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Break. we reject that, oppose that and tomorrow that will be a centerpiece of our demands. >> youll be down in wall street tomorrow at 4:30 with a bunch of other unions protesting along with occupy wall street. john samuelton. local 100. real pleasure. thanks for the hat. >> thank you. >> john samuelson, president of transit workers union in new york city. coming up, the controversy over the name of rick perrys hunt camp isnt going away yet. coming up, im joined to [] what is the future of f...

I just want -- my familys the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. so thank you for being there for me. [ cheers ] >> all right. thats amanda knox. just recently returned from italy where her conviction for murder was overturned by the italian courts. shes back with her family in seattle. just addressing the press right there. i have with me here to make a very difficult segue from the amanda knox story back to john samuelson who is here. were going to bri...

Everything wasnt real. whats important for me to say it just thank you to everyone whos believed in me, whos defended me. who supported my family. i just want -- my familys the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. so thank you for being there for me. [ cheers ] >> all right. thats amanda knox. just recently returned from italy where her conviction for murder was overturned by the italian courts. shes back with her family in seattle. just addressing the pre...

Fed chairman ben bernanke was asked what message he is hearing from occupy wall street. >> i would just say very generally i think people are quite unhappy with the state of the economy and whats happening. they blame with some justification the problems in the financial sector for getting us into this mess and theyre dissatisfied with policy response here in washington and at some level i cant blame them. certainly 9% unemployment and very slow growth is not a very good situation. thats what th...

Good situation. thats what theyre protesting. >> joining me now, john samuelson, president of transit worker union local 100 here which is showing solidarity with the protesters. what did you think of the clip from ben bernanke? i thought it was remarkable. >> i think its remarkable as well. he indicated the exasperation that working families across the country and new york city are feeling right now. >> i want you to take me through your personal and your union local sort of awareness of what w...

Bronx a 49% childhood poverty rate. 49% childhood poverty rate. at the very same moment folks in state government think that thats okay but they want to give the wealthiest folks a tax break. we reject that, oppose that and tomorrow that will be a centerpiece of our demands. >> youll be down in wall street tomorrow at 4:30 with a bunch of other unions protesting along with occupy wall street. john samuelton. local 100. real pleasure. thanks for the hat. >> thank you. >> john samuelson, president...

>> blunt, open and engaging style. >> i am who i am. >> he doesnt sound full of crap. >> jabs at reporters and the president. >> making sure president obama is a one termer. >> nobody else is going to jump into this race. >> we are now pretty much looking at a settled field. >> general width of -- >> good news for mitt romney. >> they love the idea of beating barack obama. >> the president is stuck with a congress that doesnt work. >> all we got from them is no. >> speaking today in te...

seem to be willing to tank the economy. >> would like to see a little bit more economic justice or social justice. jesus stuff. >> id like mr. cantor to come down here to dallas. >> nobody gets everything they want. >> i got 98% of what i wanted. im pretty happy. good evening. im chris hayes in for lawrence odonnell. the dream is dead. once again. chris christie the man that many republicans have been pining for to enter the race, their much wished for savior, once again took time ou...

>> we are now pretty much looking at a settled field. >> general width of -- >> good news for mitt romney. >> they love the idea of beating barack obama. >> the president is stuck with a congress that doesnt work. >> all we got from them is no. >> speaking today in texas. >> wont even let this jobs bill have a vote. >> dead on arrival. >> our republican colleagues seem to be willing to tank the economy. >> would like to see a little bit more economic justice or social justice. jesus st...

have a vote. >> dead on arrival. >> our republican colleagues seem to be willing to tank the economy. >> would like to see a little bit more economic justice or social justice. jesus stuff. >> id like mr. cantor to come down here to dallas. >> nobody gets everything they want. >> i got 98% of what i wanted. im pretty happy. good evening. im chris hayes in for lawrence odonnell. the dream is dead. once again. chris christie the man that many republicans have been pining for to enter t...