[applause] >> thank you john paul. our next speaker is maggie omara and she's a senior transportation engineer with caltran and advises the department on best practices for pedestrian and bicycle travel and for accommodating travel and provides systems to district design staff in solution of problems and for bicycle and pedestrian design standards, maggie. >> thank you, i am so honored to be here. there should be a slide show that will be playing, and i can't see it, so i will have to trust that it's working. i work at caltran's in sacramento at the headquarters level. i am at the corporate level and i don't get involved in district projects that often. on occasion i do, i work at the policy level, and do draft changes to the manuals and move us away from all cars all the time and towards a complete street perspective. and i comment on national guidance documents such as ashto guides and i provide input to the policy documents. and i do provide some technical assistance to the districts, and on occasion, they will ask

beat john paul's design and count down signals and pedestrian signals, and one of our challenges with our key corridor and 19th avenue and van ness, that are state highways and getting the state to approve those, are those approved by the state or something that we need to petition on an intersection by intersection basis? >> my speciality is geometric design, i heard a conversation about count down signals, and maybe someone else knows more than me. and that's our operation department, we are very stove pipe, the person that can tell you that is richard hagston at headquarters and i believe my e-mail addresses on the hand out, and you just type in richard_ hagston and get in touch with him and he will tell you about the latest and greatest, but it has caught our attention, we were slow on the uptake. >> i had a question about pedestrian bulb outs and having those pictures of kids crossing the intersection and it seems that in san francisco we are schizophrenic about site lines at intersections, and i am pedestrian advocate and a greening advocate. and i know that you can't plant a tr

the man she's replacing, justice john paul stephens, is 90. and that's not the only generational shift, is it, joan? >> that's right. think of how much this court has changed in the last five years. chief justice john roberts, succeeded william rehnquist who is nearly 30 years older. samuel alito, succeeded sandra day o'connor who was nearly 20 years older and both of them have come on and been much more assertive conservatives, much more active on the bench. pushing the court a little bit more toward the right. and i think we're going to see evidence of that now from the liberal side. someone who's 40 years younger than her predecessor. and elena kagan has already showed us, with that kind of wit that we saw in that clip, that she's much more focused, determined, she's used to the rough and tumble of politics, too. so i think we're going to see someone who's much more active on this court even though she might vote the same way as her predecessor. gwen: and someone who didn't hesitate even when she was solicitor general to go toe-to-toe with s

kagan would succeed justice john paul stevens who retired in june. >>> it's 5:20. the university of georgia has won a national title. it is top party school in the country. georgia beat out ohio university as well as penn state, west virginia and mississippi. locally,uc santa barbara came in 8th. the princeton review put out the results yesterday. it surveyed 122,000 students at 370 colleges. not exactly a distinction you would like to have if you are an administrator. the rankings take into account alcohol and drug use, hours spent studying and popularity of fraternities and sororities. >>> still to come, the next step in getting the new transbay terminal in san francisco. we'll tell you how this one differs from the one that's about to be torn down. "temporary" transbay terminal ,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] this is america. and this is our cheese. kraft singles. american cheese. only one nation could create it. and that nation is...america. a nation of dreamers, try-harders, doers. try doing this with roquefort. it's made with milk, never oil like some other sli

with john, paul, the beatles took on the world. >> as a kid, they were all avenues. it's really strained but it's really a narrow, little road that has all changed now. >> what hasn't changed is john lennon's and paul mccartney's liverpool homes. but it's said that the birthplace of ringo star is not the same. some don't know how long he lived here, what they need is regeneration. >> it's falling to pieces and we can't keep buildings alive because of some expectation. >> one beatle fan compares this place to shakespeare. >> for 400 years of time, people will still come to liverpool because of the connection to the beatles. >> some believe that ringo should stay home. >> next march there will be one less stop on the beatles' tour. >> i have an update for you, seven years after u.s. invasion of iraq. a spokesperson is said to say, that the last combat brigade is leaving the country. in pakistan there is new flood warnings. that's our world news, thanks for being with us again. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video repo

