. >> mr. west? >> thank you, chairman, and thank you to the pam for being here. mr. sharp, i'll ask you first -- what do you really see in your assessment the purpose the cfpb to be? >> well, i believe the purpose of the cfpb is to find fraudsters in the consumer market, put them out of business or clamp down on their fraudulent practices. protect consumers against bad actors in the market. >> okay. anyone else? >> i think that's part of the mission, and an important part, but it's broader. we have to ensure there's fair, transparent, and competitive consumer finance markets, and that's not just getting rid of fraud, but ensuring that disclosures are clear, that we can have good price competition in the market. >> have we had prior to this any other government agency or someone else doing this? i mean, do we see this as a redundancy or see it as some type of duplication of effort out there from the government? >> prior to the dodd-frank act, some parts of the consumer finance space were regulated by a laundry list of federal agencies, and this is one of the problems

>> mr. west, thank you for the question. i think -- we were happy to see the cfpb's move towards consolidating the truth in lending and a good faith estimate disclosures. to form set up in the challenge for the industry being administered by two separate, formally by two separate federal agencies that did not always see eye to eye in terms of what should be done. so we do think there's real benefit there. another benefit to our industry could be is that our industry is very heavily involved in the automation in order to comply with the multiplicity of rules and regulations we have. and to the extent i was very encouraged today to hear that the cfpb will be doing and economic cost-benefit analysis to really determine whether or not and to the extent that is what we do, that i think it can be a boon, not only to the industry and help to lower some costs, but it also will be a boon to consumers who hopefully will have less confusing and clear disclosure. so there definitely are some benefits. >> mr. west, since i'm a trucker an

and that mr. west will understand that the reason he sent him to me is because he knows that i am serious and the black caucus is serious about connecting people to jobs. >> that's incredible. congressman west who referred to you as the plantation boss sent his own brother to this jobs fair seeking help from you and the other members of the congressional black caucus who are trying to get folks their jobs. that's incredible. >> i'd like for you to repeat that. i'm having a little trouble with my earphone here, my -- would you please repeat that. >> yeah. i was saying that's incredible that congressman west would refer to you as a plantation boss but send his brother to that -- to that jobs fair seeking your assistance. what does this say? it seems that people these days will say anything for a sound clip and obviously their actions don't match it. >> well, absolutely. that's why i said that, you know, those statements are rather ridiculous and they don't make good sense. but i guarantee him this. we're

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller. i just wanted to hear you say it. the presiding officer: the senior senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller: we are entering the second week of a partial shutdown of the federal aviation administration. i know that the congress, the president, and the american people have been focused on the debt, deficit crisis, but behind that and not in the shadows to those of us who care about aviation i want people to understand that what has been happening to the f.a.a. is causing enormous pain. throughout the country. and the pain will only grow because of an apparent shutdown of the attempts to pass the federal aviation administration bill, primarily because of the house. the -- because congress has failed to pass a 21st short-term extension of the f.a.a. -- do you understand what that means? in other words it's simply saying i'd like to have a clean bill of extension. that's all. no policy, just a clean bill to give us another several weeks to work on some of the complicated issues. so we'

westbrook and some of you may not know mrs. west work. but she is a dynamic leader in san francisco. her history is outstanding. it is so outstanding that we did not hesitate in naming this the westbrook plaza. she has done a lot for health services, not only in san francisco, but throughout the nation, and she has done a lot for housing. she served on a lot of commissions in san francisco. so because she has spent her whole life looking out for those who we sometimes must reach out to give a helping hand, she always did that and made sure and reminded all the politicians, all the directors and exactly what our responsibility is in taking care of the needy. with that philosophy, that is the reason i came to this organization. and because of her, that is why we push -- we really started this project almost 20 years ago. i came in 1990 to this organization and in 1991, the board and this community wanted a new medical facility. so out of that, it took years. how many mayors? one, two, three, maybe four. it was four. and it was under willie

