that's why i think that will as i said coming on in, i said to bonnie, that's why what you've done, bonnie, is so, so critical. most of us go through what you're going through totally alone. and after awhile, doesn't make the loss any easier or harder. after awhile, you get tired of you feel like you're relying on your family too much. you feel like i can't say to my mom, i can't say to my sister who moved in to help me raise my kids, i can't say to my brother. i mean it's about time. i've got to get -- and if you have somebody to talk to. for what it's worth and i'm no skols or psychiatrist, but i sought help for how to deal with my kids and you have that advantage, as well. it became solace for me to talk to people i didn't even know but had called me and said they'd been through it. i'd call. they gave me their phone number and i'd call just basically for someone to say, you can make it. so hang on to each other. hang on to each other. and i can't tell you, i can't tell you how deeply the five of us on this stage feel about the surprises you paid for this country. that doesn't fill the

that's why what you've done bonnie is so, so critical.ost of us go through what you're going through totally alone. after a while it doesn't make the loss any easier or harder. after a while you get tired of you feel like you're relying on your family too much. you feel like i can't say to my mom, i can't say to my sister who moved in to help my kids, i can't say to to my brother. it's about time. i've got to get -- if you have somebody to talk to. so for what it's worth and i'm no psychologist or psychiatrist, but i sought help from how to deal with

bonnie st. john. despite losing a leg at age 5, she was the first african american to meddle in an international competition. she has a new book called "how great women lead." also david talbot is here. his book looks at the culture wars of our times. we are glad you have joined us. bonnie st. john and david talbot coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: despite having her leg amputated at age 5, she became the first african-american to win an olympic medal. from there she went on to become a successful public speaker. she has written a new book, "how great women lead: a mother- daughter adventure into the lives of women shaping the world para " it is a great concept for her mother and a daughter to write a book. how old

we'll check in with meterologist bonnie schneider, a lot of wild weather out there.s all this going to impact memorial day travel, do you think? >> definitely going to be impactful, we're expecting airport delays across the country from minneapolis to denver, salt lake city, some due to thunderstorms, other to winds, but look for afternoon thunderstorms, once again in miami, that is something to keep in mind as we go through the day today, we'll watch for that through a good portion of the day, randi. it's interesting we also have activity in the tropics. >> going back to those wild fires, though, bonnie in, michigan, how does the weather look, will we see improvements? >> i think we will see better weather for the michigan fires. less windy weather, better conditions there. that is good news. we also run the risk of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. any kind of rain coming in is beneficial, hopefully we won't get a strong gust of wind, that is some good news there. one place we're looking at heavy rain today as you can see over the next few days i

you know ray and bonnie were at the chicago show.ace, sponsor of our show on wpct in chicago. bonnie came to the march 3rd chicago show in a wheelchair on oxygen. she has since passed away. so ray and i have been writing each other back and forth. i read this letter. their daughter was going to be there. of course she was and we burst into tears and then we saw each other at the meet and greet. she's battling cancer, too. >> oh, my god. >> stephanie: anyway, but i just want to -- this is the kind of people that come to the shows. it is more than a comedy show. it really is -- they're incredible. she writes, steph, it was fantastic to meet he you last night in minneapolis. during bonnie's treatment they realized laughter helped. a phone call from my parents always referred to something from your show. when i was diagnosed, they told to listen to stephanie miller. ing about at your march 3rd show was important to bonnie and ray. the love you gave them after her passing was an honor. you were mentioned during her funeral services. my da

thank you so much, bonnie.ate that. >>> a blind chinese activist is spending his first sunday with his family in new york. but chen guangcheng got here only after a tricky diplomatic back and forth between the u.s. and china. last month he escaped from house arrest and aroofed ee eed at t embassy in beijing. and after a lot of mediation, he was given clearance to leave the country. those images from yesterday. he spoke through a translator after arriving in new york. >> translator: at the most critical juncture, the american embassy in china provided a safe haven and the american government has provided great distance and given me partial citizenship rights here. >> chen will begin his fellowship at new york university soon, nyu, offered this opportunity after the chinese government said he could leave the country to study abroad. chen's friend and nyu professor jerome cohen joins me now. he was one of those involved in the mediation that finally helped chen leave china. so professor cohen, how did this arrange

