whereas the japanese americans on the west coast had the misfortune of not being widespread enough to make their internment impossible and to excite public opinion in their favor, but be enough people, unlike on the east coast, to inspire hostility, economic competition, and racism. >> have any of the japanese in the post world war written articles of books talking about their confinement? >> yes. there's a whole literature of japanese americans in the postwar years. the book i edited, follow are her own road, deals in large measure with the first book written about the japanese american wartime experience, a memoir, an extraordinary work called "citizen 13660. " which was published number 1946 and which literally graphically details the stories of the camps, and there war few others in the first years after the war, after which a period of silencing and silence obtained. but in the late 1960s and into the 1970s, japanese americans started organizing a movement for repairations, what we call redress, for apologies and repayment for what they suffered, and part of that experience was e

everyone on the west coast is saying can i have a taste of that please? >> our cut off low on the west coast bringing unusual weather for june. >> we talk about the june gloom and chilly temperatures. we had a high of 66 in san francisco. the heat from the middle of the country spread as far west as phoenix. even salt lake city wasn't bad. it is the clouds and the rain that has caused the attention. over the past couple of days we have had an inch of rain in san francisco. shattering all sorts of records. we don't get rain like this. this is a winter type storm that is sitting over the region. we have had the highest storms sitting over the sierras here. weather conditions will begin t to warm things up. temperatures will warm up in the west. >> update forecast coming up. >> all right thank you so much. and also coming up. another hack attack on a mega gamer. apple readiys for steve jobs return. and how pinching pennies lands a man in hot water. plus how brady cooper and crew faired against a pack of mutants at the box office. and fatal bert takes another

while the west coast of the united states has had a cool spring, you've had a mild spring and pretty dry in some places. today showers from fair banks t anchorage. as far as the forecast for the west coast, mild weather if not hot conditions for much of california down to the desert southwest. cool up around seattle and portland as that front went through. it will linger with clouds. 70 in seattle. if you're watching us on king 5 news, seattle, washington, see the classic comedy "abbott & costello meet the mummy" at the nonprofit grand illusion cinema. that's your who's on first event of the day list. >>> bill, thanks so much. here is an early look at this morning's headlines and entertainment. arnold schwarzenegger's one-time housekeeper and mistress has given her first and only interview. she said she did it to set the record straight. mildred baena tells "hello magazine" that when her son was told about a year ago that schwarzenegger was his father, he just said cool. baena said she cried together with maria shriver when she confessed the boy was arnold's. she says she sympathizes

severe storms in the southeast, and an unusual storm for the west coast.our forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, this is "early today," and in sports one of america's oldest and most famous sports franchises has filed for bankruptcy protection. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. with the clock ticking until thursday ae payroll deadline, l.a. dodger owner frank mccourt played one of the final cards in his hands, bankruptcy. he filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to keep major league baseball from seizing the team, and he secured yet another loan. $150 million, and it's up to the bankruptcy court to approve that financing, so he can make payroll. he owes about $40 million by thursday. the team's financial status is up in the air, but that didn't affect their play on the field. the dodgers put in an offensive clinic in minnesota, combined for a season high 24 hits. matt kemp led the way with four including his 22nd homer. he may not

. >> let's talk about the west coast thing. the weather hasn't been the best.ood news for the weekend. california coast not so fortunate. yesterday was in the 60s in areas. 83 in june. kind of rare. this is the culprit for the weekend. this is a storm system dropping down. this is going to miss the pacific northwest. this is going to sit and stall off of the north coast. the storm is leaving and kicking up off the north rockies. it is cold enough in the higher terrain. this is going to bring the cool weather to california. northern portions of the west coast. 73 in portland. cool and cloudy into thenorther. that is where it will be cool and breezy. >> i don't want to start any trouble, but it looks like possible 80s this week end. >> i thought we were waiting to reach 70 in seattle. >> we'll see if we can beat that. wall street waits on jobs, the latest ipo and giving it away. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. and the moshing look at the x men in the box office this weekend. >> the mets rewrite the history books and something bugged me a

