i mean, robert rubin gets a great deal of blame. mean, bill clinton himself did a mea culpa on robert rubin. >> on abc news. >> on abc news, on george stephanopoulos. >> rubin had been a force in killing glass-steagall, which was the firewall between commercial banks and investment banks. >> investment banks. >> and he was a big supporter of derivatives, deregulation. >> absolutely. >> and all that contributed to the fiscal crisis. after he left the treasury department, he went to citi. >> went back to citi -- >> you say he made $126 million in nine years. >> no, he did. no, he did very, very, very well. and -- >> and you called rubin "the primmest of movers in the modern marriage of politics and wealth creation." >> he was the ambassador to the clinton wealth machine. i mean, even -- i mean, you had people like rahm emmanuel, who was a mid-level white house, you know, operative in the clinton white house, who, was able to go to wasserstein perella and make, you know, $16.2 or $16 point something million. >> $18 million in two years

dan rubin is joining us with an update on the position. dan. >> reporter: vicki, people have heard the family's frustration. the hospital supports them although time is running out. they have been waiting to hear from jahi's family. >> the last time they corresponded with children's hospital was more than 24 hours ago. >> reporter: despite the lack of communication they have yet to find another place for her. >> the place that was going to takethem fell through. now there is question is question as to what will happen. >> reporter: singer says children's hospital is left with one thing to do. >> barring unforeseen legal action, at 5:00 the ventilator will be removed. >> reporter: for her to remain on live support a lot has to happen. >> it was a transfer for a facility willing to receive a deceased person on a ventilator. the judge looked the amly family in the eye and said sorry but she is brain dead. there is no amount of prayer that can bring her back. >> reporter: sam singer said they could file an appeal. even if one side wins, it may

ceo larry page writes, i am excited about andy rubin's next project. android started as a crazy idea. it ended up putting a in hundreds of thousands of pockets. it is still early. can't wait to see the progress. what might google be doing with these robots, and how might it compare with the delivery drone amazon is testing? first, what could google possibly be working on? >> i wouldn't say first. this is characteristic of how google operates. this has always been characteristic of how google operates. this is very similar. his passion is robotics, and they allowed him to pursue this. we don't know where it is going to lead. maybe building motorola phones easier. >> so automating assembly lines. >> he has the company re-think robotics. a lot of people think about how to use this technology in manufacturing to help streamline and make processes more efficient. >> the timing is interesting. are they trying to one up amazon and their drones today? >> definitely not. i think larry page announced he was doing something back in march. >> there were some quest

ktvu's ann rubin tells us the suspect and the victim had a history of violence. >> reporter: the victim was seriously injured in a previous incident but her relationship with ernesto rodriguez didn't end after that. ernesto rodriguez was arrested this morning for her murder. the body of alma roque ortega was found by his parents inside their apartment. documents so the two had a troubled past. in 2012 ernesto rodriguez was arrested for assaulting alma roque ortega. he was sentenced to jail time, ordered to take domestic violence classes. in august alma roque ortega asked the order be lifted so he could have peaceful contact. police say this information will be part of their case. >> this is absolutely part of the investigation, determining the current status of their relationship, the past status of their relationship, the past cases where law enforcement had contact. >> i was shocked because she was the quiet girl, like, nice. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: friends of alma roque ortega say they are working on a fund raiser to help the family. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we

ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking another freeze warning tonight but first ann rubin shows us what is being done to keep people safe. >> reporter: during a cold snap people who deliver food or mail find themselves taking on another role, checking on the welfare of the people they see each day. >> reporter: she knows her routes but she is also the first oo notice something wrong. -- to notice something is wrong. when the temperatures drop the wellness checks become more important. >> they are the eyes and ears of the neighborhoods. >> reporter: they are not the only ones going door to door. volunteers with meals on wheels do more than just drop off lunch. >> checking in. making sure they are there, safe, warm. >> reporter: if they notice a problem they contact family, supervisors and then police. they even contacted pg&e when they noticed a man's power was turned off. >> reporter: -- wheels on wheel -- meals on wheels. >> the drivers are the only people they see during the day. they count on us. >> reporter: last winter they took an extra step delivering scarfs, hats a

