we are joined by rabbi marvin goodman executive director northern california board of rabbis and rabbi in residence jewish federation san francisco welcome. >> good to be here. >>> and rabbi bennett, rabbi of temple israel alameda. we are about to start a wonderful conversation as a historic trick to israel -- trip to israel. the first time we had been put together for a week long trip the end of january. so let's just jump in. why did we go to israel? what was the trip about? >> alan wanted to go. >> and i'm glad we did. a year ago january i was at a are bin call convention and heard someone talking about an interdenominational trip to israel and i wondered if anybody else had done that. the reasons it sounded interesting resolved how rare it was to have a group of rabbis going together to israel, would be unprecedented for northern california. i started pushing for it. >>> this trip would not have happened without your working with the israel down sell general for north -- counsel general for northern california and this was supported by him. >>> we had a lot of work to do a lot of d

next when reporters do get outside of the pack that's when they run into trouble that's when amy goodman gets arrested at the republican convention in two thousand and eight that's when her two producers for democracy now are pretty aggressively arrested and charged with felonies felony riot charges you know there's a great story where amy is talking to a mainstream reporter at the two thousand and eight convention amy goodman a democracy now in the mainstream reporters this gee i didn't get arrested and amy says what were you out there covering the protests and he says no i haven't left the building and amy then quotes woody allen who says ninety five percent of life is just showing up i mean you know if you if you really get harassed in this country or arrested if you're a journalist if you are in the wrong place you're out of line you're out of place if you follow along with the she at your dock to you don't step out of line you'll be pampered in privilege that is contrary in other words the reporters that act as independent journalists sometimes get in trouble with their bosses somet

al goodman joins me live from the spanish capital. i don't think any of us would want to be in the shoes of the madrid government right now. they have very few options and it seems little political capital after the elections of the weekend. >> indeed, charles, the prime minister, the socialist prime minister clearly had a plan which was to try to work his way out of this financial crisis, lower the debt, and bring spain in line and especially keep spain really at arms length from portugal, ireland and greece. now that plan seems to be unraveling. last week there were major pro tests in madrid, barcelona, a bunch of people camped out in those public plazas saying the austerity measures, the high rate of unemployment, 21% in spain and the political and economic establishment they blame for all of this mess, they say that has to all change. on snund local and regional electi elections, the ruling socialists thought they would take a hit. they took a very bad hit, the worst showing in 30 years. the prime minister quite isolated at this h

al goodman, cnn, madrid. >>> deja vu over iceland? another cloud of volcanic ashes blanketing the skies there. will it cause travel chaos? like an ash cloud did this time last year? we'll be taking a look at where this one is headed next on "world business today." >>> welcome back to "world business today," live on cnn. >>> take a look that the picture behind me. it's a giant cloud of volcanic ash and it's on the move. it's already disrupted some travel plans. the question is could it disrupt airline profits? it's been more than a year since the last ash cloud closed european air space for no less than six days. that cost carriers an estimated $1.7 billion. the volcano in iceland began erupting over the weekend, causing the cancellation of some flights in the country. >>> we go to the cnn weather center. >> i think it will hit the uk, heading into the middle part of the week. now, that does not mean we're going to shut down air travel in and out of the uk. we have to get samples of that ash to determine whether it is going to be impac

. >> reporter: new york's bergdoff goodman has a legendary shoe department. look at these. fashion director says heels can't get much higher. these are close to seven, they're like six and change. and much pricier. this is $6,000. explain to me in the macrosense, women's love affair with shoes? >> it's unconditional love. you can gain 10 pounds and your shoes still fit. >> reporter: but do men love women in sky high shoes. are you dating this girl or this girl? >> ooh, it depends. i think some day you want to end up with this girl. but right now, this is kind of where we're leaning. >> reporter: maybe they're leaning towards these girls. >> we are here at crunch with stiletto strength so you can rock out those heels whenever you want to. >> reporter: they're working on the stiletto strength on the aptly named crunch. for some, the quest for altitude can get treacherous. podiatrists are saying they're seeing an uptick in shortened achilles tendons and bunyans. that hasn't stopped thousands of women from joining kelly ripa in a charity race dubbed "the high-heel-a-thon." she

