panther activities over the course of his career. he never joined the party. he was a personal physician and a personal physician to angeles davis. he also saw george jackson. this is a time when he was at oakland and interned an oakland hospital. he help the parties strategize and get their sickle cell anemia program organized. the southwest from he helped the party, he would go around to chapters and educating the members of the party about sickle cell anemia. >> host: professor nelson, why are you writing about this now? is a because of the health care debate we just had in this country. >> guest: i think the book is in conversation with the health care debate, and i draw these connections with the debate. what is interesting is after the black party pants -- panther party, with regard to the affordable care act. should everyone have a baseline level of health care. these were precisely the issues that the panthers were talking about 45 years ago. and they seem far more radical, i think, honestly we have seen radical mess right no

one gentleman was a member of the black panther party in new orleans.en he did start the clinic with vendors and the activist he felt he could do this because they had the similar work with the black panther party. so these two clinics are a distinct legacy. >>host: alondra nelson is there distrust to health care? they hate to just say that but specific list they specifically as of of syphilis experiment? >> the 40th anniversary is in july. we see distressed public health literature and historic call and see that it goes way back across the 20th century. they wanted to have doctors that were approachable more accountable to communicate and with appropriate care. it was dealing with the issue to do with dynamics. to make them feel o empowered rather than subjugated. the the health care work begins before the work is revealed in july 1972.

panther like an actual -- what is it a cat? >> like a cougar. now you hate old ladies. >> i don't hate old ladies. >> focus on the issues. who is a man who is a [bleep]. who gets the fish? who brings in the net? not who is a radical. this is from the 60s. >> that's right. lauren, isn't this just like president obama changing the name of his birthplace from kenya to america? >>- q. i is he single? >> of course i am. i will make love to you and your whole family. >> so inviting. >> you are welcome. >> soirks greg, what was the question? >> i don't remember. pick one. what do you think of the name changing of the bank? >> the name changing of the bank? first of all, let's be honest, panther stadium sounds more exciting than pang of america stadium. -- than bank of america stadium. they should take it a step further, cougar stadium sounds sexier. >> you can stop there. >> i don't know. >> you are focused on some air air -- some areols right now. >> i am a fan of the eastern block for some reason. >> you go to party and meet chicks.

>>host: you attended the 45th anniversary of the black panther party. what was that like? >>guest: it was interesting. people come from all over the country and maybe then did not speak to each other to come from all over the country or all over the world. it is what they called chapter history to talk about the work that they did. in the historical work is piecemeal that one person says i remember this and those in the blanks. there were scholars and young people who were interested in the legacy of the party that did say an interesting setting. >> of the characters? >> newton was killed and is deceased. seal is with us today and talks on a regular basis. >> why did the party disband? >> there was the counter intelligence program that created this score that exists now. this of people were dying and the health programs they respond to members of the party with authorities. that is why the party disbanded. the world changed between 18 and 68 and 1980 with literature and sociology you don't ask children or a mortgage the live stakes could be a lot lower. >> coming up on the

. >> host: coming up on the 50th anniversary of the black panther party, is there another book from you? >> host: is there a new book for you? >> guest: not at this time. i continue to research and read about it. >> host: this is alondra nelson, her book is "body and soul: the black panther party and the fight against medical discrimination", published by the university of minnesota. >> more from our visit to columbia university. tv talks with helen benedict and her book "the lonely soldier." this is about 15 minutes. >> host: our conversations with professors at columbia university continues on booktv on c-span2. now we are joined by helen benedict, who is the author of "the lonely soldier." professor benedict, you start your book out a quote by martha gilford. war happens to people one by one. what does that mean? >> guest: i was struck by that vote. i was following the war home to the heart of every individual fighter. i am quoting from dh lawrence. it does affect every single individual involved in it, whether they be soldiers or civilians. it is a monster that reaches deep inside e

