p.m. eastern time tonight. will the two reach a deal or will cbs tv stations go dark for millions of time warner subscribers? julia boers ten joins us with the latest. it's really coming down to the wire, season the it? >> it is, but i have to say the fact that time warner cable and cbs decided to extend their deadline by three hours until 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight. foregoing a potential blackout that could have happened at 5:00 p.m. eastern, does seem like a good sign, like they're getting closer to a deal. cbs has made it clear, it's willing to pull the plug on its channels if it can't get the price increases it wants. this media battle is contentious, because the core of the broadcast model is at stake. hit shows like "under the dome" and "radon van" may be lost to time warner subscribers in new york and texas. time warner cable says the price hike to provide cbs is unreasonable. the question is how much more time warner is willing to pay. >> what do subscribers think about a risk of a blackout? they're not

p.m. eastern.. it's a lesson in hard core negotiating from les gold, the star of "hard core pawn." >> we're getting waffles for the crew. >> how much are the waffles? >> average $4 to $8. >> $8 for a waffle? why? >> how to get the best price on everything. i learned a ton. a brand new "your money" at 20:00 p.m. eastern. cnn "newsroom" right now. >>> trayvon martin could have been me. >> the parents, the lawyers, and the president himself have spoken out on the trayvon martin case. now, we're just hours away from rallies across the nation protesting the zimmerman verdict. >> they could not leave and get on their own free will. >> hostages held in a house, possibly for years. no, this haven't the cleveland case. it's another one. and the suspected motivation will shock you. ♪ >>> he's the newest star to break into country, but steve grant is not the typical all-american boy. the music and the personal life that has a lot o

p.m. eastern booktv's index features a three our conversation with author and war historian rick atkinson. booktv prime-time friday at 8:00 eastern c-span2. >> friday on c-span2 american history in prime-time features new york city landmarks. architectural historian barry lewis examines the history of pennsylvania rail station, grand central terminal, times square and coney island. american history tv prime-time friday at 8:00 eastern. >> more coverage of nonfiction books and the book industry here on c-span2 every weekend on booktv. along with our schedule you can see our programs any time at booktv.org enjoy in our online book club as we feature a current best seller each month and get the latest updates throughout the week. follow us on facebook and twitter. >> the egyptian army wednesday overthrew the government led by president morsi. they spoke to the government outlining government and elections going forward. here is a portion of his remarks courtesy of al-jazeera tv. >> have got a statement coming from cairo from the military. let's listen in. >> turn a blind eye to the movement d

p.m. eastern. >>> he spilled the beans on the nsa's surveillance techniques.gress responded by keeping the controversial data collecting program. coming up, how the white house is responding. first, this weekend on the next list. how one man is using his knowledge of the ocean to save lives. >> this week on "the next list," we talk to archie, chief of ocean safety for the hawaiian island of maui. he pioneered the use of jet skis for ocean rescues 12 years ago, and he's been saving lives ever since. >> for us, the rescue is way offshore, and it's all about response time. how quickly can we respond from point a to point b or the safe zone to the impact zone where the waves are breaking and back out of that. >> archie, he definitely puts others ahead of himself when it comes to game time where he has to save somebody. >> i started screaming help, help, and the next thing i know, this wonderful man has a lit the floatation device and was dragging us through the waves. >> today kalepa is engineering new rescue techniques and equipment and training others to use the

p.m. eastern, right here on cnn. >>> you know, a lot of us like to maintain our personal space these days,aybe more than ever, but at one mexico restaurant, the customers don't seem to mind a little pda, tim harris, he's the owner of tim's place restaurant, he said the hugs are worth the trip, and the best part, they're free. >> reporter: breakfast, lunch, and hugs. >> the hugs are free. no charge at all. >> reporter: that's what's on the menu at tim's place restaurant in albuquerque. this is tim harris. he's the owner. and he has down syndrome. >> i do have down syndrome. i have a disability, but i have the ability to make thousands of friends. it feels awesome. >> reporter: the atmosphere for customers is equally awesome. walk in the door -- >> hey, james! >> reporter: get a hug. only if you want one, of course. serve that up with a side of green chile cheese grits and you have a recipe for the world's friendliest restaurant. >> we come here for our therapeutic hug every weekend because after a long week at work we both need it. >> reporter: but tim's dad, keith, wasn't always so sure ab

