. >> reporter: liz calls her decorating mission liz's linen, after liz's inspiration, her sister, lynne solerno, enduring her own bout with breast cancer. >> i wanted to create a space that lynne would never think of to do for herself. >> lynne is an outdoors girl, liz, an interior designer. >> i wanted to turn that bed into a place that she could go to as a sanctuary instead of a place where she had to go to when she felt sick. >> reporter: one day as lynne got chemo, liz went to work, using nontoxic paint, high thread count sheets, three rows of pillows and plenty of touches to reflect lynne's love. >> every time i get in that bed, i feel that somebody really cared. >> reporter: a feeling liz has brought to 10 women, spending

i'm lynn berry. and here's some top stories making news this morning. one of president obama's top economic advisers, austan goolsbee, chairman of the white house council of economic advisers said yesterday he will leave his post this summer to return to teaching. goolsbee's departure comes as president obama faces growing criticism over the nation's economy. a new "washington post" abc news pool says 6 in 10 have gotten back on track. the president's approval rating now stands at 47%. >>> according to the associated press, the u.s. is scrambling to arrange a power transfer in yemen while the president is in saudi arabia for medical treatment. officials for the yemeni president says he plans to return home within days. >>> dramatic footage from chinese television shows the damage from devastating floodwaters from the country's southwest region. china's official news service said 14 people are dead, 35 are missing. >>> and finally, how do you like this? a discovery by a self-styled arm chair astronome

certainly, lynn holt ought to be remembered. now, let's talk about howard moore, jr., who was there on the lef left. moore said to himself, i can talk like that and so he could. >> he was so eloquent and just like e.t. walden and others before him and other ambitious african-americans had to go out of state to law school and that was because at the time, he was excluded from the university of georgia because of his lace he went up north to boston university. and when he graduated he came back to georgia. he really wanted to be a member of the georgia bar and to break in his home state and city. he joined the bar in 1962. and when he did he was the only tenth full-time black lawyer practicing, not in atlanta but in the entire state of georgia, which might strike you as pretty incredible. those numbers by the way didn't improve very much until the 1970s. once he joined the bar, he went to work for donald although owell who's there on the right. he's another legendary lawyer who was important to the student movement. he was moore's

the first lawyer that i will talk about is lynn holt. who collaborated with scores of community based organizations in the south, including sncc and his atlanta affiliate, the committee on appeal for human rights. now, lynn holt was charismatic. he was called the sncc doctor. because of his style. he was a rabble-rouser. he was an activist lawyer and he was proud of it and i think it comes through in this photograph with the hats and the very long cigar. he called it a clint eastwood kind of cigar. quite provocative of them. hold identified as a movement lawyer, by which he meant he wanted to capitalize social movement. he said the movement should leave and lawyers should follow. his goal was to fortify participatory democracy. he wanted to use the courtroom as political theater. the interesting thing is that biography is a key to understanding why lynn holt chose this approach to lawyering. lynn holt had attended law school at howard university during the 1950s, which was a golden age for the institution. this was when thurgood marshall

i'm lynn berry.oday, we begin with northeast twisters. tornado devastation has become a familiar sight in the midwest this spring. but new england, of all places, is dealing with twister wreckage of its own. a line of storms triggered rare storms in massachusetts yesterday, killing at least four people. for more now, we go to nbc's kurt gregory. >>> nature's power captured on camera again. this time, in springfield, massachusetts. the tower cam at the nbc affiliate shows what appears to be a towering funnel cloud whirling above the city. residents were stunned. >> we had a tornado come down and took out houses behind our building. >> reporter: several buildings in springfield were heavily damaged, large vehicles were flipped, heavy trees were toppled. thousands of customers are without power. massachusetts's governor declared a state of emergency. >> at least 19 communities have been affected so much. we have an emergency on our hands. >> reporter: many residents plan to stay in emergency shelters. >

lynn? >> tracie pots in washington, thanks. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a los angeles family's night of fun turned violent last october when a response to noise complaints of one family's halloween party for kids led to accusations of excessive force. newly released home video shows police using batons as they attempt to arrest a partygoer. the police are investigating the behavior and the family has filed a lawsuit. >>> one washington driver's road rage was captured on video. not your everyday driver interaction, he smeared his cheese danish across the windshield of another motorist who confronted him about speeding through the area. the tape was turned over to the employer of the danish attacker, the department of transportation. he's been placed on administrative leave. >>> a life of crime isn't all it's cracked up to be for one tennessee robbery suspect. the aspiring burglar attempted to break into a store using a large stone. well, didn't

