british operations, reporter allen turnock tells us more about the man who is in the middle of a media giant under fire. >> reporter: murdoch's biggest love has been the newspaper business say those who knew him. he demanded dramatic story, telling his reporters we will never be boring. and checks in with his editors. >> he's passionate about his newspapers. along with that passion comes an involvement in the day-to- day operations of his papers. particularly his biggest ones. >> reporter: murdoch's ambitions began in his native australia, inheriting his father's newspaper business. even started the australian a nationwide paper and aggressively used them to support politicians he favored. news of the world followed by desant both of which he pushed to a new level of sensationism. >> topples girls on page six became a murdoch creation. >> reporter: he was as tough as his headlines. >> he was the man who became the print unions. >> reporter: checkbook journalism, paying for stories was a regular practice that paid paid dividends. >> he ran close to journalistic ethics. i'm not saying he broke

rupert murdoch's news corp is a media giant that has brought moviegoers titanic and "avatar and cable viewers everything from the fox news network to the national geographic channel, but now the $39 billion corporate empire is facing its biggest crisis ever. the escalating scandal in great britain has already spilled over to u.s. shores. in two weeks the company's stock has dropped 21%, an $8 billion plunge in the market value. late last week, a top murdoch aide for decades and publisher of the most prestigious newspaper, "the wall street journal," resigned. there are damage signs that the damage from murdoch could spread. >> up until now, there's been instability around mr. murdoch. people are sensing that the tide has turned against him and it may be time to ask fundamental questions about his operations. >> reporter: the justice department, at the request of members of congress has investigated into news corp. >> we are using the appropriate federal law enforcement agencies in the united states. >> it's not just whether "news of the world" may have hacked the phones of 9/11 victims

. >> reporter: media giant rupert murdock faced british lawmakers to defend his billion-dollar global empire but 2.5 hours into questioning, he had to defend himself. >> oh!! >> reporter: a man lunged from the crowd at murdoch with a plateful of foam. his wife jumped to his rescue before police took the protestor away. earlier, murdock's son james apologized for phone hacking at the family's "news of the world" newspaper. >> it's a matter of great regret. >> were you aware -- >> reporter: politicians fired questions at the murdochs all on live tv. >> did you accept that ultimately you are responsible for that whole fiasco? >> no. >> you are not responsible? who is responsible? >> the people that i trusted to run and then maybe the people they trusted. >> reporter: murdoch employees are accused of tapping the voicemails of murder victims, politicians, even the families of 9/11 victims. former "news of the world" editor rebekah brooks also took the hot seat and chose her words carefully. she is also under police investigation. >> things went badly wrong at the "news of the world" and we

late today, standard & poor's ratings service put the media giant on credit watch with "negative implications," saying there are increased risks related to the broadening legal issues at newscorp. the action comes a day before c.e.o. rupert murdoch and his son, james, testify before the british parliament tomorrow morning, but our guest tonight says newscorp stock is still his top pick. joining us now? jason bazinet, media analyst at citigroup. hi, jason, nice to you have with us. >> thank you so much. >> susie: let's start right off with that stock. it's been down sharply since the scandal broke. and you said in a citi report that news corporate is quote too compelling to ignore. tell us why you are so bullish on the stock? >> well, there are a couple of reasons the stock is down some of. one is several weeks ago people expected news corporate to consolidate all of bskyb and now that is not happening. it disappoint investors. and second you have this broadening scandal. but when we look at the numbers news corp. is trade being 10 times forward earnings. and parently they have about 12 billio

brothers who claim facebook founder mark zuckerberg stole their idea for what became the social media giant. the winklevoss brothers were paid a $65 million settlement, but have sued to increase that amount. their attorney plans to ask the judge to reopen the case if new information that's vital to the case is produced. >> tom: apple may make a play for the hulu online video service, according to published reports. hulu would give apple a new subscription service and represent a possible challenge to netflix. hulu is owned by n.b.c. universal, news corporation, the walt disney company, and other private partners. the company has said publicly that it is seeking a buyer. apple has the cash-- $76 billion as of last quarter. >> tom: corporate profit growth with trump anything the economy can do the rest of this year. that's the forecast from tonight's market monitor. he's kurt reiman, head of thematic research at ubs wealth management research americas. and he joins us tonight from ubs. kurt, it's always nice to see you. welcome back. >> you two. nice to see you tom. >> tom: do you expect the

