and the supreme court prepares to tackle issues of religion, indecency, immigration, and the constitutionality of the new health care law. covering the week, dan balz of "the washington post," jeanne cummings of bloomberg news, janet hook of "the wall street journal," and joan biskupic of "u.s.a. today." >> award winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capitol. this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for washington week is provided by -- >> we know why we're here, to give our war fighters every advantage, to deliver technologies that anticipate the future today. >> protect america everywhere from the battle space to cyberspace. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to give our best for america's best. >> that's why we're here. >> additional funding for "washington week" is provided by prudential, norfolk southern, the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers likes you, thank you. >>

are calling the elephant in the room this session will be a ruling expected next year on the constitutionality of president obama's affordable care act but all this info a backdrop of a twenty two of election season and this could be one of the most significant supreme court sessions in the history of this nation for a preview of what to expect i'm joined by brian siebel director of justice programs at the alliance for justice brian welcome thank you for having me thanks for joining us we've got affirmative action immigration health reform all the stuff on the agenda all very contentious left right political issues are we going to see a whole bunch of five five to four decisions is this always may some of those cases are not yet officially on the docket i mean the affordable care act has not yet been taken by the court most recently of the obama administration and the state a.g.'s both filed a petition to have the oh the affordable care act heard. so and there is this case from the sixth circuit which actually went support of the law held with the. conservative justice there upheld the law in

maybe even the constitutionality of the president's healthcare law. and hundreds pack what they can and flee the libyan city. they are battling for control of the city while the red cross warns of a humanitarian crisis. staying it to the streets. protesters occupy wall street protesting corporate agreed and injustice. they aren't done yet. and governor chris christie is exploring what it would take to run for president. americas news from the capital starts right now. >>> the nation's nine supreme court justices start a new term monday. one of the big issues will be deciding whether or not to take up the case of the constitutionality of president obama's healthcare law. we are joined with more on that and some of other the other big cases. hi, peter. >> as you know, the supreme court hasn't officially said they will rule on the constitutionality of the affordable care act but they are expected to. it's been challenged in the lower courts and the obama administration has asked the court to rule on it. even though it's not on the docket, keep an eye out

this is the institution that was put by the mayor, putting something here constitutionalized.very department head is supposed to adhere to this. there is no mechanism for monitoring. there is no mechanism for enforcement. unless there is a mechanism that put this together. economic development. we need that to monitor them. i will give you a good example in 30 seconds. the report constitutionally says from washing cars to the american cup, but the mayor's office of economic development seems to be in charge of that. we have four different divisions that go unchecked. that they're going to look up for the interest, there has to be a second mechanism. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. next speaker. >> i am the nats and bolts guy. i want to tell you about the nuts and bolts. we'll have to make one phone call to hire somebody. if i can just call 10 guys, life would be good. another point i want to make is over here. then we could rehire him again. just one phone call, call the hall, and i am done. thank you very much. supervisor avalos: any other public comment, just come fo

i think all 11 of us want to address the constitutionality. in order to minimize the legal and budget exposure, we should do this as soon as possible. that is why i am prepared to vote on that today. that said, and support efforts to amend public financing rules to adjust to the new reality. i look forward to the work the ethics commission will do. hopefully, in a few weeks, we will have another version we can consider, based on what happens today. it is important for the public to know i think every member of this board does support addressing the constitutionality issues that were raised. regardless of the outcome of this boat, that should be clear. whether we resolve that today or in a couple of weeks, i believe that will get resolved. i want to and with that. are there any further comments? supervisor cohen: no comment. president chiu: unless there are other motions, could we take a roll-call vote on the ordinance as proposed? supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: no. supervisor mar: no.

and the supreme court prepares to tackle issues of religion, indecency, immigration, and the constitutionality of the new health care law. covering the week, dan balz of "the washington post," jeanne cummings of bloomberg news, janet hook of "the wall street journal," and joan biskupic of "u.s.a. today." >> award winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capitol. this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for washington week is provided by -- >> we know why we're here, to give our war fighters every advantage. >> to deliver technologies that anticipate the future today. >> help protect america everywhere, from the battle space to cyberspace. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to give our best for america's best. >> that's why we're here. >> additional funding for "washington week" is provided by prudential financial, norfolk southern, the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like

