and whitman describe november 1st, 1956, as another day of great crisis. chairman adams called this, quote, the worst week i have experience in all the years i worked with him at the white house. that morning the president was besieged with rumors that the soviets were planning to deep for aircraft on syrian bases and a lake asked the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff if the russians might have slipped some atom bombs to the egyptians. eisenhower canceled all campaign events except the one scheduled for philadelphia that night, november 1st. and whitman recalled the typewriters had to go to the train to give the speech in time. in philadelphia, in convention hall, ike looked out at 18,000 partisans who came expecting a rousing campaign speech. instead he launched into what a columnist called a high level speech by a man who spoke not as a republican partisan as president of all the country. eisenhower stated that the nation had pursued a path of honor by staying against the use of force in both hungry and egypt. the united states, he said, cannot and w

i loved whitman for its madness. we used to go round really. and we would say things to each other or words to that effect and the whitman way. so we love -- i loved all that and i still do like sort of extreme american writing, i would say. i love extreme raw uncompromising. there is a writer who's really been forgotten but once -- he has a name and you forget it and he's very, very dark. and murderous and indeed trot himself one after following a short stories which is most tragic. his name is pancake and he lives as you might expect in the appalachians. have any of you actually read of him or heard in hhim. he's a remarkable remarkable american writer absolutely a tragic demeanor. they all seem to kill themselves. and one of the great out of control extreme american comic novels. he wrote the neon bible when he was 18 and which is almost as remarkable. and i like extreme american writing. >> shall we continue, the lady in the fourth row. >> i read anything that you or tony used to write. and in terms of tony staye

whitman, i loved whitman for his madness. i think at electric. i were too. we would say to each other. and to that effect. beating our chest in the whitman way. so we -- we love -- i loved all of that. i still do like sort of extreme american writing, i would say. i love extreme, raw, uncompromising. there is a writer who's really been scotless. many of you have heard him. once you hear the name, you won't forget it. it is very, very dark and murderous. which i think most genuinely tragic. his name is bruce d.j. pancake. have any of you heard him or read him? he maybe out of print. he is remarkable, remarkable american writer. particularly terrible tragic demeanor. they all seem to kill themselves. it is competitively advances and it is again one of the great out of control extreme american comic novels. the book he wrote on the neon bible when he was just 18 again and at almost as remarkable. so i like extreme american prose. >> shall we continue? >> i read anything that you or tony used to write. and in terms of tony, he stayed in one area of politics. now

david whitman shot the entire video at a whole foods store in los angeles and poke fun at those who frequentdeo has had more than 1,800,000 views. >>> fire season is officially here, what officials are doing next week to reduce the risks for fire this summer and keep residents safe. >>> also this week more weather is about to give way to returning fog. mark tamayo is next with how much temperatures will drop in your neighborhood. >> with fire season officially underway many homeowners are trying to reduce the danger of a wildfire. fire officials are expected to begin inspections on 26,000 properties next week. inspectors say that property owners who do not comply will receive a warning and they can eventually face fines. meteorologist mark tamayo is hetalk to us about the weather. >>> the fog will be making a comeback. they're not talking about any major heat right now the maps on live stormtracker 2, we do have some cloudy skies. winds are shifting out of the northwest to 20 miles per hour. here is a look at the overall weather story. we have mostly clear skies and some fog developing compa

in new york city, walt whitman was banging dudes in brooklyn when you folks were still squatting in a river biting gold nuggets, huh. if anyone's getting marriage equality, it's going to be new york. capisce, california? enjoy your court cases. we're just going to push this through the legislature. we'll have it done quick. >> the battle will go through the hands of new york republican andrew lanza. >> jon: this could take a while. staten island republican, huh. i guess marriage equality rests on the hands of whether this guy is willing to be called the staten island ferry for the rest of his life. it's good news. moving in the right direction. the gay news in a place like syria a little more somber. >> a well-known female blogger has allegedly been abducted in seara. relatives of ameena abdullah has not been seen since she was bundzled into a car yesterday. her blog "gay girl in damascus" has made her a hero of the uprising. >> jon: wow, an openly gay blogger giving president asaad the finger right under his nose. this amina abdullah has real bols. >> over the weekend, 40-year-old to

