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there was an election in 1919 in which thompson was up for reelection. people like the newspaper publishers thought he is not going to be reelected. he is a clown. he is a corrupt person but of course he won largely because of african-american votes, german votes and irish votes. the headline was chicago blacks reelect there may. it did create a lot of tension in the city between whites and blacks because he was perceived rightly or wrongly as a true friend of the black community. he was to western extent. he talked a better game than he delivered by allege progressive people were not registering good records on racial issues where as this corrupt machine politician was regarded -- a lot of politicians in the so-called black belt, sins like ththings called him the second -- second lincoln. he was regarded as a hero. there was justification for that because no one was giving black voters representation in city government. he could become quite eloquent. he called the people in the black belt his brothers and they said the same thing back at him. there was
there was an election in 1919 in which thompson was up for reelection. people like the newspaper publishers thought he is not going to be reelected. he is a clown. he is a corrupt person but of course he won largely because of african-american votes, german votes and irish votes. the headline was chicago blacks reelect there may. it did create a lot of tension in the city between whites and blacks because he was perceived rightly or wrongly as a true friend of the black community. he was to...
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they like that thompson-baldwin match up. >> eliot: tommy thompson did 50 push ups to prove that at the stage of 70 he was young enough to serve in the senate. and mcmahon crushed in the prime minister, but can she win? she strikes me as being wwe. i don't know if she has the image to be in the senate. >> i don't know if she can pull off a makeover, that's what she's trying to do in this round. but there is polling out there that says she would have an outside shot because mainly the democrat here is a congressman largely undefined state white even though connecticut is not a huge state to get defined in. look, republicans know this is a long shot, but that if she's going to pend her own money to do it, by all means. you know, there is a very wide map. a lot of competitive senate races this year. they look at this one that could get close if she runs a smart disciplined campaign. look, there is a lot of ammunition litigated in 2010 against linda mcmahon. her wwf and wwe days, and that will all come back. >> eliot: it will come back, but the public likes it when the someone comes back an
they like that thompson-baldwin match up. >> eliot: tommy thompson did 50 push ups to prove that at the stage of 70 he was young enough to serve in the senate. and mcmahon crushed in the prime minister, but can she win? she strikes me as being wwe. i don't know if she has the image to be in the senate. >> i don't know if she can pull off a makeover, that's what she's trying to do in this round. but there is polling out there that says she would have an outside shot because mainly...
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kron 4's kate thompson is live on the scene. what is happening? >> reporter: well, right now the protesters have dispersed but earlier a large crowd between 175-200 people marched, when they got here to the obama campaign headquarters, they smashed the window that is shattered all over the sidewalk. we can give you a closer look that damage they did to the window. there is a lot going on here in oakland tonight. it is their -- monthly arts walk. there are tons of people on the streets, lots of activity and throughout the art walk, 175 protesters started coming down the street, witnesses heard them chanting and they heard a huge crack and smash and the window coming down. there were people inside at the time and there were 4-5 people who remain inside the building at this point. there is also a police presence that remains out here. a couple of officers while they are hopefully going to get this boarded up and clean up the glass because there are a lot of people out here tonight at this point. any idea why? do we know why it is happening? >> report
kron 4's kate thompson is live on the scene. what is happening? >> reporter: well, right now the protesters have dispersed but earlier a large crowd between 175-200 people marched, when they got here to the obama campaign headquarters, they smashed the window that is shattered all over the sidewalk. we can give you a closer look that damage they did to the window. there is a lot going on here in oakland tonight. it is their -- monthly arts walk. there are tons of people on the streets,...
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, remember, as the other thompson. now he is back again. >> i totally forgot. you are right. >> tommy thompson, fred thompson was the big star at the time and tommy kept saying i am the other thompson, funny, nerdy little guy. >> total dweeb. >> some love him in wisconsin. he won the primary yesterday. and he will be up against tammy baldwin. here is how exciting tommy thompson was last night. >> we are going to take america back. we are going to send barack obama back to chicago. >> where are we going to send him back to? where is he from again? tommy, you are running for senate, not president of the united states. he thinks he is running for president of the united states. we will bring you up to date on some of the other primaries a little bit later in the program here. big day for politics yesterday on many fronts. it's a full court press, wednesday, august 14th. >> radio meets television the bill press show now on current tv. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] it is hurting. currenttv
, remember, as the other thompson. now he is back again. >> i totally forgot. you are right. >> tommy thompson, fred thompson was the big star at the time and tommy kept saying i am the other thompson, funny, nerdy little guy. >> total dweeb. >> some love him in wisconsin. he won the primary yesterday. and he will be up against tammy baldwin. here is how exciting tommy thompson was last night. >> we are going to take america back. we are going to send barack obama...
