katie. >> couric: byron pitts. byron, thank you very much.k for your comment and questions on twitter and facetoday. jan crawford in washington is our chief legal correspondent. jan, what kind of laws against bullying are currently on the books? >> reporter: well, katie, there's no federal law, but 45 states do have laws, the strongest require things like anti-bullying classes in schools, counseling for the victims, and reporting potentially criminal bullying to law enforcement. in the tragic case where's a student is hurt or commit suicide, prosecutors can file criminal charges. >> couric: so i guess the question is are these laws actually enforced, jan? >> well, we've seen recent cases, like one in massachusetts, where student have been charged with felonies. there, a 15-year-old girl, phoebe prince, committed suicide after she was bullied and prosecutors have charged thalled perpetrators with a range of crimes, including statutory rape, criminal harassment, and civil rights violations. katie. >> couric: jan crawford, jan, thank you. if you

let's bring in senator byron dorgan from north dakota. we will talk about the agenda and taxes for a moment. but i have to ask you about the latest breaking us in tonight. larry summers, the director of the national economic council, has announced his resignation, he is leaving and going to go back to harvard university. this is number three. if we could just see, as the bailout crowd is happening, peter orszag is gone, the budget director. also, christina romer is also out. and now larry summers announcing today. nator, what does this mean? >> you know what, ed, i don't think it is particularly surprising. i know it is big news, but frankly, a year and three quarters in this presidency, it is not unusual that at this time, toward the end of this year, people start leaving. these are 24/7 jobs, tough jobs. so, i'm not particularly surprised that this president will retool now and bring in some new people, but today's announcement wasn't a particular surprise to me. >> it's no -- no correlation between a struggling ecomony? could this be a

if it were not for the bart schedule, as byron stated, i think we would have taken those meetings on until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. but i mean, it has been truly an honor, and i think it is great to have someone like jennifer retire, and also, i want to thank gary for all the patients that he had throughout the endless -- i think months kiri she has worked until midnight months on end. sometimes i wonder if. it is not humanly possible, but she did it, and we are really lucky to have her, and i am really sad that she is retiring, but at the same time, i think it is very well deserved, and i'm sure that she will tackle lots of other projects with as much gusto as she did with the exploratory and. [applause] >> commissioners, i am one of the project management team -- one of the project managers on the project. with me is the project director for the exploratory him. she will have a few words to say. as want to thank jennifer 45- plus years of 100% commitment to our project -- for five-plus years of 100 percent commitment. we could not have gotten here without her. when the project

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here's chief national correspondent byron pitts. >> reporter: the mere sight of a peanut used to sparkar in 11- year-old j.p. hainline. >> i knew if i had peanuts i could very well die. >> reporter: up to 200 deaths a year are caused by food allergies, most due to peanuts j.p. hainline's mother took no chances. what kind of changes did you have to make? >> we had to change where we ate at restaurants. if we did go out, we had to speak to a chef. >> reporter: even trace amounts must be avoided. >> it takes as little as a hundredth of a peanut to cause a life-ending reaction. >> reporter: but research at duke university medical center is showing the culprit may also be the cure. the experimental treatment called oral immunotherapy uses peanuts to build up tolerance. starting out with the equivalent of one one thousandth of a peanut, study participants eat it with food on a daily basis. >> they build up to a higher dose, that goes on for about six to eight months and at a certain point their immune system begins to change so that they're no longer having reactions. >> reporter: in one stu

york, good morning, byron, good to have you here today.ident is making his case, this morning on the morning tv shows, he basically said, look around and see who is doings more to cut spending, and see who is doing more for education and more to build infrastructure and he is saying a little bit of what bill clinton was putting out there. give us a channels, we are getting these things in motion. >> what you heard from president clinton is the desire to hear more fire and more passion from president obama and, you know, the president went to milwaukee a couple of weeks ago and delivered a real stem-winder and people said, where has this guy been and we'd like him on the campaign trail and the problem is the president cannot go everywhere and help every democrat candidate, because he's not popular in a lot of places and his policies are not popular and his lowest approval ratings come on the handling of the economy, the public's number one issue and he has to pick and choose his spots to campaign. martha: you know, it is interesting, bill c

