a home next door where the owners had paid the fee. a family member said people begged the firefighters for help. >> my neighbor was standing there with an open checkbook and told them to put it out. no matter what it cost. it's not like the money wasn't there. $75 versus 5 or $10,000. which would you rather have? >> the point in all of this is we have to go to this subscription program. that is what we have been dealt the people should understand houses are going burn. >> the family in the mobile home lost everything, including the four pets. their insurance is covering part of what they lost. >>> concussions on the sports field are a growing problem for athletes. >> one local area is ret

robert rizzo was arrested last month in the case against the l.a./7 corruption on steroids. they're accused of bilking tax pairs of 5.5 million dam dollars to pay their salaries. the attorney general's office said that results last annual salary was more than $787,000. about 36,000 people live in this town. with a median household income less than $35,000 a year. >> 6:44 a.m. right now we will be back in a couple minutes, let's take a lot looked at san jose. traffic is building on one 01 northbound on the right hand side. you can see the tail lights there clustering going little bit slower. we will be right back. as a prosecutor, you never forget the cases where children are hurt. they stay with you. i'm kamala harris, and it's why i started san francisco's first child assault unit and wrote laws increasing prison time for child sexual abuse. and when i found out that nearly every young person killed was a high school dropout, i started prosecuting parents who let their children skip school. truancy dropped 30%. as attorney general, i can do this fo

city administrators that include automatic raise and renewal which is how former bell city manager rizzoary rose to almost 800,000 a year under the radar. most pension are based on the last year of employment. so his retirement is around 600,000 dollars annually. another bill would have capped the salary used to calculate pensions. state senator tm joe wanted to he said pension spiking in the bill where uniform aloun and unused vacation and sick time are added to pad the he said of career salary so that pensions are huge. >> my view is in this case we missed an opportunity to shed a little light. solve a real problem and to then put ourselves in a position to take the next step. >> go government group say better to take small step to reach the bigger goal of over hauling the pension system than wait. >> pretty frustrating. clearly voters not only in bell but really across the state are outraged by what we have seen and we really need the legislature and governor to come together on these and do something about it and we are not seeing that. >> governor not into baby steps but solving pro

robert rizzo accused of misappropriating millions in public funds from bell walked out of jail today on $2 million bond. he has to wear a gps tracking device and turn over his passport. he is one several former bell city employees accused of paying themselves inflated salaries for years. >>> california's driver's licenses are getting a new look that's harder to fake. the dmv says it is too easy to get a counterfeit license especially for illegal immigrants trying to get new jobs. so the new license has security features like a laser engraved signature. it also has a second smaller picture of you visible only under ultraviolet light. if you are under 21 your license is printed vertically instead of horizontally. you won't need to get a new one until your old license expires. >>> california could have a new budget tomorrow. today lawmakers got their first look at the agreement between the governor and legislative leaders. there are no new taxes or fees. however, there is some creative accounting as well as cuts. for example, the budget would delay nearly $2 billion in payments to k thr

since the arrest of rizzo and four members of the city council, communities all over the country areg that pay of their public officials. >> i think it is surprising that at the time when these cities and local and state governments are crying poor that the people, you know, in many of the top positions are being paid very, very well. >> when the msnbc.com website invited the public to send in examples of super-sized government paychecks, over 1,000 people responded with tips that unverified. in phoenix, police chief jack harris retired three years ago receiving a one-time payment of $562,000 and an annual pension of $90,000. but then the city rehired him as public safety manager at a base salary of $193,000 a year. in las vegas, a place well known for its high rollers, some of the cities firefighters make between $181,000 and $500,000 a year. the mayor is demanding pay cuts, but hasn't gotten very far. >> we have a budget, but the budget is a disastrous one, as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in los angeles the "l.a. times" published a list of 199 county workers who make at least

rizzo is facing 33 corruption counts and a scandal.ing off more than $5 million from taxpayers. >> that goes to show you what those municipal government salaries will buy you -- >> that's right. >> when, you know, spent correctly. >>> let's get a quick check of this morning's weather headlines. good morning, rob. >> good morning, it is t.p. season, i guess, we're getting close to halloween. at least they picked the right month. don't get any ideas when you come to my house on the 31st. hurricane paula, that's going to continue for the next month and a half, the hurricane season. and this time of year, the northwest caribbean is the spot if it's going to threaten the u.s. and this one will eventually threaten the u.s. right now at 75 miles an hour, it's going to affect the yucatan peninsula. moving that way at about 10 miles an hour. here's the forecast track from the national hurricane center. maybe a little bit of strengthening moving to the north and kind of meandering around the western tip of cuba. if it gets into the florida strai