he moved to new york city in 1948, where benny goodman hire him and he became very famous in new york at the time and he died in new york in 2001. one of the pieces of my ticket to ride is how many cubans of irish ancestry are there. because this connected to my family, that's why i wanted to read it to you. in the 40's, my father moved to new york in search of his destiny. he learned to make brillantine in red, blue and golden colors to give a beautiful sheen to the hair. in his spare time, when he could break free from his alchemist's captive vit, he would go listen to cuban music at the park plaza hotel in manhattan. those were happy times and years later became a happy tomic with me, convinced early on that my father inhabited a magic world. a few years ago, while listening to a recording of cuban blues by chico, i remembered in new york in those stories of the 40's that chico and my father met at club cuba in manhattan and again in havana in the mid-50's. the sessions of chico's house in our neighborhood became so famous that even my father, not particularly fond of cuban jazz, c

. >> a lot of the old industrial, the american can co., goodman lumber. all that good stuff. >> wow. >> and this building is one of the examples of remaining 1906 earthquake damage. it has been repaired above, and that is where they repaired the damage. what did they found these buildings on, back in the early days? >> those days, remember i mentioned early on, it would use of redwood grillage and they would extend the grillage up far enough so it would spread out the load. today, one would know when to evaluate a building like this, we say to ourselves, there is no way this building can be standing. the bearing pressures that are being posed on the soil far exceed the strength of the materials present, yet it works. it could be such a phenomenon as arching and other things to keep the building standing. typically, today, we would support this building on pilings. we would support this going down to more confident material. within this is phil, bay mud, shall mud, and then down sand. re tom hill, at one time second street ended at howard. at that point, t

goodman? >> good morning. thank you for letting me speak early today. he spoke very eloquently about the issues involved. no matter what is added to it, when it goes to the state courts, any discussion you make today can be tossed out. that is what the concern is. are you looking beyond the development agreement -- the financial issues involved. is that dealing thing that matters -- is that the only thing that matters? i want to thank the people that did come out and look at park merced. it is far from blighted. it's a far from blighted community. it's a marvel of modernism. it's a landscape at risk. that's the concern here. diit just gets lost in the weeds of the discussion. you are missing the point when it comes to what you are risking. if you demolish park merced, you are never going to see that open space again. it can be a national park. can be preserved. it can be renovated. you have a lot of options involved, including in-fill. you can densify on the eastern side of the site. you can address the towers, which are a concern of structural stabilit

you get some voices on your show, amy goodman, "democracy now," but not as a steady presence in the public discourse. tavis: i want to talk about some of the issues in your book, but i have always been fascinated by the fact that you have started out inside the body politic. you were with lyndon johnson, inside the white house, and your views over the years, if one did not know your back store, are not necessarily the story of one who is in government at the level, intrenched where you were. you are hanging out inside the white house and you have these kind of views about washington. >> that was in one part because i saw how washington really worked. i realize the important thing, particularly for journalists -- i had been a journalist before, was not how close you were to power but how close you were to truth. all governments lie, all governments make compromises that are designed to perpetuate their power, and you see that when you are inside. i was very young, 26, 28 when i was in washington, and the white house, naive. i accepted the ruling ideology, the two parties are the best way to

there's a two year period which we've been using to hope goodman team for the gains of the world and european championships we want to keep a school of thought to fifteen so i will be lympics we're only allowed to take ten which makes picking who goes much harder. and finally russia has just mark one thousand days to go before the twenty fourteen saw a limb picks kickoff event organizers they're looking to the younger generation to help at preparations events of course he looks at what it takes to become a volunteer and join the olympic effort. ah the one thousand days to go mark was celebrated all over the country lady choosing to get the blood pumping with a festive public workout others chose to mark the spirit of the occasion by play use it. but these young men and women were discovering the spirit of the old soviet union tradition of working on a saturday but volunteers centers opening their doors so that olympic gold medalist said lalage sure obama agreed the youngsters about the challenges that lie ahead and just like in sports the grueling and drawn out selection process will

