eighteen twenty thousand dollars a year at public schools for in-state students my wife teaches at temple university a public institution in pennsylvania it's now eight hundred thousand dollars a year to go while the loans that are possible for these students are are these extortionate seven percent loans guaranteed government government backed loans they should be one percent these kids are running up hundred thousand. debts just going through four years of school and they're working hard for them i'm sorry they're not entitle these are working class kids that can't finish and then when they do pay and spend one hundred thousand or one hundred twenty thousand gone and interviewed these kids on wall street some of them are working at forty thousand a year jobs after getting out of school and working for a couple years they can't even make payments on their loans on that living in new york so it isn't a matter of in title man if you get a job pays you nothing and if you don't if you're not lucky you don't get a job plus you've got this huge debt that's why these kids are so angry and they're not enti

jason del gandow in philadelphia he's an assistant professor of rhetoric and public advocacy at temple university and author of rhetoric for radicals a handbook for twenty first century activists in washington we have kevin zeese he's a political activist and one of the organizers of october two thousand and eleven dot org and in los angeles we cross to tony katz he's a tea party organizer and a radio talk show host gentlemen cross talk rose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but first musher to walk us through what's been going on at wall street well events are still unfolding peter and the dismal statistics that reveal a floundering u.s. economy the occupy wall street movement continues to gain momentum across the country and trying their fourth week the protests condemning corporate greed government inefficiency and growing income inequality have even earned the endorsement of president barack obama i think people are frustrated and. the protestors are giving voice to a more broad based frustration. about our financial system which what started as a rally against america's c

first, i would like to introduce professor henry richardson who is a professor at temple university school of law. he is the author of the book "african american origins." our next guest is niikwao akuetteh. third, we have an african affairs specialist. he is a consistent presence. you can hear him often on international and domestic television he is also a member of the scholars council at transafrica. let's begin with professor richardson. [inaudible] >> yes? i'm just honored to be here with this distinguished panel. and particularly as it addresses international issues of african-americans, which have a long and contentious history, although it is thought that they have a short and apologetic issue. nothing can be further from the truth. they antedate the birth of the united states as a nation. therefore, the collision of african-american international interest and american public policy has a very long history, especially when we consider american public policy in that regard as prescribed by the white majority. the black american tradition, which is what i like to call it, encompasses

teenagers, just entering, getting ouof high school and going to, we were both going to go to temple university. and i had a single that i had just done, who were people, producers in philadelphia who became quite famous. created the sound of philadelphia, basically. and john was working in a-- actually he was working sort of on the periphery of that himself with his band. and we met at a place where you lip sink your record and do that kind of stuff. >> right. >> and we booth knew that we were. >> was there chemistry or was it just simply the fact that you complemented each other. >> i think it was more in the beginning, especially more mplementing each other. we both had the sa interest. we both were going to the same school. we need a room, college roommates and that sort of thing. and i think we sort of got to know each other more as roommates and then we started making somemusic together. >> do you consider philadelphia hometown, do you think of it the way most of us think of hometown. >> yeah. if you grow up in philadelphia you are from phillie. >> you are for life. >> i read somewhere wh

for someone to introduce professor henry richardson who's a professor of law at temple university school of law. he specializes of international law in the public courses in africa, legal questions arising from the anti-apartheid movement relative to south africa, international protection of human rights, self-determination, international law and interpretation of international law from critical race theory. is also author of the book the origins of african-american interest in international law. next to professor richardson is melinda miles, founder and director of let haiti live, which is a project of trans-africa form that mobilizes haitians through popular education, alternative media. it also strengthens the capacity of existing organizations that share the philosophy of empowering haitian leadership and haitians of patients. and then third, mr. nil akutteh who is an african-american, who is an african affairs specialist and former executive director of africa action which is a washington, d.c.'s based thinking. is also -- you can him on international and domestic television and rad