>>neil: i didn't tinge of the panthers thing.ou get a sense though, this north carolina thing, come to thing of it, although the president won that, surprisingly four years ago, it is looking dicey and it will prove a bigs big mistake? >>guest: a disaster. they must have planned this 3 1/2 or four years ago, the economy was going to be fine, you had the stimulus. he has failed in everything. so, now he standing in front of a stadium that really is paid for by a bank, and he will try to pretend it is not. it is pulling the wool over people's eyes i don't how he gets away with it, the democrats, here is what i me, i know a lot of bankers from the harsh -- hamptons who are democrats. they do not talk about obama being re-elected but romney, well, but romney ... i would love to do the advertising for a group called democrats for mitt romney. they had democrats for ronald reagan and that was sensational. and it moved the thing. there are a lot of democrats who they have felt there were more democrats what were for romney they would dr

the dance is panthers offensive linemen took out a full-page ad i'm guaranteeing the panthers to wineason carolina didn't even make the playoffs last season. member for mls all-star game scores into 21st minutes the mls all start be the european chance chelsea three to sue. no. 3 the a's have pulled in within five games of the rangers it would've been more of an offer nelson cruz had that cats and home run no. 2 back to toronto during the spider-man impression. he hangs on the wall and look at that cuts. and look at the pitcher. did you discuss at all?. these youngsters pulled in almost 5 lbs. last silicon on the left his name is rocco trap the young man who had to really in. the amount on that thing. it's a fish. it's a large mouth bass. are you asking roberta? because she is an outdoorswoman. and she swims in the lakes, as the fishes. >>> it's an old joke. and they signed a large mouth bass.,,,,,, ,,,, [ female announcer ] life is full of compromises. but when it comes to what you really love, you shouldn't have to sacrifice. and that goes double for ice cream. now you don't have t

jones villa helped create many black panther programs.she also helped accomplish the league of black voting women. >>> a new skate park just got a new inversion of cash that will keep it running. >> reporter: there were high flying stunts today all around the regional skate park a park that just a year ago was slated to close due to budget cuts. chris corpuz says this is the best skate park in the area. >> this is huge and has a lot more stuff. >> reporter: herr era says grass roots efforts made a lot of difference. and after a year of hard work, the park is safe. >> we reached to private nonprofits and also profit companies. >> we're very excited to get this check from county regional skate park. >> reporter: herr era was on hand to accept a big check from coca cola. today brought out tony hawk who wowed the crowd and later talked about the importance of funding parks just like this one. >> skating gives so much for kids. especially those who don't find their way in mainstream sports. >> reporter: $100,000 is up for grabs, the key is you

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>> yes, sir. >> by the black panther party? all among others. >> you have had multiple death threats. all look what happened in the case, because it became so publicly. spike lee is tweeting what he thinks is your home address, reverend sharpton and nbc tries to use this case to bring up the case of racial profiling. what do you say to spike lee who did not know the facts. or to al sharpton and those who rush to judgment? >> i cannot guess their motives. i would just ask for an apology. >>heather: later today we will hear more from george zimmerman and he reveals if he has any regrets. and, also, he discusses the moment he and trayvon martin came face-to-face. >>heather: very interesting interview. >> brand new fox news polls are out this morning, about the presidential election and the state of the country. >> the results show that mood in america could be very bad for president obama. and peter doocy is covering the story, live for us from washington, dc. peter, what is this telling us? >>peter: i don't want to alarm anyone b

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observer guaranteeing that the panthers will win a super bowl this season. as jim hardball needed any more motivation. training camp starts friday. h the pavilion in front of hundreds of family and friends, so why is his most cherished fan coming in from halfway around the world? >> everyone says that i am hungry like a lion or a tiger. no one is hungrier than a roach. you turned the lights off and it will be right back. >> he is in a happy place, finally healthy and will step into the ring for the first time in 16 months. most importantly his wife is free from leukemia. >> it was important for him to be with me during that time because, you know the doctors said it could be a 50/50 chance of survival. >> her only option was a bone marrow transplants and her match was someone in germany. >> my grandfather died because of leukemia when i was 10 years old. i wanted to give another person who has this terrible disease a chance to live. >> stanford gave me a call and said " you can finally your donor if you would like ". and i said " yes i want to meet him ". so

the most explosive stories of our era such as the berkeley student protest, the birth of the black panthers, the assassinations of mayor mosconi and harvey. among many other stories. bella activates community awareness through her poignant reports and demonstrates her involvement by being a board member of community organizations, a labor activist and a supporter of diverse cultures and certainly of the african-american culture. through her hard work and dedication, she helped establish the san francisco's museum of acan dispra and numerous other civic projects in our area. bella davis has challenged and successfully overcome both race and gender-based discrimination in the journalism profession with courage and fortitude. she's brought untold stories of african-americans and women out into the mainstream news, giving them the attention and respect they deserve. you are an outstanding citizen that has changed the face of television news and shed light on many of the most significant stories of our era. you have inspired all of us for decades with your grace. your dignity, your strength and

