flynn? >> thank you very much. dr. flynn is a leading expert on societal infrastructure agreements. he has published works, including those that came shortly after 9/11. more recently, the acclaimed book theme that the edge of disaster, rebuilding a brazilian nation. he has been working as the president at the center for national policy and has been focused on that work, leading the effort to organize a summit in washington, d.c., as we approach the 10th anniversary of september 11 and those attacks. in addition to those accomplishments, as it is cochaired by tom kean prior to being selected to lead the senate for national security studies at the council of foreign relations, an expert adviser that we have come to know as the rudman commission. that commission does make impressive recommendations about the high likelihood of terrorist attacks on our soil. dr. flynn, i appreciate your excerpt on the homeland security council. we serve on the resilience taskforce, which recently published to this report. we did our is amongst the minds of the nation. after the attacks, all of us under

it was great fun and my friends were jimmy flynn, paddy o'connor. my siblings married the shenny's and i almost married a catherine finerin but it didn't work out. i have a nephew, sean patrick mcflynn. i always question myself because my writing about the irish is really my writing about myself coming to the united states and coming into contact with the united states so consequently my puerto rican friends, and some of my irish friends, although they were more circumspect, what are you doing writing about the irish? i'm writing about the united states. the irish are more interesting. they had to put up with colonialism, just as puerto rico is a colony of the united states. i also respect the fact that they have a facility with language, which i also enjoy. consequently, i wondered why this attraction to the irish. in 2004, the university of puerto rico asked me to come there and lecture and read. i immediately called my favorite cousin, and she said, what are you doing here? i told her and i said, please come to the reading, i have a book for you.

also i want to thank you, hilary flynn, the director of the irish festival for this invitation. let's celebrate the irish in the americas. i put a title to my conversation with you today, take the journey with me, and i wanted to read you an irish proverb that i like it very much because it's the way the history of myself, the history of my family. the longest road out is the shortest road home. and so travel with me and let's go to havana, cuba, and to know a little bit about the irish, the few irish that went to cuba, in particular to havana. i want you to know that on the left side of the entrance to the havana harbor, there is a well-known fortress, el moro. there is a lighthouse there and the moro has become a image of cuban nationality and in particular havana. in that lighthouse you find, you read an -- when you enter the havana harbor, you find an irish name. that lighthouse was known for many years as the odono lighthouse. who was this person, odono the man that oversaw the project of the lighthouse in 1844 and he was a governor of cuba from 1843 to 48, but he was a spa

this is near interstate 580 and flynn road. the flynn fire said it broke out just after 9:30 last night. and we want to show you some video from overnight. firefighters said that high winds fanned the flames and it did burn about 600 acres. we know that no structures have burned and no injuries so far have been reported. >> 6:04. los angeles police insisted they the right man but now there are two new arrests in the brian stoa beating case. has there been any public response from the los angeles police department? >> reporter: as of right now, no. i spoke with the lapd about it and and they will not give any additional information. we're live at the hospital where brian stoa is still being treated. it appears that lapd is now changing its tune. two men were arrested in connection with the stoa case. although the police have not released their names or any other details, the l.a. time reports that investigators have circumstance and physical evidence. you may remember in may, this man was named a prime suspect in the case when h

called the flynn fire off paterson, took off quickly driven about i the winds. if you know the area you know it's near the wind mills so it's pretty much always windy. this follows another fire near 580. that out, burned 50 acres. firefighters saying that they are not related. we wanted to mention that patterson pass skrod killed at cross road and will be throughout the morning. there's quite a bit of equipment moving. at least 25 trucks up and down the roads. this is an alternate for some coming from the mountain house area closer in toward the bay area. something you want to consider if you are driving this way this morning. the cause of both of these fires still under investigation. reporting live near the altamont pass, christie smith, today in the bay. >> what's interesting you can hear the wind that's happening out there and that certainly cannot be a firefighter's friend. i want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> we are seeing the wind but today we're going to see a substantial cooldown so we're kind of getting out of the really hot weathe

