hurrah for aspen and for me. brian: go back to rocky river, ohio. >> it's about an hour out from cleveland on lake erie. brian: what were your parents doing -- >> very wonderful people. my father was an executive, at a clothing company and my mother was a teacher. that's kind of a family business. my mother taught, my grandmother taught, my uncle say professor, education and loving books and books mattering is what we do. growing up in that environment, in a very nurturing midwestern community was the best thing that ever happened to me. brian: when did you first leave? >> i like most people threatened my parents with going to see the world and i actually did. i went to europe when i was 16 and it changed my life. i felt like an e.m. forster novel. seeing this stuff for the first time. i wanted to be part of it. if you see a leonardo painting, you learn things and think i could have a wonderful life, and i have. brian: when did you graduate high school? >> 1985. middle of the 1980's. grew up in reagan's america.

[laughter] the aspen institute will have its july program in aspen, july 27-30.he aspen institute is going to continue and even deeper conversation about this, in a wonderful venue, i might add. thanks to the walter isaacson, members of congress. i see john mclaughlin there, a former cia director, someone with great expertise. thanks to aspen, georgetown, the president, and all of you participating in a very lively conversation. [applause] >> coming up in at under 25 minutes, we are going to hear from the commander of u.s. naval forces, europe and africa. he will have a military operations update from libya, a briefing from the uss mount whitney. will get more on that fight that crashed in libya after an apparent equipment malfunction. both pilots are safe in american hands a search and rescue aircraft retrieved the main pilot, and the second crewmember, also a pilot, was recovered by rebel forces and is safely in american hands. more on that coming up at noon from the pentagon, live on c- span. congress is out this week. we will take you to canada's parliament,

i am not sure about aspen. >> you lost your microphone.ick up and put it on because viet audience will wonder what happened. >> you get to meet the leaders around the world. if you meet someone, you can speak frankly to them. i have met the italian coalition partners and aspen event in rome and the fact that i have met the person trying to unseat silvio berlusconi, the fact that i right in there, this is the soft power about being an american of broad that are positive. >> go back to rocky river, ohio. >> it is about one hour from cleveland. it is on the link between toledo and cleveland, on lake erie. >> what were your parents doing? >> they are wonderful people. my father was an executive at account at a clothing company and my mother was a teacher. many in my family were teachers. to grow up in that environment was very nurturing. that is the best thing that ever happened to meet them when did you first leave? to see thelly went an world. i saw this stuff for the first time and i want to be part of it. i want to see paintings in person.

[laughter] the aspen security forum is going to have its july program in aspen, july 27-30. the aspen institute will continue and even deeper conversation about this. they too are members of congress -- thanks to our members of congress. i neglected to introduce our german ambassador, but thanks to all for participating in a very lively conversation. [applause] >> in a few moments, obama's joint news conference with the president of chile in santiago. about 45 minutes, the nuclear regulatory commission with the report on the japanese nuclear plant damaged by the earthquake in tsunami. after that, a discussion about nuclear power in the u.s., and later, a forum marking the eighth anniversary of the creation of the homeland security department. a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. the group america's promise alliance hosted discussion of how to improve a high school graduation rates. speakers include vice-president joe biden and former florida governor jeb bush. at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3, a conference on how small companies can access capital. pane

it is aspen, colorado.median price for single-family homes in this mountain town stands at $4.6 million. despite the housing market, prices there are still going up. figures show the average home price in aspen has increased over the past four years to $6 million in 2010 from $5.4 million in 2006. >>> well, the rate of airline cancellations are going up. the new federal figures are showing that u.s. airlines canceled nearly 4% of flights in january, up from 3.7% the previous month. that makes january's capslation rate the 13th highest on record. winter storms did shut key airport hubs across the nation, but airlines are also blaming a federal rule that penalizes them for long tarmac delays. as a result, they are just flat-out canceling instead. i don't know which is worse. back to you, brent. >> boy, they leave you hanging there. thank you, courtney. >>> we give bob redell all the toughest assignments and this morning he has one of the toughest of them all. >> he's live in new orleans with a look at fat tue

