the university of texas again claims we are giving it the way the university of michigan law school did it and so we are okay. there are a number of distinctions against the cases though that meeting will help the now more skeptical court to strike down the preferences. they wouldn't have to overrule the case to do so because the case as justice o'connor particular needed some principles that were supposed to limit the size and duration of the preference is to avoid abuses but she didn't really enforce them but they to remain on the books. you are supposed to pursue the alternatives before you resort to race. texas did. the heavy 10% plan the got a lot of racial diversity, and other diversity from the 10% plan. did dave really need to use the individual racial preferences on top of it? that is one argument in her favor. another is the court has said no racial balancing meaning you cannot try to mirror in the state's university composition of racial proportions of the statewide population. that is unconstitutional. the court has said in texas although they haven't gotten very close to th

that includes the university of texas at austin. university of texas at austin admissions were capped a couple years ago at 80%. that's so that the entire texas entering class isn't composed of people who were in the top 10% of their graduating class. that could be done in a state the size of texas. after that 20%, they look at academic index and they look at other factors in what is called a personal achievement index. in that index, beginning in 2004, they looked at 12 factors, including socio -- economic factors. what language is spoken in the home. whether the student comes from a single parent home. whether the student has displayed leadership. their performance on two essays, and race. race is also -- can be considered if the student has identified their race in the application. >> talk a little about the argument in the brief and the process overall at the university of texas and if i think something is wrong with it. guest: we are on the other side of the case. i was briefed by my co-author and me, and in our book we argue th

policy of the mission for these universitiesu could answer it later, if you want, or not answer it at all. [laughter] >> i am perfectly happy to answer your question. i think the increase you are looking at was pre-grutter, generated before 2004. they do not depend on ways to do it. that is why we say there is an alternative, which would serve increasing yield, or reading the pai, a critical element, putting more emphasis on the social and economic factors. >> now, will tell the university is how to run and way qualifications. >> it is not the job of the court to tell them how to do it. it is their job to examine the alternatives available to them. >> but you defend held the use of race overwhelmed those other factors. >> the question is not whether it overwhelms. they admit there are admissions that would not have taken place before. somebody else would have had that place but for the use of race. to answer the question fully, you have to analyze race-neutral alternatives, and if you look at parents involved, that was the criti

the university of texas. >> trained me too well. chief justice and members of the court, may i please, of course, the central issue here is whether the university of texas at austin carry the burden of proving that it use of race is an admission plus factor in the consequent denial of equal treatment which is the central man at a time of equal protection clause to abigail fisher, two tests of strict scrutiny. which are applicable. before we get to -- to raise on the own. the question of standing, the injury -- if the injury is rejection by the university of texas, and the answer is no matter what, this person would not have been accepted then how is the injury caused by affirmative action program? >> justice ginsburg, the first injury before the court was the use of a system which denied equal treatment. it was a constitutional injury part of the damage claim was premisessed directly on the constitutional issue. >> past texas v will sage with that injury. >> the use of race is not -- injury sufficient necessarily. >> they were litiga

policy of the mission for these universities? i am looking for certainty. i saw what happened. we saw the numbers. >> i will answer your question. >> you could answer it later, if you want, or not answer it at all. [laughter] >> i am perfectly happy to answer your question. i think the increase you are looking at was pre-grutter, generated before 2004. they do not depend on ways to do it. that is why we say there is an alternative, which would serve increasing yield, or reading the pai, a critical element, putting more emphasis on the social and economic factors. >> now, will tell the university is how to run and way qualifications. >> it is not the job of the court to tell them how to do it. it is their job to examine the alternatives available to them. >> but you defend held the use of race overwhelmed those other factors. >> the question is not whether it overwhelms. they admit there are admissions that would not have taken place before. somebody else would have had that place but for the use of race. to answer the question f

the university of texas claimed we are just doing it the way the university of michigan law school did it so we are okay. there are a number of distinctions between the cases that we think will help more skeptical court strike down these preferences. they would not have to overrule the greeter case to do so because the greater case, justice o'connor articulated some principles that were supposed to limit the size and duration of racial preferences to avoid abuses but she didn't really enforce them but they remain on the books. supposed to pursue race neutral alternatives before resorting to raise. the university of texas did. they had this 10% plan. they get a lot of racial diversity. did they really need to use individual racial preferences on top of it? that is one argument in her favor. another argument, the court has said no racial balancing meaning you cannot try to mirror in your state university's composition of the racial proportion of the statewide population. that is unconstitutional. the court has said. in texas, although they haven't gotten very close to racial proportion,

