good advice of my friend francis. >> thanks for joining us. have a great weekend. >> thanks, sue. you, too. >> back to you, ty. >> let's hope francis is right. >> exactly. >>> coming up, the manners of a ceo. ryanair's chief calling the customers idiots and stupid. why? we'll tell you next. but doesn't seem to be hurting the stock by the way.

hand signed by francis scott key. in my hand, had a hundred autographs of francis scott key.t was, you know, that was a great thing. i think the thing i'm most proud of is finding out who beverly snow was through his advertising. he left no records or diary. wherever he went, he tended to draw attention because people always have anecdotes about him. i really didn't know that much about him until i had seen some of the advertisements and thought it was interesting. and then i realized the need to go back and read every single newspaper and get every single advertisement. that is going to be where he expressed himself. in fact, he is very funny and you get a sense of the man. one of the favorite ads was helpmate sheet. and he was selling the idea of good food good for you. a very modern idea. beverly snow was a great -- and the true washington tradition come he was a master of self-promotion. he was great on it. a self invented american. and i think that that is really the thing that i like the most about this book. this person who nobody knew existed actually comes to life an

or is francis making it all up? in closing arguments, both sides make their case. >> steve wynn threatens to kill joe francis. >> the plaintiff has not met the burp. >> reporter: in 2010, francis says that wynn sent an e-mail to quincy jones. saying he should be wired for his life were not paying off a $2 million bill at one of his casinos. in an interview with abc news, francis describes that e-mail. >> he was going to hit me in the back of the head with a shovel and bury me in the desert. >> reporter: when jones took the stand on thursday, he told a different story. >> did you ever hear steve wynn threaten to kill joe francis? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: and in a surprise twist, wynn is now suing francis for $4 million over that statement he made to "good morning america." >> he was going to hit me in the back of the head. >> reporter: claiming in the internet age, the interview can be played over and over, further hurting his reputation. >> how many customers say, wait a minute. i'm not going to get credit at

s district attorney, francis scott key. he authored the star spangled banner and defended slavery in his prosecution and it sought capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim whose late husband designed to the u.s. capitol. this is just over 50 minutes. [applause] >> they key event but. and they give for hosting this event. i suggest that this, back in the winter. there was never anything less than enthusiastic. this was not always my destination when i came from the minneapolis bookstore, and i'm glad i landed here. some want to tell you a little about the book. i'm going to read a little about the book. many old familiar faces. you know, whenever i come back from minneapolis i have this feeling of what a special place. at think there are probably a few people here who will at least remember the place, if not agree with me. and so it is always nice to be back with old friends. i've really take myself. i even attended an advanced placement class at the old west as cool which was right down here. you have to

colleen francis. virgil francis. martin frank. peter frank.ps we love you and we miss you. spending your 40th birthday and have been. you are watching over us. your infectious smile and laugh will be ingrained into our hearts forever. mommy has joined you and have been this year and we know you are taking care of her. she is taking care of you. we love you and my brother we miss every day. >> khalid frazier. derek frazier. kevin folly. andrew frederick. tabitha friedman. brat freeman. arlene fried alan freelancer. paul friedman. we said roth. peter draw paul james for model. richard gabriel. richard gabrielle. pamela lee. anthony gallagher daniel gallagher. my father-in-law your newest brand son shares your birthday. law of that day shall love is all around us and knows no earthly bounce. >> we love you and we miss you and readings from your mom and rich and lisa and remiss you. god bless you. john gallagher. been sent to bill rucci. geo bought nine cavalli. thomas gambino. ronald acampo of charles william. william. cesar garcia. jorge garcia.

