when i asked what it was, he said valium. does valium help, i ask?es me feel sleepy but i feel pretty unflappable. i'm writing orders for it for all my patients. you're putting all of them on val valium, too 12? in the middle of all this trouble with the yellow man this guy comes into emergency and i couldn't handle it. i offered him $5 if he'd go home. he took it and left. true story. >> how much of this was autobiographical? >> well, as you know, fiction is weird. people ask me who the greatest character in the book is, the fat man. i say there really wasn't a fat man. it was mostly actually me. i started to act like that. but on the other hand, the narrator in the book is also me. >> you spent a significant amount of time since then obviously writing a lot of other books. i read another one recently called "the spirit of the place." >> good for you. >> it's about a primary care doctor who in some ways is coerced into come back to the town in which he grew up. >> a novelist is in a great position. if you can't do it in real life, you can do it in f

. >> the mayhem begins hours earlier after rosland robs a drugstore for valium.riff quickly learns of the incident. >> he showed them an attache case and told them he had a bomb inside of it and if he didn't get the valium, he would detonate. and the pharmacist did the right thing. he gave him the valium. >> minutes later, local police are on the suspect's tail, and soon he's cornered in downtown butte. >> tried to get him to move out of the residential and business area in the event he did detonate and he shut down in one of the most busiest thoroughfares in butte. >> cameraman tom wreggett covers the standoff. >> they had the car stopped in the middle of the intersection. it was a couple fire trucks sitting kind of blocking the street, police cars, an ambulance sitting down the block a little bit, and they were just talking to the guy through the window. >> rosland tells police his car is rigged to blow sky-high and they believe him. the suspect has threatened to blow himself up before, but that incident ended peacefully. >> to me, that was a call that he was r

he said, valium. i'm writing orders for it for all of my patients. >> what, you're putting all of them on valium, too? they're all very nuvs having me as their doctor. >> after the others had left, he had a confession to make. in the middle of all of this trouble, the guy comes into emergency, and i couldn't handle it. i offered him $5 if he would go home. he took it and left. dr true story. >> how much of this was autobiographic autobiographical? >> as you know, fixz is weird. people ask me who the greatest character in the book is, the fat man. and i say, well, there really wasn't a fat man. it was, you know, it was mostly actually me. i started to act like that. but on the other hand, the narrator, the narrator in the book is also me. >> you spent a significant amount of time 6 then writing a lot of other books. i read another one called "the spirit of the place." >> good for you. >> about a primary care doctor who was in some ways coerced into coming back to the town where he grew up. >> a novelis

his death was an accident caused by a fatal combination of alcohol and valium. his brother told the san jose mercury news his brother had battled it for years and relapsed just prior to his deaths. he sold more than 10 million beyond pieces. the second face against or call is now underway. they will hear testimony on whether it private two -- violates two java pat tents and one is in favor of or call. it could not agree on the 4th basis for a setelment. >>> it will go before the -- go before the board of supervisors. the full board is expected and mount any riders who have not paid a fair will go through the front door but if you have a chicker pass or jump he and really the better rider experience of not having to wait so lock at one of our many bus stops is the real benefit. >> now 451, he is being praised for his heroic actions. what he did to fall 40 feet into the a barrel of acid. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, time now 4:54 a new jersey roofer is being called a hero for jumping into a tank of acid to save a co-worker. davis fell 40

. >> artist thomas kincaid died of an accidental overdose of alcohol and valium. the autopsy concluded that he stopped breathing because of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers. his brother said that he had a relapse of alcohol problems just before he passed away. the popular children's book author maurice sendak has passed away. he died today in connecticut after complications from a recent stroke. he's best known for " where the wild things are ". he won a prestigious medal for the best children's book of 1964 and it became a big hit movie in 2009. he was 83 years old. >> my kids are big fans and i was a fan. i had that book. and pass it along. >> did you see the movie? >> i have not seen the movie but my kids said that it was great. >> she can her way into pop culture notoriety. >> how the so-called heading mother is being immortalized in plastic. and it is not just for pizza and managers, how do we deal websites are helping people with their insurance,,,,,,,,,,, >> stocks are sharply lower all over worries about the political and economic situation in greece

. >> thomas kincaid died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and valium. he died about one month ago. a local tv station reports the autopsy concluded he stopped breathing because of alcohol prescription tranquilizers. >> amazing video of rove workers in tibet using explosives to clear a road after a landslide. hundreds of tourists were stranded in had to evacuate the highway. soldiers were also deployed to clear paths and get people out of the area. luckily there were no injuries. >> chrysler recalling cars because of a flaw in the braking system. it involves the 20112012 chrysler 300 and dodge charger sedans. a fuse can overeaten which can cause the anti-lock brakes to malfunction. owners can bring the car to dealers to have the fuse replaced. tripoli reports that drivers risk of death increases by 44 percent when carrying one passenger you entered and 21 and no older passengers. risk is doubled with two young passengers but the researchers also find that the risk limits by 62 percent when there is an adult watching. >> the meeting could be hazardous to

