. >>> comedian bill cosby gives grads a surprise.he phone call that brought him here for a commencement speech. >>> the 101st running of the beta breakers will be run this weekend. in the past there's been complaints of the rowdiness of the race. but that was then, this is now. they think the beta breakers has turned a corner. allie rasmus has the story. >> reporter: you can see they've unpacked some of the medals they will give to runners. 40,000 people have registered to run from the bay to the breakers here at ocean beach and there's a lot of people who live on the race rout who are getting ready for this weekend too. >> over here we'll have the whole bank of port-a-pottie subpoena lisa bank has a vision of what this intersection will look lick. >> here where we're standing is where we'll have an aid tent. >> reporter: the beta breakers tent runs through her alamo square neighborhood. >> we have about 50 neighbors directing people who need assistance to the restrooms, my personal favorite. or calling police if we need to. >> repor

so the "cosby show" is universal. he owns the landscape. he owns the entire network landscape for all of the years basically he is on the air, and yet, that show starring that black family did not spin off much of anything in regards to people of color. i remember the naacp coming after the networks for not having enough diversity. when you look back on this, you look back on it and juxtaposed all of these white faces on television in the most multiracial, multi ethnic america, even in that era, we cannot get people of color on television, strangely, there were more black people on television and then there are now. >> that is a good point. "a different world" was are spin-off from that show, and it did not have the blazing success that "kospi" tab, but it was on for seven seasons, -- the same success that "cosby" had, but it was on for seven seasons. i would hold up a mirror to what we did with dramatic television more so than our comedy. "homicide, " "e.r.," very diverse casts, and they were decades-long. getting more color in our comedy

. >>> comedian bill cosby gives bay area grads a big boost of pride. the prizing phone call that brought him here for a commencement speech and >>> back in 10 minutes we have the forecast for your bay area weekend. it is going to warm up ♪ [ kari ] i used to serve my country in the u.s. army. ♪ then, i was hit by a drunk driver and lost my legs. but that didn't change a thing. because i still serve my country, i just wear a different uniform. [ male announcer ] citi is joining kari miller to give back to the paralympic military & veterans program. join the movement at citi.com/everystep and help citi help u.s. athletes make a difference. together, every step of the way. . >>> investigators in oakland are trying to find the cause of a fire this morning. firefighters kept flames from spreading from the carport where it started to the apartments themselves. one vehicle burned and the flames caused major damage to the carport. >>> a judge, today, signed a court order that allows the removal of remains in a long forgotten cemetery. it was discovered by work

successful, "the cosby show" was turned down.hat am i to make -- nobody figures out it could work, and wildly? >> everything successful has this story. here's an idea. they went out and put their money in it, and it happened. takeopposed to why don't we the risk. as soon as money is spent -- they look for the next thing. tavis: iot makes me wonder, how much good stuff is out there, because some idiot doesn't understand they should greenlight it? a black doctor -- cosby -- it will never work. >> there is nothing. osby show, ihe cobsy show thought it was amazing. the pilot is an unusual structure. we are in a golden cage. people will try amazing stuff now. look at the chance. you think that would limit your chance. what happened? in a year, there are 20 shows just like cosby. they don't know how to take that first step. if you step out and fail, it is -- you ahve thave to hedge yours with those elements. it takes a certain kind of person to take the risk. brandon -- he was the guy who failed plenty and lived on the risk. most peopl

so we got the real signature from bill cosby. >> jimmy: yeah, he's awesome. treat. >> the world premiere of the full trailer of "the campaign." >> jimmy: yeah. >> the full trailer. >> jimmy: this is the full trailer. world premiere right now. >> right now. >> jimmy: you're giving this -- [ cheers and applause ] >> we are handing this over right now. >> jimmy: have you seen this? >> i have seen it and i have enjoyed it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i am very excited about this. >> i fully endorse this trailer of "the campaign." >> jimmy: "the campaign." it comes out august 10th. quest, can we get a drum roll please? [ drum roll ] world premiere, the trailer to "the campaign." [ cymbal crash ] ♪ >> how's my hair? >> strong, so strong. >> my hair could lift a car off a baby if it had to. >> absolutely. >> what i like to hear. ♪ >> education is our future. >> farmers are this nation's backbone. >> bankers. >> women. >> veterans. >> filipinos tilt 'o whirl operators are this nation's backbone! >> walmart. ♪ >> cam brady will win his fifth term in congress simply by sign

