betsy gephardt. cbs 5. >>> oakland's top cop is singing the praises of his officers.ecent concerns about low morale on the police force. this in the wake of office layoffs and a recent bid by batts to take over as san jose's police chief. but chief batts says his officers are doing great work. >> through all these things that we have dealt with, this is a good organization and a lot of good people working here. the reality is that you guys don't report is crime is down in the city of oakland. >> batts says morale was low on the force when he first took over the opd in the spring of 2009. >>> you may have one hidden in your wallet. how one bay area man found out the hard way why it's so important to use your old credit cards even if you don't need to. >> then, he thought he was going to die. a snowboarder buried in several feet of snow. the call that came right in the nick of time. >>> it's already the talk of the town. the extremely warm weather moving in towards the bay area. the day we'll see the near and record warmth as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs

thanks, betsy. [applause] >> i read the title and it said, i'm going to talk about the repeal of obamacare, and i want you to know what i say that i'm not talking about repeating a component of it. nor am i talking repeating the most egregious aspects of the. i'm not talking about minimizing some of the task or the scope of this. i'm talking about ripping the entire malignant tumor out by the roots before it metastasizes and swallows of our liberty. all of it. [applause] >> betsy wants to put this through the shredder and turn into about a 40 page bill or something like that. >> come to my website for a 20 page bill, and honest bill. >> what i want to do is i want to have us back to nancy pelosi and harry reid and barack obama and say shredded, put it back in the tree. so how do we get rid of it? and take quickly you through the strategy that has unfolded. and i mentioned at the opening, i spent 18 months fighting obamacare and there's something surreal personal in that to me. the first 18 months wa

. >> hello, my name is betsy sagara. i'm a fifth grade parent at buena vista. i drafted a letter that was signed by 45 parents in one day about this supposed k.a. continuation versus merger with horseman. i amended by application to the district to attend this buena vista horseman model that the district described based on the meetings with veronica chavez and now we were told recently by hydra who attended a meeting that it is not really a continuation. it is a merger. it is a marriage. while the marriage, we didn't know until we got to the altar and we have made our decision and we didn't know who we were marrying and i find it really, really disdain -- that the communication could have been this bad. we at this meeting that hydra attended, a majority of the parents there suddenly became aware that oh, well, we're going to delay it. we're going to save 22 general ed seats for horseman. and which meant basically we're not continuing your emersion for three for years and that this isn't really a continuation of buena vista. a k.a. in the mission, which was how

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> st. mearls gales had the best college team in the bay area and the best video anywhere. mike shumann checked it out in gales gone wild. ♪ ♪ >> st. mary's is a small catholic college tucked away in the hills of moraga. in 2010. men's basketball team put them on the map and now.... ♪ ♪ >> we made the shirts and did the video. it was the game plan for it. ♪ >> i came up with the chorus at a library in study hall. i went home and popped up in microphone and recorded it and that was it. ♪ ♪ >> the administration and kind every one around was shocked by, how did they do this? i think the school hatched it into the project when the whole team supporting it. it shows how cool of a coach randy bennett is. >> i think the video caught all the local points at st. mary's college, it brings back good memories. >> i didn't expect 35,000 views in a week. ♪ ♪ >> try to get it expand more. we wanted gonzaga fans to.... >> w

thanks betsy. [applause] i read the title and it said i am going to talk about the repeal of obamacare. i am not talking about repealing a component of it or minimizing the scope of its. i am talking about ripping the entire malignant tumor out of the routes before its swallows up our liberty. all of it. [applause] betsy wants to put this in the shredder and turn this into a 40-page bill. >> 20 pages. go to my website, 20 pages an honest bill. >> i want to hand this back and say shred it and put it back in the street. [laughter] [applause] how do we get rid of it? i will quickly take you to the strategy that has unfolded. i mentioned it at the opening. i spent 18 months fighting obamacare. the first 18 months was seeking to kill the bill. a part of the process was calling for press conferences at the capitol building when tens of thousands of people came from every state in america to surround the capital and make it hard for anyone to get in or out. the rules committee could not function writing t

