. >> run, lisa, run! >> and the decision by alaska senator lisa murkowski to fight back against the tea party candidate who won the primary. inside the republican party, the chatter of civil war. among democrats, the feeling that there's an opportunity here. >>> today, democrats look for an opening in the republican party divide. exclusive interviews with alaska senator lisa murkowski and tim kaine, chairman of the democratic national committee. >> they're chasing after moderate candidates and hence they're moderate voters. >>> also this morning, tea party kingmaker, senator jim demint. >> they're madder at the democrats than they are at the republicans right now. >>> i'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union". >> the election of christine o'donnell and the decision by lisa murkowski to keep fighting heats up the civil war among republicans and gives the democrats new life in delaware and maybe even alaska. but even with that, democrats are dealing with problems of their own. some of the biggest t

>> thank you, lisa. >>> 4 >> it looks like the late hours in d.c.'s popular areas might get a second look. drivers need to feed the meter until 10:00 at night. critics say that is bad for business at restaurants and bars. kreuz kreuz -- greta groove tells us why a change could be on the way. he >>> he had his new orleans cafe. his parking lot is dark at 10:00 at night, and that is scaring some people away. >> this year mayor fenty extended meter hours to raise revenue. but his likely successor vincent gray said he will reconsider that because it has angered so many people. >> you have to leave early. >> i would think twice about coming down here if i had to pay for parking. >> a new street, for example, one side of this meter says two-hour parking until 10:00 p.m., but on the other side, no time limit after 6:30. a sign suggesting a two-hour limit right over a meter machine that says four hours. >> let me ask you, is it two hours or four hours? >> i don't know. >> i would probably bank on the two hours so you don't get a ticket. >> vdot changed the p

win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> do you have a specific vision that can implement that vision, and do you have a demonstrated set of experiences that show you can handle it and get it done? >> outgoing minnesota governor tim pawlenty on a potential presidential run, growing up in minnesota, and his eight years as governor, sunday on c-span. >> warren brown writes a column in "the washington post." >> it is arguable, i think justifiable, to have an argument to say we would not have a black middle class had we not had general motors, ford, and chrysler. >> in 2008, he supported the government bailout of the auto industry. and sunday night, he'll talk about his life and what's ahead for carmakers on c-span's "q&a." >> former 2008 republican vice-presidential nominee sarah palin spoke last night at the iowa republican party's annual ronald reagan dinner in des moines. the former alaska gover

if they write lisa or lisa m, this could get messy. >> oh, goodness. >> she is bringing her campaign back from the political dead. she feels like enough people will vote for her, will write in and fill in the bubble. will she split the republican vote and hand in the democrat? it is also a concern. >> this write-in part, you have to write in the name and fill in the oval. >> take your glasses if you are going to vote for lisa murkowski. >>> is it the first step toward a presidential campaign? sarah palin gave a pretty fiery speech at a republican fund-raiser in iowa. she attacked the obama administration as well as the news media and with the mid-term elections approaching, she called on the republican establishment to join forces with tea party activists. >> a time for unity now. the time for choosing is near. in just 46 days, republicans will put their ideas and their experience on the line and they will let the voters decide. it is time to unite. if the goal really is to take away the gavel from pelosi and reid and to stop the obama agenda and let the government respect the will a

thanks, lisa. hurricane igor is heading straight for bermuda. not packing as much of a punch right now. we're going to have the latest next. [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. and eating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch. give your kids more of what they need to be their best. grow up strong. with big g kid cereals. ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. and good morning to you. it is 5:17. this is a live look from our roof cam showing you the bay bridge. lovely right now before the sun rises. lisa argen will be along very shortly to give you a check of the accu-weather forecast. in bermuda, residents and tourists are brace ing themselves for a direct hit from hurricane igor. it's been downgraded to a category 1 hurricane. it should

