the supreme court has played a huge role in puerto rican history and to have a puerto rican in the supremert when the supreme court was upon responsible for the exclusion of puerto ricans in the past is enormous. >> that is an interesting point. most americans may not be aware of that but you're saying the court's rulings have had a lot to do with whether puerto rico is a state or not or what kind of citizenship, so you're saying a larger symbolism on this puerto rican-american woman? >> cases known as the ancillary cases, supreme court decided u.s. citizenship of puerto ricans was not equal to the u.s. citizenship of people that live in any of the 50 states. and part of the thinking behind arriving at that those decisions was the fear almost of having people not considered true americans being part of the governing structures of the united states. so to have a puerto rican or anyone from the territories that also includes guam, virgin islands in the supreme court is a historical and stunning historical development. >> i want to bring in alicia menendez. how do you look at sotomayor's appo

the bill authorizes puerto rico to set up two refernda for puerto ricans to vote on. the first ask whether puerto ricans want to keep their current political status of commonwealth, yes or no. if a majority choosing no, we want to change, a second referendum will be triggered. puerto ricans will then decide whether they want to become an independent nation, or a u.s. state with full u.s. state rights, or an associated sovereignty. still a part of the united states, but not a state, and more independent than it is now. okay. the politics. puerto rico is rootedly democratic, not republican. and it is even more proudly so since one of their own heritage has just taken a seat on the united states supreme court, justice sonia sotomayor. if puerto rico chooses to become the 51st state, that would mean, two more democratic senators in the united states senate. and atsix new democratic representatives in the house of representatives. question: what is president obama's position on puerto rico's status? do you know, monica? >> well, i would assume that since he's a liberal dem

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it is a uniquely american journey, the daughter of puerto rican immigrants and grew up in the bronx is making history. >> buy it sonya sotomayor do solemnly swear -- >> she made history becoming the of 111th justice on the supreme court. >> congratulations and welcome to the court. >> it was an emotional moment for her puerto rican mother, a widow who encouraged her to reach far beyond her bronx routes. a group gathered to watch her dream become reality. >> one day i would be walking in her footsteps. i believe i am stepping in and out. >> even critics say that her attorney is an original. her and legal experience is even more rich. >> 17 years on the bench. and to do the work on the private sector. it is a very unique set of skills that she has been able to accomplish. >> for the first time in 70 years the new justice was not sworn in at the white house. president obama decided not to attend, emphasizing the court's independence. few doubted that she would win her confirmation. she was forced to defend her 2001 comment that a wise latina judge might make better decisions than a minute

she is the daughter of puerto rican immigrants. a native of the bronx. making history as the first latina to join the highest court in the land. brian moore has the story from washington. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> judge sonia sotomayor made history becoming the first hispanic, third woman and 111th justice on the supreme court. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. welcome to the court. >> it was an emotional moment for sotomayor's puerto rican mother. a widow who encouraged her daughter to reach far beyond her bronx roots. in new york, a group of students the judge once helped gathered to watch her dream become reality. >> definitely one day i will be walking in her footsteps. i believe i am stepping in them right now hopefully. >> critics concede her journey is inspirational. supporters say her legal experience is even more rich. >> 17 years on the bench. the opportunity that she had to be a prosecutor. and to also work on the private sector. it is a unique set of skills she has been able to accomplish on her 30-year plus career. >> f

and, you are the senior ranking member of puerto rican descent and these are things that are very near and dear to subject sotomayor's heart. her background. her up bringing. what do you think she brings to the bench that has not been a part of the supreme court before? >> well, what she brings to the bench is an understanding of certain situations, growing up in a certain way, and through the confirmation hearings, there was this fear or this concern that you sort of have to be bland, the fact of life is that we all bring some of the things we know, how we apply them is really the test, i mean, you as an anchor person, you bring to the job something you know from yourself, and from your background, and so do i to congress, however her record has shown for 17 years on the federal court and before that she know house to apply the law and interpret the constitution with respect and takes very seriously the fact of where she came from and where she got to, but, the fact that she is a lawyer, she's a judge and now a supreme court justice, so, to those who still may be skeptical about what

