william randolph hurst. one of the unknown incidents to most people is the mckinley as sass sass nation, right? >> that year was what year. >> i was afraid you would ask me that. out of my period. 1901 i think. please edit that. the mckinley is assassinated and in a lot of the media it's blamed on the hurst press. because william randolph hurst papers tended to be democratic and rabble roused about rich or poor. >> the other papers were blaming? >> yes, the more stayed papers. by that time the hurs is it papers were ultra sensationistic and there were other sober papers like "the new york times." and it basically discredits. it's one of the things that seriously discredits old style super partisan journalism when the president got killed because they -- of the way they whipped up the people. >>> now, the contenders, our 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but nevertheless changed political history. we feature former governor of new york al smith who was the democratic presi

you know, william randolph hurst. one of the things people -- one of the most unknown incidents, the mckinley assassination, right? >> that year was what year? >> i was afraid you were going to ask me that. it's out of my period. 1901, i think? please edit that. mckinley's assassinated and it's blamed on -- in a lot of the media it's blamed on the hurst press. william randolph hurst's papers tended to be democratic and tended to be rebelroused about rich and poor. >> the other papers were blaming -- >> yes. the more stayed papers -- at that time the hurst papers were ultra sensationalistic and there were more sober papers like t"te new york times" and basically discredits -- it's one of the things that really seriously discredits old-style superpartisan journalism when the president got killed because of the way they whipped up the people. >> from your perspective, what are some of the myths or myths on misunderstandings about the political culture in the u.s. between the revolution and the civil war? >> well, i think

except for the battles with hurst and nosh state. he really enjoyed that. when he left the safe confines of new york state and there were papers that weren't friendly to him and wouldn't cover the issues that were important in the campaign, smith was greatly hurt by that. he also wasn't used to the media of the day. used to call the microphone that you'd speak into, right in the roster up here, he accepted the nomination from president of the united states. he didn't like to read prepared speeches. smith used to write. he'd take out of his coat pocket an envelope and read everything on the backs of envelopes, long after lincoln, i guess. he used to have that custom of saying these are the points i'm going to make and i'm going to address the nation on these things and i'm going to speak from the heart. when the campaign started to be more of the prepared speech, he was not used to that. he was used to getting down and doing the campaign the old way, meeting people and greeting them. >> just to jump in, you talked about the rise of radio, and i think that ma

alex hurst, nhk world, new york.ocal government leaders are urging experts at japan's nuclear safety agency to make their health and welfare a priority 37 they want regulators to closely follow an investigation that's about to get started to check a fault running beneath a nuclear plant in eastern prefecture. they fear the fault is active and worry it could trigger an earthquake. the vice governor and deputy mayor submitted the request thursday to the head of the nuclear and industrial safety agency. members of the government panel said last week the fracture zone below the shika number one reactor is very likely an active fault. that prompted the electric power company executives to submit to the agency a plan to conduct the probe. local officials call the panel's findings extremely regrettable. they say they greatly undermined public trust in the central government system to check nuclear plants. >> translator: it's now unclear whether the reactor can be restarted. i hope the agency will have specialists strictly e

this is the second there has been a party at elm hurst park.here was another celebration going on several blocks north at gilmore park on 66th avenue. the two are located in areas where killings and robberies are up. the mayor believes a gathering like this can help fight crime. >> the neighborhoods where there a lot of gangs, this is them. by the end of the summer, we will have maybe 100 parents out here. this event brings the neighborhood together. >> the mayor said friday night in the park will continue throughout the summer. a sdrushing prank vandalism in a cemetery in union city. they found about 150 head stones covered in vegetable oil. it happened at chapel of the chimes memorial park. it is not clear if anyone has been arrested. they plan to clean the head stones over the weekend. >> still ahead, the solar flair that could complicate your weekend. >> see how the giants are creating a new photo op for their fans. >> i'm jeff ranieri from the nbc bay area weather center. major cooling over the past 24 hours from 104 in livermore to 83. 10

three or tied at 1-under and vicky hurst is even par. choy will sleep well tonight. >> pga tour, third round of the greenbrier classic. kelly, 12-under for the tournament. two shots back but chasing u.s. open champion webb simpson. >> tour de france, hit the mountains where the tour is won or lost. christopher pflum o britten. kansas la a, who had the yellow jersey after every statement is 1:50 back. wiggins now wears the yellow jersey. >> at six, harrison barnes, the number one choice. >> ama: up next, one cool cat. >> alan: a look how china is helping its pandas beat the summer heat. >> alan: coming up at 6:00. protesters hit the streets. why they say mexico's presidential election is a fraud. >> the bat over a bridge in yosemite national park. some say it has to go. join us at 6:00. >> ama: pandas are living the good life in china. >> alan: take a look. not only do the cubs get ice to keep cool in the summer heat at the research base, they also have climate controlled enclosures. >> ama: the bears enjoy the cool blast of air condition

