i'd like to now open this up starting with reverend ames brown followed by low gordon, terry anders. i have some cards i'll read off for folks. >> thank you, mr. chairman. supervisor cohen, and others assembled, i'm aim yes, sir brown, president of the san francisco naacp. and i just want to simply say that, number one, the issue of incarceration in this nation will be at the top of the agenda at the naacp national convention in los angeles next week. number two, as we think about the topic, realignment, as it pertains to those inmates who are incarcerated from the state to the county, might i suggest that maybe he would do ourselves a favor by first having a realignment of our thinking. i want to recommend that everybody gets this book and reads it. chairman mirkarimi: "the new jim crow" right? great book. great book. >> my by she will alexander dealing with the mass incarceration in the age of so-called colorblindness. if we read it, it just might help our thinking on this issue. thirdly, i wish to say that we appreciate all of the data that has been given and all the representatio

i am amos brown.re you, i say to you in the words of our former president william jefferson clinton, that you may rest assured that if you ever see a turtle up on the stump, you better know that he or she did not get up there by himself or herself. i am here today because of the love and support of my wife, jane brown, members of third baptist church who are here in the audience, and my fraternity brothers. brother eric johnson has -- brother harry johnson has been the moving spirit behind this occasion. i am here today because there are many persons who labored with me in this movement that we celebrate today for human dignity, decency, freedom and peace. but more importantly, i stand before you today because as schoolmate julian bond referenced, dr. king taught only one class in his lifetime. that was the morehouse college 1961- the semester's of 1962. we sat in a seminar in social philosophy, and i am delighted to say to you that dr. king and rose to that great position of teaching because he had a

. >> and i am dan brown. >> and capitol dorspondant joinns us with the story nannette?ter: following abbott labs threw the support behind governor brown's plan but getting it through the legislature will be challenging. in his first meeting with reporters, governor jerry brown unveiled a package to increase hiring credit from 3000 to 4000 for employee with small businesses for less than 50 workers and gives a sales tax break for buying new manufacturing equipment and closed the loop holes when calculating tax liability. that gives incentives to the wrong people. >> every time an out of state company moves out of california, then, they get a tax break and

i am amos brown. our former president william jefferson clinton, that you may rest assured that if you ever see a turtle up on the stump, you better know that he or she did not get up there by himself or herself. i am here today because of the love and support of my wife, jane brown, members of third baptist church who are here in the audience, and my fraternity brothers. brother harry johnson has been the moving spirit behind this occasion. i am here today because there are many persons who labored with me in this movement that we celebrate today for human dignity, decency, freedom and peace. but more importantly, i stand before you today because as my schoolmate julian bond referenced, dr. king taught only one class in his lifetime. that was the morehouse college during the semester's of 1961- 1962. we sat in a seminar in social philosophy, and i am delighted to say to you that dr. king and rose to that great position of teaching because he had a great mentor in the personhood of benjamin elijah may

steve brown is live in ames, iowa with what is happening right now. good morning to you, steve. >> reporter: good morning, mike. we're here in ames on the campus of iowa straight university, where the straw poll is set up. if you didn't know any better would you say it looks like a county fair or state fair. lot of tents set up, lot of recreation, lot of food. all of this is free. why is it free? because republican activists and we're talking about the most ardent activists in the state of iowa, gather here every four years, largely to celebrate their party and their values, but specifically for the campaigns they're looking for that vote. because the straw poll is really the largest and first opportunity for voters to have their say and early say, if you will, on the republican candidates running for president in 2012. mike. >> steve brown live in ames, iowa, thank you for that update. we appreciate it. >>> if win or lose today's straw poll former massachusetts governor mitt romney will still be at top when it comes to cash. new disclosure stages fil

