tong filed for bankruptcy in july. tong could face as much as eight years in state prison if found guilty of the charges. >> well, the residents of san francisco expect their men and women in uniform to uphold themselves with the highest respect for the law, and the actions of this particular individual, this defendant are deplorable. >>. >> and tong has been placed on mand straitive leave without pay. he's expected to appear in court here on monday afternoon. reporting live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. mrez san ton police arrested a former pinole police commander today for allegedly stealing from an elderly man. 36-year-old mather messier and his wife elizabeth are accused of abusing an 82-year-old pleasanton man. police say the two suspects put the man's entire estate in a trust only they could access. his wife is still wanted for criminal conspiracy. >>> a 14-year-old boy is under arrest tonight suspected of kidnapping, beating and sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman in vallejo. authorities say the tee

this is youtube video of philip tong when he operated a gun shop in the mission district. investigators say tong was three quarters of a million dollars in debt, and recently he filed for bankruptcy. police say tong robbed a bank of america on balboa street earlier this month and stole 1700. surveillance video shows a man resembling tong entering the bank and running out with arms full of cash. >> san francisco residents expect their men and women in uniform to uphold the law and serve and protect the community. the actions of this particular defendant are deplorable. and there will be serious consequences to his conduct. >> bail is set at $150,000 and tong is on administrative leave without pay. >>> we may not fall off the fiscal cliff after all. some good news. democrats and republicans are fast-tracking negotiations and it appears a compromise is on the horizon. president obama sat down with congressional leaders today to hammer out a plan. this is the same group that has tried and failed to reach a deal in the past. but this time, both sides appear willing to work toge

. >> reporter: san francisco's deputy phillip chun tong headed into court this afternoon. police say that the 36-year-old pacifica have not the man seen in this picture taken at a bank of america branch on balboa street. fingerprints on a note led to his arrest. he posted $150,000 bail. >> first of all we have a problem with prison overcrowding. with realignment, we have more people in the jails. unless someone is proven to be a danger, something else, they're going to be bail. >> reporter: he was alreadyed to surrender his passport, his guns, and to stay away from the teller which he robbed. he faces up to five years in prison if convicted, a fellow deputy patted tong's shoulder as he left the courtroom. >> he could >> he could be transferred to another county. he could have interacting with the judges in some way. >> reporter: tong inclined to speak with us outside the courtroom. >> he will prove his innocence outside of the cot. >> reporter: he's due back in court on september 17th. david stevenson, ktvu news. >> a the search is on for two armed men who held up the joye

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tong is said to have given a teller a note and got away with $1700 in cash. tong faces felony charges of robbery and burglary. >>> one of oakland's most wanted criminals is in jail. they arrested him at the ruth's crist steak house. an off duty officer from oakland was having a birthday dinner with his wife when he spotted him. during the arrest several of his friends tried to skip out on the bill. officers made them go back and pay it. he is suspected it of several home invasion robberies. >>> locking your luggage is a must if you are traveling over the holidays. >> you may want to think twice about the tsa-approved locks. >> michael finney is here with a big problem you may not know about. >> dan, carolyn, the tsa, those locks i should say, only you and the tsa can open them. but thousands of people are complaining them that the locks are disappearing after they check their bags. we looked into why the system doesn't always work. >> also, the abc7i team looks at the stuff that is glueing stuff together, safe to eat or diet danger? >> and sandhya patel will

tong is said to have given a teller a note and got away with $1700 in cash. tong faces felony charges of robbery and burglary. >>> one of oakland's most wanted criminals is in jail. they arrested him at the ruth's crist steak house. an off duty officer from oakland was having a birthday dinner with his wife when he spotted him. during the arrest several of his friends tried to skip out on the bill. officers made them go back and pay it. he is suspected it of several home invasion robberies. >>> locking your luggage is a must if you are traveling over the holidays. >> you may want to think twice about the tsa-approved locks. >> michael finney is here with a big problem you may not know about. >> dan, carolyn, the tsa, those locks i should say, only you and the tsa can open them. but thousands of people are complaining them that the locks are disappearing after they check their bags. we looked into why the system doesn't always work. >> also, the abc7i team looks at the stuff that is glueing stuff together, safe to eat or diet danger? >> and sandhya patel will