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i'm sergeant thompson in isu. just remember my name in case, all right? take care. >> hey, lock up. >> we want to get our job done and here's the guy who doesn't see the big picture. he thinks someday he's going to get his status back. i don't know what he thinks. i don't know what he could possibly think. he was just attacked. and you know, if somebody attacked me, i'd be telling all day long, it was him, it was him. these guys just don't have anything to say. i don't know. >> bottom line is, when we see people out there doing gang business, challenge them. >> those inmates do not run this yard. you run this yard, and i want you as a staff to go down and take it back. basically what's happened is over the years, the department of corrections has pretty much given over control of the general populations to gangs. i worked at san quentin at a period in my early years, and san quentin was a source of pride. people loved working here. they were proud to work here. but over a period of the last few years, san quentin had developed a very unsavory reputation i
i'm sergeant thompson in isu. just remember my name in case, all right? take care. >> hey, lock up. >> we want to get our job done and here's the guy who doesn't see the big picture. he thinks someday he's going to get his status back. i don't know what he thinks. i don't know what he could possibly think. he was just attacked. and you know, if somebody attacked me, i'd be telling all day long, it was him, it was him. these guys just don't have anything to say. i don't know....
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"the new york times" chairman, said thompson was the ideal candidate for the job. he said executives there want to grow their business through digital and global expansion. the national daily began charging digital subscription fees last year to make up for falling advertising revenues. the newspaper faces a raft of challenges amid the economic slowdown and shift away from traditional news sources. thompson will have his work cut out for him as he pushes forward with restructuring at the u.s. media group. >>> some japanese innovators are trying to find a new source of power in ocean currents. they want to develop more stable alternatives to solar and wind energy, affected by weather conditions. the people at machinery maker, ihi corporation are joining hand with researchers at university of tokyo. they plan to set up a propeller to convert the energy of ocean currents into electricity. the propeller 40 momenteeters i diameter. they will start testing in a large tank and help to put what they learn to commercial use in 2020. >> it's very difficult to build a device
"the new york times" chairman, said thompson was the ideal candidate for the job. he said executives there want to grow their business through digital and global expansion. the national daily began charging digital subscription fees last year to make up for falling advertising revenues. the newspaper faces a raft of challenges amid the economic slowdown and shift away from traditional news sources. thompson will have his work cut out for him as he pushes forward with restructuring at...
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>> tommy thompson not going to release his taxes. i can't imagine that's playing well with voters. >> it isn't. i released my taxes for ten years. several months ago and i issued a challenge to all the republican candidates in the primary field do the same. i'm very disappointed and the reason i think it's relevant is this tax rate issue. this fundamental fairness issue. we know from tommy thompson's financial disclosures that he's a millionaire after working for the past dozen years representing folks in washington, d.c., big pharma, health insurance industry et cetera. but he's proposing massive tax cuts for the very wealthiest 2%. i want him to answer the question what rate is he paying? i want him to disclose either he's talking about new tax -- we want to know how it's going to impact him just as much as american citizens want to know how it's going to impact them, too. >> right. we're seeing that also play out when it comes to governor romney's taxes. i want to switch gears a little bit. you've been targeted by carl rove's cros
>> tommy thompson not going to release his taxes. i can't imagine that's playing well with voters. >> it isn't. i released my taxes for ten years. several months ago and i issued a challenge to all the republican candidates in the primary field do the same. i'm very disappointed and the reason i think it's relevant is this tax rate issue. this fundamental fairness issue. we know from tommy thompson's financial disclosures that he's a millionaire after working for the past dozen...
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so you know, thompson's -- i don't think thompson ends up winning the race. i think hovde is the front-runner at the moment though mark neumann is showing a few signs he might be surging. he of all of the candidates we'll talk about today he's the one making the most aggressive play to be the next ted cruz tea party style candidate. >> eliot: reid, there is so much to talk about control of the senate. the primaries are fascinating. the impact of the most conservative tea party candidates could be in november. remember in 2010, a lot of them won primaries but lost in november letting the democrats perhaps control the senate. we'll ask you to come back a couple of times over the next couple of weeks because these are fascinating races and control of the senate matters an enormous amount. "national journal" hot line editor and chief reid wilson, thanks for your time tonight. >> thanks a lot. >> eliot: coming up, >> we talk a lot about the influence of money in politics. it is the defining issue of this era. the candidate with the most money does win. this is a n
so you know, thompson's -- i don't think thompson ends up winning the race. i think hovde is the front-runner at the moment though mark neumann is showing a few signs he might be surging. he of all of the candidates we'll talk about today he's the one making the most aggressive play to be the next ted cruz tea party style candidate. >> eliot: reid, there is so much to talk about control of the senate. the primaries are fascinating. the impact of the most conservative tea party candidates...
