. >>> i'm craig melvin.h brent is facing manslaughter charges after an accident in a dallas suburb that killed a teammate. linebacker jerry brown, member of the team's practice squad, died in the one vehicle crash. jerry jones says the team is saddened by brown's death. >>> nearly two weeks after being admitted to a hospital george h.w. bush remains in stable condition tonight. the 88-year-old president has been treated for kron bronchibr related cough. now back to "caught on camera." >>> an out of work ex-con leads police on a wild ride. driving a stolen lumber truck, its flat bed in flames. >> i can't believe they didn't stop this guy, man. >> it can't get much more dangerous. he was on the open road with an 18 wheeler that was on fire. it was a true wild west chase and shootout. >> dallas, texas, nbc news correspondent jay gray is always on the lookout for the next big scoop. >> we're looking for this man in the surveillance video. >> it's a news guy. i always like to see a good story. >> on november 7th,

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craig?julie martin, braving the elements, we appreciate it. thank you. still to come, after the fiscal cliff, the hangover. what will it feel like the day after? up next though, arming teachers to protect students, we are going to talk to arizona's attorney general who has a plan under way to do just that. you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a pas

>> i'm incredibly optimistic, craig.ompared the revolution to teaching someone who has not learned how to read or write. egypt will be free whether it's a muslim brotherhood president or christian president. regardless of who is our president, we will be free because this is what our revolution is about. >> i commented on your hair and i said, wow, i love the fact that your hair matches your top and you dropped a bombshell on me. i think you should share with our viewers the story behind the hair. >> well, last year in november doing pivotal between the revolutionaries and the police egypt riot police broke both my arms and sexually assaulted me. once my bones healed i would dye my hair red and get a tattoo on both arms and celebrate survival and we will be here pink hair, red hair, whatever hair, we will be free. >> i certainly hope you come back and continue to provide some insight for us. so enjoyed having you. i know you're back to cairo in a couple weeks, safe travels. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> coming up,

now, craig, one other thing here. there's been a question about whether just one person was involved in the shooting or whether there could have been potentially two. there was a second person in custody being questioned who was seen at the school around the time of the shooting but it appear that is that is not going to be the case, that this person was there coincidentally and not involved in the shooting so that second shooting -- the second adult prospect seems to be fading. >> pete, at this point, based on your understanding and the folks you are talking to, this gunman acted alone? >> it may be a little too soon to say that definitively but things are pointing in that direction, yes. >> this morning, parent of the gunman killed, found dead inside their home in new jersey. and then hours later the gunman thought to be the gunman involved here. correct? >> yes, exactly. >> we have heard reports that he was wearing all black, heard reports perhaps he was wearing a bullet-proof vest. can you tell us more about that

craig: wait, he's an appliance. do you have actually emotions? geoff: it's fine, craig. my new friend larry king and i are going to hang out after the show. craig: you can outcool me by being friends with larry king as opposed to my being friends with richie sambora? geoff: you bet your ass i did. craig: that's a hell of a thing to say. geoff: can't wait for that concert, sambora -- king 201. >> i'm totally into it. craig: i don't know, i think people would enjoy that. it would be part of an entire, like a whole-day event. you can call it crock it cnn. what do you think? geoff: yeah, man, that's great. craig: cnn fired larry and then larry joins sambora and his super group. geoff: sambora-king, cnn tour 2013! ♪ ♪ >>> busy signals and dropped calls. a too familiar annoyance. >> one congressman is taking aim at verizon wireless. our ken molestina is live with concerns that have caught the attentions of federal investigators. ken. >> congressman gerry connolly of virginia spoke candidly today about what he described as a sub-par 911 call routing system run by verizon. now h