. >> the pine hurst is a popular route in the hills east of oakland. >> you ride a bike to get away from the city and get away from the cares of everyday life. you don't want that following you out there. >> but east bay park police say the tranquility was shattered after a 44-year-old cyclist was robbed at gunpoint while riding on redwood road. >> he noticed a van that came to a stop. >> the cyclist rode in here to the mcdonald's staging area and called for help. the van followed the man and that is when the suspect confronted him with a gun. >> the u.c. berkeley sociology professor said he took his gold necklace and his expensive road bike. he threw the bike back of the van and took off with another man driving. >> in that, i can't think the last time we had a robbery be it an armed robbery. >> stealing these expensive bikes is quite common elsewhere. they often end up in flea markets or craig listed. he tracked his stolen bike to modesto. >> i believe it got sold somewhere in clearinghouse in modesto. it's an organized group of people that like to steal here and they take it down and

. >> the pine hurst is a popular route in the hills east of oakland. >> you ride a bike to get away from city and get away from the cares of everyday life. you don't want that following you out there. >> but east bay park police say the tranquility was shattered after a 44-year-old cyclist was robbed at gunpoint while riding on redwood road. >> he noticed a van that came to a stop. >> the cyclist rode in here to the mcdonald's staging area and called for help. the van followed the man and that is when the suspect confronted him with a gun. >> the u.c. berkeley sociology professor said he took his gold necklace and his expensive road bike. he threw the bike back of the van and took off with another man driving. >> in that, i can't think the last time we had a robbery be it an armed robbery. >> stealing these expensive bikes is quite common elsewhere. they often end up in flea markets or craig listed. he tracked his stolen bike to modesto. >> i believe it got sold somewhere in clearinghouse in modesto. it's an organized group of people that like to steal here and they take it down and do t

thursday night president obama's bus tour made an unexpected stop at a bar in am hurst, ohio.bud light in a bottle. it's the kind of scene we've seen a lot of. politicians and citizens knocking back cold ones. it reminds us how much we tend to see beer in politics so we compiled a list for you. back in 2009 there was the beer summit. it was the president's idea to ease tension between harvard professor and the police officer has arrested him after a dispute over racial profiling. and remember this, hillary clinton famously sipping a shot of crown royal whiskey in 2008 before chasing it with a big old light beer. beer brought u.s. and england together in 2010, president obama and prime minister david cameron exchanged bottles of beer after u.s. and england world cup game ended in a tie. >>> monday could be doomsday for many of us who use the internet. we've told you about that nasty virus out there and how the fbi may actually have to shut down servers to fix the bug. that could idle your access to the net. earlier on the show, i asked you, what will you do without your interne

the tape modern has damian hurst, one of the world's most unflu influence controversial markets.re are spot paintings. there's even a room of live butterflies, believe it or not. definitely check that out. his dime encrusted and platinum skull worth something like 50 million pounds. really facts and controversial exhibition. >> that skull makes me think of alexander mcqueen, one of the more prominent fashion artists -- or late fashion designer. >> right. >> really, british fashion has received a kind of resurgence because of kate middleton. that's why you may want to stop by the victorian albert museum? >> it is london's big art and museum design. they have an exhibition of 60 ball gowns worn by celebrities and royalty since the 1950s. by queens and also some exciting people. really traces the development of society really. several really big designers. >> this exhibit would really kind of inspire people if they haven't already made plans to pri an extra piece of luggage, because when you shop in london and see what's available, you're going to want to fill it up and bring it bac

