. >>> scott smith is the afghanistan director for the united states institute of peace. he joins us live. when discussing afghanistan corruption always comes to mind. so will these elections be free and fair? >> i think everybody is expecting there will be a certain amount of fraud. it's an extremely difficult environment to hold elections in. but in 2009, which was marred by -- by a significant amount of fraud. the first thing is, indications are of a fairly high turnout. and the more legitimate votes there are, the harder it is to change the election with fraudulent votes. so if there is a high turnout, the effect of fraud will be minimized. in 2009 the fraud was largely on the side of president karzai. but is it enough to change the outcome of the election. in 2009 the fraud was enough to change president karzai from above 50% to below 50%. but here it may be more evenly distributed. >> but what about the people who are already saying we will be looking at karzai 2.0 tomorrow? >> i actually don't think that's really true. i think if there's one thing that all of the c

diego rivera he will >> we're using scott smith. >> hello mr. smith. >> of the advisory. >> was that an action that we took last time. >> no, it was approved under the executive director authority. >> that's explains it. >> we did an rfp after the screening for the cf d experience we selected a subset and give them our responses and choose cf d as the best. >> okay. thank you very much commissioner singh. >> can you come back to 5 minutes. >> mr. diego rivera he will. >> do we have the director here nicholas and company. >> yes, we do. >> can we talk to them. >> sure. >> introduce anna our lead underwriter. >> good afternoon. >> what is the there's a muni bond; right? >> yes. >> and what's the interest there the estimated interest rate is approximately somewhere between 5 and a half to 6 percent for a thirty year unexempt special tax bond and this will change based on market rate but that's the interest rate as of today. >> for how many years? thirty years >> a thirty year financing yes. >> and you've i never saw you before in this commission. >

today fox anchor wolf and scott smith. ott, paternity leave or no paternity leave. >> if it's me, i commend him. i'm not saying i would do it any differently than the way he handled this situation. but i understand the locker room mentality when you can be there you should be there. the missing the child's birth. the next day they had off. second game that people are having a problem with. taking the full extent of that paternity leave. >> colleen? >> i think this is such an outrageous discussion. around here, everyone shrugged the fact that jimmy rowling's missed games. this is archaic way of thinking. if he wants to be home with his wife and his new baby then he should be allowed. it's allowed under the collective bargaining agreement. it's his decision. >> you know what? as karen from "the washington post just on says she says i took notes. meaning the mets, the entire team could take maternity leave and they would still be 0-3 is what she said. >> that's one way to go about it. you are right about that the nationals did

sports director scott smith. espn's kevin black stone and "the washington post" jason reid. jason, first to you. what do you think? >> i think adam did what he had to do. internal pressure from the players outraged. sponsors fleeing. not just that they were fleeing the clippers. the nba is a revenue sharing league. you have 30 teams. they put the money into the pot and they get the money back out documented sterling in this situation was costing thinks fellow owners money. had do do what he had to do. >> i was surprised when i heard banned for life. i thought i would hear suspended indefinitely and off season find a way to get him out of the league. you know what? kudos to the players for finding some way to bring closure to this deal. of course, there is still the process that they have to go through to get him out of the league i'm proud of the players understanding that they have strength in a collective body and being able to bring some change to the league. >> what do you think steger is thinking tonight? >> you know what? from what we have heard of that tape and the wa

scott smith, director of afghanistan and center asia program at the u.s. institute of peace joining us from washington. >> rwanda is going to transform from a country. it may be the poster child from international development whose politics are dogged by its notorious path. sunday a the beginning of a 3-month period with more than a million lives were lost. we have more. >> this is the moramb. >> genocide memorial, a place for the nameless dead. 50,000 people died in this school at the height of the rwandan genocide in which hutus killed mostly tutsis. the government encouraged them to come here so they'd be safe from the hutu militia. it was a trap. there were just the remains of the dead to remind the living of what happened. >> the site represents a crisis of humanity. it's easy to say it happened in a small country. the site is a representation of the failure of the world. >> here there are bodies of victims. this is one of a few people that survived. his parents and eight brothers and sisters were murdered. today he works as a site curator. it's his w