as aaa credit rating even if a debt deal is reached by lawmakers one of the biggest media giants in the country and the world is being investigated by the f.b.i. for journalistic wrongdoing a former government employee faces sentencing or actually was sentenced and one of the series of criminal cases that's helping obama out to every previous president for going after whistleblowers well so the pentagon says it suffered one of its largest ever losses of sensitive data from a cyber attack from a foreign government at the same time it unveils a new cyber warfare strategy and all average folks are still sweating an economy that's taken their jobs their home equity their pensions consumer confidence to the lowest level in two years original lead group that's included presidents and business leaders are headed to a party at a secret retreat in california look at this a happy friday well we'll try to make you happy we have more on all. love that in our show but today first banks are feeling a stress test in europe the debt the debt debate in the u.s. continues unabated and bad economic news c

the dowlers' lawyer described the media giant as humbled. >> yes, he did apologize. he apologized many times. i don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times and say they were sorry. >> reporter: murdoch admitting he disgraced his father and mother, who is alive at 102. >> he said the word sorry. this was not the standard set by his father, a respected journalist, not the standard set by his mother. >> reporter: and murdoch will say it again tomorrow. he is taking out this full-page ad in all the london newspapers. but apologies may not be enough. there are criminal investigators here and now, by the fbi, looking at one allegation that murdoch's paper tried to hack into the voicemails of families who lost loved ones on 9/11. and diane, the casualties just keep coming. the head of murdoch's operations here, rebekah brooksksresigned today. and in new york, the man who runs the company that runs "the wall street journal," les hinton, he resigned, too. he used to be here. as for the dowler family, they told one of f e most powerful men in t

accepts that all governments from this one back for over 20 years have been far too close to the media giants in this country? that has to end which means no back-door visits to number 10. and that we should be able to have not just sight of party political parties but if necessary cabinet papers and the recommendations of the information commissioner and others to be implemented to increase criminal penalties for illegality immediately? >> well, first of all, i accept the point he makes about transparency and what i set out is not just meetings that our business meetings, official meetings with media executives and proprietors but private meetings as well and in relation to the meeting i held with rupert murdoch the fact is not mr. he came through the back door or front door but was it te-claire in the proper way and yes, it was. in the old days whether you found out if someone met for rupert murdoch was waiting for alistar campbell's diaries. so in our case we have been very transparent. it goes all the way back to the meetings and it includes meetings whether they were at checkers or numbe

coming up media giant rupert murdoch decides to stop the presses on his u.k. based tabloid news of the world to talk about the scandal overseas that could bring down the dogs media empire all around the planet. let's not forget that we had an apartheid museum right. i think. even one well. we have the government says the keep you safe get ready because of their freedom. you know sometimes you see the story and the scene so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you sure see some other part of it and realize everything you saw you don't i'm sorry there's a big. fine . good news breaking out of the u.k. rupert murdoch's media empire is crumbling face who growing public outrage toward the british tabloid newspaper news of the world rupert murdoch officially announced that a he's shutting the paper down next week journalists and editors of the paper are involved in a highly public scandal and are accused of acting in a phones belonging to a teenage murder victim as well as victims of the london terror attacks and even british soldiers w

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he is not officially been charged. >>> media giant rupert murdoch goes before parliament in a few hoursenveloped his company. abc's jeffrey kofman reports now on what's at stake. >> reporter: after britain's top cop, sir paul stevenson, resigned in the murdoch newspaper phone-hacking scandal a top deputy has followed his former boss out the door. like stevenson police commissioner john yates was under fire for failing to pursue evidence of widespread telephone hacking by "news of the world." both men deny wrongdoing. sunday, rebekah brooks, former "news of the world" editor, was arrested. now all eyes are on james murdoch, rupert murdoch's son and not so heir apparent. he admits to paying $1 million to a soccer star whose phone was illegally hacked. settlement that i authorized and i've said was made with information that was incomplete. i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation. that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: the scandal could have repercussions in the u.s. home to more than half of the $33 billion murdoch media empire

over the past week, the media giant has lost nearly $7 billion in market value. the political damage is mounting. today, britain's prime minister meets with the family of a murdered little girl after a murdoch newspaper allegedly hacked her cell phone to gain an edge on that story. actor hugh grant who is both a vocal critic of murdoch and a frequent target of him explains why all of us in the u.s. should even care. >> rupert murdoch does own an enormous amount of your media with fox news and the fox station and 20th century fox pictures and et cetera. and some of your newspapers. i think people need to ask themselves, you know, who is this man who owns such a large part of our media and i think, you know, when you hear some of new allegations about who the "news of the world" was phone hacking and may include, i stress it's allegations at this stage, some of the 9/11 victims, while i don't know, that may strike a chord with americans. >> the heartless details of the milly dowler case is worth receipt be. murdoch news organizations is accused of hacking her cell

