mr. skinner's guilt. s guilty, but they have not expressed a desire not to do the testing. >> hank skinner is on death row for the 1995 murder of his live-in girlfriend and her two adult sons. his attorney, rob owen, joins us by phone now. thank you, sir. >> thank you, don. i appreciate it. >>> delta has partnered with a miami-based company to provide charter flights to cuba. we'll tell you why, next. >>> but first, middle class students are apparently not making the grade. a report from the think tank third way finds middle class students are consistently underperformers and underachievers. only one in four are likely to graduate from college. in this week's perry's principles, steve perry offers some prospective. >> one of the most interesting things about this report is it dispels the myth that if you move to the suburbs, you're actually going to get a better education. what we're finding is across the board american schools are falling short of the expectation of american parents. as a result, we're se

mr. skinner had the physical capacity to commit a triple murder. as your listeners may know, he had consumed tremendous quantities of alcohol and codeine on the night of the crime. a witness who saw him about 90 minutes before the murders took place said he was essentially comatose, and dead to the world. they could not rouse him from the sofa, so on top of that, mr. skinner had a hand injury at the time that would have made it impossible for him to inflict the strangulation injuries that twila busby suffered. >> and people have signed a petition calling for rick perry to put the execution on hold for the dna testing. the victim's family wants the testing done so that it will end his legal challenges. >>> now deciding the fate of conrad murray. >> a verdict could be reached at any moment. >> i think they are serious at what they are doing. >> they must be unanimous. all 123 people must agree on the verdict. >> they have to understand causation, and criminal negligence is conceded by the defense and the defense is qaaizatioqa causation, so they will

mr. skinner. here is mr. trump. >> he is absolutely right.hest taxed company in the nation. he's absolutely right and even more right probably about cutting spending. our politicians don't have the brain power or something else is wrong where they get away with it. it's hard to believe they can get away with it. >> steve: poof. back to live. >> brian: i made a good choice on my tie, am i right? seeing it on television. >> steve: what are the other things that mr. skinner said in that interview, he said that a lot of his core audience, blue collar folks, they need clarity on core issues like health care and stuff like that. his quote is, until all that is defined and we are certain we're going to continue to have a fragile environment for consumer confidence. so until we know what the future holds for us economically, people aren't going to be spending. >> gretchen: let's change gears because the occupy wall street protests and all across the country, i think they're entering week six now and continuing on. they continue to be -- there it cont

mr. skinner had a hand injury at the time that would have made it impact for him to inflict the strangulationst year, the supreme court stopped skinner's execution so he could press for dna testing. that request was denied. he's laying his hopes on the texas court of criminal appeals. >>> still ahead, it's game on. retailers are promising to be much more aggressive this holiday season. we'll have all the details in 60 seconds. whwho need imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. >>> 35 minutes past the hour in our money headlines, get ready, we're hearing the holiday tv sales push is

mr. denny skinner. >> if we're all in it together, why is it that these announced further restrictions onay for working people and their families while the bankers who caused the recession are taking home salaries of up to four and a half million pounds? is it because the people there are millionaires and looking after their friends in the banking system while kicking the workers in the teeth? >> well, i think the honorable gentleman will find the answer in the last labour cabinet. [laughter] if he's so passionate about this issue, why didn't he press the government he supported for 13

. >> thank you secretary skinner and secretary mineta and mr. burnley and it all who have gathered.s a pleasure to be here as a part of this gathering. let me note the presence of another individual who just walked into the room and was not so much a part of my work of the merger partners in every sense of the word. that is the case with more taste secretary pena and secretary just before the clinton administration and i just want to acknowledge his presence. and actually what i want to say speaks to the points that have been made but they relate to the good work that's mort did as the deputy secretary and the ceo of department of transportation and. let me start by when we came into office, we felt we had a good piece of legislation. i underscore the fact it is important to have good legislation in. important to have the money. we had considerable dollars but wonderful legislation. that was crafted in many respects by norm who was identified as having it on the house side and with the secretary's post and the people with whom they worked. clearly the president and other members of