scott. of course, you're talking about smith and culver. the third 49er involved in some legal situation. of course, the quarterback colin kaepernick. he has not been arrested and he has not been charged with a crime. but he is under investigation by the miami police department in connection with an incident involving a woman inside a miami condo. the police report reveals this woman who had previously been in a relationship with kaepernick was having drinks with him ricardo lockette and quinton patton. after passing out, the woman said she woke up in a hospital bed not knowing what happened or how she got there. >> yeah, we always do. just like me or you. you have to give everybody the benefit of the doubt. innocent until proven guilty. >> kaepernick has yet to publicly comment on this situation. his team, the 49ers, saying that the organization is aware of the recent media report regarding kaepernick and is in the process of "gathering the pertinent facts." lawyers for kaepernick's teammate smith will meet with a judge to set a preliminary hearing on preliminary drug charges and he was

scott and peggy. we just spoke with santa clara county sheriff, lori smith, who says that illegal activity is a big problem here, especially in the south bay. she believes that the bay area is a large hub, for not only sex trafficking, but also labor trafficking, because we have a high immigrant population, because we have easy access to ports and airports and just because we have that thriving economy. but no one knows the true extent, hence the creation of the santa clara county human trafficking commission, created moments ago, inside the building behind me, by the santa clara county board of supervisors, after it was proposed by supervisor cindy chavez. the new commission will bring together many forces, different agencies, including the sheriff, police, fbi, federal prosecutor, two judges, labor, and the south bay coalition to end human trafficking. two driving forces behind the timing of this, this new commission, one, is trying to get ahead of super bowl l, which could cause a spike in sex trafficking when the game is played in a couple of years at the new levi stadium. and also this summer, money f

scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker in for laura garcia-cannon. that breaking news happening in oakland. crews at an office of seattle -- of children's hospital rather after a fire. >> christie smith just got to the scene. officials there are calling this quite suspicious. >> reporter: yes, they are. good morning to you, scott. i spoke with a firefighter here and he said here are the circumstances. you have a fire that appears that it started on the outside of the building. they started getting calls at 3:00 in the morning when no one was supposed to be inside or outside. so they are sifting through debris trying to determine what started this single alarm fire at a building for oakland children's hospital which is around the corner from the actual hospital itself. kind of looks like a home but they are using it for administration. firefighters arrived they say smoke and flames were coming from the rear of the building down a long, narrow dark drive way, one firefighter said it was suspicious. earlier told us to possibly be arson. no injuries to report. no one here again injured, no firefighters injured. they do have it knocked down at this point they tell me it's about $75,000 in

smith un cycle torture. i'm very pleased with the fact that -- psychological torture. i'm very pleased that judge poe, mr. scott we were able to smith and her husband who honor us by witnessing this proceeding that is now going on. i want to commend not only the chairman of the judiciary committee, mr. goodlatte, and ranking member of the crime committee, bobby scott, but also jim sensenbrenner of , all in and judge poe who have worked so hard to make this law work. we're reducing the backlog, but the person that championed this issue the most was carolyn aloney, and i'm happy to recommend her for the commendation that she deserves. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott, do you reserve? mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, who has been working hard on this issue for a number of years. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mr. nadler: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in strong suppo

smith live in oakland. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. well, b.a.r.t. is putting out the word very early to its riders today. because when you see federal uniforms, weapons, dogs on patrol at a b.a.r.t. station, it certainly gets the feeling that something very serious is going on. and that's what riders saw first thing this morning here at the coliseum b.a.r.t. station. there were a number of dogs walking around and members of the federal transportation administration, homeland security. b.a.r.t. is conducting training exercises with oakland police, san francisco police, federal air marshals and the office of emergency services. this is going on at four different b.a.r.t. stations. sfo, embarcadero, west oakland, and coliseum b.a.r.t. where we are, to prepare for real-life emergencies with different scenarios. >> we know the threat against transit systems exist. and so we train to be prepared for any types of incidents that could occur within our systems. so this is very important training for that. >> reporter: again, there is no serious threat right

scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker in for laura garcia-cannon. that breaking news happening in oakland. crews at an office of seattle -- of children's hospital rather after a fire. >> christie smithicials there are calling this quite suspicious. >> reporter: yes, they are. good morning to you, scott. i spoke with a firefighter here and he said here are the circumstances. you have a fire that appears that it started on the outside of the building. they started getting calls at 3:00 in the morning when no one was supposed to be inside or outside. so they are sifting through debris trying to determine what started this single alarm fire at a building

