neighborhood. >> thompson: memory care neighborhood, in carmel valley. >> thompson: kelly scott runs emeritus's memory care program. >> so this is our program, we call it our join their journey program, and this is where we're caring for folks with dementia. and it's really a specialized program to meet their needs. we find out a lot about who they are as individuals, and then the day is set up around what is purposeful and meaningful to them as individuals. >> 10:30, 350... >> thompson: but some question whether memory care units like this one provide enough care. >> has anyone got a shovel? >> you're going to have a memory care unit. that's a good marketing tool for families. a: there's demand and you're trying to keep occupancy up. b: you can charge more for memory care. i mean, all you've really done is created rooms around a courtyard, but still, that's nice, and it's much safer. but then they say they've got staff who are trained to do memory care, and that's where it starts to kind of fall apart, because the staff are generally not well trained to do dementia care. >> thompson

thompson, to you. these two handsome young men who are with you and all of our guests, we welcome you this morning. iran into dick durbin earlier today and i think he is going to come to introduce you. and he is, as soon as he joins us we will working in. i will yield to him and ask him to just, just that. today, dr. coburn and i, senator johnson, are pleased and will probably be joined by others on our committee, but pleased to consider the nomination, presidents nomination john thompson, the director of the u.s. census bureau. and i think we all realize the role of the senses is to serve as a leading source of quality data by the nations people and our economy. the. does this by conducting as we know numerous surveys, sometimes we think it's every 10 years but it's actually every year. those surveys in turn provide lawmakers like us, citizens, businesses with a few of our nation social and demographic makeup. the most important visible survey is of course the one we do every 10 years. that is often d

i'm sergeant thompson in isu. just remember my name in case, all right? take care. >> hey, lock up. >> we want to get our job done and here's the guy who doesn't see the big picture. he thinks someday he's going to get his status back. i don't know what he thinks. i don't know what he could possibly think. he's just attacked. if somebody attacked me, i would be telling all day long. it was him, it was him. these guys just don't have anything to say. i don't know. >> bottom line is, when we see people out there doing gang business, challenge them. >> those inmates do not run this yard. you run this yard, and i want you as a staff to go down and take it back. basically what's happened is over the years, the department of corrections has pretty much given over control of the general populations to gangs. i worked at san quentin at a period in my early years, and san quentin was a source of pride. people loved working here. they were proud to work here. but over a period of the last few years, san quentin had developed a very unsavory reputation in the depart

i'm sergeant thompson in isu. just remember my name in case, all right? take care. >> hey, lock up. >> we want to get our job done and here's a guy who doesn't see the big picture. he thinks someday he's going to get his status back. i don't know what he thinks. i don't know what he could possibly think. he's just attacked. you know, if somebody attacked me, i'd be telling all day long. it was him, it was him. these guys just don't have anything to say. i don't know. >> bottom line is, when we see people out there doing gang business, challenge them. >> those inmates do not run this yard. you run this yard, and i want you as a staff to go down and take it back. basically what's happened is over the years, the department of corrections has pretty much given over control of the general populations to gangs. i worked at san quentin at a period in my early years, and san quentin was a source of pride. people loved working here. they were proud to work here. but over a period of the last few years, san quentin had developed a very unsavory reputation in the de

we just got a statement from thompson airways, thompson airways can confirm to nbc news that flight tom-126 traveling pra manchester, england to sanford, florida, experience what had they are calling a technical issue, and the aircraft returned to manchester airport as a precautionary measure, so we have confirmed a second 787 incident today where a plane turned around. seth, your reaction. >> that's the sort of thing that happens many times around the world each day. certainly without knowing anything further about that, it would likewise be irresponsible to say it's nothing because we don't know that. however, we've all been that go v gone back to the gate tore cautionary reasons. again though from a perception perspective from boeing, you know, these things are not helpful and investors are really going to be looking for some certainly here. they are going to be looking for, you know, is this just the latest thing, is there something else going forward that we don't know about or are these issues where we can fairly quickly say this is where it is, we can solve it and be confident go

