glad to be here max thank you all right first jonathan feldman what is the global teach in the global teaching was an attempt to network about twenty locations in seven continents to come up with a comprehensive program for economic change part of the background of this is the work of people like the late barry commoner who recognize that not only did we have a huge economic crisis we had an environmental crisis and an energy supply crisis so all these crises crises are related to each other some might even go so far as to say we have a democratic crisis in an intellectual crisis the latter being that in capacity building the issues so the global teachin was an attempt to vertical integration in terms of linking various issues that are usually separated by academy policy makers the media and also attempted horizontal integration to link places that are divided by physical distance so this happened in real time and we brought up people like bill mckibben and bob paul and john ridd in brian d'agostino and a whole number of intellectual activists and organizers in cities throughout the u

stay tuned for the second half i'll be speaking to professor jonathan feldman. three. three. three. three. videos for your media project free media. dot com. live. live . live. live. live. live. live live live. live. live. live. live live live live . welcome back to the kaiser report i'm max keyser time now to go to new york and speak with jonathan feldman an associate professor at the department of economic history at stockholm university in sweden and a principal governor of the global teachin jonathan feldman welcome to the kaiser report. glad to be here max thank you all right first jonathan feldman what is the global teach in ok the global teachin was an attempt to network about twenty locations in seven continents to come up with a comprehensive program for economic change part of the background of this is the work of people like the late barry commoner who recognize that not only did we have a huge economic crisis we had an environmental crisis and an energy supply crisis so all these crises crises are related to each other some might even go so far as to say we have a democr

cory feldman. >> i think it's cory feldman. >> no, i'm pretty sure it is yoko ono. >> okay, did you usedhe beatles here but then when you installed her they all left? >> we have not had the beatles yet. >> word to the weitz, if history is any guide. >> all right, a long haul. >> when we return to stephen colbert wax on and wax off. >> welcome back, everybody, now folks thank you very much before the break madame tussauds offered me a spot in their famous wax museum and then measured me for improper tallity. but the question remains could my smoldering good looks and blistering significance be captured in a medium with such a low melting point? let's find out in part two of -- >> stephen colbert wax on and wax off at madame tussauds. >> i had made it to the hall of presidents. >> this is george washington. >> no, he had wooden teeth. >> famously. >> he did. >> does this wax figurine have wooden teeth. >> it does to the. >> swing and a miss, swing and a miss on that one. larry feins from the three stooges. >> john adams, our second president. >> okay. the fun interactive set, you sit next

ashley: joe feldman, thank you for sticking with us, managing director. thank you so much. mayor rahman manual trying to privatize the midway airport. no success, but this time will be different? jeff flock live at midway airport with this story. jeff: it is funny. some guy wal walked up to me and said what are you doing, what is your story? to the top of the privatization of midway airport. another way for the city to lose money. the city just privatize the parking meters. $1.5 billion deal, 75 years, but the problem is this. they got all the money up front and the city spent all the money already, and now in the parking meters are out of order because they're tearing up the street they have to pay the company back. usually privatization does a better job of managing things like airports and the government tenders to do, but people in chicago are kind of wary about this. he wants to privatize midway airport. have a deal. ithey deal to do it for $2.5 billion. airports are huge generators of cash. the parking concessions, food and beverage concessions, rental car rentals, th

robert feldman, director of the board said, there's no way to build anything in san francisco without blocking views, and the board reiterated last night its often stated position that neither california courts nor the statutes protect views." >> any additional commissioner comments or questions? okay, next item, please. >> commissioners, it will place you under the director's report. item 10, director's announcements. >> no announcements that i'm aware of today that i've received from john who is currently out of town representing the department elsewhere. sorry, i'm jeff, director of [speaker not understood] standing in for john. there is a director's report in your package that identifies it. a couple matters. one, milestone achievements, those being recognition of staff that have been here for long, dedicate and had contributory periods, a number for five years. davidal enbecause, 15 years. lulu wong, remarkable 30 years. there is also a description of two grants that will department has also recently received. * >> commissioners, item 11, review of past week's events at the board

