the cheaters and for those who compete in this country, harvard professor elizabeth warren will launch the new consumer protection bureau. she s an excellent choice for the job. i honestly couldn t think of a better one. the problem is the job itself, too small and doesn t actually address the problem. the bottom line, as we talk about so much with the financial regulation debate this summer is in a the consumer financial protection agency is more about easing our emotional anxiety about dealing with oh, my goodness can people read the forms. but does absolutely nothing to stop the on going structural problem of allowing our financial institutions to take your retirement money and gamble with it to their winnings in too big to fail firms. which is a brilliant way to steal money. that is what we re dealing with at this moment in this country. joining us now, a couple of different people. i m not sure who s going to be here first. but i think i have senator sanders. hello, sena
to direct fdic accounts or the yield being captured by the insurance company could be getting delivered to the widows and families of our fallen soldiers. nice way to make money on park avenue. prudential declined to comment but told us it s not true that the company is taking anything from beneficiaries of fallen service member other than a few hundred basis points on the side. what are you going to do? joining us from springfield, massachusetts, is kevin lucy. kevin s son jeff committed suicide after returning from iraq. he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. what specifically do you seek in your lawsuit? we seek justice. i mean, what happened should have never happened not in this country. we assumed that once our son
but it s important that the american people know that we are making progress and we are focused on gold that are clear and achievable. but are the goals clear and achievable? even the president s own party doesn t seem sure why they are fighting. this time around 70 more, additional new democrats voting against an extension of funding for the afghan war than they did in 09. as further evidence of the changing tide on capitol hill, even the most hawkish republicans are wobbling on the war. we may need more troops to keep them on the run. if by december we re not showing progress, we re in trouble. as we withdrawal from iraq, we seem to have hit a tipping point in the afghan war. more and more, both inside and outside of a political establishment realizing it s time to leave there, too, sooner rather than later. with crucial midterm elections coming up, will more lawmakers have the courage to accept the realities of this pointless war in afghanistan and speak out in favo
would be issued. that s not in effect right now, but i do want to say, you ll need to stay well hydrated. lots of water. i ll tell you about the rest of our forecast and a big cooldown coming our way in a few more minutes. bruce. now to a deadly collision in germantown, as we first reported as breaking news last night, a man on a bike has been struck and killed by an suv. the collision occurred at ridge road at morning side drive. suray chin reports the person behind the wheel was under the influence. he was the happiest human being. dan miller was heading home friday night. a bike ride that would be his last. i can t really believe he s not coming home. i have gone down to his room a few times and just kind of, you know, touched his things and i feel his spirit. miller rented the basement from dorian s home. she was more than his landlord. they treated each other like family. the avid biker who just celebrated his 48th birthday last week would spend weeks at time b