he did what any god-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do in the circumstances. he swore out a warrant. no doubt signing it with his left hand. and tom robinson now sits before you having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses. his right hand. so humble, respectable, quiet negro who had the unmitigated at the merit to feel sore -- temerity for a white person. i need not remind you of their appearance or conduct on the stand. you saw them for yourselves. the witnesses of the state, with the exception of the sheriff of macom county, has presented them to yourselves, you gentlemen, of the court in their confidence that their testimony would not be doubted. believing that you gentlemen would go along with them on the assumption, the evil assumption that all negros lie, that all negros are basically immoral beings, that all negros are not to be trusted around our women. which, gentlemen, as you know in itself a lie as black as tom robinson's skin. a lie i do not need to explain to you. you know the truth and the truth is this -- that some negros lie. some

become a physician to help her community and it's an incredible story of how like her father she's persevered. this girl is from the afghan border valley of about 4,000 people. she was the first girl to get an education in our village. the communities there are somewhat proactive about girls education, it was difficult for her at first. the boys through publs at her at first. later on a couple of teachers didn't want to teach her because she was female. in high school some of the boys stole her notebooks because they didn't want her to graduate. but she did. there's no medicine or clinic or hospital here. before she started working in 2000 in this valley, five to 20 women died in childbirth every year so. she went to two years of training and cost us about $800 and her pay is just over a dollar a day and not one women has died since she's come back and is working there. and now i'll jump forward a bit. when we get hundreds of letters in our office and e-mails and some of the most powerful e-mails are those from our armed forces serving in afghanistan and sometimes iraq. recently i got an e-ma

go back to where pat started, which is the origin of the american dream, about working hard and persevering. somehow in the 50s and 60s, that turned into owning a home. so i think to the extent that things have little bit gotten off that track, is healthier and we're returning more to the origins and why we're here to begin with. >> i think a big reason why there's dramatic increase in pessimism now is the same reason, increase in the 70s when we had gasoline lines and runaway -- but things were doing so well before that by contrast people are -- have to ratchet up their expectations bubba doesn't moan they don't have hope things will recover in the soon, we hope soon. >> i think the pessimism is because we're pessimistic about the rate of the recovery return, rather than in any >>> i had a doctor this morning come in and he is said to me, boy, i'd love to buy a new suit. but in this kind of atmosphere, with this kind of uncertainty, i'm not going to do it. you can't say, come on, spend the mine! tomorrow will be better, because you really don't know if that will happen. >> for the first se

. >> if anyone knows about persevering, it's the people of new orleans. being in the middle of hurricane season, we remember the devastation from six years ago. that city, small business community has rebounded and is booming. ♪ six years after the devastation from hurricane katrina, new orleans is experiencing a renaissance and small business owners are leading the way. >> new orleans is becoming this national laboratory of the next generation of entrepreneur leaders. >> it's created an interesting synergy of committed natives as well as these enterprising newcomers. >> those that stayed in new orleans, like matt from turbo squid and ken from iseatz were considered pioneers. >> we felt like pioneers rebuilding from the ground up. >> when everyone else was fleeing and the news was piling on about who is leaving town next, i said i'm going to do something right. >> today, while other cities are struggling to stay afloat during this tough economy, new orleans has been growing thanks to a low cost of living, generous tax credits and a rich culture. >> you ca

but they persevered, and as they say, they've come a long way, baby. things have obviously changed a lot over the years, but one thing that hasn't changed is the desire to explore innovative programs. the farm invests a lot of time, research, and investment into improving lemon production through innovation. in 2008, they completed work on a solar panel project that stretches across nearly 5 acres and can help to power their lemon storage facility and packing house. and despite being the oldest continuously run citrus packing operation in north america, it actually is pretty state-of-the-art these days. >> basically, what we're looking at here is the cera system that basically takes a picture of each piece of fruit. then what happens is that it can tell, basically, its color, its size, and then how much blemish might be on that lemon itself. >> and whatever isn't deemed of the highest and best quality is then removed and sold to be used as lemon-scented cleaners, air fresheners, or candles. so what's the key to growing a great lemon for all of these ye

