my dad was born in flint.ne of the faris clan could be holding -- >> potentially, yes. >> man, oh, man. i hope you've been nice to your relatives, paula. >> i have. >>> new details about the suspect in the washington, d.c. shooting. the man had recently volunteered at a community center for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. >> police say he was carrying sandwiches from chick-fil-a when he busted into the offices of family research council. >> reporter: paula, john, police are investigating and trying to figure out what motivated this shooting. police say this man, identified as floyd corkins, shot a security guard in the lobby of the family research council, a conservative lobbying group. one person was shot, but police say it could have been far worse. >> the security officer here is a hero, as far as i am concerned. he did his job. the person never made it past the front, farther than the front door. >> reporter: police tell us the gunman walked into the lobby of the building and was quickly co

and claressa shields is paying back that support to flint, inspiring other kids, other girls in flintigan, to get into the ring. enrollment in boxing programs there is up. this cheering sections gathered in a bar in downtown flint this morning to watch her go. and because she won in that race, the party continues tomorrow when she boxes for gold. flint's mayor tweeting today, to meet back at the bar at noon. wear your red, white, and blue. claressa's high school is also putting out the word, come watch the match tomorrow with them in the high school auditorium. they'll be wearing their team claressa t-shirts. so london, london, london, but tomorrow, flint, michigan, the place to be. and that's the best new thing in the world. thing in the world." "first look" is up next. >>> summer sizzler. scientists a july was the hottest month ever recorded in the lower 48 states. >>> big trouble in texas. grammy-winning country singer randy travis is arrested after a bizarre run-in with police. >>> and fast fingers. one teen's mad texting skills pay off for the second year in a row. good morning,

and claressa shields is paying back that support to flint, inspiring other kids, other girls in flintet into the ring. enrollment in boxing programs there is up. this cheering sections gathered in a bar in downtown flint this morning to watch her go. and pause she won in that race, the party continues tomorrow, when she boxes for gold. flint's mayor tweeting today, to meet back at the bar at noon. wear your red, white, and blue. claressa's high school is also putting out the word, come watch the match tomorrow with them in the high school auditorium. they'll be wearing their team claressa t-shirts. so london, london, london, but tomorrow, flint, michigan, the place to be. and that's the best new thing in the world. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> mitt romney's very bad day just got a whole lot worse tonight. conservatives are so mad at his campaign that >> anyone who donates to mitt romney, and i mean the big donors, ought to call mitt romney and say, if andrea saul isn't fired and off the campaign tomorrow, they are not giving anothe

the winning ticket bought near flint. >> near flint.the washington, d.c. shooting and search for a motive in a moment. >>> also this half-hour, we hear the moments of terror. we hear the 911 calls just released from that deadly sikh temple shooting near milwaukee. >>> breaking news after last night's huge powerball jackpot. $337 million and we in fact found out where the lucky ticket was sold. somewhere near the faris family up there in flint, michigan. >> uh-huh. the second good thing that happened to flint. we had the boxer that won the gold. olympics. now this. good things happening to flint. good to see. >>> later, jimmy kimmel planning a trip down the island his bride-to-be is a big part of the show. we will have that coming up in "the skinny." he liked it and put a ring on it. >> a song? right? i think i heard it once or twice. >> uh-huh, yep. >>> first investigators are looking for clues after that shooting in a busy washington neighborhood. >> it could have been a whole lot worse. pierre thomas reports on a security guard and hi

and claressa shields is paying back that support to flint, inspiring other kids, other girls in flintet into the ring. enrollment in boxing programs there is up. this cheering sections gathered in a bar in downtown flint this morning to watch her go. and pause she won in that race, the party continues tomorrow, when she boxes for gold. flint's mayor tweeting today, to meet back at the bar at noon. wear your red, white, and blue. claressa's high school is also putting out the word, come watch the match tomorrow with them in the high school auditorium. they'll be wearing their team claressa t-shirts. so london, london, london, but tomorrow, flint, michigan, the place to be.

