I'll be delayed at election time. Acting Secretary of State Tony Miller says yes, and he'll join
us live.
Stay.
Live from the Palace Hotel, we'll visit with Ralph Bobbiere, teach you how to train this
summer for skiing this winter, and we'll do a little flamenco dancing.
All of that is coming up live today on Mornings on 2.
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Oh, that's pretty, isn't it?
Seven o'clock on a Tuesday morning, typical weather for a summer morning, fog on the coast
and low clouds inland. Sunshine is expected by midday. The commute is moderate, except
for an accident on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge. Sal will have more on that in only
a moment.
On the markets, the Dow Jones is down almost five and a quarter. Nasdaq is down barely
a quarter.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Mornings on 2. I'm Ross McGowan. On this August 9th,
let's get to the news now with Frank and Laura.
It is a day that begins with O.J. Simpson headed back to court, and at the center of
today's tug of war will be evidence and how much of it the public gets to see. Reporter
Ken Wayne is live in Los Angeles for us this morning and joins us now with the latest.
Ken.
Good morning, Laura. From a very muggy Los Angeles, and things could get very heated
in the courtroom as well today, Judge Lance Ito will be hearing a request by several news
media organizations to view those graphic photographs of Nicole Simpson and Rod Goldman
found at the crime scene. Now, the photographs were shown at the preliminary hearing, but
prosecutor Marcia Clark made sure that they weren't churned towards news cameras or spectators.
A media attorney is asking to view the photographs, not to make copies. But defense lawyers want
Judge Ito to deny that request, saying that the photographs are too prejudicial and would
make it difficult to find an impartial jury. The media also wants to unseal transcripts
of closed-door conferences between the judge in the preliminary hearing and attorneys.
The defense also wants Judge Ito to deny that request. Now, we move on to the question of
melting ice cream found at Nicole Simpson's condo. Newsweek magazine reported partially
frozen ice cream was found outside the condo at 1210 a.m., and that might be able to show
that the victims were still alive by 11 o'clock, the time O.J. was getting into his limo to
go to the airport. But AP and CNN are reporting that the ice cream was found inside the condo,
not outside. And also, police sources are downplaying the significance of the ice cream
altogether, saying that other, stronger evidence shows that the victims were dead by 1035 in
the evening, and that is when the dog was found with the bloody paw prints wandering
in the area. Also, the ice cream store manager is backing off his reports that he saw Nicole
Simpson with another man at the store, leading to speculation that perhaps this person might
have had something to do with the killings or some kind of involvement in the case. Now
that ice cream store manager is telling sources at CNN that that other man may simply have
been talking to Nicole Simpson and did not even know her. Also, the acting Secretary
of State of California is going to ask or already has asked Judge Ito to suspend the
court proceedings for two days so that California voters can concentrate on this fall's elections.
When the democratic process is competing with a trial like the O.J. Simpson trial, I'm afraid
that the O.J. Simpson trial is going to win out. Now Judge Ito has no obligation to respond
to that request. We'll have to wait and see what he decides to do on that. The hearing
here at the Criminal Courts building in downtown Los Angeles is scheduled to start at nine
o'clock. That's the latest from L.A. Frank and Laura, back to you.
Hey Ken, I know in the past there have been numerous reporters and photographers there.
It looks like there are a bunch behind you, but are there as many this morning as there
have been on other mornings?
No, there are quite a few less. Take a look out here at the parking lot. When I was here
a couple of weeks ago, there were 15 satellite trucks out here, numerous microwave vehicles.
You can see parking lots a lot more empty and we have counted only five satellite trucks
out here this morning. And as you can see, there's a few reporters here, but nothing
like what we had a couple of weeks ago.
Alright, Ken, thanks for your report live from L.A. We will be checking back with Ken
for updates and we do have two additional programming notes for you. Acting Secretary
of State Tony Miller, which Ken mentioned, will be joining us live with more on his request
to postpone the Simpson trial. That's coming up at 8.45 on Mornings on 2. And then at 9
a.m. we will carry today's discovery hearing live.
Right now it's four minutes past seven o'clock. In San Francisco there has been yet another
violent attack on a Muni bus, the third in as many days. The latest incident took place
late last night on a number 15 bus going down Geneva Avenue. San Francisco police say that
a group of teenagers reportedly stabbed a 20-year-old man for no apparent reason.
There was apparently five Samoan males, some sort of a fracas in the back of the bus. We
really don't have a very good description now. We're hoping we can get a better description
once the victim put it in his terms, chills out a little bit. He does have multiple stabs
in his leg.
The victim is now listed in satisfactory condition at San Francisco General Hospital and police
are still searching for suspects at this hour. Now, last night stabbing follows two other
violent incidents on Muni buses during the past weekend. On Saturday morning an off-duty
security guard shot and killed a man who allegedly was holding a knife to a passenger's throat
and two people were hurt during a reported gang brawl on a Muni bus on Saturday night.
It's five minutes after seven a.m. now. A series of explosions lit up the night sky
at an Exxon chemical plant in Louisiana this morning, sending workers running for their
lives. Officials say seven people were hurt when this multi-story furnace exploded. There's
no word yet on exactly what caused the blast. Exxon officials say fumes from the fire posed
no threat to the local community. However, they did warn residents to turn off air conditioners
and keep windows closed just as a precaution. This is the same plant where three people
died in an explosion last year and where two others were killed in a fire on Christmas
Eve in 1989.
It's 7.06. Mother Nature has finally decided to cooperate with firefighters across the
West. Wet weather in Washington and a drop in winds here in California has helped crews
contain most of the major fires. The exception is the newest fire. It is burning across 7,000
acres near the town of Holbrook Junction, Nevada, which is on U.S. Highway 395, 15 miles
south of Gardnerville near the California border.
That fire raced through dry grass and brush and is now moving in on a huge mobile home
development. 350 firefighters are on the scene and they say they now have the fire about
15 percent contained. Investigators say it appears that the Holbrook Junction fire was
deliberately set.
7.07 and the U.S. Senate today takes up what promises to be the most contentious fight
on Capitol Hill this year, health care reform. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell hopes
to win Senate passage of a revamped health care reform plan, a plan that is backed by
the Clinton administration. That plan would guarantee health coverage to 95 percent of
all Americans by the year 2000. But Senate Republicans say the bill would raise 17 taxes
and create 20 new bureaucracies.
Am I willing to use every power that I have as a member of the United States Senate to
stop a government takeover of health care? The answer is yes.
Opponents of real reform would also have us believe that our goals can be met with incremental
piecemeal changes. They cannot. They think that tinkering around the edges is enough
for now. It is not.
President Clinton has been using the airwaves to stump for public support of the Mitchell
plan. Mr. Clinton plans to meet today with corporate executives to continue his lobbying
efforts.
7.08 and on the eve of President Clinton's health care showdown, his approval rate appears
to be sliding. A new ABC News Washington Post poll puts the president's job rating at its
lowest level in a year. The poll shows Americans evenly split with 47 percent approving and
47 percent disapproving of Mr. Clinton's performance. The poll attributes much of the drop to the
Whitewater hearings. Of the 1,015 people surveyed, more than half said that they thought Clinton
had done something wrong.
7.08 and Holland Humphries is now out as principal of Alabama's Randolph County High School.
Last night, the school board decided to reassign him to an administrative post. You'll recall
a few months ago Humphries stirred up a nationwide controversy when he tried to block interracial
dating at his high school. Many local black leaders say they are now pleased with the
board's decision.
If he wants to work, that's fine with us as long as he's not in direct contact with children
by making indecision over the children.
A white principal and a black assistant principal will replace Humphries, who ran that school
by the way for 25 years. His new duties will include supervising the reconstruction of
the high school. The 50-year-old building burned to the ground in a suspicious fire
just over this past weekend.
Nine minutes past seven o'clock. We have a lot ahead here this morning on Mornings on
2. We're going to show you what Michael Jordan did last night in the minor leagues. Also
the Giants pull it off and we're going to have highlights of a great win. Some chilling
threats aimed at priests who oppose abortion. Michael and Lisa Marie go public and we're
going to show you the pictures plus stocks live from Ken Pruitt in New York.
There is fear also that the other Zodiac may be back and Ella Brooks, the woman who took
a life to save a life on Muny, later on the man who wants to halt the Simpson trial will
be here live.
And I know this will surprise you. Our leaders are out to slip their hands on our wallet
once again.
That's never happened before.
I'll explain how in just a moment. Let's find out from Sal though how traffic is going.
First, Sal.
Well, good morning to you. Let's take a look at the Golden Gate Bridge leaving Marin County
for San Francisco. It's okay. The fog is not really that much of a problem, although it
is low on the Waldo Great at some points. But we do have a big backup at the Bay Bridge
Toll Plaza this morning because of an earlier accident on the upper deck. And once you come
down to the East Shore Freeway and check this out, you are going to see slow traffic west
just past the Berkeley area headed to the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza. As a matter of fact,
we have a big delay there. And once you get on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge, it does
move well into San Francisco.
To the South Bay now on Highway 280 at Winchester. We do have an accident, but northbound 280
so far is unaffected by this. We have a problem now in the Pittsburgh Antioch Commute and
Dave Delk is flying overhead an accident on westbound Highway 4. Good morning, Dave.
Dave was supposed to be there westbound 4 at the Bailey Road Turnoff. There was an accident
there and traffic is backed up for about a half mile.
And San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan will join other dignitaries this morning in a dead
occasion ceremony for this new South Embarcadero Roadway. The ribbon cutting is at 11 o'clock
today. It officially kicks off the project, which also includes a Muni Metro extension
that will be ready early next year. Oh, right. 7-Eleven, I'm South Castaneda. Now for the
Bay Area Weather Look. Here's Ross McGowan.
Thank you, Sal. That does look very pretty, doesn't it?
The Frank Meter weather.
Well, this is an idea some genius has come up with. It's called a vehicle miles traveled
fee. You know, because we don't have money to do new construction and everything of the
highways and the freeways around the state. Somebody has suggested, this is only an idea
at this stage, that they tax we drivers for every mile that we travel.
Well, it would be a fee, not a tax.
No, it's not. Absolutely, Frank, I'm sorry. It is a fee for every mile traveled. They
don't know how they'd figure it out. Maybe when we took our car in for a smog check or
they'd have electronic devices on the freeways that would say how many miles our car has
traveled, then they'd send us a bill for the miles traveled.
Sounds like a pretty good idea to me.
