oliver wendell holmes jr. was a lieutenant in the battle of antietam and was wounded and was still on the supreme court in 1932. his extraordinary career and his letters and speeches are -- a compilation of them was put together by judge richard posner a couple of years ago called "the essential holmes," a wonderful book sort of expressing the humor and intelligence of a great american and great thinker. c-span: you also quote vaclav havel and max weber, socialists from germany, and you said friedrich hayek from austria and tocqueville. now, i've got to ask you about tocqueville. every book i've picked up on this show almost in the last, i don't know how many months, has quotes from tocqueville. >> guest: well, he's a smart guy. c-span: when were you first introduced to him? >> guest: i never read "democracy in america" from cover to cover closely until i got interested in this subject, and there is much in there and it's a joy to read. c-span: was he a liberal or a conservative? >> guest: i don't know. i thin

i'm sober. >> holmes comes up clean today. other inmates are not so lucky. >> it's called hooch, that homemade wine. it's what they brew, basically for the weekends, watching the football game. it's like us going to the bar and having a drink. and it's strong, too. >> though holmes usually conceals his hooch-making operation, the prison allowed our cameras to show us how it's done, provided it's destroyed upon completion. >> two cups you're done. three you're passed out. you drink four you're going to the hole. trust me. take my jug. gallon jug. and this is half gallon here. i got another half gallon of orange juice. take my sugar and take your juice, and you do this. let it sit for three days. when wine ferments, it emits a methane gas. if you have it sealed airtight, it will explode. it might take two or three days, but it will go off like a bomb. what i do is this. i run my hose into a bottle of shampoo. when it burps, you know, exhales, it exhales into the bottom of the shampoo. the air raises up and nothing but shampoo sm

new at 10:00, healther holmes is live in concord where that decision was reached unanimously just about 30 minutes ago -- heather holmes. >>> the council went ahead and approved this controversial daytime curfew. on this summer day the concord skate park is packed. but when school starts in august, officials don't want teens here but here in the classroom. >> we want them in cool where they're actually learning and not subject to crime victim or crime suspect. >> reporter: for those reasons, the police chief supporting the curfew. requiring school students to be in class on school hours. and parents will face charges too. >> it adds a layer to those student who is will chronically not go to school and allows us to address it in a punitive way. >> reporter: the first comes with a warning, after that, each additional day skipped that year comes with a fine. starting at $100, liming to $500 in the fourth infraction. >> we're not here to make money. i hope we don't have any fines. >> reporter: the mayor says it was clear after looking at the truancy rate in some of concord's five high schoo

new at 10:00, healther holmes is live in concord where that decision was reached unanimously just about 30 minutes ago -- heather holmes. >>> the council went ahead and approved this controversial daytime curfew. on this summer day the concord skate park is packed. but when school starts in august, officials don't want teens here but here in the classroom. >> we want them in cool where they're actually learning and not subject to crime victim or crime suspect. >> reporter: for those reasons, the police chief supporting the curfew. requiring school students to be in class on school hours. and parents will face charges too. >> it adds a layer to those student who is will chronically not go to school and allows us to address it in a punitive way. >> reporter: the first comes with a warning, after that, each additional day skipped that year comes with a fine. starting at $100, liming to $500 in the fourth infraction. >> we're not here to make money. i hope we don't have any fines. >> reporter: the mayor says it was clear after looking at the truancy rate in some of concord's five high schoo

. >>> good evening, i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. two young men are behind bars tonight in connection to a shooting that left an 11-year- old san francisco girl in critical condition. the two suspects are 18 or 19 years old. police have not released their names but say they were involved in an altercation in the city's western addition neighborhood last night that erupted in gunfire. alley rasmus reports. >> reporter: eric holtz described the scene when he heard gunfire at 11:00 last night. >> it was loud and sudden. i was -- went deaf, you know, like hear something real loud and shattering a glass. >> reporter: two bullets struck his apartment. one went through the bed room window. his 11-year-old niece was inside listening to her ipod. >> she came running out and said, i been shot. >> reporter: the bullet struck the girl in the chest. her uncle says she is in critical but stable condition after surgery. >> we don't know who is behind this or what -- how they feel or why they did it. you know? accidently or if they intentionally wan

