contenders now include his widow, vicki kennedy, nephew joseph kennedy, and attorney general martha cokely. vicki kennedy reportedly said she was not interested in being the interim replacement. >>> tragedy as two boats coul lined marley -- two boats collide in marley creek. >> reporter: the shores of marley creek calm today, a far cry from what happened here last night. >> one boat ran into another, fatally injuring the person in the other boat. >> reporter: a father of four, an avid fisherman, a friend to almost everyone in this glen burnie neighborhood. >> everyone was just shocked. you just don't expect something like that to happen. you go take a ride on your boat. he's been around on the water his whole life. he's known the creek like the back of his hand. it's just -- had to be a freak thing. >> reporter: neighbors say the two boats may have been coming from opposite directions around this corner and not have seen each other until the last possible minute. an accident even more heartbreaking because the driver of the other boat, 42- year-old john martin and his 13- year-old daughter

for vickie kennedy, the door appears shut right now. duval patricked as much right now. >> mrs. kennedy is not interested in the position. >> reporter: someone close to vickie was shermanesque with me. she said, even if asked by the governor to do this she won't even reluctantly accept. if this law gets changed, that's still a big if, there will be pressure because there are some democrats on capitol hill who believe she would bring the best continuity to what democrats need in the fall when it comes to health care. for now, though, the only kennedy that appears to be interested is joe, robert kennedy's oldest son. >> chuck todd, thank you very much. >>> it is 7:18. once again, here's carl. >> thanks. >>> to what could be major problem for the criminal case into michael jackson's death. jeff rosin is in los angeles this morning. good morning to you. >> hi, carl. good morning to you. law enforcement sources now tell nbc news prosecutors are worried about what they call sloppy police work. key evidence may have been tainted, key interviews may have been skipped. the da's office is

you see jill biden, the wife of the vice president, getting a hug from vicki kennedy, the widow of the late senator ted kennedy, who said it was his cause, health care reform. he didn't live to see it enacted by the united states congress, but he worked very hard over decades to try to get it passed. one thing the president will say tonight, is that so many presidents have tried to enact health care reform. he hopes he will be the last president that has to try. he's going to try his best to get it approved. there she is, michelle obama, the first lady of the united states, a very, very popular figure in washington as we all know. popular among democrats and republicans. campbell, as we get ready for those dramatic announcements of the members of the cabinet and eventually the president, let's listen to the speaker. >> madam speaker, the president's cabinet. [ applause ] >> there's the dean, the secretary of state, hillary clinton, the most senior cabinet position followed by the secretary of the treasury, timothy geithner, then the secretary of defense, robert gates, then the attorney

>> stahl: teddy married vicki reggie in 1992 after what he called an old-fashioned courtship. >> ted kennedyor vicki as my wedding present to vicki. >> stahl: she brought wholesomeness and stability to his life. "vicki is my soul mate," he writes. she shared his love of sailing, and she helped him write the book over the last year, during his illness. vicki told me that, as long as she knew him, he wanted to write a memoir; that he'd been keeping notes for 50 years. at the end of his life, they read the book aloud to each other, including the parts about him finding comfort and peace out at sea. >> karp: the sad part is that when the book was finished, when we had the final printed book, we mailed him the very first copy. and it arrived at this house exactly on the day he died. and so i don't know whether he actually got to see it. i think that's too bad. >> stahl: ted, jr., and his family moved here to hyannis port about a year ago to be near his dad. it struck me that he had come and stayed with you in he hospital when you were sick. >> ted kennedy, jr.: yeah, yeah. >> stahl: you came here

