but conceptually you can do this with a long weir. here's another example of a long weir structure. this is sort of south of monster park along the bay. on the lower left you can see sort of the weir arrangement as it currently exists. one of our concepts would be -- it's a little hard to see, but you can sort of wall off those existing weirs and put some sort of a duck bill type of back flow prevention in there. so we see this as a near term solution to a current problem we have, something we can start doing right away, and i think my engineers suggest that this would probably protect us i'd say for the next 30 to 50 years. if this is all we did, we could probably avoid serious problems with salt water intrusion. start looking at the longer term, i don't really know what you do other than install more pumps. will talked about this is a problem we have to stop. we might have to build seawalls around the city, we might have to firm up large areas, we're just going to have to pump a lot more. and i guess sort of a discussion point i have about more pumping is conceptually that's simpl

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weir is the clerk. >> i would say, when i can, i'll bt first. when that decision came down in may was like, i guess i'm going to be first. it was a really big deal with my family and friends present to be able to exchange vows was very moving. nothing leak it. >> i now pronounce you husband and wife. you may kiss the bride. >> reporter: since voters passed proposition 8, only traditional weddings have been allowed. they issue 4,000 marriage licenses a year, they must turn same-sex couples away. >> i can tell you personally not being able to do it has an impact on individuals and couples. for that experience, i know it's really important. >> reporter: now that a federal judge overturned the measure, weir can't wait until his office gets the green light to give other gay couples the chance to stay "i do." >> as the county clerk i don't want to have an opinion on it. our job is to follow the law. as an individual who waited 18 years, heck, yeah. i want them to lift this order and i want folks that want to get married get married. ♪ ding dong the be

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 26th, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we're going to begin tonight with the hard-charging l.a. lauer you don't want to hear from if you're a man in the tabloid news. gloria allred is her name. she represents women who have been wronged. actresses, ex-wives and now several of tiger woods' mistresses. her flair for commanding public attention have made her a divisive figure. david wright reports. >> what you have not heard from the e line exclusive. >> how did one of the ugliest divorces. >> the swinging bachelor back on his game. >> the twors. history. >> reporter: behind many a good tabloid story -- >> i made a lot of errors in my life and that's something i'm going to have to live with. >> reporter: stands a lover scorned. or in tiger woods' case, multiple lovers scorned. an ex-wife who broke her silence in a tall-all interview with "people" and many alleged former mistresses, still nursing a bit of a flame. >> i allowed mysel

and that this school district understands we need to save the program. >> under marcy weir, the bankwas in the red. now that board is handling finances staff tell us they've built account back up to 30,000s ndz just owe 10 months. you can send us a tip through abc 7 news.com or by calling. >> i know it's important to save that program. and will charges be filed?. >> we have no word that that is being considered. so it looks like no, at this point. we'll keep watching. >> thank you. >> and there is something smelly going on in the san jose airport tonight. >> and why it could prove toñ7yú >>> the cdc says it expects a number of salmonella cases to grow. 2,000 cases, 2,000 illnesses have been reported. the cdc expects a recall of another 100 million eggs from iowa's right county egg company. 380 million have been recalled. fda says the source may be contaminated feed. they continued to ship eggs from the plant even after salmonela was found at three other facility autos in san jose tonight they're dealing with an unpleasant problem at airports. it's a foul odor. and there is a stench a

" >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 10th, 2010. >> good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with that extraordinary footage of love and death on the roof of the world. while thousands have conquered mt. everest over the years, only a few hundred have stood atop k2. steeper, tougher and riskier and so it draws the brave and the foolish to the china-pakistan border each season. this expedition went up with cameras rolling, men hoping to document personal glory. cameras rolling, men hoping to document personal glory. but as you see now, they instead captured one of the worst disasters in mountain nearing history. >> 11 climbers died on the world's second highest peak. >> you couldn't have asked for a better day in a million years. and only on k2 does a perfect summit day become a deadly day. >> reporter: on a good day, this mountain kills 1 out of every 4 climbers. >> doesn't take for much to go wrong to be catastrophic. >> reporter: these men and women knew those odds when the

