. >>> new census bureau figures on income, wealth, and poverty for 2011 paint a bleak economic picture. median household income dropped 1.5% last year to just over $50,000 a year. that's over 8% lower than in late 2007 when the recession began. in contrast, income for the wealthiest 20% of americans went up 1.6% last year. 2011's income gap between the rich and the poor grew to the widest in more than 40 years. and while a proportion of americans living in poverty did not rise for the first time in four years, the 46 million people in poverty remained at the highest level in the 53 years since the census bureau began keeping that statistic. >>> well, apple's new and improved iphone has arrived. the thiper, lighter, taller 5 will be in stores on the 21st. it comes with a laundry list of new additions. nbc's jay gray got a look. >> reporter: the skies did not open up. by all reports the earth is still on its axis, but the tech universe definitely has a new shining star today. >> today we're going to introduce iphone 5. >> reporter: with that, all the rumors shifted to reality. when the 5

and on one hand it's working and on the other hand there's anxiety on the land and census bureau proves that and i'm here to provide you with more subsidized health cares and infrastructure. >> the poverty rate in america, 15%. for blacks, 27%. median black host hold incomes also fell and the poverty rate among blacks also went up unlike for the rest of the country and i say this because this president is making a concerted effort to turn out the black vote, calling republicans racists for favoring voting i.d. laws and the like and sending the attorney general out there and the vice-president out there to make blunt racial appeals, but when you look at his actual record, how blacks have fared under his presidency, this is what you see. >> i should point out in health care, the obamacare didn't kick in with the subsidies until 2014. >> i'll tell you dan's point about-- or you made the point that more people are covered bye health care, who are the people? those are the 20-somethings who can't get job lying around in their childhood bedrooms and carried on parent's insurance. >> or on med

census bureau show the number is unchanged. there are 46.2 million people below the poverty line, near the one in six americans. just over fa i that group. the numbero o of families in poverty totals 9.5 million. despite these statistics, is the problem enough of a priority? prof. of cornell west -- a professor of cornell west and his gropu -- >> you say that poverty is the new normal in america. how do we not know this is just part of the cyclical, economic downturn? >> the downturn has certainly contributed to poverty, but we have such escalating levels of the quality and intensity of the increase of the inequality -- of inequality and the intensity of the increase of the inequality. we have so many of our very, very well trained personnel trying to find jobs live lives of decency in the richest nation of the world. >> the american story is that you can arise out of poverty, that there is social mobility in this country as there is not in other countries. are you suggesting that is fiction, not a true story? >> i'm suggesting

. >>> new census bureau inn come and poverty paint a bleak picture. median household income dropped 1.5% last year to just over $50,000 a year. that's over 8% lower than in late 2007 when the recession began. in contrast, income for the wealthiest 20% of americans went up 1.6% last year. 2011's income gap between the rich and the poor grew to the widest in more than 40 years. while the proportion of americans living in poverty did not rise in four years, the 46 million people in poverty remained at the highest level in the 53 years since the census bureau began keeping that statistic. >>> apple's new and improved iphone has arrived. the 5 will be in stores on the 21st, coming with a laundry list of new editions. nbc's jay gray got a look. >> reporter: the skies did not open up. by all reports the earth is still on its axis. the tech universe has a new shining star today. >> today we're going to introduce iphone 5. >> reporter: with that all the rumors shifted to reality, when the 5 made entirely of aluminum and glass made its debut. apple says the mos

we also have census bureau chief who will walk us through the report, and susan heavey, who wrote a story office for reuters. welcome to all of you. mr. johnson, what does the census tried to do with this survey? >> we look at income, poverty, health insurance, and this year we found the important headlines. household income fell between 2010 and 2011. poverty remained unchanged 15%. there are still 46 million people in poverty, and health insurance fell. host: people without health insurance? guest: people without health insurance coverage. the other headline you mentioned was the increase in inequality. host: we will learn more about this. what is the idea of linking health care coverage in to this report on the economy? guest: it is important how it relates to poverty levels and incomes, who along the spectrum is not insured. that is why we put it together. host: susan heavey, when you looked at the report, was your headline clear to you? guest: it is to get -- mixed picture, so it was difficult to cover because there are different pieces of data that seemed to point in different direc

