black treated johnny cochran, and what did he tell you about why he thought johnny cochran got a brains a conversation with dr. black a few years ago. i asked him about johnny cochran. i said do you have any idea why he got a brain tumor? he replied, it was his cell phone usage. i said, come on, there's a lot of studies that show there's no link. he said, i'm convinced of it. people who use their cell phones a lot, you tend to see it. at that time wealthier people had cell phones and jobs that required them to be on the phone a lot. he's seeing an uptick in brain tumors in that population of people. like you, anderson, it's frightening to think about. but that's what he's starting to see. >> there's no doubt, i'm going to change my behavior on this one. dr. sanjay gupta, appreciate it. thank you. >> any time. >>> you can see the rest of sanjay's investigation this weekend saturday and sunday 7:30. >>> next, one family in mississippi was determined to save their home from the river. we're going to meet them. and there are those who claim that tomorrow is judgment day. remember you've be

betty cochran is the president and ceo of the indiana chapter of planned parenthood.ty, good to have you on. here is the national reality for everyone who may not understand what planned parenthood does and this was checked by po litti-facts. so only 3% of the services are abortion-related, so how big of a negative is this for your women in the state individually and then we can talk about it on a national level from there. >> well, it is a huge concern for the state of indiana, because as many as 22,000 of our most vulnerable are at risk of losing their medical home across state at our 28 locations. and what we are talking about here is basic preventive health care, pap tests, annual exams, breast exams, std testing and treatment and birth control. >> betty, we have to touch on the politics that are involved in all of this, and mitch daniels as i said, considering a run for president, and he is taking a lot of heat for publicly saying that we should call a truce on social issues, and he didn't campaign on this, and so are you afraid that it is linked to higher ambiti

request authorization to execute contract modification with cochran, inc. to retroactively extend the substantial completion date by an additional 150 days, to march 30, 2011, for the installation of a shoreside power system for cruise ships at pier 27, contact no. 2722. >> so moved. is there any public comment on the consent calendar? all in favor? resolution 11-27, 11-28, 11-29, 11-30 have been approved. >> 9a. informational presentation on the preliminary design concept for the expansion of the downtown ferry terminal. >> good afternoon, commissioners. dan hood. we are here to provide an informational update on the expansion of the downtown ferry terminal and to present ideas for your review for the upcoming public discussion. of how to improve public in circulation spaces around the ferry building. last fall, the port has been working in close partnership with a water bird is the transportation authority, weta, to develop a design for the expansion of three facilities and related passenger improvements. the ports partnership with weta is formalized thro

this traffic report is brought to you pie the cochran -- by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> a movie theater once popular with towson area college students is shutting down. according to our media partner, the baltimore sun, towson commons will be closing its doors after 20 years in the business. they are scheduled to do this sunday. a lack of business is blamed for the closure. >>> safety net on the web. how you can keep track of your child on the internet. parents, you don't want to miss this story. >>> senseless violence or true sport? watch the video of this fight club. you decide. >>> can toilet paper be defective? one college thinks so. hear about this unusual lawsuit. >>> the weekend is finally here. will the weather warm up? when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives. i put on the uniform and i have a whole new outlook on life. country, community, family-- that's what matters most to me. if that matters to you, go to 1-

. >> reporter: the treasure island authority commissioned cochran to install the sculpture. fitting since it was built on the island. >> people are wowed by the size and the structure, the engineering. it seems death-defying. it's coming right out of the ground. >> reporter: the sculpture could be a sign of thingsing to as they plan to redevelop the island. wendy was pleasantly surprised to sum bell on the work. >> i have the habit of thinking this to be navy property and mostly off limits. having things that draw people over to break that habit of thinking, i think, is a great thing. >> reporter: this giant of a woman will continue her blissful island dance for at least six months. along the way cochran hopes she reminds admirers to follow their own bliss. >> she's doing what she loves to do and i'm doing what i love to do. >> what an interesting story. >>> b.a.r.t. riders have another way to pass time on the commute. you don't have to have an ipod or anything like that. just borrow a book with your library card. today they unveiled the free to read and ride book lending ma

in comes burnett who will get chris cochran to fly out to center field and the nats win 3- 2. >>> oneer college hoops note. mike wirgan is the new head coach. he spent the last six years at vermont and will be introduced at a monday news press conference. i'm dave ross. shawn back to wrap up the edge in a moment. congratulations, lindsay and brandon. pnua .ui.

