brooks, commissioner brooks, or president brooks, as he is now known, is the western region vice presidentrnment affairs for cbs outdoor, a leading global media company and is responsible for government and public affairs from california to texas for that company. he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recognize two people that just walked in, our vice president commissioner ann (inaudible) and commissioner dennis nolan th

brooke goldstein. she is the founder of the children's wright institute and director of the law fair project. she is basically a loafer. show is so adorable puppies use pictures of her as their screen saver. didn't know puppies could use screen savers. if witt were a cross-word puzzle, board cleaning ladies would do him on the subway. my repulsive kick stand, bill shultz. amnesty international considers them a human rights violation. and sitting next to me x none -- none other that father jonathon morris. he knows god like i know d. -- like i know sod. and our "new york times" correspondent. good to see you, pinch. >> log on to the website to real columnist david brooks and gail collins debate all things college. speaking of, hi, co-eds, if you fold me the right way, i make for a good beer funnel and good birth control. very absorbent. >>> he came, he saw, he danced. barack obama has left indonesia where he probably wasn't born. probably. before leaving he made a speech. and you know what that means. i

he singled out congressman brooks. without hesitation speaker o'neill looked at the president and responded this would be the worst thing you can do, mr president, particularly catholic fellow like brooks. he doesn't get mad be personally gets even. you don't even know your throat is cut into you turn your head. that didn't scare carter. after his encounter with bob brooks carter reached out to republicans who were more favorably disposed to plan because it promised to reduce big government. carter then used the republican votes he had to win enough democratic votes and obtain a coalition to pass the measure. democrats were scared by the point of looking like opponents of government decisions the so they moved closer to carter's position. the month after the election congress passed a measure carter wanted an even brooks went along with one minor concession that the administration gave. the institutional as asian of human rights and foreign policy also generated excitement among many americans who had been disillusione

he singled out congressman brooks. without hesitation speaker o'neil looked at the president and said this would be the worst thing you can do, mr. president. particularly with a fellow like mr. brooks. jack doesn't get mad. you get even. you don't know your throat is cut until you turn your head. [laughter] >> that didn't scare carter. after his encounter with brooks, carter just reached out who were more disposed to the plan because it promised to reduce big government. carter then used the republican votes he had to win enough democratic votes and obtain a coalition to pass the measure. democrats were scared by that point of looking like opponents of government efficiency, so moore moved closer to carter's position. just one month after the election, congress passed the measure that carter wanted. even brooks went along with the bill with one minor concession that the administration gave him. the institutionalization of human rights in human rights in foreign policies also generated excitement on the americans that

she was so humble, brooke.aid that to her in the world before and i was the first one, obviously people have told her that. but there was a humbleness about her and i said, are you glad this is finished? she said, yes, and she walked away with her parents, not that she can't be recalled because she could hypothetically be recalled by the defense. >> quickly,

get this, brooke.tary on the phone with all day long is trying to distance the mayor from what he said saying this was the mayor's speculation and it doesn't reflect the police investigation, but this is the case they're far from cracking. police have no suspects, no motive. they're trying to find out the exact location where chaisson was shot and right now they're reviewing all the 911 calls made largely from that residential area. to try to piece together this timeline, brooke. >> what i'm hearing from you right now, it sounds like police don't have a lot. still right now. at least what they do have, of all places, perhaps, for this to happen, is this affluent area of beverly hills. all these homes have cameras. so they have a lot of surveillance cameras, footage they can go through. anything from that yet? >> they've taken to the streets, brooke. they're going door to door, trying to get footage from residents in that affluent area where the shooting happened. they want to get their hands on this fo

thomas brooke and his friend jake henry have a lot to be thankful for. they just completed a tour of duty in the southern helmund province. it is one of the deadly west -- the deadliest war zones in afghanistan. more than 50 military veterans who make up the patriot guard es -- escorted the two marines in walnut eek crew of the brooks offered his hospitality to his friend who needed a holiday home. brooke, a 21-year-old graduate saw several fellow marines die while battling taliban fighters. >> from the time we started the deployment to the time we finished it, there is a huge improvement between us and the local population. >> his friend jake took an ak-47 round to the leg during a three-hour firefight. >> and we were hit by an ied. four marines were hit, and we lost one on the ground. myself was injured. >> surmgens reattached two of his fingers. >> got a little banged up, but treeing to get back on there. >> he is adapting, but i will have my friends and family around me. >> i can't imagine anything more special. it is unreal. >> after seven months of

time for a little brooke and brooke. brooke anderson with "showbiz tonight" is with me.ke anderson, i'm looking for you. i see you. i want to begin with, i read about a story this morning, i thought, huh, the bit about tina fey and she was at the awards center at the kennedy center, i don't know if they creatively edited it or not creating a little bit of a controversy. what's the you're right. it took people a couple days to notice, brooke, but here's the story. tina fey, the comedian known for her impersonations of former alaska governor sarah palin, apparently got a political makeover by pbs last week. she gave her acceptance speech a week ago at the kennedy center when she received the mark twain prize for american humor. but sunday night, when the ceremony was broadcast, viewers saw a toned down version of fey thanking sarah palin in essence for helping her career. listen to what she said. >> i would be a liar and an idiot if i didn't thank sarah palin for helping get me here tonight. my partial resemblance and her crazy voice are the two luckiest things that have e

what did she have to say. >> brooke, brooke, big time apologies.mbents. god bless alaska politics. in most races you have a final tally, ding, and then a concession phone call whether or not it's good natured or begrudgingly or out of habit. in this have a gracious victory speech. we decided to put the cart before the horse here. we don't have a certification or concession. last night she got in front of alaska and declared victory. the math is there but it's a very curious turn of events in a race that's been full of firsts up here. >> give me a little something. what did she say to you in your back and forth with her? got to give me something. >> every week, every other week i sit down with our d.c. delegation here and i saw a different lisa murkowski sitting across from me today. i asked her, listen, you have been stamping yourself as the middle of the road candidate. give us something that we can look to you to do to actually follow through on that. and lisa murkowski i never heard her bring up tom harkin of iowa's name. but she was excited to

brooke, why is this show so successful?ople get a chance to see a different side of celebrities. they get to see growth, fear, challenge. everyone's true colors come out. it's unpredictable. i love this cast. we never know what's going to happen week to week. >> larry: what's it been like for you tom? >> season ten was unpredictable. that was the season that we occasionally beat "idol" in the ratings. i think the producing team has done a superb job of assembly a cast to equal season ten. and be as brook says continually surprising. but the production itself has been from theme nights to our 200th show to these instant dances that we did. it's all working. >> larry: "dancing with the stars" is in how many countries now? each country has one? >> i'm not sure. >> i think 60 countries. >> larry: israel has one. >> yeah. >> larry: they have a same-sex couple? what do you think of that? >> i'm not sure. we were talking about that earlier. i think it would be interesting for the pro who has to take on the role of the opposite sex

. >> marine corporal thomas brook and lance corporal jake henry have a lot to be thankful for. they just completed a tour of duty in southern helman province. it's one of the deadliest war zones in afghanistan. more than 50 military veterans that make up the patriot guards escorted the two marines from the airport to corporal brooks' home in walnut creek. he offered his hospitality. brook a 21-year-old graduate saw several fellow marines while battling taliban fighters. >> this time we finished this but they were between us and the local population. >> his friend jake took an ak-47 to the leg during a three-hour fire fight. >> we were hit by an ide. we lost one on the ground. myself was injured. >> two surgeons reattached two of his fingers shattered by shrapnel. >> it's a little difficult adapting but i have my sons and family and that is going to help me a lot. >> i can't imagine anything more special. >> after seven months of hard fighting, on a diet of rations, they will sit down to a home cooked thanksgiving meal knowing their tour of duty is finally over. there is no plac

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now.k in one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of our time. could we now be just hours away from finally learning what happened to natalee holloway? we're live in aruba. and plus a man hunted in the shooting in utah. >> a person can crawl into to get out of the weather. >> police believe the guy they're looking for is armed, dangerous, and could be hiding in a public park. what he left behind. and what is it like to be the governators daughter. wait until you hear what ca katherine schwarzenegger says about life at home and why she was ashamed of her body. she joins me in the studio live. >>> hi, i'm brooke baldwin. welcome to the newsroom. the top of the hour, we begin with breaking news. tragedy unfolding in a massive scale on the cambodian capital. take a look at these pictures. a human stampede. hundreds of people are dead. look, the pictures, the video, the witness accounts are horrific. on the phone with me is a reporter with the post. steve, the latest number i have from cambodia's

tonight we're continuing our series maryland's cold case wes the story of 15-year-old jennifer clay brookeared one march afternoon after she went out for a jog. here's brian kuebler. >> reporter: at john carroll every year they remember the memorial is peppered with the pictures of classmates and staff that is passed on. but in a town not used to making headlines, the story of jennifer clay brook refuses to fade. >> it shocked me and it's still overwhelm me to think about it. >> reporter: she knew every student every staff member. jenny is more than just a memory. it was the spring of 1983. >> they were in shock, just totally in shock. >> reporter: jennifer clay brook was a mere freshman at john carroll. your typical teen always challenging her parents. constantly fought with her mother. sometimes even ran away. >> but without fail she always contacted mom. >> reporter: on the evening of march 4th, jenny told her mother she was going out for a run. at first when jenny didn't come home her mother assumed she had run away again. 48 hours passed and normal childhood indiscretion became a pan

