. >> i'm lance armstrong. if somebody put my back into a corner, i'm coming out swinging. later on "viewpoint," congress needs real fiscal answers and needs a few grownups in charge. but now let's visit jennifer grandholm in "the war room." >> conspiracy living we'll take a closer look at the plot to bring reverend wright back out. and then we have norm ornstine on how money is polluting the american political system, and we also have bob ryshe on as well. >> excellent. all-star line up. the book that ornstine wrote is excellent. >> exactly. more "viewpoint" coming up next. important these subjects can be that's why time warner cable developed connect a million minds. to introduce kids in our communities to the opportunities that inspire them to develop these important skills. how can my car go faster? maybe your child will figure it out. find out more at connectamillionminds.com >>(narrator) gavin newsom, lieutenant governor of california, and former mayor of san francisco is coming to current tv. >>every night on cable news networks everyone's focusing on what's wrong. i

in addition to various medical organizations, the lance armstrong foundation and new york mayor bloomberg support prop 29. advocate say the dollar tax will keep 220,000 young people from ever smoking. and prompt another 100,000 adults to quit. >> there is a simple linear relationship between price of cigarettes and university smoking. >>reporter: critic argue the money raised by the tax could fund cancer research out of state while supporters point to dozens of california references in the initiative language. groups such as hispanic chamber of commerce also worry tax will hurt those who can least afford it which is why tobacco company advertise in english and span i are. >> we are taxing the poor people.is that what we want? that's what we are going to get. >>reporter: if approved the dollar a pack tax would take effect october 1st. in san jose, abc 7 news. >>> no ordinary holiday bike ride. wounded vet rap begin incredible journey for very special reason. >> the few more of the way that the bay area honored its the bay area honored its veterans today. i'll be back 

. >>> new this morning a cycling website reports federal agents have met with lance armstrong's former team director in an ongoing doping investigation. today vellonation.com said the cycling manager was served a subpoena as soon as he arrived in the u.s. for the amgen tour. he was armstrong's team manager during his record seven tour de france victories. floyd landis accused burneal of playing a role in a systemic bringing program for the u.s. postal service team. friday did not kick off the news conference for the amgen tour. >>> we are wait to go hear from pg&e about the status of the north berkeley bart station where power went out last night. the juice went off about 9:45 and claims it's a pg&e issue. repairs were finished around 2:00 this morning so service should resume today. last night trains passed lou the station without stopping. pg&e believes the bart station was the only customer in the area not getting any power. >>> occupy the farm protesters say they aren't giving up, even though they have dismantled their equipment this weekend inside the gill tract. that's a patch of

with special guests: >> i'm lance armstrong. if somebody put my back into a corner, i'm coming out swinging. ♪ >> all right, we're back on "the young turks." there is new evidence in the case of george disciple zimmerman, of course he was arrested recently for shooting trayvon martin, a 17-year-old, he said he had feared for his life, and he was acting in self defense. he was arrested six weeks after the initialing confrontation, of course. now the fbi is considering charging him with a hate crime. that is important because then he could face the death penalty. there is new evidence that "abc news" has uncovered. some of this comes from the family physician for george zimmerman. under that as you're hearing this part of the abc report. >> a medical report obtained exclusively by abc shows the morning after the shooting shows that zimmerman went to see his daughter. he had a black eye and cuts on the back of his head. at the same time zimmerman's doctor notes those cuts didn't require stitches, and zimmerman did not have a can

. >> agents have reportedly served lance armstrong's former team director with a subpoena. . he was served when he arrived for the tour of california this morning. he reportedly met the with investigators on friday, he was armstrong's team manager during his seven tour de france wins. they both have denied of doping on that team. >> a new a advice from the federal reserve banks finds students loans aren't just a burden for the young. there are 37 million saddled with outstanding loans and of those five-day half million are 40 to 49 years old and more than 6.3 million are 50 and older. as of the third quarter of last year americans had a total of about $870 billion in student loan debt . >> the internet is a key player in the race for the white house. how both sides are working with information gathered from social media to try to get your vote. . and breast feeding has been a hot topic. health experts say all of that talk is ignoring one very important issue. >> a study showing san francisco spends more money than anybody fixing pot holes but the condition of the city's roads

seven straight wins by lance armstrong helped inspire a new generation of american athletes >> for americans to become aware, it had to be somebody on the podium. now we see promise for the future, and that gets people's interest. there is a strong generation that's getting toward the ends of their careers that have helped pave the way for these guys. >> reporter: there's more on the tour of california than the obvious increase of cycling's popularity in the united states. the event is also an economic boost to the cities where it stops. >> it's a great investment for the city. to get out there, and to know that you have some very strong community leaders that are willing to put up money to donate funds to come up with the funds we need to get folks from around the world that are going to be racing, it's a no-brainer. >> reporter: the only thing that's plagued the tour recently has been weather. and that doesn't appear to be a concern on the eve of this year's event. >>> nascar under the lights tonight for the southern 500, and tempers got a little hot, but not those of the drivers. they cal

