and talk with kate shepard an environmental reporter for mother jones magazine kate shepard welcome the kaiser report. thanks for having me let's talk about b.p. oil spill the government of b.p. say the oil in the gulf of mexico has almost entirely disappeared scientists say it's mostly still there tell us what each side claims and who's lying well this all started on august fourth when the government released this oil budget report that many interpreted as saying that you know three quarters of the oil is gone in the golf i mean we had the white house time and energy adviser going on t.v. saying exactly that that three quarters was gone but in actuality when you looked at the report it wasn't that it was magically gone it was either dispersed throughout the water you know twenty five percent of what was still at or near the surface and then you know another another twenty five percent had had either been removed or evaporated in some way or another last week we had a congressional hearing about this issue and the head of this report i know i said you know actually three quarters of thi

there are some current models, like "mother jones magazine." those are some of the ideas. >> let's take another question. >> my name is peter, i have spent many years, decades in one town and i have one question that i would like the panelists to dress in different ways. first, i would very likely -- very much like to say that on the issue of public funding, we all need to listen closely to the example we were given about the bbc. think about what would happen in this country if john boehner was making the decisions. the decisions about what was covered. or mitch mcconnell. that is how it would shake out. we have had these problems over the years where high-profile exhibits cannot -- cannot -- came up with any number of barriers between the funding and the practitioners. you will have greater government control over content. the issue that i wanted to address, sandy, you talked about being connected to the diversity. ron, you talked about the current toxic atmosphere. you'll mentioned -- several of you have mentioned that quality journalism is

>> mac mcclellan from mother jones has been hands down the best reporter in reporting on the gulf oil spill and the disastrous war on the environment that is being waged by big oil corporations. the reason her journalism has been so powerful is because she is telling the stories of people whose lives are affected in a way that is just so much more detailed and real than what you see even in visual media. and also holding the corporation and government accountable. i think that if you look at the reporting that is being done by the nation magazine, a magazine that i work for, on economic issues in this country, on issues that are affecting working people, i think that the magazine is getting better and better every year. if you are talking about the prison industrial complex or racial issues, color lines is a media collective. left turn, which is -- which was built up by a number of people in the gulf but very much due to the work of an independent journalist named jordan flaherty. you will see stories not often covered by corporate media outlets. that is what i was getting to before w

are they spreading false information before finding all the facts will speak to kate sheppard from mother jones and it's friday so we're giving the slutsky twins a mash up on everything that's making the headlines this week north korea has just joined facebook and the mystery surrounding beer goggles has been solved so we'll get their take on all of those stories but now let's move on to today's top story. the tillman story it's a documentary looking into the death of the football star and soldier pat tillman and it opens today he's perhaps the only recognizable name in the u.s. war in iraq a name that the bush administration trying to use to sell a hero story to garner more support for their unpopular war the now we all know that tillman was killed by friendly fire and the military and the civilian leadership all trying to cover it up so support for the seemingly endless war in afghanistan continues to do until we can assume that the release of this documentary isn't exactly going to help so now we have to look at how america will fight its wars in the future it looks like in order to do

jones an environmental reporter covering energy and environmental politics ok thanks so much for being here thanks having me so can you give us a little detail of how exactly this all happened because the report came out they said that the peer review process was made not in the hearing they said that it wasn't in fact there i mean where the details line up well it's it's a little hard to tell what we know is that on august fourth well actually the evening of august third the headline appeared the new york times that you know most of the oil is gone from the gulf and what was left there wasn't really that much of a problem the next day the federal government you know under the lead of noah put out this report that said you know here's where we think all the oil in the gulf is and said you know about a quarter of it has been dissolved about a quarter of it's been about a quarter it's dispersed and you know the other the other twenty six percent i think they said was you know out there was a joy of the surface or just below the surface so that this was touted widely by the ministration i

. >> matt mclaughlin, from ", mother jones -- "mother jones" has been the best reporter by far on the oil spill. the reason that her journalism has been so powerful is that because she is telling the stories of people whose lives are effected by at in a way that is so much more detailed and real than what you see, even in visual media, and also holding a corporation and the government accountable. i think if you look at the reporting that is being done by on economic issues in this country, i think the magazine is getting better and better every year. if you are talking about bill prison industrial complex in this country, or racial issues in this country, "color lines is an amazing group of people. "left turned" which was built up by a number of people in the gulf, you will see stories that are not often covered by corporate media outlets. that is part of what i was getting to before, when the man was asking about journalism that translates into the culture and what people are interested in. it depends what culture you are a part of. lars accommodate, corporate media outlets are dire

. >> matt mclaughlin, from ", mother jones -- "mother jones" has been the best reporter by far on the oil spill. the reason that her journalism has been so powerful is that because she is telling the stories of people whose lives are effected by at in a way that is so much more detailed and real than what you see, even in visual media, and also holding a corporation and the government accountable. i think if you look at the reporting that is being done by on economic issues in this country, i think the magazine is getting better and better every year. if you are talking about bill prison industrial complex in this country, or racial issues in this country, "color lines is an amazing group of people. "left turned" which was built up by a number of people in the gulf, you will see stories that are not often covered by corporate media outlets. that is part of what i was getting to before, when the man was asking about journalism that translates into the culture and what people are interested in. it depends what culture you are a part of. lars accommodate, corporate media outlets are dire