and clarissa shields is paying back that support to flint, inspiring other kids, other girls in flintchigan, to get into the ring. enrollment in boxing programs there is up. this cheering sections gathered in a bar in downtown flint this morning to watch her go. and pause she won in that race, the party continues tomorrow, when she boxes for gold. flint's mayor tweeting today, to meac

and claressa shields is paying back that support to flint, inspiring other kids, other girls in flintigan, to get into the ring. enrollment in boxing programs there is up. this cheering sections gathered in a bar in downtown flint this morning to watch her go. and because she won in that race, the party continues tomorrow when she boxes for gold. flint's mayor tweeting today, to meet back at the bar at noon. wear your red, white, and blue. claressa's high school is also

flint has take smen hard knocks, but flint, team claressa in flint, you are best new thing in the worldy. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow night. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." flint has taken some hard >>> mitt romney enlists the departed pope in his campaign against barack obama. while harry reid continues to press the tax issue, signalling to his fellow democrats, be not afraid. >> trouble in sherwood forest. >> a combination of apocalypse now and the deer hunter. >> president obama stepped up his critique of mitt romney today. >> the centerpiece of mr. romney's entire economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut. he expects the middle class to pick up the tab to pay for it. >> one of the greatest ideas, something known as the ryan plan. >> governor romney wants a culture war. >> who shares your values? declare war on religion. go against their faith. >> what was he thinking? >> i'm not exactly what the romney campaign is trying to accomplish. >> trouble in sherwood forest. >> why doesn't governor romney have the same kind of hold on

. >> we know the lucky ticket was sold at a gas station at le pierre, michigan, near flint. >> can you imagine? >> yes, i can. >>> time, now, for the weather across the nation. gusty winds, hail, flash floods, all around grand rapids, st. louis and tulsa. showers in oklahoma city, north texas and the gulf coast. thunderstorms in the southwest. heating up in the pacific northwest. >> 89 in seattle. 96 in portland. 90s from albuquerque to miami. 80s in the northeast. fall-like from fargo to minneapolis. only getting up to the 60s. i love fall weather. >> get the football ready. i'm with you. >>> coming up, a new way to pay at some major retailers. >>> and companies paying their ceos more than they pay in taxes. business is next. >>> and historymaking in sports. and futility for u.s. soccer. >>> welcome back, everyone. some big american companies are paying more to their ceos than they do to uncle sam in taxes. the institute for policy study says the list includes at&t, boeing and citigroup. the companies paid their ceos an average of more than $20 million, while paying less on profits. >

, who was placed as an emergency manager in flint under public act four has to cease and desist.ights, you have to cease and desist. now roy roberts in detroit probably gets reduced from pa 4 to pa 72 but it's good news because he had unilateral power over finance and academics and was proposing to put 62 pupils in each class. joe harris in benton harbor gets downgraded again. and so now we can begin to make the case that p.a. four suspended and those who were put in under p.a. four have to go. those who get reduced to public act 72 should at this point have fijsed their work and indeed have to go as well. governor snyder himself has said that the emergency manager program is supposed to be tempora temporary. if it's supposed to be temporary, let us see what that looks like. they have to go. they have not used their powers to help expand economic opportunities. in fact, there are no jobs. police and fire are cut. classroom size expanded beyond any teacher's ability to teach students. and so this public policy does not work. we're going to vote this thing off of the charts. public

in boxing, a 17-year-old woman of flint michigan won gold for the middle weight class out of flint michigan. marks the first time women's boxing has been included here at the olympic games and a 17-year-old american is the gold medalist. a women's basketball team trailed at half and did win in the semi final. they play for the fifth straight gold when they play france. let's look at the medal table. the u.s. vaulted over china for gold medals and total medals. this afternoon, the dream team takes on manu ginobili and argentina in the semi final. they beat them a couple times in the last two weeks. in prime time, the u.s. will try to hold off the strong jamaican team in the 4 by 100 meter relay. the u.s. team dropped the baton in the beijing games and also on the track as i said, oscar pistorius, the blade runner competing in the 4 by 400 meter relay. a great night for the americans and more to come for the next couple of days. >> we look forward to it. coming up on "morning joe," congressman paul ryan will join romney on the republican ticket? they will break down what the seven-term budget

