like his patron, blake worked in the background. when the legislature was in session he could be seen patrolling the holes in the state capital or treating messages after hours with officials in the jackson lounges. he didn't seek public office, he did not openly support candidates. the general public had no idea that pla represented power behind the scenes, yet politicians knew he was one of the most important go to guys in the state. when david, a young adult politician was a harvard degree he decided to run for congress in 1972 he was told blake's approval was essential to the organization support. boeing got it and won the election. thad cochran was given the senate fisa in 1978 when he decided to run for the senate seat that eastland had yielded called peel blake. cochran talked to blake on the phone, asked for his help and secured it. but the men never really melted after cochran's succeeded eastland. oblique like many members of the eastland organization moved to an alliance with cochran's republican party, trent lott. despit

i agree with your focus in the blank case -- blake case.although we try to get the interview and tried to distract you in the cause, you are right to focus on the case. in the end, we had a conversation after verdict. in the end, it is important to be concerned about the image, not during the case, but in general, of public defender offices and criminal defense attorneys. i think it is also important to make a distinction. while i agree an effort should be made to show the difference between criminal attorneys and public defenders for this reason. when we would ask people about this distinction -- first of all, people can recite law-and- order language in the criminal justice system -- and they can recite that but not the sixth amendment. they also cannot tell you the difference between public defenders and criminal defense attorneys. when we would tell them about public defenders, they but say, oh, i get that. and whatever they describe their political affiliation to be, they liked the idea. they supported it. they wanted their tax dollars

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blake griffin is the hottest ticket in the nba.a double double in 27 straight games, today versus the pacers he scored 47, most by anybody in the nba this season, clippers win 114-107. forget the lake show, guys, it's now the blake show. >> interesting. yeah, he is a talent for sure. mr. davis gonna show up tomorrow? do we know from the raiders. >> no official word but when al davis shows up for a coach hiring it is must-see tv? mr. davis. >> mr. davis to me. >> the cable shot is going to come up. >> he is going to deflect it or call it inaccurate information. i may have to show up to that news conference. >> young man. >> i think i might show up. what do you think? glow yeah. menacing partner is probably going to be there. all right. ,,,,,,,,

handled a number of high-profile cases including a nationally publicized acquittals of actor robert blakeand civil rights lawyer stephen bingham. to his left is a career public defender from washington state. she is a blunder and has her own -- blogger and has her own blog. so'. does the media contributes to a negative misconception of public defenders, and more broadly, criminal defense attorneys? >> no, thank you. [laughter] >> absolutely yes. i think for the most part, there is the lack of understanding on the part of the american public on more critical role of the public defender. it is laid down in our sixth amendment. we do not teach it properly in primary school education. the public learned of it through the news media and come to some extent, through the entertainment media. most of my colleagues, and it with a bias that is predisposed against the criminal defendant and criminal defense attorney there for. i do not think there are aware of this bias for the most part, but i'm speaking from my own anecdotal experience. my reason to get into the business is to counter that bias. i

we're talking about the clippers with davis and this great rookie blake griffith. we say their own size because they are both out of the playoffs right now. he's good. 24 straight double double. but the warriors hung tough. ellis had 30 points. out of the playoffs at this juncture. trying to get some life going. look at that. man, is he good. at the finish, the warriors played at home. they are good on their home court. on the road, not so hot. the crowd always responds here. reggie williams to david lee. lee had 19 and 9. warriors are 10-7 at home. currie-- did finish with 23 points. jim harbaugh didn't go far for his new assistants, in fact, old friends right from sanford. -- stanford. greg roman is going to leave stanford and become the offensive coordinator with the 49ers. there's a fellow named tom from stanford, he's going to coach the offense. one good note for greg, he is now the new defensive coordinator of the san diego chargers. young is continuing his coaching career. he had one year at san jose state and now brian is going to go to a big time program,

blake griffin show. he goes on for 30 points, 18 rebounds. clippers win 113-109. >>> usf and gonzaga tied at 91. less than 10 seconds, get in the lane for 3-point play and scores 23 points and for the second year in a row dogs beat the zags in overtime. >>> over 14,000 showed up in nashville to see st. marry's winning streak. >>> ucla raised to 14-point deficit to beat stanford. santa clara senior scored a career high 22 points. and finally the winning streak is up to 4 for the sharks. the sharks beat the wild 4-3 and the afc championship game is tomorrow at 3:00 the steelers and the jets. should be phenomenal. >> supposed to be a beautiful de . >> absolutely. >> that's our news at 10:00. the news is always on cbs 5.com and more sports at 11:00. goodnight ,,,,,,,,,, ,, +ññ@@?

