pete, what have you learned? >> we're trying to get a good picture if we can, andrea, of exactly how many people are hurt in this incident and it's still not clear. the best information we have at this point is that it appears a tsa employee and two others are wounded. we don't know if that includes the gunman. that's the best information we have. all the other reports said multiple shooting victims. we now think the number is thankfully relatively small. the tsa employee loaded into the ambulance who has a wound and two other people wounded, we've been told the gunman is in custody which leads us to believe the gunman was injured but not killed. that's the best information we have. it's still very sketchy. we don't have any information on who the gunman is, whether the gunman is a u.s. citizen. what the gunman was doing there. so it's information still very sketchy at this point. i guess we should step back here and say as far as you know it's clearly over. now it's a matter of getting the injured out, restoring

pete's the bull, josh the bear. 90 seconds on the clock. pete? >> big-box retail is supposedly gone. and i think that for the most part, there's a lot of different reasons why. best buy is one of the guys that's left. we talked about how they're sitting on the piece of property, all of the floor space. i think the management came in and figured out two things we need to address. floor space. they're doing that with the store within the store. and secondly, how do we compete against amazon? their online business is not great, but it's getting better all the time. up 15% the past quarter. the earnings numbers last night were outstanding. you could tell by the reaction of the stock, it came higher. it's when they talked about the margin compression. that's built in now that you have nearly a 10% pullback. for those that have been waiting, when you look at this company, they're executing and doing everything they should be doing, doing it the right way, and i think the fact they're able to pull out some of the money with the floor space and compete a

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meet black pete the face of sinterklas. every year children across the country paint their faces black. they have done since the 1820, and race campaigners say that is where he firmly belongs. >> at the heart of this is a simply question, is black pete honest fun, something for the children. dutch tradition that should be left alone or is he a symbol of racism, slavery, something that should not be around in the year 2013. what started as a discussion evolved into a debate, and a fierce one. the man leading the campaign says as an as a result he's received death threats. >> you have kids running home after school scrubbing the black off their bodies, called dirty black thesieves, and elder by afraid to leave their house. >> is that happening? >> it is. >> black pete may live in the fairy books but his face is fought out in the digital world. this is a tale of two facebook campaigns, 13 million wanting it to change, and 2 million saying pete and politics should be kept separate. can you understand why some think it's racist?

pete williams is working sources in washington. pete, what do we know right now about the shooter? >> not very much. they are trying to verify his identity. we've been told that he's an american citizen in his 20s. we don't know where he's come or where the gun came from. police have said it was an assault-type rifle. that's the term they used. we're told it's an ar-15 type semiautomatic rifle that he carried it in, took it out of the bag and open fire. now, we believe that the shooting victims were also employees of the transportation security administration, all tsa employees at this i.d. checkpoint where you go to show your driver's license and your boarding pass or ticket. we're told he did not have a ticket. and he just pulled the rifle out and began firing. we know that one tsa employee was killed. we believe that tlehree others were wounded. the gunman was shot. we believe the gunman is in critical condition at a medical center near the airport. the authorities did say at this news conference, just ended that seven patient in all were transported, that six are still in the h

online 30,000 backed a call for black pete to be abolished. compare it to the 2 million who want him to stay. there's little chance that black pete will go anywhere. >> we are from holland. we want to keep it. >> ask someone not from the country - do you think this is racist? >> absolutely, no question. it seems obvious it's race. >>. >> you don't find it offensive? >> no. >> no. >> i like it. i have children, i do it. i have children. they like it. they do it at school. >> sinterklaas and black pete have been part of dutch life. generations paint their faces black so they can look like black pete. look at the crowd - there's a notable reduction in the number of faces painted black. people want to keep the tradition, but don't want to be accused of racism. >> compared to last year, most children haven't paint their faces. >> black pete is almost 200 years old. if the crowds get their way, there'll be a lot of life left in him yet. >> all righty, time for the sports headlines. broncos head coach may be on the leave. >> let's see. >> including t