i believe it was whitman or thorough called the mere smoke of opinion.the news is about what people want to keep hitting. everything else is publicity. people don't want to keep their opinions hidden. they want to keep the facts hidden. it takes a lot of money, a lot of time, a lot of effort to explore the facts and bring them out. so a lot of news organizations no longer do much reporting. they simply rely on opinion, talk, all of, that and that undermines journalism. the other thing is we are abusing ourselves to death. it's all about entertainment today. jon jon i should just go. [laughter] [applause] >> you actually entertain? >> jon:, no not really. every now and again. >> the reason you're first in the book is people said, why do you have jon stewart on the show. you were first on my show when i came back to pbs in 2007. and i said, well, because mark twain wasn't available and he's not. but the truth of the matter is, your people here know that the truth goes down better in a democracy when it's in humor, but you do a splendid job of juxtaposing.

. ♪ if that's berkeleyñr high school graduate david whitman also known as dj dave.it to poke fun at health nut like himself. >> this buster on his i-phone talking to his friends picking up pepper for his master cleans. most annoying dude i have ever seen. could you please the you are right in front of the quinoa. >>reporter: video yo made by l pwoing based out of the bay area and los angeles. >> pretty catch yv yichlt i love whole foods. >> cute. >> talk about the weather forecast. cooler today. >> sandy is here now with that. >> yes. cooling trend will continue writ on through the weekend. at least the first half of the weekend. here's look at today's high. san rafael down 20 degrees. only 72 today. 21 degrees cooler morgan hill also 70 degrees. san jose dropped 8. redwood city down 9. san francisco 64 today. 7 degrees cooler. out towards the inland area antioch didn't make it in the 90's. 9 degrees cooler today come in at 86 degrees exactly as we had expected. as you look at the sunset from our high definition emeryville camera. few cloud withing through. really n

the paper says meg whitman is one of his chairs. his bay area stops include a barbecue at the home of sun microsystems co-founder scott mckneelly. >>> first lady michelle obama back in washington d. doctor this morning. that's after spending two fundraiser events for president obama's re-election campaign here in the bay area. she started at the claremont hotel in berkeley. these are pictures taken at that event. tickets there ranged from $1,000 to $2500. we later spotted the first lady leaving another fundraiser at the merchant exchange in san francisco. tickets for that event were $2500. >>> governor schwarzenegger's former mistress is speaking out publicly about her high profile affair for the first time. mildred told a british magazine that her now 13-year-old son joseph found out one year ago that his father's arnold schwarzenegger. she also says that her son is eager to form a relationship with his father. baena also says he start today grow suspicious and finally asked point-blank if joseph was schwarzenegger's son. the two r

. >> reporter: samantha whitman says count her among the successful.he was already mom to gavin, logan and cameron. >> i knew that we had to try something different this time. so that maybe we could, you know, get the girl. >> reporter: samantha says she followed the girl diet plan and cut out chocolate and salt and ate the recommended dairy and veggies. baby number four is now here. and her name is emerson. >> good job. >> we cried. we both just cried. we were so excited. it was awesome. >> reporter: most of the plans say if you want a girl, eating calcium-rich foods, tofu and lean protein will get you there. but if it's a boy you want, get rid of the milk and yogurt and bring in the bacon and burgers. >> reporter: we show it had to ob/gyn angela pollard. she's reluctant to recommend the supplements because vitamins aren't required to have fda approval. >> you have to be very careful. and unless you really know at i'sn there, i'm not sure i'd be taking them. >> reporter: she says the key to this plan and others on the market is in the section about ti

