in san francisco jonathan blum kron 4 news >> san francisco chronicle reported the woman you see here she is accused of killing her 23 year-old daughters may have used a samurai sword to do it. she then tried to kill herself

front page photo caption san francisco chronicle june 14, 2005. >> the not guilty verdicts in the michael jackson trial. front page photo caption, san francisco chronicle june 14, 2005. after the bleeding the blood spattered walls draw the gaze of children wanting to see what has caused such a noise. how can they not stair. arms and legs, pieces of torso scattered, the smell of new death and feared hair. they must be asking the same question. a person who blows themselves up must believe in something. must believe in something or else not. hopelessness degreesed in apnigzs, righteousness disguised in a tuxedo of death much the children don't understand. i being of the dead dying man the bleeding bystanders who left to buy cheese or tobacco. in car bombs suicide bombs and we keep talking as though this will end like the final judgment of that black man who looks white and sleeps with boys but doesn't touch them. after the bleeding the children's shoes will be forever stained in the crimson color of death. who will set the doves free then. >> the next is sdaefrt on the horizon. i'm sure man

---siguiendo con las campaÑas para gobernador, hoy el periodico san francisco chronicle entrevisto a mujer que dice haber trabajado con meg whitman, como su niÑera. niÑera...--- es jill armstrong, quien mostro al diario copia de su declaracion de impuestos para que verificaran que habia sido empleada por whitman.--- armstrong dice que solo trabaÓ por dos meses, porque "meg whitman considera ( afirÓ ) que su servicio domestico es descartable".... --- y tambien, que la candidata no quiso pagarle su primer mes completo como niÑera, porque los hijos de whitman todavia no se habian mudado a palo alto desde boston. ---por su parte, la abogada gloria allred ha declarado que no dara a conocer la forma en que ella se convirtio en representante legal de la ex empleada domestica de whitman, nicky diaz...---la jurista dijo que un colega de ella le refirio a diaz pero que por sus reglas internas, el bufete al que pertenece no comenta sobre la relacion con sus clientes... ---a otras informaciones: ---- la policia identifico al sospechoso de atropellar a un oficial que se conducia en su motocicleta

---siguiendo con las campaÑas para gobernador, hoy el periodico san francisco chronicle entrevisÓ a otraujer que dice haber trabajado con meg whitman, como su niÑera. niÑera...--- es jill armstrong, quien mostro al diario copia de su declaracion de impuestos para que verificaÁn que habia sido empleada por whitman.--- armstrong dice que solo trabaÓ por dos meses, porque "meg whitman considera ( afirÓ ) que su servicio domestico es descartable".... --- y tambien, que la candidata no quiso pagarle su primer mes completo como niÑera, porque los hijos de whitman todavia no se habian

the journalism department at san francisco state university, where 600 students are studying journalism. next to her is mark adkins, the president of the "san francisco chronicle." next to him is dr. xena ibrahim. lisa frazier is the publisher of "bay area citizens." paul connelly is the senior vice president of the tcc group and he manages the challenge fund for journalism, one of the largest sources of grants for journalism. now on the back row, crank aaron is the senior director of the free press, a group working to increase government funding for the media. frank frankle is a journalism professor at stanford university. next to him is ron dellens, the mayor of oakland. he has served 14 houseyears. next to him is a former writer and publisher. he and embed the publisher. next to him is david calloway, editor in chief of marketwatch.com. next to him, sandy close, the director of new american media. she is also my executive editor and i get to hold the microphone up to her. let's begin the discussion. >> thank you. let's start with a question that is on many people's mind. with cutbacks and technology shifts, what has that done to the quality of news, barry p

now the "san francisco chronicle" reports two pacific & electric employees who played important roles in responding to the blast have not yet talked about. they say they are too traumatized to do so. the ntsb will eventually question the two it is expected. >> one thing that is important in these explosions is human error is oftentimes the element that is relevant. >> reporter: the ntsb told the "chronicle" the two declined to speak to investigators in the week after the disaster and still have not been questioned. the board says there was a spike in gas line pressure from the normal 375 pounds per square inch to 386 pounds per square inch. pg&e has refused to release information on who was in charge of pipeline operations that night but the president is cooperating on other questions like the future of the damaged line. >> what he has said is they recognize that the community does not want that transmission line in the neighborhood. and they are willing to move it. there is no way that the people who have lost their homes or have to rebuild on some level are going to be able to do so

