turning us leader will be bob bauer, the general counsel for the democratic national committee. all four of these gentlemen have been crucial players on campaign finance law for decades, literally. we will have each of them start with opening remarks, about seven minutes to play at where they stand on the case, and then we will have some questions and then go to the audience. we will talk a little bit about the history of the provision in the history of the case, which he started in his challenge to be able to sell -- to offer hillary the movie on video on demand. >> thank you. my job is to tell you how we got here from there. many of the things that i will discuss, i have been involved in. i was one of all lawyers challenging mccain find gold and mcconnell versus fcc, represented 26 clients in that. i was lead counsel for i took a big whack at the electioneering communication corporate provision the supreme court had upheld in mcconnell. that i was counsel for citizens united in the lower court, and in the pleadings that got the case accepted by the united states supreme court.

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best computer expert -- and she is a computer expert who works at the fbi, and i, of course, am jack bauer'sand woman, and we have a lot of jargon that we have to say to each other, like, "authenticate the right node data, so we can stop the sentox nerve gas from coming." >> right. [ laughter ] >> "and get it to jack right away." and, you know, it's hard to say that without laughing, so if you look at our eye lines on the show, you might notice that she's looking at my right eyebrow, and i'm looking at her lower lip to keep from laughing. but then we sort of butt heads. we are rivals. we do fight with each other, like, in the next few episodes. >> oh, you do? >> yeah. >> but not in downtown. >> no. and that -- i mean, it's hard to fight with her 'cause i know her so well, so i had to take a bunch of acting classes and get really -- i did get really method because i have to be really focused and be hating on her, so i'm so method that i hate her in real life just to stay in character. [ laughter ] in fact, janeane, if you're watching this right now, you can eat it. >> yeah, that's right. [ ch

they are cindy hickey, the mother of shane bauer. laura shourd, the mother of sara shourd.ra fattal, the mother of josh fattal. it's been seven weeks. how are you holding up? >> very much a rollercoaster. i've been emotional. we want our kids back. >> sure you do. nora? >> it just feels like sarah's a million miles away. our life's on hold. we can't wait until they start again. >> you feel it's on hold until -- >> yeah. until they're back. >> until they're back. cindy? >> i'm thinking, are they being fed? do they have a shower? are they sleeping? i'm thinking what is his daily life like? what is his well being? >> i'm sorry. you have written this letter to president ahmadinejad. and delivering it to the iranian mission at the u.n. and i want to read, in part, what you said. mr. president, of course, referring to ahmadinejad. we implore you to bring shane, sarah and josh, with you when you visit our country next week, when you address the general assembly of the united nations. nothing would delight us more than to embrace our children. and to express to you personally our g

those three americans are these three, josh if a tall, sarah shourd and shane bauer. their families say it was accidental. iran is holding them on charges of illegal entry. in a letter to their president, ahmadinejad, their mother says, and i quote: shepard: president ahmadinejad comes to new york next thursday as iran prepares for nuclear talks with six world powers. an attack on the new york city subway system. the fear is they may have had one in the works. fear but no concrete evidence just yet. new details tonight on the terror raids here and in colorado and a man we're told investigators suspect may have links to al qaeda. that man is -- -- that man's attorney says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. he is being questioned for a second time tonight. the feds have searched his apartment and home of his aunt and uncle. the attorney says the feds are interested in zazi because he spent last weekend in new york. remember, this all began with a series of raids in the buro of queens on monday. they believe the colorado man may be involved in the potential plo

i don't like to see lieutenant governor andre bauer step in. earlier this week with a local talk show host here and a number of people said that when they called in. that's an issue. the other issue is the lieutenant governor is considering a run for governor next year. so other folks who are in some form of authority here who are running for governor are concerned about what that might do to their chances. >> chris cillizza, you watch every state's politics. south carolina is more interesting than most lately, given congressman wilson last night, governor sanford today. what does this do, if anything, to the republican party nationally? >> you know, this sanford thing i think has done some level of damage over time, simply because it's distracted people from other things that the republican party would like to be talking about, most notably health care. joe wilson's comments, again, i think feed into that same theme, mike. the last 24 hours, and my guess would be the next 24 or maybe the next 48, at least, are going to be dominated by talk abo

last month, lieutenant governor, andre bauer, also a republican, asked the governor to resign. sanford remains steadfast and says he plans to finish his final 16 months in office. >>> in a daring early morning raid, commandoes captured a times reporter captured by the taliban. he was freed by british come man dose but his afghan interpreter, a father of two, and a british commando, were killed. farrell was working on a story about nato air strikes on two fuel tankers on the area last week that killed dozens, including civilians. >>> investigators say a bone fragment found in a yard near philip garrido's home is probably human. remember philip garrido, accused of kidnapping and raping jaycee due guard? that bone fragment recovered from the backyard of the home next to the suspected kidnapper's house. nancy and philip garrido are accused of kidnapping doug guard and holding her captive 18 years. george lewis is in antioch, california. it seems like there is still room for interpret here. why are they saying probably human but let's not jump to conclusions? >> well, here's the dea

