>> it's going to be about elizabeth warren and president obama.e republic republicans, despite the fact that it's massachusetts and i would agree with my friend over here, reed, that it's not a foregone conclusion just because it's boston, just because it's new england that this is going to be an automatic for the democrats. they're going to have to work hard. scott brown has already realized that and he's beginning now to lay down that metal. it will be a great race to watch. >> and for democrats, one of the very few opportunities. >> the senate is trending republican right now. >> my favorite part of any show, reed, go. >> as much as it pains me to do it, i have to say, your guys are down in china, that's amazing. >> we're down to three georgetown references in one hour of live television. >> i want to warn first time republican candidates, when you're in south carolina, stay away from the great barbecue place, maurices, the place with the anti-segregation literature. don't do that as an off the record drop box. >> same with plug, next weekend i

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. >> coming up, could elizabeth warren's career fighting for the common man and corporate greed hurt>>> the song that she made her own, "i'm every woman" written by ashford and simpson. nick ashford died yesterday, he was 74 years old. kbli occasions from throat cancer. ashford and his wife met at church, started writing hit after hit for music's biggest stars. many artists all had hits because of ashford and simpson. they married in 1974 and had two daughters, while writing for others, recorded together as well with "solid" being a big hit in the 1980s. i could keep talking about them, but to honor ashford, it's best to listen to their music. a number one for ray charles, 1966, "let's go get stoned." ♪ that's why i want to stop by on my way home ♪ ♪ and say let's go get stoned ♪ cry like a baby ♪ ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you ♪ ♪ ain't no river wide enough to keep me from you ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ no, no, ain't nothing like the rea

and how elizabeth warren is probably not funding hers. they're related. there is a florida governor rick scott update regarding msnbc's lock-up program, and for the first time anywhere tonight on this show we will have an exclusive first look, an exclusive first preview of my documentary with nbc's richard engel about america since 9/11. that's all ahead this hour. we begin tonight, of course, with the hurricane that is bearing down on the east coast of the continental united states. this is what irene looks like from space. a powerful category two storm with a diameter of about 510 miles. that means if this were in california, this single storm would extend all the way from san francisco to san diego. irene is now slowly moving on to the east coast of the united states. the storm already lashing the outer banks in north carolina and expected to make landfall in that state tomorrow before moving up the east coast. a hurricane warning now in effect from north carolina. all the way north to massachusetts. president obama cutting short his family vacation on

. >>> could elizabeth warren's career of fighting for the common man actually hurt her in her quest forench seat? that's next. [ female announcer ] you have all this chicken. time to mix it up with new philly cooking creme. it'll make your chicken creamier, dreamier, with lots of flavor. spread the love in four fabulous flavors. spoon in a little new philly cooking creme. >>> the song that shchaka khan made her own. written by ashford and simpson. nick ashford died yesterday of throat cancer. he and his wife met in 1963 at church. they started writing hit after hit with the newest biggest stars. marvin gaye, the sherrill's, chaka khan, all had hits thanks to them. they married in 1974 and had two daughters. while writing for others, recorded together as well. with solid being a big hit in the 1980s. >> i could keep talking about them, but to honor nick ashford, it's probably best to listen to his music beginning with one of his first big hits. a number one foray charles, co-written with joey arm stred. let's go get stoned. ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ain't no river wide enough t

republicans in congress said they would never let elizabeth warren be appointed to run an agency likehat so president obama appointed instead someone who worked with her to set the agency announce. today republicans announced they will not let him run the agency either, they will not let anyone run the agency, they'll filibuster anyone the president nominates to run it. while the senate is in recess, senate republicans announced today they'll keep the senate technically in session the whole time they are away until they are back in september so no one can run that agency. no one at all, because what could possibly go wrong in a financial sector operating without rules? the safety of onstar is now available for your car. ♪ [ recorded voice ] onstar. we're looking for city hall. i'm sending directions to your car. [ recorded voice #2 ] turn right on hill street. go north for two miles. ♪ [ man ] this is onstar. i got a signal there's been a crash. do you need help? yes, please. i've got your gps location. i'm sending help. [ female announcer ] introducing onstar fmv. get it installed on