the san francisco chronicle "to the series." the cheers were deafening at bay area bars after the giants struck out philadelphia's last at bat. fans here chanting for juan who smacked that tie breaking home run. the hands in the air, hugs, tears. >> i just want to say how sweet it is. [ cheers and applause ] >> everybody is horse hoarse right about now. fans going nuts on this saturday night. in honor of the giants nlcs championship the city is going to continue to fly the giants flag over san francisco city hall and around civic center plaza and the lights of the giants orange at city hall, the coyt tower. >>> the other big news tonight the rain. it will continue to fall in the bay area tonight and it is causing some minor traffic problems. this oak tree that came out in sonoma county partially blocking a road. no one was hurt. but the weather clearly contributed to bringing down the rotting tree. and this was petaluma where a driver lost control of his car in slick conditions. it happened on a rural winding road. we don't know

according to the san francisco chronicle report as it reviewed the cpu seek records that found that pg&e account for 60 percent of the probable violations' to federal safety laws found by regulators between 2004 and 2009. the report comes after word this cpc is from a panel to conduct a review of the pg&e pipeline blast in san bruno last month. the plastic off course killed at least eight people. after splitting the first two games in san francisco the giants and the braves heading toward land that president jimmy carter you saw them there. it scoreless they popped up to the shallow right, there was brook'' conrad missing the catch and like scoring a fielding error there. it jonathan sanchez had a good game he struck out 11 in the seventh third inning. that's the bottom of the where eric care goes, he has a to run all workplace and that would put atlanta ahead but was in the ninth that aubrey half gets an rbi single that scores travis from second that would be the tying run. and then, except that buster he sends a ground ball to second base and look its books conrad again with the air

--en una entrevista con el "san francisco chronicle", "jill armstrong", de 59 aÑos, asegura que lo queierto y no solo eso... dijo que ella conoce a la familia, y sabe lo que es trabajar ahi.--en 1998, "armstrong" consigio trabajo en casa de la republicana pero renuncio a los dos meses porque dice que era un lio que le pagaran completas las horas trabajadas. segun palabras de la ex niÑera, "meg whitman" trata a los empleados domesticos como si fueran arÍculos desechables. ---la controversia en torno a la ex-empleada indocumentada que trabajo para la candidata republicana a la gobernacion de california, "meg whitman", saco a la luz todo tipo de maltratos a los que son sometidos los trabajadores domesticos, ya sea con o sin documentos.---"marta minjarez" nos dice qué derechos tienen --la marina mexicana arresÓ a 17 personas presuntamente vinculadas con el cartel del golfo. --el anuncio surge el mismo dia en que estados unidos y su vecino del sur firmaron un acuerdo para frenar el trafico ilegal de armas entre ambos paises. rey rodriguez tiene mas detalles supers - 00.00 secretaria de veam

i have to point out that the san francisco chronicle took a particular -- put a high priority on what they consider the expose of sylvestster andriano. this is partly because he was a democrat. >> a lot went on that way. how is it possible that the fbi and the united states army believed these bogus claims? what kind of evidence was there has? >> one of andriano enemies was a socialist who was the editor of one of italian newspapers. he was convince convinced that andriano was a secret fascist. >> we're going to take a peek now at a photo. i think we'll have that on the screen in a second and then we'll take a break. here it is. >> this is andriano being grilled by the council for the california joint legislative committee investigating anti-american basictists in may 1942. the chair of this committee held hearings in san francisco. his name was jack tenne. he was a publicity seeker who used the hearings to publicize his own patriotism. he was not above guilt by association tactics, and he invited andriano's political enemies to testify against andriano. >> we're going to sneak away.

the san francisco chronicle reported that its review of the cpu records on the piccinni accounted for probable violations of federal safety laws found by regulators between 2004 and 2009. the report comes after word that the cpc has formed a panel to conduct a review of the pg&e blast in san bruno last month that killed eight people. a shooting in sundanese a restaurant that left two people dead and others injured. it happened on saturday night at around 10:00 p.m. and the wedges krill at the mark bay golf club. police said his party and the shooting happened on the dance floor. as many as zero hundred people attending mostly between the ages of 16 and 25. please do not have a lot of leads in this case including information about the shooters. since many of the attendees that were leaving the scene when police arrived. police have not released the victims information like to know when we find out more about the story. san francisco police are now asking witnesses to come forward with information about a shooting in a nightclub weekend. it happened early saturday morning at cafe kokomo

