he found willie mays to be too conservative on civil rights. but also recognized at the same time when mr. mays did speak out on behalf of civil rights, and robinson was grateful for those moments. but it goes to show that civil rights leaders are not monolithic. there were huge differences between jackie robinson and many other civil rights leaders and african-american athletes. there were huge differences between bayard rustin and martin luther king jr. and malcolm x. he had fierce debates with malcolm x. , and in fact, by 1964 he's refusing to debate malcolm x because he believes that malcolm x has stepped so far out of the mainstream of civil rights leadership. when malcolm started to call for the formation of rifle clubs in 1964, bayard throws his hands up and says that i can't deal with malcolm's demagoguery anymore. i need to focus on something constructive. but your question gets to the, for me, points out a very important fact, and that is that these leaders are not of one mind. they have different strategies, they have different timing

who is willie mays? little people, $400. what is "charlie and the chocolate factory?" no. charles.ompas? little people, $600. what are nomes? pay ball!--$600. who is david ortiz? uh, pay ball!--$800. who is nolan ryan? uh, pay ball!--$1,000. who is wagner? honus wagner. doubling your score to $2,000. um, reconstruction era, $600. who is johnson? uh, little people, $800, please. who is owen meany? and that takes you up to $3,600. you're in the lead still. and we're gonna take a break, come back to chat with these players, find out what they've been up to since their first visit on the show, right after this. ñ!ústemple was the winner since their first visit of our teachers tournament this past season. winner of $100,000. and i understand it was pretty exciting-- for the last night of the tournament, you got to watch it where? well, at a restaurant that a friend of mine owns. it, uh, it filmed right during prom, so-- or it aired during prom, so we packed the entire high school, uh, along with their dates onto one school bus, uh, drove them up to the restaurant where they had some tab

robinson is that he criticized willie mays for not being as active as he was, not taking into consideration he is not college-educated and an officer in the military that didn't have jackie's educational background. are you aware of that? >> i am aware. he took the conservative civil rights but also recognize that the same time when he did speak out on behalf of civil rights and robinson was grateful for those moments, but it goes to show that civil rights leaders are not monolithic. there were huge differences between jackie robinson and many other civil rights leaders and african-american athletes. there are differences between bayard rustin and martin luther king jr. and malcolm x. he appears to be without the mix in 1964 he is refusing to debate now the max. the mainstream civil-rights leaders when he started to call for the formation of the rifle clubs in 1964 he put his hands up and says i can't deal with the demagoguery any more. i need to focus on something constructive. these leaders are not of one mind. the of different strategies and different timing in mind. they have a differen

i and gerri willis. it maythe dog days of summer, but there are lots of economic warnings out there for anybody paying attention. is our economy about to tip back into recession? to me now is john taylor, stanford university professor of economics and senior fellow at the hoover institution. they keep coming back on the show. just this week, the congressional budget office said that recession is likely if the automatic tax increases scheduled to go into effect at the beginning of next year happened. you said the recession is a big threat to the economy right now. what is your latest.? >> growth is already quite low. we are coming into this at the last quarter, just 1.5%, it won't be too much better in the current quarter. already very low. if there is a big tax increase, there is no question but that is a hit to the economy. we hope that won't happen. hope we get over this fiscal cliff. it remains to be seen. gerri: i guess the devil is in the details. one of the reasons the economy is weak is because no one ca

i and gerri willis. it maythe dog days of summer, but there are lots of economic warnings out there for anybody paying attention. is our economy about to tip back into recession? to me now is john taylor, stanford university professor of economics and senior fellow at the hoover institution. they keep coming back on the show. just this week, the congressional budget office said that recession is likely if the automatic tax increases scheduled to go into effect at the beginning of next year happened. you said the recession is a big threat to the economy right now. what is your latest.? >> growth is already quite low. we are coming into this at the last quarter, just 1.5%, it won't be too much better in the current quarter. already very low. if there is a big tax increase, there is no question but that is a hit to the economy. we hope that won't happen. hope we get over this fiscal cliff. it remains to be seen. gerri: i guess the devil is in the details. one of the reasons the economy is weak is because no one ca

