c. stern region e-- enough cspan. people could come on and discuss in a way that is not highly emotional, and part of the problem is that with a 24-7 news cycle, people have to scream loudly and make a case in an exaggerated way to be noticed. in one with the 24 hour news cycle is great. in other ways it brings all hospital environment. >> there is talk about how right wing cable caused this. what is your take? >> i think it was a lunatic who got hold of a weapon who created a terrible act and caused a lot of suffering. my view is we ought to focus on the victims and pay attention to their recovery. >> what do you think about the attitude over the country? >> it is the 24-7 news cycle created a lot of noise and gave people the opportunity to scream. i did not know what you do about it except that sober people need to tune out and focus on reality. >> i am going to turn it over for a question for the rest of the hour. the other thing i want to talk about is your constant reference to prayer and religious and god. was t

. >>> a judge has dismissed c harges against howard k. stern and anna nicole smith's psychiatrist. steve cooley, says the decision made by the judge diminishes the huge problem of prescription medication abuse. and he says this denigrates the efforts by the state department of justice and the state medical board. >>> it looks like the fog is not going away any time soon but the sun is melting it away. bay area bridges were quite foggy this morning. it could be a few days before the wind blows the fog away, especially in the central v alley. >>> let's check in now with our meteorologist, mark tamayo for more on the fog. >>> that fog still stubborn across parts of the bay area, really having a big impact on our temperatures. a look outside. we can show you first in san francisco, we actually have fare skies. a bit of a breeze. that breeze is impart -- is importing some of that fog. right now, san francisco, 46 degrees. but a completely different picture of walnut creek, right around 40 degrees with still some dense overcast. right now on the maps you can see the coverage and the exte

c it the worse, e coming up. ng >>> a california judge dropped a drug conviction charge against anna nicole smith's former boyfriend and psychiatrist. howard k. stern was in a los angeles courtroom to be sentenced today. however, the judge dropped the drug conviction charge saying stern never intended to defraud when he used his name to get prescriptions for smith. the judge made the same rule for smith's psychiatrist, saying she was acting out of concern for smith and reduced her remaining conviction to misdemeanor. stern said the last several years have not been easy. >> it's been a living hell. i couldn't even put it in words. you know, from the dayana pa an passed away. >> the los angeles district attorney says his officil wl appeal the judge's ruling. >>> day three in court for con ratd murray who was present at the death of michael jackson. the preliminary trial is under way to see if there's enough evidence to hold murray responsible for jackson's death. today a paramedic testified when he responded to the 911 call the scene there, quote, didn't add up. the paramedic said he found a gaunt man on the bed with an iv stand and dr. conrad murray