bonnie bonnie correct three of them on the highs demand and probably the most desirable license and product our goal is to. earn about. how billion dollars turnover billion dollar turnover all the goodies yes and considering different royalty. our profit which will reinvest into the games will be. three zero million dollars so so. they sold pretty well right now so i mean you can try to buy through the internet. decide that there are many other lessons and prove it in more than. five hundred different categories and respect that it will be increased by the games time by five thousand different kind of goods and products memory. maryla and we believe that it will be the part of the. memory that everest citizen of russia could take from the games says to me three children the shankill president of the saatchi two thousand and fourteen cognizant spotlight will be back shortly after the break so stay with us the three of us will be back in a time. download the official tea allocation. i pod touch from the dumpster. on the good. video. tease my old car. and r.s.s. feeds now with the palm

bonnie schneider is tracking it for us. bonnie, how much longer will we be able to see this?rter: we'll be able to see it for at least the next couple of hours. that's the live picture out of san francisco. the other place to track it right now is albuquerque, new mexico, getting great pictures as well this. eclipse is going on into the evening hours, and we're tracking it for you. eel even see it as far east as lubbock, texas, and generally speaking, the weather for visibility in the u.s. has been great to take a look at this eclipse. i'll talk more about this and show you where else you can track it throughout the evening. don? >> so excited. same technology we use to track santa claus. appreciate it, bonnie schneider. tropical storm alberto is hovering off the coast and it isn't expected to make land fall. the hurricane season doesn't officially begin until june. alberto is the earliest named storm to form in the atlantic in nine years. >>> well, we'll pull out our crystal ball for what you can expect next week right now. what will affect the wallet, and what to expect out

bonnie bonnie correct three of them on the highs and probably the most desirable license and product our goal is to. earn about. hols billion dollar store no other billion dollar turnover all the goodies yes and consider and different royalty. our profit which will reinvest into the games will be. so t three zero million dollars so so. they sold pretty well right now so i mean you can try to run to buy through the internet or put. there to decide that there are many other lessons and prove that in more than. five hundred different categories and ways spec'd that it will be increased by the games time by five thousand different kind of for goods and products memory memorable and we believe that it will be the part of the. memory that every citizen of russia could take from the games says to me three chip in the shankill president of the sochi two thousand and fourteen are going to spotlight will be back shortly after the break south stay with us the three of us will be back in time. she could leverage or each in the caribbean was able to build the world's most sophisticated. which doe

bonnie, thank you very much. we'll be checking back with you throughout the morning. >>> from home to abroad. two americans under arrest right now in tokyo. they were taken into custody after a woman was found dead in one of the men's hotel rooms. cnn's key yon joining us from tokyo. you have been digging into this story. what can you tell us about the woman killed and how she died? >> reporter: well, we know she's 21-year-old nikola furlong. she's an exchange student from ireland who was studying here in japan just north of tokyo. tokyo police are telling us that she died of suffocation by cervical compression. that sounds like strangulation. what the kyoto news agency -- i'm sorry. on wednesday night when she and her friend were approached by two american men. they went to dinner after the concert. they ended up in a hotel at a party, drinking area, and then the police say she was found dead in a hotel room hours later with one of the americans. that's where the investigation is at this point. >> you mentioned

call or click today. >>> not so fast, bonnie schneider.talk about this tropical storm. the first named storm of the season. >> yeah, for the atlantic, and it's so interesting. we had two named storms for the atlantic and the pacific before both seasons started, and for our area here in the atlantic, we're taking a closer look at alberto, it's interesting to note that this storm has changed its structure so much in the past 24 hours. right now the movement is to the south, but the storm is really going over some much cooler water. that's why the winds are dying down. it's barely a tropical storm at 40-mile-per-hour winds, so i think that the track will continue to take this storm further off to sea, so it kind of alerted us, even though it didn't really do any damage or cause too much trouble, it definitely brought us to the attention, don, that hurricane season is june 1st. >> early doesn't necessarily mean more or stronger, right? >> it does not. it just means we have to be ready for hurricane season to begin and sometimes it can start be

