robertson, however, stands firm. moments later, the team rushes the cell. the lead officer activates an electronic stun shield capable of delivering a 50,000-volt shock. temporarily incapacitated, robertson is finally removed from his cell and cuffed. robertson is then taken to a holding area to rinse the pepper spray from his eyes and face. >> are you guys going to leave me here forever? you could at least be proud i fought back. >> nobody really got hurt. well, i didn't get hurt. because i -- i'm not trying to really get hurt until i'm ready to get hurt. but if i do get hurt, well -- that's just one of the consequences of doing battle. not far from robertson's cell is an inmate also known to treat prison like a war zone. >> most of my interests are like firearms and stuff, so this is one of my doodles. >> that's a pretty detailed doodle. >> well, i have plenty of time on my hands. >> for inmate john bright, plenty of time means a 99-year sentence for murder. >> i got in trouble for being a -- a -- a hitman for organized crime. i thought that organized cri

>> pat robertson was notamused.e sawed sketch as evidence of a greater problem. >> there's an anti-christian bigotry that is just disgusting, and i think, you kw, i think "saturday night live" did a parody of that and had jesus come in and say he's getting, you know -- if this had been a muslim country and they had done that and had muhammed doing that stuff, you would have found bombs being blown off and bodies on the street. but we think it's okay. >> well, we do think it's okay because we have this thing called the first amendment which gives us freedom of speech and religion. there's no widespread anti-christian bigotry in this country except for the one manufactured by fox news. but there is a significant anti-muslim bigotry. and one of the biggest offenders is, you got it, pat robertson. >> islam is a violent religion. it's not a religion of peace. you're in a country where mohammed is not too -- go and get your name changed. get it like mo or something. islam is not a religion. it is a political system bent o

robertson. all of our families grew up together. when they close the shipyard down, they became [unintelligible] in this neighborhood, financially, it sunk to where it is today. we have not had the opportunity for genuine employment. we have people out of work. what ever is going to take for the peoples to still live in the region for the people to still live in the projects -- what ever is going to take for the people to still live in the projects, we need to show them how to upgrade economic standards. how to get them to the unions, become contractors and business people. our community can only be represented by non-profit corporations. it only needs to be represented by business people that knows what the issues actually are. we have to speak to being told about something that is not going to happen without giving us anything in writing. [applause] >> [inaudible] >> mr. alonzo? >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for your attendance, representatives and offices in thsan francisco. i was bo

will bring them in. >> robertson whose company builds scenery says business has been improving. >> we expanded. we have 19 full-time employees now and a few part-timers and that's up 3 people from last year. >> it's been a week of encouraging signs for the economy. on monday, retail sales from the holiday weekend set a new record. tuesday, consumer confidence spiked up sharply. wednesday, pending home sales jumped 10%. and thursday, auto sales soared 13%. >> it means the economy is regaining some momentum at the end of the year. the question is whether that can be carried. in 2012, we'll be stronger than 2011, but let's face it, that's an easy threshold to cross. >> biggest threat is the european debt crisis. the stakes are so high, treasury secretary giter in will head to europe next week ahead of a summit of european leaders next friday. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >>> fighting for a living wage. one of the issues for which hundreds of protesters took to the streets in san francisco today. marchers started at the federal building and then made their way to the front of the ha

good people we'll bring him in. >> robertson who builds scenery says business has been improving. >>, i'd say we are 19 full-time employees now and a few part-timers and that's up three people from last year. >> it's been a week of encouraging signs for the economy. on monday, retail sales from the holiday weekend set a new record. tuesday consumer confidence spiked up sharply. wednesday, pending home sales jumped 10%. and thursday, auto sales soared 14%. >> it means the economy is regaining momentum at the end of the year. the question is whether that can be carried. in 2012 will be stronger than 2011. let's face it, that's an easy threshold to cross. >> easiest threat is the european debt crisis. the stakes are so high, treasury secretary geitner will head to europe next week. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> hundreds of protesters marched loudly in san francisco this afternoon for a day of action to fight for a living wage. marchers started at the federal building, then made their way downtown. their mission, to send a message to government officials. jobs for all economic fa

