i interviewed john more -- richardson and ruckelshaus implored bork to stay. bork had a different legal theory about what the president could and could not do. bork wanted to resign and go back to yale. he was convinced his college would never forgive him. ruckelshaus and richardson said, if you resign nobody is running this place. they were very afraid that alexander hague, somebody he mistrusted, would choose a new attorney general who would be a disaster. they said, and they really put pressure on bork to stay. bork describes it, but the beauty of these oral histories is you will see corroborating evidence from other people who do not have the same stake as bork in his reputation. >> what are you doing now? >> i am an independent historian. i had a book about kennedy i was meaning to write -- and needed time to write it. i have a couple of books i am working on now. >> when did you leave the library? >> november 2011. >> next is william safire. he is jewish. he was an observer and -- tell us what you -- >> this for me is hard. this is heartbreaking. he was

he and former new mexico governor richardson landed in pyongyang 1:00 o'clock a.m.time and will be there for four days. richardson travels to north korea frequently but schmidt's participation is drawing speculation what he hopes to accomplish. richardson defends the trip as a "private humanitarian mission." >> schmidt is a friend of mine, he is interested in foreign policy, he is going as a private citizen. this is not a google trip. i am sure he is interested in some of the economic issues there. or the social media aspect. so, this is why we teamed up on this trip. >> schmidt and richardson are expected it high to negotiate the release of an american prisoner captured last month in the country while they are there over the next four days. >> thank you. our time now is 6:36. survivors and family members of victims of the colorado theater massacre are warned they may not want to be in court for the suspect's preliminary hearing. the prosecution is expecting an overflow crowd when they outline the case against james holmes accused of leaving 12 people dead at a show

richardson said -- missiles. richardson said he asked about a moratorium on this and asking for fair and humane treatment for a citizen detained there. eric schmidt, gag's ceo, is traveling with richardson. -- google's ceo is traveling with richardson. >>> apple's score is also in china -- ceo is also in china. that company is china's biggest wireless carrier. >>> 7:19. once again, there were pretty heavy pockets of fog i ran into this morning. up next, steve paulson will tell us about a dramatic trop in temperatures -- drop in temperatures. >>> and we're finding out about the allegations that lance armstrong tried to bribe an anti-doping agency. >>> good morning. 237, we see some slow traffic here. the rest of the commute -- coming up. >>> lance armstrong is scheduled to give his first interview since being stripped of his tour de france titles. oprah winfrey says lance armstrong has agreed to a tell- all interview with her that will air a week from thursday. the announcement comes amid reports that he may be pl

elliot richardson had to prosecute him. this is in the middle of watergate. >> he was the attorney general. >> he was the attorney general. the problem is this doesn't have to do with watergate but the timing happens -- >> 1973. >> it was 1973. so the issue is it spiro agnew is thrown out, richard nixon has no vice president, and if he's thrown out, who is going to be president? >> this is brief. robert bork talking about the spiro agnew resignation. >> he said, let's go see the president. [video clip] >> he said let's go see the president. when they drop that on you, we were -- well, we were down the hall. elliot said, we have to go to the men's room. not had to particular but go in the men's room and turned on all the faucets to defeat any listening devices. you have no idea of the atmosphere of the white house in those days. you had no idea whether something was turned on listening to you or not. so we turned on all the faucets and whispered to each other. elliot said i think it's a resignation issue, don't you, bob? and

[applause] >> robert richardson is next in the 30th annual key west seminar in florida. he has written on henry david thoreau and ralph waldo emerson. he delivered his speech titled "in search of lost time" biography and fiction. >> good morning. stacy schiff who is a wonderful biographer among others cleopatra recently observed that biographers all have to lives. okay in the back? can you hear? in one round she says to biographers, you are moving forward in ignorance. in the other you are moving backward with something resembling omniscience. but what she doesn't say is that along with the illusion of something like omniscience a

now governor richardson has freed americans from north korea before. he believes he is the man to do it again. listen. >> i have been to north korea several times. negotiated with them in the past. with success. and my hope is that we get an assessment of north korea under the new leadership there. >> but governor richardson also acknowledges that he is not in control of this trip. the entire itinerary was set up by north korea. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher live in los angeles. you hockey fans can rejoice after months of bickering and losing nearly half a season. the national hockey league and its players have reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout. both sides yesterday announced a deal to save what's left of the season. all of the teams and players still have to officially sign off on a contract. it looks like they will drop the pucks 12 days from today. now something people actually care about. we are 45 minutes away from one of the most anticipated college bowl games in a very long time. it features two of the most storied programs in