senator cochran, members of the committee. as always, it is a pleasure to be back here in the halls of congress where i have the honor of serving for some 17 years. but especially appreciate, as you know, my second opportunity to appear before this distinguished body and to discuss the status today as well as the future of the world's greatest force for freedom, the united states army. but before i begin, with your indulgence, i would like to recognize -- not introduce because i know you all know him. to express my appreciation to the senate as a whole for acting expeditiously on the nomination that i think president obama made wisely of general martin dempsey, our new chief of staff, 37 the chief of staff of the army. his is a career that expands some four decades and at every level at which he has served our new chief, has made incredible contributions. and i can say safely having observed him and now approximately a month into the job, he has already begun to lead and shape our force for the future challenges that we may fa

this traffic report ask brought to you boit cochran firm. call 1-800-thefirm or visit them online. >>> a deer debate in baltimore county. it has lawmakers looking for last-minute solutions. tim williams tells us about the big vote expected tonight. >> currently most deer are hunted in rural areas. baltimore county council members are looking to amend the current bill and control gather hunts in certain areas. why? >> to basically thin out the herds because we do have a big issue with car accidents and the biggest issue is the environment. the deer is destroying our environment. >> baltimore county council man todd huff is designing the mesh sure. >> sterilization has been mentioned as an option. the problem is here and now. >> we want to bring something to suburban communities. >> opponents oppose sterilization. 32 near loch raven were saved last year. >> even in they have one fawn each that's 32 each. over a dar's life, eight to eight and a half years. now you have another 200 to 300 that went be born. >> from towson, tim yil yams -- willia

work of artist marco cochran. it will be lit by 1,000 l.e.d. lights.dog, micro chip and happy reunion five years later. a missing chihuahua was found in good conditions of doorstep of san diego home. the occupant called animal control and they used the micro chip to find the owner, chula vista man. the dog disappeared five years ago. no word where on where cookie spent the years on if lamb. . what is in the name? a lot if you are a hippo looking for popularity boost. san francisco zoo renamed the flirty hippo known as tucker. the new moniker, brian wilson as the giants closer. brian came here from topeka, kansas. he is now the lone hippo but if he lives up to his name he can hand the one-man show. >> there is so many things going on there one could comment on. the safest course of action is -- >> none are appropriate. >> right. 5:25 now. next at 5:30, new report finds oakland schools lost millions of dollars because of the student absenses. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in benicia. brand new information coming in on the shooting that took place on a free

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm.f you or someone you know have suffered a personal injury, visit them online at 1-800-the firm. >>> america celebrates the killing of osama bin laden, but how does the rest of the world feel? >>> i'm alex demetrick. another huge find of poached striped bass. >>> the show house. don't miss the tour coming up >>> it is 73 degrees at 5:27. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. we are reporting live from washington, d.c., just a stunning day of developments. osama bin laden is dead. the entire world from washington, d.c. to overseas is reacting. here's charlie d'agata with more. >> reporter: the killing of osama bin laden sent muslims dancing in the streets of yemen. others denounced his death saying it will strengthen those who support him. this man said al qaeda and his followers will take revenge but america's allies lined new support. >> i would like to congratulate the u.s. forces who carried out this brave action. >> i welcome the death of osama bin laden. i welcome this ne

shuttle endeavor and this is from last bangkok and every is onyx it should happen friday morning cochrans in morning. atlantis will take off later this summer >> yaws argument stick islamic militants with airstrikes columns of smoke as embattled militants and our rate of over nine and eight tried to clear the fighters throughout the time syrian troops have embalmed of tom at which new-line people have died. human rights say a word thousand people have died in attacks >> and you pull and ship plan saying the garment is not forthright hot from the earthquake. 80 percent said and all they do not trust. they think the power plant disaster is being held up for late >> below, the debate branch " plaza. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart

senator cochran? >> madame chair, thank you for chairing this hearing. welcome, mr. secretary. we appreciate you being here to help us understand the administration proposal for spending in your department for the next fiscal year. i'm pleased to notice that it is recommended that nuclear energy continue to have a place in the national strategy for energy independence and guaranteed supplies of energy for the country. there is an increase in funding for the office of nuclear energy we noticed in the budget request. i wonder what do you think the priorities of that office should be in terms of reaching our goals and helping maintain our energy security as a nation? >> i would love to answer that question. the way we are looking at this is what the industry is going to be doing and what can we do to add value to this thing's for example using high-performance computing which is a sweet spot. high-performance computing like what is done at senator alexander's laboratory in oak ridge and the fastest civilian allies disputed china pushing out ahead, but to use high performance compu

