in new bedford there was a contaminated site causing all kinds of health problems for this immigrant neighborhood and the people rose up and demanded from local politicians to do something. the local politicians went to the state attorney general to find the owner. it went all the way up to viacom which owns cbs. it was ultimately responsible. so, now they're paying. that situation is not common. host: what is on the front cover? guest: that is in youngstown, ohio. it was a major steel- manufacturing capital until the 1970's. you have at least five or six major steel plans unused. host: is this site still a band? guest: yes. host: the last call comes from florida. caller: what is your thought on independent, private bidders? guest: my assessment is that in youngstown one of the biggest, growing industries is dismantling. but they are making a lot of money taking them down and selling the steel. host: justin hollander, author of "polluted and dangerous, america's worst of an improper visabandoned properties." we will look at the congressional meetings this week. the trip next guest wi

. >> my relatives in new bedford think it is wonderful the way they handled this thing. frankly, i am surprised looking at it from a distance. remember the initial reaction from the democrats was lukewarm to cool. republicans were grousing about it because they don't matter in this equation. but the democrats really did not seem to be warm to this idea, and the fact that the move from where they were to where we are now says something about the political process in massachusetts. >> at wonder if they haveow a law that can withstand a democratic or republican governor. even if it is a republican governor, deccan be an appointment made for three months, but then there can be an election and if the democrats think they can win it, they can win it three months later. >> as a native of massachusetts, when there is a vacancy and report to the governor, you have a special election, e vacancy and a democratic governor, democrat, and makes an appointment. that straightforward. tune in again next week for "inside washington." announcer: the shortest distance between 2 points is a

. >> my relatives in new bedford think is wonderful the way they handled this thing. frankly, i am surprised looking at it from a distance, remembering the initial reaction from the democrats, lukewarm to cool, and the republicans were grousing about it because they don't matter in this equation. but the democrats did not really seem to be worn to this idea, and the fact that they moved from where they were to where we are says something about the political reality in massachusetts. >> i wonder if they have a law that can withstand a democratic or republican governor. with the republican governor, there could be an appointment made for three months, but then there would be the election, and the democrats think they could win the election, they could win it three months later. >> as a native of massachusetts, the democratic governors should make the point -- appointment. two in next week for "inside washington." >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv. >>on the world stage: nuclear threats in iran terror threats at home turning points in af

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nbc's jeff rossen is live in bedford, new york. jeff what have you learned? >> reporter: we cover a lot of controversies here and this is one of the more bizarre. the bottom shrine libyan officials set up a tent in donald trump's backyard, basically if could you call it backyard, on the property of his giant estate here in bedford. by the way this is home of martha stewart, ralph lauren this is a pretty ritzy town. you can see that basically gadhafi takes the tents wherever he goes. he doesn't like riding in elevators so many of the high rise hotels in new york city are just out of the question for him. he tried to pitch a tent in central park. new york city said no he tried to pitch a tent in englewood, new jersey, the governor of new jersey came out and had a news conference and rally and said we don't want mr. gadhafi here it appears he rented this space from the trump organization and donald trump and started erecting this tent for gadhafi perhaps to stay. late yesterday, the town of bedford officials went in there and said, hold on a minute, we are issui

i saw the same in new bedford. taking old mills in neighborhoods and turning them into parks. not create new jobs. it at least ameliorate the negative impact. host: back to the phones. north carolina, on the line for independents. caller: when you wrote your but did you consider the possibility of instead of building windmills and solar panels that we should take some and provide the necessary infrastructure for nuclear power? what is your opinion on the pollution of nuclear power? many people perhaps misunderstand it. guest: that was never something that came up. i visited over 100 sites and nuclear power was not considered. host: edward, on the line for democrats. caller: i used to work in the manufacturing industry. why are some of these facilities being revitalized -- why aren't they now that we are in the recession? one of put them back into the system to create jobs? they're just wasted by sitting there. host: things for the call. guest: that is the heart of the matter. -- thanks for the call. guest: you see that the market is a feeling. these sites, many of which have a