holmes. thank you for spending part of your day here with us.eye on washington, d.c. the vote seems to be sparking confidence in the possible deal getting down. the vote was tabled while negotiations on modifying the plan gained steam. the white house got involved in the discussions yesterday. the president and vice president speaking with leader from both parties. be sure and stay here with cnn throughout the day. we will have continuing coverage of the countdown to the debt deadline. >>> a christian group is using an advertising campaign to raise awareness about how poor people could be affected by spending cuts, the center of the debt ceiling debate. jim wallace, president of the group behind the ads. good morning to you. i want to listening to and letting you listen and our viewers listen to part of one of your campaign ads running on christian radio in several states. >> the book of proverbs teaches where there is no leadership a nation falls and the poor aretioned while the rich have many friends. sadly congress has failed to heed these wa

i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. we begin with breaking news in richmond where three people were killed today. ktvu's eric rasmussen is on the scene. has just talked to detectives there. where are you exactly in richmond and what have you learned? >> reporter: well, we're in the triangle courthousing development, part of the richmond public housing. this all happened about 90 minutes ago. you can see the scene is very active here right now. police have taped off a large area but you can see by where they're standing, they've focused in on this one unit you see there, just hearing from police in the last few minutes, they say that the shooting happened all inside that unit. there were three people shot and killed. they say one of the victims did live here. the other two did not. they're not sure what their involvement was. they did take one person down to police headquarters for a statement. they say this all happened right around 4:30 this afternoon. they say the shooting happened at very close range inside that smal

i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. for joe and mark and all of us here, thanks so much for joining yours. our next newscast is the ten o'clock news. we'll see you then. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com

. >> hello again, i'm heather holmes. hot and getting hotter. three days ago it was raining here in the bay area but today we are baking in some long- awaited summer heat. debora villalon is live in walnut creek with more. >> reporter: we're at heather farms park and the fountains are about the coolest thing going. the public pool just closed. otherwise no doubt people would still be in it. >> come out here, it got hotter. >> reporter: ariana and her family drove inland seeking the heat and the swim day. >> i'm with my family, my dad, my mom, my grandma, my uncle, everyone. >> reporter: the needle sat at 39 degrees poolside at midafternoon. but that's in the shade at 93 degrees. even hotter in the sun. across the park we found no complaints. >> happy birthday. >> reporter: baby keith turned 1 today. his parents staked out a shady party spot early. but no worries, his cake held up and so did his guests. >> i thought it was going to be worse because it was supposed to be 100, a nice breeze in the shade and it's just a wonderful day to be in the pa

good evening everyone i'm healther holmes. >> and i'm ken -- heather holmes. >>> and i'm ken wayne. seattle police say the 19-year- old was a person of interest in a shooting there last week that left a pregnant woman dead and three others injured. his name has not been released. the gunman in the south seattle shooting on wednesday opened fire on a parked car killing the 19-year-old woman who was seven weeks pregnant. both police departments are now working together on their investigation. >>> police today confirmed they recovered the gun believed to have been used by the suspect in yesterday's shooting in san francisco. ktvu's maureen naylor explains police video taken by a resident helped investigators locate the weapon. in the video you see a large crowd following yesterday's officer involved shooting. the person who posted it anonymously claims you see a handgun about 20 feet from the mortally wounded teenager and that someone in a hooded sweatshirt picked it up. >> the person who posted that video shows that there was a firearm at the scene, that someone picked it up took off

holmes. >>> betty ford has died. she's being remembered today for speaking out about her own problems and for changing the role of first lady. >>> britain's newest royal couple, william and catherine are in california today, from ponies to celebrities, it promises to be a very busy day. >>> and the final shuttle has been launched into space. we will look ahead to what's next for nasa. >>> we begin this morning with the death of former first lady betty ford. she was 93 years old. ford was surrounded by family when she passed away last night. she became first lady back in 1974 when her husband gerald ford took over following the resignation of richard nixon. her greatest legacy may be the contribution she made against the battle against addiction. here what is president obama had to say about her passing. he says today we take comfort in the knowledge that betty and her husband former president gerald ford are together once more. michele and i send our thoughts and prayers to their children, mi