and he proceeded to touch my food. >> thompson rises from his seat. seconds later, the other inmate, keith reeves, appears to put a hand in his face, and thompson strikes back. >> i punched him in the mouth like four times, and then he tried to take another tray and pour it overtop of my head. and then i got him in a headlock, and i just choked him out. >> other inmates step in to break up the fight when an off-camera officer arrives and threatens to use pepper spray. after initial interviews with both inmates, staff identified reeves as the aggressor and temporarily assigned him to a single-person segregation cell. >> damn. >> they allowed thompson to return to his dormitory. >> it was really a bully situation, like what you would see on a commercial, you know, about kids bullying. >> [ sighs ] >> look at him, cool, laid-back type person. you know what i'm saying? to people start getting on my nerves. i can get an attitude problem. and you know what i'm saying? he hit me first. but they didn't see it that way. they looking at it i started it. so i gu

bill thompson was outspent 10-1. president obama would not campaign for bill thompson and thompson still came within less than 5% of beating mayor bloomberg. >>> you're talking about the 2016 presidential race, we're talking about july 2013 right now. >> suppose he wins. >> well, suppose he wins, then he's a ticking time bomb. but i think there's a much greater likelihood at this point anthony weiner's going to fizzle out, lose the preliminary in september and be an afterthought by 2016. if you want anthony weiner off the stage, that's the best to hope for he stays in this race and doesn't just lose in september. he loses badly. comes in near the back of the pack at the back of the pack in a way that gets him off the stage for good. >> steve, you work for msnbc now. is your opinion this guy is really out of it? he's not going to be elected mayor of new york. is that your opinion? >> yeah, i think so. i think before this week, he could've won. he actually improved significantly in the two months as a candidate. his ne

. >> reporter: mechanic matt thompson repairs military vehicles at joint base lewis-mcchord near tacoma. for the next four weeks, he'll be forced to take fridays off, losing 20% of his pay. >> i scratch from paycheck to paycheck as it is. >> reporter: so not having that 20%? >> that's huge. i still haven't figured out how i'm going to make that work. >> reporter: commanders at bases around the country were told to cut hours for the military civilian employees, affecting thousands of workers who support troops and their families in jobs such as finance and maintenance. colonel chuck hodges is comphaernt of commander of joint base lewis-mcchord. >> most of it every year, have trouble paying the rent, paying car payments, paying child tuition, have awe huge effect on them. >> reporter: thompson's wife suffered a brain aneurysm. that left her disabled. his $2600 a month income supports her, their two teenagers and his mother. but it will drop $600 per month. >> my biggest concern is not being able to have some place for my wife and my mom and the kids to be able to come. >> reporter: you're

a huge impact on them. >> reporter: thompson's wife suffered a brain aneurysm that left her disabled. his $2600 a month income supports her, their two teenagers and his mother. but it will drop $600 per month. >> my biggest concern is not being able to have some place for my wife and my mom and the kids to be able to come. >> reporter: you're worried about losing your house. >> yep. reporter: do you think that's a possibility? >> not if i can help it. reporter: but you're not sure if you can. >> no. reporter: you seem like you're almost at the end of your rope. >> i'll add more somehow. reporter: many base employees are actually military veterans. now working on the civil side. thompson spent eight years as a sergeant in the army and another nine years working on base. >> i understand that they need to make some cuts and they need to recover some money from somewhere. but the people that are only making a little bit, getting their mission accomplished every day, shouldn't be the ones losing money. >> reporter: thompson is now looking for a second job to pay what the military won't. an

