only yesterday, liam fox was putting on a show of getting on with his job as defense secretary. >> i am continuing to do what is needed at the moment, which is the defense secretary focuses on tense issues. thank you very much. >> i am told that last night senior figures reached the conclusion that the defense secretary's position was becoming untenable. the official story is that liam fox reached the same view today, calling the prime minister to offer his resignation. in a letter to the prime minister, dr. fox explained his decision. i mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interests and my government activities to become blurred. i'm very sorry for this. >> i quote understand why liam fox has decided to resign, though obviously i'm sorry to see him go. because he did a good job at the ministry of defense clearing up the mess left by the last government and giving good leadership to that department, particularly while we've been in action in libya, and also of course in afghanistan as well. so i wish him well for the future. >> fox lost his job because his best man

went so far up that it led to the resignation of prime minister david cameron's defense secretary liam fox so will this incident across the atlantic raise more awareness about the role alec plays here in america for more on this story i'm joined by reporter and blogger for the progress of the phone lee welcome back to us become nice to you great to have you with us let's start at the beginning first of all just a quick recap of alec you want to give us a summary of where they are what they're all about where they came from sure well there's this thirty year organization of american legislative exchange council i guess it incorporated as a nonprofit but actually this. self lobbying front basically a large fortune five hundred corporations from koch industries and peabody coal to mcdonalds and eighteen tea they paid sponsorship fees and they gain access to these alec conferences where they get together with state lawmakers state senators and state representatives from across the country to write model legislation and almost always it's a giveaway to the corporate benefactors of alec and

this week's bay area food stock coming up in "liam's list." we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> glasses can be a nuisance, especially for the developmentally disabled. sharon chin on how this week's jefferson award winner is giving them the gift of sight for free. >> try your best to relax your eyelids. reporter: with eye surgery, wille mi na can set her sights on playing sports without glasses that fog up or fall down. >> [ indiscernable ]. reporter: she says she cannot afford laser surgery. op thalmologist michael fur long is doing it for free. >> it's really exciting for my staff, we get energized every year this time of year so that we can provide these services. reporter: dr. furlong started the gift of sight program from his san jose office in 2002. each year he gives about 10 people in need free prk or lasik. two elective laser surgeries that insurance doesn't cover. dr. furlong also offers free preand post-op care. he's helped several at nonprofits but has a clear vision of helping the developmentally disabled. >> they see better

had to do with collaborating with the american right liam fox of a very hard right conservative member of parliament across the atlantic started attending alec conferences and realised that the alec approach was a great idea for corporate crony capitalist conservatives and he actually in export of the idea for america to england in two thousand and three he got together with american lobbyist british lobbyists and various conservative politicians everyone from jim de mint from south carolina to some of the top conservative members of parliament in david cameron circle and they set up the atlantic bridge officially in two thousand and three to facilitate the same type of pay to play. law making that alec does but also just you know creating a dummy organization that can pay for. parties and travel expenses and a host conferences for political policy making you know there's a lot of things that are illegal in europe. anywhere from illegal to frowned upon that here we just kind of seem not to notice i mean if if a if the governor of a of a province or a state or whatever they call him and

liam mayclem is serving up some guilty pleasure treats for today's liam's list. >> reporter: greetings, food fans. on the list this week, four terribly tasty trucks serving up killer cuisine. first, a taste of saigon, little green winner of the chase awards. the food is flavorful and cooked with love. my favorite dish, that's the garlic noodles. yum. next, a truck serving tantalizing barbecue. the ribs are ridiculously good. but the three layer mac and cheese with a paprika kick is reason to get in line. if you love bacon you will love this truck. you can order the boo cave bacon, you won't be disappointed. you can run off the calories tomorrow. our final truck stop a sweetening at pacific puffs. this naughty little melt in your mouth treat is a brainchild two of bay area brothers inspired by treat cooked up by their mother. it is naughty but oh, so delicious. find them at off the grid at various locations off the bay area and find them online at twitter and my full list at cbssf.com. that is your food-filled liam's list for this weekend. cheers. >> you had me at bacon. >>> coming up,