patrick willis, alex smith and the others may play just a little bit, but this is about evaluating thelayers on the bubble and staying healthy. >> i think all-stars, with the competitiveness of our players, the pride they take in their own individual performance and the way the team plays, it's a great group team motivator. they already are motivated, and that's what makes them such a joy to coach. of >> the 49ers open the regular season sunday in green bay. >>> the cal bears have waited a long time since their last real home game. 21 months, the last time they played at memorial stadium because of the $321 million facelift the stadium got. it's been modernized, seating reduced from 72,000 to 63,000. the bears are a 10.5 point favorite to beat nevada. >>> serena william, no problem, she'll make quick work of her opponent winning in straight sets. she wins 6-1, 6-1 in just 55 minutes.

i know it is not worth $1.5 million, but maybe the personality of me added with willie brown comes close. if i may present to you, on behalf of the city, our great certificate of honor and a gracious personal thanks for your contribution. [applause] >> it is very kind of you. >> thank you. mayor lee: the bechtels generously gave their contribution, and together with that gift, it is only appropriate that the war memorial trustees also decided to recognize charlotte and george by renaming this carriage drive in their honor. charlotte and george, for your dedication to both veterans and the arts, embody the war memorial's founding purpose as a cultural center and a lasting dedication to the men and women of san francisco who served our country. it is my pleasure to join the bechtels and the war memorial today by declaring today, may 10, 2012, charlotte and george shultz day in san francisco. [applause] but you cannot park that carriage freely in our city. [laughter] [applause] >> mayor lee, thank you, very, very much. it was just slide of two years ago -- i should say just north of two years ago, fr

willy-nilly. i am with commissioner liu that we may be overburdening an already complex process by trying to imagineall the other possibilities when there is no population to reflect that. >> i have a question. the last time this even came up, which i guess was with supervisor chu, although it did not come to a hearing, and it was an actual criminal misconduct, and prior to that, mizzola was the only previous case. >> i believe there was one in 1932. >> i guess what i was trying to say earlier, in terms of the fairness issue -- you have this description, or this definition, of official misconduct on the books or in the charter. but the fact is, it is not used very often. it is used subjectively, or even arbitrarily, dare i say. it is not a matter of law that because somebody in elected office misbehaves in some way that they would automatically be charged with official misconduct and then go through some kind of process, be it something before the ethics committee, or even criminal. it is criminal, that is a whole different matter. i guess your concern is you do not want this to be the next time thi

willy-nilly. i am with commissioner liu that we may be overburdening an already complex process by trying to imagineall the other possibilities when there is no population to reflect that. >> i have a question. the last time this even came up, which i guess was with supervisor chu, although it did not come to a hearing, and it was an actual criminal misconduct, and prior to that, mizzola was the only previous case. >> i believe there was one in 1932. >> i guess what i was trying to say earlier, in terms of the fairness issue -- you have this description, or this definition, of official misconduct on the books or in the charter. but the fact is, it is not used very often. it is used subjectively, or even arbitrarily, dare i say.

willy-nilly. i am with commissioner liu that we may be overburdening an already complex process by trying to imagineall the other possibilities when there is no population to reflect that. >> i have a question. the last time this even came up, which i guess was with supervisor chu, although it did not come to a hearing, and it was an actual criminal misconduct, and prior to that, mizzola was the only previous case. >> i believe there was one in 1932. >> i guess what i was trying to

willy-nilly. i am with commissioner liu that we may be overburdening an already complex process by trying to imagineall the other possibilities when there is no population to reflect that. >> i have a question. the last time this even came up, which i guess was with supervisor chu, although it did not come to a hearing

