i think the "l.a. times" has been pretty successful with its on line operation because they kind of adopted that. it is a very difficult proposition for a lot of journalists at that time and a lot of brand journalists were resistant to having their stories appear on line before they appeared in the paper. it was a real hard to break that down. there a lot of people in this room that wrestled with that and they can tell you is tough but they had -- we had to do it. >> can you talk about classified ventures in terms of, think you said it was early to the on line internet world. is that what you are referring to? >> i was referring to a company entity called classified ventures which was pretty early to this on line world. well, the one that i was referring to us a different one called career builder. career builder was really an outgrowth of a job section in the newspaper, and we basically took career builder, made it in the on line jobs information and classified advertising vehicle and when we did it, monste

and the staff at the l.a. times was phenomenal. if staff of the l.a. times would have done as well at journalism as they did at coming up with nicknames, we wouldn't be talking about this because they did a great job. [laughter] so they nicknamed mark the cereal killer because he came in, right away started cutting things, cutting staff. he went and closed new york newsday and, therefore, he got that name. but when the transcribe buick -- tribune bought it, mark willis didn't know that the tribune was buying it. it was kind of a nice little back-stabbing drama that played out in a place where they literally made drama n los angeles. and i think because they were really trying to do the deal in secret, a lot of things that we should have known about that we department know about came back to -- th

the "l.a. times" reports officials from the central basin municipal water district use public funds to pay for positive stories on a site in order to boost their google ranking. this website was indexed as a news site by google but since this happened google removed the site from its search index after the story came out in the "l.a. times." >>> the anticipated release of two cal grads is not a done deal after all. iran's judiciary says it is still reviewing the plan to release shane bauer and josh fattal on bail. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad said yesterday he expected them to be freed this week but iran's ruling clerics make decisions about such things not the president. the writer who spent time in the same prison has some insights. >> they are ruled by thugs, a thuggish behavior and they are unpredictable. they want to make the lives of their own citizens as insecure as possible in order to rule them. and them the international community to be insecure about the next actions of the irania

an l.a. times poll shows mitt romney and rick perry are tied.and paul came in with 3% and michele bachmann with 10 percent. president barack obama leads all candidates with support of 41% of those polls. >>> muammar gaddafi one of his last strongholds after attempts have failed. the rebels have extended a deadline for muammar gaddafi loyallests to surrender giving them until saturday september 10th. >> in the event this peace offer is accepted there will be no more bloodshed and everything will be good god willing but if it is not accepted we will come in with all our power. >> they had lead before the saturday deadline and reportedly they believe many former officials including two of his sons will come in. >>> tropical storm lee is making this the fasting moving fire many firefighters have ever seen. the fire also quickly went through a row of houses. a woman and her daughter were inside one of those homes and could not get out in time. the overall fire is now contained. >>> as we approach the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks the

>> l.a. time has a number of 150. -- the "l.a. times" hat a number of 150. >> greta: that is horrible. >> one is horrible. a border patrol agent gunned down in the prime of life is too much. one mexican having to face weapons that should not have gotten to drug lords too much. more importantly, out of 2,000 plus weapons, most are still unaccounted for. they will over time, kill again. >> greta: whose idea was this program? how high up was it authorized? >> those are two questions. it could have been an agent. but it had to be approved by the top levels of justice. >> greta: what is top level? >> lanny brower. this required funding and coordination with all of law enforcement. >> greta: i take it you want to know how high up it went and how it went off the rails, where it went south. >> as you know, we are the oversight and reform committee. we don't get reform until you get an admission this thing shouldn't have happened and then look at how it will never happen again. we want to know where safeguards have to be put in place so thi

according to an l.a. times analysis, it's the first time such deaths have topped auto crash fatalities. the future found the most commonly abused drugs are oxycotin, zanax and zonof. >>> the department says it happened after this man 20-year- old jesus rodriguez pointed a gun at officers early saturday morning on broadway. an officer fired at rodriguez, missed but hit a man and woman in their legs. the meeting starts at 6:30 at gene parker elementary school tomorrow. >>> a new approach to dealing with exconvicts who violate parol is getting a positive response. under the new approach, parol investigators are sent to county jail for a brief stint. usually days instead of back to prison for several months. since the program began last november, researchers say it's been remarkably effective in deterring drug use. >>> san jose police say they are using all their resources to try to catch a violent man who's been on the lose since friday. they say he's responsible for a carjacking, robbery, kidnapping and homicide.