tong is said to have given a teller a note and got away with $1700 in cash.ny charges of robbery and burglary. >>> one of oakland's most wanted criminals is in jail. they arrested him at the ruth's crist steak house. an off duty officer from oakland was having a birthday dinner with his wife when he spotted him. during the arrest several of his friends tried to skip out on the bill. officers made them go back and pay it. he is suspected it of several home invasion robberies. >>> locking your luggage is a must if you are traveling over the holidays. >> you may want to think twice about the tsa-approved locks. >> michael finney is here with a big problem you may not know about. >> dan, carolyn, the tsa, those locks i should say, only you and the tsa can open them. but thousands of people are complaining them that the locks are disappearing after they check their bags. we looked into why the system doesn't always work. >> also, the abc7i team looks at the stuff that is glueing stuff together, safe to eat or diet danger? >> and sandhya patel will look ahead to th

police used fingerprints on the note and bank surveillance video to identify tong. he was arrested at 7:30 this morning outside of the vif jail where he works. the sheriff office would not confirm if he was leaving or arriving for the shift at that time. here is what we know about him so far. senior deputy phillip tong is 36 years old, he's been a deputy since 2005, assigned to the custody division here at the jail. he is facing two felony charges, second degree robbery and burglary commercials. he's being held on $150,000 bail, right now, he's on unpaid administrative leave, will be terminated. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> a former pinole police commander is under arrest and charged with elder abuse, police are looking for his wife, officers say he was a police commander when he and his wife committed forgery, grand theft and other crimes, saying he got an 82-year-old woman to trust him and put him in charge of her finances. >> a suspect is in custody charged with kidnapping, duct taping assaulting, robbing and trying to kill a 65-year-old woman in value l

tong is a seven year veteran of the force.m surrender his gub and also ordered tong to stay away from banks and tellers. >> san jose residents will have a say in selection of the new police chief. beginning tonight officials are holding first of four petings. city manner will make a recommendation one candidates had been screened and interviewed. >> police put up a help wanted sign today, accepting applications between now and december 7th for those that want to join the force. you can find more information on our web site apc 7 news.com under see it on tv. the plan calls for hiring00 new office yernz two years you probably know it's cyber monday. this is a day you can get great deals on internet gifts. estimating sales reaching $1.5 billion saying on top of friday's billion dollars in online sales. and when you consider that brick and mortar stores had a 1.8% drop in sales on black friday, it stands to reason that more of us are shopping online rather than waiting in line for deals. >> almost every retailer today including th

. >> reporter: there was no answer at the home of phil tong this afternoon.ice say he is the bank robber seen in the surveillance photo taken november 7 at a san francisco bank of america branch. he was arrested at county jail number 1 and charged with felony burglary and felony robbery. he left the jail that evening. >> these are allegations at this point. >> reporter: a partner with a firm known for representing law enforcement officers, including former about a bart officer johanes mehserle. >> a deputy unfortunate enough to have these sorts of allegations would be treated the same. >> reporter: stern represents the san francisco deputy sheriff's association, but will not be representing tong in his criminal case. >> questions of identification and all of those sorts of things. >> reporter: the fbi has partial jurisdiction. the fbi spokeswoman tells us, the district attorney office will tell us who can present a stronger case. >> courts have been to deviate and come down more harshly on law enforcement officers. >> reporter: tong's first court appearance i

. >> reporter: there was no answer at the home of phil tong this afternoon. police say he is the bank robber seen in the surveillance photo taken november 7 at a san francisco bank of america branch. he was arrested at county jail number 1 and charged with felony burglary and felony robbery. he left the jail that evening. >> these are allegations at this point. >> reporter: a partner with a firm known for representing law enforcement officers, including former about a bart officer johanes mehserle. >> a deputy unfortunate enough to have these sorts of allegations would be treated the same. >> reporter: stern represents the san francisco deputy sheriff's association, but will not be representing tong in his criminal case. >> questions of identification and all of those sorts of things. >> reporter: the fbi has partial jurisdiction. the fbi spokeswoman tells us, the district attorney office will tell us who can present a stronger case. >> courts have been known to deviate and come down more harshly on law enforcement officers. >> reporter: tong's first court ap