it's not the case in holmes which is a mixed city, sunni muslim majority but also a minority and thatity is from-- is the sect from which the government draws a lot of its support. those places seem much more sensitive to the government. i think what we're seeing emerge maybe in the past few weeks is at least an indication of where the government is going to make its stand. that the damascus and the country's two largest cities are too important to let go. cities of mixed ethnicities and sects, holmes, for instance, the coast as well, are going to be places that the government will fight and perhaps fight until the end. >> brown: finally the international community has recently taken some steps to isolate president assad. are there any signs of that having an impact? >> you know, i think there is still a deep fear on the part of the united states, europe, even turkey which neighbors fear about what would happen if bashar left, what would happen in the wake of his government's collapse. that still seems to be the op rattive notion out there right now. when i was in holmes and hama talk

holmes. glad you could spend part of your day here with us.u a look at some of the stories making headlines. there's not much of a holiday weekend to celebrate in minnesota. the government essentially closed for business on friday. the state's democratic governor and republican legislative leaders could not break a budget stalemate. many social services have been cut. about 22,000 state workers are out of their jobs for now. >>> also, the accused former head of the international monetary fund is enjoying his first day free from house arrest, at least. the sexual abuse case against dominique strauss-kahn is in danger of collapsing. the prosecutors in new york say they're not sure they can believe the hotel maid who says he attacked her. >>> and also, an idaho company is recalling sprouts, the recall applies to various packages with expirations between june 22nd and july 14th. for all those details, go to cnn.com. >>> well, president obama may be trying a new approach in his showdown with congress over raising the debt ceiling. shame. >> malia a

holmes. >>> good morning. we are almost out of time. now less than three days away from a possible u.s. default. democrats and republicans were scrambling last night and they will be scrambling again today in washington. both houses of congress will be in session, trying to find a way out of this legislative standoff. >>> meanwhile, governments, local governments, have problems of their own right now, facing a major crisis in alabama where one county is getting set for what could be the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >>> good morning to you all. thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. i'm t.j. holmes. we do need to start with a debate that was supposed to be over already. we are less than three days from a possible u.s. default. this clock is still ticking and a deal is not done. we are expecting a lot of action on capitol hill today. both houses in session, but whether there's going to be any real progress, that's anybody's guess. this is what we've got going on today. the house starts debate at noon with th

holmes. a busy night in store tonight. congressional leaders will meet with president obama to meet a reduction plan later today. >>> this is the last time subtle "atlantis" will link up to the space station, live to kennedy space center. >>> we're hours away from a meeting with congressional leaders. talks broke down yesterday. the apparent sticking point is taxes and who pays how much. republicans call taxing richer people a job killer. here is house the house speaker, john boehner, sees it. he says quote despite good faith effort to find common ground the white house will not pursue a bigger debt reduction agreement without tax hikes. i belief the best approach may be focus on producing a smaller measure based on the cuts identified. the white house also talking about expectations at those talks. here is what a spokesman had to say about it. we cannot ask the middle class and seniors to bear all the burden of budget cuts here. we need a balanced approach. we believe the american people agree on this. it's a point reinfo

holmes. glad you could be with us. >>> that clock is ticking on the debt ceiling crisis. tuesday is the deadline. the deadline for what? the government may not be able to pay its bills. we will have to decide which ones to pay and which ones not to pay. here is the rundown on capitol hill. the house is getting to work at noon today after some debate, they are expected to vote from the senate majority leader harry reid. that is expected to fail. on the senate side, they open debate on the same reid bill at 1:00. that debate could go as long as 12 hours or so. it might not be until you are asleep. the senate gets to vote on the reid bill. the senate has moved on after the bill from john boehner last night. >> the bill has passed. a motion to reconsider has been laid upon the table. >> you see where we are. the reid bill and boehner bill. speaker boehner's bill was approved by the house. he had to change it up to get more republican votes. they did approve a debt bill in the house. they said it

. >> i'm heather holmes. gang violence gripped richmond as another young man is killed. john is live now in richmond where the homicide rate has hit a grim milestone. >> this is 24th street and exchange place and you can see what appears to be a blood stain. now three candles make up the memorial here for a young man cut down by gun fire. the 20-year-old man is the 21st homicide victim of the year. >> it's disturbing and lack of regard for human life. >> reporter: it's believed it was likely gang related unlike most recent gang shootings. with nine killings this month the city is already matched last year's homicide total. >> at the independent community church the pastor said three families have been devastate by killings that happened just this month. >> in reality we are family and sometimes we can be angry at family members but we don't have to go kill them because we are angry. we have to figure that one out in the black community. >> reporter: paul lost a 20- year-old great nephew, his second great nephew shot to death since 2009. >> they are have to mauck a decisi

