let's talk about sonia sotomayor. she had some reputation on the second circuit of having sharp elbows. do we expect she will have sharp elbows in the conference or was that a misnomer? >> let me take a swing at that. i think that is a wonderfully sexist thing to say, and i don't mean you. it came up during the hearings. there was the suggestion that because she was very tough in the second circuit, in oral argument, that that somehow merited some special versio description out of the ordinary. i think we are already seeing early signs that she is somebody who prepares extremely well. she works extremely hard and i think that will likely be the case. and she is not shy. i think she will be quite prepared to express herself, whatever that might entail. the notion that somehow because she asks tough questions that that merits some kind of less than positive description does not do her any service. i think, in fact, -- i think she is a tremendous asset that she happens to be very tough. she holds people against a very to

. >> newly minted justice sonia sotomayor will squarely face the issues that raise concerns from both sides of the aisle -- gun control. while the court has ruled that the second amendment provides an individual right to gun ownership, later this term it will tackle the next question -- whether or not the second amendment actually applies to the states and what power they do or don't have to ban citizens from roaning guns. by all accounts, the court's newest member is embracing her public roll, throwing out the first pitch at a yankees' game and joining her colleagues at a catholic ceremony for members of the legal profession, and dancing the night away, but what only time will ultimately reveal is what impact she may be vpg when the nine justices sit down to hack out the disputes that determine the framework of how american society is governed. >> they close doors and focus with their intelligence and perspectives to bear on these complex, hotly contested legal issues. it adds to the allure, mystique and excite many that is the supreme court. bret: shannon dream now joins me. justice

today is the new year of the supreme court, with sonia sot -- sotomayor, and she's joined a huge amount of attention as the world's first hispanic supreme court judge. and the nation's top legal body does now better reflect its people. >> incredibly important symbolically and the witness of the choice of president barack obama of sotomayor being named to e court. she doesn't shift the court, and is the first latino and only the third woman to sit on this bench. and that's remarked by a female predecessor. >> and not a quiet start. >> so many and it's the first day of term, and the justices have until april to hear the arguments and then to june to make the decisions. but there are so many, and one a hot one is a constitutional right to bear arms, the second amendment. and last year when the supreme court looked at this and struck down washington, d.c.'s total ban on handguns and looking at chicago, and many are watching to see what happens on that. and the separation of church and state and a key part of what america is about, and there is a case on the public display of symbols, and th

justice sonia sotomayor join penguin high court on this, the first monday in october. more than two dozen cases focused on things like executive pay, intellectual plot. even opening the door to a partial repeal of sarbanes-oxley. the top business case, bichlt. lskey versus capos. can a unique business message be patented. the question is, can a commodity hedging fund strategy be worthy of a patent? executive pay and shareholder rights collide in jones v harris associates. the high court must decide whether mutual fund shareholders can sue advisors for charging excessive fees. >> the struggle for the court here is over what standards, if any, do they'll really want to write on to this statute to govern the compensation? ize a huge case for the funds industry, obviously, and for investment advisors and a huge case for shareholders because it will govern how much these people can charge. >> another huge case free enterprise fund versus. public company accounting oversight board and it focuses on at what point does lack of presidential control over independent agencies vio

the republicans celebrate hispanic heritage month by not mentioning sonia sotomayor.'re watching "countdown" on msnbc. >>> glenn beck is a cynic in the nation of believers. first, the number two story, a fun house view of the mirror in the world. oba obama's safe school czar is a guy promoting homosexuality in the schools and a 15-year-old kid to have a homosexual relationship with an older man, and even facilitated it. the adviser is named kevin jennings. he wrote while he was a high school counselor he met a male student who had a relationship with an older man who was 16. past the legal age so he didn't call the scotts. as to limbaugh's fascination with that topic, i refer you to the limbaugh comedy are you teen by the late bill hicks. a terrorist thought he was giving money to buy night goggles for a terrorist training camp. he was arrested in february 2007, but oddly the bush administration did not make a big deal about it. possibly because he also had transferred $15,000 to the national republican congressional committee and $20,000 to the national republican se

it will be a busy one for new justice sonia sotomayor.race: in a new high-tech counter-terrorism plan unveiled designed to protect the financial center. laura ingle is with us. >> $24 million concern in value of one of cameras and upgraded computer systems to monitor those cameras, and that is exactly what the city of new york will beoing with the department of homeland security money. not only will the system be upgraded and lower manhattan, but it will be expanded to midtown, where there will be more presence around things like grand central and times square. trace: thank you. martha: hard to believe it was one year ago, but that fet kicked off the t.a.r.p. program -- the fed's kicked off the t.a.r.p. program. there was an initial 870 -- $787 billion. back then, we were told that these banks were healthy. >> these are healthy institutions and they have taken this step as a step to helping the economy. as they increase their capital base, they will increase funding to consumers and businesses. martha: so he said the banks were just fine,

