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when he bought it four years ago, andrew inherited 14 part-time employees. he skbrus recently hired his 100th full-timer. and it's not just the number of jobs that andrew loves. it's who's getting them. he says in a decade of restaurant ownership, he can't recall a single job applicant checking yes when asked if they had been con vingted of a crime. but when he took over rubico notary public. >> every single application that had box checkend. they had been convicted of a crime. we dependent have a choice. we had to choose among the applications that we had. we needed to hire people that week. >> they turned out to be, andrew said, some of the best employees he's ever had. david johnson has spent the last 17 years in and out of jail but now has a home at rubicon. he's out to prove andrew didn't make a mistake in hiring him. >> because i look real bad on paper, but if you come and talk to me and see me and look how i work, you'd love me. >> there are a few employees that i see that i know have been there for years and years. i see them with smile oons their fa

that's mark and andrew? >> mm-hmm.arfully] in happier times. >> they lost a son and brother and will forever carry the shame of the madoff name. >> what he did to me, to my brother, and to my family is unforgivable. what he did to thousands of other people, destroyed their lives, i'll never understand it. and i'll never forgive him for it. and i'll never speak to him again. >> in june 2012, bernie madoff's younger brother peter pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and falsifying books and records of an investment advisor. as part of his plea bargain, peter madoff agreed to a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and the criminal forfeiture of all his real and personal property. at the time of peter madoff's plea deal, neither andrew madoff nor his mother ruth had been charged with any crimes. [ticking] coming up, cheating on the s.a.t. >> a lot of times i would actually--i would actually even induce a bidding war between two potential clients, have them, like, fight against each other for who was gonna pay me more.

andrew to help find a buyer for the failing bakery. he couldn't. what andrew could do though was see past the bottom line. judge, i really fell in love with that mission. against all my better judgments, decided to buy it. >> using his about is degree, financial background and food service experience, andrew turned the bakery around. when he bought rubicon four years ago, andrew inherited 14 part-time employees. he just recently hired his 100th full-timer. it's not just the number of jobs andrew loves. it's who is getting them. he says in a deck of restaurant ownership, he can't recall a single job applicant checking yes when asked if convicted of a crime. when he took over rubicon -- >> every single application had that box checked that they had been convicted of a crime. i realized at that point, we didn't have a choice. we had to choose among the applications we had. we needed to hire people that week. >> they turned out to be some of the best employees he's ever had. david johnson spent the last 17 years in and out of jail, but now

. >>> andrew? >> hey, sue. it is quadruple witching day on wall street and expiration date for stock, option, and futures. you've got to be watching for a lot of volatility today between now and the close. right now take a look at what is going on at the dow. up 9267. s&p up 1250. and nasdaq, a nice little run there. up over 1%. we have our good friend bob pisani right here who can take it away and tell us what's really going on. >> andrew, in terms of technical analysis, if you believe in technical analysis, it really doesn't get any better than this. put up the full screen. not only are we at historic highs. number one. very important technical indicator. number two, strong all week. 3-1, 5-1, advancing on declines. volume has been heavy. all factor into various components of technical analysis. what else can i say? in terms of what sectors are moving, high beta names moving. home building stocks, biotech, airlines. even the sop and that is oil and natural gas. all have been big movers throughout the year. th

that's just me. >> gangs weren't a problem for andrew huff. anger was. >> it's like when you're building up stress, it's like a bomb exploding. as soon as somebody gets you to a point, you explode. i fall down in tears and realize what you done was wrong. >> we don't ever want to send somebody back into the community that we don't feel can be successful. that's the ultimate goal. sometimes we're successful, and other times we just fail. >> andrew, are you ready? >> yeah. i'm nervous. >> you're nervous? >> why don't you go ahead and talk to us about why you're in prison. >> i'm here for arson, breaking and entering, theft, and resisting arrest and probation violation. >> relax, okay? >> what we're doing here today is all about you. you said that you have anger issues that boil up inside of you. and that's what happened. that's what happened in the community. that's why you set a fire. that's why you threatened those girls. you need to convince us that you have got a handle on that and you understand what it is that boils up inside of you and ca