tavis: most of us know you as a west coast rapper. in your memoir we find out that it did not start on the west coast, but that it actually started in new jersey. >> i was born in new jersey. my mother passed in the third grade, my father in the seventh. that is what i was shipped to los angeles. that is where the familiar story begins. tavis: that does not sound like you, it sounds like will smith of the fresh prince. >> absolutely. it was a nice area. but i made the decision to go to crenshaw high school, at the time of the toughest i schools in los angeles. that is what i wound of dealing with gangs, starting to make different decisions with my life. tavis: the they called fort crenshaw, that is how bad it was then. how did you get pulled into that? >> you will have to deal with what the masses are doing. on the other side of crenshaw are the other kids and avenues coming to that high school. it is rough turf. you are either going to be with them or without them. in the book actually say that three guys from my neighborhood, we had

maybe a few folks along the coast of oregon could deal with showers including our friends in portland. cloudy and cooler, 78 there. warm, interior sections of the west. l.a. today 82. phoenix the poektd of 115. so that's it. we're getting way up there on the thermometer. that storm system comes in off the coast. showers and thunderstorms will be widespread. that will be a prty potent little storm. >>> los angeles, kick the week off with a little rhythm and percussion. learn to play soothing african jazz hands on at the drum workshop. that's your event of the day. >> i can see you doing that. >> i did play drums for a while. >> you lead the drum circle next time. i'll follow. >> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. no photo finish was needed at the box office. disney's "cars 2" sped off with the top spot with $68 million in its opening weekend. that far outpaced expectations, and beat the original "cars" film. in distant second "bad teacher" starring cameron diaz and justin timberlake. it premiered with $31 million in ticket sales. last weekend's top flick, "green lantern" dropped to third. it rang up about $18 million,

weekend forecast does not look the best on the west coast.hey are stuck in a rut here and not getting better any time soon. >> they are stuck in a rut. thanks. up next jobs fall, wine consumps up. straight ahead. plus justin timberlake opens up and talks about his former girlfriends. >>> a frantic finish in game one of the stanley cup finales and shaq packs it in. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in libya, a blast rocked a benghazi hotel yesterday while today in tripoli there has been fresh nato air strikes. this comes as the u.n. fact-finding mission concluded moammar gadhafi forces committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. the investigators found evidence that rebels carried out some acts which would constitute war crimes. >>> yemene is being pushed to brink of civil war after nearly four months of protests against the country's president. yesterday, at least 41 people died in battles with armed tribesmen. >>> he's ge

the midwest and west coast have clear skies. later today heat rolls into the northeast.the southeast and southern plains continue to bake as well with highs in the 90s and 100s and temperatures on the west coast cool down just a bit. >>> in sports the nba finals are all tied up. in dallas dirk nowitski played with a 101 degree fever from the flu, but scored 21 points including 10 in the fourth quarter. dwyane wade fumbled a pass and mike miller missed a desperation shot. the mavericks beat the heat 86-83 to even the series at two games each. the next game is in dallas. >>> in baseball the red sox are in a virtual tie with the yankees, atop of the a.l. east. boston's david ortiz smacked a two-run homer into the right field seats at yankee stadium to pad the red sox lead and the sox hung on to beat the yanks 6-4. >>> in milwaukee the mets' jose reyes hit a shot off the wall for a triple to score two runs. the best play of the game was by brewers' center fielder carlos gomez who reached over the wall -- look at this -- for an incredible catch robbing carlos beltrand of a ho

