we believe this man to be dan goodwin. he's got somebody, an agent, i suppose, on the sidewalk down along mission street at millennium tower handing out a press release saying, yes, this is "skyscraper man." he's done this in spots around the world. the san francisco police said we won't make an attempt to make things dangerous in an attempt to arrest him until he gets to the top. so they are keep his distance because he's still standing on the edge of the building making sure no accidents happen and allowing this man to unhook from his equipment. >> and one more story to go. they're going to allow him to make it to the very tippy top of the building. the police officer is stepping back when he put his suction cups on the wall so he could make it up that next story. >> and if you're not familiar with the millennium tower this is 58 stories. but this is all residential. it never opened until april of 2009 so obviously, it caught the eye of skyscraper man pretty quickly. but there he is, at the very top. again as you pointed

---"dan goodwin", quien se hace hace llamar "spider dan" o "skyscraper man", llego a la Úspide de latorre milenio y desplego una bandera de los estados unidos, minutos antes de que la policia lo arrestara por invasion a la propiedad privada y por ignorar la orden que le dieron los uniformados de detener su escalada.---casi 40 personas se congregaron en las calles "mission" y "beale" para presenciar la hazaÑa. ---escuchemos algunas reacciones... in: 01:11:50:16 es tambien de locuraout: 01:11:55 es admirable.in: 01:12:39 yo pienso que es muy peligroso out: 01:12:47 ..super peligroso.---"goodwin", de 55 aÑos de edad, dijo que subio al edificio para llamar la atencion sobre la vulnerabilidad de los rascacielos a los ataques terroristas, y tambien para crear conciencia sobre el cancer.---otras hazaÑas de este "hombre araÑa" son haber escalado la torre "sears" de chicagoy la torre norte del "world trade center", que era una de las torres gemelas. --en pleno día del trabajo, con una tasa de desempleo del

dan goodwin. so we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> this is a story we have been following since before 3:00 this afternoon, dan goodwin, he calls himself skyscraper man in san francisco. he has been climbing the millenium tower with suckings cups. he unfurled that flag and he is now coming down on the patio side of that glass wind break. san francisco police wed e for him, they say they'll ticket him fortress passing and public nuisance as well. so we have been watching that and it's been pretty windy up there too this afternoon, it's been warm, it's hot in many places in the bay area, but we saw the winds up there quite a bit stronger roberta. >> actually i was becoming a little bit concerned because i have been noting the wind since 2:00 in the afternoon have begun to increase with a return of the onshore flow. so currently right there in san francisco we have westerlies up to 20 miles per hour and as a result the temperature has dropped down from 83 to 73 degrees. >> wow. okay. that's a bi

action asks says it's security spotted goodwin almost immediately and san francisco police and fire responded within moments and took the situation under their control. the stunt tied up emergency workers. the fire department tells us they sent 20 firefighters to the tower. sfpd says it never gives out a number but sent a sizeable contingent to that scene. goodwin was cited for a misdemeanor, trespassing charge when reaching the top. >> 20 separate fires are burning against detroit, michigan. faibs say it started in a garage and spread to homes, fires being fan bid high winds, detroit says the fire department sat the limit. firefighters are exhausted from running from blaze to blaze. there are no reports of deaths or injuries. >> a florida church refusing to call off the plans to burn copies of the koran on september 11th. this is in spite of warnings from a top military leader it will put american soldiers in danger. pastor terry jones in gainsville says he will go head with the event saturday to protest the september 11th attacks. that event sparked rebukes from muslim nations, in

dan goodwin took three hours yesterday to climb the millennium tower. when he made it to top, some firefighters helped him unfurl an american flag. after that, police detained him for causing a public nuisance and trespassing. goodwin said he did it to raise awareness of cancer and the skyscrapers are still vulnerable to terrorist attacks. >>> the race for governor heats up today. democratic candidate jerry brown is hitting the airwaves with the first of his television ads of his campaign. so far all we have seen is republican candidate meg whitman's attack ads on brown's record. her camp spent $20 million on ads to date, but brown said it is a campaign of deceit. >> we are dealing with a campaign on the republican side that has no regard for truth. when california came out of the recession, the revenue came pouring into the state, because i left it healthy and structurally sound. >> reporter: whitman's camp is not backing off, though. it says after 40 years in politics protecting the status quo, it is no surprise that jerry brown is kicking off his cam