pete, make a case, and it's a tough case to make. >> it is. when you look at what they delivered, jim cramer is right, one of the worst reports i've seen. when you look through the layers and peel back the onion, it's what they've been doing for a while, which is serial disappointing, and part of it is on the upper management side. they may need a change, and maybe that's something that looks like microsoft. >> wait a minute, are you the bull? >> in the meantime, however, they have the share repurchase, 15 billion just added to the 82 billion. the valuation is phenomenal now that it's been pounded town to multiyear levels where it is presently, and you look at the cash they generate quarter after quarter, you can see why there's reason to want to look at this company, i like this company. and one last thing. the nsa issues are something in the past. i don't think that's going to continue. that'll help them in the emerging markets, where they had the biggest weakness. the u.s., they were fine. it was the emerging markets that killed them. >> le

. - so pete was a librarian?rked as a librarian freshman year. - was he, like, the sexy librian? - okay. - is there somebody who's in charge of marketing? maybe i should sit near him or her. - hi. - hi! - hi. how's it going? - hi. good. i'd love to discuss strategy with you if you have a marketing-- - wow, this sure is intense. having to share a workspace with someone you used to get it on with. - andy, that is really inappropriate. - awkward! - it is awkward. this is a really uncomfortable situation that you've contrived. - really uncomfortable uation. - yeah. - that's all right, pete. you can handle it. i mean, we all just gotta move on. ain't that right, professor lecture-much? question. how's that medicine taste? your own-flavored? is it just me, orave these tables turned? hmm. - so there's no marketing department? th:o. - you know, times were tough. i was unemployed. i was still heartbroken over you. i'lost a good 50 pounds. but as you can see, i put all that weight right back on. feel how fat my buttocks ar

pete, where's the love in the rally? >> i think it doesn't really take a lot to find some of the love. i think part of the problem is the fact that the financials really have not participated this in quarter. look over at some of the industrial names, i pick out ge, one of the names that i like. we've seen a lot of option paper in there look at energy names, i'm not talking about the big cap energy that everybody always likes to focus on. i'm looking at some of the mid tier names, shale names, scott. when looking at whiting petroleum, codes yak in dan bury in front of earnings, seeing paper in those, and they've been performing. whiting on a chart over the last two weeks, you'll be absolutely amazed what the movement is that you're seeing right now. but i think you can look at a lot of different categories. see in the material space, we've had activity coming into the coal names. i own peabody, cliff's now. i do not have u.s. steel. the others are participating well. >> you know what i'm getting at, right? the market's n

i have to go with pete on this one. >> really? anthony, you want to weigh in? >> well, it's like partying like it's 1995. it's an older business model,

i don't think you have to chase. >> f 5, pete?space, the sector and i think this is one of those names at these levels web you look at the valuations of something in this optimizing the whole networking world one of the names was over 100, here back at 80, i think it can go higher. >> been some people who have looked at what the auto stocks have done and raised questions about bubbles in that space too. what do you think about ford here? >> i like ford. i like the autos in general. i think they'll be better than expected car sales next year. these guys have done a great job managing costs. the big rick for ford is all the chatter about alan mulally possibly going to microsoft. i think that would be damaging to the long-term story. >> sell on the news. >> i would be cautious on the ill na name. people like him matter in a company like this. >> we'll do final trades and who won the mcdonald's versus wendy's debate on the other side of the short break. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. see, i knew testosterone could affect s

pete and i are just friends. and that's the end of it. right, pete? - hat is correct.ome on, guys, where is this even coming from? - your feelings for erin? probably your heart... and a little bit your penis. [all groan] - nellie, you have to shut down youth task force. i'm not sure if you need to start a new task force to do that, but please just do whatever it takes. - i suppose that will-- that will be all right, yeah. most relationships eventually die on their own, but sometimes they just need a little pillow over the face. you're welcome, andy. and you're welcome, my own ass. - listen, i appreciate you taking the time with me. - peter, please, we completely understand your concerns here. let us just show you the latest projections. jim? - uh, wade actually has those on the road, but he's gonna be calling in with those numbers any second. so just hold on one s-- [cell phone vibrates] oh, actually... uh, nope. that is my wife. again, he'll be calling in any second. - hey, uh, give me a call back when you get a chance. cece did great, and i want to tell you something

