wanted to do. >> i've known robert shapiro a long time.ionate about the issue of drug rehabilitation. he's been touched by this issue. i'm surprised the lawyers involved in this case in the end did not make the decision to appeal to this court, this judge, to allow her to go to drug rehabilitation to complete that before she starts this sentence. >> larry: you know robert very well. do you think he gets a bad rap here? >> anyone who knows robert knows he has great legal integrity, great mind and legal talent about this subject. if there is a problem between lindsay and robert, i'm on robert's side with this. she was the one who stepped out of line. >> larry: there is a second act in america, isn't there? >> always. we like that as well -- >> larry: america forgives after it knocks and picks up. >> absolutely. >> larry: if she turns it around, downey is the best example, can she come all the way back, two years from now, lindsay lohan stars in -- >> there is no doubt in my mind. i said this from the first time i was aware this young woman h

. >> and judith shapiro, julia bernard, darla bernard. >> my name is to this shapiro -- in judith shapiro. i am a newcomer to san francisco. i move briefly to 30 edith when i first came here because i had no place to stay. i bought in the neighborhood on lombard street. anytime anybody moves to improve their home also improves the neighborhood. i think they have tried very hard to make this fit into the neighborhood. you cannot please everybody all of the time. you do the best that you can. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am here as a friend. i think the monster in the closet -- there are people are brown heard that have added to her buildings. they cannot add to the building. they have demonize this woman. she is a three-time cancer survivor. this has been a difficult struggle for her and her family. it has been my experience in the 25 years of appearing before the commission that you tend to believe the hard work that the department does. the department is recommending approval of this project and not taking on the discretionary review. in addition to granting on about property righ

. >> reporter: bill shapiro has just released a book full of rejection letters.after page of thanks but no thanks. photographer tony stamolis got one of the meanest letters in the book and was eager to share it. >> "i don't even know who you are or what you do. remove me from your e-mail list please." >> reporter: shapiro says brushoffs are turn-ons in prime time. carrie bradshaw got rejected by post-it note. >> "i'm sorry, i can't, don't hate me." >> reporter: tv shows like "the apprentice"... >> you're fired. >> reporter: ...are built on rejection and apparently people are now more willing to share. >> i think there's something happening where there's no expectation of privacy you know? you sneeze into the wind and ten minutes later it's on youtube. >> reporter: shapiro learned a lot while writing his book, about rejection and about himself. >> i saw that i didn't have rejection letters of my own that matched these and it came to me at some point that i hadn't taken enough chances, perhaps, with my own life. >> reporter: there are letters that seemed laughable

shapiro declined commenting on the situation to nbc news monday evening, but he indicated earlier he would only represent lohan if the actress agreed to comply with probation regulations and serve her sentence. >> there's no special treatment at all. >> reporter: lohan slated for the same detention center where nonviolent offenders like paris hilton have served abbreviated sentences because of overcrowding. >> if she were lindsay smith and not lindsay lohan, she'd do about two hours. >> reporter: the actress has spent the past several days at the pickford treatment center that shapiro founded five years ago following the drug overdose death of his son brent. but monday afternoon and into the evening, associates of lohan were seen removing suitcases and other luggage from the facility. the actress offered one twitter comment about her impending incarceration monday evening, saying, quote, the only bookings that i'm familiar with are disney films. never thought that i'd be booking into jail. eeks. lohan will likely face that reality later today. mark barger, nbc news. >> bill, there's

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the facility is owned by lohan's newly appointed lawyer, robert shapiro.present miss lohan on the condition she complies with all of the terms of her probation, including a requirement of jail time. the actress' hard-partying ways hit close to home for shapiro, who lost his son to substance abuse in 2005. he says he wants to assist in implementing a treatment approach recommended by medical professionals for miss lohan's long-term recovery and sobriety. >> she's writing in her journals, she's painting, she's allowed to tweet, she's allowed to be in communication. >> reporter: lohan's struggle is a common one for many of hollywood's elite. nicole richie battled a heroin addiction before she was sentenced to four days in jail. though she only served 82 minutes, ritchie bounced back. starting a family and launching a fashion line. charlie sheen's acting career has been coupled with decades of substance abuse and several stints in rehab. even after years of treatment sheen spent this past christmas in jail for assaulting his wife. he is awaiting sentencing and

