>> drake: did not. >> pelley: not once, ever? >> drake: not once, ever. that was one of the fundamental rules. whether it was oral communication, whether it was written, electronic or, later on, even in hard copy. it was all unclassified, period. >> pelley: but after those articles, the fbi raided the homes of all the people you've met in this story who filed that confidential complaint with the defense department, asking for the trailblazer investigation. >> binney: they came busting in. i was in the shower at the time. and one of them came running up and was... pointed a gun at my eyeballs. and pulled me out of the shower. >> pelley: but only drake was charged. he's being advised by the government accountability project, a washington legal organization that defends whistleblowers. drake told us that he knew he'd violated a confidentiality agreement with the nsa and he thought he might lose his job, but the prosecutors charged him under the espionage act-- not for divulging classified information, but for taking classified papers home without permission.

they will have to get off westbound 580 at sir francis drake. the bridge is closed at the 101. a man with a gun has barricaded himself in a room at the extended stay hotel. the suspect fired one shot from the building. we have an officer on the phone. what can you tell us about traffic and how long this is going to take? >> reporter: unfortunately, it's still a very active incident. as far as an eta to own, i can't tell you. it's our goal to open the freeway as possible and cause as little inconvenience to motorists as possible. >> an extreme thing to do to block off both sides like that. >> safety of the public is our number one goal. we can't risk it. so we did close it but we have moved the closures up to the sir francis drake on- and off- ramps so folks will be able to get across the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> i know your focus is on the freeway, the bridge there, but do we have any idea just how far the reach could be for this gunman? i mean, it looks like you have shut it down for miles there. >> yeah. we had a very wide perimeter. our

now it's time we're going to speak with thomas drake former n.s.a. official and whistleblower about his case and the obama administration's war on leakers and we'll look at the pentagon spin machine regarding the delhi helicopter crash in afghanistan the last thirty u.s. service members that yesterday the military told us that they got a good guy that shot the helicopter down but don't really believe them and then let's talk about polygamy why do so many americans disapprove of it does it affect their view of mormon's people like presidential candidates mitt romney and jon huntsman and can polygamy and democracy go hand in hand or in a look at all that and more tonight including of those of happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided to make. all the riots in london and other english ladies haven't quite stopped but they are quieting down could be because british prime minister david cameron is not the author already start cracking down. british prime minister david cameron says his government is acting aggressivel

though police reopened the bridge a portion of interstate 580 remained closed between sir francis drake and bellen boulevard. it could be closed again for the morning commute if the suspect doesn't surrender. >> people have had bad commutes. people ran out of gas and things like that. but realize it is for their safety the road is closed. when the gunman shot towards the freeway -- you know, we can't risk that someone would become a target. >> reporter: authorities do not know if this stand off will end overnight. they want drivers to anticipate that 580 will be closed again from sir francis drake to bellen boulevard and access the richmond-san rafael bridge drivers have to exit syphstive get on the -- sir francis drake to get on the bridge. >> police forced guest tease vacuate after he fired his weapon. one of those man from south carolina. >> there was at least, say, 7 officers trying to get into his room and three grabed me and escorted me down stairs. they were surunding me like the president or something. when i got down stairs i was the first out of the building and oh, my god, th

drake. >> frank drake. >> dr. drake, dr. used those words to describe it practically. >> i don't know if it was a rogue, but i would say -- >> it was dismissed. >> frank did the first search about 40 years ago. and at the time, it was very difficult technologically to look at a lot of frequencies or at a lot of stars. but, since that time the national academy of sciences in every one of its surveys of astronomy and astrophysics has endorsed seti. so if there were any concerns about it decades ago, we now have multiple peer reviews by both the astrofizzy sists and biologiologists that have endorsed it. >> are you talking about the committee on origin -- >> that's right. >> just so everybody understands this, this is not a pseudoscience, we're not talking about roswell, aliens, this is an entirely different subject. >> this is a sipe tick search. >> the seti institute in mount view california. the nexus of such efforts in the u.s. has accomplished in a spectacular wait founding of the science institute and the procurement of s

