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we have with us mr. jack whole beat generation business. >> jack kerouac never wanted to be a prophet. he wanted to be a great american writer, but fame destroys people in america. >> to what extent do you believe that the beat generation is related to the hippies? >> well, they're just -- >> what do they have in common? was this an evolution from one to the other? >> they're just the older ones. i'm 46 years old. these kids are 18. the beat generation was a generation of beatitude and pleasure in life and tenderness. i believe in order and piety. >> here's the progenator of the counterculture kind of disowning his own babies and trying to make sense of a decade he didn't feel pairy to. >> a movement which i did not intend. this was pure, in my heart. >> all sorts of people have been writing various articles about the hippies, usually about the hippies as if they were animals, something to look at. thus, we've gotten hundreds and literally thousands of people coming up to haight-ashbury to watch people. it ma

jekyll, mr. jack daniels. >> is there a sadness about these past two years then? >> um, yeah, there's a sadness then you have to go -- then there's also hope. sadness is always like, yeah, you wish they hadn't happened but they did and the purpose is to make you different. it's that idea of you're back and you realize the thing that matters are others. way beyond yourself. >> and we know williams was back at a treatment facility as recently as last month but we don't know yet whether any substances played a role. the toxicology tests will be due out here after the autopsy in several more weeks. >> also williams was set to star in the sequel of "mrs. doubtfire." that is doubtful, though. reportedly likely to be cancelled. >> that's right. stay with abc news for the latest on the death of robin williams later on "good morning america." how celebrities reacted overnight and on twitter. so much more coming up later. >>> and abc news will have an hour-long tribute to williams on a special edition of "20/20" tonight at 10:00 eastern. >>> the other major story we're foll

jekyll and mr. jack daniels!l, aist sees it half pessimist sees it half empty, an alcoholic-- [slurring] >> you are ok today? >> totally. ok? i'm better. i feel great. >> did you go through a certain kind of whatever? >> i went through a certain kind of whatever. "welcome to do whatever center." " you may have a problem with whatever." >> do you have to stand up and say, "i have a problem with whatever?" whatever." to " did you do a lot of whatever?" >> whatever gets you down? >> what's your name? [bleating] that's my valve! country. rehab in wine came out the other side. >> how were you different when you came out? >> dry. sober. also able to experience life. before the heart surgery one of the most sobering moments was going, life is extraordinary and i don't want to miss it. spending most of the time -- [slurring] coming back was going, oh, look. "i appreciat eyou, and -- appreciate you, and now i can her member what we were talking about." gratitude. simple gratitude of -- it's good. every day above ground. i

we have with us mr. jackusiness. >> he never wanted to be a prophet. he wanted to be a great american writer. but fame destroys people in america. >> to what extent do you believe that the beat generation is related to the -- to the hippies? what do they have in common? was this an evolution? >> just the older ones. i'm 46 years old. these kids are 18. the beat generation was a generation of beatitude and pleasure in life and tenderness. i believe in order and piety. >> he's kind of disowning his own babies and trying to make sense of a decade, the '60s. >> a movement which i did not intend. this was pure, in my heart. >> all sorts of people have been writing various articles about the hippies. usually about the hippies as if they were animals, something to look at. thus we've gotten thousands of people coming up to haight-ashbury to watch people. it makes it an unpleasant place to be in. >> news got out about the haight-ashbury. it became overrun. >> we're now entering what is known as the largest hippie col

we have with us mr. jackbelieve the beat generation is repeated to the hippies? do they have in common? this an evolution? >> this is the older one. i'm 46 years old. these kids are 18. the beat generation was a generation of the attitude and the pleasure in life and tenderness. i believe in order and piety. >> here is the counter culture disowning his own babies and try to make sense of a decade the '60s that he didn't feel perry to. >> some kind of ice movement in which i did not intend. this was pure in my heart, so. ♪ ♪ >> all sorts of people have been writing various articles about the hippies, usually about the hippies as if they were animals, something to look at. thus we've gotten hundreds and literally thousands of people coming up to haight-ashbury to watch people. it makes haight-ashbury a terribly unpleasant place to be in. >> rumors got out. it became over run. >> we're now entering what is known as the largest hippy colony in the world. the fountain of the hippy subculture. the nickname has hash