we've obtained tapes of a jail house interview with byron williams. in the early morning hours of sunday, july 18th byron williams was injured during a shootout with a chp. and officer says they made a traffic stop after watching him weave through lanes at excessive speeds wearing body armor with an arsenal of weapons in the car. the exchange of gunfire ripped through the metal and glass of cars. and this interview he says he wasn't speeding and fired back in self-defense. >> i have no intention of confrontation with police. that is is a misconception. my intention was to come down to the bay area and get in fights with police. >> the chp used a robot to retrieve evidence like this binder. he says it did not contain a hit list, only examples of corruption in government and business. >> and. >> i believe entrenchment of corruption is so deep special interests and pro gregsive two sided two twins side god of babylone is going to prevail he admits first he was on a mission to kill people in two nonprofits in san francisco. aclu and tides foundation, prom

as byron york reports, he has been trying to figure out exactly what kind of jobs the administration considers green and what he has learned will blow the mind out of your clap. despite spending hundreds of millions of stimulus dollars on green jobs the government doesn't even have a definition for what the hell a green job is. and a labor department promg jekt that is working on -- project working on finding green jobs says jobs like financial analyst and public relations and buyers and news reporters should be considered green. it is enough to make a cat fall asleep in his orange juice glass. >> that's a crazy, stupid cat. i love you. lauren, how can you claim to create something when you don't even know what that something is? >> well, they mention correspondence and reporters in this article that the administration is claiming they have created green jobs for correspondents. perhaps they are just acknowledging that reporters like myself have taken many strides to become more green. for example, i now use both sides of my notebook. i went from spray tan to roll on. something all o

byron cobb, who has five wins. and buddy, my second husband, what's the secret to winning? >> stay on god's good side. >> ah, that sounds good. now what we're going to do is ask you to go up and gib these fine people a sample of the championship bell-ringing that you have done since, oh, gosh, i can't even -- when cable car was in black and white. it's been a long time. mr. carl payne, the winningest cable car bell ringer ever. [ringing bell] [applause] >> carl payne, ladies and gentlemen! fantastic. you're the best. carl payne. i know. now somebody has to follow that. let's introduce the amateur bell ringers and see what they can do, huh? what do you think? first up, a woman whose enthusiasm and support over the years has helped gain international recognition for this competition. last year's celebrity bell ringing second place winner, who has promised this year to try even harder. abc 7 and view from the bay host shanell wang. >> nice to see you again. i'm really nervous. i don't know why. because everybody is watching me. i'm really honored to be part of this event becau

public transport in el salvador has been disrupted by a third successive day by a strike ordered byron -- ordered by a criminal street game. the new law would make membership in the gay and a criminal offense. -- in the game in a criminal offense. -- gang a criminal offense. >> it was enough to bring most public transport to a halt. many businesses have closed to avoid violent reprisals. the government brought the army onto the street and provided military trust to get people out to work. >> we have deployed a sizable force that i think the population has notice. >> the gains ordered the shutdown, which makes membership in a gang a criminal offense. they burn 17 passengers alive. the law in parliament seems to have anchor in the gangs, -- angered the gangs, and we're the ones who face the consequences >> with -- who face the consequences. >> they have grown to become powerful transnational criminal organizations with thousands of members. the army discovered two buried oil drums stuffed with millions of dollars, which they believe for the fruits of organized crime syndicates. the gang

i'm also going to bring up byron mott, who's agreed to co-chair. byron, thank you. >> we can do it. we can do it. we can do it. it's all happening. >> win, lisa, win! win, lisa win! we can do it. we can do it. you make me so proud, so proud to be an alaskan. and i'm here to tell you, i'm here to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, on november 2, we're all going to be remembering these words from our dear friend, ted stevens, to hell with politics, let's do what's right for alaska. let's win! thank you! thank you. >> lisa murkowski.com, the headquarters is here in town. everybody, you can help join the campaign, and let's help lisa win. you can talk to her and wsh her good luck and tell her how badly you wanted her to do this, so let's send her out with win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> do you have a specific vision that can implement that vision, and do you have a demonstrated set of experiences that show you can handle it and

we obtained tapes of a jailhouse interview with byron williams.vick havinvic lee has the stor. >> reporter: in the early morning hours of undersunday july 18 byron williams was injured during a shootout with chp on interstate 580 in oakland. officers made a traffic stop after watching williams weave through lanes with excessive speeds. the exchange of gun fire ripped through the metal and glass of chp cars. in the jailhouse interview williams says he wasn't speeding and that he fired back in self-defense. >> i had no intention of getting confrontational with police. that is a misconception. my that my intent was to get in fights with police. >> the chp used a robot to restrive evidence like this mysterious binder. williams says it did not contain a hit list, only examples of corruption in government and business. >> i believe that the entrenchment of corruption is so deep that the special interests and the progressive two sided, you know, two twin faced god of babylon is going to prevail. >> williams at first admits he was on a mission to kill peo