at develys design in brooklyn, james robertson is looking to tire next year. ui i hope so. that' the plan. f we can fine good people we'll bring them in. s reporter: robertson, whose company builds scenery for theatrical shows, says business has been improving. >> we're expanded, we're 19 full-time employees now and a few part-timers and that's probably up three people from last year. >> reporter: it's been a week of encouraging signs for the economy. of eonday, retail sales from the holiday weekend set a new record. tuesday consumer confidence spiked up sharply. wednesday, pending home sales jumped 10%. and thursday auto sales soared 14%. >> that means the economy is regaining some momentum at the end of the year. the question is whether that can be carried. e think 2012 will be stronger than 2011, but let's face it, that's an easy threshold to cross. >> reporter: the biggest threat to that momentum is the european debt crisis. the stakes are so high, treasury secretary geithner will head to europe next week, scott, to head pe a summit of european leaders o brussels b frid

we all rushed to new hampshire after robertson won iowa and robertson, you know, was wiped out. was no invisible army. >> huckabee, same thing, by the way. wins iowa, nowhere in new hampshire. >> sure. now, ron paul almost won the ames straw poll, which we all made too much of. but it does -- the media is not going to be blown away. >> right. >> they're watching a mitt romney/newt gingrich runoff from here to new hampshire to south carolina to florida, whoever's next. if ron paul wins iowa, we just take it out. >> roger simon, who will spend christmas in washington, but then will soon be on the road to iowa, always a political reporter at heart. >> new year's eve in des moines. >> what could be better? thank you, roger. >> thank you. >>> up next, it's less than two weeks out from those iowa caucuses. we'll talk expectations with rick perry's campaign. >>> plus, the democrats' take on the payroll tax fight with michigan congressman, sandy levin. >>> a sign of the times in times square. the "2" has arrived to completely that 2012 sign. the new model uses about 78% less energy than

. >> ben wedeman join me with arwa damon, nic robertson, hala gorani. what was it about what was happening on that bridge that made you realize, this is really it. >> it was the sheer number of people. i have seen demonstrations against mubarak and others. it was a handful, maybe 100 or maybe 200. the bridge was full. we are taking thousands and thousands of people. and i think what became apparent that day, the regime was outnumbered by the people. i think that realization spread so quickly that three days later, basically the regime gave up and handed over the country to the army. >> people died on the bridge. you were beat up, pushed around near that bridge, weren't you? >> that was on the 28th. >> on the 2th. >> in cairo you get shoved around quite a lot by the security forces. >> be more specific which day. >> okay, yeah. yeah, on the 28th, we were filming and this was clearly the day when it was all going to come down and sort of with finality. we were with tommy evans and mary rogers. we were surrounded by plainclothed policemen and hired thugs.

nick robertson is standing by live in london.ick covered the iraq war for many years and the british ended combat operations in iraq two years ago. so as the united states is looking back. and by the way for all the viewers watching, we will certainly be looking forward as well after all of this is over and what the u.s. military may have learned from it. what were the ramifications since then for them? >> the reasons that britain went to war is its peak had 46,000 troops in iraq. there was a lack of public support and a lot of criticism. one of the interesting things that has emerged from the inquiry that has been going on for more than two years now is and isn't expected to conclude until next summer. until next summer. they don't believe that he made that services had conclusive evidence of weapons of mass destruction in iran. that doesn't hold water. the general is going hear me. just now you were talking about wmd, clear evidence of it that saddam hussein could rebuild it. but one of the things and it is too soon to look and

