so is this the end of the dust up or the beginning, irene natividad? >> let's get real.is is one person's solution to a person faux pas. but that said, i think this is the way you lower the temperature and reach out to peacpeople who don't necessarily believe what you do. >> no, i don't think this is the end. this has demonstrated by his own words and association that this president is not in fact the postracial president. >> i think it's probably good pr for the president but it doesn't change the fact that racism is a fact and a factor in the united states. >> i agree, i believe it's the ends of this incident but not the end of the extensive commentary of everyone in the world about it. >> bonnie: because it is a story that everyone can relate to. i want to move forward not backward. first of all we may have seen the end of this story for this moment in time. but did michelle obama accomplish anything? did he move the country forward or just try to -- did president obama bloish anything? did he try to assuage the people whom he angered about saying what he did about th

i'm wit irene. won areetting the short ending of the stick if the laws aren't changed.onnie: at least during t sh adminisation, postles ericans question whether women -- polls of americans question wheth, the lev was lower, theealities of the women combat vets coming home, aren't theyhange along with it? >> you know, 5,000 dths so far, 127 women have been fatalities and who knows how many are women. the picy that allows the husband orhe wife, because they're married, then you've got the ks and society's responsibility, what's goi to happen. you see these images on tevision, relatives taking care of children wle both parentare off to work. i think they like every other family decision, you need t think aut what is in the best terests of this family and maybthe women should go. >> that's in t case of the husband and wife both servingt the same time. illegaties talk about those that -- let's talk about those wh don't have that problem. they have pven to be invaluable. i think public opinion will change as theyee modifier the womenmore of thesewomen,eco. i think tha has bee

i'm with irene.men are getting the short ending of the stick if the laws aren't changed. >> bonnie: at least during the bush administration, postles americans question whether women -- polls of americans question whether, the level was lower, the realities of the women combat vets coming home, aren't they change along with it? >> you know, 5,000 deaths so far, 127 women have been fatalities and who knows how many are women. the policy that allows the husband or the wife, because they're married, then you've got the kids and society's responsibility, what's going to happen. you see these images on television, relatives taking care of children while both parents are off to work. i think they like every other family decision, you need to think about what is in the best interests of this family and maybe the women should go. >> that's in the case of the husband and wife both serving at the same time. illegalities talk about those that -- let's talk about those who don't have that problem. they have prove

irene? >> o absolutely. i think the major problem that we have had so far is that there is a debate, it has been focusing on cell size algorithms, and these al goriths have been in business for 10 to 15 years. like most of wall street, wall street is on the buy side and sell side. the sell side is focused on executi execution, versus buy side is investment management. and so far, most of the discussion as such, really -- sell side algorithms that have been published and publicly available on the internet, all of the documentation for 10 to 15 years, and the fact that we're talking about this, and this is a surprise to the people like the s.e.c. is actually surprising itself. but my point is, there are so many other things going on, and the government definitely has to understand what's happening out there. >> all right. let me hear from dick blument l blumenthal. on this computerized fast trading business, dick, if it's traerpt and there is no front running, what's wrong with it? >> well, there may not be an

. ♪ irene, good night. >> in 1950, good night irene spent 13 weeks at the top of the charts. >> i rememberaurant and the jukebox was playing good night irene and somebody shouted, turn that thing off, i have heard that song 50 times today. >> but at the peak of their popularity the weavers became a prime target of the red scare. >> well, and the black list must have said how did we let these commies slip through our fingers and right away they cut us down. >> the group had agreed to do a weekly tv show on nbc, the sponsor was van camp's pork and beans. >> but that very week, a little black listing magazine called counterattack came out, and van camps never signed the contract. >> in 1955, pete seeger was subpoenaed to testify before the house on american activities committee. though he had broken with the communist party, he invoked the first amendment, the right to freedom of association, and refused to testify. >> saying i think these are very improper questions for any american to be asked. he was convicted of contempt of congress but in 1962, the ruling was over turned. >> how did you

