this was laura washington entirely, a great columnist.oodward, one of the great investigative reporters of all time, perhaps the big one, here he is in an interview october a year ago that actually started this buzz at one point. let's watch. >> it's on the table, and some of hillary clinton's advisers see it as a real possibility in 2012. president obama needs some of the women, latinos, retirees that she did so well with during the 2008 primaries, and so they switch jobs. >> well, matt cooper, it's hard to read exactly what bob meant there when he says the clinton people are talking this up. >> right. >> the clinton people see it on the table. the clinton people see it as a real possibility. they don't make this call. i mean, if sid blumenthal or fred, one of the guys over there that would like to see this happen is talking this up, it has no consequence, does it? >> no, it doesn't. i mean, look, there's hillary people always go through a lot of what if? what if it had been us? >> yeah. >> no shortage of obama supporters who are thinkin

washington. >> it's corrupt relationships. >> laura: erica, i think you did hit on a point that's an interesting one. i think on some of these issues, you're right. i think the tea party does have a common beef with the protesters who are on wall treat and scattered across the country now. i think on some of those issues, the bailouts, you're right. and people are saying, i can't believe you're saying that. but you're right about that. i think the question becomes oftentimes and amelia, maybe you can chime in. when these things become permanent. when it seems like people who become professional occupiers, while they're complaining they can't get jobs. i understand you get more publicity, i understand that, but i think when you start hurting local businesses, and that happened -- let me give you an example. in dc, there was a taste of d.c i met the guy who organized it. he's not a political figure. he said, i think i've lost about $250,000. this was on friday night, because of the level of security they had to bring in, tourists didn't want to come downtown. he's a little guy and he's been hurt a

good evening and welcome to the first episode of the council of count i'm laura lister your host here in washington d.c. and tonight over one hundred thousand greeks took to the streets today to protest a new round of austerity measures as the eurozone debt crisis continues could this be coming to a city near you if the crisis takes down europe's banks and spreads to the u.s. is banking system and are some big u.s. banks still teetering on the edge the real years after washington had taxpayers bailed them out also u.s. president barack obama was out trying to sell his jobs bill today on the final day of his bus tour through some swing states this ad occupy wall street protests across the country continue to punctuate the growing anger over economic issues like joblessness now obama may not be making an appearance at a protest but occupy wall street has some unlikely other supporters you may think of him as one percenters we'll talk to one about why and the g.o.p. presidential debate it was last night in vegas it certainly brought out the wild side and candidates we'll talk about this deprives econo

joining us from washington, fox news analyst laura ingraham. >> that was inspiring!h, my goodness. move over, that was great. >> bill: i said this in the very beginning, i think we talked about it with you. this isn't about wall street. it's not about economic justice. this is just an amalgamation of all of these anticapitalistic people, anti-american people, whatever. >> well, bill -- >> bill: there they are. now they're coming out! >> bill, most of these people don't even -- i would submit, don't even know the rudimentary teachings of capitalism. i think they've heard about capitalism and they think it's something. they don't really know what it is because they're all punching out their tweets on their iphones and they're getting big trucking companies to bring in their free sleeping bags and they have huge restaurant groups bringing in free food. these are all companies. these are all part of the free market and they're kind of like supporting them. so the idea that it's anti-capitalist, i think you're right. there is a deep strain and it's a nutty strain and it's

washington. >>> an arrest following a weekend fire in manassas. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> a woman is under arrest accused of setting the fire that left 23 people with nowhere to live. 28-year-old tannisha bates is behind bars with no bond. the fire destroyed six aparts on woodbury drive around 7:00 on sunday morning. bates is charged with felony arson. no word yet on a motive. >>> a judge in aruba refusing to release a maryland man suspected if the disappearance of robyn gardner. gary giordano of gaithersburg in jail since early august suspected in the presumed death. he claimed she was swept out to sea while snorkeling but her body has never been found. a judge rejected the request for giordano to be released during the investigation. >>> and president on the road. a three day bus tour. today it was north carolina and tomorrow virginia and the president is speaking at a military base in hampton stressing the importance of hiring veterans. >>> d.c. has made major changes to protect your taxpayer cash. some say it's not enough. we'll break i

he pelling down the washington monument look -- rappeling down the washington monument looking for earthquake dang. tonight fox 5's laura evans has more -- damage. tonight fox 5's laura evans has more. >> erik sewn was back on solid ground today and shared his story with us. >> reporter: it's dizzying just looking up to see the team of engineers dangling from ropes inspecting the obelisk, but eric stone, a member of that team -- but erik sewn, a member of that team, said it was an incredible experience. sewn is a civil and structural engineer with the firm with us januaryy eliminatesser in and associates. -- with the firm with us januaryy eliminatesser in and associates. >> you -- with the firm wiss janney elstenr. etch says it's just like any other job -- he says it's just like any other job except they're 500 feet up in the sky and the capitol dome looking more like a miniature replica. sewn says he considers himself lucky to have had this opportunity to preserve a national monument. >> we could tell whether it was an older crack or new crack since the earthquake and we could document what we saw and talk with our tea

