michael howard, and lady thatcher. you know what? in this party, we do not do our leaders, we are proud of what they have done for our party and our country. [applause] thank you. a few months ago, we were all shocked by the scenes in our streets in london and in other parts of the country. perhaps, perhaps the most shocking thing is that people were not that surprised. there was no great call for a public inquiry to find out what had gone wrong. instead, what i think you could hear was the angry insistence, overwhelming the cry of a country shutting to its leaders, we know. we know why this happened. we know what has gone wrong. we know that if the system keeps fudging the difference between right and wrong we will never improve. as long as the police go around with a hand tied behind their back, we will never make our streets safe. we know that if parents do not meet their responsibilities, their kids will get out of control. what people are saying to us is yes, we know what has gone wrong and we want you to put it right. one of th

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michael howard, and lady thatcher. you know what? in this party, we do not do our leaders, we are proud of what they have done for our party and our country. [applause] thank you. a few months ago, we were all shocked by the scenes in our streets in london and in other parts of the country. perhaps, perhaps the most shocking thing is that people were not that surprised. there was no great call for a public inquiry to find out what had gone wrong. instead, what i think you could hear was the angry insistence, overwhelming the cry of a country shutting to its leaders, we know. we know why this happened. we know what has gone wrong. we know that if the system keeps fudging the difference between right and wrong we will never improve. as long as the police go around with a hand tied behind their back, we will never make our streets safe. we know that if parents do not meet their responsibilities, their kids will get out of control. what people are saying to us is yes, we know what has gone wrong and we want you to put it right. one of th

when we come back, i want to talk to you and howard about the moment you heard that michael had died,nd the problems that you've had in running this extraordinarily complex estate. >>> i'm back now with johnbranca and howard weitzman, jackson's attorney. howard, let me bring in you in here. obviously fascinating conversation there with john. people didn't really understand, i don't think, just what a business empire michael jackson had amassed by the end. in all your experience in working in the entertainment industry, how did michael's business empire rank? >> michael truly was one of a kind. there are very few legitimate icons in the entertainment business. a lot of people try to get to that level or are looked at in different ways, but michael was really one of a kind. he had the ability to generate millions and millions of fans worldwide that converted to huge numbers. and we see that, unfortunately, post death as well as when he was alive. an extraordinary individual. >> is it right to say -- i don't want to be morbid about this, but is it right to say -- there's an old sort of j

. >>> co-executor of michael jackson'n'tatete the estate has grossed more than every other celebrity estate combined. howardeitzman join me now. you very rarely give television interviews. what is your primary motivation in going public now? >> well, piers, michael is no longer with us, obviously. and we felt that we have a message to get out to talk about the cirque show and various other questions that we thought would be good to address at this time. >> you knew michael for well on 30 years. an extraordinary long relationship with him. how would you describe the nature of your relationship over that time? it was a bit roller coaster, wasn't it? you sort of dipped in and out of his business life. >> well, we started in january of 1980. and i'll never forget the first meeting. michael had his sunglasses on. and in the middle of the interview, he leaned over and he said, branca, do i know you? i said, i don't think so, michael. i think this is the first time we met. he said, you are sure? i said, michael, i think i would remember. so we went for a decade, then on and off for pretty close to three decades. i

michael? >>> thank you, howard. 6:23 now. for awhile this season the redskins could say hey, at least we are not the eagles. we are better than them. >> the skins eagles and cowboys are now in a three-way tie for second place in the afc east. michael vick threw for 279 yards and a pair of touchdowns. this game was all philadelphia. the skins fortunately don't have to face them until the end of the season. >> there are three weeks left in nascar's chase for the cup and tony stewart is challenging carl edwards for the points lead. he helped himself in virginia, three laps left stewart is in the 14 car passing jimmie johnson for the lead. he takes the checkered flag. stewart now trails in the standings by just eight points. >>> hundreds of thousands of people packed into -- into st. louis. to congratulate the cardinals. >>> a big report out today on mayor vincent gray and his links to brown. >>> checking the commute now. monika, over to you. >> reporter: a live look from sky 9 at the inner loop of the beltway at branch avenue. l

