floyd abrams book is called "friend of the court: on the front lines with the first amendment." we talk about what it means and important definitions about it >> what it comes to mean is that we protect speech across the board more than any other country has ever done in the history of the world. particularly political speech, but also cultural rl, artistic, low speech, dangerous speech, nazi speech. we're the only country in the world that protects anti-semitic speech. >> rose: we continue be this evening with t-bone burnett, stephen king and jol mellencamp. they are the team behind the new musical "ghost brothers of darkland county." >> charlie, these three guys right here are like three guys down in the basement with our first soap box and it would be like "steve, how do those wheels go on?" because he's never dean musical. i've never done a musical. the only one that had any sense in their head was burnett. >> i always try to make singers sing very conversationly if i can. i love sinatra, i love listening to sinatra sing "in the wee small hours." you feel like the guy is jus

with the latest details, here is my new "nightline" co-anchor, dan abrams. >> reporter: the person getting out of this car was not o.j. simpson. >> breaking news in a murder case linked to an nfl player. >> reporter: aaron hernandez, the 23-year-old tight end for the new england patriot shown here, the man with golden hands who seemed to have everything. he is now facing questions about the murder of his friend, fellow football player, odin lloyd. >> he was questioned about the player, who sources say was a close association. >> reporter: lloyd who played for boston, was found dead in massachusetts. killed execution style. the time line and circumstances as police worked on the case raised questions. it began as a night like so many others in his sometimes fast lane life. like this one in l.a. what did you do after the super bowl? i just wanted to know. abc news has learned that a week ago, hernandez and lloyd went to this boston nightclub called "rumor." so what happened? did something go wrong. hernandez and others were seen leaving the house, and hours later, odin lloyd was dead, his bo

we turn to my new "nightline" co-anchor, dan abrams. >> state versus george zimmerman. >> reporter: ined to the second day of testimony in the trial of george zimmerman, accused of murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin as he walked home from a 7-eleven. >> did you see any movement from trayvon martin's body as you approached him? >> no, sir, i did not. >> reporter: pictures of trayvon martin and the infamous hoodie that he was wearing were shown in court today, it was almost too much for his mother. george zimmerman, who has been staying in hiding, gained over 100 pounds. the 29-year-old became a divisive symbol of racism. it all started when martin was walking in a gated community where his father was staying, having purchased a drink and skittles. it was there that he captured the attention of george zimmerman, neighborhood watchman, who called police. >> this guy looks like he is up to no good, it is raining, he is just out walking about. >> reporter: one of the most important questions in the case is what happened after the operator said this? >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> o

lou: lloyd abrams, always great to have you here. >> good to see you.ou: your words should disquiet, i think, the white house and the attorney general. hopefully to the point of action. thank you very much, lloyd. congratulations on your new book. the last recession calledded a mancession because it hurt men in the work force hard, yet feminists and the liberal media celebrate a study. we wonder why. we'll explore it in tonight's "chalk talk." their cital one vd to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be arth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly airline anytime. wo w. doublmiles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actuay use, you never miss the fun. beard growingonte and go! ♪ win! what's in your wallet? lou: in the last two or three days, i've been criticized by a few folks like some in the own tent saying a new study on breadwinner mommings concerns me, troubles me about the country and what's happening to the society. a few of the detrac

. >> rose: floyd abrams, john mellencamp, stephen king and joss wheadon when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: floyd abrams is here. for over 40 years, he has litigated some of the most high-profile first amendment cases before the supreme court. he represents the "new york times" in the pentagon papers case. most recently, he successfully defended the rights of corporations and unions in the controversial campaign finance decision citizens united. the late senator patrick moynihan described him as the most significant first amendment lawyer of our age. his new book is a collection of his speeches, articles, debates and other works spanning his entire career. it is called "friend of the court: on the front lines with the first amendment." i am pleased to have my friend floyd abrams back on this program. welcome. >> thank you. good to be here. >> rose: so what does the first amendment say and what does it mean to you? >> it's so short and the part that this book deals with is even short