meteorologist bonnie schneider joining us this morning. good morning, bonnie. so we're officially kicking off summer. >> we are. >> is the weather going to cooperate? >> in some places, absolutely. another thing we're looking at which is very interest something more activity in the tropics. i'm talking about tropical storm beryl. we're already on "b" and hurricane season begins officially june 1st. a subtropical storm, this is a typical looking subtropical storm meaning the connection is way off the center of circulation. characteristics of a tropical storm and also the characteristics of a low pressure system that may come off a cold front. it will be a rainmaker as it comes onshore, likely sometime towards the end of the weekend and bring rain in advance of that. i mentioned the heat. look at the numbers for today. 97 in memphis, tennessee. that is hot. it's going to be hot in atlanta, as well. if you're outdoors today at a barbecue or doing sports outside, drink lots of water, and be prepared for a scorcher. how about the beach forecast? it looks fantastic a

that really does look like a modern day bonny and clyde. >> the road is so crowded. they are putting other officers in danger and citizens this danger. >> this went down about a yearing a. bagwell was indicted with 16 charges. his girlfriend was also indicted on 13 similar charges. it was in court where he pled guilty to more than a dozen of those charges. >>> sometimes, big miracles come in very small packages. that happened in eastpoint, georgia, just south of atlanta. >> wow, i've decided to thank god. i am relieved. >> that is the grandmother of darnelle brown. that little boy you see right there, they say darnelle was sitting with his dad. the next thing the dad knows, darnelle slips down into the drain hole. that's a 20-foot deep casing. he fell in and you see all those big, burly firefighters, you think they can climb down there and get him? no. they had something up their sleeves in that fire department. this woman, rosa tellis, 4'11". >> she is tiny. she fit in that hole. >> it was tight but as you can see, i'm really small. >> she said this was very special

io hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, gop women create a new caucus. republican women in the house are shifting their focus from social issues to the economy. house republicans launched the "women's policy committee," a new caucus to showcase female lawmakers. most of the 24 house republican women are members and released a video to share how they are "working for you." >> teed republican women in congress are making a real difference. >> we're working together to create jobs, reduce spending, help small businesses and put health care decisions back in to your hands. >> speaker of the house john boehner praised the caucus members saying: "these aren't just leaders on 'women's issues.' these are women leaders on all issues." the republican party has struggled with women voters over issues ranging from contraception coverage to the violence against women act. will women republicans in the house be able to recruit women

. >> hello, i'm bonnie er. welcome to "to the contry," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the war for women voters rages on. the war for women's votes continues this week with president obama and mitt romney each claiming he can create more jobs and prosperity for women. mitt romney, now winning the vote of married women, is relying heavily on his wife, ann, to rein in women voters. the obama campaign launched an interactive web app called "the life of julia," which guides users through an average middle class woman's life from age three to 67. it claims women fare better under obama policies. under a president romney for example, the tool cuts "julia's" benefits 40%. but romney' counters that president obama has created an economy that is 'hostile' to women. so, bay buchanan: who is right? >> women have done so badly under obama i don't know we could do any worse. those people that lost jobs women account for 9% of them. mitt romney will have pro-growth policy which wil

meteorologist bonnie schneider tracking it from the "weather center." a lot are on the road and the last they want to do is run into crazy weather. that's what they will find on the coast. >> unfortunately on the carolina coast we're monitoring the tropics. it's not officially hurricane season. that will begin june 1st. we're up to letter b on the alphabet. this is a subtropical meaning tropical characteristics and cooler characteristics. it's kind of a hybrid. a typical storm, a lot of the center is away from circulation. not that thunderstorm activity won't impact the u.s. we are expecting a westward movement this. storm by the time we get to sunday and monday should bring substantial rainfall to northern florida. that's something we're watching. it will be beneficial because the region has been hit by a drought. we have pictures of tornadoes, storm reports that popped up yesterday. it was a real volatile day for kansas. look at that tornado. incredible pictures coming to us from storm chasing video. it's really when you see the light behind it, you r

. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the changing u.s. population. for the first time in the country's history, most newborns are being born to families of color. new census bureau data show that last year just more than 50% of americans up to the age of one were black, hispanic or other minority groups. that's up from just below 50% from the year before. the largest and fastest growing minority group in the country is hispanics. non-hispanic whites will be outnumbered in the u.s. by the year 2042. one of the biggest factors in this demographic change is age. whites are the oldest group with median age over 42, while hispanics' median age of 28 places them in their prime childbearing years. what's the most important political issue congresswoman norton affected by think sea change of united states becoming majority-minority company. >> we best make haste because the new majority is the least well educated to compete