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christie smith is in san francisco to give us a tour of this damage. good morning. >> good morning, scott and peggy. whether this was a prank or someone thought it was funny is still unclear but certainly was an odd-looking sight. a group of people going around flipping over these tiny smart cars in three different locations in san francisco. one on the 200 block of anderson. a smart car flipped over on its roof about 1:00 this morning. we did go back a short time ago and it has been moved. presumably the owner is aware. another smart car flipped up on the other side of interstate 280. all in the same vicinity, though. one man said he got quite a surprise when he stepped out overnight to have a smoke. >> all of a sudden i just see like eight hooded figures walk out from the corner over here and walk up to the car, i thought they looked like they were up to no good and then, sure enough, they walk up to this smart car right here all huddled around it and then just lift it up and sit it on its hind legs. >> now, another smart car was flipped over at anderson and ogden. san francisco police

scott and peggy. >> thank you. cleanup continues this morning across the bay area. >> christie smith is joining us in berkeley where one lightning strike snapped a giant redwood in half. it looked like went through a wood chipper. >> it did because there are tiny pieces all over. it shows you the power of lightning. that looks like a spear sticking up is all that's left of an 80 foot tree. the rest went into the neighborhood in small pieces, big pieces. one of those from the tree big enough to crash into the front of the minivan parked out front. i wanted to show you what this redwood looked like. a google street image. the lightning strike took it down to about 20 to 25 feet. that's all that's left according to berkeley fire. neighbors say it sounded like an explosion in the afternoon. left behind scars all over at holly street in berkeley. there is a tarp on the roof. windows blown out. wood debris all over. one neighbor looked out the wind out at the height of the storm in the afternoon. >> it's so close to our house so i was scared. i've never seen what lightning can do. >> reporter: also wanted to mention a si

nicole petallides is at the exchange and ed is in dallas and sandra smith in new york. scott 500 stocks want to go up. will you fight me on this one? >> no, i can't fight you on that one. i think what we saw happening in europe with the stock market rallying and going into the etb meeting that might be key and obviously at the end of the week we have news ahead of us but i still think this market wants to go higher and if we get anything good, it will really go higher. >> the ecb. you nearly got the buzzer on that. that's the european central bank. ed, you are bullish or are you not? >> i am bullish for a short period of time. i think we have a lot of headway ahead of us because the earnings growth in our companies here are drived froderived from the bord. when you hear china, we're going higher but let's be careful because it will be short-lived. >> charles? >> i agree but i think ed is wrong. i think europe is surprising. the bar is low and the emerging markets will probably pick up the slack. so i think the global argument is in place. >> sandra, what say you? >> i like th

nbc bay area's krchristie smiths live in san francisco with why it's been hidden for so long. christie? >> reporter: good morning, scott. it was actually about this time of day when the steam ship city of chester named after city in pennsylvania sank ear, way back in 188. now, since then, researchers have had an idea of where it might be. and that's because of the original charts that were taken after the wreck. out a little bit, but about the center of the golden gate bridge. the steam ship was headed to eureka with 90 passengers on board when it was hit by another steamer, the "oceanic" in low visibility and rough conditions. right now, it sits about 216 feet down below the surface. now, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, they were out doing surveys, including checking the route of the america's cup, and they asked one of their crews to see if they could locate it and they did, with the help of sonar equipment, they were able to map it out. the other part of this story, though, is it cast new lights on initial reports from the 1800s that criticized the chinese crew on the "oceanic" for not doing eno