of investigative reporting at the graduate school of journalism at the university. on behalf of the journalism school, i want to invite all of you to what i think is an extraordinary special event especially for me personally. tonight we have the honor of having seth rosenfeld here. and went on to enjoy a long career as an executive career at the san francisco chronicle, and i stayed in touch with him all those years. going on for years. for all that time, seth was involved in his own personal quest for the question of what was really going on here at berkeley in the 1960s one of those events were taking place. the result is this book, "subversives: the fbi's war on student radicals, and reagan's rise to power". it is an extraordinary book. when i read it, he was written primarily from the perspective of the fbi. a voice we rarely hear in public. it does not sure what to think until we see their documents. some of which we have seen, and some of which you are going to see tonight, and if you have never seen an fbi document, you might close your eyes when you see it.

the united states. several dozen universities. nd what is that we're going to say here that already was said in grutter that would take hundreds or thousands of how federal judges dictating the policy of admission of all these universities? you see what i'm looking for some certainty? you saw what happened, saw the numbers. >> i will answer your question. >> you can answer later if you want or not at all. [laughter] >> i'm perfectly happy to answer your question. i think that the increase in african-american you look at his pre-grutter. it was generated before 2004, so i want to make sure the record don't depend on race to do it. minimal change with the use of race. that's what we say an alternative of service while in increasing yield or indeed in the re-weighting the pai come a critical element so you put more emphasis on the socio- non-mac factors in my sunday essays, come academic measure. so there's lots they could do. >> tell the universities how to run and how she way qualifications. >> is not the job of the court should tel

that court ruled in faif of the university. not surprisingly, too, gwen, this case has attracted a large number of amicus briefs, more than 90 ameekus briefs. and they have come across the spectrum, on the side of the university, roughly 70 of those 90 briefs. and they've come from military leaders, businesses, as well as civil rights organizations. >> ifill: and this laib test whether any of those kind of things matter, i suppose. >> absolutely. >> ifill: marcia coyle. >> ifill: ray suarez has more on the larger stakes and potential fallout arising from today's arguments. >> suarez: and for that, we turn to two people who have been a big part of the national conversation surrounding this case. debo adegbile is the acting president and director-counsel of the n.a.a.c.p. legal defense and educational fund, which filed an amicus brief in this case. and richard kahlenberg is a senior fellow at the century foundation. he wrote a recent report arguing for race-neutral admission policies that he says foster diversity. you were at the

next up is the president of the university of denver. he does from that media filing center known colloquially as the spin room. thank you for being with us tonight. >tell me what you think it is like to be on campus? >> it is an extremely exciting time. what i thought about going to college, and never pictured the world focused on college. it is a good opportunity to publicize our school and it is a good opportunity for the campus to have this important and the end. >> how many students will get to see one of the candidates with the whole thing is structured? >>, the students will be at the debate? >> and wonder if the candidates are doing any under -- any other events. do you have any interaction with the candidates? >> as far as i know, not really. there might be some impromptu events. as far as i know, there is nothing besides what has been stated so far. >> are the students inside excited about being there? >> yeah. that is probably an understatement for the whole campus. everyone is excited. are you one realizes the magnitude of the

what happens on the university side? >> guest: well, whey heard the case, and what i talked bow was not much of the argument. the argument was about fairness, ect., and a lot of details. they were promptly decided in june based on the arguments. i guess they strike down the affirmative action 5-4. that's what most people expected going on and the argument confirmed the expectation. the big question is how broad it is. whether it was a narrow opinion, limited to the facts and the university of texas, doesn't have an effect on everybody else after they changed it around, or rather there's a broader opinion in major reforms in the way it works nationwide. i hope they do the latter. toy not think they're going to ban the race, an i adopt think they should. >> host: guests talking about the court case dealing with affirmative action at the university. if you want to ask them a question, call 202-585-3881. those republicans, call 202-555, 3 #880. also you can seemed us tweets. depending op how the justices come down on this and