also sitting there will be vicki kennedy, senator edward kennedy's widow. >> couric: in this battle over health care reform, we've been hearing a lot about the differences between democrat and republicans. what's gotten less attention is the areas where they agree and, believe it or not, there actually are some. nancy cordes has more on that night. >> reporter: after fighting major health care reforms tooth and nail, republican leaders shifted fworz today calling for compromise on a smaller reform package. >> i think what we ought to do is concentrate on the areas where we agree. >> reporter: there are, after all, broad areas where democrats and republicans actually see eye to eye. both sides favor clamping down on insurance companies that drop customers for pre-existing conditio. both sides believe in portability, allowing americans to keep their insurance when they move from job to job. and both believe in allongwi insurance companies to sell policies across state lines as a way to boost competition. >> on 8 20% of the issues, republicans and democrats agree and you would think that ou

you will see some familiar faces and there a kiss and hug for vicki kennedy, widow of senator edward m. kennedy, along with mrs. biden and others is a special guest of the first lady in her box. we roundly expect of course the president to mention the man so often called "the lion of the senate" a championf health care reform, who didn't live long enough to see that legislative goal accomplished. senator edward m. kenny. a standing ovation for the first lady of the united states. as she waves to friends in the gallery. our own kelly o'donnell will be in the gallery until the president starts speaking and then she will have to take another position. and kelly, so much of tonight, in a divided senate, where the democrats have 60 votes is about this, this question of whether or not as we see the president's cabinet introduced and enter the chamber. question of whether or not the president can pick up any names with an "r" after it for republicans? >> brian, there is great focus on a few key members of the republican party who have put themselves on the line trying to negotiate some sort

. >> to have gone this trouble and defy the wishes of the kennedy boy and vicki kennedy is not somethingpatrick could have done. it sounds like you might have another senator during your trip. >> we will have charisma. dukakis has a little, but paul kirk has a lot. will the reality of of democrats change the thinking of you and people like you who are tough and militant. i use that positively in your case. >> thank you. >> and in ed's case, who believe the democrats can rule because they have the power. you don't wait for 60 votes. you jam it through with reconciliation. i'm talking about health care. >> i understand. >> is 60 votes mean they will wait and get it the usual way instead of jam it through? >> i think they have to wait and try the usual way. we have the sad situation with senator byrd. we are dealing with a situation that is very much in flux. everyone prefers at this point, if barack obama and his allys in the senate can twist some arms and bring along kent conrad and some of the other people who have doubts about public option i think everyone prefers he could do that rath

. >> i want to welcome senator john kerry, vicki kennedy, ted kennedy, jr., and members of the legislature. the secretary of state is here, as well. the lieutenant governor, of course, joins me. i want to welcome all of you, as well as our special guest, paul kirk, about whom i will have more to say in just a moment. in so many ways -- so many ways, the interests of the commonwealth have never been more vital or more at stake in the congress than today. in january, the people of the commonwealth will have an opportunity to go to the polls and elect their next united states senator to fill the vacancy created by the loss of senator kennedy in august. between now and then, the vital interests of the people of the commonwealth will come before congress for debate and for voting. those interests include economic and job creation bills, education and transportation funding, financial regulations, for climate change legislation, and a host of others. in all these ways, congress is debating our future right now. then, of course, there is health care reform. senator kennedy courageously argued tha

obama is standing beside vicki kennedy. of course the widow of senator ted kennedy whose presence is so sorely missed during this health care debate. go ahead, chip, i'm sorry. >> it certainly is. she's also with a group of people the president has met all across the country who have their own health care stories, some horror stories, and we'll be hearing about some of those tonight. but the other two real sticking points here are, number one, how much is this thing going to cost. some democrats wanted a trillion dollars, conservative democrats say it can't be more than $800 billion. which is not chump change, even in washington. finally, whatever number you pick, how are you going to pay for it? how much is going to be tax increases? how much of it is going to come out of medicare. a lot of big decisions still to be made, katie. >> couric: as we see, secretary of state hillary clinton is coming in followed by timothy geithner and secretary of defense bob gates follows close behind. nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight.

