and they knew each other before i knew shirley. we've had this long, what, 50-year relationship and bond. so when al called me about bringing some pieces here to san francisco, we didn't hesitate. i'm going to ask all uven to take, when you go to d.c., on the main floor of the main gearly -- gallery at the american history museum, the most visited museum in the world, there is george washington to the left, the american flag to the middle, and the kiprusoffy collection to the right. and i just want you to know that because you know, luis was trying to tell you who the kinseys are and you know what? you need to know who's speaking to you so sometimes you sit up a little bit better and you listen, but we are very grounded in what we're doing and we've lived in san francisco back in the 1970's. we ran a million square feet for der -- xerox out of south san francisco. we ran the oakland branch in oakland for three years there where i had 100 black folks working for me in 1977, just so you know. so we got our roots in the right place. w

stand up, shirley. few years ago we had a wonderful opportunity to work with supervisors mirkarimi and are lee on the adoption of san francisco's slavery disclosure ordinance and we're looking forward to having is the same kind of experience with supervisor coyne as she moves forward in legislation with us the we're very excited about that undertakele -- taking. that was supposed to lead to a nice little smooth transition for them to make remarks. since they are not here -- somebody's coming, i'm told. on cue, supervisor coyne, right on cue is here. supervisor malia cohen, ladies and gentlemen. >> thank you. hello. happy black history month. -- month. how are you good. thank you for coming out here this morning. i'm so excited to be here. there have been many years that have come and gone in the past that i was in these seats over here listening to the speakers commemorate, honor the memory and legacy of many of our an set of erps and the persons that have gone on before us and it is about time that we

our guest today is craig shirley. greatest president of shirley and bannister public affairs, a government relations and marketing firm. he has written for the "washington post," "los angeles times," "washington times," conservative digest, "the weekly standard," many other publications. he previously authored "reagan's revolution: the untold story of the campaign that started it all." that was the first book detailing reagan's pivotal 1976 challenge to president ford and republican primaries. and he also authored "rendezvous with destiny: ronald reagan and the campaign that changed america." for the 1980 campaign really the behind the scenes story of that run for the white house. you will note there is a consistency in craig's books. rendezvous in this are both very well researched, although this one was over about 15 months. and this one is only about 31 days. you're getting very more detailed. we are pleased to have with us today, we'll do some questions out there and then open it up to the audience for anything ou

well, that just is not consistent with shaken baby syndrome medical literature. >> shirley smith spentt the prison in chino. a federal appeals court ordered her release, saying the coroner presented theories. then, the u.s. supreme court stepped in. smith has to go back to prison. >> she's not able to do what she wants to do. go where she want to go without having to ask somebody. >> i can't believe this. i cannot believe this is happening. >> we talked to her daughter by phone in minnesota tonight. >> ultimately, i would like to see superior court, the six judges voted against her to overturn. >> prison is so horrible. it's so horrible. it becomes more horrible when you don't belong there. >> the return, the reward for the safe return of a squirrel monkey stolen from the san francisco zoo has increased to $5,000 tonight. thanks to a private donation. banana sam, as the monkey is known, disappeared last night and investigators believe someone stole him. joe vazquez explains what happened. >> taylor, the squirrel monkey scrambles around his habitat and entertains the children. he may be

craig shirley. his book is called december 1941.y appropriate to see on the anniversary. >> thank you. >>> well, again, this is the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor and the school where the first daughters eat their lunch and get education served with items that may be considered japanese. some say they're chinese and some folks have left a lot of comments saying the menu is insensitive. it was an unfortunate coincidence. they're catering company plans the menu. we went to the world war ii memorial to find out what people there would think. >> this is sort of irrelevant to feeding kid. it looks like a healthy diet to me. it was over a long time ago, let's leave it over. >> so do you have an issue with the school serving an asian-themed food on the anniversary of haerl harbor? do -- pearl harbor? do you think it's an offense or overblown? weigh in at wusa9.com or you can join the ongoing conversation on our facebook page. and, believe me, all you have to do is get to the page. it's all over the place. >>> now, let's get to t

my wife shirley is with me on the program. i almost forgot.he's kicking me. >> i wanted him to acknowledge me! >> she was kicking me on the leg, saying don't forget me! [laughter] as i mentioned at the top of the program tonight, we're going to take questions, your questions on dog rollcism. our guest is father dimitri sala, involved in a ministry. he was with us in july and we opened the phone lines for questions. then it took a while for viewers to call in, and then just as the program was nearing the end, the phone lines exploded with calls and we couldn't take them because, again, the program was about over. so we inviteed father sala back to take your calls. if you have questions or comments on -- call us right now on our question line. (888)691-1075. you see it on your screen. (888)691-1075. before we get to, that christmas is coming up. we have very interesting facts about how people in other countries celebrate christmas. are you ready. >> yes. i want to hear. >> i feel very knowledgeable. just knowing all this. >> our producer is the

