i hope tony likes it. [laughing] [applause] >> we knew this would be tremendously embarrassing to tony, because tony, you know, doesn't like to be recognized in any way. but the reason we did this, tony -- and i want to thank the trial lawyers association or the northern california criminal trial lawyers association as well as stuart hanlon. we're going to also have an image of you -- a sculpture of you, in our trial room to help inspire the next generation of attorneys. but this one is yours. [applause] so thank you very much to all of our panelists. we're going to take a five-minute break and then come back with our next p >> the second panel. this panel is going to be incredible. it really is. we have a superstar panel and, of course, a superstar moderator that i'm very honored to introduce, and that's judge lee baxter. and judge lee baxter is retired now from the bench, although you would never know it. and she's enjoying a new career as a photographer, is a great photographer. but during the time that

tony? >> i think in a corrupt society in a perfect society as we have, there has to be a hope or a projected ideal that there is justice, we'll say, in the court system and that there's idealistic lawyers, and there's fair judges, and there's not, you know, indelible bias and prejudice and rac racism, sexis, and all of those things dissipate, you know, when we approach the per diem. it's just like blinding our self. it's a way of taking the placebo instead of the medicine. great reform is required. we're threatened now by totalitarian tactics, grand juries, informants, mandatory sentencing. it's not very good, my friends. we're losing constitutional rights every day. and i think the way we appease our conscious, those of us who desire, i guess, not to probe and not to reform and not to speak out is we pretend that things have occurred in courts that didn't real liquor. [applause] >> it sounds like all of those things would make great tv or, of course, a great novel. paulette, you've spent s

and right next to her we have tony serra, and tony serra is the most prolific trial lawyer of our times. he's tried more cases than any other living lawyer. if you ever had a chance to see him in court, it's just a sight to behold. it really is. we're so grateful that he could be here today. he's trying a triple homicide case right now in oakland. he has a jury out waiting. you may get called away but we're hope you're able to stay for the panel. finally, we have sheldon siegel. and sheldon siegel is a corporate lawyer who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel. >> i think it is our national novel. if there was a national novel of week, this would be it for the united states. i think it's the favorite book of almost everybody you meet. >> the first time in my life that the bo

did you follow tony's trials during that time? >> i followed tony in and out of the courtroom for about 10 years. being in tony's presence is a lot like having an overdose of x-rays or something like that. he is intense. once he sort of dumped this book on me -- it was never intended to be my book. it was supposed to be my art and his book. one day he came schlepping boxes and said, here, it's your baby, i don't have time. and i was left crushed under the avalanche of his enormous life that was both fascinating and -- it had so many tributaries to it. i had never written a book before. i had written journals and some articles. i mean, i consider myself a visionary, and my head isn't filled with words, it's filled with pictures. but i'm capable of describing the pictures that i see. so anyway, i began this journey of a thousand miles with one step at a time, the shrapnel of his life all over my floor, and trying to put together this puzzle which became so frustrating that i kept running away from it as much as i embraced it. i fina

tony was a tall guy.e loved hawaii, swimming in the ocean, playing basketball - sounds like my kind of guy. [laughter] his siblings remember him as the big brother -- quiet but strong -- who took care of them, stood up for them in the neighborhood, and who would treat them to ice cream. tony's loyalty to family was matched by his love of country -- even though hawaii wasn't even a state yet. by september 1951, the korean war had been raging for more than a year, and tony was part of the 17th infantry regiment, 7th infantry division, which had been fighting for strategic hills that could shape the course of the war. his squad was near a village called chupa-ri when they came under a ferocious attack. with the enemy advancing, with his men outnumbered, tony made a decision. he ordered his squad to fall back and seek cover. and then tony did something else. he stayed behind. machine gun in hand, he laid down fire so his men could get to safety. he was one american soldier, alone, against an approaching army.