currently has one job for every five applicants meanwhile business for bankruptcy attorney in nineteen whitman is surging half of his clients are unemployed degree holders drowning in debt anyone going to college essentially is gambling once again from an investor's point of view right now the way the dollar is the way inflation is going and the way the job market there's a college education just isn't a good investment and not a good return on your money even economics professors on the inside like richard wolfe say enslaving students to banks is a disaster for america's economic viability the future of any country in the world economy because that is the pen's first and foremost on the quality and the quantity of. crane and new young workers are the major institutions that produce that of the colleges and universities you're pricing them out of being able to do that today a diploma no longer serves as a guaranteed passport to prosperity for americans in the meantime a number of foreigners studying at u.s. colleges and universities has reached record highs according to the latest statistics n

and that can be nice i mean i can move a thousand pound rock over whitman by myself and push it across the space station and put it in a new place that floating around part it's not floating. and somebody like me that was never the gymnastic queen you know high school can do all of those things and more and it's just really wonderful to fly. we get more news stories and features on our web page dot com has the latest interviews and analysis here's what's there for you right now director michael not to known for his work in the chronicles of narnia and a bond blockbuster meets our t.v. to discuss what makes a good movie. and caught cheating russian university students are kicked out for writing entrance exams for new applicants find out exactly what happened that r t dot com. russian orphans face a tough childhood but being an adult is often even worse the government legally has to provide housing for anyone leaving care just peter all over reports that often doesn't happen. during and dilapidated. this flop looks more like a prime candidate for demolition than a family home but twenty

for enhancing previously prepared video material but also in real time broadcasts so the mystery of whitman will be the same do lens stereoscopic cameras used to film today's glasses on blockbusters or home videos that you channels originally intended for your right and left eyes can be used to extract the additional virtual angles needed for glasses free viewing we treat axis three d. masterchef software the depth of each image can be extrapolated from the original angles the task going forward is to improve the accuracy of automatic and live transmission processing greatly expanding the currently limited land of glasses free material. bellecourt is already looking to branch out and build a separate each to within the special economic zone and it seems they're expecting a flood of company there's still years of work ahead before holmes has a full fledged hole for itek the foundation has already been laid and there's plenty of space to grow join us for more on the next technology update and until then enjoy the ride. he.

meg whitman gives her relax to the state budget and how she thinks governor brown is doing so far. >>> numbers are higher. there was business activity. the midwest is surging. the dow is up 122. nasdaq is up 25. s&p 500 is up 11, but the big reason the stocks are up this morning, 45 minutes ago the greek parliament passed a second us aster right -- you aster ri ti measure. >>> there have been violent clashes between police and protesters. more than 300 injured. yesterday the parliament authorized steep spending cuts and tax increases. >>> also this morning the labor department had mixed news on the job market here in the u.s. first time claims were down but only by 1,000 at 428,000. economists had expected the number to drop more than that continuing claims were also done 12,000,. 3.7million people are receiving jobless benefits. >>> a rhode island congressman is pushing for a federal program to bridge the skills ga. many businesses say they have jobs. they just can't find workers with the special skills needed to do the work. some states are offering free tuition to attend community

scott just a mile up the road is where this turn off is just on meg whitman roll by. thousand bucks gets you in. $10,000 gets you a picture with the candidate. there is california visit upstaged just a little bit by a mod rit republican, also a mormon, announced john huntsman. standing in the same spot where ronald reagan kicked off his campaign, the former utah governor announced he's in. >> today, i'm a candidate for the office of president of the united states of america. >> the bio says he grew up in palo alto. we know his dad went to stanford and went to develop the clam shell box for mcdonald's big macs. and while his father was on the way to becoming a billionaire, john junior dropped out of high school to play keyboard in a band. he graduated from college, learned chinese, and went to work for the raigsan white house two, years ago, president obama tapped him to become ambassador to china. >> i respect the president of the united states. he and i have a difference of opinion on how to help a country we both love. >> the poll shows huntsman running 10 points be

