closed captioning brought to >>> animal rights activists are stepping up pressure on safe way and costco one day after the abc7 news i team first showed undercover video from a farm that supplies pork to retailers. >> the activists wants stores to push suppliers to make life better for pigs before they go to slaughter. dan noyes has the latest developments in tonight's i team report. >> mercy for animals held news conferences in three cities to play the video we showed you last night and make the case against yes station crates -- gestation crates that confine the fouls for most of their lives. >> animals with legs should have room to walk, run and exercise. >> california voters passed a ban on gestation crates that will take affect in four years. but nothing will prevent retailers from purchasing pork from out of state where gestation crates are still used. to push for change in other states an undercover activist took these pictures over the past two months at iowa select farms that provides pork to safe way, costco and other big grocery chains across the country. >> the sows need more

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is quickly make the rounds including to companies in the bay area who sells pork to safe way and costco. >> i think the animal handling practices that we saw need to be addressed quickly. >> reporter: costco's vice president of quality assurance told us today that costco auditors will be inspecting the operations in light of the video and they will continue to push for all of the suppliers to stop using the gestation crates. >> we want safe pork and the animals treated well. it is simple in my mind. >> reporter: officials refused to be interviewed on camera, but sent an e-mail saying they halted purchases while a thorough investigation is conducted into iowa select farms. they will continue to increase the amount of pork they buy from suppliers that are phasing out gestation crates. >> anytime animals are in distress is obviously concerning for the industry and for fellow producers to see. >> reporter: the head of the california pork producer association forwarded us a statement from iowa select starms that reads in part, they take any claims of animal neglect or abuse seriously, and th

agree with that. >> after seeing this video, costco's vice president of assurance told us the industry agrees they have to move away from gestation crates. >> we support those things and we're continuing to work with our vendors to make this gestation crate issue better for the animal, we're going to get better quality work, better for everybody. the industry gets it. >> safeway issued a statement reading we continue to persue our goal to increase the amount of pork as supplies become available from suppliers that are phasing out the use of gestation draits. >> are you satisfied with the response? >> we want a written agreement they'll stop purchasing gestation crates pork. >> by when? >> 2017. >> the world's largest meat processor slaughters pigs from iowa select and sells them to safeway and cost could under the swift brand stopped accepting bigs from that one farm. the activist says she saw sows in need of medical attention. piglets being thrown by workers. >> if we were throwing them it would mess them up? >> no. they're fine. pigs are very bouncy. >> i was -- iowa select gave a to

costco sells iowa farms. safeway says it's halted purchasing pending an investigation.ostco says the audits are investigating and it will push for all of the suppliers to stop using the gestation crates. >> the animal handling practices we saw need to be addressed quickly, because they're terrible. >> the activist says she also has video of sows who have been bred so many times, that their insides are falling out. workers killing the sickest sick piglets by slamming them on the ground. >> unfortunately there are no federal laws to protect animals in their miserable lives on factory farms so it runs rampant in the pork industry. >> the head of the california pork producers forwarded a statement that reads in part, "take any claims of animal neglect or abuse seriously, and the portion of the video that show violations will be dealt with quickly and appropriately." >>> 4:44 right now. coming up, recall warning. supposed to relieve yore aches and papes but a popular drug that could be sitting in your medicine cabinet may be a danger to your health. >>> the vote expected by

costco and safeway sell iowa select farms pork. safeway halted purchases pending the investigation.stco says the auditors are investigating and it will continue to push for all the suppliers to stop using the gestation crates. >> the animal handling problems we saw need to be addressed quickly because they're terrible. >> the activist says she has video of sows who have been bred so many times that their insides are literally falling out. workers killing the sickest piglets by slamming them on the ground. >> unfortunately, there are no federal laws to protect anim animals or their miserable lives while on the farm. >> the head of the california pork producer association forwarded us a statement from iowa select farms that reads in part, "they take any claims of animal neglect or abuse very seriously and those portions of the video that show violations will be dealt with quickly and appropriately." >>> in greece this morning, members of parliament approved a critical austerity bill. over the past few hours, demonstrators tried to stop lawmakers from even getting in greek parliament,