in pakistan, several hundred thousand more people fled towns and villages threatened byron flash flooding. they are beginning to rebuild. >> it is clear enough time at the riverview hotel. it is a rush job. the floodwaters rose over the first floor here common -- for year, but the owner says compensation may never come. >> it has been pushed back 30 years, and no one is coming to help. >> here is how it looked about a month ago. it was one of the areas hit first and hit hardest. lost beneath the waters, 80% of the crops. nearby, this was home to more than 20,000 people who have now lost everything twice. they came from afghanistan 30 years ago to start a new life. this is what remains of the market area, the small shops were crudely built. they were no match for the flood. the raging waters arrived at 5:00 in the morning, and they have consumed holmes, shops, and businesses, leaving people with absolutely nothing. he lived here with his two wives and 15 children. >> we are ready to start rebuilding. we want to make everything clean and tidy. we are asking the government to help us, but th

byron lee led the study. >> 600% in that first year, yes. >> reporter: after the first year, in-custodyaths return to the same level before tasers were introduced. tasers are now used by some 12,000 law enforcement agencies. by 2008 a study by amnesty international showed in at least 35 states there were deaths after taser use. 55 in california, 52 in florida. experts say the risk of death increases when a person is shocked with a taser more than once. peter mcfarland was hit four times. >> what i saw in that video was a nonlife-threatening situation turned into a life-threatening one. >> reporter: mcfarland is now suing the marin county, california, sheriff's department, which says its deputies were following the law and department policy. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> well, straight ahead, your friday morning weather. >>> in sports, a powerhouse start for ohio state in college football. te in college football. [ female announcer ] fact: the medicine in children's advil® is the #1 pediatrician recommended pain reliever for children. plus, children's advil® brings fever

my name is byron.nt to commend that person for doing a great job for putting together a lot of information and a lot of requests into a policy, but i wanted to tell the board that i think they made a big mistake when they put this above local preference and gave local preference no set aside. some of the drugs before march, local preference had some percentage of schools, but once you put back above that, the only map that matters is the map on the right, because a high the desired schools, parents are going to find a way to get an address in there, even if it is only for a couple of months, and meanwhile, the map on the left, where people think they will get into their neighborhood school if it is a highly desired school, a pretty much do not have a chance, so i want you to think about what this means and how you're going to enforce it and how long someone has to live in there before they qualify, and then after they qualify, do they have to keep living there? do they only have to live there for a cou

byron westbrook getting down the field on special teams for washington.dan: rackers has a 59-yard field goal as his career best. to get to that distance, the texans must get to the 37-yard line of the redskins. they have just one time-out and just 49 seconds to do that. if i'm the redskins, i'm going to double, i'm going to triple-team number 80, andre johnson, something they didn't do on fourth and 10 moments ago and it cost them big time. ian: first and 10 for houston. schaub, throwing, over the middle, andre johnson. modest gain on first down of four. as dan mentioned, one time-out remaining. they have to work the clock here, 37 seconds left this game tied at 27-27. second and six for the texans. dan: take an lot of time to get this play off. ian: there's no sense of urgency here for houston. knocked down at the line of scrimmage. it's holliday, the veteran, now in his 13th year. dan: it's almost as if the houston texans saw they weren't going to get a long punt return out of jones, they've gone conservative with the short pass on first down, thaves go

byron garrett is the ceo of the national pta. he is taking part in that summit in new york and joins us live from our fox affiliate in new york city. here in our fox 5 studios is jeff smith, the executive director of d.c. voice, a nonprofit education advocacy group. thank you both for being with us, gentlemen. we want to start comment abouts today from the president. mr. smith, let's start -- comments today from the president. mr. smith, let's start with you. did the president go too far with his criticism saying he wouldn't send his own daughters to the schools? what's your reaction? >> i don't think so. it's been obvious for quite some time now that the president and quite frankly, a lot of local leaders, too aren't willing to send their own kids to their neighborhood school or to d.c. public schools at large. i think what is unclear and a lot of people are being given the misimpression that they don't measure up by any of our standards, not by parents, not by teachers, not by the black community in d.c. or the white community

