the present lives not far from here, alice walker. -- the president lives not far from here, alice walkerremember sitting with you at his inauguration in 2008, the first african-american president. you have written a poem in this election year. i was wondering if he would share it with us. >> i would like to. it is dedicated to maathai. she resolved to bring the earth back to life with trees. you ask me why i smile when you tell me you intend in the coming national elections to hold your nose evils. there are more than two evils out there, is one reason i smile. another is that our old buddy nostradamus comes to mind, with his dreadful 400 year old prophecy: that our world and theirs too (our "enemies" - lots of kids included here) will end (by nuclear nakba or holocaust) in our lifetime. which makes the idea of elections and the billions of dollars wasted on them somewhat fatuous. a southerner of color, my people held the vote very dear while others, for centuries, merely appeared to play with it. one thing i can assure you of is this: i will never betray such pure hearts by voting for e

we brought in alice, one of the leadest appraisal experts to help. >> we need a hatchet. >> she said the overgrown yard is a big problem. >> this is deferd maintenance. >> reporter: maintenance counts. an appraiser can take off thousand of dollars for having an unkempt yard. >> reporter: in the kitchen, jessica already stripped down the cabinets and painted them white but alice wants the fawcett updated. >> it makes it look jazzier. >> reporter: she said don't redo the entire kitchen. adding a new facet could be considered an update and adds value. >> then the office. >> reporter: down stairs it's out with the old and in with the new. alice said an old tv can actually make the whole room look dated. >> and she notices this. >> is there a rean why there's carpet on top of carpet? >> carpet on top of carpet will read like a stain. don't want to give the appraiser the impression you're hiding something. also there's some things you should high. >> i'm struck by fruit and a sword on the mantle. >> reporter: pack away personal touch, art, religious artifacts, houses like saltine cracker,

let me introduce and give alice a very brief introduction. many people, everybody knows alice. she's a senior fellow of the economic studies program at perkins commented professor of public policy institute at georgetown university. alice rivlin served as vice chair of the federal reserve board, since 1996, she was director of the white house office of management and budget. in february 2010 commissioners named by president obama to the commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. she also cochaired with pete domenici, the bipartisan policy center's task force on debt reduction. did i say to you that you also had a studio at one time? we are delighted to have unp you and pete and we will have questions for all four of you. >> thank you very much, senator, excuse me one moment. >> you all don't know what a fortunate man i have been here in my age -- to be asked to join with alice rivlin in forming a task force to attempt to address the issues of united states debt. it has been truly a pleasure working with her. you will see in the next half-hour why it is such a wonderful thi

alice dickson shows no signs of showing down. miss dickson is the oldest resident here which has a nursing home wing. you can see the staff threw a celebration for her, a big party for a woman with an even bigger sense of humor. >> she loves telling jokes. at 31, she entered the u.s. army as one of the first african american women. something she never thought much about. >> i thought i was as good as everybody else. she joined after she was diagnosed with having a skin condition that causes loss of pigment. >> i thought the army knew all the answers. i said remove those spots. i went to dermatology, i was crying. i said can you remove those spots? he said, you are going to be white. i said you moan they got me mixed up? >> to keep her mind sharp, she reads the washington post every morning. >> you have to find out what's going on. you don't want to be stupid. >> she puts on her makeup every day, likes her jewelry, and likes getting her nails done. she's in good health. she did lose her legs several years ago to an infection. >> i

alice rivlin. >> okay. in our first forum last week, jim baker and bob rubin made it very clear that america's present fiscal trajectory and debt are very dangerous to our nation and that a u.s. debt crisis with little or no warning is a real possibility. in a few minutes we'll hear from former secretary of defense bob gates and former chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen, on their views of the security and foreign policy implications of our current fiscal outlook. so we look forward to that testimony in just a few minutes. in our second panel today we well hear from former u.s. senator alan simpson, former white house chief of staffers kin bowles, former senate budget committee chairman and our forum co-chairman, pete domenici and former office of management and budget director alice rivlin. these four individuals will present their findings and recommendations of thereby partisan panels which were separate undertakings which came to broadly similar conclusions as to the steps that mu