district attorney, francis scott key. in key defended slavery in his prosecution and sought capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim, anna thornton, whose late husband, william thornton, designed the u.s. capitol. this is just over 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, ethan, for that nice introduction. and thanks to magers and quinn for hosting this event. um, i suggested this to ethan back in the winter, and they were never anything less than enthusiastic about having me. this was always my destination when i came to a minneapolis bookstore, and i'm very glad i landed here. um, i want to tell you a little bit about the book, i'm going to read a little bit about the book. it's nice to be here and see so many old familiar faces, you know? have a feeling of what a special place marshall u was, and i think there's a few people here who will at least remember the place, if not agree with me. so it's always nice to be back with old friends. i'll really date myself here, i even attended an advanced placement

police arrested her, and martha francis just spoke to sheriff's deputies. >> reporter: marcy keelan is in custody. her baby is safe tonight. she was taken into custody in personally, nevada. where sheriff's deputyies found her with her baby. she is accused of using her daughter to shoplift from a grocery store. keelan was wanted on a $50,000 warrant on charges of burglary and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. >> she answered the door and was taken into custody without incident. the 11-month-old baby boy is absolutely fine. >> police tell us keelan is being booked into jail in nevada and she will be extradited back here to the bay area. in morgan hill, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> monty, thank you. >>> redefining the phrase family

this is also a book about the real francis scott key. but i don't want to give you the wrong impression. this book is not out to score points. it's mostly to tell the defense of washington in 1835 and 1836, which began on the night of august for, 1835, 177 years ago, a young man, a 19-year-old african-american man stumbles into the bedroom of his mistress from the woman who owns them, anna maria thornton, in the middle of the night, carrying an ax. and she is sleeping in the room with her servant, who is arthur's mother, the mother of the board who had just stumbled into the room. so the two women wake up, arthur's mother chews him out the door, slams the door, arthur is outside yelling that he's going to be free. the neighbors gather and arthur runs away in the word begins to spread. mrs. gordon has been attacked in her bedroom. this report comes at a very tense time in washington it is distributing anti-slavery publications to everybody in town, for the first time, the antislavery movement is really impressing upon people the reality o

wynn sued francis, saying it was false.hat the 39-year-old was ruining his reputation. >> i have to say, joe francis, the most reprehensible character, in my 70 years of living. >> reporter: but francis stuck by his story. even repeating the accusation in an exclusive interview with abc news late last month. >> they said that he was going to hit me in the back of the head with a shovel and bury me in the desert. >> reporter: but that story unraveled in court. >> did you ever see an e-mail from anyone that said steve wynn will kill joe francis? >> no. >> reporter: late monday, jurors sided with wynn, awarding him $20 million. $11 million of that based just on the abc news interview. the jury calling it slander. francis is reportedly worth $150 million. on top of the $20 million verdict from monday, the jury could still decide to hit francis with punitive damages. that could be an additional $60 million. costing him more than half of his entire net worth. >> this is "encore." >> reporter: meanwhile, steve wynn that's worth an

cheryl: "money with melissa francis" is coming up next. >> i'm adam shapiro in for melissa francis. here's what's "money" tonight. oil's dire straits. local economy depends on protecting the strait of hormuz, a herculean security task that rests on the shoulders of the u.s. navy's fifth fleet. what does it take to safeguard one of the world's most critical oil passages. melissa francis is live in bahrain with a special report and the answer to that question. >>> plus mideast tensions spike on new revelations iran is rapidly moving ahead with its nuclear program. have the odds of a u.s. navy attack soared with it. how will that impact oil prices? we'll get insight from former u.s. ambassadors to iraq, james jeffreys. >>> ben bernanke levels investors empty-handed announcing no new stimulus plan during his jackson hole speech but they expect they will do something big. will they act before the investment crisis enact as new inferno. we'll ask one of the biggestest players in local finance. he is live from jackson hole. even when they say it's not it is always about money adam: and a g

francis says wynn threatened to kill him in an e-mail sent in 2010.learned about from the legendary music producer. wynn not only denies the accusations he's suing francis for defamation. an e-mail he says he learned about from the legendary music producer. jones is friends with both men. and had even tried to help settle a gambling debt francis owes wynn's casino. >> i was trying to make peace. >> reporter: but jones told jurors, francis' story was a, quote, naked lie. >> i keep hearing about e-mails. i've never seen anything. >> reporter: he drew laughs when he was asked if he ever called wynn a gangster. >> that sounds like a line from "scar face." >> reporter: jones says he's been friends with wynn for 35 years. and though he's known francis for 12 years, and they live across the street, he admitted the two have a complex relationship. >> a lot of drama. >> understood. >> i know my brother. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with kabc late thursday, francis maintained he's telling the truth. >> 100% i heard it. if quincy was trying to color hi