Yeah, electronic devices could cost a lot of money.
This is our question for you this morning. Is a tax per mile a good idea? I have no idea
what you're going to say on this one. Send us your facts at area code 510-893-KTVU or
phone us your idea at 510-763-KTVU. Is a tax per mile a good idea? Here's the weather.
Our warming trend should start today. Outside right now there are a few clouds and some
patchy fog. Highs in the 50s. Later on we're in for a ton of sun and highs ranging from
the 60s to the low 80s. Tonight mostly clear with a bit of fog at the coast, lows in the
50s and tomorrow it'll be warmer still with highs from the upper 60s to the mid to the
upper 80s. Well inland. Twelve minutes after seven o'clock. Steve McHartland, of course,
over at the Sharon and Pappas in San Francisco. Good morning, sir.
Good morning. How's everyone this morning?
Good. Good. We're enjoying ourselves here as we do every Tuesday morning at the Sharon
and Pappas. Now we're going to talk about some things today you're going to find very
interesting. Are you one of those crazy and venerate skiers you just can't wait to get
up on the mountain? Well you probably sit in this summer saying I can't wait for the
winter to come, but we're going to show you how you can train this summer for skiing this
winter. Ralph Barbieri will be by to share some of his unusual thoughts on the sports
world plus we'll do a little flamenco dancing later on. All of that is coming up. Stay with
us. Mornings and Tuesdays will continue after these messages.
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He was looking for a little change in his life. Just a little bit on the side. He found
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And living each day to the fullest. Come on! Because the future of America. Drop the pan,
throw the grenade. Is in his hands. Move it! Idiot. Falling short. Look on this the one
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Pity isn't it? That bare bagel. When you could have all that luscious Philly cream cheese
for a hundred calories a serving. That's fewer than you thought. A bagel without Philly is
just plain silly.
On Wall Street the Dow is currently down about three and a half points at 37.50 and a quarter.
The Nasdaq composite down just a smidgen at 720.41 and the time is 714.
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It's 715 now in sports. Before we get to the Giants game from last night. Want to show
you a little minor league history. Last night Michael Jordan up at the plate and he hits
his second home run of the season for the Birmingham Barons who were playing Knoxville.
It was a three run homer but even so the Barons still lost by a final of eight to six. By
the way Jordan is still struggling at the plate despite that home run. He is batting
only 191 on the season. Now for more sports here's Mark Abanias.
Good morning to you. Let's just get the bad news right out of the way. The A's had a chance
to close within a half a game of first place but they wind up on the short end of a 2-1
score. Jack McDowell the White Sox pitching a complete game against the A's. Now the Giants
well they had a big dark cloud hanging over their heads at Wrigley Field last night. They
came in having lost six in a row and it didn't look real good early. They had to come from
a one nothing deficit first of all. John Patterson stroking a nice two out single to score Matt
Williams and it's a 1-1 game but the Cubbies take a 2-1 lead against John Burkett and then
add to it is Ray Sanchez in a right center field by the time Darren Lewis tracks it down
on the warning track. Two runs are in and the Cubs have themselves a 4-1 lead and it
didn't look real good but here come the Giants. Look at Darren Lewis. Every now and then he'll
surprise you. He'll muscle up on one deep left center field off the ivy out there. Two
runs going to score no problem. That kept the deficit to four to three. Darren with
a triple and then it is Royce Clayton taking advantage of the drawn in infield. High chopper
over the shortstop's head and in comes the tie and run. It's 4-4 and stayed that way
until the top of the eighth inning when Todd Benzinger called on by Dusty Baker to come
off the bench and pinch hit and that's exactly what he does. The ultimate pinch hit in fact
gone. Home run. Game winning shot as a matter of fact for Todd. Five-four and the Giants
finally break that six game slide and they gain a game on the Dodgers who lost to Colorado.
It's a four game deficit staring the Giants in the face right now. That is the sporting
life and let's get you back to mornings on two. Seven-seventeen right now. An anonymous
caller in Florida is threatening to kill as many as 20 priests apparently in retaliation
for the murders last month of an abortion doctor and his escort in Pensacola. Authorities
are cautioning Catholic and Episcopal priests to be careful and to dress inconspicuously.
The FBI is also investigating the threats. One of the victims of that abortion clinic
shooting has been laid to rest now at Arlington National Cemetery. James Barrett who was a
clinic bodyguard was buried yesterday with full military honors. He was a veteran of
World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The doctor Barrett was escorting at the clinic was also
killed and Barrett's wife was wounded. Today a grand jury meets in Pensacola to consider
an indictment against Paul Hill the former minister accused in the murders. Barrett by
the way would have been 75 years old today. Time now is 718 New York's infamous Zodiac
killer may be back in action. Two people are dead and someone claiming to be the Zodiac
is taking credit. Kyung Yoon reports from New York. Guardian angels passed out leaflets
around Highland Park on the Brooklyn Queens border warning residents about a man many
are calling Zodiac 2. I think that he wants to get caught but yet he doesn't want to get
caught. He wants to do more, more killing. Residents in the area reacted with fright
to the news that a chilling message had been deciphered from the baffling array of symbols
contained in a letter sent to the New York Post last week. The message as we determined
it to be was this is the Zodiac speaking. I am in control. Then followed be prepared
for more, yours truly. Police have stepped up patrols in the area but residents say they
are still uneasy. The latest sketch given to the New York Post by one of the victims
bears no resemblance to the police sketch of the original Zodiac killer who terrorized
the city in 1990 striking every 21 days and shooting four people with four different astrological
signs. The victims in the recent string of attacks do not fit any astrological pattern
and handwriting experts say there is no match between whoever wrote this letter and the
original Zodiac letters. The police could have a copycat killer sending them a message.
It probably means I am in operation and I am going to do this again. It is a threat.
Police will not confirm Nemzer's interpretation of the message but it is clear they are taking
the threat he has uncovered very seriously. Reporting from Highland Park, I am Kyung Yoon
Fox News. 20 minutes after 7 o'clock on this Tuesday morning when we come back we will
get the latest numbers from Wall Street live from reporter Kim Pruitt who is at the New
York Stock Exchange and we will take a look at the Hollywood connection behind one of
the nation's most infamous crimes. More of Mornings on 2 just ahead. Stay tuned.
And Ricky Waters' unbiased opinions. 49ers Playbook, Sunday starting September 4th on
Channel 2. That hurt at all? Nope. We are talking about basic educational programs that
we simply couldn't afford. The majority of our schools are over 30 years old. PG&E came
in and showed us how to be more energy efficient. With new energy efficient lighting, air conditioning,
we are going to save half a million dollars a year. Plus we are going to be getting over
$200,000 in rebates. If it weren't for PG&E it wouldn't be happening. Our kids really
need that money. Are you dying to hit the slopes this winter? When we come back we will
show you how to train this summer. That's all coming up when we return. Stay with us.
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deserve more from a drug store. 723 is the time right now. Kind of a watch and wait day
on Wall Street apparently to get the very latest numbers and see which way things are
going. We check in now with Ken Pruitt. He's live at the New York Stock Exchange with the
latest. Hi Ken. Hi Laura, good morning. Stocks are moving lower this morning, a little bit.
They're following a bond market. Traders are still worried about higher inflation and higher
interest rates. The Federal Reserve Board tightens credit again. 30-year government
bonds down about a third of a point this morning. They yield up to 7.57%. Now the Treasury is
scheduled a $17 billion sale of three-year notes today, 12 billion in 10-year notes tomorrow,
and $11 billion in 30-and-a-quarter-year bonds Thursday. All that supply coming onto the
market this week is to press prices a bit. Dow Jones Industrial Average down just over
a point at $37.52. The American Exchange down a quarter of a point. The over-the-counter
market just at breakeven this morning. Exxon is down a quarter at 58.78. A big Exxon chemical
plant in Baton Rouge was hit by a fire last night. The Limited is down a quarter, 18.5.
The retailer's second quarter profits fell from 19 cents a share last year to 15 cents
this year. Telecommunications Inc. is down a half at 22.25. It's going to pay more than
a billion dollars for TeleCable, a move which will give TCI, the nation's biggest cable
TV operator, another 740,000 subscribers. Houses became less affordable in the second
quarter of the year. According to the National Association of Realtors, their housing affordability
index fell as mortgage rates went up. Still, the Realtors say the typical family has more
than enough income to qualify for a mortgage on the typical house. Back in an hour, Ken
Pruitt reporting from the New York Stock Exchange. Alright, thanks Ken. 24 minutes past 7 o'clock.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Manson murders, one of the most savage crimes of
our time. And many loved ones of the Manson family victims are now outraged over the fact
that the former cult leader appears to be profiting from their pain. And Jim Moray has
the story. It was a killing spree that horrified the entire country. Seven people were slaughtered,
including actress Sharon Tate, eight and a half months pregnant and married to movie
director Roman Polanski. Tate was stabbed and hanged and her blood smeared on the walls
of her Benedict Canyon home. The entertainment community was particularly affected not only
because one of the victims was a prominent actress, but also because radio leader Charles
Manson was a frustrated songwriter in the Hollywood music scene. While in prison for
an earlier offense, Manson met record promoter Phil Kaufman, who later produced Manson's
album Live. He had a good voice. He was self-taught. He sounded like a young Frankie Lane. Kaufman
says Manson was heavily influenced by the Beatles. The meaning of Helter Skelter, a
Beatles song, was twisted to represent Manson's cataclysmic vision of society's inevitable
race war. He read things into the Beatles. They were the popular people at the time.
And I guess that he could use, manipulate the Beatles, if you would, as he manipulated
people into using them to convey his message. That message of Armageddon never seemed far
from Manson's mind. According to Kaufman, it influenced Manson's relationships with
other Hollywood celebrities, including Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, at whose home Manson briefly
stayed. I think Charles just used him because there's certainly no Beach Boy music or influence
in his music. I think that Dennis was a celebrity that was available for using and abusing,
and he did. Disparate sources from an alternative record label owner who recorded early songs
by Manson and former Manson prosecutor Vincent Bouliosi see the abuse of that Hollywood connection
in the grisly Tate murders 25 years ago. There's no question in my mind that in addition to
the overall motive of Helter Skelter, Manson was using his minions to vent his spleen on
society, particularly the entertainment industry. He was striking out at them. Whatever the
rationale then, Manson's controversial appeal continues today. The book which chronicles
those murders, Helter Skelter, was also made into a movie. Manson's likeness appears on
T-shirts and hats, and his music is available in record stores. Manson's songs have been
recorded by a variety of groups, including the Lemonheads and Nine Inch Nails, and most
recently the rock group Guns N' Roses. Manson remains behind bars at a state prison in Northern
California. His next parole hearing is in April 1997. Jim Moret in Los Angeles.