food-filled liam's list this week. liam feature's food trucks and mobile chefs. follow your nose to find them. >> first up? >> a taste of africa. with the african kitchen, this mobile husband and wife are a hit. there are beignets the order of the day. you can find them all over the bay. head to their tasty little website for more. >> a popular truck offers filipino fusion cuisine. it blends with mexican-american flavors. it's a cheap eat. yum. >> next, a taste of france is what you will discover are the brittany crepes. they are filled with chocolate or strawberry and cream,sensational. head to their site to see where they pop up next. some of these chefs can be found out off the grid events in berkeley and san francisco. tasty trucks gather there withium any offerings. follow them online. and that's your food filled liam's list. cheers. >> we were saying his voice you can tell he is very passionate about his food. >>> some four-legged performers are traveling the west coast entertaining audiences and raising awarenes

liam did an outstanding job.es an outstanding job constantly updating our curriculum to encompass all of the new changes and certifications in our industry. they changed all the time. liam was also a big help and overseeing the new school project. he was instrumental in getting it ready today. he had some great ideas for the shop downstairs that you will see in a few minutes. he worked really hard with steve on this project. i want to thank you both again. i would also like to thank former local 38 trade coordinator dan kennedy. he was the training coordinator for 35 years. we want to thank you for your contributions over the years. i am not sure if he is here today, but dan kennedy, thank you. i would like to also thank tom. he did a great job in san francisco and in santa rosa. thank you, tom. a special thanks to district 36 council trust fund for learning us the money to build the school. without them, this would not have happened. i want to recognize the trustees. i think they are all here. is bob jennings fr

liam fox is a senior member of the conservative party.ts traditionalists and that power base has been lost from david cameron's cabinet. erin. >> thank you very much, liam. >>> in japan, news of the the nuclear disaster continues. 50,000 children are being checked for thyroid problems after they found irregularities in a small number of children. sanjay gupta is joining us now. i want to start about what do thyroid abnormalities mean. what are the major health repercussions? >> the thyroid gland is a major source of hormones in the body. one thing people may notice if it is not working is they may have problems with just feeling tired, may have blood pressure abnormalities. all sorts of things it can regulate. a lot of times people don't realize it is a thyroid problem and look for all sorts of causes. if it is a try roid problem it has to be treated. what we have seen through history is when you talk about radiation, you are talking about particles. but some of those are things taken in to the body and concentrated in the thyroid gland.

uganda that's apparently not enough revealed fox's best man and his ties to iran's opposition now liam fox the defense secretary that stepped down was forced to step down from great britain his mistress this guy adam wearily it turns out has been involved in an audacious plot to topple arena president mahmoud on we do shod so the self-styled advisor to mr fox has visited around with several occasions and met iranian opposition groups in washington and london over the past few years he is so highly regarded by israeli intelligence service mossad who thought he was mr fox's chief of staff that he was able to arrange meetings at the highest levels of the israeli government so he's also connected to the neo cons in america who of course try to overthrow bill clinton because he had a mistress well monica lewinsky wasn't going around the world trying to stoke wars with other nations he's a war whore. he's a war whore of course that's the song they're singing now let's attack iran. this is the song that is getting all the war whores united on the same page the clintons the obama's the cheney'

thanks a lot, liam. those cupcakes looked delicious. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, legendary owner of the oakland >>> continuing to follow our breaking news out of the east bay, al davis, legendary owner of the oakland raiders has died. the team says on its website that the long-time team owner and former coach died early this morning. he first joined the raiders as the team's head coach back in 1963. he was a commissioner in 1966, but quickly returned to the raiders. he had been the principal owner since 1972, effectively serving as his own general manager for the past four decades. al davis was 82 years old. we'll have a lot more coverage on that coming up later tonight on cbs 5. >>> our other top story this morning, a pilot trying to fly from monterrey to hawaii had to make a water landing and rescued by the coastguard. >>> keep your eyes on the skies for the blue angels during fleet week, starting at 11:00 a.m. >>> and weekend morning early edition continues tomorrow morning, starting at a

for today's liam's list, liam mayclem introduces us to mobile chefs serving sweet and savory treats.lets africa, mobile husband and wife team are a hit wherever they land. the order of the day, find them all over it bay. get to their tasty website for more. >>> a popular truck offering filipino fusion cuisine, blending nicely with mexican-american flavors. senor's a kick in the pants. >>> next, the taste of france is what you'll discover at brittany crepes, filled with chocolate or strawberry and cream, sensational. >>> these mobile chefs can be found at off the grid in san francisco. you can follow them online, too, at twitter/sons of a bite. cheers. ,,,,,,,, de muni every day. ,,,,,,,, i enjoy it the most when i'm with sidney. she doesn't notice that it's too crowded or that it can run a half hour late. i'm bevan dufty, and i'm running for mayor because it's not enough to just "get it done"-- we have to get it done better. sidney thinks muni is magic. we go underground and come out someplace new-- just us. i want all of us to see it that way. today oakland mayor jean quan will lead