>> elizabeth warren. >> elizabeth warren. elizabeth warren when she was at harvard on my series with bill moyers son, seven, eight years ago. i had never heard anyone since the i'm ralph nader who spoke so powerfully and truthfully for the consumer in america, for transparency in corporate and government life. i just was so impressed. not surprised, risen as the progressives have fought back to some extent. he was one of the voices that gave progresses a new sense of responsibility to consumers and the public. should be the head of the new consumer agency, the republicans this said that they will not let that happen. i don't know why he does not do it. i wish that barack obama would give her a recess appointment. it would -- she would be our joan of arc. >> do i have a question? >> does mr. moyers -- thank you very much, i worked for public government for 30 years. you have been the voice of truth and honesty for all those years. thank you so much for giving the public television everything they have. >> you are very generous

back in 2008, elizabeth warren, yeah, that elizabeth warren of the consumer financial protection bureau, wrote a blog posted that sounds prophetic now. she wrote, quote -- >> and that is exactly what happened. when the crisis began, consumer debt to gdp, money we owed on our homes and credit cards and everything else compared to our total economy was about 100% of gdp. it's fallen now to 90% of gdp. mostly through families getting foreclosed on. back in the early 1980s which was the last time we had a bad recession it was at about 45% of gdp. that was how consumer spending that time could drive a rebound. right now, consumers can't drive a rebound because they're too indebted to buy anything. by stuff businesses can't drive a rebound because they're not selling. congress isn't letting the federal government step into the gap. but you're looking for solutions or just predictions, this is where you need to look. this is where we'll find it. we need to wipe out some of that debt. she thinks we'll need a period of higher inflation so the debt becomes worth less money. others say we need to

elizabeth warren, who was overseeing the bureau since its inception was passed over for the position in large part due to the opposition in the senate. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> the committee is not in session. i would like to take a moment to mention the subcommittee has received a statement for the record from the independent community bankers of america and without objection i would like to insert this statement in the record. hearing none, the statement will be inserted into the record. >> if committee members have an opening statement prepared, i ask that they be submitted for the record. i would like to take a moment to explain their rights for you to read you will each have five minutes to deliver your testimony. the light will start out as green when you have one minute remaining allied will turn yellow and finally read at the end of your five minutes. i asked you try to keep it to that time limit, but i will be a little lenient as you finish. our first witness today is here representing the consumer financial protection bureau. dan sokolov, have i got that right? i

. >>> consumer advocate elizabeth warren said good-bye to the consumer protection bureau, she's headingrd law school. she was tapped to head the c sshscspc, an agency that she was headed. >>> also in the news in this morning -- another day of waiting for american hikers for shane bauer and josh fattal. they have been been held for two years in an iranian prison. >>> and the search continues this morning for a new hampshire girl that vanished a week ago. $30,000 in reward money is now being offered in hopes of finding 11-year-old celina ss, her dad pleaded for her return yesterday as searchers come bd the area. >>> those who demanded their mtv, they're still getting it three decades later. mtv is celebrating its 30th birthday, a major milestone since going on the away back in 1981. are you feeling old? >> oh yeah. >> back then it focused strictly on music videos. the station has transformed to include original shows. >> do they play videos anymore? >> it's hard to find. i can't remember the last time i have seen a video on mtv. isn't that sad? it's weird. >> helel, "jersey shore." >>> co

it's the good the bad and the very very vested interest only ugly or good elizabeth warren the consumer rights advocate who built the new consumer financial protection bureau is leaving the agency to clear the way for richard cordray guy nominated to be the first head of the agency by president obama in a farewell note to employees of the c.f. he warned road i leave this agency but not this like the issues we deal with the middle class that has been squeezed the bills that business models built on tricks and traps are deeply personal to me and they always will be you know they should be personal all of us and we need to keep the pressure on congress to make sure republicans can't sabotage warrants creation we also need to keep pressure on and warm yourself you get to run for the senate from massachusetts the bad. steve doocy most of us do find a shared sacrifice as making billionaire hedge fund managers and private jet owners contribute a little bit toward deficit reduction the fox and friends talking head has a slightly different definition of shared sacrifice and that's making the wor