Time now, 7.27. When we come back today is Discovery Day for O.J. Simpson. We'll be live
at the County Courthouse in Los Angeles. Detective Mark Fuhrman gets space in the New Yorker
magazine, and Michael Jackson thrills Budapest with a brand new video. More Mornings on 2,
in just a moment. Stay tuned.
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celebrity cuts. I'd like a Hillary, she said. Alas, her sherpa stylist gave her a Sir Edmund
Hillary and in disguise, Robin searched the same directory to find Wigs-O-Wee, which featured
ponytails sheared from Rottweilers. So our Robin had to call in bald, lost her partnership
and is now in the Yellow Pages support group whose message is, for more ads and more choices,
shop only at the Pacific Bell. Smart Yellow Pages.
This Bay Area woman is being heralded for shooting a man dead on Muni and she'll join
us live at 7.50 here on Mornings On 2.
Coming to home video, Oscar Schindler didn't plan to become a hero.
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One moment at a time. Schindler's List, winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Director,
Steven Spielberg and Best Picture of the Year. Schindler's List, coming on videocassette
August 17th.
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The NFL is coming to Fox. Be there to preview a part of history when the Broncos take on
the 49ers. Friday at 5 on Channel 2. A little tug that could there. 730 on a pretty nice
morning around the Bay. The fog that's out there now will be gone by noontime on the
markets. The Dow Jones is down about one. NASDAQ is up almost one point. Good morning,
everyone. Welcome to Mornings on 2. I'm Ross McGowan. It's August 8th, a Tuesday morning.
Let's get to the news now with Frank and Laura. O.J. Simpson will be back in court in about
90 minutes now. At issue this time, same thing as last time, evidence. And reporter Ken Wayne
is live in Los Angeles for us following the Simpson hearing. He joins us with the very
latest. Ken.
Good morning, Laura. Defense attorneys will be arguing against a media request to get
access to those crime scene photographs showing the victims, Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman,
outside the Brentwood condominium. Now this morning, O.J. will be arriving here from a
new jail cell. Over the weekend, he was transferred from that maximum security area where he was
isolated from other prisoners to a different location. He is still isolated from other
prisoners, but the sheriff's department said this is a cost-cutting measure because they
had deputies assigned to O.J. strictly in the old location. Now in this new location,
they already have deputies in the area anyway, so this will save some money for the county
of Los Angeles. Now with more on what's happening in the O.J. Simpson case, here's Robert Vito.
A cup of ice cream is the latest critical evidence in the O.J. Simpson murder case,
but what significance it might have is not yet clear. Newsweek magazine reports that
a partially melted cup of ice cream was found near the bodies of Nicole Simpson and Ronald
Goldman the night they were killed. But two sources close to the investigation have told
CNN that the cup of ice cream was found inside Nicole Simpson's condominium the night she
and Goldman were slashed to death. The value of the finding is not clear, and several questions
still are not answered. Among them, how long would it take for that type of frozen dessert
to melt? Newsweek reported that Simpson's lawyers may use the ice cream to dispute prosecutors'
contentions on when the killings took place. On Sunday, the manager of Ben and Jerry's
ice cream store said he served ice cream to Nicole Simpson and her two young children
shortly before the killings. He said the three were accompanied by a young blond-haired man
who did not resemble Goldman. But a source close to the investigation tells CNN the manager
is backing away from his story, saying the unidentified man may have just been friendly
and may not have known Nicole Simpson. In another development, the defense opposed a
bid by several news organizations to see graphic photographs of the murder scene. O.J. Simpson
continues to receive his meals in his cell, and he is periodically allowed to exercise
alone on a stationary bicycle. A public telephone is available to him during his exercise periods.
Robert Vito, Los Angeles. Now, there is another development involving Los Angeles police detective
Mark Furman. You may recall he is the detective who was cited in a New Yorker magazine article.
The magazine says, according to defense sources, that Furman is a racist cop who planted that
bloody glove that was found at O.J.'s estate. Well, now the New Yorker magazine is giving
Detective Furman the opportunity to state his position publicly. The magazine says that
he can write a letter and that they will publish that letter in the New Yorker. This may be
an attempt by the magazine to head off a potential lawsuit from Detective Furman. That's the
latest from L.A. O.J. will be arriving here at the courthouse at about 9 o'clock, and
will be here. Reporting live in L.A., I'm Ken Wayne. Back to you. Ken, quickly, any
word on how long this hearing might last this morning? Well, we've been hearing that it
could go into the afternoon. There is a morning session, and they will go over those issues
involving the photographs. If it goes longer, they'll break for lunch and then come back
in the afternoon. Now, we don't know if it will go longer than a day, but right now we're
hearing it could go into the afternoon. All right. Ken Wayne, live in Los Angeles this
morning. Thanks, Ken. 734, as we just heard, there are fears that the Simpson trial will
completely overshadow this fall's state election, and the fear is not reserved just for California
politicians. Reporter Gloria Moraga joins us live now from our Washington, D.C., bureau
with more on that story. Morning, Gloria. Good morning, Frank. Good morning, everybody.
The real-life courtroom drama is expected to cast a giant ratings shadow over political
coverage in the campaign. The trial is going to hit candidates where it hurts in their
pocketbooks. Mr. Simpson, do you understand the charges that I've read out to you? Yes.
The eyes of the nation riveted on a courtroom in California, O.J. and T.V., a winning ratings
combination. Honestly, which would you rather watch? This? A physician stopped me in the
King of Prussia shopping center and said, Senator, what's this bill all about? Or this?
None of yours. The Simpson factor, the trial set to begin September 19th, the peak of the
campaign season. It clearly will take away an opportunity for us to get on T.V. as much
as we'd like to get out the differences. If everybody's off watching court T.V. when the
ads and the debates are running, it doesn't help. The trial could help the candidates
with the big bucks and hurt those on a tight budget. That's the answer. Mitt Romney, the
change we need. Mitt Romney for Senate. Candidates with less money who need to rely on news coverage
to gain access to public viewership are going to have a problem because O.J. is going to
soak up a lot of the media time. But one seasoned politician advises his colleagues to relax.
The American people are smart enough that they can watch the Simpson trial, which is
partly soap opera, partly crime story, and they can turn their attention to government
and to election. So let the campaigns and the trial begin. Come September, you'll have
variety on the two. Courtroom drama, political intrigue, channel surfers will be in remote
control heaven. Despite what Newt Gingrich said, there is concern that the trial is still
going to be going on on November 8th. Election day, state officials in the state of California
have asked the O.J. Simpson trial judge to adjourn on the 7th and 8th to help get Californians,
Lauren Frank, away from the tube and off to the polls. Back to you. All right, Gloria
Moraga reporting live from Washington, D.C. this morning. Police in the city of Oakland
are still searching for suspects after an overnight shooting that left two people dead
and a third person wounded. The gunfire erupted on the 2300 block of 96th Avenue just before
930 last night. Police found the three victims lying on the street and rushed them to Highland
Hospital where two of the men later died from gunshot wounds to the stomach. A third victim
is expected to survive the attack. Police are not releasing any other details. Meanwhile,
there has been more violence on the San Francisco, Muni, the third incident in the past three
days. Police say seven or eight teenagers attacked a 20-year-old man on the number 15
bus as it rode down Geneva Avenue just before 9 o'clock last night. The victim reportedly
was stabbed numerous times in the leg. He is currently recovering insatisfactory condition
today at San Francisco General Hospital. The attackers, however, got away. And a new poll
shows that President Clinton's job rating has slipped to its lowest level now in a year.
The ABC News Washington Post poll shows Americans are evenly divided 47 percent to 47 percent
on whether or not they think the president is doing a good job. Pollsters say the Whitewater
hearings are responsible for much of the president's decline. The poll, by the way, comes out on
the same day that the Senate opens debate on the president's health care reform plan.
738 right now. Newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley have left Budapest, but
not before thrilling their Eastern European fans. Hordes of people turned out to watch
the Michael Jackson group filming a music video in some of Budapest's most historic
spots. Now, the video depicts Michael liberating an unnamed Eastern European capital from tyranny.
Jackson's also visited two children's hospitals where Michael Jackson announced that he will
pay the medical expenses of a four-year-old Hungarian boy who needs a liver transplant.
There is no word on exactly where the newlyweds are headed next.
738. We want to head over to Metro Traffic now and Mr. South Castaneda for an update
on the commute. Morning, Sal. Thank you, Mr. Somerville and Mrs. Laura. Highway 87 as
you drive in both directions there, you can see it's moving well. It's a little windy
in the South Bay. Our camera's bouncing up and down. At the Bay Ridge backup, it's very
heavy this morning. We had an earlier accident at about 6.15 this morning that blocked two
lanes of the bridge for a short time and they got it out of the way really quickly, but
that caused a big backup, at least a 25-minute wait if you're at the end of the line there.
Now to the San Rafael Bridge, which is a contrast. You can see traffic moving along very well
in both directions on that bridge this morning. Highway 101 in San Francisco is going to be
moderately heavy as you approach the downtown area and no problems getting to the airport
on 101 southbound. This morning on the Antioch to Conchord commute, passing Bailey Road, that
whole thing. We've had an accident near Somerville Road. We have Dave Delk who just came up over
the scene and this time I think his radio is working. Hey, Dave, good morning. Good
morning, Sal. It's a mega backup heading out of Antioch for Concord this morning. An accident
which occurred almost an hour ago. Westbound at Somerville has sat in the lanes for just
about an hour. So you can imagine what it's done to Highway 4. It's backed up for over
two miles, bumper to bumper fashion from A Street out to the scene. So plan on a delay
using Highway 4 this morning. And Highway 8 is also heavy in the area. Northbound 17
is going to be slow because of an earlier accident near Highway 9. Twenty minutes now
before 8 o'clock. It's time for the commuter update. BART, Golden Gate Transit and Caltrain
on schedule this morning. If you're taking a flight to Atlanta or Dallas, Fort Worth,
you might see delays. It's a good idea to check with your carrier. The Bay Area weather
forecast. Let's go back to Ross. Thank you, Sal. Brian is on vacation this week, but
we are still headed into a beautiful day around the Bay. Outside right now there are a few
clouds and some patchy fog. Highs are in the 50s. Later on we're in for sunshine and highs
ranging from the 60s to the low 80s. Now tonight mostly clear with a bit of fog at the coast,
lows in the 50s. And tomorrow it will be even warmer than today with highs from the upper
60s to the mid-upper 80s. Makes you want to go to work, huh? Twenty minutes before 8
o'clock. Over to San Francisco now, Steve. Yeah, we are live at the Sheridan Palace Hotel.
