a crime and corruption so bad in one u.s. city that it decided to do away with its police force camden new jersey has consistently been ranked among the top ten most dangerous cities in the country it's expected to save the city millions of dollars in the local police forces place is the candid county police and to make matters worse what stern controversy is that these officers are prohibited from unionizing for more a spoke to r.t. correspondent reporting. that's what it appears to be liz because as you mentioned already to our viewers the camden police department every officer that makes up that depletes police department two hundred seventy of them will be laid off by the end of this year and according to the plans of of put in place by new jersey officials house of those officers will be hired back to serve for the camden county police force which actually has not been created yet but once they are serving for the police force they will be non union members which means that these officers will not have collective bargaining r

patti ann: one u.s. city may be going to the bears.s unexpected guest at a new mexico resort. this is just the most recent case of a furry visitor making an unwanted appearance. other bears have been spotted rummaging through kitchens and eating bop corn on a man's couch. drought conditions have reduced food supplies and that has forced the bears to search far and wide for something to eat. that's kind of sad. bill: maybe leave a little snack out for them. patti ann: i don't think you want to encourage this. bill: a doctor accused of trying to kill his wife. what police are saying about this. what he did, they allege, and how his wife says she can prove it. patti ann: some cellphone junkies are putting their thumbs to the test in the national texting championship. do we really need this. bill? maybe it will be the next olympic sport. bill: right on. ú?Ñx@wúp9÷÷9 bill: breaking news from the campaign trail right now. you know it's all about money in many cases. now we are hearing that mitt romney is set to raise $5 million in two d

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. >> another u.s. city is growing broke. nardino, the beautiful city known for the mountains and a mountain of debt. and this municipality to file for bankruptcy since june, it sounds bad, but dagen, you said that going bust in this case is pretty good? >> you've got to do what it takes if you with a nt to get rid of the liabilities, if you want to cut the payouts in retirement to workers, if you want to right yourself, if you've got to go bankrupt. so be it. it's a warning sign for municipalities across the country of the damage it can do. the people in the towns, maybe till keep people and keeping them from getting drunk on debt. nobody is scared about california one of the best performing municipal band categories in the country this year, second only to-- >> if this is good news, imagine, you get three limits and this is the third bankruptcy, but it's good news. do you agree with that? >> no, i will say this, that california, and muny bonds are doing good in california for technical reasons. >> what about bankruptcy. >> f

. >>> a new ranking puts san francisco high on the list of the least affordable u.s. citiesor homeowners. cnn found the city by the bay is second only to new york city, when it comes to affordability. the median home price in san francisco is $650,000. the median income is $103,000. the study found only 32% of those earning the median income could actually afford to own their own homes. >>> the chp wants your help identifying drivers cheating their way out of registering cars in california. according to the chp, drivers who illegally register out of state are short changing california millions of dollars. the new law says new residents have 20 days to register their car after moving here. some drivers don't because of california's high registration fee. the chp is reminding the public to report offending driver information on a chp web site and the highway patrol will track them down. >>> coming up at 4:00 -- we are standing by live in san francisco at the ethics hearing for ross mirkarimi. there are public comments going on now and the debate by the commission on whether th

. >> in june, jobless rates were higher in nearly 90% of u.s. cities. under the obama economy it is just not getting better. >> here in virginia a vital swing state, obama leads in women. >> the only one i could possibly vote for is barack obama. i do not think mitt romney is honest. he has not showed us his taxes. opportunity for women. the economy, of course is important. it is coming back. >> and it will under obama. >> many were citing the economy. >> definitely mitt romney. it is really scary to know that things are not going well for people my age and also my parents' age. >> romney sources say that the campaign is still betting the vice-presidential candidates. but whoever is picked will get a major prime-time speaking slot. rebecca cooper abc 7 news. >> thanks, rebecca. in the meantime, their war chests continue to be filled up. mitt romney remained ahead collecting $101 million. it is the third straight month that he has raised more money than obama. >> social security. -- gas prices have gone up. >> and doug has answers after the break. >> the

