of america. joe is in love with america, not just in that sort of been patriotic type of presentation we see where you put mass-produced bobber stickers on your car, in a very deep way and historical way in a way that looks at both the promise of america and the challenges of america and the accomplishments of america. he is one of you -- joe began his career as an american history teacher and was in the classroom. he had the itch to have a better class i think and have this photography hobby and turned that into a career. joe is a bit of a cornball and i'm sorry but it is true and with his name he used to call your show business, osama bin and [laughter] it gets worse. and the mobile home he traveled around america he called the carona homa -- you to know when to stop. during those journeys he covered all 50 states, every iconic image of america and the senate can think of has been seen through his viewfinder initially recorded on film, now the entire library has been a shot in digital panoramic

of america. the collection spans 30 years of his career and was shot in all 50 states, this talk from the national press club in washington, d.c., was hosted by the close-up foundation. >> hi, everybody, i got to see when rose asked the question who has been here before and so i want to say to those of you who are veterans of the close-up program welcome back and those of you who are new, welcome aboard, i'm sure all of you know or wouldn't be here, that close-up remains the gold standard for civic education programs in washington, d.c., so, congratulations for participating. i'm going to introduce you to a gentleman who, like me has been associated with close-up for many, many years and joe sohm has been called many things, some of which are repeatable here, though we have a camera in the room and a photographer is this thing that he is referred to the most and begins to tell the story. but doesn't really tell the story and the story may be this operative word, i think if you were trying to real

that's where america is. to make things worse, the price of petroleum is going to continue to rise as the thirst from china and india increases. because the position that we are in, our addition to imported oil will only grow if we don't change our energy strategy. what about fossil fuels? in my home state, energy speculators looking to build terminals to import l & g. there are vulnecialses there as well. top producers include cay tarks the united arab emirates and milan. others can find abundant domestic fuel. but it is worth observer that these strategies require extraordinary energy to produce the fuel and emit extraordinary amountamounts pollution in the process. so we have to look elsewhere for a solution and the place to look is energy efficiency and renewable energy. energy efficiency is the fastest and cheapest way out of our dependence, and we know it works. in response to the 1970's oil crisis, the nation doubled the required gas mileage performance of our cars and trucks and saw per capita oil con

of america. he is in love with america not just in that sort of thin patriotic type of presentation were you put mass-produced bumper stickers on your card in a very deep and historical way that looks at the promise of america and the challenges of america. and the accomplishments. he is one of you. he began his career as an american history teacher in the classroom. he had the itch to have a bigger class and had a photography hobby and turned that into a career. he is a bit of a cornball i am sorry for saying that and it is true. you can call him the original chromosomes with the last name joseph sohm. he traveled around in a mobile home and he called it the chromahoma. he traveled through the united states every icahn has been seen through his viewfinder and now put on his digital film now shot in panorama expect without knowing if you have seen his images reconcile with -- said with confidence although there is no official statistics it he has the most icons in america. he will be on an airpla

it's all about latin america. >> guest: about america including north america. the americas, because we are america also in the south. >> host: absolutely. >> guest: the language not so but we are americans. and "memory of fire," yes, i was trying to rescue the collective memory of the americas in three volumes. this was something like 1,000 short stories in three volumes. and this is an ad project because it is the entire world. >> host: it is the entire world and the entire history. i thought of kafka as i was writing this because i have been a fan of kafka, but i think people associate you with more with the great latin american writers and i know this is to be in the same sentence with gabrielle and sosa is daunting, and those are authors who are household words in the united states. in latin america you are certainly as well-known as they are and what's interesting is all three of you are and journalists and you have this kind of immediacy even though we started out with a peace and we are going to read more pieces that was at the beginning of everything wh

hello, america. look, i'm about to lose my voice, but i've got my little messiah here, my dashboard obama. i'm going to pray to him later and maybe get some universal healthcare. i hope you're ready for the universal healthcare thing. this is going to be great. lawmakers keep telling us how much better countries like britain, canada and france and how much the people love it there. tonight, here is the one thing that nobody on television is going to tell you about healthcare. america's healthcare is better than europe's. critics of our current system love to villify the evil private corporations. they talk all the time. nobody has health insurance here! really? how many times have you run over the person in the street that's got cancer just trying to crawl their way to some sort of help? they're in the hospital. you know, oh, all they care about is the bottom line. the funny thing is when there's a bottom line, the quality tends to improve, and the line you stand in gets a little shorter. i mean, ple

