seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> soda fans might have a fight on their hands.c might now put a ban on extra large service. so everyone pays less for health care. parker has more. >> it's almost like a war. >> but maybe a war worth fighting according to dc council member mary chai. she said she will be talking to her fellow council members about battling big soda. >> as many as half the kids are obese or overweight. >> if the kids are drinking too much soda it's up to parent toss reduce that amount themselves. but that's really a decision parents rather than mary shay and the council should make. >> recently implemented a ban on large sugary drinks and some say they would support a similar ban. >> this is not something we can ignore. i know some people say oh -- if there is a serious health problem, when hasn't the government looked to take steps to address it. >> let me lay it out for you. this is 16-ounces. this is 21. this is 32. in new york the ban is on anything larger than 16-ounces but in dc it could be different. in fact it could be a tax, meaning one pe

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we have the san francisco labor council, seiu -- committee very recently national lawyers guild latino bernal heights democratic club, harvey milk club, bar newspaper, sunset beaconé"s: rivment review. they've helped you a great deal -- some of you a great deal over the years. i'm a delegate to the san francisco labor7:1[a council, also a member of 10-1, and myself and our members2 ls have precinct walked and phone banked for many of you in this roomt over and over for years and years, even some of us who are not in your particular and i think a lot of us would like to call in our chips/ tonight. we are the 99% of san francisco. we're the people who live here. we want ourm(:t sheriff. we voted for him. we don't want to see our votesñx overturned by mayoral whim that quite frankly there's nogt:rq justification for that decision. we all make dismakes. sheriff mirkarimi madedn" mistake. his wife made a mistake. all of us in this room have madea5 a mistake. as much as i respect the work that the domestic violence íu$5Ñ do in difficult circumstances i would respectfully say i think you made

commission making that decision late last night, but the decision coming after they got appear earful from seiu members. they packed that meeting expressing their anger on allegations maritime director james quan racked up a tab over $4500 entertaining clients at a strip club in houston. >> of course we will make further comment once we have a full investigation with all the details of all of these items. >> commissioners have hired outside counsel to look into these allegations. the president says it will be a couple of weeks before more statements will be made on this particular issue. >>> let's check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. how are we looking on this friday morning? >> we are looking so good. good morning to you, you made it to friday, and this weekend is going to be downright lovely and i don't use that term loosely. let's take you outside and show you the bay bridge. i want to show you downtown san francisco where the fog has returned and that means we'll see a much cooler day this afternoon. temperatures will drop off by 10 to 15 degrees. let's get right to yo

. >> about 100 anti-seiu members are speaking out. james quan is under investigation for using thousands of dollars on strip club entertainment, expensive haircuts and massages. >> $1,000 for massages? >> gilda gonzalez tried to regain order, but union members refused to back down. they've been in contract negotiations for over 15 months. they believe executives are taking money out of their pockets. >> we need a contract. >> the commissioners held an emergency closed door meeting monday night to talk about uncovered documents that allegedly show quan on a spending spree. the strip club bill for more than $4,500 to entertain shipping executives, got the union's attention. >> we needed to let them know we're upset, they need to be held accountable. they're not only accountable to us, they're accountable to the public. >> you waste a million dollars on anti-labor lawyers. >> reporter: court commissioners listened for a short time, and then left the chamber. >> you know you can hear us. >> behind closed doors, commissioners decided to pu

. >> my name is bradley weedmiv)il executive board of seiu. to choose their sheriff. the caseñ does not rise to the point of removing him. i have suffered morewywÑí violence from this city demonstrating peacefully in "occupy"<í movement. every other day my knee reminds me of a year ago when i was tackledahu by the police. so in this incidence of domestic violence it;)uw does not rise to the issue. if you look at the public opinion in this city regardless of whata(q/ was just said the chronicle's own poll, 64%, after nine mjlb9o of non-stop dishonest propaganda fromy?ti disinformation daily, going on and on, first of all the big issue here is]+ is in charge of foreclosures and eviction. and we have a class war going on in this city right now, in housing. and the2 people being driven from theiro÷ the mayor's camp. and we have a right to have ak[ah different viewpoint in the center of the legal structure of this city,bsebc and not to be taken over by those who are ruled by