pete williams is standing by. the tsa agents who are the first line, if you will, these are people who check our documents and i.d., they are not armed agents or tsa employees, right? >> you know, i don't know what the practice was at la airport. i can't say for certain. i don't believe they are. it happened at that checkpoint where -- there are three places where you encounter the security at the airport. the first is where you just sort of show someone who's oftentimes a government contractor, may not be a tsa official. you show them that you have in fact a boarding pass or ticket and allowed to pass along into the secure area. then you encounter the first tsa who looks at your documentation, driver's license or passport or whatever i.d. you have and checks it against your boarding pass or ticket. we're told that's where this happened that the gunman shot and killed one tsa employee there, wounded at least one other tsa employee, and some other person. we don't know whether that third person who was wounded was

tony, pete in nbc news built up reputation. what we are able to do is to low-cost platform ournalism is a piece of information that can be translapted to ones and zeros. people can write and do videos. the university is streaming this. the ability to push information ut and for other people to consume and then respond through twitter, through their own blogs is very high. he one advantage scotus blog probably has is a first mover advantage. that is, we've entered the space, we've made the materials available to you. n is who eal questio pay to create a competitor to scotus blog. if you want to create another ne, it would cost millions of dollars to do. you have to have a specific set of personnel. i have a set of fan boys interested in writing about the supreme court and knew about it. so i do think that the future of supreme g about the court include traditional classical journalism and its evolution. places like scotus blog. then people just talking through sites like twitter. and if you have something to say, your tweets wil

nbc's pete williams reporting that there were three people injured, including a tsa officer. it does not appear that anybody was killed. the gunman is reported to be in custody, which suggests the gunman is alive and suggests there is just one but we are continuing to monitor that and we'll keep you posted. this began in terminal three which includes virgin airways, as well as jetblue, allegiant and frontier. apparently the shooter walked up to security where they check your documents going into the security checkpoint and opened fire and again, that shooter appears to be at this point in custody. the white house says that the president has been briefed about the shooting at lax, that they will continue to stay in touch with the federal and local partners, lapd is leading the response and investigations. the white house says we urge citizens to listen to the authorities and follow directions from the first responders on site and that the president will continue to receive briefings throughout the day. air traffic suffice is to say is a mess. there is a ground stop now, flight

it's his assistant named black pete that has critics seeing red. more now from amsterdam. >> black pete may be controversial but he is a crowd pleaser if this is anything to go by. thousands of families lined the streets of amsterdam on saturday for the santa claus pair aid the dutch festival that comes before and is bigger than christmas here black pete, saints nicholas's naughty helper is the big draw which is why they paint their faces to look like him. it keeps the youngsters happy but not campaigners who claim this is a symbol of racism, a throwback to the slave trade. in the season of unity. the protesters was small, swallowed up by the crowds. but online, the 13,000 of them have backed a call for black pete and his current guys to be abolished. compare that to the 2 million who want him to stay. you can see there is little chance black pete will be going anywhere. we want to keep him. >> ask somebody who is not from this country. do you think this is racie? >> absolutely. no question. it seems it's racist. >> do you find it offensive? >> i d

black pete will be black. he is survived 200 years. the question is how many more does he have left? >> phil lavelle in amsterdam. >> and still to come the latest on the struggle for survival in the philippines, that's after the devastating typhoon a week ago. people headed to church to pray. >> the race to rescue a man trapped in a cave for a week. coming up in sport - meantime the guys that endure the pain of mixed martial art without the glory. . >>> welcome back, you are watching al jazeera america, and i'm morgan radford. these are the top stories. . francis hollande arrives in israel. the nuclear program is expected to top the agenda during the 3-day trip. prime minister benyamin netanyahu is expected to ask francis hollande to keep the pressure on iran in the next round of multilateral talks on november 20th. >> twin bombs rip across afghanistan, a day after a bomb hit a site where 2,000 tribal elders will meet to decide the fate of american troops. >> nine days after typhoon haiyan left large areas aid is reaching remote areas.

