elliott saw him as another standard issue communist dictator. angela davis was in the class of 1961. that class included robert deniro for untimely. they lived in the village and kathy levine who later became involved in the 1981 -- took part in the brinks robbery in which a guard and two police men were killed and served many years in prison for that. angela davis lived in birmingham, alabama at the height of jim crow and escape from the wretched segregated school system, she entered e. i. in edging a scholarship from the service committee. i will read a short passage about her. when she entered the school although angela braced herself for outright hostility she had not foreseen her hosts's tendency to be over solicitous of their few black acquaintances. she wrote that in her autobiography. angela did not question the desire to eliminate racism and she knew bringing her to the school was an earnest action for that end bought from day to day she questioned the motives behind any overtures extended to her, invitations to visit her classmates hom

[laughter] elliott abrams, another protagonist in my local salles so. his mother was a schoolteacher, and his father was an immigration lawyer and they were middle-of-the-road democrats, new dealers come and his mother enrolled eliot in the school in ninth grade having heard of the school's reputation. most american high schools in the early 60's the abram family politics would have put eliot to the left of his classmates. elisabeth irwin, the equivalent of the republican -- [laughter] culturally, eliot was also out of step. like most of his classmates, she was jewish but unlike most of his classmates he either came from secular families are the product of mixed marriages his family was observant and kept a kosher home. eliot began to react to what he preserved the orthodoxy of the school. browsing the magazine rack in the library, he saw progress of publications like the nation. why come he asked the library in could the school not achieve some balance in the publication in displayed? why not stop a magazine like the "national review." the culture is d

justin elliott? >> one thing to note, ernest moniz is getting a confirmation hearing next month as part of that, he has to release personal financial disclosure and have an ethics agreement that will become public. we should learn more about his current and recent involvement in these companies and possibly stock holdings and that sort of thing. i think the story's not over yet. >> we will take a break. our guests are justin elliott, a reporter with propublica and kevin connor, who has put out a from the public accountability project called, "industry partner or industry puppet? how mit's influential study of fracking was authored, funded, and released by oil and gas industry insiders." we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in october 2009, moniz introduced tony hayward, ceo of bp. it was before it delivered a speech at the mit energy initiative, six months before deepwater horizon will spell. >> faced si

and our team is on the ground, starting with abc's josh elliott. josh? >> reporter: and so begins, diane, tomorrow a world focus will be trained on that chimney atop the sistine chapel, ready to offer all of its smokey history. it's a ritual ratified over centuries. the votes are burned. black smoke means no consensus. white smoke means we've chosen a new pope. and yet so many ways the direction that the church now charts for itself, will be as important as the man chosen to lead it. today we got just a glimpse of what those 115 voting cardinals would see entering the halls of the sistine chapel. koursy of vatican tv. the history of those halls overshadowed by the votes that will take place within them tomorrow. yesterday, the cardinals led masses at the local churches around rome. for one, it would be his final mass before becoming pope.

i want to go at this moment to josh elliott. what does it sound like to you? >> reporter: of course, it was the moment when nobody could tell as you mentioned diane, but then, when it turned white and those bells started peeling, the ripples of u foreya could be heard. i can tell you there are tens and tens of thousands of people that packed the square. it's flowing down the main avenue leading to vatican square. there were gasps almost. i would describe it as a collective shock. again, this is something that many of these people, however faithful, might have wondered if they would ever witness in their lifetime. we've run into so many tourist because of the surprise resignation coincidentally planned trips here who said we're hopeful to see a new pope. as the smoke billows from the sistine chapel chimney, they have gotten their wish. and now, i think a sense of collective euphoria is settling over. you can hear the chants as a new -- >> we do hear the chants and bells. >> 266 popes on the fifth ball ot. we believe on the fifth ballot. we have watched them wai

[laughter] culturally, elliott was also out of step. like most of his class mates, he was jewish, but unlike most of his classmates who either came from secular families or a product of mixed marriages, elliott's family was observant and kept a kosher home. elliot began to react to what he considered the left-wing ott docks says of the school. browsing the magazine racks, he saw the nation. why, heed is isabelle, the librarian, could the school not achieve some balance in the publication it displayed? why not stock a magazine like the national review? the culture is dominated by right-wig politics, she replied. we don't need to get more of it in our school. [laughter] in elliot's view history teacher harold kirscher in personified the school's politics. of he was a rigorous and dedicated teacher, but his analyses of historical movements seemed patently absurd to him. why do countries acquire colonies? according to the doctor, because countries needed economic markets. who in the hell in those impoverished colonies was in the position to

