. >> it was published by a drug company called park davis. o be the major manufacturer of cocaine. >> cocaine comes from leaves of the cocoa plant. by the 1880s, big companies, what we called big pharma, were calling it big dos. by then, the secret was out. >> it was the miracle drug. if you had a stomach ache or you needed interest. if you had tuberculosis or asthma. if you had all sorts of things, it was going to cure what you had. this was how it was advertised. >> for the park davis company, cocaine was a blockbuster. others sold it, too. one popular product was vi vin mariani. endorsed by thomas edison, queen victoria. french bordeau with six ounces of cocaine in every bottle. then a copy cat wine. >> the great mother of invention. he took cola nuts and syrup and made the refreshing drink we call coca-cola. >> he wrote in an 1895 letter. >> i need a lot of cocaine. >> he finally stopped using it after he and a friend of his used cocaine on a patient and nearly killed her. >> by then, other doctors worried, too. >> too many people were tak

public record >>> the trucking company involved in last month's fatal amtrak crash in the nevada desert is now defending its safety record. a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the company says that it's determined to find out why the driver ignored it flashing lights and crossing gates and smashed into the moving train. the trucking company also says that it was not at fault at two previous accidents that are cited in the state safety records. >>> some vallejo business owners say that they are seeing an improvement on one of the city's corners known for its prostitution activity. tennessee street and sonoma boulevard have turned into a, quote, ghost town thanks to surveillance cameras installed by police. but they say it's too soon to tell what impact they had on crime but they are discussing a possible expansion of the camera system. >>> atherton police chief is retiring. he took over as police chief in november 2009. guerra will stay stay with the department for en extended period of time to work on some projects and provide support to the incoming interim police chief. >>> good afternoon.

trucking company for negligence in the wake of that deadly accident between a semi truck and a train in nevada last week. the lawsuit is seeking $5 million in damages. it says the john davies trucking company failed to properly train the driver who hit the train. six people died including the truck driver. >>> a bill banning alcohol sales self-check out stands is one step closer to becoming law. the measure has been approved by the government organization committee. san francisco lawmakers fiona key created the bill. unions representing clerks are pushing the measure. >>> ktvu's sal castaneda explains the fee hike and also who will have to pay more and where, sal. >> reporter: frank here at the toll plaza, there's a lot of people that are not going to be really happy to roll up on it this holiday weekend. people are going to be paying more, commercial truck drivers but also many recreational folks trying to hit the road this holiday weekend. gary morris owns this boat. when crossing toll booths he pays $8.50. that toll for him and thousands of others is about to go up. >> i don't like it, it's just i'm trying to live with it. just like everybody else has to. >> reporter: t

. >>> the trucking company involved in the amtrak crash is now defending its safety record. a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the company says it's determined to find out why the driver ignored flashing lights and crossing gates. the trucking company said it was not at fault at two previous accidents cited in state safety records. >>> in less than three hours the space shuttle atlantis is scheduled to take off and the crew is walking out to the shuttle right now. i want to take you there live as we are watching the astronauts this morning. unfortunately, weather has been the biggest question though about this launch. 70% chance that the launch will be postponed. nasa is still planning for lift off at 8:26 our time. as you account see again we are looking live at kennedy space center as the astronauts board the shuttle that will take them over to the launch pad. nasa has not said when it will make a final decision on the launch. this is the final mission for a u.s. space shuttle. atlantis is scheduled to spend 12 days in space before coming hom

. >>> a truck company involved in last month's deadly amtrak crash is suing amtrak. six people died when a driver for john davisg company barreled through crossing gates in nevada and plowed into a train bound for emeryville. the company faces five lawsuits. it is counter suing against amtrak and union pacific claiming the rail companies failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the crash site. union pacific and amtrak have not commented yet on the lawsuit. >>> well, soon you'll have to pay more to ride on a.c. transit buses. fare increases monday, august 1st, regular adult fare goes up 10 cents to $2.10. youth, seniors and disabled fares $1.05 up a nickel. increasing to 4.25 for adults and 2.10 for everyone else. 30-day transit passes increasing. local 30-day passes will stay the same for everyone except youth. >>> other bay area headlines. chevron corporation on track for what could be its most profitable year ever. the company earned nearly $8 billion in the second quarter. chevron made almost $14 billion in profit in the first half of the year. that easily topped the previous high of just over 11 billi