craig? >> the president is starting to get hammered. michael bloomberg yesterday basically saying that the president's rhetoric on gun control not enough. then there was congresswoman mccarthy, carol mccarthy from new york, who said yesterday, quote, the gloves are off if president obama fails to act on the issue. is the white house saying anything at all about some of the backlash that it's starting to get? >> reporter: well, not so far. at this point, i think jay carney made the point he did not feel comfortable talking about policy this soon after the shooting. but this would undoubtedly be a big issue for this white house in the coming days and weeks. they will undoubtedly get a number of questions about this. and craig, i can tell you, yesterday evening, there was a vigil that formed outside of the white house. and a lot of the people who attended that vigil called for stiffer gun legislation. other people went online, hundreds of them, calling for stiffer gun legislation. so i think we will see a renewed effort on that front. the

i'm craig melvin. you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. less than three days until the so-called fiscal cliff and congress still trying to hammer out a deal. they've had 515 days to work this out. still, though, capitol hill leaders are at an impasse and starting next week, you and i could see our paychecks cut as payroll taxes go up and that could be just the beginning. the clock at the bottom right of your screen there might as well have a blaringa, large on it because come midnight monday if lawmakers have not found the fiscal cliff solution you're going to hear a whole heck of a lot of noise. let's get straight to washington. nbc's kristen welker at the white house and luke russert is tracking developments at capitol hill and nbc news senior political editor mark murray is here to break it down for us from the washington bureau. we will start with kristen. last we heard, kristen welker, the president came out to report that he is modestly optimistic. has the rhetoric changed at all today? >> reporter: it has changed a little bit. the p

the book, house of rain, is craig's latest book. please help me welcome craig childs. . >> hello. i come to you from out of the desert. i'm coming to you from a landscape where once you get an eye for things, 3 grains of sand out of place draw your attention, where everything is brought to bear, where everything is hinged to a story, every drop of rain leaving a dimple in the ground. stories are everywhere out in this landscape. when you walk down into the bottom of the narrow canyons made of sandstone and you put your hands on the sand stone faces and the smooth shallow scallops that look like champagne glasses, you can feel the shape of the last flood that came through. every place in the desert is a story. every place is a passage way. it's really hard to walk very far in the desert for me because there are so many stories that start opening up and lead you from place to place and place and soon you start picking up the patterns of wind, of rain. you pick up the patterns of people who were there before you because, out there, things seem to last forever. if you put a footprint

. >> thank you, craig. good to be here. >> first of all, really quickly for folks who aren't familiar with the achieve act, what are those -- those three paths? >> it would start with the ability for a student who has come here before the age of 14 illegally with their parents, of course, and they've graduated from american high schools, they would have six years to get some kind of degree, a vocational degree, a college degree, and then they would move on to the second step, which would be a work visa. and if they abide by the law and they have a job, they would be able to then get a third step permanent visa that is a legal status that they would be able to work here and have the -- never have the fear of being deported. >> as always, there are critics, one of them nbc latino contributor raul reyes who wrote this on friday, "the achieve act is not the logical place to begin. it offers no clear path to citizenship and saddles undocumented youth with additional conditions for legal status. at best, the achi

tanner's friend craig. >> a lot of kids were coming in., oh, we don't have to worry about that. there are no problems. >> the group seems to be having a good time. but then, without warning, says craig, the mood at the party changes. people they don't know are staring at them. one in particular. >> i've never been stared at like that. >> they decide to leave, but as craig and tanner head for craig's truck, that intense stranger and a whole group of boys follow them. >> he came up to the window. we would ask him if he could leave. they said, just -- they were saying stuff look get out and take your ass beating like a man. >> i knew that these guys were serious and they're not -- they're not joking around. they're not -- they're not here to just have a fair fight. they're here for like blood. >> that's when craig decides to call 911 for help. >> 911 emergency. galliano. do you have a police, fire, or medical emergency? >> it's the police. i'm at this -- i don't know, i didn't realize it was a party but i came down here and these guys are try

