joshua cooper ramos, ben sherwood and bruce feiler. i am telling you, america, buy these three book, read this one, then this one and then this one -- >> wait a minute. come on. >> glenn: i am just saying. this one will show you the world is changing and you have to think the unthinkable. this will show you, you can survive. it will show how to survive, who the survivors are, what do they have in common? and this is a jump off of this directly, one thing they have in common -- god, faith. this one shows you the faith of america at critical times. and the three of them, the authors never put them together until i finally read this one and you said, oh, we're best friends! oh, pie gosh. it's incredible. it really is. the problem, the way to survive and the ultimate solution. so, joshua, you're fascinating to me because you were -- weren't you the european editor for -- >> the foreign editor of "time." >> glenn: so you're the foreign editor of "time" mag zeb and you decide the place that is going to come on strong is china. you are seeing

point two by joshua, i agree. i think we have to understand that china's a rising power and that not just china has to adjust but also the world has to adjust. and i think the united states and china together are the ones to begin to guide the world toward those adjustments. so that the rising power does not threaten the existing world structure. particularly in the economic sense, but also in the security sense. >> rose: do you think this administration is threatened by a rising china? >> well, i think that's been the discussion for the last 20 years and china has certainly... their changing so rapidly and they have developed so quickly that it's very hard for the world to adjust that quickly. but all the world institutions when you look at them sort of have to be reexamined and i think the u.s./china dialogue on that, certainly a lot of other countries have to be included, two, we won't have just the two of us. but that kind of dialogue has to begin and i agree with the point that we can't simply lecture to the

and 13-year-old jon carmichael, who was laid to rest today in joshua, texas. he hanged himself sunday after months of teasing by classmates because he was short. those children now living with their words. >> the things that i have done to him, you know, now i just wish i could take it back. >> reporter: jon carmichael's death comes the same week nine teens in massachusetts were charged in the bullying-related suicide of 15-year-old phoebe prince. >> their conduct far exceeded the limits of normal teenaged relationship-related quarrels. >> reporter: it's a worrying trend. nearly a third of american students between 12 and 18 report being bullied during the school year. that's 8.3 million children. but most suffer in silence. just 36% ever notify an adult. and, experts say, bullying is more common now than ever. just a few yiers ago, bullying was usually limited to schools or playgrounds. victims could go home to escape. but today, texting and cyber-bullying means there's no escape from the taunting. >> today, a kid will wake up and will have anonymous text. th

. >> when it joshua but williams came to school this year, he brought his yoga ball in with him. he uses it instead of a chair. >> it is comfortable, and it makes it easier to learn. >> his classmates took notice. >> i ask if i could bring in one. >> the teacher and principal lov the idea. since a breeze as has been cut to 50 minutes a day ended jim -- since recess has been cut to 15 minutes a day, and jim is only twice a week -- gym is only twice a week, this is a way to burn a few extra calories. the balls must be rolled under the desk like chairs at the end of the day. teachers say students pay better attention, and some have seen a great improvement. >> we truly believe that if they are comfortable, they are going to learn better. we have definitely seen that with joshua. >> some students said, "no thanks." >> if the teacher is talking and you are sitting around, you might not be able to hear what she is saying. >> it is important to listen to the children and ascertain what their needs are. >> the yoga balls are going to become part of special education class as and fifth gr

we are the joshua generation.ou can easily follow this biblical metaphor where it is going, and by implicitly in the speech, i am the head of this joshua generation. it is an act of great rhetorical golf to say this, and he did. again obama, not lacking for self-confidence but he is after all running for president, and to get the democratic nomination it would be nice if he got a huge proportion of the black vote in the clintons remember at that time had an enormously deep relationship with many african-american leaders and the population in general. i mean, some people not but certainly this is a diverse population as in he is. a whole range of political opinion, but obama could not assume the black vote so that is where that vocabulary comes from and the joshua generation of politicians as gwen ifill talks about and others, includes the present mayor of philadelphia or arthur davis or cory booker and newark. there are a lot of them. these are all people in their 30s, 40s and maybe in their early 50s who were too