nbc bay area's christie smith is live in oakland with more, all about the expo. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. i tell you, this is a very popular place to learn about drought solutions, but they've got everything that is earth friendly, on down to a woman who's out here, talking about local honey that she's selling. and depending where you live, they've got a company out here that will actually come out and give you a free energy inspection. this is sort of a kickoff to oakland's earth day later this month. earth expo is what they call it. they've got about 90 vendors out here, nonprofits, companies, utilities, all showing up eco-friendly options, many about water, of course, things like switching out to aerated spigots to shower, kitchen, and bath to use about half the amount of water as a traditional unit. all the way to rainwater harvesting systems. late-season storms certainly boosted the snowpack, but it's still well below normal. >> lots of people are interested, especially because of the drought. and there have been a lot of people in the classes we've been having lately, and i've been

smith is live at ocean beach with the new details. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. we did hear from the fire chief this morning, and she says they're going everything they possibly can to find this 14-year-old boy, but as time goes on, they areting less optimistic. this water is cold, about 56 degrees, and the rip currents very dangerous. what the coast guard is telling us is they're searching between the golden gate bridge to just south of the zoo. this morning, the fire department's coastal rescue unit drove the shore looking for marco, a search that began yesterday when his cousin, also 14, were caught in a rip tide. today, the coast guard, park services, and fire all searching for marco, who never made it out. >> up to date on what we're doing, and we're making every effort we can to find your son. but, yeah, it's heartbreaking. i'm a mom too, so i can only imagine what she's going through. she's got a husband fighting for his life and a son that's missing. so really, really tough. >> and so our search area right now is covering 64, approximately 64 square nauti

chr christie smith speaking with the coast guard this morning, live with new details. give us new details. >> good morning, scott. i just got off the phone with the coast guard and they have a coast guard cutter forcing a safety zone basically in the area where they think this boat might be. by day break they'll have a helicopter in the search and the contra costa county after a mid-air collision yesterday near the richmond/san rafael bridge. two pilots at an air show earlier in the afternoon collided. now, they apparently even knew each other. one single engine cessna were in the pacific coast dream machine show, that's in half moon bay. they were headed home when for some reason they collided in the air. the pilot and passenger made it safely to a nearby airport but the cessna crash under to the water into the bay. we spoke to the owner of the harbor who said everyone tried to help. >> the lighthouse boat went out there and they tried to get on site and see if they could help. there was some sail boats that had been in a race or something coming from valeo this way and pretty much right underneath it and they

scott, back to you. >> christina, thank you much. >>> still to come, an interesting legal twist in the case against alden smith.rs star could not resist making that bomb threat. >>> new details on 49er linebacker alden smith's latest tangle with the law. los angeles airport police claim the athlete was asking for trouble. they say smith was done with his screening at l.a.x. nine days ago when he asked tsa agents if they needed to search him further. the agents said, no, that's not necessary, and then smith allegedly answered, well, why not, because i have a bomb. our partner at comcast sports net reports the los angeles police department's criminal conspiracy unit has taken over the case. no word yet on whether formal charges will be filed. >>> the warriors have just announced a new and very different plan to build an arena just a few blocks from at&t park. golden state purchased a 12-acre piece of land on third street. they did it from salesforce.com, near mission bay. the purchase means the team is expected to scrap its controversial plan to build a brand-new waterfront arena on piers 30 through 32. here you

tonight, a debate on gmos with consumer advocate jeffrey smith and biotech entrepreneur gregly scott.e it wednesday at 8 p.m. on c-span. >> of all the scientists in 40 countries, they all agree, whether they are against or for gmos, does not matter, they agree it was released long before the science was ready based on economic interests and political interests, and the process itself, i don't agree, is irrelevant because the process of engineering causes massive collateral damage, hundreds of thousands mew tigses up and down the dna, far more than conventional breeding, and they don't evaluate it. some independent scientists looked at the corn after it was on the market and found what was silent was switched on, and that gene produces an allergen. you may have an areaction from eating corn genetically engineered unlabeled as containing an allergen, but the process of genetic engineering created a switch on of the dormant gene and change of 43 other genes. as for gmos, you know, here's the organizations, world health organization, national academy of sciences, world food safety authori

