zack is a passionate and tireless advocate for liberty and justice for all. as he wrote in a letter in today's "daily journal," "that is what our profession does. we get in the way of wrong. we get in the way of attempts to separate and divide our society. we get in the way of those who would let our constitutional democracy whether away from ignorance. we get in the way of those who would further widen the justice happen in our country." please welcome a great lawyer, my friend, and our speaker, steve zack, president of the american bar association. [applause] >> that is a wonderful introduction, bob. thank you for those kind words and for all the good work you do at the aba and have done for many years. thank you for this invitation. it is the world's largest public affairs forum. i love your model. "find truth and set it free." what could be better than that? i have heard many mottoes under -- over the years. in many ways, it is what we are all about here today in finding some truth and hopefully setting a free. we need to explain why the preservation of t

[applause] >> thanks, zack. next, to talk about a solvent city, i would like to invite and 11-year-old just graduated from harvey milk civil rights academy. she will be going into the sixth grade this fall. she likes horseback riding and reading. she will also be going to camps and taking some road trips by bus the summer. she is joined today by her mother. >> i just graduated from harvey milk civil rights academy. i'll be going into sixth grade this year at everett middle school. students at my school work hard every day. we are planning for our future. the same way the mayor is planning for san francisco's future, not just planned for one-half in private -- planning for what happens in five years now, not just today. in five years, i will be in high school. mayor lee is planning for five years down the road, too, to make sure san francisco is what he calls solvent. it means we will put together [inaudible] [applause] mayor lee: thank you. finally, i would like to invite up to the podium lorenzo tomayo, who jus

the result of the toxic campaign was a career killer for paul done zack.he lost his biggest client, and that all but ruined done zack. >> because the pharmaceutical industry is a small tight-knit industry in the training field, that he felt that he was going to be and was, in fact, black listed to the other pharmaceutical companies. >> so paul dunk sack, the man who once pulled down $500,000 plus a year as a pharmaceutical executive, was now out the door, back to square one, working behind the counter of a local drug arestore where he made less than $100,000 a year. by the beginning of 2004, paul dunk sack was not only getting divorced, he was also getting depressed. a few saw paul struggling with dark thoughts. very dark. at one point he called his brother to say he was putting his affairs in order. >> he goes, i fear my life. i truly, truly do. >> even paranoids are right some of the time. >>> coming up -- sabotage in the suburbs. was someone out to get paul done sack? >> i remember looking at the other mom, and we were just frozen, we really where. >> w

what is unbelievable to me, the mets will pay most of his $6 million salary but they get zack wheeler the giants top pitching prospects. carlos beltran wanted to go to a contender. he will play right field for the san francisco giants and be in philadelphia tomorrow night. those numbers compared to the rest of his teammates, and only sandoval's batting average better than carlos beltran. he would be the top giant in every other category. now the giants with a giants fan and phillies fan, rematch of the championship series. delivering the good here. coming home, man, it's 1-0 san francisco. nate schierholtz looks like he may be the guy who gelts left out when carlos beltran shows up. he comes through here and brian wilson comessen for a one, two, three night. giants win 2-1. that series even a game apiece and decides to tomorrow. the a's slowed tonight. matsui all of a sudden likes the new manager and there he goes. off the wall. matsui the american league player of the week. five hits in new york and matsui not done. 9th home run of the year. a 3 run blast. ryan's home run. a's score

tonight, zack makes his then laid debut against it josh ett.ha one of the easiest tournaments' on schedule. john daly blew up again, but not as bad as he thought. he has always partnered dawn hamilton. put me down for 18. it was only 13. like johnny vegas, a lovely putt. he is going crazy with 62. he is still three shots shy of the record 59 set last year. stay with us, a check of the weekend forecast is coming up right after this. >> tonight at 11:00, the "don't ask, don't tell" delay that could have service members waiting longer to serve openly. a tough day for the texas rangers after a fan fell to his death while trying to catch a foul ball. we'll have that and lots more when you join us tonight >> rain is out of here tonight and sunshine returns for the weekend. >> nbc nightly news with brian williams is up next