join us at the blood drive of white flint mall. back to you. >> all right. great way to start of the weekend. still to come, which part of our area is the cheapest when it comes to child care? >> food stamps will be accepted in the farmers' market. the state is getting $90,000 to put electronic benefit transfer machines in farmers' markets. customers can use the vouchers to pay for produce and eggs amongst other things. the machines will also take debit and credit cards. the cost of child care reaching new heights despite the recession. almost half of the states, child care cost more than rent. it jumped 2% in the last year. in d.c. for an instant, it cost $20,000 per year. compare that with a rent of about $13,000 per year. in maryland, you will save a little bit paying $12,000 for infant care. virginia gets off the cheapest in our area. paying $10,600 for child care. with all of these writing cost it makes you feel like you have to win the lottery just to keep up. lottery fever may not be something you want to catch. we have what to expect tonight on. -- 2

flint has take smen hard knocks, but flint, team claressa in flint, you are best new thing in the world today. yay. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow night. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." flint has taken some hard >>> mitt romney enlists the departed pope in his campaign against barack obama. while harry reid continues to press the tax issue, signalling to his fellow democrats, be not afraid. >> trouble in sherwood forest. >> a combination of apocalypse now and the deer hunter. >> president obama stepped up his critique of mitt romney today. >> the centerpiece of mr. romney's entire economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut. he expects the middle class to pick up the tab to pay for it. >> one of the greatest ideas, something known as the ryan plan. >> governor romney wants a culture war. >> who shares your values? declare war on religion. go against their faith. >> what was he thinking? >> i'm not exactly what the romney campaign is trying to accomplish. >> trouble in sherwood forest. >> why doesn't governor romney have the same kind

won the gold medal. >> my dad is from flint, michigan. the faris family, primarily there. used to be a faris furniture and jewelry. the town has been devastated. a little built of good news for a city that has had hard times. good for flint. >> great story. good for her too. >> yeah. coming up outrage for anyone who thought they were sending money to help returning veterans. >> from internet sensation to worldwide spectacle, a korean rap performer with a whole lot of soul. you are watching "world news now." and john muller promises to dance when we come back. ♪ don't stop ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" brought to you by peachtree settlement funding. 3q lysol knows a real clean is something you see and smell. lysol no mess automatic toilet bowl cleaner cleans your toilet and freshens your bathroom with every flush. so it's always at its freshest. available in a range of fresh scents. ♪ >>> welcome back. if you have ever given money to a charity for returning veterans, your money might not be getting to those who need it. >> a watch dog g

it was sold at a gas station in le pierre, michigan, east of flint.ht other tickets matching five numbers. but not the powerball. >> the winning numbers, 56, 27, 46, 6, 51, and the powerball, 21. >>> perhaps the big winner would like to drive off in an elegant antique. maybe a 1936 mercedes-benz roadster. one of those is expected to fetch a record price when it goes on the auction block sunday. >> the benz was found in a connecticut barn after the owner died in 1989. it sat untouched for three decades. the experts called it the automotive equivalent of a picasso. could bring up to $16 million when it's up for bid. she's a beauty. >>> today's the 35th anniversary of the death of elvis presley. presley's wife priscilla and lisa marie made a surprise appearance at a candlelight vigil at graceland. >> as many as 75,000 fans expected from all over the world for the vigil. the city of memphis hosts every year to mark elvis' death. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be right back. congratulations you are our one million

