when you think of the scale of this event, which is still frankly unknown, and that was something that eric holder said in his statement, that the full ramifications of this bill are unknown, but it is so considerable, and there are so many parties involved, you heard him rattling off the names, so many issues of who was doing what and when, where responsibilities lay. >> i presume one of these will be kind of people trying to shift the blame. >> we have heard some of that. there was a statement from transocean, one of those companies then you heard in that list from eric holder, saying there is a responsibility behind this. it is said that there has been no drilling contractor, according to a statement, ever held liable, so this is an indication of the flavor of the sort of legal wrangling that lies ahead of us. >> paul adams in washington there for us. let's round up some of the other main news for you. the prime minister of bulgaria has called for the sacking of some top diplomats. they were secret agents under communist rule. the parliamentary commission has been looking into the a

the subject is aan acquaint wins the victim's older brother but a motive is unknown. >> a 12-year-old girl that was kidnapped in roanoke, virginia will be escorted back home by police. the alleged kidnapper is expected to be extradited back to virginia the next few days, will face kidnapping charges and murdering her mother. they were discovered panhandling last friday outside a safeway store in san francisco. >> the nurses union is calling for more security at napa state hospital after two more attacks. latest happened in a secluded area the campus. one person is hospitalized in serious condition with four skull fractures. last wednesday a custodian was also beaten unconscious. a nurse tells abc news that the same patient is responsible for both attacks. a person was booked into jail for felony battery. it comes less than two months after the murder of a psychiatric technician by another patient. >> it's dangerous. we are losing control. we have lost control. >>> napa state hospital says security measures were stepped off an a technician was strangled in october. >> developing news,

the subject is aan acquaint wins the victim's older brother but a motive is unknown. >> a 12-year-old girl that was kidnapped in roanoke, virginia will be escorted back home by police. the alleged kidnapper is expected to be extradited back to virginia the next fe days, will face kidnping charges an murdering her ther. they were discovered panhandling last friday outside a safeway store in san francisco. >> the nurses union is callg for more security at napa state hospital afterwo more attacks. latest happened in a secluded area the campus. one person is hospitalized in serious condition with four skull fractus. last wednesday a custodian was also beaten unconious. a nurse tells abc news that the same patient is responsib for both attacks. a person was booked into jai for felony battery. it comes less tha two months after the murder of a psychiatric technician by another patient. >> it's dangerous. we are losing ctrol. we have lost control. >>> napa state hospital says security measures were stepped off an a technician was strangled in october. >> developing news, federal judge in vir

and republicans in the senate thought they had a deal to focus on tax cuts and just that until one unknown senator, and now the votes that were happening tonight have been pushed to saturday and they will only focus on the democrats' plan. on the other side of the hill, the house already passed what they say is an extension only for the middle class. something that republicans firmly and candidly oppose. >> trying to catch my breath so i don't refer to this -- this maneuver going on today as chicken crap, all right? but this is nonsense. >> reporter: now, congress did get something done. they pass add temporary extension of the big government spending bills that were behind and after the closed door meetings on tax reforms, progress, looking at extending unemployment and giving them a tax break. those negotiations still ongoing. >> tracie potts, thanks. >>> now here is a look at other stories making news early today in america. in florida, a dramatic rescue scene from a police dash cam of an officer rescuing a passenger trapped inside a burning suv. after several attempts to broke the wind

the cause is unknown, but her friends say she was treated for an acute illness in the hospital before hand. she became the find for her illness and often talk about her struggles with the condition. -- became defined by your illness and often talk about her struggle with a good kishinev reagan greeted with the condition. >> and -- talked about her struggle with the condition. >> and jumping by 20% in just one year. officials suggest 450 million chinese are using the net, just over a third of the population. more people are on line there than anywhere else. much global attention is focused on the woman in iran killed by stoning. she was convicted of adultery, but it is not clear whether that sentence will be carried out. >> out of view, the courts of iran were deciding the fate. she was featured with her son on state tv. she was shown confessing. look closely at the expressions in this photo. confessors believe the consent -- they believe the confession was forced. for months, demonstrators have called for her to be released. the campaign has reached european parliament. all the attent