---por otro lado, el periodico san francisco chronicle dice que el abogado de inmigracion de diaz es mo martes 12, nuestra estacion hermana nbc area de la bahia va a transmitir el que seria el ultimo debate entre los dos candidatos mayoritarios a la gobernacion de nuestro estado ...----sera a las 6 y media de la tarde, desde la ciudad de san rafael ... ---siguiendo con las votaciones, el asambleista por san francisco tom ammiano, hablo hoy en la ciudad sobre la propuesta 19 , ,que tiene que ver con la legalizacion ... y creacÓn de un impuesto a la marihuana..... ---segun el, Éste podria generar mil 400 millones de dolares cada aÑo, si pasa este 2 de noviembre. ---la propuesta 19 permitiria a californianos de 21 aÑos y mayores ... poseer hasta una onza de la hierba para uso personal. ---nos vamos a la primera pausa del noticiero en el que usted confia... --el nerviosismo se apodera de los rescatistas de los mineros atrapados desde agosto pasado...faltan horas para el rescate... ---y al son del mariachi... mexico le hace una propuesta musical al mundo... sepa de que se trata en dos minu

recently, we had a registered dietitian with the prevention institute who wrote a letter to "san francisco chronicle" last month. we need the supervisors to stand up and support healthier kids' meals that meet strong nutritional standards. that is believing in kids in a way money cannot buy. thank you for your leadership on helping to protect our children's health. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am dedicated to community service in san francisco for the last 10 years. i have worked side by side with many supervisors here and taken care of graffiti in a lot of your district, but i'm here today not for myself but for a more important issue. i ride muni seven days a week, and i notice we have the public service address -- they will mention giving up the first seats to the elderly and recently, i heard a public service address about calling an texting if you see graffiti happening on the bus, which is great, but i have a concern that i do not think has been recognized. it is more for all the mothers of san francisco. too many times i have gone on the bus and

the san francisco chronicle is reporting this story this morning saying that the spca begins the trainingext month all because of what's happened the past few months. you probably remember at least one of these stories, if not both, back in may. officers shot a deer in a neighborhood in 90th avenue in east oakland. people wanted to know exactly what threat that fawn presented. and then two weeks ago oakland police shot a labrador described as old and arthritic when it barked at them in the backyard of the oakland hills. they were investigates a burglary at that time. they made a promise. >> we hope to better improve how we deal with animals and we're going to improve ourselves. >> that was two weeks ago, and now police are am could go through on that promise. the east bay spca is going to provide the training in conjunction with oakland police's canine officers that provides officers information with alternatives to shooting animals. the spca says it's going to pick up the tab and this training begins next month. again, it is for every officer on the oakland police department. live in oak

today the san francisco chronicle is reporting that he finally secured the right to bulldoze the mansion. the 30 room estate has been vacant for almost a decade. >>> the giants are playing game one of the playoffs tonight at 5:00 we'll take a look at san francisco police and major league baseball keeping a close look on the night. that story and more coming up at our next newscast at 5:00. thanks for watching. i spend three hours on my homework -- or at least that's what my mom thinks. with high speed internet from at&t, i get my homework done fast, leaving me time to download movies and music and chat with my friends. [ mom how's your studying? it's coming along! [ female announcer work faster, play more with the fastest internet for the price. call to get high speed for $14.95 a month with a one-year price guarantee. please, i know what he's up to. high speed internet from at&t is so fast that we get more done in less time, leaving me time to chat... watch movies... without teenage distractions. and it's affordable for our family. [ female announcer call to get high speed for $14.95 a