. >> it goes with the pat robertson campaign. i think paul's support is bigger than robertson's. you. >> did he run or come in second? >> i think he ran. >> i would also add that instead of hitting delete, maybe you should read them. >> i learned something. >> what do you mean? >> not the guardian. >> they are fuelly -- actually called, my racist newsletter. >> you have to hit them on the subject. you have to say exactly what is what. >> and i like the backwards r in racist. it makes it cute. >> thank you. >> we have a cease and assist from toys r us. >> and then they read the newsletters. >> you know that giraffe is a bigot. >> andrea, you refer to paul's supporters as energetic. i can think of some other words. >> you can do that? you are welcome. i have been on the receiving end of the e-mails and my inbox is full. so i will go with energetic. i have tweaked my passionate too. >> always go with passionate. they are so passionate. you don't have to be an a-hole. if you don't like somebody's opinion you don't have to scream somebody's name at them. >> are you talking to me? >> i

nick robertson is standing by live in london.ck covered the iraq war for many years and the british ended combat operations in iraq two years ago. so as the united states is looking back. and by the way for all the viewers watching, we will certainly be looking forward as well after all of this is over and what the u.s. military may have learned from it. what were the ramifications since then for them? >> the reasons that britain went to war is its peak had 46,000 troops in iraq. there was a lack of public support and a lot of criticism. one of the interesting things that has emerged from the inquiry that has been going on for more than two years now is and isn't expected to conclude until next summer. thes aer tags that he made that services had conclusive evidence of weapons of mass destruction in iran. that doesn't hold water. the general is going hear me. just now you were talking about wmd, clear evidence of it that saddam hussein could rebuild it. but one of the things and it is too soon to look and analyze the situation. b

instead of swimming out to sea, they beached themselves. >> oh, my goodness. >> this is the robertson's family dog and he loved the sharks. orcas are known to attack sharks. can you guess what their favorite strategy move is? >> sneak up from behind. >> they hunt in pods like wolves or they play dead. >> they don't play dead. >> oh. >> they karate-chop the sharks, they will up-thrust with their tail to move the shark up to the surface of the water. they will then pivot and take their tail out of the water and -- karate chop the shark. >> i think this is awesome, i love this orca. >> you're rooting for an animal that's so deadly it killed the shark. what if this was a nice shark family out for a swim in maybe the mother shark s is teaching the baby shark to swim. >> those sharks learned a real lesson on that swim. >> yee ha! >>> everyone knows, people that watch the show, that i love videos with wheels. and you know what's going to be good, this one has got 32 wheels. >> the video has wheels? >> the guy in the video has 32 wheels. this shoi was shot and produced by danny straser. johnny

pat robertson got into the thanksgiving spirit last week on his show "the 700 club."robertson? he's got a co-host named kristi watts, and they're quite a pair. she got an interview with former secretary of state condoleezza rice, and this happened. >> what's that one thing at thanksgiving you just have to have? >> mac and cheese. >> sister, that is my dish. that is the one thing that i can rock. >> but only -- only once a year. >> good interview, kristi. >> thank you, pat. >> congratulations. what is this mac and cheese? is that a black thing? >> it is a black thing, pat. >> jimmy: what is this mac and cheese you speak of? i had no idea. apparently my family is black. what is this you speak of? speaking of awkward interracial exchanges, wolf blitzer somehow wound up on "the soul train" awards again this year. he was on the show last year too and this time again he was paired with legendary rapper doug e. fresh, and suffice it to say, it was not a proud moment to be a white person. >> last year we made history when you taught me how to do the dougie. i learned how to b

there can be surprises like pat robertson's second place finish in 1988. >> an impressive second placepat robertson the former television broadcaster. >> and mike huckabee's victory just four years ago although neither went on to win the nomination. >> i love iowa a whole lot. >> or they can help reinforce a front-runner like george w. bush in 2000. the road to the white house begins in iowa and for this year's republican candidates, it's been a bumpy ride. rick santorum spent the most time in the hawkeye state visiting all 99 counties. >> rick perry spent the most money, more than $4 million on ads. >> i'm the outsider who is willing to step on some toes. >> reporter: michele bachmann won the ames straw poll but has since faded. gingrich was leading by wide margins just three weeks ago but he's been humbled by attack ads. >> you're very, very kind. thank you. >> reporter: to win the nomination a candidate doesn't have to win iowa but can't do poorly. only one republican, john mccain, in 2008, has finished outside the top three and gone on to win theç nomination. but an iowa win doesn