couple of sprinkles still in frederick, northern montgomery and howard counties, 54 by 9:00 and 59 at noon. highs only back in the low 60s. michael thank you howard. today is thursday, october 20th. here's the check of the news before you go. d. c. police are investigating an overnight shooting. now they say a man was shot and killed near the metro bus station alabama avenue suitland parkway. this is in southeast d. c.. the gunmen remain on the loose. the name is not being released. >>> interstate 66 in virginia could soon become smarter. a system is in the works which could open and close lanes and adjust speed limits based on travel conditions. it would go from rosslyn to hay market and work will begin next year. >>> craig's hit in the 6th inning gave the cardinals the go ahead run last night. cardinals beat the rangers last night. game two tonight. >>> now it's time to answer the question of the morning and the question was -- >> the answer and i would not agree with this is c., being in the delivery room. when their wives gave birth. i would not have missed it. twice. >> i'm glad he was there. just glad he was there. some oth

michael? >> you heard it here on "morning joe." >> on its face, howard, you are flatly wrong. >> that's what theumbers show. >> because at 12% -- >> michael! 12%! >> i don't -- the numbers mean nothing. the only number that matters is what happens at the voting booth on november 10th -- >> i agree with that. >> november of 2010 tells me that what you're saying is absolutely wrong. if that were the case for the last three years, i would not have seen the american people flatly reject the policies of this president in november of last year. >> we're seeing a different president than the last three years. >> really? >> yeah, really. >> we'll see about that because the numbers don't show that. >> we'll go out for a dinner at godfather's pizza if the president doesn't win -- >> bring your wallet. >> that's what the republicans always say. >> i know. they want to save money. >>> politico makes a case for five people who could be compelling independent candidates. >>> "new york times" columnist frank bruni will be here. what a piece he did sunday in "the times." david gregory and harold ford jr., as we

michael, i want you to start on the inside and the outside for howard.e has a notebook open for this. if you look at the fact that all of this is coming pretty quickly now. we're halfway through october. november, december, and then the game's up. he has to have a plan to win the iowa caucuses, probably win or do very well, do decently well in new hampshire, and perhaps have to win by south carolina, at least compete. tell me how you would take these bulbous poll numbers and apply that and get it going on the ground in iowa to start with? >> i think, first off, you've got to right now the cain campaign is doing the holy crap, this thing is starting to gel for us. so there's a little bit of shellshock there, but the reality for him is to get off the book tour and really get on the ground in at least one of those two states. because if he posts very well in like iowa or new hampshire, then he locks in that vote. and that's what the voters are saying right now. we like you enough that we're prepared to lock in with you and take this ride. and i think, not s

bill cosby, ron howard. michael douglas, morgan freidman. dustin. martin sheen and steven spielburg, every one of them is a left winger. every one of them. the only conservative you have had on your cover in recent years has been president bush. what's that all about? >> well, the covers on the magazine sell. that's what the pickup rate is on the magazine. >> bill: what i'm saying to you is i just read you 15 names and they are all liberal people and you have one conservative. 15 to 1. i can't sit here and say that there isn't a conservative that you could put on the cover that would sell. i know there is and so do you. >> certainly there would be. >> bill: then why haven't they been there. >> i don't know. >> bill: you are the editor. not the editor. you are president of aarp. >> i'm a president of aarp as a volunteer. >> bill: do you volunteer your opinion that it's becoming too left wing? >> we volunteer our opinions all the time. >> bill: did you tell them this might not be fair and balanced this magazine that comes out? >> no. i haven't looked

