it is a shame they don't have a book about dunbar in the library. somebody ought to write a book about it. then it hit me, instead of whining and complaining why i haven't gotten something i need, write it yourself. but i had never written a book before, how do you start? well, i went to the library again, found a book, how to write a children's book, not a very imaginative title, but it told me what i needed. wrote a book from cover to cover, researched it. i knew ever detail. even went to his home in dayton, ohio and visited his house, shared it with my students and they said who wrote this? it is awful. [laughter]. it is so boring. i said mercifully, i did not put my name on it. it was dreadful because i had simply paid attention to detail. i had not bothered to give the young reader a story to hang on. they didn't know dunbar, they new the skeleton, but didn't know him. they didn't know the world he lived in. they didn't know his friends. they didn't know anything about him that he was born in 1872 in dayton, ohio, graduated. so the learned the

i would sit in the hallow of her arm and begin resiting dunbar poetry. [inaudible] you as dirty as me. look at that mouth. him being so sweet and sticky, goodness. i would say momma, do it again, please. i would beg her to do it again, she would say, no, go to bed, now. i grew up listening to dunbar who wrote in dialect, little brown baby. he wrote beautiful things in standard english. an angel robed in spotless white. the spirit was gone, men saw the blush and called it [inaudible]. i fell in love with that beautiful black angel. i could visualize it the way my mother would resite it. i know why the cage bird sings, it would be free. it is not a carol of joy or pray upward to heaven he fling. i know why the cage bird sings. mia angelou knew of it. i like dunbar, my grandfather used words the way he described him. good morning mr. james, how are you feeling this morning. he would say i am stepping, but not high. isn't that wonderful? okay. okay. i go play down by the creek. he would say yes, tkarlg, but be particular. that meant be careful because i love

dunbar was a sous- chef's in san francisco.age 34 he was very active and have been climbing yosemite since high school. dunbar is death was the second in the park on friday. a university of texas professor drowned after slipping and falling into the river. >> transportation secretary is going to be in san bruno to tour the explosion site where the gas line exploded. he will be there with represented jackie sphere. they will take a look at the site where the pipeline is quick to be replaced. the tour will include a lot of officials with the california public utilities representatives, transportation officials as well. >> supporters of a circumcision and in san francisco have gathered signatures to put the measure on the november ballot. proponents submitted more than 12,000 signatures, election officials verified over 7000 of them, right over the minimum to get it on the ballot. if the circumcision and it is approved, physicians that performed the procedure on a minor under the age of 18 will be fined up to $1,000.00 or spend a

guarding families is what alex dunbar trains them to do. dunbar knows war, he is an ex- marine.hen seal team six raided osama bin laden's compound, they had a dog with them. these dogs are trained to wear breatheable body armor. they are also outfitted with a camera to stream live video to soldiers in other positions. >> they are going in and searching in case there are any bad guys. >> alex thinks there's good chance bin laden came eye to eye with a canine. >> dog was on him and we are here because the high altitude makes the dogs perform better and stimulating things. >> alex deals with german shepherds. training is done day and night tracking intelligence work. >> they can swim. they do high altitude parachute jumps. >> then there's the bite work. >> that's the titanium teeth there. i would rather be shot than have that thing tear me up. >> you can feel the power, even with this on, you can still kind of feel their teeth. >> medical is mostly medical. some trainers outfit their dogs with titanium teeth. something that can affect their smell, which just as important. >> make s

it appears dunbar tripped and hit his head on a rock.so on friday, professor from austin texas slipped on the missed trail and fell into the merced river where he drowned. >>> it was too close to comfort today as flamed moved toward the la canada flintridge. >>> >>> the federal government announced today it is awarding the district a $6.5 billion grant that will allow the county to keep 25 firefighters on the job and keep two stations open for two more years. the decline in housing market has reduced property taxes used to fund the contra costa fire department. >>> welcome back, live storm tracker 2 has been lit up all night with scattered showers. heaviest rain moving toward concord and vallejo. but we do have a cell coming off the coastal range out toward redwood city. we draw a quick track on that. this isn't thunder or lightning. so we're checking out this, the rain increases, redwood junction by 11:10. this system is slow moving. it's widely scattered. when you wake up tomorrow morning there's going to be some wet on the roadways. t

