and he brought on randy michaels who was a radio disc jockey it's almost like this in apocalypse now there was a scene where. marlon brando said the martin sheen do you disagree with my methods and martin sheen goes i don't see method at all and there's no there was no method to the madness when randy came in i think the times was right to really focus stuff on the laser beam on that just. frat house environment and laying off people and so you know basically looting the tribune company looting the tribune looting the times you know and the cause but at the same time they don't want to focus the beam back on themselves and talk about the times that i would that's where i found interesting too is it's ok you know you can bring up the frat house mentality here the the sexual exploits of the coworkers and just say how this place you know seems like it should be on a college campus and not perhaps a professional environment but then the new york times starts at the end of the piece saying how but somehow these guys still have faith in themselves somehow they still think that their model

the filing came on the same day that the tribune company ceo randy michaels announced his resignationll be replaced by four executives. >>> waiting hours in the rain just for a chance to shop. why lincoln park was a hot spot for tech junkies. >>> the cha making sure residents are ready for the winter. >>> later, a spooky sight may just be a record-breaking event. >>> apple has a new store in lincoln park and people camped out there, sometimes in the rain, for the grand opening. >> local lovers will go to great lengths to show their devotion to the brand. >> reporter: they stood in the rain under the apple umbrellas, some waiting overnight to be the first to take home a bite of the apple store that opened this morning. and the new attraction is at north and hall stead. >> it is amazing how many people are here. >> reporter: and potential mayoral candidate rahm emanuel could not help but shake some hands. the first come thousand people not a shirt and a look at the merchandise, everything from i pads to ipods and iphones and laptops. the building has a free wifi and host a variety of cl

and this week with randy michaels resigned from the tribune. michaels is being replaced by a former committee. and rachael maddow is usually quite careful when she criticizes republicans, but here's what she said this week on msnbc. >> in 1994, in the first midterm election after the last democratic president was elected, we got a slate of candidates that included helen chenoweth of idaho and steve stockman of texas. they were so close to the militia movement that mr. stockman received advance notice that the oklahoma city obabombi was going to happen. >> that sounds like he knew that people were going to be killed

the "chicago tribune" says that randy michaels will be out at the end of the day.ra, it is a sad and just truly bizarre end to the executives who were in charge of the "chicago tribune" and the "l.a. times." >>> it's 5:54. today marks the 19th anniversary of the deadly oakland hills fire. thousands of people lost their homes, but some overcame the disaster and found the strength to rebuild. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in oakland and talks to one woman about how he put her life back together. >> reporter: good morning. first of all, i wanted to say we are standing here because there are a number of tributes in the oakland hills about surviving the oakland hills fire and this is one of them, the gateway exhibit. it's about vegetation management and preparedness. now, 19 years later, a woman who lost everything says she still talks about it because it's a lesson that people still need to know. the wind-driven firestorm destroyed more than 3,000 homes and killed 25 people. for firefighters from outside agencies, there were problems with hoses not fittin

that chrysler is not aware of any fires or injuries because of the problem >> and the chicago randy michaels. last week chief officer lee stepped down after sending an e-mail with links to up parity news report that contains profanity and nudity >> 680 traffic light in up will be right welcome back to kron 4 morning news 1015 is finally starting to see some fog lifted. still continuing with the fog in the bay area. four other giants game this evening weather will be good. no rain yet. it will drop little over the next few hours at 7:00 p.m. it will be 58 degrees, increasing clouds and cool. here's where you tempters look like right now, 56 oakland, 53 fremont and san jose, 57 and mountainview. fog trucker showing the fog has lifted a bit and it will through the lunchtime hour. we will continue to see low clouds along the coast and into the hearts of san francisco. your eyes today similar to what we saw yesterday. 69 san rafael 63 the city today seasonable temperatures. 71 redwood city mountain view and fremont. 74 for san jose and 75 more in help. 76 and los gatos. 7 day around abate signifi

reporting in advance of last night's delaware debate she was schooled by lobbyist randy scheunemann and the web editor michael goldfarb. those would be the same who worked for the 2008 mccain presidential campaign. that's randy scheunemann pictured next to palin. when the lights went out, o'donnell claimed her opponent would dramatically raise their taxes. coons responded he's for extending the bush tax cuts for the overwhelming majority of the americans. o'donnell was eager to bring up her skit show celebrity. >> there's been lots of discussion in the national media about things my opponent has said or done that i frankly think are distractions from the core ins that delawareans ask both of us about. >> you're just jealous you were not on "saturday night live." >> i'm dying to say who's going to claim that. >> she's not a witch but she's thrilled to portray one on tv. she said four years ago she heard the audible voice of god encouraging her to run for office, insisting the constitution, not her faith would guide her as a senator. >> regardless of my personal faith, when i go down to washington, d.c., it is

