. >> reporter: there was also the citizens united case which paved the way to unlimited campaign donationsill distort the process. making the outcome of an election appear to depend on who can raise the most money, just doesn't seem to me the right way to be debating about who can best lead the country. >> reporter: you said that service on the court, paraphrasing here, but service on the court can have a civilizing effect on a justice. >> you have to learn to get along with and to discuss in a friendly way, very serious issues. >> reporter: force the civility? >> yes, yeah. >> reporter: and while stevens is too modest to say so, that's probably something congress can learn from the court. >> justice stevens' book is on sale now. our thanks to george. thank you for watching abc news. remember, "good morning america" in the morning. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. >> dicky: tonight on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> jimmy: are you prepared to become the second fastest man in the world? >> dicky: mark wahlberg. >> you cano

and now, with the citizens united case of the supreme court, they get to buy politicians up out in the open. so this is a conglomeration of ideas and thoughts of what's happening. but it points to are we going to live in a democracy that's run by the majority of the people or living in a kleptocracy where the kleptomaniacs down on wall street have stolen pension funds, wrecked lives, millions are thrown out of their homes, millions without health insurance, how many more millions of people do they think they're going to abuse like that before you start to see people stand up? what i just saw down there, the little i've seen on the news, they show all the hippies, the drums and the -- and all that. i saw a wide cross-section of people. >> what kind of people are they? >> workers. that's the first thing i noticed. people have driven to this from all over the eastern part of the country. >> are they unemployed, exanchors, what are they? >> i didn't meet any exbankers. >> i'm told there are exbankers down there. that's why i asked that. >> i met housewives, i met people who are unemployed,

. >> charlie: in some cases the united states. and some cases the united states and in some cases iran. your country had very good relationwith syria, with egypt with libya. >> we can change, we can trade chairs if you wish, mr. rose. >> charlie: no. i'm a journalist and you are a polician. >> in tunisia, they did not enjoy our support. the head of the egyptian government did not enjoy our support. now the head of the libyan government he enjoyed the warmest of relations with western european countries, with all european capitals and the united stas. they had mega contracts. now the aggregate of all of our economic time with the country that you named is less than the economic ties with europe or the united states. it is one fifth of the trade types that exist the between them and europe. now revolution only takes place against dictatorships and dictatorships are supported by the united states. when there was a revolution in 1979 in iran. the iranian dictator prior t the revolution, whose support would he they enjoy. did they recei

, including cold cases, the violent predator unit, the sexual assault unit, the public integrity and corruption unit. one of my highest priorities has been crimes against women and children and i am a national leader in the fight against the sex trafficking of girls, a rapidly growing epidemic right here in the bay area. the voters deserve the choice of an independent and experienced prosecutor as district attorney to ensure trust and fairness in our criminal justice system. we need a d.a. who can work with police, but who at the same time is completely independent of them. that is the only way to ensure checks and balances are in place. being a d.a. is not just about having great ideas, it's also about having the right experience to implement them. but me give you a sense of where i stand on some issues. i oppose the death penalty. i have zero tolerance for gun violence and will make it a priority to keep guns out of the hands of gangs and kids. i will vigorously prosecute consumer fraud, environmental polluters and political corrup

how money is coming into the system, and it's a whole lot worse now in the wake of the citizens united case. 28 years ago, i went to work in the government, and the first one i got to meet is sitting right here, and that's dave stockman when he was director at o.m.b. and when dave left the government, many of you may remember, he wrote a book called "the triumph of politics" that became a bestseller. i hope it's still available on the kindle or wherever. i hope it's still in print, because i think everyone should read it. i think it's the basis of the comments you made in the previous panel. so i'm optimistic. i support go big and everything that's been said, but i'm also skeptical. i don't think the country is ready for it yet, and i'd like to see more evidence that the congress is. and i think that the money and politics system in this country is making it much harder for men and women, republicans and members in congress to come together. the financing of our political system has led to increased leverage from the special interest, and it's throde polarization among our elected represent

there are 273 of those cases now in the united states and we know that of those cases, approximately 75% of them included at least one eyewitness who made a mistake and misidentified the innocent person. >> wow. it's fascinating stuff, jennifer dysart. obviously there's a lot to take into consideration for everybody including their own memories on any given day so thanks so much for joining us. we appreciatist. >> it's my pleasure. >> thanks a lot. >> you're welcome. >>> there's a major two-day meeting to launch a worldwide assault on lifestyle illness, heart disease, cancer, dykes. a lot think they only kill in affluent or rich countries but in fact as we learn they cause 60% of deaths worldwide. this is a trend. a bad one. and here's another trend as well. not totally unrelated. the red cross say there are more obese people in the world, 1.5 billion than people who are malnourished which stands at about a billion. that said there is a deadly lack of food in east africa, somalia, spilling over into kenya and ethiopia. president obama spoke at the u.n. and israel and palestinians got

