pearson took him on and revealed mccarthy's claims as being largely hollow. >> and pearson paid a bita price for this, because mccarthy, it's hard to imagine this today. but 60 years ago mccarthy attacked drew pearson in the cloak room of a club on dupont circle. they were seated at the same table trading jibes and barbs all night long. at the end of the dinner, mccarthy cornered pearson and versions vary as to what exactly happened. pearson said mccarthy tried to knee him in the groin a couple times. mccarthy admitted to slapping him real hard across the face. another version was that mccarthy slugged drew pearson so hard, that it lifted the columnist three feet into the air. richard nixon was also at the same party, then a senator, broke up, intervened and broke up this confrontation. but it was emblematic of the difficulties and of the threats that mccarthy posed and would follow through on them with journalists. >> you say in your book that you talked with his stepson, tyler abel. >> right. >> drew pearson's stepson, who is married to bess able, the social secretary to lyndon john

they just wanted their pearson in there. >> reporter: pearson says his credentials were identical iftter than past jasper police chiefs. comments on the facebook page contain racial slurs. >> from day one to the day he was fired, he's had a target on his back. >> reporter: for those against pearson, the only way to get rid of him was to get rid of the four black city council members who voted to hire him, a group of all white residents calling themselves concerned citizens launched a petition drive, accusing them of misconduct. >> were you incompetent? >> we make a positive decision for the city of jasper and find ourself recalled. >> how far apart are people? >> i think we're probably back at that same stage that we were at during the james bird time. >> so that rift is back? >> absolutely. the town is divided. >> deb is with me. i know since you literally filed that story moments ago, you've learned something new. what is it? >> reporter: erin, as we were on this story for out frovnt, we learned the city's insurance carrier actually canceled coverage for its public officials, that'

pearson be terminated as our police chief. >> reporter: pearson was hired in april 2011 by the jasperl in a 4-1 vote. the four black council members voted for him. the one white member didn't. 16 months later, he was fired by a different city council, majority white, the vote also 4-1. >> i was fired over the race. and now i feel that me and my family are a mark. >> reporter: what seemed like a simple hire has turned jas pear upside down, reopening past wounds, pitting blacks against whites. >> our local radio station kjas, made me a huge target. >> and who owns that station? >> the mayor. >> reporter: mayor michael loud backed somebody else for the job. when you looked at the nine finalists, where did rodney pearson fall in terms of that scoring system? >> well, i think he was way below at the bottom, close to the bottom of the list. they just wanted their person in there. >> reporter: pearson says his credentials were identical if not better than past police chiefs. comments on the radio station's facebook page contained racial slurs. >> from day one to the day he was fired, he's ha

pearson's expertise kick into high gear.e realizes the firefighters are in imminent danger. >> the smoke has started to catch on fire. that's when everything is starting to go bad real quick. it's starting to get really hot in the room. i'm watching these signs before me unfold and i'm starting to recognize that we're about to be caught in a flashover. >> flashovers are triggered when extreme heat causes all exposed flammable material to ignite at the same time. pearson says flashovers are a firefighter's worst nightmare and almost also a calling card for certain death. >> something very dangerous to the fire service. it deals with temperatures between 1,000 and 1500 degrees. everything in that room, people, furniture, doesn't matter, is going to light. it's going to be on fire at once. >> pearson orders the firefighter to evacuate the building immediately. one makes it outside, but seconds later. >> go, go, go! >> oh, my god. >> tense moments pass. no one knows if anyone still inside is alive. but then pearson and another f

for more on that and the rest of your news before the bell, turn it over to hampton pearson.ood morning, hampton. >> reporter: good morning, john. as you just mentioned, the smartphone wars are heating up. apple filing a lawsuit seeking a ban on u.s. sales of samsung's newest phone, the galaxy s3. claiming they infringed on several iphone patents. apple and samsung have been facing off in court in about ten different countries, samsung says out plans to go ahead with the u.s. launch of the galaxy s3 later this month. now, honda says the new electric vehicle the fit can get up to an astounding 118 miles per gallon. that's the highest efficiency for any hybrid or electric vehicle. sound too good to be true? it could be. the fit goes on sale in california and oregon. it'll cost about $29,000 after a government tax credit that's nearly twice as much as the gas-powered version. analyst said it would take drivers 11 years to make up the price difference and really begin saving on fuel. >>> meanwhile, futures are higher as stocks look to build on yesterday's strong rally. markets su

