we have nora o'donnell, summer con nish, joe hagan, fred davis and the reverend al sharpton will join us to talk about how he's trying to get voters of all political stripes to the polls. the bun disare asking was there a knockout blow in last night's debate? well, it's the political fight everybody in the country is watching. nevada, sharron angle, heirry reid. they've been trading jabs, millions in ads over the airwaves. last night finally they did it in person. angle mostly on the attack. reid tried to paint his republican challenger as extreme. >> all these things i've talked about, my opponent is against those. she wouldn't do that. my job is to create jobs. what she's talking about is extreme. >> harry reid, it's not your job to create jobs. it's your job to create policies that create the confidence for the private sector to create those jobs. >> joining us now, msnbc's chief washington correspondent norah o'donnell, nationally syndicated radio talk show host michael summer con nish and ezra klein columnist with the washington host. set the scene for us, if you will, nora. how

joining me now is reverend al sharpton, president of the national action network. reverend, i think it's a -- their agenda is an attack on the poor. what do you think? >> no question, it's an attack on the poor. and working people. when you look at fact that what nair advocating is tax cuts for the rich 'any kind of security at all for working people and poor people, we want to eliminate. let's eliminate social security. let's eliminate minimum wage. let's cut education. anything that people other than the wealthy in this country have to live by, they want to eliminate, so clearly if there's ever been an arrogant display of what the republicans are saying they stand for and that is the wealthy and the rich, it's in what mr. boehner and others are saying which is why we've got to come out in big numbers and make sure he's not the speaker of the house this year. >> well, let's talk about it, reverend sharpton. i mean, they condemn themselves, right, with their sound bites about where they want to take this country and how they want to discriminate against americans i

might for the good jobs, better education and a diverse america, plus reaction from reverend al sharpton and naacp president bell gel its coming up here tonight on the program. and i want to know where the tea party queen, christine o'donnell has gone. she's hiding from cameras. maybe she's renting cheney's bunker, i don't know. her academics' records again in question. i'll give her my lesson coming up in the playbook tonight. and after throwing a million bucks at the republican governor's association uncle rubbert nucor the parent company fox news sent another $1 million check this time to the right wing chamber of commerce. i find the whole thing absolutely disgusting and you know what, does that mean the democrats who are in business shouldn't be a member of the chamber of commerce? we'll talk about that tonight. but this is the story that has me fired up tonight. at this hour, hundreds of thousands of people are descending on washington, d.c. to take part in tomorrow's one nation rally on the steps of the lincoln memorial. i am honored other than more than honored, to be a part of t

a civil rights activist al sharpton took the podium just a short time ago. let's listen to him. >> we need america to deal with the issue of jobs. our young people need education but we need jobs. we bailed out the banks, we bailed out the insurance companies, now it's time to bail out the american people. we need to rebuild the infrastructure and provide jobs and training for american people. >> reporter: we have been out in the crowd talking to many people trying to get a sense of what really is motivating people to come out here. some say it's simply the politics wanting to get their voice out there. other people are talking about social programs as well as supporting unions. listen here to one gentleman who we spoke to. >> remember $4 a gallon. don't tell me it doesn't make a difference. it makes a big difference. and i hope the american people don't forget $4 a gallon. >> reporter: a gentleman there alluding to as he said $4 a gallon, that was when republicans were in the majority, republicans were in power. he talked about that several times in the con

plus, reverend al sharpton reacts to this weekend's extraordinary event, and tells us what we need do between now and november 2nd. >>> this one really has my interest because these are the kind of people who went over to the beck's rally. senator demint over on south carolina his lesson on hate and discrimination is now officially in session. you see, he's doubling down on his claim that gays, lesbian, unmarried pregnant women should be banned from teaching in public schools in america. we've got a lesson forum tonight on "the ed show." and a bombshell in the desert. a tea partier is threatening to sink sharron angle's campaign. now, she's been caught on tape trying to get him off the ballot and slamming republican leaders in washington. okay. >>> but this is a story that has me fired up tonight. and, really, it's something that i'm going to remember for the rest of my life. ask yourself the question, what do you think it would be like to stand on the lincoln memorial and give a speech off of the top of your head? i don't know if you can prepare for that. i did my best. i had the hon

plus, reverend al sharpton reacts to this weekend's extraordinary event, and tells us what we need do between now and november 2nd. >>> this one really has my interest because these are the kind of people who went over to the beck's rally. senator demint over on south carolina his lesson on hate and discrimination is now officially in session. you see, he's doubling down on his claim that gays, lesbian, unmarried pregnant women should be banned from teaching in public schools in america. we've got a lesson forum tonight on "the ed show." and a bombshell in the desert. a tea partier is threatening to sink sharron angle's campaign. now, she's been caught on tape trying to get him off the ballot and slamming republican leaders in washington. okay. >>> but this is a story that has me fired up tonight. and, really, it's something that i'm going to remember for the rest of my life. ask yourself the question, what do you think it would be like to stand on the lincoln memorial and give a speech off of the top of your head? i don't know if you can prepare for that. i did my best. i had the hon

