john thompson spent 14 years on death row, and after his verdict was set aside he was then facing life in prison. he was fighting for a retrial that took place four years later. he was exonerated by a jury in less than 30 minutes that found him not guilty when he got his retrial, and it was largely the result of the police department not turning over what would have been -- evidence in his first trial. the united states supreme court reversed the verdict of the jury in this decision. he has found an organization called resurrection after exoneration to help other people seek justice in their respective cases. to his left -- this is the executive director of california death penalty focus, where she works to abolish the death penalty. she did preside as the warden over several executions. natasha is the death penalty policy director for the american civil liberties union of northern california. she previously worked as a deputy public defender in alameda county, and was a staff attorney with the california task force on criminal instructions. she is also working on the effort to abolish

. >> i will go to john thompson. we were talking about how often, you have public opinion polls on the death penalty but the last -- the wrong question is asked, do you support the death penalty or something like that. can you elaborate on this? >> this is a tricky question that we have been tricked into believing, so that people say, do you support the death penalty. this is a trick question. you will not put yourself in that position of being placed under arrest based on these reports. we ask you if you support this and eliminates you automatically. if you ask that same question in a different way, meaning the use of what the state killing you, that is the question. you have no control over the death penalty. he is the only one to make this decision. he is the only one -- he does not want to make the decision. this is a tricky question from the beginning. do we support the death penalty? we never placed ourselves in this position. do you give the state the right to kill you. this is the question and see what the re

. >> i will go to john thompson. we were talking about how often, you have public opinion polls on the death penalty but the last -- the wrong question is asked, do you support the death penalty or something like that. can you elaborate on this? >> this is a tricky question that we have been tricked into believing, so that people say, do you support the death penalty. this is a trick question. you will not put yourself in that position of being placed under arrest based on these reports. we ask you if you support this and eliminates you automatically. if you ask that same

and, um, there's an ad agency that's now called jwt, it was called john walter thompson. they came along in do 1930s -- in the 1930s and said we had to appropriate the methods of "uncle tom's cabin "to sell our products. why? [laughter] yeah, why? why? because we have to sway the emotions. and you can even see on tv how as tried -- maybe they don't always succeed for you or for me, but they try to sway the emotion in some way. whatever emotion it may be, it could be sentimental, or it could be an exciting emotion, something like that. and she has every kind of emotion in there. she was really the first novelist to bring together both the more sentimental and religious and domestic emotions with the adventure, what we would call action/add adventure. and she was the first novelist to successfully bring those two things together. which is why her normal was so popular for so long and still resonates today. >> what do you think is different in your book from all of the other reames and reames of literature about stowe and "uncle tom's cabin"? >> well, i think what i do in my

from two thousand and seven here just for a second comparing ron paul john mccain mitt romney rudy giuliani mike huckabee and fred thompson there's a little flash flash back total from the entire campaign it back four years ago again ron paul until until the end of the primary season ron paul had more campaign contributions from active duty service members then all other primary candidates put together including barack obama back then so here's the latest. two thousand and eleven military donations we've got ron paul mitt romney cain and bachmann they're nice to have a little visual effect to put that in perspective. in mother russia your votes don't pick presidents presidents pick your own as that's not right that's not right in mother russia naked chicks the side elections it seems that while ron paul is inspiring scores of activists to build money bombs and take to the political cannons for his presidential primary battle russian pm vladimir putin is inspiring another kind of fan and that occasion stripping an all knowing campaign of unknown origin manifests into the intro abs and its message is simple young attractive

and are you willing to go along with john boehner's plan? fred thompsonial candidate, just said moments ago crossing the wires, he said, you know what? the tea party should claim this as a victory, and they should get this deal done and get the american people out of this peril. >> well, martha, this isn't about claiming victory or not. this is about putting america back on a path toward fiscal responsibility and economic prosperity. and we can't do that. as i explain in my book, "the freedom agenda," we will not get back on that path until we adopt permanent structural binding reform, and that can happen only through a constitutional amendment because this is a problem that will affect multiple generations of americans, and it's a problem that needs to be solved through a solution that will bind multiple congresses. martha: let me ask you this, so if you stick with it, if you hang in there, right? how concerned are you about the ramifications on our debt rating, on the ramifications for americans across the country whose interest rates would go up as a r

coming up on nightly news, and thompson shows us how body burnett and a group of volunteers are using stained- glass angels to raise money for the john hopkins cancer center. >> it is the time of year when many of us hit the road. some of us are even driving on it. be aware. >> tonight debra wiener takes a look at a scam that often tart -- starts overseas and can target people who are planning a visit to ocean city. >> who does not want the sun and sand of the ocean, especially when a good deal of jumps out at you? >> the price was good. the pictures of the place looked beautiful. it was right in the location we're looking for. >> it was everything and as they soon discovered, and nothing at all. a fake real-estate agent for an ocean city property. it is even worse for others to pay up front for rental and show up and realize there is no rental at all. >> technology is incredible, and we are all susceptible to a really good deal, but sometimes you have to say is it really too good to be true? >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> temperatures above normal again today. it is actually more humid to our sou

at number five, john daly is hoping his pants will help him win over the crowd at the canadian open. he is five shots behind michael thompson number four, gets too close to alberto and pays the price. andy is the new leader with two stages remaining. number three, shot of the day in the senior british open belongs to peter fouler. he sinks the approach on 16 for the eagle. number two, rays and royals, what we have here is a failure to communicate naturally since we have to collide and vote from up. and number one, ken couldn't avoid the cameras while on vacation. are you more surprised by how tan he is or the six pack alabamas? >> i only counted two. >> i'm never taking vacation. brutal. >> nobody is safe. >> don't tell ken. >> well i'll be in trouble. >> we'll see it in person. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a dear friend and colleague, dr. john shank, and congratulate him on his retirement from temple university. dr. shank has a 10-year professor at temple university where he serves as director of the therapeutic recreation program. in his 25 years of tremendous service to temple, professor shank has put forth a level of commitment to the advancement of the professional knowledge within the field of recreational therapy this is second to -- that is second to none. his scholarly successes have contributed to the university of being the most prolific academic research center in the field of therapy. not only has he made tremendous contributions to his field, he served as an outstanding teacher and role model to those students who had the fortunate enough to have him as a teacher. dr. shank, thank you for your academic achievements and for your contributions to the recreational therapy field. congratulations on your retirement. good luck in the future. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro

like john mccain made the name suggestion, look, republicans have gained a lot of ground here and shouldn't hold out for too much more, or risk all of this exploding. martha: and, he quoted fred thompsons he built his list of republicans who are on board with what harry reid wants and that sent some conservatives in the other direction and let's listen to the sound from the mitch mcconnell and get that into the mix as well, from moments ago. >> what about over here in the senate? the contrast couldn't be starker. we have been working the last few days towards a solution to the crisis the way the republican majority in the house has and the democratic majority in the senate has been wasting precious time rounding up no votes to keep the crisis alive, rather than being responsible and doing their duty to come up with a bill that can actually pass, they have been busy signing people up for the not good enough caucus. and ginning up opposition to everything else. martha: a lot of frustration from senator mcconnell. >> and maybe harry reid the democratic leader is hearing that, because, as chris turner our capitol hill producer reports, he said on the floor, the senate majority leader he'l