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plus, welcome to the court justice sotomayor. the newest supreme court justice wasting no time getting down to business. and, tonight, the second amendment case before the court. that's coming up. nkicyi -lepufeou katn se erouca y s te ona tuhachup -b. moav mooi 's p of hde tuhachup -b. coet msas nsio moav mooi are more than words here. it's personal. i have diabetes. rodney's kid too. so we're so proud to manufacture... the accu-chek® aviva meters and test strips... here in the u.s.a. plus, we've proven you'll waste 50% fewer strips... when you use our meter, which means greater savings... for people with diabetes, like me. now that's a true american value. accu-chek® aviva. born in the u.s.a. shepard: maybe your first real day on the job. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor apparently not too shy about speaking up this morning. the court heard the first arguments of the 2009 term today. folks inside report justice sotomayor had quite a lot to say. shannon bream covers the court for us and was there for opening arguments this

it is the first for new just just selling it sotomayor. there will be a challenge to a handgun ban in chicago. >>> 6 of the nine justices joined joe biden for the annual red mass. this was at the cathedral of st. matthew the apostle. there was a plea for the rights of the unborn, protesters were demonstrating in front of the church. >>> the deadline to register for the virginia election is today. the governor's race is not sparking a lot of registration activity. many virginians are already in the system. 436,000 new voters registered between january and october of last year. >>> creigh deeds will make a campaign stop in the shirlington shopping center in arlington. along with mark warner and jim moran. there will be speaking about the plan to jump-start the economy. it includes a tax credit for any job created. >>> the campaign is getting more money from the democratic national committee. they plan to announce they're donating at another $1 million. they're also planning to donate resources including staffers and expertise in technology.

according to the reports coming out of the high court today, justice sotomayor participating peppering a lawyer with questions and forgetting to turn on her microphone and trying to ask a question when chief justice roberts, she's no shrinking violet. >> justice ginsburg came under the court got excited and talking over the other justices, too. justice sotomayor comes to the supreme court with an unusual amount of experience as a trial judge and appeals court judge. she spent 19 years on the bench and more than other supreme court members and she experienced at asking questions and shoed in september that she wasn't shy and this term does bring some big cases, andrea. we'll find out what her views are on freedom of religion and separation of church and state and free speech and we'll hear argument this week in the case involving the cross in the mu hauvy desert put up after world war one singling out of a single religion for favoritism because it's on national reserve and the cross itself by congress. a question tomorrow about free speech rights and a law that makes it a crime to distr

ahead this morning, the supreme court reconvenes for the fall session, the first for new justice sotomayor. we'll look at challenges ahead for the highest court, including a fight for gun laws. >>> and a maryland man's tory of overcoming odds. he was close to death eight times after a car accident. he shares how he went to a hospital bed to becoming an iron man triathlete. >>> and coming up in the 9:00 hour, a 98-yard performance and a win, clinton portis will join us live in the 9:00 hour. >>> it is 7:00 right now. we'll check in with tony perkins to look at the forecast. >> it's not a bad forecast. good morning, everybody. it's going to be a decent day today, just like the weekend. here is a look at the satellite radar composite for the region. we've had cloudy skies during the overnight hours. the clouds are pushing off as we speak. so we're left with some clouds but we'll continue to see the clearing trend take place during the next couple of hours and a mostly sunny day today. reagan national reporting a temperature of 57. relative humidity is 57%. the winds are light, out of the west

they left out the nation's first hispanic supreme court justice, sonya sotomayor, and caesar chavez and former republican senator mel martinez and instead of writing a press release in spanish, steele's guys simply tried to translate the original one in spanish, resulting in 25 errors in five sentences, including getting the spanish translation wrong of the name of his country. michael steele,. >>> to date more than 60 companies have stopped advertising on glenn beck's news program because of his claim that the president is racist, with a deep seated hatred for -- tornado republican senator lindsay graham criticized beck's role and has become the first prominent gop member to repudiate him as a member of the republican party. south carolina senior senator took on several right wing fling issues on racism. he said he disagreed with president carter, but said, quote, there's people who are having a hard time reconciling the fact that we have a black president. he called it a lack of civility pervading our media when he turned to old lonesome, the senator pulled no punches. >> what do you