compassionate person and had empathy for, as you just mentioned, working people, school teachers, new bedford fishermen, the union carpenters. he didn't really see policy in the abstract. he really wondered how those policies would impact real people. and that's really why you've seen, i think, such an outpouring of affection for my dad in both -- not just from his democratic colleagues but, indeed, from his sometime political adversaries are on the other side because i think the way he saw through some of these different legislative issues. but i think my experience with bone cancer at age 12, his own experience of having a -- nearly lost his life in the plane crash, his own sister rosemary's experiences with intellectual disabilities impacted him in a great way. one of the things we really learn in the book is, you know, what an emotional man that my father really was. of course, he had to keep all of his emotions pretty intact because all of us in our family were depending on him. he had to stay strong. but he reveals his strong emotional and very spiritual part of his life. many of these

what is right for hard-working families in your states, for hard-workg families in my state, in new bedford, in fall river, and elsewhere. i can see him standing over there where he always stood, committed, in form, imposing, unding on his deck, shouting at the top of his lungs, you could hear it from when you were outsidof the chamb when he was in one of those moments. those families don't have time to wait for a decent job and wages. they don't have time to waitor a better job. they don't have time to wait for decent, affordable, quality care that is a rig and not a privilege. at billionin booming voice woulo through this chamber and i think it will echo through the chamber through eternity. when it comes to it we are his legacy, we in the united states senate of his memoria we are the burning candles and he would tell us have them burn brightly, stan against the wind, snd against the storm, stand against the odds, f it is up to us, now, to light the world, as he did. in this past week, i think we have all found new meaning in those filiar wor of escales when h said "even in our sleep, pa

new york city park, and another area. he prefers other accommodations and not sleeping in hotels. others are not happy about him trying to pitch his tent. >> reporter: bedford, new york, home to mansions of the rich and famous, like donald trump and martha stewart, and now home to a tent of the powerful and infamous, libyan leader, moammar gadhafi. this is where he may sleep this week while attending the u.n. general assembly. >> we don't want terrorists anywhere near us. what the hell is he doing here? >> reporter: his tent is on private property, owned by donald trump. this is gadhafi's first step on soil in more than 30 years. it couldn't be more controversial. americans have not exactly rolled out the red carpet for his u.n. visit. gadhafi originally planned to pitch his tent on the libyan embassy there, and the neighbors fought back. gadhafi backed out and made the same request to pitch a tent in new york central park, and that request was denied. it seems bizarre, the world leader, the one reagan called once the mad dog of the middle east would prefer a tent. wherever he goes, he brings a tent. from paris to rome, and belgium, the tent follows gadhafi

new bedford, 62. 60 in m 60 in manchester. a nice day. there is the beach. coastline of new hampshire. courtesy of our affiliate, wmur. if you're headed to another beach, besides where the great whites are. nice weather for the jesse shores. 70s, nice day in southampton. long island. temperature in the 70s and tracking beach weather in florida, where it's not so nice. scattered showers and thunderstorms. particularly in south florida. we're getting a lot of rain right now in and around the miami/dade area, boca raton, into ft. lauderdale. in south beach, may have a storm to contend with. back to you. >> good morning, by the way, bonnie. >> hi, bonnie. >> nice to see both of you. >> we jumped right in with the sharks. thanks for taking over. >>> we have new video coming in. a bit of a problem out in california. they can redirect some waufrt to some of those fires in l.a. county that would be great. this is a water main break we've seen in studio city. a huge pipe, 64-inch pipe in studio city and you can see, looks like quite literally a flood. but it hasn't be

for "good morning america," john berman, abc news, bedford, new york. >> by the way, i've been in his tent, in libya. and it's perfumed, you should know. he spent last night, at the diplomatic mission here in manhattan. >>> heading to chris cuomo with the rest of the news. >> good morning, diane. good morning, robin. good morning, everyone. at least 11 people have now died in the floods that have devastated the southeast. ten of those deaths came in georgia, where thousands of homes are damaged. and neighborhoods are literally under several feet of americay, brown water. one drowning victim was a mother of two, driving home from the >> a terrible moment. a few moments after that, she did drown in her minivan, just three-tenths of a mile from her home. of course, the concern now is when it will rain again. and sam will have the forecast on that in just a moment. >>> now, we have the latest for you on the spread of h1n1, or swine flu. hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with a crush of children descending on emergency rooms by the hundreds. our ryan owens is in austin, t