that's why people -- do people hire you and say i want the sarah richardson look?you are so big and you're so well known. do they say i want your style, you? >> well, they think they want it going into it and then they really don't. [laughs] >> yeah. >> no. i mean -- and it's really important to make sure that you do what your clients want. it's not about me just being cowboy da-dunn, da-dunn. it's about trying to make it seem like it fits you. >> chris: from them. a check at the end of it. >> steven: so there's a lot of pattern. it looks very soft and monochromatic. there's a lot going on there. >> chris: interesting. >> steven: yeah, yeah, yeah. where did you start? >> i always start with a patterned fabric, either a patterned carpet, like here, or a patterned fabric. in this case it was the magnolia floral. and then what i like to do is i draw it out and look at all the different colors and try and make it so it's a layered mix. you've got a floral floral, you need a stripe. you need a small geometric print. you need something luxurious. a touch of silk. somethi

bill richardson, joining us this hour. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the room. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room". >> a new year, a new congress and new cabinet to put together, and a very tough agenda for lawmakers and the president in the weeks ahead. let's begin our coverage right now with our national correspondent, jim acosta, he's up on capitol hill. >> reporter: some things will not change. john boehner is still the speaker of the house. but there are lots of new faces on capitol hill and some of them are ready for a fight. the newly sworn in 113th congress is so diverse it is redefining the term, ladies of the house. there are more women than ever before. roughly a 100, add that to the approximately 43 african-americans, 31 latinos, 12 asians, and seven gay and bisexual politicians, and many have taken notice. >> it means we reflect america more. the district i come from is very diverse. and it is good to see congress starting to look like the rest of america. >> repor

nobody thinks that bill richardson thinks north korea is a good place to live.ognition of the reality. we've got problems with these guys. let's talk to them. >> fareed zakaria, it's always good to talk to you. you need to visit more. >> done. >> that's what's called an open invitation to visit here. don't miss "memo to the president, roadmap for the second term" sunday night 8:00 p.m. and, again, 11:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. thanks, fareed. >> you're welcome. >>> the alleged gunman in the colorado theater massacre will stand trial. james holmes was scheduled to be arraigned at this hour, but we have news just in. we're learning his arraignment has been delayed. this at the request of his defense attorneys. i want to get straight out to casey wian who just came out of the courtroom. give us an update. >> reporter: what has happened is the judge has decided to delay the arraignment that was supposed to happen today until march 12th. it was over the objections of prosecutors and over the objections of 84 of the 93 victims that prosecutors were able to get

we're hearing more from richardson this morning.oals on the trip is to meet with an american by the name of kenneth bay. he was jailed in north korea just before christmas. reporters were able to catch up to the pair as they were making a connecting flight through beijing earlier. schmidt really in the background in all of this video. reporters really more interested in former governor richardson. the two are on a private trip not as representatives of the u.s. government or google. here is richardson talking about bay. >> the humanitarian situation, the issue of the american detainee in north korea. i have spoken to the son of the detainee. he wants me to try to bring his father back. i think that will be difficult. but we're going to try to see him and inquire about his condition. >> reporter: it's not clear what bay's crime is. he is korean born but became an american citizen. he apparently led tourist trips into the peoples republic in the past. the north koreans say he's confessed but we don't know to what exactly. we'll contin

, former governor bill richardson joining us this morning.ou for being with us. we appreciate it. >>> still ahead on "starting point," this is president obama hard at work with his staff over christmas. so tough trying to get a deal done on the fiscal cliff. where were the binders full of women that he could have used to add a little diversity to his staff? we'll talk about that, straight ahead. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. ♪ make it worth watching. ♪ the new 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. the new 2013 lexus ls. with two times the points on dining in restaurants,? you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. >>> president obama's picks for his new cabinet members are raising questions about diversity, actually a lot of questions about diversity. where are the women? where are the people of color? anything anybody notice about all of them? ding, ding, ding! yes, chris, you are so smart! charlie rangel said on msnbc, it's as embarrassing as hell

you're talking about bill richardson, it will former u.s.r new mexico governor, eric schmidt, the google chairman. you said, richardson and schmidt arrive in north korea today, lennin used to call them, quote, useful idiots. all right, explain. >> you know, he would have people over to the soviet union, and he would take them on the tour of the model farm and all of that, and people would come back and say, gee, it's wonderful, what was "the new york times" guy, you probably remember, wolf, who says, i have seen the revolution in the future and it's there in russia and they were all fueled. now, the north koreans just launched a missile that could have the potential, if they develop a nuclear weapon of the right size, that could hit the united states of america. there are 250,000 people in their gulag. do you think that the north koreans are going to take governor richardson and mr. schmidt to see one of those gulags? i don't think so. so what this does, it provides a propaganda kind of success for this young four-star general, with his peop

