and they are engaged on every level. >> one of the hot issues at the congressional black caucus event is a protest by some

when we come back, the congressional black caucus. well obviously they're on president obama's side. they're also saying something interesting, let's keep this real. if you were white would our reaction be different to your policy. >> later the elbow of the day. we know who's delivering it, but who's getting it? >> what i do know is he has helped jump start a new empire. >> thank you for warning us against the menace. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate safe driving bonus check? what is that? so weird, right? my agent, tom, said... [ voice of dennis ] ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident-free... ...but i'm a woman. maybe it's a misprint. does it look like a misprint? ok. what i was trying... [ voice of dennis ] silence. ♪ ♪ ask an allstate agent about the safe driving bonus check. are you in good hands? new 5 rpm gum. stimulate your senses. >> now, if you watch the show on a regular basis, you know that of course president obama is only a million times more progressive than

and now the congressional black caucus is the largest caucus that we have in the house of representatives. [applause] to think, to dream, and perceive that one of our membership is now the president's of the united states. -- the president of the united states. [applause] with all the struggles we suffered in the civil rights movement, with all of the marching, the praying, the dying that people had done for us, please do not any of you walk away not realizing that this struggle continues. the same type of mentality that would prevent us from voting yesterday exists today with the same motivations to stop us from voting. with all of the pride, dignity, and feelings that we have as to where we have been and where we are today, please come each and every one of you, walk away believing that this is just the beginning -- for you, for your children, for your children's children. take me off! [applause] >> charlie rangel, everybody. my name is charlie. [laughter] this is the 42nd annual legislative conference. i want to welcome you to the national town hall meeting. as it co-chair of this year

opportunity to gather in washington, the third 242 members of the congressional black caucus. so we are launching on the 25th of this month, national voter registration dale over the country, at least in areas where we have a black member of congress. we will have a rally at the election boards in all of these cities than in kansas city being one of them, will have huge concert at the top entertainers in the country. african american entertainers. at the register to vote come you come in free. if you're not registered, you can come register and then coming for you. if you haven't had a change of address, you can show up anywhere and coming free. we've got to do everything we can to get people energized and understanding what is being done to us. you know, if people understood but was being done and still chose not to though, i understand they have some mental problems. but if they are unaware, then maybe that's our fault. and so we've got to lead from washington, going back home from explaining to people what's going on. so i appreciate the opportunity that you come here from a

and here we saw the black caucus.ve seen the focus on latino voters, and also women all throughout this convention. >> it's great. the republicans talked as if everybody was a member of a small business. democrats sometimes talk as if everybody is working for government or dependent on government. they're talking to people very much like themselvessic leaving a lot of people out. some of the platform fights, if you have a problem with people who go to church, don't leave god out of your platform. if you have a problem with some jewish voters because they don't think the president is standing with israel, don't leave jerusalem out of your platform. it's a question of appealing to people who aren't for and you makinmake extra effort is and it sure we're seeing a lot of that this year. >> ifill: let's talk about that, mark. that was very interesting. mayomayor villaraigosa had an explanation. >> i have great respect for mayor villaraigosa. i think this is a party that is quite independent of barack obama when it comes to

there'd be 42 members of the congressional black caucus. 25th this month,, national voter registration day all over the country, at least in the areas where we have a black member of congress. we will have a rally at the election boards admin in three selected cities, kansas city would be one of them. we'll have huge concerts with the top entertainers come african-american entertainers. if you register to vote, you come in paris. if you're not registered, you can come register at the door and then coming for you. if you haven't had a change of address card you can show up anyway and still anyway and still coming you. we've got to do everything we can to get people energized and understanding what is being done to us. you know, if people understood what was being done and still chose not to though, i understand they have some mental problems. but if there are nowhere, but maybe that's our fault. and so we've got to leave from washington, going back home come explaining to people what's going on. and so i appreciate the opportunity that she's

when we come back, the congressional black caucus.obviously they're on president obama's side. they're also saying something interesting, let's keep this real. if you were white would our reaction be different to your policy. >> later, the elbow of the day. we know who's delivering it, but who's getting it? >> what i do know is he has helped jump start a new empire. >> thank you for warning us against the menace. (vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. >> now, if you watch the show on a regular basis, you know that of course president obama is only a million times more progressive than mitt romney. that's obvious. you also know he's knots that progressive. he told bob woodward: >> everybody wants fiscal restraint and order but to see he's a blue dog democratic, a conservative democratic, that's interesting. also remember, he has said many times in the past that he's perfectly willing and able to cut entitlement programs, in other words social security. watch him say it himself. >> we then offered an additio

