salvador will be taking part in the celebration, so that will be before us next week, and i have, sadly, an im -- in memoriam for miguel, a tenants' rights advocate. i have worked with him over the years and have found him to be quite an incredible person to work with. he died in a snorkeling accident over the weekend in mexico. it was a shock to many of us, and i will read some excerpts. "san francisco tends lost an instrumental advocate, when the founder and executive director of the eviction defense collaborative and died tragically while vacationing in in in mexico with his sister. he was 46 years old. miguel brought together one dozen nonprofits and groups to fund what is now known as the defense collaborative. every day, san francisco residents who are served eviction papers get critical assistance from the defense collaborative, which helps them file their answers in court, offers attorney referrals, and largest funds to keep them house. it is an indispensable service that the city simply cannot do without, in his ingenuity and persistence has allowed us to thrive all of these 15 years

the debt ceiling fight, republicans turning what has always been a routine congressional action into an im imminent and dire crisis, pushing the country towards the brink of default. at each point along the way, the stakes get higher and higher. the fate of the unemployed, the fate of everyone who uses government services, and now the fate of global financial markets. each time this create a crisis strategy has been successful, wildly successful, each time the republicans demands have been met and with each success they are incentivized to employ the strategy again. this has become the new normal in washington, so what we get are these self-created crises every few months and ab northerly insidious means of creating public policy. joining us now, eugene robinson, msnbc contributor, great to see you, gene. >> great to be here, chris. >> am i being hyperbolic, is this something you knew and -- or is this the way the system always works? >> it has certainly escalated, chris. look, this government, our political system has always worked best with a tight deadline. things tend not to get done u

. >>> an iranian court yesterday sentenced who im prisoned american hikers to eight years in prison.ate hillary clinton issued a statement expressing dooel deep disappointment in the ruling. the two young men have been detained for two years. >>> san francisco police are seeking suspects after a series of shootings and beatings that followed saturday night's preseason game between the san francisco 49ers and the oakland raters. two young men remain in serious condition. one man was shot and another was severely beaten. both are expected to survive. >>> no two uprisings look alike. libya faces the prospect of a very different transition. retired army colonel jack jack jobs is a medal of honor recipient and a msnbc analyst. jack, what are the risks on the ground in the immediate future in libya if gadhafi is, indeed, out of power? >> chaos is one possible outcome. don't forget, this is a council that's made up a number of different interests. it's not likely that they're going to be able to govern quickly and effectively and as a result there's liable to be a lot of chaos, no control.

spending and savings and gettin this wasteful government down to size, and ime know, too, any vo my principle is the tax cuts an spending cuts. if i can change the direction of this country with biggerspending spending cuts, my vote will be a yes. i yield back.r pro temp the >> gentleman from michigan? mr. 11? just >> i just want to ask my colleague from michigan are you ready to close? cmp >> yes, i am prepared to close during its estimate of a yield myself the balance of the time.r >> three minutes remaining. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend -- without objection.nk the republicans in the house have taken this nation to a dangerous and unnecessary brank i definitely do not want or nation to default on its full faith and credit, but i also don't want the nation to defaulm on our solemn obligations as an asian come as a community to all of our citizens. that is why we need a balanced approach to keep us on an even keel as we move ahead. means mis means savings and revenue.s i repeat, this means savings any revenue. our vote today, as the ranking member on the ways and meansmember o committee, i wi

to do this but you know you really, or i really want to make sure im getting what i'm paying for and that the markets not going to drop an lower because its kind of a scary time financially as far as the real estate. >> reporter: the metro phoenix real estate market is scary for a lot of people. real estate analyst elliott pollack says economic uncertainties make even highly- qualified buyers a little leery. >> there's uncertainty in the job market, they probably saw their 401k hit, they see either the house they had or their parents owned decimated in terms of value, and they're nervous. >> reporter: real estate professor jay butler agrees. >> there's a group out there who believe that the bottom has not been reached yet and they don't want to make that commitment. i'm convinced were close to the bottom, if not at the bottom. >> if you take a look at this green line, which once again is housing prices, went way up and then came way down, housing prices have been flat for the past four to six months, which to me says were probably at the bottom. >> reporter: investors must think were pretty close. >> about 40% of homes a

serious ex-im will roll out to new generation reveals that are capable of handling these new features and ant automaker will roll out a 2013 car that is equipped with the new technology starting next year. now according to the founder of the web site the number of editors is slowly dwindling. he says it that has aged out. they got married and found better things to do with their time in update pages. wells says that this is not a crisis yet a key considers it to be very important. now new data shows that apple sales helped the company's iphone shipments to grow about 152% from the second quarter of last year compared to this year. however, low what apple year over year the growth has been strong it is samsung that stole the show. >> some good news this week in only there are some good take bills for smart phones and tablets. gabe slate gives us a look. >> through saturday at closing time target is selling the iphone for black-and-white models for $150. that is $50 off the retail price. if you trade in and iphone, we can get a new one for as little as $5 depending on which model that you have

im-- muslim immigration. >>> suing great american theme park after employees posted a photo of them labeled with a home phonic slur. the men say three years ago they turned down an offer to buy a photo of themselves holding hands on a roller coaster. later, they learned park employees had posted the the photo with the slur written on it. parable officials say they don't condone the action and the employees were dealt with appropriately. >>> peninsula fire crews are coping with a rash of thefts that is hampering their ability to fight fires. in the past few weeks, thrives have made off with the connectors on sprinkler systems at 15 businesses and apartment complexes. firefighters need the connectors to attach hoses to collect water. authorities believe the thieves are bringing the devices to metal recyclers. >>> a source of emergency in los angeles tonight. what may have caused this blast that has sent at least two people to the hospital. >>> and temperatures are about to rise in some areas. coming up next where and when you can expect a bay area warm- up. okay, kids, we can record one more show. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah.