he came in third place behind bob dole and robertson. he's hoping to do the same for romney. romney sat down with mark halperin, who asked the former massachusetts governor about david axelrod's theory that campaigns are like an mri of the so soul. >> i'm not sure we fully understood who barack obama was before he became the president of the united states. i think we are still learning that. i also think a campaign is an mri of the economy and the incumbent. the president will try to kill our nominee, brutalize them, destroy their life and record. what he can't hide, despite all the money, he can't hide his record and the fact he's been president at a time americans suffered and he hasn't turned the economy around. >> mark halperin is going to join us on set at the top of the hour and talk about his interview with mitt romney. >> you are going to have to change for that. >>> ron paul's surge in the iowa polls. his support continues to rise drawing huge crowds. he addressed the skepticism surrounding his campaign last night. >> anybody notice the polls have changed? [ cheers a

nearly all of robertson's have a self -- have his telephone number, and he is in constant contact with him -- men and their families. a visit students in their homes, meets with their parents, helps with applications for college, writes that was applications for jobs and scholarships, and yes, he attended far too many funerals. fighting for equity has been the touchstone of his entire teaching career. equity means ritter, a teaching and high standards, but it also means getting to know your students, crossing boundaries, and being patient. thank you for all your hard work. congratulations. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. my mom is here. she is only 91. [laughter] i wish my dad were here. he passed a couple of years ago, but i know this will have any special moment for him. my brother is here, my friends, my teaching mentor and partner, my principal, my wonderful daughter, and my students representing mission high school here. and i wanted to mention that because they are why i am up here, and they are why we are all up here, and they inspire me every day, as do so many of my other

in the iowa caucuses, the most famous story was pat robertson in 1988 beating a sitting vice presidentervative christian base couldn't stomach the old yankee republican bush, and they would rather vote for pat robertson. buchanan nearly won it in '96. buchanan won new hampshire. at the end of the day, the party elites take control of the process and get their guy through. but it doesn't mean that the early states will be clean. >> so it could clearly be an anti-establishment response out there. >> particularly in a state like iowa, i would think. >> your view, erin? could the anti-establishment candidates like santorum and ron paul be the stars on election night -- or caucus night? >> maybe so, but here's the other thing. neither ron paul nor rick santorum really truly want to be president. i've talked to both of these guys, and rick santorum told me a year and a half, he was only going to run because he wanted to move the field to the right. and i asked ron paul a week ago if he actually really wanted to be president, and he said sure. they are both message candidates. >> you got this

. >>> yesterday, pat robertson said cain should end his bid for president, saying the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct as well as a long time affair are too much for cain to overcome. he also took a swipe at the former pizza ceo says he was good at making pizzas, but was in over his head. cain said he will make a decision after he meets with his wife and discusses the affair accusation. >>> perry told reporters earlier this week that he would look to reassign federal workers who did not share his beliefs. he said he would, quote, reassign them to some really god awful place. federal worker labor unions are furious with the texas governor saying federal employees help out his state in many ways including border patrol and workers in veterans hospitals. >>> according to a new poll out this morning, gingerich now leads former governor mitt romney in iowa by a wide margin, 32% to 19%. he also now leads the president amongst likely voters with 45% compared to 43% for president obama. just last week, the president led gingerich by 6%. romney, however, still holds an advantage in new ham

pat robertson's sens kid ran 700 love for while. it seems normal to be bred for these leadership positions not to inherit the call from the holy spirit but it also seems a lot more valuable. that was my world. son ever preacher who went to europe as a fundamentalist visionary and was obscure and unknown and a talk about in the book "sex, mom & god" how one of the great idea of my youth was to have any kind of protein delhi had a week diet that have nothing to do keeping eastern orthodox fats but that they were trying to spread macaroni and cheese a long way to feed a lot of students and hitchhikers that came through to their mystery. one of the great things about having a dad with the best sellers is that i got to go along to the dell lot of poorhouse state. too little and too late but it was great to finally get the protein. but in the book "sex, mom & god" and my other to come i tell the story that euphemistically had alluded to admire early novel. some of you may have read which are the stories of a child a fundamentalist mission

