eddie finished the book of love he and gerald started. i recently caught up with him in detroit to talk about how he's dealing with life after losing a son and his legendary career. eddie lavert is our "headliner." eddie, i want to talk about i recently saw you guys on stage. >> yes. >> and i told you that night and i'm telling you again, now, this is, i've seen you all for years. this is the baddest show that i've ever seen. what is it that you all are doing that really -- that audience did not sit down from beginning to end. >> we finally got a chance to re-address who the ojs really are. you know, in the early '70s they called us the messengers so we got a chance to put in a lot of those songs like, give the people what they want. we got a chance to incorporate, people get ready by the impressions with love train. this is a great thing. ♪ people all over the world, join hands ♪ ♪ start a love train, love train ♪ >> and we're trying to appeal to our core. >> when you all started, did you have any inkling that you could have gone on like

today i'm talking to gerald batten who's a member of the european parliament for london he's with the u.k. independence party which is a euro skeptic party and he's recently announced his intention to stand for leadership of ukip gerald batten thanks very much for talking to r.t. you're welcome just but you won't write one small point in your introduction you describe this is a euro skeptic party that's not true skepticism implies some doubt we have absolutely no doubt one hundred percent that membership in the european union is bad for britain so we're not skeptical about that and one of the key tenets of your opposition to the european union well first of all it's it's an economic and democratic disaster first of all there is no reason for the european union i mean the white soul was sold to people forty years ago and has been ever since is that we must have it to try and jobs we don't need it for trade jobs even the even the european union has its back now rather than what we need is trade with europe and the rest of the world friendship and cooperation we don't need to be members

nixon stepped down handing the position of commander in chi ee gerald ford. >>> and today is smoky bear's birthday. the advocate of protecting the nation's forests was introduced in 1944 with his famous warning, only you can prevent forest fires. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. president obama hits the pain -- campaign trail in texas today. will he be a help or a hindrance for democrats? and the latest on the case of an american woman accused of killing her children in scotland. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

confirmed four democrats have requested the first lady on the campaign trail, first-term congressman gerald connelly, who faces a close race in virginia, calls mrs. obama a political asset. >> it's critical that we make sure our base stays energized. michelle obama has i think enormous power in energizing the base and reenergizing the base where that's necessary. >> reporter: the first lady has won praise for her efforts to curb childhood obesity. he's also known for being a mom in chief and fashion icon. >> even if you're not a big fan of barack obama's presidency and policies, a lot of people still like michelle obama as a person and as a mother and as a role model. >> reporter: mrs. obama spoke at this democratic national committee event in may, which raised $1 million. last week the white house indicated there may be more to come. >> i anticipate that at some point she will likely make some appearances. >> reporter: the first lady is a head of her husband in public opinion polls with an approval rating of 50%, but she received negative press for her recent trip to spain, criticized as e

gerald -- jeremy bowen reports. >> this is gaza in 2009. another war between israelis and palestinians. plenty on both sides are resigned to more of the same in the future. the fear inflicted on civilians, and the legacy of years of killing, mean that the two sides do not trust each other. that is a major problem. especially if they are to make a deal within a year, as the americans held. in washington, hillary clinton, the american secretary of state, warned it would not be easy. >> as we move forward, it is important that actions by all sides to help advance our effort, not hinder it. there have been difficulties and in the past. there will be difficulties ahead. >> she said all the big issues would be on the table. that includes the political status of jerusalem. but sides want a. the borders of the future palestinian will have to be decided. -- both sides in what the capital there. and there has to be a solution for the palestinians who lost their homes in what became israel after 1948. there is more. security guarantees. it will be a h

schwarzenegger, who is a leader in reducing green house emissions, and our legislator don perada and gerald huffman who you will hear from later on in the program, and of course our mayor, gavin newsom. gavin newsom has been a leader of the environment before it was the sexy thing to do. he has been responsible for putting solar power at moscone center; responsible for putting power at san francisco international airport; responsible for putting solar power at the waste water facility in the bayview hunter's point. he will be responsible for putting power on our libraries, on our schools, and everywhere possible in the city and county of san francisco. we're very fortunate that this mayor has been the first mayor to create a climate action plan that will reduce the green house emissions by 20 percent by the year 2012. this mayor has also been a leader and innovation and we're looking at creating -- in harnessing paddle power below the golden gate bridge and that will be done under gavin newsom's leadership. so please put your hands together and give a warm san francisco welcome to our mayor

