>> reporter: that's correct. in fact, in the course of the last several weeks, coming down here and speaking to protesters, the challenge for them is being able to take the protests to the next level with specific demands. in the course of the past several weeks when you ask people what is it they want, yes, they want some type of reform, but there are specifics. part of it is to raise the profile of the movement and try to spread the fact that it is indeed not only localized to new york but countrywide, and now they're calling for global protest. they expect tomorrow for a march to take place on times square, a visible, iconic landmark in new york city. they hope as well people around the world will heed the call and join in similar protests all across the globe. >> and they're targeting times square because it is part of their anti-war protest that's blended into the movement. there's a recruitment station in times square and that's why they are there or plan to go there? >> reporter: what you're seeing

is a convergence of so many movements. the core of this movement, occupy wallstreet, a great deal of frustration on the economic meltdown. many are young students, people laid off on multiple occasions, people frustrated with the bailout as you mention. what they're hoping for is that people from all walks of life with the grievances we just listed will heed that call tomorrow. we understand it is going to take place ending about 5:00 p.m. in times square, but it is expected to be a march that begins from different parts of the city. we will see some people start to go from the park, others from union square, making their way to times square. >> thank you for that live report. let's bring in the campaign director for moveon.org. daniel, thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me. >> i saw you on with lawrence o'donnell. he helped pass around a petition and delivered it to the mayor, a call to keep those people at that location.

mission accomplished. now you have bloomberg saying the owners of the park, it is a turn of events that elected officials got involved in this. >> i think it is fair that mayor bloomberg was on the wrong side. a lot of them went with the 99% standing here and protesting to say evicting them from the park was completely unnecessary and they should be allowed to exercise -- >> there are calls from elected officials threatening and saying if you don't stop this attempt to move the people out, will make your life more difficult. there's been obviously a divide and support when you look at elected officials, a lot of republicans including those running for president critical of the movement. some democrats trying to ride the coat tails of it.

people insisting they don't align themselves necessarily with one side or the other. >> i think we have seen clearly that politicians of both sides have failed the 99% of people that are suffering under this economy, and you know, so they're not aligning themselves, but it is great to see elected officials and regular people standing in solidarity with the protesters against the 1% who have been benefitting from the economy that's not working for most people. >> let's talk about targeting chase bank here. you have on the website for the movement saying chase bank sacked 14,000 employees since receiving bailout of $94 billion, and they're saying that people should move their money to small banks, community banks, credit unions. this is a call of action which is what a lot of people really wanted from this movement. what can you do to be involved other than stay at this park for 29 days. so will we see more of this from people involved where they call people to action? >> well, i mean, i think people

down here are energized, people across the country are energized, they called for a global day of action. the chase bank is here in new york, but all across the country and across the globe, we're encouraging our members to stand in solidarity with the protests. people are going to occupy wallstreet events.com to find an occupy protest near them. it is clear why they are targeting chase bank. it is one of the giant banks that got a huge bailout from the 99% of us. we gave them our money and now they won't return our phone calls. we would be better served putting our money in small banks, community banks interested in our business and not just interested in ripping us off. >> daniel, we're almost at a month here. there is concern that eventually this will somehow come to a head. you have 15 people arrested today in denver, 15 or so in new york. the people that own this park may eventually again push to have it cleaned or have people

removed. how long can the protesters occupy not just this park but as i mentioned, tents were torn down in another city. when does this move from sitting in at the park maybe to a different stage of the movement? >> well, i mean, you know, as you said, there's a day of action tomorrow, but you know, i think that what we're seeing is every time that they're challenged, every time that the new york police crackdown, every time that there are arrests, the movement only grows stronger. >> but you can't stay there forever. i mean, obviously i don't think anybody would want to stay there forever, but you want your movement and your words and influence heard and felt. >> yeah. i mean, well, i think they're still figuring out exactly what the next action is, you will see one tomorrow. a huge amount of energy, people will go to the website to find occupations. how long can they stay here? they seem determined, not like they're going anywhere soon.