meet black pete. the face of the dutch holiday that proceeds christmas, santa's little helper but more of a hindrance who say he does not belong in the modern age. every year children paint their faces black to look like him. they have done since the 1820s, and race campaigners say that's where he firmly belongs 37 at the heart of this is a simply question, is black pete harmless fun or is he, as those campaigners will tell you, a symbol of racism and something that should not be around in 2013. what started out as a discussion has evolved into a debate and a fierce one at that. the man leading this campaign said as a result he has received death threats. >> you have kids running home to scrub their skin and bodies because they've been called dirty black pete. if we have grandparents who won't leave their house because they're terrorized by that figure--that's happening at the moment. >> reporter: black pete is being fought out in the digital tail. world. they want to black pete to change from this to

and there is a campaign to get rid of black pete.er, this campaign, 13,000 to get rid of black pete. and 2 million to keep him. he is not going anywhere if the dutch people have their way. >> he has been in the dutch society for six centuries. all of the children are looking forward to black pete. it will be difficult. on the other hand i sta can sees children along the route are made plaque. made -- black. there is lr already a reaction o the discussion which is heated. again 2 million people against 13,000 it will be a societial discussion on how this will proceed. >> do you think that is because people don't want to be racist or don't want to be could be acf being racist. >> in amsterdam people feel uncomfortable with the discussion and maybe a little afraid that it may raise a reaction from the public. and i think that many people also understand now because for decade they have seen this character of black pete but they didn't see thesstereotypical elements of the outside. >> the procession will move through amsterdam. this will

is black pete something fun. or is he, a symbol of racism, slavery, something that should not be around in the year 2013. what started out as a discussion evolved into a debate, and years one at that. the man leading the campaign said as a result he has received death threats. >> if you have kids running home from school to scrub their bodies because they have been called black pete. >> black pete may live in the story books but his face has been fought out in the digital world. this is the tale of two campaigns. 13,000 members strong, compare that to the 2 million who say pete and politics should be kept completely separate. >> can you understand why some people think it is racist? >> no, i cannot under understand, no. it's a free country. we have so many people from outside. >> over the last years there are more problems. and i think people that live here who are black, i think there is not a problem here. >> reporter: they will go to the parade. black pete will still be black. he has survived nearly 200 years.

black pete, st. nicholas's naughty little helper. keeps the youngsters happy but not the campaigners who claim this is the symbol of racism, a throw-back to the slave trade. very much divided. the number of protesters was relatively small, compared that to the 2 million who want him to stay. you can see there's little chance black pete will be going anywhere. >> we want to keep it. >> ask somebody who is not from this country. do you think that this is racist? >> absolutely, no question. it seems to me obvious that it is racist. >> you don't find it offensive at all? >> no, i like it, my children like it, they do it at school. >> center class and black pete have been part of the area since the 1820s. look at this year, look at the crowd there is a notable reduction in the number of face that have been painted black. people here want to keep the tradition but they don't want to be accused of racism. >> compared last year much less children are painted black and you see instead of children dressed up like santa claus. because of this h

people come out in protest for black pete, so extra people taking part in the parades today. in terms of people not covering their faces in the same way, there has been a noticeable reduction in the number of faces that tonight have black paint on them. people are very, very staunchly keen keep this tradition going, something that's been around of 200 years. but they're wary of being labeled racists. a lot of people have not necessarily covered their entire faces, maybe a few dabs here and there. we spoke to some people today. i spoke to three people specifically who would have different opinions. i spoke to a white man with a white child whose face was covered in paint and asked if it was racist, and he said no, that's this is how we do things. i sfoek to a black man who said he was not offended and an american couple said they were horrified and they said it's racist. by the looks of things, he'll be around a while yet. >> live for us in amsterdam. thank you, fill. >>> we'll have more from europe later in the news hour. now back to adrian in doha. >>> the syrian government