flint has taken some hard knocks, but "first look" is up next. >>> widening gap. a new national poll has president obama leading mitt romney as a barrage of negative ads take their toll. >>> crash and burn. a test flight of nasa's next general moon lander goes horribly awry. >>> and a fine line. a daredevil from the famous flying wallendas astounds beachgoers in atlantic city. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we are going to begin this morning with only a dozen weeks left. that is how much time remains before election day in the race for the white house. now, president obama is doing better in one new national poll and the unfavorable rating for mitt romney has edged higher with most americans seeing the challenger favoring the rich. a cnn/orc international poll indicates that if the election were held today, president obama would win with a seven-point margin over mitt romney. that's 52-45%. now, all of this as the president enjoyed some timely progress with the economy. and

at white flint mall. hope everyone comes to help out. >> it is 6:17. we have some storms this afternoon. yes, this afternoon into the evening. then things will settle down a little tomorrow. cooler, drier air is on the way. thene more day and improving conditions. in about five minutes. for brighter skies we move through the morning. grampus sunglasses and an umbrella as you head out the door. looking outside right now s clarendon and , bright skies. 73 degrees at reagan national airport. 71 degrees at wtop radio in d.c. northwest the aid in beltsville. herndon, virginia, now 66 degrees. a little cooler off to the west quite as cool as yesterday. oakland, maryland, now 63. 74 in quantico. delmarva beaches, 71 degrees at ocean city. high-pressure briefly built across the area during the and now that's easing front to the north through will slide later on today. clouds will start to increase during the midday. duringance of storms early tomorrow morning. daytime highs today in the low 90s. off to our west, showers and storms will start a little earlier.

who have watched these phenomenal achievement with awe and wonder, one from a 17-year-old boxer from flint, michigan, who started a whole new chapter in america's olympic boxing history. z>> boxesing is not just a man' sport. >> reporter: allyson felix worked her way through three olympic games to impressively win olympic gold. >> you keep grinding it out and eventually it might come together. >> reporter: tonight it came together again when she ran the second leg of the 4x400 team that absolutely crushed the competition, her third gold medal of these games. at every turn we watched a struggle rewarded. the stereotype smashed. >> it doesn't matter how we look when we win the gold medal. we just won the gold medal. it doesn't matter, you know what we wear. we're a part of team usa and there's no greater color than the american flag. >> reporter: they take home gold and leave a legacy. >> that's pretty awesome, to be able to look up to somebody, a girl on their team, somebody been a four-time olympian and know that i could be that girl or woman or whoever. i could be that olympian. >> and th

injuries include lacerations in flint ribs i injuries even a ruptured breast implants and dozens of report of the neck and back pain. >>> when you look at the numbers and see what they are, the right moves fast or the trip and fall >>> and of these incidents cal osha only investigated 78 if they tellez only serious injuries fatalities or mechanical failure to warn full investigation. cal a osha insists the staff does a good job of preventing accidents in the first place. >>> we have experienced budget cuts would have been able to maintain the budget and maintain the number of staff >>> in addition to inspections cal osha looks at maine's records to make sure operators are trained. eight inspectors conduct annual inspections including surprise visits on over 3000 ride state wide 1092 portable rights. like the ones at state and county fairs. divide the total number of brides by the number of inspectors and that's about 304 hour rides per inspector about six inspections per week. most gnome it is right at your own risk. if there is a concern cal osha will shut down arrived in definitely >>> w

last night we reported this story of collarry sa shields, the american boxer from flint, michigan. her hometown has gone all in for her. she is 17 years old and has been boxes since she was 11. she credited her hometown for their emotional and financial support in getting her to these games. today she fought for the gold medal in the middle weal boxing division. according to the flint journal, more than 300 of her fellow flinters watched the fight, and more than 100 others watched and cheered at the auditorium at northwest high school where she goes to school. she's not even a senior yet. four rounds later, the fighting pride emerged the winner. collarry sa shields became the greatest female middle weight amateur amateur fighter in the world. this is the first year that women's boxing has been in the olympics so she is the first gold medalist in this class ever. we e-mailed her principal who wrote this to us. what you saw was a young lady who had a goal and she worked towards the goal achieving her dream for sheer work and determination. unlike the other lates boxing, up until she