here is the i love america rally that falwell holes on the steps of the capital. similar events had occurred and numerous state capitals but never one of the nation's capital. the choreography was reborn in the, flags were placed in rows of the aisle of america singers most college kids gathered around decked out in red, white and blue costumes. the men wore identical ties, the women went billy dresses, they started passing the pace of our fathers and we will strive to win on the nation's and to the end of the truth that comes from god we shall then be truly free. they called nassau with america the beautiful and then jerry falwell would step out in front of a i love america sayers and friends of the huge set of american flags and would give his when i call his son jeremiah. in 1776 falwell explained 56 men and assign a document of the declaration of independence and a pledge beverages and lives in sigrid are two documents that four times specifically refers to dependence of this nation and on god, people would scream at andes mountains, usually this is choreograp

but paulson gave little ground as he defended the pressure he put on bank of america c.e.o. ken lewis. >> i was attempting to send a very strong message to ken lewis in terms of how strongly the fed and treasury viewed this matter. >> reporter: they viewed it strongly because they worried a cancelled deal would throw the markets into turmoil. significant losses at merrill lynch were giving lewis second thoughts. but paulson says pulling out would have been a bad call. >> it would have shown a lack of judgement, and i think it would have really undermined the viability of b. of a. and merrill lynch and the financial system. >> reporter: last month, fed chairman ben bernanke told the committee the government did nothing inappropriate to intimidate bank of america executives. today, paulson went further saying he was never told by the fed to threaten lewis. congressman dan burton wasn't convinced. >> if you came away from those phone calls, somebody must have said, "hey! we can't let them do this!" and i would suggest that it might have been mr. bernake. >> what i would say to

this hearing is about bank of america.pared testimony, i lay out the series of events surrounding its acquisition of merrill lynch. there are three issues that are appropriate to address at the outset of this hearing. first, some have opined that i and other government officials allowed concerns about systemic risk to outweigh concerns about potential harm to bank of america and its shareholders. that simply did not happen. in my view and the view of numerous government officials working on the matter, the interest of the nation and bank of america were aligned with respect to the closing of the merrill lynch transaction. second, some have suggested that there was something inappropriate about my conversation of december 21st with mr. lewis in which i mentioned the possibility that the federal reserve could remove management and the board of bank of america if the bank invoked the mac clause. i believe it was appropriate for me to explain to mr. lewis that the government was supportive of bank of america and that it felt s

by no means is america perfect. but it is our commitment to certain universal values which allows us to correct our imperfections, to improve constantly and to grow stronger every time. freedom of speech and assembly has allowed women and minorities and workers to protest for full and equal rights at a time when they were denied. the rule of law and equal administration of justice has busted monopolies, shut down political machines that were corrupt, ended abuses of power. independent media have exposed corruption at all levels of business and government. competitive elections allow us to change course and hold our leaders accountable. if our democracy did not advance those rights, then i, as a person of african ancestry, wouldn't be able to address us as an american citizen, much less as president, because at the time of our founding i had no rights, people who looked like me. but it is because of that process that i can now stand before you as president of the united states. so around the world, america supports t

coppola's the united states of america. -- god bless the united states of america. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> yes, we can. yes, we can. yes, we can. yes, we can. yes, we can. yes, we can. yes, we can. >> a conversation now buzz aldrin, apollo 11 astronauts and the second man to walk on the moon. the anniversary is tomorrow. he was a guest on today's "washington journal" for about 50 minutes. guest: thank you. . we want to share with you some of the moments for 40 minutes ago, and when we come back, buzz aldrin will be talking about his experiences, his new book, and the future of the nasa space program. >> we see some angela blocks several hundred feet in front of us -- and killer -- angular. they have angular edges. >> now, in the lesser gravity of the moon, armstrong and aldrin prepared to explore this dark, lonely world. >> do you think you can open the hatch at this pressure? >> we are going to try it. >> roger. >> the hatch is coming open. >> /buzz aldrin, neil a