it appears dunbar tripped and hit his head on a rock.ofessor from austin texas slipped on the missed trail and fell into the merced river where he drowned. >>> it was too close to comfort today as flamed moved toward the la canada flintridge. >>> >>> the federal government announced today it is awarding the district a $6.5 billion grant that will allow the county to keep 25 firefighters on the job and keep two stations open for two more years. the decline in housing market has reduced property taxes used to fund the contra costa fire department. >>> welcome back, live storm tracker 2 has been lit up all night with scattered showers. heaviest rain moving toward concord and vallejo. but we do have a cell coming off the coastal range out toward redwood city. we draw a quick track on that. this isn't thunder or lightning. so we're checking out this, the rain increases, redwood junction by 11:10. this system is slow moving. it's widely scattered. when you wake up tomorrow morning there's going to be some wet on the roadways. there'll be a lit

the transition over to the dunbar ton bridge.live look at the bay bridge shows traffic volume not too bad. no major slowing down the maze and approach. the slowing is in antioch. the construction cleared eastbound direction. westbound slowing from hill crest to loveridge. no surprises. >> thinking about it, i have been a 510, 408. originally, i was a 559 and 209. >> hey. >> look those up. 5:41 right now. get ready to listen to the music. a look at the man behind the doobie brothers when may around >> reporter: i'm bob redell 20 cities in 20 days. this morning, we are taking you to santa rosa to the ice rink charlie brown helped build. that's coming up in a live report. frds my diet? well yesterday i had an apple turnover. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it in the house. well, that and boston crème pie, white chocolate strawberries, and mmm key lime pie. yeah, i've already lost some weight. [ female announcer ] yoplait light -- over 30 delicious flavors at about 100 calories. babe, what are you doing?! ♪ [ female an

guarding soldiers, police and families is what alex dunbar trains them to do.unnbar is an exmarine. >> a dog coming out like this is pretty intimidating. >> reporter: wean the s.e.a.l.s raided bin laden's compound they had a dog with them. they are outfitted with a camera on their head to stream live video to soldiers in other positions. >> what they are doing is saving lives. they are going in and searching in advance in case there are bad guys in these places. >> reporter: alex thinks there is a good chance bin laden first came eye-to-eye with a canine. >> he probably saw the dog or the dog was on him. >> we are here because of the high altitude. we are simulating things that are overseas. >> reporter: alex deals with german shepherd with a slovanian blood line. >> they can swim. they do high altitude parachute jumps. they have to be stable. they have to be quiet. > >> reporter: then the bite work. >> titanium teeth there. >> i would rather be shot than have that thing tear me up. >> you can really feel the power even with this on you can still kind of feel t

two hikers died in separate accidents on the same day at yosemite national park. 35-year-old james dunbarrom berkeley was killed when he tripped and fell while running down the upper yosemite fall trail. he hit his head on a rock. and 60-year-old ken butler from austin, texas, apparently drowned after slipping on a rock slab and falling into the merced river. >>> a louisiana farming community built for hurricane katrina evacuees now gathering places for families driven from their homes by the mississippi river flooding. a couple of dozen families have moved there because their towns are threatened by flooding from the mississippi and other rivers that spring from it. the mississippi river swollen by snow melt and heavy rain. and to take the pressure surrounding new orleans and baton rouge the army corps of engineers opened up the morgan safety officials morganza spillway. >>> the crew of the space shuttle endeavour is getting to work after waking up this morning in space. >> liftoff... >> bono is alive and well in space. that's a beautiful day by youtube picked out by congresswoman gifts.

park officials say berkeley resident james dunbar died friday after he tripped and fell while ru runningn the steep yosemite fall trail. kent scott butler also died friday after slipping on a rock slab while hiking the mist trail t.yosemite spokesman says the route was slick because of melting snow. butler reportedly fell into the merced river and lodged in roc rocks and apparently drowned. >>> 2 tourist were injured at alcatraz today when the tram they were riding hit a pole sticking out of a wall. both were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. it happened on the first day that alcatraz using new tram cart that are wider and longer than the old ones. >>> house speaker barren head lined a fundraiser tonight at san francisco fairmont hotel. admission to the general reception cost 2500 dollars. dinner and picture with the conservative republican went for 25,000. tomorrow boehner haas heads to silicon valley for fundraising reception at the home of hewlett-packard executive. >> donald trump is out of the race for the white house. he's not ready to give up the private sector for