in the '80s, there was "cosby show," "a different world." >> when you watch those shows, you see how> now there's "basketball wives." >> in the 0s, black folks had an issue with ""the cosby show."" they felt this is not a real represent stakes of how african-americans are. to some degree when it comes to black folks and media and television, it's hard to make everybody happy. >> this goes back to my point. aren't we obsessed with other people's business. >> some people are obsessed with putting their business out there. that's the difference. >> it seems to me we all love other people's business and it's a matter of where we're going to get it from. my only hope is at some point the representation goes up and the quality of tv stops going down. >> i agree. >> thanks so much for being here. >>> up next, an athlete introduces a new generation to the world's most popular sport. >> to immerse myself in my dream, i need to eat, breathe soccer all the time. >>> welcome back to "our world with black enterprise." soccer is the most popular sport in the world. yet many inner city youth never

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[ laughter ] >> this was cosby's first visit to usf since 1987.y surprised usf officials with a phone call, praising their tributes to alumni and sports legends bill russell. >>> santa cruz welcomes back their american idol today. james durbin will perform a free concert. durbin made it into the top four last season. his concert at the santa cruz beach boardwalk will highlight the annual season kickoff weekend, celebrating the start of the summer season. durbin will perform songs with his new band from his recently released album and, claudine, i know you're wondering, tonight's concert starts at 5:30. there are just two contestants left in this season of american idol. tune in tuesday at 8:00 p.m. to hear jessica san she says and phillips sing three songs. then wednesday, one will be crowned the next american idol, all right here on ktvu. >>> and today is ticket saturday. one lucky viewer will win two tickets to the american idol live tour. top 10 finalists at san jose's hp pavillion on sunday, july 22nd, san jose's own deandre brackensick is amo

offer training. >> university of san francisco's class of 2012 listened to parting advice from bill cosbyvid stevenson says which words of wisdom touched students the most. >> reporter: the last time he came to the university of san francisco, was during a break- in a 1987 film shoot. cheers greeted him as he arrived to give a speech and receive an honorary degree. >> you have this education. you have these expectations. there are parents waiting for you to move out. >> reporter: it came after he surprised school officials last year with a phone call praising tributes to alumni and sports legends. >> the call said this is bill cosby please don't hang up on me. >> you can be a little nervous but not where you throw out who you are. >> reporter: he offered grads serious and not so serious advice about bering the working world. >> don't send that it part ofyou that is terrible. >> just have that someone who is successful and don't be nervous it is -- i feel it touched me, a lot of people. >> inspirational. humor, it was just very relatable to our group and he is great. >> reporter: he closed

. >> and coming up next bill cosby. spencer's friend. >> no more fooling around. no more, well i didn't know. and rah rah. >> his advice to local college graduates just ahead. qe >> the 101 edition of san francisco beta breakers is sunday. organizers hope it's better this year problems occurred on heart break hill people began littering and using driveways as bathrooms. one family had come up with a way to stop a repeat. >> well my dad has got plants with a barricade to make it look like a construction zone. and this detered people. >> rule is to have fun just don't drink wex say come naked. come in costumes and don't come drunk. >> there you have it. here is a quick look now at the roof of the -- are the of the race. several roads will be closed. and we'll have live coverage on the race on the abc 7 news. >> and there is bill cosby delivered his commencement address at university of san francisco. and in his classic style he urged graduates to trust their abilities. and to cut their parents some slack. >> those of you who have a decent relationship with your pare

robert cole, bill cosby. and as a kid in the '60s, if you wanted to clear the street, "i spy" would come on tv. everybody in the area was in front of the tv set. we were so hungry for our image to see a positive image of ourselves via bill cosby on tv that you didn't have to worry about mama and daddy saying, oh, y'all need to get on in here. kids born into slavery had saw the worst of america's treatment of americans. and as a result of that, he knew there were other sides of us. now, again, these were shown in the church. okay. so what he wanted to do was uplift black folk and say, yeah, you're from cotton patch xyz, but let me tell you what they do in oklahoma, they've got a university there, they've got a railroad station there. there ain't nothing like showing you're somebody. you're beyond the situation you currently ha