christie smith join us live in dublin with details on how this alleged plot was uncovered. christie? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, scott and peggy. one golfer we spoke with this morning briefly told us off-camera, this can't possibly be true. and it does sound pretty unreal, but a golf coach who's already in custody here at santa rita on child sex abuse charges is now being accused of trying to hire a hit man from the jail to go after some of these alleged victims. we're talking about 32-year-old andrew nesbitt, a livermore golf coach. everyone knows just as andy. he was arrested in december on charges of assault to minors and more charges were added later. now they include murder-for-hire from santa rita. prosecutors say his letter to an informant indicated that he wanted to have three alleged victims killed. an undercover agent then posed as a hit man and court documents show he told nisbet, he could fix a card and made a pistol shooti ining movement with his . records show that nisbet said one car was in santa barbara, a 21-year-old, and provided a name and agreed to provide money up-front. he did work for a time as

. >> nbc bay area's christie smith smoke with a bay area humanitarian organization with long-standing ties to the region. kristi, good morning. >> good morning, scott and peggy, we spoke with the founder of roots out of peace, a group out of marin county. and their own compound was actually attacked in afghanistan in march of this year. so this hits very close to home. and they say they are watching these developments very closely. the founder told us by skype this morning that they are appalled at the level of violence we're seeing in afghanistan. roots of peace is a nonprofit that has worked for over a decade to empower farmers and families to grow and export valuable crops and also to eradicate land mines. in that incident, a driver and a woman training for elections died. in reaction to this latest attack on medical personnel, they say that security will definitely be increased in their area in kabul, more than ever, but they say it cannot stop their business plan, their mission. >> we're deeply, deeply saddened by the loss of life, for the true people who are just trying to go over there to afghanistan, to make a difference. i know roots of pe

scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. scouring the water off of ocean beach in hopes of finding an 8-year-old boy swept out to sea. christie smithust spoke with police with live details. >> one coast guard cutter is in the water looking for that 14-year-old boy andhe

christie smith joins us with details on audrie's law, good morning to you. >> good morning, scott. such a heartbreaking story when you hear the details and her family pushed at this bill to aim at ending bullying, sexual assault. you may recall 15-year-old audrie pott took her own life after she woke up to find crude words written on her body. facebook messages suggested she knew photos were taken and students also knew that she had been assaulted. charges against the boys were brought in juvenile court of just 30 to a 45 days. today the senate public safety committee is hearing audrie's law written by the d.a.'s office and introduced by senator jim beal. it would make it easier to bring charges in adult court and add stiffer penalties if texts meant to bully and sexual violation of an unconscious or developmentally disabled person as forcible rape. the bill has pretty wide support from a number of groups. also victim rights groups and california police chiefs associations and among the first scheduled to speak, audrie's father. reporting live in saratoga, christie smith. >>> the s

smith is here with more. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning. the lawyer for neil scottt told police that he was involved in trafficking marijuana. now, that lawyer is speaking to us exclusively as the two men accused are now distancing themselves from each other. this morning, new details about two men, who some are calling prep school drug perps. >> it's more going to be negotiations designed towards making sure we get to the bottom line of the truth and not some of this supposition and half truth. >> reporter: that's the lawyer for this man, 25-year-old neil scott, the man accused of fronting a prep school drug ring. with 18-year-old timothy brooks. in a "gma" exclusive, the attorney is speaking out on behalf of scott, saying prosecutors got it wrong. >> they're getting some bad information from some of their informants. >> reporter: prosecutors allegedly that the duo started the main line takeover project. a no nop monopoly that dealt drugs into the ritzy suburbs of philadelphia. including three colleges and five prestigious high schools. now the alleged partners rol

smith joins us live in oakland. what have you found? >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. in the last 15 minutes or so we saw representatives from children's hospital to look at the damage for themselves. what firefighters are telling us is that basically you have a fire that started overnight 3:00 in the morning on the outside of the building when no one was supposed to be around and that's why they are calling it suspicious. they also upped the damage estimate. earlier they told us about $75,000, they got a look inside at the attic area, now saying $150,000. started about 3:00 this morning. and it's a home that is converted into an admin building for children's hospital around the corner. 3:00 in the morning someone phoned it in. firefighters arrived, they found smoke and flames coming from the outside rear of the building down a long dark driveway. it took about ten minutes to knock down. here's what one battalion chief said about the location. >> looks like the fire started on the exterior in the rear of the structure. and worked its way inside up into the attic. took