heather holmes has the story and says police are making progress. >> reporter: police have impounded the man's get away car, a taxi cab. two empty hooks show where pablo picassos had been on display until earlier today. >> the suspect walked in, took the paintings and walked out. >> reporter: witnesses say the man quickly jumped into a cab and disappeared into traffic. >> police soon responded. >> what was your cab number? >> reporter: questioned cab numbers in the area and interviewed employees who described the moments before the pencil drawing was stolen. >> we have security measures in place and those obviously were breeched today. >> reporter: roland winstein seeing his gallery more like a free museum and keeps picass os for showing. >> we as a gallery will take a look at our security measures because my goal is, to be able to continue to bring san francisco this level of art work. >> reporter: now this gallery does have surveillance cameras and police tonight are looking to see if they actually captured the incident. i've also learned tonight that the suspect first told that ta

heather holmes was in a meeting where a possible solution was discussed. >> reporter: julie, transiticials want to replace the current shelter at turkin with a newer one. it's got better lighting, it's more open and it's also less comfortable for criminals. residents and nummi riders complain that this bus stop is an attraction for crime. the three sided shelters provides just enough cover for criminals. to carry out their illegal activity. see from a neighborhood park and see from margerie's front door. >> i don't use that bus stop because of all the crime going on. >> we think it's better use by customers and actually deters a lot of activity. >> reporter: police support the change. >> it certainly gives our officers more visibility as their driving up the street, walking up the street. >> reporter: but there was skepticism that changing the shelter won't change anything. >> it's incomprehensible that you think you need to get rid of that shelter. >> reporter: with the show of hands, it seemed everybody agreed they want the shelter gone. >> we are looking at moving the shelter. >>

heather holmes is live tonight in walnut creek, where she's learned an arrest warrant has been issued>> reporter: police tell me, billy has a long rap sheet, hundreds of rare coins stolen from a dealer in this downtown office building. >> the front door was bashed in with a crowbar or something. this door was opened, that cabinet was opened. >> reporter: police believe it was vasalu and an accomplice behind the break-in. they say he had staked out the place days before. tonight, the owner recalled the moment he learned more than $500,000 of his rare coins were gone. >> this is a $20 indian gold piece. similar to some of the ones that were taken. >> reporter: investigators believe he was looking to cash in on the soaring price of gold. now above $1,600 an ounce. >> he went straight into the building, knew exactly where to go, grabbed the coins and was gone in a hurry. >> reporter: gold buyers are seeing business boom. >> it's about $200 for that gold bracelet. >> reporter: at super silver, they are busy buying everything from bracelets to coins. >> the phone is ringing off the hook. i

. >>> i am leon holmes and there is an accusation of the sexual captioned by the national captioningnstitute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a leesburg daycare employee is in custody accused of assaulting an four-year-old child. >> brad minor from chesterbrook academy. rihanna homes has more. >> it to please months to gather enough evidence to charge him, but now they want to know if the suspect abuse and the other children. this is the man that police say sodomized a girl. a worker for the chesterbrook academy in downtown leesburg. >> that is evil. >> horrible, just horrible. >> the incident minor is in jail for allegedly happened in march. a woman picking up per daughter said that she said something horrible happened to her in school. >> we had enough to charge this child with one case of forcible sodomy. >> i had heard wonderful things about chesterbrook. it disgusts me in scares me. >> the academy did not reveal what job he held at the school. parents we talked to today were angry and disgusted. >> i have kids of my own. i could not even imagine what the parents are thinking. what was goi

heather holmes is live in concord to explain the controversy. heather-- >> reporter: well frank, if approved when women come here to the pharmacy to pick up their local birth control they would no longer have to shell out copays. that includes payment for the highly controversial morning after pill. the decision to start a family is a personal one. and so too is the decision to use birth control. the obama administration tonight is considering weighing in on the sensitive issue. by adding contraceptives to the list of services fully covered under the president's health care law. >> we're thrilled. >> reporter: missy sales of planned parenthood welcomes the idea. the panel says women should have free access to all faa approved contraceptive. >> in this country more than half of our pregnancies are unintended. and we can point to the fact that birth control is too expensive. >> i don't think we should give people these means to destroy life. >> reporter: pastor chuck mckenney says including emergency contraceptives so called morning after pills wo