willis report" is nuts. sandra: tonight, america's decade of. gerri: a look at what the future may hold. a big victory for obama. welcome to "the willis report." gerri: hello, everybody, i am gerri willis. another town stuck with the bill thanks to an obama event. the democratic national committee is refusing to pay 14,000-dollar tab westport, connecticut, racked up when they provided security for the president. it was for a fundraiser hosted by harry weinstein. the chairman of the connecticut republican party, welcome to the show, jerry. what do you say to this? the campaign will pay the bill. what is your >> some $38,000, i believe, come on. as you know, what were the poor people doing. the ones picking up the tab for this? >> well, to add insult to injury, one of our state parks state parks had to be closed for the president's helicopter to land that day and was probably one of the hottest days of the summer. the president comes out to connecticut to hang out with movie stars and millionaires. at the same time, he paints our party is a party the party of the rich. it is unfortunate. we

willis reed. >> jimmy: yeah. where you there? >> may 8th, 1970. i was 13-years-old. >> jimmy: really?because it's -- >> i just can't do it. >> jimmy: all right, good. i like it because i see you all the time on the sidelines. is it cold in the court because you're always dressed like it's cold. [ laughter ] it must be cold. look at that. i got another one over here. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. look at that guy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it must be -- it's like -- it's like -- >> no, they got that ice down for the rangers. >> jimmy: oh, that's right. they do. >> the rangers, they got the ice down. >> jimmy: but it's not -- you're not in siberia. i mean, look at this. [ laughter ] >> my wife, she didn't like that hat, my wife. >> jimmy: i like that. >> -- hated that hat. >> jimmy: but i always see you going to the knicks, and i love that. i remember, i was at a game where they retired patrick ewing's jersey. >> right. >> jimmy: and he talked about you in his speech. do you remember that? >> i got my season tickets the day after we got patrick ewing in the lottery. so, every year i worked myself d

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willie ralph the family is. sometimes they're not aware of the it a fact that they may have a classmate that may be really struggling. >>> when they are happy, the make us me more happy. >>> this very award goes to jasmine davis. it >>> our weather at look today, is a little different view it can see plenty of blflog at ground level. typified in santa rosa. here is rare birth to it with your complete to forecast. >>> i would like to begin this weathercasts with a look at yesterday's high temperatures. there is a recent yesterday cool down tend degrees compared to thursday. upper '70s for san jose. 76 degrees didn't step to rose separate which is 10 degrees below normal. to combat the look at all these numbers. they are going down. i rise and shine two areas of the bay area with sunshine and fog. we have a chance of isolated thunderstorm in our area. let me explain why. the tropical moisture is lifting up from mexico. now these clouds want to drift up toward northern california as are high pressure gives away. if your heading out to the oakland a's baseball game, i will be there and make sure you wave heights. meanwh

willis report" is next. thank you to ashley and carol. good night. gerri: tonight, the epa puts on the pressure to drop the ethanol mandate for gasoline. we have the latest on how this may affect gas prices. some on the left say the problem of voter fraud is overblown. we have the facts you need to know. welcome to "the willis report." >> hello, everybody, i am gerri willis. the national debt on ticking closer to $60 billion. by the time the show was over, we will add $133 million to our deeper hole. some economists say the best way to dig ourselves out is more stimulus. joining me now is richard duncan, author of the book, 10 q., and stephen walter. you say that a new great depression is on the horizon. why are we at the printer jammed? >> welcome i think we have never been off the brink. the group in 1964, 250 cholla dollars in 2007. this created a great deal prosperity. but in 2008 come it couldn't be repaired. and now the credit begins to contract. there is a danger that we will collapse into a depression. >> do you agree? is there too much credit as and is it causing a problem for the economy? >> there certainly was in 2008. i totally agree with that. but i think m

may have helped. unfortunately, the prime time audience didn't see that. did mitt romney make himself more likeable, humanize himself? is that even possible? >> willie, you old dinosaur, the cables get more coverage, some of the earlier speakers the video they showed before clint eastwood, it was also people talking about left, right and center. one of the most effective campaign films, going to the humanizing thing. i am doing all i can to address you and not the empty chair sitting there. because that is very much in vogue. i think it was a strong evening for humanizing, people talked about their dealings with governor romney were really touching. and i think governor romney talking about the family was quite emotional, and showed a side of him that was not real. but most of the people of the country have not seen it. the overall presentation is not going to be covered in a way that is going to expand and reverberate much more on the broadcast and on the internet. >> well, you joked about the empty chair next to you. but people are talking about clint eastwood's speech, perhaps more than the nominee. the 82-year-old actor-director, took the stage

