. >> i wasn't even aund i decided to view it from afar. sunday, protests were passionate but never got out of hand as demonstrators marched to city hall. they believe mehserle got off easy for the shooting death of oscar grant. >> a crime was committed but it was never paid for. this needs to stop and the only way it's going stop is if we stand altogether. >> they believe he served exactly the same amount of time as anyone else. he is remorseful about what they called a horrible accident. >> he is out less than a year after his conviction. this shows the lack of account built that we face in oakland. >> even though mehserle has served his time, this is not the last you will hear of the oscar grant case. demonstrators filed a lawsuit today against the oakland police department claiming their rights were violated as they protested the mehserle verdict. >> we were transported by jail buses, i was held on cuffs for hours at the oakland jail before being put into a jail cell. it was inadequate facilities. we were held in custody for nearly 24 h

and applause) now, nugent longs for the kind of activism he witnessed back in his day, mostly from afarplains "i was either squirrel hunting or putting a sharp edge on my sonic guitar slaying skills having not awakened to my we the people duties quite yet." wait, what the what? we the people duties don't include killing swirls? (laughter) i'm not as patriotic as i thought. nugent believes young people should be outraged about our massive national debt and declining standards of living exclaiming "i am stunned that they are not participating for the pea party. even rioting in the streets, clashing with the cops, conducting sit-ins at their colleges, interrupting political events and so on. i am not impressed with this generation, text or twitter that millennials." (laughter) well, if they won't, i will. okay. (laughter) o.m.g., nuge op-ed is gr 8, l.o.l., you suck. hashtag do what ted nugent tells you tow do. (laughter) send. might be more than 140. not sure. but, folks, in the interest of balance i'm going give the so-called millennials a chance to respond to mr. nugent's criticism in a

and applause) now, nugent longs for the kind of activism he witnessed back in his day, mostly from afars "i was either squirrel hunting or putting a sharp edge on my sonic guitar slaying skills having not awakened to my we the people duties quite yet." wait, what the what? we the people duties don't include killing swirls? (laughter) i'm not as patriotic as i thought. nugent believes young people should be outraged about our massive national debt and declining standards of living exclaiming "i am stunned that they are not participating for the pea party. even rioting in the streets, clashing with the cops, conducting sit-ins at their colleges, interrupting political events and so on. i am not impressed with this generation, text or twitter that millennials." (laughter) well, if they won't, i will. okay. (laughter) o.m.g., nuge op-ed is gr 8, l.o.l., you suck. hashtag do what ted nugent tells you tow do. (laughter) send. might be more than 140. not sure. but, folks, in the interest of balance i'm going give the so-called millennials a chance to respond to mr. nugent's criticism in a new

and researched from afar. >> what is bully pulpit books? >> we publish books on politics, pop culture, religion. we have books on the chronicles of narnia, a book on bob dylan and his spiritual background. and we try to operate in that sphere where the three intersect. >> what's your background? >> i'm formerly back with the cnn back in the days of the entertainment reporter and i'm a film producer. >> mark joseph this is the book wildcard the promise and peril of sarah palin. .. >> sold or others, historians in the country today. jeffrey wert was bigger but his new book teenine -- "a glorious army: robert e. lee's triumph, 1862-1863". this book, we are delighted to say is a mainstay of the book club. this book is one of the most sought after civil war books in the country right now today. mr. jeffrey wert is the other of nine books and has been writing about the civil war for 40 years. it took awhile to get that out. forty years, and he really is well known from pennsylvania to california. his most notable achievement, one of them, is a ba

i decided to view it from afar. sunday, protests were passionate but never got out of hand as demonstrators marched to city hall. they believe mehserle got off easy for the shooting death of oscar grant. >> a crime was committed but it was never paid for. this needs to stop and the only way it's going stop is if we stand altogether. >> they believe he served exactly the same amount of time as anyone else. he is remorseful about what they called a horrible accident. >> he is out less than a year after his conviction. this shows the lack of account built that we face in oakland. >> even though mehserle has served his time, this is not the last you will hear of the oscar grant case. demonstrators filed a lawsuit today against the oakland police department claiming their rights were violated as they protested the mehserle verdict. >> we were transported by jail buses, i was held on cuffs for hours at the oakland jail before being put into a jail cell. it was inadequate facilities. we were held in custody for nearly 24 h

