the best clearance rates of any police department in the country. and we'll bring the rate down again. >> reporter: he denied allegations from the police union that the rise in crime is as a result of pension reform measures pushed by the mayor. union officers say cutbacks, layoffs and the dismantling of the violent crimes enforcement team means officers are moving from call to call on shifts and cut down on pro-active policing. stops are down 100,000 since pension reform took effect. >> we don't contact the gang members, hunt down the crews that are breaking into houses. we don't have a gang unit. they used to do that full time. we don't have the other pro- active units that used to do that. a big part of our success as a city keeping crime low historically has been productivity. we are not a productive apartment. we are reactive. >> reporter: 43 murders here in san jose. still 10 murders shy of the most recent record in san jose set in 1991 with 53. in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5 eyewitness news. >>> a highway patrol car flipped over in livermore during a chase that reached 100 miles an hour. it started about 3:30 in the morning. two highway patro

>> well, what this agreement involves is an agreement between the police union, the city and professors attorneys who filed this original civil rights lawsuit. what they've decided on is creating a compliance director. now, this would be a quasi mayor of oakland in a sense in that he gets to -- he or she would have the power to fire the police chief with the court approval. they would have the power to direct the city administrators. those are two things currently only the mayor has. it's limited in scope in that it would only effect the reform tasks that are incomplete for the police department. the city had been very concerned that this potential receiver, or federal receiver, would have oversight over the entire police department. so all -- so all three sides involved in this are very happy. >> and this whole situation stems from the riders case. remind us, again, what that was. that was a police brutality case. >> yeah. there were some officers who were accused of framing suspects and in the wake of that, there was millions of dollars paid out in civil lawsuits, but also this agreem

the share everything plan. sharble data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. >> shepard: civilians taking police work from the police. and it's making union very unhappy. the denver police chief says the department will hire about 45 regular folks for duties that officers handle right now. he says the goal is to put those cops back on patrol and save the city some 600,000 bucks. but the president of the police union there argues many of the jobs require law enforcement experience. he says it helps knowing how people commit crimes and that folks simply can't learn that from a book. our denver based correspondent there. what kind of jobs are we talking about? not out doing crime work, are they? >> right. these are positions that don't require a badge and a gun, according to police chief robert white here in denver. jobs that are more clerical, fingerprint technicians, but also include crime scene analysts. evidence collectors and lab technicians, which prompted us to ask if they're concerned they might miss something. >> no. we're going to make sure that they are highly qualified. either we're going to hire them at a level that we're comfor

the best clearance rates of any police department in the country. and we will bring the rate down again. >> reporter: he denied allegations from the police union that se in crime is a direct result of pension reform measures pushed by the mayor. union officers say cutbacks, layoffs and dismantling the a crime team means officers are moving from call to call during shifts and cut down on pro active policing. officer initiated car and pedestrian stops are down by more than 100,000 since pension reform measures took effect. >> we don't get to contact the gang members and hunt down the crews breaking into houses. he would don't have a full-time gang unit. we don't have the other pro- active units that do that. a big parts of our success against crime is pro activity. we are now reactive. >> reporter: so 43 murders in san jose is the 20-year high, dana. it would take another 10 homicides, no one wants to see that, but the record was set in 1991 with 53 homicides. >> let's not get there. len, thank you. >>> checking bay area headlines, two chp officers suffered minor injuries after this. their patrol car flipped during a chase in livermore. it happened ar

there are certainly a number of very serious issues that the police department is facing the city should engage on. >> the police union says it comes at a time when the department is dealing with low moral, high homicide rate and dwindling force. >>> there is new information about a former middle schoolteacher who killed himself after being accused of sex crimes. according to unsealed court documents 28-year-old james exchanged thousands offully tear warehouse text messages with an under age student. he also kissed and fondled a student on several occasions on school grounds. they arrested him after a search of his home and he committed suicide cays later. >>> bay area sheriffs may change the way they deal with suspected illegal immigrants. they don't have to hold illegal immigrants because they want to deport them. those with serious criminal records should be detained and deported and local departments should decide how to handle others. >>> happening right now protestors in egypt are taking to the streets in cairo to show their opposition to the country's president. i want to take you out there live this morning. y

