grew up in the old 4th ward neighborhood in atlanta, georgia, the same neighborhood doctor king was born and raised in. it was right across from where doctor king's final resting place. it had an incredible impact on me. dad was a nursing assistant at the veterans of ministration hospital, and my mother even though she was not in the military, she was a civilian worker with the 6th marine corps district headquarters in atlanta, georgia. >> host: what got you into the military? >> guest: like i said, a father who served in world war ii, the stories she shared is a little boy, and my older brother who served in vietnam as a marine infantryman. i we will never forget the time on easter that he sent back a little replica of a marine dress uniform for me to where to church,, and i was so proud to do that. the day that my older brother and dad sat down with me and said that they wanted me to be the 1st officer in the family because dad had been a corporal, my brother had been lance corporal. i started in 1976, high school junior rotc in the 10th grade. went on to rotc at tennessee and get my c

application we launched in january of this year, we are advantage of the rising tech world here in atlanta, georgiaorgia tech is here. so many students that are just doing their thing. ofk is doing a great job taking advantage of that. this is revolutionary because i use applications all day every day and we are taking it to another level in terms of people helping each other out. we call it fringe shipping. ups is one of the investors. this is a faster way, more efficient way for people to get packages and employ individuals who are the ones getting the packages to the next person. it is a great way to revolutionize packages in my opinion. if you are already on the way somewhere, it is a great way to miles and miles, even hundreds of miles within the same day, even on weekends. as you can see, i can talk all day about this. enthusiasmn feel the chris. friendthe term shipping. why is it more than a career service? guest: i may not have a job. it is really -- it is not just a mobile app. it is a shipping company. it is a community of people helping each other out and they happen to be taking stuff o

a bomb explodes at the olympic games in atlanta, georgia. >> at about 1:00 a.m. police discover what they said was a suspicious package. authorities said the device appeared to be a pipe bomb loaded with nails and screws, designed to penetrate human flesh. >> at the time of the bombing, i was a supervisor on an intelligence detail during the olympics. by the time we heard about the phone-in threat, the device already detonated. >> the blast injured 111 people, and claims the life of one woman alice hawthorne, visiting the games with her daughter. >> on the scene, dr. john vogel a first-year hospital resident tried to resuscitate a female victim with the help of a nurse. >> she started doing chest compressions while i continued to mouth-to-mouth, but it was not successful. >> the bomb in centennial park was the largest pipe bomb in u.s. history. it spewed a mix of shrapnel, predominantly of case-hardened nails. they're masonry nails for driving in brick, stone or concrete. miss hawthorne was killed when one of the nails struck her in the head. these are traveling

>> we were a lower middle income family and the crew up at the old fourth neighborhood in atlanta georgia as a matter of fact the same neighborhood doctor king was born and raised in so my school was right across where the final resting place is so it had an incredible impact on me but after they moved up to atlanta, he was a nursing assistant at the veterans administration hospital and my mother even though she wasn't in the military she might as well have been she was a civilian worker with the six marine corps headquarters in atlanta georgia. >> what got you into the military? >> like i said when you have a dad served in world war ii and is sitting down and hearing the stories that he shared with you as a little boy then also as a marine infantryman i will never forget the time on the easter that he sent back a little replica of a marine in dress uniform for me to wear in hear in church and i was so proud to do that. the day that my older brother and my dad sat down with me and said they wanted me to be the first officer in the family because the dad had been a corporal and my dad had

together and the work of one individual or a small group of individuals. >> three bombings in the atlanta, georgian under a year. with authorities no closer to naming a suspect, the media hands them a promising lead. a local cbs affiliate, reuters the atlanta journal constitution and nbc news receive identical letter fras claim to be from the bomber. >> today investigators showed parts of a letter sent after the most recent bombing in february from a group that federal agents now believe may be responsible for the attacks. a group calling itself the army of god says it targeted the abortion clinic because of the murder of 3.5 million children will not be tolerated. and bombed the lesbian night club calling it the sodomite bar. >> he showed he was not necessarily part of an organization where you get a membership card and a baseball cap, but rather part of an ideological movement where you join this army by committing an act of violence. >> these lone terrorist bombers who fashion themselves or style themselves as a group almost never are. first of all, to present yourself as a group is to present