we have come to give a member don goodman what a collected from being used if there is a shortage ofwhat we are going to give him when we came here to get him this mr and for those who have no choice but to plan their j. around water retrieval it's a painful reminder that even when it comes to basic necessities the wealthy elite still has the advantage. but i feel bad in the hose me get wonderful only one and a half when they have enough want to even to waste it a constant battle to meet their dealing needs preassure either party mumbai india. now more on the way for you are to including to share are not to share as in us decide whether to worry is as debt ceiling american speak out. so i think the only political system that's kind of relevant to christianity is socialism and i i don't think jesus will be very happy with us not sharing. more international news for you in greece israeli security forces clashed was palestinians and inscrutable in the west bank on friday a hair out of now by day some protesters hurled stones and soldiers who responded was water cannons and tear gas for.

you have come to give a monument on goodman. and there is a shortage of willing to give him more we came here to get him this and protested and for those who have no choice but to plan their day around water retrieval it's a painful reminder that even when it comes to basic necessities the wealthy elite still has the advantage. i feel bad in a house we get water for only one and a half hours whereas they have enough water even to waste it. a constant battle to meet their dealing needs preassure either r t mumbai india. more on the way for you on our team glory to share or not to share as the u.s. decides whether to raise its debt ceiling americans speak out. well i think the only political system that's kind of relevant to christianity is socialism and i don't think jesus would be very happy with us not sharing. now international stories in brief for you israeli security forces clashed with palestinians in east jerusalem and the west bank on friday had a not by day some protesters hurled stones at soldiers who responded with wit

we have come to give a new member john goodman what the good from b. to slums if there is a shortage or for a grilling to give him more we came here to get him this on purpose to and for those who have no choice but to plan their day around water retrieval it's a painful reminder that even when it comes to basic necessities the wealthy elite still has the advantage. but i left but i feel bad in our house me get water for only one and a half hours whereas they have enough water the one day even to waste it a constant battle to meet their daily needs preassure either r t mumbai india. now if you want a break from the t.v. there is always much more world news and videos on our website as are some of the items we have for you waiting a right now at r.t. dot com and us congressman ron paul will be running for president in two thousand and twelve explore whether the tea party candidate has a chance to land america's top job. and a smokescreen of for trouble greenpeace activists wanted moscow could once again be covered in smog in just about a week's time unl

and got an award for it and it had to do with bradley manning's confinement i also think that he goodman could have been a good source to go to you i kind of question why they didn't put daniel ellsberg on camera for an interview yes he appears in a protest at quantico but they don't actually get his point of view which i think is very you know it's important i mean he was the one who leaked the pentagon papers in and he has the most credibility in talking about whistleblowers and how governments will come after you and you know in his case the trial that he faced the charges they fell through the government was not able to make a case and and he's made a lot of arguments that the same thing could happen with bradley manning and we're going to get his take on this tomorrow coming up on our show kevin i want to thank you very much for joining us tonight thank you. coming up next the toughest sheriff in america it's a nice tool time later for having criminals inside some departments and then defending the fourth amendment in the u.s. some lawmakers are being called arranged for actually ad

