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icon. tales of the city. his book that was made do a city. he's here on his book tour. thank you very much. well, i would not have missed this evening for anything. you and i both know these things can be boring. not tonight. i like to read, since i'm back home from a tour. i would like to read the chapter that my editor wanted me to remove. i have to set it up for you. michael toliver is 55 years old. they have gone to florida because his mother has died. and they have been out to the rest home, to the bear bar in orlando. they meet a black bear, that is a husky african-american guy and the guy basically propositions them. proposes a three way. they decided he seems like a great guy. they tell him about their b and b. the innamong the flowers. it doesn't mean anything because it was camouflage night at the full moon saloon. we felt compelled to tidy up. and reaging toilet. you force him to shower. we stashed it in the closet. he grabbed a razor and headed for the stall. you better be faithful about it. it's down right inhospitable. he was dressed in a while, v-neck tee

wisconsin for more than 100 years and now the iconic motorcycle machine harley-davidson might be moving on amid a labor dispute. we'll find out if the city's iconic days are numbered. >>> we'll talk about oprah's big farewell, her 25th and final season kicks off this week. the queen of daytime is promising a good-bye to remember. we'll take a look at what's made oprah so successful and get a sneak peek at what she has in store for fans, what have you been saying all morning? >> all morning. what's my favorite line? >> yes. >> you get a car, and you get a car! >> she might be saying that. >> guess who won't get a car by the time the show ends, we probably won't get a car. we will start with more on that developing story out of iran involving those detained american hikers. nbc's ali arouzi is in london. what's the latest? >> that's right. sarah shourd in another aboutface from iran said they're going to release her on $500,000 bail according to tehran's prosecutor abbas jafari dolatabadi. he said the conditions of her bail don't bar her from leaving the country, her case still has to go to trial along with the other two americans still in c

posed at the top of the broadcast, what if an internet billionaire known for his iconic hoody gave a fortune to an inner city school system that's in shambles? we are about to find out. the billionaire, mark zuckerberg of facebook fame and fortune. he's 26. he went to harvard. he's about to be the subject of a big new hollywood movie. tomorrow, he's announcing he's giving $100 million to the school system in newark, new jersey. by the way, the teachers there are the highest paid in the state of new jersey. the results there are awful, unacceptable in any society. and here's another example of private money at least trying to fix public schools. rehema ellis is at newark city hall tonight. >> reporter: good evening, brian. deep rooted problems need dramatic solutions. that usually requires lots of money, which the city is about to get. newark, it's the largest city in new jersey, with the biggest school problems. now getting help from a big name. 26-year-old billionaire mark zuckerberg, founder and ceo of facebook, is expected to give $100 million to newark schools. cory booker and the republican governor chr

because you are bringing online to the city a building that will be iconic, that will be a landmark for generations to coming and it has just been such a pleasure to work with the architectural team of pelley clark pelley, and their vision for this phenomenal facility. and the way we have been able to select these fabulous artists to identify works that complement the building. when you see how it excos with the concept of a park and the garden that is on the roof of the billing. when you look at ned kahn's interactive water fountain display and the way that it in realtime reflects the movement that is taking place underneath that garden and highlights and manifests that movement symbolically for the visitors, you see how the architecture and the art really are working together. so it has just been, i think -- i'm urging you to approve. this although the san francisco arts commission doesn't have any jurisdiction over this project. we did, however, present all of the artists and their concepts to them. they wholeheartedly endorsed this plan and the selection of the artists. it's really

iconic elevated structure is reasonable. >> i think the high speed rail authority needs to spend a little more funding for the largest city in the northern state in order to have an iconic structure they can be proud of. >> reporter: some residents say they hope san jose is not just caving in. >> we must not allow ourselves to fall to the easiest solution so that the speed rail can come to a quick solution. >> reporter: live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> governor arnold schwarzenegger took a high speed ride in tokyo japan today. the governor road on an experimental bullet train. japanese trains are known for their advanced technology and safety. the governor says he can learn from each country's rail system. >> i think it's important that you learn very quickly that you need to look at which system is the most like the california challenge we are facing. >> reporter: the governor is on a six month trade mission. >>> as of this evening, there's no indication that san francisco's munni drivers are going through a sick out. an anonymous flier asked them to call in sick today as the new rules went into ef