joshua perper, the scratches that are evidently on him, how important are those?i was swimming and got hit by coral, you know. how important are those scratches on him? >> well, they're very important because what they did hopefully, that they examine the fingernail and the tissue under the fingernail of the deceased. and if they found the tissue which can be dna fingerprint that it belongs to him, he would have a difficult time in explaining that it was accidental because this would be er refutable proof that there was an assault or an altercation. so the -- >> go ahead, sir. >> so the -- basically, it's true that they can be due to something which he's not responsible for. but the entire picture, when you put everything together, the altercation or the substitution which was quite loud between them, the fact that he apparently said that he didn't see her at the time when they were together. the scratches on him, the strangulation on her. again, there's additional information which should be collected. and whether she was raped by someone else. but at this time t

. >>> another college student from our area was also killed last night. 18-year-old joshua mcmackell of front royal university was killed near texas southern university. he was hit in the back while standing with a group of students. police are looking for the shooter. >>> air travel continues to be chaotic tonight. the volcano in iceland continues to spew ash. the situation may improve tomorrow. the european union says air traffic could return to half its normal levels tomorrow of weather forecasts show the skies are clearing of volcanic ash. other countries plan to keep their air space closed until tuesday. one man who just described in israel described a journey that started in milan. out of desperation he rented a car. >> i drove from rome. i flew. and finally i took the last plane here. >> meanwhile the problems are costing the aviation industry $200 million flus a day. thousands attending a conversation in d.c. are stranded here. the conversation of the american association of geographers attracted attendees from all over the world. now the challenge for many is getting back ho

we are the joshua watch innovation.you could follow this biblical metaphor and awfully implicitly in the speech am far ahead of this joshua what generation. it is an act of great rhetorical gall to say this and he did. obama not lacking self-confidence but he is after all running for president and to get the democratic nomination it would be nice if he got some proportion of the black vote and the clintons remember at that time had an enormously deep relationship with many african american leaders and the population in general. i mean, some people not this is a diverse population and he is, this is a range of political opinion but obama could not assume the black vote so that's where that vocabulary comes from, and the joshua what generation of politicians as gwynn eiffel talks about and others includes the present mayor of philadelphia, michael nutter or alabama, artur davis or curry booker in newark. there is a lot of them. these are all people in their 30's, 40's, maybe now in their early 50s who are too young to hav

he's from this area, as well, and police believe he is still probably around. 18-year-old joshua mcmackle died in that shooting. so far no one has been charged with the murder. >>> a local memorial service was held today to honor the life and works of the late civil rights activist dr. dorothy height. dozens gathered to pay respect at the union kimball baptist church today. organizers say dr. height's commitment to public service will continue to inspire younger generations. dorothy height died tuesday at the age of 98. a public funeral will be held this thursday at the national cathedral. still ahead on this broadcast tonight, it could have been far, far worse. how a driver walked away from that accident, unscathed. we'll take you there. plus the push to protect all the tweeters, status updaters and social networks. and thousands hit the national mall to rally for climate change today. lindsay, what you got in sports? >> coming up in sports, capital spencer eric bell anger explains yl why he pulled out his own tooth. and jason campbell looks back on his career in washington. and the nati

with joshua's courage, wells pam's brother timmy.e explosion, he would stay at home because of bad ventilation in the mine. we don't know what the bad ventilation referred to. whether it was a buildup of toxic acid or something else. he was sent home a couple times, according to his mother, because of bad ventilation. as the governor of west virginia, joe manchin, prepares to talk to us with information. he's sending out a plea to all miners in the state that if they're working in a mine where they think things are not being attended to properly from a safety perspective, please come forward. don't be afraid to speak up. after a tragedy like this, there's legislation, new rules, new legislation put in place. but there's attendant fear among many miners, if they step up and say something that that might impact them negatively in terms of their employment. the governor of the state is saying come forward, they'll do everything they can to protect you, but they want to have that information. we're going to stay on it