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with out of control. while some parts of the u.s. recover from a tumultuous tornado season, arizona is now dealing with a blaze covering more than 200 square miles. residents are evacuating as the estate's third biggest wildfire ever rage on. nbc's francis coe reports. >> reporter: smoke spread as far as new mexico and colorado. >> that would be horrible. >> reporter: the fire is a week old. now blanketing more than 140,000 acres. on the scene more than 1,300 firefighters from across the country, but the numbers were no match to mother nature. >> the columns up in the air the last few days has been in excess of 30,000 feet. when you have something that large with that much heat, it kind of generates its own weather. >> reporter: and it's want just arizona that's baking. record-shattering temperatures have melted the nation's south and midsection. >> temperatures even in the north rising

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a remarkable step. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords has reached yet another milestone in her remarkable recovery from severe injuries suffered in an assassination attempt. she is now home, beginning a new chapter in a story that has captivated the nation in so many ways. here's nbc's curt gregory. >> reporter: just six months after suffering life-threatening head injuries, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was discharged from tirr memorial hospital in houston. doctors treating giffords say her cognitive abilities and physical strength have improved to the point where she no longer needs to be hospitalized. the chief medical officer says, "we are very excited that she has reached the next phase of her rehabilitation and can begin outpatient treatment. we have no doubt that she will continue to make significant strides in her recovery." long-awaited photos of congresswoman giffords taken in may were released on sunday on her facebook page. her smiling

i'm lynn berry.oday we begin with a recipe for disaster. as if crews in the southwest don't have enough of a challenge battling fierce wildfires burning across the region, now they're in a race to keep those flames from approaching a nuclear weapons facility in new mexico. nbc's curt gregory has more. >> reporter: a fast-moving fire continues to burn less than a mile from the los alamos national laboratory. a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the city of 44,000. >> kind of makes you nervous with all this nuclear stuff around. >> reporter: the secretive nuclear lab has been shut down. for now all hazardous and radioactive materials are protected. fire crews are working nonstop. >> i will not say -- we're doing our best to keep it off the laboratory. >> reporter: los alamos is famous, home of the manhattan project where scientists developed the first atomic bomb. it's spread out over 36 square miles. >> obviously, our priority is to protect the national asset here, protect the facility, but also we'

i'm lynn berry.oday, we begin with fear over the economy. a slew of recent reports have renewed concerns on both wall street and main street over the state of the u.s. recovery. today, the nation awaits what could be a crucial monthly jobs report from the government. all this as the country's stellar credit rating may be in jeopardy. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: hi there, lynn. good morning, everyone. economists are predicted 100,000 jobs created last month. it's let me tell less than half the growth we saw from the month before. it raises the question is this temporary or is this the beginning of weakening of this recovery? home sales are down. manufacturing is sluggish. consumer spending is weak. car sales are down. president obama will be visiting a chrysler plant today in ohio and then summer is coming with thousands of pink slips for teachers. here in washington, critics, mainly republicans, say the increases in food prices and energy

i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with a stunning confession. after days of denial, married congressman anthony weiner admitted yesterday that he did, in fact, send a lewd photo to one of his twitter followers. weiner, however, says he has no plans to resign. tracy pots is in washington with more. he wants voters to decide. >> i am deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife, huma, and our family and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. >> reporter: admitting it was him that sent an explicit photo to a woman over the internet. then panicked and lied what he posted it publicly. turns out it wasn't his first time sexting. nbc has not verified photos. >> we wrote the story after a congressman admitted that his computer had been invaded by a hack. nancy pelosi is calling for an investigation. he says he will cooperate but won't step down. he had been considered a rising star here on the hill. but in fact, lynn, there are those that think he can still win re-election. tracey, thank you.

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with critical clues. the "new york times" is reporting a cell phone seized in the raid that killed osama bin laden contained contacts to a militant group that has ties to pakistan's militant intelligence agency. the phone belonged to one of bin laden's trusted couriers who was also killed in the raid. according to the "times" the discovery was that bin laden used the group as a network inside pakistan. it raises questions about whether the military organization supported him on behalf of pakistan's spy agency. but officials tell "the times "there was no smoking gun showing that the agency had protected bin laden. >>> it is a race against time for the community of minotte, north dakota. calls for new evacuations has thousands fleeing to higher ground as a giant surge of water heads their way. reporting from minot, is kevin tibbles. >> reporter: national guard troops racing against the clock and the relentless surge of the souris river. already many homes have succumbed,