patrick, his eldest son, teddy jr., and his sister, kara, and his devoted wife and soulmate, vickie kennedy. he was an exceptional friend. i miss him terribly. but i know that my experience with him was multiplide by the thousands. he -- plult plied by the thousands. he had -- multiplied by the thousands. he had a way of communicating with people that was unique. you could reveal to him your concerns, you could share with him your secrets and you could always be assured that the advice that you received was sound and it was in your best interest. i was sad ed by his death, those of -- we were saddened by his death, those of us who served with him, those of house considered him a dear and close friend. but i guess for me the gift of that friendship was something that was so special that it overwhelms the sadness that we all share. and that so many share. we were indeed fortunate not just to serve, but probably, well at least the most prolific senator that served in the united states senate, 25,000 bills, i'm not going to touch on his public record, 2,500 bills, rather than 25,000. but we kno

to go to this trouble and decide the wishes of the kennedy boys and vicki kennedy would make no senseg duvall patrick could not think of doing. it sounds like you might have another senator during your trip. >> we'll have charisma this time. dukakis may have been deficient in that department. paul kirk has a lot of it. what about this question of 60 votes? will the reality of 60 democrats change the thinking of you and people like you, like ed schultz, my colleague, who are tough and militant? i use that word positively in your case. >> thank you. >> and in ed's case, who believe the democrats can rule because they wish to. in a ramrod sense. if you have the power, take it and use it. don't wait for 60 votes. do it the hard way. jam it through with reconciliation. i'm talking about health care. does 60 votes mean they'll wait to get it the usual way rather than jam it through? >> i think they have to wait and try the usual way. if they get a senator. we have the sad situation of senator byrd. you know, we're dealing with a situation that's very much in plux. look, everyone prefers at

kennedy, vicky kennedy, to share some thoughts that evening and was proud to do so, along with many others. i want to commend my colleague from rhode island, patrick kennedy, for his comments at his father's funeral, and his son edward kennedy as well, who made, what i thought were excellent comments about their father at his funeral service. just a few thoughts this morning. when we try to consider how to pay tribute to our colleagues, we often try to come up with monuments, ways in which we can celebrate the contribution of the work of those who served here a made a significant contribution to our cntry. it's not an easy task. we try to find appropriate monuments and memorials or ways to celebrate in some concrete way the contribution of people. and in many ways i tried to think what would be an appropriate way to celebrate, at least in some concrete way, the work of ted kennedy. he certainly has been, as our colleagues and others have pointed out over these last couple of weeks, one of the greatest members to ever serve in this body. i had the distinction and honor being chairman of the

her name is vicky kennedy. and for me, she is really a mentor of what a wife should be. i've watched her sitting with him writing speeches. i have watched her at weekend retreats. i've watched her fill his life with love, companionship, understanding. and i know a little bit about what the last months of a cancer victim is like. and i can only say to her that well do everything we can to end cancer in our lifetime in this body. yes, ted kennedy leaves very big shoes, shoes that probably will never than filled in quite a way, a family that will probably never been replicated as the kennedy family has been. i want to end my remarks with a passage in the prayer book of the high holy day services for reformed judaism. it was written when i was a teenager by a young rabbi that i very much admired, and i would like to share it at this time. birth is a beginning, and death, a destination, and life is journey from childhood, to maturity, from youth to age, from innocence to awareness, and ignorance to3úy knowing, fr foolishness to discretion, and then perhaps to wisdom. from wea

my warm aloha and prayers continue to be with vicki kennedy, staff members, the kennedy family, and hismany friends. i ask unanimous consent that my full statement be included in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. akaka: senator kennedy's life-long commitment to public service produced a proud legacy that has included expanding access to quality health care, protecting an empowering our -- and empowering our nation's workforce, and ensuring civil and voting rights. before outlining several of senator kennedy's important achievements, i want to share a story that demonstrates our shared commitment to helping working families and his optimistic outlook about the future. a beaming senator kennedy flagged me dowon t morning of march 2, 2005. he asked me if i had seen the "washington post" in an editorial criticing the bankruptcy overhau under consideration in the senat the "post" indicated that the bill could be made more fair by the inclusion of several amendments by senator kendy, whh intend to protect -- intended to protect consumers, and my amendment to better inf