. >> reporter: lohan's former lawyer was at her side after celebrity attorney robert shapiro abruptlyropped the case. entertainment website tmz.com says lohan is it furious with shapiro, accusing him of trying to get publicity. the judge then ordered the cameras inside the courtroom turned off. that's when authorities handcuffed the 24-year-old. her new home is just a few miles away at this correctional facility south of los angeles. lohan has actually been here before, a few years ago she spent 84 minutes behind bars after a dui arrest. this time, lohan has been sentenced to 90 days but is expected to serve only about three weeks because of jail overcrowding. the 24-year-old has fallen from promising actress to convict. fresh off her role in "the parent trap," a 12-year-old lindsay lohan appeared on the tonight show. her future looked bright and the movie roles and red carpets just kept coming. but in just a few years, the spotlight dimmed after a string of failed relationships. duis and car accidents. the court's ordered rehab and alcohol monitoring devices. >> i'm not taking this a

shapiro: the purpose of the smurrf is to treat dry weather runoff, which is coming from storm drains. dry-weather runoff occurs when people waste water through washing their cars in the street, hosing down sidewalks and parking lots, their irrigation systems overspray. narrator: in a city of 12 million people, those seemingly small bits of wasted water accumulate to enormous amounts. shapiro: so all that ends up in our streets, ends up in catch basins, storm drains, into our storm drain system, and for some of the city, parts of the city, it ends up here at smurrf. 350,000 gallons come here on a daily basis, producing recycled water, and that can be reused for landscape irrigation and indoor toilet flushing. the pumps can only handle so much water, which is generally when it's not rain, the dry-weather runoff, so if you get a storm of a decent size, the pumps will shut down automatically and the water will just continue to flow out into the ocean and it carries a lot of bacteria and people can get sick when they're swimming in the water near a flowing storm drain. everyone knows you d

robert shapiro of o.j. simpson fame, has said he would accept the case but only if she agreed to take jail time, which some say is something lindsay lohan is finding hard to accept. since her last court appearance, aside from a few public outings, lindsay lohan has largely stayed off the tabloid radar even checking herself into a drug rehab facility where some say the waiting is wreaking havoc on her nerves. >> she's had trouble sleeping. she's had trouble eating. she ooze been crying a lot. >> reporter: "people" magazine reports she's a fidgety mess. the reality of jailhouse food and jailhouse bedding is now start to go set in. even her tweets sound different. "the only bookings that i'm familiar with are disney films," she wrote last night, "i never thought i'd be booking into jail." >> she's sort of been in denial about it right after she was sentenced. now she's thinking to herself, what is it going to be like in the cell by myself alone with not many things to do? >> reporter: one possible strategy for

to my immediate left is jonathan shapiro, an attorney and former u.s.assistant attorney, who has spent the last several years and 10 season working on television dramas such as "the practice" and "boston legal." next to him we have jamie floyd. broadcast anger for network news. many of you know her from her daily live broadcast "the best defense. next is a local attorney who has handled a number of high-profile cases including a nationally publicized acquittals of actor robert blake and civil rights lawyer stephen bingham. to his left is a career public defender from washington state. she is a blunder and has her own -- blogger and has her own blog. so'. does the media contributes to a negative misconception of public defenders, and more broadly, criminal defense attorneys? >> no, thank you. [laughter] >> absolutely yes. i think for the most part, there is the lack of understanding on the part of the american public on more critical role of the public defender. it is laid down in our sixth amendment. we do not teach it properly in primary school educati

