the upper east side melissa. the upper east side malices would not do very well. i'm from there. i know. iraq wasn't unique. we saw what happened in the u.s. in the aftermath of katrina when you remove the state all hell breaks loose. people are scared and turn to violence. they turned. but the america won the war. but they lost the war. but overnight you had neighborhood militias being formed. too often they were formed on the basis of a sectarian identities. they were from surrounding mosques, ethnic groups, tribal groups. you were not going to have a secular nonsectarian educated melissa predigested not make sense. the guys that used to be in neighboring soccer leagues, neighborhood gangs perry quickly became militiamen. the americans came in there with this notion that the party was of not the party. as like fundamentalism, neo-nazi or communists fell. the nazi party in the eyes of the american planners. it was a suny party. they were wrestling. so of course majority shi'ite. much more complicated than the way the americans devised. they imposed the sectarian and geographical

. >> narrator: the upper east side is one of the most affluent and powerful neighborhoods in america. even to new yorkers, it seems special-- a world apart of privilege and security. one day, walking across park and madison avenues, i reflected on how far away the country's economic troubles seemed to be from these streets. then i arrived at my hair salon, a place i've been going to for many years. ( telephone ringing ) >> deborah hair designs. can i help you? okay, when do you want an appointment for? >> narrator: i shared my thoughts with deborah. she gave me a wry smile. "you might see things differently," she said, "if you stay here with me and listen." >> how's the boyfriend? >> we actually... we broke up. >> oh. >> yeah, because... >> is that because he couldn't find work and had to go home? >> he couldn't find work and he had to go home. yeah, it doesn't seem real, you know. >> it's not supposed to happen that way. >> i know it, i know it. >> so you pick up an extra class, or you try to get a couple extra hours at work because your rent keeps going up, but your paycheck's not.

. >> reporter: my wife likes to joke kids growing up on the upper east side of new york who will haveent because their mom's faces are just frozen. i wonder if there's that same truth in that hollywood acting. they don't have the -- >> that's right. >> reporter: because everything's perfect. >> yes. where there's no texture, there's really no emotion. >> reporter: contrast that with "it happened one night." >> there. >> reporter: i read that this -- what is it 1935? >> '34 i think, yeah. >> reporter: won all five of the top oscars, best picture, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay. >> one of the great perks of living through the depression is you saw some of the greatest american comedies hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: because people needed to laugh. >> people needed to laugh, of course. >> reporter: here is matthew mcconaughey move. >> then the tie -- >> reporter: they may not make them like they used to. >> this gets an homage in "sex and the city 2." >> oh that's -- that's a disgrace. >> reporter: it's enough to make you nostalgic. pretty woman, wher

away even the government infrastructure, i think you'll see neighborhood gangs clashing, the upper east sides fights harlem. east side wouldn't do very well, probably. [laughter] i'm from there, so i know. iraq was unique. we see what happens even in the u.s. in the aftermath of katrina when you remove the state, all hell breaks lose, and when people are scared, they turn to violence, to militias. it's what happened in iraq. the americans won the war in april of 2003, but lost the war because militias take over. overnight, they were formed and forming on the basis of secretary identity, formed around surrounding mosques, tribal groups, ethnic groups. you weren't going to have a secular noneducated militia. it didn't make sense. the guys who used to be in gangs very quickly became the militiamen. the americans came in with the notion that the party was like the nazi party. we had to elevate to fighting is a new nazi. they were the nazi in the eyes of the american planners, but it was a sunni. the army was majority shiites. they imimposed the identities on geographic regions. you had the shiite

upper westside of new york? >> not anymore. we used to. we raised our children there. but then when they all through the coup, we med to a smaller place on the east side. >> that's a highly or well known liberal area of the world, the upper westside. >> so is the upper east side, i can tell you. >> and you don't call yourself a liberal in the new sense? >> no, i don't call myself a liberal anymore. there's no point in it. r a long time, we used to say we're the real liberals. you're not the real liberals, but it was nonsense. >> reason i bring that up is because what do you find the liberals of fork saying about this incident? >> well, most of them, except for the really stupid kids and their even more stupid professors, most of them are shocked and coming around. the symptom of this is that there's a great move on to keep rudy giuliani mayor for another term, which is against the law. but everybody who voted for term limits is now very, very, very regretful. and because in a crisis, it's rudy we want. >> why -- you point out in your book that you were a hard bitten anti-communist. >> yes. always. >> what would that mean and why didn't a lot of your l

the upper east side militia would fight the harlem militia, the ever east side wouldn't do very well probably. [laughter] i'm from there so i know. but iraq was unique. we see it happen and the aftermath of katrina when you remove a state all hell breaks loose and people are scared they turn to violence. the turn to knowledge of what is what happened in iraq. so the americans won a war in april, 2003 but they lost the war because militants took over. overnight in that neighborhood militia being formed. too often they were formed on the basis of secretary and identity. they were formed surrounding mosques, ethnic groups, tribal groups. you were not going to have a secular educated militia. it just didn't make sense. so the guys that used to be in the neighborhood stop release gangs a jury quickly became the militiamen. now the americans came in with this notion that the party was like the nazi party. we needed to elevate to this grand level, the communist party's fighting fascism, islamist fundamentalism come equal the sum, you wouldn't see the communist focus of a party likewise with

