myers ran to show capital police myers ran to they immediately went on the myers ran to they immediately went on the hunt. and wi ound thein minutes -- minutes -- near the capitalulprit, right near the capital, still holding the bag. elieve h't believe how lucky we were. were. >> reporter: lucky enough to were. >> reporter: lucky enough to snap a few more pictures with the camera that captures more than just memories. john berman, abc news, new york. ing cying cheese and gotcha. hope you have a great night, a great day tomorrow. and we'll see you again tomorrow night. >>> tonight the labor dispute that stopped garbage pick up. a sympathy strike, leaving neighborhoods lined with trash. >> i'm spencer christian, sweltering heat today. relief is on the way. cooling has begun, i'll have details coming up. >> and in sacramento, the proposal to ban plastic bags in california is in trouble. american chemistry industry is spending money to pressure lawmakers into rejecting it. >> and a judge wins easy confirmation to take over the reigns of the state's highest court. there is much of the state s

myers set the timer on the camera. what's that in the background? that would be a guy stealing their bag. when he realized what happened, mr. myers took the photo to the police who recognized the thief and arrested them. by the way, when they found him, he was still carrying the stolen bag. >>> speaking of vacation, how is the obamas' summer break on martha's vineyard going, you may ask? rain and wind for days. when it stopped today, the first couple dashed out to lunch. mrs. obama said it was merely a chance to dry out. the president was later able to get in nine holes of golf. >>> and this summer flying season a stressful one. people are being honest on a travel website's internet poll about the distinct pleasure of flying with small children. over half of respondents said they would favor a family section of the plane. there's a good euphemism for you, where families with children would sit separately the way we used to treat smokers. one airline expert said it would be near impossible to enforce and he said crying babies are really pretty much p

myers spoke about potential threats in asia. he says north korea is a hostile nation that has posed a greater risk in recent years with its development of nuclear weapons. he also referred to china's military buildup, but he said the most serious concern when it comes to china is cyberattacks against the united states. >>> japan's economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.4% in real terms during the second quarter. this is sharply lower than the 4.4% in first quarter. it also lags behind china's economic output for the same period. the cabinet office announced on monday that gross domestic product in the april to june quarter grew by 0.1%. this translates into an annualized rate of 0.4%. while the economy has posted growth for the past three quarters, figures for this latest quarter show that the pace of economic recovery in japan is slowing. second quarter exports were up 5.9%. on the domestic side, personal consumption was flat. public investment fell 3.4%. and private investment in housing also fell 1.3%. japan's nominal gdp fo

lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> when "nightly news" continues in just a moment, our own richard engel, on the ground with american troops getting ready to leave iraq after a long haul. >>> and later, johnny carson is back for all to see why his brand of humor is truly timeless. s >>> back now with what it takes to move an army. 10,000 american combat troops are preparing to leave iraq. already the operation to bring them home is under way, though there will still be 50,000 americans in iraq. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel who has been covering the iraq war from the beginning tonight begins our special coverage of the drawdown. "iraq: the long way out." >> reporter: time to go home. after three tours in iraq, staff sergeant everett powell is finally stripping down his humvee and packing up. in 2003 he pushed into baghdad with the first armored division. he was back again for the 2007 surge and now for the pullout of combat troops. >> i don't think it's really going to end up hitting until all the people are gone and i just don't come here anymore. i know this is go

lisa myers, nbc news, houston. >>> on wall street today here in new york, investors started the week and the month on an up note. the dow gained more than 208 points on the day's trading. >>> when our broadcast continues here on a monday night, a young girl we met in afghanistan. she stayed with us long afterward and now we learned she's staying with an american family this summer. we'll reconnect. >>> and later, saying good-bye to the man who, for years, had america singing along. >>> the i-280 bridge over the mississippi river in rock island, illinois, has a new name. this weekend it was dedicated in the name of john baker, a medal of honor recipient from the vietnam war. baker was able to be there for the honor. he's one of 88 living recipients of the medal of honor. >>> during our last trip to afghanistan, as we mentioned earlier, we visited an orphanage. it's heroically run by a woman named andeisha farid. it houses children of the war in a healthy, very happy environment. our visit has stayed with us ever since, along with every child we met there. we were surprised to learn th

lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> on wall street today, stocks finished modestly lower on a quiet summer friday. the dow was down almost 17 points, capping its fourth losing session in a row. >>> when we come back, a well-known radio talk show host creates a big stir while trying to make a point about race. >>> the radio talk show host known as dr. laura says she is now sorry for a tirade on her program this week in which she went off on a woman caller who wanted advice about how she should handle what she felt were racist comments, remarks by her husband's friends and relatives. in the course of her rant, dr. laura, whose real name is laura schlessinger, used a racial slur multiple times. nbc's rehema ellis has more on what was said and the nerve that it touched. >> this is dr. laura -- >> reporter: on the air for more than 30 years, dr. laura schlessinger's radio program on 400 stations reaches more than 8 million listeners weekly. some were outraged that this week, dr. laura repeatedly used the "n" word on her broadcast while talking to an african-american caller who complained

our report tonight from nbc's senior investigative correspondent lisa myers now. >> reporter: joseph wabinger's arrival means the end is near. his job is to coax families out of homes they have lost and monitor foreclosed properties for big lenders. >> i need to post this note. >> reporter: these days, most of his business comes from the government's mortgage company, fannie mae. >> i presently have approximately 35 properties that i'm handling for fannie mae. >> reporter: today, more than half the mortgages in this country are owned or guaranteed by fannie mae or freddie mac which were taken over by the government two years ago. that means taxpayers are ultimately picking up much of the tab for continuing defaults and foreclosures. so far, the bailout has cost taxpayers $150 billion. and according to one congressional estimate could cost as much as $390 billion. but there is no limit. last christmas eve the treasury department quietly removed a cap of $400 billion. >> it is the mother of all bailouts. it will be the largest bailout the taxpayers have ever seen up to this point. >> r

figurss and he missed myers. coming up for the raiders with inner seconds to play. -- yellow book 360. go beyond yellow with the rightism nation combination of -- gradkowski gone, and niners almost jumped off side but no snap, they get back. slot left, gradkowski going deep and a flag on -- a pass interference call around the 9er 49-yard line. that will get the ball down the 40-yard line of the niners. if -- and obviously he stuck his arm out and -- >> referee: number 41. automatic first down. >> yeah he stuck his arm out. >> papa: arm bar, tom? >> yes. he was slapping at it. cannot do that. >> papa: the niners side of it would say that ball is uncatchable and the raiders take a huge penalty there. first and 10 raiders to 9er 41- yard line. this is where the spot of the field that gradkowski hit murphy late in cincinnati. myers directly out of bounds. stopped to clock. that gained only a yard though. >> plunkett: the 49ers have lawson back in. >> they do? they brought him back? >> plunkett: trying put pressure to

carrie myers has been locked up in angola for the past fifteen years as editor in chief of the prison magazine miles has covered many rodeos. some of it is is the is a recognition you got a guy who a lot of people in prison. they don't feel like they've ever accomplished was they want people out there to see that they've done something in here but they're more they're worthy of something they're they're actually you know worthy of. being human was on the one hand is this moment when the men get this chance at transcendence and redemption but on the other side. the rodeo is now conducted in these striped shirts which were always a symbol of sort of the. totally separating the end mates from society totally separating them from any image of humanity those striped shirts were abolished in the one nine hundred fifty s. and gola for precisely those reasons of being excessively degraded or detains brought them back i don't think that's something that thrills the conflicts though they probably won't say always around. this is to the human. this strikes on the human. life. now for us to see.

