our speaker today as steve zack, president of the american bar association, who is talking about threats to the american justice system caused by under- funding of our courts, and i might say as well, under- appreciation of our courts. with that in mind, i have made a selection of the questions. let me start with this, if i may. what can regular citizens, ordinary citizens, do to strengthen and uphold the u.s. justice system? >> i think maybe that is the seminal question as to why we are gathered here today and why we are talking about this issue. lawyers alone will never accomplish that. judges have the worst. they're not supposed to be out there asking for money for other court systems. the average citizen has to demand the attention of the courts. sandra day o'connor has one of the best statement. in every society, there have to be a safe place. in a democracy, that is a place that is the courts. we have to have the average citizen talking about how they want to preserve that save space in our society and talk to their legislatures, because there is a view among legislators, not all o

it is my pleasure to introduce our very special guest, stephen zack, president of the american bar association. with nearly 400,000 members, it is the largest volunteer professional membership organization in the world. mr. zack is the first hispanic american to serve as the president and the second to be born abroad. he was only 14 when his family emigrated from cuba under harrowing circumstances, including last minute detention by the secret police. he made it here. in two lines -- and two lines come to mind when i think of him. "this is my country, land of my choice. this is my country, here i found voice." what a voice it is. he earned his aba at the university of florida and he is now in their hall of fame. he is a partner in the miami office of the national law firm. his clients range from former vice president al gore to philip morris, to the national geographic society, and he is listed in the 2011 edition of the best lawyers in america. his cross-examination of an expert witness in bush vs. gore made the front page of "the new york times." he has a framed in his office. he was the you

the triple a, american association of state highway and transit tperbls, the american bus association, american concrete association, american council of engineering companies, american highway users alliance, american moving and storage association, american public transportation association, american road and transportation builders, american society of civil engineers, american traffic safety services association, american trucking association, the general contractors of america, equipment distributors, equipment manufacturers, metropolitan planning organizations, vehicle safety alliance, highway safety association, governors highway safety association, intelligent transportation society, international union of operating engineers, motor and equipment manufacturers association, the national az fault pavement association, the national association of development organizations, national construction alliance two, national stone, sand and gravel association, portland cement, and the u.s. chamber of commerce. listen, we have to put aside these wedge issues, these got-cha issues. we have

talk more about the implications of this is linda sarsour our executive director of the arab american association of new york welcome to the show linda so what how is the muslim american community reacting to this news. these revelations from the e.p. have basically just been a confirmation of something that our community has been saying for the past ten years and right now our community is are joining other communities have been affected by police brutality as well as racial profiling within the african-american and latino communities and building coalitions iraq demanding accountability and an oversight mechanism over the n.y.p.d. because while the n.y.p.d. spying and watching our communities we don't know who's watching the n.y.p.d. and as a muslim american yourself how does it fear how does it feel to have your fears and suspicions verified through this report i mean it's just unfortunate that many of us as you can hear from my x. and i am a born and raised brooklyn new york and to know that just because i'm muslim that my everyday life is being monitored from what mosques we pray out to the

that you are dealing with this that was linda sarsour soar executive director of the arab american association of new york. well in the race to be the next republican presidential nominee we see candidates trying to outdo each other on who is more conservative but aside from ron paul of course if one of these guys beats obama we could see a repeat of a previous administration and its policies are to correspond honest aasia target and takes a look now at how bush era players are influencing the g.o.p. candidates scorer's a blast from the past rhetoric and a pretty good idea about america's enemies. been there done that any action of that nature will be considered an act of war an act of terror fear mongering on repeat dictatorships respond to strength they don't want to weakness the rest of the world looks at it i don't laugh said it but basically thinks it's a theater of the absurd if you're just sort of fueled by republican candidates advisors my name is cofer black. i'm a case officer of the direction of operations of the central intelligence agency the tories for promising bush to leave ter

the music just awakens in people a new image of african-americans. associatingertainers were sort of on the front lines of segregation, and you go back and you look at stories of people like nat king cole, who was assaulted while performing in birmingham at an all-white gathering. some klansmen objected to him singing a love song directed to some woman or something. he was physically assaulted during the performance. i mean, it's really -- you can sort of see how the image of african-americans as equals, as dignified and talented can really sort of challenge a lot of, you know, white supremacist assumptions. any other questions? well, it does appear that we are at the end of our time. you probably have classes you need to get to. so thank you all for taking part in this taping. i'd like to thank c-span for being here. i'd like to thank members of the c-span audience for hearing the presentation. thank you very much. >>> you're watching american history tv. 48 hours of people and events that help document the american story. all weekend every weekend on c-span 3.

