we wanted to go inside the new york times newsroom and this is all we were allowed to show. he is the only one who would talk to us 25 years ago. >> we have grown and continued to grow at a steady rate in the metropolitan area, to a point for we might be bucking up against some type of ceiling. we do not consider ourselves a popular newspaper. the paper is addressed to a specific kind of audience with a certain education level, mainly. we are approaching now almost saturation point in the greater metropolitan area. we are looking for opportunities to continue to expand our circulation. i suppose newspaper people are driven always to try to get the paper out to more people, and also we are very interested in continuing to expand our national base and to be considered a national newspaper. >> were not allowed to show the newsroom. that is all we could get. what would get at -- what would it have been like for you if that is all you could have gotten? >> i think the film might have been of little narrower in its ambitions, also. it is really going inside the four walls of an in

live in the newsroom. the u.s. supreme court is expected to make a ruling today that will impact a multi-billion dollar industry and possibly your children. the story coming up. >>> city police investigate a shooting that left a 23-year-old man in critical condition. they say it happened at the same location where there has been two murders in ten months. >> the big story weather wise. what is going to happen tomorrow. today, pretty typical summer day. rain is in the forecast tomorrow. and to a lesser extent on wednesday. i'll show you who has a better chance to receive the rain. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are off. smooth ride making your way to san francisco. >> sorry, danielle, my bad. cable car service on the san francisco line will be back in service today after being closed for major repairs since january. i was raring to go since you know who got back from vacation. welcome back. >> thank you so much. >> no problem. >> yeah. i thought you were -- >> welcome back. >> thank

that will do it from the comcast sportsnet newsroom, back to you, diane. >> a very busy day.hank you very much, henry. >>> for a full half hour of sports coverage you can watch comcast sportsnet at 10:30. >>> next year's golf's best will be in the bay area playing san francisco's olympic club. we will have an indepth look at the club. that's tomorrow right after the final round of the u.s. open. >>> finally tonight, check out this video of what very well may be the world's longest picnic table. did you know that even existed? it spans 305 feet. this endless table was laid out with goddys courtesy of safeway. the event was held in san francisco today. select guests state officials and safeway employees were among those folks who had the chance to enjoy the free lunch at the longest picnic table ever. more local news is coming up in a few minutes at 6:00.

abc7's amy hollyfield is in our newsroom with more. amy?od debate going on, on hi twit ter feed with dave saying kids can't watch rated "r" movies so forget the first amendment in this case. a bay area mom calls herself little miss petunia says there are also a rating on the video games. that is enough. the state should not have a say. state senator leland yee authored the bill and scheduled a news conference this morning to react to the decision. he says he is cautiously optimistic the judges will "help protect our children from the harmful effect of ultra violent video games." they struck down the law claiming it violates the first amendment free speech rights. lawyers for the state say it's similar to past misguided efforts to protect children from comic book, music and movies. attorney for the state of california argues that states should be able to ban sale of video games to children just as they restrict sale of pornography. the supreme court justices seemed closely split when they heard the argument in november. some argue they need

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. it looks like california lawmakers will approve a budget today. the budget to cut a lot of education and if the forecasts are wrong, could mean more cuts a few months from now. what's in it for you? the story coming up in a couple of minutes. >> good morning, everybody. tuesday morning. 5:00 a.m. thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. the bay area is bracing for something we don't see often. >> the possibility of rain in late june. 28th of june right now. we're having rain right now. look on the map behind mike. >> live doppler7 h.d., cranking on top of st. helena. let me get out of the way to see the sea. ranch, from cloverdale, bodega bay, that's where we have the likelihood of light rain now. the whole line is marching east to southeast. eventually, this entire cold front in the wet weather with it will make it in the south bay by the evening hours. look for bull income the north bay and the rest of us in the peninsula and the east bay hills will hav

amy hollyfield is live in newsroom. amy, the video game industry would like to tell us this is a first amendment case. >> yeah. they say governments can't buy who buys comic books and movies so they shouldn't restrict who buys video games. federal judges have agreed. they struck down the law saying it violates first amendment free speech rights. lawyers for california argue states can restrict the sale of pornography. so why not violent video games? state senator leland yee of san francisco authored the bill in 2005 and he says he is cautiously optimistic about today's ruling. he believes children should be protected and parents should have the tool to keep them from the harmful effects of ultra violent video games. the supreme court justices seem split in november when they listen to the argument. some seemed hesitant to carve out this exception to the first amendment. others argued parents need some help protecting their kids. senator yee scheduled a news conference for this morning, where he will react to the ruling.