And joining me now are Claudia Stern and Aaron Henderson. Thank you very much for coming
down. Claudia and Aaron are professional skiers, professional ski racers, and they are in the
Bay Area training for the upcoming season. We'll tell you how you can train for the upcoming
ski season as well. So stay with us. Warnings or two will continue after these messages.
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Welcome back to Morning's on 2 at 743, 17 minutes before 8 a.m. We're at the Sheridan
Palace Hotel with professional ski racers Claudia Stern and Aaron Henderson. Once again,
thank you very much for coming down. Nice to see you. How do you get to be a professional
ski racer? Ah, you just start skiing and you race at the amateur level and then you want
to make a little money so you turn pro. And you don't stop until you hit the bottom of
the mountain? That's right. You just keep skiing? I understand. You skied on the amateur
level but neither of you skied in the Olympic level. No. But did you compete on that level?
Did you try to ski in the Olympics? You don't try and ski in the Olympics, you just race
and the way it works you have to be a member of the U.S. Ski Team and you don't try out
for it. It's just a selection according to your results and everything else. Before we
get into your training and I think we're going to take a look at some pictures of you skiing,
before we get into your training, tell me about the pro racing tour. Well, I myself
haven't raced pro yet. I'm going out for it this year. They just started doing downhills
instead of GS and slalom so that's why I'm kind of entering the pro because I do the
speed events. So it's kind of exciting. We're looking at some slalom right now. When you
do the downhill, how fast are your speeds? Anywhere from 70 to 85. 85 miles an hour.
I hope you wear a helmet. Absolutely. Okay, good. I was like, oh it's very safe, here's
a helmet. Why do they make you wear a helmet if it's so safe? I never figured that out.
Now let's talk about training. I don't think a lot of people realize that skiers train
all year round and there are certain things you can do in the summertime to prepare your
body for the slopes in the winter and that's what you're here in the Bay Area doing. Yeah,
we had a training camp last week at the Stone Clinic which is very good. It was very hard
but it's something you really need for racing. People don't realize how physical ski racing
is. Oh, there you go. Now what are we watching here? That's circuit training where you have
a set of five or six different exercises and it's anaerobic training so you're getting
your heart rate up really high and you're working your muscles and you recover for a
very short period of time, maybe 30 seconds before you start the next exercise and you
see all sorts of slide board and powers and jumping and this is pull workout which is
a new kind of training that we had a coach here showing this stuff and it's really good.
It's really easy on your body and it stretches your muscles out and it also makes them work
and I think I'm going to start doing a little bit more of that. Now I'm looking at this
tape and I'm seeing things that just the average skier can certainly do in either his home
or his health club. Oh yeah, absolutely. As a matter of fact I do a lot of training at
home myself. I don't really go to the gym too much. I just try to incorporate a lot
of the elements that we did here at a camp in my own home which is pretty easily done.
Another thing that those people who are avid skiers or even just a recreational skier may
go up once a month or just ski maybe four or five times. The one thing they should really
understand and I learned this the hard way is that you have to prepare yourself for going
off and skiing for three or four days. Physically you have to prepare yourself. My health club
actually gives a series of once a week for six or seven weeks training sessions to do
it. Yeah, absolutely. I see a lot of people who they don't ski all year. They work all
week long in offices and they go up for a one week vacation, Christmas or spring break
and they haven't done anything, any kind of exercise and they go out there and they push
themselves and they hurt themselves because their bodies aren't ready and it's a really
physically demanding sport. And the worst part of it is it's so expensive and if you
haven't trained you get on a mountain in two hours you're tired. You've got to get down.
It's no fun doing it that way. Claudia, thank you very much for joining us. I appreciate
it very much. Aaron, nice to see you. Thank you. A pleasure to do a visit. Now it didn't
hurt at all, did it? I think I'm saying what kind of questions are you going to ask me
there? If you would like some more information all you have to do is pick up the phone and
dial the number that is on your screen which is 415-563-3110. 5-6-3-3110 in the 415 area
code. Thank you very much. Nice to meet both of you. And now let's toss things back to
the studio with Laura and Frank and boy you should see Laura on the sloth. She's some
skier. Little hot dogger out there. She sure is. I haven't skied as much in recent years
as I'd like but I did start. Well you're pregnant all the time Laura. You can't do it that way.
I'm sorry. You know I started very young and I think that when you start as a child it
helps because you sort of always have the basics with you. Yeah. You want to tell us
more? No. Go ahead. I'm interested. 748 is the time. I think I've got to run home anyway.
In baseball it's three days in county now until the scheduled strike and at this point
there is no good news to report. Yesterday both sides met for about 90 minutes but there
was no progress made. The big issue of course the salary cap that the owners want to impose.
Players are dead set against it and right now neither side is budging. Players at this
point are assumed that the strike will take place. If it doesn't that's great but that's
the operating assumption. Tomorrow the two sides are expected to discuss that salary
cap issue but again if no progress is made the players say they will go on strike as
of Friday. 748 right now and we do have some business notes to pass along this morning.
Sydney is information highway bound hoping to offer in home computer services featuring
the mouse. Also the FDA just approved a new AIDS treatment drug it's called Zicitabine
and Viacom just upped her cable rates again citing higher costs. Now Brian Bammiller has
more business news. The luckiest lawyer around these days is not one who just won some big
lawsuit but author John Grisham whose novels and new movies about lawyering, well they're
raking in millions. The current release, The Client, is a hit and that's helped fire up
the bidding war for film rights to Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill. It may go for
as much as six million dollars. Well it gives the appearance of life imitating art although
the original art supposedly came from life. A federal judge in Philadelphia has ordered
trial to begin September 19th in a case that mirrors the movie Philadelphia. A lawyer with
the AIDS virus who claims he was a rising star says he was fired because he's HIV positive.
The prominent law firm says no it's because his work was poor. The firm denies knowing
he ever had the virus. Now in the movie which won Tom Hanks an Oscar he wins millions of
dollars but it is on his deathbed by the time the verdict comes down. More business news
later but now back to the studio. And right now we head over to Wall Street where the
Dow is down two and a quarter points at 37.51 and a half. The Nasdaq composite though up
about half a point at 720.91. Ten minutes before eight o'clock still to come this morning
today's hearing for O.J. Simpson could end in a photo finish. We'll have the story live
from Los Angeles. Just ahead we'll meet the woman who's shot and killed a violent Muni
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among the stories we're following for you this morning, California now is one step closer
to requiring uniforms for school kids in an attempt to combat gang affiliation. The state
Senate passed a bill yesterday that would allow public schools to insist on uniforms
for everyone and if the governor signs the bill school boards would then determine whether
the uniforms were in fact necessary in their districts. The Oakland Coliseum is banking
on some help from a financial giant in its search for an Oakland A's buyer. Coliseum
officials are close to striking a deal with Bank of America's mergers and acquisitions
division. B of A would attempt to find a buyer and keep the A's here in the East Bay. Meantime
a security guard found a device resembling a bomb in Tommy Lozorto's office earlier this
morning but when police called the Dodger manager at home to inform him he said he already
knew about it. He said it was just a prank planted in his office several days ago by
one of the Dodger pitchers. Ross? Time now is 7.54. Saturday morning Ella Brooks, a private
security guard was on her way to work on a San Francisco Muni bus when a passenger held
a knife to the throat of another passenger and threatened to kill him. Brooks tried to
calm the situation but the outcome was not good. She ended up killing the assailant and
Ms. Brooks joins me this morning. Nice to have you here. Explain to us what happened
Saturday morning. Well I was on the bus on number 9 and I was sitting in the back and
resting my eyes but I wasn't asleep. So I heard a loud voice from the operator. The
operator was telling somebody that you got the pay. So I opened my eyes and I immediately
seen who she was talking to. So I walked over to him and I said to him, I said are you going
to pay or why don't you get off the bus? And he said no. So I walked up then to the operator
and I said when you see a police car just pull over and we'll let them take care of
it. But by that time I turned around from the operator he was at the back door standing
up. So I walked back to him and stood in the back of him and I said are you getting off
the bus? And he said no in an anguished voice. And as soon as he said that he ran immediately
and jumped on a Hispanic fellow reaching into his jacket like this here which I didn't see
at first and then pulling out a knife and putting it around the Hispanic fellow's throat in
a hostage sort of situation. As soon as I see that I knew that he was going to try and
kill him. So what I did was I reached out and got my pistol and took it out and I held
it down towards the floor not to shoot him at that moment. I started shouting at him
drop the knife, drop the knife. I shouted three times, four times. I cursed when I was
shouting drop the knife. But this time here at that time they were wrestling so hard they
knocked out the exit window just knocked it out like not to knock it off, break it, but
knocked it out. And then by that time I seen where he was trying to cut this man's throat
to kill him and the only thing I could do was just stand there and hope to take this
man off of this guy. So you were taking aim at that point? Yeah I was just holding it
like this here getting ready to take aim hoping for two or three inches of some part of his
body to wound him to take him off because I couldn't shoot direct because the bullet
would go through his body and into the Hispanic fellow so I had to be very careful. So finally
just so happened he just happened to move his head about three inches to the right of
me and I took the shot real quick because I knew he was good. They were moving, they
were both moving. I tell you I'm sure a lot of people who read the story and heard the
story thought you had to be a heck of a shot to move your head just three inches and you
took the shot at that point. Did the man who was killed ever did he say anything to you
while he had the knife at the throat of the Hispanic? No he didn't say nothing to me
directly but after we got down to the police department the Hispanic fellow said that the
fellow said to him said I'm going to die today and you're going to die with me. He said that
you know. Do you ride Muni often? Oh yes every day. And there's been a lot of controversy
and a lot of concern lately because of the violence on Muni. You must see violence at
times this obviously being the worst. Well a lot of times on Muni and the bar system
too you know because a couple of times you had to arrest people on Bart's station train.
Do we need more police on Muni and Barton Hall? Definitely so if you want to relax and
ride to go to work without fear of having to go to work you know sure. How are you doing?