brooke burke, the winner of season seven. brooke, why is this show so successful? celebrities. they get to see growth. they get to see fear. they get to see challenge. everyone's true colors come out on this show. it's totally unpredictable. i love this cast. we never know what's going to happen week after week. it's usually not like that. >> larry: what's it been like for you, tom? >> season ten was very successful. that was the season that we occasionally beat "idol" in the ratings. that cast a long shadow. i think the producing team has done a superb job of not only assembling a cast that could equal season ten, and be as brooke says, continually surprising in the way that season ten's wasn't, but the production itself has been from theme nights to the 200th show to the instant dances that we did. it's all working. >> larry: "dancing with the stars" is in how many countries now? each country has one, right? >> i don't know. >> i think about 60 countries. >> larry: israelis has one. and their "dancing with the stars," they have a same-sex couple. what do you thin

. >>> brooke baldwin continues now with "newsroom." >> thank you, sir. we have breaking news now from capitol hill. here's what we know. nancy pelosi has just been elected house minority leader of course by the democrats. the vote we're getting is 150-43. we're going to pay close attention to that 43, who voted against her and what does that say programs about her power and her effectiveness going forward here? cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash all over that breaking story here on capitol hill. dana, huge win for the california congresswoman. >> reporter: there's no question it is a huge win. not unexpected but it is important to note and give her props so to speak for this win. having said that, you nailed it in the way you introduced that, brooke, the fact that 43 of "in the loop's" fell-- the democrat voted against her. not just the conservative democrats because there aren't many left. many were defeated, not just those who voted for opponent. it's clearly more broad in the caucus. about a quarter of the caucus who voted against her.

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new york times columnist david brooks. david, how would you characterize the potential importance of this election? there has been a lot of talk about how important it is. >> well, i mean i guess the country has been unhappy with the direction for about six years now. people have been flip flopping back and forth looking for somebody to get us out of the political morass, a sense of we're not compete ing with china and india. they've been looking for change. they've been sort of bouncing around. two years ago they bounced to the democrats. now you have a lot of people who did bounce to the democrats bouncing to the republicans. a lot of people have split their ballots. you've been hearing over the last several months saying i'm going straight republican. how many they are we'll see. but the effect will be if the republicans take control of the house, well, we'll start repealing bits and pieces of the health care bill, the tax cuts, the bush tax cuts will probably be made permanent at least for a little while. spending will

. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze this week's news. >> brown: and spencer michels reports on the oakland, california, mayoral race, where a second-place finisher became an election winner. >> if nobody gets a ma jort, whichever candidate comes in last place he is eliminated and everybody who voted for that candidate their first choice will now have their second choice. >> woodruff: that's all ahead n tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the nato summit opened today with plans to focus heavily on afghanistan. but it was instead missiles that topped the first day's agenda-- an agreement announced for an expanded missile defense system for europe and the u.s. the announcement came shortly after president obama and the leaders of 27 other nato nations gathered in lisbon for the two- day meeting.

. >> lehrer: plus, mark shields and david brooks offer their day-after election analysis. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: chevron. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: political aftershocks echoed in washington and around the country today after republicans scored resounding victories in the mid-term elections. the democratic majority in the house of representatives lay in ruins, and the two sides began to assess what it all means. in a decided swing of the political pendulum, republicans regained control of the house just four years after losing it. ( cheers and applause ) and although democrats retained a narrow majority in the senate, the g.o.p. also made aggressive inroads in that chamber, as well as in the nation's state houses. by the time the

are you on our side, mark shields, david brooks.milies have gathered for the annual thanksgiving feast this week, many continue to go without this holiday season. one man trying to do something about hunger here and abroad got special recognition this week. we turn again to ray suarez for the story. >> how are you today. >> suarez: even in arlington, virginia, one the wealthiest counties in one of mark's wealthiest metropolitan areas more and more people rely on food banks to get enough to eat. nearly 17 millionç families in america,ç about 15% of all households had trouble putting nufing food on the table last year. and while the economy has shown some signs of recovery, the number of americans going hungry this season is increasing. as high unemployment persists, poverty is up, and wages are flat. in arlington, each day people line up for a weekly raise at the arlington food assistance center. demand has grown by 50% in the last two years. volunteers drop off food items and serve more than 3300 people a week giving out some 26 t

mark, david, thank you both very much. >> brooks for president, ohio?you said it, i didn't. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: the private sector added nearly 160,000 jobs in october, the most in six months, but the unemployment rate remained at 9.6%. and attacks on two mosques in pakistan killed more than 70 people. and to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: we talk to a reporter in indonesia about what it's like living in the shadow of an erupting volcano. we have answers to your questions about the latest jobs numbers from paul solman, and about the midterm elections from political editor david chalian. plus, on "art beat," jeffrey brown talks to jazz musician jason moran, winner of a macarthur "genius" award. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the oil spill commission's investigation into the causes of the b.p. disaster. i'm judy woodruff. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washi