as pete reported, that will unfold in the hours ahead. they'll search his house, talk to neighbors, friends, associates. and it will be posted, jonathan. it will be posted on his computer. it will be posted somewhere what he was going to do. and that will maybe give us a few answers to what was up. >> right. as you've said and as pete williams has said, we will learn a whole lot more in the days ahead. jim cavanaugh, thanks very much. >> thanks, january thon. >>> coming up, more on today's deadly shooting at l.a.x., just the latest episode of one nation under the gun. ♪ verizon innovators are combining a network of underwater sensors and artificial reefs that actually make our water cleaner. giving sea life-- new life. because the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigger solutions. powerful answers. verizon. why would i take one pepcid® when i could take tums® throughout the day when my heartburn comes back? 'cause you only have to take one... [ male announcer ] don't be like the burns. just one pepcid® complete works fast and lasts

the answer is no. >> pete, who made the more compelling argument?, the performance is so much, you could go to u.p.s., ready to break out to the upside. if you're looking for bait tarks u.p.s. has more upside. >> tell us who you think you won. tweet us @cnbcfastmoney and use #bull or #bear, and we'll give you the results at the end of the show. >>> and drew loeb told us he was still bullish on japan. it's been one of the most successful trades, but is it still a winner? jim mccormack is head of research at barclays, live in london. welcome to the "halftime" show. good to talk to you. >> thanks for having me. >> still a winning trade, or no? >> yeah, i think it is. if you look at the underlying story, there's big changes going on in japan. so far, it's the economic indicators are telling you it's working, and i don't think it's valued yet. >> yeah, i mean, it has been one of certainly the best and most crowded, i guess, trades, it's fair to say. is there any danger in the number of people who seem to be in this thing? >> yeah, i think the indicators

>> pete williams in our d.c. newsroom tonight. pete, thanks. >>> overseas in afghanistan, the deal for what happens after u.s. combat troops leave next year is suddenly on very shaky ground tonight. afghanistan's president hamid karzai upping the ante now, making new demands in a meeting with national security adviser susan rice, saying he needs more concessions to let american troops stay in his country even on a noncombat basis. deal or no deal, the americans still on the ground are in a tough spot preparing to come home with so much work still ahead. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has our report tonight from forward operating base gamberi in eastern afghanistan. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this deal does seem to be in jeopardy. and for american troops on outposts like this one and others like it, it's personal. they and their families are trying to determine whether american forces will still have to deploy to this country in the future or whether the war in afghanistan will truly be

pete. pete snuck into the ceremony and today he was invited. and luis frazier who is seated right there. she rode in the opening prayed as ms. agriculture and she is 99 years old and can be anything she wants to be today. nearly 17 years ago another governor named pete wilson made the decision that the span bridge should be replaced rather retrofitted. governor wilson deserves our thanks for that kisser age act. annoy in 2013 with the lieutenant governor of california who in the governors presents if you have any bills to talk about. but now we have a chain to cut. >> thank you steve and again, thank you to all the extraordinary men and women what made this possible and this extraordinary folks who made many possible. it's been said that bridges are monuments to progress and as i stand between mayor lee and mayor quan i hope this is more than just connecting two landmasses. i hope that the progress that's been represented to the a moment for a generation to dream big dreams and do big things. it's with that that i now want to ask all of you to

again, pete, why aren't you getting stories like this on a regular basis? >> well, let's -- let's keep our eye on the ball here. the sort of scoops that one values from the justice department is what they're going to do. going to indict. what the department's policy is to be about prosecuting marijuana users. who the attorney is going to choose to do something. who the president is going to justice.to be the next so the number of leaks about ist the court is going to do very small. now these sort of after the mean, look, let's give jan her due. story.an interesting whether it was true, we have to assume it's true. i heard so many variations on it. we have to wait until the justices that were all involved papers.ee their it is to some extent a footnote about the real story which is the court upheld the obama care decision. the question of whether they changeled his or her vote, so what. often.o that the story was that the chief justice changed his vote. that was wrong, how dare he? ideological ertain that the chief justice -- this is scotus blog fodder. his