i know of someone who is a domestic violence victim whose store was highlighted in the " the l.a. times" who was -- who is now facing deportation and separation from her 3-year-old son. we will really focus on this another day. >> are there any more comments on the general order? hearing none, the comment is closed. commissioners, i was not here last week, and i do want to say i was reading the general order. and i want to say for the people in the mission that we have, as a commission, struggled to get the department to talk about codifying it or putting it in actual order. this is a huge step. it is a general order that those that to the higher department, all the command staff, goes to the captain's. it is something that has to come from the head. if the chief does not support it, it does not get done. the good thing is that we have chief suhr who really believes in community policing, and he has taken the initiative to put it in the general order. that is the first-ever in terms of codifying it. the second step is implementing it. i am sure we will hear about that. i think the chief

"the l.a. timesthat bank of america is planning to cut 40,000 jobs nationwide and it will hit california hard. the country's largest bank is preparing to slash consumer banking operations, taking a heavy toll on branches, loan centers and other offices throughout california. they have 45,000 employees in the state. about 1 in 6 of its nearly 300,000 person workforce is in california. the cuts are expected to happen over the next several years. >>> president obama promised to sell his $450 billion jobs plan to the american public and started today in richmond, virginia. this trip is part of a months long sales job to congress to pass the plan and put americans back to work. jennifer johnson shows us how the president is hoping to woo lawmakers with the american public on his side. >> reporter: president obama is already on the road. today in richmond, pitching his $450 billion jobs plan and asking americans to push lawmakers to get it passed. the proposal goes to congress next week. >> i want you to t

than two years lesson their time could be allowed to serve their time at home, according to the l.a. times. the women could be released as early as next week and they will have to wear gps tracking devices. only mothers convicted of -- convicted of nonserious nonsexual crimes will be released. >>> late rains in the area disrupted the pollination process so as a result the trees produced little or no fruit. the smaller crop is expected to create a shortage of locally produced olive oil. they are already warning buyers watch out. >> that means higher prices. >> that's right. >>> back over to sal, how is the commute. >> well it is the same price, palm, we still have people moving along well in some of these areas, let's look at the golden gate bridge and traffic looks good if you are driving to the toll plaza. not a bad commute in fact we are working well here. traffic looks good, we had some high wind advisories and it is not as gusty as it was. westbound highway 4, still off to a good start and it looks like traffic is moving a long nicely on westbound 24 from walnut creek to oakland. let's

. >> this document dated march 3 obtained by l.a. times revealed some potential terms of a settlement. key among them is principle reduction. and basically banks being asked to reduce the amount homeowners owe to bring it closer to value of the home. and that is something banks have long resisted. norma garcia is. >> it's too big to do the right thing that. is what ought to happen here, we need to more of that. >> john eller has been following negotiations closely and says one hold up to any settlement could be banks that they be protected from any future litigation. >> and the and the associations declined to comment for this story. and it's been widely reported that the banks have offered a settlement of $20 billion. >> that is not enough for california. >> we'll see what it looks like whit comes to fruition. >> if not reached it could be looking at years of litigation and more investigations. the services involved in talk s are bank of america, wells fargo, citi group and allied financial. we'll keep track of this. >> thank you. >> sure

liberties movement like this professors are angry i think surely he doesn't specify this in his l.a. times opinion piece but i think he's right about obama i mean general bill damage to this argument at the federal level and so far as i mean democrats won congressional democrats won in two thousand and six on arguing that not specifically civil liberties because when tony mowbray was bad that the iraq war was bad all this stuff we still have all that congressional democrats are still basically supporting all that stuff so i think in terms of saying like how are we going to roll this stuff back at the federal level i think that's really difficult i don't think the battle at the local level has been lost but then again the issues are totally separate i mean at the state and city level you're not worrying about extraordinary rendition or torture you're worried more about you know whether or not you know. on the pennsylvania maryland border console across state lines so i'm terms of the federal level i mean i don't want to be like you pessimistic but i also why can't i you know i going to any