>> well, i didn't campaign against lisa or bob bennett. this was a decision -- >> but you supported bob bennett's -- one of the people who challenged him? >> with well, once bob was out, yeah, i was supportive of mike lee, because he's a great candidate. but these are appropriators, bob bennett, lisa murkowski. they believe their job is to take home the bacon. it's a big part of the culture here in washington. and frankly, i've been around long enough to know that people are tired. even in alaska, candy, in alaska the voters there threw out someone who was bringing home the bacon. joe miller, running against earmarks, because i think we're hearing all over american, it's -- i don't one for my state if it's going to bankrupt my country. >> but we're talking really, 1, 2% of a budget here, when you're talking about the earmarks. that doesn't get you to a balanced budget. >> oh, candy, it's like saying the engine is a small part of the train. all the legislation, you look at health care, was pulled through by cornhusker kickbacks, that's an e

lisa, what do you have with traffic? >> well, i have a stalled car on 66 eastbound where centreville traffic merges to the interstate, 28. it is right there. so out of manassas to get into centreville and leaving centreville, it will get more difficult. nothing on 95 but normal volume. in and out of baltimore, no problems to report on the interstate. southbound of 98 looking for a stalled car blocking the road close to the i.t.t. project. i will pull up a picture of traffic in our beltway. we'll give you breaking news of traffic in d.c. >> we are following breaking news from southeast d.c. police say he's armed and dangerous and on the loose. a manhunt underway right now for a carjacking suspect who opened fire on officers. we've been following the late-breaking developments. >> officers are still looking for a stolen vehicle and at least one suspect that got away in that vehicle. we do know there are two people in custody, and officers did recover a firearm out here in southeast. we'll give you a look at what they are l

traffic rvings lisa. >> and traffic is moving nicely now. route 4, route 5, no problems to report on 28. route 10. we'll take you over to a picture of traffic on the beltway. we move the geico cameras back to alison. >>> we're going to look back on yesterday's crushing overtime defeat coming up in sports. >>> later today on "oprah." oprah is going to talk to d.c.'s school chancellor, michelle reed. >>> let's start with sports this monday morning. the redskins are as close to 2-0 as they could be. facing the houston team, the redskins battled to the lead behind donvan mcnabb. but the texans turned up the heat in the second half. they sent the game into o.t., and from there, the redskins missed the chance to win it on a field goal and the texans did not. the skins fell short, 30-27. >> when you have a loss like this, you have to bounce back and have short-term memory. >>> a repeat of "all in the family," better known as mauning bowl -- manning bowl ii. they stumped the giants. philadelphia's starter michael vick was fantastic for the eagles. t

(laughter) >> thank you, lisa. don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. >> someone else's personal information winds up in your computer. could you be [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. and eating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch. give your kids more of what they need to be their best. grow up strong. with big g kid cereals. ♪ >> many of us worry hackers might get ahold of our personal information. it happens all the time. what if you're on the receiving end of someone else's information. here's michael finney. >> a regular best buy customer. he has a store account and often receives e-mails from the company. not unusual but one day received an e-mail for a different customer. it contained a receipt for a product he didn't buy. the purchase

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lisa is standing by with more in just a minute. first of all, meteorologist adam caskey. >> it won't be quite as bad as what we had yesterday morning but we still need moisture. at chance of heavy rain showers wednesday night and especially thursday. let's take a look at what's happening now. light to moderate showers from virginia, hagerstown southward down to culpeper. where you see the yellow and the red here is the heaviest of rain moving south to north just like it was yesterday. moving into marshall, virginia. otherwise, a few spotty showers. even charlestown. here is the forecast for today. temperatures are near 70 degrees. rising into the low 80's this afternoon. the morning rain will come to an end and we'll have sunshine by lunchtime and into the afternoon. southwesterly at 10-15. another chance of what could be very heavy rain wednesday night through thursday. >> the george washington parkway southbound after 123, a deer just ran out in the roadway so be very careful if you're going to leave in the next 10-15 minutes. li