there is also the building at 2525 gerald as well as a building for 60 townsend which is almost next door to an existing building. because these buildings were purchased after, what we did is we sent out enforcement notifications as well as -- we have recently been informed by the academy of arts that they will vacate 930 to 950 vanness as well as 953 o'farrell. that is being used as part of their car storage as well as part of the school of design. that would complipe -- comply with our notice of violation, because our notice asked them to cease and desift. the building there also houses their marketing division. when i toured that building, they had roughly a dozen staff that were in cubicles and they were the arm of the academy of art. we have received also a zoning administrator hearing. 460 townsend is almost next door to 466. 460 townsend actually houses the fine arts program. they have requested a zoning administrate i don't remember hearing. they have asked us to reconsider our notice of violation and penalty. that will be taking place on august 5th. so we have distinguished

brazil however the recent polls seem to terminate the contract at the football federation president gerald my nichols is not re-elected next season. led chile to the last sixteen of the world cup in south africa. it is understood liverpool are considering as many as six different offers to buy the club the latest chinese businessman kenny when he wants a deal to be done within the next two weeks at liverpool and veiled roy hodgson as their new manager last month and wang is offering to clear liverpool with debts and give hodgson funds to buy more plays before the transfer deadline and at the end of the month he also wants to build a new stadium for liverpool. values the club at around three hundred twenty five million pounds americans tom hicks and george gillette put the club up for sale around four months ago. a bit of history has been made today sachin tendulkar has become the world's most capped test cricketer the indian batsmen taking to the field against sri lanka in colombo this morning in what is his hundred sixty ninth match for his country and the office of passing the breck or p

there is also the building at 2525 gerald as well as a building for 60 townsend which is almost next door to an existing building. because these buildings were purchased after, what we did is we sent out enforcement notifications as well as -- we have recently been informed by the academy of arts that they will vacate 930

extradited as a member of the european parliament civil liberties justice and home affairs committee gerald batten says the european arrest warrant is just the tip of the iceberg the next thing that's coming along is something called the european investigation or a more happened there is european countries like greece remind me about the area they will be able to require the british police to actually investigate cases for them they can snoop on you that combined your telephone they can take you to you know your fingerprints and evidence what's wrong about all this is it's entirely one sided they're collecting the evidence for the prosecution as they've done in this case where they've interviewed witnesses but not for the defense critics say the arrest warrant and investigation order rest on the assumption that standard to the same across the board inside the e.u. but the prison where ben and george are likely to be held has come under fire from amnesty international inhumane treatment of detainees something the u.k. course refused to take into account nor and this r.t. . or let's take me t

first-term congressman gerald connolly, who face a close race in virginia, calls mrs.ical asset. >> it's critical we make sure our base stays energized. michelle obama has, i think, enormous power in energizing the base and re-energizing the base where that's necessary. >> reporter: the first lady has won praise for her efforts to curb childhood obesity and promote healthy foods. she's known for being a mom in chief and fashion icon. >> even if you're not necessarily a big fan of barack obama's presidency and policies, a lot of people that still like michelle obama as a person and as a mother and as a role model. >> reporter: mrs. obama spoke at this democratic national committee event in may, which raised $1 million. last week the white house indicated there may be more to come. >> i anticipate that at some point she will likely make some appearances. >> reporter: the first lady is ahead of her husband in public opinion polls with an approval rating of 50%. but she received negative press for her recent trip to spain, criticized as extravagant when many americans are

today i'm talking to gerald batson who's a member of the european parliament the london he's with the u.k. independence party which is a euro skeptic party and he's recently announced his intention to stand for leadership of ukip thanks very much for talking to us you're welcome just what you won't write one small point in your introduction you describe this as a euro skeptic party that's not true skepticism implies some doubt we have absolutely no doubt one hundred percent membership of the european union is bad for britain so we're not skeptical about that and no disbelief in the fact that the european union actually exists we believe it exists i mean we're skeptical about lot of that this but as far as the european union exists and it's bad and there is no doubt in any members mind that that's the case and tell me about the platform. on which your standing for leadership my platform is that i want you kit to go forward as a radical alternative to the kind of cross party consensus that we've got in this country from labor conservatively and very much now with a coalition government

is in the real estate sector some say the administration is spinning the story that's according to gerald slanty from the trans research center . what they're trying to do is to convince the public that if they'd only build their confidence and they would go out and spend more and that as businesses had more confidence they would hire more he is a confidence and what did they create they dumped in nearly eleven trillion dollars that was led. and guaranteed to stimulate the economy the job numbers are terrible weighed way below what they had forecast let's look at the two losing wars america is fighting what's the word they use where making progress progress is the white house favorite word every time they're losing it's the same old story it when it's the war more men more money more time and whether it's the economy more time more money it all recovering from an illness if you're not getting a healthy you you're only on drugs that are that are hiding the symptoms as the disease keeps rotting away your body and that's all this stimulus has been it's been a money drug. and our chief financ