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.emale announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >> mike: the sharks hosting the rangers for the first time since 2008, and only the second time they faced each other in the past two years. yet there's no love lost. absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder. check out the hit. the sharks deliver the first blow. the shot deflected. finds its way in the net. 1-0. in the second, game tied. fowler to beat neimi. later in the period, mitchell, on goal. redirected by eager. game tied at 2. goes to a shootout and for the second straight game the sharks would lose. the game-winner. rangers win it 3-2. >>> switch gores. a little cactus league action. the season opennary -- opener a couple weeks away. my new favorite brian wilson fan. fear the baby beard. two-run homer puts the g-men up. then in the sixth, pat burrell showing up at the long ball party. bottom ninth. two outs, game tied at 7. gary brown, the hero for the day. the outfield prospect, singles to right. and the sc

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.emale announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up.

. >> reporter: at betsy summer house antiques one of the businesses hard hit the owner said she is slowlyetting back on her feet but is keeping it in prospect speckive. >> we are surviving, it's not japan. it's just a lot of mopping. >> reporter: the flooding also hit the structure, both the fire and police departments were flooded and all of this carpet had to be pulled out from inside of city hall, it all needs to be replaced. i'm mark sayer, cbs5. >> in san pablo frustrated homeowners talking about this big landslide. the city said its working with state and federal agencies to get emergency funding for repairs. the ground first started giving way on thursday and damaged six homes in hillcrest road. three are yellow tagged tonight, one said it's a race against time to save her home. >> engineers could be taking -- done now, not months or weeks, has to be done now. no one has the funds to do it. >> so the answers were vague but at this point we don't know the answers. >> the city said its testing the stability of that hillside. little to early to say what kind of repairs can be made in

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> less arrested three high school students for separate gun incidents at the school. one involved a handgun that was fired in a bathroom in a portable building. the bullet tore through the wall and could have hit anyone on other side. 2* looks like they fired the gun by accident. later a third student was removed from class after police received an anonymous tip he was carrying a gun. in addition to criminal charges all three students could be expelled. there have been gun-related arrests and incidents at berkeley high school every month this year. >>> barry bonds' former trainer is back in jail after refusing to testify at bonds' federal perjury trial. they found greg anderson in contempt and ordered him to stay in jail until the trial is over in about four weeks. bonds is accused of lying to a grand jury telling them he never knowingly

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.ell, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> we're back with the scesase cesar chavez family. tell us briefly about the golf tournament. >> the golf tournament is really to establish -- help establish our scholarship fund. and we have established two programs this year. one is a tutoring and mentoring program. the other is a scholarship program. so the proceeds of all of our events are going towards funding those two programs. so the tournament starts on -- at noon on the 31st after our breakfast. and we will golf and we will have a banquet afterwards. the centuries golf course has rolled out the red carpet for us. they'll be treating the golfers like royalty. and we're looking for a really good time. we have only a couple of spots left. so if anybody has any foursomes out there that wanted to join, just give us a call and we'll try and fit you in. >> again, that's for scholarships and it's all for a good cause. and the march. you want to go thr

betsy crapps is the main mom of the mom prom.thers to wear their frocks. sometimes ebay treasures, for the ultimate retro girls night out. >> we spend our lives taking care of our families. this is the one night we don't have responsibilities. and we can have fun. >> reporter: it brings out the inner girl in you. every girl likes to play dressup. >> i know we're not the only women who think this is hilarious. it really is just fun. >> reporter: it turns out this year, the mom prom is going national. 13 more are in the works for this spring. and i have to admit, looking at the rack of taffeta splendor, i got excited. oh, my gosh. someone thought this was a good idea. >> 21 years ago, my senior home ec project. >> reporter: there's an even greater driving force behind the tackiness and tiaras, charity. you've been choosing different charities along the way. >> it puts more emphasis the importance of helping people. >> reporter: this year, proceeds from the michigan mom prom went to our hope held secure. it looks like butter cream.