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> welcome back once again looking at what we're to be seeing over the next couple of days as we track sandy up the coast. tomorrow into the day on saturday, i think we're looking at a pretty nice couple of days here, friday and saturday. it's a good time to start to prepare for this storm. again, sunday, monday and tuesday we will see the worst of this, most likely sunday night into early monday. this is one a lot of times i don't say this, but this is one don't[ male announcer ]s is one if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "t

her role as a moderator she went into that moment and she decided at this moment i'm going for the seiu see your ass here is still you're still saying you're not you're validating my theory which is that if they want to talk about candy mark i agree with both to some degree this was a softball pitch this was his home run pitch this is the one mike. yes as they prepared a lot for there's no doubt that he said that president obama said it was an act of terror the day after the question was was he trying to say it was an act of terror and disease attributed to act of terrorism when i think of terrorists in this context i'm thinking of a planned operation this sort of thing i think the real controversy here is not whether he said was an act of terror but was it a committed by the people we would consider terrorists or was this some act of terror spontaneously committed by some movie protesters but i think they absolutely would it is now we can play the semantics candy crowley i didn't like the fact that she reacted that way but like you said i think the way both the president and governor r

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> the jersey shore is another hard hit area. water flooded homes, businesses, streets, everything up there. nbc's danielle leigh is about 100 miles south of there at cape may. daniel danielle, what's it looking like there now? >> reporter: right now all of those rains i was standing in yesterday have been replaced by heavy, heavy winds. we are getting tossed around out here. when we were inside our hotel, it sounded as if we were going to lose some windows. sounded like banging and claterring around. if you take a look, all the boards have held. that's a lot better than other communities can stay. parts under water. when you take a look at this video of damage across the new jersey coast, we're talking about streets under water, downed power lines, downed trees. and this is just the damage we've been able to get a look at. when the sun rises, we'll be able to get a sense of the damage. across the north, more than 7 million people without power, at least a dozen people have died as a result of this storm, and large parts of these

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> virginia governor, bob mcdonal is helping george allen pick up votes in a governor campaigning with the republican candidate. it's the first time he's campaigned since june. he tried to win over jewish voters yesterday. he visited the jewish center. his opponent will spend time at the jcc tomorrow. >>> apple is doing a bit of downsizing. they are expected to unveil their highly anticipated ipad mini. the smaller version of the ipad is expected to have an eight-inch screen and use the dock connector. the price has not been announced but estimates range from $250,000 to $300. not to be outdone, microsoft releasing their tablet surface this week. we should get an idea of the largest social network today. facebook released the earnings for the quarter. they had a major milestone reaching 1 billion users. after opening at $38 a share, they are trading at half that value, around $19. >>> the stars were out to honor ellen degeneres with the country's top comedy prize. he was at the kennedy center to receive the mark twain prize. it's satir

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. when we think no one is looking. is what we do... mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> you're watching news 4 today. >>> this morning, our wednesday's child has really had to move around more than most folks do in a life tomb. she's moved around from one unwilling caretaker to another since she was 5 years old. now at 17, ramad axa needs the e and commitment of a family more than ever. here's barbara harrison. ♪ every now and then i >> 17-year-old ramada just wants the love of a family, a mom, a dad, something that eluded her for most of her life. >> ramata was born in nigeria. her mother brought her to usa when she was 5 years old and return b

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> right now, president obama is in iowa.e just wrapped up in quad cities a rally there. it's the first stop on a day that takes him to colorado, virginia and nevada. it will include an appearance on "the tonight show" with jay leno. he will travel 5 rks 000 miles today. romney bracing for a busy day. he will campaign in nevada and iowa. he will end in cincinnati. three stops scheduled for tomorrow in ohio. >>> a nephew of ethel kennedy will learn if he'll be released from prison. he's facing parole for a murder he committed years ago. the victim's relatives say he needs to stay locked up. melissa mollet has more on the hearing. >> his parole hearing has been under way for two hours now and no answer yet. the board is in a closed session, deciding if he will be released. he served five years of his 20 to life sentence. she was beaten to death with a golf club. during his first ever parole hearing, he spoke slowly and softly saying i did not commit the crime. while his supporters say he deserves to be released, the victim's re

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. prand you're seeing that rightno quit in amnow.a... over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message.

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and this is maryland. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. >>> we have a heav

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. woman: oh! tully's. how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa. and you'll always find your favorite. woman #2: with so many choices, keurig has everyone's favorite. i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >>> we're not liking this latest direction so much. >> right. we're talking about parts of the area that really could -- there's the potential to have a lot of rain, a lot of wind. of course, we were just looking at one of the shots outside. a lot of the leaves still on the trees. so you're talking about a lot of weight there with the water that could be coming through this area. take a look. there you can see it, folks. we'll head on over to the weather wall and i'll give you a little bit more detail with the future cast, or future weather on when this rain is going to start around here and when i think the winds will really start cranking up. we