but from afar, i give these guys get the benefit of the doubt.> i watched jason kidd played in high school and then at college, what fun to watch him win a title. >> we would go see him play in high school, when he was 15 it was like he was 25 years old. very much work, then he went to cal, a lot of people got mad at him for firing the coach, but may be the coach needed to go. he always was like five years ahead of himself in terms of maturity. off the floor up and down, but on the basketball floor, he was always thinking. >> that is-he was always a king. and it >> now patrick, i looked up and i notice that you were print toweling down after your interview with the intent a's manager, what happened? >> the technology all cracked that night in the interview so i was sweating a little bit. so instead of saying kron had something else that did not work, that is all you remember is that you cite die using a towel and a lot. so about 40 something percent i was sweating and about 53 percent it was for show. >> stevens says i fish, camp, play golf, tenn

something that we've heard activists say is inspiring their role it's even something that you know from afar analysts people like nobel prize winning economist joseph stiglitz has said that the unrest in the united states could reach the kind of levels that or have the kind of outpouring that we have seen in the middle east in countries like egypt how plausible do you think that is and what would it take even if these people's needs aren't met we will see more of that or is that part. you know where that's a very good question because it really seems like a lot of people have forgotten that fear there was talk for major analysts like you mentioned during the peak of the middle of the middle east process some were saying that this kind of outrage this mass outrage could spill out onto the streets of the united states we did not have of course see that at such a scale but many are saying it's we way too early to really give up that fear and to really think that the worst is over because like we see people mentioned in that report they've been waiting a long time and really now people are on th

. >> my first time in this series i have watched from afar and i'm glad, sounds like we'll have big crowdsting anytime oakland, san francisco teams play in whatever sport, baseball, football, it's exciting. >>> more interleague action. the yankees making a rare visit to the friendly confines. top of the ninth, johnson wasn't -- cubs win 3-1. >>> college world series begins tomorrow in omaha. all eyes on cal when they take on virginia. the bears are loving playing in front of big crowds. >> the support we have had at santa clara, we never had support like that at a cal baseball game ever. to have people cheering and giving you home field advantage was incredible. >> hopefully we have a big following out there. i know a lot of people are jumping on the bandwagon now. it's something special where a lot of people are cheering. >> i have talked to a couple of reporters from omaha and saying the same thing, we may be the fans' pick because of what we have gone through this year. that's a little extra enthusiasm at the park for you. >> that game against virginia is 11 a.m. on sunday morning. and

. >> look, the praying and argues that special option, drones, operations from afar can accomplish a, but many in the petraeus camp argue that you can't get the operations done like what was conducted against bin laden with any kind of consistency and frequency without intel on the ground, and you don't get the intel on the ground unless you have real troop presence, in which case the civilian population feels comfortable taking the risks to give you the information. i think it's less a signal of the fact that he's an indicator he's now in the biden camp on this on the special option and forces camp. i think it's pretty good news he'll have a seat at the table on the civilian side, where the coin strategy is actually getting a voice at the table, in a way it hasn't as prominently in the last couple years. >>> i was watching what congress did last week, you brought it up in a sit way when it culls to some of these military issues, but what does congress want from president obama? isn't this a kay where, look, he's have been to support two allies in europe, france and england, who real