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] ♪ let's see you fly now! [ laughs ] look, more frequent flyer red tape. not on my watch. let that family fly! [ tires screech ] i just wanted to use miles to take my family on vacation, but -- let me guess -- restrictions through the roof. that's right. not anymore. rapid rewards has your back. [ male announcer ] join rapid rewards and enjoy unlimited reward seats, no blackout dates, and no red tape. ♪ >>> in tonight's health watch sex kills. well, sort of. if it's been a while since you exert

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.l, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> you're watching cbs5 "eyewitness news" in high definition. >>> the water in one neighborhood is so bad, tonight, officials are warning people don't drink it. >> my skin is killing me, and my palms of my hands. >> it's a cbs5 exclusive. >> i'm very upset about it. >> a drug that pregnant women take costs $20, why it is suddenly going to cost 1500. >>> they say hockey is a tough sport, but not usually like this. a bay area team is accused of throwing a game. the coaches have been suspended and rivals are making violent threats, see the video of the game that started this drama. good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm ken bass teed a. >> it's not a warning you expect to get living here in the bay area. >> families in one neighborhood are being told that their water is not safe to drink. this after a cbs5 investigation revealed what's in it. robert liles is in hayward where the city and county are now stepping

the same challenge for us. >> betsy, we don't want to ignore you. you have the probably terrible job of having to coordinate a high visibility case. talk about that a bit. >> from an administrator's perspective, we know the high-profile, when they call up on the phone out of the blue and start asking questions about this case we've never heard of. for us, we are processing cases we don't really pay attention and all this and we get inundated with phone calls, start having people asking our staff posters of questions that we start getting questions about, are we going to have a seat in the courtroom? is there any more in the pressroom? are there things we can do to prepare for this they are? and one of the things you have to take into account is making sure we are treating all of these journalists fairly and equally in making sure everybody will have access with technology, whether it's new or old, has made that a thousand times easier from a court administrator. >> it's funny. i've been at the judiciary for 20 years. the first 10 years since the dis

thanks betsy. [applause] i read the title and it said i am going to talk about the repeal of obamacare. i am not talking about repealing a component of it or minimizing the scope of its. i am talking about ripping the entire malignant tumor out of the routes before its swallows up our liberty. all of it. [applause] betsy wants to put this in the shredder and turn this into a 40-page bill. >> 20 pages. go to my website, 20 pages an honest bill. >> i want to hand this back and say shred it and put it back in the street. [laughter] [applause] how do we get rid of it? i will quickly take you to the strategy that has unfolded. i mentioned it at the opening. i spent 18 months fighting obamacare. the first 18 months was seeking to kill the bill. a part of the process was calling for press conferences at the capitol building when tens of thousands of people came from every state in america to surround the capital and make it hard for anyone to get in or out. the rules committee could not function writing t

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.nouncer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >> janelle: here are the winning numbers of the $312 million mega millions draw. mega number 4. somebody actually won. one sold in albany. maybe you got a piece of it. i got none of it. oh, well. >>> new production from the creative folks at circus de soleil has hit the bay area, kadam hits the bay area and it redefines the circus. ♪ >> reporter: by their flashy and glittering costumes since circus de soleil first visited san francisco in 1988. >> it's a show created in 1996 now revisited. out of big top and arenas like hp pavilion and it bodies the uniqueness. >> it's not just about technical skills but in the character and being able to perform on stage. so on circus de soleil we learn all kinds of crazy stuff. >> reporter: olga knew she wanted to be circus following in her father's footsteps. ♪ >> it's dedication. you really have to be focused. you have to train. you have to train everyday. >> she married one of the company

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.ouncer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. wow, you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin program. i just wish it and it happens. it's probably those fiber one bars you're eating. i know they help me stick to my diet. the bars are 90 calories and the fiber helps you feel full. 90 calories and high fiber. so that's why this diet thing is working. but it's weird because my wish for lorenzo came true. [ male announcer ] fiber one 90 calorie bars. hungry no. results yes. >>> here are the winning numbers from last night mega millions draw. mega number is 6. nobody picked all six numbers correctly. tuesday night, the jackpot is $172 million. >> a 160 year tradition rolls down market street. st. patrick's day parade begins at second and market streets at ten this morning. the largest irish event west of the mississippi draws 100,000 people, wow, it features a colorful festival for music and food and sun. one million irish descendants live here in the bay area. w

