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an end. the extraordinary good that he did lives on. to his family he was a guardian. to america, the defender of a dream. >> after the assassinations, he became the family patriarchç ad eventual become an american political icon. for nearly five decades in the senate, kennedy was the leading voice of his party's liberal wing. at the 1980 convention speech, it was a kennedy classic. >> for all of those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the hobe still lives and the dream shall never die. -- the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. ♪ >> love him or hate him, and there are still some ted kennedy haters out there, it is safe to say that washington will not be the same without him. he died this week at the age of 77 at his home in massachusetts. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in may of 2008. we knew and he knew that there was no cure, only delaying action. >> there will be again a new generation of americans and i hope rises again and the dream lives on. >> despite his condition, the kennedy made an appearance at barack obama's convention in denver

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opportunity, in children who know education's promise and in all who can pursue their dream in an america that is more equal and more just. >> politicians from both sides of the isle are expressing their sympathies over the loss of ted kennedy. former president george hw bush said today and this is a quote, while we didn't see eye to eye on many political issues through the years, i always respected his steadfast public service. secretary of state, hillary clinton said kennedy inspired generation after generation of young americans to enter public service. the stand up for justice and fight for progress. and british prime minister, gordon brown said even facing illness and death, he never stopped fighting for the causes, which were his life's work. i'm proud to have counted him as a friend. >>> and while with we've known since last year that this day would come, the passing of senator kennedy is still hard on the country and his family. kate baldwin has more from massachusetts. >> reporter: america is remembering senator edward kennedy, whose extraordinary political career spanned nearly

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an end. the extraordinary good that he did lives on. for his family he was a guardian. for america he was the defender of a dream. i spoke earlier this morning to senator kennedy's beloved wife vicki who was to the end such a wonderful source of encouragement and strength. our thoughts and prayers are with her, his children kara, edward, and patrick, and step- children curran and caroline, the entire kennedy family, decades' worth of staff, the people of massachusetts, and all americans who, like us, loved ted kennedy. >> vice president joe biden also talked about senator kennedy today. he was at an energy department event. this is about 10 minutes. >> mr. secretary, thank you and your staff for the privilege of being here today on what was to be a joyous occasion and having to talk about energy independence. you said the president made a wise choice. the wisest choice he made was to rescue to be the secretary of the department of energy -- was to ask you to be the secretary of the department of energy. you have taken on a roll that is going to be determining the success of the nex

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transitions lenses are available at an america's best location near you. >>> and now with a look ahead2 news at 5:30, good evening, i'm kelly swoope. police have the suspect. tonight they need the help finding the victims for heinous sex crimes in baltimore county. >>> credit card holders beware. before new consumer protection laws kick in, find out how credit card companies are trying to stick it to you. >>> plus, a judge gives a sample approval on a custody agreement over michael jackson's kids, but the battle over his will is just heating up. those stories, plus a look at baltimore's most accurate forecast on abc 2 news at 5:30. >> thanks, kelly. we'll see you then. >>> our look around the nation begins in new bed for, massachusetts. that's where a chemical leak sent more than four dozen people to the hospital, include league in critical condition. authority says the victims were exposed to unknown fumes at a trash disposal company. >>> in louisiana, a man is recovering after being bitten by a shark. this coast guard video was taken as the rescue helicopter pulled the man from his b

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new opportunity, in children who know education's promise, and in allho can pursue their dream in an america that is more equal and more just. including myself. >> reaction to the late night news from here spilled out from east to west across this country. it was visible today on flagpoles, lowered to half staff, the condolence book at the nearby kennedy library, and now the process of remembering begins. it's likely no two americans are goin to remember ted kennedy quite the same way. tonight we begin here by remembering a colossal american life. from the looks of things it was a wonderful life. he was the son of the american ambassador to great britain, the youngest of nine. he was the toast of the town in london at the age of 6. >> today the official opening performed by 6-year-old teddy kennedy. >> he was a lucky young man then his luck began to change. his cldhood hero was his dashg older brother joe killed in a pne crash in world war ii. his older sister, kathleen, also died in a plane crash soon after the war. his brother ja, the 35th present of the united states, killed by an assassi