>> the last protest for a you know fell on a weekend. this is a weekday, it is a day off for a lot of people that may want to join the movement. daniel, appreciate your time. thanks a lot. >> thanks, tamron. there are developments in the republican presidential race. rick perry unveiled his economic plan hours after facing tough questions on the "today" show. and an interview with herman cain. he is the new frontrunner in the latest nbc news "the wall street journal" poll. michael walsh is live in studio. let's talk about this interview. what stood out to you most? >> he conceded that mcdonald's has a better french fry than burger king, all right? so we make some news here. what you're more interested in -- >> 999. >> i also asked about rush

limbaugh yesterday, having said mitt romney is not a real conservative. we have the audio what herman cain said in response. >> it is a net-net tax decrease for most families. will some families be negatively impacted? depends on their spending habits. the thing about 999 is that the government doesn't tell you how to spend your money, you decide. remember this, michael, on the sales tax, it is only imposed on new goods, not used goods, and a family that's not making a lot of money probably is not out trying to buy a lot of new stuff, and as a result they won't be impacted. >> that's actually him talking about one of the nines. me questioning him as to whether this is a regress i have form of tax because, you know, if someone of means and someone not of means buys a loaf of bread and each are hit with a 9% tax increase, it effects one more

than the other. a point he wasn't ready to concede. he draws a distinction between new and used goods purchased. the answer to the limbaugh romney question, he said mitt romney is not a staunch conservative and talked about how many times he changed his position on a variety of issues. >> do you find he was ready to take tougher questions on the 999? i watched several interviews and it is interesting, i believe it was a comment about a product sold in the united states with parts from another country. he said how would i know what would be taxed. is he up to snuff on his own plan? >> when i pushed on details of 999, he said to me people have these concerns and i made reference to "the washington post," grover norquist, all of whom are critical today of herman cain. he said they haven't seen the thought process of the development of 999. to which i responded why not

make it available. there's not a lot seen on that score. and all of a sudden now, it is coming under fire. >> president obama walked into the event in michigan. but he is greeting people now. >> hello, detroit! >> let's take it. hello! please have a seat. it is great to be back in the motor city. [ cheers and applause ] i notice the moon is a little brighter on this visit. i like to think it is because everybody is excited about the korea free trade agreement, but i suspect it might just have a little bit to do with lions beating up on my bears. [ cheers and applause ] don't get carried away now.

not to mention your tigers hanging in there last night. [ cheers and applause ] as you can see, president lee is a pretty good politician. he knows how to get on your good side! [ cheers and applause ] today i brought a good friend and one of our closest allies, president lee from south korea. some you may know, president lee has a remarkable story. he grew up a little ways from detroit, but he embodies that same spirit that detroit's all about. through sheer grit and determination he worked his way from the humblest beginnings. the south korea of his childhood

was an extraordinarily poor country. but he worked his way up, went to school while cleaning streets and eventually went on to run a hyundai machinery plant. so he knows about cars and the company and ultimately was elected the president of the country. it is one of the best economic come backs we've ever seen. so president lee knows what it is like to go through tough times. he knows what it is like when folks have counted you out and he knows what it is like to make a big come back. so with that, i want to welcome president lee to detroit and have him say just a few words. [ cheers and applause ]

>> kristin, are you there? >> i am there. how are you? >> we see president lee now addressing the group there. but we understand the white house is really quite proud of this event in this location for obvious reasons. the president wanting to show the success of the turnaround with parts of the auto industry, and some of the i guess the fact that they were able to resuscitate the auto market and help detroit in a much needed way there. >> that's right, tamron. you heard the president start off by talking about the free trade agreements, but the other big issue today is the auto bailout. of course, it was quite controversial while it was going on, but president obama now making the case that because of the bailout, gm, chrysler were

rejuf enated. jobs were saved, including 1700 at this plant alone. this plant by the way the openly one that makes the only sub compact car in the united states. that's this shiny red car just behind me. so that serm certainly is one o president's greatest achievements, but he is dealing with an economy that's quite crippled. 9.1% unemployment rate through the country. 11% here in michigan. and tamron, by the way, michigan is a state the president needs to win according to a lot of democratic strategists if he is going to win re-election in 2012. >> thanks, kristin. we are keeping our eye on this event with the president. on capitol hill we saw the procedural vote didn't get anywhere with the senate. we also know the republicans came back with what they said

would be an alternative jobs plan, after the president really pushed them in saying, you know, kristin, where is your plan. i understand even speaker boehner had a conversation with the president where he congratulated him on the trade agreement, but got some push back if you will from boehner who took an objection to the president saying the republicans didn't really have a plan or needed to put one on the table. >> that's right. apparently took a swipe at the president during this phone conversation last night, at which the president called to congratulate him for passing the trade agreements. speaker boehner said look, we have presented a plan. this is just another instance of the tension that we have seen for so long between the white house and the hill, specifically republicans in congress. speaker boehner, we saw a lot of this culminate during the debt ceiling debate. they are deadlocked again on this jobs bill. >> kristin welker, another event for the president outside