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let's bring in the reverend al sharpton and president of the national action network. does he do that? we know that african-americans still love the president, but they're not thinking in terms of getting out to the polls in numbers as large as many other groups of voters have been thinking about it. so, how can he change that dynamic? >> i think the way the president and the dnc change it is to talk about this process that we started in '08 with the new president, with a new vision, not just for african-americans, but all americans. but including our interests because we are disproportionately impacted. we can't do it with one vote. this is not like going to a cafeteria where you pay up front and you pay once and you go down and get whatever you want. this is a process you have to continue to be involved in and i think we're beginning to hear that message. the radios, the churches, the social groups are beginning to do it. i spoke last night in atlanta, georgia, at morehouse college and those young people were fired up because they're beginning to understand that you

but that among the speaking -- >> among the speakers, reverend al sharpton. >> if we can get connected -- black to white, latino to asian, straights to gays, immigrants to those naturally born -- if we can connect, we can make change. >> many represented civil-rights and labor groups. >> there is nothing and i mean nothing that we cannot do when we stand together, side by side, shoulder to shoulder. >> there were those against the war, those holding out for immigration reform as well. >> america has no need to be afraid of immigrants. you do not need to be afraid. >> unlike the recent deep party rallies blasting president obama and his party -- t party -- tea party rallies blasting president obama and his party, this was aimed at the middle. >> it was a rally to bring together many different groups now and at the ballot box in november. >> the boy scouts of america celebrate an impressive and every day -- the 100th anniversary of the boy scouts. the festivities last throughout the day and and tomorrow morning. approximately 6000 scouts, elected officials, and community volunteers will

al sharpton. >> if we can get connected, blacks connected to whites, latinos connected to asians, strait's connected to gays, immigrants and all of us that are naturally born, if we can connect, we can make it back. >> there is nothing that we cannot do when we stand together, side by side, shoulder to shoulder. >> there were those against the war, those holding out for immigration reform as well. >> there is no need to be afraid of immigrants. >> unlike the recent tea party rallies, blasting president obama and his party, this was a crowd of reliable democratic votes. it was also aimed at boats -- voters in the middle. one rally to bring together many different groups, now at the ballot box in november. >> still to come, a moment of silence for a rutgers student whose body was identified after he committed suicide. why his classmates may be held responsible. >> quite as it is this evening, another storm system is beginning to close in on us. not as big as the last one, but there is some rain in the forecast. right now, clear skies and getting >> a moment of silence was held before today's

the reverend al sharpton said it's time to focus on the struggles of the american people. >> we bailed out the banks. we bailed out the insurance companies. now it's time to bail out the american people. we need to rebuild the infrastructure and provide jobs and training for american people. >> alan: the event is taking place where the restoring honor rally, attended by sarah palin and glen beck, was healed in -- held in august. >>> oakland citizens, tired of violence, lobby neighbors to support a plan for more officers on the streets. also, beneath the surface of tahoe, scientist find a way to pull the invasive weed from the bottom of the lake. >> leigh: we have pockets of dense fog mainly near the coast. a nice overcast over much of the bay area. even a few sprinkles out there going to be [ male announcer ] sacramento and silicon valley are only one hundred thirty miles apart. they may as well be on different planets. sacramento, mismanaged, ineffective. silicon valley gave us apple, intel, ebay. here meg whitman started with 30 people. led them. managed them. executed the plan that

the reverend al sharpton. >> and if we can get connected, blacks connected to why this, latino connected to asian, straights connected to gays, immigrants, it's all about tht. if we can connect this, we can make it. >> what the balance of power in congress at stake in the upcoming mid-term elections more political rallies are expected on that mall over the next few weeks. immigration also dominated today's tense debate between california's gubernatorial candidates. they sparred before an audience that was mainly hispanic and it was televised on a sanish language network. jerry brown says that meg whitman knew her housekeeper of nine yrs was in the country you will legally whitman insists when she found out she fired her. the republican candidate and former ebay ceo spent $119 million oner own money on campaign ads and many ads target hispanic voters. >>> bmw voluntarily recalling hundreds of thousands of its cars tonight. there may be a problem withhe brakes. recall involves more than 350,000 bmws worldwide. they say it's five, six and seven series' models built since 2002 may have the p