michael phelps and misty may-treanor is on wheaties, while gabby douglas is on cornflakes. >>> others find a pile of bills. willie geist reports on what some of the olympics are coming home to. >> reporter: have you heard from coaches, managers, agents, outside people telling you, john, i'm talking to these people, they're going to be interested in you if you win gold? specifically did they talk about companies that would come to you? >> i knew that different price ranges that i would be into if i had gotten gold or silver or bronze. i get knowing that for me wasn't a good thing. >> reporter: so they came to you with figures? >> yeah. >> here's what a gold medal would mean to you? i want yeah. >> reporter: can you share what the gold medal figure was? >> i don't think i should. i'm not sure i can or not. >> reporter: fair to change it was life-changing? definitely. >> if i would have done well, it would have changed my life. it's that pressure building up in the back of your mind. you can't ignore it. thinking about my family and my own future, man, i've got to make this happen. >> reporter: that's a lot of press

tomorrow season may be upon us but the giants played today at at&t park that allowed them to maintain their lead. willyoday with the junior giants, knows about august and september. giants jumped on the rockies and alex white, the base hit, drives in two. giants got a third run on an rbi single by brian belt. ryan with the clutch two out hit. the ball rolls to the gap. a double for him. belt had four hits. the giants lowed a pair of runs in the 6th. the pitcher with his first major league hit. drives in the lead run. giants went to the 8th trailing 6-4. then they erupted. it was tied when hunter pence stepped to the plate, a good time for his first home run as a giant. homer number 18 of the year for pence. giants 9-6 with clay hensley getting the win. the dodgers put the heat on the giants. hanley ramirez with a single. drives in two. dodgers shut out his old team for a 5-0 win that keeps them within a game of the giants. with 5 teams battling for two spots feels like the american league wildcard situation will go down to the wire. a's are a half game out. the white sox and pitcher wearing the red pin

willie geist. we're broadcasting all week from tampa's howl at the moon bar, renamed for the next five days the elephant bar. this joint closed about two hours ago, i kid you not. you may notice the sweet smell of a party wafting through your flat screen this morning. we'll get to the news occupant convention including the condensed speaker schedule when i bring in one half of the game change boys mark halperin. first the latest look at isaac. concerns as late as yesterday morning this tropical storm would slam into tampa. but it since has taken a turn out west. the rnc will be quiet today and the convention will begin in earnest on tuesday. this is a weather story about new orleans and the gulf coast. for more we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins back in new york with the latest. good morning. >> good morning to you, willie. since people went to bed or they weren't paying attention over the weekend, things were all pointing at new orleans. right now there's no doubt, the storm still in effect in florida but the real concern is as we head towards new orleans, about 36 hours from right now. the storm has not become a hurricane. that's the one piece of good news. one

may have pain just because they were told. those who were told about pain reported having more pain. >>> the man who directed the children's film willieonka and the chocolate factory has died. mel stewart turned his favorite book into a film. stewart died of cancer at his home in los angeles. he was 83 years old. >>> the widespread drought is continuing to wreak havoc. the u.s. department of agriculture projected a slump in the corn harvest. we can soon expect a surge in corn prices. up to $8.90 a bushel. that means we will likely see a sharp increase in the price of meat since corn is used to feed cattle. >>> from one extreme to the other, tropical storm ernesto continues to soak mexico though it's weakened to a tropical depression as it moves inland. the u.s. national hurricane center reported ernesto's winds have decreased to 45 miles per hour earlier today. the storm is expected to dissipate tonight. >>> we've been talking about the heat the last few days, very warm outside, but just checking your monitor there mark and i could see there's a lot of fog out there as well. >> yeah that fog bringing some relief to parts of the bay ar

may open the states. dennis: good look at the convention. that is all the "money" we have tonight. we will see you tomorrow. gerri willisthe willis report" is up next. ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i cano anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la lla la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything solutionism. the new optimis wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense.