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it has been open since august 22nd, about 1.5 million visitors have come to see this exciting new addition to the mall. >> what are some of the things people say when they walk up and they see the beautiful granite and this amazing image of dr. king. what are some of the words you've heard? >> i heard they're just astonished, i heard they're flabbergasted, they are very happy that finally we have dr. king on the mall. there are different reactions from everybody. some start singing we shall overcome, some blow their horn, others just cry, with the excitement, with the pleasure of knowing that dr. ring is here. >> and it is stunning when you look at the time line, the fraternity, the alphas which he was a member of first brought this to light and said this is what they wanted to do, from getting congressional approval and support and millions raised. it has been a long time coming. >> it has. it has been over 28 years.

we raised 117 million of the 120 we need to complete the project, but the project is there. the alpha fraternity did an enormous job getting this started. then the corporate partners, and then just everyday grass roots individuals who helped pave the way for this to occur. >> what does it mean, and not just again for african-americans but for the world. washington, d.c. is visited by people from all over the globe. to see this first monument dedicated to an african-american, he was not the president of this country, but certainly a leader that none of us should or will forget. >> i think what it really means is that dr. king was more than an african-american hero, he was more than an american hero. dr. king was indeed an international leader and hero, that he changed his actions and words and deeds changed the way the world thinks about civil rights and human rights, and the reaction we have seen basically shows that and it gives credence

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welcome back. "news nation" wants to take you back to michigan, outside of detroit where president obama is with the south korean president, lee. they just toured a general motors assembly plant. the president talking about the trade agreement with south korea, and the jobs bill he wants to get through congress.

>> it will increase exports. it will boost our economy by more than our last nine trade agreements combined. and as i said, the good thing is we have a balanced situation. it is not just a matter of folks sending a bunch of stuff here, koreans are also buying american products. that's what makes it a win-win. and by the way, i also held out on sending this agreement to congress until they promised to renew a law called the taa, trade adjustment assistance that helps american workers who have been effected by global competition so that they are able to help transition. now, it is because of all these benefits, it is because of these benefits this trade agreement won the support of business and labor. from automakers and auto

workers. from democrats and republicans. that doesn't happen very often. and it was good to finally see both parties in congress come together and pass legislation that is good for the american people. an agreement that will not only build on our strong economic relationship that's been existing for years to come, but also promises as we have seen at this plant the capacity for us to exchange ideas and technologies and systems which will improve productivity on both sides. nearly a decade ago when a korean business daiwoo motors went bankrupt, they stepped in and saved it. now known as gm korea. later, it was engineers from gm korea that helped make the chevy sonic, and the collaboration

with that company that helped save this plant and these 1750 jobs. so on a larger scale, the closer economic ties between the united states and korea are going to lead to more jobs, more opportunity, for both nations. already korean investment, and by the way not just in the auto industry, already korean investment is creating jobs in mission to make lithium batteries in holland, michigan. and hyundai suspension modules in detroit. and opening a new research and development center for brakes and steering. in korea, american businesses are going to be pursuing the same investments and opportunities. so it is truly a win-win for everybody involved. so i just want to say thank you

to president lee for his cooperation and for his leadership. i want to thank the members of congress who fought so hard to get this done, especially the delegation from this state. i want to especially thank the people of detroit for proving that despite all the work that lies ahead, this is a city where a great american industry is coming back to life. and the industries of tomorrow are taking root, and a city where people are dreaming up ways to prove all the skeptics wrong and write the next proud chapter in the motor city's history. that's why i came here today. because for every sin i can out there, there are folks saying yes, we can. times are tough and they have

been tougher in detroit than just about any place else. but we made it through tough times before. we do not quit. we rolled up our sleeves, remembered our history, and said to ourselves there's nothing we can't do when we're willing to do it together. you are all a testimony to the american spirit. these cars are a testimony to the american spirit. and if we can take that same spirit and apply it across the board to all the challenges we face, there's nothing that we cannot do. god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> there you have it. president obama wrapping up his remarks discussing the trade agreement with south korea. he is there joined by the south korean president lee. the white house sponsored that state dinner honoring president lee yesterday. so the president talking a lot about the benefits of the trade