if your home room teacher was frank gore, but byron westbrook came in as a substitute teacher, who do think you would like more? >> what was the names? >> if breakfast is the most important meal of the day, what do you think the 49ers have for breakfast? >> waffles? >> our thanks to the kids and staff. we'll see you in your home room real soon. getting schooled for nbc bay area sports, i'm loren scott. >> one of the few smiles in regards to the 49ers we have seen in the last eight hours. the 49ers embarrassed by the seattle seahawks, mike singletary calling a team meeting as we speak. >>> when we return, we're going behind the scenes with the mayor, not da mayor like willie brown, but mayor newsom. he doesn't want them living. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet

byron lee led the study in the first year a police department used the taser sudden deaths went up 600%? >> 600% in the first year after the first year, in-custody deaths returned to the same level before tasers were put introduced. by 2008, a study by amnesty international showed in at least 35 states there were deaths after taser use, 55 in california, 52 in florida. experts say the risk of death increases when a person is shocked with a taser more than once. peter mcfarland was hit four times. >> when i saw on that video was a nonlife-threatening situation turned into a life-threatening one. >> they came in here like there was a fire going on or some gunfight was going on. >> stop resisting! stop resisting! >> reporter: mcfarland is now suing a marin county, california, sheriff's department which says its deputies were following the law and department policy. >> hill: looking at the things we take for granted, like moving our hands. rich edwards is now learning how to move his hands, his new hands. the 55-year-old chiropractor from oklahoma is the recipient of only the third double-h

were going to make sure that people there needs byron that to rebuild their lives. >> that was congressmankie spiel while the leaders is been on the scene following this strategtragedy. we want to checn with their web producer kimberly was new pictures that again is and is at a news conference starts will bring it to you. >> just received a new e-mail from taylor with pictures from from yesterday. look at close tiller was you can see the police presence in the front- runner keep people from going closer towards those flames. taylor took another picture from a different vantage point on the going quicker and you can see how huge those flames were. you can even see the middle of your screen because it's completely blocked out by the flames. one more picture for you c,gv)+pvzsé÷hz46>r4séj)s neighbors milling about trend figure out what's going on in the neighborhood and street in front of you that thick black smoke plumes of them jutting into the sky. we did here yesterday that the flames and smoke reach as high as 60 ft. up to a hundred feet in the air appeared all over the bay area seeing

byron williams talked about his confrontation with police and planned for a killing spree he hopes would spark a revolution. he claims the 12 minute gun battle july 18th was not part of a plan. >> i'm not a cop killer. i have no intention of doing anything to any police. and the fact we're living under a dictatorship of a rogue government using terrorism and tyranny to suppress people in fear and... financial strangle hold. >> tonight at 6:00 williams tells us why he thinks the bp oil disaster was part of a conspiracy. >> sex offender who's attack children will face mandatory sentences of life in prison in california. governor schwartzeneggar signed chelsea's law today, flanked by the family of the teen-aged girl whose murder prompted this bill that became this law. the 17-year-old chelsea king was abducted, raped and murders in northern san diego county by a convicted sex offender. >> thank you, california for your boldness. thank you, california for your energy. thank you, california for your heart. thank you, chelsea. >> in addition to sending sex offenders away for life it mandates l

yes, i look forward to working with byron as well. [laughter] i talked a lot about openness and transparency in city government. as you can see, my voice is about gone. we did run a campaign. i feel very strongly about that. i feel strongly about the citizens being able to participate effectively in the government, transparency in our decision making, and people feeling as empowered as they can be. we are a uniquely disenfranchised city here. we do not want to do anything within the city that would leave the message that we are not fully in powering our people. a hallmark of my administration will be open as, transparency, and we will be reaching out to the diverse population we have in our city to try to ensure that they are engaged -- a hallmark of my administration will be openness, transparency. the onus is on me to keep that promise, and i look forward to that, but i also look forward to people holding me accountable as well for fulfilling that promise. in the process, i'm going to ask of the people in the city, do not sit on the

byron leigh is a cardiologist at ucsf. he has done extensive research on the lethal affect of taserses. >> a taser has real risk. if you get tasered in the right place, you can cause sudden death and cardiac arrest. >> on that night, mcfarland had just been treated by paramedics after he injured himself falling down the steps leading to his home. soon after two deputies showed up. >> the sheriffs ran up the stairs into the room here like a bunch of cowboys. >> this video is from a camera mount oatd deputy's taser. the gun's laser is targeted on mcfarland's chest. the deputy says he is going to talk him to the hospital because he may be suicidal. >> we're taking him to the hospital for an evaluation. >> reporter: mcfarland says it was just a crack he made because of the pain of his injuries. the deputies orders him numerous time or else he will tase him. mcfarland refuses while his wife tells deputies he has a heart condition. and then as he gets up he is tased. not once, but three times before he is handcuffed. >> put your

