>> i think when i first heard about mark williams, i honestly thought mark williams who?catty. i think this dude is a legend in his own mind. why all this attention is being given to like one person? he's never represented an entire movement. he is, i think, to himself perhaps, he thought he did. but never to me. never to anybody that i know. and i just think that he says a lot of what he -- i he think says a lot of what he says for attention, honestly. >> larry: mark, was it correct to remove them and kind of expel them? >> absolutely, it was. this was one of the few responsible moves that comes from the tea party with regard to issues of race. it's easy to dismiss him as just one irresponsible wayward member when in fact, we've heard these comments repeatedly. when you go to tea party rallies you hear the exact same remarks. i'm glad to hear one person has been removed. what i'd like to see is an statement repudiaing the racist wing of the party. that's a step forward. >> larry: michael, here's some of what williams' wrote in his blog. a fictional letter from what willi

mark williams is not a tea party leader, although he's perceived as such by some in the media and by mr. jealous. three, he's being a little bit disingenuous. in his press release, which sits right here, he did denounce racist tea party leaders and bigoted elements. he spoke to americans at large who are in the tea party movement and tried to tie it altogether. what i have a serious objection with is his selective condemnation of racism when he will not condemn the new black panther party for saying that they want to kill crackers and kill cracker babies, whereas he would condemn the k.k.k. or any element that shows up and claims that they are a part of the tea party. >> schieffer: it does seem to me that part of what this is about is, he's saying to you, you really need to police your organization. and that some of these signs-- we've seen them that have shown up at some of these parties-- really are objectionable. what are you doing about that? >> well, we have. that's a very good question. we, in the last 24 hours, have expelled tea party express and mark williams from the nationa

conservative commenter mark william has been kicked out by the greater organization. >> because of the letter he wrote, which he, i guess may have considered satire, but was clearly offensive. >> reporter: williams a spokesperson for the tea party express was an author of the fictional letter. provoked outrage for its disparaging characterization of the community. he says he was written in response to the bloop. william says he only wanted to spur discussion. i'm sorry i had to go to those lengths to slap some sense into a lot of people who are so afraid of politically incorrection language that we can't get a conversation started. >> reporter: the naacp disputes the claim that williams was not a leader of the larger national group. >> he absolutely was and was the day he wrote that vile note. >> reporter: the tea party is working to distance itself from images captured at its rally, saying that "there are fringe elements in many groups, but insists overall the group isn't have a racist agenda," a government watchdog is blaming the treasury department for the loss of tens of thousands

says they need to do more. >> they have to act responsibility and keep doing what they did to mark williamsreporter: the tea party movement is trying to gain momentum heading into november's elections and that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the party. as for williams, he seems to be rejecting his ouster. he says there's no leadership group for the tea party, that every tea partyer is a group leader. reporting live from, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> vice president joe biden's 2008 presidential campaign is being hit with a big fine from election watchdogs for campaign violations. the federal election commission is fining the campaign more than $21,000. according to an audit released friday, the fine is for sloppy book keeping and for accepting excessive contributions, like a discounted fight out of a corporate jet. biden dropped out of the race in 2008. >>> in the u.s. senate campaign, senator barbara boxer is now talking about the pair of yachts owned by her rival, carly fee reason know -- fiorina. a spokeswoman for fiorina says

conservative talk show host mark williams wrote a letter that he called from colored people to abrahamincoln. his critics say it was down right racist. the naacp says the tea party needs to do more than fire williams, to reign in racist elements of the group. >> you have got to act responsibly and they have got to keep doing what they just decide to mark williams. >> reporter: the tea party movement is trying to again momentum heading into november's elections that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the party. i will show you how some republican leaders here on capitol hill are reacting during my next update in an hour. reporting live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:13. well, a seep that has been detected in the area around that broken oil well in the gulf of mexico is causing new concern this morning. all along scientists worried the pressure from capping that oil well could cause a new leak. bp and the government are at odds about what to do about it. bp wants to keep the cap closed. the government is in favor of pumping the oil