they ran off with the friend, fate unknown. she showed up, cut up, bloodied, hands bound and told the families here that were trying to help her that the only way she could escape was by playing dead. res than 24 hours the gruesome murder, the lone witness, took to the airwaves tell hurricane unbelievable story. speaking from her hospital bead israeli tv blurred her face because of a court gag order in the case. police say they are looking into a lot of different options for how this crime happened. had he at the end of the one is a nationalistic motive meaning palestinian miltabilitys attacking targets in influence. what is interesting, after checking with our palestinian sorces, the security fors have not been asked if any help for identifying suspect or talking to any witnessed by the israelis. >>> in other news of the world tonight in south korea some residents of yeonpyeong evacuated the island, fearful of a violent response from north korea if schedule military exercises are held tomorrow. the un reach nod agreementn how

. >>> researchers have apparently found evidence of a previously unknown ancient cousin of humans. a 30,000-year-old finger bone and a tooth were discovered in siberia. scientists say the bone is very different from early neanderthals and modern humans and is from a previous unknown species now called the neesopian. >>> in london, a street crossing made famous by the beatles has been designated a protected heritage site by the english government. the crossing site appears on the beatles "abbey road" album cover. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,559 after gaining 26 points yesterday. the s&p was up 4 points. the nasdaq edged up 3. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 24 points while in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 142. >>> heading into the last day of trade before the christmas holiday, the nation's broadest and most diverse stock market sits in a place it hasn't been since the height of the financial crisis. the s&p 500 climbed above 1,255 where it closed just days after lehman fi

the man got away with an unknown amount of cash.ortunately, no one was hurt. >>> a new jersey transit light rail operator has been suspended indefinitely without pay after a passenger shot video of the employee texting while driving. officials say it's a clear rule violation, and it's against the law. the passenger said it's not the only time he's seen a distracted train operator. >>> nasty weather gripped parts of the country yesterday, particularly in the south and midwest. in atlanta, georgia, a tornado reportedly destroyed more than 50 homes. the area also received a record 2.1 inches of rain, washing away the old record of 1.8 set in 1880. >>> in north dakota and minnesota, heavy snow and high winds created blizzard-like conditions cutting visibility to near zero. more chilly whiteouts are expected there. >>> and in louisiana, a photographer captured this remarkable video of two tornadoes that touched down side by side. several homes, including a brick house were completely destroyed. gives you an idea how strong these storms a

i would also point out, it is unknown now how much of the 12% contingency in the proposed contract isually warranted. i mention that is about $72 million. our recommendations on page 17 are that you amend the proposed resolution to state revised total amount of $602 million for the riposte 22 contracts without the 12% contingency awarded by d p h to the 19 contractors and identify the name of each contractor, the actual amount to be awarded under each contract, and the length of contract. legislation was couldn't -- submitted to the board of supervisors, i believe it was one page. without specifying what contractors or who gets what. since back in 2008, the budget and finance committee previously requested dph submit report to the board of supervisors on the use of the 12% contingencies. dph immediately submitted such reports to the board of supervisors. we recommend you approve the resolution as amended, and this would be retroactive to july 2010, for a total not to exceed $602 million. since the prior use of a call% contingency in an existing contract is unknown, we consider approva

an unknown number of people may have those tickets sitting on their desk. you better take care of it. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, hopefully we'll help more people. police are investigating a homicide in san francisco's richmond district. several neighbors had called police to report hearing gunshots in the area around 9:00 last night. officers found a man shot to death inside an apartment building on 23rd avenue. this victim is between 20 and 30. no word yet on the circumstances surrounding the shooting or information on a suspect. >> oakland police have released sketches of two men accused of sexually assaulting and robbing three west oakland roommating last month. the men are described as african american males in their 20s. one 5-7, 195 pounds with mustache and goatee. the other 6-2 and 175 pounds. they sexually assaulted and robert a woman at gunpoint. they then forced her to take them to her apartment where they sexually assaulted and robbed her two roommates. there is a $30,000 reward offered in the case. >> san mateo police are searching f

