>> nick: i'll get rid of the evidence. >> phyllis: and this. >> phyllis: (sighs) hey, uh, this is phyllis. listen, um, uh, i need a favor. i know you don't open your salon this early, but it's sort of an emergency, and, as you know, i am a great customer. i-i need my nails cleaned up right away, a.s.a.p. (jet engines powering down) >> victor: what the hell is the problem? we were ready for takeoff. who gave that order? >> man: (sighs) >> victor: what's the meaning of this? >> man: mr. newman, there's charges pending against you. >> victor: those charges are ridiculous. there's no truth. >> man: regardless, sir, the terms of your bail prohibit you from leaving town. i have no choice but to arrest you. >> victor: there is no truth to the accusation that diane jenkins made, i'm telling you. (handcuffs lock) (announcer) chug that coffee, bolt that burrito. no matter what life throws at you, you can take the heat. until it turns into... heartburn. good thing you've got what it takes to beat that heat, too. zantac. it's strong, just one pill can knock out the burn. it's fast, the speed you need

phyllis: is horrifying. brian: you are president of the united states and you are in a democracy and people react. phyllis: you say to the world this is horrific and our obligation is to figure out how to stop this. if we are serious about stopping it, we have to understand why people would do this, why some people think it is a good thing, why they are attracting more recruits rather than fewer when they show these things, what is happening in our country and in the regions where there are troops operating, where our corporations are in control. where we are buying oil. what is happening that is creating this? if we don't understand that -- it is not about excusing it. for god's sakes, this has to be condemned. condemnation is only the beginning. but if we are not serious about understanding what causes it, we will never be serious about stopping it, because you cannot bomb terrorism out of existence. brian: what you think about the relationship with the saudi arabians? phyllis: it is always a mistake to ta

c-span, author phyllis bennis. and the iowa state fair this week on q1 day, institute for-- on q and a, institute studies, phyllis bennis. phyllis bennis, how would you describe what you do for a living? phyllis: i get to work my passion, which is working as a public scholar. againstit means working wars and occupation and bad foreign policy, mostly by our own government. what does it mean day-to-day? i write stuff, i speak, i talk to people. >> who pays you? phyllis: i work for the institute of policy studies. it's been around since the early 60's. we raise money probably from foundations and probably from individuals and we don't take any government money or corporate money. >> when people give you money, what do they want from you? phyllis: usually what they want is access to information. isis has been a good example. who is isis? the reason i wrote a book about isis was because the book kept asking me where can i get some basic stuff? i don't need to be in next bird. i only need to be -- i only need basic step

>> phyllis: yeah, yeah. come by the house, for sure. >> daniel: could the two of you stop worrying, please? >> phyllis: well, how can i? you're being railroaded for a crime you didn't commit. >> daniel: (chuckles) it's gonna be fine. it's gonna be fine, right? >> amber: right. next on "the young and the restless"... >> cane: nothing can stop us now. >> mac: something can if we don't take care of it. >> billy: look, bottom line, until mac's pregnant, she's not pregnant, so there's an open door. >> michael: no one outside of chancellor industries is supposed to know about this. >> gloria: and our lips are sealed. still haven't tried activia? i am definitely a skeptic. my commercials didn't convince you? actually, my mom convinced me. and? and i have activia every morning for breakfast... activia definitely helped my occasional irregularity. ♪ activia to create a technologically advanced clog-buster and pipe-wall cleaner. liquid-plumr foaming pipe snake. unleash the power of the plumr. - $102.43, please. - ju

>> phyllis: i am warning you. if you screw this up and my daughter gets hurt in any way, you' re gonna wish you were back in switzerland making cuckoo clocks. >> summer: keeping tabs on t understand why you chose me. >> victor: because you' re loyal and you have all the qualifications for the job. >> summer: if -- if you don' t trust the woman, then why are you in business with her? >> victor: i' m gonna be honest with you. the program she' s working on is potentially very profitable, enormously profitable. it' s worth taking a risk for, and that' s where you come in. >> summer: look, i-i-i want to help. i do. i just -- i don' t know if i can. >> victor: sweetheart, you' re a newman. you have all the qualifications. >> summer: [ sighs ] [ knock on door ] >> victor: really, just keep an eye on her. >> nikki: hey. >> victor: hey. >> nikki: is something going on in here? what' s wrong? >> victor: no, not at all. i' m just welcoming our granddaughter into our business. and i can see she' ll fit right >> marisa: put th

