without the ncaa, the ncaa's terrified that they could put on the basketball tournament too and take that from the ncaa which is 95% of its income. they get $771 million a year straight to the ncaa just for running this march madness basketball tournament. if the football schools took that, the ncaa would collapse into an impotent rule-making body. >> taylor branch, thanks so much for your time today. >> thank you. >> ifill: as hari mentioned, earlier, an n.c.a.a. representative was not available to appear with mr. branch tonight. but we expect to hear the organization's viewpoint tomorrow when we interview joseph crowley, a former university president and n.c.a.a. historian. >> again, the major developments of the day. president obama called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of a ten-year plan to cut the deficit. republicans said it would hurt those who create jobs. greece held an emergency conference with its creditors, trying to calm global fears of a default. and troops in yemen fired on protesters again, raising the toll to 50 killed since sunday. and to kwame holman for wh

the ncaa won't be part of it.ey can do a football playoff they can do a basketball playoff and that takes 700 -- that's all the ncaa's revenue. so they're petrified about this. the whole system is teetering and it's teetering in part because it doesn't have a proper foundation. we're all pretending the problem is the poor athletes. >> who's in charge. >> no one is in charge right now. the ncaa pretends -- whenever you see a final penalty like in the miami case or the ohio state case or last year's unc case, the ncaa says that the colleges self-impose the penalties. the colleges say they did it because of the ncaa. kind of comes out of a twilight zone because nobody really wants to take responsibility for depriving these kids of the money they earn because it can't stand up in court. >> taylor branch, it was, obviously, i'm a huge college football fan. i devoured this article. incredible history of the ncaa here in their power or "wizard of oz" like lack of fitting they were kansas, kansas city. anyway, taylor bran

division 3 is a non-scholarship division, the biggest division in the ncaa.ould come as a surprise to that division and the institutions within it that we're now going to pay your players to whom we wouldn't give and shouldn't give that's the principle of division 3 scholarships. in addition there is title 9. surely if we bestowed dollars on players who make a difference more than other players, we would have a tremendous tussle with the meaning of title 9 which is equality for women and to put this at the institutions of higher education at a time when across the country budgets for higher educational institutions, public and private, are being reduced in double digit numbers it's just impractical. >> sreenivasan: the notion of student athlete that the ncaa has referred to the critics say this is legal wrangling so you can get around the work you do on the field. you give them the pads, the tools to do the job on the football field but if they get injured there they don't get workers' compensation. >> well that's wrong on two counts. i mean it is the case, a

a look at the politics of it all and the ncaa. speaking of football, what are we going to watch next thursday? it's september 1st, 2011. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. unbelievable, i don't know about you, i've got whiplash. my "first read" of the morning. as washington prepares to get back to work next week, the president and speaker boehner are picking up right where they left off, proving that nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to, even when it comes to sin bing their outlooks. the ticktock. yesterday morning the president called on congress to put politics aside and act on jobs. >> at a time when a lot of people in washington are talking about creating jobs, it's time to stop the political gamesmanship that can actually cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> but at virtually the same time inside the west wing, top aides for the president were preparing to send a letter to the heads of the house and senate requesting a joint session of congress speech at 8:00 p.m. next wednesday. the scheduled star

tattoos and cash in violation of university and ncaa rules.st coach jim tressel his job last may and led to the departure of star quarterback terrelle pryor. and the university of north carolina fired its coach, butch davis, in july amid a probe into ethics violations there. in an interview with npr on wednesday, ncaa president mark emmert was asked if the problems are widespread. >> well, it certainly feels like it because of these very high profile cases. and i'm often asked whether i think it's better or worse than it's been in the past. and the fact is, i don't know. what i do know is that it's unacceptably high. we simply can't tolerate these kinds of actions and continue to promote our programs as having the integrity that we all expect of them. >> brown: in all, at least ten major programs have faced investigations or punishment in recent months. and last year, the university of southern california was forced to give up its 2004 national championship after an investigation found that star player reggie bush had received improper benefit

. >>> in college football, the ncaa has slapped boise state university with major rules violations.nationally ranked boise state football team goes on probation for three years and loses some scholarships. the ncaa found the school had recruiting and other violations involving more than 75 prospects and student athletes in five sports. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and the latest poverty report isn't just about unemployed americans. many with jobs are still below the poverty line. below the poverty line.w the poverty uit, it's parfait our way. and a delicious treat you can enjoy any time of day. subway. eat fresh. this flat-out delicious -- the new $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty 6-inch flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. all for just $3. build your better breakfast today. bankruptcy scandal takes center stage on capitol hill this morning. the key players who will be skipping out. bart accused of media manipulation. how the agency coached riders.. to speak out against protesters. freedom is