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with truth and consequences. representative anthony weiner's political career hangs in the balance this morning as a number of women are claiming to have had online relationships with him. this as fellow democrats fail to come to the new york congressman's aid while republicans call for his resignation. nbc's trait tracy potts joins us with more on this. >> reporter: republicans have been quite outspoken. there are a number of lawmakers who want him to step down. >> i wish there was some way i could defend him, but i can't. >> if congressman calls him for advice. he'll say -- >> call somebody else. >> reid is one of the few democrats who spoke out of the w weiner admitted sending his lewd photo of himself to a sledge student. >> i think they should be kicked out of office for betraying the people's trust. >> i think the lying part was worse than the pictures. >> a poll found that just over half of voters think he should stay unless he was sexting at work on government p

i'm lynn berry. here's some of your top headlines this morning. president obama visited puerto rico on tuesday making him the says first u.s. president to officially visit the commonwealth in 50 years. the trip was widely seen as a campaign swing courting the 4.6 million puerto rican voters who live on the u.s. mainland. >>> a government investigator tells congress the social security administration made $6.5 billion in overpayments in 2009. most of that money went to supplemental income recipients who underreported their worth. >>> a federal judge in san francisco has upheld last year's ruling by a gay judge that struck down california's same-sex marriage ban. the federal judge ruled the gay judge's sexuality and ten-year same-sex relationship did not affect his ability to be impartial. >>> more flights have been grounded from south america to new zealand as volcano in chile continues to spew ash. the volcano roared to life earlier this month after lying dormant for decades. >>> and starting today,

i'm lynn berry.oday we begin with too close for comfort. this morning the nation's premier nuclear laboratory is under siege. fire crews in new mexico are scrambling to drive back a wildfire that's now reached within just 50 feet of the los alamos national lab. nbc's kurt gregory reports. >> reporter: a fierce wildfire continues to grow in los alamos very close to the national laboratory. firefighters are working day and night to clear brush and extinguish spot fires near the sprawling nuclear research facility. >> we have not lost any structures at the laboratory or in the town site, and we don't plan on losing any structures. >> reporter: the secretive los alamos laboratory is made up of 2,000 buildingsed a nearly four dozen sites. it's home to the nation's largest supply of nuclear weapons. >> our facilities and nuclear materials are protected and safe. >> reporter: another concern. the possible release of radioactive and harmful materials. thousands of 55-gallon drums containing plutonium-contami

i'm lynn barry. this is nbc "early today" just your first stop on your nbc station. >>> imaginations ran wild at one cutting edge event. in japan a virtual reality expo drew crowds of high-tech people. toys of the future included a vest that could mimic the feeling of hugging yourself. as for the video game fanatics, they were happy to be empty-handed. they were treated to games that used motion sensors in place of remotes. pretty cool there. >>> if you can't afford a cruise, just pretend and watch it on television. that's what a reality tv show in norway is offering. a public station broadcast continuously for five days scenes from a ship as it travels along the coast. the show may be simple, but it's already a hit, attracting over 2 million viewers, that's half the country's population. that's true. >>> and, finally, apparently the struggle to lose weight is not lost on our furry friends. sampson, a black lab, weighs a whopping 187 pounds. how does it happen? he actually put on the weight after yea

i'm lynn berry. welcome to our viewers including those across the pacific time zone. today we begin with out of control. some parts of the u.s. recover from the tumultuous tornado season, arizona is now dealing with a blaise covering more than 200 square miles. residents are evacuating at the state's third biggest wild fire ever rages on. nbc's frances coe reports. >> reporter: the temperatures and high winds seemed a perfect mix for this historic blaze in eastern arizona, smoke spread as far as new mexico and colorado. >> that would be horrible. >> reporter: the fire is a week old blanketing 140,000 acres. on the scene, 1300 firefighters from across the country. but the numbers were no match to mother nature. >> the column that's up in the air is about two days of being in excess of 30,000 feet. if you have something that large and that huge, it generates its own weather. >> reporter: not just arizona baking. record shattering temperatures have melted the south and the midsection. >> the nation up i

i'm lynn berry.oday we begin with the final touchdown. for the last time, the space shuttle "endeavour" has returned to earth. "endeavour" delivered a six-member crew early this morning beginning a new chapter, retirement. with more, nbc's jay gray is at the kennedy space center in florida. jay, good morning to you. >> and good morning to you, lynn. mission managers say from the start to this morning's finish that the final trip of "endeavour" could not have been much better. everything picture perfect as it landed here at kennedy space center earlier this morning, it was the first shutting and the last to put the finishing touches on the space station. putting parts and supplies to keep the station goes there. it logged 123 million miles in space, 299 days it spent in orbit. now nasa managers turn their attention to what will be the final launch here scheduled to launch here on july 8th. that is the latest here from kennedy space center back to you. >> jay gray, thanks so much. >>> president obama w

