dr. brown said her kid got an ipad. my two children who are in high school also got given ipads this year. the ipads going to replace the backpack. no more backpacks. so it's loaded on to a device. the key is to make it available to all children and that we look for educational content. we'll have content next year to launch an educational rating system which will rate apps to see if they're educational because everybody and their mom is developing software claiming they can teach you math or science or geography. it will be what is educational content. "sesame street" used to be ton gold standard in the old days and it will be on your ipad or iphone and will quality software be made? but you have the limits issue. >> brown: dr. brown, you're not suggesting turning away from this world because it's very much with us. >> it's a reality. consider media use for your entire family because when you're watching your own screens it's distracting for you and if you want to connect with your child turn off your own screens, too.

2012 and could be built if all went well in five years, said think of that impact and thank you, dr. brown. now, for the big rumbling wow in san francisco closing near future and it will have an impact well into the future. we will hear from the chief operating officer of the america's cup event authority. before tom comes up here, we are going to have a little video. anyway, let me give me just click about -- he is responsible for developing and executing its strategy thus energizes all of the commercial operations of the 34th america's cup. i will not get into that. he is going to give us his views on what this great event is going to bring to our city. let's see this exciting video for the america's cup. [applause] >> hopefully, that will everyone up. with all the pressure that my predecessors have put on me for this presentation, it is always cool to start with a " video to help take some of the pressure off. [laughter] before i get started, we are on an aggressive timeline to achieve our objectives, and it would not be possible without the great support we have been receiving, and i j

dr. amos brown, former supervisor brown, who is also here with us.ed if i don't mention commissioner leroy king, sit -- sitting with former redevelopment commissioner benny yee. welcome, kim. we are really looking forward to working with kim to get students to come visit the kinsey exhibit. just one second. and also supervisor scott winer -- weiner is here also. let's welcome him. newly elected schedule. we're back on schedule and graced with the presence of our new mayor. we, as i mentioned earlier, we had the pleasure of working well. are city administrator at the time ed lee and supervisor ross mirkarimi in connection with the adoption of the slavery disclosure ordinance a couple years ago. and we look forward to working with him on many issues to come. please welcome mayor ed lee. >> hello, everybody. you know i don't like to read speeches. i've been doing that in the past, so i want to have a chance to speak from the heart. this is our celebration of black history month. and i am so happy to see all of you come to city hall to recognize this and

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dr. murray's character and that brought him to tears. karen brown reports. >> reporter: dr.onrad murray dabbed tears from his eyes as witness ruby moseley took the stand. she testified how murray founded a clinic in a section of houston in honor of his father. >> do you think dr. murray is greedy? >> do i think? >> yes, ma'am. >> no. >> reporter: moseley was one of a string of character witnesses who spoke of murray's charitable work and his kind manner. >> i have never had a doctor that was more caring. >> and i just don't think he did what he has been accused of. >> i'm alive today because of that man. >> reporter: the jury was released early for the day because of scheduling issues, but not before the prosecution got the chance to cross-examine the character witnesses, as they tried to show dr. murray treated his superstar patient differently. >> dr. murray never gave you propofol in your bedroom, did he? >> no, sir. >> reporter: the prosecution spent four weeks trying to prove that dr. murray gaf mive michael jackson the popular drug of propofol but murray's lawyers are

dr. murray's fate as early as neck week. karen brown, los angeles. >> dr. murray agreed to become his personal physician for $150,000 a month but he was never paid because he died before the contract was ever signed. >>> starting to seem like the redskins' strong start -- i don't know, it might have been a fluke. >> they lost their last two games. kristin berset is joining us with more on what is going on in ashburn. >> reporter: some developing a false sense of hope. had mike shanahan finally fashioned a team that could be above .500. the redskins have lost three of their last four. can't seem to stop their skid. the defense is unraveling dropping from six best to 12th in the league in a matter of two weeks and shanahan has simply put a band-aid over the quarterback situation. so is it panic time in ashburn? >> definitely not panic time. you see teams come back every year. the teams that lose their confidence should panic, but a team like us, i feel like as long as we can claw back each week and obviously the next big one is the big one so we need a win. >

dr. conrad murray take the stand?" karen brown reports for wjz from los angeles. >> shall the be the truth -- >> reporter: an expert in addiction testifies there is evidence michael jackson was addicted to painkillers in the months before his death. >> what about addicted? >> possibly. >> reporter: dr. robert waldman examined medical records from a dermatologist, who was treating jackson with injections of demmerol. >> i would suggest that injections over 230 minutes. >> the defense is trying to show jurors that jackson was on many different drugs. but prosecutors say it was an overdose of propofol and anesthetics that caused the superstar's death. and that dr. conrad murray is responsible. >> reporter: he is not listed as a witness. but the judge reminded the cardiologist, he does have the right to take the stand in his own defense. >> the way this trial is going, as poorly as it has gone for him, i would strongly recommend that option. >> reporter: closing arguments are expected to begin next week. and then jurors will decide if