p.m. eastern over on c-span3. >> be now, a look at updating weather forecasting technology. speakers include senate appropriations committee chairman barbara my mikulski of maryland and commerce secretary penny pritzker. they spoke with reporters after recently touring the national center for weather and climate prediction. this is about 35 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. good morning. i'm dr. louis, i'm the director of the national weather service, and first i want to welcome you to the noaa center for weather and climate prediction. i'm thrilled that this new world class forecasting facility can host such a visit, and just to etch size, this is the -- emphasize, this is the central core of the national weather service. essentially, this is where what you read, see and hear about weather, climate and water begins. it all starts in this building. it doesn't end here, but it all starts here for the larger enterprise. we're here to showcase how the national weather service provides the foundation for the weather enterprise and works towards attaining and building a

p.m. eastern. go to our website, pbs.org/washingtonweek if you'd like to submit a question. our webcast extra is streamed live 8:30 p.m. eastern, where we'll hear a firsthand account of mar martha raddatz to her refugee camp visit. gwen is back at the table next week on "washington week." good night. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- prudential. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> announcer: the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ >> must have soup! >> the pancake is to die for! >> it was a gut-bomb, but i liked it. >> i actually fantasized in private moments about the food i had. >> i didn't like it. >> you didn't like it? >> dining here makes me feel rich. >> and what about dessert? pecan pie? sweet potato pie?

p.m. eastern with a discussion about the tate of afghanistan. that all happens next -- the state of afghanistan. that all happens next on c-span2's booktv. >> up next, lynne olson presents her most recent book, "those angry days: roosevelt, lindbergh and america's fight over world war ii," at the 2013 gaithers burg book festival. this is about 50 minutes. >> olson has been a reporter and writer since shortly afterbo graduating from the university of arizona.over she was seven years with the associated press working as a national feature writer in new york, a foreign correspondent in ap's moscow bureau and a t political reporter in washington. she left the associated press to join the washington bower row of the baltimore sun -- bureau of the baltimore sun where she covered national politics and eventually the white house. she later taught journalingismn for five years at american university in washington. lynne olson has written sixjour books of history including the national bestseller "citizens of london" which is also on sale at the politics

p.m. eastern in the situation room.rooke baldwin picks it up from here. >>> new today, trayvon martin's parents ask president obama to review the case against george zimmerman. but will it make a difference? i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> as the extreme heat blankets america, thousands forced to leave things behind. >>> a guy man adopts his partner all to avoid a steep inheritance tax. wait until you hear the story. >>> plus, today is the day. whitey bulger's hitman takes the stand and faces the reputed mom boss. >>> wow! >> and a mom and her 4-year-old dauger

p.m. eastern here on c-span. a discussion of how the definition of citizenship in america has changed of decades. panelists talked about citizenship and your relates to political engagement. community service, and self governance. this was part of a forum hosted by the aspen institute. it begins at age 45 p.m. a look at the origins of instagram and what is next in the future. to graduates build it in a week before selling it to facebook 4 $1 billion. we will hear more about that story during ativan held by the commonwealth club. it starts at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. a lot of us take for granted the opportunities that we have here. being in other countries, i see how people live, how other people live. it is wonderful to be an american. wonderful. i love it. i would not traded for the world. so i mean we need to sit back as americans and think. every day is that going to be great but it is better than a lot of other people live in a lot of other countries. when we gripe and complain about this and that we sho

p.m. eastern today. also this week members will consider three nominees to the national labor relations board. you can watch the house live on c-span and the senate here on c-span2. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your it's provider. -- by your television provider. of. >> host: and we want to introduce you to robert mcchesney, a communications professor at the university of illinois at urbana-champaign, he's also a co-founder of the group, free press. he served as president of that group for several years, he's currently on the board. professor mcchesney is also an author, and here is his most recent book, it's called "digital disconnect: how capitalism is turning the internet against democracy." professor mcchesney, what's your thesis in "digital disconnect"? >> guest: my thesis is that the internet began with extraordinary promise for democratizing society, making the world a far better place. and some of the promise has come true, but much

p.m. eastern, a panel discussion on walker evans and his unpublished article.

