still nine, i hate dana. dana breaks my water. after 15 hours it's time to push. when you are this desperate, it's almost over. push, your pushes are excellent. 7:17. i can feel the baby's hair. you see your baby's head. 7:40. i do what she says. we rehearse. dana is guiding my baby's head. this is called ring of fire. okay. push hard. i moan like a walrus. my vagina tears to my ass. but i don't care. dana puts the baby on my chest. the cord is still attached. i am still shaking. the baby's eyes are wide open. i cry, the baby cries. i have a baby. it's a girl. [applause] that was wonderful. that was really great. don't you all want to be her best friend name. emanuel, queer spoken word poetry. pbs's in the life. an online journal. he's the author of the year poetry. as well as his first spoken word. it's a recipient of the masha a gomez award. please welcome manual xavier. >> hello. okay. there we go. how are you doing? first of all, thank you so much. it's such a great pleasure to be back in san francisco. i love this city and it's always a pleasure to be here. i

i think dana is right, dr. king's dream is for all americans and how all americans were not treated equally. dana and i or glenn beck and i or anyone can have a different opinion. we can't have different facts. the speech itself speaks for itself. the entire speech was about the inequality, about how america had given black is a bad check, that had bounced in the, in the bank of justice. about how we have to end police brutality, how we have to step into position and nullification of certain governors. you can't redo what dr. king said his dream was. and i wish that mr. beck had read the speech and said he agreed with it. he didn't. he said he admired the man. they never got to the message. and august 28th was about his message, not the man. he made a very specific detailed speech that day. if i was going to speak on a day that ronald reagan had made a speech and said that i was reclaiming reagan conservatism, conservatives have the right to critique that since i have not a conservative and i am speaking to som

i'm dana king. crews rig . >> this is cbs5 eyewitness news. >>> good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm dana king. crews right now are battling a wildfire that has been growing all night long. flames were first spotted about 7 hours ago on mount deab employee and firefighters expect to be on the scene into the morning. >> joe vazquez is near the fire in curry canyon right now. joe? >> reporter: there are about 250 firefighters on the scene right now. they are keeping us back some distance here because they say they want to keep us safe. now within the hour we have just received updated numbers. they are now saying 375 acres have burned out here and they have it about 50% contained. you could see the smoke from most of the east bay. the fire started around 4:00 near the last house down curry canyon road near clayton on the east slope of mount deab employee. this is a sparsely populated area that has more cows and horses than people. the fire is mostly burning up vegetation, grass and pushes. it spread

okay, it may sound a little out there, but dana is not alone.ds are popping up across the country. detailing their intuitive services online. showing off on youtube. >> my name is bev and i'm a doug psychic. >> i'm the pet psychic. >> reporter: they even have their own show. "pet psychic" on animal planet. >> that's what she's telling me the picture of. >> i do what's called long distance communication. which means i don't need to be with the animal. they can be in florida. it doesn't matter. >> reporter: what makes dana really stand out is that she doesn't discriminate. she speaks to squirrels, raccoons, coyotes, tigers, even cows. do they talk in funny voices? >> some are hysterical when they talk. cows talk really slow. >> reporter: just how does this work? let's use max here as an example. his owner wondered why is max using the furniture as a scramming post? >> i will look at the picture. it takes -- i would say is takes me 45 minutes to an hour of time. i will let the animal talk as long as they want to go. >> reporter: of course, you woul

excuse me, dana. >> one second, dana. >> i need to call you out. >> excuse me? >> die distract you. i'm playing the race card. >> yeah. you're constantly pulling it out. you have a radio show. be prepared. quit throwing the race card out every second you get. >> excuse me? >> wait a second. >> can you talk the jobs bill. let's talk the jobs bill. >> i would like to point one thing >> it's insulting. >> i would like to point out that the race card with shirley sherrod. >> you know, the issues are that you don't quit throwing the race card. >> i would love to not get yelled at. >> we're talking about the jobs bill, ladies and gentlemen. >> and we spend a lot of time talking about who is going to get re-elected, who is going to get thrown out of office and not how we are going to get things done in this country. i'm a progressive but i have a lot of conservative friends. we're not screaming at each other about who is wrong or right. we are so focused on creating drama and hits and quotes on what scandal is and not enough on -- >> my mom is a 78-year-old republican george bush fan. i ca