. >>> goodman withdrew his nomination today to be a federal court judge.rmation. they object to his liberal leaning. in a letter to president obama, he said he and his family need to make plans for the future. >>> the pentagon said it is reducing the number of u.s. troops in pakistan at the request of the pakistani government. this follows the raid that killed osama bin laden at the beginning of this month. there are currently more than 200 american military personnel in pakistan. they are training pakistani forces in counter insurgency tactics. >>> congress is moving forward a four-year extension of the patriot act. house and senate have struck an agreement for an extension of three provisions in the patriot act which are set to expire at midnight tomorrow. a vote could come sometime in the morning. if the extensions pass, the house and the senate, the bill would then be flown to europe for president obama's signature. [ music ] >>> it came down to the final two, millions tuned in tonight to watch the season finale of "american idol." >> also new crash te

al goodman reports. >> reporter: voter turnout was similar to the last local election.he prime minister voted early. the opposition leader went to the polls soon after. while the voting was going on across spain, the protest camp here in madrid was carrying on its normal activities. their own form of democracy, assemblies here debating how to serve meals to the protesters. earlier sunday, they voted to keep the protest camp going another week in madrid. besides eating, a number of protesters did go to vote. >> i think it's necessary that we take the time that we can go to vote and our grandparents has fights that we have the right to go and vote. so i think we really need to have. >> reporter: this man also voted and said, that's not the point. >> its not about voting, it's about treating the system, because of unfairness in the system. and we think that we need to change this. >> the current prime minister, jose luis rodriguez zapatero, announced last month that he would not seek a third term. his government has been squeezed by spain's 21% unemployment rate. now that

. >>> goodman withdrew his nomination today to be a federal court judge.licans last week blocked a vote on his confirmation. they object to his liberal leaning. in a letter to president obama, he said he and his family need to make plans for the future. >>> the pentagon said it is reducing the number of u.s. troops in pakistan at the request of the pakistani government. this follows the raid that killed osama bin laden at the beginning of this month. there are currently more than 200 american military personnel in pakistan. they are training pakistani forces in counter insurgency tactics. >>> congress is moving forward a four-year extension of the patriot act. house and senate have struck an agreement for an extension of three provisions in the patriot act which are set to expire at midnight tomorrow. a vote could come sometime in the morning. if the extensions pass, the house and the senate, the bill would then be flown to europe for president obama's signature. [ music ] >>> it came down to the final two, millions tuned in tonight to watch the season fin

dispersants and if any of you listen to democracy now the other day, our executive director was on and amy goodman pointed out and interesting that she noticed the main dispersants used in this bill is actually banned in the u.k.. it can't be used in the u.k. so bp has a stop pile of millions of gallons of the stuff that can't be used in u.k. or anywhere in your. what do they do at the stuff lex lets ship it to the u.s. and use it. we have got to get rid of it. and these kinds -- we see how so many decisions, these policy decisions are made basically with a gun to the head. you have lisa jackson ahead of the epa desperately tried to figure out is anything i can do? is there anything we can do on the and the government is under criticism for an action. well, we are going to dump millions of gallons of this stuff because we have to show people we are doing everything we possibly can and we will deal with the impacts later because our decisions are being made on a 24/7 news cycle. that is the scary, scary reality that we live in where our policy decision are being made in very short windows. it used

disbursements and if any of you listen to democracy now, the representative of the group here was on and amy goodman pointed out, it was interesting that she noticed that the mean disbursement used in this bill is actually a band in the u.k.. can't be used in the u.k. so bp has a stockpile of millions of gallons of this that can't be used in the u.k. or anywhere in europe so what do they do? let's shoot over to the u.s. we've got to get rid of it. and it's we see how so many decisions, these policy decisions are made basically with a gun to the head because you have lisa jackson the head of the e.p.a. desperately trying to figure out is their anything we can do? and the government is under criticism for inaction. we are going to dump millions of gallons because we have to show people we are doing everything we possibly can and we will deal with the impact leader because our decisions are being made on a 24/7 news cycle and that is the scary have reality that we live where our policy decisions are being made in very short windows. it used to be people have said the best way to make decisions is to lo