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she's the force behind the embattled media giant rupert murdoch. closer look at the young wife leepg to her husband's defense. >>> plus from the streets to the stage you'll meet the korea's got talent star who is wowing the world. >>> you might remember susan boyle the woman whose voice captured the world's attention during her performance on the television show britain's got talent. now korea's got talent has discovered a new voice with an amazing story behind it. here is cnn paula hancock in seoul. >> reporter: trying to calm those last minute nerves, he seems just like thousands of other hopefuls on korea's got talent. but he's not. >> reporter: for the next ten years he lived on the streets selling gum and energy drinks. he slept in stairwells or public toilets. and then came this. ♪ >> reporter: this powerful baritone voice from a 22-year-old is as impressive as his determination to pull himself from the streets to the stage. his rendition of the italian song, "in my fantasy" reduced the judges and audience to tears. choi says he still feels u

. >>> two media giants are joining in an effort to stop bullying. facebook and time warner announcing they've formed a partnership to raise awareness about bullying and to encourage more people to report the abuse. the anti-bullying campaign will be called "stop bullying now, speak out," a theme that cartoon network has trumpeted since last year. facebook will have a user's pledge to stop bullies. >>> amazon.com is not happy and now wants to give california voters the chance to overturn a new law which forces online retailers to collect sales tax. this most likely will increase prices for consumers. amazon submit smited a petition for referendum on the measure, which was signed into law last month as part of the budget deal. amazon and other online retailers could throw a lot of money into a ballot initiative campaign against the law. some business leaders call that an abuse of the political process but some lawmakers say voters deserve to be heard. the next step for amazon is collecting about 434,000 signatures to put the issue on the ballot. >>> c

the two media giants are seeking to raise awareness about bullying.ign will target the internet, stwigs, radio and several -- television and several magazines. facebook's effort is a sign of recognition. >>> the state of california is considering giving parents a 30-day grace period to get their middle and high schoolers vaccinated against whooping cough. the extension requires the booster shot for students entering 7th through 12th grades this fall. state senator christine kehoe from san diego offered the bill in response to the low number of children who have actually gotten the shot. >> it doesn't matter if they're on summer vacation or they speak another language or they're out of work at the time, they have to get their child immunized. >> california does allow parents to sign a waiver if they do not want their child to get the vaccine. >>> a debate is brewing over whether parents of extremely obese children should lose custody from not protecting their youngsters from the danger of the condition. a commentary in the journal of the american medic

so it really should come as no surprise that controversy surrounding the media giant on a regular basisol is a near constant in murdoch's various media holdings. after a litany of indecency fines and claims of anti-business practices. remember when glenn beck said this about president obama? >> this president i think has exposed himself as a guy over and over again who has a deep-seeded hatred for white people or the white culture. i don't know what it is. this guy is, i believe, a racist. >> that clip still drives me crazy every time i see it. after those 2009 comments, advertisers boycotted beck's program. murdoch was unaffected and even defended his comments. >> i think it was something that perhaps shouldn't have been said about the president. but if you actually assess what he was talking about, he was right. >> of course, just this past february, the glaring headline "fox news chief roger ailes urged employee to lie, records show." of course that was in reference to uncovered lawsuit documents that said that judith regan was encouraged to lie to federal investigators. nothing ever