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.ell, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. rich, indulgent chocolaty brownies you don't have to open your oven... just the refrigerator. ready-to-eat pillsbury eet moments. find them in the refrigerated section of your store. bui've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. >>> interstate 80 is back open at the state line in the sierra after a deadly pile-up involving who vehicles. a reporter has details. >> snow is everywhere. our visibility was really weak. >> as they say, this is every driver's worst nightmare. this chain reaction started with a jackknifed semi blocking every lane. another semi couldn't avoid it. >> the little blue suv in between them, he kind of popped out. then i looked over to the side and truck was coming and propane truck. >> the cattle truck and a tanker headed into the nightmare. he wound up in a ditch but the chain

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.ell, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >> welcome back. it's 5:52. this wednesday morning. and this morning's safety investigators say equipment problems are to blame for two b.a.r.t. cars that derailed two weeks ago. the two major problems that led to the derailment are uneven wear on a track section, and poor maintenance on a wheel. the march 13, two cars and a 10-car train derailed sending three people to the hospital and bringing service to a halt for hours. b.a.r.t. says it's getting a second opinion from an independent firm. in the meantime the transit agency is calling for lower speed limits on certain stretches of track. got to be careful. >> i want to check the commute. if you're headed out, here is mike. >> no delays reported for the b.a.r.t. system g. to see continued work here. coming through the area we have the new b.a.r.t. train station as well. that's moving smoothly. all trains on schedule and the speeds closer to 60 than 50 b

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.ncer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> welcome back to it today on a saturday morning. we have got an excited crowd out here this morning. happy to have company with us on the plaza. we've got a light drizzle here. at least it is well above freezing. i'm lester holt along with savannah guthrie filling in for amy. you can loosen up a little bit. none of that formal white house stuff. >> it's very informal here. >> got a lot coming up here, including a tragedy on the basketball court we'll be talking about. >> this is such a sad story. a young man died moments after hitting the game-winning shot. this is bringing fresh concern about the dangers young athletes are having. >> and the controversy over the whole murphy brown single mom. mike huckabee is talking about natalie portman and the fact she is pregnant. he's suggesting all this may be glamorizing out of wedlock children. that's causing a bit of a controversy. >> still on the topic of hollywood, we can't let thi

the same challenge for us. >> betsy, we don't want to ignore you. you have the probably terrible job of having to coordinate a high visibility case. talk about that a bit. >> from an administrator's perspective, we know the high-profile, when they call up on the phone out of the blue and start asking questions about this case we've never heard of. for us, we are processing cases we don't really pay attention and all this and we get inundated with phone calls, start having people asking our staff posters of questions that we start getting questions about, are we going to have a seat in the courtroom? is there any more in the pressroom? are there things we can do to prepare for this they are? and one of the things you have to take into account is making sure we are treating all of these journalists fairly and equally in making sure everybody will have access with technology, whether it's new or old, has made that a thousand times easier from a court administrator. >> it's funny. i've been at the judiciary for 20 years. the first 10 years since the dis

it shows betsy lilley talking to this fictitious donor said he was working with a group affiliated withbrotherhood. and wanted to give a $5 million gift. >> it sounded like you're saying that npr would be able to shield us from an audit. is that the case? >> i think that is the case. i can check. >> you've been involved in this npr for 30 years. but why should we care? >> i should say, that they did then reject that money, and sent internal e-mails saying this is totally unacceptable. we have to have tax forms, all of that. that should be stated. but, look, we should care because 34 million people listen every week and want to get the news that you get there, that you can't get any place else. npr has 17 foreign bureaus. you can't say that for any other broadcast organization these days. and brings you terrific information, day in and day out, week in and week out. the reporters on the line, being shot at in north africa at the moment are being badly served by the management that are gone. >> npr is run by people that don't like people like me. which is fine. but the problem is, there a

