the author's web site. >> next, from booktv's recent trip to fort myers, florida, take a behind-the-scenes look at the southwest florida reading festival with festival coordinator margie byers. >> now in its 15th year, the southwest florida reading festival is an annual reading event sponsored by the lee county library system in fort myers, florida. the festival draws an average of 18,000 visitors from around the country for readings, lectures and book signings from dozens of genre-spanning authors. >> you know, getting the authors used to be a big challenge, but now we've got a great reputation. we recruit folks that have their books out that are on tour that year. and we've reached the level where we do entice and bring in the best-selling authors. and so we never, we don't always get who we ask for. we get who's available, who's on tour. basically, it boils down to the calendar. we've got a great reputation. we try to treat our authors really well so that they'll spread the word, and they donate their time. we cover their expenses. so that helps us. but, you know, the bottom line is they're there to meet the

that's what the book is about. >> next from booktv's recent trip to fort myers, florida, taken behind the scenes look at the southwestlorida reading festival with festival coordinator marji byers. >> in its 15th year the southwest florida reading festival is an annual rate event sponsored by the lee county library system and fort myers, florida. the festival draws an average of 18,000 visitors from around the country from dozens of genre spanning authors. spent getting to offer just be a big jump in with a great reputation. we recruit the best sellers, folks of the books out there on tour that year. we reach a lot, we do entice and bringing the best selling authors. we don't always get to we asked for. we get elizabeth a news on tour who's on tour, basically boil down to the calendar. we've got a great reputation to try to treat her authors really well so they'll spread the word and want to come back again. they donate their time. we don't pay them. we cover their expenses. that helps us but we know the bottom line they are there for the fans and to sell the books so we try to facilitate that as best we can. we start

the list was never the same although we have to hit the beach in southwest florida there is no development so just the beach and the bush and the trees only seconds to san miguel island for shelley then hopefully we will see alligators on one of the trails with an alligator pont -- pont. we're still of lovers keep that the alligator ponds and i should be paying attention or seven alligators. one rather large bomb is in the quarter and six little babies ranging in size between 2 feet and 3 feet. this is the only accessible freshwater pond on the island there is about 2 million alligators in florida right now. they were endangered but no longer they do a great recovery as we can see. one thing you have to take into consideration please never feed them. don't feed them anything. nothing. what happens is they equate people with food and that is how the alligator attacks that are fatal because people feed them. here we will go to the beach it is as beautiful as you can get. i iman the edge of this state park 1700 acres it is several miles long. managed by the state park system so it is not affi

the hospital with a lung removed. get them out. [ cheers ] >> reporter: so it meant for more than four hours at a recent hearing in southwest floridathe reason for their anger a plan to drill for oil next to the everglades wilderness. southwest florida has become the latest battleground in the search for oil. new techniques are making it possible to drill in areas where it was once difficult. >> i just hope people realize this is about clean water. >> reporter: among those in the crowd, pamela and highmy duran. they live a little more than a stone's throw from up with of the proposed wells. this is water you cook with? >> cook with. >> reporter: drink? yes. >> reporter: bathe in. >> yes. >> and if the well goes through? >> if the well goes through there is a possibility this water may be tainted. it would also be less than a mile from the florida panther refuge. in a statement, the florida department of environmental protection told us that . . . as for the panthers it says the u.s. fish and wildlife service didn't have any objections to the proposed drilling. the durans aren't buying it. they don't believe the thirst for oil justi

you can find it here and hopefully the living gold coast will teach people about the youthful nature of southwest florida and indiana make in the end make them want to conserve it and appreciate it as well. >> coming up next, the book "peace river boundary." a story of war and peace in southwest florida. the author spoke with booktv during our recent visit to fort myers, florida, with the help of our partner, comcast. >> the book is actually called "peace river boundary" and it is these on the events that took place in this area from the late 1830s up until the late 1860s. the river itself first became a boundary in the 1830s and at that time we had the second seminole war going on and it was a lot more starting in the early 1830s and into the 1840s. by the 1839 president martin van buren was becoming very concerned about the cost of the war and it was taking up 10 to 15% of the national budget. and he was very to learn about funding the national government at that time. so he sent general alexander was the commanding officer at that point down to florida with the orders to stop the second seminole war.

