antoine mackey actually turned and looked at her. bey would occasionally turn around and look at her. she gave an emotional statement. talk about the waste of life not only of chauncey bailey but two young men. both sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. mackey did not make a statement nor did his attorney but bey's attorney did read his client's statement. in it, bey proclaims his innocence. he says he is innocent of the crimes that happened. but quote, i will not rest until i find those responsible for setting this operation up. he went on in his statement to apologize to both his own family and the families of the victims. >>> richmond police are holding one man for questioning in a deadly home invasion attack early this morning. police say gunmen forced their way into a home and opened fire. amy hollyfield is live in richmond with more. >> reporter: it happened at the end of a dead-end street. police are still here trying to figure out why this house was chosen, how the intruder got in and if he took anyth

antoine mackey actually turned and looked at her. bey would occasionally turn around and look at her. she gave an emotional statement. talk about the waste of life not only of chauncey bailey but two young men. both sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. mackey did not make a statement nor did his attorney but bey's attorney did read his client's statement. in it, bey proclaims his innocence. he says he is innocent of the crimes that happened. but quote, i will not rest until i find those responsible for setting this operation up. he went on in his statement to apologize to both his own family and the families of the victims. >>> richmond police are holding one man for questioning in a deadly home invasion attack early this morning. police say gunmen forced their way into a home and opened fire. amy hollyfield is live in richmond with more. >> reporter: it happened at the end of a dead-end street. police are still here trying to figure out why this house was chosen, how the intruder got in and if he took anyth

yusuf bey iv and antoine mackey will get a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. bey ordered the killing of bailey because he was writing a story of your black muslim bakery. >>> starting today police chief greg sur is taking applications for san francisco. the period will close though after 2500 applications are received. >>> san francisco police will have increased security at tomorrow evening's 49er game. police also hope a sketch will lead them to the man that beat up a fan inside the candle stick bathroom during last weekends 49er raider game. investigators describe him as a heavy set pacific islander. take a look at the sketch. the search for the attacker comes at the same time that police are getting ready for tomorrow nights game. >> we'll have additional officers on foot in both the parking lot and inside the stadium during the games. we'll also have officers on bicycle and motorcycles working the game. >> now the victim of the bathroom beating is a 26-year- old man from san rafael who is grabbed by the neck and slammed into a wall. he was knocked unconsc

bay and mackey listened without emotion as bailey's ex-wife tearfully told them her son must now grow up without a father. and as will's mother described how she's constantly haunted, imagining what her son was thinking as he tried running for his life. >> my client still proclaims his innocence. he contends he did not order anybody killed. >> he has not admitted these claims and said he's not guilty of these climbs. >> reporter: despite their claims of innocence, both men will likely never taste freedom again. the victim's families say now they can finally move forward. >> chauncey is no longer with us here at this time, but he's above us looking down on us. saying that we did a very well thing, justice definitely was served. >> reporter: in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> richmond police are investigating the death of a mom in what could be a home invasion robbery. it took place at around 4:00 this morning on moran avenue on 32nd street. a gunman walked into a home, started opening fire killing a woman and critically injuring her son. two other kids in the home at th

yusef bey iv and antoine mackey will get life in prison for multiple murder convictions. they were convicted of killing oakland journalist chauncey bailey and two other men in 2007. the triggerman testified that he killed bailey on bey's orders. >>> a list is out of the people arrested in that protest against bart this past weekend. there are some familiar names on the list. take a look at the man in the red sweatshirt there on the bart platform. that's zachary running wolf out of berkeley. he was a tree sitter in berkeley a few years ago and he has been at protests in the bay area throughout the years. gabriel myers in oakland was arrested in connection with the g8 protest in 2005 during which a san francisco police officer was seriously injured and a police car was set on fire. two years ago, myers pled guilty for throwing paint on bart board member dorothy dugger during a board meeting. he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for that. and the most serious charge this time is against 27-year- old ryan ragle. he is accused of possessing an incendiary device. police say he l