zack britain hit the first homer and pitched well enough to win but didn't get the victory. the braves went ahead 4-3. and then mark reynolds came through with a game winning shot. the orioles travel to texas to play the rangers. >> and we are getting set for fireworks. and the masons around the country not so lucky. why the 4th of july just won't be the same in many parts of our country. if i were a customer, i'd like nonstop travel because it's quicker. because it's convenient. it's just the best way to go. keeps the cost down. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has added new nonstop flights from bwi airport to south carolina. it means more time doing the things i want to do. it's easy. it's hassle-free. there's no headaches. [ male announcer ] fly southwest airlines' new nonstops from bwi airport to greenville-spartanburg and charleston, south carolina. i like nonstop travel because... you don't got any more stuff. [ laughter ] [ ding ] >>> party started early are in columbus. the 31st annual red white and boom fireworks show which attracts hundreds of people. here we

zack with the bat in his hands, leadoff homer for his first major leaguer. then nick markakis. rbi double. birds losing 4-3. and the o's beat the braves 5-4. major league baseball announced its all-star game team. tuesday, july 12 in phoenix. one loan orioles, matt wieters who makes the classic for the first time. he is also the first orioles catcher to represent the birds at the all-star game since 1989. he leads all major league catchers in runner. and leads all catchers not charged with a passed ball. batting .262. kansas city in denver today. rocky collision for gonzalez. he made the catch, had to pay the price, leave the game. royals a winner. changing of the guard in the world of professional tennis. third set, fourth game, having a problem with the video. the new winner is novak djokovic. he is the new wimbledon champion. and the new world's number one as of tomorrow morning. pro golf, not locked out but 15 miles from philadelphia. nick watney won today. sometimes we have the craziest things happen. that wasn't golf. you know what we will do? say good night, that's it, t

our thanks to steven zack, president of the american bar association. we also thank our audience is here and on radio television and the internet. tonight's program has been part of the commonwealth club's u.s. constitution in the 21st century series, underwritten by the charles guess he family, and we thank them, and we thank you. [applause] >> good morning, and thank you for joining us. i am the director of the mayor's office -- and i am here to mark a milestone in this neighborhood, one that is about revenue. this will support and enliven the neighborhood, and allow me to stop driving to shop at target. the speakers are mayor ed lee, donna eagen of target, and the director of the sentences to redevelopment agency. we will have a ceremonial groundbreaking in this room. i would like to talk about the following individuals. the city college board of trustees, natalie burke. since assuming office in january, growing the economy has been a priority. and as we saw, he delivered. without further ado of like to mention -- i would like to introduce the mayor.

in atlanta, lugo faces zack. blake davis trying to make the most of his opportunities. top 3. and quality high school of fielder said he used to hit the ball pretty well. still does. first career home run. first home run for an oriole pitcher since 2006. the top five would be our rainshower not yielding . to the wall. brings home brenton. averages 60 points. briton out of the game. atlanta takes a 4-3 lead, but reynolds treating atlanta like sherman did for the union army. brian mcann, pretty good ball. didn't run that hard. takes it off the wall. throw s s a strike. the birds win 5-4. kick off a 3 game series on monday. the nfl network did a good job of killing the football. with players voting the top 100 right now. the ravens had 6 makes the list. tonight, they unveiled a top-10. ray and ed are represented. ed reed comes in at 5. ray lewis, the highest voted defensive player -- number 4, a tribute to what he can do on the field but more what he means of that period of off it. >> it's always an honor. anytime you are picked from your peers and you have an opportunity to go o

our speaker today as steve zack, president of the american bar association, who is talking about threats to the american justice system caused by under- funding of our courts, and i might say as well, under- appreciation of our courts. with that in mind, i have made a selection of the questions. let me start with this, if i may. what can regular citizens, ordinary citizens, do to strengthen and uphold the u.s. justice system? >> i think maybe that is the seminal question as to why we are gathered here today and why we are talking about this issue. lawyers alone will never accomplish that. judges have the worst. they're not supposed to be out there asking for money for other court systems. the average citizen has to demand the attention of the courts. sandra day o'connor has one of the best statement. in every society, there have to be a safe place. in a democracy, that is a place that is the courts. we have to have the average citizen talking about how they want to preserve that save space in our society and talk to their legislatures, because there is a view among legislators, not all o