presidente "barack obama", que fue confirmada por 63 votos a favor y 37 en contra, reemplazará al juez "john paultira. ---"kagan" es una abogada academica con reputacion de ser brillante, inclinada al ala liberal y con un agudo sentido del humor.---el presidente del máximo tribunal, "john roberts", le tomará juramento el sábado por la tarde en la corte. ---dos personas murieron en un aparatoso accidente en el que se vieron involucrados dos autobuses escolares y varios autos.---la tragedia ocurrio en la ruta interestatal 44 al oeste de "st. louis missouri" . ---una de las victimas es "jessica brinker" de 15 aÑos, que viajaba en uno de los autobuses escolares.---la segunda victima es "daniel schatz" de 19, hijo de un candidato republicano al senado estatal en missouri. ---decenas de estudiantes sufrieron heridas menores y fueron atendidos en hospitales locales . ---en mexico una recien nacida que fue declara muerta en un hospital publico resucito mientras era velada por sus familiares.---las autoridade investigan si los medicos cometieron un error o un delito.---el espeluznante hecho, ocurrio en "t

show would replace justice john paul -- she would replace justice john paul stevens who is retiring.eated, it will be the first time three female justices serve at the same time. >>> one of the victims in last week's deadly bear attack near yellowstone park is talking about what happened. the young man is not afraid to go camping again despite being bitten in the leg. >>> reporter: ronald singer seems to be doing just fine. >> i don't really have trouble sleeping. >> reporter: even though he was attacked by a grizzly while sleeping last week in his tent at the soda butte campground. ronald singer remembers all the details. >> the tent started shaking, slides two to three feet. the thing comes and grabs ahold of my leg. >> reporter: the 21-year-old from alamosa sits with his mom as he shows us his leg. he says i fought off the grizzly as she was biting him. >> so i sit up and i -- i look at it and i start punching it. >> reporter: wildlife officials took these photos of ronald singer's injuries just after they happened. >> 12 more days of stitches and then take those out and then i'm

she will replace retired justice john paul stevens when the court begins its new term october 1. >>> today, they are waiting for cement to dry in the broken oil well in the gulf of mexico. the cement was pumped on top of heavy mud that sealed the well earlier this week. that process is called, static kill. the next step is the bottom kill. that's when crews will pump cement into a relief well to make sure that that well is sealed for good. meanwhile, louisiana officials will re-open its shrimp season. most areas will open august 16. but they are going to delay owesster season by two months. >>> 5:06. a fire at a north bay courthouse destroys thousands of records. up next, the break in the case that may help authorities figure out what happened. >>> and what is putting more of a strain on social security. courthouse arson [ female a ] at the jcpenney huge sale get huge savings on hot looks for school. plus save even more with instant money. it's all saving, no waiting. instant money gives you 10 bucks back on the spot when you spend 50. stores open early at 8am saturday. go to jcp.com

poll just veteran journalist on the documentary right who started his career during the vietnam war john paul just thanks very much for talking to now let's talk about more media in general first if you don't mind recently in the website wiki leaks published tens of thousands of documents relating to the afghanistan war what do you think that is the biggest impacts that modern technology has had journalism well i think the wiki leaks expose is. look like they might change journalism altogether if not change it wake it up. because what we should leaks has done is what journalists should have done. you know here here is this dreadful litany of years of of disaster and killing in afghanistan done in a wrong. and i don't think we've gotten a sense they've got a sense of the disaster but i don't think we've got a sense of the real. the the political disaster the the behind the the human disaster in afghanistan that's what we call leaks of this has given us. i think it says to journalists. separate us separate your souls from the word of authority and start becoming independent it's a extraordinary