. >> okay, thank you, craig, so much. thank you for coming. craig is happy to take some more informal questions in back and of course his book, house of rain, is available for sale in back too. thank you so much and thank you, craig childs. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> good evening i am the director of the culture association and devoted to the program and here we have master of arts. (applause). (speaking spanish) (speaking spanish). >> what he is saying that thanks to the bant. bante he got funding for of the peru vaifian culture and got approved. >> (speaking spanish). >> okay. >> good. (speaking spanish). >> so we have a variety of instruments -- that we're going to be showing you. >> (speaking spanish). >> the name of the instrument is called tale boheha. >> (speaking spanish). >> it was a time in peru when the africans were prohibited from playing or making instruments. >> (speaking spanish). >> so they were forced to make their own instruments. >> (speaking spanish). >> so they use the surroundings

craig, can you, you're an extremely smart guy.ou think of one reason why a citizen, not a military or policeman, would need a clip with more than ten bullets in it, one reason? >> i usually don't answer questions like that on the air, governor, and the answer is no. >> absolutely not. let's go. >> i can't think of one, but for some reason there seems to be a lot -- there seem to be a lot of folks in this country who disagree with this. >> well, i -- i don't think that's true. again, look at the poll that i cited on the gun show loop home. the congress has tried to close the gun show loophole time and time again and they don't get the votes because of the nra, and yet 74% of nra members want background checks for everyone who buys a gun. >> what's the fear then? what's the counterargument? what's the counterargument? >> because the nra has on occasion been able to target some congressmen for defeat who have bucked them, and they have had some level of success, but they have also had some level of failure. in the past election, seve

craig?g news for us on this saturday afternoon in egypt where again, according to state media there, the prime minister there saying they are considering a new constitutional declaration. we will check in with you a little later, sir. thank you for the update. >>i want to bring in mona, the egyptian american journalist who's worked extensively in the middle east, currently based in new york. we had you on a week or two ago. first of all, let me get your initial reaction to what we just heard from ayman, that it appears as if president morsi may be changing his calculations just a bit based on what he has seen unfold in the streets of egypt. >> i think president morsi needs to change his calculations mh more than just a bit. he's finally listening to his own words. he's been saying over and over again this is not the old egypt. d early the hundreds of thousands of egyptians on the street who were there to prote the revolution until it continues are sending a message not only must you amend th

>> reporter: hi, craig.go the world was laughing at this prank, and today it has taken this incredibly, unexpectedly tragic turn. the hospital said that that nurse that originally took the call and transferred it to the duchess of cambridge's ward was found dead. reportedly only a few yards from the hospital. she's a woman in her 40s with two young children. she's apparently taken her own life. here's what the hospital said. >> the hospital had been supporting her through this very difficult time. she was a first class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients during her time with us. everyone is shocked by the loss of a much-loved and valued colleague. >> reporter: they said she had worked here for more than four years. almost immediately the palace responded saying that the duke and duchess are deeply saddened, and the palace wanted to emphasize that no one from the palace or royal family made any complaint against those nurses or the hospital. in australia where yesterday the deejays apologized

. >>> i'm craig melvin, you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. thousands of protesters have been filling tahrir square for days now telling their new president to leave office after he pushed through a new and highly conservative constitution. >>> meanwhile, mexico's new president has just been sworn in and his election marks the republic return of the party that ruled south of the border for seven decades. so, what is going to change? >>> many say the latino vote that allowed our president to secure his second term. but what is behind, what is behind the big idea of this record turn out? before we get to all of that, the fiscal cliff. we start with president obama digging in his heels about raising taxes on the wealthiest. senior administration official telling "the wall street journal" there will be no new offers until republicans allow tax rates to go up on top earners. this morning, the president accusing the gop of brinksmanship while republican senator orrin hatch said democrats are asking for too much. >> it's unacceptable for some republi

i'm craig melvin. all the latest on the massacre as we con to learn more about the tragedy. >> it is awful. excuse me. i mean -- these are 20 people that we -- a week before christmas that just lost their job, you know. how do you -- how do you live with that? >> certain sly a travesty. it is a scene that no one should have to encounter. but, again, our hearts are broken for the families of these victims. >> right now there are new details this hour on the massacre of the school in newtown, connecticut. 20 children and six adults were killed and the lone gunman took his own life. i understand we are learn something new details about the gunman, adam lanza, and his family. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good afternoon. we are starting to put together some of the pieces of the p s te puz i will. adam lanza was home schooled. he has been described by students who -- when he did go to school, classmates of him, as very intelligent and as we have often heard in these cases, also described as loner. some

>> reporter: it's a good question, craig. actually kelly o'donnell reporting some more of this from the hill. she says that income level of $400,000 that the president had more recently offered as the place beneath which he wanted to make sure there was an extension of the bush era tax cuts according to kelly not a part of this plan. democrats say that offer for the president which represented a compromise that we had heard about last week as part of a bigger proposal is not a part of the plan to be discussed behind closed doors. only a short time from now. the real question is where that number will be. not the $250,000 you presumed that republicans balked at long ago. perhaps closer to $500,000. given the fact that house speaker john boehner couldn't get his own conference to pass tax cuts for those making less than $1 million, it seems like it's still a tough drag for all those behind closed doors a short time from now. we saw the vice president joe biden arriving here in the white house within the last ten minutes or so.

i'm craig melvin. here's a look at top stories.nformation made into the arrest of the deadly subway pushing accident. the nypd says they have a person of interest in custody. she's a 31-year-old woman who may be homeless and she may also be emotionally disturbed, we are told. >>> thousands in india are protesting after the victim of a brutal gang rape in new delhi died at the hospital. the indian prime minister is calling for calm and he is also pledging to consider tougher penalties for sex crimes in that country. six men arrested in connection with the rape have now been charged with murder. >> and the u.s. senate has approved a $60.4 billion aid package to pay for damage done by hurricane sandy. it's now up to the house to approve that bill before the current session ends on wednesday, otherwise, it will have to be re-introduced next congress. now to the relentless winter weather dumping snow all over the northeast. a new storm today already making roads treacherous in pennsylvania and new york with new england looking to get th

♪ what did we learn on the show tonight, craig? [meow] [laughter] craig: we learned that beth, the cbs executive didn't know the affiliate in san pedro, didn't we? >> we did. [laughter] craig: how could you possibly make it up to these lovely citizens of san pedro, who are by the way, let's not forget, connected. >> you ladies are going to dinner at the ivy. craig: at the ivy! [applause] thank you, beth. good night, everybody. good night. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> breaking news tonight. a fire rips through a town house and takes a woman's life. it happened along laurel hill road in green belt. take a look at the video from the scene. the flames shooting from the back of the home, the smoke billowing. the fire broke out around 9:00. firefighters pulled three people out. one did not make it. crews are still there. investigators trying to figure out how this all started. as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. joining right now is mark brady from fire and ems. mark, are you there?

i'm craig melvin. we'll have the latest on the massacre at sandy hook elementary school over the next hour as we continue to learn more about the tragedy. >> and they were hearing screaming out in the hall. and they were hearing more popping sounds, gunshot sounds. and the sounds over the loudspeaker. and they began to get upset. and i just kept reassuring them that they would be okay, that they were loved, that their mommies and daddies would be there soon, and that we had them, we had them. we would hold them tight. >> a gut-wrenching account from a teacher who was in the school yesterday. new details about the victims in friday's tragic shooting in newtown, connecticut. names and information about precisely how the victims died. that information starting to emerge. nbc's michelle franzen is in newtown, connecticut. michelle, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, craig, of course those ages were released today, along with the names. we've got 6 and 7-year-olds, as well as the 6 adults who were dil