tony grew up in hawaii, in maui. he learned early we have a duty to others from his father, a dedicated police officer, and his mother, who devoted herself to their nine children. tony was a tall guy, he loved hawaii, swimming in the ocean, playing basketball, sounds like my kind of guy. his siblings remember him as the big brother, quiet but strong, who took care of them, stood up for them in the neighborhood, and would treat them to ice cream. tony's loyalty to family was matched by his love of country. even though hawaii wasn't even a state yet, by september 1951, the korean war had been waging for more than a year and tony was part of the 17th infantry regiment, 7th infantry division which was fighting for strategic hills that could shape the course of the war. his squad was near a village called chupry when they came under ferocious attack. with the enemy advancing, with his men outnumbered, tony made a decision, he ordered his squad to fall back and seek cover. and then tony did something else. he stayed behind

tony grew up in hawaii, in maui.arned early that we have a duty to others from his father a dedicated police officer and his mother who devoted herself to their nine children. tony was a tall guy. he loved hawaii, swimming in the ocean, playing basketball. he sounds like my kind of guy. [laughter] his siblings remember him as the big brother, quiet but strong. who took care of them, stood up for them in the neighborhood and would treat them to ice cream. tony's loyalty to family was matched by his love of country. even though hawaii wasn't even a state yet. by september of 1951 the korean war had been raging for more than a year and tony was part of the 17th infantry regiment. seventh infantry division which had been fighting for you teach it hills that could shape the course of the war. his squad was near a village called chu breed when they came under ferocious attack. the enemy advancing with its men outnumbered, tony made a decision. he ordered his squad to fall back and seek cover and then tony did something els

and right next to her we have tony serra, and tony serra is the most prolific trial lawyer of our times. he's tried more cases than any other living lawyer. if you ever had a chance to see him in court, it's just a sight to behold. it really is. we're so grateful that he could be here today. he's trying a triple homicide case right now in oakland. he has a jury out waiting. you may get called away but we're hope you're able to stay for the panel. finally, we have sheldon finally, we have sheldon siegel.

when tony was wounded in the shoulder, he fought on.hrew a gren -- threw grenade after grenade. when his weapon ran out of ammunition, he grabbed another. and when he ran out of ammo, he reached for the only thing left, a shovel. that's when the enemy overran his position. and in those final moments, the combat was hand to hand. it was that bravery, that courage of a single soldier that inspired his men to regroup, to rally, and to drive the enemy back. and when they finally reached tony's position, the measure of his valor became clear. after firing so many bullets from the barrel of his machine gun was literally bent, but tony had stood his ground, he had saved the lives of his men. after his death, tony was awarded the army's second highest award for valor, the distinguished service cross. but his family felt he deserved more. and so did senator and world wod war ii ii danny acaca. we're honored that senator acaca has joined us, as well as mazie, corona, and obviously, we are extraordinarily grateful that we're joined by another sena

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison and tony. letters with the white powder were discovered at 29 different d.c. schools yesterday. we were told by miss and the fbi there could be more letters out there and now we have that. the fbi telling us that five more letters, suspicious letters with white powder, were found at d.c. schools today. and like the others, we're told its substance inside was harmless. we know two of the locations where those letters with found this morning. one of them at prospect learning center on f. street in northwest. another one at newton street northwest at bancroft elementary. the letters were checked and the schools have been given the all-clear. now those schools that were disrupted by the suspicious letters yesterday reopened on time this morning. no sign there was ever any trouble. school administrators discovered the suspicious letters yesterday morning with a white powder inside. parents were relieved to learn the substance was harmless and law enforcement say it was corn starch. the fbi sent the

and right next to her we have tony serra, and

tony, over to you? >> that's great. >>> we continue to follow the big story of course of osama bin laden has been killed. we'll talk with wtop's national security correspondent jj  lysol knows a real clean isn't just something you see... ... it's something you smell. new lysol no mess automatic toilet bowl cleaner not only cleans your toilet with every flush, but also freshens your entire bathroom. so even in between deep cleans, it's as fresh as any room in your home. for tips on a healthy home, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>> what was happening inside the intelligence community over the weekend and what is happening there now that bin laden is dead? jj green, national security correspondent with wtop is with us. you've had no sleep. thank you for coming in to put this into perspective. >> pleasure. >> and when did you find out? you have had highly placed sources, so when did you find out? >> it was right around 10:00. >> 10:00 last night? >> and it turn out the way i thought. i've been wor

