back now to be alone a show find out whether bloggers may have to pay a tax for the privilege of writing a web log and why the department of justice may be looking for translators to interpret african american drug dealers into english all next on our team. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. it's time for tonight's true all time winner and this one goes to a right wing businessman running for the republican nomination for governor in new york carl paladino who calls himself a member of the tea party has an idea on how to help all those people on welfare and the empire state just provide the poor with job and lifestyle training by putting them in prisons. would use facilities available prisons were just one of them and when we were talking about prisons we're talking about minimum security facilities which are basically dormitories basically something like a college campus for all intents and purposes and you take the barbed wire down and you confer and repurpose the facilities for that. now that was paladino on the fair a

bloggers have increased the number of voices in our national political debate and dialogue. they're questioning the political reporting by traditional media. one blogger we spoke to, beth perry, posed a question for our panel. >> how does the concept of a postracial america affect your day-to-day reporting? and for those of us who have lived experiences that prove that we might not be there yet, how do you plan to address that? >> sam? >> that's a good question. i mean, i came to washington in february of '61 and participated in some extent covering the great civil rights movement and the marches and what have you. and of course, we looked at it in a different way--talk about conflict, talk about the danger and all of that. now, with our first african-american president and with the country moving more rapidly, i would hope by geometric progression, toward nirvana, where we hope we'll eventually get, the coverage is different, and the way we look at things have to be different. >> jim, pew center for people and the press surveyed and asked people where they get their informa

events like bloggers and others and so on and it's that quality of journalism that co-incidence the more influential at the same time it makes it more influential because people trust it more people trust journalism because it is organized in a framework of values now i think that's that's the biggest challenge and here in russia there's a campaign called the formular of trust which is seeking to build a new bridge of dialogue between journalism and society to try to get society to understand and appreciate the really specific value of ethical journalism in building democracy and pluralism but anyway the internet has been growing ever more popular as a source of news and spotlights you learn that the media has more and that right now. it's no longer necessary to wait for a news block on t.v. to pay for a newspaper you can go online in a minute and discover everything you wanted to know for free traditional journalism is being challenged by the rip the development of digital technologies with new portable devices information is no even more accessible moreover anyone can become a source o

it's a great thing for democracy it's great for journalism but the fact the matter is that when a blogger is writing a piece that's not journalism necessarily mean because the internet allows us to say what we want when we want how we want that free expression we love that journalism isn't the same sort of thing when we journalists work we have to work in the framework of a set of values we have to tell the truth we have to be accountable this will balance and well we have to be responsible and accountable for what we do we have to be transparent so we actually have restricted freedom of expression that's what makes journalism different from internet parties. like bloggers and others and so on and it's that quality of journalism the cohesiveness the more influential at the same time it makes it more influential because people trust it more people trust journalism because it is organized in a framework of values now i think that's that's the biggest challenge and here in russia there's a campaign called the formular of trust which is seeking to build a new bridge of dialogue between journa

this is more we2.0: harneing hundreds of bloggers all over the world to cover the world. go to "countries" to see what is being covered. here in china, we can see in the map that the blogosphere is really covering china: 10 articles and 29 links. nothing says it better like the global voices tagline: "the world is talking. are you listening?" now, global voices is a great example of citizen media covering stories that are often ignored. frank? >> often ignored, but we are listening. are bloggers better than traditional reporters at bringing us the world? is this the future? so we spoke to ivan sigal, the executive director of global voices online. he poses this question for our guests here. >> my question would be, are we really--are we best served by having information that is american news, or are we served by having information that comes from all over the world and gives us a variety of perspectives that we might not have considered? >> ann? >> i think we're best served by having opportunity to hear from all voices. i think that people should--in the future, they will

her as a ray sissments critics accused the blogger of taking the remarks out of context. >>> prosecutors sweden withdrew an arrest warrant against the founder of wikileaks after accusing him of rape. he called them dirty tricks days after wikileaks is set to release document about the war in afghanistan. the pentagon claims the leaks could cost lives. the prosecutor says he remains a suspect in a separate molestation case. >>> today, iran opened up its first nuclear power plant. the russian plant will be subject to regulation, make sure it's used to produce energy and not nuclear weapons. it will be another two months before the plant is fully operational. >>> the united states begins its post combat phase in iraq this week. american combat troops that packed up and left, leaving only 50,000 u.s. troops to help train iraqi security forces. >> reporter: a final farewell to the war in iraq. the casing ceremony for the 4-2 stryker brigade. the last combat brigade to leave iraq, putting the flags away. a soldier said the fighting is over and the next time he will see the colors he will be st

good change i think there are a lot of opportunities that are presented by the twenty four seven bloggers for online digital social media. but i also think that they present real problems one of them is you know it could well be that we are all learning attention deficit disorder from this so what are the dangers of people not fully paying attention to a story to only scratching the surface of an issue if we don't engage the complexity of an of issues like health care climate change energy crisis national debt international trade immigration and on and on it goes if people are only reacting from the tweet and one hundred forty characters if they're only reacting from what they think they know and merely reinforce on the blogosphere that they visit we're in trouble what does the future hold for american news media and where do we go from here all the old model is dying and it's not clear what will replace it although the future is unclear one thing's for sure we're going to adapt to the new technologies and bring all these technologies together with a great imagination of people and a sing