the best light and so we don't necessarily think we're going to libya but we want to sort of constitutionality we didn't really think what was going to come next and that's sort of the biggest question which is what is the rest of the libyan war going to look like and it's not we're not over quite yet. but we want to return to the reasons that we engaged in the war focused on those are million affectively said mission accomplished which is so of course something very similar to what president bush said in terms of iraq. eight years ago. well how long do you think the president obama said today that i mean very soon the war in libya is going to be wrapping up but realistically what does that person mean because initially they told us that we're only going to be there for a few weeks as well and what they've got. right i mean we all sincerely hope that the president is correct and that all of the lesser credits and that the war will run that there won't be a long term uncertainty that the engine see the rebel coalition will come together that they won't be fighting between themselves it's just h

head of the lord's resistance army you know it offers so often there's like this situational constitutionalism where people wind up behind their team but i think what we ought to be thinking about is do we want to use u.s. military power so promiscuously and i think what's behind most of these things i don't think there's much that we stand to benefit for many of them i think through ideologues ideology is a lot to do with it but i think a lot of it is also like to the infamous quote from madeleine albright to colin powell when he was chairman of the joint chiefs and she said what's the point of having this wonderful army you're always bragging about if we don't get to use it i think people in power want to use it and a lot of times they use it for purposes that have nothing to do with u.s. national security and i guess and some ways you can say that that's a little bit of empire in play here you could say that's a little bit of the military industrial complex at play here because we have this massive beautiful military and somebody fancy tools and machines that so much money has been thrown i

and that was constitutionally required. only way to change that is carry out a amendment. >> would you have supported the life definition at inception in >> absolutely. >> not that it would have sailed through the massachusetts legislature. vito concede massachusetts is not a right of center state historically. >> i defined marriage as a relationship wean man and woman. we were one vote shy in the luthure of being ache to take that to the next step it would have requireded a vote of the people. i am pro life and would prefer to have the courts decide that individuals rather than the states have the ability to have decisions with regard to abortion. >> because the pro life issue is one that is much bigger four years ago because of not all of the economic crisis there. is issues that social conservatives have. would you be a pro-life president and what would that mean for you? how would you give assurance that that is not an issue they worry about if mitt romney is the president? >> i would make sure that the progress that is

. >> lower courts are divided over the constitutionality of a key component. can the government require people to buy health insurance? >> there is always this question of the court trying to identify the boundaries of legislative authority, and this presents a good case of it. >> while court-watchers believe the justices are nearly certain to take up the health-care issue, they have already agreed to hear nearly 50 cases so far, including whether the fcc ban on broadcast indecency violates the first amendment, the constitutionality of suspicionless strip searchers for minor offenses, and a fourth amendment case challenging law enforcement's use of gps to track individuals. >> the fbi claimed that they didn't need a warrant to put a gps device on somebody's car, and they tracked this person 24 hours a day. they claimed that this was just an extention of other surveillance methods. but the court of appeals here said, no, you need a warrant for something that pervasive. >> arguments this week in an interesting case. the court will test whether congress can remov

if we are making a change under the same subject matter, to make our system as constitutionally tight as possible, would that fall under a change we can make your at the board without going back to ethics? >> i do not have the exact text, but i understand it has to start at the ethics commission. perhaps you could make a suggestion to the ethics commission and then it comes back to you. >> if you're going to make changes, it has got to be adopted by a super majorities of both committees. it does have to go back to ethics. the way the wording is, ethics is suppose to acts -- act first, but there is nothing to keep both bodies from acting simultaneously. the only thing that would have to happen in ethics, is a final vote by ethics before it goes to the board. president chiu: when is the next meeting of your commission? >> october 19, which is a special day because our normal day is -- supervisor avalos: any way to have a special meeting? >> i would work to pull a special meeting together if it were necessary. i am sure the ethics commissioners would be as cooperative as possible. just a

the constitutionality of san francisco's election system has been put under scrutiny and was debated before the 9th circuit court of appeals. it's the same system that propelled jean qan has the surprise winner in the mayoral race in oakland. >>> two of the three judges on the u.s. circuit court of appeals panel are from san francisco. you are familiar with the disputed voting system. since 2004 rank choice system has allowed san francisco voters to pick their top three choices in a race. if no candidate collects a first place ballots the person that comes in last is eliminated and those that chose that candidate had their votes transferred to their second choice or third until someone wins. a recent poll found voert confusion. steven hill the architect of the system, other veas indicate that voters understand. >> that doesn't mean necessarily they could sit down and count the ballots for you, but they understand what they have to do as a voter. that is to rank one, two, three and they feel comfortable doing that. >> ron is trying to outdo rank choice. he was sun unsuccessful candida