no one wanted this presidential campaign to get sidetracked by stories of an extramarital afar, but tonight that's exactly what's happened as a result of allegations against arkansas governor bill clinton. widely regarded to be the leading democratic candidate until last week. the issue is, who's lying? clinton or the woman who today made her charges public? andrea mitchell is covering the story for us tonight. >> tom, bill clinton had hoped that his appearance on "60 minutes" last night would end further questions about his personal life. that was wishful thinking. at an elementary school in jackson, mississippi, this morning it was a first question a reporter asked. >> i'm done with this. i've said i should say. >> last night. >> i have acknowledged wrong doing. i have acknowledged causing pain in my marriage. i have said things to you tonight and to the american people from the beginning that no american politician ever has. >> i'm not sitting here some little woman standing by my man like tammy why net. i'm sitting here because i love him and i respect him and i honor what he's been thr

i've watched you from afar and read your work. >> it is fun, isn't it? >> great fun. great fun. endlessly entertaining, amusing, provocative. >> thank you. >> my kind of girl. >> thank you. >> forget the politics for a moment. when i see you, you have the brass neck to say this, just as fire seeks oxygen, democrats seek power. as if somehow republicans in this country don't also like fire-seeking oxygen and want power. this is ridiculous. this is from your publishers. this is actually the publishing literature for your book. >> of course. they want to gin people like you up. >> tell me there is some way that republicans don't seek power. >> of course, politicians seek power. but the point here is, and the examples i give are how democrats will, for example, they appeal to the segregationists, they appeal to the kkk, they were the party of maddox and orville forbus standing in the schoolhouse door. and then suddenly they switch and they're going to use blacks as a mob and gays as a mob and women as a lob and illegal aliens as a mob. as long as they have power, they don't care wha

who worked with her, but i wrote and researched from afar. >> what is bully books? >> we have books on the chronicals of narnia, bob dylan and his spiritual background and operate in the sphere of the where the three intersect. >> what's your background? >> a formerly with cnn back in the day. i write for the "huffington post" and i'm a film producer. >> this is the book "wild card". .. with israel and the elected leaders of the imam. he discusses his will's history and the future with you mess ambassador to syria richard murphy. >> host: you've gone to lebanon i gather for the first time just after the assassination of 2005. >> guest: that's right. he had just been assassinated in march 14th in 2005, more than a million people took to the streets at the same time in a country of only 4 million demanded the immediate evacuation of serious's military i'd been wanting to visit lebanon for years and this was the perfect time, the story to come out of the middle east since the invasion of iraq so i ordered the airplane and went right away. >> host: did you have any idea

he's never demanded anybody resign for having had an afare or having some sort of online indiscretion. so, congressman cantor what should happen to any weiner? what should happen to congressman anthony weiner? should we pray for his family? is this not for us to say? >> i think it is up to congressman weiner and his constituents to make that decision. i don't condone his activity. i think he should resign. >> i think he should resign. sure, his constituents should get a say, but me, eric cantor i think he should go right now. what is the difference between anthony weiner and the other scandals other than the fact when they stack up next to each other, his has less bad thins to say about it than governor sanford's or ensign's scandal, what's the different between these two guys. it's okay if you're a republican. anthony weiner committed the gravest sin of all. not a republican. this stuff is okay if you are a republican. if you are asking the republican party about it. do you remember this guy? republican senator david vitter of louisiana? in 2007 david visit ere was busted for having

. >> somebody who's admired you from afar but never met you before today, i'll admit that i was a littlesappointed in choppergate, as it became known. the helicopter argument. and the reason was that your prosecuting career had so clearly positioned you as a guy that was just completely anti all form of corruption, anything that looked like corruption. and when you just read a bare headline, "governor uses state helicopter to fly to kid's baseball game," you sort of wince a bit. why did you do that? >> because i'm a father first. and because i had demands at the state house and then demands that evening that had been replanned before i knew my son would have a state championship baseball game. and i wanted to be there for him. and i miss a lot of stuff with my kids. and i'm not complaining. that's the nature of my job. and i asked for this job. in fact, i worked hard to get it. but i'm a father first. and that was the way i could get to my son's game that day. >> do you regret it? >> no. i make no apologies for it. >> but you paid the money back? >> i paid the money back because i though

