there and that because they pay the new york city police department so much they never ever look for drugs there of course that's another truism on wall street new york times wrote a story when i was working there in the eighty's speculating that ninety eight percent of the people working on wall street were either trafficking or doing cocaine that hasn't changed at all but again you know this this mocking this cynicism this ridiculing by the likes of drudge by the likes of bill maher across the culture in america where it's ok to assassinate a us citizen because he's a he's obviously a bad guy because the president doesn't like him or that this is ok for j.p. morgan a private corporation to pay your police department a huge sum of money the largest in the history of new york this is something that we saw in the mubarak regime that's right mubarak tried the same thing. hired more leg breakers and it didn't really help in the end you know but again max this notion that there's some sort of exceptionalism and that we can you know dance at the edge of of tyranny and not ever for some reason because we're superior americans fall over into a corrupt system or a

lightsquared took out full-page ads in several major publications including "the wall street journal," "the new york times," et cetera, and in that ad you wrote recently concerns have been raised about interference with the lightsquared product with gps devices. what are those concerns and who raised them? >> guest: let me step back and walk you through the history of lightsquared and the spectrum that we are using today. this companies predecessor was bought in 1980s, and the spectrum of that would be 1989. that's the time when there were no auction and companies were going and getting the spectrum as they need them. a lot of the current large wireless operators came in existence at a time. this spectrum was originally allocated for satellite purposes. it worked in early 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 under republican administrations, getting permission from the fcc to did enter to rescue network, working in conjunction with the satellite network. that time gps manufacturers participated in the process and supported the process. and they make comments on our network design. we talked about how we would live as g

the movement too much and all of that while taking in huge swaths of cash from wall street just days ago the new york times reported that mitt romney had taken in more wall street money than president obama had so far in campaign donations today the washington post refuted that report said that in fact president obama had more wall street cash because he also has the d.n.c. funds but at the end of the day does it really matter who has more as long as everybody keeps playing the same game joining me from our studio in los angeles to discuss it is and is fairy and co-host of the young turks and i want to thank you for joining us tonight and what do you see here right now the one hand sure it matters at the end of the day how much money who gets from who but isn't this part of the problem that no matter what party you're a part of a democrat or republican if you're obama or mitt romney you're still going to take all the wall street cash you can get and never say no to it. absolutely it's the number one problem in our political system and i would argue it's the number one reason why we're seeing so many people

classified information is legal when we know that newspapers do it all the time in this country every day the wall street journal or the new york times the washington post classified information that has nothing to do with x. . and they just assume because the government is using words there could be something legal facts wrong now so clearly pressure must have played a role here because you know people always mention as well you can still donate to a lot of corporations that have broken the law as numerous times in this country you know that have lawsuit after lawsuit but yet for some reason wiki leaks that hasn't been charged of a crime or convicted of any crime here in the u.s. for some reason you can't really tell an eight to them anymore and so you know i think that that really brings up a bigger issue because wiki leaks clearly has become a very divisive organization right there a lot of people that just fundamentally disagree with what we can fix is doing they think they're putting classified information out there endangering lives but how to get people to realize that this is about a much bigger issue this is about free

factor but according to critical reviews, critical meaning the analysis in "the wall street journal" "the new york timeshis new phone is amazing, not only the camera, but the voice directed function, it sounds incredible. >> and where it can tell me where a coffee shop is. i love my starbuck's. i will never get an assistant as a reporter. so if i can have an electronic one? waiting for the iphone to arrive. sorry, blackberry. >> the fact blackberry went out not just overseas but america, 70 million customers, including all of us, trying to figure where news was breaking and i couldn't read the fix. it was a problem. >> can't read the fix. it started in europe, spread to the middle east and africa. we only paid attention when it hit washington. >> exactly. chris, have a great weekend. >> you, too. >> we'll be talking monday. thanks so much. that does it for they had igs of andrea mitchell reports. follow the show online and on twitter@michellereports. and tamron hall has what's next. >> i'm sorry, i was texting on my iphone. come on, that was an awful week, i know. a lot of people are still talking about

happening in new york that it's happening coast to coast we do appreciate your time nina lopez occupy l.a. protesters in our l.a. studios thank you and we're keeping our eyes on occupy wall street in new york of course as well now earlier today tom morello the guitarist from rage against the machine performs at occupy wall street in new york he was in l.a. just a short time ago too and argue producer lucy catherine i'll so spoke to him asking him among other things to grade it president obama's performance thus far. my support for obama was three conditional begin with i never had hopes that would be beyond the sort of centrist democratic president that he really is now. many people some of us. because he looks like a different president he talks like a president he would be a different kind of president clearly has a plan but i'm not waiting around for going to change people like i was waiting around for him to change this is a movement from the bottom up it's movement has to be reckoned with and many people see the problem is the reserve and what do you think. that that's i think that's. frankly small potatoes would be to the overall problem the fact that the. country and the