dana bash, co-founder of the st. louis tea party. aisha tyler. dinner improv.ll.com. there's so much political news tonight. results are coming in. who did not see charlie rangel today. this was amazing today. veteran congressman who finally took to the floor of the house today to deny these allegations against him saying he will not resign. just take a watch. >> don't leave me swinging in the wind until november. if this is an emergency and i think it is to help our local and state governments out what about me? i don't want anyone to feel embarrassed, awkward. hey f-i was you i may want me to go away too. i'm most going away. i am here. >> i saw the entire speech he gave on the floor today. and i thought he made case for shichl in the sense that everybody in this country, we're all americans deserves to have a hearing and he was right on this point i want the charges exposed, i want to have my hearing, that's the way i saw it. what did you make it. >> i loved it not as a partisan thing but political theater. he went all al pacino. what kind much shows are you

. >> i am dana king. developing news in sunday's fatal shooting of a german tourist in union square. an arrest has been made in this case this evening. >> reporter: late this owning police announced the arrest of 18-year-old phillip stuart of san francisco for the murder of a german tourist, a school principal and mother of two. >> he was so broken hearted that such a thing has occurred. >> reporter: his wife was murdered while they celebrated their anniversary. tonight he is leaving san francisco, a hotel spokesman said he is devastated. >> we embraced and my heart just went out to him. my heart went out to him. i began to weep. >> reporter: police say an independent party promo tore over booked this venue called club house on mason near geary, the crowd that couldn't get in grew restless on the sidewalk. before 9:00 p.m., two groups of young people started shooting at each other. a 50-year-old woman was walking back to her hotel with her husband when a stray bullet hitter in the head. she died instantly

dana king with the call. >> ooh, here we go. he is out. >> i don't know if he ever touched home plate. >> no. >> and dana goes to 12-2. that is an impressive record but it's a big deal. i mean the yankees and tampa now tied for first place in the east and we've got a heck of a pennant show coming down the pipe here. >> should be a good september. >> maybe, maybe not. we're making it easy for you to look good on the 11:00 news. >> easy? wow. >> two teams reaching for their former glory. one returning quarterback. one brand new leader. catch the battle of the bay. 49ers/raiders, saturday at 10:00 p.m. on the cw. cable 12. ,, i inherited my father's '69 norton commando. it's been a dream of mine to restore it. and it's my dream for him to finish it. frank has something great to save up for. this is my dad. isn't that cool? and a very understanding girlfriend. i showed him a wells fargo savings account with my savings plan. [ frank ] and what it does is it takes a little bit of my money and puts it towards my goal. i want to get all

>> they are dana. tonight we're learning a lot about jamon clark, he was a star athlete, a twin, his life was cut short for no apparent reason. >> rest in peace. >> reporter: 13-year-old jamon clog's friends held a candlelight vigil where he was killed. they are sad and they are mad. >> so, whoever did this, we're going to find you. you best believe that. >> reporter: his friends and family describe him as a star athlete, good solid kid, who loved to do magic tricks and loved life. l.a. keyed ya davis was one of his youth pastors. >> that's like he would do camp with us, visitation with them, i think he has been outy advantage liesing with us. >> reporter: he was shot while walking along 61st and bancroft avenue around 9:30 last night. james jacobs heard all the gun shots. >> there was about 6 or 7 shots, i heard them screaming making noise out out here. >> reporter: jamon was on his way to help out a friend with his brother when he was killed. his friend ran for help. the gunman went through his pocke

dana. >> ken, the drug counsellor said it was a quick high. is it quick to get you high or quick that it doesn't last long? >> reporter: both. all of the videos we saw today and also talking with heather, when they take that initial puff it is literally seconds from when it hits you, almost like a train. and then it lasts anywhere from five minutes to 30 minutes we are told. >> all right. one more thing to keep a look out for. ken in santa cruz, thank you. >>> ac transit is considering severe service cuts as a way to make up a nearly $18 million shortfall. options on the table include shedding 39 bus lines on weekends, dropping all overnight service, except for two routes, and eliminating the para transfer service by transferring the work to private providers. it comes after ac transit lost a court fight to impose a cost cutting contract on union drivers. the board will consider the cuts at a meeting on wednesday. >> muni workers will soon lose some free parking starting in december. employees will be charged $80 a month to park in muni yards.