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abc7's karina rusk has been following the morning's court hearing and is in the newsroom with more. >> a hearing to determine if giovanni ramirez violated his parole and got underway at 9:30 this morning, it could last for hours. prosecutors have not charged ramirez in the attack on bryan stow and it's possible they could be forced to take action rather than see ramirez set free on the unrelated charge. court observers said several witnesses are scheduled to testify at the hearing, including some who do not speak english and will need a spanish translator. police says ramirez violated parole because they found gun in a laundry basket where he was arrested. he's the primary suspect in the attack at dodger stadium that put giants fan bryan stow in a coma. if a judge rules that parole violation did not take place, ramirez will be released and likery rearrested on charges related to the beating and formally charged in 48 hours. an attorney for ramirez insists his client was not

>>> good morning, i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. the bay area couple who kidnapped jaycee dugard will be sentenced. we'll have the story in just a minute. >> and big layoffs are coming to the police department all because contract talks with the city broke down. that story is coming up. >> and new warnings from the north bay, how the june bloom could affect wine grapes. >> and live doppler 7-hd, big storm coming for the weekend, but i do see some warmer weather in the back of the forecast. >> and at least it's not gloomy on the road. >> thank you so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> the antioch couple that kidnapped jaycee dugard will be sentenced today. they could literally spend the rest of their lives in prison. terry mcsweeney is live in the newsroom and terry, question number one -- will jaycee be there? >> that is question. philip will spend the rest of his life in prison and nancy garido may. both appeared in court. media will be there. if jaycee does make an appearance it would be one dramatic moment. releasing video

this is a new picture just into the ktvu newsroom.an see the smoke coming from the home's garage. and a viewer just e-mailed us this photo showing the thick plume of smoke rising high over the neighborhood. ktvu has learned lieutenant victor perez died at the hospital. 53-year-old tony valerio is in critical condition and the third figh

this is new video into our newsroom moments ago. take a look at this. the fire burning off of interstate 780 has grown to about two acres. the flames have shut down the northbound on-ramp at the east 5th street exit. the fire reached the yards of home on francisco court. fire officials say the fire was contained just about an hour ago and so far no injuries have been reported. ktvu news has a crew on the scene right now, gathering additional information, as soon as we'll get, it we'll be sure to bring it to you. >>> a father's day adventure took a scary days a dad and his children had to be rescued. ktvu's patti lee is live to explain the quick response and how this response came after the failed rescue of a man on memorial day.

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. it looks like california will have a new budget later today. governor brown did it with rosy economic projections and no republican support. i'll tell you what's in it and not in it for you. >> good tuesday morning, everybody. 4:30 a.m., we thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. you ready for more june rain? >> wasn't she an actress in '40s and '50s? june rain? >> here we go. talking about the wet stuff. it returns this morning. >> find out when it will hit you. mike? >> hitting part of the north bay. good morning. up in sonoma and the northwest corner of sonoma county, we have it down to bodega bay. the radar showing the rain falling there up to cloverdale. this is moving from the southwest to the northeast. individual storms, has this entire line marches off to the east. very impressive looking system. it's something we would see back in december or maybe even february. more developing to the south. with the whole line moving east. it looks like more

alisyn: here's what's developing in "america's newsroom". time is running out to discover what caused the world's deadliest e coli outbreak, the world health organization says the source of the contaminated vegetables is not found in a week, we may never know. >>> japan is doubling the estimate of how much radiation leaked from its crippled nuclear plant, a new report shows that nuclear fuel melted through not only reactor's core but also through inner containment vessels. >> a rare sight to see in hawaii, the big island's biggest mountain is covered with snow, just a few days before the official start of summer. bill: come on! alisyn: it's true! bill: wow! >>> serious new concerns over some of the worst wildfires arizona has ever seen. haze from the raging flames now spreading to five different states. arizona, of course, new mexico, colorado, nebraska, kansas, and the state of iowa, all affected. health officials now warning about that smoke. dr. marc siegl, member of our medical a team, professor of medicine at nyu's medical center, how y