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prosecutors say fingerprints and surveillance video linked 36-year-old phillip tong to a at the balboa street branch earlier this month. investigators say that tong was $750,000 in debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. >>> a local business is fed up with thieves targeting their customers, so they are taking a stand. linda yee is in the russian hill neighborhood where one business took their messages to the streets. linda? >> reporter: and allen that message is if you must use your smart phones on the street, be aware of your surroundings. this neighbor is particularly vulnerable because a lot of people are texting, using their phones, not being aware and being robbed. it has been such a big problem that this business here on folk street decided to post a sign warning their customers. >> reporter: they are talking and they are texting as they walk down the street or sit at a sidewalk cafe. police call these folks easy targets for thieves. this woman was a victim in russian hill recently. >> i was just sitting there looking down at my phone and then somebody just grabbed it and it was

the sheriff's department closed down the jail this morning for a period to book tong. as i mentioned he was arrested here and it is unclear whether he actually works here the jail. we believe he is still being held in the jail. we are working our sources this morning to find out more about this case and his background and we plan to bring you more details about this breaking news case coming up later tonight on the 5:00 news and 6:00 news. for now reporting lich in san francisco, david stephenson, ktvu channel do news. >> thank you. >>> 49ers head coach jim harbaugh is expected to be back on the sidelines for the 49er's next game days after being hospitaled for anker rig heartbeat. this is the 48-year-old reaping coach of the year at a frees conference answering questions. he underwent what the teen is calming a minor procedure yesterday at stanford hospital. let's listen in. >> the heart rate is not beating normally. you don't know that unless you get it checked by a doctor, so just felt -- felt like it was beating faster than normal. wednesday. wednesday evening. yes

sheriff's deputy, pphilip tong is being charged. >> it is amazing that the people tha our tr. trusted artful turn on you and to this. >> if the deputy when inside the bank and handed the teller a demand note and the teller handed over $1,700. he has been with the sheriff's department for seven years he was arrested at the county jail on work on friday. >> he did not think of his colleagues. that is a stupid thing to do he did not think that he would be caught. >> the 36 oldest charged with burglary, robbery and both are felonies the 36- year-old. this outer richmond neighborhood residents are in shock. >> is embarrassing. and things happen. >> a spokesperson says that he will be suspended with unpied sleeve and will be terminated. his bill is at $150,000 and he will be placed on unpaid leave... >> a 20 year-old is confessing to this plot after officers were attempt off by his mother if they said that he bought movie tickets and decided to target a wal-mart instead. he said that he would get more ammunition at the walmart's if he ran out. this was in that ms. therese. missouri

police say 36-year-old deputy phil tong is the bank robber seen in this surveillance picture. officers say tong's fingerprints were also found on the demand note left early this month at a bank of america in san francisco. some have questioned whether tong will receive special treatment due to his law enforcement background. but legal experts say they don't think that's the case. >> my expectation would be that an officer or a deputy who is unfortunate to have these sorts of allegations levied against him or hear would be treated the same. >> tong is scheduled to make his first court appearance on monday. >>> a deadly house explosion is now being investigated as a homicide. the announcement was made last night shortly after the funeral for the husband and wife who had lived next door to the house where investigators believe the blast occurred. investigators say they are looking for the driver of a white van seen in the area on the day of the blast, november 10th. the national gas explosion also injured seven other people and caused more than $4 million in damage to the neighbo

. >> the crews work tong main are coordinating with bge to make sure the lines are stable and secure. >>> they will work on the water main, obviously this weekend. bad weather could set back the progress. >> we will see sunny skies like today. let's check this with meteorologist, mike masco, with a look at your first forecast. >>> we are going to bring on 60s close to 70 as we round out the end of the weekend. 46 baltimore city. easton 46. we are coming off the daytime highs range between the 50ss chose to 60, out towards the west, you will see temperatures falling from the 40s in to the 30s for tonight , the shot downtown is beautiful. again, starting to cool down, our planner reflects that. cool, right around 46 at 8:00. right around 40, upper 30s for midnight. crisp morning at 37 degrees, blend of sunshine, and clouds. look at the warmth to the south. natural 60. way down towards the south, we will tap in to the mild air in memphis, 67 and 70 at the present time. >>> soup storm sandy, spared most of maryland, people in chrisfield are struggling to return to normal to help out our n