well, the rights to the oil under much of big cyprus and some 800,000 acres across southwest florida to the descendants of baron collier, once the largest land own never the state. the collier companies are behind the new plans to drill. we left several necessary hess question messages withcollier companies t unanswered so we came to their headquarters and i tracked down a company spokeswomen and she said they had no comments. >> in previous statements to the residents, they say the proposed oil wells will be safe. the florida department of environmental protection agrees. in a statement, they told us that the wells meet its requirements. designed to protect fresh water aquifers, as for the panthers, it says the u.s. fish and wildlife service, which runs the panther refuge, didn't have any objections to the proposed drilling. the durans aren't buying it. they don't believe the thirst for oil justifies risking their slice of paradise. the well slated for the field next to their house still has at least one significant hurdle to clear, getting a permit from the federal e.p.a. if that h

. >> what's at stake in this lush paradise and why the history of southwest florida's oil industry may prove more powerful than protests. the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> the latest quest for oil as energy companies eyeing one america's most cherished wild lands, the everglades. it's been long assumed a treasure of oil lies below them. an abandons of chee clean water. "america tonight"'s adam may reports. >> no drilling. no drilling. no drilling. >> air's dying. water's dying. the people's ge getting sick. wake up before you kill all creation and god's gift. thank you. >> reporter: one by one then

well the rights of oil under much of big cypress and to some 800,000 acres across southwest florida belong to descendants of baron collier, the collier companies are behind the new plans to drill. we left several messages with collier companies but they went unanswered. so we came here to their headquarters in naples. she said they had no comment. in previous documents residents collier said the proposed oil wells will be safe. the florida department of environmental protection greez. agrees. in a statement they told us the wells meet their requirements. designed to protect fresh water aquifers. as for the panthers, they say the u.s. fish and wildlife service didn't have any objections to the proposed drilling. the durans aren't buying it. they don't believe the thirst for oil deserves risking their paradise. still has at least one significant hurdle to clear, getting a permit from the federal epa. if that happens, the durans aren't should you what they will do. they have already talked about moving. >> people get upset when the rain forest goes but we're letting the everglades go. this is

i was traveling up the southwest coast of florida with my dad. and he loved fishing. he had a boat. and he showed me on the marine chart chatham river coming down from the everglades on the southwest coast there. and he said, "up that river, there's a house. it's the only house in the everglades. and the man who owned it, i think his name was watson. he was killed by his neighbors." >> brown: and that stayed with you? >> that stayed with me. he didn't know much else about it. and i, unfortunately, didn't get around to writing about it for about 50 years. >> brown: but what's interesting to me is you write in the author's note, and as we've just said, the plot is essentially, we know the end of the story, right? he's killed. so the question becomes, "why?" >> that's what interested me. the fact that he was killed is not particularly interesting. how did it happen? fishermen and farmers, puma hunters, or people, why would they kill a neighbor? that's what struck me. and then the more i looked into it, i discovered he'd not only been killed, but very violently by his neighbors, 33 bulle

the tea party here in southwest florida is different than the tea party two coupties over.oose affiliation with the state. but i think overall, the tea party has really mostly in large part, the last several years has assimilated into the republican party. and that is, they have made it more conservative. and they have educated themselves and they have taken positions and recruited candidates. and gotten good candidates elected. with mcconnell, graham and cornyn. those are well established candidates. you're not likely to draw credible candidates against those guys anyway. but i think overall, the tea party has done phenomenal things for the republican party. because we can't be like the democratic party and expect people will vote for republicans if they can just vote for the real thing. >> you make them sound like rotarians. the party to the right means tea party candidates have kind of gone off the reservations. i want to play you three tea party candidates. the first up is mitch mcconnell's challenger matt bevin who found himself standing up for the principle of free sp

. >> for the southwest florida museum of history and our agricultural exhibit, and we highlight the three c's of florida agriculture. which is citrus, cattle and kane. and -- and cane. and the three big industries within agriculture that have made florida what it is today. interesting, all three of those were originally brought offer by the spanish. in the first -- inhas been tabts here in florida. the cattle in the first place was brought over as a food source. for the settlement of florida. and citrus and cane were later brought over as cash crops. well, the cattle established itself as almost -- the early american settlers who came down here had herd the cattle, they were free roaming. and so the florida cowboy or what we call the florida cracker would herd the cattle once a year during season when they were bringing them to market. but other than that they just kind of roamed the state. and so they adopted very well to our environment. the florida scrub cattle that you see behind me here now, was a specious that was predominant here all the way up into the mid 1900's. nd was very hear