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 25th, 2010. >> good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with a stunning human drama playing out a half mile below the earth's surface, where, right now, there are 33 men buried alive. they have been down there for three weeks. ever since a cave-in at the mine where they make a living digging for gold and copper. and for 17 days, they were presumed dead. but on sunday came the first signs of life, and now, thanks to a rescue probe, they are getting air, nourishment and passing messages. but bringing them back into the light could take three months. jeffrey kofman has the latest from the mountains of chile. >> reporter: again today, the families were lighting candles and saying prayers for the 33 husbands, fathers and sons they have not seen for three weeks. this makeshift community at the gates of the mine overthrows with shrines and signs honoring the miners trapped half a mile below the surface here. today, we learned those men have been

larry weir was my kid's father. we have two kids at horace mann. when you hear something not from your family and you hear it from the outside -- it is very hurtful for me to find out from my friend that her doctor was supposed to attend my kid's school, which for a 12th grader was pretty strange for my sixth grader and a traitor. it was strange for me to have my kids. i do not feel we have a voice. you made your decision. i want you to know we do have a voice. you made your decisions. we have to let you know. we do have a voice. i want you to feel this. if you had a little girl that was 11 years old and you have kids that get retained to the 12th grade, a 19 year-old, how would you feel if your sixth grader was abducted by a 19 year-old? they are scared. my son is scared to go to school. i want you to feel that in your hearts. think about it. what about their rights? what about the parents and the teachers? they did not ask the 12th grade and the 11th grade. they went to teach sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. we all have a choice here. parents

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. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 13th, 2010. >> thanks for joining us, everyone. well, it seemed like a throwback to the roaring '90s when the clintons spent more money on their daughter's wedding than most people do on their first house. but it turns out their impulse to blow out the budget on the big day is not the exception, it is the american rule. the numbers show that even as families forego cars, appliances and vacations, they continue to spend billions a year on big, fat beautiful weddings. and tonight, andrea canning takes us inside the "i do" industrial complex. the emotion. >> promise to always love you. >> reporter: the party. the dress. >> the train is what makes you a bride. the train and the veil. otherwise, you're just a girl in a white pretty dress. >> how do you like this one? >> love it. >> reporter: and even in tough financial times, the big wedding hasn't gone away. >> had this whole vision of my wedding day in my head since i was a little girl, so --

" >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 24th, 2010. >> good evening to you all. if you are watching us from the last home you'll ever own tonight, consider yourself lucky. same goes for anyone ready to buy a slice of the american dream. but if you're among the millimeters trying to sell, this was a very bad day. the national association of realtors reported the worst month to month drop in existing home sales since they started keeping track in the late '90s. compared to last year, closings keeping track in the late '90s. compared to last year, closings are down more than 25%. is there anything you can do beyond hoping and waiting? "nightline's" john donvan went looking for ideas in tonight's "realty check." >> reporter: these two words in the american front lawn. do they now have the ring of a prayer? a plea to the market gods? get me out of here. now that we're hearing taetd about a 27% drop in the number of homes sold last month compared to june. 27%. that is terrible news fo

yeah, anyone can achieve what they want to achieve if they work hard at it. >> reporter: bill weir, abcssive guy but i have no idea why in the world you'd ever want to endure that. apparently he's not done. he says he's planning >>> convict captured. the prison escapee considered dangerous, and who spotted him in an unlikely place. >>> then, failing grade. the disappointing college graduation rates and a new action plan. >>> and, political fighter. she's running for the u.s. senate. after managing pro wrestlers. it's tuesday, august 10th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> which does she think is the roughest sport, politics or wrestling? >> she looks pretty skilled with that foot, might come in handy on the senate floor. >> good morning, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> the search for two dangerous fugitives is now centered near glacier national park in montana. the pair are calling themselves a modern-day bonnie and clyde. >> and while they are still on the run, federal marshals have recaptured another prison escapee near yellowstone national park in wyoming. brad w

bill weir reports. >> reporter: it seemed like any other flight.ull of strangers, headed to charlotte. >> we were told to stay seated. you know, turn your software off. and we started to taxi. >> everybody's getting comfortable. preparing to leave. you know, pulling out magazines. >> reporter: as the u.s. air jet desiree settled in a row apart. and then, commotion. >> the passenger sitting across from me. he says, that looks like a maggot. >> i'm looking through the little crevice between the seats to see what's going on. and she said the word maggot. when she said the word maggot, i looked at the guy next to me. and i looked down. and i thought it was a piece of lint. and when i went to push it away, it was squishy. >> reporter: donna, a former tv reporter, grabbed her new cell phone camera to document the squirming stowaways. and while this may not seem as horrific as, say, snakes on a plane, the sprinkling of larva was enough for the pilot to declare an emergency and turn back to the gate. >> the stewardess got in my seat. looed up. looked in th

