vallejo we have a what to do book for -- in a case of a funle. >> so we saw the cross ladders with the american flag. >> that's part of this whole protective custody col. that's standard. the aerial ladders with the american flag, the fire trucks carrying usually the engine companies that they were assigned to or maybe they are assigned to a certain engine for most of their career and that's, you know, what they would have wanted. they strip the hose off the engine and place the casket in the back of the engine. it's a lot of emotion. they want to make sure they penalty the person and that's the way at they take them to the church and the funeral. we want to go live to mac mag at st. mary's cathedral in the city where the services are just about to start. >> yeah. you mentioned the dignitaries, kent. we are expecting the governor to be here as well as gavin newson. and the thousands of people here standing behind me all lined up at thens transnow to st. mary's cathedral just an amazing outpouring of people from all over the country, fellow firefighters, police officers, nurses. just a real testament

this this means a lot to him because he is using this kind of wrap wrap himself in the american flag kind of rhetoric that this is anti-american and might i recall bill seen who recently passed away he was the guy who started the resolution trust corporation under under reagan to fix the you know when the s n l's crashed he took them into gold. and he was talking about how one of the things that led to this contemporary crash the bush crash the two thousand a crash was that banks originally had reserve requirements of was eight or nine to one in that they wanted to go like fifteen or twenty or thirty to one i mean if it is that you could hire reserve requirements have prevented the bush two thousand a credit. i don't know if they can prevent it they certainly could have softened the crash but who knows they might have prevented it but definitely it would have provided more of a cushion and the crash would have been much less the beer line it's bring back the glass steagall. i'm sorry say that again tom why not just bring black back glass steagall separate the gambling banks the invest

being resurrected at the site by the firefighters and how again today, we see the american flag just in new york but across the country. if you look on line where american flags are popping up everywhere. >> gregg: what a beautiful moment. we will pause and take a break. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] it's a fact: your nutritional needs can go up when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand for extra nutrition. ensure clinical strength has revigor and thirteen grams of protein to protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. and immune balance to help support your immune system. ensure clinical strength... helping you to bounce back. ensure! nutrition in charge! ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] unlike some car companies, nissan is running at 100%, which means the most innovative cars are also the most available cars. nissan. innovation for today. innovation for all. ♪ oh, man. mr. clean is dominating the competition! mr. clean is tackling mess like some sort of mess tackler. oh, and

one of the interesting controversy that came out of that is the american flag on the lapel .bc took a lot of heat from conservatives. they were continuing a long standing policy of having lapel pins . a lot of groups dumped on abc because if you were not wearing a lapel pin that showed american flag you were somehow unamerican >> alen who is a thoughtful sociologist and made a point that the spirit of the unity three and half minutes. the media that judy described or the thousand variations of the media that we have now. those overcame in terms of the outward force, the notion of pulling together and rallying around the flag didn't take long. probably lasted 9/11 and the beginning of the iraq war which was march 03. >> so many voices are able to compete for the national discourse. >> and now you can see it in a flood of commemoratation . look at what is going on in the media this week. is there a station or newspaper that doesn't have a 9/11 reflection. there you can see the amount of information and i wonder if it is not just overwhelming for people. >> there was over 40 tel

. >> you can see the american flag, the twin towers. >> you see the 9/11 memorial commemorative wines. >> this is real. you can drink this. if you're a (beep) (beep). >> join us on 9/11... 9-13 as we remember the day we started to forget. >> jon: we'll be right back ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: with us tonight he's the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff please welcome back to the program admiral mike mullen. sir. ( cheers and applause ) nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> jon: how are you? >> good. >> jon: your term is is done at the end of this month. >> right. end of september. >> jon: end of september. do you have plans for relaxation? what does someone who has worked as hard as you have for as long as you have under this kind of pressure, what do you do for yourself to... do you go to a sandals resort? what does an admiral do? >> my plan is to take a long winter's nap. >> jon: that would be the time to do it. >> actually we're going to try to come down and rest. we've been going at a pretty quick pace here for upwards of six straight years. it's time to take a break. we'r