abrams. who do it to you in regarding had me which of those two of you wrote it michael nichols director doesn't it was yeah it was jay jay's first script he was about twenty two years old and he's doing star wars so what i mean logic goes you work together but he would run to you. there's no logic in show business like. you know i know there is a we we've spoken i think you've got to be at it if you're a bigger would be a mistake not to have you with it. is there's a report spielberg is considering a fifth indiana jones is that true. you put me back in the same box. i can't i can't say this. i why did that work it was everything movies are so you know are supposed to be it was it was a hoot was it was great filmmaking was a hoot to do oh yeah yeah to be in wild places and while ben's and crazy animals and whips yeah i've you know i enjoyed that it was a very physical movie which i. enjoy and i am and stephen and i had a great time working together so it was altogether a pleasure i'm a blade

abrams. who do it to you in regarding henry which of those two of you wrote it michael nichols director but as it was yeah it was j.j. is first script he was about twenty two years old and he's doing star wars so what i mean logic goes you work together then he would run to you. there's no logic in show business or you know. no that is the we we've spoken i think you've got to be at it if you're a bigger would be a mistake not to have you with it. is there's a report spielberg is considering a fifth indiana jones is that true. you put me back in the same box. i can't i can't say this. i did that work it was everything movies are some are you know are supposed to be it was it was a who was it was great filmmaking was a hoot to do oh yeah yeah to be in wild places and while ben's and crazy animals and whips yeah i you know i enjoyed that it was a very physical movie which i. enjoy and i am and stephen and i had a great time working together so it was altogether a pleasure i'm a blade runner. an

floyd abrams, so good to talk to you again.k out "friend of the court, on the front lines with the first amendment" out this month from yale university press. floyd, good to connect again. if you're in washington any time, please get in touch and come by and see us in the studio. >> i'll do it. good to talk to you again. >> bill: thanks for your time this morning, floyd abrams, the best and the most knowledgeable on the first amendment. so good to have him on the show this morning. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch th

i want to bring in the new anchor of "nightline," dan abrams. this began with a case few of us had heard about. >> this is why they say everything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law. that's what happened here. this is why very often high profile people will settle a civil lawsuit so they don't have to be deposed and face this kind of question. >> you've covered a lot of these cases. the regret involved. paula deen has a lot of fans, but this is a big business too. >> there's two avenues. a corporate avenue. there she has problems. you see already the food network is pulling back. she's got sponsors. i think she'll have real problems there. the question is, can she get her fan base back? that's going to take some time. her apology at the beginning of the day was very weak. she had big problems with it. by the end of the day, came back with a much more vigorous apology. we'll have to see. >> all right, dan abrams, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now not -- to the other fast-moving story tonight, the wildfires in colorado

floyd abrams with a new book coming out tomorw friend of the court on front lines with first amendment. it will be released tomorrow, it is great to see you. >> good to see you >> that quite a spectacular seriesf statements from attorney general was on the and justice department. principle department s deputy. this is what attorney general said. how could it not be contravention of truth. >> the way i view it, he may be telling the truth but ty never manad prosecute -- images prosecuting, the problem they told a judge in a signed affidavit by fbi submitted by department of justs they the journalist, was that i probable caus toelieve that journalist was violating the espionage act, and at the ver leastn aider or abetter of someone doing it. @%ey were trying to persuade a jue to give them a search warrant, and whether or not that believed they were going after the journalist, to me is not the realoint, the real point is that there was no bases forever saying to the judge, thathe the journalist was an aider or abetter. lou: the big deal for me is attoey general, an fbi agent and a judge s

lou: lloyd abrams, lways great to ave y here. >> good to see you. lou: your wods should disquiet, i think, the white house and the attorney general. hopefully to the point of action. thank yove much, lloyd. congratulations on your new book. the last reession calledde a mancession because it hurt men in the work force ard, yet feinists and the liberal media celrate a study. we wonder why. we'l explore it in tonight's halk ta lou: in the last two or three days, i've been criticized by a few folks like sm in the own tent saying a new study on breadwinner mommings cncerns me, troubles me about the country and wt's happening to the society. a few of the detractors decided it was a hallmark of, well, sisterhood and progress towards gender equality because moms are the sole or primary breadwinners in 40% of t homes. here's what they focus on in the new survey, nd there's a lot of celebrate. it is, in some smaller percentage than they suggest, both at pugh and amongst folks i had aword r two. there is some god, and there is also some submerge material that

