peterson's bizarre behavior brought suspicion on himself. he reportedly told a mistress, a single mom named amber frey that he had lost his wife and would be spending christmas alone. trouble is he said that 15 days before lacy disappeared. scott peterson was arrested, tried and convicted of the murder of his wife lacy, and their unborn son conner. he has been on death row since 2006. now to my panel, diane dimond, journalist, columnist and author of "be careful who you love." dr. judy, clinical psychologist. lisa bloom, an anchor on the legal network, in session and vinnie poll tan, former prosecutor, now a host with sirius xm radio. dr. judy it all started with the menendez brothers. but didn't the scott peterson case cement the notion of handsome defendant as some sort of celebrity? >> absolutely. and he became the poster boy for horror and betrayal on many people's parts. every young woman coed who meets a guy in college like lacy did with scott, what do they want to dream that this guy they marry is going to end up murdering them and th

peterson's bizarre behavior brought suspicion on himself. he reportedly told a mistress, a single mom named amber frey that he had lost his wife and would be spending christmas alone. trouble is he said that 15 days before laci disappeared. scott peterson was arrested, tried and convicted of the murder of his wife laci, and their unborn son conner. he has been on death row since 2006. now to my panel, diane dimond, journalist, columnist and author of "be careful who you love." dr. judy, clinical psychologist. lisa bloom, an anchor on the legal network, in session and vinny politan, former prosecutor, now a host with sirius xm radio. dr. judy it all started with the menendez brothers. but didn't the scott peterson case cement the notion of handsome defendant as some sort of celebrity? >> absolutely. and he became the poster boy for horror and betrayal on many people's parts. every young woman coed who meets a guy in college like laci did with scott, what do they want to dream that this guy they marry is going to end up murdering them and thei

peterson. is this a legitimate diploma? >> of course it's legitimate. i took a look at it online to see what courses they're offering. there's a couple different tracks. it's absolutely legitimate. it's legitimate in a couple different ways. on the one hand, there are courses of study you can take in terms of learning the production of the music and the creation of the music which is just like creating and producing any other form of music but they also have courses that investigate the industry, the business side and the kind of courses i teach investigate the more literary and poetic side. there's a wide range of curriculum. >> i know you also researched making this happen at other schools. what were your concerns when you started to broach the idea about a hip-hop diploma? i know you know people are going to think what are you talking about? >> sure. well, the main resistance is related to the perception of hip hop culture in general. what people see in the main stream, a lot of violence and a lot of consumerism on mtv and b.e. templt and sometimes e

keri peterson out of new york joining us is dr. lillian glass, psychologist, body language expert, author of "i know what you're thinking." out of l.a. dr. glass, trust me. she's not lying distraught in the jail tonight. she's not lying on a cot crying her eyes out. i guarantee tonight she got served beef stew with rice, cooked cabbage, fruit cob -- well, she had dessert. and fruit punch. you know darn well mommy didn't give back the food tray. she's fine. she's fine. did you hear her on that 911 call? she's not worried. she's not upset. >> nancy, it's disgusting. and i think you brought it up really well earlier in the show when you said there was a change in her tone, a change in her voice. >> yeah. less than 30 seconds. >> all of a sudden she starts -- >> less than 30 seconds. i timed it. >> right. and that was a very good thing that you brought up because it shows that this is phony, that she knows what's going on, and it's not sincere. and then she mentioned so many times that the daughter can open the door, she can open the d

keri peterson out of new york joining us is dr. lillian glass, psychologist, body language expert, author of "i know what you're thinking." out of l.a. dr. glass, trust me. she's not lying distraught in the jail tonight. she's not lying on a cot crying her eyes out. i guarantee tonight she got served beef stew with rice, cooked cabbage, fruit cob -- well, she had dessert. and fruit punch. you know darn well mommy didn't give back the food tray. she's fine. she's fine. did you hear her on that 911 call? she's not worried. she's not upset. >> nancy, it's disgusting. and i think you brought it up really well earlier in the show when you said there was a change in her tone, a change in her voice. >> yeah. less than 30 seconds. >> all of a sudden she starts -- >> less than 30 seconds. i timed it. >> right. exactly. and that was a very good thing that you brought up because it shows that this is phony, that she knows what's going on, and it's not sincere. and then she mentioned so many times that the daughter can open the door, she can o

