>> no, jeffrey said that's what the gospel writers said, am i correct? >> that's right. >> quoting the gospels, thank you for the correction, i'm glad to see the principles of scholarship are being enforced here. >> makes a difference. >> you don't believe mary is a virgin or that the gospels make the case that she was a virgin at the time of the birth? >> certainly both -- matthew specifically and luke more subtly claimed that she is a virgin. mark says nothing. and john says nothing about it. and the reason that both matthew and luke introduced that particular aspect or they have a tradition that states that about mary is because they're reading the jewish bible in greek. >> the jewish bible in greek. what was the language that the -- that was translated, the original language? jesus spoke in aramaic, correct? >> probably. >> and that was first translated into hebrew? >> the jewish bible is, for the most part, in hebrew. there are a few parts in aramaic. >> then it was translated into greek for the common man. >> for the greek-speaking common jew in mi

for tonight's conversations of great minds i'm joined by jeffrey smith jeffrey is a leading consumer advocate in the fight against the use of genetically modified foods he's council leaders on every continent influence some of the first state laws in the united states regulating the use of g.m.o. those genetically modified organisms jeffrey has been described as the leading world expert in the understanding and communication of the health issues surrounding genetically modified foods is the author of numerous critically acclaimed books on genetically modified foods including genetic documented health risks of genetically engineered foods jeffrey joins me now in the studio you're welcome thank you thanks for joining us back in the eighty's when the g m o's were first coming out there there were no laws there were no regulations and monsanto actually went to the i believe it was the bush administration history was the reagan administration ok and so we'd like you to regulate it was this all of what have you see monsanto has not been a very popular company for decades because of continu

disillusioned with what capitalism has become well you're in luck because we'll hear from author jeffrey tucker about anarky and the role it can play in building a new civilization in the digital age plus sarbanes oxley turns ten today happy birthday but the threat of jail time for executives knowingly signing off on inaccurate financial reports hasn't been used to go after financial crisis related incidents so what gives and what's the lesson we'll talk about it let's get to today's capital account. now as you probably know as we have a dedicated loyal audience we spend a lot of time a great deal of time rather on this show talking about the big picture of the financial system and financial regulation the need for it the lack of enforcement in many cases the burden of compliance costs for small firms versus the large too big to fail firms that can not only shoulder the cost of violating these regulations but can also spend such a large amount of money lobbying to influence them today just to give you an example we see headlines from r.b.s. over a libel settlement from h.s.b.c. putting a

jeffrey laurence and was stephen lewis, the former u.n. secretary general special envoy for hiv/aids in africa, now co-director of aids- free world. we will be joined by the rev. canon gideon byamugisha of uganda, the first african religious leader to openly declare his hiv-positive status. >> knowing that your positive, they're going to shame you, discriminate against u.s. and so forth, so people shy away. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. samangan of forces are continuing their bombardment of the city of aleppo ahead of a widely expected all-out assault to uproot rebel fighters. hundreds of troops are said to have massed on the city's outskirts as syrian gunships pound several neighborhoods. rebel forces have launched attacks on army checkpoints around the city. a number of people were reported dead in clashes on thursday, the exact amount is impossible to verify. in washington, state department spokesperson victoria nuland said the u.s. fears a new m

jeffrey kofman is in london. jeffrey? >> reporter: good evening, david. here at wimbledon today, a lot of rain and well, a lot of tears. the brits have waited 76 agonizing years, for this moment a chance to finally reclaim the coveted trophy in tennis in the country that invented the game. there is scotsman andy murray against six-time wimbledon champion roger federer of switzerland. and murray mania, the entire nation biting its nails with each serve, each rally, each point. the duchess of cambridge and her sister, pippa middleton, among the celebrities court side. after an impressive first set victory for murray, both players outmaneuvered by the british summer rain. forcing a pause in play as the new roof over the grass court was closed in the first time ever in a wimbledon men's finals. then it was all federer. showing the steely focus that has made him the world's top tennis player, beating murray in three straight sets. but followed wasn't rain drops but tear drops from murray's devastated girlfriend, family and fans and the player himself. >> i'm g

harris' office was raided on the same day. >> everyone's waiting to see what jeffrey thompson is already retained some counsel and who is the largest contractor in the city and that is over $300 million. it might go to the practices of government. >> and harris did communications and charging documents say in one instance, she was reimbursed $44,000 in contributions to gray, who was identified as candidate a in the documents, wisdom and sarah, and say that she was reimbursed by someone named as co-conspirator one and that is some know in business with her and they don't name that person specifically and jeffrey thompson's name doesn't appear on the court documents and that were released in an information document and that is how they went down and harris is scheduled to appear here in federal court at 1:00. back to you. >> thank you. >> >>> and no more pay tow play. that is what they saying from corporations and supporters delivered 30,000 signatures to the board of elections headquarters yesterday. they want the issue brought to the voters. the initiative will be placed on the november