bey was convicted of ordering bailey's murder and mackey drove the gunmen to and from the crime scene in 2007. broussard was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter. it was part of a deal he made with prosecutors with exchange with testimony against bey. >> 22 laid off firefighters in san jose will return to work after finishing a training course. they got their badges back during a ceremony, $15 million staffing grant restored all 49 of the fire fighting jobs last year because of budget cuts the next wave of 14 firefighters will be hired in september and the remaining 13 will be back in place by february of next year. >>> san francisco police are promising a beefed up presence at candlestick park tomorrow to prevent violence. there were multiple fights in the stands and police are looking for this man in connection with a fight in a bathroom that severely injured a man during the game. two men were shot in the parking lot after the game and some fans complained that police weren't around. they say they will be extra off-duty officers at tomorro

. >> mackey received two life sentences. bey received four life sentences in four killings. >>> the 49ers vice president of stadium of options tells the bay citizen that 60% of "bad fan" texts were scams. >>> a home has fallen into disrepair and has now attracted scatters. s catters -- squatters. jade hernandez is at the home with the move the city has taken. >> reporter: almost every house on this block has architectural appeal. but this house stands out. it stands dilapidated. but to remove the blithe you're going to have to contact the nigerian government. door by door i heard complaints. the eyesore has everyone upset but nobody wanted to talk to us on camera. mason working across the street told wanted to remain anonymous. but says he saw police run a squatter off. >> there was a guy that seemed to be in his mid-20s. he started running from the cops. when the cop started arrests him, he got into a fighting stance to try to fight off the arrest. >> right now it looks like there's five or six that are still outstanding on

he received three consecutive life terms, mackey, too, both without the possibility of parole. now, the bakery muslim leader and his associate were convicted for their roles in the murder of the oakland posteditor chauncey bailey and two others in 2007. bailey's family spoke to us immediately afterwards. >> and even though chauncey is no longer with us here at this time, he is above us looking down on us saying we did a very well thing. justice definitely was served. >> and based -- bay sat motionless through his entire sentencing. he had his attorney read a statement after court. >> though i know i'm innocent of the crimes, i do apologize to the family and the families of the victims for not making with wiser decisions and for allowing there to occur on my watch. >> reporter: they said he will not rest until he finds those responsible for the murders, but the prosecutors aren't buying it. >> it is disappointing to hear a defendant say something like that when you know that it is completely untrue. but i expected nothing less from him. >> reporter: and confessed gunman broussar

antwan mackey sentenced two life terms. in court today, bay insisted that he did not order bailey's murder and promised to find the real killer. >>> the 49ers are going into game time this week with tough new rules. revised security procedures will be in effect for tomorrow night's game against the texasans. linda yee talked to fans who are a little less than thrilled with what's being done for their own safety. >> by the second half of the 49ers, raiders game, all the action shifted to the fans. this fight, drunken brawls, dozens of them in and outside the stadium. so starting with this weekend's game, security will be tight and they are laying down the law, including no more tailgate par ties during and after the game. >> what they where doing is taking am biance away from the game. >> oh, that's the best part of the whole thing. i mean, sitting out there watching people come and leaving after a good game, instead of going up the stairs and falling down if you are half hammers and stuff. >> about 70 people were ejected co

first the judge will hear a motion for retrial for yusef bey iv and antoine mackey. their lawyer says a third man devaughndre broussard lied on the stand a key witness for the prosecution but his lawyer said he may have fabricated his testimony. if today's motion is denied sentence will go proceed for all three. >>> they were held up and then locked inside an armored car warehouse. this afternoon, santa rosa police are searching for the suspects involved in a late night heist. anne makovec with how the employees escaped. >> reporter: if the employee's story is true that means at least two armed robbers are on the loose this afternoon. you can see the armored vehicles behind me. none were stolen but employees say some cash was. they say the robbers locked them inside this warehouse behind a steel door last night taking off with some cash. we don't know how much. one of the employees had a phone and called 911 and place arrived just before 11 p.m. >> we arrived. we had to free the employees. we freed them and they were unharmed. >> reporter: they say they believe the s