this week twin engine helicopter flying fairly low part of a federal project done in several major u.s. cities. katie marzullo is live at the hayward executive airport. >> reporter: you can still see the helicopter parked behind us warm and sunny and clear here in hayward, not the case in pacifica where the helicopter was scheduled to go first this morning. pacifica one of three cities that this project is going to cover. video we shot of the helicopter earlier, bell 412, operated by national securities technologies out of las vegas. on either side special pods inside the pods are the radiation detectors. the helicopter does not emit anything, it only is detecting radiation. that information is going to the department of homeland security as well as the national nuclear security administration to better help the government pinpoint where there might be a future dirty bomb or other terror attack. >> when we look at the radiation on the ground, we are interested in finding things that don't belong there. the more we know about the background, the stuff that is supposed to be there, the better jo

. >>> deadly violence in u.s. cities is growing at an alarming rate. ople have been killed in chicago this year than the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan. often the victims and those suffering the most are children. ines ferre reports on those that offer a safe-haven. >> 11-year-old karen spends afternoons at still waters in a storm. a reading and writing sanctuary in brooklyn. >> i like something. i'm focused in the story and i for get everything. >> i like to write to express my feelings when i can't express them in words. >> when she writes, 11-year-old maria finds calm amid the chaos. >> i write about how maddy get or how happy i can get or how sad. >> this is a place where they can come and be at peace. >> one day there was a crazy manno owe. >> steven haas a former new york city public school teacher opened still waters four years ago. >> they'll sometimes write about things they have seen or heard on the streets. problems, gunshots, losses that they've suffered. just a rough daily struggle. >> so what came up today? >> here children write sto

new study compared job growth in top u.s. cities for july of 2012 to july of last year. francisco in the top spot houston number two, denver third. there's a tie for fourth phoenix and seattle, both have seen job growth. >>> measure protecting you from being tracked by police is a step closer to governor brown's desk this morning. the state assembly approve the measure yesterday. for years police have been able to search and follow people use dag that received from their electronic device. the senator who sponsored the measure says that is not right. the measure would require police to obtain a warrant based on probable cause. the bill does allow tracking in an emergency situation or if someone's life is at risk. >>> scientists may have devised a new way to better protect soldiers from the heat of a bomb blast the key is a new camouflage face paint hides soldiers from the enemy also showeds them from a bomb's heat. when bombs detonate there are two blasts the first a wave of high pressure the second is a blast of heat that can exceed 1,000 degrees fahrenheit researchers

the s&p/case shiller index of 20 u.s. cities rose nine-tenths of a percent in june. that's the fifth straight month of gains, and the second in a row where all cities in the closely-watched index showed increases. detroit, minneapolis, chicago, and atlanta recorded the biggest month-over-month gains. meanwhile, phoenix continued to bounce back from poor conditions; prices there were up 14%. s&p index expert maureen maitland says the housing market is starting to make a modest but steady recovery. >> susie: low mortgage rates are attracting more than just new homebuyers. 80% of all the mortgage activity in the u.s. currently is for refinancings. suzanne pratt takes a look at exactly who's getting those new loans and when it makes sense to refinance. >> reporter: bob patlin knows a lot about the trim that goes on clothes. that's because he heads one of the nation's largest butn and zipper supiers. but when it came toutfitting his long island home with a refinanced mortgage, patlin needed help. that's because his loan was at the sky high rate of 10.75%. after a false sta

then the u.s. cities to speaking gateways for their international business.but a lot of people don't realize. >> thank you very much for coming. i appreciate it. >> tonight in prime time on booktv, wall street journal reporter kiersten brian talks about her book, the lost bank, detailing the collapse of washington mutual in 2008. >> the crisis, they say it happens slowly and then quickly. it was absolutely the case. it began to get very bad. all other issues internally, internal controls had just fallen apart. at one point they were making mortgages on 12 different systems. they had grown so fast that there was just no control internally. ..