sir francis drake towards 101 backed up. wi101 towards san rafael very, very slow tonight and highway 37, it is also stop stop and go, all the result of this stand off in san rafael. >> because of that stabbing suspect who is held up inside the extended stay hotel in san rafael. ktvu's rob roth is on the scene where police are trying to get the man to

authorities also closed 580 at sir francis drake and eastbound at highway 101. that caused major traffic jams. back live on the hotel, police continue the negotiate eggs and they will be out here as long as it takes. that all is no rush. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco attorney tonight is charged with raping three women who responded to his ads on craigslist. eric is live with more. >> reporter: we got a chance to look at the ads mosted by mikem hoffman and they sought sexual encounters. one of the women met him here. he is now facing charges. >> reporter: he says these were the ads he posted. but now three women say it was rape. she went to police after it happened in march. >> she ran out of that house with her keys. when she had one opportunity to get away she ran out and went down an elevator. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i think that is part of the risk. >> reporter: his attorney insist his client played those games for year and many women responded. >> when it happened between consenting adults it's not a crime. >> reporter: now

it's still closed between sir francis drake boulevard and highway 101. this is 580. as you see, there's a blank spot where traffic is not getting through. and other traffic is being detoured off the freeway at that point. it's slow going in spots. around the hotel, we hear there are lots of street closures. it's in a business area, so please try to avoid the area at this time. >>> the fingerpointing continues. pg&e now says they're not at fault. instead, they blame the manufacturer of the pipeline which exploded last september. pg&e cites an internal document which says the pipeline explosion was caused by a 1954 manufacturing defect. the explosion killed eight people and decimated that san bruno neighborhood. the document says pg&e's actions before and after were "timely and reasonable." >> i couldn't believe it. it's back to what i said previously. they will say one thing. they will send a nice letter saying paid thousands of dollars for a newspaper advertisement, apologizing to the people of san bruno, apologizing to the state and saying how we take responsibility

southbound 101, traffic is tied up westbound 580 closed at sir francis drake. eastbound 580 closed at the 101 off-ramp. all of this happening in san rafael. i'm told that the westbound 580 delay is about 80 minutes. the reason this is happening is that just before 11:00 this morning, a man holed up in a hotel in san rafael fired a shot at police. he is a suspect in a stabbing at a grocery store over the weekend. but he has been refusing to give himself up. he and his girlfriend are in that hotel and this is the evening commute and what has happened at 580, the richmond/san rafael bridge and 101. so we have chopper 5 over it. we have don knapp on the ground. he will continue to update it as the situation warrants. >>> all right. you say jersey shore. fist pumping partying, spray tans, barely-there clothing all come to mind. but one clothing brand is worried the "situation" is tainting its preppie image. abercrombie & fitch, which last year sold a t-shirt em blazed with the fituation on the front of it has offered to pay cast members of the mtv reality show to st

the section between sir francis drake and highway 101 remains closed tonight. the official word from chp is they have no idea when it is going to reopen. reporting live in the east bay, leslie brinkly, abc7 news. >> thank you, leslie. we will continue monitoring the situation throughout the night and bring you the latest on abc7 morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. or anytime at abc7news.com. >>> a san francisco lawyer appeared in court today to face charges he sexually assaulted three women that he met on craigslist. the attorney is being held on $3 million bail, but abc7's vic lee spoke with that man's lawyer who claims this is not a typical sex assault case. >> reporter: michael huffman lives here in this highrise near aquatic park. authorities say all of the sexual attacks took place in his apartment. >> we are alleging he committed these acts against three different female victims, individuals whom he met as a result of contact that was initially made through craigslist. >> reporter: prosecutors say a 36-year-old woman was attacked here in march, a 19-year-

and began diverting westbound traffic off the bridge at sir francis drake boulevard. it was a frustrating day for the people stranded in the congestion. >> friends were stuck. they were trying to get to san rafael. they had only gone one mile in an hour so we forgot classes. getting home took me two hours. >> i understand the situation. >> they were sitting on the roadway so long they ran out of gas. officials say there was at least one incident of road rage. now 580 reopened but surface streets around the standoff scene in san rafael remain closed. let's get the effect now. sue hall is in the traffic center. >> thank you very much, eric. so far, so good in the san rafael area. big thing is that the 580 freeway is open now in both directions between the area of sir pran analysis drake boulevard. the surface street in front of the extented stay -- extended stay he sell the francisco boulevard. it will remain closed until the situation resolves itself. that's a stretch of francisco from bellham to main street. the surface street will remain closed most of the morning or