there are 273 of those cases now in the united states. and we know that was those cases approximately 75% of them included at least one eyewitness who made a mistake and misidentified the innocent person. >> wow. fascinating stuff, jennifer dysart. obviously there's a lot to take into consideration for everybody, including their own memories on any given day. thank you very much for joining us. appreciate it. >> it's my pleasure. >> thanks a lot. >> you're welcome. >>> in other news, there was a major two-day meeting as you may know at the united nations this week to launch a worldwide assault on so-called lifestyle illness, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes. a lot of people think the diseases only kill in rich countries. in fact as we learned, they cause 60% of deaths worldwide. this is a trend, a bad one. here's another trend, not totally unrelated. the red cross said this week there are now more obese people in the world, 1.5 billion, than people who are malnourished, which stands at about a billion. that said, there is a deadly lac

views of the agency and the threats and challenges the intelligence community is facing in the united states case and other world. to them and red herring forces have a. palpable fernand even at least twenty six dead tens of thousands gathered near the state t.v. building government offices but chinks along with rooftops like. the fence on the streets that the trouble began with things from head to hands of course is on the plane the leading islamize opposition. if the deadliest down by the regime in recent months. a car bombs exploded at a house a senior police official in the pakistanis it's a collapsing killing at least eight people and it's had targeted the chief of the cry of death to gauge the pods he was on holmes most of the. or members of the local police were posted to guard his residence officials blame the pakistani taliban for the a time. a strong earthquake measuring six point eight on the richter scale is claimed at least fifty along the border of india nepal and tibet among those with crossed through the persian mystic compound and the collapse of the napoli's capital kathmandu do

years of his life fighting the case, he continued to fight for justice, and he brought his case to the united states supreme court. he received a $40 million jury verdict, and in april, the united states supreme court overturned that, even though in this case, there were three prosecutors who have -- who were found to have intentionally withheld evidence that would have exonerated him. plus, and this is a great lesson for all of us, it was a prosecutor who was the hero. he stood up and came forward and told everybody what the other two prosecutors did. when he did that, his efforts were rebuked by the district attorney. as a result, he left his job. it tells you that there are heroes everywhere. people are standing up for justice everywhere. we have to reach everyone everywhere every place in order to solve this problem. we do have a plaque to presented -- present to j.t > as a result of everything he has been through, but more importantly, to help him in the future -- present to j.t. as a result of everything he has been through, but more importantly, for everything he will do in the future.

recognize statehood within the united nations within the security council and the united states saying that if this is the case it will veto any resolution of recognition of palestine by the security council and we know that the united states has been working very hard behind closed doors trying to avoid palestine presenting this bid to the u.n. we do know that obama abbas are going to be meeting later on today whether or not this is going to rewrite the way things are going right now is certainly a big question it's very unlikely since palestine really seems to be such on achieving the goal of being officially recognized at the united nations either through the security council or through the general assembly now if you just quickly you're talking about the behind the scenes and the united states really working so that this doesn't go to a vote what really at stake is at stake here for the u.s. is it about saving face. you know largely so lauren because we know that the united states is trying to be the main mediate mediator between israel and palestine for decades and obama ever since becoming president of t

case of libya we've seen. a regional response hording the rebels now the government of libya as well as the united nations and in the case of syria going that route united nations has been supportive of putting pressure on syria but the political reality of israel's response is very concerning to the white house and i talk about the issue of israel and that of isolation israel's main allies in the. turn their backs on the jewish state while the upcoming vote on the palestinian bid threatens further isolation at the end of the day when with us ultimately leave israel do you think. it's a deep concern to israeli policy makers and people in washington who focus on the middle east and look at israel as a core ally of the united states which it is growing isolation of israel because of the turkish moves the egyptian moves jordan israeli governments often difficult rhetoric and its refusal to acknowledge polish eyes for. the marmara incident turkey that killed nine turks all these tensions harm american interests in the middle east and in the region as a whole and puts israel's security in a more difficult space and

he oversees the cold case unit, charged with finding dana's murderer. >> it impacts the sheriff's offices a whole. when we constantly try to work to identif the people responsible for our victim's families. >> we don't know why or who or anything. it's just one of those unsolved mysteries. >> reporter: georgia ram was an english teacher at junction middle scoot in livermore at the time of the murder. she remembers her first day back in class. >> my first period class when i walked in, they had a big sign over the chalk board up in the front, and it said, we're sorry, mrs. ram. and i just about lost it then. >> reporter: she almost lost it again recently in her 7th grade class was a 12-year-old she'll never forget. >> he was a very nice boy. good student. >> reporter: that boy is now a grown man, a cop in fact. he's lieutenant colby staysa. >> how are you? >> i'm doing good. >> you're all grown up. >> reporter: this is the first time they've seen each other since 7th grade. the irony has given the family a new thread of hope. >> the coincidence of this cannot get past you. and i don't bel