times" really noticed this when watts exploded in '65 and they're looking around the newsroom and they said can we send somebody out there who has something in this community and won't be in danger and the only person they could think to send out was a salesperson who they said, okay, you're now a journalist. go out and cover watts. [laughter] >> and what he wrote was what you would expect summon who has no journalism was. and there was a lot of stories from the "washington post" in '68 with the riots. same thing. one major newspaper -- and a few of them had one or two people but most of them had nobody. and so after that, there was this sense where, my god, there's this huge story and this huge community. our reporters we have, one, don't understand it, two, aren't comfortable out there. we need to hire some people, you know, to do it. i was actually hired a little bit differently. one, i was a little bit too young to go out and cover that stuff as a full feldge reporter then but what i did get hired at as my first job was when i was 18 with the "chicago sun-times" was as a columnist

we're going to just seen in the newsroom. across >> and about seven minutes, we are waiting on the grand reception for the visiting german chancellor, we will bring the event you live. we will let you know what the two will be talking about. that is straight ahead right here on the kron 4 morning news. we will be right back. ÑjÑjÑj?> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news, representative wiener is admitting that this would account was not have, that he posted lewd pictures of himself. >> to be clear, the picture was from me. i send it. i deeply apologize for with this has caused to my friends, family, constituents, supporters and staff. i am deeply regretting what i have done and i am not resigning. i have made it clear that i have accepted responsibility for this, people who her want to draw conclusions of the are free to do so. >> nancy pelosi and other members of the democratic leadership are urging an in- house committee to launch an investigation. >> 6:15 a.m.. we are back with more in a couple of minutes. father

many community newsrooms' still rely on volunteer labor, and broader economic issues. we want to encourage the members of our audience here at the public library to drive this discussion. this is your chance to ask these experts what is happening to the news that you depend on to make your day to day decisions. our conversation tonight will include five elements -- we will talk about the quality of reporting available to the public and move on to what is being done to create sustainable newsroom jobs. we will talk about creating a new system that enjoys constitutional freedom of the press, celebrates the diversity of our communities, and enjoys the economic independence needed to support ethical journalism. i would like to introduce my coast -- co-host of the evening, and she will be introducing our panelists. >> thank you, rose. it is a privilege to stand up here. we are not used to looking this good. we can go to radio in pajamas. i would like to introduce our panelists for today. we will start back from the left. executive producer of the "daily mandarin and cantone

abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in the newsroom with details. terry?> two weeks ago, governor brown vetoed a budget because it included too many accounting gimmicks. now he is agreeing to one that counts on billions of dollars that don't exist right now. governor brown and democratic lawmakers say the deal assumes $4 billion additional dollars in the upcoming fiscal year. that is not only wishful thinking, it is based on higher than expected revenue figures in recent months. the governor is giving up on a plan that would have let voters decide the fate of tax increases. he couldn't persuade four republicans to go along with the idea to get it on the ballot. >> i thought we were getting close. but as i look back on it, there is an almost religious reluctance to ever deal with the state budget in a way that requires new revenues. >> well, here is the budget plan on the table today. redevelopment agencies are eliminated. that may face a court challenge. sales tax on online retailers. vehicle registration fees did go up $12. deep cut to higher education. i

lillian kim joins us from the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the name of the trucking company is john davis trucking of battle mountain, nevada. it has been cited repeatedly for crashes crashes and unsafe driving. a driver of a tractor-trailer smashed through crossing gates and into two double decker amtrak cars, killing the driver and five people onboard. investigators will be looking at a number of possibilities that may have played a role, including fatigue, driver in attention. the company has been cited for having tires so bald it had to be taken off the road. at least 20 people were injured, including the assistant conductor, who had to have surgery. >> i just know his right arm was really bad and he almost lost a finger, and they had to put it back on and his right arm was messed up. you don't go through an impact like that without your whole body feeling it. >> the train conductor was among the people who died. she is from concord and began with the railroad 23 years ago in martinez. on tuesday, investigators will be visiting the trucking company to look through their records

live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:04. vallejo police investigating a murder of 23-year-old man shot to death yesterday afternoon. sky7-hd was overhead soon after the 4:00 murder outside porter street apartment complex. the victim is the city's ninth homicide victim of the year. his sidety has not yet been released and police have not said whether they have a motive or a suspect in that killing. east bay school district is going to pay a settlement filed by parents who say they didn't protect students. ed mondays was shot and killed in an encounter with a group of latino men. families of six african-american students who witnessed the shooting sued the school district claiming it did not protect their children from the racially-motivated attack by a local latino gang. >>> on behalf on the african-american students attending school, who have been chased, assaulted, attacked and targeted by the dacoto gang. >> part of the settlement includes implementation of the 13 programs meant to curb racial violence in the city. >>> a j

