charles rangel facing ethics violations.an maxine waters facing alleged ethics violations and a possible trial. and you have said what happened to the promises from nancy pelosi that she was going to drain the swamp? democrats are firing back, though, congressman saying you set up a boehner for speaker committee where people who raise $100,000 get special access for you and you held a meeting with a bunch of washington top republican lobbyists the other day. is that draining the swamp? >> well, chris, boehner for speaker is nrcc project, a house campaign committee project to raise resources necessary to help our candidates in this election. when i talk about draining the swamp, chris -- you heard me say this -- i expect, and the american people expect the highest ethical standards from their members of congress. nancy pelosi said four years ago it was time to drain the swamp. i can't believe it's taken some two years to investigate the charles rangel case. but the fact is she has not kept her promise. the swamp is alive and

daylight to sunset. >>> and an elaborate 80th birthday bash is in store for embattled congressman charles rangel. the invitation list is packed with high-profile guests, but it's unclear who will actually show with rangel facing 13 ethics charges. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. >>> a live report from anchorage with the very latest on that tragic alaska plane crash. >>> and jenna bush tags along with her father, former president george w. bush, on a visit to earthquake-ravaged haiti. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one.

friends and colleagues gathered in new york last night to celebrate embattled congressman charles rangel's0th birthday. it was actually in june but he used the occasion as a fund-raiser for his re-election campaign. there was michael bloomberg as well as top democrats. they came to support rangel accused of 13 house ethics charges. there were protestors outside the event at the plaza hotel calling for rangel's resignation. >> jurors in the corruption trial of former illinois governor blagojevich suggest they may be deadlocked on counts as they prepare for their 12th day of deliberations this morning. the panel censent a note to the judge asking for guidance. blagojevich has pleaded not guilty to 24 counts, including charges of trying to sell or trade an appointment to president obama's vacated senate seat. the judge says he'll talk with the jury this morning to determine if they should continue deliberating. >> investigators try to regroup after yesterday's stock slump. a new plan to help hurting homeowners. >> here's jane king with the morning's "moneyscope" report. >> good morning. the d

. >>> hundreds of influential democrats rallied around embattled charles rangel here in new york lastht. the occasion, an 80th birthday party for rangel who was also seen in light of the ethic charges. among those, two new york senators facing re-election in the fall. >>> another longtime congressman who battled ethics charges has died. democrat dan rostenkowski represented the chicago area. dan rostenkowski died yesterday of lung cancer. he was 82 years old. >>> and now the amazing ascent of africa's highest peak. three u.s. veterans with only one real human leg among them the top of tanzania mount kilimanjaro. they reached it last saturday after six days of climbing. the men said the message is you can be active no matter disability. one said reaching the top was totally exhausting but totally exhilarating. well, golf's final tournament of the year of the pga championship gets underway in wisconsin. tiger woods tees off at 9:20. >>> good morning, i'm steve weissman with your espn news update. a day after the being brawl, st. louis on the verge of bleeping cincinnati. and philips to

a congressional panel that oversaw a two-year investigation into ethics violations by charles rangel recommended last night that rangel receive a reprimand rather than be censured by the house. the president sent a pretty clear message to rangel during an exclusive interview with cbs news. bill plante has more. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. it was a blunt message, indeed. rangel's battle to beat back the ethics charges and keep his seat took a major hit from the president. mr. obama did something presidents rarely do-- he sent an unusually blunt message to a member of his own party. >> i think charlie rangel serve very long time and served his constituents very well, but these allegations are very troubling. >> reporter: in an interview with harry smith for tomorrow's "sunday morning" and monday's "early show," the president all but said rangel should resign from congress. >> he's somebody who is at the end of his career, eight years 80 years old. i'm sure what he wants is to be able to end his career with dignity and my hope is that that happens. >> reporter: after rangel and his

the accusations come as democrat charles rangel, another prominent member of the congressional black caucus, faces a trial on 13 ethics violations. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a pilot in massachusetts says he was having engine trouble when he decided to ditch his single-engine plane into the waters off cape cod. fortunately both the pilot and passengers were able to escape the aircraft with just minor injuries and swim ashore. >>> kentucky police are searching for a brazen robber who stole electronics from a church during sunday's services. surveillance video shows the man shuffling around the church office before stuffing a laptop into his backpack. the pastor says the thief was able to walk right into the office because doors are unlocked during services. >>> in florida, newly released night vision video shows dozens of baby sea turtles being released into the wild. the newborns were moved to beaches affected by the gulf oil crisis to safer waters on florida's east coast. the release was done at night since hatchlings are sens