dr. conrad murray hears witnesses try to repair his reputation. karen brown from los angeles on the michael jackson death trial. >> did that leave a vacuum? >> reporter: dr. conrad murray dabbed tears from his eyes as witnesses took the stand on his behalf. some of his patients spoke about his charitable work and his kind manner. >> i have never had a doctor that was more caring. >> and i just don't think he did what he's being accused of. >> and i'm alive today because of that man. >> reporter: the defense said that murray is a good doctor and that money did not motivate him. >> i explained to him that i couldn't afford to do a lot of stuff. so he did it for me free. >> reporter: the prosecution got a chance to cross-examine the character witnesses as they showed they treat -- he treated the superstar patient differently. >> dr. murray never gave you propofol in your bedroom, did he? >> no, sir. >> reporter: murray's lawyers are suggesting that the singer was a desperate man who would do anything to get sleep. they say he was taking the powerful anesthetic o

in los angeles, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> dr.onrad murray agreed to become jackson's personal physician for $150,000 per month. but he was never paid because the singer died before the contract was signed. >>> a plastic baby doll saves a tennessee family from their burning home. a 17-year-old girl brought the doll home for a classroom project meant to teach students the facts of life. the baby woke up crying and she realized the house was on fire. she was able to get the family out safely. investigators believe the fire started in the laundry room. >>> taking a toll on students across the country. now, the white house announces a plan to help millions of americans deal with their college loan debt. danielle nottingham reports from the white house. >> reporter: president obama ended his three-day western swing, in front of a cheering crowd of university of colorado students, eager to hear his plan to help americans drowning in student loan debt. >> and when a big chunk of every paycheck goes towards student loans instead ever bein

dr. conrad murray's manslaughter trial. as karen brown reports for wjz from los angeles, the propofol expert has his own version of what may have happened to michael jackson. >> an expert witness for the defense believes, michael jackson gave himself the lethal dose of propofol. >> so you think it was a self- injection of propofol, near the hour of between 11:30 and 12:00, they did it? >> in my opinion, yes. >> reporter: prosecutors accuse dr. conrad murray of giving the pop singer a fatal overdose of the powerful anes thet rick in -- anesthetic in an iv drip. but none was found in any of the iv lines in jackson's bedroom. >> i cannot understand how it is possible that he got a three- hour infusion when the evidence didn't show the infusion setup. >> reporter: in earlier testimony, though, one of jackson's bodyguards said dr. murray ordered him to hide vials of medicine and iv bags before calling authorities. -- paramedics. >> reporter: they say there is new evidence. so the judge gave the prosecutors the weekend to prepare for their cros

dr. conrad murray, the prosecution calls their star medical witness. karen brownfrom los angeles, with details from inside the courtroom. >> reporter: our leading expert on propofol says dr. conrad murray should have never given michael jackson the surgical anesthetic as a sleep aid. >> we are in farm cological never-never land here. something that has only been done to michael jackson. and to no one else in history, to the best of my knowledge. >> reporter: dr. steven schaefer called dr. murray's actions unconshonnable -- unconscionable, unethical, and illegal. and said he took none of the safeguards he should. >> that would have saved michael michael jackson's life. >> reporter: the defense is claiming that michael jackson took an overdose himself. >> that would be impossible. >> schaefer says it would only be possible if directly injected in the blood stream. dr. paul white. >> reporter: the prosecution is wrapping up its case. and defense attorneys are expected to start calling their first witnesses on friday. >> the defense will likely claim that jackson took

in los angeles, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> that witness, dr.told jurors that so far, he's been paid $11,000 for his work on the case. >> it is a number beyond most people's comprehension. but today, the world's population is expected to reach 7 billion. since it's impossible to pinpoint the 7th billion person. they marked the event by designating symbolic events. the world population will reach 8 billion by 2025. >> you're the 7th billion person. and everyone sees you naked, lying on a scale. >> women get used to it. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> today, republican herman cain acknowledged he was accused of sexual misconduct. can his campaign handle the accusation. >> that story tonight. >>> here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. if you've got pain? you need the patch. (announcer) icy hot patches. targeted no-mess relief. icy to dull pain. hot to relax it away. pain's no match [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's c

karen brown has the latest for wjz from the courthouse, where it's still unclear whether dr.conrad murray will take the stand in his own defense. >>> shall be the truth, the whole truth. >> reporter: an expert in medical addiction testified there is evidence michael jackson was addicted to painkillers in the months before his death. >> what about addicted? >> possibly. >> reporter: dr. robert waldman examined medical records from a dermatologist, who was treating jackson with injections of demmerol. >> i would suggest that 230 mill milligrams over 30 minutes is an overdose. >> reporter: during a contentious cross-examination, the prosecutor questioned how dr. waldman conducted his analysis. when it supported your opinion, you brought in outside sources. and when it did not, you did not. >> gross misstatement. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was an overdose of propofol. and and that dr. murray is responsible. >> reporter: the judge reminded the cardiologist he has the right to take the stand in his own defense employs. >> the way this trial is going, as poorly as it has gone f

