Chuck hagel struggled, not so much at the pentagon, but the white house. Though praised today by president obama. When its mattered most, behind closed doors in the oval office, youve always given it to me straight. And for that, i will always be grateful. Administration sources say the former republican senator from nebraska who is a decorated enlisted soldier in vietnam did not impress in Multi Agency Meetings on national security. And hagel irritated obama insiders by writing a memo to one of them. Susan rice charging the president had not articulated a Clear Strategy on syria. Isis on the rise in syria and in iraq was a hagel challenge. Hes agreed to stay until a successor is confirmed. I will continue to support you, mr. President , and the men and women who defend this country every day. Potential obama picks to replace him at the pentagon include former undersecretary michelle flornot, and Ashton Carter and jack reid. To manage along with fighting isis, more u. S. Combat in afgh
Should be. As their conduct is incompatible with that of a Police Officer and i believe that causes them to fall below the minimum qualifications required. Openly gay officer robenson was one of the officers recommended for termination, he has already resigned. The texts became public during a bail hearing for former San Francisco Police Officer. He was sentenced to 41 month in prison on public corruption charges. He told abc 7 news he is not a racist and the texts were misinterpreted. He was set tabegin serving his sentence today. A former Santa Clara County supervisor who admitted to playing dirty politics will not serve any jailtime. George shirakawa jr. Walked out of Santa Clara Superior Court today a free man. Three years probation and fines and fees for his role in sending out a phony campaign flier that painted an opponent of his political ally as a communist sympathizer. The flier went to vietnamese voters in 2010. Shirakawa had little to say today. I speak directly to them. Bu
Beaches, temperatures there in the 60s. You will find some sunshine 70s in the bay and maybe some low 80s in the warmest valleys. Out the door it is mostly cloudy early on this morning. The temperatures generally in the 50s. But as we head toward the afternoon, enjoying lots of sunshine about 78 in concord, 76 in san jose, and about 66 degrees a little breezy into San Francisco. Lets check the roads with elizabeth. Thank you, lawrence. And once again we are going to check out your east bay travel times. I did get word of an accident northbound 880 at stevenson but i think thats already off to the righthand shoulder. So as you can see, we are still mostly in the green. No problems getting to work on time. A lot of the overnight roadwork is either cleared or in the clearing stages. The nimitz past the coliseum, obviously those taillights are northbound traffic heading into downtown and everything looks great from 238 to the maze. And if you are traveling southbound past Oakland Airport a
Reporter heather, its pitch black out here, a twolane road with no room for error. And the rise of the road means that you may not see what is coming until its on top of you. On this windswept two lane road balloons mark the spot where two lives ended and loved ones have left sorrow physical megs about a mom named lorena and a little girl named khloe. We heard the sirens, but had no all right idea. Ithe iwatas cross the same stretch and its risks are well known. Narrow, no shoulder, no dilfer. Worse thing really at night, there are no lights. There are no overhead lights so its a very dark road. Its a treacherous road to be on. It proved treacherous when an suv and sedan collided head on. Five people were injured and three had to be extricate and one woman driving dined at scene of the accident. Rescuers try without success to revive her little girl. The area is a freeforall right now. They expect money to be spent once the city and military settle on a redevelopment plan for the weapo
Sergeant tom smith was in charge of barts Investigative Unit and was a 20year veteran. As kristen pointed out, this is the first death of a bart Police Officer in the agencys history. Reporting from dublin, amy hollyfield. Governor brown issued a statement say he and his wife were saddened to learn about sergeant smiths death and says sergeant smiths family, friends and colleagues are in our thoughts as we on his service during the painful time. The flags are friend at half staff. A somber scene where family and friends stopped by to pay their respects at sergeant smiths home where he lived with his wife and daughter. Our reporter smoke with neighbors and family. The procession was short, solemn, and powerful as the body of Sergeant Tom Smith was moved from the Medical Center in Castro Valley and then fellow officers and a chaplain gathered for a Prayer Service outside the hospital. The tragic shooting not only devastated the Police Community but, also, the san ramon neighborhood where