our thanks to steven zack, president of the american bar association. we also thank our

zack britton you see it there. first career home run as a major leaguer. and he went onto pitch well. didn't get the win. but the breaks took the lead 4- -- braves took the lead but another home run, the third in two days. o's now travel to texas to take on the rangers. as a side note, nick 5 for 5 yesterday and catcher's named to the all star team. jones can make it by fan vote. get out and cast your ballotsoften and get the young man on the all star team. >>> severe weather in the nation's capital. people running for cover from high winds and the rain. the national mall was evacuated because of thunderstorms sunday. can we expect this type of weather for today? let's hope not. let's get an answer from lynette charles. >> we could see showers and thunderstorms especially going into the afternoon. and maybe one or two of those could become severe, but we will keep you update and safe -- updated and safe. we have temperatures coming in right around 71 degrees in baltimore. and if you are traveling, and heading up north, philly at 72, new york coming in at 7

i asked all my friends to play a gig zack same time i simultaneously we'd play like really rain or turn on the air commission that bad a man and a beater but it's still the mark this is america we need to keep playing. all right now the real question is did governor palin's request for brain work there are enough people in the state given out praise to god to end his drought and i want to be debbie downer here but we checked the weather channels for a cause for oklahoma city and it's going to be one hundred or above for the next ten days and there is not a drop of rain in the forecast to get that power of prayer isn't working quite now i'm not here to criticize those who are people of faith who pray because that's absolutely right and that's our decision to do so but can we not draw a line when it comes to the government calling for its if you remember governor mary fallin is not the first politician to try this old pray for rain gimmick texas governor rick perry trying to back in april his state was dealing with massive wildfires and no rain so after perry's day of prayer nothing chang

zack was seen frolicking in malibu over the weekend.ith a vanessa but with ashley to his belt. people magazine say that he gave her a piggyback ride while celebrating her 26th birthday. he recently split with the brunette that they showed, she also starred in high school musical with him. >> interesting. >> just like high school. >> me while janet jackson is opening up for the first time about her virtual do it with her brother michael two years after his death. janet perform the 1995 song screen in london as the iconic video of michael played out in his voice filled the hall. she says michael extra to do do it years ago and she said performing with michael felt great just listening to and hearing his voice. >> that has to be a little hard. >> 6:57 a.m. much more ahead as we continue on until 10:00 a.m.. we have a live look at the park is san francisco that is where we are following a breaking news fire. >> a violent night

carlos baltran goes to the new york mets for the minor league pitcher zack wheeler.he deal is that the mets will cover most of the money he will make about seven-6-million dollars. you see him in center field and he will pray--play right field. now only poppel has a higher team average he will rank first in all of these. look for him to maun i with the giants and philadelphia. after barry's the goldeye kicked around last night, the giants and strike first. bottom-line you know happened these guys will me in the postseason again. and then date, he just may be will be the odd man out when baltran shows up. now the phillies come back, it is two to one. brian wilson and his beard come on, his 32nd save. they will play another game tomorrow night in philadelphia. the a's are getting off big time the could this tonight, the oakland a's right now are leading tampa bay 11 to 0 in the fifth inning. we had a no-hitter, this is a no- hitter from young santana the los angeles angels of anaheim. the first no-hitter in almost 27 years. there is, i do not know, you watch a no-hitte

elaborate story of how she knows zani because she works at universal and jeff hopkins and his son zack and tells the police this elaborate and consistent lie. initially the police treat her as if, in fact, she's a victim of a child kidnapping. but the more they investigate her story, the more it seems to fall apart. in what can only be described as, if it weren't true, you couldn't write it this good is the incidents at universal studios. it's indicative of casey anthony and who she is and what she does. she maintains this story about the kidnapping, about working at universal. she takes them to universal. she walks with great confidence from the security gate to a building, enters the building with absolute confidence. walks to the end of a hallway, turns around, puts her hands in her pockets and says, okay, i don't work here. casey anthony maintains her lies until they absolutely cannot be maintained anymore. when she gets to the end of that hallway or when she gets to the end of that conversation with her brother and realizes this lie has failed me, so i must abandon it and replace