a huge impact on them. >> reporter: thompson's wife suffered a brain aneurysm that left her disabled. his $2,600 a month income supports her, their two wienagers and his mother. but it will drop $600 per month. cerny biggest concern is not being able to have some place for my wife and my mom and the kids to be able to come. >> reporter: you're worried about losing your house. >> yep. >> reporter: do you think that's a possibility? >> not if i can help it. >> reporter: but you're not sure if you can. >> no. >> reporter: you seem like you're almost at the end of your rope. >> i'll add more somehow. >> reporter: many base employees are actually military veterans now working on the civil side. thompson spent eight years as a sergeant in the army and another nine years working on base. >> i understand that they need to make some cuts and they need to recover some money from somewhere. but the people that are only making a little bit, getting ionir mission accomplished every day, shouldn't be the ones losing money. >> reporter: thompson is now looking for a second job to pay what the milita

let's go to mary thompson. she's not ready quite yet. what we're noticing is a huge huge premium for leap wireless. >> look at that, $7. >> 88% higher premium. what it does for at&t obviously, gets it in areas that potentially they haven't been in, the underserved communities across the nation. for at&t, it's a great deal. obviously if you're a leap wireless holder, it's a phenomenal deal. >> if i'm not mistaken i think one of the -- maybe the guy who spoke who was carl icahn's acolyte who went out on his own maybe they're buying the smaller cable names. >> let's go to mary thompson with more news on this. >> reporter: melissa, we're just reading the press release. of course this is a $1.2 billion deal. and as you pointed out earlier, that $15 share price doubled where it closed earlier today. under the terms of the agreement, at&t is acquiring all of leap's stock in wireless properties includes license network assets, retail stores and 5 million subscribers. also had about $2.8 billion as of april 15th of net debt. leap shareholders wil

and he proceeded to touch my food. >> narrator: thompson rises from his seat. seconds later, the other inmate, keith reeves, appears to put a hand in his face, and thompson strikes back. >> i punched him in the mouth like four times, and then he tried to take another tray and pour it overtop of my head. and then i got him in a headlock, and i just choked him out. >> narrator: other inmates step in to break up the fight when an off-camera officer arrives and threatens to use pepper spray. after initial interviews with both inmates, staff identified reeves as the aggressor and temporarily assigned him to a single-person segregation cell. >> damn. >> narrator: they allowed thompson to return to his dormitory. >> it was really a bully situation, like what you would see on a commercial, you know, about kids bullying. >> [ sighs ] >> look at him, cool, laid-back type person. you know what i'm saying? to people start getting on my nerves. i can get an attitude problem. and you know what i'm saying? he hit me first. but they didn't see it that way. they looking at it i

representative thompson, what is the next step? >> the next step is on to my role, the hearings on the bill would start about 3:30 in the afternoon and go to midnight. and all persons who are not able to testify by midnight will not be heard. those bills then would be sent to the floor of the house on tuesday coming next week. and action would be taken by the texas house of representatives and then go to the senate, the texas senate for its action. >> so the fight goes on. and this is about rights. this is not about people having to do anything. it's about people having the choice and having the right to make their choice, representative thompson. >> the constitution of the united states give that right to them. it has been interpreted by the supreme court of the united states. and the women know their rights, and they're not going to let them be trampled upon. they are not going to be bullied by this governor, by the lieutenant governor, or by anyone else. women refuse to be bullied in the state of texas. and we will see them at t

i'm mary thompson. let's take a look at shares of apple and amazon, the reason both companies basically deciding to drop lawsuits over which company had the right to use the name app store when they talk about their own app stores at this point no one says it matters. people know where to get their apps. both stocks slightly up on the news. sue, over to you. >> in yahoo!'s finance question of the day we asked if pilots should be required to publicize their flight record. 45% say yes. other industries publicize similar records. 16% say no, i trust pilots and the airlines. 39% say some form of increased transparency should be required. 50,000 people voting incidentally. all right. let's see what's coming up on "street signs" 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >> it is indeed. hi there, sue. coming up top of the hour, the summer period does tend to be mostly negative for the dow, so why aren't we winning yet? and the media is on fire. the three best performing s&p companies over the past month are indeed media compan