ktvu's heather holmes is here to tell us about this campaign called i choose oakland. >> while oaklands face crime and budget problems that often grab headlines. officials argue that there's much more to the city and ask people to tell the world why they choose oakland. >> reporter: this is the perception most people have of oak land, a high crime city with prostitution and drug problemmings. this is the oakland ryan montabelo knows, a place where you can shop for treasures and sink your teeth into a world class meal. >> being in oakland is great. >> reporter: mozerelo says it's been great for his graphic design business. >> in this imagine we have the grand lake theater. >> reporter: so he jumped at the chance to share his support for oakland in a city sponsored contest. >> people were asked to submit pictures and videos detailing their love affair with oakland and help dispel the city's negative imagine. >> i think it was a part in intention to broaden the story about oakland. and hearing the story from the very people who make up this community. >> reporter: sammy roberts is the cit

heather holmes was in a meeting where a possible solution was discussed. >> reporter: julie, transit officials want to replace the current shelter at turkin with a newer one. it's got better lighting, it's more open and it's also less comfortable for criminals. residents and nummi riders complain that this bus stop is an attraction for crime. the three sided shelters provides just enough cover for criminals. to carry out their illegal activity. see from a neighborhood park and see from margerie's front door. >> i don't use that bus stop because of all the crime going on. >> we think it's better use by customers and actually deters a lot of activity. >> reporter: police support the change. >> it certainly gives our officers more visibility as their driving up the street, walking up the street. >> reporter: but skepticism that changing the shelter won't change anything. >> it's incomprehensible that you think you need to get rid of that shelter. >> reporter: with the show of hands, it seemed everybody agreed they want the shelter gone. >> we are looking at moving the shelter. >> report

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heather holmes is in pacifica, where the death of a 15-year- old boy is sparking renewed focus on bicycle helmets. >> reporter: it's estimated 20% of kids usually wear a helmet despite evidence that they reduce head injury and deaths from bicycle crashes. police here in pacifica tonight say a helmet could have made a difference in a recent tragedy. tears and hugs tonight along palmeto avenue in pacifica. it was here where crosley was struck by a mini van while riding his bike. >> he was a good kid, he did not deserve to die. >> reporter: the sophomore was not wearing a helmet. he died the next day. >> i know that having a helmet would have lessened the injuries or saved his life. >> reporter: police do not plan to file charges against the driver calling it a tragic accident. today they stress the importance of helmets. >> this goes to show that something bad can happen. someone riding his bicycle to get together with friends can all of a sudden have a tragedy just occur. >> reporter: days after the teen's death. >> how come neither one of you guys have helmets on? >> i don't think about i

. >> i'm heather holmes. >> they have the gun. that is what san francisco's police chief said about the woman fired. officers returned fire, killing the 19-year-old man. we continue our coverage of the controversial shoot and ktvu's maureen naylor is live in san francisco with the new developments in the investigation and the neighborhood's response. maureen. >> reporter: heather, police credit the community and this cell phone video for helping to find that weapon. in the video, you see a large crowd near 3rd and oakdale following yesterday's officer- involved shooting. the person who posted it unanimously claims you see a handgun 20 feet from the mortally wounded teenager and that someone in a hooded sweatshirt picked it fun. >> whoever posted the videotape demonstrated that there was a firearm at the scene and people at the scene made off with the weapon. >> reporter: officers say they recovered the weapon at o10:30 last night. police say the video and independent witnesses back up the officer's story, when they tried to detain

heather holmes has the story and says police are making progress. >> reporter: police have impounded the man's get away car, a taxi cab. two empty hooks show where pablo picassos had been on display until earlier today. >> the suspect walked in, took the paintings and walked out. >> reporter: witnesses say the man quickly jumped into a cab and disappeared into traffic. >> police soon responded. >> what was your cab number? >> reporter: questioned cab numbers in the area and interviewed employees who described the moments before the pencil drawing was stolen. >> we have security measures in place and those obviously were breeched today. >> reporter: roland winstein seeing his gallery more like a free museum and keeps picass os for showing. >> we as a gallery will take a look at our security measures because my goal is, to be able to continue to bring san francisco this level of art work. >> reporter: now this gallery does have surveillance cameras and police tonight are looking to see if they actually captured the incident. i've also learned tonight that the suspect first told that ta