another unbeaten fall in college basketball, and is rick blake the best in the nba?he certainly was yesterday. you're watching "early today." stoudemire. >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. new video out of brazil shows the dramatic rescue of a man who survived 16 hours trapped under 13 feet of mud and rubble following last week's deadly floods. despite that ordeal, doctors say he is recovering well in intensive care. >>> new documents made public yesterday, italian prosecutors allege prime minister silvio berlusconi financially supported and had sex with a "significant number of young prostitutes." the revelation is part of an investigation into whether berlusconi paid to have sex with an underaged nightclub dancer. berlusconi has denied any wrong doing. >>> scientists for the u.s. geological survey are warning that california faces the risk of being hit by a so-called super storm that could cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large earthquake. the hypothetical scenario created using california's flood history and c

who else do you have -- blake was in "the town."id. >> jimmy: a legend. >> she is a legend. she's fantastic. she's wonderful. >> jimmy: that's so cool, do you feel like -- >> force of nature. >> jimmy: do you feel -- she is a force of nature. she looked great at the globes too. >> yes. >> jimmy: do you feel like, you miss them when you see them on the screen? you're like, hey, that's my buddy? >> what are you guys doing? >> jimmy: you're leaving the team man. >> i feel like we grew up together. i feel like we went to elementary school, and high school, and college. back to high school, then graduate school. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: just kind of floating around -- we're all good friends and everything but like, you know, it's tough, jimmy -- when i'm starting to go after the same roles as like blake and layton and i'm like, "oh, you know i'm gonna play this cool boston street tough hooker in "the town" and i got this audition." and next thing i know there's a knife in my back and blake's playing it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you should st

lebron had 27, but blake griffin is ridiculous. he pom -- pumps and throws it down. clips beat the heat 111-105. to college hoops, top-ranked duke, their 25-game winning streak. in tallahassee, florida state had duke on their heels the whole game. i love the face paint. the big guy with some range. knocks it down, and he had 18. the bluedevils, a perfect 15 and 0 coming in. smith brings duke within one. they hit five free throws. the upset complete. florida state wins it 66-61. the a's had to put out some fires concerning their owner, lou wolf. an espn blog suggested wolf may bail on the a's and buy the dodgers. the speculation was on his phos station and inability to build a new stadium in san jose or fremont or wherever, and the dodgers are in financial trouble following the divorce. the a's deny interest that wolf is seeking a deal with l.a. mike johnson's stint as the offensive coordinator paid of on. johnson is headed to ucla. johnson took over after the 49ers fired jimmy ray. johnson tried to implement more passing attack and bailing on the whole physical with

blake swings it to nolan who buries the trey and minnesota is up by three. under ten seconds to go.urdue one last chance, he misses the three. fires up a desperation free and shot way off. minnesota wins it, 70-67. don't forget all your highlights on the highlight express on espn news. back to you in new york. >>> well, is simply put the most shriek-inducing video of the week, maybe even the month. >> check this one out. that is one of new york's fame always rats causing problems inside a subway car. get this, it ran around and then right up the leg of a sleeping man. poor guy, oh. >> stunningly enough he just shakes it off and then goes right back to sleep. the rat keeps running around. we warned you, it's shriek inducing. >> that's the worst alarm clock i've ever seen. >> a lot of people are now considering how clean it was could that have been a stage or stunt rat? >> either way i feel bad for him. vities form between teeth, in places you can't even see? aquafresh iso-active whitening is a breakthrough gel that transforms into an active foam. its active fluoride formula penetrate

game with the clippers was t >>> the warriors have seen enough of the blake show the last two weeks. game with the clippers was their third meeting in 13 days. so much for a sprained ankle. monta scored 17 points in 42 minutes, everyone that came for the blake show got what they wanted in the second quarter. another huge night for griffin, 30 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assist and with ellis struggling curry picks up the slack. up and in, 32 for steph, and the foul. the warriors down 3 at the end of 3, 49 seconds left, tied at 105, griffin hits the three as the shot clock expires. is there anything he can't do. the clippers win 113-109 stopping the warriors four-game winning streak. >>> knicks under 4 seconds left. >> fires for the win. put it in, and the thunder breaks the knicks' hearts. >> the dew ran you the la scores 30 points and wins it for the thunder. they beat the knicks 101-98. >>> with football season winding down it's time for college basketball to take center stage. so if you missed anything so far here is what you need to know about the local teams. >> get some facts and