the america news headquarters. this is ground zero in new york city. a picture as they unveil a flag, the americang to be used tomorrow. where the ceremony will take place tomorrow morning. >> laura ingle is in shanksville, pennsylvania, where thousands gathered for the dedication of the national memorial honoring the heroes of united flight 93. live at one world financial center where julie banderas is. >> but we also remain individual leapt as a threat to the potential terror attack in new york or washington puts intelligence and the law enforcement communities on alert. we go to band band live now at one world financial center with the latest. julie, how has new york been responding to this terror threat? >> reporter: well, as individuavigilant as the new yok police department does and that's what they do best. the official have ramped up security and vigilance and word this afternoon that we confirmed through press contact that represents the new york city police department that apparently in the new york area three vans have gone missing. two stolen out of a construction company that does wor

the american flag. during my time in government, i had many extraordinary experiences. perhaps the ones that i will remember most are those where you see the faces of those children and those people the weapon helped. in my memory -- the people who have been helped. in my memory, the decisions that led us to make that difference, sitting in the oval office with president bush on that last day that we were trying to determine, the present during all the arguments about budgets. -- the president hearing all the arguments about budgets. listening to questions about whether or not it was good enough to be able to extend life if you could not deliver a cure. again, my mother came to mind. since she lived that 15 years lager, thanks to good treatment in the benighted states, she got to see her 15-year-old daughter become a 30-year-old woman, a professor at stanford, a person who would serve in government. she got to see me grow up and that meant a world of difference to her and to me. [applause] i said to the president, you may not be able to cure people, but extending their l

. >> you can see the american flag, the twin towers. >> you see the 9/11 memorial commemorative wines. >> this is real. you can drink this. if you're a (beep) (beep). >> join us on 9/11... 9-13 as we remember the day we started to forget. >> jon: we'll be right ba ♪ ♪ one, two, three, hit me [ male announcer ] a jump-start for your game. not your nerves. ♪ watch me, heh ♪ watch me! ♪ i'm super [ male announcer ] the proven push. stamina in a bottle. the original gatorade. ♪ sometimes i feel so nice [ male announcer ] and thirst-quenching protein that helps restore your body while cooling you down. ♪ prime. perform. recover. the g series from gatorade. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: with us tonight he's the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff please welcome back to the program admiral mike mullen. sir. ( cheers and applause ) nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> jon: how are you? >> good. >> jon: your term is is done at the end of this month. >> right. end of september. >> jon: end of september. do you have plans for relaxation? what does someone who has worked as hard as you have

. >>> and the mexican flag flew beside the american flag in san jose today, ahead of mexican independence day. the mexican national anthem filled the air, and the city of san jose held the ceremony today, it is friday, the 16th, mexico won its independence from spain on that day. >>> and a planned levee break has others smiling today. we'll explain why the step forward is also a big step back in time. >>> and the bay area could be getting cooler over the next couple of days, but we could have a longer warming trend that could be here before the weekend . >>> red cross officials were at the amtrak station before dawn today. the message for the public, be ready for an emergency. the amtrak passengers got information on how to put together a disaster plan, and what supplies they should have at home for themselves and their family, all a part of the national preparedness month. >>> and we'll get cooler and warmer? >> yes, a noticeable dip, and then in time for the weekend we'll warm up again. we saw a heat-up today, nearing 90s for some inland areas, and at this hour, mostly sunny skies, with

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floor of the main gearly -- gallery at the american history museum, the most visited museum in the world, there is george washington to the left, the american flag to the middle, and the kiprusoffy collection to the right. and i just want you to know that because you know, luis was trying to tell you who the kinseys are and you know what? you need to know who's speaking to you so sometimes you sit up a little bit better and you listen, but we are very grounded in what we're doing and we've lived in san francisco back in the 1970's. we ran a million square feet for der -- xerox out of south san francisco. we ran the oakland branch in oakland for three years there where i had 100 black folks working for me in 1977, just so you know. so we got our roots in the right place. we got our hearts in the right place. and it's a joy to be here in san francisco at this beautiful building here in city hall. i want to thank the supervisor cohen and aughtle supervisors, catchose and others that are here. you get a feel ream quickly whether or not a city really gets it if the mayor -- mayor shows up and the supervisors show up you know what i mean? because if t

everything, if we see any potential of a threat -- >> luxor cabs in san francisco are flying the american flagn remembrance of those lost on 9 /11. all 250 of their cabs will fly two flags, a small one on their antenna and a bigger one near their door. >>> stay with ktvu for coverage on september 11th. our coverage will begin at 5:00 a.m. and will continue throughout the day with our one hour special 9/11 a decade of change. along with complete coverage on the 10:00 news. >>> we've got a weekend to look forward to. it was a short week. most folks had monday off and things really flew by. all my good friends out in the outer sunset, outer district. we have some fog. it's clear out in the twin peaks. but the fog is going to make their way over the hills. you will see fog over the ballpark, you will see shooting over the bay. these were the highs from tonight. cooler than north bay than the day before yesterday. so we've been on a bit of a roller coaster. the fire weather watch in efect effect for the bay area: a chance of lightning strikes but it's about a 20 or 30% chance. it's not a slam dunk.

