even though rob my gma merit came out years later and say it vietnam was a mistake it did not take the brain from me nor did it take the guilt that i carried for killing people when i went to vietnam i was a card court. and i believed what i was going there was the right thing and i was a good soldier but now i'm a soldier on the other side and i think i'm just as good. i sold my soul a long time ago i'm just here trying to recover. the navy uniform and i do for. people ask me why aren't you afraid to go to prison i mean you're saying you're a war criminal. brother i'm already in prison this is veterans for peace chapter zero nine nine western north carolina hoping that this moment registers in everyone's mind that this is one of the total costs of war. a the old. the old. the. sick food festooned who is a great war political a one world a vine wall was a scene who stopped our clocks though we met him grim and gay and i know people who got their clock stopped so badly they never got beyond drugs booze women suicide whatever you want to caught and that happened to me and i think my cloc

robbed me. they took all of my clothes and threw me on the bed. >> her son is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and repeatedly stabbing her brother. the two children were home at the time. the young suspect is currently in juvenile hall as the investigation continues. police say he does have a criminal past. >>> still to come -- problems could be ahead for b.a.r.t. passengers who use e.z. rider cards. why they may have trouble g etting through the turnstile. >> are we about to see even more rain? channel 2 meteorologist steve paulson will be here and will have the complete bay area forecast. >> reporter: i'm paul chambers in san francisco, where new equipment needed to keep the bay bridge project on time has arrived. i'll have the details -- coming up. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors will begin the process of choosing a new mayor but mayor newsom said he may delay farther p starting at lieutenant-governor if the board does not select an appropriate person,' calls it. his term begins january 3rd. but-- but he could delay the swearing in january 8th. that's when a new board of supervis

rob. can i have my pen back when we're done here?s six nato troops were killed in an insurgent attack in southern afghanistan where 670 troops from the international coalition have been killed this year in afghan fighting. most of those deaths are americans. >>> about 250 people were hurt in violence at a soccer match in jordan. rival fans threw bottles and stones at each other. most of the injuries occurred when a large metal fence collapsed during the mass brawl between sets of fans. >>> and hundreds of people dressed as santa claus paraded through the streets of london saturday called santa-con. i'm not sure why. a flash mob organized on the internet promoted as a "nonsensical celebration of christmas, cheer, goodwill and fun." >>> time now for the weather and chikage windler from our minneapolis/st. paul affiliate kstp who is in, i'm guessing minneapolis. >> yes, that's exactly where i am and it's cold. it is snowy. we had a foot and a half of snow overnight yesterday. it finally tapered off. and now we're watching the cold windc

narrator: more elevator speeches. >> and i'm seeking a position. >> rob seems tired, but he's determined to go on to one more late meeting. >> myme is rob weiss. thank you. >> we decide to call it a night. deborah boles, 55, grew up in brooklyn in a working class irish-american family, and is the only one in the family to have her own business. >> i started doing hair about 35 years ago. in 1985, i went in business for myself. >> narrator: she rents two units in the same building. one she lives in, the other is the salon. >> i wanted a place where people can go and they can feel comfortable. they know they belong here. hello. nothing intimidating about it. hi. i need to order some color, okay? >> narrator: she developed a large and loyal clientele, but with the downturn of the economy, this is now changing. there can now be hours when no one is there. >> it's very hard. it's very hard. sometimes you have a good week, sometimes you don't. >> okay, who has cancelled? >> him. but it's nowhere near what it was. nowhere near what it was. haircut and spa. >> he wants-- okay. >> now it's-- "guess." guess who still has a job. guess who

and my neighbor, rob malone at the time, who was our president, he just happened to be nxt door. and he was saying, man, there's something we need to do for these young guys. and i said absolutely i'm on board. >> so the mentors, tell us how much time it takes, what it takes to become a good mentor. >> it doesn't take a lot of time. i think a lot of times when you are just being a role model, you're doing the positive thing. if you're someone who is working, who is dedicated to their fily and community overall, just demonstrating that to your, it could be your middle school or high school mentee. you could go to movies or attend game but it is just being yourself. demonstrating what kind responsibilities you have and being that male role model. >> how many hour a week or a month would it take? >> usually we request about four hours with thatarticular will student every couple weeks. phone calls, maybe an hour or. so just touching base with them. asking how homework is going. asking what's going on in their lives. we need somebody to be concerned. and usually when kids see that th