and now at 105 years old, alice dickson still has fighting spirit. we're going to take you to her birthday celebration. >>> apple gets ready for its big announcement. i'm bigad shaban, san francisco, for what's expected to be the unveiling of the new iphone. the story coming up. >>> apple is set to unveil another trinket in the tech world. bigad shaban is in san francisco where the company is expected to introduce its newest smartphone. >> reporter: apple got dressed up for the occasion transforming a san francisco theater for its media event where the company is expected to take the wraps off the iphone 5. it's the biggest launch since the death of c.e.o. steve jobs and tech experts predict some significant changes. >> the big one is a larger screen, something that's taller. also 4g. this is the faster wireless networking technology. >> reporter: analysts are also expecting a design change in the connector ditching the 30 pin model. that could frustrate those who invested in accessories. >> we invested a lot of money buying this product and you want

alice start with you. the race is becoming a tape gotcha game. the president's campaign responding to romney's remarks by digging up something mitt romney said back in 2008, basically parallels what the president said. take a look. >> i believe that at this time to change washington it would be helpful to have somebody that comes with more private sector skill. experience outside washington. i don't think you change washington from the inside. i think you change it from the outside. >> so alice, romney was slammed for a jumping on the situation in libya. jumped on the redistribution remarks kind of pulling them out of context, now giving another knee-jerk reaction by seizing on the change remarks. when basically he campaigned that way back in '08. why does it seem so different from mitt romney in his own words from '08 to what the president said on univision the other day? >> well, there's a big difference in romney saying it and president obama saying it. when obama is saying the big evidence thing he's learned, you can't change washington from

everybody who's followed the budget knows alice. she is a senior fellow in the economic studies program at brookings and visiting professor at georgetown university. before returning to brookings, ms. rivlin served as vice chair of the federal reserve board, 1996-1999. she was director of the white house office of management and budget in the first clinton administration. in february 2010 alice rivlin was named by president obama to the commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. she also co-chaired with former senator pete.com chi the task force on debt reduction. and, alice, did i say that you also were head of cbo at one time? but you have done so many things, and alice is a well known commentator on an awful lot of business programs, so we're delighted to have you. i don't know who's going to lead off, but we're delighted to have you and pete. we'll hear from you and then go to questions for all hour of you. >> thank you very much. thank you very much, senator nunn. excuse me a moment. we have an agreement among ourselves th

paul, alice, mark, thank you. let us know what you think. we're on facebook, i'm tweeting about this already. let's have a conversation about it on twitter. >>> also ahead, how the tape came to light. the jimmy carter connection. i will talk to jimmy carter's grandson who actually helped find the original tape on youtube or a piece of it, and got it ultimately to "mother jones" magazine. i will ask if this is more than politics for him because he says no doubt about it, he's a democrat, and we'll ask him whether it's personal, given what mitt romney has been saying about his grandfather. interesting answer to that question. next, what romney said on the tape about his commitment to negotiate a settlement between israel and the palestinians. we'll be right back. >>> more with mitt romney on tape talking to campaign donors back in may. his statement about the israeli/palestinian issue generating heat today. here's what he said in context including the question that prompted it. >> how do you think that the palestinian problem can be solved? wh

david started a collection of photos with his daughter alice. these are phenomenal. the photos show alice in precarious situations and they all have one thing in common. a coffee mug that says world's best father. he says almost all of the pictures are photo shopd, of course -- photoshoped and his daughter was never in any danger. stay with us on nbc. he and his daughter alice will be on this morning's "today" show right here on nbc 4. just so delightful. she is so cute. later in life, she'll look back on these photos and be so happy that her dad went to the effort. >> or mortified. >> look how cute she is. >> that's nice. you see so many baby pictures, that's definitely another way to do it. >> so creative. >> good for him. >> still to come this morning, we have much more on the late night deal between the nfl and its referees. >>> also coming up, yet another reason why you should make it a priority to enjoy a little chocolate. >>> first though, the new record that may have you dreading your next trip to the atm. >>> talk about >>> record high atm fees may make you