the landmark united states supreme court case that eventually ended segregation on all buses within thisntry could not have been achieved without your valiant efforts that began with your testimony against the montgomery public transportation system. i commend you for your passion, courage, and dedication. very few people could have demonstrated the level of conviction you showed at the young age of 15. young people today view you as a role model and as an important figure in the history of the civil rights movement. as united states senator representing the people of california, i commend your outstanding service to this country. i wish you good health and happiness in the years to come. sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put th

case should be dismissed. that dismissal could be taken to the united states supreme court but that case would not deal with the substance of prop 8 or same-sex marriage. >> reporter: that would be about who has standing? >> that would be confined to the standing issue which is esoteric issue of law. it wouldn't be a definitive resolution of the same-sex marriage case that we were all homes for. >> reporter: if we have any further indication how the u.s. supreme court how they may go on this issue? >> that is the problem. there are two contradictory cases in the supreme court. in one case, arizona versus english, they expressed grave doubts about the right of a standard of proponents of a ballot initiative to pursue a case like this. in other cases, they suggested that there may be standing for parties other than the attorney general or the governor who is normally speaks for the people of a particular state. >> reporter: all right. dean johnson is going to be back with us in half an hour. if you listen to dine john, you can probably pass the bar. >>> san francisco police are investigating a shooting at aquatic

as you know, professor, the supreme court of the united states takes such few cases that usually the intermediary court decision is the final one. we have to fill the bench. it is going to be worse every day if we have an empty federal bench that cannot function. on the 11th circuit today, we have two vacancies. >> another dimension, it has been called to mind in this question that justice sotomayor was cross-examined in a rather aggressive way concerning her statement that a woman, i think she went on to say hispanic woman -- >> wise latina. >> you are running way ahead of me. could understand a lot of things much better than people, certainly such as i, and perhaps even you. so we are talking both about, so to speak on ethnic and cultural background and gender. they are affecting the way people understand what justice is. >> well, she -- i thought she answered the question pretty well. she got confirmed. the fact is that at the same time, the justice alito understands some of those cultural issues. it is interesting. the supreme court of the united states today has no protestants o

united states supreme court issue at some point? >> i think at some point but less and less likely we'll hear a full-blown issue on same-sex marriage out of this case from the united states supreme court. >> more tonight at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc7news.com. >>> san jose state police are sending out a warning to students after a man lured a female student secluded area and groped her. she was sitting on a pewlg yesterday morning. suspect offered her a cigarette and lured her into a building where he groped her. the student able to break free and got away. the suspect is described as a black man in his 30s, 5'8" with buck teeth and crooked lower front teeth. >> in response to angry merchants, oakland mayor is calling for significant changes in the city's parking enforcement. he is asking city administrators to clarify the policy on charging drivers specifically disabled drivers in parking lots and garages. they are going to rescind certain tickets that have been given over the last few weeks. it comes after they were confronted by business owners that were complaining about the new parking rules saying they are driving away customer

i can take the case of united states. i also took part in national elections, soy understand the tactical and short-term calculations. the lack of confidence i started to refer to in australia in august about economic leadership was the fact that people are looking for leaders to give them the straight story and some sense of direction. in the case of the united states, we're having a lot of debate about cutting what technicians called the discretionary spending, the year by year in you will budget, as opposed to dealing with the entitlement programs, primarily social security and health-care programs. and if somebody really wants to send a signal to market and send a signal of direction about the future of the country, some of us to lead on this issue. part of the challenge of a good politician is knowing when to set out the leadership course and how to bring people along, but i will oppose the alternative, if you muddle through in your economy continues to decline or the euros own moves to a crisis and you do not have a

devastating shock waves throughout the world the organization proved completely redundant in the case of united they should have taken a much stronger position warning about the build up financial that to be. that write it up again and. completely drop the ball and it must be able to monitor the rich and united states as well as other countries it will lose its credibility some experts see the intimacy between the i.m.f. and u.s. corporations as a matter of concern all of the big decisions at the i.m.f. are made by the us treasury department well even the head of the world bank has accused the top advanced economies a few congress in their policies when countries with large fiscal deficits preach fiscal discipline the poor countries what are they really saying do what i say not what i do when countries pay homage to free trade but hold back developing countries with barriers what do they really say do what i say not what i do a do what i say not what i do world well fracture to the detriment of all. the old ways can in most change with the item have swapped the as members themselves spacing the