high-profile attorney robert shapiro steps down in the 11th hour, right as lindsay lohan reports to jail. early this tuesday morning, july 20th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> on a busy tuesday morning here at broadcast house, 59th and 5th, at the base of -- >> the broadcast powerhouse. >> that's right. good morning, erica. >> good morning. >> happy birthday to you. >> thank you, harry smith. i appreciate it. i wouldn't want to start my birthday any other way -- >> oh. >> -- than with harry smith. >> oh there you go. i don't know what that means, but let's move on. >> we should. a lot to get to this morning, too. >> yes. >>> there's a new study in "the new york times." they're taking a look at the way breast cancer is diagnosed and basically saying that there could be some problems in the way that it's diagnosed. it's so difficult to detect in its earliest stages that, in fact, some of the diagnoses could be prone to error. so, now the federal government financing a nationwide study. we're going to get a closer look at this and whether or not you need to be concerned if you've had a

it's owned by robert shapiro. he agreed to represent ms.ondition that she complies with all of the terms. he wants to assist in implementing a treatment approach recommended by medical professionals for miss lohan's long-term recovery and sobriety. >> she's writing in her journals. she's painting. she's allowed to tweet. she's allowed to be in communication. >> reporter: lohan's struggle is a common one for many of hollywood. nicole richie battled a heroin addiction. richie bounced back starting a family and launching a fashion line. charlie sheen, after years of treatment, spent his past christmas in jail for assaulting his wife. he's awaiting sentencing and could face several years in prison. paris hilton spent 23 days in prison after a dui conviction and driving with a suspended license. she woke to larry king two days after her release. >> she was a very traumatic experience but i feel that god makes everything happen for a reason. >> reporter: but these days she finds herself on the wrong side of the law. >> lindsay's jail sentence wil

shapiro, former o.j.says he only agreed to take on lohan's case if she agrees to reported to jail and comply with the terms of her probation. in a statement he says, ms. lohan is suffering from a disease that i am all too familiar with. hopefully i can be of assistance. analysts say his involvement may reduce her sentence. >> i think shapiro will say to the judge, look, judge, you know how dedicated i am to rehab. let's see if we can get her through rehab. that's going to fix her and help the community more than just throwing her in jail. >> reporter: lohan will soon be confined to an eight by ten foot jail cell where she'll spend 22 hours of her day alone. rehab experts say jail can be the shock an addict needs. >> a typical addict has a system of how they function in a pathological way. and jail can interrupt that process. >> reporter: no matter how much help lindsay get from her attorney, experts agree that the person most responsible for her recovery is herself. hattie kauffman, cbs news, los angeles.

attorney shawn chapman holley was back at lindsay's side after famed attorney robert shapiro left theght before. >> she's scared as anyone would be. but she's resolute and she's doing it. >> reporter: lindsay's father held a sign supporting his daughter outside the courthouse and issued a statement through his attorney. >> he loves her, he does not believe that she should be incarcerated. >> reporter: lohan was strip searched and psychologically evaluated. then she was taken to her cell. lindsay will be segregated from other inmates for her own protection and can only leave for an hour a day. >> other inmates can sort of be out of their cell in the day in a recreation room, can watch tv. she is not going to be able to do that. >> reporter: because of overcrowded l.a. county jails, lindsay lohan will reportedly serve two weeks out of her 90-day sentence. in los angeles, don guevara, abc news. rob, vinita, back to you. >> obviously much shorter than 90 days. it's still not a short time in jail for a starlet. >> three weeks, a different life for sure. n honking. a short time ago, this wo

is lindsay lohan checked herself in to a center owned by robert shapi shapiro. he is now reportedly her attorney. >> she is hoping that maybe she won't have to go to jail now. >> we will see.