. >> john davis wrecking company were not at fault for on two previous accidents that was cited in safety records. the company is cooperating with state and federal investigators. the company is waiting to find out why he ignored the lights and gates. five people died in the crash and four lawsuits have been filed against the trucking company. >> san carlos council members are meeting to temporary ban massage parlors from opening until further notice. there has been an increase in applications for massage permits. it may be a change in the california law that allows them to certify therapists who avoid local scrutiny. a memo says san carlos many legitimacy ma serge sampling establishments but many are engaged in prostitution. >>> 4:44. new warning about fluorescent light bulbs and what you need to do is f you break one. >> and lines are drawn between republicans and democrats over cutting the nation's debt. >> despite the stormy weather in florida, historic final shuttle launch looks like a go later this morning. i'll have the latest straight ahead. >> and surgeons perform the world's fir

. >> >> john davis trucking company said amtrak and union pacific did not maintain safe railroad crossing when bun of the drivers slammed the car -- neither union pacific nor amtrak have been filed. >> >> 212-year-old clark gaines gable and a friend were arrested the allegedly pointing a laser like this at an l.a.p.d. vehicle friday fight of the officers followed the vehicle. gables sister defended her brother when she went to defend him out of jail. >> lasers should be banned pilot. that things should be illegal. >> he told people outside of the jail that the arrest was a misunderstanding and that people make mistakes. >> >> anthony opens up about his time on the job and the changes he has made. >> check youth this video be a store clerk fights off a robber, but as you hear this is not an ordinary clerk. >>> the 10:00 news continues in 902nds. . >>> oakland police chief anthony bass said that conditions are improving for citizens. >> reporter: march 2009, a funeral for 4 of oakland's finest, in attendance, anthony bass from long beach pd. a man who told himself that day "i want to lead t

amtrak claimed negligence by john davis trucking company for hiring and training of the driver who hadseveral traffic tickets. >>> reputed mobster whitey bulger appeared in a court this morning. a police van took him to the courthouse. a federal judge declared bulger was broke. bulger reportedly has $1 million in assets but those have been broken. the judge refused to request to keep bulger's 1984 racketeering case alive and ruled in favor of prosecutors who want to try bulger for 19 murders. >>> the sexual assault case against the head of the monetary fund is reportedly falling apart. dominique khan could be released from home arrest tomorrow. there's problems with the maid's credibility. >>> a man camping in lake tahoe is attacked by a bear and survives. it happened sunday at the camp richardson resort and marina. the black bear tried to rip its way into a tent leaving behind what is described as shallow scratches. fish and game officials say black bears like this one are causing more and more headaches in the lake tahoe area. experts say most of the problems come when bears try to g

has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the nevada trucking company for the fatal collision near reno. amtrak is claiming negligence by john davis trucking company for the hiring and training of the driver who had several traffic tickets. >>> time now 5:07. today is the 1st -- it happened at the office tour at 101 college street. he killed eight people. wounded six others. and then killed himself. this week district attorney george gascsn pushed for a no weapons assault ban. >>> fire works is going on sale today in five bay area cities. one of them is gilroy. clover dale, roanoke park, and union city are on the list. they are among the handful of bay area cities where fire works are legal. any that are not purchased from vendors -- fire works is illegal in oakland. and anyone caught with them can be fined up to $1,000. the oakland police department is setting up an anonymous tip line for people to report any fire works. (510)777-8814. there will be some barrels set up at fire stations where people can drop off those fire work. you can find a list of those barrel sites on our website ktvu.com. >>> we need to check in with sal. fr

amtrak claimed negligence by john davis trucking company for hiring and training of the driver who hadseveral traffic tickets. >>> reputed mobster whitey bulger appeared in a court this morning. a police van took him to the courthouse. a federal judge declared bulger was broke. bulger reportedly has $1 million in assets but those have been broken. the judge refused to request to keep bulger's 1984 racketeering case alive and ruled in favor of prosecutors who want to try bulger for 19 murders. >>> the sexual assault case against the head of the monetary fund is reportedly falling apart. dominique khan could be released from home arrest tomorrow. there's problems with the maid's credibility. >>> a man camping in lake tahoe is attacked by a bear and survives. it happened sunday at the camp richardson resort and marina. the black bear tried to rip its way into a tent leaving behind what is described as shallow scratches. fish and game officials say black bears like this one are causing more and more headaches in the lake tahoe area. experts say most of the problems come when bears try to g

