anxiety, did depression, some of those are very valid now in this connected the days we can use an apf if it's blood pressure i give you an app to track your fresh if you are get feedback loops and help you understand the disease and what the pills look look or if you have anxiety i give you an app to take deep breaths or gaming device that his look at your brain waves and optimist medications which could be useful for anxiety data. feedback, dash boards and incentivizing the system to en available that can make a huge difference. >> gavin: we have at that to take a quick break, but when we return daniel shares his thoughts on some of of the most innovative and fun any medical gadgets available to consumers today. >>there's not a problem that exists in america today that hasn't been solved by somebody somewhere. >>(narrator) share your views with gavin at politicallydirect.com, a direct line to the gavin newsom show. >>focus on the folks that are making a difference, that are not just dreamers, but doers. >>(narrator) join the conversation. >> gavin: we are back with dr. daniel kraft.

i was recruited - my last assignment i worked hand to hand with apf. i was recruited for a civilian position, doing the same job i was doing, but in their san francisco field office. during that time i left the department, went through my background and i was supposed to start work. as soon as i finished the background the investigator said, "you're down", i contacted the contractor and told him, "i'm ready to start." within about 72 hours the job was no longer there. there was a budget cut supposedly and all this stuff that they had made up. subsequently, though, when i took the complaint to the eoc they said, "you might actually have grounds of discrimination, but unfortunately in the united states being transgender is not covered." we had to go through the appellate process and appeals process to just even get an investigation, which concluded finally last year april 2012, i amended the 1964 civil rights act under sex discrimination gender identity, gender stereotyping and does not conform to gender stereotypes. and in the summer, since they had an

mom's ipad with the flower garden app free for mother's day for apple or android and the free scrap pad apf for ipad has a special mother's day edition to turn photos and memories with mom into a digital scrapbook. they can be shared via facebook or e-mail and print. those who plan to take mom out to a brunch, lunch, or dinner, scope out the local restaurants on gooddining.com. members who sign up on the site can donate up to 6% of their meal tab at participating restaurants to a charity, school or cause of their choice. abc 2 news. >>> and whether you use the app or not, mother's day can get expensive. according to the national retail federation, the average american will spend 152-dollar on their mother's day gifts this year. what do you say? we're not worth it. that is about $12 more than last year. all in all, experts estimate sons and daughters across the country will spend $18.6 million on the holiday. i for one say money well spent. >>> another maryland road is about to be shut down. why part of route one over the dam will be closed this weekend. and we'll take you to the balance mot

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there's an apf for that. romney's campaign rolled outs an iphone app for mitt romney's vice presidential choice. our four years ago mr. obama also collected thousands of supporters cell phone numbers with the promise he would share his vp news by text message, but word that he had selected joe biden leaked before obama's team sent out that text. >>> the lights are back on after more than a half a million people endured what may be the largest power outage in history. here's a little her speckive to explain how big it was. the total number of people affected by the india out an is larger than the combined population of united states and canada, both of those. half of india's antiquated power grid is coal generated and a state monopoly on coal is leading to shortages. >> i know a lot of people are using their air conditioners in the east bay. it's hot out there. >> a lot of the meters are spinning around quite a bit in that east bay where we did have some mid to upper 90s for today. it was a stark contrast for

>> there is an apf for that. a pen moves the pen back and forth. the creator says it adds human element to messages. >> just type your note and the computer will do the rest. i wonder if it simulates your style hand. they'd never be able to read my hand writing. >> each note costs $5. >> the company hopes to offer a variety of styles so you'll be able to find one to match your own. >> coming up at 4:00 challenges for president obama's nom know for federal reserve chair. >> more needs to be done to strengthen the recovery. >> janet yellen well known in the bay area. you'll hear from one of her colleagues next. >> san francisco fire department tests are on trial. some say they're flawed. also... >> three two,, three. two.. >> also, a plea from a father of a 9-year-old boy who snuck on to a plane. he says his son just slipped away. >> i'm abc 7 news morning news anchor, are you stressing about bart? we're listening. abc 7 news wants to know how another strike would affect you. post your video message on instagram, twitter and facebook. tell us where y

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. >> these republican billionaires giving that money, they care about -- >> apf is not going to town on that issue. americans for prosperity, it's not a the koch brothers defeating. >> i don't know, do the koch brothers have any involvement in immigration? i would suspect they're favorable? toward more immigration in general. so it really shows that this is an issue that grassroots voters and the republican base care about. and they can be activated on it very cheaply. >> yes. and that's a big question here. that ever going to go a away? i remember covering this at the grass roots level the last time. you had this huge backlash. and it was the same grassroots backlash even when you had the chaim area and big establishment republicans who wanted to get that. getting that kind of anger in the republican base on this issue is not very hard to do. >> it's incredible when you think about a guy, a minority leader who had the power to help bring up an immigration bill who didn't, being beaten by people because they're angry about the possibility of an immigration bill coming up at some time