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and bonnie died this week. [ applause ] >> we love you bonnie, and we love you ray.to the [ inaudible ] lakes and give ray a hug for me. when we were there at the show, talk about love -- he was kissing her head and they were making jokes, and just amazing, amazing sexy liberals and great people. [ applause ] >> see i should haven't done that. >> great, great people. >> yes, and now on with the comedy. [ whacky comedy music ] >> yeah. awe. >> embrace them in a big sexy liberal hug today. and send them some love. all right. let's go -- who has to follow that now? [ laughter ] >> maureen in l.a. hi, maureen. >> hi, stephanie, hi mooks. >> hi. >> rush limbaugh and every other jibbering idiot on the right has been saying president obama doesn't deserve any credit because it was at miral -- >> the navy seals are more of an improve group. >> yeah, admiral mcraven back in december said he would contend that president obama was the smartest guy in the room. >> yep. >> and he also said he showed leadership skills like a guy who had 35 years in the military. >> rush was probab

the media often made bonnie and clyde's exploits front page news.ple of raids but finally heard of heir timeout in louisiana. tommy guns took care of the rest. bonnie, clyde and their gang killed more than a dozen people in all. the couple bit the dust 78 years ago today. and now you know the news for this wednesday, may the 23rd, 2012. for the journalists of fox news, i'm shepard smith. thanks for trusting us for your news and information. opinion and analysis begins right now on the most powerful prime time there is. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> bin laden is dead. confirmed, urgent confirmed. bin laden is dead. >> bill: shocking development out of pakistan. the man who helped the cia track down bin laden sentenced to 33 years in prison. what will the obama administration do about that atrocity? we'll have a special report.

. >> bonnie carol is the president and founder and joins me live from wash be with a.e to see you. let me point out for the viewers, are you a veteran and served in the military and the air force re serve and the air national guard. nice to see you. i want to talk about the benefits it sounds like for kids feeling a sense of normalcy and i have to ask about you. you lost your husband and founded taps soon after and i know here you are with your husband. i know this morning you were at the white house. you and other surviving family members had breakfast with the president and the first lady. tell me about that and a little something about that conversation with mr. obama. >> we really had the chance to talk with the president and the first lady about the work taps is doing with the families of america's fallen heroes and taps let's families know that america remembers and honors their service and sacrifice regardless of how or where the death occurred and in taps we have families that lost loved ones not just in combat but to suicide, illness, accidents, and taps is th

>> all right, bonnie. that is good news. thank you very much. >>> in indiana, a hostage standoff with police has ended with the gunman's death. all of the hostages are safe. though one woman was injured. officials say the man entered an office building looking for someone who owed him money. he ended up taking hostages, after police arrived. police say that he shot and killed himself. >>> the jurors in the john edwards trial are off for the long holiday weekend. we'll return tuesday to resume deliberations. edwards is accused of misusing campaign contributions to cover up an affair. he denies he did anything wrong. the jury has already deliberated for six days. >>> in egypt the votes have nearly all been counted and now the country appears headed for a runoff. a muslim brotherhood candidate seen here on the left could face off against former prime minister ahmed shafiq on the right in the country's first free presidential election. there may not have been two more polarizing figures among the eleven candidates. some in egypt

road -- dune bonnie road. with less than five miles to go, he punctured one of his tires and the support team came to his aid and he lost 20 seconds but he was able to sprint and catch his team which got him back in front. he even had to navigate. they provided a big business boost. speculators went into several local restaurants and retailers say they were happy with the results. it cost santa rosa a half million dollars to sponsor this part of the race and the return was huge. >> it was about $7 million and we believe as an impact of $100 million annually on our state. >> it will start in san jose and cyclists will race up mt. diablo and finish in livermore. the race will end next sunday almost 70050 miles after it started. we have our channel two website. just click on the sports tab at www.ktvu.com. >>> a lot of them come to ride some of those stages so it does bring people here for years to come. sal, you are talking about a crash on 880, do you have an update? >> one has been cleared on the update, this