francis says when he replied who? he said, your buddy, steve wynn.that e-mail in an exclusive interview with "gma" friday. >> he was going to hit me in the back of the head with a shovel and bury me in the desert. >> reporter: but in court, francis admitted, he never actually saw that message. saying, he only got a glimpse of the wording when jones flashed a stack of e-mails in front of him. and he said on the stand, he never threatened to kill francis. though, he's not a fan of his. quincy jones will, in fact, testify as early as tomorrow. that testimony could very well decide who wins. >> thank you, john. >>> coming up, josh has "the play of the day." what is this guy waiting for? we'll find out. i love him. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not

[applause] >> thank you so much, francis, for that generous introduction. i have to tell you that i'm especially honored to be introduced by francis today because, um, our friendship goes back to the mid 1990s when my husband stephen was the foundiny editor of "civilization," the wonderful magazine of the library of congress, and francis was his highly-capable deputy editor. the magazine, unfortunately, fell victim to the first wave of infatuation with the internetca and lost its funding, but francis has gone on to be a top editor at "the washington post." as aye been travel -- as i'vengo been traveling around the country talking about queen elizabeth ii, the one consistent question i have heard is what did you learn that surprised you.n well, the answer is that it seemed like there was something unexpected around almost every corner. in the course of my research, i made numerous discoveries about b the way the queen goes about her job and about aspects of her character and personality that people either don't know about or don't fully appreciate.a one of m

francis scott key come who authored the star-spangled banner defended slavery in his prosecution and saw capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim, anna thornton, whose husband william thornton fell victim capital. [applause] >> thank you thank you for quinn booksellers. they are so kind to post host this. i'm very glad i went here in minneapolis. i want to tell you a little bit about the book. i'm going to read a little bit many familiar faces.

francis publicly claimed that wynn threatened to kill him over a gambling debt. but a jury found that francis knew the allegations were false. >>> most of the 5 million websites hosted by godaddy are back online this morning. the company doesn't know what caused the outage. some say it is the sprawling hacker group, anonymous, claimed responsibility. but there's no evidence of that. >>> consumer borrowing fell more than $3 billion in july. and the decrease was entirely because of a drop in credit card use. economists say that may reflect a lack of confidence in the economy. it's the first decline in overall consumer borrowing in more than a year. >>> and general motors is denying a report that it loses $49,000 on each chevy volt that it sells. the automaker does admit it does lose some money on the hybrid. but not close to that much. analysts say it is not unusual, however, for electric autos to lose money when they first go on the market. >>> apple expected to announce its next iphone tomorrow. and that could be good for the economy. jpmorgan chase saying iphone

nbc's francis cohas the story. >> reporter: the royals' legal team argues that the duchess's privacy was violated when topless photos of her were taken outside a house where she and prince william were staying. the couple is trying to stop any further publication of the images. the palace has also filed a criminal complaint, and attorney familiar with the law says the royals might win the case. >> the plaintiffs will have to establish that the photographer took the pictures in a private home without their consent and without any expectation that they were going to be photographed. that shouldn't be too hard for the plaintiffs to prove given the particular circumstances in question. >> reporter: the photos were first published in the french magazine "closer." additions featuring the topless photos flew off the shelves with many kiosks in paris already sold out. the italian magazine key and the irish daily star also featured similar displays of the photos.

