and as we see with david jackson and millions of other people, they believe it.f the reasons why the whole birther conspiracy or birther lie was kept going for so long was because they kept whipping this up. and even with the short form, short version of the president's birth certificate, and even after the release of the long form of the president's birth certificate there were people who still would not believe the truth when it was staring them directly in the face. >> great interview, jonathan capehart. thank you. for more of jonathan's interview, head to our facebook page. >>> still ahead, we've seen it waved in front of the white house. but now a potential senate candidate is embracing the conit fed rat flag as well. >>> plus, she's one of sarah palin's original mama grizzlies. but now a tea party congresswoman has everyone talking once again. wait until you see why. [ male announcer ] crabfest ends soon, so hurry in and try three succulent entrées. like our new snow crab and crab butter shrimp, just $14.99. only at red lobster where we sea food differently

i just should point out, chris, that david jackson in north carolina told me he does not believe that osama bin laden is dead. he does not believe that the united states on orders from president obama actually killed america's number one enemy. >> and what does he think happened? that obama's cooperating with us in some way by acting dead? >> i just -- i couldn't explain it. i asked the question. he gave an answer. >> so the ship bringing him home before they buried him at sea did everything right by his religion, did those people lie? they all lied? >> they -- i can't explain where he got that from or why he even said that. >> anyway, the republicans are already itching for the next fight, of course. and the next target date has been set with the continuing appropriations act. january 15th is when they can fight again over shutting down the government. their favorite cause now. and the debt ceiling has to be raised by february 7th giving them another date to which they can threaten the u.s. and world economies. here they are putting on their game face. >> so we're going to continue t

david: sheila jackson-lee, morgan griffith, thank you very much for coming in. appreciate it.ou both. >> thank you. cheryl: we're getting incredible breaking news into fox business. here you go. fitch has now placed, the placed the aaa credit rating of united states on ratings watch negative and they're giving us the reasons why. in particular, what you've been seeing in washington of the they point to the fact they're putting the, putting the united states credit rating on raid rating watch negative. u.s. authorities have not raised the debt ceiling in a timely fashion. also they're talkiig about full-on negotiations following what they saw back in august 2011. not only is fitch saying, what they're saying eason in washington to put the country's aaa negative rating on ratings watch negative. they will assess this, they will assess this, they're telling markets, telling bond markets, telling treasury markets, you are now on notice. they're talking about the potential, the potential pressure on the u.s. dollar and that is another reason why they're saying that these risks to t

one of the -- andrew jackson. david? arlington virginia in the suburb s you're on with steve. >> caller: hi. i have two questions. do we -- [inaudible] the war of 1812 and president madison in particular to be -- [inaudible] and masses be outworked. and wartime commander in chief, and i'm including vietnam in this. also, i'm just curious about what role the french canadians played in the war of 1812. were they -- the two interest groups. >> host: thank you, david. >> guest: well in term of whether it was the worse performance, it's hard to make an overall assessment because it also solves some brim i can't moments in american military history. some of the naval battles. on lake erie. some of the single ship victory of the uss constitution. the deference of baltimore very effective performance by maryland militia together with the u.s. army gareson at fort mchenry. [inaudible] do your second question, the french canadian, one of the things that jefferson and madison was that the -- because the french hated the british so

jackson. and it's not just that he's a famous star. it's that someone lost their son. you know, their brother, their father. >> district attorney davidd out the prosecution's case. >> michael jackson trusted his life to the medical skills of conrad murray. that misplaced trust in the hands of conrad murray cost michael jackson his life. >> to help prove their case prosecutors presented two very different portraits of the pop legend. ♪ from a vibrant singer, dancer and entertainer on stage to a completely different person behind the scenes. >> to michael jackson -- >> then midway through opening arguments, a stunning moment. >> the voice of michael jackson as he had never been heard before. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say he's the greatest entertainer in the world. >> jackson sounded fragile, impaired, incapable. >> you may be seated. >> and that's just what kenny ortega feared. ortega was directing the most anticipated show in decades, with a star he feared wasn't up to it. but murray insisted he was in charge of his health. >> he said i should stop being an amateur doctor and psychologist and be the direct enand all

jackson. >> host: david in arlington virginia here in the suburbs you are on with steve. >> caller: good morning or good afternoon. i have two questions here. one, do you regard the american war covered the war of 1812 to be worth more effort at war war commander in chief? also i'm just curious what role the french canadians played in the war of 1812. were they on the british side or the american side or did they decide to let them in? >> guest: with regards to whether this was the worst performance it is hard to make an overall assessment because it also offers some brawley and moments of american history, some of the naval battles on lake erie the defense of baltimore is very effective performance by maryland militia together with the u.s. army garrison at fort mchenry augmented by the u.s. navy. overall we had some very poor commanders particularly at -- when i say war john armstrong who did not provide the washington commander and the backing needed he was certainly one of the most disastrous military leaders of our time. one of the things the united states assumed including jefferson and ma

the verdict means that the jackson family essentially walks away with1 diane? >> watching this minute by minute. thank you, davidt. >>> we move on now tonight because david muir is back with a brand new report exploring the world. this time a stunning gift from an american doctor who traveled to ethiopia and is giving people back their sight. david is back here with us now. he was with us from the moment they opened their eyes. >> it's extraordinary. as you know, 40 million people are blind around the world. for three out of four of them it's reversible. we get that care here in america, but where we went this was nothing short of a miracle. tonight the patches on those eyes come off. more than 8,000 miles away from his home in park city, utah, we land with dr. jeffrey ethiopia. nearly 1,000 patients already waiting, patients who are blind. >> we're in one of the highest rates of blindness in the world. >> most of the people we see right here are waiting for you and the team? >> they are waiting for us. >> so this is your doctor? >> yes. >> he has a cataract. both eyes. >> so he can't see the black board. >> he

jackson's legacy may be ready to move out of the courtroom. the king of pop's fans more forgiving than any jury. i'm daviddavid. coming up next, bring it on. could you focus on a game while these cheerleaders are doing this? >>> and now, it's time for the "feed frenzy" so pay attention to where you are going. so you don't get run over by a train like this woman almost did north of london this past month. in a video released by british transport, avoiding a disaster. signals and barricades. police are seeking her identity. you might want to pay attention to whom you are texting. in new jersey, police say a man accidentally sent a text to a detective about the potential purchase of four ounces of marijuana. which set about a chain of event that led to his arrest. he has been released but now faces several charges in court next week. >> if you are heading to a football game, you might have a hard time paying attention to the players. with stunts like these from the cheerleaders on the sidelines. it's called stuntfest. an unofficial event after the college nationals where women and men defy gravity and danger

civil trial asking the question, who is to blame for jackson's death, his private demons or pressure from the company behind his concert. abc's davidight is standing by with the latest. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. high drama in the courtroom in los angeles. the clerk of the court is reading thgv verdict -- the initial question before the court, who was michael jackson's doctor working for, the jury has apparently found in favor of the jacksons that aeg live did hire michael jackson's lawyer. that's the crucial question in this case. it's a battle over what happened behind the scenes during these rehearsals, the last of< jackson's career. he was trying to dance his way out of debt, under serious pressure and strung out on drugs administered by his doctor, conrad murray. >> we the jury find the defendant, conrad robert murray guilty. >> reporter: the doctor is now behind bars. the question before this court, who was he working for? jackson's mother and three children sought $1.5 billion in damages from concert promoter aeg live, claiming aeg was paying murray's salary and pushing him to get jackson fit for the tour. >> t

civil trial asking the question, who is to blame for jackson's death, his private demons or pressure from the company behind his concert. abc's david wright is standing by with the latest. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. high drama in the courtroom in los angeles. the clerk of the court is reading thegv verdict -- the initial question before the court, who was michael jackson's doctor working for, the jury has apparently found in favor of the jacksons that aeg live did hire michael jackson's lawyer. that's the crucial question in this case. it's a battle over what happened behind the scenes during these rehearsals, the last of> we the jury find the defendant, conrad robert murray guilty. >> reporter: the doctor is now behind bars. the question before this court, who was he working for? jackson's mother and three children sought $1.5 billion in damages from concert promoter aeg live, claiming aeg was paying murray's salary and pushing him to get jackson fit for the

were jackson's personal demons responsible for keeping him hooked on powerful drugs, or was it the company looking to profit off of him? here is abc's davidad the verdict. >> reporter: it was a verdict five months in the making. ♪ >> reporter: over what happened behind the scenes during these rehearsals. ♪ king of pop getting set for what was to have been his comeback tour, 2009. ♪ why, why >> reporter: michael jackson's last dance. he died days after this. >> katherine jackson vs. aeg live. >> reporter: the question before the court, did concert promoter aeg live bear any responsibility for michael jackson's death? >> did aeg live hire dr. conrad murray? answer, yes. >> my name is greg. i was juror number six. >> reporter: the jury ruled in favor of aeg. >> as far as the case, this was a difficult decision for us to make. >> reporter: the foreman acknowledging it might not go down well with the king of pop's fans. >> we reached a verdict that we understand not everybody is going to agree with. it's been an exhausting five months and it's been an extremely stressful last three or four days. >> reporter: this civil case, a wrongful death l

hit, and then as we mention as jackson takes a strike, benoit is good with the change-ups and the off-speed stuff against the left-handed batters, he comes in to face davidhe first pitch fastball, and ortiz ties the game. >> tim: and david ortiz did not allow benoit to get that far. the throwing the flit -- split. he popped up the first fastball for a home run. how dramatic is that? >> joe: and now 0-1 to austin jackson, but as far as the managerial moves it made sense. >> tim: yes, of course it did. >> joe: six straight strikes from uehara. and two out here in the ninth. and now somehow after flipping over the wall in right, and into the red sox bull pen, hunter is talking to saltalamacchia as he digs his way in, and somehow he is able to keep playing. >> joe: not a ball yet. zen stri seven strikes out of the hand of koji uehara. hunter steps out. it is going to be gomes, saltalamacchia, stephen drew for the red sox in the bottom of the ninth. we are headed there now. drew puts it away. and we go to the bottom of the ninth inning in game two. tied at 5-5. is it better to be more reliable or less reliable? if they can count on you, you can play. but if y

david culver. news 4. >> now we take you live to los angeles. a verdict. the jury has reached a verdict in the michael jacksonngful death trial. >> police sign and return this verdict form to the court if you answered yes for question number one. please go to question number one. question number two. was dr. conrad murray unfit or incompetent to perform the work for which he was hired? answer. no. if you answer no to question number two, please sign and return this verdict form to the court. if you answered yes to question number two, please go to question number three. dated october 2nd, 2013, floor person. >> okay. thank you. >> yes, your honor. please poll the jury. >> polling means that we ask the question individually and you tell us whether or not that verdict reflects -- or that answer reflects your verdict. let me give you an example. question number one, did aeg live hire dr. conrad murray? you answered number yes. and we'll ask juror number one, was that your verdict? >> yes. >> juror number two. >> yes. >> and on and on and on. the clerk will do that, okay. >> question number one. >> you're looking

jackson an overdose of an anesthetic. whitewater kayaking is one of the most thrilling and challenges sports. our davidin went to cover 3 held in virginia and the remarkable story he tells took an unexpected turn. >> reporter: each summer, the great falls of the potomac attracts some of the country's best kayakers for an annual ra race. this year, 23-year-old nicholas christensen came to take on the men. how old were you when you started kayak? >> almost 21. >> reporter: she's already run some of the most extreme whitewater on the east coast, but she's never been here before. so you take up the sport when you're 21. and you're going to run great falls three years later. >> i am. >> reporter: that doesn't strike you as over-reaching? >> i wouldn't say over-reaching. it would strike me as confident. >> she's a rising star in the kayak scene, and she's just getting to the point where want to capture what she does. >> reporter: steve fischer from south africa is one of the sport's biggest stars. before her first run down the falls, shannon got some pointers from jason baeks, a six-time winner of the race.

. >> my starting line-up will be steph clay, andre, david, and boges and that's our starting line-up. >> reporter: mark jackson'sasier after harrison barnes injured his foot during training camp the second year forward missing at least the first two games. as for center andrew bogut, he is fully healthy, he is ready to go after signing a three- year, $36 million contract extension last week. >> i'm excited with andrew bogut. i know everybody the fans, the team is looking forward to the beginning of this season. maybe you more so than anybody else because you're healthy. >> this would be a good off season. very productive coming to training camp got through the whole thing, felt good. so started the regular season here. >> reporter: it hasn't been much in these parts lately. you have to go back quite a few years. free agents wanted to stay here here. how much have you noticed the optimism? >> it's changed a lot. the ownership group has a lot to do that. they have come in and tried to not accept losing and accepting the opportunity. it's a place i wanted to remain. i like to be settled. i like where i live, beauti

jackson's death. his family and his children at the center of the fight. so what did the jury say? >>> and also tonight, first sight. we send david muir halfway around the world for a miracle moment. tonight the american doctor helping blind villagers see in just seven minutes. we are there at thej< take those patches off. >>> good evening to you. as we come on the a

jackson trial after all. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> thanks to david for that. >>> now, the latest on that wild confrontation between a motorcycle gang and a father driving his family in an suv. this morning, one of the bikers has been charged. police are searching for a second. and a third biker is speaking out. abc's linzie janis is tracking all of it. >> reporter: just in the last few minutes, abc news has learn police have found and questioned the biker behind the helmet cam video. police want to see all of the raw footage, not just what was posted online. also this morning, police say they are searching for one man in particular. overnight, the nypd released these new photos in hopes of finding one of the prime suspects in the now infamous road rage incident, pitting dozens of motorcyclists against a family in an suv. that biker seen here smashing the window of the suv with his helmet is at the center of this manhunt. that means 28-year-old christopher cruz is now the only motorcyclist charged in the incident so far. he was in court wednesday, accused of reckless d

jackson's death. his family and his children at the center of the fight. so what did the jury say? >>> and also tonight, first sight. we send daviduir halfway around the world for a miracle moment. tonight the american doctor helping blind villagers see in just seven minutes. we are there at thej< moment th take those patches off. >>> good evening to you. as we come on the air you are looking live at the white house where right now behind those doors there is an all out push to bring the government shutdown to an end. democrats and republicans summoned to meet with the president, a high stakes meeting. but on this date two of the shutdown all across this country americans are asking, what is this costing hard working families. is it putting the country at risk? abc's senior national correspondent jim avila leads us off tonight. >> reporter: the shutdown is not just about bureaucrats and tourists. today, the men in charge of the cia and nsa told congress 70 percent of america's intelligence analysts are on the beach, furloughed. >> i've been in the intelligence business for about 50 years. i've never seen anything like this. this

in the end, bottom line, the jackson family walks away with nothing. david jerry sandusky say they will appeal to the state supreme court now that a lower court has refused a new trial. the decision came two weeks after they heard arguments in the case. sandusky is serving a 30 to 60 year sentence and without a new trial will likely die in prison. >> an attorney for boston marathon suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are asking for them to ease the conditions in jail. they claim it's harsh and impairing their ability to work with him. his lawyers say that prosecutors have not presented any evidence showing that such conditions are needed. no word on when a ruling will be made on this. >> i'm having a hard time feeling sorry for him. >> i'm really not so worried about it. >> yeah. here's a little bit more. he has no access to news media. no communication. restrictions put in place by the attorney general concerned about alleged terrorism. i don't have a problem with that either to be honest with you. >> i can hold court on this one if i wasn't on tv. >> yeah, this is a

jackson's death. his family and his children at the center of the fight. so what did the jury say?nu÷a >>> and also tonight, first sight. we send davidalfway around the world for a miracle moment. tonight the american doctor helping blind villagers see in just seven minutes. we are there at the moment they take those patches off.