including from elliott to deliver full value to its shareholders. translation? compuware is on the block. hasn't been a sale, they just want more money. i can see why these guys are intrigued as compuware is just $70 million in debt and generated $333 million in the past few months. that's exactly what the private equity firms like, borrow big time, do a payout and still leverage. there's always the possibility that they up their bid, hence why the stock has been on a bit of a roll lately, but as you solely because of the fundamentals, we don't do that. compuware has a number of things going for it. the very day, the same day they rejected are it they did something very clever and initiated a 50-cent dividend. at these levels you rarely see a tax hike with that payout, and i think it is a sign of management's bullishness to commit to such a big dividend. congress also a turn-around story. back in december 1999 at the high-tech bubble, this was a $30 stock. i remember this. it was -- when i started trading stocks it was a big technique. then for the next years he

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abc's josh elliott with the tens of thousands of people in st. peter's square today. josh? >> it was a day that began as last night had ended, with a midday plume of black smoke after the first two votes that revealed a still undecided electorate. but at 7:07 local time, as day turned to night over vatican city behind me, the church, after five eagerly awaited votes by those 115 cardinals, had a new supreme leader. the electricity and awe were palpable, as plumes of white smoke rose into the cold, damp, night air. just moments later, there could be no doubt as the bells of st. peter's basilica pealed and sent tens of thousands massed in st. peter's square and beyond, into euphoria. [ crowd chanting ] and as the celebration continued, the vatican and military marching bands provided a soundtrack, a tangible anticipation filled the air. until history's 266th pope was introduced, the 76-year-old jorge bergoglio of argentina, who will now be known as pope francis. a theological conservative, he's known personally as a shy and humble man. that could be seen. he lightly waved to

elliott spitzer went to prince ton . i don't think all of the dudes at prince ton are -- >> but no, no. >> no, no. >> the sons are at prince ton. >> no, no, there is a lot . yeah, yeah, one at a time. >> what she is saying while you are in school. >> one at a time! >> and while you are in school with people you are the about the same academic and grade you will get to know each other and you get out in the world and there is so many people. >> i get that. there is it elititism about the princeton thing. >> no. (talking all at once.) >> i read it. let me just save it. i read it >> what she is saying, you are here because you deserve to be here . your equals are here and this is the biggest pool . you say that in any school you went to and you are with the peers and instead of burying the nose. it is unwatchable. >> and about how harted it is in there and look around and invest in this part of the your life, too. >> the smartest guys we have met and most of the those guys never went to princeton and a lot of didn't go to c

. >>> to josh elliott for the other top stories developing this morning. >> we want to begin with the very latest now on nelson mandela, the former south african president and human rights champion remains in the hospital this morning. officials in that country are asking the world to pray for the 94-year-old mandela. and abc's bazi kanani is in pretoria right now, and what can you tell us about his condition? >> reporter: good morning, josh. government officials tell us nelson mandela is in good spirits this morning and making good progress. he was last seen cradling his great grandson in this photo his family released last month. he is now 94 years old and concern is growing about his health. in just the last four months he has been hospitalized three times now. south africa's president is asking for prayers for the revered anti-apartheid hero but he acknowledges that frailty comes with age and says that he's very concerned about his progress. josh? >> bazi kanani in south africa, thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, the epa is expected to announce cleaner gasoline standards today whi

josh elliott abc news vatican city. >> the church in san jose keeps the doors open for worship todaynd most parishioners there worked in an extra prayer for the next pope. >> i'm just wishing that god will guide him how to solve the problems that we are facing right now. >> we hoping that the god all the governors they pick the rate person for that position. which is so pr for all of us catholic. >> sentiment echoed by so many catholic. >> history any indication it could be three days before the conclave pick as pochlt as cardinal gather in rome to changes the next pope who will inherit a scandal rocked church a priest in northern california stand accused of child molestation. reverend was arrested on suspicion of child molestation in yuba city. visiting from columbia. also accused of sexual battery. >>> fair storm of protest from veteran groups and lawmakers defense secretary hagel is stopping production of new medal for pilots of unmanned drones. former defense secretary panetta ordered the distinguished war fare medal last month but critic say it shouldn't be ranked above the bron

may he there be a great brotherhood. >> josh elliott reporting from vatican city. election is certainly not without controversy. in 2010 he strongly opposed legislation in argentina allowing gay marriage. a law that eventually passed. meantime, davi david had the opportunity to talk with two people in the bay area who actually know the new you pope. >> the whole world is about us and we are the center of our own universe and i know the pope. >> reporter: a history professor at santa clara university met the pope during the 1980s during a trip to argentina. he knew that jorge bergoglio was a man of the people with a deep seeded concern for the poor. >> in a poor neighborhood and he had them work with the poor. they took over poor parishes and established a chain of schools serving really what we are wondering people from all parts of that part of latin america. he quietly aah then it tick. >> reporter: for the san jose hispanic community a sense of pride that the new pope comes from the new world rather than europe. >> for me i'm happy because he is hispanic. >> the