agreement, the jobs he says will be saved and supported as a result. we'll keep an eye on the event in michigan. meantime, another big breaking story into "news nation" from alabama. a federal appeals court put a hold on two parts of that state's controversial new immigration law, including a requirement to keep tabs on the children of illegal immigrants in public schools. nbc's pete williams joins me. pete, a lot of reaction, several stories saying parents pulled their children out of schools out of fear what would happen. the big question, could this go on to the supreme court? >> yes, i think it can, and i'll get to that in a second. but i think the problem is for the alabama, ever since the law was passed, the courts have been blocking parts of it. today a federal appeals court put a hold on two more provisions in response to continuing challenges from justice department. the parts blocked included a requirement that you talked about for public schools to keep records of the number of children that were born outside the u.s. or whose parents are in

the country illegally. those figures were to be reported to the state. even though this did not bar the children of illegal immigrants from going to school, many parents feared it would turn out to be a way to track them and be deported, so they took the children out of school. they also made it a crime to fail to carry immigration documents. obama administration says they govern it so states aren't free to impose their own laws. the courts declined to block another contested part of the law, a requirement police detain anybody they suspect being in the country illegally. arizona's tough immigration law contains a similar requirement. it has been blocked by the courts while the alabama provision has so far survived two court challenges. so to get to your question about the supreme court, the alabama law is now pending before the supreme court. we're waiting to see if the court will take that case. if it does, the answer to

alabama's -- or arizona's law will tell us whether alabama's law is constitutional. >> thank you very much, pete for the latest information in that breaking news there. and we're getting in new video in the occupy wall street movement out of seattle, showing ten people arrested last night after refusing to leave a park downtown. a march in nearby spokane is planned later today. i am joined by justin elliott for salon.com. he is live in front of the park. we were together i guess a week ago live from that location. what's the difference between when we were there then and now? >> for one thing, it's growing. for another thing, protesters today expected to have been forcibly evicted by this afternoon. i was here overnight. they were practicing linking arms in a human chain to not only resist arrest, and were given legal advice if they were arrested in the morning as they were expected to, before the

7:00 a.m. deadline for when park cleaning was to start, word arrived the city and company that owns the park, brookfield decided not to go forward with cleaning of the park. the rest of the day has basically been a celebration. >> this week they had a march on the homes of millionaires, they went to several bank executives and media mogul homes as well in the upper east side of new york. they have the big weekend of protests planned. is that the mode of operation we'll see from them, just the continued large, massive protests from week to week or marches? >> yeah. i think it is going to be continued drum beat protests until the city moves in and gets rid of them, if the city ever decides to do that. tomorrow they are planning on protesting outside chase bank's headquarters. then in the afternoon, in times square and other marches around

the country and around the world. i think a couple of big marches in london and frankfurt. what happened this morning i think was a blunder by the city and company that owns the park. i mean, it attracted a huge amount of national and international media attention. there were tons of camera crews here this morning, and the folding of the city and the company here today was a coup for the movement. >> do we have updated numbers regarding money coming in to help the people keep the movement going? i know it was in the couple of thousands of dollars, tens of thousands of dollars. do you know how much money they have been able to get in from donations? >> i don't have an exact figure. last i heard, high tens of thousands. there's not much they need money for here. there are in kind donations, food, clothes, that sort of thing. there's no rent to pay for the park. >> but they have this newsletter.

>> they want to get the word out. >> it was funded through a kick start account through small individual donations. there were some unions giving food, i have not heard of unions giving actual hard cash yet, but this thing is really powered by volunteer work and decentralized organizing. and that's sort of one of the strengths of it. they're not running "the ed show" or havi-- not running ads. >> we will see what happens saturday. a lot of people could show up again. thanks, justin. >> thank you. charges against the suspect in wednesday's shooting spree at a hair salon tops our look at news around the nation. a few minutes ago, scott decry was charged with eight counts of murder, one count of attempted murder. last count for the woman who remains in critical condition. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty. among the eight that lost their