. >> ifill: political editor david chalian on embattled new york democrat charles rangel's unusual and emotional self- defense on the house floor today. >> brown: and we take up the fight over whether an islamic community center, including a mosque, should be built just blocks from the world trade center site. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. 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. >> ifill: the house gave final approval today to a bill democrats said will save thousands of public sector jobs. the vote, engineered by house speaker nancy pelosi, was 247- 161. congress is supposed to be on summer recess but the house returned today for a one-day session. about jobs and election-year politics. >

she's going to be tested to the max and everyone is talking about this case along with charles rangel's. >> thank you very much, larry gerston. we appreciate you reporting from washington. thank you. >> we'll see you here next week. >>> well, it was confirmed today that the dominican university debates between california gubernatorial candidates jerry brown and meg whitman will be moderated by veteran nbc anchor tom brokaw. that october 12th debate will air right here on nbc bay area. brokaw will be the sole questioner and he says he's intent on helping californians make the right choice in this critical time in the state's history. >> the dominican university debate between brown and whitman will be the last chance has things stand for voters to see the candidates face to face. their third and apparently final debate is scheduled for tuesday, october 12th, just three weeks before election day. brokaw's strategy, to plum the candidates on their ideas to fix california's finances and their stands on social issues, such as gay marriage and legalizing marijuana. >> at the end of the debate

days ago, nierk representative, charles rangel was charged in a separate ethic's case and his trial is set to start in the fall. >>> the military's fighting role in iraq is scheduled to ends by august 31st. will it? critics have deep concerns about iraq's ability to govern itself. they had two bombingless just yesterday. today, the president is putting a positive spin on the still, unstable situation there, declaring his promise to withdrawal is right on target. >> but make no mistake, our commitment in iraq is changing from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats. >> figures released by iraqi authority overs the weekend show july was the deadliest month for iraqi in more than two years. u.s. military officials dismissed the numbers as too high. >>> low fat versus low-carb diets. the key finding that puts one on top. >>> and i'm your chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. the fog makes a quick return to the coastline. across the golden gate bridge and 64 right now. we'll tell you about even cooler temperatures coming our way this week coming up. >>> an

she would join new york congressman charles rangel in fighting charges of misconduct in office. both could face ethics trials this fall, right in the thick of congress's midterm elections. at least 65 house seats, most held by democrats, are at risk of changing hands. top democrats insist they remain confident but high-profile corruption trials would hand the gop huge issues on a silver plat per. what had been the democrats' ace in the hole isn't what it used to to be. today the republicans are using the president's face and policies to attack. president obama and his staff are said to be well aware that his presence might actually hurt more than it helps. "the new york times" quotes mr. obama as telling vulnerable democrats, you may not even want me to come to your district. one of the president's biggest problems is dissatisfaction with the economy, which he admitted in an interview with cbs's harry smith isn't where he would like it to be. >> but i also knew this was going to be a bumpy road ahead. and i don't expect the american people to be satisfied when we're only half of

charges against charles rangel of new york including failing to report rental incomes from his villa in the dominican republic. now to bell california where city officials gave themselves huge salaries and pensions to match. tonight john blackstone tells us the anger is spreading because it's not just the tax payers of bell who will be picking up the pension tab. >> reporter: when the angry citizens of bell, california, forced their city manager and police chief to resign it may be the best thing that ever happened to the two. consider the pensions now due city manager robert rizzo.... >> lifetime pension will be roughly $30 million. >> reporter: and police chief randy adams. >> his lifetime pension will be more like $15 million to $17 million. >> reporter: it's actually tax payers in other cities who will have to shell out. in california every city an employee works for has to pay a share of the pension which is based on the final salary. so police chief randy adams, who worked just one year in bell at a salary of $457,000, now qualifies for an annual pension of about $448,000. but