the truck company involved in last months fatal amtrak crash in the nevada desert is defending its safety record. a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the truck company says it wants to know why the driver ignored flashing lights and crossing gates and smashed into that moving train. the trucking company also says it was not at fault from two previous accidents. >>> this morning is the final chapter in the u.s. space shuttle program. atlantis is scheduled to launch from florida in less than two hours. but the weather may get in the way. now that we understand the crew has just locked into the cabin. jim spellman is there at kennedy space center. jim, what happens in the next two hours? i know we are waiting for the weather. >> reporter: yeah good morning, pam. still saying say only a 30% chance they will be able to hit their projected take off time. they only have a ten minute window there where they can take off if the weather is that is go either way. so far the astronauts they have just latched in after fueling up overnight. the next two hours are mostly technical

. >>> a big rig driver for the john davis trucking company slammed into an amtrak train killing six people. the company says it is determined to find out why the driver ignored flashing lights and crossing gates and smashed into that moving train. the trucking company also said it was not at fault at two previous accidents that are sited in state safety records. >>> let's get you where you need to go. sal. >> we have good news. we had a truck that was briefly jackknifed. well that jackknife has been removed now. the lanes have been open. we just got that update from chp. let's show you where it was. this is southbound 101 at the lawrence expressway. for awhile as they straightened out the truck they had to block all the planes. now it's open. let's go out and take a look at 237. it's a nice drive. it's light this morning trying to get into sunnyvale. this mornings commute in san francisco you see a little bit of fog kind of white house ping through there. the -- you will see some of it. better more meet logical explanation let's go to steve. >>> sal, first zito a any facty hitter. very imp

. >> a truck company involved in last month's deadly amtrak crash is suing amtrak. six people died when a driver for john davis trucking company there'll through crossing gates in nevada and plowed into a train bound for emeryville. the trucking company faces five lawsuits. now, its countersuit against amtrak and union pacific claim the rail company failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the crash site. union pacific and amtrak have not yet commented on that lawsuit. >> and digging up an abandoned section of pipeline causing new problems for pg&e. the suction was virtually part of the pipeline that cause last year's deadly explosion and fire. state regulators order the utility to dig it up as part of an ongoing investigation. well, the work began on thursday and this weekend they started complaining about smelling gas. pg&e says there is no gas actually in the pipeline, just the order. >> just got trapped in the pipe and has been trapped there essentially since 1956, so they had done some work and have determined that there was no gas still in the pipe, the odorants registered trapped in the pipe. when

trucking companies often deal with very davis situations in this country. they'll often subcontract out to smaller companies which will further subcontract to smaller entities in the country. those groups will often pay security firms or local groups for safe passage. what we've learned, however, is that some of those payments have funneled in between travel groups and has made their way into the hands of insurgents. manisha? >> david, i know this is an investigation right now but is there any talk on the ground about what you can do about a problem like this? i imagine it must be very difficult. >> it certainly comes as a great surprise to many people who were not aware of this. authorities that we've spoken to say that they've completely and radically revamped the system, allocating now 40 different companies to sort of lessen the degree to which the united states is reliant on any one single trucking company. all eight of these trucking companies, however, are are still on the u.s. payroll. so what transpires next really remains to be seen. manisha? >> an

and today, we learned about the phone companies letting this happen. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: as larry vido's phone bill grew, so did his little did he know, he was also paying $14.95 for something called voicemail monthly fee. and another 8.23 for something called my billing service monthly fee. both charges were fraudulent. >> how could this happen? how could somebody start charging my account, i guess, similar to charging my credit card without my knowledge? >> reporter: in a hearing today, we learned larry is one of as many as 20 million consumers who fall victim each year to a fraud called cramming. false charges tacked onto your phone bill costing consumers $2 billion a year. fraudsters fool your phone company into thinking that you used a special phone service. whether it's an 800-number, or, s say, a deluxe voice mail and that you owe a small fee. your phone company adds the charge to your bill. so here's what you should do. look at your bill for $15 charges or less. a red flag might be something like other providers or miscellaneous charges. next, call y