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dan goodwin climbed the 58- story millenium. he says one reason was to call attention to skyscrapers to terrorist attacks. >> i needed to conquer it myself. in doing so, i felt like i was doing it for all of the captioner survivors out there. >> 54-year-old goodwin is a stage 4 cancer survivor and said that was another motive for his climb. he was arrested on charges of trespassing and creating a public nuisance. that will do it for us. the next newscast is the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching and have a great day. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online.

goodwin received two misdemeanor citations and he says he is going to climb again.wouldn't say where. >> let's see how normal people get to work. elizabeth has traffic. >> a lot of normal people are heading off to work or school or wherever you're off to today. so far, so good. if you are heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza, looks like the metering lights were just turned on a couple of minutes ago so we are seeing delays right there backed up to about the end of the parking lot right now and growing. get out quick. there you go. now you can see all the wait approaching the pay gates. metering lights are on. looks okay up the incline. accident in hayward southbound 880 approaching tennyson. we don't know about lanes blocked. we'll bring you that in a couple of minutes. in the meantime, let's check the forecast with lawrence. >> elizabeth no hot spots in weather today. we have a major cooldown that's beginning and starting to see low clouds and fog along the coastline. ocean beach yesterday a lot of sunshine, folks headed to the beach. not today. we have a cool

goodwin is a survivor of stage 4 cancer. it almost killed him ten years ago. he began planning this climb. >> in doing so i felt like i was doing it for all the cancer survivors out there. believe me, being up there you have to be so focussed on your every single move. there's no room for any error. just gotta be totally clear. >> goodwin now says he wants to go on a worldwide tour to climb legally to raise money to find a cure for cancer. >> goodwin one of a small group of urban climbers who scale skyscrapers. another a french climber who goes by the name of spiderman, this climb of a 492 foot tall apartment building in sidney, australia, got him arrested on monday. back in 1977, george climbed the south tower of the world trade center. the city fined him $1.10, each for the skyscrapers 110 stories. >> that's not going to deter people from climbing. >> not really. >> could be a little scary, couldn't it. >> especially breezy day. >> a cool day today, a day with a little more humidity. drizzle tomorrow morning and cooler weather for wednesday. yeah, you can se

why did dan goodwin climb the tower?was raising awareness about terrorism and cancer. >>> hundreds of gallons of oil spilled into the petaluma river from a boat being dismantled near downtown petaluma. booms were set out to contain the oil slick to a two-mile stretch of the river. the men dismantling that boat could face criminal charges. >>> economists are warning that when companies begin hiring freely again they are going to be most interested in people with socialized skills in education. as for everyone else, they may have to accept low paying jobs. middle managers may have the toughest going of all. it's estimated that more than 8 million jobs lost during this recession may not be restored in 2014. retailers stocking up on devices designed to get most out of household products without the waste, called cheapskates gadgets. there is apparently a run on them. >>> people trying to squeeze out the last little blob of toothpaste and soap. it shows how product makers are trying to get people back in the spending handle t

. >> reporter: his real name is dan goodwin. he was cited on two charges.he wanted to get the attention of homeland security. he claims he has an idea that would protect the thousands of people that live and work in skyscrapers and those charged with rescuing them. sporting blistered fingers and a smile on his face, dan goodwin said his climb of the millennium tower was a tribute to 2000. that's when he claimed he was asked to climb the world trade center. but a cancer diagnosis held him up. >> horrendous guilt. like i should have done something. >> reporter: dan says 9/11 surged him to revisit skyscraper safety. >> i call them skyscraper defenders. that are stationed permanently at the top of the buildings with helicopters. on helicopter pads. anyone who lives and works in skyscrapers, how safe do you really feel. >> reporter: today, those inside the millennium had to feel a shock, seeing a man with suction cups scaling the building. he said he did it largely for the firefighters, who are charged with rescuing people when things go wrong in these buildings

the climber dan goodwin has a history of the illegal stunts. he says he's doing it for a couple reasons to raise awareness about high rises and because he's a survivor of stage 4 cancer. climbing since 2:15 in san francisco mission and fremont streets. there is a 60 story building. he's successfully made it to the top and may go to the tip top there in just a moment. and police going to arrest him because this is an illegal act. so far, so good. moving on a police spokesman says it's a miracle no one on the ground was kill bid a small plane today. a section of the plane came to rest near a home in the middle of the street in henderson. one person was killed and three others were badly hurt. the plane took off from a nearby airport and was never able to gain altitude. >> one of california's dangerous pests has been found in yolo county triggering a large quarantine in state history. the light brown apple moth preys on grape and citrus crop and fruit trees. 5,000 square miles are impacting now. and it forces them to follow a strict set of guideli