>> phyllis: mostly. i loathe adam, mostly because, um, well, he's adam. >> jack: welcome aboard, adam. >> adam: thank you, captain. incoming. >> nick: should have known you two were gonna hook up before the ink was dry on the contract. >> jack: nicholas. can i buy you a drink? >> nick: so let me see if i'm getting this straight-- you sold him your newman shares in exchange for a top-level gig. is that the way this went down? >> adam: nice to know you're still interested in the family business, especially when you refused to fight for it. >> nick: you're the one who sold out dad. >> adam: shocking, considering how he treated me. >> nick: you deserved everything you got. >> adam: that's right, nicholas. you deserve the benefits and advantages of being victor newman's son, while i deserve nothing but scorn heaped upon me by your entire family, ever since the day i came to town. i deserve to have your daughter run us off the road. >> nick: so you think every member of this family is out to get you? >> adam:

all of these elements make up phyllis schlafly. and our speaker today is going to give us a glimpse inside the book that he has written about this remarkable woman who steven hayward says is the most consequential woman in american politics since susan b anthony. let's welcome donald critchlow. [applause] becky: welcome. donald: thank you very much. thank you. you can look through those footnotes. i want to thank you for the warm introduction and thank you for being here today. i see that i have some friends in the audience, in fact i have a friend from kansas. so i appreciate you showing up. today, instead of recounting the entire career of phyllis schlafly that expands over 50 years, detailed in my book, i decided to focus on the equal rights battle in the 1970's because it transformed american politics. let's go back in time 30 years. the place, illinois state university. the year is 1973. the setting is the debate over the equal rights amendment, phyllis schlafly are going against the amendment, and those arguing in favor of th

phyllis schlafly. she was an elected delegate to the conventions, republican conventions in 1956, 1964, 2004, 984, 1992, 1996, and 2012. you might wonder, what was she doing in those missing onvention years of 1960, 1980, 2000 and 2008? she was an elected alternate in those conventions. i would suspect that her choice was similar to that that i had made a time or two in the past as well. that i wanted to make sure that there were young people that had an opportunity to be a delegate, young people had an opportunity to come up and be active in politics and there's -- phyllis schlafly had facilitated thousands of young people to come into active politics and she was -- then also she attended the republican national convention in cleveland this last july. where it was the last time that i saw her, as she came into the republican reception, the members reception upstairs. i had the opportunity to speak a few words with her and see the radiant smile on her face. she was dressed in a very -- i'll call it a c

. >> phyllis: no, i wasn't. >> ronan: okay. >> phyllis: i... (scoffs) i don't-- i mean, you know, some--some people like to be missed, but i wasn't-- i'm--i'm not disappointed. >> ronan: well, anyway, nick has too much going on to worry about what we're up to, right? >> phyllis: right. um, i think... i'm done here. i think you investigated me thoroughly, detective. >> ronan: yeah? >> phyllis: mm-hmm. >> ronan: where you going? >> phyllis: somewhere. i have something to do. >> ronan: ooh, sounds so mysterious. >> phyllis: i thought you liked mystery. >> ronan: (chuckles) so later, then? >> phyllis: yeah, later. (door closes)

that is phyllis schlafly. introducing our special author, our vice president for external relations. dunlap overseas policy institutions and other leadership organizations. prior to joining heritage, she was the secretary of natural resources for the commonwealth of virginia and the cabinet of governor and now senator george allen. she was also a senior official in the reagan administration. assistant to the president and the department of his cabinet. she then served as deputy undersecretary for the department of the interior. like the subject of our program today, she has been a staunch advocate for conservative ideas and values and serves as a board member for numerous public policy organizations and associations that are advancing the conservative movement. colleague.atomic, my becky: thank you. welcome to all of you who are here and those of you watching on television. this is the book. i first met phyllis schlafly in the fall of 1973, and she was already a famous lady. i'd read a choice, not an echo when