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they'll continue to watch and fight on the issue. >> dan abrams here. the big supreme court decision not overturned, gruder versus bollinger. justice o'connor said at some point, affirmative action would have to end. not yet. >> many people thought that case would resolve it now. can you use race as a factor. the question people were asking is, is the court going to look at this case and make it specific to texas and say, texas was a lot of tings that can add to a diverse student body. they accept the top 10% in every school in the state of people to get admitted to the school. that could lead to a more diverse student body. the question people are looking at is will the court say, that's enough in this particular case, that doesn't necessarily mean it would apply to other cases. as terry points out, they punted instead and said, send this back to the lower court, apply the right standard, and then let's talk. >> it may take time for this to get back to the supreme court. thank you, dan. the supreme court not done yet. major cases still to come on gay m

. >> my name is james abram (sounds like) -- western region director of the -- randolph institute (sounds like). i appreciate being here. wanted to mention to the commission that i have is more concern about request that you may be moving forward -- the port's youth employment program. i want to bring that to your attention because i'm really hopeful that with the community like the -- hunters' point, that we will be more connected to opportunities that it seems that this particular opportunity will provide. i have talked to the director so that you all are aware that i am having a conversation prior. but i wanted to make sure that you all are aware that with the community that has unemployment for kids from 17 to 24, almost 60 percent, this is imperative that the port and the bay view hunters' point community are part of the process. this is a process that is a win-win; i know that the bids have gone out. we are not talking about trying to impede on the process that has already started or maybe having done the final road. but we are bringing this to your attention because we think that i

. >> president torres and members of the commissioner, good evening, my name is lehman abrams and i work in the area of communications. and per your request we have responded by providing a history of the sewer system improvement program, as well as timeline of the digesters, which is now available on our website. and the public can find it at the sipp -- history at the sipp and there is a ling that lings you to the timeline and if i can switch you to the computer, i can walk you through it. the digestor facility timeline is available at the sfpuc website and we have identified major categories and key activities, which constitutes the major milestones since the plant first came on operation in 1952. i can highlight some of the activities that occurred during that time. for example, in 1996. the clean water enterprise was transfered to the sfpuc, in 1998, san francisco voters approved proposition h. and as a result, there whereas no increase in sewer charges for an eight-year period beginning in 1996 through 2003-2004. the wastewater k-12 improvement project was removed from the ballot m

abrams that was never shot. >> how close were you to saying this is never going to happen?ybe i'm not the guy. >> just being a part of the 007 conversation gave him the confidence to push on. >> the bond screen test came along first and i got right down to second guy. and i thought, you know what, maybe there is something in this. and here we are years later, standing in a room and there's a model of me in a superman suit on. >> now for a new generation, he is the embodiment of a timeless superhero. >> i think trying to make doing the right thing okay and cool is what sort of superman is about. >> it's got to be surreal just to stare at that now. >> it es 's incredibly surreal. it might take me months to process it, but it's great to be here enjoying the moment. >> man of steal opens s >> man of steal opensteel opens theatres nationwide june 14. next, we're going to talk about why the world needs superheroes, even if we know they're not real. vo: traveling you definitely end up meeting a lot more people but a friend under water is something completely different. i met a tur

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>> thanks, rob. >>> and we're going to turn to dan abrams.is an arrest warrant for obstruction of justice. based on what we know, if anything else, there were many steps taken, it appears, by hernandez in the last 48 to 72 hours. >> they feel like they've got him on this crime, at the very least. meaning, they've got the destroyed security system. they've got the cell phone in pieces. they've got the housekeeping coming in, et cetera. so, for now, they're saying, boy, we think we've at least got enough to move forward with an arrest on obstruction of justice. that does not mean that they will not later charge him with something more significant. they're going to continue this investigation. they're going to see if they can link him to something more significant. but until then, this arrest warrant is on the table. >> we heard in rob's piece, the references to past troubles. can the past troubles be used? >> think of that. he's accused of shooting a guy in the eye? that's got to be something that the authorities are going to be looking at, in