started with whitman much of our population very young american born citizens or fisa amendments american or that since they were friends were starting to add up and ready. five hundred thousand of latin americans are turning eight they're becoming a. young group. now didi is there you know does your group have an enemy is there somebody that you're specifically pointing the finger at if we look at the tea party for example right there pointing the finger at government washington d.c. specifically which is they why they want to be a come in south they want to the new breed of politicians in there you say that you're a bipartisan organization so i'm assuming you're not pointing fingers at just one party or the other but is it then coming down to i don't know picking one of you know one of whatever the worst evil is out of two. i believe that any me just as an immigrant proud in a lot of this he part of your tea party group has been. since and so what we want to do is we want to do motivator so power so get out and so now we're doing more than just a general election so we want to see the m

big pro business and trying to save taxpayers' money but you know i fell a republican christie todd whitman who ran the e.p.a. under bush you know wrote this op ed where he called the republicans out for the short sighted destructive thinking that they're trying to do by apology yeah. the how many how many deaths you think it's going to take i mean the e.p.a. was founded back in the nixon administration and and it was because you know the coyote river caught on fire people were dying from asthma it was starting to get really well documented cancer all these kind of things and so they said it was clean this country up and in fact china is no talk of this in china. the big story in the in the financial times today but maybe was just ridiculous. here's the here's the e.p.a. and it's actually saving lives in america and i don't understand how you can campaign against that against again saving lives that richard nixon started right well you know it's worth mentioning that it flies in the face of public opinion you know and our lot is own district one poll found that seventy percent of voters dis

. >> reporter: samantha whitman says count her among the successful. >> what kind of drink do you want>> reporter: she was already mom to ganks logvin, logan, and cam. >> i just knew we had to try something different this time so that maybe we could, you know, get the girl. >> reporter: samantha says she followed the girl diet plan and cut out chocolate and salt and ate the recommended dairy and veggies. baby number four is now here. >> your sister. >> reporter: and her name is emerson. >> good job. >> we cried. we both just cried, we were so excited. it was awesome. >> reporter: most of the plans say if you want a girl eating a lot of calcium-rich foods, tofu, and lean protein will get you there. but if it's a boy you want, get rid of the milk and yogurt and bring in the bacon and burgers. we showed the diet plan to ob-gyn angela pollard. she says she doesn't see harm in eating what's advised but she's reluctant to recommend the supplements because vitamins aren't required to have fda approval. >> so you have to be very careful. and unless you really know what's in there, i'm not sure

we are told megahitman -- meg whitman was there.some of the people we spoke to after the fundraiser say they believe mitt romney can beat president obama. >> we were business partners for many years. i got a chance to watch him in business, at the olympics and have a higher regard for his leadership. >> when romney ran for president in 2008 he raised more money in california than any other state. >>> michelle bachmann will run for president. she was given high marks for her performance in that debate. bachmann a tea party favorite will announce her plan to run in iowa. >>> santa cruz county you will not get financial help from the federal government to pay for storm reed damage. severe weather in march caused $17 million in damage and a mud slide in scotts valley. fema shot down the state's request to cover 75% of the cost saying storms just weren't severe enough. governor jerry brown has about 30 days to appeal. >>> 5:36 is the time. let's go back over to sal. how is traffic, sal? >> doing pretty well. it looks good around the bay