i'm dana king and the news starts now. >> this is cbs5 eyewitness news. looking to expand. ik o develop a new . >> good evening, i'm ken bastida, one of the biggest employers in emeryville is looking to expand. ikea has plans to develop a new warehouse just a few blocks away from its big store on shell mount street. as kiet do tells us not everyone is buying the idea. >> that works as well as the eye kia table. >> for lynn turner who is fighting the big box retailer, this is the greatest irony, a home filled with lots of furniture from ikea. >> i love ikea, i have ikea items in every room in my house. i just don't want to live next to ikea. >> he is talking next to this 60,000 square footwear house next to the peaceful emeryville village. the swedish company wants to turn the half empty building into the merchandise picnic location. this is what the emeryville

. >> and he founded dana. >> dana lives, yes. >> dana. well, this is an extremely interesting subject. tell me what is the essence of the brain-body connection and how can our brains help us live longer lives? >> well, the brain and the body are interconnected in such a way that you really can't divide one from the other. if somebody comes in here and yells the word fire, we're going to get excited and run out. it's because that particular word goes into our ears, to the brain, and causes chemical changes and suddenlyly we're alerted and on our feet. there is the connection at all times. the brain is part of the body. >>oes our overall health depend on the activity of the brain, and will it affect metabolic levels or hormone levels? >> absolutely. there are certain levels of brain activity that will cause the heart to slow up or increase. >> how about metabolism? >> metabolism as well. >> almosos hormones? >> hormones obviously will be changed as well, because in the example i used, you will be kicking out stress hormones because you will

ken and dana are off. a cour ght for east . >>> welcome. i'm allan martin.rt victory tonight for east bay with bus bay bus drivers. riders are asking are the sick calls going to stop? ron artest? >> game plan is right. you might as well consider this a game of street chess. first ac transit made a move with the new contract, then the union made the contract with the suit, and today the court made a move. so, tonight, it was a.c. transit's board of directors time to move and their decision just a short time ago was not to move, at least not immediately. >> they didn't make any decision with regard to pursuing the litigation. i have to say that i think the board is suffering at this point from litigation fatigue. >> after three hours of closed door sessions a.c. transit's interim manager says the board won't decide on whether to appeal today's injunction until august 18th. union members are claiming victory. after a weekend of deliberation animal a immediate a county judge approved the injunction which blocks the contract a.c. transit imposed on 1700 workers m

dana king with the call. >> ooh, here we go.. >> i don't know if he ever touched home plate. >> no. >> and dana goes to 12-2. that is an impressive record but it's a big deal. i mean the yankees and tampa now tied for first place in the east and we've got a heck of a pennant show coming down the pipe here. >> should be a good september. >> maybe, maybe not. >> maybe, maybe not. we're making it easy for ,,,,,,, ????????

dana king shows us the surprising numbers. welcome to san ramon, population 58,000. a small east bay town . >>> now it may have a new claim to fame, the bay area city was one of the highest city paid managers. a survey of 15 bay area cities finds 10 cities made more than $500,000 in 2009 and one made a lot more, sam ramon made a hefty $300,000 in 2009 after getting a 10% raise in 2008. sam ramon makes decisions and herb says he deserves his. and he says he is doing a great job. >> we don't have a deficit, we have reserve. we are not having layoffs. we are not letting our police force go. sam ramon is sam ramon. >> reporter: and even though the medium household is $127,000 compared to 130,000 in belle, this resident does not agree. john is an editor of a local blog called around dublin and he said when he found out how much he made... >> i was thinking it is little sam ramon. >> reporter: he did a survey in the try valley area. >> all the way down they are making 50% more than all the counterparts. >> reporter: he is not buying the city's information, because this yea