jekyll, mr. jack daniels. an optimist sees the glass half-full. a pessimist sees it half empty.n alcoholic goes, where is the bottle? can an alcholic think? >> you ok, totally today? >> ok? i'm better. and also i feel better. >> did you go through a certain kind of whatever? >> yes, i went through a certain kind of whatever. three years of heavy drinking. welcome to the whatever center. hi, i have a problem with whatever. hi, my name is robin. >> is that the way you do it? you have to stand up and say, my name is robin. i have a problem with whatever. you are at whatever. i am whatever. >> did you do a lot of whatever? yeah. i used to do a lot of whatever. wake up in a field. what's your name? [bleats] >> that's my valve. >> i love you, baby. there was a problem with that, and then i went to rehab in wine country just to keep my options open. >> how are you different? >> dry. a lot drier. sober, and also able to experience life. it's kind of, before the heart surgery one of the more sobering moments going, life is extraordinary. i do not want to miss it. it's a gift. and to be s

mr. ford had been reunited with his tank at some time? reunited?was hear, jack? were you ever reunited with the tank you lost or did you go to renew tank? would you like to talk about that? what happened after you lost the first tank. >> all four tanks on the lct that i was on were lost. i had to write a supply truck for a couple of weeks before i got a replacement tank. i didn't like that supply truck because it was carrying mostly gasoline and ammunition. [laughter] and i wouldullet probably be shaking senate -- shaking hands with st. peter, i guess. i finally got another tag and then we had to get another crew, tankse of the four 'crewmen, tournament on the four tanks, 12 were

i'll begin our introductions with my fellow wichita native, mr. jack ford on my immediate right. jack is a retired police officer in wichita. he arrived on omaha beach on june 6, 1944 with the 743rd tank battalion. next to mr. ford is ray. ray was a staff sergeant. at the outset of the war, the 16th regiment was one of the first mobilized for overseas duty. as we see his experience was more than just normandy. we had a wonderful moment right before the panel. i like showing off the holdings at the eisenhower library and museum. i was very excited to show mr. lambert the journal from june 6, 1944. and asked him if he had read it. he said he read it and let it. -- lived it. to mr. lambert's right, we have dr. guy stern who many of us were fortunate enough to see yesterday. he was born in germany in 1922 and was the only member of his family to have escaped and come to the united states in 1937. he was drafted into the u.s. army where he became one of the richy boys. they were largely european jewish refugees who returned to europe and work in psychological warfare and other intelli

kind of an extra fourth challenge, the analyst, mr. jack sheehan.fund. sort of taken off this summer. keep it going. >> keep it going, people. >> keep it going, people. going, people. ♪ >>> making news in america this morning. breaking right now. more unrest in ferguson. clashes with police going well into the night. plus, what we've learned about this morning and about the victim and the officer in the shooting that sparked these protests. >>> on the defense, texas governor rick perry opening up on the criminal charges brought against him. what he's saying about the indictment and the prosecutor at the center of the investigation. >>> survival story. a man gets lost in the mountains for days. what he did with pine needles that led to his rescue. >>> and a new video surfaces of robin williams sending a cancer patient a message of hope. >> much love to you, baby.