my warm alo and prayers continue to be with vicki kennedy, staff members, the kenny family, and his many friends. i ask unanimous consent that my full statement be included in the record. the presiding office without objection. mr. akaka: senator kennedy's life-long commitment to public service produced a proud legacy thatas included expanding access to quality health care, protecting a empowering our -- and empowering our nation's workforce, and ensuring civil and voting rights. before outlining seral of senator kennedy's important achievements, i want to share a story that demonstrates our shared commitment to helping working families and his optimistic outlook about the future. a beaming senator kennedy flagged me dn on the morning of march 2, 2005. he asked me if i had seen the "washington post" in an editorial criticizing the bankruptcy overhaul under consideration in the senate. the "post" indicated that the billould be made more fair by the inclusion of several amendments by senator kennedy, which intend to protect -- intended to protect consumers, and my amendment to better infor

way because at least in terms of massachusetts there are few other kennedys unless you look at vicky kennedy, senator ted kennedy's widow but who has signalled and told friends that she's not interested, so what you are talking about is senate seat that has basically been held by someone named kennedy either jfk who then became president or teddy kennedy since 1953 when jfk first took that senate seat. there were two careers in between after president kennedy took office where someone was appointed, but since then it's been ted kennedy, since '62, 1962, so it -- it's wide open. it's not as though, okay, here we go. the democratic primary will be key here, massachusetts being a very democratic state. hard to see how a republican could win that senate seat, so you have to watch that democratic primary pretty closely. >> candy, what does this mean for the race to fill that seat? >> reporter: well, it means it will be pretty exciting. and it also means -- right now we have two people that are already in, the state attorney general, also congressman and from the congressional delegation, but is i

health care reform effort and dodd a close friend of kennedy has been talking up the possibility of vicki kennedy. >> how much radiation does your cell phone emit? this is a long asked question. a new study says radiation levels vary wildly. some giving off more than others. the fcc doesn't require cell phone makers dedivulge levels. >> for everybody laughing he said long asked question. >> a long other question is one that's often asked in a court room or congress. the iphone is in the middle of the pack, to see where your phone stacks go to cnn.com/am fix. >> meanwhile keep the ziploced bags handy. this is something we're used to. the restrictions on the amount of liquids you can carry, i always forget. darn it. security officials say that 3 ounce maximum rule put into place three years ago after they foiled that plot to down a plane with liquid explosives, that ban is going to stay until more high tech x-ray machines at airports can be installed. that could take at least a year. >>> in two days it will be eight years, astonishingly enough, since the 9/11 attacks, this time of year we ask are w

i want to especially welcome senator john kerry, vicki kennedy, ted kennedy jr., and members of the legislature, secretary of state is here as well, thank you for being here, lt. governor joins me, and want to welcome all of you, as well as our special guests, paul and bill kirk about whom i will have more to say in just a moment. in so many ways, the interests of the commonwealth have never been more vital or more at stake in the congress today. in january, the people of the commonwealth will have an opportunity to go to the polls and elect their next united states senate or to fill the vacancy created by the loss of senator kennedy in august. between now and then, the vital interests of the people of the commonwealth will come before the congress for debate and foreboding. the interests include economic and job creation bills, education and transportation funding, financial regulations, climate change legislation, and a host of others. in all these and other ways, congress is debating our future right now. of course, there is health care reform. senator kennedy courageously argue that health

kennedy. that was an emotional part of the speech. >> it was. you could see his wife, vicki, in the audience. and kennedy was able to broker deals across party lines. and had he been there, the job to pass health care reform would have been a little easier. jeremy and vinita? >> thanks, john. >>> as you heard john mention, there was an outburst during the 39's speech. republican joe wilson shouted out, "you lied" when the president said illegal immigrants wouldn't benefit from his plan. it brought quick demands for an apology from the white house and leading prns. >> totally disrespectful. no place for it in that setting or any other. and he should apologize immediately. >> wilson later called the white house to apologize. and he issued this statement. while i disagree with the president's statements, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. i extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility. >>> the big question this morning, was the president passionate and persuasive enough to win over the naysayers. our chief washington correspondent, george ste