so this year let us offer new hope, new hope to an america uncertain about the present, but unsurpassed in its potential for the future. to all those who are idle in the cities and industries of america let us provide new hope for the dignity of useful work. democrats have always believed that a basic civil right of all americans is their right to earn their own way. the party of the people must always be the party of full employment. to all those who doubt the future of our economy, let us provide new hope for the reindustrialization of america. and let our vision reach beyond the next election or the next year to a new generation of prosperity. if we could rebuild germany and japan after world war ii, then surely we can reindustrialize our own nation and revive our inner cities in the 1980s. to all those who work hard for a living wage let us provide new hope that the price of their employment shall not be an unsafe workplace and a death at an earlier age. to all those who inhabit our land from california to the new york island, from the redwood forest to the gulfstream wa

two months ago sanford admitted an affair with a woman from south america. his wife and kids have moved out of the governor's mansion. state officials are asking for an ethics probe of sanford's use of state aircraft. >>> espn zone in downtown d.c. was turned into a sound stage. ♪ i did it my ♪ ♪ i know that my ♪ reach out for me >> the washington nationals hosted star spangled singoff. each contestant sang for 30 second. judges will select a winner to perform at a home game. >>> pretty good. >> fst guy was fabulous. >> f >>> the tonight show is up next. >> we'll leave you with a final look at the tribute to senator ted kennedy. >> the work goes on. the hope still lives. and the dream sthhall never die. ♪

i mean there's you can make an argument that america has more hypocrisy on these issues that the europeans did that our behavior is not fend mentally different. >> we just finished an election. in 11 states was a referendum rejected it. does that give a lie to the irresistible values. >> backlash. i think in the political system we often see a backlash to what is happening in the cultural arena. gay marriage was not in the table as a political issue five or 10 years ago. we're having a backlash that the culture has brought front and center. do you see any any influence in the jurisprudence in the united states for example, in the court rulings in massachusetts in same sex mayor usualing. was that in any sense derivitive of or from europe or elsewhere? >> sloochlt the mast followed on the lines of the supreme court decision which ruled against the bowers earlier supreme court decision that basically found that laws on sodomy were okay. the supreme court basically threw out these laws and in doing so it cited opinions by among a european court of human rights in strauss burg, and the people

"what they are trying to do is create an america very unlike the america that has existed for centuries, the america that people have been attracted to by the millions from all over the world, the america many generations of americans have fought and died for. america, freedom. what must be destroyed if this is to be turn inside a fundamentally different country to suit obama's vision of the country and of himself ." >> that is a power statement. thomas seoul. a great thinker and writer. yon, thanjon, thank you for wee today. we need voices of charity and conscience. >> and i want to say to the governor if i can just say to the governor, try it again, we need a man like you! >> thank you, jon. jon voight. jon voight. >> frank caliendo and all of his characters coming up next. you do not want to miss this. >>> okay. we tried to take over -- tried to take over at gee beginning of the program. but his hilarious impersonations make him fay favorite of all time. give an official welcome to the very funny frank caliendo. >> we get to hear officially now. the audience at home didn't get to see

"what they are trying to do is create an america very unlike the america that has existed for centuriesions from all over the world, the america many generations of americans have fought and died for. america, freedom. what must be destroyed if this is to be turn inside a fundamentally different country to suit obama's vision of the country and of himself ." >> that is a power statement. thomas seoul. a great thinker and writer. yon, thanjon, thank you for wee today. we need voices of charity and conscience. >> and i want to say to the governor if i can just say to the governor, try it again, we need a man like you! >> thank you, jon. jon voight. jon voight. >> frank caliendo and all of his characters coming up next. you do not want to miss this. achoo! (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. it's what doctors recommend most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back. fo

its subject is america after an electromagnetic pulse attack. thank you again for being here. good to see you. >> thank you. >> i'm afraid there are many people waveng who perhaps don't know what an electromagnetic pulse attack would be. maybe we'd start with your explaining that attack. >> it's a byproduct of any detonation of any nuclear weapon. first realizing some testing in the '60s and before we go any further, i know this sounds like sci-fi. so you in the audience, folks watching this later -- if this sounds like sci-fi, this evening go on the internet, google up emp, go to wikipedia. here's a couple of other things you should look up. starfish crime which was the american test in 1962 of detonating a weapon in space which blew out a fair part of the power grid in hawaii. also look up soviet test 184. and then finally if you want to look at a completely different aspect of emp look up the carrington event which was actually triggered by a solar storm. and to go back to answering your question, emp, electromagnetic pulse, is a byproduct of detonating a nuclear weapon. he