. >> david walker, who used to run the gao and now runs the peterson foundation, says that we cannot grow out of the situation we are in now. >> it is frightening. >> is that true? is it the first time in our history >? >> i never want to say that we can't. we have been in terrible situations. coming out of world war ii, we have had tough times before. we were confronted with the loss of war, financially as well as what it does to the spirit. i think that the country is valiant. i want to say resilient enough to come out of this. this is unprecedented spending, and ending deficits and an unconscionable accumulation of debt. it is the kind of debt that thomas jefferson said was the last thing he would want to burden the country with. i guess we gave our implicit permission because we elected the people that we do. -- we elect the people that we do. it is kind of like the goose that laid the golden egg. at some point, i could imagine the creative, productive people who have brought tremendous profits and salaries and build factories and make other people wealthy, i can see that scenari

if anybody wants to hear david walker, who is now the head of the peterson institute, he knows these facts inside and out. those costs are very frightening in terms of our ability to see them over the next decade. >> there is no question that the united states can finance an elaborate defense establishment in the educational system, strong public goods, and a good safety net. we are, as he says, on an unsustainable path. the taxes that we raised are incompatible. we must make a decision as a country. we either cut back over the next generation, or we will cut back everything else. >> we have got to get a microphone. >> we seem to be facing a decision on afghanistan right now. the president seems to be getting conflicting advice. where would you come down on this issue, and how would you justified it -- justify the incursions into afghanistan? >> you may end up getting conflicting device if you go to some of my colleagues on this panel. i think afghanistan is a war of choice. what general mcchrystal has suggested, we have a range of options. in order to make a large investment in afgh

peterson. is this a legitimate diploma? >> of course it's legitimate.k a look at it online to see what courses they're offering. there's a couple different tracks. it's absolutely legitimate. it's legitimate in a couple different ways. on the one hand, there are courses of study you can take in terms of learning the production of the music and the creation of the music which is just like creating and producing any other form of music but they also have courses that investigate the inland, the busine industry, the business side and i study the more poetic side. >> i know you also researched making this happen at other schools. what were your concerns when you started to broach the idea about a hip hop diploma? i know you know people are going to think what are you talking about? >> sure. well, the main resistance is related to the perception of hip hop culture in general. what people see in the main stream, a lot of violence and a lot of consumerism on mtv and bet and sometimes equate that with hip hop culture when actually that's literally the tip of th

peterson foundation, which is a strong advocate for reducing government debt.f the health care bills are paid by the government or private insurers, not by patients themselves. in fact, most patients don't even look at the bills. does that make any sense? most things you buy, you have... the customer has some impact. >> walker: we have a system where everybody wants as much as they can get, and they don't understand the true cost of what they're getting. the one thing that could bankrupt america is out-of- control health care costs, and if we don't get them under control, that's where we're headed. >> kroft: with end-of-life care, there are also delicate cultural and political considerations. patients, with their families' support, want to cling to life, and it is often easier to hope for a medical miracle than to discuss how they want to die. >> byock: hey, charlie. i want you to meet somebody. how you doing? >> kroft: charlie haggart is 68 years old and suffering from liver and kidney failure. he wants a double-transplant, which would cost about $450,000, but

. >>> murder suspect drew peterson wants you to see his house during the trial. he hopes to put his home on tv and make some money. >>> 46 minutes past the hour. if you're just joining us, you've been sleeping in. well, a private u.s. security firm allegedly wanted to bribe its way after its guards shot iraqi civilians. "the new york times" quotes former blackwater executives saying the company had $1 million to buy iraqi officials' silence. an investigation called the shootings unjustified. the firm calls the report baseless. five guards are now facing manslaughter charges, but they say they were just defending themselves. >>> michael vick got a win in court, so i guess that means he gets to keep a lot of money. >> he needs all the money he can get. a judge already had ruled that vick can keep more than $16 million in bonus money paid by the atlanta falcons, but now, an appeal judge has backed that decision. the ruling says that vick had already earned the money before his dog fighting charges. an nfl spokesman says that will likely change the way the league wri