flynn has requested the right to speak. let me ask if they are present. if you could step up. here is how the hearing will go again. we'll start with introductory remarks, and in the former owner will have 10 minutes to address the board. if both of you are present, you can use this time as you see fit. after the presentation the public will have two minutes to address the board on any prospective that you have on this matter, and it will be submitted to the board for consideration. let's start with the representatives from parks and recreation. >> i am the supervisor for parks and recreation. in 2004 we approved acquiring the open space. at the time, the master planning process had not begun. we're not ultimately know how the site would be considered. as a result, the original resolution could not specify how the layout would fit into the final configurations. after a robust community planning process, the northeast library plan was created. this began in april -- with the hearing. the plan results in significant expansion of public space, reconfiguring the elements -- elemen

flynn? >> thank you for your leadership of this committee. it is good to me with the other governors and alongside the commissioner who is doing tremendous jobs serving our nation. and the border patrol and now was deputy commissioner for customs border protection. i am a career coast guard officer and retired. i had the chance to serve on the hart-rudman commission that produced a document january 2001 that the number one national security challenge will would be a catastrophic attack on the soil. we were not prepared for it. it was not a good day to see that come to fruition. it was a long career i spent with the coast guard and a continued work with the farm is like the homeland security. hollen state categorically that the frontlines of homeland security is not at our border. the front line is not what is happening with our brave men and women operating overseas. it is within our civil society. it is the greatest asset that we have. i like to put an explanation mark on that directly tied to 9/11. the only successful counter- terrorism mea

kcbs airborne flew over westbound 580 slowing past flynn and then hopyard towards the 680 interchangeraffic in a bit. meantime, back to you guys. >>> the parolee once accused of the bryan stow beating is trying to get off the prison. lawyers for giovanni ramirez asked a los angeles judge to let him go. the "los angeles times" reports the attorneys accused police chief charles beck of rushing to judgment when he announced ramirez was the person who attacked stow. after two other suspects were arrested last week, chief beck said ramirez was not involved. >>> police in walnut creek have arepresentsed a transient suspected of stealing a car that contained baseball memorabilia. now, the items were linked to former san francisco giants star willie mccovey. surveillance video captured the theft on tape at a mcdonald's. the car was found yesterday and a man was arrested at a walnut creek motel. much of the memorabilia was recovered but not all of it. >>> pg&e today will start to dig up some of that abandoned section of gas pipeline in san bruno. the section was originally part of the pipeline

. >>> giving birth recently to her son, flynn, miranda kerr wanted a natural childbirth. with no drugs. when asked on australian tv if she ever wavered, she said looking over in pain at husband orlando bloom, he is the one that shouted give me the epidural. >>> finally, newlyweds prince william and the duchess of cambridge apparently meant it when they say they want to live normal lives. people.com reports last weekend they went to a regular public multiplex theater in wales to see "bridesmaids" and apparently twitter was all abuzz. and have some jujubees. >>> and this comes to us from beauford, wyoming, where one man has turned the nation's smallest town into a big-time tourist attraction. in the tiny wyoming town it's don's way or the highway. literally. he is the sole resident of buford, a town that sits just off interstate 80. thousands have made a pit stop with a population of just one and they quickly learned don wears many hats. you can tune in to this morning's "today show" to get a closer look at what life is like for the resident who runs the town. everything ab

calfire says the fire torched more than 400 acres near north flynn road after it broke out around 1:15 this afternoon. heavy smoke was visible from 580. strong winds fanned the flames toward power lines in the area, but did not affect them. even though the fire is contained, firefighters remain on scene at this hour, mopping up. no injuries reported. police are investigating the charred body of a woman, found in an upscale area of oakland. a neighbor first spotted it early this morning in the rockridge neighborhood, at ivanhoe and chabot roads. christin ayers reports, the grisly discovery came as a shock to the usually-quiet neighborhood. christin. the crime scene is clear nowâbut the street is still charred where the body was found >> a sleepy swath of north oakland known as a virtual haven from violent crime. the area's crime prevention website shows an average of five violent crimes happen here per month well below the city average. >> never heard of that. >> i know of robberies but never heard of a dead body. >> the body appears to be a female. there is some fire damage to the body

headlines, fire crews were very busy this morning trying to tame a grassfire east of livermore near flynn and patterson pass roads. that fire spread quickly due to high winds but was contained after burning 500 acres. no one was hurt and there was no damage. the cause is still under investigation. >>> two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the expansion of the oakland zoo. that ambitious plan would add 54 acres of undeveloped land from knowland park to the zoo. the opposing environmentalists say the plan was passed by a faulty city council review and that they want to protect native plants and endangered wildlife from the expansion. >>> a surfing accident has left maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger's youngest son in the hospital in intensive care. tmz posted the information just after 7 a.m. saying the accident happened on sunday. 13-year-old christopher schwarzenegger reportedly has several broken bones as well as a clamsed lung. >>> gays will soon get to serve openly in the military. when they will get to come out without worrying. >> and with time running out to rea

