greg moore, thank you so much for everything you have done. i also want to give special thanks to stacy slaughter, senior vice president of the giants. she issenior vice president of the giants. she has done so much to make all this happen as well. the bridge, as has been mentioned, is a symbol of the city to the world. but i want today just a second mentioning that it is also a symbol of the city and to all of us to those who live in and around the city. i grew up just over there in the richmond district and still live in that general area. i have to say that when things are rough, things are down, i personally, and i believe a lot of other people do this, take a walk and look at the bridge. look at and are inspired by the creation and the sacrifice that went into building the bridge and think about what it means to our community. it is a symbol of life. i think that that is true of so many people, whether you live in the city or around the city or come to the city. this again it is something we can pause and think about. it is something very

greg moore. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am a pretty happy guy today. we beat that 20% forecast of rain. look at how that international or deluxe against a blue sky and clouds. glorious. when you think of a bridge, a bridge really has one purpose. it connects things. it connects us from where we are leaving to where we are going. it connects us from where we are to where we want to be. bridges, all bridges, connect people to places and people to one another. but this bridge is not like all the other bridges. it is more than a connection across san francisco bay, from one side to another. this bridge is connected to our past. this bridge is connected to our culture. this bridge is connected to our community. the parks conservancy has been incredibly honor to help connect this bridge to our community and beyond. we have been gratified to link this bridge to our national park land and to the millions of visitors that come to see it each year. please have been privileged to spearhead the improvements we are seeing today. and we are so thankful for all the h

and clinical correspondence, who's going to be able to write as detailed a biography as christie greg mooreor whoever comes after the i would think with all ought to treasure p5.com, history link, crosscut and the like the electorate washington legislature in 1966, there were more than 30 credentials reporters there, small papers included, wall-to-wall you know, the aberdeen world cup we covered it. it's a much thinner, a much thinner resource out there today than it was when joe and i started all those years ago. so support your local newspaper. we need them. >> thank you, john. please join me in thanking -- [applause] >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see here online. type the author or book titled in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search. you can also share anything you see on booktv.org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. opb streams live online for 40 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. booktv.org. >> crown publishing is a division of random house publishing. and joi

. >> greg: this is no mary tyler moore show. >> eric: you can tell you watch tv. i liked it. t. >> greg: maybe that's why you liked it. >> eric: more like going to the zoo or watching a sporting event. you just kind of watch it. i love the news, i love politics. it was goofy. when you start to pick out those things you are like look what he is doing there. making fun of the conservatives there. look what he is doing. putting the liberals on a pedestal. that's okay. >> andrea: you were groaning grg in? you weren't groaning the whole time? >> dana: the "west wing" was more subtle. >> greg: no sutty here. bob, what did you make of it? i bet you didn't watch a single minute. you have a life and you go do things. >> bob: i hate you. >> greg: why do you hate me? >> bob: i hate you. it's a good thing you are short and everything. i won't beat you up. i'll forget about it. i don't really care. 2.1 million people. we had more people watching us yesterday than that. you know, you know, it's -- who cares? i mean, i just don't, newsroom, the only one that was good was the network movie. r