irene meckfessel says her grandson is safe at the u.s. embassy. >> he had a cold, so he didn't go with them. he says they didn't go over the border. >> reporter: iranian tv says the trio was warned by border guards before they were arrested. another u.s. citizen, journalist roxana saberi, was recently arrested and held by the iranian government for three months. in joshua fattal's neighborhood, the uncertainty is frightening. >> you never know what they're going to do, what they're feeling. i guess it's really scary, and we can't really know because we're not there. >> reporter: the u.s. does not have diplomatic relations with iran, so it's up to the swiss to sort things out. the state department is doing all it can to obtain the release. ross? >> susan roberts in washington, thank you. >>> also in iran this morning, a resolution of june's disputed election. today iran's supreme leader approved mahmoud ahmadinejad's election. that means ahmadinejad will be sworn in for a second term this wednesday. opposition leaders say the election was

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>> seriously, irene, i remember wondering when he was running for the nomination thinking, is americaeady for this, and will there be a backlash? so are we seeing a backlash? >> well, let me just say that alooalot of these comments haven emanating around the whole healthcare issue, and there have been some -- >> that had nothing to do with it, and by the way, i hate to say this, but you kind of expect it from the likes of glenn beck, but you don't expect it from a woman. >> no, no, women can be racist. i mean, i don't think -- i think gender has nothing to do with it. what i'm saying is that this issue has been filled with, you know, town meetings that have hateful comments coming from pretty organized groups. you had antiabortion people yelling at one town hall meeting. what were they doing over there? >> one at a time or nobody gets hurt. >> i listen to you. >> what it does is to reduce discourse to the fringe part of every healthcare argument. to they're going to kill old people, they're going to do that, as opposed to discussing what if we just left healthcare alone the way it is,

in our "blogwatch" tonight a personal view from irene seroi if the philippines. "i cried buckets when corrie died and while watching the requiem mass i was sad of the passing of an amaking woman who sacrificed a lot to bring back democracy and freedom to this country. she has given us these amazing gifts which we are enjoying now and i feel like i've lost someone very close to me." >>> around the world economy's now fall and rise, almost in unison, and just as recession spread from country to country, as things begin to improve, solutions are now spreading. we've first brought you the story of cash for clunkers, rebates for buyers of new fuel-efficient cars who turned in their old models from germany and britain. the program's now wildly successful here in the united states. tonight we have word that the australians are catching clunker fever. nicole chiddel of abc australia s the story. >> reporter: deals on wheels, cash for clunkers has buyers racing to showrooms -- >> reporter: it's the billion-dollar program that's revived the ailing u.s. car industry. unprec

. >> irene orange. a resident in independent living at green spring. i have concerns regarding hr-3200. hr-3200, section 1151, i'm opposedo it, i don't want to read it all because people -- >> why why don't you just tell us irene what the subject is that concerns you on toes pages? >> -- those pages? >> it deals with readmission procedures and that the will be no judicial review, the seetary of h.h.s. is above the courts, if your doctor recommends that you need to go back into a hospital after a stay, that existed prior, the secretary of h.h.s. will be making that decision and not your doctor. i oppose that. section 1121, page 239. the government will limit and reduce fiscal services for medicaid and seniors, low income and poor are affected if a very negative way. i oppose that. hr-3200 permits -- i have seven questions here on h.r. -- >> well, irene, i'll tell you what. we've got lots of people with lots concerns. i think we take your point and if you want to give perspectives all of the details of what concerns you, i'd be glad to take those into co

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mall walk are irene gray joined after moving here from latin america last year. >> in the beginning itcept to me. i've never done it before. but i think once you get into it, you just take it on and do the best you can and it's fun. >> reporter: the mall sponsors the group and republics some been fit, bringing in much-needed shoppers during a retail downturn. it couldn't come at a better time. obesity is on the rise in dubai where one in five suffers from diabetes. and fast food chain, thriving in the gulf. last year mcdonald's posd record revenues in the middle east. with dubai east rampant car culture and cheap gas prices, and $1.70 per gallon, it's a sedentary lifestyle that doesn't help the waistline. that's why the mall walkers walk on with a cool and healthy glow. >> i know that i could not walk in a mall because i would stop at the fd court. i would say what am i doing? i want to be over there. >> i wonder if stores like that. these people are sort of blockingin transto their stores, they probably don't tend spe