. >> oakland resident george abrams exited the freeway just to confront the driver. >> i'm driving down the freeway coming from class and i saw that. i couldn't believe it. >> but after a long discussion on solid ground, the two men reached an understanding agreeing to disagree. >> to some it's brilliant, to some it's ignorant. >> while we were here, a chc officer took down the sign regardless of the speech they say it's a traffic distraction. >> as for ellis, he says he's going to move forward any way he can without breaking laws. >> in oakland, lorraine blanco, channel 2 news. >>> some pretty wild weather, just atypical. things are normaling out. >> we've been through a lot. with we had the triple digit heat, and 60s, 70s, and 80s. >> you can see the temperatures range with the mid 80s toward fairfield and antioch. >> pacific 82. >> it's basically to our south. >> there's los angeles to the south of that. >> they have some overcast near parts of the southern california shoreline. >> we have some gusty winds and the winds still a big factor towards fairfield at 22 miles an hour. >> som

thanks very much. >>> let's bring in dan abrams.nfidence from the girlfriend. >> what? i mean, his girlfriend, who by the name -- her name is love tai -- that's her name. the notion, she is saying publicly, you never know. it's always possible. this is crazy. you're doing an interview with her? and she's coming out and saying, well, it's possible. you never know. maybe he did kill his wife. >> as we saw in the piece, a lot of circumstantial evidence. >> and also, beyond just the circumstantial evidence. it's also the circumstances, right? you have stab wounds. you have blunt-force trauma. those tend to be immediately someone that the person knew here. and 19 stab wounds, et cetera. number two, google searches for things like fake passports and would venezuela extradite? you have the fact they were involved in a nasty divorce and custody battle. put those together and you can understand why for now he's being called a suspect. >> being called a suspect. but he's been free for months. do they need dna evidence? something like that? >>

abrams says filming for "star wars episode 7" slated to begin in london this january. also chu baca actor tweeted this picture last week of the tsa stopping him for all things, his light saber cane. >> now you are giving away the whole movie. i didn't know chubaca had a light saber cane. i'm looking ford episode 7. >>> simon cowell becoming the target for an unexpected, shall we say, runny prank. an orchestra member comes center stage and started pegging cowell with eggs. >> the rest of the orchestra was still playing. >> she apologized in a statement saying it was a very silly thing to do. why? what precipitated this? >> i think he's probably had worse thrown at him. >> yeah. >> we don't have to go there, but i'm sure -- >> including some words. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading today on nbcnews.com. a patent on dna. the supreme court to decide. the highest court in the land prepares to rule on whether someone else can patent your genes. >>> and in "the washington post" edward snowden comes forth a

but mitch abrams is actually magical. [ ding ] >> [ laughs ] this won't cut it, and that's too long,just right. >> he calls himself magical mitch. >> take the medium rope. >> when he was just eight, his dad showed him his first magic trick -- this one. you might say mitch was immediately roped in. >> pull, and they all become the same. that trick amazed me, and it made me really want to learn magic and get into performing magic for others, and it really pushed me into what i'm doing now. >> now 15, mitch is a master of magic. and he's happy to demonstrate some of his tricks to alison, a summer intern at "teen kids news." >> just like that. >> wow. [ chuckles ] >> how did he learn to do magic? while mitch didn't go to hogwarts, he did find a kind of diagon alley. he goes online to find new tricks and to shop for magic supplies. but the real trick to magic is practice, because each magical moment requires showmanship and expert dexterity called sleight of hand. >> i guess that was it, wasn't it? >> yes. [ laughs ] >> every day i spend about an hour practicing. i'll either practice in f