i mean, i think about this very much in newsrooms because most michele and i spent our careers in newsrooms which have very low number of people of color, and it's my pet peeve, for instance, in a store would happen in an african-american community they would look around -- in fact, most african-americans got hired in newsrooms because there were riots in the '60s. i'm not going there. who can we find? that's how we got in the door. but the point is that at some point you want to know that everybody in the newsroom is capable of doing a story. the other night in the newsroom, at the newshour, we were given -- there was a report that came out about estrogen and women and menopause. and i said, why don't we try assigning that to a guideline for a change just to see how that feels and we did and he was like, okay. where's my sensitive jeff vibe and he pulled it off. of course he could pull it off. and that's a question of him assimilating instead of us always having to pick up the ball. >> hi. >> hi. >> i'm lucky enough to have been in two educational experiences with administrations very inte

news reporter amber lee is in our newsroom after talking to a top member of the republican party forop's prospects. amber? >> reporter: frank, no fireworks and no surprises in tonight's first gop debate. but the gloves did come off when it came to talking about president obama. >> president obama is a one- time term president. [ applause ] >> reporter: the presidential hopefuls took swipes at the president's healthcare policies. >> if i'm elected president i will repeal obama care. >> reporter: going into tonight's debate, former massachusetts governor mitt romney was widely regarded as the front-runner among presidential hopefuls. >> this was a civilized debate. are. >> reporter: uc berkeley journalism susan rasky covered the debate and said romney did not give ground. >> reporter: if you were advising him what would you to do beat obama? >> keep talking about the economy. >> reporter: the regional vice chair of the california republican party told us she would like to see more republicans enter the race and focus on the issues such as welfare reform, budget cuts and spending limits

jonathan hunt live in our new york newsroom. first, to senior correspondent eric shawn who was at the news conference today in midtown, manhattan. eric, congressman weiner also talked about his wife's rabz to all of this. >> yeah, trace. he was tearful, contrite, deeply humiliated and sincerely embarrassed. he not only admitted what he called inappropriate inexplicit conversations with six other women. admitting he lied about sending that he tweeted to a 21-year-old college student. he became emotional when talked about his wife they have been married for less than a year. she has been in politics in new york for a long time. she is a long-time tied hillary rodham clinton. she says they are not splilgt up and he choked up when talking about her. [shouting] >> i love my wife very much and we have no intention of splitting up over. this we have been through a great deal together and we will weather. this i love her very much. and she loves me. >> he said he would now try to earn back the trust of his constituents. that would be to

reporting live from the newsroom, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> just a little over an hour ago, hayward police identified a person of interest in the disappearance of nursing student michelle le. investigators have been questioning jizelle esteban. they said she had a falling out with le. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg went to court today demanding that a man from new york hand over documents that he claims gives him half of facebook. he wants the court to have forensic investigators look at the documents he says are fraudulent. >>> and weaker than expected retail sales didn't help, the dow was down 42 points. the nasdaq gained four points. >>> governor brown reached out to the business community trying to gain support to his budget plan. the governor's budget plan calls for tax extensions. governor brown tells ktvu it is still crunching numbers to see how many phones were turned in. brown issued that executive order back in january requiring the return of 100,000 government paid cell phones. the move is expected to save the state $20 million a year. >>> the images ar

amy hollyfield joins us from the newsroom. how much is this tax going to generate. >> it's it will generate $200 million which will definitely help. and does the benefit outweigh the negative impact? amazon and overstock has found away around it. the products that are located in california they can sever ties with them. this is what they've done that have passed an online sales tax. some mom and pop stores have been hitter by this. when amazon stops doing business with you, that can impact the bottom line and put stores out of business. so critics say this is a terrible idea. most small businesses support the idea of an online sales tax. they believe it will level the playing field. the proposed budget does eliminate the 9.6 deficit and it still needs approval from jerry brown and he has not said what he thinks of it >>> johannes mehserle's attorney says the former bart cop is spending time with his family. he was released from jail on monday after serving a year for the shooting death of oscar grant on new year's day in 2009.