costco and safway sell iowa select farms pork.ays it's halted purchases pending the investigation. costco says its auditors are investigating and it will continue pushing for all suppliers to stop using gestation crates. >> i think the animal handling practices that we saw need to be addressed quickly. because they're terrible. >> the activists says she also has video of sows who have been bred so many times their insides are falling out. workers killing the sickest peglets by slamming them on the ground. >> unfortunately, there are no federal laws to protect animals in the miserable life on factory farms. so this abuse runs rampant in the pork industry. >> the head of the pork introducer association forwarded us a state fire department iowa select farms that reads in part they "take any claims of animal neglect or abuse very seriously. those portions of the video that show violations will be dealt with quickly and appropriately." . >>> 5:43. facebook biggest game developer is getting ready to sell stock to the public. the bloombe

safeway and costco. >> i think the animal handling that we saw need to be addressed very quickly. if because they are terrible. >>reporter: costco vice president of quality assurance told us from company headquarters in seattle today that costco auditors will be inspecting iowa select farms operation in light of the video and will continue pushing for all suppliers to stop using gestation crate. >> we want great safe pork and animal treated well. pretty simple in my mind. >>reporter: officials at safeway headquarters refused to be enter vawd on camera but sent e-mail saying they have halted purchases while thorough investigation is conducted into iowa select farms. safeway does not tolerate animal abuse. will continue to increase the amount of pork they buy from suppliers that are phasing gestation crate. >> any time that tl animals are in distress is obviously very concerning for the industry and for fellow producers to see. >>reporter: head of the calf pork producer association l forwarded us a statement from iowa select farms that read ins part. they take any claims of animal n

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. >>> animal rights activists are stepping up the pressure on safeway and costco one day after the abc 7 news i-team showed undercover video from a farm that supplies pork to retailers. the activists want stores to push their suppliers to make life better for pigs before they go to slaughter. >> mercy for animals held news conferences in three cities to play the hidden camera video we showed you last night and make the case against cages that confine saws fo sows for most r life. >> they should have room to walk, run and exercise. >> california voters passed the ban on crates that will take effect in four years. nothing will prevent retailers from purchasing pork from out of state. to push for a change in other states an undercover activist took these pictures at iowa select farms which supplies pork to safeway, costcoco and other chains across the country. >> the sows need more room, we agree with that. >> costco's vice president of quality assurance told us the industry agrees they have to move away from gestation crates. >> we are continuing to work with the vendors to make the gest

i read books super fast and i can't just go to walmart or costco every day. >> reporter: she's scheduled to graduate from oakland high in the spring. her high school lost funding to keep the doors open during her senior year. so she says this would be devastating to lose her neighborhood library as well. >> i don't think i will be reading books anymore. >> he read me a book and then i will start wanting to read my own books. >> reporter: every hour of this read-in represents one of the branches which could be closed or have hours reduced,. >> we will be without a community core. >> reporter: helen is not the only one who sees the importance of what this city could lose. >> i've been to the library early in the morning. there's like people lining up to go in there and it's not even open yet. it's not like they are gonna get a book if they are the first person in there. they just go there and wait for the lie -- the library to open. >> reporter: on friday demonstrators held another protest, also another strategy to save money, negotiating for 15% concessions. the deadline today, as for rea

on shopping sprees, usually 20 minutes right after the robbery hitting stores like target, apple, costco and nordstrom. this isn't an ordinary pickpocketter. he is charging tens of thousands of dollars. one victim in fact was hit with $15,000 charges on her cards alone. now, the bluetooth bandit is described as an african- american male probably between the ages of 40 and 50 years old. he stands about 5'8" to 5'11. he is always nicely dressed with a very significant pidgeon toed walk. the san francisco police department is asking for your help. if you have any information, you're asked to contact them with any details that you may have. sydnie, frank, back to you. >> all right, anser. i guess the best advice -- and i have started doing this, i never put my purse on the chair. i put it under my feet or in front of me feet. wow, that's -- how frustrating that must be. and then to find out somebody is charging all of that on your credit card. anser, thanks very much. anser hussein in san francisco. >> my wife saw that story yesterday and said i am putting my purse right here like a football

