pulitzer prize winners michael cunningham, lahiri, alan taylor and lawrence writhe, mcarthur fellow, george saunders, winner of the circle award, d.a. powell and leann shaftton,ing me rosoff, new bury award winner, cynthia, and calvin, and the recipient of the presidential medal of freedom, tony moreson and miya angelou. please recognize these great writers with me. [applause]

también se estará realizando en oakland entre las 8 de la mañana y las 3 de la tarde en el boulevard mcarthurasalto. >> en san francisco desde la 9 de la mañana hasta las 2 de la tarde en alive and free en el 1060 de la calle tenesse, así que acérquese para recibir un dinero que no cae nada mal. >> un hombre murió y otro en custodia tras un altercado, william randeston fue detenido como sospechoso del adiós. >> en oakland un menor de 13 años fue detenido después de robar un coche y estrellarse en la avenida, adeline, fue robarse un coche para robar en otro lado y después abandonarlo. >> en otra insólita historia, dos personas terminaron en el agua, tres carriles fueron bloqueados, mientras la patrulla de camino buscaba la manera de como llegaron al agua. >> ya identificaron a la víctima como rick withaker y se estrelló contra un jeep y terminó impactando a otros dos vehículos. >> terminó la reunión entre la generancia del bart y el sindicato, ya que la licencia médica familiar ahora está de nuevo en el problema, los problemas están deteriorando la imagen, un 45% piensan que los trabajadores h

at the mcarthur maze. cars are moving along. no delays in oakland or onto the bay bridge this morning. at the golden gate bridge, you can see the smog there in the background. another spare the air day. no traffic into san francisco. but rosemary, we have had a lot of these spare the air days. i feel like a broken record. look at that behind you, you can see the pollution. >>> you're right. we're onto 5. i mentioned air quality slightly better today. we have a little bit of haze out there. you may notice all of the high clouds overhead as well. soft sunlight in the forecast for today. let's take a look 60s. partly cloudy skies. this morning, it's a cold start. received a tweet from crockett, sitting in the low 40s there. upper 30s in some cases. so we'll have a look around at your current conditions coming up. >>> thanks >>> a homeless man accused in a deadly christmas stabbing in a santa rosa is scheduled to be arraigned in court. it happened outside the downtown public library near 3rd and east streets. police arrested a 26-ye

you can see the headlights are headed westbound towards the mcarthur maze. we have no delays to speak of. highway 24 westbound toward the tunnel, things moving along quite nicely. >>> little change in the forecast for your monday. mostly sunny, mild, dry, ridge of high pressure continuing to dominate. the sinking air associated with the ridge helping to build pollution. it's not okay to burn in your fireplace unless you're exempt. unseasonably mild weather in the area. temperatures anywhere from 60 degrees in passivey ca to upper 60s for your afternoon. a few patches of fog around santa rosa, and 34 degrees there. low 40s in oakland. san jose tied a record setback in 1919. today we have another warm one. it's going to be chilly. as we get into the 10:00 hour, low 50s in the forecast and looking better as we get into the afternoon, low 60s by 1:00. afternoon highs, 62 in berkley, low 60s antioch into san francisco. if we head to the north, mid 60s for santa rosa. let's head to the south where temperatures will be mild. 66 morgan hill. who is lucky enough to g

with the east shore freeway, you can see traffic is moving very well heading out to the mcarthur maze. it is looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is nice and poring, nothing out of the ordinary and as we look at the peninsular, the traffic is looking good coming off the bridge and we have a couple of spots, roadwork but no meaning spots. >>> thank you, good morning, it's cold out there. no gout it, it is still pretty chilly, a few 60s popping up. maybe some record highs coming in on monday although there are east bay valleys just as cold and pipe that we mean under freezing. concord, walnut creek, san jose is down to 34, and there must be a puff of a breeze at that location. half-moon bay and 7, 8, and 9. sunshine warm temperatures and weed a good offshore breeze and that seems to be decreasing. it is still cold for some not as cold for others, it will be sunny and a little warmer and also south bay, down to santa cruz, they are in -- santa cruz they are in the mid-60s. out towards fairfield, oakwood brent the wood and it is not -- brentwood, san francisco, redwood city, t