after reading alice shrek of one of the come to america. it's very much one of things that manuel to come here. and so i came here as a student. the masters, my nba, the university of texas in austin. i was a finance professor in the bay area. then in 2000i took over running the is to. >> what is your enthusiasm level for them and romney? >> it's not high. it's primarily motivated by the current administration. almost anybody of the kern of restoration, and none disaster all. i think he's not a very articulate defender of capitalism, free markets. he can't even unfortunately articulate the case for private equity which again is something about. he can't even defend that. i think he is a week candid, week defender of the ideas that he purports to adhere to i think the republicans could have done a lot better, but he is the ultimate, so i will be voting for the alternative >> every weekend book tv offers 48 hours of programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. watch it here on c-span2. >> you're watching book tv on c-span2. we are at

i will study more. >> alice studied hard. she gets automatic a's. she's on the honor roll!- she gets all a's. she's on the honor roll. >> oh, my god. i can't believe it? you see? i am capeable. don't call me dummy. now who do you think schnur i am a girl with just good grades. >> the morale of this story is that no matter what people think about you, all you have to do is show who you really are. even if the situation isn't good for you, you must make the best effort you can and you will succeed in this life. jenny chuasiriporn did -- life. [cheers and applause] >> all right.

alice? >> erskine got to the preferred plan which was very similar to ours with the answer, your question, chairman graves. we did preserve and earned income credit, a child credit, a mortgage interest credit at our lower rate. we only had to rates, 15 and 28. and we did the same thing with charitable. and basically we removed other things. but that was what god is to the solution. >> -- that was what got us to the solution. >> i'm a baptist preacher. that last one was what i wanted to hear. >> okay. i'm going, with six and a half minutes left. bill, why don't you and him both ask a question and we will shop it out and have as much time for answers as we can. let's get them both on the table since we're going to run out of time. >> alan, i won't even submit my parking ticket for a deduction. put in the bank, i'm sorry. i don't think there's a single thing that you all have proposed that can pass the congress one by one. i really don't believe there's a single proposal from either group that

i will study more. >> alice studied hard. she gets automatic a's. she's on the honor roll!- she gets all a's. she's on the honor roll. >> oh, my god. i can't believe it? you see? i am capeable. don't call me dummy. now who do you think schnur i am a girl with just good grades. >> the morale of this story is that no matter what people think about you, all you have to do is show who you really are. even if the situation isn't good for you, you must make the best effort you can and you will succeed in this life. jenny chuasiriporn did -- life. [cheers and applause] >> all right. yell about the shooting, about the killings. mothers don't remember reality. phone call. angers, her client. who the media pictures fighting and screaming. wife drops the bottle. neighbors. let mep put some ink in your mind. blue, red, purple, green, black, so many colors of ink i'm going to start an art gearly. google me. violence is my silence. >> all right. i see a room with darkness. i see the color white. poems are made in darkness. poems are p white. poems are shadows. all poems are what you want

and republican strategist alice. it's great to have all three of you here. both the candidates busy day in virginia t, thisour president obam i sulo speak at a rally of about 20,000 in virginia beach at an amphitheater there. that being one of the largest military communities in th country. at the same time, mitt romney is going to address vets at an american legion post in ringfield. romney still has this h money advantage, so how does he turn this thing around to make it worth his while with all that cash in reserves, can he be able to pull through in virginia and take it to other places like north carolina? >> well, i think one of the thgs you see them doing already is doing the me direct ad of crs tre he's looking directly at the camera talking out his empathy, casting himself as a compassi compassionate person. i think you will obviously see that. and there are obviously looking at the debates as well as real chance t clarify the sitis. d democrats have really run an inaccurate campaign and they feel like the debates will be their first chance to really

thanks, alice. good to see you. thanks, bill. >>> a new wave of panda pandama.e cub it's so small. mom is keeping baby out of sight for right now in a large nest. zoo officials say it will three months before this new cub is ready to make his or her public debut. we'll be right back. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. from