he persevered. >> a shoulder jury caused him to be red shirted but he was looking forward to getting back on the field. >> he's been working hard, get good grades, work out. meetings, everything. just working hard. >> in passings, he continues to inspire this school community. >> impact the world. and fred impacted me so hard. and made me want to become someone. no matter what it is in life. >> he would have been 20 years old this sunday. >> proposition 8, same-sex marriage ban has another day in court. a three judge appeals panel heard argue gums this afternoon on whether the judge should have recused himself because he was in a same-sex relationship. and we are live outside court. >> should a skigs decision on the constitutionality of prop 8 be overruled because the judge in this case is gay? that is what the panel heard this afternoon. those who yops same-sex marriages argue there was a conflict of interest because the judge in this case did not disclose his sexual orientation and was in a long term relationship with a man. here is what both sides argued. >> when judge walker read

but as i watched how other guys were doing it, i kind of persevered, made it through the day.s to be higher every night than they were the night before. the last time i worked this machine, i did 626. that was a respectable number. but i've got to hit at least 627 tonight. i want to show consistent progress. my first 43 years, i kind of got the short end of the stick, if you would. but at the same time, without my first 43 hadn't been like this, it's made me into the person i am. and i think it's going to give me one hell of an advantage for the next 43. you want to wake up with that attitude in the morning, that today's going to be a good day. today's going to be better than yesterday. >> billy groves might have a less optimistic outlook thanks to the failed attempt of his girlfriend, brandy, to smuggle cell phones and tobacco into the prison during a visit. >> he ended up going to the disciplinary hearing board. he was found guilty of trafficking. ended up getting a year of segregation. an extra year on segregation. he's going to long-term segregation. he's going to get ship

and he persevered. >>reporter: shoulder injury caused thompson to be red shirted first year at oregon state. but he was looking forward to getting back on the field. >> he had been working so hard going to class. getting good grades. work out. meetings. everything. just working hard. >>reporter: even in passing he continues to inspire this school community. >> impact the world. fred impacted the community so hard and lake his death impacted me even harder to really become somebody. no matter what it is in life i'll do something with myself. >>reporter: fred thompson would have been 20 years old this sunday. in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> well bart police have arrested a man they believe stole copper wiring from the transit system and he faces similar charges in san francisco. bart detectives say dennis recently took copper cable from bart property. san francisco police arrested him in september after copper wiring was taken from an underground electrical vault. today bart police displayed some of the coppe

we have persevered. and we witnessed remarkable progress together. security has improved as u.s.gth decreased. and it continued to improve over the course of national elections, while forming your government. this is a true testament to your dedication, your competency, and your courage. there is no doubt that this is a challenging time for iraq and its neighbors. but iraq has an opportunity to assume a position of leadership in the region, if it follows the right path. iraq's leaders must make the right choices. basing their decisions on what is best for the iraqi people. they must demonstrate the resolve to maintain relentless pressure on those intent on causing harm and disrupting progress. because violence and prosperity cannot co-existent. and they must work to develop the institutions that will help their democracy mature. and i cannot overstate that our partners in the embassy are well-suited to continue to help iraq build its future. i could not be more impressed by our team of diplomats led by ambassador jim jeffrey. jim, you have been a true friend and a confidante. i t

and said, you know, i learned to perseve persevere, it didn't affect me. this is why this guy is able to withstand months and months of people saying we're not going to put a ring on it, we're not sure if you're the guy. i thought it was telling. >> training for political rejection. >> it really is. >> absolutely. >> i just blov the blitz where he's trying to go out and convince people that are humans because most humans don't have to convince people that they're human. >> oh, bill burton. does it work? does the humanization push work? >> i think it does. sure, it does. because everyone has these idealized visions and views of guys and gals running. they think they're better than us in some respects, that's why we elevate them to that position. then you get to a point where you like to know they put their pants on the same way you do, eat their breakfast the same way, get upset at the little things that go on throughout the day. things like going on "david letterman" brings you closer to them in the sense they get it right because you still have to get it

and i wanted to, as somebody who grew up in the city who moved to other states and who is a very persevering person, i would like to know one of the things that specifically this book fair is about books. my industry that i am interesting -- interested in publishing and was outsourced to years ago, the company Ãand tal gap the company i used to work for went bankrupt. i am an entrepreneur. but who is going to employ me? i just travel an hour-and-a-half to connecticut for a technology job and after doing a great job was turned away because i was told by live too far away and i would leave them. i am the most loyal person and because of that loyalty i am not employable. i am overeducated and a lot of areas and when they look at someone like me they go what do we do with you? what is the direction someone like myself who is committed to the community and digs in and goes wherever i go and tries to make it better but gets turned away? what does someone like myself do? >> you are looking at the technology job. [talking over each other] >> more about the creative side. i get turned away from those