i am amos brown. i am the senior pastor. we will rest assured.imself. i am up here today. i am here with my it fraternity brother. the person that labored with me with human dignity. i stand before you today. my school made references. dr. king taught only one class in his lifetime. we sat in that seminar. it is a social philosophy. dr. keing rose. he had a great mentor he passed on to other and yours pearls ofgreat wisdom that we received from him. i want to frame my comments. after all is said and done, we must never forgets that t was a black baptist preacher. many have not understood that. he was also employed. another baptist preacher in packs -- impacts it. in 1926, when howard university decided it was inclusive, was president. this is what they know it to be today. there are many others. they have the right to be possessed. that shows a preacher we have not said enough about. when they arrived in washington, he did not look into what the next cocktail party would be. he saw out justice louis brandeis. he said to him, if you were the bill,

. >> suzanne: that's "nightly >> my name is alicia brown and i am the proud principal of la mensa academy new jngszs school in palm beach gardens, florida. i have been unemployed for over a year. this job i applied through a&a staffing but i went through the professional placement network to work for swan and broward county. they're also an employee placement service as well. when the typical person would hear, "oh, you have been unemployed for a year and now you're a principal?" it is amazing. i'm thrilled. because it's something i wanted to do for a long time, ever since i was a teacher's aide, i set out in my mind that i wanted to achieve this goal, and 13, now 14 years later, at 31, i'm fulfilling that dream when i was 17 years old. the job-hunting experience, you cannot get frustrated and tired. it is an emotional experience a lot of the time. i was very persistent and i held onto my faith. a lot of people, they started to -- for being out of work for so long, that i have met, you know, they started to just kind of let go of their goals and ambitions. and i said, "no, i cannot settle

am not sad to do this. this is a solo expedition. i dark brown blob of slim e falls out. the mucous plug has to fall out. it's the mucous plug. i am in awe of dana. 1:30 a.m. i am naked. i modified downward dog. i think of the view everyone is getting. no one cares. 4:00 a.m., i am nine centimeters. i am pruned and exhausted. you are doing great dana says, i am not interested in being great. it's still nine centimeters. it's not time yet. she says me to blow out with my mouth. i say i might barf. 5:45 a.m. still nine, i hate dana. dana breaks my water. after 15 hours it's time to push. when you are this desperate, it's almost over. push, your pushes are excellent. 7:17. i can feel the baby's hair. you see your baby's head. 7:40. i do what she says. we rehearse. dana is guiding my baby's head. this is called ring of fire. okay. push hard. i moan like a walrus. my vagina tears to my ass. but i don't care. dana puts the baby on my chest. the cord is still attached. i am still shaking. the baby's eyes are wide open. i cry, the baby cries. i have a baby. it's a girl. [applause] that was wonderful. that was rea

am it r.t. . as politicians brown most of the rioters as an educated youth some of them turn out to be quite the opposite among the looters was a millionaire's daughter and aspiring ballet dancer a young musician social policy expert attorney says the role of parents has been so undermined drives youngsters to crime. if we don't have storage then how can you expect young people to learn that they need to adopt certain standards to accept that adults are going to challenge them and question their behavior or their ideas and argue with them and get them to be socialized into being mature adults we're sending a message in our society that adults can be trusted there are those voices of authority and that young people's voice needs to be paid more attention to that message is a very dangerous missions to send out because it's completely upset in the normal balance of things where i'd also responsible for nurturing young people putting them under pressure challenging them to achieve the best they possibly can and basically where necessary giving them a hard time about where they where they're not fully coming

that said, i have a tremendous amount of respect for the very difficult position governor brown finds himself in. i am not as familiar with the state budget as the local budget. i think the state budget to any casual observer is absolutely broken. it will take radical changes like what the governor is proposing. when the state government gets fixed, whether it is redevelopment or some other local important piece, san francisco will get hurt. there is no way to fix that problem without hurting san francisco and every other city and county in the state. the state has been far outspending what it should. it will come home to roost in the next couple of years. >> was talk about the city's economic development and whether we are on the right track. if we are not, let's talk about the right steps to take. >> i think we're on the right track. the key is recognizing it. san francisco decades ago was home to the fantastic manufacturing industry and specialized service industry. we have to think of san francisco 30 years from now and try to prepare ourselves for the new economies. i do think biotech will be a k