and democrat again causing the state senate of new york to become the laughing stock it's a puerto rican from the bronx he is the biggest piece of crap in the political world he has humiliated all of our community am i anti puerto rican? >> as i specifically said geraldo you have to deal with stereotypes to call it what you did i am no friend of pedro's father he is not using racial stereotypes. you will deal with the governor deal with what he said. to say he was accused of excessive partying they had a function before staff with his 21-year-old daughter. i don't report it excessive partying. where he is referring to race he said in the tape racial stereotypes going into that characterizations ks i think he was not playing the race card to say any more if someone said something referring to someone's gender you say wait a minute why don't you talk about the issues talk about you don't think the state senator is acting inappropriate. >> yet, ann, president obama if we are to believe the new york post usually reliable in these kinds of matters president obama is swiftly distanced himself

this is a single puerto rican parent who raise two wonderful children.s a doctor and look where the other one is headed to. the supreme court. so i admire that so very much, and i am attune to what is happening, which wise latino women, yes, she is a wise latina so -- [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: agnes, swing around this way here. you're getting reaction from the crowd. agnes, talking with you. it's your turn. we love it. agnes, you feel strongly about judge sotomayor. you heard people say that perhaps she won't be able to be objective because of past comments she made -- perhaps better than others can because she a latina? >> sometimes you have to respect the values of people who have had those differences in their lives, because coming from a poor neighborhood, you can tell the differences. and you can feel the differences. but i know and i know in my heart, that she's going to do the right thing, regardless. regardless, if she's the latino woman and whatever cases come from front of her, they're going to be very successful with her. s

judge sotomayor is the daughter of puerto rican parents.er father died when she was just nine years old, and she and her brother were raised by her mother in a public housing project in the bronx. sotomayor's mother, who was a nurse, worked extra hours so that she could pay for her schooling and buy a set of encyclopedias for her children. after she gad waited from high school, judge sotomayor attended college at princeton and law school at yale. she spent five years prosecuting criminal cases in new york, seven years in private law practice, and 17 years as a federal judge on the united states district court and court of appeals. judge sotomayor's story is an inspiring reminder of what is achievable with hard work and the support of your family and your community. of course, a compelling personal story of triumph in tough circumstances is not itself enough. mr. president, i have long used several criteria to evaluate nominees for judicial appointments. are they ethical and honest? are they qualified? are they going to be fair and independe

and so -- but because they -- because they pumped me full of costa rican beer, i'm like, "okay."inted down at the ground. i look like an upside down roll-on deodorant. ou remember those things and my hands are pointed at the ground. well, he cuts me loose. well, i weigh 200 pounds. i picked upomspeed fast. so i'm just like -- i mean, sticks are flying like this. i'm going "oh, my god! you're an idiot!" and i can't slow down because my brake is pointed at the ground. >> jimmy: your hands. >> i know at some point i passed a howler monkey that went, "what the hell was that?" [ laughter ] and we get to the d of the ride. because i couldn't slow it down, i literally just went bam, bam, bam. and what happened next, i cannot expin, but all i heard my wife say was, "see? i told you it would be fun." and i whipped around and went -- [ speaking spanish ] she goes, "i don't like the sound of that and i go, "i don't even know what i just said!" and the guide walks by, and he goes, "you just said, 'crazy woman, why don't you just kill me with a gun.'" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: there you go. see,

costa rican president and nobel laureate oscar arias has a mild case. he tested positive after the weekend feeling sick. he says he feels fine apart from a fever and sore throat and plans to return to a full workload next monday. ar was is the head of -- ar yes, sir is the only head of state to have contracted the h1n1 virus. o in mex he co, citizens used to getting money from relatives working inside the u.s. find that times have changed and not for the better. steve harrigan has the story from mex he co. >> money sent home from mexicans working in the u.s. totalled $25 billion last year, bigger than mexico's income from tourism. hard times in the u.s. economy have cut that figure by 20%, turning some rural mexican villages dependent on that money into ghost towns. >> in many maces you can see old people and children, and in many places only old people. in many places, that's all that remain. >> old, young, and no nobody in between. in a town where much of the commerce is carried out by donkeys. half-built houses like broken clocks mark the time when t

this was a gathering of latino lawyers and judges at the puerto rican legal defense fund in manhattanayor used to sit on the board. >> we feel that this is the way of showing that that remark was not one that should be relegated to something that has to be disowned or has to mean something negative. our experiences can be reacher simply because they're different. >> this woman is the only latino woman on the new york state supreme court in manhattan. >> she's a terrific role model and she has broken a stereotype that many latino judges have lived with for a long time. >> while this is definitely a latino thing, it is also we should say an american thing and here is why. back to that view out the window, and it's a fair bet that at some point most of america's non-latino passersby also had a moment like today. call it jackie robinson moment to borrow a lesson from sports and from a man whose break through into the majors was good for all of us, and the warm feeling inside really belonged to those who could say he is one of our own. >> ask not what your country can do for you. ask what

