>>rob: perhaps a good stock. >> catherine: the facebook ipo? >> robbed next week.dd well where these people are going to a road show. with statistics over 300 million photos uploaded every day. and a 12% increase spend online. i am not going to say that i'm going to purchase the ip 0 but it is worth going in the 20-30 year fix. with 10 percent of the population is online. >> catherine: it is interesting to watch >> mark: zuckerberg become more poised and comfortable. to see >> mark >>rob: i think it is fantastic his 27 years old. and he is showing the new trend. >>rob: we continue to see developments on this. >> catherine: thank you. >> jacqueline: conditions showing low 70's with a 20 degree difference inland. temperatures remain in the 90's this afternoon. 90's in livermore, concord and 88 in santa rosa. this fog could be more extensive than last night. now towards the bay shore if it could help wall. temperatures five-15 degrees cooler keeping it -- cooler. the inland valleys could get a bit of relief on the heat but only about 5-10 degrees. that will continue o

reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, rob. >> if you are looking to bet in -- cash in on the races today, we have our guest here. let's start with bodemeister. >> this is a shorter race, there is no real speed to challenge him in it. he should go wire to wire. >> i'll have another mass been doing a lot of sleeping apparently at pimlico. >> i'll have another comes off the pace exceedingly well. winner plus which we call the best bet of the day, coming back with the same company, same weight. he'll be tougher to beat, but again, a shorter race. same scenario as i'll have another, another horse coming into form, very very strong, good backlash. >> went the day well. >> another great closer. very, very strong in his last performance. just have to see if he can make it. daddy nose best. >> daddy nose best is a good example that these horses are not machines. last year did not look that good, this year, much better. >> what are your predictions for the race? who do you think will come in first? >> bodemeister. if he is setting the right pace, they won't catch him. >> and

rob roblin introduces us to a lady that puts the party together. hi, rob. >> it is a lot of work. they start working on next year's preakness a week or so after the this preakness. this year's preakness will be great in the in field as always. >> my unofficial title, i call myself the coordinator of chaos. >> her work has already begun. >> can you get the keys to the preakness. >> we will get them across the track. >> there are more than 40 vendors along with all kinds of entertainment. >> there is all kinds of activity going on from the time the gates open at 8:00 a.m. the music starts at 8:30 in the morning and we switch from stage-to-stage and there is never a down time moment in the in field. >> this year the in field will feature acts like mr. green jeans. the darkness. little big town. and maroon 5. ♪ and she will be loved >> our opening band plays for three hours and then the national headliners play for an hour apiece. >> it promises to be quite a day at this year's in field in the preakness. >> everying down to stocking the toilet paper in the green room for the brand. wh

i know friends i could borrow it from, rob. >> i'm going. your wife is in syracuse. i'll be your beard. >> he already has a beard. >> i'll have two beards. >> we have billy from texas and he said it dilutes his marriage. [ laughter ] >> like it's watering it down. >> what does it do all of a sudden his wife is not going to sleep with him now? i don't understand. >> yeah that's what i mean. there -- their arguments were almost like comedy. >> i know and it's funny because one of the reasons that president obama gave for why he came out the way he did, was that his daughters, you know, go to school and there are single-sex parents of some of their friends, and they realize these are loving people that are committed. they -- you know they are bringing up their children the children are wonderful happy kids. >> yeah. >> and that's by the way one of the things we talked about in eight, and that is, you know committed gay couples make just as happy if not happier children -- >> yeah. >> -- because they really want these children. >> i have evolved

rob black is here.: warren buffett, over the weekend we saw some changes in grace and political changes in france. sarkosy is out. the markets should have been impacted. >> catherine: could it still be impacted from these recent news? >> robbed ultimately germany is calling all the shots in the european union. see >>officer: >> catherine and the avengers. that was just huge of the box office! this is not on one hand it is great because it drives the economy of the other is horrific because people have debt. however consumer spending it is good to see that this is good for the economy is good for jobs. we will be pleased looking back and four-five months of this economic data >> catherine: now we can speak of the box office news of the venture's lef the avengers. >>rob: all bases covered with european saturation of the market. even beating. potter. >> catherine: 40 percent were women. >>rob: great news for disney. >> catherine: the obesity numbers these are frightening! look at this is video. we are losi