his widow vicki kennedy will be a guest of the first lady michelle obama. n will watch the speech from the house speaker's box. ca kara kennedy and her two children will be among nancy pelosi's guests. stay with cnn for complete coverage of the president's speech, the republican response by senator charles boustany. i will be here at 7:05 eastern, before the speech is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> if times are a little tough economically speaking, but if you have a few extra dollars in your pocket, here's an idea, how about paying to have dinner with alaska's former governor sarah palin. it will cost you, though, bids start at $25,000, proceeds go to a veteran's charity called ride to recovery. it gives bicycles to wounded vets and organizes rides for them as a way to help them in their recovery. there are some restrictions. the winner has to pass a background check, palin gets to choose the time of the dinner and the place of the dinner. it will last no longer than four hours, it could be less at the sole discretion of naacp and she gets to bring up

. >>> and senator ted kennedy's widow vicki was a special guest of michelle obama last night. mrs. kennedy sat next to the first lady and the senator's children were there as well. the president spoke about sen e senatsenat senator kennedy's lifelong efforts for reform and the final letter he wrote to the president to be delivered on his desk. >> what we face is above all a moral issue. at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country. >> senator tom harkin is succeeding ted kennedy as chairman of the senate health committee, joining us now. senator harkin, i know this has been a very tough time for all of you who worked so closely with ted kennedy. you now have very big shoes to fill and a mandate from the president to perform on health care. are you on board with all of what he said last night? >> well, andrea, you're right, it is a daunting challenge that i now have, but it is a great honor and a privilege to now chair the health committee, otherwise known as senator kennedy's committee. but we're determine

. >> patrick said kennedy's widow vicki is not interested whatsoever in the interim position. and the governor said he would not run for it. >> president obama returned to the white house despite still being on vacation. he still tackling a lot of problems, including health care. >> he is back at the white house, and technically still on vacation. but the white house said president barack obama is not taking a break. that he still pushing lawmakers on health care reform. >> i think, to characterize the role that the president is playing as inactive, would be inaccurate. >> vice-president joe biden is wii weighing in. face of a new white house video on the need for health care reform. >> biggest myth of all is that our health insurance system is just fine. >> the public is also still very much a part of the debate. packing townhall meetings across the country. republican lawmakers continue to make very clear they support health care reform but they are against including any federal government run public option. >> we have to say mr. president if this is the top priority send us

. >> senator ted kennedy's brother-in-law reflects on the love story between his sister vickie and then of the senate. >> he knew the kennedys and as bill reports, reggie often photographed the kennedy family and has a unique perspective from behind the lens. >> they were a magical couple at a magical moment. >> reporter: it was the summer of 1996. dennis reggie a personal friend for almost 30 years captured for all time one of the most famous red wedding pictures ever, the late john kennedy and carolyn by set taken just moments after their marriage. and it was just four years earlier dennis reggie's sister married senator ted kennedy. >> when i saw the way he looked at my sister after they had shared their vows, that look in his face to know that he would be a part of my family forever, they were amazing together. they had a great spirit about them. having known obviously my sister forever and the senator for a dozen years, i had never seen them happier. and i could see an illum nation in their faces when they were together. a constant banner, humor, love, common interest, movie, triv

and vicky reggie kennedy the late senator's widow has already said she is not interested in that post. the virginia governors race heating up, republican candidate bob mcdonald is up with his first television ads since his 1989 college thesis surfaced in the "washington post" on august 30 and perhaps not too surprisingly this ad features his wife and his three daughters. it is called leadership and it will air in downstate virginia. on screen he is talking broadly about his biography, some policy proposals but the message that the campaign wants viewers to see the unmistakable message is the images much his three daughters. the campaign is hoping to persuade voters that he is a family man. raising three successful daughters and two sons and is a far cry from the antiwoman and anti-gay stereotype the democrats are trying to accuse him of being on the kevin testify thiev conservative thesis. this is not the first time he has used his family in the ads. the first one he ran featured all five of his children and his wi wife, an effort throughout the race to sort of soften his image and ma