in atlanta, georgia, i'm john clark for comcast sportsnet. >> don't forget tonight, the giants and the cowboys at 8:30 here on nbc 10. let's go to baseball. phillies looking to split the game against the cubs. bobbles the ball. ends up colliding with anthony rizzo. hernandez in tons of pain. suffered a dislocated thumb on the play. he will see a hand specialist tomorrow. the game goes on, bottom 8th. 5-4. freddie galveston with a pair of runners on. banks one to the gap at right center. everybody comes home. he's nailed trying to lay out a triple. it does not factor in the ending. phillies get a victory. 7-4. that's sports. i'm danny pommels from comcast sportsnet. >>> thanks, danny. time to check in at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news" carl? >> thousands of homes threatened by a raging wildfire that has burned tens of thousands of acres. plus lester holt in hungary on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in europe. >>> a church changing views on gay marriage and a photographer helping children fulfill their dreams as they face the biggest challenge of their lives when we see you in

we have an upper level low in atlanta georgia, this is setting us up for tropical concerns, and this is a tilt in the jet stream and it's allowing the tropical moisture in the area, the moisture we get thursday night into friday, not related to joaquin but still a big impact. tropical downpours, gusts 25 to 45 miles per hour. especially along the coastline and this is part of the problem, we are dealing with the issues concerning flooding even before we talk bts possibility of any hurricane impacting us, we are getting a lot of rain even before we watch hurricane joaquin, 80 miles per hour winds, it started as a tropical storm, 80 miles per hour winds, we are watching the track of this, it looks like a category one hurricane at our door stop and a at our door stop. cloudy and humid today and 78 tomorrow and cooler and windy and 60 and friday it's windy and rainy, 57 feeling raw, saturday clouds, some rain and 66, and it's sunday, late sunday into monday that we are watching for the effects of joaquin. cooler temperatures and a lot of rain sunday into monday, that is the day to follow

right now he's at a synagogue in atlanta, georgia. after making public appearances biden didn't address 2016 speculation but it has reached a fevered pitch so even donald trump was asked to weigh in. >> i think maybe he's inclined not to. i think it will depend what happens with hillary clinton. a lot of people think she will not be able to make it legally from a criminal standpoint to the starting gate. i don't know that to be true. it depends on what happens with her. i think if she gets out he will get in. if she stays in he might not. who knows? >> i'm no fortune teller but hillary clinton is not going to get out. joining me now joy reed. we have a strange situation. sanders has this momentum. that's a guy that's been campaigning all day. [ cheers and applause ] >> this campaign is about bringing people together. it's about telling the 60% of americans who did not vote last november that by not voting they are dishonoring their own kids and their own parents. >> you can hear the hoarseness in his voice. he's got on the stump. the

i caught up with michael lee chin at this year's black enterprise entrepreneurs summit in atlanta, georgia. i know that at an early age you learned a lot about opportunity. and the importance of leveraging education. >> yes. >> tell us about that. >> first day in high school i was 11. and we were in an old room and we were being addressed by the equivalent of the governor of the state. and he said, ladies -- boys and girls, opportunity knocks but once. i thought -- whoa! what if when my one opportunity comes knocking i'm sleeping? so for the next 12 years i didn't sleep, i didn't eat. i'm looking for my one opportunity. until this friend of mine said, no, no, no. he was wrong. mike, every day there are opportunities. but, unfortunately for most people, opportunities are and when there is a crisis, how you feel. i said awful. because you're focusing on the first component of the chinese definition of the word crisis. which is crisis equals danger plus opportunity. you can't have an opportunity unless there is a crisis. >> interesting. >> that's what my lesson -- that's a big lesson in life.

. >> i spoke julian bond in atlanta, georgia. >> we sit here today all days, the 50th anniversary of the selma march, march 21st, 1965. tell me about that day for julian bond. >> it was a magic day. i was not in selma on that day. but i was here in atlantaa, and. hearing about them by telephone. my job was to publicize to organize a student committee and let the people in the field know what was going on and to summon them to do something about it. >> in the sense, you were a forerunner to twitter? you were sending out the news that? >> you could say i was an early twitterer. >> the first tweeter of the era. tell me. let's talk about that. now, with ferguson, with timir rice in cleveland, with what we saw of the horror of those fraternity brothers on the bus. how important are images, video telling the story? >> they are enormously important because they do show to a looking public what's going on, what people are doing, what's happening here in ways that you couldn't show them before. you could show photograph pictures of things but it would take a couple of days to get them out. bu

religion in the south, but according to some, what happened last month at a public school outside atlanta, georgia crossed the line. mark strassmann is following this. >> reporter: at villa rica high, they huddled around a baptismal on the football field right before practice. one coach was baptized first, followed by 18 students. alan martinez, head of the local booster club, helped organize it. >> what a wonderful event this was to be able to demonstrate the love of christ to a group of individual students and let them express their love of christ. >> reporter: the first baptist church of villa rica posted the video on youtube with the message, "take a look and see how god is still in our schools." pastor kevin williams. >> i didn't think there would be any kind of push-back, being it was after school, before practice. >> reporter: but you posted it on youtube, "god is back in schoolment. >> yeah, "god is still alive in school." >> reporter: you knew there was a line there. >> there are a lot of people who don't want god in anything. >> reporter: though school officials had no idea this was happ

police arrested the 17-year-old and 22-year-old in the suburb of atlanta georgia. christopher and cameron stabbed their father and mother. when the police arrived they detected an odor of gas and found the main gas line was tampered with. police are looking into a motive for the crime. >>> a live preview of "good morning america" is next. >> this guy claims a spray on product will make taking a shower a thing of past. >> reporter: well, karen was talking about how we've been really hot so far in september with temperatures running above average. that's the case again today. i'll have the day planner forecast coming up next. >> time for a preview of "good morning america." >> i don't think we've ever done one of these with tom yamas who joins us live from the "g.m.a." studio. hey, tom, good morning. >> reporter: matt, nydia, good morning to you. holiday heat wave record highs and major flood flash flooding e midwest. rob marciano tracking it. >>> an ambush attack on two police officers in las vegas. one of the officers wounded, the other chasing down the shooter. we

. >> and number one, the pig and the pearl, in atlanta, georgia >> well, that is really good, nice job congratulations. >> did you invent your version of it. >> i did, this is, one of the dishes i made when i did my tasting. >> do you have a name or do you call it mack and cheese. >> it is just mack and cheese. >> how about, mack and-- no, no. >> nope. >> how many different cheeses do you put in yours. >> we use three. >> we use age cheese, a super sharp age white check's an brair. >> that sound deliver us this looks like briair. >> they are all in there. >> we melted some butter, and we sauteed a little bit of onions. then we added our flower, salt and pepper. and, we will make our rue here. >> butter and flower. >> okay. >> cook that up for a few minutes. >> okay. >> you mix in your milk. >> i don't a milk so i will use a 1 percent. >> could you use cream. >> you could, if you need to make it a little more fattening with butter and cheese. >> you don't want to us get fat. >> as long as it is fattening a little bit. >> okay. >> and then what is next, the cheese you need to bring this

the vice president spoke yesterday in a synagogue in atlanta, georgia, where he was asked what it wouldfor him to enter the race. joe biden: the most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and i have the emotional energy to run. is notght think that appropriate. bo, passeden'sj away earlier this year. gay couples are now receiving marriage certificates in kentucky. they were the first to get one of the licenses. the clerk who defied the federal quarter to issue licenses remains in jail. a federal judge sent her there yesterday. five of the deputy clerks have agreed to issue the documents. the lone hold out in the office is her son. weing up in the next hour, will talk with the c.e.o. of triangle and learn how he helped create one of the world hottest bikini brands. the u.s. unemployment rate dropped to a seven-year low. to what the fed considers full employment. we will tell you how it made the suit -- affect the decision later this month. presidential politics comes to puerto rico today. hillary clinton will be there as will be marco rubio. they will be talking about the e

v103 in atlanta, georgia, you're kind of like the veteran of the group named as a co-host during the summer, so what are some of the hot topics that pique your interest and get you going. >> i love social interests pieces. i really love to learn about politics because i'm not as in-depth -- inside of them as much as the other people on the panel. i love entertainment because i've been in it for so long. there's going to be some other topics that pop up a little more in the new season i'll be involved with social media and things of that nature. we have a nice plan going on and i think it's going to cater to everybody on the panel. >> see, that's what is so wonderful about it, raven. that's what "the view" is all about, different points of view and i know you are not shy about letting your opinion be known. that's great. >> thank you. i'm not. that's why i'm really excited about being here and being a part of this. and i can't wait for us to have healthy conversations and respectful conversations and it's okay that we all have different points of view. that's what makes the world go a