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say that he accepts that all governments going back for 20 years have been far too close to the media giants in this country? that has to end. that means no more back door visits. >> in all the conversations, was there any mention of the bskyb bid? >> perhaps now he will be transparent about all the contracts -- contacts he has had. >> outside of the westminster bubble, giving the impression that the nation has had the feel of this subject. -- i am getting the impression of the nation is fed up with this subject. it wants answers. there is an inquiry under way. that is where the answers will come. >> with that, parliament adjourned for the summer. rupert murdoch flew home after two dramatic days in britain. the hacking saga finally left parliament, at least for the parliament. if parliament allow itself to be taken over by a single story? >> has the response shown parliament at its best? many would agree with him it is true the scandal has taken up a lot of parliamentary time. it is a huge story and generated great theater at westminster. it is a big store in new westminster village. does it

we look at the hit to rupert murdoch's giant media empire. it's "nightly business report" for wednesday, july 13. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. late today, the aaa credit rating of the united states was officially put on notice. moody's investor service placed the government's bond rating on review for possible downgrade. without a debt deal on capitol hill, moody's points to a "small but rising risk of a short-lived default" tom, that warning comes as the federal reserve says its ready to add more fuel to the economy if the recovery runs out of gas. >> tom: susie, fed chairman ben bernanke made that pledge during his semiannual congressional testimony today. that helped investor confidence, at least initially. stocks rallied sharply during the chairman's testimony but backed off those highs as the day wore on

we will look at the rise' possible fall of this media giant. >>> a denver air traffic controller is accuse of being drunk on the job and talking to planes in the area and now a federal investigation is under way and he has been suspended. we will bring you the latest. >>> a deadly heat wave is blamed for at least 13 deaths as 40 states reach 90 and higher and 60 million americans battle this summer scorcher. now it may only get worse and we are going to bring you the forecast and tell you when things may finally break. >>> and the u.s. women's soccer team returns home from the world cup. we will talk with some of the players with the run to the finals and their heartbreaking loss and what is next for the team. it's happening "early" this tuesday morning, july 19th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> what you're seeing is happening live. a few minutes ago, rupert murdoch entered this committee room. there is his son james. members of britain's parliament are asking he and his son james about reported wrongdoing by his newspaper including cell phone hacking and police payoffs. good morning.

david cameron tainted by claims that he was too cozy with the media giant and drew raucous responses in his appearance before the special session. >> what is the public expects is not petty political point scoring but a -- what -- what they want, what they deserve is concerted action to rise to the level of events and pledge to work together to sort this issue out once and for all and it is in that spirit that i commend this statement to the house! >> across great britain, public and political outrage has been boiling over claims of police bribery, phone hacking and a heartless abuse of power. james and rupert murdoch walked into parliament knowing that they had to tamp down some of that public anger so did they succeed some atika shubert is in london now. what are the people saying on the streets, atika? >> reporter: well, the remark that most people are really focused on is one of the mps, tom watson really grilled rupert murdoch and bluntly asked him do you think you are ultimately responsible for this whole fias fiasco. murdoch said, no. that it was the people underneath him he h

rupert murdoch's giant media umpire reeling after a bombshell. his tabloid reporters bribing police and eavesdropping on the most vulnerable people in the news. >>> free woman. casey anthony will walk out of jail in days. hear why one juror says they had to let her off. abc news news exclusive. >>> healthy living. could the long awaited promise of stem cells now come true? see what they do for a damaged heart. >>> and, survival story. jaycee dugard, imprisoned, kidnapped by a predator for 18 years. tonight, how does a child give birth in a backyard? >> i wasn't alone. >> jaycee dugard, a message of courage and life. >>> good evening. you may have suspected it was happening, but we confirm tonight the dark underbelly of tabloid journalism and what some of those reporters will do. here's a measure of the outrage. the biggest newspaper in england has been brought to its knees, closing, over. rupert murdoch, whose empire extends to america and includes fox news and "the wall street journal," shaken by what the truth turns out to be. so, let's go to j

he has said that all governments have been far too close to the media giants.hat means no more back door living to no. 10. there are cabinet papers. there are recommendations for it to be implemented. >> i accept the plea make about transparency. there are of official business meetings with media executives. with relation, the fact is not whether he came in through the back or front door, but was it declared in the proper way? in the old days the only day whether you found out was waiting for this. we have been very transparent about this. it goes back to the election. i think we need to go further in this regard. i think this should be the new standard. he has published information to when he became leader. what can reduce why can we not see back to the stacks >> when he raises the extensive investigation, what was his reaction to that? >> my question is whether there is the information that he knew about hacking into "news of the world" o if he knew, he would have lied to the police. he would have lied to me. i made the decision because of the assurances he g