there are kids that i work with in new york city, black and puerto rican who come from homes with only parent, maybe welfare, maybe schools that ar't so great. we get to talk. i bring them to work with me. they get to see other people of color acting differently, and it starts getting their minds awake again. >> real quick for me. >> we better stop looking at business with a model of more always means better. so when it comes down to programming, they take these surveys. nobody even understands where these surveys come from. they take it, the surveys influences the programming. and i think we have to really look into this and say programming, if it's on tv, you're going to have a gigantic cluster of people watching. this isn't the mtv bet generation. it's the my space, facebook, youtube picture phone generation. they deal with apparatus more than they deal with human beings. the more we move ahead, human beings are dealing less with each other face to face -- i don't care how old they are -- dealing with cell phones, running into each other in the maul and they're still on the phone. w

sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear -- >> the 55-year-old justice was sworn in today and with her puerto rican mother holding the bible there sotomayor took the oath of office from chief justice john roberts. she becomes only the third woman to sit on the u.s. supreme court. supporters say sotomayor is well suited for her new job. >> 17 years on the bench, the opportunity that she had to be a prosecutor and also work in the private sector and this very unique set of skills she's been able to accomplish in her 30 year career path. >> president obama decided not to attend today's swearing in ceremony to emphasize the court's independence. he will hold a white house reception for sotomayor wednesday. the new justice will hear her first case september 9th. >>> still ahead tonight, not every car dealer is reaping the benefits of the cash for clunkers program. some say the program is actually tanking their business we'll talk about that also. >>> why it seems that we're making fewer babies in this country. new numbers suggest it. >>> plus, top of the class. dogs are smarter than some people. we'll t

she was raised in the bronx by puerto rican parents. she graduated from princeton and received her law degree from yale. she served as federal judge for nearly 20 years. some republicans who say sotomayor would not be their pick for supreme court justice crossed party lines on the basis of sotomayor's experience as a judge. >> it is clear to me she is qualified to serve. >>reporter: but the majority of gop senators voted against sotomayor citing comments she made off the bench. many question whether she would bring liberal bias to her decision. >> she has bluntly advocated a judicial philosophy where judges ground their decision not in the objective rule of law but in the subjective realm of personal cloak, opini cloak, opinion, sympathy and premium consist. >>reporter: with the confirmation behind her, sotomayor is ready to begin a new job that offers life time job security. with all of the hurdle now cleared, cleared, all that is left is swearing in and that will take place on saturday. reporting live in washington, now back to you. >

the daughter of put to rican parents grew up in a housing estate in the bronx, new york. says her working-class background has shaped her decision making. she studied at princeton university and went on to yale law school. after which she served as an assistant district attorney in new york. her career snowballed. seven years of private practice ended after nomination to the district courts. she was then elevated to the court of appeals in 1997. sonia sotomayor's place in the supreme court would see her not only as the first hispanic on the bench, but also the third woman. i am joined by washington from david, a senior editor from the washington-based website, politico. thanks for being with us. there is no doubt that she will get this confirmation, is there? >> no, really no question that she will win confirmation to the spring court. the real question will be how many republicans' but was to get? there are only 40 of 100 and it is unclear if you get a majority of voters. they imagine to give 65 up to 70 overall. >> one gets the impression that people are making politics

ovation when she said, quote, it is our nation's faith and a more perfect union that allows a puerto rican girl from the bronx to stand here now. sotomayor becomes the 111th justice in u.s. history and just the third woman to sit on the court. the woman who was first, retired justice sandra day o'connor one of 16 people w received the mel of freedom at the white house. later in the afternoon it is the nation's highest civilian honor. the celebrated actor sydney poitier was also honored today. [ applause ] >>> among other honorees, dr. living medicine crow, the last living war chief, senator ted kennedy, fighting brain cancer, was also honored to day. his oldest child, kara, accepted the award on his behalf. >>> still ahead as our broadcast continues along the way on a wednesday night, in medical news this evening, turns out some well-meaning advice that has been given to women for generations may be wrong. >>> and later, they were the couple in the iconic photograph from woodstock. it has been 40 years now. so where are they now? ♪ > and later, they were the couple in the iconic photograph