jeck kell, mr. jack daniels. there's another person who appears. >> a tribute continues to grow at the site of his star on the hollywood walk of fame. fans have left flowers photos and statues. williams made his television break through on the hit abc series mork and mindy and later in the films mrs. doubtfire and goodwill hunting. williams leaves behind four upcoming films and had been in talks for a sequel of mrs. doubtfire. coming up at 6:30 erin o'hearn will bring us the story of an "action news" photographer and his connection to one of williams' movies. 6abc.com has extensive coverage of the death of robin williams. we have a slide show spanning his career plus we continues to gather reaction from other celebrities. you'll find additional resources on suicide prevention and ways to treat depression. >> new at 6:00 a.m., a lehigh valley man has a stolen scooter back and it will make all the difference in his quality of life. the motorized equipment had been missing since sunday. jason suffers from cerebral p

that was pretty good from our analyst. >> that's right. >> our analyst, mr. jack sheehan.n. we can enter this into the contest. jeremy lin would be proud. >> upload that to youtube. coming up in the "the skinny," hollywood's best dressed, actors, actresses. what they all have in common. >>> hurry up, we're hungry. putting fast food drive-through windows to the test. one big chain makes some big promises. you're watching "world news now." ♪ mcdonald's mcdonald's kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut ♪ ♪ mcdonald's mcdonald's kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by vicks n zzzquil. ™. ♪ zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep aid from the makers of nyquil®. ♪ know you're not alone ♪ because i'm going to make this place your home ♪ >>> well, this morning we are hearing about making a very different kind of place your home. >> that's right -- it's not a house of bricks, wood, or concrete block, but a house of steel. not just any kind of steel, recycled shipping containers, coming soon to a neighborhood near you. imagine

i'll begin our introductions with my fellow wichita native, mr. jack ford here on my immediate right. jack is a retired police officer in wichita. he arrived on omaha beach on june 6, 1944, with the 743rd tank battalion. and next to mr. ford is mr. ray lambert. ray was a staff sergeant with the 16th infantry regiment on d-day. at the outset of the war, the 16th regiment was one of the first mobilized for overseas duty. we'll see mr. lambert's experience was more than just normandy. we had a wonderful moment right before the panel. i always like showing off the holdings here at the eisenhower presidential museum. i like to show the journal from june 6, 1944, and asked him if he had read it. he said he had read it. and he had lived it. and to mr. lambert's right, we have dr. guy stern, who many of us were fortunate to see in programs yesterday. and dr. stern was born in germany in 1922. and was the only member of his family to have escaped and come to the united states in 1937. he was drafted into the u.s. army and sent to camp richie where he became one

jekyll, mr. jack daniel's.optimist sees the glass half full air, pessimist sees it half empty, and the alcoholic goes, "where's the bottle." thanks for the vodka, charlie. >> rose: you're okay today? >> totally. well, okay? i'm better, and also i feel great. and that's kind of wonderful. >> rose: but did you go through a certain kind of whatever. >> yes, i went through a certain kind of whatever, three years of heavy drinking. whatever. what are you doing? welcome to the whatever center. "hi, my name is robin and i have a pb with whatever." that's a nice vague way. >> rose: is that the way they actually do it, you have to stand up and say, "i'm robin, and i have a problem with whatever." >> ," whatever--." >> rose: you're look at whatever. i'm whatever. "did you do a lot of whatever?" "yeah." what's your name? >> rose: that's my valve. >> i love you, baby! yeah, there was a problem with that. and then i went to rehab, in wine country just to keep my options open but i came out of the other side and i'm like, ye

jikel mr. jack daniels. ah, robo.an optimist cease the glass half furbltion the pessimist sees it half empty and an alcoholic goes where's the bottle? i became an alcoholic even thinking about it. alcoholic. and thanks for the vodka, charlie. >> rose: you're okay today? >> totally. okay, well that's not its best term. >> okay. i'm better and also i feel great. and that's kind of wonderful. >> rose: but did you go through a certain kind of whatever. >> yes, i went through a certain kind of whatever. three years of heavy drinking. whatever. what are you doing. welcome to the whatever center. hi, my name is robin, i have a problem with whatever. >> rose: is that the way they do t you have to stand up and say -- >> my name is rob be and i have a problem with whatever. >> i have a problem with whatever. >> welcome to whatever anonymous. >> rose: you are looking at whatever. >> whatever, whatever. i said did you do a lot of whatever. >> yeah, i used to do a lot of whatever. wake up. >> rose: whatever gets you down. >> wake