the workers a choice. it could be a positive for unions during the longer term. >> eliot: is this truly going to be a positive for unions then why were the police and firefighters exempted from the bill? my guess governor snyder wanted to keep the few unions that seemed to support him away from this bill. joining me now is michigan state representative and minority leader and former u.s. congressman from michigan mark shower who served in the michigan state legislature for 12 years. thank you both for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> my pleasure. >> eliot: mark, let me begin with you. how could this happen in michigan? this is the bluest state we get. union movement has deep roots a deep history. what explains the dynamic that suddenly a right-to-work law a label i reject, how could this law pass in michigan? >> the irony is yesterday chrysler announced $120 million investment in michigan. 115 new jobs. michigan has helped lead the economic comeback for this country in part because of historic collective bargaining agreements between the detroit three and the united autoworkers. we have a labor management partnership that works. this, as you said was about pol

the san jose police department. they can't train officers fast enough to replace the ones that are leaving. the reason is pension reform measures and some layoffs. the police unions what started as a trickle has become a flood. >> we have another six officers that walked out the door just this week. nine more officers are going to be resigning by the end of the month. >> but this won't change the quality or speed of training for new officers which nine months from the beginning to the end to train these men. >>> a texas man gets pulled over for an expired registration and says what happened next has restored his faith. 25-year-old hayden carlo had been struggling to support his wife and kids and it didn't help when he was recently pulled over. he explained to the officer that the only reason he had not paid for a new registration yet was because he couldn't afford it. the officer wrote up the citation, handed it back to him, inside a $100 bill. the officer doesn't want to be identified. but his coworker still plans to honor him. very nice. >> i would like to meet that guy. >> no kid jog driving under the influence is illegal -- no kidding. >>> driving under the

the hands of our police officer men and women to do their job. >> city member spoke out against the arrangement. that opinion was not shared by the rest of the city counsel or the police officer union. the deal would bring in a director of compliance to guide the department even the right to fire command staff. >>> helping bay area home owners. why woman says she's proof these types of actions are effective. >> one of several dozen people who rallied in downtown oakland today. she says she's tried unsuccessfully 17 times to modify her mortgage. >> me and my husband were like, okay, we've done everything we're going to do. let's just walk away. >> what do we want? >> in june of this year -- and she was successful. now she's taking part to help others. >> taken low income or moderately middle class and gotten us together as a community. we got sold out. >> this man tried to push the security guard out the door. members put up yellow tape around the bank. a movement the group says has helped several dozen people to save their homes. >> we get attention. i think it embarrasses the banks and they start looking at okay we better do something. >> wells fargo released this statement -- hel

the police union also came out in support of a new assault weapons ban. while some influential democrats are speaking out in support of a gun law, today the first signs of opposition from republicans. >> we did have an assault weapons ban for 10 years. the crime rate was going down before it. the crime rate when it was lifted continued to go down. >> reporter: the nra is promising a news conference on friday. meanwhile in michigan the republican governor today vetoed a bill that would have allowed concealed weapons at churches and at schools. brian? >> tom costello starting us off tonight. thanks. >>> meanwhile in newtown, four days now after this tragedy at the elementary school, this was the day the rest of the town schools reopened and kids returned to class, even as others were being laid to rest. nbc's anne thompson remains in newtown for us tonight. ann, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. you know the biggest difference at schools today was police presence. at holly elementary school, officers stopped each and every car and spoke to the

the method and time. with murders matching a 20 year high and police response times getting longer, union officers say the city should be mailing out crime watch information and witness hotlines. >> the message they should be sending is your police department is depleting scene getting worse. our response times are going up. crime is going. moral has plummeted. we have another six officers that walked out the door just this week. nine more officers are going to be resigning by the end of this month, and this is the type of thing the city sends out. it is just insult to injury >> it is another example of the animosity of city hall and its police officers over pension reform. citizens like eddie gail says it is high time the two sides settle their differences. >> i'm not saying she is right or wrong or this the officers are right or wrong. i am saying there needs to be respect on both sides. >> reporter: delay do have an internal affairs unit where officers investigate officers. reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> in richmond, police are telling people to keep an eye out for this guy. invest

