>> we've got michael finney here.t's right. >> there is more still ahead. >> local owl defying odds. >> wiser than his years. >>> coming up a update on megamillions mania. tonight the amount of money californians are spending for a shot at that dream. also, michael fin gee back and going to look at tax breaks few people take advantage of. and major mile sforn a job training program with remarkable results. that success story hope to see you tonight at 6:00. >> and now, some cool pictures a long-time resident of san francisco zoo going to turn 50 this weekend. and this great horned owl will celebrate sunday. >> it's a female hatched in 1962. and she grew up in a san francisco home before coming to the zoo. >> the owner fed the owl hamburger and balogna. so king richard, a female. but will live to 50 now. >> it's the secret. balogna and hamburger. >> that is going to do it for us.

let's bring back krystal ball and karen finney. limbaugh and now bill o'reilly that don't understand women's health care? krystal? >> that is the question because the fact of the matter is over a million women use birth control for purely medical purposes, nothing to do with contraception and in fact if he had bothered to listen to sandra's testimony, you would know that what she was talking about was a friend who had to lose an ovary because she couldn't afford birth control and sure insurance wouldn't cover it. that is what this is about. the other piece i'll throw in, even if this was just about contraception, bill o'reilly and all the right wing guys are pro-life, against abortions as we all are. guess what the best way to prevent abortion? have access to contraception. >> the president called sandra fluke, that took the story to a new level. o'reilly seems to be defending and siding with rush limbaugh tonight. >> well, of course he is, what do cowards do, they stick together. it's important we remember, they are trying to redu

karen finney will join me. you're watching "the ed show." we're right back. [ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the early 50s. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work out here. [ michael ] we're on the forefront of revitalizing manufacturing. we're proving that it can be done here, and it can be done well. [ ilona ] i came to ge after the plant i was working at closed after 33 years. ge's giving me the chance to start back over. [ cindy ] there's construction workers everywhere. so what does that mean? it means work. it means work for more people. [ brian ] there's a bright future here, and there's a chance to get on the ground floor of something big, something that will bring us back. not only this company, but this country. ♪ >>> the illinois primary is being characterized as too early to call. coming up, stephanie cutter joins me on the gop field. paul rya

i am joined again by msnbc political analysts karen finney, eugene robinson, and richard wolffe.antorum did particularly well in alabama among working women. even after sending out a mailer with a quote from rush limbaugh. karen, you were in alabama. can you explain this one? >> you know, i'm stunned. the only explanation that i can come up with is, and i think this would be a question i'd want to go back and ask these women, for these women, did race or in other words conservative values, that's the code, right, trump gender? you know, it's still a very conservative state. the racial issues are alive and well in alabama and mississippi. remember those polls that we saw where large percentages don't believe in interracial marriage and think the president is a muslim. so clearly there is some sort of racial stuff in there, and i wonder if that ultimately for white working women trumped their own gender issues. >> eugene robinson, i'd be curious to know if rick santorum wants to use rush limbaugh anywhere else around the country other than alabama and mississippi. what do you think

i am joined again by msnbc political analysts karen finney, eugene robinson, and richard wolffe.antorum did particularly well in alabama among working women. even after sending out a mailer with a quote from rush limbaugh. karen, you were in alabama. can you explain this one? >> you know, i'm stunned. the only explanation that i can come up with is, and i think this would be a question i'd want to go back and ask these women, for these women, did race or in other words conservative values, that's the code, right, trump gender? you know, it's still a very conservative state. the racial issues are alive and well in alabama and mississippi. remember those polls that we saw where large percentages don't believe in interracial marriage and think the president is a muslim. so clearly there is some sort of racial stuff in there, and i wonder if that ultimately for white working women trumped their own gender issues. >> eugene robinson, i'd be curious to know if rick santorum wants to use rush limbaugh anywhere else around the country other than alabama and mississippi. what do you think

while you're there go to michael finney's consumer blog.there are three additional yimts one is a disney collectible. >> thank you. >> and check out this stage manager there. >> there is more just ahead. >> and there ir >>> bay area unemployment picture why companies are reluctant to hire. and also, putting iphones and ipads to the test. michael finney will be back to find out what happened to them when you drop them. >> this is coming up at 6:00. >> i've done that. >> a swiss jeweler created a ring made out of bling. >> it's wild. the 150 carat sparkler cut from a single diamond. >> the jeweler calls this the world's first all-diamond ring and the company had to buy a special laser for the band. >> how much sit worth? $70 million