census bureau says about income inequality is growing and poverty rates are stagnant one in five children falling below about lying and dr cornel west and thomas smiley will be coming into the studio to discuss this disturbing trend. and without further ado fed chairman ben bernanke announces another round of quantitative easing this time the plan is to buy mortgage backed bonds to lower interest rates is this a last ditch attempt or a serious solution or a financial guru will break it all down for us. it's thursday september thirteenth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching. a victory today for reporters and activists fighting the controversial indefinite detention law a federal judge has ruled that the government cannot enforce a provision that allows the military to detain those who support terrorists or associated forces now those two words associated forces are key that's with us the plaintiff in the case against the government a group of seven reporters and activists say they believe they may fall under this category by reporting on the middle east they sa

wilson so the census bureau chief was going to walk us through what the report says, and susan heavey, who we said earlier broke a story off of this for reuters is at our table. welcome to all of you. mr. johnson, what does census do with this annual survey? >> income, poverty, and health insurance, this year we found three important headlines as you saw. median household income, phil 1.5% between 2010 and 2011. poverty remained unchanged at 15%. there's still 46 million people in poverty. and one of the other headlines you mentioned -- >> people without health insurance? >> uninsured rate. people without health insurance rate. the other headlines you mentioned was there was increase in inequality. >> what is the idea of linking health care coverage into this report on household economy? >> one of the concerned with health care for coverage is how it relates to people's income and people's poverty level, to know who all along the spectrum of income distribution is uninsured. that's why we put it together with this. >> when you look at the overall report, pleasure headline clear to you

they had a big report out and a separate report from the census bureau as well we look at incomes droppingt the political campaign and pundits looking at the income since the president took office. we are seeing an 8 percent drop in that time period and look at the growing poverty line accord toth census bureau. income of $23,000 or less. 15 percent in 2011, of the households in the poverty area. and guys, that is up from thren.3 back in 2007, back to you. have a good one. >> it is 38 after the hour and time to step in the fox foit with michael. first up. robetter pattinson taking back kristin stewart. >> big news. trihards and that includes you, with breathe a sigh of relief. we learned that robert pattinson and kristen stewart are making up and reconciled and back to living with each other again but the drama is not over. but pattinson is extra sensitive and little secower. >> you cane blame him for that one. >> jersey shore. j-wow is engaged. >> jersey show jenny jay wow farley. her boyfriend of two and half years proposed. roger matthews is set to propose after they popped out of a air

census bureau shows female workers earned only 79 cents for every dollar earned by men last year. the median income for working women with full time jobs was just over $37,000... for men, it was just over $48,000. at the current annual gain, women won't be making as much as men until the year 2063. bank of america is picking up the pace by scaling down ... according to reuters a study conducted in france on monsanto 's fertilizer dispute ... 5 guys makes the top grade for the top hamburger franchise in the united states ... next: a new consumer warning about a spinach recall after concerns over listeria. the man accused of planning the july shooting rampage in a colorado theater appears in court today. and live music this midday from nick colionne-- he's on stage this saturday at prairie state college you know, i was once used for small jobs. yeah, and i took on all the bigger, tougher ones. but now that mr. clean's got this new select-a-size magic eraser i mean, he can take on any size job. look how easily he gets things cleaned. it's enough to make you cry. you, specifically. no

from the census bureau. it is a very high number for a superpower, don't you think?t is statistically unchanged as well from the previous year. talking roughly 46 million people, 46 million americans. in poverty. i don't know about you, but i have a heckuva time trying to square that up with the idea of being a superpower. this is the highest level in more than a half a century for a family of four annual income $23,000. it is not getting any better for millions of our cit civilians. said we would be much worse off it wasn't for the extended unemployment benefits. if you think unemployment benefits out of the calculations, another 60 million people more would be in poverty. if you took away the social security benefits, that is disabilities, not social security, another 14.5 million people would have fallen below the poverty line. we are talking 76 million. we remind you a record 5.4 million people signed up for federal disability since the president took office in january 2009. so what did the administration do? walling illegal immigrants to enter the workforce. ill

the census bureau, the social security administration, the it national taxpayers union they're behind lot of gaffs. i want to give everybody credit. according to the census bureau, 49%, 49% of the americans in the second quarter of last year lived in a household where at least one member was receiving a government benefit. at least one member. that is up from, are you ready, 30%, 30% back in the 1980s. is that not impressive? according to the social security administration, the united states set yet another record for the number of american workers collecting federal disability payments in september. that was 8.79 workers, that is million, folks. disability. okay? if you include the total number of americans, that is dependents, spouses, collecting disability with them, that is 11 million americans on disability, and half of those, think about this, half of those joined the disability rolls over the course of the past 3 1/2 years under president obama. i'm sorry, that is my gaffe but there it is. it is reality. meanwhile, three years after the recession officially ended, that is the,