justices will take up constitutionality of his healthcare reform. >>> well in just a few hours, pg&e will vent natural gas from san carlos. it is part of that testing of the pipelines. today's venting will take place at edge wood record, it has higher than normal use. if any detects are found they will replace those pipes. >>> now let's go to sal to check in on traffic this morning, hey, sal. >>> use caution when you are driving because of the wet roads. as we look at some of these pictures, it will become obvious the roads are wet but we will talk to steve in just a moment. as far as drivers are concerned use caution and throw your speeds. as we go to san jose, it looks good approaching the 440 interchange. >>> and we have heavy drizzle, you can say light rain if you want. but it is just too low and even on the satellite picture you will say where it is, but it is there. we will have slow clouds and drizzle for the morning and once you set the stable it does not take much for the first system to come in. but it bumping everyone out the door and it will take us to wednesday. there go

the high court will likely take ul the constitutionality of president obama's health care law with a decision expected during next year's presidential campaign. >>> an ultra light plane crashed into a ferris wheel trapping two children on the ride and two adults in the wreckage. amazingly, no one was seriously hurt. the pilot says he didn't see the ride. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,913 after falling 240 points on friday. the s&p was down 28 points. the nasdaq dropped 65. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei sank 154 points while in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 770. >>> friday investors said good riddance to this year's painful third quarter. with that in the rearview mirror, there's not much ahead to look forward to. the third quarter was the s&p 500's worst since 2008, prompting many to slash forecasts for the rest of the year. the s&p dropped over 14%, losing roughly $1.7 trillion in value. that already has investors nervous about earnings season which begins next week. global econo

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then madison, and no one tried to tear it down and that signified the nation's judgement of its constitutionality. now he is slicing this very fine. i mean he's not quite saying i was wrong in 1791. he's leaving open the possibility that, well, maybe, maybe i was right but then he's also admitting everybody else made a different decision so now i'm going to live with that. >> jon: it's fascinating. you you read it. i love about these books, it brings to life the chaotic. we all sort of solidified what happened in our minds but it's much more cay ot eck and much more complex. >> chaotic ambitious. you talk about politics now, if they all came back, they would say you cleaned it up. >> jon: you guys are doing great. so civil. >> it's not as crazy, you know, it's more honest. you've got nonpartisan journalism. i mean they would be amazed. if you really want to see craziness and viciousness, the 1790s and early 1800s. >> jon: oh, i want to see it. james mison, the book, a great read. richard brookhiser, thank you so much. (cheers and applause) >> jon: that's our show. here it is, your moment of zen.

constitutionally we had a slight technical hitch with the rescue to. yuri had a special american made two belts which he reckoned would be a little bit more successful. on the third attempt. three of them were going to see that this rescue rope isn't very special. at the risk and i mean stretches and never tears apart you can drive a car with no problem most of us go into saves the day you know your. truck and as the sun began to set we'll close it to want just a nation. according to the g.p.s. we will reach our destination very soon. we. are a lot. of villages with thinking as all convoy pulled up next to the houses but we were almost there and it was time to get the facts out. very important moment if you're right. my whole visit to arms could been a hell of a journey but met some incredibly gifted and friendly people and had some real fun and. still get some work here it's not a fairy nondescript but where right in the front of the on the screen and we're claiming it in the name of a four by four club. never ceases to amaze me and if you come to sch

the justices are expected to review the constitutionality of the healthcare overhaul. they could also deliberate cases on same-sex marriage, immigration, and affirmative action. >> seven days and 450 miles, all for our nation's veterans. coming up, how cycling is making a difference in the lives of wowbed servicemen and women. >> then, saying "i do" but only for a couple of years. mexico considers a new marriage ordnance the catholic church calls appalling. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. you can see the clouds off the coast. this shot here from the high definition camera with the fog drifting in. rain report up along the north coast. rain for the bay area tomorrow. we take a look at the seven-day >> alan: dem mop stations continued today against corporate greed, and organize ares say day have no intention of stopping. new york police released this video after arresting 700 protesters yesterday during a march on the brooklyn bridge. some say police lured them on the roadway but officers say no one was tricked into getting arrested. most arrested were given citations for di