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the senate confirmed elena kagan today to replace john paul stevens who is seen as the court's leading liberal but whit johnson reports kagan could surprise the left with some of her decisions. >> reporter: elena kagan will be the next supreme court justice. >> the tally is 63-37. the nomination is confirmed. >> reporter: president obama had words of praise for the newest member of the high court. >> throughout her career, she has earned the respect and admiration of people from across the political spectrum. >> reporter: the 50-year-old kagan has worked for two democratic presidents an served as dean of harvard law school. she has never been a judge. her opponents said she doesn't have enough experience and that her political background will be a problem. >> miss kagan's record demonstrates that she substitutes her own political viewpoints for legal judgment. >> reporter: president obama picked kagan to replace liberal justice john paul stevens but legal scholar jonathan turley says the left shouldn't count on her vote on every issue. >> if she votes the way that she advised in the ob

if confirmed, she will replace retired justice john paul stevens. >>> the most expensive u.s. race in the country will be decided in tennessee's primary. voters there will be picking the nominees for three open congressional seats and also governor. >>> and a special day for an american legend. it is the birthday of former astronaut neil armstrong. armstrong, the first man on the moon, turns 80. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. hear from a reporter who's been denied access to u.s. troops in afghanistan after his "rolling stone" article led to the firing of general stanley mcchrystal. >>> and an exclusive interview with a man accused of facebook bigamy. >>> and now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today, on

she replaces john paul steven who's retireddism the state supreme court ruled in favor of a former google employee who is suing the company claiming age discrimination. brian reid was 54 when he was fired at google's engineers director in 2004. a ruling says he can take the lawsuit to trial. he claims poor treatment of older employees started with the company's founders and filtered down through management. google, though, denies he was fired because of his age. a judge today gave a man who stabbed two people inside of a san francisco bakery ative sentence. the victim's included a teenaged girl. scott thomas was found guilty last spring of attempted murder in the double stabbing. today sentenced to life of in prison, but with the possibility of parole. the stabbing occurs in may 2007 one day after thomas has h been release friday prison. thomas will have to serve 26 years of the new sentence before he can be granted a parole hearing. >>> a young man, charged in a series of hit and run collisions in danville, faced multiple charges today in court. 23-year-old sheerhold is expected to enter

. >> hollander and another expert on the journey john paul said tell cnn for an exclusive purview ofndings jury to usf scientists said they found toxic levels of oil and dispersants and affecting marine organisms just 40 mi. south of the panama city. the organisms called phytoplankton and other microscopic bacteria ocean near the foundation of the food chain. >> which feeds and fuel the ecology of the ocean. if those guys are in trouble and the ocean is in trouble. so >> our federal government scientists have downplayed the impact of microscopic oil making its way up the food chain. this is what the head of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration said earlier this month >> the fish will degrade the oil and process said naturally. it doesn't bio accumulate it's not a situation where we need to be concerned about that. over time it will be broken down >> usf scientists tell cnn that is a short-sighted view of the danger. officials haven't responded to these latest scientific findings. the >> the 10 day mission in the gulf of mexico was a rocky voyage the scientists were bat

. >> kagan will be sworn in tomorrow at the supreme court as the successor to retired justice, john paul stephens. >>> michelle obama has faced plenty of criticism for her spanish vacation when the u.s. economy is struggling. and the day at the beach leading to the latest outrage. after a day of sight seeing ifth first lady and her youngest daughter, sacha, hit the beach with their entourage. i don't know lookers were searched. the obamas are staying at a five-star luxury resort. >>> back superman is helping to fight foreclosure, that's in a moment. what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something

justice scalia and john paul stevens or conformed with the votes of 98-0, and ruth bair ginsburg confirmed by 96-3 -- ruth bair gansler confirmed by 96-3. why was this so close, colby? >> are a reflection of the times, harsh partisanship. it was ideological. they speculated that she would be too far to the left and would impose our own views on the the constitution. -- imposed her own views on the constitution. it is sad. >> evan? >> i had lunch with the u.s. senator this week who should be a scene that says it all but there is a place on the u.sfloor where senate's can go to have lunch. 1:00 in the afternoon, tablecloth this said, soup is cooking, solid there. -- salad there. nobody is in the room. u.s. senators used to go and talk to each other. they don't do that anymore. they go to the separate camps, and that is why you have a vote like that. >> charles? >> the closest since toledo. when president obama was a senator -- the closest since several toledo. when president obama was a senator, he voted against chief justice roberts. justice scalia was nearly unanimous. with bork it all cha