. >>> giving birth recently to her son, flynn, miranda kerr wanted a natural childbirth with no drugsked on australian tv if she ever wavered, she said looking over in pain at her husband, orlando bloom, he shouted out, give me the epidural. >>> and finally, newlyweds prince william and the duchess of cambridge apparently meant it when they said they want to live normal lives. people.com reports last weekend they went to a regular public multiplex theater in wales to see "bridesmaids." i would feel so guilty -- getting up to go to the bathroom or get popcorn -- excuse me, excuse me. >> you're probably trying to guess what they had? >> jujubees. >> stay tuned, "way too early" is coming up next. >>> the news corp. hacking scandal is beginning to look like the summer's biggest blockbuster. you had a bribery scandal and now testimony before parliament, including james and rupert murdoch. they're going to be up there today. the question is bigger will the skantdal get. >>> president obama threadening to veto a bill on the debt ceiling. the question is, two weeks left until this august dead

flames erupted on the south side of highway 580 between vasco and north flynn roads. the fire burned about 70 acres before firefighters had it under control. there is no word on any injuries or property damage. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> we are learning new graphic details tonight about the attack on san francisco giants fan bryan stow. a criminal complaint reports louie sanchez and marvin norwood cut stow's tongue and disfigured his face. stow has been at san francisco general hospital since may. the "l.a. times" reports tips from the public led to the arrest of the two men on thursday. they along with doreen sanchez are set to be formally charged monday. giovanni ramirez, the man seen here, was the man police initially called their prime suspect in the case. he has been cleared. but he remains in custody on a parole violation. >>> for the latest on the bryan stow case including reaction from dodgers fans about the arrest, go to ktvu.com and click on the bryan stow tab. >>> survivors of yesterday's massre at an norwegian youth camp are tonight t

len flynn. you know the latest in science and technology from the realm of russia. we've got the huge earth covered. me it is easy to. see the. elite. since. the. first. you're watching our view here's a look at the top stories british activists mark the u.s. in a pan is day with protests demanding the closure of an american base in england which is due to be a part of a star wars type missile shield they are concerned it's a step towards a self-serving american military zation of space. denmark drops down the border barriers again with customs checks designed to tackle drug smuggling and illegal immigration but it's angered. to say it violates the cornerstone of european unity . and levy an official say the arms embargo has been breached again as boats from qatar carrying weapons for the rebels are reportedly intercepted so far france is the only nation to admit supplying arms to take it off in force as. well next r.t. discusses the missile shield plans that are driving a wedge between moscow and washington. i. the war of words on missile defense has been going on

flynn? >> thank you for your leadership of this committee. it is good to me with the other governors and alongside the commissioner who is doing tremendous jobs serving our nation. and the border patrol and now was deputy commissioner for customs border protection. i am a career coast guard officer and retired. i had the chance to serve on the hart-rudman commission that produced a document january 2001 that the number one national security challenge will would be a catastrophic attack on the soil. we were not prepared for it. it was not a good day to see that come to fruition. it was a long career i spent with the coast guard and a continued work with the farm is like the homeland security. hollen state categorically that the frontlines of homeland security is not at our border. the front line is not what is happening with our brave men and women operating overseas. it is within our civil society. it is the greatest asset that we have. i like to put an explanation mark on that directly tied to 9/11. the only successful counter- terrorism mea

block sunderland have signed to manchester united defender was brian flynn under. closed feet thirty one year old has agreed a four year deal with the blackouts brown made his united debut in one nine hundred ninety eight went on to make three hundred sixty one appearances earning two champions league titles five premier league winners medals two f.a. cups and truly he retired from introducing us last year after winning twenty three caps. allows for hosts argentina still without a win at the copper america and were lucky to get away with a goalless draw against colombia argentina have drawn their opening game with bolivia and live on resi in co were hoping to get the home fans something to cheer about instead they were left holding their breath as colombia created the best chances of stardom was missing a good try you see here. before gabriel military pulled back past colombia another chance. and even after ramos was bundled over. open goal to a match some missed argentina could also be grateful to becky but soldier the manner. in which we all know love is still to