>> the ncaa is coming apart for practical reasons, because they're squabbling over the money.e and a surprise, it's unjustified in principle. there's nobody else in our whole society that we impose amateurism without benefit of law or anything else other than a cartel and custom. >> dehoney, you've obviously walked into a room with people of a certain point of view. you were explaining to me during the commercial break that this is a point of view that's very relatable to you, but for you, you hold the line on the need to protect the purity of the amateur competition, which quite honestly, resonates with me. that makes sense. i can see the appeal of that. i just would like to hear your thesis. >> i think something definitely changes when money enters the equation. regardless of what you're talking about, in any sport, in any business, in any type of unique endeavor that you have, once money hits the table, something changes. and of course, you look at the universities and it's a billion dollar industry, and you first think, there is so much money going to the university, but t

it's like the ncaa. if you're going to play college sports, you can't take money. if you're going to be a federal politician, you can't take money. it's the ncaa model, in the framing of this, and also, why the additional language, where it says, contributors on behalf of or opposed? >> let's start with the second clause of the sentence and work backwards. assist majority of the money in politics, as we saw in the 2010 cycle, as we have been seeing increasingly over these cycles, is not what you raise for your actual campaign coffers and then spend on tv. it's what somebody else raises for your campaign coffers, for your candidacy, or against your candidacy. >> is that the super pac? >> it's super pac. it's any kind of -- >> so the super pac is addressed in this first sentence? >> in the second part of the first sentence, because you are not allowed to raise money or spend money -- >> why catching money as opposed to giving money? why the ncaa structure, if you will? >> well, the point being that, listen, it's simple. i don't want the burden on this to be necessari

in sports this morning the ncaa put boise state on three years probation. for ncaa violations include a public reprimand. also reductions in scholarships. boise state highly ranked football team will have fewer practices than other schools. the violations involve more than 75 recruits and players in five sports. >>> line drive. off the glove. game over. >> just like that the winning feeling is back at at & t park. mark derosa came off the bench last night. got the game inning hit against the padres. giants won 3-2. they won three straight games. the giants will be looking for the sweep. all star pitcher tim lincecum takes the mound this afternoon. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee has called a special meeting this friday with the fire marshal and other city agencies. he hopes to prevent pier 38 businesses from being forced to move. you high remember we first told you last week that city inspectors red tagged about 20 office buildings at pier 38. office workers put down their laptops and picked up protest signs yesterday. they are demanding the city board of su

fresno state versus cal, the season opener for them, first ever ncaa football game at candlestick park. fresno state scores the first college touchdown. later in the first, zach maynard leaving his team on the field. he runs it in for the score, the extra point would be blocked. cal pulls within one. later in the first, another dose. savella takes the handoff. 39 yards for the score. once again, the extra point is the blocked. what's going on, guys. second quarter, cal up 19-7 deep in their own end. that's not a good snap. he fumbles it in the end zone. fresno state recovers. cal leads 26-14. ucla houston. if you like good runs, good tackle runs this is for you. michael hayes, the force is strong with this one. he's a tackle breaking machine, i tell you, all the way to the end zone from 34 yards out. ucla would hang on, close late. houston hangs on to win 38-4. >>> minnesota versus usc. second quarter, usc up 6-0. that's matt barkley, and he's going deep to find robert woods. 43 yards later, that's a touchdown. two-point conversion would fail. usc on top 12-0. usc's lead minnesota down

>> it's a gem of this conference that's been undervalues, so we have won our conference wins more ncaa titles than any other by far. yet some of our schools like ucla, usc, cal, stanford are clearly in a class of their own in terms of their olympic sports prowess. as someone that's not a football guy, i come from tennis. that was my sport as a student eighth le athlete and spent most of my career of promoting it as low pressure sport. i want to give them unprecedented exposure and really showcasing. the way we do that is through our tv networks. we'll have 500 to low pressure sports events on the air for the first time annually. >> that will help get these student looets recognition they deserve. it will allow for coaches to recruit more nationally than in the west coast. the kids want to be seen. if we have a tv network exposing the olympic sports, you have a serious advantage. >> the pac-12 has its own network that will begin. the crux is it's olympic scores, correct? >> espn and fox have 34 football games and about 35 football games for their tv network. that will leave over 100 bas