bedford, north of manhattan, but residents were not happy. qaddafi treated the bombing of pan am flight 103 as a hero when he was recently set free. people in new york are making qaddafi feel somewhat less come -- less welcome. >> bedford is a a swank town. normally, it loses politeness and civility. today, not so much. instead, outraged at the thought that colonel qaddafi might be planning a party behind the stone walls and gates of one of bedford's many estates. getting anywhere near this property is not easy. finding a libyan to talk about it is even harder. this is the property. let's see if anybody from the delegation will come talk to us. it is ringing. >> hello? >> hello, is there anybody from the libyan delegation we could talk to, please? >> where did you get the number? >> i am at the front gate. i would like to speak to someone from the libyan delegation. >> you should go to libya, then. >> qaddafi is about as welcome in bedford, new york, as we were at the property there. >> it is just a revolting thought. >> i do not want him in the country. i think he should be arrested. i am glad to see that we're not when to let him into our tow

is creating controversy on his visit to the u.s., setting up a tent in the posh community of de bedford, new york. at the same time, the president is faced with uphill battles at home. a growing opposition to the wars in iraq and afghanistan and whether to send more troops along with the ongoing debate over health care. key domestic and foreign issues that could end up defining obama's presidency. following the speech here before the u.n. general assembly, the president will join other world leaders for a luncheon. he'll then continue those high-level talks this afternoon with both japan and russia. christina. >> all right. thanks so much. michelle franzen joining us live this morning. >>> well, as the president weighs the war in afghanistan, he faces not only tough decisions about troop levels, but also what new polling shows. public support for the battle there is eroding. according to nbc news and "the wall street journal," just 28% say they are more confident with the war. the war will actually come to a successful conclusion. however, 59% are pessimistic about its outcome. reflecting th

. >>> one final note, the wealthy suburb of bedford, new york, north of here, the home of richard geremartha stewart and tomorrow, kadafi of libya. donald trump's organization says it's looking into the reports that he's put down stakes at the trump's estate for the u.n. visit. he's trying to pitch his tent, including the satellite dishes on the estate that's known as seven springs. late today, a local newspaper said the town issue add stop work order because nobody got a permit for the tent. now, to the alleged terrorist plot we have been reporting on for days, apparently directed at targets here in new york city. tonight, police and fbi agents are trying to unravel what they have here. in the meantime, the feds issued new advisories for sports venues and hotels across the country. our justice correspondent, pete williams with the latest on this. good evening. >> reporter: the fact the homeland security advisories are so general, covering a wide range of places is a clear sign investigators don't know what the actual target was. because investigators believe a target of the plot might

headquarters in new york city and the massive tent he started putting up in bedford, new york, yesterday is within that radius we're talking about. one county executive still is not happy about this. >> he's not welcome. this guy is a terrorist. he's maimed and killed innocent people. he really doesn't belong here let alone in westchester in the united states. >> now the town attorney also says you need a building permit to put a tent that size up. they delivered a stop work order yesterday. they're going back to make sure they have complied. >> the thing is huge. the land is owned by the trump organization. so what does donald trump have to say about this? >> listen to this. it appears from what we know trump did not know gadhafi was the one renting this property. in a statement his company is saying, quote, we have business partners and associates all over the world. the property was leased on a short-term basis to middle eastern partners who may or may not have a relationship to mr. gadhafi. we are looking into the matter. that's a statement. state department officials say gadhafi wil

new zyrtec® itchy eye drops i can love the air™. (announcer) find it in the allergy aisle next to other zyrtec® products. neil: 2 bedford york, new video of qaddafi. it is not clear if he will be camping out there. he arrived at the u.n. a short time ago. the new jersey town said, pack up your tent and get the hell out of here. we do not want you did apparently, he is still coming here. we will keep you posted. in the meantime, taking up foreign policy today, slowly engulfed in health care. why is the president getting so involved in so many state races? reportedly asking a sitting democratic governor to step aside. a presidential historian joins us. we're getting indications that he is saying, i am in the pickle i'm in because this guy is not getting it done on the economy. >> it is risky for any president to support any candidate. if that candidate loses, it reflects poorly on the president. i think it is very unusual for a president to get involved in the governor's race and ask an incumbent of his own party not to run. you can understand governor paterson's position of wanting to fire back. bill: i felt sorry for go