jekyll, mr. jack daniels. >> you're okay today? >> totally. okay? well, that's not -- okay.'m better and also i feel great. i went to rehab in wine country just to keep my options open. but i came out the other side. >> how were you when you came out the other side? >> dry. and sober. and also able to experience life. it's amazing. before the heart surgery, one of the more sobering moments of just going life is extraordinary. i don't want to miss it, you know. >> oh, man. >> it's a gift. and spending most of the time going -- i don't remember. to come back, that is echo, oh, look. then you realize, you do have family, friends and people that go, i appreciate you and now i can actually remember what we're talking about. how fun is that? that's kind of a gift, you know. >> how cool is he. we have much more ahead on the death of robin williams. "entertainment tonight"'s nancy o'dell shares her memories of a man she interviewed many times. and the man and his career coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> and it is calm in ferguson, missouri, after a second night of unrest. protest

. -- mr. jack lue has previously said the executive branch of government doesn't have the right to -- but now he is reviewing options to do so an issue that a lot of businesses, inincludes um some of the ones paying attention to this summit are interested. what prompted this apparent reversal, what actions are now under consider? will you consider an executive order that would limit or ban such companies from getting federal contracts and how soon would you like to see treasure act given congress's schedule? >> just to review why we're concerned here. you have account ants going to some big corporations. multinational corporations that are clearly u.s. based and have the bulk of their operations in the united states, and these accounts are saying you know what, we found a great loophole. if you just flip your citizenship to another country, even though it's just a paper transaction, we think we can get you out of paying a whole bunch of taxes. well, it's not fair, it's not right. the lost revenue t

jekyll and mr. jack daniel. >> you're okay today? >> totally. okay? okay. i'm better. also i feel great. i went to rehab in wine country just to keep my options open. but came out the other side and went -- >> how were you different when you came out the other side? >> dry. a lot drier and, i think, sober and also experience life and go it's really amazing. one of the more sobering moments of life is extraordinary. i don't want to miss it. >> oh, man. >> it's a gift you know. to be spending most of the time -- where were you? i don't remember. to come back from that is like going, oh, look. then you realize you do have family friends and people who go, i appreciate you. and now i can actually remember what we're talking about. >> how cool is that? >> that's kind of a gift you know. >> how cool is he? much more ahead on the death of robin williams. entertainment tonight's nancy o'dell shares her memories of a man she interviewed many times and we'll look at more moments from his career. >>> calm in ferguson missouri after a second night of unrest. confronting police in

donahoe, johnny aye in cupertino and mr. jacktch this weekend, guys. >> hope you get a ticket. nice to see you, josh. get into the warm. thank you. josh lipton with the als ice bucket challenge. great to have a summer dominated by the ice bucket challenge for charity rather than market trouble. >> raising a lot of money. how kayla did it, challenged by jon fortt. >> if you were checking your twitter feed might have gotten a challenge of your own. i don't know if you saw it yesterday. >> oh. >> sara might have a bucket of cold water poured on her. i like it, a big bucket. >> and you thought were you going to get off easy, sara. >> i'm going out to change, as did you. >>> with that, take it away. "squawk alley," thanks. good morning, just about 8:00 at uber headquarters in san francisco, california. 11:00 a.m. on wall street, and "squawk alley" is live. ♪ >>> good wednesday morning. i'm kayla tausche. carl quintanilla is off today, but joining us for the entire hour, henry blodgett, "business insider." >> thank you for having me. >