day and night, the largest demonstration in wisconsin history, and the only one to cover it was amy goodman on democracy now. this is what race means, concern even for your protest and your rally on saturday. >> our. >> our. [laughter] but that's my point. our should have been coming and there were national movements to support the people in wisconsin. >> there are. >> that their rights are gone. >> but it is a law that is beating us. it's not a tool we can use jury often. but -- >> that's my question. what can -- if we gather in the streets, what can we do? >> one interesting thing to happen in wisconsin is after president bush had said i can have the legal war and torture and imprisonment and spotty because my lawyer said i could, the governor of wisconsin, after having been unable to pass this bill and in pretty clear violation of the constitution of that state in a number of ways had his lawyer write a note that said he could and they went ahead and they did it and this is an issue of culture and education that americans have to understand that even if you pay a lawyer to say you can do

new york's bergdorf goodman has a legendary shoe department. look at these!ke six and change. >> yes. >> reporter: or much pricier. this is $6,000. >> but they sell. >> reporter: why is this shoe synonymous with sex? >> i just think it's something so superhigh, and dangerous, and sexual that women grave tate toward, and men. everybody, wear those shoes and, boom. >> reporter: explain to me in the macro, women's love affair with shoes? >> it changes your outfit. it changes your posture. men love cars. women love shoes. >> reporter: but do men love women in sky-high shoes? are you dating this girl? or this girl? >> ooh. it depends. >> i think someday you want to end up with this girl. but right now this, is where we're leaning. >> reporter: maybe they're leaning towards these girls. >> we're here with crunch with stiletto strength so you can rock out the heels whenever you want to. >> reporter: working on stiletto strength in the aptly-named crunch gym class. for some, the quest for altitude can get treacherous. podiatrists say they're seeing an uptick in broke

southbound 1 01 golden gate bridge looks goodman's band approaching the toll plaza no major problems> justine: let's get you updated on brian we are hearing from the doctors about the fan who was severely beaten at dodger stadium. he was transported by plane from l.a. where he has been in critical condition since the attack march 31st. he arrived just before 2:00 p.m. yesterday the doctors are saying he has to recover from the trip it was grueling that he took to get closer to his family. >> he's been in a stable situation for number of days here. now that he has been moved and transported by air to ground ambulance and then to hear the general its common when we have patients the care tourists here with brain injuries when they go home to their communities experience tells us they can be tough when you quite sick. >> justine: doctors are monitoring progress authorities are trying to search for the two men who attacked the paramount and father. yesterday morning we watched in denver blastoff live on kron 4 morning news. --in denve in denver. --a passenger d a jet took this picture wa

. >> today, senators voted down goodman live on the ninthiding e circuit court of appeals. next, we are some ofr: the debai on the nomination. >> mr. president, i rise in strong opposition for theon nomination of fredman loots the u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit.be ns he sa tt at the first hearine before the judiciary committee, his recordtt is public and he h. written what he is written. he has said padilla said. that record is what we have -- o what we have to know us. the basics on which we have to make a decision about his nomination to the federal confirmation on the floor. the festival is record endorsesd a powerful judiciary that can take control of the law in general and of the constitution in particular. activist his act does judicial philosophe is fundamentally at odds with its both on which our system of government is based.ecord to i examined a judicial nominee's entire record to determine if he ed is qualified by legal experience and more importantly by judicias philosophy.nani as to professor liu coleco the aba granted him qualified. that is more t

with us right now, charlie goodman. most appropriately to come down and interview inside of your car here, charlie. you're with the event. tell us about what people can expect on sunday. >> we'll have about 180 cars on the show field. we're celebrating the 100th centennial of chevrolet, the indianapolis 500. we have cars coming from the indy museum in indianapolis. we'll have travel trailers and we'll have tahoe wooden boats in the lagoon. >> something for everyone, the proceeds going towards hospice by the bay. the other great thing is if you're not even a huge car enthusiast but you're somewhat into cars, come out here. you get this close to a car like this and you can't help but fall in love and kind of be drawn into the next car. there's also going to be more things just besides cars, right? >> yes. we have wine tasting and a beer garden out here, and kids under 16 are invited free. it's $20 a person to come in. >> it's going to be happening rain or shine. we know there is a slight chance of maybe a little bit of ra