after he lost a congressional primary to a former black panther, he was deeply in debt looking for people to donate money to his cause. he gave him $6,000 to pay off his debt. he promised he would visit his students rogers never heard of him. and he said i am to busy. i am getting calls from warren buffett, of bill gates and steve jobs. that you are not supposed to believe that? >> he demanded that he showed up. sunday with businessmen end those were there for him on day number one. supporting, organizing, and the lack of sense of obligation only african-americans and never got the phone calls returned. it was so proven free than frozen out of the white house. caroline kennedy. on and on. and did not know anything back in return. >> what about to michelle obama's? >> i love that picture of her. she is very attractive. with both had her on the cover the first lady the world has been waiting for. she has no interest in politics, she does not like it and is not want to be involved. issuance to raise children, take care of president and work with him and abc campaign but i turned up of very d

raiders' camp opens in a week and today oakland tried louis murphy to the panthers for a job and murphy and his 15 receptions last season. can you believe this? two teams and the batteries were about ready to play a little football. . ,, - it's a beautiful morning at dunder mifflin-- or as i like to call it... great bratton. keep it running. do i love being manager? i love my kids. i love real estate. i love ceramics. i love my job.

. >> there was a bounty put on your head by the new black panther party, wanted dead or alive. >> yeseen arrested. >> yes, sir. >> do you feel your life is in jeopardy. >> yes, sir. >> by the black panther party? >> among others, yes. >> and spike lee is tweeting out what he thinks is your home address, the reverend al sharpton and nbc news tries to use this case to bring up the case of racial profiling. what do you say to spike lee? didn't know the facts of the case, they hadn't been revealed, what do you say to al sharpton and those who rushed to judgment? what do you think their motives were. >> i can't get what their motives are. i would just and for an apology. i mean, if i did something that was wrong, i would apologize. >> and come up, i asked george zimmerman about witness number nine, a relative who claims that zimmerman molested her when they were children. also, what is his message to [ male announcer ] summer is here. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible offer on the powerful, efficient c250 sport sedan with an agility control sport-tuned suspension. but h

the black panther party did the free breakfast program. that was considered illegal. how can it be legal to feed children? they grow up cut for it because there is no other program. when they do something to you, all of a sudden they're criminals. >> thank you. [applause] >> let me read some more names. i'm from an organization that has substance-abuse solutions. what i will talk about -- >> let me read some more names. >> good evening, commissioners. i'm from an organization which has substance-abuse solutions. i want to talk about the impact of what the war on drugs has done. i have been a drug user. i have been clean for a number of years but because of the stigma and b

he is traded today to the panthers. oakland likes their two rookie receivers in the camp. he was made available on to carolina. i don't know about the yankees but they knew they had to do anything after getting swept by the a's this weekend. the a's are off but the yankees acquired 38-year-old ichiro from the seattle mariners and all they had odo was give up -- to do was give up a couple of rookie pitchers. we will see if he has anything left to often. mean time the giants play the padres tonight and the a's in toronto tomorrow. hot as they are. that is the sporting life right now. football is just about here. >> thank you. >>> we want to show you another live look from downtown oakland. protesters blocking streets as you can see there and surrounding police cars. they are protesting the president's visit. >> the president is making several stops. right now he is in piedmont. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. 7? 2? anybody born with glasses? come out... actually come out of the birth canal and go, that was a hell of a delivery, i'll tell you that. can i clean the

i am talking for the san francisco gray panthers and also the elder women's league.ing a lot about how the extreme downsizing of st. luke's hospital not only endangers its survival but also very negativelyó7y]t impacts heh care in southeast san francisco. remember, general is being rebuilt, but it is not adding much additional capacity at all. now, health care advocates and community people proposed a plan to move 160 beds from the cathedral hill campus to six weeks, which would greatly increase its chances for a long- term survival and, of course, would benefit patients in southeast san francisco, and this/ alternative 3-a in the environmental impact report, and yet it was just rejected out of hand as being incompatible with cpmc's,financial objectives. this out of hand rejection of a reasonable plan should be reason enough to reject the environmental impact report tomorrow. but it is not just st. eurythmics. it is a huge number of other issues having to deal with the ability of the present workers and units to be able to transfer, having to do with housing, having

