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thurgood marshall award from the national black prosecutors association. featured on oprah winfrey. and in "newsweek" as one of america's 20 most powerful wo n women. she's also an author, smart on crime, a career pro prosecut s prosecutors. i met your attorney general only two minutes ago thus i don't know her that well. but one can tell a lot about a person by the staff who work for them. my experience with your staff has been terrific. they are deeply committed as u you, efficient, a delight to work with and they have a delicious sense of humor. they, like you, i believe, don't see this work as a job but a calling. i'm the lucky guy who gets to introduce your attorney general, welco welcome. [applause] >> thank you, jack. for your longstanding leadership on these issues and everything that we talk about when we talk about being smart on crime you are right this staff has been with me a long time in the d.a. office and that is the special assistant attorney general in carjack of what we do around criminal justice and the most fabulous director of the california department of justi

now are closer to us going to regular of the gloss and family foundation a board member of the national black seen information center and mostly men opium that's right nikken a documentary filmmaker and producer of the greater good and great to have you both with us tonight into town so much for having us thank you what is a an amazing movie you put together and just the website for it is really quite remarkable what's the epidemiology of this but it's sort of mostly the epidemiology on vaccine you know what's i mean we're we're we're we're hearing that you know one in one hundred and something children is now born with autism or that early diagnosis whereas thirty years ago it was one in twenty thousand or something and there seemed for using that as a possible connection well if you look at the science there are studies out there that show that there's a connection for instance between mercury and autism not necessarily mercury in vaccines but mercury and autism and what's interesting though is that when that research is published it doesn't really make it into the mainstream media so when

black friday idea. it has become a nation-wide trend now. >>> some people will be staying home on black friday in favor of shopping online. if you are one of those online shoppers, you may owe more money than you think. the extra tax that comes with online purchases and why it's up to you to pay it. >>> santa rosa police are investigating alabama officer involved shooting that left one person dead. the confrontation happened yesterday outside the redwood grove apartments. police say a woman was alone in her apartment and called 911 to report an angry exboyfriend banging on her back door. when the police officer arrived he realized the suspect had a gun. the officer shot and killed the man. they are now conducting interviews to find out what led up to that shooting. >> domestic violence is a real unknown. you don't know all the emotion that is behind it. how long it has been going on. the build up. you don't know what happened earlier in the day. your hands are tied when you get on a scene like that. >>> now that thanksgiving is over walnut creek is focusing on christmas. the holiday tree will be it wil

former chairman of the national black committee. and blackwell as well. ve got them all tomorrow. we will talk about just what we are talking about tonight. >> all right. a distinct shade of red on face the nation, bob. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >>> on to international politics where the g20 summit came to a close today with no firm agreements on how to help the big countries still struggling with all that debt. most of the two-day meeting in france centered around the financial crisis in greece. president obama says such a deal is critical to the united states economy and job growth here. >> it is harder for us to do what we need to do for the american people, creating jobs, lifting up the middle class. >> greece is poised to get a $178 billion bailout from other european nations but the greek prime minister through it into jeopardy when he tried to put it up for a popular vote. the greeks are calling for his regulation and tonight members of parliament will hold a crucial vote on whether he will still lead the country. >>> emotional reunions t

. >> organizers of the national occupy black friday movement says the annual holiday shopping frenzy helps fuel big corporations and puts consumers in debt. >>> new youtube video shows a thanksgiving day scuffle at an occupy oakland protest. take a look at that. ahead in ten minutes what police officers told protestors they couldn't have that caused that scuffle to break out. >>> just about an hour ago normal operations resumed out of chicago hospital. that is after a man was fatally shot and the gunman is still at large. that shooting happened just before midnight in a parking garage at the university of illinois medical center. at 1:00 a.m. a text message was sent out to students warning them about the shooter. it appears the victim is the exgirlfriend of the suspected gunman. >>> santa rosa police are investigating an officer involved shooting that killed one person. that confrontation happened yesterday outside the redwood grove apartments. police say a woman was alone in her apartment and called 911 to report an angry exboyfriend banging on her back door. when a sebastopol polic

