also with us from los angeles-- laurie levenson, a former federal prosecutor and current professor of law at loyola law school. so sara, i will start with you. what was it like in that courtroom today, tell us about the scene and strauss-kahn's appearance? >> well, it was a media circus, just like the other court appearances from dominique strauss can. a little less chaotic, perhaps, then the last time. still, the public seating was full inside the courtroom. everyone waiting for a glimpse of dominique strauss can. he walked in with his wife. he looked more refreshed, sirius yet confident, an air of confidence we did not see the last time he appeared in court. remember at that time he had just spent four nights in a likers island jail cell, walked in, once it was determined that he was going to go free from house arrest relooked as if a weight had been lifted. and indeed it had. just the latest sensational twist in this long running saga. >> brown: sara, tell us a little more about some of the credibility questions that came up. as i said in that piece, some had to do with her past. a

we didn't know how we were going to pay our bills. >> reporter: laurie was a victim of skimming.ard readers and hidden wireless cameras are used by thieves to swipe bank account info. >> you'll download that information and they'll create a bogus card. >> reporter: kurt with the electronic funds transfer association says today's skimming devices like this bogus card reader are increasingly sophisticated. >> a well done crime. something that looks just like that which you would typically use when you swipe your card. >> reporter: it can be attached to the outside of an atm vestibule or even a gasoline pump, and that's where laurie's bank beliefs she was skimmed. >> we didn't see anything suspicious. >> reporter: they said check the card reader for anything suspicious. >> check for tape residue or glue residue where something has been applied. >> reporter: then scan your surroundings. >> wireless cameras likely to be installed immediately above the atm, within the atm or in the atm. >> reporter: to protect your pin number, cup your hand over the key pad. >> it protects you against

fork elementary is a very very scary situation they have two point eight billion gallons of coasts laurie which is why it's toxic it's toxic material that has arsenic. chromium there's a lot of really really bad chemicals in this sludge there is a lake of two point eight billion gallons of coast laurie sitting behind this elementary school four hundred yards up on top of a mile. there's two hundred twenty eight kids in the school and the sophistication of engineering that goes into the construction of those is i suspect not duplicated in any other physical structure anywhere in in the world in one thousand nine hundred two buffalo creek there was this disaster where one of these impoundments basically blew out millions of gallons of this nasty sludge and water went barreling down a small holler and killed one hundred twenty five people destroyed like four thousand houses a thousand cars you know hundreds of people were injured. besides the danger of flooding while you know the residents are concerned about the health effects posed to school children from the cold processing facility locat

we didn't know how we were going to pay the bills. >> lauri was a victim of skimming. false card readers and hidden wireless cameras are used by thieves to swipe bank account information. >> down load that information and they'll with that information, they will create a bogus card. > curt with the electronics fund transfer association says today's skimming devices like this bogus card reader are increasingly sophisticated. >> it's a well done crime, something that looks just like that which you would typically use when you swipe your card. >> they can be attached to the outside of an atm or a gas lien pump and that's where lauri's bank believes she was skimmed. john pierce with adt security forces says check the card reader for anything suspicious. >> a tell tail sign, such as tape sticking out of a portion of the atm or out of the pin pad or tape residue or glue residue when something has been applied. >> then scan your surroundings. >> wireless camera is installed immediately above the atm, within the atm. >> to protect your pin number, cup your hand over the key pa

laurie is reportedly killing off sheen's character in the first episode.y central announced its newest roast target, sheen himself, and coincidentally, the roast airs september 19th, the same night "two and a half men" premiers are ashton kutcher interesting. >>> jake jillenhall climbs snowy mountains in iceland on "man versus wild." imagine how his agent, let alone his mother, felt about seeing him crawl between two mountains. >>> forbes list of top earning actresses for 2010 is headed by angelina jolie with $30 million. but sarah jessica parker tying jolie for the top spot may be a little more of a surprise, but much of that income is linked her line of fragrances, not her movies. >>> reese witherspoon also ended up in a tie for second with jennifer aniston. both earned $28 million for the year. >>> and this comes to us from knsd nbc 7 san diego in california where a former fighter pilot celebrated his birthday by enjoying a view that, fortunately, he had never seen before. dean, a 30-year navy vet survived several dog fights in three wars, but he was in