company do that? i would as go back to my answer to mr. sanders, just to be precise about the chronology. mr. davis, and would like to answer this question. my understanding is that the 60,000 settlement or judgment in the moseley case, which was after the advice given around the gordon taylor settlement, is an importer chronology. courts and judges have set a different standard here. what we knew, and what i knew at the time, is that we had a senior distinguished outside counsel the we have gone to to say, if this case were litigated and we were to lose the case, what sort of damages could we expect to pay? the company received an answer that was substantial. >> it the example was at 250,000 in the settled for 600,000? >> the 600,000 concluded it damages, legal fees, and an estimation of what it would have cost otherwise. it was damages plus costs that brings you to that number. with respect, it is important to be clear about that because they are big numbers. >> i want to concentrate on payments made to your staff. go back to the trial of clive goodman. he was pleading guilty to a criminal offens

that they're not supposed to speak about what happened or what their time at your company or what they know? >> mr. davies -- >> any clauses like that in there? >> mr. davies, the settlement or compromise agreement when somebody resigns or leaves the business in circumstances like this, you know, there are some -- there are commercial confidentiality agreements, but nothing that would stop or inhibit the executive from cooperating fully with investigations, from being transparent about any wrongdoing or anything like that. it's important to note that in these agreements they are made on the basis of no evidence of impropriety. and if evidence of impropriety emerges or was there prior to that departure, then you would have a different piece. but there's kwoit a -- that's an important point i think just to be clear about. >> my final question is, it seems to me on the face of it that the "news of the world" was sacrificed in order to try and protect rebekah brooks' position at news international. but in effect rather than her being -- her departure being announced, "news of the world" was offered up as an a

davies, and understand that this is 100,000, 200,000 from 600,000. that is a lot of money. you look and say why would a company do that? and i would go back to my answer to mr. sanders question, which was to be precise about the chronology here. mr. davies, i'd like to answer this question, but my understanding is the 60,000 settlements in the judgments which was after it is an important chronology and that the courts and have set a differing standard here. and what we knew at the time was that i had distinguished counsel that if this case is litigated and if we were to lose the case, the company were to lose the case, what damages would we expect to pay? and the company received an answer that was substantial. >> at 60,000 to 600. >> it is important to be clear today. i apologize. it's important to declare the 600,000 or 700,000 included damages, legal fees and an estimation of what it would've cost otherwise if the negotiation understands that. >> respectfully, is important because i agree there are big numbers. >> on the payments he made to your staff -- >> about the trial of glenn cordoning. clive goodman

davies, and understand that this is 100,000, 200,000 from 600,000. that is a lot of money. you look and say why would a company do that? and i would go back to my answer to mr. sanders question, which was to be precise about the chronology here. mr. davies, i'd like to answer this question, but my understanding is the 60,000 settlements in the judgments which was after it is an important chronology and that the courts and have set a differing standard here. and what we knew at the time was that i had distinguished counsel that if this case is litigated and if we were to lose the case, the company were to lose the case, what damages would we expect to pay? and the company received an answer that was substantial. >> at 60,000 to 600. >> it is important to be clear today. i apologize. it's important to declare the 600,000 or 700,000 included damages, legal fees and an estimation of what it would've cost otherwise if the negotiation understands that. >> respectfully, is important because i agree there are big numbers. >> on the payments he made to your staff -- >> about the trial of glenn cordoning. clive goodman

company. my thanks to both of you for joining us here tonight. and thank you for watching. i'm belva davis. good night.

company. my thanks to both of you for joining us here tonight. and thank you for watching. i'm belva davis. good night.  >> garrison keillor: martín espada was born in brooklyn, new york. he moved to massachusetts; worked as a tenement lawyer in boston, teaches at the university of massachusetts, amherst-- creative writing, latino poetry, and the work of pablo neruda. he's published 16 books, and his collection of poems, the republic of poetry, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. >> at 16, i worked after high school hours at a printing plant that manufactured legal pads-- yellow paper stacked seven feet high and leaning as i slipped cardboard between the pages, then brushed red glue up and down the stack. no gloves-- fingertips required for the perfection of paper, smoothing the exact rectangle. sluggish by 9:00 p.m., the hands would slide along suddenly sharp paper, and gather slits thinner than the crevices of the skin; hidden. then the glue would sting, hands oozing till both palms burned at the punch clock. ten years later, in law school, i knew that every legal