. ♪ ♪ >> rob: tonight, baseball night in america begins on fox.erage kicks off 7:00 eastern with a slate of five games headline by red sox-phillies. it begins in prime time tonight only on fox. ♪ ♪ >> rob: the celebration continues in munich. it's going to go on for a long time here and in london. time now for the top moments of this past champions league tournament. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sensationm strike! >> stunning! >> absolutely incredible! world class. >> what a stop that is. >> saved it again! and this incredible story goes on! they are something special. from nowhere! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> rob: it's now time for our gatorade recover post-game wrap-up. the competition isn't over. gatorade knows it begins within. win from within. curt menefee has joined us on the desk, as we get set to close things trout here in munich. let's end right now before our coverage turns over to fox soccer. final thoughts in an absolutely memorable evening from munich. >> memorable year. fantastic year for champions league football. this is the toughest trophy to win and co

rob available for us, rob? >> yes, we are watching temperatures around the bay area.an see just over my shoulder, lots of orange showing up. the sign that we soared into the 80s for many places around the bay area. as the sea breeze is picking up, late in the afternoon. we are looking at those temperatures around the bay area if we take a closer look at maps. you will see that we have numbers in the mid 08s for inland valleys. 84 degrees in con cord and fairfield. we are cooling off though, you probably have noticed the wind. now this is almost a summer like pattern right around 3:00, like clockwork, we had the sea breeze kick on as temperatures heating up inland and pulls in that ocean air so now cooling around san francisco and oakland. the problem is, if you have allergies, this might be the worst week for you. we have pine, oak and cedar in the high range grass pollen really climbing up moderate to high. as we get into the work week. now here is a sneak preview of your work week forecast. pleasanton close to 90 degrees. 80s and 90s in our forecast. >> thank you, r

reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, rob.on't forget, wbal-tv 11 news is your press pass to see the preakness. you can see behind-the-scenes pictures, even video from past years. all on wbaltv.com. click on "preakness." >> i love this hat. this one came from hats in the bell friday. it also came from hats to hose. >> we will show you more hats as the morning goes. >> well, still ahead on 11 news, we're going back to pimlico, we're showing you what it takes to go to the preakness. >> including the derby winner's top notch team. >> there is rain on the radar down in the carolinas, not up here. very nice morning this morning. details on the forecast for everything going on today coming up. >> good morning. days good morning. we look at our radar view. a little different angle. there is rain in the carolinas. showing no inclination trying to come to the north and interfere with our weather for most of the weekend. not just today. but most of the weekend. a good outlook. our jouds view right now is the stakes barn. just enough clo

i'm kris sanchez with rob mayeda. folks won't have to run naked, because it is not going to be hot. >> that's right, we don't encourage that activity. >> we don't, people do. >> watching that video this morning carefully. in the 50s this morning, not too bad when you consider clear skies and little hint of a sea breeze. we'll see that change later this afternoon. we manage one more warm day if not hot day inland by the tri-valley. numbers by livermore and pleasanton, mid to upper 80s. 70s in the inner bay. san francisco on the coast, notice the trend. by 5:00, mostly cloudy skies. we're going to see a change in the forecast arriving late in the weekend, which will push more low clouds towards the coast. coming up, we'll let you know what that means in terms of the solar eclipse feeling and big drop in temperatures coming into the full work week. a look at the changes in the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, rob. >>> to that developing news out of northern italy. rescue crews are searching for survivor

rob and paula? >> thank you karen. he said about bob dylan, it's uniquely gravelly power redefining not just what the music sounded like but the message it carried and how it made people feel. the president said he was a big fan of bob dylan's music. he sat there expressionless throughout most of it. >> stoic. >> that's the -- >> what would it take for him to take his sunglasses off. >> he's bob dylan. >> he can do whatever he wants to do. >> congratulations to all of those honor ease yesterday. >>> after one of the most anticipated initial stock offerings and rumors about expanding also to the cell phone market, well, facebook's stock price has plunged. at yesterday's close, facebook's stock was down nearly 10%. it closed near the $29 mark. facebook stock has now fallen 24% in july since going on sale earlier this month. and not -- >> did you buy stock? >> i did not. that's not the news most expected. where does this leave ceo mark zuckerberg and his bottom line? with those most recent stock losses

