. >>> plus, george h.w. bush muses about biebs. >> i don't know much about the bieber, never see him. i don't know what he does. >> have you ever heard his song. >> no, how does it go? >> the bieber, 41's complete breakdown of the bieber phenomenon and a check of the weather, when "way too early" comes back. >> he has accepted that appointment and the senate willing, he will become associate justice to succeed justice clark. mr. marshall is shehere with us tonight. will you stand, please? [ applause ] if you have copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged pr

the vice president of the united states, george h.w. bush, was -- was not anxious to see the 25th amendment invoked because he had been the last competitor standing against ronald reagan in the nomination fight in 1980. and he didn't want people to think somehow he was trying to take over some power. i had been his campaign manager. i was the white house chief of staff. if i had said we're going to invoke the 25th amendment and give power to george bush, there might have been a little more than a little muttering in the white house, so -- so we decided not to do that, but i -- i will say this. i had the concurrence of president reagan's longtime advisers in taking that course. edwin meese agreed with me and some others, and as it turned out everything was fine. president -- vice president bush was so conscious of the fact that he had been the last standing competitor that when he came back to washington they were going to take the helicopter and land on the south lawn. he said, no, you're not, that's where the president lands. i'm not going

there's a quasi-famous video clip of george h.w. bush debating in the 1980 primary, and they're talking about the subject of illegal immigration and what to do with children of illegal immigrants. and the rhetoric they use is so open in comparison to today's republican party that you have to scratch your head. they're talking about how to get better path to citizenship, what to do with respect to getting these people into colleges and in-state tuition, and you contrast that with what the discussion was just a few months ago between rick perry and mitt romney and you think that these aren't parties from the same planet. so, yes, when you look at the historical trends, it's very obviously that the republican party has moved right. i think two eminent scholars from washington, d.c. have written a whole book on this. >> bruce, i want to read you something that erick erickson said at redstate.com about, could reagan get elected today. he said, he wrote, "anyone who says ronald reagan could not get the republican nomination in today's republic

states and now you're known for your socks. >> reporter: and so we choose former president george h.w. bushs. bush, his family, his friend jerry and all of you wishing you a happy father's day weekend coming up. be sure to watch the big special event right here on abc tonight and we're always there at abcnews.com. david muir will be in this chair once again tomorrow night. have a great weekend. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants--

>> reporter: and so we choose former president george h.w. bush, mrs. , his family, his friend jerry, and all of you wishing you a happy father's day weekend coming up. be sure to watch the big special event right here on abc tonight and we're always there at abcnews.com. david muir will be in this chair once again tomorrow night. have a greet weekend. >>> breaking news. a field of fire in the east bay. i'll weel have a live report on this blaze and a look at dangerous fire conditions coming this weekend. >> and there is the president's immigration bomb shell. >> and a search for answers begins into the fire that forced yesterday's bart closure that paralyzed the commute. >> happening now a big fire burning in the east bay near the community of sonorl. >> this is a live picture and firefighters try to surround this blaze tonight. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and high fire dangerestists in the bay area tonight. >> this fire is burning near welch creek road. and there is david louie live for use we're about three miles east of interstate 6806789 you ca

george h.w. bush in 1988 running as sort of the hand-picked successor to ronald reagan. george h.w. bush was not a tremendously charismatic figure certainly, but if people liked reagan, if you like reagan, i guess i can vote for bush. similarly, people liked roosevelt tend to think, we'll be safe with taft. that's why he won. so bryan tried to use a lot of the same rhetorical techniques. he talked to hundreds of thousands of people in that campaign as he did before, but it wasn't very successful. the country was prosperous again after a sharp recession in 1907. so times are fairly good. taft was popular because he was the hand-picked successor to a very popular president roosevelt, so bryan couldn't get much traction that year. >> his closest rate was 1896 as we look at the election results. we're joined by marie from connecticut. go ahead, marie. >> caller: thank you very much. i'd like to know how did bryan come to live in miami, florida? >> in fact, boca raton, florida -- coral gables, florida. >>

president george h.w. bush signed the law that put in place a cap and trade program that told private enterprise, you figure out how to reduce the sulfur emissions that are causing acid rain. they were killing the forests and the streams in the northeast and in canada. and he said, we can't allow that. and so we said, you've got all the market incentives. the industries came in and said, oh, my god, we'll go bankrupt. well, they did it at less a fraction of the price that they said it would cost and it was successful. >> thank you, henry. >> ms. black. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this has been a very interesting conversation. mr. edwards, we've talked about tax deductions and subsidies a little bit. but one program that i have become aware of in my last 16 months since being in this office and visiting a number of the industries in my district, those that are in the food production area have made me aware of market allotments and something that i guess i really didn't know that much about until i had them educa

george h.w. bushppet. >> i've seen the unexpected crisis that arrives in a cable and a young aide's hand and so i know that what it all comes down to, this election is the man at the desk. who should sit at that desk? my friends, i am that man. >> let's continue the conversation. erick erickson is in macon, georgia. it was our last one-term president. bill clinton served two terms. i make the case he's the most underrated president of our time. why? because the cold war ended on reagan's watch but bush was president when the soviet union collapses, nuclear weapons all over eastern europe, great uncertainty what will happen in poland, estonia, on and on. not a shot was fired. no loose nukes, at least that we know of. bill clinton never would have had or at least not an easier path to the balanced budget had bush not broken "read my lips, no new taxes." doesn't he deserve credit for that? >> i think it will depend. i agree, george h.w. bush is one of the most underrated presidents. we couldn't have tran

you were around when george h.w. bush raised taxes breaking his pledge.say i'm open toll tax increases does that make you a pariah in the republican party? >> no, but it gives you a weak negotiating position. reagan wrote this in his diary, one of the greatest mistakes he made was agreeing to the tax increase in 1982 in which the democrats promised they would give him $3 of tax cuts for all the spending cuts. after that he became much firm erl against any deal because he mistrusted them so deeply. i think frankly president george h.w. bush was badly ssked by his advisers. i think hurt him. that doesn't mean you shouldn't find compromise and doesn't mean you shouldn't be open to it. be very cautious because washington's a city which always wants more money. and the results we got last week, not just wisconsin but in my newsletter this week is about this, san jose, san diego, 66% of the people of san jose voted to change the government employee pension plan. 70% of the people of san diego voted to change the government pension plans. the american voters are

. >> george h.w. bush would argue things were getting better.a starting significantly better, ronald reagan better, but george h.w. bush it was good and he still lost. >> but in the case of george h.w. bush was seen as out of touch. president obama will be good at making sure voters understand it. >> obama wants a choice, romney wants a referendum. historically, a referendum. >>> the most bizarre case homeland security department ever handled. latest detainee, 70 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton. >>> and how many calories are you putting in with that pizza. what they don't want you to find out. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. how did the nba become the h

to president george h.w. bush barbara and members of the bush family, it is a great privilege to have you here today and to president and mrs. bush, welcome back to the house that you called home for eight years. the white house is many things at once. it is a working office. it is a living museum. it is an enduring symbol of our democracy. at the end of the day, when the visitors go home and the lights go down, a few of us are blessed with the tremendous honor to actually live here. i think it is fair to say that every president is acutely aware that we're just temporary press -- temporary residence. we're renters. we are charged with the upkeep. but we also leave a piece of ourselves in this place. today, with the unveiling of the portrait of the president, they will take their place alongside the men and women who built this country and those who worked to perfect it. it has been said that no one can truly interested and would dislike being president will they sit behind that desk and feel the weight and respon

. >>> today is former president george h.w. bush's 88th birthday. bush hager sat down to toque with him about his goals? >> reporter: what's it like turning 8 years old? >> pretty darn old. never thought i would get this far in chronology. i am happy to be here. >> your goal is your 90th? >> that's a goal. i've got a lot of goals. he rant on going skydiving. he shares his thoughts on dying and his war years. watch on "today" which begins less than an hour at 7:00 a.m. >> always interesting to get the perspective of life from former presidents. >> i am so impressed that he skydives. >> i'll stay right here on the ground. >> me too. >>> rain we're getting, tom? >> a gray sky over capitol hill. and we've had passing showers over the last couple of hours. one band came right through the metro area. most roadways are still wet. more reports of fender benders as a result. all of the areas in green. it's raining from near blackwater from cambridge, easton, right near kent ireland and farther to the west, baltimore toward frederick and east of hagerstown, an