mr. west's brother is here. he found himself out of a job. and he asked his brother to help him. and his brother told him to come to me. >> now allen west's brother is weighing in. we'll play you the tape. >> he said that wisconsin was open for business. it wasn't just a slogan. >> today awful job numbers out of the state of wisconsin. we'll see how scott walker spins this. and we have the latest from ohio. and then psycho talk. el rushpo can't help himself when it come to race. >> the triple double oreo. it isn't long before it will be called the or bam-eo. >> as inon the program last night, i've never sustain middle class in this country so engaged when it come to the issues of labor as i have seen right now. whether it is residents of wisconsin or ohio or union members or minority communities. the middle class is getting restless across this country. waiting for washington to do something about jobs, and the rights of american workers. take the african-american community, for example. the current unemployment rate for that community now stands at 16%. members of the congression

mr. west's brother is here. he found himself out of a job.d his brother to help him, and his brother told him to come to me, to come to us, and that we are here in atlanta where his brother lives, and he came up and introduced himself and i want his brother to get a job. >> and msnbc then caught up with congressman west's brother, arlan, at the jobs fair, and here is his reaction to it all. >> the responsibility of our elected officials is to serve the constituents. in any capacity that they can. and this was a prime example of them doing that. congresswoman maxine waters and others in the congressional black waters saw that need and sponsored this event. >>> well, the duke and duchess of birmingham are visiting a city damaged from last month's rioting. wills and kate are just a short distance from where three men were struck by a car as they tried to protect the shops and cars from looters. >>> a sixth person has died after a stage collapse at the indiana state fair. jennifer hassle died this morning from injuries she sustained from injuries

mr. rockefeller: if i might make one further comment. the presiding officer: the senior senator from west virginia. mr. rockefeller: i made one mistake in my remarks. very unusual. but the repeal of the national mediation board decision language did, in fact, pass the house. i said it didn't. but it never passed the senate. it's never been debated in the senate. the committee of jurisdiction has never brought it up, never had a hearing, it was not raised during any of the floor considerations in the senate. and, mr. president, i would suggest to you if -- if we were operating under the rules of t the -- rules of senator utah, what he wants to see happen, i don't think any of us would be here, i don't think there would be any mayors, there wouldn't be any governors, there wouldn't be any senators because most people don't vote so they'd all be voting "no." so one way or another we wouldn't be here. it's -- it's ludicrous and i regret very much that this card is being played but i regret even more the fact that the business community and the airline community in particular, led by delta, wa

west will welcome. well it's a big question mark the one million dollar question now in egypt because there are there is a concern about the rise of islam it forces and differently the mr a lot. of the west at least there are some in the west who are concerned about the rise of the islamic woman the challenge that we are all facing now in. a new political reality because there is some political mr mcwatters who haven't been in politics before now they are already political activism not talking here about the muslim brotherhood but also talking about the. movement to be a quiet conservative radical. somewhat violent to now there will be the grassroots level and this is a concern in egypt and definitely it's a concern. there is a big confusion about what could have been and what kind of results. this might have let's talk about what's happening now mubarak's trial we know that the judge just suspended live television coverage of the next hearing and there's been speculation about the reasons for that why do you think this decision was made and what impact could that have on the trial and indeed the reaction from the egyptian people. i think it will help to bring that. to

contentious issue for years now it's caused unprecedented divisions between tehran and at the west think with mr mistrust and a mutual suspicion tonight though on r.t. we have an exclusive opportunity to discuss the issue with the president. himself i'm sure you don't miss that the iranian president joining us live at about five o'clock g.m.t. . you know controversy. as on the rest of it. lifting the veil on iran's ambitions. documenting the job excuse. me with r.t. welcome back to the program to american private security contractors have been given the go ahead by a u.s. court to press charges against former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and his role in their alleged illegal imprisonment and torture about working in a rugby team and publicly claimed that their firm was involved in massive corruption soon after they were arrested by the army and detained at a military complex for nine months allegedly injuring beatings and torture with no reasons being. earlier efforts to bring rumsfeld to court were rejected by judges liking the difficulty of prosecuting senior officials who are protected b