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jim a-share was a longtime reporter became the managing editor of the "l.a. times" two has the groundwork and management experience but can that decision making meetings it is the fall of varnished story of what happened to new media businesses by focusing on the story of the tribune company. page one is a book in our serious doing books and films like "waiting for superman" this is the new film called a page one inside "the new york times." we have done a book from eight npr reporter that is a collection of essays food takes the subject beyond the film limitations. in can get you the stories but only tell you so much but these essays tell you more fully what is going on and today. and what the future may look like. >> this is vague the quiet american. >> the books that we are very proud to be involved richard holbrooke widow came to u.s. and said to put together a book that captures richard holbrooke spirit and what he stood for and the work he did. the plan is to publish on the anniversary of his death in december, we have wonderful contributors writing about dif

it is completely the opposite there is a rich community and los angeles review of books, "l.a. times", literary journals and it is a flourishing community and does not get the attention and people don't realize how many writers are out here. and best of all the climate is perfect for a writer with the great weather constantly see you can go outside to sit with your notebook and let's your thoughts go. >> host: when will we see your book that he referred to? >> we will wrap that up early next year and it is called will write for food. >> host: bob minzesheimer of our new york literary people snobbish? >> certainly not. no. [laughter] it is funny because the publishing industry we tend to think of them as only the big five or six publishing giants who are based in new york and dominate the best seller list with they do not publish the vast majority of books. one of the fascinating facts i have learned that barnes & noble best-seller is 40 books for different list. 40 books and accounts for or 6% of overall sales of more than 90% of people are beating of their books. those are being pub

testing a major redesign of the web site this, is video of the current amazon web site a cording to l.a. times the site won't have that web site pop up navigation make it more tab blet friendly. >> and i hear groupon is offering a deal on tuition, what is that about? >> this is a deal that parents would love. discounted tuition. group onhas apparently partnered with chicago-based national louis university to offer would be teachers a nice deal on a tuition package. the deal shape shaves nearly 60% of the usual tuition on an enry level graduate course in education. the school says to encourage perspective teachers to enter the field. sounds like it's a good price. >> thank you. and when they offer a groupon for uc berkeley, ucsb, that is when my daughter is going to be focused. >> how about a deal on air condition something. >> it's warm out there. >> temperatures well into 90s and there is a wide range of cooler at the coast of course. there is a live view from our sutro camera looking at golden gate there is a thin finger of fog now. there are lots of blue skies, sunny skies around the bay ar

. >> a document obtained by the l.a. times reveals some potential materials of a settlement.ng them is principal reduction. basically banks are being asked to reduce the amount homeowners owe to bring it closer to the value of the home. norma garcia is with consumer's union. >> too big to fail and to big to the right thing. that is what ought to happen here. >> john has been following negotiations closely. he says one holdup to to any settlement could be the insistence by banks they be protected from any future litigation. >> they are starting to pull back from the table so it's hard to say. >> mortgage bankers association and american bankers association declined to comment for this story. it's been widely reported that the banks have offered a settlement of $20 billion. >> we will see what it looks like. >> if a settlement is not reached ko we could be looking at years of litigation and more investigation. the servicers involved bank mergs wells fargo, j.p. morgan chase and citigroup and allied financial. >>> coming up jessica parker's new movie. i don't know how she does i

a.p., "the washington post," "l.a. times," "new york times," houston chronicle.gion is might sydney morning herald. >> bill: we did it and we made a big deal out of it as a metaphor ms. neville to the government's irresponsibility with tax dollars. >> waste, fraud abuse is a big theme that's happening there. >> bill: absolutely. >> can't waste taxpayer's money. now in response to, this i want to say that the obama administration has ordered the agencies to review how each department head is spending money on such meetings. >> bill: ordered a review. have they ordered a review of muffins, gutfeld? i would want a review those $16 muffins to see if the taste quality was up to that extent. >> forget the gold standard. the muffin standard is where it is at if they are that expensive. if there was politician's money they wouldn't spend it on muffins they would spend it on whiskey. >> bill: disparaging politicians. gary johnson former mayor of new mexico was at the debate this week and he said. this. >> my next door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel ready job