i want to thank karen finney, jasmine finney, thank you all for joining me tonight. a live ed show is up next. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york, mitt romney has won the illinois republican primary this evening. he spoke to reporters in a chicago suburb and went after president obama as a person who doesn't share the same values. >> our future's brighter than these troubled times. we still believe in america, and we deserve a president who believes in us, and i believe in the american people. >> romney shifted into the general election mode with his big win in illinois. he turned his attention to the president's past experience as a law professor. >> yesterday, i was giving a speech at the university of chicago, not very far from here, not very far from where professor barack obama taught law. it was a speech on economic freedom. for 25 years i lived and breathed business and the economy and jobs. i had successes and failures, but each step of the way, i learned a bit more about what it is that makes our american system s

you can contact michael on twitter at m finney and facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> checking healthy living news a study finds a possible link between sleep apnea and depression, researchers found men with sleep apnea are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression and women, five times as likely to be depressed. the study suggests it is under diagnosed and doctors should do more to screen for both problems. >> a new study impacts whoim consume alcohol. researchers found drinking as little as one alcoholic beverage can increase the risk of breast cancer by 4%. increase to 50% in women who have three or more drinks per day. and the. >> working like a dog? with a dog can help reduce stress on the job. researchers found employees with access to dogs were less stressed and suggests it boosts moral, reduces stress ask doesn't matter who the dog belongs to. >> and credit card breeches concerning investors. that story for us in today's after the bell report but first, groupon revises numbers and things look worse. hi, emily. >>

. >> and michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here live a little bit later, you can contact him on michael finney/abc 7. >> sky 7 is live above richmond where there has been an officer-involved shooting. there is a chevy's on lock down now. we're getting details for you. as soon as we have them we'll pass them along. the news at 4:00 continues. >>> a new small study shows a supplement made of green coffee beans appears to help people lose weight. the research followed 16 overweight people more than 22 weeks and they lost an average of 17 pounds, though they were consuming about 2400 calories per day. researchers expect it's because of acids found in green coffee beans. that is a plant compound may blot glucose absorbing. >> men surviving a heart attack may want to consider drinking in moderation. harvard researchers monitored health of 1800 first-time patients for 20 years and found men who drank up to two drinks per day have a 42% lower risk of death from heart disease and a 14% lower risk of death from all causes then men

but after 6:30 michael finney explains why there is now efforts to stop this. it's coming up. >> and world news is next. >> thanks for joining us. >> our next newscast is at 6:00 p.m. >> we'll see new half an hour. good n f

michael finney explains at 6:00.e'll be right back. >>> women going where they've never been before in saudi arabia. the olympics. and only in sports that meet islamic standards for decency. they're one of three nation that's never incan you cluded women on teams. >> the first woman to become director general of a united nations organization is promoting literally for women overseas. it's supporting programs around the world focusing on science, freedom of information and global security. saying education is critical and can affect security of a country. she said 70% of the afghan police are ill literate and 16,000 women, uneducated. >> we speak about education and conflict this is really bordering to a situation in many cases if we want to kind of ice yol yait sometimes, it's key. >> saying there is the first-ever world atlas to show where it's needed. >> coming up here, muppets. >> yup. they prove they've really made it in holly wood. ab >>> coming up the drive by data police are stockpiling but scanning your licen

how michael finney got them turned back on that. sat 6:00. we'll be right back here. >>> and more than three million new ipads have flown off the shelves since apple launched it on friday. the sales are just adding to cash pile and today, the company announced what it's going to do with the money. abc 7 has the story. >> with all of the iphones ipads and ipods, the company has stashed away almost $100 billion just sitting in the bank. it's a far different problem than 15 years ago. when steve jobs returned at ceo. >> steve jobs was terrified of spending unnecessarily the cash apple had on the balance sheets because when he came back to the company in 1997, apple almost ran out of cash. that worried him. >> the editor who wrote the book oin inside apple" says when jobs passed away it left tim cook decide what to do with the money. and decided to give it away as a dividend. giving cash back to shareholders opens up stock to a new category. >> more cautious investors or require a steady stream of income from stocks now will buy apple. >> offering a dividend is not someth