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association of school psychologists, the national association of secondary school principals, the national black child development institute, the national partnership for women and families, the national school boards association, school association of america, youth build u.s.a., the ywca, the aids alliance for children, youth and family, the alliance for educational excellence, the association of education service agencies. i ask unanimous consent, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? mr. nadler: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield the gentleman from illinois four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for four minutes. mr. jackson: i thank you, mr. speaker. mr. spear, i like my good friend from virginia to engage me in a dialogue on a series of questions. the most important question to be raised with respect to the b.b.a. at least for me, and i believe most americans, is how does the balanced budget amendment narrow certain gaps that are obvious in our society? the first gap, m

on national t-v.greg black has a look at wwat sandusky had to say about the allegations against him. 3 former penn state coach jerry sandusky says he's noo a pedophile..andusky spoke wiih bob costas in a phone interview on n-b-c's "rock center witt brian williams." sandusky says hees innocent, although some details in the grand jury report against him are accurate..iicould say that, you know, i have done some offthose things; i have horsed around ith kids. i -- workouts..i -- i hhve hugged them, and i'vv -- i have touched thhir legs without intent of sexual contact." sandusky's attooney told c-n-n the admission does not mean pis client is guilty of sexual assault."jocks dd that -- they kid around, they horse around." "that's a far different thing thaa saying he got showers with kids than saying ttat he committed these other acts, which the prosecution has alleged he did."also monday, the board of second mile -- tte charity that sandusky founded -- annoonced its llnggime c-e-o, jack raykovitz, has resigned.the granddjury report claims sandusky got to know his alleged victims through t

if you want to know how important black friday is, all you have to do is look at the numbers. the national retail federation estimates 152 million americans will shop on black friday, spending an estimated $50 billion. each year, the national retail federation asks shoppers if they plan to shop on black friday. back in 2006, 28% said yes. this year, it was 33%. >> and when retail does well, the economy does well. >> reporter: the vice president president of the national retailers association says that consumer feeling is per. >> for the most part, people are in a better situation, paid down debt, put money aside. >> reporter: the real test will come sunday when the national retail federation issues its annual report on how black friday 2011 measured up. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> coming up, find out when three students arrested in egypt are expected to be back in the states. >>> amazing video. we will hear from the pilot who survived this spectacular crash. >>> and for families getting their first look at the white house christmas tree arriving in style. >>> seeing that tree under ple

thing that stopped me from going to grant park on that fateful night is not because it was our nation's first blackresident. it was because there were people there. there were a lot of people there. i hate crowds. >> and it was cold. >> it was so crowded nobody goes there anymore. >> exactly. i hate crowds. i looked at that and i was like, great, i want some of that. i am for any president that gets rid of humans, period. i want the city to myself. >> like will smith in that movie? >> exactly like that. >> what are they erasing? they are saying it is your faults. it is your fault if you don't go out and vote, it is your fault we lose. >> and they say the 4 trillion we spent seems bad, but there is about to be an avalanche of jobs. if you cut it off, you get the worst of both worlds. >> and 49.1 million people announced that they are on some sort of government assistance. that's 49.1 million votes. >> that is true. >> i think we are missing an important point. what a beautiful skyline in chicago. i highly recommend it. it is lovely. >>> do you have a comment on the show? it is e-mail at fox news .co

if you want to know how important black friday is, look at the numbers. the nationaletail federation estimates 152 million americans will shop on black friday spending an estimated $50 billion. each year the national retail federation asks shoppers if they man to shop on black friday -- plan to shop on black friday. back in 2006 28% said yes. this year it was 33%. >> when retail does well, the economy does well. reporter: ellen davis is vice president of the national retail federation who says consumer confidence is better than it has been in years. >> but for the most part, people are in a better position than they were in three or four years ago. they paid down debt, put money into savings and that means they're a little bit comfortable shopping, even a little more than a year ago. reporter: the real test comes sunday when the national retail federation issues its annual report on how black friday 2011 measured up. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> the crowds may be out for plaque friday, but you can start crossing thing -- black friday, but you can start crossing thi

i guess if i would have been able to do it long enough, they would have had to give me national publicity. blacksr the country intraracial couples would be afraid to walk down the street. i would be terrorizing the united states, just one man. they don't want to freak out the blacks all over the country. >> that must have made you feel pretty important. >> well, i was not important, it was just the fact of the acts i was trying to do, my goal was to get the race war started, you know. >> but you weren't successful. >> no, i was not successful in that. i got caught after the salt lake city shootings three years later. >> i think underpinning a lot of his criminal behavior was this need for attention, this need to get credit for these crimes. it's what we call need-driven behavior. and his need-driven behavior was law enforcement recognizing that one person and one person alone was capable of creating chaos and fear in the united states. >>> coming up -- >> do you remember the two teenage boys in cincinnati that you shot? >> uh-huh. >> you could see that they were young. >> yeah, i was trying to ra