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a quarter of americans say they lose respect for people when they find out they're smokers. a recent gallup poll shows there's more bias towards smokers than 20 years ago when about 15% of americans said they held people that smoke in lower regard. i'm martin bashir. at the top of the hour, nice save. the president and the u.s. auto industry. rick perry tries to reignite his quote, brutalized campaign, and herman cain says racism in america is virtually dead. you couldn't make this stuff up. back to tamron. >> all right, martin, thank you. an update on the mid air emergency involving rick ross, the rapper. lindsay lohan making headlines and not for acting. and thousands line up for the

iphone. let's get the latest from courtney. people are tweeting about rick ross. >> big health scare tok place in the air, which is part of why it is frightening. he was between fort lauderdale and memphis, was going to perform at university of memphis's mid night madness event. the plane will to go back to fort lauderdale after he suffered this medical emergency, reportedly some sort of seizure. paramedics met him on the ground. there were reports it was really, really bad, but friends of rick ross tweeted saying you know what, i just spoke to him, he's okay, and he's reportedly in a hospital getting checked out. but he's still supposed to perform tonight. if you planned on seeing him, he is still saying he can perform. >> if he can perform, he's doing okay. lindsay lohan not doing okay. >> i want to preface this with it has to do with community service commitments the judge ordered her to do. she does have until april to

fulfill these. the reason we're talking about it now is because she has been switched from working at this women's shelter to going over to the american red cross because she supposedly cancelled appointments with the women's shelter, only completing 21 out of 360 hours of community service. also supposed to do community service at the morgue, has yet to show up for that. not on track is what people would say here, if you're really trying hard to get this behind you, you would think you would be whittling away at this. >> what is she saying about it. >> she's saying the people i have spoken to that know lindsey say she is not worried about it, she has until april. that seems to be the big picture as far as she's concerned. she's worried about other things now. she has a deadline she says she's aware of and will meet. but these are things that don't look good on paper, when you try to get your reputation back and try to be taken seriously, do the certain things a judge has ordered you to do, it is not optional, and she's choosing to

do other things. >> i got up this morning, coming to work, lines around the corner, everywhere with the lines for the iphone. >> everybody was disappointed it wasn't the iphone 5, redesign of the design and everything. instead, it is less than that. however, it is not stopping people from lining up all over the place to get one. >> they have broken records for presales. >> looking at an image of it there. i don't have one yet. i don't plan on standing -- >> i do. >> you do? >> i got it. preordered the new one. i can't wait to get home because they mail it to you. >> you have to tell us how happy you are. >> i'll tweet all night on it. hilary swank. making amends here? she apologized. >> we said yesterday how she appeared at the chech and president's birthday party. she's going to return any of the money she received as part of that appearance. give it to charity.

making amends there. >> putting her money where her mouth is. >> that's right. >> thank you very much. >> for the latest entertainment news, log onto scoop.today.com. up next, a student is suspended from college over what he posted on facebook. he calls it satire, his school does not. details are coming up in the gut check. i'm not a number. i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember. 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits... and you will be hearing from us... today and on election day. ♪ or a can of paint... you came together to vote, to share... to volunteer.

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>> reporter: it all started with this catawba valley debit card. it doubles as his school id. something he didn't want but came anyway. asking to verify information he didn't want the if many services company to have, but he activated it anyway, seeing as that's how to get grant money. next thing he knew, credit card offers were in his in box. >> i never got credit card offers in my box except it was the day after my card was activated. it ticked him off. he wrote anyone else's in box full of spam today? i wonder if they'd like it if we register them with every important site known to man, anyone know any good viruses we could send them? he says it was satire. >> there was no intent to do anything, there was no follow-up act to do anything.

it was obviously venting frustration. >> they didn't find it funny. in this letter, they call his facebook post disturbing and indicates possible malicious action against the college, and also says he violated the student conduct policy, he is suspended two semesters and banned from campus. >> they threatened to have me arrested while i was leaving. >> now the foundation for individual rights in education is stepping in, claiming his facebook posts are protected speech and asking cbbc to end his discipline. >> they're using this as a vehicle to silence a dissenter. >> that was wcnc. he is appealing that suspension and may learn more today. what does your gut tell you. was the community college right to suspend bechtol for his facebook posts?

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good afternoon. it is friday, october 14th. here is what's happening. in the driver's seat, the president taps a revitalized auto industry. do you think mitt romney still stands by these words? and herman cain's america. >> some people want to say there's still rampant racism in america. no, there's not. >> really? and do over. rick perry tries to recharge his brutalized campaign. maybe it is too little, too late. we begin with