in the end my mother was grateful she was able to feed her kids. >> alice? >> well, i think john makes a very good point. but it's important to look at that speh he gave at that event in its full context, that he's talking about making sure that they're informed about the contrast between romney and obama, and what governor romney wants to do, he supports the middle class, whereas we heard from the president who supports redistribution of wealth. look what we have after almost four years. we have a shrinking middle class, unemployment through the roof, so his philosophy and his plan for the redistribution of wealth is certainly not working. it's not the government's role to redistribute wealth. >> does this tape show romney says one thing behind closed doors and another on the campaign trail? you don't hear him saying these things out on the campaign trail. >> i think what concerns people like me and others is that he has a tendency to tell whoever's in the room or whatever audience is in front of him whatever they want to hear. so it's unclear what kind of

. >> i was thinking about alice. she made a mistake going to lawnside and doesn't need nursing, does she? she needs some tender loving care. >> do you want her to come here? >> do you mind? >> it's only a couple of weeks after all. >> thank you. you're a very special kind of girl, you know that? >> we aim to please. >> oh, would you like these? >> i have read them. oh, detective stories. oh, no. i...i can't be doing with detective stories. i get confused with all those blue herrings. >> red. >> what? >> red herrings, dear, not blue. >> oh, well, whatever they are. no, just not my cup of tea. >> i'll just put these in the boot. >> mr. smithers. >> ah. >> you're soon back. >> oh, just come to collect my gear. i'm off to shrewsbury, a place near my daughter's. she thinks it's a good idea, but i'm not too sure myself. oh, listen. >> what? >> you can hear miss richards heaving a great sigh of relief. >> [chuckles] >> oh, the hospital sent my particulars to shrewsbury police, so don't worry. i shan't escape the long arm of

. >> reporter: alice dixon shows no signs of slowing down. she's the oldest resident here at the va medical center which has a nursing home wing. and you can see the staff threw a celebration for her. a big party with a woman with an even bigger sense of humor. she loves telling jokes. [ laughing ]. >> reporter: at 31, miss dixon entered the u.s. army as one of the first african-american women, something she never really thought much about. >> i thought i was just as good as everybody else. if they said anything to me, i said the [ bleep ] with you. sorry. >> reporter: she joined after she was diagnosed after having a skin condition that causes loss of pigment. >> i thought the army new all -- knew all of the answers. i said i'll join the army. i was crying. i said can you move those spots. he said you didn't have to move them. you're going to be white. i said you mean they got me mixed up? >> reporter: to keep her mind sharp, she reads the washington post every morning. >> you have to find out what is going on. i don't want to be here and be

alice wants jair i had to get the chance 0 grow up.can't think what a great older brother he would be. >> i love you. >> reporter: all it takes to determine whether you're a match is to swab the inside of your cheek. for more on how you can help and a list of upcoming drives check our website, nbcbayarea.com and search aadp. stephanie troung, bay area news. >> very simple process that could save a life. well, pentagon issal roing into the area. let's get a check of our forecast with jeff ranieri. >> san francisco coastline, patchy fog for tonight. temperatures chilly up into the north bay. starting to drop observe finally in the east bay with 67 in livermore. out to the live hd sky camera network. the bay bridge approach. wouldn't that be nice if that was your commute for tomorrow. you can check in with our full team starting at 4:30 in the morning for tomorrow. the next 48 hours, we're calling it a cool airlockout. no chance at all this colder out coming your way over the next two to three days. yes, it looks like it's going to be hot

david started a collection of photos with his daughter alice. all of those photos show alice in precarious situations and they all have one thing in common. that coffee mug that says world's best father. he says almost all of these pictures are photoshoped. no worries, his daughter was never in any danger with these. and she looks like she's winning right there anyway. this collection of photos has gone viral. to see more of the pictures, stay tuned to nbc 4 here. he and his daughter alice will be on the "today" show this morning right here on nbc 4. flipping pancakes, apparently. >> those photos are so delightful. they just put a smile on your face. everyone's face. and it helps that she is just too cute, too. >>> mcdonald's adding something to hundreds of restaurants that you can't eat, but you might like. >>> and this morning an art group says it will prove a controversial claim why they say this mona lisa may not be one of a kind. >>> and some rain in the region. are >>> and now, from washington's leading news station this is news4 today. >>