. >>> and elizabeth warren says good-bye to the consumer financial protection bureau.harvard law school after the white house did not name her the head of the agency that she helped create. >>> > d finally this half hour, our favorite story of the day. oh, man. >> it's monday, we're all a little slow, it's all right. summer camp usually means being outdoors, swimming, hiking, crummy food, things like that. >> at stanford university, middle school campers are spending all their time indoors at their computers, hoping to create the next great app. reporter jonathan bloom of kgo in san francisco stopped by. >> an iphone game. it's kind of like based on mario kind of. >> reporter: margaret chan's developing a classic-style video game called gem collectors. >> you're trying to collect all the gems in each level. >> reporter: it's sure to be a hit with kids. margaret would know that better than anyone. you're how old? >> 10. >> reporter: welcome to app camp. it's a one-week program on the stanford campus that gives middle schoolers a taste of software development. your class

republicans in congress said they would never let elizabeth warren be appointed to run an agency like that so president obama appointed instead someone who worked with her to set the agency announce. today republicans announced they will not let him run the agency either, they will not let anyone run the agency, they'll filibuster anyone the president nominates to run it. while the senate is in recess, senate republicans announced today they'll keep the senate technically in session the whole time they are away until they are back in september so no one can run that agency. no one at all, because what could possibly go wrong in a financial sector operating without rules? esurance instantly compares our car insurance rates with other top companies. with an esurance quote, you know you're getting a great deal. you can thank our tech team for that. sure, i'll let them know. bye-bye. aha! anything you want to share? with the tech team? oh, i'm dating that girl in accounting. seriously? yeah, we're pretty serious. [ female announcer ] know if you're getting a great deal. see for yourself a

as it comes up, they are doing what they do with elizabeth warren and strangling it.s -- again, a kind of dog whistle because i don't think a ton of voters know about this and the first time they are hearing about this is a death panel-like room full of people with dark robes who are going to take your care away. what if there's only 10,000 hip replacements in the country and you don't get one? that's the kind of decision ipad is going to make. >> it's probably the single-most important mechanism for restraining long-term health care costs and dealing with the, you know, the cost of entitlements, quote on quote, and projected deficits, yet republicans are going after it the same way they went after medicare cuts the last time around, which is keep your government hands off my medicare contradiction. >> it does. it's also something that people who have private health insurance are familiar with. you can't get everything you want. if you're serious about reducing costs, you need to have discussions like these. it's important you pointed out the point of this light bulb

republicans in congress said they would never let elizabeth warren be appointed to run an agency liketnt obama appointed instead someone who worked with her to set the agency announce. today republicans announced they will not let him run the agency either, they will not let anyone run the agency, they'll filibuster anyone the president nominates to run it. while the senate is in recess, senate republicans announced today they'll keep the senate technically in session the whole time they are away until they are back in september so no one can run that agency. no one at all, because what could possibly go wrong in a financial sector operating without rules? i don't even know anymore. [ tapping ] well, know this -- for a good deal on car insurance, progressive snapshot uses this to track my good driving habits. the better i drive, the more i save. it's crystal-clear savings and only progressive has it. nice. this has been a public savings announcement. out there with a better way. now, that's progressive. handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million

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another progressive favorite, harvard professor and consumer advocate elizabeth warren, formed an exploratorymittee for a potential senate run up in massachusetts again against republican scott brown nap should be interesting. we'll be right back. or hires another employee, it's not just good for business -- it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities, so we're helping them with advice from local business experts and extending $18 billion in credit last year. that's how we're helping set opportunity in motion. >>> welcome back to "hardball." tonight, "hardball" debut, reince priebus, new head of the republican party that's taken a hard turn to the right, we think. welcome, mr. chairman. >> hey, thank you. >> let me ask you about this comment made by former utah governor john jon huntsman. to be clear, i believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. cal me crazy. is he the odd man out on those issues in your party now? >> chris, you know, i don't know. i'm not doing a poll of all the candidates of that esch

