frat house environment and laying off people and so you know basically looting the tribune company looting the tribune looting the times you know and the cause but at the same time they don't want to focus the beam back on themselves and talk about the times that i would that's where i found interesting too is it's ok you know you can bring up the frat house mentality here the the sexual exploits of the coworkers and just say how this place you know seems like it should be on a college campus and not perhaps a professional environment but then the new york times starts at the end of the piece saying how but somehow these guys still have faith in themselves somehow they still think that their model is going to work and they're putting job postings out there asking for people they don't want you know that there is a pickle old school mentality if you have newsroom experience you can leave it we don't want that which that is that is a novel idea i mean that is where it seems like journalism is going these days and so it seems like the new york times wasn't really decided on whether they would

. >>> the tribune has a plan to exit bankruptcy. the parent companys station filed a plan in court yesterday. it was filed jointly with a group of senior creditors. groups of other creditors will file competing plans before the end of the next week. the filing came on the same day that the tribune company ceo randy michaels announced his resignation. he will be replaced by four executives. >>> waiting hours in the rain just for a chance to shop. why lincoln park was a hot spot for tech junkies. >>> the cha making sure residents are ready for the winter. >>> later, a spooky sight may just be a record-breaking event. >>> apple has a new store in lincoln park and people camped out there, sometimes in the rain, for the grand opening. >> local lovers will go to great lengths to show their devotion to the brand. >> reporter: they stood in the rain under the apple umbrellas, some waiting overnight to be the first to take home a bite of the apple store that opened this morning. and the new attraction is at north and hall stead. >> it is amazing how many peopl

the chicago tribune, owned by the tribune company which also owns wgn tv. >>> early voting for the mid term elections kicked off in illinois. some voters ran into trouble. a number of polling locations were closed because of the holiday. it didn't stop senator dick dur ban from encouraging voters to get out there and vote. >> the president said to us, his friends, and the people who supported him to lead this great nation, i need your help and i need you to stand by me again. are we going to stand by the president in this election? [cheering and applause] >> voters should have better luck tomorrow with 50 polling locations opening up in the city. the early voting period runs through october 28. for a list of locations, head to the website, wgntv.com. [drums] >>> from politics to parades, chicago holding its annual columbus day parade today. crowds of people of italian decent came out to celebrate. the parade started at 12:30 this afternoon lining up columbus drive. >>> from holidays to birthdays, yesterday was a special one. >>> meet the one born at 10:10 on 10/10/10. >>> and i'll take

david karr's "new york times" investigation into the tribune company reveal an almost "animal house"re at the media conglomerate that sam ells bought and drove into bankruptcy. one executive said to have offered a $100 to bare her breasts. sex talk that some staffers said made them uncomfortable. ann marie la pinskey saying zell pressured her to be tougher on governor rod blagojevich, using a crude term for women's genitals while zell was trying to get blago's administration to buy wrigley field. not a pretty picture and not an easy subject to nail down. >>> here's a story that really took off. fox and friends reporting on a futuristic development at the l.a. police department. >> the city of los angeles already ordering 10,000 jet packs for its police, paramedic, and fire departments. >> and they cost a gravity-the defying $100,000 a piece. it came from the weekly "world news," not exactly a reliable origin of journalism. the jet pax are real, but there are only a couple in existence. >>> cnn had some fun with the fox foul-up, but the host corrected the mistake during the same progr

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

but an ownership change turned the tribune company into what "the new york times" calls a frat house.a scathing article that documented sexual harassment, poker parties, illicit sex in stairwells at the company's chicago headquarters, then incredibly days after that article came out, one of the company's top executives sent out a memo with a video attached that uses words we can't even use on television about women's sexuality. the day after his company was in the spotlight for the very same kind of behavior, he goes and does that. that fellow was fired or possibly stepped down last week. this morning the ceo may be on his way out. the "chicago tribune" says that randy michaels will be out at the end of the day. laura, it is a sad and just truly bizarre end to the executives who were in charge of the "chicago tribune" and the "l.a. times." >>> it's 5:54. today marks the 19th anniversary of the deadly oakland hills fire. thousands of people lost their homes, but some overcame the disaster and found the strength to rebuild. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in oakland and talk

our partners for this detailed look at the influence of drug company money on health care include propublica, n.p.r., the "chicago tribune", the "boston globe" and "consumer reports". want to know if your doctor is on the list? check our web site: nbratpbs.org. >> tom: we mentioned the market selloff eariler, and stocks backing off five month highs. let's get you updated in tant's "market focus." stocks backed off five-month highs by the chinese central bank raising interest rates and renewed worries about banks and mortgages with bondholders wanting bank of america to buy back billions of bad mortgages. the china action helped the dollar find buyers. the dollar index bounced off nine-month lows. that bounce derailed high-flying emerging markets, which have thrived from the dollar's weakness. the ishares emerging markets e.t.f. fell from its recent new high, dropping 3%. the australian e.t.f. dropped almost 3.5%; south korea fell almost 6%. emerging markets have been attracting investors looking for faster growing economies than the u.s. and europe. the dollar spike also hit commodities that have been rallying on the sho

they are parent companies to many companies like wgn tv and the chicago tribune. >>> his death and life talked about at the church of god. dan ponce at the church that he founded. >> reporter: good evening. a prayer service for bishop braizer tonight. he died peacefully in his sleep after a long battle with prostate cancer. songs of praise tonight for the life of bishop arthur braizer. they came together to celebrate his life. the crusader is known for his compassion, his sensitivity, and his passion. >> he was a funny man but a very caring man. he loved everyone. and he had time for everyone. >> i'd like for bishop to be remembered as a legacy of wisdom, integrity, of love and grace. >> he was a spiritual leader, a spiritual follower. >> reporter: bishop spent most of his life fighting gang violence and improving underprivileged areas. >> i remember him taking care of my family when we had no food, no lights. him and his ministers they came to our home into our conditions and helped us. >> reporter: he led the church for 48 years before passing it on to his son. >> my mission is to con