i'm bill weir. for cynthia mcfadden, terry i'm bill weir. for cynthia mcfadden, terry moran and all of us at abc news, good night, america. good night, america. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. tonight, sophia vergara and gordon ramsay is here. we have music from christian scott, and exclusive, never before seen video of the jetblue flight attendant freaking out. >> get off me. i'm not at bed, bath and beyond. i am not a bed bath & beyond. >> jimmy: he really isn't. "jimmy kimmel live," back in two minutes. over a thousand people a day switch to chevrolet. let's find out why. this malibu is sharp, has great mileage and offers onstar. the hundred thousand mile powertrain warranty caught my attention. it's the chevrolet summer event, which means the only thing left to decide is who drives it home. me! her. me! qualified lessees now get a low mileage lease on this malibu ls, a consumers digest best buy, for around $199 a month. call for details. the switch begins at chevydealer.com. i'm sorry. why shouldn't my daughter be wearing white? [ male a

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announcer: from the global we sources of abc news, wither the roy moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 17th, 2010. >> good evening. we begin with further evidence of a soft economy. home loan raments set new lows this month. the average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 4.44%. the lowest since freddie mac records began in 1971. no time like the present to refinance your home? right? not so fast. even people with great credit are having a hard time securing a loan. are having a hard time securing a loan. vicki mabrey looks at what you need to know to score a loan in tonight's "realty check." >> reporter: when brian and suzanne were shopping for their first home, they thought they'd be a lock for a mortgage. they were shocked when they were denied. >> you know, we've been working for four years of our marriage towards getting our first new home and when we finally were ready to do that, and we went for the mortgage and we were totally denied it was just heartbreaking. >> i thought it was going to be easy. lease cars, purchased cars, i have a perf

all you want to do is have your kids and only your kids be wealthier and be better off and happen weir and smarter and live in a country that is higher national income and higher per capita g.d.p. and more secure, then you want to have immigration of all sorts, too. that's the funny part and that's the final point. we know that cultural, but particularly economic development isn't so much about keeping the wrong people out of a country. it turns out that it is as much or maybe dominantly about letting the right people in to a country. and the right people, as it happens, is a very broad swath of people. it is not just outstanding researchers, it is this broad spectrum because there is no gene for the human spirit, but there is a little signal. one of the signals is someone who gives up so much to take such a huge risk and to come here despite our recent signals of not particularly welcoming them is someone who has something that we probably want. and if you give me three years, we'll have that quantified a little bit better. thank you. [applause]>>t. that was excellent. we do have head

." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," awl 18th, 2010. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with science. we've all heard the expression that love is blind, but what about paralyzed? matt frerking is one of an estimated 50,000 americans with a rare and horrible disease. it's called narcolepsy with cat mrek si, and the effect is, when matt feels love, he is unable to move. we uncovered matt's story for our "secrets of your mind" special airing tomorrow night. he provides a fascinating window into how the brain processes love. this is what it looks like to be in love. it's a struggle to keep your eyes open. his eyes look heavy. >> he's having a tough time. >> reporter: your neck giving into gravity. >> reporter: matt, you still with us? >> still be with you even if i couldn't move. >> reporter: and then, you disappear inside. at least this is what being in love looks like for matt frerking. >> reporter: is he okay? >> he's okay. >> reporter: being in love with this wo

the national anthem featuring the grateful dead's phil lesh and bob weir.own a run, andres torres capitalizing on what was a terrible night. he scores the tying run. 3-3. goes to extra innings. and it's torres and ishikawa again. bottom ten. torres with the bat giving ishikawa a chance to win it at the plate. but corey hill with a textbook block. he's just a fingernail away from the dish. but tagged out. worry not. bottom 11. pat burrell's sac fly wins it. game two right here tomorrow night on nbc bay area tonight. it's a 4-3 giants' comeback win in 11. oakland fans have been waiting for this debut for quite some time. one of the top prospects bringing a bat bat to seattle tonight. born in redwood city. chris carter stands almost as tall as a sequoia. his first at-bat in moments. first with don wakamatsu. seattle comes out swinging. bottom one. franklin gutierrez with the two-run single. actually, they had one one. carter. we're not in sacramento anymore. 0 for 3 with two ks. not looking good. top four, gets worse. the rarity of a triple play. the a's fall