the one on the bottom has oprah and cochran are the former first lady of california.age with oprah winfrey, she made a quick statement on the scandal. here is what she said. she did not mention her husband during the taping but she said that oprah has given me love, support, wisdom and most of all the truth. shriver was reportedly having dinner with over in chicago when she learned that her husband to confirm to this affair and that he is the father of another woman's child. mark. >>anchor: as they do just seen, more details in the case of the san francisco giants fan that was beaten at darters stadium seven weeks ago. we are expected to hear from the chief of neurosurgery at sfo hospital where the 42 year-old is currently receiving care. the doctor is expected to provide an update on the condition of bryan stow. yesterday his family opposed to the doctors will start lowering procedure medication for bryan stow. he has also been opening his eyes occasionally but doctors do not know whether it is voluntary. he remains in critical condition. authorities are now hoping t

jon: grant cochran is president of the student university at tuscaloosa, at the university there. thank you. >> roll tight. jon: you're listening to some of the stories, taking a look at the photos of the damage. if you want to help, go to fox news.coment. we have a list of organizations that are trying to make a difference there in that area that was so badly ripped by that tornado. jenna: a little student hidden pride there. jon: student pride, role tide! >> jenna: calling bin laden's death an act of national defense. more on the fallout and what it means for the war in afghanistan. >>> plus massive flooding in the midwest, the army blasting a levy to ease pressure on some towns. it may even do more. mike tobin is live along the ohio river today. mike. >> reporter: jenna, those blastings to stabilize the flood waters around the southern end of illinois, but the concern is shifting farther south. we'll have the latest on the flood waters, coming up. jenna: we bring you back down to d.c., the senate judiciary committee holding a hearing now where attorney general eric holder is te

gone through costly and how hard it is -- >> it is not just louisiana, it is tennessee and senator cochran knows what the people in mississippi are experiencing and a senator from tennessee. three questions quickly -- you and i have spoken several times about this project pending before your department now. the department's loan from supported more than $30 million in loans for 28 clean energy and enhanced automotive in efficiency projects. one of those projects is pending in louisiana right now. it is very timely. our legislature is meeting as we speak. they have reserved $60 million to support this project. the application has been pending before you and your department for two years. do you have any update for us at all on next four works and what the time line looks like and when they might know? this application we think is quite strong and quite competitive. it could create over 1000 jobs in this part of the country but as importantly as that, it can produce vehicles that can achieve 40 miles per gallon which i know the chair who has been a leader on cafe standards would appreciate,

traffic looks good getting up to cochran.ll tell you where it's beginning to get slow, though. >>> welcome book. it is monday. it's may 16th. let's check in with steve for the forecast. any rain, steven? >> yes, pamly. and dave good morning. we have some light rain. nothing too heavy yet but it's going to pick up later on. incredibly this is a decent looking system. highs today very cool. 50s, 60s, rain coming in there. santa cruise mountain over an inch of rain. traffic the moving wellheading down to toll plaza with no major problems. also this morning's commute is looking good if you're driving northbound on 101. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. injured giants fan brian stow is scheduled to return home to the bay area today. ktvu's ally joins us now from san francisco general hospital to tell us what's next in his long road to recovery. ally. >> reporter: pam, brian stow is still unconscious. he remains in critical condition. when he's transferred here to san francisco, doctors say the first order of busi

senator cochran. >> welcome again commandant, to our hearing. we appreciate the fact that in our state of mississippi we are building coast guard vessels and we are very proud of the fact that english shipbuilding has produced two cutters, i think. cutter number 5 and 6, and they are looking to continue the construction of these cutters. . and inside question is, what is your assessment of the work and contribution to this project and what are your -- what are your assessments of the efficiencies that are gained by long lead procurement of these vessels? >> well, sir, that's a great question and i have been out to san francisco just a few weeks ago and i spent a full day riding in a.c. number two it's an outstanding ship. i'm almost willing to give up those stripes to be a captain of one of those stripes. it's that outstanding. on the other hand, it's not extravagant either. it gives us enhanced capabilities to better carry out our missions in better weather conditions and longer range and speed and to do it more economically with fewer crewmemb

as university of chicago is john cochran recently wrote -- great school, by the way -- big fan --" no country ever saw -- solved that problem by raising tax rates. countries that raise the tax rates produced lots of tax revenue and countries that did not grow inflated or defaulted." higher taxes are not the answer. fourth, finally, this foundation calls for a rules-based monetary policy to protect working families and seniors from the threat of high inflation. the recent departure of the fed from rules-based monetary policy has increased uncertainty and endangered the central bank's independence. advocates of these aggressive intervention step on the dual mandate of the fed. congress should end the federal mandate and test the central bank with a single goal of price stability. the fed should publish and fall and monetary role as a means to achieving this goal. these are our four foundations of economic growth. the house budget starts the process of restoring these foundations and building a prosperous future. we lift the crushing burden of debt by cutting spending and informing those

