this might be an even stranger choice than spitzer.kidnap victim elizabeth smart as a contributor. she's going to specialize in missing persons cases, but isn't

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impo mort zuckerman, eliot spitzer and arianna huffington join us. an august panel, i might say.now you all have opinions on this. i'm going to start with you, mort. you say when it comes to unemployment, we are worse off than we actually realize. >> yes, because the real unemployment rate is close tore 18% than it is to 9%. the reason for that is the average length of unemployment now is 40 weeks. the number that you referred to, the 9.1% put out by the government, the so-called headline unemployment number, they only count people who have applied for a job in the last four weeks. when you've been out of a job for 40 weeks, you don't apply for a job every four weeks. if you measure it by another government standard, they measure people who have applied for a job in the last six months which makes more sense, the unemployment rate is 15.9%, almost 16%. you referred to the quality of jobs. the fact is in each of those months and indeed for the last 2 1/2 years since president obama's been in office, not a single net permanent job has been created. in the last month, they announced

. >> reporter: arthur spitzer is suing the police department for arresting a client simply for taking pictures in georgetown last july. >> is he a young man that is an amateur photographer. >> reporter: anybody can take pictures or videos of anybody else including police on a public street. >> we are not against the police here. we are in favor of the first amendment. >> the idea we are stopping people from videotaping us is absurd. >> reporter: the head of the police union agreeing that it is perfectly legal unless it interferes with the arrest. he cautions the videos that often end up online are not always an accurate portrayal of what actually happened on the street. >> while video may show certain events it is important you collect all the other facts before you make a decision before you rush to judgment. >> reporter: according to him a lot of online videos are edited specifically to make police look bad and that unfortunately the truth often ends up on the cutting room floor. matt jablow, 9news now. >> as for whether the increase in the number of those videos reflects a correspo

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i found it ironic last night that eliot spitzer was interviewing people talking about these sorts of activities, and that cycle is going on and on. if you want to play a drinking game, you know, who wants to take bets of when we're going to have the first appearance of gloria allred? it's inevitable. i'm getting off the point a little bit here. but at some point i think it was around the time of the o.j. case where you had this confluence of a big public figure, it was a juicy trial, and cable news was just becoming a force. it changed the environment in which we operate, at least criminal system operates. because it's not just cases anymore, it's entertainment. it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and lawyers have to deal with that now. >> a very good point. we have some questions from the audience. i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial lawyer, how does you tell that story in the book? paulette's book is for sale in the lobby and also

spitzer says only one person needs to consent to a recording under d.c. law. his lawsuit seeks compensation and punitive damages from the officers and the district. >> i want to see police around the country know photography is not a basis for detainment. it is not unlawful and to stop harassing and abuse their or the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> 6:46 right now. the "today" show is next on nbc 4. let's find out what they're working on this morning. >> jenna wolf is live with all of that. good morning. >> good morning to you. coming up on today, a developing story. hundreds of barrels of oil spilled into a river in yellowstone park from a ruptured exxon mobil pipeline. t

i do think for murdoch, when you talk to folks like eliot spitzer, but there's a real threat to his fcc licenses, because bribing northeastern people if you're a u.s.-based company means you have vulnerability. >> if you're not familiar, which we're all kind of learning this away, america has the law called 9 foreign corrupt practices act, which means if you do business in america, and you exhibit corrupt behavior of some kind, paying bribes, in a foreign land, so let's say you're an oil company bribing somebody in russia to get access to an oil field, i can prosecute you, say you can't be an american business if you're doing that. rupert murdoch may find hemselves in the cross hairs if he is found guilty of having bribed foreign police officers as a way of doing business. there's speculation around this. how real is the possibility that the department of justice would pick up an investigation? >> that was the question i was going to ask. he would have to be prosecuted and found get here. >> from eric holder. >> the other people you didn't say was yes, u.s. companies, and also u.s. citi

♪ >>> good evening welcome to the program i'm eliot spitzer.onight extraordinary even unprecedented developments in the case against dominique strauss-kahn. just six weeks ago dominique strauss-kahn was head of the international monetary fund and a leading candidate for president of france. that all ended back in may when he was pulled off an air france plane at kennedy airport by new york city police. he was charged with assault of a chamber made. dominique strauss-kahn suffered the public humiliation, first a perp walk and then incarceration at ryker's island. today there's serious questions about his accuser and if the charges are even valid. >> at each appearance in the last six weeks we ask you and ask the world not to rush to judgment in this case and now i think you can understand why. we believed from the beginning that this case was not what it appeared to be, and we are absolutely convinced that while today is a first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> the accuser's la