they are not supposed to speak about what happened or what that he time at the company or what they know... >> mr. davies... >> mr. davies, the settlement, compromise agreement, somebody resigned, or leaves the business, in circumstances like this, you know, there are some... commercial confidentiality agreements, but nothing that would stop or inhibit the executive from cooperating fully with the investigations or being transparent about any wrongdoing or anything like that, and it is important to note that in these agreements, they are made on the basis of no evidence of impropriety and if evidence of impropriety emerges, or was there prior to that departure you would have a different piece but there is quite a -- that is an important point i think to be clear about. >> my final question is, it seems to me on the face of it, that the news of the world was sacrificed in order to try and protect rebekah brooks' position at news international >> i advocated at the time that this was a step we should take. this was a paper and a title that had fundamentally violated the trust of its readers, and it's somet

davis, which not by coincidence happens to be the major manufacturer of cocai cocaine. >> cocaine comes from leaves explorers have known this plant for centuries. by 1880s big companiesg the leaf into a new drug. >> dr. freud was fascinated. he wrote 70 pages about cocaine. by then the secret was out. >> it was the miracle drug. if you had a stomach ache, nervous, lethargic, if you needed energy, if you had tuberculosis it would cure what you had. this is how it was advertised, too. >> cocaine was a blockbuster . others sold it, too. one popular product was vin mariani. french bordeaux with six kilograms of cocaine in every ounce. >> the great mother invention took coca nuts and made the drink coca-cola. >> sigmund freud was flirting with disaster. >> i need a lot of cocaine. >> he probably stopped using it after he and a friend of his used it on a patient and nearly killed her. >> too many people were taking too much cocaine and then these patients were presenting basically as addicts who needed the stuff they couldn't live without it. that's when doctors began to say, huh, we better rethink this. >> by 1903 no more cocaine in coca-cola. by 1920, cocaine was illegal

and the company received an answer that was substantial. >> the answer was 250,000, so you settled for 600? >> mr. davisnt to be clear. i apologize. it's important to be clear the 600,000 or 700,000 included damages, legal fees, and an estimation of what it would have cost otherwise, because the other side of the negotiation understands it. so it's damages plus costs that gets you to that number, and it's important -- respectfully it's important to be clear about that. i agree. they're big numbers. >> i want to concentrate what you paid to the staff. going back to the try of clive goodman, clive goodman was pleading guilty to phone hacking, a criminal offense. did news international pay clive goodman's legal fees for his trial? >> i was not -- i do want to be clear about the chronology, first of all. i did not have firsthand knowledge of those times. remember that my involvement is matters -- it it started in 2008, and in 2007 at the beginning of december i was wholly focused in my role as chief executive of a public company, and i wasn't involved in those things. >> who would know? >> i can try to answ

company we are seeking to approve today? >> the point person who will be working with me on a daily basis is eric. i have several key staff positions. she will be doing community benefits. davis will also be doing communications with us. i do not think we have our program controls person. duane will be doing local business hiring and our reach. commissioner torres: once we approve this, those are the people who stood up, who will be implementing the issues we have talked about today. >> they are signed and committed. these people are not moving anywhere. commissioner torres: i do not care if they move or not. it will create jobs and other opportunities. >> this is unlike any other type of consultant arrangement we have. they are part of the team. they are an integrated part of the team. i think that's what makes this work very well. all right. work will be initiated through task orders on a regular basis. it will go through program staff and harlan kelly's approval. our goal is to make the southeast treatment plant a state-of-the-art facility, which is an asset to this community. working with tommy and his staff, we will start off with initiating a project office at the south

company received an answer that was substantial. >> the answer was 250,000 so you settled to 600. mr. davies, it's important to be clear, mr. davies, i apologize, but it is important to be clear. the 600,000 or 700,000 included damages, legal fees and an estimation of what it would have cost otherwise, because the other side of the negotiation understands this. so it's damages plus costs that gets you to that number. it is important -- respectfully, it is important to be clear about that, because i agree, they are big numbers. >> i want to concentrate on payments you made to your staff. going back to the trial of glenn mulkhair and clive goodman, clive goodman, was pleading guilty to a criminal offense. did news international pay clive goodman's legal fees for his trial? >> i was not -- i do want to be clear with the chronology. first of all, i do not have firsthand knowledge of those times. remember, that my involvement in these matters started in 2008. in 2007-, up until december i ws totally focused as chief executive of a public company. >> who would know. >> but i can try to answer the first question first. it is custo