. >> the american heart association is trying to gethe e the message national wear red day. sandra is another heart disease survivor. >> we want women to be aware of the risk factors. know your blood pressure numbers. >> genetics and family history women can't control but other contributors to heart disease include smoking, high cholesterol, blood pressure. inactivity, excess weight and diabetes. doctors warn the signs of heart trouble in women are much more subtle than for men. >> they can have neck pain or jaw pain. they can have just pain on this side. >> for sandra it was the key. for jeanie it felt like a weight on her chest. after emergency surgery the reporter is on several medications and taking the necessary precautions. >> the said you would have been dead if you didn't come into the hospital. >> cheryl: what a story. joining me is the studio right now is an interventional cardiologist dr. arun rag had youpathy. doctor, thank you for being here today. take advantage of your expertise and explain what heart disease is? >> heart disease the number one killer in the u

she donates time to the american heart association. >> join me and the american heart association andhit home. during a holiday break in aspen, nick was diagnosed with kidney failure. this past weekend, she attended the emotional fare well to her fellow superstar and dear friend, whitney houston. they performed together at the 1999 oscars. ♪ you will when you believe >> so beautiful. the legendary mariah carey is here this morning. >> good morning. >> i'm so jealous of the shoes. the whole look. let me ask you about whitney first. what was it like working with her? >> it's -- i'm almost incapable of talking about this still. i think we all were, um -- you know -- it's very heavy emotionally, look that little bit of us together. but, it was great. and i don't think people could ever understand our relationship or really, there was always a supposed rivalry in the beginning. we did the duet and became friends. i loved her. we all did. we all were inspired by her. may she rest in peace. her legend will gone on forever. >> it was a beautiful home-going on saturday. >> such a class act. th

if you go to a store without red you can buy a special pin for $2 and the american heart association donation. >> easy to do. >>> we'll be right back. a lot of patients are using toothpaste to clean their dentures. you really want to be careful, you can't use something as abrasive as a toothpaste because it will cause scratches. as a result of those scratches, bacteria will get lodged in that denture and as they multiply in the mouth the odor can get stronger. i always advise my patients to use polident. it has specific agents in it that can kill bacteria. using polident daily, you definitely will not be creating the scratches. you're going to have a fresh bright smile, and you're going to feel confident. >>> today at 3:00, prefatal vitamins are they more hype and help? >> big bonuses for thousands of bus drivers how the owner managed to give out checks for up to $100,000. >> will facebook deliver an ipo surprise? speculation they will offer users a chance to buy a piece of the company. those stories and more later today at 4:00 and 5:00. >>> new survey offering disturbing proof that

the american heart association mission is to reduce karate rest would disease by 20% by the year 2020, and the public may not be aware, but cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer of both women and men in the u.s. personally, i have been affected by it. my brother, my mother, and my father all passed away directly or indirectly from the effects of cigarettes smoked -- cigarette smoke, so i would like to thank you for naming this heart month, and thank you for your time. president chiu: thank you. [applause] colleagues, why do we not go to item 22? secretary calvillo: commissioners, this is a charter amendment to change the election cycle for the offices of a city attorney and treasurer said these offices will be elected in the same year as the election, officers of major, district attorney, insurer, to amend the general election so that such elections occur in even-numbered years and every other odd- numbered year. president chiu: supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: this would put it into the mayoral election, and it would save money by combining the elections. under the cur

jordan thomas salon in bellaire is where you can add a red feather to raise money for the american heart association. >> for $35, you can get a red feather, and proceeds will go to the american heart association. >> it is a topic very important to mother and daughter, barbara and olivia copeland. they have a genetic heart condition called prolonged qt. >> is not muscular. you risk going into sudden cardiac arrest without any warning. >> he is one of the rare 7% who survived. a test when olivia turned 11 confirmed she had the illness as well. >> when i was 39 had to have immediate heart surgery. >> they spend their time raising awareness about the number one cause of death in the nation, heart disease. >> it can affect anybody. i had a friend die from it. she did not even know she had it. it could happen to anyone at any time. >> one in three women will die from heart issue. that is pretty scary. is doingurday, macy's a fashion show to support the red for women. olivia is going to be one of the models. >> nurses will be there to do health screenings and will have some various tables set up for raisin