through hell. >> phyllis' sister peggy hood says phyllis' road through hell began three months earlier when she went to see dr. weinberger. >> she had trouble catching her breath. she seemed to have sort of cold-like systems or bronchitis. she just seemed rundown. >> you thought it might be allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i don't think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >> in hindsight, going to the self-proclaimed nose doctor may have been a mistake. but since phyllis had a long history of sinus problems, seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery an

>> phyllis: it' s getting late. it' s been a long week of long days. >> phyllis: which is why i would like to table this business talk, please. >> jack: okay. what did you have in mind? >> phyllis: i don' t know. how about that romantic dinner i suggested earlier? what about that? >> jack: how about i one-up you? how about we take this celebration upstairs? >> sage: i-i don' t know what you' re talking about. >> barton: i think you do. >> sage: uh...no. i really don' t know how i could be more raw and honest as i just was. i bared my soul to three total strangers, one of whom i despise. >> barton: you had anderson and karshmer convinced. but being a surgeon gives me a different perspective than my colleagues. >> sage: oh, okay. well, then, would you mind enlightening me? you tell me how i feel, since i don' t seem to know what' s going on in my own head. >> barton: frankly, you were giving a performance. i see no sign of psychosis. >> sage: why? why in the hell would i fake something like this? >> barton: good quest

i' m sure i can persuade someone to open up the boutique for me here. >> jack: phyllis -- >> phyllis: i am not going to get into it with kelly tonight, jack. don' t worry. that woman is obviously delusional. and i actually feel kind of bad for her. >> jack: i' m gonna get you a drink. calm down. deal with your dress, okay? >> phyllis: i won' t be long. hi, bitch. i know you set me up. coughing...sniffling... and wishing you could stay in bed all day. when your cold is this bad... expressmax. theraflu expressmax combines... maximum strength medicines available without a prescription... ...to fight your worst cold and flu symptoms... ...so you can feel better fast and get back to the job at hand. new theraflu expressmax. these are my dogs dusty and cooper. i work for the dogs twenty-four seven. i am the butler. it's like being inside of a snow globe. time to keep the house clean. i don't know what to do. (doorbell) what's this? swiffer sweeper and dusters. this is nice and easy boys. it really sticks to it. it fits in all the tight spaces. this is really great. does that look familiar t

you hurt people -- jack, phyllis, ben. i hurt jack and phyllis?! those two obnoxious people? are you serious?! you knifed me in the back. that' s what you did. you' re every bit as traitorous and deceitful as your brother adam, god help you. >> nikki: how dare you compare our daughter to him? >> victor: there' s the door. get out. i got work to do. >> nikki: not for long. >> victor: what are you talking about? you don' t even know what you' re talking about. >> victoria: actually, she does know what she' s talking about. >> victor: what? >> victoria: i' m gathering the board of directors. we' re gonna hold a vote to have if you have allergy congestion, muddling through your morning is nothing new. ...your nose is the only thing on your mind... ...and to get relief, anything is fair game. introducing rhinocort allergy spray from the makers of zyrtec . powerful relief fromt your most frustrating nasal allergyv symptom* ,all day v and all night. hasn't your nose been through enough already? try new rhinocort v allergy spray. x >> sage: i' m surprised you wanted to come here inst