. >> our team coverage continues with ktvu's ann rubin. she joins us live with how a program to feed those in need is making sure they get by in these temperatures. >> reporter: because meals on wheels volunteers go door to door they are in a unique position to notice when something is wrong. >> reporter: on cold days like this she is delivering more than just meals. >> meals on wheels. >> reporter: each door she is assessing the conditions inside. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: making sure residents are safe and warm. >> i have an extra blanket and heater. >> as long as i keep paying them they haven't let me down yet. >> reporter: this comes with the territory according to the director. >> our drivers are trained to check on the seniors if they don't answer the door. >> reporter: if they notice a problem they contact family members, supervisors, then police, they even contacted pg&e when they noticed a man's power was turned off. >> the drivers are sometimes the only people they see. >> reporter: on this visit a unanswered door trigge

its robotics efforts are being led by andy rubin, the executive who led the development of an droid, google's operating system. google isn't talking about the acquisition or its purpose, but suggests that the robotics efforts are aimed at manufacturing like electronic assembly. >> this is not just a small side project for them anymore. >> ben schachter in says the internet giant is trying to take advantage of the long-term opportunity of the robotics industry. >> all of the things we saw as kids in the movies are what they're trying to make become a reality now. the fact that they put andy rubin in charge of this, a man that has had a very successful path with google and android means a lot. it means they'll invest heavily in this and they'll take a long-term track, and they believe it's a very real business. >> google's rivals see the benefits of the technology. amazon's rollout of 1400 robots at its warehouses from the company it bought last year called kiva systems could save it $900 million a year according to analysts at the capital markets. google is certainly steering far and

the effort is being headed up by andy rubin. he started up the android business. that's what caught my eye. honor thes it will current military contracts at boston dynamics. it is probably interested in developing robots for more commercial use. >> it seems like pure research and development. you wonder where it is going. front pagere our stories. >> it is a busy week but we are two weeks away -- next week is a four-day work week? a zero day work week for tom keene next week. >> it's a rumor. after the glow of 1986 compromise, capitol hill looks for to rancor. senators and congress people have hit the ceiling over the debt ceiling. phil mattingly is with us now. what is different this time about the debt ceiling debate? >> the problem is is that nothing is different this time. the budget deal last week that was negotiated by paul ryan and patty murray and the senate is likely to approve the deal by wednesday. there is republican apprehension but enough will get on board to move it forward. on sunday, paul ryan said when we reach the debt ceiling, february 7, we wa

ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. unions are criticizing joel keller for making the proposal today ban strikes. she -- he is going to draft a measure to prevent future b.a.r.t. strikes. he hopes it will appear on the november ballot. if it passes b.a.r.t. wouldn't be the first to ban strikes. muni drivers are already barred. >>> state attorney general is expressing concern over the massive data breach at target stores that put 40 million credit cards and debt cards at risk. they reported thefts of credit cards and debt cards used at target from november 27 and december 15. stolen information includes credit. today kamala harris -- names, credit and debt card numbers, expiration dates and its security code. today kamala harris offered advice. >> in this era of tack neck, it is -- technology, it is important to change pass codes frequently, review statements. because there are great benefits from the techology and pit fall -- technology and pit falls. >> they are looking at the situation but couldn't elabbrate -- elabor

ktvu's ann rubin explains he worked to stay close to his constituents today. >> reporter: he was ought here -- out here helping tie trees on to cars and here to find out what was on his constituent's mind. >> quick study on the topic. and he is not afraid to get his hands dirty but this is about more than just trees. >> i wanted to come by and help out and it is a great way to talk o-- to people. >> reporter: he does a different job each month. >> you could take a temperature of the economy. >> reporter: and he was able to tell people what he has been up to from a 24 hour fast for immigration reform. >> trying to use the economy to grow the middle class. >> reporter: he jokes it is about offering a few compliment of services to his constituents. >> tree trimming to budget trimming. >> reporter: for those who work here and shop here this kind of access to a congressman meant a lot. >> i feel like i could write him a letter and he might remember me. >> reporter: he says the next job he will try will be in the bio techindustry. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on the hunger