last year, it is unacceptably high. 6-year-old kiana thompson was chot shot in the chest last weekend and 15-year-old hydea pendleton. >> i think we are going to see one of the most engaged communities that you will find anywhere in america right here in the heart of chicago. >> what actually comes out of the summit remains to be scene. organizers say they hope all the talk will push some people into action to make meaningful change in a city that needs it. pamela, over the years, gatherings like this have produced a lot of ideas. the key to success organizers say here is following it up with action. >> ted rolands, thank you. >>> russia announces new anti-gay laws that could land a lot of people in jail. we are going to see whether gay athletes and spectators need to

howard but for the warrior to unload the contract they may have to include young talent like barns or thompson. right now it loo looks like houston or dallas has best chance to get this.

i can say i was standing five feet away from the pope. >> reporter: thompson phillip is one of a dozen young pilgrims invited to lunch with pope francis. >> he just told us take care of the small things but with great love. >> reporter: francis wants the church to go out to the people. he set the example here in brazil, embracing recovering addicts and walking through one of rio's poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods. >> many priests and bishops are now aware of this new tone that francis seems to be inviting the church to, and they're making choices even in their daily lives, they're saying, well, almost, what would francis do? >> reporter: the challenge now is can the church take the excitement generated by francis and use it to stop the exodus of the faithful in brazil and the united states. anne thompson, nbc news, rio de janeiro. >>> today israel's cabinet authorized the release of 104 prisoners. the peace talks are set to start in washington tomorrow. israel says the prisoners will be freed in groups during the negotiations. to the politics now of new york's mayoral race and

melissa fitzgerald, mark thompson noreen. new to havemoustafa and robin sax. >> police in massachusetts had issued a warrant for his arrest saying that that aaron hernandez was in the same car when a man was killed execution style. the police had not said which man they believe fired the fatal shot that killed 27-year-old oden lloyd. his body discovered in an industrial park june 17th. prosecutors hernandez organized the killer, he's been charged with first-degree murder. he has pleaded not guilty. carlos ortiz has pleaded not guilty to firearms charges. >> three defendants potentially related to a double homicide back in 2012. just to make things a little more interesting, there is a civil case. let me give you the latest on this. >> the 23-year-old is also caught up in a civil suit alleging hernandez shot his friend in the face after a nine out in miami. according to court documents that friend lost his right eye. but the victim's attorney said he did not want to file criminal charge at the time out of fear of retaliation.

michael thompson, a psychologist and an author. he spent a lot of time studying the issues boys face in school. >> boys are not as wired as well for school as girls are. it's a harder fit for them, and it is right to middle school, because they're so much more physically active, they're so much more impulsive, and they want to be outside running around. >> and boys are more likely than girls to drop out before finishing high school. but schoolwork isn't the only challenge boys face in middle school. >> i really appreciate you coming to talk to me. >> to help us with this report, dr. thompson agreed to guide a discussion with some students from the masters school in dobbs ferry, new york. >> you guys are all in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, right? >> all: yeah. >> all right. do you think of middle school as being a pretty tough time in your life? tougher than elementary? >> i feel that, during the middle-school years, socially, it gets a lot harder, but at the same time, it's getting academically harder, which puts more stress o

we'll talk to one of his top rivals, bill thompson, in just a few moments, who made some interesting comments about stop and frisk. a deep dive with none other than ralph nader. after decades fighting against big coreporation, now he conversation the answer to get our problems fixed might simply be find a billionaire to run for president. >> good morning from philadelphia. it's monday, july 29th, 2013. time for "the daily rundown." now, here's chuck todd. >> thanks to mitchell and his dog isaac for sending in that good morning video. keep them coming. now, let's get right to my first reads of the morning. a rebound in housing prices, ready for this it startling numbers. a new survey obtained exclusively by the associated press shows that 4 out of 5 adults struggle with one of the following, joblessness, near poverty or relying on welfare for at least parts of their lives. 67% of americans experience unploiu unemployment at some point this their working lives. 54% rely on food stamps at some point. or incomes below 50% of the poverty level. 45% use welfare. and right now 28 million am