out is the first one to testify in the house in support of gerald ford. i thought they would followed nixon's policy. they are entitled to get it. i found myself in an unusual position of supporting gerald ford on the florida senate in opposing rockefeller. alibi rockefeller's idea in the white house. i do not think it is continuity policy. you are putting someone in the vice presidency that has a history of investment in involvement. it is moving the party farther to the left of them i led the charge. and just some random thoughts. thank you so much for the contributions you made. >> those are more than random thoughts. those were great thoughts. >> he was very successful in being able to deceive not only the people that came in to investigate but he actually had his doctor as a member of the group that was keeping the deception alive. i think doctors can be coopted as well. i think it stands as a good example. >> moving from a physical with flash and disability in to the kind of policy whiplashed the center by been mentioned, another world to be avoided

>> can you talk about the talks and will they discuss territory, refugees or gerald ford jerusal all in parallel? >> all status issues are on the table? it will be for the pieties themselves to decide the manner by which they should be addressed? >> yes. without a doubt there will be more obstacles. what will those be? what are the main sticking points that are going forward? >> we are all the well aware that there remains mistrust between the parties. arrest due of hostility. - developed over many decades of conflict. many previous efforts that have been made to resolve the conflicts that have not successed. all of which takes a heavy toll on both societies and their leaders. in addition, we all know that's with all societies, there are differences of opinion on both sides on how best to proceed and as a result, this conflict has remained unresolved over many decades and through many efforts. we don't expect all of those differences to disappear when talks begin. indeed we expect they will be presented, debated and discussed and that differences are not going to be resolved immediat

. >> reporter: now mom and dad gerald have run him to a unique facility near santa rosa, california calleddiatric dental initiative, or pdi, where his teeth will be fixed quickly and painlessesly. dr. kathryn foster, a pediatrician, mobilized public and private donations to create pdi. though she practiced medicine, she realized adequate dental care was critical for many children in poor families. >> pain distracts kids from what they need to be doing and learning. and it really makes them frequently hard to live with, because they're crabby, so you can actually have infection spread to the brain and make the infection be very, very severe and complicated. >> reporter: the problem is widespread. veronica calderon, a dentist from spain, volunteers at pdi, and has never seen such widespread disease, blaming sugared drinks. >> they drink the whole day. they don't drink water. >> reporter: california, like most states, has a dental program for underprichd children, but it pays so little, the dentists lose money treating the kids. so the children often get no care until their cavities need exte

. >> i want to say to gerald will you please marry me. >> chris young pop the question to his campaignr this week. she said yes. young is made for his antics and has unsuccessfully competed for many offices in the state. media reporting young later added they would only get married if he won the election. (laughter) i don't know of that will happen. we have a programming change persons unknown will air here on kron at 8:00 p.m. because giants will be on nbc. we will fall that with kron 4 news at 9:00 p.m. checking on the golden gate bridge traffic moving well in san detailed study further south it is 59 degrees right now 74 the expected high. we will be right back. the challenge jobs. don't tell me about a dog. a day care full of kids, house chickens. call a day's work. call 1-800-steemer twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. one minute before 5:00 a.m. top stories san jose firefighters will vote today on a proposal to rehire laid off firefighters feared this after three early morning fire just today. san mateo garbage workers back to work today following a two day strike. bart has de

gerald fischbach, victims robbed of their social skill. he's the director of autism research at the simons foundation. and also my good friend and cohost, dr. eric kandel. he is a noble laureate as you know, a professor at columbia university and a howard hughes medical investigator and he has been a good friend to this broadcast. we could not do it without him. he has been the person who has linked our curiosity to an extraordinary amount of research and achievement understanding the brain. so i begin with this question in this episode. social brain. tell me what we mean by that. >> as you pointed out, very nicely in your introduction, we are immensely social beings. we use our social behavior to find a partner, to build a many family, to build a community, to build a culture. and also as you indicate, that can go into disarray and lead to aggression. social behavior is so important that it is conserved in evolution and you findate not only in people but you find it in simple an sulz some of which like ants build complex societies. althou