this is a felony stop right before the mcarthur maze and the person was wanted by bart police and however, chp did do a little chase and the person ended up stopping and one person is in custody and bart police are taking this person into custody and they are the persons to put the cuffs on the bad guys. that is what is going on, a lot of police lights and police cars but no big chase as i mentioned. >>> the traffic here on the bay bridge toll plaza is not all that bad, in fact i would say it is great and westbound, it is light. 98th, a car ran into a pump at a gas station so that is a good area to avoid in east oakland after that gas station was briefly on fire. 4:49 let's go to steve. >>> cooling, it will not last too long, main impact air quality is much better temperatures are coming down, cooler windy at times, the low is on its way to southern california and some go until 10:00 and some go until this evening. 30s to 40s to 50s, it is held undue to the breeze. you can see the system right there, just a lot of snow and there is a little bit we can sure use a lot, this is not much but

this is what levitt did for mcarthur park in los angeles. >> two san francisco state students on a plane now heading to washington, d.c. to get an award for a video game idea. at their young age, the 20-year-old and 22-year-old are already veteran video game designers made this zombie killing game the next venture is founders quest. this teachers players how to start a business it's a textbook inside of a video game. they hoech kit change lives. >> inspire children to build their own businesses because later on we want to change the economy. even out distribution between low, middle and high income. >> when >> if you ever played sims it works the same way. idea won as vad vido game award of the year. >> forget right brain left brin thinking. researchers at university of pennsylvania yoused brain imaging to show how brain cells are connected. this is a male brain. compare that to women. panning down here, they're more concentrated. researchers say this shows women are hard wired for thinking and men hard wired for perception and action. showing a woman is likely to use her entire brain th

. >> stephen: and you have been named the mcarthur genius grant and all that good stuff.you also have the longest standing ovation on record at a ted talk. what were you talking about that got those brainy types all excited? >> wbltion i was actually talking about conservation and the challenges because we put so many people in prison, impose harsh challenges. >> stephen: what is the challenge. we have mass incarceration that was our goal and now we have a chiefed it. >> we've also really devastated communities of color, poor communities. we created despair and hopelessness. we've sppbt a lot of money. we're now spending $80 billion a year to keep people in jails and prisons. we create a lot of bad collateral consequences. people lose their right to vote permanently. >> stephen: prisons have gotten better, you have to admit that prisons have gotten better in the last 20 years because 20 years ago they weren't turning a profit. and now they are, those beds are full. >> well, actually they're turning a profit for a handful of people but they are getting that profit by takin

this is eastbound 580 at mcarthur, the drive, though, headed through emeryville coming up to the macarthuround 80 at green valley road we have a crash out there but it is not causing delays along the roads. hopefully c.h.p. gets that clear. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza is foggy. use your low beams. it is heavy. from oakland to san francisco, drive safely it is heavy fog. >> developing news in the south bay, minor earthquakes rattled gilroy this morning. the first earthquake hit at 1:35 and measured 2.5 according to the geological survey. a second larger earthquake hit at 2:05 a 3.7 earthquake and they are separate earthquakes with slightly different epicenters with no reports of damage. >> police are trying to find the person who shot and killed a man after he arranged to sell an electronic gaming system. nick is in san francisco with the latest. >> we are at the hall of justice san francisco police are looking for someone who shot and killed a man over an electronic gaming system. san francisco police say the victim was found yesterday afternoon shot several times inside

east of mcarthur boulevard not far from holy redeemer college.kpix 5's cate caugurian says we just learned the fire is now out. >> reporter: michelle that's right. there's some good news there. pg&e just said they were able to stop that gas leak about a half hour ago. we do have some better shots from kpix 5 chopper and you can take a look. pg&e says they will now continue to investigate the cause of the leak and then they plan on replacing that pipe. we did speak with the man who lives right in front of where the flames first erupted. >> everyone knows about san bruno. and i can't help think of that. and so -- i'm freaking out. >> reporter: james says he got a knock on his door just before 8:30 this morning. his neighbors told him his front lawn was on fire. he called # 11 and oakland firefighters determined the fire was from a natural gas leak. pg&e we cannily arrived and started to dig on both sides of the flames looking for the leak. james says when he first saw the fire he grabbed his hose but something didn't look right. >> bizarre looking