myers. wet on i-95, from miami to the carolinas. and on 85 from atlanta to montgomery. flooding on i-40, from flagstaff to albuquerque. and on i-15, around salt lake city. >> and if you're flying today, you can expect airport delays in phoenix, atlanta and miami. >>> new york police continue to investigate the apparent hate crime stabbing of a cab driver. the suspect, 21-year-old michael enright, remains in jail. police say he was so drunk and incoherent when he was arrested, he was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation. meanwhile, new york city's mayor is trying to downplay fears about any trend toward anti-muslim violence, particularly with so much heated debate over the proposed islamic center near ground zero. >> this should never have happened. hopefully, won't happen again. hopefully, people can understand that we can have a discourse. that's what the first amendment's all about. that's what america is all about. but violence is being disrespectful to each other is not part of why america was formed. >> this is the city of all colors, races, all allreligi

when the hug occurred, it is in the president came to fort myers about not long after he had been sworn in, maybe a month that the most. when he came there, he is coming there to talk about the economic recovery act. it was the first time he had come to florida after becoming president of the united states. as governor, i thought a duty and obligation on behalf of my fellow floridians to be respectful to the president of the united states. i greeted him. it was surprising to me to be honest that some ticket issue with it but that it was inappropriate or wrong. it was how i was raised. the respectful. the civil. what was once may be a deterrent has now become an advantage. being associated with the president and many of the democrats fear of the state of florida, i was faint again today -- i was faint again today for respecting the president and being decent. tavis: let me start with the issue of all, personally. there are a number of candidates around the country, a democrat, who do not want to stand too close to this president. they do not want to campaign with them. they do not want t

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we domin

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] charles bennett's high school dream was to teach in the old neighborhood. but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the united negro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. there is really, only one boy... one girl... one tree... one forest... one deep, dancing ocean... one mountain calling... one handful of sand through our fingers... one endless

a case where two individuals died and the families filed a lawsuit against donald rumsfeld, general myers, the chair of the joint chief of staff and 22 other military officials. they intervened in the case, the obama administration did, to exonerate rumsfeld and the others to say we will remove them and say you can't sue them because they were doing was in the course of their official duties. what obama's assistant attorney general said in this case where there was alleged allegation of torture. he said the type of activities alleged against the individual defendants were foreseeable and were a direct outgrowth of their responsibility to detain and gather intelligence from suspected enemy combatants. he says genocide, torture, forced relocation and cruel and tee grading treatment by defendants were within the scope of their employment. genocide, torture, forced relocation, cruel and inhuman and degrading treatment were in the scope of employment of rumsfeld, myers and 22 other officials for torture at guantanamo. when robert gibbs attacks people for having the audacity to question some of

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us. today is a very special day in san francisco. it marks our celebration of the bicycle injunction we have been suffering under for about four years now. today, we are able to begin in earnest and aggressive bike plan implementation. divide plan implementation will increase the amount of bike lanes by 64% here in the city. we currently hav

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> many people are not aware of this building was built in 1936. as a board to preserve the history and make the students aware of that history. the partnering between sfmoma and the arts commission means they will be more aware of the artwork that we have here, the artists that painted a, and the history behind this itself. >> students came from george washington, and it was wonderful to have t

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> the most important thing abuot this decision was the decision itself, and the words that would matter most are in the 138-page document that are processed in thea ppellate court. they did not just set out to win a lower court decision. they set out to withstand scrutiny at the appellate level, successfully and unsuccessfully, understanding what the court is up against. judge walker setfo

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause]

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> coming up on "california country," who said it isn't easy being green? not these folks. >> et voila. >> then we'll go behind the scenes to show you where some of the best chefs in the world go to school. >> i've had my time in the sun, as it were, and now, it's time for me to help other people get there. >> next, if you think beauty is only skin deep, wait until you see what this product is m

merck, pfizer, bristol myer, eli lilly and others have been contacted by the doj. they are look at whether anti-bribery laws were ignored. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> all parents know there is a lot that goes into a baby's well-being, but should trips to the chiropractor be added to the list? i took a look at a new way for little ones to adjust. >> baby violet came into the world just three weeks ago. even though she's too little to talk, much less walk, she is feeling some stress. >> she was having trouble latching, that was causing pain for me and it was hard for her to get going. >> reporter: on the advice of a lactation consultant, her mom started taking her to the los gatos wellness center for chiropractic work. >> there we go. beautiful. >> reporter: it's a gentler motion than the adult chiropractic treatment designed for small spines. >> it's really, really light. it would be like if you're trying to hold a quarter against somebody. you would almost be letting that quarter drop. >> reporter: after the first session, kate says that vio