pretty stinging criticism from the chairman of the black caucus. >> i respect the chairman of the black caucus and the fact that there is 14%, if that's the right number, unemployment among black people. among young people, the unemployment rate is higher than the national average as well. nobody is prepared to declare victory. we've had the worst economic environment in a generation or two. since the great depression and that was caused by the way, by some of the very policies that governor romney is urging on the country today. this president has turned that around. this president has shown that he's able to swim against the current and make some change. and so we see more people with health care in this country than ever before. more people, more private-sector jobs in the last two years than the previous eight. we've seen the automobile industry saved. we've seen the financial industry saved. we've seen the country brought back from the brink of depression. are we done? of course not, of course not. but we're certainly on a about thor course and pointed in the right direction. >> da

and they are engaged on every level. >> one of the hot issues at the congressional black caucus event is a protest by some black clergy who are urging african americans to stay at home on election day to protest the president's support for gay marriage. >>> ken picks up the story from here. he's live downtown from the gala at the convention center. ken, what's up? >> reporter: good evening to you, bruce. it's because of that protest that you just talked about that the first lady's comments come at a critical moment for the black community locally and throughout the country. this is of course, following remarks from black ministers who oppose president obama's stance on same-sex marriage. ♪ [ music ] the who's who of black leaders packed the washington convention center for the annual black gala. fresh on the minds are recent remarks made by religious leaders within the black community, urging their congregations to stay home and not vote this election. that suggestion comes as a form of opposition to president obama's support for same-sex marriage. it's a message leaders at the gala r

debate. > (( vo ))> at a orum on voting rights thursday - black caucus,,emanual cleaver said he's angry(( sot )) 1:14-1:25 runs=11> ep. cleaver: "angry at any african-american who doesn't vote. they are not worth the color if they don't vott. they ought to give us their color back."> (( sot )) 11:36:22 > williams: "i didn't know color was a credential." > (( vo ))> conservvtive political commentator armstrong williams is also angry. > (( sot )) 11:36:29 runs=11> williams: thh chairman of the cbc can - make such an outrageous, racist, blatant, insensitive statement."> (( sot )) 1:30-1:35 runs=05> ep. cleaaer: "they're african-american credentials need to be snatched if they don't vote."> (( vo ))> thoss supporting chairman cleaver are quick to point out - he did not say 'african-americans who don't vote for obama'.. he was just criticizing those that don't vote..> (( sot )) 11:38:49 runs=06> williams: "then he would ave been insulted by all americann who did not vote. he would have askkd all americans to give their color back."> (( fs ))> we contacted congressman cleaver's office and req

and here we saw the black caucus.een the focus on latino voters, and also women all throughout this convention. >> it's great. the republicans talked as if everybody was a member of a small business. democrats sometimes talk as if everybody is working for government or dependent on government. they're talking to people very much like themselvessic leaving a lot of people out. some of the platform fights, if you have a problem with people who go to church, don't leave god out of your platform. if you have a problem with some jewish voters because they don't think the president is standing with israel, don't leave jerusalem out of your platform. it's a question of appealing to people who aren't for and you makinmake extra effort is and it sure we're seeing a lot of that this year. >> ifill: let's talk about that, mark. that was very interesting. mayomayor villaraigosa had an explanation. >> i have great respect for mayor villaraigosa. i think this is a party that is quite independent of barack obama when it comes to its

legislative conference. -- addresses the congressional black caucus legislative caucus. earlier this week, they look at new voter idea laws and how they could affect minority voters. here's a portion of that discussion. >> i want to take the offer being here. -- thank you all for being here. this battle over voter i.d. and access to the polls is perhaps the most clear case of racial discrimination that we have in the 21st century. that is my premise. you may disagree but i wanted to start there. let me start with you, donna brazile. you had been in some of the key states with this stuff has happened. what do you see going on? >> per se the law, it is an honor to be part of this distinguished panel. it is an honor, to be part of this distinguished panel. over the last 12 months, we have seen more than 180 -- a voter i.d. laws introduced in state legislative halls throughout the country. the impact these laws will have -- 17 states have passed restrictive voting laws. 17 that have the potential to impact the 2012 presidential election. these states account for 218 electora