for a check on the markets and the rest of the news before the bell, let's turn it over to hampton pearson live from our cnbc bureau in washington, d.c. good morning, hampton. >> good morning, john. futures are sharply higher this morning. stocks looking to build on tuesday's gains. as investors cheering about support on the u.s. services or non-manufacturing sector. they appear to be shrugging off the move by moodys to cut decreed rateings on german and austrian banks on worries about the european debt crisis. european central bank meeting today. markets will be listening to any signals the bank may take action to stem that crisis. now we are also going to get on labor costs and productivity. reports this afternoon on regional economic conditions. the dow rising 26 points yesterday to close at 12127. nasdaq adding 18 points to close at 2778. the senate banking committee holding a hearing on jpmorgan and the head of the office of control of the currency says investigating whether morgan's executives will have to return to the compensation as a result of those losses. jp morgan's ceo jamie

pearson? >> thank you. mine would really be process focused and that is to say what's often missing is what i would call active listening to the other side. often in these dialogues i see people quite anxious to clarify what it is they want and they think. and i actually believe that a little more commitment to active listening and a willingness to act on what you hear would be an excellent prescription for all the parties involved. thank you. >> mr. political counselor? >> thank you very much. i think i would join most of the comments already said. i think perhaps what's important now is to set aside populism and to work on improving perceptions. and that means working concretely on achievements that we can have. i would, of course, have my mind fundamentally on the u.k. relationship there. we have a lot of work ahead of us to transform what the situation actually is and to change perception. and i believe in -- [inaudible] perhaps i will contradict you, minister, that as a matter of fact turkey getting a

we turn to hampton pearson live from our cnbc bureau live in washington, d.c. good morning. >> good morning, laura. as a matter of fact, we've got futures mixed this morning. after markets frankly ran out of steam in yesterday's session. fed chairman ben bernanke telling congress he still expects the u.s. economy to grow modestly this year. bernanke says the fed could step in with more stimulus measures if europe's debt crisis gets worse, but he offered no hints that any moves are imminent. investors were a bit disappointed by this and that overshadowed yesterday's surprise interest rate cut by china, asian and european markets are lower today. we get data this morning on the trade deficit and wholesale trade. the dow rising 46 points on thursday to close at 12,460, the nasdaq losing 13 points closing at 2,831. >>> consumers put the plastic back in their wallets in april. credit card use declined last month although overall consumer borrowing rose, led by an increase in student and car loans. americans have started using their cards more at the start of the yea

ambassador robert pearson, who is with the ambassador to turkey. ambassador wilson of the atlantic council. and also a former ambassador. and also the minister, the foreign minister of turkey and currently with the center for strategic medications. we are here to discuss the subject. turkey, the eu and the u.s. come evolving partnerships post arab spring. a nice concise topic for just a little over an hour of discussion. we also have the disadvantage of being the panel that comes after lunch and after a wonderful [inaudible] on we have of [inaudible] it is difficult to say anything by way of introduction on the subject. as people have reiterated in this morning that turkey has very much arrived on the world stage as a recent council on foreign relations task force stated that turkey is one of the most important developments in international fears of the past decade is the emergence of turkey is in a rising regional and global power. we are looking at a new turkey and this reflects both changes in turkey and changes in the international arena in whi