andrew harrison for two more. >> greg: that's good possession. just as we talked about doing a better job on the defensive glass, offensive rebound there creates that second chance opportunity. >> jim: he's got 13. young is going to be called for this one. thursday on cbs bang in the new year with tv's number one comedy. >> the big bang theory" thursday at 8:00, 7:00 central only cbs. two fouls on young. hancock off the back of the rim. kentucky by one at the midway point of the second half. young on the baseline, jumper. underneath jones coming out with it. >> greg: how about the rebound by chris jones. he moved dakari out of the way there to get that defensive rebound. >> jim: putback, too strong by behanan, poythress clears for kentucky. the drive is going to be a charge called. >> greg: good job of moving his feet, hancock, sliding over. he establishes the position before harrison leaves his feet which is another point of emphasis by the officials this season. >> jim: andrew harrison sits down with three fouls. jones, he is called for -- >> g

his best selling biography of andrew jackson, "american lion," earned him a pulitzer prize. as executive vice president of random house john, as you might expect, is involved in the creation and publication of fascinating books that top the most interesting and influential reading lists. his passion for learning, discovery, his exper or tease and his engagement in the literary world also benefit the university greatly by making it possible for us to bring exciting events to nashville like this talk based on the letters of arthur schlessinger jr. i am proud to have john as my partner in this year's lecture series. tonight he has invited stephen and andrew schlessinger to share with us the labor of love involved in reviewing approximately 35,000 letters written by their father, the late, great arthur schlessinger jr., to create this remarkable book. we're also pleased to welcome tom brokaw back to campus. [applause] tom was honored when he delivered an inspiring talk to our graduating seniors in 2012, and we are thrilled to have him back on campus for this exciting and interes

andrew wilson. he stays with us.coming up, how these artists are turning technology to boost live performances. keep it right here. we are "on the move." ♪ >> i am francine lacqua. " on is "on the move, bloomberg.com. andrew wilson is the ceo of asset management. thank you for sticking around. we talked about the macro environment as we go into 2014. we talked about the you as a europe -- the u.s. and europe and u.k. they tell you about how markets are reacting? >> we are fortunate. we have seen inflows into certain bonds. from bloomberg is talking about the strategic and, font. that category has seen significant inflows. around $100 billion across was up inflows into bonds. it has flowed into bond funds. that number was higher in the middle of the year. tapering, it comes from emerging markets. big inflows into the equity bonds. the inflows, the other extreme dynamic is we have seen outflows from emergent markets. we are seeing inflows into emerging markets equities. not as large, but the mining going into equities.

i would say so. >> andrews is back for the premiere of "saving mr.poppins book and was all too loathe to give her creation up to celluloid. >> they do not leave themselves to chirping and prancing. >> reporter: tom hanks is walt does nechlt t disney. first time he has been portrayed on film. >> reporter: does neap wisney w desperate to bring it to the screen. for two weeks. >> sin in the seat of a trickster, fraud, sneak. >> the office was right here. saving mr. banks was shot on the disney lot, barely changes all those years. being a vicious, nasty, cynical old brit. even i am getting a little bit wet around the, the, the armpits. ha-ha. >> reporter: the movie made by the company that still bears walt's name. shot here under the disney brass. >> worried that you would screw it up. i was playing somebody that didn't care. a man who had everything. meeting a woman, tom hanks describes as an old bat. i would be honored if you would take a ride on jingles. mrs. disney's favorite horse. >> no thank you. i'm hap to watch. >> walt was confused by it. he wa

andrew is joined by a special guest. andrew? >> hey, becky, thank you.have the entrepreneurs, the reason i'm dressed in these clothes. mickey drexler is here from j. crew. you've done all sorts of things with the gap. i don't need to talk about your history. you know the consumer better than just about anybody. one of the things we're trying to gauge is the state of the consumer. what's really going on? >> if you think you know the consumer better than anyone, you're in trouble. we keep a close watch, you spend time in stores. i think the consumer is -- the most difficult part of our job is getting the product right and figuring out when the consumer's going to like it or not like it. >> but it just, in terms of this holiday season, are you surprised? more confident, less confident than before? >> i've lived through a lot of holiday seasons, and you can predict that 2014 would be more promotional than 2013 if that's possible. i've lived through it. starting on black friday through christmas day, it's sale after sale after sale. and for us, it's product a