i want to play a game newsroom here.we could put two headlines up and you tell me, if you are the newsroom director which one you put up? can we put these up, please? tiffany is saying 1-1,000. 2-1,000. there it is. okay. the latest picture of congressman weiner, has anybody seen the picture of him bare-chested? there with the family pictures behind him? isn't that classy? oh, man. i love how he said in the apology yesterday it was just a joke. i bet his wife and family are laughing. so here it is. you are the news director. which do you put up in the latest picture of congress manninmanweiner or the housing t being worse than the great depression? which one? "b." you put "b" up? how many say "b"? okay. remember, you are the news director. i mean this one, doesn't get you any ratings or sell you any newspapers. nothing. this one doesn't get you anything. who puts "b" up? okay. "b" is the one that we should put up, but that is not the one put up. next one, please. revealing details about weiner's women. something everybod

he has not made a radical downsizing of either our budget or the number of people in our newsroom. have as many foreign correspondent as ever we've had. we've had more national correspondents, many newspapers have cut back on having any. we just open two new bureaus. his commitment to delivering quality journalism is undiminished. and his family have really sacrificed for that. >> so you don't expect -- >> he doesn't get the credit he deserves for what he is protected. >> you feel that going in finally you feel going into this new job, to be the boss, that you have the resources that you need. >> i sure do. >> lehrer: to maintain what you've got now and improve it? >> i do. i know that may surprise you, jim, but i do. and i can tell you it's the absolute truth that no one on the business side has ever come to bill keller or to me to ask what will covering a story cost. or questioning the number of people we're sending someplace. it just has never happened. >> lehrer: okay. well, again, jill abramson, congratulations and thank you. >> thank you so much, jim. >> brown: again, the maj

. >> i'm scott reese in the comcast newsroom. up, cal tries to keep the national championship dream alive while the giants look for signs of life from the struggling offense. the details just ahead. >>> i felt like it was never going to happen. like it was never going to get hot and all of the sudden, wham, it's super hot. >> it slams you in the face. were you ready for the heat? >> i was expecting it. i knew not to expect it, expect it. because it will be hot. >> he she's always ready, jeff. >> definitely. sometimes it gets here and it's a little bit too hot. we'll enjoy it the next couple of days. it's been so long since it's been this hot. we have haze out toward the golden gate bridge and the poor air quality will continue to deteriorate into tuesday as well. we'll get into that. let's look at the hot temperatures today. 101 in the valley. 96 in san jose. 98 in livermore. temperatures in the 80s to mid 90s throughout the peninsula. there were several triple digit readings besides those numbers we showed you earlier in the sho

you've seen bob eat in the newsroom.hat's not a pretty sight. >> bob once pretended to be a cow inside another cow. so we've done just about everything with bob, who is awe make. >> he rocks the world, even the north pole comes christmas time. look here and see what's rocking your world. a construction zone, i haven't gotten full confirmation each and every one of these areas has picked up but overnight we've had construction going on. the rain might have prevented the paving crew from getting out there. you might have to use castro or 7th on 980 for the next 10 or 15 minutes if they have a crew remaining on scene. a live look at the coliseum, another game over there, traffic there. light volume now. all you have to worry about is wet roads that remain because of slick spots and puddles. >> thanks, mike. 4:56, possible disaster avoided. at the sacramento airport deputies arrest add man after they found a loaded gun and several rounds of ammunition in his backpack yesterday afternoon. 49-year-old tan nguyen held on $60,00

leslie brinkly is in the newsroom with the latest. >> 22-year-old mark mcgovern is a gaelic football star from ireland. he came here just nine days ago to play for a gaelic club here for the summer months, but he is in a coma and they are trying to figure out the mysterious injury that happened at last saturday's football match. the match was played on this field on treasure island late saturday afternoon. around 50 spectators watched in the stands. the ball was in play on the opposite end of the field and player mark mcgovern collapsed on the other end. >> no one actually saw the assault occur which is why we are asking for the public's help to come forward and speak with us at the pd. >> reporter: no one is in custody, but they have identified a particular player on the opposing team. >> all we have is that there was a person that was standing over the player who was down on the ground and that person is a person of interest. police will not confirm published reports that "you won't get up from that." and meanwhile the young athlete's family flew in to be by his side in the hospita