our affiliate in california as well as the l.a. times, they're all reporting that an awol marine from nearby camp pendleton left a threatening note behind in his barracks. that's what tipped off the authorities to go to the high school. evacuate these students and inspect some of the buildings there. the evacuation started just in the last hour or so. we've been watching as the kids have been filling the outdoor areas. but i've been told that they're now moving inside. apparently, it's very, very hot in the l.a. area today. so they're moving inside towards the gym. deemed a safe zone. talking to parents, just in the last couple of minute on social media who say they have kid at the school and their students report calm on the football field. >>> couple of developments now out of the deadly shooting at that nevada ihop. first, 911 calls received during the shooting have been released and people who are in the national guard are being ordered not to wear their uniforms in public. that order follows yesterday's shooting at that carson city

we're reporting from the l.a. times building. we're on the sixth floor.times building. over here is superior court, over there. and if you swing around, right there, this big building behind me, not a very pretty sight, that's on the 9th floor where dr. conrad murray is on trial. that's actually where o.j. simpson was on trial. beyond that building, where you can't see, is where charles manson was on trial. that building has been taken down. and here's the construction site. we're getting a lot of noise from that. we apologize to our viewers. but that's what happens when you do the show outside and in los angeles. we were hoping to show you more palm trees than construction. that's what happens. and one last shot over there, that is city hall. you can see it, the flags, beautiful shot of city hall. should we show them stike on camera? there you go. he's our main camera and he's right behind there and that's what i get to stare into. that's where the teleprompter is on and the big plasma is behind there. so i get to see when we're on tv and not. that's our

. >> and because he was prepared so -- so well and was so ready, "the l.a. times" this morning says the winner of the debate last night on points was former governor mitt romney. they say the biggest survivor was rick perry. he was the target of everybody and the mini comeback was staged by michelle bachmann who did most of the shooting at the governor of texas. >> she had to. >> absolutely. >> probably "the l.a. times" probably not enough to knock perry off his pedestal. >> if you look at the polls, michelle bachmann has taken the greatest hit as the result of rick perry getting into the race. are they actually similar candidates? people argue they're look for that tea party vote. to me, they're very different candidates and one thing they disagreed about quite heavily last night was governor perry's executive order as governor of texas to make all girls at 11 and 12 years old get this hpv vaccine. michelle bachmann took him to task for that. >> governor perry, as you well know, you signed an executive order requiring little girls 11 and 12-year-old girls to get

"the "l.a. timesse of this agreement, will walk away with a cool $25 million. don't cry for charlie sheen, still loaded and fine. >> ellen degeneres had a scare at her burbank studio. suffered from chest pains monday and received medical attention in her studio. but insists she is fine. she was apparently in a producer's meeting when she fell ill. but also speaking of ellen degeneres, comedian wanda sykes came out to ellen on the show telling her she had her own health care. she had breast cancer. she had a double mastectomy, she says i am very, very lucky. there is breast cancer on my mother's side of the family. she took no chances and feels very fortunate that she beat it for now. >> she is a really, really funny lady. wanda is okay. ellen is okay. the health scares are over. so good in "curb your enthusiasm" love her. >> continues to make news, "housewives of beverly hills" situation with armstrong suicide. and they're going to show -- overnight though the show is heavily edited for the season. th

convey, you did become prominent as a country music singer, and there is one statement in the "l.a. timesgalvanizing because they say, they would rather you were a drug addict than be gay. they will forgive you, and any of it is better than being a gay. do you stand by the statement? >> i do stand by it. there is a rumor about people like me. there's a rumor that we are godless people and immoral people. i am not. i'm a christian. i'm a christian woman and i'm proud of the way i have lived my life. and i want to stand up and be an example. but i, you know, sometimes, sometimes in my world, i'm uniquely positioned in the country music world. a lot of the kun tcountry fans who i am and i did gain a lot of success in country music and i feel like if i have a chance, a forum to talk and let people know that otherwise would think that they never knew or loved a gay person, it is my opportunity to say, you did. and you loved her and you stood in line at her concerts, and that's my opportunity to stand out and step out and use my voice. i'm going to do it. >> well, country music star chely wrigh