would say does serve the first amendment doctrine. >> thank you, later we've gotten word that bob bauerually on his way. so i'm going to stall for a minute on those who are defending the pvision, and ask both jim and larry to address just directly the idea of the wealth that could be unleashed in elections in 2010, 2012, if the supreme court does strike down this provision in reverse austin. i think everybody knows that people like senators mccain and feingold have talked about the special nature of corporations, that they have been artificial distinction, they are not persons and individual people who should be deciding election. do you want to address that first, and then larry? >> the argument they're making out is completely novel, so while they rely upon stare decisis and a long history and yak, yak, yak, their actual argument is completely new. that is, austin was based on the idea and you are alluding to that, that because of the corporate form and the ability of corporations to amass great wealth, that their participation in our electoral process would be distorted by their mere

we are joined now by shane bauer's mother, cindy hickey and his sister, nicole lind skrom and sarah shourd's cousin patrick sandies. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> cindy, if i could ask you first, as you heard from andrea, tensions between the u.s. and iran have escalated. how concerned does that make you about your son being brought back home along with the other two hikers? >> i really feel like their situation is a humanitarian issue, and we've also been very heartened and been given hope by the iranian president stating that seek or try to push for maximum leniency. >> let me ask you about that heightened hope that you have. i'll ask you, nicole. this is a man -- ahmadinejad is a man who has proven himself untrustworthy, at least in the political and diplomatic arena, so why do you have confidence that when he says that he will push for leniency for the three hikers that he means ñoit? >> i think that because he's a father, he understands what we're going through. >> and that will be enough, you think, for him to try to get the three home? >> absolutely. we

about americans who are in custody here in iran, specifically the parents of three young hikers, shane bauer, sara shood and joshua fatale. you knew about their case. are asking for compassion. in a letter to you, they are going to be asking for you to bring their children on your plane to the united states as a humanitarian gesture. would you consider this? >> translator: well, i'm not happy that they have been arrested. but these individuals had violated our borders. and in accordance with the laws, they need to be punished. but i ask you, five iranian diplomats for two years now, well, they were -- they were in prison by u.s. troops. they had not violated the law. they were going about their diplomatic business and life in erbil in iraq. u.s. troops in iraq, without any documentation, arrested them. the u.s. government, is it going to strike a humanitarian posture by releasing them? will it release them? of course. under an equal condition, we are ready to engage in reciprocal action. the family of the u.s. citizens which are in prison here in iran, i sympathize with them. they need to kn

. >> joy bauer is with us now for the big reveal.g rosemarie out, let's take one more look at a picture of her in the before state. >> it is an incredible story. aside of her oozing with happiness, she literally lost half of her weight in pounds. >> so ladies and gentlemen, the newest member of the "joy fit club," rosemarie jon pierre. hello, rosemarie. how are you? you even run out here. look at you. >> i'm going to bring you a trophy. >> look at you! >> it is incredible. 110 pounds. >> i feel so great. >> were you standing out there looking at the pictures of you in days of old? >> yes. yes. >> what do you think when you look at those pictures? >> i feel so much -- i mean so much happier. i was able to achieve something like this. i can't believe i was able to do this and i'm so speechless right now. i'm so thankful, so grateful. >> you have said -- joy she's said, i think you've heard this from other people -- rosemarie said she used to use food as a drug and learned not to do that. that's not an easy thing to learn. >> not at all

it's been nearly two months now since sarah shourd her boyfriend, shane bauer and their friend fattalere captured. they had been hiking near the iranian border and the iranians say they krolgsed the border illegally. last week ahmadinejad said he would seek leniency and expedite this case but so far nothing has happened and this morning sarah shourd's mother is here nora as well as josh fattal's mother and his brother, alex. thank you for joining us. two months now without even so much as word from your loved ones. as mothers, what do you worry about? >> we worry about their day to day, youuyou know like if they're well and if they're healthy, if they're comfortable, how they're taking it mentally. we just worry about it all the time. >> what is that like to have absolutely no idea what your son is going through? >> it is very difficult. it is a day by day difficult situation. we all know shane, sarah and josh are composed individuals, they're calm individuals, and we get reassurance from that. but we are of course -- we want to hear from them. we want to hear their voices. >> what is