. >> reporter: at 50, kagan becomes the youngest justice, succeeding the oldest, 90-year-old john paul stevens. congratulations from president obama late today. >> she knows that the supreme court's decisions shape not just the character of our democracy, but the circumstances of our daily lives. >> reporter: kagan's unexpected sense of humor charmed senators of both parties at her confirmation hearings. >> it means i'd have to get my hair done more often, senator specter. >> reporter: new york born, first woman dean of harvard law. her policy to limit military recruiters access there gave republicans their strongest criticism. >> dean kagan, i believe, showed a willingness to bend the law in fact to advance her own political goals of protesting the don't ask, don't tell policy. >> reporter: kagan worked for presidents obama and clinton. she will be the only justice on the current court who has never been a judge. >> she earned her place at the top of the legal profession. no one gave it to her. she earned it. >> reporter: and it's been 40 years since the newest member of the supreme c

kagan takes the place of the now-retired john paul stevens on the liberal wing of the court which includes justices breyer, ginsburg, and sotomayor. the conservatives are scalia, thomas, and alito with kennedy often the swing vote. in missouri today, mothers and fathers got the kind of phone call ever parent dreads-- their children were involved in a terrible accident. they were aboard two buses carrying high school students from st. james to an amusement park outside st. louis. just 10 miles from their destination the buses slammed into the wreckage of an earlier accident. one of the children on the buses was killed, dozens more injured. cynthia bowers has more. >> reporter: it's an annual trip the band members look forward to all summer. >> it was going to be a good day and it turned into such a terrible day. >> reporter: two buses, the first one filled with girls, the second with boys, were headed for six flags amusement park when they were caught in a horrific collision, a chain- reaction crash, witnesses say, that happened in the blink of an eye. >> i seen it, but i didn't see it, it

indicating an replaces retiring justice john paul stevens. president obama hailed her confirmation as sign of progress for the country. it is the first time 3 women will serve on the court at the same time. >> minnesota senator franken apologized for mocking senate majority leader minority leader rather mitch mcconnell at the end of the debate on indicating an supreme court nomination. franken made gesture and whispered under his breath as the kentucky senator spoke. it was distracting that he went up to him after and said this isn't "saturday night live"now. >>> bay area researchers are announcing breakthrough that takes stem cell therapy to a new level. creating function national heart valve without starting with embryo stem cell. >> those are the ones that turned into muscle cell. >>reporter: image are heart cells created not by the body but by researchers at ibs substitute using browned breaking technique. >> certainly one of the things that our lab and many lab in our area have been trying to figure out for 2 decades. so we are very exci

kagan would succeed retired justice john paul stevens. >> the gulf of mexico oil spill has finally flooded and a half months that sent oil spewing into the gulf. b.p. will start the next step by cementing the damaged well and then complete the relief well. >> 2300 barrels of mud killed the well and now the insurance begins. >> sort of the beginning of the end of the sealing and containment phase of this operation. >> today b.p. will pour a column of cement nearly 2 football fields long on top of the mud. the first relief well could be ready in two weeks adding to government confidence that no more oil will leak into the gulf. >> a long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. and we are very -- (applause) >> pleased with that. >> 108 days into the oil spilling it long-awaited, welcome news. >> it was finally accomplished after all this time. >> government scientists say three-quarters of the oil spill has evap waited, dispersed or been captured from the water. >> 26% of the oil that was released would be the equivalent of about four exxon valdez's.