>> win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! >> we can do it. you make me so proud, so proud to be an alaskan. >> you make me proud. >> i am here to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, on november 2, we will all be remembering these words from our dear friend ted stevens. "to hell with politics, let's do what's right for alaska." thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. >> lisamurkowski.com the headquarters is here in town. if everyone can to join the campaign. -- get everyone that he can to join the campaign. you can wish her good luck and tell her how badly you want her to do this. let's send her out with "win, lisa, win." >>> win, lisa, win! >> after this event, senator murkowski withdrew her republican bid. senator mcconnell said that he and other republican senators planned to respect the will of the voters in alaska and their choice of joe miller. if you like to see this event again, go to our website c- span.org >> for me or anyone else considering continuing on in public service, i think the real question is whether you have a positive vi

primary, senator lisa murkowski mounts a write-in bid to keep her seat in washington. we'll get reaction from the republican nominee and tea party favorite, joe miller. plus, sarah palin and 2012. with her string of success in the primaries we'll ask our sunday panel if she's now the front-runner for the g.o.p. presidential nomination. and with a primary season all but in the books, we'll look at what a wild week it was on the trail. all right now, on fox news. >> and hello, again from fox news in washington. this is not the program we were planning to bring you. christine o'donnell, the surprise winner of the republican senate primary in delaware, agreed to come here live in washington today, to take our questions. however, late friday night, her campaign cancelled. saying o'donnell was exhausted and had to return to delaware. saturday morning she called me and said this: i got triple-booked. i have been invited to go to church and then a picnic, i have to keep my priorities to delaware voters. so, we begin today, with someone who has been critical of o'donnell, maste

win lisa win" >> [chanting "win lisa, win."[ . . they could have used this money to pay the bills, pay the mortgage, or send their kids to college. when michele and i work for starting a family, we had to navigate these financial -- decisions. whether it was buying a first home, paying all our college loans, are putting a lot of debt on the credit cards. we were better off than a lot of families, but we still found ourselves confused or found ourselves in tough situations. we have a pretty good idea. we have a good idea of how this can be difficult and sometimes confusing for the average consumer. that is partly why even when i was still in the senate, i took a great interest in the work of the woman standing next to me. i had known elizabeth warren for a long time. she is a native of oklahoma. she is a janitor's daughter. she is one of the country's fiercest advocates for the middle class. she has seen financial struggle and foreclosures up at her own family. long before this crisis hit, she had written eloquently and forcefully ab

let's check in with lisa and just a moment. first, here is our meteorologist for defects in very active whether morning across the mid- atlantic o. it goes until 1:00 this afternoon. it does not include the panhandle of west virginia. let's take a look at our storm scam. we can see what is on the way. most of the area's leading a moderate rains. it stretches all the way off the coast. heavy rain is for the morning and afternoon hours. they really start to settle down. look at the rain totals. over an inch. head over to arlington, almost an inch of rain has already fallen. it to continue to increase. how much can we expect? anywhere from two or 5 inches protocol -- 5 inches. here is a look. temperatures will eventually here is a look. temperatures will eventually go in the lower 70's. coming up, we will take at -- a look at the outlook. we have a newly issued -- a flash flood warning at this time. it does include montgomery county. it is a newly issued flash flood warning. this is until 10:45 a.m. let's get an update on the rush

back to lisa now with a look at our commute. >>> traffic at 109. we're going to news chopper 7 to look in the geico camera at a crash. at enterprise road. traffic getting by. central avenue down from six flags and near enterprise road, 193. always a busy road this time of the morning. alison starling? >>> we begin at 6:31 with another heads up for drivers. starting today construction on the dulles metro rail means major changes at tysons corner. natasha barrett is live from route 7 with what you need to watch out for. i understand you got caught up in it a bit last night? >> yes, i was making my way home from the redskins game, and i didn't know about this change, and i think a lot of people will be in the same boat. i'm basically talking about off international drive near tysons corner mall. if you are heading in the direction of reston, wolf trap. these are major changes. all the changes on a daily basis and the traffic all because of what's going on with the new metro rail with the dulles project here. this is what you need to know. this is basi

lisa baden is standing by. we have one accident after another but let's start with meteorologist steve rudin. >> stacking up. we have a tornado watch incorrect until 1:00 p.m., including the district. washington, fairfax, and a flash flood warning in effect for the entire metro area. look at the moisture moving in our direction. heavier bands of rain across richmond. all this will move north-northeast over the next eight hours or so. then we'll look for a quick end to the rain this evening. our live doppler radar as we head closer into the immediate metro area. right now the rain heading to the west. gaithersburg to dulles airport. looking at moderate rains. rainfall rates at an inch per hour. rainfall rates at a quarter to a half inch. so a lot of rain on the way today. rush hour compute looking nasty. but for tonight, we look for improving conditions. could see five inches or more before the system moves out of here. we have the tornado watch remaining in effect until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon for a good part

