this was lieutenant colonel waldman's daily ride.any would consider one of the coolest jobs in the world. >> it's an amazing jet. >> but an innocent diving trip would change everything. >> three years into my flying year i almost died in a scuba accident in the caribbean. >> 30 feet underwater, rob's scuba mask broke. physically he was fine, but mentally he was shaken to the core. he developed severe claustrophobia. >> so if you can imagine barely being able to move with this helmet and mask on, gloves, your head two inches from the canopy. you're like in a little coffin, enough for a guy with claustrophobia to really feel pan automaticy. i had to live with this fear of having a panic attack. >> but a panic attack while going mock 0 two would be devastating. >> when you're strapped into a jet, you can't say pause, on combat missions where there was a job to do and my wing needed me, there was no abort button for me. >> ultimately, he said it was family and faith that helped him overcome his fears. >> i would simulate the environment

the chances that things are going on just like that here in the us join me for discuss it is david waldman contributing editor at daily kos and the editor in chief of congress matters david thanks so much for joining us tonight now a lot of people like i said are calling this rupert murdoch's watergate that fair. well it ought to be i mean this is really as more details come out and more people see more and more what he's been up to and what be empire he controls has been are you i mean i think the world is on a lot of people's lips and he's really going to some things that i'm personally offensive on a number of levels even if it hasn't happened it's happened years that are important enough or in this case the. hope was that it was. tugs at the heartstrings and just turn stomachs everywhere and that's that's a lot of the same feeling people have it worse than water you know but the thing is rupert murdoch this is a master of spin this guy knows how to get out of every situation bad press is nothing for him but could this be the story that finally really does bring his empire down at least

hop where >> i am justine waldman, the attorney for casey anthony may be celebrating her not guilty verdictnding release from jail that could happen later this month or in august as you heard her sentencing right here on kron 4. many people in florida and all over the country are stunned and outraged by this decision, so much so that people are sending death threats to increase parent and her attorney. >> but we are getting e-mail, phone calls, faxes. we are of value in them. if there are any better valid we will for them to law enforcement. >> what are they saying? >> people are unhappy with the verdict. they blame me, my clients, mr. baez. >> poughkeepsie here is new video into the kron 4 newsroom of georgia and cindy tweeting scored after their daughter was sentenced moments ago. >> to major hot spots, san francisco and mountain view. we also have a delay reported on march. let's get to our hot spot and san francisco. this is a wide load that was on a trailer. billowed slipped from the trailer and is almost on the ground. this was northbound 101 headed to the lower deck. blogging to of t

. >> i am justine waldman live in the kron 4 news room. president obama and congressional leaders will meet again today to continue talks about debt. secretary of treasury of tin miners spoke out about what is going on and now pushing for a deal to raise the debt ceiling. he wants it by the end of the week. >> congress hopefully will pass an increase in the debt limit before the proper default. failure is not an option. default is not an option. need to move in advance to the deadline that we face. of >> for those of you counting at home, august 2nd is 22 days away. the u.s. could begin defaulting on its debt is the deadline is not met. >> all eyes on bay area weather and traffic. james fletcher has more. >> we have a look is from our james lick camera course and is a foggy and cloudy and causing problems at sfo. one hour 52 minute arrival delays into that airport. oakland and san francisco are looking good at the moment. capital-letter or this afternoon partly cloudy. the sun will come out and we will be cooler than yesterday's. inland te