buy it from you what that you make money we make money everybody's happy former bank regulator william black told bill moyers this was all deliberate this stuff the exotic stuff that you're talking about was created out of things like liar's loans that were known to be extraordinarily bad and now it was getting triple a ratings now aaa rating is supposed to mean there is zero credit risk so you take something that not only has significant it it has crushing risk that's why it's toxic and you create this fiction that it has zero risk that itself of course is a fraudulent exercise. in. listening to its crisis. she made guarantees totaling more than their ability to pay an amount larger than the entire value of the company actually that's a bit of an understatement he i-g. along with others who sold a rivet is and insured their policyholders to tune of an estimated five hundred ninety six trillion dollars compare this to the gross national product of the entire world and the problem should become more obvious so you are just gambling the ends possibly trillions of dollars. but i would refer to

according to washington to analyze mary katharine ham and juan williams. the blackoting block stays solid and most liberal does as well. independents almost completely vanished so can the president and democratic party make a comeback in four weeks? >> yeah. i think you are starting to see what the pollsters around washington call a tightening. what they mean by that is numbers are closing in states all across the country. in large part, bill, i think this has to do with some of the tea party stuff. i think the democrats are making the case that you have some extreme candidates and trying to make the case that you know what some of these people if they get into office are not going to help. they are not going to change. they are not going to revolutionize government people are sick of government and want something new. they are making the case these people may be a little bit too far beyond the pail. >> if carl paladino gets elected is he not going to change stuff? he is bringing the baseball bat in. >> is that the kind of change you are comfortable with if you are

black journalists. you are the only one, williams. >> i'm the only black male on the air at npr. >> bill: now you are gone because you offered a sincere, honest opinion. and you didn't celebrate the opinion. you didn't say i'm happy i feel this way. >> no. and, in fact -- >> bill: i'm wondering now al sharpton and all these guys going to get involved here. they don't have any black men on the air at npr. >> i don't fit into their box, bill. >> bill: i know that. >> i don't fit in their box. i'm a predictable black liberal. let me tell you something else. you were exactly right when they said do you know what this comes down to they were looking to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> bill: here is backup. the media matters group, okay, which soros gave 1.2 in addition to the 1.8 million. we will get to that in a moment. they called mara liasson a fox news analyst to be fired today as well. you tell me this guy isn't pulling the strings over there at npr? 1.8? he gives them 1. and then a week later you are gone? come on. >> money talks. >> bill: you bet. >> he i

black journalists. you are the only one, williams. >> i'm the only black male on the air at npr. >> bill: now you are goneecause you offered a sincere, honest opinion. and you didn't celebrate the opinion. you didn't say i'm happy i feel this way. >> no. and, in fact -- >> bill: i'm wondering now al sharpton and all these guys going to get involved here. they don't have any black men on the air at npr. >> i don't fit into their box, bill. >> bill: i know that. >> i don't fit in their box. i'm a predictable black liberal. let me tell you something else. you were exactly right when they said do you know what this comes down to they were looking to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> bill: here is backup. the media matters group, okay, which soros gave 1.2 in addition to the 1.8 million. we will get to that in a moment. they called mara liasson a fox news analyst to be fired today as well. you tell me this guy isn't pulling the strings over there at npr? 1.8? he gives them 1. and then a week later you are gone? come on. >> money talks. >> bill: you bet. >> he is

black journalists. you are the only one, williams. >> i'm the only black male on the air at npr. >> bill: now you are gone because you offered a sincere, honest opinion. and you didn't celebrate the opinion. you didn't say i'm happy i feel this way. >> no. and, in fact -- >> bill: i'm wondering now al sharpton and all these guys going to get involved here. they don't have any black men on the air at npr. >> i don't fit into their box, bill. >> bill: i know that. >> i don't fit in their box. i'm a predictable black liberal. let me tell you something else. you were exactly right when they said do you know what this comes down to they were looking to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> bill: here is backup. the media matters group, okay, which soros gave 1.2 in addition to the 1.8 million. we will get to that in a moment. they called mara liasson a fox news analyst to be fired today as well. you tell me this guy isn't pulling the strings over there at npr? 1.8? he gives them 1. and then a week later you are gone? come on. >> money talks. >> bill: you bet. >> he i

. >> but i will tell you for example i was with a group of black journalists this morning. they feel that juan williams is a conservative. and a lot of -- >> because he appears on fox. >> because he appears on fox and because some of the statements he has -- some of the political inclinations that he has is a little bit different than your typical civil rights organizations. that being said -- >> coming up, the three big races that could go a long way to determine who wins control of the united states. we have three hot races, pennsylvania for the senate, nevada for the senate, california for the senate. they are going to decide to a large extent who controls the senate come january. let's take a look at the state, which way is the mow going? you are watching "hardball" on msnbc. crucial to your business, but now, to get it really cooking, you need a little website development. some transparent reporting, so you know it's working. online ads and 1-on-1 marketing consultation. yellowbook's got all that. yellowbook360 has a whole spectrum of tools. the perfect recipe for success. visit yellowbook360.com