. >> the help the connecticut police union is giving those for those officers needing time off due to the trama from the tragedy. >>> also ahead, they captivate audience was their dribbling and all of their magic on the court. we will tell you about catching the legendary harlem globetrotters coming up. with my keurig vue brewer, i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? inside the brewer, there's this train that makes coffee stronger, bigger, and hotter! actually, i just press this button. brew what you love with the keurig vue. >>> connecticut police union right now is fighting for help. >> first responders at the sandy hook elementary school shooting could have long lasting trauma from what they saw inside. we have more on story. >> reporter: one can imagine the terror felt by first responders as they ran into sandy hook elementary on december 14th. and the carnage they saw even more disturbing. >> i think they are very resilient and they are doing the best they can. >> reporter: but eric brown a lawyer says the best may not be good enough. >> the thing about

the san francisco police department says sergeant t is under administrative review by the internal affairs department, but the head of the police officer's union questioned the true source of the posting. >> if it was an off duty police officer driving the vehicle, the chief of police would have to make a determination about whether or not discipline is appropriate. >> he was out of town, but the vice president of the police commission points out this may never make it into a public arena. >> the commission can't look into it themselves until something is brought to them by the department or the occ. >> the internal affairs just launched the investigation today. the first job is to substantiate the actual person who posted that video and the comments. reporting live from the broadway tunnel in san francisco, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> we are learning more about yesterday's deadly shooting at that oregon mall. police say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts made a bee line from his car through macy's wearing a mask, a bough lis assistings -- a ballistics vest and carrying a semiautomatic rifle. by the time he got to the food court he wa

the police union of newtown is asking for "extraordinary benefits" for officers who were first on the scene of the sandy hook school shooting. some of the first responders remain so traumatized by what they saw- they are unable to return to work. >> we have seen this happen in colorado and virginia tech. the effects of this type of emotional trauma are long lasting. >>newtown police officers currently get 10 paid sick days has a year. lawyers claim that's not enough to cope with a tragedy of this magnitude. lawmakers to expand worker's compensation benefits for officers who witness horrific crime scenes. a woman from new york was arrested for posing as one of the relatives of newtown victim. authorities say alba, of the bronx, used her facebook page to claim she was the aunt of sandy hook victim noah. she solicited money for what she said were the little boy's funeral expenses. instead, fed says, she kept the money for herself. >> i think of these scammers. they're stealing from them. they are survivors of this tragedy. the f-b-i says all donations have since been returned to the dono

the san francisco police department is t is under administrative review by the internal affairs department, but the head of the police officer's unionned the true source of the posting. >> if off dutys an off duty police officer driving the vehicle, the chief of police would have to make a determination about whether or not discipline is appropriate. >> he was out of town, but the vice president of the police commission points out this may never make it into a public arena. >> the commission can't look into it themselves until something is brought to them by the department or the occ. >> the internal affairs just launched the investigation today. the first job is to substantiate the actual person who posted that video and the comments. reporting live from the broadway tunnel in san francisco, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> we are learning more about yesterday's deadly shooting at that oregon mall. police say 22-year-old jacob ty made a roberts made a bee lie from his car through macy's wearing a mask, a bough lis assistings -- a vest and ca vest and carrying amiautomati semiautomatic rifle. by the time he got to the food co