and rivalling, gabby douglas, clarisa shields, pride of flint, michigan, the first woman to win goldthe ring. women pushed the u.s. to the top in gold and overall medals. there is one sport where american ladies need some catching up, synchronized swimming. america finished 11th out of 12 teams in the duet competition and didn't qualify for the teams. but as cecilia vega found out, dancing under water still makes for a pretty good living back home. >> reporter: the retro swimsuits, matching caps, the kicks, the splash. these ladies look like they swam straight out of a bygone era. but watch out esther williams, meet the team. synchronized swimmers for the iphone era. they are just about the hottest thing in hollywood. >> we think of ourselves as newt, old hollywood. >> i think audiences want to see something entertaining but also classy. >> reporter: their stage, poolside at some of the swankiest venues in los angeles, new york, miami. their performances -- everything from this charity event filmed for a reality tv show to private gigs for the kardashians and justin timberlake. ♪ we

it takes place today at white flint mall.two of the biggest retailers are fighting over martha stewart. >> a setback for amazon on capitol hill. we go live to bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. the state department had a deal to use kindle readers. the deal was worth billions of dollars. -- millions of dollars. the state department has now decided to conduct additional market research and open the bidding to more vendors. macy's may be suing j.c. penney over the right to use martha stewart products. this has mainly to do with cook where. j.c. penney is seeking to revive sales, and has a 17% stake in martha stewart's company. how many are anticipating the release of the iphone 5? in china, you can eat one. i will explain, coming up. >> are right. thank you. we will see you shortly. 72 degrees on this friday. >> still to come, learn what the district is doing in hopes of preventing widespread outages [ male announcer ] do you support work forelfare? barack obama has a long history of opposing work for welfare.

. >>> a 17-year-old claressa shields from flint, michigan, made history, too. she came to the first olympics with women's boxing. she had fought hard out of the ring against poverty and prejudice. she leaves london with gold. >> i don't know what's next now, you know? this has been the same dream for the last four or five years. >> oscar pass tore ius has already made history here, but a kenyan runner collided with his teamma teammate. but after reviewing the video, judges have put the south africans back in the finals. and in those same prelims, team usa got a new here row. manteo mitchell. he heard a pop in his legging when running. in an inspirational act of bravery, he kept running through excruciating pain only to learn later he had broken his leg. he said, you've got three guys depending on you, you don't want to let them down. and when i was at olympic stadium tonight, there was a gold medal ceremony for american allyson felix who won the 200 meters last night. and that crowd that looked like the united nations didn't just cheer. they roared. the olympic

up from nothing in flint, michigan. a life's dream accomplished at just 17.hey all made history because it's the first year for their sport in the olympics. the games aren't just for the young, however. at 52, canadian rower and silver medalist leslie thompson willie is like an ad for centrum silver. then there's the member of the japanese dressage team who's 71. and the driver of the pace bike at the velodrome, who looks like an old timey mailman, he's 65. but when he exits the track, the velodrome earns its reputation, as the daytona of the olympics. it's fast and it's loud. 140 decibels inside, roughly the equivalent of standing near a jet engine. there were a slew of sad and strange stories, some hard to watch. the face plant in bmx bike racing, though she survived it. the german diver who slipped and hit a back flop and later withdrew from competition. the pole vaulter's pole that burst into three pieces. the weightlifter who dropped his weights on his neck, though he seemed fine afterwards. the turkish runner who finished despite a bad injury, while dis

so london, london, london, but tomorrow, flint, michigan, the place to be. and that's the best new thing in the world. thing in the world." "first look" is up next. >>> summer sizzler. scientists a july was the hottest month ever recorded in the lower 48 states. >>> big trouble in texas. grammy-winning country singer randy travis is arrested after a bizarre run-in with police. >>> and fast fingers. one teen's mad texting skills pay off for the second year in a row. good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we are going to begin this morning with a new normal. that is how one climate scientist is describing this summer's excruciating heat wave. now, yesterday the government made it official, saying july was the hottest month in the continental u.s. since recordkeeping began. even hotter than the infamous dust bowl summer of 1936. now, new six-month and one-year heat records were also set. nbc's chris clackum has those details. >> reporter: scientists say july was the hottest month

