there's no doubt that on some level walter burns was and is right. in stressing that the strong sense of american universalism is a key element in the make up of american national self-consciousness. but it's not the only evidence. earnest did not say nation is nothing but a plebiscite. for him the nation was fundamentally a soul. a spiritual principle constituted not only by present day but by the residue of the past. "the position in common of a , whichgacy of memories form in the citizen the will to perpetuate the value of heritage one has received." let me quote at some length from him. this essay is not as well-known as it should be. "the nation, like the individual, is a culmination of a long past of endeavor, sacrifice and devotion. a heroic past, great men, glory by which i understand genuine glory. this is the social capital. upon which one bases a national idea. to have common glories in the past and have a common will in the present. to perform great deeds together to wish to perform still more these are the essential conditions for being

push a little on the walter burns side. how easy that mixing it and how it's greater and the ability to mix a little less. on jim, you mentioned naturalism, healthy nationalism a took on the soviet union which i think it's true. it's moving when you hear people from poland talk about czech republic. talking about rising up the restore. dignity of their nationality against that the soviet umpire. historical matter, visit of the pope that was so crucial. the presence of the polish pope and it was so crucial to the one aspect of the soviet umpire. which is universalistic challenge the soviet union. not simplal naturalist one. the other thing appears to be helping, kind of modern cosmopolitanism. type of liberalism really. this is what brought down the soviet union catholicism. not so much nationalism. at the end of the universalism is much stronger as part of patriotism than nationalism. the kind of attachment to the history or to so the memory. that serves my question for bill. the mystic chords of memory don't work. it can b

. >> reporter: walter burns bought some eye drops at the checkout for 11.99.e was offered a $4 off coupon at the checkout. he realized later he was charged a sales tax. he wondered if that was right. apparently if it's a store coupon, the sales tax is based on the discounted price. it was a manufacturer coupon, and we've got an image right here and there is fine print at the bottom and it says, yes, the customer pays any sales tax. so yes, he paid the correct sales tax. if you have a consumer question, let us know, 1-888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> read the fine print. >>> big bold numbers when it comes to the weather department, especially this week. >> three-digit numbers on the forecast, and i know that is not what we want to hear because it's been such a hot summer. it looks like it continues, unfortunately, and at least today we can enjoy some time outside before those temperatures get unbearable. right now as we take a live look outside in heelsburg, it is 66 degrees. beautiful there. we still have the clouds in san francisco as we take a loo