dunbar was a sous- chef's in san francisco and apparently was very active.e had been climbing some of these since high school. his death was the second in the park on friday. the university of texas professor slipped and drowned after falling into the winter. >> the mother of two hikers held in e ron are starting a hunger strike today. the mother of change our and the mother of joshed a tall believe that their sons are casting so they plan on fasting in solidarity. they say that they will fast as long as they can. the third hiker, the hours a fiancee 0 was released by the iranians on bail. she said that she will join the hon airstrike on saturday. >> police are warning people in belmont to be on guard after a man who is claiming to be a city employee tried to access someone's backyard. the man fled when he was asked for identification. he knocked on the door of a home in the 1700 block of two of this and drive. he told a woman he was answering the door that was working on a store line and it needed access to her back door. she let him in and then as friday,

we're going to be at the jazz brunch that will take place at dunbar high school saturday may 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. >> and you are going to be making some things like the dish you are making? >> yes. we're making a chicken jumbalaya. because i'm a vegetarian, i have spitched it up a little bit -- switched it autopsyly -- i have switched it up a little bit to make it healthy. >> you added some oil and some spices. >> i put in a dad a ayian -- of cayenne pepper. it is also good at met blazzing. -- metabelizing it is great your your metabolism. throwing some tomatos in here. then i have my favorite herbs here, which is thyme and oregano. >> this is how you season your food without all that butter and salt. >> how much is that? >> i >> i would say that is probably a tablespoon of each. a tablespoon of oregano and thyme mixed together. >> is it better to have -- do you think it is better to have the actual garlic clove chopped up as opposed to using the powder? >> i think it is better. you can use the powder, but i think it is better to use the fresher ingredients. >> i think you

it's a crime to fit only on 2, we learned a pair of falcons built a nest on the underside of the dunbar bridge. eric live for what it means for both the birds and construction schedule, eric? >> reporter: well, you know, frank, cal trans has set up a live camera to monitor the nest during construction. it won't say where the nest is but insist it does not mean work has to stop out here. somewhere under the 80,000 cars that cross every day, a pair of falcons decided to build a nest. >> it was certainly a surprise but not something we haven't dealt with before. >> reporter: they discovered the nest a few weeks ago when the bridge was in the middle of a $46 million seismic retrofit. special monitors have been assigned to watch the falcons during all hours of construction. >> so far they haven't shown signs of agitation, stress, or being bothered by the work. >> how can nightly jackhammering not bother the birds? >> well, it depends on the buffer. >> reporter: autobon executive says he's proud of the measures they are taking. construction workers are staying at least 175 feet away. we found

some of the public schools become terrific including a preparatory high school that leader becomes dunbar, so growing out of the period i write about washington becomes an example of educational opportunity for african-americans to its kind of unparalleled elsewhere. >> once again thank you very much, professor for sharing your book with us and will be available outside to sign right outside the door. symmachus was hosted by abraham lincoln presidential library museum in springfield for more information, visit alplm.org. >>> former advertising executive alexander quit his high-power job to take a series of minimum-wage jobs which he wrote about in his book, you want fries with that. mr. alexander describes his life working as an ice cream skipper, pizza delivery man, a construction worker and fast food jockey. from florida this is about 45 minutes. >> thank you so much for coming. this is amazing. thank you on c-span for watching. you all can't see it, but there are about 700 people here. [laughter] the thing the was the killer i appreciate you giving the people being willing to turn in t

only on 2, we learned a pair of falcons built a nest on the underside of the dunbar bridge. eric live for what it means for both the birds and construction schedule, eric? >> reporter: well, you know, frank, cal trans has set up a live camera to monitor the nest during construction. it won't say where the nest is but insist it does not mean work has to stop out here. somewhere under the 80,000 cars that cross every day, a pair of falcons decided to build a nest. >> it was certainly a surprise but not something we haven't dealt with before. >> reporter: they discovered the nest a few weeks ago when the bridge was in the middle of a $46 million seismic retrofit. special monitors have been assigned to watch the falcons during all hours of construction. >> so far they haven't shown signs of agitation, stress, or being bothered by the work. >> how can nightly jackhammering not bother the birds? >> well, it depends on the buffer. >> reporter: autobon executive says he's proud of the measures they are taking. construction workers are staying at least 175 feet away. we found warning