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>>> and news outlets can't get enough of the trial of michael jackson's doctor and others can't care less. we'll have a diagnosis. i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> maybe the governor of new jersey will jump in and completely shake up the presidential race, or maybe the chris christie flirtation will turn out to be just another brief comment across the media galaxy. move over, romney and perry and bachmann and cain and santorum, journalists have a new heartthrob. >> is this the man who can defeat the incumbent president? he could have ended all the talk about running, but he didn't. >> people who are down the middle, just everybody around here is talking about chris christie jumping in the race. >> no means no. or does it? another full-throated denial from governor chris christie, but does anyone believe him? >> i talked to a close englewood visor to the new jersey -- close adviser to the new jersey governor and he said only christie knows what christiey is doing. >> sources say he is reconsidering his earlier, emphatic statements, george, that he is not going to run. >> so why can't the news business ta

howard. today the defense could start presenting its case in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. the last scheduled prosecution witness is expected to wrap up his testimony today. an expert anesthesiologist testified the drug propofol is safe in an operating room but not designed to be used as a sleeping aid. dr. conrad murray is charged with manslaughter in michael jackson's death. >>> lindsay lohan has posted bail after a judge revoked her probation. a los angeles county judge revoked lohan's probation wednesday after the actress encountered problems during the community service assignment at a women's shelter. the judge will decide whether to send her back to jail november 2nd. the actress has been released early on four previous jail stints because of overcrowding. she was already on probation from a 2007 dui case. >>> there's a new honorary member of a boston fire house. he's not old enough to be a firefighter, but he is old enough to realize those firefighters saved his life this week earlier. reporter karen anderson tells the story. >> reporter: an emotional reunion betwee

michael jackson could have had any doctor he wanted. he could have had dr. drew, dr. phil, dr. oz, dr. laura, dr. ruth, dr. 90210, dr. dre, dr. bomb bay or dr. howard>> it's possible. >> or dr. detroit. or dr. laura. or dr. quinn medicine woman. or dr. maya angelou. can i touch your crazy hair? >> yes, you can. >> oh. >> all right, oh, yes. >> michael jackson more in the universe in heaven. >> michael jackson is up there in heaven right now. he's black again. he's got his nose back and he's smiling, man. he's smiling. nancy grace, great job on "dancing with the stars." >> i'm not nancy. >> great job on "dancing." you're going to win the whole thing. >> i'm not nancy. >> nancy grace! >> there are a lot of conrad murray supporters here, something we did not see at the preliminary hearing in january. a lot of the folks were here, more jackson fans out here, ryan, though, than conrad murray fans. far more -- >> you're great, nancy, great. >> i am not nancy grace. >> this gentleman here keeps telling me i'm going to win "dancing with the stars," i keep telling him i'm not nancy. >> you're a great dancer either way. >> that's not nancy grace anyhow. it's

michael moore, national commentary and comedian jon stewart helped pump up the protests. neither the mayor or police officers were in sight today as they planned strategy. yesterday chief howard jordan defended police actions. >> as a police chief, i'm responsible for the actions. i fully support their ability to defend themselves -- defend the life and property of siss that are trying -- citizens that are trying to have a peaceful assembly. >> reporter: now as you can see from the overhead shots marchers have returned to their encampment here in front of city hall. they're continuing to rally but in a much lower pace. perhaps they're tiring out or relaxing after a very busy day. an incredible day here in oakland. this has on going on all day and it's not over yet ann but not as bad as it was before. knopped cases of anybody getting hurt and -- no indications of anybody getting hurt and no property damage we know of so far. ann? >> don knapp in oakland, thank you very much. >>> well, the iraq war veteran severely injured during tuesday night's occupy oakland protests remains in fair condition tonight. 24-year-old scott olson was transferred from highland hospital in oakland t