she also has close ties to fundraiser jeffrey thompson. you'll remember the fbi raided his home back in march. according to court documents released late this afternoon, harris is accused of being involved with crimes having to do with donating money in the niche other people. harris has been charged with make -- name of other people. harris has been charged with making donations to federal and local offices including to mayor vincent gray's campaign. meanwhile you'll remember jeffrey thompson's home and office were raided in march by the fbi. we're told harris' office was also raided the same day. thompson's nfl not mentioned in court documents -- thompson's name was not mentioned in court documents today. the court documents filed today indicate there could be a plea agreement tomorrow. a federal court hearing has been scheduled for 1:00 tomorrow. matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> to talk more about what today's charges mean for the investigation into gray's 2010 campaign fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin here. how does this differ from th

$653,800, came from wealthy businessman, jeffrey thompson. there was no evidence or testimony in court today that mayor gray knew about the illegal shadow campaign. he wasn't talking to reporters. his press person had this to say. >> is his position the same as it has always been? not going to comment on this or is position as it was earlier that they didn't know about any of in this. >> this? >> there's no comment. even with these new developments. >> he had no comment. >> harris as part of a plea agreement, she collected contributions from 16 people who didn't have the maximum $2,000 to give. she says jeffrey thompson kicked back the sums to those people. that money came to more than $40,000. one source close to the investigation told me today over the past two, he may have contributed more than a million dollars to national and local campaigns. the building today, some d.c. council members had this reaction. >> people don't know what to expect next. i think it is a waiting game to see if jeff thompson next, is somebody else next? >> they h

and jeffrey was saying he could have a civil action. even with the fact -- the fact that it's in a locker room, i don't think the state has a good case against this principal because there were no images collected that you might otherwise get in a lock room. no inappropriate pictures were taken. what you have to have is an intent to take pictures for sexual gratification in order to have a illegal photography case. i don't think they have a case. >> privacy aside, maybe she caught this guy screaming and yelling but what if there were inappropriate pictures captured on the video camera? >> that would be a different story. right now because there were no pictures, we're just talking about the eavesdropping, just talking about the audio. that's why nicole is right, it's not the greatest case but a grand jury indicted. sometimes we say they'll indict a ham sandwich but a grand jury indicted and this has to go to court to get resolved so there's something to it. >> jeffrey gold, nicole debored, thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinto

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the execution- style killings on what rebels call one of the worst days of bloodshed since the uprisings began in syria more than a year ago. >> woodruff: then, we examine the ballooning losses at j.p. morgan chase and the role of

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the investigation's conclusions that joe paterno and others hushed up evidence and claims against former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. >> woodruff: and we explore the broader lessons learned for other institutions in the wake of the scandal.

i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on what's at stake as the attacks heat up, and romney prepares to choose a running mate. >> brown: then, getting the news from youtube. we look at a new study on changing viewing habits, and the impact on traditional media organizations. >> ifill: following the money: spencer michels reports on how democrats are tapping into support from gay voters.

i'm pleased today to be joined by the reverend jeffrey brown who was a member of my kitchen cabinet in massachusetts. that cabinet helped guide my policy and actions that affected the african-american community in particular. i'll look for support wherever there's good will and shared conviction and i'll work with you to help our children attend better schools and help our economy create good jobs with better wages. i can't promise you that i'll agree on every issue, but i do promise that your hospitality to me today will be returned. we will know one another. and we will work to common purpose. i will seek your counsel. and if i'm elected president, and you invite me to next year's convection, i will count it as a privilege and my answer will be yes. [ applause ]

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the grim findings coming amid news of further setbacks to the nation's economic health. >> ifill: then, ray suarez examines how the worst drought in 55 years is choking half the country, causing crops to wither and the price of food to rise. >> brown: we update the security woes in london, as athletes arrive for the olympic games. >> brown: as the political map shrinks, we join anna sale of wnyc radio on her tour of the nation's battleground states. >> brown: from panama, the story of a tug-of-war in the rain forest between a canadian mining company and the local community. >> is building what would be one of the biggest compromises in the world. right in the middle of the rain forest. home to thousands of animal and plant species. some of them endangered. >> ifill: and we close with a mystery about an electric guitar that just might be the same one bob dylan played at the 1965

. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the execution- style killings on what rebels call one of the worst days of bloodshed since the uprisings began in syria more than a year ago. >> woodruff: then, we examine the ballooning losses at j.p. morgan chase and the role of government regulators in monitoring the banking industry. >> brown: miles o'brien has the story of an austin, texas, neighborhood that uses "smart grid" technology to track and control its energy consumption. >> the fishers have two solar volume dayic power system, sophisticated digital metres and state of the art thermostats that allow them to fine-tune their indoor climate here orion line when they're away. >> we >> woodruff: we update the presidential campaign as the candidates trade shots over outsourcing jobs. >> brown: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and we close with a report from south sudan about a flood of refugees fleeing the violence, only to encounter grim

i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on efforts to restore power, cool off, and get life back to normal, plus tom bearden reports from charred colorado, where evacuation orders are starting to lift. were allowed to return to their homes for the first time here in risk canyon this weekend but when they got here there wasn't much left. >> brown: and we'll discuss the factors impacting weather extremes with a leading government climate scientist. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from mexico, where an overwhelming call for change brings a new president from an old party. >> brown: we examine the continuing legal debate over the larger implications of the supreme court's health care ruling, and the key role played by chief justice john roberts. >> woodruff: and actor alan alda shows our science correspondent miles o'brien why he wants to help kids enjoy science by challenging teachers to be more engaging. >> it's important to communicate

jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> thanks to jeffrey again tonight. >>> one more note from london, the olympics still weeks away. but wimbledon is in high gear. a britten man made it through to the finals, andy murray this sunday. the anticipation growing for murray's moment on the court. the british tabloids dubbing it murray main ya. >> this country, behind that nuclear ball knuckle ball. he is the person of the week. that's later in the broadcast. there is much more ahead on "world news" this friday night. these workers caught on tape. the coworkers and their hidden cameras, trying to find out which worker is stealing their lunch. why are so many hidden cameras ending up now in the workplace. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the f

we're talking with jeffrey pasley from the university of missouri. i want to talk a bit about the history of campaign newspapers. >> thank you. >> and your history blog called public occurrences which is on the commonplace site. what can you tell us about your blog? >> well, what i can tell you about the blog is that it started out as a column on there. i mean, that commonplace has been around for, like, ten years and happened to start actually right when i had just finished my first book and then during the 2000 election crisis, and i was just in kind of a mode where i had a few things -- i had a i had a few things -- i felt like i had a few things to say politically. and i guess i also had the sort of unique position of, i mean, in some ways it doesn't sound that exciting, but it's like, having been kind of a journalist before, you know, i had a sort of journalism period before i went to grad school, so, like, knowing politics, and doing the other republic -- i started seeing these early republic analogies to things. >> what kind of things are you

let's go to jeffrey kofman live in london with the latest.ood morning, jeffrey. >> reporter: good morning to you, josh. here's what we know about the latest arrests on a routine stop. police impounded a vehicle on a highway north of london, suspecting the driver didn't have insurance. when they searched it, they found firearms inside. that led to the arrest of seven men in the birmingham area, in what is really becoming almost a daily occurrence here in england. the seven arrests announced this morning followed the six arrested yesterday. we now know who it was that police were after when they knocked on this london house in an early-morning raid thursday. three brothers were arrested. and elsewhere in london, three others. one of them, richard dart, a muslim convert, former bbc security guard. >> no longer will be muslims remain silent. >> reporter: and rails against britain's royals and military. another suspect, jahangir alom. a former police officer. that house less than a mile from olympic park. >> police say they will act earlier on in

do you have any sense of when perhaps this could happen against jeffrey thompson? >> no. again, at any time. i mean, how do they operate? do you call his attorney? brendan sullivan. one of the best attorneys in this town. does not like to plea bargain. he likes to go to trial. but given what was laid out in court today, they do come in to witness this kind of thing. they say jeff thompson doesn't have much of a chance. he has to plea. he has to bargain. someone else pointed out, what does he have to offer prosecutors? the answer, jeffrey thompson might be able to tell them what they need to hear about mayor vincent gray. >> it's hard to wrap your head around all of it. we are waiting for a press conference. anymore sense of what was involved in this actual plea deal? >> reporter: well, you know, as always with these pleas. there's a lot more they could have hit her with. the total sum in terms of those contributions is $44,000. my sources tell me between the 2008 and 2012 campaigns, the federal and local contributions from jeff thompson, we might be talking about a millio

