wiley and a group of berkeley gran grads were on a cal alumni tour in cairo when the protests erupted>> we heard it all going on outside, it was kind of a huge crowd, and they started firing tear gas at the crowd. immediately we went back to our room, and we had a perfect view of what was going on. >> it didn't take long for the group to realize they were in danger. >> we heard gunshots frequently all night and a couple explos n explosio explosions. just ongoing for minutes at a time what we thought were tanks or large vehicles going by outside. at that point we realized, it's probably not good to be here. >> reporter: wiley, who finally made it home to san diego last night, said he's proud of the protestors. he's hoping conditions will improve soon for the people of egypt. >> it's something that they need to do. at some point they're going to have to -- you can see that conditions for them are extremely difficult and economically within their country, and i fully support what they're doing. it's amazing to have been able to experience that. and knowing that i'm safe, if you asked me

wiley did because dr. wiley helped to invent it. after he left fda, he went on and worked for the good housekeeping organization, and he helped, he helped that really consumer advocacy organization to help to identify for members of the public what was safe, what was good, what wasn't. so that was a sense of what he was about. and maybe the best sense in part of what he was about and what the early agency was about has to do with the poison squad. the pose son squad was -- poison squad was something that -- it came to be called the poison squad in the press. this was a group of young, healthy male volunteers who basically sat in the basement, again -- spent a lot of time in the basement for some reason in the early years -- in the ag eating stuff. and the goal was to see what would happen, right? so, remember, we're in the early 20th century, there's a lot of excitement about advances in the chemistry. it's better living through chemistry. the idea that the life of foods could be extended, foods could be made better, they could be i

like many people, i see the human element that has been mentioned in the commons, and i think wayne wileye of the 10 employees, his comments about how the recycling center does not just recycle materials, but it is about recycling people, and the 10 green jobs that have been developed over the years and $1.5 million that has brought back to the city in supporting our economy is something that is really important, of couple of richmond district residents that in buyer -- acknowledged and the emergence of recycling center movements in the city are really neighborhood-based, and this is a shining example, a nationwide example, as someone said, that shines nationally as one of the key community-based recycling centers. i would like to see the rec and park department find another location for the community gardens. because i strongly support community gardens. but i know there is again many acres within the golden gate park area, including the mcclaren large, that hopefully you could look at more carefully. and you could look at the representatives to talk about the process that went through,

like many people, i see the human element that has been mentioned in the commons, and i think wayne wileye of the 10 employees, his comments about how the recycling center does not just recycle materials, but it is about recycling people, and the 10 green jobs that have been developed over the years and $1.5 million that has brought back to the city in supporting our economy is something that is really important, of couple of richmond district residents that in buyer -- acknowledged and the emergence of recycling center movements in the city are really neighborhood-based, and this is a shining example, a nationwide example, as someone said, that shines nationally as one of the key community-based

wiley is referred to as the father of the fda, and it was wiley's add advocacy that led to the act. act is the act in which the agency still functions. it deep in the dna of the agency. why do i tell you this? i tell you this because there are aspects of fda culture, i think, that can be traced back to this form of highly interventionist, highly active agents and government employees attempting to do what they think they are of course legally empowered to do and what is in the best interest of public health. the agency is at some part in its core a public health law enforcement agency, and that is an important part of the mission. now, that emphasis waxes and wanes over time. we've been through a period where the agency focused more on market facilitation, and now the pendulum is beginning to swing back, and the agency is turning more towards some of its original roots. what does that agency look like today? that's the new office building. it's one of the two new headquarter building. why do i show you that? one is it's just attractive, but the other is the reason the building was b

. >> now, george wiley said he doesn't regret going to egypt, but he does regret not being able to spend as much quality time with his daughter, heather, as he would have liked. nbc bay area news. >> they sure were lucky. >>> tonight for google, the crisis is personal. one of the executives is missing in cairo. first the crisis with the internet being shut down. now the company is dealing with an information blackout with one of its employees. google's head of marketing for middle east and north africa has not been heard of since last thursday when he posted a vague message on twitter that said, quote, pray for egypt. very worried. as it seems the government is planning a war crime tomorrow against the people. we are all ready to die. and that's where the message ended. google has posted an international number for anyone in egypt that knows about his whereabouts to call. >>> well, the trouble in egypt seems thousands of miles away from the bay area, but make no mistake, we could soon be feeling the effects. coming up in ten minutes, see how the unrest in the middle east is going to affe

wiley is referred to as the father of the fda, and it was wiley's add advocacy that led to the act. that act is the act in which the agency still functions. it deep in the dna of the agency. why do i tell you this? i tell you this because there are aspects of fda culture, i think, that can be traced back to this form of highly interventionist, highly active agents and government employees attempting to do what they think they are of course legally empowered to do and what is in the best interest of public health. the agency is at some part in its core a public health law enforcement agency, and that is an important part of the mission. now, that emphasis waxes and wanes over time. we've been through a period where the agency focused more on market facilitation, and now the pendulum is beginning to swing back, and the agency is turning more towards some of its original roots. what does that agency look like today? that's the new office building. it's one of the two new headquarter building. why do i show you that? one is it's just attractive, but the other is the reason the building

once again, his book, published by john wiley and sons, is the great reflation; his publication, theckh investment letter. and that's our program for this week. i'm bob scully. have a great week. thanks. closed captioning by sette inc. >>> welcome to nhk world "newsline." i'm shery ahn. >>> rescuers continue their desperate search for survivors after the earthquake in christchurch, new zealand. but with more than 72 hours since a deadly tremendous more hit, experts say the chances of finding anyone alive under the debris are slim. new zealand police have confirmed 113 people died and more than 200 remain missing after the 6.3-magnitude quake. more than 500 rescuers from countries including japan, singapore, and australia have been working around the clock to save victims trapped under collapsed buildings. relief teams will continue working through friday. >> 47 bodies have been recovered from the collapsed ctv building, where many people including japanese are believed to be trapped. the building housed an english language school for foreign students. the japanese government has set