p.m. eastern. right now. >> life from the nasdaq market in new york city's times square. i'm melissa lee. let's get right to the big story. financial strength, the big banks were the best performing sector of the second quarter but is it smart to stick with this trade. tim, a lot of analysts are joining the bullish op

p.m. eastern time, and the event will reair tonight at midnight. can visit booktv.org for a complete schedule. at 1 p.m. eastern on sunday we'll bring you a couple of interviews from booktv's college series. from the hoover institution, we talk to john taylor. he's the author of five principles: five keys to restoring america's prosperity. he's followed by peter berkovitz, author of "constitutional conservativism: liberty, self-government and political moderation." then on sunday at 6 p.m. eastern, the final two interviews from booktv's recent visit to london. we sat down with authors anthony beevor and judith flander ors. you can watch these programs all weekend long on booktv and for a complete schedule, visit booktv.org. >> welcome to dover, best delaware, on booktv. with the help of our comcast cable partners, for the next hour we'll explore the history and literary scene of the capital of the first state. we'll learn about the educational history of african-americans in delaware -- >> the challenges to african-american education in delaware ha

p.m. eastern time.s we want to bring in gene sperling director of the economic national council. good to see you. >> good to see you, sue. >> we'll have marcus and eamon with us in just a few minutes. i want to start with one of the four posts, if you will, of the president's address this afternoon and that's simplifying the tax code for businesses to create jobs and to create economic growth. the reaction to that, as you might expect on the hill, has been somewhat mixed although i would say it's getting more favorable reviews than we've seen some of the president's proposals have in the past. but the one thing that seems to be coming up is that although everybody is in favor of reforming the tax code, most of the republicans that are being quoted on this also want to see reform in entitlements. is that on the table as well or not? >> you know, absolutely. the president has put forward a grand bargain offer on long-term deficit reduction. he made that offer to speaker boehner. that's still on the table,

p.m. eastern, a panel discussion on walker evans and his unpublished article. we conclude tonight programming at 11:00 p.m. with a 1959 discovery which decades later led to the realization that it is the sole cause of a certain type of leukemia and that all happens tonight on c-span's booktv. >> up next james o'keefe appeared on "washington journal" to discuss his book breakthrough is about 45 minutes. >> i want to welcome back to our table james o'keefe who is here with a new book to expose fraud and save democracy and what do you do and why do you do it? >> guest: it is a strategy that we use for citizens investigate and expose waste and fraud and abuse in government institutions and its guerrilla because we are not really dependent upon traditional techniques with the information you utilizing facebook and twitter and spending our own money and we have individuals that are taking on a vast media machine is an asymmetrical warfare. >> how do you do it. walk us through deciding to send in what some people call undercover actors and you have said how we decide

p.m. eastern time, and the event will reair tonight at midnight. visit booktv.org for a complete schedule. at 1 p.m. eastern, we'll bring you interviews from booktv's college series. we talk to john taylor, he's the author of "five principles: five keys to restoring america's prosperity." he's followed by a conversation with peter berkovitz, author of "constitutional conservativism." then on sunday at 6 p.m. eastern the final two interviews from booktv's recent visit to london. we sat down with authors anthony beevor and judith flanders. for a complete schedule visit booktv.org. >> next, michael levi argues instead of viewing our energy future as a fight between clean renewable energy and traditional fuel sources, americans should figure out a way to develop both and use the rising prices of the latter as a funding source for the former. he spoke at the world affairs council of houston. this is about an hour. >> okay. a couple of weeks ago i actually realize a book. [laughter] not a financial statement report, not a printout of a sack of e-mails, n

