Says. Lou good evening, everybody. Breaking news at this hour. The Associated Press reported that one american was the standoff between a terrorist group in this arid desert. At least 20 of the original 132 hostages taken at the bp gas plant still missing. Confirming that americans are among the hostages being held refusing to put a number on how many. The leader of the terrorist group signaling that at least two americans are among those hostages, and he is offering to freedom in exchange for the release of the World Trade Center bomber, the socalled blind sheik. A pakistan scientist jailed for trying to kill american soldiers in afghanistan. The state department flatly denying the request. The United States does not negotiate with terrorists said. All say it again. The United States does not negotiate with terrorists. We do not negotiate with terrorists. We are obviously in consultations. Lou the problem with that statement is that this government has negotiated with terrorists. Our
Melissa our top story tonht. Alreadyost its financial mind, but this may be taking it to a whole new level. The bankrupt city is moving fu steam ahead on a new 444 million hockey stadium. Taxpayers are picking of most of the tab because they have a lot of extra money. In a city with more than 18 billion in debt, is this a3 huge wastef taxpayeron or could it bring this city back to life . With mnow, director of fiscal policy for the Mackinaw Center in michigan and democratic strategist. Welcome both of you to this show. Let me start with you. It seems a little crazy if you cannot pay your existing bills and you are filing for bankruptcy to go on the hook for another 444 m million. I guess the portions 400 million of Something Like that. What you think . Of course it is. Detroit is not exactly known for its economic rationality. They are in this position able to impose of the costs on state taxpayers. As taxpayers might be responsible for part of this do stadium that will never use. Meli
Sdz. Good evening everyone. That that breaking news is happening in oakland where a Police Officer has been shot. It happened tonight in the fraught veil district at frain avenue and east 12th street. One person has been detaped. We understand police were investigating a hitandrun car accident when they heard gunfire nearby. Officers responded. Turns out someone was trying to rip off a bike while a person was on it. Somehow that led to a Police Officer getting shot in the leg. He is doing well tonight. You are looking at pictures of the scene from sky 7 hd of hea head. This is the second Oakland Police officer shot in the line of duty this week. The other one happened monday night about a mile away from tonights scene. Undercover detective was shot in the arm in his car. He was there investigating a shooting that had happened on sunday. Police later arrested 2 suspected game members onnn parole and detained 3 other people in that incident. Earlier today passengers on board ac transit b
Memoir, the watchmakers daughter, about growing up in newark city as the child of two Holocaust Survivors. This presentation was part of the 2013 chicago tribunes printers row lit fest. Its about 45 minutes. Im very honored to be here tonight with this great audience and also with my colleague, sonia taitz has written a very haunting book called tintin. Well tell you about both the washington the watchmakers daughter. You are the daughter. Tell us about the watchmaker. What was it like to live within . I was born into a family of a heroic couple who had survived the holocaust and to seem to me more like victors thing that comes. And so my father was a very charismatic man. I would say that physically you could combine yul brynner in the role of king in the king and i, and is also a good dancer, and particularly a good walter. And pablo picasso, a man who always looked older but never got old. He saved lives and the holocaust. You become a watchmaker because it was very unfortunate circ
Vulnerability. Possibly even life threatening. Scramble is on to change pass words all over the stanford campus. For the second time in less than three months hackers have breached security into 2 campus network. This time no one is sure of the accident of the intrawtion. Stanford will only say it doesnt believe any financial or Health Information was stolen. Nor Social Security numbers. But on may 14th hacker named agent 47 stole names email addresses photo and othernr data from more than 1400 users then posted the compromised data on line for others to see. Students not surprised stanford has been targeted by hackers. I wasnt really surprised because that seems to be going on at Major Research institutions which is what stanford is. So i changed my password right away. Stanford other recently hacked high prosecute file internet site generally strong protection forth server so hacker find another way to break in. These hackers they compromise the student. Or faculty person and use the