valium generic. >> the occupy movement detailed what it will take for the group to brick its camp on land owned by uc berkeley in albany. this comes after uc gave the group a dead lane to leave the piece of land over the weekend. occupy conditions include being connected to the local water supply irrigate the crops and banning uc researchers from using pesticide on the piece of land. >>> still ahead tonight. meat glue. focus of abc 7 news i team investigation now how the meat industry is defending the product. >> i'm the man was involved with china town most notorious gang says has a new life. now raymond ciao hang out with celebrity. why do police still think he's up to no good. that story coming up. >>> and our former governor now hollywood darling once again. latest movie role. >> all that coming up then later on "nightline". >> coming up next on "nightline". secret on line epidemic. americans boys and girls as young as 8 years old. addicted to internet porn. in the world of the under age l hook. >> underwear bomb plot foiled. why agent warning of more out why agent warning of mor

. >>> it proved to be a deadly combination, a valium and alcohol overdose to blame for the death of famed painter thomas kinkade. he was found dead in his home near los gatos last month. the coroner's report shows kinkade might have been taking the drug ghb. he did battle alcoholism during his later years and suffered from heart disease and hypertension. >>> time is running out for protesters to unoccupy land. occupy squatters have been camping on the site for two weeks. they say they're trying to protect it from development. berkeley says it needs the land to begin its june research project and is willing to negotiate with the protesters. but so far, the occupiers have ignored deadlines and ultimatums and are refusing to leave. san francisco teachers working overtime today out on that picket line. they'll be staging a protest at 5:00 outside san francisco unified school district offices on franklin street. the union unhappy over layoffs and district demands to cut $30 million from the salaries and benefits over the next two years. a strike authorization vote will be held later on this we

valium generic. >> the occupy movement detailed what it will take for the group to brick its camp on groave the groua dead lane to leave the piece of land over the weekend. occupy conditions include being connected to the local water supply irrigate the crops and banning uc researchers fromstice using pesticide on the piece of land. >>> still ahead tonight. meat glue. focus of abc 7 news i team investigation now how thewe meat industry is defending the product. >> i'm the man was involved with china town most notorious gang says has a new life. now raymond ciao hang out with celebrity. why do police still think he's up to no good. that story coming up. >>> and our former governor now hollywood darling once again. latest movie role. >> all that coming up then later on "nightline". >> coming up next on "nightline". secret on line epidemic. americans boys and girls as young as 8 years old. addicted to internet porn. in the world of the under age l hook. >> underwear bomb plot foiled. why agent warning of more out why agent warning of more out there. that's on "nightline". >> 7 news at 1

the coroner's report lists a combination of alcohol and valium as a cause of death.he report says he might have taken the drug ghb, sometimes used recreationally as an intoxicant. since ghb also occurs naturally the report was not conclusive. kinkade was known to have battled alcoholism in his later years. he also suffered from heart disease and hypertension. >>> the united nations is urging the united states to address a human rights issue, not overseas, but in south dakota. the famed landmark, mount rushmore which is carved with images of four presidents is on land considered sacred by several native american tribes. in 1868 the u.s. gave the tribes the rights to the land but congress took it back seven years later when gold was discovered. a u.n. investigator now recommends the land be restored to the sioux tribes. they rejected an offer of payment from the government in 1980, saying they would rather nd>> all we'property. >> and we'll be right back with more on the future of swimmer michael phelps. >>> america's golden boy michael phelps says this summer's olympi

talk about that coming up >> 522, artist, as kincaid died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and valium. he died about one month ago. the autopsy concluded he had stopped breathing because of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers in his system. his brother said he had a relapse of problems right before he died. >> yahoo! ceo scott thompson says he is sorry but he has no plans to resign. he wrote a memo to employees apologizing for his inaccuracies but he did not explain why he listed a bachelor's degree when he does not have one. a hedge fund that owns part of yahoo! has increased its effort to oust him. have you ever thought about what would happen to on-line profile when you're gone? the governments of the state planning recommendations now advise people to make plans for their social networking pages. the government suggest appointing someone you trust as an online executor. >> california lawmakers tossed around a lot of proposals >> but nothing like this one >> will you marry me? she said yes! >> he was worried for a moment. the democratic lawmaker popped the question on the assemb

the coroner's report lists alcohol and valium as the cause of death. he play have taken ghb, used as an intoxicant. since it also can occur naturally, it was not conclus e conclusive. kinkade suffered from heart disease and hyper extension. >>> a warning tonight after a sunday stroll took a violent turn. police in livermore on the lookout for a man who attacked a woman along the bike path. the man approached just after 2:00 in the afternoon near college avenue. he introduced himself as gabe and as they were talking the woman said suddenly the man pulled her clothes. grabbed her inappropriately. when she yelled, he took off. >>> refuse to go leave, protesters occupying farmland owned by uc berkeley have ignored a departure deadline. the university told them if they left the property in albany over the weekend the group could participate in future talks aimed at talking about using part of that land for farming use. the ultimatum was ignored. 200 squatters claim they are trying to protect from development. administrators say they may have to resort to a

