. >> host: we're here at the l.a. times festival of books, and this is the book we're talking about with garrett graff, "the threat matrix." garrett graff is the kind of writer that you think, where do you get all that time? [laughter] in addition to two years in the making of this book with lots of research and details, you can tell from the footnotes and the index. he also is the editor of a well-read magazine in washington, the washingtonian. he teaches internet and social media courses at georgetown and is a regular political commentator. how do you fit that all in? >> guest: it's a lot of early mornings. l i wrote the book mostly sitting at a coffee shop between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. >> host: what kind of access did you get from the fbisome. >> guest: i actually got remarkably good access, i think. i demonstrated over the course of two years of working on this that i was taking it seriously, that i was sort of thinking about this and trying to understand the work that they were doing. and i think, unfortunatel

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chairman, i think you already cited these points from the "l.a. times." insurers say the the dominant physician of this particular health care system gives it the upper hand in contract negotiations over prices, so it is a negotiation, but the insurers just are not able to do much about the pricing. part of the reason for that is because their customers, all of us, say we need to have access to sutter facilities for our employees and our members. supervisor campos: can you expand on that a little bit? what exactly does that mean? >> as an employer, you could -- and actually calpers has done this -- you could tell york insurer that you want them to choose only a subset of the available providers in the city, so if there is high cost and good quality elsewhere, -- there is high cost in one area and good quality elsewhere, you might construct what is referred to as an arrow network, which would exclude some of the higher cost providers. supervisor campos: the first bullet that you had up there, it says insurance company say its dominant position give it the

ruben vives and jeff got leave from the l.a. times, thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: next, the second in robert macneil's reports on the autism. tonight he looks at how widespread the disorder is. >> autism now affects more american children than childhood cancer, diabetes and aids combined. in the last deck aid the numbers of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum have risen rapidly. the centers for disease control now puts the rate at one in 110. tonight we look at what these rising numbers mean. this is the face of autism. >> i'm perrin. i'm nine years old. >> reporter: but so is this. would you tell me your name? would you tell me your name? i think your name is juliana, and i think you're 8. is that right? is that right, julie? and so is this. >> my name is login hender sun, and i'm eight years old. >> reporter: each so different yet it's all called autism. >> good job, julie. >> reporter: you can see the differences more dramatically when you visit their schools. they learn differently. juliana hernandez do

with the l.a. times in '99 he shared a pulitzer prize for beaw reporting for co-writing an expose of corruption in the music industry. and when michael won the pulitzer, i won this recently, a friend of his said at least now you'll know what's in your obit. [laughter] his books include "a death inobt kenya: the murder of julie ward," "the plot against social security." he's got one coming out in september called "the new deal: a modern history." the book we're talking about today is "colossus: hoover dam and the making of the american century," which is paperback int june, michael? >> report in. >> would you -- >> that's right. w >> would you welcome michael hiltzik.eff [applause] jeff guinn is a former senior ed writer for the ft. worth star o telegram. he's the author of three novels about santa claus and christmas. "how mrs. claus saved christmas" and "the autobiography of santa claus." his most recent book is "go dowr together: ory the true, untoldfa story of bonnie and clyde." publishers weekly call

be the first case of its kind when it comes to friendly fire and the news comes out just as the l.a. times released a long investigative report on a particular drone strike on wrong last year are between fifteen and twenty five cancer billions lost their lives including women and children that's the dark reality of drone strikes and as long that's happening more often thanks to our increasing reliance on the unarmed technology but it's also really a reality that the pentagon tries to keep away from america's eyes through freedom of information act request the a.c.l.u. found out earlier this year the pentagon while keeping individual reports on each airstrike keeps them classified and they don't even track the overall number of civilians killed so it's a day's tragic news all the debate over the precision and the morality of drones once again heat up joining me to discuss it is that weinstein from mother jones thanks so much for joining me tonight now considering that there now has been this case of friendly fire of u.s. servicemen being the victims of a drone strike unfortunately do you th

l.a. times poll also found that only 44% approve of the job that governor brown is doing. >> firefighters are opposing a plan that would outsource the department. it would put it in the hands of a private company. lisa amin gulezian has more. >> reporter: firefighters in san carlos are working overtime this weekend. >> we're looking for support from citizens like you. >> they are not fighting fires but though are fighting for what they think is best for the community now, that san carlos needs a new funding partner. >> the city of san carlos is making an attempt to privatize the fire department. >> the city consultants are making two recommendations, allow services, inc. and private security company to run the department or team up with redwood city. several cities are opting to consolidate. >> we do a lot of training with redwood city and we work seamlessly with them. >> both choices would retain the same staff, not close any fire stations and save more than a million dollars but going private