. >> city manager ousted bell city manager robert rizzo has been cleared by a judge to post $2 millionrent and former bell officials were arrested for allegedly bilking taxpayers out of more than $5.5 million from the working-class suburb. about 36,000 people live in bell the income there is less than $35,000. he is said to be arraigned october 21st. >> police in berkeley are warning residents of a crime trend in which scammers stake out atms and gain access to debit and credit cards. thieves have accessed bank of america accounts in approximately 23 individual cases by staking out the machines and pouncing on them when community members forget to retrieve their cards before walking away. as soon as the customer walks away, the suspect can access the customer's account and make withdrawals stealing an average of $400 in each case. new report ranks san francisco's parking meter rates and fines among the highest in the country. the surveyprepared by the board of supervisors' legislative analystfound among major u.s. cities only chicago and los angeles charge more than san francisco to pa

former bell city administrator robert rizzo, some teens got there and totally toilet papered his housef public corruption. >> that was an aggressive throw. >> we've got some aggression against us today. >> com

former bell city administrator robert rizzo, some teens got there and totally toilet papered his houseacing 53 charges of public corruption. >>> >>> anxious anticipation. the mine rescue operation in chile. >> this test has been very successful. >> just hours before 33 men are finally freed. >>> then cash trash. incentives for people who recycle. how the high-tech system pays off. >>> and setting sail. >>i i'm in the ship queen elizabeth. >> it's fit for royalty. it's tuesday october 12th. >>> after the weather here in new york last night, a cruise may not be a bad idea lat. it was rough. >> yeah. it was. hail in some parts of new york. >> it was like the clink, clink, clik on my ac unit that woke me up last night. wild weather. >> you'll hear all about that weather. good morning. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. >>> the final countdown has started for those 33 miners trapped underground in chile. >> by this time tomorrow, the men could already be above ground for the first time in two months. jeffrey kofman reports on the mine's last-minute preparations. ♪ >> reporter: they were co

robert rizzo, former city manager of bell, california, had been earning $800,000 a year.ities all over the country are looking at the pay of their public officials. >> i think it is surprising that at the time when these cities and local and state governments are crying poor that the people in many of the top positions are being paid very, very well. >> when the msnbc.com website invited the public to send in examples of super sized government paychecks, over 1,000 people responded with tips that the site then verified. in phoenix, police chief jack harris retired three years ago receiving a one-time payment of $562,000 and an annual pension of $90,000. then the city rehired him as public safety manager at a base salary of $193,000 a year. in las vegas, a place well known for its high rollers, some of the city's firefighters make between $181,000 and $500,000 a year. the mayor is demanding pay cuts, but hasn't gotten very far. >> now we have a budget, but the budget is a disastrous one as far as i'm concerned. in los angeles "the l.a. times" published list, at least $250,

associated press reporter alessandro rizzo was given an advance copy of the book. >> she has aspirations a family and get married and have children. and also the possibility of adopting children, even as a single parent. >> reporter: the book reveals knox passes the time studying languages and reading letters of support. some even include marriage proposals. >> knox alternates between moments when she feels free and moments where she's taken by sadness. >> reporter: and also questions of forensic testing used on the alleged murder weapon and the initial police interrogation she claims became violent, an accusation she denied. and another book brings into question knox's treatment, claim she is was pressured by guards to take tranquilizer which she refused. in "take me with you" knox doesn't comment on her case but says she's in limbo. for "good morning america," andrea canning, abc news. >> for more joining from us seattle is amanda knox's father, curt and her lawyer, ted simmons. gentlemen, thank you for being with us. the author of this new book said when she sat down with your daughte

this is robert rizzo's house, the former city manager of bell, california. did dirtbag make about $800,000 a year running a tiny, poor town where most households bringing in a fraction of that. he made bil last week and faces dozens of charges. rolls of jus tp justice have already been served. >>> so if you watch the newscast in the mornings you know how much i you know how much i love to lift up our military heroes, but on this morning, i'm going to trash these guys. why? because they're fakers, liars, cowards, and an insult on the real men and women in uniform who put their lives on the line every day for us. the stolen valor act passed in 2006 dealt with these kinds of cheats, made it a crime to lie about your military honors, but recently a federal appeals court ruled that the act violates free speech, so any tom, dick or harry can say they won a medal in vietnam, iraq or afghanistan even if they never spent one day in the armed forces, and he or she won't be punished for it. doug and pam stoerner are trying to change that. they make honoring real heroes