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katie marzullo and sue thompson are both covering the fire and its health impact. we go back to them live at 6:00. >>> when are -- we are learning more about the gunman response able for killing six and critically wounding three at a sikh temple outside milwaukee. details suggest wade michael page who was shot to death by police was a white supremacist who wanted his beliefs advanced with action. page's stepmother says she doesn't know what happened but the military changed the person she knew. page served in the army from 1992 to 1998. he was discharged after being demoted and deemed i will eligible for reenlistment. >>> -- ineligible for reenlistment. >>> >>> east contra costa county fire officials say response times have increased more than half a minute to nearly five minutes after three fire station closings last month. average response times for service on more than 500 calls throughout the district has increased by 36 seconds, longer in the area where the three closed stations are located. brentwood response time up by a minute and half. knightson up by more
katie marzullo and sue thompson are both covering the fire and its health impact. we go back to them live at 6:00. >>> when are -- we are learning more about the gunman response able for killing six and critically wounding three at a sikh temple outside milwaukee. details suggest wade michael page who was shot to death by police was a white supremacist who wanted his beliefs advanced with action. page's stepmother says she doesn't know what happened but the military changed the person...
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i want to say that bill thompson has been the vanguard for what it takes for successful people to get back to the committee. at a time when municipal government and federal government budgets are shrinking and is becoming visible that there is not much that public works can do for many people, bill thompson has been able to give back so much for so many people and he has not asked for anything in return. thank you so much, bill. [applause] >> . >> i am also will street wizard. i joined as a college student, i go to uc berkeley. i can imagine talking to my fellow members hal and just seeing the class -- how and just sing the class. for my career and i have to think bill 4 my graduation, i am about to graduate from berkeley next thursday. and more than just the wall street wizards, bill has been a father figure to me, a friend, and i got my diploma through him. he has been a great input in my career. i went through a lot of hard times and he pretty much was always there. that is why i have to dedicate my diploma to him. he made it possible, he made my life so much simpler. and for the c
i want to say that bill thompson has been the vanguard for what it takes for successful people to get back to the committee. at a time when municipal government and federal government budgets are shrinking and is becoming visible that there is not much that public works can do for many people, bill thompson has been able to give back so much for so many people and he has not asked for anything in return. thank you so much, bill. [applause] >> . >> i am also will street wizard. i...
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the president liz thompson and founder, nancy brinker, stepping down from their post. it's being seen by many as just more fallout from komen's decision earlier this year to briefly suspend funding for planned parenthood. >>> and the next hour of "early start," we'll talk about the politics behind the komen shake-up with laura bassett. the political reporter from "huffington post." >>> the mindset of the man behind the aurora, colorado theater killings. james holmes is expected back in court this morning. public defense lawyers wand investigators to hand over the packet of documents that he sent to his psychiatrist. the package was seized by authorities under a search warrant last week. the defense says it's privileged doctor/patient communication. holmes is charged with killing 12 people and injuring 58 others
the president liz thompson and founder, nancy brinker, stepping down from their post. it's being seen by many as just more fallout from komen's decision earlier this year to briefly suspend funding for planned parenthood. >>> and the next hour of "early start," we'll talk about the politics behind the komen shake-up with laura bassett. the political reporter from "huffington post." >>> the mindset of the man behind the aurora, colorado theater killings....
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mayor thompson got behind that plan. controller dan miller and the city council, however, don't think harrisburg residents should be the only ones making concessions at this point. they want a bankruptcy court to sort it all out. >> what do you say to people who say that is a copout? >> the reality is you can only get so much blood from a turnip. >> this man doesn't want to hear it. dominik fred rico. the ceo of insured guarantee which has insured the harrisburg bond os. theyville to pea off th will he investors. >> on the bond deals even if the project goes kaput that the government is still on the line to pay what is due? >> they make us an absolute promise to pay. full faith and credit is the term that is typically used. >> so they are on the line for it. >> if you give me your full faith and credit are you on the line? >> of course. >> okay. >> last october the council filed for bankruptcy but its petition was rejected because thompson the mayor refused to sign it. now, miller is running against her in next year's pr
mayor thompson got behind that plan. controller dan miller and the city council, however, don't think harrisburg residents should be the only ones making concessions at this point. they want a bankruptcy court to sort it all out. >> what do you say to people who say that is a copout? >> the reality is you can only get so much blood from a turnip. >> this man doesn't want to hear it. dominik fred rico. the ceo of insured guarantee which has insured the harrisburg bond os....