dan goodwin from north lake tahoe climbed the millennium tower in san francisco on labor day. he calls himself "skyscraperman" or spider dan. he is trying to raise the awareness of cancer and terrorism to skyscrapers. >> i felt like it was my moral obligation to do something about it because i feel that our country is really vulnerable to another attack. and that's why i climbed. hey, look, i'm not a terrorist. don't worry about me, i'm not going to commit suicide. this is about something much higher than that. doing it for all the cancer survivors out there all the people fighting for cancer, i wanted to be the rallying call. >> it took goodwin 3.5 hours to reach the top and police were waiting. they arrested him. he received two misdemeanor citations. he says he will climb again, but not saying where. >>> the president with new plans to battle the recession. who gets tax breaks in hopes of giving the economy a much- needed jolt. >>> and perhaps the most famous flight attendant in the world, what the former jetblue employee agreed to do to avoid jail time. >>> hi, i'm meterol

. >> dan goodwin, the 51-year-old skyscraper man after his arrest.ation for trespassing and a public nuisance. this climb was for a reason, he says. he believes skyscrapers are vulnerable to another terrorist attack. and there is more. >> in doing so, i felt like i was doing it for all the cancer survivors out there the. >> he is a survivor of stage 4 cancer. it almost killed him ten years ago. that's when he began planning this climb. he ascended slowly with huge suction cups. security tried to get him to come down. police and fire came to monitor his moves. >> we wanted to know he was safe. we wanted to know if he had a set plan to harness him off. he declined all efforts. >> many residents were not home but two neighbors were watching tv when goodwin appeared. >> we saw him fly by the front of the window and pulled out his cellphone, better get this on film. >> might have appeared restless but for goodwin it was overcoming any fears. >> you have to be so focussed on every single move. no room for any error. just totally clear. >> now that he's don

goodwin previously climbed the sears tower in chicago and the world trade center in new york. for "teen kids news," >> erika: on november 2nd, 2009, the "uss new york" sailed into the harbor of its namesake city for the first time. the bow of this ship is built from seven and a half tons of steel, which was recovered from the world trade center after 9/11. >> the world trade center always was the symbol of new york, and now the "uss new york" becomes that symbol itself. the ship honors the victims of the 9/11 attacks as well as those who rushed to their aid, the first responders. >> there is a very special relationship between the city of new york, "uss new york," and especially the first responders. we are the first responders of the united states military. when the president needs us to go do something, when there's a situation somewhere in the world, he's going to ask where the navy is. and we're going to be ready to go do that. >> erika: and that's where ships like the "uss new york" play a key role. this type of warship is called an lpd. that stands for landing platform d

---la policia de san francisco informo que citaron a "dan goodwin", de 54 aÑos de edad, por ser una molestia la tarde, el denominado "spider dan" o "skyscraper man" escalo la torre milenio de san francisco.---llegar a la punta del rascacielos de 58 pisos le llevo casi cuatro horas, y en la azotea lo esperaba la policia para arrestarlo. ---este hombre araÑa, que vive en "lake tahoe", dice que se trepo al rascacielos para crear conciencia sobre lo vulnerables que son estos edificios a un ataque terrorista. ---la ciudad de san joÉ podÍa hacer Úblicos varios archivos policiales, a pesar de la oposicÓn de esa agencia del orden.---el alcalde "chuck reed" y los miembros del llamado "comiÉ de normas y gobierno abierto" se reuniÁn esta semana para determinar si el Úblico debe tener acceso a todos los archivos policiales, o solamente a ciertos documentos, como propone el jefe de la poliÍa.---durante su campaÑa poÍtica, el alcalde "reed" prometÓ transparencia en su gobierno, pero en un principio rechaÓ una propuesta de abrir ciertos archivos autoÁticamente. --un analisis de la muerte de 8 bebes de cali