. >> reporter: the controversy began in july, when conservative blogger andrew breitbart posted a clip to sherrod speaking to the naacp. in it, she shared her mixed emotions, helping a white farmer 25 years ago. >> i was helping a white person save their land. so, i didn't give him the full force of what i could do. >> reporter: secretary of agriculture, tom vilsack, immediately fired sherrod. then, apologized, when it blame clear the tape was taken out of context. sherrod had gone on to say that she helped the farmer. vilsack says he is at fault. >> i disappointed the president. i disappointed the country. i disappointed shirley. i have to live with that. >> reporter: president obama said there was blame to go around during an appearance last month on "the view." >> a lot of people over reacted, including people in my administration. >> reporter: shirley sherrod was in the newly created civil rights role. but would rather wait, perhaps consulting in the feature.roces. and i hope that it works. i don't want to be the one t it. test it. >> reporter: shirley sherrod has said she plans to

i think bloggers very much can be journalists. i will give you a couple of examples. i would imagine one of the people that robert gibbs was expressing his outrage about was glen greenwald a constitutional lawyer who is a daily blog ger and one of the best journalists we have in the country. i don't know if glen would want to identify himself as a journalist but i see him that way because he does interviews and back check the powerful and focuses on issues and a lot of people read him. he is funny, smart and he has a cultural understanding of what is happening across the board in this country and around the world. i think it helps that he doesn't live here. he blogs from brazil where he lives. but he covers the united states. and i think in a way that helps because he doesn't get sucked into the vortex of the washington culture. the other great unsung hero of online journalism is a young woman named marcy wheeler whose blog empty wheel is must read every day for national security reporting. she regularly scoops "new york times" on

our next guest is one of the most read bloggers on the internet.ll -- i've known you for awhile. i met you -- actually, at the vma's. >> yes. >> jimmy: for the first time. >> briefly, although i don't even think we shook hands because i had had my hands painted yellow at the vma's last year. >> jimmy: yeah. i thought it would be cute and subtle, right? no, but i couldn't even shake your hand 'cause i was sweating and coming off on people. >> jimmy: yeah, it was weird 'cause like -- i looked at you, i go -- [ laughter ] no, yeah. no, you weren't -- yeah. but you had yellow hands. it was very interesting. >> and i told you that you should find your main gay. 'cause everybody should have a main gay in their life or on their show. >> jimmy: yes. >> i even wore pink for you. >> jimmy: thank you so much. i appreciate that. i do have a gay. >> you do? >> jimmy: yeah, there's -- >> oh. >> jimmy: we have many. we have many gay people, yeah. >> well, that's awesome. >> jimmy: on our staff. yeah, that's very fun. but i like the advice, though. that was great.

see this week we've made fun of an e-mail sent by maine to party blogger who is giving advice on how to survive in the big bad city of d.c. now we spoke about how to deal with african immigrants here in the in the city which areas to avoid because it just might not be safe and which metro lines you shouldn't take the e-mail says that the yellow and green lines are dangerous and that you should just avoid them at all costs and went on the blue and orange lines don't go past eastern market stops because that is outside of the safe zone but there is a little tiny problem with this tea party guide to d.c. if you think progress put together a little map here that shows the tea party members who arrive the nation's capital by bus well they might run into a little problem you see the official parking location for group us this is to stop beyond where the last say stop on the blue and orange line are at r.'s case stadium so i don't know to say gee baggers that's that's in the danger zone you guys can go there you need to be here so come to think of it i think maybe you should just forget abo

and feel guilty about ending this war so we'll speak to one of those bloggers after the break. thanks for being with us here on our t.v. seven thirty am in the russian capital these are your headlines hundreds of wildfires still burning across central russia the situation stable and contained according to authorities but they warn that could change at any moment fifty two people have died around two thousand of lost their homes several countries are sent equipment and specialists to help deal with the bully. meanwhile the death rate in the russian capital has doubled the season compared to the monthly average according to moscow's health department doctors blame the concentration of harmful particles in the air coming from the forest and peat fires. in japan calls for a nuclear free world on the sixty fifth anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on nagasaki representatives from more than thirty nations gathered with survivors to memorialize the more than two hundred thousand died the u.s. did not send a representative to nagasaki as it did earlier for the ceremony at the.