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the daughter of puerto rican parents she knew up in a housing project in the south bronx. all over the country today, hispanics were celebrating this milestone. from los angeles now, here's sandra hughes ( cheers ) >> reporter: for latinos watching the sotomayor confirmation, a collective sense of arrival. bursting with pride and celebrations all around the country. >> i never thought i would see it in my lifetime. >> reporter: hispanics are more than 15% of the population, but they have less than 4% of the lawyers, only 3% of the judges. today, sonia sotomayor took the nation's latinos across a new threshold. >> it is entry into the most private of clubs in this country. >> reporter: high-profile, civil rights and immigration attorney antonia hernandez is a power player herself, but when she was started out, she had zero latina role models. >> one of my first cases when i went into court, the bailiff said, "that way," and pointed to a certain part of the courtroom, and that's where the interpreters sat. >> reporter: judge sotomayor's story is so familiar to so many latina

on tuesday it was announced that the costa rican president and nobel peace prize winner, oscar ari arias, has fallen ill from the disease. >> translator: after suffering from a headache, sore throat and a fever, was informed he had contracted the h1n1 virus. he is at home, where he has been told to rest until next monday. >> arias expected to make a full recovery, however the ill ngs has halted his work as a mediator in the political crisis in honduras after that country's president was ousted in a coup in late june. >>> finally in india, in mumbai, officials yesterday ordered all schools and movie theaters closed. with more than 13 million people, mumbai is india's biggest city. yesterday's decision marks the first time that a major city in india closed all of its schools and movie theaters. the move was prompted by a rising number ofr$bxyÖeáu cases and deaths. the number of reported cases in india stands at around 1,200. at least 2,100 people are reported to have died. however, with a population of over 1 billion people, the percentage of cases in india is low in compare to countries /

." >> reporter:his is the bryant temple rican methodist episcopal church in soh central los anges. the usic will move you, but this is not a celebratn. it's a serve dedicated to brging an end to the needless deaths of all the boywho will never become men. >> our young people have been dying in the streets y and night where we have hidden o light undea bushel. >reporter: how many kids have been kille say, in the last year? >> about aundred. >> reporter: pastor ugene williams managed survive his inner-city childhd, but the odds are worstoday. he says is partly because too manafrican-american churches haveost their way. >> and so we've ne from a period of ministers le dr cecil murray d dr. j. alfred smith, w taught that it was important to lo your neighbor as yourself, to a place wre ministers belved that it was important that the counity love them. >> reporter: so that's why williams and otherctivist preachers started a progr caled passing the mantle, now in its fourth year at the iversity of southern califora. it's a nine-day urse where stors, now known as the old lions, teach unger

it's great for the puerto rican community. >> reporter: among those watching today's swearing, vazquez who says this sends a powerful message. >> you have a role model, if you work hard and dedicated, it's doable. >> reporter: she says in many ways, sotomayor's story is her story. sotomayor came from the housing projects in the bronx. vazquez came from here, each los angeles, both women raised in poverty by single mothers. through hard work, sotomayor made it through princeton and yale law school. vazquez went to yale on a scholarship and is now a second year law student at ucla. >> si se pueda. >> yes, we can. what would she like people to remember about this day? >> that there is hope that you can make your dreams come true. >> waenlt to keep fighting. >> george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >> now to the white house and fevered pitch of a health care debate. some town halls are becoming town brawls and now a new warning from former governor and vice presidential candidate sarah palin is turning the heat up even more. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house. good evening to you. >>

today, the self-described puerto rican girl from the south bronx became living proof of that. and her moment here-- >> go, sonia! >> ...was celebrated across her home town. >> i'm just joyous. she's latina. >> this is our moment. latino moment, people of color. >> reporter: some are hoping she'll champion women's and minority rights. others fear she'll lean left as the first appointee by a democratic president in 15 years. >> a judge embraces empathy at the expense of objectivity. >> reporter: the experts say it often takes three to four years before a new justice's pattern becomes clear. she's replacing david souter, who turned out to be far more liberal than the first bush white house expected. >> my sense is she is going to be moderately liberal, like justice souter was, and in some ways more conservative. >> reporter: her day of work comes early. the court season officially begins in october but there's a special session on campaign finance reform in september. her colleagues say she's already started studying the case. jeff. >> glor: all right, kimberly dozier in washingt