what it did for america. it was 40 years ago when america one that space race to the moon. do you know there's another space race going on right now? these images are from indian and japanese spacecraft. they have been photographed in the moon for the past two years. in 2003, became the third country to put a man into space. in 2005, two chinese astronauts completed a five-day orbital mission around the earth. national pride is just one of the benefits for every country. from the very beginning, our space programs have been inspiring. do you ever look up and think, i have been there? >> yes. greta: it is sort of fun, isn't it? >> yes, but it is something in the past. >> colonel buzz aldrin on this 40th anniversary wanted to talk about the and it looks kind of dismal, the finances, the economy, we have an opportunity to make a pathway, the leader of the nation has an opportunity to create a pathway. we have made a choice to go back and do what we did 50 years ago. greta: coming up, buzz aldrin talks about his

i know who america and americans are.now what we have done in the past, and the first thing we have to do is draw a line in the sand and very soon i will tell you how, but in the meantime, there are vital steps that are politically incorrect, but i'm going to ask you to take them. first thing that i would like to ask you to do is consult with a trusted spiritual advisor for guidance that. can be a member of your clergy or trusted spiritual friend t could be -- i don't i don't carf you worship a spoon. talk to the spoon. unless the spoon is telling you to kill or hurt people, then it's probably a spoon that you shouldn't listen to, you should listen. the guidance of the lord in prayer needs to be sought in this country at this time. this is something that invites ridicule of the mindless godless spawns of hell i know, but i couldn't care less. get on your knees and ask the lord what we should be doing. we must have inspiration on our side for this struggle, because what's coming our way is not good. second, now that you're

but the america that consume so much on credit, the america that's automatically lionelizes the successwealthy bankers, the america that we've known for so long appears to be moving on to. faisal islam, channel 4 news, baltimore. >>> finally tonight, we have an excerpt from the latest edition of the pbs series wide angle. it's called "the market maker." one story of one woman's efforts to combat a seemingly never-ending cycle ofine in ethiopia creating that country's very first commodities exchange. it's a task coachcated by both a world wide financial crisis and a steep learning curve about economics. >> reporter: the first stop is a meeting with local coffee producers and traitors who are skeptical about the ecs. [ speaking in native tongue ] >> reporter: after a brief stop to inaugurate a new quality control facility the team heads to inspect a warehouse. the whole exchange is based on real commodity stored in real warehouses, and there are real questions about whether this is an acceptable warehouse at all. [ speaking in native tongue ] >> one thing about the lineage is very good at

and he could have. >> america loved him.ir with walter cronkite. >> you know why? he was the best newsman. he was just dedicated to news. he really cared about what the news was. he thought it was important to tell it to the american people. it's that simple. >> this is walter cronkite. good night. has progress taken us to a better place? i'd say it's taken us for a ride. honestly, what thanks do we owe progress? we're up to our necks in landfill, and down to the wire in resources and climate change is out to get us. that's why progress plays no role inside post shredded wheat. here, we put the "no" in innovation. post original shredded wheat is still just the one simple, honest ingredient which naturally comes with vitamins, minerals and fiber. all we did was make it spoon size. did we go too far? come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on remaining '08 and '09 models. you'll find low, straightforward pricing. own g a met09u '

>> he was a presence america took to. he was telling everybody, everything's goesing to fine. >> he reflected what many ofs felt and showed the emotion we were feeling. >> his broadcast was the number one evening show for 13 years. he covered presidents from truman to clinton and was fascinated by politics. he took us to convention after convention, perched in his booth over the floor. >> i think we've got a bunch of thugs here, dan. >> once in 196 in a cbs documentary he dropped his anchorman objectivity. >> to say we are mired in stalemate seems the only realistic, if unsatisfactory conclusion. >> t-minus 19 seconds. >> when it came to american exploration in space, he was particularly excited and on. >> one small step for man. >> oh, boy. i'm speechless. it will be the story people remember for the 20th century. >> reporter: during a tumultuous time in our history, his nightly sign-off became one constant we all counted on. >> that's the way it is. that's the way it is. >> reporter: ever the working reporter, cronkite

in latin america. conjuring up alliances from the cold war. that was when daniel ortega of nicaragua became a prime target after he overthrew an american backed dictator. the war there became central to u.s. foreign policy. but ortega is now the country's democratically elected president. morales in bolivia. since colonial times, he tells the people, we have been fighting against invasion and oppression. he's been at odds with washington after he expelled the american ambassador last year. hugo chavez of venezuela, seen with his zero fidel castro, both men for many years fo against america. the increased american military presence in columbia raises concerns washington might once again be taking sides between left and right wing governments in the region. bbc news reporting. >> this is world news today. coming up, it is a sellout show in cuba as the u.k. royal ballet arrives, the biggest performance since the bolshoi. they were driven from their homes, victims of racial violence. they've left northern