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.[ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. of getting vitamins and minerals. others will try total raisin bran with 100% of the daily value of 11 essential vitamins and minerals, and thluscious taste of plump juicy raisins ancrunchy whole grain flakes. ♪ guess it's all about what kind of crunch you like. ♪ how are you getting 100%? ♪ >> the lights work of the man who stopped time is celebrated at the museum of modern art. edward was one of the great photographers of the 19th century but don sanchez explains he also helped create the movies. >> his western landscapes are considered artful master pieces, yosemite on a huge scale. his 17 feet long panorama of san francisco in 1878 captured the spirit of the city. what mygrates did was a break-through. >> he was an absolutely pioneer. it was a technically complicated process. you had to coat the negative and make the photo while it was still wet. >> and his dark room trick, he added clouds to the skyline because

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. how did you do it? eh, takes a lot of love. the real difference is, this year we went to lowe's. well all our lowe's garden club select plants are grown for your local region and selected for peak performance. we get new plants delivered throughout the week and we guarantee our plants and flowers for one whole year. and nobody beats our prices. nob

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. national security advisers meet at the white house this morning. meanwhile, libyan leader muammar qaddafi has sent a top member of ment to cairo wi >>> what to do about libya. national security advisors are meting at the white house this morning. libyan leader moammar qaddafi has sent a top member of his government to cairo with a message for egyptian leaders. we get the latest on what's happening in libya now from edward yeranian of cbs radio news in cairo and good morning again, edward. thanks for joining us. tell us, any word on what that message might be for those egyptian leaders? >> reporter: yes, frank. well, the speculation here is that the arab league is meeting on saturday to discuss the no- fly zone over libya and colonel qaddafi we are guessing or i have heard colleagues guessing that he is asking the egyptian military rulers to intervene so that doesn't go up for a vote or isn't passed. the

we look forward to working with you to make sure that boehmer and pest si and -- betsy and honor -- [ghter] i'll get used to those eventually. that they come into existence and do the job that i think all of us want them to do, and we look forward to working with you on this year's budget. >> thank you very much for your support, mr. chairman, i appreciate it. >> thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ..

every now and then my daughter betsy, when she was 16 she was doing algebra and she got one of the questions wrong on her home work and was trying to figure it out. i said just look at it. if the linus ex plus two y squared it's got to slope of a word. so what do you mean? will algebra, math is just sort of the brush strokes of the good lord uses to pay the wonders of the universe. and the reality. she said they don't teach us that math refers to reality. yeah, that's what equations are, so with einstein he was a little bit smarter at age 16 than my daughter even though i love my daughter. so he was puzzling over the maxwell's equations and what they represented. maxwell's equations that would come along at the end of the 19th century to describe light waves, electromagnetic waves, and as a 16-year-old he did what his thought experiments. he looked at the equations and said what would happen if you caught up with a light beam would you ever catch up with the waves if you were going fast in the ocean you catch up with the waves they would be stationary next to you because that happens to a li

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit.

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.emale announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. opening bell is ringing on wall street to start the trading day. stocks appear to head to a slightly higher opening. standard & poors home prices are falling in most major u.s. cities. live to new york stock exchange coming up in 15 minutes. >> 6:30 very latest on breaking news we have been falling in newark where firefighters are on the scene of an explosion and fire at evergreen refinery. it appears some of it has dialed back as the explosion and fire has been contained. there are s reports of one injury possibly a woulder with a broken arm. >> dozens of firefighters are still there but some have been released. no shelter in place has been issued. there is an elementary school about half a mile from the scene, no word on whether the school will be affected. amy hollyfield is on her way to the scene and we'll have more coming up in just a lit