the vice president spoke yesterday at a synagogue in atlanta, georgia where he was asked what it would take for them to enter the race. >> the most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and i have the emotional energy to run. some might think that is not appropriate. his son died earlier this year. gas prices are at an 11 year low this holiday weekend. welcome news for americans planning to hit the road. it is expected there will be plenty of them. aaa says this will be the busiest labor day weekend on u.s. highways in seven years with more than 30 million people expected to travel more than 50 miles from home. star wars fans come this isn't just friday, it is force friday. toys linked to the new movie went on sale at midnight around the world last night and fans of the iconic movie franchise lined up outside the disney stores in new york times square. it is being unleashed well ahead of the next films release which hits theaters seven days before christmas. coming up in the next hour, we will talk to the man who has forgned every star wars toy four decades. those are you

and from right here, atlanta, georgia, it's the brinson family.rybody's here trying to win their self a lot of cash, and remember today if the caauwe family wins the game, they're gonna be going home in a brand-new stylish ford fusion hybrid. let's go. give me james. give me angela. ["family feud" theme plays] here we go, guys, top 8 answers are on the board. name a sign that your girlfriend might be turning into a cat. james. >> fur, steve. steve: ha! got a little furry! >> she's meowing. steve: she's meowing. >> mm-hmm. >> want to play? we're gonna play. steve: they're gonna play. >> all right. steve: brenda, let's play. name a sign that your girlfriend might be turning into a cat. >> licks her paws. steve: licks her

returning for their second day, from atlanta, georgia, is the brinson family.g] and from saint paul, minnesota, it's the mickelsen family. [applause and cheering] everybody is here trying to win theirself a lot of cash and the possibility of driving out of here in a brand-new, head-turning ford fusion hybrid right there. [applause and cheering] let's get it on! give me james, give me jay, let's go! [applause and cheering] top 5 answers on the board. we asked 100 men, name something you'd like to borrow from steve harvey to impress the ladies. [ring] james. >> a suit, steve! steve: a suit! >> [laughs] [bell] [applause and cheering] steve: pass or play? >> play, play! >> we're going to play, steve! steve: they're going to play, okay. [applause and cheering] hello, james. now, folks, we brought this family back because we made a mistake, it was a technical error, but they're back, and they're a really, really nice family. and we like to be fair, so, in all fairness, the brinson family is back. [applause and cheering] jack, the eagle scout, we asked 100 men to name

>>> on july 27, 1996, a massive bomb explodes at the olympics in atlanta, georgia. >> i don't think anyoneo try to bomb a park where you basically

to this family of this man identifies the american as scott darden, 45 years old, a native of atlanta, georgia, working for a company called transoceanic development in yemen in march. he was taken captive. we now darden is identified as perhaps as many as three americans being held by the houthi rebels. no ransom demand for darden at this point. there has been a good deal of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and discussion between the obama administration and the houthi rebels about this small group, perhaps as many as three american, continuing to be held by the hoouthi rebels. discussions to get them out of there, one of them, a fourth man, was released earlier this summer but they've been making an effort behind the scenes to get them out of there. as the houthis were taking over yemen earlier this year, the u.s. embassy shut down all americ americans and were repeatedly and urgently asked to evacuate the country. some americans got caught in the middle, clearly it's believed that darden was one of them. but the state department very aware of the circumstances and we are told that his company,

. >>> another live look inside the georgia dome in atlanta.he eagles are set to open the season here in just about an hour. coming up, comcast sportsnet's john clark with one big name you'll see on the field tonight and some other birds who will be sitting this one out. sam bradford's going to be there. >>> plus this -- >> broken glass, broken locks, and a broken promise. neighbors of one south jersey community are pushing for answers as to what's next with this abandoned home before someone gets hurt. i'll show you why next. >>> and we have cooler temperatures in the forecast tonight. i'll show you how cool and a warmup later on this week. that's straight ahead. >>> new at 6:00 a eyesores have caused a community to turn to nbc 10 for help. the abandoned and foreclosed homes, people there say the properties are a magnet for crime, a danger to kids, and forcing their property values to fall. nbc 10's south jersey reporter is live. sydney, what can be done about these eyesores? >> reporter: well, jacqueline, it's a hurry up and wait process. let