remember joshua. he walked around the city of jericho, blazing his horn. the first time, the walls did not come down. the second time, the walls did not come down. he had to go seven times around the city of jericho before those walls came down, but, mr. president, the walls of obstruction of the republican minority are going to come down on this issue because the american people won't have it any other way. let's look at the provisions of the bill as it passed senator dodd's banking committee that they are so upset about, the bill that the republicans are so upset about, they are obstructing us from even debating it and beginning the process of legislating. the bill would end government bailouts by establishing an industry financed winddown mechanism to put out of their misery banks that are failing. that is how we would deal with future meltdowns. no more taxpayer bailouts, no more a.i.g.'s. the republicans amazingly assert that this industry-financed resolution fund to put an orderly end to banks that have gotten in trouble will actually perpetuate gove

joshua mcmackal was shot in houston over the weekend. police are still looking for the shooter.is father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will begin his re-election campaign next week in baltimore. hi campaign manager says the governor will kick off a three-day tour of the state a week from tomorrow. he'll visit 11 locations including hagerstown, columbia, annapolis and waldorf and this year's election will face the same candidates as the 2006 race. o'malley is expected to face former governor robert ehrlich in november. >>> a presidential motorcade mishap. president obama was headed to his daughter's soccer game in northwest washington this weekend when a motor bike slid into the last police car in the motorcade. the rider of that bike dusted himself off and then glared at the police officer. according to the report, the officer then glared back and the man on the motor bike rode away. >>> the "today" show is next at the top of the hour. let's go to matt lauer to see what they're working on for today. >> co

in tribute to joshua we will memorialize him this saturday. but more important to him, we nt up a fellow student or cause the death of someone they do not know. may this fine young man rest in peace. joshua mcmackle, we honor you to your contributions to america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for ms. johnson of texas for today until 4:00 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any other special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to revise and stepped their remarks and include extraneous material for five minutes. congressman poe, april 28. congressman jones, april 28. congressman westmoreland, today. congressman moran april 22. congressman bartlett, today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> mr. s

police think he was at an off- campus party at texas southern university last week where 18- year-old joshua mcmacel of front royal was shot and killed. houston police believe he is back in the d.c. area. >>> communities crushed, the devastation unmeasurable and recovery will take years. that is the word from towns in the south as they try to return to some type of normalcy after tornadoes rip their lives apart. it is estimated that the storm destroyed at least 1,000 homes and businesses with mississippi reporting the bulk of the damage at 700 destroyed properties. state leaders say they will seek help from the white house to aid in recovery efforts. the mississippi governor says crews are still trying to tally the damage so he can apply for much-needed federal help. >>> another story making head line this morning, strong words from venezuela's president hugo chavez aimed at the united states. >> coming up, hear why he believes that the u.s. is looking for an excuse to attack his country. av ♪ my subaru saved my life. i won't ever forget that. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. it was

freshman joshua -- died from a shot in this back and another student was shot in the ankles. >>> police in western maryland have a suspect in custody after a deadly shooting in frostburg state university. tyrone hall of glen burnie is accused of shooting two classmates in the some tack. bran dune carroll of waldorf died and ellis hartridge is recovering from his injuries. police say that hall fired the shots when a group of students insulted him. >>> british authorities have decided to stay close until at least tomorrow. eu officials hope ash from the iceland volcano has cleared enough to run half of the scheduled flights. sunday only 5,000 of the normally 24,000 flights in european air space got in to the air. hundreds of thousands of passengers across the world are stranded. >> we don't know how long we will be here. >> i'm a student. i don't have that much money so i hope i don't have to stay here for a long time. >> reporter: even when flights return to normal it could take days or weeks to unclog the giant backlog of passengers and so far the volcano has not spewed ash in to the sk

joshua perper, chief medical examiner out of broward county, author of "when to call the doctor."f her body has been in the st. john's all this time, what would you expect to find, dr. perper? >> well, i would expect the body to be skeletonized, basically, you'll have just bones and very little tissue. however, if the body was found in some kind of box, then there would be much better preservations of the body. >> that's a good point, dr. perper. and in fact, a blue ice chest has just been pulled out of the st. john's river. >> it's still focused, everything's still focused on haleigh. this is what haleigh wanted. she's always talked about it. >> when did you last see her? >> it was about 10:00. she was sleeping. >> do you feel misty is the key to this investigation? >> no, i don't. >>> breaking news in the case of missing 5-year-old florida girl haleigh cummings. >> a massive search in this neighborhood. >> the search is again focusing on areas near her father's hometown in satsuma. >> off of the boat ramp which is just a quarter of a mile down the road. >> i'm watching you on tv