the congressional black caucus is holding its adjusted the caucus.shortly by first lady michelle obama. we will have live on the starts in about 10 minutes. mitt romney and his wife found their 2010 tax returns yesterday. he paid a 14.1% tax rate. here is more about that. we will watch as much as we can tell our live coverage of michelle obama. >> this morning dealt with the release of tax and information from the ronnie's campaign. 13.7 coming in a combined income, giving it a 14.7 tax rate. 2.2 $5 million to charity deductions claimed it. $3.5 billion earned from warren -- it foreign countries. a $3,000 paid in foreign tax. $1.3 million paid in state income tax. if you go to politico's website, there is a story there saying that mitt romney's tax history is still fuzzy. what is fuzzy about the history? caller: one thing that is interesting is the campaign did not release tax returns before 2010, but they released a summary of the returns from 1992 through 2009. during that period mr. romney paid an average of 20%, but we do not know what he paid ea

look, as the chair of the black caucus, i've got to tell you we're always hesitant to criticize the presidentcongressman, is the president getting a pass from black voters? >> no, i don't think he is getting a pass. i think black voters realize when they look at the record of president obama and the things that he has accomplished compared to what would have been if mccain was president or would be if romney is president that by far the president barack obama is better for the black community and better for america. not just the black community. now you said it. you're right. unemployment numbers are high for african-americans, and we've got to bring it down. and i think that what the president has done, you know, people forget. and that's what the miracle of the charlotte convention was to get from where we were. we were losing, and we were losing a whole lot of jobs, especially when you talk about teachers and police officers and firefighters, many who are african-american. the president saved those jobs. and you know, some talk about obama care, and i love that word, because obama does car

a member of the congressional black caucus, sir, it's goodo have you here.in to us more about the efforts and your efforts to get voters ready f these new laws atou d exactly to explain the needs what voters really need when they show up >> first of all, thank you so much for havingme. look, we have decided that in spite of the fact that we think unfair, we think they're a illegal. we don't know yet. we're waiting on the courts to do that. but in the meantime, we're going state by state looking at all of these requirements, and we're doing what isecessaryo ant people to meet these various tests. we are very pleased with the reception we're getting thus far. we just had over flow of crowds here in south carolina. we had about 12 or 14 i think eventsosat yesterday. and we've got all of t african-american -- in universities, fraternities and sororities. we're going to couer the vote. we're going into these voting places and we're goingaveur enhen election day. we're not going to be intimidated by these people who feel that their presence is going to do somethin

i couldn't stand by and i'm delighted to have joined the congressional black caucus to be one of tenstates under our jurisdiction, two cities in the state -- two cities in the state of texas. houston had a great great press conference going forward. and i just want to show you that business sign that we had up and we had over 50 people that were at the press conference telling people to come out. we did eight sites and we went around to most of those sites allowing people to come, free parking. whole idea is to stand up and refute and rebut that everyone wants to fraudulently vote. that voting is illegitimate as opposed to legitimate and so what we said, purge one register one. and we said we're going to legitimize and make legal the process of voting not with intimidation but with a welcome mat. we're excited about it. you know what else we added eliot, a young people component. we had students from our community colleges like lone star texas southern university and many, many different ethnic and religious groups came out and said we believe in the american way. that's the right to

that was michelle obama speaking at the congressional black caucus this saturday nig. 2 o difficult to vote, especially minorities. this map shows the 17 states where laws have been passed since then making it tougher to vote now than it was in the last -- harder than the last election. pot eono it's even more eligible to vote i think get registered to vote and fight for that right to vote. today is national voter registration day in this country. it's a two-pronged effort to get people registered and make sure peoplenow what sorts of documentation they need to vote on election day or earlier. marc morial is the president of the urban league a sponsored y self v rtrn victoria defrancesco soto is an nbc latino contributor. i want to talk, marc, thank you so much for coming on. here is your chance to make the case to people who might be disillusioned or discouraged because they've heard abouall the suppression out there, attempt to suppress, especially minority votes. let's be honest. >> let's not be discouraged. let's not be pushed back, even though there's been a treme

