john steinberger lives a block away. >> i heard about four or five shots. and then i heard another one about ten minutes after. >> reporter: steinberger drove away from where officers were, still bothered by what woke him up. >> and then i heard a single shot and i came outside and saw a car at high speed coming down this way. at that point, i got nervous for my kid whose bedroom window is on the outside. >> reporter: contra costa county sheriff crime lab technicians weren't the only ones who worked through the night after two concord police officers shot a man who pulled a gun on them. the officers stopped a man around 2:30 because he resembled the description of a man wanted on similar warrants. >> he immediately ran down ashbury drive. the officers pursued in their vehicles. they made it about halfway down ashbury drive. when the officers confronted the suspect he produced a weapon. >> reporter: both officers opened fire. >> it was just the officers looking around and they saw it individual and they wanted to stop this individual and that's when the foot

steinberg's press secretary says steinberg was sick of sitting around in sacramento waiting for things to happen on the budget. the state budget by the way is now 84 days overdue. >>> a san jose nonprofit says thousands of families are in danger of going hungry all because of that city's budget cuts. west valley community services agency says for the first time in their history, they will be forced to deny assistance to people in two west san jose zip codes. that agency lost $150,000 in funding from the city of san jose. now this is what they did. they placed 2,000 empty grocery bags in front of city hall to demonstrate how many people will be affected. >> i don't know what to do without that service. yeah. we really need that. >> the san jose mayor says those cuts were made throughout the city to try to close a huge $118 million budget gap. he says next year is not looking good. there will be additional cutbacks. >>> it is 8:19. eight current and former city officials with the town of bell are headed from jail to court today. after being arrested in a scandal that is drawing nationwid

secretary of sta state steinberg said the riff was unfortunate in light of efforts to repair the relationship in recent years. >> good relations between china and japan are interests. the important thing is to sustain dialogue and engagement is the best way to move forward. >> the u.s. military has deployed its latest unmanned surveillance aircraft in guam. the state-of-the-art drone is expected to monitor military activities in north xrkorea and china. >>> american officials held a ceremony at anderson air force base in guam on monday to mark the deployment of the global hawk. after the ceremony, u.s. commander general gary north expressed hope the cutting edge spy aircraft will improve the air force's capabilities in the asia pacific region. >> it is the perfect place to bed down a platform with this capacity that enables us to be able to fly missions north, south, east and west in an equi-distant environment that meets our mission requirements. >> the drone can search and monitor targets from an altitude of 20,000 meters. it has precision radar that works under any weather conditions. this

senate president pro tem darrell steinberg says he's not waiting around in sacramento for things to happen, he will fly south to los angeles to continue negotiations and meet with the governor. now, we checked the governor's twitter page which says he is calling for a big five meeting today in l.a. at 1:00. today marks the 84th day without a state budget. >>> state senator pat wiggins per deem payment is raising some eyebrows. the santa rosa lawmaker claimed more than $22,000 in taxpayer money for daily living expenses. now, that money is supposed to help lawmakers with housing costs while they go to sacramento to work. but records show that she was not at the cap titol any of the days the legislature was in session. her staff says she has a serious medical ailment that keeps her working from home. >>> the mayo clinic says the top five things parents worry about are kidnapping, school snipers, terrorists, dangerous strangers and drugs. that's a far cry from what the centers for disease control say parents should be worried about. car accidents top that list along with homicide by a person

. >> reporter: that was steinberg before the meeting. >> we're hopeful to be done tomorrow or the weekend. >> reporter: the lawmakers are trying to close a $19 billion projected budget shortfall. democrats say they've cut all that can be cut. democrats say progress can be made but there needs to be more. republicans blamed democrats for the record setting delay. >> it could have been done in july if the democrats dropped their demands. >> reporter: democratic leaders and the governor don't agree on the reason why the budget is late -- >> the governor's told the leaders we're going today good that. >> reporter: budget negotiations are going to continue tomorrow morning. in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> that budget stalemate in sacramento is having a ripple effect. thousands of vendors and employees are -- hasn'tissued a paycheck in two months. the nonprofit provides help to those in need. >> so far the state has more than $3 billion in overdue payments to social services, schools and local government agencies and the situation is only going to get work as long as ther