toxicology test showed high amounts of alcohol and diazepam, a generic form of valium. >>> google says it would appeal a jury's verdict. a jury agreed that google infringed on oracle's patents for the java software gaggle used. the panel could not agree on whether google was protected by the fair use doctrine it provides limited seemses. legal analysts say the -- -- mountain view-based google asked the judge to toss the whole suit out of court. >>> did you say you spent part of the afternoon at the pool yesterday? >> by the pool, not in the pool, although that will have been nice. how about you? >> i'll enjoy the warmth probably not at the pool, get out and take a nice walk. mike what is the weather going to be like? >> pleasant to hot, closer to the coast more likely you get that cooling sea breeze. doppler quiet. clouds along the coast, some are going to fry to spill across san francisco over the -- to try to spill across san francisco over the next hour or two winds are light, out of the west at sfa at 7, 6 in oakland a little bit of that sea breeze coming back that is going to cool

county corner has determined that the death of thomas kinkade was accidental caused by alcohol and valium. he died on april 6th. he was 54. his brother said that he had battled alcohol problems for years and rel aps ed just prior to his death. he is said to be one of america's most collected artists selling more than 10 million pieces. >>> rick santorum is endorsing his rival mitt romney. he sent out e-mails telling his supporters. he reminded them act his differences with romney but said in his words that president obama must be defeated above all else. >>> in 15 minutes where the polls for next month's primary are open here in the bay area and the big change you will notice on your ballot. >> the 49ers are apparently ready to pay millions of dollars to the city of san francisco if the team moves to santa clara before the lease is up at candlestick. david stevenson reports on the terms of the upcoming split. >> reporter: for some san francisco 49er fans the team's departure is nothing short of betrayal. >> no disrespect to santa clara but they are the san francisco 49ers. >> reporter: th

. >> thomas kincaid died from an accidental overdose of powell and valium.e died one month ago at his south bay home. he stopped breathing because of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers in his system. his brother said that he had a relapse of alcohol problems reported passed away. sad news in the literary world. a beloved children's author has died at the age of 83. he is best known for books like where the wild things are and in the night kitchen. his longtime caretaker said he had a stroke friday at a hospital in connecticut. he won an award for " where the wild things are " and it was turned into a movie back in 2009. >> being called the ipo road show. facebook trying to drum up support and a little hype before they officially go public. matt bigler joins us now to explain. good morning. >> that is right, the facebook road show started this week and it means exactly that, the company executives take facebook on the road to show it off to institutional investors. they started yesterday in new york. the financial capital of the world. mark zuckerberg wen

county corner has determined that the death of thomas kinkade was accidental caused by alcohol and valium. he died on april 6th. he was 54. his brother said that he had battled alcohol problems for years and rel aps ed just prior to his death. he is said to be one of america's most collected artists selling more than 10 million pieces. >>> rick santorum is endorsing his rival mitt romney. he sent out e-mails telling his supporters. he reminded them act his differences with romney but said in his words that president obama must be defeated above all else. >>> in 15 minutes where the polls for next month's primary are open here in the bay area and the big change you will notice on your ballot. >> the 49ers are apparently ready to pay millions of dollars to the city of san francisco if the team moves to santa clara before the lease is up at candlestick. david stevenson reports on the terms of the upcoming split. >> reporter: for some san francisco 49er fans the team's departure is nothing short of betrayal. >> no disrespect to santa clara but they are the san francisco 49ers. >> reporter: th

. >> i take two, ten milligram valium.utes i'm feeling pretty good because i'm also doing a cold water extraction on vicodin tabs. >> jason surfed the web in just that way. >> check out www --s if.org. perhaps the best website in the world for what we like. i always check it out before i put it up my nose or in my mouth. >> ironically, jason hoped to become a pharmacist. >> because he was a pharmacy student, he considered himself quite adept at research. i don't think he realized what he was facing at all. jason was brought up in the suburbs with all of the trappings of a 21st century kid and, you know, piano lessons and ipods and everything else. it could happen to anyone. >> in late 2008, president bush signed the online pharmacy consumer protection act. with limited exceptions that law will mandate an in-person doctor-patient exam or an internet script to be valid. experts say it's a great first step but does nothing to stop foreign sites. as one person at the dea put it, crime is only limited by the imagination of the

the coroner says kincaid's death was an accident caughted by a fatal combination of alcohol and valium april 6th. his brother told the "mercury news" that kincaid had battled alcoholism for years and relapsed just prior tooth's death. kincaid is said to be one of america's most collected artists selling more than 10 million pieces. this morning a group of health experts are in washington, d.c. talking about ways to fight obesity. the meeting comes a day after the new report was released estimates 42% of the americans will be obese by the year 2030. right now, a little more than a third of adults are overweight. researchers behind the study say the rise in obesity could cause the -- would cause the u.s. an extra $550 billion in healthcare costs. >>> michael phelps says he's ready now to enjoy life out of the pool. phelps told "60 minutes" he will retire once the summer games in london are over. his coach said there was a period of time that he was not sure if michael phelps would make it to london. phelps would earn three more medals, if he can do that, he will retire with the most meda