vascular but to give you a taste is sophie lauren in paris with a gentleman wearing a very important rubin i didn't and a diamond necklace and claudia wearing a 66 carrot pear-shaped diamond drop and another actor wearing a loaned magnetic necklace. if it's set with 7 large columbine emerald over 1 hundred and 87 carrots. it's known in bully as the 7 wonders because it was and still is considered one of the finest jewelers every created. it's wonderful for the 7 emeralds perfectly matched in size, shape and a color. it was sold in the 1960s to a wife of a italian industrial i thought and brought back for the collection. now what you've seen from the jewels that the bully jewels i've shown they continue to be independent to the high trends of jeweler. they were mount in platinum and the colored gives me were employed individually in association with the diamonds and not combined with other colored give me stones. emerald were mounted that diamonds and rubbing i didn't see were mounted with diamond and so forth. there are some rather hints of a future trend and if one looks carefully for exa

the man who built google grid rubin told the new york times his robotic project is at the heart of one of google long-term big deal moonshot programs for it and that they are putting an a big money on this. this is a big focus of google moving forward. it is unclear right now what these robots will do. some say drawn robotic delivery like amazon is working on grid that could be getting into a factory settings like electronic assembly print perhaps they are looking for butler robotics. such as cleaning the house or assisting with the bay then print as of some other google moon shot a combined hardware and software. google has become a company that handles both building its own software and data centers in writing its own software. they are perfectly placed to make this a new robot world a reality bridge take a pioneer a whole new industry. it gave slate kron4 notes >>james: at 427. when we come back,batkid is making his return to san francisco.. we'll tell you what he's up to this time around. and a cat missing for three years is reunited with its owner. we'll tell you what technology h

ktvu's anne rubin is in san francisco tonight and shows us how the news affected the message today. >> reporter: well, those rallying here today says this underscores what they have been saying that, more needs to be done to prevent tragedies like these. tomorrow marks the anniversary of sandy hook that claimed 26 lives. the rally was put on by the brady campaign to prevent gun violence, along with several coalition partners. they say it's important to remember those that were killed in newtown, connecticut, but also to remember the public outrage in the days that followed. they say that should have been translated into action, into a way to prevent other school shootings. but instead, there was another incident just today. the rally was attended by state senators, the police chief, and the district attorney, among others, all calling for a cease- fire. >> it's also to remind that nothing has been done. we were all so saddened and upset about the newtown tragedy. but what have we done? >> we are just devastated, like something that no one can seem to stop. >> i get mad. i see them up

. >> reporter: councilman rubin says a lot of families have already converted their garages.lmost one fifth of the owner occupied homes in east palo alto are overcrowded. he believes changing the building codes could allow them to better regulate the conversions. >> make sure that any structure complies with health and safety codes. >> reporter: delfina gonzalez loves the new codes. she wants to convert her two garages into rooms. >> more space for us because i have four boys and my house has three rooms and they want their own rooms. >> reporter: but some are barking at the idea. >> i don't think it's a good idea. there won't be a lot of parking. >> reporter: those who oppose say allowing more people will mean more cars. >> it took me a long time to actually find a parking space where i live at. it is really tough finding a parking space. >> reporter: to address the parking issue, city officials are looking for ways for homeowners to add parking lots in their side or front yard. >> the east palo alto city council plans to vote on easing those rules in march. >>> it looked li