the shooting happened on westbound 580 near mcarthur boulevard about 245.es on the freeway. the extent of the injuries and the details not known at this time. >>> san francisco police are ramping up security for the final 49ers game taking place tomorrow at candle stick park. police say fans can expect 50% more officers at monday's game compared to a regular game. police are expecting fans to be lively as they bid farewell to the stick but police are saying they will not tolerate randomness about stealing a piece of the stadium. they will be arrested. 49ers began playing that stick back in 1971. they'll be facing the atlanta a falcons tomorrow night's final game and the team will move as you know into its new stadium in santa clara next year. coming up at 9:45 time, we'll take you to the stick as fans prepare to say good-bye. >>> and bart management and its two largest unions announced they've come to an agreement. this morning we're getting more on that tentative agreement and we have the story. >> reporter: this was a compromise, bart got what they wanted

this is 80 westbound as you drive out to the mcarthur maze. no major problems.aza, the delays, 5 to 10 minutes. maybe a little bit more than that. 8 minutes on the way into san francisco. so it hasn't been all that bad. as we're looking at the nimitz freeway through union stirks it's looking slow -- union, it's looking slow, like a normal day. and 7:32. let's go back to the desk. >>> new this morning, a family is homeless after a fire damages their home and two others. investigators say they were using their stove as a source of heat. ktvu's katie utehs has been at the scene since 4:30 this morning, she tells us what challenges firefighters face. >> reporter: good morning, because of budget cuts, a second engine from fire station 20 just 8 blocks from where we're located couldn't respond. in addition to that, the home that caught fire is a manufactured home. let me show you. that presents extra challenges. moments are precious because manufactured homes. fire burns so quickly. it then jumps to the house on the right that you're looking at and the duplex on the l

no delay off of the mcarthur maze past 980. through the altamonte pass. a 13 minute or so drive time between the pass and the dublin interchange. and in fact all your popular drive times so far in the clear. that is your latest kcbs traffic. back to you guys. >>> leaving your keys in the car could get it stolen. kpix 5's betty yu reports police plan to check video today after four or five people ripped off two car dealerships. >> reporter: it was not the shiny new cars that a couple of crooks were after. but those around the back that had been brought in for service at the toyota dealership. >> i think it's a crime of opportunity. that they know the practice of the dealership and they were able to go on site fairly easily. they showed up with enough people. >> reporter: over the weekend, the fremont police department says six cars including a prius and two camries were stolen from the lot where at least one gate was left open. and the keys were likely left in those cars. >> i guess we got hit. we got hit bad. and we lost some cars. >> we took the measurem

>> this is a look am until 101 on the other side of the bay bridge and on the other side of the mcarthure, it is westbound towards the bridge and finally 101 is still kind of dark out here but traffic is dark but still, rosemary or has there been any fresh snow? >> that definitely has been our big complaint, we are not going to see some fresh snow and it is still another spare the air day. and the off -- offshore breeds thins and we are waking up with mostly clear conditions. so air quality is still within that shade of orange and air quality 15ty a -- a appoints. you know the drill, i have been reciting it day after day. >>> 31 degrees in santa rosa, a chilly start, tell can't 4 and 76 in oakland and concord checking in at oakland. we'll see some nice weather once again. we don't feel a lot of change between now and 7:24 and as we get into the 8:00, sly little rebound and then temperatures take off and pie 11:00 the forecast. and if the sun goes down, we begin to cool off. and and to the north bay. antioch you are going to 65, livermore 68, a los gatos 74 in santa cruz and whop it be ni