speck eight taters yesterday -- spectators yesterday watched as dan goodwin climbed the millenium to youer with. he used suction cups. goodwin says one of the main reasons was to draw attention to the vulnerability to skyscrapers to american attacks. >> i felt it was my moral obligation to do it. because i feel our country is vulnerable to another attack. >> now, goodwin is a stage 4 cancer survivor. he said that was another motivator for his crime e was arrested as -- crime. he was arrested as soon as he was finished. >>> san francisco supervisors will vote on whether to add a new tax to the cost of alcoholic drinks served in the city. the cost recovery fee would add 3 to 5 cents to any alcoholic drink. the idea is to help san francisco recoup up to $16 million a year in health care costs related to alcohol abuse. alcohol distributers and san francisco restaurants oppose the fee. >> emergency transport and our fire department for treatment prevention services, for hospitalization for people whose lives are shattered by alcohol. >> pretty soon the customer is gonna get caught up and

goodwin passed his floor. i talked to two men, each have been in the department here, they're watching the giants game and got a visitor. >> we have a bottle of champagne and there is a grin to keep going. >> he's very robotic and knows what he's doing. he's done this before. and i wish him the best of luck. >> the millennium security ordered him to get down. he left an intent to go the entire set of floors. the fire department on his ascent shouted him floor to floor m case there was an emergency. we wanted to know if he was safe and wanted to know if he had set plans. declining all efforts. this is in his hands, unfortunately. we just shad yesterday him the way up oo. yes. people were giving him water along the way. and offering water. he got to the top and was arrested. with misdemeanors. he is going to be charged and then, of course going to be released. information we have indicates at one point, he lives in san rafael. very a feeling he may try to do this again. abc 7 news. >> and to politics now. the go

lake tahoe resident dan goodwin spent four hours climbing the building using suction cups. he wanted to call attention to security leading up to the anniversary of the terror attacks. he was cited with trespassing and causing a public new sans. >> minister will burn copies of the goran despite pleas from commanders can could endanger troops. the pastor terry jones of the dove world outreach center says it will send a message to muslims that america rejects them. but the white house and the top general in afghanistan say it could inflame public opinion and encourage reprisals. it is a sign of the times. >> they are not sure if someone will do something sniped a mosque. >> he may change his mind and praying about the decision. the state department said the plan does not represent how most americans feel. >>> dozens of pg and e say the new smart meters are interfering with appliances. it has received 60 complaints from people who suspect data transfers cause static. it happened when they transmit electrical use back to pg and e. and smart meters meet the standards for radio de

goodwin says he did it to show that many high rises are vulnerable to terrorism. he also scaled the world trade center and the sears tower in chicago. >>> now to pittsburgh, where for a fourth straight day, volunteers searched at a landfill looking for a possible fifth victim from that murder rampage. what crews found last night is helping them, even though police says the definitely not connected to the case. allie rasmus is live to explain. >> reporter: volunteers and investigators wrapped up their search earlier today. there is still no sign of sales. >> volunteers go through it manually piece by piece. >> reporter: volunteers are looking for any signs of a 53- year-old who's body may have been dumped. the trash from those dumpsters end up here, but it is difficult to know exactly where in the landfill the hercules trash ended up. they've been searching since friday, yesterday evening they found a piece of letterhead with a piece of the victim's address. >> it means they're in the right place. that we're looking at city of hercules trash. they've been searching

just gotta be totally clear. >> goodwin now says he wants to go on a worldwide tour to climb legallyor cancer. >> millennium tower one of the highest buildings in san francisco. don't try this at home, kids. >> cooler day. fog. you won't see him this afternoon if the fog is as thick as i think it is. take a look at outside. talk about that temperature drop today of 15 to 22 degrees. you can see some of the clouds trying to work through the east bay as we look from emeryville southbound and some of the haziness to the light. that's the moisture that's moving and will develop drizzle into tomorrow morning. the temperatures still holding on to the 60s around fairfield, antioch, san jose and los gatos. the rest of us in the 50s this morning. we have thicker clouds around the monterey bay and inland with temperatures low to mid-50s there. our highlight. going to be cooler and a little breezy today and cloudy at the coast. it will be cloudy everywhere tonight and some drizzle's possible at the coast. our coolest weather still wednesday into thursday. tomorrow thursday with a mild weekend a