howard jordan were inside at that press conference, outside this was the scene. you can see all the protestors crawled out along the plaza out here in frank ogawa plaza. michael moore the liberal filmmaker addressing a large crowd today. he had flown in from new york to support the movement after seeing images of the police response to protestors. more calls for 30 seconds of silence for scott olsen. that's the iraq war veteran who was hospitalized with a head injury he suffered when police launched a projectile during a protest last week. he even urged police officers to join the movement. he said they too are part of the 99%. >> this movement has no spokesman. everyone here is a spokesman. [ applause and cheers ] >> everyone here -- mayor quan is having a press conference right now. >> boo! >> upstairs. >> boo!! boo!! >> i sent her an email asking if we could speak while i was here. >> reporter: moore has not received an answer, he said to that email. if you take a look at our chopper aerials, you can see the crowd is sprawled along here. something of a carnival-like atmosphere out here. many people just spread out talking to each other taking pictures, man

michael moore. find the occupy tab on the front page. >>> oakland's interim police chief says he's concerned about the injured that happened friday night. howard jordan contends his officers used the least force possible. >> there were some people that were struck with what appeared to be bean bags and a rubber bullet. some of the thing that is were outlawed by our ruling. >> reporter: police had their own types of crowd control weapons. since oakland was in charge, oakland is responsible. >>> oakland mayor quan offered an apology for what happened friday night. >> nobody wanted anybody to be hurt. this is a very progressive city. we've been doing everything we can to help to support the movement. >> reporter: quan said she did the right thing by apologizing and letting protesters return to city hall. but protesters say she is ruining her role as a progressive by not allowing protesters to return to city hall. >>> we check with the alameda county district attorney and learned so far no charges have been filed against the people who were arrested when authorities cleared out the occupy oakland encampment. a total of 25 people were taken to an e

michael moore. find the occupy tab on the front page. >>> oakland's interim police chief says he's concerned about the injured that happened friday night. howard jordan contends his officers used the least force possible. >> there were some people that were struck with what appeared to be bean bags and a rubber bullet. some of the thing that is were outlawed by our ruling. >> reporter: police had their own types of crowd control weapons. since oakland was in charge, oakland is responsible. >>> oakland mayor quan offered an apology for what happened friday night. >> nobody wanted anybody to be hurt. this is a very progressive city. we've been doing everything we can to help to support the movement. >> reporter: quan said she did the right thing by apologizing and letting protesters return to city hall. but protesters say she is ruining her role as a progressive by not allowing protesters to return to city hall. >>> we check with the alameda county district attorney and learned so far no charges have been filed against the people who were arrested when authorities cleared out the occupy oakland encampment. a total of 25 people were taken to an e

howard shultz. next up, the u.s. economy's breaking point. where are we weakest? that's what the author of "moneyball" and "the blind side, michael lewis, will give his insights on. finally, solutions, what will fix the problems that ail us? i'll talk to tom friedman of "the new york times" about his new book. >>> also, want to see the hottest new thing on the globe? take a trip to mumbai or shanghai. i'll explain. >>> and of course a few thoughts on steve jobs. >>> first, here's "my take." barack obama busy apparently committed blasphemy. in an interview in florida last week, he dared to say that america had gotten soft. the denunciations came in fast and furious. >> the american people are plenty tough. what we've got is a soft president. >> it's not that we've become soft. it's that he's on our shoulders, and he's too heavy. >> if you watch the clip, here's what the president actually said. >> the way i think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft, and we didn't have the same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. we need to get back on track. >> isn't this

michael, where are the confederates? where's the obama party? jack kennedy had something called the kennedy party. >> let's talk about that. i mean, you know, that element that howard threw on the table and you just knocked out of the park. it is the element of, he ought to have these guys down the white house, he ought to play cards with them, have a drink with them. >> if you don't like them, they're not going to like you. >> well, that's the question. is he as -- is barack obama as good at politics at we initially thought? because he certainly, after this point in time, is certainly not john f. kennedy, who schmoozed these guys. these guys, in your book, they liked jack kennedy. you get the sense that a lot of democratic reps and senators, they admire the president, as we all admire the president, as we all ought to, but they don't really like him. >> you know what happened to jack kennedy, he got beaten for the vice presidential nomination in '56 and talked to the people and said, now i'm going to be a total politician. not just some popular guy. i'm going to be a guy that makes other politicians do what i want them to do. because he had that nomination taken a