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with coming home. this evening military families are expected to get some welcome news from president obama. in a primetime speech from the white house, he is expected to announce his plans to start winding down the nearly decade-long u.s. mission in afghanistan. for more on that we go to nbc's tracie potts. she's in washington for us. >> everyone wants to know what are the numbers tonight. we believe that he'll say 5,000 troops will come home in july, another 5,000 either by the end of the year or possibly late spring. the rest of the troop surge, the remainder of the 30,000 troops he sent to afghanistan could come home, according to some source, by the end of next year. some on capitol hill here say that is not fast enough. some very conservative republicans have teamed up with liberal democrats, almost 60 of them, sending the president a letter saying we need to speed this up. half of the troops should come home, some say, by the end of this year. but military comman

iowan i'm lynn berry. this is "early today."ust your first stop of the day on your nbc st >>> for one town in spain -- food fights are for kids. wine fights are for adults. over 5,000 people participated in an annual wine spraying showdown. a tradition dating back to the middle ages. it took more than 13,000 gallons of vino to super soak the crowd. the event takes place in a region known for some of the finest red wine in the world. what a waste of good wine. >>> well, here's a sport that combines mud with mayhem into one big mess. the swamp soccer world cup took place in scotland with the team from moscow beating out england and russia. the sport started five years ago. it's just like normal soccer, but all the grass is removed from the field with water added to make the sloppy ground, and the only real rule? have some fun. >>> one couple in france take their work home with them. literally. without a child of their own, a couple who work as zoo managers adopted a female gorilla, whose mother rejected her. digit the and entertai

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with truth and consequences. representative anthony weiner's political career hangs in the balance this morning as a number of women are claiming to have had online relationships with him. this as fellow democrats fail to come to the new york congressman's aid while republicans call for his resignation. nbc's kristin dahlgren reports. >> reporter: one day after representative anthony weiner's shocking mia culpa -- >> i've exchanged photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last six years. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi was calling for an ethics investigation to see if rules were broken. we have a code of conduct that we have to -- that we have to follow. so it's a much higher standard than people realize. >>> house majority leader eric cantor was among republicans calling for even more. >> i don't condone his activity. i think he should resign. >> reporter: but the new york congressman has vowed to stay in office. >> i don't see i did that violated any rules of the house. >> reporter: still, t

think of to do for herself. >> lynne is an outdoors girl, liz, an interior designer. >> i wanted toplace that she could go to as a sanctuary instead of a place where she had to go to when she felt sick. >> reporter: one day as lynne got chemo, liz went to work, using nontoxic paint, high thread count sheets, three rows of pillows and plenty of touches to reflect lynne's love. >> every time i get in that bed, i feel that somebody really cared. >> reporter: a feeling liz has brought to 10 women, spending around $1,000 a room, the products and work donated or paid for with donations. instead of four walls that restrict and confine, liz wants to create four walls that inspire and heal. >> really nice! >> all cindy wanted was the room to be warm. she got so much more. >> i didn't think anybody would do anything like this for me, especially when she doesn't even know me. >> reporter: but liz knows the struggle. >> we can't take away the illness from somebody that we love, but we can just try to do whatever we can to make it a little bit better. >> reporter: anne thompson, nbc news, brick,

i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with leave of absence. congressman anthony weiner is still refusing to follow calls to resign over lewd photos. but suddenly, he is requesting a temporary break from his job. he's getting professional treatment. this, as still more photos surface of the embattled new york democrat. nbc's brian moore reports. >> reporter: outside the new york office of embattled congressman anthony weiner a small but vocal group demanded he resign over a growing internet sex scandal. >> in order to be an effective leader, you have to be respected. >> reporter: hours earlier, tmz.com released a new batch of suggestive photos. apparently self-portraits taken in a congressman gym. now, the congressman is being forced to explain his online communication with a 17-year-old girl. >> it's nothing explicit, nothing indecent. >> reporter: though he's taking a leave of absence to deal with his problems, top democrats have heard enough. >> we have made clear that he needs to resign. >> i don't see how he can proceed and effectively rep

i'm lynn berry. here's some of your top headline this is morning. in yemen, anti-government protesters have been celebrating the departure of their president. he's in saudi arabia recovering from an operation to remove shrapnel from the rocket attack. 11 people die in that assault. but the wounded leader is returning to power despite months of protest calling for his departure. >>> >> in pakistan, a bombing claimed two dozen people. one attack happened at a bakery declaring 18 dead. the pakistani taliban have taken credit for other attacks saying they're avenging the death of osama bin laden. >>> a pakistani security officials said authorities are nearly certain that a recent strike killed ilias kashmiri. he's believed to have been replacing bin laden as the chief. >>> the field for presidential contenders will get more crowded today. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is expected to officially kick off hissed by for the gop nomination. >>> volcanic ash from chile has been raining down on argentina. the volcano erupted this weekend after bein