thank you very much. >> hampton pearson. >> a wonderful person.y first guy who ever knows the unemployment numbers in the whole world. the labor department tells him and boom, off he goes with it. >> the insider. >> and boom, off you go too, scott mcgrew. >> should with be surprised about that? >> no. hampton's got juice. i'm guessing on the weekend he wears ans s ascot. >> he is that cool. >> and i love how scott mcgrew says carry on, hampton. >>> good morning to you. a good-looking forecast for everybody. today as we head throughout the weekend, it is going to get warm inland. temperatures warmer than they have been as we get closer and closer to summertime in the city. 49 degrees in livermore, 52 in san jose and 50 in san mateo this morning. we've got wind out there. and it's rather strong on the north end of the bay area. you can basically slice it in half right here. bay bridge, we're getting the gustier winds. the wind speeds pretty high through fairfield, 20 miles per hour in novato. high pressure's moving in, we had an area of low pressure

pearson. >> thank you.i would be really process focused and that is to say what is often missing is what i would call back to listening to the other side. often in these dialogues i see people quite anxious to clarify what it is they want and they

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hampton pearson in washington. waiting for the video to roll but apparently it has been sent. >> too risque per happens? too much belly and not enough dancing? >>> much more "squawk on the street" straight ahead. >>> up next, why all eyes are on the supreme court and their health care decision. dr. cramer isn the waiting room. he's getting ready to dissect six docs in 60 seconds. >>> next hour. >> good morning. one story in town, clearly the judgment from the supreme court on health care. let's bear in mind certain combinations could throw this energy, 20% of the u.s. economy, into chaos. other stocks presumably on other judgments could be much more profitable, much less profitable. we have all the trades and, carl, presumably the video of the belly dancers outside the supreme court which i'm certainly looking forward to. >> yes, along with one of the biggest decisions in the century. >>> let's get to six in 60. six stocks in 60 seconds, give or take a view. crm. >> they've been under a lot of pressure. i would not

>> supervisor mar, audrey pearson from the city attorney's office, labor relations are really governed by the federal law, the national labor relations act and the city is not allowed in its regulatory capacity to condition any sort of approvals on resolution of some sort of a labor agreement. community benefits agreements are something different. and the city is allowed to seek community benefit agreements. and if you have any further questions, i would be happy to talk to you about that. >> i really appreciate that answer. the devil will be in the details as we move forward. not only on jobs in the existing work force and also with health care as it comes up on june 23. and i just like to thank ms. chela and barbara from department of public health and we look forward to a thorough discussion on the details of the health care benefits provided by the hospital as well. i just wanted to wrap up by saying i think this has been a really good overview. and really great discussion of the need for jobs and pathways for people from san francisco, but also balancing that with the other needs

>> supervisor mar, audrey pearson from the city attorney's office, labor relations are really governedfederal law, the national labor relations act and the city is not allowed in its regulatory capacity to condition any sort of approvals on resolution of some sort of a labor agreement. community benefits agreements are something different. and the city is allowed to seek community benefit agreements. and if you have any further questions, i would be happy to talk to you about that. >> i really appreciate that answer.

i believe it's detective pearson. yes, it is. they've parted and the professor moves around one side studying the object while the captain and two policemen advance with something in their hands. i see it now, it's a white handkerchief tied to a pole. those creatures know what that means, what anything means. wait a minute, something's happening. something is emerging out of the pit. [ sirens ] [ screaming ] >> it's coming this way now. about 20 yards to my right. >> ladies and gentlemen, due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to continue the broadcast from grover's mill. evidently there is some difficulty with our field transmission. we will return to that point at the earliest opportunity. >> that's the clever -- >> great radio entertainment. it's marvelous, and it's amazing how 70-plus years later, "war of the worlds" holds up. i play this for one of my classes almost every year around halloween time. often the students are riveted by this. it holds up marvelously well. >> in the chicago herald examiner it says

standards shrink and in line with the debt increase and then their new position of being little pearson's looking up the growth of the so-called g.d.p. down by debt they say oh it's a miracle it's bigger it's jack and the beanstalk we're going to growing and never commenting on the fact that they themselves have shrunk down to the size of lint of belly button lint circling a washing machine a fraud called mainstream media and then i want to turn to another clip from you me clients film the tape and as you see those tanks there max those are the wealthy once you start taking cash out of the country of argentina billions of dollars in those tanks they're being driven out of the country no i always thought there argentinean collapse was really the model to look at when you're looking at the greek collapse or and these other collapses the elite striven by corruption in the banking system and the political system remember in argentina the political system gave their ok to nationalizing city groups debts essentially in the country and then they impose austerity measures on the public to pay off