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thank you, lisa. sounds good. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. police in san francisco are investigating a crash that occurred late last night leaving two people dead at the scene, three others are in critical condition this morning. it happened around 10:30 near the southern end of lake mersaid where lake mersaid boulevard meets. a gray two-door honda crossed over into oncoming traffic and was broadsided by a white toyota. two men in their twenties inside the honda died at the scene. three people in the toyota are in critical condition. police can't say yet what caused the honda's driver to veer off course. the word sensored replaces the phrase adult services on craigslist this morning. this comes after 17 state attorneys general called on the website to get rid of those ads. abc 7's amy hollyfield reports. >> those who have pressured craigslist are now full of praise. >> over a number of years, we've persuaded craigslist to take ax axle -- action eliminating prostitu

i'll let now coming up. >> lisa, thanks. also coming up. >> a blessed harvest for us all. >> a century-old ceremony honors the vintner. >> plus vineless get a special visitor. [ male announcer ] try sizzler renegade's ultimate value menu! choose malibu chicken, flame grilled steak, or two grilled shrimp skewers. each includes our 50 item endless salad bar and start at just $9.99. now at the sizzler. ♪ >>> a hurricane warning was issued this morning for part of the massachusetts coast, including nantucket as hurricane earl bears down on the eastern seaboard. the category 4 storm is headed to the coast to north carolina with winds topping 140 mph. thousands have left. the people who stay may have to tough it out for three days without help. >> if drifts slightly to the left it will bring the hurricane across the outer banks and the sounds of north carolina. >> the national guard is deploying troops and president obama has declared a state of emergency. >> so earl picked up steam a little overnight and lost a little this morn

lisa miller and thank you for that. and you are right that christine o'donnell has repaid the college suing her and then gotten that lien removed by the judgment by the irs removed and just getting news in now. associated press is reporting that new hampshire has now certified kelly ayotte as the winning of the party of the u.s. senate and faced a challenge from a tea party candidate, it was a very narrow victory. you can see there, less than 1.5%, i believe, if i'm sort of -- no. more than 1.5% there. there was a question earlier today talking to anyone officials whether it goes into a runoff and a ballot challenge but looks like now the associated press is declaring her the victor. we had a big night last night, a lot of these primaries, so let's discuss it now with democratic strategist steve mcmahon and republican strat jik ron bonjean. you were sitting here through my interview with lisa miller. what is your sense about that with christine o'donnell? is she a flawed candidate or really represent what are the angers

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lisa has the latest on the traffic but we start with adam caskey. good morning to you. >> good morning. a nice, very refreshing tuesday morning it is. we'll take a look at the latest at reagan national this morning. official sunrise is 6:5 5:00 a.m.. yesterday the dew point dropped 18 degrees. in only six hours. human at 60%. temperatures for the most part in the upper mourts. mid 50's. 60's down -- upper 40's. 60's downtown. hot and humid tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. >> not much happening on the highways in virginia. that's good. good on the dulles freeway and toll road. maryland drivers heading to baltimore, northbound 95 a wreck after the exit. two lanes are getting by in case you're just passing through. baltimore, you may want to take 295 just to save yourself a little grief. quickly we'll jump over to a camera just to show you the quiet stuff on the beltway. >> lisa, thank you very much. we begin now with a developing story from southwest washington where police are investigating a body found on railroad tracks. the body was foun

>> everybody's wearing purple, even lisa baden. i guess you could call this lavender, technically, necktie. it is 61 and sterling. la plata, 61. 58 in woodbridge. not bad. acosta will start today, but not as cool in the past couple mornings. 82 for the high temperatures today. if the cold front will create a breeze out of the northwest. that is the direction we like. the humidity will get even lower than right now. mostly sunny skies, pleasant today. another dry day tomorrow, mostly sunny. if the average high is 83. pretty much we should be tomorrow afternoon. a west wind at 5-dental. now to lisa baden. -- a west wind at 5 to 10. >>> things look great. a gentle reminder that canal road near reservoir roads will be closed every day this week between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for minutes. if not only the hwy crew. for a tree-trimming crew and street pavers. >>> what to expect within the next few moments, look at this. heavy volume of traffic out of frederick into montgomery county on 270. newschopper 7 in a little while. back to you.