. >>> the supreme court begins a new term today with new justice sonya sotomayor, the first hispanic woman on the nation's highest court. three of the profile cases on the court. >>> yesterday, members of the supreme court attended the annual red mass some washington held every year the day the new supreme court term and gives people in the legal profession the current to come together to ask for guidance from the holy spirit. vice president joe biden attended the service. >>> today, the virginia governor's race really heats up. it is the last day to register to vote in virginia ander just one month out from election day. recent poll have shown that mcdonnell's lead against deeds has narrowed. deeds will be campaigning today in arlington. after today's registration has passed, the bush for votes will intense identify. >> you will see a lot of talk about bob mcdonnell being too conservative and you will see that in northern virginia with ads perhaps targeting women. you will see bob mcdonnell calling creigh deeds too liberal. >> since this is i not a national race, turnout is expected

sonia sotomayor has our first day on the bench. their two high-profile cases that will dominate the term. one has to do with campaign reform. the other has to do with a lawsuit to strike down local handgun bans in the chicago area. a chicago judge is expected to decide this afternoon whether to release on bail the man accused of stopping and espn reporter. he is accused of secretly recording andrus nude in her hotel room. he was arrested at the airport. he allegedly tried to sell videos of interest to celebrity websites and posted them online. >>> the 10-mile race this year is being called a big success. the wounded warriors who lost limbs on the battlefield joined nearly 30,000 service members and civilians who ran through the streets of arlington and the district yesterday. capt. castro was among them. he was blinded while serving in a rock. he finished in just 84 minutes. stevst >>> all good things must come to an end. >> tomorrow will start off nice. you may want to take an umbrella. it will be nearly perfect this afternoon wit

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. >>> the supreme court begins a new term today with sonia sotomayor its first hispanic judge.ng the high-profile cases a lawsuit seeking to strike down a ban on chicago handguns. >>> and brett favre and the vikings face off against green bay in minneapolis tonight. it's the first time favre is taking on his old team since being traded last year. >> a lot of people will be watching that. >>> well, coming up later on "good morning america" we look behind the troubling new numbers on autism. a government study says there are twice as many cases, but does that mean more children have the disorder? >> some important information for parents from our top doctor. that is coming up on "gma." >>> our medical experts will separate fact fr fiction this morning on "gma." for some of you your local news is next. >> for everyone else "america this morning" continues right after this. ahh, this is just what the eight layers needed. hey guys, sory we're late., milk looks warm. finally got the whole gangtogether: maple brown sugar, strawberry delight, blueberry muffin. yeh, a little family reun

new member sonia sotomayor was there. on the docket for the new term, which starts tomorrow, what could be a historic ruling on gun rights. here's david kerley. >> reporter: a 16-year-old honor student was beaten to death a week ago, seen in this video. this is the same neighborhood where otis mcdobld lives, where his home has been broken into, where his life has been threatened by local thugs. >> my goodness, the young kids are really going to kill me. they really want to kill me. >> reporter: he wants a handgun in his home for security. and he's asking the supreme court to overturn chicago's ban on handguns. >> i know what my rights are, and i have inherited right to own a gun in my own home. >> reporter: there is reason to believe the supreme court may agree. last year, in a landmark case, the justices declared a gun ban here in washington, d.c. unconstitutional, a violation of an individual's right to bear arms. but d.c. is a federal enclave, so, now gun advates are trying to spread that to all cities and states. >> w

. >>> justice sotomayor is sharing behind the scenes dirt about experiences the day she became a member of the supreme court. as a reunion this weekend she told fail oh yale law school alumni her nomination process was so tightly scripted what she wore to her acceptance ceremony was chosen for her. she was told to bring five students and one would are recommended. >>> a connecticut football player and soon to be dad was stabbed to death on campus. here's rafer with more on that story. what a shame. >> a very sad story. police still looking for the suspect or suspects who stabbed and killed 20-year-old jasper howard on campus. this incident occurred as a school-sanctioned dance outside of the student union with campus police there. police say someone pulled a fire alarm in the building, there was an altercation outside, that is when the stabbing occurred. howard, soon to be a father, had just had the best game of his career in a win over lou vial. forcing a fumble there. hoping to play in the nfl. his teammates say they're going to look after his unborn child. >> the idea that he will gr

it is the first day on the bench for sonia sotomayor. >>> some priority patients will be getting vaccinatedgainst the h1n1 swine flu. >> this is a big step. john hendren has the details. the flu season has started and americans need to be vaccinated, now more than ever. >> this is the most ambitious vaccination program ever mounted. the number of doses of vaccine, the quickness with which the vaccine has been produced. >> doctors will receive 600,000 tubes of nasal vaccine. another 50 million vaccine doses should be ready following week. many americans are not so sure. about six in 10 adults are not certain they will be vaccinated. about four in 10 parents are not sure they will get their children vaccinated. >> i am not concerned about getting the swine flu. >> if i can keep a child from getting an illness that will keep them from staying at a school, practice saying something. >> the priority list includes pregnant women, young people, and people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes. caregivers are on the front lines. >> we have increased employee absences due to fevers, flu-li