after that, new york congressman charles rangel speech on the house floor concerning an ethics investigation, followed by california representative maxine waters news conference about ethics violations. >> welcome to "newsmakers" for a round table discussion a journalist who covers capitol hill and white house. when did you sit down with white house press secretary robert gibbs and did his statement about the left, congressman kucinich and others surprise you? >> it did. we sat down with him a week ago friday. we published the story after the weekend. it was a candid interview from beginning to end. there was a story before that one that didn't get much attention about christina romer's departure. also a very news worthy story. it was a candid interview and vented the frustration what the white house is feeling towards the professional left. >> the senate came back after a recess to vote on immigration. what kind of reaction have been getting from democrats on capitol hill? >> in response to what gibbs said to sam, i mean the frustration here is that democrats have passed a lot of legislatio

owns a quarter million collars of stock and used to serve on its board of directors, she joins charles rangelg a separate ethics trial in the fall. >>> a graphic designer in tokyo posted twitter's 20 billionies message today. impressive since they have only been existens since july 26. twitter says the service adds 300,000 new users every day. the company said it had 105 million users as of april. that's a lot of tweets. >>> about 200 volunteers helped to install solar electric systems for nine low-income families in west oakland. the fifth annual solar-a-thon event hosted by grid alternatives. they said the solar electric systems will provide $180,000 worth of energy for the families, and while also eliminating 700 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. grid alternatives announced a $130,000 grant from peg -- pg&e for 30 more systems and job-training opportunities. a lot of sun to go around unless you were at the beach. >> leigh: you're exactly right. we had a record today. we're looking live now from the high definition south beach cam. a nice clear sky there. but, boy corrine na is right the co

>> reporter: in an emotional and raw defense against 13 ethics charges, charles rangel mixed small doses of contrition... >> i apologize for any embarrassment that i've caused. >> reporter: ...into a speech of political defiance... >> fire your best shot in getting rid of me. >> reporter: ...and to any democrat, starting with the president, who hoped rangel would resign to avoid any embarrassing ethic trial just before the election. >> don't leave me swinging in the wind until november. i deserve and demand the right to be heard. >> reporter: rangel said he wants a trial and isn't going anywhere. >> hey, if i was you, i may want know go away, too. i am not going away! i am here! >> reporter: but he is also in serious trouble. rangel is charged with not reporting his income on a beach villa in the dominican republic. his taxable gains on a condo in florida. not reporting several large investment accounts and with raising money for his rangel center at the city college in new york from dozens of companies needing favors from his committee. >> i apologize. >> reporter: despite his apology f

. >>> new york congressman charles rangel came out swinging today defending himself against 13 charges of wrong doing. on the house floor, the 80-year- old rangel said yes he made mistakes, especially not reporting income. the congressman also took a jab at president obama who has said that he hoped rangel would end his career with dignity. >> if i can't get my dignity back here, then fire your best shot and get rid of me through expulsion. >> reporter: other wise rangel said he isn't going any where. rangel also said he is anxiously waiting an ethics committee which is not scheduled until next month. >>> the ballot measure is proposition 23, and today opponents said two key supporters are toxic polluters from out of the state. a political editor randy shandobil reports. >> the valero oil refinery in venetia are owned by texas companies. the two biggest donors to proposition 23. almost $5 million so far. >> proposition 23 will save california families billions of the dollars in higher energy costs and it will project over a million california jobs. >> reporter: proponents of 23 say ab3