. >> investigators used fingerprints to identify tong. he was arrested at 7:30 this morning.re is what we know about him so far. senior deputy is 36 years old became a deputy in 2005. he's facing second degree burglary and second degree robbery. >> you can go to state prison up to five years for robbery. it's avery violent offense. >> he's been held on $150,000 bail. it's expected he'll be arraigned this coming monday afternoon.Ñut >> another law enforcement officer is in custody tonight police are looking for his wife. the former police commander and his wife are charged with stealing $750,000 from an 8 to-year-old resident. investigators say say he used police position to gain trust of the victim. >> now to a bizarre case. a man arrph at oakland international airport claims it was just an art project. the 49-year-old was arrested after he was spotted with an item resembling an ied. inspectors found a watch looking like a bomb as he began to go through security. >> the watch had on it a toggle switch. a series of fuses and wires pro truding from it. >> no explosives were fou

so -- >> reporter: deputy tong has been with the sheriff's department since 2005. >> i'm sorry that he felt desperate enough that he had to rob a bank. because now he is going to end up in big, big trouble. and it may not be a very good ending for him. >> reporter: deputy tong is being held in jail on a $150,000 bail. dana? >> all right, napa valley, thank you very much. >>> well, police in the east bay arrested one of their own. a commander accused of ripping off an 82-year-old homeowner. pleasanton police say matthew messier and his wife placed the victim's entire estate into a trust they controlled. police say messier used his position in law enforcement to gain the victim's trust. messier resigned from the pinole police department last month. police arrested him on thursday, yesterday. they are still looking for his wife. >>> say good-bye to wonder bread and twinkies. hostess brands is going out of business. the company is struggling with bankruptcy, changing tastes and employees on strike. dozens of people will lose their job at the hostess bakery in oakland. >> reporter: signs ar

we learned that tong served as an exporter of arms at this gun store and briefly ran a gun shop in san bruno before filing for bankruptcy in july. >> and late this afternoon the district attorney's office told us eight years in state prison if convicted. now, coming up at 6:00, what we've learned about tong's background including a string of angry creditors that he has left behind. for now reporting live, david steven son, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are on storm watch tonight. tonight people in that neighborhood in daily city where there was a huge mid spill earlier this week are on edge worried about whether the hillside is stable. carol lou is there tonight and tells us why the city says they don't have to worry. carol. >> well, you see there's rain out here right now. i can tell you this is certainly making a lot of the residents nervous by the city tells us this area has been weatherize today handle the additional rain anticipated this weekend. the rain is rattling nerves in this daily city neighborhood. >> what's going to happen tonight? are they sleeping in danger. >> tuesday mo

prosecutors say fingerprints and surveillance video lead philip tong to the heist at bank of america on balboa street. investigators say tong was deeply in debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. >>> no word on whether a driver killed in a fiery crash near crockett was impaired. his bmw burst into flames after smashing into the back of a big rig on westbound 80 yesterday morning. the 23-year-old man died at the scene. his 21-year-old passenger badly hurt. the trucker was not injured. >>> 14 people were taken to the hospital with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in san francisco last night after the alarm went off. doctors found co2 in their bloodstreams but testing found no carbon monoxide leak in the house. officials say elevated levels of carbon monoxide can sometimes show up in blood tests for smokers and they believe that cigarettes set off the smoke alarm. >>> well we are -- on the verge of getting soaked. we'll find out when it will hit us. >> it is not here yet. it was fog. right now the cbs high def doppler is dry but after a dry day on monday this may be the w

they grabbed the fire tongs off and come hammering each other.ne how that would look on the nightly news. >> safer: in the long history of this country, who was the greatest president? >> mccullough: george washington was our greatest president in that he set the standard. he had no example to go by. if he had been a fool or a self- indulgent, lazy glory-hound, it could've been disastrous. he did everything right. >> safer: talking about great moments in american history, mccullough will often say, "i wish i could have been there." we couldn't arrange that, so we took him to philadelphia, where the first fires of the american revolution were fanned. >> mccullough: this is where our country began, not in a grand presence but in a space that's really quite small, but beautiful. i love this building. >> safer: it's carpenters' hall, where delegates from the 13 colonies met for the first time in 1774 to air, in secret, their grievances against british rule. it was treasonous talk. >> mccullough: they closed the windows so nobody could come up and lis