the san francisco police department says sergeant t is under administrative review by the internal affairs department, but the head of the police officer's union questioned the true source of the posting. >> if it was an off duty police officer driving the vehicle, the chief of police would have to make a determination about whether or not discipline is appropriate. >> he was out of town, but the vice president of the police commission points out this may never make it into a public arena. >> the commission can't look into it themselves until something is brought to them by the department or the occ. >> the internal affairs just launched the investigation today. the first job is to substantiate the actual person who posted that video and the comments. reporting live from the broadway tunnel in san francisco, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> we are learning more about yesterday's deadly shooting at that oregon mall. police say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts made a bee line from his car through macy's wearing a mask, a bough lis assistings -- a ballistics vest and carrying a semiautomatic rifle. by the time he got to the food court he wa

the seven police districts. it's a move being slammed tonight by the fraternal order of police, the police union.aul wagner is following this one for us. >> reporter: it's no secret that street robberies in the district are an ever present danger, some of them violent. just this week an 18-year-old girl on her way to school was shot in the leg and her book bag taken. every day the police department's twitter feed reports robbery after robbery. a few weeks ago the chief announced a specialized robbery suppression team had been deployed in the city and now she's looking for more help. in a statement to fox 5 chief lanier said, "the strike force is a street level narcotics unit that is being decentralized to the seven narcotics units already in the districts. they will be working narcotics and robberies." a short sighted decision according to the tv op. >> because the department -- fop. >> because the department hasn't told anybody or put anything in writing as usual, we don't know exactly where they think they're going, but what they've done at ethe day if you're a resident of the district of colum

officers will no longer work together and will, instead, be fanned out to the seven police districts, a move being slammed by the police unionul wagner has more on that story. >> reporter: it's an elite unit made up of officers working undercover in the city investigating the drug trade and taking out street-level dealers working closely with homicide. the unit is being apparently and permanently dissolved in part to fight robberies out of the seven district stations. it's no secret that street robbers are an ever-present danger, some violent. this week, a eight-year-old girl was shot in the leg and her book band take -- bag taken. every day, police report twitter feeds report robbery after robberies. they said a specialized robbery supression team was deployed in the city and she's looking for more help n. a statement to fox 5, chief lanier said the strike force is a street-level narcotics unit being decentralized to the several narcotics units in the districts. they will be working narcs and robberies. a short decision, chording to the fop. >> the department hasn't told anyone internally or put anything in writing as usual

there are certainly a number of very serious issues that the police department is facing that we think the city should engage on. >> the police union the insert comes at a time when the department is dealing with low moral a high homicide rate, and dwindling force. >>> a bizarre attack reported. a squatter accused of attacking two men. how they escaped and they have proof a squatter tried to harm them. >>> right now we want to check in with tara who is in for sal. a little foggy in the east bay? >> yeah we have patches of dense fog in the danville, dublin area so drive slowly. right now we will start in the south bay 280 near san jose. traffic on the right hand side there northbound toward san francisco at race street a little bit sluggish this morning. at the bay bridge toll plaza we have gridlock. metering lights are on. give yourself a extra 15 minutes. in se know ma county near the raceway we had an earlier accident here. a car going over the embankment. the scene has been cleared but you can see traffic on 37 westbound still feeling the effects. here is an accident we believe was caused by the fog right lane blocked here on 68

. >> the police union comes at a time when the department is dealing with low moral, a high homicide nd dwindling force. on the flip side there is a section on the police website where people can compliment officers. >>> time is 5:46. a woman from novato recovering from frostbite after she was lost, stranded six nights in the remote part of sierra. her brother found her crawling wednesday night. police say lane and her boyfriend were sightseeing when their car got stuck. lane got out of the car herself looking for help. she found her boyfriend's body while crawling down the road. >>> there are some things the experts say you can do to keep yourself safe if you were ever stranded in the snow. coming up at 5:53 what you should always have in your car and the one thing a survival experts says you should never do. >>> in the off season the nfl will consider doing away with kickoffs. it's the subject of this week's time magazine cover story. the league has already moved the kickoff from the 30 to 35- yard line in order to cut down on violent collisions. one coach has suggested that instead