bedford? >> you know, it's so shocking. he certainly lea lly needs a co diplomacy 101. newer the bomber, who was just welcomed back by gadhafi with open arms. and, in fact, i knew several of the parents. one of them worshipped with me in my synagogue. the pain is still raw. for him to think, to have the audacity to think that he could be welcomed and pitch a welcoming entertainment tent in westchester, it's shocking. and it's especially shocking because we know of his terrorist past. we know he was trying to redeem himself in the world community. then he opens his arms wide to the bomber, the person who plotted it. the whole thing is shocking. i'm glad he stayed at the libyan embassy last night. >> well, it does occur to me that the administration has welcomed him here. the united nations has welcomed him here for the first time in 40 years. isn't there a disconnect between obama policy, the president's policy, and your criticism of gadhafi? >> i think it's very consistent. mr. gadhafi is part of the world community. we all hope that we will see steps on his part to make hi

and then the news we were following about moammar gadhafi trying to pitch a tent in new jersey, pitching a tent in bedford, new york, and then being forced to stay at the libyan embassy. brian williams, nbc's brian williams, did an exclusive interview with the prime minister gordon brown about what really prompted the exchange, the release of el megrahi. let me play you part of that interview. >> the problem is, some of your citizens will forever believe, and a fair number of americans, that was it was the result of a deal and that deal had to do with oil. >> there was no deal. i can give you an absolute and unconditional assurance there was no deal on oil, there was no deal on anything else. there was no double-dealing. there was no conspiracy. there was no prior agreement or anything. >> what's your reaction? >> i just laugh at a that fortunately through the stupidity of gadhafi and his son, they told the truth, that was on the table all along. the deal was oil. the deal was big business. and i honestly feel, and they would be then something out of this that became positive that prime minister brown wil

new york. we will see if the libyan leader's tent is in bedford, new york. time for "closing bell." >>> 3,000 laid off gm workers will go back to work as the company adds shifts. "the wall street journal" say authors will ask for a delay. random house sold 2 million copies in its first week. i'm mike huckman. >>> there is a live picture of the floor of the new york stock exchange. we have a rally underway. the market once again back in action on the upside. stocks approaching one-year highs. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo. we have a rally underway led by financials, energy and technology. oil back above $71 a barrel. the highs of the afternoon as we bring in scott whop next r. >> dollar weak, commodities higher. oil is higher as well. you said technology is performing well. google especially. price target better to 560 bucks today. >> back to $500 a share on google. amazing. microsoft doing well, although the nasdaq is not as much of a leadership group as the financial index. >> absolutely. we were watching aig, citi, bank of america, the

gadhafi setting up a step in bedford, new york, no r, to hold meetings in this ten here you see here during his visit. technically the massive tent it is inside the air where he's allowed to travel. people that live here are simply you raged that he is in their backyard. >> he is not welcomed. this guy is a terrorist and maimed and killed innocent people. he really doesn't belong here. let alone the united states. >> town attorney says the libyans needing a building permit for a test of that size and issued a stop work order yesterday and are going back today to make sure that they complied to all of that. >> the latest where the ten is being set up, owned by the trump organization. what's donald trump have to say about this? >> it appears trump did not kno property and the statement of his company said -- protests erupted in new england, new jersey, when gadhafi tried to pitch his ten will and he was also snubbed from central park and a posh new york hotel. we will have more on the response and why gadhafi is here in the country. now, over to business and jen westhoven, nothing is w

new jersey. you're looking in the backyard of a luxury estate in bedford, new york, owned by donald trump. that is a tent. initially they thought, oh, they're going to have a party back there. no the inspectors went in there and discovered it was apparently ready for human inhabitation. it had a satellite dish, skins on the walls. so the city of bedford said, wait a minute, we're shutting you down. the problem was, the guys who were putting the tent up didn't speak english so they had to talk to the caretaker. gretchen: this is just bizarre of all bizarre with a capital b. here we have been talking about qaddafi coming to the u.s. for the first time ever for a month and there's been protes everywhere where he supposedly will show up. and now he has the ability to erect a tent in bedford, new york, and nobody knows about it? give me a break. brian: some libyan businessmen rented this about a month ago. they said they were going to use it for about a week. donald trump owns it. it's about 153 acres. the question, if you have a huge bhangs 153 acres why do you need a tent? you get that for pe

creating controversy on his visit in the u.s., setting up a tent in the posh up state community bedford, new york. obama's un debut and focus leads up to the g-20 summit in pittsburgh. at the same time he's faced with uphill battles at home, a growing opposition to the wars in iraq and afghanistan and whether to send more troops along with the ongoing debate over health care. key domestic and foreign issues that could end up defining obama's presidency. certainly the president's scheduled won't slow down either today or tomorrow after he wraps up here at the u.n., he heads to pittsburgh. barbara? >> thanks a lot, michelle. >>> president obama appeared on "the late show" with david letter after appearing on five sunday morning political shows. are americans getting obama fatigue? a new nbc "wall street journal" poll finds 34% of people think they see and hear the president too much. 54% say it's the right amount. if you ask people who voted for mccain, 63% of them y they've seen too much of the president. >>> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad is urging president obama to see iran as a fri