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. >> it is this nation's faith in a more perfect union that allows a puerto rican girl from the bronx to stand here now. [ applause ] >> sotomayor, the first hispanic to seven on the nation's highest court, was sworn in over the weekend. she was president barack obama's first supreme court nominee. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm meteorologist susan schrack. another hazy, hot and humid one for us, though not quite as warm as yesterday. what we are seeing are some thunderstorms starting to pop up around the state, mainly where this is limited to is the eastern shore, and way out west, west of hagerstown there across the mountains. take a look at the temperatures. 80 degrees in moncton. 82 in westminster. 83 in perry hall. 84 in chestertown. and it feels like we're up in the upper 80s and low 90s in most places. so it's definitely a scorcher out there. for tonight, 67 is where we're going to bottom out. mostly cloudy, some scattered storms are certainly possible, and that's going to continue for the next couple of days. i'll tell you when we may get any relief, coming up in just a few m

. >> now to a developing story from south america, where costa rican president oscar arias has been diagnosed with swine flu. the 69-year-old president and nobel peace prize winner has shown flu symptoms since sunday but participated in public activities as late as this morning. arias is quarantined at home now and is being treated with the antiflu medicine. >> tonight, the nation is mourning the loss of you'r eunie kennedy shriver. she made a permanent mark on the american landscape with her commitment to public service, particr our region. the d.c. headquarters of the special olympics honored its founder with this picture made during happier days and a sole yellow rose below. >> she has touched so many. she was so committed. she really was a tireless, fearsome advocate for this cause that she believes iso strongly. >> three of her brothers ran for president but it was eunice kennedy shriver's mentally challenged sister rosemary, who inspired her. >> she taught us all that adversity meant almost nothing and that it could always be fun for all of us to be together. >> the 88-year-old's work i

she was raised by puerto rican parents. she received her law degree from yale. some republicans who say sotomayor would not be their pick for supreme court justice crossed party lines on the basis of sotomayor's experience as a judge. >> it is clear to me she is qualified to serve. >> the majority of gop senators voted against sotomayor, siting comments she made off the bench. many questioned whether she would bring liberal bias to her decisions. >> she has bluntly advocated a judicial philosophy where judges ground their decisions not in the objective rule of law, but in the subjective realm of personal, quote, opinions, sympathies, and prejudices, closed quote. >> with her confirmation behind her, sotomayor is ready to begin a new job that offers lifetime job security. >> all of the hurdles now cleared. all that is left is the swearing in ceremony. that will take place on saturday. in washington, i'm elizabeth. >>> u.s. senator did not let a broken ankle keep her away from today's historic vote. today was the first time the maryland democrat returned to the se

. >> it was an emotional moment for sotomayor's puerto rican mother, a woman that encouraged her daughter to reach far beyond her roots. they gathered to watch her dream become reality. >> i hope some day i can walk in her footsteps. >> even critics could see her journey as inspirational. supporters say her legal experience is even more rich. >> 17 years on the bench. the opportunity that she had to be a prosecutor, and to also work in the private sector. it's a very unique set of skills she's been able to accomplish in her 30-year career. >> for the first time in some 70 years the new justice wasn't sworn in at the white house. president obama decided not to attend emphasizing the court's independence. though few doubted she would win her confirmation, sotomayor was first to explain some rulings and defend her 2001 comment that a wise latina judge would make better decisions than a white male judge. >> that was not my intent to leave the impression that some have taken from my words. >> that is now a footnote as justice sonia sotomayor takes a place in history and on the high court. just

she has overcome adversity hear here is a woman, a child, and products of a poor quarter rican family living in a housing project in new york. she is a years old, her father dies, she is nine years old, she finds herself in the juvenile diabetes, she goes to school, she struggles with a language. she overcomes it, she graduates from high school, she goes to prince and, she succeeds in every way shape and form as i said summa cum laude and then on to yale and head of the yale law review. she overcame adversity and she can't gun. she has given back to her country in her community and she is now on track to the, the first latina justice of of the united states supreme court to prevent an only the third woman ever appointed to that port to. and not only will vote for her, i will do so with great pride. and finally, the supreme court justice initiative seven mainstream of legal reasoning and a firm commitment to the law. i have heard people say they don't believe she will follow the law. i sat during those four days of hearings. there was never an instance that i saw where she moved away w

