they don't come primarily from bel air, bel air california for the upper east side of new york. from where i come from, so i understand that. >> michael moore, was it tough to write this book because of the personal? >> was very hard. i put off for a long time to read i've been wanting to write this book for probably a couple of decades and then i started writing it down a couple of years ago, and i spent a lot of time on this book and i spent many nights i would be sitting on the chair the computer and i would be laughing one minute and the next i would break down and start crying. when you read this you will see some of the things i've been through but it was very conferred in that way. personally i am proudest of this of anything i've written and i set out with that in mind even though these are non-fiction stories i said the nuns in my head said i must treat this as literature, and i'm going to reach deep into all i've been given from my parents and from the life i've lived to tell the stories. >> so, what would your editors say about working with you? >> what would my edito

and i went driving when i was in los angeles in bel air because i thought nobody would notice and itm sorry. maybe i should have just worn the elton hat. so, i just remember, i was driving and i was so excited because i ran away from my security guards and i went to thth strip mall in bel air, i thought, no one saw me and then my manager called me the next day and he was like, you had a fabulous performance at the grammys and then you're driving a plateless car with no license looking like a grandma. i was so -- i'm like, it's amazing! it's so fabulous. he was not happy. >> jimmy: he was not amused? >> very angry. >> jimmy: got to be a little weird, because you're this big star and you, all these people work for you, but still, you've got people that say, you can't do this, you can't do that. and you kind of have to listen to them, right? >> well, i think perhaps the reason we're all here is because i'm not very good at listening, am i? >> jimmy: yeah, maybe so. [ applause ] i know that -- you are nominated, your hbo special, which is terrific, by the way, is nominated for five emmy

lived near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant but when radiation began pouring out, they fled and the bel to deep depression. but when he returned to his passion, playing the trumpet, his days grew brighter. ♪ ♪ >> 15-year-old yoshita livers in tokyo with his parents and two younger brothers. thwhe fil lers to make music. he plays trumpet. but ever since march 1 17b8g, he looked upon the tmp a more than just a musical instrument. it was on march 11th that the earthquake and tsunami destroyed chf japan's northeastern coast. his hetn d fukushima prefecture was among the devastated community. on the following day, he heard about the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. he lives less than 15 kilometers away. his parents decided to get out right away. nothamy les in an evacuation apartment in tokyo. >> translator: i sawotof armored cars coming into my town, carrying people in white nuclear suites. >> they had all pas masks on. i thought something big happened. >> translator: i broke into tears atomt. i thought, i might not be able to go back there ever again. >> the stress of the m

bel air, rio vista and shore acres school in pay point. the federal government requires the added instruction time for the district to get $9 million in education reform grants. the next two years. some california cities like san francisco banned plastic grocery bags but many students around the state learn from textbooks that praise their use. california watch reports the american chemistry association lobbied the state education officials to rewrite textbooks to include positive messages. one addition reads "plastic shopping bags are very convenient to use. they take less energy to manufacturer than paper bag, cost less to transport and can be reuse." the american chemistry association recommend the plastic bag makers. environmental group long argue that plastic bags kill wildfire, release harmful chemicals and take up to 1,000 years tody compose in land fills. we'll have a detailed look at the california watch investigation tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. >>> this afternoon, a richmond man will make his first court appearance after being

. >> nato continues to support the bels. nato says gaddafi's men are a threat to the civilian population. >> commission will continue in full compliance with the united nations mandate for as long as it is needed. it looks as if we are nearly there, they are not there yet. >> gaddafi has still not yet been cited. many libyans are angry that members of this family were able to flee the country. his wife, a daughter, and two sons have made across the border to algeria. >> we will consider that as an aggression act. >> many libyans were preparing for the feast marking the end of ramadan. there were crowds outside as people tried to withdraw cash. for many, it will be yet another reason to celebrate. >> with the rebel forces, increasing the preure on the loyalists, we asked our correspondent what the chances are that we will see a surrender. >> before that, the deputy prime minister has just said that the transitional government has a very good idea of the whereabouts of colonel gaddafi. they're confident that they will capture.

bel air, rio vista and shore acres school in pay point. the federal government requires the added instruction time for the district to get $9 million in education reform grants. the next two years. some california cities like san francisco banned plastic grocery bags but many students around the state learn from textbooks that praise their use. california watch reports the american chemistry association lobbied the state education officials to rewrite textbooks to include positive messages. one addition reads "plastic shopping bags are very convenient to use. they take less energy to manufacturer than paper bag, cost less to transport and can be reuse." the american chemistry association recommend the plastic bag makers. environmental group long argue that plastic bags kill wildfire, release harmful chemicals and take up to 1,000 years tody compose in land fills. we'll have a detailed look at the california watch investigation tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. >>> this afternoon, a richmond man will make his first court appearance after being