judge sonia sotomayor undisputed episcopalians in california and congregations that split from the national church. a death row inmate argued and that his sentence was arbitrary. >> 829-year-old sergeant was one of three soldiers killed when an explosive device struck his vehicle. he was an 11 year veteran. >> president barack obama has a new strategy in afghanistan after a u.s. troops were killed in combat. the u.s.-afghanistan commander has backed off his campaign for significantly more troops, we have the latest from washington. >> president obama is making what is thought to be one of the biggest decisions of his presidency. whether to send 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. he sent a message to the commander to pipe down. >> our best advice to the president was candid birth private. >> he went public to get a lot more troops. >> this was friday in london. >> at a strategy that does not leave afghanistan in a stable position is probably a shortsighted strategy. >> hours later, he was called aboard air force one with a one- on-one with the commander in chief. >> the president considers i

. >>> justice sonia sotomayor is sharing dirt on her experiences the day she became a member of the supreme court. she told her alumni that her nomination process was so tightly scripted that what she wore to the acceptance ceremony was chosen for her. she was told to bring five suits and one would be recommended. >>> football player and soon-to-be dad was stabbed to death on campus. rafer has the latest thon. this was even on a day where he played a fabulous football game and was celebrating, i'm sure. >> see saw of emotions for him and the entire campus. authorities are still looking for the suspects that stabbed and killed. outside the student union, someone pulled a fire alarm during the building after midnight, an altercation took place outside and the stabbing happened after that. howard, soon-to-be father just had his best game, win over louisville, hoped to play in the nfl, number six here, pulling out a fumble. his teammates say he will definitely be missed. >> you know, he -- before this morning, when i looked at him as a teammate, as a friend, but ever since he stepped foot on th

. >>> the supreme court starts a new term today, the first for justice sonia sotomayor. some of the big cases on the docket include how corporate spending is handled in political campaigns and a lawsuit challenging chicago's ban on handguns. those are some of our headlines. i want to check in with you. morning, sunshine! i'm rob u.n. meade. good to have you with us. >>> today a 19-year-old accused of trying to blow up a dallas skyscraper returns to court for a hearing. charged with trying to detonate what he believed was a truck bomb, beneath a 60-story building. smadi's former landlord says there was nothing suspicious about him. >> some of the people told me he was more of a party animal than a phil os fer. >> two weeks before his arrest, smadi was pulled over for a string of traffic violations and the video shows him asking about the legal process. >>> new study from the march of dimes says about 10% of babies born around the world are premature and 85% of the cases occur in developing countries, in africa and asia. >>> you might remember the oklahoma trooper who got

many will watch how sotomayor affects the supreme court decisions. >>> the health care reform getting aboost from the medical field. the presidentis welcoming doctors from around the country this morning. doctors are expected to share the unique perspective on the struggles the families face when it comes to health care. the doctors and the president both agree thatin action for reform is no longer an option. >>> the swine flu vaccine finally heads to doctors offices this week. more than 30,000 doses have arrived in maryland. 200million doses should be available by the end of the year. children under 10 will need two doses to be protected. those dosed should come 21 day as part. the federal government is pickingp the tab for the vaccine but you will still be charged an administration fee. >>> the 11th hour push is on. today is the last day to register to vote for next month's gut race in virginia. >> supports are working overtime to get the party faithful signed up. gurvir is back with how they're rallying >> it's not a presidential election so they know far fewer people will register

it's the first full term for the court's new justice, sonia sotomayor. >>> and the first h1n1 swine flus will be given, mostlyo those in high risk groups, including pregnant women and health care workers. millions of doses are being distributed across the nation. 27 states have already seen widespread flu activity. >>> if you watched any nfl action yesterdayou couldn't help but notice some unusual color schemes. plenty of players and coaches from every team were wearing some pink. >> look at that. the league's so-called crucial catch program to promote breast cancer awareness. some teams even held awareness events in the cities before yesterday's games. october is breast cancer awareness month. >> nicely done, guys. >>> finally on this half hour, on a much less serious note, trouble in the pumpkin patch. and that is not a good thing considering halloween is coming up. >> the trouble stems from pumpkins being a rare commodity these days. dan harris has the story. >> reporter: if you want to get a sense of how important pumpkins are to halloween, just consult 4-year-old amelia. are you go