mrs. doubtfire," "jack," "patch adams" and one executive said he basically kept the bay area film industry afloat at the time. along with the movies and television shows, he did a lot of philanthropy work supporting troops overseas and raising millions to help the homeless. he also struggled with drugs and alcohol. he did several stints at rehab most recently we're being told was sobriety maintenance as he kept up with a busy schedule making fim ls back-to-back including a sequel to "night at the museum." he never hid his addiction from his fans. in fact, he talked about it publicly often with his trademark humor. he had health issues as well though. in 2009 he was rushed to the hospital and underwent heart surgery and was very open about that too. tonight he's being remembered as an honest and easily accessible star. very down to earth. he was also one of the 16 million americans battling depression. and in a statement tonight his representative says williams had been battling severe depression lately. a forensic examination and autopsy will be conducted tomorrow along with toxicology tes

mrs. doubtfire," "jack," "patch adams" and one executive said he basically kept the bay area film industry afloat at the time. along with the movies and television shows, he did a lot of philanthropy work supporting troops overseas and raising millions to help the homeless. he also struggled with drugs and alcohol. he did several stints at rehab most recently we're being told was sobriety maintenance as he kept up with a busy schedule making fim ls back-to-back including a sequel to "night at the museum." he never hid his addiction from his fans. in fact, he talked about it publicly often with his trademark humor. he had health issues as well though. in 2009 he was rushed to the hospital and underwent heart surgery and was very open about that too. tonight he's being remembered as an honest and easily accessible star. very down to earth. he was also one of the 16 million americans battling depression. and in a statement tonight his representative says williams had been battling severe depression lately. a forensic examination and autopsy will be conducted tomorrow along with toxicology tes

jekyll and mr. jackrst wake-up call when friend and fellow comedian john belushi died of an overdose. this summer he was back in rehab again. sadly, it seems, the monster got the better of him. david wright, abc news, hollywood. >>> and let's continue our coverage of robin williams' death with the latest at this hour from california. >> abc's kirk hawkins live in los angeles. kirk, great to have you with us. all kinds of celebrities, even the president, expressing their condolences this morning. >> reporter: that's right, devin. the president released a statement saying robin williams was one of a kind. ellen degeneres said she was heartbroken. steve martin said he was stunned. i have 23 pages worth of condolences we have been sending around abc news including bob iger, credits his resume with "mork & mindy" and disney's "aladdin." he says that basically williams is a true legend. beloved member of the family. he said, he will be sorely missed. >> kirk, we have also heard the preliminary cause of death o

mr. william jack dawson is a freight driver with ups. mr. dawson is a professional truck driver in dallas, texas, where he drives for ups. he's been a professional driver for 33 years, and he's currently a member of local 745. he trains new employees in areas of safety, precautions and driver improvement. dave is the senior vice president of public policy and regulatory affairs at the american trucking associate inc., and he's been in that position since january of 2010. he served as vice president for safety, security and options at the hearn -- operations at the american trucking associations, and he was instrumental in working with the safety task force to develop an 18-point agenda to further improve safety on our nation's highways. we're honored and grateful that all of you are with us today, and we'll begin with ms. ferro, administrator ferro. >> thank you both for your kind recognition of my service and for the opportunity to be here today to talk about the progress that we have made in raising the bar for truck safety. the primary mi

mrs. doubtfire, a portion of 9 months, flubber, jack, bicentennial man. he kept the film industry going in san francisco. >> actors call his death a shocking loss. >> a lot of people are remembering robin williams on social media. including fellow actors and actresses. jason alexander, i am sorry the earth couldn't stay worthy of you. hope happiness awaits you. sesame street, we mourn the loss of our friend robin williams who always made us laugh and smile. another one, rest in peace robin williams. his genius will be missed and his support of our troops was much appreciated. and one more from marylou henner. she says i am in shock. i had never seen him happier and more positive in all the years i have known him. there was no one like him. rest in peace. outside of the studio, there is a scene in mrs. doubtfire where he is on the telephone in a bath tub, they filmed the scene here. they put up fake walls and that is how they filmed that scene outside the studio here. >> robin williams was raised in the mid-west but spent much of his adult life in the bay

