. >> a book by john kenneth called the good society, it's a small book, tremendous wisdom for today. i am reading an encyclopedia of conservatism and edited by jeffrey nelson. reading a book called viral spiral on the digital commons bide david, and a recent bestseller which i haven't got around to fully reading, the black swan. >> visit booktv.org to see this and other summer reading lists. >> up next on the 2011 los angeles times festival of books, gayle lemmon, author of a "the dressmaker of khair khan" discusses her book and takessiob booktv viewer phone calls for about half an hour. >> it's my final guest this we afternoon and we're going to move from american history to f foreign policy and talk aboutut her new next best selling book andbe this is the first book for was you.w what's it like to be on the bestseller lists with your first book? >> guest: it's nice to hear people react and people are connecting to it and i'm so incredibly grateful. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challeng

. >> welcome a book by john kenneth galbraith called "the good society." it's a small book but tremendous wisdom for today. i'm reading an encyclopedia of conservatism edited by jeffrey nelson. reading a book called quote code viral spiral," on the digital commons by david come and a recent best-seller which i haven't gotten around to foley reading, "the black swan." visit booktv.org to see this and other reading lists. >>> next on book tv, oscar hijuelos talks about growing upl in new york city in the 1950's as the son of cuban immigrantssh and whose subsequent life as a writer. it's about 45 minutes. to be [applause] >> thank you. we are thrilled to be here todas with oscar hijuelos. those of you who know him a probably know him best from one of his eight novels first for latino writer. he has had many milestones since then, has written the most beautiful fiction and now has written about himself in a nonfiction way. oscar hijuelos, thrilled that you are here. why now? why a memoir now? >> there is a short answer and a long answer. the long answer is in

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. >> well, but i john kenneth golf brave call the good society.t is a small book, tremendous wisdom for today. i am reading an encyclopedia of conservatism edited by jeffrey nelson. i'm reading a book called viral spiral on the digital -- and a recent bestseller which i haven't gotten around to fully reading, the black swan by the same. >> visit booktv.org to see this and other summer reading lists. >> now while working for the oss in washington julia became fast friends with a number of young women that were actually training to be spies and she was green with envy. one of them was a young woman named jane foster. now jane mike julia like chile was from a wealthy conservative west coast family. she was adventurous california girl. but there the similarity ended. jane was widely traveled. she had briefly been married to a dutch diplomat and stationed in job and she spoke several languages including fluent malay. jane was everything that julia felt she was not, wildly sophisticated and alluring, witty and outrageous, bold and daring enough to be tr

the mother and uncle of the 19-year-old kenneth harding contacted john burress to monitor the investigation and possibly file a lawsuit against the city. burress represented the family of oscar grant, shot by a bart police officer in 2009. police here are on the lookout for kenneth harding's brother, a 21-year-old andrel harding wanted for questioning in the deadly beating of a man. >>. >>> in norway, authorities say they overcounted the victims of friday's shooting rampage, saying 68 people were killed not 86. the man who confessed to the attacks enter aid not guilty plea. he says he acted to save europe from muslim immigration. and today and oslo bombing and shooting massacre that followed. he says he not criminally responsible. >> in a closed courtroom, he referred to two other cells of his organization that are out there, working with him. >> he believes he needed to carry out these acts in order to save norway and western europe from among other things muslim take over. >> terror is plain on the faces of the teen who's barricaded themselves in a cabin. mattresses propped against the do

john burris firm will insist on a transparent investigation into kenneth harding's death. the mother described her son on parole for juvenile rape and also called a person of interest in a recent murder case as a god fearing man and churching-goer. >> he was very independent, loving, caring, giving. he loved his family. and loved his mother. >> police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them after a foot chase. no possibility of a civil suit was addressed. seattle police have warned bay area police department that harding's brother, who is believed to be wanted for questioning in a murder, may be in the bay area right now. >>> in other bay area headlines the response time to a house fire could slow to 20 minutes or more. that's if proposed cuts are approved for the east contra costa fire district. that's according to the firefighters union president. the district that covers brentwood, oakley, discovery way, byron and bethel island is $3 million short. potential cuts include cutting its firefighting crew interest 48 to 23 and closing half of the remaining fire

tonight the family of 19-year-old victim kenneth harding has hired well-known civil rights attorney john burris. a news conference is underway in oakland as we speak. burris says the sfpd has made conflicting and shifting claims about the incident and is demanding that police release details of this investigation. initially investigators claimed harding was shot by officers during a gunfight with police on july 16. now investigators say evidence suggests harding shot himself in the head, likely pie accident during the fire-fight. some witnesses claim harding never fired a shot. >>> gruesome new details released in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. we want to warn you, the details are graphic. court documents reveal that stow was disfigured. his tongue was cut, ears and nose slit. the arraignment of marvin norwood on the left and 2-year-old luis sanchez has been postponed while the defense asked for a delay. the two faced charges of assault and mayhem. if convicted they could face more than eight years in prison. sanchez's attorney spoke outside the courtroom. >> he doesn't fit the pr