alice, you want to respond?ho have covered politics for a long time, normally it's the republicans hitting democrats for being weak on national security. this time around the democrats had a huge opening because mitt romney in his acceptance speech didn't even thank the u.s. troops. they're on 80,000 or 90,000 fighting for their lives in afghanistan right now. there was no appreciation in his acceptance speech for what they are doing. >> well, the question is who is barack obama to question anyone's foreign policy experience? you know, to say that mitt romney is new to national security and foreign policy is laughable. he has zero military experience. and his policies thus being president of leading from behind has made america weaker in the eyes of the world. the way he has not stood up to iran and allowing them to continue to build nuclear weapons. that's not good. the only place he really wants to cut the budget deals with the military. and whispering to foreign leaders, wait until i get re-elected, i'll be m

david started a collection of photos with his daughter alice. the photos show alice in precarious situation and they all have one thing in common, that coffee mug that says world's best father. he says almost all of the photos are photoshoped and his daughter was never in any danger. stay with nbc. he and his daughter alice will be on this morning's "today" show. these photos are so terrific to me. the creativity and how fun they are. i hope he'll enjoy those in future years. >> probably has a book on his hands, too. a coffee table book. >> look at you with the idea. >>> the sun is on its way up this morning. a few clouds still blocking just a bit. veronica, some showers, too. >> that's right. in the northern parts of our area across northern maryland right now, we do have a few somehowers that are sliding through. scattered crowds right now, sunrise today, 7:01. so here we are right now. the wind light, humidity, there's a little bit out there. just came in from outside. i didn't get any of those showers because those are up to the north around

there's alice dickinson and she still has the fighting spirit. we are going to take you to her birthday celebration coming up next. >> they are informing joe citizen about the issues and influencing what becomes law on capitol hill. oh, yeah, they're creating jobs right here in the district. we have a cup of coffee with the founder of a red hot start- up in d.c. that's coming up at 6:12. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning. >> welcome back. one of the first african- american women to serve in the u.s. army has passed a big milestone. she turned 105. >> anny hong found alice to be a woman of life, laughter and wisdom. >> god has been good to me, very g. he left me with a few marbles. >> reporter: more than a few many would say. spumpgy, feisty and -- spunky, feisty and sharp as a talk. alice dickinson shows no signs of slowing down. she's the oldest resident here at the v.a. medical center which has a nursing home wing. you can see the staff through a sell -- threw a celebration for her. it was a big party for a woman with an even bigger s

and also by the alice and viewers like you.dation thank you. >> smith: i'm evan smith.he's a tyleeshly retro rock musician and sometimes actor who covers elvis, johnnie cash, jerry lee lewis and his most recent release, beyond the sun. he's chris isaac. this is overheard. ♪ >> chris isaac, welcome. >> good to be here. >> nice to have you. good to meet you and congratulations on the record. >> thanks so much. already, but let me just tell you it's true. >> thanks. >> i think it's so much fun to listen to and congratulations on it, but mostly congratulations on covering all these greats we've heard for so manyt years and you don't seem small doing t you seem -- it's like they're your songs. >> you know, if i would have thought about it, i wouldn't have made this record. >> why s that? >> because if you think about it, it just doesn't make any sense. it was -- it's like, well, how dare you think you can sing an orbison tune or an elvis tune, but i wasn't thinking about that. i was just thinking this is going to be a lot of fun! it's kind of how i ran my personal life most

gloria borger, mark mckinnen, alice stewart, guys, thanks very much. let us know what you think. we're on facebook, follow me on twitter,@wolfblitzer. >>> ahead, one of voters top concerns, immigration. president obama and mitt romney face tough questions at a town hall held by univision. how crucial will the latino vote be in november? that's next. >>> tonight we continue our focus on issues 2012. we polled registered voters to identify their top foreign policy concerns. we asked what keeps them up at night. syria was their number five concern. afghanistan was four. china was three. tonight, the number two foreign policy concern, immigration. over the past two days in miami, president obama and mitt romney took part in a town hall style event sponsored by univision, the spanish speaking television network. immigration was a big topic. latino voters are expected to play a crucial role in the election. cnn's chief national correspondent john king is digging deeper. john? >> wolf, one reason we keep a close eye on this issue is we know it's important to all voters but it has a spec