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 27th, 2010. "g" evening, i'm terry moran, and we begin tonight with the surgeon report's this summer of deadly bear attacks. a camper killed in his tent. a hiker mauled near yellowstone and a grizzly handler in ohio killed in his animal farm. and there's rocky, the who grizzly who killed a trainer in 2008. we called to rocky's handler, who explains what sets these animals off. we want you to be forewarned that our report includes material that some viewer may find disturbing. brian rooney has the report. >> come up, up, up. >> reporter: this is animal trainer randy miller, with his 7-year-old grizzly bear rocky. >> good. >> reporter: rocky has been a working bear in movies and commercials. >> that looked like my fish. >> reporter: when a few bears in the world train to wrestle with a human being. >> stand up. come here. you know, it looks like he's coming at you aggressive, but it's staged. and then we engage. and we rest. >> reporter: roc

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 11th, 2010. >> good evening. >> i'm sit ya mcfadden. we begin tonight with crime. a story that started with an escape from justice in north carolina, and ended with murder on the tropical islands off the coast of central america. tonight, an american man and woman sit in a panamanian jail, accused of killing at least five american expatriots over a period of several years, steaming their cash and property. vicki mabrey unveils this sordid tale of multiple murders in paradise. >> reporter: bill, i'm from "nightline" in new york. >> how are you? >> reporter: i'm okay. did you kill those five people? >> i'm not at liberty to talk about my case. >> reporter: this is the man police say has confessed to five murders, killing his neighbors and friends to get their property and their cash. >> everybody knew he was crazy but nobody thought he was a killer. >> reporter: sandi hodge moved here five years ago to live in paels by the sea. where did he

" >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 12th, 2010. >> good evening. we begin tonight with a vicious crime story that's played out across three states. israeli citizen in the united states on a green card who is accused of stabbing 18 men and killing five of them. his name is elias abu elazam. ryan owens has the report. >> reporter: a slew of men maimed or murdered from ohio to michigan. >> the suspect in the 14 stabbing assaults in our community has been apprehended. >> reporter: as investigators laid out the details, and the luck, timing and tips that led to a capture, they are learning more about the suspect. he is an israeli citizen here legally with a green card. a 33-year-old with past run-ins with the law. what they don't know is the motivation for allegedly taking out a knife and slashing so many strangers, like 17-year-old etwan wilson. >> that's a question i want to ask him. why? i ask myself and i ask god why, but everything happens for a reason. >> reporter: his stor

shares his story of the controversy surrounding the building of an islamic center mcfadden and bill weir in new this is "nightline," august 23, 2010. >>> good evening. i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with a closer look at a shocking incident where a human relationship with a wild animal went horribly wrong in february at seaworld. a killer whale nicknamed tillie attacked his trainer in front of horrified spectators. today the ruts of a six-month investigation cited the park for a, quote, willful violation of workplace safety, an accusation that is backed up by similar charges from a whistleblower. yunji de nies has our story. >> reporter: with 17 years at seaworld, dawn brancheau knew what she was doing and loved every minute of it. >> she talked about it her whole life. she knew she wanted to work with the animals. seaworld was her dream. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was living that dream in this home video shot moments before her death. she playfully feeds tillicum treats. but just minutes later, the six-ton whale would grab hold of her ponytail and drag her to her death.

firm for your average american it's almost completely hidden and sticking with that same story alison weir of the council for national interest in the us a pressure group on middle east policy believes israeli influence is corrupting the american media which no longer represents the views of the country's people. this is not hyperbole these are the facts that when we really study the u.s. media coverage on israel and when you study the u.s. policies around middle east they do not represent american interests or american values they seem to represent what a certain faction with very close ties to israel wants u.s. policies to be and this kind of manipulation the american media is very disturbing in some ways it's not surprising to me i have done my own studies and found how extreme the israelis centric the coverage is that we're getting but the specifics that this has revealed are extremely important and very troubling i think is really lobby is very central to the whole ball of a legend war on terrorism i think they're very complicit in the coverage of muslims and arabs that make them seem