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. >>> applause and the sigh of relief greeting a closing ball bel on wall street, taking investors for a wild 400 point swing. dow jones opened up 168 points, but then, fear took over and a huge drop at one point, dow dropped 237 points below yesterday's close. that topsy turfy ride continued all day long. and when i was said and done, the market ended with mixed results. the dow jones finished at 114456789 nasdaq closed down 24 points. s and p closed down a fraction and common investor took a hit this week. >> there goes by 401(k). >> and over the last two weeks, the average 401(k) lost nearly $12,000. experts encourage investors not to panic. the report was encouraging. department of labor says 117,000 jobs were added in july. slightly easing the rate down from 9.2 to 9.1% nationwide. and president barack obama used a positive job number to urge congress to do more to

a representative from camp bels bell's told us they denied the allegations in the case and labels were accurate and in compliance with the law. we settled the case to avoid the expense and inconvenience associated with litigation. they agreed to a new process for labeling and advertising claims in california to avoid inconsistent comparisons between the two varieties of soup. >> the funds will go to the consumer protection division to cover legal costs and pursue other cases. >>> facebook has a new reason to brag this morning. google says the social network has had a trillion views in june and 870 million visitors. june is most recent month that data is available. they reached 47 of all web surfers. web experts say the real numbers are likely to be in even higher. all right. time to take a look at the weather forecast. >> we have clouds, a little bit of drizzle. get ready for it this morning. we'll have flight arrival delays to sfo later this morning. by the afternoon hours, i think we'll see sunshine quicker today. warmer weather on the way as the clouds aren't as thick as they were y

diablo teachers union will vote on a deal with the district to lengthen the school day by one hour at bel air, rio vista and shore acres school in bay point. the federal government requires the added instruction time for the district to get $9 million in education reform grants the next two years. >> starting today, visit to the oakland zoo will mean more money for conservation efforts and visitors will help choose recipients. under the program, every visitor will be given a token, voting token representing a 25-cent donation to conservation. the token can be taken to the flamingo plaza and used to vote for specific projects including one in uganda to help protect chimpanzees. >>> 5:07 now. let's talk about the weather. which animals do you think will be happier today, penguin or flamingos? >> tigers. athletics. how about that? >> sure. whatever works for you guys. we'll have weather for everybody in the forecast as we have a little bit of a roller coaster from much cooler weather, kind of damp. even drizzle the next couple of mornings. from sunshine. possibly warmer than average weather

they don't calm primarily from bel air california or you know the upper east side of new york. they come from where i come from so i understand that. >> michael moore was a tough to write this book? >> yeah. it is very hard. i've been wanting to write this book for probably a couple of decades and then i started, i really started writing it down a couple of years ago. i spend a lot of time on this book, and i would spend many nights -- i would be sitting in the chair of the computer and i would be laughing one minute at my -- and the next minute i would break down and start crying because you know, when you read this you will see some of the things i've been through. but it was very cathartic in that way. i mean it was really powerful. i mean, personally i am the proudest of this of anything i've written. and i set out with that in mind. even though these are not fiction stories, i said you know, the nunn in my head said, this is literature. .. >> a lot of times authors have to drag them out of the barn, but with me, they've got to try to cool my jets because i want to get out

. >> turns 0 but the eight people accused of stealing from the southern california city of bel: may also have stolen money from you. the state department of parks and recreation says bell owes the agency nearly $500,000. your tax money helped fund that: department. the state says the money is owed because of irregularities in how bell spent grant money awarding ontracts without anycc1: ompetitive bidding andcc1: approving contracts even though there were conflicts of interest. eight former bell officials are various1: ial oncc charges. >> world markets continue to their firstcc1: chance to react to standard & downgrade theon to cc1: u.s. rating. timothy geithner spoke expressing his anger. >> i think s&p's shown really terrible judgment and they handled themselves poorly and of n a stunning lackcc1: knowledge about basic u.s. fiscal budget math. i think they drew exactly the wrong conclusion. >> strong words. for a look at how the markets are reacting we turn to "today in the bay's" courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. >> good morning. futures are down now, it's about 80 minu