Me? Did you go right to work that day? Yes I did. Have you had a day off yet? Oh yeah
I'm off yesterday and I'm going to be off the rest of the day and tomorrow. Are you
getting some counseling for this? Well I was off of counseling because my boss he's a policeman
and he told me if I begin to have problems later to call him and tell him because I explained
to him the only reflex I'm starting to have is a certain situation where sometimes like
what happened your body like if you train for it your body goes into some kind of automatic
state of control you know without you thinking you know. Well be sure to talk to someone
if you get some alright take care of yourself. Definitely sir. Thanks for being here this
morning. Thank you very much too. Time now is 7.57 more Mornings on 2 in just a moment.
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Coming up this hour on Mornings on 2 the Razor voice Ralph Barbieri live at 8.15. The call
to put the Simpson trial on hold for elections Tony Miller joins us live at 8.40. Attorney
John Burris with a preview of today's discovery hearing at 8.50 and the hearing itself live
at 9 o'clock. That's all coming up on Mornings on 2.
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pretty nice morning around the bay. The fog that we're waking up to now will be gone by
midday. The commuter slow on approaches to the Bay Bridge. On the markets the Dow Jones
is down four and a half and NASDAQ is up point four. Good morning everyone. Welcome to the
second hour of Mornings on 2. I'm Ross McGowan on this August 9th. Let's get to the news
now with Frank and Laura. Well it is a day that begins with O.J. Simpson getting ready
for another courtroom battle. An important free trial hearing begins in just one hour.
Reporter Ken Wayne is in Los Angeles this morning and joins us now with a live update.
Ken. Laura you're looking at a live picture of the criminal courts building in downtown
Los Angeles. Up there on the 11th floor is where O.J. Simpson will be in court this morning
at 9 o'clock. We need to step over just for a second John because a taxi is coming by.
O.J. will be arriving here at 9 o'clock this morning and he is now being held at the Men's
County Jail. The hearing today will be going over evidence. Judge Lance Ito will hear a
request by several news organizations to get access to photographs taken at the crime scene
showing the bodies of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Now those pictures were shown at
the preliminary hearing by prosecutor Marcia Clark but she made sure that they were tilted
away from the camera and spectators. The media attorney says that due to First Amendment
rights news organizations should be allowed to look at those pictures. Defense attorneys
want the judge to deny that request saying the photographs are prejudicial and would
make it difficult to find an impartial jury. Now the media also wants transcripts. They
want those transcripts unsealed of closed door conferences between the judge and the
preliminary hearing and attorneys. The defense also wants the judge to deny that request.
Now there is the question of melting ice cream and what that has to do with this case. Nicole
Simpson's condo according to Newsweek magazine there was some ice cream that was found near
the bodies of the victims but there are other reports saying that the ice cream was actually
found inside the condo. Now what this has to do with the case is was the ice cream melted
to the point to where they were still alive. If the ice cream was bought and taken to the
residence and didn't melt in time perhaps that gives us a time frame of when they were
killed. Also police are downplaying the issue of ice cream saying that it doesn't matter
because they have other evidence that's stronger that shows that the victims were dead by 10
35 that is when the dog with the bloody paw prints was found wandering the neighborhood.
And also on the issue of ice cream the store manager said that he saw Nicole Simpson with
her children in the ice cream store with another man that was not Ron Goldman. Well now that
store manager is backing off those statements saying that perhaps that man wasn't actually
with Nicole Simpson but was merely talking to her in the ice cream shop. Now on another
front the acting Secretary of State of California is also asking Judge Ito to take a two day
recess so that California voters can focus on this false elections. When the democratic
process is competing with a trial like the O.J. Simpson trial I'm afraid that the O.J.
Simpson trial is going to win out. So there are a number of issues before Judge Ito the
hearing starts at nine o'clock this morning a little bit before that O.J. Simpson will
be transferred from the men's county jail here in Los Angeles taken by escort there
will be news helicopters in the air providing live coverage here in Los Angeles of his movements
and he will be in court by nine o'clock. Reporting live in L.A. I'm Ken Wayne back to you Frank
and Laura. All right Ken it is 8.04 right now and acting Secretary of State Tony Miller
will be joining us live with more on the Simpson case and on the election day controversy that's
coming up at 8.45 on mornings on two and then once again we want to remind you at 9 a.m.
we will carry today's Simpson case discovery hearing live. It's 8.05 San Francisco police
are now looking for the young people responsible for the latest violent attack on a muni bus
the third incident in three days. It took place late last night on a number 15 bus going
down Geneva Avenue. San Francisco police say that a group of teenagers reportedly stabbed
a 20 year old man for no apparent reason. There was apparently five Samoan males some
sort of a fracas in the back of the bus. We really don't have a very good description
now we're hoping we can get a better description once the victim put it in his terms chills
out a little bit he does have multiple stab wounds in his leg. The victim is now listed
in satisfactory condition at San Francisco General. Now last night's stabbing follows
two other violent incidents on muni buses during the past weekend on Saturday morning
the off-duty security guard who just joined us here on morning who just joined us here
on mornings on two shot and killed a man who allegedly was holding a knife to a passenger's
throat and two people were hurt during a reported gang brawl on a muni bus Saturday night. It
is six minutes after 8 a.m. right now firefighters in Baton Rouge Louisiana say they have now
contained a spectacular fire at an Exxon chemical plant. Seven people were hurt trying to escape
after this multi-story furnace went up in flames after a series of explosions last night.
There is no word on what caused the blasts. Exxon officials say that fumes from the fire
pose no threat to the local community and this is by the way the same plant where three
people died in an explosion last year and where two others were killed in a fire on
Christmas Eve in 1989. Mother Nature is giving firefighters across the west a little help
finally. Wet weather in Washington and a drop in winds here in California have helped crews
contain most of the major fires. The exception is the newest wildfire which began yesterday.
It is burning across 7,000 acres near the town of Holbrook Junction Nevada which is
on US Highway 395 15 miles south of Gardnerville near the California border. The fire raced
through dry grass and brush and is now moving in on a huge mobile home development. 350
firefighters are on the scene and they say they do now have it about 15% contained. Investigators
say that it appears the Holbrook Junction fire was deliberately set. 807 and the US
Senate today takes up what may become the most contentious fight on Capitol Hill this
year, health care reform. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will introduce to the
Senate today a revamped version of President Clinton's health care plan. It would guarantee
health coverage to 95% of Americans by the year 2000. But some Senate Republicans are
now threatening to filibuster. They say the plan amounts to a government takeover of the
health care industry. Am I willing to use every power that I have as a member of the
United States Senate to stop a government takeover of health care? The answer is yes.
Opponents of real reform would also have us believe that our goals can be met with incremental
piecemeal changes. They cannot. They think the tinkering around the edges is enough for
now. It is not. President Clinton has been using the airwaves to build public support
for the Mitchell plan. The President is planning today to meet with corporate executives to
continue his lobbying effort. Eight minutes past eight o'clock and amidst President Clinton's
push for health care reform, his popularity appears to have taken a turn for the worse.
A new ABC News Washington Post poll released last night puts the President's job rating
at its lowest level in a year. The poll shows that Americans are now evenly split, 47% approve,
47% disapprove of the President's performance. The poll attributes much of the drop to the
Whitewater hearings. Of the 1,015 people surveyed, 48% say they think Clinton has done something
wrong while 39% say that he has not. The poll has a margin of error of three percentage
points. Eight o' nine right now on this Tuesday morning and an Alabama school board has had
it with Hullen Humphreys. Last night, board members reassigned the controversial high
school principal to an administrative job. You may recall a few months ago Humphrey stirred
up a nationwide debate when he tried to block interracial dating at his high school. Many
local black leaders say they are pleased with the board's decision. If he wants to work,
that's fine with us as long as he's not in direct contact with children or making any
decision over the children. A white principal and a black assistant principal will replace
Humphreys who ran that school for 25 years. His new duties, by the way, and ironically
will include supervising the reconstruction of the high school. The 50-year-old building
burned to the ground in a suspicious fire over the weekend. We'll let you know what's
coming up this morning on Mornings on 2. We'll find out how the public could influence the
future of the Lawrence Livermore Lab. Also, the man who's been stalking Madonna, here's
what the judge has ordered him to do. Plus why some people want the O.J. Simpson trial
delayed and John Burris, attorney John Burris, will be along with more on what to expect
during today's hearing in Los Angeles. And Ralph Mouth and Steve going at it this morning
as usual over at the Palace Hotel. Sheriff in Palisades over here.
Lots of reaction from our Mornings on 2 viewers to this proposal. It's only an idea to tax
how many miles we travel in our cars so we can fix our highways. We'll tell you what
some of that reaction is after Sal tells us what the traffic's like.
You can't say a lot of the words that are coming across your fax machine, probably.
Absolutely.
Southbound 101 as you head down to the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza. It's heavy there,
Ross, and everyone this morning at 8.10. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for coming in
for Marin County. You are going to see some slowing on Highway 580 at the 980 interchange.
It's also very busy trying to drive into downtown Oakland this morning. The Bay Bridge has been
heavy because of an earlier accident. It happened at about 6.15 and they got it out of the way
quickly but traffic is still backed up to about the MacArthur Maze at the toll plaza.
Highway 280 this morning is okay, at least on this stretch. We have Jim Finucchi who's
looking at northbound Highway 101 for us this morning. I think a lot of people took that
freeway instead. Huh, Jim?
Yeah, it's a long five-mile trek this morning between Alamarock Avenue and Tribble Road
for those of you trying to get into Santa Clara and Seneveil. Also, Highway 880 passing
the airport begins to slow down right near Coleman Avenue and then continues sluggish
up to Gish Road as you get into Milpitas this morning.
Thank you, Jim. This morning the good news is Highway 4 is recovering after an earlier
accident right near Somersville Road that had tied up the commute. The traffic is only
slightly slow now approaching the Willow Pass grade. And San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan
will be on hand this morning to dedicate this new stretch of roadway. The ribbon cutting
at 11 o'clock will officially kick off the new South Embarcadero Roadway and Muni Metro
Extension project that will be ready early next year.
Alright, it's 8-11. I'm South Castaneda and here is the Bay Area weather forecast with
Russ.
Oh, Frank gets so excited.
We get so excited.
Yeah.
Yeah, when he sees those palm trees, I mean, he starts taking his shirt off. Our warming
trend should start today. Outside right now there are a few clouds and some patchy fog.