they defended it as a civilizational mission as an attempt to bring america and the american way of life to the amazon.com to the back would have a son. you can think of it as a distant preview of the ever expanding sense of justifications that for why the u.s. invaded iraq six years ago and went from finding weapons of mass destruction and when that didn't happen, then it became about bringing democracy to the middle east and even ridding the world of evil, so there's that kind of escalating set of justifications and the more things they'll the more you search for idealistic reasons. this is what i meant by ponzi scheme of high ideals. yetter think fordlandia cuts deeper into the marrow of the american experience than that. it says something a little bit more than that. over 50 years ago, the harvard historian, perry miller gave the famous lecture that he titled errand into the wilderness. in the essay he tried to explain why english puritans led out for the new world to begin with a rabid then say go to holland. the wins he suggested not to escape the corruptions of the church of engla

an that we ought to give something back to america in terms for all that it has given to us. >> larryyou feel you owe it back? >> it isn't a question of sort of an obligation. it is, as much to the country as a sense of feeling about our fellow human beings. how you might be able to have an impact, positive impact on, on -- on the people. >> younger brother of the president scored an overwhelming victory in the democratic primary, capturing 69% of the vote. >> i think my father believed very strongly that americans should represent sort of a level playing field for people. and that, and then, individual initiative can move ahead. and so, you don't have to, the one point that my brothers all pointed out is you don't have to be a senator or congressman to make a difference. all you have to do is just be involved. i would just hope for my nieces and nephews they would have a constructi constructive, positive, useful lives. don't have to be elected necessarily. ( revving, siren blares ) there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight? if you ride drunk, you will get caught.

opportunity and children who know education's promise, and in all, who can pursue their dreams in an america that's more equal and more just including myself. >> and also, others this morning, the political contributor here, peter fin rked with him in '62 during the campaign. he also remembered him as someone that was compassionate, a great human being to those around him. >> when anybody got sick, his was t first call and when a family tragedy hit, he was there. he felt he knew it. >> now, reaction is pour anything froaround the world today. harry reed says that the liberal lion's mighty roar may fall silent, but his dreams my never die. he promises to push for the health care reform and california governor, arnold schwarzenegger says he taught us that public service is a way of life. gordon brown says that even facing illness and death, he never stopped fighting for the cares of his life's worth. the best tribute is a renewed vigor. and now, he's been working on health care reform and the senate's top democrat i harry reed promised they'll carry the torch and push forward to make it a real

. >> in an age of automakers bankruptcy, p. j. o'rourke examined america's love affair with cars which he believes has contributed to its cultural decline. the automotive museum in los angeles hosted this event, it is 45 minutes. >> i want to thank you for coming to this book signing. i am the director of the museum here. earnings is an honor for me personally as well as the museum. .. >> pretty well rounded writer and what i love most about him is his ear refer vans and the way he turns a phrase and honest to god, i twant say it, it's the truth he is by far my favorite author and i have all of his box and the first part of the book it lists all the books he has written and i think 3 or 4 of them are "new york times" best-seller books, and, if you hand read "parliament at wars" or "give war a chance" or "all the trouble in the world" read those books and what is interesting about pj and, interesting in the book, and one of my question to him later, are they going to make a movie about your book, a lot of stuff he talks about, that goes back to the '70s and '

an extraordinary of good that he did lives on. for his family, he was the guardian, for americaefender of a dream. i spoke earlier this morning to senator kennedy's beloved wife, vicki, who was to the end such a wonderful source of encouragement and strength. our thoughts and prayers are with her, his children, his stepchildren and the entire kennedy family, decades worth of his staff, the people of massachusetts and all americans who, like us, loved ted kennedy. >> there he is. a very sad president obama interrupting his vacation to speak out about his good friend senator ted kennedy who arguably was very instrumental in getting democrats onboard and helping him win the democratic presidential nomination, endorsing him over hillary clinton at a critical moment in the campaign and working very hard for him to get that nomination. he said, in fact, america is more equal and more just and he was speaking personally as a result of what senator kennedy did over the years in working for legislation, a reference to civil rights legislation with senator kennedy who was very instrumenta