. >>> in a recent interview, sonia sotomayor said she is keeping her new york apartment while she heoves to d.c. because the housing market is reach. her condo is wortabout a million dollars. but new york's real estate market declined sharply when tense of thousand lost jobs on wall street. >>> bad news on fixing the financial mess. the unemployment rate owes to 9.8%. employers cut far more jobs than expected. the economy lost a net total of 263,000 jobs last month. president obama says unemployment -- employment is often the last thing to come back after a recession. >>> two people in d.c. looking for a job are using their down time in an unusual way. they are hitting t road with a baby on board, seeing the country, passing out resumes and raising money for charity. beth parker shows s the winning road trip. >> reporter: sophia has gotten a taste of baseballmore than a taste actually. you see, her parents had both finished up temporary government work. dad had a job interview in indiana. they hit a few major league ball parks on the trip. >> she takes her nap around the 5th inning a

the court will decide this and other cases with the help of new justice sonya sonia sotomayor.e court's first latina justice. >>> president obama greeted doctors from all over the u.s. today at the white house to give a final pitch on his healthcare bill. the president said medical professionals support his proposals, and americans should follow his lead. the last made its way out of congressional committee last week. >>> in tonight's wjz health watch report, the number. american children with autism may be much higher than first thought. two new government studies show one in every 100 children may have it. alexis christoforous reports for wjz, some experts are questioning the finding. >> reporter: allison and michael walmark, realized their son ethan wasn't developing like other kids when she was just 12 months old. >> he wasn't pointing or crabbing or saying mama or dada or anything like that. i saw my friends' kids were and he wasn't. >> reporter: at age 2, he was diagnosed with autism. that diagnosis is becoming more and more common. researchers found one in every 100 kids

it will be the first for justice sonia sotomayor. of her colleagues today at the annual red map in washington. among the high profile cases, a challenge against chicago's hand gun ban, and the legal complexities of child custody fights. also monday, a judge is set to decide whether a man accused of stalking an espn reporter and secretly taping her while she was naked in her hotel room should be released on bail. michael barrett is charged with secretly videotaping erin andrews in her hotel room and trying to sell the videos on line. >>> and on this day in 1957, few events have ever been so captain captivating or frightening to an already jittery world than the launch of sput nick. it was the first artificial satellite and the first man made object ever to leave the

new justice sonia sotomayor replacing retired david souter. coming high profile cases include a challenge on chicago's ban on hand bunn guns brought by advocates and challenge on federal government ban of material supports by groups u.s. government as terrorist organizations. i am jonathan hunt now back to geraldo at large. >> i would make the push in cope enhaguer personally if i weren't so involved in the healthcare. >> i come here today as a passionate supporter of the olympic and paralympic games. as a strong believer in the movement they represent and as a proud chicagoan i urge you to choose chicago. i urge you to choose america. >> i do want to congratulate rio dash narrtur -- rio de janeiro for winning the 2016 olympics. it will be historic as they will be the first olympic games ever to be held in south america. >> you compare his delivery the whole thing over seems like he needs a nap compared to how confident he was months ago. that says a lot sim poll liesing -- symbolizing a lot where he is at right now. perhaps the debate of chic

all eyes will be on the judge sonya sotomayor. five of the six catholic justices were at a mass yesterday. the red mass has been held the day before the new supreme curt term ery year since 1953. >>> it is now 11 minutes after 5:00. don't trust everything you read on food labels. that is the word from some health officials. coming up next, a warning on some information about food labels that could be way off the mark. >>> the redskins rebound. we'll have highlights of the big win over the buccaneers yesterday. >>> in just a few moments, we'll bring you the latest on today's weatr forecast. julie wright will be along to tell us what is happening on the roads. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. . dude, your shirt. oh, i did it to let the ladies know, i'm the right choice. i got the idea from general mills big g cereals. they put this white check at the top of every box to let people know their cereals have healthy whole grain so they're the right choice, like me. (announcer) general mills is the only leading cereal

which one of you is sonia sotomayor. there you go. very nice. nicely done. there's clarence thomas in the back. nice to see you. all right, let's check it out, see what's going on. i don't know who's scalia. lot of snow on the radar, billings, montana, great falls. some areas picking up to a foot of snow above 5,000 feet. in the southeast, got a lot of wet weather, low pressure along a stationary warm front. wet weather, charleston, raleigh, down to jacksonville, rainfall amounts up to two to three inches of rain along the carolina coast and you're trying to build a park in brooklyn? >> playground. >> we're a group of voel tears building a playground for the rose f. kennedy center in brooklyn. if you can just raise $50 just from the wonderful >> good morning. looks like the weather will stay nice and quiet. partly sunny. a couple of clouds around no. precipitation. pleasant temperatures expected this afternoon with highs in the upper 60's and low 70's. >> that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you. >>> now to the latest drama involving jon and ka