goodwin said he did it to raise awareness of cancer and the skyscrapers are still vulnerable to terrorist attacks. >>> chevron this morning is dealing with accusations that it is trying to evade a state environmental law. lobbyist force the company are trying to strike a deal in the capital. chevron is trying to build a refinery in richmond, community groups accuse it of hiding plans to process heavier grades of crude oil which could increase pollution. chevron did not directly answer reporters when asked if they are seeking ab exemption and instead say they are reviewing a number of options. >> a wildfire raging through the night in colorado is threatening homes this morning. take a look at these pictures. the fire broke out in a canyon northwest of the city of bolder yesterday. it already destroyed dozens of homes, including some of the homes of the firefighters battling the fire. it has burned more than 3,500 acres. 1,000 homes were evacuated. three air tankers are on scene, and four more will be brought in today. the cause is still unknown. >>> here in the bay area, we are still in th

he is dan goodwin who according to news consumer reports scaled the sears tower in chicago and other assorted skyscrapers in the past. in fact on his web site he claims to have climbed to the top of the world trade center decades ago. before he started climbing he left behind a news release saying he was climbing the tower for two reasons, first to call attention the vulnerability of skyscrapers to terrorist attack. keep in mind september 11th is a few days away. he describes himself as a cancer survivor. police shadowed him all along the way to make sure he was okay. >> the millenium security ordered him to get down, he left his intent no he was not coming down, his intent was to go the whole set of floors. >> reporter: as first were talking to him, tell bus that conversation. >> we wanted to know if he was safe, we wanted to know if he had a set plan to harness him off, he declined all efforts, so it was in his hands, unfortunately, and we just shadowed him the entire way up. >> reporter: so skyscraper man, dan goodwin, managed to get to the top where he unfurled an american flag.

it took goodwin about three hours to scale the 645-foot residential building.not ropes, for that big climb. >> nothing stopped him. >>> here's another impressive man. a southern california man is nursing some sore feet this morning after setting a new world record for running in the sand. >> christian burke began his trek in hermosa beach at noon on sunday and ran for 24 straight hours. his idea was to raise money for the town's cash-poor schools which face a nearly $700,000 budget shortfall. >> at about the 15-hour mark, burke had logged 62 miles, breaking the world record. he logged more than 80 miles total and raised about $5,000. it's one thing to just run long distances, then on sand on top of that, it's really impressive. >> i get winded walking to the bathroom. this guy's really impressive. >> more "world news now" right after this. ♪ ain't nothing gonna break my stride ♪ z diabetics on medicare! i'm a diabetic and i want you to know over 230,000 u.s. their diabetic supplies through liberty medical. and that begins with the one touch ultra 2 meter. easy

columnist michael goodwin is turning patrick's statement around, asking what the republicans need too, to win in november, michael goodwin joins me now, a fox news contributor and "new york post" columnist, this is very interesting, because republicans, you are saying, need a vision in order to take back the house. there were so many different topics that we could tackle at this point. namely, let's start with the economy. where should the vision be when it comes to our economy? >> well, julie, quoting duval patrick's line there, because republicans deserve to lose in 2008 didn't mean democrats deserved to win and i asked whether that same formula applies now. obviously, democrats deserve to lose, because of the way they govern, but, do republicans deserve to win? and my answer to that is, yes, they do. not just out of default but because the damage that the democrats have done with their one-party rule and with their hard-left agenda, pushing, you know, everything through congress, essentially, on a party-line vote, really means that what the country needs now is just the answer no.

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. >> this is guy goodwin who claims to have scaled the world trade center, as well as sears tower and other tall buildings since. he is not wearing a harness, he had sophisticated suckings cups. some residents took pictures from inside as he made his way up 60 stories. >> i popped the french champagne thinking he was the frenchman and he friend and kept going. he is very robotic in his movements, he knows what he is doing, he has done this before obviously all over the world, i wish him the best of luck? around 5:15 in the afternoon he reached the top. they helped him display an american flag, the firefighters, and then he was arrested and released less than two hours later with misdemeanor citations. he as climbing the millenium tower for two reasons, he says he is a survivor of company low rectal cancer, and he said he wanted people to know skyscrapers are vulnerable to terrorist, he said he was working with special for thes before september 11th to stop an attack. >> i thought someone was going to parade these terrorists before tv and it never happened and instead i saw 911 happene