>> phyllis: i lost my phone. >> jack: upstairs? >> phyllis: yeah. well, i wasn' t sure. billy offered his help, and i was retracing my steps. luckily, someone turned it in to the security office. >> jack: you were gone quite a while. >> phyllis: yeah. well, there was nobody in the security office. >> billy: you know what, phyllis? you don' t have to lie for me. >> victoria: you already picked somebody to be natalie' s new watchdog? who? [ knock on door ] >> summer: natalie? [ knock on door ] natalie, are you in there? [ knock on door ] hey. um, i need a favor, and fast. >> natalie: i owe you a favor? >> summer: no. um [sighs] i was babysitting this kid, and he ran off, which is, i guess, kind of abby, who' s now his new stepmom, s dad, and neither of them picked up, and i kid. >> natalie: why come to me? >> summer: because you can make computers your slaves. >> natalie: maybe i could tap in to the public surveillance cameras or something. that is what i' m talking about. just think of it as hacking for a higher purpose, okay? and just please, please, please make keyboard

phyllis's mistress, susanna wheatley, died in may of 1774 and at some point thereafter phyllis was freed. she left the bonds of slavery. she was given her freedom. after her mistress's death, phyllis married a free black man, john peters. they had three children. in freedom, however, wheatley found unexpected challenges. she continued to write poetry, but she had a very difficult time supporting her family. she had to work as a char woman. she could barely have the means to keep her family alive. always in frail health, in december 1784, just as the american war for independence was ending, wheatley died, never having published her proposed second volume of poetry. despite all her talents and gifts, wheatley's life ended in impoverishment. american society lacked the opportunities for a gifted, educated woman like wheatley to find employment and, of course, her situation was all the more compounded because she was also a free black woman. tragic, though it may be, what wheatley's life allows us to see in sharp perspective, some of the issues that the american revolution raised for enslav

phyllis wheatley died in 1784. she was only 31 years old and her life and the revolutionary era was sad and meager. the economy in the commonwealth suffered after the war and those who had been her friends had died or fallen away. now there is no stone marking her grave. we have no idea where she's buried, but we do have a monument to her memory on commonwealth avenue erected in 2003. her story continues to fascinate. in richard cryingel's 2017 book "heavenly tiedings from the african muse" the author argues that wheatley should be acknowledged as the poet laureate of the american revolution. the wheat lees lived on what was then king street and is now state street. looking out the window phyllis had an up close and personal view of the theater of war. boxes of her poetic volumes arrived on the dartmouth, one of the ships relieved of its shipment of tea in the boston tea party in 1773. and the revolution i remember reverse plea changed her reality. in the last years of life phyllis wheatley was known as phyllis pet

>> phyllis: are you kidding me? i was born ready. >> billy: yeah, i know, but with her, it' >> welcome to pass key. >> victor: you have any evidence that natalie could be working with someone else? >> victoria: i paid her a i don' t know -- it just feels like she' s hiding something. >> victor: in what way? what do you mean? >> victoria: she promises results, but only if we give her privacy. more privacy. i mean, what does she want? a drawbridge, a moat? i mean, what the hell? we' re letting her work from her hotel room as it is. >> victor: so you think this need for privacy on her part could mean that she' s working with a silent partner? >> victoria: it' s a possibility. do you have someone in mind? >> victor: i have several someones in mind. obviously jack abbott. i think he' s feeling very guilty. >> victoria: honestly, dad, i just don' t see it. relaunch of jabot. >> victor: with phyllis by his side. >> victoria: let me guess -- someone number two. >> victor: she hates my guts. >> victoria: well, that' s an und

>> phyllis: that was me. i' m phyllis. and i have been wanting to talk to you about the bugs in your system. not exactly what i paid for. >> natalie: well, it' s not like it was on purpose. >> phyllis: well, you did, on purpose, make a deal with kevin and victor. and, now, i know you' genius with code. but you' re little iffy on business ethics. >> natalie: i didn' t double-cross you, exactly. i only went to victor for protection after you had someone freaking kidnapped. >> phyllis: that' s right. freaking adam newman. and if you ask victor himself, he will say it was nothing personal. just business. >> nick: you cannot be serious. you want me to have sage >> dr. anderson: for sage' s sake and your own. it would be an act of caring on your part. >> nick: s-sandy, i' ve done this before with sharon, in and out, and to go through it again with sage? >> dr. anderson: nick, it' s time. sage is paranoid, irrational. she -- she even sees me as a threat. and now she has sharon worried about her spending time with sully. if you --