mr. erdogan leading his party and turkey to a new balance between the commitment to traditional islamic values and a relationship with the westnd mr. ergan has a vision of leading, becoming a leader of the middle east, as an example to these countries, and yet retaining the links to the u.s. and europe, and in effect saying, if you want to have better relationships with this part of the world, frankly, you have to go through me. >> rose: are there changes,reces relationship to israel, which went to, i guess, a new low after the incident having -- at sea. but read recently in the last several weeks of some communication taking place. do you know anything about that? >> after a long period of time, in which there was no communication between the two countries, there have been some efforts to restart discussion about how the two countries are going to get beyond this incident that happened on memorial day of 2010 when israeli commandos boarded a turkish ferry bound for the gaza strip and killed eight turkish nationals and one turkish american. there's a war of words ever since, the turks demanding a apology and compensation, and

mr. smiley, dr. west, i wish they would put it on their agenda to tell these people who there are.: all right, dr. west? -- host: all right, dr. west? guest: we should acknowledge the federal reserve has two aims, financial stability and full unemployment, you would never know as the second game, because it has been dominated by all the guards. -- full employment. we were talking about the full employment bill. it is fundamental. he would never know the federal reserve has any concern about it. host: that brings up the point. specifically, what policies are you advocating for? guest: you cannot answer that question without the stuff that has been missed. a lot of people believe our best days as a nation are behind us. you see that borne out in more and more pulling all of the time. there are a lot of americans that believe an opportunity has been best. when the president came in with all of that wind at his back that he had an opportunity. now, with a divided government, a party that says no to everything, there are a lot of folks that are concerned. there is not a lot that can get

mrs. clarice, that is his wife, and elizabeth west bowers the former gathered about her the studious and the conservative and kept the open house for all visitors of note. the latter was surrounded by loving folks young and old. and this not to have a good time was impossible. dhaka honor of being able to hope the strain of french blood made her queen of entertainers and covered her with a taste in social functions that were irreproachable. many pages later she added a third woman, her mother. so if i can go back, married joseph lyons. her mother to the list. mother was the life of a mine herger but young single and married folks who found in her asocial woman whose company was as agreeable as when she was a meeting. with her it was possible to have a good time without fathers. her guests were frequent and they played games were sold for charity. and all like found many an opportunity to pass many delightful hours with her in the home or courtesy, sociability and friendliness reamed supreme. it was permissible for the families to move one circle to another. no hard and fast lines were drawn

understanding his time out west and his hiatus from politics, then i can also be said that one might well understand this critical in under -- under study. of roosevelt's life through the lens of mr. di silvestro. here to discuss his work on the theodore roosevelt, a young politician's quest for recovery in the american west is roger di silvestro. [applause] >> thank you. didn't have that wonderful introduction. you may be even somewhat interested in my own life. thank you for showing up in such a wretchedly hot and humid day. i know it's really tropical or so i'm doubly happy that you are willing to weather that can come out today. my book about your roosevelt tells the story of personal tragedy and recovery we don't usually associate tragedy with theodore roosevelt. he wishes to a bully and for that, especially as president. i'm not writing about the iconic theater were shutout for made it to hashmark. i'm writing on a man in his 20s he went out last year and ranch in the badlands of dakota territory in what is now closed against the montana border, and extreme western north dakota. he didn't just go west as horace greeley might have urged as young man. he was compelled to go w

mr. smiley, dr. west, i wish they would put it on their agenda to tell these people wh there are. guest: all right, dr. west -- host: all right, dr. west? guest: we should acknowledge the federal reserve has two aims, financial stability and full unemployment, you would never know as the second game, because it has been dominated by all the guards. -- full employment. we were talking about the full employment bill. it is fundamental. he would never know the federal reserve has any concern about it. host: that brings up the point. specifically, what policies are you advocating for? guest: you cannot answer that question without the stuff that has been missed. a lot of people belve our best days as a nation are behind us. you see that borne out in more and more pulling all of the time. there are a lot of americans that believe an opportunity has been best. when the president came in with all of that wind at his back that he had an opportunity. now, with a divided government, a party that says no to everything, there are a lot of folks that are concerned. there is not a lot that can