according to the "l.a. times," several staffers were inside at the time. detectives believe the attack was politically motivated because no other nearby businesses were targeted. >> can't call it a coincidence. it's -- i'm sure i would be concerned. >> i would like to think it was an accident, probably some little kid with a bb gun cruising the neighborhood. maybe it was a bb, elbow, something else. >> the president is scheduled to visit los angeles on monday. >>> the governor is trying to keep the plan to bring the america's cup to san francisco on course. that's why he came to town today to throw his support behind the project. as juliette goodrich shows us, he says that with the race will come thousands of jobs. >> reporter: dana, he came here today, it was a beautiful back drop. just take a look. it's gorgeous here. we're talking about america's cup. 2013. he is promising thousands of jobs and tourism and financing. with it, though, comes some unsettled waters, environmental concerns and also some businesses here are being told to relocate. >>> reporte

. >> we have an amazing feature right now in "l.a. timesout 9/11, you submit your stories where you were. >> this is generated content. love it. >> this seems small some comparison. follow me on twitter. i'm in comparison to get more followers. don't mention that person. hey, i'm always thinking. thank you guys for joining us. that's it for this edition of the daily rundown. have a great labor day. chuck will be back, don't worry, next week. ja and company. just in case you haven't gotten enough of me, i'll be back here filling in for andrea mitchell on andrea mitchell reports. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. vo: get the card built for business spending. call 1-800-now-open to find out how the gold card can serve your business. but so

the "l.a. times" is reporting that drug deaths now outnumber traffic deaths. many of the deaths are related to prescription pain and anxiety medications which now cause more deaths than cocaine and heroin combined. in 2009 drugs caused the deaths of more than 37,000 people, which works out to one person killed every 14 minutes. >>> police in utah are continuing their search today for missing mother susan powell. for the last three days authorities have been examining a shallow grave in the town of delta. cadaver dogs found the site but so far no remains have turned up. powell's husband josh is a person of interest in the case. he denies having anything to do with his wife's disappearance. susan powell has not been seen since december of 2009. >>> a great grandmother of five is an unlikely hands-on crime fighter. she stopped a would be robber while working behind the counter of a restaurant. >> i said no, you get away, go while you can. >> that is barbara lane describing the reaction of the would be robber after she grabbed her butcher knife thursday night at t

as you know in our business, "new york times," "l.a. timescribe bun, "the washington post," the networks all engaged in lay-offs. >> all shrinking. >> all shrinking. >> it wasn't like you were fighting with management? >> no. i left on very good terms, got a nice severance. as explained to me, it was about a budget. >> i understand many people. as many people observed online, you were a major at straxz on this site. isn't that self defeating for "slate." >> that's something you'd have to ask the bosses. everybody is expendable. somehow david brodeur guys and "the washington post" somehow goes on. people move to other publications. i'm of a philosophical view that no one is expendable -- i mean everyone is expendable. >> saying everybody is replaceable? >> yes. >> we're in a double dip recession and "slate" is struggling like a lot of publications. >> some of the chatter is shafer the a great guy, but -- >> i can tell from the sort of response and reader response, being asked on television shows, not all media critics are created equal. i thin

joining us now, one of the authors of that fabulous piece of today's l.a. timesa lot of politics involved in the discussion of this story. larry summers and tim geithner warn the president about these loans in general. not specifically solyndra. what are they worried about? >> earlier this year, they briefed him on the problems involving broadly this energy loan guarantee program. the advisers were split about whether this program was actually effective or even meeting the president's goals. and on one side you had summers and geithner who really had concerns whether the program was vigorous enough. foreshadowing questions raised about solynda's application. and steven chu was under pressure to fast track and speed up the loans and wanted less review and oversight. >> you have -- you quote a source familiar with the internal debate, it was completely predictable there would be a colossal failure among the bets. is that in the sense that the program wasn't ready for primetime or if we're going to invest in 10 new companies, a couple of them are going to fail? >> s