drop it, flint! i wasn't gonna hurt him, i swear. get on your knees. put your hands on your head.ns latch) (clicks) connor? (sighs) connor. connor, i'm agent van pelt. i'm from the cbi. i'm here to help you. are you okay? yeah. ohh. (jonathan) i was just there looking for connor. this is all a big misunderstanding. you wanted connor dead. you grabbed him and then made it look like a child murderer did it. which part are we misunderstanding? but you couldn't bring yourself to kill your baby brother face-to-face, so you left him in that duck blind-- no food, no water, no chance. no, that's not true. why would i want connor dead? i don't need his money. love. you are in love with beth. (lisbon) what are you thinking? uh, i was thinking... love is strange. jane called this one right. he was in love with beth, only she didn't see him that way, so how was he gonna change that? kill her kid and then be there to comfort her, pick up the broken pieces. no! i always planned on g-- always planned what, jonathan? what did you plan? (sighs) (sighs) i had always planned to go get him and bring

potential for flooding, just around flint hill, and just to the west of warrenton, just drifting very slowly to the north, and that could be a little bit of hail and heavy rain south of 29. now we will move north, and we still find another round, if you will, of showers and storms that are hitting right now through the panhandle of west virginia. they got hammered earlier today in morgan county and berkeley county. pretty good activity around martinsburg and on the other side, the west side of i-81. we will put this into motion. the problem with these storms, they are going to move very, very slowly. so i think flash flooding is possible again through northern fauquier county and possibly even as you go into prince william county a little later on tonight. we will say if we're going do this all over again tomorrow because we have a cold front on the map, derek. we'll tell what you that means. >> thank you,ton. there is another electrifying story out there. rgiii begins. the rookie quarterback taking on the buffalo bills in preseason action. for more on that we head up to kristen bear

flint has taken some hard knocks, but "first look" is up next. >>> widening gap. a new national poll has president obama leading mitt romney as a barrage of negative ads take their toll. >>> crash and burn. a test flight of nasa's next general moon lander goes horribly awry. >>> and a fine line. a daredevil from the famous flying wallendas astounds beachgoers in atlantic city. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we are going to begin this morning with only a dozen weeks left. that is how much time remains before election day in the race for the white house. now, president obama is doing better in one new national poll and the unfavorable rating for mitt romney has edged higher with most americans seeing the challenger favoring the rich. a cnn/orc international poll indicates that if the election were held today, president obama would win with a seven-point margin over mitt romney. that's 52-45%. now, all of this as the president enjoyed some timely progress with the economy. and

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a 17-year-old clarissa fields from flint, michigan, made history. she came to the olympics for boxing, fought hard out of the ring against poverty and prejudice. she leaves london with gold. >> i don't know what's next, you know. this has been my dream for the last four or five dreams. >> reporter: oscar pa store yus had already made history but now he has a chance for a medal. in the 4 x 400 preliminary, a teammate collided with the roommate. after judging the video, the south african is back in the finals. in those same prelims, team usa got a new hero. mitchell, he heard a pop in his left leg while running. in an inspirational act of bravery, he kept running through excruciating pain, only to learn later he had broken his leg. he said, you've got three guys depending on you. you don't want to let them down. and when i was at olympic staid yumt tonight, there was a gold medal ceremony for american alison felix who won the with 200 meters last night. that crowd that looks like the united nations didn't just cheer. they roared. the olympic spirit an