everyone's mind is whether the smog misery is back again a dog's new look harmless we're just trying to flynn's on the surface but in fact every scream we do requires a ton of water to extinguish the fire burning the underground threat of a mighty small drink any of the surface may undermine or york the authorities insist the situation is under control and most of the fires in moscow region have been successful extinguished however camp leaders seed officials are underreporting the extent of the problem both around moscow and across the country. in this situation is with even worse for the bureaucrats we still have rick and sweet quit with time. and so you agree with formation of both wires and does it make it more difficult to get away with time it would cover up what campaigners say part of the problem is that the forests are going mistreated they say more needs to be done to prevent guys by better management with summer at its peak remnants of campfires out all the course the forest despite a ban introduced a month ago and there's only so much i want to use continued when i was driving into

flynn at the center for national policy and how we can foster our communities and our citizens can play more active role in disaster response and recovery efforts. before introducing our speakers this afternoon, i would like to turn to my co-chair, governor o'malley of maryland's, for the opening remarks. >> thank you very much for that great summation of what we will talk about today. there will be ever -- other governors at the overlapping meetings that we have here at in the beautiful state of utah. i want to thank you, governor burk, for making sure that this committee continued. -- governor brewer, for making sure this committee continued. there are multiple committed -- committees that have the effect of dealing with legislature during the sessions. but i want to thank you, governor brewer for making sure we continue this. when an emergency happens, especially large-scale emergency, the people look to us to make sure that public safety is guarded and protected, that we have recovered and we are prepared. whether that is in response to incursions across the border, or terrorist att

flynn. we look forward to working with you. i think this is a tremendous opportunity as you have underscored for governors to honor the sacrifices that so many people have made it to make our homeland more secure at the borders, ports, afghanistan, iraq, police, and our departments by harnessing that american spirit so that we can become a more resilient nation. we are going to be dealing with this sort of threat for the perceivable future, for a couple of generations. you have summed it up very well. we need to confront the risk and overcome it. the executive committee in committee leaders will need to establish overarching policy for the national governors association. following that meeting, the committee will begin work to consolidate, revise, and align our policies for the priorities set by the executive committee. it is our hope that we will be but to build a consensus around key principles, like resilience, that can guide our advocacy efforts and better inform not only our federal lawmakers of the issues but do a better

they say this fire is called the flynn fire. it started around 9:30 last night, moved through the hills of grass, driven by the winds, over 20 miles an hour. the fire is now basically stopped or over 80% contained. and this follows another fire, about 50 acres, starmted at 7:30 along 580 which snarled traffic. crews telling me these are not related. but speaking of traffic this morning, this fire near patterson pass road has that closed between cross and midway because of all of the equipment out here at least 25 trucks. at least it will be closed through the morning, possibly later. some people i'm told use it as an alternate from the mountain house area, so certainly something to keep in mind. the cause of both fires still under investigation this morning. reporting live near the altamont pass, christie smith and bay area news. >> beautiful sunrise behind you. thank you for the update. this morning at least one person is in the hospital with severe burns after flames ripped through a home in oakley. firefighters say that fire

the fire broke out near flynn road close to the altamont pass. it burned more than 500 acres.about a dozen fire engines worked to contain the fire on the ground. no structures were damaged and no firefighters were injured while fighting this blaze. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> still ahead, new research leading to questions over screening student athletes for a potentially deadly condition. >> also ahead, a key ruling in the closely watched case involving gay rights and deportation. >> and the fallout continues for pg&e, why a city is threatening to file a lawsuit against the utility. >> i'm jodi hernandez in oakland where investigators have positively identified the woman whose body was found here in the middle of a rock ridge street. i'll have details straight ahead. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or

he wasn't sure he could beat jack flynn. he said he knew he really had a chance until the republican primaries and some guy named amy carter was really getting ahead. and he knew it was going to be a tough race. we were in georgia again. and jimmy carter ran a great race and worked really hard. and dad said he thought he had a chance until election day when he stood in front of the library, and he saw the buses pull up. and he realized the buses were not there to vote for newt gingrich. they were there for somebody else. so again that night he added up and add it up again and again and again. and again he lost. with 48.3% of the votes. slight decline. so what do we do the next morning? we got up again, went to the ford factory, thank you very much for your help, we will be back again. mother tells a great story, we were talking about the history and the family and what we went through. and at this point they lost twice and they had to decide whether not to run again. they decide to run again. amongst the germans going into a