then we have the construction zone off 101 and toward 880 across the dunbar ton bridge. another half hour or so. you can drive no problem across the bridge. the san mateo is moving smoothly. 92 and 880, the transition is smooth. getting there out of hayward, there's still debris in the roadway. it's probably left over from an earlier accident there. livermore, no major accidents. a smooth drive out of the altamont pass. back to you. >> it is early. thank you. 5:24. the yellow pages could be a rare sight for san francisco homeowners. they will vote to limit distribution of the phone directory. people can receive the book only if they request it. if passed the city is the first to eliminate yellow pages. scott mcgrew has rare, good news for california's economy. we need good news. >> we do. we don't get hard numbers about how many californians are working but the unemployment department, the state added more jobs in the first quarter, that's january, february, march than it did in all of the year 2010. california's unemployment level is still terrible, 12%, but on the whol

guarding soldiers, police and family is what alex dunbar trains them to do. he knows the demands of war, he is an ex marine. >> a dog like this coming out here is pretty intimidating. >> reporter: when they raided osama bin laden's compound they had a dog with them. these dogs are trained with breathable body arm to protect from attacks and shrapnel and also outfitted with a camera to stream livid i don't see to the soldiers in ore positions. they are going in and searching advanced cases any bad guys and cases. >> reporter: allan thinks there is a good chance he came eye-to- eye with a canine. >> he probably saw the dog or the dog was on him. we are here because the high altitude makes the dogs perform better. we are simulating things overseas. >> reporter: alex deals with german shepherds from the slovakia blood line. the training is done day and night, tracking intelligence work and other projects. >> they have to do high jumps and be stable and quiet. >> reporter: there is the bite work. >> there is titanium teeth there. you would rather be shot than have

in the first incident james dunbar from berkeley tripped fell and hit his head while running down the trail at upper yosemite falls. then a texas man died after the slipped on ice patch while hiking the missed trail. park season average 12 to 15 fatalities every year. >>> all right. have you check to see if you are the victim of identity theft lately? you might want to do that. very sophisticated operation was just broken up in the east bay but not before stealing the personal information of thousands of people. david lou has the story. >>reporter: from the outside nothing about this hayward apartment makes it stand out. however police photo show the one bedroom quantity was packed with computers. and equipment to make bogus credit card and fake i.d. >> we located numerous printer printers. that are used to print credit cards from blank credit card including over 900 blank credit card that hadn't been printed yet. >>reporter: oakland police and secret service arrested 40-year-old michelle williams. she faces 20 felony counts of theft and forgery. the investigation was triggered when a

at dunbar high we caught two hazmat and fbi agent in gloves carrying off an item in a plastic bag. still, a d.c. public school spokesperson says all schools did open on time and under normal conditions today. but many of the now 33 schools impacted by the mystery letters were elementary schools packed with inquisitive young minds. >> we do put that in context for our children so that they can understand children do have to be vigilant and careful. it's not the thing we send them to school to learn but it's a learning environment. so, unfortunately, that's what they had to learn yesterday. >> reporter: still, most parents we talked to were resolute about sending their children to d.c. schools today. >> i feel confident that things are being taken care of up here. >> i just drop the kids off as normal. >> no hesitation. >> no. they wouldn't open the school if it wasn't safe. >> reporter: now the fbi is the lead agency on this investigation. each of the letters being collected by the fbi. at this point they've all been deemed safe, no risk presented to the students or the staff in any

reporting its first fatal accident of the year and one involved a man from berkeley. 35-year-old james dunbarrkeley was found last friday near the upper yosemite fall trail. rangers say it appears he tripped and hit he has head on a rock. park rangers say that same day a professor from austin, texas, apparently drowned after slipping on the mist trail and fell into the river. >>> oakland police and secret service agents are trying to find out if more people are connected to an id theft ring that was busted in an east bay apartment. it happened last week in hayward. that's where oakland police and secret service agents found equipment to make phony checks, id cards and credit cards. investigators say a 40-year-old woman is responsible for the operation. the bust came before most of the personal information stolen could be used. >>> all right. time now 5:18. if you're anywhere near the caldecott tunnel there's been a crash. sal, what happened? >>> still blocking the fast lane, dave and pam. westbound 24 right before the caldecott tunnel it is there. it's near fish ranch road. it's taken a while

