pw a, almost never. not nearly commiserate with what they were doing. that's one of the restrooms in golden gate park. that's a plaque, carefully hidden. the gardeners prune the vine so you can have a chance of finding it. here's one at park and mont clar. they are using a facility that was built by that. finally, the public works is not well known, but should be. they gave grants and loans for dams and sewage. sewage treatment. airports et cetera. hopkins couldn't stand each other. and were constantly battling. they kicked the construction industry back to good health. the upper right one is the alameda park station. they could not aid the private agencies. alameda had its own electrical system. these are various projects. los angeles storm drain system. they raised the dam. your water is a product of pw a. they built the sacramento water reservoir. the fans were so well built that in fact, they are still in use. the engineers said we have to replace a ball bearing. we of course, have neglected our infrainstruct our and it's rated to be a d and droppin

pw a,

your water is a product of pw a. they built the sacramento water reservoir. the fans were so well built that in fact, they are still in use. the engineers said we have to replace a ball bearing. we of course, have neglected our infrainstruct our and it's rated to be a d and dropping. so if you don't pay your taxes, things do fall down. much of it is things that were built during the new deal. fortunately, they built them very well. so the stuff was really built to last. but, if you don't have taxes to run a state. i expect we will see more of that stuff. i will give you a brief tour that we take for granted. the commitment to public education in all its manifestations. public schools from kindergarten to higher education. there are thousand of new deal schools built within less than ten years. many have art work in or on them. this is berkeley high school. you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. the schools are always telling you that public education can make you better. it should be free. now, public education was fortunatate in californ

called targets booksellers and also ceo of pw xyz.ness a she was there 19 years as the business news editor. and then he was the executive editor in the in educational market. and a regular contributor to the annual review and the annual study groups. i will now turn this stage over to jim who will offer you a great insight into their world o. [applause] >> that is a great introduction.ustry orever. have been in the book industry forever. guess it changes that are rapidroduce pace.st little ile. we app those rethat will be talking with us we appreciate youfanal staying for the grand finale. representing all facets of b the industry, in journalism quite a bit and government. she served in the obama administration as director of speech writer and senior adviser to secretary of state. she was senior adviser her on hillary clinton's campaign and cocollaborater on clinton's white house memoir living history. next to her we have sam is the director of he began his publishing at harvard. university of california. he's worked a number of best selling authorities including el wilson and ohio

prior to joining pw he was executive editor. which jim served as editor. jim is a regular contributor to several industry publications in the book industry groups. but without further adieu i turn the stage to jim milliot who introduces who introduces -- ever changing world of the book business. jim? [applause] thank you for the great introduction. i feel like i've been in the book industry forever. a lot has changed as at the rapid pace. i guess we'll introduce the fellow panel lists and the people from working with us the last little while. we appreciate you all staying, we hope what will be the grand fanal finale. i think we have a good group of representing the industry. filing in one by one here they are. so, lissa muscatine, co-owner, with brad graham, of politics & prose book store her and her husband bought almost a year ago. before acquiring the business, she was involved in journalism quite a bit and government. she served in the obama administration as director of speech writer and senior adviser to secretary of state. she was senior adviser her

i was in the -- tpheufs the meetings with pw*b pw b and -- with ben bernanke and henry paulson, thattuation and that particular surprise caught us by surprise and we watched the spreads and the vixx and the money market meltdown. that caught us by surprise. let me ask you this. what would you o'clock of your president or member of congress if they knew it was coming, if they knew why it was happening, when it was going to happen and more importantly, knew exactly whatly what to do to prevent it from happening, and but it was bad politics. what would you think of this crisis? the thing that is stopping us from fully and -- fixing th-g thing is politics. we got to get through that. that's why some us are putting these ideas, and these plans out there to try to move this conversation to a level it has to get to. we're not there yet but we're sure going to keep providing. -- trying. >> you've clearly touched a nerve in the nation with your ability to convey this message and you've got the president of the -- respect of the president, you said publicly you respect the president as well, i

t w♪rytoan t ♪ro an i♪os a cuct lme h toskth ♪y le[ ou ama ]ncnn tev laheenhane p o iclyanam dmp do pwyvi ppiredero,en g smo inusre sabtaioolle tfr lyheom vmp ogeilic taheto.di s istisohem.on o n tisptew™m.im ™ tfr lyheom vmp ogeilic taheto.di s s t♪m drhi ♪ea tfr lyheom vmp ogeilic taheto.di s ♪la s t♪m drhi waso se s n 'guths'lf stseisto iasm arn ons.ye daloinha wri de smonsunre..ta . malainha wbared e l tibemsblfu..oo . ssisin wipside pi d gmos.tioo..me iaouine naismoha w tn atheoner w . sla n eastrowesollke bds k aof inor rn dsecguth olfe . eais ar yutrewe eno tote bevr.et .. w d gisno at tti aro met.st ou achbe orenelae m..xire.ng fith g'she s'int.gr ea icso urk por fyo e osp e n ot..guth.lf coann med .do o wn br outoghbp b y a ay fllnd alhouse l c hguthomlf e. what kinds of trades were they making? >> on the senate side of -- apply to lawmakers and their spouses. over here on that side, the ethics committee told its members something completely different. that spouses and children do not have to report their stock trades in a timely way. >> i'm obviously deeply concerned about th

phil keating is live for us in pw boloxi, mississippi. >> reporter: this is the river after 48 hoursraight relentless rains. not only did that flood so many roadways making them impassible in this entire region. rivers which would typically allow awful the drainage to head out to the gulf of mexico has nowhere to go, and they are swollen, flooding right now. about 30 hoursess are inside and the only way in or out right now is if you either have a vehicle that is very hall, above the water line, or a canoe or a ka kayak. for this doctor he has developed an unusual commute to work. >> it is odd and it's my commute to work. every once in a while we have to do it. >> reporter: how bad is it in there? >> we're eyesed to it. we live on a river. sometimes you have to paddle out, but it's worth it. >> reporter: all of the rivers in southern mississippi right now above flood stage. here are three of them. the boloxi river 7 feet above, and the wolf river 7 feet above flood stage. you can see one resident, his mom lives in there. he is taking the both in there to help bring her out. heather: h

. >> reporter: here is a look at the three major rivers along the coast of mississippi, the pw biloxieet. and the wolf. and the chudakabuff. there is an additional concern by emergency officers that additional rain up north could lead to these rivers cresting again over the next several days. back to you, jenna lee. jenna: a rough couple of days there in mississippi. phil, thank you. jon: well governor mitt romney you may have heard it there at the convention presenting a plan that he says will create a better future where everyone who wants a job can find a job. also offering up five steps to make that happen. we'll take a closer look at his strategy. jenna: you'll definitely need a good job to keep filling up your gas tank. prices are creeping up again hitting an all time high for the labor day holiday. more about that just ahead. [ wife ] your dad's really giving him the business... the designated hitter's the best thing to happen to baseball! but it's not the same game! [ wife ] wow, he's really gonna get us a good deal. it's better! no it's not! the pitcher comes up and he's out!