had there been any objection in the process dana arranged for it to be anindoor movie night. you have the discretion to tell us what to do. >> are we going to have a staff person there at the movie night? two park rangers. i would love to get a report back on it. success or otherwise. >> they are going pay for the cost of one park ranger. are they going to pay for both? >> i really need you to speak into the "mike & mike in the morning." >> we were planning to have two. we could have them pay for two. but we would staff it with one and put one on it. but we can ask them to pay for two. i can make that a condition. >> do you need two? >> since it was a new site we were just talking to marcus. we felt we would put a second person out there. >> ok. all right. thank you. commissioner harrison. >> dana, what would be a reasonable cut-off for these sorts of things in advance? >> well, to have to go to the commission i would think i should have the application -- >> 30 days. >> and with outreach 60 days in advance just to get the process done. but that is not always possible . i had

an appeals >>> good evening i'm dana king. not this week and maybe not this year. an appeals court put a stop to same sex weddings for now. the judge who overturned prop 8 said that maritimes would resume on wednesday but a panel of judges from the ninth circuit court of appeals will hear the case the second week of december. joe vazquez has the next steps in the battle. >> reporter: the next step is to wait. the appeals court effectively said today they will be expediting this case, fast tracking it. but one couple said it doesn't feel like fast tracking when they have to wait several months. they were hoping to get married the day after tomorrow. ♪ [ music ] jess and theo had their first dance and a wedding ceremony last month but it will not be recognized by the state. it will not be legal for three more months at least. >> i was flustered. it was definitely very, like, as soon as the news came out i was very, like, we are waiting again. >> reporter: in a brief statement, the three judge panel of the ninth circuit court of appealed ordered the stay is granted. t

. >> reporter: that's right, dana. we are here in downtown san francisco where, by trolley or by train or by muni or by bart, people are trying to make it home with a new clipper card that's supposed to make the commute easier but as we learned today, for some, it's proven to be quite a headache. >>> reporter: it was quite a show as officials unveiled the latest link in clipper, the new $100 million ticket system that eventually will allow you to buy one ticket and ride on just about every transit system from marin to san jose, san francisco included. the idea? >> more convenient transit experience. >> reporter: from the looks of things, however, that smooth ride is still bumpy. for one, there was a problem for 6,000 commuters when the system refused to issue their monthly wage works passes. the ones they buy through the workplaces. >> that problem seems to have been resolved. >> reporter: then there is the implementation. for starters, san francisco's cable car operators apparently didn't know how to use the new scann

. >> i'm dana king. tonight an oakland police officer is in the hospital and the gang member who shot him is still on the lose. officers went to his home to try to arrest the 20-year-old suspect. the officer is now being treated. >> reporter: dana, we're outside highland hospital we are getting updates hour by hour by the freemont police officer. he is listed in critical condition. the surgeon coming out and letting us know it is a touch and go situation. >> he took a gunshot wound through the groin and through the pelvis. he's in critical condition. >> reporter: the freemont police officer is part of a joint task force tracking down wanted criminals in east oakland. the gunman who opened fire on him anthony barrientos was on the wanted list. officers are on pin and needles until their officer makes it through. >> we haven't had an officer shot since i've been a chief and that's almost 30 years in freemont. that's not something we encounter every day. >> reporter: after he shot the officer, he ran to a n

