including on amnesty. we are talking about plans for executive order amnesty and interagency director that would grant millions more illegals defactor amnesty and that is defining a vulnerable population and that would be any illegal undocumented immigrant in the united states that has a salary and dependants and family members that. defines every illegal and that is just to start. there are executive orders to identify all sorts of what is known as community based oceans and faith-based organizations and that means anybody from a church or synagogue or visits a health care facility or run to a cemetery or university. >> people are trying to get in the sem. >> here they are going to stay in the u.s. if they get in a cemetery. and health care facility, they could not be deported from. and plans also to tie border agents. >> where does this come from? these are ideas that don't steam it make sense to most of us. i thought the purpose of the government and president was to -- where is this philosophical base

even one they got amnesty for.ally to hide those tax returns if harry reid is right, and they have paid zero in federal income tax for ten years. if what ann romney calls the ammunition in their tax returns is that bad, then they are politically, absolutely right that they must, they must continue to hide those tax returns in order to continue the viability of their presidential campaign. >> there's nothing we're hiding. you know, we've had a blind trust for how many years. we don't even know what's in there. it's been managed by a blind trust since before mitt was governor. >> oh, mrs. romney. you remember what mitt taught you about blind trusts, don't you? >> the blind trust is an age-old ruse, if you will, which is to say, you can always tell the blind trust what it can and cannot do. you give a blind trust rules. >> joining me now is david cay johnston, pulitzer prize-winning reporter, a tax writer for syracuse. david, on the blind trust, those are to my eye the phoneyest things that politicians ever try to hid

, does it show up and what does it mean about the person that took advantage of the amnesty? >> romney would have filed amended returns if there had been amnesty or audit and there would be a closing agreement. that would be very, very real and damaging to romney if there was such a circumstance. and romney can be absolutely saying the truth, i paid at least 13% every year, but he may not have paid it in that year. he may have been audited and had to pay it after the fact. clearly, they have made a decision in the romney campaign that releasing these returns is more damaging than not. by the way, dick cheney released his returns for many years. nothing there. absolutely nothing. i went over them thoroughly. there was stuff about investment, but not taxes. george w. bush released years of returns. obama has. so clearly, there's something they're worried about. >> mitt romney's father released years of tax returns as well. there's a reason that you won a prize for writing about tax code. because you're very good at this. thank you very much. i want to let you know and i'm going

the government figured we'll never get it unless we offer them an amnesty.ll been committing this felony of not reporting. if we offer them an amnesty, we might get a bunch of them to report and finally get an accounting of this money. is that where -- is that how the law has basically evolved hooer? >> it's a little more complicated obviously. you committed a felony if you willfully don't report the account. it's not just not reporting the account. >> provide an example of not willfully. >> well, willfully is proven by if you lie to your accountant and your accountant tells you if you have an offshore account and you said no. >> your defense would be i told my accountant, i don't know how he got this wrong. >> the government has to prove -- in order to prove that it's a felony has to prove that you knew that you had an obligation to report. >> but certainly enough people thought they didn't have the defense available to them that they took a huge advantage of amnesty program. >> it's been a real boom both to people who felt they dependent have that defense

like mr wilson facing this so-called ultimate punishment so really we have the same question at amnesty international that you do who is this who is this serving what purpose does it serve to execute a person like this the death penalty really is failed public policy in the united states it does not keep us safer it is a black eye on our national reputation when it comes to human rights we are becoming more and more isolated in the number of people that we continue to execute . and in this kind of case really kind of puts a highlight on just how shameful the united states looks in the world community for continuing this outmoded and completely useless practice that we have fairly decent company in the world with china saudi arabia iran iraq and the united states there that's right seems like one of those. countries i just name seems out of place but when it comes to the death penalty it's not all right but the good news is that the death penalty is ending in the united states i think it's it's a well kept secret. but we have seen five states in the last five years in their death penalty