the foreman of this ladder crew is larry mcdonald with the american flag on his back. the ladder goes up it weighs 550 pounds, takes 10 people with the ropes and can reach a height of six stories the >> to sing the national anthem we are very honored to have andrew bidlock, an adler fellow from the san francisco opera. >> ♪ orgse say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ory the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ oer the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> good afternoon. what an exciting day for san francisco. when we can all come together to be reminded of our traditions and the courage of our first responders. i'm so excited to be here with the fire chief. he's been remembering how the fire department helped us out of the earthquake som

we live under the american flag. we love this country. >> all right. that is all we have time for. u for joining us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪

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the 26-year-old grew up in a boston neighborhood where his anti-american leanings may have emerged as herly as high school. he refused to face the american flag later on they suspected he burned a flag at school. >> he stood for the cause big time. i think he's al qaeda. wanted to try in afghanistan. >> federal agents say he bought a small aircraft, about like that one, and planned to buy others, fill them with explosives and then use a remote control to fly them into the capitol and the pentagon. but they caution he never had sole control of any explosives or weapons and the fbi was watching him very closely over the last year. >>> herman cane who is african-american says many black voters think the republican party is poisoned because they have been brain washed into not being open minded. gary nurenberg has this story. >> herman cane in 2012. >> reporter: after his surprise win in last week's federal poll, herman cane has seen his numbers grown. a third now behind mitt romney and rick perry. but can an african-american republican realistically expect support from african-american voters? 96% of whom volted for barack obama in -- voted for

hill announced he will introduce a bill to -- >>> the mexican flag flew right next to the american flagndence day. the mexican national anthem filled the air as the flag was rose. mexican independence day is actually this friday the 16th of september. it was on that day back in 1810 that mexico declared its independence from spain. >>> remarkable video and even more remarkable story. a group of people jump into action to save a stranger's life and they say they are not heros. >>> back here in 10 minute, we'll have your forecast for tomorrow. and inincludes it includes a bit of a cooldown and fog. >>> and we have late word tonight from kabul. >>> in news of the world tonight, in afghanistan -- taliban fighters staged attacks on the u.s. embassy. at least seven afghans were killed but no embassy or nato personnel were hurt. the fighting occurred in the most residential part of kabul. >>> and in argen to the tina a total of 11 died and several were injured after a train derailed in buenos aires. >>> international aid is being rushed to the area and the need is great, more than 4 million ac

both political parties are shown great cowardice because i was taught the colors behind me oh the american flag they don't run right what do we do we ran from the terrorists we changed our civil liberties because we were so afraid of a bunch of guys hiding in caves so here are the number of things that have been changed and are still in place and we now do indefinite detentions in the united states of america we're not going to give due process to people we're going to hold on forever that's what dictatorships to that's what third world refuting countries do we have targeted killings the obama administration has stepped it up for the united states citizens abroad we can execute them without any trial or due process that's not the country i grew up in that's sick and then you've got a trial by military commission warrantless wiretapping racial profiling continued under the obama administration what has happened to this country you know what the terrorists of done to us is nothing compared to what we've done to ourselves being so damn scared of them i say we stop being scared and we go back to th

hill announced he will introduce a bill to -- >>> the mexican flag flew right next to the american flagd of mexican independence day. the mexican national anthem filled the air as the flag was rose. mexican independence day is actually this friday the 16th of september. it was on that day back in 1810 that mexico declared its independence from spain. >>> remarkable video and even more remarkable story. a group of people jump into action to save a stranger's life and they say they are not heros. >>> back here in 10 minute, we'll have your forecast for tomorrow. and inincludes it includes a ( grunting ) ls throughout your body. the latest research shows cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals that spread through your blood vessels... causing inflammation and clotting... restricting oxygen flow... and doubling your risk of heart attack and death... i'm dr. regina benjamin, u.s. surgeon general. with each cigarette, you have to ask yourself: "is this the one that will cause a heart attack?" if you really want to quit smoking, call 1-800-quit-now. >>> in news of the world tonight, in a

inscribed with a name with the passenger or flight crew member of flight 93. >> american service members on the front line are paying attribute to the 9/11 victims. an american flagawn at a u.s. base in afghanistan. shortly after marines lowered the flag and folded it and raised a regular american flag. enthrone that day we lost mothers and fathers, sons, and daughters, we lost people of many nations and of many religions. and today we remember and we honor them all. >> service members stood and saluted taps was played alongside a metal sculpture of the twin towers and the new york city skylines. >> here in san francisco firefighters are in the middle of their own remembrance ceremony. alex is live. >> reporter: a somber ceremony held this morning outside of fire station 15 on ocean avenue here on the tenth anniversary of the september 11th attacks. the san francisco fire department honored their fellow firefighters that lost their lives that day. >> edward j. day. edward j. roll. >> reporter: one by one firefighters read off all 343 names of the new york city firefighters that were killed on september 11th. this was a care flicker graphed ceremony that got start

behind me you see the american flag, this is the place where 2,606 americans lost their lives.his country, people from across the world were here today to remember those lost. it was an incredibly beautiful ceremony. what really struck any, fredericka, was what this morning was like, a clear, crisp blue sky just like september 11th, 2001. we listened to the names read of those who lost their lives and one young man stood out, peter negron. he lost his father when he was a young boy ten years ago. listen to what he had said about his father. >> i wish my dad had been there to teach me how to drive and ask a girl on a date and seen me graduate from high school. and 100 other things i can't even begin to name. >> reporter: and that's just one of the thousands and thousands of stories. today was a day that will live in history and a day that meant so much for the people here watching what it was, just like every year, very difficult but also a real sense of peace as they open up the memorial behind me and for the first time the families that lost their loved ones fredericka, got to

[applause] what the american flag shirt. >> i agree with all of this. i had four questions. when they talk about the debt, to do we borrow money from? why can we stop all foreign aid humanitarian and drastic -- natural disasters? i have received several femalesbout in moscow being repaed with our money. i do not know if that is true. i have not verified it. maybe someone else has documentation. how in the world did that ever get to congress? that blows my mind completely away. i am in a small minority. i especially agree with what you say about environmentalists and how much karmharm they have caud the west. ivories quarter horses for 50 years. since then taken the meat market away, i am devastated. i no longer have a horse business. many people cannot give horses away. i am sure you are aware of the courses to have be turned loose all over the nation because people cannot afford them. they have died from starvation. they have mingled with the beloved the mustangs. that is another whole issue. our president, i'm sure you are aware of the amount of courses they have down there

flag >> it all about america and freedom bomb for our country with an all about patriotism >> the american flags always been something very deep and our hearts and i wanted to try and get the people that have lost huang perris effect by returning the flight to the hill >> the flag is under 28 ft. wide and 60 ft. high with the flight to only stay up until tomorrow our suggestion is to come and see it before it is coned with >> we will have more on the kron 4 weekend news and a live look outside at walnut creek. >> >> will, tires in northern california at shut down several roads >> friday night we were dealing with lightning strikes we know about those and a live look outside at the golden gate bridge with overcast skies and the fog seems to be lifting a little bit >> a live look outside from sanford's is go from our roof camera picks in sunshine with pretty dense out there right now another round with a chance of showers and possible thunderstorms later on this afternoon it a bit cooler today in an warmer this is a look of your current temperatures right now are around day mostly in the '50s and

the creator of that flag and other volunteers are displaying the colors in a new way. >> it's all about showing our respect. >> in the form of a giant american flag on the hills above heyward, organized by retired air force technician, tom ballard. >> ten years ago when you couldn't find one in the store, this one we put on the hill was for everybody. and we're doing it again. >> just after 9/11 2001, he painted this 8,000 square foot flag, but he didn't get permission. >> we had to rake it off the hill and bring it to a landfill. this time we have permission from the parks department. >> this time it's reusable vinyl. they prepared the stars earlier this week and today unfolded the stripes. the volunteers were not only trekking up and down this hill, they were bringing with them final panels weighing between 30 and 150-pounds a piece. among them, a two-time purple heart recipient. >> i have a lot of friends that were injured and i think medically, they weren't taken care of and they wander the streets and do things they shouldn't be doing. >> also helping, a blue star mom. >> i just think this is where i need to be. >> her son is in afghani