thank you very much, rob. >>> we're very happy to hear that rob's forecast is mostly clear, because tonightmoon. this is video of last year's super moon when the moon is the closest it gets all yearlong to the earth. it will look about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal. experts say the best time to see the super moon is just after sunset around 8:30, and we get to stay up and see it, rob. that's exciting. the job market is sluggish, especially for recent college graduates. a silicon valley start-up is trying to help them jump start their job search. scott budman shows us how it works. >> the statistics are sobering. even in an economy that's getting stronger, jobs are still hard to come by for recent college graduates. now there's a start-up that wants to help, using technology to move beyond the resume. >> our general philosophy is that people are more than a piece of paper. >> ready force uses software and video to get graduates ready for the work force and bring them together with companies looking to fill jobs. >> so we think about how do you create this multi-conventional profile

now, rob, i'm not going to get on and do a debate right now but rob stressed the issue of, you know, is war the current norm. i'm thinking of steven pinker's new book which says, hey, if you look at world history the use of violence in warfare has declined significantly. it may be that what i personally view as a strategic blunder of the intervention into iraq in 2003 was really the last time we will see this kind of warfare barring some surprise and of course the world is full of surprises. but we are in a period where we are still trying to figure out how to deal with not the kind of conflicts that we dealt with state to state confrontations or conflicts that required major military interventions but a much more complex environment that ranks from the kind of terrorism or the security challenges that we face from an organization like al qaeda to the great challenge and concern with issues of nuclear proliferation. so it is a major period where this group and the work of the institute are trying to figure out what is the right mix of responses. part of the responses are understandin

. >> functional -- >> who we're seeing is naval adventurer rob tristrum after rob fell 70 feet into a crevasse exploring in the antarctic. >> he's stuck there. >> whips out the camera and talks about what's going on. >> i've fallen down the crevasse, a slight mishap. >> most would call it dig probley're going to diglk about your team. >> very lucky. >> part of the british services antarctic expedition roped together for an eight-week mission. his team was able to rescue rob, but he was down there for an hour and a half. >> ah! >> rob, the naval adventurer is joining us right this minute to talk to us about this extreme rescue. >> coming back from a mountain which is the highest mountain in the region. as we're traveling, i was leading the team, leading the rope, and we saw no problems at all, except a piece of terrain which we'd traveled across before and all of a sudden i just ended up in there and it was quite a sudden drop. >> what were you thinking as you can falling down? >> usually you stop at your waist. when it didn't stop i realized it could be a problem. >> how did you remai

back to you in the studio. >> rob, i hope you brought a jookt jacket for tonight.t is already too cold to be in short sleeves. >> it is. >> thanks, rob. >>> still ahead at 6:00 -- the bay area hospital with an mi up.'ll plain coming up.ve >>> people at stanford hospital who have serve of in the military will receive a special honor this memorial day. all patients and employees who identify them as u.s. veterans monday will be given a red, white and blue wrist band. the idea is the wristbands will publicly identify veterans, giving people a chance to say thank you to the vets and perhaps even encourage conversations between patients as well as visitors about their service. a stanford hospital employee came up with that idea. >>> and still ahead at 6:00 -- the san francisco giants take on the marlins. we'll show you. then the a's find themselves locked in a tight btle with the yankees. sports is next.ed >>> i'm at the xfinity sports desk. like many others in this country, the giants spent their holiday weekend fishing. early this afternoon they finally reeled one in

thank you, rob. if you'll be heading outside to watch the eclipse, take your camera with you and make sure you have protective filters on it and send us your pictures. e-mail them to our news roroom newstips@nbcbayarea.c newstips@nbcbayarea.com. in the meantime, president obama is scheduled to make a fund-raising stop in the bay area this week and as always, he's expecting to raise millions of dollars for his re-election campaign. the largest event will be in redwood city on wednesday. and monte francis is outside the fox theater with more on that. hello, monte. >> reporter: good evening, the fox theater will play host to a reception for the president. tickets will be $250 a piece. here in redwood city, signs are already up in the downtown area, warning that traffic will be heavy and parking will be scarce on wednesday when the president rolls into town. now, the president's visit on wednesday includes a high-priced dinner in allerton and a roundtable in palo alto. tickets for both of those events co