your prosperity can expand america's prosperity. and security can contribute to the world's health and security. and the strength of your democracy can help advance human rights for people everywhere. so i do not see the countries and peoples of africa as a world apart. i see africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world, as partners with america, a path of the future we want for all of our children. that partnership must be grounded in mutual responsibility and mutual respect, and that is what i want to speak with you about today. let's start from the simple premise that africa's future is up to africans. i say this knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted this part of the world. after all, i have the blood of africa within me and my family is -- my family's story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the larger african story. some of you know my grandfather was a cook in kenya and a respected elder in his village, he was called boy much of his life. he was on the proliferation of keny kenyon

our special across america.the hamptons at the beacon restaurant in sag harbor cove. our conversation continues with don peebles, chairman and ceo of peebles corporation. we've been talking about real estate all morning long. i know you are spb who has not always been positive on real estate. you got out before the crash, sold a lot of your stuff but you think right now is a good time to be getting back in. >> oh, yeah, on the commercial side it may be a little early. hotels, now is a good time to buy. on the residential side, and i think in places like miami, las vegas, washington, d.c. -- >> the places that have seen the biggest drops?s? >> yes, the big drops. vegas came down really hard, bounced back, with a record month last month, another record month this month because of the affordability index. also you have good fundamentals, markets with strong monday mentals will do well. now americans -- not everybody has lost their job. we still have 90-plus percent employment. people who can afford a vacation home,

and america is behind.governments in asia and europe are ahead of the united states in making aggressive investments in clean energy technology. american businesses need strong incentives and investments now in order for this nation to lead the 21st century global economy. we are also coming late to the task of leading the world's major greenhouse gas emitters to reverse our collective emissions growth in times to avert catastrophic climatic changes that would severely harm america's economy and national security within our children's lifetimes. the necessary shared effort will not begin in ernest unless and until the united states leads the charge. the advantage of the kind of legislation the president has called for is that it ramps up investment in developing new clean energy technologies while giving companies an effective incentive to use those technologies to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. it does so without raising taxes or increasing the deficit. i do not mean to say that we can get something for

>> did bank of america?> we went to bank of america repeatedly and bank of america asked each time for more assistance, and we had the -- we had the private sector ready to fill the gap, but bank of america, in my judgment, was never serious about it, because each time they showed less interest, and it turns out they were interested in merrill lynch. we had another buyer, barclays that we thought was going to do the deal right up until sunday morning. >> let me ask just one more question given the short time frame. most of these other groups that were saved -- fannie may, freddie mac, a.i.g. -- the management was replaced. lewis wasn't replaced. was his situation different? in short, did you promise him he could keep his job if he did it this way? >> absolutely not. these decisions -- for the government to come in and take the responsibility away from the board and replace the board, there has to be a very good reason. fannie may, freddie mac, a.i.g., there was good reasons. i also looked at this very practi

ronald reagan extole america in 1989.he 20th century, that century was called the american century. will this century, the 21st century also be an american century or will it be called the chinese century? rich. >> it will be called the american century. we have this run that will keep on going. the chinese have a lot of problems. >> you don't think we have a lot of problems? >> we are the most pluralistic open and dynamic country in the world. >> we are not in decline. >> maybe a tiniest bit relative to the rest of the world. look, compared to where we were after world war ii, yes, there's been a small secular decline. >> well nor, what do you think? >> the story of the shorthand of the 21st century is unfolding. economic power? i don't know. i still think america does stand strong and proud in this world and to say that president obama is not proud of america, that's exactly what -- >> please stick with the question. >> no one said that. >> she said that about 30 seconds ago. >> i did not. >> the gift from this country