the hot spot with 93. >>> a happy mystery is playing out in southwest florida. know he's the bald guy there with sunglasses on his head and tattoo on his right bicep. surveillance video captured him just after he found out his ticket had all six numbers in wednesday's drawing of the jackpot. the jackpot nearly $150 million. >> congratulations. good job. i wish i were you. >> he had 60 days to come forward if he intends to claim the lump sum payment of $87 million before taxes. he is florida's eighth powerball jackpot winner since florida joined the game five year ago. >> lucky man. >> you know what i think, i think the moral of the story is because we keep hearing of winners in florida, the moral of the story is we have to move to florida. >> then we will win. >> let's do it. >> we avoid cold and win the lottery, right. >> fair enough. i wonder where the odds are better, sinkhole in the backyard or winning the lottery? >> i don't know. >> probably the sinkhole. the store gets $60,000. not too shabby. >> nice. by the way, tomorrow night's drawing is worth $40 mill

three in california and then spread through the southwest, texas, florida. some in the midwest. and then the east coast. when you see these scores and the improvements that have been , does no child left behind have anything to do with this? this common core? guest: i will start with common core. and thee 45 states district of columbia who have agreed to a shared standard of academic expectations for english and mathematics. i would be very hesitant to say the common core is driving these increases. states adopted those standards in 2010 and 2011. these things take time. a think it would be careful about that. , that haseft behind been in place since 2001. increasesst predatedy were either or in the early period of the law. it is quite possible that that law had some effect here, but very hard to say that ostensibly. try to avoidlly any cause-and-effect to data. this is not designed to tell us why. these are snapshots of what students are doing at a particular point in time. they are indicators. they give us a lot of hypotheses that people can use with other data of indicators.

off to the east and right now they are falling apart moving through the southwest section of georgia near albany and panama city, florida. you can see the clearing developing and that is going to allow the sunshine to warm and destabilize the atmosphere so look for round throw today. at home, 46 to 54 and comfortable to cool this morning and how quickly we warm to 66 at the cost to 80 by noon and at 4:00, up to 88, and nice this evening the closer you are to the coast at 62 but, still, warm, inland if you have outdoor activities and quiet at 7:00. leyla gulen has traffic. >> as we go back over to 580 that is where we have most of the traffic issues and that is due to the construction late being picked up. normally it is picked up at 4:30 this morning but not today. you have 20 miles per hour speed approaching westbound 580 and 27 miles per hour behind that and as you leave tracy we are in the 30's and you drop down significantly when 205 merges with 580 and to head from tracy to dublin it will take 42 minutes and highway 4 is clear antioch to concord is 14 minutes and san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes, if you de

" >> good evening, john, tonight on our program, we'll look at the energy rush in a place you might not have imagined. in southwest floridalades, there is oil. new technology has changed, and now it raises worries about the future for the community around big cyprus. >> we're worried about the 3-month-old next door. >> yeah. >> what will happen five years down the road for this child? >> we'll get a full report coming .at -- up at the top of the hour. >>> controversy within the republican party over marks from former florida governor jeb bush. bush said in certain circumstances illegal immigration should be viewed as an about of love not a felony. it's a comment that could have implications in the raise for president. david shuster has the story. >> reporter: jeb bush has always been a maybe for the g.o.p. presidential nod, but he could soon be a front runner. he said he will make the decision later this year. >> can one do it joyfully without tying to all of the convention of the politics of the hearing now. and the other is it okay for my family? is it something that isn't a huge fact size for our family. >> reporter: b

the senate. >> karl, thank you. republican voters in southwest florida are holding a primary day to replace former congressman trey radel. >>> illinois republican lawmaker says democrats used underhanded and sneaky tactics to use state funds for president obama presidential library. in radio in chicago, the money would come from used for construction funds. tens of thousands of illegal immigrants may be safe from deportation. following a review ordered by president obama, people who have little or no criminal record, but have committed immigration violations could be shielded from removal. dhs is insisting no final decision has been made. >> still ahead, the u.s. says iran's u.n. ambassador has ties to terrorism. .yea dulcolax tablets can cause cramps but not phillips. it has magnesium and works more naturally than stimulant laxatives. for gentle cramp free relief of occasional constipation that works! mmm mmm live the regular life. but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still go