he gets 42%, the unknown republican 39%. we'll put a face in that box and suddenly the president looks stronger against mitt romney. obama 47%, romney 40%. against sarah palin, president's lead gets to 55%, 33%, a 22-point lead. this has nothing to do with president obama and everything to do with sarah palin. look at these negative ratings. he's sitting at a 50% negative rating, the highest of anybody we tested this month. and as high as nancy pelosi last month who was the most popular politician we tested last month. >> chuck todd, thanks for that. >>> we've been reporting on the violence all along the u.s. border between arizona and mexico. last night, it claimed the life of a federal officer, a border patrol agent brian terry shot and killed. four people are in custody. the homeland security secretary janet napolitano is a former governor of arizona will travel there tomorrow to meet with members of the u.s. border patrol. slgz >> the federal government today sued bp, with other companies involved in that massive record

and the unknown unknowns. but you have to make these difficult decisions. >> we have time from one more question. in the back here. either one. >> my question is to you, mr. bop. compared to the pentagon how much influence do you think ambassador holbrooke said on the decision and afghanistan? did he work well with president obama on this issue? >> i am going to pass on the answer of that and give you a copy of my book. you'll not have to read it. [laughter] >> a quick question and perhaps a good last question. what about negotiations? a great personage of the afghan population would be in favor, even if it meant returning taliban to government positions. >> two days ago i sat in a living room in kabul and listen to the most well-respected civilian research in afghanistan speak. one very pointedly told me that you have to negotiate with the taliban. they're people that you can negotiate with. and they vary in next researchers said, no, that is not true. i don't think did you can negotiate. but that is the topi

corruption is not unknown in the taxi industry. >> why would someone manipulate the medallions. i wanted to research quickly because i have not heard anything in the same curve you and the proposition. this led me inexorably to the conclusion that i have been telling you. i think that i'm the only one that has raised this and this is why. this was not put into effect in 2005. the takeover and then make their own rules. if you do, you would see that there was never a driving requirement. how does this really work? they have followed their role -- will. you cannot look at the language of the text. however you do it, he has been given a very hard deal by the mta and i urge you to give him his medallion. thank you. >> your plan to apply for a medallion in 1998. >> you apply to put your name on the list and then depending on the vagaries on the ebb and flow of applications for medallions, you can wait 10-15 years. >> lynde did you apply? >> 1994. >> this is a two-step process. when he was away, we're talking about two different steps. >> i have a question, we heard from one of the sp

the exact whereabouts are unknown but he's believed to be somewhere in britain. he has denied the rape charges and says that the complaints against him are the result of a u.s. smear campaign. >>> in an interview with time magazine, said secretary of state hillary clinton should resign in the wake of the information revealed in the diplomatic cables by wikileaks. he said "she should resign if it can be shown that she was responsible for ordering u.s. diplomatic figures to engage in espionage in the violation of international covenants." now today secretary clinton is in kazakhstan. her first overseas trip since the release of the confidential diplomatic cables, some containing blunt assessments of foreign leaders. cast pakistan's leaders are among those cited by american diplomats in the cables for example the country's defense minister is described as someone who enjoys "drinking himself into a stupor." >>> time now 5:18. google says it will attempt to answer questions posed by european union anti-trust investigators. those investigators want to know if google m

corruption is not unknown in the taxi industry. >> why would someone manipulate the medallions. i wanted to research quickly because i have not heard anything in the same curve you and the proposition.