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. less than two weeks of christmas shopping left. how will this impact the retail sales? we have a lineup ready to answer that question. we have steve tanger, brendan hoffman, mipdy grossman. they're going to tell us if golf equipment sales are making the cut this season. >>> our top story this morning is instead of embracing the taper, the markets are showing signs of fear. investors are locking in profits before the end of the year, as well. the dow falling another 100 points to close at a one-month low yesterday. right now, the index is on pace for its worst week since august. the s&p 500 had its worst three-day losing streak in nearly four months. that index is down nearly 2% in the last three sessions, closing yesterday at 1775. the s&p 500 is up about 27% year-to-date. we are going to talk more about the fed markets. that's coming up at 8:30 eastern time. the producer price index for november will be released at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. congress are expecting a reading that shows a

joe, andrew and michelle are here for the duration.ts, bond yields and the stocks, it's a holiday special right here on "squawk box." we'll start off with shopping, online and in stores. jerry storch will here to discuss retail wars. then we'll move on to companies you should invest in. saira malik is here with a stock position. we brought in two experts. you're not seeing double, they'll tackle the debt threat, the season is nearing. but we'll keep them civil, no snaring and sneering. you have no need to worry. durable goods for november are out at 8:30, for business news, data and market solutions, stick with us on "squawk box," accept no substitutions. by the end of the show, we may all fall apart, but it's time for this christmas eve "squawk box" to start. >> i think that was very well done. why are you looking at me? >> because you said you're going to cry. >> i thought it was very well done. >> it was well done. >> it wasn't sad. >> i know, but it was so -- it was so joyous and emotionally -- >> cute. >> it was good. >> the fire

let's try this again, andrew. get a shot -- this is what we've resorted to for you, andrew.uintilliano. i apologize for botching your name. >> we'll do that from now on. >> from now, it should be spelled out. go back to that, that was just wrong. look at that, pam quintilliano. >> can we do that for all the names? >> we've got to do something. >> we're going to get back to ken langone. i have a question for you, sir. you gave -- it was a fascinating conversation. a lot of e-mails -- >> i asked him a question. >> no, and i think what was so special about it, you really did represent the way so many americans feel. now, i'm going to ask you a question about the way americans feel on a completely different topic. there's an article today in the times about hospitals in new york. >> right. >> the cost of hospitals in new york -- >> right. >> you are on the board of nyu. >> yes, sir. >> there's the langone medical center. >> yes, sir. >> okay. of all of the hospitals i could go to for a knee replacement surgery, for example, in the entire state of new york, the most expensive pla

. >> reporter: wyatt andrews on the message one daughter left as we near the 25th anniversary of theattack that shocked the world. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. breaking news tonight from london. part of a theater has collapsed as hundreds of people were watching a play. the police say dozens have been hurt and some of those injuries are serious. charlie d'agata is on the scene. charlie? >> reporter: scott, the very latest from the london ambulance services tonight, more than 80 people have been wounded, a handful of those seriously wounded. they've been take on the the hospital. several people were trapped inside when the ceiling collapsed. we understand from authorities that they have since been rescued. part of the ceiling collapsed in the middle of a performance of blockbuster play packed with over 700 theater goers. >> a loud bang, i don't think it was an explosion and the ceiling came down. a lot of dust, chandelier, wood and all that sort of stuff. >> reporter: many said they thought the loud noises were

jelani andrews. >> that's right. come in the other room. >> why you do that, pro? laughter ] >> i'm tired, bro. >> he's really cool. like, i respect him. he's not a judgmental person at all. he's my best friend. >> i don't know. just woke up. >> why didn't you wake me up? did you touch my feet again? >> yeah. >> i've known shaquille since seventh grade. >> he cool as hell. i'm proud to say that my gay best friend. >> he's nearing the end of a sentence for marijuana and carriage a concealed weapon. >> that when they have balls. >> dude's like, i got strap for sale. want to buy it? what kind of strap? >> a 40. it was like the most beautifulest gun i've seen in my life. >> the gun might have been beautiful, but it was hot. >> the dea agent said did you see what you had done? what you talking about? yes, you did. i didn't get in trouble because i never shot the gun. didn't scratch the serial numbers off and all the original hallow tips was in the clip. nothing in the chamber. >> if he done any of those things, andrews could have faced a stiff sentence in federal prison

