Petrol bombs. Four senior advisers have resigned. What are the chances for a peaceful resolution . That is the question i asked the state Department Spokesman p. J. Crowley. We have had the former head of the iaea suggesting that morsi is now worse than hosni mubarak. Is getting quite tense there, isnt it . It is. And the tension between institutions is actually potentially constructive. And every faction is sending their groups into the streets, or the Muslim Brotherhood is sending dogs to intimidate the court. This could create a very tense situation and potentially spiral out of control. How accurate are those comments about morsi . We do not know yet. None of those statements necessarily mean there is anything other than competition. You have the court stopped with mubarak appointees, but nonetheless, you have the other branches of government. Theres also the definition of the future of egyptian society. I was interested to see what you were writing about on the bbc website. You po
And i wouldnt be standing here talking to you right now. So im blessed. Reporter a neighbor got a rude awakening, too. I just heard the most massive crash that you could ever imagine. Reporter then she looked out of her window. Then a saw a wall of water i guess that came off the tree after it hit the house. Reporter the tree also richard down a power line. Its dangerous. Reporter a neighbor happens to be part of a Neighborhood Group thats been campaigning for six months to get all utility lines in the area moved underground. This demonstrates this is an extremely unfortunate events for many individuals on the hill. Reporter for no one more so than scott, but he feels fortunate today. Just two days ago he moved his bed from under the very spot where this tree fell. It is weird. It is weird. Thank god that it didnt, you know, come into the house more than it did. Reporter the couple and their three children all made it out with no injuries. As for damage to the house, no estimate yet on
male announcer live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. Pam breaking news tonight out of oakland the citys police force is no longer facing a possible federal takeover. This afternoon the department reached a deal with civil rights attorneys who have been demanding reforms the agreement ends a 12 year legal battle over the vigilante justice administered by the rogue o p d officers known as the riders. And in San Francisco backpacks and briefcases. Blackberries and bottles of tequila. If youve lost any of these items to thieves. The San Francisco police may have some good news for you. The officers did a great job recovering in a with like to get it back to the rightful owners. Pam developing tonight at eight. The city of oaklands deal. To stave off a federal takeover of its beleagured Police Department has brought years of legal battles to a sudden end. Kron4s Philippe Djegal is live in oakland tonight. With details. And what this means for the department. Going forw
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the nations Third Largest bank, citigroup, announced big job cuts as it continues to scale back in the wake of the financial crisis. The 11,000 employees to be laid off worldwide, make up about 4 of the companys workforce. More than 6,000 of those jobs are in consumer banking. The move comes less than two months since a shakeup at citi ousting former c. E. O. , vikram pandit. He was succeeded by michael corbat. The bank nearly collapsed during the crisis and ultimately received bailouts totaling 45 billion, money that citi has since repaid. Roben farzhad has long watched the changes at citi for Bloomberg Businessweek and joins us again tonight. Roben, welcome. Today we heard that stocks soared on the news of these layoffs. What does that tell us about what was
New york city. We begin with 25 days to go until the year end fiscal cliff deadline for the first time in days president obama and Speaker Boehner spoke on the phone yesterday. Both men agreeing not to publicly characterize how the conversation went. But the stalemate in negotiations entered bold New Territory yesterday with treasury secretary tim geithner suggesting the white house is ready to go off the cliff if republicans refuse to raise taxes on the top 2 . If republicans do not agree to that, is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff . Absolutely. Again, theres no prospect to an agreement that doesnt involve those rates going up on the top 2 of the wealthiest members. Only 2 . The size of the problem in some sense is so large it cant be solved without rates going up. Again, there is broad recognition of that reality now. One fallback option, republicans are reportedly considering to accept tax cuts for the middle class, allow rates to go up to the wealthiest and