chuck todd recently sat down with shirley and began by asking him about the genesis of the book. >> whatanted to do, chuck, was to take the reader and try to put them in the moment and see what america was going through in that historic moment, the 1st through the 31st eyes of the parents, grand parents or great grandparents. many wonderful book written about franklin roosevelt, eleanor roosevelt, the cabinet earthquake the war department, what was going on with the gems in that period but never a from the perspective of the american people ultimatelying the ones asked to make the sacrifice. that is what i try i had to a much accomplish. >> the morning of december 7th, isolation of america was at peace, december 8th, internationalist america was at war and became forever an altered country. the defining moniker of the country majority moving from an isolationist point of view. >> yeah. we go -- that is really the bright line, december 7th, between the america of the past and the america of the future. you know, from the time of washington, 'cause he in his farewell -- >> it was not a sta

live call-in programs at noon, 2:00 and 45 with world war ii historian into 71941 author craig shirley and throughout the day, first person accounts from servicemen and civilians. this weeks national park service conference about pearl harbor, a tour of the visitor center and our footage of the attack and its aftermath. sunday on c-span threes american history tv. >> on your screen is well-known historian stanley weintraub whose most recent book is called "pearl harbor christmas." that was 70 years ago at this time. what was christmas 1941 like in this country? >> christmas 1941 was a very quiet time. people were stunned by what had happened at pearl harbor. this was the first christmas after the event, and so i wrote about the aftermath worldwide, what it was like around the country, what it was like around the world. it was still a time when people would like to christmas trees. there was an official blackout but nobody paid attention. rationing hadn't begun yet, so the seriousness of the war hadn't really sunk in in the united states spent what was washington like at that time? wher

founding executive director of the chinatown community development center gordon chen, strychnine shirleyn, district 10, a community leader and visitation valley, and last but not least, the business woman and president of an iron works co., florence kong. could you join me in thanking all of their leadership? [applause] the last thing i want to say is we have been celebrating our heritage for 163 years, and i look forward to another 163 years of celebration. thank you very much for being here. >> supervisor chiu, thank you very much. this is the seventh year that san francisco has held an official celebration for asian americans. the plans are the culminated efforts of the members of the mayor's asian-pacific american heritage celebration committee. please welcome me and joining claudine cheng for her remarks on this year's celebration. >> thank you, everyone, for joining us for our celebration this year. the theme of our celebration is celebrate heritage, celebrated community voices. the community is selected this team for two reasons. one -- the community recognizes we care about this

>> it is shirley page to, but it is really page 8. -- is really page two, but it is really page 8. >> after achieving this city because the goals -- city's goals. the puc reaffirms its commitment to pursue the local who billed out component of -- local buildout component of the cca. and whereas the puc anticipates the immediate commencement of the local buildout. once the have completed their scope of work, sufficient revenues are identified, the sfpuc considers the environmental analysis of any physical impact of the local bellout -- buildout program, and approves the budget and timeline for the local buildout. president moran: any questions from the commission on that language? >> second. president moran: procedurally, we don't have anything to make an amendment to yet. let's just do this and a simple way and tell me if it doesn't stand up. let's vote on the language, we can move the replacement resolution that includes that language. >>-secon

she really was laverne and shirley.e back tonight with nbc nightly news. until then. >>> good morning. i'm angie goff. >> good morning, everyone. i'm erika gonzalez. straight ahead on "news 4 today" a major announcement is expected today from herman cain. why many pundits say he's throwing in the towel in his bid to be president. >>> and people are lining up for this morning's nbc washington pnc bank community shred. you can join them at prince georges community college. we're going to tell you what you can bring and what you should leave at home. >>> the weekend is here and the sun is shining, that is excellent news for all your outdoor activities. i'll give you a complete check of your weekend forecast and when the next chance of rain will be coming up. >> all that and more when you >> all that and more when you join us for at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to pr

she really was laverne and shirley.. i'll be back tonight with nbc nightly news. until then. >> live, local, late-breaking - this wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning and welcome to 11 news saturday morning. >> here is a look at some of our top stories -- there is no word this morning on what started a three-alarm apartment fire in baltimore. it started last night before 11:00 on red cedar place. the fire quickly escalated to three alarms. in harford county, route 1 is reopened after a serious car accident happened near smith road in arlington after 4:00 friday afternoon. firefighters were responding to two car crashes involved in that accident. medivac helicopters rushed three people to shock trauma and there is no word on their combat -- condition. take a look at these surveillance pictures. howard county need your help to find this man who is a suspect in a bank robbery in faulted. he robbed a suntrust bank on thursday afternoon. police say he walked in and demanded cash and the teller and took a deposit env

back in march, police say 67- year-old shirley garett's grandson repeatedly hit her in the head with a hammer as she slept. the boy later told detectives he was angry at his grandmother was getting ready for school. garett died over the weekend at union memorial hospital. baltimore school officials did what they could to have a one families bullying problem, that is the ruling from a jury today in a landmark lawsuit against the school system. barry simms has been following the case closely all week. >> if the verdict and hinged on concern for children safety. the parents wanted the bottle -- baltimore public school system held responsible for bullying incidents against their son and daughter. >> there was not enough credibility for it to be a " bullying case. >> the sullivans' lawsuit claimed their children were believed at their respective elementary schools between 2008 and 2010. their special needs son was beaten, kicked, and stuck in the knee with a fork. >> i will have to tell my son that the system failed him. that we failed him as parents. that we were not able to protect him.