prosecutors say randy thompson and jay williams stabbed michael russell in the back yard of russell'some and left him to die back in november of 2009. all three were students at santa theresa high school and there are reports that a former girlfriend of the suspects testified that they talked about wanting to kill and showed her images of animals being tortured. >>> a new report by pg and e points to an alarming number of potentially dangerous pipelines that could have gone unnoticed, 38 having leaks during a mandatory examination in the wake of the deadly explosion. four of them were found in large pipes like the one that ruptured. all of the leaks have since been repaired, but could have gone undetected more than a year. they're looking into replacing 300 manual gas valves with remote or automatic ones. the valves have become a central issue in the san bruno explosion after investigators revealed that it took crews 90 minutes to shut off the flow of gas after the september blast. >>> arrest warrants for two fraud suspects in the explosion after they failed to appear in court. a 22-y

the testimony opened the hearing yesterday in the case against randy thompson and jay williams accused of stabbing michael russell in the back yard of his south san jose home. the girls dated both suspects and would show her videos and photos of animals being tortured. at least six people will testify and a judge will determine if there was enough evidence for trial. >> two people allegedly prevending to be victims of the pg&e explosion face arrest and hefty fines after failing to appear in court. they did not show up and accused of getting fake ids and said they are trying to get free services for victims. they posted bail last month. taylor may be in custody in san francisco on an unrelated charge. pg&e's extensive evaluations throughout northern california show some 300 manual shut off valves need closer inspection and found at least 38 gas leaks. four are in large high pressure pipes similar to the 1 that ruptured in san bruno. the rest were found in northern california, including more than a dozen in the bay area. pg&e said most can be turned off manually, including the ones located in san bruno neig

prosecutors say randy thompson and jay williams stabbed 15- year-old michael russell in the backyard russell's home and then left him to die back in november, 2009. all three were students at santa teresa eye school. the mercury news reports that a former girlfriend of the suspect's testified they talked about wanting to kill and showed her images of animals being tortured. >> a new report by pg&e points to an alarming number of dangerous pipelines that could have gone unnoticed. pg&e found 38 leaking natural gas lines during a mandatory examination in the wake of last month's deadly explosion in san bruno. four of them were found in large pipes like the 1 that ruptured. all of the leaks have since been repaired, but they could have gone undetected for more than a year. >>> in an effort to prevent another tragic explosion in the future pg&e is looking into replacing three hundred manual gas valves with remote our automatic ones. the valves have become a central issue in the san bruno explosion after investigators revealed that it took crews 90 minutes to shut off the flow of gas afte

prosecutors say randy thompson and jay williams stabbed 15- year-old michael russell in the backyard of husband russell's home, then left him to -- -- dark bard of in the back yard of michael russell's home and left him to die. >>> bay area employers are starting to hire more workers according to a new economic report. beacon economic says within the last three months industries including high tech, financial services, research, arts and entertainment, hotels, restaurants and bars, have all hired more workers. the news is noted a goose for people in con -- is not as good for people in construction, retail government, where the work force has remained steady. >>> the federal government will announce a $902 million grant for california's high-speed rail project. now, the transportation project did distribute 2.5 billion for projects all over the country. california and florida will get the biggest amounts. the $902 million will be split among 18 projects. the bulk of the money will go to high-speed rail in the san joaquin valley. >>> as california ramps up its efforts for high-speed ra

ordered two teenagers to stand trial. 50-year-old michael russell was found stabbed to death in the backyard of his san jose home on november 10. randy thompson and jay williams are expected to be tried as adults. they were 16 and 15 years old at the time. police link them to the death after finding a bloody knife and bloody clothes. no trial date has been set. >>> a teenager from tracy who was held captive and tortured for more than a year has scheduled to testify against one of the -- the victim was 16 years old during most of the ordeal. he was held in a house next door to where waiters lived. three people who liveed in that house have pleaded guilty. prosecutors say the victim spent much of the time chained to a fireplace. results of a pentagon pole on whether gays should be allowed to serve openly is being released tonight. the survey is expected to reveal challenges that the military might face if that policy is ended. the pentagon plans to release their results. >>> police call it one of the most bizarre cases that they are investigating. what we're learning about the dedeath of a twin brother. >>> not one ú >>> a live look ri

ordered two teenagers to stand trial. 50-year-old michael russell was found stabbed to death in the backyard of his san jose home on november 10. randy thompson and jay williams are expected to be tried as adults. they were 16 and 15 years old at the time. police link them to the death after finding a bloody knife and bloody clothes. no trial date has been set. >>> a teenager from tracy who was held captive and tortured for more than a year has scheduled to testify against one of the -- the victim was 16 years old during most of the ordeal. he was held in a house next door to where waiters lived. three people who liveed in that house have pleaded guilty. prosecutors say the victim spent much of the time chained to a fireplace. results of a pentagon pole on whether gays should be allowed to serve openly is being released tonight. the survey is expected to reveal challenges that the military might face if that policy is ended. the pentagon plans to release their results. >>> police call it one of the most bizarre cases that they are investigating. what we're learning about the dedeath of a twin brother. >>> not one but two, the impact

