you see, the problem with l.a. city schools is there was one key for every lock. [laughter] it was a cheat key, those of you are retired or with me during these periods, it was a c key. so i kept taking locks. i'd go that same night, they'd have new locks. every day they're putting new locks in there. i think they had a run on locks. but the kid, they decided to stay in. but the panthers were extremely helpful to us. there were coalitions and, also, they helped open channels for the kids to walk through safely so there wouldn't be any problems. oh, yes. it was a beautiful thing to behold, really, by the way. thank you for asking. [applause] >> thank you so much for joining us, thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you to our panelists. and, please, go buy their books. [laughter] [inaudible conversations] reckitt inaudible conversations] >> please report to the book signing area. [inaudible conversations] >> you must go to the rear of the book signing area. you can meet them at the books lining area. >> can they take a picture of the table? everyone else please le

l.a. and mexico city. so i think that really informed my reporting and the kind of stories that i was going after here in l.a. and i was able in many ways while i was here in l.a. working to -- i tried to think about the connectivity and think about how borders could be criss-crossed and blended and merged within the person and within the individual and within the household and within the neighborhood and the street and the community and the block. and so i went and i covered the 2006 election when i switched over to the weekly. switched over the l.a. weekly in march '06, and then like a week later, march 25th happened. the big march in down town l.a. it was just that really -- i was like, oh, my god, everyone's here, and they're standing, and they're wearing white, and they're marching, and they're making their presence known. so i convinced, at that point i convinced the l.a. weekly to let me go cover the election in mexico because i was hearing about this guy, lab -- la ro door who was talking about the

joining us from burbank, l.a. cityandidate along with loyal dodger fan janice hahn. janice, why did they ban this? >> i think bud and the commission, they like to deal with just a few select owners and i think the idea of dealing with 100,000 fan owners probably makes it a little bit more difficult. >> why could you not have -- not like all 100,000 are going to show up in bud's office there are plenty of publicly traded companies that have millions of shareholders yet it's insane, actually only have one person who runs the company. i don't know how they do it. >> i know. and i think it is a great idea. you know, we have been watching -- us dodger fans have been watching with great sadness the whole drama playing out in the mccourts' live and seeing dodger revenue being spent on lavish lifestyles and homes instead of going back in to make a world class team, i think it is a great opportunity to ask congress to pass a law making it legal for fan ownerships of the dodgers, if they are ever sold. >> how is it playing in l.

when i ran for that city council seat in l.a. and lost, i thought, at 26, my life was over. i did not see the failure as a friend÷ then. now, imagine if i won that city council seat, i might still be filling potholes on sunset opposed to sitting here talking to larry king. >> can you therefore accept failure today or are you beyond it? tavis: lord no. you have to accept failure. the whole point of the book is that i believe you can fail up. i don't know anyone who hasn't failed their way to the top. i mentioned barack obama, our president, a moment ago. when barack obama ran for the united states senate and walked basically into the senate, people forget that a few years prior he got the brakes beat off of him by a guy named bobby rush who is still a congressman. >> but he had a terrible opponent. >> and people kept dropping out and things work in your favor sometimes but at the same time, obama wouldn't be president if he hadn't been a senator and he wouldn't be a senator if he hadn't been a senator if he didn't run for the house seat and lost it first. >> how do you define

. >> reporter: the performing arts program at hamilton high in inner city l.a.one of the best in the state, the jazz band the crown jewel. it's won a wall of awards, was invited to play at this year's monterey jazz festival. teacher james foschia has orchestrated its success for six years. >> it's been a very, very good year. >> reporter: and you got a pink slip? >> i did get a pink slip on march 11, four days after winning western states. >> reporter: what happens to that program if he goes? >> unless i can find somebody to replace that person, which is very unlikely, i'm closing it down. >> reporter: with the state slashing almost $2 million from his budget, principal garcia could lose 23 of 140 staff positions. since 2005? >> our dollar cuts have been around 70% in the amount of money i have to spend in the classroom. >> reporter: 70%? >> correct. it's a challenge to serve our students. >> reporter: it's a steady drum beat, even 12 miles up the road in suburban san marino. the schools are rated the best in the state, and residents are paying to keep it that w