the hospital a with lung removed. get them out! >> so it went for more than four hours at a recent hearing of state and federal officials in southwest floridathe reason for their anger, a plan to drill for oil next to the ever glades wilderness. >> new techniques are making it possible to drill in areas where it was once difficult. many say the resulting waste water will be toxic. >> i just hope people realize this is about clean water. >> among those in the crowd, pamela and jami live close to the proposed drilling area. >> this is water you cook with, you drink, you bathe in. >> uh-huh. >> you feel pretty confident right now the water is good. >> the water is good. >> if the well goes through. >> there's a possibility that this water may be tainted. >> the oil well would be less than a mile from the wildlife refuge, the last sanctuary for these endangered animals. in a statement, we were told that the wells meet requirements designed to protect fresh water action we percent. as for the panthers, the fish and wildlife service didn't have any objections to the proposed drilling. they aren't buying it. they don't believe the thirst for oil j

the boston marathon. >>> panic last night at an easter sunday service in southwest florida. a car crashed into a ft. , breaking through a wall and slamming into a row of pews. about 20 people were injured, some of them pinned under that car. the church was filled with 200 people attending an easter concert. the driver said her brakes malfunctioned as she was pulling into a parking spot. >>> new footage of the captain of that sunken south korean ferry receiving medical treatment shortly after he reached shore following the capsizing of his ship. he's since been arrested on five charges including negligence of duty and abandoning people in need. this morning at least seven crew members have been detained accused of not protecting their passengers. >>> vice president biden traveling to ukraine. he leaves today to meet with ukrainian leaders tomorrow. he returns tomorrow night. he will explain what the international community is doing for ukraine and what ukraine should be doing to clean up its government. meanwhile, republicans here say the administration has not been doing enough. >>> there's been a ne

the gulf coast, stretching into florida. >> temperatures warming up to the mid-50s and 60s in the northeast and the south. typical spring readings elsewhere. but mostly toasty hot in the southwest, with the highs reaching into the 90s. >>> coming up, 50 years old and an top of the world. an american icon celebrates a birthday by climbing the empire state building. >>> and two fire trucks racing to a scene crash into each other, sending one of the trucks into a restaurant. new video from inside the building. >>> plus, a major milestone for formerly conjoined twins. brothers taking baby steps towards recovery after a very delicate operation. where teams compete to make the right decisions about safe food preparations. our challenge in this round -- read and follow package cooking instructions, and use a food thermometer. let's see how our teams are doing so far -- team 1? we just got 100 points. we separated our raw food from our cooked food. team 2? we got a 100-point green card for proper hand washing before our meal prep. referee: we've reached a critical safety point in the challenge. okay, team 1, let's check this out. uh-oh, not a safe internal temperature for those hamburg

the gulf coast and into florida. >> it will be warming up to the mid-50s and 60s in the northeast. in the south, mostly seasonable. everywhere else but heating up in the southwesteck out phoenix, a high of 94. we are all jealous of you. >>> a trip to the historic city of savannah, georgia, become all but memorable for all the wrong reasons when a horse with a carriage took off. >> the horse bolted off with such force that the carriage operator was thrown out. she was hurt. she was taken to the hospital and is okay. >> the horse was eventually calmed down when restaurant employees gave it carrots. so was it just hungry? >> who knows. my first television mark was in savannah, georgia. and it is not the first time. it was back in -- i'm not saying when because i will date myself. but a horse bolted and wound up hanging off a ledge, down by river street. obviously a different case. but i guess it happens, you know. >> it does happen. here in new york, they are huge in central park. that is kind of one of the attractions of central park, you go and get on a horse-drawn carriage and see the side of central park. but here, the new mayor, mayor de blasio, wants them go

the civil war. >> this weekend booktv and american history tv look at history and literary life of fort myers fla. including a stop at southwest florida museum of history. today at noon eastern on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 on c-span3. catholic university professor amy binder 11 talked-about his book "the conservative turn: lionel trilling, whittaker chambers, and the lessons of anti-communism" about the impact of lionel trilling and whittaker chambers on the modern conservative movement. this was recorded at catholic university of america in washington d.c. as part of our college series. >> professor michael kimmage who was lionel trilling? >> guest: a preeminent literary critic of the 1940s 50s and 60s, born to a family of jewish immigrants from poland, educated in new york public schools and spent his education and professional life at columbia university, was a literary critic of a kind one could hardly imagine today in less cents he had absolutely enormous readership at the highest level of esteem from his colleagues from feller scholars and writers but also was able to engage a very large public. he was also associated with the