to orange county and finally up to san carlos on the penninsula and that is where we find heather holmes tonight standing by live with this possible california connection. >> reporter: we tracked that plane, it's a pc12 similar to the one you see here and it left santa ana yesterday afternoon and arrived hire at san carlos an hour and a half later but it's not clear if anthony was on board. it's still a secret as to where anthony is spending her first day of freedom. this is the last confirmed saying of her. 12:09 sunday mob morning. >> she needs some security some protection at least on a short term. >> reporter: san francisco security expert rick smith said she needs to lay low given the death threats from people angry she was acquitted of killing her daughter. >> i think her attorneys probably told her to get distance from florida, change her appearance. >> reporter: a member of her defense team admitted plans were made to keep people away. >> everybody thinks she did it. i think nobody wants -- especially to that have children, they wouldn't want her around. >> reporter: and tonight

heather holmes is live tonight in walnut creek, where she's learned an arrest warrant has been issued>> reporter: police tell me, billy has a long rap sheet, hundreds of rare coins stolen from a dealer in this downtown office building. >> the front door was bashed in with a crowbar or something. this door was opened, that cabinet was opened. >> reporter: police believe it was vasalu and an accomplice behind the break-in. they say he had staked out the place days before. tonight, the owner recalled the moment he learned more than $500,000 of his rare coins were gone. >> this is a $20 indian gold piece. similar to some of the ones that were taken. >> reporter: investigators believe he was looking to cash in on the soaring price of gold. now above $1,600 an ounce. >> he went straight into the building, knew exactly where to go, grabbed the coins and was gone in a hurry. >> reporter: gold buyers are seeing business boom. >> it's about $200 for that gold bracelet. >> reporter: at super silver, they are busy buying everything from bracelets to coins. >> the phone is ringing off the hook. i

heather holmes is live in concord to explain the controversy.er-- >> reporter: well frank, if approved when women come here to the pharmacy to pick up their local birth control they would no longer have to shell out copays. that includes payment for the highly controversial morning after pill. the decision to start a family is a personal one. and so too is the decision to use birth control. the obama administration tonight is considering weighing in on the sensitive issue. by adding contraceptives to the list of services fully covered under the president's health care law. >> we're thrilled. >> reporter: missy sales of planned parenthood welcomes the idea. the panel says women should have free access to all faa approved contraceptive. >> in this country more than half of our pregnancies are unintended. and we can point to the fact that birth control is too expensive. >> i don't think we should give people these means to destroy life. >> reporter: pastor chuck mckenney says including emergency contraceptives so called morning after pills would in

heather holmes is in pacifica, where the death of a 15-year- old boy is sparking renewed focus on bicycle helmets. >> reporter: it's estimated 20% of kids usually wear a helmet despite evidence that they reduce head injury and deaths from bicycle crashes. police here in pacifica tonight say a helmet could have made a difference in a recent tragedy. tears and hugs tonight along palmeto avenue in pacifica. it was here where crosley was struck by a mini van while riding his bike. >> he was a good kid, he did not deserve to die. >> reporter: the sophomore was not wearing a helmet. he died the next day. >> i know that having a helmet would have lessened the injuries or saved his life. >> reporter: police do not plan to file charges against the driver calling it a tragic accident. today they stress the importance of helmets. >> this goes to show that something bad can happen. someone riding his bicycle to get together with friends can all of a sudden have a tragedy just occur. >> reporter: days after the teen's death. >> how come neither one of you guys have helmets on? >> i don't think about i

to orange county and finally up to san carlos on the penninsula and that is where we find heather holmes tonight standing by live with this possible california connection. >> reporter: we tracked that plane, it's a pc12 similar to the one you see here and it left santa ana yesterday afternoon and arrived hire at san carlos an hour and a half later but it's not clear if anthony was on board. it's still a secret as to where anthony is spending her first day of freedom. this is the last confirmed saying of her. 12:09 sunday mob morning. >> she needs some security some protection at least on a short term. >> reporter: san francisco security expert rick smith said she needs to lay low given the death threats from people angry she was acquitted of killing her daughter. >> i think her attorneys probably told her to get distance from florida, change her appearance. >> reporter: a member of her defense team admitted plans were made to keep people away. >> everybody thinks she did it. i think nobody wants -- especially to that have children, they wouldn't want her around. >> reporter: and tonight