willie geist, part of our team just home from london, reports tonight on what happens after the gold rush. >> reporter: the games may olympic gold has just begun. already flush with endorsements, michael phelps has new deals with louis vuitton and the golf channel. ryan lochte is diving right in himself. >> i'm definitely looking towards "dancing with the stars" and "the bachelor." >> reporter: as he considers offers from popular reality shows, lochte already has shot a cameo on 90210. with another gold in hand, soccer goalie hope solo just released a memoir. >> i have anxiety about people knowing my life story -- >> not anymore. it's out now. >> i know. no going back now. >> reporter: as coaches are replaced by agents, the stars and stripes exchanged for corporate logos, it's time to turn gold into green. >> people worried that she'd have nerve had here. nerves of steel. >> reporter: hundreds of offers are flying in for 16-year-old gabby douglas. within hours of winning in the all-around competition, douglas' face was on a box of kellogg's corn flakes. her agent expects douglas to take in between $1 million and $3

willis is with us. what's causing this. >> all about the crude oil prices gone up at $97 per barrel. that's the highest since may.e out in san francisco with the chevron facility there. that is tightening supplies too. so everything seems to be conspiring to push oil prices higher. even the good news about europe makes people think that there is more demand and that's going to push prices higher. >> how much more are we expecting families are going to have to pay over the labor day. >> we think people are going to spend $749 over the labor day weekend. i will not be one of those people. up 702. 85% plan to travel by car. also hotel rooms four to 6% higher. seeing higher prices across the board for travel right now. >> shepard: make it a happy labor day anyway. >> i love labor day. not laboring on labor day. >> shepard: some of us will be laboring but it will be great. a guy in california captured a dramatic close encounter just off the coast. look at these pictures. a giant humpback whale. see that sticking up out of the water. notice the whale's mouth is longer than that guy is tall. the photographer is a guy na

may escalate into a fear smear-fest of alarming proportions. >> schieffer: the alarm went off but no one heard it. in 1988, the infamous willyorton ad helped george bush get elected. >> did you contactas allowed first-degree murder tore have weekend passes from his prizon. one was willy horton. >> schieffer: the swift boaters in 2004 helped sink john kerry. >> john kerry has not been honest about what happened in vietnam. >> schieffer: the coming of the super pacs flooded the system with more money this year and brought this ad suggesting romney was responsible for a cancer victim's death. >> and she passed away in 22 days. >> schieffer: politics ain't beanbags, the old sayings from, but the flower of nastiness really bloomed with the coming of television. and now with the internet, anything goes. our "face the nation" "flashback. the modern world... to hold over 80,000... well, that would make you... the creators of the 2012 mercedes-benz e-class... quite possibly the most advanced luxury sedan ever. ♪ join mercedes-benz usa on facebook for the best summer sweepstakes. join mercedes-benz usa on facebook that's it for us tod

willis, chuck norris, love cluck. they're all part of a crew working on a mission that involves weapons grade pluton m plutonium. it is rated r. >> if you're more into family films you mayant to check out "the odd life of timothy greene". jennifer garner stars as a couple who wants to have their own child. it is rated pg. >> if darker movies are your thing check out an animated film called "paranorman." it features the voices of casey affleck, john goodman is about a misunderstood boy that takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups all to help save his town. it is rated pg grkspg. >> shouldn't be too scary if it's animated. >> i want to see "the campaign" still, will ferrell. >> it's been out a while. >> let us know what you think. >> questions parents might have about going back to school. >> maybe you've tried diet and exercise nop now try juicing. >>> today nasa's mars rover will be doing some target practice on the red planet. it will test out its laser on a martian rock in an attempt to burn a small hole in it. it is one of ten tools curiosity will use to study whether the environment on mars is suitable for life. in several weeks the rover will start its trek across t