lynn. >> thanks so much. >>> the monument fire maybe 40% contained, but the agonizing waiting continues for evacuated residents wondering whether the wildfires have burned down their home. chris clack couple reports. >> reporter: unlike sunday, winds subsided monday in arizona's devastating wildfires, but not the emotions of victims caught in the middle. >> i just want to know if my house burnt down. i thought maybe they would know. >> reporter: 12,000 people evacuated from just the area around sierra vista in southeastern arizona could only watch and wonder. >> what do you need from your house? >> what did i leave? >> what do you need? >> i need money and clothes. >> reporter: residents wanting to return were turned back by law enforcement. fuel for these fires is this. dried-up brush, easily combustible in arizona's triple-digit heat that has left hundreds of square miles scorched, but firefighters are optimistic they're getting the upper hand. >> what we're looking at is lower temperatures, higher humidities today, which is very good. >> reporter: nbc news. >>> meanwhile, arizona's s

. >> lynn, it was 105 yesterday in chicago. all that heat is going to spread east today into tomorrow. we'll get a break today in the dakotas into areas of colorado. it's really not until tomorrow that the heat comes down in the midwest. and it was 101 in san antonio. this is just a broken record ever since the end of last week. we're starting to get a little taste of that spreading east now, the appalachians. atlanta was 93. d.c. was up to about 88. now, the weather pattern hasn't changed much. because of these storms finally on the move, we're going to try to knock down this heat rig. if we're not going to knock it down so much, we're going to slide it to the east, anyways. that's going to push this storm off the new england coastline further away. we've got flooding problems. remember this winter and early spring we had a ton of snow in the northern rockies. up here in montana, finally temperatures have warmed up. now you're getting the heavy rain storms. they're concerned about flooding through northern idaho up through mon

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the bumpy road to 2012. gop presidential hopeful newt gingerich says he is still in the race for the white house, despite yesterday's unprecedented mass exodus of several key members of his campaign staff. brian moore joins us from washington with more on that as well as the latest details on the road to 2012. good morning. >> good morning. newt gingerich's campaign manager and several other top aides have jumped the bandwagon gingerich says he's very much still in the campaign. that is the eve of a big debate that will be attended by non other by mitt romney. that's a clear sign that he wants to side step the social issues and focus on the economy. sarah palin is about to have to face 24,000 pages of e-mails that are being released by the state of alaska. this is in response to media request made during the 2008 presidential campaign. >> brian, thank you. >>> elsewhere, in a courtroom in orlando yesterday, there was high drama as jurors got their first look at the

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lynn merz. >> in the executive director of the peter haas fund. i've extensive experience in the area of early childhood education and service. i have direct responsible -- i of direct responsibility for running a nonprofit organization. i have experienced as a therapist and program administrator. icap 10 years working with the community foundation, and i have sat on a board. i of work on the structure, as well as helped to create them, and i have worked with dedication and passion throughout my entire career. so, why i would like to serve on this commission -- i think it is a critical time in our history given the decreasing revenues and unprecedented budget deficit. it will be faced with selecting its highest priorities. it is important at this time that the disparities between the rich and poor, that we consider these issues. and the issues of access and equity are at the forefront. the achievement gap that exists, particularly for african- american and latino children, as well as issues that exacerbate children's safety and their ability to le

about 100 people showed up here to say goodbye to lynn. well, just to hear her retirement announcement. she's going to be around but will not be running for reelection. here is the announcement. >> i will turn 75 years old before the next election day. after two decades of service to this wonderful district, it will be time for me to move on. >> and that was lynn woolsy making the announcement. she's having a press availability now. we're going to break and go talk to her about plans for the district and that will be coming up at 6:00. >> and quickly this, is a solid district. what is lining up to fill the seat. >> there are a couple people. i think jared houghman. and i think that there is a number of people planning to make a run and this is going to make me a minute to go through notes. and this is a democratic district, but changing because of redistricting. we'll get to that tonight at 6:00. let's get way right now so we can talk to the woman of the hour. >> thank you, mark. >> and former teen mother bristol palin details her unplanne