tribune," the "boston globe" and "consumer reports." to see responses to our stories from other drug companies, and to see if your doctor is on the list of thousands of physicians paid to speak or consult for drug companies, go to our website: n.b.r. on pbs.org. >> susie: so, tom, stocks on the up side on wall street today, and the daubach above 11,000. >> tom: yes, driven there by some earnings, a bits of a reversal as welcome paired to what we saw yesterday. so let's get everybody updated tonight in our "market focus." >> tom: the major stock indices made up almost all of what they lost yesterday, led by a rebound in the material sector. we'll talk about earnings in a moment, but yesterday's big losers were the winners today. iron ore producer cliffs natural and fertilizer maker c.f. industries added 3.5% each. c.f.'s jump more than made up yesterday's losses. and steel maker a.k. steel added 3%. boeing helped spark the rally overall with better-than- expected earnings and a better outlook. results were six cents over estimates. orders for both commercial airlines and military equipment jumped, increasing its backlog of orders. s&p ana

company helped rescue the chilean miners. but first, with the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: iraq's high tribunal today sentenced one of saddam hussein's most prominent aides to death by hanging. former foreign minister tariq aziz was convicted of crimes against humanity. we have a report narrated by bill neely of independent television news. he followed his leader saddam hussein to the letter. now he may follow him to the gal owes. he was the face of saddam's regime abroad, but the face was sunken as he heard his death sentence. lost for words for once. in office, he often saluted the telephone when saddam rang. i was utterly loyal. his master's mouth piece. he was distinctive. the glasses, the cuban cigars. he loved whiskey and grew up as michael, a christian but he changed it for saddam. he was with him from the start, defiant before the first gulf war, defiant before the second. he met the pope just before the bombs fell and told itv news he would never surrender. >> you expect me after all my history as a militant and as an iraqi, one of the iraqi leaders, to go to an american prison, to go

tribune laid it out. there were three boats that involved senator brady's real- estate company. that is something a governor should ever do -- it never have conflicts of interest. you cannot have private business interests affecting your judgment. i have never had these kinds of conflicts of interest. it is important for the people of illinois to know ahead of time. senator brady has not given us on its financial statements about his business. i think it is important that the people of illinois has a governor who works all the time for them. i stood up to george ryan. senator brady supported him in 1994 as secretary of state. he supported him in 1998 when he ran for governor. i think it is is very important to have a governor -- i think it is very important to have a governor with fortitude. senator brady is not telling us the truth today about his all conflicts of interest. george ryan got into trouble by using his position to help himself financially. we cannot have a governor like that. we cannot have jobs in illinois if businesses think there is a conflict of interest. >> ou

tribune laid it out. there were three boats that involved senator brady's real- estate company. that is something a governor should ever do -- it never have conflicts of interest. you cannot have private business interests affecting your judgment. i have never had these kinds of conflicts of interest. it is important for the people of illinois to know ahead of time. senator brady has not given us on its financial statements about his business. i think it is important that the people of illinois has a governor who works all the time for them. i stood up to george ryan. senator brady supported him in 1994 as secretary of state. he supported him in 1998 when he ran for governor. i think it is is very important to have a governor -- i think it is very important to have a governor with fortitude. senator brady is not telling us the truth today about his all conflicts of interest. george ryan got into trouble by using his position to help himself financially. we cannot have a governor like that. we cannot have jobs in illinois if businesses think there is a conflict of interest. >> ou

companies in state court or go through the federal program. the issue isn't whether families can sue, the question is whether they can do it. in this tribunale american academy of pediatrics and also filed an amicus brief and supported the program to keep the free flow of vaccines for children. i agree it's an emotional issue and i think there's also a venue where congress said if this is where people should file these specific types of claims. >> well, seth and mary, i know you're watching this very closely to see what the supreme court decides on this, as are so many families. thanks so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> all right, coming up, president obama picking thomas donil eechlt in and was he the right man for the job? john bolten weighs in on that. and reality tv a try, a sneak peek at her new show next and police telling people to stand back. one of the most dramatic police chases you'll ever see. playing ) ♪ can't help it, can't help it ♪ ♪ can't help it, no no no... ♪ come on. ♪ can't help it, can't help it, no no no ♪ ♪ you drive me crazy ♪ and i just can't stop myself, uh! ♪ >> welcome back to "fox & friends." it's time for

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

tribune" in minneapolis. president had been there campaigning for market dayton, a break from his campaign for senate campaigns. this person is the former democratic senator, now running for governor. headlines -- the boston paper, companyor duval patrick to open a narrow lead against his republican opponent. the lead of jerry brown in california has increased in one month -- is challenged by meg whitman. and the florida, rubio back in command is a headline here. he is poised to win the senate seat in the three-way challenge with meek and crist. 41% of likely voters are going to arerubio. -- going to back rubio. here's the headline from denver. the candidates are tied at 47% each, 1% remaining undecided. should npr continued to receive federal funding? we will take your calls and your tweets. good morning, from indianapolis. steve? you are on the air. caller: i feel like they should receive the funding. they seem to be pretty unbiased when i listen to them. it seems like a lot of republicans, if they do not receive their news like to receive it on fox, then it seems they complain a lot. so, i think they should receive the funding. host: the story is also available online on politico. the house speaker in the mid- 1990's