. >> rob on the spot. my favorite indiana jones the third with his dad. >> absolutely.and a perfect way to end the trilogy. >> i totally agree with you. maybe the sequel to the rain we have been watching is coming up later on today. it is dry around the south bay and down towards santa cruz. east bay looks dry and the commute is not looking that way as we see showers offshore. notice the north bay we see a shower coming up and more moisture rising up out of the south and they acted as a lifting mechanism. it cools for showers across the hilltops. it will fill in later today and the lightning bolts offshore. an energetic system tapping into tropical moisture and a strong jet stream firing behind it. that can make for an active mix of weather. that is towards the evening. southern california with flood warnings continuing towards san bernardino. the no level high enough that it is note affecting the grapevine this morning. today's temperatures with 50s in the afternoon. clouds around lunchtime and the rain is filling in for the afternoon moveing for the coast to inland lo

robbed. someone broke into my car and took my backpack.k was my laptop computer, mac book, my ipad about a week old and my droid phone. a mini hd camera and my itouch. john, i was devastated, mostly because, listen, those are just things, but i'm going to get a little emotional here. this is weird. i couldn't tweet. i couldn't tweet for an hour and a half. i couldn't update my facebook status. and it just -- i'm sorry. i wasn't prepared for those emotio emotions. it's hard to be without those things. >> if there are such things as pay phones, next time call me and i'll take care of it for you but you'd have to give me all your passwords. i know you're sad. we want to help you out. sometimes when we lose our things we need to be reminded. take a peek, pete. >> reporter: what do we have? ♪

>> my name is rob from long branch, new jersey. >> jimmy: you're from new jersey.ob. [ cheers and applause ] good man. so rob -- you got some nice sleeves -- sleeve tattoos as well. >> thanks. i was preparing for the sweater, so -- >> jimmy: yeah, you knew that was gonna go down, yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: do you have christmas sweaters? do you own them? >> no, none of them fit me, so -- >> jimmy: what? >> yeah, there's not many big and tall christmas sweaters. >> jimmy: i think this -- this guy actually expands. he's pretty stretchy. >> yeah. i think we can make this work. do you want to give it a shot? >> sure, what the hell? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what are your plans? you sticking around? >> yeah, i got in-laws in town, just hanging out. >> jimmy: that's fun. are they here tonight? >> yeah, right here. >> jimmy: hey guys, how are you doing? [ cheers and applause ] welcome. nice to see you guys. was it your idea to come to the show? >> of course. >> jimmy: oh -- good man, all right. well, hey, good. all right, here wo go, ready? let's try. let's make this work. >>

my experience. president miguel: thank you. >> i'm rob cox, secretary of the eureka neighborhood business association. and we want to keep balance between businesses and keeping the residents safe and able to enjoy their home. we worked with trigger on the conditions of use before they were opened and shortly after they opened, we started to receive noise complaints. last february we met with trigger on planning enforcement and another group of people including supervisor dufty about these issues. at that time the organizations agreed to reset the clock to give trigger time to fix the noise problems that were being complained about. and escape and in may the sound checks started to be made and they continue to be in violation and suggesting that the more we take the issue, the longer the problem goes on. we have had neighbors move out of the neighborhood because of problems like this. we want to continue to work with trigger, but we don't want to be led down the path of false promises. thank you. president miguel: thank you. >> i am the president of the castro eureka neighborhood association. many of

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rob gifford has and the. >> emmitt writes i'm up so early because my wife turned the heat up too high and had me sweating. > pete writes i woke up with a charley horse in my thigh. >> okay, good, muscle spasms, okay. perspiration and muscle spasms. good reasons to be watching. one more.

my car. >> they found out the man had earlier tried to rob a men's wearhouse and police are looking for the altima which is pearly white. keep an eye out for a circular white, red and blue sticker on the back window. nbc bay area news. >>> just in time for christmas, there is a happy ending to a dog abuse case tonight. clint is back with his family, including his furif you arfurry kevin, who we told you was found last night shot and beaten. clint was found by the family last night in the bay area. the dog ran out last thursday after a door was left open in the home. a day later an oakland police officer found kevin, a four-year-old schnauzer, shot and beaten, but there was no sign of clint. the dog wandered into the backyard in the rain and stayed with the family, and now both dogs are finally home. >>> a drunk driving test provides more than a bump in the road for a well-known councilman. chp officers, we have to tell you, were out in force. part of their christmas maximum enforcement period, to keep roads safe. and the candidate ignacio de la fuenta found that out the hard way last night

robbing a men's men's wearhouse store. he had it more concealed inside of a trench coat. >> my heart was just beating because that's just -- that's unacceptable, you know. i don't want to be a victim. >> reporter: the suspect then ran outside and carjacked another victim at knife point. police are now looking for the car he stole, described as a white any many san altima with the license plate that you see there on your screen, 6-da 526. they are asking any-up with information to call san jose or santa clara police. >> panic buyers are flocking the stores all across the bay area looking for last-minute christmas gifts. and retailers are welcoming them with sales on what's being called fantastic friday. tara moriarty is there with a few shoppers. she is there at the great mall of mall malpitas. according to figures, mad dash may cap off the best holiday season in three years. the national retail federation predicts that holiday sales will reach nearly $452 billion this year, up 3% from last year. and the largest year over year increase since 2006. part of the reason for today's success may be due to the fact that christmas

my car. >> they called 911, of course, and later learned the gunman had earlier robbed a men's warehouse and tried to rob someone at the club monday co clothing store. police are still looking for the robber as well as the car. bonnie o'halleren says the car has a sticker on the back left rear window. >>> just in time for christmas, a happy ending to a terrible dog abuse case in oakland. clint and kevin are back with their family. the two dogs ran off thursday. one day later an oakland police officer found kevin beaten and shot with a pellet gun. there was no sign of clint until last night. the owner says he wandered into a nearby backyard, that is is the dog. that family took him in, gave him a bath before tracking down the owner. now both dogs are back home. >> i feel relief, but it's -- we've just been through so much and just to have both of our boys home now is a great relief and last night we all fell asleep on the couch together. >> kevin the dog is expected to make a full recovery. >>> coming up next at 6:00, the fire trucks came to the rescue just in time for christmas. we'll explai

. >> i started screaming, and he put his arms on my shoulders, and that's when i really freaked out. >> followed and robbed in front of her own house. a woman attacked in a series of crimes targeting a peninsula neighborhood. the news starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. in vacaville, police are investigating a bizarre and disturbing crime involving a 13-year-old girl and her 18-month-old brother. the s.w.a.t. team responded to a home in vacaville after getting a 911 call that a man had stabbed the girl and her little brother dozens of times. when they arrived, they found their suspect, but he wasn't a man. rather he was 14-year-old boy. remarkably, police say the victim's injuries are not life threat engine. leticia ordesz from our nbc station in sacramento has some more for us. >> seen guns drawn, which isn't a good sign in your neighborhood. so that told me somebody pretty serious was going on. >> reporter: it was a night of terror for a 13-year-old girl and her 18-month-old brother who were home alone. >> to see a young child stabbed so many times, it's definitely disturbing to see some

my name is kevin o. and welcome if you just joined us rob you're watching around the world our top story at midnight from moscow within the past hour the u.s. senate has finally approved the new nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia after months of intense partisan wrangling on capitol hill it was a close call but eventually enough senators said yes well arty's across the story on both sides of the atlantic in a moment we'll get reaction from moscow from our correspondent kathleen koch of first. in washington as the new.

my car. >> they later found out the carjacker had earlier robbed a men's warehouse and tried to rob someone at the clothing store inside valley square mall. they are still looking fort robber as well as the ultima, which is pearl white in color. keep an eye out for a circular red, white, and blue sticker on the back left rear window. a drunk driving arrest is presented a bump in the road for a well-known councilman from oakland. we are going to take a look live at it. chp officers are out in force. they are calling it part of their christmas maximum period to keep roads safe. we mentioned a drunk driving arrest. he faces a misdemeanor dui charge after being arrested at the fruitvale exit on 580. a chp officer says he was drifting between lanes and going 80 in a 65-mile-an-hour zone thursday night. police say it has nothing to do with his position. >> not so much of who he is but because of the circumstances of the stop, it was a misdemeanor charge. he had good identification. there were no outstanding warrants for his arrest e was ve very cooperative. the violations ceased when we contacted

i ask my colleagues to reject this attempt to rob our children of their dream and to vote no on this divisive and irresponsible legislation which will do nothing more than bring millions of more people across our borders illegally. only now they will bring their kids, all of them. wake up, america. this is no dream. it is an affirmative action amnesty nightmare. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i yield myself 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: to remind my dear friend from california, mr. rohrabacher, there's no preference in this bill. they're treated equally, not -- there's not one preference that you can dream of. mr. rohrabacher: would the chairman yield for a question? mr. conyers: unfortunately i'm -- mr. rohrabacher: is there anything in the bill done -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan controls the time. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. engel. t