. >>> complex process of redirecting could cost north bay congresswoman lynn wolf her seat. preliminary map just released shows her district would essentially disappear merging with the one above it. l mr. mr mark matthews has more on the map and reaction to it. >> lynn's congressional district stretches from sausolito up the coast to just past sea ranch. the state redirecting commission is looking at maps that would take the district coastal communities and combine them y to the oregonstrict that goes border. currently out of the country but her office sent thus quote. all the sixth district needed was a tweak. minor alteration says wolf. instead they gave us invasive surgery. of. >> certainly radical surgery. they completely dismantled her seat and merged it in with the district of it. >>reporter: professor says the likely choice either retire from congress or run against fellow democrat thompson who represents napa and the northern coast. >> what this commission has done is l disenfranchise the voters of california north coast for the next 10 years. >>reporter: by phone m

. >> lynn found botox advertised at a bay a area spa for half what she normally paid. she doesn't know what was injected to her skin, only that it didn't work even after she paid for two treatments. >> it was really frustrating. then i actually almost felt embarrassed that i had gone to some place like that. >> reporter: she says she's lucky nothing worse happened. >> in the end i saved nothing and didn't get results. >> she now goes to registered nurse and has the procedure done in a dermatology office. >> lynn, today, what's bothering you. >> the number 11 and then i'm starting to see some wrinkles in here. >> the nurse says any botox or disport, a similar drug sold for $9 a unit is a red flag. >> you don't know what the product is. you don't know if there's any bacteria in it, disease can spread by infection. that's what's really scary. >> she says there's three easy ways to tell if you're getting the real thing. first, go to the manufacturer's website and make sure you know what the product is supposed to look like. then do your homework on your provider. finally a

crystal lynn is the one that's been the longest. it's made from crystals. it is firm, hard like crystal. they're over 85% or 90% of the market now. they have the highest efficiencies. in other words, they'll capture more of the sunlight per square foot than the other technology. this can be significant especially in a city like san francisco when maybe you don't have a lot of roof space, but you want to get as much power as you can. this is probably the choice preferred for most homeowners. the second technology which is coming on strong is called thin film. that's really a whole different technology using a lot less material. it's like sprayed or painted on, a different way of producing electricity. this stuff has a lot of potential because it can be used in a lot of different ways. this is a thin film panel here, right here and one of the innovative ways you can use this thing is on thought metal seamed roofs. they have an add he'sive backing on and they can stick down on the roof without penetrating the roof. it's a very effective and cheap and safe inst

sheriff lynn steadman led the investigation.riod of days and weeks? >> well, they left and a lot of this is according to their statement, they left through oklahoma city and bought beer in oklahoma city. they asked directions to interstate 40 east and they ended up that next morning in fort smith, arkansas. >> reporter: still in the yellow malibu? >> yes, sir. still in the yellow malibu with primer spots on it. they ended up there about 2:00 in the morning, spent the rest of the morning up until about 10:00 or 10:30 at the sheraton in fort smith, arkansas, on rogers street. they spent the night, and they walked to the bus station. >> reporter: eventually police managed to track down their yellow getaway car, abandoned now. but by then, they were long gone, had hopped a bus to memphis. >> they spent three nights there drinking heavily. they lost about a thousand dollars while they were in the motel as a result of a cabbie bringing a couple of hookers to their room and the hookers rolled them for about a thousand dollars. >> repor

. >> north bay congress woman lynn woolsy confirmed today she will not be running for reelection next year. woolsy has rep sentd the district for nearly two decades. abc 7's political recorder is live at woolsy' home tonight. mark, what are the reasons she's giving for stepping away. >> she says after 20 years it's time to call it quits. not endorsing anyone to take her place. and it's a district that is changing. speaking to 100 or so supporters lynn woolsy said it's time. >> i will turn 75 years old just before the next election day. and after two decades of service to this wonderful district, it will be time for me to move on. >> she thanked her constituents, donors, staff, and her family. >> so with gratitude... but not one ounce of regret, i'm announcing i will not run for reelection in 2012. >> she was the first to call for troops to kim home, making head lines when inviting cindy sheehan to the 2008 state of the union speech, and has been a staunch supporter of protecting wildlife refuges in and outside of the district. >> and. >> there are mountains we have not climbed. >> for

deputy chief antonio para, san francisco police department, lynn bruney, director of consumer marketting for the san francisco convention and visitors bureau and wes tyler, general manager, chancellor hotel on union square and president of the union square association. let's hear it for all those judges, ladies and gentlemen. now, these judges have a very, very difficult job. they have to rate the competitors. each bell ringer will be judged on rhythm, originality, and style. today we're going to find out who has the it factor and before the amateur competition stuff starts, i'd like to bring up a former bell-ringing champion, mr. carl payne, ladies and gentlemen. not one, not two, not three, 10-time bell-ringing champion. the only bell-ringing champion who is even close to this would be mr. byron cobb, who has five wins. and buddy, my second husband, what's the secret to winning? >> stay on god's good side. >> ah, that sounds good. now what we're going to do is ask you to go up and gib these fine people a sample of the championship bell-ringing that you have done since, oh, gosh, i can'