from front royal virginia was shot and killed near texas southern university in houston. 18-year-old joshua mcmacel was at a party early set morning when shots were fired into a crowd. no arrests were made in that case. >>> dr. dorothy hite still listed in serious but stable condition at howard university hospital. doctors say she is admit in late march after friends say she seemed extrooply tired just a few days before her 98th birthday. -- seemed extremely tired just before a few days before her 98th birthday. >>> african-americaner say a new ash plume from a volcano in ice land is lower now and causes less problems for aircraft. forecasters tell sky news in britain that a ash cloud could hit the canadian coast today. forecasters--forecasterss say a knew ash plume from a volcano in iceland is lower now. >>> more than 70 world leaders were supposed to attend the funeral for poland's president and first lady over the weekend including president barack obama. but the volcan issue ash cloud over europe forced them to cancel at the last minute. the president of poland and his wife were laid to

he was 13 years old, small for his age and made him the target for bullies at his middle school in joshua, texas. the staff knew what was happening but nothing was done, this sunday, john went to a barn and took his own life. he hanged himself, 13 years old. we'll talk to his mom and dad in a moment. what makes his death so shocking, we heard of so many others like it, kids taking their own lives after months of harassment and worse. earlier this month in northern michigan, 12-year-old kimberly linchesky did something she had never done before, she hit back. the school sent her home and that same day, she died by self-strangulation. 15-year-old phoebe prince we talked about her last night, also allegedly bullied until the day she died, reportedly all the way up to her front door. last night her school in south hadley, massachusetts expelled a number of students, nine others face criminal charges. where are the parents of these bullies? that's what we're wondering? where are the principals, the teachers? why isn't it taken as seriously as it could be? >> reporter: this is the press release

joshua perper is with us tonight, chief medical examiner broward county, author of "when to call thedr. perper, what do you make of it? telling the family to plan the baby's funeral. >> i never heard in my quite long career that the police would do such a thing or law enforcement would inform a family to prepare for a burial before a body or parts of the body of the deceased were found. so if they did not misspoke, then definitely they have to have some -- recovered some part of the body or some bones which they should have verified that it belongs to the deceased. otherwise, it's totally improper. >> dr. perper, a van, a mobile unit, came to the banks of the st. johns river in the past days that was a human identification crime lab vehicle. what does that say to you, doctor? >> well, it doesn't say much unless they found inside the vehicle something which they can connect to the victim. in other words, there are ways in what's called dna amplification that extremely tiny amount of tissue can be checked for dna from residue left. but there's no such information. so unless the vehicle

friends are mourning the loss of a college student from our area killed over the weekend. 18-year-old joshua mcmackal of front royal, virginia, was shot and killed near texas southern university in houston early saturday morning. he was a freshman there. police say mcmackal was hit in the back while standing with a group of students at a party. police are still looking for the shooter. his dad flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> the quint convince orchard high school was evacuated this morning after a gas leak was reported. firefighters closed the school to investigate the odor of gas in a third floor room. officials didn't find anything there, and students and teacher were able to reenter the school. no injuries have been reported. >>> our time right now ten after 11:00 on this monday morning. remembering 15 years later. survivors and family members of those who died in the bombing of the oklahoma city federal building are gathered this morning to commemorate the attack. plus, do people trust the government? we have the results of a new poll. >>> and an up

the book of joshua, what a ferocious book. ferocious. but the point is that recognizes humanity. and by the way i think another reason why we have done so well, and while women's rights came here in the long gestation. of but if you look at religious literature, in both the torah, write to the old testament to the new testament, in our shared religious heritage, look at the characters, look at the people. they are full human beings. look at the women. they are the ones you want today, the july list and then there are the ones you want to marry, ruth. the women are really -- real human beings, rounded figures. no pun intended can you look at the stick figures and garage. there are women in their, but they are not real. and i think the fact that our founding documents of faith, the word of god showed us the path. we are just slow learners. but i do think the fact that our founding accurate our document, the documents of our faith recognize human inhumanity in all its richness and complexity. it's not just good and evil. they are complex. david is incredibly complex. it recognizes h

