we saw the message left on, john lewis of all people, phone message left on his machine. again, i don't want to suggest for a second that one phone message can change an entire movement as a racist. it would be outrageous and wrong but there's clearly some small part of the country that uses terms like "we want our country back." what does that mean? that there is a kind of nostalgia for an imagined lost valhalla of a time when the president like barack obama is inconceivable in part. sprigg david, i want to reach the do little earlier because upon reading your book some of you just purchased the book for the first time so we don't want to give too much away -- >> you can purchase it for a second time. [laughter] >> and by one for yourself and family members. upon reading the book barack obama comes across as someone who is a deeply ambitious man and a deeply ambitious young man and also was a deeply and vicious child and actually plot to beat could talk about the presidency much earlier than many -- >> yeah i think that was kid talk and there are parents in the room who

we saw a phone message left on john lewis of all people, a phone message left. again, i don't want to suggest for a second that one phone message is paints an entire movement as racist. that would outrageous and wrong. but there are clearly, clearly some small part of the country that uses terms like we want our country back. what's that mean there's a kind of nostalgia for a imagined lost val halala when a president -- like barack obama is inconceivable in part. >> david, i want to reach back to the early years ago. because upon reading the book, some of you have just purchased the book for the first time. >> you can pressure it for a a -- purchase it for a second time. >> and buy one for your friends. upon reading the book, barack obama comes across a deeply ambitious man and was a deeply ambitious young man and was a deeply ambitious child and actually talked about the presidency much earlier than many. >> yeah, i think that was kid talk. and i think it's probably not a parent in the room who hasn't, you know, told his kid or should have been told or her kid

i mean, this is not a guy suffers the slings and arrows and knife sticks of john lewis. but as one of the great heroes of the civil rights movement said, you're born into this country at any generation as an african-american and you don't escape suffering at all. and so barack obama -- the night he becomes an international figure it becomes in the summer of 2004, boston. he's a state senator. if you're in d.c. you don't have a state senator. [laughter] >> but i can go in front of an audience and raise your hand if you know who your state senator is. six hands will go up and five are lying. [laughter] >> he's running for a senate seat. he makes this speech that knocks everybody out. everybody knows who he is. he's on every national television show and radio show and in newspapers and magazines. profiles here and there. he goes to logan airport, with his campaign manager a white southerner, and he's pulled aside for extra wanding and others. that didn't happen to jim cauly. he said, barack, what the hell. and quote, dude, not to worry. i've got it. this has been happening

[applause] >> thank you, john lewis, and vernon jordan.ce king, and our beloved coretta scott king, who i miss so much, younger bernice king is the first woman president of the southern leadership council, embodying the work of her father, and we welcome you hear tonight, madam president. [applause] >> pray for us, sister. two minutes is short for a preacher. so welcome to the audible audubon. i'm going to do this real quick. if you miss something, blame it on that. to the height family, and to all of you, my brothers and sisters, it's my great honor to stand before you today as a daughter of the civil rights movement and on behalf of the king family. to pay tribute to the light on the hill a that was dorothy irene height. a woman loved and respects for her leadership of women, people of color and beyond. both my mother and father had a great love and a deep respect for dr. height, and she for them. they were friends and confidents. comrades in the cause, children of the most high god whose inters intertwined with the progress of our peopl

later we had john lewis and the cio, more unskilled labor. eventually labor unions did well but not until the 1930's. >> if you think about the teachers union and the state workers and all, you have very few. >> 7.5. >> why do you think that happened? >> competitiveness. the major employers -- walmart, they have made a success with a lot of people in their factory and use of technology but also keeping wages low. it is very different from when wages were higher. america was protected. there was not the same competition and the slow capital around the world. i wish walmart would change its ways and pay more. they should recognize that it was a different economic environment. >> has there ever been a country in the world that succeeded without capitalism? >> from an economic point of view? i do not think so. other countries have succeeded like new guinea, and tribes in the amazon basin, there are groups that feed themselves and have enough to live the life that they want, and those are economies, but in terms of prospering, getting more goods a

john lewis. the chai the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 30 seconds. . mr. lewis: just like the military helped end segregation based on race, we should have put an end to don't ask, don't tell long ago. it is an afront to human dignity and to the dignity to ery men and women servg in our military. we cannot wait. we cannot be patient. we must end discrimination in the military and we must end it now. discrimination is wrong and we must end it. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. murphy: i reserve. the chair: theentleman reserves. the gentleman has the only time remaining. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. murphy: i reserve the balance of my time. do we have any time? how much time. the chair: gentleman has 1 1/2 minutes. i mr. murphy: i yield myself the balance of my time -- i yield the speaker one minute -- 30 seconds. the chair: the speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the gentleman r yielding and for his leadership and service to our country. mr. speaker, this weekend on memori