she had no idea how the house ethics committee will vote next on in the ethics investigation of charles rangel 13 different ethics charges. >> now to the wedding, chelsea clinton and marc mezvinsky god married last night. despite coverage, there were a few surprises. >> at last the veil of secrecy lifted. chelsea clinton is now all grown up. she was stung in our gown designed by vera wang. chelsea wanted it on her own terms without paparazzi. she slimmed down more than 15 pounds. mother of the bride beamed. around 7:30 was official the couple had tied the knot. in an e-mail, they said today we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as they wed in a beautiful ceremony. we could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate their life together. the interfaith ceremony had elements from jewish and christian tradition. as far as who was there to witness it all. majority of the guests were 20 and 30 somethings friends of the bride and groom, but vernon jordan, madeline albright, ted danson and his wife. the entire team is all of the lift. jeff lathan coming from a hotel in paris, th

charles rangel and maxine waters under investigation and christine amanpour starts her guy show, shes down nancy pelz and great white sharks shutting down more beaches, they trying to tag the deadly predators. we're learning more about the power of lightning. we have some amazing videos to share with you as storm chasers study this electric phenomenon. and picking up coverage of chelsea clinton wedding roundup. that is all coming up next. >> you're not far from rhinebeck did you get a chance to drop in on the wedding? >> i was tackled by secret service as i carried my fondi set, the gift on our behalf but much like the rest of the world we'll have to look at the pictures. >> i heard you tried to bring a camera and were stopped. thank you very much. >> san francisco giants have added two more pitchers to the roster and come from behind victory over the dodgers. shu has all the drama. >> good morning, baseball's trade deadline came and went. they did add some relief. they picked up javier lopez and got ramone ramirez from boston. against the dodgers, a pitchers' duel. zito matched them

. >>> new york congressman charles rangel came out swinging today defending himself against 13 charges of wrong doing. on the house floor, the 80-year- old rangel said yes he made mistakes, especially not reporting income. the congressman also took a jab at president obama who has said that he hoped rangel would end his career with dignity. >> if i can't get my dignity back here, then fire your best shot and get rid of me through expulsion. >> reporter: other wise rangel said he isn't going any where. rangel also said he is anxiously waiting an ethics committee which is not scheduled until next month. >>> the ballot measure is proposition 23, and today opponents said two key supporters are toxic polluters from out of the state. a political editor randy shandobil reports. >> the valero oil refinery in venetia are owned by texas companies. the two biggest donors to proposition 23. almost $5 million so far. >> proposition 23 will save california families billions of the dollars in higher energy costs and it will project over a million california jobs. >> reporter: proponents of 23 say ab3

tonight's announcement comes days after charles rangel of new york was charged with more than a dozen ethics violations. rangel has alwaysdenied any wrong doing. >>> a speech in south carolina, ben bernanke said the financial crisis is behind us. but the fed chair said the slow recovery has kept consumer spending low. >> we have a considerable way to go before we achieve a full recovery in the economy. and many americans are still grappling with unemployment, with foreclosure and with lost savings. >> bernanke predicted that consumer spending will pick up in the next few quarters. >>> wall street was bullish in trading today with stocking finishing down on the first day of august. a weaker u.s. dollars pushed energy stocks highers, and economic reports send u.s. stocks climbing. the dow jones industrial average soared 208 points. the nasdaq rose 40 points. for more financial and consumers news, visit ktvu.com and click on the business tab. >>> cooler weather helped firefighters in southern california to get a grip on wildfires that has burned hundreds of acres. four homes and five out

d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d >>> it wasn't the 80th birthday celebration congressman charles rangelly envisioned. but even with the ethics violations he's now facing, the party went on. >> the biggest gift the troubled democrat could have received was support from his friends. wabc's dave evans reports on the bash. ♪ that's what friends are for ♪ >> reporter: it was the theme of this evening. dionne warwick belting out "in good times, bad times." plenty of friends are still with charlie rangel on this, his 80th birthday fund-raiser at the plaza hotel. >> i've been to a lot of funerals where they worked it out but this damn sure ain't no funeral, is it. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> reporter: tonight's parade of politicians included attorney general and gubernatorial front-runner andrew cuomo. senator chuck schumer, up for re-election in the fall. and the mayor who made light of the rumor some politicians might not show. >> i know a few people couldn't be here tonight because as they tell it, either they had to get a haircut unexpectedly or they were sure they'd have a headache. but c

she and new york congressman charles rangel could both face ethics hearings this fall.rm elections are also this fall. 65 seats are at risk of changing hands. most of them held by democrats. president obama told cbs news' harry smith the still struggling economy is also a hurdle. >> but i also knew this was going to be a bumpy road ahead and i don't expect the american people to be satisfied when we're only half of the way back. >> house speaker nancy pelosi says she is not nervous at all about the democrats' chances in november. >>> some experts are telling us cities across southern california are going to end up paying for the pensions for municipal officials in the city of bell. that's where the excessive sal vis have led to a citizen revolt and purge of city leaders. more than half of city manager rob rizzo's $600,000 a year pension will be paid by taxpayers in 140 small cities and special districts. that's because they are all in the same pension liability pool. >>> jury questioning set to begin today in the drug conspiracy trial of anna nicole smith's doctors and

as chairwoman, she will proside over the trial of charles rangel.actions will be under the microscope and could have a huge impact on the democrat's chances in the november election. >> "u.s.a. today" reports on the latest fear among illegal immigrants being arrested while leaving the u.s. more and more are crossing the boarder the other way due to dwindling job opportunities and stepped upgrades. but the departing immigrants can be processed and formally removed. >> the contra costa times has a fascinating study on blue whales. they have perfect pitch but why? the san francisco state university professor published his study off the half moon bay bay insure. his recordings show some whales have a pitch and the others synchronize themselves to the call in a social activity. the theory, the males produce it and the females tune in to try too find a mate. the complete articles on our website, abc7news.com. look under the must-reads tab. >> i like those due whop groups of the 60s. they start, the others join in and try too find me. 5:46 now. a judge giv

fellow house democrat charles rangel of new york also faces an ethics trial this fall. in russia, the death toll from hundreds of wildfires has now hit 40. 500 new fires broke out in the last 24 hours alone, concentrated in central and western russia. firefighters put most of them out, but in recent days, 77 towns and villages have been damaged or destroyed. smoke from the fires has even draped moscow in a haze. a record heat wave has fueled fires, and readings may hit 100 degrees again this week. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: now to the latest on the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. engineers are on the brink of permanently killing the macondo oil well, and are set to begin tests tonight on procedures that will make that happen. this weekend, newshour correspondent tom bearden visited the site of that well and reports on the efforts that one ship played in containing the oil. >> the drill ship discovererer enterprise was at the centre of the effort to choke off the red brown gusher a pile beneath the surface of the gulf. the op

allegations come just days after the ethics committee listed 13 charges against representative charles rangel of new york. >>> president obama declared today the u.s. combat role in iraq will stop at the end of august on schedule as promised. after seven years and 36,000 u.s. service members killed or wounded in iraq, there are now just four weeks to go. president obama took credit today reminding veterans in atlanta that he had pledged to end u.s. combat roles before september. however, 50,000 u.s. forces will remain in iraq to train iraqi soldiers. >> make no mistake. our commitment in iraq is changing from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats. >> with u.s. forces set to leave there has been a spike in violence mostly because iraqi politicians cannot decide who should govern. >>> a lawsuit against the obama administration health care reform law has survived round one in court. the state of virginia argued that the federal government is exceeding its constitutional authority by requiring citizens to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. a federal jud

zol lofton will hear the case of representative charles rangel, and then after that the trial o. was charged yesterday for asking for federal help for a bank she and her husband were involved with. >>> if you drive a cadillac escalade or a ford f250 truck, you are popular with vehicle thieves. those vehicles are at the top of the list of most likely to be stolen. also on that list, the infinity g-37 and the dodge charger with the hemi engine. >> it's hard to know why an individual vehicle gets picked out by thieves. this year thieves were after horsepower and flash. >>> experts say it's not as bad as it used to be because automakers have gotten so good with making cars theft-proof that won't let the car be started without the proper key. still they have common sense advice such as always keep your doors locked and when you can park your vehicle behind a locked gate or garage. >>> your child will have to meet a new set of standards in school. new rigorous guidelines called the common course standards are being adopted. the goal is to help kids improve in math, reading and economic