. >> interestly the posting was removed around the time i told the police union president about this video. his reaction, an exasperated look on his face. about those comments there were a number from other officers including ranking officers, none of whom was discussing this behavior. >> a california prison psychiatrist who was paid more than $800,000 last year is now under investigation. according to the san jose mercury news his pay included more than a half million dollars in pay for being on call. and there are allegations that he may have false identified some of his time records. he was reportedly suspended with pay in july from his job. his attorneys claimed they signed off on all the time sheets. he appeared in court today to look different from the last time we saw him. robert honda is here now with the new pictures of him and what happened today in court. >> well it has been a long time since the suspect showed up here at the hall of justice in san jose. when he emerged back into the public eye the impact was jarring. >>> when he entered the courtroom today it was the firs

the connecticut police union wants help for the first responders for the shooting in newtown they fear that what officer saw could lead to a long lasting trauma. we're basically looking for a funding mechanism to make sure that officers have the money available to continue their paycheck. connecticut workers compensation to not offer much mental and emotional health the new town police are resilient and they're doing the very best they can 2012 was a busy year for federal and state county court rooms in the area. not only did it have all of the media attention but you also have the legal situation as to whether or not here say was going to be admitted. this is the first case in illinois where you were allowed to hear the so- called statements from the dead. jerry sullivan says the drew peterson case was huge not only because of the media but because of the appeal that goes all the way to the top it's so important because it will go maybe even to the u.s. supreme court based on whether or not the constitution clause would have brought in statements. another big ruling this year the tria

the police union says what started as a trickle has become a flood. >> we have another six officers that walked out the door just this week. nine more officers going to be resigning by the end of the month. >> reporter: san jose pd has enjoyed a regional reputation as a good place to work but as word spreads of officer discontents, the pool of potential candidates is getting smaller. >> the pay and compensation packages is dramatically less than what it used to be. so as the future goes forward it's going to be more and more difficult to hire people to come from other places to work here. there will always be that group of people who live here or want to be comes here. but we have fewer people coming to us than we used to. >> reporter: the 44 officers currently in the san jose police academy won't be ready to patrol the streets on their own until july. another academy is starting in april but those officers won't be ready for the streets until january of 2014. the problem is the department needs them right now. live from san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> we're learning more tonight about

. >> the police officer union says the department riched a dipping point.7)÷ >> saying the city is losingmore experienced officers than it will be able to recruit and retain. happening now a half dozen police officers walked away from the department just this week. there are 44 new recruits but since september, 36 officers resigned or retired from the department. the union says if you add in officer who's have given notice and will be gone by the end of the month, the city is now losing officers at a faster pace than it will be ever to replai.s poa says experienced cops are leaving in record numbers and this in the case of pay cuts and better opportunities in other cities. >> we call it voting with your feet. they're walking out. we can't strike or do job actions. so the only way to send a leave. >> the mayor says the city has fewer officers than 10 years ago. the budget increased and the city needs to rain in those costs. san jose voters support read form measures. the union says it did not anticipate the experiodus it's aggressive fiscal reform. >> police trying to find a serial rapist

in the tent and then other people call them back and they say get off the tent and then they went to union members this was the police or firefighters union members went in and they got them out of that tent and they got the tent open and they got them house and. the scenario that's been described where there isn't a mob of union members armed with knives is just so the members to cut the people out of the tent and essentially rescue them yes they did that's remarkable that's not exactly the story the fox news is telling you were there alone no yes ok time now the police horseback showed up and they cleared everybody out and then i left after that i was another part of the rally tom duckworth thanks a lot for being with us tonight certainly. it's wednesday you ready to rumble joining me for tonight's long liberal rumble are christopher bedford editor the daily caller and dan bongino conservative commentator welcome to you and former senator real candidate for the republican party and welcome back to to you dan rather the crisper let's get right to it here let's talk about foreign aid about this i want to start somepl