the black caucus. he's discovering our country and the people who've been feeling the same sorry. the signal it across the whole country. what happened inclusion in march two thousand and nine is the reason to be. then british troops were returning from the war in afghanistan. the welcoming committee included radical islamists and agitators who insults the soldiers and denotes london's bosses a patient in the conflict. down on one side and go the other. confrontations introduce. him as he tries to rip down the islamist tommy robinson comes to symbolize the fight against islam. was born to begin with its members who did what there's no kissing to. communities where every single every single woman down there is wearing a book. is all and they stand in the bank next to. the media begins paying attention and the e.t.o. begins playing for the cameras. accused of being. they are not says they show off with a flaming swastika. and want to appear as country it's they could be stopped we're trying to cram. two thousand seats nancy to day. to save the sleet. and. israeli flags being carried

barbara lee will hold a voters event, one of being sell by the congressional black caucus. the events are in response to the efforts in at least 34 states to introduce laws that would require voters to show photo id to vote. they say it would adversely affect the ed derly, as well -- elderly, as well as other minorities. >>> a bill signed by governor brown will allow californias to vote off of election day. the measures becomes law january 1 but will be delayed until the secretary of state sets up a state wade database which could -- wide database which could take a while. >>> each unit would be very small, and the building code is considering changes the code for people like single people to live in a small at like this. they say much of the population is single people. >> there's a lot of people who, if they lose their apartment, they will have trouble staying in the city. >> the units could cost between 12 and $1,400 a month. critics say it would boost opennation and strain the city's resources. >>> people against a proposal to build a new jail plan to back the board of

this evening, at about 40 minutes from now, firstly michelle obama will address the congressional black caucus foundation in their awards dinner. it is held each year as part of their annual legislation conference to honor african- americans who have made significant contributions. that is at 7:30 p.m. eastern time. in less than two weeks, the presidential candidates meet for the first time in the first of three debates. the first one is wednesday, october 3 from the university of denver. you can see that live on c-span, c-span raider, and online at c- span.org. another rally this week in milwaukee, mitt romney spoke. ♪ i was born free >> good afternoon. good afternoon. isn't it great to be on this market campus? [applause] i am a proud mother of a freshman student here on campus and, when i get a chance to see my son or talk to him, i most appreciated. thank you, matt. thank you for coming out. scott and i are asked all the time why we do what we do. why do we spend so much time and energy trying to make wisconsin a better place? he is the reason that we do what we do. we want wisconsin and a

congressman cleaver is the chairman of the congressional black caucus.us live from charlotte. chairman, thank you so much for your time. i have to ask you, i've seen you speak many times. you were in south florida, a town hall. i know you can light a crowd up. last night you were in your moment. what was going through your heart and your mind when you saw those folks on their feet? >> well, people have talked about this enthusiasm gap, and i think we demonstrated last night, particularly through the speech given by president bill clinton, that there is no enthusiasm gap. i think democrats are fired up, ready to go. i think you're going to find that as this convention ends, a new campaign will begin. and that is people are going to go out and do the old-fashioned stuff. that is we're going to put people on drugs. we want to say the day after the election we drug ten people to the polls. we drug 20 people to the polls. we have to be energized in charlotte and return to our homes and energize people at home. >> what about the message coming out from this? c

she spoke at the professional black caucus gala last night about the importance of protecting the right to vote. >> we all get a say in our democracy no matter who we are or where we're from or what we look like or who we love. so we cannot let anyone discourage us from casting our ballots. we cannot let anyone make us feel unwelcome in the voting booth. >> now, the first lady didn't specifically refer to it, but there is an election battle brewing right now over americans' access to the voting booth. a lot of states have passed laws that many people say could make it harder to vote. those laws could be game changers come november. joe john shows us how. >> reporter: in the past two years, almost every state in the country has introduced or passed some kind of restriction or change to the voting laws. 41 out of 50 states since the last mid-term election. we're talking about all kinds of changes to the voting laws here, for early voting, voting registration, absentee ballots, and almost all are to laws requiring voters to show photo identification. 11 states are already gotten the photo

the congressional black caucus holding rallies to get people registered to vote. >>> many of us don't like the idea of moving. but, it's also about being held hostage. right now the claim several people made against a moving company in maryland. our abc2 news investigator is working to find out what is going on. plus a pilot program in some new york schools now expanding and it has a lot of parents wondering what is going on. we will tell you about this and how it's raising eyebrows ahead. from thanks for joining us this tuesday morning. there are a few things more stressful and time consuming that moving. and we are working this morning to alert you about a possible local moving scammer. abc2 news investigators have been tracking a maryland business for months. abraham owns us is a relocation out of owings mills. he is accuse of holding people's -- accused of holding pool's items for ransom. dos of complaints about the company has been made to the federal government. one young lady we spoke with fought the mover for months to get her stuff back after paying up front. >> i i am not go