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that berkeley high grad david whitman, known as dj dave to make a video on health nuts like♪ >> the video is made by creative group fog and smog based out of los angeles. >> next at 5:30, frustrated homeowners struggling with hair mortgages have a place to go for help today. also, two more suspicious fires have some contra costa homeowners keeping watch for an arsonist. >> here is a look at those temperatures across the country. high temperatures are building through the midwest with 92 in st. louis. 76 in boston, phoenix 105 and j.f.k. the only airport having delays this morning and flight departure delays. go to flight tracker at go to flight tracker at abc7news.com. [ tab pops ] ♪ whatever lola wants ♪ ♪ lola gets ♪ and, little man, little lola wants you ♪ [ cellphone dings ] [ cellphones ringing ] [ women screaming ] one diet pepsi, please. ♪ make up your mind to have ahh. ♪ what's going on over there? ♪ >>> plan on big delays if you are a muni rider on the "n" or "j" line. i'll have details coming up. >> family and friends of missing nursing student of michelle le are a

we are told former candidate for governor meg whitman is there. she's advising romney's campaign.fter the fundraiser say they believe he can beat president obama. >> the governor arrived right on time. his lovely wife and he chatted it up with a lot of good friends and good supporters. and he looks like he's the next president of the united states. >> when romney ran for president in 2008, he raised more money in california than any other state. he raised about $8 million. >>> minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann will officially join the race for the republican nomination on monday. she announced her intent to run in new hampshire. she was given high marks for her performance in the debate. bachmann a tea party favorite will launch her campaign in iowa where she was born. >>> time now 6:39. a lawsuit will be filed today in state court against a proposal banning male circumcisions in san francisco. both jewish and muslim groups want that measure removed from the city's november ballot. they claim circumcisions are common medical procedures regulated by state law. not city vote

the nature he love and gave himself over vibrated through the entire bean like walt whitman. years ago i spent long night with the washington, d.c. emergency response team. heroic men and women tending to the insane who had been institutallized. most of those they treated that night were living in the city's park often short walks. these were women convinced they were men who had been castrated by demons. one man told me when he walked down the street and saw the stars, he was convinced each star of the part of a intergalactic space fleet. if i turn left, they will turn left, what if i turn the wrong way. we found him parollized in the middle of an intersection. the sky was filled with stars. i can't help but recall those people when i think of johnny appleseed. they smelled horribly was ab john chapman probably did. vices exploded, brains on fire, occasionally their eyes almost glowed as they talk. by our modern definitions, john chapman almost certainly wasn't sane. if you talk to god, it's prayer. if god talks to you, it's skit inference -- schizophrenia. what a simple joy

not just duke ellington-- walt whitman, the list goes on and on.so much the better for it and we would make such better decisions if we understood what brings us together. >> safer: jazz at lincoln center does its part to keep the heritage alive, bringing high school bands to new york for classes with the pros, and for a chance to strut their stuff, beneath the sophisticated eye of ellington himself. but these are the lucky ones. across most of the country, cultural programs in the schools range from spotty to nonexistent. >> marsalis: the arts are our collective human heritage. you're a better person if you know what shakespeare was talking about, if you know what beethoven struggled with, if you know about matisse. if you know what louis armstrong actually sang through his horn, you're better. because it's just, like, you get to speak with the wisest people who ever lived. >> safer: maestro marsalis speaks his universal language with his band, swinging in the rain with marsalis sounding for all the world like louis armstrong, new orleans' other f

. >> we saw meg whitman. money is not going to be enough.atch june 30th that's the next quarter end, romney will raise more money than all of the other candidates combined. what i'll be looking for, what does herman cain raise. >> we're on track to hit our goals, but getting back to the other point mark made. there's two dynamics that changed the political landscape. power of the internet, as well as the citizens' tea party movement. those dynamics neutralize having the most amount of money. we have enough to be competitive but doesn't have to have the most amount. >> let me switch gears for a moment. there's another big story which you all reported on that's the indictment of john edwards former presidential candidate. charged with six counts of conspiracy, false statements and illegal campaign contributions. here's what he had to say after he was indicted. >> there's no question that i've done wrong and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i've caused to othe