bookstore a few blocks from the white house. 11 news reporter deborah weiner has more on the national movement. >> if black friday is act one of the holiday shopping season, small business saturday is hoping to be the big act two. when consumers remember the unique stores, the one-of-a-kind places for one-of-a-kind gift. >> we don't want best buys on every block. >> we didn't have to fight over a 5 -inch tv. so just happy people. >> the store hon town in hampton was busy all day. >> people were excited about small business. >> this is the second year for small business saturday created by american express to help the little guy. sandwiched between black friday and cyber-monday during one of the busiest shopping days of the year. >> it keeps the community rich, it keeps the community healthy, and it also keeps the people together as a family. >> i'd love to see instead of it being small business saturday, the movement becomes small business first where people are known to shop at your small businesses, your locally owned small businesses first and if you can't find something, go to the larger big box if nee

it was dominated by the black power advocates and various black national groups. because i was in the church, i was in an organization which was the economic arm of the organization. in the climate of that time, half to be in a church-based -- violent movement -- non-violent movement was considered conservative. all of my peers were revolutionaries. they considered what we were doing moderate. we were doing things like getting things done. as you can see, i am still in the middle of that argument, but we were boycotting stores. we were making corporations adjust explicative ways. we were registering voters. when dr. king was killed, the one that became the preeminent person in the position was reverend jackson, but reverend jackson was out for me before that. martin luther king started in the south. he was born and raised in a plant the, and went to school there, then went -- raise in , went to school there, and then went to montgomery. they decided to go back south. when they went south, not long after, rosa parks refused to give up her seat in the buzz, and the

. >> black friday is our national shopping holiday. d thanksgiving now is becoming sort of like black friday eve. >> reporter: this year best buy and macy's will join the ranks of those opening at midnight while target and kohl's are now expanding their hours staying open respectively until 11 p.m. and midnight the next day. toys 'r us and wal-mart begin at 10 p.m. on thanksgiving while gap, banana republic and others will be open all day on thanksgiving. >> to get benefits of lower prices, it's excellent. >> reporter: retailers hope expanded ours will increase the black friday buzz and sales. >> there's some night owls and early birds so whatever you are, there's a venue available to you. >> reporter: and when it comes to motivation she thinks the midnight openings will attract a whole new crowd. >> midnight feels a little bit more like an adventure to consumers. >> reporter: she says adventure is a draw for many of the black friday faithful who will do almost anything for door busting deals no matter what time the doors open. >> i'm g

one critical point was there was a meeting in indiana called the national black convention. the containers was one of the founders of the congressional black caucus and leroy jones and the mayor of gary, elected largely by the mobilization of reverend jackson, so reverend jackson was critical. he helped get gary electives and mayor. the battle was between the nationals and the moderates, who want to argue about how we deal with voting. the first year i was going to be able to vote, i could not vote until november. the nationalists did not even want him to speak superior -- to speak. he was able toobilize and into a political force and was so acute that daly was on seated because reverend jackson formed a coalition -- was unseated because rerend jackson form a coalition, and it was the first time we believed we coul petrate the power. give all of these were steps toward empowerment, so you cannot start at 84 with reverend jackson, because to not deal with how he changed the economic arrangements with operation breadbasket and then to deal with political arrangements while shi

the things i am most proud of this year, most of the time when people think of the national coalition of one hundred blackomen, they think of the madame cj walker event. while it is a fabulous event, it really is an fundraiser for us. i will really helpstous do the work we do in the community. so, we are so honored to have some of the greatest corporation there is to sponsor us. as well as just community leaders. faith-based organizations, and just regular individuals stepping up. >> most don't know all the incredible program that is the 100 black women have. talk about the positive step girls for a minute. i love them. >> i do, too. they are very near and dear to my heart. we have several different programs in which we reach out to the community. the positive step program is working with girls ages 12 to 17. we have a curriculum that helps to get them grounded. >> and if nothing else, cheryl, i will say those girls just being around women like you and the other 100's changes their world and gives them a view. >> yes. >> because i am my daytive learning is what young children do. they will look at you and