>> no, it is not lisa or matthew. we'll have to wait and see how that develops. >> we want to ask you before you go, fred, when you are training, what do you have to do? do you have a special diet? >> i have a special diet because of my kidneys. i have to be very careful what i eat. even though it sounds restrictive, there are plenty of foods i can enjoy, and it is not a problem. >> and we are actually trying to put weight on fred, because fred is going to dropping weight. he has the typical great male metabolism and muscle. he inspires me every day. we'll be back in january to do an interview. there is a really good reason why fred is doing the marathon. we won't be able to do it justice today, but maybe you can stay tuned in january to see that. >> great. thanks for watching. >> the "today" show is next. >> thanks for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found ou

lisa: certainly residents of 6th st. are concerned with the level of noise that comes from the clubs at night and the level of drug sales. one of the meetings specifically around the clubs we were able to get a lot of the club owners to come to the meeting. we had someone from the entertainment commission come and speak with a lot of the neighbors. and that was a small success to meet with the club owners because i think a lot of the people don't feel they have an avenue for complaining or when it comes to their concern. ben: i think that's calmed down to a certain extent. i think that people have learned to live with what's there. some of the clubs that caused a lot of the noise complaints are just gone, shut down because of either economics or a combination of noise problems or neighborhood problems. and you know... i'm sure there are people who would say it would be great if it was still 1975 and there were bathhouses and whatever, but obviously things change. if we want to aim south of market in a direction that mayb

lisa. >> a lot of low clouds and fog. a strong onshore push yesterday. that's going to switch to a moderate onshore push. sunshine sooner and a bit of a warm-up for the next couple days. 58, mountain view clouds in livermore. cloudy for everyone except out by the delta. a southwesterly wind by 20. a graduate warm-up away from the coast and rain changes coming our way by friday. by 11:00, a couple patches of fog. no real changes there, below normal in the city but 67 in oakland coming up a few degrees. 78 concord, 70 palo alto, 75 santa rosa. cloudy this morning and 66 in santa cruz. >> good morning, lisa, everyone. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. you have to look out for the potential muni delays but so far so good. all these freeways left on 80, westbound 580, even northbound 880 heading towards the maze and no accidents to slow you down. head over to the san mateo bridge this morning. it's still great. the drive time is 14 minutes as you make your way westbound from 880 to 101. and 101 looks good along the peninsula, 880 fine along the east bay

live in san bruno, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thank you, lisa. >>> today the san mateo county coroner's off identified the identities of three more. three generations from the bolis family, lebon, gregory and 17-year-old william. the disaster killed seven people in all. >> and ever since this tragedy, of course, any sort of problem with pg&e equipment has caused heightened concern and worry. case in point, just before 6:00 tonight, a leaking natural gas pipeline forced the shut down of several blocks of el caw mean yo rey'all in -- el camino real. it was reopened about 8:00 p.m., but it backed up traffic significantly. pg&e would not comment on the situation, but the repair work appeared fairly routine. >>> serious cuts for public transit. they hammered out a plan despite protest from those who rely on these buses. amy hollyfield is live in oakland where weekend service is taking a major hit. amy? >> carolyn, the bus stops here will be completely ignored on the weekends. this is a popular destination. fenton's creamery is here. look at the crowd here on a wednesday night. if a

back to the studio with lisa kim for more. >> jess, you talked about the number of injured serious burn victims. they were taken to st. francis hospital in san francisco. and that's where nbc bay area george is live. what's the latest update there? >> the four burp victims here at st. francis undergoing treatment for injuries considering life-threatening. these victims have inspired others to give blood and to give back. doctors here at st. francis memorial hospital in san francisco say the four burn victims will more than likely stay at the burn center for about two months. >> these patients will be here for a few weeks. again, the initial phase was last night. reus s reus is expectation resuscitation. and then the skin grafting and then long term will be reconstructive procedures so this could go on for a year or two. >> doctors will remove nonvital tissue for skin grafts. >> which will take a few days. the next and final phase will be putting -- taking the skin from one part of the body and putting it on the burned areas. >> the four victims have inspired many to donate blood. megan

