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.

i want to bring in my next guest, also steven flynn, who writes a lot about infrastructure, and knowsreat deal about -- sorry. someone was talking in my ear. steven flynn, who's author of a book "the edge of disaster," rebuilding a resilient nation, also president of the center for national policy. steven, i appreciate you joining us. from your perspective, what are you most concerned about as you see this storm approach? >> well, what is clearly the scenario we saw laid out, if this is a direct hit on new york city, or even if it goes a little bit to the east and hits the long island sound, and you push a lot of water up on areas, a few years ago when they had a severe storm back in the '30s, most people weren't living in some of these places. but now we have a lot of population density, and we have a more aged infrastructure. some of the stories we've been talking about, around -- the systems are breaking down. >> put the red one back in, please. >> the systems are breaking down. so the stress means we're going to have disruption. and what clearly will happen here, is we all need to

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i want to bring in my next guest, also steven flynn, who writes a lot about infrastructure, and knowsout -- sorry. someone was talking in my ear. steven flynn, who's author of a book "the edge of disaster," rebuilding a resilient nation, also president of the center for national policy. steven, i appreciate you joining us. from your perspective, what are you most concerned about as you see this storm approach? >> well, what is clearly the scenario we saw laid out, if this is a direct hit on new york city, or even if it goes a little bit to the east and hits the long island sound, and you push a lot of water up on areas, a few years ago when they had a severe storm back in the '30s, most people weren't living in some of these places. but now we have a lot of population density, and we have a more aged infrastructure. some of the stories we've been talking about, around -- the systems are breaking down. >> put the red one back in, please. >> the systems are breaking down. so the stress means we're going to have disruption. and what clearly will happen here, is we all need to be better p

one at north flynn and one at grant line. both blocking and slowing heading up and over toward livermore. northbound 280 in san jose. report of accident at bird. obviously, it's not affecting the northbound traffic heading to cupertino. traffic looks good. bay bridge, as we mention the last report. relatively light. the metering lights remain off at this hour. abc7news.com is the website. you can check on the bay area traffic for the latest information. kristen? >> all right, sue. thank you so much. >>> 6:19. >> this morning, stanford quarterback andrew luck is gracing the cover of "sports illustrated." the new issue hit news stands today. it features luck with players from nebraska, oklahoma, alabama, and south carolina. "sports illustrated" ranks stanford football number four in preseason rankings. he is again a front-runner for the heisman trophy after returning for his senior season. selling a lot of tickets for them. >> is it. no s.i. jipnx, okay? the country now suing apple over its iphone. >> everybody seems to have th

westbound 580 at north flynn. there is slowing going on in the earlier accident in eastbound direction. so far, so good. your public transportation checked in with bart, caltrain, muni. everybody running on time. a.c. transit no, delay there. there you have it, down on the span and thick when you come up on the waldo tunnel toward your golden gate bridge commute. the toll plaza is light, and you will find fog on the span. to delays or accidents reported westbound in to san francisco. terry, eric? >> sue, thank you. >>> 6:40. >> for the first time in two weeks as far as the 401(k) is concerned, that is a good thing. you see the dow jones up 135 points. right now. wow! good news. >>> the vote coming today that will end a political standoff and send thousands of airport employees back to work including dozens in the bay area. >> water wonders. the intriguing new evidence of life on mars. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff.

at north flynn. we'll take a good look at this as the morning goes on.drive-time, heading to 880. 238, 80 northbound to oakland area. 15-minute drive. 580, we just saw from 205 to 680. not too bad at all if you are headed toward the dublin and pleasanton. on the peninsula, 101. from 92 to san francisco. it's not a bad ride at all at this hour. walnut creek, smooth sailing. southbound 680 to the 24 junction. abc7news.com the website. click on the bay area traffic for the latest traffic update. kristen, eric? >> sue. thank you. >>> 5:21. >> still ahead, why yosemite national park officials want to tear down an historic camp site. >> the contest that could put you at the giants home plate taking a swing at what my wife the dentist allows only one mouthwash in our home. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >>> good morning. 5:24 on the abc7 morning news. you're looking live at the capitol dome in washington, d.c. look how calm and serene everything is with