now we have a black panther case. come on, reggie, back out! >> steve: who knew?hank aaron couldn't be reached for comment. >> steve: he could not. meanwhile, 27 minutes before the top of the hour and switching gears. the suspect in the colorado massacre, james holmes, faces up to 142 charges for the massacre that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others. brian. >> brian: elizabeth prann joins us live from centennial, colorado with details. when will we see holmes in court again, if ever? >> right. well, it could be as early as next week, thursday, august 9, is the date set where the judge will hear the media's motion in regards to releasing those sealed documents. and as a defendant in this case, holmes does have the right to be in court, although the courthouse p.i.o. tells us he doesn't have any indication at this point that he will be present and of course, there will be no cameras in the courtroom. as far as charges are concerned, the district attorney in arapaho county, who is an outspoken supporter of the death penalty, seemingly focused her attention on the

he played with the panthers this past season. the capitals development camp continues.r everybody has their eyes on is philip forsberg. he was taken 11th in the draft. he won't be suiting up just yet. he has one more year remaining on the contract with his swedish team but being at camp has him excited. >> it's cool just thinking you are part of the capitals. so yeah, it's getting -- yeah, it's soaking in more and more every day. and hopefully i can make some good plays out here this camp. >>> robert griffin iii coming back to washington tomorrow. he says today he hopes to have a contract signed very soon. he won best college athlete tonight at the espy's. let's hit the hellie pad. >> former georgetown hoya thompson signed with the oklahoma city thunder tonight. the brooklyn nets are moving forward without dwight howard. the team agreed to a deal with brook lopez. >>> and the brazilian soccer star cost himself a coke sponsor. why you ask? >> why, dan? >> because he was drinking a can of pepsi at a press conference. it was sponsored by pepsi. >> complicated. >[ leanne ]

it passed panthers' seven generations of one family.eral wake inherited the store earlier this month after his father passed away. >> it was his intention to sell the place for us before he unfortunately passed. >> there is no other way to really plan it. this is such a piece of americana. this cannot be touched. >> he says his father's death and a sagging sales were a one- two punch and the store cannot survive. hate to see it go. >> you hate to see that. >> not a lot of history like that that sticks around. what is going on outside today? are we normal a comfortable? gregg's late july, feels pretty good outside. some clouds are rolling in. at times, the crowds get dark. it looks like it could rain at the moment and it really could. and few showers out there here and there. overall, not a bad day. let's go to the rooftop, a beautiful time lapse of the sunrise this morning. son up at 6:08 a.m. you can see this easterly flow. clouds developing in pushing eastward. some grow tall and thick. they have that gray bottom to them. those are th

communist party, the black panthers, all unbeknownst to any other agency of the u.s. government.all thiscame out later, in the 1970s. they were playing hardball. and they were hard bitten men. they saw the opportunity to succeed jay . edgar hoover as a once in a lifetime opportunity, and no holds were barred. an ancillary finding of mine was about 1/3 of what felt told woodward and bernstein was untrue because he didn't really care about the facts. what he cared about was inciting the white house against pat gray. now part of -- although my book is about felt, of course it also involves woodward and bernstein and how they depicted felt. now i think they probably believed early on what felt was telling them. that he was on their side, disclosing bad facts about the white house because the only actor who ever portrayed deep throat better than hal holbrook, i think, was mark felt. he fooled everybody. he fooled pat gray. he fooled woodward. but at some point i think bob woodward is not obtuse. he's covered most of the agencies in washington. he's written scores of best-selling books

the raiders traded wide receiver lewis murphy to the carolina panthers today for an undisclosed conditional draft pick. murphy was drafted by the raiders in the fourth round in 2009. in three seasons he caught 90 balls, including six for touchdowns. that will do it for tonight. by the way, jessica, you look lonely there. you need to invite me there. i can do sports right next to you. >> there's a welcome spot for you any time, henry. >> i'll be there soon. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. >>> check out the trouble a teenager in utah got herself into. she crashed her mother's car and landed in a very tight spot. police say the car jumped a curb, flew over a set of bushes and dropped down an embankment before settling at a 45-degree angle on a patio. the car was wedged in there so tightly it had to be removed by a crane. the 16-year-old walk away with only a spranked ankle. investigators are blaming the crash on distracted driving. i want to bet you she's going to be much, much, much more focused once her mother gets a hold of her. going to be very clear to her how to pay attention. jef