i'm rob nelson. and this stranger -- >> hold on.k at you. >> it's like lionel richie. ♪ hello you're real. i feel like we've aged since i've seen you last. welcome back. what do you mean on assignment. >> you were working like around the shift for all the shows. >> it's typical for a lot of correspondents when they get here. they do it right away. but my first day here i was doing this show so we just had the indoctrination period like four months later. >> exactly. but reunited and it feels so good. nicely done on the other shows. good to be back here at home base. >> i missed you. my husband was like, when was the last time you saw rob? i was like five years ago. we were strangers passing through the night. >> back in the saddle. >> i might fall off the saddle. >> you've got your caffeine. >> we're going to check in with accuweather and get the latest on beryl. and it's not the only extreme weather. the record heat is making large areas of the country feel more like the fourth of july. >> summer is here, folks. and the thing is, j

>> thank you, rob. coming up at 6:00, a mother of sierra le mar reflects on motherhood this weekend. >>> occupy made a concession today. it's not enough for uc berkeley to drop their civil suit. >>> how does san francisco rate on the scale of accessibility? we hit the streets to find out. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. it is

rob and paula? >> thanks, scott.one up for all the consumers out there. >> really. >>> the fda just made a decision that will upset the food industry but will protect consumers. listen to this. the fda denied requests to change the name of high fructose corn syrup to corn sugar. they spent millions arguing the corn syrup product was identical to sugar but the fda said a name change would confuse the public and pose a health risk to those who suffer from fructose intolerance, and they say sugar should be grainy, not a syrup. >> no matter what they call it it's bad for you. >>> speaking of sugar, here's a story getting a lot of buzz this morning. a proposed ban on the sale of those large sodas and other sugary drinks here in new york city. new york's mayor michael bloomberg is backing the ban as a way of combatting obesity. the sale of any sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces would be prohibited in restaurants, theaters and other places as well. the beverage industry says the proposal goes too far because soda is not

>>rob: clea clingf--on to hope.: they say that there is no connection with a fasthat recent red card that was approaching a young girl that was an attempted abduction but there is no connection. >>pam: we got a quick sense of what is going on the. that the guilty verdict march of killing a san francisco father and his two sons. ramos is an illegal immigrant and gang member and is now on the way to prison. this man in these two boys were gunned down in 2008 driving home from a family outing. look at the us. >>reporter: members of the family were sobbing. they found him guilty of three counts and one count of attempted murder. the life sentence with no parole this is the beginning of a new life for the victim's family. houg >> given the verdict which were is everything that we wanted almost everything that we wanted. i felt that we had a strong case from the start the fact that the jury could not agree unanimously weather the evidence proved ramos pulled the trigger is speaking that there is a question and the mind of

i'll go over to rob while i pull myself back together, rob. >> that was awesome.n the weather tonight we're seeing things warming up around the bay area. last night at this hour we were talking about the super moon, and here's some of the more incredible pictures by the viewers. there's a great shot of the moon as ait started to rise later than this time yesterday. here's another close-up view from kevin ashford. look at that. that was a gorgeous look at the super moon or full moon that was brighter and larger than it typically is. if you fell a letdown in the astronomy department, don't. we have an active pattern coming up. three big events coming up over the next couple of weeks coming up two sundays from now right around this time, we're going to get a partial annual solar eclipse. this is the first in the u.s. since 1994. we'll get aa partial view in the bay area. what's unique is the moon covers only part of the sun, so the outer rim of the sun shows up like a ring of fire. we will talk about this two weeks from now on sunday. then coming up june 4th we have

hi, rob. >> hi, there.tching the fog which has been slowly pushing away from the coast, now moving into the inner bay. and it's going to have some big changes in our forecast as we go into the work week. one that i think you've been waiting for summer-like temperatures, you might ke. >>> in news from around the world, the united nations security council is coming down hard on syria after a massacre that left more than 100 people dead. across syria today, people filled the streets to protest the killings. most of the victims are women and children. today the u.n. council condemned the syrian government for its role in the weekend massacre. syria thug continues to blame others for the killings. >>> back here in the united states, tropical storm beryl has shut down beaches across the southern atlantic coast. the national hurricane center now says beryl is near hurricane strength and the storm is moving across northeastern florida right now, bringing drenching rain, driving winds and the threat of flooding to t