. >> in california, a usc-"l.a. times" poll show romney and rick perry share the lead and ron paul is third. >>> we have been soaking up the sun all week and loving it. >> we have. and you know, small round of applause for mr. lawrence karnow. >> small? >> yeah. you know what? i think we are going to keep it going. lots of sunshine around most of the bay area this afternoon. we are starting out with some patchy fog again though this morning. some of that thick toward the santa rosa area, visibility there down to a half mile. temperatures fairly mild though outside. 61 degrees in livermore, 57 degrees in san jose. napa 49 degrees. now, toward the afternoon, mostly sunny skies again. mow triple digits for -- no triple digits for today. 94 in fairfield, hot livermore at 93. 91 concord 85 and sunny in san jose. let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> ♪ do you know the way to san jose ♪ >> i like that. >> watch out for my singing. [ laughter ] >> highway 4, pretty slow. this is definitely our slow spot right now as you come off

according to the "l.a. timesthe former star of the hid show "two and a half men" will -- hit show of "two and a half men" will receive a settlement of $25 million from warner bros. and more when it goes into syndication near in a couple of years. the new season of the show began last night with ashton kutcher replacing mr. sheen. >> are you okay? >> yeah. i'm fine. i was just trying to drown myself. [ canned laughter ] >> you tried to commit suicide? >> yeah. i had no idea that the water would be that cold. >> kutcher stars as walden schmidt an internet billionaire with a broken heart. despite losing charlie sheen, kutcher said the ninth season will be just as funny as the rest all because of the writers he says. it airs monday night at 9:00 on cbs 5. you got a sneak peek last night. >> funny stuff and has the same feel. i think it will get better as the season progresses. >> i wonder if charlie watched. >> probably got a sneak peek. >>> score off the field. the major hurdle cleared for a new 49ers stadium in san

according to "the l.a. times" mr. yost assured her he didn't.that's not exactly the case. yost later acknowledged his company has profited from the infrastructure spending promoted by the president of the united states. in fact, as much as 80% of omjc's revenue comes from government. think about it, folks. it's a traffic light company. who are their clients? cities, municipalities, government. i mean, when was the last time you bought a traffic light? lightbulb on now, michelle? next time, bachmann might want to do a little research beforehand. just a thought. >>> coming up, the gop leadership says no to insurance that would help out their very own states. and i get my financing from ge capital. but i also get stuff that goes way beyond banking. we not only lend people money, we help them save it. [ junior ] ge engineers found ways to cut my energy use. [ cheryl ] more efficient lighting helps junior stay open later... [ junior ] and serve more custo. so you're not just getting financial capital... [ cheryl ] you're also getting human capital. n

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according to "the l.a. times" mr. yost assured her he didn't.rns out that's not exactly the case. yost later acknowledged his company has profited from the infrastructure spending promoted by the president of the united states. in fact, as much as 80% of omjc's revenue comes from government. think about it, folks. it's a traffic light company. who are their clients? cities, municipalities, government. i mean, when was the last time you bought a traffic light? lightbulb on now, michelle? next time, bachmann might want to do a little research beforehand. just a thought. >>> coming up, the gop leadership says no to insurance that would help out their very own states. omega-3s go beyond heart health. probiotics go beyond digestive balance. and fruit & veggie has antioxidant properties. new pronutrients from centrum. help make nutrition possible. >>> in my playbook tonight, president obama is fighting for his jobs plan on the republican leaders' home turf. on thursday, the president will visit the brent spence bridge which carries a major trucking ro

the faa can suspend the license of -- license of those who fly into no-fly zones. >>> "the l.a. timesng that larry summers and treasury secretary timothy geithner r warned the white house about -- geithner warned the white house about potential trouble in 2009. >>> 8:1. tomorrow a judge will decide whether to extend mental health treatment for tucson sheeting suspect jared loughner. loughner, who is being held at a missouri prison, has been deemed unfit to serve trial. prosecutors are -- prosecutors are hoping he will be able to regain economy tency so he can assist in his own defense. >>> new video of an interrogation shows joe ren van der sloot confessing that he killed a pew usualian woman. peruvian woman. he said he did kill her on the tape. van der sloot is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway but has never been charged for that time. >>> police say a man was riding on a trolley yesterday and stabbed one -- stabbed someone. they say after the stabbing, the man took off. a few hours laws -- a few hours later, police found and arrested the suspect. the ma