. >> más adelante, le diremos en qué eventos será blake griffin el representante de california. >> vamosna docena de equipos. marcó más de 300 goles. >> a sólo horas de comenzar el clausura renace el drama de fonseca, que aún no se resuelve lo que pidió de dinero. >> yo llendo al contrato de atlante, la situación económica no está ni al 10%, pero que se me liquide. >> mientras se arreglan aquí están los partidos de la jornada. >> para el sábado hay 5 encuentros. el domingo será toluca contra pumas. >> el novato sensasación griffin se rendirá ante algunos jugadores. >> el boxeador ya tiene una nueva fecha, el 29 de enero, >> a ver si no se enferma antes de la pelea. >> continuamos con más. >> tuvimos un día de reyes bastante adoc a la época. >> al menos fue soleado. >> gracias qué tal buenas noches a aquellos que disfrutaron de las roscas. >> las temperaturas seguirán frías, entre los 47-48 grados, mañana parcialmente nublado. >> 54 grados fin de semana sábado y domingo. en la bahía, casi en los 60 grados, así que las temperaturas irán subiendo ligeramente. >> le tengo más detalles mañana

pat said, read blake -- [inaudible] [laughter] okay. now, everything is going fine except presidents know that they've got 100 days before they're going to be attacked. and moynihan and burns are fighting this thing out, and it's may, june, july. the president wants to be rid of both of theme n at that point. and it comes to be august 6th, and he calls all the cabinet together at camp david, a six-hour meeting. and he's going to tell the cabinet that he's decided for f. he says, mr. president, that's political suicide. you're supporting everybody who voted against us and will continue to vote against us. the president says after the fact, he's only got three of the cabinet, three of the 12 with him. fortunately, he has george shultz, by far thebinet, but th. so he announces that to the cabinet. the next day, august 7th, he announces it to the staff, and he says, well, as randolph churchill said about israeli -- [laughter] torrey politicians and liberal policies are what they create in the world. okay. [laughter] and on august 8th he ann

blake griffin, helping the clippers beat the lakers on sunday.er. chara, goals eight nine and ten on the season. bruins win, 7-0. >>> this has been your espn news update. for all the latest highlights, tune into "the highlight express" on espn news every night. back to you in the studio. >>> get ready to feel a little guilty for laughing on this one. our latest, greatest evidence that no one should attempt to walk and text at the same time. >> this girl right here is walking and texting and goes straight into the mountain. it went down recently at a mall in pennsylvania. >> just get up and walk away. hope no one saw it. don't worry. no one did see it except thankfully, for the surveillance camera. >> there's an iphone app that lets you see in front of you as you text. if you have to walk and text try that app. >> we've had some mishap happen while texting, haven't we? >> this is true. >>> coming up next the stories we'll be following today, including the debut of the biggest starbucks size yet. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at

newton, though, 30 yards here to blake. threw for 265 words, rushed for 65. yards. couple of scores and then late in the contest when thomas back of his body, tide at 19 on the two-point conversion. newton has work to do. here is the came in a nut shell. watch. michael, the two freshman, his knee didn't touch the ground. gets up and rolls. 37 yards and that set it up for the winning score. looks like he is down but his knee never touches the ground. isn't that something? set everything up -- by the way, 143 yards and set up wes for a field goal to win it. auburn 22, oregon 19. the coach wins the national championship. the second for auburn. fifth straight titeful the southeast conference. again, auburn the national championship. cross out peterson has a preplacement at stanford. five year run at boise state, 12-1 this year. he was contacted over the weekend but said today he intends to stay put otboise state. oakland techmarshawn lynch had the greatest play off run ever, 8 different saints touched him on his way to the goal line as seattle pulled the up set o

lakers beat the suns 99-95 and the best news for the all-star game next month, the rookie blake griffin. this guy is out of this world. one of the best dunkers to come along in recent years and he will be in there. the rest of the group, nobody cares. the game being played in los angeles. here is what is out there on jim harbaugh. all right? he met with the 49ers jed york for five hours and again this is what is reported, he wants $7 million per year and michigan was offering five. there are reports the dolphins owners flew out tonight in an attempt to bring him to miami. phil johnson interviewed today. he will probably be the next coach of the raiders. you think the 49ers -- yeah, we will take a raiders assistance. good for you. here is how thomas howard feels about him. >> with hue as the head coach, if he is the head coach, i think the team will definitely be bert. i think he will do a great job. i mean, everyone loved cable. he did a great job. he will do a phenomenal job as well. we will see. >> 49ers and raiders still with opening. john elway wanted to get back in the game, needed