an article in the "l.a. times" says fares should increase 15% over this summer from last summer. the largest airlines increased ticket cost, five times, this is no fun for travelers. by summer, peak travel time, industry experts say domestic air fares may reach an average of $390. if you're counting it was just 302 a couple of years ago. international flights as predicted will see the biggest hikes. we talked to some travelers at oakland international who say they don't like it, but they're going to change their plans. >> people are going to travel regardless. and when you have family, you have to go. >> it's disappointing, but when you want to see your family, it's important to do that. >> reporter: what will you have to do differently? >> save more. >> reporter: i think that's what everyone is going to have to do. i've punch ned a few air fares. if you travel next week from oakland thordz new york city, the cheapest airfare was $423. i typed in july 1st, i could not find anything cheaper than $560. so seems to be the case for the summer, the fees are continuing to go up. in addi

according to the l.a. times his record is in l.a.has six separate crimes of four sexual assaults. let's take a look of the woman's statement, she wishes to remain anonymous. it should put out a statement through her attorneys saying, this record deal completely blindsided me because i consider myself savvy about online dating safety. everyone needs to be aware of the dangers in online dating and realize that it can happen hat to them. " match top hamas, with their own statement single incidents like this one between individuals will meet on match.com rare it doesn't make them any less horrifying. they already provided safety tips and ensuring their physical security is ultimately the responsibility of the data itself. in addition, the woman it is also calling for a match.com, to put a halt on new people adding to the site until they have added to this new safety feature. >>jacqueline: temperatures will stay pretty mild this weekend, we will see a mix of sun and clouds and a chance of sunny rain early monday. i want details, coming up

. >>> according to a new l.a. times0% of those surveyed support an election to vote on proposed tax increases. governor brown hopes for a vote in the fall. many republicans say we don't need an election, just cut more from state services. 33% of poll responders support that alternative. >>> state parks may stay open even if governor brown slashes the department's budget. the governor's plan cuts $11 million from the state parks' system. this week state lawmakers to consider two bills that give cities and counts a chance to take over park operations if the state closes them. >> the tour of colleges they're interested in attending. for one group, it was much more than that. dan macivich shows us it was a look at their future. >> it's a lot of fanfare for a 16-day trip, but it's one that may have changed lives. >> it was wonderful. it was a great experience. >> these are some of the pictures this group of 29 students took on the 11th 11th state tour of sites from the civil civil rights movement as well as colleges from the

new york book review the "wall street journal" "l.a. times" the washington post. so on.com. three books on white buddhists, recently american jesus, how the son of god became a national icon. red sox die fan and ken u.s. richard plotherow. >> bangor maine 47 years of age. wife na g i sa. jewish. politics independence. wesley 81. london school of economics ms international relations. business week magazine moscow burro chief 4 years. the atlantic contributing editor one year and currently. national journal staff correspondent with five cover stories this year. the french were right kerry is a worldly der the rise of nationalism. rethinking that zionism and going dutch one year the new york and washington post, "los angeles times" contributed to. the real state of the union essays on united states the angry american our commentary on social rage. hobbies, travel in the form of ussr, the mideast and europe. paul, jeffrey sarrabin. >> the statistics that i gave from this quite remarkable 5,500 were recapped. do you believe that the historical account as given by at least two of

the "l.a. times" reports the judge is expected to decide on the admissibility of the tape once transcripts of it are made. today's regular testimony was called off because of a sick juror. >>> phillip garrido will fleed -- plead guilty this week. that is according to his wife's attorney. he hopes to win mercy for his wife nancy. he is also working ---- looking out for the woman he is accused of raining and kidnapping -- rape will and kidnapping. >> he doesn't want to put jaycee through this stuff. he's in love with nancy and wants to testify at her trial if that happens. >> her attorney says she will likely go to trial no matter what happens. they are accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard in 1991 and holdinger when captive for 18 years -- holding her captive for 18 years. >>> 200 people turned out at a community forum on police relations with minority issues. a lack of trust, one of the key issues. that me vents some people -- prevents some people from stepping forward to report crimes. >> i have a fea