click on the vote 2010 icon in the news features section..3 >> therr is outrage tonighh over a city officeth a $28,000 facelift. office renovated a year ago, when director david scott was head of the city's department of renovation included a customm3 glass desk and $$200 chair. ú%e $28,000 renovatton took place as city leaders made deep cuts to the city's budget. >> our men and women are forced to take furlough days, we don't get raises. and we are conntantly asked to give and give, and yet, we have money to do things like thhs. sheila dixon's cabinet resigned earlier this year. current mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she knew nothing about this. >> 1 and a half billion dollars project to revitaliie the westside is another price tag hard to swallow uuing tough economic times. features new retail offices and houses. critics wonder however if it is cost efficient in a rough economy. >> right now we know that we have been in a budget deficit situation for a couple of years. aad that he trends do not look positive. so why would the ssate take a risk, of pushing our redit limit, to the max

they give rise to our iconic port cities and they remain the refuge of unique species that define our environment. it is this balance that makes estuaries one of the most important ecosystems in the united states. one worth recognizing as we do here with house resolution 1503. estuary regions contain 43% of the population, 49% of the economic output. while occupying only 13% of the u.s. continental land area. as coastal regions continue to further experience development, it is important to maintain this balance between economic prosperity and ecological health. the b.p. deepwater horizon oil disaster in the gulf of mexico calls attention to this delicate balance between maintaining our quality of life and sustaining our precious natural resources. coastal health and restoration have taken on a new level of significance in light of the oil disaster making our awareness of estuary ecosystems all the more important. estuaries provide critical ecosystem services that protect human health and public safety, such as water filtration, flood control, erosion prevention. they also protect coas

as two factions within the city, the vietnamese community fought over the right to exhibit the icon. it will remain on display in san jose until october 1. >>> a lot of special things about the special olympics today. how much money the bay area race raised and the famous brothers leading the charge. >>> speaking of something special, how about some rain, and summer is not even over yet? we will talk about that coming up next. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet affordable for only $14.95 a month with select services. >>> all right. lawrence is saying something about a true cold front coming in. what is this? we're not even -- we never had a summer, lawrence. >> i know, i know, i know. a lot of people are telling me that. this is pretty unusual to have a true cold front. sometimes remnant

icon. you can send photos directly from your cell phone to pics@foxbaltimore.com. >> theebaltimore teachers' union, and city have a tentative agreement tonight on a new contract. talks going on now for months. few details are known tonight. it is expected to be approved however in the upcoming weeks. >> you need to know about a recall on night lights.3 len can be hot to the touch and possibly shocking peoppe or causing a fire. there are four reports of thee melting causinggproperty damage. >> for more information on this foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> and the maryland lottery commission hassapproved a code of conduct for workers at the state's first slots casino. the code of ethics includes a3 ban on playing the machines, unless it is part of ooficial duties. and cannot use theii position to gain favors. the hollywood casino in perry vilis scheduled to oppn thursday. >> the term sand comes from theú word fanatic. >> it does. nowhere is that more clear than -nnthe home of some purple look at this home in dundalk. the raaens room as it is known.3 has $5000 worth of remodeling. including a huge tv. novelty sh

icon that every visitor has to see. paris has the i've ell tour, new york city has the statue of liberty and san francisco has the golden gate bridge and the painted ladies of post card row. this is on the eastern view from on top of alamo square hill. and this image of san francisco that everyone sees, over 15 million visitors come to our city and most of them want to take a photograph of this. the allure is understandable. more than a century of history on thousands of glossy photos. in the two blocks of victorians on the eastern side of the square offering differing perspectives of this view and countless post cards and images of our blocks. what sort of face do you guys want to see from the top of alamo square? it is important to keep overgrown existing trees -- >> [inaudible] commissioner fung: i had two questions for the appellant. your report indicates that a recommendation would be just a smaller size, but same species. is that what your intent is? >> it is. i remember standing at this podium at the hearing with d.p.w. and i remember saying we'll put in 36-inch trees. and our arborist who is here to speak recomm