with john, paul and george, the beatles took on the world.ingo remember of his heritage now? >> as a kid they were all avenues. it's really strange, you know. it's really a narrow little road which has all changed now. >> reporter: what hasn't changed is john lennon's and sir paul mccartney's former liverpool homes. they're both protected by the national trust. but liverpool city council say the birthplace of ringo starr isn't the same. nobody really knows how long he lived here for. some say three months, others three years. and what's needed here now, they say, is regeneration. >> it's falling to pieces. it's subsiding. we can't keep buildings alive and protect them simply because somebody had a limited association with it. >> reporter: beatles experts compare this house to shakespeare's. >> the council in liverpool are wrong. in 400 years' time people will still be coming to liverpool because of the connection with the beatles. >> reporter: some who live and work here believe new homes should come before ringo. >> it's for the people in th

the senate confirmed elena kagan as the next supreme court justice, she replaces retiring justice john paul stevens. the 50-year-old has worked for two democratic presidents and served as dean of the harvard law school. when the courts new term begins in october it will mark the first time that three women will sit on the bench at the same time. >>> well for the first time social security is in the red. this year and next year it's projected to payout more in benefits than it collects in taxes. that's largely because so many people are unemployed and not contributing payments. the entire social security fund by the way is expected to be exhausted by the year 2007. now if you're like the rest of us you're still waiting for summer. in fact it's been the coldest july and august most people in the bay area can remember. still mike sugerman reports we're not going to find a lot of cases of the summertime blues out there. >> unfortunately thick fog making its way into the bay area, very dense. >> 59 in san francisco. another cool day around the bay. but, wait, here it comes. the return of the mar

she replaces retiring justice john paul stevens. she served as dean of harvard law school.the court's term begins in october it will mark the first time three women have sat on the supreme court bench at the same time. >>> she is used to legal drama but today naomi campbell testified in the war crimes trial of former liberian leader charles taylor. she was asked about diamonds she received 13 years ago after a political dinner in south africa. prosecutors say those diamonds came from taylor. he is accused of receiving those so-called "blood diamonds" from rebels in sierra lee own in exchange for guns during the country's bloody civil war. campbell didn't want to testify, saying she is afraid of taylor. >> i really don't want anything to do with this and i care about the protection of my family. >> the judge threatened to put campbell in jail for seven years if she didn't testify. taylor denies all the allegations against him. >>> and we'll be right back. ,, "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it'

president john paul tree shays said the eurozone economy was recovering faster than expected that further left to the single currency against the dollar a move h.s.b.c. bank in london sees sustainable. believe that some of the panic that was within the eurozone was a bit overdone that we do have structural challenges in the us as well the twin deficits are still there and also you know that there is this discussion between the european governments and the u.s. when they actually should you start to rein in two huge deficit and it's very clear that europe is a big moment that you have to do it rather earlier than later and if we had a crisis where is the u.s. is much more reluctant so we think given that you have more austerity stands you have less willingness to provide a lot of liquidity in the european market this just helps the currency and we believe that your dollar will trade around one thirty five by the end of this year . russia international reserves have grown by five billion dollars in one week that small of a growth experience throughout the whole of june and central bank says

she served as solicitor general in the obama administration and would succeed justice john paul stevens. a vote is expected this week. >>> veteran congresswoman maxine waters says she did nothing wrong, but the house ethics panel disagrees. waters faces three charges of ethical wrongdoing and faces a house trial this fall. waters asked for federal help for a bank her husband owned stock in. waters says she was advocating for minority banks and her family did not benefit. >>> a proposed mosque to be built near the site of ground zero here in new york city is expected to clear another hurdle this morning. the proposed islamic center would be located just two blocks from where the world trade center stood. plans for the mosque have sparked an emotional debate. critics contend its location would be unnecessary and insensitive. >> it's not about religious freedom, it's not about anything else. it's all about location. be sensitive to the families. >> we're becoming religiously intolerant. it's hypocritical of me to tell someone else they can't practice their religion. >> this morning a new y

hiroshima japan i spoke to historian john paul's he told me that he believes that by bombing hiroshima the u.s. was trying to intimidate the u.s.s.r. . the reason for bombing hiroshima was that it had not the city had not been previously bomb that was a virgin targets of the speak so to drop one bomb to obliterate an entire city would one bought one bomb which showed the power of this new weapon where the united states hacked and that was the whole idea to impress moscow with the new weapon that the united states had and wanted to moscow to know they had and want to moscow to know how powerful that weapon was but how could you get that across unless should demonstrate it so demonstrating it would have to bomb a city well you couldn't bomb a russian city because you were now of russia you had to bomb an enemy city and you still have an enemy japan so you're going to a japanese city now dropping that bomb on tokyo would have that made sense because tokyo was already destroyed in advance so the bomb had been dropped on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was ther