increased speculation that the facility could be the target of a military tap by israel or the us alison weir from u.s. pressure group on middle east policy says organizations within america are trying to sway public opinion in favor of armed action against iran. the groups that are pushing the us to invade iran or certainly attack iran either financially or physically are the same groups that pushed the us to need iraq during the the mainstream jewish organizations in this country i'm saying and because there was a four page time. in the new york times for training. the head of iran as dangerous as. the ad he looks almost diabolical and the ad was run by all the mainstream musicians in the united states or at least a very large segment of this is who is pushing the american public to believe incorrectly that their iran is a threat to the united states that iran is a nuclear threat. coming up later in the program freedom of speech versus freedom of religion debates rage over new york boss adverts that oppose building a mosque near ground zero. and seventy years after of russian revolutionarie

here is bill weir. >> reporter: if you think your summer vacation has been too steamy, too stingy, truste got nothing on this guy. ed stafford has spent the last 2 1/2 years machete-whacking and snake-dodging, partly for rain forest awareness, mostly to be the first. >> it's very easy to go into the jungle for two days, and great fun. for a week, it's a bit more of an ordeal. for two years, it's ridiculous. >> reporter: of the 4,000 plus miles, his feet have been wet for 1,000. he's worn out three pairs of boots, four pairs of crocs and two pairs of rubber wellies. after his original partner quit, a friendly peruvian named cho offered to join him for a few days and never left. and together, they survived anaconda and piranha, foot rot and dysentery, cocaine smugglers and hostile tribes. >> it was five dugout canoes, full of amerindians, half of them with bows and arrows drawn. half of them with shotguns. and all the women had machetes and they were absolutely livid. >> reporter: but when we joined him, we realized it is the monotony that tests you most. clothes that never dry, mosquitoes

increased speculation that a facility could be the target of a military attack by israel or the us alison weir a british author and historian says groups within america are trying to sway public opinion in favor of armed action against iran. to groups that are pushing the us to invade iran or certainly attack iran either financially or physically are the same groups that pushed the us to invade. iraq during the the mainstream jewish organizations in this country i'm saying and because there was a four page time every time that in the new york times for training. the head of iran as extremely dangerous as really in the the ad he looks almost diabolical and the ad was run by all the mainstream organizations in the united states or at least a very large segment of this is who is pushing the american public to believe incorrectly that there iran is a threat to the united states that iran is a nuclear threat this is not the case and do very interested in the coverage of iran i think they're very complicit in the coverage of the muslims and arabs stepney them seeing dangers that make them seem into

weir's attorney. >>> 7:37. today, the full state senate will vote on a bill designed to crack down on sex offenders. chelsey's law would require many offenders to go to prison for life without parole. the bill is named after chelsey king, the 17-year-old san diego girl killed by a repeat sex offenders. >>> starting september 3rd, planned parent hood clinics in six bay area counties can no longer use the name "planned parent hood." the national planned parenthood organization is canceling its affiliation with planted parenthood golden gate because of planned an administrative problems. that includes clinics in the following counties -- >>> your time now, 7:38. this morning santa cruz county officials will consider a ban on smart meters being installed there. one supervisor says he gets at least one call a day from residents worried about the meters being either inaccurate or a possible health risk. pg&e started installing the meters all over california four years ago and concerns continue about them. pg&e hasn't

." >> i'm bill weir. waiting the next three months to be rescued, miners trapped under a mountain are sending love letters to their family. how did they survive when everyone thought they were [ male announcer ] trouble finding the perfect taco seasoning? ♪ ♪ ¿por que no probamos esto? [ male announcer ] old el paso. a special blend of seasoning for especially delicious tacos. feed your fiesta. did you know go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> talk about your next car potentially for a moment. there were a number of new technologies on the horizon to protect pedestrians. we will see new gadgets in cars to reduce a number of tragedies on the streets. transportation reporter heather ishimaru takes a look into the future. >> and we are driving along the street. i'm going five or six miles per hour and i start talking and maybe

it is jerry garcia tribute night it bob weir will sing the national anthem and garcia's daughter will throw out the first pitch. it's the first of a four-game series with the cubs. you can catch tomorrow's game right here on nbc bay area. >> you will want your long thermal shirt under the tie dye. >> yeah. >> thanks, a lot. >> thanks for joining us this morning. the "today" show coming up next. >> a local news update in a half hour.