joined occupy wall street we saw transport workers we saw nurses we saw teachers students from universities in new york city and throughout the country all walked out of class at a certain time to join the movement that is being held in high in new york by occupy wall street now this this movement we should remind our viewers is not just limited to new york it is caught on in cities throughout the country such as boston los angeles chicago this is this is clearly gaining and norma's momentum it's not just a group of activists these are now frustrated americans coming together with grievances about the way the u.s. system is structured and the way the economy is in decline and not benefiting from the common day american. parties are in a porn i are reporting there on the mass protest in new york and across the u.s. stephen leatherman radio host author and blogger told me the rally is will people on until money and power return to public hands. and force the power of the political was they go mate bloomberg sent them world oil because they want to go they said they were not because the mayor. bloomberg is. you know someone is special privileges taken away from me and the peopl

finance reports suggest president obama's weakening relationship with wall street is impacting his fund raidsing. the new york times reports mitt romney is beating the president. since the spring, he's raised an estimated $1.5 million from wall street bankers. president obama raised just over $270,000 from firms that were among his biggest campaign sources in 2008. among republican presidential contender, romney and governor rick per ri lead the race. >>> overseas, iran now demanding access to the man being held by authorities who is suspected of plotting the assassination of saudi arabia's ambassador to the u.s. the supreme leader promises a, quote, unforgettable response to any retaliation from the united states for the reported attack. according to the "new york times," the obama nradministratn is looking for ways to increase pressure on iran. the measure would include a ban on financial transactions with the central bank as well as petroleum bans. senator diane feinstein, chairwoman of the senate committee, and mike rodgers both weighed in on the rising tensions with iran. >> iran is escalating, i believe, its

new jersey is the garden state. david edelstein reviews the latest wall street meltdown movie. rita braver talks with new york timesditor jill abrahm son but first the headlines for this sunday morning october 16, 2011. the occupy wall street protest seems to be growing in momentum. last night the gathering moved to times square. new york city police reported more than 70 arrests. and in rome yesterday an anti-corporate demonstration turned into a riot. marchers smashed shop and bank windows and torched cars. this morning at the vatican, pope benedict 16 for the first time used a wheel platform to enter st. peter's basilica. the spokesman said the 84-year-old pontiff is simply trying to conserve his energy. it seems like some people were just saying he might be too young to be president. but bill clinton is now a senior citizen. last night in los angeles, a host of stars turned out to celebrate his turning 65. the event was a concert benefiting the clinton foundation. the new martin luther king jr. memorial will be dedicated today in washington, weeks after its opening was delayed by hurricane irene on the east coa

lightscared took out full page ads in several major publications including "wall street journal" and the new "new york times" ect.. there's been concerns raised with interference of the gps devices. what are those concerns, and who raised them? >> guest: okay. let me walk you through the history of lightsquared. this company's predecessor was formed in 1980s, and the spectrum was allocated in 1989. that's when there were no auctions and companies got spectrum as they needed them. a lot of the current large operators came in existence at the time. this spectrum originally allocated for satellite purpose. it worked through in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 under republican administrations. getting permissions from the fcc to build a terrestrial network, that time gps industry council participated in the process and supported the process, and they made comments on our network design. we talked about how we would live as good neighbors because gps spectrums next door to the lightsquared spectrum. we defined rules that lightsquared will not transmit into the gps spectrum. that required us to make investment that we woul

[chanting] >> alan: the "occupy wall street" movement marched into new york city's sometimes -- times square. >>> on our facebook page, there's plenty of chatter about the "occupy wall street" movement. you can join the conversation at facebook.com/abc 'news. >> a man was shot dead in san jose today during a huge funeral for a hells angels chapter president. >> we're in san jose. >> san jose police say they don't have any suspect. the victim died of his wounds. police tell us that there were some 4,000 mourners at the funeral soirkt was difficult, if not impossible, to stop the shooting from happening. these photos taken by a san jose resident shows the multitude of people takenning the funeral for geoffrey pettigrew. it was in this mass of people that shots rang out at 12:50 this afternoon. >> we don't know the circumstances. something we're going to look into, to determine whether this was an isolated incident or something random. >> pettigrew was shot to death in sparks, nevada bit a member of another motorcycle club last month. police don't know if the shooting is connected. this