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income often where you to go to school.but it can also dictate how likely you areeto vote.the census bureauays that during the 2008 presidential election -- 80% of adults from households earning at least $100k a year exercised their right to vote. households earning less thann $20k turned up at a polling station.so what's keeping lower income ameriians awaa? education is a big factorr expeets say lower income people tend to be less &peducated nn not as politically active as their wealthier counterpartt. hose with higher incomes are often better connected to onors ann politicians who can persuade them to vote.wealthier ameeicaas may also feel they have more of a stake in voting, because oo taxes, services, and other benefits. on the other hand - peeple from llwer incomms may be disillusioned and feel their vote doee not matter. but advocates say lower income groups hould be encouraggd to most help from the government. tte other side argues these groups aren't politically infoomed enough to take on that resppnsibility. one thing is obvioos -- both income groups' political choices are polarrze

and on one hand it's working and on the other hand there's anxiety on the land and census bureau provesre to provide you with more subsidized health cares and infrastructure. >> the poverty rate in america, 15%. for blacks, 27%. median black host hold incomes also fell and the poverty rate among blacks also went up unlike for the rest of the country and i say this because this president is making a concerted effort to turn out the black vote, calling republicans racists for favoring voting i.d. laws and the like and sending the attorney general out there and the vice-president out there to make blunt racial appeals, but when you look at his actual record, how blacks have fared under his presidency, this is what you see. >> i should point out in health care, the obamacare didn't kick in with the subsidies until 2014. >> i'll tell you dan's point about-- or you made the point that more people are covered bye health care, who are the people? those are the 20-somethings who can't get job lying around in their childhood bedrooms and carried on parent's insurance. >> or on medicaid. >> that d

census bureau says the median household income is about $50,000 for 2011 in california and mediant 53rand. for the bay area higher than the national average at $76,000 it is no where near the quarter million dollar mark. while $250,000 may sound arbitrary gov. romney may have gotten that number from president obama. he started using $250,000 as a cut off from the middle-class and wealthy when he campaigned in 2008. at this point every word counts of of the general election may be far away it is 53 days and early voting starts in that as soon as two weeks. grace lee cbs 5 >>> apple products are hot you would think bmws are hot to but no. the thief will used is on the merc to plow into a california apple store. >>> online shopping and part of the bargain turns into a pumpkin at midnight you may want to spend money in the next 110 minutes >>> you may want to spend outside over the weekend coming up and whether find out why the high pressure area bringing triple digit area to southern california okay, here's the plan. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to o

the census bureau says 16 million americans now live within two miles of a city hall.hat's about 6% of the entire american population. researchers believe americans are moving into downtown areas to be closer to their job. >>> the owner of a walnut creek nightclub plans to fight the city over unfair allegations. the owner is supposed to meet to might -- to discuss a forced conditional permit. it sets a closing time and regulates the sale of alcohol. the owner says the city is trying to force him to close and is not friendly to small business owners. >>> a small earthquake hit at 9:25 a.m. the usgs says it was centered about two miles eve of -- east of berkeley. the magnitude temblor was felt by some in the newsroom. >>> santa cruz is getting help from the tsunami from japan because of the waves. $850,000 was given to santa cruz that suffered significant damage that day. >>> if you are flying in and out of san francisco international airport this weekend, you can expect some flight delays again. this is the third weekend in a row that the crews will install new lights.

according to the latest numbers from the census bureau, if you are looking to make some money than anywhere near dc is the place to be. >> probably close to arlington. i would not be surprised if it was arlington. >> my parents' house is not a small house and we are doing pretty good for ourselves. i have a good job, so i would say we are doing pretty good here. >> the d.c. metro area is a hot spot for high earners. >> as the recession got worse there is more government spending to try to prop up the economy>> there is no denying our area seems to be weathering the recession well. arlington county boasts the most impressive number, because single income households make up 40% of arlington county's numbers. >> i am not surprised, based on rent prices and housing costs. if you are going to live here, you have to be a pretty high earner. >> loudon county in fairfax county held -- held on to the no. 1 and no. 2 spot for the past couple of years. when it came to this date with the highest income, that top honor went to maryland. -- when it came to the state with the highest income. >> next up, s

census bureau has released a list of the richest states in the country and maryland is at the top. maryland was the richest state in the u.s. with a median income of $20,000 more than the average income in america. mississippi is the poorest state in the country with a median income of just under $37,000. while maryland tops median income, the census also highlights a disturbing trend. one in four baltimore residents live in poverty. now, a neighborhood association numbers go -- members go door- to-door hoping to draw attention to a city proposal to add parking spaces. the city wants to add parking spots and a driveway loop to erect center renovation. -- to a rec center renovation. many residents say the city should be trying to preserve the park green space, not take away from it. >> not a fan because this is what you live here, because you have to have some park. you know, get some space somewhere, do you can. do not take away from this. >> the proposal has more than 2600 signatures. still ahead on 11 news at noon, a good news for homebuyers. mortgage rates at an historic low. pl