from the live desk i'm tisha thompson. >> she said it was easier than divorcing him. police in muskegon, michigan released a shocking video of a woman allegedly hiring a hit man to kill her husband. >> turns out she was dealing with an undercover police officer. and as nbc's heater walker reports now it's her life that's on the line. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. so i guess we got a little business to discuss. >> reporter: that's 21-year-old julie mailing right before discussing how to carry out her husband's killing. >> i might be able to get him outside. i have a girlfriend who wants to move in with me and i don't want her to be scared if she thinks we got broken into and jake got -- >> yeah she probably wouldn't want to move in. >> i want her to move in with me. >> you say you don't want it done in the house. >> it would be messy in the house. >> reporter: she then takes out her phone. >> i was looking at mika len daar and thinking either the 18th of april or the 25th. >> reporter: both days when she's working. >> i want to make it as nonsuspicious. >>

from the live desk, i'm tisha thompson. >> a deer dilemma for another washington suburb. what should to be done about an over population of deer. >> some residents are calling for managed deer hunts. as northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports it's not hunters or gardeners asking for a change in the law. >> reporter: right now whether it's a park, public or private land, hunting is not allowed in the 6.3 square miles of fairfax city. but the city council is now taking a look at this proposed regulation that would permit some managed deer hunting. the request to permit some managed deer hunting came not from hunters but from golfers. city officials said it was army-navy country club that raised the toiissue to deal wit this problem. as drafted now deer hunting would be permitted on private property of 25 acres or more like the golf course. only bow and arrow hunting would be allowed with archery stands set up 100 feet away from streets and residences. >> they are dangerous, you know, having the things jump out in front of your cars. >> reporter: this long time fa

money's not a concern. >> bill thompson nice to meet you. thank you for being on "the ed show." >> thank you. >> next week we're going to be broadcasting from minnesota. we'll do a comparison, as the democrats run minnesota and the republicans run wisconsin, where the political power is, we'll compare the two states and how they're progressing. i'm ed schultz, see you back here next week. have a great one. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with

ann thompson, nbc news, rome. >>> when nbc news continues on this sunday night with mortgage rates inching up, home buyers are facing an old nemesis, sticker shock. >>> and the big birthday bash in the big easy for a loveable legend. >>> we're back now with the rapid rise in mortgage rates analysts say points to a stronger economy. cnbc's real estate economist says it's also short-circuiting the housing market. >> nice corner lot, mature trees. >> they have been house hunting for two months. now they're looking for a bit less home. >> it's hard. because you see the houses that you want, and you knew at one point you probably could afford them and now you can't. >> reporter: mortgage rates have jumped more than a full percentage points since the start of may. so payments on a $200,000 home went up $120 a month. why the increase? investors raise up when news the federal reserve would begin pulling money out of the mortgage markets pushing rates to record lows. >> my biggest concern is we're not going to have demand anywhere remotely close to what we had three months ago, 12 months ago when t

anne thompson has more from rio de janeiro. >> reporter: an extraordinary week is coming to an end for pope francis, he's seen the kind of reception the leaders of the catholic church has not seen in decades, a lot of that reception is fuelled by francis himself. he has reached out to the people here, he blesses the sick. he takes every picture he can. he kisses every baby he sees. and in return, people here are coming out in droves to see him. last night as he made his way to the stage, people stood ten deep along the beach just to get a glimpse of him. and at times, the pope mobile looked like a moving basketball hoop. because people were tossing him flags and t-shirts, giving his security detail fits. all of these actions backed up his message, he wants a church to be closer to the people. he also wants a church for those who society often leaves behind. so we've seen him meet with drug addicts. we've seen him meet with young criminal offenders. and he's also walked through the slums of rio. he also sent a message to those who have left the church because of the clergy sex abuse, sa