lisa argen is here. >> we have a bump up in temperatures today. tomorrow right through thursday, right now cloudy skies, 59 in oakland. low clouds and fog made it to inland valleys but the fog will burn back sooner today. we've got upper 50s in the south bay. we still have an onshore push so waking up to the morning clouds, gradual warmup on the order of three to seven degrees today. enjoy it because we cloud up and we could see rain as far as south as the peninsula. so the clouds kept it from clearing but then a brief warmup and second system to sink down to the south of us unfortunately in time for the weekend. so in terms of temperatures, 67 today. upper 70s in concord. look for 70 in palo alto. 67 in san mateo. still upper 50s around the coast and monterey bay, upper 70s and warmup continues through thursday. >> good morning. we're going to start off with road work on the east bay. on the other end of the san mateo bridge, connection ramp 880 to 92 to jackson is closed. and also northbound 880, lanes are scheduled to be blocked until 5:30 betw

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(laughter) >> thank you, lisa. one of the largest watershed restoration projects in the country is now underway right here in northern california. ground has been broken on the project along battle creek which is just outside of reading. it's a rare environmental success story where everybody seems to agree on what needs to happen. abc 7's dan ashley has this morning's assignment 7 report. >> for nearly a century, dams along battle creek have turned water into power. but they have also have endangered salmon and steel head from reaching breeding grounds. >> it existed many decades. this uses spring-fed water from volcanic rock in the southern cascade to bring this hydroelectric power. >> five dams along battle creek are being torn down or modified to make way for fish. an ambitious project headed up by the bureau of recreation. mary is the project manager. >> in its entirety, the restoration project will reach approximately 43 miles of habitat along with six miles of habitat. >> how to restore habitat. demolition b

this could happen anywhere. >> and lisa nash calls that fiery blast back in 2005 a defining moment. it caused her to rehe vag val wait her life. she gave up a skpreer now runs a nonprofit. >> nice to see her doing well. thank you very much. and before moving to other news a reminder you can find additional information including resources for residents and information on how you can help them if you wish on our web site. >> and california patrol is responding to questions about a deadly crash in san jose this morning. the events that led up to it. two young men died after their suv crashed and rolled over on east st. james streets. the driver and another passenger survived. we are now in san jose and that chp stop that had driver minutes before the crash. >> right. the chp says it's made that traffic stop because a ford explorer did not have a front license plate. as soon as officers got out of the car that, is when they say the driver just sped off. >> the chp says the driver was fleeing officers after a stop around 1:30 but there was no pursuit or chase when the driver lost control

lisa amin is live at the scene for us in richmond. lisa? >> reporter: carolyn -- >> carolyn, we are at the ranch 99 market in richmond where there is an active scene going on behind me. police are trying to piece together this very, very complicated situation. chp officials confirm their officer shot and killed murder suspect valdamaro. he is not the only one who is dead. his girlfriend who police say was kidnapped this morning from vallejo is dead inside of the car. investigators believe she was dead before he got here to richmond. chp officers began chasing him soon after spotting him. he exited highway 80 at central avenue and ended up in this shopping center parking lot. >>> at the termination point of the pursuit, the suspect fled the vehicle and went into the shopping center. two officers confronted the suspect. the suspect failed to obey commands in which the chp officers discharged their firearms and the suspect suffered fatal injuries inside of the shopping center. >> this is very complicated connection. we are all still trying to

now lisa murkowski is trying to duplicate. she is doing this from the state of alaska, where no write-in candidate has ever won. but the challenges of running a write-in campaign were not daunting enough, the republican party in washington is considering making things just that much harder for alaska's senior senator. tomorrow her fellow republicans in the senate are expected to vote on whether to punish senator murk cow by stripping her of her leadership position. jeff session already publicly lobbying it at politico.com today to have senator murkowski demoted and stripped of her senate power. so much for the whole collegiality of the senate thing. with the senate turning on her rather viciously, with the tea party groups ripping her to shreds saying the write-in campaign shows utter contempt for the people of alaska even as the same groups remote christine o'donnell after she lost in 2006, with the long odds she is facing and all the myriad craven enemies who would have thought that lisa murkowski would also have to put up w