. >>> traffic moving nicely towards the mcarthur maze. we do have an incident you need to know about coming up. >>> another mild day for your monday afternoon. this morning off to a cool start. i'll have a look at your current conditions and a weather time line for your day and take a peek at the extended forecast coming up. ♪ that's my holiday, ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ wrap it up, pop, lock and shop, ♪ ♪ buyin' presents that i forgot. ♪ ♪ that's my holiday. that put you on their gift list? well say hello to aio! at aio wireless you can get an android smartphone free with activation. free android phone?!?! yes please. plus, aio has a reliable nationwide network and no annual contracts. it's like the presents just keep coming! a wireless company that puts me at the top of their list? i'm in! stop by your neighborhood aio store or visit aiowireless.com. aio, a new way to wireless. ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my

> we are lucky because we don't have any accidents and that's the good news, you can see this is mcarthur maze, and they are headed toward the bay bridge where we have no delays to speak of. p this is a look at 237 but the taillights are headed westbound towards sunny veil, 5:02 let's head back to the desk. >>> police believe they were robbing people all over the city and janine de la vega is joining us to tell us about how the suspects were caught. >>> good morning, david, we are here near some apartment complexes. >> reporter: this is where the suspects were to get and rehelped but we know police say from about 4:00 yesterday afternoon to 10:00 p.m. there were reports of robberies and in some of them they reported suspects were armed, some occurred in the alley and it appears they were targeting random people throughout the city. the suspect description as well and police officers then spotted the suspect's car. >> they were just victimizing people who walked down the street. they had a heads up just trying saturate the area. >> police say after they pulled over the car the suspects con

. >> >> oakland police and the highway patrol investigating a a shooting that happened near the mcarthur maze. kelly explains how officers found some key pieces of evidence they were not expecting. >> 3:00 am, traffic slowed to a crawl, investigators lewissed flashlights to carefully come the pavement. searching for evidence of a drive-by shooting that happened on the freeway minutes before. >> we ended up finding several casings we believe are part of the shooting. it's like finding a needle in a hay stack. we came up here, not being able to find something, but one of our guy also a real sharp eye and was able to pick up the casing right away. >> >> reporter: the bullet struck this escalade. none of the four people inside were shot. they drove to this gas station to call for help. police closed off the parking lot to start the investigation. the male driver in his 30s, treated for cuts to his head, possibly from shattered glass. some of the passengers recounted the shooting oned freeway. they said that a sedan pulled up alongside them. >> witnesses described it as the passenger leaned o

mcarthur maze is backed up, very slow.moving from left to right is on i 80 headed towards berkeley. it's a parking lot. right side of the screen, folks heading back towards san francisco or 580 moving faster. back with more to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 800-675-2607. >>> more whales are dead today in a remote portion of florida ever glades national park. a pod beached themselves. officials say ten whales have died. short fin pilot whales tend to beach themselves. crews are trying to keep them wet and stable until the tide gets high enough. >> the man accused of killing a person over a play station four made a first court appearance today. ronnie collins charged with a murder and two counts after tempted robbery. during the hearing the prose

the woman is walking to church near mcalter and mcarthur street wednesday morning when a man tried to steal her purse. there was a struggle and the thief punched the woman in the face. he was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries including bleed together brain. >>> your time is 6:07. police in reno say a northern california man accused of opening fire at a urology clinic in reno may have been angry about a botched vasectomy. he had adverse symptoms from that surgery in 2010. they say he walked into the waiting room on tuesday. he had a shotgun and two handguns and said he was looking for physicians. he is accused of shooting and killing a doctor and wounding two people before turning the gun on himself. >>> we located a typed letter and it came to the suspects intent to commit this act. we also located other firearms in the restaurant. and the suspects actions during this incident were to be his final actions. >>> last night out in the cold dozens of people gathered outside the clinic for a candle light vigil for those shooting victims. mourners say they may never be able to m