. >>> police departments in new york city and l.a. say the death oaf sama bin laden will make them more vigilant. the state department told americans abroad especially in areas prone to antiu.s. violence to avoid crowd and travel for the time being. embassies have been put on alert. the department says they are enhanced potential for antiamerican violence given the recent counter terrorism activity in pakistan. >> usa, usa, usa. >> this video shows you a crowd near the white house. some people gathered shortly before mr. obama's statement and the crowds cepped kept growing and growing throughout the -- kept growing and growing. they waved flags and sang songs when hearing the news of the death of osama bin laden. fbi can be -- he was on the most wanted fbi list prior to september 11th. >> ♪ oh say does that star spaingeled banner yet wave ♪ >> it's a celebration in a spot long known for tragedy. here you can see a crowd gathering at ground zero early monday morning shortly after the president announced bin laden's death. 9/11 attacks,

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. >>> this is truly the city of angels. >> l.a. showering the family with kindness. the cheerful thank you. >>> showers, a few thunderstorms around the bay area today. we're not done with this storm and there's already another one coming. we will talk about that coming up. >>> people may not drink on the course but they can drink before and after. >> you can take the booze out of the breakers but you cannot stop the rule breakers. >>> good evening. an accident on the golden gate bridge tonight briefly closed all lanes and backed up traffic in san francisco for miles. we are at the bridge where all lanes are now open. >> reporter: open and moving at the speed limit but that traffic was quite a mess after that head on collision that involved four vehicles with one of those vehicles rolling over. we have these pictures. that tied up traffic for the better part of an hour as they tried to unravel that mess. the traffic is moving well now. amazingly with the turnover on the bridge, injuries were minor. one person was taken to the hospital and then another to season fran g

l.a. times the city paid out more than $18 million during the past five years to its own officers. 17 officers million dollar settlements. their lawsuits complained of sexual harassment, racial discrimination and other workplace violations. critics say the city's job protection rules make it too hard to fire officers who cause problems. >>> several children in southern california were injured after an inflatable house they were playing in suddenly collapsed. it happened yesterday at a street festival in incin encino. there is no reason known why it collapsed. >>> the mississippi river just about to crest. >>> growing concerns. what part of pg&e's operation has state regulators worried. >>> a canadian woman is rescued from a remote area of nevada. why investigators think gps technology may have failed her husband. >>> communities up and down the mississippi river are seeing the worst flooding they have seen in decades. the river will crest in 36 hours. here is the latest. >> reporter: m mo re people are being evacuated in parts of tennessee on this mother's day as the mississippi river continue

city. i have been a resident for 41 years. i'm glad that we have someone who is yung enough to last 10 more years instead of an import from new mexico or newark or l.a. that doesn't know the background of this city or the police procedures, like the biggest disaster we had in george gascon. the district attorney running for office now after being chief of police. so i welcome you, sir. you have a big plate and it's full. a couple of items which you have seen in the last couple of days puts the commission on notice that you aren't doing the job or job that is equal to maybe the new chief of police and i don't have to bring up the article for you. san francisco, f.b.i., chief of police, we know about the drop program and i say suhr as chief of police, don't take your marching orders from the police chief association that dances around. they are not paid for by us, which is a city and county. they are not voted in by us which is city and county but stuck a big pay check out of guys like you to keep their establishment rolling while this city rolls into bankrupt and the cash flow statements or negative cash flow statements are coming from the s.f.p.d.,