p.m. eastern on c-span.itizenship in america has changed over the decades. citizenship and how it relates to public engagement, civil service, and public engagement. from the aspen institute. also tonight, a look at the origins of instagram and what is ahead in the future. two stanford graduates built the filter technology company in eight weeks before selling it to facebook. we will hear more about the held by theevent commonwealth club of california at about 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the black okies coming west thought that they would leave behind the racism. the sun didn't shine a little more benignly on them here, but it was even a more cruel kind of racism. a smile in the face but a dagger how theyck is described california. they were not allowed to live in any of the cities, not small towns. . they were locked out. the only land available were these patches of alkaline land. it looks like it is so salty like it is snow. this was the land available to them. they build their little wooden shacks h

p.m. eastern and tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. eastern. set your dvr's. at the cyber threat to the critical infrastructure financial markets, submerging technology with the top names in the field. cheryl: we've got live pictures from egypt as we continue to follow the very tense situation. look at these crowds. it's amazing to watch. president morsi refusing to step down and the military threatening to intervene. dennis: and reborn in the u.s.a. exclusive interview on this independence day eve, why investing in america is your best bet. liking that one. >> mortgage rates dropping from a two-year high this week. according to freddie mac, average is 4.2%. last week there were news the federal reserve would start pulling back on the stimulus measures. growth in the service sector slowed in june to the weakest level in more than three years. but a jump in employment provided encouraging signs to the labor market. this after employers, roughly 90% of the american work force and the u.s. trade deficit unexpectedly widened in may. sluggish abroad slowed to $45 b

p.m. eastern. fed watchers will be looking for any clues on when central bank may start its tapering bond purchases, but they will stress any action, still conditional on the economy improving. a first glance at second quarter u.s. gdp today. growth is forecast to rise .9%, down from 1.8 in first quarter. that weakness is expected to be temporary as growth we think was held back by the sequester budget cuts that kicked in on march 1st and carryover from the payroll tax hike in january. >>> we spoke about diageo, the new boss optimistic on growth in the united states. >> i love our north american business. it is very well positioned for the demographics in that marketplace. spirits are growing. and premiumizing and today generates over 40% of our profits. this is a real engine for growth for us. >> all right, joining us with his thoughts for next half hour, paul cavanaugh, senior market strategist at killen and coe. what do you make of diageo right now? >> it is interesting. only six months ago we w

p.m. eastern tonight. black and eight of the biggest markets in the u.s. milne have three more hours left on cbs. and showtime. that could be serious. affecting millions were paying time warner expecting to have every channel, and of course it all comes down to money. with me now, the

p.m. eastern with a discussion on how economic balance has brought down powerful nations. glenn hubbard and the hudson institute talk about the possibility of the same thing happening to the united states. visit booktv.org for more on this television schedule. >> now it's time for more booktv. the author is the daughter of two holocaust survivors. sonia taitz was featured at the authors wrote literature fest. >> i am so honored to be here with this great audience and the author sonia taitz, who has written a very haunting book called "the watchmaker's daughter." you are the daughter, tell us about who was a watchmaker and was it like to live with him? >> well, i was born into a family of israel a couple who had survived the holocaust. and they seem to me more like victors and victims. so my father was a very charismatic man and i would say that physically you could combine him as a good dancer and walter with pablo picasso, a man who looks old but never got old. he had saved the lives in the holocaust. he became a watchmaker because it was through very unfortunate circumst

p.m. eastern. in 45 minutes, we will talk about the obama administration's one-year delay of the employer mandate portion of the health care law. and a discussion on immigration legislation and other items on the congressional agenda. later, a conversation about the national center for education statistics and the education of young children. of nuclear options. we'd like your opinion on this story. here are the numbers to call.