betsy is going to speak after me. she was deeply involved in the hillary-care issue. i never thought the point of alth care was to make health insurance premiums go up. how do employers hire more people when they do not know what their obligations or costs for health care of those employees will be. obama's policies hurt job creation stymie economic growth and perhaps the worst is his energy policy. the obama energy policy is to drive uphe cost of energy so that americans will use less of it. think about it. that is their policy. i can remember president obama himself when he was a candidate for presint interviewed by the "san francisco chronicle." he said, electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket. necessarily skyrocket. the estimate was 30% to 50%. how you grow the economy when costs are going up for businesses and families? that is what they are trying to do. it is really environmental policy not energy policy. a real energy policy would be more american energy. that is what we need in our country. [applae] as gasoline blows by $3.50 a gallon rememberow this adm

he's filming a documentary about the production of a play based on a book written by his mother, betsyrr it's about problems -- it's about problems that teenagers encounter. >>> today's ticket tuesday day. these are ticket force the heart and soul show at the oracle. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight. scroll down to the "right now" and put in the secret word star. >>> good. >> from stevie nicks to steve paul toen -- to steve paulson who knows about the weather. >> you asked about the shuttle, everything will be fine. the skies will clear out. tomorrow morning we'll have to deal with fog just like we did this morning. temperatures are rebounding. there could be low 70s tomorrow. thursday we increased the clouds and then it's out of here and then friday and saturday, mostly sunny and warmer as well. we're getting close. say goodbye official to winter and hello to spring. >> the time changes this weekend saturday night. >> unfortunately. >> spring forward. >> i know. my kids say, it's the bad clang we lose an hour. that's happening saturday night. that will do do it for us. thanks f

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> still to come on "today," nuclear threats. the latest on the meltdown fears, following the earthquake in japan. >> plus, the quake is the most powerful in a century. are we ready if it happens here? we'll talk about that. >>> but, first, these messages. >>> good morning, everything, it's 5:26. this is "today in the bay." this is a live look at the bay bridge where people are making their way into san francisco this morning. here's a look at some of the stories we're following today. this morning a dozen japanese firefighters are away from their home and getting rescue training in menlo mark. >> what we're trying to do here, is we shore the window, every four feet we shore. >> the japanese team has been in town since last sunday and were scheduled to go home today. but will have to wait until flights are eassum s ars are re been anxiously keeping in touch with family members and friends. >> teach the

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> still to come here on "the early show," an important day in court for jared loughner as one of his alleged victims, as he pleads not guilty to 49 charges. suzi hileman and her husband bill were watching from the courtroom. >> and bill will join us. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by dodge. dodge. never neutral. well, it toured around europe, getting handling and steering lessons on those sporty european roads. it went back to school, got an advanced degree in technology. it's been working out -- more muscle and less fat. it's only been two years, but it's done more in two years than most cars do in a lifetime. but it's done more in two years how are you getting to a happier place? running there? dancing there? how about eating soup to get there? campbell's soups fill you with good nutrition, farm-grown ingredients, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. to

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. oprah: i think there's a big misconception in our country particular about what happiness is vs. being able to have more things. >> exactly. oprah: don't you think? i think people equate happiness with being able to have more things, and we're really talking about baseline, baseline. >> i'll give you a related--and this is brand-new research--that joining a club that makes you show up just once a month has the same impact on your happiness as doubling your income. >> i love that. >> so this is on average again. oprah: joining a club? >>yes. where you actually have to show up, where you actually show up at last once a month has the same impact--and we're talking about authentic source of happiness, not new shoes, but widening your social circle in an authentic way has the impact on your happiness equal to the doubling of your income. oprah: what about the--which i thought was so interesting, and we were

and was given by the congress and the congress mandated the building of the system after hurricane betsy the corps has something else going for it. in 1927 congress passed to the past the flood control act which gives blanket immunity from any legal consequences of flood control projects and that's why there hasn't been a race to the court room following the flooding of new orleans because in most cases lawsuits have been thrown out because the court has blanket immunity. there is only one case it is preceded. interestingly, they're has been a little bit about it in the national press and both the times and post wrote about the verdict when it came down. a federal judge wrote the corps was criminally negligent by failing to maintain and navigation canal that built the mississippi river for the majority of the flooding in st. bernard parish and the lower ninth ward. that can to try only because that was the navigation project and was not covered by the flood control act. wife wandered away from your question. i'm sorry. >> i forget what the question was. >> the response of locals. >> so t