actually vicky has promised me i get to use ted kennedy's cane, which i've used once before. and i need it because i have another one coming up. we are blessed in massachusetts to have an enduring surplus of political and civic talent. there are a number of highly qualified people that the governor could've appointed and we all know that. and it's always difficult to make a choice between a talented pool. this was no easy call, but i'll tell you i believe the choice that the governor has made is completely in keeping with the intent of the change of the law that the legislature undertook and the intent of those of us who advocated for the changes including senator kennedy. this is a caretaker appointment, a gentle and difficult transition, a kind of stewardship. and paul kirk will be a superb steward of this seat. governor patrick found the person for this moment. and i believe he did what's in the best interest of the state of massachusetts. i want to also thank speaker delio for the leadership and skill for which they shepherded this through the legislature. i want to thank

kennedy house in hyannis port. the entire family was together. vicki helped as well.is year. >> he lived longer than most patients with that diagnosis. you have to think that had an influence. the only one of the kennedy brothers to die nonviolently and decide how he wanted to live out his last days. one of them fortunately was writing this book. >> also, when we talked about joe sr, talking about the way he felt after chappaquiddick and the disappointment he knew he felt for his parents and the horror of having to tell his father, after his father suffered a stroke about bobby's assassination. >> absolutely. his father in 1961 suffered a stroke, lived for eight more years. chappaquiddick happened the summer of '69. he writes with great candor. he thinks hearing the tragedy hastened his father's death that november. >> it's an extraordinary book. i know the sons didn't know how far they would be affected. i didn't know how deeply i would be affected and you as well. "true compasses." thanks, michael. >> more to come. those securities guards at the u.s. embassy in kabu

kennedy and bob novak ever talk? >> yes. it was more geraldine and vicki. t's illogical differences like that -- it illogical -- ideological differences did not mean that much to my father-in- law in his life. i cannot say enough about the generosity that the kennedy family showed to my mother-in- law at that time. i think that that's sort of episode tends to be bigger than politics. do you know what i mean? >> 3 under 34, " -- -- 334 -- page 3 of the 34. -- page at 334 -- >> it is interesting. i would not call myself an opponent of the iraq war. it certainly was something that one over the book. what would not call myself an apartment -- an opponent of the rock were, -- of the iraq war, i would say that i supported it on a different rationale. which makes it -- which is one reason i have been surprised to see this book described as an expression of support for american foreign policy because i think having read the book, and perhaps the people that lead to the executithat conclusion, t see that in there. i think it affected the way this book was written to

there was vicky reggie, the wife of the late senator kennedy in the box with michelle obama, which is symbolically important because of ted kennedy's commitment to health care. he'll explain the public option and not demand it. he'll say that everybody will be covered. everybody will be required to be covered. he'll say there is strict regulation of the health care industry by the federal government which to this point there is not. he'll say that this is historic. that what he wants is historic. he'll try to be clear. he'll try to regain momentum and he'll try to make the sale and not be this time, keith, not be the law professor or the historian or the political scientists but to be the advocate. one thing we need to remember about barack obama, while he's lawyer, he's never been a courtroom lawyer. he's never been a strong advocate in the courtroom for the prosecution or the defense. now is the time for him to be the strong advocate and to make the case for his version of health care and from what i can see reading through the speech, i think he's going to do that to a greater exte