penelope andrews i want to start with you. if i can frame it personally first tell us what nelson mandela meant to you growing newspaper south africa, how did you see him? >> well, for me growing up in south africa, certainly nelson mandela was a in many ways a mythical figure. but he also became a sim symbol of what south africa was to become. an mandela has always represented for me as a lawyer, a profound commitment to the rule of law, to constitutionalism and the possibilities of law to change people's lives. and i think he means that to me as a lawyer but also to the vast, large number of people who have looked at south africa's transmission-- transition an seen what the constitution has been able to do, despite the limitations because of poverty and economic inequality that still persists in the country. >> brown: mzamo man gal iso let me ask you the same question, a kind of mythical question but also a man, a fighter, a politician. >> yes, in fact growing up in south africa i'm a product of miners and grew up in the tow

ross. >> good morning, andrew. good to see you. after the gains yesterday, a little softer today for european equity markets. decliners outpacing advancers by around about six to three. the ftse yesterday was up some 82 points after being down the previous week. so today we're down 23 points. not big losses, just down 0.3% at the moment. along with the xetra dax. we had the latest print of inflation today out of the uk. came in weaker. the annual rate of cpi, 2.1%. but inflation hasn't been a real issue with the bank of england. the economy is doing better. they have revised up their growth forecast as we know. and there is a sense that the market doesn't necessarily believe their forward guidance at the moment. but still, not too bad. it may take some pressure over household incomes that have been strapped a little bit on the cost of living crisis. the cac 40 is do you know 0.8%. the ftse mib is currently off 0.3%. let's break that down into sectors for you. yesterday, there were no sectors that were down. today, there are only th

for more on that, let's welcome andrew goldberg. talk to me first of all about your favorite flavor 2014. >> my favorite flavor 2014 would actually be -- you have to rotate from some of the more defensive parts of the equity market into the more cyclical. one of the things we like to keep track of is the number of countries who have a pmi above 50. that is new highs. the cyclical upturn in the economy is taking hold. it is time to start rotating from those more expensive higher-yielding names into the more cyclical sectors. >> this is more u.s.? valuations here in europe seem ready attractive compared to the united states. >> broadly speaking, if you look at the index level, they are not as cheap as you would like to see. there are pockets of the value that i think can be exploited in europe. that is the key. it sounds like a self-serving thing to say but it is absolutely true. now that correlations have come down, it is much more about being selective. not everybody will get it right, but if you think you are going to play europe w

andrew simmons joins us live from the capitol of bangui. there is a struggle in maintaining order, are we any clearer as to what actually happened on monday? >> reporter: on monday morning it was the peacekeeping force that was involved in a riot situation. what happens was this. a civilian brought out a handgun and open fired at christian protesters. then he was lynched. he died from his injuries. then the peace keepers arrived and open fired into the air, and it was chaos. the french had to back up the peace keepers, forcin four inju, three of them serious. and there was a congolese peace keeper who was hacked to death. on top of this the french are facing serious problems after they shot three people. >> this is a scene of patrols in a mainly christian district. they shot three men dead. the french came under fire themselves in an area where there had been sectarian killing. here they tried to secure the area backed up by a helicopter. they decided to withdraw for a short while and then return. minutes later seleka fire started spreading

but i should note arthur had a keen appreciation for andrew jackson and jack daniel's. as is also appreciated arthur did not believe white wine was done to the day given the difficulties of the afternoon. he is the author of terror across and teeeighteen that co-editor of his father's struggle. his films won two emmys serving as the world director of the policy is to share am publisher of the journal of a speech writer and foreign policy adviser for'' well also the author of factive creation that received the harry s. truman book award. our friend tom brokaw will play a key role in this discussion in the future of liberalism. his career of one of the great american and light weight gretzky. [laughter] >> i can stand on skates but that is if. [laughter] >> he said he always skated to where the couple was going to be but tom brokaw had done that from generation to generation. he was as anchor and managing editor of "nbc nightly news." killed the man in the history of nbc to host the "today show" the night of the news did meet the press which is the york media circles that