don't let the projectile be an issue. >> stephen flynn, appreciate you being on. chris, you as well. thank you for your advice. >>> up next, a few rare times the hurricane has hit the northeast. what happened back then might give an indication what could happen this weekend. really it's the high winds and potential for a storm surge. >>> and inside libya, inside tripoli, a vast network of tunnels in gadhafi's compound. the question tonight, did he use some of these tunnels to escape? >> so, i'm sure it was used, because this place is so big, to get back and forth. unbelievable. >>> i'm in lower manhattan in the evacuation zone here in new york city. low-lying areas, 20 feet for 30 feet from where i'm standing. mayor bloomberg with mandatory evacuations in each of the five burrows. subways and buses will stop running tomorrow afternoon. all broadway shows have been canceled. with irene on the way, we want to look how devastating it can be when the northeast takes a direct hit from the hurricane. a lot of folks don't remember, don't have much experience with it. it

and with us on the phone tonight from there, the state's public safety commissioner, keith flynn. commissioner, i'm looking at the list of communities that are -- that have people in them cut off. a lot of people, especially skiers in the northeast will recognize the names, cavendish, killington, stockbridge, stratford, it goes on and on. how many communities are cut off by your count and are live air rescues going on right now? >> at last count we're dropped down from 13 to 11. so we have been making headway in getting in with the central services into these towns and by using our aot resources to actually get roadways into these towns so we have an avenue of ingress and egress. >> do you have communication with most of the folks who are waiting for help? are any of their circumstances dire or they all doing well but in place? >> as you can imagine, that runs the gamut. we have some type of communication. what we've been trying to do is utilizing all our available resources. for instance, we had 120 troopers out today in the areas, making contact with people. going door-to-door a

it is not for nothing that the lawyer billy flynn in the broadway musical and movie chicago is patterned in part on clarence darrow. elmer had it coming. give him the old razzle-dazzle indeed. darrow was an notorious rick who are fed sensualist who took pleasure from the chase seduction and the act of love and to use sex as well as a narcotic. he relied on physical nearness to escape the emptiness and the spiritual isolation of his life said his friend and lover mary parton, the gelda talked him out of killing himself. for he was often lonely haunted by death and prayed to melancholy. folder was the only feeling in the world that can make you forget for a while. and work was in -- for darrow as well. even though i surf farc for freedom i had a consciousness i was doing it to keep myself occupied so i might forget. every man has his dope said darrow whether it was religion, philosophy, creeds, whiskey, cocaine, morphine anything to take away reality. he was a byronic europe, intelligent captivating, jaded, moody, renegade with little regard for rancor society. he scorned society and its n

accident eastbound 580 at north flynn road over to the right shoulder. noncommute direction but we are still seeing some delays in that area westbound slow anyway for the commute direction through the altamont pass, 15 minutes west 580 altamont pass to 680. no accidents on the westbound side. antioch brake lights westbound looks like slow and go between hillcrest to loveridge. not bad though into pittsburg, in fact highway 4 looks good towards the eastshore freeway. golden gate bridge not a bad ride as you work your way into san francisco. however, you're still going to see delays south 101. 12 minutes from 37 to 580. no delays going northbound. jumping over to the eastshore freeway, a few sluggish conditions just a little slow and g40 miles per hour as you work your way westbound at berkeley into emeryville. approaching the bay bridge metering lights are off and slight delay in a couple of lanes there at the toll plaza but overall traffic light clear across the upper deck into san francisco. earlier roadwork wrapped up, no delays out of san francisco in

are loving dad was no doubt there are real complexities but my son flynn solved the problem quite easily pick up the food then take it to hungry people but this requires people caring and volunteering the public and will and political will to end hunger is is not great enough if people cared enough to make this a huge priority in our policy work. then we could we could end hunger in the u.s. i mean almost not overnight but i mean pretty graphic. and. here's what i want to know i mean. we're kind of society waste this much food. the body that will play book about a four one but they're a bit for you they are the product but again. it our own personal character but it's a bit of profit. do we value the earth. that we value all that it produces. have we lost our connection and creation. do we see its beauty. its fragility. do we care for it. for all that comes from it. do we nurture it. appreciate it. has it become just another product for us to consume. just finished something say to a league soup made from the greens from the dumpster. and some eggs from the dumpster. i don't know if dump

the map was trying to slow down his truck flynn stone style after it lost its brakes.aves through the traffic without hitting anybody and goes through an intersection here. the police say he drove 2-1/2 miles without brakes and came to a stop. nobody was hurt. >>> mark is here to help us with the weekend t. say warm day and then a cool day. >> yes. it is a trend that will continue as we head into the weekend with with a big dose of fog pushing back into the bay. the clouds, around the coast and down towards sab fran and ocean beach, pacificca and here we go, already heading into the bay. in fact, up towards berkeley, emeryville and right around oakland. so, the clouds still a big factor. at least for tonight. locally dense. right near the shoreline. once again we could be tracking drizzle as well. measurable drizzle along parts of it and it will be a factor once again heading into early saturday morning. hoar we go, overnight lows, most areas starting out saturday poring in the 50s. patchy fog well inland out towards antioch and livermore. santa rosa, forecast san fran

steven flynn, appreciate you being on.to have you on the program as well. >>> coming up next we're going to look at a few of the rare times a hurricane has hit the northeast. what happened back then might give an indication of what could happen this weekend. again it's really the high winds and the potential for flooding storm surge that we're worried about in new york city. we're also going to take you underground inside libya in tripoli inside a vast network of tunnels under gadhafi's compound. it's a fascinating look at some of the things that dictator has done over the years there. the question tonight, did he use some of these tunnels to escape. >> i'm sure it was used because this place is so big to get back and forth. unbelievable. [ male announcer ] they'll see you...before you see them. cops are cracking down on drinking and riding. drive sober, or get pulled over. [ kate ] can't believe i have high blood pressure. what's that thing? another medication. ♪ i really should have taken my shoes off before i got weighe

steven flynn, appreciate you being on., good to have you on the program as well. >>> coming up next we're going to look at a few of the rare times a hurricane has hit the northeast. what happened back then might give an indication of what could happen this weekend. again it's really the high winds and the potential for flooding storm surge that we're worried about in new york city. we're also going to take you underground inside libya in tripoli inside a vast network of tunnels under gadhafi's compound. it's a fascinating look at some of the things that dictator has done over the years there. the question tonight, did he use some of these tunnels to escape. >> i'm sure it was used because this place is so big to get back and forth. unbelievable. ♪ [ male announcer ] they'll see you...before you see them. cops are cracking down on drinking and riding. drive sober, or get pulled over. try this. bayer aspirin? it's not a heart attack. new bayer advanced aspirin's for pain. it has microparticles and enters the bloodstream fast

. >> christina flynn just got google's high speed internet at her home yesterday.university is in red. google fiber is available for for the green area south of campus. it's part of a grand experiment involving as many as half a million homes to see what people might create and how it will change their lives. >> it has the potential to make you more efficient. >> and more productive. i'd say so. >> so how fast is fast? check it out. we're talking about down load speeds of around 300 megabits per second and upload speeds of around 150 megabits per second. we pay extra to get the faster internet with comcast and coming in at 13 megabits per second, which i thought was fast until you realize it's 1/20 the speed of google fiber. that same 95 movie clip takes 40 seconds longer. the starbucks here in palo alto is averaging .33 megabits per second. that's a thousand times slower than google fiber. google promises to share what it learns with the world as users do things with fiber that we can't begin to imagine today. cbs 5. >>> a lesson ahead of the storm. what new york

