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

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

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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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 head

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

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

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, the

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

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

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

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