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being a reporter on the Huey Newton murder trial is not an easy task. They're stumbling blocks, and you just can't move around as freely as you feel a reporter should. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department has never had to use so much security, so the first few

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days were utter confusion. Every press representative has to have a pass. It must be picked up each morning and returned each afternoon. The first few days found a long line at the sheriff's door, and passes were issued on a first come, first served basis. This resulted

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in some of the large operations being left outside with no passes. It all media, like The New York Times and the three major television networks. Now there are assigned seats in the courtroom, and this leaves many small newspapers battling the line each morning to get into

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the courtroom. There are only 28 press seats in the court, and they're very hard to come by. This is Carlton Cordell reporting