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taking that academy recruit through the academy, through the background investigation, where did that costco? to -- where did that cost go? to the point of their academy graduation or beyond? >> if i understand your question and i'm not certain i do, in either case, you are paying for the cost of an officer. you either have an officer in the drop programming have retained and continue to pay them a direct salary or alternately, you are paying for a recruit. in either case, you are paying a salary. the recruit is a less expensive officer because they're typically get a lower rank. the cost that you defer if you have a dynamic of drop officers staying lager, the cost you are avoiding is the kind of onetime cost of running the recruit through the academy. supervisor mirkarimi: i get to that. the $55,100 is reflective of that one time cost. so where does that and? at that point of graduation or the point of probation? >> at the point of graduation from the program, in both cases, you are paying for and officers from a salary. supervisor mirkarimi: i got that. but what it says here in your ioniza

they hit up stores like costco, apple, even nordstrom. one lady was charged with $15,000 in fraudulent charges or her credit card alone. the bluetooth bandit is described as an african- american male, 40 to 50 years old, between 5'8" and 5'11." san francisco police department says he is nicely dressed with a pidgeon-toed walk. they began their robberies back in jim and took a break but they are back at it again. the san francisco police department wants women to be aware of where you put your handbags and purses at a restaurant and coffee shop anywhere in san francisco. there is no specific area that he is targeting. everyone seems to be fair game. >> thank you, anser hussein in san francisco. >>> police in san rafael hope surveillance video will help them catch the man who robbed a sandwich shop. investigators say the man was armed with a black semi- automatic handgun friday afternoon when he robbed a subway at the marin square shopping center. anyone who recognizes the suspect is urged to contact bay area crimestoppers. >>> 6:02. philli

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summit is entering its second day costco's ban on european festivals of the natives missile defense system and russia's accession to the world trade organization on several topics dominating the talks. and for a fresh vision of world news on american airways present voice of russia radio launches to us space stations washington and new york said this will cost worldwide from us and not an a.t.v. this. weekend at the time a show must go out and something. hello and welcome to the show on this week's program we'll be taking a look at what to do in an emergency here in the russian capital fireplace i'm going services plus a few others thrown in and we start off here have a new building of the european medical center. the private clinic has to locations the regional building the apache. metro and the new building located in the prospect both are in the city center the e.m.c. here is at the forefront of medical care in russia as one of the first private health centers in russia the clinic comes with more than twenty years of tradition and history. d.m.c. says it has the country's best operating

several other large companies including costco, toshiba and cigna are also facing similar suits. >>> the asian markets are posting gains today. tokyo's nikkei average rose 105 points today. hong kong's hang seng is up in late trading. in london, the ftse opened higher. meanwhile, on wall street the dow gained 76 points yesterday. the nasdaq index gained 13 points. >>> well, big city mayors are urging president obama to spend more on infrastructure. the mayors met with the president on monday and said this would be a good way to create jobs. the president himself has said infrastructure projects shouldn't be cut due to the budget deficit. >>> well, interest rates aren't expected to go anywhere when the federal reserve begins a two-day meeting today. the fed is likely to focus on how to protect u.s. banks from the financial crisis that's happening in europe. the average price of gas has dropped 6 cents a gallon in the past week. the average gallon now costs about $3.65. that is down 25 cents from early may. analysts disagree about whether the trend will continue through the summer. >>>

purchases robbing them at starbucks, peet's coffee and then sending them to stores such as target, apple, costco, nordstrom. san francisco police department believes the bluetooth bandit may have several people working with them probably women and women who range in the age from 20 to 6 60. the suspect is black, 20 in his 40s, 5'8" to 5'11", 160 to 175 pounds. anyone with information is asked to call the san francisco police. >> anser hussein in san francisco, thank you. >>> san rafael police hope surveillance video will lead them to the man who robbed a sandwich shop. investigators say the man was armed with a black semi- automatic handgun friday afternoon when he robbed the subway outlet at the marin square shopping center. you can see it here. anyone who recognizes the suspect is urged to contact bay area crimestoppers. there may be a reward, as well. >> hopes are fading fast for a deal that two reduce the number of layoffs in the san jose police department. talks broke down yesterday when negotiators from the city and the police officers association unable to reach an agreement on pension ch