scott, in the studio for the top stories of the morning. >> all right, laura, thank you much. >>> today states suspended senator leland yee will be arraigned on federal corruption charges. christie smith live with what is expected to happen this morning in court. >> that's right, suspended state senator leland yee due back in court for an arraignment. now, in the past, his attorney has said that he would plead not guilty. his other co-defendants are expected in court today, as well. now, he's going to have a new attorney by his side, jim lasert. his former attorney said there was no conflict or disagreement that he helped the now suspended senator out of custody and he wished him well. the state senate has gone ahead and erased the names and archives of three suspended lawmakers in criminal cases. ron wright and ron calder ron. back in court today raymond "shrimp boy "chow a well-known figure is due back in court. previously convicted on racketeering and now accused of money laundering, trafficking contraband and conspiring to receive stolen property. he is scheduled to have a detention hearing this morning. there are 26 defendants in this case. reporting live in san francisco, christ

scott, in the studio for the top stories of the morning. >> all right, laura, thank you much. >>> today states suspended senator leland yee will be arraigned on federal corruption charges. christie smith live with what is expected to happen this morning in court. >> that's right, suspended state senator leland yee due back in court for an arraignment. now, in the past, his attorney has said that he would plead not guilty. his other co-defendants are expected in court today, as well. now, he's going to have a new attorney by his side, jim lasert. his former attorney said there was no conflict or disagreeme

christie smith joins us where one homeowner caught the suspect on video. >> reporter: yes. good morning to you, scott. it's kind of deceiving because it does seem sort of bright out here but the reason for that is because we het up a bright light to show you what's going on. there is a row in the dark at almaden and reed near 280. these days seems like surveillance cameras are about everywhere. in this case looks like a neighbor caught someone looking suspicious. cutting wires wednesday night while it was pouring rain. one neighbor put out a sign saying caught you, cut wires, now you're going to get to be on camera, go away. that sign on an electrical box and the street lights went park about two blocks. the neighbors were able to get video of a man on a bike about the time the power went off. it's believed that the man may have cut that to steal the opener wire. as we were driving around there a number of homeless encampments set up. police asking if you have information to give them a call. neighbors aren't taking this lying down. live in san jose, "today in the bay." >> thank you much. 5:08. >> ch

christie smith is by the command center where crews are being brought in to help search. >> good morning, scott. because of the drift patterns overnight, they're basically searching between the golden gate bridge to just south of san francisco, desperately searching for this 14-year-old boy. also, san francisco firefighters are standing by. they have their mobile command unit and they say they're doing that just in case they get an emergency call that the coast guard does need help that they found something out there. the signs are posted at ocean beach that talk about how dangerous these rip currents are out here and that's what happened here at ocean beach yesterday late afternoon. two teen cousins were walking in the water near the shore when they were pulled out to sea by one of these rip currents. one of the teens dads was with them and tried to get in the water and help them, but he got into trouble, too. and in this desperate situation, there was help. 17-year-old tony barbero saw one of the teens with his arms flailing in the water. he helped him and helped the dad in the water, as well

senators in this race -- scott brown, who we talked about. serveds bob smith, who two terms in this very see before he was defeated in a republican primary in 2002. he also moved to new hampshire, was living in florida for the last decade or so. he is going to be looking to return to his seat. this is going to be probably be the most expensive race in new hampshire politics history, and you are sending up scott brown, retailrobably the best candidate i have seen in new hampshire. his charm and ability to campaign will be great against the most formidable opponent in the picture history in jeanne shaheen. host: handicap the race for us. caller: the republicans race for left this dead. figuring that jeanne shaheen would probably get reelected. she was beating them all handily in the polls. right now the polls show this race is basically tied between ,cott brown and jeanne shaheen should scott brown become the republican nominee, though you have to give the slight edge right now to jeanne shaheen. i am not sure that these polls mean anything. the campaign has not