new jersey. they said no. and so, gadhafi actually did pitch a tent, or he started to, here in the small town of bedford, new yorkour from the city, right on the estate of donald trump, and there's no welcome mat here, either. bedford, new york, home to mansions othe rich and famous, like donald trump and martha stewart. and now home to a tent of the powerful and infamous libyan leader moammar gadhafi. his tent is so secluded, you can only see it from the air. this is where gadhafi may sleep this week while attending the u.n. general assembly. >> we don't want any terrorists anywhere near us. what the hell is he doing here? you know, it just doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: neighbors and lal officials complained, but his tent is on private property owned by donald trump. this is gadhafi's first time on u.s. soil in 40 years, and the timing couldn't be more controversial. gadhafi angered u.s. officials recently, celebrating the release of pan am 53 bomber abdel basset al meg. so americans haven't rolled out the red carpet for his visit. khaddafy originally planned to pitch a tent on property owned by the libya

new york real estate broker. but it does seem he found a base camp to pitch his large tent, in the wealthy suburb of bedford, new york, on a 1,300-acre estate that's owned by donald trump. the trump organization said they're looking into the matter and confirmed today, quote, the property was released on a short-term basis to middle eastern partners who may or may not have a relationship to mr. gadhafi. the bedford county attorney called the tent a illegal structure. it's illegal to build it without a permit and officials have issued a stop work order on the tent. a spokesman for the libyan mission said nothing has been decided on where mr. gadhafi will be staying but it would appear that donald trump, the man who brought you so many iterations of controversy in his career, is about to test the theory that there's no such thing as bad publicity. to mention tdd# 1-800-345-2550 he also makes money when i lose money, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 withdraw money or do nothing with my money. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 tdd# 1-800-345-2550 tdd# 1-800-345-2550 bottom. needs work. sorry, son. [ female announcer ] you can't pass inspectio

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." >> if anyone in bedford, new hampshire had to do it, it had to be me. >> josh played a lot of iconicny lies. "the worst lie i told josh?" all right. well, i don't know if it's a lie. but josh once won $50 on a scratch-off ticket. >> jimmy: okay. >> and i said, "if you don't give me half of it mom and dad won't love me anymore." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: did you give him half? >> he gave me $20. [ laughter ] the deal was he gave me $20. >> jimmy: that's another cruel lie. the one we were thinking of is the fake death of petey. >> okay, well -- >> jimmy: fake burial. >> hold on -- >> jimmy: real death, sorry. >> petey died. petey was straight up dead. >> jimmy: petey was dead. he was dead. but you fake buried him. >> all right, hold on. first of all, my dad came up to me and said, "i want you to bury it because i'm not good with dead things." [ laughter ] 'cause i love dead things. like most 13-year-old kids i just was like -- when i heard petey was dead, i ran downstairs. >> jimmy: i'm the undertaker, baby. >> it was the middle -- first of all, new hampshire is the granite state. it is s

bedford. moammar gadhafi has been looking for a place to stay. he asked new could pitch a tent in central park, the city said no. he asked to pitch a tenth in englewood, new jersey. the mayor there said we don't want him in our state let alone on the grounds building on the embassy. he is afraid of elevators is the reason he uses these tents and ruling out most high-rise hotels in new york city. he pitches a tent because he is most comfortable there. a statement from donald trump i want to give you because this tent is built on donned trump's property. here is the statement from the trump organization. as trump looks into it, we are told that bedford officials will be back at his estate today making sure that they've stopped working on this tent or they could also criminal smonss. >> we have to find out how much money trump was charging them. >> oh, big time, i'm sure. >> i'm sure. >> yeah. >> what number do you get from gadhafi to rent and build a tent. obama making his way into the building. i think we have tape of his entrance here as he comes in. he is mo