. >>> one important contest for the united states senate, in massachusetts elizabeth warren who helpedreau, she set up a web site to explore a race against republican senator skog scott brown. in presidential politics, herman cane posted a picture on twitter. haley says she's not yet ready to endorse a republican candidate. also in south carolina, michele bachmann promise today make big changes at the environmental protection agency. >> i was campaigning these last few weeks. lock the doors and turn the lights off on that agency. that is the job-killing regulatory agency. and instead, focus on conservation. >> in new hampshire, rick perry comment along line today caught the attention of at least one of his republican rye rivals. >> i hear your mom is asking about evolution? and it's a theory that is out there. it's got some gas in it. but in texas we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools. >> ask him why he didn't -- >> because i figure you're smart enough to figure out which one is right. >> a bit later on twitter, form utah governor john huntsman took issue. "to b

democratic establishment is very excited about themselves -- >> we'll be talking about elizabeth warren a harvard law professor who i'm not exactly sure is going to dig into the coalition that scott brown put together of republicans, independents, and blue collar, hardworking massachusetts people. >> i find it interesting, chris, the candidate that received $350,000 from the tea party express is going to lecture democrats about who the outside candidate is. >> plenty more. thank you, guy. thank you, rob. we got to one out of the 33 senate races, i'll take that as a success. we'll have you back. thank you for joining us and your time. >>> up next, it's the hump-day panel, we'll be here to talk about jeb bush's warning to his party and romney's return to the trail and marco rubio's sherman-esque statement. >>> and the white house soup of the day, roasted "rundowed ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] we've got all you need for back to school with low prices every day on everything. backed by our ad match guarantee. save money. live better. walmart. >>> turning to the presidential race, former florida g

in massachusetts elizabeth warren who helped set up the new consumer financial protection bureau, sherk to explore a race against scott brown. in presidential politics herman cain met with nicki haley today and posted a picture on twitter. she said she's not yet ready to endorse a republican candidate. and in north carolina michele bachmann promised to make big changes at the environmental protection agency. >> lock the doors and turn the lights off on that agency. that is the job-killing, regulatory agency and instead focus on conservation. >> in new hampshire, rick perry comment along a rope line today caught the attention of at least one of his republican rivals. >> i hear your mom was asking about evolution. and, you know, it's a theory that is out there, and it's got some gas in it, but in texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools. >> ask him why he doesn't believe in science? >> because i figure you're smart enough to figure out which one is right. >> a bit later on twitter, jon huntsman, also a republican candidate, took issue, to be clear i believe i

elizabeth warren might run for senate in the state of massachusetts.e understand she's forming an exploratory committee. >> that is true. there's not a lot to be excited about, but this is a big one. she filed papers to challenge scott brown, a republican in a very democratic state for his senate re-election. she started having house parties around the state. politico's dave says she's getting 40 to 80 people at these parties that she has scheduled. it's a good turn out for this early in the campaign, shows excitement about it and she's keeping up a heavy schedule to show she's going to run hard, but not be like the attorney general brown, she was not a great campaigner. she wants to go out and work for it. she's interviewing consultants. if she announces, it will be shortly after labor day. >> will she run? it looks like she's going to. is she a good candidate there? >> i hate this news because where i wanted elizabeth warren was the consumer protection agency. she worked so hard on it. she explained why we needed it. the clarity of her voice on that.