struck underground following a cave in early this month and be received oxygen food and water via pipe myers might also soon get videos of mary donna and other food greats to relieve their boredom they face several months underground until they can be brought to the surface some relative say they will soon be owners and inspectors of the pit. that russia is a country with a wide income gap and while some shoppers enjoy buying luxury brands others opt for fakes the counterfeit goods market is thriving and on the rise are these test us you know you have met some of those who claim to prefer the imitation to the genuine i am. meet the proud owner of a fake rolex he doesn't understand why people even buy the real thing in the first place to be together with others i usually tell people it's fake it's funny i think those who buy real rolex watches and real luxury products are stupid for buying such expensive things they're just showing off i respect businessmen who are cheap stuff this mindset contributes to what analysts an esper group called a thriving counterfeit luxury goods trade in russia t

to cici myers, thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your team. to the city of san francisco, to caltrans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. thank you for understanding how critically important small and disadvantaged businesses are to the fabric of the great city, our state, and our nation. we will do you proud on this project. you have my word on it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, julie. we have no doubt that you will make a sprout on this project. so will the other contractors on this incredible project. let me promise you from the podium that for the next ground- breaking we will have hot chocolate for you. thank you all very much. [applause] >> get this ceremony under way. we have a great day here for the momentous occasion for the sentences " and a bridge retrofit. in the public information officer for san francisco opened a bridge with caltrans. \ we're going to hear from a few key folks to talk about the history, what is actually happening today, and media that are interested, hopefully you have signed up on the waiver sheet and

the myers family, thank you so much for your time. it's a great story. >> thank you. >> let's get a check of the weather now from stephanie abrams who is in for al. >> we have a couple who aren't celebrating a birthday. when is your birthday? >> july 15th. >> i thought that was quite clever. let's have a look at your atheweforecareacst across the country and where we are going to see the nice weather is here in to the northeast. it's going to be hot, however, in the northwest. we could see record high temperatures with our highs 15 to 20 degrees above average. otherwise looking pretty goo >>> there's a view of some hazy skies, low clouds across the san mateo bridge. temperatures today, thanks to a healthy sea breeze, will stay cool around the coast. san francisco not getting away from the mid 60s to low 60s for san francisco. still lower 80s as you get further inland. mid 80s out towards livermore. the seven-day forecast trends cooler, and a chance of morning mist or drizzle kicking off the weekend. turning warmer next week. maybe no

rumsfeld, abezaid, myers and brown collectively said i don't recall, i don't remember about 82 times and no one on that panel pressed them, no one did their research. neither faction of that committee. i mean, there were a few very brave and courageous people on that panel but for the most part, they dropped the ball completely. and i think what's sad about it and that one of the main purposes for this documentary and one of the reasons that i wanted to, you know, to republish the book i wrote is because this is not an isolated incident. pat is not alone. there are many soldiers who have died in these wars and the families are lied to, and it's outrageous. >> larry: friendly fire is common in all wars isn't it though, patrick? goes back to every war before has friendly fire when you are out in a police and people and guns are going off? >> they have books on it going back to the civil war that i'm familiar with and they have books going back to the civil war i'm familiar with is a thank say you do not split the troops because it is very dangerous. but you know, the point that we were