how is west half ton dunes, mr. mayor. >> caller: good morning, shep, we're doing okay.ou know, as you know, it is doing what it is supposed to do. sustained minimal damage, but, part of the beach is washed away but we'll be okay. >> i saw to the west of you, west half ton beach at pikes beach flooding a little bit, what the locals know as pike's beach and the road overrun and no new cut put in there. >> caller: that is exactly riecht and it is still with in the village boundaries and site of the original overwashing and breaching in the '90s and watched over because, you remember that is an access point to get to the beach and there's a lot of road traffic, that gets over, kind of makes the do you know... (inaudible) always the sweet spot for the storms but, now is still holding up well enough and we have overwash, and that's all. >> and we have still pictures from that spot. we know, mr. mayor, there are sutwly gets topped during a bad nor'easter or a bad storm in the winter and second do you know has been holding up pretty well, and saves all the house and the road. i

west dialogue with the russian foreign minister saying be cautious now we must look it's a north south conflict and south african foreign minister said today they will not recognize the interim government if mr gadhafi is. so we're beginning to see the seeds of a north south conflict as before we saw the seeds of west and cautionary. cautionary statement from the russian foreign minister. can explain a bit and this is the north south conflict. that the south african and indeed let's quickly talk about the african support for gadhafi the african union hasn't exactly been that thank you very much right thank you very much you see mr gadhafi was a dictator he but he was a benevolent dictator if you know whether you like or dislike and he gave millions to black african health education and agricultural projects he is remembered for doing that he has not seen as black and white as he has seen in the west by his former supporters from the west the black african population particularly in chad all the way down to south africa thinks that he made major contributions for the advancement of education health care and agriculture in africa which were a luddite his money given to those nations were not a

specializing on the middle east many things have being with us here mr sharon now russia is taking a strong stand against the course of the west for our son to step down what kind of international reaction do you think we could expect to moscow's stance. well first of all let me put the bit of context for this because we need to understand the real dynamics in what's happening in syria and i just want to say very briefly that what we're looking at here is almost a balance of power between a very legitimate popular uprising and president struggling to preserve his regime . this will kind of outline how the international response will play out and that obviously depends on your relationship to either of the parties but what we're seeing here on one side is the u.s. and the west in general and i think in an attempt to. respond to this feeling that something must be done which is based on the assumption that the west has the more moral authority and the power to police the world and determine who is right and wrong as a ruler. and that's i that i find is very problematic so the call itself is dramatic on the other hand i think in

mr. speaker. instant mutual aid to the west midlands police force and keeping numbers up on the streets. the police made a number of arrests for inciting public disorder through social media. will the prime minister join me in commending that front-footed proactive approach but also making sure that the police and the courts have the talent they need to -- the power they need to pursue not just the perpetrators, but the organizers of this criminal violence? >> i think my honorable friend makes a good point which is we have to make sure people who use this new technology for evil purposes are properly prosecuted and convicted, and i'm sure they will be. >> [inaudible] >> one of the ways in this which ordinary people are trying to get their voices heard is by going on the government's new web site and signing a petition that was posted only two days ago which has already got up to almost 100,000 signatures asking for the rioters to have their benefits withdrawn. how is the prime minister going to meet those expectations to say to those 100,000 people who have signed that e-petition that so

understanding his time out west and his hiatus from politics, then it can also be said one might well understand this critical and understudied period of roosevelt's life through the lens of mr. roger di silvestro. here to discuss his work, theodore roosevelt and the badlands, a young politician's recovery in the american west is roger di silvestro. thank you. >> thank you, sir. [applause] well, thank you for that wonderful introduction. made me even somewhat interested in my own life. thank you, too, for showing up on such a hot and humid day. it's really tropical out there, and i'm doubly happy you weathered that and came out today. my book about theodore roosevelt tells a story about tragedy and recovery and we don't usually associate tragedy with roosevelt, especially as president, but i'm not writing about the iconic roosevelt who made it to mt. rushmore, but a younger man who went west to run a cattle ranch in the badlands of the dakota territory, what is now north dakota close to montana. he just didn't go west as one urged as a young man. he was compelled to go west. events forced him in that direction, and we will get to that, but before we head off into the badland