reporter: kagan is considered a liberal and she replaces a justice from the court's liberal wing, john paul stevens. >> i think it's a trade of one for one. but she could change the court in subtle way, because she's new she'll have less clout than stevens, but -- >> i think that to get to 1/3 of the court, women is a big deal. >> no longer just a token female presence but a critical mass that could impact the male justices on issues involving discrimination. during kagan's confirmation hearings, much of the criticism centered on gay and lesbian issues. some conservatives feared that she was too gay friendly. some spread rumors about her sexual preference. >> who knows how she will react to the fact that people tried to smear her. >> reporter: might it spite her. >> she has expierced it, so how that might influence her decision, i don't know. but it's hard to believe that won't be some where in her thinking. >> reporter: kagan will be sworn in on saturday. political editor, randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> retail giant target apologized today for a political donation that led to calls for a

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reporter: kagan is considered a liberal and she replaces a justice from the court's liberal wing, john paul stevens. >> i think it's a trade of one for one. but she could change the court in subtle way, because she's new she'll have less clout than stevens, but -- >> i think that to get to 1/3 of the court, women is a big deal. >> no longer just a token female presence but a critical mass that could impact the male justices on issues involving discrimination. during kagan's confirmation hearings, much of the criticism centered on gay and lesbian issues. some conservatives feared that she was too gay friendly. some spread rumors about her sexual preference. >> who knows how she will react to the fact that people tried to smear her. >> reporter: might it spite her. >> she has expierced it, so how that might influence her decision, i don't know. but it's hard to believe that won't be some where in her thinking. >> reporter: kagan will be sworn in on saturday. political editor, randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> retail giant target apologized today for a political donation that led to calls for a

akkadians nomination to supreme court its expected to by the end of the week she is in line to succeed john pauls and become the fourth woman on the high court's. all democrats and a handful of gop is will vote for her but most republicans say she is unfit because she doesn't have enough spare and as a judge. >> world news turmoil in pakistan dozens of vehicles and shops set ablaze after 37 shooting deaths. lawmakers assassination in a mask set off revenge attacks in karachi. tempe bore arrested police and military have been dispatched gunfire is still being heard and fires are still being set. c,gv)+p1] the flight catastrophe continues in pakistan water ishe receding but leaving behind a devastating mess one that could take years to repair. as many as 1500 people may be dead. 100,000 are risk of disease. and million other has lot of their homes to the high waters. united states is providing $10 million in emergency aid it is provided rescue boats water filtration steel bridges and packaged meals. >> we will be right back alive look outside from of canada above the fog. there were bay area forec

she replaces retiring justice john paul steve withens. obama hailed her confirmation as a sign prof gres for the country. the first time three women will serve at the same time. others are sonia sotomayor and ruth baitor ginzberg. kagan will be sworn in on saturday. >> bp says it has finished plugging that leak in the gulf of mexico. and the company says it used kement. and officials say they cannot account for about a quarter of the 2000 gallon that's leaked. much is below the surface and remains a threat according to some. owe fishes say they will not leave until the gulf is back to normal. >> and there is a woman whose financial situatioioioioioioioio [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies and cool, sea-green avocado all on freshly baked bread. are you up for the ultimate? ♪ then you've got to try the totally new subway ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. carve one up today. cr

botha's expected before the end of the week to confirm the presence nominee she is in line to succeed john paulvens to become the third, the court she is expected to be voted into confirmation. most rodents a she is unfit to be justice, because she does not have enough experience of the judge. but again it certain to be confirmed. mark evans, you're sort futures soared of this morning as to investors are anxiously await reports. the reports from personal income and spending, dick, give hope consumers a during. hospital legal skills for june and august sales and report on june factory orders. pinsetters argued for a half percent dip in june on total orders. in all boeing says it will move to dispense programs an expected five of its 50 engineering jobs are out of california, with the oklahoma city. it will take it race over the next couple of years boeing will move one of its programs to be a 2011, the other will be moved towards. boeing officials said the lower operating costs and oklahoma were a factor in the company's decision. in but this is some california employees will we moved, while oth