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dana. we will see you then. cbs evening news is next. five years after katrina one woman helping build. a ew cbs news poll find more than one in three americans now believe the economy is in permanent decline. i'm erica hill. also tonight, those tainted eg eggs. the recall expands as more cases of salmonella are reported, and now investigators think they actually know how the eggs were contaminated. they survived a mine collapse in chile, but just how cow do you keep 33 men from going crazy in the months it will take to rescue them. and five years after katrina, new hope is springing up one tree at a time. from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> good evening. katie it off tonight. we begin with an attitude check on the american public. just 68 days before the critical midterm elections. a cbs news poll is just out, and it finds fewer than half, just 48%, approve of the job president obama is doing. that is, though, a four-point improvement over last month. on the top issue this e

we'll have that and much more at 6:00, allen. >> all right, dana.e'll see up thin. >>> we need a little fog to cool things down in the newsroom. it's warm. >> i decided to embrace the heat. >> the cbs evening news is next. movie

. >> reporter: dana miller talks to pets. >> well, i communicate with animals. they can communicate through telepathic communication. >> reporter: pet telepathy? it may sound out there. but dana is not alone. thousands of so-called animal psychics are popping up across the country. detailing their intuitive services online. showing off their soothsaying skills on youtube. >> i'm a dog psychic. >> my name is joanne and i'm the pet psychic. >> reporter: they have their own show. "pet psychic" on animal planet. >> that's what she's sending me the picture of. >> i do long distance communication. i don't need to be with the animal. the animal doesn't need to be in the room. or even in the same state. they can be in florida. it doesn't matter. >> reporter: what makes dana stand out is she doesn't discriminate. she speaks to raccoons, tigers, squirrel, even cows. do they talk in strange voices? >> some are really comical, really hysterical when they talk. species are different. cows talk really slow. >> reporter: how does this work?

. >>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> and i'm ken bastida. the next six days will be important in the legal battle over the same-sex marriages in california. judge walker overturned prop 8 this week and today he ruled they could be performed starting next wednesday unless a higher court changes it. dozens gathered today hoping it would be their wedding day. >> the good news is, the stay is lifted. the bad news is the judge says it is lifted next wednesday. so we have to wait a week. sorry everybody. >> city hall workers have been prepared to stay late to work with everybody who wanted to get married today. news of the delay was terrible for many. >> it is just this dream that it is a little bit out of reach. and for a moment i felt equal, like a real america. open it is it is a roadblock. >> supporters of prop 8 expressed their own frustration regarding the ruling saying the ban is unconstitutional. >> millions voted on the constitutional amendment to vote for prop 8. >> because the judge is gay so he couldn't really do any other ruling. and

dana? >> robert, thank you very much. >>> fairfield police say three suspects are under arrest in an attempted robbery that ended with a store owner firing with a weapon. surveillance video show women confronting a clerk at the metropcs store in north texas street t owner shoots hitting one suspect in the shoulder. police say that they have arrested the juvenile who was shot. an 18-year-old and a 22-year- old, the suspected get away driver, were also taken into custody. >>> a woman in richmond is under arrest accused of pimping a young girl. san rafael police arrested 18- year-old tee a pow women saturday afternoon after police found a 14-year-old working as a pros prostitute in the canal area. they noticed powell walking by several times. when officers stopped powell they found text messages linking her to the girl. >> we were able to determine from the content of the text messages that she actually was there acting as the young girl's pimp. >> and police say the girl was a runaway from ri

. >>> food evening, dana king. here is what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. uc president living large while students face cutbacks. the pricey rental the expensive up grades and who paid for all this? well they are first in the nation. a four-year muslim university and it's here in the bay area. we're going to take you inside. we'll have that and much more at 6:00 alan. >> dana we'll see you then. >>> "avatar" is coming back to theaters next weekend. director james cameron promising it's bigger and better than ever. otage, ♪[ music ] >> in case the 2 1/2 hours wasn't enough for you movie- goers who return to the fictional planet of pan door a will see 9 minutes of new footage including a dramatic scene that shows a hunt for one of the animals. it opens friday, the 3d special edition, it earned $2.7 billion worldwide. >>> thanks for watching us at 5:00. katie couric, a remarkable survival

