please help me to wellcome barry sanders. [applause] >> it is an honor and privilege to be here brahmans bookstore it. it is an institution in southern california the oldest and largest. the book "american avatar" derives from years of the king of the issue of how people form their ideas it is a book about ideas but i try to write it in a way from the point* of view of human nature and common sense. what i am asking when i talk about images of america not just why they hate us but you'll find the majority of people have a favorable impression that the question i am asking is how do people come by their ideas? how do they derive any idea? asked about the image of ecuador or finland and they may have some warren nine but it is worth talking about images of america because it is one of the rare concepts that is in the minds and has for over 200 years that makes it a place to where people form their ideas not only today and there is surprising continuity and what is particularly useful is you start off with the and standing at of

among the eye-catching names joining stanford, barry sanders. yes, the son of the all pro detroit running back. sanders opted to enroll over stanford over oklahoma state. he is electric with the football and could have an instant impact on the cardinal. like father, like son. cody whit field whose son played for stanford signed up with the cardinals and davidson. peak ranked as the best offensive tackle in the country and the son of todd pete heads to the farm at stanford where they call it one of the best classes in history. cal has been searching for a quarterback since aaron rogers left. zach klein may be the man. he may be the best prospect as quarterback to come out of the bay area in years. klein already on campus, and he is taking classes in berkeley and learning the playbook. cal lost a bunch of recruits after two coaches left for washington. it feels more like a salvage operation than an out right victory. line backer nicker son and michael bartman will have the defense. triggs may be the prep receiver on the west coast. most people note

among the eye-catching names joining stanford, barry sanders. he son of the all pro detroit running back. sanders opted to enroll over stanford over oklahoma state. he is electric with the football and could have an instant impact on t cardinal. like father, like son. cody whit field whose son played for stanford signed up with the cardinals and davidson. peak ranked as the best offensive tackle in the country and the son of todd pete heads to the farm at stanford where they call it one of the best classes in history. cal has been searching for a quarterback since aaron rogers left. zach klein may be the man. he may be the best prospect as quarterback to come out of the bay area in years. klein already on campus, and he is taking classes in berkeley and learning the playbook. cal lost a bunch of recruits after two coaches left for washington. it feels more like a salvage operation than an out right victory. line backer nicker son and michael bartman will have the defense. triggs may be the prep receiver on the west coast. most people noted tom br

tonight is our great pleasure and honor to present barry sanders who's here to discuss his book, "american avatar: the united states in the global imagination." mr. sanders were born in philadelphia and is a graduate of the university of pennsylvania, and yale law school. in addition to being an adjunct professor of communications studies at ucla, mr. sanders is also a member of the usc center on public diplomacy's advisory board. a member of the council of foreign relations, and a member of the pacific council on international policy. he is also a renowned international lawyer. additionally, mr. sanders has served as the chair of both the california bar association and the los angeles bar association. barry sanders is an important civic leader in los angeles for answers on the council of the board of commissioners of the city of los angeles department of parks and recreation, the board of commissioners of the los angeles memorial coliseum, and the executive commission of the los angeles opera. that praise for this book has been wonderful, including the following from howard berman. in cha

barry sanders junior, his father, of course the legendary running back who retired at age 30.d he'd had enough, watched his son grow up. this young fella from oklahoma city is going to be fun to watch. some say the second best back in the country. >>> the cal recruits, they had their chief recruiters take a job a couple weeks ago, went up to ush wawash, lost some of the -- up to washington, lost some of the recruits. here's the story. they lose a fellow named zach thompson -- shak thompson, 5-star running backing, then i'm go going to go up to washington then they lose another guy. jordan payton. so they lost a lot of guys, and the head coach, tedford, knows it. he's not feeling too good about what happened. those 18 year-olds tweeting that business, and he's out of luck. >> goodnight everybody.

barry sanders, jr., his father a hall of famer. including josh garnett. noor davis., hardy nickerson and michael barton, and freddy tagalos. some of the top recruits headed to the bay area to play college football. that is the sporting life. >> nice to see the local guys. >> nyjer morgan is quite a character. >> thank you. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu, stay with us on www.ktvu.com as we follow the 2012 presidential campaign and all the latest results on our website. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. well, when you own a durango, you'll have tons of power, enough to tow up to 7,400 pounds. so owning a durango means you now have the responsibility to go dirt biking, a.t.v.-ing, motorcycling, boating, jet skiing and show a ford explorer