tony grew up in hawaii. others, his father, a dedicated police officer, and his mother who devoted herself to his children. tony was a tall guy, he lived swimming in the ocean, sounds like my kind of guy. his siblings remember him as the big brother. quiet, but strong who took care of them, stood up for them in the neighborhood, and would treat them to ice cream. tony's loyalty to family was matched by his love of country. even though hawaii wasn't even a state yet. by 1951, the korean war had been raging for to tony was part of the 17th infantry division. his squad was near a village called chupery when they came under ferocious attack. with his men outnumbered, tony made a decision. he ordered his squad to fall back and seek cover. and then tony did something else. he stayed behind, machine gun in hand, he laid down fire so his men could get to safety. he was one american soldier alone against an approaching army. when tony was wounded in the shoulder, he fought on. he threw grenade after grenade. when his

for now we check in with weather and tony perkins, good morning. >> good morning. there may be a few showers popping up in the last 30, 40 minutes or so to the west. hd radar we can show you that some of this moisture is now showing up on our radar. again, it would be light shower activity for the most part that we're looking at out to the west. we'll continue to monitor this through the course of the morning, but it's nothing to worry about, just shower activity. >>> the graphics show you a view, the big picture satellite, radar, plenty of clouds. indeed today will be a mostly cloudy day, a lot of cloud cover hanging around. however, our temperatures will still warm up rather nicely for today. it will be warmer than it was yesterday with the passage of a warm front that came through last night of the currently our temperatures are in the 50s, 55 in washington, 55 in baltimore, 53 at dulles, hagerstown is at 54 degrees. forecast today, mostly cloudy skies, a few showers possible here and there. look for a high in the low to mid-70s, 74 downtown. more details coming

-- tony is the truth. >> jimmy: oh my god, he's great. >> tony is the truth. >> jimmy: but then, you'ret with oprah. that big oprah party, that i didn't get invited to. you were at that. [ laughter ] >> i'm sure you could have got tickets if you wanted them. >> jimmy: now what -- now what went down? where was it? >> it was at the united center in chicago. and -- >> jimmy: just everybody. >> it was like a big giant -- >> jimmy: this is a giant thing. oprah's leaving -- well, she's not leaving us. >> i mean, it kind of felt like the olympics again like -- >> jimmy: did you have to carry a torch? [ laughter ] >> i mean, practically. i mean -- you wanted to carry a torch to this thing. it was like, "can i get a torch to carry?" you know -- >> jimmy: it was like something -- >> it was -- it was just -- it was really kind of magical. it was very melancholy. because you want to participate in this because you love oprah and you want to celebrate her 25 years but then as you're doing it, you're like, "wait a minute. oprah's about to go off the air." >> jimmy: yeah, it's a bummer. >> no, i prote

thanks, tony. if you are an o's fan, there will be a memorabilia auction on saturday, may 14, just for you. >> and rob roblin tells us, it is a chance to get some of earl weaver's unique memorabilia. >> if you ask long-time o's fans, he was probably their favorite manager. [cheers and applause] >> you can't forget earl going at it with an umpire. for many, watching this was the best part of the game. earl talk bd that when he -- talked about that when he was inducted into the hall of fame. >> he must have made over a million calls when i was managing, and except for those 92 times i disagreed, they got the other ones right. >> now a lot of memorabilia from earl's hall of fame career is going up for auction. there are all kinds of things from a world series ring to jerseys to all kinds of awards in all shapes and sizes. how about this autographed jersey? there is even a special baseball cal ripken junior gave earl. >> this is the actual ball thrown out for the pitch, which was a significant day, and