>> next, seth rosenfeld reports on the fbi's covert actions at the university of california berkeley in the 1960s. the author reports that the j. edgar hoover-led agency attempted to weaken activist student groups including the free speech movement. this is about an hour and a half. >> good evening. my name is lowell bergman, and i'm the david and reva logan distinguished professor of investigative reporting here at the graduate school of journalism at the university. um, and on behalf of the journalism school and university, i want to invite all of you to what i think is an extraordinary, special event, especially for me personally. um, tonight we have the honor of having seth rosenfeld here who's an alum of the journalism school as well as the daily cal and went on to enjoy a long career as an investigative reporter at the san francisco chronicle. and all that time -- and i stayed in touch with seth all those years, i've known him for at least 30 year, going on 40 years -- and for all that time almost seth was involved in his own personal quest for the question of what was really go

guest: it could affect private universities. the clause applies only to public universities. but a provision called title 6 takes the same standards that the constitution applies to public universities and applies it to private universities that accept federal money, all private universities accept federal money so it ends up in the same place. one thing i'd add i've heard her say that racial preferences open path ways for all students, good for all students several times. i wish abigail fisher was here because she was discriminated against on grounds of her race when she was rejected by the university of texas. and i'd like to have her explain what path way that opened for her host: do you want to follow up on that? guest: first i agree with mr. taylor regarding title 6. regarding mrs. fisher, i don't think she was discriminated on the basis of her race for one simple reason. as i explained earlier the university looks at the academic index and the personal achievement index of which race was one factor. her academic factor was too low. they never reviewed her personal achiev

of texas and the issue at hand is whether or not the university can use race as an admissions criteria to foster more diversity on campus. and by the way arguments went on wednesday in front of the court that appears the five conservative justices are poised to deliver the final blow to affirm about action it appears that despite white people having a four hundred year head start in the american economy conservatives will argue that two generations just two generations of affirmative action have leveled the economic playing field enough so no longer do we require affirmative action policies so that's what's going on down the street at the supreme court now for more marilyn schuyler joins me now she's an affirmative action attorney at the schuyler affirmative action practice and board member of the american association of affirmative action marilyn welcome to show thanks thanks for coming on so you filed an image this brief in this case on behalf of the university of texas. as far as the plan the plaintiffs are names abigail fisher yes what what premises is her argument built on and how

john: welcome back to the university of north carolina. ld be a marketplace of ideas but the author of the book of and gin seven ovation. >> they are good at the intersection of execution and innovation. good at taking innovation and by bringing them onto campus way can increase the impact at universities. >> who cares? >> there is not many any more. the crown jewels of $300 billion of assets of major research universities the most talented intellectual people are here and the public in general it expects more and crown jewels, that is why i say college is a scam. if you look at what taxpayers are paying it is going down very fast. >> not fast enough. >> who will take the place? >> i was a ceo quarter to quarter mentality don't allow the research to create true innovation. what have we got? >> have you ever been on the internet? >> much of the microchips that power computers were invented at stanford. the nobel prize winner was a mouse consistent to get the right to rat but nobody will invest 30 years to get exactly the right rat so they ca

and the university of nottingham. and an australian university. and an institute of advanced education in france are expected to follow. as you know, american higher learning institutions are suffering from the slow economy. they now receive operational funding and government subsidies. so the universities see chinese students as a way to get new revenue. >> so, how does the chinese side view the increase in foreign universities and lleges? >> some think the trend is helping china's eve con mconomy creating jobs. for instance when a new school opens, new apartments have to be built. but despite it, some chinese are concerned. they worry about the brain drain. itch ma if many chinese students work for foreign companies there may not be as many workers for chinese companies. so the government is trying to encourage graduates to work for chinese companies, and, research institutions. it offers them tax incentives if they start a business in china. they also receive tial shall f incentives for doing government research. thank you very much. >> announce

i think the right body is the university itself and not the state legislature.he situation right now is that the state legislature sits in denver, comprised oflegislation. what we need to talk 106 to five representative, 65 senators, have decided for the state of colorado what the policy should be. what i want to focus on in my legislation is who should decide. i think university administration, those governing bodies, should make those decisions. >> of what to think both of you with -- for being with us -- i want to thank both of you for being with us. professor molotch, congratulations on the birth of your new baby. >> thank you. >> when we come back, there is a major rally being planned here in denver. this is the home base of aaa. we will be joined by one of the spokespeople for the coalition of workers. he has come to denver for this rally. stay with us. >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are here in denver, colorado, has returned to a six-year human rights campaign targeting the fast-food chain chipot