. >> i'm bill weir. it is sunday, august 1st.re lightning, not in a bottle, but in a database. we'll meet some scientists, storm chasers, studying the beautiful and powerful phenomenon. did you know that the average lightning bolt can reach 50,000 degrees fahrenheit, five times hotter than the surface of the sun? interesting. >> amazing video. also our "weekend window" opens to the buffalo national river in arkansas. can't wait to see that. >>> but we begin with the most talked about wedding in years, the clinton/mezvinsky nuptials that took place last night, linsey davis is in rhinebeck, new york, where the happy couple exchanged vows. good morning again, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. just to give you an idea of how cloak and dagger the entire wedding was, when we tried to talk to some wedding guests, in from london, they simply said, wedding, what wedding? but now the veil of secrecy is slowly bein for starters the wedding dress and the bridesmaids dresses were designed by family friend vera wang. the groom's tuxed

it's outside lands, among the bands in the bill, kings of liam, bob weir and others.hat's outside lands, this saturday and sunday. i will see you there. >>> and there is more food at another festival this weekend and it is sf chefs food and wine saturday and sunday. union square. lots of chefs, lots of demos. i will actually be doing my own little two-hour demo on sunday morning. >> are you going to be the mixologist? or are you cooking? >> i'm going to be with a bunch of tv chefs who will be cooking we'll be doing a two-hour demo with some of these star chefs. but finally, he want to mention tonight of course "eye on the bay" we go to the delta on a one tank road trip. a nighttime deejay. >> are you going to isleton? >> steak, peanut butter and jelly. can you believe that? it's bizarre. we take in some hot chinese food. >> that looks good. >> a great road trip. it's tonight on "eye on the bay" at 7:00 p.m. so i hope you will join us for that. menace, he was a riot to hang out with. so all that you will find on cbs5.com. liam's list. >> looks like a wonderful road lis

phoenix and bob weir. about 80,000 people are expected to be there. >>> san jose municipal rose garden not only salvaged its reputation but named today as america's best rose garden. beating out 130 public rose gardens nationde known for rigorous testing for new variety of roses, the group all america rose selections put the run down san jose garden on probation in 2005 then noted its transformation by lifting the probation status in 2008 and now. >> the best in the whole country. >> the best. >> wow. way to go. >> must smell very nice out there. >>> speaking of san jose, that's what sal's watching right now. >> that's right. but i have a kings of leon after the show's over. >> i know why too. >> good morning everybody. there is a crash, a noninjury crash, northbound 101 in san jose. and the back up of another crash. there was an injury crash with minor complaint of pain and then another crash northbound 101. 101 in san jose see all the brake lights that is to be avoided. just use 280 instead. run along an

have this situation looming where the united states could pull out in a serious way starting next weirave to be talking to the taliban, pakistan, iran, even if we don't want to. they know that they're in a tough negotiating position when it comes to the taliban. touching on what george said. unless the war goes better and they can prove that the afghan government can run this country and can put the taliban in a weaker position, they don't have any kind of a negotiating position. and they're very aware of that. >> and, corruption is endemic in this country. and everyone knows it from karzai on down. i was struck by how readily he admitted to you that corruption is endemic. i mean, his support here in the united states is dropping like a lead balloon. he says he's going to preserve the independence of the anti-corruption units. but everyone knows that he's not going to allow his own aides to be indicted and imprisoned. >> i asked him about that. he said, yes. but, of course, everybody, as you say, is looking for more than just words. they're looking for actions. what do you see about th

weir how prepared are you for small did you get a rush yesterday question to to try to get married questionot further instructions from the judge. >> it's very confusing it confusing and whether proper a was overturned. 5de÷lao!vi s until the judge los the state. but were prepared isuzu of state act. >> so all you have to do is hear the word from the judge and you're ready to go? or give away from state authorities? >> when she hear from the judge we're already set up because coming up in 2008 the forms are already in place. all we have to do is have the judge looked the state. >> what you heard of you been told? is there any question about whether the judge will lift the stay or whether it will stay in place? until the judgment has been entered by the clerk we will not be conducting same-sex marriages. >> if the state is left is their big rush anticipated? you have the big call come down right away? >> i would suggest to the respective clerk's office. make an appointment to take some time to get a license. many of us do ffices. but i have a feeling that could be on a reservation basis. sug