public retirees making more than a hundred grand >>> i'm dana king.s what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. some say it's like the wild, wild west. public retirees making more than $100,000 a year. the loopholes that are letting them rake in so much money. >>> first a giant buddha. now a futuristic rocket ship. the newest sight along the san francisco waterfront. we are going to have that and much more at 6:00, allen. >> all right, dana. we'll see you then. >>> a little girl was left in tears after health inspectors shut down her lemonade stand. now the 7-year-old is getting an apology. the little young entrepre into your entrepreneur set up shop, and an inspector asked her for her license and threatened her with a fine of $500. a county official apologized. he said the inspector is doing his job and it applies to professional food service operators, not children. >> i don't think a 7-year-old selling lemonade is the biggest public health threat we are facing as a county. >> i mean, it's a kid. i mean, the moms, the good old kid with the l

i'm dana king. >> i'm ken bastida, the news starts now. >> this is cbs5 eyewitness news. . >>> we have live pictures tonight of a wildfire raging undertake of control this evening east of mount diablo state park near the town of clayton. the flames were spotted about 6 hours ago, the flames threatening some structures and they say it could burn all night long. joe vazquez is near the fire this curry canyon. joe, what's the latest? . >> reporter: the fire is about a mile back that direction, in curry canyon, about 250 firefighters aren the scene right now. they have moved us back this direction for our safety. right now, about 200 acres are burning, the fire is about 5% contained, but given the calm winds out here firefighters believe they do have a handle on it and they believe they have it surrounded. you could see the smoke from most of the east bay. the fire started around 4:00 near the last house down curry canyon road near clayton on the east slope of mount deab employee. this is a sparsely populated area that has more cows and horses than people. the fire is mostly burning up veg

. >>> and i'm dana king, tomorrow we'll learn if gay couples can get married in california. the judge who overturned prop 8 will announce the decision by noon. we learn more about the couples lining up to say i do. >> reporter: and news of the judge, pending ruling tomorrow morning has filled the same-sex marriage couples with considerable hope tonight. in fact we learned that offices like the one here at city hall are preparing for a quest of intended couples tomorrow. as a matter of fact take a look. the moveable barricades are already in place next to city hall's main entrance. but we spoke with a legal expert tonight who says that same-sex marriage couples should proceed with caution. >> in his heart he doesn't want to extend the stay. in his heart he wants to deny the stay because he has already found that california does not suffer a serious harm from same- sex marriages occurring. >> reporter: emotional feelings aside, the law professor says that is not a guarantee that the federal judge, vaughn walker will lift the stay he imposed and resume the same-sex marriages to

that and much more at 6:00, allen. >> all right, dana. we will see you then. >>> now, if you entered college more than 10 years ago, it's not that long ago, right? well, prepare to feel ancient. students who are entering this fall have never used a telephone that has a cord! that's according to this year's college mindset list. other findings, most of the class of the year 2014 cannot write cursive. however, they do all know what a caramel maciat tow is. i bet they don't wear a watch. >> does this mean they were born after the invention of the microwave oven? >> definitely after that. >> think about that. >> yeah. >> the phone that was hanging on the wall. >> the one where you had to go in the other room take the long cord so you dad didn't hear what you were saying on the phone. >> my dad heard everything, all ears. >> cbs

a lot of talk lately about >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. a lot of talk lately about public employee pension costs. in november, you may get a chance to vote on it. what one reform plan promises to accomplish and why some say the math doesn't add up. that and much more at 6:00, allen. >> thank you. see you then. >>> hey, what would you do to win nearly $50,000? would you jump off a 50-foot pier? a lot of people did -- well, they tried. they jumped. birdman competition in the uk. one after one the birdman too long the plunge. you had to go more than 300 feet from the pier and that would get you the prize. the last one of the day... why don't i think of this before the hang glider? 20 years experience but guess what, in the end, oh, he is about 650 feet short.

th >> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00.a commuters you better check your bills carefully. the problem we discovered with the new clipper card. and pick your poison. the controversial new way for addicts to get clean and why some say it is setting them up to fail. we are going to have that and much more at 6:00, allen. >> all right, dana. we'll see you then. that's just about 30 minutes away. "cbs evening news with katie couric" is coming up. before that, in the meantime, well, we are going to go build