peterson, who gives them the permission to rent the homes? >> they are licensed by the government. >> the government gives them the permission? >> they have to get a license to do it. they pay taxes. i'm not in favor of licenses and i'm not in favor of taxes either but it is not unique think you but the people pay taxes. this people make good money. the employee people. >> do you think any of the dissidents will get a license to run to somebody? do you think idid that will ever get a license to rent their rooms? >> i'm not in favor of a restriction of that nature but you are asking that the trickle down to people? it absolutely does all over the island and they are our artists that sell to foreigners. there is an evangelical christian who employs five people. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> because he makes a much money doing it. >> the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentleman from florida mr. mack is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman and mr. chairman in listening to the discussion today from both sides and i think

david walker, who used to run the gao, the government accountability office, and now runs the pete peterson foundation, says that we cannot grow out of the situation that we're in now. >> it's pretty frightening. >> is that true? and if it is, is it the first time in our history? >> i never want to say we can't, because we've been in terrible situations. coming out of world war ii, we had a lot heavier debt to gross domestic product ratio. we've had tough times before, where we're confronted with the loss of war, financially as well as what it does to the spirit. but i think the country is valiant -- i want to say resilient enough to come out of even this. but this is unprecedented spending, unending deficits, and what i consider an unconscionable accumulation of debt. it's a kind of debt that thomas jefferson said was the last thing he ever wanted to wish on this country, where the burden, the yoke on the necks of american citizens is set by government, without really their express permission. i guess we gave our implicit permission, because we elect the people we do. but it's a tremendous

peterson. is this a legitimate diploma? >> of course it's legitimate.i took a look at it online to see what courses they're offering a couple different tracks, it is is absolutely legitimate in a couple of different ways. on the one hand there are courses of study in terms of learning the production of the music and creation of the music, just like creating or producing any other form of music but also have courses that investigate the industry, the business side of it and the kind of courses that i teach actually investigate the more literary and cultural aspects of it so a wide range of approaches to this kind of curriculum. >> i know you researched making this happen at other schools. what were your concerns when you started to broach the idea of a hip-hop degree, a hip-hop diploma because i know you know people are going to think what are you talking about? >> sure. the main resistance is related to people's perceptions of the hip-hop culture in general. what people see in the mainstream a lot of violence and misogyny and consumerism on mtv and b.e.

if anybody wants to hear david walker, who is now the head of the peterson institute, he knows these facts inside and out. those costs are very frightening in terms of our ability to see them over the next decade. >> an educational system for its people, a strong public good, and a social safety net. it would require productivity growth, and we have that and can encourage that, but the particular safety net that we have, as mort says, we are on an unsustainable path, and the taxes are simply incompatible with the growth that would require paid for everything else, so we have to make a decision as a country to either cut back entitlements spending over the next generation, where we will cut back everything else. >> ok, joe? we have got to get a microphone. >> we have got to get a microphone. >> we seem to be facing a decision on afghanistan right now. the president seems to be getting conflicting advice. where would you come down on this issue, and how would you justified it -- justify the incursions into afghanistan? >> you may end up getting conflicting device if you go to some of m

peterson, is this a legitimate diploma? >> of course it's legitimate. i took a look at it online to see what courses they're offering. there's a couple different tracts. it's absolutely legitimate. and it's legitimate in a couple of different ways. on the one hand, there are courses of study that you can take in terms of learning the production of the music and the creation of the music which is just like creating or producing any other form of music. but they also have courses that investigate the industry, the business side of it. the kind of courses i teach are the poetic aspects. there is a wide range of approaches to this kind of curriculum. >> i know you also researched making this happen at other schools. what were your concerns when you even started to broach the idea about hip-hop degree, a hip-hop diploma? i know you know people are going to think, what are you talking about? >> sure. the main resistance is related to people's perceptions of hip-hop culture in general. so what people see in the mainstre mainstream, they see a lot of violence a

steve weissman of the peterson institute. may i ask about iran, a subject that was high on president obama's list in china and is likely to be during the visit of the prime minister next week? india has been very supportive of the iaea process of asking iran to halt uranium enrichment. because those discussions are stalled, the conversation has gone to sanction. in light of india's relationship with iran and the energy area, both as an exporter of refined product and a potentially large importer of oil, what will the prime minister tell americans about india's receptivity to moving to sanctions, and what will -- can you give us a preview of what he might say about the negotiations and what the world is expecting of iran? >> i cannot give you a preview of lot -- of what he might say, but i can certainly tell you what our policy is at present. first of all, we do not support a nuclear iran. we have said that while iran has the right to have nuclear energy, they must fulfill their obligation as signatories of the non-proliferati

jennifer peterson, we are delighted to have heard. she joined in 2008 after receiving her ph.d. at the university of texas and completing a teaching appointment at tulane university. her scholarship focuses on how such rowdy, race, and geography and the way things are meeting, determining legal practices and shipping the public view. she is working on a book manuscript, murder, media, and the politics of public feeling. it investigates the responses to the murders of matthew shepard in laramie, wyoming, and james burton, jr., in jasper, texas. both of these in 1998. she is especially interested in how the powerful emotions from these crimes shaved public discourse and policy. so with those interruptions, we will start with you. >> since i'm interested in survival in the modern age of democratic values that are very close to the founders, i think that is kroeber it -- appropriate. my normative presumptions about the public is that there are two of you impulses. one is inclusion of everybody, and the founders were not that good at that, but american history is a progress towards g

we see a lot of coverage on the laci petersons and jonbenet ramseys of the world, but putting attention and coverage on a story like this, tragically this child killed, casts attention on it. >> we don't just want to cover the details, we want to look for solutions. we have to have a teaching moment. we'll look for solutions tonight. everyone stay right there. more disturbing details in this case. we're also taking your calls on this, #-877-586-7297. what do you think? >>> plus, a small motown boiling over with racial tensions. the naacp and kkk square up. a woman allegedly jumped the line at walmart. >>> a family searches for answers. who killed little shaniya. why hasn't anyone been charged with her murder. >> it was crazy when it first happened. nothing is making any sense. nothing is making any sense. >>> police say that was shaniya's mom, full of you-know-what when she called 911. ken sealy, an expert. police are saying this woman is flying flat out. even though we're hearing this distraught, emotional-filled voice. how does that dovetail with addiction? >> well, jane, what you're

if anybody wants to hear david walker, who is now the head of the peterson institute, he knows these facts inside and out. those costs are very frightening in terms of our ability to see them over the next decade. >> there is no question that the united states can finance an elaborate defense establishment in the educational system, strong public goods, and a good safety net. we are, as he says, on an unsustainable path. the taxes that we raised are incompatible. we must make a decision as a country. we either cut back over the next generation, or we will cut back everything else. >> we have got to get a microphone. >> we seem to be facing a decision on afghanistan right now. the president seems to be getting conflicting advice. where would you come down on this issue, and how would you justified it -- justify the incursions into afghanistan? >> you may end up getting conflicting device if you go to some of my colleagues on this panel. i think afghanistan is a war of choice. what general mcchrystal has suggested, we have a range of options. in order to make a large investment in afgh

peterson, who gives them the permission to rent the homes? >> they are licensed by the government. >> the government gives them the permission? >> they have to get a license to do it. they pay taxes. i'm not in favor of licenses and i'm not in favor of taxes either but it is not unique think you but the people pay taxes. this people make good money. the employee people. >> do you think any of the dissidents will get a license to run to somebody? do you think idid that will ever get a license to rent their rooms? >> i'm not in favor of a restriction of that nature but you are asking that the trickle down to people? it absolutely does all over the island and they are our artists that sell to foreigners. there is an evangelical christian who employs five people. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> because he makes a much money doing it. >> the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentleman from florida mr. mack is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman and mr. chairman in listening to the discussion today from both sides and i think

they had people from the peterson institutes. they did not have people like t. r. reid on.how have we covered this so badly? guest: i disagree that we have covered this so badly. there is a debate to be had as to whether or not this was the right decision. if you were starting to build a health-care system from scratch, there is no question you would consider a universal system. in the times we have described many systems. there are many pieces about what the health-care system is like all over the world. we have heard numerous stories about japan. there are interesting models to look at. it starts with understanding you are not beginning from scratch. there is a system in place. what will it take to build up a new system. the debate we had over how it might be done and with the end result be better. some decided early on that it would be to the stabilizing to try to do that. we would want to build on the employer base health-care system that we have. if for some reason this does not work and the goals are not met, there is little left. single payer may be the right way to