i thank my colleague for persevering. the best thing to do is to be quite cautious.o some extent, there will be elements of knowledge that we have to capture under the law and our prediction about how they both may go. it did not have the commitments signed in your pocket, there is something that should not be there. and what occurred to me some time ago was a potential issue. i resolve to the best i could. my potential investments are massachusetts municipal bonds. which have also been pretty good lately. ratings agencies underestimate the commitment of the states. i have been urging the ratings agencies to reduce the risk component to municipal bonds, which would make the interest rate cut down. i am getting an unduly high return because of the nonexistent possibilities that they will default. i also thought that allowing the bonds of the state, and joining to represent the minimize the argument of a conflict of interest. to the extent that i would undermine anything for the fiscal soundness of the state that represent, i would assume it to be ok. it is important t

achievement in school, as difficult as it has been and there have been ups and downs, but you have persevered and you should feel good about yourselves and certainly, we feel good about your being willing to come here and publicly demonstrate to us the need for this legislation so that it would be easier for you and your families and other homeless children. on the other side, we have put many provisions and to the law to reduce the barriers and obstacles of you getting services in school, transportation and counselors being required, but again, to go to some of the housing agencies, they found barriers and we are trying to reduce those. hopefully our test money will turn out to be valuable and helpful to us if you will look back on this when you made this kind of contribution on behalf of others that will be homeless in the future. i hope you take that away from this hearing. thank you very much and our very best wishes for you and your family and that circumstances will change for the better for all of you. >> the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, you are recognized for five minutes. >> t

thank you for persevering and weathering the terrible care and treatment that you receive. ms. west, a question and i am not sure, as a lawmaker, how our federal whistleblowers were seeking to strengthen the whistleblower protections provided to federal employees because we want as you reference more often than not as an employee comes forward with a no is going on in their company and their office. we are trying to strengthen outlaw. we pass legislation out of this committee, out either the full oversight committee and now working for a flow vote -- floor vote to get whistled blowers more protection. if a federal employee came to you, i assume they are impacted differently going to you for this type of case and because they are a federal employee. is that correct? >> historically in my experience the government has been less receptive to intervening in whistleblower cases brought i federal employees. >> do they keep it more internal? >> is hard for me to understand the reasoning that goes behind how an intervention decision is made. i don't know why that is. >> but your experi

commend you for your own achievement in school, as difficult, there's been ups and downs but you have persevered, and you should really feel very good about yourselves, and certainly we feel very good about you're willing to come here and to publicly demonstrate to us the need for this legislation so that it will be easier for you and your families and other homeless children. on the other side, on the education sector we have put many provisions into the law to try to reduce the barriers and the obstacles you getting services in schools, transportation and counselors being required. but again, we need to go to some of the housing agencies, we find there are various and we're trying to reduce those. so hopefully your testimony will turn out to be very valuable to us and very helpful to us. and you look back, you will remember when you made this kind of contribution on behalf of others, who will be homeless in the future. so i hope you take that away from this, this hearing. and thank you again so very, very much. and obviously are very best wishes to your and your families and hopefully your cir

thank you for persevering and weathering the terrible care and treatment that you receive. ms. west, a question and i am not sure, as a lawmaker, how our federal whistleblowers were seeking to strengthen the whistleblower protections provided to federal employees because we want as you reference more often than not as an employee comes forward with a no is going on in their company and their office. we are trying to strengthen outlaw. we pass legislation out of this committee, out either the full oversight committee and now working for a flow vote -- floor vote to get whistled blowers more protection. if a federal employee came to you, i assume they are impacted differently going to you for this type of case and because they are a federal employee. is that correct? >> historically in my experience the government has been less receptive to intervening in whistleblower cases brought i federal employees. >> do they keep it more internal? >> is hard for me to understand the reasoning that goes behind how an intervention decision is made. i don't know why that is. >> but your experi

i think my colleagues for persevering.till think the best thing to do for members of congress is to be very cautious. to some extent there are going to be here is the knowledge that will be hard to capture under the law. our prediction of how i vote will go if you do not have all the commitments it signed in your pocket probably would not be inside information but is something that ought not to be there. i will say this had occurred to me some time ago as a potential issue. i say it the best i can. almost all of my investments are massachusetts municipal bonds, which also have done pretty good lady because the rating agencies under estimate the commitment of the states. if anything i have acted against interest because i have been urging the rating agencies to reduce the risk component which would make interest rates go down. iowa acknowledged the fact i and do it -- getting an unduly high return because of the nonexistent possibility of default occurred i also thought that owning the bonds of the state that i am joined it