lisa? >> students, are they taking class these don't really need just to be classified as full-time students? >> reporter: well, that is if they can get into those classes, lisa, but yes, some of them are because if you heard that one student, if they want to remain on their parents' health insurance plan, they have to be full-time students it is rough going out there. >> sure is. thanks for that live report. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors voted today to ban cigarette sales in stores with on-site pharmacist. the decision expands an earlier city wide ban on tobacco products in drug stores. the new law will also include big box grocery stores, like safe way and costco, which have pharmacist. supporters say cigarettes shouldn't be sold in the same police as products meant to promote health. opponents say the law restricts free democrat of choice. the board will take the final vote on the ordinance next week. >>> alameda county sheriff detectives are search for a man who tried to ki

thank you, lisa. a look at the stories we're following. today autopsies are scheduled for three victims and the man suspected in a killing spree that hit three bay area cities. at least four people are dead, another is missing and the main suspect was killed in the shoot-out with the chp on tuesday night. later this morning the state public utilities commission will release the results of an investigation into pg&e's new smart meters. many consumers complain their utility bills shot up dramatically after the smart meters written stalled. a consumer group says there should be a moratorium on them. pg&e says its own tests show the meters are working well. more coming up at 6578. carly fiorina and boxer traded jabs in a debate televised statewide. fiorina teed off on boxer's tenure in the senate. boxer attack the fiorina's six years as ceo of hewlett-packard with a golden parachute. >> laying thousands and thousands of workers off, shipping their jobs overseas, making no sacrifice while she was doing it, taking $100 million. >> a long track r

lisa baden, any big problems? >> yes. for drivers out of oxon hill to get to alexandria, the local lanes to the wilson bridge, stop-and-go traffic when they had to move an accident out of the way. we will show you what is developing. 395 southbound, a crash here at king street. that is traffic leaving the pentagon toward the beltway. a very serious crash. next, we take you live to maryland traffic. they are barely getting by a crash at to a good 70 near 370. so outside of germantown, a bit tough. >> a lot of sunshine, hardly even a cloud in the sky right now. beautiful and comfortable as well. warrington, 70. 64 in stafford. here is the forecast for today and beyond. a lot of sunshine in a few scattered clouds. notice no big temperatures in the foreseeable future. the coolest we will get is 80 degrees on friday and monday. the warmest will be 85, tomorrow, over the weekend, and into next week. no big temperature shifts, but are only big chance for precipitation is late tomorrow. increasing cloud cover with a few showers p

back to the tropics, we were talking about lisa. lisa, not an issue. this one, matthew, expected to die auto over the yucatan peninsula, a great rainmaker. winds to be 0 miles an hour. that's the latest in the forecast. reynolds, let's send it back to you. >> it's election season, right? >> oh, yes. >> it's time to elect your cnn hero. susan burton's troubled past inspired a convict re-entry program that has helped over 400 female ex-cons get back on their feet. >> hi, i'm rikki lake. for the last two years i have had the honor of helping to recognize great works of everyday people changing the worrell at "cnn heroes. i am committed to building schools, providing education and preventing aids in malawi. now more than ever, the world needs heroes. >> all the prison inmates say i'm going to get my life on track. getting off a bus, downtown los angeles, skid row. many times you don't even make it out of the skid row area before you're caught up into that cycle again. my name is susan burton. after my son died, i used drugs. i went to prison six times. fin

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there could be lisa. it is very close, i think, to being named. we've got ir swarming several hundred miles off the coast of del snell new jersey right now. then julia right behind it. it could be lisa coming off the coast of africa there. days away fro doing anything. i'm happy that there has been no big storms to make landfall in the united ates. our skies here are clear, and s, it was a cool night but temperature will be even lower. even cooler during this overnight here. take a look at takomapark. you folks around clinton and hyattsville now. la plata south at 78. warrenton at 79 degrees and silver spring now at 79 also. clear skies. we've got a northerly wind and some very dry air that's or us right now. dry air, windy conditions and dry brush. we have enhanced fire danger for today. likely to continue until we get somerain. 65 degrees by 9:00 p.m. with a clear sky. 61 by 11:00 p.m. with that clear sky, the moon almost a full moon will not be the only bright thing in the night sky. we've gotten jupiter to talk about. very bright and very clos