Highs are in the 50s. Later on we're in for a ton of sun and highs ranging from the 60s
to the low 80s. Tonight mostly clear with a bit of fog at the coast, lows in the 50s
and tomorrow it will be a bit warmer than today with highs from the upper 60s to the
mid-up and upper 80s well inland.
Alright, it's only... Yeah, relax a little, Frank.
We've got some angry viewers this morning.
Well, it's only an idea. Somebody's proposed, in addition to the gas tax, they're considering,
I mean it's only a consideration, what's called a vehicle traveled miles fee and then they
would charge you for the miles traveled and then send you a bill here on the wonderful
highways of California. Phil from Walnut Creek says, I'm opposed to such a tax. We're already
paying that through a fuel tax. Jim from San Francisco believes we're already being taxed
per mile with the gas tax. He wants to know whose idea was this? Absolutely not, says
Pam Kinnon from Katadi. No, maybe they should tax us per every breath of fresh air that
we breathe.
That won't let the people in LA off the hook. Forget that idea.
Alright, Lynn from Fremont, I think we should lynch the idiot who thought of this idea.
Cassandra from Fremont says, Ludacris, this is anonymous. Tax per mile is a bad idea.
That's another way to monitor where people are going and where they've been. Larry says,
it's stupid. My wife thinks so too. John from Alameda, tax per mile is just a crock. And
I can't tell you how many phone calls and how many faxes we got. There is not one in
here that says this is a good idea. And one of our producers out in the newsroom said,
why don't they just turn us upside down, shake us, and let all the money come out because...
We should let those folks know that in a little while we'll have a little more background
on who came up with the idea and where it stands right now too.
Right. Possibly we'll get that person on the air. We'll bring in security guards and all
that.
We'll bring in Ella Brooks.
We'll bring back Ella.
That's her garden.
Alright, Steve, how you doing?
We're starting already here tonight.
Oh, you are?
We already cleaned out the dining room. We're having a shouting match.
Are you talking about the baseball strike?
No, we're talking about our favorite subject, which we're not going to bring up in this
segment, but we will.
Not going to talk about OJ.
We will talk about the baseball strike, the Giants, the A's, and of course the San Francisco
49ers when we come back.
Stay with us.
Oh, stop it.
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How is the new 49ers team shaping up for the upcoming season?
Ralph Barbieri went to Rockland for a close up look and he'll join Steve live to talk
about it at 8.15 here on Mornings on 2.
I for one believe that after three and a half trillion dollars being spent on social programs,
it's time to wake up middle income taxpayers who earn $30,000 a year in pay full taxes
are subsidizing those who do not work and who get $20,000 a year tax free.
Does that make any sense?
I don't think so.
Who can solve the problem?
I'm looking at the people who can solve the problem.
Right there in the middle of Skid Row is a lady named Willie.
She's been there for 45 years and she's helping feed the homeless.
She's helping educate the homeless so that they can get a job.
She doesn't get $1 from the federal government.
And I've put forward legislation to give all of you a tax incentive to give to charity.
It will mean you will have to stand up and take some of that money that you used to pay
in federal taxes and give it to your church, to your charities, give it to the homeless
shelters.
We can turn the country around.
We can get rid of the welfare state.
Can you give us a list of the most eligible rich guys?
He just doesn't stop, folks.
He just starts talking.
Whether we're on television or not, he just keeps talking.
He's kind of a stream of consciousness.
I'll be ready to do my, I'll be able to participate in the Flamenco dance.
Oh, I hope you do.
That'd be good.
As a matter of fact, maybe we could use you as the dance floor.
Don't be smart.
Ralph Barbieri is here.
We haven't seen each other for a while.
I know.
I can't help it if you're upset about your haircut.
I don't blame you.
I'd like to say I missed you, but I would never lie to my audience.
Now we're talking today about the baseball strike.
Oh, man.
It's so boring.
But of course, since KTVU and KMBR both own the Giants, the owners are right.
Well, did you hear what Richard Ravage said yesterday?
Or at least Randy Myers, one of the players reps said that Ravage said, we have another
proposal.
The owners have another proposal, but we're not going to show it to you unless you promise
not to strike on Friday.
No.
I mean, the whole thing is they're not even talking about the salary capital tomorrow,
the day before the strike.
How sincere are these people in wanting to settle this?
To be honest with you, Steve, for a while I held out a little naive smidgen of a hope
that they would get this settled or something would happen and that the cooler heads would
prevail.
And I don't think both sides are equally at fault.
You can talk about the teams are losing money.
You can talk about the fact that the players don't think the teams are losing money and
they'll never agree to a salary cap.
But I mean, it's a bunch of millionaires fighting against each other.
And I have no sympathy for either side, really.
I think that's the biggest problem is amongst themselves, they couldn't fix their problem
with overspending.
They can't run their business well enough to make money.
Right.
And the fact is that at least for the time being, and this is subject to change, but
at least for the time being, there is enough money out there for everyone to be happy.
It's just a matter of how you're dividing it up.
But when the owners hold back this little $8 million pension fund, what kind of response
do you think that is going to elicit?
Do you think you're going to get a long strike?
You know, this is just pure guessing as opposed to everything else that I say that can be
etched in stone.
You know what I mean?
I think once it gets going, that it's probably going to be, I mean, I would just guess in
between a week and two weeks.
I'm saying something like 10 days or something like that.
I don't think they'll come back to the middle of September.
But anyway, let's move along.
The baseball teams.
Let me just say one other thing.
But the only reason that I would let these guys all lose money, let the owners lose,
let the players lose, the only reason I'm upset about it at all is because I'd like
to see how well Matt Williams would have done.
I'd like to see if Barnes could have gotten third.
I'd like to see if Tony Gwynn could have had fourth.
Frank Thomas is going to win the triple crown.
Yeah, now that's going to screw up.
Everything's going to have an asterisk.
Sure.
Well, let's talk about the baseball teams.
The Giants win last night in Chicago, but they've been struggling big time at a point
where it was important for them to continue to play well and overtake the Dodgers.
They should have stopped the season after the Dodgers series.
That would have been a great time to stop it.
And then when they went on this road trip, I mean, it was horrible.
I mean, there was six in a row.
You know, Portugal, it gets hurt.
Take a look at that video tape.
I think of Portugal getting hurt now, yeah.
And this was really, I mean, you could tell, they thought it was just a sprain first, but
you can just see the way he's grimacing in pain when it comes down here.
You know, the correct pronunciation is actually grimacing, if you look in the dictionary.
I don't know why.
Anyway, the boy is hurt.
And the surgery was okay, but boom, out of your muchachos, he's gone for the year.
I mean, the Giants season is over.
I mean, you know, let's face it.
I mean, honestly, with Swift healthy and not healthy, with Jackson still hurt, they had
no pitching, with Robbie hurt.
Well, they go into the strike three or four games out and they come back and there's only
two weeks left to play.
They got to pull some sort of miracle.
Well, you know, shame on me.
I shouldn't say the season is over.
Obviously, if it's a short strike, they can certainly overtake the Dodgers, but it's a
joke.
I'm sure that as the years go on, we'll all get used to this divisional setup and they
got what they wanted.
They got an exciting Dodgers series.
They got more butts in the seats.
Sure.
But the fact is, these are bad baseball.
With the A's, three games and a half out of first place, 11 games under 500.
I mean, they had a great weekend of baseball at the Coliseum.
108,000 people showed up.
But they're not good teams.
But you got a pennant race.
See, I, in, in a-
But it's a Bodger's pennant race.
I was initially very much against this three, three division format.
And then you got brainwashed.
I'm enjoying it.
Because you're easily influenced.
No, no, no, no.
I'm enjoying it.
I watch the A's in Texas-
11 games under 500.
Watch 11, you know?
I watched the A's in Texas play this weekend.
It was really good ball.
Last night the A's lost to the one, but they played really good ball.
It's fun to watch a team in a pennant race.
They are doing what they set out to do.
You call this a-
You're in traditional baseball fan, and you call this a pennant race?
There would be nobody paying attention to Texas and Oakland right now if there were
just two divisions.
Of course you're right.
So why don't we make 10 divisions?
And then there'll be all kinds of pennant races with a bunch of rotten teams.
Oh, see, this is what you do every time.
Oh, man.
Somebody makes a point that this agrees with you, and then you go all the way to the other
end of the spectrum as if that would be the case.
This is where your logic goes.
Let's talk about the 49ers.
Let's get off this.
You can't win.
The 49ers, yeah.
It's football season.
It's a game.
It's exciting.
This is, of course, I guess the game against Arizona on Friday night, which they lost,
which doesn't mean anything.
But you know the thing to me that's- and here's Steve Young.
He's going to get his batting back in his face and intercept it for a TD.
They're running for touchdown, yeah.
Yeah.
But the thing that was really exciting to me, Steve, is that the players are excited.
You don't see this.
I mean, like Brent Jones from the time.
He says, man, we're getting Richard Jackson.
I mean, it's Jackson, and it's Jant.
You get it.
And it's Plummer, and it's Norton.
I mean-
I heard the word for Carmen Polis was described as he's been a magician the way he's gotten
such quality ball players and manipulated the salary cap.
Well, I just go- I mean, with all due deference to the 49ers, and they've done a wonderful
job of doing just what you said.
But the fact is, I mean, the cap is kind of a joke because you can do what you want.
I mean, you can back load.
You can do signing bonuses.
You can do incentives.
And so there are ways to get around that.
But this is going to be fun.
And watch this kid eventually as the months go, William Floyd, this fullback.
This kid is a stud.
And he's a great interviewer, too.
Oh, well, we'll try and get up there and talk to him and nice talking to you.
He not only has tattoos, he has brands.
He's branded.
Just keep talking.
Don't worry about it.
I'm getting ready for the flamenco dance.
We'll just take our little break here.
When we come back-
Let Steve tell you about the wonderful pennant races.
11 games under 500.
We will bring you flamenco dances.
Te atre flamenco when we come back.
Stay with us.
First, it was the Niners.
Bam, it was Madden.
You know what I love about football?
Stuff like this.
Join Marky Bonyas and Dwight Hicks live from Candlestick Park Friday before Niners Football
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Get a rare look at the world according to Madden.
Plus the Madden Report Card on the 94 Niners.
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O.J. Simpson heads back to court this morning.
Before we carry that proceeding live, we'll tell you what to expect.
That's coming up at 8.45 on Mornings on 2.
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8.25, kind of a sluggish morning so far on Wall Street.