>> it is. >> black pete's fate is fought in the digital world. this is a tail of two facebook campaigns. 13,000 members strong to 2 million saying pete and politics should be separate. >> can you understand why people think it is racist? >> in, i cannot understand. . it's a free country. there's so many people from outside 30 or 40 years. we have no problems. now there are more problems. i think people that live here and are black - it's not a problem. >> on sunday thousands will take to the streets of amsterdam for the s urks nta clas parade. black pete is black, he has survived 200 years. how many more does he have left? m >> more than 1,000 women gather in baltimore for a day-long journey. the johns hopkins-sponsored conference is the brain child of two women. they survived health scarce and are showing other women how to handle their own. >> meet molly block a medical mir abbingle, having survived many ill possesses. >> i had two heart surgeries, cancer four times - don't you think that's knew. >> block started her health crisis at 27 with li

. >> robert weiner followed by pete wilson and john billow. >> herbert weiner, resident of richmond. i thought the viking invasion was bad. in sea crest there's a prohibition on busses that are too big. that prohibition is in effect already, why doesn't it apply to neighborhoods throughout the city? this should be a protocol. the other thing is if busses want to tour the neighborhoods, why can't they have small scale busses doing this? i mean, what's wrong with the small bus? and i think that basically what the tour busses do, they are in there and they are out of there and they get a bird's eye view and the neighborhood is virtually in a fish bowl and people are on display and what i really don't like is you buy a house in these residential areas and then you have a high noise level, you are virtually trapped with the tour bus it's the same load, if you don't like it, move. and i don't think that's fair. so this dilemma applies to apartment house dwellers as well. i think there has to be a restriction on the busses, i don't think they should have free swing of the neighborhood and i

pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. they say he's paul anthony ciancia, age 23, originally from new jersey. they say he was carrying written material which they described as viciously critical of the government in general and tsa in particular. police in pensville, new jersey say he sent his younger brother a text message earlier today in which he said he was not going to be alive much longer. police say when the family notified them of them, they called authorities in los angeles who checked his apartment, but found he was not there. they say his roommates said they knew of nothing wrong. state and federal officials say airport police shot ciancia several times in the chest. they discovered he was carrying a shoulder bag containing this written material they describe as harshly anti-government with specific references to the tsa. both state and local officials have no record of trouble before from paul ciancia. all the shooting victims were tsa employees. investigators say he seemed to be singling them out and even ask

fundamentals, guys, or bubble, pete? >> i think there are bubbles inside of that category you're looking at, but first solar is not one of those. when you look at them trading now, the fact they raised the earnings, scott, they're capable of industrial sized parks, and it's trading a 14, 15 p/e. if you look at the cash position, it's outstanding. they got almost no debt. they're doing everything right, and i think the fact that buffett has actually done some deals with these guys says a lot about who they are, what they are, what they're capable of doing. >> it's up 90%, but still only 60% of what it was in 2011. pete's point, a secular story, and it's got higher to go. >> dan nathan was worried about solar stocks off the top. at least, what -- how could you not be to some respect, 450% sunpower, solar city, 360%. those are insane gains. >> laszlo just told us, no animal spirits in the markets. regardless of the balance sheet, the earnings potential, it looks like a cheap stock. it has no debt. the stock is -- has almost

so it's an interesting question for a lot of reasons, thomas. >> pete williams, sir, thank you, pete. after accusations of a rape case cover-up got the attention of a group, four adults are charged in steubenville, ohio, and that includes the school district's highest official. the state's attorney general announcing these indictments yesterday, following the conclusion of a special grand jury. school superintendent michael mcvey faces the more serious charged including tampering with evidence an obstructing justice. when officials attempted to investigate the rape of a drunk 16-year-old girl by two high school football players. the remaining school officials face misdemeanor charges. the attorney general summed up why the indictments of these four adults really matter. >> it is up to the adults, it is up to the adults to intervene. it's up to the adults to change things. it's up to the adults to set boundaries. it's up to the adults to teach the kids right from wrong. >> these indictments follow the rape convictions of two football players in march. wendy murphy is a former prosecuto

pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. and just to put this in perspective, what jpmorgan has agreed to pay is about three times what bp paid after the gulf oil spill. it was a scene repeated nationwide, people who thought they had achieved the american dream ending up with mortgages that cost far more than their homes were worth. like bridget an army veteran of iraq injured in iraq whose disability payments couldn't cover her mortgage. >> my payments were cut dramatically in half. but i still had the bills and responsibilities of an active duty salary but my salary was nowhere near that. >> reporter: taeds -- today the government imposed the stiffest punishment yet for the wall street manipulations that led to the crisis and the biggest economic downturn. $13 billion to be paid by the world's second biggest bank, jpmorgan chase. the bank and the companies it bought admitted that the problems contributed to the housing slump and recession. >> it had a direct impact on the mortgage industry, which led directly, i believe, t

nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins us with more. pete, the comparisons to citizens

. >> i will ask pete to jump in. why aren't you getting stories like this on a regular basis? >> let's keep our eye on the ball here. the sort of scoops that one values from the justice department is what they're going to do. who are they are going to indict, what the department's policy is going to be about , whocuting marijuana users the attorney general is going to choose to do something, with the president is going to nominate to be the next justice. so the number of leaks about what the court is going to do is very small. look, >>er-the-fact -- give jan her do with an interesting story. who knows whether it is true. i have heard so many variations on it i think we will have to justicesl all the involved in this diary see the papers. it is to some extent a footnote about the real story, which is the court upheld the obamacare decision. question of whether a justice changes his or her vote is yeah, so what? they do that fairly often. one of the things one has to argue, i think is that the tenor of the story if not the person who provided the story is that the chief justice

here now are tech experts, eric and pete. changes for joining us. now the mystery is solved. we were saying to ourselves last week, two companies are raising out with curved phones and you have to ask yourself, why? who needs a curved phone? that may not be what they are really after, right? >> it may be kind of a moment about trying to differentiate a little bit. there is this dual motivation here with trying to pack more pixels and more information into

pete's work is advertising supported. we have this unbelievable sponsor in bloomberg law that has been essential to financing a huge number of the things we do. thing about the national conversation that i will put on the table is an interesting dilemma for everybody who is going to run a website is how much you allow that draw the community to participate in your website through comments, in particular. there are websites that have unbelievably substantive comments, that is to say one out of every three is intelligible. a libertarian site has a community that actually does write some very interesting things. >> this is named after a law professor. contentxperience with was uniformly horrific. i will say that. we originally had anonymous commentary on the blog, then we names on itut their and for a while people felt constrained and then couldn't control themselves. unfortunate because we would really like to be part of an actual forum -- >> as a user of the blog, i do miss those comments at all. >> we saw that they were r

i want to go to nbc's pete williams in our washington newsroom. pete?>> we're told now one tsa official was killed during this incident, a second one was injured, we believe shot in the leg, taken to the hospital, and there are reports that there was a third person who was wounded but it's not clear to us whether that third person was someone who was, in fact, the gunman or whether it's another person at the airport, another passenger. in any event, several authorities tell us the gunman is in custody. we don't know anything further about who it is. they believe that person is the sole person involved in the shooting, but they're wondering if others were involved as well, so airport operations has been vastly reduced, lester. >> the president has been briefed on what's happening at the airport. the los angeles police department still the lead agency, but washington watching very carefully because it does involve an international airport where there has been threats in the past. there has been ground transportation in effect. car transportation has been

black pete, st.er is the big draw for the children, which is why they paint their faces to look like him. it keeps the youngsters happy, but not campaigners who claim this is a symbol of racism, a throw back to the slave trade. this community is very much divided. the number of protestors out sunday was relatively small, swallowed up by the crowds, but on line, 13,000 of them are back to court for black pete and his current guise to be demolished almost compare that to the 2 million who want him to say. there is little chance black pete will be going anywhere. >> we want to keep it. >> ask somebody not from this country do you think this is racist. >> no absolutely. no question. it seems obvious that it is racist. >> you don't find it offensive? >> no, no. i like it and i will do it all year, my children like it. they do it at school. santa claus and black pete have been part of dutch life since the 1820s. generations have grown up painting their faces black to look like black pete. this year, there