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liz: that is what the police union is opposed do. >> this is outside the realm -- [talking over each long. [talking over each other] stuart: you would defend the union? >> not the individual. let's flip it. let's see the fox producer punch out someone from the union. fox be sued? stuart: don't ask me. >> that is not what his job is. a fox reporter dropped the camera on someone's foot and broke their foot they're doing something in the realm of their business and iraq but when they start acting outside of their job capacity you can't hold the mother ship responsible. stuart: i think in the court of stuart varney, trial lawyer wins on this one. >> it is 12 jurors. not one guy -- 12 people from michigan. not one borrow from england. stuart: last word to mark lanier. how much can you take the union for? >> depends on what the jury looks like i will tell you i could take the union. stuart: would you take 30% or 35%? >> might do this one for free. [talking over each other] >> the dollars and cents are worked out -- stuart: what would be your feet for -- >> my hourly fee is usually no. [tal

supporters marched in solidarity the bill exempted unions representing police officers and firefighter. sound like shades of scott walker's wisconsin, anyone? an effort to divide the unions anyone? republicans in michigan, all of michigan control the house, the senate, the governor's office, the attorney general, the secretary of state, total control on the state level. less than two hours ago democratic state representative vicki barnett summed the outrage up on the house floor. >> what bothers me most today is that this bill was not discussed ahead of time. it was discharged on the floor then substituted on the floor. members of the unions came up to protest, and they were locked out of this building. this is their house, mr. mr. speaker. it should be allowed in the door. >> locked out. stuff pushed through on procedurally maneuvers. earlier, governor snyder made his case. >> this is an issue that i said was not on my agenda for some time. and why did i say that? only about 17 1/2% of our workers in this state belong to a union. most people do not. so it wasn't a rele

police officer they're going take the appropriate actions. >> interest i will the posting was removed around the time i told san francisco police union president about the video. his reaction, an exasperated look. in san francisco i'm john ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the san francisco deb e deputy charged with robbing a bank last month today entered not knot guilty plea. 36-year-old phil leadership song accused of killing $1700 bank of america in the richmond district. police say they tracked him down through surveillance video and fingerprint on a though the handed to teller. >>> quick act san francisco police officer save the life of a newborn baby who was born in the middle of the street this morning. when offers arrived the newborn wasn't breathing. and dramatic rescue effort unfolded in a patrol car. one officer performed cpr. >> both thought about their own children as this was occurring and they were quite pleased with the outcome. >> the way by's mother who police tell us is 39s old was also take top hospital if both see and her newborn are doing well. >>> a man surround arrest on dui and hit and run charge was a crashing his truck into a

unionized cops and firefighters are losing their jobs things to conservative austerity policies at the state level in camden new jersey for example the most dangerous city in america the entire unionized police force is getting pink slips and will be replaced by non-unionized law enforcement scams teachers' unions are under assault by non-unionized private charter schools so one of the primary issues motivating the chicago teachers union strike and then the situation is grim and working people know that they've won a few proxy battles like in wisconsin where the trigger to recall against governor scott walker in ohio by repealing the state's anti collective bargaining law and in michigan by repealing the state's financial managers law but compared to what's happening right now in michigan it may have won a few battles just in time to lose the war. mike happened tonio joins me now he's an attorney and host a ring of fire radio mike welcome back tom are to find given how this law was passed by a corporate oligarchy looking for returns on their investments and governor snyder isn't this a big indication that the oligarchy is really in power here in the united states and not democratic governmen

the greek debt crisis. >> in belfast, protesters have clashed with police over plans to remove britain oppose the union jack flag from city hall. hundreds of protestant demonstrators attempted to storm the building after the majority catholic city voted to take it down. 15 police officers were injured. and these are testing times for a new push by the european union to reconcile serbia and its former southern province. >> although it has been almost five years since costs of a declared independence with western backing, tensions are just as high. still, there are optimists. we talk to the german commander of the nato-led peace keepers in the north of the country for more. >> our coverage begins. >> the bridge links the ethnic albanian and serve parts of the city appeared to this day, it is guarded by nato troops. on the serb side is a rebel barricade, a sign of the deep dions between the communities. serbian town, proclaims the sign. no. cost of those home to some 50,000 serbs in a country dominated by ethnic albanians -- northern kosovo is home to some 50,000 serbs. is trying to build bridges, and she even