the san francisco chronicle says it tracked records from 2004 to 2009 and did not impose any fines during that entire time. the director said it did not find pg&e or any other major utility because fines need to be justified for highly hazardous situations. >> any other sorts of issues, we have not seen any high consequence events. we have not seen rules violations. >> the cpuc says it is still investigating the san bruno explosion. to read more about the report and other coverage, click the tab on our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> president obama called on congress to back a plan to improve the nation's infrastructure. >> the bottom line is, or shortsightedness -- we can know longer afford to sit still. what we need is a smart system of infrastructure equal to the needs of the 21st century. >> the president says we can pay for the infrastructure proposal by eliminating certain tax benefits for oil and gas companies. the money would be used to rebuild roads and railways and modernize airports and would help lower the nation's unemployment rate. lawmakers will not vote until next year. >> pres

the sources told the "san francisco chronicle" that zito won't be on the series roster.rning, fans are telling us they have giant hopes for the post-season. the team wants to win its first world series since moving to san francisco from new york after 1957. >> i have been a fan for 40 years and i'm excited as i can be. can't wait to have another world series like '54. >> i'm really excited. i hope they win. i wish i was going to the game. but... >> reporter: you're not? >> no. i work here in the city, but i'll be watching on television. >> reporter: try to get tickets? >> no. no. they're gone way too fast. >> reporter: okay. so it's lincecum for the giants, derek lowe for the braves, 6:37 tonight. will you be watching sydnie? >> yes. ail probably come to work in my pajamas staying up too late watching the game. sharon chin, staking out her spot at at&t park. thanks. >>> we're also following the big vote today on a state budget. the full legislature is still scheduled to take up a plan to deal with our $19 billion deficit. the proposed budget includes no new tax or fees b

joining me tonight on our news panel are rachel gordon, city hall reporter for the "san francisco chronicle." scott shafer, host of the california report on kued public radio. and stu woo, california political reporter with the "wall street journal." we'll start with you, "state of the union," because you have the freshest news. that is that we have a budget and -- >> and the governor signed it just about what, an hour ago. it came on day 100 of the fiscal year. we have been operating without a budget for three months now. there's good news and bad news. the good news is in the short term, the state might just avoid ious this year. the bad news, this doesn't fix the problem for this year and might not next year because the budget relies on some assumptions that might not go through. the state is expecting in this state the federal government will chip in $5 billion, more than the legislative office said they would get and erased 1.4 billion dollars of the budget by taking a sunnier forecast of the revenue. who knows if that will hold up until june. >> these are not unusual things to happen

san francisco chronicle says not a singles fine was issued for violating safety laws but the company had more violations during that time than the state's other major pipeline operator combined. >> this morning, the lights are out in the caldecott tunnel and 400 pg&e customers are without power. it's believed that the new outages is because of yesterday's storm. there was a huge power outage from the storm yesterday. lilian kim reports. >> reporter: the oakland police department brought in a portable generateder to light it up. the power went out in the afternoon and since then, they are setting up flares at intersections and areas where street and traffic lights weren't working. >> generally our officers, they have additional duties to deal with, traffic outages and we're helping to put flares that can cause problems. >> much of downtown and west oakland was in total darkness which pg&e says was storm equipment failures. residents say they heard a boom and saw a flash which they believe came from a substation. >> i heard a boom. it was kind of like a train kind of dropped. >> despit

the front page of the san francisco chronicle says all to the series and the win came in enemy territory. kim coyle reporting on how our national league champs pulled it off. kim, what an exciting day. >> reporter: it was truly amazing to be here in philadelphia. of course, the giants never make it easy. they never do anything easy and of course it certainly wasn't easy for them to get this win tonight. giant fans were thinking here we go again when they jumped out to that early lead. but the bull pen was brilliant. another go ahead homer and brian wilson was on the mound to close it out in the 9th. >> ryan howard. 3-2 pitch. got him looking and the giants win the series. >> reporter: it is never easy with these guys but they did it and they are now one of two teams still playing baseball. the giants are headed back to the world series for the first time since 2002. >> i was up at six. couldn't take a nap. i was here at noon today. hoping to not have to go through this again. i mean, gosh, nobody wants to go to game 7. these guys are so tough. especially with this crowd. unbelievable. it