richardson travels to north korea frequently but the participation of schmidt is drawing speculation they may try to negotiate the release of an american figure. >> schmidt is a friend of mine, interested in foreign policy. this is not a google trip. he is interested in foreign policy. i am sure he is interested in the economic issues there and the social media aspect. this is why we have teamed up on this trip. >> the u.s. state department is criticizing the google chairman's timing and the visit comes weeks after a controversial north korean rocket launch. >> the fog just hanging tough for us this morning and visibility was low. did you encounter anything? >> take a look outside behind us. >> very impressive. barely see the bay bridge. usually it is the golden gate. >> now, other areas to show you what is going on. this is an area where it is so thick this morning, highway 87, down in the south bay and san jose now you can see a lost filtered sunshine out there and one more aspect, you can see some of the haze hanging around and that is moisture coming in and that is, along with th

richardson suggested that they discuss the release of a u.s. citizen detained in the country since last year. >> it's a good productive but frank meeting. >> they'll discuss their visit to north korea after they arrive. >>> japanese prime minister abe and his government have confirmed the outline to revitalize the nation's sluggish economy. cabinet ministers took part in the first meeting of a new task force on tuesday. >> translator: japan has been tackling deflation for ten years. it's an effort over the course of human history. we must attack the problem with three main policies. implementing bold monetary easing, flexible fiscal measures, and a growth strategy to spur private investment. >> abe called for the cooperation of all ministers. the outline includes infrastructure projects for disaster recovery and prevention such as renovating aging roads and making school buildings earthquake proof. it also includes measures to help businesses invest in facilities for renewable energy and expand overseas. it will also improve the health care sys

richardson -- >> it is a private, humanitarian mission. we are going to make an assessment of the north korean economic and political situation. we are also going to look at the humanitarian status of the korean people. but also, there is an american that is detained there -- a korean-american. we are going to inquire on his status, see if we can see him. possibly lay the groundwork for him coming home. , florence looi -- >> florence looi has been following this story. >> they are going to visit universities. beyond that, he was not too sure what the schedule would be because that is being set by north korean officials. he expects to lay the groundwork for securing the .elease of kenneth dabae he certainly has experience when it comes to dealing with north korean officials. he has visited the country more than six times in the last 20 years and has participated in talks ranging from food aid to securing the release of the remains of american soldiers who died are in the korean war. he is being accompanied two executives from google. the ex

. >> reporter: tomorrower track stars reginald and ron richardson know firsthand why sibling rivalrycan translate into sports. >> we both pred racing against each other. >> reporter: the identical twins say when they were young the constant competition worked to keep them focused it still works for them but this time as coprincipals as principals in oakland. >> growing up we were very competitive. it makes each other better and ourselves better. >> reporter: the richardson boys say a win for one feels like a win for both of them. it's a scene reiterated by other sibling rivalry. >> don't forget your jacket. >> reporter: but have gone on record saying when your sibling beats you it removes some of your sting of losing. >> where's your brother? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the richardsons say they hope ravens coach john harbaugh takes comfort in that when his little brother claims the prize come super bowl sunday. patti lee, ktvu news. >>> 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick is inspiring some fans to get inked up for the game. they're life sized tattoos replicating those on kaepernick'

. >> reporter: tomorrower track stars reginald and ron richardson know firsthand why sibling rivalrycan translate into sports. >> we both pred racing against each other. >> reporter: the identical twins say when they were young the constant competition worked to keep them focused it still works for them but this time as coprincipals as principals in oakland. >> growing up we were very competitive. it makes each other better and ourselves better. >> reporter: the richardson boys say a win for one feels like a win for both of them. it's a scene reiterated by other sibling rivalry. >> don't forget your jacket. >> reporter: but have gone on record saying when your sibling beats you it removes some of your sting of losing. >> where's your brother? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the richardsons say they hope ravens coach john harbaugh takes comfort in that when his little brother claims the prize come super bowl sunday. patti lee, ktvu news. >>> 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick is inspiring some fans to get inked up for the game. they're life sized tattoos replicating those on kaepernick'