is a definite sort of glorified feeling about looking out through the windows and seeing the huge american flags hanging from the gleaming buildings, and it does strike you, the significance of how much it means to this part of the country and to, you know, americans across the country, to have this very special place and to also, have it be a thriving workplace, once again. >> bill: we're two minutes away from 9:03 a.m., eastern time, the moment united airlines flight 175 struck the south tower and there will be a moment of silence for that and president george bush who is here in new york will also deliver a reading and we'll hear from yo-yo ma and the names will continue, after that. i think it should be remarked, to let the rest of the country and world know how different the city changed thursday night, 7:00 eastern time, when the threat went out from the white house about what they were picking up about the possibility of a truck or car bomb that was de tinned for either new york city or washington, d.c. the level of tension in this town in the past two-and-a-half days shot through the roo

this week the american flag that was lowered before the embassy was attacked will be raised again. >> joining me now with foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. let's talk about what's happening in afghanistan. they will give perspective to the former leader of that country. >> they are investigating what happened. they are hearing for early reports and they could be wrong. the suicide bomber actually came for a meeting with former head of the transitional peace council, trying to negotiate with the taliban. he was perhaps a known member of the committee and blew himself up and killed the president in his home. >> this was expected to have an impact on whether he would be able to attend at the un. >> he was here or most of the way when he heard about this attack. he met with president obama today and will be going back in the morning. i don't know that he will be able to deliver his speech. it just e enforces the tragedy and how long it is going to be before we can meet our schedule of redeploying withdrawing by 2014 and the fact that there have been so many recent attacks in

the september 11th attacks. the flag covers >>> a larger than life american flag was unveiled this weekend. s the victims of the sent 11 attack. 1 -- september 11 attack. i was out there yesterday. they did some very good work. it looks beautiful. >>> today firefighters around the country are honoring their fallen comrades from the 9/11 attacks. > a fire chief will be joinening us on his thoughts on the anniversary and what we have learned if anything attack happens. 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. 9/11 attacks. with more how things "are different" at the local da county fir >>> firefighters all over the country were profoundly impacted by the 9/11 attack. with more on thousand things are different, alameda fire chief the join

the 26-year-old grew up in an affluent suburban boston neighborhood where his anti- american leadings may have emerged as early as high school. classmates say they remember he refused to face the american flag during the pledge of allegiance and is later suspected of burning a flag at the school. >>> thinks he's al-qaeda. wanted to train in afghanistan. >> federal agents safir dos bought a small aircraft like this one and planned to buy others filling them with explosives and using a remote control to fly them into the capitol and the pentagon. he never had sole control of explosive material or weapons, the fbi had been closely monitoring him since last year. >>> 17 years ago, newt beginning rfp created the contract with america to help republicans win the house. he unveiled a revised campaign for the white house yesterday. the former republican congressman and house speaker announced his 21st century contract with america in iowa. the new contract calls for a balanced budget and smaller, more effective federal governments. gingrich hopes it will help him stand out from the other candidates. >> solutions, the positive approach we're taking is actually beginning to work. >> gingrich's 10-poi

american 9/11 commemoration took place. doves helped launch the community's muslim day of peace. american flags were on every table. ♪ oh, say can you see >> a 17-year-old girl sang, unaccompanied, the star spangled banner. gineen asun december urges her american friends to focus on not what divides but what includes them. >> lots of kids that day who lost their husbands and brothers and sisters, you'd know, grandfathers but they are doing peace work. if they can do peace work none of us in the world have a reason not to do it. those who gathered also heard speakers of other religion image including christians and jews. >> we condemn terrorism and terrorism has no color, terrorism has no religion, and these people who do such horrible acts, i don't think the word love exists. >> reporter: back here in the park, wreaths were placed on a permanent memorial for all who side on this day 10 years ago. in san jose, don knapp, cbc 5. >> we're following a few other bay area headlines top. up next, be a unexpected discovery in east oakland after a fire is put out. why authorities believe it wasn't an ac

this morning the american flag was raised at the u.s.oli for the first time since being attacked back in may. the move comes as transitional government forces confront stiff resistance in the last pockets of gadhafi loyalists. >>> despite a last ditch plea to the supreme court, a convicted murderer was put to death last night by state of georgia. troy davis was convicted of murdering an off duty police officer in 1989. serious doubts arose in his case including 7 of the trial's 9 eyewitnesses recanting their testimony. also yesterday evening the state of texas executed white supremacist lawrence brewer, convicted of helping kill a black man in 1998 by dragging him behind a truck. >>> here we go again. a new continuing resolution to fund the government through november 18th failed to pass the house last night. at the center of the congressional disagreement, disaster relief spending. the current measure runs out next friday. prompting yet another scramble to avoid a government shutdown. nbc's kelly o'donnell is on capitol hill. kelly, the

today i can announce that our ambassador is on his way back to tripoli, and this week the american flag that was lowered before our embassy was attacked will be raised again over a reopened american embassy. we will work closely with the new u.n. support mission in libya and with the nations here today to assist the libyan people in the hard work ahead. first and most immediately, security. so long as the libyan people are being threatened, the nato-led mission to protect them will continue. and those still holding out must understand, the old jeem regime is over and it's time to lay down your arms and join the new libya. as this happens, the worldpport dangerous weapons conventional and otherwise and bring fighters under central civilian control. for without security, democracy and trade and investment cannot flourish. second, the humanitarian effort. the transitional national council has been working quickly to restore water and electricity and food supplies to tripoli, but, for many libyans, each day is still a struggle to recover from their wounds, reunite with their families, and r

he did is he appointed a police chief who was an outer, -- outsider, who immediately removed the american flag from his office, and was very much hated by his rank-and-file. so that in many police stations, on the bulletin board was a picture of the police chief in the across -- cross hairs of a gun. dan white grew up in san francisco, but whereas george grew up in the marina, dan grew up in the southeast corner of the city, in those faded neighborhoods where, if you stand on the hilltop and look down over visitation valley you can see sheets and underwear flaps on clothes lines, all the sheets well worn. he had absolutely no background in politics. he had wanted to be a writer. he had become a policeman. he had become a fireman. eventually he became a city supervisor. but he only had a high school education. and, therefore, he brought with him to city hall a kind of high school civics idea of how politics was conducted. dan white was very naive, and he thought that the way it would work on the board of supervisors was that every supervisor would put forward his ideas and the best ideas would

people were waving the american flag. today in congress i met with a group from egypt., you know, how do you guys do it? how do you make this great democracy work? i tell them it's messy. we fight in here a the lo. the fact is this the greatest country in the world because we can debate. can i say whatever i want. i can criticize anybody i want to and nobody is going to come get me and put me in jail because i said something bad about somebody in power. this is the greatest country. >> bill: theoretically you are correct but you are talking philosophically now and i'm trying to get into the nuts and bolts of things. >> let's go there. >> bill: look, have you got an economy that is failing. you have got a government, an administration that has spent 5.3 trillion at least to try to stimulate the economy. it hasn't worked. now they want more. they want another half trillion-dollar stimulus to do it. it's not going to happen. house is not going to pass that as you know. okay. but americans are going, hey, we don't have leadership right now to solve the problem. so republica

but everybody was lined up, little kids with the american flags, grandparents out and their lawn chairs, people waiting and guys standing out in front of the auto shop, wiping their hands off and waving in their overalls. we stopped by high-school football game and talked to the coach. we went by public-school and met with some of the kids. for all of them -- for all thevenom and shouting in washington, you got this incredible sense of what the coreit is about this incredible decency. and the belief that no matter how some things are sometimes, if we pull together we will get through it. in these little towns you will see black faces and brown faces. he can see new waves of immigrants filling in pockets that had previously been aging and new generations are starting again. what is amazing is you come here to manhattan and as you're driving by any of it the bases, you sense that same spirit, the same hopeful energy. everyone is saying you will make that happen. we have big dreams. we're not going to make things mall. those things are connected. this country, as divided as it seems some t

this is a young man who climbed up in front of the stage, lit one american flag on fire. eers and jeers to 100 militant people also burn an american flag there. what's interesting is the two things we haven't seen, one of which is there's been no israeli flags burned here which is kind of interesting. second of all, the palestinian police who there is about 10,000 of them arrested the guy that burn burned the flag. president abbas is trying to hold the party line of a peaceful demonstration. as we take a look live down on the square, a lot of ways they are trying to separate the leftist, dancing, their own palestini palestinian flag saying this is the independence we want. they feel the peaceful demonstration is the way to go about getting what they want. the thing that's very interesting, though, is you still have this huge underlying anger so while you have the celebration about a coming vote and the idea of getting statehood at the u.n., you have this underlying anger that exists over 60 years has been built up. there's still pictures of yasser arafat here. people dress