members of congress including republicans like done a runner in august who want to leave this jackson bennett we want to continue to sit so it's not obvious and what once people see when they're. doing a campaign and when they come to the white house it's different so for example mitt romney now he's pretty tough on russia but once he few selected and he has very good chance i think we can become a truce that we have to work with. going public on the musician and we're watching for will help there is it is it ok for a for republican to to try his best does best to support i had driven credit with president is it is well this is that and sometimes you have to cross party line and again not all are public and this hour an hour for kicks in just a moment so. i think it's what's best for the country for right now or for america is best to live this thing it will help or set it will have american business it will help general reset and it's good thank you thank you very much edward and just a reminder that my guest in the studio today was added lasagnes he the president of the american university

his own and that for the congressional elections or part a certain culture is built up around jackson bennett this is that because the congress you know in effect force this on a republican administration way back when the gerald ford administration which was very interesting pursuing the top of the soviet union in the time of his and kissinger a secular state at the time it was a congressional action and there's a feeling that somehow because the current congress imposes on an unwilling us administration to somehow congress as the list the law but it doesn't the president our message to president obama is yes you can you can write on authority you can you can move jackson bennett but what reason do members of congress get for not lifting it is it political. you know the senate has been you know it depends i mean some some people do have political reservations about having a more open attitude towards russia this may reflect as you've indicated some kind of lingering sort of cold war mentality on the part of some people. you know as a reagan administration official who was you know really sup

plaintiffs in the case include a former soviet dissident who can confirm the important role that jackson bennett once played but says that it no longer does and also anthony an expert on u.s. russia relations and also a former reagan administration official i spoke with him earlier he told me why these old restrictions make no sense today take a listen. for several administrations now. presidents have have you know certified that russia has been in compliance with immigration laws but they no longer need immigration for immigration out of russia and in addition to that russia is no longer a so-called non market economy which is what it was under the soviet union so the language of the law you know applies to russia that no longer exists and it really applies to the old soviet union when there was you know things like central planning you know nationalization of industry and private property no meaning for a price mechanism so it was a non market economy and that's that's the precondition for the amendment to go into effect first so you cannot market economy and then you have to be imposing undue

decisions intellectual or get into the actual discussion then someone asked richard perle about this jackson bennett and richard perle said why are you talking about this amendment is null and void because since russia is now free market economy and here's an oil immigration restrictions congress doesn't have to vote because it's out now in obsolete when richard said it i thought he started crying or sensation here you know first didn't even realize what was going on here so. called everyone in the audience and so. do you agree that good richard said now changes the whole picture we don't have to go to congress and president obama can simply sign it and forget about it so then i wrote an article it was article most good times in a row daughter problem is that he's a magazine author and i was expecting russian government to do something about it but the russian government was director soon so they were slow and as no longer a middle of the usually have more than or freedom of action so i called my friend jim douglas who is. he was really expert on russia and he was working in the state department and

lawmakers on this one on jackson and bennett commitment. to the jackson van eyck amendment does not pose any real obstacles to russia's accession to the caribbean cheel i mean if the lifting of this amendment is delayed it doesn't mean russia will have to abandon its intention to join the w t or it will limit the u.s. presence in the russian market cooperation between russian and american companies will be affected and russian freedom relations with other countries will be defined by the w t or regulations that see american companies are in greater need of waving their management than we are once again russia's w cheel engine can be insured with amendments still in force but if obama's support of the state has no parliamentary backing in his country politically it will be a certain sign for us we'll draw our own conclusions we don't think no. it's interesting everybody here in washington says they would like to see russia more open more transparent in terms of doing business but right now their watch is willing to accept that set of rules se

bennett complained to jackson and notes the woman left rainbow push a short time later. he said other employees took his responsibilities because they didn't like his sexual orientation. bennett makes claims against jackson himself, some in graphic detail. he says in 2008 in a hotel at the chicago airport jackson made gestures and comments that bennett interpreted as an invitation for sexual contact. in a written statement the rainbow push coalition and jackson say they deny what they call false and inflammatory claims. they are an attempt, the statement says, to malign jackson and his organization and are harmful to the progressive community. it says jackson has been an advocate for aids research and ending the don't ask, don't tell policy. bennett filed the complaint with chicago's commission on human relations which investigates potential discrimination. a chicago civil rights lawyer says the commission gets complaints of anti-gay discrimination. >> there is no federal law against this and that's why people go to the city commission to assert a claim for discrimination

jackson concert and the flesh mob coming up. it should be a treat. flash mob-- >> marty: welcome back 9:15 this is from our roof cam. >>isabel: let us jacqueline bennett if you like yesterday's weather you are going to like this weekend. we are starting off with a few clouds. with a mixture of clouds and son similar to yesterday. potentially mild. clouds of sun-mixture with upper 60s will inland. . those low clouds will be slower to clear. along the coast. and a few degrees cooler with mild conditions expected throughout the weekend. low 50s to start and that threat of cloud coverage is keeping us warm, overnight. noon today, the temperatures will warm. the yellow is indicating temperatures in the '70s by noon with fairfield. also 60s and elsewhere. later this afternoon, even more warmth with 70's. a 71 in the santa rosa in these temperatures in the south they should get even warmer towards the 70's. neighborhood by neighborhood, 64 degrees and the s the low 70's-- sinophile. and a 72 in concord, san rafeal--and cooler along the coast because of that low cloud coverage. it should clear out but it will keep us warm like bread with city and fremont into