yusuf bey and antwon mackey will receive a life sentence without the possibility parole. they ordered bill lie's killing after they learned he was writing a story about his business. >>> more evacuations at yosemite national park as a wild fire burns out of control. the fire began just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon along highway 140. it started when a propane tank exploded igniting nearby brush. take a look at pictures there. right now a 15-mile stretch of highway 140 just outside the park entrance remains closed. fire crews say so far no injuries. >>> san francisco police will have increased security at tomorrow evening's 49er game. houston texan game in the response to last weekend's fan violence at candle stick park. police also hope a sketch will lead them to a man that beat up a fan inside candle stick park bathroom during last weekends 49er-raiders game. they describe him as a heavy sell pacific islander. he's six feet tall weighing up to 250 pounds. >> i'm told it was a crowded restroom. transfers during the -- it was during the game. >> the victim of the bathroo

bay and mackey still insist they are innocent. >>> is it the end of an era as we reported two weeks ago? san jose's music in the park summer concert series may be coming to a close. the main reason -- violence. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is live at plaza decesar chavez where he witnessed a fight at the free concert. what but see? >> reporter: well, it's a couple of teenagers, 20-somethings causing problems out here. it was like the raiders-49ers game of last weekend, only a few people causing problems, but now the others might have to pay it. ♪ ♪ i know how crazy that may seem ♪ >> reporter: dave nellis plays solo on the stage as city crews pick up the final peieces of th music in the park concert perhaps for good. >> we're going to look at all of our options and make a decision in the fall. >> reporter: a decision that could force the san jose downtown association to cancel the summer concert series. and this is why -- this is video i shot on my iphone thursday of police arresting a man after a fight. then there's this youtube video of more fight downtown. some business owners say

a judge just sentenced yusef bey iv to three consecutive life terms and antoine mackey received two life terms. the two former members of "your black muslim bakery" were found guilty of killing chauncey bailey and two other men in 2007. bailey, the editor of the oakland's post, was working on a story about the bakery's financial troubles. >>> there is no easy answer but they are trying. they are meeting today on gang prevention in san jose involving police, the mayor and federal officials. now this comes as the city ends a collaboration with the feds. stephanie chuang is in san jose where some are concerned that the recent headway against gangs may not last. good afternoon, stephanie. >> reporter: the feds are wrapping up a two-day visit here in san jose to figure out how the city has been fighting gang crime. but this comes just 48 hours after police here dropped help from federal immigration agents a move that has some people here a bit concerned. >> represents where i was raised at. >> reporter: art mendoza's tattoo reminds him where he grow up in the meadowfair area. >> it's one of t

antwan mackey received two life terms. the jury found the men guilty in the shooting death of chauncey bailey in 2007. bay insisted he did not order bailey's murder and promised to find the real killer. >>> other news making headlines around the bay area. there have been several thefts of catalytic converters in concord. toyota four runners and trucks have been hit the hardest. concord toyota will install free tamper resistant hardware. the service is being offered to concord residents who have older toyota four runners and trucks and the offer will end september 20. >>> with the anniversary of the deadly explosion in san bruno looming. today pg and e announced plans to modernize its pipelines, adding more automatic shutoff valves, tougher testing and electronic recordkeeping among the steps being taken. you tillty has come under scrutiny for its outdated, unorganized records. >>> today members of the san jose and santa clara city council as well as the county board of supervisors repelled 15 stories for charity. the drop

lawyers for convicted killer yusef bey iv and antoine mackey say broussard. if the motion is denied, broussard will be sentenced. >>> an autopsy will be performed today on a pregnant woman killed by the family's pit bull. the dog killed the woman in their home on reina del mar in pacifica yesterday. when gregg napora came home from work, his pit bull was standing over his wife darla's body covered in blood. greg forced his 2-year-old boy into the backyard while paramedics tried to save her. she died at the scene. then the pit bull got out the fence and came down the driveway. >> the dog came out and started to approach the officers and first responders. two officers shot the dog three times and killed it. >> the male pit bull was not neutered. dog experts say that very likely played a big role in the attack. a necropsy for the dog is set for today. >>> there is an emergency meeting tonight for italy to pass new measures to balance the budget and ease fears over the country's public finances. in the meantime japan's nikkei average closed slightly lower today.

