we're pushing forward on the never-ended search for amelia earhart. a new expedition to answer an enduring question. >>> hello, everyone, i'm kyra phillips live at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. you're live in the "cnn you're live in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> call it a white house beer summit. a multiolive bran inch a bottle. just a few hours from now, president obama and harvard professor, henry louis gates and police sergeant james crowley meet up over some cold ones. like three guys in a bar, if the bar were at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the topic? the national race controversy brewing since the white cop arrested the black scholar and the commander in chief weighed in. our carol costello will have more on the politics of beer in just a moment, and our ed henry joins us live from the white house. ed, let's go ahead and start with you. what do you think? deep conversation or just a few brews? >> reporter: probably just a few brews. in fact, white house spokesman, robert gibbs, is trying to downplay the medi

. >> reporter: this is the third time that the feathered amelia earhart decided to make a nest. mom showed up in june and last week seven ducklings hatched. >> they go in the pool immediately. you see the furry things floating around. it certainly is a luxurious spot for the duck. maybe they like the big more investigator that runs along the back of the yard. it makes the pool space look twice as big. >> having your own gated pool in the middle of the city, what could you be better than that. is she getting spoiled. >> we spoil all of our guests. >> live entertainment. >> the guests, we tell them about the duck and they visit her at the nest and they are excited if theare here when they hatch. >> reporter: animal control will come get the ducks and relocate them to a different ea. that a bit sweet day in the hospitality ndustry. beth parker, fox 5 news. >> i guess mom is smart. she keeps going back to the same bed and breakfast. >> they treat her right. >>> the news tonight is far from every. >> the "news edge at 6:00" starts right now. >>> slipped past security in ten federal b

. >> reporter: this is the third time in a year and a half that the feathered amelia earhart decided to make a nest and lay her eggs on the b & b's patio. this time duck watch did nt disappoint. mom showed up in june and last week seven ducklings hatched. >> they go into the pool immediately. you see these little furry balls floating around with their little feet. >> reporter: swann house manager rick have, raised the -- rick verkler raised the water level in the pool so they can get in and out. maybe part of what the ducks like is the big mirror that runs along the back of the yard. it makes the pool space look twice as big. >> having your own gated pool in the middle of the city, what could be better than that? >> reporter: are you worried she's getting a little spoiled? >> i think so, but we spoil all of our guests, so it's only appropriate. >> reporter: mary ross, the owner of swann house couldn't be more delighted. >> it's live entertainment. >> our guests come and visit the duck in the nest and they're very excited if they happen to be here when they hatch. >> reporter: liken t

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>> we have a biography of amelia earhart and there is something of a movie tied into it. there's a movie with hilary swank and richard gere that's coming out this fall and we will be bringing the book to coincide with it. >> how old is the book? >> several years, at least a decade but we are giving it and cover and rolling it back out. >> who as dominique la ierre? >> he has a rainbow in the night about south africa that covers the whole apartheid period and the turmoil the country went through to become the nation it is today. >> da capo? >> we published on fiction primarily. one of our missions to make sure the books fit into the core areas we know we are going to find successful readers. it's a lot of military history. general history, a little politics, current events and a lot of pop culture to mix it up a little bit, music and music history. >> speaking of pop culture, what is this book? >> this is a book on islamic youth called goodbye 20 central. we just brought out the paperback edition. >> what is it about? >> the band and the grunge music movement. >> lissa war

overcoming significant hurdles to carry the torch for amelia earhart and to pass it on to sally ride. last month, after the president signed into law a measure -- that honors alberta and her fellow wasp with a congressional gold medal, it was our hope that she would be able to travel to washington in the near future and take part in a ceremony commemorating this honor. but ad sadly alberta passed away this past friday evening. on behalf of the people of western new york, i extend my deepest sympathies to alberta's loved ones and ask the house to join me in honoring this distinguished member of the greatest generation. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. sanchez: i rise to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to highlight the significance of health care reform for our country and to emphasize the importance of keeping the real v.i.p.'s, the peopl