mr. president. another day older, deeper in debt. president obama turns 50 today, and looks it. we examine the greatnene and the grayness on the west wing on a day there is a not much to celebrate and a lot to wish for. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 4th, 2011. >> thanks for joining us, everyone, , m bill weir. well, the closing bell on wall street was hardly a death knell tonight, but it was certainly an indication of just how sick our economy is these days. and that sickness, only compounded by fear. anyone with a 401(k) can reasonable worry that unemployment might crash that euro might crash, that unemployment could get worse that recession would be our new normal. but in an effort to replace some of that fear with knowledge, we asked some smart people the four big questions of the day. so, how bad was it really? it was bad. the drop in the dow, the worst since the great recession crash of late '08. >> tough day on wall street today. >> today's massive selloff on wall street.t. >> stocks around the world take a ma

west. the same is true of mr. di silvestro. mr. di silvestro's knowledge of all of america is the product of a career that has taken him all over our country. he has lived in the bronx, in san francisco and in many places in between. if they can be said that the later workings of theodore roosevelt can only truly be understood by understanding his time out west and his hiatus from politics, then it can also be said that one might well understand this critical and understudied period of roosevelt's life through the lens of mr. di silvestro. here to discuss his work, theodore roosevelt and the badlands a young politician's quest for recovery in the american west is roger di silvestro. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you for that wonderful introduction. it made me somewhat interested in my own life. thank you too for showing up on such a wretchedly hot and humid day. is really tropical out there and so i'm very happy that you are willing to weather that and come out today. my book about theodore roosevelt tells a story of personal tragedy

west. the same is true of mr. di silvestro. mr. di silvestro has knowledge of all of america and is the product of a career that is taking them all over our country. is lived in the bronx, in san francisco and in many places in between. if it can be said that the later workings of theodore roosevelt can only truly be understood by understanding his time out west and his hiatus from politics, they can -- you can also be said that one might well understand this critical and understudied period of roosevelt's life through the lens of mr. di silvestro. here to discuss his work, "theordore roosevelt in the badlands" a young politician's quest for recovery in the american west is roger di silvestro. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for that wonderful introduction. it made a somewhat interested in my own life. thank you too for showing up on such a rigidly hot and humid day. is really tropical out there and so i'm doubly happy that you are willing to whether that and come out today. my book about theodore roosevelt tells the story of pe

. >> if you were still in the west wing and you could walk into the oval office and say mr. thing, what would it be? >> secretary rice mentioned the financial sanctions. what you need to do is deny the government of syria the access to the

visits to both israel and the west bank and meetings with mr. peres and a 10 yahoo in jerusalem -- netanyahu in jerusalem. that is "deliver times" with bought story. -- that is "the new york times" with that story. and google with the one -- $12.5 billion phone deal. pat? caller: you would ask if i would pay more taxes. yes, i want to live in a civilized society. i think everyone should pay their taxes according to their ability. when did we get to the point that we did not want to pay for anything. this is ridiculous. if george bush had not lowered taxes while we were in the war is, why would any president lower taxes when we know that we are calling to have higher expenses. all of us baby boomers, they have the census and they know when we are going to turn 65 and need medicare, so why didn't they plan ahead? yes, we should pay more taxes. i make under $60,000. my tax rate is 20%. so why should the ones with all of the money not pay anything? host: mary is a republican in tampa, florida. caller: my take is, no, because i have a trust fund whic

mr. noda will have to deliver an soon if he is to last any longer than his predecessors. roland burke, bbc news. >> when we think of the gold rush, we think of the american west, but in the 19th century, there was another gold rush. now prospectors are looking for new fortunes. deep in the australian bush, a great divide that separates this continent. it is not the sky that has this glorious golden glove. it was the site of a 19th century gold rush. prospectors of come to hunt for their fortunes, nugget by nugget. old-fashioned techniques have given way to newfangled technology. metal detectors are tools of the trade. she gave up her job in the construction industry to prospect full time and to teach novices have to do said. >> there's a past. and there is one from that when. >> the price of gold at the moment -- it is understandable why so many people are coming in from the city and the bush to go prospecting. >> yes, it can be alive changing event. -- a life-changing event. it will pay the mortgage. >> in the back breaking work, even in the favorite haunts of local prospectors peony -- local prospectors. the staff and what started as a hobby has become a lu