the jury found francis guilty of slander.is claims that witch threatened to kill him over a gambling debt and bury him in the desert. they have been battling since francis racked up a two million dollar gambling debt at one of witch casino. >> american airlines will save more than 1 million dollars in fuel cosby letting the pilots use i-pad to reduce the use of reference material and manual in the cockpit. faa gave the final go ahead today. the pilot bag that held the manual weighs 35 pounds. >> here's a story for weekend warrior. especially the hard core who also play during the week. wayne found a san francisco city league softball team that has been winning championships for 35 years. but there comes a time to call it quits. >> they don't call male baseball players the boys of summer without a rope it's an attitude. >> goes back to when you are a kid. playing in the dirt. >> the weekly meeting of the floating rhino. >> i have been on the team at least 12, 13 years. >> i have been on about 20. >> 35. right from the beginnin

francis -- austerity with dr. collins, the role that nih plays in the economy and maybe the division, the appropriate division between nih and industry. what are your thoughts about both of those? >> if you look at the evidence, the investments that are made through nih and biomedical research are incredibly powerful in terms of their economic benefits setting aside the fact this is how we're advancing human health and have done so dramatically over the last few decades. before i leave that. did you realize heart attack deaths are down by more than 60% in the last 40 years? strokes by more than 70%. you can draw a direct line to nih research that made that kind of outcome possible. and i think that's our main reason for existence and the reason we get up in the morning but also if you want to say and it's difficult economic time are we helping with that? the evidence is overwhelming. every dollar that nih invests in the 50 states across the country and you probably already know everybody may not be aware who's lis

monty francis is in fremont where caltrans just gave an update. the hope is they will finish in time for the tuesday commute. >> caltrans says the work is going fine and the bridge should reopen for the tuesday morning commute. crews have their hands full. we got a look at the work being done which includes welding. also included, the jacking up or raising of the earn side of the bridge by five inches which is already complete. that was done in preparation for the replace 0 of an old joint. once that joint is replaced the bridge should be more flexible and able to with stand an earthquake. it is part of a $60 million seismic retro fit of the bridge paid for by tolls and the project should be complete by early next year. caltrans says there is always potential for things to go wrong and they are preparing for any challenge that could spring up. >> behave put in to place a lot of construction contingencies to foresee other things that could happen. extra equipment, extra crews on call waiting to come in, work arounds and trying to build in whatever

on the other, "girls gone wild" founder joe francis. francis says wynn threatened to kill him two years ago in an e-mail. >> he was going to hit me in the back of the head with a shovel and bury me in the desert. >> reporter: wynn not only says that's false. he's suing for defamation. caught in the middle, is jones. friends with wynn, and slated to be the best man at francis' wedding. >> he says to me, if he doesn't settle with me, i'm not going to be the best man at his wedding. he refers to joe francis as a screwball, a maniac, worse than a villain. >> reporter: jones had been given a waiver not to testify on the stand because he is ill. >> i asked him, if he would come, his testimony would be important. >> reporter: francis' attorney, went after wynn. showing an interview in the '80s, and with cbs news. >> if i don't see this version in this edited tape, i will check both of you. >> reporter: the attorney says that tape showed wynn's temper. >> i have a temper and i lost it on occasions. >> reporter: the case will come down not to wy

francis said wynn wanted him killed and buried in the desert over a $2 million gaming debt.llion win is on top of $9.5 million francis has already been ordered to pay wynn in two previous lawsuits going back to 2008. so, wynn is 3-0 in court. the key witness in this case was quincy jones, whom francis said showed him e-mails proving wynn wanted him dead. jones testified he never said that, no e-mail was produced so apparently what happens in vegas sometimes ends up in court in los angeles. >> holy cow. he only asked for $12 million and he got $20 million. that's amazing. >> $12 million in compensatory and punitive. so $20 million is the total gift. >> now he has to collect it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> good luck with that. >>> another market monday. dow trying stay out of the red for the 13th monday in the last 14. not looking good right now. down 35 points. this ahead of a full week of key meetings. the fed meets wednesday and thursday. on the other side of the pond, german constitutional court ruling coming up on wednesday. a lot going on this week. >> once again, we

101 through marin county roadwork mostly northbound you can see slowing in the southbound at sir francis drake they are doing a huge repaving project hopefully that will be out of lanes by 6:00 this morning. elsewhere live shot of the golden gate bridge you have roadwork at the north end too, section replacement of the golden gate bridge span ongoing, down to lanes both directions until 6:00 this morning. no fog and no visibility issues out of the waldo tunnel. live look san rafael, southbound 101 past civic center moving nicely. >>> 4:40. >>> next, facebook's ceo zuckerberg will make his first public an tear republicans since the company's public epo. >>> east bay businesses cleaning up after vandals strike. >>> smelly problem solved. what officials think is causing a big stink throughout southern california. the new color changing candle from air wick, brings light and fragrance together, to create a mesmerizing experience in your home. try the new color changing candle. something in the air wick. there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly...

and his name was francis scott key. >> we'll have more on the history of "the star-spangled banner" when "tkn" continues. [ fifes and drums play ] [ cannon fires ] >> fort mchenry was the only thing standing in between the british ships and baltimore city. >> ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ >> why did key write that first line? >> "o say can you see"? key wasn't sure who won the fight. it was dark the morning after the battle. he's looking through a spyglass, and then he sees the giant american flag going over the fort and realizes that the americans held out, the americans won, and that inspired him to write the poem the "defence of fort mchenry." >> ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight >> when francis scott key wrote his poem, there were only 15 stars and 15 stripes on the american flag. >> ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched ♪ ♪ were so gallantly streaming? >> so, what exactly are the ramparts? >> the ramparts are the brick walls surrounding the fort, and "ramparts" is another n

police arrested her, and martha francis just spoke to sheriff's deputies. >> reporter: marcy keelan is her baby is safe tonight. she was taken into custody in personally, nevada. where sheriff's deputyies found her with her baby. she is accused of using her daughter to shoplift from a grocery store. keelan was wanted on a $50,000 warrant on charges of burglary and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. >> she answered the door and was taken into custody without incident. the 11-month-old baby boy is absolutely fine. >> police tell us keelan is being booked into jail in nevada and she will be extradited back here to the bay area. in morgan hill, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> monty, thank you. >>> redefining the phrase family relationships. the federal government is changing a policy when it comes to gay undocumented immigrant who is have american partners. same sex couples will now be considered family relationships in immigration proceedings. janet inuaret napolitano made t announcement today. >>> a big night for the oakland a's. ♪ most paints have color that sits on the su

nbc bay area's monte francis has the latest on the investigation for us from vallejo. monte? >> reporter: well, diane, good evening. you can see behind me that the building has been all boarded up. the building is considered a total loss, although some of the contents were salvaged. agents from the fbi and the atf are expected to join this investigation some time tomorrow. when vallejo mayor osby davis saw the magnitude of the damage to the law office he shares with michael thompson, the mayor couldn't help but shed a few tears. davis later told the vallejo times herald to say he is upset would be an understatement. the fire was reported at about 1:30 saturday morning at the small office building on tuolumne street across from the solano superior court. investigators think someone set the fire intentionally. >> a suspicious fire at this time, it's under investigation and we hopefully have some more information in the coming days as to the cause of the fire. >> reporter: vallejo police say the same building has been targeted by vandals in the past few months, who have thrown r

live in fremont, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thanks, monty. a lot of people saying using public transit or carpool if you want to avoid that mess. >>> next at 5:00, it was a big night for the petaluma all-stars, we followed along as they met their heroes. we'll show you what's next for the little league sensations. >>> and pat tillman continues to be honored by his alma mater. what his mom had to say about the latest tribute in san jose. >>> and we saw lots of sunshine inland to start off your labor day weekend. how about upper 70s? a little bit better than yesterday, 60s for highs, but now there's signs out there that warning trends will kick in tomorrow. we're talking 90s in your forecast. we'll have a look at that when we come right back. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a s

monty francis is live at park side elementary school in san mateo with that new information. parents have to be asking, how could this have happened? >> well, it's still not clear how the attacker got on to campus, that is one big question that parents still have. at 8:30 tomorrow morning, the superintendent is meeting with parents here at the school, and the chief of police will also be here to address their concerns. a new locked gate is up at park side elementary. where before there was an opening for anyone to walk on campus. surveillance cameras will be installed in the next three months as part of a project that was green lighted before the abduction took place. >> every principal has been meeting with their staff and reviewing safety procedures. reviewing our standard practice, which is, everyone signs in, everyone wears a badge. >> some parents question if those measures go far enough. >> it's very worrisome to know that someone could walk on campus without anyone noticing. i have a 9-year-old daughter, being at the school, it could have been her. >> bradley from san