. >> reporter: georgetown law professor feldman did not know katie but organized an online fund-raisinge that's already collected more than $6,000 to help the college student with expenses. >> to provide an opportunity for people to give as well as to provide a benefit to katie seemed important. >> reporter: while it is quiet and somber in the lab there's also hope that katie will get through this and come back here to finish her work. >> i think the p.h.d. means a lot to her. it meant a lot to her mom. i think she will want to do it for both of those reasons. >> professor feldman had hoped to raise $5,000 to give katie but her page has already received $6,100 in donations ranging from $1 to several hundred dollars. back to you. >> darcy spencer. thank you. >>> today the washington redskins teamed up with santa and the marines to help spread christmas cheer for some kids in our area. the locker room at fedexfield piles and piles of gifts out there. large group of kids got to come in and pick out a present and meet some of the players. it is the seventh year the skins teamed up with the

we'll ask the ceo, lee feldman. chinese people are shelling out big bucks for christmas items. when it comes to spending who is spending more, men or women? lori, pay attention. you will be surprisedded on this one. ♪ . lori: well with economic and tax concerns at the forefront of everyone's mind this holiday season will luxury gift sales see gains this year? mckensy childs ceo lee feldman is here to see how it is doing and what it takes to be the number one holiday brand and high end luxury department stores sachs and neiman marcus. >> thanks for having me. lori: mackenzie childs makes potterry pieces textiles for the home. we're looking at number one most in demand at sachs and neiman marcus during the holiday season. describe for me a little about the goodies you brought with you today. >> one of the things that is interesting at mackenzie childs we're located up in state new york in finger lakes. these are hand made in the u.s. every piece is unique. i think one of the keys to our success is, consumers are looki

artist michael feldman's gallery is steps away from the creek. the sign outside of his door from -- from 2050 is a reminder how high the water can go. he put out sandbags like everybody else. >> it looked like christmas here. there were so many people walking around to see the flood. >> reporter: and kids looking at the rushing muddy streets. >> it looks like hot chocolate. >> we have some storms. >> the chairs at this cafe were put up high just in case. but once the coast was clear, it was back to business as usual, sort of. >> since we were barricaded in, we thought why not make our business a little more mobile. >> reporter: elizabeth wanger, cbs 5. >>> shriners in sonoma county walk up a plank to get in the front door because the restaurant sits feet away from floodwaters at highway 121. the grill stays open even when the roads are closed. >> as long as the water doesn't come in, i'm happy. >> reporter: the owner said this area is prone to flooding. he keeps pictures from past floods on the walls of the restaurant. back in 2005 the shellville

. >> reporter: debra feldman grew up in the hasidic life. >> there's a lot of rules.re's a lot of people watching you. there's only one right way to live. if you can't make it work you're stuck. you have no other option. >> reporter: this year feldman released a memoir unorthodox. feldman today lives far from williamsburg but reading about the weberman case in the newspapers brought back some not so fond memories. >> when i saw the article -- trying to help members with the satmar community. >> teach them there's one magic number and it's stronger than the magic number in the lottery and that is 911. >> reporter: some members of satmar sect have come to weberman's defense and calling his accuser a heretic. >> what's shocking to me this case has gone trial in the first place. >> jurors began deliberating yesterday. the trial will resume monday. >> what's weberman's defense? >> weberman took the unusual step of taking the stand in his own trial and he testified and what came out in that testimony and other testimony is pretty much the alternative theory in this case is