i am here on behalf of lisa kinimaka and kanthryn hathryn h. that is whether the building inspector, when he made his report in october was misled into believing that there were access issues. his notice and report is attached to the response as exhibit b/ the contractor had finished the exterior. that was his part of the job. but he was unable to direct the scaffolding so he could affix the siding to the rear of west wall of this residence. in this report, the building inspector advised that there was a modification permit that was needed both with respect to the scope of the work and the materials. without that, they could not secure a final certificate. i think the starting point for this is to acknowledge that both the building inspector and ms. belsky understood that scaffolding and access to erect scaffolding were essential to this job. her e-mails to you, which she submitted, indicate that she understands this. obviously, man cannot sit on a plank hanging down from the roof with pressurized tools. that is too dangerous. the most importan

. >> reporter: allen, her name is lisa nash. you may not recognize her name, but once you hear and see her story, chance are you'll never forget her. >>> reporter: for those critically burned in the san bruno explosion, one bay area woman wants you to know, you're not alone. >> there is light at the end of the tunnel. it will happen. >> reporter: five years ago, as seen on amateur videotape, lisa nash was caught in this terrible fire. an underground pg&e transformer exploded beneath her feet as she crossed an empty intersection in san francisco. the blast left nash severely burned on over 50% of her body. >> the moment of the accident was my most unlucky day. but from the moment thereafter, i was probably the luckiest person i had ever met. >> reporter: luckiest bass paramedics were on the scene and nash was just blocks way from the burn center at saint francis memorial hospital. >> they hydrated me and wrapped me up. they told me i looked like a michelin man. >> reporter: doctors put her into a medically-induced coma for 2.5 we

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a tea party spokesperson said the people of alaska have already fired lisa, but lisa called on alaskans who didn't vote out in the primary to turn out for her next month. >> i will be the first one to admit to you that in the primary campaign we made some mistakes. we talked about ourselves. we talked about me a lot. but we didn't educate alaskans about the extremist views that were held by mr. miller. and when he swung, i didn't swing back. well, ladies and gentlemen, friends and supporters, the gloves are off. >> well, here we go. it's a write-in campaign now, and they almost never work. in fact, only one senator ever has won that way, and that was strom thurman back in 1954 in north carolina. there's the political gathers known as the values voters summit in washington. here is a look at who's talking today, conservative talk show host bill bennett. then former speaker of the house newt gingrich who's been in the new as lot lately. he's going to be addressing the crowd around 9:50 and then governor mcdonald will speak at 10:15 this morning. meanwhile political upstart christine o'don

the list i saw lisa carrying, looked like a sticky note. that was woefully inadequate for a grocery list. we have a free downloadable grocery list on our website. >> the one we use. >> it would help, lisa, if you just were more there or rogue, had a larger list to draw from. >> lisa, what do you think? >> i will look for that. that sounds like a very good idea. >> one other tip. the family showed us yesterday, we didn't actually know it was coming, another way to get free meals. in our greenroom, they basically went to town on buffets, snacks. lisa, basically, anything that wasn't nailed down. the last tip we have for you is steal food. go to the "today" show. >> lisa, thanks for sharing your family's situation with us. we hope we have managed to help you. >> thank you. >> all right, folks. easy on the greenroom today. they will be back tomorrow and will answer your questions if you have one. head to our website at todayshow.com and we'll get it to them. >>> up next, meredith goes back to high school, right after this. but it's not somethin

lisa amin gulezian shows us the video that this case involved juveniles so wee blurred out faces to protect their identities. >> the father of a 15-year-old boy accused of having sex with a san jose police officer's stepdaughter secretly took this cell phone video on august 30th. he gave it to the san jose mercury news. we showed it to the independent police auditor. they couldn't comment directly because she is looking into all the allegations but she did pinpoint two policies listed in the manual that should be scrutinized. >> when an officer is on duty or off duty, that officers will avoid become officially involved in quarrels or disputes. >> the other is the code of conduct involving personal feelings. teenager's parents insists the officer was out of line that night. >> but the officer's attorney paints a different picture, one of a concerned father that is given permission by the boy's parents to use scare tactics. >> at no time do you hear the parents of the young man upset or crying. so the video is absolutely exculpatory. >> they point to this moment when the father speaks to his