as part of the plea deal in the case he agreed to testify against yusuf bey iv and antwon mackey. broussard is scheduled to get a 25 year sentence. >>> the last three members of super economy have been announced. they are democratic house members on the economy. each party has three members from both the senate and house on that committee. the bipartisan committee has three weeks to announce a plan for the next three years. >>> the court agreed today to hear the case and issue a decision by mid-january, it also issued an order preventing the state from moving ahead with its plan to take almost $2 billion away from agencies. san jose is among a group of cities fighting that new law. >>> if you're thinking of buying a home or looking to refinance, mortgage rates hit a nine month low this week. freddie mac says the average rate for a 30 year fix loan dropped to 4.32% down from 4.39%. a 15 year fix is now at 3.5% the lowest on record. the lowest rate is as a result of concern that the u.s. economy is slowing down. >>> exports from california increased in june compared to the previous

inside court, bailey's ex-wife robin told bey and mackey she forgive them because quote the chaunceyailey i knew, the chauncey bailey who came here to right the wrongs, to tell the stories of people who had no voice i believe that he would forgiver you too. f o r - - forgive you too. and outside the courtroom, bailey's ex-wife and mother embraced. the prosecutors say she's confident that neither defendant once again will step outside of prison wall. in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel channel 2 news. >>> 60% of republicans and leaning independents say they are satisfied with their choices in the primary race. in june just half said they were satisfied. the authors of the survey say texas governor rick perry may have boosted voter confidence. voters gave mitt romney the greatest favoritability. >>>-- the pledge also include the vow to support a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. the organization that's pushing the amendment praised perry as a marriage champion i. michelle bachmann, mitt romney and santorium have also signed the pledge. >>

mackey. [applause] >> all right. let's call the next witness. for my next witness, i'd like to call mr. steven greenhut. [applause] >> please, ladies and gentlemen, please. >> mr. greenhut, do you swear on this copy of the "wall street journal" to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> not on the international editorials, but on everything else, yes. [laughter] >> this is going to be a long night. [laughter] i can see it now. >> mr. greenhut, state your name and occupation. >> [inaudible] >> oh, sorry, sorry. the bailiff made a mistake here. rusty's on vacation, ladies and gentlemen. >> steven greenhut, editor of cal watchdog and just wrote a book on subtle employee unions. >> let's talk about the fiscal crisis in california. you're an expert on that subject. to what degree would you say public employee unions are responsible for the $20 billion hole in the sack crament toe budget? >> the unions say there's only a small percentage of the state budget attributable to the unfunded pension liability or the de

. >> it is expected that both, bay and mackey will be sentenced to life without possibility of parole. >>> 25 years before the september 11th attacks, notorious cult leader jim jones planned a similar terror attack by airplane. and the target was san francisco. that's just some of the information coming out in october when a new book is being released about jones and the church he founded called people's temple. "the new york times" reporting a trusted confidant even took flying lessons in preparation of that terror attack. however the book -- titled diagnosis diagnos1,000 lives says jones abandoned the plot when he moved the church from san francisco's gary boulevard to guyana in south america. in guyana, jones made headlines forcing the suicide of 900 church members including himself. >>> well, a sigh of relief. it is finally over. a wild and stressful week on wall street. closed on a positive note today. after record breaking fluctuations that swung the dow down hundreds of points, traders, well, heaved a sigh of relief over the past two days in which there were positive results. t

. >> on tuesday a federal reserve chairman and burn mackey said standards and pours downgrade from aaa to aa + the battle over raising of the debt ceiling did not show the discipline of a triple a rating >> the united states reached a downgrade from what of the credit or ratings >> the problems as mt noted were fixable investors still fell u.s. is is a veterasafe haven. >> of former key white advisor more should be done >> make the case for something more substantial a large tax cut for businesses and higher people cancer increasing taxes will get the debt under control. >> wall street to main street a lot of people are wondering why this is all happened and what is going happen next >> once again it was a down day on wall street financial expert said there are many complex issues to say why >> the market is starting to realize the economy is softer than we wanted to be we saw the first slowdown in consumer spending in tamp20 t 20 months. >> black adds and that means the more negative news is to come >> it might be a highly home cost and i expect senior citizens to get hit with higher