you're that much of a coward you have to rob a woman. ashamed of robbing a female. >> after the robbery bloodworth and his accomplice were apprehended but for bloodworth the arresting officer added the ultimate insult. >> step on my shoe, my new all white adidas. >> you robbed someone with a gun and you were mad because a policeman stepped on your new tennis shoe? >> yeah, you right. i like to give punishment not receive it. >> the final interview with bloodworth ended with a revealing exchange. >> do you think you deserve to be in here? >> no. i don't think i deserve to be in here. >> what would you be doing on the street right now? >> the same thing. >> you don't think you should be in here? >> i don't think i should. the people the law-abiding citizens do who don't want to get robbed. it's a cold world. it's a cold world. i need money, you have it. the way i get it is by robbing you. i'm saying i know it's wrong and what's right. you know what i mean. i'm not dumb. >> you're not that's what i am giving you a hard time. you're far from

. >> i'm rob nelson. good morning, everybody. we're learning new details about that double-agent who spoiled an al qaeda bomb plot. >> with renewed attention on airline safety, there's a disturbing, new report about what the tsa isn't doing to protect us. abc's tahman bradley is in washington with more. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning sunny and rob. this spy had an incredibly dangerous assignment. posing as a suicide bomber. working his way inside al qaeda in yemen. it is the stuff of a great spy movie. it was an incrible spy operation. inintelligence agencies infiltrating al qaeda in yemen. and foiling a plot to bomb u.s. aircraft. remarkable work, given that al qaeda carefully screens recruits. >> it's quite an accomplishment to pass yourself off as an al qaeda terrorist, to the terrorists, when in fact, you're working for a u.s. or allied intelligence agency. >> reporter: the man has not been identified. but the spy infiltrated, posing as a double-agent, learned of the plot, got his hands on the bomb and left y

rob and diana? scott. your heart has to go out to cate. they lost a brother, the family, at a very young age. then you lose your mother to cancer, who she was very, very close to. now your father is on trial, headed to jail. she's a harvard educated lawyer. and, obviously, she has probably a different appreciation for what's happening legally. but in terms of her personal life and what she's been through, what a tough spot to be in. to now have to go share that pain on the stand. >> publicly. and you know, a lot of people have said, why would she want to testify in this case? why has she been standing by her father? she said she's as much his daughter as she was her daughter. and so this -- she's just in a hard spot all around. and she's tried to remain strong but there was the one incident they had to leave the courtroom when they were talking about an emotional moment elizabeth had. >> surprising only one moment. if john edwards goes to jail, she becomes the legal guardian of her siblings. >> more

>>rob: the government is saying they have our backs. i would say that this is potentially a buying opportunity. >> jennifer lopez on the top of the forbes list. >> she made 52 million of the last 12 months, she made 20 million of that at american idol. >>rob: she is on fire right now. she reinvented herself. >>catherine: it seems and she is bailing on american idol a little bit hastily. comcast is a winner and is launching scud video calling. >>rob: of >> if you have comcast and you have the internet they will allow you to make phone calls to your television high-definition. >> if you do not have comcast, i can call you from my couch and talk to interact with you. i can call your phone in interact with you. it looks like they're trying to do this before apple comes out with in apple television. for the >> de you really get on cited a show your face very often? >> i do. i do a radio show from my office. it is something that should catch on with the times. >>jaqueline: this afternoon you can see the fog rolling in along the coast line. it