And for the latest, we want to head live to the New York Stock Exchange and Ken Pruitt
with the latest.
Morning, Ken.
Morning, Frank.
And you're right.
It is a little bit slow.
Stocks are down slightly following the bond market.
Still a lot of concern.
The Federal Reserve is going to push interest rates up again to cool the economy down and
head off inflation.
With that possibility looming, traders just don't want to take big positions.
30 are treasuries down about a third of a point.
The yield at 7.57 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average down three points at 37.50.
The American Exchange up a tenth of a point.
The open-counter market up less than half a point.
Telecommunications down 3.8 at 22 and 3.8.
It's going to pay a billion dollars for TeleCable.
TCI is the nation's biggest cable TV operator.
The deal gives it another 740,000 subscribers.
Walt Disney up a quarter at 42 and 7.8.
Disney is forming a joint venture with three phone companies, Ameritech, Bell South, and
Southwestern Bell, who offer video programming.
Housing affordability slipped a bit in the second quarter of the year, according to the
National Association of Realtors.
That's because mortgage rates moved higher.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation says its bank insurance fund is up 34 percent so
far this year, near its all-time high.
The big factor in the fund's growth?
Fewer bank failures in the past 12 months.
Fewer depositors to bail out.
And a hint about the direction of interest rates from Robert Perry, president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Speaking to the Chamber of Commerce in Modesto, Perry pointed out that it takes 18 months
to two years for an increase in interest rates to slow the economy and curb inflation, so
the Fed therefore has to act in advance.
The Fed has pushed rates higher four times this year.
Perry's comments indicate a fifth rate hike is coming soon.
Ken Pruitt reporting from the New York Stock Exchange.
All right, Ken.
Eight twenty-seven is our time right now.
Other news we're following today.
An anonymous caller in Florida is now threatening to kill as many as 20 priests.
Apparently this is in retaliation for the murders last month of an abortion doctor and
his escort in Pensacola.
Authorities are cautioning Catholic and Episcopal priests to be careful and to dress inconspicuously.
The FBI is also investigating the threats.
The East Bay's Lawrence Livermore Lab has long been known as one of the nation's most
super-secret weapons facilities, but last night some ordinary citizens gathered there
to tell the U.S. government what it should do with the lab now that the Cold War is history.
Their audience was the Galvin Commission, a panel appointed by the White House to tour
national defense laboratories in search of public input, and last night they got an earful.
You don't go off to some stupid harebrained system that would never have worked and waste
thirty billion dollars on Star Wars when it could have been spent much more effectively
directly on a whole bunch of things.
The world is not a completely safe place yet, and so you can't necessarily forget about
the heritage of Livermore because there are still contributions to be made in that area.
About half of Lawrence Livermore's $600 million budget goes to nuclear weapons research, but
the highly trained experts there can do other things.
By the way, the Galvin Committee will visit all twelve national laboratories before filing
their report in six months from now.
Pop star Madonna is getting some relief from an obsessed fan.
A Superior Court judge has now ordered 26-year-old Lawrence Todd to stay at least a hundred yards
away from Madonna, her home, and her office for the next three years.
Authorities say Todd tried to enter Madonna's home by claiming he was her husband.
Todd has been in jail since July 19th when a security guard allegedly spotted Todd trying
to scale a fence at Madonna's mansion.
A-28 newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley left Budapest with a thrilling finale.
Hordes of people turned out to watch Michael Jackson film a music video in some of Budapest's
most historic spots.
The video shows Jackson liberating an unnamed Eastern European capital from tyranny.
The Jacksons also visited two children's hospitals where Jackson offered to pay the medical expenses
of a four-year-old Hungarian boy who needs a liver transplant.
No word on where the newlyweds are headed next.
Twenty-nine minutes after eight o'clock on this Tuesday morning.
Sal, what's the traffic like?
This morning it's going to be a little bit slow on the East Shore freeway where us westbound
80 is recovering by this point on the Berkeley commute but once you get down to the MacArthur
Maze you are going to see a rather heavy Bay Bridge backup and it's getting better than
it was last time but it's still heavy from the Oakland Army base and completely stopped
before you pay the one dollar and the metering lights of course are on.
Once you get onto the upper deck of the Bay Bridge it does even out for the trip into
San Francisco.
Now to the South Bay Commuting Highway 280 this morning in both directions moving pretty
well a little bit of slowing approaching Highway 17.
We had an earlier accident near Winchester Boulevard that accident clear but still some
slowing in the area.
This morning we've had a look at the San Mateo Bridge and we have our airborne John Ottey
who is looking at the backup there.
I think he also saw the Dumbarton Bridge.
Good morning John.
Good morning to you.
I wouldn't say a backup is the right word to use.
Only about three cars at the San Mateo toll plaza today.
A good ride from Hayward over to Foster City 101.
The Bayshore North Bound from the San Mateo Bridge up towards the airport is crawling
at about 30-40 miles an hour Sal.
Thank you John and Southbound 280 in South San Francisco right near the Westboro Boulevard
turnoff there is an accident on the right shoulder and traffic is slow from Daly City
as you make your way down to San Bruno.
At 8.30 it's time for the Bay Area Commuter Update and Bart, Golden Gate Transit and Cal
Trainer, fine options for you this morning.
If you're taking a flight to Dallas-Fort Worth or perhaps to Atlanta why don't you check
with your carrier because we've had word of delays on those flights.
It's the Bay Area weather forecast time now and here is Ross.
Thank you Sal we're headed into a beautiful day around the Bay.
Outside right now there are a few clouds and some patchy fog.
Highs are in the 50s.
Later on we're in for sunshine and highs ranging from the 60s to the low 80s.
Tonight mostly clear with a bit of fog at the coast, lows in the 50s and tomorrow it
will be even warmer than today with highs from the upper 60s to the mid to upper 80s.
Lots of people wondering who came up with this idea and that's all it is right now
an idea of a vehicle miles traveled fee.
So you'd have to pay for every mile you travel so we could help construct freeways and all
and repair them here in California.
The man's name is Steve Heminger.
He is the Legislation and Public Affairs Manager at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Very possibly.
It would be a good idea maybe if we had him on mornings on too.
I'm sure we'll try to get him.
It's 8.31 now.
Let's go to Steve over in San Francisco at the hotel there.
Yes and we've decided to kind of make things a little bit more fun here at the garden court
of the Palace Hotel.
We have Theodore Flamenco with us.
Nice to see you.
This is Rosa Aguilar.
Gracias.
Did I do the roll?
The R?
Aguilar.
I can't do it.
Salas group.
Now Flamenco dancing is how old?
Who knows?
Nobody knows.
They say it started maybe 3000 years ago with the gypsies but the Flamenco that we see is
more like the past 500 years in the southern part of Spain.
And tell us about your group, Theodore Flamenco.
We are Theodore Flamenco of San Francisco.
We are the oldest ethnic dance company in San Francisco and the second oldest company
in San Francisco after the San Francisco Ballet.
Oh really?
Oh wonderful.
Would you introduce the rest of the people that are going to be entertaining for us today?
We have with us today our dancer, Ercilia Santos.
Nice to see you.
Thank you.
We have with us our singer and dancer, Ernesto Hernandez.
Hi Ernesto, how are you?
Ernesto is playing with his microphone right now folks.
And of course the guitar player.
The guitar player is Benjamin Flores.
Nice to see you.
Thank you all very much for coming.
Now you have a performance coming up don't you?
We have our 28th annual season coming up and we're opening this Saturday night at the Mountain
View Center for the Performing Arts.
That's this Saturday August 13th.
And then we have two weekend runs at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco the following
two weekends.
Now would you perform for us this morning?
We sure will.
Well let me get out of here because I don't want to get hurt.
Is this a take or?
I feel great.
Very happy.
I love getting my hair cut.
Up here shaved with the clippers and then short on the sides and kind of long bangs.
You need to look stylish when you work in retail so that they buy the clothes.
I used to have really long hair and I cut it all off and I like it just this way now.
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Maybe it's because their frames are welded instead of bolted.
Or because their decks are stamped from a single piece of steel.
Or maybe it's the fact that they have the highest resale value in the industry.
Oh, hey, I always wanted one of these.
But the truth is, when people are asked what kind of lawn tractor they'd like as a gift,
most say the same thing.
8.36 now, and among the stories we're following for you this morning, shopping for school
clothes may soon be a bit easier.
In an attempt to combat gang affiliation, the state senate passed a bill yesterday that
would allow public schools to require uniforms.
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I don't think there's going to be, White Earth is going to be as good as Tombstone, so I
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And I heard bad critics about The Shadow.
I didn't hear any good things about White Earth, I heard it was really long and slow.
Eddie Murphy's just going to have to clean up his act a little.
I'll catch it when it comes on cable.
For Eddie Murphy and Billy Crystal, the summer show, the big name in a sequel doesn't equal
automatic hit.
I think maybe that's what city slickers and Beverly Hills cop tell us, you know.
Maybe that's the best sign of the summer, that, you know, the sequel doesn't do all
that well.
But Hollywood still loves a star and a sequel.
Yes, there's talk of a Forrest Gump follow up.
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Time now is 20 minutes to nine o'clock.
The acting secretary of state, Tony Miller, is going to join us in just a moment.
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And welcome back to Mornings on 2.
The time now is 8.42.
Yesterday Acting Secretary of State Tony Miller asked Judge Lance Edo, he is the man who will
preside over the O.J. Simpson trial, to call a timeout on November 7th and 8th, election
day and the day before, so the voters of California can concentrate on the candidates and the
issues.
Tony Miller joins me this morning.
Nice to have you here.
When did you first become concerned about the O.J. Simpson trial and the effect it might
have in November?
Well, I'm still looking at the June primary, but we had the lowest turnout in the history
of the state with respect to that election, 35 percent.
And I've been very concerned about not repeating that experience in November.
And as I looked at this trial, looked at the publicity, this hunger for sensationalism
that seems to preoccupy the media and everybody else, I increasingly have become concerned
about what's going to happen on November 7th.
It is the first time in my broadcast career I have ever seen people who are really into
soap operas get upset that they can't see the hearing rather than their soap opera being
on.
They want the hearing over the soap opera.
It hasn't happened before.
Somebody yesterday compared this to the moon landing in 1969.
Truly, this is out of this world in terms of public focus and media focus.
So exactly, what have you asked Judge Edo to rule on?