if you go to a store without red you can buy a special pin for $2 and the american heart association donation. >> easy to do. >>> we'll >>> today at 3:00, prefatal vitamins are they more hype and help? >> big bonuses for thousands of bus drivers how the owner managed to give out checks for up to $100,000. >> will facebook deliver an ipo surprise? speculation they will offer users a chance to buy a piece of the company. those stories and more later today at 4:00 and 5:00. >>> new survey offering disturbing proof that many of us don't want to be without our smartphones even for a minute. >> a study finds 3/4 of us admit we bring our mobile devices with us when we go to the bathroom. what are we using them for? >> 3/4 of those surveyed said tweeting or texting. >> half admitted they are calling friends over business associates. >> 40% say they surf the web or shop. the -- hope everyone is washing their hands really well. >> yeah, clean those phones, a lot. >>> for all of us here, thanks for joining us today. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> keep track of the latest news on t

and that's signed by afdc cats -- advocates for youth, america votes, the aids institute, american association of university women, american college of nurses and midwives, american congress of obstetricians and gynecologists, american medical students, black women's health imperative, catholics for choice, reproductive rights center, center for women policy studies, coalition of labor union women, choice u.s.a., concerned clergy for choice, doctors for america, equal health network. i mean this goes on and on. the latina institute for reproductive health, planned parenthood, population connection, progressive majority, society of adolescent health and medicine, the national alliance to advance adolescent health and human services, the national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy, trust women, silver ribbon campaign, union tehran universalist association, this is a long list of organizations that oppose the blunt amendment. this letter came in from the american pediatric association and a number of other youth organizations, they urge us to oppose the blunt amendment because it co

the american heart association says heart disease is the number one killer among women. it kills 400,000 every single year. >>> expect a crowd at the grand ole opera in nashville as keith urban returns to the stage, this after undergoing throat surgery three months ago. the grammy winner had a polyp removed from his throat back in november. >> denver colorado this morning definitely has a snowstorm, blizzard conditions moving in across the area. we have there about six to 10 inches of snow, maybe even more when this storm is all said and done, and they've been dealing with some very gusty winds at about 20 miles an hour. so check out what's going on now as we slide over into our weather. things definitely looking pretty good as we go through time here. we are going to be dealing with some clear conditions, and we will have high pressure built in across the area as we go throughout the today. so sunshine galore is going to be on tap for us. it is definitely a good day to have a birthday. now, speaking of a birthday, bobby kemp, station 13, rockland county, happy birthday

investors but if we look here at this chart and look at these statistics of investor sent from the american association of individual investors, we see that 42% of individual investors are now bullish. 26 are bearish. what is your analysis of these statistics, are investigator its really confident about buying stocks? >> well, what's interesting, those figures basically 2 to 1 bulls to bears were exactly the opposite, just four months ago so in october, you had 40, 45% bearish and only 20, 25% bullish. so it is the exact reciprocal of the mirror image of where we are were and having moved up 30% this is again the human condition, people are typically pessimistic at the bottom where things are poor and then when things are quite good, and euphoric they want to be more involved. so at this point that is also as a contrarian indicator a negative. >> uh-huh. and talking about euphoria there has been a lot of euphoria about shares of apple. you have a sell on the stock. let's take a look at this chart too which closed above the 500 level today but it has been hovering back and forth in that area. was's your

responsibility of police to keep america safe but in the saw some good examples of director of the arab american association of new york says a culture of fear in the u.s. system during police to target muslims without penalty mayor bloomberg and commissioner kelly have continued to defend their tactics and say that we just follow the lead but as you can see from the a.p. reports and from the secret documents that are being revealed to the public that the only leaves in those documents are the fact that we are muslim or muslim owned businesses or mosques that's the only thing that we have and where i see our community right now is actually in a more hostile environment than we've ever seen even days after nine eleven i don't see this issue getting any better as you watch the g.o.p. debate you see that the muslims and islam and radical islam is at the forefront of these debates so i don't see this going any time to what unfortunately and why p.t. has instilled fear in new yorkers and has used talking points like the last fourteen poil plops were by the n.y.p.d. which is absolutely incorrect it's actually bee

cells from cattle muscle tissue to create a burger in a lab and he told a conference of the american association for the advancement of science he aims to one build a first one. so the idea here is that you know this won't be as bad for the environment if you have created me but. it just seems so gross to start. thinking about it is as the third exactly this is going to be a two thousand two hundred fifty thousand euro burger the first one and he's talking about this solving the problems with the inefficient system of producing meat it's not going to be able to meet the demands of global population how about stop eating meat ok great we won't have me i think that's a little bit of a better solution than two hundred fifty thousand euro test to burger. king i would . think that we can find alternatives. with no this is definitely a secret project to make us all but. i want you to test your burger when it's made by somebody cloned from a petri dish. no i'm just glad they moved beyond mouse meat because that's what they started with. let's get to our last word because dominique strauss kahn is in th