miami playing without seven starters because of ncaa violations. both teams with new head coaches. maryland also showing o o some new uniforms. how about that? the helmet resembles the design of the state flag. even lebron n mes tweeted. second quarter, mike james running left. but the ball comes out. joey vellano runs 30 yards for that touchdown. a heads-up play by vellano. it's 14-20, at the half. that's a touchdown, guys. fourth quarter, miami down 23-21. jake wireclaw trying to give miami the lead. his attempt is good. danny o'brien, maryland quarterback, throws deep. completes to kevin dorsey, all the way down to the miami 22. that's a gain of 52 yards for maryland. it would lead to a field goal. ensuing drive. fourth and four at the 49. stephen morris, it was intercepted by cameron chism, who takes it 54 yards for the touchdown. chism anticipates this play to perfection. jumps the route for the game-winning score. maryland beats miami, 32-24. >>> that's your espn news update. i'm lindsay czarniak. > i love this story. a war is raging across the streets of paris. office worker

. >>> it's the ncaa regular football game here at candle stick, find out what bay area team will play this saturday. >>> with so many homeowners under water with their mortgages, a new trend is taking shape -- underwater. they're staying afloat financially by choosing to live on the water in a boat. tom vacar is here to explain why for many their boat is a lifesaver. >> reporter: for more and more people it's only their boat that keeps them afloat. >> i entertain my clients, i work out of here and i live out of here. >> reporter: greg sason has lived aboard the annie for the last decade here at san rafael's marina. >> this is my room. >> reporter: a divorced changed his living and financial conditions. >> it is less expensive than getting another house. and that was my decision. >> reporter: since his monthly dock rent is only $634. the great recessions losses have created many new live aboards. >> what we have seen is our phone rings a lot more. our waiting list is longer. and we have more people wanting to be live aboards. >> right now you know everybody's jobs -- it's a tenuous sit

. >> flipping around with the remote control the way you do in the first three days of the ncaa tournament, it's that exciting, except you're not as invested in the teams. it's your teams, or it's the team you've been rooting against all year, the yankees, the red sox, the braves, the phillies, the cardinals, it was as exciting as it gets. and i have to say, the season may be not just for carl crawford, but the month of september for the red sox embodied in that last play. >> the last play. >> you have to lay out for that ball. if you catch it, you're good. if it falls in either way, you lose the game. >> and this is what we're talking about, carl crawford just sort of lazily lounges to get the ball. that is a season on the line, and if you show a slow-mo, you can see the guy didn't reach out for it. hep didn't give it all. after stealing $20 million plus from the red sox this year for absolutely horrific season. he then, really sam stein, you're a red sox fan. >> yes. >> were you still there at that point? or did you leave with the rain delay? >> well, we stayed through the rain delay to

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ncaa violations are not lakely because the players did not use their status on the team to gain those benefits. >>> outrageous shameful insulting that's how the chef executive of san francisco court describe sprays move at judicial council meeting. he thought the court was getting 2 and half million dollars with no string attached but to the surprise the deal on the table had conditions he had never seen. here's vick lee. >> judicial council negotiated in bad faith through the emissary. this conduct shameful. it is unbecoming of any representative from the world largest court system. >>reporter: those were harsh words from the chief executive of san francisco courts. the reason? he felt betrayed. last week san francisco courts reached an agreement with judicial council staff. a o c, administrative office of the courts agreed to give san francisco 2.5 million dollars in emergency funds to mitigate the severe cut back. 14 courtrooms were close instead of 25. 75 workers would be laid off instead of 177. this was the one page agreement. but two days ago the a o c came up with this much lo

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prior is suspended as part of the fallout from his ncaa rules violation at ohio state.e is under a four-year deal with the raiders worth $2.7 million. >>> you're familiar with this, right? >> yes. >> a big raiders fan. >> and he will appeal. it i think he is doing it because the raiders have asked him to do it. and only two quarterbacks on the roster and not enough in the nfl. >> not enough? >> no, you never know when the quarterbacks are going to go down. >> let's talk about today. are you barbecuing today? >> i might have to fire up the grill today. >> this is a good day to do it. it depends where you're at it. is hot in some parts of the bay area. but some places, it is going to be rather cool toward the coastline and 50s and 60s there and inside the bay, some 70s and even some 80s toward the santa clara valley and some 90s showing up well inland but the next couple of days, the hottest days of the week, as we head toward wednesday, could see some triple digits by then, and then slow cooling on thursday and friday, and by this next weekend, some monsoonal clouds move