on this next installment of "square feet," we're visiting the new york countryside and the beautiful town of bedford. homeowner matthew takes us inside this amazing house on a hill, which recently was the backdrop for an "essence" magazine photo shoot. >> imagine 300-degree views of rolling hills, pristine water views, total privacy without another home in sight and just 40 minutes from new york city. i'm matthew yasger, and this is where i live. any tour of our house begins in the grand hall, and this space is grand in all its elements. above me are these great arches which are supported by stone columns that have been carved out of texas limestone. this 400-pound chandelier was a find in a soho antique shopping spree. besides being the focal point of this room, this fireplace and the plaque above itave been the focal point of many things, but most recently featured in "essence" magazine, where singer usher unveiled his son to the world. unlike most formal living rooms, we actually spend a lot of time living in this room. so, even though we added classic touches like the curtains and beautiful wall

welcome to the lockerbie bomber, a terrorist that killed 189 americans, is trying to set up shop in bedford, newte owned by donald trump. we have got video of the tent. the town could scuttle the deal. i do not know, bill? bill: he travels with a tent? megyn: i know. bill: who makes sense of that? and who is buying that peace sign? megyn: nobody. jonathan, what about this tent? >> they are not happy at the prospect of low market got the -- khaddafi bedding down here with that and that he has pitched on the property. officials have issued a stop work order to stop any further construction on this very large structure. they say that they are going to return to the space today to make sure that it is not being built but is being taken down. if not, they say that they will take further action. everyone is very angry. people here have described him as a mass murderer. residents say that he should be arrested if he tries to come here. people have clearly not forgiven or forgotten pam-am 103. megyn: he was not in the tent last night, so where is he saying? >> we understand that he is staying in plans t

his tent, guess what happened to that back up in donald trump's new york area estate. that has bedfordfficials ticked off. they are vowing to go to court if the tent is not taking down today. isn't he leaving? meantime he tells the "wall street journal" can he understand the americans' anger directed at him over the lockerbie bombing. he hopes to build a new era in u.s.-libyan relations. see, i told you they are nuts. can steve? steve: meanwhile, gretch, shocking undercover video of fbi agent posing as illegal alien bribing border guard to get into the u.s. by flashing cash. the undercover agent gets a free pass into the country. prison to this videotape. >> 150. >> 150, no? >> thank you. so i don't worry about nothing? ok. steve: 150 bucks. amazing. fbi caught one border agent letting whole truck load of illegal aliens in for $100,000. brian: supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg resting at a hospital. she was taken to a washington hospital yesterday after becoming light headed following treatment for iron deficiency. she is battling pancreatic cancer. doctors said she was cancer-

he set up this massive tent in bedford, new york. but the town attorney says he needs a building permit to do so. they issued a stop work order and going back today to enforce it. >> he's not welcome here. this guy's a terrorist. he's maimed and killed innocent people. he really doesn't belong here. l let alone here in the united states. >>> last month a protest erupted when gadhafi said he would pitch his tent there. he was also banned from a porsche hotel. he is in town for the general assembly meeting where we see right now president barack obama speaking to the general assembly. this is his first speech to the assembly. let's listen in. >> on behalf of justice, prosperity, at home and abroad. i have been in office for just nine months. though some days it seems a lot longer. i am well aware that the expectations that accompany my presidency around the world. and these expectations are not about me. rather they are rooted, i believe, in a discontent with the status quo that has allowed us be increasingly defined by our differences

new york city. then tent city in bedford, new york. that didn't work out.byan leader tried to rent two mansions in the brongs, new york. one lawyer put a stop to that as well. brian: he is with us. john fitzgerald. he killed the deal forcing kadafi to stay at the libyan mission. 50,000 bucks was coming your way. they wanted it right away. who did your potential client say they were when they called? >> they said they were a delegates from we lancaster can -- vir lancaster canalan can a. >> what made you think it was fishy. >> they wanted to move in within 24 hours. we needed to get some documents signed. and we needed to put names on documents. and when we asked for that, they wanted to rent the premises in their agent's name. we said we are dealing with a sovereign government here. we need to know the name of the sovereign government and guarantee the sovereign government. then it shifted from being the sri lankan government from people to the mideast. they would not identify where in the mideast. so we said we needed names of people who were going to occu