i helped turn an at-risk school into an award winning school, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] find your program at phoenix.edu. >>> more i mazing im amazing images. keep those coming. thank you very much. we want to remind you, new jersey's governor chris christie should be joining us. we will have that press conference for you as soon as it happens. meanwhile, president obama his director of homeland security and the fema director all spoke with reporters today at the white house. >> the president was pleased with the government's response so far. presidents up a say that. talk more about the storm's response and recovery effort with retired general and cnn contribut contributor honere. should he be happy? >> the easy part. the hard work is about to happen. when you think about the millions of people without power. when you go from preparedness an evacuation to recovery, the hard work is in recovery, because the reality is, people are going to wake up the next few days. they're going it talk to their insurance company. and small businesses are going to fig aure out, insurance will raise, rent's going up. 40% of small businesses f

. >> listen on ex-im satellite channels, an online at c-span radio.org. >> the bureau of labor statisticsnnounced that the economy added one under 17,000 jobs in july, a drop in the unemployment rate slightly to 9.1% predicted the agency testifies about the report before the joint economic committee on capitol hill. this runs about 55 minutes.

caller: it is really having an effect on me because i get disability and im not working. it is hard to even tnk about how people could just play with our lives like this. host: who is playing with your life? caller: the politicians. host: what you want them to do? caller: want them to come together and work with the president, give them that opportunity to do his job. work with him to help him regulate this economy. it is all about working together. host: diane, what is your field from your does a benefit to the benefits -- your disability benefits? caller: my medicine, i cannot even afford to pay for my medicine. i a a diabetic. i had triple bypass surgery. i take all types of medication. and i cannot afford to keep my insulin. this is really taking a toll on my life personally. and i know it is hurting other people in my situation. host: die and calling in on the under $50,000 line. from maryland, how was this impacting your and its decisions? caller: [unintelligible] they want to make obama [unintelligible] host: abraham, where you putting your money? caller: [unintell

an outcome for the country in a way that republicans believe best. i'm not going to pay a lot of attention to anybody else puts on. i am only responsible for my three. im going to make sure they are serious, constructive people with the same vision for the future of america that i do and most of my party members doi. but you could get jim demint, a member of the tea party caucus here, a small caucus here. but he's a serious man, whether you agree with him or not, he's a serious man about his vision, about his passion. but he probably won't be on a committee i. i wouldn't rule anybody in or out. i am only going to consider those who want to be on the committee. we will have an announcement soon about who they are. senator demint is a very effective senator, an outstanding spokesman for his point of view. anybody who wants to be on this committee will be considered. i have a completely open mind about who outto be on t. but i am moving soon because the committee has to get going. >> some senators have enough intention to retire. if you put them on the committee, they won't be beholden to anybody. that might be an idea. does that enter into your calculati

an event calling on people to pray for the country. and then he offered prayer for the president. >> we pray for our president that you guard his family and imart your wisdom upon him. more than 1,000 churches across the country broadcasted the event. >>> and from prayer to protest, some people who are against rick perry's policies made their voices heard at the state capitol in texas. they said that perry is bad for texas, they point to the multi- million dollars budget short fall and cuts to the education budget. >>> warren jeffs niece and nephew cried and testified about being sexually assaulted by their uncle. he faces life in prison. >>> the group known as anonymous hacked into law enforcement websites. and those they have stolen lot -- lots of sensitive information. >>> hackers are able to pick up private upon calls and emails and credit card numbers from the air -- private phone calms and emails and credit cards from the air. >> we can be the strongest signal. it's a fight what the cell tower cannot win. >> they built the plane for 6,000 dollars and put it together at home. they are raising awareness about the need to protect yourself

an reelected. government, very frequently d most likely, will reflect the attitude of the people. that is why im interested in changing the attitudes and understanding of the role of government. what should the role of government be? should it be to police the world and finance a welfare entitlement system, or should it be as the founders wanted and our constitution dictates tha the purpose of the constitution is to protect your personal liberty? [applause] liberty comes up to us in a national -- natural way. you should have the right to life and liberty. you ought to have the right to keep your own money. [applause] that would solve a lot of our problems. e other goal in my effort to spread the message o liberty is that to have an understanding of liberty, we have to get this splitting up of what freedom is about into two branches. one says you can live your life as you please, which sounds like a good idea to me. the other says we want to run your life but allow you to spend your money as you please. what would be so bad to have a country that says you can live your life you please, run your l

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