to this would have been able to save the day and it's up with simone aspen and robertson instead and sue ensuring the swedes go through an early on argentina followed spain into the next round as they raced to the lead over romania germany and the united states also two one off in their matches. now the n.b.a. has truly gone global. and that's are also rafters and new jersey nets went head to head in london england on friday night the nets won the first of their two meetings and sing a six match losing streak in front of the british crown at the sold out bank what if you familiar faces in the stands as well including chelsea striker didier drogba and this is the first ever and be a regular season game played outside the us with more to come in the near future as the nets point guard there on williams believes. the thought was great you know i thought this was a great trip i thought it was a. you know as these games are great for gold basketball great for the n.b.a. and in. the crowd i was great you know they cheer for both teams you know pretty equally you know with a win win both te

this is about mid elevation, a white oak woodland, and these are spruce and fir trees along with aspen at the top of the mountain which is about 11,000 fetal. this is an overview and you probably have noticed this little box here, and those of you who have been around tucson for awhile, you are familiar with that. it's one the most powerful observatories in the world. it was put up that not without a huge fight, a lot happening here on campus with civil diso obedience and other stuff. there was a sub species of red squirrel living on top of the mountain. the mountain squirrel is basically marooned on the top of this sky island. it's found nowhere else and it's been living there in isolation for 10,000 years or so. 10,000 years prior the earth's climate was different than it is today, and here in the southwest it was much cooler and wetter, and so you had spruce and fir forests at the bottom of the mountains, not just the tops. as the planet warmed up and emerged from the ice age, the trees and squirrels went to the top of the mountain. since then, the squirrel has been on top of the mo

and in colorado, near skiing spots like the vail area and aspen. >> and if you're flying, airport delayse in seattle, denver, chicago, detroit, memphis and new orleans. >>> despite a big setback this week, the byu's men's basketball team is gearing up for its next game tomorrow. >> we mentioned yesterday, one player that will not be involved in anymore wins will be brandon davies. he's done for the an after breaking school rules, as abbie boudreau reports. >> reporter: at the strictly mormon brigham young university, all students must promise to adhere to a formal code of ethics that almost seems quaint in 2011. students pledge to not only use clean language, abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea and coffee, they must also promise to live a chaste and virtuous life. one of their star players, brandon davies, broke that code, reportedly confessing to premarital sex with his girlfriend. now, he's been suspended for the rest of the season. madness. eve of march madness. and this team was on a roll, ranked third. and this player was the power behind it. with davies out, the cougars

[laughter] the aspen security forum is going to have its july program in aspen, july 27-30. the aspen institute will contin and even deeper conversation about this. they too are members of congress -- thanks to our members of congress. i neglected to introduce our german ambassador, but thanks to all for participating in a very lively conversation. [applause] >> in a few moments, a press conference with president obama. then the cato institute forum on the new health care law. >> on television, on radio, an online -- c-span bringing public affairs t. created by cable, it is washington your way. >> on "washington j j j jou our guests include representative chris van hollen. congress passed a short-term spending bill last week that under the government through april 8. the former attorney general scott pruitt will take calls on settlements on for closure of you -- foreclosure abuses. he opposes it. and we will talk with the coast guard assistant commandant for marine safety. live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the c-span networks -- providing coverage of politics

sheen pleaded no contest to spousal abuse after a 2009 incident in aspen with his third wife.th a porn star when he trashed a new york hotel room last fall. his second wife and their children were in a nearby room. last month, sheen was hospitalized after a night of partying. cbs put his show on hiatus and then sheen went on the attack making comments about the show's creator that some called anti-semitic. sheen says he isn't anti-semitic and if cbs wants him back, he wants a raise. >> it's 3 mill an episode, take it or leave it. >> reporter: he's already the highest tv actor making $1.8 million an episode. cbs says it isn't commenting on charlie sheen for now. sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> coming up later on "the early show," beware of bad gold. its price may be soaring, but are you getting what you paid for. tips to avoid getting ripped off. also, an interview with the cast of the broadway show spiderman turns off the dark as it gets ready for opening night. and actor thomas gibson of the hit cbs drama "criminal minds" stops by. that's the "cbs morning news" for