a tent was set up on some of donald trump's property in bedford, new york, but the town there ordered t tent to be taken down. ka gaffe i is apparently afraid to ride in elevators so wherever he goes he brings along a tent. >> today massachusetts governor deval patrick will announce his choice to fill senator ted kennedy's vacant senate seat. the state senate voed this week to allow him to appoint a temporary replacement until a special election in january. the choice is expected to be former aide paul kirk. he's received the support of kennedy's sons. former governor michael dukakis had also been mentioned as a possible choice. >> the community group called a.c.o.r.n. is now fighting back. they have filed a lawsuit against the makers of a hidden camera video that launched an investigation. in the video, a man and woman present themselves as a pimp and a prostitute at a.c.o.r.n.'s baltimore office. employees on the tape appear to advise the couple on how to launder their money. a.c.o.r.n. says the tape was obtained illegally because maryland law requires the consent of both parties. s

people in the posh suburb of bedford, new york, were relieved. >> the guy is a terrorist. he's maimed people, killed people. and we don't want him in washington. >> reporter: gadhafi certainly didn't do anything to ingratiate himself in this long, bizarre speech to the u.n. general assembly, either. wearing an elaborate brown road, and a shiny pin in the shape of africa, and reading from hand-scrawled notes on scraps of paper. he tossed a copy of the u.n. charter. blamed the h1n1 swine flu virus, on an unnamed foreign military. >> translator: was meant as a military weapon. >> reporter: complained about having jet lag. >> translator: more of you are tired, having jet lag. >> reporter: and referred to president obama as, my son. >> translator: and my son, obama, said that this is a historical one. >> reporter: in the audience, the representative from cameroon was rubbing his eyes. and a chinese representative was laughing. as the speech continued, with spittle flying out of his mouth at one point, gadhafi defended the taliban and the somali pirates, and defend implicated th

we saw the tent in bedford, new york. >> trump tent there. >> yeah. torn down. taken down. >> big sign outside. >> speaking of gold. >> libyans only. >> seems anything that oprah winfrey touches turns to gold. >> the latest. >> can she turn her midas touch on chicago and its bid for the 2016 olympics. she is going to denmark to lobby the olympic committee trying to convince them economic is a better choice. by the way, it's expected to cost $900 million to construct the venue. the private donations? >> because of oprah. >> she can probably fund it. >> consider it done. i don't know why they both tear have these meetings. >> what about kafry prejean. >> she is trying to make bucks. >> tmz says this is before she went to miss california. there it is. very christian of her. >> what the heck. >> an excuse. >> wonder what kind of a piece of the action she gets on the sale. >> that's normally the way modeling works. you get paid to have your picture taken. >> and then. >> see you. >> all done? >> i'm done. >> nice to see you. >> every day. what i'm here for. >> among so many thin

let's go to maria on the independent line from bedford, new jersey. caller: i think it might be good to concentrate their attention by making it a capital offense to defraud the american public. actually, since there is so much goalless orientation, they should look to china -- so much globalist orientation, they should look to china. i think we have to get serious about the enormous amount of damage they do to people's lives. thank you very much. host: another e-mail. "there is only one way to really wall street. obama needs to declare an economic state of emergency. eliot spitzer should be appointed a federal marshal and do what needs to be done. congress and the courts cannot deal with this problem." let's go to norman on the democrats' line from elmhurst, massachusetts. go ahead, norman. caller: i have to say your last caller had it right. the regulations proposed are voluntary and the banks cannot regulate themselves any more than anyone else can. it is a state of emergency and to just leave it to go status quo, which is basically what is happeni

new york. he could be sleeping the night there. not if local officials from bedford town have something to do with it. they say the direction of the that when boudoir transgressions -- the direction of the beaufort transact -- trying progresses town codes. sydney and brisbane are in a thick orange haze. huge clouds of reddish dust from the desert of the australian outback. emergency services says there have been a whole surge in calls from people suffering breathing difficulties. online is a reporter for channel 7. the pictures are striking, frankly beautiful, but tell me about the chaos. >> it has just been an incredible last 24 hours. the storms struck sidney first, and like you said, the pictures are incredible. harbour bridge, the opera house, just a red dawn in sydney this morning. it slowly move up toward brisbane and hit its are around, i guess lunchtime hour time. more of a white doubt. -- without. everything covered in dust -- cars, houses. handle a lot of people calling emergency services. they have had a a lot of -- i would say hundreds of people have ende