. >> amnesty for illegals? more government jobs? on what might happen with a second obama turn. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applaus [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios at new york city. now, when you thought the peleliu campaign couldn't slide much deeper into the sewer, along comes joe biden with his race pating comment in virginia. >> they're going to put you all back in chains. >> mike: that was right on the heels of the despicable ad that attempted to link mitt romney to a woman's cancer death. even though even harry reid's vivid imagination and incredible friend couldn't stretch that far to make the competition and poor old joe biden seemed to forget what that he was in, in virginia. >> with you, we can win north carolina again. >> mike: i'm sure you could. and then joe had a misfire of the mind as to what century we're in. >> folks, where is it written we cannot lead the world in the 20th century and making an automobile? i've not seen it written

thanks to the amnesty program, they have a second chance. not all areas are getting help. they drove deep into the land that was fabulously rich in oil without much to show for it. at night, young men paddled their way to steal crude oil. it is boiled in these drums. the legal refining is dangerous work. >> one of the workers that did not want to be a identified said that there was no violence in this area. he says that he learned unless you take up arms, you will not get any help. it is a dangerous message. >> it is the lack of job opportunities that cause these people to do this kind of work. there will have to tackle the militancy and the poverty. unless people see development, this may be seen as a wasted development -- opportunity to change a region. >> today, attributes are pouring in from around the world for gore vidal. the political writer and commentator he died on tuesday. >> he was a literary, political, social, and intellectual heavyweight. global stature, he always spoke his mind. >> in the united states, we happen to believe that their power -- the united st

responsible for crimes against humanity in syria -- amnesty international point the finger at the assadegime. >> italy's prime minister mario monti tries to drum up support for borrowing. that germany's -- >> germany's men's eight growers take the gold medal -- rowers take the gold medal in the olympics. well, the city of aleppo could soon become synonymous with one of the darkest moments in syria's history. at a human rights activists contend the public shootings of assad loyalists by rebels saying the evidence points to a war crime. >> a new report by amnesty international accuses the assad regime of human rights violations in aleppo as well. >> we begin with the latest on the battle for the city. >> aleppo was again under attack from the air. this internet footage was said to show widespread destruction as assad's troops used tanks and artillery. the rebels are also using heavy weapons, and the danger to civilians is high. >> there are some civilians who are trapped in the crossfire. there are others seeking refuge and shelter, and schools, hospitals, public buildings, safer neighbor

embassy in russia has called the verdict unfair hershon it there was also reaction coming from amnesty international which said that the decision was a bitter blow to freedom of expression in rochelle also political figures in europe have begun to weigh in on this developing story we heard from the high representative of the european union catherine ashton who has said she is deeply disappointed by this verdict calling it disproportionate a similar sentiment has also been echoed by germany's foreign minister so clearly this story taking place in russia has ignited a wave of reaction around the globe. for let's talk more now about the international reaction to the pussy riot so let's speak to robert naiman policy director of just foreign policy joining me live now from washington good to see you today thanks for coming on the program it seems the seams of the pussy riot sentence has left no one in the west indifferent how do you assess the abundant criticism that's been unleashed given that in relation to cases like oh i know not be a lot about jobs rain or britain's refusal to observe.

embassy in russia has called the verdict on fair portion it there was also reaction coming from amnesty international which said that the decision was a bitter blow to freedom of expression in russia also political figures in europe have begun to weigh in on this developing story we heard from the high representative of the european union catherine ashton who has said she's deeply disappointed by this verdict calling it disproportionate a similar sentiment has also been echoed by germany's foreign minister so clearly this story taking place in russia has ignited a wave of reaction around the globe. right let's get some inside to into the reaction to this verdict from our u.s. based in this don de bar here live with us now is the ball washington seems to be quite selective in responding to trials in various countries reacting quite strongly to the pussy riot case in russia and yet keeping silent over the recent jail sentence full of prominent human rights activists in bahrain how do you explain the double standard. it's a double standard the united states has other double standards that

we have to simple goals with the amnesty program. get the materials back. day and up to $10 for the book. i didn't realize that there was a $10 cap i had no idea i would have brought it in a long time ago. the amnesty program runs through saturday september 7th. >> thank you very much mitt romney the 65 year-old man born in trump michigan raised in suburban mich. the onetime governor of massachusetts a family in utah is making his way up. the main stage here at the temple form home of a hockey team tonight and home of republican rebirth. in a moment if you keep an eye on the screen he's walking right up right behind him he is in idaho now. mitt romney excepting his party's nomination and here we go. he is making his way up towards wisconsin. excepting his party's nomination trying to become the 34th president of the united states of america. you understand the value of this positive force paul ryan the vice-presidential nominee whose folk. lately she has been a first up to introduce him so we know she is not afraid of the crowds. he has been criticized and

