he served as chief of boston e.m.s. and assistant director of the boston health commission. he has served as an interim manager. and for all of boston's major planned events including the boston marathon and the 2004 democratic national convention. no word yet of the boston red sox world series. as a consultant, -- [laughter] >> as a consultant to the pentagon and the defense department he served on the 9/11 after action team to assess medical consequence medical policy and procedures. more recently, rich was on the ground at the site of the devastating tornadoes in the coast and joplin, missouri and rich, thank you for speaking with us and strengthening our communities today. [applause] >> good morning. >> what's this about the red sox? we've had two world series in the last 10 years. graduations -- congratulations on yours, but we're with you unfortunately this year in the world series, observing. 22 years ago as you heard, i have been in d.c. in fema for the last two years, but 22 years ago i was in boston. and we usually don't get earthquakes in boston, and saw the image

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having a boston lager in this glass was like tasting a boston lager for the first time again. it sounds crazy, but it really works. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. one of three american students arrested is back home tonight. gregory landed in philadelphia this afternoon. he and his two friends are expected to arrive later today. they were arrested and accused of throwing firebombs in cairo's tahrir square. americans spent $11.4 billion on black friday, that's a 7% increase over last year. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> at boston suffolk county jail, some inmates are better known to staff than others, mainly due to their many stays here. >> boston baby, b town boys, b town! >> sal guiliano is here finishing up a probation sentence, and he is here for the 12th time. it's a chance to catch up with buddies from his neighborhood. >> east boston baby, east boston. waitress. 2128, stay golden. [ bleep ]. how i grew up, loyalty was a big thing, friendship was a big thing. new just don't find many people th

he had a problem in boston. shortly after he began work in calgary, his problem, as the file described it, arrived from the east. >> our mother. >> your mom? >> yep. >> she was the problem. >> that was a startling revelation for the family. their mother had apparently left her husband and children and followed james foley to calgary, but she hadn't stayed long. according to the church file, rita perry and the priest went to san francisco for a few weeks, then went their separate ways, rita back to massachusetts, foley returning to his post in canada. two years later, foley was accused of being involved with another married woman. he denied the relationship was sexual, but the public scandal spelled the end of his service in calgary. as the perrys read on, their anger grew. by the time foley returned to boston in 1968, it seemed clear church officials in both cities were aware of his pattern of reckless behavior. >> one of his traits is to exhibit every confidence and promise he can overcome the difficulties. eve

it's wednesday everywhere else, it's valentine's day in boston. red sox hired bobby valentine to be the new manager. he took the mets to the world series in 2000 where he lost the yankees. he'll have to beat the yankees if he wants to stick around in boston. >>> lebron james and dwyane wade to watch ohio state and duke. great game on paper. unfortunately, not a great game on the court. buckeyes jumped out to a 19-point lead in the first half. it it wasn't sullinger it was buford, combining for 41. 85-63. >>> football after a 3-8 start jaguars fired jack del rio. wayne weaver agreed to sell it to an ohio businessman, who will keep the jags in jacksonville. del rio is out is so is ndamukong suh, suspended two games. suh appealed the suspension but expected to miss sunday's game on nbc. >>> hockey. sidney crosby comeback made a stop. mitchell and rogers scored 90 seconds apart. rangers won 4-3. >>> to washington, d.c., new coach, same results for the caps. hunters' debut was a forgettable one. blues held on for a 2-1 win. >>> carolina has a new coach

are -- 62288 -- >> boston? >> born and raised. >> any other names you go by? >> nope. >> take the glasses off. turn sideways, face the wall. all right. face front. >> standard protocol dictates inmates be strip searched and every cavity searched for possible contraband. but for bloodworth that is not the most embarrassing part. >> false teeth or dentures? take them off. >> [ bleep ]. >> open your mouth. put them back in. >> why are you so upset to have to remove your teeth? >> i'm 22 years old, i shouldn't have no dentures. like any normal 22-year-old going to be a little embarrassed about that. see if i was 55 or something. >> just as he was at the nashua street jail bloodworth is housed in the segregation unit in the house of correction. >> get down on your knees, chest over the bed. >> i'll try to stay out of trouble but if someone approaches me then i'll have to handle my bi, my biz, abbreviation for business, now e what i mean. >> high tech here, too. you got the little touch light right there. i like that. i like that. ♪ >> ryan mcnee has been holding