. >> the winning powerball ticket was sold in la peer michigan near flint, michigan. >> that person willget about $213 million with the cash option. >> if you are curious, no one has won the jackpot since june so it has been almost two months. somebody in michigan a whole lot richer. too bad it is not here in maryland. >> yeah, somewhere like in this room. >> more specifically, me. >> let's talk about what is going on with the weather now. check out bwi. temperature around 67 degrees. the dew point at 64. humidity, 90% and the winds out of west at about three miles per hour. sunset getting earlier and earlier. this is your hour by hour forecast for the rest of this morning and afternoon. nice temperature, 85 degrees by lunchtime. let's get a check of the abc 2 time saver traffic. >> good morning. good news if you are traveling in downtown baltimore. the that big water main break will be fixed this monday. in the meantime, light street will still be shut down between lombard street and baltimore street. if you are using the jfx to get into the city, no delays. just 11 minutes from towson

there will be no charges for financial fraud related to the mortgage crisis for goldman sachs so john flint a really the justice department couldn't find anything they never find anything you didn't see any charges come up against john cause online with the m.f. global scandal e can't fly and you know one point six billion dollars you mentioned about goldman sachs being fined over five hundred million dollars what was it two weeks ago h.s.b.c. being saw in for money laundering and it's more than just the financial institutions just this week blackwater you know that wonderful mercenary firm that keeps changing its name yeah they just got fined for selling arms and they will fly again a few years earlier you look at what's gone on in just this year over eight billion dollars in fines collected. from drug company it's from military contractors and mercenary contractors from the financial institutions you don't see one head roll this is they call it a justice system is criminal it's not a criminal justice system you have a bunch of flunkies a bunch of suck ups and a bunch of bureaucratic light

claressa shields was a 16-year-old with an ex-con father, finding her way on the tough streets of flint, michigan. tonight, she's the first american woman to earn olympic boxing gold. is that a bite mark? >> i dropped it. >> you dropped it? i was really tired this morning. >> reporter: and let us not forget the three-peat of misty may traynor and kerri walsh jennings. how do you feel about the fact that across southern california, maybe even parts of iowa and oklahoma, there are girls saying, you know what, i'm dropping out of school to go to the beach -- >> ah, don't drop out of school. don't drop out of school. you can play in college. >> we're both college graduates and very proud. >> reporter: see, brains and braun right there for those two girls from the beach. fantastic performances out of the boys tonight. ashton eaton and tray hardee went gold-silver in the decathlon. and usain bolt, the fastest man in the world is just that. led a jamaican sweep, george, in the 200 meter. a dubouble-double to repeat. >> america back in the lead today? >> reporter: they're back in the lead, ten

cities including flint benton harbor and pontiac are under the control of these so-called financial managers and there these people are living in cities that have reduced police forces street lights gone dark and brand new corporate factories that were once public parks and despite getting more than enough signatures to put public act four on the ballot the effort to repeal the law hit a snag earlier this year when the state canvassing board on which lobbyists supporting the law sat rejected the ballot petition over the font size that's right they tried to void tens of thousands of signatures to protect the law by arguing the font size on the petition was incorrect even though a font expert testified that it was correct at least the same state supreme court has now reversed that decision and the people of michigan will finally have their chance to bring democracy back to the wolverine state stay tuned. keeping it in the mud while the world's best athletes are busy competing at the olympics in london some lesser known athletes gathered in finland for the annual swamp soccer world championship

rewrite alabama state constitution which according to auburn university professor professor wayne flint quote was born in racism to help the rich and disenfranchised poor blacks and whites and quote the group along with the state's constitutional revision commission has spent the last four years tackling a whole overhaul of the state constitution the first victories for the group came in november when three referendum items will be placed on the ballot. the three referendum items having to deal with private corporations and banking already passed the alabama state legislature and updating your constitutional bama just don't let mr originalists antonin scalia know that such a thing is possible. the bad california assemblyman tim donnelly the california assembly is considering an increase in the texting and driving fines that's because from two thousand and one to two thousand and seven nearly sixteen thousand people were killed by cellphone distracted drivers in california alone but these numbers aren't startling enough for donnelly who railed against the increase saying it's not what th