. >> reporter: christina flynn just got google's ultra high speed internet at her stanford home yesterday. stanford university in red. google fiber is available for free. a few lucky homes in the green area. another city to get fiber is kansas city. a grand experiment involving half a million homes to see what people might create and how it will change their lives. >> it has the potential to make you more efficient? >> and productive, yes. >> how fast is fast? download speeds of around 300 megabit seconds and upload speeds of 150 mega bits per second. here at my house in san jose we pay extra to get the faster internet with comcast still coming in at 13 megabits per second which thought was fast until you realize it was 1/20th the speed of google fiber. that same time 95 megabite movie clip takes four times as long. a sluggish 40 seconds. >> the starbucks here in palo alto is averaging a download speed of about .33 megabits a second. 1000 times slower than google fiber. google promises to share what it learns with the world to do with fiber what we can't even imagine today. in stanford, c

stephen flynn. >> one other thing, medicines. very important.h a chronic illness get plenty of medicine, may be hard to get to the hospital. >> thank you for that. stephen flynn author of "edge of disaster, rebuilding a critical nation". >> i wrote it all down. >> still to come on "american morning," one thing to steal a snake. another one to steal it by stuffing it down your pants. we'll tell you how that turned out. and prince harry is coming to california. it's not a vacation. we'll have details on that. it's 48 minutes past the hour. >>> 49 minutes past the hour. here's what you need to know to start your day. >>> hurricane irene taking aim for the north carolina coast and maybe new york city and new england after that. warnings now posted from north carolina all the way to new jersey. forecasters say it is an extreme threat to almost everyone along the east coast. more than 50 million people potentially in its path. irene evacuations spreading to the north. thousands have been told to leave north carolina's outer banks and parts of maryland

because in fact there's no way to look back because all the records have been destroyed as dorsey flynn the whistleblower in this case said it pays a startling picture of a federal police force that is effectively been conquered by the financial criminals it is charged with investigating you know it's also remarkable is that the crash in interest rates you would think it would spur a refinancing boom for homes but what they're finding is that there's so much of a mess in the mortgage market that people who could normally refinance and spur the economy because all the paperwork was fraud fraudulently signed and induced that they this normal machination of lower rates to spur the economy is not working either so fraud is just totally blocked any potential growth in the u.s. economy max not tell you because nani says as one former s.e.c. staffer describes it the agency is now filled with so many wall street hot shots often best to get a bank that has been infected with the goldman mindset from within and the goldman mindset max what is the golden mindset greed and suicide banking and. bank

new westbound accident around 580, north flynn, you can see slow traffic as you head from the centrale altamont pass into danville and dublin toward the junction there. live look at the toll plaza. things are beginning to bunch up. metering lights are all off. for all the latest, go to abc7news.com and scroll down the lower left hand of your screen and bay area drive times. >>> thanks a lot. it's 5:54. >> a san francisco based tech company now delaying plans to go public. >> and here is this morning's bloomberg business report. >> good morning. zinga, launching a public offering but not in any rush. they say on the market turmoil has caused it to change and may not go public until november. >> heading back to work after hurricane irene, new york city what was originally forecast, all financial firms will be business as usual today. stock news in paris, consider the upscale plan, banana republic they are hoping on thelease avenue in paris and trying to bring affordable luxuries in europe. >> by the time it's all said and done, a new wheelchair ramp in the san francisco board of supervi

. >> we do have an accident, red light flashing in my head. 580 at north flynn. it's eastbound. that's opposite the main commute. you see the slowing. may be looky who slowing. a typical slowdown for a friday but we'll watch to see if it affects it coming up. >> thank you very much, mike. a lot of people waking up with money on their mind. the federal government released its latest jobs report last hour. how could it affect the markets after yesterday's 512-point drop on wall street? scott mcgrew is in the newsroom with a look at the report. >> first jobs, then wall street. the jobs, okay. here are the numbers, 117,000 to the positive, for the july jobs report that gives our unemployment rate at 9.1%. that's better than it's been. it's down .1% but i want to call your attention to the 117, that's not good enough. you need 125,000 jobs just to cover the 18-year-olds that enter the economy every month. so, not particularly of a positive number. how will wall street react? that is a tough question. as we look at some of the laborers out there. wall street will have to look at the n