the paper says g whitman is one of romney's state committee finance chairs. his bay area stops reportedly include a barbecue at the valley home of sun microsystems co-founder scott mcneilly. >>> time now 6:36. five san francisco smoke shops now facing a midnight deadline. the city attorney's office ordered them to stop selling glass pipes by the end of this day. now the city claims there's no legal use for those pipes and they're often used to smoke crack. well, the order apparently has some of the shop owners pretty angry. a man who runs the rockon smoke shop on mission street became really angry when our ktvu news crews tried to question him. >> i don't want to talk to you okay. please just leave. >> is there a reason you don't want us to shoot on the sidewalk here? [ indiscernible ] >> now the smoke shops also have to keep their windows clear so police can come by and see what it is they're selling by just looking in from the street. >>> san francisco's school board has given the junior rotc program another vote of confidence. last night's 5-2 vote ensures

now the time says meg whitman is one of romney's state committee finance chairs. area reportedly includes a barbecue at the poor to will valley home of sun microsystems co-founder scott mcneilly. >>> five san francisco smoke shops are facing a midnight deadline. the city's attorney's office has ordered them to stop selling glass pipes by the end of the day. the city contends there's no legal use for the pipes and they are often used to smoke crack. >> this should be a message loud and clear that we're going to seriously enforce the laws in the books to make sure that no one is taking advantage of law-abiding citizens in neighborhoods. >> now the order apparently has some store owners on edge. the man who runs the rockon smoke shop on mission street got pretty angry when our ktvu news crew tried to question him. >>> time is now 5:37. the san francisco school board giving a vote of confidence to the junior rotc program. now the 5-2 vote means that military leadership program can remain for at least two more years. more than 100 students packed the school board meeti

start with walt whitman. we are not better because we don't know what he had to tell us.tter for not knowing duke ellington's music. ♪ >> reporter: after his question and answer session with the young student musicians, he took us to his backstage dressing room where he relaxes playing blues piano. one of the most moving questions out there was the young man who said he wasn't always sure what he wanted to "say" in his solo or how to say it, and you told him it was the same for you. >> dizzy gillespie told me something he once asked louis armstrong: "pops, why you always looking up when you play?" and armstrong said, "i don't know what i'm looking for, but i always find it." ( laughter ) ♪ >> reporter: the key for the nation, marsalis says, is education. and for these students: keep looking and keep playing. and that's just what the competition's ultimate winner, ft. lauderdale's dillard center for the arts, did. ♪ >> lehrer: and again, the major developments of the day. president obama talked about a debt reduction deal with congressional republicans at the white house t

we're told meg whitman was there. spoke to said they believe romney can defeat president obama. >> he chatted it up with a lot of good friends and supporters. he looks like he's the next president of the united states. >> when romney ran for president in the united states, he raised more money than any other candidate. >>> michele bachman will officially join the race on monday. she was given pretty high marks for her performance in that debate. bachman, who is a favorite of the tea party will be launching her presidency in iowa. >>> arizona authorities believe either drug smugglers or human traffickers started the fires in arizona. another blaze is the so-called wallow fire. it has burned -- it has become the largest wildfire in arizona history. the blaze is now forcing the evacuations of homes in new mexico. mccain says illegal immigrants may have started some of the fires but won't specify which ones. he was misgetted, he says -- misquoted, he says. >>> 7:44. part of monterey county will be part of a controlled bur

now, meg whitman is one of romney's state committee finance chairs.will include a barbecue at the portola valley home of microsoft's co founder, scott mcneilly. >>> sea life is apparently feeling the fallout from the earthquake in tsunami. government has found traces of radiation in whales. these are the first known wells to be affected by leak. tokyo has already pan -- banned fishing around the plant. >>> in florida, the child of a young mother accused of killing her child, it's kinding counsel now -- it's winding down now what's happening right now in that courtroom? >>> traffic on 280 northbound, still pretty heavy getting up to highway 17. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. @ >>> the prosecution in the casey anthony murder trial in florida has just rested its case. defense attorneys are expected to call their first witness tomorrow. the 25-year-old florida mother is accused of killing her 2- year-old daughter. this is a live look at the court proceedings going on in order right now where the judge appears to be reading s