robert cull, bill cosby. as a kid in the '60s, if you wanted to clear the streets, i spy would come on tv. everybody was in front of a tv set. we were so hungry for our image, to see a positive image of ourselves via bill cosby on tv that you never worried about mom and daddy saying y'all need to get on in here. oh, no. he, born into slavery, had saw the worst of america's treatment of americans. and as a result of that, he knew there were other sides of us. now again, these were showed in his church and what have you. they were showed in black formats, okay? so what he wanted to do was uplift black folk, and say yeah, you're from cotton patch x, y, z. but in langston, oklahoma, they got a university there. let me tell you what they doing in bowling, oklahoma, they got a railroad station there. oh. ain't nothing like showing you're somebody. you're beyond the situation you currently in. you're struggling now, but boy, there's a goal, there's an aim, there's an ambition that goes beyond, far beyond where you c

as soon as i walk in, icy phil cosby. i knew phil when he was just one shot. now he is inspiring the kids and he has done well. he is hiring people at the same time. if i am not at his shop one block away, i am there at 24th and folsom. some of you may set -- some of you may have seen me there. thank you. over the years, he has given me a lot of good guidance. we were talking about how to clean up 24th street. now you see all sparkling it is but also how organic it is. that is really part of the reason why i like being here at dropbox. you started a great company and kept the product, at least you are still for free. this whole ability to file share and the cloud, allowing people to do things creatively, being able to pull that information, that is wonderful. that is such a complement to all of the technology, not only start-ups, but the whole technology world reliving in. i think it is an invaluable service and that is why you deserve those awards. the other reason i am here is to congratulate you on the new office. it is wonderful. you look out and you can h

in addition to being a mother of five in "the cosby show" phylicia rashad's character was originallyousewife? >> a dentist. no, but thank you for sharing your seat. >> anyway, so the correct answer surprisingly is a plumber. >> bill cosby wanted her to be a dominican plumber. he was going to be a cab driver and his wife said no, no, no. i want them to have professional jobs, hence the lawyer and the doctor. so camille saved the day. >> thank god. >> i know. shocking! >> very pretty lady from los angeles. which tv mother said i'm not going to vacuum until sears makes one you can ride? was that peg bundy from "married with children," marge simpson from "the simpsons." roseanne conner from "roseanne" or deborah baron from "everybody loves raymond." peg bundy? >> sounds like her, but you're wrong. >> the correct answer is roseanne conner from "roseanne." roseanne does not cook and she does not clean, my kind of girl, roseanne. >> i like it. back across to kath. >> look at this guy from connecticut. which actress begged producers to give her tv mom a profession. was it barbara billingsley

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. >>> coming up, bill cosby, gets ready for a little stand-up comedy in the commencement ceremony. >>> taking a live look outside. golden gate bridge this morning. i've got that look. yeah, a nice one. not as foggy as in days past, we'll check the forecast coming up. >>> here's a fun fact, users just cannot stay away. the average user spends six hours a month on the social networking site. >>> welcome back, everybody. yes, it is a worldwide phenomenon. that's right, that is the menlo park headquarters. for facebook. >> look at people in their hoodies out there. >> yeah, feeling the magic. >> wore a hoodie today. >> and the fever is sweeping from coast-to-coast. from menlo park out on the west coast all the way to new york city and time square. that's right, front and center, facebook going to be making some magic happening on the nasdaq today. it'll be interesting watching that stock bounce up and see how people jump all over it. it is 5:23. >>> we welcome the weekend forecast coming in, as well, checking in with christina. >> we always welcome the weekend, no matter what the wealthy

. >> you are getting bill cosby in the jell-o commercial. [ bill cosby mumbling ] >> why don't you putnnifer granholm is politically direct on current tv. >>the dominoes are starting to fall. (vo) granholm is live in the war room. >> what should women be doing? >> electing women to office. (vo) she's a political trailblazer. >>republicans of course didn't let facts get in the way of spin. >>do it, for america. ♪ ♪ on the first part of the journey ♪ >> this is a great dance song. ♪ rocks and things and lizards and rocks because it's the desert ♪ ♪ there are too many words in a song ♪ >> how dare you both. this is the greatest israelian american from canada. >> this is would be the song that mitt romney would sing -- >> cactus things -- ♪ eventually i'm going to sing another note ♪ ♪ town in north ontario ♪ ♪ there are certain rocks and sand and things ♪ >> how dare you, now you are really doing it. ♪ the edmond fitzgerald ♪ >> jim do it. that had officially the most words ever. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> right? ♪ superior they said, never gives up her dead when the winds of novembe