temple university student says she's fed up with talentless reality tv stars like the kardashians andcrew being famous for nothing. >> if you took a video camera at any frat party, you could see the same thing that snooki's doing. it's not like it takes any brains or self-worth to do what they're doing. >> but they are cashing n. mike, the situation, sorrentino reportedly raked in this $5 million last week. gutierrez doesn't think he's the best role model for her peers. >> with the current economy, no one's guaranteed a job out of college, but the people who are making money are acting stupid and immature. >> reporter: so she wants people to join her online community at yourlife.com which promotes hard work and traditional values. >> there's nothing wrong with having morals, values and brains. you can go out, have fun but yet still stay on track with what your goals are by using your mind. >> reporter: and for reality tv, is hollywood bothered? act kristin bell doesn't mind. >> i don't want fault anyone for capitalizing with what's a at their fingertips. the kardashians are making mon

. >> the temple university student said she's fed up with talentless reality tv stars like the kardashiansnd jersey shore crew being brought up because of their salacious behavior. >> it's not like that it takes any brains or self-worth to do what they're doing. >> they are cashing in. mike the situation reportedly raked in $5 million last year. guiterrez says she doesn't think he's the best role model for her hard working peers. >> people that are making the money are acting stupid and immature. >> so she wants people to join her on-line community at yourlife.com that promotes hard work and traditional values. >> there's nothing wrong with having morals, values and brains. you can go out, have fun, but yet still stay on track with what your goals are by using your mind. >> for reality tv, is hollywood bothered? actress kristin bell doesn't mind. >> i don't fault anyone for capitalizing on what's at their fingertips. the kardashians have built an empire and as much as we want to discount it, they're making money and they're very successful. people say reality television takes away from the

temple. some crowding at university boulevard. inner loop, not so bad. outer loop pretty slow. you're traveling at 24 miles per hour. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:42 is the time. what president obama did before he went to ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> welcome back at 6:45. the national cathedral is set to reopen in november, but it will take millions of dollars to complete repairs. the cathedral suffered substantial damage in august. news 4's melissa mollet is live with the details. >> reporter: good morning to you, eun. they need $25 million in order to reopen in november, as you just mentioned. we're talking about repairs and also talking about operation costs. take a live look at the washington national cathedral behind me now. obviously far too early for any work to begin, but this work has basically been happening for about six weeks now,

to justify america's huge investment in the conflict according to him and temple muslim chaplain at north carolina state university. it is a horrible and depressing but it is really it was in a painful to witness the bleeding wound up on society as a result of one war and destruction after another and it is it is a little unfortunate after all these efforts and police and money and all these struggles holidayed a little international community local afghan government has achieved afghanistan today after ten years of us being there i think in many ways it is worse off not better off and about ten minutes or his military alastair explores why the us despite his tremendous military superiority is struggling to contain the afghan insurgency. to its america lashed out. target. to. ship. us. the mission to bring peace and stability to the world. but use it as a belief to change. there is a heavy police presence on patrol in new york as the occupy wall street movement against a bank created enters its fourth week and gets a deeper a foothold across the u.s. the sentiments already spread to the country's other major citie

worse now than when it all began and that's the view of abdullah and temple it was going chaplain at north carolina's jeep university. it is really horrible and depressing. it was lookin full to witness the bleeding wound up on society as a result of one war and destruction as there another and it is it is a little unfortunate as all these efforts all this money and all these struggles khalid a little the international community a lot of government has achieved afghanistan today after ten years of being there i think in many ways it is worse off not better off. the u.s. plans to withdraw combat troops by the end of twenty four seen by a direct audience and he will coalition rhinebeck it says that washington has no intention of leaving afghanistan and use its presence or influence because i haven't. if the u.s. military were to leave afghanistan all together or if it were to leave iraq all together those governments would become independent determining governments free of foreign interference or foreign occupation that's what would happen they would form their own natural alliances with their neighbors the united sta