. >> arraignment zack foster mother delores barry was devastated when she learned that emergency workersile he died. she says that she could not explain how to describe how she felt how the situation was handled but she feels some relief that they're changing their ways. >> i think it is marvelous, like i said the mayor promised me that this would be happening and he would see to it that they got their act together and that they would be training people and this would never happen again to anyone else. >> four violent incidents last night in east oakland left six people shot and one of salted all of this happening within a 90 minute. --90 minute period. to more violent incidents followed shortly after ending at this will work. hollyhock explains how reorganizing the police criminal investigations division is designed to reduce violent crimes. >> our criminal investigations division right now is broken up into an older policing model where we have investigators who are highly specialized, they specialize in homicide for example or robbery or felony assault. but what we will do with take t

johnson pled guilty to witness and evidence tampering after she and her husband, former county exec, zack johnson, were arrested last november. her sentencing is set for september. megan mcgrath joins us by phone with the latest on this. what have we learned? >> reporter: that's right. leslie johnson has resigned from the prince george's county council. she'll continue to serve for a couple more weeks. her resignation does not take effect immediately. it doesn't happen until july the 31st. johnson pleaded guilty to destroying evidence last week. under maryland law, she has to resign after her sentencing on october the 13th, but she could, under law, continue to serve until then. but, again, this morning, in late-breaking news here, leslie johnson has the eendered her resignation. the first idea that something was afoot came during a legislative briefing earlier this morning, johnson did not attend that meeting. during that session, however, the council decided to move an executive session that was scheduled for later on in the afternoon to the first agenda item of the council session this

zack account prepared plastic louisa, did anyone suggest that you plant or did you jump on the desktoping? >> this was on her own free will. asked and what is the point? >> it is just a fun thing. fifth >> then, you put this on the internet? >> " yes. >> , do not get it. i >> justin beiber, demi moore, chris brown, katie., they have planked. >> walked there you are. we have one of you planking. i am posting that on face. >> you showed the back of my head. thank you. [laughter] >> in major hot spots in san francisco. just seconds ago up they tried moving this big rig off of the roadway, this trailer. they had some problems. has there were driving this rig of comet systems um -- -- movement of protests as they were driving this or rig, holland renigged tipped overit s though they hit a snag in their efforts to clear the roadway. continuing delays in to san francisco, it has jammed up into the freeway is trying to get into downtown. the 280 extension is jammed, the southern freeway is jammed. 101 northbound is jammed of iraq to the causeway. fog >> a day. man is one of the four astronauts

. >> raymond zack's mother was devastated.she saw of workers standing by. >> i was to listhe was just--the mayor promised me that this should be happening. that there would be getting their act together and did that this would not happen ever again. >> she says words cannot describe the anchor. now she feels some satisfaction she cannot describe her own anger. >> coming up your sports highlights. >> more of the j.c. dugard case..jaycee.. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. but thieves can steal your identity. turning your life upside down in a matter of seconds. hi. hi. you know i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. you just read my mind. [ male announcer ] just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your c

there would have to give up zack miller, a top pitching prospect that most of us probably have not heard of, but he is good. if this goes through, the giants who can pitch with the best of them who have trouble hitting this will help their chances of repeating. this is big news, carlos beltran is one of the best hitters in the lead. >> we will have some more coverage later. new at 5:00 p.m. a naked man attack in san francisco and is caught on video. why the police say that this video is a hate crime. also a television news anchor was attacked live on air. we will show what caused the confrontation plus, there was a big room brawl. q. have owners x speaks out about the playboys passion or lack thereof and how the magazine mobile is fighting back all ahead. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone