the program and let's take a look at today at one financial program planet money hosted by adam davidson when you click on to listen you're likely to hear this. support for planet money comes from ally bank and p.r. keeps people in the know so doe's ally customers can talk to a real person any time of day or night learn more at ally bank dot com well as it turns out ally bank has among other things spent quite a bit of money lobbying against the creation of what is now the consumer financial protection bureau so it's no surprise that when planet money host adam davidson have the head of the c f p b elizabeth warren on for an interview that things got a little heated take a listen this crisis will not be over until the american family begins to recover this crisis does not exist and if you're in the right that's the no it is not my crisis that is america's crisis if people cannot pay their credit card bills if that you cannot pay their mortgages remote views on this issue. this of course just a snippet from the fifteen plus minute interview but we want to talk today with two journalists w

people were shocked nobody understood because you assume adam davidson is sort of this gee whiz dweeb you know guy just trying to discover what's going on just as much as the next person nobody knew that the sole funder of his soul fund or the guy who was paying him his money was allied bank which is g.-mac which was one of the poster child banks of of fraud subprime fraud foreclosure fraud it was. over seventeen billion dollars in bailout money and it had just arranged to deal with planet money to be their souls and exclusive sponsor and this wasn't disclosed and at the same time that davidson attacked. elizabeth warren our bank was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and you know here in washington lobbying to kill what warren was trying to set up which is akin to consumer protection agency and as we know it's not just sort of the sponsor of this program gosh i want to go to you now and have you talk about some of the paid speaking engagements david sent. you know who are they for and what's the big deal. well we don't know the full story but just some of the permission that c

and the new york times who davidson also contributes to what did they tell you in terms of whether davidson broke company rules. they said that they did not in both instances and both companies have vaguely worded policies regarding this essential it comes down to you wouldn't speak to somebody whose industry you could affect and notably the new york times has let a few people off on this rule like their tech columnist who is a very widely read guy and he's taken multiple speaking fees and he's never really gotten in trouble he has a very very wide following whether or not this has something to do with the fact that he's never been peached by the times is anyone's guess but the core of the times and n.p.r. they both said that davidson is gigs were cleared before he actually took them and therefore they abide by the journalistic ethics strictures that they post in their guidelines foster let's broaden this discussion a little bit i mean how does the public know you know the founders of the shame web site certainly came out with this information and put it out there on the enter web about an

sergeant davidson reports for duty in the early morning hours on a hot summer day. after filing some reports, he heads out on patrol. only a couple of hours into his shift, davidson receives a call. >> i had been working a little bit of traffic enforcement, dispatched to a stranded motor vehicle. a motorist had a right rear flat tire. >> reporter: on a busy bridge, the driver's attempting to change his blown tire on a very tight stretch of highway. >> the shoulders are narrow at the top of the bridge, and you can also feel the bridge move. he got out and started changing his tire and became apprehensive and nervous because of all the heavy traffic. >> davidson arrives on the scene within minutes. >> as i pulled up to the vehicle, i noticed the right rear tire of the vehicle was flat. he just wanted a patrol vehicle there for the safety to keep vehicles off of him while he changed the tire. >> after exiting his patrol car, davidson approaches the motorist to offer assistance. >> he changed his tire. he had the flat tire leaning up against the concrete traffic barrica

and we are at mount davidson.t has the highest point of elevation in san francisco heading 928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. don't forget the dogs and enjoy all the pathways and trails that surround you. >> that provides a peaceful oasis of public open space and great hiking trails. >> the spectacular view offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise. >> it is a good place to get away from the hectic life of the city. and get some fresh air. the view is fantastic. >> wear sturdy shoes to come for the western slope drills were the overgrown vegetation gives the feeling of being in a rain forests. not davidson is also a great part to escape from the noise and bustle of the city. take the 36 bus and it will drop be right at the entrance. it is quite a hike. it is worth every step of the way and you can bring someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is very enchanting. it is a popular spot for strolling as well as hot boats that can be rented at the boathouse. created in 189

mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the bustle of the city. take the 36 bus and it will drop you at the entrance. it is quite a hike to the top but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed for these your boating -- for leisure boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished. there is also a waterfall, two bridges, and trails the climb to the summit, the highest point at more than four hundred feet. you can catch glimpses of the western side of the city that make this hilltop a romantic look out. for public transit, i take the n train. the lad the ad -- lake is ada accessible. watch many ducks, swans, and siegel's. -- seagulls. it is a great place to stroll and sail away. many couples come here to take a ride around a lake, going under the bridges, passing the chinese pavilion and the waterfall. for a quiet getaway, making

we are at mount davidson. 928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. to not forget that dogs and enjoy all of the pathways and greenery that surrounds you. it provides a peaceful oasis of open space and great hiking trails. the spectacular view offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise or sunset with someone you love. >> it is a good place to get away from the hectic life of the city. come up here and listen to nature, i get some fresh air. that view is fantastic. >> where sturdy shoes. hikers get the feeling of being in a rain forest. mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the bustle of the city. take the 36 bus and it will drop you at the entrance. it is quite a hike to the top but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed for these your boating -- for leisure boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished

>> yes. >>> harley davidson is a brand blessed for many motorcycle enthusiasts. and now, the iconic brand is truly blessed. as part of its 100-year anniversary next year, the company says some of the bikes will be blessed by pope benedict at the vatican next june. there will be anniversary events in other cities around the world. did you ever think you would hear holy harley? >> that is a bizarre story. all right. >>> and some new research shows that while we may all hate mondays, tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays are actually all equally unloved. that's right. a poll of over 300,000 folks found moods were no worse on mondays than other working days, except fridays. so, bring on the weekend. >> unless you have to work on the weekend. >> then -- >> you don't like saturday and sunday, either. >> i always thought moods got better as we moved closer to the weekend. apparently, we all just hate to work. >>> next on this unlikable tuesday morning, right? >> yeah. >> rosie o'donnell's massive heart attack. a type nicknamed the widowmaker. an important lesson for all wo

fairfax city police say 62-year- old james ralph davidson was killed when a driver hit him. davidson was crossing the six lane highway of fairfax boulevard near draper drive around 1:00 this morning. arlington county police helped find the suv a 2010 jeep compass that was involved in the hit and run but the driver was nowhere to be found. >>> police are still trying to sort out a bizarre robbery attempt that ended with the would-be robber's death. it happened alodge north view drive in bowie. ken molestina is there now and ken, what's the very latest on the strange incident? >> reporter: you know, strange is right. really don't know any other way to call it. this has weird written all over it and police are still investigating trying to get to the bottom of this. i want to show you what remains on the spot where the burned out cab lay yesterday. 4300 block of north view over here is a primarily a commercial zone. it's all quiet now but let's show you some aerial footage of yesterday just before 5:00. run this down for you. according to police here's what they say happened. s

how harley davidson is about to be honored at the vatican. >>> and cheers. a new school named the top party campus in the country. we're right back. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, apple begins, today, at a historic high with its stock at a record level. thanks to the recent run-up of its stock price, the company is now wall street's most valuable property ever. and just about $624 billion. apple stock has soared due to optimism about the impending launch of the iphone 5 and possibly a smaller, less expensive ipad, as well. >>> and once again, some models of the honda cars are among the most frequently stolen. a new study says a 1994 honda accord, it tops the stolen car list for the fourth-straight year. nearly 7,600 were stolen last year alone. the reason were the vehicle's popularity and its lack of security features. the '98 honda civic was second on the list. >>> southwest airlines is among the carriers offering less leg room these days. passengers now have an inch less between seats because southwest has added six more seats to its planes. jetblue an

on saturday when james davidson was struck by a jeep while trying to cross the street. a driver who witnessed it followed the jeep into arlington county where police recovered the car. >>> a woman accused in a different hit and run accident in saturday is in custody. carol rude johnson is accused of hitting a man as he stood next to his suv on the shoulder of i-95 north. the man died from his injuries. it happened early saturday morning. the accident completely shut down 95 north for hours. she is being charged with driving under the influence. >>> alexandria community members considered harris' one love festival in honor of the founder yesterday. ♪ the annual festival has helped kids in alexandria get supplies they need for back to school for the past ten years. festival goers celebrated his life through music, games and give aways. members shared the different ways that harris touched their lives. >> i was a rough kid growing up. so he like helped me, keep me out of the streets, you know what i'm saying? take me to little meetings to try -- you know, to make things pe

only part of planet money taking in big bank dollars planet money's co-creator and co-host adam davidson made money as a speaker at goldman sachs and goldman sachs and bank of america events here is mark ams from the project the shame project explained the problem with planet money's ethics in an interview with r t it last week. the real problem is when you're taking money from these people covertly and then you know and then from od'ing their agenda on n.p.r. you're sensually a product spokesman. but it doesn't and there there's a new report by yuki noguchi about bank of america giving away two thousand five hundred vacant homes to people in need here's a clip from that report the giveaways may not change the broader public's view of banks but they have for leroy cisco. that's. all sounds great there's just one problem noguchi neglected to put this story and to contact the blog fire dog lake points out that banks often give away vacant homes as a way to get some of the free positive press noguchi is happy to dole out but even more damning bank of america is obligated to give away vacant

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