with special guests: >> i'm lance armstrong. if somebody put my back into a corner, i'm coming out swinging. ♪ >> guess what's happening in 15 minutes? "the young turks" are coming. they're coming! all right, first start we're going to do--another one can we please punch them in the mouth this time? we'll does that. and mitt romney gave a reach riddled with falsehoods. here's what we're doing, dropping elbows all over his head. we'll present the actual fact. and then george zimmerman's defense gets some help. now there are a lot of people going, ha-ha, you were wrong. well, it ain't right at all. we'll present facts, and then president obama cracked down on drugs. did that wind up helping him? was it a popular thing to do? nothing but fun. we'll show you that plus, i'll get quizzed. don't miss it, "the young turks." [ kristal ] we're just taking a sample of all our different items in our festival of shrimp. the crab-stuffed shrimp are awesome! tequila lime tacos. [ man ] delicious! [ male announcer ] it's festival of shrimp! f

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with special guests: >> i'm lance armstrong. if somebody put my back into a corner, i'm coming out swinging. ♪ >> all right we're back on "the young turks." there is new evidence in the case of george disciple zimmerman, of course he was arrested recently for shooting trayvon martin, a 17-year-old, he said he had feared for his life, and he was acting in self defense. he was arrested six weeks after the initialing confrontation, of course. now the fbi is considering charging him with a hate crime. that is important because then he could face the death penalty. there is new evidence that "abc news" has uncovered. some of this comes from the family physician for george zimmerman. under that as you're hearing this part of the abc report. >> a medical report obtained exclusively by abc shows the morning after the shooting shows that zimmerman went to see his daughter. he had a black eye and cuts on the back of his head. at the same time zimmerman's doctor notes those cuts didn't require stitches, and zimmerman did not have a can c

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. >>> new this morning a seekling website show federal agents have met with lance armstrong's former team director in an ongoing doping investigation. today's vellonation.com said the cycling major was served a subpoena as soon as i he arrived in the u.s. for the amgen tour. he was armstrong's team manager during his record seven tour de france victories. floyd accused burneal of playing a role in a systemic drug scheme. he did not kick off the news conference for the amgen tour. >>> we are wait to go hear from pg&e about the status of the north berkeley bart station where power win out last night. the juice went off about 9:45 and claims it's a pg&e issue. the utility believes the station is the only customer in the area not getting power. last night trains passed through the station without stopping. there's no word on whether service will be affected this morning. >>> occupy the farm protesters say they aren't giving up, even though they have dismantled their encampment this weekend inside the gill tract. that's a patch of land in albany owned by u. c. berkeley. lisa has the detai

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lance armstrong and the other state senator, don parada. this pro-tax campaign is on one side and the big tobacco companies have poured $21 million into the anti campaign. their names will not be on the ad but this sacramento physician is that proposition 29 is a boondoggle that would create a huge research bureaucracy with no accountability. run by political appointees and they can spend our tax dollars out of state. she has a history of medical -- financial troubles is denying any financial kickback. and the contrast of the tobacco contrast prophets:in state and the with the current losses at $1 billion per year for the tobacco industry. we had the first cigarette tax in 1959. now it is lower than the 32 other states. the green on the states is representing over $1. the blue = above $2. five states it is above $3. >> he is the worst republican in the country to put up against a rock >> . >>grant: what a difference that was the gop rick santorum he was talking about his competitor, mitt romney. now rick santorum is endorsing mitt romney. h

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a fitness enthusiast, cook has been known to quote cyclist lance armstrong in apple meetings, he also serves on the board of nike. >>> they played rich women. now linda gray and linda evans fighting for the poor and elderly on capitol hill. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. i'm michael bazinet, president of creative digital imaging of bangor, maine. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this processing facility we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. we would have to consider layoffs as a result of that. closure of this plant will affect all of us. ♪ the calcium they take because they don't take it with fo

cook has been known to quote lance armstrong in apple meetings. he also serves on the board of nike. >>> nevada has become the first state to grant licenses for cars that drive themselves. wouldn't that be great? two people have to be inside the car in case something goes wrong, but so far so good. the cars have already traveled 200,000 miles on test runs without an accident. so you're asking, how long will you have to wait to get your hands on one of these prototypes? the ro bocars could be available in three to five years. >>> in today's daily dose, america's obesity rate could get worse in just a few years. that's the finding of a new study that shows an additional 30 million people or 42% of the u.s. population will be obese by the year 2030. the figure right now is around 35%. america's expanding waistlines could add up to $550 billion in medical costs. >>> we asked you to talk back on one of the questions today. how much are you willing to sacrifice your privacy to be safe? your responses coming up. [ female announcer ] did you know the aver