they come to america. what else is coming to america? how about the tens of thousands of patients a year, including the prime minister of italy? if socialized medicine is so great, let me ask the prime minister, why did you come here in 2006? why did you have your heart surgery at america's cleveland clinic instead of staying at home with your socialism? did you know it's free over there? before we trash our current system, in new york state, they heaped nearly a 60% tax on the rich to pay for healthcare. put this in perspective. you're making $1. this is what you keep -- i'm sorry. this is what goes there. this is what you keep and you can spend. i mean, shouldn't we ask ourselves who in this country is going to innovate? you know, greed is a bad thing, but a little bit of a greed is a good thing. somebody saying gee, if i fix that, i could get rich. i got an idea, why don't i fix that? wake up, america. this is turning into a country i don't even recognize anymore. our grandparents left europe. they packed up everything that they owned

america gathered. this was the gateway to the american evening. >> we got 30 seconds... >> the united states told the communists... >> i'm the son of a newsman, and it's a huge part of my life. i grew up in a newsroom. i know walter very well. we did a live television show. it's fun to be around somebody who's actually been part of real historical events. >> it looks like a good flight. oh, go, baby. a witness to that hilton violence said it seemed to be unprovoked on the part of the demonstrators. >> you know, the guy who held our hands through some of the biggest changes in our country's history. >> in dallas, texas... >> we didn't know whether john f. kennedy had died. walter was the one who told us. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m., central standard time, 2:00 eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago. >> there's something that is so quintessentially american about walter cronkite-- his honesty and candor in difficult times. >> to me, he represents the best of the first amendment, the best o

america and south america. this is a very expansive vision for the time. can you give any examples of anybody because i would like to look into this later. >> shore. i was thinking especially joseph galloway galloway is the politician who had been speaker of the house of the pennsylvania assembly for about 20 years before the revolution. benjamin franklin's political partner. they called altogether the party they called the quaker party and dominated pennsylvania politics during the 20 years or so before the revolution. galloway was really the head of pennsylvania's delegation to the first continental congress. but the war broke out before the second continental congress and galloway the he was elected to that congress refused to serve and he wrote a pamphlet on 1774 cultic and examination at the has a long and after that. and another pamphlet that can help in the spring of 1775 and he makes that argument in both of those pamphlets that we would be better off remaining tied to great britain than we would if we

listen, america. i had a thought this weekend about this, but i think the paradigm in this country is about to change, and i mean that, and i'm not sure exactly what it's going to look like, but i think it's going to be huge and it's going to be in everything. i think there is coming a time when the people in america both white, black, hispanic, it doesn't matter, that have been pushed up against the wall on political connectness are going to say enough is enough! big changes regarding immigration and the government doesn't need to get the approval of congress. that's coming up. next. ??ç i was always going having to go in the middle of traffic and just starting and stopping. having to go in the middle of a ballgame and then not being able to go once i got there. and going at night. i thought i had a going problem. my doctor said i had a growing problem. it wasn't my bladder. my prostate was growing. i had an enlarging prostate that was causing my urinary symptoms. my doctor prescribed avodart. (anno

she connects with america, common sense conservative america like nobody has since ronald reagan. >>try. >> she is blue collar. >> she is. >> she went to a state university but we have a big cultural difference between the aristocratic, that group within the democratic party -- [all talking at once ] >> the literati cannot stand her. >> hey -- >> she is middle american. she's attractive. she's a woman. she's pro life. she's a pace car babe, rodeo queen. >> she's also not alone in those demographics. ty want to speak up for middle america that went to state school, and i come from john boehner's district, the original middletown, ohio. i want to tell you, i've got so many republican women friends back there who after the katie couric interview called to say where is our barack obama headquarters? it was incredible. i'm hearing the biggest criticism coming from republicans. democrats enjoy her. i hear them talking about how they hope she does run again. >> at the end of the campaign, she was the only one getting tout 10,000, 15,000 people. >> okay. >> that's fine. she's like newt gingr

what i think my experience tells us is good for america. and mars is good for america.ost: and the book as you outlined indicates your own battle with alcoholism, and with your wife. we have joe. caller: good morning, i have one question, do you feel that the area's vehicle is the most cost effective in terms of dollars per human? guest: you only have to look back 10 years or earlier and you find a biased person. werner von braun is quoted as saying we should not put human beings on solid rocket boosters. because they can blowup at any time. you can't shut them off and abort from them. my early efforts, 10 years ago, 15 years ago has been to replace the solid rockets on the shuttle in an evolutionary way with liquid fly-back boosters. that build to reusability. the nation and world that has two stage fully reuseable heavy, lift rockets that are years in the future. we need to develop the high-flight rate that justifies the investment in reusability that gives us reliability and economy. but reliability first. what gives us high flight rate? adventure travel, a lot of pe