>>mark: thanks rob for your insight this morning.ell. the open of trading here this morning. it was supposed to open up at 8:00 but they had investors having problems getting their orders and said they did not open the market took a 30. we're calling this facebook friday. >>will: there's some many people coming and going this morning. it is in that way on night. this is what people rating to lead a hit the open market. there a lot of people that stand to make a lot of money. these people here all night. now they're part of the security team. i got a chance to talk to some of the employees. i ask them if they bought any stocks and they said they cannot answer. some people might even lead millionaires tonight. there is a man that had accompanied as it already had handlers this morning. we also point to the back of google. people thought google would hit the market and come and go but it's still here. >>mark: be careful let the security duty they look dangerous this report that facebook might be slowing down. here are the users. some an

rob black will be here, later. and winners, limlosers. >> >> i cannot comprehend. >> this neighborhood in shot with a frightening act of a mother and then turning the gun on herself. the bay to breakers. an exclusive look of what we can expect. how police are cracking down on a rowdy party restored the whale sightings. these creatures! >>pam: a nonprofit group is suing the state of california. this was filed in los angeles. naming the governor and board of educators as the possible offenders. they are taking aim at tenure in dismissal procedures and seniority based layoffs. bad teachers are too difficult to lay off. state officials have yet to comment. >> catherine: the florida mother shot and killed her four children and then herself. this was in port st. john. details are heartbreaking. the children ran to the neighbor's house. the mother called them back to the house. and then she killed them. >> i am a father and i have kids i cannot comprehend a father to invest to their children. if they leave and then callin

. >> >>darya: there was an attempt to rob the jury's -- a jury store.tore >>will: the robbery took place five minutes after closing yesterday. please look at surveillance video to find out exactly what happened. there went to determine whether it was the owner or the employee that fired the fatal shot that killed one of the robbers. there were foolish to customers everywhere. this shot man staggers from the store with the other suspects fleeing the place. he falls right in the middle of san ramon valley boulevard. that question to the hospital. he dies in the hospital. at this point his identity has not been released. there is not much description on the suspects. we did not know if there are even wearing beanies and masks. wether not anything will happen to the person that fired the shot we do not know. there may be charges. according to some reports, apparently the daughter says her parents and not one to stand by when something like that happens. >>justine: bring about a gas leak. it jacking up dozens of children after a raleigh day care after the ar

rob and diana? made that comment and shouted out, i'm for mitt romney as the elevator doors closed. so it wasn't a formal press conference and all this, but interesting, too, here. the gender gap. we talked about two or three weeks ago this huge gender gap between obama and romney. shocking some polls now have romney in the lead. the 20-point lead almost evaporated overnight. other polls suggest that independents and swing states are lukewarm, pretty evenly split on two key romney proposals. one, pretty heavy tax cuts and the repeal of obama care. both candidates trying to get some more solid footing with a plan that's going to get the majority of folks. neither guy is doing it so far. >> for those keeping track of how much more romney needs in order to get to the number he needs as far as delegates go, as far as nebraska, that was just a popularity contest and he doesn't pick up any delegates. but he did pick up 25 in oregon and has 171 more to go. >> and that magic number still 1,144. it's romney.

. >> he's a regular at the store he decided to break into and rob on the same night. >> i admire the guy. the peer stupidity and moxy. >> he's not even going to try. >> how much do you tpt that you're going to break window. >> he was charged with burglary, theft, destroying property. >> how do you do this to your friends? >> tomorrow i'll go back and say sorry to break your window. >> the police department in ohio is using social media to help keep their cuffly 12,000 citizens informed. they're posting dashcam videos to show how dangerous it is to speed. a wrong car is going down the highway with no headlights on at about 11 p.m. look how terrifying this is. >> the cop know that a car is coming down the road, really fast, with no lights. >> it makes you thankful for our police officers. they got that guy. here are other videos shot by chance with dashcams. pay close attention to what's going on in front of this patrol car. this person was going too fast around that curve, lost control of the car, spun out, and ended up down an embankment. >> you know you're going too fast when you're

rob and diana?n. >>> and there's a new poll out that suggests -- once again you can see "the view" with president obama coming up later today at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. check that out. also a new poll that shows the public really does believe the president was motivated by politics on his latest issue with same-sex marriage. people forget when he was running for state senate in the late '90s he said i do support same-sex marriage, and then ran fopresd sa on woman and now we saw wht happened last week. issue. his conviction is not political but the timing when he came out with his decision, yes, that was political. >> it's important to point out there are people that believe he did this because he bliev was right. he said one of hters told him she didn't understand why everybody wasn't equal and, therefore, he said that's what but what's scary when it comes so many that believe icalivat and it's interesting topwilereso that may affect their votes. >> the polls show growing support but some opposi st