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> black friday frenzy.oppers are skipping the bank's giving a dinner and why it may pay to be patient. >> a special message, a pardon and a stop by the food bank, how the president will spend this holiday. >> it was a bang. >> the pilot's who walked away from this helicopter crashed speaks out. "good morning washington" continues right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's thanksgiving thursday, november 24. great to have you with us this morning. i am pamela brown. >> . thanks for being with us. crews are getting ready for the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. 3.5 million people expected to watch. the big question is whether the big floats will be able to make it up there because of the windy conditions. brian van de graaff is taking a look. the wind has died down for us, but it has moved up there. >> the wins are starting to subside. we will have a bit of a breeze this morning. in new york city looks like the winds will be comi

season is officially in full swing and that means serious business for the nation's retailers look fog follow up record black friday sales by bringing you more bargain hunters online for cyber monday. nbc's reports. >> reporter: americans are returning to their daily routine after another thanksgiving of crowded airports and shopping malls. 42.5 million americans traveled over thanksgiving, up 4% from last year. from atlanta's hartsfield international to kansas city. sunday was the same, long lines and large crowds. travelers braving the hassles and headaches of holiday congestion. and it wasn't just the airports that were jammed. store owners were smiling after retail sales broke records over the holiday weekend. the national retail federation says stores did an estimated $52 billion in online and in-store sales. an increase of $7 billion from last year. spending that money, 226 million shoppers who visited stores and websites over black friday weekend. next up for retailers, cyber monday, where later today online shoppers will once again be looking for those online bargains. according to shop.org's holiday

many of our schools treat black boys as if it's fast food service. if we look at the nationalout 47% of black males graduate high school on time in the united states. in 2010. >> what's going on with our boys? >> schools, they don't see schools as a place that love them, that really deeply care about them, and otherwise are preparing them. isconnection starts very, very early. second, third, fourth grade, where a young man can go to school from kindergarten all the way through high school, and never have a black male teacher. t man when he doesn't see himself in the classroom. >> one of the things arne duncan spoke to me of, looking at teachers differently. not just throwing credentials at them. them how to teach math or reading, but training teacher s. can teach content and control the classroom. if you can't control your classroom, you can't teach your kids. if you can't care for your kids, you can't teach your kids. we have to get teachers trained in ways 20 identify what are the f1 o &3i mv to çthem. >> this idea of control is important. one of the things that people sugge

. >> it's black friday should be a national holiday. 16 years old he is what i consider a super shopper. >> i'm an experienced shopper. >> he has been waiting in line since yesterday and he knows exactly what he needs to get. >> i'm going to get an hdtv, i'm also planning on getting an x-box 2. >> how much is it going to cost? >> over $2,000. >> that is a lot of money. but mom is the one who is actually paying. here at this target, first shop they are line has been waiting since 3:00 in the afternoon but he still knows a good deal. >> 46 inch detail for $300. that is pretty good. >> this woman was so excited she couldn't wait to get to the nearby k-mart. >> i was looking at few places, fr9 for a comforter set. 16 paoesz. >> you save $40. at this toys 'r' us, a mom is trying to make the holiday special. >> i have two small children at home and six grandchildren. yes, this the only way i can really afford to get some of the things they want. >> which include the big item is the ipod with the $50 gift card. that and the squeaky. it's these jell things that all the little girls are crazy ab

. >>> a national movement to cancel black friday started right here in oakland. show you how it works. >>> a bay area marine returned home today, with a war wound that has him on crutches and in a wheelchair. why he and his family say they have many reasons to give corporal daniel franky returned home from war to his hometown of san jose. wounded, but grateful and happy. >> it will be fun, be a lot of family here. we have a lot more kids, it's going to be good. >> reporter: daniel joined the marines in 2007, after he graduated from san jose's lee high school. he stepped on a roadside bomb. his left foot was amputated and spend six weeks in hospitals. >> we know how lucky we are. it's different seeing him on half a leg. >> he's progressing very well, and it's very nice to be here. we're overwhelmed right now. >> reporter: daniel says he knows what he will be thankful for on thanksgiving. >> being here, and alive obviously. it could have been a lot worse. not all the explosions went off. i only got a little bit of what went off. if all went off, i would have l >> r

blacks. >> julien, before you answer, i wanted to ask alfred earlier about a scene in the play. there was a scene where the butler and the maid do a song. the whole nation is upset and black folks are swinging from the trees all the time. tell me about that. >> i did not write that song. jason brown, a new york jew, wrote that song. [unintelligible] [laughter] we talked a lot about the position of blacks, and we did not want it to be just about jim connolly, because that is an incendiary person. although, delicious to play if that is your part. he was the smartest person in the show. although, he is a sociopath. that made it complicated. but we wanted to represent the middle class working south. and it was true that there were black people swinging injuries all the time, but the thought of a white person? swinging in the trees all the time, but the thought of a white person swinging in the trees, everybody went crazy. we wanted to show that, and i think that is something jason did very well. >> julien, has to a question earlier and you said you would disagree about the broken relationship. >> it strikes me that this ancient relationship, which has had r