depending on whom you ask, the university administration is primarily at fault or the university's chiefiversity administrator, angela mccaskill is at fault. mccaskill, who has been suspended from her job as now broken her silence. >> i was shocked, hurt, insulted. i was humiliated. >> reporter: here is the background. after maryland's legislature narrowly passed a law which would legalize gay marriage, opponents circulated pet i gos to stop the lation. upon hearing a sermon on marriage at her church, dr. mccaskill signed one of the pet i gos, upsetting some in the university -- the petitions,upetting some in the university. >> this is against a group of students where she is supposed to be supporting students as opposed to doing things that really undermine them. >> reporter: the administration suspended with pay its chief diversity officer and that upset others in the university community. >> i don't think she should have been suspended. i think that it is her right and her freedom of speech to believe whatever she believes and sign what she wants to sign. >> reporter: mccaskill says w

not the university. the presidential election less than a month away the pressure is on both mitt romney and barack obama to do well in their third and final debate. the second presidential debate was held on tuesday. voters gathered in san pedro square in downtown san jose to watch the two candidates ... go toe to toe. the free event was organized by hot talk 560 ksfo radio ... organizers say they wanted to encourge people to vote. the next presidential debate will be held on monday october 22nd at 6pm. it was a busy week on campus for arts and entertainment. elliot alagueuzian is here to tell us all about it. elliot? yeah i would even call it monumental because of it being legacy week. sjsu celebrated its annual legacy week this past week...but do you know what the celebration is all about? briana villalobos says its an important part of spartan history. ">>>students made posters to mark the seventh annual legacy week. but some students were left woundering what legacy week is . "legacy week is an oppor

the supreme court to allow u.t. austin to consider race. university president bill powers told us he needs to look at race for the sake of diversity. >> what did this person achieve given their entire background, taking into account that we want an ethnically diverse class. >> reporter: what would happen if you left race out of that equation. >> we would not have the kind of diversity that is essential for providing an educational experience for all of our students to prepare them for the world they're going out to work in. >> reporter: journalism student cheyenne matthews-hoffman was admitted through that process. >> u.t. at the moment has, like, 4.5% african american students with race considered. that's a really small portion of students here. and it is kind of alienating when you don't have a lot of students on campus that look like you. >> reporter: students have differing views. angus mcleod is a senior. >> when you're taking a class on black literature and there's not a single black student in the class it -- it can be kind of a depressing expe

let's talk, the university of texas. there was a window where texas was in the mode, in effect, when there was a decision that struck down the consideration of race in the fifth circuit court of appeals. it arose of the university of texas. .. and the dialogue. martin luther king -- if i read his writings on her life and life's work -- did not say he did not embrace color blindness as an illusion that should be grabbed. he articulated it as an aspiration we should seek to achieve in the context of laying down the burden of segregation, of exclusion, of violence and as a constitution and a society where we had promises and practices. there was a great lie that we were living. and that many judges, legislators and individuals across the country were cosigning. in that context, martin luther king said we need to do something else. we need to look to what we can be and increase the promise. so he was able to make two arguments. he was able to say it's important and poverty is also important. his teachings didn't stop there bu

and what they call critical mass of every minority in every classroom, it's quite clear that the university of texas is on a trajectory that would extend racial preferences for many, many decades, and that clearly violates the guidance of the supreme court in the gruder case, which is the leading case. >> and you said quite the opposite, that the university of texas in your view, after being years of excluding students, now it is one of inclusion. so why should its affirmative action policy or the policy it extends be protected? >> it is right squarely within what they told colleges and universities they could do after the admission of affirmative action cases. race is just one of many factors in order to have a diverse student body for students graduating from texas high schools because they recognize that the path of education has to be open to every society, and we need to have kids learning from each other in the classroom, on the campus, on the fields of competition and everywhere. >> and so mr. taylor, what's the matter with that argument? how is it that your interpretation and those