he traveled to north korea with former new mexico governor bill richardson and seven others.spoke with students at a university computer lab. schmidt has emphasized that he's traveling as a private citizen and not representing google. some analysts say the visit was motivated by business. north korea wants to promote its i.t. industry, and google is believed to be considering doing business there. a group met with north korean officials. richardson suggested that they discussed the release of an american citizen detained in the country since last year. >> it's a good, productive, but frank meeting. >> the group is scheduled to travel to beijing on thursday. they'll discuss their visit to north korea after they arrive. >>> north kor 345rkd imarked itg leader's birthday on tuesday but no official ceremonies or events have been reported. kim jong un was born on january 8th. his exact age is not known, but he's thought to be around 30. the date is not designated a national holiday, unlike the birthdays of his late father, kim jong il and his grandfather kim il sung, the country's

richardson is seeking a moratorium on nuclear testing. he's also pushing for more open internet access in that country. schmidt has not spoken publically about his purpose in joining the trip to north korea. he's spoken about the importance of providing people around the world with internet access and technology. >> okay, loren. here is a twist on tax time. the irs isn't ready for you to file your taxes yet. it's pushing back the filing date. for those details and a look at how the futures are trading we go to courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. the futures are slightly higher this morning. that could be due to alcoa which kicked off earnings season. stocks sold tuesday as investors awaited the numbers from the aluminum giant. the bulk of the numbers will be rolling in next week. the dow fell to 13328 yesterday. the nasdaq lost seven to 3091. the irs is delaying the start of tax season until january 30. that's eight days later than originally scheduled. that's the first day it will accept federa

my conversation with bill richardson when we come back. before copd...ishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. with copd, i thought i'd miss our family tradition. now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. and that makes a difference in my breathing. today, we're ready for whatever swims our way. ask your doctor about symbicort. i got my first prescription free. call or click to lear

richardson joiner joins us live instudio with her latest book and to share a special challenge. >> later, ravens' fans are ready to bring on brady. bring it on! you don't want to miss this parody, and we're sharing our predictions for who we think is going to go to the super bowl. >> there you go. also, a special performance. last week we told you about the king of the congas battle. the winner, smoke, joins us live in studio this morning, and his band is going to perform. ♪ >> that's how you kick off a weekend. >> there you go. >> that's how you do it. also you need to know what to wear for the weekend. tucker barnes is in the weather center with all that and more. hey, tuck. >>> hey, allison. good morning. looking fine today. sunshine returns for the first time in about a week. and we should be in for a decent day, though it's going to be on the cool side. highs in the upper 30s to about 40 and a breeze out of the north and west. here comes the sun, not only today but most of the weekend will feature sunshine, with again temperatures moderating around here this weekend. i'll have more

schmidt arrived yesterday along with former new mexico governor bill richardson. they say the trip is a private humanitarian mission, but it is raising the ire of the u.s. state department, which labels it "unhelpful." richardson has traveled to north korea several times and is reportedly working to free an imprisoned american citizen, but schmidt's role in the delegation and on the trip has not been made clear. one tech analyst questioned the role of the internet in north korea as a possible reason for the trip. "north korea is one of the most constrained countries when it comes to internet connectivity in the world, and clearly a country that could use some opening up, but certainly has resisted any movement on those lines so far." that was tech analyst rob enderle, who says schmidt has habored political ambitions for quite some time. lawmakers are kicking around new ways to tax motorists. as americans drive less and buy a record number of fuel-efficient vehicles, it's leaving states with fewer dollars from gas taxes to repair roads, bridges and highways. in was

richardson says he was told judicial proceedings would start soon.country, bumpy ride for the newest thing in commercial aviation. the government is going to take a close look at problems on the industry latest big money innovation. correspondent dan springer has details from seattle. >> we are concerned about recent events involving boeing 787. >> a boeing 787 taxiing toward the gate this morning. the flight unaffected by the rash of mechanical failures it's endured. hours earlier in washington, d.c., major announcement. >> we are conducting a comprehensive review of the design and production of the boeing 787. this review will cover the critical systems of the aircraft including design, manufacturerring and assembly. >> the review triggered by series of recent electrical problems. the most serious in boston monday when a battery overheated and caught fire. after a flight from japan. >> the fuel efficient dreamliner generates much more power on board than any other passenger jet. and is the first to rely on rechargeable lithium batteries for auxilia

richardson says they plan to ask about korean-american kenneth bay detained by north korea in december i have spoken to the son of the detainee. he want knows try to bring his father back. we think that will be difficult, but we're gonna try to see him and inquire about his condition, so that's another humanitarian side of the trip. >> the group is traveling as y private citizens, not representatives of the u.s. or google. >>> most of the tech game are about as far away from pyongyang as they can get, busy doing their things in las vegas. scott mcgrew, the consumer electronics show is under way. >> got under way last night with a keynote address, it runs through the end of the week. expect all kinds of new gadgets to be unveiled. ces is the second biggest conference in the united states. thousands of people from store buyers to journalists gathering to talk tech and see new products. hewlett packard, for instance, announced this morning. this is called the play list. it's a portable hard drive, connects wirelessly to your iphone or other mobile device. and it will actually legally reco