you know, these conversations he's been having from afar because the house has not been in session this to see if he does stay what happens next week when they come back, one of the members of the democratic leadership in the house, jim clyburn, said today that the house democratic caucus is going to "have something to say about it" next week. >> you mentioned the house is out of session. the senate is around. i want you to listen to a quote from number two in the senate, richard durbin of illinois who can be pretty colorful sometimes but this is hard to top. he was asked about the scandal. he said "don't murder someone who's already committing suicide. i think he has some serious problems that will not go away soon." ouch. >> ouch is right. he said that to our ted barrett. i think he was alluding to a quote from woodrow wilson there. but the thing that anthony weiner has going for him, he's going to probably talk about, is the fact that his constituents still support him. there's a brand new poll out tonight, john, that says 56% of the people in his very district say that he should not

and she insisted that she meet those who were coming from afar, those who were diplomats, the diplomaticcorps from abroad. and so she stood with her brother-in-law, senator edward kennedy, to her right, and she insisted on greeting everyone who had come to pay their respects to her husband. on a more glittery note, again, we remember her for her state entertaining. in the short amount of time that she was in the white house, and it was only a little over a thousand days, she and her husband threw 16 state dinners. in the first term, full four years of the w. bush term, they held, i believe, it was two. now, mind you, 9/11 happened during that time, there were security issues, but the bushes, the second bushes from texas were just not as interested in that. they weren't as interested in state entertainment, they weren't as interested in bringing people from abroad and entertaining them at the white house. the kennedyss loved that lifestyle. they both came, you know, from the northeast, they both had ties to new york city. president kennedy had ties to hollywood going back to his father's

because michele bachmann is up there, and they don't want to be videotaped, so we will show it from afar. they are going over there to the podiums getting used to venue and the scene. herman cain was here earlier and now michele bachmann is here, and other candidates will be here throughout the day. it's beautiful here, and we'll be ready and are all excited. >> i like the chandelier behind you. >> reporter: very nice. i think it will fit in your living room. >> bring that one home for me, would you. thank you, jon. we'll check back again. thank you. >>> sticking with politics now, when john boehner was elected speaker of the house earlier this year, many people had trouble pronouncing his name. he talked about that as well as another name in the news during a commencement address at ohio state over the weekend. what a he said is today's sound affect. >> when you begin to go out there and ask people to vote for you, they're probably not going to vote for you if they cannot say your name. my name looks like beaner, bonner, boner, and thank god it's not weiner. [ applause ] . >> yes, that

host: i was going ask, what should he do going forward as wallet -- afar as his record, those issues.of politicians that have problems with egomaniacs. they think that they can get away with what ever. i do not know how they think they can get away with this stuff when everyone is waiting to get something on them to knock them out of the game. but i think that he should put it behind them and just focus on the career in taking care of business in washington urea -- focus on the career and the taking care of business in washington. host: new york, go ahead. caller: this is a ridiculous question. when vitter came out, he admitted to a crime. prostitution is a crime. why not bring on a program and ask if vitter should resign from the senate? host: we address these things all the time, just so that you know. if you had to advise the congressman going forward, what would you tell him? caller: continue to do the great job that he is doing. the only reason the media is doing this is because he embarrassed stephen king on the floor. he speaks out. host: new york city, james, democratic line.

i have been watching from afar on the tv broadcast and i am intrigued by the creed of explanations we have had here today. i want to give you a quote from then senator obama in december of 2007. he said the president does not have power under the constitution to unilaterally authorizing military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. i have heard the discussion of that. is that still his position? >> the key word is military attack. is that from "the boston globe?" >> this was not just one publication. may have originated there. how many angels can dance on the head of the pen when you're talking about military air attack or is it a hostility -- it seems to me he was clear in this statement. is this still his position? >> as i am understand it, there was a series of questions posed to various candidates and answered by their campaigns. my own view of that phrase -- that was not involved with the campaign, is that it is an overly ltd. statement of the president's constitutional authorities. i think instead of military attack, if