. >> west valley police say joshua powell remains their only person of interest in susan's disappearance>> speculation comes from josh's story that he took his 2 and 4-year-old son camping in the freezing cold of the west deserts on the night susan disappeared from their west valley home. >> we are taking your calls live. as we go to air, we learn the body, the remains of an adult female have been discovered in rural idaho, idaho falls. it's about a three-hour drive from where susan powell, the 28-year-old mom of two boys, ages 4 and 2, went missing. back to jean casarez, legal correspondent in session. jean, rupa was going through the facts of the evening susan powell disappeared. since then the husband has moved to washington. what else can you tell me about that night and the events since then? he is the only known person of interest to my knowledge. >> that's right. he's never been named a suspect but person of interest. i think that night is what makes everyone remember this case, because he said he took the two kids, 2 and 4 years old, snowy night, that he took them out camping and

the book of joshua, what a ferocious book, ferocious. but the point is that recognizes humanity as it is. and by the way, i think another reason, why we have done so well and why women's rights came here at a long gestation. but if you look at religious literature, in both the torah and write to the old testament to the new testament and in our shared religious heritage, look at the caret or is among look at the people. they are full human beings. look at the women. they're the ones who want to date and then they're the ones who want to marry. the women are real human beings, rounded figures no pun intended to many look you look at the state figure in the corral and. but they're not real. and i think the fact that our founding documents of state, the word of god showed us the path, we're just slow learners. but i do think the fact that our founding -- our documents by the documents of the faith, recognize human humanity in all its richness and complexity. it's not just good and evil, they're complex. david is incredibly complex. it recog

joshua napper. howard payne. dillard persinger. joel price. deward scott. gary quarles.rover skeens. benny willingham. ricky workman. if any comfort can be found, it can be found by seeking a god that man's our broken hearts and eases our mourning souls. we also remember 29 lives lived. up at 4:30, 5:00 in the morning at the latest, they began their day as they worked, in darkness. and coveralls and hard steel toed boots, i had on their head, they sit quietly for their hour-long journey, 5 miles into a mountain. their only light, the lands on their cap. day after day burrow into the coal, the fruits of their labor something we so often take for granted, the electricity that lights up convention centers, that whites up our church and our home, our school, our office. the energy that powers our country in the energy that powers the world. [applause] on most days they would emerge from the darkness squinting at the light. that would emerge sweaty and dirty and dusty from the coal. most days they would come home. but not that day. these men, these husbands, fathers, grandfat

i have spoken to joshua who used to be with the american institute and a well-known neoconservative and i said, you guys have really got an influence. he said yeah. i said, when did that happen? he said september 12. because you know think it is from george bush's point of view. the plaintiff gone into the towers and into the pentagon and crashed in pennsylvania. who do you turn to? there is a preexisting philosophy, the neoconservatives about the middle east and they are right down the hall. so you go talk to them. so it became, it became the real impetus and a real philosophy of the u.s. government until it failed. i think the turning point was george bush's decision to put the defense department in the hands of bob gates. i look at updates is one of the real-- i was in beirut at the time and sitting with some americans and i turned to him and they said everything is different from here on out. works well with the state department, understands the use of diplomacy in the first thing he did is he went to iraq. and i think his taking over the defense department and coupled with the open

i was talking to joshua used to be with the american enterprise institute and i said you guys have an influence and i said when did that happen and he he said september 12th. think for president bush's point of view. the planes have gone into the tower was and pentagon and crashed in pennsylvania. who do you turn to? there is a pre-existing philosophy of the new conservatives about the middle east and they are right down the hall so you go talk to them and it became the real philosophy of the u.s. government until the failed. and i think the turning point was george bush's decision to put the defense department in the hands of bob gates and i look at bob gates as in the rout at the time and sitting with some americans and i turned and said everything is different from here on out. work fall was the state department. understand the use of diplomacy, and the first thing he did is he went to iraq, and i think his taking over the defense department and coupled with the opening to the insurgency really made a huge difference in our foreign policy in the region. he doesn't want to stay at t