randy shandobil. ktvu, channel 2. >>> mayor newsom received a high profile endorsement in his bed for governor. michael bloomberg called him an innovator. he is dedicated to the environment and education and fostering job creation. newsom has been admired for many years. >> the candidate tells ktvu her family has been harassed since their addresses were made public in a campaign mailer. the ad sent here by the association of san jose police and firefighters. it questions where she lives. she told ktvu her mother has been bombarded with threatening calls. she supports measures v and w which if approved by voters would change the pay and the retirement plans for police and firefighters. the association is against that. san jose's mayor who supports the measures condemned the tactic. >> this effort to strike fear into the hearts of the family cannot be tolerated by people of good conscience. >> the retired police and firefighter association hasn't responded to our request for a comment. >>> bart broke ground to extend power in the east bay. the diesel line will cost $260,000. bart says that is less than h

randy shandobil. ktvu, channel 2. >>> mayor newsom received a high profile endorsement in his bed for governor. michaelloomberg called him an innovator. he is dedicated to the environment and education and fostering job creation. newsom has been admired for many years. >> the candidate tells ktvu her family has been harassed since their addresses were made public in a campaign mailer. the ad sent here by the association of san jose police and firefighters. it questions where she lives. she told ktvu her mother has been bombarded with threatening calls. she supports measures v and w which if approved by voters would change the pay and the retirement plans for police and firefighters. the association is against that. san jose's mayor who supports the measures condemned the tactic. >> this effort to strike fear into the hearts of the family cannot be tolerated by people of good conscience. >> the retired police and firefighter association hasn't responded to our request for a comment. >>> bart broke ground to extend power in the east bay. the diesel line will cost $260,000. bart says that is less than hal

randy shandobil, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an east bay attorney is calling for an investigation of an oakland group that received money to educate voters in the city. michael cardoza said $25 heart attack was received to educate voters in east and west oakland on the city's new ranked choice voting program. >> they were supposed to spend six weeks doing that. they, in fact, spent four days. shortly there after, that same group went back into the community and began campaigning on behalf of jean for mayor. >> we don't have a relationship with her. we never paid anything to go out and advocate. we went out and explained the trotters in oakland that they would have three choices for voter this year. >> monty says he believes cardoza and his clients have ties to don perata and that's what's behind the complaint. cardoza wants to make sure there's no use of public fund for political purposes. >>> californians have until midnight on monday to register to vote in the moisture 2nd election. with three weeks to go before the election, nearly 17 million californians are already registered. democrats represent the majority with 44% of registered voters while republic

and on to nevada where michael steel basically was at a rally on sunday, and trying to help sharron angle, the randyarry reid. angle is a tea party favorite that the republican party establishment is not behind her, and that division may help re-elect reid. steele basically said nonsense. in his words, the gop and the tea party are, quote, locked hand-in-hand to defeat reid. chris welch on the ground in las vegas. i tell you, i'm jealous of chris, it's been raining in washington for a few days now, he's probably playing golf or something like that, tony. >> where i just returned from, an teagua, the caribbean, good stuff. >>> your next political update in an hour, and for the latest political news, you know where to go, cnn politics.com. [ j. weissman ] it was 1975. my professor at berkeley asked me if i wanted to change the world. i said "sure." "well, let's grow some algae." and that's what started it. exxonmobil and synthetic genomics have built a new facility to identify the most productive strains of algae. algae are amazing little critters. they secrete oil, which we could turn into biofuels.

randy moss story. it was a monster trade this week. let's start with what you call the upset of the week. 49ers coming 4-0 against the eagles without michael vick. >> san francisco is due to win and they're playing at home. >> playing at home. mike singletary is a fired up guy. kevin kolb is the young quarterback supposed to get the job. are you a believer? >> with andy reed behind the helm, i think anybody can win. i think the team was so excited about michael vick being there and he brought in that new element and everything, i think that's why he feel like san francisco is going to win. >> i'm jealous of your outfit. you must have a clothing deal. game of the week, tennessee comes in 2-2 against the cowboys. tell me about this game. >> big game for the cowboys because if they lose, 1-3, i believe, and chris johnson now, the running game. so i think you're going to see tennessee trying to ram it down dallas' throat and you're going to see dallas playing harder than ever to get that win. >> and they will. if they do lose, they'll drop to 2-3. with chris johnson you have arguably the best running back in the league. the player to watch thi