mercy for animals released the video to pressure costco, safeway and other stores from buying pork from other farms like this one. >> in a civilized society it's our moral obligation to prevent cruelty from all animals including mother pigs from needless cruelty and violence. >> safeway released a statement saying "safeway does not tolerate animal abuse of any kind and find the images and animal handling practices contained in the mercy for animals video in violation of our animal welfare policies." now our channel 2 website has more information about the group behind that video. there's also a link to the entire video. but, again, be advised it is very tough to watch. look under the right now section of our website ktvu.com. >>> an oakland animal shelter is trying to find homes for 21 rabbits that were found in a backyard. the rabbits were discovered in an apartment near lake merit malnourished. investigators say the rabbits were stacked on top of each other in two small wire cages. the owner of the rabbits was apparently raising them for food and is now being investigated. the rabbits

commissioner clyde: yes, was costco at the table? >> no, they were not. commissioner clyde: they have a large pharmacy as well. but thank you for crafting this legislation. it is fair and i actually participated in the drop your which is a little bit surreal, but it was an easy way to get rid of things. supervisor mirkarimi: i really would like to talk about the department of environment. they really spent a lot of time on it. is there any more questions? >> good evening. from the department of environment here in the city. we were very closely with the city garbage company to keep hazardous waste and toxic products out of the garbage. so just to address what the commissioner said, we know that the more convenient to make it for the public, the more likely they are to do the right thing, and we have that great results working with small retailers to serve as drop-off points. latex paints. we had about 120 small stores, many small retailers doing that for us, the largest program in the country, and i believe with this program we have about 15 of the local

and, not only was walmart facing one, so was costco, goldman sachs, toshiba.o, today, a lot of women decided to regroup on other ways to beat down the door, and claire shipman has those stories tonight. >> reporter: this isn't a woman you would think would need help with salary equality. with her successful morning show, she certainly didn't think she needed help, either, until -- >> i got a sense of what the guys were making on the set, and i looked around one morning and i realized i was the lowest paid on the set and, in one case, by far. >> reporter: she details her own uncomfortable, but ultimately successful, battle for equal pay in her new book, "knowing your value." she didn't wage a legal battle but engaged in hard ball negotiation. >> i think we apologize too much. we worry about whether or not we're liked by our employers. let me just tell you, men don't worry about these things when they go in and negotiate for themselves. >> reporter: and she has another tip. >> only do an ultimatum if you are ready to walk. and i was. >> reporter: her unpleasant

there's also a competition called the golden georgia much wanted statue that you get for winning this costco film festival there's also some great films that i'm a bit biased it is an international film festival are two british movies that i believe will do very very well one of them is already won the best movie award at the sons of the on film festival this year that's needs a drama about well known educated delinquents about young people in scotland that's supposed to be a very very good film also the biopic of the of the british playwright under it done by now that's mostly a very gritty biopic a very heartwarming biopic it was nominated for a bafta that's something that i'm definitely going to be trying to see that movie is called called of the all but certain brad pitt in northern england should be something really into see them but also you know the movie that i really want to check out is the angels of evil italian movie about gangsters in the seventy's and if you like a gangster movie who gets the big prize now but i was a betting man i would be looking towards american translation

i can't buy them because i read books fast and i can't just go to walmart or costco every day. >> reporter to graduate in the spring. her high school lost funding to keep its own library doors open. so she says it would be devastating to lose her neighborhood library as well. >> i don't think i will be reading anymore. >> her passion for books rubbed off on her cousin. >> she readme a bark and i started reading. i started wanting to read my own books. >> every hour represents one of the branches that could be closed. save oakland libraries organized the read in. >> we will be without a community core. >> reporter: she isn't the only one to see the importance. >> i have been to the library early in the morning, there are people lining up to go in and it's not even open yet. it's just -- they just go there and wait for the library to open. it's important. >> reporter: in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> demonstrators in syria staged a mass protest today and denounced their president as a liar. protesters took to the streets chanting anti-government slogans. they were angry a