. >> byron sweeney was a school teacher and retired. >> i think that the president should seek the best possible education for his children. i would do the same for mine and i continue to do the same for mind. more parents need to demand that the schools be an excellent school that some of the top private schools are. >> for other parents, the president's statements did not sit well. >> if the schools are not to park, he should get them to be. >> one teacher that we talked with said that he would expect the quality of education at his school to be put up against a private school where the president sends his daughters. >> president obama would also like students to have a longer school year. the president says that most u.s. students attend class is taught in one month less than students in other in advanced countries. they lose a lot of what they learned over school break. a longer school year would keep the education system more globally competitive. >> they are facing a $175 million shortfall. gandhi says is short because of a drop in income tax revenue. $25 million of overspending i

increasing sunshine byron 3 4:00 tomorrow afternoon.ch rent expense, not a huge storm, but this is significant for the middle of september. about a quarter inch for the north bait traps the hills are up around half an inch. rest of the bay area generally attend or less. so fairly insignificant rainfall. the not too bad. for the summit here. to mr. wise upper 60s los '70s burglar date. so we do share held illegally to the upper 60s. floor to mid-60s for the coast. sampson is 564. because the morning, as i started to break through the afternoon. mid-60's richmond, alameda castro valley high '70s. moving into the mid-70s for east bay valleys. eds jobs every five. 74 pittsburgh 73 concord. '70s for the south bay. always to 73 san jose. i think everyone pretty much avoided the south dade charlie. you will see a few drops. term baltimore summerlike weather starting on monday during his voyage a warm-up, but that another system passing for will make for a lot of clouds tuesday was a very. >> while there is a problem with muni's new club record

byron lee is a cardiologist and has done research on the lethal affects of tasers. it has real risks. if you get tased in the right place it can cause sudden cardiac arrest. >> mcfarland had just been treated by paramedics. soon after two, deputies showed up. >> the sheriffs ran up stairs into the room like a bunch of cowboy autos this video have a camera mounted on the taser. the lace jer targeted on mcfarland's chest. the deputy says he's going to take him to the hospital because he may be suicidal. >> we're going to take tout hospital for an evaluation. >> mcfarland said it was a crack he made because of the pain of injuries. the deputy orders him to get up, or else he'll tase him. his wife tells deputies he has a heart n condition. then, he gets up, he's tased three times before he's handcuffed. >> hands behind your back! >> stop resisting. stop resisting. >> stop resisting or you're going to get it again. stop resisting. >> reporter: mcfarland says hes never resisted. >> i was spastic, flipping around like the fish out of water. >> reporter: the sheriff says th

. >> tim cross, one of our i-reporters joining us from his porch in byron, wisconsin. >>> we turn to our meteorologists right here, bonnie. listen, this is major. what should you do in this situation and talk to us about what's happening on the ground there, how long is this going to go on? >> the threat continues and that's why we have so many watches and warnings posted in the midwest. the main thing to do is to have your emergency supply kit ready and have your family disaster plan in place. if it catches you off guard, get everything, all your belongings, especially electrical appliances up to the highest floor in your home. do not wait in the basement to watch and see what happens, because it's dangerous to walk through flood waters, even in your own home. if you're advised to turn off the electrical outlets in your home, follow those instructions and if you are advised to evacuate, it is for your own health and safety. the flood threat continues and the rain is working its way more southward of the original flood area. you could see heavy rain in indiana, into iowa, continuing

i also want to bring up byron has agreed to co-chair. [applause] we can do it! we can do it! >> win, lisa, win! win, lisa, win! >> we can do it. you make me so proud, so proud to be an alaskan. >> you make me proud. >> i am here to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, on november 2, we will all be remembering these words from our dear friend ted stevens. "to hell with politics, let's do what's right for alaska." thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. >> lisamurkowski.com the headquarters is here in town. if everyone can to join the campaign. -- get everyone that he can to join the campaign. you can wish her good luck and tell her how badly you want her to do this. let's send her out with "win, lisa, win." >>> win, lisa, win! >> after this event, senator murkowski withdrew her republican bid. senator mcconnell said that he and other republican senators planned to respect the will of the voters in alaska and their choice of joe miller. if you like to see this event again, go to our website c- span.org >> for me or anyone else considering continuing on in public service, i think