here is a headline from the "l.a. times." a number of planes came from boston's logan airport. it remains brilliantly lit, but deep in the shadows. from the pittsburgh post- gazette, not far from shanksville, names etched in history -- the ceremony that took place honoring those who died on flight 93. from the miami herald -- living with the new normal -- how new york and the world chain nged as a result. caller: we're attacked because of our support of israel. host: i will stop you there. let's watch the scene from ground zero in new york city. we will continue to take you to the scene at ground zero as various events continue to develop their to the service is scheduled to begin at 8:30 eastern time. the president is scheduled to arrive in about 30 minutes. he will meet with family members of those victims who died on 9/11. harry is joining us from the uk. welcome to the program. good afternoon. caller: i was living in a small village in the west of wales. there were photos of the hijacking. i paid no attention. so, when we saw the second impact, we thought -- [unintelligible

"the l.a. times" reports a producer paid for this. critics say they are worried that the district is blurring the line between promotion and real news. >>> well, the bankruptcy filing of solindra is the focus of a congressional hearing this morning. now, president obama victimmed solindra last year, holding the company as a shining example of a green company helping with stimulus dollars. coming up at 7:15, we'll get a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom about the questions lawmakers have about the $550 million federal loan given to solyndra. >>> 7:05. police are investigating an overnight shooting. officers received an emergency call at 12:45 this morning at cutting and south 25th. when police arrived, they found a man shot in the lower part of his body. he was taken to john muir medical center in serious conditions. authorities won't say how many shots were fired but police markers covered an entire block. san leandro authorities are investigating two arson attempts that happened on tuesday on the same street. they say so

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than two years remaining behind bars could be allowed to serve the time at home, according to" the l.a. timesal spokesperson says the women could be released as early as next week. they will have to wear gps trafficking devices and check in with patrol officers. only mothers convicted of nonserious, nonsexual crimes would, eligible for possible release. >>> 8:38. we want to check in with sal on this tuesday morning. >> alimany boulevard in seneca, in the outer mission, excelsior district, there is an accident. you can see traffic is moving along pretty well getting up to cot low see yum and then it slows down for the trip to high street. this is a look at the san mateo bridge. there's no more wind earlier, we had warm frontgy winds but now it's almost according to a few people who have sent me tweets. no major problems. if you are driving again, we are looking at just a bunch of slow traffic all over the east bay, 680 from concord all the way down to alamo. >>> a little bit of sun here and a few high clouds. plenty of low clouds around. many -- not making too strong of a push inland. there's

this is a usc-"l.a. times" poll. the question about how voters view obama's handling of the economy. only 5% strongly approve. >> reporter: it bodes poorly for a president who needs to win 270 electoral votes across the country that's not nearly as supportive of him as this state happens to be. >> reporter: those who answered in that poll that they strongly disapproved may be interested in what the president has to say thursday night. the speech will be at 4:00 p.m. here on the west coast. bill: the u.s. postal service saying it is on the brink of default. that's the grim warning from the postmaster general. he says without new legislation by the even of this month the postal service will default on a mandated $5 billion payment to the treasury and will run out of money about a year from now. >> our situation is urgent. congressional action is needed to avoid this default. mr. chairman, the postal service requires radical changes to its business model if it is to remain viable into the future. we plotted out volumes

>> general, it's david crowder from the l.a. times. i want to ask about the sustainment issue. last week it was said there's an effort to reduce the cost from around $12 billion to -- about 80%. i guess my questions are how low do you think you can go there without jeopardizing the ability of the ana and anp to be able to sustain themselves once we draw down. second, what do you give up by going with dray maltic reductions. it seems you have to go low and that cuts into core capabilities here. >> well, i would -- in fact, two years ago i know about as much as money and programming as i do today. we spend a tremendous amount of time looking at cost and go out about seven years through a modeling effort we use here that we run and there's changes in the variables all the time, but i tell you in the out years, what you normally hear is long term sustainable, the cost for 325,000 afghan force is $3 million and that's been said and agreed upon as the long term cost. what i tell you 1 from the efforts ongoing here it's going to be lower than that. over the last two years, there's tre