it was also pending class actions against costco and others. the plaintive, betty duke we spoke to her reaction and what is next for her. >> we will proceed forward and we will continue to bring this case with merits to be judged upon. the supreme court has muddied the waters for civil-rights class action lawsuit. not just involving women. but also involving a man. and what it does this say? not just women at wal-mart but women, in general that are in the work force in america. do not let this ruling today discourage you to seek that your voice will not be heard. >>pam: today's ruling did not address weather wal-mart actually committed a sexual discrimination. in fact, women that worked for wal- mart since december 1998 can still file charges. >>pam: the kron 4 news at 8:00 p.m. is still getting started white lifeguards are warning people not to get too far at one local beach. why lifeguard's---charles clifford--coming up on kron 4 news out live to one of the nicest spots, ocean beach. >>pam the absence is being noticed with the appearance of t

. >> now the supreme court ruling could have an impact on similar suits involving costco, toshiba, and >>> today lawmakers in greece could approve a new government that was put in place last week. that along with other steps would shore up confidence about greece's ongoing debt crisis. it's a situation in which nothing is happening easily. as karen travers reports. >> reporter: power outages rolled across greece on monday. as workers at the state-owned electricity company began a 48-hour strike. they're protesting the government's decision to privatize the utility. the latest measure to get a handle on greece's crippling debt comes after painful budget cuts and tax increases. this man said the debt measures have taken away his smile. and robbed him of his life and children's future. but european finance ministers say the greek government has not done enough. they've postponed handing out greece's latest loan installment, part of a $110 billion euro rescue package they approved last year to keep the country from defaulting on its debts. >> it's only possible to give more money and more

we go to costco and get free samples. >> jimmy: that's a great idea. >> there's a dixie cup of whitech as a gas station on mother's day. father's day, hot dog and a slushie. >> jimmy: how old are your kids now? >> 7-year-old daughter, 10-year-old son and then a 22-year-old daughter. >> jimmy: they're going to have to start coming through with gifts for you. >> exactly. that's what i told the boy. once he makes double digits, you got to show up, man. when i was 10 -- nothing really happened when i was 10, but you know, we get to say that. when i was 10. >> jimmy: you -- i heard you were dancing on stage and singing with prince. >> oh, yeah. you heard about that? >> jimmy: yeah. how did that happen? >> i was at the concert, he does all the shows. but i had been over prince's house before. i met him, you nope, and he has these crazy parties in the middle of the night. >> jimmy: i heard about this. what is his house like? >> it's a prince house, you know, all kinds of -- all kinds of, like, sparkles and glitter and stuff. fireworks going off inside, you know. it's like somebody making om

mercy for animals released the video to pressure costco, safeway and other stores from buying pork from farms like this one. >> in a civilized society it's our moral obligation to help prevent cruelty to all animals including mother pigs from needless cruelty and violence. >> safeway released a statement saying "safeway does not tolerate animal abuse of any kind and finds the images and animal handling practices contained in the herty for animals video in violation of our animal welfare policies." now our channel 2 website has more information about the group behind that video. there's also a link to the entire video, but, again, be advised it is graphic. look under the right now section of ktvu.com. >>> time now 6:26. prisoners of california's pelican bay state prison plan a hunger strike tomorrow. protestingin humane conditions and supporters will tell us more about the hunger strike during a news conference in downtown oakland later this morning. pelican bay houses some of california's most dangerous inmates. >>> time is now 6:27. this morning dozens of san jose police officers will

mercy for animals released video to put pressure on costco, safeway and other stores to stop buying pork from farms like this one. >> in a civilized society it's our moral obligation to help prevent cruelty to all animals including mother pigs from needless cruelty and violence. >> safeway released a statement they said "safeway does not tolerate animal abuse of any kind. it finds the images and animal handling practices contained in the mercy for animals video in violation of our animal welfare policies ." now our channel 2 website, ktvu.com, has much more information about the group that created that video. there's also a link to the entire video, but i have to advise you, it is graphic. just look under the right now section at ktvu.com. >>> well, air traffic is back to normal at new york's jfk airport this morning. but that's after a delay because of turtles. yep. turtles. more than 150 crossed a runway yesterday to reach an ideal spot for laying eggs. flights were disrupted for about two hours. it's not surprising though to see turtles at the airport considering it's surrounded by a