. >> my wife likes to joke that the kids growing up on the upper east side of new york who will haveng emotional content, because their moms' faces are frozen. i wonder if there's some truth in that in hollywood acting. they don't have the look. >> that's right. >> because everything's perfect. >> yes. where there's no texture, there's really no emotion. >> reporter: contrast that with "it happened one night." >> there. >> i read that this, what is it, 1935? >> '34 i think, yeah. >> won all five of the top oscars. best picture, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay. >> one of the great perks of living through the depression is that you saw some of the greatest american comedies hollywood has ever introduced. >> because people needed a laugh. >> people needed a laugh, of course. >> here he goes. the matthew mcconaughey move. >> reporter: they may not make them like they used to. this scene gets an homage. during "sex and the city 2." >> oh. that's a disgrace. it's enough to make you nostalgic. "pretty woman," where did you go? off to an ashram, i guess. "eat, pray a

at the end of this day, they went to a restaurant on the upper east side of new york, which was kind a media hang out, to tell war stories and drink and congratulate each other for a living 30 years after vietnam and how great they work. i am sure there was some of that. and there in the restaurant was punch with a group of people. david told this story himself. he said, i looked over, and we talked about it and realized that what we did cannot have been done without punch. so we wanted to tell him that we appreciated it. so the group of them, 5 pulitzer prize-winning vietnam war correspondents, send punch and his table a bottle of dom parent on champagne. my point is this, this is the time of david halberstam's, and it was time of the "new york times." and we're here tonight to talk about journalism as he experienced it, a journalism as this group and i -- i am also a amurnalist, as far as you cor concerned as we know it, and also journalism for a generation that is now coming along and facing a different world and the world of its own with own challenges and difficulties. but with

and the upper deck of the bay bridge is also moving along well. east bound, on the right sides moving right along. we will be right back.

side of this region of high pressure. all right. tomorrow morning starting off mid to upper 40s in the east and south bay, and then by 11:00, we're looking at things closer to 6 0 degrees with that sun returning yet again tomorrow. heading to the east coast, watch out, we do have some rain in boston all the way to washington, d.c. as we head into tonight. and coming up, we will have the latest on our rainfall update. while we do love the sunny and the dry weather, we're going to do a check-in to see how we're doing so far for the season. >>> still ahead at 6:00. shots ring out at a southern california school, leaving two students wounded. what police say happened. >>> well, college certainly a time for lots of things, but new info tonight indicating that learning may not exactly be at the top of that list. >>> plus, bad behavior, poor decisions. the new audit about state employees that is raising eyebrows. we'll be right back. >>> a threat written in graffiti forced extra security at santa cruz. they said they have taken many precautions after a student reported finding the message earlier this month threatening violence on today's date.

coast side 55 and a half moon bay and downtown san francisco south san francisco 55 degrees and won the fog and frost clear away upper 50's for santa rosa. eastmunities 57 in oakland and hayward. you head inland it's a nice day but cool. 53 in livermore and monterey bay 58 degrees for new santa cruz. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast. if you can live with the patches of morning fog and frost then you will enjoy the afternoon. it's dry and sunny all the way through with temperatures hovering in the mid to upper 50's and i know dan you are going to want to get out of bed just to see the sun. >> this is nice. 7 days of this weather is great. >> especially with the rain that we have had. we do get dry spells in january. >> still ahead tonight. see exactly is what happening. so gtuñuñnaoav!v!>ñ [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. plus i get two boxtops for their school. winning is my but we lost today. no, we didn't... ♪ w

east bay, 54 in oakland. temperatures on the cold side, there is fog holding on in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. inland areas fog, and cold into mid-40s, mid to upper 50s, improving weather heading into the weekend. more sunday. and a chance of rain wednesday, better chance thursday. >> and a family on the brink of deportation. on a well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score... you score. gimme a fashionista... i'll make her a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you! >>> a san francisco family on the verge of deportation to peru good her friends are rallying around them now. >> the 18-year-old and her 16-year-old brother were brought to the u.s. from peru 10 years ago seeking asylum from racial discrimination. >> when my mom was suddenly arrested by immigration. by mother and i found ourselves in foster care. >> they were facing deportation january 19th but today granted a six month stay. their mission, friends immigr