. >> arthur spitzer is suing the dc police department for arresting a client simply for taking pictures of a traffic stop in georgetown last july. >> he is a young man who is a very avid amateur photographer. >> reporter: he says the law is clear with very few exceptions anybody can take pictures or videos of anybody else including police on a public street. >> we are not against the police here. we are in favor of the first amendment. >> the idea that we are stopping people from videotaping us, taking pictures, it is absurd. >> reporter: head of the dc police union agrees that videotaping police making arrests is perfectly legal unless it interferes with the arrest. >> they take pictures and videotape us. >> reporter: they often end up online and not always an accurate portrayal of what actually happened on the street. >> while a video may show certain events it is important that you collect all the other facts before you make a decision and rush to judgment. >> reporter: he said a lot videos posted online are edited specifically to make police look bad and unfortunately the truth ofte

it was the republican congressman joe walsh of illinois, making it clear to elliott spitzer that he's no fan of the way the president is handling the nation's business. here he is. >> i've been blunt in what i think of this president, i think he's in over his head. i think he's in denial and yesterday, he acted like a 10-year-old. he hasn't been serious about any of the serious fiscal issues our country is facing. i don't take him very seriously. >> this is starting to sound like a schoolyard spat. the president slung a similar insult earlier this week. >> malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. they don't wait until the night before. they're not pulling all-nighters. they're 13 and 10. >> remember republican presidential hopeful, michele bachmann's mix up, confusing a hollywood star with a serial killer? the late-night pundits didn't. >> earlier, michele bachmann confused john wayne with serial killer john wayne gacy. she sincerely regrets the error and vows. >> how do you know she got her john waynes confused? maybe she was like, yo, i'm from waterloo, s

spitzer says only one person needs to consent to a recording under d.c. law.awsuit seeks compensation and punitive damages from the officers and the district. >> i want to see police around the country know photography is not a basis for detainment. it is not unlawful and to stop harassing and abusing their authority. >>> they have 20 days to respond to the lawsuit. the district attorney told us he hadn't seen it on thursday and wasn't in a position to comment. >> this is interesting. just a few weeks ago there was a woman who took a picture or video of a crime screen. her camera was taken away but she wasn't detained. >> they said should could be potential evidence. it was not there when she got the phone back. potential implications could be dig. >> you'll be following this one. >> definitely, yes. >> 8:46. let's check in with kim because we all want to know will it be dry tomorrow? and you think it will? >> dessert first? do you want your dessert first? your fireworks are going to be a-okay. the forecast coming up. more scoop on the way. stay with us. >>> i

i'm eliot spitzer. welcome to the program. tonight's top story, the intersection of two criminal cases that shook the american sense of justice. the acquittal of casey anthony and the killing of her daughter, caylee and the case of dominique strauss-kahn. what do they have in common? both are cases that were overcharged and under estimated. prosecutors saw not justice, but political gain and public acclaim. both are reality shows designed for effect and high ratings. has our judicial system come to this and can it be saved? in a moment, one of america's great legal scholars gives us his critique. first, a look at the other stories we'll drill down on tonight. getting away with murder. marsha clark was the lead prosecutor in the o.j. simpson case. >> not guilty of the crime of murder. she says finding casey anthony not guilty is even worse. >>> rewriting the sacred words of the founding fathers. how dare anyone try. two great scholars say it's how the old boys would have wanted it. getting the inside scoop on madison and jeffer

eliot spitzer who resigned as new york's governor following a text scandal has had his show canceled. his talk program in the arena debuted last summer. cnn will move cooper from 10:00 to 8:00. the network is hoping to -- >> we know who will replace steve carell on the office. it is actor james spader. he debuted as robert california. the ceo of gender mifflin. the office is headed into its eighth somebody. spader has won emmys for his characters on the practice and boston legal. >>> some kids might have said mommy, who's that really big man reading a book? >> the nba's all-time leading scorer, kareem abdul-jabbar joined u.s. attorney general eric holder and arne duncan yesterday at the department of education headquarters. they're promoting the let's read, let's move summer enrichment series. after some reading, the kids also took part in fitness activities. >>> even after july 4th, military families continue to celebrate america's birthday. >> nancy, i want you out here riding the intimidator, the biggest, baddest coaster on the east coast. >> not brave enough, sorry. these people w