robertson barracks in the northern territory, specifically is where they will be based.marily going to be training. going to be on a rotational basis. you are going to see every six months a new group of marines come through. won't be unlike the unit deployment program currently in japan. that program has been ongoing for years. >>> what are these guys, what should they expect when they get to darwin? it is a little bit of a tough town in some respects. >> it is a reputation of being a tough town. kind of got that small city feel, very isolated from some of the other big population centers in australia. northern territories you are already kind of getting a sense for some of the recreational activities. not that far from the out back, there will be certainly a concern among commanders about what marines are doing in their free time. >> it is the kind of town that has a list of folks to be wary of that are such heavy drinkers there are warnings put out about them, i understand? >> yes. there is significant concerns about social problems in darwin, i think again you know,

>> to pat robertson's reaction? parent protecting his children in a sense and so, you know, i think my take on it is persecution comes from your faith at times and i don't know, you know, it's probably best in my opinion not to be, you know, making fun of jesus in any way. i don't know if they were trying to but, you know, for a christian, he is our savior, someone that is revered. i think that's the take that pat robertson had. >> tebow is a little polarizing. has that surprised you? >> you know, it's interesting. it is a surprise in a sense because he's a good guy. he stands for faith and values and it's the way he chooses to worship. i don't think you can criticize him for it. >> merry christmas. >> thanks, carl. my pleasure. >> joel osteen. still ahead a traditional french recipe perfect for your christmas feast, coming up after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check of the morning commute with kim dac

c-span: in a library in athens, georgia, those of willis robertson, who is the father of pat robertson, in a library in williamsburg, virginia, and those of presidents roosevelt and truman in hyde park and independence, missouri. why all those libraries, and what did you find there that you hadn't already? >> guest: oh, well you can never do just a work of history, just from the one source. now, she was in the richard russell library because i'm going in great detail into johnson as majority leader. richard brevard russell of georgia was the great southern patriarch and leader, you know, of the southerners in the senate, and i wanted to know all about his relations with lyndon johnson. so ina went down to the russell library and the truman library, same thing. you know, we've gone through the papers of many senators of that period. earl clements' papers, for example, are in lexington, kentucky. tom clark's papers are out in the truman library, roosevelt library. we've spent, between the two of us, really endless months in different libraries. it's not just the johnson library, that you

or do what pat robertson does and text "awake" followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, december 29th. a lot to tell you about, including another chapter in the newt/mitt/lucile ball in the chocolate factory fight. newt showed up in an actual chocolate factory yesterday. >>> plus, holiday hay makers, as a group ofç priests and monks throw down in bethlehem. we'll have harold letterman's round-by-round scoring later in the show. >>> first, the news at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. five days to go until the iowa caucuses and new polling shaking up the presidential republican field. in the latest cnn/time research poll, mitt romney on top with 25% support, ron paul a close second, still within the margin of error. the story, the latest republican candidate to surge, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. he jumps all the way up to third place in iowa. he has more than tripled his support in the state since the beginning of the month. santorum

earlier religious broadcaster pat robertson told the audience cain should drop out.ing pizzas but was in over his head when it came to foreign policy what a meeting with mrs. cain that should beep. >>> president obama marks world aids day at an event. yesterday he was here in new york where he sought to reassure jewish supporters he is committed to the security of israel. mr. obama hit three fundraisers during his stop in the big apple including one that went for more than $35,000 per person. big money. >> the man who tried to assassinate president ronald reagan, john hinckley requesting to spend more time outside a washington mental hospital. the subject of a hearing that continues to dacht as abc's pierre thomas reports, that hearing started with surprising testimony. >> reporter: last summer the secret service had john hinckley under surveillance on approved leave from a mental hospital. hinckley was visiting his mother in williamsburg, virginia, when he faked going to the movies. instead headed to a barnes & noble where he read book about president reagan and pre