Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Walking down a bay area street when all of a sudden, bam. Tonight, the vicious street attack caught on camera. Good evening, im veronica de la cruz. Im allen martin. Ken and liz have the night off. It is hard to watch, but police gave it to andria borba because they want you to see it. Hes alive. Reporter at the corner of gary and larkin. A homeless man known as robert sore vived survived this. The attack was caught on Surveillance Video outside gang ways bard. Owner jung li clean up his blood. I let him use my restroom. I treated him. I gave him a drink. Reporter in the tenderloin, a neighborhood known for tough talk and tougher characters, nobody had a bad word to say about robert. Hes a good guy. He is homeless, but he doesnt start trouble. Reporter Carlos Manfredi agrees. He always had a smile on his face. No matter the situation or how hungry he could have been. Reporter a building attendant named michael visited him and was
Backed by democrats that pack a political pun. I hope youll join me in supporting Richard Mourdock. We got to get this guy elect in the u. S. Senate. Reporter a romney Spokesman Says governor romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock and mr. Mourdocks comments do not reflect governor romneys views. We disagree on the policy regarding exceptions for rape and incest but still support him. The San Francisco republican chair says it is the right move by romney to stand by mourdock but not for this issue. I think its absolutely fine for him to disagree with the candidate he endorses on one issue. Im the chairman of the Republican Party and i dont agree with candidates who we endorse on every issue. Reporter so while focused on the race for the presidency this could have repercussions for the senate. There are only a handful of seats up for grabs including this one in indiana. It was held by a republican. The democrats currently controlling the senate by six every seat is critical to both sides
Not only would it of course have been politically more difficult and causing pain potentially unnecessarily because voters we still hope will pass prop 30. Reporter there you have it. You know, in politics we often dekraai, why wasnt some other alternative given up or why wasnt there another solution . Politics is ultimately about choices. We choose the legislators. They made their decision in sacramento. Now its back to us for us to decide. What happens remains to be seen. The governor remains firm. If he doesnt get taxes he is pulling the trigger on those cuts. Could be so devastating to the educational system and we already know what place were in as a state compared to the other 49 47. Reporter thats right. Phil matier, thank you very much. New details in the stabbing death of a retired teacher from hercules. The Contra Costa District Attorneys Office filed formal murder charges against Darnell Washington and his wife tania. Police arrested the couple earlier this month near seattl