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holmes from your book. caprionardo todi will be playing dr. holmes from your next book. >> who would play the woman? >> scarlet johansson. [laughter] i do not know. i think it would work best as a miniseries. >> how many of your books have been made into a movie? >> 9. some have an option -- none. some have an option, but none have been made yet. >> "isaacs storm"? >> yes. >> and do i have to deal with the pressure of having had a book like "and double in what city? -- "devin in a white city? " yes. having had successful books puts you in the position of having pressure to come up with a winning idea that i feel passion -- passion is a strange word -- feel compelled to spend the next four years or more with. also, i have to be very much aware that there is an inclination to acquire whatever idea i put forward. so the pressure is entirely on me to, but something i can live with in that time. is a daunting to try to feel like i have to do as well or better with the next book as i did with "devil in a white city"? yes. >> tell us to this man is r

ktvu's heather holmes is here to tell us about this campaign called i choose oakland. >> while oaklandface crime and budget problems that often grab headlines. officials argue that there's much more to the city and ask people to tell the world why they choose oakland. >> reporter: this is the perception most people have of oak land, a high crime city with prostitution and drug problemmings. this is the oakland ryan montabelo knows, a place where you can shop for treasures and sink your teeth into a world class meal. >> being in oakland is great. >> reporter: mozerelo says it's been great for his graphic design business. >> in this imagine we have the grand lake theater. >> reporter: so he jumped at the chance to share his support for oakland in a city sponsored contest. >> people were asked to submit pictures and videos detailing their love affair with oakland and help dispel the city's negative imagine. >> i think it was a part in intention to broaden the story about oakland. and hearing the story from the very people who make up this community. >> reporter: sammy roberts is the city'

holmes. while you were sleeping a new nation emerged.c of south sudan. juba is the capital. it is epicenter of independence day celebrations. earlier this year, the south sudan niece people overwhelmingly voting to succeed from the now northern neighbor sudan. after years of intense fighting with the corps term base government. we are live in juba with a perspective on the world's newest country. nema, take us there. how is it? >> what you can hear behind me is the actual moment of the proclamation of independence. it came in over half a century of conflict to get here. the southern sudanese are now finallily in charge. i will be amazed if anyone in juba or anyone in the whole south got any sleep last night. even now, the official festivities are happening behind me in the public part of the parade route is pretty much just been one long party since we got here at dawn this morning, susan. >> and, nima, i was reading a quote. i don't know if you can hear me, it's pretty loud there. from a man who said i lost many relatives and today was

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holmes. let's turn to our "faces of faith" segment this morning.in god to be a patriotic american? american atheists will tell you no. to spread their message, they are hiring planes that read a message, god-less in america, and atheist is patriotic. pilots in many states are refusing to carry the banners. joining me now to talk about this campaign is rick winggrove. he is the state director for american atheists. we appreciate you being here. let's start with the base sxikz make sure people have it right. what we're talking about, people don't believe in god, do we have that right? >> that's the short answer, yes. >> we'll stick with that one this morning. so why the campaign? why is it necessary? why did you think it was important to try and get this message out on the fourth of july? >> well, it's an important american holiday. it's kind of a coming out party for us, and we want people to know that about 45 to 40 million americans are atheists, and we want to use this event to disspell mythology. many atheists are veterans, including ourself. ou

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holmes. today is the day where many can wave the 24-hour standard waiting period so they can get married right away. many are starting to collect at city office around the city. and suzanne candiotti joins me now. what is it like around the clerk's office this morning? >> reporter: there is no missing the nervous energy and excitement that i think any couple that is about to get married is facing, and beyond that, t. j., this is a day that many gay rights activist have been waiting for for a lifetime. you can see the couples lining up and have been here for a couple hours. some women in wedding gowns as well. a lot of tuxedos. and there are 800 couples getting married here, and more than half here at city hall. i spent some time yesterday helping to get things done, and noticing a lot of jitters. these two are way beyond excited. would you say you have butterflies in your stomach right now? >> butterflies, more like dragon flies in my stomach. >> reporter: the significance has not escaped the

i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne.y here, thank you for joining us, the next newscast is at ten and we are online all the time at ktvu.com. thank you for joining us.