there are no attractive alternatives and consequences depend tong path w -- depend tong path we take.ll compromise on legislation because he has to. he will be more progressive on the regulatory front because he can. >> chris: all right. >> on the petraeus thing, everyone says it's tragic. that is a given. but i think we have real questions here. we had the head of our intelligence in the entire country sending personal e-mails, after he was named c.i.a., to apparently the gal paula, after ron kesselr report is she broke off the relationship and sending scores of e-mails. some report says thousands of e-mails from the personal account. and for eric holder, if he was the one who knew about this and he had to, to have not brought this to the attention of the president of the united states, i think questions have to be asked was it not brought to the president's attention? if that is the case, because of the political concerns? so the national curt and politics, which comes first? who cares who is president? our country is on the line. our security is on the line. and our c.i.a. director

prosecutors say tong robbed this san francisco banearlier this month. >> it's my job to ensure that she does get a fair hearing and that the allegations against her are judged on their own merits. >> reporter: prosecutors have indicated they hope to reach a plea deal before the case goes to trial. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> authorities say an oakland man apparently fell to his death in an old rock quarry while out looking for his cat last night. his roommate reported 19-year- old andrew malyon missing last night. he had been searching for his cat in the rain, near the rockridge shopping center. it's right next to an old quarry, which is now a reservoir. the cat was found safe. crews looked more andrew malyon for hours before they found his body. >>> we are getting new details about a close call for a pilot of a small plane. he had mechanical airport from smith ranch airport yesterday morning. a san rafael fire official said the plane actually flew underneath the power lines before landing on its belly in a marsh. the pilot walked away with cuts and bruis

. >>> a san francisco sheriff's deputy on the wrong side of the law. 36-year-old deputy phillip tong is accused of robbing a bank of america the day after election day. he handed the teller a demand note and left with $1,700. police say they identified him through fingerprints and surveillance videos. he's behind bars facing several felony robbery charges. >>> tense moments at the oakland airport today. alleged bomb making materials were found during a security screening. a man from southern california was promptly arrested. cheryl hurd joins from us oakland international. a news conference just wrapped up. what do we know now? >> reporter: that's right. alameda county sheriffs are not releasing a picture of the watch but i did get a glimpse at it. it is silver in color. it had wires coming out of it. it had a toggle switch on it. the man arrested called it art but it did not look like art to me. here's a picture of the man arrested. his name is jeffrey mcgann. 49 years old from southern california. police say he was here for a one-day trip. he flew in around 11:00 and attempted to f

sanfrancisco police say they arrested 36-year-old phillip chung tong this morning as he arrived to work at the san francisco jail. he is held in lou of 150,000 bail. the authorities suspect he robbed a bank of america branch in the san fran richmond district. we learned that he once co owned a gunshot before filing for bankruptcy in july. and that the deputy owed $700,000 in debt. the investigators have arrested a -- >>> the investigators have arrested a fellow officer and his wife for scamming an elderly man. the 36-year-old man and his wife were accused of abusing an 82-year-old pleasant man. the two put the man's entire estate of a trust account only they can access. he is a former police commander. he was arrested on theft charges. >>> a teenager is in custody accused of a shocking string of crimes. the police say he kidnapped and assaulted a woman and left her to die. the victim was found on hidden brook parkway after the police say she was abducted from a shopping center on plaza drive about five miles away. that is also where the police eventually discovered the suspect. >> the l

investigators say this man is deputy philip knowing tong. he handed a note demanding money and left with $1,700. >> the residents of san francisco expect their men in women in uniform to uphold the laws and serve and protect the community. the conduct of this defendant is deplorable. and there are going to be serious consequences for this. >> reporter: investigators say he was identified through the surveillance photos and fingerprints. he faces several felony robbery charges. the father of two lives in pacifica and recently filed for bankruptcy. >>> coming up, we investigate the next generation of air traffic control being tested here in the bay area. the investigative unit shows us why it could lead to the next generation of cyber terrorism, too. >>> also, south bay girl jumps into action to save her mother's life. their story is coming up. >>> plus, we'll update you on our breaking story. an officer grazed by a bullet after suspects go on a crime spree. we'll have the latest for you. >>> and good evening. i'm jeff ranieri. we're tracking