truck driver traffic richardson saw the -- travis richardson saw the twister coming. >> it sucked myruck in like a vacuum and then it spit me out. >> reporter: she and her family rode out the tornado in their storm shelter. they lost their home, but survived. >> just got our home is gone. and then never expected to see anything like this. >> reporter: the tornado heavily damaged is manufacturing plant in the town. about 100 workers took cover and survived and employees at a local bank took shelter in a vault. >> probably weren't in there maybe 10, 15 seconds and you can feel the pressure in the air change like riding in an airplane. >> reporter: the storm system destroyed homes in nashville. one man was killed there when a tree fell on his shed. and in mississippi, a woman credits divine intervention for saving her life when a massive tree fell on her home. >> i'm telling you without a shadow of a doubt in my mind that the lord woke me up and said get up. because i had no sooner got up and got out of the way then the tree fell on the house. >> reporter: today residents will be dealin

ambassador richardson, does he think he can bring this american home?>> he has been to north korea six times over the past 20 years and has freed americans before. this is a man named kenne bay of north korean descent. he takes visitors and tourists into north korea and now is being accused of committing hostile acts against the state that could hand him in a labor camp for up to ten years. governor richardson doesn't know if he can free the man this trip but he can certainly get the process rolling. listen. >> i have been to north korea is several times negotiated with them in the past with is success. and my hope is that we get an assessment of north korea under the new leadership there. >> he admits he does not control the trip. the itinerary is controlled solely by the north koreans. >> an interesting trip on behalf of the google executive. after all that would be a market i suppose for google? >> he many times said he would like to bring internet access to the entire world and you look at the map and google does have offices in russia and china and

elliot richardson the answer is donal rumsfeld.he erved until he left ot become the secretary of defense. >> we were in the '60s yesterday. we will be flirting with zero by friday morning. it is a long process. in our area and has been ringing off and on. we're getting close to the mix of precipitation. some violent thunderstorms coming up the warm sector of the storm. at least one fatality in georgia as a result of thunderstorms. and the chicago area there is our skyline. griffith indiana is still in the '40's. 31 tat mchenry. patches of light snow will be moving in. the rain will linger. it will not get there until later in the afternoon. just flurries expected for tonight. the big storm left out. the canadian high pressure of four to gordon comes in. plus a little weather system coming out of montana. that is the next chance of light snow. clouding over friday and may be flurries in the afternoon. the patch of light snow at night. severe weather up and down the east coast. 15 is all we will see tomorrow. 14 on friday. 27 saturda

and two well known americans are the former governor of new mexico bill richardson and google's head eric schmidt have flown into north korea the controversial visit has drawn criticism from washington which is looking to penalize pyongyang over its recent rocket. richardson has said that he hopes to meet an american citizen recently detained by authorities there for the google c.e.o. has said little about why he's traveled to the secretive nation. now millions of all the christians are taking their turn to join the christmas cheer around the world in the heart of moscow the country's main cathedral was packed for the celebration on bottom was the. here are the course to save you cathedral the main cathedral in the russian capital in churches and cathedrals both here across russia and in all three docks communities across the world it isn't fact christmas eve for the awful lot church in the in the crisis a few cathedral worshippers have packed in to take part in to listen to the liturgy chanted and to feel the presence of of the spirit of christmas eve which is here celebrated on the

now richardson is a veteran of humanitarian journeys to north korea is this one going to be different from the usual kind of trip you think well it comes with a great incentive for north korea and that is a visit from one of the top corporations in the world and so i think that's one of the reasons why north korea was so enthusiastic about having them come in on this trip the u.s. state department's not enthusiastic there is a spokesperson there victoria nuland says the visit ill timed in light of washington's recent rocket launch schmidt though says he's not there on business so why do the u.s. officials care what the u.s. officials care because they're trying to tighten the screws on the sanction regime against north korea but to be honest there aren't a lot of sanctions they can levy against north korea at this point where most heavily sanction countries in the world so what they're looking for basically is more a kind of atmosphere of condemnation and for a trip like this to go forward is to basically go against this overall atmosphere of condemnation john you said there's a lot i