liam fox is a senior member of the conservative party.esents traditionalists and that power base has been lost from david cameron's cabinet. erin. >> thank you very much, liam. >>> in japan, news of the the nuclear disaster continues. 50,000 children are being checked for thyroid problems after they found irregularities in a small number of children. sanjay gupta is joining us now. i want to start about what do thyroid abnormalities mean. what are the major health repercussions? >> the thyroid gland is a major source of hormones in the body. one thing people may notice if it is not working is they may have problems with just feeling tired, may have blood pressure abnormalities. all sorts of things it can regulate. a lot of times people don't realize it is a thyroid problem and look for all sorts of causes. if it is a try roid problem it has to be treated. what we have seen through history is when you talk about radiation, you are talking about particles. but some of those are things taken in to the body and concentrated in the thyroid gla

. >>> this morning, the food trucks our liam mayclem is testing out. line me up for that.isky business. the bold move red box is taking with movie-goers. coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, statue of liberty being dedicated in new york harbor. internet- connecte >>> a high-tech upgrade for lady liberty. the 125th anniversary of the statue of liberty is being dedicated in new york harbor. internet-connected cameras have been installed on her torch and you will be able to go online to see a view of the harbor and of the visitors as well as the grounds all around the statue. >> have you ever been there? >> when i was four or five. >> i remember climbing the stairs, long walk. >>> now to a favorite topic for all of us especially if you like comfort food. ving from grilled cheese to the carbo loaded burgers. >> "eye on the bay" host and foody chat liam mayclem is showing us some of the best food trucks in the bay area. take a look. >> reporter: greetings, it's time to get your food truck filling for starters, who does not love a toasty melt? well, now your toasty melt cravings are

"eye on the bay's" liam mayclem joins us now with more.d morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank and grace. good morning to you at home. a busy weekend. let's talk movies first of all and antonio banderas and salma hayek pair up for the latest an made movie. the famous french cat puss in boots goes hispanic. banderas as puss and hayek as kitty softlove. they are a dream team. they enjoyed rare studio time together for the voice parts. and it really shows. the animation in this film is also incredibly strong. it's done with a lot of contemporary humor. a must-see, family film, i think frank and grace, and you at home will enjoy this weekend opens tomorrow. next up, let's talk music and the brit popsters. fifth studio album we're talking coldplay. it shines and shimmers but the overproduction explains why this record took longer than planned. more than three years. milo has a more industrial sound here but songs build to a crescendo with echoes of the musical u-2. the voice not the best but packs an emotional punch in the songs. this is no

liam has turned into one of our volunteers, interviewing a lot of sailors and marines. they were so taken with not just the beauty of the city, but the friendliness. we owe a lot to these inferences films in the greater bay area of -- san franciscans in the greater bay area. it was a success. as much as we can, adding a luster to the fort of san francisco. -- port of san francisco. i have gotten letters and messages from the pentagon, telling me what a great show. even new york understands that this is the largest fleet week in the united states. and it has a purpose.

and now to london a growing scandal forcing the resignation of liam fox. his close personal friend is under scrutiny for allegedly receiving improper payments and gifts and fox allowed him to pose as an advicer. what are the implications for prime minister david cameron? >> this comes after a week of immense pressure and prime minister david cameron has stood by him throughout. he was very sorry to see the fed secretary go today. he's a very senior member of the conservative party and represents traditionalists and that's been lost from david cameron's cabinet. erin? >> thank you very much, liam. >>> in japan, the news of the fukushima plant children are being tested for thyroid problems. host of the sanjay gupta, m.d., is joining us now. sanjay, i just wanted to start off with, first of all, what do thyroid abnormalities mean? what are some of the health repurchase discussions? >> it's a major source of hormones in the body. one of the first things that they notice is that the thyroid gland is not working and they have problems of feeling tired and a lot