i am from west palm beach, florida, and my question is for mr. smith. i read that you got the players before the lockout even started to buy into an insurance policy that would cover them for lack of a better word if the lockout went beyond what was originally anticipated could you talk about that and what impact that had on the negotiations? >> no. [laughter] you know, i'm going to claim privilege on that one. >> all right. why my question? [laughter] >> later we will talk. >> hello. my name is anthony. i'm an attorney in boston but i'm not going to talk to you about performance enhancing drug testing. i'm not going to talk to you about the relationship. i have a more narrow question. in our community, our players and celebrities, our leaders in the philanthropic efforts the benefit our communities, i was wondering if you'd give us a little insight into their thinking and thinking of their advisors and setting up their own individual charitable foundations for every kind of issue that is somehow impacted their lives, rather than often just partnering w

mrs. clarice, that is his wife, and elizabeth west bowers the former gathered about her the studious and the conservative and kept the open house for all visitors of note. the latter was surrounded by loving folks young and old. and this not to have a good time was impossible. dhaka honor of being able to hope the strain of french blood made her queen of entertainers and covered her with a taste in social functions that were irreproachable. many pages later she added a third woman, her mother. so if i can go back, married joseph lyons. her mother to the list. mother was the life of a mine herger but young single and married folks who found in her asocial woman whose company was as agreeable as when she was a meeting. with her it was possible to have a good time without fathers. her guests were frequent and they played games were sold for charity. and all like found many an opportunity to pass many delightful hours with her in the home or courtesy, sociability and friendliness reamed supreme. it was permissible for the families to move one circle to another. no hard and fast lines were drawn

but you cannot have a peace treaty because the administrator of west germany will impose a economic embargo and we cannot bros it unless you mr. crushe have unless you support our economy and he said no, i can't do that. and so crushe have gave instructions to stop the refugee flow by building a wall and he said to him not one millimeter more. and then he sent the marshal to berlin and to control him as well as watching the situation. on august 13, 1961, at 2:30 am i had a phone call at my apartment. and somebody said this is a security officer and there's something going in east berlin. would you go take a look. i got in my car which was a 9100% sl convertible to look at what's going on. and i drove into the area. i didn't get duty reimbursement i should add. i drove in the area and i was stopped because there was some east german soldiers who were pulling barbed wire across the square. i said you cannot stop me, you cannot block me. you have to let me through. i'm a member of the allied forces and you can tell by looking at me. out. i went up to the train tracks, as close as i could get, and it was clear that all the trains

mr. b. a note for help on his collar. welcome. i'm in for alex witt today. it's 11:00 here in the east and 8:00 out west. happening right now, breaking news on two americans in prison in iran. josh fattal and shane bauer were sentenced to eight years in prison. they were hike i along the iran-iraqi border. they have 20 days to appeal their sentence. ali? >> reporter: that's right. they have been given a very heavy sentence. everybody in iran thought that they would be given a heavy sentence. nobody thought that these guys would spend two years in an iranian prison and not be charged with anything. the case is dragging out. we thought we would get a verdict a. ruling on their way home. that hasn't happened. this has dragged out. now the big question is whether they find at the end of the month of aramadon. the two americans could be here for the length of the sentence. >> ali arouzi in tehran. thank you for the breaking news? back here in the u.s., the first family is on vacation in cape cod but the administration is insisting that the trip is not all about fun and games for the president. kristen is trav

mrs. clarice, that is his wife, and elizabeth west bowers the former gathered about her the studious and the conservative and kept the open house for all visitors of note. the latter was surrounded by loving folks young and old. and this not to have a good time was impossible. dhaka honor of being able to hope the strain of french blood made her queen of entertainers and covered her with a taste in social functions that were irreproachable. many pages later she added a third woman, her mother. so if i can go back, married joseph lyons. her mother to the list. mother was the life of a mine herger but young single and married folks who found in her asocial woman whose company was as agreeable as when she was a meeting. with her it was possible to have a good time without fathers. her guests were frequent and they played games were sold for charity. and all like found many an opportunity to pass many delightful hours with her in the home or courtesy, sociability and friendliness reamed supreme. it was permissible for the families to move one circle to another. no hard and fast lines were drawn