there is no getting around part of of this is andrew wk's part. some kid partied too hard. >> you can study while you party. >> this is on you. >> i take some pride in that. >> my music has paid off in someway. >> this was sent in by an e-mail. all harvard has to do is adjust their spam settings so there are all of the bogus bomb threats. >> why didn't i think of that? >> coming up, a story for you, debbie. but first, why is google interested in the military robot? and can you have sex with dead robots? >>> they are buying lots of bots. on friday, a day of the week, google confirmed it bought a company that designs robots for the pentagon. that's not the shape. boston dynamic stz maker of metal machines with names like big dog and wild cat and atlas. look at that. wow. anyway, i don't know. >> you are aroused right now. >> there is something about this. this is cheetah -- no, it is not? anyway, cheetah holds the land speed record for fastest robot at 29 meals per hour. looks like two men. >> it does look like two men. >> i love the fact you made -

and andrew g. biggs is a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute. he served as the principal deputy commissioner of the social security administration under george w. bush. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: steven kreisberg, to you first. the basic question here i think is should public employees who have done their time working for the government, are now retired, be subject to any kind of cuts when the city or the state they work for is facing terrible fiscal crisis, and an underfunded pension fund? >> well, the underfunding of these pension funds has nothing to do with the workers. the workers, as you have said, have served their city. they put in their time. they've done the services that they've been paid to provide. the pension is a form of deferred compensation. so typically when people do the service, they get paid. you know, becoming a deadbeat on a pension as the city of detroit is proposing to do is not consistent with the values, i think, of just about anybody in america. so it's really not a case where the workers who are

andrew, cory. thank you for joining us. appreciate it. >>> now to the government's push to get kids to eat healthier. there's a problem. out of $5.4 million spent on fresh fruits and vegetables in schools, two-thirds of it winds up in the trash each day. now, a new study published in the journal of human resources finds giving kids a small reward a financial reward, increases fruit and veggie come sewagesz consumings 80%. a nickel to a quarter to eat each portion. mom stephanie weiss thinks it's a good idea. mom liz stearn thinks it's ridiculous. liz, what's wrong with a little financial encouragement if that's what it takes to make the kids eat veg zales what is wrong with a little financial investment to eat vegetables a wrong. it's bribing -- bribery. parents should feed children healthy fruits and vegetables so when they get to a certain age -- >> look. i know kids. they -- no, i'm not eating brussels sprouts. if you offered them a nickel -- a dollar. you offer a dollar to eat that sprout. most of them would and that's

thank you very much indeed and correspondent andrew simmons in central african republic.ing up, in the news hour we had to a refugee camp in chad home of christians and muslim whose fled the war and andrew is reporting on that. and in force again and tens of thousands new crane demand resignation again of the president. and japan says happy birthday as the emperor turns 80. and we will report on one of the great stays in test history ended with the home crowd booing. ♪ a member of the russian punk band pussy-rat had been released from jail from putin and had two years in jail for hooliganism at the main cathedral and speaking soon after the 24-year-old wants to pursue a career in human rights. >> translator: the president had received an order and that is why i was brought here. now i would like to meet human rights activists and deal with the issue of prison. i would like to engage in human rights activity. >> reporter: and peter sharp is live from moscow and i'm sure it wasn't easy for them, peter, any idea how they found their time in jail? >> i think maria had a parti

andrew johnson, who succeeded abraham lincoln, was impeached.