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> guess you could call it a workout with a littleppeal. >> angie goff checks out a new exercise class called lava-licious. it lets women tone and shape their bodies. we asked them what's your workout. >> reporter: it's a deep workout. with a sultry twist. a taboo class called lava-licious. >> we made it into a pole, in a sense, and ladies can get a really incredible workout while feeling good about their bodies. >> reporter: lauren price is co-founder of lava bar. she hired a professional pole dancing instructor to create a wild ballet bar workout that tones your core and gluts. for a new mom mindy, it helps your self-esteem, too. >> you feel sexy. you feel like you're trying to be sexy at least for an hour. >> it's a workout that lets the women here let loose, and the walls around them gives way to another escape. >> it gives them a chance to let their minds sink into what's going on on the walls instead of being intimidated by the challenges going on in the class. >> reporter: every month a new local artist is featured, an outlet f

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. imillion dollars for maryland one hundred schools.ty... question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote for question seven. >>> the coast guard says a woman who was rescued in the atlantic after abandoning a tall ship in rough water has died. the 42-year-old woman was unresponsive when the crew pulled her from the water off cape hatteras last night. they are still looking for the captain. the hms bounty was a replica of and 18th century ship. fourteen people were rescued before it went down in rough seas yesterday. >> the storm made landfall not far from atlantic city, new jersey

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> a lot of carbo loading in the next few days.s will be hitting the streets for the marine corps marathon. and of two those runners have a very special relationship. here's doreen to tell us about it. >> it seal like there are as many stories as there are runners when the marine corps marathon comes around thfls special. when the marine sergeant was being treated for cancer last year, it was his nurse who gave him support and motivation. now more than a year after his treatment edged, the tables have turned because embree is now supporting his nurse as they get ready to run the marine corps marathon together. a year ago, marine gunnery sergeant jerry embree never thought he would be running, let alone running with his nurse. >> i always said i would never run a marathon again. >> reporter: at the age of 39, he was diagnose with the nonhodgkin's lymphoma. it invades the bone marrow throughout the body. he underwent six rounds of chemotherapy but he said he never lost his spirit. >> i never really accept that i was sick. to me i loo

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> hello, everybody. welcome back, of course, all eyes on hurricane sandy. well down to the south in through portions of florida and down toward the bahamas. now is the time to prepare. once again, we're going to be talking about this storm over the next couple of days. stay right here at nbc 4. it came through portions of bahamas and cuba. the latest video now coming out of eastern cuba. they have seen extensive damage from this storm. numerous trees down, over half a million people now without power down towards the santiago area. we're going to be watching this scenario take place around much of the mid-atlantic and around much of the northeast over the next couple of days. right now it's in through central portions of the bahamas with winds of 105 miles an hour. it's moving quickly at 20 miles an hour. it's going to make its way out toward the open ocean. and then back towards the west as we've been telling you for the last couple of days. we are now in the cone of uncertainty. don't follow this line.

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> down on h street you can find traditional lebanese fare with several options for vegetarians. >> tom gives us an inside look. >> reporter: possibly the most scenic wall on h street northeast shows cedars against mountains of the tiny shawafel. every time i look at it, says the owner, a native of lebanon, it reminds me of home. his eggplant over a camp fire, and bright with lemon juice and rich with olive oil. lamb from a spit is combined with parsley and pickles and more. i'm just as happy to go meet with them for a flash fried cauliflower. he opened a year ago in august, and said while many of his american customers think a french-fried stuff pita is a substitute for a spud, but it's a fast food staple in lebanon. a dusting of dried thyme and sumac negates any thought of using ketchup. pomegranate salad dressing. a palate of soft blue and silver encourages you to eat your order in rather than out. the self-service shawafel stays open into the wee hours of the weekend. as the owner tells me, we have the basic drink foods covered. >> l

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad.'s what the plan georged allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> we want to show you the scene in atlantic city, new jersey, at this hour. take a look at this. you can see the streets are flooded around the boardwalk. there's water and debris littering the streets. and emergency officials there are warning that things are only going to get worse. up and down the jersey shore, power has been knocked out and streets are closed. atlantic city casinos have also been shut down. and more than 100,000 residents were told to evacuate. >> the governor of delaware seeking a federal

and then rounding up the top five were nci you -- was day se -- were the seiu. so they were not super pacs, but .abor unions feare a lot of labour does not disclose in the same way. so they can spend lots more money that is not as visible to the political process. >> you have a lot more federal disclosure on the federal side. >> any peace in july, big labor had spent $4.4 billion between 2007 and 2011, impacting the political process in this debate and local level. >> american crossroads is very active in the presidential election. this is one that we launched today in eight states, $12 million. >> this is what president obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed stimulus, 5.6%. this is really where it is come 8.1%. the difference? about 3.7 million jobs. $5ma's spending drew was trillion deeper into debt and now we have fewer jobs than when he started. but obama promised versus what he delivered. >> it holds the president to account for a very big promise that he made when they were selling the stimulus. the president had a plan to fix it could they spen