left of being on drugs and what that professional left had to say to that radio host and wonkette blogger sarah betting casa will join me for that discussion and then we're going to take another in-depth look at our economy the fed says we're in trouble so after weeks of speculation is this confirmation that we really are doomed well as business insiders gregory white for his opinion on the state of the economy and all be joined by relationship expert diana falzone i'll get her opinion on everything from snooki cozying up to john mccain to eminem angry on his new music video which some say glamorizes domestic violence that's all the end of the show now let's move on to today's top story. just a week after obama gave a speech touting the end of the iraq war and the on time withdrawal of american troops comes news that al qaeda is already in that and according to the guardian has already begun enticing former sunni allies to rejoin their forces by paying them more than they currently receive from the government and those particular forces are known as the sons of iraq the same group of rebe

anchors the liberal bloggers of the world the ones that make following politics their profession the ones that are out there investigating seeking answers critiquing in the interest of the people of the average americans who maybe don't have time to sit around and read every single piece of news every single day the ones that the want to make sure the politicians actually live up to their promises and who call them out if they don't oh i see it turns out that this professional left has actually been doing their job they're not simply drooling over every move made by the obama administration so robert gibbs well he decided to tell that professional left the ones that he in his own words here's are saying that obama in some ways might be like bush he decided to say that all of these people how to be drug tested that's right apparently if you happen to notice that obama has increased the role of intelligence gathering is done away with warrants for the f.b.i. if they want to read your e-mails the one that's put american citizens on an assassination list amongst many other things well th

sources is critical to being an informed citizen and blogger. >> they stressed their commitment to an open internet. locking in some consumer protection is better than none at all. >>> silicon valley is on their way to space. it could help keep american troops in iraq and afghanistan safe. scott is here to show how it works. >> it's a powerful device. it's technology about to be sent up into space that will also help us to talk, watch and find our way around. >> to the right. there you go, there you go. >> the way our soldiers communicate is about to get a lot better. thanks to a satellite made in silicon valley. >> it will support our troops worldwide. >> cell phone calls will be protected against detection and interception while sending messages five times faster than previous satellite. >> what it means to us is our friends and family in harm's way are war fighters near battlegrounds. they will be able to communicate without the threat of being jammed or intercepted by the enemy. >> the new satellite is made here by look heed martin. it replaces the mill star satellite after nearly

i should say terrible things about him to elevate his status with the bloggers. i cannot because i would be lying. he did an extraordinary job. that is john avalos. he deserves a tremendous amount of praise. [applause] thank you, john. thank you to president chu for appointing him to that decision. that was the best early decision you made a year ago. [applause] i also want to express thanks to the president of the board worked very hard on this budget for a long time trying to stored things back and forth and work with his colleagues and the budget committee and finance chair. i want to thank him for taking some heat as well. leadership is not always easy. dogs do not bark at parked cars. folks who actually do things take a little heat. people can sit on the sideline and talk about the world all they want. but what had begun to manifest the ideals? david understands that sometimes you have to take some heat. i want to thank president david chiu for his willingness to take leadership on this to help us get to a balanced budget and this point today. thank you for

. >> what is interesting about this whole thing it came to fruition because of a blogger. it was an issue in new york, for people and a few people were upset about the placement but a lot of people didn't know it. it got all its permits a blogger starts writing about it, cable shows pick it up and then the president comments and then networks now it is a huge issue. >> like i said it was waiting to happen just a question of who was going to make it happen. >> speaking of waiting to happen, we've been waiting a little over for the weather jim news for us? >> i do. similarities between weather and politics never ceases to amaze me. we will tap dance through an improving weather pattern after you suffered through rather chilly temperatures yesterday especially cool and cloudy starting the day that way but as you lookout around the fringes we are seeing breaks in this cloud blanket which will continue to spread throughout the bay and a warming trend is going to settle in for the next couple days clouds exextending out to around the vacca cam. a lot of inland extension of the f

while the move has not attracted any paparazzi just yet, not many bloggers can keep a poker face on thisbefore the concert, lady gaga will be in the south bay next week. coming here. >> lady gaga, unpredictable.