. >> it's black friday should be a national holiday. 16 years old he is what i consider a super shopper. >> i'm an experienced shopper. >> he has been waiting in line since yesterday and he knows exactly what he needs to get. >> i'm going to get an hdtv, i'm also planning on getting an x-box 2. >> how much is it going to cost? >> over $2,000. >> that is a lot of money. but mom is the one who is actually paying. here at this target, first shop they are line has been waiting since 3:00 in the afternoon but he still knows a good deal. >> 46 inch detail for $300. that is pretty good. >> this woman was so excited she couldn't wait to get to the nearby k-mart. >> i was looking at few places, fr9 for a comforter set. 16 paoesz. >> you save $40. at this toys 'r' us, a mom is trying to make the holiday special. >> i have two small children at home and six grandchildren. yes, this the only way i can really afford to get some of the things they want. >> which include the big item is the ipod with the $50 gift card. that and the squeaky. it's these jell things that all the little girls are crazy ab

black thursday. some of the nation's biggest source are planning their christmas sales soon after the turkey is clear from the table. target and a handful of other retailers are planning to open at midnight tomorrow. walmart will be open at 10:00. toys"r"us is opening at 9:00 p.m. >> i will have to get some sleep and probably go to bed at 2:00. i will miss my family thanksgiving dinner completely. >> 1 started employee named anthony harwood created an on- line petition urging the store to hold off on sales until friday morning. so far his petition has nearly 200,000 signatures. >>> an alert for drivers. nine new speed cameras in the district. they were launched on monday. now they are only issuing warnings. the fines will start december 21. if speed cameras have been the order for the district. last year the city received more than $43 million in revenue. we have a complete list of where you can find those cameras. log on to our website, wjla.com. slowdown. >>> coming up -- >> hello. >> thank you, thank you. >> my god. >> winner-take-all. the dramatic final moments on "dancing with the stars." >>> on

they would say black kids breaking into a korean shoe store in los angeles, or a black teenagers fighting with national guardsmen in detroit. the truth is in the breath of american history, overwhelmingly race riot has meant white mobs attacking the black individuals or black communities. that is certainly the case, the apex of that was in 1919. james weldon johnson who i'm going to write about later, isn't understood enough, called it the red summer because it was so bloody. it traumatized him and helped formulate his politics, really help shape the politics. so from april through november lled across the united states. and, of course, we were living in the south as tony pointed out, i grew up in chicago. i grew up with a lot of prejudiced towards the south. that's where racial violence happened. that's where sheriffs attack to black people. and certainly that did happen. there's no question of it but i grew up and studied history, i didn't know about the chicago od the city for a week. washington, d.c. or omaha, nebraska coneicu or francisco, r rzona. these iots swe acrss the untry. thankfully, i don

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nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with bargain hunters. serious shoppers are out in force this morning snapping up black friday deals at some of the nation's biggest retailers. and this year the official holiday shopping season kicked off even earlier with some stores offering deep discounts thursday night. nbc's janell klein is live for us in new york city. janelle, how does it look out there now? >> reporter: it's busy, lynn. in fact, many shoppers went right from thanksgiving dinner straight to the mall this year. for the first time, dozens of stores opened last night. one sign that the competition to lure black friday shoppers is more intense than ever. the bargains are on, and so is the bedlam. one in four americans are shopping today, with high stakes and low prices. >> black friday is the beginning of the season. it's a huge day across the country. and for many retailers, they are the best deals that consumers are going to get. >> reporter: and some of the deals are starting earlier than ever. many big chains opened today at midnight. >> people don't have to go to sleep and get up early. they can

nation. if they fail, it would be a black mark on our nation and we will be back at this negotiation again. >> david, is this a moment where you have someone, like a john kerry on the democratic side, stand up and say, you know what, i don't care about getting reelected? i just don't care because i care about my country more? it seems like we need to hear more of that, don't we? >> it's been ais to be stonishing. it's the most irresponsible congress i can remember. it looks like they're heading toward another cliff. look, there are good individuals in this group. but the differences are obviously profound. and what's been stunning to me is that we have lost our capacity to find the middle, to find some way that each side can let go some of their principles in order for the greater good to prevail. and the -- if this fails, the markets are going to shut down immediately. as mr. bianco said, if this fails and we void the sequester, audit these automatic cuts, then the markets are really going to take a blow and we're going to look at downgrades. >> what do you think about the scenario -- the do