. >> the pine hurst is a popular route in the hills east of oakland. >> you ride a bike to get away fromnt that following you out there. >> but east bay park police say the tranquility was shattered after a 44-year-old cyclist was robbed at gunpoint while riding on redwood road. >> he noticed a van that came to a stop. >> the cyclist rode in here to the mcdonald's staging area and called for help. the van followed the man and that is when the suspect confronted him with a gun. >> the u.c. berkeley sociology professor said he took his gold necklace and his expensive road bike. he threw the bike back of the van and took off with another man driving. >> in that, i can't think the last time we had a robbery be it an armed robbery. >> stealing these expensive bikes is quite common elsewhere. they often end up in flea markets or craig listed. he tracked his stolen bike to modesto. >> i believe it got sold somewhere in clearinghouse in modesto. it's an organized group of people that like to steal here and they take it down and do the same and bring them up here. >> word of the robbery has sprea

month squad after their comfortable with in a friendly with this you idea just outside moscow the hurst trial by three points after the arguing call to overturn the deficit to a one hundred one two seventy nine victory with ali things are not stop a game high twenty six points for russia as the shooting guard crew for who was a part of the reports for along with other big names such as an thank you to lanka such account for the famous golf russia faced host great britain in their open up on sunday why barcelona the united states held on for an eighty six eighty victory over argentina in their second exhibition game kevin durant top score to the reigning olympic champions in twenty seven points as they kept a gritty argentina in check to send out a warning to their rivals in london however they next phase a friendly against european champions spain on tuesday which will be a rematch of the final in beijing four years ago and the american stars believe that busy build up program will do them the power of good for london. are also out so you know it does we just try to get better game by g

we turn to ceo and president of hurst television inc. >> i'm the president and ceo of hearst television our company owns 29 companies. i traveled here from new york city on the national of broadcasters. you can tell from the makeup of this panel that the future of video is very bright, very diverse and more inclusive than ever before. each of us here plays a role in the ecosystem. what dif rentuates broadcasters is our unique commitment to serve our local communities and to operate in the public interest. localism is our mandate and we breathe it every day. we supplement our local programming with the most popular national entertainment, news, sports, programs, to provide viewers a variety and quality of tn thaent that is unmatched by any other media. certainly we cannot discuss the future of video without talking about spectrum, the oxygen of our delivery for over the air signals. with concerns over spectrum use intensifying, its broadcast television uniquely offers the most efficient use of spectrum to transmit video. the genius of television broadcasting is its one too many architect

you see editorial cartoons, lump with william randolph hurst with the irish nationalists. at end of the day the german-american vote goes to wilson. so he done allose date the campaign themes very well. he's fighting on things like the tariff, which is not a popular issue for the republicans that year. there are labor issues, there are labor issues, which are very important that year. there's two big things which cross him up. they do not work well for him. even though, as governor of new york, he has an admirable record. he establishes workers comp bores, cases that whole system, first in the country. there's all sorts of labor regulations put in place for the first time. so he's a champion of labor. but there, there's two things that happen. on the infamous california trip, which we'll get into later, two things that happen. one thing which is never talks about is he blundered into san francisco where the chamber of commerce is trying to break the unions and they -- they are particularly trying to do it in the restaurants and they want them to be open shops. in other wor

there's taminy hall, there's franklin roosevelt and there's another fellow, william randolph hurst. what can you say about that relationship, specifically the 1918, the 1922 gubernatorial races and the 1932 presidential nomination process? >> let's start with beverly gage. >> well, hearst is one of al smith's great critics. he turns into one of smith's great critics. he's sort of the man around which smith learns how to deal with the press in many ways. i know that you -- we were talking earlier. you said you had been writing about this in great detail about the milk issue and hearst's attacks on smith. >> this is a great question. i'm glad dave brought this up. william randolph hearst was probably one of the most controversial government figures or quasi government figures in new york history. he was a two-term congressman from new york city. he basically bought the seat. he went to taniny hall, says he wanted it. tried to get the nomination in 1904 for president of the united states and h lost that. he runs for governor in 1906 against charles evans hughes and loses. runs for new

tripled up hospital person i'm not going to hurst and i'm going to be awesome i will say. i mean i don't i think you raise a good point i think that you say as long as they're healthy i think it would be really important for everyone in our society no matter what they look like exactly to feel a sense of self confidence however you shouldn't make light of the fact that a lot of people are extremely unhealthy and that is that is a huge problem and jim boy is right i hate to use the next kid on so many bears with those guys will have a heart attack and. which one is the notion that i'm going to be or. doctors all right so guess who's shutting. here's once again i don't know who your friends are eager of the house john boehner he got teary eyed again this week there's a picture here. during a ceremony honoring the late it's highly an artist constantino brumidi according to the having to post the post he was they received a congressional gold medal for his artwork displayed in the capitol and speaker boehner seemed particularly tough he has a soft touch that one soft touch and