>> woodruff: but georgia democrat john lewis said the "don't ask" policy is unjust. >> just like the military helped end segregation based on race, we should have put an end to "don't ask, don't tell" long ago. it is an affront to human dignity, and to the dignity and worth of every man and woman serving in our military. >> woodruff: the repeal amendment ultimately passed 234 to 194. five republicans supported it, while 26 democrats were opposed. the prospects for ending "don't ask" also advanced in the senate yesterday, where the armed services committee voted 16 to 12 in favor of repeal. but republicans on this side of the capitol have threatened to filibuster the defense funding bill when it reaches the floor, unless the repeal effort is removed. michigan democrat carl levin chairs the committee. he said today republicans would block the bill at their own risk. >> the fact that there's one provision in here that some people don't like, it seems to me, would not be sufficient appeal for 40 senators... or 41 senators... to filibuster a defense bill. >> woodruff: meanwhile, advocacy

alan canfora, john cleary, thomas grace, dean kahler, joseph lewis, donald mackenzie, james russell, robert stamps and douglas wrentmore. all survived but their lives were forever changed. the site of the tragic campus shootings that happened 40 years ago was recently entered in the national historic -- register of historic places. in order to preserve the memory of the may 4 shootings and encourage inquiry, learning and reflection, kent state has established a may 4 memorial as well as individual student memorial markers and scholarships in memory of the four students who lost their lives that day. the university has also begun steps in the development of a may 4 visitor's center which will serve as a central place where individuals can explore and better understand the shootings that took place on that terrible day. mr. speaker, once again, i express my support for house resolution 1272 and the development of the may 4 visitor's center as an additional primary resource to preserve and communicate the history of the may 4 shootings, its larger ethical, society impact and our meaning

john lewis. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recoized for 30 seconds. . mr. lewis: just like the military helped end segregation based on race, we should have put an end to don't ask, don't tell long ago. it is an afront to human dignity and to the dignity to every men and women serving in our military. we cannot wait. we cannot be patient. we must end discrimination in the military and we must end it now. discrimination is wrong and we must end it. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. murphy: i reserve the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman has the only time remaining. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. murphy: i reserve the balance of my time. do we have any time? how much time. the chair: gentleman has 1 1/2 minutes. i mr. murphy: i yield myself the balance of my time -- i yield the speaker one minute -- 30 seconds. the chair: the speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership and service to our country. mr. speaker, this weekend on

john lewis. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 30 seconds. . mr. lewis: just like the military helped end segregation based on race, we should have put an end to don't ask, don't tell long ago. it is an afront to human dignity and to the dignity to every men and women serving in our military. we cannot wait. we cannot be patient. we must end discrimination in the military and we must enit now. discrimination is wrong and we must end it. the chair: e gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. murphy: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman has the only time remaining. the gentleman from pennsylvani is recognized. mr. murphy: i reserve the balance of my time. do we have any time? how much time. the chair: gentleman has 1 1/2 minutes. i mr. murphy: i yield myself the balance of my time -- i yield the speaker one minute -- 30 seconds. the chair: the speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership and service to our country. mr. speaker, this weekend on mem

john howard. i had the privilege of meeting his family when i attended the memorial service in fort lewis in washingtoner brigade that was among the hardest hit in afghanistan. he left behind a wife, two young sons, and an infant daughter who he never got to make, but who i hope will grow up with a pride in her father filling part of the void that is loved by his loss. each of the goldstar families and bodies in the words of john milton, -- embodied in the words of john milton those who also served stand in waiting. those of you that are standing and waiting are relieved and to return, as jill and i were, at the return of our son from iraq. many of you are now waiting with family members still overseas, many in harm's way, and some of you have stood and waited for a loved one that did not return. and to live now with the knowledge that you will one day be united with them with our heavenly father. to those who have lost a loved one in the service of our nation, i recall a famous headstone in ireland. the headstone reads as follows, "death leaves the heartache -- "death leaves a heartache no one can hea

john howard. i had the privilege of meeting his family when i attended the memorial service in fort lewis in washingtoned in the striker brigade that was among the hardest hit in afghanistan. he left behind a wife, two young sons, and an infant daughter who he never got to make, but who i hope will grow up with a pride in her father filling part of the void that is loved by his loss. each of the goldstar families and bodies in the words of john milton, -- embodied in the words of john milton those who also served stand in waiting. those of you that are standing and waiting are relieved and to return, as jill d i were, at the return of our son from iraq. many of you are now waiting with family members still overseas, many in harm's way, and some of you have stood and waited for a loved one that did not return. and to live now with the knowledge that you will one day be united with them with our heavenly father. to those who have lost a loved one in the service of our nation, i recall a famous headstone in ireland. the headstone reads as follo, "death leaves the heartache -- "death leaves a heartache no

. >> marion, john, anthony and elaina, fresco by scotto is the restaurant. >> coming up next, hoda and kathie lee cozy up to jason lewis." >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. anne arundel county police are investigating the death of a six-week old boy. officers responded to edge rockaway shortly after 9:00 saturday morning for the report of the debt. homicide detectives were notified the cause of death >> there is still a chance for drizzle as we head through the morning hours. but the time we get into the afternoon, we might see some sunshine break into the clouds. a mixture of clouds, a little sunshine. high temperatures around 75 degrees. we will break out of this pattern tuesday and wednesday. mid-80's on wednesday. a chance for rain at the end of the week. at this point, it does look like it will be dry. >> thank you for joining us. see you back here for 11 news at noon.

