the chair by longtime bay area philanthropist, kelly roberts. she has chosen as the theme to be an evening of pelicans on the serengeti. the idea is sort of black ties in the brush. -- an evening of the allegations on the serengeti. burlap and black ties. we hope some of you will be able to join us. i want to highlight sending that i think is indicative of how much the zoo has once again become a cornerstone of the san francisco community. a key element of zoo fest is there a silent auction. for many years we had trouble getting people to donate items to our silent auction. this year we have had phenomenal responses. people coming in and saying, can we donate something? we would love to participate. my colleague, jessica, has been managing the silent auction, and we have had so many items. we're trying to figure out how to package them. to me, that underscores how community is coming out in support of the zoo. i wanted to close my report with a bit of sad news. as you know, we unfortunately lost a few animals in the past month. gene, our rino, o

kareem abdul jabbar, anderson cooper robert gibbs, znd kelly odonnell are all appearing as power playersr of times. it should be fun. a big catch-22 for the company behind twinkies. hostes was in court asking to do away with their labor unions -- labor agreements. they say they cannot survive without making changes. if the judge grants a request workers say they will strike. hostess says they do not have the cash to keep operating. if it does not work the company will have to shut down. that would be a real shame. >> that would make a lot of people unhappy. >> and hungry. >> gordon peterson is live in the newsroom with what to expect at 6:00. >> we can expect to see more in dallas with the space shuttle discovery's final flight into the history books. more grilling by congress over spending. we will see where else the gsa went on the tax payer's dime. >> as we said earlier we had a perfect day for the shuttle flight. >> picture perfect. some changes are under way. but we do need the rain. >> we are down 5 inches below average rainfall. let's talk about the pollen count. big numbers today

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roberts... of privacy statute by editing the 911 call, nbc intentionally put zimmerman in a false light. that's interesting. i didn't know that. i'm going to give the false light deal to meghan kellyne, i find the yo-yo ad cute and clever. there is nothing wrong with the image of a baby being breast-fed. >> bill: every sentence, bob, i read it all. kathy, california: >> bill: looking at bay area venue, kathy. i'm looking at them. we're trying to get to as close as nancy pelosi's house as possible. in the meantime, may 12, town hall heating here in new york city. june 22, indianapolis. june 23, chicago. tickets, information on billoreilly.com. they make great mothers and father's day gifts. finally, actress julia louis-dreyfus playing vice president on hbo and said this in the publicity campaign. >> i think that being a woman in a position of power is tricky but important. and crucial actually and i think the more women we have in power, the better off our country will be. that's for sure. >> for sarah palin? >> no, not for sarah palin. i would like a female democrat. >> bill: all right. as with ashley judd earlier, we're not sure whether blatant partisanship helps those trying to

robert christy is a veteran senior adviser for both the white house and congress coul. he is a visiting assistant director and adjunct professor. to his left is kelly crosswasly. she was an academy award nominee and emmy award winner as a producer on the documentary series "eyes on the prize." she is a graduate of wellesley college. let's have a round of applause for this panel. [applause] we could look at the interconnections between us as booking people that we knew. but it really is a small colored world when it comes to political journalism and political punditry, when it comes to african-americans and a lot of people of color. to what extent is that an advantage or disadvantage that you know so many of the players? dealing with the daily issues of the presidential campaign? >> it is an advantage to a certain extent that you know the players. it is such a small number of us that are seen daily, a role called by name daily by the president. when there are issues for the black community or for people of color, they make sure that they talk to you during the bush years, i didn't even have to raise my hand. some issues during this presidency, parti