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i am carlton e. brown. obviously in atlanta, we are very pleased to be part of this session. we are a comprehensive research university with a number of disciplines and certainly some holdings that connect us directly to the harlem book fair. we have degree programs through the doctoral degree and african-american studies. and a significant program in english and language arts. we have a number of people with us today and i want to get right down to our business here so join me in welcoming our colleagues here. i will begin with broadcast personality and social commentator sabrina lamb, she is the platform. she is the author of a kettle full of soldiers left beat marc on my forehead. some of you may recall her antics as a stand-up comedian on girls' night out or cover articles from essence magazine, her wit and obvious satire have propelled her into the front row of up and coming comedic novelists and i am struck by this idea of vultures leaving feat marked on my forehead. she is as much a pulse point for national news and perspective as would be any network news anchor and p

that is why brand men are not -- brown men are not respected today and their children have no self-respect. i am brown person, and i do not call myself like. black persons are negative. it is going to be a blight pay. host: vivian shepherd's son off twitter. twitter is one way you can reach out to us this morning. a couple of news stories taking place. this from "usa today." the nation section. pennsylvania, go ahead. the republican line. caller: i think this is a very well deserved honor for this man, who dedicated his life to just causes, especially as blacks were treated in that era, and we have come a long way. i like to refer people to "letter from a birmingham jail." it is so referent -- moving to refer to that. this one has a lot of quote from jesus. the reason that he is doing the non-violent demonstrations, and he says in one that he agrees with sand and dust and who says, an unjust law is no lockout all. in my own personal life, i am working at a pro-life crisis pregnancy center because i believe that the roe v wade law that says is a ghost came -- it is ok to kill unborn baby is an un

that is why brand men are not -- brown men are not respected today and their children have no self-respect. i am a brown person, and i do not call myself like. black persons are negative. it is going to be a blight pay. host: vivian shepherd's son off twitter. twitter is one way you can reach out to us this morning. a couple of news stories taking place. this from "usa today." the nation section. pennsylvania, go ahead. the republican line. caller: i think this is a very well deserved honor for this man, who dedicated his life to just causes, especially as blacks were treated in that era, and we have come a long way. i like to refer people to "letter from a birmingham jail." it is so referent -- moving to refer to that. this one has a lot of quote from jesus. the reason that he is doing the non-violent demonstrations, and he says in one that he agrees with sand and dust and who says, an unjust law is no lockout all. in my own personal life, i am working at a pro-life crisis pregnancy center because i believe that the roe v wade law that says is a ghost came -- it is ok to kill unborn baby is an

steve brown is there live in ames and we've got to ask you, steve. what have you sampled? it's a political carnival. the only place i can think of where you can sign a wind blade from one of the huge wind turbines, energy generating turbines. and that's here and folks that generate electricity make the turbines, want to tell folks, hey, we would like the attention of voters as well. this is the line to get into the beef sundays offered by the michele bachmann campaign. some of them have been in line 45 minutes and that's an indication of not only perhaps how good the sundae is about you how big the draw in her particular tent. by the way, is air conditioned. that's an air conditioned tent up over that way. michele bachmann is in line to be a traditional winner. at least a favorite to come out on top in terms of the vote total when all of these folks get done voting by the end of the day and the polls close at four o'clock central time and that will be five o'clock eastern. but rick santorum also has an opportunity to win and here is how. he has not as much money and hasn't