listenersremind your that this tradition of big bank- hobia goes back to andrew jackson. they have helped our economy grow. this is the 100th anniversary of the fed. i want to thank mr. bernanke for giving us the lowest inflation rates in u.s. history as well as preventing great depression

us,ames andrew miller with where is the creative market in billionaires? at entertainment, you look at espn. >> is beyonce a billionaire? >> she is not even close. most entertainers make money off and royalties. to actually become a billionaire, to own stake in something is huge and beyonce is not there yet. >> who is the closest to be a billionaire? >> people like larry david. >> are they doing new stuff? >> larry david said he was going to go on welfare. he could not get a sketch on the air on saturday night live and was thinking about going on welfare and that money his syndication checks was $460 million. >> the bitterness is there. billionaires here on bloomberg, look for that at bloomberg.com. >> a quick data check, not a lot of movement before the final day of trading begins. the bond market closes at 2 p.m.. the equity market continues at full day, closing at 4 p.m. >> good morning, everyone. on bloomberg surveillance on bloomberg television, bloomberg radio, streaming on your tablet. bloomberg television is now on apple tv as well pit that is new

that incomes in many working households kaante even cover the essentials this is a food bank that andrew had to turn to our three told his local doctor that he couldn't afford to eat now it says here that hunger isn't just a third world problem and the figures confirm it this year between the months of april and december half a million people had to turn to food banks for emergency supplies that's almost double the figure from last year this winter the british red cross started collecting food aid to help the u.k.'s hungry for the first time since the second world war as a humanitarian organization we were more or more concerned about people suffering from food poverty with and also says that we were seeing more and more people presenting with issues around food and knocking off too late we have made cuts too deep too far and they are now having very very serious social consequences but at the moment things show every side of continuing to get worse not getting better in time we get a tour of andrew's local food bank we see volunteers delivering bags as well as clients turning up for eme

>> very sanguine, andrew. leader mcconnell in the senate really said it very eloquently when he said there's no education in the second kick of the mule. and republicans have, you know, have taken a big hippocratic oath. and meanwhile, i'm sure you've noticed, we've taken to suspending rather than extending debt ceilings anyway. so there could be a week or two where even democrats seem open to the idea of removing the individual mandate because obamacare's problems continue. you're really not going to have a suspension of the debt ceiling in say march. >> what are the chances we get tax reform? any chance in 2014? >> i think all of my clients would love to see it and i think they'd hate to hear me say this. it's something close to zero. it is not -- there's not a high likelihood because you have a hard time finding enough winners across the political spectrum to get tax reform done. it's really hard to know. >> chuck, you in the same place? >> i'd totally agree. i'd also say that tax reform can be a mixed bag.

welcome back to the show as always andrew. > >thank you.r having me. > >now, we did have these billionaire hedge funds moving stocks around. it was very difficult for the average trader or even the average investor. but you found some ways to out maneuver the hedge fund guys. what have you been doing? > >basically i watch something called unusual option activity. every single stock has how many options it trades in a day. when calls are bought they are bought for one of two reasons---speculation or a hedge. i try to combine the chart in my proprietary trading plan to make sure i want to take speculative bets and it's been working out great this year. > >do you think it will continue into next year with these hedge fund guys? > >absolutely. let's be honest, the hedge fund guys know more than us, they're smarter than us, they have a team full of analysts with their mba's from chicago, northwestern, kellogg. so they have more information and knowledge than us. why trade the stock and get 10% return on the stock when you can trade the option an

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrew. well, back east where you are it's still a spring morning. it's 60 in central park. yesterday 70 was a record or 71. that's only the ninth day you've hit 70 in new york city since 1871. now this cold front's going to come through the northeast. we have rain from the northeast. atlanta has had soaking rain since yesterday. there will be some flight delays again today. out here in the midwest, it's winter as usual. we had a record snowfall yesterday here in milwaukee of 8 inches. all of this area will have a guaranteed white christmas. cold air comes in. temperatures in the big cities will drop into the 40s and a late start for the entire country. the only spot that will stay relatively mild will be south florida for christmas day. few showers in miami. temperatures 75 to 80. amazing highs over the weekend. augusta, georgia, all-time december high of 83. we also had tornadoes, we had flooding and those two combined unfortunately led to at least eight fatalities so thousands without powe

it was a huge operation. >> andrew, we have to wrap up.was a piece written this week, "obama fails to deliver long-overdue apology to mandela yuriko >> he did. it would be nice if there was ofe acknowledgment of how the relationship that helped sustain apartheid for all those years -- i mean, i don't think it would have existed or survived with such force, let alone having sending mandela to jail, if it had had such thoroughgoing support from washington. >> andrew cockburn, thank you for being with us. president obama has continually talked about the inspiration nelson mandela was in his own life. andrew cockburn, washington editor for "harpers magazine." his latest piece on john kerry and u.s. foreign policy, which we hope to talk to about any future time, "secretary of nothing." democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!]

