and lo and behold tony serra walks into my court representing the defendant. i couldn't imagine why he was there for a simple misdemeanor assault case, but he was. and i thought, boy, this is just my luck. here i've got this famous tony serra, he's renown, he's in the press all the time, he has had a movie made about him, and i bet he's an arrogant jerk, and i get him. first trial he's going to make me look really bad. and this poor d.a., we're just going to look terrible. well, lo and behold tony serra comes in. he's a wonderful gentleman. he's gracious. he knows i've never tried a case to a jury. he knows that the d.a. has tried two cases to a jury. he guided us through this trial. he put on a fabulous show, as is his want, which was instructional and very, very interesting. he never took advantage of my inexperience or the d.a.'s experience. and by the end of the day when that trial was over -- of course, he won. but nobody on that jury would have ever suspected that i had never tried a case to a jury or that the d.a. had not had any experience, virtually,

and lo and behold, we discovered, had a certain point in a community, when everyone is giving, -- people began to have experiences that were revelatory. they began to feel like they were in touch with that unconditional reality, which perhaps in their youth they identified as their life's goal. it creates a world in which -- just saturated with meaningful encounter. and it seems to have been contagious because people have now left our event and they have left our world and they continued to do activities. they did not go to a festival and say their appetite. they came back and tried to change their world. that is why we are starting this burning man project. we think there is a law that we can do together. try it sometime. try living for eight days without buying, selling, listening to an ad, and tell yourself, disco to give things to people. see what that is like. it is quite remarkable, the effect it has. i could go on forever about this. it is quite a novelty. we do not say that you can live like that all the time, but going back to my original criticism of society. we are going to mo

it is all in the eye of the beholder, particularly if you live there it is just not safe. that says a lot about what we need to do in terms of enforcement. we have great loss on the book. but if they're not getting in forced, -- we have great laws on the book, but if they're not getting in forced. we need to improve that area. >> let's talk about crime. how do you think the police department is doing? how do you think the city is addressing the issue of crime? >> the way we have been handling it is a marked improvement from where we were 10 years ago. the notion of community policing is instilled within the department. talking to the merchants associations and neighborhood groups, i felt that the connections between those organizations and the police is vastly improved. that provides a sense of safety. it is almost the same as a foot patrol officer walking the beat. knowing that you can contact your captain or surgeon and they will be responsive is a critical piece of the notion of well being and being safe. our department has done a very good job on that over the last few

under fdr in the great depression or else the 1945 labor government after world war ii, and lo and behold -- so a product of disastrous times and quite advanced into the 21st century, and lo and behold it turns out that the idea of the welfare state and the first experiment in the welfare state were products of, you know, this victorian boom before world war i and the invention of a woman. >> host: i thought that's one of the most fascinating parts of the book because i didn't think this particular woman was at all well known not in sight of the economics profession but let alone outside of the economics profession. tell me a little about this woman concerned. >> guest: beatrice webb who was born beatrice potter was a rich, beautiful heiress, the daughter of a railroad man and she had eight sisters. they all unmarried rich, powerful and influential men. well, beatrice was an odd and lonely child who had other ideas for herself. it turned up at her mother had written a novel, had been an activist in the free trade campaign of 1840, had come from a family have manchester sort of liberal bus

law of the beholder shall we now you are with the europeans who also sponsor hamas. soldier family. unfortunately. throughout history religion and nationalism and not just judaism have been a part of the problem they've been part of what leads to. bloodshed. and. the count was from my point of view just a creation of god's name. the judaism that i grew up with. teaches me something different judaism has to be part of the solution. and when i first spent time here. and started to realize that the vast majority of religious jews in this country understands judaism in a way so different from what i learned from my rabbis and my teachers and my parents my family. you know there were times there are times i said well maybe i'm the crazy one but then you go back to the source and you see what's there. and. now it is true of course and if you look in the bible you cannot escape the fact that god. promises the entire land of israel including the west bank the occupied territories to the jewish people intrepid to it but that same biblical theology makes very clear you see that in the bible i

and lo and behold it turns out that the idea -- the idea of the welfare state and the first experiments in the welfare state were products of, you know, this victorian boom before world war i and the invention of a woman. >> host: now i find it one of the most fascinating parts of the book because i don't think this particular woman is too well-known, not merely inside the economic profession but let alone outside of the economic profession. tell me about the woman concerned. >> guest: okay. so beatrice webb, who was born beatrice potter, was a rich, beautiful heires. the daughter of a railroad magnate and she had eight sisters. they all married rich powerful and influential men. well, beatrice was an odd and lonely child who had other ideas for herself. it turned out that her mother was -- had written a novel, had been an activist in the free trade campaign of the 1840s. had come from a family of manchester -- sort of liberal businessmen and and was a best friends with a philosopher named herbert spencer. so beatrice really had to invent herself. she spent about 15 years trying to figu