I've asked the court to recess the trial for November 7th and 8th, the day before the election
and the election day itself, so that people can refocus not on the trial, not on all the
comings and goings of the Simpson matter, but the election issues on the ballot on November
8th.
Have you had any response from the judge yet?
Not yet.
It's very early and this court, I'm sure, will consider it very carefully before making
a decision.
So can he make a unilateral decision on this or does he have to get the agreement of the
prosecution and defense considering a speedy trial and all?
Well typically he would invite comment and argument from counsel, but this is within
the court's discretion and he can do it unilaterally if he deems it to be appropriate.
Do you know of any request in our past that's ever been made like this?
This has never happened before, but we've never had a trial like the Simpson trial.
This is truly unique.
When you have a low voter turnout, what political arena or ideology seems to benefit the most?
It depends upon which political commentator you ask.
I think it's really speculation and I don't think we should focus on Republicans, Democrats,
mugwumps or whatever.
We should simply do all that we can to encourage people to participate in the democratic processes.
What was the reaction of colleagues and all when you made this request?
I was thinking has anybody said, you know what Tony, this ain't going to work.
Well I think everybody actually is hopeful that the court will call a time out, really
will give democracy a break here because nobody is happy with the low turnout that we've seen
in recent elections.
I think everybody wants to encourage people to participate and this is one way to make
it happen.
And I would imagine it's important for the judge to make the decision as soon as possible
for the candidates and the campaign strategy so they can plan accordingly.
Indeed all the players need to be able to plan and I've asked the court to make a decision
early so that all of those involved, elections administrators, political campaigns, the voters
can indeed plan accordingly.
So in essence you're just sitting now and waiting for a judgee to come through for you.
We're waiting for the court and I hope we can score one for democracy.
Good, thank you Tony for being here this morning, nice to meet you.
Thank you very much.
We'll see you tomorrow morning at 6.46, more of a morning time too in just a moment, stay
tuned.
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Eight forty eight is the time right now and we are just about ten minutes away from the
start of what could be a contentious hearing in the O.J. Simpson case.
At issue, evidence.
And for the latest on what's going on right now at the courthouse, we go to Los Angeles.
We're Ken Wayne standing by live.
Ken.
Laura, live picture of L.A. City Hall here in downtown Los Angeles and behind me the
criminal courts building.
This is where O.J. Simpson and his attorneys will be in just a few minutes.
The attorneys are arriving on the other side of this building in downtown Los Angeles and
Robert Shapiro and his nine other attorneys that are representing O.J. Simpson will try
to argue before a judge Lance Ito to prevent the news media from getting access to those
crime scene photographs showing the bodies of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Nicole's the attorneys for news media organizations including the Los Angeles Times and CNN among
others say that they have access or should have access to those pictures under the First
Amendment.
Well the defense team says those pictures are too prejudicial and would not allow them
to get an impartial jury.
Now just a few minutes ago I talked to a spokesman from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department
on what life has been like for O.J. Simpson in jail.
Here's what he had to say.
No, at this point he's not in the cell.
He does have to be in bed by 10 o'clock and he's awakened each day at 6 a.m. just like
all the rest of the prisoners.
Does he go to the jail mess hall for food or are the meals brought to him?
No, the meals are brought to him.
Anyone that has celebrity status such as he does is treated differently, certainly not
special.
Charles Keating, Charles Manson, Menendez Brothers are all that type of classification
and they're not allowed to mingle with the general population.
In central jail itself we have about 6,000 prisoners on any given day and throughout
the system it's around 20,000.
Could you describe his mood?
Has that changed over the course of time since he was first brought in?
He's always been a model prisoner.
He's never given us any problems.
He's always cooperated fully.
So that is not an issue either.
O.J. Simpson being described as a model prisoner by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
Once again, the hearing is starting in just a few minutes and we will have it for you
here on Channel 2.
Reporting live in Los Angeles, I'm Ken Wayne.
Ross, back to you.
Thank you, Ken.
Defense Attorney John Burris joins me this morning.
Let's talk a little about the hearing that's happening in a few minutes.
John just mentioned from Los Angeles the crime scene photos.
The defense does not want these released.
Prosecution believes that people should be able to see them.
What do you think the judge is going to rule on this?
I'm not certain what he will do.
I'd be surprised if the prosecution actually wants them to be released as well.
I think it's the news media that wants them to be released.
The photos themselves are so prejudicial.
It's not good for the family to have these photos spread all over the world.
So I think that the judge should, in the interest of decency, not release those photographs
right now.
But it all depends on if there's some other social interest that is being presented.
I think this is one that he should hold back on.
How about the private conversations between counsel and the judge?
The news media believes those should...
I mean, I think the news media wants everything, correct?
They believe those should also be released.
Well, there are frequently conversations occurring at the bench between counsel and the court.
Sometimes those involve issues that pertain to evidence that's going to come in in the
future that they don't want to come in.
My own sense about those is that it's the thing that the press wants.
The lawyers don't want it to happen.
I'd have to come down on the side of the lawyers in this case.
We don't know what was said there.
And obviously, the prosecution feels that it's in their best interest as well.
So I just don't think that everything has to be released.
Now in the hearing, this is a discovery hearing to find out how they're coming along and discovery
procedures and all.
Does the prosecution have to let the defense know all the evidence they're going to use
in court before trial begins?
Absolutely.
There is a rule, a discovery rule, both not on the rule of courts but just the rules that
exist that the prosecution has an obligation to turn over all matters that they have that
they intend to use and, more importantly, all exculpatory evidence that they may have.
That is to say there may be some evidence that they do not plan to use because they
don't think it's totally in their best interest, but it may be partially exculpatory.
Then they have a responsibility...
Let's explain that again.
Exculpatory is beneficial to O.J.
Simpson.
It's beneficial to the defense that it may tend to show that the defendant is not guilty
of the crime.
Any evidence that they have along those lines, they have a responsibility to turn over.
This ice cream thing that just come up, arguably the defense can use that.
Those witnesses that we found out about last week, arguably the defendants can use that.
Anything that might tend to show that the defendant did not do it, they have a responsibility
to turn that over even if it doesn't help their case.
Does it go for the defense as well?
Do they have to tell the prosecution what they're going to use it for?
No, it doesn't go to the defendants absolutely.
There is a responsibility in terms of reciprocal discovery.
That is that you have an obligation to turn over.
Obviously, any alibi evidence you have, that's basically a fundamental rule.
And secondly, if you have any statements that you have obtained from witnesses, you have
an obligation to turn them over as well.
There are some limitations.
I mean, it's not — and as much as the defendant has no obligation to prove his innocence
and the burden is strictly on the prosecution, you don't have to turn over everything that
may be work product.
That is, your mental processes, your investigative leads that you may have, it's only if you
have statements from witnesses and you plan to use them are you obligated to turn them
over.
A viewer wrote in a couple of weeks ago when this whole thing began, and one of the questions
from that individual was, if the defense lawyer knows his client is guilty, is he required
to defend this client as innocent?
That's a very interesting point that lawyers are frequently confronted with, and that depends
upon what you're trying to do.
For example, the defendant tells you, I killed this person.
You cannot then have that person testify that he did not kill the person, and that you cannot
do.
But there are varying degrees of guilt.
For example, if you know that the person has killed him, well, that doesn't necessarily
mean that it's a first degree or a second degree or a manslaughter, and you can still
represent this person very aggressively in terms of putting them on, because you're trying
to show that it's not first degree or it's not second degree, maybe it's manslaughter.
So the innocence is really a function of what type of charge is being placed against the
person.
So if your client says, I did kill the individual, it is confidential information between the
client and the lawyer, and the lawyer has no obligation to go to the authorities and
say...
Oh, absolutely.
In fact, it cannot do that.
It can be disbarred for something like that.
They have to keep it to themselves.
It's only in terms of the representations that they make to the public per se.
I mean, if the witness...
If he tells you, look, I killed this person, you cannot then go out and say to the public,
my client did not kill them.
You may not say anything, or you may say, my person killed them, but it wasn't first
degree.
So the ethics themselves require that you keep the information to yourself.
On the other hand, you are not allowed to go out and make misrepresentations based upon
what was said to you.
All right.
We've had some evidence come out in the last week or so.
How much credence do you give this ice cream that was found 10 minutes after 12, partially
frozen?
We don't really know enough about that ice cream to really speculate, whether it's inside
the house or outside of the house.
That could be important, whether or not...
What time it was that the person at the ice cream parlor said that they were there, whether
she was with someone or not.
These are all important factors.
The reports are coming out now saying it was found inside the house.
Inside the house.
So, you know, I don't really know.
The only thing we know, we have to measure all this against those facts that we absolutely
know, and that is that she was on the phone between 10-17 and 10-28.
We know that.
Now, does that then mean that she left and went out and bought the ice cream later, or
she bought the ice cream before?
And put it in the refrigerator.
So I'm not really that significant about that.
Do we know that that call lasted for, what, 11 minutes then?
We know it from 10-17 to 10-28.
So it ended at 10-28, is what the phone records are saying.
So we know that she's alive then.
She could have gone outside, obviously, after that, but I think that's the operative period.
All the other stuff that we have that's coming in, you really have to measure that against
the known stuff that is irrefutable.
And the ice cream thing itself, it's great speculation.
I think it's great work by the defendants.
Well, let's explore that for a moment then.
So you believe the defense has put that out there, because the young man who manages that
Ben and Jerry's ice cream store said, I've talked to the defense, but I haven't talked
to the police or the prosecution.
And prosecution say, we didn't have to talk to them.
We have so much evidence.
That's correct.
The prosecution is not obligated to run down every possible lead that there may be.
They can say, look, we have a quantum of evidence.
If you put it all together, it clearly indicates that O.J. Simpson is the perpetrator.
The defendant's obligation is to cast doubt on that.
And so what they're doing is every week, it seems to me, releasing new information that
they think might cast some shadow, some reasonable doubt, and it's all pretty well orchestrated.
And this is all again for the selection of the jury, just planting information.
You don't know who the jury is gonna be.
So you're planting information.
But it's at least that.
I mean, no question is for the jury panel, but I think that what is really going on here
as well is this is down-the-road kind of work that's going on, assuming that he's gonna
be found not guilty.
They're also looking.
They wanna make sure the general public has a persona that he has acted like an innocent
person, everything that you hear about and suggest that he's innocent.
So I think it's a two-fold approach here.
Well, that's it for Morning Time 2 for this Tuesday morning.
Stay with us because we will be down in Los Angeles.