. >> then from michael finney, brands of imported candy found with high levels of lead. stay with us. news continues in one minute. >>> votes being counted in 10 states and mitt romney had an early lead he won primaries in massachusetts, virginia and vermont. >> newt gingrich enjoyed a win in georgia. we'll bring you super tuesday updates throughout the newscast. >> police in oakland have released a sketch of a man suspected of sexual assaulting a woman in her car on sunday morning. we're going to show you thachl the suspect described as african american male in his 20s, authorities say' approached a couple, robbed the man ask then forced the woman to drive to an isolated location where he raped her. the suspect took off on foot. >> and a state assembly man teeming up with teenager who's want to stop violence indic indict -- in dating relationships. it's a bigger problem than people realize. >> two california teenagers experienced domestic violence. one dies. another lives to make sure schools are better equipped to deal with young victims. >> i had been hit. i had been

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. >> michael finney is taking your questions and will answer them here live a little bit later. you can contact michael on twitter or facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> our first look at traffic and it's not a holiday. but it looks that way. we check out the skyway in downtown san francisco. there is an easy cruise to get on to lower deck of the bay bridge and smooth as well into the south bay. so if you want to get on the bay bridge now is the right time to go do it. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican.

. >> and michael finney is taking your consumer questions. you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com. >>> checking healthy living news safeway will no longer sell ground we've beef that contains so called pink slime, a filler that is ammonia treated and made from scraps and waste once used only for dog feed food and cooking oil. the scraps then sprayed with ammonia to kill germs and added to ground meat. officials say considerable consumer concern led to the decision and the chain believes the filler is safe. a controversial strawberry pesticide will no longer be sold in the united states. the japanese company that makes the fumigant says it no longer makes sense to sell it in the united states. midas uses methel iodide to kill pests. state of california approved the use, still it never caught on her because of the health concern autos if you're trying to cut calories use your nose, researchers found strong aromas are linked to taking smaller bites. researchers hooked people up to a machine that controlled the scent of a reach and c

. >> and michael finney is taking your questions and will answer them here live just a little bit later. >> we're taking a look outside now, i 80 is approaching the lower deck, it's slow going and it is a friday. >>> an all day job fair for veterans took place today. organizers were disappointed by low turn out by potential employers. it was designed to link local vet zpranz service members looking for work. local vets could find information on accessing services as well as help transitioning to civilian life. about 20 companies showed up that were hiring today. >> i'm disappointed some didn't show up. we're -- they say they'll support our vets, when the time came, they weren't here. >> there is another job fair coming up may 16th put together by san francisco veterans employment committee. about 80 companies signed up for that may event. >> old tweets may be up for sale. twitter plans to open archives and allow social media monitoring companies to mine billions of messages for marketing data. they can then be sold whether you like it or not because it's a public forum, it will be diffi

i'm joined by richard wolffe and former communications director for the dnc, karen finney.ontributor krystal ball, great to have all of you with us tonight. richard, the president working the room, four stops today. our twitter is blowing up, they like the idea of a values debate. what about that? >> a lot of people said the president is in campaign mode, that only scratches the surface of what he's doing here. he's doing what the republican candidates said he couldn't do, he's running on his record. the values story that personal moment that he just told about his mother, about his wife's parents, that puts some connected tissue in there about the choices he has made and the choices voters have. are they going to be voting for a go it alone economy or one where you making vestments and build for the future and that is what he's trying to do with the speech and fund-raisers. >> karen finney, we're seeing the president again show his emotions on his sleeve he's very real when he talks, whereas you look at mitt romney he's mechanical. is this the void for the republicans righ

. >> and there is more including a whole pizza on finney. >> and there is call her mrs. judo. a film honoring a 98-year-old san francisco woman. the world's first female 10th degree bl8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8pÑ d >> so ready to go. >> we've got a treat. >> there is finney's friday free stuff. >> is everyone hungry? >> i'm at the right place. this is safeway their hand made pizzas. they're called signature cafe pizza in three styles. this is pepperoni. there is a sausage and a fiv five-cheese pizza that is fabulous. >> i like the way they put these things. and that is fun. they're priced well but why pay for it? you can get it free! and then, we're once you're well fed we're going to turn you down to the tech museum. if you haven't been there, you need to go. there is the must see, must do. if san jose didn't have the best tech museum in the country, i mean, please, really? >> there is where you ought to go. >> there is tickets that are $16 you're going to get them free. >> wow. >> and you're a rock star here. >> thank you. >> and coming up next, gq's picks. >> for th ir >>> new t