participated in terms of the financing of campaigns, i think that politicians would be frankly less beholding to particular larger cricketer -- contributor who now give the bulk of money politicians receive, so carrying this participation theme from voting into money and politics. >> host: well, here's the original cover of "stealing democracy," and then the paper back came out. why different covers? >> guest: you know, the publisher made the decision to change the cover. i actually like the very simple, you know, vote that is suppressed in terms of sending the message there, but, you know, frankly when you're an author you're flattered when the book goes to paper, and so i was just very happy with any cover; right? in terms of the paper. >> host: is the south still a problem at all when it comes to suppressing voter rights as it was back in the 60s, 50s? >> guest: well, there is a part of the voting rights act called section v of the preclearance provision, and it applies to only certain states. many of the states are in the south, not all of them, and it also applies 20 particular counties

and lo and behold, you know, so a product of disastrous times and you know, quite advanced and to the 20th century and lo and behold it turns out that the idea of the welfare state and the first experiments in welfare state or product such this victorian plume before world war war i and the invention of a woman. >> host: i find this one of the most fascinating person the book because i didn't think that this woman was at all well known what inside of the economics profession but let alone outside of the economics profession. tell me about the woman concerned. >> guest: beatrice webb who was born beatrice potter was a rich, beautiful heiress, the daughter of a railroad magnate and she had eight sisters. they all married a rich powerful and influential men. well, beatrice was an odd and a lonely child who had other ideas for herself. it turned out that her mother had written a novel and had been an activist in the free trade campion of the 1840's, had come from a family of manchester's order to liberal businessmen and was best friends with the philosopher named herbert spencer commesso

. >>> beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, at least in beijing. contestants put their pet goldfish on display as part of a beauty contest. the little guys may not have the typical pretty face. in fact, some look downright bizarre. rather, the fish are judged according to their bodies, colors and swimming gestures. no word on whether there's a miniature tiara for the winner. we use that term beauty loosely. did you see the one where the brain is outside the head? >> that's crazy. >> a little disturbing. >> i find that intriguing in some weird way. they're very intriguing to me. i could look at them all day. >> you kind of can't turn away, right. >>> time for an early look at stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. in washington the federal government's new food icon miplato will be unveiled which ames to help hispanic consumers make healthier food choices. it's part of hispanic heritage month and includes tips to stay active and fit. >>> in celebration of the 20th anniversary of president clinton's announcement to run fort executive of

and lo and behold, every word of what our clients were telling us were true. two four two. the videos are just a small sample of what some would say is clearly a culture or pattern. and i do want to say that even in my short tenure as defense attorney, i agree with stuart. there are so many good officers, but there are cultures that develop within certain units. i will put it right out there. many of the complaints we hear it involve plainclothes units, and perhaps there is a culture that develops and allows misconduct to happen and continue to happen. so, the public defender's role is unique and natural and i am confident that had we not been doing our jobs with respect to those brought residents of the henry hotel, those would never have surfaced and perhaps the officers would never have had to answer for that conduct. [applause] >> i would like to ask a question and anybody can answer this. you brought up this culture that sends to -- seems to bring it misconduct on. what is it about this culture that makes some cops go bad or road? are the temptations so great because y

lo and behold, the next court date, i was in the bullpen just sitting and minding my own business and lady walked in and said, jovan mosley, jovan mosley, and i was like, yes, congratulations, your my first pro bono case. and i was like, wow! mike really? i really didn't remember her but i kind of remembered her face a little but that was the first time that she ever did a pro bono case and it was at that time it had been just over five years i had been in there and she moved the process on. >> let's talk a little bit why you were there. what put you into that -- a little bit of the back-story here. and it involves -- well, i would like to you tell the story, for a little bit of background, there's a story in an english language newspaper in chicago recently with the headlines, why -- why do innocents confess to murder? and it points out that 80 exonerations through dna evidence, nearly 54% of those wrongly convicted had falsely confessed to murders they didn't commit according to the innocence project. in a variety of techniques that the police used to get confessions that, unfortuna

look on campus, i spoke to the hazard materials specialist who says beauty is in the eye of the beholder. >>> we will be talking to courtney to hear how facebook is helping artistsbility. >>> and we will show fancy new steps in salsa. >>> a man is preserving history with a number of records and photographs. we will be right back. >>> grademyprofessor.com is a website that allows students to grade their professors. one professor uses the page to prove his point. he thinks it's useless. >> reporter: when you walk into marty freeman's class, first impressions don't necessarily know everything. >> if students want to know about me, come ask me, contact me. >> reporter: he grew storied of students use ratemyprofessor.com, because it's stupid. he began to review himself. some are favorable, but most are terrible. >> as long as they allow anyone to post whatever they want, i will do that. >> reporter: he has said things like laziest professor i have ever seen, and don't take him. you will waste your time. notice the misspelling on purpose. one semester he posted a review every other class perio