. >> kagan will be sworn in tomorrow at the supreme court as the successor to retired justice john paulvens. >>> well, there is a new form of financial aid apparently tonight. we'll show you how this bay area student is using craigslist to help with his tuition. >> freedom. after more than three years in prison, how a toyota recall helped free the man. >>> good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. sun and heat made for a great day across the bay area. 80 in san jose. cool in san francisco with 62. the fog rolls in right now. details on when summer may return coming up. >>> john nad madden's new video game is out. madden's new video e is out. >>> the story of chauncey bailey plays out on television tonight. chauncey bailey was on his way to work in 2007 when he was gunned down and killed in what police would later call an assassination. bailey was working on a story about the financial dealings of your black muslim bakery. he discovered the bakery was being used as a front for criminal activity. the leader of that bakery along with another employee are charged with killing bail

. >> this week pope john paul ii was in rome when he ran into a large man with a heavy unkempt beardputting on the weight that comes with middle age. it was, of course, fidel castro visiting rome. since he was a head of state, sort of, the pope granted him an audience. there was no talk of ending the american embargo on cigars and other cuban goods. but when pierre salinger, president kennedy's press secretary, a cigar smoker, went to moscow, nikita khrushchev gave him a box of cuban cigars, then illegal to be sold in the united states. salinger brought them home, handed them over to the president who told him to do something with them. they could not break the law by smoking them. pierre handed them over to the customs official who enforced the embargo, and salinger asked, what your going to do with them? the customs officer said, we're going to burn them. salinger said, yes, i know how you're going to burn them. one at a time. "this week" with george stephanopoulos. the voting fiasco in florida. they still can't get it right. our george will has a solution you won't want to miss. >

kagan would succeed john paul stevens. >> the gulf oil spill is plugged three and a half months aftereadly explosion that sent oil spewing into the gulf of mexico. b.p. will cement the damaged well and complete the relief well. emily has the latest. >> 2300 barrels of mud killed the well and now the insurance begins. >> it is sort of the beginning of the end of the sealing and containment phase of this operation. >> today b.p. will pour a column of cement nearly two football fields long on top of the mud. the first relief well could be ready in two weeks adding to government confidence that no more oil will leak into the gulf. >> a long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. and we are very pleased with that. >> 108 days into the oil spill it is long-awaited welcome news. >> finally accomplished after all this time. >> government scientists now say three-quarters of the oil spill has evaporated, dispersed or been captured from the water. >> 26% of the oil that was really leased would be the equivalent of about four exxon valdez's. there's sti

she will replace retired justice john paul stevens when the court begins its new term october 1. >>> the california supreme court has cleared the way for an age discrimination lawsuit against google to move forward. this case involves that man, brian reed. he is an engineer in his 50s. he says the mountain view-based internet giant fired him because he wasn't a good cultural fit with his younger colleagues. an appeals court in san jose previously concluded that reed is entitled to bring the case to a jury trial. yesterday, the california supreme court agreed. google says it fired reed because of poor performance. the case could determine the amount of evidence needed for age bias lawsuits. >>> 6:13. let the sun shine in! coming up next, a san jose company unveils a major solar project. tell you how much energy and money it will save. >>> how much sunshine in the bay area today? we are starting things off with plenty of clouds, drizzle for the coast and the bay. for the afternoon, sunshine expected for some areas and pretty mild temperatures. we have your afternoon highs and your fore