i have been watching from afar on the tv broadcast and i am intrigued by the creed of explanations we have had here today. i want to give you a quote from then senator obama in december of 2007. he said the president does not have power under the constitution to unilaterally authorizing military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. i have heard the discussion of that. is that still his position? >> the key word is military attack. is that from "the boston globe?" >> this was not just one publication. may have originated there. how many angels can dance on the head of the pen when you're talking about military air attack or is it a hostility -- it seems to me he was clear in this statement. is this still his position? >> as i am understand it, there was a sers of questions posed to various candidates and answered by their campaigns. my own view of that phrase -- that was not involved with the campaign, is that it is an overly ltd. statement of the president's constitutional authorities. i think instead of military attack, if i

tal afar vs fresh -- soupy cauliflower vs fresh cauliflower. you see a difference there? guest: yes, there are ways that you can make healthy foods at >> chairman of the homeland security oversight subcommittee, texas republican might call says the state department has failed to fully report terrorism threat to congress specifically the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. >> comments came in a recent hearing on terrorist groups in pakistan, yemen and somalia. this is a little less than two hours. >> good morning. the committee will come to order. i would like to welcome our witnesses to this hearing entitled denying safe havens, homeland security's efforts to counter threats from pakistan, yemen and somalia. although osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda and its affiliates are not. they are hiding in safe havens, areas of relative security that are exploited by terrorists to recruit, train, raise funds and plan operations. the department of state has identified 13 countries acting as safe havens today. today we examine three but we believe pose the most serious thre

i have watched washington 31 years from afar. i washed to become increasingly broken.hing i have seen here in the last six months convinces me otherwise pared our political process, our budget process, it is all broken. but on the republicans signed come up we realize how urgent the situation is. would you like paul ryan's planner not, at least it is serious. we are stepping up to the plate. we want to solve the problems. but we need a willing partner on the other side, and i have not seen that out of the democrats in the senate or out of this president. host: we will open up for your comments for ron johnson. his background is 31 years of business in wisconsin. he brings that to bear in the united states senate. we welcome your calls coming year tweets, and your e-mails. the majority leader is suggesting that there may be a solution, temporary, on the debt ceiling. it is only temporary, leading more time for the negotiations. would you support that? guest: i do not want to deal with hypothetical. it is sad that we are sitting here one month and half before the treasur

he was an diplomat who served as the charge of afares in da maas cat, syria, and he utilized his powers to provide financial support to hezbollah. among his activities were providing hezbollah doe donors with specific information on how to route their contributions such that they would go directly to hezbollah. he met with senior officials in lebanon to discuss operational issues and that be sill tate -- facilitated the travel of hezbollah members. at the same time we took action, we also exposed and sanctioned another hezbollah supporter and two travel agencies that he operated out of caracas. of course, venezuela has also been deepening its diplomatic ties with iran as the committee members have noted. the growing ties between venezuela and iran are very worrying, especially as they stand in such stark contrast to the global trend in which the world is trying to isolate iran because of its pursuit of nuclear weapon and other destabilizing activities. in the 2008 the iranian government established the international development bank of caracas in venezuela. shortly after its opening, we

i have been watching from afar on the tv broadcast and i am intrigued by the creed of explanations we have had here today. i want to give you a quote from then senator obama in december of 2007. he said the president does not have power under the constitution to unilaterally authorizing military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. i have heard the discussion of that. is that still his position? >> the key word is military attack. is that from "the boston globe?" >> this was not just one publication. may have originated there. how many angels can dance on the head of the pen when you're talking about military air attack or is it a hostility -- it seems to me he was clear in this statement. is this still his position? >> as i am understand it, there was a series of questions posed to various candidates and answered by their campaigns. my own view of that phrase -- that was not involved with the campaign, is that it is an overly ltd. statement of the president's constitutional authorities. i think instead of military attack, if