♪ what did we learn on the show tonight, craig? ♪ [farts] [laughter] craig: we don't have any time.'s just do our thing quickly and get out of here. are you ready? geoff: yeah. craig:♪ here come the players they're so fine ♪ [applause] [ singing christmas carols in background ] aunt sally's singing again. it's a tradition, honey. [ singing christmas carols ] mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. faster than mandy can hang up on mr. monday. you hang up first. [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack-defying, satisfying totino's pizza rolls. [ ringing ] it's on. let's roll. cook. this was a tru >>> good evening and merry christmas. i'm elizabeth cook. this was a true california christmas with heaping servings of rain and snow. the holiday storm isn't quite done yet. the rain totals and a look at what comes next. paul. >> a lot of folks in the bay area once again saw an additional inch of rainfall. most of that falling this evening. very active on the radar. want to start with the time lapses to show you how much rain has

craig: yeah, i'm a vegan now. i'm a kosher vegan. it is difficult when you're from scotland, but i'm doing it. do you want some coconut? geoff: sure. craig: there you are. [laughter] we're vegans now. vegans are cool. good night, everybody! ,,,,,,,,,, >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> round two packed quite a punch. flooding, power outages, downed trees. and the worst is yet to come. good evening. i'm allen martin. ken bastida has the night off. >> and i'm dana king. let's get right to it with chief meteorologist paul deanno, who is tracking storm no. 3 on cbs 5 hi-def doppler. >> we have storm no. 3, not here yet. it will be about 24 more hours before the meat of that storm moves in. the hi-def doppler looking a lot dryer tonight. this time last night, we had all that pouring rain. that said, it's not dry everywhere. along alexander valley road, we're looking at some light to moderate showers there. cloverdale, we're wet. but we are dry from san francisco all the way up to san mateo. further south to

. >> okay, thank you, craig, so much. thank you for coming. craig is happy to take some more informal questions in back and of course his book, house of rain, is available for sale in back too. thank you so much and thank you, craig childs. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integrating art into the airport environment with the addition of five new commissions that are as bold and dynamic as the new building. >> this project was completed in record time, and we were able to integrate the arti

craig: well, it was your fault. our guest here's are going to have to go all the way to las vegas and come back here tomorrow. geoff: you can manipulate me any time you like, sir. duggie. yeah, i'll do it. craig: is it odd that i feel strangely comfortable standing here? terry fator and the lovely mrs. fato r & d uggie will be here tomorrow night. good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, f0 >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> a mystery invasion at california beaches. hundreds upon hundreds of squid. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. now, they washed up all of a sudden, along a 12-mile stretch of beach. cbs 5 reporter kiet do on the theory about where all that squid came from and how people have been out there trying to save them. >> reporter: the beaches of santa cruz county are littered with the carcasses of thousands of squid. they've stranded themselves in a span of 12 miles. >> you see them essentially killing themselves and it's just really weird to see it. >> repor

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touchdown - gore ties roger craig and joe perry's franchise record with his 50th rushing touchdown 13- 5) lamichael james looked good in his 49ers debut with during a key 3rd quarter6) harbaugh going with some trickery - the flea flicker colin kaepernick who throws the ball 55 yards right onreplay shows #25 rj stanford niners - later in the drivefrank gore 19 yards down to the 1 where anthony dixon would score on the next play to cap off a 14 play, 83 yard drive - gore goes over the 1,000 yard8) give the dolphins credit throught the 4tha great diving one handed catch by anthony fasano for the 3 >> this is a tough game, what the we did great. >> the next two weeks that wind. and also seattle what could be the battle for the nfc west. college hoops, tell hosting u.n.l.v., my incomand mymontgomery- 2:15 left..

last week, gore tide roger craig and joe perry for franchise record with 50 rushing touchdowns. gore has been banged up during the season, but is ready for the patriots on sunday. he blocks out the pain. >> sth is the love of the game, you know? how much he loves football. how much he likes practicing and playing this game. that has quite the big part in making him such a sure guy week after week.2úc >> that he s this sports report brought to you by mercedes-benz. >> that is a lot of touches. he gets a lot of play. >> he is a work horse. he runs low to the ground hard to tackle. >> this is just a pounding punch. >> bigger guy. >> true. >> thank you very much. >> in response to overwhelming criticism, university of california system decided to nix plans to use a colorful new logo. it came under fire from students and alumni calling it