shawna shapiro has been doing incredible research, proving that if you are able to let go of resentment -- how many people know what resentment is? it's the poison you drink hoping somebody else will die. we are hoping the other person will feel the poison and drop dead. if we are able -- i don't care what community you come from, but especially in the african- american community, the only way to heal the wounds of the past is to forgive those who have hurt us, and dr. martin luther king said don't ever let somebody bring you down so low that you will hate them. we can't afford hate. the only pattern that heals the body is forgiveness and love. it's what? does that not take us into the spiritual realm? because, is forgiveness not that part of us that could connect to the de ivine? i am speaking to you as a psychologist and a scientist. i am telling you forgiveness is good for your heart. it is good for your body. it is good for your mind. because positive thoughts are powerful thoughts. positive thoughts are what? powerful. can you see why? can you see why? if i have a positive thought,

when i got to stand up and say jonathan shapiro on behalf of the united states of america -- and the defense lawyer had to say joe smith for this shmuck -- you get a sense that the system has bought into it. if you convict an innocent man, you have committed a far worse crime than any other crime because you have let the guilty party off scot-free. that is incorrect incredibly -- an incredibly important message. if anybody is waving the flag, it ought to be the public defender's office. their reluctance to do so, somehow, the sense that if they do so in will make them seem pro-government or some kind, i have never been able to fully grasp. >> let me ask a question. should we remake the image of the public defender in to the public crusader? is that what we want to do, do we need to, should we? >> i certainly think so. i bought into the public crusader thing when i was a child. ironically, here i am, not serving as a criminal defense attorney or public defender. i wanted to be a criminal defense attorney from the age of eight years old. i saw perry mason when i was a child. my father

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she could to stay out of jail, the 24-year-old apparently consulted with celebrity lawyer robert shapiroust days ago, and then entered his sober living facility. and while many think jail is just what the once rising star needs to clean up drug and alcohol problems, her sometimes estranged father does not. >> michael spent the morning praying for his daughter. he loves her. he does not believe she should be incarcerated. he's devastated she's going to jail. >> reporter: her former lawyer put aside another case to be by her side, but the bargaining and begging are over. it's expected lohan will spend 22 hours a day in isolation here. plenty of time to think about her future and how to turn it around. sandra hughes, cbs news, lynnwood, california. >>> now a rare glimpse at a legendary actor, marlon brando. early in his career "life" magazine released never before seen photos to mark the 60th anniversary of brando's film debut. one set taken in 1949 shows him preparing for the movie "the men." portraits in 1950 portray his playful side. the next two years he would go on to make "the wild on

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according to tmz, lohan's latest lawyer, robert shapiro, has quit the case. >> i'm not certain that it's going to change the judge's mind. i think it's a pipe dream for lindsay to think that she's not going to go to jail. >> lohan is not likely to serve the full 90 day jail term, but she was also sentenced to 90 days in rehab. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, a home run barrage powers the first place st. louis cardinals to a win. you don't want to miss this. coffee, or tea. i've got it. ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing crest 3d white toothpaste. the remarkable new toothpaste that removes up to 80% of surface stains in just two weeks. good advice. what did i tell ya. [ female announcer ] for a noticeably whiter smile in just two weeks. new crest 3d white toothpaste. and try crest 3d white rinse. ♪ good morning! [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... ♪ ...can lead to another. ♪ ♪ ...made with real fruit and now with more of the whole grains your body needs. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day. >>> here's a look at the weather in s

finally. [ laughter ] [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. >> couric: do you know how much the average american worker earns in sally. according to the labor department, just over $43,000. but there's a small city in california where the police >> couric: do you know how much the average american worker earns in salary. according to the labor department, just over $43,000. but there's a small city in california where the police chief makes ten times as much. and the city manager? 18 times. and then ben tracy tells us the citizens found out. >> reporter: despite its name, bell, california, doesn't have much of a ring to it these days. unemployment is 16% and most people in this blue-collar town make about $30,000. unless, they work at city hall. irate taxpayers stormed the building after finding out that the city manager is paid nearly $800,000 to run a town of just $37,000 people. >> we're being ripped off, we're being looted by the cit