alice hoagland has become a staple on the fox news channel on 9/11 each year.nd there hasn't been a time that she's been on this channel that she hasn't moved many of us to tears just in the way she remembers that day and her son's brave actions and the perspective she has on that event and how it's changed america and what it means for all of us and our children. she's coming up. >>> well, in the wake of 9/11 president obama and governor mitt romney are taking a break from the campaign cycle, suspending their negative ads out of respects for the victims. however, a moment before we went on the air we got a report that senior obama campaign adviser david axlerod sent out a tweet challenging governor romney's tax plan and offering a kind of attack against him. that is just breaking. we'll have more on it just ahead. >>> well, brand new reports suggesting that national security is not necessarily at the top of president obama's list of priorities. data reportedly show that is the president skips his daily intelligence briefings more than half the time. white hous

gloria borger, mark mckinnen, alice stewart, guys, thanks very much. let us know what you think. we're on facebook, follow me on twitter,@wolfblitzer. ahead, what are voters top concerns? immigration. president obama and mitt romney face tough questions at a town hall held by univision. how crucial will the latino vote be in november? that's next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions... because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them. [ giggles ] ohh! you got something huh? whoa... [ male announcer ] humana understands the value of spending time together that's a lot of work getting that one in! let's go see the birdies. [ male announcer ] one on one, sharing what you know. let's do it grandpa. that's why humana agents will sit down with you, to listen and understand what's important to you. it's how we help you

the obama administration so many now except that i'm afraid there are people that are stuck in this alice in wonderland like environment where they can spend more than a decade. without ever being charged actually being cleared to be released and not just by the military you know. latif had a pay b.s. hearing before a judge here in washington d.c. judge kennedy who found that the government could meet a preponderance of evidence standard says not proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed a crime but just fifty point one percent of the evidence could not support that he needed to be detained at guantanamo force the obama administration appeal that decision of the d.c. circuit court of appeals here in washington the figurative lee killed who made again the supreme court decision that gave the detainees right the right to habeas and they literally killed none of the thief who gave up hope after more than a decade let's talk about the d.c. circuit court of appeals because this is an important piece of this puzzle and it's an important piece of i think a lot of puzzles that we're going

alice thank you. we've got to leave it there, thank you guys very much.as been solved, next. bill: chicago mayor rahm emanuel will cut his charlotte trip short as his city faces its first teachers strike in 25 years. pressure mounting back home. live at you're bureau in chicago, what is the dispute? >> there is a number of them. emanuel ran for mayor on the platform saying he was going to extend the school day by at least an hour. he has essentially instituted that, and that's been a huge point of contention with the chicago rub teachers' union and the rhetoric back and forth at least as far as the teachers are concerned has got even heated. >> the only way to beat a bully is to stand up to a bully. [cheering] >> reporter: making the situation even more difficult for the chicago public school system is this. this is today's opening day for the school. they already exhausted their reserves setting up this school year's budget. 432million to plug a hole of over 600 million. they are running a deficit and they are also staring down the barrel of a teachers'

alice doesn't have corporate or billionaire backers.-- so in the constant struggle for democracy is still david versus goliath, but as you'll remember from that ancient story, the giant doesn't always win. ♪ ♪ ♪ the presidential debates are upon us and many people are describing them as mitt romney's last best chance to establish himself as a serious contender worthy of the white house. it's happened before. john kennedy, ronald reagan, george w. bush, all bounced higher in the polls after credible debate performances and went on to win the white house. whatever the outcome, most agree it's the debates that will give us our best opportunity to evaluate these candidates, sort out their positions and separate truth from fiction. not a moment too soon. according to a new survey from the annenberg public policy center at the university of pennsylvania, with a little over a month to go before election day, the public has a lot to learn about the 2012 presidential race. among its findings, only 51% know the romney-ryan plan would preserve tra