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company and what they know? any clauses like that? >> mr. davis, the -- a settlement or compromise agreement when somebody resigns or leaves the business in circumstances like this, you know, there are some -- there are commercial confidentiality agreements, but nothing that would stop or inhibit the executive from cooperating fully with investigations, from being transparent about any wrongdoing or anything like that. it's important to note that in these agreements, they're made on the basis of no evidence of i am propriety. if evidence of impropriety emerges, or was there prior to that departure, you would have a different piece. but there's quite a -- that's an important point just to be clear about. >> my final question is it seems to me on the face of it that the news of the world was sacrificed in order to try to protect rebekah brooks' position at news international. in effect, rather than her being -- having her departure being announced, "the news of the world" was offered up as an alternative to try to deal with the whole thing. do you r

the company released a statement that said michael acknowledges his past mistakes and we support the positive changes he's made to better himself off the field. >>> davieohnson hoped to get his first win as the nats manager and the nationals look to end a three game losing streak in that process. >> hakem dermish has highlights in your sports minute. >>> good morning. your sports minute begins with baseball. nationals opening up an 11 game home stand last night and davie johnson making his home debut as nats manager. bottom nine, tied at one. he sends matt stairs to the plate to pinch hit. with runners on the corners, he comes up clutch. drives one deep to right. ball game, walkoff win. the nats beat the pirates 2-1 and improve their record to 41-41 and davie johnson gets his first win. in atlanta, jason hayward hit a two run home run. the braves blank the orioles 4-0. baltimore has lost four straight. day one of free agency in the nhl. caps trade varlomov to the avalanche for a first round pick in next year's draft and a second round pick in either the 2012 or 2013 draft. the 23-year-old varlomov appeared in 59 regular season games and 19 postseason g

company of fox 5. >>> it is their job to serve the country. it turns out many of our nation's decision makers got that call long ago. jennifer davis with more now on the cx between the boy scouts and congress. the connection between the boy -- the connection between the boy scouts and congress. >> virginia's cub scout den seven and eight mixes fun and learning. >> it teaches you to have a good reputation. >> reporter: these little ones say they would like to the engineers, lawyers and unhaven'tors. what do you want to invent? >> a flying car. >> reporter: but politics? do you have any desire to be a politician? >> no. >> reporter: most senior republican in the senate wasn't focused on politicians either as a boy scout during world war ii. but becoming an eagle scout and earning merit badges for everything from public speaking to scholarship so shaped richard lugar, he has many scouting items hanging in his office. >> i believe that scouting does bring about a degree of maturity, maybe a heightening of ambition. >> reporter: senator lugar is said to be one of just 31 eagle scouts who are now members of the 112th congress. of the mo

and some of the biggest phone companies are not only letting it happen but getting a cut themselves. here's abc's linsey davisr: as larry vito's suspicions.grew, so did his little did he know that heheas also paying $14.95 for something called voice mail monthly fee. and another $8.23 for something called my billing service monthly fee. both charges were fraudulent. >> how could this happen? how could somebody start charging my account us i guess similar to charging my credit card, without my knowledge? >> reporter: in a hearing on capitol hill, we learned larry is one of as many as 20 million consumers who fall victim each year to a fraud called cramming. false charges tacked on to your phone bill costing consumers $2 billion each year. fraudsters fool your phone company into thinking that you used a special phone service. whether it's an 800 number or, say, a deluxe voice mail. and that you owe a small fee. your phone company adds the charge to your bill. so here's what you should do. charges or less.l for $15 a red flag might be something like other providers, miscellaneous charges. next, call your phone c

companies. the president will feet on thursday morning to talk about the deficit negotiations. >> nasa has chosen 150 people to document friday's final space shuttle launch on twitter. anthony wright on davisis one of them. hours before he won, wright bought tickets to go to the launch and now his wife and lirn will be able to -- a lifetime. a moment. >> 5500 twitter contestants competed for a seat at the final launch. the shuttle at lan tition is scheduled to pift off on final warning. >> mark zuckerberg unvilled his new company. 750 million people now use facebook and share 4 billion things a day like status updates, photos and links. zucker berzuckerberg explainedy could install. >> even if he hasn't installed the plugin to do video chat, i can go and call him and something will pop up on his screen saying that mark is calling him and in real time he can go and click that he wants to download the plugin and it takes 10 or 20 seconds and we are video chatting. it is awesome. >> a imreup chat will allow to you to create a group message to what the with 34u89 imnendzs. is information that will be protected under a new law. senate bill 445 is a hig libray privacy law. >>> at a time when so