. >> reporter: but jeffrey quickly turned his attention to helping his brother get ready for the game. >> no american male has won a medal on the trampoline since it was included in the olympic games. >> while i'm the only one going to london, i'm representing a whole lot of people on the trampoline. >> reporter: jeffrey is rooting for his brother. but he also has his eye on the next summer olympics. >> i like london a lot. but rio is a lot warmer and the beaches are nicer. >> reporter: and he could find his toughest competition is, once again, right at home. >> that was impressive. >> we are kind of converts here. okay it is time for the question of the morning. >> a new study suggests that single women looking for a happy secure boyfriend should look for this in a man. is it a sense of humor, at least one sister, or a large bank account? >> i'm going for d, all of the above. log on to wusa 9's facebook fan page. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >>> good morning. time now 4:55 on your monday. here's a look at your day planner for today. mostly cloudy skies right now. 77

she said jeffrey thompson kicked back the sums to those people. that money came to more than $40,000. >> tonight, jeany harris is free. she is looking at two felony charges. according to my sources, she won't do any prison time as part of the plea bargain. this is bruce johnson reporting live for 9news now. >> after today's developments in court, we heard directly from the district's top prosecutor, u.s. attorney. >> in 2010, the mayoral campaign was compromised by back room deals, secret payments, and a flood of unreported cash. >> and federal prosecutors say this is not over. their investigation keeps going. >>> the verison center will be shining brighter down in chinatown. today the d.c. council unanimously approved emergency legislation to allow more animated signs on the exterior of verison center. allows the owners to seek perms to install up to nine new signs and digital displays. ted released a statement in the last hour thanking the council. he says the new signs will improve the arena and increase tax revenue for the city. >>> and the co

you're seeing 54-year-old jeffrey anderson walking up and down the street with a rifle. apparently the man was walking around pointing the rifle at people and also children. the person shooting this is from inside their home. you see mr. anderson eventually sees deputies arriving in a squad car. puts the rifle down, his arms up. as the deputies get closer. he picks the rifle up again. it's unclear this man's motive, but yes see him backing up. the police are just to the left of this video, slowly coming at this man with their weapons drawn. mr. anderson attempted to fire at the police twice, but his gun jammed. you can probably guess when you have a loaded weapon pointed at the police, they do more often than not open fire. two deputies did. off camera. jeffrey anderson was taken to the hospital and was later pronounced dead. >> did he live in this neighborhood he was going around with this gun? >> he did live down the street from where this happened. one neighbor said she's known him for 20 years. never seen him act bizarre in any way before. the two officers who opened

she's also closely linked to contractor and fundraiser jeffrey thompson. he has been under investigation by the feds for months. his home and office were raided the same day as harris' office. he has not been charged, but fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin says this charge may be bad news for him. >> everybody is waiting to see with jeffrey thompson who has already retained counsel and who is the largest contractor in the city, one contract the medicaid contract, is over $300 million. so this goes beyond just campaign-related things. it might actually go to the practices of government. >> mayor vincent gray has not made any public statements about the charge against harris. >>> no more pay to play, that's what a large group of d.c. residents of saying about the ability candidates have to collect campaign contributions from corporations. today 30,000 signatures were delivered to the board of elections in support of initiative 70 putting the fate of corporate contributions in the hands of voters. fox 5's acquisition hacks more. fox 5 -- matt ackland has mo

executive who was paid, rather, as a consultant for the gray campaign and is also closely link to -- jeffrey thompson and he's under investigation by the feds for months now. the home and office were raided the same day as harris' office. thompson has not been charged with with any crimes. >>> the washington monument could be closed until 2014, thanks to last year's east coast earthquake and the national park service is accepting bids to repair the monument and they hope that work will start this september. fox 5s karen gray houston has more. >> reporter: the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the nation's capitol last august gave tourists at the top of the washington monument quite a scare. they ran down in a panic. no one was hurt, but, as structural engineers with no fear of heights found, damage was done. >> i don't think we found that the damage is any worse than we anticipated. the ultimate challenge in fixing the washington monument is the height of the damage. >> reporter: up near the top of the 555-feet plus structure into the missing mortar. marble panels with cracks and there is

jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >>> and now returning back here to the united states. a sweltering forecast from the nation's top scientists today. nearly every state in this country is expected to have hotter than normal weather all the way through october. and by the way, we also learned today that may 2012 was the hottest may on record for the entire northern hemisphere. there is a consequence to the family budget. turns out cows produce less milk in the heat and today we were told that the price of milk could go up 15 cents by august, 40 cents by christmas. and with this extreme heat comes more sun exposure for everyone. skin cancer is the common cancer in the united states. and tonight, abc's jim avila will tell us about all these new products promising to protect your family from the sun. do they? it's our consumer watchdog report. >> reporter: america's unrelenting summer, creating a whole new category of expensive protection. sunscreen clothes, chemically treated to ward off the sun. detergent, shampoo, even bikini's. >> the rationale of sun protective clothing