>> go. >> the leafy thing. >> the leafy sea dragon. university of georgia school of the arts.hat football team is notre dame playing when rudy finally gets in the game? university of southern california? georgia tech? university of michigan? or "d," university of tennessee? >> get it right. >> come on, you're on your own. >> michigan. >> not university of michigan. what do you think? >> georgia tech? >> georgia tech. okay. next question. listen up. on the periodic table of elements, the symbols "k" and "h" each stand for what? is it -- >> oh, oh! >> tennessee. >> natural resources. >> helium, carbon and mercury, potassium and hydrogen or krypton and hydrogen? >> potassium and hydrogen. >> it's potassium and hydrogen. all right. next question. >> cheater! >> next question. the university of tennessee was first founded as blunt college in 1794. >> it was. >> but which college is the oldest college in the united states? is it "a," harvard? "b," college of william & mary? "c," princeton? or "d," brown university? >> we are going with -- princeton! >> not princeton. what do you thi

former waller street between laguna and buchanan streets regents of the university of california. >> the sponsor is supervisor wiener. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. the legislation before us today relates to the extremely important 55 laguna project in district 8. this project in addition to providing close to 500 units of much-needed housing, in the upper market and haight valley/lower haight area will almost provide 40% of the units as affordable units, including the open house project. which provides over 100 affordable housing units for lgbt seniors and as we know the needs of our lgbt senior population are significant. right now waller street, the imaginery waller street because it's not really a street anymore, but it's technically a street bisects the project. the resolution before us today will authorize a are purchase and sale agreement between the city and the university of california for waller street right-of-way between laguna and buchanan. it's currently unimproved and not accessible to the public and is useds a private parking lot for ucsf. this agreement the un

fisher is she has already completed the university. this is not a class-action and she has not sought an injunction against the future use of the program because she would have no standing. the only thing she is seeking is monetary damages. the one item of damage she has claimed as far as i am aware is she paid an application fee of $100 or something in that range and she wants that feedback. not at all clear she isn't titled to under any circumstances and this is the university of texas and versus this thing called the eleventh amendment's which prevents people getting money back unless the state has clearly waived its right to engage in the activity, not at all clear that they would be that passed here as well. her lawyers claim there are other damages, emotional damages. not clear she is entitled to

. >> udc pays its faculty and staff substantially more than the salaries of its peer universitiesh overall average of 33% higher than the median range. >> reporter: those on staff begged the council for more support saying udc is moving in the right direction. >> we need your support, financial and otherwise, to be successful. thank you. >> reporter: that financial support that udc needs does not come cheap. the university is asking for $21 million to get the right sizing project started. $10million of that will be used in employee separation costs. >>> with all the excitement over the washington nationals, let's in the forget about the redskins. another big game this weekend but the question is will robert griffin iii be ready? we'll get an update on his condition following last sunday's concussion. sports is coming up next. stay with us. >>> in sports, the detroit tigers are headed to the american league championship series. the tigers beat the as 6-0. >>> the fran giant are headed to the national league championship series. a grand slam homer in the fifth inning sealed their ga

so the legal questions here are whether the admissions policy of the university of texas violates the equal protection clause and is in line with past precedent that as long how that public universities have a compelling state interest in creating a diverse student body and that they can implement inclusive admissions policies like the university of texas there was. first of all how do you expect that to be argued and how do you good to be what are the possible outcomes. well we would hope that the court would uphold its longstanding president in two thousand and three the case of the court decided a very similar case and so we're hoping that the court will stay in line with past precedent if it doesn't we would hope that it would find you know some particular aspects of policy objectionable based on some sort of detail or logistics rather than just a blanket we're not for quotas or we're not for affirmative action. how do you how do you respond to the argument that affirmative action is quarters. right and so that's actually i think a big misconception around this case i think a lot

abigail fisher saw her lawsuit against the university of texas argued before the supreme court wednesday. she sued the school four years ago claiming she did not get in partly because she is white. >> i hope the court rules that a student's race and ethnicity should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> reporter: the university of texas uses factors including test scores, student activity and race to help pick its freshman class. lawyers for the university told the court the policy is necessary to improve diversity. >> most americans would like a day when we don't need to take race and ethnicity into account in admissions. we are not to that day. >> reporter: abigail fisher went on to graduate at another university, but the supreme court's decision could impact college admissions nationwide. when the court last considered the issue in 2003, it supported some racial consideration in public university admissions. as the justices listened to arguments, supporters and opponents of affirmative action gathered outside the court. both sides are closely watching e fisher