and, behold, all things have become new. and the new you comes out.e has taken place on the inside, then this won't matter. the only thing will happen, if you haven't changed on the inside, the only thing that will happen today is you'll just get wet. you need to take off your shoes and your socks. >> amen? not to just smile. >> get in. face that wall. sit down. exactly. there you go. come back here. bring your body over here. cross your arms. praise god. sherman, in obedience and the commands of jesus christ and all your professional faith, my brother, we do now baptize you in the name of the father, the name of the son and the holy ghost. amen. amen, praise god. you need to get up. amen. >> amen. >> praise god. >> there you go. amen. amen. >> all right. >> amen. >> it felt good. i can't remember the last time i was in water like that. >> you have to always hold out hope and especially in a place like this. giving up -- giving up is the worst thing you would want to do. there are different ways of dying. you don't have to die physically, but to lose

it was an amazing thing to behold. you thought you were in another place.ne of the interesting controversy that came out of that is the american flag on the lapel . abc took a lot of heat from conservatives. they were continuing a long standing policy of having lapel pins . a lot of groups dumped on abc because if you were not wearing a lapel pin that showed american flag you were somehow unamerican >> alen who is a thoughtful sociologist and made a point that the spirit of the unity three and half minutes. the media that judy described or the thousand variations of the media that we have now. those overcame in terms of the outward force, the notion of pulling together and rallying around the flag didn't take long. probably lasted 9/11 and the beginning of the iraq war which was march 03. >> so many voices are able to compete for the national discourse. >> and now you can see it in a flood of commemoratation . look at what is going on in the media this week. is there a station or newspaper that doesn't have a 9/11 reflection. there you can see the amount of

lo and behold the president backed down. so advice to the president, if you are going to pick a needless political fight, be prepared to try to win it. >> all right. don't interfere with the start of the n.f.l. season either. all right. remember, if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us at jer at fox news.com and visit us on the web at foxnews.com/journal. that's it for this week's edition of the "journal editorial report." o l of you forthe panel and watching. we hope to see you next week right here. ♪ >>> on fox news watch. >> my version is in my book. >> the former vice president makes the rounds on national tv. promoting his book and sharing inside details of the bush white house. taking jabs from the liberal press. >> has the media change the way they feel about him? president bush sits down with "national geographic" to give a firsthand account of 9/11. how did the media react? >> the "new york times" put out a hit piece on g.o.p. congressman. did they have their facts checked before going to press? >> irene is

if you ever had a chance to see him in court, it's just a sight to behold. it really is. we're so grateful that he could be here today. he's trying a triple homicide case right now in oakland. he has a jury out waiting. you may get called away but we're hope you're able to stay for the panel. finally, we have sheldon

if you ever had a chance to see him in court, it's just a sight to behold. it really is. we're so grateful that he could be here today.

pretty to behold and a power saver, too.usuke yoshida, nhk world, sukumo. >>> welcome back to your weather update. we're taking a look at tropical activity is starting to pick up in the south pacific. south japan, looking at the clouds starting to bubble up. that is a tropical depression that's showing signs of organizing. forecasts are calling for it to become a tropical storm system within the next 24 hours. so it will be a system that needs close monitoring as it could start bringing stormy weather towards the southern islands of japan. the islands will start to feel some of those rough sea conditions along the coastline. as for japan, still remains wet in the northern areas. again this morning, although that is headed out, then things should look a lot drier really across the whole country. as for china, looking at rain coming out of central areas, starting to head now in towards the northeast, as well as parts of the korean peninsula. then areas pick up a heavier rainfall. you want to watch for that. as for the southeas

if you ever had a chance to see him in court, it's just a sight to behold. it really is. we're so grateful that he could be here today. he's trying a triple homicide case right now in oakland. he has a jury out waiting. you may get called away but we're hope you're able to stay for the panel. finally, we have sheldon siegel. and sheldon siegel is a corporate lawyer who has written a series -- i think seven books now, a fictional criminal defense attorney named mike daley who actually lives here in san francisco. and he's written a series of books and these becomes have been shown and transcribed and read throughout the world. so we're going to start now with a clip, a video clip and then we're going to go to the panel. >> i think it is our national novel. if there was a national novel of week, this would be it for the united states. i think it's the favorite book of almost everybody you meet. >> the first time in my life that the book had sort of captured me. that was exciting. i didn't realize that literature could do that. >> i remember reading a copy of my aunt's in ja