my baby is robbing weed stores? what does he need that for? >> unlike most inmates in the orange county jail system who have not been convicted but are awaiting trial, gonzales pled guilty to robbery and received a one-year sentence. with good behavior he could be out in nine months, and if his family gets its way back in minnesota. >> i have a bunch of newspapers under my bed because my mom sent me a subscription because i wanted to stay updated with what was going on in minnesota, concert-wise and weather and everything else that was going on so i can still feel like home in a way. i'm the first one in my family history to ever get in trouble. although we do have treatment history, but never led to any crime, so they were so shocked, but they send me letters every day. they get mad when i don't talk to them. you know, they still love me because they understand how difficult this is for me, an i'm doing nine months for a first offense. that's a lot of time. >> it's time gonzales could have avoided if, as he claims, he hadn't allowed himself t

rob and sunny?> certainly good to see there is a long-term roughly a ten-year plan, plus, for the security of that country but already seeing how tenuous things are there all these years later. what can you tell us about the explosions in kabul hours after the president left? >> reporter: it shows that it is still clearly a war zone. six have been killed in a series of suicide attacks. there were three explosions, they were followed by gunfire. the taliban has claimed responsibility in a statement and, rob and sunny, they say it was in direct response to the president's visit. >> and, karen, you've been on these secret trips to afghanistan before. many were surprised that the president just arrived in afghanistan. can you tell us a bit more about how those arrangements are made? >> reporter: complete secretory, sunny. if any word leaks 0 out that the president is going to a war zone they might have to call off the trip because that could risk the president's safety. the reporters on the plane, it's

talking to you rob reiner. get up. -- it was rude of him to do it when i am single but i can work on that. and much more to come. we have a lot of folks on the phone, and we have jacki schechner in the current news center-o-plex. hi jacki. >> good morning, stephanie. good morning, everyone. mitt romney traveled to north carolina wanting to talk about energy, but the press had to ask mitt romney on where he wants on the gay marriageish -- issue. he reaffirmed he does not support civil unions say they are mare ages by a different name. conservatives are thankful for president obama giving them the gift to be able to coalesce and this issue, but while mitt romney may pick up some support on the right, he may lose some in the middle. the "new york times" profiled the direction both were going. bloomberg making an announcement saying the major turning point in the history of american civil rights, showing at least on this particular issue where the mayor's endorsement would lie. the washington post is running an article hig

i'm rob nelson. we begin with the diplomatic drama unfolding overnight in beijing. human rights activist chen guangcheng has rejected a deal that would allow him to stay freely in china. he told an official by phone, the u.s. has let him down. >> instead, he wants a ride to america onboard secretary of state clinton's plane when she leaves china. u.s. diplomats are hoping to head off an embarrassing showdown over the case. >> it is a developing story we'll certainly keep an eye on throughout the day. >>> also developing this morning, another threat is looming from al qaeda. this one calling on followers to ignite wildfires here in the u.s. two, new issues of the terror magazine, "inspire," has surfaced, offering details on how to start a huge forest fire. and it recommends montana as an ideal target. the magazine issues are the first since the deaths of its founders, radical cleric, anwar ul hail awlaki and his editor. >>> junior seau was found dead at his southern california home after an apparent suicide. tahman bradley has details. >> reporter: this morning, the

. >> i just got robbed. he showed a gun. >> desperate junkies hooked on pill commit desperate crimes. a wild west gang that terrorized four states and scores of drug stores. >> any opportunity, i took it. >> prescription drug abuse, a new american epidemic. prescription drugs are modern miracle. they can literally bring people back from the brink of death, extend life and enhance its quality. there is a dark side to the equation because when abused, they can also be addictive and deadly. according to experts, prescription drug abuse has become an epic affecting more than 7 million americans in any given month, more than heroin, cocaine, inhalents combined. it's become a top priority for the drug an enforcement agency the dea. >> we are going to make a couple of undercover buys. for those who aren't familiar with lexington market, you can buy anything from script to heroin. today we are going to focus on oxycontin or percocets. >> they call it operation free market. this morning their undercover will purchase