approving an agreement with the district that would allow for longer school days at three campuses, bel-air, rio vista and shore acres elementary schools in bay point won special grants from the federal government. the agreement allows the district to continue to receive $9 million in funding over the next two years. the students at those schools will receive an extra hour of instruction every day, a requirement to receive the grant. >>> new tonight at 6:00, students at san jose state head back to school on wednesday. they've already paid tuition. that's 12% higher than last year. and now they're getting hit again. the university is asking for another 300 bucks due in one month. nbc bay area's marion fabro joins us live at san jose state with the very latest tonight. mary ann? >> reporter: most students are on a really tough budget. when they learned they had to shell out $300 more for tuition, they were stunned. now they're worried if they don't come up with the money, they'll lose the classes they need to graduate. when chris martinez logged on to her san jose state account to check on fi

hollywood you know his work as a writer and producer of programs including in living color, fresh prince of bel air, the jamie foxx show and an animated comedy, the pgas with eddie murphy but don't presume he has been boxed into black hollywood. he has produced episodes of the office and appears regularly on the daily show. you also may have seen him in our love you, man and denver schmucks. his book, i would rather have casinos -- >> rather we got casinos. >> what? we got casinos. we printed it wrong here. which is even better. offers an insider's view of the fate of blacks in racist america. finally if there's anyone in america who should be considered the curator, even the conservative of african-american literacy and humor it is mel watkins. [applause] he served as a writer and editor for the sunday book review from 64-85. he is the critic, commentator and champion of black art and culture from lincoln parish to richard pryor to chris rock. stemming from his 1979 receipt of the police up patterson's scholarship, mel watkins in 1994 compiled research on a social history of african-american,

bels claimed to have recaptured a key oil terminal. and say the road to the capital will be under their control within days. rebel leaders are stepping up now to govern the country. >>> we turn, now, to a scandal that could derail one of the top skiers hoping to represent the u.s. in the upcoming winter olympics. he apparently had a few too many drinks before a cross-country flight. 18-year-old robert sandy vietze is one of the country's elite skiers, a member of the u.s. ski team. but he may have lost any chance of representing the united states in the next winter olympics. on a redeye flight from portland, oregon, to new york on he got up to use the bathroom. but instead of relieving himself in the toilet, he instead urinated on an 11-year-old girl. she was traveling with her sister and cancer-stricken father who had left her momentarily when the unwanted shower landed on the young girl's leg. he had consumed at least eight alcoholic beverages before boarding the flight. and according to law enforcement sources he said, quote, i was

aefplt bel, thank you for joining us today. jon: i hope he's right about that! jenna: where's the doorway? we've got all these lights overhead. jon: people were scared at that one yesterday at 5.8. >>> libyan rebels putting a bounty on moammar qaddafi's head, they want him dead or alive and foreign journalists, one of our own producers, just released from the rixos hotel. we'll talk to tadek markowski about that. jenna: and watching a fire in california, fire balls could explode in a matter of moments. jon: a fox news alert and we're just getting word that a rocket bound for the international space station containing tons of supplies has failed, it was launched by the russians. rick foal pwaupb has the latest. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with an official from nasa and here's what i can tell you this, is called the progress 44 supply ship, it was not a manned craft and launched from kazakhstan, and minutes after launch, houston received reports of an abnormal situation during the third and final stage. this is a videotape of some of the prepare leading

investigators say 47-year-old russell armstrong was found dead in his bel-air home last night.oroner says he didn't leave a note. he and housewife taylor armstrong were in the midst of a divorce. celebrity gossip websites have been reporting detailed allegations of abuse made against him in that divorce case. >>> and this from the world of baseball. a texas rangers fan who died while trying to catch a ball will be honored with a statue. 39-year-old firefighter shannon stone fell to his death at a game just last month. his six-year-old son cooper was there, saw it all happen. the rangers say they're going to put up a bronze statue that will show stone and his son attending a game. the team says the statue should be in place outside the home plate gate of rangers ballpark just in time for the 2012 season. >>> desperate search still under way in missouri for the body of this little girl. a three-year-old who was allegedly strangled with a trash bag. now, the man who confessed in a police affidavit to the murder, this guy right here, has told authorities where he dumped her body. s