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secretary henry pason gets grilleon capitol hill for his rolen the sale of merrill lynch bank of america. the tougquestioning and his answers ahead. >> susie: the bankptcy countdown is on for c.i. tonight. the nation's lding small business lenr is poised to fail. now that uncle sam h put away his checkbook. coming up, what c.i.t.'s faire could mean to small business that depend on it. >> paul: j.p. morg chase ecks in with record second arter revenues. analysis of the resultand a eview of what's ahead for the financial ctor in the second half. >> susie: google continu to search outrofits. the company poed a near 20% rise in seco quarter earnings. but the gianweb search engine isn't fing on all cylinders. we'll expln. >> paul: i'm paul ngas. >> susie: and m susie gharib. is is "nightly business report" for thursday, july 1 "nightly business rert" is made ssible by: this program was madpossible by ctributions to your pbs station from viers like you. thank you. 7/ >> susie: good evening, everyone. hank plson was back in the spotlight onapitol hill today, but it wast the kind of homecoming he

i have been at many rallies in america. did a 20 market to more on this book, four of those rallies for absolutely huge. albuquerque, reno, boise in portland oregon, hundreds of hundreds of people turned out to talk about this issue and to hear about this issue. it was very gratifying to see their interest in their depth of knowledge on this issue. liberals for the most part panda book, as we expected, and that is fine. but believe me, if we lose any free-speech rights in america through regulation in the public interest through the fcc, liberals are going to lose those rights as well. because what is good for one is good for the other. it has to be that way. >> host: final question for you fine. if we lose conservative talk radio, with you listen to it or not or whether you agree with the conservative point of view or not, what do we lose? >> guest: our hearts and our soul. we are no longer america, simple as that. >> host: one of the great ironies here is that the founding fathers began this great american democratic expe

>> no. >> what about bank of america?> not that i know of. >> who was the first president that you served? >> richard nixon. >> who was the head of your staff? >> [unintelligible] let me ask you about the deals that is structured as treasury. in terms of the warrants that you structured, the return she provides that once coleman redeemed the shares, they have the option to purchase this back at a fair market value, and a timing of their discretion. what did you draft a provision that allowed the borrower to determine when the taxpayers would receive the warrants? >> in terms of how this was structured, i am asserts that the deal with certain for all the others. >> what would you leave the taxpayer, by which you let them set the terms? >> i would say this, they will be very profitable for the taxpayer. >> if they can set the terms on when they will be redeemed, we will not give back what we deserve to get back. what's there is a process and this is not a process where they set the terms. >> the terms say that the timing of

america's system, next. glenn: continuing our medical series tonight -- medical series -- the media misses major connections because it doesn't see how the stories of the day are tied together so we will tie them together for them. we're breaking things down tonight. veterans' healthcare in a nutshell. whoever says public healthcare works is ignoring that the v.a. medical system is in shambles. we have reports of botched radiation treatments to nearly 100 vets and exposed another 10,000 of our heros to h.i.v. and hepatitis viruses. the doctors were fired but how did it happen so many times in the first place? federal laws let v.a. doctors work with little outside scrutiny a practice one congressman called a, quote, institutional breakdown. not only are the fa facilities four times older than the private sector here, and less than half capable of passing a random inspection, but also the wait times are about twice as long within those walls. once inside, a claim at a v.a. center can take up to 177 days to pro

the pain of discrimination is still felt in america. by african-american women paid less than colleagues. by latinos made to feel unwelcome in their own country, by muslim americans viewed with suspicion simply because they kneel down to pray to their god, by our gay brothers and sisters still taunted, still attacked, still denied their rights. on the 45th anniversary of the civil rights act, discrimination cannot stand, not on account of color or gender, how you wore sh -- worship or who you love. prejudice has no place in the united states of america. that's what the naacp stands for. that's what the naacp will continue to fight for, as long as it takes. but we also know that prejudice and discrimination, at least the most blatant types of prejudice and discrimination, are not even the steepest barriers to opportunity today. the most different barriers include structural inequalities that our nation's legacy of discrimination has left behind. inequalitying still plaguing too many communities and too often the object of national neglec

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he was the -- the most trusted man in america, and one of the most important men in america. >> i rememberlevision and put on walter every night and those are some of my fondest memories of times with my grandparents back then of watching "the cbs evening news" and to work at cbs. >> and, you know the polls told the story of popular opinion with walter cronkite. everyone knew him, everyone loved him. his approval rating during the nixon years was higher than the president's, but when asked how many people knew walter cronkite i think 98%. >> and still the most tsted man in america, 15 years removed from the anchor desk. >> more remarkable. coming up in this hour we'll speak with katie couric, tom brokaw charlie gibson bob schieffer, morley safer, roger mudd and many more. we begin with katie couric who has a look back at walter cronkite cronkite's distinguished career. >> and that's the way it is. and that's the way it is. that's the way it is. that's the way it is. >> reporter: for half a century, walter cronkite told it the way it was delivering the news straight and unvarnished. >> good

it was middle america. it was the suburbs and a great child hybrid removed around we got transferred with two mississippi. been removed to upstate new york or fibers six years than resettled in florida of. pensacola where my mom's side of the family is from. we went to public schools for most of my schooling. one of my best experiences was 1969 being the first class of the integrated school my parents did not send us to private schools were a lot of the white flight had gone because 69 was the first your misses a beat schools were integrated. it was a great experience. my mom said she did not want me to go to kindergarten she kept me out so first grade was 50 percent white and 50 percent black and it had been the african-american school a year before. i finally went to private school and high school at pensacola catholic high school. i loved the nuns and they loved me back they let me get away with things they would not let others get away. i went university of alabama undergrad and then university of flori

by no means is america perfect.ut it is our commitment to certain universal values which allows us to correct our imperfections, to improve constantly and to grow stronger over time. freedom of speech and assembly has allowed women and minoriti minorities, and workers to protest for full and equal rights at a time when they were denied. the rule of law and equal administration of justice has busted monopolies, shut down political machines that were corrupt, into the abuses of power. independent media have exposed corruption at all levels of business and government. competitive elections allow us to change course and hold our leaders accountable. if our democracy did not advance those rights, denied, as a person of african ancestry, wouldn't be able to address you as an american citizen, much less as a president. because at the time of our founding, i had no rights. of people who look like me. but it is because of that process that i can now stand before you as president of the united states. so around the world, ame

sean: and tonight in "your america" democrat unveiled their plan to overhaul america's health care systemthey did it earlier today on capitol hill, and just as they did with the stimulus bill, they planned to rush this legislation to a vote in both houses of congress. let's look. >> we cannot allow this issue to be delayed. we cannot put it off again. we quite frankly cannot go home for a recess unless the house and the senate both pass bills to reform and restructure our health care system. sean: here's one of the reasons that democrats are in such a hurry to pass the bill. it could raise taxes on millions of americans. now, households earning more than $350,000, they're going to see their taxes raised by at least 1%. households making between $500,000 and $1 million, they're going to see a tax hike of 1.5%, and households earning more than $1 million annually will get hit extra hard with 5.5% and a surtax. so does this legislation have the support that it needs in congress? we're joined by mike pence. congressman, good to see you, welcome back. >> good to see you, sean. thanks. sean: we

america's affordable health choices act. it is a health insurance act for the great middle class of america. i'd like to thank our committee chairs for the work that they have done to ensure quality, affordability and accessibility for america's middle class. and in doing so, i'm joining the president of the united states and the praise that he heaped upon them earlier today when the bill was filed. i'd like to acknowledge the great work of chairman waxman of the energy and commerce committee, chairman rangel of the ways and means committee and to all of their staffs who have worked so hard to make this day possible. i especially want to acknowledge chairman dingell. i said to chairman dingell just before we came in here, are you happy? isn't this a great day? he said i'm happy and my father would be happy too. chairman dingell, every year in his long service in congress has introduced universal healthcare legislation. and now he is the lead author on this historic legislation that will take us to that place. thank you, sena

in america?" >> the man they're talking about also happens to be the most influential person in tom joiner's life. please welcome in his first tv appearance since the arrest, professor henry louis gates joining us. tom and professor gates, nice to have you both. you sort of had your own moment of truth over recent days. i'd like to start with that. we know that you were on a lengthy trip to china and you were returning home. what exactly happened? >> well, i was filming my new documentary series for pbs calls "faces of america requests about immigration. we were filming yo-yo ma's an ses tral cemetery in china. i took my daughter along. we had just flown back from china. i came from new york to boston. my driver picked me up. we got to my house in harvard square and the door was jammed. the door wouldn't open. to make a long story short, i asked my driver to push the door through. i gave him his tip, he left. i called harvard real estate which does the maintenance on my house because they own the

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eastern in america's news headquarters.nald's packing up its european headquarters in london heading to switzerland because of higher taxes. could that happen here? >> we could. it is already happening. the u.s. has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world. i think we are 125th on the index of economic freedom and capital is very mobile right now. people can push a button and send millions anywhere. we want to attract productive profit-seeking businesses, you don't do that by raising taxes and regulation but that is the direction the administration documents take us. terry: i can see you packing up the hedge fund. >> come on, jonathan. where are you going to go? it is the place to be. people kill themselves to cross the ocean to get here. you won't move just because of the tax implications. >> it is already happening. entrepreneurs are leaving the u.k. >> this is something that the united states is accustomed to. you may see employees be shipped overseas that could happen if the obama administration continues t

that's what america is. and we've had many influxes of -- with famines in different parts of europe, people came here. the pilgrims on the mayflower came here. they did not hang around plymouth rock waiting for the return trip. they came here to settle through the hardships. that's what i want to do when we begin to settle people on another place. we need to have settlers, opportunists, people who join together with like people but they become assimlated by the nation. i think the greatest nation in the world. they have come here, they should be proud of what this nation has built up over 200 years and what we are proud of. thank you. host: there's a tweet comment saying i don't think man kind would be without computers and cell phones but for the space program. someone who have thought of it! guest: someone always will think of it, usually the security people who are challenging themselves for high-tech technology to defend you and me and people who come here from invaders, from threateners in the outside.

i'm on "good morning america.", we want to hear him sing. stop talking to him. maxwell, please perform for us. >> i'd love to. >> please. this is the "pretty wings." ♪ time will bring a well end of our trial ♪ ♪ one day there'll l be no remnants no trace ♪ ♪ no residual feelings within you ♪ ♪ one day you won't remember me ♪ ♪ your face will be the reason i smile ♪ ♪ but i will not see what i cannot have forever ♪ ♪ i'll always love you i hope you feel the same ♪ ♪ oh, you bayed me dirty your game was so bad ♪ ♪ you toyed with my affection had to fill out ♪ ♪ my prescription ♪ for the remedy i had to learn ♪ ♪ i love you ♪ i had to love set you free to fly your pretty wings around ♪ ♪ your pretty wings your pretty wings ♪ ♪ your pretty wings pretty wings around ♪ ♪ i came wrong you were right ♪ ♪ transformed your love into like ♪ ♪ baby believe me i'm sorry i told you lies ♪ ♪ i turned day into night ♪ ♪ sleep till i die a thousand times ♪ ♪ i should have showed you better nights, better times ♪ ♪ better days i mis

to a new relationship between the two americas, north america and latin america. friendship instead of leadership because leadership was the plan you described in your book come is spreading military dictatorships all over in the name of democracy, and the name of i don't know what, in the name of leadership. the northern countries have a right to take the examination of the other countries and say are you democratic or not? are you behaving well or not? like a professor and a people. so, these are words i don't like it all. >> we are almost ready to wrap up and i wanted to note that, in many ways, "mirrors" is a very dark book in many ways. there is a lot of very terrible things told in this book.

short term, i like bank of america, as well.ormed its cup and handle pattern, and it's been in this consolidation phase. cup and handle is a technical pattern, a very positive technical pattern. >> we just had a head and shoulders -- >> everybody was saying head and shoulders, but you have to look at volume with technical analysis. the head and shoulders pattern really didn't sort of get confirmed on the volume.e. you're supposed to see declining volume. and if you looked at the right shoulder of that head and shoulders pattern, it really didn't confirm that head and shoulders pattern.n. but anyway -- >> this is a cup and handle.. >> this is a cup and handle, and actually a very positive pattern. also with the consolidation for june. another short-term idea, i like microsoft. at bannian partners, we talked about a lot of technology and microsoft is another name to bring to the party. they're coming out with this windows 7, which is a very -- getting a lot of interest from the overall market. bing is getting a lot of interest. an