mr goodwin reached the top about three hours after he began.e fixed an american flag to the building before surrendering to waiting authorities.climbed the building to inspire patients battling cancer and ongoing vulnerability of skyscrapers to terrorist attacks. >> at first we didn't know if it was based jumper we didn't know of his intent was to harm himself. he's been charged with creating a public nuisance as well as trespassing. >> he has crime sears tower as well. >> our record rate at subway to men dressed in black both wearing halloween mask route to the sub shot at gunpoint. >> an analysis of eight california doctors were slow to diagnose pertussis in the infants despite hot hospitals. the infants were treated only for nasal congestion or mild upper respiratory infection. it was too late to intervene and prevent death by the time whooping cough was diagnosed. health officials are now urging physicians to suspect the bacterial disease in any infant under 6 months of age who is having trouble breathing. >> that water would be used in gol

through the second period before love grabbed his grace ten minutes from the end i goodwin first because it was a tough game considering the previously. moscow. top group bath alongside. selves soft in the czech capital. also an action tonight in just a few moments time or riches the only other you have a cup winners in petersburg the. charges up against under lacked the premier league leaders aiming to curry their stellar domestic form over to belgium the spike feeling to impress in champions league qualifying is a need to be in an eighteen domestic game so far this season. ok in other football news russia's bid to land a world cup either in twenty eighteen or four years after that has been given somewhat of a boost after a fee for evaluation team question qatar's readiness to host a showpiece offense today the chief inspector said qatar currently doesn't have enough hotels on transport links to meet the influx of fans chile football federation president gerald mayne nicholls was speaking after the six strong team concluded their tour of the smallest nation in the running less than one

. >> to goodwin it was a personal path to overcome any fears. >> believe me, being up there you haveon every single move. there's no room for any error. just totally clear. >> now that he's done this, there is a new agenda. he wants to go on a worldwide tour to climb legally for a cause. >> the cause would be to raise money for a cure to cancer. >> and he says he has people who are interested in that. his next climb will be october 20th. that's when he goes up the stairs of the hall of justice to answer those two charges. don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> yeah, watches out spiderman. the guy that climbs all the skyscrapers. >> yeah. the two of you watch out because the police does not like those sorts of things. what will the weather be like for a skyscraper climb today? >> a little breezy today. yesterday was actually calm, warm. a little windy today. show you how those winds have changed. we'll eventually change our forecast and bring cooler weather back. as we said good-bye to summer unofficially, we saw warm days ahead of us. it was warm yesterday though. today not so much. we're looki

dan goodwin, also the skyscraper man is what they call him. it started around 2:00.e him three hours, take a look at what it's like. this is up 58 stories and

i want to speak to michael goodwin. i think he's taking it personal. i don't know what his position except for reporter is, but i think he's wrong. you've got to remember that president obama lived among the muslims. i think he's a very neutral person. and what he is actually trying to do is what is best for this country. host: i appreciate the call and the comment. michael goodwin's piece is appearing this morning in the new york post. cindy saying paul is joining us from new jersey. good morning. caller: good morning. i'd like to say that the dema minister jones created could have been solved very easily by arresting him for endangering american lives and inciting disorder and rioting. then he could have tried to burn the koran from his jail cell. host: thanks for the call and the comment. and for all of you, again, if you want to read more you can log on for the comments. there's also a related editorial about 9/11 that just came up in the weekly standard website. it is sunday morning, september 12. we'll be back with our roundtable discussion. and

for nominees who generated controversy, the president is doubling down on berkeley law professor goodwin liu. he raised conservative zaire because of application of the constitution text must be "open to adaptation and change." he was nominated to the ninth circuit because bounced back to white house without a senate vote. on monday, the president renated him, likely setting up another contentious showdown. in washington, shannon bream, fox news. >> chris: the imam at the center of the debate over whether to build a mosque near ground zero is fighting another battle in new jersey. a judge has ordered feisal abdul rauf to produce documents proving he is making repairs to two apartment buildings he owns in union city. tuesday that city's mayor called rauf a slumlord. >>> at least three more people have been buried in the wrong graves at arlington national cemetery. the army says the officials open burial sites last month and found those remains had been interred in mismarked graves. today the remains of the slain marine were exhumed at the request of his father but it turned out the young