mr. clark, for allowing me to stop by the committee and welcome west hills middle school.nk you forking with here. i yield back. >> and i thank you for yielding back and thank you for that good visit with these youngsters. i know you proud of them, and be i know they're proud of you. our fourth witness is mrs. ann manwell, accompanying her student, miss allison well, from stuyvesant high school in new york. they're representing the 10th-12th grade age group with their second place winning project, a kidney/bowel printer. we would also like to recognize allison's teammates, david and noreen chan. typically, i would now recognize our first witness, but before i do, i'd also like to take a moment to recognize the other four winning teams that are joining us today and who will also be showcasing their winning projects in the rayburn foyer following today's hearing. the solar team from countryside montessori charter school in land of lakes, florida, the blind side team from plainview, beth paige middle school of plainview, new york. subway smart system team from horstman school

west michig >> welcome to "morning joe." with us, mike barnicle, chairman of the republican national committee, mr. michael steele, richard haass and retired army colonel, jack jacobs, in washington, andrea mitchell and host of "andrea mitchell reports." good morning, all. >> good morning. >> andrea, i want to get to you. rebel fighters in tripoli are taking to the streets as the 32 year regime of moammar gadhafi is ending. fighting has broken out at the compound of the libyan leader. government tanks opened fire as emerging from inside the complex. gadhafi's youngest son is leading forces into tripoli. the top diplomat in london said they control 95% of the capital city. the final assault was part of a coordinated plan. the rebels living inside tripoli. nato reports combat air patrols over libya will continue until all pro-gadhafi forces surrender. little resistance from the regime. libyas information minister struck a defiant tone about the future of this battle. meanwhile, the international criminal says gadhafi wants to be the heir. a source close to gadhafi's inner circle as he tried to escape

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west virgina. i sort of can't help but be interested in that. and so, my question of you, and, whoever wants to answer, mr. offutt or mr. dove can answer, you have to see, things have to be paid back. so in a sense there's a perspective nature to this. on the one hand, nothing will happen if we don't have this road completed, almost done. we've spent 40 years building it. cost $25 a mile. now. and, on the other hand if it is built, the world is going to open up in west virginia. and that is not a casual statement because industries are moving at a rapid pace from the congestion of the washington, d.c. area, into the eastern part of our state, which is where this would have the greatest impact. and so, i'm interested, how would you evaluate a project like that which didn't have like new york to boston but it's to a statewide open for development when businesses are wishing to get out of the traffic congestion here. what are your thoughts? >> i'll start, mr. chairman. first of all, the way we would define infrastructure project is a one strikes the right balance between social benefits and economic benefits

mr. lewis writes visit the people where they live. he would urge them to meet the coal miners of west virginia to shake the hands of the working poor in our large urban centers juggling multiple jobs to try to make ends meet next call louisiana lucy thank you for waiting you're on with michelle and leonard. what do you have to say? caller: thank you so much for taking my call. my name is lucy and i'm an immigrant from nigeria. and it was beautiful to come to the united states and i was taken aback when i came to the united states to see that there is such a racial segregation system in the united states of america because we don't know that in africa. we don't know that there is such thing. and what bothers me a lot about this is why? why do you promote the idea of black and white? why do you actually have that? why do we promote this? because you look at social settings you see that there is a promotion of ideologies. look at indonesia they don't promotion any of that. and promoting interrelation relationships is integration. you cannot in any society, the you cannot in any society,

item from west palm beach, fla., and mark question is for mr. smith. i read you got the players before the lockout started to buy into an insurance policy that would cover them, for lack of a better word, if the lockout went beyond what was originally anticipated. can you talk about what impact that had on the negotiations? >> no. [laughter] i will claim privilege on that one. >> why my question? >> we will talk later. i am an attorney in boston. i will not ask you about performance enhancing testing, about n.c.a.a. and the league. in my community, players and celebrities are leaders in philanthropic efforts that benefit our communities. i was wondering he could give us insight into their thinking and the thinking of their advisers in setting up their own individual charitable foundations for every kind of issue that has somehow an impact in their lives rather than often just partnering up with welle existing charities that -- worthwhile existing charities. i have seen that these are utilize for marketing purposes and do not comply with the law, but pl