back in march, police say shirley gibbs 14-year-old beat her with a hammer.he boy was originally charged as an adult with attempted murder. >>> police and a judge has deny -- the charges against a baltimore man accused of planning to bomb a military recruiting center antonio martinez pleaded not guilty. >>> police in howard county are looking for a person who stole a package from someone else's porch. it happened just last friday at 8200 block of western drive in ellicott city. you see the woman drives up to the house, gets out of her car and walks back with a package in her arms. police think this thief may have taken other packages in other houses. >>> man the rain came in heavy and steady. once we get pass sun set there, it pushed out south. you can see some of the heaviest and steadiest rains now to the west of baltimore. howard county back up through carroll and extending northern. baltimore county we had a brief stroke of lightning there. just north of denton. right now temperatures running around 50. it's been a mild day in the 60s. visibility kind of

craig shirley is a historian and the author of "december 1941: 31 days that changed america and saved'll talk more about the upcoming 70th anniversary of the bombing of pearl harbor and your new book in just a moment. but first, let's get into the politics. is there an establishment favorite among this field? >> actually, i'd say there are two. there's ursa major and ursa minor, mitt romney and jon huntsman, those are the two establishment candidates. what it represents is the what the republican party's going through. it's bipolar. in a way that it was with goldwater rockefeller and later with reagan and ford and then reagan and bush. so the party is going through an identify of what it stands for and what it is. i know he's lived here. and i've washington. and gingrich, reagan lived here for eight years and he was never considered to be of washington though he was the head of the national government. gingrich never joined the culture here per se. ronald reagan obviously never joined the culture here per se. so insiders have always held him at arm's length because he really wasn't on

we will hear from shirley and jay. they are represented by an extraordinary attorney. we are going to start now. >> hello, everyone. thank you for inviting me to speak my parents brought me here when i was 14, 10 years ago, from the island country of fiji and the south pacific. and they came here illegally and applied for a green card. no one told them it would take 10 years to get it. my grandmother is a u.s. citizen and today my parents and my sister, my entire family here are citizens. i am the only undocumented in my family. that is because immigration officials refused to follow the law. i will explain why. it took so long to get my parents residency that i aged out. they do not care when you turn 21. they tell you to get in the back of the line. even waiting nine years, they are asking me to go to the back of the line again. i will be 23 by the time i can immigrate to the country legally. in the meantime, growing up, my parents had no idea this would happen. i graduated from college with a bachelor's in political science with a master's i as well. we fought hard

back in march police say shirley garrett's 14-year-old grandson hit her several times with a hammer. the 67-year-old died during the weekend at union memorial hospital. the boy was originally charged as an adult with attempted murder, but in august that case was then turned over to the juvenile court. >>> a family from texas on a holiday trip ended up being stranded for days. coming up how rescue crews were able to find them and how that family is doing this morning. >>> plus if you shopped online at best buy, why you may not be receiving your order as quickly as possible. we'll bring you what's new now and next on this friday, december 23rd. you're watching "good morning maryland." a live look down at the inner harbor. >>> news time 5:08. the pictures say it all, a family buried in a snow drift for nearly two kays. two adults and their 5-year-old daughter were traveling to mexico monday when they were struck by the storm. search crews found the family's suv under four feet of ice. of course, they were lethargic and clinging to one another when they were found. at last check, that fa

>> it is shirley page to, but it is really page 8. -- is really page two, but it is really page 8. >> after achieving this city because the goals --

was one for the first time this weekend there is a clear leader of the hong kong open and it's not shirley favorite remark or roy's . quite the confidence with the group but not with the base the thoughts of russia football manager dick advocaat following the euro two thousand and twelve group stage draw in kiev our correspondent richard dunne portrayed caught up with the dutchman in the ukrainian capital. i mean it's probably a good draw you would have dreamed about it. because if you see. but. to do it. that's important it was going for your mind when you were drawn to it and obviously looked for group a would be a lot easier than the rest because we used hoping we would get a level. four and get. asked of the. group. we could probably do. the same because also you know the greeks very well for instance i mean you play differently from last month. the team that used to be perhaps ten years ago and the . team in competition even though they're playing at home with. your parents. the is very frenetic in the. home team. very dangerous. the world championship. as well but again if you see al

with her sisters and with her brother, and it's on this table that her classics were written like shirley the professor and jana. >> he said every now and then an immense fire was continually burning -- >> when you listen to charlotte's words in the manuscript, you might recognize similar passages in jane eyre. this goes some way to explain how her genius develops. >> it is significant because this teenager became one of the greatest novelists in the english language, and it's significant because this particular little book has the seeds of charlotte's greatest work, jane eyre. >> the manuscript may not be coming home but there is one edition missing and with it, more stories yet to be told. ed thomas, bbc news. >> tiny books, very big work of art. well, that brings today's program to a close, but remember of course you can find updates at any time on our website. from all of us here at world news america, thank you for watching. be sure to tune in tomorrow. make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont