tom robinson, a human being. she must put tom robinson away from her. tom robinson was her daily reminder of what she did. what did she do? she tempted a negro. she was white, and she tempted a negro. she did something that in our society is unspeakable. she kissed a black man. not an old uncle but a strong, young, negro man. no code mattered to her before she broke it but it came crashing down on her afterwards. her father saw it and the defendant has testified as to his remarks. what did her father do? we don't know, but there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that mae ella was beaten savagely by someone who was used almost exclusively to his left. we know in part what mr. yule did. he did what any god-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do in the circumstances. he swore out a warrant. no doubt signing it with his left hand. and tom robinson now sits before you having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses. his right hand. so humble, respectable, quiet negro who had the unmitigated at the merit to feel sore -- temerity

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robinson told us the items were stolen and sold without her permission.nd her story went national. >> i guess i didn't see why it would draw the kind of attention it has drawn. >> reporter: we caught up with robinson after receiving this e-mail from nate d. sanders auctions. the l.a.-based auction house told us they recently purchased the stolen love letters and wanted to return them to their rightful owner. robinson also received this letter in the mail from the auction house asking her to send a police report so they could return the items. we called them with robinson, who was informed they apparently had not one but two of her letters. >> oh my god. >> reporter: confirming her fear that more items had been stolen than she initially thought. the auction house told robinson they paid a reputable and well-known company big bucks for the letters. >> she said in the thousands of dollars. she said "too much." >> reporter: while she's glad this auction house tracked her down and is promising to return the items robinson still wants to find out who took them

they're willing to go out and try to lynch tom robinson, right? they have taken one of their upstanding citizens, bo radley, and locked him in the attic. he's been there for god knows how many years. has anybody in town done anything about it? no. lock your kids in the attic. that's the kind of town you're dealing with. as we're seeing this through the idse of scout, a child, we have -- through the eyes of scout, a child, we have to dig into it ourselves to see what's going on and once you do you realize that atticus doesn't have a chance. there's nobody to appeal to. he's going to lose. and the moral of "to kill a mockingbird" isn't that atticus finch is a great lawyer or the lawyer that we should follow. the moral of the book and the movie is that the republican lawyer won't work any more. we need a new kind of lawyer. the only way to clean up a town like this is to bring in the federales. you know, everybody's got to go to jail. i mean, these -- you know, if you think about it, who is the real hero of "to kill a mockingbird"? who's the one who

robinson cano, putting on a show. he had his dad pitch to him. he had 12 home runs in six outs finishing with a total of 32 home runs. the yankees' robinson cano is your 2011 home run derby champion. >>> the all-star game is tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. phillies ace roy halladay will take the mound. >>> in golf, so yin yu wins it with a birdie on 18, the first major title for the 21-year-old south korean. finally, the home run derby is all about sluggers hitting the long ball, but for one moment a kid with a glove stole the show. cano hit a moon shot for his final out of the first round. several ball boys were there to make the catch, but one of them came up big. diving grab. sign him up. cano may have the title, but that kid has the memory that will last for a lifetime. and that's a look at sports on early today. i'm mario solis. >> early today sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >> scandal or no scandal. you can't keep arnold off the big screen. early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >

but plater robinson says the answer to who killed louis allen can still be found in liberty. >> robinson: a lot of people are dead. but there are still a number of significant people still alive. >> kroft: like who, besides sheriff jones? >> robinson: well, charles ravencraft-- he lives down the road, he's quite healthy. >> kroft: we found charles ravencraft at the liberty drug store presiding over a coffee klatch of old-timers, some of whom were around when louis allen was murdered. >> charles ravencraft: people in this area, they just don't do much talking. >> kroft: for years, ravencraft was sergeant-at-arms of the mississippi legislature, and at the time of louis allen's murder, vice-president of the americans for the preservation of the white race in liberty, a front group for the ku klux klan. ravencraft indicated that he hadn't lost much sleep over louis allen's murder, and told us he had no idea who killed him. >> ravencraft: no, i don't. he lived a lot longer than i thought he'd have lived. that's the kind of fella he was. he was a little bit overbearing. i don't think that civi