the southeast in florida where we have an area of low pressure here. a little wintry mix across the upper midwest and we're seeing some showers blossoming over the southwesteaster sunday for the most part, we're not dealing with any major storm systems, which is great news. and the temperatures are seasonal for most. so we're still going to see the potential for some rain across the southeast. there's our little easter bunny, as we match today, how convenient. a few showers across the southwest again. but for the most part, we're dealing with a pretty good forecast for much of the country. here is some select cities across new york city, high 50s. for phoenix, 93. so keep that chocolate inside. it will it will melt. uma, back to you. >> great to see you match with the easter bunny, janice. thank you. >> happy easter. >> to you too. >>> well, we usually show pictures of cute little baby animals, but not today. this easter weekend we introduce you to one super-sized bunny with a huge heart. stay with us. ♪ with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly diges

the rest of your day today. afternoon temperatures nice and hot. texas, central florida into the southwest.0s there. signatures in the northeast. and chillier as you get up into >>> 8:06. happy friday to you. well, the spot that we're watching is right now starting to push to the south of sonoma county. still getting those showers in marin county and you can see here, in the south bay, we're starting to get some of the heavier rainfall indicated here by the red and orange. a pretty good line of showers and thunderstorms moving over the santa cruz mountains. that's going to work its way over 17. over the course of the next half hour, count on slick conditions there. wherever you're headed, bring your umbrella and that jacket. temperatures only climbing in the mid- to upper 60s. a couple of low 50s out there. atest weather. >> all right, thanks, al. question for you guys, do you have a problem eating solo? >> i don't love it. >> i've got an inflatable friend. >> nice. >> this has gone very wrong. coming up, we're going to tell you in "trending," there's a restaurant that has tables only for o

the southwest. maybe even into triple digits. 70s and 80s in texas and south florida. t call a mysterious sighting on mars. >> the light off in the distance. you see it there? plenty of opinions. for better or for worse. with from a shiny rock to a martian. definitely a martian. it's obvious. >> of course. >> you can make up your own theories. if you want to. nasa hasn't said what they think it might be. there you have it. a martian according to john. >> aren't they supposed to be green? we all know that. it is infrared. come on. you're supposed to be better at this. >> i love it. play "et" music. >>> coming up, ivy league student and big dispute over how much she weighs. what a thin young woman did to prove that she's actually healthy. >>> young children hooked on bright shiny tablet computers. the warnings from doctors and how parents can take control. >> first, fall out on capitol hill. a congressman, a co-workers and an extra marital kiss caught on camera. you're watching "world news now." ♪ because your kiss is on my list ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather br

with the latest quest for oil in one of the america's most cherished wild lands that has long been rumored a sea of black gold lies underneath southwest florida

the eastern seaboard. thunderstorms down through central and southern florida. wet weather in the gulf coast as well. pacific southwestr in the northeast, with a few snow showers, northern new england. beautiful weather making its way up and down the gulf coast. mild conditions in florida. the heat continues into southern california. california. that's what' >>> good morning. waking up to sunshine across the bay area, and temperatures this afternoon are really going to be summerlike. we're talking about highs about 20 degrees above our averages for this time of year. that will live us in the mid- to upper 80s in the south bay, even in the peninsula, 85 today. san francisco is going to be very balmy. 78 degrees. and you know there is a ball game happening today at at&t park. san francisco giants home opener, first pitch, 1:35, temperatures around 75 degrees with a light northwesterly breeze. have a good one. >>> and that's your latest weather. >>> mr. roker, thanks very much. it's day two of our special series, spring breakers today where talented people attempt to break guinness world records. monday they came up shor

florida. because we have an area of low pressure moving in. but certainly slept weather across the central u.s. and across portions of the southwest, as well. we do have some showers to tell you about, but nothing that will be a big storm maker here. we do have a low pressure off the coast here bringing the potential for showers and thunderstorms. that will go into sunday. a little bit of a cold front moving across the upper midwest and hit or miss showers across the southwest, as well as the northwest. there is the southeast where we're watching for the potential of heavy rain, maybe flooding especially overnight and in to tomorrow. but again, not too big a deal here. we're dealing with some springtime storms. the threat for severe weather tomorrow afternoon for portions of texas into the evening. so we could see hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. so keep that this mind there. otherwise, not a bad forecast. there is our little friend hopping down the bunny trail looking good for the the most part. and temperatures will be finally warming up. that is good news. >> that is very good news. i like the way you and the bunnies match. l