new york book review the "wall street journal" "l.a. times" the washington post. so on.com. three books on white buddhists, recently american jesus, how the son of god became a national icon. red sox die fan and ken u.s. richard plotherow. >> bangor maine 47 years of age. wife na g i sa. jewish. politics independence. wesley 81. london school of economics ms international relations. business week magazine moscow burro chief 4 years. the atlantic contributing editor one year and currently. national journal staff correspondent with five cover stories this year. the french were right kerry is a worldly der the rise of nationalism. rethinking that zionism and going dutch one year the new york and washington post, "los angeles times" contributed to. the real state of the union essays on united states the angry american our commentary on social rage. hobbies, travel in the form of ussr, the mideast and europe. paul, jeffrey sarrabin. >> the statistics that i gave from this quite remarkable 5,500 were recapped. do you believe that the historical account as given by at least two of

the "l.a. times," "new york times," "washington post," i believe. ap. everybody was there. three sketch artists. bailey's trial, there was one sketch artist. >> yet this was the first killing of an american journalist since? >> 1976. the first american journalist killed in the united states for doing his or her job. so we started off with about ten reporters. yesterday in court there were two reporters in the morning, three in the afternoon. >> belva: the project was organized by media? >> reporters said, first time this happened, '76. don bowles reported for "the arizona republic." investigated organized crime. he gets a tip that this guy has information. he shows up, the guy doesn't show up. he goes back and gets in his car, the car blows up, he dies a couple of days later. that's around the time investigative reporters were created. they came together, came to arizona to finish his work. we did the same thing. >> belva: so what's next? how far along in the process? >> the prosecution says they have about 20 more witnesses. then it's the defense's turn. some of the witnes

. >> that was pat morrison at the "l.a. times" newspaper speaking to me a little earlier.ore than 60 protesters are reported to have been killed during another day of anti-government demonstrations across syria. human rights campaigners say many who died were shot by the security forces as they tried to reach derra. the u.n. human rights council in gentlemen near have a has condemned them for using deadly force. nato has accused colonel gaddafi's forces of breaking international law by laying mines off the coast of the rebel held city of miss ra ha. libya's state media has reportedly said any boat which tries to enter the harbor will be attacked. the president of yemen is expected to sign an agreement on saturday, one which will confirm that he will relenquish power in a month's time. the deal offers immunity in return for him stepping down, after nearly 33 years in office. opposition representatives will countersign the agreement in the saudi arabia capital on sunday. the number of people killed in thursday's bomb explosion in morocco has now risen to 16. a 10-year-old ch

been convicted six times for sexual battery, is registered on the sex offender list and was in the l.a. times last year for one of his crimes. >> it's no different than meeting somebody in a social setting. >> reporter: match.com fired back saying, its users date at their own risk. >> it's impossible for a company with a million subscribers and over 10 million members to do a thorough and complete background search on people. >> i'm 95% sure that we would have seen that particular conviction. >> reporter: robert buchholz a retired new york state captain says his service will investigate for you. for about $15, mymatchchecker.com will search to see if someone has a criminal record, registered as a sex offender or is on the fbi terrorist list. >> it's all over the internet. watch what your children are doing on the net. now as adult, single adults, now we're going on the net and we're not giving ourselves the same precautions that we, you know, kind of push on our children. >> reporter: in san francisco, grace lee, cbs 5. >>> we have all heard about the warnings about handling raw meat. well, n

according to a new l.a. times poll 60% of those surveyed support an election to vote on proposed tax increases. governor brown hopes for a vote in the fall. many republicans say we don't need an election, just cut more from state services. just 33% of poll responders support that alternative. >>> state parks may stay open even if governor brown slashes the department's budget. the governor's plan cuts $11 million from the state parks system. a new proposal would prevent that. this week state lawmakers will consider two bills to give cities and counties a chance to take over park operations if the state closes them. >>> they are designed to kill in order to protect human health but soon the most toxic rat poisons will be banned in the u.s. animal experts in san rafael track wildlife for poisoning. they say the most toxic rodent poisons do help control the rodent population and curb filth and disease but secondary poisoning has a deadly ripple effect on california wildlife. >> what happens is the rodents consume the