party and who's really in charge here would i have said for a long time you know that really the giant media apparatus that the right has built in rush limbaugh and then of course the roger ailes of fox news really is running the party or was it a question about that we really would i was a media rather circular prove that out of a number of years with with data watching the talking points kind of go with the other direction and rush limbaugh was worth four hundred million bucks or that was his last track is really worth more than. hannity's contract was two hundred million one back you know forbes they said he's made eight hundred thirty eight million bucks last yeah and so it's like millionaires driving the political dialogue in the multimillion is multimillionaires and then of course billionaires and the koch brothers which will escape the other incredibly incredibly powerful rich individuals in the shadows that are funding you know this is the this campaign that's been growing effort for almost three years to just rip apart the structure of the same suit with with hatred and racism and v

whether it's the "new york times" or any of the other main stream media giants.ut your motivation and strike back. i am not like bill o'reilly. i'm not a cultural warrior. i'm not red or blue, i'm red, white, and blue. they are partisan for sure, but there are many partisan organizations and what i would suggest is all of these 501 c 3 organizations that have a partisan chip on their shoulders be examined by the irs. we're looking to make up this budget deficit. let all of them, you know, justify their charitable deduction status, media matters and the others on the right wing included. >> you can watch geraldo at large this weekend at 10:00 p.m. eastern time and follow him on twitter as well. finally. i asked him this six months ago. >> and happy birthday. >> i can't figure out how to do the damn thing. >> we'll be working through the weekend. >> happy birthday, sir. >> thank you. >> coming up next, he's been called a failure, a lost cause, but newt gingrich, the former speaker, says those critics better check the facts. he's here live to respond. >> then they r

accepts that all governments from this one back for over 20 years have been far too close to the media giantsis country, that that has to end which means no more back door visits to number 10, and that we should be able to have not just political party papers but cabinet papers and the recommendations of the information commissioner and others should be implemented to increase criminal penalties for illegality immediately. >> i acthe point about transparency. what i set out not just meetings that are business meetings, official meetings, but private meetings as well and when relations of the meeting i held with our measure the fact is not whether he came through the back or front for but was it declared in the proper way and yes it was. in the old days the only way you found out if someone met with rupert murdoch it was through diaries. it goes back to election. includes private and official meetings. meetings at checkers or number 10 downing street. we need to go further in this regard. this should be the new standard. i say to the gentleman who has published the information up to when he be

all of the government's from this coming back for over 20 years have been far too close for the media giants? that that has to and, which means no more backdoor visits to number ten. in the conversations with mrs. brooks and other news corporation people, was there any mention? >> he asked me to ask the question. perhaps he will now be transferred and as he was counter secretary about all of the context has had. judging the mood of the chamber, this may be on the popular to say, but outside of the west minister bubble and getting the impression that the nation has had its fill on the subject. he's actually getting fed up. it was answered about the corruption, answers about the hacking and answers about the relationship between the press and the media. but this inquiry is under way, and that is where she comes. >> and for that the with your for the summer. he flew home for its dramatic britain even by the standard and the hacking final the last parliament. least for the moment. but did the parliament allow itself to be taken over by a single story? the prime minister argues the response to th

you would guess the giants were center of attention at media day. area, has all-star coverage. we begin with jamie. the giants are quite the attraction. >> absolutely, jim. in fact took up their own corner at all-star media day. for some of the veteran giants all stars. sort of a time to reflect back on their past. all star experiences. look forward to making new memories. >> best memory i think for me. although it didn't go so well. was getting the start, the all-star game in st. louis. and -- you know they're all, fun, and being able to be a part of it. being acknowledged for what, what we do on the field. >> most memorable would be yankee stadium. last year it was up. and -- it was the 15 inning game. i sat -- in the dugout for seven of them. watched my chances for post game parties dwindle. then i had a flight at 6:50 the next morning. i don't want to repeat that. >> nice to be able to come and be able to participate and pitch. but it is not so bad being able to kind of just hang out. and, watch everything. and really just soak it all in. maybe u

it means often the politicians are not willing to take on the media giants because they are really to some degree i would say afraid of what's going to happen to them. as for the role of lobbyists i will put in my -- my own transparenciy here, i'm actually a registered lobbyists, i've been a registered lobbyists in washington sinks 1987 whooshing on campaign finance reform and ethics and disclosure. it's true lobbyists have a lot of power in this town, there's no doubt. that's magnified when the lobbyists either through bundling when they collect the checks themselves and deliver to the politicians or through the drafting of the money and being able to get credit for it because their clients delivered it. you know, you would love to be able to have a conversation about what the role of lobbyists should be in our campaign finance system. there's actually been some discussion at the american bar association, i participated in a task force that said let's talk about what the role of lobbyist should be when it comes to campaign finance, should they be able to be budders, should the contri