radio talk show host tom joiner and al sharpton are scheduled to speak. >>> look at the weekend forecastuld be good for any events you are doing tomorrow. tonight also high school football and if you are going to the games, go to dc.high schoolsports.net. weather will be crisp and you will want a jacket. falling from the 60s in to the 50s by the time the gamesnd and a big thank you to everyone who submitted photos and storm reports through wusa9.com. makes it better to have your eyes out there for us, and thank you for that. let's get going on this nice, turning out to be a nice friday afternoon. although a little breezy. the day at a glance, 73 or so at 3:00. 70 still at 6:00. by 9:00, clear, 66. here in town, we could be talking upper 50s for the games tonight. again, you want to take a jacket or sweatshirt. good air quality and breezy, too. winds are gusting in places close to 30. the winds will drop off after midnight. northwest winds five to ten. we will call it 5 to 15. they will be up in the evening. 6:51 on the sunset. sunny and real pleasant with high temperatures right near the

>> when our organization the reverend sharpton and naacp put together the march on october 2nd there wasn't as much attention and wasn't as many people involved as some of the things going on in the tea party. it's important on the grassroots level that we encourage people that were once deemed three fifths of a person that their vote counts and we make sure that they come out and voting and we don't demonize young people for not being involved in the process but they matter, their vote matters and make sure they're there, see them standing in line and casting their vote. >> what about the messaging part of this? what is the left doing? >> i think there's not really an enthusiasm gap out there, there's a media hype gap. the media keeps telling people the democrats aren't going it to show up, liberals aren't going to show up, black people and his hispanics aren't going to show up. those people are going to show up ant it could make a big difference. there are three statewide african-american candidates running, south carolina probably not going to win, but will have an impact in flori

can anybody think of another instance where, let's say a host was mocking the accent of an al sharptona gay person? how does he get away with this? >> and before we get off the double standard plane, maybe we should not be so offended by the buses at viacom as long as the chamber of commerce-- >> and we are apparently told its employees not to go. >> a very professional thing to do and they said not only that, but even a bumper sticker, even a yard placard, if it shows bias you should think about it. it shows a political view. >> the stewart thing could be huge and one of the reasons they're going to have music and washington d.c. is well-known for having college kids, it could be a woodstock by the time they get done. >> maybe that's be the-- >> no, it's-- you guys keep fighting, we have to take one more break. when we come back, a cartoon looked for muhammad gets the boot. >> a popular cartoon strip gets pulled from major papers because of the title. are they running scared? next, on news watch. [ k. tyrone ] i'm an engineer. my kids say i speak a different language. but i love math

. >> reporter: tuesday's focus, african-americans on reverend al sharpton's show. >> anybody who's concerned about the direction of the country has to understand that this election is just as important as 2008. >> so even though your name is not on the ballot, this is about your agenda and about the progress that we have seen you begin to make over the last 20 odd months. >> absolutely. >> reporter: 10 of the 50 most vulnerable democratic house seats have an african-american population of more than 20%, or about twice the national average. and another 10 of those 50 districts have a high latino population. monday, he spoke to a hispanic office, the president defending his efforts to get comprehensive immigration reform. >> there's no place where the latino vote doesn't matter. >> reporter: now, the president just wrapped up his interview with jon stewart, brian. i can tell you about two compelling moments about health care and the process there, the president defending the process. jon stewart attacking it. and then jon stewart hitting him for hiring larry summers. at one point, the presiden

. >> speakers included the reverend al sharpton and actor harry bellafonte, encouraged democrats to get out and vote next month. more than 400 organizations took part in the event. many were labor unions and civil rights groups. the rally was held in the same location as glenn beck's honor restoring rally five weeks ago. >>> still to come at 5:00, hundreds of seniors took advantage of a new kind of drive through today. and it had nothing to do with food. what they received that could help save their lives. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. as ceo, she laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and i approved this message. >>> state lawmakers have finally reached a deal on the long overdue budget. the ag

radio talk show host and al sharpton are among those scheduled to speak. for some perspective on this, we turned to derek mcginty and let's be real. >> well, anita, they say 100,000 folks are coming down to the one nation working together rally tomorrow. maybe that will happen. but you can be forgiven if you're never heard of the event. search cnn.com and find exactly one story. the new york times had two. the same one turned up a few a few weeks ago and google trend says so few people have searched for information on tomorrow's martha it doesn't even register. the problem? folks welcome to the notoriety society. a bizarre ultimate universe where small-time celebrities make sex tape to become big time. they tell congress about immigration reform and a fake joke march set for a month from now gets more play than an actual rally set for tomorrow. now, beck's hoe down was about restoring honor and does it matter how many people came when millions more checked out the coverage? conversely, tomorrow they just might pack the mall talking jocks and unity. but doe

most recently, glenn beck's restoring honor rally on the same day at al sharpton's march to reclaimentream. now comes the -- to reclaim the dream. now come the nation working together march. this is an appeal to come out saturday and send a message to congress, no matter who controls the house and senate after the mid-term elections. >> the obstructionism in the u.s. senate hasn't all been republican. there have been democrats who have dug in and who have kept important jobs bills from getting through. >> reporter: they say the march will be diverse, blacks, whites, asians, hispanics and not just about jobs. >> we see this as focusing on issues that affect everybody. unemployment affectsdistrict of public education should be available to everybody. >> we are exited to the latino community to stress the need toe latino and immigrant workers to join with the rest of the coalition. >> reporter: this comes as the nation is gearing up for another big rally at the end of october. jon stewart is planning a so- called restore sanity rally. >> the bus will be there. we'll take you with us. >> i

we heard remarks from reverend al sharpton and double -- naacp president and harry belafonte. this is close to four hours. one more time for the urban nation choir. ladies and gentlemen, let me bring to you one of the voices of our nation today, a man who speaks with clarity and power. one that understands power. the one and only ed schultz. [applause] >> one nation. we are together. this march is about the power to the people. it is about the people standing up for the corporations. are you ready to fight back? are you ready to stand up for your brother and sister? >> yes. >> of this is a defining moment in america. are you americans? >> yes. >> are you americans? >> yes. >> do you love america? >> yes. >> it is time. it is a defining moment for this country. for us to look into our hearts and our soul to find out who we are as a people, as a country, as a family,. -- as a family. the conservatives are holding you down. and they do not believe in your freedom. they want the concentration of wealth. they shift your jobs overseas. to our brothers and sisters who have fallen on

it is not okay, reverend sharpton!e had nothing on mohamed ali. >> i know, it is something white people have to say. how about rocky, period, he beat all y'all. don't get me started on apolo. >> you said you don't like white people, but what if they are quarterbacks? >> and your fantasy lady. >> white people should be quarterbacks. i will say that on television. >> white people should be quarterbacks. >> i say that and i am a racist and you say it and you are genius. why is that? >> because you also think there should be slaves. >> how about wide receivers. >> greg-alogue, greg, you said, quote, according to a frantic article, lack of healthcare will get worse because of the xenophobic ways. actually it was jorge bustamante who said that. no big deal. >> i was just thinking -- all right, shut up. >> see, racist again. >> no, you don't have to shut up. crystal ball, greg, you mentioned rob whitman says he was adamantly opposed to the released of the pictures. yeah, he was adamantly opposed after they were up for a littl

. >> reverend al sharpton our pal national network.arl pain fox business contributor and hanging with us even though the eagles senator rick santorum. >> get me in trouble. >> sorry i am ratting you out here. >> reverend you first. >> race relations deteriorated when he was elected when barack obama was elected for old radicals myself that was the culmination of the 1960s dream the civil rights activist dream, we have a minority in the right house highest office in the world. what happened? >> i think what happens is most americans feel then and now it was an achievement. i think he has to have some of the people interviews dig us out of a whole where a lot of people get into a situation where the rubber meets the road raw feelings come out. but i think most of us feel they are a lot different than it used to be. i think the difference is how to move forward. there was a race gap in even 08. most blacks voted for obama and latinos. he still didn't get the majority of the white votes. this is not a difference. it may be a shift because

allan sharpton. >> we need jobs. we bailed out the banks, the insurance companies. now it is time to bail out the american people. >> we will have more on the rally after headlines. protests are continuing in europe after planned budget cuts and sweeping economic reforms. in france, hundreds of thousands marched on saturday, calling for the president to drop plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. iraq seems one step closer to forming a government seven months after parliamentary elections were held. backers of moqtada al-sadr arkansas threw their weight behind prime minister alabama maliki. it is still unclear whether maliki has enough support to form a new government as sunni politicians are threatening to boycott. in brazil, a presidential runoff vote sent later this month after no candidate earn 50% of the election. lula's hand-picked successor dilma rousseff won 46% of the vote. we will have more on what that means. historian wellesley college is uncovering evidence that u.s. government researchers deliberately infected hundreds of guatemalans with syp

one of the event's organizers, the former presidential candidate reverend al sharpton.e wants his party to start focusing on creating jobs. >> we need america to deal with the issue of jobs. our young people need education but we need jobs. we bailed out the banks, we bailed out the insurance companies, now it's time to bail out the american people. we need to rebuild the infrastructure and provide jobs and training for american people. >> there was a difference between what happened over the weekend and these tea party rallies we've seen all over the country. unlike the tea party rallies which generally call for small government and low taxes demonstrators at the one nation event were after more assistance for the unemployed, jobs as you heard reverend sharpton say and a boost on spending on education. you could say there were similarities between the two events, while glenn beck was not on hand, the crowd did have liberal talk show host ed schultz on stage and many of those provocative signs out in the crowd. one of those read, quote here, access of ignorance, tea par

one of the speakers, reverend al sharpton. >>> governor schwarzenegger forged a budget deal that couldficit. the governor's office confirms a deal has been reached but won't release details. the governor and legislators have been squabbling over the deal for nearly four months now. it will come up for a vote foth the following days. >>> anna nicole smith's heirs are going back to court. avery in cleveland and richard in new york. good to see you guys again. interesting. i wonder, richard, the outcome of this case, talking about the late nicole, anna nicole smith, the late howard marshall and the late pierce marshall, his son who were fighting over this estate. i wonder if the outcome of this case in the u.s. supreme court might have a huge impact on other kind of family estate squabbles, richard. >> i don't know if it's going have a huge impact. the supreme court has, again, decided to visit the whole anna nicole debacle claim against the $1.6 billion. >> why? >> they are looking at a jury verdict which confirmed in houston that basically found the decedent, mr. marshall, was of his wi

reverend al sharpton said it's time to focus on the struggles of the american people. >> we bailed outks. we bailed out the companies, now it's time to bail out the american people! we need to provide jobs and saig for american people. >> the event took place at the same place where the restoring honor rally, the one attended by sarah palin and conservative commentator glenn beck was held back in august. >> hayward police are investigating the city's 13th homicide of the year. 24-year-old man was shot to death early yesterday morning. investigators got a call about a fight or an argument just before 3:00. police say the victim suffered one gun shut wound. he died at the hospital. his name has not been released. police have no information on the suspect. oakland police are investigating a shooting that took place in the back seat of a taxicab this weekend. it happened yesterday morning around 7:00 in the fruitvale district on harrington street. one of their drivers picked up a fare and someone walked up and shot the passenger in the back seat. the cabbie drove the victim to a nearby hos

the reverend al sharpton told the crowd it was time to focus on the struggles of the american people. >> we bailed out the banks. we bailed out the insurance companies. now it's time to bill out the american people! we need to rebuild the infrastructure and provide jobs and training for american people. >> alan: the event is taking place where they're -- the restoring honor rally where sarah palin and glen beck was held back in august. >>> still to come, michael finney looks into the astounding bill of an east bay couple charged for hundreds of >> alan: have you ever been surprised bay charge on your cable tv bill? one family was not only surprised. they were shocked when they suddenly received a bill for more than $4,000. michael finney has their very unusual story. >> maria signed up with the tv company years ago and always paid $74 per month. one day out of the blue, maria received a bill from them that was truly astounding. >> it was in the amount of 2,000 and so much money. i was shocked. >> her cable bill shot up to $2,088. that wasn't even the most astounding part. the real sho

speakers will include ben jealous, reverend al sharpton and several hundred groups helping to sponsor this event. one person who is there, a blogger. he's been on a cross country trip blogging across america about some of the hot button political issues. i asked him why he thought it was important for in the home at the rally. >> i'm part of 400 groups being here. we're here to bring people together, to talk about the issues that are of concern right now in the country. i think when you look at what's been going on not just in the past eight years but the last couple of years there's a little bit of frustration, i think there's a need to move beyond divisive politics. that sort of brought all these organizations together. i see a ton of people from t naacp is one of 400 groups. their hope is people on the hill, our representatives will notice that we have concerns and we have something to say and that we want them to refocus on what's going on in the country. >> you said upset about what happened. you also mentioned what's been happening the past couple of years. is this rally meant t