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city. >> reporter: the l.a. police chief asked anyone with information about the beating to please come forward. now this is new, the chief displayed a dodgers jersey they believe one of the suspects was wearing that night. you can see there it has the number 16 and the name ethier. investigators are going to be setting up during games. hundreds ofties have poured in but police say it's a very difficult case. >> basically there's no connection between the victim and the suspect. you know bryan was most likely attacked because he simply had a giant's jersey on. the attack itself was about 30 seconds long in a dark parking lot. >> police also unveiled 300 new billboards displaying sketches of the two suspects and advertising the reward being offered in this case. bryan stow is being cared for at san francisco's hospital. he was flown back to the bay area. tonight he remains unconscious and unresponsive. >>> oakland city council is set to debate pulling funding for the city's gang injunction. mayor quan says that m

l.a.? the police chief seemed emotional during the press conference? is there a weight that's been lifted off the city? >> reporter: brian stow may have been from the bay area, but the folks here in l.a., the citizens, dodger fans, are equally concerned and care about what's happening to brian stow. chief beck got up and he did choke up. maybe he was choking up because of emotion or maybe something was stuck in his throat, but i'm certain he's deeply satisfied with how far they've come in this investigation. he said that he had 20 detectives working full time trying to find these suspects. they spent 6,000 hours in this investigation. so far 630 leads developed. a lot of people here in l.a. are happy about this arrest and, of course, are concerned with the future of brian stow as well. >> it was good news here. rachel kim, thank thank you. well, news of the arrest was buzzing today where the giants and as were wrapping up a three- game series. we continue coverage with relief from the fans and the front office. >> reporter: a cheer for a giants play and relief that a suspect has been arrested. >> i'm

. >> so different than the rest of the country outside of new york and other big cities like chicago, l.a. >> all right. here we go again. >> thank you. >>> not just arnold schwarzenegger and mary shriver. >> a lot of couples in the bay area are preparing to call it quits. elizabeth cook on how timing is everything. >> reporter: she never thought it would happen to her. >> my husband came to me six weeks ago and told me he has been unhappy for a long time. >> reporter: after 10 years and two kids he wanted out of the marriage. >> i think for our family personally it is one of the worst times to get divorced for financial reasons because we have two little children and i'm not working. >> that's how it is. >> reporter: it is one of the things they talk about at this mill valley support group. divorce is a luxury they can't afford. >> i was going to have to sell the house and give half of it to him and the kids and i would have starved. >> reporter: this report by the university of virginia's national marriage project says that 38% of married people who had considered getting a divorce befo

l.a., with oakland, etc. and obviously many of the cities where costs are very high. first, the housing element recognizes that income level and assigns a need to it, which we do not have to do by state law, but we do because it is important to us as san franciscans. in terms of affordability, the housing element cannot provide funding. it is a policy document. it cannot add dollars as much as we need to, but it does provide some pretty creative strategies that are new towards reaching this middle income needs. it enforces the idea of acquisition and rehabilitation of our existing housing so we take the housing stock that is there. not about building new housing. and for the mayor's office of housing and our nonprofit partners, make that into housing that can be secured over the long term through community land trusts, 3-d restrictions to make sure it is available for moderate and middle-income residents. it looks at expanding the inflationary option, which is something we piloted in eastern neighborhoods, which allows developers to explore the option of providing mor

a slugfest in kansas city, the royals were up 5-1 over the angels. but l.a. ring to the ninth. torii hunter's two-run blast puts the angels on the top. they win the battle of the bats, 10-8 over kansas city. >>> one of the most successful coaches in all of college football suddenly resigned. ohio state's jim tressel stepped down yesterday. he had been at the center of a scandal involving benefits given to star players. in his tenth season, tressel led the buck eyes to three bcs title games. at first he claims he didn't know anything about alleged violations and later he admitted he did. buckeye fans sorry to see him go. >> he deserve better from the university. >> sad day for ohio state. at the same time, you know, he has to be held accountable for what he did. >> tressel is scheduled to appear before an ncaa committee in august. >>> when we come back, a look at this morning's top stories and sports and energy drinks in children. do they keep kids fit or fat? sports and energy drinks in children. do they keep kids fit or fat? choose a texas toast half-sandwich