it has been reburied unknown. but as we methodically go through the cemetery and try to correct these instances of heartbreaking incompetence, we have got to have some legislation in place that provides the right accountability and oversight, and i had introduced a piece of legislation along with my ranking republican on the subcommittee on contracting oversight, senator brown from massachusetts, and we have tried to work this through the process, which everyone around here knows is painfully slow and even more painfully slow over the last 18 months since the republican party has been rewarded for their strategy of block everything, including things that they support. i am encouraged that it's my understanding that after i came to the floor yesterday and said i was going to make a unanimous consent motion on this, that not only have the democrats all cleared this legislation but the republicans have also. i think that is a good sign. i wish we had more good signs, but this at least is a good sign. so, mr. presiden

. >> this is certainly the unknown, certainly the unknown. >> rose: but you will in the end -- >> prevailbiggest failure for you? i mean did you fear failure when you left the police. >> no, i haven't really had a failure, to be honest with you. i've had setbacks but i've never had a failure. >> rose: setback is what. >> setback is to the getting what you would immediately. >> or one didn't work as much as you thought it might. >> rose: that is okay. >> you learn more from those setbacks than you would from massive success. >> rose: and some you just want to try knowing that the way, the barometer or the metric of success is different. >> totally. i mean i'm here to learn. that's success for me. whether that translates into a grammy award or a million selling album or whatever. it's beside the point. it's very nice but it's really not the point. the point is to learn something and evolve and progress as an artist, as a person. >> rose: thank you for coming. >> it's great to see you. >> it's great to be here. ♪ ♪ over the reaches ♪ ♪ under the skies above ♪ over the seas of silence ♪ under

who shot the animal is unknown. >>> big changes this weekend, but still rain in the forecast and [ male announcer ] how do you say... welcome to the neighborhood. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say... can you believe it's been 20 years since college? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing says "you're special" like boursin, a creamy, crumbly blend of real cheese and savory herbs boursin makes any moment more memorable. even if you're saying... my mother has the kids tonight. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say boursin? >>> new developments in the wikileaks story tonight. the organization itself is undergoing an internal split and russian leader says the group deserve as nobel prize and wikileaks supporters may be gearing up for a new cyber attack. >> program called low orbit may be the newest weapon. according to the security site imperva hackers downloaded the program 40,000 times. it can be used to link computers into denial of service attacks. a growing number of online activists united. >> because wikileaks made us all hackers of the world. >> reporter: within wikileaks disunity is gro

who shot the animal is unknown. >>> big changes this weekend, but still rain in the forecast and the extended forecast, we will talk about it in a few minutes. ♪ ♪ ten thousand watts of xmas cheer ♪ ♪ ten thousand watts glow brightly clear ♪ ♪ the colored lights will shine sincere, ho, ho, ho ♪ ♪ ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ♪ >>> new developments in the wikileaks story tonight. the organization itself is undergoing an internal split and russian leader says the group deserve as nobel prize and wikileaks supporters may be gearing up for a new cyber attack. >> program called low orbit may be the newest weapon. according to the security site imperva hackers downloaded the program 40,000 times. it can be used to link computers into denial of service attacks. a growing number of online activists united. >> because wikileaks made us all hackers of the world. >> reporter: within wikileaks disunity is growing. a splinter group says it will begin operations on monday. its leaders say wikileaks founder julian assange has made too many decisions without consulting others. and at the pentagon, belate

i'm now concerned about our personal information becoming public since it was sent to an unknown company. how can i make sure it wasn't sold or stolen? >> it would have been a lot easier if that lender would have just called her employer to verify information. but they likely sent it to a company that they're already doing business with. her information is probably okay because of that relationship. but if she's concerned, she should begin to check ore own credit report. get a credit report and then wait six weeks and then get another one from another credit bureau. do that until you have all three credit reports. make sure you look at the rates, make sure they have legal help and good customer service. but she probably wants to double check and make sure she's okay, but it's likely that she is. >> that's good to know. next we have got a viewer video in, this is from jarrett from green acres, florida. >> i have $45,000 in student loans that we have been paying off monthly. most of them have a 6.55% interest rate. we have about 80,000 in our savings, mutual funds and bonds. we're wonderin

it's unknown how they died. >> they were deceased. it was intact. it wasn't like they were decomposing. >> reporter: muddy paws is in deer park. diane accident edrup was arrested. a case like this can happen anywhere. >> we feel for the dogs. as well as the dogs that were recovered and hopefully the dogs that were recovered will survive and will be able to be reunited or find new homes. >> reporter: judie garcia, wgn news. >>> how did he survive? the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a freight train. it happened this morning in riverdale. rescue workers pulled the driver out of the truck while it was still on the csx train tracks. he was taken to christ hospital. no word on how he's doing. but he was talking to folks at the scene before he left. the train was going to cicero. no one on the train was hurt. >>> possible outbreak. the culprit may by sprouts. many of them eating sandwiches at jimmy johns with sprouts in them. symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nothing good. >>> coming up: how much money a north side teache

instead, we concentrate on unknown items that will one day become famous. >> it lies in a fertile regionitaly. gourmet specialties can be bought in the delicatessen. the shop's name means fine taste. whether it's pastat o or hard cheese, made around here. the same applies to the sparkling wine. >> food from this region is the real deal. we do not do things half-hearted occurred >> our cuisine is a rich and flavorful. what i mean is that our cuisine is really good, especially since we are passionate about our cooking. we are passionate about the wind, the water, the fresh pasta -- the wine. without passion, the food without taste good kurt >> at the end of the day, it's off to the piazza with scores of bars. >> the people are very calm and content. they have a sunny nature and like to have fun. i know these people well because they stop by for an apparent even before heading home -- an apperitif before heading home. >> this is one of the most popular drinks. it is a mix of the sparkling wine. a great way to toast another lovely day here. >> before we say cheesrrs, a quick reminder that yo

they were -- >> they were quickly overcome by some type of unknown substance. >> at first, i thought it was a gas leak. i thought, it couldn't be a fire, i didn't smell anything. >> that's what made the gas so dangerous. carbon monoxide levels close to 400 parts per million. the threshold we're used to is ten parts. >> reporter: three police officers and people in the home were taken to the hospital. here, the pressure is increased and forcing highier levels of oxygen to combat the effects of the poisoning. the best defense is home detectors for the gas. i have three detectors. i'm kind of -- beller well, i guess that makes me more aware. >>> it's gas appliances and hot water heaters and stoves that cause the poisoning. we're still waiting for word from the baltimore county fire as to what was the cause for the incident. all ten people that were hospitalized are sent home. >> we'll have an update on the story tonight. >> the young local man accused of plotting to blow up the recruitment center in catonsville is due back in court. court documents call describe him as obsessed with jih

if you are inside, stay in don't go from the known to the unknown. if you are downtown in an office building or shopping at macy's, do you run in the middle of the street? no. you stay where you are. how much time do you have? seconds. you have to make a decision within seconds. if you run to the street what will happen? >> get hit by a car. you have windows, glass to fall on you. high rise. if you know where you are, stay there than to go somewhere you don't know what's there. once it's shaking between 30 seconds to a minute and once it's over, things will fall and tip over. give it time to move around. of course, if there is danger coming to you, you want to move. so, picture these buildings. against the wall. will i go behind this wall? lean against it, cover my head? no. the pictures frames. if they come off and hit me on the top of the head, more injuries. be aware of that target. look behind you before you lean against the wall. sometimes wrong place at the wrong time there is no way to get down this way. try to find a [inaudible] place if you

. >> they enter the dwelling and were quickly overcome by some type of unknown substance. >> tragically this weekend' two people lost their lives because of carbon monoxide poisoning. >> if you developed any symptoms, headache, dizziness, get out of the house as quickly as possible and contact us via 911. >> new at 6:00 tonight, there are more signs that maryland's economy is slowly rebounding. tax and other revenues are down, but not as much as expected. dave collins has been crunching the numbers for us. he joins us live from annapolis on how this may impact >> there is universal agreement that the worst is over, however, a full recovery is said to be to years awwo years away. >> experts warn maryland's economy remains sluggish. >> as pleased as i am with today's report, i still continue to be concerned about the lingering effects of the recession. it is a long-road to full recovery. >> increase revenues from his income and corporate revenues are set to be a stabilizing factor. >> the revenue trends are favorable. employment is increasing. i think we can expect to seek a general fund