. >> boston, massachusetts, has >> boston, massachusetts, has long been a city associated with higher learning. but many of the residents find themselves on a less productive path. every year more than 12,000 people are brought through the doors of the city's suffolk county jail after being arrested. >> all the way up, lift your tongue up. >> the intake center is located at one of the jail's two facilities. the nashua street jail. >> this ain't walsh street. this ain't bourbon street. it sure ain't rodeo drive. this is nashville street. >> the new arrivals have not been convicted of the crimes for which they were arrested and considered innocent until proven guilty. >> good morning. >> those who are not quickly released or bailed out will be housed at nashua until their cases are closed. and every year, thousands of men and women undergo a demanding application process to secure and manage inmates while they're in jail. less than 1% will make it to the final stage, cadet training. >> there was 40 people, 40 candidates that were brought into this academy class. there were upwards of 10

it's a chance to catch up with buddies from his neighborhood. >> east boston baby, east boston. waitress. 2128, stay golden. [ bleep ] how i grew up, loyalty was a big thing, friendship was a big thing. friendship to me is, you know, i do for others, those that are my friends i would do before i do for myself. one coffee, there's six of us, you come in with one coffee, all right. i'll remember that. >> i didn't get canteened this week. >> we're going to take that but don't ask for it back later. when the camera leaves don't ask for it back. >> catch a lot of flack, we laugh, we joke you know what i mean. we hang out with each other all the time. we've become close. we have your zip code tattooed on your biceps. >> how am i getting home? i'm from east boston, 0212, send me on my way. >> one of his prior stay resulted in a conviction for smuggling drugs in the jail. he says this time he has a whole new attitude. >> going to work. >> he holds an inmate job as a runner cleaning housing units and helping with meal and laundry deliveries. >> my little office right here. this is all ne

valentine's day in boston. you are watching "early today." da >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headline. england says it's withdrawing some staff and their families from tehran after their embassy was stormed by hard-line iranian protesters. prime minister david cameron says iran's failure to defend the embassy and staff was a disgrace and would have serious consequences. >>> michael jackson's former doctor, conrad murray, has been handed the maximum sentence of four years behind bars for his conviction on manslaughter charges in the singer's overdose death. due to california's overcrowded population problem he will likely serve less than two years. >>> following a nationwide manhunt, a 27-year-old new jersey man suspected of killing his 2-year-old daughter by tossing her into a creek has been captured in san diego. >>> and only the royal newlyweds could steal the spotlight from queen's elizabeth at her own party. prince william and his wife kate were on hand for a gala at buckingha

i grew up in the boston area and lived in different parts of boston. i went to catholic price school in dorchester, a section of boston. -- i went to catholic high school in dorchester, a section of boston. because of my parents, my brothers and i were all blessed to go to harvard university. that is where i went to school. it was intense. i stayed there for law school and have a master's in public policy from there. those are subjects i decided to study because i was interested in public service and public policy issues and government. >> you grew up in the boston area. what made you want to make the transition and moved to san francisco? what motivated you to get involved in politics question marks before i ran for office, and worked in san francisco as a criminal prosecutor and civil rights attorney. i got to understand how much of a be in san francisco is to the rest of the world for social justice. i spent a number of years helping to grow a small business. i got to understand the innovative spirit in san francisco. at night, i volunteered as a ne

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not only in boston but nationwide. >> the percentages of mental illness are off the charts. they are shocking. it's much harder once people begin to get older to tackle those deficits that have been growing and growing and growing over a period of time. >> though he was deemed competent enough to understand his charges and stand trial a life long battle with mental illness is a reality for inmate corey allen serving a 2 1/2-year sentence at the house of corrections for an array of crimes. because he is now on medication, jail officials confirmed he was stable enough to consent to an interview. >> i'm here for armed robbery, possession of firearm, assault and battery, intimidating a witness, aggravated assault. that's it. >> straight from the bloody bean. you know what i mean, she's -- get clapped up, slapped up, straight from the bloody bean, you know what i mean. it's all ferocious, guns down in token. >> i couldn't let go of my past. i had to get revenge, it just happened to be on my birthday that i allegedly picked up this case, you know what i'm saying? rival enemies. a

pick up your feet and move. >> i was born in boston, raised most of my life in boston. i did go to boston public schools. that's why i went through a lot of the things that these kids went through. >> get your nasty faces off the wall. get your face off the wall. >> i feel like i made it. so if i did, i'm not anybody special. if i did, they can make it also. >> one, two, three, and four. this is the order you're going to move in from now on. everywhere you go. there's four cells down here. okay? one, two, three, and four. look for that cell with your number and go. hurry up. hurry up! pick up your feet and move. you better start moving with purpose. is that cell number one does that look like a cell? is that cell number one? stay in school. learn your numbers. >> they feel like because they're angry they can do whatever they want to do and anger will solve the problem. oh, i was just angry and everything's going to be all right. and they have to realize that even if you're angry and you make the wrong choice, you will end up in this place. >> you ready for a cell mate?