sandra feldman only get to 49 degrees today. 7 day around the bay is a little wet today, especially thisorning also breezy at times. tomorrow morning lots of sunshine lots ohigh of 53. monday and tuesday as we head into the new year holiday and parties for years see if we are lucky to be dry and a little milder. 6:18 a.m. and here is george with traffic. >> good morning and happy boxing day to all. a good ride around the bay area, we are not seem to me delays right now. at the bay bridge the metering lights have not been activated and there is no back up. at the top of the hours used when there is a shift changed so the catch lanes could back up a bit. the san mateo bridge looks good although it is a wet one there. we have seen a few accidents that have followed the right around the bay area. the golden gate bridge is set up for the look for lane southbound. the east shore freeway ride as not yet increase the drive time and it is still 12 to 14 minutes from hercules to berkeley. san ramon valley ride is problem free and no delays to antioch on highway four or through the of the mob has o

the nra's hardline stance on gun control with the organization's former political director, richard feldman. >>> senator mike crepo of idaho apologizing to constituestit co family after being arrested early saturday morning for driving under the influence. he failed a field sobriety test. he was pulled over after spotted running a red light and had a blood alcohol level of poin 11. the legal blood alcohol level is point 08. he was released on $1,000 bond. >>> a senior navy s.e.a.l. commander's death is being investigated as a suicide. navy commander john price's body was found after he didn't show up at an appointed time. he was serving as part of the special commanding unit s.e.a.l. team 4. he was not related in any investigation or controversies. >>> a north korean rocket had the ability to travel 6,000 miles, conceivably one could reach the u.s. this is based in part on a part they recovered from one of the rocket's boosters. south korea says it shows north korea's intent and progress. >>> how badly did mitt romney want to be president? not badly. tag romney telling "the boston globe," i

and then i was hanging out with these other people and other people and this guy ridge feldman who was a long time labour activist, a really interesting person. mark rudd, who is from the weather underground in the 70s happened to be in town doing a reading so this guy ridge was taking him on the floor and i tagged along and we ended up at the heidelberg project and tie really happened to be there. everything just seemed kind of weird the fortuitous. i had never talked to him before and he was very devout and out of the blue started asking us about god and we were standing in the street he was left for dead when he reclaimed it in the 80s and he turned is into this really you could say an international tourist destination and you can see people from all over so i don't know. >> he is not a celebrity in the book, he is just a guy. >> happened to pull up in a pickup truck checking out the flags attached to one of the houses. i would much rather present a character, especially well-known character like that in the sort of setting where it is slightly -- the camera is slightly off kilter r

we have uc director robin feldman here to talk about that. how much privacy do you give up when you click i am september on those apps? >> there is always app long line at your front door, your kastle. imagine in everyone offering this type 06 service, your television, x-box, anything connected to the internet, if this was the way they all did business, would you say gosh, i am not going to have any tv or play any internet game, i will be by myself in my little cocoon? >> i find it fascinating. we have utilities and phone lines before. i don't recall the phone company selling information of who you called to advertisers or somebody else or the content of your call. now people are signing away basically their privacy rights in return for a little gimmick. >> well, part of the problem is that we have a patchwork of privacy laws. we have very strong laws related to telephone, what you can do and can't. we don't have strong laws related to consumers, to the internet, to these types of devices. yes, you are right. people are signing away a lot of

afterward he and jane feldman, the photographer who took this picture, traveled the country interviewingrsones for a book, jefferson's children. >> our journey in the jefferson story acts as a catalyst for people to be able to discuss the topic of slavery. >> he had a family bible, a great big thick number. my mother inherited it from an uncle. in there was an entry, among others, brown-colonel vert. >> reporter: in 2006 bill web's wife, doing some research, found brown-colbert listed as a monticello safe. it turns out he was the brother of jefferson's butler, burl colbert. as a boy, he worked at the nail-making workshop which web decided he had to see. >> here i am standing on the very thing, land, where my ancestor had worked as a young preteen. that's heavy. it was something that brought tears to to my eyes to say, my god, my god. >> reporter: thomas jefferson is buried at monticello. en scribed on his monument, the achievements he wanted to be remembered for including the declaration of independence, but he will be remembered as well for the legacy that is not written here. >> osgood

which says our right to bear arms shall not be infringed or is it as former nra lobbyist richard feldmans gun owners see this relationship through this democracy through the guys of the gun issue. what does owning a gun represent to you? facebook.com/carolcnn, your responses later this hour. >>> violent video games, let's talk about that a little bit, some of the most popular on the market. every time we hear about a shooting, concerns are brought up about the violent video games. should parents be worried about the games their children play? i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. >>> since the shooting in connecticut there's been a major push for gun control in this country, one day the california senator dianne feinstein plans to go after similar weapons what the shooter used at sandy hook elementary school. >> i'm going to do an assault