senator cochran? >> welcome, again, commandant to our hearing. we appreciate the fact that in our state of mississippi, we're building coast guard vessels and we're very proud of the fact that shipbuilding has produced two cutters, i think, number 5 and 6. and they're looking to continue the construction of these cutters. and my question is, what is your assessment of the workman contribution to this project? what are your assessments of the efficiencies gained by long lead pro curement of these vessels? >> sir, that's a great question. i have been out to san francisco, just a few weeks ago. i spent a full day riding nsc number 2, the waischi. it's an outstanding ship. i am almost willing to give up these stripes to get that job to be the captain of that ship. it's outstanding. but it's not extravagant. it gives us enhanced kab ed capabilities to carry out our mission in a longer range and speed and do it more economically with fewer crew members, better fuel e fish sirks and better environmental conditions as ll. i was totally impressed with the

senator cochran. >> madam chairman, thank you for sharing this hearing. welcome, mr. secretary. we appreciate you being here to understand the administration's budget for the next fiscal year. it is recommended that nuclear energy continue to have a place in the national strategy for energy independence and provide supplies for our country. an increase for the office of nuclear energy, we notice of the budget request. what do you think the priorities of that office should be in terms of reaching our goals and helping maintain our energy security as a nation? corks sure. i with the to mention that question. -- >> sure. i would love to answer that question. what can we do to add value to this? using high-performance computing is a very sweet spot. >> said again. >> high performance computing. there is -- to you high- performance computing to design next generation reactors and had to deal with these things so you can skip engineering steps and engineering design, you can simulate in a much wider space. we can do things of that nature. senator alexander spoke about how to develop f

will say that i w surprised to hear this defense opening, because i feel like i'm watching a johnny cochran said that little caylee drowned in her family home on june 16th, 2008, and what is interesting about that, this is a florida jury, and we know that in florida, drowning is a leading cause of death for children ages 1 through 4, so this is a theory that may resonate with the jury. >> and speaking of the jury, sunny, this is a tough trial for them, and do we expect they will be shown graphic images of what was left of caylee? >> yes. we do. in fact, they have already been shown in the prosecution's opening statement a photograph of little caylee's skull. interestingly enough, each juror has his or her own little television screen, and the prosecution has already shown a live picture of the smilinging caylka caylee and a picture of caylee's skull, so they will see a lot of graphic photographs and it stard today. >> and what about the demeanor of casey anthony in court today? was she emotional? >> extremely emotional. in the prosecution's case, she was shaking her head no during most of t

senator cochran? >> madam chairman, thank you for chairing this hearing. welcome, mr. secretary. we appreciate your being here to help us understand the administration's proposals of spending in your department the next fiscal year. i'm pleased to notice that it is recommended that nuclear energy continue to have a place in the national strategy for international independence and guaranteed supplies ofing in for our country. there is an increase in funding for the office of nuclear office prenoticed in the budget request. i wonder, what do you think the priorities of that office should be in terms of reaching our goals and helping maintain our energy security and nation? >> sure. again, the way we're approaching this is we're looking at what can we do to have value of this, and it is on things like, for example, using a very sweet spot. >> say that again. >> high performance computing. it's like what's done in oak ridge. it's the leader of the -- china is pushing out ahead, but to use high-performance computing to design next generation reactors and how to deal with these things

your high temperature in a long, walnut creek, 75, mid to upper 70's and the delta. 72 in san jose cochran her, 76 in campbell. a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday. that cooling trend is what will hold onto as we head into the weekend. it said they will be the coldest day of the seven days ahead of us. reason, cloudy and cool conditions. a little system might give north they able sprinkle the for the most part we will just be dealing with cloud cover, breeziness park. a lot of sunshine in at temperatures heading in the right direction it for next week. let's get a check on your right. good morning george. >> the bay shore commuter, southbound 101, we had an accident at the ss so-pah-at sfo upset dropped a lot of debris in the roadway. it is a minor hot spot. this is some delaying or in the southbound direction as we head down towards sfo. this can add as much as five minutes to drive time if you are heading from downtown 7 cisco because there is slow traffic from 380 in the southbound direction. the lanes should be cleared except of the debris. caltrans crews have been sent to this l