the west coast is going to be clearing up on friday, but by the afternoon, new system comes on through, this is going to be bringing some showers to northern california. 26 degrees in los angeles today. 25 in denver, it remains very hot down in the south, 33 degrees, a bit of a jump for chicago at 32 degrees. now for europe, high pressure system, very strong high pressure system dominating western and central europe today, that's going to be bringing bright spells of sunshine, so overall looking very warm and very sunny, all the way from scandinavia down towards spain and portugal. it looks like the west coast of norway will again be subject to wet and windy conditions and down towards the south for the mediterranean, a weak however, a very large low pressure system will continue to hover the region so that's going to be bringing unsettled conditions again, light to moderate thundershowers occurring widely across the balkans, italy through to southeastern spain. heavy rain particularly for places like northern italy, into the alpine region. 24 degrees in vienna, looking at a risk of th

tract is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less. i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that tuna and the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well that woods hole prominent research institute has said that the pacific ocean now is ten times more contaminated then was the the ocean well the seas near chernobyl at the peak of the accident so the oceans are worse now than after chernobyl. and if you miss something we're covering on air and online and are always more stories there for you to explore here's a taste of the pentagon as the world rattled as opposed to the u.s. response to cyber attacks with military force. and a russian man sets out to prove that disability is no obstacle as he covers eleven thousand kilometers in a cross-country travel his electric buggy what's more in his journey out are to see more of our eye catching videos and all you tube channel. is. the official. video. on.

tract is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish get to know in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well that would whole prominent research institute has said that the pacific ocean is ten times more contaminated there was the the ocean well the seas near chernobyl at the peak of the action so the oceans are worse now than ever chernobyl. head to our web site r t dot com where you can find out why the japanese car industry is the latest victim of the fukushima nuclear crisis a look at how radioactive vehicles from the stricken country could be finding their way illegally on to the european market. also online right now the south is not laughing out loud as a group of a pranksters tap into its web site posting internal data on twitter find out about the group's other targets and bad r.t. dot com plus see i catch a video at our own channel. is due

tract is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that unit in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well that woods hole prominent research institute has said that the pacific ocean now is ten times more contaminated then was the the ocean well the seas near chernobyl at the peak of the accident so the oceans are worse now than after chernobyl. the fukushima nuclear crisis has also sent shock waves through the japanese motor industry amid speculation that contaminated vehicles can be headed out to the world's car market potential buyers are now thinking twice before making their way to japanese auto show rooms as artie's alexei reports. oh has been contemplating a change of hardcore for months a fan of japanese vehicles she wanted to upgrade her off roader when you were model but her car dealing friend said it was not the right time but the yeah i

tract is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that tuna in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well that would whole prominent research institute has said that the pacific ocean now is ten times more contaminated then was the the ocean and the seas near chernobyl at the peak of the accident so oceans are worse now than ever. five if you've missed something where covering an area in cash in a line or a t. dot com any time and always more stories there for you to explore here's a taste of the pentagon as the world rattled as a proposal is that the u.s. responds to cyber attacks with military force. and the russian man sets out to prove that disability is no obstacle that covers eleven thousand kilometers across the track these electric buggies much more of his journey average dot com plus more of our eye catching videos on you tube channel. is.

tract is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that to know in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well that would whole pramod research institute has said that the pacific ocean now is ten times more contaminated then was the the ocean well the seas near chernobyl at the peak of the action so the oceans are worse now than after chernobyl so just to confirm you stand by your statement that this really could and is indeed proving to be worse than chernobyl just briefly and finally. yes you know there are seven nuclear reactor cores three operating in unison four fuel pools and they're all open to the environment this is worse than true no or yes or no going to some energy advisor fairwind associates a corporation specializing in environmental and nuclear safety thank you for joining us live there from the states. while the focus nuclear crisis a

so airborne radiation lodges in your lines here and shii track is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that you learn in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well. woods hole from a research institute has said that the percentage otieno now is ten times more contaminated there was the the ocean well that sees near chernobyl at the peak of the action so the oceans are worse now than ever. well to bear in mind if you've missed something we're covering on air you can catch it on line twenty four satellites and always more stories that you have explored for example by the pentagon has of the world rattled as it proposes that the u.s. responds to cyber attacks with a military force. and a russian man sets out to prove the supremacy is a no obstacle was a thousand kilometers in a cross-country trek on his electric buggy much more his journey at odds an