it's the name of a mountain in norway and craig dikeus has named the firm after this mountain. i believe he climbs it every summer. he sends his apologies and isn't climbing this week and couldn't make this presentation but will be here in the future and they do really beautiful and highly regarded cultural and arts performing venues amongst other types of buildings, so when we started the project our clients, the warriors, challenged snow hitter and ourselves to think how we could connect the city to the water and do that in an inspiring way that could create an iconic destination for san francisco so we took inspiration from craig's work with snow hitter, and this is what -- of course what you see right now on piers 32- 30 and difficult to get on the pier and 900 feet away and quite a walk to get to the end of the pier. this is the oslo opera house designed by craig and snow hitter. this is an interesting building. it's an icon for oslo. the community loves it. they may never go to a opera but there enjoying the activity to the water and what encircling this building and wrap

that ties roger craig and joe perry for a 49ers' franchise record. 4th quarter, anthony dixon adds. miami goes in to desperation mode. they're on 4th down here. ryan tannehill. what a catch. he brought it down with one han watch the knee here come down and that is just inbounds and the 9er lead is cut to 20-13. a little over 4 minutes left in the game. dolphins driving again. again it's 4th down. tannehill down the sidelines. incomplete. the 49ers take over on downs. w they're just trying to kill the clock. but colin kaepernick, keeper. there he goes. 50-yard touchdown run which sea. the 49ers win 27-13 and they improve nowo 9-1. >> alongside frank gore and another tusand-yardushing year. what do you thinkf

i'm craig melvin. you are watching the continuing coverage of the elementary school shootings in newtown, connecticut. we are hearing from some of the people who were closest to the gunman. >> shocked. nothing -- you said to my husband did you ever think? this blows me away. my heart goes to the out parents lost the kids. i lost some sons. i know what they are dealing with. >> that was the gunman's tlaunt from illinois earlier today. there are new details this hour on the massacre in that school in newtown, connecticut. 20 children and six adults were killed in the lone gunman took his life as well. msnbc's chris jansing is in newtown. we have been waiting for a briefing by state police this afternoon. at this point any word on when that might happen? >> reporter: well, we just heard from a local police officer on the scene that it may still happen this afternoon. whether it will or not is very difficult to say. obviously this has been a day when the community woke up. realizing that this was real, rea

i'm craig melvin. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. 31 days until we reach the fiscal cliff. we'll get the latest on who is talking to whom and whether they're going to take us to the edge. also, who is lindsey graham calling, quote, crazy bastards on the senate floor? here is a hint. it all has to do with guantanamo bay and with the resignation of jesse jackson jr. from the halls of congress, what will become of the legacy of his famous father? we'll talk about that as well. we start here. the republican thrashing of the president's potential pick for secretary of state continued this week. ambassador susan rice did not seem to do herself any favors. meetings with top republicans on the hill, with several says their discussions left them more troubled. president obama and this cabinet stood by her. >> mrs. rice is extraordinary. i couldn't be prouder of the job that she has done. [ applause ] >> and joining me now from the white house, nbc news correspondent viqueira. vic, will the gop co

next speaker, please. >> james bosworth, craig fonaro, lance carnes. >> good afternoon. >>> hello, my name is james bosworth and i am here in support of the chinatown and north beach business communities in their opposition to the central subway. ever since the construction of this project, this organization known as the mta has been using lies, trickery and deception to economically terrorize the chinatown and north beach business communities by limiting consumer accessibility, by using the construction blockade the mta has been committing larceny against these business communities and will curtail them from enjoying the economic boom from the america's cup. as we all know, this public hearing is a formality. the decision to approve this project has already been made prior to this hearing. it is a huge waste of money because you could have just run rails up concern i street instead. the polls are still there where the 16th streetcar were. for what? so you can be reliable for the deaths in an earthquake in a project that uses flawed engineering [speaker not understood]? how can you sl