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a group of lead people -- a group of black people standing in front of a building, what would mr. williams, andy? -- mr. williams, and to be? host: ok, john, republican line. caller: i watched mr. williams every night and his comment probably just reflects a rational basis type of fear. i mean, jesse jackson made a similar comment about walking down the street. he did not get fired from anything that i recall. although he is not a journalist. the assembly in the media. if you just look -- he is simply in the media. if you just look at media projections of these terrorists dressed in traditional garb blowing themselves up and saw in people's hands off and yelling ali akbar.ar that produces a year. host: -- that produces fear. host: here are the headlines on cbs news.com. if you read the story written by brian montipoli it says how it is broken down. it goes on to say this, though. page 17 specifically. that is cbs news if your interested in that story. little rock, ark., stacey, go ahead. caller: i would have thought that it was wrong, but not anymore. i think fox is offering -- is outrageo

williams. can i tell you that it is way past time for us to come face to face with the issue of mental illness in the blackty. time for us to stop hiding it behind closed doors. classroom. >>> this report is brought to you by dreamworks animation. >> yeah! amazing! >> reporter: this weekend, the magic of "how to train your dragon" is flying into homes. in the land of berk, dragons are a menace. at least that's what the vikings think. >> oh, wow. i did it. oh, i did it! this fixes everything! yes! i have brought down this mighty beast. >> the viking philosophy towards dragons is that they're just the bane of our existence, and rightly so, they do kind of ruin the vikings' days all the time. >> reporter: but that line of thinking begins to change when hiccup, a young viking, befriends a dragon he names "toothless." >> you want to keep a pet dragon? are you serious? >> i have a plan. we can save them. >> reporter: together the pair embark on an incredible journey to save the viking village and the dragon world. >> everything we know about you guys is wrong. >> reporter: "how to train your dragon" is rated pg

williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> that one right there. >> look for a sea of orange and blackstreets. but not on store shelves. giants goodies selling out fast as the bay area tries to appease its playoff fever. >>> good evening, everyone. >> how's that for the weekend of tension?

black political candidate "slavish." len ramirez on why they blamed the incident on finances. >> reporter: forest williams and his supportersched to the metro newspaper office. they came to protest and article in which williams, a former san jose councilman and for supervisor, was described as being slavish to special interests. >> with the entire dictionary at their command slavish is a term they chose to use for a man of color who has given 15 years to the county. >> reporter: it was an endorsement for the williams opponent mike wasserman. but williams who draw up in the segregated south said he took it as a racial remark. >> i couldn't go and let this go by because it has significant connotations from a culture perspective and it's hurting. >> reporter: other african- americans says think felt the sting too. >> it takes me down to a whole 'nother level, my mother, grandmother, who actually was a slave ph marshall texas. >> reporter: then the carefully planned news conference went way off script. >> are you crushing our news conference. >> i want to say something to you. i apologize. i want to apologize to you. >> reporte

black commissioned officer in the army who became the first acting superintendent at sequoyah national park. today there are about 450 buffalo soldiers buried at the presidio national cemetery. among them, sergeant william happen skins, a congressional medal of honor recipient. i need your good questions. send them to me at cbs5.com. >>> looks like the giants might make a major lineup change. baseball history on the mound. once ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ great work everybody! now freshly remodeled, your target has never been better. batters three times in one post >>> no pitcher in baseball history had ever struck out at least 10 batters in three times in one post-season until tonight. texas manager ron washington had his ace cliff lee on the hill. game 3 against new york. josh hamilton said he got filed on that pitch by andy pettitte. second home over the post- season, cliff lee was almost unhittable. he struck out a career high 13 batters in the post-season allowing two hits in eight shutout innings, his career record is 7-0 with an earned run average of 1.26. rangers win 2-0 to lead that series 2-1 the giants could have some lineup changes in store for game 3 against philadelphia. it's been a crazy 24 hours, the g

last night williams argued the firing had to do with media politics. >> i don't fit in the box. i'm not predictable, black, liberal. they were looking for a reason to get rid of me. >> right. >> because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> here's back-up. >> reporter: well, that's exactly where he's ended up. juan williams was a fox news contributor. now he's reportedly signed a brand-new $2 million contract with the network and, chris, tonight he's expected to guest host "the o'reilly factor." >> should be interesting. whit, thanks. now here's maggie. >> 7:04. >>> time for more on campaign 2010. for months now republicans painted vulnerable democrats as being too closely tied to party leaders a enthis morning president obama and other democrats are stealing a page from the gop playbook. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes is in washington with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. until now democrats avoided nationalizing the race around a couple of central themes. they thought they'd have better luck fighting on their own terms but they found the republ