southwest florida and want them to conserve it. . . those go hi good to see you again. tell us why he wrote this book. >> guest: as they say in the acknowledgments a reporter from the new york times called me up when she was switched over from foreign affairs to public health and i talked to her about the american health care system and explained to her the american health care system and she wanted to know if we could meet for tea. i thought that's a bit ridiculous. you can't explain the health care system and an hour. when it be nice if there were 250 page book i could give to someone and that would explain the system. when a lookout there there is no such book and i always figure if you're a tenured or faster health policy person it's beneath you to write a book explaining the system and if you aren't untenured trying to get tenure you figure if you read this book you will never get tenure because the tenured peeper -- people will. once i got into writing the book i began to think it sets the platform for what's going to happen. why don't i start making predictions about the future from what i now and all the people i have tal

this weekend book tv and american history tv take a look at the history and literary life of fort myers florida, including a stop at southwestlorida museum of history. today at noon eastern on c-span 2 and sunday at 2:00 on c-span 3. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now, annie snider from e and e daily, a reporter, here to talk about the changes in the clean water act. welcome. guest: thank you. host: can we start with the clean water act itself and the scope it has over water? >> that's a very good question. guest: the last seven or so years there's been a lot of confusion around that and there were a lot of confusing supreme court decisions that threw into question which waters get protection under the clean water act. so everybody at this point agrees big rivers and the streams and creeks that flow into them should get protection and pretty much everyone agrees the wetlands should get protection but there are other types of water streams that flow during certain parts of the year or maybe in response to rainfall, there's been a lot of questions around and there's actually a lot of those streams, particular

southwest of mexico city. for the city brought actors the reports of is the reports of any damage repair 6000 people are set on soft wake bed. << a floridahis baby son so he could play video games uninterrupted. there was a 24 year-old because his sixth team month old son was crying uncontrollably as preventing him from playing at spocks. he covered the boy's mouth with a pillow for 34 minutes until he became unresponsive. << for now very more for the people live out alive on the ship to the west coast. plus nightfalls on cruise iranian ocean still searching for survivors of the aback when not a space that spark is back on the launch pad in cape canaveral florida will hope that makes a critical delivery to the space station the stormy weather may delay the launch. is scheduled for this afternoon but this is the second try preparin. a leake arkadelphia's interrupted it for monday. << looks like the good weather forecasts for the week unless the the details. << we have nice weather had of us is now pretty mild out there and a lot of sunshine will looking at live conditions in walnut creek right now hardly any clients in the sky to a merger

southwest florida. wonderful place. great people. nice place to visit. west bloomfield, michigan. that is a pretty town. that's where rae wess lives. loves tigers. tighter in thebborn. hang on to what you say and believe in and don't give anybody an inch. caldonia johnson is 100 years old today from glen burnie, madonna madonna. she loves to listen to gospel, music.ryland. she loves to listen to gospel, music. i love gospel music. donald smitherman 100 years old today. he is from arizona. he starts his day every day with 50 sit-ups and 25 push-ups and then he has breakfast. sally mcdonald, 105 years old today. two rivers, wisconsin. ends her day with a nice quiet evening with a manhattan. this is jim brown. tell them jim brown sent you down. he is 100 years old today. san antonio, texas. handsome fellow. and he loves to read. that's it. i'd like to learn to read again. i'm getting better, though. now back to the greatest city in the world, new york. >> all right, willie, thank you very much. savannah is about to say goodbye from down in washington. we'll see you next week with all those beautiful cherry blossoms. savannah, good to see you. >> good to see you g

southwest florida. where it's absolutely beautiful. come see it. anyway, happy birthday to all of our friends out there today, but especially our smucker's buddies. take a look, this is hazel imhoff in thee with her family. lucia iodice is 100 years old, the bronx, new york, one of the biggest farms in new york state at one time. she loves to keep her house absolutely spotless. take a look at howard, a handsome fellow. howard, we love you. howard blount from portsmouth. he is 100 years old today and his secret to longevity is a positive attitude. james harrison from bartow, florida, 100 years old today. very handsome young man. his secrete to longevity is genetics. it's in the genes. this is robert prosser from conrad, iowa, 100 years old today. loves antiques. especially antique cars. this is carmella dellapietra 100 years old today, she says her secret to life is don't sweat the small stuff. that's it. that's all for right now in beautiful florida. these are just some of the people i owe money down here. hi, gang, how are ya? anyway, back to new york. >> check's in the mail. willard, thank you. coming up -- >>> is it that good fit? sylvester stallone tells willie why "rocky" makes for