. >>> the l.a. times revealing that the dodgers owner fired the team's security chief in december, and has yet to replace him. the dodgers are under fire for a lack of proper security following last week's attack of a giants' fan. another dodgers fan who rushed to the aide of brian stowe is talking about the terrifying violence she witnessed in last week's game at dodger stadium. delores donley witnessed the beating of stowe at dodger stadium. she and jill are both credited to coming to stowe's aide shortly after the incident. she heard two men shouting profanities, stowe and his friends responded by saying they wanted no trouble. >> they're saying, we don't want no trouble, we're paramedics, we fight, we lose our jobs. these guys just followed them all the way back there and sucker punched them. >> reporter: donley said stowe was bleeding from his ears when they approached him and called 911. the suspects drove away with a woman and child. the man with facial hair delivered the blows to stowe. this week,

the l.a. timesge is expected to decide on the admissibility of that tape once the transcripts of it are made. and, by the way, today's regular testimony was called off because of a sick juror. >>> flip garrido will plead guilty this week to the jaycee dugard kidnapping. that's according to his wife's attorney. he is expected to enter a guilty plea thursday to win mercy for his wife nancy. but he is also looking out for the woman he is accused of kidnapping and raping. >> he doesn't want, neither does yancey 66 nancy, want to put jaycee through this stuff. also, he is in love with nancy and wants to testify at her trial, if that happens. >> nancy's attorney says that she will likely go to trial no matter what happens. the ga rios are accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard in 1991 and holding her captive for 18 years. >>> civic and religious leaders in san jose are calling on the police department to end racial profiling. about 200 people turned out tonight at a community forum on police relations with m

l.a. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast.e picture shows clear skies over the plains from the dakotas to texas. thunderstorms have fled the region and are tracking eastward. scattered clouds can be found in the rockies along with a few snow showers. later today, thunderstorms will move to the east coast bringing windy conditions and a good amount of rain. behind the storms are fair conditions throughout much of the plains and the midwest. there will be scattered showers in the central rockies. >>> in sports, the giants and the dodgers came together to urge the end of fan violence. a moment of silence was held before last night's game to honor brian stowe. the giants' fan was severely beaten after the season opener in los angeles. he's in a medically induced coma and may have brain damage. players from both teams spoke before the game. >> you have rights to be frustrated when one of the teams loses. you have rights to be excited when one of the teams wins, but you have to remember that when these two teams get on the field and

happy that that i like that i have to say this guy's probably more upset about this article in the l.a. times than he is about being arrested because i one point they call him another because i believe and you know i did i mean he lost. nearly a year. really got into the details on this on this tattoo because they even have like the christmas lights because it has become or the murder was committed sometime during the holidays he wanted this you know memorialize it was like this isn't a spur of the moment decision either because they said that the tattoo evolved over time as he got arrested for things so like at one point you know the street sign didn't have a name that it was time to go to the house it was also due to how cool cops in l.a. are now because they can actually look at this and they figure it out like well you know want to let's point out that he that's nice real underlying story is a good new or not troubling great cops in a way ok i'm down with everybody gathered around i think i would have periods of the guy maybe got guilty as the time passed which is why he decided to start

her has been convicted six times for sexual battery, is a registered sex offender and was in the "l.a. timeslast year for one of his crimes. >>> the search is on for a new air traffic control chief and for solutions to the asleep in the tower problem. the chief operating officer at the federal aviation administration is stepping down after several reports of tower controllers falling asleep on the job. the latest incident in reno wednesday morning. a controller there fell asleep and didn't respond to the pilot of a medical emergency plane that was trying to land. >> i want the flying public to know we are not sitting around making excuses. we have stepped up added more staff and i believe personal that this is an outrageous situation that will not stand on my watch. >> the faa is now making sure that two people are always in the tower but meanwhile some sleep experts say controllers should be given the chance to nap at work. they say nighttime workers who can take a rest are more alert when they return to the job. >>> well, maybe being more alert is what politicians have in mind when they ar

. >> reporter: his mother worked for two "l.a. timesrters who one month before ruben's 18th birthday helped him get a green card and a job as a copy boy at the paper. >> if you give one person voice, you never know what will come of it. we helped ruben in a small way find his voice. >> reporter: he worked his way up from the copy desk to the web to full-fledged reporter. >> and he had two key traits: a willingness to tackle anything we threw at him and a great attitude. >> reporter: ask anyone around here and they'll tell you there's a lesson in all this. >> this shows the important of the newspapers. >> reporter: and... >> this is what this country is about, right? every... since it started, immigrants come here and they make something out of themselves. >> reporter: winning journalism's top prize at age 32. >> how'd he do? he did great, he won a pulitzer. he can't do better than that. >> reporter: bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> couric: that's quite a story. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank y