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kate thompson spoke to the mayor tonight. he says the city is taking appropriate steps. >> reporter: 24-year-old john munoz was an accounting major. he was stabbed and later stabbed inside the supermarket. >> being at the wrong place and the wrong time. he was coming up to pick up some fruit, and never did my uncle think that was the last time he would speak to his son. >> reporter: another man was killed less than a mile.5 from this vigil -- mile and a half from this vigil. >> the chief will be engaging in sweeps to get gangs out of the community that are causing trouble and creating some of these problems. >> reporter: local lawmakers calling for the city to ask the highway patrol to step in, the mayor says he's not actively pursuing that option. >> we're actively pursuing the relationships that we have within the county with law enforcement, county probation, the sheriff's department, people that we've worked with in past organizations that have helped us. >> reporter: the mayor will be in a meeting in a gang task force on
kate thompson spoke to the mayor tonight. he says the city is taking appropriate steps. >> reporter: 24-year-old john munoz was an accounting major. he was stabbed and later stabbed inside the supermarket. >> being at the wrong place and the wrong time. he was coming up to pick up some fruit, and never did my uncle think that was the last time he would speak to his son. >> reporter: another man was killed less than a mile.5 from this vigil -- mile and a half from this vigil....
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former governor and presidential candidate tommy thompson won the primary in wisconsin, narrowly edging out the conservative opponents. they did the backings of paul ryan and scott walker while facing attacks from critic who is tried to play for a health care mandate. he will face tamy baldwin in the general election race that could help tomorrow control of the united states senate.
former governor and presidential candidate tommy thompson won the primary in wisconsin, narrowly edging out the conservative opponents. they did the backings of paul ryan and scott walker while facing attacks from critic who is tried to play for a health care mandate. he will face tamy baldwin in the general election race that could help tomorrow control of the united states senate.
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also fred thompson in studio. and dick morris as a busy monday edition of "hannity" continues. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wet cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time. mom? ♪ ahhhh! ahhhh! no it's mommy! [ female announcer ] swiffer. tter clean in half the time. or your money back. ♪ i just discovered untopped triscuit tastes great. oh, it's so good! we've been getting a lot of these angry satisfied customers... you don't need prosciutto! ...thanks to our ill-advised topping suggestion. it's not complicated! just take one out and eat it! sorry. if this image robbed you of the great taste of untopped triscuit, claim your free box online. sorry you had to see that, buddy. [ male announcer ] 100% whole grain, woven for an untoppable taste. triscuit. it's snacking good. > continues >> sean: continuin
also fred thompson in studio. and dick morris as a busy monday edition of "hannity" continues. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wet cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time. mom? ♪ ahhhh! ahhhh! no it's mommy! [ female announcer ] swiffer. tter clean in half the time. or...
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thompson is the production manager and the bride to be is the production coordinator. no pressure there. glad she said yes, jamie. >> absolutely. coming up all new at 6:00 a shut down in the bay bridge that caused backups for hours as some of you are a little scared about the holiday weekend. what you can expect making your way from one smore to the other and we have the latest on george huguely's sentencing. those stories and more coming up. we'll be seeing you then. anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. >>> stocks took a dive as investors are worried about ago pasmght the dow jones industrial average sought biggest drop. th
thompson is the production manager and the bride to be is the production coordinator. no pressure there. glad she said yes, jamie. >> absolutely. coming up all new at 6:00 a shut down in the bay bridge that caused backups for hours as some of you are a little scared about the holiday weekend. what you can expect making your way from one smore to the other and we have the latest on george huguely's sentencing. those stories and more coming up. we'll be seeing you then. anncr: it'll start...
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reporting live, kate thompson, kron four news. >>> 4 news. >>> what should be wiped down now and what should you use? they put that to the contra costa county health director. >> if there is ash or film or anything after this release, they should wash it down with water and mild deterjant. things -- detergent. if it's on your car, wash your car. and people who grow their vegetables, vegetables in general should be washed with water and child detergent before you eat them. and we recommend. that should handle any problems. >> the health director says that the ash and the other fallout eventually will decay and will not last in the environment indefinitely. but he does suggest that you give things a good cleaning at this time. >>> thousands more people lined up to get claim forms in hopes in files lawsuits against chevron. this is video from earlier outside one law firm. look at the line. it stretched from the front door all the way down the streets. a law clerk says people started showing up early this morning and kept coming. kron4 spoke with one woman. >> how did your family suffer b
reporting live, kate thompson, kron four news. >>> 4 news. >>> what should be wiped down now and what should you use? they put that to the contra costa county health director. >> if there is ash or film or anything after this release, they should wash it down with water and mild deterjant. things -- detergent. if it's on your car, wash your car. and people who grow their vegetables, vegetables in general should be washed with water and child detergent before you eat...
