arthur davis was not all that close. he did not have the ready access for the punch in washington that a general would have with the pentagon. that weekend the state department because ambassador davis could throw the weight around in washington a four-star general running the southern command based in panama could. >> one last thing. of the presson efforts. they were even more of said he couldn't control his daughter. susan, new first lady who had become one of the obligations most boisterous backers. embassy and to the banged on pots and pans. she often promoted the anti-noriega cause. >> it is true. lot. is a susan davis was a woman who was very emotionally involved in the opposition cause. >> who is the opposition? civic crusade. the businessman who were against noriega. who really started the strong demonstrations in june of 1987. went the family when he underground. the family lived with the davis is in the residence. gabrielle lewis, the leader of the political opposition used to be the ambassador to washington du

>> arthur davis is the ambassador to panama during this crisis. a very kind-hearted man. a man who cared a great deal about human rights and the man who is very emotional in his support for the opposition in panama and in his -- and in his opposition to general noriega. >> this is in the same chapter as we talked about in chapter 17? the embassy section wants to keep the ambassador out of the public limelight, inarticulate shoot from the hip approach for diplomatic matters. >> i took some strain to get my interviews with ambassador davis, simply because the press section of the embassy. ambassador davis is not a trained diplomat. he's not a person who talks in diplomatic niceties. he was a supermarket developer from colorado whose main claim to the reagan administration was the fact that he was the friend of joseph and coors in colorado. and he was very effective at times as an ambassador but beca i think that i -- i think i -- i already had it in junior high school and high school. i just so much enjoyed writing about things that i saw. >> where did you grow up? >> i gre

davis professor will spring for a pitcher of beer. the cabbage white species is one of the first to emerge in late winter in sacramento and solano counties. arthur shapiro who works in the department of evolution and ecology is hosting the 42nd annual beer for a butterfly contest to bring attention to the insect. the first person to collect a live cabbage white in 2015 and bring it to shapiro gets some brew. i will get my net. >> somewhere else on the planet somebody gets a beer. >>> this was a great day outside. little bit chilly to go return holiday shopping. >> let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. seen any butterflies up there? >> no, but we have something we need to do now. get a free beer. if you're going to be out and about, grab the jacket. the sun has set, the winds are picking up. you see the flags over my shoulder. it's bringing a wind out of the north-northeast. that will bring cool temperatures. live doppler 7 hd is nothing but clear skies, quiet. we will take you live outside the east bay hills camera. this is just a beautiful shot. the golden gate bridge, alcatraz in the foreground, just really nice sunset colors capping of