: stephanie miller . [ ♪ music ♪ ] ♪ she's got -- >> stephanie miller ♪ eyes ♪ >> she's got meat feldman'su know, it just gets worse and worse when you really wrap your mind around it. by the way -- [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] who said every year an average of -- this is a long time go -- 9,200 americans are murdered by handguns according to the department of justice. does not include suicides, rapes and assaults committed with handguns. the level of violence must be stopped. sara and jim brady are working hard to do that. more power to them. if the passage of the brady bill results in the reduction of 10% to 15% of those numbers, it would be a lot fewer families facing anniversaries that the reagans and mccarthy's face every march 1st. that was ronald reagan. the about the in newtown on friday. >> obama: come to offer the love and prayers of a nation. i am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow. nor can they heal your wounded hearts. i can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief. >> stephanie: jim in iowa. you're on "the stephanie m

. ♪ she's got -- >> stephanie miller -- >> eyes ♪ >> marty feldman eyes. >> stephanie: 50 minutes after7% of the vote. we got 38.6%. >> stephanie: good for you. >> caller: the demographics are changing which showed it is viable so next time if i decide to run again or anyone runs again, then we'll be able to get some help. we don't do that. >> stephanie: they're fighting a losing generational and demographic battle, for sure. >> right. when they say we got re-elected. you got re-elected during gerrymandering. had nothing to do with anything else. but when you're talking about the disabilities issue the reason that the republicans don't want that is because that puts into place where there's actual regulation. employers have to make modest accommodations and hire people and they can't discriminate against them. that's the biggest issue. look what they're doing now adjusting for the fiscal cliff. they've said hey let's cut benefits for disabled veterans. >> stephanie: it is amazing. you're right about them saying oh, you know, americans voted for a republican house. no they didn't. a mill

. >> reporter: 26-year-old deborah feldman grew up in the community but broke out as a young adult andamsburg. >> ostensibly what modesty squads are looking for is forbidden music, books, magazines, forbidden internet access devices like computers or smartphones. they're looking maybe for love letters or for photographs. >> reporter: she hopes the verdict will prompt others to speak out about abuse without fear of retaliation. others in the community remain convinced weberman is not guilty and his lawyer plans to appeal. now, cnn has reached out to members of the community but none was willing to talk. on a separate note tonight, police in new york say they're investigating an attack in williamsburg, brooklyn on an outspoken advocate of sex abuse victims. he says a man approached him today on the street and threw bleach in his eyes. he was taken to the hospital. wolf? >> so sad. mary, thank you so much. >> very sad story indeed. >>> erin burnett is on assignment. ashleigh banfield is sitting in along with a u.s. senator who is running out of patience waiting for answers about the septe

joe feldman and roxanne myers, good to have both of you with us. >> good morning. >> joe, i'll startou. i didn't realize 40% of sales are in the ten days prior to the holiday itself. you think they're going to be very clear winners, both in discounters, and apparel? walk us through it. >> that's right. yeah, now is critical for the retailers. as you mention, 40% of sales happen now. we think that, you know, walmart is still going to have a good holiday season. i think costco is going to come in down the home stretch. some of the big box discounters. target is also going to have some good sales ahead. this weekend, started off a little slow. it's good that we have next weekend with another saturday in there to really help drive some sales. but people still looking for electronics and other fun items. >> yeah. roxanne, you make the point that december, whether it was the weather or who knows what, started out a little shouldish, right? >> mm-hmm, absolutely. warm weather early in the month, plus we had the traditional lull following black friday weekend. probably started off december a