. >> you can use that as a lotex>> look at elliott sphitzer. >> i feel so bad with the former governor of new york who came up with many ridiculous cases and some good ones. he saw a money transfers to the house of ilrepute and caught with infamous client number nine. there is so much they can do already. >> i have no expectation of privacy at all. >> so much they do. why don't we have hearings to figure out what? >> i think baghdadit had the name. we have up expectation of privacy . if something goes in this, our whole life is an open book. >> i don't depis agree with charlie. we should have hearings and be thorough. if i have to choose between in ask water boarding, i would choose this in a heart beat. >>id wil choose water boarding. >> that is insane. >> adam. >> explain that. up are saying all . suddenhat would compel you. >> one violates our prince pems and the another -- other is done by law enforcement. >> you used to rip the bush administration for going beyond the bounds of priority and military isn't that the same things? >> i am with dagen on this. i don't have huge concerns

colin award for clinical excellence and faculty clinical award, the elliott rapoport award for%backerfor commitment to san francisco general, and chancellor's faculty award for the advancement of women. for decades ucf doctors like dr. carlysle have staffed and run san francisco general hospital providing serve isx for people all over the city including many of our lowest income and at-risk residents. san francisco general is the only level 1 trauma center in san francisco and continues to be recognized as a premiere hospital for hiv/aids care in the united states. this is a hospital where ucsf doctors first began to treat aids patients in '86 even before we called it aids. it is clearly a critical force for our city and i think sometimes we all take san francisco general for granted and it is just an amazing and unique institution in our community, in part because of dr. carlysle and the wonderful physicians who staff it. in 2008, thank you to the voters, we passed a bond to rebuild san francisco general hospital with the makes her an outstanding 3honoree for women' history month has be

. >> you can use that as a lotex>> look at elliott sphitzer. >> i feel so bad with the former governorf new york who came up with many ridiculous cases and some good ones. he saw a money transfers to the house of ilrepute and caught with infamous client number nine. there is so much they can do already. >> i have no expectation of privacy at all. >> so much they do. why don't we have hearings to figure out what? >> i think baghdadit had the name. we have up expectation of privacy . if something goes in this, our whole life is an open book. >> i don't depis agree with charlie. we should have hearings and be thorough. if i have to choose between in ask water boarding, i would choose this in a heart beat. >>id will choose water boarding. >> that is insane. >> adam. >> explain that. up are saying all . sudden that would compel you. >> one violates our prince pems and the another -- other is done by law enforcement. >> you used to rip the bush administration for going beyond the bounds of priority and military isn't that the same things? >> i am with dagen on this. i don't have huge concern

but the pilot, elliott rappoport, doesn't believe luck had anything to do with it. >> the training that i had, i believe, is what saved my life. had i not had that, i probably would have spiraled down and crashed. >> rappoport and the two passengers suffer the same spinal cord injuries. a crushed l-2 vertebra, with one significant difference. >> the passengers recovered completely from the injury. and being a little bit older, my injury continued after the fact. and i was never able to get into an airplane again. just pleased that i had the training that i did have, and i was able to come out as a whole person. >> did you get that? >> yes. >> coming up -- >> i started to see zach slightly move backwards. i went oh, no, no, don't do that. >> midair collisions and miscalculations send daredevils dropping from the sky. >> you can wind up with closing speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour. >> plummeting 6,000 feet into a frozen wilderness. i felt like i was about to die because 60 feet is not enough for my parachute to open. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set beg

thank you, bill, so. >> thank you, elliott. >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] >> this is the bill press show. >> president obama in israel. he arrived about noon israeli time at the ben gurion airport where he inspected an iron dome battery. later, 4:00 o'clock israeli time to the home of he will sign the guest book. they hold a restricted bilateral meeting. the two of them hold a news conference and tonight, the pom meet for a working dinner. busy first day for the president's middle east. when we come back in the next hour we will be talking with our good friend, the senator tom harkin from iowa about a lot that's going on or not going on the united states senate. we will also talk about the millennium generation. are they the future? are they already here? >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] >> bill: what do you say? good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, march 20th. good to see you this morning. welcome, welcome to the "full-court press" here on current tv where we bring you up to date on the news of the day. here in our tion's capitol, around the country aroun