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p.m. eastern from a memorial service for the 19 firefighters who died in arizona. they were members of the prescott fire departments elite choctaws. speakers will include joe biden, vice president of the united states. the nixon tapes from the summer of 1972. talking about key presidential advisers and south dakota's george mcgovern. >> president obama announces new management agenda for the federal government today. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you, everyone. everyone please have a seat. well, thank you so much. back in 2007 when i was first nnr ts office, had the opportunity to visit google headquarters in silicon valley to discuss ways for democracy to come forward into the 21st century. after all, we had set out to build a new type of campaign, one to you bring people together. entrusted him them with this technology to organize on their own. the idea was simple. instead of bringing more people to the campaign, we wanted to bring people to more people and let them determine its course and nature i very much felt that doubt that

p.m. eastern time.se are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> one, i think they serve as a window on the past to what was going on with american women at any given time in our past history. if you look at a first ladies life, you get a view of what was going on with women. the other thing i find interesting from a women's history standpoint is the conjunction of the private and public lives of women, which is a topic that many scholars are very interested in and i think first ladies it minimize the coming together that -- of the public and private life. host: out -- >> our original series "first ladies, influence and image," examine the impact of the first ladies. watch an encore presentation starting next monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. joining uscully is from new york. he is the former administrator for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. mr. scully, thank you for coming "ack to "washington journal this morning. i want to begin with the

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p.m. eastern tonight. don't go anywhere.the five" will be right back. ♪ >>> here in new york city a lot of people like to ride their bi bikes, and they're annoying and cray s. in san francisco, a 71-year-old just pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter. he skipped two top shrines and he hit the victim who was crossing the street with his bike. it's believed first such conviction in the country. >> they're held accountable to the same standards, operating any other type of vehicle. i believe that we have achieved that in this case. >> okay. kimberly, i'm going to you. you know san francisco very well. you were able to get the murder charge against the people that had the dogs that attacked that woman. >> yeah. >> this guy who he says the rider -- he said i was already too -- way too committed to stop. i couldn't see a line through the crowd. so i laid down and just plowed through the cross walk in the least possible populated place i could find. but the guy who was hit by him, four days later died. do you think he should have d

p.m. eastern our -- let me make sure everyone gets that, we will, of course, be taking it.ood to see you. we should look this ceo of this 6-man tent. wonder if they're doing good. they're expensive. ever since the recession hit, the government has been trying to get banks to lend more, not necessarily bar or more, lend more. today bank regulators adopted new rules that will have a major impact on how big banks borrow money. let's get to peter barnes in washington d.c. what details might affect our investment yours? >> well, new regulations would affect the eight biggest banks. there is a new proposal from the regulators today, who doubled from five to 6% these banks' core capital to help prevent future taxpayer bailouts. it's just a proposal, and this would apply to the largest systemically important banks, and they are designed to address too big to fail concerns. the banks would have to raise the extra capital by 2018. the fdic says that if the rules have been in place last fall the firms would have h raise $89 billion, with the agency says that the big bang start to have

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p.m. eastern. >> forced to take a hike. walmart warns dc and now taking the stores elsewhere as the city city forced the retailer to up the minimum wage to 12.50. walmart just helped workers with this ve. what do you mean? >> the other businesses are going to see it as a disincentive. if we pass this law we'll lose jobs. and why? to have a business model that doesn't work. walmart is an example and this is a sack fieshl state where they are seeing. three stores going to be closed and reviewing financial implications to the others. >> word to the wise. two wise guys the remote. johnathon what do you think of the move? >> kimberly hit it on the head. minimum wage laws kill low skill jobs and violate the rights of the employers and employees. and wages are not arbitrarily they are based on productive value. government can force a minimum wage but can't guarantee that the jobs will be. walmart dc, is the best example. company forcedo pay 12 bucks when it is only worth eight the company will not produce. >> right, and wayne, thr

p.m. eastern booktv's index features a three our conversation with author and war historian rick atkinson.oktv prime-time friday at 8:00 eastern c-span2. >> friday on c-span2 american history in prime-time features new york city landmarks. architectural historian barry lewis examines the history of pennsylvania rail station, grand central terminal, times square and coney island. american history tv prime-time friday at 8:00 eastern. >> more coverage of nonfiction books and the book