tal afar vs fresh -- soupy cauliflower vs fresh cauliflower. you see a difference there?yes, there are ways that you can make healthy foods at fund for children and accessible for children. host: thanks so much for being here this morning. coming up next ahman we will talk about -- coming next, we will talk about pensions and how the government should be contributing to private pension plans. >> it is 9:20 a.m. eastern. president biden -- vice president biden's debt negotiation continues. but the five senators are calling on the vice-president to leave medicare and change during the budget negotiations. senator square mccaskill, john tester, ben cardin and bill nelson, all democrats with significant elderly populations who are up for reelection in 2012. secretary gates said that despite the death of osama bin laden is still too soon to wind down the war on terror. secretary gates is in the country, saying final falwells to u.s. troops before he retires at the -- final farewells to u.s. troops before he retires at the end of this month. in libya, there have been more air s

conditions that are better for the people of countries that we believe are under totalitarian or very afar -- very authoritarian mr. rule. in this particular instance, the libyan situation arose following uprisings in tunisia and egypt, which caught the attention of the united states and the world. in the case of libya, the arab league and the united nations and nato made decision to intervene in the civil war there was -- civil war. there was shooting going on in libya. it could well be that innocent people could be caught in the crossfire. this is the treasury of civil war. in this particular instance, our decision was to intervene in a civil war and we are continuing to intervene in a civil war. despite the fact that we talked about limited hostilities, we also talk openly and the government about the end of the gaddafi rule, about the importance of gaddafi leaving the country and even sent that rumors that he might be entertaining such thoughts. a basic question is, if we do not have some ground rules, the work hours at maybe one area where we try to work this thing out, a more formal

but it looks like to the layman from afar that that is, in fact, what happened.isms were able to manage this and maybe that wasn't totally unforeseeable because they do eat up so much oil every year. two other thing i would mention, unlike exxon valdez, this was light oil. and secondly, the water was warm. exxon valdez, the water was very, very cold. the water here is pretty dang warm and the light touch, the benzines, the toluenes, they all evaporate faster in that warm water. >> i thank the gentleman. the time has expired. i recognize mr. clay for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you, governor, for coming today to the hearing. >> thank you, sir. >> governor, the national commission report noted something that may seem obvious which is that offshore oil and gas industry is inherently dangerous. but the commission also reported the accident are surprisingly comment that involved loss of well control. here's what the report said. drilling rigs are themselves dangerous places to work. hence, heavy work, chemicals flammable oil and gas all surroun

but it looks like to the layman from afar that that is, in fact, what happened. that the microorganisms were able to manage this and maybe that wasn't totally unforeseeable because they do eat up so much oil every year. two other thing i would mention, unlike exxon valdez, this was light oil. and secondly, the water was warm. exxon valdez, the water was very, very cold. the water here is pretty dang warm and the light touch, the benzines, the toluenes, they all evaporate faster in that warm water. >> i thank the gentleman. the time has expired. i recognize mr. clay for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you, governor, for coming today to the hearing. >> thank you, sir. >> governor, the national commission report noted something that may seem obvious which is that offshore oil and gas industry is inherently dangerous. but the commission also reported the accident are surprisingly comment that involved loss of well control. here's what the report said. drilling rigs are themselves dangerous places to work. hence, heavy work, chemicals flammable oil

he was an diplomat who served as the charge of afares in da maas cat, syria, and he utilized his powers to provide financial support to hezbollah. among his activities were providing hezbollah doe donors with specific information on how to route their contributions such that they would go directly to hezbollah. he met with senior officials in lebanon to discuss operational issues and that be sill tate -- facilitated the travel of hezbollah members. at the same time we took action, we also exposed and sanctioned another hezbollah supporter and two travel agencies that he operated out of caracas. of course, venezuela has also been deepening its diplomatic ties with iran as the committee members have noted. the growing ties between venezuela and iran are very worrying, especially as they stand in such stark contrast to the global trend in which the world is trying to isolate iran because of its pursuit of nuclear weapon and other destabilizing activities. in the 2008 the iranian government established the international development bank of caracas in venezuela. shortly after its opening, we