steve brown is live in ames with some recap. good morning to you, steven.re was a lot going on there, wasn't there? >> there was a bunch. steve, gretchen, clayton, all good morning. gretchen, got to ask you, what's up with the candidates from your home state? i thought minnesota nice was a law if your state. last night, it was revoked obviously and it had michelle bachmann and tim pawlenty spending much of the evening going at each other. here is yet one small example of that exchange. have a listen. >> she says that she's fighting for these things. she fought for less government spending. we got a lot more. she led the effort against obama care. we got obama care. she led the effort against tarp. we got tarp. she said she's got a titanium spine, it's not her spine we're worried about, it's her record of results. if that's your view of effective leadership with results, please stop because you're killing us. >> wait. >> you were governor in minnesota, you implemented cap and trade in our state. and you praised the unconstitutional individual mandates and yo

am not -- mayor lee. i have been filling in for him a lot this year. i have been filling in for his former position. my name is amy brown. the mayor since his regrets. he has a very busy schedule, as i am sure that you understand. welcome, everyone. mostly i want to just express to you that we do know in city government how important this industry is. we know it is important for our tourism visitors and our economy, the jobs that it directly and indirectly creates. most of all it is important because it is part of what makes san francisco san francisco. a vibrant nightlife is part of why tourists come here. the kinds of people that are creative and entrepreneurial, that come here and live here, creating jobs in high-tech industries, it is part of why they want to be here. because of our restaurants, entertainment, and clubs. i want to stress that we know how much good that you do for the city and we appreciate it. often we make it difficult to be small businesses here. i know that there is a lot of bureaucracy. we are trying, through the entertainment commission, to find ways to streamline the process. we look forward t

i am here with fox news anchor pab, that's patti ann browne to you and me. and his writing is so sharp he mow feel yaks are not allow edz to read his pieces. it is kurt loder. and the ama just down graded his liver. it is my repulsive sidekick, bill shultz. he is back. he is the lib who brings the glib. adding left and the heckle and geek kill, co-host of the of "the five" and she half tabloid and all hemorrhoid, our "new york times" correspondent. good to see you, pinch. >> today art and leisure reviews a series that looks at robert ryan, a star from the golden age who helps make old hollywood great. we used to be regular rummies at the cabana club. after the a top collins we did the charleston with a couple of girls 1k3* snorted some jazz salt and ended up naked in handcuffs to a milk truck while a patty wagon took away the dames who were men in drag. it was a real hum dinger. >> was bob beckle there? >> i believe he was and i believe he provided the jazz salt and then gave it to us. it was more laxative than anything else. luckily rob had meter read. >> f

brown did amazing thing. >> what ever happened. i am sorry liz, what happened to barack obama and the liberal new york times? >> we are going to have to take a break. if you see something that shows evidence of media bias. e-mail us. up next. the media take on a feisty debate in iowa. publican presidential candidates go head-to-head in iowa and taking on the issues and taking on the press . a film about the killing of bin laden builds controversy when questions arise. what is this about? answers are next on news watch. nking with olay. ♪ there's more than a jar of olay moisturizers in every bottle of olay bodywash to leave your skin feeling soft and smooth. with olay. introducing the lightning-fast, 10-inch samsung galaxy tab. stay up to date, entertain yourself, and enrich your knowledge like you've never imagined. only at verizon. built so you can rule the air. >> you said the era of small government is over. that sounds like obama. >> she said she had a titanium spine. >> i would like to see the rest of the debate asking us instead o

brown i am like easily forgiven. i can easily forgive part. they have bailed me out for the last 10 years and this does not happen often. >> may be like two weeks ago i had a problem where we all had to get off on the fremont to richmond and righted that and then right back again, but that was the first time in a while. >> might this problem is that it is really dirty. but i still like it. >> some people have mixed feelings. we will have more on what bart is doing tonight and 6:00 p.m.. and national news, the bodies of the u.s. troops that were killed in afghanistan are back in the u.s.. president obama and top pentagon officials travel to dover air force base will to be involved in a transfer of the bodies. once their remains are identified, they will be returned to their families. 30 americans died including a navy seal they used to live in san jose. investigators said the helicopter was shot down by insurgents. the u.s. soldier accused of plotting a bomb at for a good is being how indicted. this is him in the video, he is charged with the f