mackey, thank you for being here. let me start with 24 question.'re the ceo and president of whole foods. how many employees do you have around the country? >> i think about 61,000. >> 61,000. of the 61,000, would you say you're an employer that provide your employees with a fair wage and benefit, and can you describe a little bit the wages and benefits you provide for the workers? >> the average wage is $16.50 an hour. the benefits are extensive, fully provided health care, food discounts, retirement benefits, it's a very generous -- names one of the best 100 companies to work for by "fortune" magazine for 14 years. >> how many are your employees are part of a union? >> none that i'm aware of. [laughter] >> you're not a unionized shop. why, sir? why don't you have a union at whole foods? >> because the team members have not felt that they needed union representation. >> so you believe that the prefertion of the company -- performance of the company would suffer? what do you think the union would do for the workers? do you think they would benefit

>> paul mackey. my question to your anecdote about reagan and the parking garage the u.s.'s credit rating got downgraded from aaa to aa are learned. what that means for our future? >> reagan has the answer to everything. it is extremely disturbing. the s&p downgraded us. they forecast this and it goes back to something that was discussed all week with people arguing back and forth that the debt deal when talking about this over dinner, manifestly inadequate. it is ridiculously inadequate. the reason i supported it is there was no alternative given the correlation of forces in washington. we need a republican senate and republican president. and we will take care of this problem. the thing that is scary that is only dawning on me could really be true is what if you don't have another two years? that is a really frightening prospect. if you have europe going off a cliff with their debt since the financial system is interconnected we could go into recession again. all these debt numbers look worse than they do now and you have the banking system shaken to its core again. it is

. >>> lawyers for convicted killers yusef bey iv and antoine mackey will ask for a new trial today in the murders of three men in oakland in 2007. they argue that key prosecution witness devaughndre broussard lied on the stand. broussard has admitted killing oakland journalist chauncey bailey on bey's orders. if the motion for a new trial is denied today, broussard is due to be sentenced. >>> a very tough story here am a man lost his wife and future child after his pit bull killed her. greg napora came home from work yesterday, his pit bull standing over his wife's body. the dog was covered in blood. greg forced his 2-year-old dog into the backyard while paramedics tried to save his wife but the 32-year-old died at the scene. and then the pit bull got the fence open and came down the driveway. >> while we were attending to the victim the dog actually did come out and started to approach the officers and first responders. two officers shot the dog three times and killed it. >> the male pit bull was not neutered. dog experts say that very likely played a big goal in provoking the attack

joseph bey, antoine mackey and lazard were scheduled for sentencing today for the murders of bailey and to amend it to of >> a seven> with a hayward man accused of striking a nine year-old boy with his truck and fleeing the scene of pled not guilty. andrew vargas allegedly struck ryan white while he and his family were walking home from a baseball game at at&t part. here he was being arrested in hayward an hour later. he faces four charges including felony drunk driving in a hit-and- run. the nine iroquois remains in the hospital. his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. great injuries, a lacerated liver and several broken bones including his pelvis. >> police arrested " one of the men suspected of the dozens of robberies around the bay area. a female's also arrested. police recovered so phones and other items. a >> we are following a developing story of walnut creek. here's a live shot of what you are seeing. a power pole-is down after being hit by a truck. it is affecting the commute along one road in walnut creek. the bigger problem might be on the way home more on t

. >>> in the meantime, yusef bey iv and antoine mackey are likely to be sentenced to life in prison today, former associates of "your black muslim bakery." they were killing oakland journalist chauncey bailey and two other men in 2007. the triggerman testified that he killed bailey on bey's orders. >>> the new head of security for the national football league will be this weekend here in the bay area to watch the games in san francisco and in oakland, as well. jeff miller will meet with san francisco police chief in the wake of last weekend's violence at candlestick park. espn now reporting that san francisco has not done well on the nfl security reviews while oakland has shown significant security improvements. >>> meantime, san francisco police are trying to find the man who beat a fan inside candlestick park. this is a new sketch of the suspect described as a pacific islander about 6'5", 260 pounds, police say he is about 25 to 30 years of age and at the time of the attack, he had a goatee and long curly hair that was tied back in a ponytail. >>> on this friday people trying to plan fo

