Cadets, after the city of san jose has paid for the expensive training programs. The hiring of san jose recruits had angered many at city hall because it costs 170,000 to train each officer. Councilman sam lacardo even issued this memo proposing recruits pay back the cost of training or perhaps sending the bill to the city that hires them. The problem twofold. One is that our taxpayers are on the hook for 170,000 in training costs. Reporter but nbc bay area obtained this memo of sjpds recruiting incentive program. It encourages any employee of the Police Department to recruit an officer from another city. Either a veteran or a rookie. The san jose officer would get time for each officer he or she recruits. San jose does not exist in some sort of isolated environment. Reporter political analyst, larry gerston, says whats good for san jose has to be good for other cities. He says luring employees and managers from one city to another is nothing new. Still, san jose shouldnt get upset whe
Replica gun and both men lost their weapons. Thats when the homeowner grabbed a knife and stabbed the burglar. The man died. He had a long rap sheet including burglaries. Police are questioning two other people to may have been involved. Valuable artifacts stolen from the oakland museum. Thieves broke in on monday, took off with a historic gold box worth more than 80 0,000. Museum officials and mayor quan will announce a reward at 9 30 a. M. This is the second time in two months someone broke into the museum. The water is back on at a Bay Area Hospital disrupted by a pipe problem. Alta bates Medical Center in oakland declared a code dry for the building yesterday afternoon halting all water use. Surgeries were halted and no water was available anywhere. The problem a plumbing failure. The code dry lasted for more than 4 hours. This morning, Vice President joe biden is talking about ways to curb gun violence. He is meeting with Victim Groups and gun safety organizations. Tomorrow he wil
Bridge on monday morning. More like a scrape actually. And according to state records, the captain, guy kleess, was involved in three previous scrapes in his career all minor. In august of 2009 his ship grounded in the sacramento river. Two days later he damaged a dock at the port of stockton. And in may 2010 he was supervising a trainee on a tugboat that hit the richmond harbor hit the bottom, rather, in the richmond harbor. That was out of about 1100 trips he made throughout his career. I dont think you can go through a career without having some interaction with the bottom or other vests else. Reporter captain kleess passed an alcohol test. We are waiting for word on his drug test. He is on paid leave as the investigation. We dont know how long the ship will stay in the bay. Live on Treasure Island, anne makovec cbs 5. An east bay man met his match and maker during an attempted burglary at an apartment complex in pittsburg. A man killed the burglar in his home. Police spent 12 hours
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. Woodruff todays announcement at the white house sets up a pair of potential confirmation fights. President obamas choices to oversee the pentagon and the c. I. A. Will now be called to answer questions about everything from israel to iran to interrogations. There has been much speculation about both nominations, but the president made them official this afternoon in the east room of the white house. My choice for two key members of my National Security team. Chuck hagel, former secretary of defense and john brennan for director of the Central Intelligence agency. Woodruff hagel is a vietnam veteran who would replace the retiring leon panetta. He would be the First Defense secretary who saw combat as an enlisted soldier. In chuck hagel our troops see a decorated comba
Around the world. Suarez a fresh series of secret tapes reveals former president nixons attempts to control the watergate scandal. We hear excerpts and discuss what they tell us. Woodruff and we look at the personalities driving the politics and gridlock in washington with two authors and veteran political journalists Robert Draper and mark leibovich. You do wonder, when people are in office, when people are in power, who are they really working for . Are they in it to serve the public good, or are they in it for selfservice . Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting