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and it was governor brownback who flinched today the governor released a statement saying maher's stuff overreacted to those tweet and for that our apologize freedom of speech is among all our most treasured freedoms for the first time in a really really long time. i think the future of america is really looking up now that sounds like you know a bit of a hyperbolic statement but let me lay it out economic crises cause nations typically to flip hard to the left or to the right for example after the the economic crisis of one nine hundred twenty nine germany and italy flipped to the right and spain as well in the us we flip to the left that was franklin roosevelt scandinavia flip to the left this is the result of the great depression so you can see these economic crises produce a political change now we're in the midst of another economic crisis right now and i've been watching this thing since put president obama was elected and it seemed repeatedly with the tea party can rising up in the koch brothers all these front groups getting all the press and you know there was constantly in the

just how much power and influence should brownback have?ther tweet -- emma sullivan is a spoiled brat who probably doesn't even know why she was saying that. not sure i get an adult acting like a teen to try to show up a teen acting like a teen. emma sullivan on the phone with me from fairway, kansas. emma, we should point out you just got word from your school district, the principal gave you a deadline today to officially apologize. now they're backing off that. they say that this should be a teachable moment. so, emma sullivan, what have you learned? >> i've definitely learned the power of social media for sure. i've learned that people will see what i said and my words do have an impact and that everyone's voice will eventually probably be heard. >> emma, let's go back to your tweet. why did you tweet that in the first place? why did you think that about the governor? >> it was a decision on my own part to kind of joke around with friends. i didn't mean to get his attention or to cause an uprise like it has, just i wanted to, y you know

in part just made mean comments at goff brownback.nt program at the time when students from schools all-around and said she did not make the comment, she was just joking with a friend. it sparked a national debate and now sullivan has more than 10,000 followers on her twitter page. before the tweet she had 60. the governor's office mentioned his name and called the program to complain to sullivan's principal. they ordered her to fire off a letter of apology and she had until today to do it. >> i don't agree with the majority of the things he is trying to pass or not letting pass. >> in the past hour, governor brownback has issued a statement and it actually comes in the form of an apology to the teenager. in the statement released, the governor said my staff overreacted to the tweet and for that i apologize. freedom of speech is among the most treasured freedoms. the governor deciding that heel do the apologizing and not the kid in high school. what does your gut tell you. was the principal over the line when asking her to apologize f

brownback's staff got wind of it and they called the principal of sullivan's school.rincipal told her that she had to write a letter of apology to the governor. well, brownback has apologized in a statement yesterday saying that his staff overreaction and that freedom of speech is still alive and well in the country. >> you think maybe he had a pow would you with some younger staff members and said you can't do that? you know. >>> time now 5:50. paying by phone. how a pair of quarters can save you $55 in parking tickets. >>> three men, one ticket, $254 million. how some powerball winners are going to spend a large chunk of their winnings. we could help. >> we're already rich. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home at progressive.com. is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. [ beep ] hi. dave here. [ male announcer ] for dave, using citibank's online bill pay is as easy as setting up voicemail. hi, it's dave. [ male announc

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just made me calm and brownback and told him he sucked in person. she says that tweet landed the principal's office he explained his situation someone from. like got a hold of it and sent it to someone in my intentions the district sullivan says her principal wants her to write an apology to governor brownback. so the other day on the show we discussed how absolutely lame this is the governor has nothing better to do in his millions into like monitor tweets and the fact that the school i mean that's i don't know i would call that a first amendment violation you can tweet whatever why you should be forced to apologize but so then the girl said and said i wasn't sorry for what i said because i meant to and refuse to apologize then the governor had to say my staff over reacted to this week overreacted to this tweet and for that i apologize freedom of speech is among our most treasured freedoms so she said i'm going to apologize to her after she said he sucked a lot actually yeah that one was made to be famous like i'm not creeping or anything but she's

access to food, physical and accessibility of buildings, bedbugs, fire safety, isolation, and senator brownback brands, lack of heat, personal safety -- isolation, dirty bathrooms, lack of heat. the top three most common were bedbugs, and other in the station's other than bedbugs and electrical problems. other problems were policy violations, harassment, and unsanitary bathrooms. so i just want to show a couple of photographs of infestations and unsanitary bathrooms, so if we can zoom out a bit, this is an example of bedbugs. this is a mattress with a bed bugs in it. the next picture i want to show, a senior he has a bed bug infestation, and bedbugs bite. this next is just an example of three mines that were caught in a trap. another was unsanitary bathrooms, just to give you a sense of what we're talking about for unsanitary bathrooms, this is a bathroom in an sro. supervisor cohen: i have a question. whose responsibility is it to clean the bathrooms? are you showing pictures of sro's that are privately owned? >> all these pictures i am showing are privately run. still, many privately run ones

emma sullivan posted the message "just made mean governments to governor brownback and told him he sucked in person." on a field trip to the state capitol. on the governor's steps she told the school and now the principal she won't send him an apology. >> he said i needed to do damage control and i needed to fix this. >> sullivan is still deciding whether to write the governor that letter of apology. >>> a dramatic rescue on an l.a. area freeway. strangers rushing to the aid of three people pinned under a pickup truck that rolled over on i-10. the california highway patrol made it to the scene just as several drivers lifted the truck and pulled the female passenger out to safety. no word on her condition but a lucky woman. >> lucky they stopped for her. >>> the fresh grocer on the hunt for something green, coming up. >> plus, men behaving badly. what happens when an old football rivalry won't die. >> and reminder, if you have a consumer problem or question, call 888-5-helps-you, volunteers standing by. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way t

a very impressive delegation headed by the deputy secretary of energy, senator brownback and many others. that shows that kazakhstan played an important role 20 years ago. it is continuing to play an important role in the world. during the cold war, around 1400 nuclear warheads were deployed in kazakhstan. about 1200 intercontinental ballistic missiles, 95% of the nuclear warheads were targeted to the major cities of continental united states. by getting rid of that weaponry and warheads, we are telling to our american partners that now they can sleep safer, knowing that somewhere in the world, their houses being targeted by nuclear weaponry. it was an enormous contribution to the peace and security in the world. when we speak about kazakhstan, we had the fourth largest nuclear arsenal in the world. it was larger than the arsenal of u.k., france, and china combined. that says for itself. >> as the foreign minister, when you look at the world today, what do you see? >> a lot of things happening now in the world. since the beginning of this year, we have seen the evidence in north africa a

. >>> kansas governor sam brownback apologized for what he called his staff overreaction to a tweet.the state capitol last week, emma sullivan wrote to her 65 followers just made mean comments at governor brownback and told him he sucked in person. he notified emma's principal who asked her to apologize. emma refused. it became a national story. emma now has 4,000 twitter followers. >>> stocks surged on reports of strong black friday sales. the dow added 291. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 both rose about 3%. >>> tobey maguire has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit over hundreds of thousands of dollars he won in secret highstakes poker games. the winnings were paid out by a convicted ponzi scheme operator. others are seeking money for the con man's victims. the suit saying they were exclusive by invitation only. >> la-di-da. >> how was thanksgiving? >> i was actually working down in cuba. >> i ate enough for you, me and the entire 360 team. >> good. coming up, jennifer lopez, commercial she made causing controversy. [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift ne

just made me comments to brownback and told him he sucked in person keep close along she says that tweet landed the principal's office . so grows out of that and then she tweeted that and then the governor's people reported it to her school and so then she had to go to the school the principal's office and she had to like writing apology letter if you all this other stuff that is ridiculous really you know if you're governor you don't have anything better to worry about than like some high school student tweeted something about use as you suck and who cares if he's worried about i can't believe they're actually using these totalitarian tactics in the president actually writing to her that's ridiculous i have a clue i just it is a bizarre that you would want to draw attention to it i mean people it's people all the time on twitter i get all the carriers as you suggested earlier you know how to navigate these twitter war scenario right he is violating the rule when you get into a twitter fight don't fight with the people below you he's pointing down. you would abolish a free speech like if

she met brownback and then posted her criticism on twitter. the principal of her school ordered her to apologize. well, the school district had a change of heart. they published a statement saying they support her right to free speech. >> lesson in the first amendment there. >> for the school district as well. >> exactly. >>> we can take a lesson from mother nature on how to make us hope. >> the weather is gorgeous. >> gorgeous today. look at it outside. >> i hope it continues, gary. >> the evening is great. the problem with this type of weather, we all get used to it and then when it changes and goes back to reality -- isn't that the way it works? then everybody takes shots at the weatherman. >> not at all. >> we thank you for the beautiful weather. >> it was good through the holiday weekend. we got everybody to grandma's house and everybody back home at least on the east coast without having any big issues, thank goodness. all the travelers appreciate that, not me but the fact that we had real nice weather. let me start off and show you what