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dorothy thompson. she was the most famous american woman correspondent of that era. very smart reporter in many ways, but she goes in and interviews hitler in november of 1931 for the first time. at that point, hitler's party is really on the rise. a lot of people are predicting is going to take power and she writes immediately after that interview, i thought i was going to meet the future leader of germany. within 50 seconds, i realized, i was not. such was the startling insignificance of this man and wept on to talk about how he had this look in his eyes that is common to hysterics and alcoholics and geniuses and how he has a soft, feminine side and no match for the true german politicians. what i find interesting about that and dorothy thompson obviously radically revived -- revised her views and ultimately got her expelled. even those mistakes of what i call the first draft of history that we as journalists always try to write are revealing and they explain a lot about how hitler fools a lot of people and why so many people did not take him seriously, whether the
dorothy thompson. she was the most famous american woman correspondent of that era. very smart reporter in many ways, but she goes in and interviews hitler in november of 1931 for the first time. at that point, hitler's party is really on the rise. a lot of people are predicting is going to take power and she writes immediately after that interview, i thought i was going to meet the future leader of germany. within 50 seconds, i realized, i was not. such was the startling insignificance of this...
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kron 4's kate thompson explains how the rules will be different. >> reporter: it will be the first little league world series for the division. a experimental division that is getting recognition. the pitching mound is 50 feet and bases bases 70 feet. >> give kids another option. bigger diamond. >> reporter: played by 11, 12 and 13-year-olds, they will host the world series next summer. it is expecting eight teams, including international competitors and a national spotlight. >> if anybody watches the little league world series and sees the exposure it brings to the community. it is a tremendous town. >> reporter: other cities under consideration were vancouver and chicago. >> we are on a roll with a great petaluma nationals team that, you know, just great kids, came in third in the world out of thousands and thousands of the teams. for our leagues, our members and for the little league community, this is great. >> reporter: reporting live, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> still ahead tonight at 11:00 p.m., a suspected serial killer contacts kron 4 news. what joseph naso said in a handwrit
kron 4's kate thompson explains how the rules will be different. >> reporter: it will be the first little league world series for the division. a experimental division that is getting recognition. the pitching mound is 50 feet and bases bases 70 feet. >> give kids another option. bigger diamond. >> reporter: played by 11, 12 and 13-year-olds, they will host the world series next summer. it is expecting eight teams, including international competitors and a national spotlight....
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sue thompson joins us. they were hit with a backdraft? >> reporter: yeah, this was an close and highly dangerous situation for firefighters this morning on scene. nine of them came face-to-face with a potentially fatal backdraft. it happened across the street as three firefighters went inside the front door of that coffee shop to fight the flames, six were behind them as back-up, that's when it happened. as fire crews go in to flight the flames, an unexpected and powerful fireball comes thundering out. a backdraft, strong enough to push 200 pound men backwards. >> the rapid ignition of hot gases within the building and the energy sent the fireball nearly across the treat to where we are standing now. >> reporter: the assistant chief says he has only seen this twice. >> something out of the ordinary took place. i've been in the fire department for 30 years this is the only second i've witnessed. they are rare >> reporter: the four alarm blaze is believed to have started in this coffee shop and spread fast to as many as 10 businesses. why o
sue thompson joins us. they were hit with a backdraft? >> reporter: yeah, this was an close and highly dangerous situation for firefighters this morning on scene. nine of them came face-to-face with a potentially fatal backdraft. it happened across the street as three firefighters went inside the front door of that coffee shop to fight the flames, six were behind them as back-up, that's when it happened. as fire crews go in to flight the flames, an unexpected and powerful fireball comes...
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as kron 4's kate thompson reports, 16 cell sites have been turned off. she is live in oakland. >> reporter: here at oakland headquarters, officials say in the past couple of days they have seen an improvement in the radio service but when it comes to solving all the problems they are not out of the awards yet. >> reporter: at&t's towers are the culprit. the signal was turned off on 16 towers and many more may need to be shut down. >> it is interfering with us. when the officers get within the cell sites they start experiencing problems. >> reporter: oakland isn't the only city. at&t also shut down signals that were interfering in new york and new jersey. oakland spent $18 million on the system that is a-year-old. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i can't comment on that. all i know is we began -- i began the investigation on the second and we have been working to identify the problems. >> reporter: while the city pinpointed the signal as the major problem the investigation continues into other issues that are plaguing the system like the failure at
as kron 4's kate thompson reports, 16 cell sites have been turned off. she is live in oakland. >> reporter: here at oakland headquarters, officials say in the past couple of days they have seen an improvement in the radio service but when it comes to solving all the problems they are not out of the awards yet. >> reporter: at&t's towers are the culprit. the signal was turned off on 16 towers and many more may need to be shut down. >> it is interfering with us. when the...