. >> don, phyllis, i'm jamie. >> jamie, glad to meet you. >> you have a beautiful home. don and phyllis's story starts a few years back in 2011, when don retires from his job as an electrical engineer in upstate new york. oh, they have all sorts of plans. they want to downsize. they want to travel the world, see their daughter in taiwan and work with christian charities in africa. and they want to be closer to their grandchildren in denver. so don and phyllis sell their house. how long had you been in that house? >> about 20 years. we had accumulated a lot of stuff. >> with the move date looming, phyllis assigns don the unpleasant task of going through the basement. >> we had a path with boxes on both sides. it was a challenge. >> it's there that don rediscovers two paintings, draped under a bed sheet. >> both of them were probably the same vintage, probably 1920s, in their original frames. >> i knew about the paintings down there, because i'd covered them up with a sheet. >> did you know how you and your husband had obtained them? >> they came from don's parents, so tha

weinberger's patients, phyllis barnes. her sister says her road to hell began three months earlier when she went to see dr. weinberger. >> she had trouble catching her breath. she seemed to have sort of cold-like symptoms or bronchitis. she just seemed run down. >> you thought it might be allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a life long smoker, was she had recently beg begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i don't think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose doctor. >> mm-hmm. >> in hindsight going to the self-proclaimed nose doctor may have been a mistake, but since phyllis had a long history of sinus problems seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problems seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about h

phyllis barnes: go away, dear, i'm busy. daniel burns: but i love you, phyllis. narrator: her sister peggy was already here, and it was here that she met her husband, daniel barnes, started a family, and began a career in social work, helping displaced steel workers. it was a government agency that tried to help place people who had lost their jobs in this area. and she really liked that. narrator: a big part of that job involved public speaking. but by the time mark weinberger was popping champagne corks down in the caribbean that new year's eve, that part of phyllis' career was over. surgeons had taken drastic action to fight the advanced cancer in her throat. she ended up losing her voice box. and it was a very disfiguring surgery. but i think she felt like after all she'd gone through, that she was going to be ok. and so phyllis barnes soldiered on. there was the usual litany of chemo and radiation treatments. but phyllis also underwent additional throat surgeries and volunteered for experimental treatments. she suffered in silence. i think she kept a lot of

. >> phyllis: yeah. that is weird. >> summer: yeah, that's what i thought, so i called grandpa just to double-check, and he was. the job? >> summer: no. he just told me i that means. i don't -- mom, it was so bizarre watching them work together. >> phyllis: because they're having success? >> summer: no. she kept messing up, and it kind of seemed like >> phyllis: for luca's sake? >> summer: i don't know. i mean, if she can lie to luca, what's to stop her from lying to grandpa? >> phyllis: what's your gut tell you? >> summer: what do you mean? >> phyllis: it is possible that natalie is conning everyone? >> abby: so, your dad told you the news? >> max: yeah. >> stitch: i did. we had a good talk. >> abby: yeah? >> stitch: yeah. i think max is looking forward to being a big brother, aren't you, buddy? >> abby: you'd think i was climbing mount everest, wouldn't you? [ laughs ] max? what's wrong? why are you looking at me like that? aaaaaaaaaaaaah! >> abby: you're sure you're okay with this, max? (baseball on t

i know you've refused before, but, phyllis, i would really suggest you do the same thing. >> phyllis: okay. is that why you're here, to tell me to give up and go to prison? >> michael: (sighs) call leslie, tell her to approach heather. >> phyllis: no. i'm not putting on an orange jumpsuit and i'm not rotting in a jail cell, okay? >> michael: you might not have a choice. if you're convicted, you will get more jail time than if you cut a deal now. >> phyllis: i'm not leaving my family, michael. >> michael: look around you! sweetheart, your family's not here. if you took a plea... if you spared them the anger, the angst, the frustration by telling the truth just once, if you--if you trusted them, the people who love you-- they will understand. >> phyllis: what about the people who hate me? what are you gonna do, dance on my grave? >> ronan: hey. i heard you were back. >> chris: what is wrong