unemployment benefit applications sales fell, costco gained and u.s.tory numbers are expected later this morning. we'll watch it all for you here on ktvu. >>> we're off and running. we'll smile and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news thursday june 2nd. i'm dave clark. >> i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the morning off. time now is 6:30. >>> well, it is sentencing day for phillip and nancy garrido. the couple charged of the kidnapping and rape of jaycee dugard. we want to show you live pictures of the courthouse where you can see things already taped off in preparation for the media storm that is expected today. now the couple pled guilty last month as part of a plea deal and prosecutors have asked for the maximum sentence of 431 years for phillip garrido. nancy garrido could face 36 years to life. legal analyst jim hammer calls the plea deal a big victory for prosecutors. >> all the defense got out of this case is the theoretical possibility that nancy garrido may one day get a chance to apply for parole. i'l

bookstores, book clubs, the internet channel, and the big ubiquitous of the widgets are wal-mart, target, costco. when we look at all of them individually we found that if a consumer exclusively buys from the web, they are not as active a consume as someone who buys from the web and a bookstore. and it also works the other way. a person who shops only a bookstore is not as effective as somebody who shops at both. so it really kind of just speaks to the need for a very diverse and active retail ecosystem because i just don't see how -- i just don't see a future of 100% e-books because we'll always have print. does that answer your question? >> yes. >> do you have any idea, for all the -- what percentage are from indie publishers? >> we have that but it's a bit complicated pie chart because, frankly, there are just so many small publishers and small books that show up on the bestseller books of barnes & noble, amazon. we don't record him again for the rest of the year. but we do have that information. a lot of it are coming from the big six publishers because they have been in the digital game the

. >>> well, this morning costco reported 13% increase in same store sales. in may stores sales up 11% and jumped 21% internationally. but the company says some of the increases came from higher gas prices and positive effect of stronger foreign currency. other retailers are reporting earnings throughout the morning. >>> all right. your time now 5:22. we're looking up because some strange lights were seen in the skies over oakland. look at this. what is it? what the person who took these pictures think it was. >>> plus they call him the blue tooth bandit, the calm and clever thief preying on women across the bay area. >>> and across the bay area the traffic looks good heading west on highway 4. it's a nice drive to concord. tell you more about the morning commute and have another look at the bay area forecast. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done. [ ding! ] [ boy ] lookin' good mr. g. thanks, bro-seph. are you video chatting? with my boyfriend? yeah! hey, tessa! mom! [ mocking tone ] mom. [ male announcer ] now everyone's u

these are lobster blts, costco does a great lobster salad. >> costco is unbelievable.okies and ice cream. >> meredith, we wiv you were going to celebrate with us on saturday. but we're going to be in aspen, colorado. we'll be having happy hour. >> meredith will be back tomorrow. >> some decor ideas that are also super-easy. >> we'll see you then. >> thanks so much. >>> up next, choosing the right four-legged friend -- where you going, meredith. for your guy. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service than comcast can give, now's a great time to switch to at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call to get at&t u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only 29 a month for six months. or get 300 back via promotion card with a qualifying u-verse bundle. [ male announcer ] u-verse tv lets you record up to four shows at once on a single dvr. and you can record and play back your shows from any room, [ female announcer ] plus get an hd-ready dvr receiver included at no extra charge. call to get at&t u-vers

. >> it was smiles for 20 costco employees yesterday. jackpot winnings, $202 million which they chose to take in a slump sum. the co-workers chipped in for lottery tickets in may and remembered that exciting day. >> we started as a group when the powerball hit about $144 million and as a group we decided to put $5 a week in and said group of 20, got a month now, we've been playing, that's how we came as a group. >> the morning i checked the ticket, went through the numbers one by one, shaking my head, clearing my eyes, couldn't believe what i was seeing. >> how do they plan to spend that cash? some of them want to buy new cars, new homes and even plan a big family trip. a lot of them said they want to make it last, they want to spend it wisely. one wants to move out of her mom's house. >> keep shopping at costco for the volume discounts. >> why not. >> next on "american morning" he's not a doctor but played one on tv for 15 years, you know this face, noah wiley dr. john carter on "er" heading back to tv in a brilliant sci-fi series, here