the sources told the san francisco chronicle that two pg&e employees on duty that night say they are too traumatized to be questioned. investigators want to ask them about a spike in gas pressure just before the explosion, they also want to know what took some long to shut off the gas. the two employees reportedly had important roles in dispatching crews to manually close gas valves there, crews were dispatched 34 minutes after the blast. it took them an hour and a half to shut off the gas completely. they'll continue to try to schedule interviews with employees. 8 people were killed and 30 homes were destroyed back on september 9th. >>> just 10 more days before the all important midterm elections. president obama spent time campaigning in minnesota. sarah palin stopped in florida. brian mooar has the latest. >> in florida, sarah palin primed her fellow republicans for a big win on election day. >> now, the momentum is with us. the momentum is with us, but now is not the time to let up. >> tea party favorite marco rubio is poised to seize florida's open senate seat. and he's expectin

last month the "san francisco chronicle" detailed an area known as the red triangle. sharks travel mostly in that zone from monterey bay to the islands to bodega. they call this time of year sharktobber because sharks come this to feast on prey. >>> people where a gas transmission line erupted say the line should be moved. and as linda yee shows us, they might be getting their wish. >> it is scary. that was a very scary evening for me and my family. i have never been through anything of that intensity. i have never seen the carnage that i have seen. >> reporter: bob's house was leveled in the blast. all that is left is this empty lot. but like his neighbors who survived the gas line explosion last month, he won't rebuild until the ruptured line is removed and relocated. city and state leaders pushed pg&e. >> my concern is rebuilding that neighborhood and if that pipeline stays in place we can't do that. >> they got what they wanted. >> we don't want to rebuild it there. >> reporter: pg&e says it is looking for a new site for the transmission line but it won't be easy.

he sent his findings to the san francisco chronicle, along with a dozen law enforcement agencies, including the sfpd. >> any leads that come in, we really wouldn't release details of those because it still is an active investigation. >> reporter: this latest claim doesn't appear to come with hard evidence, but the report points out that edwards spent years traveling from coast to coast and was adept at changing his identity and hiding from police. edwards even wrote a book about his numerous robberies, thefts and acts of arson and at one point was on the fbi's ten most wanted list. the mystery of the zodiac killer has been the subject of movies and books and countless experts have studied the killer's cryptic letters to the media and police. san francisco police say there are at least half a dozen leads they're currently working on in the case, including a claim made last year by a southern california woman that her now deceased father was the zodiac killer. >> i'm telling you, he was sick. that he had killed many, many people. >> reporter: and the chronicle has received this latest report,

the san francisco chronicle looked at six years of records and found that even though pg&e had more pipeline infractions than any other pipeline operator, the puc did not issue a single fine. pg&e accounts for more than 60% of the probable violations. the utility is under investigation for the september 9th san bruno pipeline blast that killed eight people. >>> fox news claims to have sources who have identified the person in the jerry brown campaign who used an offensive slur against meg whitman. the comment was disweptly recorded on voicemail. brown thought he hung up the phone when leaving a message for the police union. fox quotes, people with knowledge with what happened say it was brown's wife who suggested calling whitman a whore for cuting a deal to get the union's endorsement. >> brown's campaign did not respond to our e-mails today, and it hasn't said who used that word. whitman is demanding a personal apology. the two candidates have a debate in marin county next tuesday. a fox news source notes brown's wife, anne, a former executive of the gap cannot exactly be fired from the cam

the "san francisco chronicle" reports home owners who agree to sell within six months will get a $50,000 bonus. the utility is also offering financial help to people who want to stay and rebuild. 37 homes were destroyed. another 18 were damaged. meanwhile, state lawmakers are calling on pg&e executives today to find out what went wrong with the natural gas line explosion. koula gianulias is in sacramento, where the first senate hearing is now under way. koula. >> reporter: and senators started out listening to emotional testimony from some of the victims. then they started to interrogate a director from the puc. they wanted to know why pg&e didn't use $5 million, for example, from the puc to repair that san bruno line and why the puc didn't hold them accountable for that money. senators also criticized the puc for allowing pg&e to regulate itself and failing to fine them for numerous violations in the past. now, puc director refuted many of those claims but admitted pg&e self-auditing is part of the regulation process and that answer didn't sit well with lawmakers who are vowing to chang