l.a. and you know, half the city was acting. and it was something that i had, you know, also wanted to do for a long time but had only recently started. and so i hadn't applied for the acting school at ucla as an incoming freshman. so they said i would have to wait until i was a junior to even oddician for that program. and that two years sounded like a lifetime at that minute. and so i left school and i went to acting school. and then about eight years later i had been working. i had done some things i was proud of. i was on freaks and geeks. i played james dean and actually that was the first time i met you was at the premier for james dean. >> exactly. >> rose: . >> seems like just yesterday. >> rose: it does. >> and i, but then and i put everything into my acting. you know, i would sign on to movies eight, nine months in advance and literally prepare every day for these roles. because i thought-- i was just obsessed. i wanted to be the best actor i could be. and the funny thing about acting is in film, is that your performan

six on monday i will be here although in the games we terms of his native city first time but age isn't worrying the veteran l.a. galaxy midfielder who still wants to play for his country back in was instrumental in bringing the thirtieth olympiad to the english capital and says a coaching position of any kind but also right is that resides great britain will be entering the olympic football tournament for the first time in forty years however only english players will be flying the flag. so far i've heard that i will be managing coaching. clay and. so. i would like to be part of it in some way you know i'd love to be glad to be a player in it afterwards but you know to be just part of that team would be pretty incredible because here for a football team to go into billion freaks in england you know it is there it's a huge thing so yeah i would love to be part of it in some way and play in would be . staying with the ball and diego maradona will soon be rolling back the years as the argentina legend has signed up to once again take to the pitch for an exhibition match in russia stretching republic next week but

six on monday and will be a year older when the games return to his native city first time but age isn't worrying the veteran l.a. galaxy midfielder who still wants to play for his country back and was instrumental in bringing the thirtieth olympiad to the english capital and says a coaching position of any kind would also wretches up a side great britain will be entering the olympic football tournament for the first time in forty years however only english players will be flying the flag for team g.b. . well so far the heard that i'm going to be managing the coach who can play and. so we'll see but i would like to be part of it in some way you know or love to be i'd love to be a player in it of course but you know to be just part of that team would be pretty incredible because you know for a football team to go into the olympics in england. it's a huge thing so yeah i would love to be part of it in some way and play in would be a phone. i saw him now and russia will play denmark as well as the czech republic and finland in the next stage of the i saw the world championships in slovakia denmark making it through

research on the subject of enforceability, and the city attorney identified an important case in los angeles county which actually upheld a provision in the l.a. ordinance that require replacement housing where of grid control hausen had been demolished, and specifically references an exception -- where many control housing had been demolished. this is in our existing rent ordinance in san francisco. the requirement was challenged by the l.a. apartment association in 2009 -- rather, it was challenged before then, but the case came to the appellate court in 2009, and the appellate court clarified that in fact, this exception is enforceable and that a city like los angeles or san francisco under the ellis act may require new replacement units and may allow them to be subject to rent control as long as they comply with this exception. based on that very positive case law, we have expressly inc. that exception into the agreement. that section is simply restating what is the law of the land. it is arguably not necessary, but we thought it was important to clarify that in fact, this additional exception, to the exceptions were already operating und

through this material, it's become evident that al qaeda was still focused on hitting big cities, new york, d.c., l.a., chicago, an doing it on significant dates like september anniversary, july fourth, christmas and the opening day of the u.n. general assembly whether there would be a lot of foreign leaders gathered together in new york. carol? >> jeanne meserve reporting live from washington. >>> it is going to cost you a fortune to fill up the tank today but gas prices are actually down this morning. we have not been able to say that for more than 40 days. $3.98 a gallon nationwide. you can barely see the drop but this could signal a bigger drop ahead. at least we hope so. ali velshi is with us now. remember, there was talk of $5 a gallon gas. now, we are hearing prices could be down to $3.50 by memorial day. what's up with that? >> nobody's speculation is ever right about this stuff. the bottom line is with he broke a trend after 44 days of increases. we finally stopped. i'm glad we did. it wouldn't make sense to keep going given what's happened to oil prices. we lost about $9 in oil yesterday. w