bill richardson. >> now he says that schmidt is going as a private citizen and is interested in north korea's economic issues and its use of social media. >> ridges and says the delegation also plans to acquire about a korean- american u.s. citizen detained there. the hope is to lay the groundwork for the detainee to return home. >> the hbo is renewing a deal with universal pictures to be the exclusive pay-tv provider for the studio's movies for another decade. >> the deal includes movies produced by universal and special film unit, focus features. hbo in universal pictures had an agreement in place since 2003. >> we will be back in a moment with more news in headlines. >> we're back is 4:14. we are waking up to cold temperatures and a lot of fog. let us cut the latest on the forecast erica. >> good morning james. from our mount tam cam you could see it shaking around it is windy in the higher elevations. we have cold temperatures and dense fog to contend with. currently 34 we are above freezing in sa

why did the google chairman go with bill richardson? >> we don't know why, carol.n said the company doesn't comment on personal travel. we know that north korea censors access to the internet. richardson said that schmidt is interested about the social media issues there and cnn was told it's a private, hum humanitarian visit and thought to be negotiating a release of an american and we know that the state department doesn't want the americans to visit right now. north korea uses any visits as a sign of respect for leadership. the u.s. is trying to punish north korea for long-range rocket launch from last month. carol? >> we don't know if the american being held prisoner is a google employee or might he be? >> there are a lot of questions. we don't know. that is why there is a lot of attention on the visit because there are a lot of question marks hanging around. >> alison kosik live from new york. >>> our digital lives are changing and we soon could be living in the home of the future. we'll show you some technology debuting at the consumer electronics show. you w

[applause] >> robert richardson is next from the 30th annual literary seminar in florida. he has written on henry david thoreau, william james and ralph waldo emerson delivered a speech titled in search of lost time, biography and fiction. "in search of lost time: biography and fiction". >> good morning. stacey shift was a wonderful biographer of among others cleopatra, recently observed biographers have all had two lives. okay in the back? can you hear? in one realm, she says, the biographers, they are moving forward in ignorance. in the other you are moving backward with something resembling omniscience. what she doesn't say is that along with the illusion of something like omniscience, the biographer usually has a lot of attitude on display. one can be washable, a geographic, feel pious, or the bunker, muckrakers, one can defend or defame, expos, sensationalized, sentimentalized, one can be a myth buster or a mythmaker. not many generalizations can cover that whole spectrum. but marcel proust could do it and did when he wrote in an early book before the big book, a litt

richardson is calling this a private humanitarian mission?ested in economic and political situations. we are concerned about missile launches and we're concerned about the importance of dialogue. >> the u.s. has been concerned about the launches saying they are in violation of united nations security council resolutions. the u.s. state department also says the timing of this trip is not helpful. now, coming up in our next hour of "mornings on 2," the new year speech that may have something to do with this visit to north korea. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook, let's go back to tori and dave. >>> new this morning, an oil- drilling ship that ran aground near a remote alaska island. what's being towed about 30 miles to a protected bay. a salvage crew is on the ship. along with the representative from royal dutch. the ship ran april ground new year's eve during a powerful storm and is carrying about 150,000 gallons of diesel. so far no signs of a leak. >>> here's some brand-new video from india outside of a courtroom. that's where a p

governor richardson, safe travels. thank you for joining us. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton is return to work next week after hospital treatment for a blood clot inside her how. she called for a meeting of her foreign policy board yesterday and reviewed paperwork. the secretary is stepping down at the start of president obama's second term. >>> and time now to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. "the wall street journal" says google has won a major legal victory. the federal trade commission found that google's search engines did not violate anti-competition laws. the ruling means google can continue giving search results that highlight its own services. >>> the telegraph reports a teenaged girl shot by the taliban has finally been released by the hospital. she was shot in the head while campaigning for better education for girls. she still needs more surgery but the doctors say she's making great progress. >>> the miami heard says a man is speaking out for the first time. he sa

it will be humanitarian in nature and led by former new mexico governor bill richardson.ld be significant for a number of reasons. it's no secret that google wants to bring the internet to everyone and people at north korea don't have it because the government frankly won't allow it. only some citizens are allowed access to a local internet that is government controlled but not the worldwide web. whether or not schmidt would offer to change that for what's considered to be the last frontier in cyberspace is not clear. allowing google's chairman to visit could be at the very least symbolic. the timing of this trip would be interesting. just a couple days ago in a new year's day speech, north korean leader jim jong-un emphasized importance of bringing his country into the 21st century with digital technology and computers. will the leader of the country meet with the tech giant? that's unknown. i want to bring in scott mcgrew into this conversation. get your thoughts on what you think the point of this trip could be. >> bob, i think you were right on. you talked about symbo