pearson argues compellingly even if obama is re-elected in november, increasingly he and his ideology are going to look like the last gasp of a dying era of governance, putting him in same ranks as john adams, john buchanan, herbert hoover, heralds of the end of an age. suppose the clash of the parties that's been described here could be diminished through process reforms i think takes optimism to a whole new level. and as i said a few moments ago in extemporaneous comments, i actually think that the thesis norm lays out ought to be taken more seriously. i think the problem of democratic stability has been taken too much for granted. and the prospects for instability have been too much banished from our mind from the great success of post-war democracies in europe. i think it's not impossible six years from now greece could be governed by a military government or spain could ask for help from nato in keeping order in its streets if its unemployment goes to 40% because of the gathering storm on the contine continent. our prospects aren't as dire as norm cleverly suggesting republicans

will campaign for him but thank you so much for for coming on we're out of time but that was austin pearson director of production for freedom works. hackers got a hack and now companies are taking preemptive measures to fight back it's called strike back technology and the purpose is to distract or delay hacking at tens instead of trying to prevent them coming here on the off chance to lower cyber criminals into their systems in some cases they're hiring contractors to hack the. security breaches kevin mitnick once as america's most wanted hacker spent five years in a federal prison and is now working for the other side he's the author of ghost in the wires and information security consultant earlier asked about the methods companies are using to lure potential hackers take a listen this is a technology called honeypots and it's been around for quite some time and this is where companies either acquire or they build systems that appear to be the whole juicy information to attract the to attract the attackers and that that way they could monitor and kind of profile how they're getting into

. >>> the pearson plea serve, trails there are -- preserve trails are closed due to coyotes. are protective bau they are trying to protect their pups. >>> is it safe to ask you about the toll plaza. >> it is. it's backed up as it normally is. you will see traffic backed up to about the -- just beyond the 880 offpassing -- overcrossing almost to the maze. no problem there. this is the busy time. looking at san francisco, northbound 101, southbound 101 looking good if you are driving into the city. there is no giants' game today. they are in san diego for the next few. they will be back for the weekend. if you are driving in the east bay, traffic on 80 looks good. there is a train verses pedestrian accident. it's a fatal crash. that affects your amtrak lines. you may want to check with them. want to move the maps. 680 looks okay. 80 in pinole will be but is. this morning, the traffic is going to be okay. >>> let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a very good morning. the pollen count has not changed the last four, five days. it's still favoring the trees and also the grass. tree

. >>> i'm hampton pearson with your cnbc market wrap.to end down just 17 points. the s&p is up a fraction, the nasdaq rose 12 points. factory orders dropped 0.6% in april, falling for the third time in four months. economists expected a gain. it was another rough session for facebook shares which slipped nearly 3% to close below $27 a share. and groupon lost more than 7% in under $9 a share, a new low. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." voting rights advocates in florida recently won two big victories. first a federal district court judge blocked part of the state's new law that placed restrictions on voter registration groups. the judge called some of the requirements on groups like the league of women voters, quote, harsh and impractical. they sent letters to the state warning them to stop purging names from the rolls. governor scott had plans to mark citizens who were devoted to the state. democratic voters are the likeliest to be targeted in such a purge. what wil

i'm barack obama and i >>> i'm hampton pearson with your cnbc market wrap.er for a second straight day. the dow gains 92 points. s&p is up 12. the nasdaq adds 21 points. shares of arena pharmaceuticals surged nearly 30% after the fda approved the company's obesity drug. on the economic front orders for big ticket items jumped stronger than expected. 1.1% in may. pending home sales rose 5.9% last month. the gain was larger than economists expected. that's it from cnbc. first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." tomorrow will be a dramatic day in washington and across the country when the supreme court releases its decision on the fate of the president's signature legislative achievement. affordable care act. will the justice uphold it? will they throw it out? will they gut it by taking away key provisions the individual mandate? tomorrow's decemberlition have major implications for millions of americans and they could be a turn point. we all know that in this presidential election. also a milestone for chief justice j