yes, they rip you off constitutionally. for 165 years, we have horse boarding in the county of san francisco. at its epicenter, it is ground zero where william hammond hall, the designer of golden gate park, built the stables. there were tragically closed september of 2001 by resolution from this board of supervisors stating that they would reopen it in the quickest, most efficient manner possible. here we are 10 years later and not one shovel of dirt has been lifted to bring those stables and the community of people that were as historic as any community in this city, like i said, 165 years. we had public horse boarding in the city. it brings me to the subject of sleeper politicians. we know what sleeper cells are, but what is a sleeper politician? it is someone who says or does anything to get into office. once they get to office -- he shoots the public in the back of the head, just like major nadal malick hassan did at fort hood. except we are dealing with politicians aren't legislation instead of bullets. it is the same

and they said that was constitutionally required.nly way we could have changed that would be to carry out a constitutional amendment to block the supreme court's decision. >> would you have supported a constitutional amendment that would have established the definition of life at conception. >> mike: absolutely. not had an easy sailing through the massachusetts legislature or-- >> i mean. >> mike: i have concede massachusetts is not exactly a right of center state historically. >> that's true, i fought it as you probably know as well for a constitutional provision, defining marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman. we almost got that, only one vote shy in the legislature of being able to take that to the next step, but ultimately would have required a vote of the people. but, yeah, i am pro-life and would prefer to have the courts decide that individuals, rather that states have the ability to make their own decisions with regards to abortion. >> mike: because the pro-life issue is one that was, i think, a much bigger fou

politicians of both sides have asked the high court to make a decision on the law's constitutionalitye the next presidential election. experts say the decision will make a huge attack on a future loss in the powers of future government. >> there's always this question of the court trying to identify the boundaries of legislative authority. this presents a good case. it will settle a pressing national question now, and it will establish a precedent about the limits of congressional power. >> the court has said it will decide on cases involving gps tracking, strip searches, and sec bans this upcoming term. covering the nation, the conrad murray trial moves into its fifth day with a pair of important testimony is planned. a pharmacist to seoul dr. murray several types of drugs, including the propofol that allegedly killed michael jackson, is set to take the stand today. a los angeles county coroner senior criminalist is also expected to testify. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter of michael jackson. all amanda knox can do now is wait. she addressed the court with tear

the census is constitutionally mandated. it is to get a picture of who our country is, who makes up our country, and that makes everyone. i think the recent proposed amendment in the senate -- which i have to say, and i want to say, it was soundly defeated -- the status requirement was just a way to intimidate. we should not be calling for it. i do not believe in a boycott on the census. the census count determines how many congressional representatives there are. it is used to figure out funding for counties. sometimes it is our own immigrant communities who really need those resources but are in a weak position to negotiate. i cannot emphasize how important it is to understand that your information given to the census is confidential and there are extra safe marks for the information. there is also big penalties for anyone who inappropriately to full does the information. it is never meant to be handed over to the immigration service. absolutely, the commission should encourage everyone to participate. can you imagine if w

it is topping the list of issues the constitutionality of the health care reform law and other issuesabortion to be considered by the justices. >>> comptroller will visit baltimore city and count yint -- county school reviewing state funded construction projects. he will review -- review the progress of the projects. >>> katy o'malley and head of the let's move campaign sally sampson of chop chop magazine launch chop chop maryland a program promoting fun and healthy eating for maryland families. every month for the next year a healthy easy recipe will be pee tured using maryland inembread cents. >>> mayor stephanie raul-blake and city council members invite you to join them to kick off the week long campaign promoting exercise and healthy habits. [audio not understandable] >>> news time is 5:56. and imagine getting a piece of mail that says you should be heading to jail. up next how scammers are trying to scare you into coming up with bail money for something you didn't even know you did. plus, the effects doctors say losing your home could have on your health. and some people in cali

the fbi teaches its agents that the constitutionally protected religious faith of millions of americans is terrorists in waiting. it also plays into al qaeda's hands. we cannot waste resources on jttf efforts that do not make us safer but rather jeopardize the safety of our entire community. the sfpd should take seriously the recommendations to opt out of the m.o.u. witht he jttf and renegotiate the terms. thank you. president mazzucco: thank you. next speaker, please? we will give you more time, don't worry. thank you for doing this tonight. appreciate it. >> you are welcome. >> somebody called me about information. i have an account at a bank. they told me they are from the bank, they need some information about money going back home. i said you should ask the bank. he said, i want to know from you. i said i cannot do anything for you. the fbi said they need information about how you send money back home. my mama's sick and i send her money. after that, after the conversation, they went into my account and they held my money for a week. after that, the guy called me and said i need th