. >> adjust after 6:00, up for some unknown reason, a woman was running through the kids and dried parking lot of this busy metro stop. she was struck and run over. >> there are pedestrian crosswalks in this parking lot. she was not and one at the time. >> the driver stopped immediately and is cooperating with the police. detectives are also interviewing several witnesses. police say it is too early to know if these were factors. >> there are risks. but you do not think about a fatality. >> an accident of this nature in this area is not an entirely surprising. >> it is not always so well let's. -- well lit. >> it is dark and there is still some snow and ice on the road. police are still investigating. a week before christmas, the foot traffic always increases. this is a cautionary tale tonight. it doesn't appear that the driver will be charged. we're falling breaking news coming from a frederick county. one man has been killed in a constructive accident. investigators tell us the man somehow became trapped under a rock crusher there. >>> we remain on store much tonight. we are keeping a cl

the reason for the surgery is unknown, and she recently can elled all of her performances through mayhe is. >> thank you, fred. >>> should congress extend unemployment benefits again? we will discuss that and more. >>> and verbal fireworks as the the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and why some say that there is a strong potential for the disruption. >>> and also 30 years since the murder of the former beatle john lennon, and we retrace the final hours with people who were there. to help revitalize a neighborhood in massachusetts. restore a historic landmark in harlem. fund a local business in chicago. expand green energy initiatives in seattle. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country... more opportunities happen. ♪ [ nail gun banging ] ♪ [ male announcer ] let's be honest. no one ever wished for a smaller holiday gift. ♪ it's the lexus december to remember sales event, and for a limited time, we're celebrating some of our greatest offers of the year. see your lexus dealer. 20 minutes later, she'll bring one into the world in seattle. la

it's unknown what prolonged exposure to tainted receipts and cash will do, but this is not fearman gerring>> ultimately, they are giving access to it to their kids. people have a right to know what's going on. >> reporter: at this gas station in san francisco, customers say they weren't taking receipts any way. >> i don't want the extra paper to go throwing away any way. >> living in the city, i don't have to buy gas very often. >>> california's high school graduation rate is up but apparently so is the dropout rate. a report says 70 percent of high school seniors graduated in the 2008 school year. but nearly 22 percent of all students dropped out. that's a 3 percent jump from the previous year. the dropout rate is even higher in the oakland unified school district. 40 percent of students do not graduate. students say when they see they can achieve, they are more interested in staying in school but there are a lot of reasons they drop out at such high rates. >> mainly you're dropping out because of personal issues, like peer pressure or they are stressed out or they think school is too har

cause of death is unknown. as we have been reporting, it has been a deep freeze of a december. the coldest in 40 years. the fire brigade has been dealing with itsmass of bicycles, smashing them off. -- massive icicles, smashing them off. deicing fluid is running short because manufacturers cannot make it fast enough. i will be back after a short break. >> welcome back. the u.n. declared 2010 the internional yearf biodiversity. conservation of the world's species was not proceeding like clockwork and there were low expectations of the biodiversity summit in nagoya. delegates to deliver the goods, at least on paper. countries agreed to a 20. plan. even critics describe the summit as an important step. -- countries they agreed agreed0 point plan. many plants and animals are disappearing for good. >> the toll is wiping out four and, at an unprecedented rate. every day, worldwide, 380 plant and animal species died out. -- the toll is wipin gour flora and fauna at an unprecedented rate. un experts warn the world is facing the prospect of fishless oceans by 2050 of nothing is done. >>