kron 4 mark jones is unpleasant with the look of the documents and what they allege. the probable cause documents allege the illegal sexual activity may began of this house christine house residence. in late 2009 s if the documents and underage boys dating hubs 14 year-old daughter. according to police a statement from the boy christine of snuck into his bedroom woke him up and perform oral sex. then began a one your series of sexual kantor's many of which happen police say in how is black gmc hummer and included a second under age boy. the hummer has been removed from the premises. the court seal the text messages and many the details relating to the boys. both called john doe no. 1 and john doe no. 2. according to the official charges she is charged with 24 counts of oral copulation and two counts of arranging a sexual meeting to commit a crime 19 counts of illegal sexual intercourse 18 counts of lewd and lascivious acts of the child to accounts of contacting a miner with intent to commit sex crimes and one count of forcible the facts. convictions on any of those co

mark jones kron 4 news. >> san francisco the d.a. is not charging a teenager with the murder of german torres 18 year- old philip stewart was arrested yesterday but prosecutors say there's not enough evidence to charge him. on sunday gunfire erupted outside a party and mason street three people were caught in the crossfire. reporting for the news room kron 4 news. >> in oakland it's been here since 6 year-old campbell went missing activists came here to the d.a. office to see if they can push the case forward. you see them walking into the office wearing t-shirts with campbell's picture on it. the zero pd is calling the foster father suspect in the case he in campbell san were arrested yesterday and released due to lack of evidence. the activists said it will push this case and in the national media appeared in oakland kron 4 news. >> and another big story contra costa county is considering a new law that would require owners of pit bulls to get them either spayed or neutered. this is in the wake of the fatal mauling of a two year-ol

kron 4 mark jones. they complained that after steven keesly was a fraud to the church never told her family history before he remarried her mother. >> steven keesly is my stepfather when i met him when i was 11 when mother married him in 1982. he was in my life for 30 years. i suffered 30 years of sexual abuse. >> until recently she said she did know that catholic church knew he was a pedophile before he became a priest. in the church to know. >> in the church i would say the diocese up to the vatican >> well the time is being ordained? how could you prove that? >> yes we have a timeline that the church has on steven keesly and all the time line. >> april this document revealed then cargo was now the pope had been informed by the oakland bishop that he should be dropped for multiple sexual assaults of the boys and girls. he kept keys as a priest for years. >> is it to a summit with found out. >> kathleen said she never came forward as one of his victims. the april headlines infuriated her. >> to be a po

mark jones examine the court documents in pleasanton. the charge >> as our 28 pages long. 24 counts of oral copulation, two counts of arranging a central meeting place, 19 counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, 18 counts of lewd acts upon a child, two counts of contacting a miner with intent to commit sex crimes, one count of forcible the attacks on a child. those of the charges for which 42 world christine helms is being held on a $4.3 million bail. if these probable cause documents it all began in december 2009 drew the young boy was dating clubs daughter cure the documents allege he stalked into his bedroom oakland for the rural sector the please investigation turned up the second boy both aged 14 to 15 of the time. a lot of the details of the seal by the court to protect the boys. the documents say christine helps send text messages new photos gives and money to the boys. that is alleged meetings took place in the house gmc on earth that car was missing from the family driveway. racine house would become a registered sex offender for

trousers sold when the defrocked priest giving kingsley married her mother. she said she was sexually approved by number years. her lawsuit alleges for the first time the the oakland diocese and knew that he was a pedophile before he was ordained. >> i decided out in april. i was absolutely shocked to sit to my stomach when the fed credit. but in 1968 he and marty abuse me and the catholic church still let him come into the seminary they knew that he and marty molested. >> that is as criminal. >> in april charged documents allowing him the pope to assuring him of running and to remove from bearish to creditors. even after this oakland business said that you should be the fog. she said she had been abused during her confirmation by never told her catholic parents. >> he does not deserve the title. that is my whole point in this. someone to allow this for so many years and are small little town and it was documented and in the timeline true facts that is the undocumented. are the catholic church are in god's children they lead this evil monster into this church

of having a yearlong search relationship to an bridge for is that is her mug shot, kron4 is mark jones examined this front. >> the charges are 20 pages long, 24 counts of oral copulation two counts of arranging a central meeting place, 19 and unlawful sexual intercourse, 18 and lewd and lascivious act on a child's, two counts of fraud that the miner with an intent to make sex crimes, one count of forcible lewd acts are from the drugs, those of the charges for christine helms on a $4.3 million bill. these provo cause arguments all began in december to as nine. the young boy was sitting at his daughter, the documents it was the cubs' second to his bedroom wall kim and perform oral sex. the rest is enshrined it said the boy both ages 14 and 15. all lot of the details of and sealed by the court to project a voice. but the darkness a christine helms and send text messages, and the voters, gifts and moneys to the voice. many of the alleged meeting stiches and urgency hummer, that car was missing from the family dry white. if convicted christine helms of become a registered sex offender for l

old when the defrocked priest steven marry her mother. she said she was sexually abused for art by keyes the for years. her lawsuit alleges for the first time that the oakland diocese of the catholic church knew he was a pedophile before he was ordained as priests. >> i found this out in april, i was absolutely shocked sick to my stomach when i read it to but in 1968 he had already had used the third victim in the catholic church. they still let him come into the seminary and they knew he had already molested. that's just criminal. >> april church documents linked to former pope shielding steven keys leave for a decade allowing him to be moved from parish to parish even after the oakland bishop said that he was should be defrocked. kathleen said she had been abused by him during her confirmation at this there should never told her catholic parents. >> the pope doesn't deserve the title of the pope. that's my point this that someone allowed this. for most of many years and our small town was documented from bishop comings and in the timeli