but first, hampton pearson. >> hello and happy friday.t half of the year in full rally mode. the dow up 277 points. s&p up 33. the nasdaq gaining 85 points. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. more from martin bashir in just a moment. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of

this power will talk with the pearson is tilted about the report.emographics of american cities. we will talk with mark perry of the census bureau. the census bureau.

. >> hampton pearson, thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> the oil and gas company is shutting down its office and moving its employees to houston, texas. all 2,100 employees will move begin 20g 14 to a new facility under construction. >>> now, this car will save you some money at the gas pump. the epa gave the honda fit the highest fuel efficiency rating ever. 2013 car got rating of 118 miles per gallon. it's twice the cost of its gas powered version. analysts say it would take 11 years pfr an owner could make up the difference and begin to see savings on fuel. >> get ready to pay more to take your clothes to the dry cleaner. they're considering slapping taxes on the hangers. since many hangers get their hangs from vietnam, whole sale prices are expecting to jump from 5 centses to 9 cents a hanger, a cost that will likely be passed on to you, the customer. >> it's 5:46. let's turn to thomas kierein. >> we're down into the 50s. the cool air over the warm waters of the potomac has triggered a fog bank where it crosses the potomac river. that's where our hd sky camera is focused on this cool thu

we want to go straight to hampton pearson in washington.the -- excuse me, john harwood in washington, d.c. the question is, when could the next window be? >> reporter: we could have decisions any day this week. our colleague, pete williams, has told us he expects the last day of the court will be thursday. but it could any day since then. everybody was an high alert for the decision today. we've gotten the decision in the arizona immigration case. if i understand what carl said correctly, that most of the law had been upheld. i think that is actual a political win for the president. policy defeat because it keeps the issue front and center and will help him energize hispanics in the election. but health care is the larger issue for president obama's legacy and it also could have the same effect, the reverse of the ruling is what helps somebody politically, if the law is struck down by a 5-4 decision, democrats will try to rally around that. if it's upheld, you're going to see new energy from republicans on the trail, guys. >> john, a number

pearson? >> mine would be processed- focused, and that would be that what is often missing is active listening. i see people quite anxious to clarify what it is they want and they think, and i actually believe that a little more commitment to active listening and a willingness to act on what you hear would be an excellent prescription for all of the parties involved. thank you. >> mr. political counselor? >> thank you very much. i think i will join many of the comments made, and what is most important now is to set aside populism, and working concretely on the achievements we can have, and i would have my mind firmly on the uk-turkey relations there, and we would work to transform what the situation is and to change perceptions. perhaps i will contradict you, minister, as some matter of fact, turkey had been transformed will -- have been transformed will become a lot more attractive for the you. >> let's follow the same pattern michael used this morning. we will call on two people let the same

but first, hampton pearson has the cnbc market wrap. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, martin.aw stocks rebound from monday's losses at the closing bell. dow up 32. s&p up six and the nasdaq gaining 17 points. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. more from martin bashir after these messages. whoa. right? get. out. exactly! really?! [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? woop-woop! franklin delano! [ le announcer ] hey! there's oreo creme under that fudge! oreo fudge cremes. indescribably good. diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. thin coffee shops. people who i thave been out of work. you can tell it wears on them. narrator: he's fought to pull us out of economic crisis for three years. and he still is. president obama's plan keeps taxes down for the middle class, invests in education and asks the wealthy to pay their fair share. mitt romney and his billionaire allies can s