obviously, i have and will always be thinking about vicki, incredible wife, his children, and the entire kennedy family which operate as a one unit. because of ted all of us, i thin are better. i know i am. i think we're stronger, more inclusive as a nation. he caused us to be that way. for 46 years he was a legislative lion as they say who gave voice to the voiceless. that is not a cliche an extraordary and power will dope fact from the junior senator from t state of west virginia and the people of west virginia were given voice. ted kennedyave us that voice. he fought for civil rights rights and health car for all, transformed lives of seniors, colorsf all as, everyone was part of his sphere and responsibility. in the private life he worked tirelessly to touch so many people with endss human acts of kindness that came naturally to him. he had to do it. i don't think he chose to do these things, he just had to do it and, therefore, did do it. people will forget that who didn't know about what he did but he never stopped reaping oug out to top people. ted and his family reached amazing heights a

i also should say that the greatest ally in this whole process was senator kennedy's wife vicki, who is an extraordinary woman in her own right and was able to draw so much out of senator kennedy. i would ask questions and she would help him in terms of framing the end servers and in terms of offering examples from his life that i may not have known or he only shared with heard. and she was just absolutely essential. host: on the republican line, charles from tyler, texas. caller: 2 points -- should the health care bill be named after ted kennedy and my second point is, chappaquiddick was a sad time, but it is how they covered it up. how they covered it up. for all these years and ted kennedy got away with it. the history channel -- and then on this. john and bobby having an affair with marilyn monroe, right there, having an affair with her. the old man, in germany as an ambassador, -- on the history channel -- and ambassador, going along with hitler's war. the old man buying the election off with mob money and unions. this is all on the history channel. so, don't tell me how great th

. >> to senator kennedy and bobby novak ever talked during both of their illnesses qwe? >> yes. it was more geraldine and vicky. theological differences like that -- theological differences like that i do not think it meant a big difference to my father-in-law and his life. i cannot say enough about the generosity that the kennedy family should to my mother-in- law at that time we did showed to my mother-in-law at that time. -- i cannot say enough about the generosity that the kennedy family showed it to my mother- in-law at that time. >> i want to read something off the page 334. "george w. bush's blunders military misadventure in iraq.. ." >> it is interesting. i would not call myself an opponent of the iraq war. it certainly looms over the composition of this book. i have not a big -- i was never a big fan of the rationale that george bush had for it. i would say i supported it, but on a different rationale. which is one reason that i have been surprised to see this book described as an expression of support for american foreign policy, because i think having read the book and perhaps the people who leap to

kennedy. ted saidecause vicky, because they wereoming as scarlett o'hara as we jitterbug i said to you think ilook like jackie? he said well nice try. at the last party we went to it was a movie theme -- i looked like something out of here sprague you know i won't tell you his comment, but again h sa your hair gets bigger at every one. i can't wait until my 80th unfortunately the 80 it will be with us but it will carry the friendsh with tedennedy. it is with a heavy heart that i stand here to give the salute to him. but know that i met him and knew him as a young social worker. i teified before the committee as a young social worker to talk about a brand new program called medicare, about what was working, what was lessons learned. once again from the ground, what was happening in the streets and neighborhoods to help people get the medical and social services they nded. he listened. he was intent and asked me any questions. little did i know that i wh chollet minn in the united states senate to fight for medicare, to fight for health care, to fight for those senior citizens. like so many othe

we left vermont toome wn and join vicki, such a dear and wonderful person, and all of senator kennedy'sfamily in boston.

kennedy. >> his friend john mccain knows that. they worked together on a patient's bill of rights. >> reporter: who sat with his wife, vickie, with tears in her eyes. >> i believe here and now we will meet history's test because that is who we are. that is our calling. that is our casualty. >> reporter: well, congressman joe wilson called the white house last night to apologize. chief of staff rahm emanuel accepted the apology on behalf ofhe president. what happens next for health care? well, the prident is going to take this sales pitch on the road starting this weekend in minnesota. meredith? >> savannah guthrie, thank you very much. >>> vice president joe biden is with us now. mr. vice president, good morning to you. >> hey, meredith, how are you? >> i'm great, thank you. so the president goes to capitol hill last night to make his best case for health care reform to stop the bickering, as he put it, and bring both sides together. but moments after that speech, people like senator mccain -- and we're going to here from him in just a moment -- called it partisan. so i'm asking you, what specifically did the president say last n