. >> liam fox has apologized for mistakes and giving the impression of wrongdoing. >> i should not have allowed this wrongdoing to a rise. i am very sorry for that. i do not believe that a wrongdoing did occur. >> he does not think he broke the rules when it came to his best man and the job at the ministry of defence. the apology follows this video on television showing the defense secretary speaking with the president last year. by his side was a friend with no formal role with the ministry of defense, about whom it was claimed that he has never been on any official business with mr. fox. >> he is explaining himself. some of the answers he has given of the last few days -- >> he had no paid job, yet the 34-year-old used a business card is saying he was an adviser. he helped set up a meeting in to buy with defense executives. now the prime minister ways for the initial findings and has to decide if a will has been broken or if the reputation of his defense secretary is too damaged for him to go on. bbc news. >> the head of the anglican church set to meet the president of the zimbabwe. d

liam has turned into one of our volunteers, interviewing a lot of sailors and marines. they were so taken with not just the beauty of the city, but the friendliness. we owe a lot to these inferences films in the greater bay area of -- san franciscans in the greater bay area. it was a success. as much as we can, adding a luster to the fort of san francisco. -- port of san francisco. i have gotten letters and messages from the pentagon, telling me what a great show. even new york understands that this is the largest fleet week in the united states. and it has a purpose. they were asking me -- what are you doing out there that we are not doing in new york? i said -- i am not telling you. [laughter] kevin carroll, we keep mentioning his name, but he was at every single meeting. he was a great contributor. i am glad to see him moving on to something where i know he will be helping us out.

liam has turned into one of our volunteers, interviewing a lot of sailors and marines. they were so taken with not just the beauty of the city, but the friendliness. we owe a lot to these inferences films in the greater bay area of -- san franciscans in the greater bay area. it was a success. as much as we can,

liam mayclem from "eye on the bay" is with us. coming up. >>> the market opened around 11 minutes ago. let's check the numbers. mixed reviews. down about 7 on the dow, up about 2 on the nasdaq and down not very much on the is s we are going to get a check from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks to see why it's all mixed up today. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we are talking a little lingering rain today. cells in the north bay making their way south to san francisco this morning. as we move on throughout the day, we will continue to see some scattered showers. and we will talk more about that throughout the morning. this is a closer look for what's going on outside from the satellite perspective. we have the possibility of thundershowers, as well. this is basically what is left of the energy making its way through with this low pressure system. high pressure is going to warm things up and dry things out for us. in the meantime, today, one more day with cool temperatures below average, 5 to 15 degrees below a

coming up, liam's favorite bay area food trucks. >> and memorials in the bay area and around the world grow, we get the inside story on steve jobs and about his ties to san francisco. >> and the manhattan just opened about 10 minutes a-- and the market just opened about 10 minutes ago. it looks like the dow is up about 75 points. coming up we'll get an update from jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> happy friday bay area. just getting up we have a great day qom our way as high pressure now building in. let's take you outside now for a quick look and a few clouds making their way across our skies but not bad. we are going to see mostly sunny skies as we head into the afternoon and looks like those temperatures are going to start to warm up very nicely. still we have some clear skies inland. a little chilly too in spots to begin with. by the afternoon, though, things are going to be warming up and an even warmer weekend as that ridge of high pressure builds in. it looks like it will send the threat of rain to the north and east of us for the weekend so

the official story is that liam fox reached the same view today.n a letter to the prime minister, he explained his decision. i mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interest and my government activities to become blurred. i am very sorry for this. >> i have this -- i understand why he has decided to resign. i am sorry to see him go. i wish him well and the future. >> he lost his job because his best man was much more than in your friend. he operated as a paid political fixer, ideological soulmates, and cheerleader. he presented himself as an adviser, even though he was not employed by the government, have no security clearance, and operated outside strict civil service rules. last week in, the defense secretary hoped that an apology would be enough to save his career. >> i except that mistakes have been made. -- i accept that mistakes had been made. >> this week, it was revealed that the two men had met on at least 18 trips abroad, including one meeting in dubai. it was revealed that the troops had been paid for by a company, set u

in the u.k., liam fox ignored official warnings about his relationship with adam weritty. dr. fox did breech the ministerial code. >> it was a friendship that cost him his job. a friendship that saw his best man pose as an unofficial adviser. a friendship that blurred their professional and personal lives. dr. fox resigned last week after it emerged that his friend had been funded by businessmen with defense interests. the former defense secretary had solicited the funds themselves. since last week, they have been investigating. today, his conclusions were unequivocal. he found no evidence that dr. fox gain financially from his relationship with mr. werity, ty but he said dr. fox's blurred personal and professional life is not acceptable. created a perceived conflict of interest and that was the failure of judgment on his part. the report also reveals that top officials here at the mod warned dr. fox about the relationship, but he ignored them. captain in the dark about the meetings and he put his staff at risk -- he captain in the dark about the meetings and put his staff at