. >> finally, we're all thought that politics changed history, but larry flynn historians say that politicians, as important. >> that's our show tonight. >> and now, john stossel. >> what built the middle class? unions, i'm told, but union leaders often tell me when i confront them about bad things that unions do, we built the middle class they say. here is the head of wisconsin's firefighters union. the middle class would not be where it is today without the unions. >> the unions claim they helped minorities. a sample of my interview with the head of new york city's 3400 member transit union. >> you discount the extremely positive impact that the trade union has had in this country launching people into the middle class, particularly african-americans and latinos, but that's just not true say tom woods and damon root. woods is the author of "33 questions about american history you're not supposed to ask" damon root writes for reason magazine. both have studied history and shocked how much of what they learned in school turned out to be wrong, like what? >> well, the union question for one. an

so the chief of military intelligence from mcchrystal, mike flynn actually said famously to the "new york times" that the only way to get rid of, the only way, sorry, to clean up chicago was to get rid of capone. and he meant ahmed wali karzai. but that effort sizzled, in part because the president, his half brother stood firmly behind him. and in part i think because the americans realized they couldn't handle the tribal dynamics in kandahar and he did know everybody. in fact became more adept i think in the latter part of the decade in spreading out appoints to other tribes because it had been a complaint that he was giving too much to his own tribal colleagues. and then of course, the c.i.a. was reportedly paying him for many years. this was in reported in 2009. >> thomas johnson, it's early but what is the senses of the impact that going to have on afghanistan and on u.s. plans to pull troops out? >> well, you know i'm sure it's going to have a major psychological impact at least over the short term with his brother. i think if there's going to be a lot of maneuvering both relati

the flynn fire started between 9:30 and patterson. it burned 600 acres.schopper2 was over the area about two hours ago. the fire does appear to be mostly out. no injuries reported and no structures burned. >>> the oakland police department's latest hire has caused some -- has caused some controversy. kraig debro is live at police headquarters to explain why some people are unhappy about the new deputy chief. >> reporter: garning tori. they are more -- good morning, tori. they are more unhappy about the way he was hired. have not heard from the chief nor from the headquarters. but the union did file off this letter to the city on the 15th of july. the letter says they accuse the chief of hiring the chief -- of hiring and the godown hiring was definitely unprecedented. batt,announced last week that he chose godown for the job. this is after his boss, george gascon, left to become the deputy d.a. for the city of san francisco. when the city heard about that, they immediately fired off this this letter. they are to meet and confer on new hires, it says. >> th

. >> paul flynn, prime minister support the campaign by his own constituents and many families of the bereaved who are asking the position between the bodies in the country are rerouted through urban areas so that local people can publicly express their respect and the families can express their grief and the country can be reminded of the true cost of work. >> i am glad the hon. gentleman raised this issue. the constituency of close interest in this, i tried to allow the greatest possible consultation, the armed forces and the ministry of defense and local councilors and across the district council and i believe what has been arrived at is actually a sensible route that is going to have a far better center for families with in the air base and then there is real money being spent on a memorial guard who will be able to show the respect to their loved ones. a lot of thought has gone into this. we must keep it under review and make sure it is done in the right way but there's a great danger sometimes whether it is the local mp or the prime minister of stepping in without actually allow

it was near flynn and patterson pass roads. no word yet though on what caused it.on what caused a wildfire in southern santa clara county. this one threatened dozens of homes in eastern morgan hill. the fire started late yesterday afternoon and burned about 27 acres near dunn avenue but no buildings were damaged. >>> and a man was on fire this morning when he jumped out of a window at his burning home in oakley. he was flown to john muir hospital in walnut creek with second- and third-degree burns on his body. that fire spread quickly after it started around 2:00 this morning. investigators consider this fire suspicious. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. us hings have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. yeah, this is pretty good. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyond recognition. fiber one