the time and one of them died. four suspected robbers are in custody after they held up a bank in arlington. arlington county police say they stole cash from navy federal credit union this morning. police say the robbers likely stole money that was traceable. the suspects crossed into the district and were arrested. >> fire raged through a strip mall in maryland overnight. firefighters say the blaze started in one building and then the flames spread to two other businesses. no one was hurt but it caused $100,000 in damage. investigators don't know what caused the fire. >> to the latest on the elementary school shootings. the last of the victims of the connecticut school were buried today. as richard reports at the same time the tragedy is pushing gun reform to the top of the national agenda. >> flags across connecticut will return to full staff after sundown tonight. after the funeral services for the last three children. 7-year-old was laid to rest in newtown today. the 6 yeered loved to play the piano. and emily was funeral was held in utah. the tragedy shooting of 20 children and six adults has triggered action to promote gun control. today, gun owners cashed in

. >> reporter: but the san jose police officers union questions the timing as the department faces low moral, a high homicide rate and a dwindling force. >> we have six officers leaving this week. bringing our force dwindling down to less and less every day. it's kind of odd timing that this would be the item that we reach out to residents on. >> reporter: tonight we asked some san jose residents what they thought about the mailer. >> i think they do an excellent job. i don't think they have anything to fear, really. >> do you think you will notice it? >> no i will probably just throw it away. >> if there is a concern. i think citizens just typically just complain without having to be prompted. >> reporter: on the flip side the auditor says if you want to compliment an officer you can do that by going to the san jose police department's home page. reporting live in san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one oakland leader now speaking out about that deal announced yesterday to keep the police department out of federal receivership. >> this is in my opinion, even tied hands

the other is critically hurt. police are still looking for the person or persons responsible. theice in the county say stole cash of the navy federal credit union this morning. the robertbers still money thats traceable. they were arrested in southeast. police are still looking for at least one of the suspects. still no cost it for a fire through a mall in maryland. the blaze started in one and it spread to two adjacent businesses. .o one was hurt --prepares on a broader woke .roken water main they wrap their prepares around 6 p.m. this evening. it happened on telegraph road. the road was closed for most of the day, but the intersection is open again. written much two more days until christmas. pretty much two more days until christmas. travelers are being slowed down by the wind. first, richard reeve is live at and look at how things are going. it is pretty quiet right now. earlier today there were high for incoming flights. the people on them or not the only ones dealing with this. all of that luggage and its 93 million people are this holiday weekend. all of the customer service representatives -- a miss from the midwest storms is causing a

. >> reporter: but the san jose police officers union questions the timing as the department faces low moral, a high homicide rate and a dwindling force. >> we have six officers leaving this week. bringing our force dwindling down to less and less every day. it's kind of odd timing that this would be the item that we reach out to residents on. >> reporter: tonight we asked some san jose residents what they thought about the mailer. >> i think they do an excellent job. i don't think they have anything to fear, really. >> do you think you will notice it? >> no i will probably just throw it away. >> if there is a concern. i think citizens just typically just complain without having to be prompted. >> reporter: on the flip side the auditor says if you want to compliment an officer you can do that by going to the san jose police department's home page. reporting live in san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one oakland leader now speaking out about that deal announced yesterday to keep the police department out of federal receivership. >> this is in my opinion, even tied hands

union says her heart goes out to the family of the victims. jackie jeter also says this shooting underscores the pleas her union has made in the past to metro for more police protection on buses. in southeast d.c., karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >>> the news edge on maryland now where an off-duty police officer was shot early this morning. the officer was in overly in baltimore county when he came upon a crowd of people in the street. it was 3:15 a.m. police say he stopped his car and asked the group to move so he could get through. that is when someone came out of the group shooting. the officer was shot twice. is he expected to survive. >>> tonight -- he is expected to survive. >>> tonight family and friends gather to remember a young man shot a year ago and pray for the suspect to be found. kevin victor wanted to be a marine and he was a standout athlete. now his brother darrius plays with kevin in mind while his family waits to hear something from police they say that have been silent more than nine months. >> he's my motivation. i do it for him. every touchdown is for him. every yard is for him. of grade is for him in the classroom -- every grade is

