. >> narrator: the upper east side is one of the most affluent and powerful neighborhoods in america. even to new yorkers, it seems special-- a world apart of privilege and security. one day, walking across park and madison avenues, i reflected on how far away the country's economic troubles seemed to be from these streets. then i arrived at my hair salon, a place i've been going to for many years. ( telephone ringing ) >> deborah hair designs. can i help you? okay, when do you want an appointment for? >> narrator: i shared my thoughts with deborah. she gave me a wry smile. "you might see things differently," she said, "if you stay here with me and listen." >> how's the boyfriend? >> we actually... we broke up. >> oh. >> yeah, because... >> is that because he couldn't find work and had to go home? >> he couldn't find work and he had to go home. yeah, it doesn't seem real, you know. >> it's not supposed to happen that way. >> i know it, i know it. >> so you pick up an extra class, or you try to get a couple extra hours at work because your rent keeps going up, but your paycheck's not.

and they had taken a shabby apartment on new york's upper east side. they had an unlisted phone number they had a secret mail drop. it sounded like the spy games of boys being carried out by grown men. the chief figure in this outfit called the club was vincent astor, one of the wealthiest men in the country. >> which one is he in this photo at tp? >> vincent astor the the one to the right of the bar on the ship where he is standing. >> or to the left of f.d.r.? >> it looks to me -- yes. yes. >> and who was he? >> vincent astor was the hir of a massive fortune in the united states. he was -- e was as socialite, e, but also a man interested in causes, owned probably the biggest chunks of real estate in manhattan. he and his other members of the club, while they seemed like amateurs haddedhis value for f.d.r., they were very highly placed. for example, astor was a director of western union and consequently he was privity to the kinds of cables which were going from foreign embassies in the united states back to their homelands and though it was illegal,

pulitzer prizes for their vietnam coverage, went at the end of this day to a restaurant on the upper east side in new york which is kind of a media hangout. to tell war stories and tri-and congratulate each other for living 30 years after vietnam and how great they were, i'm sure there was some of that. and they look and there in the restaurant was punch with a group of people. and david told me this story himself he said i looked over and we talked about it and we realized that what we did could not have been done without punch. and so we wanted to tell him that we appreciated it. and so the group of them, five pulitzer prize winning vietnam war correspondents sent punch and his table a bottle of dom perignon champagne. my point is this. this is a time of david halbersta mambings, and a time of "the new york times." we are here tonight to talk about journalism as he experienced it, journalism as this group and i, i'm also a journalist, as far as i'm concerned, as we know it and also journalism for a new generation. a generation that is now coming along and facing a different world, a world of

side. >> from the upper midwest to the north east, a silly commute in western pennsylvania left drivers on edge. >> there was a car that went off the road 10 miles back. >> the bone chilling cold seems to be lingering on the east coast and the midwest. for now, live in the satellite center. >>> we thought we were in trouble. >> we are just a little uncomfortable. we have high winds and cold temperatures. take a look at the super doppler radar. we have something moving across the area. there is a band of snow. this is a little streamer that came across the great lakes and is just northwest of the district. we might see a little more moderate snow file -- snowfall on the way. we don't think it will have much impact, but it is indicative of the weather pattern we are-. -- the weather pattern we are in. first up is leesburg. 19 degrees there. the wind is light but when the wind flares up the wind chill temperatures drop. the wind chill is 6 above in laurel. one more stop for you. we will head to se. it is 20 degrees in this neighborhood brit this is what is unusual about this weather pattern.

side, upper 50s. towards the north bay comfortable readings. 61 santa rosa. 60 napa. east bay, 60 oakland, castro valley, union city. inland, temperatures all in the 60s from fairfield to liver more and around the monterey bay. 60 degrees in monterey. the accuweather seven-day forecast. slight chance of showers or sprinkles for friday. valley fog over the weekend holding the inland temperatures down. look at the coast and the bay. that is beach weather for you. 60s around the coastal and bayside communities. next week, tuesday through thursday we have the possibility of some rain coming back. >> all right, thanks. >>> coming up, research at stanford shows that these goggles could hold the key to the difference between spending and saving. >> we will show you how they work, when we come back. >>> breathing problems are now a more common cause of death in the united states than strokes. the number one and two causes are still heart disease and cancer according to the national center for health statistics but chronic lower respiratory diseases including asthma is now the thir