former obama official elizabeth warren is taking a step to run for senate.erwork to start an exploratory committee and launched a website. if she gets the nomination, she would challenge scott brown. she is a harvard professor who served as a special adviser to the president overseeing the creation of the consumer protection bureau. that didn't happen that way. >> michele bachmann is promising $2 a gallon gas if she is elected president. bl experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. >> presidential candidate michele bachmann is promising $2 gas if she is elected. digging deeper into the story for us, what are you finding out? >> last time gas was around $2 a gallon was after president obama was elected in a nasty recession. not exactly the good old days, but candidate michele b

caller: i would vote for bernie sanders or elizabeth warren. i would vice -- i would write someone in. obama has failed miserably. the republicans are no solution. host: and i was straw poll is more than it deserves iowa -- gets more than in deserves. that was on the debate. live coverage beginning at noon on saturday on this network. florida, a democrat. caller: good morning. john from pennsylvania, he is right. obama needs to be primary, as he expressed it. there is really no democracy, so to speak, in this electoral process that it has evolved into. back to your question, i enjoyed it quite a bit. i think showed a lot of insight into the various personalities involved. i like ron paul. he has a snowball's chance in hades. he is the most rational on the national stage. michele bachmann i find fascinating. with regards to the cover shot in the newsweek there was a derogatory, that was photoshopped. anyway, thank you for your time. host: let's listen to one of the exchange's involving gov. pawlenty. >> she says she is fighting for these things.

elizabeth warren is her name. she was in the new as lot last year.she was the economic adviser to barack obama who set up the consumer financial protection agency, which is a brand new agency set up last year. and it was not well loved by a lot of republicans. they would like to see it scrapped. last year she set up the agency, but she wasn't named to head it. she went back to harvard university and today she took the first formal steps to maybe launch a campaign and take on scott brown. she launched a website. there are seven other democrats in the race, but not a lot of national recognition. brown was pretty popular, he won the special election. he has about $10 million in the bank. so that will be one heck of a senate race up there in massachusetts. >> you were at the state fair in iowa closely following the republican race for the white house. what's the latest today on that in. >> remember i had a twinkie log. no more say the fair. back here in d.c. now fp ron paul, last night he was in new hampshire. he opened up his campaign headquarters in th

it came days after elizabeth warren said she is formingn exploratory committee to face of senator scott brown. next, a republican and in pennsylvania. what is your take for the next role of u.s. in libya? caller: our role should be turnedver to britain and france and the other european countries and the enforcers of the no-fly zone. republicans in congress did not authorize this milary action. there is stuff going on. there are reports from advisers on the ground. they need to proceed with impeachment proceedings on president obama. that is why the act of 1973 was produced for. the american people did not want this war. this involvement has gotten deeper and deeper and is escalating. we have more unrest and the destabilizations. host: here is "usa today." they write to this. -- they write this. what is your reaction? caller: we had no business going in there. we violated pakistan. this free fire zone with the drones -- i have been emailing in addition contact with senator kasey about it. -- a in contact with senator kasey about it. some have been protesting this from thetart, but our ma

it came days after elizabeth warren said she is forming an exploratory committee to face of senator scott brown. next, a republican and in pennsylvania. what is your take for the next role of u.s. in libya? caller: our role should be turned over to britain and france and the other european countries and the enforcers of the no-fly zone. republicans in congress did not authorize this military action. there is stuff going on. there are reports from advisers on the ground. they need to proceed with impeachment proceedings on president obama. that is why the act of 1973 was produced for. the american people did not want this war. this involvement has gotten deeper and deeper and is escalating. we have more unrest and the destabilizations. host: here is "usa today." they write to this. -- they write this. what is your reaction? caller: we had no business going in there. we violated pakistan. this free fire zone with the drones -- i have been emailing in addition contact with senator kasey about it. -- and in contact with senator kasey about it. some have been protesting this from the start, bu

does she think banks should be rated by someone else like elizabeth warren?an we create other trading organizations? host: let me get a quick response from patricia powell. guest: there are a lot of questions there. i will hone in on the one i like the best. that is whether personal finance should be taught in high school. i would love to see something like that go on. i want to be sure it is not at the expense of kids learning math, science, and reading. if you have those skills, you can learn personal finance. if you do not have those skills, you will not have much personal finance to manage. host: you can log on to patricia powell's website for more information. one point make is that most americans spend more time planning a vacation in planning for retirement. thank you very much for being with us. if you checked out yesterday's "washington post," there was a peace on our upcoming guests. deborah and marvin kalb will be joining us in a few minutes. the sunday talk shows can be seen on c-span. the as in the story, stock market, an economy dominated the di