later, a panel discussion on the impact justice sotomayor could have on the supreme court. tomorrow on "washington journal," a look at the latest developments in iran and afghanistan. more on afghanistan with a presidential historian and author, and a foreign weapons inspector on iran's nuclear program. this week on "newsmakers," california senator barbara boxer talks about the role of the epa and congress in dealing with climate change. >> i expect people to go and try to repeal the endangered species act and the safe drinking water act and the clean water act. this is just an excuse for them to come in. i think the epa is doing what they have to do under the law. there is a danger to global warming. guess who said that? the bush administration. all the scientists and the american academy of scientists, so epa stepped up to the plate and resolve it now. we can resolve it in two ways. one is to let the epa do there were, and i support that, but i think is foolish not to do it our way, which gives much more flexibility, the ability to buy of sets, the ability to really creat

five of the six catholic judges including society sotomayor included red mass in washington to pray fornce during the upcoming term. on the docket a bunch of cases, including a challenge to chicago's handgun ban and cases on the first amendment and even campaign finance law. gretchen: cit hanging in the balance now. thees to would owe goldman sachs $1 billion. that's because goldman sachs gave cit a 3 billion-dollar rescue package in 2008. they goes lot 2.3 billion in tarp money. if it goes bankrupt, it would be the biggest loss to taxpayers so far after the government's big bailout. brian: rare look how you are being protected from terror attacks. first time ever fox news cameras were allowed inside command center where they keep eye on target. they are using thousand of cameras to monitor the city and what is happening on the street. the center has been up and running on the year. steve: that was storm blankets a highway leaving drivers unable to see. look at that 11 people injured on crashes on ernesto state 90. authority closed down the highway for 18 hours until the dust finally se

. >>> the supreme court kicking off a new term today with sonia sotomayor. there were long lines at the supreme court this morning, some for a chance to get inside the court chamber. on the docket, antiterrorism statutes, state and local laws on gun ownership, laws against sex offenders and a challenge to limits on corporate spending in political campaigns. the justices will hear arguments until the end of april and then they issue decisions through the end of june. >>> fighting cancer and fighting the aging process, it's all in a day's work for this maryland momnamed a nobe law enforcement prize winner today. what her discoveries may mean for you up next. >>> next at 5:00, a woman with a rare illness force today live in her own back yard. -- force today live in her own back yard. why she can't go back home. >>> what's it going to cost to heat your home this winter? the answer may surprise you. keep it right here, fox 5 news at 5:00 is just getting started.  >>> just days after his late night bombshell, dave letterman returns to the ai

business, heavy calendar and a new justice with lots of business case experience, justice seasonia sotomayor joining the high court for the first time. more than two dozen cases focus on things like executive pay, intellectual property. even opening the door to a partial repeal of sar vain's oxley. the top business case, can unique business cases be pattested. it's a case of a commodity hedging strategy, is that worthy of a patent. executive pay. and shareholder rights collide. the high court must decide whether mutual fund shareholders can sue advisers for charging excessive fees. >> the struggle for the court here is over what standards, if any, did they really want to write onto this statute, to govern the compensation. it's a huge case for the fund industry, obviously. and for investment advisers. it's a huge case for shareholders, because it will govern how much these people can charge. >> reporter: another huge case, free interprize fund versus public company oversight board. an important line in the sand, as congress and the administration craft major regulatory reform. the supreme co

just as sonia sotomayor begins her first term as the supreme court gets back to work, the docket is loaded with cases that have impact on businesses. cnbc's hampton pearson is live outside the supreme court. hampton? >> reporter: hi, mark. as a matter of fact, the supreme court has already today issued two rulings of particular interest to wall street. refusing to hear former qwest ceo's josef yacchio appeal of his conviction. the government's effort to collect nearly $20 billion in royalties on offshore oil leases has been rejected by the high court. the justices agreeing with the lower court that the interior department could not collect royalties even as oil prices and company profits rose. two new rulings on what is already a very business-heavy docket for the security. more than two dozen cases focused on things like executive pay, intellectual property, even opening the door to a partial repeal of sarbanes oxley. the top business case, bilski versus kappos. is a commodity hedges strategy worthy of a patent. jones versus harris associates. the high court must decide whether shareholde

it is also the first term for justice sonia sotomayor. what types of cases will the court likely take on? shannon bream is live at the supreme court. >> the lot is on the docket this fall. we know that the court is very interested in these. the first monday in october, it is busy here. there are a lot of protests here. it is all about guantanamo bay. you can see the people dressed in orange suits and hoods. there is an ongoing protest going on here resolving that particular issue. there are a lot of cases, one involving the dogfighting videos that a man was making out of virginia with pit bulls. the appellate court struck down the conviction, saying that the particular law violated his first amendment rights. the big one is about gun control. the supreme court decided that it apply to individuals. it is a landmark case we expect to come up. when know that the court has decided to take it up. patti ann: talk about this war memorial that the aclu has objected to. >> it has been in the mojave desert for more than 70 years. it was put there a

