this is michael martin. he is the proud owner of all of the city's obligations under the america's cup. the hosting the new agreement,. you cannot tell by looking at him, but for a time he was a securities bond lawyer. so, we are recycling at our very best, just moving around. he actually joined the office of economic and workforce development, where he was most recently a project manager and most well known to commissioner foley. he has agreed to be here today so that you can meet him, engage with him, and most importantly hear about one of the city's obligations, which is to create and manage a people plan. as you know, there was a preliminary people plan as of march 31. you will recall that in the final version it is required to roll into part of the e i are by the end of september. >> that hit everything i had planned for my introduction. i am the america's cup project director. i really appreciated the directors reference to the owner of the city's obligations, because that is how i feel. in many ways i

nowhere, michael simmons, martin walker, ev do this, and armor, these people are all history makers. and i hope that one day, when a group is assembled and their names are called out, people will be able to raise their hand in remembrance of them, saying that yes i remember that whole may mathews and howard maurer, lynn holtz, et waldman, all of these people who have to create a more vibrant democracy, a more perfect union. all of them want to be remembered along with justice marshall and i hope that you will. thank you. added forward to your questions. [applause] if so please come forward if you have questions. >> is based on? >> i believe so. >> what explains atlanta advancing civil rights and a better pace than let's say memphis and birmingham crack i've heard this mentioned by others that if you compare atlanta, birmingham and memphis, let's say 1955, they are all about the same in size than let's say stature. but atlanta becomes the leading city at the southeast. is it because atlanta handled immigration better than the others? a larger more dynamic black middle class? i think t

martin luther king, jr.'s celebration is an example, michael. >> if we play a major role, it's the role of convener, bringing people together. and we do that on a monthly basis with our monthly breakfast. but martin luther king, jr. is a perfect example where martin luther king, jr. was a preacher. he was a minister. but this great pioneer no civil rights too is what martin luther king, jr. was. so we were asked to take on the mantel of cecil williams had been doing for many years. and we had 5,000 people coming together to celebrate justice. it was a real wonderful opportunity for us to also reconnect and connect again with our brothers and sisters, not only in the african- american community but for instance, the contemporary jewish museum. we were partners in this event and they opened the doors and they challenged people. and they said what is your dream? it was really a wonderful, wonderful opportunity for us to show the role of the faith community in a positive light in what we can do. >> thank you so much. we'll take a quick break. ,,,, >>> it's become more normal for clergy across the spectrum to gat

martin luther king and mahatma gandhi. i will go to work if this does not change for my driver's. -- drivers. >> michael monroe, marcello fonseca. >> my name is michael monroe. i have been driving cabs in san francisco for over 22 years. i am in medallion honor. the 5% is ridiculous. i have talked to all my customers. they do not mind paying a fee. i had one guy last night took me $35 because he thought it was a travesty. -- tipped me $35 because he thought it was a travesty. do you want to lose the suit -- do you want to lose $30 every two nights from your check? i do not think so. the way bills -- we are not employees, guys. we are independent contractors. you are making us employees. you want us to be independent contractors so you don't pay us benefits, but you want to make us employees by tracking every move we make. that is ridiculous. you can't have it both ways. you just set yourself up for a lawsuit. [applause] >> next speaker. >> i am adala mankata. i am a single mother, a cabdriver for yellow. i am here to protest against the 5% that is being done. it has been implemented before we even were notified about it. that t

jonathan martin is a great reporter on politics, especially, and michael is an msnbc political analyst and national syndicated radio host. and more to the point, you have been the guy chasing -- who is that guy in "les mis" who kept chasing the guy and couldn't stop? >> john val jean. >> you have not stopped. no, you were the guy that wouldn't stop chasing him. you have been pushing this issue, as all americans have their soul, but why have you been on the war path on this one issue? how much interviews have you had with the president? >> five. >> in every one of them, you have talked about this. >> every one. >> and what have you gleaned from those interviews with the president? >> well, i'm so glad that you asked it that way, because the president has got to be given credit for having done exactly what he said he would do. if you go back to the spring of 2007, when he started to say, i will move on actionable intelligence in pakistan if i don't have confidence in the pakistanis doing so, and i then perpetuated that question and would ask him time and again. many people didn't want to

martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> coming up a little bit later >>> on "the early show," new york mayor michael bloomberg on presidentma's trip to ground zero tomorrow. >>> plus how social media networks can help transplant patients find the organs they desperately need. >>> and alic hannigan talks about her hit show "how i met your mother" and her charity. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ i'll pass you by ♪ ♪ i want to see the sunshine ♪ ♪ take me where you are ♪ take me where you are ♪ afternoon ride ♪ afternoon ride [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. get high speed internet from at&t,

martin another baltimore police officer who was killed the night. and then after that summation we had two more dogs more police kill. michael cowdery was approaching. two drug dealers on the corner park over. to do an interview and one of them shot him. and gad in its core was. when. the police were chasing. being drug dealers get them in is more probably this one tends will bring it into the. group. but listening. heavily on it just. so you know eric holder you know me in. your case in your so many other. cases neal thank you for sharing your story and i shant from the d.a.'s perspective is there any connection with the top end of traffic cops on the sea every day with the drug war oh sure i mean it's a dangerous job and it's a dangerous job because of the prohibition scheme you know people aren't shooting each other over a liquor distribution or beer distribution they're shooting at you over other over drug distribution so you know all of these tragedies are really a function of the policies that are in place and and i would dare say that eric holder is aware that absolutely absolutely thank you so much really appreciate

michael trying to do his part to keep the capitals out of a big hole. third period they were tied at one, tampa's teddy purcel gets it to martin st. louis.ak for the capitals. you've got to be joking, but the capitals said you what? if we do anything we do not quit. just over a minute left in regulation. still down 2-1, the puck down behind the lightning's net. jason gets it to alex ovechkin and he scores the equalizer, stepping up to the plate. check out the bench. they were excited as well and now we're headed to overtime because the game is tied at two. then in overtime the puck goes deep into the lightning zone. this is fluts. randy jones sends it to purcel over to vincent lecavalier and he bites michael norbert. the news they heard after the loss put the game in perspective. >> it's kind of weird. my brother texted me last night when i got home from the game, and things are going crazy and i texted back and said no, we lost tonight so i don't think caps fans are too happy. he said no, you dummy, they got osama bin laden. they'd been hunting him for ten years. that's how i found out, probably different than what most people found out

martin dempsey will be the next chairman joint chiefs of staff. >> it is essential that this transition be seamless and respond to the national emergency care. the michaele also nominated. >> i had the highest greet and respect for him. highest-greed respect for him. >> also admiral james nominated. if confirmed by the senate? they will experience have leading combat operations in the years after 911. among others, there will responsible for the drawdown of troops and i rocked in afghanistan. >> both of them have the respect and the trust of the front lines, friends, congress, allies, importers, abroad. they both of my full confidence. >> there are urging the confidence congress to approve this fast ban >> polenta is poised to be replacreplacing... the approval rating of president obama is at one of the highest at 53%. just in april, 43%. >> the other announced candidates was just a few blocks from the white house. am i the americans are ready for interchange to get the country back on track. >>catherine: sarah palin is contemplating but not admitting that she wants to run for president. >> this is a tour bus to celebrate america. >> share ride on the b