police believe he is probably around. 18 yrd joshua mcmackle died in the student. he's a graduate of randolph macon academy, a military boarding school in front royal. soar no one has been charged in his murder. >>> today family and friends will pay final respects to a frost burg state bbl player. funeral services for brandon carroll of wall dolph are this morning at spirit of faith christian center. he was shot and killed about a week ago. teammate ellis hart ridge was also shot. according to records, hart ridge's former girlfriend used to date the alleged shooter. they had protective orders against each other. police say hall claims he shot the two in self-defense during a confrontation. >>> d.c. police released the name of the man who fell from his death from a high-rise apartment, 22-year-old thomas phillips 4r of alexandria. witnesses say phillips was drinking with friends when he climbed on a smokestack. he slipped and fell about 100 feet. police do not suspect foul play. >>> police in prince george's county need your help finding a missing man this morning.

and on the seventh day, on the seventh tour around jericho when they blew their horns, joshua said to the his wralite -- the israelites, let out a great shout, and they let out a great shout and the rams' horns blared and the wall went flat. so neighbor will take seven times around this bill before the walls of obstruction the republicans have put up to protect the dark deals they want to do for their special interests, neighbor will take seven times. maybe it will take 17 times. maybe it will take 27 times. but when you look at the damage that wall street caused to this country, with its speculative, dangerous practices, with its unregulated, uninhibited excesses. this is important. this is one that we need to win for the american people. this is one that we need to win for the safety of our economy going forward. this is one that we need to win for every family that lost their job because the financial catastrophe washed through the business that they worked for. they've never been to wall street. they have no interest in the financial industry. but they're just as out of work as an

. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," joshua logan previews the nuclear security summit. -- josh roginreviews the nuclear security summit. and a discussion on patient safety with dr. charles denham and dennis quaid, actor and patient safety advocates. >> of next on c-

i'm going to step back a little bit from the discussion from joshua. and give us some background on the u.s. economy and the way the payment system fits into the u.s. economy. and first i'll give you an overview of what we're doing. and alex has done a good job telling you about me. so i will follow up with his comments and point out that my opinions are my own today. and don't reflect opinions of the federal reserve board. moving on to key messages, as i figure out how to use this device. first, it's pretty clear that technological innovation has dramatically changed the u.s. payment system over the years. we have new ways to initiate payments and new ways to initiate them coming online all the time. each of these instruments has different properties. the properties of these instruments affect choices. and as new instruments get introduced, it's important to keep in mind that the convenience and the risk tradeoffs associated with them change. there are factors that affect all of this, obviously. and, you know, i've listed technology clearly as the imp

[applause] carl "pee-wee" acorn [applause] james eddie moony [applause] joshua scott naper [applause] >> jimmy davis. [applause] >> benny r. willingham. [applause] >> gregory stephen baracbrock. [applause] >> corey thomas davis. [applause] >> stephen j. "smiling" harrah. [applause] >> nicholas mccrosky. [applause] >> christopher li bellee bell, . [applause] >> joe r. "jody" price. [applause] deward allen scott. [applause] >> grover dale sceend. [applause] >> william "griff" griffith. [applause] >> mike lee "cuz" elswick. [applause] >> howard daniels "boon" dane, kr. -- jr. [applause] >> gary wayne quarrels. [applause] >> william roosevelt lynch. [applause] >> ricky workmean. [applause] >> richard "rick" keith lang. [applause] >> @ eminem keith morgan -- adam keith morgan. [applause] >> edward dean jones. [applause] >> robert eugene clark. [applause] >> joe markum. [applause] >> rondell lee man -- ronald leee mayner. [applause] >> dillard "duey" persinger. [applause] >> ret lane mullens. [applause] >> thank you. now i would ask you to please remain standing for the posting of the telle

but his son cory, brother timmy, and nephew joshua were all killed.y and i began by asking what he remembers from that day, what he saw and what he felt. >> i just -- really, words can't explain what i saw or how i felt. it was just a horrific -- it was just terrible. terrible. >> i understand you were close to getting out of that mine. you felt a strong gust of wind which would be abnormal in that circumstance and then blowing dust. did you immediately suspect an explosion? >> no. no, i didn't. >> when did you first hear that there had been an explosion? >> i never heard much of anything. i kind of just sat outside and waited to see if my boy was coming out, my brother or my nephew. just kind of hung out with my other nephew in the parking lot and waited. >> cory, your son, had been working in the mine a little bit longer than you. he was getting close to be certified, getting his black hat, as they say. did he enjoy the profession? did he like mining? >> he loved his job. he loved the mines. he loved what he done. he loved all the men that he work w