mark williams of the tea party express wrote a fictional letter from, quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln. it provoked outrage from the naacp. he says it was written in response to the naacp that they cracked down on racist elements in the group. vice president joe biden said he and president obama don't think the tea party as a whole is racist. >> the truth is elements involved in some of the tea party folks expressed racist views. we saw that in television. but i wouldn't characterize the tea party as racist. >>> the vice president predicted that the democrats will hold on to majorities in both the house and the senate in the november election. >>> oakland could become the first city in the nation to allow and regulate wholesale medicinal pot farms. on tuesday the city council will consider licensing four large scale medical marijuana warehouses. last week the council's public safety committee approved the plan which also included an undetermined number of medium-sized farms to supply the three tons of pot sold legally in the city ef year. the city says licensing the far

. >> conservative commentator mark williams and his branch of the tea party movement have been kicked out by the greater organization. because of the letter that he wrote which he i guess may have considered satire but which was clearly offensive. >> lamb's a spokesman for the tea party express was the offer of a letter " call it colored people. it provoked outrage in the black community. the commentator says it was written response. william sense that he really wanted to spur discussion. the naacp. a out williams is not a leader of the larger national group. >> > he absolutely was and he was the day he wrote that file now. >> to dissent sell from images like these. there fringe elements in many groups. but insists overall that the group does not have a racist agenda. >> coming up are people behaving badly. will find out why a lot of by some calls i've been being stolen. >> bay area city is dealing with a lot a bicycle theft. in the city does not even know that this is a huge problem. >> pay close attention to the man with a backpack. a slowdown of idiocy can see this. better yet let'

i think he knows mark williams. mark williams is a national spokesperson for the tea party, who was expelled for making racist comments. the naacp called out the tea party for racist elements. you look at the tea party media. glenn beck is saying barack obama is orchestrating a race war. rush limbaugh is saying obama is keeping unemployment artificially high to exact revenge on white america. there's elements that the race-baiting is out of control. and andrew's smear on shirley sherrod is -- >> this was not about shirley sherrod. >> apologize to her. >> this was not about the tea party. this was not about shirley sherrod. it's about the smears that have gone about the tea party. including the primary one that led the charge that got reinstigated by the naacp, condemning the tea partying saying "n" words were hurled at congressmans carston, lewis and cleaver. when i showed four videos that it did not happen, the mainstream media would not happen. it was meant to hurt the tea party. >> this was during the health care

they dede demanded mark williams resign. williams wrote we don't cotton to that whole emancipation thing. freedom means having to work for real and take consequence as long with the reward. >> the vice president's 2008 campaign is being hit with a big fine from election watch dogs for campaign violations. the federal election commission is fining the campaign more than $219,000. according to the audit it's for sloppy book keeping and taking excessive contributions. biden dropped out of the race in early 2008. >> bp said the well cap in the gulf of mexico is a success so far but the company is proceeding with caution. people along the gulf coast are keeping their fingers crossed as the progress continues. phil keating has reaction. >> reporter: bp said the cap over the broken oil well is working. so well in fact it may keep it there permanently. results show no new leaks and the stopper is preventing the flow of oil. >> we continue to review the data on a regular basis with the government teams. based on that we will -- with

mark williams wrote a fictional letter from, quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln.ys it was written in response to demands by naacp that the tea party crackdown on racist elements in its group. joe biden and president obama doesn't think the tea party is racist. >> the elements that were involved with tea party folks expressed racist views, but i don't think, i wouldn't characterize the tea party as racist. >> the vice president also predicts that democrats will hold on to majorities in both the house and the senate in the november elections. >> researchers developing a new vaccine delivery, soon people may get flu shots in the mail. it involves a patch with microneedles that are so small they can't even be felt. they release the vaccine and dissolve. it feels like a fine sandpaper. everybody that received one says it was painless and easy. >> they will put the most detailed map of the california coastline. scientists from state and federal government will use computer software and aircraft to track the coastline. $3.3 million project should be finished in december

mark williams is not a tea party leader, although he's perceived as such by some in the media and byee, he's being a little disingenuous. he did in his press release which sits here denounce racist tea party leaders and bigoted elements. he spoke to americans at large who are in the tea party movement and tried to tie it all together. >> we do expect to hear from president obama later this morning, urging congress to extend unemployment benefits for the nation's jobless. >> two very different approaches. democrats saying people need this money, republicans who have blocked these extensions three times saying, if we continue to give them money there's no incentive to go back to work. >> we'll see what congress says. should be interesting as always. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for m