mr. president. along the lines of executive authority, jack lew has previously said that the executive branch of government doesn't have the authority to slow or stop corporate inversions. the practice that called distasteful, et cetera. now he's reviewing options to do so, and this is an issue that a lot of businesses probably including some of the ones paying a lot of attention to this summit were interested in. what i wanted to ask you was, what prompted this apparent reversal? what actions are now under consideration? will you consider an executive order to limit or ban such companies from getting federal contracts? and how soon would you like to see treasury act given congress's schedule? >> just to review why we're concerned here. you have accountants going to some big corporations that are clearly u.s.-based and have the bulk of their operations in the united states and these accountants are say iing we fou a great loophole. if you flip your citizenship to another country, even though it's just a paper transaction, we think we can get you out of paying a whole bunch of taxes. well, it's not fair. it

in february his girlfriend reported he had beaten and killed their 7 old jack russell terrier puppy. >> has mr. taylor expressed remorse? >> yes. obviously. all the way around. not just the charges but it was the break ouch a relationship that meant a fwoit him. >> he texted her saying i almost killed rocco. well i want to. paraphrasing he made a mess all over the carpet after i let him outside. taylor then sent avenilla a pho of rocco lifeless on the carpet. told her that he was pretty much dead and he was going throw him out. avilla asked if this was a sick joke. she found the dog's body on the balcony. and thenoti police. >> he admitted he used a mop to remove rocco from behind the dryer then choked the dog. the cause of death is blunt force trauma. >> ts arated animal cruelty and a felony. it's very serious. >> reporter: al taylor remains free on bond until he is sentenced here in court on october 8th. but as fi offender and former cop will he really get jail time? and if so, how much. tonight your fi indication of the punishment for this crime of animal cruelty. at the montgomery county c

mr. president. along the lines of executive authority, treasury secretary jack lew has previously said that the executive branch of government doesn't have the authority to slow or stop corporate inversion, the practice that you have called distasteful, unpatriotic, et cetera. now he is reviewing options to do so and this is an issue that a lot of businesses, probably including some of the ones who were paying a lot of attention to this summit, are interested in. what i want to ask you is what prompted this apparent reversal? what actions are now under consideration? will you consider an executive order that would limit or ban such companies from getting federal contracts? and how soon would you like to see treasury act, given congress' schedule? >> just to review why we're concerned here, you have accountants going to some big corporations, multi national corporations that are clearly u.s. based and have the bulk of their operations in the united states and these accountants are saying we found a great loophole. if you just flip your citizenship to another country, even though it's just a paper transact

mr. president. along the lines of executive authority, treasury secretary jack lew has previously said that the executiveve the authority to slow or stop corporate inversion, the practice that you have called distasteful, unpatriotic, et cetera. now he is reviewing options to do so and this is an issue that a lot of businesses, probably including some of the ones who were paying a lot of attention to this summit, are interested in. what i want to ask you is what

mrs. doubtfire, a portion of 9 months. flubber. jack. bitintennial man -- bisintennial man. -- bisentennial man. >> reporter: i spoke to mayor ed lee's office he will have a statement regarding the passing of robin williams later this evening or tomorrow and i spoke to former mayor willie brown who was a friend of robin williams, she was shocked when i told him about robin williams' death. he only said robin was a friend of his. we will also talk to a reverend, robin williams performed at his retirement party. for now reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> robin williams was involved in the bay area community. [ talking at the same time ] >> when they talk about the impact on san francisco film but also all across the country and a lot of people are talking about the great loss this will have on hollywood. >> bob is a comedian and works for the 49ers. bob, let me ask you first your reaction to this. >> well, it is shocking. you know, because in the last, i would say, few years robin seemed to have calm