laurie is reportedly killing off sheen's old character in next season's first episode.ay comedy central announced the newest roast target will be sheen himself. and coincidentally, but probably not, the roast airs september 19th. that is the same night that 2 1/2 men premiers with ashton c kucher. >>> climbing snowy mounts anz in iceland, imagine how his agent let alone his mother felt about seeing him crawl on a rope between two mountains. >>> finally, no surprise forbes list of top earning actresses for 2010 is headed by angelina joe lee with $30 million. but sarah jessica parker tieing jolie for a top spot maybe a surprise. but much of that income is linked to her line of fragrances, not her movies. reese wither spoon was also in a tie for second with jennifer aniston. both earned $28 million for the year. every time we do those stories, i just feel a little worse about myself. you know? hey, these people are making $30 million. >> where is my girlfriend jessica alba? >> is she your girlfriend? >> you didn't hear, i'm sorry. >> i thought it was just a picture of the

is laurie's view the right view? do you think this case has any prayer?s a surprise that it's being challenged. i think it's beautifully ironic it comes on the eve of the state of texas putting warren jeffs on trial for the crimes of polygamy. this may be a wonderful family, and this may all be consenting adults, but the bottom line is they are the exception. when they talk about thousands of polygamists, yes, they are, and most of them live in communities like colorado city and the flds community where young girls don't have a choice. they're not educated. they're impregnated at 12, 14 years of age. warren jeffs, their prophet, will go on trial in texas a week and a half from now or taking two underage girls, both of them under the age of 17. that many ways is the reality of polygamy. and this fine attorney and professor can pontificate all he wants about the law and what these people's rights are, but this system of belief, this practice has been utilized in the american southwest to oppress women and children for generations now. let him go to court an

new york resident laurie huff asks people in the big apple whether they are ready to pay more tax to save their economy. how much is a little but. few percentage points more and that's about it that's about it i believe everybody even if it's a dollar fifty everybody should be in this shared sacrifice if you. like in the states government to spend all the money increase your wars in iraq you know. so i would first stop wars and there you don't need a tax increase. with r.t. live from moscow thank you for joining us today recovery efforts are continuing on russia's volga river following the country's worst ever boating disaster the sunken pleasure cruiser that is being towed now to shallow waters starts before being lifted out onto dry land water has to be pumped out of the sunken hole to make the wreck life enough to lift experts eager to examine the ship to determine exactly why the two weeks ago one hundred fourteen people are confirmed dead after the tragedy eight still listed as missing the boat owners are under investigation and two people have already been charged with violatin

me what was wrong take a man and he said when he looked at it he said my god he said that's close laurie. we went and looked at fifteen wells. said the samples off to the laboratory got the testing results back and did some analysis on those results and it was pretty compelling that we needed to do more research down there i've never seen water quality that poor. or pretty good compared to what it was this morning these documents from the west virginia department of natural resources researched by mountain just to summer volunteers are permits for coal slurry injections that took place in the early one nine hundred eighty s. at the slurry impoundment located approximately two miles above carmelita brown's home this permit shows that over two hundred eight million gallons of slurry was injected in one thousand nine hundred eighty four in one nine hundred eighty five disbursement describe slurry injections in one thousand nine hundred four into an abandoned underground mind at the rate of six hundred gallons per minute the basis for. injecting. coal slurry and other things other wastes und

laurie m house neutralize the dealer with a taser. because the molly was jumping over the thanks. to both you have a kind of kilo ok i may go over all of your fugitive was shot with quite thousand votes is stung unable to resist running over. three running don't you why do you go to work stuff still. watch your credit report that are not your lies get out there just tell them they were there for them that this could be them up the current one forgetting what the coverage for much of it's. actually pretty good. got any weapons no. no. well i'm sorry all right trust me. stand up for a stand up. because you're right no no it was put the focus will come on let's go put on her you. know be sorry so her. car is still. looking for a. son for. you guys and. you get to try she pulls a little red so to babyhood i'm. giving them back i don't know larry and some in the back of her to jump fences ran around exactly right or left or think things are going to look like a way to. scare. them . they're going to come it's you know you know there. was that when really i didn't care how much i don't

i think the evidence is strong he was assassinated but i'm not saying it is what we need to know laurie is to have an inquest has been inquest of course this was all around the time of the invasion of iraq when tony blair was prime minister you know on record saying that he is a psychopath and a war criminal the hell never stand trial will he he will one day i hope before i die and i hope before i die blair will have two arms of his crimes they are massive and he's now masquerading as a man of peace and a man of faith is now sitting in the american court who turned in jerusalem as head of the quartet representing russia in part extraordinary. a sham and a need to share our crimes of the greatest proportion do you think that britain's reputation for press freedom is does a bottle. the the printing media i don't really talk i do used to support morningstar but they have a certain amount of presiding stuff and not direct answer but that call from my wicked eventually the television read b.b.c. is absolutely dreadful i would so much for channel for other knowledge i used to watch it i think