wall street, few noticed. saturday, 6,000 marched from wall street to times square. >> we got old out. >> reporter: and that was just new york 250 cities in this country have joined the protests. around the world, it's more than a thousand cities. mostly peaceful. except for this clash in berlin and rome. rome says it will cost them $1.4 million to clean up the mess. back on wall street, where it all started. they have spent $3.4 million in police overtime. occupy wall street claims to speak for 99% of americans. that top 1% now holds almost 36% of the nation's total wealth, this, as most americans struggle. the u.s. unemployment rate frozen at 9.1%. perhaps that's why 37% of americans support the protesters. they tell you they want bank reform and tax reform. press them on how to get that done, their answers are considerably more vague. one thing is clear, they're not going away anytime soon. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >>> technology exec tys and famous faces got a place to pay final respects to steve jobs. a private service was held for jobs at stanford university. google ceo larry page, former vice president al gore

wall street, few noticed. yesterday, 6,000 marched from wall street to times square. and that was just new york. some 250 cities in this country have now joined the protests. around the world, it's more than 1,000 cities. they have been mostly peaceful, except for this clash in berlin and rome saturday, where rioters shattered windows and set cars on fire. rome says it will cost them $1.4 million to clean up the mess. back on wall street, where it all started, police say they've already spent $3.4 million in overtime. occupy wall street claims to speak for 99% of americans. that top 1% now holds almost 36% of the nation's total wealth. this, as most americans struggle. the u.s. unemployment rate frozen at 9.1%. perhaps that's why 37% of americans, according to a recent poll, support the protesters. >> and t.j. is with us here on the desk in new york. you've been out covering these protests for weeks in downtown manhattan. what do they tell you when you ask what is the end game here? >> reporter: when you talk to the protesters, they'll tell you they want bank reform, tax reform. when you press t

occuy wall street was on the move today. the new york times described it as a spirited but conflict free. important to know since hundreds of people have been arrested over the past week. demonstrators are speaking out against corporate greed and the disparity between rich and poor. the protests have cost the department $2 million in overtime. the senate is getting ready to vote next week opposite -- president obama's jobs bill. he used his weekly address today to push for it. the unemployment rate is stuck at no. 1%. he asked americans to ask their senators to support the plan and he accused republicans of standing in the way. >> to any senator out there who is thinking about voting against the jobs bill needs to explain why they would oppose something that we know would improve our economic situation. if republicans in congress think they have a better plan, they should prove it. >> the jobs plan would reduce payroll taxes for workers and employers, expand long-term benefits and spend money on public works projects. republicans are opposed t

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occupy wall street protestors gathering by the thousands in new york times square. ew blocks from fox news headquarters. and demonstrators up in arms with wall street greed. it is just a couple of blocks from here. thousands marching in los angeles in solidariity. and around the world in italy what began as a peaceful protest turned into a riot. and they snarbed and barching windows. members of congress questioning the decision to deploy troop to central africa. the lawmakers said the president should consult them first. i am harris falker and now back to huckabee. >> e-mail us at huckabee @ fox news.com. >> i hope you are not missing my daily commentary of the news of the day. it is heard on 600 of the finest radio station. go to mikehuckabee.com, sign up for my facebook page or follow me on twitter. >> we can see how the tea party has affected the politic. what about if occupy wall street affects it. joining me is editor of the above the law.comand some of the gripes are worth listening to. >> is there room for a left leaning tea party in this country. >> they have

joined occupy wall street we saw transport workers beside nurses we start teachers students from universities in new york city and throughout the country old walked out of class that was your time to join. movement that is being held in new york by occupy wall street now this movement we should remind our viewers is not just limited to new york it is caught on in cities throughout the country such as boston. angeles chicago this is this is clearly gaining and enormous momentum it's not just a group of activists these are now frustrated americans coming together with grievances about the way the u.s. system is structured and the way the economy is in decline and not benefiting from the common day american. were important i are reporting there on the mass protests in new york and across the u.s. on our website argue dot com we're asking our viewers what do you think will be the outcome of these u.s. rallies so far the majority is sure they'll be much noise but very little action a quarter think the anger will boil over and provoke clashes with the national guard a fifth of the voters see it as the end for president obama's hopes for a second term in office and only thirteen perce

throughout the day more than seventy protesters in new york were arrested forty of those in times square and we also got the news today the occupy wall street has three hundred thousand dollars in the bank donated to the movement's web site and visitors who came to the park according to the associated press they were needed goods ranging from blankets and sleeping bags to cans of food and medical and hygenic supplies are all being stored in space terminated by the united nation of teachers so with three hundred thousand dollars donated to the cause what i'm going to do with it and are we finally have a point where we'll hear some official demands joining me from our studio in new york is our team producer. lucy thanks so much for joining us tonight now you've been down there for a while now and you know we just left on friday but today is officially one month since the protests going on in zuccotti park so what's the mood like there to be celebrating are they saying you know good for us we made it i had george soros is down there popping pills of crystal and spoon feeding caviar it's all the protesters and i'm joking of course the mood is f