this african-american writer, what they are trying to do is create an america very unlike the americahat has existed for centuries. the america that people have been attracted to by the millions from all over the world, the america that many generations of americans have fought and died for. the thing associated with ameri america, freedom, is precisely what must be destroyed if this is to be turned into a fundamentally din country-- different country to suit obama's vision of the country and of himself. >> mike: that's a powerful statement. thomas sole, a great thinker and writer. jon, i want to thank you for coming and being here today. especially for your courage. you've been outspoken, you've been clear. we need voices of clarity and conscience. you've been one and i want to thank you for being a part of it. thank you. >> and i want to say to the governor if i can just say to this. i want to say to the governor. try it again, we need a man like you. >> mike: thank you, jon, great to have you here (applause) >> jon voight. frank caliendo and all of his characters coming up next, yo

they were porters and elevator operators and architects and lawyers, fighting more for an america they believed was possible than for the one they knew. black soldiers had served before in the civil war, but they had been assigned mainly to fight nonwhite enemies. they fought against mexicans. the war department was not in favor of arming black men and training them to kill white men. the first time black citizens were drafted. this is -- there had been trouble with training black troops stationed near white troupes, hostilities surfaced. there had been a riot in houston, texas, in 1917. colonel hayward, that's him on the left --'s a publicist. he was trying to get his men as much attention and acclaim as he could. he wanted permission to march in the rainbow commission, crisis of men from all different states. he was told the men of 15th 15th national guard would not march because black was not a color of the rainbow. he made his men a solemn promise that some day they would have their parade. this is pauls, described as the black ty cobb. his batting average was .437. he was called o

new hope to an america uncertain about the present. surpassed in its potential for the future. for me, a few hours ago this campaign came to an end. for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on. the cause endures. the hope still lives. and the dream shall never die. the vice president said he never saw or can't remember or did not comprehend the intelligence report on general noriega's involvement in the cocaine cartel. so when that report was being prepared and discussed, i think it's fair to ask where was george? i have stood with so many of you in so many great causes. the times have changed. but the ideals are the same. we have only just begun to fight. we will never give up. we will never give in. and in 1992, we are going to win. will we comfort the comfortable or will we strengthen the fabric of this country for all americans? our capacity to do better has never been greater. let us not turn back to old policies and old ways that favor the few at the expense of the many. yes, we are all americans. this is wha

opportunity and in children who know education's promise and in all who can pursue their dream in an americathat is more equal and more just, name is snon mus with the democratic party. at times ted was the partisan of campaign attacks. in the united states senate, i can think of no one who engendered greatest

opportunity and in children who know education's promise and in all we can pursue their dream in an america that is more equal and more just. including myself. the kennedy name is synonymous with the democratic party and at times ted was the target of partisan campaign attacks, but in the united states senate, i can think of no one who engendered greater respect or affection for members of both sides of the aisle. >> for more now on senator kennedy's life and legacy, i am joined by my colleague, wolf blitzer in washington. wolf, good morning. >> good morning, tony. thanks very much. i want to alert our viewers, we are standing by to speak with senator john mccain a close, personal friend of senator kennedy and with former president jimmy carter. both of those interviews are coming up. i guess senator mccain is already on the line with us. senator mccain, if you're there, i know this is a sad day for you and so many of the colleagues that you have, but it wasn't just liberal democrats who loved senator kennedy, it was a lot of conservative republicans. >> oh, there was because ted kennedy ha

opportunity, in children who know education's promise, and in all who can pursue their dream in an americahat is more equal and more just. including myself. >> don't you find it remarkable that one of the most partisan, liberal men in the last century, serving in the senate, that so many of his -- so many of his foes embrace him, because they know he made them bigger. >> the president and vice president today paying tribute to a man whose political war face was a smile. joining us now, senior political analyst, david gurden. senior political correspondent, candy crowley. and chief national correspondent, john king. david, where does kennedy rank, you think, in the panthion of u.s. lawmakers. >> reporter: i think he's going to rank in the top ranks of the 20th century lawmakers. one of the most effective legislators of the last 50 years. he didn't have the rhetorical power, say, of a clay or a webster of the 19th century, but he left an enormous imprint upon our politics. he was -- all the kennedys, as you know, anderson, they were competitors, they were warriors. he was a happy warrior. he