washington? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: laura and michael ancel from denver are newcomers to the cause and frustrated over the lack of jobs for their children and worried about losing their pensions. what do you hope comes out of all of this? >> i really don't know but glad the american people are standing up not only here but all over the country. >> reporter: some want the protesters to rally around an actual goal, many disagree. one man describes you can't describe a solution until you diagnose all of the problems. >> occupy wall street is now officially a worldwide phenomenon. protests were held in dozens of countries as elizabeth palmer tells us in london. >> i'm standing in front of st. paul's cathedral which is next to this city's financial district. behind me, there are, oh, a few dozen tents and a couple of hundred protesters, die-hards camping here and left over from much larger rally all over the weekend. thousands of people marred around the world to march what they call a global day of revolution. their complaints are the same as in the united states. the only place there was real violen

washington? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: laura and michael, from denver, are newcomers to the cause. they are frustrated over a lack of jobs for their children and worried about losing their pensions. >> reporter: what do you hope comes out of all of this? >> i honestly don't know. i am just glad that the american people are beginning to stand up not only here, but all over the country. >> reporter: while some protesters want the movement to rally around actual goals, many disagree, one man telling me you can't prescribe a solution until you diagnose all the problems. cbs news, new york. >>> occupy wall street is now officially also a worldwide phenomenon. protests were held in dozens of country. and elizabeth palmer is in london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. i'm standing in front of st. paul's cathedral, which is right next to this city's financial district. and behind me there are a few dozen tents, and a couple of hundred protesters, die-hards, who are chanting here left over from much larger rallies on the weekend. in fact, all over europe and as you mentioned

laura? >> a lot of people there today. john henrehan, thank you very much. >>> texas governor rick perry touched on controversial topics in washington today. the republican candidate spoke at the values voters summit saying he's more committed to fighting against gay marriage and abortion than the other candidates. the former senator rick santorum spoke at the conditions earlier and mitt romney is headed to washington to speak tomorrow. >> still plent of -- plenty of campaigning to go. the republican candidates are meeting in new hampshire next tuesday for a debate hosted by bloomberg and the washington post. bloomberg hasn't announced which candidates will attend. >> science met politics in d.c. today. hear which environmental project has this group fired up for a fight. >>> you want to know what it feels like in zero gravity? ask these local teachers. their unique lesson plan. sue. >>> you have to love the teachers. boy, the teachers love their fridays. i think we all agree that this is one heck of a friday and we're focussing on the weekend hoping to keep the momentum going. we'll let you know when the next chance of rain is and

same diring people who rappel down the side of the washington monument, beth parker is live outside the cathedral. quite a job. >> reporter: absolutely laura it is not exactly a miracle but there is something maizing going on here at -- amazing going on here at the cathedral today. look over my shoulder beyond those trees you will see there are some people are palling down the -- rappeling down the side of the building searching for cracks and loose pieces of lime stone caused by this summers earthquake. >>> yeah, i would go up there. >> reporter: first they lower the rope then someone carefully climbs out over the edge. >> really we are looking at this point, for thing that might be unstable. >> reporter: this is a day at the office for emma and katie, the sky is their ceiling with their eyes and hands, members of the difficult access team from wisp, janni,ellsnor and associates, look for cracks. >>> a piece that came off in hurricane irene. >> reporter: that is a big piece of lime stone something smaller might be taking down in mid-air by rappellers themselves. >> if it is something small enough we will take them with us we have debris b

an escalating over the death of laura sergei magnitsky in a moscow prison almost two years ago this comes in response to a similar blacklist of russians banned by washington from entering the u.s. but nice kid died after a year on remand facing talks of asian chargers his colleagues claimed he was held up ahead alleged a huge fold against a number of russian officials to prison doctors face charges in moscow of negligence over his death but the u.s. is now refusing to grant pieces to several russians it says are connected to the case moscow says the americans it has a blacklist there's this time today are suspected of crimes against russian citizens in the e.u. us including kidnapping and torture russia has also wounded from a extensive list which has not been publicly released unless washington drops its. president barack obama announced and. announced the end to american military deployment in iraq ordering all troops to leave by the end of the yet about thirty thousand american troops will leave the country after more than eighty is an error that has cost us taxpayers over eight hundred billion dollars almost four thousand five hundred u.s. soldiers ha