sharpest critique of president obama and the entitlement society that he enables according to the census bureau. in 2011, 49% of americans lived in a households where at least one person received a government handout. >> this is the consider of bullshit mountain. the 49% entitlement society obama enables. that is the core of the bullshit nation fiction that somehow only since obama, the half of americans who love this country and work hard and are good, have had the fruits of their labor seized and handed over to the half of this nation that is lazy and dependent and the opposite of good. i'm sure there's a better term for that. in that 49%, hannity is including those on social security and medicare, or as i like the call them, his audience. demographic tv audience slam. but perhaps mr. hannity is understating the problem, for there are many more of those to be government dole than even his 49% accounts for. like those welfare queens at exxonmobil, at&t, ge, 250 corporation that from 2008 to 2010 got nearly a quarter trillion in federal tax subsidies, although to be fair, at least exxonmobil an

uninsured americans has declined for the first time in 4- yeers.accordiig a new study from the census bureaue than 260 million people had some sort of health care coverage in 2011 -- up 4 million from the yyar before. that means more than 84% of americans are insured.why the increase? a few reasons. first, a growing number of &pinsurance from the gooernment... meaning medicaid or medicare.the number of medicaid recipients rose to more than 16 percent while those on medicare jumped to 15 percent.second, more young adults are insured, largely because of the 2000's affordable care act.it allows children to stay on their parents' health carr plans until age 26. but not all the ten percent of kids under 19 years old remain uninsured -- whichhdidn't really change from 2010. this is worrisome because when someone is uninsured, they'reellss likely to go toothe doctor, fill prescriptions, or gee the care they need.but overall more americans are getting health insurance... so your wait at the doctor's office coull get a bit longer. i'm alison kosik in new york. -----end-----cnn.script----- in boston.

household income falling, new numbers out today from the census bureau paint an ugly picture of what'soing on in america. you know, in a great country like ours it isn't easy to make all these people poor. it takes a lot of very bad policy. that's just what this administration is doing and we'll show you the lousy results in just a moment. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. i don't have to use gas. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. drive around town all the time doing errands and never ever have to fill up gas in the city. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. the last time i went to the gas station must have been about three months ago. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. ♪ >> you know, folks, you're supposed to grow the economic pie larger

up with president obama's speech, and on friday the jobs numbers come out, and we are told the census bureau will release poverty numbers. we all know the link between poverty and joblessness. what is your sense of what is going to happen in this debate? >> the numbers are not going to be good, whether they are a little better or a little worse. they are not going to be good. we are debating whether they are a tiny bit better or a tiny bit worse, but what are we going to do about it? we are not having it before the conventions. we are not having it after the conventions, and that is where we are doing our part by focusing on job creation. goo to send those ideas, to send us stories about what is happening, because we cannot move into a state of mind where we think nothing can be done. we need to do our part to make a difference and turn things around. tavis: the founder of "and huffington opposed," -- of "the huffington post," arianna huffington. up next, we remember the life of michael dunton, gone too soon. over the labor day weekend we were saddened to learn about the passing of michael c

the census bureau released the list of richest states and maryland is at the top of a list. maryland was the richest state in the u.s. with a median income of $70,000. that is nearly $20,000 more than the $50,502 average income in america. mississippi is the poorest state with a median income of under $37,000. while marylanders are tops in income, figures highlight a disturbing trend. one in four residents live in poverty. more than 37% of baltimore children were impoverished last year. >> apple was the iphone 5 -- apple's iphone 5 will be released tomorrow. a father and son were trying to swindle others with a fake by phone. daniel parker and his son's decision came to an end when they tried to sell detectives the phone. police thought the phones were stolen. apple told investigators what they really were. >> $20 worth of plastic and john. if this is the iphone -- first iphone you have baht, this will fool you. >> they off the ground may prove difficult if you plano fly american airlines. it has canceled 300 flights this week to cope with a dispute with pilots. the percenta