>> as we hear the loclosing bel and we talk about the markets, it's also significant here to point outnews here today in termses of the layoffs. i now the numbers i was reading today. they're cutting 3,500 jobs and that's on top of the 25 pur,500 cuts already this year. >> exactly. it makes many market watchers maybe wonder, you know, with all the volatility we're seeing in the markets and we see huge job cuts in the final sector, it's like having a flashback to 2008. there is a big difference president the stock losses with esaw in 2008, the dow fell as much as 7% some days. now the falls are a little less. we're seeing the dow fall a little less, 3% to 4% today. it's 1.5%. bahhing in 2008, we were worried about the banks going bankrupt now companies and banks are sitting on piles of cash. you really can't compare this to 2008. brooke? soo. >> the big difference, too, that mess in 2008 was economic. and this time, political. alison kosik, thank you very much. have a wonderful weekend to you. and now watch this. >> it was the year of grunge, black lipstick and the murders of three boy

to the greater wave of thinking about what to expect of this budding culture of change in the region bel region? guest: there are obvious questions to ask and i do not think the united states government is asking them enough. people change their roots before they go from home to the office. it is hard for government to get a full grasp on this kind of transformation that began years ago. looking at the various players in the uprisings, downgrading some of the characters in the book with 10,000 today, or whatever. trying to cover both subjects in the uprisings, as well as the broader movement behind the change. host: you share personal stories as well. how important was it to you to have those personal stories as a part of the narrative about what is happening? guest: it is important in creating a sense of who these people are and why they are getting involved. there are not a lot of public polls in these countries. the best thing to do is to see the widest varieties of people that you can meet. some of these stories are so remarkable, i wanted to be able to offer proof and show stories o

-- ir: i would host: bel would believe so. host: charlie writes in -- let's go to flint, michigan. maurice on the democrats' line. caller: good morning, how are you? it is amazing how people get on tv and start talking and tried to trash the media. we cannot afford to stick to ignorance. when katrina came, people complain, complain. if they tell you to get out, get out. only god knows how strong it is going to be. people who comply afterwards, i have no sympathy for them. host: another comement on twitter. looking at another comment -- looking at a couple other items in the news, former secretary of state colin powell dismissed as cheap shots the charges will let him and others in former vice president dick cheney's now memoir. these were comments that mr. powell made on cps's "face the nation." "it is a new chapter in the story of men who have markedly different styles." florida republican senator -- tea partyers and establishment like what they see in him, but he is pushing off talk of being a vice-presidential candidate. "do not come here expecting optimism. at a time is 13%, fo

you and i know her as her role of the leading lady on the fresh prince of bel-air to.nd her husband, actor, producer, have worked together on numerous projects that help others learn about the entertainment. including [inaudible] lies and a gentleman, please join me in welcoming the very talented [inaudible] [applause] >> wow. i am so glad to see the power that sits in this room. you all recognize the power and let's keep the movement going. there are principles associated with dr. king, and they echo with his daily walk through life and the legacy that he has left. the tenants of love, democracy, justice, and health. first, we will hear from a close friend of the late lauretta scott king of learned from dr. king while he wasred box pri -- while he was speaking on love. a teenager when dr. king died has taken the problems of democracy to heart. the co-founder of the first vice-president, ambassador constance marella. connie introduced legislation in 1996. to establish the memorial. after two years of intense work, they were successful in their efforts in the bill was s

neighborhood has been removed from the latino majority district and placed in a district with beverly hills, bel-airother. if a congressman receives a call from a salvador immigrant living near mcarthur park or a donor from beverly hills, who gets the call returned? that's what this commission is proposing. there's also a large salvador population in the san henando valley and hope the district that gets restored in 2011 that was drawn in 1991 and taken away from the latino community in 2001 will be able to provide a void the community has in the valley, and we know in maryland, virginia, washington, d.c. area, the second largest concentration of central americans in the country, the kind of work being done there that we're able to reconfigure the districts. we are incredibly diverse, it's our richness, and many of the subnational groups in our community want to be able ensure they have a voice in the process. >> so i'm just going to go back to one point because we are ready to wrap up, and you made the point we're not a single issue voting block that it goes well beyond immigration and issues of op

known as the role of the leading lady and will smith's loveable aunt vivian on "the fresh prince of bel-airshe and her husband, actor, producer, director, tim reid, have worked together on numerous projects that helped others learn about the entertainment industry both in front of and behind the camera, including her own syndicated talk show from their very own production studio in nearby virginia. i could go on but my time is up. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the very talented, lovely and equally just nice daphne reid. >> you all recognize your power. let's keep the movement going. now, there are principles closely associated with dr. king and they echo through his speeches in his daily walk through life and in the legacy that he left. now, there are -- there's love, democracy, justice and hope and today we will hear from four people for whom dr. king's memories still resonates with a forceful power. now, first, we will hear from a close friend of the late coretta scott king who learned from dr. king while she was an organizer for the will speak on love. the honorable e