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pam cook's in the newsroom with more on this tragic story. pam?hartbreaking to hear the young -- heartbreaking to hear the young mother talk about the pain she's feeling after her baby was shot and killed. police now say little isaac garcia was killed in a case of mistaken identity. it all happened after -- after a late-night party over the weekend in east palo alto, when a young couple of headed out to the car. that's when investigators say fire began. she tried to shield hear baby from the gunfire. >> be involved in your kid's lives. give them love. if not, they will find it on the streets. >> ktvu news took these two pictures of the two suspects several hours after the shooting. investigators say a 17-year-old wearing a black hoodie faces possible murder charges. the 16-year-old bearing a -- wearing a plaid shirt faces weapon charges. investigators say the teenagers are suspected gauge members in mistakenly fired shots at the young family thinking they were the people involved in a gang fight last week. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam c

and we've now seen as those newsrooms have shrunk journalists and african american journalism going into alternative fields are you better off these days looking for a.com job than a newspaper or "newsweek"? >> newspaper in "newsweek," those are very different jobs. what we are seeing in journalism is one contraction of mainstream journalism but number two, three different years developing. there are lots of space co.com jobs out there that a one-third but many of the traditional jobs today. so, these are jobs that were going to appeal to people who for the most part are young and willing to work for very little money in the hope that they will leverage this into something better in the future. i think it's a hard call for a lot of people going into this field in particular right now because it is a field in such flux and journalism was never a profession that you went into to be rich unless you have hopes of being a network anchor or something, but it was a field that not too long ago particularly with a larger publications you could depend on a good career, that is a long the case

lillian kim is in the newsroom with the story. >>reporter: these 3 cal-trans workers who died in recent weeks are responsible for things like landscaping, filling potholes and picking up litter. work itself isn't necessarily dangerous but the environment is which is why the head of cal-trans is asking crews and drivers to be more careful it was a close call tonight for cal-trans workers along interstate 80 in vacaville t.suv weaving in and out of the work zone caused a multi-car collision. luckily no crew were hit but in san diego this morning a cal-trans worker was struck by a moving car. 52-year-old richard gonzalez was picking up litter along interstate 15 when the driver of white cadillac hit and killed him. he's the third cal-trans worker to die on the job in 48 days. most ever in such a short period of time. >> highway workers have one of the most dangerous jobs in america. >>reporter: malcolm is cal-trans acting director. today he halted all maintenance work so manager could go over safety practice and policy was their empl

we are getting into a newsroom a shooting in vallejo. right now the information that we're getting is limited but we do know that children were playing outside in that area when shots rang out. police then went to the scene and found one person who was killed. we don't know if that person is a child or an adult. a ktvu news crew is on the way, a shooting in vallejo that happened within the past 30 minutes, one person is dead. as soon as we get more information we will bring that to you later on in the newscast. >>> a pedestrian walking in the railroad tracks was struck and killed by a train today. it happened around 15:15 this morning just west of davis street in san leandro. the capital corridor train was headed from san jose to sacramento when it hit the individual who was on the tracks. the 35 passengers and crew members on the train were not hurt. passengers were transferred to another train. >>> in the ongoing state budget battle. the governor came to san francisco today and made it clear he is not waiverring on his idea on how to h

or half the newsroom so you don't even have the reporters that go out there and to get the story it's you know how can you get it quick and i can tell you it's a lot cheaper to have two people arguing on t.v. from you know you know polarized point of views than actual reporters out there digging up the story and saying ok america here's the facts you decide and maybe. it's the. media consolidation means you were reporters and those who remain too often feel pressured to play nice with government it's a nasty little game called access that is one of the biggest media manipulations is you want our guy you want our woman well you better play the game you better play by our rules if you want that we call that in our field gets interviewed some real headline maker everybody wants to get on there you want that person that's a valuable commodity you. reported again the top newsmakers in the bush administration were great cats and they were all over the airwaves as they made their case for war in iraq and where were the hard questions. i think the press dropped the ball i think when they shou

i feel'm amy hollyfield live in the newsroom. wildfires, earthquakes, what are you afraid of? a report this morning about what your fellow californians have to say about their fears coming up. >> this morning, the ncaa is accusing u.s. airways of racial profiling for kicking a passenger off a plane at s.f.o. because of his saggy pants. >> here is a live look from downtown san francisco. a few clouds out there lingering. marine layer has kept us cool again in the overnight hours. it will keep us cool in the afternoon. talk about sunshine and the possibility of rain in the forecast. >> there is a lot of roadwork going on around the bay area, so even though it's friday light, i'll tell you where things could be slow. >> the san jose city council holds a special session today to take up the issue of soaring retirement benefits. they are pressuring the council negotiate reforms instead of a ballot initiative. good friday morning. 4:31. i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us. kristen is off. californians fear earthquakes more than any other type of natural disaster and they belie