. >> brown says among his most memorable moments today was seeing aretha franklin sing dr. king's favorite hymn, "precious lord, take my hand." >>> protesters calling for change are preparing to march on the federal reserve bank this week. the occupy san francisco demonstrators have been staightsed- stationed on a narrow band of sidewalk. last night they set up a camp at justin herman plaza. organizers tell abc7 they will be living at justin herman plaza, but they will continue fro test -- pro testing at the federal reserve. >>> and it is date 30 of the occupy wall street movement. 14 people were arrested early this morning for violating a midnight curfew. they face charges ranging from disorderly conduct to resisting arrest. occupy organizers in manhattan say they have now raised close to $300,000 for their cause. >>> s.w.a.t teams from around the world descended on the east bay this weekend. get a firsthand look at the tactile exercise. >> and hi, everyone, i'm leigh glaser. we started off with a few sprinkles in some locations, but we have cleared out. get ready for a ni

brown reports. >> reporter: michael jackson's long time personal physician took the stand for dr. conrad murray's defense. dr. allen metzger told the jurors jackson had problems for more than a decade and had asked for intravenous medication two months before his death. >> did he happen to mention the name of this medicine? >> i think he used the word juice. >> the defense hopes to show that he was so desperate for sleep he could have injected himself with propofol. dr. metzger visited with him in april 2009. >> i think his fear was that this was a big obligation. >> reporter: during that same time period, jackson called on a nurse practitioner to help him sleep. >> i said, well, you have a concern about something? he said, i've just been tired. >> reporter: earlier in the day, prosecutors rested their case after calling 33 witnesses including medical experts who painted dr. murray as negligent, inept and distracted. their final witness saying you dr. murray was solely responsible for michael jackson's death. but the defense grilled dr. steven shaffer, anesthesiologist. >> you had

dr. charles king and karen brown.h of them are here in terre haute and run tours of the museum on a daily basis. >> our viewers in 10 minutes or so, we will open up phone lines and invite you into the discussion. very interested to hear the questions and discussion about eugene debs and the turn of the 20th century and that period that he represents. let me ask you a little bit about what made him a success. >> many people remember him most of all as a dynamic speaker. this is an area of wonderful -- era of wonderful stump speakers that can fill two or three hours with a speech. he was really the best in that genre. in fact, so good he could have charged admission for his audience and that is how they funded the socialist campaign in many cases. he was very charismatic and had the ability -- i think he began as a victorian speaker but -- staid victorian speaker but became much more comfortable over the years. he developed a more modern impromptu style that later made an impact on his audience. >> over your shoulder is

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dr. trey chronicles the same thing. you can go james brownhas a massive impact all of us and the system of cultural distribution now has changed since before you were born there were three television stations. [laughter] when i was little. so the next day everybody would talk about what was on johnny carson. now there are at least a thousand television stations. is everybody watching the same thing? you are watching the shows from last night but you have dvr, what have you. so this partner for the culture to connect us, and that is absolutely happening within the black cultural identity, not just the sort of fragmentation of what it means to be black, but also the fragmentation of culture in general. so, to think about a james brown figure who is a massive figure who thinks all white people for the most part and black people have an opinion on james brown and probably almost all michael jackson doing the same sort of thing. who is doing that now? beyonce to a certain extent jay-z is very fragmented kanye is very polarized. i'm not playing kan

brown with the latest. >> reporter: a key defense witness is admitting dr. conrad murray made mistakes on the day michael jackson died. >> i think he should have called 911 sooner. i do not, however, think it would have made any difference in the out come. prosecutors grilled dr. paul white about the care dr. murray gave his superstar patient. >> have you ever administered propofol in someone's bedroom? >> no, i have not. >> reporter: have you ever heard of anyone doing that prior to the case? >> no, i have not. >> would you walk out of the room and leave them alone with no personnel and no monitoring if you are of the opinion that they like to push propofol themselves, would you walk out of the room in that situation, yes or no. >> i wouldn't, no, i would not leave the room. >> jackson's personal physicians is accused of causing his death. dr. white believes he injected himself with the fatal dose of propofol. but the prosecutors has its own expert that says the defense's theory that jackson could have given himself the drug is crazy scenario. he previously