and now a new york suburb has evicted the libyan leader from their neighborhood. late yesterday the town of bedfordook down a large tent that was on property owned by donald trump. many people in the area are angry with gadhafi for his role in the 1988 pan am bombing over scotland. >>> we need to warn you this next video may be disturbing to watch. deputies outside chicago raided a dogfighting operation. it was in the house also used as a daycare center. nine dogs were so badly hurt they had to have surgery. >> this is a difficult one to completely sum up given the carnage and what you've seen on these poor dogs but then when you add to it this was going on within feet of a daycare center, there was a swing set. within less than ten feet there was a log the dogs were chained to. it is very unsettling to put it lightly. >> ten kids were at the home when deputies arrived there. three people have been charged with felony dogfighting. >>> the filmmakers who prompted a federal investigation of a.c.o.r.n. are getting slapped with a lawsuit. they posed as a pimp and prostitute and secretly taped conversat

libyan officials have pitched a tent in suburban new york on property which happens to be owned by donald trump. the town is bedford, n.y., about 43 miles north of the city. it ihome to celebrities including martha stewart, and back home, it is now home to a whole lot of trauma. chief correspondent jonathan hyde -- hunt. what is donald trump saying about this? >> is not often that donald is left speechless, but that is exactly what he has been publicly today. his organization released a statement to fox news today in which they say they leased the property to what they call a middle eastern partners, and they tell us they are now checking to see whether or not those middle eastern partners, as they call them, actually do have connections to colonel qaddafi. clearly, they are going to find out that they do, but are also can report exclusively that donald trump himself has spoken to the bedford town supervisor. he has told him that he will do everything he can to help the town of bedford get rid of colonel qaddafi, and he told the town supervisor that he was as horrified as anyone when he found out that the property

. >>> a new york suburb has evicted the libyan leader from their neighborhood. yesterday the town of bedforddonald trump. many people in the area are angry with gadhafi for libya's role in the 1988 pan am bombing over lockerbie, scotland. the joy behar show will air right here on hln at 9:00 eastern. it's your moment of joy commentary. >> this week we got the season premier of stars" and right from the start it was fabulous. even marie osmond returned to the scene of the crime to support her brother donnie. and who was sitting next to marie? jermane jackson. tom delay, the former house majority leader who may soon be dancing behind bars. tom was wearing a tiny browned vest glitter. he looked like one of the flying monkeys from the wizard of oz. he looked uncomfortable sitting there with all those russian immigrants and gay men. he's like what, annm i the only one here under federal indictment look on his face. i thought tom danced okay, even if the judges were a little rough. hey, wait until he gets up in front of a real judge. i hope that tom sticks around all season. i just can't wait for

new york. >> yes. >> jimmy: welcome, welcome. do you like it? do you enjoy it? >> i love it. it's really exciting. i mean, the other day, i lived in williamsburg, and on bedfordere was, like, a hot dog eating contest. it was just sort of set up. >> jimmy: yeah. >> a makeshift hot dog thing happening on the street. >> jimmy: it was probably a shared experience. >> yeah, people have fun here. >> jimmy: yeah, people, they do it up all the time. >> my shared experience, i was going to get hot dogs out. >> jimmy: i figure people already got done right now. we can do it next time. we have to do it next time. >> yeah, it's really good. >> jimmy: you find it different, much different than england? >> there's more rules here. everybody is quite strict. you have to give i.d. to every bar, even if you have gray hair falling out, you're nearly dying of a heart attack, they're like, "hang on, we need to see your i.d." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "i can't let you in. yes." >> she's obviously 85. so that's weird. and i went to see beyonce at the madison square garden thing. i tried to buy my friends a knicks cup and they wouldn't let me get it without beer. it was all very stran

the lockerbie bombers. >>> right now a new york suburb is trying to evict the libyan leader, even though it's not clear he planned to go there. the town of bedfordt on property owned by developer donald trump. the trump organization won't confi confirm. >>> we have this video. first we want to tell you the little girl is okay. it looks like it's caused serious injury. this is a convenience store. police in washington state say an out of control car hit the store and then a parking pole, and you can see the little girl wedged under the car, lifting it over the 6-year-old ch watch it again. she had a moment there. she broke down for a bit. the bad just basically kind of covered his mouth and just couldn't believe what he saw in the video, how it happened so quick. >> again, she's okay. police say the driver had a suspended license and is charged with reckless driving. >>> what are you doing next tuesday night? we have an exciting edition to the prime time lineup here. "the joy behar show" kicks off tuesday, september 29th. be sure to tune in. >>> a long, tense standoff at a chicago veterans hospital. how police dealt with a gunman. bicycle, what a