action at universities. the plaintiff says she was denied admission to the university of texas because she is white. danielle nottingham has more now from capitol hill. >> reporter: the supreme court is once again deciding whether race should be a factor in college admissions. abigail fisher sued the university of texas claimed she was denied a spot partly because she is white. fisher's supporters say there are ways colleges can promote diversity without considering race. >> we think that colleges and universities throughout the country can institute race neutral admission criteria, especially using economic disadvantage to give students a leg up. >> reporter: texas has a law called the 10% plan. it guarantees admission to all students in the top 10% of their class regardless of race. after those students are admitted, the university of texas uses other factors, including test scores, student activities, and race to determine who gets the remaining spots. the supreme court tack himmed the controversial issue jus

the justices are hearing a case this could affect student admissions at colleges and universities all across the country. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> reporter: the supreme court is once again deciding whether race should be a factor in college admissions. abigail fisher sued the university of texas claiming she was denied a spot partly because she is white. >> i hope the court rules that a student's race and ethnicity should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> reporter: fisher's supporters say there are ways colleges can promote diversity without considering race. texas has a law called the 10% plan. it guarantees admission to all students in the top 10% of their class regardless of race. after those students are admitted, the university of texas uses other factors including test scores, student activities and race to determine who gets the remaining spots. the supreme court tackled the controversial issue just nine years ago but since then, the makeup of the court has become more conservative. >> the end of affirmative action is a political goal

that came out of the university of texas. the chief justice said nobody could seriously doubt that the choice between a segregated academies that texas had set up for him to attend and the university of texas law school was a choice that a reasonable person would have made. this is a point the court will not miss. the pathway to opportunity is as important today if not more so than it was just nine short years ago when the court took up this case. i would be one that would not cast any vote just yet. >> given what you had just saved -- said, a shudder with your prognostication is. -- i shudder to wonder what your prognostication is. >> part of what motivated me speaks for my compatriots and it had to do with the fact that all of the other affirmative action cases, university of michigan being one. they were all from northern states. we're talking about michigan, washington, california. then we get to texas. many of us think of texas as a western state rather than a southern state, but i will just tell you one example of why it

the lawyer from the university of texas says the school the lawyer from the university of texas says the school looks at all of the student's accomplishments. we want minorities from different backgrounds, he said. but that prompted justice kennedy, likely the critical vote, so what you're saying is that race counts above all. opponents of the affirmative action hope they strike it down, judging from the arguments today, they will scale it back possibly. >> pete williams for us tonight, in washington, thank you. >>> and for years, lance armstrong insisted he never cheated or doped as he won title after title in his sport. recently he stopped fighting and said he would no longer fight the charges by the u.s. anti-doping agency. and now, tonight, they have unveiled their case against him. our senior investigator correspondent lisa myers has a look at the body of evidence. >> reporter: banned for life and stripped of his tour de france victories, there he was this past two weekends the man once known for his stunning achievements, competing in the race, with his daughters alongside. toda

a decision in the fisher- university of texas case is not expected until spring. back to you. >> and thank you. >>>a panel of judges upheld south carolina's voter identification law requiring those who want to vote in the state to show one of five types of photo i.d. the state can't enforce the law until 2013 and federal judges ruled there is not enough time to put the law intoak. >>> and ohio getting a lot of attention this week and right notice, the buckeye state is too close to call. president obama was there yesterday stumping at ohio state university and both sides called in their heavy hitters. >> you have lied inside 1600 pennsylvania for four years. if you can't change washington from inside the white house, then let's get you the plane ticket back to chicago that you have earned. >> they worked so hard to keep unemployment above 8%. it almost makes you want to cry for the disappointment that they face. they got so close. >> president clinton referring to the recent drop in unemployment to penn sent 8%. -- to 7.8%. fox 5 wants to hear from you as we approac

so even if the universe existed but we didn't have the consciousness or the awareness of the universedn't really matter, but we do, and we have those questions and our brains, the human brain especially, is hardwired to not only ask the questions but to know the answers. >>> and we have some sad news to report this morning from the world of politics. former senator george mcgovern has died. the former senator from south dakota, his family announcing that the former presidential candidate died at a hospice in south dakota. former democratic presidential nominee, 1972. a this from the family we're getting this morning. at approximately 5:15 our wonderful father george mcgovern pass aid way peacefully surrounded by family and lifelong friends. he was 90 years old, and here's a look back at his life. >> george mcgovern led a fascinating life, he was an outspoken. he earned a ph.d. in history and then went on to make history. mcgovern first went to washington in 1957 representing sds in the house and later h the senate where he served 178 years. he was among the first to challenge america'