. >> my name is joshua, i support the public option. >> my name is erin and i support a public option. >> my name is camilla, i'm for the public option. >> i'm geena, i support the public option. >> we support public option. >> my name is pete incorporated, i do support the public option. >> my name is vespa, i support the public option. >> my name is nadia, i would like to know more about universal health care. >> to see all of the winning entries in this year's studentcam competition, visit studentcam.org. gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i rise to address the house for a minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> it is with deep regret that i inform the house of the passing of our former member, robert dr. franks of new jersey. bob franks died late friday at memorial sloan kettering in manhattan at the age of 58. his distinguished career of public service included membership in the new jersey general assembly, where we were colleagues, chairman of the state republican party, and from 1992 until 2000, as a member of congress from new jersey's seventh congre

daniel sparks, a former partner at goldmansachs, joshua birnbaum, a former marketing director at goldmansachs, michael swenson, a managing director at the structure profits trading-said goldmansachs, and the executive director in structured group trading at goldmansachs. we appreciate all of you being with us this morning. we have a rule that all witnesses to testify before the subcommittee are required to be sworn, so at this time, i would ask all of you to please stand and raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god 7? we will use -- not so help you god? we will use of having systems. we ask that you limit your time to 5 minutes. you will be given a yellow light of minutes before. mr. sparks, we are going to have you go first, followed by mr. birnbaum and then swenson. afterwards, we will have questions. please proceed. >> my name is den sparks, and from late 2006 until mid 2008, i was head of the mortgage department at goldmansachs. the three men who are with me today all reported up t

department -- michaels went in, managing director of structured product group trading at goldman, joshua birnbaum, former managing director at goldman, and fabrice tourre. what are you expecting of them? >guest: these are individuals directly involved on a day to day basis in mortgage-backed securities. they are the people who did great bets before the housing -- housing market collapse, that housing would rot -- fall and then really great bets that houses would fall. it shows a range of debate and discussion both on what companies should do about the housing markets but also showing that there really proud betting against them that they made a lot of money when housing collapse. one individual that will probably receive a lot of questioning, fabrice tourre. he is not only a mortgage trader in goldman now based in london, but he also is the only individual named in the sec lawsuit. . valencia, california. . . independent caller. caller: we have christopher dodd in the mortgage scandal. charlie rangel does not pay his taxes. conductor does not pay his taxes. none of these people have any

i am going to step back a little bit from the discussion that we did from joshua and give us some background on the u.s. economy and the way the payment system fits into the u.s. economy. and first d-tn overview of what we are doing. and alex has done a good job telling you about me, so i will follow-up with his comments and point out that my opinions are my yonah today and don't reflect the opinions of the federal reserve board. moving on to the key messages as i figured out how to use this device. first is pretty clear that technological innovation has dramatically changed the u.s. payment system over the years. we have new ways to initiate a payment and new ways to initiate them coming on line all the time. each of these instruments have different properties. the properties of the instruments affect choices and as new instruments get introduced it's important to keep in mind that the convenience and risk trade-offs associated with them change. there are factors that affect all of this obviously and i've listed technology clearly as an important thing and digital money conference. but the

joshua on our line for independents, good morning. caller: good morning, gentlemen.'d like to ask mr. holman a personal question. did you ever work a real job outside of academia or government? guest: academia and now a lobbyist. caller: you've never worked a real job? you've never thrown garbage in a truck or bagged groceries or anything? guest: no. i consider being, you know, an academic also a real job. caller: so your entire life you've never had a real job? host: what's your point? caller: just curious. i just listen to these people. when harry truman left the white house, he drove his wife back to month by himself. at times he was asked by corporations to go to work for the corporations, and his response was, gentlemen, it's not this old job want, it's the office of the presidency, and i don't own it to sell you. the juxtaposition to today is we're looking at the fall of the roman empire. we are so crippled. gentlemen, you have no idea about the anxiety out here. host: thank you. thanks for your call. danny on our line for republicans in seattle, go ahead. call