i'm from new jersey but the area all the will of boston, boston is my home, and being in boston it allows me to hit the new york sports team which it's a pride of boston to be able to haitians those teams. i don't know what it is about that. i guess i want to be thompson the time woody allen. >> host: this is book tv in that program, the monthly program with one author in his or her body of work. ben mezrich is the guest this month and our live program will continue in just a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ roi ♪ will roi ♪ ♪ >> i wonder if you can talk about the technique new employee as a writer. you're controversy a technique that sells books like controversy. how do you imply that and i have to say on "the new york times" review that cannot yesterday she hated you, okay, he said it. [laughter] that's part of it. tell me why -- >> it's been like this my entire career. i'm a cinematic figure and this is the kind of stuff i like to read and it's a form of journalism i guess i get all of the information, i interviewed just got everybody, get thousands of pages of court documents, al

meanwhile, boston, 55. that's about the day time high for today. so maybe -- actually earlier on we had warmer temperatures. cooling down a little bit. be prepared for that. otherwise, some sunshine breaking out across the area. cooler the last few days. >> sunshine breaking out. we like to hear that, todd. >> the detroit lions find out if they have to play without all pro defensive tackle su who is appealing his two-game suspension for roughing up another player on thanks giving day in front of the nation. the league punished the 24-year-old star for stomping on the arm of smith. he denied he did anything wrong but then there was the video that everyone saw. he apologized to the fans a day later. the league will speed up the appeals process to give the lions an answer before sunday's game against the saints. su leads the league with nine personal fouls in since 20 10e including several flagrant hits. he's appealing the two-game suspension. >>> college hoops last night. this wasn't that big. number three ranked syracuse stormed over eastern michiga

boston had that for the past 10 years. since those students are not taking rental units out of circulation, boston has, in effect, created more housing stock out of their existing supply. it is an incredible success story that we can emulate here. we will approve these amendments and thank you for your work on this. commissioner miguel: is there additional public comment? >> thank you, commissioners. i want to thank the staff for bringing forth this very good legislation. i wanted to speak in support regarding the f.a.r. downtown. it applies to housing projects as well as commercial projects. the bill to the height and bulk limits, you have to buy tdr's or a bonus of some kind. you don't have to buy them to build on site units. i suggest that the same ought to apply here. in your definition of student housing, and you say that the institution that runs the student housing must certify that at least 30% of their students are low-income. i would suggest you provide an -- provide a bonus for the student housing so it is equiv

c-span: in boston? >> guest: i work downtown. mm-hmm. back bay of boston. c-span: and what's--what would you call your full-time job? >> guest: writing. c-span: writing? >> guest: writing. c-span: how many books have you written? >> guest: this is only my third book. so i'm basically a journalist or an architect critic for the nation and for other publications, professional some of them. but this has been the consuming one. c-span: and what were your other two books? >> guest: the first book was called "lost boston," and it was a history of the city illustrated with photographs of buildings that came down. and it was a 'pave paradise, put up a parking lot' kind of book then, even though i didn't quite realize that that was some of the motivation. and my second book was a bit more expansive, both geographically and in terms of the landscape it was describing. it was called "preserving new england," and it was about preserving not only our urban environments, but our farm and wilderness or what passes for wilderness in new england. c-span: what year did you w

that is a terrible idea says a boston journalist. how did you you save bryant park? >> it has to be great to attract private funding. security, sanitation, horticulture and a lot of programming to draw people into the park at off hours so that it is always safe. the best safety for a park is not a tough security force but a lot of people in it. >> john: private funding meant you got the businesses around the park to cough you up the money. there were four principle sources. the businesses around the park. real estate owners. concessions, events and sponsorships and since 1996 we have not asked the city government for a single dollar. >> sounds good to me and park looks great. what is wrong? >> it looks good but it could be better and it could be public? >> what is wrong with sucking the money from private businesses as dan does? >> because it goes into private pockets. >> so what? >> because it is very good to use for dan to use the public land for running a private business. a rent a park where, you know, all year round there is com