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. >> the kids on the bus don't know it yet, but their driver, 55-year-old martha thompson has a blood alcohol level of 0.15, almost twice the legal limit. >> the first time we really realized there was something wrong with the bus driver was when she just went straight through the stop sign, and she didn't stop. she stopped right in the middle of traffic, and one of the students had to go up and help her shift and back up so that we could get out of the way of traffic. >> many of the children on the bus are becoming frightened, especially some of the younger kids. several of the older students gather at the back of the bus to discuss how they should handle the situation. >> the big kids were talking and wondering what do we need to do to keep them calm because we don't want to tell them what is going on and have them get worked up. >> we didn't know if she was drunk or if there was like -- she took the wrong medicine. we didn't know what was wrong with her. >> but when thompson neglects to drop off two students, the situation goes from bad to worse. >> you passed the turn. >> what tur
. >> the kids on the bus don't know it yet, but their driver, 55-year-old martha thompson has a blood alcohol level of 0.15, almost twice the legal limit. >> the first time we really realized there was something wrong with the bus driver was when she just went straight through the stop sign, and she didn't stop. she stopped right in the middle of traffic, and one of the students had to go up and help her shift and back up so that we could get out of the way of traffic. >> many...
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kron 4's kate thompson reports, emergency crews were quick to get it under control. >> reporter: the fire lasted 10 minutes but there were several flair ups after the fire, you can see the flames here. this is the fumes of the fire. the refinery saying this is normal. the unit was immediately evacuated around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. no one was injured. there were 90 workers here who are trained as volunteer firefighters. they quickly put the fire out, pouring water on the fire. there was a health advisory issued for a short time but that was lifted. contra costa county hazmat was also out here. there is still a lot to figure out as far as damage and whether or not this was slow production. >> too early to say what the impact will be. we will assess the damage and correct it as quickly as we can and we will investigate the cause of the fire. >> reporter: unlike the chevron refinery fire this didn't trigger the community alert system, this fire only a level two. this fire so quickly knocked out, it was taken down to a level one. kate thompson, kron 4 news. >>> you will likely remembe
kron 4's kate thompson reports, emergency crews were quick to get it under control. >> reporter: the fire lasted 10 minutes but there were several flair ups after the fire, you can see the flames here. this is the fumes of the fire. the refinery saying this is normal. the unit was immediately evacuated around 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. no one was injured. there were 90 workers here who are trained as volunteer firefighters. they quickly put the fire out, pouring water on the fire. there...
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kate thompson is live in san jose tonight at the safeway supermarket where police are still investigating. >> reporter: a man in his 20s died in the safeway behind me. we are at the mount pleasant shopping center in san jose. let's go to the video from earlier in the evening. the victim suffered from at least one stab wound. paramedics were called to the scene at 8:40. when they arrived, they had gotten a call that there was a man convulsing in one of the isles, he later died on the scene. they don't know whether the man was stabbed inside the supermarket or wandered into the supermarket after he was stabbeded. police are not saying -- stabbed, police are note saying whether or not this is gang-related. a towm years ago -- a couple years ago, san jose was voted one of the safest cities in america. and i went on a ried along with the metro -- ridealong with the metro unit tonight. >> is it the most violent you've seen it >> yeah, it's getting there. it's pretty regular. >> reporter: sergeant steve and the 12 men who work with him deal with gang, murders, and drug, and they're putting all t
kate thompson is live in san jose tonight at the safeway supermarket where police are still investigating. >> reporter: a man in his 20s died in the safeway behind me. we are at the mount pleasant shopping center in san jose. let's go to the video from earlier in the evening. the victim suffered from at least one stab wound. paramedics were called to the scene at 8:40. when they arrived, they had gotten a call that there was a man convulsing in one of the isles, he later died on the...
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a couple minutes later their business was finished and thompson left. after that the officer noticed that something was missing from the room, a bag of marming marg seized -- a bag of marijuana in a separate case. it did not take long for police to figure out apparently what had happened. the officers caught up with thompson a short time later and he took the bag of pot, and it didn't smell so good. >> great defense. >> do you press charges? >> it depends on where we are.
a couple minutes later their business was finished and thompson left. after that the officer noticed that something was missing from the room, a bag of marming marg seized -- a bag of marijuana in a separate case. it did not take long for police to figure out apparently what had happened. the officers caught up with thompson a short time later and he took the bag of pot, and it didn't smell so good. >> great defense. >> do you press charges? >> it depends on where we are.