and all throughout that fukushima prefecture and interesting ali we're also seeing them on the west coast of the united states so airborne radiation lodges in your lungs your g.i. tract is certainly injured in and on the west coast and the oceans are still becoming more were contaminated not worse and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that truly are in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain for. as well. that woods hole from a research institute has said that the pacific ocean now is ten times more contaminated then was the the ocean and the seas near chernobyl at the peak of the accident so the oceans are worse now than ever to channel. head to our web site r t dot com where you can find out why the japanese car industry is the latest victim of the fukushima nuclear crisis probably look as how no radioactive vehicles from the stricken country could be finding their way illegally on to the european markets. also online right now the senate is not laughing out

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moving to the west coast. from myself and will and maureen, who aren't here, we wish you the best luck. >> thank you. >>> that will do it for us at fox 5 news. the news is always on. myfoxdc.com. keep it here, sports xtra is two minutes away. ou.ay

west coast, in seattle, for example. how worried should people be?nitially comes out as a big cloud of gases. and that's what you can measure with a geiger counter. but now what we're finding are these things called hot particles, and in the industry we call them fuel fleas because they're incredibly small. they're smaller than the thickness of your hair. in tokyo, in april, measurements indicate ten hot particles a day in what a normal person would breathe. and it's interesting, because in seattle, it didn't go down that much. it was about five hot particles a day. because most of the time, as we talked about back in april, the wind was blowing toward the west coast. that's why we were warning to wash your lettuce and things like that. now, what that means is that these hot particles can lodge in your lung or in your digestive tract or your bone, and over time cause a cancer. but they're way too small to be picked up on a large radiation detector. >> and so do you believe there are enough of them that people in the west coast of the united states ne

so airborne radiation it lodges in your lines your shii track is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that you learn in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain and i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well. that would whole from a research institute has said that the pacific ocean now is ten times more contaminated then was the the ocean and. seas near chernobyl at the peak of the action so the oceans are worse now than ever. oh goodness i'm talking to be a little earlier here not in the focus human nuclear crisis has also sent shock waves through the japanese motor industry and its speculation that contaminated vehicles could be heading out to the world's kanaka and potential buyers are now thinking twice before making their way to japanese auto show rooms as artie's alexi had a chef he reports. has been concept lighting a change of her car for months a fan of japanese vehicles she w

alert went all the way to the white house, and according to the source, the nuclear subs on the west coast were also put on alert. >> sleep better hearing that. the nuclear weapon in the hole at that time. >> and the test went on by the way. >> a number of questions from people saying here's the united states military project in area 51 including the f-117 stealth fighter was the black hawk helicopter used in the osama bin laden raid the foltin area 51? >> i w

to an amtrak station to you get to the west coast. they will not drive the to the west coast if there is no longer bus service. bus service is down another 12%. there is no longer air service. you have an abandonment of the isolated poor in rural areas. some of those are elderly. many who have a disability ride amtrak on the long-distance trains. host: in 2010, amtrak earned about $2.5 billion in revenue. your expenses were $3.7 billion. guest: that is right. that includes all of the capital. if you look at operating expenses come amtrak covers an unheard of amount, 76% of its operating expenses. the best railroad in the united states and beyond is covering its operating expenses. it really is a large portion of what we receive from the federal government. when anybody talks about $1 billion , it is debt capital and operating systems. host: why not shrink it and focus on areas where you service customers the most? why have a rail service in 46 states? guest: that is a basic question of policy. we have some maps we could show. you real