a documentary on president george h.w. bush has been completed for hbo produced for our mentor friend and hollywood legend. >> making a documentary about the former president>> great friend of mine as you know. >> it is 45, 46 years ever in politics. it is a documentary itself. the thing about ross perot which by the way i think cost him the election. not anything else. >> he must have felt a sense of redumpings when h-- redemption his son was elected president. >> great pride and joy. certainly his son becoming president twice and one son becoming governor in florida. he has never been a guy who sits down and brags about who he is and what he has accomplished. even when he was president in the united states because he doesn't like to talk about himself. but i pay -- i like to talk about him. i like to talk about all of the wonderful things he did for his family with his family. how wonderful his mother and father were who i knew very well. how great barbara bush is a buddy of mine. great buddy of mine. all of the people around

sorry, dana. >> dana: it's george h.w. bush 88th birthday.interview with him. take a look at that. >> in his recent letter to the children, the poetic letter writer, my grandfather shares his thoughts on aging. >> as the summer finishes out and the seas get higher, the winds a little colder, i will be making notes. writing it down. leapt's not forget so i can add to the report on getting older. who knows. maybe they will come out with a new drugs to let joints hurt less, drives go father, memory come roaring back. fears of falling off fishing rocks go away. remember the song. "i'll be there ready when you are." i'll be there ready when you are. so much excitement as so many grand kids to watch grow. if you need me, i'm here. >> dana: happy birthday, president bush 41. >> bob: i want to say, i have had opportunity to meet him twice. he is one of the grandest people i know. selfless man. he is terrific. frankly, i wish that more people in politics would follow his lead. particularly in the house of representatives. >> greg: that is very nice. s

it traces the story of the vegetable garden on the white house lawn. >>> and george h.w. bushbirthday today by sitting down with his granddaughter jenna bush hager. he spoke about his love of colorful socks. he was asked about his socks and bieber? >> they have been comparing your socks to that of justin bieber. >> bieb? is he a sock man? i never see him. i don't know what he does. >> have you ever heard his song? >> no. how does it go? ♪ baby, baby ♪ baby, oh >> i don't think i like it. >> you like it. >>> the new photo of golden girl betty white visiting the white house was released today. the 90-year-old actress. she was not on the official schedule. a white house official says she made a courtesy call and got a tour while she was in town. giving money to your favorite lawmaker is now possible with a push of a few buttons. the federal election commission has approved a policy of allowing contributions through a text message. supporters say it will encourage more grassroots giving where giant corporations are giving millions to fuel super pacs or really rich people. those ar

president george h.w. bush, his life story in his own words, the white house days, and the wartime attack that nearly cost him his life. >> i wasn't afraid to die. maybe i was scared when all this was taking place. >>> and chaz bono on a cause that is close to his hot and his new life as a sangle man. >> i'm not the most outgoing fella. i can't just walk up and start chatting up a girl i find attractionive. >>> and a steaming best seller goes main stream. the real life of 50 shades of gray. this is "piers morgan tonight." the man of the hour, scott walker, saying his victory is a triumph for the middle class and his state. and now the guessing game begins in earnest. should the g.o.p. print out romney-walker bumper stickers. and later george herbert-walker bush. he talks openly in a new movie about how his life has changed. but we begin with scott walker's rise in the republican party. welcome and congratulations, governor. >> piers, good to be with you. my voice is hoarse but my spirits are high. >> last time

other than george bush, capitol hill clinton, george h.w. bush ronald reagan no president in modern history has changed deportation through executive action except all of them. they may be what you call situational or until i saw this on fox news. >> let me play this for the audience so they understand and fully grasp here the magnitude of what he did on friday. let's play this. >> jon: there's a gotcha coming! i bet it's a big one. >> this notion that somehow i can just changes the laws unilaterally is not true. the fact of the matter is there are laws on the books that i have to enforce. i think there's been a grit disservice done -- great disservice done to the cause of getting the dream act passed and getting comprehensive immigration passed by perpetrating the notion that somehow by myself i can go and do these things. it's just not true. >> jon: oh, (bleep). um, wow that was just nine months ago. the president publicly admitting he's not allowed to do the thing he just did. that's -- game over fox. kudos. i'm sometimes a little bit hard on