the sir francis drake stopped = = that officer had a great piece of concern. putting a large piece of steel. there were able to open up the 580 back open. that crane was holding that scpiece of metal in front of the window so the suspect could not fire shots at drivers. that will:4at 12:40, te suspect was shown to be inside the room. swat and entered the room. the suspect was dead. the girlfriend was not. this is a story that was started last weekend. >>jacqueline: and warm inland but cooler along the coast with fog. the inland valleys with and 90's in antioch. 88 in livermore pretty comfortable, peninsula and the south bay. current conditions some significant cooling close to the coast. take a look to our current conditions and the " headlines. dense fog expected to return overnight. there will be no more upper 80s, low 90s that were foggy weather will continue for this weekend. warm backup and details coming up with your forecast. >>pam: kron 4 is just getting started. >> the city of san francisco is suing this car wash for 3 million of dollars. >> this is t

directions but as of right now the big road closure is on 580, it is closed from well 1 to the francis drake. so traffic in both directions is being detour and rerouted along sir francisis major traffic issues, this is not done yet and is hitting a peak of the rush-hour situational keep posted on the very latest. >> a san francisco attorney that specialize in sexual- harassment cases faces charges of sexual crimes against victims one of his victims came ford and talk with us. >> he started choking me and pulling my hair, i was screaming, (inaudible) >> robert hoffman appeared in a courtroom today the victim--they say the lawyer victimize three women that responded to his credit list at. he says that the women were actually... >> see it this says... this is what he posted on craig's list. and this is another act. the defense says that these ads and show that the client is accused of beating and sexually assaulting they knew what they're reading into. >> they answered his ad and made arrangements on their own to go to his house and have sex. no one argues about that, to the women had sex with

he bought johnson's oyster farm and renamed it the drake's bay oyster company., the park service wants him out. the battle has been going on for four years. this is the park spokesman in 2007. >> in 1976 the point rays wilderness act simply stated this area is in wilderness and by 2012 or sooner the commercial operation in this national wilderness system would be removed. >> reporter: that wilderness act recrated the point rays national seashore. the park service is trying to tuesday to get him out. the legislators responsible for that act say they never intended to get rid of the oyster farm. >> it wasn't even an issue. there november contention and trust me in marin county when people had a beef i would hear about it. >> former congressman john burton and former assemblyman bagley helped write the law in the 1960s and '70s and alltel abc 7 news that some environmentalists and the park service has twisted their words. bagley was a friend of the former owner. >> knowing charlie johnson i wasn't request b. to put the man out of business. >> he wrote the legislati

you can say is gridlock, barely moving here, all of the cars need to exit the bridge on sir francis drake that. is the only option here. >> if you know that area that is always rough. but this is triggered this mess, this mess triggered by a standoff with police that is ongoing on the san rafael side of the bridge. you can see the line of traffic and one viewer told us that she never moved going all the way across never moved once more than 10 miles per hour at best. it's been frustrating all day long today. we'll update you as need be. >> senate majority leader harry reid says he's confident republicans will give on issue of raising revenues but backed away from calling it a tax increase. and mark matthews joins us now with a look at political hot potato that is the t-word. >> president obama says he wants to repeal tax cuts for the rich. about as close to raising taxes as any democratic politician wants to get. today, senator boxer stood in front of the new tunnel that is being dug and did something you rarely hear from members of congress these days. she called for a tax extension, in

let's check in with gray drake, joining us from l.a.ou, gray. >> hello. >> okay, so we're talking about "the help" this is based on a book set in mississippi and how women are kind of convinced to get together to share their stories by this young budding author. let's take a look. >> i'm going to do it. but i need to make sure she understands this ain't no game we're playing here. >> slide your chair under the table and face me. i need to see you square on at all times. i got to come up with the questions too? >> this is really interesting because there's lots of comic relief. i think it's really serious too. so tell me a little bit more about this movie before you give me your review. >> you know what? i loved this movie more than women in the 1960s loved their beehives. i got to tell you, i mean there's -- a lot of people are talking about this film, because like you have said it's an adaptation and i was really scared that they were going to screw it up because it's a big fan of the book. the good news is they nailed it. >> really? a