. >>> on july 27, 1996, a massive bomb explodes at the olympics in atlanta, georgia. >> i don't thinkexpected someone to come in to try to bomb a park where you basically had spectators, women, children. >> a series of terrifying bombs

i'm coming to you live from the festival in downtown atlanta, georgia.at city of new orleans for the 19th annual essence festival. we're live tonight from democracy plaza in new york's rockefeller center. it's one day until millions stream to the polls. obamacare is here to stay. please help me welcome the queen of soul, miss aretha franklin. rosie perez. george clinton. ms. hillary clinton. how are you doing, secretary clinton? >> i'm doing great. how are you doing? >> it is my honor now to bring the president of the united states, the leader of the free world, president barack obama. good afternoon, mr. president. >> great to talk to you, reverend. >> joining me now is eye dris alba. the one, the only smokey robinson. cuba gooding jr., russell simmons, the legend himself, the one and only harry belafonte. the fight against stand your ground and the legacy of trayvon martin. >> my parents couldn't take me to have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunch counter, but they had me absolutely convinced i could be president of the united states if i wanted to be

i had an opportunity to work with a human rights group in atlanta, georgia, and offer services to people on death row, and they sent me to meet a man on the row who had not been met yet and said tell him he has a year before he has to worry about being executed. i was so nervous and persuaded my ignorance and law school status would be of disappointment to him, but when i met him, he hugged me and told me that he's the first person he met that was not a death row prisoner or guard and excited he would be able to see his wife and children. and we fell into a powerful conversation. the guards were angry i had spent so much time and were rough with him and pushing him out of the room. before he left, he looked a at e and said, bryan, don't worry, just come back. then he did something i never forgot, he closed his eyes, threw his head back and started to sing this hymn, i'm pressing on the upward way, new height i'm gaining every day, still praying as i'm onward bound and then he said, lord, plant my feet on higher ground. and hearing him being pushed down the hall and you could still hear h

host: atlanta, georgia, democrat line. i'm opposed to the u.s.ment falling all over their feet over the visit of the pope the united states. call, of theot my presbyterian since, the methodist, the southern baptist. if they are going to welcome him as a deterrent for foreign country, which the vatican is, that is fine. church,he leader of the the church is not the catholic church right the church is the christian people. .hat is my comment host: would you feel the same if other religious leaders can received the street? caller: they do not receive this treatment. caller.w caller: thank you for taking my call. i hold a master of divinity degree. proud that we are welcoming pope francis because my comment is that it challenges all christians to have a walk, not just a talk. today,alking about syria and possible increase in a role there, the white house's top national security officials will convene in the next meeting to discuss ways to capitalize on recent and unexpected gains made by syria forces. they considering providing arms and ammunition to

you can see the cloud cover blanketing the atlanta, georgia area.tunately, where cnn is located. i was hoping to get my telescope out. doesn't look like that will happen sunday evening. west africa, western europe and even into portions of south africa. take a look at this video. we can explain what's actually about to take place. we know what a lunar eclipse is, when the sun, the earth and the moon align. there's a shadow casted on the moon. this is happening tonight, sunday evening, the 27th beginning at 10:11 p.m. eastern standard time when the full eclipse begins. ends at 11:23 p.m. it will coincide with the blood moon which is a red tint cast on the surface of the moon. that is because the earth's atmosphere actually bends and scatters the sunlight around the earth's atmosphere and leaves only the largest wave lights -- or the light waves which would be red to the visible eye and cast that red glow right on the moon. on top of that, there's the superman. we know that the moon revolves around the earth in an elliptical fashion. it makes its clos

police arrested a 17-year-old and 22-year-old in the suburb of atlanta at that georgia. they stabbed their father and injured their mother saturday morning. the mother called police as their father distracted them. when police arrived they detected an odor of gas inside and found the main gas line was tampered with. >> a lawyer who refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses has filed an appeal to get her out of jail. she was found in contempt of court after she refused to follow orders last week. other clerks in the office have been issuing the licenses to same-sex couples in davis' absence, she has been behind bars since thursday. >>> a really bad and tragic accident on broad street in center city philadelphia. this is a live sky6 live hd picture where you can see the activity taking place. police say a taxi cab actually struck two pedestrians at broad street near arch street in center city. one person was pronounced at the scene. the second person was pronounced at the hospital. the taxi driver remained at the scene. they are trying to figure out how this happened, but