the good news is that elizabeth warren will be running against scott brown here in massachusetts forhe senate. that is the good news, thanks, take care. host: here are a couple of e- mails -- fayetteville, north carolina, good morning. caller: i have to agree with the last couple comments. i think it is a bigger story that ron paul pimmit such a close second to michelle bachmann to get all the media attention seems to be on michelle bachmann. i think ron paul is the strongest candidate from the republican field. host: jim has this point -- our twitter page is twitter.com. next is john from fayetteville, north carolina. are you with us? we will try one more time. ok, we will continue with more of your phone calls. this comment is from one of our viewers -- our guest is from "the l.a. times." thank you for being with us. guest: it is great to be here. host: what kind of reception did rick perry dead when he got into the race? guest: extremely enthusiastic, he spoke before the rest a gathering which is a group of conservative writers on line who get together every year and usually meet

it has a picture of elizabeth warren. it says -- host: we will go to new york. john joins us. he makes under $50,000. what do you plan to do over the next six months? caller: i am going to spend less, but i give credit to the last two callers you had. they are absolutely right. ross perot said it. big business has taken us right down the tubes. between the banks and big business, they are ruining this country. people forget, if it was not for the unions, we would not have a middle-class. went the union moves into the area, they bring up the standard of living for all workers. we set the base scale. if a non-union worker gets out of a job, i, too, and a plumber. i am retired navy. disabled retired. if it was not for the middle class, big business would not have people in their stores. it was the unions that made the middle class. host: we will go on to george in texas. caller: i will just make this brief. i learned a long time ago, you do not do business with crooks. i will tell you what. i spend the least amount possible. possibly, i will be one of the last ones to fall down.

does she think bankshould be rated by someone else like elizabeth warren? can we create other trading organizations? host: let me get a quick response from patricia powell. gut: there are a lot of questions there. i will hone in on the one i like the best. that is whether personal finae should be taught in high school. i would love to see something like that go on. i want to be sure it is not at the pense of kids learning math, science, and reading. if you have those skills, you can learn personal finance. if you do not have those skills, you will not have much personal finance to manage. host: you can log on to patricia powell's website for more information. one point make is that mos >> with the debt ceiling bill signed into law, watch the debate from the floor and see and how they voted with the c-id span congressional chronicle. there is video of every session with complete voting records. when members return in september, follow more of the appropriations process. >> on thursday, defense secretary leon panetta told reporters that congress cannot balanc

performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] elizabeth warren launched an exploratory committee. more about campaign 2012 is on our website, c-span.org. more coverage coming up this afternoon as the gallup polling group reports on public opinion of the u.s. education system. that will be at the 3:00 p.m. devore herschel and, the chairman of the national transportation safety board talks about aviation security. she will speak to the airline pilots association at their annual meeting. >> it is a country fraught with corruption, natural disasters, and islamic extremists. >> what was really shocking to me and many people in pakistan is that these assassinations were welcomed, were congratulated by many pakistanis. these are not terrorists, not al qaeda, not taliban, but ordinary pakistanis who feel that their religion is threatened, that the country is becoming too secular, that the islamic values are under attack, and that blasphemy, which is any thing that insults the profit or islam, is something you have to defend with your life. >> sunday nigh

elizabeth null. she has been disqualified. george warren, abc news. >> i love that.he not bright side. file that under the quotation of the day. >> disqualified from the raffle. i like that. >> there is justice in the world. >>> this morning on "world news now," tropical threat. millions of americans batten down in preparation for that massive hurricane. >> irene left a mess behind in the caribbean as the category 2 hurricane and it could strengthen even more before making a beeline for the east coast. it's wednesday, august 24th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> and good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm tanya rivero. it is the first hurricane in years to threaten the east coast. look at the size of this storm system. see who's preparing for this emergency and find out the hurricane's latest track. >> they say that report yesterday, they say that thing is 700 miles wide. so, a lot of us on the east coast, we're going to feel something over this next couple of days. >> absolutely. i think sunday it's supposed to hit up here, right? >> sund