david wallace. wallace is said to be despondent over the company's stock plummet, and has taken a mailman hostage. on the line, we have chief of greenwich police, mr. bill jacksonernoon. - please, sir, spare him. please. - uh, this wallace guy's looking at hard time, and we only know this because of what dwight snoot said on record. - okay, everyone. everyone, hold on. i've got a solution. i know wallace's phone number. everyone hold, i'll conference him in. - oh, no, mr. schrute, there's really no need to, um, involve mr. wallace. - do you even know what you're doing? - yeah. yeah, i know how to hoist the mainsail, i know how to-- these buttons control bilge pumps and stuff. i also know where the booze stash is. hello. walt? - oh, god! thank goodness you're here. i was having a little trouble, uh, with this door, uh, yesterday. i, um-- i think it was yesterday. - i thought you were in rehab. - yeah, i just, uh-- i figured i'd get that first relapse out of the way. god, what's happened to our family? everything is so messed up. how did you even know i was in here? - i didn't. i just came to say good-bye to the boat, but i've decided to sail it to bermuda. - bah

jackson commented on barnes' status in addition to announcing the starting five for tomorrow's game against the lakers. >> well, my starting lineup will be steph, clay, andre, davidd boles and that's going to be our starting lineup moving forward. i don't want to cheat those guys. they've earned it. and harrison will look to build on an outstanding rookie year. and embrace the role and i truly believe that he can flourish. >>> with the warriors season opening tomorrow night at home, the team is expected to get it started, but most importantly, they realize to win on the court, they must put last season way behind them. >> i think we have that potential, but potential is a word to set up for failure, so we just have to, you know, put last year behind us. doesn't matter anymore. it was a great run, but now we can make an even better run, i really believe that. >> we're getting there. just like with any team, it's going to take time. and more time we have, the better we're going to be. it's important for us to really pay attention to smaller details, you know. those are the things that are going to get us over the hump when we're not as gelled as we want to be. >> w

david. >> caller: good morning. i have attended some of your meetings and i have attended for some of ms. jackson lee. i've got to give you an example of what is taking place here. soon after obamacare passed, $321 a month health care premium which included medicare and prescription drugs went to $528 a month. the next year it went to $727 a month and i just been notified starting in january i would be paying somewhere in the range of $12,000 a year for my health care. i'm 70-years-old, single, excellent health why are the premiums so high? >> guest: the affordable care act does nothing to hinder medicare or the supplementals we have to buy from medicare. so i can't tell you only have to admit before the affordable care act, the supplementals are not regulated by the federal government. the policies you get certain different levels. now other states have their own regulations, but your increase in the supplementals has nothing to do with the affordable care act. we are over 65. we have to sign up for medicare even if we are in congress. >> we believe this morning's portion of the washington journal to

jackson. he said that americans should be suspicious of american power. a group of moderate republicans. we have david wasserman of the cook political report featured on "washington journal." us live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the student camera competition asks what is the most important issue that congress should consider in 2014. he sure to include c-span video and it is open to all middle school and high school students for the grand prize of $5000. this year we have doubled the number of winners and prizes and the entries are due by january 20 of 2014. with more information, visit studentcam.org. >> north carolina governor pat mccrory was talking about challenges facing states, including whether or not to expand medicare and medicaid under the affordable care act. this is the last than one hour. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> please join me in welcoming ourselves guess, it is the vice president of the heritage foundation, ladies and gentlemen, the governor. [applause] [applause] [applause] hopefully microphones will be working and we will

jackson. tte, the headtoure of the republican main street partnership. and then the chair and -- and then that gerrymandering of political districts with david wasserman.eanor roosevelt's type printer -- typewriter. what i have here are the original drafts of the column. this one are some of the original drafts that i want to share. this is a winner roosevelt's first "my day" column. she is talking about the comings and goings in the white house as they get back to the regular season after the holiday season. this clipping from november 6, 19 40, election day -- she says that at midnight, a larger cloud -- crowd than usual came in with remarkable records. the president went out to greet them, a tradition on election night to gather family around and await the election results. the president would come out and greet them. >> tonight, live at 9:00 eastern. >> a look at the effect of the health care law on insurance coverage provided through the exchanges. jenny gold was a guest on "washington journal" for a half- hour. host: we have been taking a look at the implementation of the affordable care act with reporters from kaiser health news. we are joined b