this is my twin brother elliott perry. we're two of chris and sandy's very, very proud sons. and my twin brother, i just want to say how incredibly proud we are of our parents. we love them. we love our family, and we look forward to the day when we will be treated equally just like our neighbor's families. thank you so much. >> you're listening there to ted olson and david boies, who are the attorneys who were arguing in front of the supreme court today, the plaintiffs there who are trying to have the ban, the proposition 8 ban in california struck down. speaking. chris and sandy showing up with their two twin sons there, talking about what it means to them as a family. paul and jeff talking about what it means to them for their family. and just reminding everybody that california for a brief period of time allowed marriage equality before taking that right away. now the big question before the court is deciding whether or not there is harm inflicted on the state of california by lifting that ban. as we heard from the lawyers, boies and olson, you heard there from ted, who's

josh elliott is there, as is diane sawyer for tonight's "world news." >>> in other news this morning, tensions continue to heat up right now on the korean peninsula. south korea and the u.s. began annual military drills today. despite threats from the north to void the armistice that ended the korean war. pyongyang apparently made good on it vow to cut the communication channel with seoul. two calls from a hotline in south korea went unanswered. >>> today marks two years since japan was hit by the devastating earthquake, then tsunami, and then the nuclear disaster. here's a look at the sunrise over one of the hard-hit coastal communities. memorial services are being held for the nearly 19,000 people who were killed. >>> queen elizabeth is taking an historic stand against discrimination. the queen is signing a new charter today that includes her strongest statement ever about women's rights. and it's her first show of support for gay rights. she'll talk about the equal rights legislation that opposes discrimination of any kind. >>> on to afghanistan now where chuck hagel denies that th

elliott is the third largest shareholder.saying that it's going to buy back up to $4 billion of its stock and increase its annual dividend to $1. that would happen in july. back to you, scott. >> thanks so much. let's trade some of these names. joe? valero, good year? >> off course. >> marathon? >> the refiners continue to have the favorable tailwind of t.i. contracting significantly, relative to brent. i thisnk that continues. gasoline as a future product remains strong. i also would say i like what's going on with hess here. i would own hess. i would also look at anadarko and oxy, those that have the presence in the u.s. they are clearly going to see activity both on the m&a side and in return in capital. >> simon, do you agree with that? the spread between brent and wti remain wide enough for the refiners to keep making what they are? >> i think so. i think he's dead on. i think you play those names, good exposure with shale. >> doc? >> mro, i think that's underperforming clearly versus a stock like western refining wnr. i

the changes have followed pressure from hedge fund elliott management, a 4% stakeholder that has previously pressured the company to reign in its operations. shares of hess were up 3.5%, closing the day at 68 dollars. though he's dropped on the list of the world's wealthiest people, what warren buffett says is still treated as if it was words from the oracle. in a long appearance on cnbc yesterday, he had some things to say about apple. in a nutshell they were, "don't sit on all that cash [$137 billion and growin. with your stock hitting 52-week lows, start buying it back!" mr. buffett said apple's ceo should stop worrying about pushing the stock price up and instead get to work on building the company's value. well, maybe we'll have to "watch" and see. consider all the new patents for which apple has applied. 79 of those patent requests have the word "wrist" in them, and new reports say apple will release a smart watch, or iphone-like wristwatch, in 2013. according to bloomberg news, the tech giant has dedicated 100 designers to the vision. the nicknamed i-watch has been rumored for some t

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josh elliott, abc news, vatican city. >>> and we will hear again from josh later today on "good morning america." and he did mention, of course, boston's cardinal sean o'malley in that piece and we're learning that o'malley is emerging as an unlikely star in rome and also a top contender for pope >> that's right. he's usually seen as in his humble robes of his kapuchin order and earned a anymoremake the cappuccino priest. he's traded in that robe this week for the much more festive cardinal red and even ditched the sandals. >> but also a moment of chaos at the vatican yesterday. just step as way from st. peter's basicila these women took their tops off to protest what they call patriarch ki of the church and protesters set off pink flares chanting no more pope before they were all eventually restrained by officers then carried to a police station. >>> and, of course, you can count on abc news for complete coverage of the conclave with diane sawyer. she's anchoring for us live right there in rome. >>> and one more major development involving the church. the archdiocese of los angeles has