phyllis understood that. [applause] phyllis understood that. and by the way, phyllis endorsed me a long time ago when it wasn't necessarily something that was so easy to do. she was incredible. she was so brave. she endorsed me, and that was not the thing to do at the time. people set -- people said trump. she said he is going to win. you don't understand. he knows how to win. they said phyllis, it is not going to be trump. and we went boom, boom, boom. but phyllis endorsed me at a time when it wasn't necessarily even the popular thing to do, and i will never forget that. that had a huge impact. she was a great, great powerful woman with a tremendous heart, and i look forward to being with her family tomorrow. that is a celebration. she was 92 years old. [applause] we are all equal, and we all come from the same creator. if we remember that simple fact, then our future is truly limitless. there is nothing we as . ericans can't do there is a biblical verse i have often read, and i want to repeat it again because i think it is so important to wha

weinberger's treatment of phyllis barnes. james ho was the attorney hired by weinberger's malpractice insurer to defend him. ho did not respond to a request for an interview. however, in court he told the jury phyllis barnes needed sinus surgery. >> after the surgery, she never again complained about the sinuses. "vanity fair" writer buzz bissinger says that defense fits in perfectly with what he's learned about mark weinberger. i believe he thinks all of the surgery he did was necessary. >> weinberger's lawyer had witnesses that said phyllis barnes' cancer was probably not even detectible when she first visited dr. weinberger. in fact, other professionals such as the emergency room doctors who had seen phyllis barnes at the same time had failed to detect her throat cancer. >> i would ask people just to look at it for more than just one side. >> interestingly, suzette dennington, perhaps mark weinberger's most passionate defender, was not called to testify. >> he advertised just as a sinus specialist. patients called him know

. >> phyllis: good. the sooner you start dropping hints that your brilliant pass key is a scam, the sooner victor will dump you. >> natalie: [ chuckles ] so, mama bear brings out the claws about big, bad victor using summer. but she doesn't mind me using her daughter to sell this act? >> phyllis: because i'll do whatever it takes to make sure she's out of victor's orbit. newman enterprises eats people's souls, and that's not gonna happen to my daughter. you got it? >> adam: your grandfather and i are trying to protect you. this is how you say thank you? >> noah: you got me. i want to nail victor to the wall for all the crap that he's pulled. >> adam: all right. so -- so, what did you do? you -- you enlisted luca to help you out, the scum of the earth? >> noah: i'm not going through with it. >> adam: well, that's not what he claims. >> noah: yeah, well, luca's a liar. >> adam: so, you guys aren't partners. >> noah: we were. not anymore. marisa made me realize that... anything. so, i told luca he's on his

phyllis, did you get the live storks? no. damn it, phyllis! i'm sorry. damn it, phyllis. it was hard enough to convince jan to come. so are we set for refreshments? per your instructions, we have the personalized m&ms with the baby names. this is your boy bowl. with the name chevy. that was me. and this is the girl bowl with m&ms with the name "astird." that can't be right. michael wrote down "astird." she said it is the name of a viking princess, so... astird? i know. i know. it is beautiful. no. thank you. is this it? i mean, is this two bowls of m&ms and some balloons? you know what, phyllis? i think you need to step it up. i think you need to get the lead out. because, if i'm not mistaken, we gave you your wedding shower here. we all came into this room and gave you a golden shower. well, you know what, where's my golden shower? phyllis? it does not matter to me at all whether this baby is biologically mine. i am going to love it. it's like when the dog nurses the tiger cub. have you seen that video? it is-- it's so bizarre and unnatural. but it--it happens. okay, i'm