that was former president george h.w. bush documentary that for the first time tells the story of the 41st president of the united states in his own words. president bush celebrated his 88th birthday yesterday he did with a special screening of hbo's film 41. they did that near his home in maine. the director of 41 is here and it makes its debut tomorrow. good to have you here, jeffery, welcome. what surprised you the most about this project in. >> all reality just how humble he is and how private he is for being a poll advertise. for a man wh a politician. for a man who doesn't care about shaping his legacy, he says historians will decide that. and he likes to stay in the background. martha: there is no biography, he didn't write his memoirs. this is really a document for history. did you feel that responsibility of telling his story, and how did that kind of weigh on you at that moment when you had that opportunity to really get in there and tell the story? >> i think the number one thing is that we were able to have -- for

former president george h.w. bush sits down with granddaughter jenna bush hager to celebrate his 88th birthday. and today's professionals tackle different hot topics, including madonna's recent wardrobe malfunction controversy. >>> 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

earlier this week, jeb bush questioned whether either his father, george h.w. bushd get the republican presidential nomination today, saying, back to my dad's time and ronald reagan's time, they got a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan support. reagan would be criticized for doing the things that he did. some republicans took issue with there's another way to help erase litter box odor. purina tidy cats. only tidy cats has new odor erasers... making it easy to keep things at home... just the way you want them. new tidy cats with odor erasers. if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. and he didn't stop for three days and nights as he escaped life as a child soldier. twenty years later, he was still running, he just had a different thing driving him. every step of the way. ♪ visa. supporting athletes and the olympic games for 25 years. join our globa

of earlier, they hosted a private lunch for president bush, his wife, and former president george h.w. bush and his wife barbara. [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and michelle obama accompanied by the 43rd president of united states, george bush and laurel bush. -- laura bush. chief"]l to the [applause] >> and good afternoon. i'm the chairman of the board of the white house historical association. we are honored to be a part of today's historic ceremony and to have played a role in arranging the magnificent portrait about to be unveiled. the white house historical association was founded 50 years ago by first lady jacqueline kennedy if the two specific missions. the first is to educate and inform the public about the history of the white house and the distinguished group of american that have inhabited it. in this regard, this is an exciting time as we mark her 50th anniversary, campaign for white house history. we have just launched the new david rubenstein national center for white house history. next year, to the south, we will open a

h.w. goes into iraq and comes out fairly quickly. george w. bushe are still there. >> same thing happened with truman. he was december late when he came out of office. it is because because of time people look at him and it is truman now. >> you were saying that you felt that george h.w. bush was centrist or even left of center but did give us clarence thomas in the supreme court. >> he did. again, it is based on a decision he thought was best at that moment whether it is in the middle or on the right. >> does george h.w. make any comments at ball his son's presidency? >> other than he was a proud father, no. whether it is his son or whether it is president obama or -- anybody running today for the republican party, he stays out of it. >> he doesn't offer any critique, any -- assessment of the roy his son served as president? he doesn't offer any insight? >> no. playing the proud father and doesn't want to go there. >> thank you very much indeed. the film is on hbo tomorrow night, i believe. >> tomorrow night. >> premieres tomorrow night. thank you

minutes of respectful biography, making no news but offering no fresh insneith the the life of george h.w. bush celebrated his birthday this week. the film producer of ocean's 11 and bush family friend is described as fond and friendly except the parted where he talked about the press. >> i know i am going to sound like am bashing the press but there was ui nap minute that i should loose and that makes a difference. >> jon: hbo received mostly positive reaction with fairness of bush 41, not so much for bush 43. also this week it was revealed that the hbo hit series game of thrones used a bust of george w. bush in a scene with decapitated heads. why? prourgs said they needed a head and that was just lying around. and prourgs of the series apologized saying the head was not a political statement. that is wrap on news watch. thanks to our panel. i'm jon scott. thanks for watching. we'll see you next week. >> john: the pro wrestler being slapped by him gave me ear pain. this guy, caught on tape lifting heavyweights has been collecting disability pain. his lawyers say his left arm have been injured.

minutes of respectful biography, making no news but offering no fresh insneith the the life of george h.w. bushho celebrated his birthday this week. the film producer of ocean's 11 and bush family friend is described as fond and friendly except the parted where he talked about the press. >> i know i am going to sound like am bashing the press but there was ui nap minute that i should loose and that makes a difference. >> jon: hbo received mostly positive reaction with fairness of bush 41, not so much for bush 43. also this week it was revealed that the hbo hit series game of thrones used a bust of george w. bush in a scene with decapitated heads. why? prourgs said they needed a head and that was just l