including one of their top recruits, tailback, barry sanders, son of the detroit lions hall of famer. the cardinal didn't stop there, adding seven offensive linemen, four receivers and three defensive backs. >> it's been a good day for stanford football and the stanford community in general. i think we've got probably one of the best classes in the history of the school. but it's not about the rankings of the stars. it's about the quality of individuals that we just added to our team. >> some of the bay area's top high school talent will stay put as part of cal's program. zach klein graduated early and is already enrolled in classes at cal. so, he can take part in spring ball. joining klein in the ball, freddy tagaloa. due to coaching change, they had a few decommitments. but that's not going to rattle jeff tedford. >> obviously, when the coaching change happened here. you know, people want a relationship with their coach. and people start looking other places. and so on and so forth. there's a couple of guys in the beginning who were committed here but chose other places. i don't thi

there is barry sanders. the prospect of a stanford education and being able to blend without attention was key for sanders. he and this class has a father knows best feel. former cardinal lineman signed with a cardinal. and nick davidson. then, the son of todd pete one of the best phonesive tackles in the country announced his decision today. >> i was impressed and i felt comfortable. you know on campus. i think it's a great opportunity for me to reach my fullest potential. >> and problems may have just been solved with the signing of a star zach klein who has a rocket for an arm and he is enrolled in classes in berkeley. cal could wo have had a top five class. and so we're going to call strong but not spectacular as far as this field is concerned. linebacker michael barton from delasalle gives a top 20 class. there is tony plush, aka threw on his skates. don't let he fool you. and he was like a little kid today practicing with the sharks. >> they'll be out there to stay with the team. and it's unleaveable f

the sexiest name joining barry sanders the son of the detroit lions hall of famer. stanford education and being able to blend in on the stanford campus without all kinds of attention was key for sanders. he would have been in the spot light 24/7 if he had gone to oklahoma state and they really wanted him. this class has a father knows best kind of feel. former cardinal lineman bob whitfield has a son name ad cody going to stanford. then the son of former raider lineman todd pete. andres pete announced his decision today live on ab abc . >> i was impressed by the coaching staff, coach shaw and coach bloomgren and i felt comfortable on campus and it is a great opportunity to reach my fullest potential. >> what about cal? they have had issues at quarterback for years. those problems may be solved with the signing of san ramon valley high star zac klein. as you watch the video of klein, my daughter goes to monta vista.o this guy zac klein killed utah state. he is committed to the bares as a junior and already enrolled in classes in berkeley. cal, would have had a top fi

today stanford officially inked tailback barry sanders.the naution's top recruis and son of detroit lions hall of famer. they didn't stop there, adding seven defensive linemen, four wide receivers and three defensive backs. >> it's been a good day here for stanford football and the stanford community in general. i think we've got probably one of the best classes in the history of the school. but it's not about the rankings or the stars. it's about the quality of individuals that we just added to our team. >> well, some of the bay area's top high school talent will stay part of cal's program. nationally ranked quarterback zach klein graduated early and is enrolled in classes at cal so he can take part in spring ball. joining klein in the fall, offensive tackle, freddy. and a pair of east bay linebackers mike the barden and hardy nicholson jr. due to a coaching chgean, cal had a few decommitments but that's not going to rattle them. >> obviously when the coaching change happened here, you know, people want a relationship with their coach and

and three hours over the top eight offensive line and will be wearing the uniform and barry sanders jrls. host sanders is properly of the stanford cardinals. real land six-foot 705 lbs.. in--this is a top recruit in the country into taking talent palo alto. >>gary: thinking vern glenn. we will see you at 8:00 p.m.. >>> demi moore's youngest daughter besieged. is her mom now embarrassed over the health crisis? >>> plus, one-on-one with trump today, could he endorse mitt or newt? i'm brooke anderson. >>> "the insider" is on. >>> will you be endorsing gingrich or romney? the donald on his gop decision and -- the way that julianne moore is portraying sarah palin. >> i am not your puppet! >> palin's mental breakdown, how real is "game change." >> you happen to be very, very accurate. >> will newt's scenes force him to distance him from sarah? >>> who's now taking aim at demi moore's youngest daughter? inside reports that her mom is embarrassed over leaked details. >>> "soul train" founder don cornelius' shocking suicide.

. >> and barry sanders is in. >> and warren moon, all the time in the world and the lights went out.here is the second half. ♪ uchltd. >> clayton: hours ago i thought we had a synergy. not have clark retired we've been able to replicate. what happened? >> well, i was trying to get back in the game and looking down the field for the horses, used to be a successful organization. >> on behalf of the team i feel like we let you down. >> no, no, no, as the coach. and the coaches talk about he wants to see effort from his players and i was satisfied with that. but you guys, i've seen the effort and that's all that matters. >> never came up. >> i think you're looking at your mvp right there. and ne doubt, you get the mvp award. what does it mean to you? >> my quarterback. my quarterback. >> you couldn't do it without-- >> that's my quarterback. >> that's my receiver, man. >> and how long have you going to carry this with you. >> probably until my second drink. >> which could be any minute. >> about eight minutes, eight minutes. >> zone eight minutes going to black the whole thing out. >> co