from the left no here's journalism of a different type the wall street darlings we can call that example what andrew ross sorkin the new york times financial columnist who specializes in wall street coverage and graces the television screens on c n b c every morning finally decided that it was worth it for him to walk down as a comedy park and check out the protest but guess why and so his call and he wrote i've gone down that is hard to see the activist movement. first hand after getting a call from the chief executive of a major bank last week so we're just doing the bidding of bank executives now are we andrew but even worse maybe example number two that would be erin burnett the former star who just launched her brand new show on c.n.n. she had this to say about the protesters during her segment called seriously. despite what you heard here's what i saw it's not just a bunch of dancing hippies protesting there are all kinds of people there babies teachers cheerleaders uncle sam and. people that seriously it's a mixed bag but they were happy to take some time from their books banjos bongos sports drinks. catered lunch yet it w

unions joined occupy wall street restock transport workers beside nurses teachers students from universities in new york city and the country all walked out of class at a certain time to join a movement that is being held in high in new york by occupy wall street now this this movement we should remind our viewers is not just limited to new york it is caught on in cities throughout the country such as boston. angeles chicago and that's just to name a few we know one is being planned in spain in washington d.c. in the next few days now this is clearly gaining enormous momentum and it's not just a group of activists these are now rush treated americans coming together we read and says about the way take us system is structured and the way the economy is in decline and not benefiting from the common gay marriage. briefly merino now you've men who have this is we've seen these protests prop popping up nationwide in the us in the several big cities is there are unified goal though from these protesters i mean right now it seems that they're protesting more of a concept than actually having a list of serious things that they want changed in america i mean is there someth

gas to control the dangerous crowds. >> rick: a live look at times square in manhattan, new york city, as protesters, the occupy wall streettesters are hosting sell rallies around town with the largest one going on right now blocks from here in times square. >> arthel: apple will hold a special memorial service for steve jobs tomorrow. the company inviting the most important people in silicon valley to remember their founder. jobs died on october 5 of a a long battle with pancreatic cancer. >> rick: the current two gop front runners, according to polls, mitt romney and herman cain, each have their weaknesses with different groups of republican voters. romney not sitting well with the tea partiers. cain catching heat with fiscal conservatives for his 9-9-9 plan. with all the candidates, will one emerge as a candidate that all republicans can get behind? joining me now is former deputy assistant to president george w. bush, brad blakeman, and former kerry campaign youth director, alex andrea. brad, let me start with you. does the perfect gop candidate exist? >> they sure do and when the caucus, the primary system runs its co

unions joined occupy wall street we saw transport workers beside nurses we saw teachers students from universities in new york city and the country all blocked out of class at a certain time to join the movement that is being held in new york by occupy wall street now this this movement we should remind our viewers is not just limited to new york it is caught on in cities throughout the country such as boston ross angeles chicago this is this is clearly gaining any enormous momentum and it's not just a group of activists these are now fresh treated americans coming together with even says about the way the us system is structured and the way the economy is in decline and not benefiting from the common day american. parties more important i are reporting there on the mass protest in new york and across the u.s. steven lemon radio host author and blogger told me the rallies will keep on until money and power return to public hands. cops enforce the power of the political because they go out bloomberg simple morrow because they want to go out they said they won't because the mayor said tomorrow bloomberg is a you know you me you know someone is special privileges taken away

dollars to keep banks on wall street afloat but they didn't just lend to banking giants on wall street bilin to that top one percent of mega corporations exclusively as the new york times reported the fed's efforts to stave off a financial crisis reach far beyond wall street touching manufacturers like general electric and detroit automakers and harley davidson general electric mcdonald's caterpillar of arisan even foreign corporations like toyotas got handouts courtesy of the fed and banks to the scalp these transnational giants are doing just fine profits are up and their c.e.o.'s are laughing all the way to the bank but someone forgot to tell there that someone threw out about the small businesses you know the ones that make up ninety nine percent of all businesses in america and employ more americans than the big corporations the fed didn't give them a penny and today small businesses are in big trouble senator bernie sanders was wondering what the heck this is all about so we asked fed chairman ben bernanke he that question on tuesday during a senate hearing on the point just crisis situation no why aren't you doing the small business what you did for the large fi

wall street we saw transport workers police and nurses we. teachers and students from universities in new york city and throughout the country all walked out of class at a certain time to join the movement that is being held in high new york by occupy wall street now this this movement we should remind our viewers is not just limited to new york it is caught on in cities throughout the country such as boston the los angeles chicago on gets just to name a few we know what is being planned and in washington d.c. in the next few days now this is this is clearly cheating enormous momentum but it's not just a group of activists these are the now fresh treated americans coming together we have grievances about the way the key west system is structured and it way the economy is in decline and not benefiting from the common gay marriage. or following the protests on new in new york on our website at r.t. dot com you can see the latest articles are constantly updated blog posts and for the latest videos rob you can always check out our tease you tube channel. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images in seeing from the streets of can you best. sh