christy, let me start with you, l.a. timesd the straw poll a starting embarrassment for perry. in fact here is their explanation for it. we'll quote. interviews with delegates that far more likely reason for his defeat a sub par performance in the florida debate -- >> gregg: several delegates say they were disappointed in his debate performance. christy, did he unwittingly hit the self-destruct button? >> this is a brutal possibly disqualifying week for rick perry. whether it was performance or whether it was one in the midwest and south where he should have performed better than he did in polls. it looks like he may be set aside like michele bachmann was. >> republicans were harboring second thoughts about ordering hpv vaccine and incendiary remarks about social security. during the debate it was his justification for taxpayer funded in state tuition for illegals that became arguably a polarizing event. here a mber of frank lunds so focus group. >> being told that i'm heartless and that is unacceptable. >> it was that a defin

. >> reporter: interesting to note that brand new "l.a. times poll" here shows president obama is still very popular among california voters but those same voters are very disappointed with his handling of the economy and jobs. remember, unemployment in california is just above 12%. it is a very touchy subject and one to come up at the debate tonight. jenna, back to you. jenna: we were supposed to be talking to presidentialal candidate jon huntsman later on the show. he just canceled because he has bronchitis. he is going to the debate. if you're going to the debate, vitamin c. just a word of warning. >> reporter: always. jenna: always good for a journalist. thank you very much. >> reporter: thank you. jon: we're teaming up with google to host a debate on september 22nd in orlando, florida. you can submit questions you want candidates to answer. not just in writing. we want your questions on video. hop in front of your web camp, shout out questions for candidate. up load your question and you can vote on which questions you want the contenders t

"l.a. timesnergy department's issuance of 2 a billion dollars in government loans guarantees to so len dra. this comes amid revelations that one of the investors was billionaire george kaiser, a major obama fundraiser whose numerous visits to the white house are now, of course, under scrutiny. here is former presidential advisor and deputy chief of staff karl rove on fox earlier today. >> i think it was blindness. people are saying and they are -- >> -- corrupt. >> you know, george kaiser, you know, obviously had some influence. he is in and out of the white house 17 times. >> is he their biggest investor. from oklahoma. and the question is was he there to push solyndra? if so, that was a stupid mistake by the white house to allow somebody to make a special pleading inside the white house on behalf one of these grants. inside the white house you want these decisions to be made outside the white house at the agencies by people who have the ability and the time and the energy and the expertise to m

. >>> a foreign industry trade group tells the l.a. times that hiv scare was a false alarm.sting facility that did not have correct procedures in place. others are lobbying for more regulation. for now, los angeles porn industry is filming again under self-regulated testing. >>> and the material girl, madonna, is back. she will have a new album for 2012. her first since 2008 when this video was shot. she tells swedish tv, she expects a sing will in february or march. >>> a convoy from libya seen rolling through a neighboring african nation. was moammar gadhafi trying to make an escape? we'll ask that question next when we go globe trekking. >>> time now for globe trekking and reports of a mysterious libyan convoy seen traveling through the east african country of that jury. sources say several officials were on board and ben wedeman joins us by phone from tripoli. ben, what can you tell us about this convoy and who might have been on it? >> reporter: there were two convoys. one entered arrived in the capital yesterday and another has entered the country. now, according to so

well, this is "the l.a. times." "u.s. fears lost jobs if at&t mentaler ok." st: that's "the financial times" this morning. and here is an editorial by "the wall street journal" on this issue. the headline "t and mobile" and it concludes this way. host: that's from "the wall street journal." next call on another government stimulus potential comes from prince george's county here in the suburbs. our democratic line. hi, saby. caller: yes, good morning. host: hi. caller: i wanted to say that the government stimulus would be great but we need to have job training programs for these jobs. if we don't have training we can't do the jobs. you go through them and it's the same people working on the jobs. you need to have training centers set up so that people could learn to do the job. nobody is mentioning anything about job training centers for these people. host: from "the washington post" this morning, "pretray us warns against defense cuts." david general petraeus warned that the nation's leaders faced with tough budget decisions should be careful not to cut the m