a .45 caliber smith ands weson recently purchased in the area, not registered at the base. many of those injured were rushed to scotthite memorial hospital in temple. >> they have a wide variety ranging from gunshot wounds, extremities, abdomen, neck, and chest. >> reporter: there is no indication this is an act of terrorism. no firm motive is established but the military made clear the suspect had been in treatment. he is self reported, a traumatic brain injury. >> we are heartbroken that something like this might have happened again. >> reporter: president obama pointing out that many of the servicemen and women from ft. hood have recently returned from serving overseas. >> the folks there have sacrificed so much on behalf of our freedom, when they are at their home base they need to feel safe. >> reporter: the shooting today, an erie reminder of a mass murder that played out in 2009 at ft. hood. when army major and psychiatrist nadil hasan went on a rampage, killing 13 people and injuring 32. it was the worst shooting ever on an american military base. since then, there have been at least nine other shootings at

christie smith joins us live with more detail on what could have sparked the flames. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. one of those things you learn early on and that is to be careful with those matches. a report that firefighters are getting that one of the room mates may have lit a candle and then got a distracted and set that match on to racoua couch. this is what we're talking about near san jose state, that is the unit on the third floor and cell phone video this morning to show you of flames pouring from that apartment here on east williams. this started around 11:30 last night. a cell phone that may have played a key role in helping one person get out. he ran out and called his roommate who was still inside to warn him, get out, because the apartment was on fire. he did get out, but not without suffering second degree burns. neighbors who evacuated saw a terrible sight. that roommate ran by with small flames on his back. >> ran right inside and i grabbed every single person that was in the building or inside the room and everyone was running out and then, unfortunate, one student that was affe

scott mcgrew. a key back or of san jose's mayor's chuck reed's pension reform proposal now having second thoughts. "today in the bay's" christie smithns us live in downtown san jose with the councilman's push to change things on measure b. >> reporter: good morning to you. we spoke with the councilman and he supported measure b in 2010, pension reform. but since then, the fallout is that the city of san jose is having a difficult time retaining and rekrcruiting workers. he is looking at the council to take a second look at the controversial measure that did face legal challenges right away. since the voters approved measure b, san jose had serious challenges in its police recruiting and having officers leave for better packages in other jurisdictions. here's what he's considering. >> there's a number of components i'm suggesting looking at from retirement age, accrual rate, disability retirement issue, on the public safety side. there's a number of other ones that i can go on and on. >> reporter: he says, to put it bluntly, the he city's not competitive. he wants to take a look at going to the ballot in november to see if voters wan

scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. scouring the water off of ocean beach in hopes of finding an 8-year-old boy swept out to sea. christie smith just spoke with police with live details. >> one coast guard cutter is in the water looking for that 14-year-old boy and they've been out here all night and they tell me they're looking between the golden gate bridge and just a little bit south of ocean beach that's because of a drift patterns, the movement of the water overnight. but, also, a 17-year-old teen surfer is being called a hero for helping two others out of the water. at 3:30 yesterday a man and his teen son and teen nephew were walking along ocean beach and a rip current suddenly dragged the two younger people into the water. the adult tried to run in and saved them, but quickly got into trouble, too. that's when 17-year-old surfer tony barbero helped. first, the older teen and then the father and then there was a third teen still out there. >> they were talking about a third person. the boy, i think, was in shock when i pulled him in. i took that to mean that his dad was the cousin because he just said the word cousin ov

senator from massachusetts homily the incumbent senator, and then bob smith, the senator who held this very seat for two terms. scottrown is one of the best retail candidates in new hampshire i have ever seen. he will be going up against the most organized and best put together campaign organization if he wins the nomination. in the latest poll that we came out with from the university of new hampshire chose jeanne shaheen up by six percentage points. fundamentally scott brown is more disliked than likely new hampshire. caller: i guess this is called --host: i guess this is called job security in new hampshire. [laughter] thank you for getting up early i appreciate your being with us. we want your calls and comments on all of this. what does it mean for the republicans and the democrats? we are already getting some of your comments on our twitter page. host: from our facebook page there is this -- host: kevin is joining us from merriam, massachusetts democratic line, good morning. caller: good morning. i think we need some conservative values. some pro-candidates in the republican party. either rubio or, i don't kno