let's bring in meteorologist rob mayeda for a look at the forecast tomorrow. >> much like the day it opened, looking at the fog and a sea breeze. temperatures right now in the 40s and there's a gorgeous sight. you can see that lighting the way to san francisco. tomorrow, it's the golden gate bridge's turn. right now temperatures in the 50s. good strong sea breezes pushing those clouds inland. so the forecast tomorrow, jacket weather tomorrow. temperatures close to 60 by day, and by night as the fireworks get going. we'll hope the low clouds hold off. so far it looks good for that. the fog should hold off, but most of the day spent in the 50s and we'll see a cool sunday for the rest of the bay area. possibly with more snow showers in the sierras. we'll talk about the strange weather we've been seeing coming up. diane? >> thank you, rob. >>> today, some of the people who walked that bridge on opening day got together to celebrate just a little early. they gathered at the st. francis yacht must be for a luncheon and walk down memory lane. the oldest person in attendance was 97, and the

rob and sunny?as powerful as facebook for greater good. >> terrific. >> bravo to facebook. this is our facebook question of the day. will you be identifying yourself as an organ donor on facebook. let us know. wnnfans.com. >> very, very important to be a donor. >> it is, half the nation now on facebook. that's amazing, isn't it? congrats n n n n n n n n n n n q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while neutralizing odors for a clean you can see, smell and really enjoy. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. introducing resolve all-stains! the pre-treat that combines a chamber of oxygen formula with a chamber of enzyme formula in the same bottle. resolve removes all types of stains in the first wash. trust resolve. forget stains. >>> this morning on "world news now," explosive plot. federal agents accuse five men of planning to blow up a bridge. >> how the feds went undercover to bus

rob and sunny?> thanks, karen. >>> california is poised to pass a first of its kind ban on a controversial therapy aimed at turning gay people straight. supporters say such treatments are not effective and potentially harmful. critics argue the ban would interfere with the right of parents to seek whatever kind of therapy they deem appropriate for their children. >>> more political news this morning. the longest serving republican member of the senate is heading for retirement, though not by his own choice. indiana senator richard lugar lost his bid for re-election to a candidate backed by the tea party who pegged lugar as too moderate for the seat. the veteran republican has held his office in the senate since 1977. >>> also republican presidential hopeful mitt romney stumped across michigan virtually ignoring the primaries in indiana, north carolina and west virginia. romney easily won all three of those contests adding about 100 more delegates to the 288 of them he still needs to officially, math

>> i agree with rob.er being here in this town during the last debt ceiling craziness, i have to agree with rob 100%. >> and imogen? >> well, obviously, i agree. i'm in britain at the moment. i'm finding it all quite extraordinary that the speaker came out today saying he welcomed showdowns basically. america doesn't need the theatrics. they need people to get the job done. it is quite incredible, dylan. >> yeah. the interesting thing also when you look at the actual deficit, you look at its explosion, so much of it was caused by the collapse in revenue after the financial crisis. the spike in unemployment. the collapse in housing prices. so while spending has been increasing without question and is out of control by many measures and many categories, it is disingenuous to suggest that our debt problem is merely a spending problem when there has been a massive collapse in revenue that is directly tied to the consequences of the financial crisis in 2008. and jonathan, i never understood, i still don't unde

addicts are going so far, they are robbing pharmacies to get their fix. the royal couple was visiting our studios in scotland to judge -- was visiting our studios in scotland. to judge how they did, we had our own weather reporter. >> they had until the end of the week. this afternoon and will be cold, wet, windy across most of scotland. >> the forecast is familiar, the forecaster, less so. on a tour of the bbc studios, prince charles could not resist trying his hand. >> there will be a dry interludes. there will be snow for the higher ground. the potential for a few showers. who the hell broke the script? -- wrote this script? they got it is not a bank holiday. >> how do you think he did? >> i thought he was a very good forecaster. >> i never thought that was any good. "would his wife be any good? with a little -- >> would his wife be any good? with a little persuasion, she had a go. >> clouds with outbreaks of rain. this was heaviest around the borders. [applause] >> the audition over, the duchess was relieved. the prince seemed keen to stay. soon, they