>> phyllis: oh. sorry. >> jack: sorry. >> phyllis: yay. >> billy: thank you. >> phyllis: oh, i love butterscotch. thank you, but i' m gonna have to pass. >> victoria: oh, really? >> phyllis: thanks. >> jack: wait. you' re off somewhere? can i drop you someplace? >> phyllis: no, thank you. enjoy your pudding. >> victor: i give you my word that i will protect you. >> natalie: because i' m money to you. >> victor: well, in a manner of speaking, you are, because anyone who' s instrumental in saving my son will be very nicely rewarded. >> natalie: what' s your kid' s name? >> chelsea: connor. >> natalie: he really misses his dad? >> chelsea: yeah. >> natalie: let' s do this. >> chelsea: [ sighs ] thank you. and you' re welcome. uh, i really need to go over the fashion show logistics. >> victor: oh, yeah. of course. >> natalie: fashion show. okay. i' ll be on the computer. >> victor: keep an eye on the lady. thank you. >> chelsea: i don' >> victor: you think i do? >> chelsea: oh, that wa-- that was all an

weinberger's treatment of phyllis barnes. james ho was the attorney hired by weinberger's malpractice insurer to defend him. ho did not respond to a request for an interview. however, in court he told the jury phyllis barnes needed sinus surgery. not only was she a candidate but after that surgery she never again complained about her sinuses. "vanity fair" writer buzz bissinger says that defense fits in perfectly with what he's learned about mark weinberger. i believe he thinks all of the surgery he did was necessary. >> weinberger's lawyer had witnesses that said phyllis barnes' cancer was probably not even detectible when she first visited dr. weinberger. in fact, other professionals such as the emergency room doctors who had seen phyllis barnes at the same time had failed to detect her throat cancer. >> i would ask people just to look at it for more than just one side. >> interestingly, suzette dennington, perhaps mark weinberger's most passionate defender, was not called to testify. >> he advertised just as a sinus specia

phyllis? ' cause i' m feeling bad for him. >> phyllis: pay attention. i' m only gonna say this once. he needs victoria more than he needs this deal, so you do not say anything to anyone ever, okay? because if you do... >> natalie: off with my head. yeah. can i go back to my computer now? please. at least i understand that. >> phyllis: just keep your distance and do your job. billy and i will do ours. >> billy: natalie is gonna make your dad a stack of bills. what else does he care about? >> victoria: if she doesn' t screw him over first. >> billy: why doesn' t that upset me? >> victoria: [ sighs ] look, i know she' s up to something, and i' m gonna find out what it is. >> billy: let victor worry about it. if he' s gets bitten, it' s his own damn fault. >> victoria: i think you' re definitely feeling better. >> billy: yes, i am. so, you know, you can go pay attention to brash & sassy! ' cause i' m gonna be fine here. you don' t have to babysit me. >> victoria: you' re probably right. i haven' t been around the office and i plan to keep you very, very bus

. >> december 7, 1992. 39-year-old phyllis crowell is captured on a police surveillance tape meeting with a stranger who promises to kill her husband. >> i'm thinking about shooting him, making it look like a hunting accident. >> i know there are undercover roles that are complex and difficult to do. >> c.j. hyman is the man seen in the surveillance video. at the time, he's a special agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, or atf. >> you don't want to ever blow this by asking a question that makes the person think, why are you asking this question? >> on this particular day, the woman seated next to hyman is telling him more than he expects to hear. >> you really thought this thing through? >> seriously thought this thing through. >> we're talking about murder here. >> i know we are. i know i'm a cold hearted bitch, but life's life. >> in late 1992, phyllis and her husband have been carried two years, and live just outside the city in the town of matthews, where phyllis works in the preschool at the first baptist church. >> if you listen to her story, preschool teache

phyllis: they are not evil. they have a narrow economically focused understanding of what it means to be pro-american, to keep americans safe means to keep the corporations safe, to keep the ceo pay high, keep the price of oil low. those are all american interests. feeding children who are hungry? that is not an american interest. that is a sideline. so if you understand that it's power that is operative in washington, you become pretty cynical. it is not about being evil. barack obama is certainly not evil. i think barack obama the man understands race and class in a profound way, more than any other president we have ever had. not only because he is the first african american president, although that is a huge part of it, but also because he is april -- he is a brilliant scholar. but what barack obama the man thinks is not that important as far as what barack obama the president is going to do. brian: in this video, they are not americans that we will be watching, but isis that you wrote this book about. this