karen brown on how conrad murray's lawyers planfight damaging testimony by prosecution witnesses. >> correct? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: the prosecution concluded its case against drad murray. but not before murray's lawyers challenged the expert testimony of the prosecution's final witness. >> are you sure about that? >> i'll be happy to check but that's my recollection. >> reporter: he claims dr. murray is responsible for the pop singer's death but during cross-examination, he was pressed to explain computer models he used to back his analysis. >> you had no information at your disposal that dr. murray would have given six injection even? >> correct. >> or for that matter 50 milligrams each? >> correct. >> reporter: dr. murray is accused of causing jackson's death with an overdose of the powerful drug propofol. over the past month, the prosecution has called more than 30 witnesses as it methodically built its case. many of them testified that dr. murray was reckless in his use of propofol and his treatment of michael jackson. [ slurred speech ] >> reporter: the jury also heard the slurred voice of jackson speaking while under the influence of drugs. murray recor

moral guidance of brown versus board of education was translated into the enforcement measures of the civil rights about and the voting rights act. but those ten long years did not lead dr. king to give up. he kept on pushing. he kept on speaking. he kept on marching until change finally came. and when the civil rights and voting rights act was passed, americans still found themselves trammed in pockets of povr across the country. dr. king d didn't say this was a failure, this is too hard, let's settle for what we got and let's go home. instead, he said let's take those victories and broaden our mission to achieve not just civil and political equality but also economic justice. let's fight for a living wage and beer schools and jobs for all who are willing to work. in other words, when met with hardship, when confronting disappointment, dr. king refused to accept what he called the is-ness of today. he kept pushing towards the ought-ness of tomorrow. and so, as we think about all the work that we must do, rebuilding an economy that can compete on a global stage, fixing our schools so that every child, not just some, but every child gets a world-class education, making s

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karen brown has the latest from the wjz courthouse in los angeles. >>> a key defense witness is admitting drconrad murray made mistakes on the day michael jackson died. >> yeah, i think he should have called 911 sooner. i do not, however, think it would have made a difference in the outcome of this case. >> prosecutors grilled dr. paul white about the care he gave his patients. >> have you ever administered propofol being administered to someone in their bedroom? >> no, i have not. >> have you heard of that happening prior to this case? >> no, i have not. >> would you leave that person alone, if you were of the opinion they like to push propofol themselves, would you leave them alone in that situation? >> no, i would not leave them alone. >> thank you. >> jackson's doctor -- prosecutors believe murray overdosed jackson. while the defense says jackson did it himself. the doctor says the that jackson could give himself the drug was a crazy scenario. >> he testified that jackson would have been too groggy to give himself a shot. prosecutors claim he gave more propofol than he admits and that it

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we have our lieutenant governor andthonnery brown if maryland will be joining elementary school students at glenridge elementary along with the superintendent dreorge's county and dr. mccoy who is the principal at glenridge elementary school today and we will be talking about safe routes to school. that is both infrastructure and safety education about spread safety, bringing that directly into the schools in maryland. so we are excited to do that today. there will be a $1.2 million grant given to prince george's county schools today. >> okay. very good. thank you very much for joining us for that. we appreciate all the information and there you go. there is your answer. . if have you a question, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tap. >> very informative. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie wright and get a look at traffic. >> all right, you guys. busy commute out there. the georgetown pike was shut down if a few moments over at ellsworth. we have the road shut down there due to a crash involving a motorcyclist. traffic is able to get by in each direction as you travel on the west side of town. if you are traveling along the i

brown vs. board of education was translated into the enforcement measures of the civil rights act in the voting rights act. those 10 long years it did not lead dr. king to give up. he kept on pushing. he kept on speaking and marching until change finally came. >>mark: president obama added that dr. king's work is not yet complete. the memorial actually opened in august that the dedication was postponed because of hurricane iran. >>darya: let's get a check on the >>james: inland highs getting into the upper 80s. overnight the fog will return. here is where we see things the worst in terms of visibility. a good portion of the north bay along 101, visibility is down to a quarter mile. by 7:00 a.m. the fog should get out. by a and we should be in the clear and to begin the early morning warming. the fog will stay off of the coastline for most of the day. it should return overnight. temperatures have not moved a lot. oakland is at 61. 59 in antioch. 58 in fremont. 61 currently in mountain view. temperatures this afternoon, future cast 4 will begin at noon. a fairly nice mix. even pockets of 80 degree weather. by 4:00 p.m. widespread 80 degree weathe