arraigned this morning and lost angeles this is video their previous court appearance they include robert rizzon annual salary of $1.5 million to run a city of about 40,000 residents. we'll take our break, as we go again reminder we're falling breaking news at a san jose police we are seeing of a standoff with the suspects to is held up inside a car shots have been fired we do have reports of release one officer injured we will have have reports of release one officer injured we will have the insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results. i've built businesses. i've built a business. met the payroll. met a payroll. i enter this office beholden to no one except you. i will owe my office to no one but you. i don't owe anyone anything. i don't owe anyone anything. what's the worst that can happen? what's the worst thing that can happen? and we're back here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. where things are headed, today's mild may be a chance of a sprinkler till falli

rizzo is out of jail but has to wear an electronic monitoring device.r as city manager before fed up citizens ran him off. he was released after the judge was convinced that the bail money didn't come from shady activity. >>> michael bloomberg wants to make it illegal for people to use food stamps to buy soda and other sugary drinks. new york city has about 1.7 million people on food stamps. >>> groups fighting for gay rights and against cyberbullying points to this website that attacks the openly gay university of michigan student for pushing a deeply homosexual agenda. chris armstrong, the target of that blog finally reacted to this attack with anderson 360. >> i this this is an opportunity, a chance to speak out and say something and give a message to other kids who might be facing something, obviously not as extreme, but something, you know, like being heckled in the classroom. i think honestly that's really what -- really the most positive thing i can make out of the situation. >> andrew chervelle created the blog and has taken a leave of absence.

will wake town, folks, the former city manager who paid himself a princely sum is out of jail, robert rizzo convinced the judge that the $2 million he coughed up for jail, don't worry, it wasn't from illegal activity, he said, he said his mother-in-law, she sold some homes she owned to get out of jail. he's been in jail the last 15 days, he and other bell officials accused of bilking taxpayers out of $5.5 million in taxpayer funds. the people in bell haven't been too happy about that. bill: a lot of embarrassment in shame in bell, california. >>> balance of power at stake, voters will use the midterm toss a send a clear message to the white house. the fox poll says voters will express op, to the polices, 34 percent -- 41 percent, 34 percent say they express support. mary catherine, good morning to you. maria cardone, former adviser to hillary clinton and former director at the dnc, good morning, you know what they say, all politics are local, that's what we live by, right? i don't know, mary catherine does that political adage stand up or is this about what we've gone through at the white h

siegl, doing from dee rizzo, i don't know if he's a she or he but he wants to know about the sunday glassesave to wear, how long do they have to wear them and how dark do they have to be because they've been in dark 69 days. >> it's a great question. we started off in the middle of the night, it of the middle of the night in chile and they still had the sunday glasses because even the artificial light was enough to cause a problem. now in the middle of daylight, it's more of an issue. they're going to have to wear those sunday glasses for several hours afterwards so their eyes can slowly accommodate back to the light, otherwise there will be eye damage done. jon: what about the counseling for the family members? i mean, the men themselves, the miners themselves, have received some counseling already underground via speaker phone and so forth. what about their families? >> the good news is nine out of ten are going to be just fine because we're built for daily life, so if they're coming up and they're going to be part of a routine, if they have children waiting, if they have parents, familie

you're looking at robert rizzo's house. name ring a bell?ity manager of bell, california. he was making $800,000 a year running the town when most of the other folks are making a whole heck of a lot less. he made bail last week facing dozens of corruption charges but someone already served him some justice. let the debates begin. here we go. three weeks until election midterms here. candidates squaring off and telling voters who are -- and why they're cut out for the job. >>> and it doesn't get more dramatic than this. the clock is ticking on this story here. we're all over it. the rescue crews getting ready to bring up the first of the trapped miners in chile. live pictures. we could have a freed miner by the end of the night tonight. that's what the ministry of mining is openi hoping. we're all over this story. be right back. >>> countdown is on. you're excited about this like these families in chile. it's been the ultimate reality show. the episode we've all been waiting for is hours away. i'm talking about the rescue. the 33 miners who h