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kate thompson,. >> reporter: >> thousands of people told to shelter in place. grant lodes with more. >> reporter: we are following all the shelter in place information. right now we can tell you to the best of our knowledge the shelter in place is still in effect for richmond, north richmond, as well as san pablo and a health advisory for el cerrito from the health department. those folks in the area where the shelter in place is in effect are being told to stay in your house, windows, doors keep them closed, keep pets inside. they are saying if you smell smoke, or if you are a high risk individual, meaning if you have breathing problems, lung issues, you want to go ahead and stay inside and take the precautions to keep yourself safe. that is where the shelter in place and health advisories are. we have had viewers calling in saying they have seen and smelled the smoke. so we are talking more than 100,000 people directly impacted and probably couple hundred thousand when consider how many people are telling us they are smelling and when it was light out seeing
kate thompson,. >> reporter: >> thousands of people told to shelter in place. grant lodes with more. >> reporter: we are following all the shelter in place information. right now we can tell you to the best of our knowledge the shelter in place is still in effect for richmond, north richmond, as well as san pablo and a health advisory for el cerrito from the health department. those folks in the area where the shelter in place is in effect are being told to stay in your house,...
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also fred thompson in studio. and dick morris as a busy monday edition [♪...] >> i've been training all year for the big race in chicago, but i can only afford one trip. and i just found out my best friend is getting married in l.a. there's no way i'm missing that. then i heard about hotwire and i realized i could actually afford both trips. see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. so i got my four-star hotels for half-price! >> men: ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >> announcer: save big on car rentals too, from $12.95 a day. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time. mom? ♪ ahhhh! ahhhh! no it's mommy! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in
also fred thompson in studio. and dick morris as a busy monday edition [♪...] >> i've been training all year for the big race in chicago, but i can only afford one trip. and i just found out my best friend is getting married in l.a. there's no way i'm missing that. then i heard about hotwire and i realized i could actually afford both trips. see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. so i got my four-star hotels for half-price! >> men: ♪...
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. >> sue thompson joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. that is the latest this morning from oakland police. two men are still at large here in connection with this fatal home invasion. it happened in the heart of oakland's chinatown. right across the street is the building. as homicide team continues to work to process evidence, what they found inside has added a new twist to this investigation. at 4:40 this morning, gunfire in oakland's chinatown. police arrived to this home at the 300 block of 7th street. >> upon arrival they found within individual deceased apparent gunshots. >> reporter: the homeowner is now being questioned. police say he apparently shot and killed one of three suspects that forced their way inside. the homeowner's dog was killed. a second dog did survive. inside a twist, as police uncover a marijuana growing operation. the question now, whether it is legal? if the homeowner can prove it? >> there would be certain legal documents. just because you have a piece of paper doesn't mean it is legitimate. >> reporter: the
. >> sue thompson joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. that is the latest this morning from oakland police. two men are still at large here in connection with this fatal home invasion. it happened in the heart of oakland's chinatown. right across the street is the building. as homicide team continues to work to process evidence, what they found inside has added a new twist to this investigation. at 4:40 this morning, gunfire in oakland's chinatown. police arrived to this...
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mary thompson rejoins us now. she has a market flash on best buy now. >> there are a couple of things on best buy, coming in 11 cents shy of analysts estimates at 20 cents. the stock has been making a bit of a comeback. on the call earlier the company's ceo said significant challenges remain for the company as it gets set to welcome a new ceo, hubert joly in september. the company plans to suspend its buy back program as well the earnings guidance. the interim ceo said this will allow mr. jol, the flexibility he might need to put his own strategic plan into place. m facebook best buy's price is where it was before the former chairman made the bid or talk about taking it private. there's been a bit of recovery there. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up. time to do analysis. wall street after the break, apple making new calls on -- new calls on apple, and netflix and urban outfitters. >>> a big percentage move on alpha natural, up 6 1/2. big percentage moves. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 you should've seen me today. tdd#:
mary thompson rejoins us now. she has a market flash on best buy now. >> there are a couple of things on best buy, coming in 11 cents shy of analysts estimates at 20 cents. the stock has been making a bit of a comeback. on the call earlier the company's ceo said significant challenges remain for the company as it gets set to welcome a new ceo, hubert joly in september. the company plans to suspend its buy back program as well the earnings guidance. the interim ceo said this will allow mr....
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sue thompson joins us. they were hit with a backdraft? >> reporter: yeah, this was an close and highly dangerous situation for firefighters this morning on scene. nine of them came face-to-face with a potentially fatal backdraft. it happened across the street as three firefighters went inside the front door of that coffee shop to fight the flames, six were behind them as back-up, that's when it happened. as fire crews go in to flight the flames, an unexpected and powerful fireball comes thundering out. a backdraft, strong enough to push 200 pound men backwards. >> the rapid ignition of hot gasesithin the building and the energy sent the fireball nearly across the treat to where we are standing now. >> reporter: the assistant chief says he has only seen this twice. >> something out of the ordinary took place. i've been in the fire department for 30 years this is the only second i've witnessed. they are rare >> reporter: the four alarm blaze is believed to have started in this coffee shop and spread fast to as many as 10 businesses. why or
sue thompson joins us. they were hit with a backdraft? >> reporter: yeah, this was an close and highly dangerous situation for firefighters this morning on scene. nine of them came face-to-face with a potentially fatal backdraft. it happened across the street as three firefighters went inside the front door of that coffee shop to fight the flames, six were behind them as back-up, that's when it happened. as fire crews go in to flight the flames, an unexpected and powerful fireball comes...