a little on the chilly side with upper 30s in the north bay. meanwhile the eastouth bay enjoying the 44 degrees in san jose right now. 43 in san mateo. a big winter storm will push through over the course of tomorrow and starting tomorrow morning, it will punch through completely clearing by sunday. we will tell you how much rain we can expect to drop over the bay area and snow levels as well. we could see them fall to about 5,000 feet and pick up one to two feet of snow. the complete forecast is on the way. >> looking forward to it. thank you very much. reward money is building in hopes of finding the person or persons who shot and beat a little dog and left him for dead. there is a plea for another dog from the same family. two rescue dogs, kevin and clint slipped out the front door while contractors were doing work on the home. on friday evening, the dog's owners brent and brad got a bad news call. >> they're found kevin and he was shot. do we want to put him down or want emergency care. >> they decided on the emergency care and so far it's $10,000 worth. thei

east, which i'll show you in just a second. temperatures were on the cool side today. we only made it into the upperose, 61 albany valley. now that skies are clearing out, temperatures are going to fall rapidly tonight. one of the cooler nights we've seen in quite some time. we're already down to 48 livermore, 47 sunnyvale, 46 napa. you'll probably see mid-30s before the night is over. with all that moisture low and clear skies, probably some dense fog to start things off on our thursday. socal hit very hard by this storm. unbelievable rainfall totals. in some cases over two feet of rain in our five-day totals, but that rain is making an exit in the four corners region causing problems in new mexico, arizona and utah. our pattern is still very active, so here's a look at our headlines tonight. some chilly temperatures and fog to start things off tomorrow. lots of sunshine the next couple days ahead of our next system that comes our way christmas day. this one will probably pack a punch as well. lots of moisture associated with it, plenty of cold air behind it. it will probably have some isolated thu

a brutal storm that froze the upper midwest, is an its way east. >> the storm has one unusual side effecth. tickets to tonight's vikings/giants game is free. and the fans have to get to detroit too see the game somehow. clayton sandell reports from minneapolis. >> reporter: the heavy snow literally brought down the ice at the vikings stadium. the metrodome's teflon roof proved no match for 17 inches of snow, that left minneapolis socked in. no one was hurt in the collapsed. >> we have an overweighting of certain panels on the roof. caused the roof fabric to rupture. >> reporter: this is my vote for worst job of the midwest. the workers are shoveling snow on the top of the metrodome. they're doing it in zero degree weather. but the wind is blowing. and it feels like 21 below. residents are digging out. >> if you don't have to go out, stay home. >> reporter: the culprit is a mammoth storm, sprawling 1,500 miles from the plains to the great lakes. high winds and snow up to two feet have turned many places into no-go zones. hundreds of flights were canceled. the minneapolis airport was one of

current temperatures on the cool side 40's, 43 santa rosa, upper 40's east bay, said bay 50 degrees50egrees san jo, no 60 degrees, upper 50s for fairfield, 57 santa rosa, 56 san francisco, 59 and fairfield. san jose 57. keeping our eye on the end of the weekend into the weekend starting on friday a few sprinkles in the morning hours, fairly persistent. wet weather continues stang widespread, very light, heavier downpour's as we head towards the later part of your day in fact by the evening that's when the rain is expected to pick up, this will be the trend through saturday, heavy rains, strong winds. blasting a really good portion of the day, 3:00 heavy rain, lasting several hours at a time. said they could get pummeled. sunday, keep the chance of rain into the picture, lasting into next week. a long string of wet weather days ahead of us wednesday, thursday dry, freddie rain, heavy saturday. wet weather continues into next week. check and your commute. george. >> thank you, accident we just heard about on interstate 580 the dublin interchange it is a little closer to geordie road. ca

side. high in low 50's to mid 50's most location. upper 50's nearest bay over the hills into the inland valley in the east basement upper fwid mid upper 50's monterey bay mildest weather of all high in the 60' 60's. here is our accu-weather 7 day forecast. unsettled weather through the 7 day period. with chance of showers friday and saturday. rain on sunday. dry on monday clouding up again on tuesday. chance of rain again on wednesday and dry on thursday. so this is our typical winter pattern. >> all right. we'll get used to it. >> yes we snil we have no choice. >> that's right. >> coming up next. top runner who hits the wall and a coach with a cruel illness. state championship all at stake. >> this is a cigarette tracker. >> we will show you how the i-phone can help you kick a nasty habit. >> listening time congressman is censored. highest form of punishment short of being is censored. highest form of punishment short of being expelled from congress. s woman: did you bring the camera phone? man: iid. do you wan go first? i've been waiting for th all day. ok, this is from... aunt scey. introducing chase quickdeposit. justhotograph the