armstrong but they don't necessarily have the money. >> who do you trust to save lives? the american cancer society? the american heart association? the american lung association? >> or big tobacco. >> prop 29, more pwraour roc boo roc. >> reporter: this is a ballot initiative that would raise cigarette taxes by a dollar a pack with the estimated $800 million raised each here earmarked for cancer research and prevention. >> we know it will save lives and taxpayers money and would he hope that it will fund new cures and better treatments for cancer, heart and lung diseases. >> reporter: supporters claim the new tax will stop 200,000 kids from starting to smoke, while encouraging tens of thousands of adults to quit. but opponents funded mainly by tobacco companies philip morris and r.j. reynolds argue that this is another si syntax that california can't appeared. >> this may not be our highest pry over. we are taking a block of tax revenue and spending it on something, while it may be very important, and certainly cancer research is, it may not be of the highest priority w

lance harm strong was his first -- armstrong was his first guest discussing his support for an initiative to raise the state's cigarette tax to fund cancer research. >>> overnight news a student was killed in an explosion at an italian school. the girl said to be 16 years old died this morning after a bomb placed in a trashcan blew up. seven other students at the vocational high school were injured. the school is named after a murdered antimafia prosecutor who was killed in a mafia bomb blast 20 years ago this weekend. it is not yet clear if organized crime is connected to this morning's attack. >>> a blind chinese activist who caused a diplomatic crisis between the united states and china is now on his way to the u.s. chang guang chung guangcheng is on a flight to new jersey with wife and two children. he caused an uproar last month when he escaped from house arrest and hid at the u.s. embassy in beijing. the self-taught legal activist who led campaigns for the disabled and fought against forced abortions plans to study law at new york university. >>> new this morning in his weekly addre

with special guests: >> i'm lance armstrong. if somebody put my back into a corner, i'm coming out swinging. geithner >> fifteen minutes from now, it's going to be go time. crazy show. do you know what's happening? president obama losing the women vote to mitt romney. what in the world is going on? further furthermore, we've got the first gay president. we have unearthed them. who is it? it's a been converse e. y. con vo jersey. al prison run by sheriffs profited by sheriffs. guess who else is on the show? jerry. jerry. jerry. jerry. jerry. jerry. >> don't get up. >> look at this. jerry springer on the young turks. all right. looking forward to it. >> you owe me 10 bucks. >> all right. we will talk to him about his political ideas what time does he think about obama in the what does he think about the race? don't you dare miss the show. see you there. ♪ ♪ yeah this is -- >> announcer: stephanie miller -- ♪ nasty ♪ ♪ bow wow wow yippy yo yippy yay ♪ >> it is the "stephanie miller show." tomorrow on the big show rick a

i'm lance armstrong if somebody put my back into a corner i'm coming out swinging, i hate to say it but let's hope my back is never in a corner but on to other things. >> when we witness greatness do we immediately question it? >> i don't know -- >> do you think it helps in the olympics fedder tiger woods -- >> it is so competitive. everybody is out there just -- to trump the other person. >> yeah. >> and it leads to a frenzy, a feeding frenzy and if they smell blood, they go nuts. and with that comes -- listen just in my own personal history, the amount of crap that you have seen written, and you say -- somebody should lose their job over that. >> it has never hand. rarely. >> i don't know -- >> do you think it's changing? >> no but i wouldn't say it never happens. >> this leads to an interesting point or question, at a certain point, people made their minds up about you. they make it up about politicians too. no matter what you do. >> that's the point i am making is look, let's not sit here and have this argument anymore. we can talk about a million things, if somebody wants to walk u

lance armstrong is going to bare all to gavin about doping acquisitions, and marissa meyer takes us inside googles biggest mistakes. that's right here in just one hour. and that's it for tonight you

with special guests: >> i'm lance armstrong. if somebody put my back into a corner, i'm coming out swinging. ♪ ♪ i hear you call my name -- >> announcer: stephanie miller -- ♪ and it feels like home ♪ ♪ when you call my name -- >> announcer: stephanie miller -- ♪ i'm down on my knees ♪ >> hello. >> hey i just got what she went by that. ♪ you know i'll take you there ♪ >> are you suggesting she is not talking about praying. >> it is the "stephanie miller show." >> i think she was being a little bit of a whore. >> i am an excatholic girl i beg your pardon. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. let's go to dave in arizona. hi, dave welcome. >> all we hear about the family this and family that, but the divorce rate has been 55% for the last 20-plus years. >> yeah. makes me feel like less of a loser. >> yeah. they are jealous when couples do get along. >> yeah, exactly. peggy in texas. >> hi. i'm just wondering how voting against gay marriage and against abortion is going to put food on your tabl

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