a chairwoman will preside over the trial of charles rangel and likely that of los angeles congress womanwaters. her actions will be under the microscope and could have a huge impact on the democrat's chances in the november election. >> "u.s.a. today" reports on the latest fear among illegal immigrants being arrested. more crossing the boarder the other way because of dwindling job opportunities. but departing undocumented immigrants can be processed and formally removed and cannot seek legal papers for ten years. >> the contra costa times has a fascinating study on blue whales. they have perfect pitch but why. a university professor listed the study off blue whales off the bay shore. some whales set a pitch and synchronize themselves to the call in some sort of sophisticated social activity. his theory? males produce the song and the females tune in to try too find a mate. we posteds a link on abc7news.com. just looking under the must-reads tab. >> the way it works for people. guys can sing they always -- >> get the girl. >> yes, they do. still ahead downtown petaluma streets shut down

it does compound democrat problems as they already have a case against charles rangel. once again giving fodder to the republicans to say that democrats have not kept their promise of ending corruption in washington. host: how unusual is it for the house to be called back during the august recess? caller: is fairly unusual, but it did happen a couple of times in 2005 right after hurricane katrina when they provided aid to the victims of the hurricane. earlier that same year they were called back to take up the case of the brain damaged woman in florida. host: it sounds like some members wish that this legislation could have been taking care of before the august recess. caller: certainly, but the house has learned to live with the senate and the senate did not finish their bill until last thursday when i went into recess. house leaders decided that with the job situation like it is, democrats needed to show that they cared very much about jobs. democratic leaders did not have a lot of choice. host: does this show a lack of coordination between the house and senate? calle

these accusations come after charles rangel was charged with ethics violations. >>> president obama says she's sticking with his promise to end the u.s. combat mission in iraq at the end of the month. >> our commitment in iraq is changing, from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats. >> now, the president said that before a group of disabled veterans in georgia. when president obama took office, there were 1 144,000 troops in iraq. but august 31st that number will be back to 50,000. their job now is to train iraqis, not fight. >>> new body scanners for tighter security are going into place today at oakland international airport. the tsa will roll out the first body scanners in terminal 1, paid for with federal stimulus money. pass yers don't have to go through the body scanners but if you don't you will have to go through a standard metal detector and submit to a patdown. >>> a man arrested in the oakland protest in the johannes mehserle verdict has agreed to a plea deal. 35-year-old tyrone moore was arrested after police say they found a molotov co

dellums is not seeking a second term performing >>> charles rangel is launching a reelection campaignoday despite the calls for resignation. he just spoke not media. he admonished the media for negative coverage before he's had a chance to defend himself in a hearing. >> if you're really looking to have a good time at my expense, go to the playground and read what the defense is. and if you can't find anything, don't even apologize, move on and let's try to see how we can make this country all that she can be. >> ethics committee charged 13 charges against rangel. in the coming weeks, he'll be concentrating on his reelection and telling his side of the story in a hearing. >>> in a couple hours they will hear the corruption trial of rod blagojevich. the jury says it is deadlocked on some of the 24 counts against him. he's accused of trying to sell an appointment to the u.s. senate seat that was vacated when president obama took office. the judge says he needs clarification on the jury's deliberations. >>> 8:50. the world's largest brewery says soccer's world cup tournament helped boost

probably a break from spectacles like this, a glitzy new york city fund-raiser for congressman charles rangelll vowing to fight ethics charges of tax and fund-raising violations. >> this damn sure ain't no foun ra funeral, is it? i ain't thinking about giving it up. >> reporter: new york's political leaders turned out to thank rangel for his years of service, even as national democrats would love the high-profile scandal which would include a congressional trial to disappear. >> you have started and executed the political crucifixion. but stay tuned for the political resurrection. >> reporter: as dionne warwick said -- ♪ that's what friends are for >> reporter: for the white house those friends should include liberal activists, but press secretary gibbs is mired in a fight where he lashed out what he called the professional west. telling a newspaper they wouldn't be satisfied if ultra liberal dennis kucinich was president. they'd only unsatisfied if we have canadian health care and we eliminated the pentagon. that's not reality. harsh comments that gibbs refused to retract. >> there is no tru