black friday bringing the start to the at that national shopping season.lothes, shoes, electronic, everything. >> reporter: a steady crowd of shoppers filled the shops and the parking lots. i had 0 wait about 10 minute to park. parking was full. people are just waiting in line. >> you were not the only one shopping. would - shall thieves are shopping, too, looking inside parked cars for presents of their own. >> i don't want to be a target. i always think smart. >> reporter: so julia adams says she follows the advice posted. any time i make a purchase and go to my car, i go to my trunk and make sure that nobody is looking. >> reporter: police say that put packages in the trunk, cover them keep them well out of view of others. >>> just because december is coming does not mean that there is nothing pretty to come to the botanical garden. you'll get to see how mills toast and poinsettia plans contribute. >>> it is the time the year when you see santa visiting malls and making lists >>> the turkey has not even set yet from thanksgiving. you know, we had great

in 2006, she was named journalist of the year for the national association of black journalists. she was editorial page editor of the the atlanta journal- constitution newspaper for 17 years where she led the development of opinion policy. she maintains a column published in newspapers around the country. alfred uhry is distinguished as the only american playwright to win a pulitzer prize, ae. the film version won an academy award for best adapted screenplay in 1990. his book for the musical won day tony award in 1999. it currently has its washington, d.c. premiere

this is deep black slang he is using that we have not seen on a national public stage before and in thegets punched in his own ad? what sort of man who presents himself as alpha and wanting to be the leader of the free world would get punched in his own campaign ad? it doesn't make any sense. and yet cain allows the gop to have this sort of force we're not racist we are supporting this black man. even at the same time he admits this myth of black civility and self about negation and you don't have to take us seriously sort of thing. that obama threw it out of whack because you had to take him dead seriously. >> he seems to present himself more as an entertainer. today he actually, at the end of his are speech to the national press club he sang. he turned to song. he is more of an entertainer in many ways than he is a candidate, isn't he. >> the way that colin powell, jesse jackson, barack obama, the blacks who are running for president have presented themselves as serious intellectuals. we are not entertainers. we may have a little fun now and then but we are not here to entertain you.

association of school psychologists, the national association of secondary school principals, the national black child development institute, the national partnership for women and families, the national school boards association, school association of america, youth build u.s.a., the ywca, the aids alliance for children, youth and family, the alliance for educational excellence, the association of education service agencies. i ask unanimous consent, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? mr. nadler: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield the gentleman from illinois four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for four minutes. mr. jackson: i thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i like my good friend from virginia to engage me in a dialogue on a series of questions. the most important question to be raised with respect to the b.b.a. at least for me, and i believe most americans, is how does the balanced budget amendment narrow certain gaps that are obvious in our society? the first gap,

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. >>> black friday deals are expected to bring massive crowds this year. a report from the national retail fed ration estimates 152 million shoppers will flood retail stores throughout the black friday weekend. that's up 10% from last year. they say more shoppers will be drawn into stores this year because many retailers are opening their doors earlier than ever. justin. >>> all right. we will take you to an a list but i was look for cameras because i got reports it was snowing yesterday pretty hard towards deep creek lake and they have the snow guns going. ski areas is showing an though it's dry because it will help fill up the slopes by the time of thanksgiving. snowshoe is opening next week. cloudy skies in annapolis. we try to get a few peeks of late day sunday and that's the case in bel air after a cloudy start. this is our view from safe harbor travel and main streetroute 22. a glimmer of sun. we cleared it out overnight but that's what it did to the thermometer. terry says it's down to about 28 by his house nearby. we have ourselves a look at 30 in reisterstown and 29 in west

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there was a scene where the butler and made you a song -- do a song.tivmaid the whole nation is upset and black folks are swinging from the trees all the time. tell me about that. >> i did not write that song. jason brown, a new york jew, wrote that song. [unintelligible] [laughter] a lot about the position of blacks, and we did not want it to be just about jim connolly, because that is an incendiary person. although, delicious to play if that is your part. he was the smartest person in the show. although, he is a sociopath. that made it complicated. but we wanted to represent the middle class working south. and it was true that there were black people swinging injuries all the time, but the thought of a white person? swinging in the trees all the time, but the thought of a white person swinging in the trees, everybody went crazy. we wanted to show that, and i think that is something jason did very well. >> julien, has to a question earlier and you said you would disagree about the broken relationship. >> it strikes me that this ancient village of, which has had rocky moments and ups and downs