that earlier accident 580 westbound at north flynn cleared from the lane. kristen, eric? >> thank you very much. the time is 6:08. >>> just ahead, too much information too soon. the new test that could offer parents critical details about their baby earlier than before. >> plus, stop snoring. or else. the new study linking the nightly annoyance with a much more serious health risk. >> a cupcake or two for college. one bay area woman entrepreneurial efforts to pay for her higher education. cu >>> good wednesday morning. 6:12 on the abc7 morning news. this is live view from volmer peak in the east bay. and those lights you see in the bottom left-hand corner of the tv screen. those lights are on highway 24. heading westbound, people coming to work. we check in with sue hall in a couple of minutes to find out how the traffic is moving along. >> the national park service wants to remove cabin from one of yosemite historic campgrounds because of the dangers posed by fallen rock. that is the preferred alternative. in a new report released today. section of curry village was clos

joining me is stephen flynn, author of the book "the edge of disaster, rebuilding a resilient nation.ining us is chris soreno. i appreciate both of you being with us. stephen, i guess we have to talk worst case scenarios. what could we be looking at? >> from the safety issues there are people in low-lying areas tend to see substantial flooding and that's why the mayor stepped out to try to get people out of that zone a area. the issue is of degree with hurricane force within, there's a lot of stuff in the streets and construction sites. equipment on terraces. people may have gone to the hamptons and left stuff behind. that stuff can get tossed around. the big issue that will affect the entire region is disruption of people's lives. we'll lose a lot of electrical power. transportation systems will be a mess for a while. people has to camp out in their homes and their apartments for a substantial period of time. and when we talk about an outlying areas like connecticut and long island, also very densely-populated, trees going to be taken down, a lot of utilities. people could be facing

582, a concern, obviously, your direction just outside of the wind mile farms slowing toward north flynn. let me show you livermore. clearing up by just past greenville road there. we do have eastbound traffic that will slow down this afternoon as well, toward the sierra. looking here, 15-minute drive dublin interchange. no major issues here. live look south. sonol 680 shows a nice smooth drive. sun still coming up. roadways still looking good. still slow in oakland. back to you. >> you know what's coming too? >> what? >> football season. i know you're excited. they played football at the coliseum last night. the raiders opened their preseason schedule against arizona cardinals. new coach hue jackson calling the shots on the sidelines for the first time. and sebastian genachowski taking advantage of the new rule that moves the kickoff spot up to the 35 yard line. he almost kicked it into the front row. the raiders lost 24-18. the niners play in new orleans tonight. >> that's right, my man jim harbaugh, good luck in the glorified practice game. the search for intelligent life back in the

joining me is stephen flynn, author of the book "the edge of disaster, rebuilding a resilient nation.iate both of you being with us. stephen, i guess we have to talk worst case scenarios. what could we be looking at? >> from the safety issues there are people in low-lying areas tend to see substantial flooding and that's why the mayor stepped out to try to get people out of that zone a area. the issue is of degree with hurricane force within, there's a lot of stuff in the streets and construction sites. equipment on terraces. people may have gone to the hamptons and left stuff behind. that stuff can get tossed around. the big issue that will affect the entire region is disruption of people's lives. we'll lose a lot of electrical power. transportation systems will be a mess for a while. people has to camp out in their homes and their apartments for a substantial period of time. and when we talk about an outlying areas like connecticut and long island, also very densely-populated, trees going to be taken down, a lot of utilities. people could be facing weeks or more of power outages. >>

couldn't convict a woman in chicago for shooting a cheating laos and if not for nothing the lawyer flynn and the broadway musical and movie chicago was patterned in part on clarence darrow. elmer had it coming. given the old razzle dazzle indeed. he was a net three is rank, a professed centralist who took much pleasure from the chase, seduction and act of love. and he used sex as well as a narcotic. he relied on fiscal year nasties get the emptiness and spiritual isolation of his life, said his friend and lover, the gal that talked about killing himself. for he was often lonely, haunted by death and pray to melancholy. sex, he told her, was the only feeling in the world that can make you forget for a while. and work was an anodyne for darrow as well. even as i have fought for freedom, he said, i have always had a consciousness that i was doing it to keep myself occupied. so i might forget. every man has his dope, said darrow. whether it was religion, philosophy, creed, whiskey, cocaine, morphine, anything to take away reality. he was a byronic hero then come intelligent, captivating, jad