laughter] and so we thought it would be good to document what, you know, it's not a remainder table at costco, those are brand new copies. that's something we never have seen before. now, we did do -- [laughter] certain things to sell this book that we wouldn't ordinarily do. [laughter] we sold to various magazines, atlantic, harper's and, as you see, "playboy" what are called first serial rights. these are basically small chunks of the autobiography. all they needed to be was short, unpublished and funny. that was easy. so "playboy" got one and, of course, i should say from this slide, also, that not everybody approves of the autobiography. perhaps the more famous, the most famous disapproval comes from garrison keillor, and i promised in the advertisement for this talk to at least address what keillor had to say. actually, i've reproduced here what tina duh pee has to say about keillor. that's a little easier to follow. she quotes him: here is a powerful argument for writers burning their papers. a little further down, think twice about donating your papers to an institution of hire learnin

costco, cigna, goldman sachs, toshiba, just some of them facing similar complaints but the court's ruling monday, a big win for corporate america. it found the 1 million women who wanted to sue walmart had too little in common to form a single case. >>> meanwhile, the fda revealed graphic new warning labels that will soon adorn packs of cigarettes including images of a baby in intensive care with the words "smoking can harm your baby" and a picture of a man with stitches running up his chest with the words "smoking can kill you." all warnings will take up roughly half the packaging and contain the phone number 1-800-quit-now. >>> first lady michelle obama visiting south africa's capital today on a goodwill tour along with her mother and daughters, malia and sasha. nelson mandela invited them to his home. >>> the fbi is doing something different, james "whitey" bulger tops the most wanted fugitive list. the boston mobster famously depicted by jack nicholson in "the departed." they have released a public service announcement across -- it's his girlfriend, catherine grieg who's known to freq

. >> it may be cool to costco. >> that is a good idea you can always did lunch. >> well, they keep is a cold in there. , i don't know, they just have great air-conditioning. >> the movies to. >> that is $10. >> well, the pool is cheap to. but all of the dry grass. on these hot days, it will dry out even more. we are a few weeks away from the high fire danger times i have a feeling that if we get more these days, you will start to see some of the grass fires break out because the grass is so hot out here. that is something everyone has to be aware of. it the dispensable space. i think a lot of people that would go for a run around to o'clock or 11:00 me to do that pretty soon because it feels like you and i have much time. >> absolutely if you want to exercise, do it now. it talked about the dispensable space. if you want to mow the lawn, you have to get out there and do that. now pat cole,--petco, [laughter] >> now we have clear conditions out there this morning, low to mid 90's for the inland spots. napa and san rosa will see some of those temperatures. clear and mao this evening and

companies impacted include mcdonald's, wal-mart, costco, home dee toe, best buy and lows -- lowes. these don't sound like banks to me. opponents also claim this section is unconstitutional. mr. smith: i yield the gentleman an additional 15 seconds. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for an additional 15 seconds. mr. grimm: thank you. again, there has been a tremendous propaganda campaign basically to sell untruths that we simply need to get past. the truth is this is best for the small guy. if we really care about the small inventors that create innovation in this country, then we should oppose this amendment. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from illinois. mr. schock: i yield one minute to my friend, the co-sponsor of this amendment, ms. waters from california. the chair: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. waters: thank you very much, madam chair. as a member of the judiciary committee, i rise in strong support of the schock- boren-waters-sensenbrenner-frank s-capture amendment. for years the

the other thing important to understand is how costco in the future as a consequence of population aging. if you look where expenditures were in 2007, before baby boomers started claiming benefits and before the recession had, it was about 11.5% of the tax base. that cost rate is going to rise to 17 cents on the dollar by the mid-20s 30s. as i will explain a little bit more later, predominantly reflects population aging. now, it's a little bit disguise because if you look at this graph, you'll see a spike in costs could prevent 2009. of course that is the recession. the recession persist the gdp. the recession stimulated and if it claims, especially disability claims. if you work for that fight, what we see on this chart is a pretty steady, uninterrupted growth of cost stretching from about two dozen eight through 2035 inclusive. what ultimately happens in 2036 under current projections is the trust fund would be completed at that point they would only be enough revenue coming in to fund 77% of benefit obligations. an important point to make is this in no way implies we have until 2036 t

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