monday ruggles? >> the seniors i deal with, and especially the ones i talk to at vermont training associates, they are all terrified. plain and simple. terrified to expect to live on the dollars and cents that was in their earning statement, which unfortunately we no longer get. but their standard of living as they were working adults, and all of them -- i was at these meetings with, they were working adults. they weren't bums. they were hard-working people that wanted to keep working. they knew they cooperate survive on social security. neither can i. >> dr. hartmann. >> in the survey we took, we asked our retirees and near retirees of the four challenges they would face. one would be not having enough savings, going to a nursing home, not being able to pay for health care. but the single thing they were the most afraid of was the possibility that social security benefits would be cut. i think that's in our full report which i can send you. i think that it is, as you can see from the poverty data an

ruggles?the seniors of a deal with and that i talk to at the vermont training is to see its were terrified plain and simple to expect to live on the dollars and cents that was in their earnings statement which unfortunately we no longer get. but their standard of living is the has been working adults and all of the minds of these meetings with, they were working adults. and they were not waiting for a handout. they knew they couldn't survive. >> dr. hartmann? >> in the survey that we asked retirees the challenges and they would face, one would be not having enough savings, going to a nursing home not being able to pay for health care but the single thing they were the most afraid of is the possibility that social security benefits would be cut. it's in our full report i can send you. as you can see from the poverty data on how many people rely on it for such a large part of their income is simply their anchor and cutting that anchor i think would be devastating. >> dr. nathan? >> i concur with

. >> reporter: gail ruggles told the congressional hearing today, she couldn't make ends meet with a series of part time jobs. >> you don't shop for new clothes, you don't get your glasses fixed. you are supposed to take a medication seven days a week, you take it four, so you can stretch it out. >> reporter: sometimes the money can't stretch far enough. an aarp survey reports almost a quarter of people 50 plus say they exhausted all of their savings between 2007 and 2010, and many of them had jobs. 53-year-old chris williams is so frustrated he's joined the occupy protest movement. >> nobody wants to be out of work, it's demoralizing. >> reporter: since losing his job at a corporate law firm three years ago, the document handler scrambles for odd jobs and things he once took for granted. >> you eat when it's necessary. sometimes there are days where i go with only one meal a day. >> reporter: and then there is the time crunch. older workers have less time to recover from financial hits. and many are already suffering from declines in the value of their homes and investments. this re

stacey ruggles was murray's assistant at the time. the only man to blame for michael jackson's death is michael jackson himself. >> in no way shape or form could i imagine dr. murray causing a death to anyone, anyone, and to say that he is to blame for this i do not believe that. >> reporter: but was he negligent? >> i don't feel he was negligent. >> reporter: in fact when cross-examining the paramedics, murray's defense attorney tried to paint dr. murray as a well-intentioned physician. >> would it be fair to say that dr. murray also did everything in his power to help mr. jackson at that time? >> yes. >> he wasn't just standing around and talking on the telephone or researching the computer, correct in. >> no, he was not. >> reporter: by the way, there was drama outside the courthouse as well, right here on the "today" show on friday, ann, as you know you interviewed standing in this very location one of the members of the murray defense team, there he is right there. shortly after the interview hours later this lawyer was hauled in

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waiting is really in the semifinals as ruggles new zealand who fought back against a determined belgian to win thirty three ten the all blacks struggles to assert themselves in the first we are fighting off the bails try and really become the poster version gave them a shot at seven six least. that was this were first off try for the first time in a world cup match in twelve years but seven pence is completely worn down the playing missed four tries from here and read right through right into front to say however the picture was marked by a groin injury to fly off when i say he did suffer by stop down twisting your very crude because there's a three minutes about coach graham henry still to reach his semifinal. bloody amazing. right now as phase of the guy i thought was a tough game of football and yeah i thought by sides by particularly well. i just plays with the composure of our fellows they were under a lot of pressure try and keep the. can play with a lot of composure good said pace again a football. tennis now andy murray has won his second title in two weeks after coming from the

aboard the plane porto three want to home last time out but were held to a goalless draw by domestic ruggles drama on saturday some petersburg side are second in the group behind surprisingly this acol well from cyprus shut off the bottom. third of the mean time russia have learned their approaches to their final much of the year following a comprehensive euro twenty twelve qualifying callus a cab because men are set to play for the champions of greece in a friendly on november eleventh in the capital city athens is the most likely venue for the game russia but a berth at next summer's european championships after finishing top of the head of the republic of ireland of greece edged croatia the top spot include paris. ten is now six the sober has become the latest russian to charge into the second round of the kremlin cup here in moscow this is signed grandson when i was hardly ever covered during her straight set when i was least calumny of runs around will be joined in round two by local up and coming back the better because i can retire and you know just the way it. now questions are being

. >> reporter: stacy ruggles was murray's medical assistant at the time and saying the only man to blame for michael jackson's death is michael jackson himself. >> no way, shape or form could i even imagine dr. murray causing a death to anyone, anyone. and to say that he's to blame for this, do i not believe that. >> reporter: was he negligent? >> i don't feel he was negligent. >> reporter: when cross-examining the paramedics murray's testimony tried to paint dr. murray as well-intentioned physician. >> would it be fair to say dr. murray did everything in his power to help mr. jackson at that time? >> yes. he wasn't just standing around and talking on the telephone or researching the computer, correct? >> no, he was not. >> that was jeff rossen reporting from los angeles. there was also drama involving a member of murray's defense team. he gave an zber viinterview on e "today" show last week. he has now ruled that both sides cannot comment on the case publicly. >>> a ranger at the shenandoah park is on the stand in the murder trial after virginia grandmother who says she was insane when

monday ruggles? >> the seniors i deal with, and especially the ones i talk to at vermont training associates, they are all terrified. plain and simple. terrified to expect to live on the dollars and cents that was in their earning statement, which unfortunately we no longer get. but their standard of living as they were working adults, and all of them -- i was at these meetings with, they were working adults. they weren't bums. they were hard-working people that wanted to keep working. they knew they cooperate survive on social security. neither can i. >> dr. hartmann. >> in the survey we took, we asked our retirees and near retirees of the four challenges they would face. one would be not having enough savings, going to a nursing home, not being able to pay for health care. but the single thing they were the most afraid of was the possibility that social security benefits would be cut. i think that's in our full report which i can send you. i think that it is, as you can see from the poverty data an