philip tong, he robbed a bank of america branch earlier this month. he is said to have given the teller a note and got away with $1700 in cash. he faces felony charges of robbery and burglary. >> israel's military says they have struck more than 800 targets in gaza strip in response to rockets by hamas. >> supply tunnels and three-story apartment building. hamas leader's home was hit but he was not home at the time. those have hit tel aviv and unprecedented move have hit in jerusalem. much more on the mideast on abc news. >> the attacks triggered a protest in san francisco yesterday. the pro-palestinian demonstrators want to see an end israeli sporters say they are acting in self-defense. >> a train collided with a school bus killing at hottest 47. the crash occurred as the bus crossed the tracks. officials say it appears the railroad crossing was not closed as the train sped towards it. >>> we're learning more about the man arrested in oakland international airport. they believe the man tried to sneak bomb material in. >> they learned that 49-year-ol

demanding money from a teller in a bank of america and running off with $1700.jmyrw the judge made tongsurrender his gun and passport. he has an order to stay away from the bank and teller. >> a 14-year-old girl died today after she was struck by a pickup truck riding her bike to school. it happened at jefferson avenue. police say the man stopped after the crash and he is cooperating with investigators they try to figure out what led to this tragedy. >> happening now, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a crash that killed four people on highway 50. three of them are a family from san francisco. officers say the prius veered off and hit a minivan. a 10-year-old survived. we'll hear from relatives coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> santa clara county prosecutors revealed they're considering charging a 15-year-old as an adult following a crime spree. he was arrested on friday. police believe the teenager teamed up with this man, a 26-year-old johna kran dawson willbanks in at least four robberies. the police suspect him of killing a man and wounding a police officer chasin

deputy phillip chung tong, a 7- year-veteran with the department is accused of robbing a bank of americat in san francisco. a fingerprint on a demand note and surveillance video led to his arrest. court records show he had filed for bankruptcy in july. >> that seems like a sad case. he's a guy in a lot of financial trouble. he has two young kids. a lot of bank robberies that are nonviolent, they don't get much money and they get caught right away. >> tong is currently out of jail on $150,000 bail. he's scheduled to appear in court again on december 17th. >>> a reward is being offered in san francisco to help an ailing man find his stolen dog. 56-year-old robert uncle is battling kidney disease and recently learned he has cancer. his 4-year-old yorkshire terrier named lola is specially trained to recognize physical distress and provide cam pan -- companionship. last week, a thief broke into his car and took the dog. his neighbors are offering $3,000 for the dog to be returned. >>> the san francisco international airport is about to take a big financial hit. the federal government says the

this man is deputy phillip tong.ast wednesday they said the 36-year-old went into the bank of america in the outer richmond district of san francisco and handed the teller a note demanding money and left with $1700. >> the residents of san francisco expect their men and women in uniform to uphold the laws and serve and protect the community. the conduct of this defendant is deplorable and there will be serious consequences. >> investigators say he was identified through surveillance and fingerprints and faces felony robbery changes. the father of two who lives in pacifica recently filed for bankruptcy. a former police commander is behind bars on changes linked to a case of elder abuse. 36-year-old matthew was arrested yesterday at his pleasanton home and accused of using police authority to gain the trust of an 82-year-old man. he and his wife elizabeth placed the victim's estate into a trust they controlled. police are searching for him. he is charged with criminal experience. he was booked into jail on several coun

coming from a president who was remember, one week after convention that they were dance tong grave ofqaeda is dead at a time when we now know that al-qaeda affiliates were active all around north afric africa, and most likely behind this attack. so it was a way to shave the story and emphasize and as i said before for susan rice to be unequivocal that it was a mob and not al-qaeda, to maintain administrationnaritive. >> chris: tucker, your reaction? >> i think it's a great mystery in the whole story is why is the white house, why is the president himself pushing susan rice for state? we are in the middle of -- begun one of the most con consequencial negotiations of his career over the fiscal cliff. he needs every ounce of political authority and capital he has and he is squandering it in fight over susan rice. i talked to two democrats in last two days saying why is he doing that? there are faithful democrats to be secretary of state. i think this debate over susan rice's qualifications to be secretary of state does nothing but draw attention to inconsistencies in the story over bengh