. >> we have a student from the university of temple asked a question. -- tampa asked a question. why is it that you received more money from military people and others? is that true? >> yes. so far, i have gotten more than twice as much money from active military duty than all the other republican candidates put together. that should be a message. also, more than obama thought, and he is the commander in chief. the military people are sick and tired of the war. they want to come home. that is the message i am getting. every single day those numbers are growing of the fruitlessness of this war. if we look at this as a moral issue and a constitutional issue, we would not have lost one soldier over there. it is in less -- endless and it is on and on. before we went into iraq, i am on international relations. i made them vote on a declaration of war. i will not vote for this. if you want to go to war, all take for it. they said, we want to give the president the authority and make up his own mind. that is an example of the loss of the republic. that is why before father's explicitly

university boulevard east in maryland. the fire started on the third floor but investigators say they still haven't figured out how it started. >>> a restaurant in temple been closed. police shut down the family restaurant on dallas drive for what they call a known pattern of violence. this past friday two people were slashed. a third person was shot and wounded after a fight inside that restaurant. family restaurant is the second business shut down under a new law in prince george's county that cracks down on violence at dance halls. >>> there is a claim that the fbi had it wrong when it ruled that only one person was responsible for the anthrax attacks in 2001. bruce ivanings was name as the sole person responsible. but in an upcoming article three scientists say that others had to be involved. the report is suggesting that ivans did not have the ability to manufacture the anthrax spores on his own. the justice department stands by the fbi's collusion. >>> d in. a helps to nab a suspect in a decade old assault and burglary. he is facing first degree assault and second degree burglary charges. he is responsible for attacking a 48-year-old woman woman

university farther up. delays are from new hampshire avenue as you make your way towards the more ma'am temple.5, busy, as well. it is a slow commute as you cross over. >>> president obama will hit the road later this month to push his jobs plan. the bus tour will be similar to the three-day jobs trip. there is no word on exactly where the president will stop, though. and your children can help break a world record this week. >> first lady obama is trying to set the record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24 hour period. more than 20,000 people around the world will have to participate to make it into the guinness book of world records. >> if you do enough of those jumping jacks, you can burn enough calories to eat flap jacks. >>> today's nbc 4 pandaemonium prize is a polaroid printer and a printer. log on and sign up every day to win prizes. we pick winners at 6/o'clock and announce those winners during the 11:00 news cast. >>> 6:54. this morning, the world is mourning the death of steve jobs. apple co-founder and former ceo steve jobs died at the age of 56 yesterday, surrounded by

temple hills. the student had neck and back injuries. they are look for a driver that fled the scene on foot. >> you know about the problems with the university and the student parking. what do they want the city to do? >> they want to just come into their neighborhood and park. >> a small group of residents ticketd for parking. >> what they told us, they are enfors that. >> the one-hour parking signs are what was leading to what they want them fonchts not all students are have it yet and it is a band aid. >> they said that the student's lined up the streets and they are held hostage. the parking logic, their vehicles could be hit. >> i have hit twice this year and then in 2010. >> the prosecution wanted the hour signs, but want it to go further now. >> getting the city to change the signs from one hour to residents only will not be easy. >> what if that happen around the city. none of us could park in a neighborhood. that means no one could park anywhere -- the city council president said he is planning to work on the enforcement. >>> they said that the students are partly responsible. we spoke with the leaders in the university and they sai

temple. it's a slow commute for you this morning. here is university almost spring-like, even though we are in the first couple of weeks of fall. bright, sunny skies and a nice crowd gathered in rockefeller plaza. some of these people are still getting to say hi to joe jonas who came out. what a nice young man. >> very nice, yes. sweetheart. >> really, really good guy. anyway, i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker. coming up, big night last night for amanda knox. she returned to seattle for the first time in four years after having that murder conviction overturned. she got to the airport there, she made a brief statement, than thanking the people who believed in her, supported her and her family. we're going to find out more about what the future holds for amanda in just a little while. >> that's right. and is also how is she adjusting? a lot of people are asking, how do you adjust after four years? >> you can't just flip a switch from captivity to freedom and say okay, everything is normal. >> so we've got an expert in the house who is goi