sources tell the san francisco chronicle that the two pg&e employees on duty that night are too traumatized to be questioned. investigators want to ask them about a spike in gas pressure. they also want to know what took so long to turn off the gas. crews were dispatched 34 minutes after the blast, and it took them an hour and a half to shut off all of the gas. investigators say they'll continue to try to schedule interviews with both employees. eight people were killed and 37 homes were destroyed when the pipeline exploded in san bruno back on september 9th. >>> coming up next at 6:00, why are hundreds of people getngte together in oakland in support of officer grant? >>> a shark attacked and killed a man in southern california. we'll tell about you that. this big change goinon weekend. [ female announcer ] the independence to fix our schools? meg whitman. cut administrative overhead. put more money in the classroom. more charter schools. jerry brown? his union backers want to make it nearly impossible to fire a bad teacher. they oppose reform. oppose charter schools. oppose change. jerry

the san francisco chronicle meantime reports despite racking up 60% of the state's pipeline safety violations pg&e did not receive a single fine from state regulators. between 2004 and 2009. >>> all right. well, high temperatures, dry conditions, and strong winds. all of that prompting a red flag warning here in the bay area. the national weather service is warning the conditions we are seeing right now could lead to an increase in fire activity. the red flag warning goes into effect at 6:00 tonight. and for more now on these hot, dry conditions, we're already heating up, let's check in with lawrence. >> elizabeth, you know what? it looks gorgeous out around the bay area right now. clear skies, all the way to the coastline. but you got to be careful. as we are looking at high fire danger as we head to the next couple of days. the winds will be gusting outside. offshore winds as high pressure builds into the great basin and winds travel from the land to the sea and the air sinks and starts to warm up and dry out. you get the fire conditions that we've been talking about. red flag warnings up f

last month the san francisco chronicle detailed an area known as the red triangle.arks travel mostly in that zone from monterey bay. experts call this time of the year shark-tobber because the big sharks swarm in to feast on prey. >>> san francisco pride money problems. the executive director says she will leave. nonprivate groups hired claim they weren't paid. andre has apologized and says that the groups will get their money which totals $46,000. san francisco pride is operating at a debt of nearly $100,000. >>> one of the bay area's most famous or infamous events has been cancelled. organizers say there won't be an erotic and exotic expo and ball. tonight the expo would be held and the ball tomorrow night. a drop in ticket sales and unexpected costs and operational issues forced the cancellation. some people showed up tonight because they hadn't gotten the news. >> you know, we were looking forward to having our stuff out there and having a blast. and all dressed up for the ball an there is no ball to go to. >> this would have been the 31st year for this big even

san francisco tonight as well. nbc bay area's monty francis was just outside the ballpark with that part of the story for us. hello, monty. >> reporter: the part went on well into the night. the san francisco chronicle a special edition printed up for fans as they left the ballpark. the headline says it all. hundreds of people packed pete's tavern just across the street from at&t park to watch their team become best in the west. >> been screaming the whole way. this is great. the last few games have been torture, like they said, total torture. this is fantastic. >> it's what san francisco needed. it's finally here. we've patiently waiting this moment, and we're thrilled. thank god it happened today. it took us three tries, but we did it. >> reporter: outside, the excitement did not subside, but only grew as padres fans left with slug. am i right or wrong? we're on our way. >> go giants! >> i thought it was really awesome and the crowd was going crazy, really cool. >> reporter: some fans were short on words, but relied on enthusiasm to make their point. woo! about time! >> oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah! winners, oh, yeah! been waiting for a long time, oh, yeah. >> number one, nl west. where are you gu

this is san francisco chronicle. there is not one, not one job offering in here in the classified. in fact, there are hardly any classified at all times. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an east bay man arraigned today on felony sexual assault charges told the judge he was not guilty. the charges are in connection with an attack at the regency park apartments in walnut creek. sheriff's deputies arrested 51- year-old william yellcum last week. he lives at the apartments and investigators say he knew the victim. he is due back in court to enter a plea on october 28th. >>> authorities have also released a sketch of a man they say is responsible for the most recent assault attempt on october 2nd. he's described as white, 5'8" to 5'9" with a medium build with brown hair along with facial hair. the victim in that attack injured herself as she fell down a stairway while trying to escape. and in august sheriff's deputies arrested 22-year-old antonio mouton at berkeley in connection with three other assaults in the summer. >>> the contra costa fire departm