at the time that these agreements were executed, those sites were unknown. that we have achieved the environmental review process, as well as the permitting process, we have specific sites that the impact. therefore puc is proposing an amendment to the existing contract in the region for doing this additional construction management work. it provides the most expeditious approach to get this work done. you see a set -- a staff with skills but no face already working in the region. and so there is a seasonal nature to this work. making sure that critical requirements are met. >> during the presentation it is this a secret process that identifies having additional services around. the water system improvement projects. supervisor avalos: do these managers have any other work within? >> for construction management, yes. supervisor avalos: were they during construction? >> not associated with construction, rather other design and chemical projects with different contexts. supervisor avalos: thank you. mr. rose? >> members of the committee, on page 10 or page 11

their conditions are unknown. the driver is cooperating with police and was questioned about the incident. [ chanting ] >>> friends and family of derek jones, he is the barbershop owner who was shot by police officers last month, rallied on the steps of city hall alongside a number of community activists. the group is calling oen the city council to demand that the district attorney charged the two officers involved with murder. but police say jones refused repeated orders to surrender and was reaching for his waistband when he was i would. no weapon found at the scene. >>> there are new details tonight about the escape of an inmate. we now know the criminal counts he will face. >> reporter: the santa cruz county da's office is seeking 29 criminal counts against maurice. several counts of assault and battery, removing a deputy's firearm, assault of a stun gun on a police officer, resisting a police officer, second degree burglary, kidnapping, car jacking, criminal threats. all of those are connected to the day pol

this year in particular, there is a number of factors that remain unknown about the budget. in addition, if they see any significant changes in general fund revenue, they would come back and revise the targets that they have given us. the department is proposing to meet the $660,000 midyear budget reduction with salary savings. i intend to submit that to the budget office of december 21. the base reduction target, if they accept the salary savings proposal, then the about we have to reduce the budget by goes from 2.6 $4 million to 1.9 $8 million which is certainly hellhole -- $2.64 million to $1.98 million which is certainly helpful. i expect we would have no fewer than we had last year for community meetings. we will have extensive meetings with staff and we will be back in front of the commission multiple times before we bring you our final budget proposal for approval at the second meeting in february. i feel very confident that we will be really focusing on revenue ideas. we would very much like to avoid having impact on our staff and we will have all of those conversati

. >> the grandmother came around the aisle and she could see an unknown male had the child pinned against the floor. the child's pants and diaper had been removed. male's pants and under wear were down. >> ramos has a prior conviction for an attempted rape of a 7-year-old hayward girl in 2003. >> i can't let nothing like that happen. >> april thomas says she doesn't know if ramos was armed only she had to do something. >> i wish i had stun himd or something. >> ramos is being being held in jail on $350,000 bail. he will be arraigned next week, we're told among charges rape, kidnap and lewd acts with a child. in union city abc 7 news. >> stu very much. >> antioch a mother and father face felony child endangerment charges after their child suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died today in 11:30 this morning at their apartment. police say this little child was in his parent's bedroom when the shot was fired. the grandmother was baby-sitting and in another room. the maternal grandmother rushed to the scene after she heard. >> i just got a call that the baby had either had an accident sho

reshelf me into an americay sandwich between the t's and v's stacked up along the unexpected and unknown. i notice that the pe ems i imagine crowding around you were the unquieted the unrequited. distant citizens far from the disposition of the safety of s's the determinant d's and resultant r's where the poems are make believe. unlike the bumpy organic one i find myself wandering into. this one is about the moon. mabel and maureen. the moon regrets it's father's avd vise, take the night shift. [laughter]. each evening he dressed his forehead in linseed oil and drying powerhouse the expansion of reflection. it's difficult to get shut eye the hours before how the sunshines and how dollar is no curtain wide enough to screen it's rays. he takes out his bag lunching mouthfuls of apple juice and pb and j. on his watchdog garts. diners are darkened, empty much we are not open for you, moon they seem to say. and so said the cart vendors the waitresses like mabel and maureen. how mabel and lauereen stroll indeed full skirted prichled merrily the moon lit evening arms in other men's arms. this ne