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in the northeast, we have that front to sweep through boston. you're still on the milder side of things. the showers trailing north along the i-95 corridor. across the south, still cool numbers in place. certainly drive with care this morning. northeast, there is a look at that system departing the area. at least there is sunshine across the carolinas and southeast virginia. we'll talk more about what this system could produce including some big time gusty winds across the southwest. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> also coming up, consumer confidence soars. american airlines parent spirals and surprising top searches of the year. your "first look" this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, it moves for the jaguars, the nfl drops the hammer on su and it's valentine's day in boston. nyquil (st uffy ): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: ty

i wrote an article for my poker group for boston common, a magazine in boston. i used to write for stuff, the men's magazine before it disappeared. who else? i don't write that many articles. i've done stuff before for different magazines when i get asked to do it, and i'm always bitter and misrabble that i -- miserable that i accepted, but i just don't like to work. i don't like to write an article because it takes so much of your time, and then in the end, you don't have a book. people read it, and then it goes away, and there's something about the book that i'm willing to suffer through. i find writing very awful and miserable, torture. >> host: where do you where? >>>> guest: i have an office. downstairs is the office, and the office was my apartment until i met my wife, then we had a kid and had to get another apartment, and then i've wrote all my books in the same apartment since 1996. i represented so long i should own a building. i always rented. i was smart, then dumb, and smart, and then dumb. my intelligence goes with the economy. >> host: who is ashe

boston at 53 degrees. that topsy tuvy weather. the cold air in orlando and the warm air staying up in boston before the front moves on. a few showers. we talked about twheez the upper level low. here is the front and all of the rain. that's why boston is still on the warm side. the backside, the cold side. there it is bringing in snow and again accumulating snow in indiana. the storm system itself moves out tomorrow. we get sunny in the afternoon tomorrow. will the be on the chilly side but not that bad at all. tomorrow morning starting off cool. chilly breeze on the damp side. temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. as we move through the day tomorrow, rather nice for late november. we will see sunshine later in the day. breezy and cool. 47 to 51 degrees. but once again that is average for this time of year. the next four days really nice. 52 on thursday, 57 on friday. that is a beautiful late november -- actually a december day. the weekend right now looking cool on saturday. >> >>> so the caps got a new coach. did it make a

the seminoles beat boston college 38-7 tonight. that is the same boston college on marylandat up week. lost four in have row. saturday.virginia i will broadcast the game. the cavaliers head coach says fear the turtles. is misleading. >> they are a fast, athletic team. they are in eight -- they were the gains that they lost. team toan explosive record and say 2-6 not indicative of the type of that they have. biggest game of the right lsu at alabama. are more than $1,000. they gave a couple of tickets away at the lsu lady tiger basketball game. it was a dance off. only six of the best dressed got stuff.e to strut their were busting some news. guy named stephen keep one. lego. dressed like a look at these folks. doing their thing. trying to get to the lsu-alabama game the cats are at -- the are at carolina and will play the hurricanes night.w upset when hewas got drenched. could happen again. theme of this year's team is everybody is accountable. there you have that. lego was doing the dougie. >> i am a shame that you know that. be he

he's been writing about this today for the boston globe. thank you for being here with me tonight. >> thanks for having me on, al. >> now, let me make sure i have this right. romney's administration let employees buy the computers they used at work in state level jobs that had information on them that should have been saved for public records. >> yeah. it wasn't just the computers, which i think people could probably wrap their head around. it was actually the hard drive component of some computers that in some cases was bought. so it wasn't just like selling somebody a lap top that they could use in another job. it was them taking a component out of a computer, a hard drive, and purchasing it on their own. >> now, wouldn't some of the things in the hard drive and those computers contain public record, public information that the state should have had access to, the citizens of the state of massachusetts? >> well, in some senses it's a public record. they were obviously government documents. this communication back and forth between governm

center for investigative reporting at boston university. they are the first nonprofit university-based investigative reporting collaborative in the country. this new business model teaches journalism sten o-fhied shoe-leather reporting. next up, my alma mater american university's school of communications. their investigativrertg workshop teaches students, among other things, how to focus on data journalism. their banking crisis stories really loyotoigeer. they've been tracking the banks all over the country and allow you to type in your location to see if your bank is in trouble, anlastly, columbia university, the school that answered the call of joseph pulitzer to train journalists, is now partnering with several w media sites, sites like the huffington post investigative fund. this partnership is already producing headliner stories. these universities ar attempting to bridge classic watchdog function with the best in new media tools. >> thanks, sonya. are you confident that given all this change that we're gonna have a strong, vibrant in