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company received an answer, that was substantial. >> the answer is 250,000. >> that is what we -- >> mr. davies, it is important to be clear, mr. davies, i apology, but it is important to be clear, the 600,000, 700,000 included damages, legal fees, and an estimation of what it would have cost otherwise, because the other side of the negotiations -- it is damages, plus costs, that gets you to that number. it is important -- respectfully, it is important to be clear about that. because i agree, they are big numbers. >> i was going to say on the payments you made to your staff, as it happens, going back to the trial of glenn mulcaire and clive goodman, clive goodman was pleading guilty to a criminal offense. did news international pay clive goodman's legal fees for his trial? >> i do want to be clear the chronology, first of all, i did not have firsthand knowledge of that... those times. remember, my involvement in these matters started in 2008 and in 2007, i believe, december, i was wholly focused in my role as chief executive of a public company and i wasn't involved in those things. >> who would know? >> but i can try to answer

company, that they, themselves, as executives, were misled. >> elizabeth palmer in london, thanks. >>> joining "uss is lanny davis who is special counsel to president bill clinton in the white house. we have been watching this unfold the last half hour or spoke. now, all of a sudden, you have rupert murdoch coming out and saying this is the most humble day of his life. he is striking the right tone here? could he be doing anything differently in your view? >> the answer he is striking the right tone and he could be doing a lot differently. he starts out by being humble, which is good and necessary. and his son takes responsibility, which is necessary in crisis management. but what is missing is their defense were cooperating with the police, which is not the question. the question is why didn't you investigate immediately, get to the bottom of it yourselves, rather than waiting to get caught? and then after you got caught, how is it possible that you didn't know about it and even after the conviction of somebody for blackmail, mr. murdoch said he didn't each know that. the real question in crisis management for mr. murdoch and for his son is to be

san diego has 767 clean energy companies and has become an innovation hub, especially in solar power, advanced biofuels. mrs. davis: the algae energy section alone, one energy section provides the region with 410 direct jobs and $108 million in economic activity each year. unfortunately, the appropriations bill we're voting on this week cuts solar energy research by more than 1/3. it decreases biomass research by $33 million, and cuts $80 million for funding in breakthrough domestic clean energy innovators. we can't hold back the companies that have come up with the answers to our serious energy problems. i hope my colleagues will join me in fighting for clean tech and biotech innovation by opposing this damaging bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. mr. cleaver: we are now in day 191 of the new congress. sadly, i must report to the people of my congressional district and to this nation that we have done absolutely nothing with regard to cr

including the ways the companies have been partners with high institution to assure the recruits will have the appropriate backgrounds and skills. they are clarence otis, scott davis, sam pomisano, and matt rose. >> no agenda? >> well, this is a broad outline of one topic they will likely talk about. just because they are going to talk about this doesn't mean they won't talk about the other issues. the other issues are of concern and in the news right now. >> jay, your secretary said this morning not only to push for the debt ceiling, but for the big cuts and the administration could use some support. is the white house doing anything to rally those left vocal, less ideological elements? >> meaning which groups in -- i mean i think we're making our case -- the president has come before you. >> lawmakers are responding to sort of the fringes of his party. >> we welcome the letter that was -- i think juliana said 470 business leaders. >> are they doing anything to read chin up -- >> as the president said, we have conversations with business leaders all the time. he does, others do. i'm sure this will be an issue. we're not in some sort of organized effort that i kno

companies can be more readily comply with the provisions of the act and have deeper pockets to handle the administrative and other requirements mandated by the act. we also know that one study concluded davis-bacon act. we also know that the government accountability office states that this act is extremely difficult to administer and the g.a.o. has advocated for its repeal as far back as 1979. in a certain degree, this amendment seeks to reduce that waste, but the most important aspect of this amendment is encouraging small business participation in these government building contracts. i have stated before that we as members of congress, we are stewards of the public treasury. we have an obligation to spend taxpayer money wisely. the dilemma does not earn money, the government does not generate wealth. we have an obligation to spend this money wisely and we have an obligation to help the businesses of the country and those that build our infrastructure need our help. this amendment addresses that need. the heritage foundation suggests that for every $1 billion the federal construction spending supports, 14,000 workers. then the savings from the suspension of the davis-bacon law for one ye