phyllis is caught on surveillance tape with a stranger who promises to kill her husband. >> making it look like a hunting accident. >> i know there are undercover roles that are very complex, difficult to do. >> cj is the man in the surveillance video. at the time, he is a special agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, or atf. >> you don't ever want to blow one of these things by asking a question that takes them back and they say why are you asking me that question, that question sounds like a police officer. >> on this particular day, the woman seated beside him in a kmart parking lot in charlotte, north carolina is telling him more than he expects to hear. >> you really thought this thing through. >> seriously thought this thing through. >> you know we're talking about murder. >> i know i am a cold hearted bitch, but life's tough. >> in late 1992, phyllis and her husband have been married two years, live just outside the city in the town of matthews, where phyllis works in the preschool at the first baptist church. >> if you listen to her story, preschool teacher,

. >> december 7th, 1992. 39-year-old phyllis is caught on surveillance tape with a stranger who promises to kill her husband. >> making it look like a hunting accident. >> i know there are undercover roles that are very complex, difficult to do. >> cj is the man in the surveillance video. at the time, he is a special agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, or atf. >> you don't ever want to blow one of these things by asking a question that takes them back and they say why are you asking me that question, that question sounds like a police officer. >> on this particular day, the woman seated beside him in a kmart parking lot in charlotte, north carolina is telling him more than he expects to hear. >> you really thought this thing through. >> seriously thought this thing through. >> you know we're talking about murder. >> i know we are. >> i know i am a cold hearted bitch, but life's tough. >> in late 1992, phyllis and her husband have been married two years, live just outside the city in the town of matthews, where phyllis works in the preschool at the first baptist church

. >> phyllis -- phyllis had to look crazy. joan did not. >> i was single. i was right out of college and i wanted to get married so i wore a little black dress and circle pin and hoped. >> little did you know that men hate funny women. >> we have to take a quick break. there's more to come. our comedy icons are staying with us and then the most dangerous man at cnn, piers morgan later. some people think allstate only protects your car. here's the truth. allstate can also protect your home or apartment, as well as your boat, motorcycle, rv, and snowmobile, and even your retirement and your life. not many insurance companies can say that. but allstate can. now that you know the truth, know this: the more of your world you put in good hands, the more you can save. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> i'm joined once again by four comedy legends. and in a few minutes talking to my new cnn colleague piers morgan. >> listen, anderson, stop calling us legends. we're not dead yet. >> i'm checking my ticker. yes, i'm very eagerly anticipate pier

phyllis: thank you. [applause] phyllis: thank you for listening. we will open up for some questions and discussions now for jay and julie. do we have questions in the audience? >> some of the activists there are really wanting president obama to take a stand and say, no, are there any thoughts or feelings about why he is absent? and what role he can or should or shouldn't play in this fight? : you know, certainly, i feel that president obama could do more. but as so many of us that are realists know, the day he stepped into office, they had handcuffs waiting for him and with a lot of effort he puts forward to make things better for humanity, but every time he does, somebody cuts his hands off. i know he has only got to but a few days left, but at the least maybe a presidential executive .rder to stop this right now we do not know what is going to happen when this new president gets in. but at least stop it right now and show the world that he is on the right side of history when it comes to protecting the grandmother, the earth. protecting native a

phyllis married badly and died penniless. and even as the hopes for the birth of a new nation continued to rise, it would be another century before the tyranny of slavery was destroyed and yet another century before african-americans began to experience true freedom and justice in our country. and yet, in the face of hatred, injustice, and oppression, black americans throughout our history have never stopped imagining and fighting for a better tomorrow, not just for themselves, but for our entire nation. black history, american history has shown us the way to the america of our highest ideals, a roadmap of resistance and endurance in the fight to transform the heart of our nation. and that fight continues to this very day. 2020 is our fight. our chance to rewrite the rules of power in this country, our chance to come together despite our differences and mobilize a movement for change. i believe when future generations of americans look back on this time, this moment, they will celebrate us for choosing hope over fear, --rage,