and eleven it's fast turning into an absolute dream year for one no grandchild coverage yet indeed laurie can move back i think he should be told from now on just think of the stats fifteen march is unbeaten from the start of the year he was not the two grand slams he is no world number one from today doesn't look like there's any stopping him i would look at it i suppose of course me to say that he is the klitschko of tennis i think so yeah it's a school well he beat the briton on the run so they had their novak didn't last week but yeah he's doing everything right he's the world number one in the dollar and federer get in line because there's a new king inside. pretty happy with this this is sports day we've got plenty ahead this monday afternoon here in moscow including. serbian sensation novak djokovic storms to his first wimbledon crown by plussing rafael nadal in london. slick nick californian nick watney proves once again he's a force to be reckoned with on the greens wrapping up his second p.g.a. title of the season in pennsylvania. and gearing up russian athletes take part in the

in a few minutes artie's verio new york resident laurie harshness asked people on the streets of new york whether they're ready to pay more taxes to save the economy. a little bit how much is a little but. a few percentage points more and that's about it that's about it i believe everybody even if it's a dollar fifty everybody should be in this shared sacrifice too much dick says you have a bit. like in the states it better government this but all the money i'm pretty sure was in the document got me to them so i was that stupid wars and that you don't need it the. recovery efforts continue on russia's of all the river after the country's worst ever boating disaster the sunken pleasure cruiser the bald garia has been towed to shallow waters next stages to pump water from the sunken hole to make the record light enough to lift exports are eager to examine the ship to determine exactly why it went down two weeks ago one hundred fourteen people were confirmed dead after the tragedy eight are still listed as missing the boat's owner is under investigation and two people have already been

authority which oversees civil flights in the country begins a partial shutdown new york resident laurie hofmeister took to the streets of the big apple to gauge public opinion. would you be willing to pay more in tax this just paid your government from the bank this week let's talk about that. happen at least. so do you trust your government to spend it correctly i don't trust any of the parties in our country a little bit i'm just a little bit. a few percentage points more and that's about that that's about it since fifty percent of the american public does not pay a nickel i would have a problem i believe everybody even if it's a dollar fifty everybody should be in this shared sacrifice it all depends on how much work you know if i'm working hard and i make you my good my fair share you know why do i get taken away from me when people who you know don't. you know you just spend a lot more money in taxes so that more people have my service that you have to pay for people who aren't working as hard as you yeah yeah. yeah ok with that. yeah i think everybody should have it ok so i think

will be unable to pay its bills and a half to default archies new york resident laurie harshness took to the streets of the big apple to gauge opinion on more taxes. would you be willing to pay more in taxes to save your government from bankruptcy this week let's talk about that. absolutely would pay more if any of their spending . even whether they're spending on defense. or education. so do you trust your government to spend it correctly i don't trust any of the country a little bit how much is a little but. few percentage points more and that's about it that's about it since fifty percent of the american public does not pay a nickel i would have a problem i believe everybody even if it's a dollar fifty everybody should be in this shared sacrifice you know the parents of how much work you know if i'm working hard and i make you my good my good share you know why do i want to get taken away from me when people who you know don't. you know you just spend a lot more money in taxes so that more people have my service that. you have to pay for people who aren't working as hard as you yea

struggles to decide on a way to avoid defaulting on its debt in a few minutes very new york resident laurie half finished asks people in the big apple whether they're ready to pay more tax to save their economy. a little bit how much is a little but. a few percentage points more and that's about it that's about it i believe everybody even if it's a dollar fifty everybody should be in this shared sacrifice if you. like in the states government to spend all the money. so i would say first. and then you don't need. it with r.t. thank you for joining us today recovery efforts are continuing on. following the country's worst ever boating disaster the sunken pleasure cruiser the bull garia is being towed now to shallow waters water will be pumped from the wreck to make it right enough to lift exports will then begin that close examination to determine exactly what made it go down in just a matter of minutes two weeks ago one hundred fourteen people are confirmed dead after the tragedy eight others still listed as missing the owner of the cruiser is under investigation two people meantime have alr

laurie levenson a criminal law specialist is very familiar with bounty hunter legislation. are sort of a throwback and part of our law and it goes back to a time when people would write out of their horses in the wild west and pick up these fugitives to the sheriff for prosecution we don't exactly have that system anymore that way i think some family. there's a really dangerous because they don't get the same training and they don't have the same standards to become a police officer you have to go through a long process of selection and you have to go through months of the academy and be trained and then you're accountable to the court if you violate someone's civil rights battle you understand that they go through a very abbreviated if any kind of training and when they go out there they've got weapons and you have to hope that nothing bad happens. however the biggest game still eludes the bounty hunters they fall into mean one of the oldest u.s. law enforcement agencies the u.s. marshals. this is tony burke a living nightmare for criminals of southern california. tony lea

laurie duran is buster's owner.ught the canine into the office when the pug pass just a pup. everyone wanted to hold him. >> patients started requesting him so i would bring him once a week. and then everybody wanted him on their lap so i brought him every day. and so he stays in the back and when people say, where's buster, he comes in and sits on their lap. >> reporter: the dentist discovered when they are patients hold onto buster they relax and that helps her do her job. >> i think he definitely has a sense of calming the patient. >> reporter: science backs her up. research shows how pets can help lower your blood pressure. even lower your stress. >> he makes me feel a lot more comfortable. i'm really happy that he gets to come. >> reporter: for good health, it's important to take care of your mouth and teeth beginning in childhood. these kids are off to a good start. >> you should come and see buster. >> reporter: the added plus? buster has good breath. dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >> of course buster

[reading names] >> my name is laurie baker. my husband and i opened a restaurant a year and half ago. it was a lifelong dream, and i am happy that we were able to do it. we created 30 full-time jobs by opening our restaurant. nothing would make us happier than to provide full insurance for each and every one of our employees. i am sure you know, running a food service industry is such a small profit margin, it is not possible at this time. we encourage everyone of our employees to use their hra's. i just want to put my 2 cents in and say that if there were more incentives or tax breaks for small business owners to provide full health insurance to their employees, instead of something like an hra, i think that would be money well spent . i also want you to think about the jobs that will be lost by closing the profit margin for small restaurateurs with the passage of this amendment. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon. i am the senior director of benefits, compliance, and compensation for camden h

the two leaders are likely to agree to make the debt more bearable perhaps by laurie the interest rates. -- lowering the interest rates. >> a great amount of the german money goes to say the countries that can be saved. that is contrary to what germany wants. >> many german taxpayers are irritated. this time around, the german chancellor has insisted that the private sector contribute to a new bailout and take some losses and reduce creases debt. -- reduce greece's debt. >> the issue is whether this will be achieved now or at a later point and time. now, we're still muddling through and we will not have a decision. >> in any event, if the banks except losses, a default might be declared and settle in the markets further. -- and on saddle -- unsettle the markets further. italy is too big to be rescued. >> the u.s. says they will allow its 8 to be sent to areas of somalia controlled by of an islamist militia. famine has been declared in two areas of southern somalia which have been ravaged by conflict and the worst drought in more than half a century. >> now it is official, somalia is sin

marie from the school district, and laurie, who heads our bridge to success program. are folks that are making all of this happened. thank you for being here. i would like to welcome our host and chancellor from city college to welcome you and opened this up, dr. don griffin. [applause] >> thank you for being here today. i hope you are excited about mission campus. this is one of our finest campuses, but do not be fooled -- we have nine others, most of which are larger than this. we are very excited about you being here. one, i think you made a commitment to go to college, and college has made a commitment to you. we are trying to, this summer for the summer bridge, make college real for you. in other words, so there is no getting lost or confused about how to get financial aid, counseling, and all those things. this program here is for the students. we have a model at city college -- we have a model at city college -- students first. any of you who want to see me and talk to me, what we have recognized in the city is that unless we can double the number of students a

i received a phone call from stephen joseph he told me about a high school teacher laurie perez meant. she was teaching advanced health class at a specialty high school in new york city her students were doing research about the use of trans fats in our food so we met up with them to talk about the project. how many people found trans fats in foods that they thought were healthy. really. keep your hands up i mean i like what you said over here you had a great comment obviously if these words aren't good for you i mean nobody goes and it's a twinkie or big mac thinking it's healthy for you know it's not good but this is amazing because this is the thing that really got me was that foods that i thought were healthy foods that i was feeding my two and a half year old daughter at home and that's what really got me upset. over. you know. i thought. oh. how. i. see hydrogenated words and words. which is the way it's always thought of her. i think my niece was always i want to be and i looked in the back and said there were five thousand. hydrogenated oils. from spots on all those part of th

. >> rose: this the retionship between edwin booth and laurie sdmooen >> well, edw booth and lauri keene had a long history together. she was his mistress and she helped launch his career. but in the story "our american cousin" i think one reason why mary lincoln was eager to take her huand to see... >> rose: because it matched her life story. >> it matched her life story. she embraced the hay seed. >> rose: so edwin booth, first of l, had this gay relationship? he was home... homosexual relationship with a guy named... >> rose: adam. >> and you have these fiery letters that yound. what did you mind? >> well, the leers are... >> rose: a part of... >> they are in a wonderful place called the player. this extraordinary club here in manhattan that edwin booth established in 1888 with the help of a few close friends, u.s. president grover cleveland, j.p. morgan and mark twain. and edwin lived in this club which was really a monument to his greatness to the end of his life and he left all of his paper there is. >> rose: all of his letters and everything. >> everything. and his father's papers