. >>> well stage ii is 100, they will travel through pacifica and up bonnie down road in santa cruz and now peter will wear the jacket, he wouldn't stage one with left than five miles to go. the support team was able to sprint. he each had to navigate during the final mine unless. he proked a few -- provided a few laps downtown and business owners we spoke to said they are pleased with the results. it cost them $7 billion and the return on the investment is huge. >> very cop servetive, we leave it hats up impact want wally on our state. >> cyclists will race up mt. diablo the race will end on sunday nearly 750 miles after it gun. >>> we have a map showing each stage of the race and just creek on the bay area sports tab on www.ktvu.com. >>> and a deadly plane crash, how two people were able to escape the wreck an. >>> the job now open to female soldiers. >> we will tell you about the morning commute and bay area weather. . >>> good morning, it is cool, partly sunny and cool and breezy today. >>> 15 people are dead after a plane crashed into the mountains in the himalayas. it crashed as i

all right bonnie, thank you very much. >>> if you are among those millions of people driving for the holiday i have good news for you, and your wallet. triple a says you will pay an average of $3.66 for a gallon of unleaded gas this weekend down a whopping 27 cents from this year's high set in april. but still the third highest price on record for a memorial day weekend. >>> 33 years to the day etan patz disappeared, someone has been charged with his murder. pedro hernandez was arraigned yesterday on second degree murder charge. this is the man "inside edition" identified as here nan dechlnan. he confessed to strangling the boy and putting his body in the trash. >> in the years following etan's disappearance, hernandez told a family member and others that he had "done a bad thing and killed a child in new york." >> he seemed like an already guy. he had a wife and there was a young daughter, and they were, they said hello and everything, always smiling, this guy confessed to it, 33 years he has been living in his own personal hell. >> he is being held without bail. >>> in illinois a h

bonnie tass of the greater area of realtiy is here with more. thank you very much for joining us. >> you're welcome, thank you for having me. >> reporter: the first increase in seven months sounds promising and sounds like good news. how is the d.c. region fair something. >> quite frankly, the d.c. market area is doing well since 2010. in 2010, that is when we hit the low point. but i can tell you over the past year, the market has been coming back and most recently, the april numbers tell us it's up and a vibrant spring market. >> do you mean the home prices are up? holding steady? >> i mean yes and some houses are on the market for less time, fewer days. for example n montgomery county, it's down 9% in the district and that is down 19%. median prices are up and up 14% in the district of columbia and total units sold are up over 4% in the county and about 13% and in the district of columbia. all in all, if you use the indicators, which tell you about the vibrant market we have, everything is looking good. >> and what is selling well? are we tal

bonnie culbertson dr. called the cops questioning whether his business was legal. the two operators are due in court. a third warrant has been issued. records show informants were told the clinic made more than a million dollars within four months. they just had to keep the customers happy. >> you have done a great job on this and you've been on this since deems and i want to chase everybody to our website at abc2news.com for more on this investigation. you can track it there on your mobile device along with all of the stories in our bad medicine series. joce sterman did the job to thank us all. >>> all right. maryland lawmakers ended the session with a tax increase. surprisingly, many of us weren't as concerned with paying more. what people are really fuming about. >> and credit cards can help you build good credit history. the financial trouble new college grads could find themselves in. wyatt? >> on the weather front 83. the old record 92 our average. 358 is the two-degree -- 8345 -- 85 is the two-degree guarantee. we'll talk about one line of rain headed in our

and rolled down the coast, bonnie dune and into the santa cruz mountains. times were hard as people began picking up speed. >> it has become a mental factor but those last 20k, you suffer so bad, you think it is never going to end. >> peter saying began got through the -- they are saying it is hard to get through the end so if you can get out there and cheer them on it will be fun. >>> right now traffic is going to be looking good and all these freeways we are showing you and unfortunately it doesn't stay this way for too long so right now it might be for the last hour sore so. this is a look at the pay bridge toll plaza and coming into the city no major problems. north and southbound 280 that traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. let's go to steve. >>> not a lot in the way of clouds and there is the system that is responsible, if you like warmer weather it is exit stage right and go a little do you on the right, it's not on the ground but a little lesson the breeze upper 40s and 50s and temperatures are not as warm where we had all that cloud cover.