goodwin took three hours to climb the millennium tower. police waited patiently and arrested him at the top for trespass. that's 7:19. not before he unfurled the flag. >> thank you, juju, so much. >>> time, again, for the weather. hello, sam. >> good morning, robin, george, juju. don't pull the new england beach chairs off the beach just yet. take a look at these numbers. 80 degrees in new york. 91 in washington, d.c. even buffalo and pittsburgh, showing in the 80s. a gorgeous next couple of days into new england. one front moving through that will bring some showers and scattered showers in indianapolis and pittsburgh involved in that. a quick look at the big board. the main story will be the heavy rain in central texas. it is a hill country issue over the next couple of days. it's close to dallas. it's close to houston, as well. very, very heavy rain. >>> and more from sam coming up. >>> also ahead, royal recordings. did a british tabloid listen in on princess diana's phone calls? we have the latest on the bugging scandal targeting brita

>> reporter: lori brown goodwin is raising her son gregory alone. her husband is in prison.her zone school, she entered a dozen lotteries. >> what it meant to me to get a decent school, i just want to give my son a fair education. i kept saying if i put him in a local school up the block, even though i know it's okay, i'm like, am i throwing him into a failing situation. >> reporter: filmmaker madeleine sackler wanted to highlight the inequity of school choice. >> we had it described like a horror movie. the parents wake up and know they're walking into a nightmare. their chances at that particular lottery was one in seven. there are over 3,000 applicants for 475 spots and yet they go because they're just dying for something better. >> reporter: that something better is a charter school. a public school funded by tax dollars but run independently. and with more freedom than traditional schools. they're governed by performance contracts that require proven academic success. they often have longer school days, a year round schedule and in harlem, no shortage of critics who don

that was open, talk about using fast track to pay for the toll, i thought we should visit with john goodwine two agencies that bring you the system, we will talk about the fast track and i got the take about why pay for the express lane option. >> to ensure a reliable commute. if you have to get to a meeting and what have you, when you absolutely need that reliability, it's there for you. it's toll-free for carpoolers and motorcyclists and buses. >> you heard him talk about that. if you are a qualified carpooler, it's free for you. you have fast track in your car, how do you make sure the free ride is still free? i will show you that coming up and rob has a look at the forecast in a moment. >> thanks a lot. the 49ers are at the team hotel getting ready to start the regular season. today in the bay's raj mathai has a preview against the saints. he talks to the raiders about their win. >> good morning and thank you. he wears silver and black after a team victory. this is silly. >> come on. >> we have been doing the show for four years and rarely does he come in after a raiders win. give me tw

a 22-year-old man, his name is ed goodwin and he's the driver and has only been on the fire department for three years and the firefighter medic, the passenger in that vehicle, 27- year-old kelly kifity. they are very proud of them, offering them counseling to go through the process and eventually make their way back to work once they recover from what they went through early this morning. in fact firefighters say this is a good example of some of the dangers that crews run into even when they are heading out on a routine call. we'll have more on that coming up new at 6:00. >> delia, thank you for that. >>> we have a very important crime alert for anyone who rides metro. derek mcginty is here with a warning from metro transit police. derek? >> reporter: metro has seen a big surge in crime. the transit agency said it recorded just under 1100 assaults, threats or other crimes and that's just in the first six months of this year. that would be an increase of 24% over '09 when there were 866 crimes from january to june. and nearly double the 570 crimes reported in the same period in 2006.

dan goodwin is charged with trespassing. >>> the former jetblue flight attendant accused of cursing a passenger before sliding down a chute last month has a court day today. he could be convicted up to seven years if convicted. >>> police say it was a miracle when no one was hurt on the ground when a small plane crashed near the middle of las vegas monday. one person on the plane was killed. >>> investigators are search for the cause of a barn fire monday in west virginia. at least 27 horses were killed but firefighters were able to rescue more than two dozen others. >>> and jefferson thomas died in little rock. davis and others defied the governor and other white protesters when they integrated the school in 1957. the group received congressional medals in 1999. and jefferson thomas died of cancer. he was 67 years old. >>> and it is now 7:16. he's remembered not only for his courage but also for his humor which the people who knew him said booed him during those dark days. >> a look at the nation's top weather from you, mr. roker. >> an opportunity there. >> by the way, i'm happy to

doris kearns goodwin: the team, i think, had transformed the fans.