brainard, along the same lines, i want to refer to a june peterson institute releasing a study concluding that china's currency needs to appreciate by 21%, and then in october, the department a criticized china's reserves. and then referring to testimony you gave to this committee last year on trade law enforcement. you argued that we need to proactively prioritize the compliance gaps that have been identified that have the greatest overall economic costs. in your view, do chinese currency practices fall in this category? >> yes. senator grassley, this issue of china's overall strategy and the role their exchange rate policy plays in it is of central importance. it is of central importance to our broader economic goals here in this country, and i think the set of tools and mechanisms available are being used by this administration. my understanding is that this was a topic that was raised at the very highest levels by president obama consistently throughout his discussions in asia. i know secretary geithner has worked very hard on this, using the mechanism of strategic and economic dialog

she didn't know michael peterson. she watched from across the street. >> it's sad, really, to see things happen to young guys when they try to serve the country and then it goes bad. >> reporter: family and friends of michael pierson said good-bye this afternoon. the ceremony inside the home was private. illinois governor pat quinn among those inside. >> his mom and dad, you could tell, no words in the english language or any language to ease the pain of knowing someone from when they were born. >> reporter: 1 of 13 soldiers killed last week in ft. hood. pearson was shot three timed and the alleged gunman, one of the army's very own. >> it's a shame. 13 people killed. for what? >> reporter: the service lasted just over an hour, after which the processional moved to the abraham lincoln national cemetery where michael pearson was laid to rest with full military honors. immediately after, michael's brother, christopher, thanked the entire chicagoland community. >> there wasn't a single moment throughout this past week th

and thanks to ambassador peterson for being our host for that. it's a great place to go from here to think about where we're going next in copenhagen. and all of the other sponsors, berlin and smud, lockheed martin is in our space, the largest government contractor in the world, clean edge and ethanol biomass and biodiesel, all these other companies helped produce this, and we thank them. to begin, let me remind us that the theory of this conference is called phase ii, and what does that mean? well, in 19 -- in 2004,acore defined this phase i, phase ii idea which is up until then it was a continuum. we're commercializing, and it's a big slog. suddenly we realize, no, that's not the way it is. there was actually an r&d phase and then a deployment phase. and we defined phase i as that period 1975 -- and i was late to the game myself, like many of you. i didn't join this industry until 1976. so i missed the first year. don't know what they did that year. but 1975-2000, look, we had a great government-funded r&d program. during that period of time, t

. >> lael brainard, i want to refer to a peterson institute releaseding a study concluding china's currency needs to appreciate by 22%. they criticized the rigidity of china's currency and accumulating reserves. referring to testimony you gave last year on trade enforcement, you argued we needed to prioritize and target compliance gaps that have been identified to have the greatest cost. do china's currency practices fall in this category? >> this issue of china's economic strategy and -- this is of central importance to our broader economic goals in this country. i think the set of tools and and mechanisms available are being used by this administration. my understanding is this was the topic raised at the highest levels by president obama throughout his discussions in asia. i know timothy geithner has worked hard on this using economic dialogue. they have built support for this position in aipac and is part of the rationale for the work that the president undertook in the g-20 to create an agreement that they would work together to take policies to adjust their economic strategies to have

if anybody wants to hear david walker, who is now the head of the peterson institute, he knows these facts inside and out. those costs are very frightening in terms of our ability to see them over the next decade. >> there is no question that the united states can finance an elaborate defense establishment in the educational system, strong public goods, and a good safety net. we are, as he says, on an unsustainable path. the taxes that we raised are incompatible. we must make a decision as a country. we either cut back over the next generation, or we will cut back everything else. >> we have got to get a microphone. >> we seem to be facing a decision on afghanistan right now. the president seems to be getting conflicting advice. where would you come down on this issue, and how would you justified it -- justify the incursions into afghanistan? >> you may end up getting conflicting device if you go to some of my colleagues on this panel. i think afghanistan is a war of choice. what general mcchrystal has suggested, we have a range of options. in order to make a large investment in afgh