. >>> a hearing on a new trial for yusef bey iv and antoine mackey. they claim the key prosecution witnesses in the murder trial lied on the stand. >> and it looks like a higher open on wall street this morning after a better-than- expected report on retail sales in july. japan's nikkei lost ground while most other world markets gained. >>> good morning, folks. we are looking at a much improved friday around the bay area. high pressure building in and well, we are going to see more sunshine out there. the sun just about to come up. the mount vaca cam looking good as we have seen mostly clear skies in the interior valleys, patchy fog into parts of the north bay valleys but that's going to clear out. that fog compressed a little bit means it could likely burn off a little earlier so more sunshine on the way starting out with clouds, a little thick in towards santa rosa. visibilities down there to half mile. mostly sunny at the bay area, except at the coastline patchy fog and cool temperatures. elsewhere warming up. clear conditions into livermore, 57 mo

>> paul mackey, elizabethtown college, my question relates to your anecdote about reagan and the parking.s.'s credit rating was downgraded from triple-a to, i guess, double-a is below that, so what does that mean for our future? >> sell your bonds? reagan had the answer to everything. >> what if we don't have any to sell? >> it's extremely disturbing. i imagine it was s&p that downgraded us? >> yeah. >> they forecast this and this goes back to something you probably heard discussed all week and people arguing become and forth, the debt deal. we were talking about this over dinner. the debt deal is manifestly inadequate. it's ridiculously inadequate. the reason why i support it is that there was no alternative given the correlation of forces here in washington. so i think you need a republican senate, you need a republican president, then you're going to take care of this problem. the thing that is scary and that i didn't really -- that's only dawning on me could really be true, what if you don't have another two years? that's a really frightening prospect. if you have europe going off th

yusuf bey and antoine mackey will face the judge. they learned that bailey was writing a story critical of the financial problems of oakland's your black muslim bakery. >>> a sea lion was spotted about 6:00 yesterday evening. volunteers lifted the sea lion out of the shallow creefnlgt they have said the animal was sick but not hurt. >>> muni now considering requiring all ofs it drivers to get a specific route from central control before they go out to pick up passengers. this is thighed to a tragedy that happened on the streets of france one week ago. a muni operator, driving his empty bus to a new unschedule scod assignment -- unscheduled assignment hit a woman. >>> the oakland a's ended up on the wrong side of baseball history. oakland pitchers gave up not one, not two, but three grand slams to the yankees. the a's lost. final score 22-9. after getting out to a 7-1 lead -- by the way, the 22 runs are the second most largest by the oakland a's team. >> we'll have more right after this. stay with us. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ ma

analyst includes steve forbes and john mackey, the ceo of whole foods.e delighted to have you here, and we're on to talk today about the american versus the french revolution. to get this discussion started we will talk to tom palmer, who was with atlas international, and he has been reading numerous books, and coming up to speed on the french revolution. he is well versed in the american revolution. tom, what have you learned that you can share with our audience regarding your views of the american versus french revolution? >> before we get started, this guy has an eye that, a computer, and he is better prepared than anybody else. >> life is unfair. i would like to start by taking issue with a remark that was made by john adams on stage here, and it is common among anglo saxon speakers. it is mistaken that somehow bastille day, today, is a bad day to celebrate. i think it is a great day to celebrate, the tearing down of the best deal, and the liberation of the small number of prisoners who were held there. seven people at the time. what happened later,

lawyers for yusef bey iv and antoine mackey will ask for a new trial.he prosecution star witness lied on the stand. if their motion is denied, sentencing will proceed in that case. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> good morning from the traffic center. let's get a live look at traffic conditions through pleasanton. extra volume as you work your way westbound but "friday light" out of the altamont pass. over to the maps right now, we still have some troubles in walnut creek an accident involving a garbage truck that hit a power poll. ygnacio valley road at la casa via is shut down eastbound. they are doing one-way traffic control so one lane gets by through there. it's causing a backup on the freeway