[applause] >> robert richardson is next in the 30th annual key west seminar in florida. he has written on henry david thoreau and ralph waldo emerson. he delivered his speech titled "in search of lost time" biography and fiction. >> good morning. stacy schiff who is a wonderful biographer among others cleopatra recently observed that biographers all have to lives. okay in the back? can you hear? in one round she says to biographers, you are moving forward in ignorance. in the other you are moving backward with something resembling omniscience. but what she doesn't say is that along with the illusion of something like omniscience a biographer usually has a lot of attitude to display. one can be worshipful, page of graphic celia pius or one can be a muckraker. one can defend or defame, expose sensationalize sentimentalize. one can be a myth buster or a myth maker. and not many generalizations can come to the whole spectrum. but marcel pruest could do it and did when he wrote in the early work before the big book. it's a little book in there he says what intellect restores

bill richardson.an is going as a private citizen as an engine is said and north korea's economic issues and its use of social media. richardson says the delegation also plans to acquire about a korean american u.s. citizen detained there. the hope is to let the groundwork for that detainee to return home. the stay debarment is not very happy about this visit which comes a month after north korea launched ballistic missile in violation of the u. n band. >> lindsey lohan is expected in court today. she will learn whether a prosecutor will pursue as a meter assault charges against her. she is accused of punching a woman in a manhattan nightclub in november. a lawyer says the actress is once again of victim of someone looking for 15 minutes of fame. after today's court appearance lindsey lohan will face probation violation hearing next week. is that searing stems from a november car crashes and monica and the actress has been in and out of court 19 times since 2007. >> erica has your monday morning foreca

richardson said that he hopes to meet with an american held captive there. objected. here's what richardson said after he left. >> it's a private humanitarian visit. we're here as american citizens looking at the humanitarian situation. we're going to ask about the american detainee who is here. we're interested in economic and political situation. we are concerned about the missile launches and we're concerned about the importance of dialogue. >> we're told richardson's group will hold a news conference in beijing thursday, presumably to talk about the trip after it's all over. >>> and getting your blood pressure under control may actually have some extra benefits for your brain. a study of more than 700 men found that those that took beta blockers have fewer signs of alzheimer's disease. it's often a last choice because of severe side effects but regardless good to know. >> i think if you're taking beta blockers -- >> it's a horrible -- it's one of the worst. >> thanks very much. >>> don't go too far away. much more coming up on our top story. chuck hagel

richardson is traffic willing -- traveling with him and they are asking for a humanitarian trip. >>> of week key leak -- wick can i likes -- wikileaks is cutting his sentence. the judge said authorities went too far to confining him to a windowless cell 23 hours a day for 22 months. it carries a maximum sentence of life in prison for his charges. >>> gun safety organizations are meeting at the white house. it is the beginning of a series of meetings vice-president joseph biden will hold to get suggestions on curbing gun violence. >> reporter: last month's shooting in newtown connecticut spurred a lot of meeting and this week vice-president joseph biden is holding a series of meetings not only with gun safety advocates but also the rifle association and other gun owner groups and the first meeting kicks off in just a couple of hours. the president wants vice- president joseph biden to come up with policy proposals later this month and president barack obama has vowed to move swiftly and they are including legislative proposals and executive action. mayor bloomberg is advising the pres

the more important part of this is about governor richardson going there because it is important we keep nonofficial dim milk ties. we do not want official ties given north c.e.o.'s track record of missile proliferation and as you mentioned carrying out the satellite launch which improves their ability to deliver potentially nuclear warheads. we do not want official connections but it makes sense to go over there as a private citizen which this is trying to figure out if there is a way to help the humanitarian crisis. millions are starving over there. >>gregg: people would live there, the human rights violations are epidemic, everyone lives in abysmal conditions in poverty and there are a ton of times, they are programmed by "dear leader" to think and talk a certain way and now allowed to be educated for themselves if you introduce any technological advancement like google products...you could have a huge upheaval and overthrowing of the nation. >>guest: i agree. it is not likely to happen. just because the new leader is there doesn't mean he is holding the power. the military is powerfu