> reporter: meet 28-year-old josh bartlett-- west virginia native, now a restaurant manager in fort myers, florida. he lives in a condo he bought in 2005 for $210,000 with a mortgage of $190,000. and what's it worth today? >> $45,000. i can go across the street, pay cash, and never have to worry ever again about a mortgage payment. >> reporter: across the street, around the corner. with a 60% vacancy rate, bartlett could buy at least four units in this development for what his place cost. but as for never worrying about a mortgage payment again, well, it's not as if he's sweating over his current obligations. >> in december of 2007, i made my last payment. every previous payment was on time, and i told them that if they didn't adjust any kind of rates, any kind of principal, that they would not see another dollar from me. >> reporter: and that that was the last time you made a payment, december 2007? >> yes, sir. 2008 was a free year, 2009 was a free year, and so far, four months into 2010. >> reporter: so, you could afford the payments that you're not making. >> yes, i could afford that.

right now spreading slowly now san jose area and the livermore valley clear spots inland the maureen myers not as that. will have fog of between seven-attend fog around the bay by noontime fog just at the coast and the golden gate over the western half of san francisco clear skies everywhere warmer than yesterday that fog will come back in tonight and tomorrow morning it could be even further in and by tomorrow morning as it pulls back the heat begins building in so tomorrow could be warmer inland but maybe even cooler along the coast and along the bay as we see saturday afternoon the fog's lower to retreat. the high-stakes 67 oakland 77 in san jose climbing into the 80s warmest inland today. 70 forecast shows keep building and but it lookit can the microclimates inland 83 today 85 tomorrow into the '90s sunday staying close to 94 good part of next week along the bay warmest day monday, tuesday morning fog and an afternoon sun if the coast catches any breaks that may be tuesday, wednesday. >> we will give you the latest on news this morning late last night supporters of prop. 8 filed the a

host: and what does the virginia tech myers school of construction, what do you have? guest: we teach people the issues of how to build. we now have a sustainability guru, annie pearse, who is very much involved in that area. we have a scientist out of austria who gives us great opportunities of what europe is doing. we have a whole array of people who teach about finance and all of the areas of how to build economically in the world today. host: well, let's talk about what europe is doing. we have a couple more minutes here. maybe main, if you could tell us real quickly what is europe doing on this issue. guest: well, europe certainly in their wind generation has more than doubled the installed wind generation capabilities that we do in the united states. that's a huge difference. if you go to spain, which is this evolving country and you go to their northern plains and you see miles and miles of their windmills, you realize that they've done it very systematically. as the very small -- as a very small country. they have regulated better energy efficiency for their wi

. >> as you can see the high temperatures up to about a hundred degrees went out of the west rob myers a little bit of a breeze. then you have demanded a c,gv)+pvzsé÷hz46>r4se8mhp#Ñ up their humanity down to about up 20%. it is going to be a tough one for today in terms of the 20%. it is going to be a tough one for today in terms of the weathe¡ñswá÷oé7élc c,gv)+pvzsé÷hz46>r4se8mhppr,js mid to upper 80s randy berkeley, richmond about 89 castro valley inland we're warming it up into the '90s plenty of triple digits. one of three livermore. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. temperatures in the '90s and triple digits as well. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. a drop-off in those temperatures shaving off a considerable amount for tomorrow. you'll feel that cool down as it continues grand jury friday, saturday much much cooler. low clouds, fog rolling in even producing drizzle. checker and your traffic with their care. >> bay bridge has been a hot spot for going on to hours and on the ticket couple of stalls on the upper deck to cause a big box reps lastin

shirley myers. fourth time she's tried to get on the show, played the piano in church until she was 102. they hauled the piano away and she was still going. we have regina st. germain, 102. loves cooking. says her secret ingredient is lots of butter. me, too. butter and oleo for 50 years. we have fred ignacio out of california, 101. lives independently and still drives to the grocery store. we wish him well. that's terrific. ruth bettman known as dear. hey, dear, come here, please. she was a flapper back in the '20s. so was i. and finally we have jonathan robinson of huntsville, florida, 100 years old today. became a broadway singer at 21. opened his own theater and that is been helping young artists perform. that's it. that's all. back to new york. >>> willard, thank you so much. up next, martha stewart shows us how to do everything we need to create a kitchen that works. >>> this morning on martha on "today" some top kitchen tips. secrets for creating a kitchen that's not only beautiful but functi