the l.a. times kings will return from sacramento next season and possibly for good, after mayor kevin johnson spent the week meeting with nba officials. >>> game 3 between the lakers and hornets, kobe takes it right down bourbon street for two of his 30 points to beat the hornets 100-86 and lead the series 2-1 games. ammar stoudamire was back, but unless someone can find someone to slow down rondo, the series is over. the celtics point guard finishes with a triple-double. boston wins to take the 3-0 series lead. >>> giants back home taking on the braves. chipper jones off the bricks, 2 runs score. madison bum gardner gets knocked out in the 3rd inning. e.r.a. for the season just under 8. braves take the opener 4-1. >>> last night, the a's bats have gone cold against the mariners, getting shut out. seattle wins 4-0. >>> the game-winner in overtime to give the sabres a 3-2 series lead against the flyers. >>> and that's a look at sports. see you tonight at 5:30. sabercats were able elphia soul for >>>

the l.a. timess reporting the kings are expected to remain in sacramento next season and hopefully for good. officials were convinced that the city has the financial means to work with them and keep the kings. the final decision is expected next month. >>> missing most of game 2 with back spasms. the celtics were in great form tonight. rondo waiting for paul pierce. 38 points for him. rondo handed out 20 assists. but late in the fourth he keeps it for himself. the celtics point guard finishes with a triple double. boston wins 113-96 to take a 3- 0 series lead. >>> big man brandon davies. he missed a tournament for violating the school's honor code when he admitted to having sex with his girlfriend. >>> meeting atlanta tonight. game 3 of the divisional series was a nightmare for brooks conrad. >> reaches out. one through the legs of conrad into center field. the run will score. and brooks conrad, it will be his third error of the game and the giants -- >> braves lost the series the following night wi

l.a. and at the time of his arrest martinez was out on parole. >>> we are coming up on the weekend. thank goodness. roberta, what do you have? >> temperature wise, it was cooler than yesterday at 56 degrees in san francisco which is cold for this time of year. morgan hill at 71. pretty spot on. now let's head on outside. our live cbs5 weather camera and there have you it, your friday evening. under mostly cloudy skies. you still have a little bit of time to head on out and if do you on the evening hours and going to the giants game there is only a 13% chance of a couple of rain drops even though our live high-def doppler looks like it is raining across the southern portion of our district. this is where the rain drops

the l.a. times is reporting that her presence is mandatory. she was arrested in july 2009 and a friend after they were caught hiking near the iran iraq border. they were charged with suspicion of espionage. they have pled not guilty to the charges chasing them. >>> a group of farmers in fresno stepping up to help japan's suffering agricultural industry. growers kicked off a fundraising campaign for japanese farmers. they were forced to abandon their land after the march 11th earthquake and the group says an estimated 67,000 acres of farmland were contaminated by radiation from spewing from that crippled spewing plant. they hope to raise $1 million. >>> topping our health watch tonight, if you've ever had one of those moments where you can't remember where your keys are, you are not alone. the reason is that your brain may be taking a quick nap. researchers have found nerve cells in the sleep deprive brain can actually go into a sleep state even when you think you're still awake. when tested in rats, there were areas that were asleep, although

. >> it is probably harder in what you cover remain stream reporters in publications like the l.a. times to ignore someone who has a ph.d. in front of their name. when you look at this why is it time after time there is this false equivalency in these articles about global warming or any of the other topics you have written about? >> i keep getting asked that question by journalists. you tell me. it is your business. it is the mystery to me why this is so different. on one level it is understandable in journalists who have a deadline and are not a specialist in science could be confused by these issues and think i need another voice to give me a different perspective. and if somebody has put something on their desk, can you say here is a ph.d.. i had someone say to me what credible scientists can you recommend to me who doesn't believe in global warming and i say none. they don't believe me and they think i am biased. anyone wants to pay me i am waiting for these -- people who pay be the have any money. why has it been so difficult? it isn't just in daily papers and deadlines. you see it

that is according to the l.a. times. officers reportedly shot the suspect after he fired at them. the officer was grazed but is expected to be okay. two bystanders were also hurt. we don't know their conditions at this point. the stabbing victim is expected to recover. >>> this morning antioch police are investigating a weekend shooting. yesterday police interviewed a 24-year-old man that showed up at a hospital seeking treatment for several gunshot wounds. he told them he was shot somewhere in antioch but refused to tell them anything else. >>> time now 6:18. sal, you have everything under control around the al mr.-- around the toll plaza? >> it's getting busier here. metering lights have gone on. there is a little bit of a backup here especially in the cash cash lanes. in fact? you are driving across the san mateo bridge also the weather will be a little bit dicey for you heading over to the peninsula. once you get to the peninsula it looks good. livermore to castro valley traffic looks fine. 880 freeway looking good southbound and northbound. 6:19 here is steve. >>> thank you,

in a statement to the l.a. times the department of homeland security said the program was never voluntary. but it said that information could have been communicated to the cities more clearly. >>> tomorrow dozens of animal right activists will protest laboratory practices at uc berkeley. they will enclose themselves in cages on the corner of oxford street and university avenue. it is a national effort in more than 30 cities in addition to berkeley. activists will demonstrate in davis and los angeles. >>> san francisco's supervisors return to the tussle over dog leashes, meantime. they may rule on proposed dog rules on tuesday. it is a resolution that they are making a decision on. taking a closer look at a dog management plan for the golden gate recreation area. it would not allow dogs to run free. a resolution from san francisco can make an impact on that plan. dog owners who became protests prompted officials to extend the public comment period on the new rules until the end of may. >>> a funeral was held for andy

the l.a. times usc poll found 44% of californians approve of the job brown is doing as governor. in st. louis, airline traffic is expected to resume today following friday's powerful tornado. it hit the city's main airport and security cameras caught the exact moment it blew through the terminal. abc 7's alan wong reports. >> airport security cameras show what it was like inside the moment the tornado struck. right now, everything appears normal and then things go dark. debris starts swirling. tsa officers run for cover. another angle in front of a food stand. watch as this guy on a cell phone looks behind him and sees things are not normal. seconds later, it appears this whole concourse is swept up by the powerful winds. >> the aftermath, a scene of broken windows and an airport that needs to quickly set down. it saw a plane forced to blow 20 meet from the gate. >> lights were out, there was glass everywhere. there was blood everywhere from where people had been cut. >> the tornado ripped through nine separate communities destroying dozens of homes but amid all the devastation,

the "l.a. times" says netflix paid as much as $900,000 per episode.r your monthly netflix subscription. the first episode will start streaming in july. but new life for "mad men." >> i think we should have a "mad men" day and you guys all dress in those suits and i'll serve you cocktails. >> can we tweet for doughnuts instead of beer? would that work? >> maybe so. >>> finally this morning, a german girl was disappointed that her parents would not let her get a horse so that she could show jump. >> she improvised with a cow. she had been training this cow, luna, to jump fences for two years an now luna gets the -- lets her saddle her up and go. the twist is, is that the parents are actually so impressed with their daughter and what she's done with the cow that they actually might buy her that horse finally. you know, our niece actually did -- look at that, it even bows. it's a show cow. our niece did that with her dog. she didn't ride it but she trained it to jump and whatnot. >> when you have it in your blood, you've got to go. >> thanks for joining u

instead, what most newspapers in america do is that they take in the washington post news wire or the l.a. times. at this point, only the times, the post, the wall street journal, and to a lesser degree, the l.a. times, have a very active foreign policy group. i am not sure if i left anybody else. then of course you have the wire services and a whole new world of rising journalism that has happened in many places, but you have very few correspondents on the ground. so the result is that there are news alligators and they are sitting around and blogging in -- news at irrigators and they are sitting around blogging -- .ggregate jurorors the difficulty that the internet has given us is that we have had this huge explosion of opinions , and is resting on an ever narrowing column of facts that comes from having reporters out on the ground and reporting. i am pleased to say the times actually has more foreign correspondents than it did when i was a foreign correspondent 15 years ago. we have expanded and invested in this but it is because this is very much our bread and butter. it is the reason that p

and l.a., 84. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast.he latest satellite picture shows cloudy skies across the northwest, while the southwest is mainly clear. later today, though, a major winter storm develops across new england. the southwest, and deep south stay dry and sunny, with temperatures, get this, in the 80s and 90s. and some rain and snow showers in the midwest. >>> in sports, opening day in baseball, and milwaukee gets off to a powerful start against cincinnati. the brewers ricky leaks hits a lead-off homer then carlos gomez knocks one out of the park. but it was not enough. a ramon hernandez walk-off homer in the ninth gives the reds a 7-6 victory over the brewers. first game between the dodgers and the giants. l.a. got off to a great start, striking out nine. but san fran catcher buster posey makes a throwing error. the dodgers score and end up beating the world series champs 2-1. the yankees and tigers trade great plays. in the first curtis granderson makes a diving catch. look at that. then in the fifth detroit's ray rayb

the "chicago tribune" is we were not "the new york times" or even the "washington post" or the "l.a. times." i mean, we were a third tier, second tier newspaper that didn't care if i did every single store that came up which meant i could do an important stores and i could take time to do stories that mattered. which meant i had different coverage just like "the boston globe" had different coverage over there. now that you've got many fewer voices you just get the same stories coming out. i think you saw that with what happened in the mideast and even japan to everyone was scrambling to figure out what was going on so you have a lot of scary stories in the beginning or my god the muslim brotherhood will kill us all. lots of people who did know what was happening on the ground. that's important. >> you write in the book that there was really no green zone, and it doesn't appear that you at any real protection other than your guide, farouk. was there any sort of come in the back of your mind among you and your fellow journalists like what happened to daniel pearl and, you know, every day you

the chicago tribune" is we were not "the new york times" or even the washington post or "the the l.a. times." we were a second-tier, third-tier newspaper that didn't care if i did every single story that came up which meant that i could do important stories, and i could take time to do stories that actually really mattered which meant that i had deferent cover -- different coverage just like "the boston globe". and now that you've got many fewer voices, you just get the same stories coming out. and i think you saw that with what happened in the mideast and even japan. everybody was really scrambling to see what was going on, my god, the muslim brotherhood, they're going to kill us all. and is lots of people who just didn't know what was happening on the ground. and that's important. >> [inaudible] >> one second. okay. >> you write in the book that there was really no green zone. >> yeah. >> and it doesn't appear that you had any real protection other than your guide, farooq. >> yeah. >> um, was there any sort of in the back of your mind among you and your fellow journalists like what happen

the "l.a. times" book festival is happening this weekend and we will be live in los angeles on saturday and sunday. call-ins planned, and go to booktv.org for the entire schedule of events. we will be back tomorrow. c-span.org, because all sorts of things are going on today. thanks for being with us. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> and here is what is coming up live today on the c-span network. after noon, a look at the recent crackdown on syria protesters. the u.n. security council failed to agree on condemning the government. that is live here on c-span beginning at 12:00 p.m. eastern. we continue looking at presidential politics in iowa from woc radio in davenport. that will begin at 3:00 p.m. eastern. the white house says president obama will make personnel announcements. we will have live coverage at 3:10 p.m. eastern. the president is expected to save leon panetta will replace the defense secretary. that will be

and she ended up -- first she was -- is it the "l.a. times"? and then to the "chicago tribune." and then "the washington post." and then she went on to work for abc news. and from there she won many awards, dupont, emmys and peabodies and she wisely went on to npr and has been the cohost of all things considered. and both of them have written about race but from very different perspectives. and meschelle's beautifully gifted-written storytelling of her own memoir and from gwen's political vantage point and i think it's really fair to say that it's a really riveting conversation. and so i totally turn this over to them and really hope that you all so enjoy what is an extraordinary thing because not only are they extraordinary journalists but they are friends. and so this is a conversation that we get to witness between the two of them and also i know they would love to have you join in as well. so enjoy and i'm sorry. l[laughter] >> enjoy. >> it's wonderful to be on the stage with gwen on a saturday afternoon because if we weren't here we might be at a garden store together or sh

and l.a., thunderstorms. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows mostly clear skies in the southern plains and southeast. with storms not too far away in the ohio river valley. later today, a storm system will move through the mid-atlantic states. the west coast will stay cooler than normal. and light to heavy snow is expected in the rockies. >>> in sports, chicago is only one victory away from clinching home court advantage in the nba playoffs. derrick rose had 30 points as the bulls hammered the celtics. s 97-81 victory moved chicago four games ahead of boston and miami. >>> in baseball, boston is now 0-6 for the season. in cleveland, the indians pulled off a suicide squeeze bunt in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie. the game ended as j.d. drew of the red sox bounced the ball off the pitcher to third base. pinch runner darnell mcdonald was caught off second base for the last out. indians win 1-0. >>> in miami, washington's adam la roche blasted a two-run homer into the right field seats in the 11th inni