richmond san raphael bridge because the chp is detouring drivers, exiting everyone at, sir, francis drake boulevard over to 101. good evening. i'm dan ashley. it has been a nightmare for commuters all day long. get the latest for you now from alan wang live on the scene. alan, bring us up to date. >> reporter: dan, we are in the 12th hour of this standoff and witnesses say this suspect is heavily armed but police are not confirming that. guests at the extended stay deluxe hotel in san raphael say a swarm of heavily armed s.w.a.t. members surrounded the hotel around 8:00 this morning. a man fired shots across interstate 580 so the highway was immediately shut down. 46 guests evacuated and 32 ended up at a temporary red cross shelter two blocks away. one guest says the suspect actually called down to the lobby. >> there was one shot and then there was a long period of time. it was about 40 minutes where are there was nothing and then two shots but then the guy called the front desk while i was there and told the girl at the front desk her name was kristina and she will vouch for me there an

and a stone drake also b.f. goes for a job every morning. most of the sun in my homeland my view seeing things in your streams gardens on your land. have always made us so happy and. from the hill top you can fit the south the sente and capitalist involved in the palm of his hand moments like this fill him with inspiration phase next work. the republic of south a city alone is in the caucasus in borders russia to the north and georgia to the south west and east. mountains cover ninety percent of south the city is territory which is more than a thousand meters above sea level. skin vald is its capital the trams coke asian highway which connects russia to georgia and armenia runs through the city. after his morning run artist andre returns to his studio and he's crammed with his work he's never been short of creative ideas except for the time his native land became the scene of an armed conflict back then was the last thing on his mind you know you don't have moments where i was totally neglected my work was wesley during the war because obvio

fired towards the 580 freeway, they close the bridge for more than one hour 58080 and sir francis drake boulevard created that caused me fake -- a major traffic jam. >> this as delaying me getting to work. it was a huge issue. it was inconvenient. >> we were sitting for about 45 minutes been so anyway, it made for a long day. >> reporter: since and if five enforcement officers responded. >> we have had voice contact with him from the beginning. practice negotiators are talking to him and there's a dialogue going. we are going to need to talk to him and bring this a peaceful resolution. >> reporter: police have asked employees to send a workers home early. we can say that law enforcement are still year and there are some police gatherings here. perhaps this will all get resolved very soon. >>> more video now produces the bridge looks before noon. no traffic at all in either direction. authorities shut down all traffic on the upper and lower deck starting at 1120 this morning. now another life look look from our newschopper2. if you have a choice, you want to avoid traveling across the br

she had nickelodeon star maker dan schneider to thanks, the man who created i-carly, zoey 101 and drakeosh. >> victoria is going to be one of the biggest stars in the world within five years. i think the girl's going to be making $10 million a movie. >> reporter: she was just 12 when he cast her on zoey 101. >> i'm an actress. >> reporter: what makes her a superstar on the launch pad? >> when she walked in and said, hi, i'm victoria justice and i'm 12 years old, i thought this kid has real charisma. this is probably a kid i want to develop a tv show. >> reporter: he created a show called "victorious" just for her where she excels at navigating life. >> this is not just a high school. these kids are all artsy and creative. >> reporter: do you want to be a movie star? >> yeah. >> reporter: or a singing star? >> i want to do both. >>>>eporter: you want it all? >> i want it all, why not? >> reporter: victoria is just one of a slew of young would-be stars loaded with talent hoping to land the jackpot. a show aimed at the lucrative teen audience, boys and girls aged 8 to 12 who spend $43 bill