now i want to bring in our chief legal analyst, "nightline" anchor dan abrams watching this case. bad day? what about this week for the prosecution? >> this was supposed to be the week where prosecutors proved to this jury that george zimmerman was the aggressor, he was the one who started it, he was the one likely on top when they were fighting. the problem is, that's not what the witnesses have said. >> the key witness today said zimmerman was pinned on the bottom. does that mean self-defense automatically? >> this witness is a problem for prosecutors, not just because of what he said, but because of how he said it, so meticulous, he was very close, very careful in his testimony, but prosecutors will certainly hope that the jurors believe other witnesses with regard to who was on top. >> then the witness on the phone with trayvon martin. >> crucial witness. the last person to talk to trayvon martin. who testified earlier and she said that trayvon's last words that she could hear were, get off, get off. which would suggest that again it was zimmerman who was attacking trayvon mar

abrams do in star wars that is is a would be logic goes you wanted to give us that he would run sealed there's no logic in show this slip. plus i'm still waiting for the larry king story because you can follow me. that's all the next on larry king now. there is an incredible film now playing wide as they say its title is forty two steve incredible story of jackie robinson and i haven't stole the virtues of this will lead to everyone i meet i've given quotes terry what i told god on radio interviews about.

tom abrams, a reporter for abc houston affiliate ktrk, was at the scene. >> more than 150 firefighters from all over houston responded to this four-alarm blaze of that hotel and restaurant, responding not only to the flames and the intense heat and thick, black smoke, but a wind that kept changing direction, making fighting that fire all the more dangerous. >> reporter: as the blaze burned out of control into the afternoon, with the temperatures soaring into the 90s, several firefighters were overcome with dehydration. and this exhausted firefighter, staggered. late this afternoon, the fire was finally brought under control, but so far, the cause is unknown. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> and we thank ron and our abc station in houston, ktrk. >>> and now, a tragic accident in the air over the desert in arizona. two small planes colliding and crashing. killing all four people aboard, two on each plane. the collision happened in north phoenix. one of the planes was registered to a company that trains commercial pilots in the area. and today, federal investigators are headed to the

and "usa today" small business columnist rhonda abrams suggests stay ahead of the curve.they occur and save your small biz from you wanted surprises. we will continue to follow those people and you guys. share them with our audience. have you great advice today. now we would love to get great ideas from small business owners like you. >> we started our customer appreciation program that's called our fabulous 100 where ran at intervals and provide them with gifts and incentives. acts of kindness. this program has been so successful that group of customers more than doubled in sales customers. >> my tip top business owners is to take advantage, use excel to take control of your stock. buy expensive software. >> one thing we like to emphasize is that because of our small size we can constantly communicate with our entire staff. good way to do that is have a friday lunch with your entire staff and bring everyone in. make sure you are open to sharing ideas. be surprised what you can learn about your own business talking to your employees. >> between your e-mail inbox and socia

. >>> we're going to bring in abc news chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. when you hear the testimony, i know you heard much of this key witness, what do you take away the most? >> she's a very important witness. but the most important thing that she said is that she says trayvon martin says get off, get off. why is that so important? because that would suggest that george zimmerman starts this incident. that's something george zimmerman says is not true. george zimmerman would say, trayvon martin effectively confronts him. so, if you believe her testimony, that becomes very important point, "a" in figuring out what happened, and, "b," in judging george zimmerman's credibility. >> and she will be back on the stand today. she doesn't seem too pleased about that. she has admitted she lied in the deposition. how did the defense do in cross examination? >> it was effective. they were able to show she told a couple of lies. they weren't directly related to the most important point here. but there were inconsistencies which were significant. there were outright l

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. >>> let's bring in "gma's" legal analyst, dan abrams.by the fact that in the appellate trial, there was laughter in the courtroom when they talked about how police handled the evidence in the crime scene. and there wasn't any dna evidence linking amanda knox and her former boyfriend to the murder. now, the supreme court is saying there is evidence and it was ignored and it does exist. >> what surprises me is that the supreme court is supposed to evaluate errors in law or procedure. unlike the appellate court or a trial court, where they're evaluating the facts. this supreme court got into the weeds here. they got into the facts. basically saying, they do not agree with the appellate court's conclusions based on the facts in this case. and they went through all of the facts. what about this? what about the fact that the main participant, rudy guede, who was convicted, he was -- >> evidence of him everywhere. >> and he likely did this with somebody else. why aren't they pursuing that? she allegedly confessed. she made false accusations. th