sotomayor, do solemnly swear -- >> the 55-year-old justice was sworn in yesterday with her puerto ricanher holding the bible. sotomayor took the oath of office from chief justice john rober roberts. she becomes the third woman to sit on the u.s. supreme court. su heitayor is well suited to her new job. >> 17 years on the bench, the opportunity that she had to be a prosecutor and to also work on the private sector. it's very unique set of skills that she's been able to accomplish on her 30-year past career. >> president obama decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremony to emphasize the court's independence. he will hold a white house reception for sotomayor on wednesday. the new justice hears her first case september 9th. >>> president obama is taking a trip to mexico today. he will be in guadalajara. mexico has stepped up security for the visit. mr. obama will meet with mexican and cadian leaders to work on a number of issues. some of the things they are expected to discuss, trade and immigration as well as drug trafficking and border security. >>> secretary , er pthistht aswe rather

. >> [unintelligible] >> sotomayor is of puerto rican descent. >> she could help us. >> even though her job is to be neutral, many secretly hope that she will help with their community. she has become a role model. >> she has gone nearly far, and you don't see that. i wish one day i could be up there. i am proud of her. >> she will be sworn in this saturday at the supreme court. live on capitol hill, abc 7 ws. >> she is 55 years of age and grew up in a south bronx housing project. she has an ivy league education. she is the first hispanic person to serve on the high court. she is also the third woman. coming up at 6:00, hear what president obama had to say. >>> firefighters found nearly 40 stakes -- snakes while fighting a fire. investigators say faulty extension cords sparked the fire. the teenager there said he was greeting the non venomous snakes. >>> after being hit by cars, fire officials say he went headfirst through the windshield after a car struck him. the driver stopped and stayed on the scene. >>> county police arrested a group of teenagers for aur mr de and robbery. e yesngo

. -- a puerto rican girl from the bronx to stand here now. [applause] i am struck again today by the wonder of my own life and the life we in america are so privileged to lead. in reflecting on my life experiences, i am thinking also today of this judicial oath of office i first took almost two decades ago, and that i reiterated this past weekend. to judge, without respect to what a person looks like, where they come from, or whether they are rich or poor, and to treat them as equals under the law. that is what our system requires, and it is the foundation of the american people's fate mineral wall, and why i am so passionate about wall -- along -- the law. i asked not just my family and friends, but i ask all americans to wish me to find guidance and wisdom in administering my new office. i thank you all again for the love and support, and i think president obama and the senate for the tremendous honor and privilege they have given me. thank you. [applause] >> her new term begins in october officially. justice thomas gave the keynote address

. >> it is this nation's fate in a more perfect union that allows a puerto rican girl from the bronx to stand here now. >> well, justice sotomayor asked all americans to wish her divine guidance and wisdom as she starts her new job. >>> they may look like two ordinary men in suits, walking into a jewelry store, but buying wasn't on their minds. their heist, one of the biggest ever in britain. >>> plus, we're going to be dipping in live to the health care town hall that senator ben cardin is holding in maryland right now. you can see him at the mike. we're tracking it. >>> the white house not too happy because of these ads. are they crossing the line and intruding on the privacy of the first daughters? my doctor told me something i never knew. as we get older, our bodies become... less able to absorb calcium. he recommended citracal. it's a different kind of calcium. calcium citrate. with vitamin d... for unsurpassed absorption, to nourish your bones. >>> california prison turned battle zone. that's what happened at the prison in chino over the weekend after inmates went on a rampage.

costa rican president is quarantined at home confirmed that he has the swine flu. the 69-year-old nobel peace prize winner says he has a fever and sore throat and is being treated with an anti-flu medicine. he suffers from asthma and is at heighter risk than most. >>> new evidence this morning that former whowtion advisor karl rove had a significant role in the firing of at least one u.s. attorney. e-mails released yesterday show extensionive changes between rove and harriet mayers about david iglesias. he was one of nine u.s. attorneys fired for not being loyal enough to the bush administration. >>> connecticut senator chris dodd is resting following surgery to remove a cancerous prostate. a spokesperson in new york says the surgery was successful and the senator is comfortae. the senator expects to stay in the hospital for a few more days and return home to connecticut. >>> more trouble for metro this morning. coming up next, a train operator tested positive for drugs on the job and may have put passengers in danger. >>> purchasing a home in foreclosure may seem