. >> joining me, senator byron dorgan of north dakota. i don't understand -- i do understand. these guys are in bed with the oil industry. why would you protect the oil industry from answering questions under oath? and being subpoenaed to answer those questions, sir? >> well, it's a charade. i mean, in the list of outrages which is pretty long, this ranks way up there. senator jim demint came to the floor twice. both occasions said i object to giving this commission subpoena power. think of this, three-mile island commissions subpoena power. the terrorist crisis, the financial crisis commissions. both of them had subpoena power. the bp oil spill, we're going to say whatever voluntary cooperation you get, good for you? you've got to have subpoena power in order to do this right. >> we have been watching this with admiral allen being incident commander on msnbc and other networks, to be fair for four or five months we've watched this oil story. the american people kept asking how did it happen? my brother was an oil pipeline guy for years. he said bottom line, it's always a mana

byron york, thanks, leading our coverage on health care reform in washington. martha: all right, to politics now. she says she is done with national media, at least for now, delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell told fox news' sean hannity she wants to focus now on the voters in delaware exclusively. she's now set to face democrat crist coons in november, she's behind by about 15 points, depending upon where you look. she says it is already getting ugly. >> watch this. watch how this campaign unfolds. they started their ads this week, and they're attacking me personally. they're not attacking where i stand on stimulus, they're not attacking where i stand on extending, if not making permanent, the bush tax cuts, they're not attacking me because i want to permanently eliminate the death tax, or propose a two-year temporarily tax holiday on the capital gains tax in order to get the economy back on track, they're not attacking me on my positions. they're trying to attack me, which is why i'm getting out there, to the people of delaware, why i canceled the s

senator byron dorgan is our guest today.ator gore can, what -- dorgan, what's your reaction to this pledge to america? >> well, i haven't read all of the pledge, of course. i hope the pledge is that we all can work together finally instead of being republicans and democrats where we represent a congress that can answer the call the americans want answered to try to put the country back on track. you know, we've had precious little cooperation, as you know, on anything in the last congress and the last couple of years. so american people expect better and deserve better from both political parties. jenna: and both parties there also seems to be disagreement within as well. we're taking a look at the middle class tax cuts, and one of the things that's come up over the last couple days is some comments coming from the democrats that apparentlily they -- potentially, they want to extend the bush tax cuts for the middle class permanently. are you onboard with that? >> i'm not, actually. here's what i would like to do. i think it'

justice byron white explained this to me years ago.id with every new appointment, with every new appointment, the whole thing changes. you can't be sure how. but you know one person will make a difference to that die namic. on the first part, i was walking with senator kennedy after i'd been appointed. ruth ginsburg had been appointed before. and a reporter from a jewish newspaper came up and said -- this is in logan airport. and she said, what do you feel about two jew s being on the supreme court? >> larry: you and her? >> ginsburg. my reaction -- identical. the answer, fine. just like that. fine. and the day that we can say just like that, fine, fine, whatever the race, whatever the religion, whatever the gender, whatever the situation, background, et cetera, fine, fine, fine. that's okay with me. >> larry: did anything about the court surprise you? >> i think -- >> larry: when you took office? >> i think it's more work than i thought. to be honest about it, i was on the court of appeals for a long time. we wrote about 40 opinions,

byron is honoring allbrian is honoring all the units who helped out with the san bruno fire.t shirt is from the san bruno fire department. a big thanks to all of them who were out there last week and continue to be on the scene. >>> so that is it for us. thanks so much for watching cbs 5 "early edition." hope everyone here has a good weekend. keep your umbrella handy, right? >> yes. >> it's going to rain. >> we'll enjoy the nice look at the sunshine as we leave you toy.

byron house and marco giovino. i'm finally gettin' able to speak italian words now, like giovino. violin or something like that but it took awhile, but i've got it now. >> jimmy: so you've -- yeah, you sound like you're right from italy. >> yeah. yeah. [ light laughter ] thank you. >> jimmy: really good at accents. >> yeah, something very welsh about it. >> jimmy: exactly. completely. and so you guys get together and you recorded in nashville. >> yeah. >> jimmy: now, why nashville? are you love in love with nashville now? is this your new thing? >> well, i have relocated in my head, so -- i've worked in england for so many years and when we came over here, in the '60s, the whole british thing, we were quite arrogant and we thought we'd got the kind of deal. and as the years have gone by, my peer group have been very happy to do whatever they do but the kind of musical industry has changed in the uk. so, it's very difficult to find the kind of -- the hotbed of music that there is down in nashville. >> jimmy: it is amazing, isn't it? >> yeah, it's amazing. >> jimmy: if you go to nas