the bloggers haven't let up. >> i'm called ignorant here, stupid mother. exp expletive. your son died, nice. i think he's telling me to get over the death of my son. >> karen doesn't want the game to be banned but she does want it to be shelved at least for a few years. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> well, redwood shores-based electronic arts issued this statement saying "i think this is nonsense generated by people who haven't played a video game in the last $20 years." >> the window of a man murdered in oakland says she is moved by an outporing of support from the community. she came to oakland for a memorial last night for her husband. people were encouraged to donate to a fund set up for kang's family. >> i feel the support from the communities here and loss. that's why i think i need to come over here and to express my appreciation to everyone. >> kang was murdered last month in downtown oakland. he had $17 on him at the time. police arrested both suspects after they were caught on this surveillance camera. >> san jose firefighters plan to vote next

blogger bloggers start covering each other as news. >> don't you think reporters should be covering afghanistan and real subjects? >> there's a lot of people here. >> this is like check-in. 9,000 reporters for check-in. is that right. >> i think that's right. >> of course we're big losers because we're here. it's like the invasion of the reporters. >> 9,000 is probably a bit high, but it was a lot. i tried to get some numbers as to how many reporters are in afghanistan. officially embedded, probably 300. >> in that room at facebook -- >> more than 300. there you go. >> sometimes you show up and go is there something else also happening here? >> when they start turning the cameras on each other, always a sign. >> right. >> scott, thank you very much. >>> time is 5:11. time to check the commute with mik mike. >> turning the camera on each other. >> i film myself all the time and edit it. the back up at the bay bridge toll splplaza has cleared. the fastrak lanes, the carpool lanes. keep in mind this volume will increase a bit more of this being a thursday, and also folks off for summer vacation. t

. >>> coming up, bloggers are still buzzing over the jetblue flight attendant who flipped out.t be linked to a surge in the amount of carryon baggage. >>> and san francisco takes control of treasure island. find out the storied history behind that small patch of land. those stories are coming up at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day. >> for complete bay area news coverage, stay with ktvu channel 2 news and www.ktvu.com. news and weather available any time you need it. k tvu channel 2 news at 5:00 is straight coverage. uncovering important news stories. in-depth coverage. weather forecasts for the area where you live. >> smog and warmth. >> weekdays on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. complete bay area news coverage.

the city of philadelphia is looking for ways to make money and now requiring bloggers to pay a business privilege fee. must now apply for a license that will cost $50 a year or $300 for a lifetime of the business. the business license would be required for any bloggers working within the city limits and who file earnings on those blogs with the internal revenue service. >>> the folks at google are unveiling a new service that enables users to make phone calls from their g mail accounts. the new feature allows calls to land lines and cell phones in the united states and canada for free. international rates start as slow as 2 cents a minute. those rates are competitive with skype which is a rival calling service. >>> there is a mystery concerning apple after the company sent out invitations to an event scheduled for september 1st in san francisco. that's because apple usually releases new ipod hardware in september. but there are also reports that apple will introduce 99-cent tv show rentals. we'll let you know next wednesday when the mystery will hopefully be solved. >>> time now 5:50. i

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 came from a car rear as a criminal defense attorney. the bis filters into the programming, reporting, coverage of cases. most of the cases do not have a camera present. even

one of blogger gave bbc news a tour of the area. >> this area is surrounded by a fence. the proposed islamic center is in every league dense is nick -- really dance is nick district. -- really dance business district. it is like lots of areas. it had no connection to the site whatsoever. there is a much history here. things are pouring down and being built on top of that. it is a patchwork quilt. and today with my camera, took a couple hours and took pictures of these buildings and put them up on my block without a lot of commentary. just to show people, here are some things you that maybe you do not know about this project. across the street from the world trade center site is this plaza. it has vendors selling t-shirts. construction workers eating lunch. it is busy. it is bustling. tourists. new york obviously has not forgotten about 9/11. those who walk past the construction fence every day still feel tremendous grief. but life continues. this is a busy, busy part of the city. it is filled with people going to work every day and doing their jobs. it is not a place whe

she resigned under pressure last month after a conservative blogger posted on the internet an editedersion of a speech she gav she is not ready to acce his offer to return. >> i think i can be helpful to him and the department if i just take little break and look at how i can be more helpful in the future. >> she was offered a job in the office of advocacy and outreach for work in the civil rights area. she did agree to work with the agency as a consultant. >> we're going to check in with mike yet. any triple digits yet? >> not yet. but it will be probably around 1:00 and 2:00. show you waus going on. look athe beautiful bay water. the lor mirroring the sky. the pollution in the air. another spare the air day. how that probably ends tomorrow in most areas and how the heat ends in some areas tomorrow, too. >> mike, thank you. also we're live wit the latest on an attempt right now to complete a marathon i spend three hours on my homework- or at least that's what my mom this. with high speed inteet from at&t, i get homework done fast, leaving me time to download movies and music and cha