. >> reporter: that was steinberg before the meeting. >> we're hopeful to be done tomorrow or the weekend. >> reporter: the lawmakers are trying to close a $19 billion projected budget shortfall. democrats say they've cut all that can be cut. democrats say progress can be made but there needs to be more. republicans blamed democrats for the record setting delay. >> it could have been done in july if the democrats dropped their demands. >> reporter: democratic leaders and the governor don't agree on the reason why the budget is late -- >> the governor's told the leaders we're going today good that. >> reporter: budget negotiations are going to continue tomorrow morning. in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> that budget stalemate in sacramento is having a ripple effect. thousands of vendors and employees are -- hasn'tissued a paycheck in two months. the nonprofit provides help to those in need. >> so far the state has more than $3 billion in overdue payments to social services, schools and local government agencies and the situation is only going to get work as long as ther

james steinberg announces they sanctions followed by p. j. crowley. this is about 45 minutes. >> james steinberg is here to highlight some additional steps on sanctions so we are taking today against irna. -- iran. >> i am going to make a short statement. i will make a few questions. today the united states is taking steps in accordance with our law. the state department is imposing sanctions on entered trade companies. -- for its involvement in the iranian sector. i am pleased to announce we have received commitments from 4 energy firms to terminate their investment. these are the first public actions involving companies investing in the energy sector sanctions were imposed by the v e you prepare it is part of our international consensus to raise the cost of a nuclear obligations. it is consistent with the understanding recognizing the resolution. the government is using revenues to fund the nuclear program and procurement for the energy sector. it provide several different roles to encourage companies to end operations. it is an international tradin

one source did get an update before darrell steinberg today told a better economy has meant at least $1.4 billion more in revenue than expected. the budget relies on $2 billion from the federal government because the new health care reform act. that much of the safety net, the social programs for the poor have been spared from deep cuts. the bottom line is that leaders are not in full agreement yet. >> we made progress, i'm encouraged and staff was working this weekend and it's all of us were on the issues that are still outstanding. so i'm looking forward to moving forward there. is still issues that, like pension that needs to be resolved. >> and it looks like several more days are needed of negotiations before a deal is closed. the assembly speaker, his office told me they'd like to hold committee hearings before a vote is taken. and if f.is true we're looking at another week or two before the longest budget impass is behind us. >> still ahead tonight governor schwartzeneggar opens fire on the oil industry in the campaign is turn back the clock on the fight against global warming.

steinberg, 100% right. london always says the right thing and he does the right thing, too.isolitically correct, never rocks the boat. even when we in the media try to get him to stir the pot a little bit. he did say today that clinton portis might need to think a little before he speaks in the future. this come on the heel of clinton's comment on women in the locker room earlier this week. perhaps portis took advice to heart. portis would not comment to the media through the spoken word this morning. instead he was using a note pad. had his mouth taped shut by none other than albert haynesworth. he was polite, thanking the media for coming. we have other asked questions, he couldn't resist using the rest of his prepared messages. one more piece of tape and there it is. god bless you. and then finally, one more piece of tape. one final message. portis and haynworth were off. they didn't talk. but fullback mike sellers did talk. >> when you heard what he had said in the locker room, were you like here we go again? >> you're not commenting either. >> no. hey, you know. as long