some of the movies williams shot here include "patch adams," "flubber" and "jack," and one of his most loved family films, "mrs. doubtfire" was filmed right here at ktvu. >> in the 1993 hit, williams played a struggling actor in san francisco who takes on the persona of a scottish nanny to spend time with his children. in the movie he worked at a television station and ktvu was where they shot those scenes. in fact, some of the scenes were filmed in the same studio we're sitting in right now. >> that was nice. i think they liked the location. it still looked like it's by the bay even though you're near the bay. it's more than the bay, it's an esuary, wake up. i think they liked the studio. >> the movie made almost half a billion dollars worldwide and earned williams a golden globe for best actor in a comedy. williams was reportedly set to reprise his role in a "mrs. doubtfire" se quell before his death. williams' first was a space alien from colorado in "mork and mindy." >> you're from outer space. >> yes. you mind if i take a few pictures to the home planet? they like to get some post cards. >> no. >> watch t

mr. president. along the lines of executive authority, secretary jack lew said that they don't have the authority to slow or stop practical conversions you but now he's reviewing options to do so, and this is an issue that a lot of businesses probably those who were paying interest to the summit are interested in. what actions are now under consideration will you consider an executive order that would limit or ban such companies from getting federal accounts, and how soon would you like to see treasury react given congress schedule. >> just to review why we're concerned here. you have accountants going to big options, multi national corporations but that are clearly u.s. based and have the bulk of their operations in the united states, and these accountants are saying we found a great loophole. if you flip your citizenship to another country even though it's just a paper transaction, we think we can get you out of paying a whole lot of taxes. well, that's not fair. it's not right. the lost revenue to treasury means it needs to be made up somewhere where, and that's typically going to be a bunch of h

mr. president. along the lines of executive authority, secretary jack lew has previously said the executive branch of government doesn't have the authority to slow or stop corporate inversions. the practice you have called distasteful or unpatriotic. now he is reviewing options to do so, and this is an issue that a lot of businesses including probably some of the ones paying a lot of attention to this summit are interested in. what prompted this apparent reversal. what actions are now under consideration? will you consider an executive order that would limit or ban such companies from getting federal contracts? and how soon would you like to see treasury act given congress' schedule? >> just to review why we're concerned here, you have accountants going to some big corporations, multinational corporations, but that are clearly u.s. based and have the bulk of their operations in the united states and these accounts are saying, you know, we found a great loophole. if you flip your citizenship to another country, even though it's just a paper transaction, we think we can get you out of paying a whole bu

casey responded, jack, this changes it all, doesn't it? mr. devine is a 32-year career officer with the cia. he began in the 1960s. he has a brand new book out called "good hunting: an american spymaster's story," which is on sale today, and he'll be glad to sign questions after today's session. he'll also take q&a. jack devine was already an established field operations officer when i joined cia, and if you can keep a secret, i'll share a little bit of history with this small, intimate room. [laughter] jack devibe was the kind of -- devine was the kind of clandestine service officer that i wanted to be when i grew up. please join me in welcoming jack devine. [applause] >> what jim really meant to say at the end of that is he wanted to be like me because of that picture. [laughter] and those of you that have gone to see "american hustle," they are plaid pants. i had long hair and a moustache. and i could have easily at that point in time played in the role of "american hustle." by design i didn't put the color picture, but jim thought they wer

mr. president. along the lines of executive authority treasury secretary jack lew has previously said the executive branch of government doesn't have the authority to stop or slow company inversion. what you've called distasteful and unpatriotic. but now he's reviewing options to do so and a lot of businesses including some of the ones who are paying attention to this summit are inned in. what i i wanted to ask you what prompted this apparent reversal, what actions are under consideration. will you consider an executive order that would limit or ban such companies from getting federal contracts and how soon would you like to see treasury act given congress's schedule? >> just to review why we're concerned here. you have accountants going to some big corporations, multinational corporations but that are clearly u.s. based and have the bulk of their operations in the united states and these accountants are saying we found a great loophole. if you just flip your citizenship to another country, even though it's just a paper transaction, we think we can get you out of paying a whole bunch of taxes. well