p.m. eastern. a problem with the nose gear in the front.that plane dipping down in the front, and as a result, the airport right now not accepting planes, and that's been going on for a while. earlier, the faa had told us that there were no reported injuries, but now a source close to the situation is telling cnn three injuries. we don't know how serious. but we're getting more information. you can see the live pictures coming in from laguardia right now. >>> the other breaking news story we're following right now in london at the palace. the hospital there, baby boy, has been born. weighi ining eight pounds, six ounces. the parents are going to spend the night at the hospital in london and presumably, assuming everything goes smoothly, come out tomorrow with the baby. we're going to go to london shortl with a complete update on what's going on there, so stand by. but there's some other important news i want to share with our viewers here in the united states and around the world right now. cnn has learned that u.s. intelligence, the united

p.m. eastern. greta has footage of one of the four killed in benghazi.e once appeared in a reality tv competition. here's a little bit from that show. >> what gets my juices flowing is roaming the earth and having adventures with good people. and it can be for a righteous cause. that just makes it taste even sweeter. >> that's 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight. don't go anywhere. "the five" will be right back. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, y will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can helpeduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta inot for children under 18. people taking maois, linezolid or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not

p.m. eastern.ost: joining as a senator bernie sanders to talk about this idea of changing the filibuster rules when it comes to executive nominations. no deal wasned reached. as of this morning, have you heard anything from your leadership? guest: we will see what will happen. you havef executive to have people. when you have a president you have to have the right to appoint people. this is what our constitution is about. i find it very disturbing that in an unprecedented way republicans are making it impossible for the president to have his team by filibustering these appointments. today onre focusing presidential appointments, the issue really is is deeper than that. it is the dysfunctionality of the united states senate. from 1917-1967, they blocked of the views less than 60 times. since harry reid has been the majority, he is try to overcome filibusters more than 400 times. is gentleman's agreement .hat we will have votes it requires 60 votes to pass anything at a time. our country has so many

p.m. eastern, tune in. it will be awesome. >> how can you not love him? melissa: the "willis report" is next. dennis: i'm dennis kneale in for gerri willis. is america the land of inequal opportunity as president obama proclaims? he says that's holding the economy back, and i'll set the president straight. also, this guy's been call the al capone of wall street, and, today, the feds took him down, or the firm, but does the federal government have a solid case against steve cohen, or is it a witch hunt? who is next to fall? consumer reports rates the chevy impala the best sedan of 2014, the first time an american-made car got that distinction in 20 years. consumer reports is here to say what's hot about this hot rod. all that and more tonight on "the willis report." ♪ dennis: welcome. never saw a guy happier than when i get to substitute for an anchor here. we begin with my outrage of the day. does our president needs to be on prozac? he should be selling the hope and calling for new growth. instead, he bemoans the inequality of opportunity, and laments th

p.m. eastern time one hour from now. thanks for watching.n live" starts right now. >>> this is "piers morgan live." welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world tonight. a blockbuster day in the george zimmerman trial. in a moment, i'll speak to mark o'mara, a day in which witness after witness testified george zimmerman is the man heard screaming on the tape, not trayvon martin. >> you said you heard the tape several times, is that mainly listening to it on tv? >> yes. >> were you able to identify mr. zimmerman's voice during the first time you listened to it? yes, my immediate reaction to it was, that is george's voice. >> that's

p.m. eastern time. all right. at this point, two conflicting signals. upside bias in the gold market by about $22 on the session, but we also have an uptick in interest rates, 2.66% right now on the ten year yield and they are look at whether or not we approach the 2.07% by the end of the week with earnings coming in and a lot of people on predicting this may not be as solid an earnings session as expected. >> a lot of people focusing on those fundamentals which absolutely absent, or the fed may walk off stage a little bit, the fundamentals become even more important. let's focus on three names. michael yosikami helps us analyze the analysts. let's go to priceline, upgraded to overweight and the firm increasing its price target to $1,010. yes, morgan stanley says the upgrade is based on an improved competitive position, shares of price line jumping today. up 40% so far this year. do you agree or disagree. ? >> i like the upgrade but don't like the price. a very pricey stock at this point. i'm of the belief that earnings will be not as strong as many wou