she replaces john paul stevens.ailed her confirmation as a sign of progress for the country. it's the first time three women will serve on the high court at the same time. minnesota al franken has apologized for mocking mitch mcconnell for debate on the nomination. he made gestures and whispered under his breath as the kentucky senator spoke. it was distracting enough that he went up to the former comedian and said this isn't "saturday night live," al. >> anti-nuclear demonstrators here in the bay area will rally to mark the 65th anniversary of the u.s. atomic bombing of hiroshima. demonstrators use the occasion to call for an end to nuclear weapons. organizers say the lab is one of two sites of that developed every nuclear weapon in the u.s. arsenal. (bell ringing) >>> and hiroshima today bells rang to mark the world's first atomic bombing. this was the biggest memorial to date and the first attended by representatives from the u.s. britain and france. officials from 74 nations were there. japan's prime minister an

she will succeed if confirmed retired justice john paul stephens. >>> governor schwarzenegger is ordering officials to warn the public whenever a sex offender out on parole slips away from supervision. that follows incidents in bakersfield and san diego where parolees actually took off their gps ankle bracelets and allegedly attacked teenage girls. a correction official says the department plans to post information about the missing parolees on a public website. the department also says up to 60 parolees flee in a typical month. it doesn't say how many of those are convicted sex offenders. >>> well, it's now official. oakland mayor will not seek a second term in office. he reportedly told city officials his reasons are personal. since taking office back in january 2007, the mayor has been credited with obtaining at least $80 million in federal stimulus money for the city of oakland. but lately his critics say he's been missing in action. right now there are eight candidates in the race to replace the mayor including city councilwoman . >>> the firefighters union deciding whether or not to

. >> holman: if confirmed, kagan will succeed justice john paul stevens, who retired earlier this year. a commission in new york city cleared the way for an islamic center and mosque today, a move that drew national attention. the complex would be two blocks from ground zero, site of the 9/11 terror attacks. opponents jeered the vote and said it insults the memory of those killed by muslim extremists. >> it's a horrible betrayal of our 3,000 victims and our wonderful policemen and firemen who gave their lives willingly. they should be all about our heroes , our victims and our heroes not about lifting up and glorifying islam. >> holman: the anti-defamation league, a leading jewish rights group, also has opposed the plan. and several top republicans, including sarah palin and newt gingrich, have sharply criticized it as well. but new york mayor michael bloomberg said the city should not "cave to popular sentiment." >> let us not forget that muslims are among those murdered on 9/11 and our muslim neighbors grieved with us as new yorkers and as americans. we would betray our values and pl

. >> the analogy is what john paul ii did with the nuns.id this is a special place for special meaning for people. stand down. it's not that the nuns had anything to do with the nazis. >> there was a very specific reason. >> why is it inappropriate to say, look, religious freedom is protected in america. it's not wise to consider that you had terrorists in a per version of islam that crted this atrocity in the name of islam and with respect to victims of 9/11, it's just not appropriate to put it there. maybe 30 years from now, okay. right now we can't get there. >> isn't that the point? you are saying there are terrorists, extremists, a small group who acted in the name of islam. the risk for this country and it's been a risk since 9/11, muslims here moderate muslims in america have felt this that you start lumping all muslims in with that group. that's a very dangerous strategy. not just in modern time america but political america. rand paul came out and said that america's foreign policy is partly to blame for the war on terrorism agains

how pope john paul ii asked the nuns to move the convent away from auschwitz, even though they had nothingo do with the holocaust. the fact is, he realized this would be insensitive by the jewish community. and even though they had every right to be there, he asked them to move. i think archbishop dolan was making the analogy to new york, while the muslim community has the right to be there, it's causing such pain -- among good people. i think it's wrong -- keith and i get along great so i'm not saying he does it but other people in new york who say those who oppose this are biased, are big gotted. these are some of the most wonderful people i know. i'm asking the imam and the developer to take it into account. >> larry: congressman ellison, is there, in your mind, a compromise acceptable? >> in my opinion, the fact is, this the developer and the organizers have the right to build there, and we have to stand up for the constitution. larry, i swore an oath to uphold the constitution. so i'm going to do my job and my duty, as i swore to uphold it, but this great country afforded me the oppor