. >> reporter: the latest dispute involves tea party express spokesman mark williams, he has been ousted for the national tea party after he wrote a blog called from colored people to abraham lincoln, the tea party is trying to gain momentum and that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the group. i will show you what the naacp has to say in my next update. live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:15. here is the latest on the big oil spill. a seep that has been found in the area around that blown out will well on the gulf of mix company is causing new concerns this morning. all along scientists were worried that pressure from capping that well could cause a new leak. bp hand the government are at outsides about what to do about it. bp wants to keep the cap closed. the government is in favor of pumping the oil into tankers on the surface to relieve the pressure. however the government is giving bp 24 hour hours to watch that well. >>> officials in india say a deadly collision of two trains made well have been sabotage. more than 60 people

mark williams wrote a letter from colored people, quote to abraham lincoln. ritten in response by demands from naacp that the tea party crackdown on racist elements within its group. >> a san francisco board of supervisors committee holds a hearing this morning to consider expanding the powers of the city's entertainment commission it can take tougher action against problem nightclubs. it comes from a gang shooting on fisherman's wharf. last weekend a man was shortstop and killed outside jelly's dance cafe. legislation would allow the commission to revoke permits for clubs that fail to curb violent behavior. >>> researchers developing a new method of vaccine delivery soon people may get annual flu shots in the mail. their method has a patch with microneedles that are so small they can't be felt. researchers say the patch feels like sandpaper but nearly everyone that got one, it was painless and easy. you can see kids and even parents going for that. >> recapping top stories oakland police are trying to find a sniper who fired at officers had from a high-rise b

. >> answer a commentator mark williams in his branch of the tea party movement had been kicked out byation tariff because of the letter that he wrote which he of course considered satire which result of course offensive. >> you as a spokesperson for the tea party express was a loss reserve a fisher gulf letter from " colored people " a protest outrage from its characterization of the black community the commentator said it was written in response to the demands on the crackdown of racist elements. williams says he only wanted to stir a >> discussion> i'm sorry i had to go to those lands. lot of people who were so afraid of politically incorrect language that we can not get a conversation started. >> naacp disputes the claim, that williams was not a leader of the national group images like these captured as rally over all their group does not houris agenda. jo-ellan, kron4 news. >> also making news, an estimated 25,000 walkers raise more than $3 million services in the bay area is raise more than $76 million since it started back in 1987. the 6 mi. walk at began and ended in golden gat

recovery schools, fort washington, pennsylvania; greg williams, co-director, connecticut turning to youth and families, danbury, connecticut; dr. mark research and development, chestnut health systems, bloomington, illinois. fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america? our most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past.

original member of the temptations, otis williams, along with lead singer terry weeks, the tempt akeses are out now with a new cd and summer tour. next year marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary motown act. we're glad you have joined us author alice walker and >> and by contributions to your pbs station for viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> please welcome alice walker back to this program, the pulitzer-prize winner writer is out with two new projects. she's been busy overcoming speechlessness, and it's not what you think it's about but we'll get into that book in a second. a second text called "the world has changed," which is a collection of conversations spanning a 35-year period. alice walker, always an honor to have you on this stage. >> thank you very much for inviting me. tavis: we're glad to have you. i want to get into both of these texts but i asked you when you walked on the stage to do me a favor and you were so kind to oblige, this book is called "the world has changed." before we get into a conversation about the book, there is a wonderful poem that you wrote back in 2008, de

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