liam's as much really bad he's on four different medicines. basically we found that if you were to take all of the chemicals that are used in a particular state always where you see the highest percentage a possible health effect it's always skin irritation irritation was during sinuses as coughing and then this effect called sensitizing itchy skin furnace and he still lives on dry hollow road shortly after this interview these son and daughter in law and their four children moved out of the state when they moved there respiratory problems disappeared. in two thousand and four the bush cheney administration's environmental protection agency asserted that fracturing does not threaten drinking water this was challenged by a thirty year e.p.a. environmental engineer weston wilson acting under protected whistleblower status the former chairman c.e.o. of halliburton cheney within a few months of coming into office and as vice president he was pressuring him in a straight or a christie todd whitman to exempt hydraulic fracking from a safe drinking w

opposition leader ed miller band also causes the prime minister concerning the resignation a liam fox. he he broke codes. this is just over 30 minutes. >> questions to the prime minister. >> hello, mr. speaker. i am sure the whole house will e in honoring the talented and indicated soldier. -- and dedicated soldier. it is at times like these but we recognize the gratitude we owe these soldiers. ing i had meetings with colleagues and others in duties in the house -- >> i commend and share the views of the prime minister and military personnel. is the prime minister aware of this year we are commemorating the 70 fifth anniversary of the general march? isn't it wrong that even today people in this country live in fear of unemployment? the government -- already back in the 1980s. can i ask the prime minister is simple question? is he going to support workers are sacrificing them? >> we need to be supporting people and helping them back to work. we should commemorate the march and i notice it has been commemorated this year. we have a challenge right across the country as we see numbers em

accept twenty seven million pounds from the kuwaiti royal family as thanks for invading iraq but now liam fox the defense secretary is like openly handing out deals to cronies that are travelling with them as official. companions well another benefit of this of course is that a lot of the wealth confiscation schemes and algorithms used by wall street are patented wealth confiscation technologies and if you repealed the patent laws and copyright laws that would eliminate wall street's ability to use this patented technology to confiscate wealth through high frequency trading and algorithmic trading so there would be a way to topple them by eliminating their monopoly position using algorithmic patterns of algorithmic trading to confiscate cash from from society yeah and due to copyright laws the government regulators are not actually able to look at their proprietary theft machines and have t.v. role follow up on this speaking of pirates there's other pirates in the news tell me more access in this first headline here maybe rescues italian cargo ship from pirates or only be team freed twent

money titles in the same year and that would be donald carrick liam lee james driscoll arjun i will never agree with gary woodland and scott stallings all sharing top spots and disney resorts spotlight shining brightest on to all though as he looks to become the ultimate money man oath twenty eleven six birdies on the day for the thirty three year old including this on the twelfth no webb simpson he currently held by iran three hundred sixty thousand dollars in the money race the american who's incidentally heard with. being a shoo in for the opening two rounds it's two shots so a big for cash at the p.g.a. season ender. not to be cycling. added yet another spaniard to their ranks three time world champion oscar for a two race for the russian outfit from next season the thirty five year old was reportedly considering retirement after a lock twenty seven but instead swung his previous dutch team months rubble behind for patricia he joins joakim the merino on alberto the son of all fellow spaniards for it is a sprint specialist in three race world titles the last of which in two thousand an

the eldest liam out simply wanted a baby never mind a boy or girl when he got pregnant with twins psychics who are there were boys and even advised the names at a time until that now they are no lisa and this one older has been a guarantee to my theory and only maria was no real from the start i was happy to have another girl i would know what to do with a boy now a big happy family when these girls are ready to start their own families bill this can a russian men are getting out faster than in any other country the total extinction of men may still be far off but a little. up the stuff around that you can find in places like this may soon become a rarity with growing mortality rates and life expectancy of russian dropping these guys are getting. the silage with the an unusual name of girls has seen better times when men from the village of boys across the river kept them company now only the deals are left. they say hire someone to do the stuff but who's there to hire. the men in russia lived to sixty years on average women seventy to twelve year difference makes russian life expectancy t