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andrew starting with you, what do you glean here? in mergers and acquisitions but who will get the bonuses this year? >> it will probably be the ipo guys and traders on the equity tied side. i have a problem with the compensation treasure. when times are good like they were this past year or this year i should say, wall street executives, wall street employees, demand outsized massive large bonuses but when times are bad like 2008, they come to the taxpayer, hat in hand, and say gee, we need $800 billion bailout. you know, when you're gambling with other people's money whens times are good you want your big share but times are bad, you say taxpayer bail us out. >> are you surprised the model hasn't changed more? >> i think it's important as an incentive to keep people performing well. i think that would be the bank's argument, although they have in recent years shifted much of the compensation from cash into stocks so people really are kind of -- have to be committed to working at their companies for three and four years because they

i got the impression that was what andrew was doing. we kidnapped the girl in charge. she got hysterical and started saying things, you know, i'll do this. i'll do that. don't you all hurt me. we told her just be quiet and we're going to let you go. she just kept pushing the issue. whatever you all want me to do i'll do. and that's how it started. so after that we start using the technique. we're going to let you go when you do this. i didn't see that as rape. but i do now. but i wasn't conscious of it then, you know. >> andrew did present himself as this soft spoken gentlemanly type of guy. but there was something to me quite chilling about him. what i would love to have done is have that woman present and hear her account of what had happened. >> i just have a bad temper. i'm not violent. i don't go out and do things. i mean, just go like -- some guys go out and start fights. i don't start no fights. if you just aggravate me or do something to me you don't have any business doing, i'm going to respond and that response is going to be with violence. one guy shot at me

sick on top of diabetes he has a heart condition and emphysema is part of the benefits shake up andrew's disability living allowance was taken away because the government deemed him fit to work living on his partner's wage alone has pushed their budget over the brink over the past eighteen months they've had to turn to their local food bank six times stereotype of who goes hungry is changing rising inflation and energy prices coupled with stagnant wages means that incomes in many working households kaante even cover the essentials this is the food bank that andrew had to turn to after he told his local doctor that he couldn't afford to eat now it says here that hunger isn't just a third world problem and the figures confirm it this year between the months of april and december half a million people had to turn to food banks for emergency supplies that's almost double the figure from last year this winter the british red cross started collecting food aid to help the u.k.'s hungry for the first time since the second world war as a humanitarian organization we were more or more concerned ab

andrew we appreciate that thank you very much and thanks to your guests, andrew simmons there.e in turkey detained the sons of three senior politicians as part of a bribery investigation. 18 other people taken into custody during raids in estambul and searched the health bank in the capitol ankra and we are live from estambul and two questions and the first is who are they and how are they related to senior politicians? >> well, the three sons of senior cabinet ministers as you mentioned, this fact alone has eyebrows raised right across the country and it's not any old cabinet minister either, it's the son of the minister of the interior, that is to say the man in charge of internal security in turkey, it's the son of the minister of city planning and the environment and it's also the son of the minister of the economy. if i tell you that now there has been no charges laid and these are the tensions, police detentions pending questioning but the subject matter they wish to discuss is bribery as you mentioned in association with state tenders and when i tell you some other arres

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played by andrew garfield on the social network for those who don't know it's true fact. also songwriter and social i did nice rich and twenty year old. friend denise rich yes close friend of the girl in fact i don't like her husband i believe was it harder to have your ex-husband. help with the fact that he got it all over the papers today so it is about getting. another one or a letter she ditched her passport last year as well all of these people are going to be there all over the place do you think there should be new laws put onto the books to prevent this matter. because what with we can't force people to stay in the united states i mean if you're going to put any sort of measure on the books maybe something like a financial transaction tax something that gets money from people before they hit the road but even that i think is really controversial the details that have to be worked out a lot of people are saying we just need to make the tax code less complex and they're right if you look at the tax code it's ridiculous there's no way i could ever do my taxes on my o