>> remember gerald ford with the whip inflation now buttons? i'm pretty sure it is not my expertise to assess it. i found it convincing from mulligan's research but there was something missing in explaining labor side world war ii. it is not that i know a lot about patriotism per se or that i did a lot of analysis of it but i did find that convincing. if you asked me about things coming out from 2001 that are different in terms of looking at expenditures and taxes, i would have thought about things like well, there is a big international threat. property might be threatened. what's going on in iran and iraq might have something to do with those threats. i would think about those kinds of effects which are not the variables i've colluded related to the events after 2001. fervor, i don't know. i would be perfectly happy to look at research related to that but there is nothing i can really contribute to it i suppose. i don't think there is a lot of that right now i think i would probably have to stop. that's what i'm told. [laughter] [applause] >>

host: gerald on the democratic line in greenville, north carolina. you're next.aller: yes, the caller from illinois didn't understand why the democrats weren't being a party of no, but during that time every time there was an issue that the democrats disagreed with, they were branded as unpatriotic. that was just my comment. host: tom on the republican line, good morning. caller: good morning. there are perfectly good life lessons here when it comes to what has happened to the democrat party. all they do is demonize, criticize, and play the blame. after two years of president obama, the best they have is blaming bush. we are not bush. demonize the tea party. demonize anybody that disagrees with them. they are the party of inaction. all they know how to do is take money from the people and that doesn't create jobs. that creates more debt. host: tom, we got your point. yesterday the house approved that state aid bill, $26 billion for states. do you suspect that that spending along with the stimulus and other things become an issue in the general elections? >> democ

on cnn's state of the union, kevin mccarthy and peter king and democrats chris van holland and gerald nadler. the talk shows reair at noon eastern. we start with nbc's meet the press, 1:00, this week and 2:00 fox news sunday and 3:00, face the nation from cbs and cnn's state of the union. listen to them all on c-span radio on 95.1 in the disk area and on sirius channel 32 or on-line at c-span radio.org. >> harry truman when he just of the seen as a senator from the opinion der grass machine in new york city -- of the pendergrass machine in new york city and senate historian donald richie on washington movies and the u.s. congress, a short introduction, tonight on c-span's q&a. >> i think it's important that i will stand up for the principles of the state of florida. i won't be part of this corruption or special interest. i'm going to fight only for the people of florida. >> and the c-span video library makes it easy to follow the election cycle, victory and concession speeches, all free on your computer, anytime. "washington journal" continues. host: mark murray the political director

my name is infielder -- gerald greenstein. have you been presented any option of using g.s.e.'s inntory at reduced price to get growing home sales and a small requiredonstruction equity upgrade to create building trade jobs and thereby income taxes both creating jobs and reducing the fiscal deficit? the letter was sent to a lot of congress and originally to the secretary of treasury. i got a letter from bernanke's office of statistics and research and a letter from the federal housing finance agency which he told me to connect with as well as a letter back from the department of interior both of which encourage me. this is a god blessed opportunity to tell you to take a look at your office staff is have them present it to you. it is something that will work and it has gotten a lot of traction. host: can you translate that for others listening? guest: let me first state to the caller i will look at that. i can't speak as to what options we may have been presented with by members of the congress. we work with people on a confidential basis as long as their thinking is confidentia

my name is infielder -- gerald greenstein. have you been presented any option of using g.s.e.'s inventory at reduced price to get growing home sales and a small required construction equity upgrade to create building trade jobs and thereby income taxes both creating jobs and reducing the fiscal deficit? the letter was sent to a lot of congress and originally to the secretary of treasury. i got a letter from bernanke's office of statistics and research and a letter from the federal housing finance agency which he told me to connect with as well as a letter back from the department of interior both of which encourage me. this is a god blessed opportunity to tell you to take a look at your office staff is have them present it to you. it is something that will work and it has gotten a lot of traction. host: can you translate that for others listening? guest: let me first state to the caller i will look at that. i can't speak as to what options we may have been presented with by members of the congress. we work with people on a confidential basis as long as their thinking is confide

. >> and gerald johnson -- i want to know how the proposed global-verizon proposed net neutrality effect young journalists'ability to do proper news? >> i think this is one of the premier issues facing journalism and young people in this country. young people will inherit a far less democratic internet that -- that currently exists. if these corporations are allowed to make access to certain sites much easier, or promote those sites in a way that really on levels the playing field of the internet, i think it will be disastrous. that is one of the reasons why you have seen so much -- so many independent organizations joined in loss of -- lawsuits about that. that is why the electronic frontier foundation and others have tried to litigate the wiretap stock as well. all of this is ultimately under the umbrella of the decrease in our civil liberties. part of our civil liberties includes having a vibrant, a democratic media. i think every young journalist should be very have been very active in opposing the. it would be disastrous. these corporations are getting more and more powerful by the