. >>> joining us now, michael rubin from the american enterprise institute, author of the upcome k booking with the devil: the perls of not gauging rogue regimes." who are these terrorists undertaking this bombing raid? >> the terrorists according to the russians are chechens. chechnya in the 1990s of course fought an independence struggle, ultimately unsuccessfully, against the russian state. it's part of russia today. but it really became al qaeda central back in the 1990s. and we have this concept, we have this phenomenon called the black widows. basically, the women, the wives of those who were killed, chechens in the struggle, and the russians are accusing both these suicide bombings as having been perpetrated by so-called black widows. >> black widows from dagestan. >> that's right. or chechnya. >> some speculation in the press, especially after the second bombing we just had today, that they're trying to disrupt, terrorize, and so forth all of russia to stop the olympic games. the olympic committee, the officials wrote a letter to putin and said no, no, we're still behind you. do

the new york times and it was a meeting between interest in and the indian poetry loss for mystic rubin an article where i grew up with the thought of you know reading is pretty nineteenth early to meet in a place called potsdam. close to german in germany they are supposed to parse them conference correct so they meet and they have a discussion and you know this case is it is emerging the nazis merging this dog of war and these two guys are dogging but the mystery of our existence and instead is known for a very famous quote i want to know how god thinks everything else is a detail so. to go or have a very interesting discussion we are instances the universe exists whether we are there or not and to go to objects to that he says the universe that we experience is an entirely human universe because lately we're going into a novel because it's actually what is called a historical fiction so the facts are all straight they are all absolutely except the dialogue right they don't act about god is there well known but the fact is that the universe has a source whatever you want to call it ok

. >> reporter: in gilroy, anne rubin. >>> a san jose neighborhood was swarming with police during a stand off with an armed man. police deployed what they called a destruction device after a man barricaded himself on north 14th street this afternoon. police say the man had threatened a family members with a weapon. >> family members say he could be under some kind of influence, some kind of narcotics. we did find some kind of controlled substance on him. we're not sure what it is. >> reporter: the man surrounded peacefully and was taken into custody. no one was hurt. >>> the man accused of killing a tsa agent and wounding people at l.a.x. hospital pled not guilty. paul ciancia pled guilty. he's been charged with murder as well as 10 other counts. prosecutors say they may seek the death penalty. ciancia's trial is scheduled to begin january 11th in los angeles. >>> that should have never happened. because they broke our heart. >> how police and firefighters save add family's christmas after a thief stole their christmas. >> a change to the unseasonably warm temperatures. how much cooler it

. >> reporter: in gilroy, anne rubin. >>> a san jose neighborhood was swarming with police during a stand off with an armed man. police deployed what they called a destruction device after a man barricaded himself on north 14th street this afternoon. police say the man had threatened a family members with a weapon. >> family members say he could be under some kind of influence, some kind of narcotics. we did find some kind of controlled substance on him. we're not sure what it is. >> reporter: the man surrounded peacefully and was taken into custody. no one was hurt. >>> the man accused of killing a tsa agent and wounding people at l.a.x. hospital pled not guilty. paul ciancia pled guilty. he's been charged with murder as well as 10 other counts. prosecutors say they may seek the death penalty. ciancia's trial is scheduled to begin january 11th in los angeles. >>> that should have never happened. because they broke our heart. >> how police and firefighters save add family's christmas after a thief stole their christmas. >> a change to the unseasonably warm temperatures. how much cooler it

is part of a project being led by a former android head in the rubin. there are renew questions about whether the nsa's against technology collection of genetic records is legal. probably violated the fourth amendment which protects americans within a reasonable search and szure. they can move forward. all this comes as president obama prayers to host a number of executives at the white house tomorrow. they will surely be talking about it. let's ring in julianna goldman in washington. what an important time for these guys to be in the white house. >> that is right. the federal judge caught the program almost orwellian saying that it violates the earth -- the fourth amendment ban on unreasonable searches. was a busht judge appointee. he ordered the government to stop collecting data on the two plaintiffs and destroy the records. they're likely to show the privacy interest outweighed the government interest when it comes to collecting this data here at you put the injunction on hold. "significant are national security interests at stake>" he is giving the