think ncaa rules. you can't take medicine!you want to get money out, go to getmoneyout.com right now and sign the petition. then e-mail, tweet, text, talk. however you do it, once you sign, make your goal to be get to one other engaged person to do the same thing so we can unleash the power of mathematical doubling. anyway, we'll talk about that later. if you believe in transparency, tonight is our very first internet-based, twitter-based thursday fight night. and we want an active, passionate debate on the language of this amendment. we'll invite folks like jennifer beg granholm and others to join us on twitter. if you have questions, what about rich people, can't they pay for themselves? not with the language in this amendment, no, they can't. we'll be taking your questions about the campaign along with jimmy williams, go to dylanratigan.com or use the hashtag, right after the show, 25 minutes from now, our inaugural thursday fight night on the language of the amendment, get money out on twitter at 5:00. but next, one thing

this is from the ncaa aa -- the .p. convention.d to do is pass it. what we want to do is for each of our panelists to give us about five minutes of what they are seeing out there. what kind of recommendations you may have for us as we move forward. this is going to be interactive. but those of you a question is can raise your hands, the staff will coming give you a card. there will be collected. we will try to get to them. ok? barbara? will you start off? >> good morning. what a pleasure it is to be here at the convention. i want to say to your amazing leadership and so many, thank you for being here and leading this fight. what a pleasure it is to be here. since the 2008 election, this country has been turned upside down. since the 2010 election, at the conservative response, we have seen a total movement that head back to the future. even former president bill clinton could not keep quiet. he said we're entering a new era. we cannot let this happen. the united states supreme court as part of this. they opened the floodgates. it u

division was to provide academic excellence, world-class facilities ncaa division i athletics, all the programs and student activities that would be available at any major university but to provide it all in the distinctively christian environment with a faculty and support staff committed to biblical trends and morality. the goal here has always been not only to teach students how to make a living but also how to live. to dream for liberty university is noble because it really has never been accomplished in quite the same way anywhere else. we are thankful not to watch that goal in that dream unfold before our very eyes. liberty's net assets have increased by over 600% since 2007, allowing us to continue to provide over $100 million a year in scholarships and an institutional aid for students keeping quality christian education affordable for as many as possible. as a result of these financial vans men's we are also transforming our campus over the next few years, over a dozen of the oldest buildings will be replaced and in a couple of years of campus will look nothing like it does to

division was to provide academic excellence, world-class facilities ncaa division i athletics, all the programs and student activities that would be available at any major university but to provide it all in the distinctively christian environment with a faculty and support staff committed to biblical trends and morality. the goal here has always been not only to teach students how to make a living but also how to live. to dream for liberty university is noble because it really has never been accomplished in quite the same way anywhere else. we are thankful not to watch that goal in that dream unfold before our very eyes. liberty's net assets have increased by over 600% since 2007, allowing us to continue to provide over $100 million a year in scholarships and an institutional aid for students keeping quality christian education affordable for as many as possible. as a result of these financial vans men's we are also transforming our campus over the next few years, over a dozen of the oldest buildings will be replaced and in a couple of years of campus will look nothing like it does to

division was to provide academic excellence, world-class facilities ncaa division i athletics, all the programs and student activities that would be available at any major university but to provide it all in the distinctively christian environment with a faculty and support staff committed to biblical trends and morality. the goal here has always been not only to teach students how to make a living but also how to live. to dream for liberty university is noble because it really has never been accomplished in quite the same way anywhere else. we are thankful not to watch that goal in that dream unfold before our very eyes. liberty's net assets have increased by over 600% since 2007, allowing us to continue to provide over $100 million a year in scholarships and an institutional aid for students keeping quality christian education affordable for as many as possible. as a result of these financial vans men's we are also transforming our campus over the next few years, over a dozen of the oldest buildings will be replaced and in a couple of years of campus will look nothing like it does to

also the president will welcome the women's ncaa championship team. on friday the president will welcome the chicago bears to the white house. later in the afternoon, the president will host the prime minister of tunisia at the white house. during his meeting, the president looks forward to expressing his strong support for two nearbyia -- tunisia as well as areas of mutual interest. the president also welcomes the opportunity to highlight the strong bonds of friendship between the american and tunisian people. >> did you individually invite the players or the team? >> i honestly don't know. >> what were the circumstances? >> i'm sorry. well said. [laughter] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we welcome your comments on how you feel about the targeting and killing of a u.s. citizen. if you called in the last 30 days, make sure you allow other people to call. we want to start with bringing you the statement by president obama this morning about the killing of al-awaki and kahn. >> earlier today anwar al- awalaki was killed in i