ameer thompson is a cultural icon. talented scholar. the world acrossing to kreslove. the son of a father who sang duwop. he describes the founding of the roots and their rise to fame and discusses the birth of their rise to fame. he says it still clashed against the realities of growing up in america. joining us live is now ameer thompson. >> it is a long time coming. >> i know. >> let the people know. i have been begging for this. >> i know, you got your wish. >> she fooled me, i thought that this was a lun of date and we are sharing water. >> it is great to have you on the program i guess i should drink to this. >> the first is the idea. that quote was amazing from a book filled with amazing anecdotes. and the idea of being both inside and outside and how that influenced your music career. and the notion of thinking outside and not being part of anyone specific subgroup. how much did that influence you? >> i guess you could say that sort of creates the life that i led. we have kind of been outside of many circles. the roots are like the root off the red nosed reinde

quinn, thompson, maybe they have a meth lab in new york city. you never know. >> and a gun was here yesterday. >> i don't know. all i'm saying -- >> i want to talk about the soda ban. >> things are happening right now, mika, as we said, way away from weinerville in the republican party. chris christie and rand paul. >> thank you for letting me skip all that. >> getting ready. >> that was nice of you. >> getting ready for 2016. >> it's a war of words between governor chris christie and senator rand paul. there's no sign that either side is ready to back off. chris christie criticized rand paul's position on nsa wiretapping, saying the senator should, quote, sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation. paul took offense, saying it was, quote, sad and cheap that he would use the cloak of 9/11 victims. paul then took aim at politicians in new york and new jersey over hurricane sandy. hurricane sandy aid, saying the gimme, gimme, gimme attitude was draining the federal government. christie and paul -- what's wrong with him?

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anne thompson has the story. >> reporter: from the mass attended by more than 3 million on copacabana beach to more special counters spectacular images mark pope francis' trip to brazil. one of the most dramatic moments came on the flight home a no holds barred press conference something no pope has done in years. animated, relaxed and funny, the 76-year-old pontiff took questions for an hour and 20 minutes. asked about the so-called gay lobby inside the vatican, the pope gave an answer no one expected. "if a person is gay and seeks the lord and has goodwill, who am i to judge that person?" >> is t sends a strong message from the head of the catholic church that gay people should not be marginalized, should not be discriminated against. should be -- he wants to be inclusive and welcoming to them. >> reporter: francis said no on women priests, explaining the church had spoken on that. as for his predecessor and neighbor at the vatican, pope benedict, francis likened him to a wise grandfather. he says he doesn't live in the papal apartments because they're just too big. he cannot live a

mary thompson has the details? >> pay for the average work may be stagnant. but the highest levels of corporate america continues to rise. >> once you have these high numbers, everybody wants them. >> in 2012, the average pay for the top 200 ceos with firms over $1 billion in revenue, $17.8 million. median pay rising 16%. according to a study by the compensation researcher equilar. total shareholder return was in the double-digits. returns downplayed by rosa beth kantor, who says many times the markets gains mask a ceo's true performance. >> we often credit ceo's as though they were geniuses, even though they may not have had that much to do with it, and they may be bankrupting the long term in order to get those short term rises. >> rising to the top spot for pay, holding on to the rank in april. pulling down $96.2 million. 24% more than in 2011, even as total shareholder return fell 22%. a disconnect criticized by yale's jeff sonnenfeld. >> we're going to wonder what the boards have been doing. >> examples like activism's robert kotech, 64.9 million is an i

if he backs thompson. but i think if he were to win and a couple weeks ago that was possible with all this stuff hanging on as baggage, i think the republicans would use that across the country to make him a laughing stock. they would turn him into a poster boy of what's wrong with the democrats. don't you agree, john feehery. >> i do agree. i also think that i remember when nancy pelosi talked about draining the swamp about all the republican scandals. these are scandals. the spitzer, weiner, filner thing, they're disgusting scandals. that's going to reflect on the democratic party especially if they survive. i don't think that's good for the democrats. >> doesn't sound like a great law firm, the three of those guys. thank you very much, john feehery. you're so smart usually. and nia-malika henderson, you're great. >>> up next, three top officials at penn state. this is a story that's so big. accused of covering up for jerry sandusky. this is a real national story about sports, jocks, the whole thing. it'