after obama lost a congressional primary to bobby rush in 2000, a former black panther, now congressman. he was deeply in debt and went around looking for people to donate to his cause. steve rogers, a successful businessman at that time, he gave him, i believe, $6000 to pay off some of his personal debt. in return, president obama promised that he would visit steve rogers student, and if he won the u.s. senate seat,. >> he did do so. rogers never heard from him, so he called him up and he asked obama would he come and he said i'm too busy, i'm getting phone calls from warren buffett and steve jobs and bill gates in all of these important people. and butters said, but he promised. and obama said well, you know, you're not supposed to believe hamas is made by politicians, are you? >> and he got very angry. they got very upset. the point of the story is that many african-american leaders and political people i have spoken to for this book, they told me similar stories in which they were there for him, therefore obama during day one. they were what they called they want people. supporting

they can only get elected went dead bodies of voting, when the black panthers are stioned tstio tea elinlectocet they have to do everything possible to engage in voter fraud, including this ridiculou and outrageous political use of the juste department's. desi morsoe,isisg yoant to enter and barack obama event or if you want to enter a justice department of and at which the black attorney general is speakingo ow de theost sdrt our replic, the t sacred part of our democracy, voting is open to such widespreadraud makes me hechk emut sk. ere ro b ey tryg to do this nationwide, cracking down on voter fraud. what our government will not do under thisegime we neeto do t m qstns. >> who would be your selection for vp? number two, with the health care 6:y tion fromhat sou atathee gotot whe t >> the me answer the first one first. vice-presidenti think governor romney mee-- needs me. theds a lasnettle - etig seriously, i think it is -- what do i know, but ihink it's probably down to mark arubia, nato aaroloho d w na. fitibowo weeks ago. his book came out this and a mine did. this was like the week befe. s

. >>> a bay area woman is known as the woman of the black panther party is celebrating her 106th birthdayarty today. >> always there. 106 years old. >> ruth jones has been a member at glide for 40 years and well known. >> i love all of you. >> she said she just loves all of you. she helped establish the league of women voters and received the woman of color award in 2008. >>> coming up, serena williams and after last night's nail biter, the giants try to follow up with a sweet over the astros. joe fonzi is up next with sports rap. >>> good evening. welcome to sports rap. so far so good for the giants. san francisco had matt cain on the mound today trying to finish off a sweep of the astros and they got him a couple of runs. buster posey cracks one against bud norris . the giants 1-0. they loaded the bases. and then bell walked. he trots home from third. 2-0 san francisco. the astros tied the game up. johnson with a shot that finds ithe gap. -- finds the gap. >> the throw is late. >> the giants made matt cain a winner. buster posey gets his second hit and rbi of the day. pablo sandoval fro

>> i don't know what you >> it sounded like a black panther. >> it is like a bug going, what are you looking at? a giant wingspan? >> i want to talk about the bag, jonathon. do brits have something against americans ? >> yes. >> are brits that slim, really? >> i would make any brit carrying that particular bag, they should be the ones walking around in a mankini for the entire duration of the olympics. and show us your teeth, brits. >> below the belt. >> jedediah, president obama hasn't responded. >> he needs to be responding to this. >> should america respond to this handbag as an act of war? >> look, i have some bad news for you. the entire world is making jokes about how fat you are. you go to sleep and you shout, it says mission impossible and i have these two fat americans facing each other and you said no. you said no. they are nude, and that is not going to happen. americans don't know they are fat. you are huge. >> we can afford to be huge. america is a big country. >> sorry. >> what is with the american economy criticized. ohio sucks. don't make fun of ohio. >> bill, last wo

these go back to 19 60s and founding of the black panther movement.m pressive here is work by artists and their motivation. not immune to controversy but thought provoking. >> think about how artists play an important role in political movements. >> the show is up through october 14th. >> and let's take a look at the weather. >> heat is coming but the rest of the country, they already have it they do. that heat is going continue with humidity making for dangerous runs from central u.s. to the east coast. 107 in st. louis there is 103 in chicago. just be prepared. 100 in washington, d.c.. there is heat warnings there, continuing until sunday. here in the bay area we have our natural air conditioning keeping us from getting too hot into afternoon. we're going 66 in san francisco to 86 degrees in antioch. warmer inland. warming trend continues into the weekend and beyond. tuesday, warmer days mid-60s along the coastline. >> we understand you're helping people wake up these days. >> you bet. and there is not just the weather forecast i do. take a listen t