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black kids. >> reporter: now, george, vivian schiller did apologize, not for firing juan williams but for those remarks about a therapist, still republicans are promising a lot of congressional investigations of npr and any federal funding it gets. >> okay, claire, thanks and juan williams joins us now. thanks for being here. i don't know whether to say i'm sorry about you getting fired or congratulations on your new deal this morning. but i was watching you watch that piece and you still looked like you were taking a shock when you heard those vivian schiller comments saying that's between you and your psychiatrist. that's what you got the most, isn't it? >> yes, personally. i don't understand why she has to get that low. you know, she has an argument to make that i somehow violated some journalistic ethics or values of npr, make the case. i think it's a very weak case and so ultimately i think what she had to do then was make it a more permanent attack that i'm unstable and irrational, george, you and i have known each other for a long time. i don't think you've seen me do anything irrational

williams was arrested at the scene. it costed an statement $859,000 damage so nine units. >>> two terrifying robberies in less than an hour. why investigators believe the incidents are connected. >>> and you can see orange and black everywhere. giants get ready for today's big game. >>> good morning traffic on 80 westbound looks pretty good. we'll tell you what the other freeways are doing right now as we get an update on one major freeway coming up. >>> welcome back to ktvu morning news. it's tuesday. >> tuesday. >> october 19th. i'm kraig debro. >> i'm pam cook. time now is just about 5:30. let's check if with steve. a little chilly. >> that is correct. we do have areas of fog as well. some of it starting to thicken up on the north bay. far enough away you won't have a problem. seven sfo says cloudy skies. 60s and 70s on your high. could be tough to burn off some of that fog. it looks okay for the giants game. now here is sal. >>> good morning. westbound bay bridge looking pretty god. a lot of people will be san francisco. also this morning's commute is doing well in the southbound on northbound 280. let's go back to craig and pam. >>> they first robbed happened at round table. investigators believe the same pa

black hair. >> well new stop lights activated near a school in oakland today to help protect children. this comes one year after 11-year-old miss williams was killed at the intersection of 64th avenue and foothill boulevard just 50 feet from 46 middle school. her mother had the honor of flipping the switch to activate the new traffic light. they were i hope stalled in direct response to her death year ago this month. her aunt was understandably too emotional to finish her speech. >> see the person not really grow up experience the also time they have here on earth just lake i said on the behave of my -- >>reporter: understandable to be so emotional. hit-and-run driver responsible for her death still has not been caught and police are asking for help from the public to solve this case. >>> nurses launch 3 day strike today at children hospital oakland. largely over the cost of health care benefits. 800 nurses walked off their jobs this morning. hospital is staffed with replacement workers. some elective surgery have been cancelled. the nurs nurses are angry about having to pay more for their health care benefits. >> we have given concessi

william moyers. your dad was having stokely car michael over to dinner, and conversing with other black leaders. those issues were not things that seemed to have come up during your time in the republican party. did it raise any particular eyebrows? and was the association with former weathermen justified in campaigns? >> in campaigns all kind of things get said. we're pretty rough in campaigns. it's kind of the nature of our politics. but i did say in the book that when that was being raised i wondered what people might have thought about some of the people who sat at our table. my father was a great fan -- fan and friend of stokely carmichael's. and in the book i tried to reconcile in some ways how this consecutive presbyterian minister republican who loved his country could possibly have been so attracted to stokely carmichael and some of the black radicals. i know that my father liked to city pot. he loved the contestation of ideas. whether it was in his sermons where he said really controversy things that made middle class congregation blush, or whether it was as an university administrator

william petite survived the attack. jeff, people who closely watch the trial had expected a quick verdict. this is day two. what are you hearing? >> reporter: i think on the outside it it seems pretty black and white, guilt or innocent and, in fact, the defense attorney in this case said my client committed these crimes but it was a robbery that got out of control. when you really look at it, it's more complex than that. there are 17 counts here, six of them are capital felonies and so what happens is the jury had a 46-page instruction street reading back to the jurors so a very narrow legal definition for each of those counts that the jury has to weigh. did the state prove that steven hayes did, in fact, start the fire? one of the notes that came back yesterday from the jury, just to show you what kind of fine toothed comb they're using here, came back and said, okay, if the state and the prosecution prove that steven hayes poured gasoline on the victims and on the house, does that mean technically and legally that he started the fire? so they came back into the courtroom and the judge told them, no, that doesn't mean that. just pouring gasoline on something isn't the actual act of star

williams until he began this crusade. i no longer feel that way. he made several comments over the years that he has been on fox -- he is kind of their token liberal. they put a blackace on it. he says things like "michele obama is carmichael in address." that kind of sums up where he is coming from, i guess. host: thank you. another common from twitter -- maybe it is time for republicans to eliminate public government. yesterday the president on the campaign trail in minnesota, final stop on his four-day, five-state tour -- this is a headline this morning from "the star tribune" -- rachel stassen- berger is a political reporter for that paper. she joins us from the twin cities. what was the president's message yesterday, and how did it resonate? guest: essentially he was saying, look, we know we are in for a tough time, but stick with me. we never thought all this change would be easy. the president is able to deliver a message like that as any president, and the way that no one else can. there was a huge crowd. he really excited the base. they are hoping will be a huge get out of the effort to follow. he helped that as well because he had a fund-raiser to raise a