[applause] also with us is congressman john new york, who was also a servvng the board of visitors. [applause] another serving ember is caliiornia. jerry lewisuse] our former congressmen and a longtimm friend of the academy, the honorable ben gilman of new york.3 of course, the senior leaderrhip of west point areeup here with me this morning. welcome too all of you as well. [applauss] +finally, to the class of 2210, congratulations. you did make it. [applause] how short is this class? i rise just a couple of weeks before your receptiin day and graduation. soon after you have surpassed all of my expectatiins. seminal assignmenttof my career. you havv distinguished herself in all pursuits. -- youuhave distinguished yourself and all pursuits. strife -- strike, just this year alone, you have led teams to win six national club titles and seven patriot league championships and you wanted doing the right way. -- and you want it doing it the right way. you of led the score with distinction. your leadership help desk make it a rousing success. your class composition and contriiution and -paccomplishmmnts, none of it stopped there. pou also serve the

lewis lebron is a pitcher that has a big league arm. he understandser went tommy john today. last year he had 20 saves the club was high on him and dave trembley wants him to contact alfredo to find out the rehab regimen. corey patterson, people expect him to be called up soon. dave trembley said do not rule out a roster move. >> gary: tough break for lebron. he was a delight to watch. he's a power pitcher on. you hope the arm is intact. >> amber makes a great point. alfredo had it last year. he's throwing the ball as well as anyone. the ball came out of his hand better than anyone else and he's got back to where he was last year. he did make the orioles as a starting pitcher last year. >> one down, nobody on. wilson a walk, 2 runs scored, singled and pride out. takes the pitch inside and the count goes to 1-2. rain in detroit postponed the yankees game for tonight. they did not get that started. 2-2 delivery. that hard hit to left field for a base hit. josh wilson is on. a 2 hit ball game for wilson comes with one away. time to text in your vote or the at&t player of

. >> marion, john, anthony and elaina, fresco by scotto is the restaurant. >> coming up next, hoda and kathie lee cozy up to jason lewisg news out of stash oerd county where the search for a suspicious man near north stafford high school ended with the man in custody. they arrested him a short type ago. north stafford high and park rinl elementary were on lockdown as they searched for the man. they got into an altercation near the school and he managed to take off. no word on who the man is, but he was not armed. both schools are no longer on lockdown. turning to the forecast. tom is in the studio with cloudy skies. we are wonder figure that means rain. >> sprinkles around, but for the most part dissipated temporarily. we could get a passing shower later and a little sun as well. highs into the 70s. we are still in the 60s. near 80 tomorrow and partly sunny and even warmer feeling like summer wednesday, thursday, and again on friday. morning lows in the 60s. how is the traffic? >> it has been a challenge. the inner loop is call for example before route 50 to 66. an earlier accident should be wrapped up. elsewhere westb

john mack, morgan stanley made $41 million. jamie diamond made $29 million of j.p. morgan chase. kenneth lewisbank of america made $20 million. he must be looking up at stanley o'neill's $161 million and asking where did i miss the boat? this kind of money was around all these firms, it was katie bar the money we're going to pay almost never heard of before sums for individuals running these big companies. $150 million $50 million $83 million. well it's not surprising then that the american people have a view of what was going on on wall street that is a pretty dim view. we now understand that what went on on wall street really led to this dramatic economic devastation to our country. by the way the devastation doesn't apply to everybody. i just saw this morning that the unemployment rate among the higher-income americans is 3%. unemployment among the higher-income americans is 3%. so they're not feeling the pinch so much. but in the bottom 20% of the american people, the unemployment rate is around 18%. so it's a whole lot of folks at the bottom of the economic ladder that are paying the pric

i didn't know john lewis or al sharpton or don king or cicely tyson but i knew that no one knew me.you that she squeezed my hand, too. [laughter] and i kind of thought i was just someone special and that twinkle in her eye, the softness of the voice that i had told her so many times just ask me what you want done. and she has never heard me say that to her but i said just tell me anything you want, dr. height, and i will see it done. i listened to the congressional black caucus tell me about the special relationships. will you please stand, the members of the congressional black caucus that are here? [applause] and i know that everyone is here with those important thing that she did is she was the chollet of my life and i am here to say that everyone of you that is sitting here just thinking about her did see the encouragement to know that within all of us there is a little bit, just a little bit of the dorothy height and i want to make a special thanks to dorcy skinner and alexis herman will defeat, because without their ethics this big family not be a genetic family but this famil