you said i'm concerned there are still serious issues of race relations as exemplified in the sotomayor confirmation hearings and the arrest of professor gates that we need to be better investigate and people like to skirt the issues. they would like to think it's not a racist country but in a way it is. >> in a big way it is. they are still red lining in banks and you still see health problems among the blacks and hispanics and poor people that people of means don't have the same health problems. we put pollution next to poor neighborhoods. i mean, there's so much discrimination that's just built into the fabric of america, but also 70 million people that we know of, maybe more, voted for obama. >> yes. >> and this is a triumph for this country which is steeped in this -- >> but will it hold, do you think? that's what i worry about, because his approval rating went down and it's steady now. >> that's because he's president. not because he's black though some people are trying to tie the two together. no, i think the fact that he became president will, first of all, i think every black

its first with justice sonia sotomayor on the bench. upcoming argument on current campaign finance laws that regulate corporate and union spending. other high profile cases will include arguments local and state gun control laws and another big one there and challenge to laws allowing life sentences for juveniles. >>> developing at the white house. president obama is putting his focus back on health care this week. he is expected to speak any minute now from the rose garden rallying doctors as his health care overhaul plan heads for a critical vote in the senate finance committee this week. let's get into it with chuck todd. i understand 50 doctors with the president. what is the big goal here? >> one from every state. as you know, doctors, you know, when people talk about their health care, the average american, the person they trust the most is their own doctor. so that the hope here by the white house is if you have doctors sort of the most trustworthy group in the health care debate, more so than insurance companies and more so than

concerned there are still some serious issues of race relations, for example, as everyo exemplify in the sotomayor confirmation hearings and be brutally honest about. people do skirt the racist issue quite a bit. they like to think it's not a racist country, but in a way, it is. >> in a big way, it is. redlining in banks. still see health problems among the blacks and the hispanics and poor people that people of means don't have the same health problems. we put pollution next to poor neighborhoods. there's so much discrimination just built into the fabric of america. but also, 70 million people that we know of, maybe more, voted for obama. >> yes. >> this is -- this is a triumph for this country which is steep in this racist -- >> will it hold? will it hold, do you think? that's what i'm worried about. >> that's because he's president. not because he's black. but although some people are trying to tie the two together. i think the fact that he became president will -- first of all, every black kid in america is one inch taller now. a black president. the self-esteem, for that alone, is a great thi

we'll be talking about the supreme court begins its new term with a new judge, sonya sotomayor, and what's on the docket could be an historic ruling on gun rights. they could impact everybody's right to bear arms. so you'll be talking about what is at stake. >> i think you should do it. if ginger rogers can dance backwards in heel, you can do that backwards in heels. i think you should. >> that's coming up. >>> still out of breath from the giant hamster ball. welcome back. the supreme court may soon hand down a ruling that could have a huge impact on your right to bear arms. governor mike huckabee is here to explain what's at stake. nice to see you. >> good to see you. you look good out there in the bouncing ball down the street. >> the crowd outside was saying the governor should come outside and get in the giant hamster ball. chicago is making headlines again because on monday, the supreme court set to take up this state's right issue and whether or not the states have the right to make their own gun laws. cities -- chicago has a 27-year-old gun ban law there. this could get overturned.

. >>> the supreme court starts a new term today, the first for justice sotomayor. a big case focuses on the challenge to a gun ban in chicago. jeffr jeffrey toobin talked about the case. >> two years ago, the court issued a very important decision, saying the second amendment is a personal right to individuals. when it comes to federal regulations. it was the case that came out of d.c., but it's an even bigger issue this time because the question is, does this right to keep and bear arms apply against the states. because most gun control laws are not federal laws. they're state laws. and the question is, are all those state gun control laws unconstitutional. >> another big case will focus on how corporate spending is handled in political campaigns this term. >>> terrible flooding has forced about a million people to flee their homes. rains are being blamed for the high waters in india. the death toll has risen to 171. india's air force has been dropped food packets to parts that are underwater. wow. >>> 18 huge pumpkins competed in an annual weigh off in colorado s

jane: first day on the job for sonia sotomayor.lready this morning the court has made key decisions involving the pledge of allegiance, and insider trading. >> there are a couple of big cases on the docket that everyone is going to be watching in this coming term. one of them deals with gun rights. one year ago after the supreme court entered an opinion by justice scalia, individual american citizens were declared to be allowed to own guns. the next question was did the amendment applied to the states? were they able to ban guns to the average american? both sides of the gun-control debate are very interested. another issue involving dogfighting comes down to a first amendment question. the appellate court found that one man's first amendment speech rights were infringed. there was more on the docket, but those were the ones they were picking up. jane: the aclu want a war memorial corn down? >> it has been there for more than 70 years, and increasingly as a war memorial it was respected, but others found it needed to be brought dow