authorities shut down the bridge as well as interstate 580, from sir francis drake to bellham boulevard. authorities say the gunman is suspected of a stabbing at a san rafael superparent earlier this earlier -- supermarket earlier this week. they say he's holed up at the hotel. police say he fired a shot up the highway before 580 was closed. there are no reports of any injuries at this time. joining me by phone is sergeant trent cross from the chp. good afternoon, sergeant. >> hi. good afternoon. can you tell us why the decision was made exactly to shut down this stretch of freeway? >> yeah. at some point during this standoff, the suspect did fire multiple shots and we believe that a couple of those shots were fired toward the freeway. so for public safety reasons, we thought it was in the best interest of the public to close down the highway to ensure no one is hurt. >> i'm just curious about the reason to shut down the bridge as well. >> because we don't want any traffic to access the freeway in that area. so in order to keep anyone out of harm's way because we're not sure what kind o

and disown drake also b.f. goes for a job every morning. most of the sun my homelands my museum and you streams gardens on your land. are always made us so happy. from the hilltop he can fit the self the setting in capitalist involved in the palm of his hand moments like this filling with inspiration face next work. the republic of south the city alone is in the caucasus in poland as russia is of the north and georgia to the south west and east. mountains cover ninety percent of south the city has territory which is more than a thousand meters above sea level. involved as its capital and transco cation highway which connects russia into georgia and armenia runs through the city. after his morning run artist andre returns to his studio and he's crammed with his works he's never been short of creative ideas except for the time his native land became the scene of an armed conflict back then was the last thing on his mind. well there will that you don't have moments where i thoroughly neglected my work especially during the war because obviousl

lil wayne ranked second and drake finished third. >>> daily "times" reports eight-time oscar host billy crystal said last year's oscar cameo made him itchy to host once again or two more times. >>> and "people" reports the richest teen in hollywood is justin bieber. with an estimated annual take of $53 million, coming in a close second was miley cyrus, with $48 million. and bieber's girlfriend, selena gomez weighed in with just $5 million. >> i think i famously said bieber would have his 15 minutes of fame and that was like $53 million of fame. >> i famously corrected you. and once again, i am right. >> we'll see. >> you'll never learn, bill. >> we'll see what happens next year. i'm not changing my stance. >>> this comes to us from knop tv in north platte, nebraska, where two new inmates at a local jail are bringing out the softer side of their cell mates. for nemo and sarge, life behind bars couldn't get any better. the stray cats were adopted to help inmates reduce stress and tension. the formerly caged cats have quickly made a connection. roaming freely around the facility. randomly

westbound 580 is closed at sir francis drake. eastbound 580 is closed at the 101 off-ramp. the hotel is very close to that freeway. so the highway patrol decided to close the freeway as a precaution there. police say the man refusing to come out of the room at the

but right now, plan for the section in front of this hotel between sir francis drake boulevard and bellham avenue to be closed. back to you guys. >> that's that connecter right there on 580. you've been out there several hours. any indication that they're making a move here or are police still talking to this man inside the hotel? >> reporter: not at all, no indication that they're going to make a move. they will stay here all night long, of course, and possibly well into the morning. they say they're in no rush. they are talking to the suspect but not giving out a lot of information about that right now. >> very good information, cheryl hurd reporting live from the scene. we'll continue our coverage on our morning show. >>> for the second time in four days, b.a.r.t. is the victim of signer hackers. but this time it involves b.a.r.t. police officers, their families and safety. the private information of some 100 b.a.r.t. police officers now public. still no official claim of responsibility for the cyber attack on b.a.r.t. but it could be a group associated with anonymous, the same organiza

lil wayne ranked send and drake third. the "l.a.orts that billy crystal's last year cameo made him itchy to host the oscars again. and teen's richest is justin bieber. $53 million a year. coming in second was miley cyrus with $48 million. bieber's girlfriend, selena gomez weighed in at just $5 million. >> the biebs made how much? >> $53 million. which i mean he's worth much more than that. come on. at least $100 million. >> i will never, ever say anything bad about him again. >> it's about time, bill. >> i'm going to go buy his poster and put it up on my wall. >> it's about time you respected the bieb. i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> president obama cruising across the midwest in his presidential campaign bus. begins his public critique of the republican field, while front-runners mitt romney and rick perry go after each other on their economic records. the question is, at the rate we're going already, can you believe the republican nominating convention is still one year and 11 d