often in june but a system dropping down the coast line right now, bringing rain up and down the west coastbay area as well. your morning commute will not be effected. north bay, few showers, closer to the coast line but the heavier rain doesn't start into the early afternoon. areas of yellow and orange indicating moderate to heavy rainfall. thunderstorms as this system pushes through. also gusty winds and possibly small hail and thunder and lightening. later, the system slides down south, heavier rain closer to oakland and the coast line. 4:00 hour, the push continues. this will effect your evening community. the rain tapers off into the eve inning. pretty impressive rainfall totals. we don't typically see rain this time a year. 3/4 of a inch of rain. up to a third in the central and east bays. lighter totals expected in san jose. temperatures villvary widely as the storm pushes through. north bay upper 50s and low 60s. concord is warmer and inland valley. we will start the day with more sunshine here and the system moves over the south bay. seven-day forecast, showers tomorrow, possible t

firefighters from all over the west coast are expected to attend today's funeral. stay tuned for live coverage of the funeral. we'll be on air at 12:30 comcast 186 or digital 11-2. you can watch it live on our website, www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> funeral mass will be held for the 3-month-old gunned down. the family will say good-bye this morning at 10:00. he was shot and killed this past weekend tragically. a 17-year-old was retaliating for a gang beating when he targeted the wrong family. he will be tried as an adult on murder charges. his 16-year-old accomplice faces charges. >>> four years after the killing after bailey, they found ewe recei yusef bey iv guilty. >>> an urban winery. bob redell is live at the new rock wall tasting room to explain. good morning. >> good morning to you, laura. one thing that drew us to this place is the beautiful tasting room that opened up in the past month or so, it's the location. that's what i want to show you. they arguably have one of the best views in the bay for a winery. that's why right there. the hazy skyline of san francisc

then, out to the cooler temperatures on the west coast. we have the 50s and 60s.eat will continue. and those strong storms will stretch across the dakotas, which are also dealing with the flood problems, as well as stretching all the way into the atlanta area, which may get showers and thunderstorms. some places needing the rain. other places don't. here in the northeast, the 70s and 80s are back. everyone's dropping out of the that was a quick check of your local weather. george? >> thanks, colleen. >>> all of us love our pets. but there is nothing fun about cleaning up after them. becky worley is back this morning to help with that. there's a whole bunch of new products on the market for cleaning up pet messes. becky's here with the results. good morning, becky. >> good morning, george. this product put to the test is killing me. last time, i was stung by bees. this time, it was dog hair, cat litter and snakes. i hate snakes. three, new products, designed to reduce odor, make this chore less messy, and keep these guys away from the backyard. but how well do thes

on the west coast this fog starts rolling in on the west coast of southern california.s, it's more likely this coastal fog will start to creep in. already we're getting some showers into seattle and portland area. big storms rumbling in the middle of the country and also in the mid-atlantic today so stay up with your local abc stations and you'll know exactly what's going >> and we are back in emeryville which, by the way, if you like car, you need to be here. there's a big car show going on at the same time. here's what we have on your "gma" morning menu. we think of her as the first lady but she's also the first mom. in an interview with michelle obama, she tells us what her hopes are for her daughters. it's a story you're going to want to see. >>> also, would you do this? what is a gender reveal party? what is that? would you go to a party, cut into a cake and find out with the rest of the crowd what the gender of your baby is? seems to be a new trend. >>> and also this morning, the teacher who is also an nfl cheerleader. she's going to talk out about the online goss

cultures from the west coast of africa and also east coast this year.s is a tribal ritual tradition. the community mostly in oakland keeping the dance here in the bay area. it's unparalleled and it's really lovely place to learn traditions from cultures that you might not be familiar with. all of the cultures i know of currently welcome people, but welcome them to learn their dances and songs. >> ticket prices? >> they range from $18 to $58 to half price for all the matinees and you can bring a whole bunch of kids for $9 a kid. they are available at u.c. berkeley or easy to go to our website. >> we're going to talk much more about the festival. but we have to take a break. julie will be staying with us. when we come back, we'll meet with the talented artists. stay with us. don't go away. we'll be right back.ñ/ñ/ñ/ñ/ñ/ñw >>> welcome back to beyond the headlines, i'm cheryl jennings, we're talking about the ethnic dance festival and importance of preserving a sustaining culture of dance and music. julie and also the principal dancer a dance company. tell