. >> bob shapiro quit on her.ow you know they're saying the only one that's going to get her off is her thick-fingers meth-dealing cell mate. you know what i mean? >> i know what you mean. >> she stepped up. she's accepted responsibility and that's really all i have to say. >> she went to jail. >> yes, she did. >> oh! >> michael spent the morning praying for his daughter. he loves her. he does not believe she could be incarcerated. >> dad michael had his attorney speak for them. >> father of the year, folks. you look great, man. good luck to you, buddy. >> thank you. >> say hi to jon gosselin for me. >> i hugged him. i hugged michael lohan because he's a great dad. >> looks like lindsay on her way to that county lockup down there in linwood. >> lindsay just tweetered, surrendered, heading into jail, i wonder if i can keister an iphone 4. i don't know what it means. no further questions. >> jimmy: well, there you go. jake byrd, everyone. oh, there's jake. nicely done. great job. [ applause ] >> looks like "mean gir

lindsay lohan's lawyer, robert shapiro, who was famous for representing o.j.impson -- he quit just a few hours before she went to jail. [ light laughter ] that's gotta sting when your lawyer goes, "i can't handle you anymore. why can't you be more like o.j. simpson?" [ laughter and applause ] "just too much for me." this is an amazing story. a black couple in britain just had a white baby girl with blond hair and blue eyes. the father called the baby "simply unexplainable." [ laughter ] while the mother called the father, "unbelievably gullible." [ laughter and applause ] this kind of thing is actually more common than you think, according to the couple's white friend. [ laughter ] "this happens all the time, absolutely!" [ laughter ] i just heard about this. a school in massachusetts is facing criticism for sending kids home with fat report cards that alert their parents to obesity issues. that's got to be confusing. "well, gary, the good news is you got an 'a.' the bad news is it's between an 'f' and a 't.'" [ laughter ] "you're fat, gary! you're fat! now ge

she's also hired celebrity lawyer, robert shapiro, as she prepares to head to jail for latnin s to headase. >>> and they're still bitter in cleveland, imagine that, about lebron jame depm miami. a cleveland brewery is selling out of quit-ness ale, which is described as leaving a bitter aftertaste. that's a quick look at the headlines. >>> now, to marysol with the weather. >> unbelievable. the big story today, the heat. we look at the high temperatures. seattle is 74. phoenix is 111. atlanta is 86. new orleans is 89. it's cooler there than it is in denver, 104. so, not all these temperatures are in the 90s. but some portions of all of these states will see 90-degree or better weather, as the day progresses. we're also keeping a look on severe weather. two trouble spots. in the middle of the country, from fargo, to minneapolis, and omaha. you are going to see severe weather io th afab thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by avon. dan and bianna? >> mary, thank you. >>> coming up on "good morning america," he's an actor, artist and student. how does he do it all? i s

robert shapiro issued a statement saying he was no longer on the casech she will likely serve a fractionr jail term and head back to a drug and alcohol rehab program after she gets out. >> 5:five. tonight a special musical tribute will be held at oakland's paramount theater for grammy winning star walter hawkins, hundreds waited in long lines last friday trying to get free tickets to the tribute. the ticket give away started at 11:45, by 1:00 all of the tickets were gone. bishop hawkins formed the love center church in oakland. he passed away a week ago sunday at his home. of cancer. a memorial service will be held tomorrow morning. >>> the late ronald regan will now be honored on his birthday here in california with a day of special recognition. the governor signed two bills honoring him. ragan's birthday is february 6th and the first dave of recognition next year falls on what would have been his 100th birthday of the one of the bills signed creates a commission to seek private donations to celebrate that event. >> you can get a free manicure in san francisco at noon today as part of a

robert shapiro, he quit last night. >> yeah. just before -- so. >> well, that's -- >> they are going to have the helicopters up in california following that car. >> now it. >> if we're lucky we'll have a little bit on our noon show. >> speaking of helicopters? >> no chopper yet. not right now. but in half moon bay they are continuing to pave on 92 just east of half moon bay. one way traffic control in effect for another hour or so. and they are doing it every day this week from pilarcitos creek and main street. also in san mateo county, got some roadwork going on here as well until 6:00, southbound 280 between edgewood and farm hill boulevard. actually a little slow traffic on our sensors there. but if you are crossing the san mateo bridge, you're good to go in either direction across the span. what are you laughing about? >> john is making me laugh! >> what's so fun? i? >> he is having a little trouble with his mic and all the cords and battery packs and everything. >> we are kind of robots here. >> it's a little comical. our f