captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello, i'm llewellyn king, host of "white house chronicle," which is coming right up, but first, a few thoughts of my own. >as you know, the country has been roiled by the debate over energy in the age of obama. we are here in san francisco where the edison electric institute is holding a meeting with the purpose of finding out more about the future of electricity. what is it going to cost us? how will we generate it? it is a terribly a vital service that we all depend on. you know, sentences go is a city that does different things to different people. i think this is the home of -- i think of this as the home of william randolph hearst and his newspapers that would not have been if he or his newspapers had not come on the scene at the same time as electricity, to turn his presses, to make type out of lead. i think first of electricity and of this really great american city, sentences go. i hope we can tell our viewers and show them something interesting about the future of this because it affects every single one o

i am llewellyn king, host of "white house chronicle," coming right up. first, some thought of my own. i have taken the trouble for years to tell people about the virtue of a good idea as opposed to a new invention. we have reached a point in society where the inventions are so plentiful, so many of them, particularly in telephony, that we need billions of dollars to take the next step in anything. i am here to explain to you that sometimes, all you need is to get a better idea. i present, for example, this a small radio. it has this peace that goes like that. for years, you needed double radios on your head so you looked like someone from mars. and then the genius at sony. it is comfortable. it goes with many things. take this cup. people have been drinking out of them for thousands of years. they have been driving for years. goblet's for wine? no. who would have thought the great characters of europe -- it took convenience stores to make a funny plastic thing that you put on the window of your car and it tips into the most sensitive part of your body. d

now the program host, national syndicated columnist llewellyn king and co-host, linda gasparello. >> hello, welcome back to "white house chronicle." i'm linda gasparello, co-host, and my center at -- east centric gassed happens to be none other than llewellyn king, the host. he put his thinking cap on. >> howdy, ma'am. i procured this had or it was brought -- bought for me and it came into my possession when i thought the first bush and a second bush would bring texas to washington and i would ingratiate myself what the administration by wearing this had. first of all, it doesn't go with a fading british empire accent. and they did not bring any texas to washington. some people wore cowboy boots, but people always wore cowboy boots. actually looking around i think more democrats wear cowboy boots that republicans. so, alas and alack, this had that has some bieber in a -- >> and a lot of dust. >> because i did not wear it very much. we think it is sad when something goes out. and it is not replaced. >> indeed. >> i noticed neckties are dying out. more and more people are going in publ

i will be asking my questions with my hat on and maybe llewellyn king will, too. join us again. bye-bye. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with the va duty, howard and versatile television. -- whut. from washington, d.c., this has been "white house chronicle, " a weekly analysis of the news with insight and a sense of humor, featuring llewellyn king, linda gasparello and guests. this program abc and on pbs stations and cable access channels. to view the program online, visit

>> hello, i am llewellyn king, host of "white house chronicle." i'm in san francisco, ahead of the hearst building, once the headquarters of william randolph hearst, newspapermen extraordinary. a monster to some, but a hero in journalism because he was so pioneering. he built a great change, and to me, san francisco is not just the city where cable cars climb to the stars. it is also, for me, the center of a kind of energetic journalism pioneers in this building behind me. and in this tradition, we have the honor of talking to phil bronstein, who is an editor at large and a great crusading journalist with a reputation up and down the country for his unique jugglers. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with howard university television. and now the program, hosted by national columnist llewellyn king and co-host linda gasparello. >> we are back, and i'm happy to be joined by phil bronstein, one of america's great journalists, known all around the country and especially no to the public on the west coast. he has been a journalist

house chronicle" -- a weekly analysis of the news with insight and a sense of humor, featuring llewellyn kinglinda gasparello, and guests. this program may be seen on pbs stations and cable access channels. to see the program online, visit us at whitehousechronicle.com.