and operate years said it has no afillation with dan goodwin.ing suction cups to climb the tower walls. it said teams spotted him almost immediately and san francisco police and fire responded within moments. the fire department dispatched 20 firefighters and sfpd will not give specifics it did say it sent officers to the scene as well. and a new set of complaints about smart meters pg&e has been installing a cording to media partners the signal used to transmit your utility usage can interfere with wireless appliances in the home. baby monitors cordless phones patio speakers just to name a few. pg&e admitted in a report last year it had found a limited number of cases of interference. the mercury news reports it's received dozens of complaints. >> there tomorrow metropolitan transportation commission is going to vote on a plan from a proposed connector from bart to oakland international airport. the group transform rallied against the plan. skm this group says it's a waste of faichler money. >> we're talking about $500 million for a little thre

hassenator goodwin kindly offered to take the gavel.i want to pay special thanks to your grandson at charlie. yes sat there all morning looking interesting in what grandfather had to say. i have five kids and i know what the task is to hear your grandpa and answer some technical questions. but he deserves some kind of a medal for his wonderful behavior here today. but thank you for your passion for the marines. it comes through loud and clear this morning and it is a very inspirational to them and to us. senator goodwin, i turn the gavel over to you. >> senator hagen. >> i am thrilled that you had been nominated. i cannot think of anyone more qualified than you. i wanted to say thanks again to your wife, bonnie, up 40 years, and jamie and mali and charlie. healing your family have committed so much, and night -- you and your family have committed so much and i am proud of you. i am proud of our marines, especially their brilliant execution in iraq and afghanistan. north carolina as honor does the second marine expeditionary force and th

hassenator goodwin kindly offered to take the gavel. i want to pay special thanks to your grandson at charlie. yes sat there all morning looking interesting in what grandfather had to say. i have five kids and i know what the task is to hear your grandpa and answer some technical questions. but he deserves some kind of a medal for his wonderful behavior here today. but thank you for your passion for the marines. it comes through loud and clear this morning and it is a very inspirational to them and to us. senator goodwin, i turn the gavel over to you. >> senator hagen. >> i am thrilled that you had been nominated. i cannot think of anyone more qualified than you. i wanted to say thanks again to your wife, bonnie, up 40 years, and jamie and mali and charlie. healing your family have committed so much, and night -- you and your family have committed so much and i am proud of you. i am proud of our marines, especially their brilliant execution in iraq and afghanistan. north carolina as honor does the second marine expeditionary force and t

been sent back to the white house and now the president has renominated them, chief among them is goodwinlliant man by all accounts but a lot of people in washington and around the country who are conservatives who say they're worried about him, they don't want to see him get to the bench in a federal appeals court seat in the ninth circuit. a book he wrote, keeping the faith with the constitution, he talks about the concept of judicial interpretation, he says that applications of the application and its principles, they've got to be open to adaptation and change, as our society changes. conservatives don't like the sound of that. he did make it through the first time. they are going to continue to fight him as he's headed back to the process again, jon. jon: shannon bream live in washington, keep an eye on it, thanks. >> will do. jenna: right now a lawsuit years in the making is about to go to trial. at issue, whether tax dollars should fund a school's controversial educational program. critics say it's based on new age religion, but the demand for it is actually growing. adam housely is

senator goodwin, i turn the gavel over to you. >> senator hagen. >> i am thrilled that you had been nominated. i cannot think of anyone more qualified than you. i wanted to say thanks again to your wife, bonnie, up 40 years, and jamie and mali and charlie. healing your family have committed so much, and night -- you and your family have committed so much and i am proud of you. i am proud of our marines, especially their brilliant execution in iraq and afghanistan. north carolina as honor does the second marine expeditionary force and the special operations command. our marines have led the way in afghanistan. specifically the helmand and kandahar provinces. i look forward to working with you one of water contamination issues, if an issue that i am committed to. they affect and the marines and our families need closure. what i'm going to ask you a first is the increase of demand for amphibious forces capable of conducting security cooperation, regional deterrence, and crisis response such as the july 2006 non-combat an evacuation operation in lebanon. this need for increased amphibious capabil

hassenator goodwin kindly offered to take the gavel.t to pay special thanks to your grandson at charlie. yes sat there all morning looking interesting in what grandfather had to say. i have five kids and i know what the task is to hear your grandpa and answer some technical questions. but he deserves some kind of a medal for his wonderful behavior here today. but thank you for your passion for the marines. it comes through loud and clear this morning and it is a