let's bring in a financial analyst, ryan mackey, president of optimum capital management.e of what's going on? 500-point drop so far, ryan. is this rational or irrational? >> essentially, we've been irrational from the dow jones 6700 up to 12,750 when the entire market essentially forgot exactly why this economy was weak. we had weak housing market, had a credit crisis and high unemployment. none of the issues were fixed and we have the smoke screen of the debt ceiling debate was finally un -- after august 27bd we realized we have a weak market and with the downgrade, essentially what's happening is adding insult to injury. i don't necessarily think it's a big issue. when you couple it with an extremely weak economy and a lot of fixing to do that we've not deserved to be as high as 12,000 in the first place, a lot are realizing it's a hard row to hoe ahead. we have to buckle down and do things ourselves. >> all right, ryan. hold on for a moment. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. alison, basically another hour to go, little bit more than an hour to go. a lot o

mackey got to go through a look at who makes the uninsured. you know, have the uninsured are uninsured for six months or less beard and on what the statistics are in the last year and that may be different because it recession from the prolonged fashion. the uninsured population generally turns over very quickly. secondly of course you've got a sizable part of the uninsured were illegal immigrant and upwards, depending on what immigration group you immigration you people even come anywhere from eight to 12 million. so you've got 40, 45 million. 46 million, 47 -- the number thrown around for a long time. who are uninsured. see you have roughly a quarter to a third of those votes who are not going to be covered under any system must we say we're going to go after and insurance benefit. their son, but not very many people who supported. so if you look at how the number of uninsured are not chronically insured him a look another pod and a fairly small percentage of the population. of course what we find wayfinding medicating cc here in the state o

we will hear from john mackey, frank trotter, and some others. we will show you as much of it as we can until we have live coverage of president obama in minnesota >> we are delighted tou here, and we're on to talk today about the american versus the french revolution. to get this discussion started we will talk to tom palmer, who was with atlas international, and he has been reading numerous books, and coming up to speed on the french revolution. he is well vers in the american revolution. tom, what have you learned that you can share with our audience regarding your views of the american versus french revolution? >> before we get started, this guy has an eye that, a computer, and he is better prepared than anybody else. >> life is unfair. i would like to start by taking issue with a remark that was made by john adams on stage here, and it is common among anglo saxon speakers. is mistaken that somehow bastille day, today, is a bad day to celebrate. i think it is a great day to celebrate, the tearing down of the best deal, and the liberation of t

potter, john mackey, doug casey. we will see you tomorrow morning. merci.ning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> miller went, thanks for being with us here on c-span. -- neil irwin. >> the fed gave a specific date to which they will keep rates low. for the next two years, we will have that low-interest rate policy in place. that was a giant shock but that -- they said that growth has been weaker than expected. it is clear that the fed is nervous and they are ready to act if things deteriorate further. >> let me read from the statement, just part of what the fed announced today, and it is available our website, c- span.org. household spending plan out, the housing sector remains depressed, if the business investment and equipment and software continue to expand. what does that tell you? >> a very weak economy. it does not appear that we are shrinking or are in another recession. the fed does not expect another recession. but the college has weakened at a lot. we see we numbers on job growth

doctor kevin mackey was tragically killed this past thursday on his way to san francisco general hospitalves behind his husband and two children who now, because of doma, essentially lose ride that would have gone to a heterosexual couple. for some reason, the congress of the united states when it passed doma in 1996, sought essentially to deny rights and benefits provided by the federal government to legally married same-sex couples. this must change. that's what this is all about. however, long it takes. we will achieve it. thank you very much, mr. chairman,. >> thank you very much. our first witness is congressman john lewis. civil rights legend. is also a close personal friend. he is often referred to as the conscious of the congress. today, congressman lewis continues to be as he has, a powerful advocate of matters of quality. congressman lewis, please go ahead. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. chairman leahy and other members of the senate, i thank you for inviting me to testify before this committee today. it is an honor to be here. i'm very happy to see the judiciary committe