yamaguchi and always dreaming foundation and being part of the osaka sister city association, founder member of course, and asian-americant association, again, others following her. for david and for jan, if you look at television today, no matter what channel you turn to, there are asian americans on the journalism positions. and i believe and i know it's because of both david and jan's work behind the scenes, in front, bringing just that whole professional care to what they do every day. and i remember a very unique story. as i was a first-year law student at berkeley, jan was covering this whole issue about affirm active action and whether or not asian americans were still going to be part of affirmative action in the law school admissions. after i had been successful in passing my first semester of my required law school, i was out with the asian law caucus and other asian lawyers and asian law students protesting the admissions criteria, the elimination of agents from the admissions criteria. and there was janana here r invitingly and other attorneys to go on her show to talk about that. i remember that very first i

the american beverage association says it's taking steps to keep people informed about energy drinks and caffeine through a number of voluntary guidelines, which have been adopted by the coca-cola company, dr. pepper, snapple group, pepsico and red bull. >>> there's something sticky even icky threatening the $100 million renovation at woodrow wilson high school. gum is carelessly tossed away on school grounds. the principal sent a letter to parents urging student to respect the school. cleaning gum off sidewalks and floors can cost $200 to $10,000 depending on the size of the job and how much gum there is there. >>> a maryland marine is one of the our area's newest millionai millionaire. he hit the $3 million jackpot playing slots in las vegas earlier this month. he was in nevada for a training mission and decided to take a detour and it sure paid off. >> my friends were around me, and when it stopped on the dollar sign, i'm like, dude, what does that mean? oh, my god, you won! instantly we're taking pictures right there. this is awesome and crazy! >> are you single? >> yes. >> repor

we work closely with the american lung association. we work with the epa to make sure they follow the signs, and the law. the public deserves that. otherwise, the polluters will make their case, but the epa has to police beat. you mentioned oil companies. right now, to the tune of about $4 billion the year, taxpayers subsidize the oil companies, at a time when they're making record-breaking prices and there are skyrocketing gasoline prices. that makes no sense. the 52 senators said we need to eliminate those subsidies. there are solutions to make sure our air and water is cleaner, but let's take away taxpayer subsidies for oil companies. host: on twitter -- host: yesterday, cs then set down with the chairman of the senate energy committee, and let's listen to what he had to say to reporters about the chances of seeing energy legislation passed this year. [video clip] >> i think the truth is this is a difficult congress in which to pass substantial legislation. that is not just energy. that is in any area. that is what we are faced with

also joining us is frank keating, ceo of the american bankers association. good to have you on the program. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks so much. we've seen so many technology companies trade at second market. like facebook, that's probably the famous one of all. why banks? you've got banks struggling right now with the regulatory uncertainty out there. why create a market for some of these banks? tell me what's behind this pilot program. >> sure. we had great success with the companies in the technology space. we started to look at other types of companies, and we went to speak to the banks and found there was a real inefficiency in getting liquidity in the market. to your point, i think they're having some issues in the regulatory environment where they're needing more capital. investors are looking for ways to not only invest in, but want to invest in community banks where they can actually get out of them at some point. and our program will provide a secondary market for that exit when they're ready. >> it's interesting, because a lot of people are

, the american public transportation association, the american road and transportation builders association, the american society of civil engineers, the the -- it goes on and on. the trucking association, metropolitan transportation organizations, commercial vehicle safety alliance, governors highway safety association, international union of operating engineers, motor and equipment manufacturers, national asphalt pavement, national association of development organizations, u.s. chamber of commerce, national stone, sand and gravel, national construction alliance. oh, it goes o. that's just a partial list of those 1,000-plus organizations. when we started our bill, madam president, you remember we made history because we had richard trumpka, the head of the afl-cio, sitting next to donnelly, tom donnelly -- donahue, sorry -- correct me -- donahue, the head of the chamber of commerce. donahue and trumpka, the odd couple. they're fighting and arguing on everything. they come together in front of our committee because they know we will all benefit, all of america benefits when we do a bill lik