side is moving well. golden gate upper 60s low '70's expected, half moon bay coming in right around 66 degrees. then thought advisory, north, east bay valleys. visibility is low in santa rosa, fairfield, concord. half mild throughout napa. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. more days like this ahead of us. the next few days low 70's-upper 60s. saturday, a change, cooler temperatures, possibly squeeze out a shower or two. we could stay dry but more unsettled. check on your commute, erica. >> thank you, the benefit of waking up early is no hot spots. not even an accident on the california highway patrol locks. westbound 80, very few cars on the road. no problems on the shore freeway. westbound-580 is good, northbound-800 is good. san mateo, either direction, tracking the overnight construction, this is 800 right at 92. too late to shut down. you can slanes s'e on the span is nice and light, no problems. golden gate, your ride out of the north bay, very quiet. the few cars on the road. no problems. no problems to or marin county. across town, san francisco, look good. further on south, you will run into overnight construc

side here with lots of sunshine prevailing through the week. we'll start that warming trend today into the upper 50s to low 60s for most bay area location in the east bay. more of the same there. low 60s will be the warmer locations. north bay looking at fog this morning giving way to mostly sunny skies and low 60s there, as well. and less fog through the week, more sun and gusty wind in the bay hills here to help clear out any cloud cover and continue that warming trend through the end of the week and into the weekend. we could be talking low 70s again by next weekend as there is no rain in sight for the foreseeable future. right now, let's get a traffic update with gianna. >> thank you, jim. good morning. let's start off with a live look at the san mateo bridge where traffic is actually off to a very good start on this monday morning drive. you can see no delays and it's only about 14 minutes between hayward and foster city. jumping over to the bay bridge where we are starting to see some slight delays there in the cash lanes, i just checked in with chp, still no metering lights just yet. traffic actually doing okay up the incline and across the

temperatures on warm side. 53 san francisco, 52 san rafael, 53 oakland, 54 hayward, 55 in mountain view. 54 san jose, the upper 40's far east bay. a lot warmer than yesterday. some locations 10 degrees warmer, 13 degrees warmer than we were 24 to go. 49 in livermore where they were in the '30's yesterday. highs today 63 the warm spot in the north bay in san rosa, 565 in francisco, 55 richmond, oakland 59, 60 fremont, of the delta temperatures upper 50s. not bad. the storm system we were dealing with yesterday is gone. everything else will stay to the north. clouds will build in the sierra, that's why our tahoe forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies in the afternoons, starting partly cloudy ending up mostly cloudy. freezing fog into saturday morning, a sprinkle or two overnight hours from saturday into sunday. otherwise agreed afternoon for skiing. temperatures upper 40's and lower 50s. now to erech out with your traffic. >> better news for your commute. the fog advisory has been lifted for the toll plaza, no offense on tropics. a couple more cars on the road and a soft 15 minutes ago. he shore for we looks good so does 580

upper 50s. in that bill today but if you added to the east bay concede temperatures on the cold side heading towards the antioch and livermore because you're closer. they're keeping it cool week-long. seven day forecast has the fog moving out probably after today. this will be the last day that we will deal any real dense fog. we're dreyfus and we're setting. tuesday, wednesday and there's a we have a slight chance of rain coming and to the next five between now and then, it'll be great. it looks beautiful. we're heading out to tahoe. let us take a look your ski report, kicking off at kirkwood, we have 94-92 in. with less oakland and 40 runs and disposal. the sure all entellus (94 runs open as well. end of last look as squaw valley. 120 in. lambastes the job. 170 runs, not to george. >> i look to your bay bridge toll plaza were things have backed up a bit, it is still slow from the east parking lot here almost to be 80 over crossing beat the approach, backing up. there has been in and reported program on the bridge. the right here deadlights are ending up to around it, no delay, goodspeed's. instead

they went to a restaurant on the upper east side of york that is kind of a hang al to tell war stories, drink, and congratulate each other. they looked in the rest shot and there was punch with a group of people. david said, "i looked over. we talked about it and realized that what we did could not have been done without him." we told him that we appreciated him. five pulitzer prize winning the vietnam war correspondents set punch and his table a bottle of champagne. my point is this, this was a time of david halberstam and it was a time of the "new york times." we are here to talk about journalism as he experienced it. i am also a journalist. also, journalism for a new generation, a generation that is now coming along and facing a different world, a world with its own challenges and difficulties. the pleasures and joys of journalism are very much still the same. i want you to look at a brief clip of david halberstam talking about journalism. >> it was not about being popular. i did not care what washington wanted. what was important was that might readers could walk into saigon and no