robbed. >> they take the gun and they put it to my head. >> reporter: others have been beaten up, and evenhot in turf wars. >> the people that i come across, most of the time are armed with some sort of weapon. we're seeing the presence of gangs-- not gangs in the urban sense but people who are competing and even fighting over particularly rich areas of plant harvests. >> reporter: ecologists like nalini nadkarni are trying to raise the red flag about smuggling. especially when it comes to environmentally delicate products like moss, which play a key role in a forests ecosystem by helping to regulate water. >> so when you strip branches and whole trunks off the way that moss has been harvested it takes literally 20 to 30 years for that to grow back and is clearly not sustainable. >> reporter: it's almost impossible to tabulate just how much brush is stolen from our forests every year. according to a 2005 study from oregon state university, the commercial sale of moss alone was around $165 million. that's enough moss to fill 4,850 semi trucks. but only 1% to 2% of that was harvested legally

my future. in the victorious kfc scholar will feed feel it's o g double o de good. >> welcome back to rob black your money. >> were talking " the fact this is a big day on wall street we raised nearly two weeks of losses of nearly two injured 50 points as talk more about the market what to do see besides the obvious? >> were up over 10% on the market it's been a good year even though we have that not enough 10 percent unemployment. even though we have the bogyman in europe who is greece and ireland in might become spain and portugal and italy. china's been the big international story i've been going to some of my mail and checking my 401k making sure i could international exposure that's were the growth will be. i think the store this year it's been a good year. last year was a good year it's a question to piece together a nice recovery off the credit crisis. >> it's nice to have this toward the end of the year. on what people don't have a lot invested in the stock market, which they take from this today? >> that 20002010 was a bad p.r. time to invest there's a lot of trauma from 2001, not a lo

rob. >>> we'll be right back with sports and the newest winner of these heisman. did stanford's quarterback pull off an upset? [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year. i want a robosan 4000. [ mom ] the one no one could get. toy stores are reporting long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mom ] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holiday shopping on citi specials. with the money i saved, i bid online -and got exactly what he wanted. -a robosan 4000! [ television ] introducing the new robosan 5000. [ mom ] at least for now. [ male announcer ] make your happy holiday stories come true with citi specials. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> an airplane at the nasa research center in mountain view was turned into a version of the north pole today. police were everywhere, but not for security. they threw the party. the guests of honor, children with cancer and their families from across the bay area. >> this is a day where we want all the kids and their families -- we include the brothers and sisters so they can check cancer at the door, and come in and have a good time filled with fun, carniva

rob, you promised the sun will come out tomorrow and i bet my bottom dollar you're right. >> well, i'm going to come out at little later on today. we'll take you on a quick tour of the radar. you can see around the south bay things improving. out towards the altamont pass still seeing rain but heading over to the tracy side. rain moving from san francisco over towards oakland. in the north bay you're still seeing showers but the trend certainly during the day will be the sun will come out. showers will shut down as we head towards the afternoon, transitions us to a drier pattern thursday into friday but the rain will come back just in time for saturday. some wind and rain to kick off the weekend. >>> speaking of weather, the next time you order a pizza, listen to this story, you want this guy delivering it. reggie redding braved what people in north georgia lovingly refer to as the hill of terror. last week it was covered with ice. this was after a quick rain and below freezing temps. so redding tried to drive up the hill but halfway up his car stopped, he started to slide backwards an

. >> i still do and i'm in my early 20s. thank you, rob.e snow dropping tons of snow on the inflatable roof of the metrodome. >> it was too much weight for the teflon panels to take. our chris welch is live inside the metrodome. what's it looking like now? >> reporter: well, it's still cold, i can tell you that. you know, you can see it behind me. that one of the teflon panels is just flopping in the wind, hanging around, making some ominous noises, you can hear some thundering once in a while. then you have the sheets of ice on the ground. you saw that incredible video, some melted snow falling down dripping all over the field. they say the field will be undamaged from this. once it cleans up, i guess thawed out things will go back to normal. one thing that the facilities director told me is that what this looks like, what we're seeing is actually a lot worse than what it really is. >> actually, i think i'll say it looks worse than what it is. in some respects because the repair as i understand it will be basically to unclamp the old fabri

rob gave us his picks. rams, chicago, indianapolis, and willis' saints. and there's no doubt in myers and green bay. >> diane makes it a clean sweep. she's also taking st. louis along with the jets, indianapolis and the giants. >> of course, week 16 in the nfl is already under way. the steelers shook off last sunday's loss to the jets with a 27-3 victory over north carolina. ouch. >> the league is offering up something of a christmas present. the cowboys visit the cardinals tomorrow night. >> i can't wait to tell rob all about it. when the falcons beat the saints next monday morning. we'll have the highlights and the new standings. so check it out then. >> here's my kansas city chiefs, afc west-leading chiefs. in honor of christmas, go, chiefs. >>> when we return, some holiday music to keep you in the mood. >> joyful sounds on this christmas eve. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >>> as you can see here, even though we're working we are in full christmas spirit here at "world news now." >> to keep the fun rolling it's time for some christmas music. not from vinita and i, that wou

i think we will see rob silver -- no braver man or more popular ever carried a camera into battle. i will put my money on him being back there, carrying a camera back to battle before anybody can imagine it. >> there were about 100 people involved in the baghdad bureau. how big is it now? >> if as much of a great deal. -- it has not shrunk a great deal. i think that our ambition -- our hope had been to do the same thing. there is a critical mass that you need because we have to provide air of security. -- provide our own security. this is another kind of bravery on the part of "the new york times" and the people that make the decisions. as you know, foreign coverage by american newspapers and american television has shrunk considerably. it was already shrinking before the recession. it has shrunk further. "the new york times" has had financial battles to fight, as have all newspapers, because of the recession, but because also the internet. but it would have been understandable if the people who make these decisions had decided that we could no longer spend that kind of money. they did not. they

. >> my question is for rob collins.urray tennis shoes act and a solicitation back up that you put up to the source of your claims in that ad for when you have patty murray standing on a child i thought the citation was her vote for schip. as someone who leads in the serious policy think tanks can you explain how stepping on a child is akin to voting for health insurance for children? >> can you summarize the question -- >> the summary is the ad had patty murray stepping on a child and the back up claims for that added in the citation is that she voted for schip. can you explain how a single child or voting for schip is akin to step in on a child? >> i think that you are trying to make a point and i appreciate that point and we have a different point of view. estimate as a leader of a policy think tank could you explain that to me? >> our point of view is expansion of government decreases the ability for this country to have economic freedom, the ability, this ad was about small business and as you increase the size of t

my pain. and was conscious until the very end. >> emily schmidt is joining us now with more details. hi, emily. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning to you. everyone was surprised, including elizabeth edwards, at the length of her final fight. last week, doctors told her she could expect six to eight weeks to live. now, her funeral is planned for this week. on the presidential campaign trail, it was clear elizabeth edwards knew how to rally. >> my love, and your next vice president, john edwards. edward. >> reporter: but a different road proved she knew how to fight. >> i'm kind of thinking this might be it. but at bad times, you keep an eye on what is important to you. and you press forward with that. >> reporter: edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, the same day she stood by her husband and president vice presidential nominee, john edwards, in defeat. four years later, when he husband returned to campaigning, the cancer returned, too. >> we'll always look for the silver lining. >> reporter: the couple, law school sweethearts who had four children. their son, wade, died in 1996. later, there would be a

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 that would keep undocumented immigrants from attending public colleges in that state. >> if this bill were to pass i would not be able to attend school in virginia. >> reporter: that's because the 24-year-old student undocumented. she was protesting legislation that would keep students like her from going to school. >> we are very dedicated and are willing to do everything

my hoe will have the -- mark -- mark tamayo will have the forecast. a reminder from palo alto p olice, that you should be aware of your surroundings after a woman was robbed in front of her house over the weekend. it happened on saturday night at 7:00 when a woman was's urning to her home. police say -- was returning to her home. police say a man snatched her suspect in a black, four-door sedan. police are checking to see if this is connected to other recent robberies in the area. >>> the 18-month-old baby found floating in the lobby of the hyatt regency has died. he was what his twin sister, mother and nanny wednesday afternoon when he apparently fell into the 2 feet deep full of water. he was taken to ucsf hospital where he died on saturday. the family was at the hotel taking pictures of the holiday decorations. we just learned that the hotel still has the fountain taped off an -- and they are working on a permanent safety plan. >> today the san jose city council will hold a special m eeting on pot clubs. many people are demanding an end to the recent raids. on friday night medical marijuana supporters held a fund-raiser to help pay expenses styed to th

robbing restrictions. the amount of lead time required will depend on the approach the board adopts in its final roll. my colleagues and i would be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> this is a very complex issue and i want to thank staff for a great deal of effort put into this. a lot of outrage to the public. a lot of analysis. thank you for bringing us this proposal. we have an opportunity for some questions. let me start off. there is a presumption that prices will be set by market competition generally but of course the counterexample such as utilities were government intervention is justified by various reasons. can you help us think about what are the arguments for and against allowing interchange fees to be determined in the market versus having a regulatory intervention? can we think about the economics? >> increased competition leads to lower prices. in payment card markets competition tends to drive interchange fees higher. the reason for this is in these markets the party that the sides what method of payment will be used that is the customer, is different from the party that is as

robbed a woman of cash at olympic boulevard and newell avenue. their last location in lafayette where they kicked a woman to the ground and took her purse. shoppers have reason to be concerned. >> my bag was called zipped up. >> you're always aware of -- >> yeah, on the ground, yeah. >> you have to take extra precautions and make sure you don't leave valuables around, anything like that. >> when we park our car, we're very cautious about it. >> reporter: this weekend, police did make three arrests after an attempted jewelry store robbery and a high-speed chase, and tonight they're trying to see if there's any connection to those previous crimes. >> lindy in walnut creek, thank you. >> amid a wave of national scrutiny, bay area activists are showing support for wikileaks. today they demonstrated in san francisco backing the organization that has leaked confidential military documents on its web site. meanwhile, senator dianne feinstein is calling for prosecution for espionage. today's activists carried signs across the bridge and rallied in support of wikileaks' founder julian assange. >> we need to hear from them, because we're not hearing the truth from our own administration. if

robbed of two laptops. so we decided to test the theory. do you notice if someone is following you? i'm going to pick a more believable candidate for criminals and that would be mytographer. i'm going to give him this web cam so he can follow shoppers. we stopped in bethesda. he picks his first family. one son stopped. we approached them. >> did you see him following him? >> no. i saw you. >> i didn't see you at all. >> not at all. >> reporter: neither did our second target. >> i didn't notice him. i did notice you but i did not notice him. >> reporter: she waited outside for two more. >> i feel like i may have noticed you but not in any type of should i be worried kind of way. >> reporter: she says in retrospect she didn't think she was the victim. britany morehouse, 9 news now. >> interesting experiment. one tip britney and james learned from this exercise. you can still scare off a criminal. simply keep an aura of awareness. constantly looking at who is around. it expects to handle 800 million pieces of mail this coming monday. >> the u.s. marine corps picked up 1000 toys from the virginia chester brook academy campuses today. they will all go to toys for tot

my seven-day forecast coming up. >>> new at 11:00, a community on alert tonight. >> when you're walking down the street and someone comes up to you with a gun. >> outside at night, robbed at gunpoint. robbers are targeting some of the trendiest neighborhoods in the bay area, places in berkeley where people love to go out for fun. it happened not too far from the berkeley bart station atng mart luther king. earlier incidents happened at the popular gourmet ghetto. cheryl heard is here with more in berkeley. >> reporter: i'm live here at the berkeley bart station because the latest armed robbery happened here at the berkeley bart station as somebody was getting off the train and heading home. there have been several armed robberies in this area, many of them happening in the month of november until now. >> someone posted a sign on the telephone pole outside our house saying that there has been some robberies in the neighborhood. >> reporter: and that's one reason why some berkeley residents are on alert. some people on foot are being robbed at gunpoint in the north berkeley area. >> no reason to panic. we're just watching out for ourselves and for our neighbors, keep our

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rob is a republican. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think you are right, the debt commission today will come down to a no vote. but i think is important to get people talking, getting the ball whirling, so to speak, and getting ideas on the table. how much does a senator made a year and a congressman? and what are their pension plans? i mean, if they are really serious about cutting the deficit, i think maybe they should think, well, we've served our country and i think maybe we should do our own health insurance. most of these people are millionaires. guest: they did impose a pay freeze on themselves and the debt commission they did recommend a pay freeze. the members ofat congress make. i think it is $150,000 to $175,000. they are well paid, but again, we need to think about the actual numbers here. the magnitude of our problem is a trillion dollar deficit. we may get some psychic benefit for people that we feel have not been making these hard choices, but if we want to get control of these -- this problem, we will need to look at