mr. brooks, are you leaving? or rising to speak? >> leave, are you kidding? [laughter] after that? eric brooks, representing the local grassroots area. rumors have been flying around that the general manager had been asked to stay until september. it was not confirmed until just now. personally, that is really good to hear. contrary to -- i think it was a couple of years ago, when some of us were not so sure on the directors leadership on this issue. we have been proven to be quite wrong. if it had not been for the general managers leadership, we would not be where we are now, on the doorstep of this potentially very extensive program. i might have said this a few years ago, i have said it had virtually every presentation. because of the failures in copenhagen and south africa on doing something on climate change internationally, california is crucial. even though marin county is a success, it is not ramping up a huge amount of local build out over efficiency as fast as the model we are promoting here in san francisco likely will. most cities in california are waiting for san franc

mr. brooks, mr. chairman. i just want to point out the importance of this amendment and also reiterate that this amendment says that classified information about our missile defense system should not be allowed to be provided to the russians. we have two areas of concern. obviously, one, iran and their growing icbm threat to the united states. the -- i previously wrote a letter asking specific information for the rising icbm threat with iran. i want this included in the record. we know the president is in current negotiations with the russians. we saw that in the open mike discussions the president was having in south korea where he said he wanted greater flexibility until after the election. some of that flexibility should not be disclosing classified information concerning our missile defense system to the russians. this amendment would tell the president, that secret deal better not be sharing classified information of the united states with the russians about our missile defense. i also want to enter into

mr. brooks wanted to spend money on this week, this smartphone wasn't one of them.obbed him on the muni train. >> he reached down and grabbed the phone and he took off like he was a world-class track star. >> and the police chief said it's a common story. >> six robberies, five involve some sort of a phone. so -- and that's every single day. >> a lot of the phones are sold for hundreds of dollars to people who take them right back into the store and reactivate them. the chief greg s of uhr has been leading the charge to stop them. >> if cell phones are rendered useless as they do in other countryings, there would be no market for the resale of the phones. >> and just like sprint or verizon, they will black list your phone if it is reported stolen so no one can activate it. >> it couldn't come soon enough for the two-thirds other users. at&t uses a different network technology that's made it easier to erase and resell one of these phones without getting caught. >> you take a paper clip and push it in there, and the simm card comes out. that's the simm card. this litt

mr. brooks, for five minutes. mr. brooks: thank you, mr. speaker. as chairman of the science, space, and technology subcommittee on research and science education, i have seen federal overregulation stifle research universities. earlier this year the national research council of the national academies released its report entitled, research universities and the future of america, vital to our nation's prosperity and security. this report examined federal regulatory burdens on america's research universities. on june 27, the research and science education subcommittee held a hearing on that report and whether regulatory red tape stifles scientific research. i asked our witnesses how we can enhance university scientific research capabilities. their response is -- responses are instructive. the chairman of the national academies commission on research universities testified, quote, federal policymakers and regulators should review the cost and benefits of federal regulations, eliminating those that are redundant, ineffective, inappropriately applied to

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mr. jesse brooks, who is an aids activist. good morning, sir. >> good morning, donald. >> hey, how you doing? >> i'm great man, awesome. >> good to hear from you, man, and as a lot of our listeners know, thursday is world aids day, and lately it seems that the focus isn't there as much as it was. talk about that whole struggle. >> well, i think, one, is the mindset that this was a white man... a white, gay man's disease. >> absolutely. >> and so people still have that mindset that it's a gay disease, but it's not. it's a sex disease. you know, i've been positive since 1993. so to look at me, i could be any brother from the street. >> mm hmm, that's right. >> and so that's what the face of hiv looks like, and that's why i do what i do. my brother died of hiv. leon anthony brooks was my oldest brother. and he was an awesome brother. very creative, very handsome. he was my idol. in the early '80s, when people were first getting hiv and aids, it was a visual thing. you can see people with aids. there was so much stigma. and he got

mr. pietrusza, why do u like louise brooks and what areavhioric es because of the style of pro cahes lyand such auris ic iwaer similar or hertory, false spring which is about baseball and a young guy who relyas all the dgs he wldivo kesssimlf, jo-- jeine jerkiness, louise brooks is beautiful and make a lotf ak ita edthannaso dt di h young and beautiful but did not serve her well in the long run. but in eonrusotimes e d tsn fe. maybe you are roy hobbs andn herldhe cou a h ri a on ok isanpietru >> caller: i am here. i am right outside greenville, mississippi where a lot of authors are from. i am originlyrosconn. th wg.96 i was in the library studying a book about fascism. moricans rlly d't unrs wa faist al in t of republicans are really fashioned and that is a radical statement ut i would like your en tha gu jogorgecd gh what constitutes fascism and fascism is somethini is a, temperamentally, and kind of like occupy wall street where they don't even know what the als are but we are goi t mpeny al y doesn't fit into that mold. >> host: hendersonnevada. >caller: i haveeen reai am struck by the