she later said she didn't talk to brownback and that the post was a joke she had with fellow students the school principal gave her until this morning to issue a letter of apology. >>> a big endorsement for newt again grip from an influential investigate newspaper. how much weight -- new hampshire newspaper. how much weight does it carry? >>> cyber monday. millions of folks are expected to catch in. a representative from google will join us live. ive. >>> black friday one for the record books. according to the national retail federation, numbers were up 16% last year with shoppers spending $52 billion nearly 40- bucks per person -- 400 bucks ber person. today is cyber monday. experts say u.s. online sales are expected to climb 17% from last year. more than 120 million americans are expected to log on to do shopping. google has insider tips to get the most out of cyber monday. joining with us more on that is an industry -- is industry director for google dan shock from new york. good morning, dan. >> good morning, allison. >> the american people are doing some shopping. >> yeah. it's h

brownback vs. a high school kid?nt up year after year in atlanta, georgia, the transformation attracted national attention and large amounts of money. that dramatic rise in test scores also raised lots of questions. on rock center tonight, harry smith reports on the country's largest school cheating scandal. here is an excerpt. >> bob wilson is a former decalb county district attorney. in august of 2010, the governor appointed them to a team of special investigators and early on they visited a school where a teacher confessed. >> she said there was cheating. it had been going on since '01 and she laid it all out. >> it wasn't the students that were cheating. it was the teachers. it was the principals. and one of the ways they cheated was by using a number two pencil, especially the eraser. >> there were parties at which teachers would get together on the weekends when these tests were supposed to be in a secure location and they would get together and change answers. >> no question -- >> hang on one second. like get

height school senior was ordered to apologize to kansas governor sam brownback after she posted a crudeut him. emma sullivan was attending a youth and government program at the time. we asked should emma sullivan apologize? look at that. 1% said yes. i bet that was a computer that almost generated that. 99% said no. the governor did issue a statement acknowledging emma's right to freedom of speech and apologized for any hassell she suffered. his campaign going after her. thank you very much for joining us. catch "news nation" here on msnbc. my dearest friend martin bashir is up next. in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. it's backed by over 19 years o

kansas teen is refusing to apologize for an insulting tweet she made about the state's governor, sam brownbackoesn't think the letter would be sincere. her principal demanded she write an apology letter by today after she tweeted, just made mean comments at governor brown back and told him he sucked, in person. she never made those comment but was how did the principal find out about that tweet? the governor's office reported the tweet to sullivan's school. the 18-year-old senior is getting a wave of support. twitter following has jumped from 65 people to 3,000. >>> newt gingrich is in south carolina today, but it's in iowa where he's taking a lot of heat for his controversial immigration comments which are being called toxic by some. during the gop debate gingrich said the gop should treat illegal immigrants who have been here a long time and have deep ties to the community, quote, humanely. joining me, mitt romney's former press second in iowa, in 2008. tim, nice to see you. you were quoted if "the washington post" as saying that gingrich's comments could be toxic to his campaign. what are y

quote, just made mean comments at government brownback and told him he sucked in person.vernor's office saw the tweet, and her principal told her to apologize. >>> grandpa versus grandpa, inspiring match for the ages. what is going on? we'll explain when we go down to the wire in 20. >>> syracuse university fired its longtime associate head basketball coach bernie fine after a third alleged victim of sexual abuse has come forward. espn has released a chilling phone call reportedly between fine's wife, lori, and another accuser, bobby davis. >> i know everything that went on, you know, i know everything that went with him. he has issues. he trusted somebody he shouldn't have trusted. bobby is in denying. he did things he did but he's somehow through his own mental tell lel pa think erased them out of his mind. >> i think there might have been others. there was something about you -- >> i'm wondering why -- >> nbc's jay gray is live in syracuse with the latest developments. that's hard to listen to, jay. let's start with the phone call. put it in context for us. >> reporter

. >>> kansas governor sam brownback apologized for what he called his staff overreaction to a tweet.a field trip to the state capitol last week, emma sullivan wrote to her 65 followers on a school trip. she refused to apologize, she now has more than 4,000 twitter followers. >>> stocks surged on reports of strong black friday sales. the dow added 291. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 both rose about 3%. >>> tobey maguire has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit over hundreds of thousands of dollars he won in secret highstakes poker games. the winnings were paid out by a convicted ponzi scheme operator. at least ten others are facing similar lawsuits, seeking money for the conman's victims. that's the latest, now back to anderson. >>> combing up, jennifer lopez, a commercial she made leads to a whole lot of controversy. [ female announcer ] lactaid milk is easy to digest. it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. >>> time for the ridiculist. tonight we're add