charles rangel should know better. she should know better. i have no more doggone sympathy for them because they are black and i am black. god bless the demonstration today for the black farmers. give us that money. thank you. host: washington, d.c., republican line. caller: it is inspiring to hear another black man or woman, a democrat, agree with what the last caller said. maxine waters is going to suddenly say that it is racism. the thing of it is, it has nothing to do with race. it just so happens that two people that happened to be black were caught doing something wrong. okay? last year or the year before it was cunningham, who is in jail now, the representative from california. he was a war hero. nobody was screaming that people were doing this because he was white. the constant drumbeat of screening racism, what will happen is if there is true lie'' -- true racism, how can you tell the difference? host: i and the front page of "the new york times, "the capital is buzzing with ethics. indiscretions by members of congress. the house eth

. >> new york democrat charles rangel said tuesday he is not resigning despite 13 charges of ethical wrongdoing. the former ways and means committee chairman told the house that he made mistakes, but that he is not corrupt. congressman rangel made his comments from the house floor in between votes when most of the members were there. it's about a half hour. re re-- i retire or remove myself from this body and i've always tried to play by the rules and i cannot think of anybody that has encouraged me to speak here . and i want to thank all of you who are concerned about me for saying that, you know, a guy's a fool to represent himself as some of the people have said. but i have been losing a lot of sleep over these allegations and my family and community. some of these rules that they have is that i'm restricted by confidentiality, but for years i have been saying no comment, no comment, no comment to a lot of serious allegations because i could not comment and i would refer them to the ethics committee. and when the ethics committee finally brought out their statement of alleged viol

charles rangel should know better. she should know better. i have no more doggone sympathy for them because they are black and i am black. god bless the demonstration today for the black farmers. give us that money. thank you. host: washington, d.c., republican line. caller: it is inspiring to hear another black man or woman, a democrat, agree with what the last caller said. maxine waters is going to suddenly say that it is racism. the thing of it is, it has nothing to do with race. it just so happens that two people that happened to be black were caught doing something wrong. okay? last year or the year before it was cunningham, who is in jail now, the representative from california. he was a war hero. nobody was screaming that people were doing this because he was white. the constant drumbeat of screening racism, what will happen is if there is true lie'' -- true racism, how can you tell the difference? host: i and the front page of "the new york times, "the capital is buzzing with ethics. indiscretions by members of congress. the house eth

charles rangel on his 2007 memoir, "i haven't had a sense." and trent lott on his life and politics. booktv in prime time this week on c-span2. >> the nation's community health centers received $2 billion in the stimulus bill and our scope for another $11 billion over the next five years when the new health care law goes into effect. a center for american progress hosted a discussion the centers affect our communities. this is an hour and half. >> we have brought together a distinguished group of speakers who will talk to us about the good work of community health centers. not just in terms of increasing health care access, but the economic impact they have on the communities. we will begin our program with a presentation by my colleague, dr. ellen-marie whelan. then we will have a discussion with our invited analysts. today we are releasing a report on community health centers which discusses the insights of additional health funding from the newly passed affordable care act. this report includes a state-by- state data on how much additional

but i have to admit that i >> congressman charles rangel on the house floor now. live now to house speaker nancy pelosi and other house democrats on a bill they just passed for a state aid medicaid program and money for education jobs. >> no, i was looking for mr. levin. good afternoon. this is really a very happy afternoon for us because the house just passed legislation that has a direct relationship to the strength of our communities, the education of our children, the safety of our neighborhoods, the stability of the economy of our states and really points directly to our prospects for the future. we voted to keep over 300,000 teachers, police officers, firefighters and private sector workers on the job. members of congress rushed here today as soon as we heard that there was a prospect that the senate might pass this legislation last week. word went out. members were here in full force to press a button in support of those hundreds of thousands of jobs. [applause] oh, there you are, mr. chairman. we're pleased that the senate finally took the action that they