that are raising our children today and so the first station was a psa in berkeley, second station apf k in los angeles in 1959.my station here in new york is wba i, 1960. 1977, w psw in washington and in 1970 k pfc in houston and that station is the only radio station in the country, in the petro metro houston texas that was blown off the air by the ku klux klan. it was only months and two weeks into its operation when the clan struck dynamite to the base of the transmitter and blew it to smithereens. so when they got back on, i think he blew it up in the middle of arlo guthrie singing alice's restaurant. they got back on their feet, rebuilt the transmitter and the clan 15 times as dynamite to the transmitter, blew it up again, now at the national event. when they went back in the air it was january 1971. now pds was covering the return of the katie ft to the airwaves, arlo guthrie came back into houston to finish alice's restaurant the song and i can't remember if it was the exalted cyclops or the grand dragon because i often confuse their titles but he said it was his proudest act.

. >> i know more about the constitutionality and the apf organization or lack thereof. that piece is amazing journalism, and they are taking something we don't fully understand, put in the work to help us see the truth. >> absolutely. >> we learned this week that the federal society with once again conserve tiff intellectual movements can appoint strict constructionism to the supreme court who look at the original intent and lang wanlgs of the constitution. it looks like they missed out once again. >> i'm not so sure about that. it will be so interesting to see what the roberts' courts look like in the wake of this. there's one interpretation this was just what he was persuade by. if others say he was storing up reputational capital, which he'll begin to spend over what will be one of the longest terms as supreme court justice in the nation's history if not theç youngest. my thanks to congresswoman yvette clarke, democrat from new york, and thank you to all of you for getting up. >>> thank you for joining us today for "up." joining us tomorrow morning at 8:00. i'll ha

do you know what apf stand nos? sun protection factor maybe? that's my guess. how much do you need, how much do you need it? dr. jennifer ashton will are v. all the facts. >>> but first, the end of an era. the ninth season finale proved to be an extended tribute to the judge leaving the show. simon cowell. >> on his last night of "american idol," simon cowell. >> it was a night dominated by the man whose presence made the show a runaway hit. >> i didn't think i was going to be this emotional, but i genuinely am. >> reporter: with ten minutes left in the season finale, host brian seacrest had to remind the audience a winner was being named. >> tonight is about crystal and lee. >> reporter: but it was hard to tell between an unscripted moment -- and the pa rafd celebrities and past winners who paid tribute to simon. ♪ see what we've all become >> reporter: even former judge paula abdul returned. >> i've worked with a lot of people over the years. none of them hold as candle to you, my friend. >> reporter: this season, idol has dropped 9% in the ratings. viewer

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there are still liquidity issues around apf. but now you have things like all and otheraltice companies. when they need capital, they can get it, but it is at a price. brendan: i am fascinated with the story with the amount of french capital moving into the american cable market. it has been difficult for operators to own in different markets because you don't have -- there is much more competition. it is an interesting move for them to come over here. malone has done at the other way, rupert murdoch done at the other way. the u.s. natural gas traded just below two dollars this morning. that is the first time since april 2012. what is causing prices to fall? warm weather and high demand. but there is also a -- an increased supply. i think we have seen technology and other things move the energy complex dramatically lower. demand is reasonable. but it is a supply story. gas, a have both natural lot of geopolitics that are affecting oil supply, so it is all oversupply. brendan: as the price remains low, we will see the demand prof

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the french news agency apf obtained this photograph from the rebels themselves who took it with a cell phone camera. they believe that it's proof that khaddafy was either very severely injured or dead or may have been injured and then died. that could also be part of the confusion. >> okay. >> all right. so we're still waiting obviously for confirmation from the white house but the photo does help point to potentially a confirmation of what we've been covering all morning which is that transitional forces had a confrontation with moamar khaddafy, shot him. the first report was that he was wounded in two legs. the second report was that he was wounded in both legs and shot in the head. the third report that we're still working on confirming beyond reuters is that he has been killed. we've been watching the jubilations in the street of sirte where khaddafy was aparentally fleeing and talking about the potential implications, a clear angle of what, alex? oh, okay. apaparently you need to be clea to go do a special report. >> also a senior rebel commander is telling uses that khaddafy has

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. >> you announced a leadership change at the apf. can you tell us why you chose that time to announce it? what was your reason for that? >> the change was made with the best in -- best interest of atf at heart. a leadership change was appropriate to allow the men and women at atf to focus on their critical mission and to make sure we had the leadership in place that would be helpful in that regard. todd jones is a great assistant united states attorney. he will bring wonderful leadership to the atf. i spoke to ken about the need for the change. he agreed with me. ken has served his department well over the course of three decades. he has a particular expertise in the forensic area. we can take advantage of that expertise. >> who else at the justice department approved the botched operation? >> we have an inspector general operation and we will see exactly who was involved, who made the decisions in what was a lot enforcement effort. the notion that this reaches into the upper levels of the justice department is something that i do no