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tommy thompson. he was hugely popular. democrats and independents remember voting for him in the late a.d.'s and 90's. but he has not faced a voter since 1998. he thought about running for governor in 2006, senate in 2010. he ended of delaying his decision and then ended up not running. a lot of the conservatives in the state have questions about his record in terms of spending. this is before the tea party movement sort of took over the republican party. now what we are seeing is tommy thompson has a pretty hard feeling. he probably has about 40% of the vote. that means the two other candidates have the opportunity to break in and score something higher than thompson. at the moment, what we see is a two-person race probably between hovde and thompson, although its third candidate is showing some life. it is not clear that newman is surging to the extent that others did, but there is a real chance we could have a three-way race. then again, if the anti-tommy thompson both ends of splintered to much, we could see him as the
tommy thompson. he was hugely popular. democrats and independents remember voting for him in the late a.d.'s and 90's. but he has not faced a voter since 1998. he thought about running for governor in 2006, senate in 2010. he ended of delaying his decision and then ended up not running. a lot of the conservatives in the state have questions about his record in terms of spending. this is before the tea party movement sort of took over the republican party. now what we are seeing is tommy...
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sue thompson joins us live with the story. they had no idea how bad it was? >> reporter: that's right. those passengers had no clue that san jose airport was preparing for a high level emergency landing on the ground casualty teams and first responders were standing by. this happened less than an hour into the flight out of ontario, california. passengers on flight 539 knew something was wrong in the air leaving ontario, california en route to seattle. >> babies were crying at the same time when it happened. we had two babies next to us they were all crying. we all knew something was going on. >> reporter: what passengers didn't know was the pilot declare add emergency and needed priority landing. a reported catastrophic electrical failure happened onboard and the plane was decompressing. passengers could feel it. >> i'm an old man my ears started hurting, i was in pain. >> reporter: from sky 7 hd you could see on the ground that crews were standing by. the multi-casualty incident plan was in place. crews preparing for the worst. >> then the captain said we'r
sue thompson joins us live with the story. they had no idea how bad it was? >> reporter: that's right. those passengers had no clue that san jose airport was preparing for a high level emergency landing on the ground casualty teams and first responders were standing by. this happened less than an hour into the flight out of ontario, california. passengers on flight 539 knew something was wrong in the air leaving ontario, california en route to seattle. >> babies were crying at the...
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anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> overseas we continue to follow this fighting in syria. the rebels way outgunned and up against seemingly impossible odds as they fight the regime and fight their way across the countryside. our chief correspondent richard engel is reporting and today encountered the fighting up close. he reports from ariha. 40 miles outside the big city of aleppo. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m. attack helicopters circle the sky. from a rooftop we hear the assault begin. it sounds like artillery and tracings from the helicopters. we move down to the alley to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas searching for cover and rebels on motor cycles on the main square. it appears a large military cyc the main square. it appears a large military convoy was passing through and as the troops were moving past here the rebels in this town opened fire on them. in a makeshift rebel media center activists try to upload videos of the attack they have taken with small cameras. they show me s
anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> overseas we continue to follow this fighting in syria. the rebels way outgunned and up against seemingly impossible odds as they fight the regime and fight their way across the countryside. our chief correspondent richard engel is reporting and today encountered the fighting up close. he reports from ariha. 40 miles outside the big city of aleppo. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m. attack helicopters circle the sky. from a rooftop we hear the...
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in frederick, tisha thompson, news4 i-team. >>> washington insider is called in to help vincent gray's staff. judy smith met with gray's chief of staff after three of gray's campaign aides pleaded guilty to federal crimes and a friend admitted to facilitating a $650,000 shadow campaign to get gray elected. >>> up next, new pictures as nasa's rover lands on the red planet. >>> you have heard of speed cameras and red light cameras, now police have a new weapon to catch people breaking the law. >>> an airline catering to parents, delivering luggage to your door. >>> and a surprise finish for gabby douglas. what she blames for her poor performance. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every day we are doing our best, to make sure they are at their best. before they move us, we move them. proud to fly team usa for over 30 years. united. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our l
in frederick, tisha thompson, news4 i-team. >>> washington insider is called in to help vincent gray's staff. judy smith met with gray's chief of staff after three of gray's campaign aides pleaded guilty to federal crimes and a friend admitted to facilitating a $650,000 shadow campaign to get gray elected. >>> up next, new pictures as nasa's rover lands on the red planet. >>> you have heard of speed cameras and red light cameras, now police have a new weapon to catch...