. >>: here's a look at your forecast with dan rubin. >>: kind of a different picture today.temperatures that are. we have a lot of record temperatures. all clear sedan 41. in 34 for ennead. your afternoon highs. a little bit more here as well. at 66 for sunnyvale 360 in los gatos 3 and 68 in campbell and 69 for the of the man valley. 64 for castro valley. a 63 in san leandro. 64 your afternoon high end danville. san francisco only 60 out by the beach. 63 by the financial district. 63 and now up for it and talk about the rest of your forecast coming up and a bit in concluding your new year's eve forecast. the morning george. >>george: and easy ride throughout the bay area. light traffic. i ride through the east bay this morning. through the south bay all know one peninsula traffic at 280 l 101 and 92 per it all still very light and congestion free passes the ride through marin county on 101 southbound. >>anny: thank you so much the george street time now is 633. with a new law that protects the rights of trangender students taking effect soon. an el cerrito high school is sho

google's latest acquisition in a string of mysterious robotic initiatives led by android chief andy rubinarly 23,000 robots valued $1.5 billion sold to north american companies last year. you thought we were talking about the future, it's here. certainly in google's future. brad, your party taking on the tea party, your establishment, paul ryan, even, being careless with his rhetoric, you know, once considered to be at the forefront of the tea party, what are you guys trying to do to yourself. >> we should be trying to unite. some of us to be govern in a world that they wish it to be, but we have a divided government, we got to rule in reality, this budget deal may not be the best but it's a step in the right direction, getting back to regular order. >> i agree with you. i agree with you. but what i don't understand is sort of the condescending and nasty attitude on the part of karl roves, the paul ryans and michigan mcconnells, they're talking to fellow citizens, fellow republicans and i got to tell you, they loolikeools when they do that. these people weren't smart in 2012 and they have

. >> engineers that are heading this, rubin, the man who built they android software. he told new york times said the robotics project is in the heart of one of the long term, big deals. they are putting in big money on this. this is a big focus of the motive for. it is unclear just what they would to some say they will do deliveries like amazon is working on or they could look into factory settings like electronics. perhaps, there are working on butler type robots. >> as of some of third shots, the project combines both hardware and software. they have become a company that handles both. they are perfect place to make this new robot world a reality. it could pioneer a whole new industry. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> starbucks is selling its limited edition 450-dollar gift cards! and they're expected to go fast. these cards are metal and preloaded with 400 dollars-- enough money to keep you caffeinated all year long. however, there is a catch.you can't get these cards in stores.you can only buy them on the flash sale website gilt-dot-com. the cards go on sale today a

ann rubin. >> at ktvu.com we posted a list of memorials being held. >>> officers investigating a burglary found a cash of weapons inside a vallejo home. police released this picture of the assault rifles, ammunition. they say they found the guns at a home on the 600 block of caroline street. they arrested 32-year-old howard of vallejo. j era mone howard and kiano hodges both of san francisco. >>>-- do you have a second to talk about environmental justice. >>> administrators stop an effort to start -- the group say it is sierra group violates its own environmental process by serving the evictions. the sierra club favors plans to incorporate the bulb into the regents park system. about 50 to 60 people have been living there some for many years. >>> this friday the 13th could be someone's luckiest day ever if there's a winner in tonight's mega millions jackpot. >> tonight's winning numbers are 27, 26, 24, 19, 70. >>> there's no word whether anyone picked the winning numbers. the $425 million jackpot is the second largest in the history of the mega millions game. here is a list, 27, 26, 24, 1

ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the family of a 13-year-old girl has found a long term care facility for her in the bay area, that is the word from the family of jahi mcmath. several doctors concluded jahi mcmath is brain dead after complications during a tonsillectomy. a judge ordered her on life support till december 30. the family hopes to coordinate the transfer to the facility. >>> after keeping watch all night for flair ups firefighters left a home where a fire injured two men. the fire started about 9:00 p.m. last night inside the home on baker street. the two homeowners were rescued. they may have been trying to get out but didn't make it. the fire began on the third floor in the rear of the house and burned to the hop floor. the -- to the top floor. the building also burned to the next door. >> i live in a wooden victorian, we are all vulnerable to what happens with crazy electrical systems. >> the fire is under investigation. it caused $500,000 in damage. >>> it is unlawful in its division making process, that is what was said about the commission that revoked the city coll

oston dynamics has this acquisition in a string of robotic initiatives led by andy rubin.to north american companies last year and they thought we were talking about the future and back with the "a-team" now. now, your party is taking on the tea party in your establishment, paul ryan, being careless with his runner. you know, once considered to be at the forefront of the tea party. whate was trying to do yourselves? >> we but we should be doing is trying to unite. but in the defenen of paul ryan, some wants to govern in the world they wish it to be and que franly we have a divided government and it has to be done by compromise and we have to do this in reality. the budget deal may not be the best. but it's a step in the right direction. getting back to regular order. lou: i agree withou. but what i don't understand and they look like fools when they do that. these people weret smart in 2012, and they haven't learned that it amous to a drunken 2013. >> we cannot be eating our own. what we need to do is unite. we have a big battle coming in 2014. united we stand and divided

dynamics as it buys yet another robotics company, all part of a project led by former android head, andy rubin. we begin with a debate over government surveillance, which took a new turn this week after a report recommending significant curbs on the practice was made public. this report is the work of an advisory panel appointed in august to review the n.s.a surveillance program. the panel says surveillance should continue but with significant restrictions. their 46 recommendations include making it harder for the fed to get access to phone records by having phone companies or a private third party store call data. the government would have to get a court order to access the records. the panel is also calling for new criteria for eavesdropping on foreign leaders. all of this came after president obama talked surveillance with tech leaders tuesday, including apple's tim cook, facebook's sheryl sandberg and yahoo!'s melissa meyer. so what could these panel recommendations mean for the relationship between government tech and your security? i spoke with a c.e.o. and former n.s.a. cybercenter empl

. >> andrew rubin, great to have you here. >> has new technology led to big brother bosses? we run down the question of how far is too far when we snoop. harmeli aregawi is tracking the tab stories. what's up. >> 24 employees say they were fired for speaking up. i'll tell you more. join in the conversation. >> how closely are you being watched at work? it's no longer just about what you post on social media, write in an email or what your last key stroke was. we report on the next phase of monitoring employees. data collecting badges that track your every move. >> most are not jumping at the idea of wearing an employee tracking device. >> three questions asked is how many times do you go to the bath room, does my boss look at my data and do you record what i say? >> as cool as how it sounds, i had those questions. the device collects behavioural metrics, top of voice, with an end goal of producing an end goal. think billy in "moneyball." >> the problem we are trying to solve is there are rich teams and poor teams and 50 feet of crap and then us >> for the sake of a one-day t

ann rubin. >> at ktvu.com we posted a list of memorials being held. >>> officers investigating a burglary found a cash of weapons inside a vallejo home. police released this picture of the assault rifles, ammunition. they say they found the guns at a home on the 600 block of caroline street. they arrested 32-year-old howard of vallejo. j era mone howard and kiano hodges both of san francisco. >>>-- do you have a second to talk about environmental justice. >>> administrators stop an effort to start -- the group say it is sierra group violates its own environmental process by serving the evictions. the sierra club favors plans to incorporate the bulb into the regents park system. about 50 to 60 people have been living there some for many years. >>> this friday the 13th could be someone's luckiest day ever if there's a winner in tonight's mega millions jackpot. >> tonight's winning numbers are 27, 26, 24, 19, 70. >>> there's no word whether anyone picked the winning numbers. the $425 million jackpot is the second largest in the history of the mega millions game. here is a list, 27, 26, 24, 1