the day. abc news, manila. >> two police officers have been injured and another night of violence. in response to a decision not fly the union flag. >> there has been trouble in the center of belfast again tonight. tensions have been increasing in northern ireland with more than 12 police officers injured. it was another dangerous situation, but under control. it is not the image belfast local politicians wanted on display on the day hillary clinton came to visit, but she has been here seven times before and those that it is not perfect. she has a message for those causing trouble in the streets. >> you must not use violence as a means of expressing those strong feelings. the only path forward is a peaceful, democratic one. >> last night in londonderry, police found a rocket launcher ready for use by dissident republicans. protesters have been protesting about the decision to stop flying the union flag every day. after meeting hillary clinton, she spoke about the fear of being attacked. >> i will not let that threat deter me from serving my constituents. >> despite appeals for pcalm, the violence continues. protesterthe trou

. >> reporter: wells told nbc4 that he's concerned the police department and police union have failed over several years to reach a new labor crest. >> one of the things i talk to the chief and mayor about is we need a contract for other police men and women so they are paid fairly. >> reporter: >> the firefighters haven't had a contract for five years, either. this administration and the prior administration do not understand or respect the role that emergency responders play in keep the city's safe and healthy. >>> the officials have ruled out plans to replace the aging douglas bridge in southeast. mayor gray unveiled a new design. some of the improvements include construction of a traffic circle and oval, and reconstructing the 295 interchange. construction is expected to start in 2015. the project is estimated to cost about $ 660 million. >>> well, it has been a very good day, folks, to be a redskins fan. in case you don't know, the team is on its way to the playoffs for the first time since 2007. >> quite cause to celebrate. the victory song is till ringing in the ears of the fan

however, the american civil liberties union is worried that the police could also use the remote controlledcraft to spy on local residents. but the shares the promises that they have no intention of using the drones in that way. >> we are learning new detail on a man who was killed in the south bay as police continue to search for his killer. 66 year-old millionaire venture decapolis raveesh kumra was murdered when a home invasion in the upscale neighborhood of multi sarah reno last friday. police say that kumra was found dead inside his 7000 square foot home by his estranged wife. his wife was the one who called up toward san that the house had been ransacked. the los gatos police department described kumra's killer as a man in his early 20s white or hispanic about 6 ft. tall. >> an oca medical marijuana does the necessary has won the first round in his legal fight to stay open and that a federal crackdown. a judge ruled last week that the landlord for harborside health centers cannot evict the stock despite the u.s. attorney's brest to seize the property. but the judge says, because the s

police officers on the streets. not everyone is happy with the idea. alicia acuna is live from denver with more. alicia? >> reporter: jenna, that's right. the denver police unionjobs only an officer can do but the chief insists this will help his department and its bottom line. >> we have identified approximately 45 positions that sworn police officers are currently doing that civilians can do. >> reporter: the denver police department is joining several others around the country hiring civilians for jobs traditionally held by sworn police officers, including crime scene analysis, evidence gathering and lab work. >> part of it is our responsibility to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and to really maximize the use of our police officers. >> departments with tight budgets can save a lot of money. if you have a detective who, let's just theoretically is making 90,000, and you can hire two people to fill that position? >> reporter: can civilians, even if highly trained, match the experience of a seasoned detective? >> it will depend on the training. and some of it is done through colleges. educational programs and there's a lot available. >> reporter: mary do

the state police locked the doors. they said for safety reasons and union reps had to get a court order to reopen the halls.if the bill is passed, some people are talking about recall campaigns like we saw in wisconsin or maybe legal challenges. we'll see. >> okay, looks interesting to follow. thanks, susan candiotti. >>> you can now talk to the pope with just a click of a mouse. that's because he's joined twitter. find out what he'll be tweeting about and how you can join in the conversation. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't req