president darryl steinberg said today that democrats and republicans are about $2 billion a way from a deal. some lawmakers suggested borrowing from the state's largest pension fund to help balance the books. >> it's frustrating, it's maddening, and it's embarrassing. the people of california, i think, have every right to be unhappy about it. >> in order to do that, they would have to approve any loan to the state, and the organization has already relesioned a letter yesterday blasting that proposal. >>> larry geursten our analyst is here. why aren't we more patient about setting this record tomorrow? >> the ones who are most affected are the ones with the least influence. the students in k through 12 not getting their grants. all these people really don't have a lot of clout, once you start talking about people who are really affected like state workers, taking away their salaries, giving them iou's, then you'll see an awful lot of noise. right now, it's the people who have been least affected who are talking about it. >> in large part, the state is still paying its bills. come next

state senate pro tem darrell steinberg is flying to governor schwarzenegger's home near los angeles. the governor stayed homesick from negotiations the last two days. negotiations are set to begin at 1:00 p.m. it's been 84 days since the budget was due. >>> new this morning, it's a soggy start for families in one east bay city. they are dealing with another big water main break this morning, the second in a week. christie smith was the first news crew on the scene this morning. she is live in pleasant hill and has the latest on the overnight screenup efforts. >> reporter: good morning to you. we were the first ones here and i have to say the crews are working hard, but it looks like things are kind of the same as when we arrived. but i can say that one lane here on morello southbound is open for traffic and that was important to crews working out here this morning. now, earlier the entire street was blocked. what they're doing is pumping water out of this large hole that they have dug out here. the eight-inch water main is at the bottom and it's down pretty deep they're telling me. i

we can also announced that -- announced that on friday, deputy secretary steinberg will meet with the special representative for korea peninsula of peace on the morning of september 3. before taking your questions, u.s. officials in moscow and st. petersburg confirmed that several gatherings took place across russia to demonstrate support for article 31 of the russian constitution. according to our embassy, dozens of protesters were detained in both cities. article 31 guarantees the russian citizens the right to gather peacefully without weapons and to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches, and pick it. since 2009, russian citizens have been holding similar rallies on the 31st day of every month that has 31 days. the united states reiterated the importance of embracing and protecting a universal values, including freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. >> that is all very interesting. what do you make of the fact that all these people were detained? we -- >> we are concerned about the actions from the russian government in recent years. shrinking the space for civil s

and my wonderful book agent, peter steinberg, and the people at gallery books and simon & schuster weret some of it was quite painful to write. you write about your relationship with your parents. and that is not a happy story. >> no, it's not. and i have to tell you, though, so many people approach me and share very personal, very intimate information. and i thoughts, people really don't know much about me. and this book was an opportunity to, in a way, give back and to share with people the fact that i have my own issues. and i have my own issues that i needed to ascend beyond. >> your mom was very remote. >> well, my mother loves me. i have no question about that. and i love her unconditionally. but she's not a very demonstrative person emotionally. and that's the way it is. >> and your father, you wonder in the book why your father never taught you how to fight. i guess, a bit puzzling, given the fact that he was one of the top person in the fbi. >> yes. >> with herbert hoover. >> j. edgar hoover. >> duh. >> one of those hoovers. >> right. >> my father is curious. he was a very mach

state senate pro tem darrell steinberg is flying to governor schwarzenegger's home near los angeles.past two days. negotiations are now supposed to start at 1:00 this afternoon. it has been 84 days since the budget was due. more local news coming up in half an hour and the "today" show returns in less than a minute. have a great morning. see you back in a bit. >>> 8:00 now on a wednesday morning, it's the 22nd day of september, 2010. > 8:00 now on a wednesday morning, it's the 22nd day of september, 2010. summer hanging on for the next couple of hours. we're going to get into the 80s today and maybe a little bit warmer tomorrow. is that right? >> just a little. >> we're loving these people stopping by our plaza. outside this morning, along with meredith viera and al roker. coming up we're going to talk about this beauty pageant that's making headlines on both sides of the atlantic. >> it sure is. she's from wales. some wonder how somebody from wales could be america's perfect teen. but she is. we'll talk to her. >> she looks like so can be can ron hall's little sister. >>> also ahead