we'll tell you what you should actually believe, talk to a nutrition expert joy bauer coming up. >>>for car dealers. if you know what you're doing when you look for a car, that's to your advantage. we'll tell you what you need to know to potentially save thousands of dollars. >> you're like this, you've got >> later this week, we could see some heavy showers. today, just a slight chance of a little light rain activity, but mostly cloudy. we are seeing our weather pattern change, and we're going to stay cool and moist all week long. 75 to 79 this labor day. >> you can always check your forecast at weather.com. >>> thank you, stephanie. still ahead -- some delicious last-minute treats for your last-minute labor day guests. >>> plus, sean kingston performing live right here on the plaza. performing live right here on the plaza. >>> but first this is "today" on hey there, this is your lamp. why don't you show the lady how romantic you can be by turning me off? you'll set the mood while using a lot less energy. maybe later you can hook me up with a cfl. it will show how much you care for

turning us leader will be bob bauer, the general counsel for the democratic national committee.e gentlemen have been crucial players on campaign finance law for decades, literally. we will have each of them start with opening remarks, about seven minutes to play at where they stand on the case, and then we will have some questions and then go to the audience. we will talk a little bit about the history of the provision in the history of the case, which he started in his challenge to be able to sell -- to offer hillary the movie on video on demand. >> thank you. my job is to tell you how we got here from there. many of the things that i will discuss, i have been involved in. i was one of all lawyers challenging mccain find gold and mcconnell versus fcc, represented 26 clients in that. i was lead counsel for i took a big whack at the electioneering communication corporate provision the supreme court had upheld in mcconnell. that i was counsel for citizens united in the lower court, and in the pleadings that got the case accepted by the united states supreme court. if you want to s

libyan leader moammar gadhafi creating controversy on his visit to the u.s., setting up a tent on a su bauer owned by donald trump. the town has ordered construction stopped, and the trump organization says it is looking into the matter. two of the nation's largest banks are planning a major shift in the way they charge customers with overdraft fees. bank of america said it will limit the amount of times customers can overdraw their account while using a debit card. meanwhile, jp morgan chase is planning to allow customers to opt out of overdraft coverage. they will automatically run through the smaller amounts instead of the highest amount first, which automatically causes them to overdraw more quickly. >> we're getting a look at the president's address in the u.n. general assembly. i like the tack he's taking in this part where he's talking about our war against terrorists across the globe. make no mistake, this cannot solely be america's endeavor. those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone.

iran says joshua fattal, shane bauer and another were arrested for straying into iranian territory while hiking. real-life soap opera revolving around the reality show "jon and kate plus 8." taking a whole new twist. >>> jon is gone. we don't just mean kate kicked him out. he's off the show. cable network tlc will relaunch the show in november as "kate plus 8." of course the couple is going through a very public divorce. their split was featured during an episode of the show. tlc says the program will focus on kate gosselin's evolution as a single mom. >>> it was one year ago that the dow industrials plunged 777 points in a single session. i know we didn't see a repeat performance today. not at all. stephanie elam's at the business desk in new york with the trading details. 777 points. woo, steph! >> what a crazy number. i know. stocks did end in the red today but nowhere near that kind of loss. investors were unsettled by some new economic numbers as they reflected on that anniversary we have here today when the dow industrial average posted its biggest point loss ever. that crash came

. >> we have gotten word that bob bauer is on his way, so i will stall for a minute on those defending the provision and asked jim and larry to address directly the idea of the wealth that could be unleashed in elections in 2010, 2012, if the supreme court does strike down this provision and reverse austin. i think everybody knows that people like senators mccain and find gold talk about the special nature of corporations, that they have this artificial distinction, they're not persons, and individual people should be deciding elections. do you want to address that first? >> the argument they're making now is completely novel. so while they rely on the long history and so forth, their actual arguments completely new. it is that austin was based on the idea, and you're alluding to it, that because of the corporate form, the ability of corporations to amass very well that their participation in our electoral process who be distorted by their mere participation, that basically is the government and the reformers throwing it in the trash can because it seems so indefensible. now that they'

this yet because it's about 24 hours as we do in washington, we want opinions on something that's bauer ri out -- barely out. but the administration has put forth a draft or at least a starting point on metrics, what they call evaluating progress with regard to afghanistan both military and nonmilitary. i know you may not have had a chance to review it yet, but what's your sense -- could have an opinion on what they've produced and if not, what's your sense of how we should go about that? because we need people that have the kind of experience you have to weigh in on what metrics are valid, what metrics are ones that we should use, and we have to have -- i believe we, meaning the congress and the administration both, have to give a lot of frequent, frequent, frequent reporting on progress if we want to sustain support for any kind of an effort. >> thank you, senator. i have not seen the metrics. i know that it's been a work in progress for some time. i am a strong supporter of metrics. what we have done to date, in my judgment, has been measure performance. how many miles or kilometers

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