this week twin engine helicopter flying fairly low part of a federal project done in several major u.s. cities. katie marzullo is live at the hayward executive airport. >> reporter: you can still see the helicopter parked behind us warm and sunny and clear here in hayward, not the case in pacifica where the helicopter was scheduled to go first this morning. pacifica one of three cities that this project is going to cover. video we shot of the helicopter earlier, bell 412, operated by national securities technologies out of las vegas. on either side special pods inside the pods are the radiation detectors. the helicopter does not emit anything, it only is detecting radiation. that information is going to the department of homeland security as well as the national nuclear security administration to better help the government pinpoint where there might be a future dirty bomb or other terror attack. >> when we look at the radiation on the ground, we are interested in finding things that don't belong there. the more we know about the background, the stuff that is supposed to be there, the better jo

unemployment rose in nearly 90 percent of large u.s. cities in june. many young people graduated from school with no process. unemployment rose in 332 large metro areas unchanged in 11. >> if you drive a toyota you have to listen up. >> recalling 778 rav-4 suv's from model year 2006 to 2011 and lexus hs 250 h sedan from 2010. they need to fix the suspension problem that can cause crashes. if the rear suspension nuts are not tightened properly they can rust and separate from the car. they have 9 minor injuries and 3 crashes. >>> i couldn't believe this last story. even an olympic victory comes with a price. >> yes. sometimes not a very good one. >> olympic medalists are not only taxed on the medal they cost 650 to make they collect 232 taxes on that. they are also taxed on their prize money what their country gives them. gold medalist is given 25,000 u.s. olympic committee and owes taxes based on 35 percent tax rate. silver medalists they owe more than 5200 in taxes bronze medalists liable for 3500 that's based on their prizes 15 and 10,000. michael phe

a number of u.s. citiestunning spikes in street violence this summer including chicago and philadelphia. chicago for one has seen 30 people shot just this weekend. that took many to look for solution, ines ferre has the story of one program that seems to be working wonders here in new york. >> reporter: 11-year-old karen rosas spent summer afternoons at stillwaters, a reading and writing sanctuary in bushwick one of brooklyn's more troubled neighborhoods. >> i write something and then i'm focused on the story and i forget everything. i like to write to express my feelings, so i can express them on words. >> when she write -- 1-year-old maria says she finds calm amid the chaos. >> i write about how smart i get or how happy i can get or how sad. >> this is a place where they can come and be at peace. >> one day there was a -- >> steven haff a former new york city public school teach opened stillwaters four years ago. >> they'll sometimes write about things they have seen or heard on the streets, problems, guns

well from coast to coast occupy wall street protesters storming u.s. cities today r.t. has been covering this story from day one we have correspondents in all the movements hot spots around the country to bring us the latest thousands and thousands of people it's unlike anything that i've. kind of circle a bit of hibernation last year the movement marches on today the nation's capital most of the next wave of the ninety nine percent movement as thousands gathered in d.c. as freedom plaza marched to the capitol building calling for an end to the wars and an end to wall street's dominance of our economy right now more than it does it require you're on the streets of los angeles is financial district we can hear the jets of occupy usa but let's not forget the occupy movement is not dead in fact it's very much alive and will continue to cover the stories of the occupiers and their fight. for a better and stronger america. the bad judge tom head to head a county judge in lubbock texas told local television station that he would join the resistance against a united nations ta

. >>> san jose, fremont and union city are among more than 100 u.s. citiesart, candles will light up the steps of city hall starting at 7:00 as sikh leaders ask everyone to join them. last night a similar rally was held in san jose. members of the sikh community and different ethnic and religious groups renewed their calls for peace and acceptance the mass shooting in wisconsin has shaken many to the core. >> bottom line is the violence has to stop. for god's sake we can't send our kids to movie thee tefrs, shopping malls, we can't go to our churches. you are scared to shepbd your kids to school this is america. >> everybody has been hurt because somebody went and killed americans. we are all americans and teal that pain. >> congressman -- congressman honda calling for sweeping policy changes to allow forrer monitoring of people on terror watch lists. >>> volatilityy in the grain market with the drought continues to scorch the corn crops and changes in the way your mortgage company will have to treat you. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock ex