he was an diplomat who served as the charge of afares in da maas cat, syria, and he utilized his powers to provide financial support to hezbollah. among his activities were providing hezbollah doe donors with specific information on how to route their contributions such that they would go directly to hezbollah. he met with senior officials in lebanon to discuss operational issues and that be sill tate -- facilitated the travel of hezbollah members. at the same time we took action, we also exposed and sanctioned another hezbollah supporter and two travel agencies that he operated out of caracas. of course, venezuela has also been deepening its diplomatic ties with iran as the committee members have noted. the growing ties between venezuela and iran are very worrying, especially as they stand in such stark contrast to the global trend in which the world is trying to isolate iran because of its pursuit of nuclear weapon and other destabilizing activities. in the 2008 the iranian government established the international development bank of caracas in venezuela. shortly after its opening, we

. >>> 12,000 residents of minot, north dakota will watch from afar as the rising river threatens theiry's population complied with the orders to evacuate last night. the river is expected to crest at record levels by the end of this weekend. >>> president obama is speaking to soldiers at ft. john, new york today one day after the primetime address outlining the first significant u.s. troop withdrawals from afghanistan. the president said he'll bring home the 33,000 troops by the end of next summer starting next month. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton took a public swipe at members of congress who are critical of u.s. military involvement in libya. on wednesday, she questioned the priorities of congressional critics, asking bluntly, whose side are you on? >>> other news, fashion designer john galliano told a french court yesterday he did not remember hurtling anti-semetic insultings to bar patrons because of a triple addiction to alcohol, valium, and sleeping pills. they want him to pay damages but not seeking jail time. >>> what's trending today. a quick roundup of what you're ta

he grabbed me from afar.th were, i need him. >> think about how hard this is. >> reporter: lewis tracked the family down, offering lashawn mentorship and emotional support. >> i just grabbed him, hugged him. i looked at him and i told him, i'm here for you, man. i can't replace what you've lost. but i can tell you that i'm here to go forward with you. >> reporter: the two formed a strong instant bond. >> when i first met ray lewis i was, like, shocked. it was so cool. he's like a brother to me. like an older brother to me. he says that he misses me and i'm like family to him. >> reporter: lashawn's new extended family is much bigger than lewis. other current and retired nfl players are huddling around him. >> we made him a part of our family. we told him, we've got him for life. >> reporter: they are also offering financial support for counseling, tutoring and a college fund. holding a black tie fund-raiser this april and asking for continued donations. lashawn still struggles with his new reality. his grandp

but it looks like to the layman from afar that that is, in fact, what happened. that the microorganisms were able to manage this and maybe that wasn't totally unforeseeable because they do eat up so much oil every year. two other thing i would mention, unlike exxon valdez, this was light oil. and secondly, the water was warm. exxon valdez, the water was very, very cold. the water here is pretty dang warm and the light touch, the benzines, the toluenes, they all evaporate faster in that warm water. >> i thank the gentleman. the time has expired. i recognize mr. clay for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you, governor, for coming today to the hearing. >> thank you, sir. >> governor, the national commission report noted something that may seem obvious which is that offshore oil and gas industry is inherently dangerous. but the commission also reported the accident are surprisingly comment that involved loss of well control. here's what the report said. drilling rigs are themselves dangerous places to work. hence, heavy work, chemicals flammable oil

welcomed instantly, and they didn't have to wait until he got to the tent to see them coming from afar. and that was the kind of tent we intend to create. now, my wife is also a rabbi, and i have been invited to a number of interfaith things. one of them by the world council of churches in geneva. and we spent a week with amazing people from all over the world. and there was no dialogue. each of the people sat on a platform and talked about dialogue, and there was no dialogue. so, my wife, rabbi phyllis, said look, if are going to get these folks together to it's not going to be like that. and she said what we're going to do is, the first thing that's going to happen is a but is going to take 15 minutes to talk about their own spiritual journey that got into this place. and then each one is a human being, and one as a human being and another one as a human being was a christian and so on. but all of us were human beings, and we could hear the differences within that context of the spiritual journey, and our spiritual journeys were all different. but they were all spiritual, and that ma