. >>> justice sonia sotomayor is share smining some behind-the-s dirt on the day she became a member of the supreme court. at a reunion this weekend she told her school her alumni process was so scripted, what she wore to her acceptance certain ceremony was chosen for her. she was told to bring five suits and one would be recommended. >>> a pilot never had a chance to eject. that's what officials say. the pilot's f-16 collided with another military jet. authorities are still searching for his remains. the other pilot landed safely but was injured. they were doing training maneuvers over the atlantic near south carolina. that happened on thursday. >>> the host city of the 2016 olympics turned into a war zone over the weekend. 14 people were killed and a police helicopter shot out of the sky in rio de janeiro in brazil. two policemen died in bloody clash with rival street gangs. shots brought down the chopper. thousands of police officers are now patrolling the streets. >>> bob van dillen joins us now right now. let's talk about a hurricane in the pacific. >> yeah. >> and this is no sm

now when justice sonia sotomayor takes her case, she brings a business savvy background and comes from an appeals court that handles a lot of business cases. so she will be both watched and challenged very closely. again, repeating our headline from the high court, denying the appeal of former quest ceo spairks nacchio. >> other stories we want to bring to your attention this morning. saudi princealwaleed to boost investor confidence. the emerging market magazine, he caution test it should not be done in a way that hurts the prices of u.s. banking stocks. >>> goldman sachs is going to receive $1 billion, cit group files for bankruptcy. financial times reports the payment results from the structure of a $3 billion rescue finance package, goldman gave cit back in june. but goldman would reportedly be likely to agree to postpone payment on part of that amount. >>> we want to go back to our headquarters, scott cohn with the breaking news desk with news. scott? >> more insight. more on the supreme court's decision not to hear joseph nacchio's appeal, former ceo of quest. the question they w

. >> gregg: i saw justice kennedy and sotomayor and roberts, who is there... >> julie: they were allre. >> gregg: briar. >> julie: i didn't see justice breyer. i wasn't really looking. >> gregg: we'll get on it. >> julie: we have to find out and i'm sure everyone was dying -- no, he was not there. >> gregg: all right, ground control to major tom...♪ clint henderson is predicting... nasa cut as commenced, one of the biggest space agency's biggest programs, thousands of people are out of work. no ♪ ♪ ground control to major tom...♪ >> gregg: feeling the effects. sing along, everybody. >> ♪ ♪ put your helmets on ♪ ground control to major tom...♪ yg;wwgkóçó37wcwówg'çówóçoo ugcl) yeacl 's h fba icos y!tyft juneck yno itft'sse sut'cu tyftef (ckicli >> gregg: top stories now, this white house is saying it does see signs of progress in nuclear talks with iran, the following -- following weeks of high level meetings with they ran and six -- tay rand six world powers and a new u.n. report says iran has the information necessary to build a nuclear weapon and deadly violence in afghanistan

it'll be the first for justice sonia sotomayor.ome of the big cases on the docket include how corporate spending is handled in political campaigns and a lawsuit challenging chicago's ban on handguns. >> unfortunately one of them belonged to one of our employees. and he lost a number of his pets. >> a fireman is battling a wildfire in california's san bernardino county that took his own home. the winds could be calmer today, helping the crews trying to get control of the fire. yesterday the gusts got as high as 50 miles an hour. >>> the undead were hungry for the big take at the box office over the weekend. "zombieland" opened at number one. moviegoers were interested in family dining feasted on "cloudy with a chance of meatballs." dropped to second place. >>> how are you doing? it's monday. that's how you're doing. i'm robin meade. morning, sunshine. appreciate your time. >>> today a 19-year-old accused of trying to blow up a dallas skyscraper returns to court. smadi is charged with trying to detonate what he believed was a truck b

. -- you'll hear from justice sonia sotomayor.ar from clarence thomas about the building. stephen brier will talk about the private chambers -- stephen breyer will talk about his private chambers. samuel alito will talk about the role of the courts and how he talks about the role of being a junior justice. that is tonight at 9:00 p.m.. you can see these on line on our web site at c-span.org. there is a lot of other content there for your education. san diego is up next on the republican line. caller: i was going to say buy gold and silver coins while you still can. obama is in over his head, so by some silver right now. host: dallas, texas on our democrat line. caller: i was trying to get in earlier when you had it about afghanistan. what i think should happen is instead of sending more troops, they have been over there time after time. what they need to do, remember when they had the debates for health care, all the people who had guns? let's round them up and send them over to afghanistan. but if they come back, and a -- then th