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mr. blitzer. what do you have coming up? >> nice to see you, brooke. haven't seen you in a while.e slot. >> yes. >> good to have you just before "the situation room." we have a lot of good stuff coming up. james carville has a new book out with stan greenberg, "it's the middle class stupid." they're here. the book is just coming out today. we're going to talk about what's going on in the world of presidential politics. also on a very different subject, national security. the chairman of the house intelligence committee, mike rogers is here, jane harmon, former ranking member of that committee. that's in our 6:00 p.m. eastern hour. we've got good stuff to talk about with them. a lot of news happening in the world of politics, national security. all sorts of good stuff. i'm looking forward to three hours of "the situation room" coming up. >> three hours. wolf blitzer, quick question. i know your daughter lives in new york city. this is a segue into our next segment, i bet her friends have tiny apartments. >> very small. but that's new york, new york. i'm sure they're not as small as

mr. speaker. but this is the pilot -- his name is colonel john brow. the co-pilot is major brooks gruber. he is to the left of the poster of john brow. . i cannot continue tonight without letting people know that shortly after the accident, there were three marines from my district in eastern north carolina, these three investigators, colonel mike morgan, i mentioned -- i'll mention his name several times in the next 30 minutes, and also colonel ron rah dish and major phil sack it is house, they were sent to arizona the day after the accident, 19 marines were killed and the two pilots i just mentioned. these three marines were sent there by the marine corps to investigate the accident. and they wrote what is called the jackman report. this is what the two wives are asking. the lawsuits are other, and i'll touch on that in a moment. bell boeing settled for millions of dollars to the 19 marines and their families and all the two wives have been asking for two -- asking for, for 10 years, is a clarification of whether or not their husbands were at fault or not at fault. i'm going to show you

mr. defint, if i may begin with you. according to the joint tax committee, 940,000 taxpayers essentially representing small business people will be affected by this tax hike. and according to the brookings institute, the number is actualactual ly 1.25 million will be taxed if their success in small business. how is this going to help the economy? >> well, larry, it won't. mr. goolsby and the president promised by this time our unemployment rate would be 5.6%. obviously they don't know what they're doing when it comes to creating jobs. the issue is it's a quarter of america's work force working for those people who are likely to get a pink slip, at least some of them, when the president gives them a new tax bill. so the president is focused on the things that are going to hurt job almost every time he's opening his mouth, he's playing politics to try to distract attention from his impact on our economy. >> austin, you heard what senator demint said. i'll just underscore. >> i heard what you said, too, lar larry. i just don't understand why you would want to tax your successful feel and business people at a time when the economy is sinking. >> look, larry, we've had this discussion before

mr. pietrusza: why do you like louise brooks? in addition, what are your favorite historical movies?ou listed louise -- >> guest: yeah. it was a favorite book. and that was because of the style of her writing a also it's such a surprise. it's such a surprise because here's this, basically, failed actress, and her book which is very n a way, very similar or her story to pat jordan's "a false spring" which is about baseball and a young guy who really has all the chances in the world given to him. and through sheer jerkiness runs themself out of a job. or maybe not a good curveball in his case, but louise brooks was beautiful and makes a lot of mistakes. and it's a tragedy. you know, the frank sinatra song, "i did it my way," she did it her way. it lasted for a while because she was young and beautiful but did not serve her well in the long run. but in the long run, sometimes there are second acts in life. maybe you are a roy hobbs in many different ways. and by god, in her old age out of no training whatsoever, boy, she could write a sentence. >> host: rich lives in leland, mississippi

mr. christie went to washington yesterday to give a speech about leadership, new jersey style. in his remarks to the brookingsho just ten days ago called a reporter at a news conference an idiot, said leadership is about nuance. that was his word. nuance. and to prove what a master of nuance he can be, chris christie didn't call anyone at the brookings institution an idiot. and then he said this amazingly wonderful honest thing about mitt romney. he talked openly about what drives him crazy about romney and the horrible frustration he has experienced in making appearances with romney on the campaign trail. >> we shouldn't listening to political consultants whispering in our ear to tell us, say as little as possible. we shouldn't be listening to those voices who say, just use the party doctrine and don't stray. we should be telling people how we think and how we feel and let them judge us up or down. you can't lead byi being a mystery. you can't lead by being an enigma. you can't lead by being aloof. you can't lead by being programmed. i think you have to lead by being yourself and being who you are. and then