other structure put in place, along with one that is prepare for the west virginia in for sure project you're talking about. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the witnesses for coming here today. i believe that we do need to take up the reauthorization bill so people can plan on ever structure in this country. i also want to get back to some basics in making those fortresses. with respect to this fun, do have a question. and speaking of the national efforts structure bank and representing the public-private partnership, i can tell you that i think the people are very tired of valence. one issue that really leads to my mind in hearing -- tired of bailout sais. one issue that really leads to my mind in this hearing is what if the project fails? what would happen if it overextends best bank? what metrics would be used to measure success? how can we assure taxpayers that this does not become another government entity that we end up bailing out that projects and we end up privatizing the profits while socializing the losses? >> that is a very good question. it gets into the debate that you all are having and that we ha

mr. clarke, for allowing me to stop by the committee unwelcome west hills middle school. thank you for being here. i yield back. >> and i thank you for giving back. and you for the good visit with these youngsters. i know you're proud of him and i know they're proud of you. our fourth witness is mrs. anne manwell, accompanying her student, ms. alison reed from the high school in your. they represent the 12th grade age group with their second place winning project, a kidney bio printer. would also like to recognize alison's tina, david and noreen chan. typically, i would have recognize our first witness, but before i do, i would also like to take a moment to recognize the other for winning teams that are joining us today, and to also will be showcasing the winning projects in the rayburn foyer following today's hearing. the silver team from countryside montessori charter school in atlanta, the blindside team from plainview, middle school in new york. subway smart system team from bronx, new york, and the bionic auditory prosthesis team from hopewell valley, central high sc

i am from west palm beach, florida. my question is for mr. smith.ead that you got the players to buy into an insurance policy that would cover them if the lockout went beyond what was originally anticipated. can you talk about what impact that had on the negotiations? >> yes. [laughter] >> i will claim privilege on that one. >> why my question? >> later, we will talk. >> i am an attorney in boston. i will not ask you about performance enhancing drugs. i have a more narrow question. in our communities, our players and celebrities, our leaders in the philanthropic efforts that benefit our communities -- can you give us insight into their thinking and their advisers in setting up their own individual charitable foundations for every kind of issue that has impacted their lives rather than just partnering with well-established existing charities that are also addressing those needs? i have seen, over and over, a lot of these foundations are utilized for marketing purposes. they do not comply with the law. players like ray allen did not go set up his own

west at all. and i will do anything and i appreciate again, god bless, mr. smith and mr. payne. these are evil people, evil government. i mean to sit in a hearing and talk about how maybe the u.n. could have done something and i know it didn't exist to get hitler out. he was an evil man. this is an evil government and it's time for our government to do something about it. we aren't talking about troops but just give them the ability. tanks that the southern sudanese government trying to bring anywhere are the tanks? they are still in kenya and haven't allowed them to come in to defend themselves. i thank both of the witnesses and i appreciate this thing. we should send a message to the people in the nuba mountains and southern kordofan. this goes back to biblical times and i wonder how some people in this administration will feel when they leave and how moon is sitting there and doing nothing and when somebody writes the book about this. it's an evil government. the regime change should be taking place and bashir should be taken to the hague. and i appreciate for being the leade

one connected to this government should be permitted to visit the west at all, and i will do anything, eni appreciate it again. god bless mr. smith and mr. payne and ms. burkle to be here. this is an evil government. to hear how the u.n. could have done something, hitler was an evil man. this guy is an evil man. it's an evil government, regime change, but it's time for our government to do something. not talking about troops, but just give them the ability -- are the tanks that the southern sudan government tried to bring in, where are the tanks now? they are still in kenya. they have not been allowed to come in to defend themselves. i thank both witnesses. i appreciate this thing. we should send a message to the people of the south, nuba mountains, you know, nuba mountains and the kingdom of kush is mentioned in the bible, all the way back to biblical times. i wonder how some people in this administration will feel when they leave and know they missed the opportunity, how bi-moon will feel, and how when a book is wrote about this, bashir should be arrested and taken to the hague and tried. again, i thank you, mr. smith an