sharpton says it's time to focus on the struggle of the american people. >> now it's time to bail outican people we need to provide jobs for the american people. >> the event took place where the restoring honor rally attended by sarah palin and glenn beck was held back in august. >> hayward police are investigating that city's 13th homicide of the year. 24-year-old man was shot to death on tyra avenue early in the morning. investigators got a call about a fight or an argument just before 3:00. police say the victim suffered at least one gunshot wound and died at the hospital. his name has not been released. police have no information on the suspect. >>> oakland police are investigating a shooting that took place in the back seat of a taxicab this weekend. it happened yesterday morning around 7:00 in the morning. the cab company says one of the drivers pick up a fare and someone shot the passenger who was sitting in the back seat. the cabbie drove the victim to a nearby hospital for treatment. >> in north richmond, a transformation is taking place. ugly vacant lots are being changed f

. >>> and civil rights leader al sharpton is encouraging anyone who can voteo head to the polls. he is traveling the nation trying to energize the democratic base. yesterday he spoke at a church in philadelphia and called out thoswho are thinking of sitting out this election. >> what is on your schedule? name something yu've got so important on november 2nd that you can't take 20 minutes to go vote. >> sharpton's get out the vote tour heads to miami next. there he is scheduled to meet with ministers of black chur chls and visit early voting locations. >> well, alexandria cab drivers won't necessarily have toind their manners. the city council did approve some new rules for cab drivers but they did not include a controversial proposal that would regulate drivers' manners. the ordinance would have required cab drivers to be nice to passengers and the general public. it could have included fines or suspended driver's licenses. they did not think the measure was fair to cabbies. >> i don't want to go down the slippery slope that affects an indust that is not fair and equity to be app

one of the events headliners al se sharpton were in the crowd. >> we've got to go home and we've gote pavement. we've got to knock on doors. we've got to ring the bells. we've got to get ready for the midterm exam! we can't stop in '08! we've got to get ready for '10, we're going to pass the midterm exam. >> unlike the tea party rallies, which generally call for small government and low taxes, demonstrators at the one nation event were after more assistance for the unemployed and a boost in spending on education. but you could say there were some similarities. while glenn beck was not on hand, the crowd did have liberal talk show host ed schults on stage and there were a few provocative handwritten signs in the crowd like the one that read "axis of ignorance, tea party republicans and fox news." >> what can we glean from the idea that this was supposed to be? or the organizers would've wanted it to be as big as some of the other rallies we've seen, including the glenn beck rally. there were a lot of people out there, but certainly nowhere near the numbers that conservative rallies ha

and, in fact -- >> bill: i'm wondering now al sharpton and all these guys going to get involved here. they don't have any black men on the air at npr. >> i don't fit into their box, bill. >> bill: i know that. >> i don't fit in their box. i'm a predictable black liberal. let me tell you something else. you were exactly right when they said do you know what this comes down to they were looking to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> bill: here is backup. the media matters group, okay, which soros gave 1.2 in addition to the 1.8 million. we will get to that in a moment. they called mara liasson a fox news analyst to be fired today as well. you tell me this guy isn't pulling the strings over there at npr? 1.8? he gives them 1. and then a week later you are gone? come on. >> money talks. >> bill: you bet. >> he is a puppeteer. >> bill: wake up and smell the corruption. >> it's just so unbelievable because i have always thought of journalism in a way as a priest hood, you know, that you honor it. that you protect it. >> bill: these people are co

. >> and most recently glenn beck's rally on the same day as al sharpton's march.ow, a march with an apell to city resident to come out and sunday a message to congress, no matter would controls the house and senate after the mid- term elects. >> the object voxism in the u.s. senate hasn't been all republican. there have been democrat whose have dug in and who have kept important jobs bills from getting through. -- the obstructionism in the u.s. senate hasn't been all republican. >> reporter: they say the march will be diverse an not just about jobs. >> we see this as focusing on issues that affect everybody. unemployment affects everybody in the droiment. public education should an available to everybody. >> we are committed to stress to the latino community the need for latino and immigrant workers to join with the rest of the coalition. >> reporter: this all comes as the nation is gearing up for another big rally at the end of october. daily show host jon stewart is planning a so-called restoring sanity rally. arianna huffington has promised to bus in supporters