. >> richard hanlon followed by james bosworth and craig funero. >> good afternoon. >>> good afternoon, directors. my name is richard hanlon. the extraction pit is done at the pagoda and ultimately at some point a station is put there, it would make me very happy. >> thank you. okay. next speaker, please. >> james bosworth, craig fonaro, lance carnes. >> good afternoon. >>> hello, my name is james bosworth and i am here in support of the chinatown and north beach business communities in their opposition to the central subway. ever since the construction of this project, this organization known as the mta has been using lies, trickery and deception to economically terrorize the chinatown and north beach business communities by limiting consumer accessibility, by using the construction blockade the mta has been committing larceny against these business communities and will curtail them from enjoying the economic boom from the america's cup. as we all know, this public hearing is a formality. the decision to approve this project has already been made prior to this hearing. it is a huge wa

we have a lot of problems and issues but we can't seem to agree on much. >> craig, should we go over the fiscal cliff? >> well, brian, it's not an ideal situation. certainly i think if you could have both sides of the aisle rise above, as you guys have said, and come to some kind of a balanced deal, it would be great. given the alternatives right now, it's not that bad of a deal because if you look long term, the government spending has been about 20% of gdp. today that's 25%. revenues have been 18% of gdp. today that's 15.4%. it's both a spending issue and a revenue issue. so at least the cliff resolves the revenue issue. certainly it does it more than we needed it to. it also has to involve spending. at least we get the revenue side taken care of. >> it totally feels as if all of this discussion of taxes is a distraction to get away from the big issue of spending. andy i want to take you up on the issue of a credit rating downgrade. we had that in 2011 in the summer from s&p. the markets didn't seem to care. would they care next year either? >> well, you know, i think you're absolu

now, james mcpherson "war on the waters" and craig, the civil war at sea, very handsomely done, are both out. that's good because we get to resume our -- we barely scratched the surface. let's get right to it because we spoke for an hour last time, we got to about january 1862. so i will assume you all know about 1861, and get to something that jim pointed out. that was rather interesting. is that 150 years ago this month, besides all the other things that were going on, the realization that lincoln had promulgated -- [inaudible] the union had commenced -- the tennessee cumberland and mississippi rivers seems to belong to the north, not the south. and i must've seen for a time in 1862 that the combination of events, particularly the successes of the union were about to end the war between the states. and then the trend line shifts. being the father of water that lincoln was now became vexed all over again. jim talent start with you. what happened and why? >> well, the union navy was on a roll in the fall and winter of 61 and 62, in the spring of 62. and it looked like they were going to

. >> craig whitney on the history of gun ownership and gun control in america. and from living with guns, a liberal pays for the second amendment. saturday night at 10:00 eastern. part of four days of non-fiction books and authors through christmas days. as the electoral college met monday, we spoke with a social studies teacher at pioneer high school in ann arbor, mich., about how she teaches the look for a process in use the c-span as a resource. >> tracie van newsom is a high school and social studies teacher. >> tracy is a high-school social studies and history teacher. fellow, and she is joining us on the phone. what is your approach? >> the electoral college is something that is definitely challenging to students. they have heard of it before, and fortunately i have been using the like doral college map. it shows who got the votes in 2008. it has the new census figures, so i explained it in my unit. we talk about the fact we do not directly elect the president. he or she is indirectly elected through the system, and we talk about how many votes each state

to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. >> craig joins us live. craig, especially where you are, not all latinos are democrats. >> that's right. er geraldo, we're here in the jiminez cigar lounge in new york, which is a third latino, and peter is a third-generation latino and believes illegal immigrants should go back to the end over the line. >> they paid their fines, and they are patiently waiting for the chance. now, what type of message are you sending to the people who did it legally? you did it the right way. get to the back of the line. >> the back of the line. so the republicans here but they disagree with peters are opinion. you're an immigration attorney. what is your opinion? >> me and peter argue this a lot. the same world at ellis island was open. and a new system has to come into effect and that's the american dream act. it's a process where these students and immigrants become legal in this country to do what they need to do to move forward so we can move forward when we came to this country. >> other people you voted for obama? >>