50 family members of kenneth harding have hired a well-known oakland lawyer, john burress. his law firm held a news conference late this afternoon. they say they're on a mission of truth to seek answers about how harding died. his mother talked to us. >> i'm angry and hurt. i want the truth. i want justice to be done. >> the 19-year-old kenneth harding killed on saturday, july 16th after police said he fired on two officers on third street checking out muni ticket evaders. five days later, police made the surprising announcement after getting results. >> we believe that the wound was self inflicted. >> and police chief gives a theory on how he may have accidentally shot himself. >> apparently the officer shot, hit the suspect in the leg so imagine, if you would an instant hamstring pain pull would cause the person to lurch. the gun lodged behind the cheek. >> we don't trust the police! we don't believe in the police! >> but there are some, harding's family included who believe police could be covering up facts. >> based upon the police department's shifting stories, conflic

john burris of oakland. medical examiner found evidence that shows the fatal shot came from kenneth hagd's own gun.ing from police. investigators say he opened fire on police first and somehow he shot himself in the neck. the bullets were from different caliber handguns. harding's mother says none of it makes any sense and she says he was about to enroll in college. >> he was waiting for the fall semester to start school. he wanted his music career to get up and going. >> four independent investigations are underway. burris is the same attorney hired by the family of oscar grant. he was shot and killed by a bart police officer back in 2009. >> the nation is one week away from a deadline of debt crisis. rival democratic and republican plans have thrust congress into a standoff. president obama made a last ditch call for a compromise last night. house speaker john boehner initiations with the white house have been few till >> reporter: with less than one week until the government hits the credit limit, president obama scolded congress to get their act together. >> we can't allow the american people t

kenneth harding's family will be represented by the firm of oakland attorney john burris. the attorney wants a transparent investigation into harding's death. >> he was very independent. he was very loving, caring, giving. he loved his family. and he loved his mother. >> police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them during a foot chase two weeks ago. harding was on parole for juvenile rape and also called a person of interest in a recent murder. neither burris or the family addressed the possibility of a civil lawsuit. >>> yesterday we got lawrence to do the football dance because the raiders open camp tomorrow. maybe he can give us a little curta call? >> no. [ laughter ] >> temperatures heat up. we have patchy fog not as extensive as it's been. we are going to see more sunshine on the way today. the temperatures below average but very comfortable toward the afternoon. 50s right now. clear interior valleys. this afternoon plenty of sunshine there mid-80s inland, 60s inside the bay, 70s as you as you make your way into the santa clara valley, 50s and 60s pat

john burris. during a press conference today burris said he wants to make sure that there is a transparent investigation into the death of kenneth harding. neither burris for the family addressed the possibility of a civil lawsuit. police say they shot at harding after he opened fire on them during a foot chase. police say officers tried to stop harding because they thought he was trying to get on a muni train without paying. as a response to the incident african-american church leaders gave out free fares. they say people sometimes can't afford the fare and that's how tensions escalate. the free fair was provided by a group called concerned citizens committee. they plan to hand out transfers tomorrow and hope to get funding to continue the service. >>> next, a break on air fare, but who is really reaping the rewards. and here is a hint. not you. >>> then, lowering precipitation costs, the top hanseling drugs that are about to get much cheaper. >>> from the cbs eye weather center good evening everyone. we could see some rain back into the bay area forecast. okay. yes, rain. and i will pinpoint that day as "eyewitness news" conti

kenneth harding, junior fired first. late today police say gunshot residue found on harding's right happened backs up their claim he was armed. still that protest went on. abc7's john alston was there and he joins us now live. >> carolyn, things have calmed down. there were 35 arrests. a san francisco motorcycle officer was hurt when demonstrators tried to knock him off his bike. it was a tense showdown until just before 10:00 tonight. protesters tangled with police on powell street near market. >> if you fail to return to the sidewalks, you are subject to arrest. >> when officers in riot gear corraled them to the sidewalk, the demonstrators sat down. that's when police started making arrests, about three dozen by sun down. >> we supported these folks along the way to exercise first amendment rights. we reached a point where the crowd was getting bull sister russ and we -- boulsterous and we asked them to get out of the street jie. they stopped at the station on vaw 11 see yaw street hurling a flare, a smoke bomb, paint and a hammer at officers. no one was hurt. the march started around 6:00 p.m. at dolores park and moved to the castro where people in the crowd van

they say this self-inflicted by kenneth parting of the family has ordered a prominent bay area civil-rights firm. dan kerman. >> catherine, we're outside the offices of john burress and adnonte is representing the family and the family wants answers. the story of the police department has changed several times. first that harding had shot himself and then it was a shot that was from the police. they want every piece of evidence shared so they can come to their independent conclusion of what happened. >> i am angry. i am the truth and i want justice. >> when you have a situation where this is videotape and many witnesses that come about and say that this happened in a particular way. this police department claimed that it happened in another way. as the days go on and more investigation takes place the store is continuously shift so what we and our explanations/excuses built on a foundation of shifting sand. that is nothing that you can build any type of trust or credibility with in situations as critical as it this. >>reporter: several tiers with the mother of parting. tears shed debt-members of the community. there--tears shed. they want the facts, and t

the family of kenneth harding, the man who was killed by police, say they don't believe the story they are being told. they were at office of johne say he died at first by officers. but then the medical examiner said he probably died on his own because the gun he had did not -- because the gun who -- the gun that killed him did not belong to officers. >>> arnold schwarzenegger is tweeting encouraging news about his 13 idea son, christopher. he was injured in a body boarding accident and suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung. he also thanked people for their support and prayers. >>> the exnim -- the next time you apply for a job don't be surprised if you have to agree to divulging how you spend your time and your hobbies if you make them public, that that is not invading your privacy. that means fake, twitter and other social networks are something they can look at. >>> 7:53. keep an eye on netflix' stock today. it's down more than 8%. after yesterday's closing bell, the los gatos earning company reported earnth of $68 million. that's up 57% from the same time last year. netflix warns it expects survivor growth to slow down.