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i want tong sandy up for a reason because there's a lot of whisperimoives in the romney campaign, oh, it wasn't for sandy. that is not -- look at -- what happened in the state of florida, would have happened if the election had been september 6th, october 6th or november 6th. this was structural. this was demographic. this had nothing t do with any issue. no auto bailout. no sandy. no any other effects. and so any other excuse that some republicans make is whistling past their grave yards. >> you accept it's more about demographics, more latino10%,lm. a pretty good showing among white voters, about 39, about the levels of t five cycles. >> well, i mean, he dropped a litt 43% of the -- >> before him. >> yeah, around where gore and kerry were. you know, they were -- the peopleou mentioned david plouffe, jim mussina and jim axelrod -- particularly mussina and plouffe, i wrote about this, they saw this as a contest between economics and demographics. the economics were going to be a headwind for president obama and the only way to win was focus like a laser beam on four groups. the rest o

prosecutors say fingerprints and surveillance video linked philip chung tong to a holdup at a san francisco bank of america earlier this month. he is free on bail and suspended without pay. court records show he filed for bankruptcy in july. >>> new this tuesday morning, an arm of a burning crane collapsed today in australia. witnesses in sydney saw the crane burning and swaying shortly before the arm collapsed. hundreds of people were evacuated from a college campus and nearby office buildings. it's not clear how that fire started. crane is owned by the same company that had a crane collapse in new york during hurricane sandy. >>> more violent protests today in egypt aimed at president mohamed morsi. his opponents demand he drop at a decree that he had put out last week that suspends any legal decisions he makes until a new constitution is written. police are fire tear gas at protestors. >>> susan rice will hold meetings with key lawmakers. some republicans have criticized theambassador to the u.n. for comments she made about the attack on benghazi. she said the attack stemmed from a prote

so there's a coalition that's taking place in america that may be threat tong the old school, old stylee men being central and dominant. whiteness is being dissipated and what's coming together is a collection of progressive whites along with latinos and african-americans and young people foraging a connection to a broader future and a bridge to a brighter possibility. but at the same time, it's discouraging when we see young people at the university of mississippi really serve up anew this old-style racism that is a nasty assault not only on the president, but african-american identity in general. >> you know, i think there were some questionable things during the campaign as well. the presidential nominee was sending john sununu out to stir up the racial fears. how tough will it it be to move forward without leadership from the conservatives? >> the conservatives will either lead or be left behind. look at the ungracious character of mitt romney's concession speech. he didn't embrace president obama as the person to lead us forward. he didn't throw his full weight behind him. he didn'

they punctured -- they tried to turn the gas on and tong duringed the gas line and it flooded with water. >> good luck to you and i'm so happy that the veterans are here to help. >> thank you to them. they're amazing. >> they are. back to you. >> what an emotional story. our hearts go out to her. it's unbelieve annual she won't get power back 'til christmas. >> thank you. appreciate it very much. >>> on this issue which was central for the presidential race, i think the voters have spoken. >> the ranking democrat on the house budget committee says president obama absolutely has a man it is date from voters to raise taxes on higher wage earners. but what if republicans don't play ball? congressman chris van hollen on whether the two sides can strike a deal. plus, who edited the word terrorism out of the c.i.a. talking points used by ambassador susan rice to explain the deadly september 11 benghazi attack? we'll talk with congressman frank wolf who is pushing for a special select committee to get some answers. and attorney general eric holder's role in the petraeus scandal is under fire. h

plea today of the police say these surveillance pictures and fingerprints led them to deputy philip tong. he's accused of robbing a bank on balboa street on november 7th. he handed the teller a note demanding money and the teller handed over $1700 in cash. the seven-year veteran is on unpaid leave. he recently filed for bankruptcy. >>> los altos police are showing off just how much a pair of burglars stole before they were caught. investigators got thousands of electronics and jewelry that were stuffed inside bags. police spotted the pair casing a los altos neighborhood. much of the property has been linked to its owners. the suspects had burglarized two dozen homes across the bay area as far back as june. >>> hockey fans beginning to wonder whether the sharks will have a season this year. games are now cancelled through december 14th. the lockout isn't just hurting the fan bus local businesses that are losing out on people who eat out before the game. one of the downtown businesses starting to feel that pinch. >> right now the night that the games would be scheduled, tuesdays or thursda