. >> michael finney taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and answering them live here just a little bit later, you can contact michael on twitter and facebook.com. >> at 4:11 checking get way traffic if you're headed south, you're getting away. and there is traffic head together east bay. the usual slow crawl. stay with us. more still to come on the news at 4:00. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, h ho. green giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >>> a high end department store opened doors today. the east bay first's neiman marcus bringing jobs and tax dollars, both good things but as abc 7 reports it was a tough sell. >> this is no sign of bad feelings this morning. among cheers and bomb bomb bombs -- pompoms you won't know there

and coming up here at 5:00 michael finney explain yz this might be the best time to think about buying a house. >> state lawmakers ditch their suits and don hoodies for trayvon martin a teenager shot to death in florida but did they receive a same chilly reception as a member of congress? >> i'm sandhya patel. another weekend another storm. what day is turning wet and windy coming up. >> new buzz on what may be killing off honey bees. researchers now looking at something used on biggest crops. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> chaos again today at this morn's university of california regents meeting. student demonstrators showed up in swimsuits and danced on chairs to protest the meeting held at mission bay campus, regents left the room after they were unable to control the rowdy crowd. three were arrested outside of the auditorium after police gave orders to disperse. the group accuses regents are trying to limit student participation. >> there are 300,000 student workers in uc system. we get 20 minutes to have a meeting during spring break. >> the meeting

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karen finney will weigh in on that and more. stay tuned. >>> and there is late-breaking news out of the state of michigan tonight, the emergency manager in the city of flint, michigan, has been removed by a county judge. the judge ruled the state violated the state's opened meetings law and reinstated mayor dane walling and the city council. this is a major setback for governor rick snyder. when we return, more information on the gop's war on women, karen finney, stay with us, we are right back. >>> welcome back to the ed show. it's primary night in illinois. will mitt romney win the state? >>> karen finney joins us on the gop war on women. stay with us. >>> m nbc news projects mitt romney is the winner of the primary in illinois. up next, a discussion about mitt romney. is he going to have a problem winning women going forward because of the gop's war on women? don't forget, you could listen to me on siriu sr srkme on siri radio, channel 27. and like me on "the ed show." we'll be right back. >>> mitt romney wants to defund plan

michael finney reports on the bay area motorists who have not given up driving but saying they're saving on gas z a bay area company extends a $1 million invitation to design a product dazzle the world. we're waiting for red carpet arriveal of al pa chino. >> wow, big time. big thrill for a grade school student. >> an honor got his heart racing. this first grader won a national race car design contest. >> today, kyle bush brought the design to the school. >> this features racing flames and a picture of him driving the number 18 car. that is cool. >> that is going to do it for us. >> thanks for watching. and there is a live picture of the giant cargo ship, biggest to ever come in.

michael finney has a sneak peek of the ipad three. and how it appears bigger than it s 8p >>> we want to take you live inside of the state capitol now. you can see tensions between okaysy education and police, dozens have been staging sit ins and say they're not leave whgt capitol closes tonight. police say they will arrest those who refuse to leave there. is a standoff developing outside as well, there is a permitted protest scheduled for 5:30. we're going stay on top of this for you and update you at 6:00. >> and more rush limbaugh advertisers are dropping the program after a controversial comment about a georgetown law student. today aol and tax resolution services says they're pulling their ads. seven other businesses have done the same. limbaugh called her a slut and a prostitute after advocating health care coverage for contraception in a congressional hearing. limbaugh issued a written apology but today, says it changes nothing. >> i don't think that a statement like this issued saying his choice of words was not the best chang

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michael finney has been looking into the story. >> i love her. she is my mom. >> she remembers her mom fondly. she was just 12 years old when her mother died of heart failure. >> we would play and make funny games. >> she received this letter in the mail billing her $1282 for overpayment made to her by social security between 1995 and 2000. >> at first i thought it was a joke or something. i couldn't understand how it takes this long, over 11 years. >> these things happen. we told you about these things, in california social services. an attorney in that case says the kids overpaid by the federal government slightly better position. you see, social security has an appeals process. >> i continues to really know how to handle that. i don't know who i would talk to or who i would call or what i would say when i called. >> reporter: how would any 19-year-old know? luckily she knew about me and she made contact. that is when we went to work on her behalf. it turns out she could qualify for a waiver but to get that she needs to show a hardship. the 19-

you still have time to take advantage of free tax help. >> michael finney is live, how is goiting back there? >> we're busy today. more than a dozen professionals taking your tax questions and you can go to twitter. we're going to talk to an agent now and this is real g and debting for giveness is what you want to talk about. >> yes. they we have people who lost their homes and short sale what's have you. and adding insult to jury they may get a 1099 c forring for giveness of debt. >> meaning have you to pay tax? >> irs consider that's income. interest there is way to exclude it. if it's a mortgage debt that hasn't been refinanced or instaumt or bankrupt you can exclude that. so this requires a sol conveniencey. >> they need to talk to a professional to get that done, don't they? thank you very much for talking to us about that and there is what we're taking your questions. there is california society of cpas and golden gate university and right here, joining us is the cpa and financial planner. and thank you for being here. >> you want to talk about what portion of the property taxes