the clippers blake griffin doing his best shamoo impression there. ellis had 21 of his 30 points in the first half, making contact to make the bucket. blake griffin, looking a bit more agile here, as he moves through traffic to lay it in. he had 28 points, 13 boards on the night, but ellis had a night of his own. here he drives and dishes to a wide open vladimir, who drains the three and the warriors beat the clippers 122-112. >>> in the nhl, the sharks host the st. louis blues tonight. san jose needs a win to avoid its first seven-game losing streak since 1995. >>> college basketball today -- >>> let's take a closer look at the weather forecast. we can't have enough. >> can't complain this weekend. sunshine working its way out around the bay and warmer temperatures on the way. a dry trend to last through the week, probably into next week as well. here's a look. starting at the beach, mostly clear skies, a little haze, high, thin cloud cover. patchy dense fog mainly in the north bay valleys this morning. that, too, is burning off, but it's likely to

davis, mid-court alley-oop to the beat blake griffin., the only warrior who came to play. 15 of his game-high 20. now in the third, warriors down 13. ellis through the lane. finishes with a flash. 13. later in the third. that's pretty. but an ugly loss to the clippers. 105-91 the final in college hoops, stanford and arizona, a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting in tucson. then arizona up 11 at the half. second half. cardinal rally. stanford within nine, but arizona too much. jones driving, finishing and the foul. stanford suffers it first pac-10 loss, 67-57. >> we hear from the winners in the nfl playoffs at 6:00. >> alan: thank you very much. facebook fights a straining -- strange internet >> alan: coming up at 6:00, governor jerry brown is making a promise about his big announcement,. join us at 6:00. finally, palo alto based facebook is battling what says is a growing rumor that the site is shutting down for good on march 15th. the hoax appears to have been generated on the weekly world news. facebook says it's entirely

. >>> a new blake assessment of the social security system shows it will run at a deficit this year. according to the congressal budget office, social security will payout $45 billion more this year than it collects in payroll taxes. now, currently, social security is impacted by the weak economy. and the demands on social security are increasing with a growing number of baby boomers retiring. >>> well, california voters appear to be cautiously optimistic about governor jerry brown's first month in office. a poll finds that 54% favor his proposal for a special election to extend specific taxes to support schools and other state services. the governor says swift action is needed to close the budget deficit. >> i feel confident that we're at the right place for this moment in time, but we don't have endless amounts of time. we got to get this thing done. >> he says he would like the legislature to decide on the special election by the end of march. republicans oppose the plan but the governor says california may suffer if nothing is done about the state's $25 billion deficit. you can l

and blake griffin was off the chain. he had one of the most incredible dunks we've seen. we had a thriller on the hilltop. u.s. f taking on one of the most well-known teams in the country. stay put. highlight ls in sports. mary! hey! wo you look great! thanks! it's this new wish yourself thin pgram. 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. >>> nub nub nub nub has your morning sports. >> zero. that's how many games montae ellis has missed this season, but after last night's win, it seemed likely he would miss his first game. ellis a-game-time decision against the clippers saturday night. ellis cleared to play, and he didn't take it easy, playing 42 minutes. he had 17 points. blake griffin, he had an incredible game so, much hype about this rookie,

the blake griffin show is in full thereto. off the alley-oop. the sick reverse.riors rally in the third. curry, the unbelievable circus finish. then the fourth, warriors down nine. moments later, curry with the jimmer. warriors within two. game tied at 105. privilege -- griffin. what can't this guy not do? >> the sharks also streaking. looking for their fourth straight win hosting minnesota. popcorn and hockey, good combination. caught tier at -- couture at it again. 1 or sharks. then set gucci with the deflection. sharks up 3-1. now joe thornton finds the become of the net. sharks win, 4-3. >> take a brief time-out before we hit the college hardwoods. ng ring. progresso. oh yes hi. can you put my grandma on the phone please? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmother. she thinks it's her soup huh? i'm told she's in the garden picking herbs. she is so cute. okay i'll hold. she's holding. wha? (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green gia

blake griffin, the baby hook, the foul and the lead.had 18 points and 15 boards. 12 minutes later eric gordon with the dagger. he led everybody with 30. it got ugly in the final minute. grifen -- griffin and odom were tied up. all four players ejected. it's not a rivalry until the other team wins and the clippers win 99-92. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> narrator: "early today" sports brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> the box office winner and brand new hollywood dad. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, over much of the nation the snow shovel is all too present these days, but the winter tool can be used for much more than just hard work. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. rain, but no storm going through. we have a consistent flow of moisture coming in here, and that's going to cause clouds and showers. we're dry for midford, southward. beautiful in arizona and california. tuesday morning it's going to be dry