, which you felt was absolutely essential not perhaps ideal, march 19, ground fisher gse analysis joshuated any capital is a comment not on the current safety and soundness, but on the verge of panic in washington. and that quote, we believe the failed director, lockhart took this action in the destabilizing of the gse. a fail to go from the only regulator who had prevented their charges to getting into trouble. a textbook example of why regulators should be shielded from outside political pressure. do you feel that the decision that arrived at was substantially based upon the outside political pressure that you received? or in your professional judgment, absent any pressure that was okay. >> in my professional judgment, it was the necessary step. i had run the pension benefit, made a lot of life and death decisions for corporations at that point. so hi a lot of experience. twa, pan am, so i had a lot of experience in working with financial markets and in my professional judgment, it was necessary. now i would have loved to have more capital. i would have love to have counter capital so

joshua bolten who was president bush's chief of staff in the white house at the time that the markets melted down had actually been the person who ran goldman sachs' london office and yet then he came to be president bush's budget officer, chief budget officer and then went to be chief of staff at the white house. it's a key moment when decisions had to be made about how to handle the financial markets. in the current administration, it's no secret that the chief of staff to the current secretary of treasury, whose name happens to be mark patterson, had come directly from goldman as its top lobbyist, and neal kashkari had come from goldman. i think this goes far beyond party, it has to do with america and standing up as patriots for this country and asking the question, isn't that too much insider dealing? how do you know their represent their clients' interests or the public interest when they are involved on the private side and public side like a very fast revolving door. i will also place on the record tonight the fact that since the crisis started, the six institutions in additio

. >> my name's joshua and i support the public option. >> my name's erin and i support a public option. >> my name is camilla and i am for the public option. >> i'm juna, i support the public option. >> we support public option. >> i do support the public option. >> my name is vesla, i do support the public option. >> my name's nadia and i'd like to know more about universal health care. >> to see all of the withinning entries in this year's student cam competition, visit studentcam.org. >> next, former clinton administration labor secretary robert explains why he believes the economy and the job outlook remain bleak. from today's "washington journal." it's 45 minutes. >> "washington journal" continues. host: have a very early hour in california, robert reich is joining us to talk about the economy. many of you know him as the former labor secretary under plaze -- president clinton and now the policy professor at university of berkeley, california. also, the author of 12 books. i wanted for some headlines out there for you this morning before we get going. here is the "wall street jour

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i'm going to step back a little bit from the discussion from joshua. and give us some background on the u.s. economy and the way the payment system fits into the u.s. economy. and first i'll give you an overview of what we're doing. and alex has done a good job telling you about me. so i will follow up with his comments and point out that my opinions are my own today. and don't reflect opinions of the federal reserve board. moving on to key messages, as i figure out how to use this device. first, it's pretty clear that technological innovation has dramatically changed the u.s. payment system over the years. we have new ways to initiate payments and new ways to initiate them coming online all the time. each of these instruments has different properties. the properties of these instruments affect choices. and as new instruments get introduced, it's important to keep in mind that the convenience and the risk tradeoffs associated with them change. there are factors that affect all of this, obviously. and, you know, i've listed technology clearly as the imp

, which you felt was absolutely essential not perhaps ideal, march 19, ground fisher gse analysis joshua quoted any capital is a comment not on the current safety and soundness, but on the verge of panic in washington. and that quote, we believe the failed director, lockhart took this action in the destabilizing of the gse. a fail to go from the only regulator who had prevented their charges to getting into trouble. a textbook example of why regulators should be shielded from outside political pressure. do you feel that the decision that arrived at was substantially based upon the outside political pressure that you received? or in your professional judgment, absent any pressure that was okay. >> in my professional judgment, it was the necessary step. i had run the pension benefit, made a lot of life and death decisions for corporations at that point. so hi a lot of experience. twa, pan am, so i had a lot of experience in working with financial markets and in my professional judgment, it was necessary. now i would have loved to have more capital. i would have love to have counter capital