he has said that all governments have been far too close to the media giants. that means no more back door living to no. 10. there are cabinet papers. there are recommendations for it to be implemented. >> i accept the plea make about transparency. there are of official business meetings with media executives. with relation, the fact is not whether he came in through the back or front door, but was it declared in the proper way? in the old days the only day whether you found out was waiting for this. we have been very transparent about this. it goes back to the election. i think we need to go further in this regard. i think this should be the new standard. he has published information to when he became leader. what can reduce why can we not see back to the stacks >> when he raises the extensive investigation, what was his reaction to that? >> my question is whether there is the information that he knew about hacking into "news of the world" if he knew, he would have lied to the police. he would have lied to me. i made the decision because of the assurances he g

media partner reports the navy has used the giant hangar for decades and already paid to move the skin. they are removing the roof and walls and nazi is nasa -- is going to release a plan. >> and first time i came to work and was a beautiful morning. >> looking for a perfect friday. >> maybe he takes requests. >> free for thursday. [ laughter ] >> that went over well. she didn't laugh. >> the cold front came through yesterday and a little drier air mass. finally terry got to see the moon this morning. i ran into a drizzle but talk about temperatures. a little cooler this morning and the clouds wouldn't be nearly as thick. 52 in enemy and los gatos and everybody else in the mid to upper 50s. heading into the afternoon hours we'll see nor sunshine upper 50s along the coast and pockets of sunshine to low 50s and san francisco and richmond. then low to mid-70s as we head into the inland valleys. 64 at monterey. 66 in salinas and low to mid-70s gilroy and hollister. accu-weather seven day forecast, what you are going to see is cooler than average temperatures continued through the weekend.

he accepts that all governments, from this one back for 20 years have been far too close to the media giant's? it needs to end which means no more back door visits to #10 and that we should be able to not just have a private party political papers, but if necessary cabinet papers, and the recommendation approved others for criminal punishment for illegality. >> i accept the point he makes about transparency. i have said about meetings about business, official meetings, with business executives, but private meetings as well. with relation to rupert murdoch, was declared in the proper way, and yes it was. in the old way, you would find out that he was waiting for campbell's diaries. we have been very transparent and it goes all the way back including private and official meetings, and i think we need to go further in this regard and it should be the new standard. i say to the right hon. gentleman, why cannot we see right back to the general election? >> thank you, mr. speaker. when the prime minister starts the extensive investigation in "the new york times," what was his reaction? >> the new i

giants game, fireworks, lots of people, tourists. >> media is running special shuttles tonight for the fireworks. it is set to start at 9:30 and last about 20 minutes. there will be a special tribute to all branches of the u.s. military. >> san francisco is the biggest but other fireworks shows include the fair and at great american park. san francisco firefighters knock out a brush fire late in afternoon. a firefighter told our camera man that four to five acres burned. the fire was behind early durado elementary. a parking enforcement officer today helped alert residents to a fire in their apartment building. this happened just before 6:00 this morning. police say while fire alarms were sounding in the building, the parking enforcement officer spotted smoke and started ringing doorbells and pounding on doors. >> you couldn't even see the fire building. smoke was rolling out into the street. so it was a tough fire. fire fighters rescued a woman as well as two dogs. the fire spread to two buildings until it was controlled. there's no word on the cause, although investigators say it doe

media day. nbc bay area has all-star team coverage in the desert. jamie, the giantsertainly had some following today, didn't they? >> absolutely, jim. a lot of reporters crowding around the giants all-stars, they basically took up their own corner at media day. first time all-stars like ryan vogelsong and pablo sandoval just soaking it all in. >> i'm just going to have fun. enjoy the moment. especially when your name is going to be in the lineup. >> don't ever give up. i mean, that's as easy as it is. i came into this game and people told me that i played with, you don't stop playing until they kick you out and take the uniform from you. that's what i was going to do. here i am. here i sit. >> and meanwhile, three time all-star brian wilson told me that he plans to unveil a new set of cleats on tuesday during the all-star game. remember, he had the bright orange nikes last year, it will be interesting to see what he comes up with this time. for the a's point of view, we go to kate long worth. >> reporter: although he's a pitcher, the aides lone representative, he nee