laura lane, managing director for city group in co-chairs of the u.s./korea business coalition. also we will talk to jong-hyun choi, the minister of economic affairs at the korean embassy in washington, d.c. "this is america." >> "this is america" is made possible by -- the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for public education. the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. honson corp., forging a higher global standard. the ctc foundation, afo communications, and american life tv network. >> for the person on the street, what is all about? >> this is about making the agreement between the u.s. and korea fair. there is a lot of barriers that have existed for a long time in international trade, and with this agreement the governments have got together to try to figure out ways to eliminate a lot of those barriers. lowering the tariffs, creating new opportunities. it is an agreement that will mean jobs and new opportunities for u.s. companies, and partnership with korean companies. >> you mentioned jobs, and that has been a huge sticking point for so many people because our country is hurting right now. the jobs are born to go overseas. the

laura bush. senior writer for t"the washington post" joins us this morning. >> good morning. >> how important iswhat kind of political running mate would she make if this were to become a candidate for the nomination? >> i think she's probably the key decider. they have four children. they have -- you know, she's got a career. she's a bond trader at cantor fitzgerald, she's been working part-time while she's the first lady of new jersey. i think she's a full partner of her husband, a professional parser in. they've been married 25 years, but i'm sure she has a good sense, as any smart woman who does her research, that it is a grueling process, and then it is a very tough gig. once you are actually there. >> yes. reportedly mary pat christie spoke with barbara bush and went over the pros and cons with her husband to help him decide. here's a strong woman with, you know, a working mother essentially, a part-time working mother with her own career. does she -- is she an asset for him if he decides to run? >> yes, i'm sure she'll be an asset it him. she seems to be outspoken and engaged, and if you

washington with derek holland. the rangers take an early lead. hamilton. 1-0. mike napoli, a tomahawk home run. 3-run home run. that electrified the crowd, andluding mellonnolan ryan laura bush. 8 1/3 shut out earnings. the cardinals were shut out. >> i am excited. >> i can tell. >> time tonight -- >> 8:30. >> 45 degrees on tv hill. >> the situation in libya could cause gas prices in our area to go down. >> president obama unveiling a new battle cry designed to turn up the heat in congress. that story is coming out. >> getting busier by the minute every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann

to be bouncing back both "the washington post"/abc news poll and the one biy" peeak university both show romney head into this lead now over herman cain and rick perry, laura. >> several times we heard governor christy talk about how much he likes being governor of new jersey. what makes the new jersey governorship so great? why does he not want to leave the post? >> that was a long time ago. some things haven't changed. new jersey gives the governor a vast amount of power, considering this: new jersey's governor appoints his own attorney, all of the members of the state supreme court every single one of the 21-county prosecutors have to be approved when their terms are up by new jersey's governors. also, there is a political implication that the governor christy, if he got into office to help bail new jersey out of a budget crisis, he's two years into the process on now go out and run to president. when that job is stillup done, not only would her is the questions about the prior denial, he would have to face tough questions about why he left new jersey when the budget crisis he said he was going to fix was not finished. >> very good point. he's got it go

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laura ingram show which is syndicated on radio. we are asking about these. an editorial in the washington examiner and notes from the "washington post" a focus on first lady michelle obama the first lady staying popular a tricky tradeoff and there is a photograph outside the white house last night in which the first family was distributing candy and fruit in those in attendance for the tradition of the obamas. the president spoke to the italian american group here. we will listen to mike from winston-salem, north carolina on the democrat line. good morning. caller: our congress is dysfunctional. it is gridlocked. the wheels are not turning not even in the government. obama should use the executive order to get the wheels turning. can't we get along? host: this is michael from new york city. caller: organgood morning, stev. i would like to talk about executive orders. i teach in the graduate school program.ss, the pm.b.a. host: whether school, mike? caller: i would rather not say because the opinion i might give might affect some of the m.b.a.'s as far as my point of view. but it is an ivy

with occupying washington who are right, jobs and housing -- >> let me ask, julia, you did a lot of reporting during the bush era. and you saw up close the impact on george bush and laura saw those approval numbers go down and the despair and this guy obama comes up and suddenly he's hope and change. it's happened to him too. barack obama finds himself in the same position that george w. bush found himself in. three years into his presidency. >> well, it is nothing but the system. i remember thinking george bush after -- after he'd been in the second term started looking like -- remember president clinton's dog buddy? he always looked like he'd been under the house for too long. get this hang down look. i signed on for this what? >> i bet george w. bush is looking a lot better today. >> i think he's probably in a better mood today. >> probably is. >> but there's just -- jon, there's just something about the system, i don't know if it's a 24/7 news cycle. >> george washington wanted to quit because he didn't like criticism. he had farewell addresses drafted for him. we started -- but sure, it's the loneliness of command. it's the oldest story in the world. since the fir