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Another out-of-control vehicle. may 30, 2012. 1:30 in little canada, minnesota. chuck belland has just taken a break at his repair shop and joins the regulars at their usual spot at gordys. >> chuck was right there. and then had you jackie, jim, keith and sandy. >> as usual, pat is tending bar. >> i make a good long island iced tea, a good bloody mary. >> two security cameras capture what happens next. >> all of a sudden, the whole bar exploded. i went flying in the air. >> a truck going 70 mile...

Tax-friendly business structure and that has been huge. thats been a huge progress. the city itself, if there was any silver lining to the bankruptcies of some of the auto companies anyone that thought we were one great chevy or one great chrysler away from greatness, those people are gone. we know that we need a fundamentally new detroit and thats going to be a new michigan as well too. and what were trying to do is were trying to help with the fundamental problem of how does a city restructure...

Example, but when hurricane sandy devastated parts of the shores, we didnt expect these people to rebuild on their own. detroit has been devastated over 50 years. >> the blight here is -- >> a lot is self-inflicted but nonetheless the hole is very deep and i have doubts they can dig out on their own. >> amazing. joining us now for a business round table, president and ceo of detroit regional chamber of commerce, sandy -- the ceo of young based company, and executive and vice president and coo ca...

That pitch being thrown imbollic of how america felt about all those guys. i was defending ryan braun, literally sunday night before the story broke. >> isnt that unbelievable? >> i feel like some of the lance armstrong supporters. i was saying it could be, makes sense and then just like a shot to the gut. for my sons, 18 and 19, both big brewer fans, a lot of fans across america, these guys let us down. >> they really did. >> with ryan braun, bad for the juice. thats what matters to me. >> that...

Those families are still here in the city and around. this year the rockaways, an away flooded by sandy, a lot of families of first responders. tell me how the ride went this year. >> the ride went well. thank you for the wonderful weather. beautiful weather. it wasnt too hot. it was dry. everybody was happy. it was an uneventful trip as far as accidents and breakdowns and things like that. we couldnt ask for better weather and a better turnout. >> after 9/11 a lot of the attention moved to the ...

The army private apologized in his statement saying "i am sorry that my actions hurt people. im sorry that they hurt the united states." manning faces up to 90 years in prison. ex-congressman jesse jackson jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison wednesday for using $750,000 in campaign funds on luxury items. his wife, sandy, was sentenced to 12 months pour tax fraud. reverend jesse jackson spoke about the trial and his sons health. >> jesses been very sick. this time a year ago i really thoug...

In ugs in u.s. history. he told the court he was sorry, and he talked about his troubled childhood. two experts said mannings gender identity disorder contributed to his actions. manning had e-mailed a picture that he had of himself wearing a wig and lipstick and e-mailed it to a psychologist said that manning was struggling under extreme conditions. he could get up to 90 years in prison. it was an emotional day in a washington, dnc washington, d.c., courtroom as former illinois congressman je...

Of the defense strategy to get the judge to reduce his sentence. he faces up to 90 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of documents. one-time rising star jesse jackson jr., a democrat, hes now going to jail. he was sentenced to 30 months in prison for spending $750,000 of campaign cash on personal luxury items including fur coats, celebrity memorabilia, mounted elk heads and a rolex. jacksons wife sandy was sentenced to 12 months in prison for leaving out $580,000 of income when ...

Im going to tweet my weight. >> someone -- i was having conversations with people on twitter about their struggles with food addiction and weight. >> yeah. >> and one woman said she was finally ten pounds heavier like me. im actually more. so i tweeted my weight. >> boy, you really are. >> im a lot heavier. >> so how much do you weigh? >> okay. well -- >> you tweeted it! >> @morning mika and leave it there. >> thats what we call in the business -- >> im good, and open about it. lets take a look ...

Health played a role in that. the lawyer for his wife sandy, a former chicago alderman, who has admitted failing to report income taxes on some of this income, asked that she get probation so she can care for the children. it seems unlikely the judge will not impose some prison sentence but we havent been told yet what that is, peter. >> pete williams reporting for us in washington, d.c. pete, thank you very much for that. joining us now for more on that situation that we started our broadcast...