become really terrific including a preparatory high school, the m street school that later becomes dunbar and so growing out of the period that i write about washington also becomes an example of educational opportunity and to some stents employment opportunity for african-americans that's kind of unparalleled elsewhere. >> once again, thank you very much, professor, for sharing your book with us. [applause] >> and i believe the outside is available to be signed on the tables outside of the door. thank you very much and have a great evening. >> this event was hosted by the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield, illinois. for more information, visit alplm.org. >> c-span's local content vehicles partnered with bright house networks in campus st. petersburg, florida, to check out the local literary scene. here's a short video from that trip. >> i first got interested in the topic of the mafia because i grew up in new jersey. that should be self-explanatory. in the early 1990s, i started going online -- i actually found a historians from england who had collected a gr

become really terrific including a preparatory high school, the m street school that later becomes dunbar. so growing out of the period i write about washington also becomes an example of educational opportunity for african-americans, it's kind of unparalleled elsewhere. yeah. >> well, once again thank you very much, professor, for speaking with us. [applause] and i believe that the books are available to sign on the tables right outside the door. have a great evening. >> this event was hosted by the abraham lincoln presidential lie prayer and museum in springfield, illinois. visit alplm.org. >> at a 1984 new jersey rally looking to cement his lead over the democratic presidential candidate walter mondale and enhance his legitimacy in a traditionally democratic industrial state, ronald reagan grasped at the star pour of a favorite -- power of a favorite son. america's future rests in a thousand dreams inside your heart, the president exhorted. it rests this message of hope and songs of a man so many young americans admire, new jersey's own bruce springsteen. in a warm gesture of ingratiat

james dunbar died of a heart attack. originally rangers said looked like he tripped and hit his head on a rock. he was hiking with his fiance. he was a chef at millennium restaurant in sphrafnlts a memorial service will be held a week from tomorrow. >>> golden gate officials are considering imposing a speed limit on bicyclists but some bicyclists oppose the plan. >> i think it's important for the cyclist to control that and watch that. it's a shame that that's not happening. >> the proposal would impose a 10-mile-an-hour peedly. violators could face fines up to $100. people can share their opinions at two meetings. one will be in about an hour. >> it is potential trouble. a city worker scham has less issuing a warning to some bay area residents. >>> tragedy on the mississippi river. the new dangers people are facing. >>> we have a busy area. that commute looks pretty bad. we'll tell you more about this crash straight ahead. >>> the first flood related death is being reported in mississippi. the man died about 2:30 a.m. p

. >>> 35-year-old james dunbar was find last friday right now the upper yosemite trail. that very same day a professor from austin, texas, apparently drowned after sliping -- slipping on the missed trail and fell into the river. >>> according to the calendar, it's late spring but there's a winter storm warning in the sierra today. the warning will be in effect through tomorrow. higher elevations in the sierra received about a foot and a half of new snow from sunday to monday night. they could actually see another foot by tomorrow. you know who is loving this. >> who? >> ski resores. >> course! >>> as book lovers -- bad news for the book lovers, the final chapter for one store could be just weeks away. >>> new l.e.d. light bulbs will be introduced this week in philadelphia as a ban on energy-guzzling bulbs takes effect. the new l.e.d. bulbs being tribb duesed -- introduced hey not be popular, especially when you look at the price tag. they cost about $50 each. >>> the final chapter for borders bookstore may be just a couple the weeks away. the recently-brust company may b

look to the south, dunbar bridge, that's the alternate.s shot of the bay. >> thank you very much. i'll have another local news update for you in a half an hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. >>> 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 24th of may, 2011. you're looking at some of the happy folks gathered in rockefeller plaza. happy, in part, because the rain seems to have blown out of here. we have a breezy sunny morning here in the heart of the city. i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry. coming up, we're going to talk about how every parent wants the best for their kids. does that mean you should continue to support your children well into their adult years? this is becoming a necessity for families. does it actually help them or hurt them down the road? we'll talk about it. >> it's an important issue, especially with the economy. you want, as a parent, to do the best, but it's a struggle. also this morning we'll talk about that and and also, can you smell that? >> we're grilling. >> we are grilling for the memorial day get