. >> reporter: we're at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station and i'm learned the train has parked in what they call a pocket track, or a sidetrack north of the station. they don't plan to move it until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m., to avoid any other disruptions on what really has been a day of delays. passengers breathe during the evening commute. many hoping they wouldn't face what happened this morning, when a ten car train from pittsburg going 70 miles an hour, suddenly screeched to a halt in a tunnel in berkely hills. an electrical short caused the emergency brake to deploy. >> very scary. pitch black, and you smell smoke, and it's just getting heavier and heavier. >> reporter: video showed people covering their mouths as the smell of brake dust filled the cars. after an hour, when the train finally pulled in, medics treated 11 patients. 9 were taken to hospitals. >> some people were having trouble breathing. >> there's a lot of people crying right now. i need to go, because i need to walk around and get my mind off of this for a minute. >> r

. >> reporter: we're at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station and i'm learned the train has parked in what they call a pocket track, or a sidetrack north of the station. they don't plan to move it until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m., to avoid any other disruptions on what really has been a day of delays. passengers breathe during the evening commute. many hoping they wouldn't face what happened this morning, when a ten car train from pittsburg going 70 miles an hour, suddenly screeched to a halt in a tunnel in berkely hills. an electrical short caused the emergency brake to deploy. >> very scary. pitch black, and you smell smoke, and it's just getting heavier and heavier. >> reporter: video showed people covering their mouths as the smell of brake dust filled the cars. after an hour, when the train finally pulled in, medics treated 11 patients. 9 were taken to hospitals. >> some people were having trouble breathing. >> there's a lot of people crying right now. i need to go, because i need to walk around and get my mind off of this for a minute. >> r

and there will be a buy back event in youth uprising on mcarthur ball verdict. one hundred dollars and $200 cash will be given there. and also tennessee street at 9:00 a.m. a man suspected in a series of bank robberies may be connected to a failed bank heist and kidnapping 35 years ago. christopher wooten was shot after an attempted bank robbery in novato and the chase. they believe he's the cotten ball bandit who robbed 10 other banks since september. in 1978 he and another woman abduct add woman during a botched oil painting robbery and was released from prison if 1990 into we are more details of a high school band in san jose who was robbed of its fundraising money. this is the oak grove band in concert last night. an armed guard will now be at every wednesday night bingo fundraiser. a man with a gun took up to $5,000 from the weekly game. earlier this week. surveillance cameras will also be added. >>> wet service has been restored in nearly all of milbrae after a series of water main breaks that happened between thursday night and yesterday. it affected more

jesus, mcarthur, jay-z. >> we haven't seen you in awhile, america. you haven't changed a bit.f ron burgun burgundy. the movie is now set in 1980. we pick up with ron and his crew all over the place doing various things. >> let's do it. >> he's running his whammy chicken franchises. >> oh, god, i have longed for you. frank is the world east most foremost photographer. and then we attend bricks funeral. >> i will not rest until i find his killer. >> which, of course we find out he's not dead. >> why? why did you take him from us? >> you are not dead. >> i'm alive? >> yes. >> ron collects the team and they go back to new york city to begin the launch of gnn. we are starting a 24-hour news channel. first of its kind, gnn. >> that is without a doubt, the dumbest thing i have heard. >> everyone has been against it. no one thinks the concept is going to work. i think the news team will prove they end up kind of mistakingly and through their own resourcefulness and bad journalistic impulses to create a new type of form that leads the network to great heights. >> where's the map? look

jesus, mcarthur, jay-z. >> we haven't seen you in a while, america.laying the character of ron burgundy. >> well, the letters are all in capital letters, i thought i was supposed to yell it. >> the crew is doing various things. >> let's do it. >> he is running afranchise -- >> oh god, i have longed for you. >> santana is the world's most foremost chicken photographer. and then, we attend bricks funeral. >> and i will not rest until i find his killer. >> which, of course, we find out he's not dead. >> why? why did you take him from us? >> brick, you're not dead. >> i'm alive? >> yes. >> but ron collects the team and they go back to new york city to begin the launch of gnn. >> we are starting a 24-hour news channel. first of its kind. gnn. >> that is, without a doubt, the dumbest thing i've ever heard. >> everyone is betting against it. no one thinks this concept is going to work. and i think we're the news team to prove them wrong. >> this just feels right. the news team is back. >> they end up kind of mistakingly and through their own resource fullnes