tear oh lynn tyler has the story. >> it's a comic strip, battling an evil monster.person that performs circumcision. >> the director of the jewish relations council and showed us side by side comparisons of the comic strip and images the nazis used. >> people have tried to prevent you from practicing our religion. circumcision is a fundamental. >> the creator was the creator of the ballot measure. he came from san diego to join this group of men to put a ban on november's ballot. he says foreskin man is doing what it's designed to do, shine a spotlight on a pro is says, the genital mutilation of children without their consent. mary scofield the leader of the anti-campaign believes the comic book goes too far. >> 180 degrees different from the direction we wanted to go in. i could understand why people could be offended and we never use them on our website. >> he says he would like to remove the cartoon. he says he had a no intention of doing that. j, ask. >>> men and coupon clipping. >> you do it more than you want to let it on, right? >> and more bargainings you mi

. >> reporter: professor joseph cough lynn is director of m.i.t.'age lab. >> so the first thing we're going to do is get you into this climbing harness. >> reporter: where research associate katie godfree helped me put on agnes, a suit designed to transform, oh, say, a 63-year-old correspondent, into a 75-year-old suffering from arthritis. >> finally the glasses, the yellowing of the lens that occurs naturally and gradually over time. >> reporter: bands and harnesses restrict movement. gloves increase hand sensitivity. special shoes make you wobble. a neck brace stops head turning. a heavy helmet simulates spinal compression. >> hard to reach. hard to read. >> additional friction in shopping, getting in and out of the store, the car, frankly just getting in and out of your favorite chair at home. >> reporter: so cough lynn says companies like c.v.s.have started making it easier for older folks to shop. >> you notice how the shelves are lower now. the very top is is at our eye level. the signage is red. it's carpeted. it's quieter so it's easier on t

. >> reporter: sheriff lynn steadman testified for two hours about ake's thanksgiving confession. but once again, brooks and leslie were the star witnesses for the prosecution. they both calmly identified glen ake as the man who shot them and murdered their parents. did you watch the children's testimony? >> yes. brooks was very strong in his testimony. leslie was, too. but it bothered her more than it did brooks to testify. >> it was like i had to pretend like i was somebody else just telling a story of what happened. and it's kind of like the night that it happened and i had to remember all this, i have to remember all this. >> reporter: that promise that leslie douglass made to herself the night her parents were killed not to forget anything, that's what carried her through, she said. >> i didn't know why. i just knew that i had to remember every detail. and so whenever it was time to be on the stand, i knew that everything that i said was important. and that i had to be specific and remember. so it's like, i don't know what got in my head, i just have to remove all emotional a

north bay congress woman lynn woolsy announced she'll retire next year. and she was first elected to congress in 1992. today, listing many accomplishments that includes her opposition to the we'll be right back. >> i -- war with iraq. >> i voted to bring our troops home from iraq. i would not keep quiet when my leaders want immediate to close my mouth. >> woolsy said she made this announcement a year early so those looking to succeed her would be able to mount meaningful campaign autos minnesota congress woman michelle bacmman is a candidate for the republican presidential nomination. the tea party favorite says she's waging a campaign not for vanity, but because voters must make a bold choice. >> and government thinks it knows how to spend our money and how to make a better life for us and think they create jobs and that they can make us healthier but that is not the case. >> and bacm. hman announced she'd run in new hampshire. >>> a new des moines register poll showsner a near ditie for first place with former massachusetts governor mitt romney. the pol

lynn, you want to come. >> yes, yes. >> jon: please welcome back to the program cameron diaz. [cheering and applause] hello, young lady. >> good to be here. >> jon: nice to see you. >> thank you, thank you. [cheering and applause] >> jon: pleasure to have you on the show again. >> it's so great to see you. i'm always so happy when i get asked back to come. >> jon: we're very excited to have you here because this is a special occasion. >> it is a special occasion. >> jon: about two weeks ago i had stitches in the wrist. you have very graciously offered to perform a destitching. >> yes, i've offered my skills as a professional. >> jon: now you are not in any way... you are not a doctor? are you a doctor? >> define if i am... i played a teacher. >> jon: okay. so here's what you need to do. you know what, you're promoting this movie all around,,'s going to know about it, great movie, blah, blah, blah, but what you want to do here, this is what i called the doctor today, and he said that you can do this. hold on, let's move this out, there you go. you see it. really, that grosses y

lynn jacks his second homer. gave the jays a 7-3 lead. 7-4. look at this call. call to strike.ndino not happy. the birds lost 7-4. a tough outing. >> i have nothing to attributed to. it is just one of those days where you do not feel quite like you have an altogether. i think everybody has those days. >> cardoza and c-- cardinals and cubs. here comes tony cruz. he will score and the tie the game at 2-2. he hit a walkoff homer yesterday. the cubs manager decided to pitch -- and albert does this. cards win in 10, 3-2. he is the first player to hit walk off homers in bell in 1995. it is hard to think of a 25- year-old as alleged, but that but tha -- what nadal is becoming. he beat federer in the french open. the fans showing their support for roger. federer had set point, but rafa rallied. nadal takes the first 2 sets. roger with the forehand. h'e's feeling it. nadal dominated the fourth set. there it is. title. sixth french open 45-1.''s record is dale earnhardt jr's winless streak is at 108 races and counting. his latest is at the stp race. richard petty. let's go to the race. w

monitor ray bay and lynn land, low to mid 50s. warmer than average once again, more clouds and a cooling trend begins tomorrow and hangs around through saturday. then a warming trend begins on father's day and brings us right back to where we are today early next week. we're going to have a little bit of a rollercoaster ride. no cooling and no marine layer at least the cloud aren't there and that will push us back in the 60s along the coast and 80s and 90s inland. 89 in dublin. everybody else hitting to low to mid 90s. mid-70s around richmond and berkeley. everybody else along the east bay shore, in the 70s to 80s. south bay, mid to upper 80s with 88 in los gatos. 75 in millbrae. 77 in san mateo. everybody else in the low 80s on the peninsula. mid 60 as along the coast. downtown san francisco, low 70s. 75 in sausalito. a lot of mid to upper 80s throughout the north bay valleys to near 90 in santa rosa and again about 25 degrees cooler at your beaches. 76 in watsonville and about 91 in gilroy today. if you are traveling the state.

the facebook lynn tok this out of control house party could get a 15-year-old grounded for life. a >>> welcome back, everyone. it is 4:53 right now. the former chief of the international monetary fund is expected to plead not guilty to sexual sexually molesting an employee. police say he assaulted a housekeeping employee in new york on may 14th. strauss-kahn -- marla tellez is in the news room with a preview this morning. >> the budget in san jose is over budget reform. they are facing a $115 million deficit. they are setting up camp across from city hall, literally challenging city leaders to restart negotiations. plus the bay area set a record over the weekend for rainfall in june? are we finally done? christina will have the finale of the wet weather. >> i'm learning, you have to keep the umbrella with you at all times, it seems like. thank you very much. need a rain bonnet. >>> the next time you decide to throw a house party, think twice before listing it as a public event. ask a 15-year-old in germany. she marked her birthday party without realizing friends woulds bring thei

. >> reporter: lynn, democrats said it was silence. congressman weiner's colleagues here want him out. senate majority harry reid said that if congressman antdny weiner calls for him advice -- he'll say -- >> call somebody else. >> reporter: reid is one of the few democrats who spoke out after weiner admitted that he lyde after sending this lewd photo of himself to a college student >> i don't condone his activity. >> reporter: but weiner said that's up to voters. >> i think the lying part, you know, was more -- was worse than the pictures. >> reporter: a marrist poll found that half of new york voters think he should stay. >> he's using public money and public resources, then it would matter to me. >> reporter: ethics probe could determine if weiner broke house rults. >> we have the responsibility to look in every corner. >> reporter: the conservative blogger who broke the story, says there's one x-rated photo that he won't release >> i don't think i want to put his family through that type of thing. >> reporter: finds out that he cou

then you mentioned lynn downy the former editor of "the new york post." is he on pro publica too? >> yeah. lynn downy is also one of the people who come out with major media report advocating for government funding for journalism. >> bill: absolutely. when downy was running the "the washington post" it is much more left wing than it is now. once they got downy out thereof it drifted into the center a little bit. all right. so basically the overarch on this is that one man, george soros, has spent $48 million buying his way in to mostly internet media, which does have much more influence than it used to. and it's working. you say he has accomplished what he wants to accomplish. >> well, he has certainly gone a long way toward accomplishing it. what his main goal is, ultimately he is not pro-america. is he not -- he is against most of the things that people watching this show right now. >> bill: absolute i. he wants a radical change and he wants to destroy the fox news channel. we have to fight these people every day. there is no doubt about it. mr. gay nor thanks very much. we appr