richardson outlined the real reason behind the visit saying the delegation is asking not korea to put moratorium on rocket launches and expand the internet in the country. >> closer to home, baseball ham of fame voting will be announced this morning, barry borns is eligible but not expected to get in. the steroid cloud hangs over the former giant and many others who were eligible for the first time this year including clemens and sosa. the giant slugger put a hall of fame number before he was expected of juicing but he needs 75 percent of the vote and he will probably guess less than 50 percent. >> pittsburg police say a man actioned in sell defense when he killed an intruder who broke in his apartment. it happened at the apartments on east leland road yesterday morning. police say he was likely an attempted burglar. the tenant had a struggle and he managed to grab a knife and got him in the neck killing him. the 54-year-old has an extensive criminal history. >> in pet lime, -- in petaluma a man tried to lure a a 14-year-old girl in his car. he insisted she get in the car but she refu

schmidt is traveling with richardson on what they say is a private humanitarian trip. >>> they are meeting about gun control legislation. as kyla campbell reports, president barack obama wants to move quickly with any recommendations. kyla? >> reporter: dave, the vice- president has given them a few weeks to come up with regulation on gun control. -- legislation on gun control. vice-president joseph biden is meeting with gun control leaders and tomorrow he will be sitting down with the n ra and other groups. they want to place more focus on mental health and violent video games. -- violent video games. they are sending members as vice-president joseph biden continues with the series of meetings. and he was invited to the house -- white house but de-- white house but declined. more on that later in my next update. >>> thompson is chairman for the gun violence prevention task force. he want to hear more ideas on making things safer. the meeting will go on until 8:30. >>> tomorrow water service will be back to normal after a plumbing problem which lasted several hours. an alert was issued yes

bill richardson and eric schmidt are there for what?gainst the direction, advice, counsel, beseeching of the state department. >> with the state department cannot look like it is sending these guys there because then it will look like a negotiation, but the secretary of bob gates had it right. we bought that horse so many times. i'm not sure. >> but right now there is a hostage. him being held, and bill richardson has shown that he is getting people who disagree with him -- lou: my question is what is the chairman of global doing over there. talk about social media. >> revolution. lou: maybe that's it. >> frequent flyer miles. the long vacation. this is not the place that you go to test sip strawberry fridays at the hilton. lou: and now this occurs to eric's meant. thank you, bob. much more on the president's controversial security nominations. the upcoming nomination battles and the next on this broadcast. the overissue your back in court. the obama administration focusing on gun rights rather than mental illness and medication. the ad

new video shows schmidt and bill richardson touring a north korean university and computer lab, richardsonthey're urging north korea to allow more internet access and cell phone use. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, i'm emily chang. back to you. >> thank you. >> changes are coming to our weather. dark out there. >> dark and rain is going to be following. spencer christian. and we'll see more during overnight hours. temperatures right now around or just above 50 degrees. it's going to turn cooler during overnight hours, showers tapering off and snow levels down to 1500 feet as colder air arrives. a massive cold air moving into our direction. and freezing, frosty weather. starting at 7:00 this evening during late night and overnight showers, showers moving mainly near the coast and bai. not so much farther inland.jzv showers tapering off and by afternoon, should be over. we'll look at rainfall-stñ totas bay area. 15 hugts of an inch. there will be wet spots from time to time. and winter weather advisory is in effect until 4:00 in the morning and gusty winds and travel delays are likel

richardson disagrees. >> we are here as individual american citizens looking at the humanitarian situation. we will ask about the american detainee who is here. we're interested in economic and political situations. we are concerned about the missile launches. we are concerned about the importance of dialogue. >> church leaders in venezuela are warning of the country's stability is at risk due to the absence of the president. church leaders have criticized the government for not providing more details about his state of health and month after his operation. one of boeing's new passenger jets has caught fire while parked at an airport in boston. investigators believe an electrical fault is to blame. it was being operated by japan air lines. it has suffered a string of problems with the electrical system. five men accused of murdering and indians didn't have been formally charged with the 23- year-old died after being gang raped. the brutality of the crime has sparked protests across india. >> they arrived in a police van flanked by security for their safety. they were brought into a side en

he's traveling with bill richardson.n says it's a private humanitarian trip to win the release of a detained american. >>> pakistani officials say missells fired from american drones destroyed a compound killing at least eight suspected militants. the strike is said to have occurred in an area considered a stronghold for insurgent groups. just yesterday pakistani officials say nine pakistani people were killed after drones. >>>-- she promised help for those who had lost their homes and businesses. more than 100 buildings have been destroyed. officials are warning that fire conditions throughout are catastrophic. >>> turkey requested the anti aircraft system from nato to help defends itself during the war in syria. three nato companies are providing patriot missell systems they should be operational by the end of the month. >>> in spain thousands of medical workers marched in madrid to protest plans to privatize parts of spain health care. they say the national health service belongs to the people not the government. >>>