. >>> couple weeks ago blake griffin now kevin durant has scored an nba best 47, did it in a win against the timer with wolves. fade away jumper in the final seconds of o.t., thunder won it, 118-117. >>> college hoops, number 4 san diego state was perfect this season until they ran into ninth ranked byu. ferdsette put on a show against the aztecs. 43 points, the rest of the team only had 28. byu won 71-58. >>> providence has knocked off a ranked team for the second time in a week. this time it's villa nova. led by 7 at the half and never looked back. won easily 83-68. big upset at the australian open, rafael nadal hampered by a leg injury lost in the quarterfinals to david ferrer. the loss ends nadal's bid for a fourth straight grand slam title. president obama long-time bears fan visited wisconsin and was greeted by walker who presented him with a couple packer jerseys. one signed by charles woodson which read "see you at the white house." green bay beat chicago to advance to the super bowl. the president told reporters the governor was rubbing it in and needed a new plane to bring home

not all of blake griffins highlights are above the rim. added to a franchise record with his 25th straight double- double. fourth quarter tied at 106. monte kicking it out for the three. then it is monte with the dagger. finishes with 30 points in 32 minutes. the warriors close out the game on a 16-6 run to beat the clippers 122-112. cal woman couldn't silence the cougars. washington state jumped out to a 13-2 lead and never looked back. they win 77-63. snapping a 10-game losing streak against the bears. over in seattle stanford blew out washington 80-51. >> let's go beep a knack. >> now snack. >> trying to match their success when they start spring training and follow them throughout the season. i have a feeling the rally song could be making an appearance on that show. >> go eat a snack. >> that's not like the mlb club? >> no, show time. >> okay. >> tune in. we will see you at 11:00 p.m. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com [ male announcer ] when sean was looking at mba programs, he wanted

blake griffin, the kid is sick. so much height about him. take a look at that 180 dunk. are you kidding me? warriors kept it close. stephen curry. the warriors were in this one. but the clippers and griffin just give him the player of the year award already. clippers beat the warriors 113-109. >>> sharks looking for a season high four straight wins hosting minnesota. first period, logan, what a rookie season he's having. leading the team in scoring, lights the lamp for his 22nd goal of the season. 1-0 san jose. send period, two goals in this one. here's the first. the sharks go on to win it final 4-3. >>> college hoops, st. mary's has been streaking since december 1st, winning 11 straight. but their streak came to an end today as they lost to vanderbilt 89-70. up next for st. mary's, gonzaga on thursday. the zags were in action against usf. this went into overtime. tied at 91 with seconds left. cody taking care of business. as usf upset gonzaga for a second straight year. the final, 96-91. they are partying on the hilltop tonight. >>> willie mays and buster posey were in

. >> talking about blake griffin who passes to himself. puts it in.d 29 points but only eight boards and they win today. >> i guarantee you a contest would be excellent. it is going to be fantastico. >> talking about the rangers and maple leafs. >> thought it was his haircut. >> could be that too. >> over the monster. gustavson. >> number 3. cincinnati putting on a show, all right. lost his pants and a lot of people got excited. >> resurrection. being able to get the stimulation up of upward mobility. >> jason morris goes statute of liberty. tech wins 79-39. >> it used to be around the world but now we are going there. >> panthers and blue jackets. keep an eye on stillman. shock deflected. it went off his face into the net. lost in overtime. >> whoa. >> it has been d,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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the robert blake case, when jerry managed to do was truly a lesson for trial lawyers across the board the casey anthony case, now in florida. you have to think to yourself, how does she win a case like that? any casewh/vñ that received nationwide attention is lost before you walk into the courtroom. it then becomes your job to turn around. there is a presumption of guilt on any client and then you add the nationwide attention, it is insurmountable. >> so we have a responsibility to speak to the public? you have to figurer want to say in who you can say it to, but it seems like you are say we almost have a responsibility. >> in most cases. >> aside from the attitude of public defenders, is there something inherently more challenging about being a defender in the limelight than being in the day -- a d.a? >> it is everything we have talked about. there is the inherent bias against us as a criminal defense lawyers. added on top of that is the fact that we have this position of incompetence, somebody who is new that does not know what they're doing.db& and that our clients are probably gui