iconic 1,776 feet. >> i want you to look at this building over here. >> reporter: this new york city schoolteacher has a stake in all this. her father was a seem fitter on the first trade center. her sean worked in the south tour until 9/11. >> at 9:03, the second plane hit tower two. >> sean was just 28 years old and he did not make it out. the tours eileen leads once a week for the tribute center help her keep her son's memory alive. >> i think they're important because i'm telling a story that must be remembered. >> reporter: remembering, the 2,752 victims of the trade center attack will be the centrepiece of the site. the granite for reflecting pools marking the fingerprints of the twin towers are done. starting next year, water falls will cascade 30 feet into those pools. >> it's really this large marker in the sense that something has been removed and cannot be replaced. >> reporter: this week a pair of 70-foot columns salvaged from the ruins were placed on the site. they're so large the 9/11 museum will be built around them. >> this is my family. my children. >> reporter: for eileen logano, hon

icon, in thh news features section. >> police and fire unions put up a new billboard criticizing the city for what they call under fundingheir departments. street. it said police and fire are standing by city residents, despite city hall turning its back on them. the city also changed heir pension plans and increasing the age of eeigibility and years of service. and it will lower payments for some retirees. >> a suspect is in custody, after an armed security guard opened fire during a robbery. it happened at a pharmacy at the loch raven shopping plaza. officer engaged them, he saw the weapons, pulled out his service and fired multiple shots to disable the suspects. he did not strike anybody. it is believed that no one was struck. the two suspects left the store. ttey went on a brief foot chase. >> police aae still looking for a second suspect. >> more testimony in theken harris murder case. -o one got a look at the suspect that is very dark evening..3 >> crime and justice repooter joy lepola told one eyewitness told jurors he is not convinceed. >> sitting feet from the three defendants, a manager of the new haven lounge

icon. this not from the far east in asia, but from back east in new york city with a brilliant move by the golden state warriors that was lost not by all of us out here but by some folks in the media le media lebron game stuff where we were able to get one of the top free agents in the country to come out to play for the warriors, and he happens to be here, david lee. thank you for being here. you are going to be seeing a lot of this guy. he is a superstar. he brought with him these hats. what am i talking about? the hat has a new icon, a new logo. it has on the hat, the new suspended and that we are putting in today, which is now the new logo of the golden gate warriors, and how appropriate that we celebrate our regional team and celebrate today david coming on board and the new logo being released by the warriors with these new golden state warrior hats. that is why i grabbed it. that is why i'm thankful david is here. i want to thank our leaders. i asked that scott hagerty come on up, supervisor hagerty, to say a few words. he has been an extraordinary leader on this for many years. he

icon. send hoto on on directly from the ceel phone to pick at fox baltimore.comm >>> white supremacist apologizes in baltimore cityurt for attacking an elderly african american fisherman. kathleen tells us he made the -úapology before being sentenced to 31 years in prison.. >>reporter: he goes by the nickname hitler but in court today hh apologized and told the victim heehas been haunted bb his actions. he's covered in tattoo with racially biased sayings but in court he toeld úaid he regrets attacking the mann he was beaten wiih a bat robbed and car jacked. he was seetenceded to 30 years for the ttack in south baltimore and nother one year for attacking corrections officer while in jail. he threw urine and feces at the african american officer. he saas he deserves more jail time. >> in accordance with the plea agreement the state felt the one year was appropriate sentence to tack on to the end of what was considered to be the more seeious count. >>reporter: calvin has a lengthy criminal record and is also a registered sex offender in maryland.. this is news at 5:30. >>> thanks so much. man is esttblished in the ba

city passengers a year. it is the oldest, continuous streetcar service in the world. >> the iconic, matter of fact, if you lookee you streetcars are in the top three. >> reporter: the saint charles line is on the national register of historic places. committed to preserving the car's essential role in the history of the city, they cannot be replaced. instead, they are maintained with painstaking care at the carrollton transit station. and as the streetcars course their way through new orleans, the desire to drive one has always run through my friend al roker. >> this is going to be a dream come true. >> reporter: train instructor clarence tried to pass on some of his 29 years of experience in just a couple of minutes. >> this is your controller. the controller has eight points. the most important part is right here. push it to your right. >> that's going to stop it? >> that's going to stop it. >> it seeps complicated but it's really not. it's just like taking candy from a baby. >> if the baby was a giant car that's carrying 80 people. >> reporter: well short of the eight-week instruction most conductors get, w