police are confused by the tradition of puerto ricans gathering outside their homes or store fronts.nd in puerto rico, that's how people socialize. police officers should not assume that all asians are new immigrants. all of the people we encounter on a daily basis expect to be treated with dignity and respect. mexicans are no exception. [ laughter ] >> well, that's really good news, isn't it, guillermo? [ laughter ] >> it's great. >> guillermo has a concert to go to. go ahead, you can leave now. >> yeah? >> yeah. go ahead. say good-bye to guillermo, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] the world is still waiting on michael jackson's autopsy results. they were originally postponed until next week, but now they're postponed again and they say the delay is indefinite. apparently, they're still missing a nose and they need to find it. although they haven't found out the cause of death, but they have determined that michael was a lover, not a fighter. so -- they're dragging this out like the results show of a reality show. like -- it's like csi michael jackson or something. and they want t

ricans born in america, now saw the end game. white supremacy. nationalism. rage. violence. and ignorant sent us this message from the hellhole of mississippi. now, apartheid america was public news. was state news, was national news, was world news because jet magazine for that week when its convention, the black community nationwide putn muscle, shoes, and resistance. rthshaking was beginning. emmett till's murder helped inflame the movement and march for freedom. may be emmett till took up the memory. she didn't let hiseath become history's forgotten page. in alabama, a woman named rosa parks was quietly readying herself to give backbone to a nati defeat. her active if i heard our introduction to a new movement. martin luther king jr. the united states was in his, hour and his history. 's futube about to be rewritten. that's just a sore section from the book. and in the book -- [applause] >> this picture right here on the left, that's paul roberson. and under it, i write hockey adopted paul rerson and wb devoid as cultural grandfathep. thank you very much. >> thank you ve

we are getting to know a lot of cops and the photographer was this tough peurto rican guy and one of the cops we got to know was this black homicide detective called cedric wilder, who was then a subdued and he had been watching us for several days. cedric said, i figured it out, what you guyare doing. it is good cop, bad cop. [laughter] he said but there is a twist. people think richard is the good cop. and really he is the bad cop. havinghese experiences of writing about the riots and writing about the lapdade me feel very differently about the city. i started to see its this functionaly, and i really enjoyethe fact that i saw it in a darker way and began to explain itself better to me, and thenover a period of time, and this is really what the source, what this book has narratives that are laid on top of it and it is very kind of specific about the period of time that it is covering in t stories that it i telling, but one of the things it is trying to do or the thing that is most meaningful to me that it is trying to do is to explain to myself why it is that i feel that this is su

. >> he looks kind of puerto rican. >> making the key difference in swing states like colorado, nevadaolina. >> by the grace of god and your help last year i was elected president of this great country. >> remember how african americans made bill clinton the first honorary black president? i argue in the book the latino con drib bugs to obama's election makes him the first latino president. >> i think he is the first latino president. >> i do, too. same as bill clinton was the first black president. >> he will live in a house he doesn't own. >> while the great progression probes everything from the violence among the mexican border to relations with castro the main economic social impact the 46 million latinos 125.4 percent of the entire population are having on the united states which is already second only to mexico as the world's largest latino nation. this hard-working overwhelming lilla abiding group the vast majority are u.s. citizens. tens of thousands of men and women to serve in our armed forces and $1.3 trillion a year to the u.s. economy. a vast amount helping people look ma

the costa rican president confirms he has the h1n1 virus an is being quarantined at home.e has a fever and sore throat and is being treated with an anti-flu medicine. the president is at higher risk than most because he suffers from asthma. >>> whitehouse e maims show that karl rove was deeply involved in the firing of at least one u.s. attorney. the documents reveal extensive exchanges between rove and then white house counsel harriet myers about federal prosecutor david iglesias. he was one of nine u.s. attorneys fired for apparently not being loyal enough to the bush administration. then suing controversy led to the eventual rest us nation of attorney general albert owe gonzales. >>> funeral arrangements are now set for eunice kennedy shriver. there will be a public service tomorrow in massachusetts. a funeral mass will be held in o. friday morning. it is likely to be closed to the public though. >>> still ahead, how would you like it if you only had to fill up a few times a year. coming up, we are talking more about general motors' push to boost sales with one incredib