peter howard says the city is poisoning our environment and why is it this a good idea >> thank you very much. >> rachel i'm with the san francisco parks alliances i want to say it's nice to see additional investment in parks particle around park controls when we helped with the passing of the hoursz hours we heard we noted more participation commissioner bonilla i think that's identified as an area of need. i want to say our parks council have a conversation and again, the conversation was very supportive people were glad to see the additional resources but we all know it's not enough. so we want to help you make the case for the benefits of the parks in san francisco additional for the real investment that our city needs to make to continue to have the world-class packager system we have. i'm in support of this budget and we want to work in negotiations with the mayor's office and pledge our support >> thank you. thank you >> renÉe. >> i know the cards are not mandatory. i'm jeffrey i'm the president of the association. the budget for the tree maintenance. those of you who have been to

." >> that is peter finch as renegade tv anchor howard bill in the movie "network", released 40 years. it endures in hollywood and news rooms. many believe it has as much to tell us now about the media. the movie is the subject of a fascinating book called mad as hell written by david itskov who joined me. i asked him how network news journalists reacted at the film at the time it was released. >> the business was scandalized by the film. details are fik tissues tv news operation in last place. willing to go any length to get attention. and the author was given access to news operations at c.b.s., n.b.c. and a.b.c. when writing and researching his stick. he didn't know what film he'd write. it turned out to be a black satire of news and media really was bother some to the industry. >> i want ... >> what was the impact of that speech, "i'm mad as hell and not going to take it any more", on society back then? >> it was two fold. "mad as hell" becomes a catch phrase. certainly in 1976 when the movie comes out, america is in tough spots. they are still recovering from watergate and the vi

. >> that's the actor peter fitch and his tirade as outraged news anchor howard beale in the 1976 filmoday. that's the most remarkable thing about this movie today, how much that character reminds you of people on television now. how much does it remind you of bill o'reilly or chris mathews or to be fair, maybe piers morgan on this network? don't get me wrong here, all of them are talented journalists and i don't think any of them are as crazy as the howard beale character but it's a big part of television now. how did he know? how did he know the future of news looked like that decades before it happened? my next guest is a culture reporter at "the new york times," my former colleague and the author of "that is hell -- the making of network and the fateful vision of the angriest man in movies." thanks for being here. >> reunited and it feels so good. >> that's right. you wrote about the making of the network years ago. this book is the result of that. how did paddy know? how did he foresee all television news the way he did? >> it comes from a couple things in hiss career. certainly h

peter greuel was running sony. so the magic johnson theaters, but howard schultz really changed it for me, and with starbucks and whent deal -- >> brought a lot of starbucks into areas where there hadn't been starbucks. >> yes. and minorities love starbucks, too, like everybody else. willing to pay, just like everybody else. >> so who taught you the most about business in your career? who did you learn the most from? howard schultz? dr. bus or -- >> i would have to say dr. bus first. earl gray is a black enterprise, but the one guy who really taught me branding and really understanding bottom line and bill to suit and all of that type of thing, howard. customer service and making your business about the customer. he was able to really teach me a lot, but dr. bus was the one who started me. >> let me ask you two questions that are topical this week. one, jason collins. broke a barrier this week. >> right, and -- >> and just recently the governor of arizona vetoed a law that would have, in many people's eyes, have been a setback to the gay and transgender community. how do you feel about those two events this week? as

peter turnley has entitled, french kiss, a love letter to paris. >>> chris christie leaving a birthday party in manhattan this evening, for howard stern.he governor denying the new allegation that he knew about the lane closings on the george washington bridge when they happened. our headlines are next. has tonight's exclusive report. >> stories that have impact... that make a difference... that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight next only on al jazeera america >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york and here are the top stories. new allegations in the political scandal involving new jersey governor chris christie. a new report shows that christie knew about the lane closures when they occurred and he has the evidence to prove it. the governor once again denied any knowledge. >>> tension on the rise in the koran. an opposition activist claims he was kidnapped and beaten. obvious signs of store churs. >>> in a sign of how serious california's drought is, officials say they will not be releasing any water from the state system. the move affects drinking water for 25 million people a

peter cook's exclusive interview with lockheed martin's ceo at the 2:00 hour. ownership of equities, your retirement plan into all that we see in economics, particularly with janet yellen's testimony tomorrow. we bring in howardecutive officer at gamco. you have been patient and have been in the market. great hedge fund performance by people that were in the land of howard ward. george soros, they took howard ward 101. state for us your optimism to be in the market right now given the walls of worry out there. economy continues to move forward now. this year looking for gdp roads north of three percent, could be close to four percent. -- gdp growth north of three close to fourd be percent. from the standpoint of the economy, we are doing pretty well. we had a little bit of a hiccup in the past few weeks. part of the data we saw with payrolls. that was impacted by weather. we got three different surveys last week. the establishment survey that gets the most attention. the household survey and the adp survey cannot be dismissed. the household survey and 638,000. >> i want to go to the heart of the psychology. you and i would hang on every word rum sir johnson tumbled 10 -- sir johnson templeton. he would say sh

peter liu joined us from covered california. two our colleague from the d.c. exchange. to christy ferguson from the rhode island exchange. and audrey haynes, as well as heather howard. thanks to all of you for joining us today, and we look forward to seeing you at our next reporters' roundtable. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> back on capitol hill today, the house gavels in earlier briefly. they are expected to return at 2 p.m. eastern time for legislative speeches. to build they are working on today including one that would allow veterans to pay in-state tuition no matter their state of residence. and the look of state politics today with more state of the state speeches. c-span will be live in oklahoma for governor mary fallin's address over on c-span3. and later, a live debate from florida's her teeth district. -- 13th district. the special election is next tuesday. you can watch the coverage live on c-span3. that is in a car wreck wrote about extensively in my book. the whole time i was in the hospital, not injured, really. i had a cut on my leg and a theen ankle, i was prayi