city and our country. it was not just from new york. we all remember iconically the day after september 11 if you stood on the west side highway of manhattan and looked at the license plates of the fire trucks, of the cars, of the ambulances they were from all around the country. every single district, 434, in fact, of the 435 districts, had someone who has that 9/11 call. nine years later, nine years later, 900 americans have died from 9/11 related illnesses. they are going to come here and they are going to fill up these galleries and they don't know from a motion to recommit, suspension, they don't know what the rule is, they don't know what the number is. all that they know is that by degrees every single day they are dying. they are dying from diseases they didn't have. these are some of the most vigorous people you can imagine. the fact they are coming here, you are going to see people in wheelchairs who on that day were healthy and vigorous. james zadroga, for whom the bill was named, one of the fittest guys but dead today because of 9/11. this is a fierce

harley-davidson has been an iconic milwaukee institution for 107 years, and now the city's oldest facility. >>> and oprah begins her 25th and final season. what can we expect from the queen of daytime? we will have a preview when we see you this weekend on "today." so, lots to talk about. >> you have a preview of what oprah's going to be doing? >> i guess we do! we have the sneak peek. find out. >> not bad. >> human sacrifice. >> oh, no! >> only kidding. >> anyway, don't sacrifice anything. you've been telling us that the weather's going to be great this weekend? >> absolutely. in fact, much of the country -- >> part of the country. >> -- will have one day of nice weather this weekend. that's not so bad. east coast on saturday, looking great. rain, though, for the midwest on saturday, showers in the pacific northwest, sunny and hot in the southwest, down into texas. sunday, sunday, we've got more rain along the eastern seaboard, so for you on sunday, not so great. showers in the pacific northwest, but the midsection of the country from the plains all the way down to the gulf coast, sunny,

city built on music and dres, the may floods were a devastating nightmare. >> we had ten people die in nash vietna ville. we had about 10,000 properties damaged. >> one of those this iconicance hall. >> when iaw the opry house under water, it hurt me in my soul. >> four feet of water filled the grand ole opry. >> even when this stage was under water and in the five months it took to bring it back, the music never stopped. it never has, in the 85-year history of the opry. >> and this afternoon as the surstars of country muc rehearsed one last time, for one of the biggest and most important performances ever here, there is a message in the music. >> it's very important to millions of people, and it will never die. this building is a testament to the spirit and strength and resilience that is country music. >> the perfect note in music city right now as it continues to play a song of survival for anyone who will listen. jay gray, nbc news, nashville. >> that's good to see. >> how about our weather. >> our weather will be changing again. we saw tropical downpours sterday during the day. some areas sawthose, i think we'll see them again tomorrow night and into the day on thur

be an iconic on the try way for san jose's grand central station but we have one opportunity to get it right. >> reporter: for san jose, it's like shopping with someone else's credit card. the cityants as much input as possible on how the above ground structure would look even if it costs more. and, of course, it would be on the state's dime. >> cost differences are not really my problem. that's the a problem high-speed rail authority. i think we would make our best judgment based on what's best for san jose. and high-speed rail of course doesn't have to listen to us. they are going to make their own decision. >> reporter: tooling through downtown presents some problem. soil and water conditions make it trickier. it would add the construction time and impact sports venues like hp pavilion and the proposed as ballpark. but some downtown merchants still prefer the underground option be studied. >> they are looking to build a 200-year project. there is no reason to commit to an alignment in the very 1st inning. we should take our time and study the tunnel as well as the aerial and then make an informed decision. >> reporter: if the rails go above ground, the city council must decid

an iconic building and everyone agrees the existing structure has to be improved and changed and made safe and even the experts say, you cannot make it 100% safe against the terror attacks but the city and the u.n. have to work more closely together, to improve the situation, right now. bill? bill: david lee, good to know, he's on the story, the u.n. also for more on this, the latest and the background, at foxnews.com. they broke the story, our colleagues here, they are on it for you. u.n. general assembly starts in days. it will be a busy week next week. martha: to be sure, there is a brand new petition in congress you need know about, calling for full repeal of the health care overhaul and got a potentially game-changing signature. on that petition. and, how about this: joran van der sloot is accused of murdering natalee holloway and he's charged now in peru with killing another woman and, you will not believe what beth twitty just did. bill: and, sharron angle taking on harry reid, a race to watch... and both are releasing a new barrage of attack ads, one directed at the other. how do americans feel about the flying mud, and is there an ad that is more effective than the other? w