the town hall style debate is being held at hofstra university here in new york. i'm here in mcclane where we'll be watching the debate and fact checking what the candidates have to say. let's get a quick preview now from stacey cohen. >> packed quite a political punch. president obama's lead evaporated following his weak performance. though his came plan has clearly changed. >> he is coming into this debate. he is energized. people can expect to see a passionate president obama delivering the case for why he has a better plan for the middle class. >> the president appeared confident as he headed for hemstead, new york, and the town hall debate. romney's challenge tonight, relating to every day americans. at hofstra, the candidates can sit, but they walk around and approach the audience. paul ryan has confidence. >> the only way the president thinks he can win is if he can convince you to dislike mitt romney, so he can win by default. >> this time the questions come from the crowd. the debate moderator is permitted to follow up. i'm stacey cohen reporting. >> once

he joins the board of bob jones university in 1950. he does it to win votes in the country of south carolina. bob joandz had moved to the country of south carolina. moved the university and thurmond needed votes in the upcountry of south carolina. he lost the 1950 race in the

. >> he moderates from the university of denver. what with our live debate preview followed by two ways to watch the debate at 9:00. both candidates on screen comedy the entire debate. following, your reactions. follow our live coverage and on- line ads c-span.org. >> the national can indication association is hosting a panel discussion on scholars about how to watch the debate and what you're should look for. the this starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. to that we continue our live campaign 2012 coverage with three congressional debates. a 7:00 eastern we look good to the university of massachusetts scott brown and elizabeth warren face off. he can see that here and c-span. that will be followed at 8:00 for the open senate seat in nebraska. on c-span2, eric cantor will square off for the race for california seventh district. it will be on c-span2. >> every generation there are history has worked and sacrificed to leave a better country to their children and grandchildren. we were then spending their money. we are much more spending their m

i went to the university of michigan for undergrad. hat population that you just read that is pretty common in comparable with our society. the difference our society. the difference is if you are flooding it by unfelt by students, and people like fisher are being overlooked in the worst that bbcause they happen to be white, it's not fair. >> this may come as a surprise to you, i'm a fat, middle-aged white guy. i see it. i get it. i understand the frustration. i also can look into the arguments as far as why they want to do this. gerri: take a look at this, fred. affirmative action plan. [laughter] gerri: this case could have legs, which is what i think is interesting. what they decipher texas could apply to other states. affirmative action could apply in nebraska, michigan, florida, -- this is an issue all over the country. how will this case play out in other parts of the country? >> well, that's an interesting question. if the supreme court rules that race can't be a factor, then they will with the stroke of a pen basically abolish a

at homecoming for the university of maryland. howard university, we've got the gold cup. it looks great. now next week it looks even better, derek. this looks like september. mid-70s on monday. mid to upper 70s on tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. maybe a shower on tuesday, but i think we could put up with that. >> we can put up with that. hopefully it will continue over the weekend. >> let's not get too crazy. >> that's what i was worried about. >>> some weird news files. sadly no use here for that. but here we go to tokyo where they love this kind of stuff. the hair washing mechanical groomer actually senses the shape of your head and then scrubs your scalp with those 24 motorized fingers. you've got an itch up there too? well the robot could handle that as well. all you've got to do is put your instructions into a touch screen. about50 robots developed by companies and university teams are on display there. i guess they do all sorts of things. but the hair washing guy, that's interesting. >> yeah. no tip necessary. >> right, no tip necessary. if it scratches too hard,

next week, the supreme court will take up fisher vs. university of texas, which challenges whether the race of applicants can be used as a factor in granting admission to diversify the student body. that brings us to today's discussion. we gather here today with a distinguished panel to discuss the future of affirmative action. although affirmative action is a hot-button topic, and as i mentioned earlier, passion's tend to run amok when is the subject of the day, i am hoping to do a better job than jim lehrer and promised to keep our conversation civil and on topic. i am sure most of you are very familiar with our panelists, and if not, you have their biography in the handout. i would not insult your intelligence by reading what you can read for yourselves. however, i want to say by way of introduction that joining me today are debo adegbile, acting president and director of the naacp legal defense and education fund. if you want to come up and take your place. ward connerly, founder and president of the american civil rights institute. lani guini