. >>> kansas governor sam brownback apologized for what he called his staff overreaction to a tweet.k, emma sullivan wrote to her 65 followers on a school trip. she refused to apologize, she now has more than 4,000 twitter followers. >>> stocks surged on reports of strong black friday sales. the dow added 291. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 both rose about 3%. >>> tobey maguire has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit over hundreds of thousands of dollars he won in secret highstakes poker games. the winnings were paid out by a convicted ponzi scheme operator. at least ten others are facing similar lawsuits, seeking money for the conman's victims. that's the latest, now back to anderson. >>> combing up, jennifer lopez, a commercial she made leads to a whole lot of controversy. i habe a cohd. yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! shouldn't it

girl, high school girl who tweeted something that the governor of kansas, what is his name, sam brownbacke pretty much said in the tweet he sucked. the communications director, the principal called in her, look we got a call from the governor's office you better apologize for what you said. >> which is ridiculous. >> the story made national news as it is this morning. now she doesn't have to apologize to the governor. the governor apologized, said my office overreacted to this don't want to infringe upon your freedom of speech. this little girl won. actually by making a big deal she went from a few dozen twitter followers, to a few thousand. >> 60 twitter followers that read the you suck tweet the now look. >> now, out there in prairie village, keep on saying what you think. >> what you think. i love the next story. out of "the new york post." about a to do list, bucket list, an art wall. lets new yorkers share their life goals before dying. and it starts, you see "before i die." apparently new yorkers are really taken to this. they put down their thoughts, with white chalk, suggesting, p

. >>> and sam brownback apologizing to a pie school student because of a tweet.or an apology, and brownback says his staff overreacted and he is in favor of free speech. >>> we are live in cairo with how today's vote going. >>> and doctors raising the red flag on head injuries. seems not only football players are at risk. a live report from cnn's dr. sanjay gupta ahead. it's 30 39 minutes after the hour. it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] no need to wait with our christmas price guarantee. if you find a lower price on a local print ad before christmas, we'll give you the difference on a walmart gift card. constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. [ professor ] good morning students. today, we're gonna... >>> welcome back. for a second straight day, egyptians are heading to the polls. this is the first parliamentary election since the dramatic uprising that ended the 30-year dictator

emma sullivan went on a field trip while sam brownback was addressing the group, ms.llivan treat -- tweeted. >> i tweeted that gov brown sucked in person. >> she didn't actually say anything to the governor but somebody in the staff called -- saw her tweet ended up calling the school and complaining that tas -- complaining that was disrespectful. now the school wants an apology writ be to the governor but she doesn't feel like she has to apologize. >> ten minutes before 9:00, the securities and exchange securities and exchange commission is investigating a now defunct investment firm that was run by two 49er ledges -- 49 legends. bloomberg news reports that the fcc wants to know if their firm -- s.e.c. wants to know if their firm improperly lifted -- shifted debt to investors. >>> bloomberg news also reports the federal reserve gave more than a trillion dollars in secret loans to banks in the u.s. and around the world as the banks were saying they were healthy. the report says city bank received 1.8 billion and bank of america had 1.5 billion in loans. wells fargo rec

she tweeted during this youth in government field trip a brownback staffer spotted the tweet, contactedoup. sullivan was with called to the principal's office. >> he started off saying he had to do a bunch of damage role and i need to do damage control and i needed to fix this. >> we in fact just got a statement from the governor's office. he says his staff overreacted. coming up next hour, emma sullivan is going to join me live. i'll talk to her about the tweets, the blowback over this story and her refusal to apologize. >>> also, the u.s. border patrol plans to replace and extend this surf fence. you heard of this? surf fence, 300 feet into the pacific ocean. this is at the westernmost point of the u.s./mefl co-border so this is between imperial beach, california, and tijuana, mexico. according to "the l.a. times" a new steel fence 18 feet tall will replace the barrier which has several gaps in it. >>> mitt rol ne getting ripped in a new ad from the dnc today. this ad here paints the gop presidential candidate as wavering on issues like abortion, health care. it's called trapped. it's

and, by the way, nick christoph with "the new york times" because when you have people like sam brownbacke church i'm a member of, we have about ten mission opportunities this summer where people are going to take their vacation time and spend their own money and go to china, they're going to belize and they come back unchanged. >> what has changed, again, not just with young evangelicals, but i know both you guys saw it, southern baptists, i'm a southern baptist, you saw it around the turn of the century that, again, the matthew 25 christians that are saying, do you know what, i got to give a couple of water to the master's name, that's more important than we going knocking on doors and passing out pamphlets. >> let me say two things, it's the globalization, evangelicals and young people are global. they go downtown in their own neighborhoods, plus they are reading their bibles. a new baylor study shows the more you read the bible, the more you care with social and economic justice, not learn about, but read the bible. >> you can't read the gospels, as i say, lookt red letter sky, you ca