live in san francisco, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the san francisco chronicle reports tonight meg whitman's former nanny says former housekeeper is telling the truth. diaz went public last week saying the republican candidate was fired last year when she asked for help becoming a citizen. the former nanny is jill armstrong who says she work for whitman two months during the summer of 1988. armstrong says she quit because of the demands of the job. a spokesman for the whitman campaign said that armstrong's comments are abstantiated claims. >> after 24 years of washington partisanship, this is barbara boxer's california. >> reporter: the money is being spent on a statewide tv ad blaming her opponent barbara boxer for the economic crisis. the former hewelett packered ceo is trailing boxer. boxer has accused fiorina of laying off thousands of the workers and shipping jobs over seas. >>> san francisco district attorney pamela harris leads the republican nominee cooley by three percentage points. previous surveys and field polls have shown cooley with a slight lead. also noted is th

another domestic worker, jill armstrong, tells the san francisco chronicle she quit after just two monthsecause she was having trouble getting paid what she claims she was owed. she says whitman was cheap and viewed domestic help as disposable even though armstrong was helping to raise whitman's two sons. >> this morning two russian-born scientists found they won the noble prize in physics. the two men were recognized for their work with an atom thin material expected to play a large role in electronics. the work was done with a particular form of carbon. the research could lead to innovations in electronics including faster computers. nobel week continues. >> let's check with our expert meteorologist mike nicco and check on the forecast. >> good morning, mike. >> i'll take either. works for me. good morning to you on this tuesday. waking up to partly cloudy to mostly clear conditions. temperatures coolest up in the north bay valleys, especially napa, 47. half moon bay at 46. you see a lot of 50 degree temperatures until you get to antioch about 64. as compared to yesterday at this time,

marisa lagos, sacramento reporter with the "san francisco chronicle."nd randy shandobil, political editor for ktvu channel 2 news. and we will start with you, randy. we just mentioned that secretary clinton is in town. her husband will be here on the weekend. sarah palin has been here. the obamas, both of them will be here before the month's out. do we expect big name endorsements to have an impact in this election? >> well, it depends what you mean by impact. if you mean by impact will they change any minds, almost certainly not. it's hard to imagine republicans or independents deciding, wow, bill clinton's here, barack obama's here, i'm going to change my mind and vote for jerry brown or barbara boxer. what they are hoping to do is motivate the base. there's a concern this year amongst democrats that there is an enthusiasm gap, that they're not as excited about coming out to vote as republicans are. so the big names on the democratic side are here to kind of prod democrats, show up on election day, please. that's what they're here for. sarah palin, on

joining me tonight on our news panel are bob egelkgelko, legal reporter for the "san francisco chronicle josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the "oakland tribune." and carla marinucci, political reporter with the "chronicle." well, carla, the debates were this week. so we'll start out to find out, did voters learn any more than they knew before about the candidates? >> i think debates are always a good thing. we did see carly fiorina and barbara boxer again. well, heard them. they were on the radio. they had some pretty sharp exchanges on abortion and other issues. but the real show was meg whitman and jerry brown in davis. this was their first get-together. and it was a show. jerry brown came out of the box hitting her as a billionaire who is going to roll back tax that's would benefit her and her rich friends. and she came out of the box hitting him on being bought and paid for by the labor unions. and that's where the theme is in the governor's race right now. and of course the governor's race sort of took the stage this week for a lot of different reasons. the deba

a report in the "san francisco chronicle" finds pollution estimate made by the california air resources board were too high by 340%. the board says pollution has dropped in recent years. that's because the economic downturn is forcing trucks off the road. but independent researchers blamed a faulty method of calculations. >>> in oakland, vandals have again damaged part of this memorial to the victim of the 1991 oakland hills firestorm. you see how they cut eight bronze rods there? they represent the charred treat left behind by the fire. someone also did this kind of thing a few years back, as well. the theory, it's the same. the thieves are probably trying to sell those rods as scrap metal. >> to me, this is like kind of dancing on the graves of the fire victims. it's unconscionable. and it's very difficult time for us to try to raise money to replace the substantial amount of damage that was done to this sculpture. >> the vandals also bent some of the over rods probably trying to break them off. the damage is estimated in the thousands of dollars. >>> in just about an hour and a half,