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Break. we reject that, oppose that and tomorrow that will be a centerpiece of our demands. >> you'll 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 perry's hunt camp isn't going away yet. coming up, i'm joined to [] what is the future of fuel? the debate is over. ♪ lexus hybrid drive technology is designed to optimize any fuel sour...

I just want -- my family's 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. that's amanda knox. just recently returned from italy where her conviction for murder was overturned by the italian courts. she's 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. we're going to bring you more from amanda knox if she's going to speak again. i think that's it for the evening. w...

Everything wasn't real. what's important for me to say it just thank you to everyone who's believed in me, who's defended me. who supported my family. i just want -- my family's 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. that's amanda knox. just recently returned from italy where her conviction for murder was overturned by the italian courts. she's 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...

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 what's happening. they blame with some justification the problems in the financial sector for getting us into this mess and they're dissatisfied with policy response here in washington and at some level i can't blame them. certainly 9% unemployment and very slow growth is not a very good situation. that's what they're protesting. >> joining me now, john samuelson, president of transit worker union local 100...

Good situation. that's what they're 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 it's 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 was going on in wall street and at what point you sort of felt this was something you as a union w...