very own who is our newsroom manager who takes bart each day and says he had to leave the train at mcarthuruter problems. expect some delays on the pittsburg sfo line. the computer lines are being, worked so expect delays. across the bay area westbound along 80 from albany to the maze it is four minutes. 880 southbound from fremont to san jose is 15 minutes. northbound 101 to cupertino is ten minute drive on 280. the bay bridge toll plaza cash-paying lanes are loading up and high wind advisory. from emeryville camera you can see traffic is building as you round your way over to treasure island and make it into san francisco everything is move along at top speeds but extra company at this hour. >> coming up, have you ever started the type of facebook -- started to type a facebook post but decided to "delete," but it is not gone. >> how you can snag free tickets mom swaps one of my snacks for a yoplait. i don't mind, i mean it's orange crème. and when mom said bobby was too edgy... 'sup girl. i just swapped him out for tyler. 'sup girl. mom never questioned bobby again. two can play at this g

and there will be a buy back event in youth uprising on mcarthur blvd in oakland . one hundred dollars and $200 cash will be given there. and san francisco is holding a buy-back at alive and free omega boys club on tennessee street and it also begins at 9:00 a.m. >>> a man suspected in a series of bank robberies may be connected to a failed bank heist and kidnapping 35 years ago. officers shot and wounded christopher wooten was shot after an attempted bank robbery in novato and the chase. they believe he's the cotten ball bandit who robbed 10 other banks since september. court records shows he has a criminal past. in 1978 he and another man abducted a woman during a botched oil painting robbery and was released from prison if -- in 1990. >> we have more details of a high school band in san jose who was robbed of its fundraising money. the land participated in a concert last night. we are talking about the oak grove band. an armed guard will now be at every wednesday night bingo fundraiser. that, after a man with a gun took up to $5,000 from the weekly game earlier t

people inside was coming from an oakland club around 2:45 this morning heading westbound on 580 near mcarthur boulevard when a car came up alongside. witnesses say a car came alongside it and the passenger in the second car opened up fire, hitting the escalate several times. another person was also taken to the hospital but the injuries are not serious. no word yet on a motive or suspects. >> in developing news this morning, a man is in critical condition in i.c.u. with a skull fracture. this morning after being attacked in petaluma. it happened just after 7:00 last night on park lane and mcgregor avenue. police say a man was crossing the street when he was almost hit by a car. he exchanged words with the man in the consider and at one point one of the people got out of the car hitting the man with a pipe-like object. the suspect then took off in the car. described as a late 80's or early 90's dark four-door sedan. >> a bedside vigil continues through a second week. it is for the 13-year-old oakland girl declared brain dead of a surgery. now her grieving mother has written a heartbreaking let

and there will be a buy back event in youth uprising on mcarthur blvd in oakland . one hundred dollars and $200 cash will be given there. and also tennessee street at 9:00 a.m. a man suspected in a series of bank robberies may be connected to a failed bank heist and kidnapping 35 years ago. christopher wooten was shot after an attempted bank robbery in novato and the chase. they believe he's the cotten ball bandit who robbed 10 other banks since september. court records shows he has a criminal past. in 1978 he and another man abducted a woman during a botched oil painting robbery and was released from prison if 1990 >> we have more details of a high school band in san jose who was robbed of its fundraising money. this is the oak grove band in concert last night. an armed guard will now be at every wednesday night bingo fundraiser. that, after a man with a gun took up to $5,000 from the weekly game earlier this week. surveillance cameras will also be added. >>> full water service has been restored in nearly all of milbrae after a series of water main breaks that happ