intervention that is driven by the protection of their adding at least they are developing as iran aspen ok islam i want to ask you i want to they are but i want to know most of the time you know minute and how when everybody to answer the next question what is the fate of the democratic great democratic experiment that started in north africa islam i ask you because the west had some beautiful words over the last few weeks now they're dropping bombs what's the future of democracy now. well i think there is a good hole for it i think what we need to do is three. things first make sure the rebels are all the opposition are well armed the second thing we need to do is to make sure that. when is. sanctioned to make sure that he does not have the financial and the military capabilities to. understand one is. to make sure that the opposition have the necessary training and organization to help them transition to democracy. the situation of course of that time eric i'm going to give you the last ten seconds go. i don't think you're going to see democracy in libya any time soon great power a so

but by christmas, sheen found himself behind cars in aspen, allegedly for attacking mueller.u hold a knife to your ex-wife's -- >> no. come on. >> reporter: she said sheen, quote, rarely saw our children. and by february, mueller decided to make the relationship work. moving back into his home, along with his goddesses. >> everything's cool. there's enough love and help to go around for everybody. >> reporter: is she around enough for the boys? >> again, i can't answer for somebody who's not here. and that's my opinion. >> reporter: as for mueller's own problems with substance abuse, she says, quote, i have not been perfect. and i have struggled with my own sobriety issues over the last year and a half. in fact, admitting, she relapsed just last week. but sheen contends he is clean. >> negative. negative. >> reporter: and took another drug test wednesday for radar online. he uh vows he will get his boys back. do you worry about the things you've been through and it will affect them? >> i can worry about it. or i can say, your dad's a rock star. look at his experiences. look a

this is about mid elevation, a white oak woodland, and these are spruce and fir trees along with aspen at the top of the mountain which is about 11,000 fetal. this is an overview and you probably have noticed this little box here, and those of you who have been around tucson for awhile, you are familiar with that. it's one the most powerful observatories in the world. it was put up that not without a huge fight, a lot happening here on campus with civil diso obedience and other stuff. there was a sub species of red squirrel living on top of the mountain. the mountain squirrel is basically marooned on the top of this sky island. it's found nowhere else and it's been living there in isolation for 10,000 years or so. 10,000 years prior the earth's climate was different than it is today, and here in the southwest it was much cooler and wetter, and so you had spruce and fir forests at the bottom of the mountains, not just the tops. as the planet warmed up and emerged from the ice age, the trees and squirrels went to the top of the mountain. since then, the squirrel has been on top of the mo

the much they did it because back in the day as now neatness counted aspen manship students we long approximatelyntellectual discipline. by the time they leaf the place it has iningrained as hop scotch. >> thinking. thinking and driving. go together. >>reporter: so some day in the real world computer fail and they gain their revenge. >> texting i don't have a clue. >>reporter: then maybe find appreciation for those that express themselves by hand. >> i like my heart. makes it lack all girlie and festive. it shes you have open letter and open heart means you are a friendly outgoing person. >>reporter: remember that word expression? it begins with an e. >> okay let's say we took away e for the rest of your life would you like that. >> no. >> the children are learning. from burlingame, abc 7 news. >> those kids precious or what. >> still ahead tonight. surprising report card for some of california largest [ jerry ] look at this! but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school bankin

four years ago walter left cnn to become president and ceo of the aspen institute. the institute is an international nonprofit educational and publicly policy forum. he's offered several books and is on the board of several corporations and is the current chairman of the board of teach for america. walter lives in washington, d.c. with his wife and daughter. in november of 2003 when walter spoke this put him about his best-selling book on benjamin franklin i had the honor of introducing him and i compared him to mr. franklin. ausley remarked among other similarities how both men changed course in mid life from careers in the media to become involved in education, public policy and world affairs. while doing research for this introduction i came upon a similarity between isaacson and his current subject albert einstein walter said that one of the major attractions in writing this book on einstein was neinstein's creativity and refusal to conform as you can see from the risks, choices and changes isaacson has made in his own life by being a journalist, businessman, bi

. >> do you still own all that land in aspen. >> i sold that place. >> how many acres. >> about a thousand acres. it was great. the green fence. >> why did you sell it? >> you know, i always think i'm rentedding everything anyways. you don't own t you are a steward. hi been there 17 years. i decided i would move on and friday other things, that is the nature of my life. i believe that you are only renting anyways. >> so did you grow up having a great man theory of life that you wanted to be a great man that you wanted to be something different than what what you might have imagined. >> i grew up believinging someone will come in behind me and grab me by the cuff and say guber you are a fraud, get out of here. i always believed that. >> . >> rose: still now. >> yes, there is a part of me. >> rose: where does that come from the story you tell yourself. your back story somewhere in my life when i was young i felt i didn't belong, i didn't fit, i wasn't going to make it. that story hangs in your weaves and when somebody faces you a certain way or looks at you, it can come up. but are you the b