. >> david did you hurst is being attacked. >> that's a remarkable thing. fun putting together lists. the hall of fame you have in your hall of fame, you put in bill clinton and john mccain and nancy pelosi. i have one person you do not have that i would add. first of all, richard nixon belongs in the hall of fame when you think about checkers. >> yes. that's a whole other show. >> willie brown of living politician. the most amazing survivor of american politics and some would say con95er. >> jerry brown's career in three presidential bids and elected 30 or 40 years apart, we wanted to highlight the best of the best. >> you can be best. >> the best without being good. >> the nixon rule. you threw up 2016 lists. your democratic side. cuomo, o malla and rahm and elizabeth warren. >> she has to list. hillary if she runs, we don't talk about it. >> joe biden is not on here. >> you have haley barber, bobby jindal and chris christie, jeb bush and maybe john thun? >> if jeb bush runs, he is probably the nominee. 2016 and 2020 will be interesting. very quickly, the

. >> the president will stop off this evening at a pub and restaurant in am hurst ohio before a speech in the cleveland area. >> a twist in the case of that lifeguard fired for saving a life. >> also coming up, a fireworks fiasco. how one of the biggest fireworks displays in the country became a grand disappointment. >>> and the vitamins can help prevent broken bones among the elderly. >> in the nbc bay area weather center, you may be sniffing and sneezing own though the allergy cast is low. even though wind is gusting in upper teens and low 20s. that wind will turn warm as we head into friday and we will have details on 09s and maybe even triple digits to return in a few minutes. >>> in health matters tonight, elderly women may be able to reduce their hip fractures. a study found that women taking high doses of vitamin d lowered the risk of hip fracture by a third. they also significantly lowered their risk for nonspinal related fractures. taking less, taking a lower amount has no effect. experts say adults should have their vitamin d levels measured before they take a supplement. >>

this is the second time there's been a big party at elm hurst park. there was another celebration going on at gillmor park on 66th avenue. two parks are located in areas where killings and robberies are on the rise. mayor jean quan believes gatherings like this fight crime. >> in neighborhoods where there's a lot of gangs, this kind of event by the end of the summer, you'll see, we have 100 parents here and this event brings a neighborhood together. >> the mayor says friday nights in the park will continue throughout the summer. >>> the countdown is on to game day and cal's athletic director says memorial stadium will be ready for the season. the renovation project started two years ago. we are told that crews are working 12-hour days to make sure to complete the football stadium in time for the september first kick-off against nevada. landscaping and signage could be a work in progress but the goal to have seat, scoreboards, rest rooms and, of course, concessions ready to go. artificial turf and brand-new video screens scheduled to be installed early

this is the second time there's been a big party at elm hurst park and there was another big celebrationh, gillmor park 66th. two parks are located in areas where killings and robberies on the rise. mayor jean quan believes gatherings like this can help fight crime. >>> "today in the bay," rattlesnake bites in the area on the rise. we'll explain why you may be spotting more this summer. more local news in 30 minutes. all of the day's news at 7:00. >>> welcome back to "today" on saturday, july 14, 2014. inside studio 1a, i'm lester holt alongside tamron hall. >> i understand we're ending with activity, we're not doing food. every time we end with some kind of sport and i want to end on a pan take. >> it's not going to end that way. i think it's some kind of agility course they have for us after. we'll have pancakes after. >> i love that. coming up, kerry kennedy was arrested for driving under drugs after an accident in new york. police found her behind the wheel of a damaged car on the side of the road. her attorney is disputing the charges. more on this story in a few minutes. >> then tr

he's not as good at being a politician as he was at being a businessmans, as being a father, being a hurster. >> he's always wanted to be president it seems and yet we're not really sure why he wants to be president. if you ask me why mitt romney wants to be president, i really don't know why mitt romney want to be president. >> dan, why does mitt romney want to be president? >> he believes he's had a number of experiences in his life, he's had some amazing on-the-job training to trackle big messy management and leadership problems. he thinks the united states is in a management leadership mess and thinks his background and experience are a good match for the moment. why does barack obama want a second term? what's his explanation for his first second and -- i guess he would feel he came in to such an unbelievable -- >> he had the first years of his first term. he had a democratic house and senate. he pushed through big stuff. if i were in this position, i would have started this campaign on september 15th, talking about september 15th forward and talking about how they stabilize the econo