on monday and will be a year older when the games return to his native city for a third time but age isn't worryingly veteran l.a. galaxy need to feel that he still wants to play for his country back and was instrumental in bringing the thirtieth olympiad to the english capital and says a coaching position of any time would also whet his appetite great britain will be entering the olympic football tournament for the first time in forty years however only players will be flying the flag for team g.b. so far i've heard that i'm going to be managing the coaching play and. so. i would like to be part of it in some way you know love to be glad to be a player in it of course but you know to be just part of that team would be a pretty incredible because here for a football team to go into the lympics in england here it is there is a huge thing so here i would love to be part of it in some way and play in would be . well meanwhile russia to grab a gun has confirmed those charges were filed cameroon in a friendly next month that match will take place in salzburg in austria on june the seventh street days after russia hos

city, beautiful day at 72. a little warm in vegas and phoenix today. l.a. and san diego just great weather. very weak storm system is moving on shore now. that's why seattle, you have a little bit of light rain around. much of washington state, you'll need your umbrella early. another storm for your friday. if you're watching us on kntv nbc 11, bay area, let your imagination run wild with a collection of three-dimensional art inspired by architecture at train of thought. at the oakland museum of california. that's your pacific event of the day. >> bill, thank you. >>> and now there's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. where relationship news takes center stage. after all the headlines, the phone tapes and the court hearings, oksana grigorieva has dropped her domestic violence claims against mel gibson. tmz reports she hopes the move will convince gibson to fairly settle custody of their daughter, lucia. >>> after three years of marriage, then a divorce in 1985, marie osmond remarried steven craig yesterday in las vegas. osmond wore the same dress that she did three

cities around the country. chicago is sunny, 54 degrees there. dallas windy,. l.a.unny 90 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows rain clouds covering the northeast and spreading toward the south. skies are clear from the west coast to the midwest. and another storm is on the move in the northern plains. later today there will be rain from the northeast to the southeast. it will be mostly sunny and windy in the west and southwest, and the northern plains will have a weak storm moving through the region. >>> in sports, near perfection as the twins' francisco lariano throw this is season's first no-hitter. he struck out two against the white sox. he got great help from danny valencia in the seventh who gets the base hop and makes the strong throw to preserve the no-hitter. minnesota beat chicago 1-0. >>> in kansas city a great diving catch in the third by royals cabrera, takes a hit away from the royals andino. royals 6, orioles 5. >>> in the nba playoffs miami has hut the celtics in a deep hole. dwyane wade puts

l.a. dodgers should have done differently. >> pension show down in san jose city hall.hool president met with governor brown to see if that could be avoided. >> later, the situation room, technology that will some day have a life saving payoff on the battlefield. >> good evening. things could not get worse at city hall. >> they're debating reforms and both sides are dig not guilty for a nasty fight. >> now more with the story. >> reporter: you have two very strong and sincere opinions on this issue. one saying it's significant pension reform isn't adopted, the city is on the road to bankruptcy. the other saying that the mayor's proposals are simply illegal and they're even asking the attorney general to investigate that. you add to the mix today a wisconsin senator who fired up the union faithful. >> san jose labor, are you

l.a. times source says three witnesses identified ramirez in a police lineup. he was tailed until 7 a.m. today when police moved in. >> and in the wake of this horrific tragedy, the city, los angeles police department, the dodger and giants organizations worked closely together to find this individual. to ramp up security. and to ensure the safety of all of our fans. >> as many as 20 los angeles detectives worked 6000 hours to develop 360 leads before the parole agent got on to one of his own parolees. >> thank you, don. for now bryan's family can savor a feeling of justice and gratitude tonight. his mom has been beside her son's bedside. linda yee continuing with coverage with ann stow's reaction. >> reporter: ann, bryan stow's family are happy with this news of the arrest even though tonight he remains in critical condition. >> we will be doing high fives. >> reporter: bryan's mother ann couldn't hold back her joy hearing a suspect was arrested. she said she never gave up hope the l.a.p.d. would track down the suspects responsible for the vicious beating of her son. >> they were so compassionate with our family and reached out to us. and made a promise that they wer