the labor department says unemployment rates rose in almost 90% of u.s. cities in june. it blames the jump in part on young people who graduated from school when no firm job prospects. unemployment numbers for july come out tomorrow. >> toyota is recalling almost 780,000 vehicles in the u.s. to fix a suspension problem that led to nine crashes and three minor injuries. it covers the rav 4 as well as the 2010 lexus sedan. >> the ban on abortions starting in the 20th week in pregnancy was to go into effect today but opponents say it was unconstitutional. the appeals court plans to hold a feeling in the fall. >> and lines were long at chik-fil-a chains yesterday to show support after its president took a stand against same-sex marriage. backers of gay marriage plan their own counterprotest at chik-fil-a restaurants tomorrow. >> the attorney for michael jackson's mother is expected to file papers proposing a chang in the guardianship arrangement for jackson's three children. michael's will named his 82-year-old mother, katherine, as guardian. the new arrangement would add hi

well from coast to coast occupy wall street protesters storming the u.s. cities today r.c. has been covering this story from day one we have correspondents in all the movements hotspots around the country to bring us the latest now the occupy wall street movement has resurrected the workers holiday calling it a day without the ninety nine percent thousands and thousands of people it's like i say get out of. the occupy movement kind of like a little bit of hibernation last year right. while you're on the streets of los angeles is quite easy we can. occupy us this route from the pictures we've been seeing from the people we've been speaking with is literally occupying the streets shutting down the streets. keeping keep getting back to hit me shoot me they're putting their shoes excuse me they're shooting like any other are fired protests i've been through so far because this is the first not one gathering well that's in contrast to mainstream media coverage of the movement as you can recall it was a movement that was initially overlooked and then mocked by most media outlets.

the biggest u.s. city to do so. while. >> we have is to stay locked up. >> folks we spoke to sense that for them life in stockton was likely to get worse. >> when we return, fixing a city that is broke. two democratic may 84s trying to get it done -- mayors trying to get it d >>> this hour we have told you about cities bankrupted and lives shattered by folly, greed and corruption. can any one turn the towns around? meet two democratic mayors trying and aair rently making progress. even cutting union pensions and benefits. >> the private sector is doing fine. where we are seeing weaknesses in the economy have to do with state and local government. >> both parties worry about cities going broke. but they seldom agree on how to fix the problem. >> because i'm sure that the president of the united states is not getting his talking points from the big government union bosses in washington. >> now, torn between the party most powerful supporters the realities of the city budgets. >> they are bumping up against liberal inte

the biggest u.s. city to do so. while. >> we have is to stay locked up. >> folks we spoke to sense that for them life in stockton was likely to get worse. >> when we return, fixing a city that is broke. two democratic may 84s trying to get it done -- mayors trying to get it d >>> this hour we have told you about cities bankrupted and lives shattered by folly, greed and corruption. can any one turn the towns around? meet two democratic mayors trying and aair rently making progress. even cutting union pensions and benefits. >> the private sector is doing fine. where we are seeing weaknesses in the economy have to do with state and local government. >> both parties worry about cities going broke. but they seldom agree on how to fix the problem. >> because i'm sure that the president of the united states is not getting his talking points from the big government union bosses in washington. >> now, torn between the party most powerful supporters the realities of the city budgets. >> they are bumping up against liberal inte

the biggest u.s. city to do so. while. >> we have is to stay locked up. >> folks we spoke to sense that for them life in stockton was likely to get worse. >> when we return, fixing a city that is broke. two democratic may 84s trying to get it done -- mayors trying to get it d >>> this hour we have told you about cities bankrupted and lives shattered by folly, greed and corruption. can any one turn the towns around? meet two democratic mayors trying and aair rently making progress. even cutting union pensions and benefits. >> the private sector is doing fine. where we are seeing weaknesses in the economy have to do with state and local government. >> both parties worry about cities going broke. but they seldom agree on how to fix the problem. >> because i'm sure that the president of the united states is not getting his talking points from the big government union bosses in washington. >> now, torn between the party most powerful supporters the realities of the city budgets. >> they are bumping up against liberal inte

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new study from the arizona state school of business compared job growth in top u.s. citiesof 12 to july of last year, san francisco top spot up 3 1/2%. houston at number two, denver in third place with 23% and tie for fourth, phoenix and seattle just under 23%. >>> coming up, we are -- we are continuing to follow two stories in san jose, police are investigating the city's 33 homicide of the year. >>> in san francisco police have given the all-clear after a several items forced more than 70 people to

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