p.m. eastern right here on cnn. right now we want you to hear from the young woman who was expected to be the prosecutions star witness. you may remember her, rachel jeantel was on the phone with trayvon martin only moments before he was killed. the juror, b-37, says jeantel was not a credible witness. she was testy and combative during some of the questioning during the trial. jeantel has her own views about this case and she was very, very candid in an exclusive interview with cnn's piers morgan. >> and be honest with me, rachel, do you think that that was racially motivated, or more a case of somebody he thought was a young thug, black or white? >> racial. let's be honest, racial. if he was white -- if trayvon was white, had a hoodie on, would that happen? because that was around 7:00 or something. that's around that people walk their dogs, people still outside, all that. >> the jury -- the juror -- the jury never really discussed race as being a motivating factor here. >> imagine. they're white. well, one hispan

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p.m. eastern, but now they're saying friday at 5 p.m. al by then, but if they don't, that's it. a 30-minute blackout of cbs overnight in some markets, maybe neither could take the pain? we thought we'd figure out how much that approximately half hour of darkness cost cbs. one analyst we spoke with says he was doing back of the envelope math and by his estimates -- okay, so if you divide the number of subscribers and rough calculation of the advertising the cost, 30 minutes, less than $50,000 for that half hour? but this analyst did warn $100,000 an hour could add up very quickly. so that gives you a sense of what a a blackout of just 30 minutes actually means. closing bell, we're about 18 minutes away. in the midst of a bull market run. is the russell 2000 which, of course, is the small and mid cap index, if it's beating the s&p, who's beating the russell? we bring in the fund manager who's beating the russell by a long shot. and sony in the hot seat as daniel loeb keeps the pressure on one part of sony's business he's calling bloated. we

p.m. eastern and pacific, and these guys are after wealthy people who have fallen behind on the bills. >>t are you doing to my plane? you don't have authorization for this. >> your airplane has been repossessed. >> you see on the show how these guys put themselves in all sor s s of dangerous possessions. >> repossessing from the rich and wealthy is not easy. >> one of the repo men is mike kennedy who is joining us "right this minute" via skype to tell us about this. tell us about the high-risk scenarios that you put yourself in. >> well, the worst are out of the u.s., because in the u.s., you have court documents and you can rectify the situation, but the last place you want to end up is a jail cell in colombia, because that is an experience. >> what to you do? >> well, it is more than being a pilot, because you have to be a private investigator and when you are retrieveling it and picking up an airplane on the other side of the world or whatever, you have to assess the airworthiness. >> and you have to see if there is enough fuel on there. >> and you cannot believe how many airplanes i h

p.m. eastern. next, it's time for chris matthews and "hardball.">>> is stand your gr call to arms? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews out in san francisco. let me start tonight with this. stand your ground. what's this law all about? is it a statement that you don't have to avoid trouble? is it a call to arms? and what part did it play in george zimmerman's behavior that tragic night? did it encourage him to pursue trayvon martin? was it because he had a gun and thought he had the law on his side? isn't it a fair question that none of this would have happened if this person had been unarmed? was there something in his thinking, zimmerman's about the law, something about the way he behaved that resulted pr this law that says stand you

p.m. eastern time. with that we'll be right back. >>> the list of stores deciding not to carry the august issue of "rolling stone" is growing. the magazine sparked a firestorm over social media after it unveiled this cover this week with accused boston marathon bomber joe c ee ee bomber. >> i'm in disgrace. probably should have survivors and first responders. >> i understand the substance of the article is not objectionable. it is apparently pretty good reporting but the cover is out of taste. >> joining me now live, peter brown. his nephew j.p. and paul are survivors of the bombing. the brothers have each lost a leg and have undergone multiple surgeries. thanks for being with us. what did you think when you first saw this cover of "the rolling stone"? >> when i first saw it, i was surprised and then i was actually disgusted. lastly, angry. the reason for that is because the picture kind of promotes a celebrity status which is not the case here. >> are you glad then the chains are pulling it from the ne