mr. obama and why is he not in houston? >> reporter: well, brookecheduling conflict. and that's really all they're saying. the white house and the campaign, you know, this is a very nonzript answer and they're not giving us any specifics. one campaign official i talked with said, don't read into it, he can't attend every event that he's invited to. but certainly it was noted that he wasn't there and he did send, though, i should say, a little video. he made a video appearance, making his standard pitch as protector of the middle class. here's part of it. >> if you keep standing with me, if you keep persevering like the naacp always has, then i know we can arrive there together. thank you so much. i'm proud of all that you do. michelle, malia, sasha and i all send our deepest regards. >> reporter: now, president obama did go to this convention in 2009, brooke. michelle obama spoke in 2011. and president obama is going to be appearing, reportedly, later this month at the national urban league convention. b but, yeah, he didn't attend this, and the whi

mr. seiko, you need to respond to me. so we know you are all right. let's go a little bit more. okay. okay. >> joel brooks12 years for assault. his adversary, john seiko, is serving a six-year sentence for sexual assault. our cameras were there when officers interrogated them about the fight. >> what was this all about? >> well, he's a rapist. i was talking with an inmate in the meal line about it. >> you were talking about his crime with a prisoner. >> i was talking with a prisoner about him being a rapist. he came up to me and said you ain't [ bleep ]. i said, you're not. >> i told him to stop talking about me and i repeated it. and he said, what are you going to do? and i repeated it again, stop talking about me. and then he walked up to me in my face and said, now what are you going to do? >> five minutes later he bum rushed me. >> don't come at me. >> slammed me against the wall. >> i put my hand in his face. i don't know what i did after that. >> he starts scratching my face. i grabbed him around the waist and threw him on the floor and hit him twice in self-defense to get him let go of my neck. i h

. >> brookings substitute says 1.2 million people will be affected by the tax increase. with everybody at loggerheads right now, there is really not much cooperation. mr. mcconnell, senator mitch mcconnell said today he wants a vote in the senate on the obama plan. and then other republicans want to amend it to have all the tax cuts extended. at a time of acrimony between the two parties, is any of that at all possible? will we actually get straight up-and-down votes in the senate? >> clearly, i think if leader reid in the senate was going to be true to his cause and let the american people see where senators stood, he would allow a vote on any of these amendments so the american people could see where their elected officials stand. as i said in the house, we're going bring forward a bill that will keep rates where they are, but the democrats will have the opportunity to offer as an alternative president obama's plan. and so that the american people can see. as you know, larry, we don't believe that now is the right time to raise taxes. number one we have a terrible economy. we need to be creating jobs. taxing job creators is not smart. in addition to

mr. speaker, are literally all over the world. headquartered in north brook, illinois, they have sales offices in 40 countries around the world and taylored -- tailors its products to meet the demands of its consumers. that's one of many small businesses in my district who have utilized the export-import bank. they utilized it this year to support its export operations. as a member of the financial services committee and a strong supporter of the export-import bank, i am proud that here in congress we were able to work together on a broad bipartisan basis to re-authorize the export-import bank. so many of our small and medium-sized businesses rely on the support of the export bank in order to more efficiently and effectively compete in the gleeble marketplace. -- global marketplace. mr. speaker, we don't always spend enough time, effort, or energy here in washington, d.c., celebrating business growth and success. so today on behalf of the residents of the 10th district of illinois, i want to congratulate the wonderful people who make up bell flavors and fragr

mr. romney's camp talk about the violence in the area, iran's nuclear program and national security leaks. the brookings institution hosted this 90 minute discussion. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the brookings institution. a special welcome to the crowd and the other rooms. we are very glad to have the opportunity this afternoon to host a special conversation about the foreign-policy approach is a president obama and governor romney, his presidential challenger. i am martin indyk, director of the foreign-policy program here at routines. we have for a long time wanted to host both president obama and governor romney to give their foreign-policy speech is your routines, for reasons that will probably be clear to you. they both gave their foreign-policy speeches at another venue. there veterans for foreign wars. i'm not sure why they preferred that i need to brooking, but they did. and the last two days, they both outlined parts of their foreign policies. and of course, as you probably all know, governor romney is embarking on a foreign trip friday, which was taken to london and then

brooke baldwin. instant issue in the election campaign. did the president propose another tax cut today or tax increase as republicans say? at the white house today you have mr the already extended bush tax cuts for everyone who makes less than $250,000 a year. now, those above that numerical figure would see their taxes go up. and in the event of a deal, i should say in the event of no deal everyone's taxes would rise here. so here is the president anticipating a scathing gop reaction. >> we all say we agree we should extend the tax cuts for 98% of the american people. all right. everybody says that. the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. so we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on. >>> as we said before, we have heard the same thing exactly two years ago when the bush tax cuts were expiring for the first time.