and then through a series of extraordinary circumstances i end up working at pearson hardman the biggesti have been revealed and exposed. and we pick that up actually tonight. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip of patrick j. adams in "suits." here we go. >> my merger. your panic attack. >> you want compassion and i didn't have a panic attack. i had a legitimate reason for concern. >> really? why would she ask you to dinner? >> i don't know, a movie called "goodfellas," have you seen it? joe pesci thought he was getting made. he got dead. >> that's your idea of a legitimate reason? >> karen? where's the money, karen? >> go back to your cubical. >> hey wait a minute. do you think i might get an offer out of this dinner? >> a second ago you thought you were going to get whacked. now you want an offer? >> adapting to changing circumstances. >> maybe you won't be the worst lawyer in the history of everything. >> put the gun down, karen. karen? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: don't miss patrick j. adams in "suits" 10:00 pm thursday on usa. we're playing madden 13 after the break. stick

cnbc's hampton pearson with that. >>> good morning. that's right.triking a deal with coinstar, the maker of the red box dvd kiosks, to roll out coffee kiosks in supermarkets, drug stores, and other retailers. they'll feature starbucks, seattle's best brand, serving coffee, motor vehicle allay they and other detroit red wing at $100. >>> and virgin mobile is said to be the second pay as you go wireless carrier to offer the iphone. virgin mobile, owned by sprint will announce this week the apple device will be available as soon as july 1. leap wireless will start selling a prepaid phone on june 22 across its cricket ban. over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> forget checking your facebook friends' profiles. today you can chat through a social network. airtime from the guise who brought you napster goes live today. it allows you to share videos or talk. technology experts describe it as skype without the software. let's hope airtime is better than its star-studded launch yesterday. jimmy fallon and other celebrities were on hand for a demonstration.

hampton pearson, am i right? >> reporter: you are right.a matter of fact, looking hood, we've got futures mixed. after the rockets ran out of steam in yesterday's session. fed chairman ben bernanke telling congress he still expects the u.s. economy to grow modestly this year. bernanke says the fed could step in with more stimulus measures if europe's debt crisis gets worse. but he offered no hints that any moves are imminent. investors were a bit disappointed. and that meant it overshadowed the surprise interest by china. we get data this morning on the trade deficit and wholesale trade. the dow rising 46 points thursday to close at 1 -- 12,460. >>> facebook creates a central location for all those apps you have attached to your profile. the app center which launched thursday night is available both on facebook as well as apple and android phones and tablet. it will recommend apps to users based their interests. apps they've liked in the past, and the type of apps their friends like. so how it a weekend app? what do you think? >> sounds goo

the financial side should be valued like moody's, the textbook should be valued like pearson, there areompetitors, based on that logic that it could be worth more than $38 a share, that's 30% higher than the company is trading right now. that's a ton of hidden value to unlock and boy does this matter. lately this stock's been getting hit and getting hit hard as people aren't that excited about the near term earnings picture. even as mcgraw hill did raise its forecast, the the company has about an 11% growth rate and sells for 12 times earnings. that tells you, again, while it isn't intriguing to most buyers, but those individual parts are. and this company is tired of the disparity between the sum of the parts and the whole. here's the bottom line. we love breakups here on "mad money." and the mcgraw hill splitting into a growth financial services firm dominated by s&p and a value-oriented textbook firm should be fabulous for you if you're a company shareholder. after the break, i'll try to make you more money. >>> coming up, leaving las vegas? wall street showdown on the strip is comin

. ♪ >>> i'm hampen pearson with your market wrap. front, consumer confidence fell for a fourth straight month according to the conference board. meanwhile, a report from s&p kay schiller showed home prices rose and shares fell nearly 5% after investors were less than impressed. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> this is a busy week by the the way for the supreme court. i think all their work highlights the leadership failures of our current president. you see, when he was running for office, he said he would make it his first priority in his first year agenda to reform our immigration system and make it work for the american people and for those who want to come here legally. he did not do that. >> in a rally in virginia, mitt romney stayed true to form. criticizing the president as you heard in this case on immigration while offering no plan of his own. this has become the consistent pattern. last week speaking at a conventi convention, romney even names the question voters want answered, b