. >> michael finney is taking your questions right now through his facebook and twitter pages and will be answering them here live later. you can contact michael on twitter and at facebook.com. >>> checking healthy living news there is search suggesting weight loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, doct doctors say bariatic surgery should be offered to people with diabetes. two studies compared surgery was medicines for obese people and found surgery helped patients achieve normal blood sugar levels. >> i more he if he affectively than drug as lone. some people were able to stop taking insulin as soon as three days after surgery. >> and on to business news, nosey bosses asking for facebook information and now, the justice department may get involved. and there are details on tim cook's trip to china. >> guess what? chinese fans call him captain cook. take a look at pictures. tim cook quite the celebrity during a visit to china posing for picture was customers and there is is a spokesperson said he had quote great meetings and there is a big change from when steve jobs was

i will say, going to karen finney here, one of the things we've learned about supreme court arguments is that often the justice is asked questions the way that a father who is meeting his girlfriend's boyfriend for the first time will approach it. you can't say, oh, he's got to hate the boyfriend because he's pushing him, they are in the business of pushing. so just as justice kennedy may be pushing a weak argument that he's about to support. is this all going to come tumbling down for the democrats? >> here's what i would say politically is really the thing to think about all this. on the one hand there is the court case, what they decide, but then there's also this sort of practical reality. you have millions of americans who are already being impacted by this legislation. so that's part of why i think you see both sides feeling fairly confident that regardless of what actually the outcome is, there are political advantages and disadvantages, frankly, for both sides. if i'm the obama administration, i can make the case 86 million seniors have already seen their costs come down. 2.5

that is susan, ginny, and susan finney. see you soon. up next is an early spring in more ways than you think. i'm walt gale, i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only through the mail. small businesses depend on this processing plant. they want to shut down 3000 post offices, cut 100,000 jobs. they're gonna be putting people out of work everywhere. the american people depend on the postal service. they're gonna be putting people out of work everywhere. wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. when i lost weight in all the right places. you know what i mean! [ laughs ] when i tried to lose weight other ways, i felt hungry all the time. on weight watchers online, i eat all day long. i loved grabbing those activity points and throwing them into my tracker. and then it adds it up

i'm michael finney.g up, 7 on your side locates the cash. >> and a massive mansion with a massive price. how much this home will set you back when we return. >>> we have breaking news to tell you about tonight. at least three people were shot in oakland. it happened near high street and san carlos avenue at an apartment building. police say 45 shell casings were found at the scene. officers were checking highland hospital for possible bullet wounds. one victim has a superficial injury and the conditions of the other two are unknown. >>> and people in san francisco's japan town remembers the horror of a year ago in their home country. the devastating earthquake and tsunami left more than 19,000 people dead or missing and almost caused a nuclear melt down. >>> someone broke the hearts of some little leaguers in petaluma. two new pitching machines and protective equipment were stolen. the machines cost about $3500 each. >>> a suspected it drunk driver knocked over a power pole in concord and then walked awa

. >> michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here in just minutes, you can contact michael on twit jer z.on facebook.com. >> taking a look at traffic now on the san francisco skyway. this isn't too bad for a monday but things are moving slowly. that is a traffic on the left side of the screen. folks head together peninsula going smoother now. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues right after this. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, h ho. green giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >>> it's not every day you get to tell a corporation how you want them to spend their money. >> state farm is asking people to do just that when it comes to its chairitable donations. >> there is a new approach. >> p

. >> and michael finney taking your questions through his later, you can contact michael on twitter ataking a look at traffic right now this, is the san francisco skyway, you can see approach to the bay bridge is getting heavier. all of a sudden, just within the last 10 minutes we've seen a slow down here for those cars on the left side of the screen that are approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge and traveling south is looking nice now. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues right after this. >>> a dramatic rescue from three people in aç4 today it happened north of bodega bay. >> you talk stit lifeguards working here, they say they rescue people all the time but will remember the rescue that happened this morning for quite a while. not one person, not two people, but three is all thanks to one man. here is the video. at 9:00 this morning, it began with a 12-year-old boy riding a boogie boarpok?hpnd being st to sea.a5ç his friend went in and got in trouble, then his father tried to help, then a comewoman in street clothes. the little boy was able to get back to store. the

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