. >> reporter: the american association of pediatricians is correct training. >> they wind up causingbone problems as well as muscle problems. >> reporter: baseball is one of the most popular sports in the u.s. more than 1 million kids ages 6 to 18 organize ize recreational leagues. young pitchers should also not pitch competitively more than eight months of the year. the. >> there's a will the of stuff, a lot of information out there that gives you the guidelines, but the guidelines have to be followed. >> reporter: ryan's dad is glad his son is learning the right way to play right off the bat. because he doesn't want his son to end up in the disabled list. terrell brown, wjz eyewitness news. >>> guidelines also call for children to wear the right safety equipment and that those with the lowest skill levels should use the lowest impact balls when they play. >>> still to come on wjz news. santorum's surge could get a win over romney. >>> i'm bob turk, the first look at the weather center, more mild temperatures but rain as well. i'll have the exclusive ty -- exclusive five day forecas

susan bennett, a cardiologist with the hospital center and spokesperson for the american heart associationwith us, along with deona, who is with the american heart association. and a heart disease survivor. is that the correct term? you had a heart attack. >> about two weeks ago in april, hi a heart attack due to a blockage. >> my goodness. you are a perfect candidate, because you lost both of your parents to heart disease. >> a lot of times, you don't have the control over, you can always manage your lifestyle, but when it comes to family and family history, it's important to stay on top of that. it increases your risk. >> talk about this. this is the number one killer. cardiovascular disease among men and women. most women don't realize that is the statistic. >> over 400,000 women die every year of heart disease or stroke. and it's been a significant problem for decades now. we know that things contribute to heart disease and stroke, like high blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol can be managed better. if we can control all the possible risk factors, we can reduce heart attacks and

now every year the american association for the advancement of science holds a meeting and this year was attended by eight thousand scientists from fifty countries and some claim that usually this meeting is more of a time to pat each other on the backs revel in their latest accomplishments this year there is a message of doom and gloom into fedoroff president they asked said that she was scared to death of the anti-science movement that spread it saying that we're sliding back into a dark era james hansen had said that science is under siege and we have planetary emergency and very few people actually recognize it so where is the evidence of this anti-science movement exactly though where you can find it in the statements that we've heard from republican presidential candidates as of late specifically rick santorum just this month. so fully you know. oh mother you know based on the bible. i referred to global warming is not climate science book political science. we were put on this earth as creatures of god had to be going over the earth to use it wisely still want to watch but for

i just wanted to throw out something to the american heart association. >> a lot of women suffering from hearth health. that's why we have the pins here today. >> you and i both wearing a red dress. >>> coming up a struggle artist puts a new twi on the saying singing for your supper. but a look at what you will see after abc 2 news at 11:00. >> coming up on night line, super bowl under quarter with a quarter million fans swarming indianapolis, we naught of the -- pick pockets and guy windshield bombs. plus. >>> tim tebow talks faith and football coming upright after abc 2 news at 11:00. ♪can i get a number eight with a large. >> that was a fast food order music set to music. he just happened to have a guitar, he posted the clip online. it has gone viral with more than a half million hits. >> he has so much passion in it. >> yeah, it really hits -- >> nice friday night. >> i feel like people are out and about in the city. maybe it will maybe not chili cheese. tomorrow night be aware there could be rain and a wintery mix as you go into early sunday. but tomorrow not so bad. a chance of rai

but as you can expect, the american beverage association and the american sugar association have pushed back really hard in saying there is no truth to this. that americans should be able to buy what they want and that this is basically just the food police intruding. i don't think this one is going away. for one simple reason. some of the tobacco companies own the food companies. think of kraft. once you have that i think sugar is going to be now in the battleground right along with tobacco. i have to say there is some pretty elegant science behind it. this isn't sham science. this is the real deal. >> what about the american public? would even hearing about the concerns of these scientists, would the debate do anything to modify behavior at all? or are we just addicted to it? >> i think that is the million dollar question. because what we know is we haven't changed the obesity issue in this country very much so you can talk about the behavior modification but it's really hard especially if your brain gets deprogrammed. there is pretty good research to show that even if you say oh, wel

. >> first, when is the next chance for snowflakes in the >> we are the american association of pharmaceutical scientists in arlington virginia celebrating our 25th anniversary. >> good morning, washington. >> an enthusiastic way to start the day. good morning, washington. 6:10 is the time. traffic and weather. >> let's start with lisa baden. >> newschopper 7 picture of the beltway at georgia avenue. the inner loop and outer loop carrying about the same, equal amount of our imperial problems reported on the beltway between the american legion bridge and the wilson bridge for maryland commuters. we will give you normal travel times right now if you're headed on suit 95 between richmond and baltimore. 66 looks good inside the beltway. headlights are eastbound on 66 at glebe road. metro rail is reporting orange line delays. allow yourself extra time. train malfunction at the minnesota avenue station. back inside. >> not as cold this morning as yesterday. still a still in the air. 44 downtown. that's one of the warmer exceptions. 39 at dulles airport. gaithersburg at 30 degrees. for the most part