capital program staff including director brian strong as well as [speaker not understood] coner, elliott chang and until his recent departure, brian benson. i am also introducing today, colleagues, ~ our five-year information and community technology -- i'm sorry, five-year information and communication technology plan. several years ago i passed legislation to require every other year that we update a five-year ict tech plan to provide a framework for how our city thinks about plans for and invests in technology. as i know you have heard me describe before, i think we need to be doing better about moving our technology out of 1999. we're making progress, but we have a long way to go. the plan identifies four strategic it goals, making government efficient and effective through technology, improving public access and transparency, strengthening security and disaster preparedness, and maintaining and supporting critical city infrastructure. the plan identifies significant information and communication technology needs which will need to be prioritized by [speaker not understood]. in fact,

spencer and elliott. >> hello. my name is spencer. this is my twin brother, elliott. we are two of chris and sandy path very proud sons. on behalf of myself and my twin brother, i just want to say how incredibly proud we note -- how incredibly proud we of our of our parents. we love them, we love our family and we look forward to the day when we will be treated equally just like our neighbors and family. [applause] >> and david and i will be willing to answer questions, but it is important to introduce at griffin, the chairman and president of the human rights campaign who has been with this case from the beginning, right from the very start. he he recruited me and together, we recruited david to handle this case. has been almost four years since we filed the case. it has been for a half years since we first met and started talking about what we would do in this case. i cannot say enough wonderful things about chad griffin and everything he has done for the rights of gay and lesbian citizens and what the american foundation for equal rights, the foundation that has su

it's elliott's five versus hess' six. for its part hess said we never saw a proxy fight.lech wi date the company and deprive shareholders, of all of the investment that we've made in the back and they're starting to realize and remember relational also involved here and they claim that elliott slate is inferior to those that they had proposed at hess. >> where do you see this going for someone who knows and understands. >> the great nor weekon company and talked about why? talking about how they own the pocket. that has dim inicing reserves in island. that's my thinking. >> you believe that's a possibility. >> i only believe in one hess. they want a company that looks like a hess, it just happens to be a hess. it looks like and walks like and looks like a hess and that would be interesting just from what they said on "mad money." they did not say we want hess, but they did say we want a company and the company they described looks a lot like hess. >> we should point out hess shares have been a strong performer since elliott showed up. of course, they claim there's value o

and josh elliott reports from there tonight. ♪ >> reporter: as you know, it was a rainy day here in romebut it couldn't dampen the pageantry of and ritualistic spirit of this first day of conclave. it was a day that started with ceremony and solemn prayer and as ever, anticipation. as the rain fell, the crowds packed st. peter's square, looking skyward for the results of today's first papal votes. then the dense black smoke rose. indicating there was no consensus yet. just hours before, those 115 voting cardinals entered today's final mass, perhaps sneaking in some last conversations before heading to the conclave. some such as boston's cardinal sean o'malley took the time to sit alone in prayer. one by one, the cardinals walked down the aisle before taking individual oaths to obey the rules of the conclave, which demand the utmost secrecy. if they ever break their silence, they risk excommunication. cardinal dolan, now thought to be a considerable contender, gave a final radio dispatch from rome before heading into conclave himself. >> it's a unique, special morning. i never thought i'd

josh elliott will be live from rome for gma all week.ow to the wicked weather stretching across the country's mid section. tonight there are winter warnings in place in a half dozen states, from nebraska to michigan, the morning commute will be a challenge. while along the coasts, a much different story, a breath of spring air. abc's gio benitez has the details. >> reporter: it looks like a scene from the movie "fargo," from blizzard-like conditions in western minnesota, where driving is nearly impossible. to hail in kansas. there's even hail in texas. people are tweeting photos of hail larger than golf balls. in denver, truckers are stranded. >> my advice to people, don't get on the roads. stay home with your families. >> reporter: it's a winter weather blast slamming the nation's heartland, for the third weekend in a row. and adrienne green says it's not over yet. where is the storm going now? >> the storm will continue to lift north and east and will be heading towards the midwest, des moines, green bay, even marquette will be getting

. >> reporter: elliott nelson is the biggest restaurant owner in downtown tulsa. since he opened his first establishment in 2004, nelson's been on a roll. >> we built it, looked around and said when is something else going to happen. and it wasn't happening very quick. so we decided we'd just try and do it ourselves. >> reporter: and that's why nelson made the decision to help revitalize downtown tulsa by expanding his offerings one at a time. >> we decided we need to fill in all these gaps. we kept adding to it. >> reporter: the area historically wasn't much of a draw. and so some people had their doubts about nelson's plans. >> when we opened this location, a lot of people thought it was nuts. >> reporter: and build a strong foundation is what he did. >> it is very much if you build it, they will come. and for the most part, they have. >> reporter: if you look at a map of downtown tulsa, you'd be hard pressed not to come across one of nelson's establishments. if you start at fassler hall, it's just a short walk to the dilly deli. and nelson's newest adventure, t