. >>> the census bureau, the folks who count us all, are out today. and the numbers in america on poverty are stunning and sad, especially what they say now about the once-great american middle class, more on the story. >> reporter: at 47 with a successful career at a pharmaceutical company, judy brown never expected to have help from a food pantry, until she lost her job. >> it is kind of hard to ask for help. >> reporter: she had to move in with family, and found herself raising a two-year-old grandson. >> it is very hard not knowing where your next meal is coming from or if you have a roof over your head. >> reporter: brown is one of 46 million americans living in poverty, defined as a family of four making about 26,000 a year. that is 15% of americans below the poverty line, and more than one in five children. >> in many cases away we see are more and more people really being in survival mode. >> reporter: it is the extension of a smaller middle class, 40% of the population earned just 40% of the total income. another problem is the number of food

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the census bureau reported today median household income fell for the fourth straight year and a studyound a number of americans couldn't come up with $2,000 of cash in 30 days. now, in a fold of 45,000 households done with the census bureau, the sic found a percentage of households without a bank account rose 8.2% in 2011. that works out to 10 million houses and 17 million adults who are unbanked. >> giving new regulations prompted banks to come up with account minute mums. higher fees, though, were the number one reasons. whether the economic downturn probably and a savings account, something 30% of households have. the center for responsible lending suggests many consumers lack a financial safety net. but even without a bank account at all, the bank lacks a gateway to more sophisticated products like credit cards and mortgages, issues or products that may not having these products, of course, may hamper their upward financial mobility. maria, back to you. >> interesting story there, mary. thank you. >>> nearly $13 trillion, the new figure in a report says the financial crisis will c

and later, the census bureau has some good news when it comes to the number of insured americans.e'll bring you all the details, coming up. >>> at the heart of the crisis in egypt was this mysterious video made by someone who may or may not be named sam bacile, who may or may not be israeli, who may or may not tricked his crew and dubbed in anti-muslim prop propaganda after the movie was done, and who is definitely really terrible of making movies. you watched the clip of this thing online. it's a low-budget, badly acted, completely ridiculous amateur production. it's a joke, a deadly joke. but at the heart of the political furor today is a 99-word statement released by some terrified staffer in the american embassy in cairo asking for religious beliefs to be respected. mitt romney interpreted that statement to be an apology from the obama administration. an apology for what, i'm not exactly sure. outreach to the muslim world is not new, and it's not been a partisan issue. in fact, its history is bipartisan. and that history is a very recent history. inform 2006, protests across t

this week, the census bureau that i alluded to earlier, they also talked about the state of health care in this country can it said that texas now has 5.8 million uninsured citizens, down as a percentage of our overall population. now 23% of our overall population is uninsured. we have the most in the country. along with that, i report by stephen murdoch can michael klein said that, if only we would embrace the federal health care reform, we could insure 3 million texans by 2014. in a state with the most citizens uninsured in the country, why would we not try something that at least some people believe would ensure more than 3 million of our fellow citizens? >> right now, the nation is struggling with obamacare and what will happen if it is fully implemented. i think that is one of the central issues at stake in november. it is one of the central issues at stake in the presidential race and in the congressional and senate race progressed the fact is that you would vote to repeal. >> i am an answer to the -- i am an enthusiastic vote to repeal. if you look at what is happening with obama

the census bureau said on wednesday that 46.2 million people lived below the poverty line last year. that's defined as an annual income of $22,811 for a family of four. the poverty rate has been on the rise since 2007 when financial woes began to spread in the united states. the median household income was $50,054. that's down 1.5% from the previous year. it fell for a fourth year in a row. data on income distribution also shows that the richest 5% earn more than 20%, 22%, beg your pardon, of the country's income. this indicates the gap between the top and the bottom is getting wider. the jobless rate is hovering at over 8% and the wealth gap is expected to be a major issue in the presidential campaign as the economy continues to stagnate. >>> and that's all for biz news for this hour. i'll leave you with a recap of the markets. >>> foreign ministry officials from japan and china have met to discuss their row over islands in the east china sea. the japanese government bought the senkaku islands tuesday from a private japanese owner. japan controls the territory. china and taiwan clai

new census bureau report showser things have not improved. the average household income dropped 1.5% to just overjus $50,000. the overall poverty rate remains unchanged at 15%. roughly 46.2 million people. for 011, official poverty at th line was an poannual income ofce $23,000 for a family of four. >>> edge on maryland, more money is being poured into the state't gambling campaign. there was another 4 millionanot poured into the campaign defeat the measure. >>> wait is over, apple debutede the new iphone.. coming up, what makes this oneth better than the rest. >>> facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg is defending his brain child.ai zuckerberg admits he'sa disappointed with the slumping stocking but suggests facebook has a bright future, and suggesting despite the number, it's a good time to buy stock in the company. >> i think it's a great time for people to join and it's a great time for people to stay and double down. d >> facebook was the first u.s.st company to debut on stock markets with a value of more than $100 billion.th since it