. >>> good evening welcome to the program i'm eliot spitzer. tonight extraordinary even unprecedented developments in the case against dominique strauss-kahn. just six weeks ago dominique strauss-kahn was head of the international monetary fund and a leading candidate for president of france. that all ended back in may when he was pulled off an air france plane at kennedy airport by new york city police. he was charged with assault of a chamber made. dominique strauss-kahn suffered the public humiliation, first a perp walk and then incarceration at ryker's island. today there's serious questions about his accuser and if the charges are even valid. >> at each appearance in the last six weeks we ask you and ask the world not to rush to judgment in this case and now i think you can understand why. we believed from the beginning that this case was not what it appeared to be, and we are absolutely convinced that while today is a first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> the accuser's

and in the middle of the night, ike appeared by train to spitzer. i've got a pain across the lower part of my chest, he said. since a complaint early about indigestion, mamie gave her husband milk of magnesia. at 2:54 a.m. mamie called the presence physician who rushed to the white house. he initially put out the word that this was a digestive upset when he knew it was a massive heart attack. he waited until midafternoon that day before transporting the president to the army hospital. even then had ike walked to his car instead of calling an ambulance. if you want more details on the mismanagement of this situation, you've got to read the book. don't have time tonight. eisenhower was in hospital for six weeks. in those days the gold standard for treatment of heart attack patients was total bed rest. ike's doctors would not permit him to read a newspaper, watch a movie, listen to a football game on the radio, let alone do much serious presidential business. he did not take a step across his room. for a month. in this incredibly active man felt like a

. >>> good evening, welcome to the program, i'm eliot spitzer. breaking news tonight. treasury secretary tim geithner could soon be leaving the white house. reports are that he may walk out the door as soon as the debt ceiling crisis is resolved, if that ever happens. while he hasn't made a final decision yet, it continues a pattern of key economic advisers leaving at a time of distress and turmoil in the economy and at a time when the debate about the direction of our economic policy is going to be at the very center of the presidential election. members of the white house team have been walking out the door for months. here are the names of recent departures. take a look at this crowded field as they depart. austan goolsbee, chair of the council of economic advisers. christine romer who head the job before goolsby had it, peter orszag, larry summers and jared bernstein, chief economic adviser to the vice president. if it looks to you like a picture of canhaos in a time of crisis are that's how it looks to me as well. in a moment i'll be talking to chief white house c

i'm eliot spitzer. tonight's top story, the case which has transfixed many in this country came to a shocking conclusion today even if you were not paying close attention to the casey anthony murder trial. you may well have formed the opinion that many people held -- she did it. casey anthony killed her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. there's just one problem -- the jury did not see it that way. >> as to the charge of first-degree murder, verdict as to count one, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated child abuse, verdict as to count two, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child, verdict as to count three, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> so not guilty on all the murder charges. guilty only on four misdemeanors. we've just gotten this video in of defense attorneys celebrating their victory at a bar near the courthouse. but let's be blunt. many people who saw that verdict did not celebrate. many ar

and cnn has pulled the plug on former new york governor elliot spitzer's show.itution scandal into a tv career. but he was getting crushed in the ratings. spitzer's show lasted nine months, about five months longer than his governorship. steve? >> thanks, eric. members of congress being told to leave their talking points at the door when they meet with the president later on today to talk about the debt ceiling limit. but it doesn't sound like he's taking his own advice on talking points, does it? >> the debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the american people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high. >> there's that corporate jet owner thing again. so will anything productive really come out of today's meeting? we hope so. for a fair and balanced debate, we're joined by fox news contributor juan williams, and columnist and fox news contributor andrea tantaros. good morning to both of you. >> good morning

aly velshi searched for answers and eliot spitzer. >> you've written something where you say when itmes to unemployment, we are worse off than we actually realize. >> yes, because the real unemployment rate is closer to 18% and the reason for that is the average length of unemployment is now 40 weeks. now, the number you referred to, the 9.1% put out by the government, they only count people who have applied for a job in the last four weeks. when you've been out of a job for 40 weeks, you don't apply every four weeks. if you measure by another statistic, they measure people who have applied in the last six months, which makes more sense. the rate is almost 16%, but there's another issue. you referred to the quality of jobs. in each of those months and indeed for the last two and a half years, not a single net permanent job has been created. in the last month, they announced there were 54,000 jobs created. we lost 140,000 jobs. in the proceeding months, we lost 290,000 jobs cht the net job creation is all in part time work and the problem with that, you get no health care benefits. th

it remains to be seen down the line whether it will happen, will he get a talk show like eliot spitzer >> no. >> california governor arnold schwarzenegger, the former presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate john edwards. >> the president of the united states. >> indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. >> clinton is still one of the most popular presidents out there. it doesn't seem to have actually hurt him that much in the long run. >> it does send a message to society. it's easy to lie and very often you're going to get away with it. >> providing false information to a law enforcement officer, i will adjudge you to be guilty. >> everybody is speculating how much money she's going to make, book offers, tv deals, what she's going to do. ultimately in the end she's a famous face and in some ways benefiting from these lies. >> it's hard to keep your idealism intact. it's hard to believe you're living in an honest world when dishonesty is everywhere. >> massive cheating scandal in atlanta's public schools. >> the school cheating case sh