steven flynn is an expert. he is joining us from washington.ven, if you are a new yorker and live in a high-rise, should you evacuate? what should you do? >> probably not. one is the biggest challenge is water. rising water. it is the new yorkers that are in the low-lying areas that are at risk of the storm surge. folks in the towers are in good shape. we are not talking about winds that are putting the buildings under stress. at the height of the storm, a general good idea is you don't want to be near windows. if you can see out a window, you are in the wrong place. you want to go to an inner room and ride it out there. >> if you are above 10 or 15 floors, stay inside, is that correct? >> it is really -- generally, yes. if we are talking about a category one or less. new york gets a lot of wind in the winter time. new yorkers know how to deal with it. stay inside and stay in the inner space is the best idea. if folks live in a space that is exposed for flooding, you can do that by going to the office of emergency management web site. you can f

anything, we are joined live by phil flynn. what is next, what are you watching for? >> you know what i'll tell you right now the fed has to send a strong message to the market today. i'll tell you what, right now you may have lost your full faith in the crucify the united states but right now it looks like the market has their full faith in ben bernanke and i think that's why they are bringing the market back up today. at least right now a lot of people believe that the fed is going to have the right words to convince this market to cool their heels, that everything is going to be just fine, and they have the tools and the arsenal. two big tools that the market is talking about today, the one we've heard quite a lot about, jen, as you know it's quantitative easing, that is basically the printing of the money, the buying the bond market. but a lot of traders are talking about a potential different way to do it this time, not the same way we did it last time, but do what they call the twist. now the twist is not a dance, what it is is basically trying to drive down the

because we asked the flynn union in order to come to a solution. by the time they invaded abyei in may, 2011. and we are seeing it again. this is a pattern of leadership dishonoring whatever you agree with. and i think with that one in mind about what they have been doing, i think it is important to look at the south also because these people, the hope for them whether nuba mountain or darfur be the new nation that being formed now in southern sudan because people would definitely take refuge in this country. this is a collective that is what we are seeing. how much people would describe this country as i am seeing in that country a passion to build a new nation. and as mentioned by congressman payne, i think they are going to face a lot of difficulties and that's why we are having having a viable southern sudan is important. i think it is very important we focus on africa. and that is the only hope for nuba mountain and blue nile and people of abyei. i want to conclude with some key messages. working as a governmental organization and how it is im

. >> host: kevin flynn from san antonio. coulter tell us how to find out about upcoming appearances or book signings? i love to hear her speak in person or sign a book? i always hear about such things after the fact. >> guest: curiously enough i generally don't do book signings which has made me a huge hit with my publisher. but this book tour. the first one i ever did, i had done a brief show on the doctor phil show and he wanted to do a show on a single mother chapter. i am excited. it is here in washington. i did something on c-span that day. doctor phil was going to do a whole show on single mothers and at the last minute he canceled. i was so depressed. i told my publisher i would do a book signing. i did when in san diego and for the first time on this book tour i have done some book signing. the only ones i know that are coming are at the san francisco young republicans. at least the only public ones that are coming and in october we will do another one in l.a. with kabc and see pack in florida. some time in september

. >> reporter: patrick flynn is here with his father preparing for the trip of a lifetime was bittenad. >> the polar bear got into the tent where patrick was and they just for some reason grabbed horatio and just killed him. >> his parents devastated said in a bizarre twist, his namesake, the 18th century british naval hero, had fought a polar bear on the very same glacier and survived. moore would have been killed but for the bravery of 29-year-old mike reid. four times he fired his gun at the bear but it misfired each time. as the bear slashed him, severely cutting his neck and head, reed bloodstreaming reloaded, fooird and killed the bear. there are about 2,000 polar bears here, but it's believed that with global warming, food is scarce. a post-mortem showed this polar bear was 110 pounds underweight with almost no fat reserves. it must have been starving. >> if there is any food source there, they will come after you for that. it's just a natural process. whether you can put them off is the key question. >> reporter: tragically the british youngsters could not. >> the expedition