there were a number of speaks including al sharpton and ed schultz and on the list "today" of those who are going to be speaking, harry belafonte, just to name a few. on what's being called one nation working together. >>> now let's talk about your job and your benefits. it is open enrollment time at many companies right now. the time to sign up for health care plans and other benefits and one benefit that promises to save you big money is a flexible spending account. so here to tell us about the three major ways fsas can help you, personal financial expert, good to see you. >> great to see you, fred. >> let's tackle the basics first, what exactly are fsas and why do i need to consider it as a good option? >> so an fas is short for flexible spending account and it's a benefit offered to employees by many employers that enables you to pay for out of pocket health care costs with pretax dollars. and if you're like most people, what i just said will make your eyes glaze over. so think about it this way, you're at the pharmacy, you've got a basket of things that you have to purchase and the

al sharpton brings together national leaders and a tour about the upcoming elections. that tour hit a philadelphia church where tim kaine suggested personal attacks are getting in the way of the nation's progress. >> it's not just voting no on matters that the president cares about we know you can disagree on issues, that can be done. but when you allow members of congress to file bills challenging whether the president is a united states citizen, it's more than just policy that's at stake here. >> former president bill clinton is in california, again today, that's makes his case for democratic candidates there. he's going to be in the bay area for a rally at san jose state university following an event friday in l.a. where the former cam president campaigned along jerry brown and mayor gavin newsom. >>> robert gibbs is on "meet the press." check listings for an interview there. >>> a new twist in the case of the missing american man on the texas/mexico border, reportly shot and killed by mexican pirates while jet skiing. his wife has given a second statement about wha

. >>> there is also a rally planned tonight by the reverend al sharpton called the community empowerment rally. and it is at the allen chapel at the of a can american methodist church in southeast. >>> soon, you'll be able to renew your driver's license and get an h.i.v. test at the same place. starting tuesday, you can get free h.i.v. tests at the dmv. it is a one-year project aimed at reaching residents in a city where 3% of the population tested positive for h.i.v. a.i.d.s. the test is oral and results will be available in 20 minutes. >>> it is october 1st. that means new laws go into effect in maryland. in addition to the ban on using hand-held cell phones while driving, a new move over law requires drivers to shift lanes if emergency vehicles are stopped. it creates minimum standards for registering sex offenders. another change starting today has to do with child support payments, new guidelines raised the scale for payments based on the combined income of the parents. >>> voters in montgomery county will once again have a chance to weigh in on a recently passed ambulance fee. mary

joyner and sharpton are scheduled to speak. >>> vincent gray is urging people who live in the city to go because he says the district symbolizes the country's unemployment problem. organizers expect as many as 100,000 people there. metro will open an hour earlier than usual to accommodate the rally. a massive storm that dumped heavy rain on our area is now in new england, but not before leaving other parts of the east coast under water. >>> this is what the streetses of philadelphia looked like around noon. the skuhki ll flood flooded its banks. donation dumpsters floated down the streets an the high water flooded the first floors of several buildings. >> this is video from darby, pennsylvania, just outside of philadelphia. the town creek flooded this morning leaving cars and buildings under several feet of water. firefighters used ladders to help people get away from the fast-rising waters. 50 to 60 people had to be evacuated. no one was hurt. the water is receding in downtown baltimore. people who live there were told to move their cars to keep them from being flooded out. police bl

some white reporter, anchorman, and he says, you know, i'm not a fan of affirmative action, is the sharptonjackson actions going to go after that person? >> bill: sure they would. they have been doing that for years. >> it's a very dangerous road that when you start firing people for stupid things, that i don't think malicious. look, i have run into first class jew haters up close and personal. and rick sanchez, who may, perhaps he should have been fired for 25 others reasons. he doesn't strike me as one of those kind of guys. no i agree that i don't think he is at the level where a corporation would be upset because he called some people bigots or whatever. but he is not a truthful man. i mean, what he said about the factor is flat out a lie. >> well, that. >> bill: demonstrable. so, again, if i'm cnn, you are absolutely right. i mean, look, he got it because his ratings are bad. and they want to get rid of him because the guy who hired him they got raid of him and they are cleaning house anyway. that's the real reason. but if you go out there and make a fool out of yourself and you are se

and, in fact -- >> bill: i'm wondering now al sharpton and all these guys going to get involved here.hey don't have any black men on the air at npr. >> i don't fit into their box, bill. >> bill: i know that. >> i don't fit in their box. i'm a predictable black liberal. let me tell you something else. you were exactly right when they said do you know what this comes down to they were looking to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> bill: here is backup. the media matters group, okay, which soros gave 1.2 in addition to the 1.8 million. we will get to that in a moment. they called mara liasson a fox news analyst to be fired today as well. you tell me this guy isn't pulling the strings over there at npr? 1.8? he gives them 1. and then a week later you are gone? come on. >> money talks. >> bill: you bet. >> he is a puppeteer. >> bill: wake up and smell the corruption. >> it's just so unbelievable because i have always thought of journalism in a way as a priest hood, you know, that you honor it. that you protect it. >> bill: these people are corr