and abc's jeffrey kofman has the threat and the advise for anyone traveling this summer. >> reporter:ch that guy in the green shirt and now the woman on the bench, his victim. his partner distracts her, asks for change and gone. he nabs her purse and disappears. now, watch again as he stuffs the purse under his coat. watch that guy in the hotel lobby. he is about to be robbed as he leans to tinker with his suitcase. his bag with all of his belongings disappears. here in london as the olympics get under way, the officials are bracing for tourists and thieves who prey on them. they raided this house, rented by a group of thieves from romania. part of a crackdown. >> we know the addresses they are using. we will come through the door and if you are going in, you will be arrested. >> reporter: with more and more olympic tourists arriving each day, there are more and more targets. that guy's wallet, that backpack, that purse. but you don't have to be here in london to be the victim. this expert showed abc news one method that might surprise you. he sprays the victim but what he says are bi

right next to speak to our history professor jeffrey roberts what about the legacy of the soviet union and the rise of nationalism in a supposedly multicultural europe this is on. jeffrey ruppert a professor at university college of course an island thank you very much for being with us today thank you so here in russia there are two dimensionally different takes on sterling some say he was a great guy who won the second world war and he actually gave the country an immense post another state at that actually he undermined the economy which led to the eventual collapse of the u.s.s.r. what's your take on that when stalin dog winston churchill is reported to have said that the starving found russia with a wooden plow and he left it with atomic bombs and i think that statement you know sums up stalin's achievement i achieved it was to modernize the soviet union to urbanize so you can t. dust your license so that you can to build the foundations of a country that was able to withstand the germany in beijing in one thousand nine hundred eleven go on twitter patrol russia. and also the foun

>>randy: perhaps we should block out jeffrey jeffrey's las.all about deception and confusion and an intent to deceive and no one is getting confused. >>trace: last word, jeffrey. >> >>guest: remember in cast away there was a ball, maybe rawlings ought to get back at wilson and put out a rawlings ball from cast away, i believe it is silly but they are presenting their rights and they have a right to do that. >>trace: gentleman, thank you. this is a live look on the house of representatives floor and the vote going on right now. the time remaining 3:58 which is perfect because on the other side of the break we will have the final tally. you can see the yeahs and the nays, so this is winning. and we expect it to win easy. what does it mean? how does it affect you? that is coming up after the break. [ male announcer ] ok, so you're no marathon man. but thanks to the htc one x from at&t, with its built in beats audio, every note sounds amazingly clear. ...making it easy to get lost in the music... and, well... rio vista?!! [ male announcer ] ...los

i don't remember jeffrey toobin coming on cnn -- maybe i'm wrong, i didn't see all of it.remember jeffrey toobin or anyone else coming on cnn saying that the individual man date will be upheld. most people were startled and surprised that it actually was. >> no, don, actually you're confusing the preoral arguments phase with the post-oral arguments. prior to the oral arguments in march the media were pretty much unanimous this was likely going to be upheld and anthony kennedy was going to be the swing vote -- >> i get you, i understand that. >> then it totally changed. >> that's ancient history now. >> it's been fun to watch -- >> let's keep it to this past week. i understand what you're saying. but you know, as time moves on and people learn things, they change what they think about things. had it not been for the way the organ arguments, people would think different. the oral arguments did happen, once they happened most people said it was going to be struck down. so i don't understand your point here. >> the importance of that, the importance of that is how the media re

jane clark harris was an associate of jeffrey thompson.mpson is the prominent businessman and contractor who is already being investigated for his ties in contributions to several local politicians including d.c. mayor vincent gray. harris is due in court tomorrow. bruce johnson has been following this whole corruption thing from start to finish. this is a bombshell. >> this is amazing. you may not know the name jean harris, but you do know the name by now of jeffrey thompson. his house was raided late last year by fbi. this comes very close to the mayor because this involves his campaign. we're talking three charges, two federal, conspiracy charge and fraud and false statement charge against jeannie harris. those are felonies. she apparently has agreed to some kind of deal with prosecutors. that's why they filed an information and not an indictment. it's the third charge that we're looking at here because that involves what goes on locally. it's a misdemeanor charge, but apparently what prosecutors are saying is jean harris got money from