you know, they have a scene in aspen where i have this perfect affluent and shallow cup where will they're so tall and slender they don't have ties, just one elegant cast on top of the other. and they have dogs in certain superrich circles it's now fashionable to have dogs a third as tall as your ceiling height so they have these giant furry vessel los raptors all with jane austen names. and so i just... there's social comedy in there through them. and then erica's parents are one... the father is mexican american, the mother is chinese. and you get to see a little of the mental illness and the effects of mental illness which actually as events in tucson have shown us we're just beginning to come to terms with a lot of that stuff. it's funny, i was at national institute of health not long ago with a bunch of neuroscientists and in a lot of these fields they a mountain and think "we're about to understand this" and then they realize "it's more complicated than we thought. there's a shape to the learning curve. the mind is endlessly complicated. incredible numbers of connections, so much goi

i wish to thank the aspen institute' for bringing us all together today. i am grateful to the president and ceo of the aspen institute for his friendship and for the spirit of collaboration that brings us together today. isn't it -- is an honor to be able to welcome the members of the community here today to georgetown as well as colleagues from the department of homeland security. -- to georgetown. i would also like to thank students at the georgetown university lecture fund for helping the staff this event. i wish to welcome andrea mitchell, the lottery -- the moderator of today house conversation. this gives us an opportunity to reflect on the changes of our world since 2001, and the ways in which the united states government has responded. later this year we will observe the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the world trade center and the pentag. in response to these attacks, congress created the department of homeland security to be led by the secretary, a member of the president's cabinet. the creation of the department united 22 agencies

join us in aspen! for the food and wine classic. >> that's what we want to do. phone number rsvp.e, there are certain things that are so incredibly annoying from travelers. >> the list is long. >> a couple things they say travelers don't like, number one when someone behind them is kicking the back of their seat. >> or reclined so far back though i just recently discovered on the way back from jamaica, they don't let you recline that much anymore. >> it's too far when they're in front of you reclining. >> you've got their hair. >> nobody likes that. >> that's right. they don't serve dinner. so it's fine. >> he's the other thing. the overhead bag space. first of all, for some reason i bring a big bag on the plane. >> it's called your purse. >> i need room to breathe. people scowl at you because your bag's too big. it's not too big because it fits if you just jam it. >> for your bag to fit, you have to jam everybody else's things that they've placed very nicely. i've seen you in action. >> i politely say, whose backpack is this? they say, mine. would you mind terribly if i moved it

consensus to act, sort of like the united states senate under the filibuster rule, that is as les aspen used to say, a really big deal. of course, les was more profane when he said that. at lisbon's nato's leaders directed nato to feel the capability to protect all nato european population and territory from ballistic missiles. before lisbon, nato had been working on a capability to defend it's deployed forces from ballistic missiles, but there was no mandate for the population and territories from this threat. even though that seems to make per spect sense. lisbon changed that. by 2020, nearly 900 million people and 28 democracies will be defended. that's why it's such a big deal. of course, building nato's missile defense capability would take time, money, and technical know how. and that's where the third element, implementation, coming in. which is also where many of you come in. you are the people who can tell us exactly how nato can best accomplish this task. of course, there are plenty of talented people at nato working the missile defense issue. but we can always use more help,

he pled guilty in the past back in aspen. >> so past actions come into play even if it's just an accusation. >> well, it certainly enhances her credibility. and, of course, his interviews enhance her credibility. >> legally speaking, how do you determine that the children are better off with brooke mueller because she is facing issues of her own. she's admitted to addiction issues. so how do you tell where the stability is in either of these households? >> mark kaplan, who just spoke in your piece, really has the right idea. and what you have to do is you have to have an evaluation. be a guardian who is appointed. and there will ultimately probably be some supervised visitation for charlie sheen. >> dr. weiner, you are not currently treating charlie sheen. but when you watch his -- his actions and words and you listen to his words over the last several days, what comes to mind? >> well, i'm concerned about how he's doing. i wonder whether, in fact, possibly charlie sheen may, in fact, may be using drugs still. >> why? based on what? >> based on his past history of using drugs. also based on