. >> do you give mubarak credit for being so wiley as to divide people with a delaying tactic? >> is it in his -- in his position is -- he's an amazing 82-year-old or a hateful one? >> mubarak is very stubborn man. he's been quoted as saying i have a ph.d in stubbornness. would you like to respond? >> he's asking how radicalized are the students? i can't speak directly. but iran has more weapons, they were a-- they were able to undermine the protesters by saying they were a serving a foreign agenda because iran is under the foreign pressure. i don't see a equivalent of that in egypt and the military force and the revolutionary that is are with the regime. i can't make the comparison. >> we'll park that for now. >> in 10 minutes, let's turn to the muslim brotherhood. we'll go to your question. >> i'm half egyptian, and english. >> doing masters in journalism at the city. i just wanted to come back to the earlier points actually about none of these. none of these leaders deserving to be president. did the panel believe that -- that they -- that -- they need a leader. the muslim b

and in the epic great fable of the fox and the hedgehog, the fox is wiley, the fox is clever, the fox knows lots of little things. but the hedgehog knows one really big thing. and in that fable and in reality, the fox can never defeat the hedgehog. neither lincoln -- i'm really not comfortable referring to either lincoln or reagan and characterize them as a hedgehog, but i am comfortable characterizing them as men of big ideas, men who understood the big things, leaders who understood the big things. with lincoln, it was the union. with president reagan, it was a focus on the big things with an understanding that you measured the circumstances and events that came up by your view of the big things that guide the country, that guide us individually, that guide lives and in fact guide the lives of the nation. president reagan understood big things. he could quickly evaluate any issue or challenge through that prism and the prism of those core values. ronald reagan, mr. president, inspired freedom and changed the world, and the centennial celebration of his birth that begins this week an

. >> do you give mubarak credit for being so wiley as to divide people with a delaying tactic? >> is it in his -- in his position is -- he's an amazing 82-year-old or a hateful one? >> mubarak is very stubborn man. he's been quoted as saying i have a ph.d in stubbornness. would you like to respond? >> he's asking how radicalized are the students? i can't speak directly. but iran has more weapons, they were a-- they were able to undermine the protesters by saying they were a serving a foreign agenda because iran is under the foreign pressure. i don't see a equivalent of that in egypt and the military force and the revolutionary that is are with the regime. i can't make the comparison. >> we'll park that for now. >> in 10 minutes, let's turn to the muslim brotherhood. we'll go to your question. >> i'm half egyptian, and english. >> doing masters in journalism at the city. i just wanted to come back to the earlier points actually about none of these. none of these leaders deserving to be president. did the panel believe that -- that they -- that -- they need a leader. the muslim b

. >>> new video out of egepts george wiley shot this out of cairo.nd his daughter managed to catch a flight out of egypt the following day and returned safely to the u.s. thanks for joining us. today show continues next. 8:58. have a great morning. i have fallen in love with making bird houses. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible cr. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. you can start with cheerios. the natural whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. brrrbb... makes you feel ageless. [ male announcer ] it's time. love your heart so you can do what you love. cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> back now with more of "today" on a wednesday morning, the 2nd of february, 2011. good thing punxsutawney fill predicted an early spring, because, man, could we use it. so could people throughout a large portion of

and in the epic great fable of the fox and the hedgehog, the fox is wiley, the fox is clever, the fox knows lots of little things. but the hedgehog knows one really big thing. and in that fable and in reality, the fox can never defeat the hedgehog. neither lincoln -- i'm really not comfortable referring to either lincoln or reagan and characterize them as a hedgehog, but i am comfortable characterizing them as men of big ideas, men who understood the big things, leaders who understood the big things. with lincoln, it was the union. with president reagan, it was a focus on the big things with an understanding that you measured the circumstances and events that came up by your view of the big things that guide the country, that guide us individually, that guide lives and in fact guide the lives of the nation. president reagan understood big things. he could quickly evaluate any issue or challenge through that prism and the prism of those core values. ronald reagan, mr. president, inspired freedom and changed the world, and the centennial celebration of his birth that begins this week an

and in the epic great fable of the fox and the hedgehog, the fox is wiley, the fox is clever, the fox knows lots of little things. but the hedgehog knows one really big thing. and in that fable and in reality, the fox can never defeat the hedgehog. neither lincoln -- i'm really not comfortable referring to either lincoln or reagan and characterize them as a hedgehog, but i am comfortable characterizing them as men of big ideas, men who understood the big things, leaders who understood the big things. with lincoln, it was the union. with president reagan, it was a focus on the big things with an understanding that you measured the circumstances and events that came up by your view of the big things that guide the country, that guide us individually, that guide lives and in fact guide the lives of the nation. president reagan understood big things. he could quickly evaluate any issue or challenge through that prism and the prism of those core values. ronald reagan, mr. president, inspired freedom and changed the world, and the centennial celebration of his birth that begins this week an