amnesty denied by usa said the u.s. had shown setting targets, adding -- as the talks collapsed at the nine nations, a top state department official openly bragged that u.s. government efforts had helped boost foreign military sales to record levels this year. speaking to a group of military reporters, andrew shapiro, the assistant secretary of state for

amnesty international recently commissioned digital globe, which operates three private satellites outthis control room in denver, to take images of aleppo and the surrounding area. it's part of a small but growing trend over the past decade to document suspected human rights abuses on the ground in places like sudan nonprofits are buying high-resolution satellite imagery. now this time eye in the sky technology is being employed to document the syria conflict. to explain and analyze this satellite imaging project in syria we turn to scott edwards, managing director for crisis prevention and response at amnesty international u.s.a. and susan wolfenpwarger the analyst for the association of advancement of science. she's with its geospatial technology and human rights program. welcome to you both. scott edwards, beginning with you. why are you trying to accomplish here. what are you looking for? >> we had heard all of these reports in syrian media about a forth come tkeg icive battle and as we've done in the past and documented in the past we often have to deal with the fog of war when y

. >> amnesty international implicitly blamed china and russia for the impasse on syria in the un. this is the director of amnesty international usa. >> there are steps that can be taken in the council to condemn this action, impose an arms embargo and stop sending weapons to continue to fuel this crisis. those are steps that can and should be taken. referring the assad government to their international court. the reason it has not happened is the political resistance of some governments, their refusal to come to grips with the crisis, to face the facts and the knowledge there is wrongdoing happening, there are human-rights violation being perpetrated, and the to national community has an up to pet -- obligation to respond. >> she also regret -- expressed regret that rebel forces were deploying more violence but said that the assad regime is responsible for most of the human rights abuses. >> we are seeing what may be evidence of war crimes being perpetrated by does fighting against assad's forces. at the same time, you have to keep in perspective. the vast majority of the killings

[applause] >> my name is william and i work for amnesty international. according to data collected, at least 500 people in the united states have died since 2001 after being shot with a taser eerie -- either during an arrest for a while in jail. 00 or while -- or while in jail. followed by florida, 65, tx 37. we acknowledge the importance of delivering non-lethal and less lethal force options to decrease their risk of death or injury inherent in the use of firearms or other impact weapons such as batons. however, the use of stunts technology raises a number of concerns for the protection of human rights. although the u.s. law- enforcement agencies stressed safeguards to minimize the potential of abuse, and amnesty international believes these safeguards to knuckle far enough. -- do not go far and off. there have been reports of inappropriate or abusive use of tasers in various restrictions, sometimes involving a electronic shock. i have a report if you want that shows a report of a woman who was pregnant who was killed in california. i sigh, her fetus wa

they are whistling in the wind, amnesty international. >> i think they are. there's no way the security council can act as one. the russians and chinese are not minded to do anything. it is simply not going to happen. the saudis and others have given up on the security council. later, they will have a meeting of the u.n. general assembly where they will be pushing a fairly hostile resolution against syria there. they will try to revise the arab league initiative. of course, we've heard reports on nbc -- unconfirmed but not the ninth -- that the rebels have been given anti-aircraft missiles that have made their way from aleppo to the turkish border. that could negate the syrians use of airpower. a>> thank you very much. thank you. we will leave it there. this is "bbc world news." the first gold medal in rowing in the first gold for the host, great britain. after becoming second to the australians, the british athlete decided to go shopping. she had no real expectations of doing well. she traded retail their before gold medal glory. today she tells us her amazi

. >> president obama gave the executive order granting amnesty earlier this year, but mr. romney suggested he might reverse it. some of you remain divided over president obama's division to grant that amnesty to a lot of young immigrants. what do you think? get into the conversation. send your comments to me at mailbag@wusa9.com. we may read them on the air tomorrow. >>> wells fargo is going to have to pony up serious cash for dishing out shoddy investment advice. the bank will have to pay 6.5 million bucks for advising 10 customers to buy into high risk investments. the securities and exchange commission says wells fargo did not do enough research or inform the customers just how risky those investments were. >>> pennsylvania's controversial voter id law will be in place for this november election. a judge tonight ruled he would not halt the measure. that law penned by state republicans will force voters to show a valid photo id. democrats argue the legislation will make it harder for the elderly, disabled, poor and young adults to vote. >>> speaking of the campaign, mitt