i agree with betsy cameras are coming sooner rather than later but we have other challenges as well, and something we have a totally new paradigm and changing paradigm as it relates to the media and the intersection of the media and the courts, and we need to frankly take the judges to school in many cases and court administration to school as well because the old way doesn't work. whether for the old way was, the sort of press be damned and let them figure it out, that can't work in my opinion any more and you have a new generation of judges who are very technically savvy and get this intuitively in a way that frankly many of us have to end up self teaching, and so i think it's exciting to exchange ideas and see where we are and learn not just from the good things we do but from the mistakes we've made in accommodating the media in these cases as well. >> judge walker we're going to give you the last word. >> we've talked about how to get news or the word out in high-profile cases. i want to suggest there's another side to the claim. not everything about every case, high profile or

jurisdiction and was given by the congress that congress demanded the building of the system after hurricane betsy the corps had something else going for it in 27 congress passed the flood control act which gives blanket immunity from any legal consequences of flood control projects that it's built. that's why there hasn't been the race to the courtroom following the flooding of new orleans because in most cases lawsuits have been thrown out because the core has blanket immunity. there was only one case that has receded. interestingly there's been a little bit about it in the national press i think both the times and post wrote about the verdict when it came down. the federal judge ruled on hundred 50 page opinion that course was criminally negligent by failing to maintain a navigation canals that built the mississippi river to the was responsible for the majority of the flooding in the saint bernard parish on the lower ninth ward. that came to trial because that was the navigation project and wasn't covered by the flood control act. >> i forget what the question was to rely wandered away. >> the

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> coming up, serena williams undergoes emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from her lung. we'll have the latest on her condition. >>jobs'us sur jobs' surprise appearance on wednesday. is the apple ceo ready to come back from his medical leave after your local news and weather. at have fewer emissions, to new ways to charge electric cars, to renewable sources of clean energy, ecomagination from ge is advanced technology that's good for both the economy and the environment. ♪ it's technology that makes the world work. [ squawking ] ♪ and then a 3:15, with my guilt. [ female announcer ] new special k cracker chips. 27 crispy chips. 110 delicious calories. mmmmmmm...good preting. same time tomorrow? [ female announcer ] find them in the cracker aisle. i see a bag and think... i could have a chip. yeah right. that's why they're called chips? [ female announcer ] new special k cracker chips. 27 crispy

betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean.k with more on "today" on a tuesday morning, the 22nd day of march, 2011. stop and take a gander at some nice people who stopped by our window on the world in rockefeller plaza. nice day. some changing weather in the foreca. al will talk about that in a little while. meanwhile on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker. we have been covering news out of libya all morning long. more news. we had word pentagon officials confirming for nbc news that an american f-15 e fighter jet crashed in libya overnight. both crew members are safe. they have been recovered by u.s. officials and we are going to be talking about that story in a little while. >> important story this morning. >> that is good news. on another note, coming up in this half hour we'll be talking about your diet questions with joy bauer. everything diet and nutrition from feeding your sweet tooth to having a mid-day snack that won't make you sleepy. we have he wille think answers for you. a little bit later o

betsy is going to speak after me. she was deeply involved in the hillary-care issue. i never thought the point of health care was to make health insurance premiums go up. how do employers hire more people when they do not know what their obligations or costs for health care of those employees will be. obama's policies hurt job creation, stymie economic growth, and perhaps the worst is his energy policy. the obama energy policy is to drive up the cost of energy so that americans will use less of it. think about it. that is their policy. i can remember president obama himself when he was a candidate for president interviewed by the "san francisco chronicle." he said, electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket. necessarily skyrocket. the estimate was 30% to 50%. how you grow the economy when costs are going up for businesses and families? that is what they are trying to do. it is really environmental policy, not energy policy. a real energy policy would be more american energy. that is what we need in our country. [applause] as gasoline blows by $3.50 a gallon, remembe