mary thompson has our report. >>> this summer it's estimated 88 million earn manies will hit the water, many of them in new boats. >> we actually are anticipating following this past year, which was up 10% with a 5% growth this year, and hopefully if the weather gets a little better, it will be higher. >> smaller boats leading to surge in sales, carl black well credits higher prices on land. >> the primary reason for increased boat sales is people's home values have come back. as home values increase, boat sales are going to increase. >> the engine of the boat industry, power boats less than 26 feet. accounting for 82% of the market, sales rose over 11% last year. sales of big boats or yachts, improving but at a slower pace. marine max sells 30 to 60 foot boats. northeast regional president matthew barbera says sales are good, but not great. financing is tougher for clients and an anticipated bump in sales has yet to materialize. >> people still working on their boats getting insurance checks, i think that it hasn't hurt us, it hasn't helped us, but eventually it will create a lot of b

city controller bill thompson is at 20. they're all roughly in the pack and all eyes will be on the new marist poll coming out tomorrow which will show where he stands since the new allegation came to light. here's weiner today discussing his opponent. let's watch. >> there have been people since the moment i got in the race who doesn't want me to run. there have been people who didn't want me to run at the beginning. a lot of people have been trying out for people to talking about issues important to the middle class. a lot of people now want me to get out including opponents. >> one of his opponents is bill thompson. thank you for joining us. i was rooting for you last time. i respect bloomberg. i think you're a good guy. i tried to get my kid to vote for you up there in new york. let me ask you about this race. can you talk about weiner's problem that seems to have continued after he decided to run for player alt of new york? he still kept doing this recently as whenever. do you believe his problems are behind him? >> it

bill thompson was outspent 10-1. president obama would not campaign for bill thompson and thompson still came within less than 5% of beating mayor bloomberg. >> i've said that before, kelly. he ran a hell of a race. i urged one of my kids to vote for him. i think he ran a heroic campaign against big bucks. bloomberg is very competitivetant. he doesn't embarrass anybody. he does the job. his politics have always been in the middle. i don't think he's that bad of a mayor. i don't know where i would vote if he ran against this field. looks pretty good, doesn't he? >> there's a lot of people who had a real issue with the third term overturning the charter and the whole thing. the giuliani fiefdom sense of a boy king. that was where some of the resentment for quinn comes from. >> steve, hillary clinton's closest to weiner's wife. i think the question -- here's what is jim manley said, a respected guy in washington, a former top aide to senators ted kennedy and hairy reid. he said he could be a ticking time bomb threatenin

ann thompson in rio tonight, thank you. >>> a passing of note tonight. former congresswoman and former u.s. ambassador to the vatican lindy boggs has died of natural causes at her home in chevy chase, maryland. boggs who succeeded her husband in the house of representatives after his plane crashed in alaska was the first woman elected to congress in louisiana. she was also active in civil rights issues and the mother of abc news analyst coke roberts. she was 97. >>> theresa heinz kerry is on the road to recovery. she was released from a massachusetts rehab hospital today where she was treated for a seizure earlier this month. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues for this saturday evening, paying the price. what it's costing millions of us when we forget to read the fine print in those free trial offers. >>> and a dying man giving away his considerable fortune to charity. . >>> how many times have we signed up for something because it was free only to learn that we've been zapped with charges we never expected? it's happening to millions of us, and the c

among those journalists on the plane, nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: from the mass attended by more than three million on copacabana beach to more personal encounters, spectacular images marked pope francis' trip to brazil. but one of the most dramatic moments came on the flight home. >> i'm going to face that. >> reporter: a no holds barred press conference, something no pope has done in years. animated, relaxed and funny. the 76-year-old pontiff took questions for an hour and 20 minutes. asked about the so-called gay lobby inside the vatican, the pope gave an answer no one expected. if a person is gay and seeks the lord and has good will, who am i to judge that person? >> it sends a strong message from the head of the catholic church that gay people should not be marginalized, should not be discriminated against, should be -- he wants to be inclusive and welcoming to them. >> reporter: francis said no on women priests, explaining the church had spoken on that. as for his predecessor and neighbor at the vatican, pope benedict, francis likened him to a wise grandfather. he says he d

ann thompson is traveling along with the pope and has that story tonight. >> reporter: not many masses start like this. more than 3 million people doing a flash mob dance. but then not every sunday mass is celebrated by pope francis. most importantly the church and its people. this group from wisconsin joining the parade of 180 nations on the beach. >> it's really incredible to know there's people from all these different nations who are doing the same thing as we are. >> reporter: throughout the week to connect with the massive crowds, the pope followed the advice of his name sake saint francis. preach often when when necessary use words. he reached out to the people and was mobbed in return creating headaches for security. the pope seemed to love every minute of it. donning the head dress of brazil's indigenous people. kissing babies lifted to him. creating a bond that angela lazaro will remember all her life. >> not many people can say that. i was standing five feet away from the pope. >> reporter: thompson phillip is one of a dozen young pilgrims invited to lunch with francis. >> h

nbc's anne thompson is traveling with the pope, spoke with him on the plane en route to brazil. she is with us from rio tonight. hey, anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. pope francis is resting tonight after a 12-hour flight and what can only be described as a raucous welcome, beginning a week that will test brazilian security and put the global spotlight back on this nation's economic woes. they could not wait to touch him. brazilians rushing pope francis' motorcade as he made his way through the streets of rio, his car mobbed, forced to a standstill several times by the excited crowd. the first latin-american pope wasted no time reaching out to the people. a potential security nightmare, rio officials said federal police changed the motorcade's route without informing city authorities, but francis seemed to revel in the chaos, even stopping to kiss a baby. officials say world youth day is the biggest police operation in the history of rio, and today, the mayor promised francis would be safe during his six-day stay. >> he wants to be open to the people. now, t

for "nightly business report," i'm marry thompson in new york city. >>> the obama administration announced it will delay by one year the affordable care act employ eer mandate. it won't begin until 2015. after discusses with business groups, the treasury department said it's doing so to prepare business leaders with more time to prepare for the transition and adapt to the new reporting systems, but administration is asking employers with more than 50 employees to still consider providing insurance for them beginning next year. >>> and that's "nightly business report" for tonight. i'm susie gharib, thanks so much for watch. >> i'm tyler mathisen, thanks from me, as well, and we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> "nightly business report" has been brought to you by -- >> sailing through the historic cities and landscapes on a river you get close to iconic landmarks to local life, to cultural treasures, viking river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. cialg tonight on the computer history museum presents "revolutionaries." the lab employs 15,000 people including some 1500phds. it i

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he's helping bill thompson in this race. in the end bill thompson should be the mayor if he becomes runner against christine quinn. >> the problem with that argument is that there is no one--i compared to mitt romney and the campaign. weiner is coming in when all those candidates have popped up hot, and there are scandals in some way but there is no way that the base is going to really layrallyaround quinn. >> it should be thompson. >> it depends on what the other candidates have on him that they're saving. >> what could they have on him that he doesn't have on himself? >> john: more texts. by the way, any guy out there if you're sending pictures to a woman that you haven't met of your penis she probably already has a penis. >> how do you know so much about this. >> john: i don't have much of a life. how does this affect our good friend eliot spitzer in his campaign? does he look as good. >> he was facing the question yesterday. >> john: he's been facing the question everywhere. he's been a rock. i am biased. he's my friend.