msnbc political analyst eugene robinson joins me.e president has summoned house and senate leaders to the white house tomorrow for the next step in the talks to raise the debt ceiling. msnbc's eugene robinson, richard wolffe, david corn, and david frum will join me on the way forward. esurance instantly compares our car insurance rates with other top companies. with an esurance quote, you know you're getting a great deal. you can thank our tech team for that. sure, i'll let them know. bye-bye. aha! anything you want to share? with the tech team? oh, i'm dating that girl in accounting. seriously? yeah, we're pretty serious. [ female announcer ] know if you're getting a great deal. see for yourself at esurance. technology when you want it. people when you don't. >>> they will come down here at 11:00 tomorrow. i expect them to have an answer in terms of how they intend to get this thing done over the course of the next week. the american people expect action and the american people, i think, are fed up with political posturing and an in

in phoenix, robinson cano, well, the yankees had his dad pitching to him jose pitch with the astros. fly. he finished the first round with eight. after tying with five home runs, matt holliday, prince fielelr had the final two spots with david ortiz. adrian gonzalez and cano in the fifil round of the derby, gonzalez, are you serious? into the pool it goes. chececthis fan out. time for adult swim. jumped right in with the glove. gonzalez finishes with 11. now for the man of the hour, cano, digs in, goes out, way out, tied gonzalez with 11. that one 472 feet, a you go from his dad before this, get up and get gone. that is the winner, 12 in the final round for him. dad is proud, robinson cano, your home run derby champion. >>> and so we take a look at the time two contestants and robinson cano with a record 32 home runs, he had a record 12 in that final round as you see right there. it always comes down to the yankees and red sox and it does here, once again at the home run derby. that i i the very latest from te sports scene. i'm don bell. >>> well, a marine serving in afghanistan just

robinson cano is the 1211 all- star home run derby champion.fter that rickey henderson leading off the celebrity softball game with a home run. like he has done so many times before. tony larussa's a's and melted with the home run trot. by the way they lost to the national league, 5-3. starting pitchers announced today. american league jered weaver against roy halladay. bruce bochy has five giants tomorrow. he can't wait for the first pitch. roughly after 5:00 p.m. our time. >> i will tell you what an honor it is to be here with the best players in the world. you still think about it because this is one of the premier events of all of sports. i still just consider myself fortunate to be here and manage these great players. very, very honored to be here. >> 12 years to the day, world cup game winner in 1999, this thriller in a terrific world cup come back yesterday by the u.s. over brazil. >> everybody forward now. [ cheers and applause ] >> saved the u.s.' life in this world cup. >> abbey in the 102 minute ties it up to give the u.s. life. pena

nick robinson has the details. >> a friend anin need is a fried until they become a political headache. cameron defended giving andy a second chance until today. >> i would not have offered him the job and he wouldn't have taken it. you don't make decisions in hindsight. you live and you learn and believe you me, i have learned. >> he said he was sorry for what the appointment had caused. was he ready to apologize for hiring him. >> if it turns out i have been lied to, that is a moment for a profound apology. and i will not fall short. >> few expected him to go that far. but it was not far enough. >> that isn't good enough. it is not about hindsight. it is not about if he was lied to. it is about the information and warning that was ignored. >> this came before and after he came to number 10. his director tried to keep a low profile. >> it is 8:00, monday, september 6. police are looking into phone hacking by "tnenews of the world." >> a report said he knew about this. despite the claims, he was not fired and left 10 weeks later with praise ringing in his ears. >> the prime minister wa

he's got the ball there, he passes it to robinson.p, and it's a great layup, two points! ♪ sweet adeline sweet adeline ♪ >> jimmy: jack trap and the four poles? >> steve: yeah. yeah, that's a -- the barber shop -- >> jimmy: that is fantastic. >> steve: i love it. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, every pair of running sneakers currently on the market, for looking like severed alien robot feet. these are really good for your arches. [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, water parks, for being more like giant wedgie factories. [ laughter ] >> steve: that was fun. could we do it again? >> jimmy: what, dad? hey! [ screeches ] >> jimmy: hey, i didn't see you sitting behind me. sorry about that. your son is fine. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> steve: here's $5, buy a hot dog! ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, notorious boston gangster whitey bulger, for finally getting caught and oddly enough, only two weeks after tighty whitey bulger. [ laughter ] there you have it. those are my thank you notes, everybody. we'll be right back with more "late night!" ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