thank you for the question. >> thank you irene and scott. this is a very important topic today. we are virtually all in this together. that says a whole lot a lot of our questions this morning have been of brown and the -- have been around the assessments part. we have asked the director of federal policy for the democrats for education reform to talk to us about accountability systems and what might be in the wind as we move forward. again, the first part that we have to get done right is a clear understanding of what we have to be able to do. the companion question is how to assess that. charles. >> thank you, packard thank you, all, for being here -- >> thank you, pat. thank you, all, for being here. i want to leave time for questions to get feedback from you all. the democrats for education reform has been up and running for a few years. it is new york-based. it was started by folks in new york city who were involved in school reform there, primarily charter schools. they had run into some political obstacles in terms of expanding their charter schools or getting public scho

. >> irene orange, a resident here at greenspring. i have some concerns about h.r. 3200. h.r. 3200, page 284-288, section 1151. i'm opposed to it and i do not want to read it all. dollar >> tallis your concerns on the pages. -- >> tell us your concerns. >> it deals with three admission procedures and there will be no judicial review. the secretary of hhs is above the boards. if your doctor recommends that you go back into a hospital after a stay, the secretary of hhs will be making that decision and not your doctor. i oppose that. section 1121, page 239, the government will limit and reduce fiscal services for medicaid and seniors, low-income and for being affected in a very negative way. i oppose that. h.r. 3200 -- i have seven questions here. [laughter] >> we've got lots of people with lots of concerns. if you want to give me all the details of what concerns you, i will take those into consideration. as i work for the bill. on the problem of readmission, one of the things i think the bill is trying to get at is that a very high percentage of people that are discharged f

. >> irene orange, a resident here at greenspring. i have some concernsbout h.r. 3200.00, page 284-288, section 1151. i'm opposed to it and i do not want to read it all. dollar >> tallis your concerns on the pages. -- >> tell us your concerns. >> it deals with three admission procedures and there will be no judicial review. the secretary of hhs is above the boards. if your doctor recommends that you go back into a hospital after a stay, the secretary of hhs will be making that decision and not your doctor. i oppose that. section 1121, page@@@@@@@ @ @ @ will take those into consideration. as i work for the bill. on the problem of readmission, one of the things i think the bill is trying to get at is that a very high percentage of people that are discharged from hospital end up being readmitted within 30 days, of very high percentage. one of the reasons is because of infections that they got in the hospital or that the treatment was not adequate. i expressed that in my own -- i have experience that in my own family where someone should not have been released initially, wa

temperatures iren the 70's. we will warm-up into the afternoon hours of near 90.that brought us bad weather yesterday is pushing off shore. the high pressure settles back into the mid-atlantic region. temperatures will be around 83 degrees by noon and 90 by dinnertime. tomorrow, the air quality will not be great. code yellow for today and cohens were tomorrow. >>> fairfax county will host the 2015 world police and fire games. they are expected to drop 10,000 competitors. most of the events will be at george mason university. we will have another news update at 8:25. for continuous news coveinuous p >>>od morning a >>> "good morning america" continues with an emergency landing. a continental airlines jumbo jet divert to miami after hitting violent turbulence. dozens injured. we'll have a live report. >>> plus, snooping on celebrities. hospitals and even the police accused of invading the privacy of big stars like sarah jessica parker and matthew broderick. how low will people go for gossip? >>> and the magnificent meryl streep. she talks to diane about family, love

. -- irene, we will together six you have got and get back to you on that. >> my name is michelle marcoses and i am a former fda employee. my question is about the insurance companies, they pay a lot of money to buy votes in congress and i think maybe something like the mccain-fine gold might be applicable to set limits that could be burned with your money. >> the question was, the insurance companies, aren't they making a lot of money and are they also spreading a lot of lobbying money to members of congress? clearly, the insurance industry does not want competition. clearly the insurance company is benefiting from the system right now. the way they're doing that is, frankly, the denial of care. we just talked a little bit about rationing during the bill does not ration health care. the fact of the matter is, though, if you had to be exposed to private insurers, you know that they very frequently denied care and they are frequently whimsical, with capricious reasons and they jeopardize lives, in some cases. i repeat a statistic, the profit of the insurance industry, the top 10 in jurors i