the mandate for the show was, not "the cosby show" and she was definitely not a cosby mom.c case. but she was self-obsessed, sexual, insulted her husband. everything that you didn't want for a mom. so, she was the antimom. >> number four, ann romano. >> "one day at a time," the first successful divorced mom on television. that's why it was good. also a norman lehr show so touched on important issue like premarital sex, abortion, suicide. it was great. and she had schneider, the guy always coming in. maybe her secret love. >> number three, shirley partridge, "the partridge family". >> she was a single mom but she could sing. >> she had a voice. >> multitasking. she wrote -- did that tour bus, also was -- you know, she paid the bills, tour bus, she sang. also remember that her son on television was a pop star and she was her real son in real life. so, he was a pop sar. that was good. >> number two was a favorite of both rebecca and mine. >> claire huxtable. iconic. >> she was iconic. the show was iconic. that was a landmark television show. remember, she had such pressure on

coming up, funny man bill cosby will be in the bay area today.t's behind his special appearance. >>> this morning, the hottest topic in silicon valley, the social offering. facebook, it started as a project in a harvard dorm room, then became a college fad at a few select universities, including stanford. and now in just a matter of years, the social networking

she said to get the same award to get the snow or as bill cosby, wonders why i did not get this sooner she is fantastic. she is the 15th recipient and very deserving. >> that is a great event at the kennedy center in september. researchers did an experiment with high fructose corn syrup and they found that it slowed down the brain power of some of the animals they tested. in a nutshell, they were dumber. there was a wine study a while ago. >> we now sugar is not good for us. >> it is all moderation. >> coming up in our next half- hour miss dc >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead -- the metro opened doors and a new call for mass transit safety standards and we will have live report. >> at a commencement controversy at georgetown and why the catholic church wants to withdraw an invitation to a feature speaker. it is wednesday morning, may 16. >> we want to get started with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> i thought we would zoom into 270 traffic southbound approaching and passing 109 which is a normal backup outkup to get to gaithe

"that's so raven," "the cosby show," "sister act." >> raven's going to teach you a song.ter on the radio ♪ why don't you go gather around with raven. >> hey soul sister. ♪ i don't want to miss a single thing you do ♪ >> let raven take good care of you you. >> is that going to be too much to learn? so what's going to happen she's going to king going to sing ♪ hey soul sister ain't that mister mister on the --" then everybody goes "stereo radio." >> is that cute? can we have chairs? ♪ hey hey hey >> i'm done. >> hey, team, how are you? you guys have fun? >> yeah. >> you guys just enjoy. you had a great coach. you're going to sing a great song for us. you're going to sing "hey soul sister." take it away. ♪ hey, hey, hey your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brain ♪ i knew i wouldn't forget you ♪ ♪ so i went and let you blow my mind ♪ ♪ your a sweet moon beam, the smell of you in every single dream i dream ♪ ♪ i knew when we collided, you're the one i have decided ♪ ♪ who is one of my kind ♪ hey soul sister, hey, mister, mister ♪ on the radio, stereo ♪ ♪ hey,

the creative answers were chuck norris and bill cosby. and now a shout out to theresa after a semester of hard work, good luck, theresa. thank you! >> a fox news alert. after a delay of three years the biggest terror trial in american history is underway, now, at guantanamo bay, cuba. the five men suspected in the 9/11 attack appearing in military court. >> hello, everyone, great to have you. this is a brand new hour inside america's news headquarters and all eyes are on guantanamo bay today. because self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind and four co-defendants are being arraigned at gitmo. they are facing nearly 3,000 counts of murder for the worst terror attack on american soil after the failed effort to try the suspects in federal court which would have been blocks away from the site of the destroyed world trade center and after the president's failure to close the prison at the base in cuba, as he promised. our intelligence correspondent has been to guantanamo bay, probably more times than anyone i know, catherine, and, today, is the day so

tina fey got it, bill cosby has been a recipient.it's going to be a great night. >> she is amazing. >> she is, and she'll probablypr do a stands-up spot.sp >> i hope you can take me at your date. >> we're on. we'll sneak in. >> we'll be right back. lapd is looking for a missing actor. he has not been seen since may 9. his estranged wife claims he wae seen in skid row area. he made his movie debut in 1993 in the man without a face. >>> thank for joining us at 5:00. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> dc has the little legs soul tonight -- less sole tonight.ol chuck brown e has died.s he was creative force behind the funk music that came out of dc in the '70s. his manager confirms he died of multiple organ failure.rg we are joined on the phone by asia georgia deny. i understand you are recorded with him in one of his last songs? >> yes, my husband and i featured him on our last album, we had a song called going to the go-go. and he was just so gracious, and such a brilliant and talented and humble man, and he came andh did that for