♪ "money with melissa francis" is next. melissa: i'm melissa francis.his is a special edition of "money". my in depth report on oil's dire straits. extreme violence and anti-american hostilities in north africa are creating further inexact in the middle east. attacks on u.s. embassies in libya, egypt and yemen rand protests elsewhere are threatening the state of security in the arab world. also hanging in the balance, much of the world's supply of oil. i just returned from bahrain and a stay on board the uss enterprise. we examine the security of the strait of hormuz and i got a first-hand look how the u.s. navy protects this important passageway for 20% of the world's oil. tonight my exclusive sit down with sheikh mubarak. bahrain is the regional home for the u.s. navy's fifth fleet. the small gulf country is grappling with its own citizens arab spring aspirations and there has been violence. the sheikh defends the family's crackdown on protesters. my rear interview with ted, slap shot carter. commander of the strike group twelt. he is on the uss enter

now you did mention freedom of speech and it certainly is an admiral admirable concept but now francis shut down its embassies and schools abroad any backlash for this cartoon let me finish with by could what i was saying i think in the question of bullock i was in the riot which is not permitted in europe and i would argue that of all a cause generally is a very strong urge to attacking one's religion and in the case of judaism so in fact there are limits on it. now the scope of outrage throughout the muslim world certainly is huge dozens of states are seeing both peaceful and violent protests now this certainly can't just be about a film or a cartoon however mocking it is can it. you know of course are just an excuse for the release of a lot of paid periods have been built up over decades and. and there is one the one who's put it it's kind of that the last drop in a cup. animosity towards the united states and the order of other countries there which has been feeling over the years and it goes and i feel very good for years and good history of the united states not part of the world

not having a >> despite undergoing treatment for cancer cardinal francis george held a mass today atly family parish. it was a mass for atonement and hope for healing of victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse. the mass-market the 10th anniversary of the charter for the protection of children and young people set up by the catholic archdiocese >> cardinal georgia did not attend any events after the mass telling parishioners the chemotherapy he is receiving has left him in a beacon conditionweakened condition >>hundreds of job seekers lined up outside of kennedy-king college fair this year. t-a staff collected applications from job seekers. c-t-a is looking for candidates to fill about 400 part-time bus operator positions for its project. even though bus operators will work part-time... c-t-a says those employees will be placed in other positions after the project is completed. construction is scheduled to begin in may of 20-13. >> hundred from a northern indiana town are forced from their homes overnight. what caused the emergency? >> also a royal visit to the rain forest but

good advice of my friend francis. >> thanks for joining us. have a great weekend. >> thanks, sue.too. >> back to you, ty. >> let's hope francis is right. >> exactly. >>> coming up, the manners of a ceo. ryanair's chief calling the customers idiots and stupid. why? we'll tell you next. but doesn't seem to be hurting the stock by the way. >>> a very quick "power rundown" this hour. joining us is kayla and bob. ryanair ceo calling passengers stupid if they don't print out boarding passes before the flight to avoid fees. i think they're going to charge 68 bucks. good way to treat customers, kayla? >> i don't think so. tyler, this happened to me two years ago. living in london, going to the south of france for a surf camp. no boarding pass. i had to wait for an hour ended up missing the flight just to print out the boarding passes. if you don't have an app that works you can't do that to customers. >> call the customers dumb, bob? >> listen. the penalty should be proportional to the event. $68 for a boarding pass is absurd. i would not go on the airline. people paying the fees subsidiz