as the university of chicago john cochran recently rodwriteoe "no country ever saw a big debt priceslve the debt problem by raising tax rates. countries that solved the problems grew so that reasonable tax rates times higher income produced tax revenue. countries that did not grow, deflated or defaulted." higher taxes are not the answer. fourth and finally, this foundation calls for a role- based monetary policy to protect working families and seniors from the threat of high inflation. the fed's departure from normal space monitor policy increased economic uncertain terry and and danger the central bank's independence. -- uncertainty and endangered the central bank's independence. the other mandate being price stability. congress should end the fed's dual mandate and a task the central bank instead with a price goal all along runlong rn stability. these are our four foundations of economic growth. iand the house budget starts the process of restoring these foundations and building a prosperous future. we live to that by cutting spending and reforming programs that are driving our deb

senator cochran. >> madam chairman, thank you for chairing this hearing. welcome mr. secretary. we appreciate you being here to help us understand the administration's proposal for spending in your department for the next fiscal year. i am pleased to notice that it is recommended that nuclear energy continue to have a place in the national strategy or energy independence and guaranteed supplies of energy for our country. there is an increase in funding for the office of nuclear energy we noticed in the budget request. i wonder what do you think the priorities of that office should be in terms of reaching our goals and helping maintain our energy security as a nation? >> madam chairman i would love to answer that question. again, the way we are approaching this is we are looking at what industry is going to be doing and what can we do to add value to this? it is on things like for example using high-performance -- which is a -- high-performance computing. >> say that again. >> high-performance computing like what is done and senator alexander's laboratory in oak ridge. they are t

as the university of chicago's john cochrane recently wrote, great school, by the way, big fan, quote, no country ever solved a debt problem by raising tax rates. countries that solved debt problems grew so that reasonable tax rates times much higher income produced lots of tax revenue. countries that did not grow inflated or defaulted, end quote. higher taxes are not the answer. fourth, finally, this foundation calls for a rules-based monetary policy to protect working families and seniors from the threat of high inflation. the fed's recent departure from rules-based monetary policy have increased economic uncertainty and i would argue endangered the central bank's independence. advocates of these aggressive interventions cite the maximum employment aspect of the fed's dual mandate. the other mandate being price stability. congress should end the fed's dual mandate and task the central bank instead with a single goal of long-run price stability. the fed should also publish and follow a monetary rule as its means to achieving this goal. these are our four foundations of economic growt

as the university of chicago's john cochran recently wrote, great school, by the way, big fan. [laughter] >> "no country ever solved a debt problem by raising tax rates. countries that solve debt problems grew so that reasonable tax rates times much higher income provides lots of tax revenue. countries that did not grow deflated or defaulted." higher taxes are not the answer. fourth, finally this foundation calls for a rules-based monetary policy to protect working families and seniors from the threat of high inflation. the fed's recent departure has increased economic uncertainty and endangered the central bank's independence. advocates kite the maximum employment aspect of the fed's dual mandate, the other mandate being price stability. congress should end the fed's dual mandate and task the central bank instead with a single goal of long-run price stability. the fed's should publish and follow a monetary rule as its means to achieving this goal. these are our four foundations of economic growth. in the house passed budget starts the long, arduous and necessary process of res

senator cochran? >> welcome, again, commandant to our hearing. we appreciate the fact that in our state of mississippi, we're building coast guard vessels and we're very proud of the fact that shipbuilding has produced two cutters, i think, number 5 and 6. and they're looking to continue the construction of these cutters. and my question is, what is your assessment of the workman contribution to this project? what are your assessments of the efficiencies gained by long lead pro curement of these vessels? >> sir, that's a great question. i have been out to san francisco, just a few weeks ago. i spent a full day riding nsc number 2, the waischi. it's an outstanding ship. i am almost willing to give up these stripes to get that job to be the captain of that ship. it's outstanding. but it's not extravagant. it gives us enhanced kab ed capabilities to carry out our mission in a longer range and speed and do it more economically with fewer crew members, better fuel e fish sirks and better environmental conditions as well. i was totally impressed with t

cochran: madam president, i am pleased to introduce a resolution today to honor the distinguished 39-year career of admiral thad allen, comment daunt of the united states -- ma --alexander hamilton observet a few armed vessels judicially stationed at the entrance of our ports might at a small expense be made useful centinels of the law. this words inspired the united states coast guard. more than 200 years later the coast guard today is dutifully executing its diverse and challenging missions. demonstrating their dual functionality as both a military service and a law enforcement authority. despite limited resources and a broadened scope of responsibility, the coast guard has risen to the increased challenges it faces. time and time again the men and women of the coast guard prove the value of their presence and their important role in protecting the public as well as the environmental economic and security interests of the united states. for almost four decades admiral allen dedicated himself to these missions and kept his -- capped his career by providing meritorious leadership to o