members of the congressional black caucus, we always refer to as the conscience of the congress. last year, you will remember that the weather change the time of the dedication of the rev. martin luther king memorial. it was in august and then moved to october. all right around this time, we were in the midst of that glow that we will continue always to be. dr. king talked about time and the fierce urgency of now. he talked about gradualism and how that should be avoided. glad thathat's -- i'm you are inspiring leaders and building generations. it's about time. everything we do is how we use the very finite quantity of time. reverend king -- imagine rev. martin luther king's memorial is there with lincoln, jefferson and washington, what the founders and preservers of this great american democracy. honor davao's of our founders and took them to new heights -- he honored the avowals of our founders. we're constantly inspired by him and draw strength from him. right now, today, we have a challenge that we must take the time to succeed with meeting and push-ford, this new generation

. >>> students at coppin state will rock the vote as part of the black caucus national voter registration day. elijah cummings is cohosting the event and delivering the keynote address. it starts at 12:35 and it's happening at the moore library quad. >>> a healthy city days kicks off next week and today the mayor is going to tell you about it and will have an announcement on what events to expect. this shows the need for healthier lifestyles in baltimore city. the mayor will be joined by the house commission -- health commissioner and mark sanders who works with ed reed and ray lewis and following the press conference today, west port students will join him in a short workout. healthy cities days from october 1st until october 6th. >>> amtrak hopes to break the speed limit in the northeast corridorch the rail service started to -- corridor. the rail service started to test trains at 165 miles per hour from maryland to massachusetts. all the locations may have one day of regular 160-mile-per- hour service and amtrak says that the tests are needed to perform and improve. they are doing five

. >> please welcome the chair of the congressional black caucus emanuel cleaver. >> hello, democrats.oday as a proud member of the congressional black caucus and former speaker of the california state assembly. 47 years ago in the face of opposition from those who said states should have the right to discriminate, america past the voting rights of 1965. people of all religions and background joined together and fought for that law. everyone of us deserves a fair shake and a fair chance at achieving our version of the american dream. the right to vote gives us the power to take our future into our own hands. we must use that power today so that we do not lose it tomorrow. today one of the dark shadows is creeping into this one. rights, to most basic i vote, is under attack. throughout the union, governors and legislators have proposed or passed laws to make it more difficult for individuals to cast their ballots. we must build in the part of a nation where justice is not just a catch phrase but means quality in facand fairness. more than 41 years ago when the congressional black caucus

lou: it was before his election, as you point out, the congressional black caucus, these are organizationsevoted to the perpetuation of ethnic identity and interest. what i struggle with is how are those interest any different than anybody else of interest and why aren't they combined? isn't that what it is supposed to be all about? >> i devoted an entire chapter to the caucus, and it should come to an end. they were found to be the conscience of the congress. his replacement a caucasian gentleman running to represent a 60% white district -- 60% african-american district said if i win, 60% of my constituents are african-american, i want to learn what some of the issues are and he was told for over 200 years we have essentially a congressional white caucus, you're not allowed to join, you're not allowed to mack invited to, don't come. lou: extraordinary. all these other issues, voter identification. if you want integrity in the editorial process, you're being not only called a racist, but each state doing so is being challenged by the justice department on the basis of discrimination agains

14 members of the congressional black caucus who sent a letter to davis accusing him of flip flopping and making political calculated positions. shannon greene, fox news. >>> it has been days since hurricane isaac made land fall along the gulf coast. the storm not done yet. the remnants of the category 1 hurricane that was once hundreds of miles wide bringing much needed rain now to drought stricken areas in the midwest and southern parts of this country. it is also bringing the chance for severe weather as it marches toward the east. >>> we are tracking what is left of isaac now just a large area of showers and thunderstorms. still spans hundred miles wide but nowhere near where it was when it made two land falls along southeastern louisiana. just like you mentioned we are in extreme drought conditions across the midwest. states like indiana and illinois western parts of kentucky and tennessee. exactly where we are getting much of the needed rain. right now we have heavier downpours through louisiana and central parts of kentucky and southern parts of the state of tennessee and alaba