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. and this is maryland.is is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. >>> still to come on "today," should a teacher fired for her porn actress past be allowed to get her job back? this morning, the emotional court battle. >>> plus, a look at which dead celebrities earned the most money this year. but first, these messages. ng se. until i had the shingles. it was like a red rash. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i had no idea it came from chickenpox. it's something you never want to encounter. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 layers of whole gr

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. s good morning. chilly start now.hrough. storm team 4 four day forecast, upper 70s. a delightful day. clouds around. warmer around 80. cooler on thursday, friday and saturday. highs near 70 each day. cooler weather moves in for sunday and monday. back to ike leggett: gaming generated one hundred and eighty... million dollars for maryland schools. question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote for question seven. ♪ ♪ it started with a little kiss, like this ♪ >> 8:00 now on this tuesday morning. it's 239rd of october, 2012. the countdown is on to the epic concert on our plaza. aerospace will be here. >> epic. >> e

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> this morning on "today at the rink," meryl davis the silver medal at the winter olympic games in vancouver. two years later they have won ten straight grand prix events, including skate america just this past weekend. meryl and charlie, great to have you guys here. >> thanks for having us. >> you guys are crushing the competition. as i mentioned, you just won skate america. anything less than first right now unacceptable to you? >> yeah. we're obviously really aiming for first, and, you know, heading into sochi in 15 months, definitely looking for an olympic gold medal. >> how much of the preparation now is getting ready for sochi? >> well, you know, this season is different from the olympic year, but it's still a big part of getting ready. so we're going to be looking to win worlds this year. >> when are worlds? >> it will be in the early spring in lake ontario, actually. >> fun. >> so pretty close to home. >> you guys meanwhile have a really interesting project coming up, classroom, skating -- >> classroom champions. >> what does

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> gorgeous blueberry clouds on the horizon.ve view from the nbc 4 hd camera. the first view of the sun this morning. 59 at reagan national. it's going to be in the 50s for the next couple hours as we have a patch of showers coming through from time to time. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> and it is good. very good. a game-winning field goal for an underdog high school team in new jersey. the kicker is now a local hero, and he's a remarkable football player who also happens to be autistic, and we're going to meet him and hear his great story coming up. 7:30 now on a wednesday morning. it's the 24th o

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> just ahead, marilyn monroe's birthday serenade to president john f. kennedy in color. >>> and judy garland's dress from "wizard of oz," it's dorothy's dress. how they could be yours after the local news. [ female announcer ] dear sweet tooth, i love you. new chocolatey delight pastry crisps from special k. two delicious crisps. for 100 calories. so you'll never have to break up with your sweet tooth again. what will you gain when you lose? the not so pretty truth about their body washes. i wouldn't change. [ female announcer ] this test paper was designed to react like your skin. if oth

rounding out the top five were seiu, and the national education association, everybody's favorite teachers union. three of the top five spending groups were not super pacs but labor unions. one of the differences you see in 2010, people think of the crossroads group as being the biggest spenders in the 2010 election, but we were not. the largest group of expenditures or by the between labor unions and super pacs, labor union disclosed -- super pacs disclose a lot of other things but labor unions do not appear they are able to spend more money that is not visible to the political process. >> and with that, we will have a counterpoint. but for the sake of time. >> "the wall street journal" showed in a piece in july that big labor had spent $4.4 billion between 2007 and 2011 impacting the process at the state, federal, and local level. there is a lot of money in politics but people did not talk about where most of the money is coming from, the labor unions. we have a spot to show. american crossroads is very active in the presidential election. this is a spot that we launched today in eight s

seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> if there's one thing most of you have in yourasy snacks. gail simmons from "food & wine" magazine and braffa's "top chef" is here to show us how it's done. happy halloween. >> thanks for having me. >> a lot of people throw the seeds out. i think the pumpkin seeds are the best part, i love them and so many ways to use them and cook with them. if you have an oven you can use this halloween, i say save your pumpkin seeds. >> what they look like in the pumpkin. >> exactly. >> here's the seed inside the seed. >> these are hulled pumpkin seeds raw and these are toasted. i'll show you how to taest them. >> these are good plain. >> put them on salads, toss them with other nuts. i've toesed them in a little bit of oil and put some cinnamon and sugar into them. >> making a sweet version of toasted pumpkin seeds. >> and later on i'll show you how to make a salty persian. >> this i'll use in a pumpkin seed and chocolate chip scone. >> because you put oil on them you don't have to put anything on the tray. >> they come out like that. >> boy,