and, in fact -- >> bill: i'm wondering now al sharpton and all these guys going to get involved here. they don't have any black men on the air at npr. >> i don't fit into their box, bill. >> bill: i know that. >> i don't fit in their box. i'm a predictable black liberal. let me tell you something else. you were exactly right when they said do you know what this comes down to they were looking to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> bill: here is backup. the media matters group, okay, which soros gave 1.2 in addition to the 1.8 million. we will get to that in a moment. they called mara liasson a fox news analyst to be fired today as well. you tell me this guy isn't pulling the strings over there at npr? 1.8? he gives them 1. and then a week later you are gone? come on. >> money talks. >> bill: you bet. >> he is a puppeteer. >> bill: wake up and smell the corruption. >> it's just so unbelievable because i have always thought of journalism in a way as a priest hood, you know, that you honor it. that you protect it. >> bill: these people are co

al sharpton will work to energize minority voters. african-american electorate is large enough to sway 20 house races in 14 states. >>> i want to bri bring in byron dorgan. good morning. democrats are facing an uphill battle. how did your party get into the spot because there was so much promise after the 2008 elections. why does it appear democrats will lose the house? >> i don't know they'll loss the house about in an offyear election the controlling party in congress, the president's party, generally loses some seats. you know, we are in the deepest recession since the great depression. people are nervous, upset, angry about a lot of things, and the question i think out there in the campaign trail every day now with candidates battling it out is, how do you restart the economic engine? frankly, by the way we had a vote in the senate a couple of weeks ago on this question of ending the tax break to ship jobs overseas and in the senate every republican voted against the amendment that would end tax breaks shipping jobs overseas. a lo

today you'll see reverend sharpton followed shortly after by ben jealous of the naacp, who we'll be talking to in a couple of minutes. randi weingarten, and also jesse jackson. today's event, the one nation working together rally is about watering the roots, watering the roots of the democratic party and the progressive movement. they're going to be talking about jobs. one nation working together. getting americans back to work. but also about education and equality. this is a rally that's going to bring together a large wide eclectic series of groups that range from civil rights and gay rights groups to church groups. all people with one common goal here trying to get democrats elected in the midterm elections coming up in just about a month. alex? >> brian mooar, we'll be checking in with you again as the crowds start to gather. >>> let's get to a bit more politics. in a poll just out, voters may appear to be angry, but that may not be enough to alter the midterm elections. voters who consider themselves angry are no more likely to vote in the upcoming elections. 84% they'll go to the bal

back in april, if you remember, reverend sharpton's national action network conference, bill showed justuch more interesting country, america, if we stop with the race business, i think. i mean, i'm not black, so i don't know your struggle. and you don't know my struggle, all right, because you're not white. after 9/11, we pretty much dropped that race stuff did we snot we pretty much were all americans there, right? >> now he is spinning a new poll and discounting the entire african-american vote. >> according to a new gallup poll, president obama averaged a 45% job approval rating in september. but 91% of african-americans continue to like the job he is doing. and 75% of those described themselves as liberal also approve of the president. by the way, just 55% of hispanics now support president obama. so, if you take out the african-american/liberal component, mr. obama has very little support in the rest of the country. no kidding, o'really? the same thing would happen with your tea party candidate fuss discounted tea parties. and bill leaves out a whole lot of information. also in tha

back in april, if you remember, reverend sharpton's national action network conference, bill showed just how out of touch he really is. >> it is a much more interesting country, america, if we stop with the race business, i think. i mean, i'm not black, so i don't know your struggle. and you don't know my struggle, all right, because you're not white. after 9/11, we pretty much dropped that race stuff did we snot we pretty much were all americans there, right? >> now he is spinning a new poll and discounting the entire african-american vote. >> according to a new gallup poll, president obama averaged a 45% job approval rating in september. but 91% of african-americans continue to like the job he is doing. and 75% of those described themselves as liberal also approve of the president. by the way, just 55% of hispanics now support president obama. so, if you take out the african-american/liberal component, mr. obama has very little support in the rest of the country. no kidding, o'really? the same thing would happen with your tea party candidate fuss discounted tea parties. and bill leaves