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me four homes were broken into on saturday in the mecia neighborhood. in one case the thief broke into the house and the homeowner was in the shower. we re very fortunate that they did not cross paths. reporter: a burglar alarm was sounding while the thief was at work. and he still managed to get away before police arrived. police do have one clue. this photo of a white car that parked in front of one of the homes that was robbed. the white car stayed for about 15 minutes before the thief hit. which leads us to one of our bits of advice which is if you see something say something. reporter: keith roberts isn t sure why his home was targeted. but it was still unsettling for him. obviously, it takes away your sense of security and santuary in your own home. reporter: keith says his home is more modest than some of his neighbors so he s not sure why he was targeted but tampa police simply believe this was a crime of doesn t seem very opportunistic. it was day ....
[applause] thank you very much. thank you for coming today. [applause] i want to thank the miami-dade college for hosting us here today. i m proud to be here. i said this a week ago at an event we did hear with small businesses. i don t know if any other institution in america that has opened the door to more american dreams than miami-dade college has and it s a true treasure for our community and dr. predrawn s leadership is a true treasure and we thank you for your service to our committee and our country. i want to spend a few minutes talking about the book. the title of the book is american dreams. american dream has nothing to do with how much money you make. the american dream isn t about getting rich although that may be your dream and a lot of americans a lot of americans would dream that. american dream is about achieving happiness as we define it. for most people the american dream and happiness is about simple things like owning a home in a safe and stab ....
happening now in the newsroom just four days until we go over the so-called fiscal cliff. why that deadline could hit unemployed americans hard. training teachers to defend themselves and their students. hundreds of educators attend a free gun class in utah. it s the latest response to the newtown school massacre that s attracting a lot of attention this morning. thousands of dockworkers could put the u.s. economy at risk if they go on strike on sunday. we ll take you inside the crisis some are calling the container cliff. and sea world taking its water act all the way to wall street. why investors could soon own a peace of shamu. newsroom starts right now. good morning. i m victor blackwell. carol has the morning off. with the nation still reeling from the shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut, and engaged in a national debate on gun control, chicago suffered a grim milestone last night, a man was killed in a shooting on chicago s dangerous west side. this ....
captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning. i m alison kosik. and i m christi paul. it is 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 for all you early birds out west, obviously. and it s early. yes. start with negotiations going on this weekend to try and keep going off the fiscal cliff. the deadline is now just three days away. president obama is modestly optimistic. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin has more on what needs to happen in order to make a deal. reporter: alison, christi, hi. the good news is things could have been worse. it doesn t seem to those of us watching from the sidelines as though time is running out, but congress does some of its best or at least its speediest work when the nation s back is against the wall. after a rare oval office meeting with top congressional leaders, the president said he s modestly optimistic a deal can come together. emphasis on modestly. the american people are watching what we do here. obviously, ....
welcome catherine olmstead here to the library. she is no stranger to the fdr library, and then we re so glad to have her just a little by way of background. she s a professor of history at the university of california davis. she specializes in political and cultural history of the 20 20th and 21st century with a particular interest in the influence of anti-communism. it s very interesting and conspiracy theories on national politics. it was just saying to her that seems like an absurd field to me, but what do i know? i m just you know here up at the fdr library. she s the author of five books including the book. she s going to speak of today the newspaper access express barons who enabled hitler i strongly encourage you to read this book if you haven t already it s excellent, and she s also written i ll you a couple examples, right? fornia, the 1930s and the big business roots of modern conservatism. a real enemies conspiracy theories in american democracy world war on ....