between 238 and the mcarthur maze. and hey much better news now in hillsborough. san mateo county. we have reports of black ice, and a multicar accident. they issued a traffic alert earlier because a couple of lanes were blocked. they were able to reopen all lanes within the last you the minutes. some delays in the area. and there may still be some black ice. across the duran bridge it was reported and again near the black mountain road exit. be extra careful on 280 this morning. the bay bridge toll plaza. and meters lights have been on now for about 45 minutes. that's your latest kcbs traffic. for a couple for months until summer? >>> oh boy it's been a while huh but that's going to change soon. although the cold air sitting overhead. high pressure now building up above and that is going to set the stage for some warmer temperatures ahead. still very cold this morning. 23 degrees in santa rosa right now. 27 in napa. 25 in concord and 29 in san jose. and also in livermore. by the afternoon, though, we'll see more sunshine and a slightly warmer temperature forecast. and in fact, loo

it was mcarthur who beg to johnson in 1964 to get involved in a land war in southeast asia. johnson did not listen to him. i was wondering if kennedy would have listened to macarthur, great respect for douglas macarthur. >> guest: i went to his funeral in norfolk, virginia. i remember it. bobby kennedy showed up in the spring of 64 he died. i saw bobby on the main street in norfolk, virginia. of course the macarthur memorial is right there. i know we're running out of time. i just wanted to mention the fact we have a chapter on each of kennedy's nine successors. we have new information and new nuggets that people have never come across. president carter, for example, got a long interview. i have been able to identify where the feud between jimmy carter and ted kennedy began. it was actually in the campaign of 76. so there is lot in there, and i am proudest of that section on legacy because we took the largest study ever done on former presidents and focused it on john f. kennedy. i hired peter hart and jeff karen, a terrific job. over 2,000 adult american said we could do a

because my father wrote a book about the mcarthur connecticut, and harry wrote him a letter and said i didn't want to write you before your book came out, because i didn't want anybody to think i was influencing your attitude on this controversy. as opposed to a president today. >> was the -- now, talk about the beginning of the liberal sensibility. was it genetic? >> yes. if you read the introduction to the book, my great grandfather, my grandfather, my father's father was a professor of american history at harvard who came from zien ya, ohio, and was educated at ohio state, and his -- he had, he gaunted, i think, around 1910. he had a couple of sisters who were teachers. his -- my great grandfather was a german immigrant, and they just -- and there's an interesting speech that my grandfather gave at ohio state in 1926 where he said even back hen in 1926 he said -- then in 1926 we're being overwhelmed by uniformity. you know, the corporations and the banks and everything like that, they're trying to squeeze the heart out of you. and this was -- and also my -- i was going to say one

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down into emeryville and the mcarthur maze.ill reported northbound 280 near black mountainside. heads up. -- mountain road. heads up. and things are looking good heading out of heyward. here's lawrence. >>> temperatures down into freezing many in areas now especially -- in many areas now especially down at the coastline. high pressure now beginning to build in that's squeezing that air mass further to the east, still the temperatures cold in spots and 20s and 30s in the valleys. by the afternoon, up in the mid 50s so a little bit warmer. but warmer weather is on the way. moving well into the 60s over the weekend. ,,,,,,,, >>> that is one of the many unforgettable moments from this morning's memorial service for nelson mandela, president obama giving graca machel a long hug at this morning's service in south africa. >> welcome back to "cbs morning news." coming up in this half hour, us airways swallowed american airlines to become the biggest name in the sky. but now, only four carriers control more than 80% of the domestic mark

the materials a trophy case full of awards for her work including a mccart thursday foundation -- mcarthur fellowship for her work in aids policy and ethics in 1993. we asked her to look back on patient observation in the current status. carol, thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. that, ed, since you mentioned family caregiver, ed. a little bit of advice. take a family member with you when you go for your surgery. and make sure that you're okay before they let you go. i called this talk, once upon two midnights dreary with apologies to edgar allan poe but it seemed appropriate. i wanted to ask, my basic question are observation status and two midnight rule patient and family centered? because that is the buzzwords these days. we want everything to be patient and family centered or person and family centered. i want you to try to think for the older people of my age in the audience, going to the hospital and for you younger folks going with your mother or your grandmother or grandfather and think about what it means to go to the hospital, to the ed. the person, either you or

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