let's take a look at chip kelly and the eagles arriving here in atlanta at the georgia dome around 4:30. obviously this team very excited, the much anticipated opener for your philadelphia eagles. after a three-one preseason where they led the nfl in touchdowns, points, yards, rushing yards, you name at this time, a lot of excitement building here. of course we will get our first look at sam brad formed he was a hundred percent healthy since coming over here in a trade from saint louis for nick foles and a draft pick. bradford will make his first start in 23 months. he's missed 25 starts over the last two years because of two torn acl's in his left knee. he's complained not once in training camp during the preseason. the last time he played for the philadelphia eagles in that green bay third preseason game bradford a perfect 10 for 10. we'll see how he does tonight. in the eagles opener tonight down here in atlanta bradford said he would be a little bit nervous. we'll see how he does with the philadelphia eagles tonight. we're live in atlanta, jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." ba

>> atlanta, georgia. >> was this planned or last minute?ute, my sisters and nieces live here and they were talking it up and i got excited too and wanted to be here. >> how was your stay in philadelphia and what words come to your mind being in the city at this moment? >> it's awesome, the number of people, and the number of people inside yesterday that waited for hours just to get a glimpse of the pope driving by, it's a lifetime memory. >> i think we'll all come out of their weekend with our own pope stories and memories that will last a lifetime. >> i love this, can we open it up? i see these people with these little handy seats, you are going to be standing in line for a couple of hours. >> you can tell you work at a geriatrics center, my little cane street. >> reporter: we were invited on the roof deck last night by a neighbor -- who? >> she has a roof deck. >> yes, are you inviting us up? >> yes it's unlocked come on in. >> this is my neighborhood, it's crazy to see effect shut down, i'm used to the hustle and bustle of people on the

bill: atlanta, georgia. martha: i love that. >> former president jimmy carter and wife rose lynn.. carter recently had cancerous tumor taken from his liver. the cancer spread to his brain as he undergoes treatment. he looks fantastic. really nice. martha: big spring in his step when he made announcement. he enjoyed the ballgame. we wish him well. bill: braves win the game do you know? owe, they lost. means they will -- martha: had a good time anyway. more power to them. >>> all right to this big story today now as the defense in the bowe bergdahl court hearing will present their case today. attorneys say they will call four witnesses as the army decides whether bowe bergdahl will mace military trial for desertion. this is procedural part of the early going here. the big question is, will bowe bergdahl testify in his own defense? meanwhile one of bergdahl's former platoon mates blasting him for putting the lives of others at risk. >> people's lives were put at risk. people died directly because he did walk away and chose to walk away. ambushes, went up exponentially. ieds, there we

we know you are aunt lauren to those nieces in atlanta a georgia. in no way am i their mother. i don't live with them. i'm not close enough to pick them up to school. i cannot help them with homework. i can mentor them locally in philadelphia with some kids in north philadelphia. mentoring and being a mom though, are completely different jobs. so i think it is bold of her to take that claim and say that she's a mom. she said that she paid for medical schools for one of perfect nieces and nephews. she talk to one through a difficult time in their life. they are all mentoring, great role models. i don't think you are a mom. >> all right, sue. >> i don't see why people would be offended by what she said. i think she was talking about motherrish, the nurturing part. >> motherly part. >> once you get to the certain age you can help younger people along the the way. >> yes. >> as a mother, i was than the offended by what she said. >> one thing she said, she's offended by the word childless because it makes it seem like you are less of a person if you don't have children. so i think s

let's hear from frank in atlanta, georgia. professor gordon: -- caller: professor, thank you.me of joseph walsh was taken prisoner with the massachusetts fifth volunteers. he was taken prisoner by the in 1862 and moved into a cap. -- a camp. , theret know which camp was a great number of volunteers for massachusetts that were incarcerated. , this given an option goes back to stories we been told in some writings in our family. he was given the option to lessen his punishment, improve his conditions if he were to agree to work with the tradeerates to apply the -- his trade happen to be hard as maker. he agreed to do that. he writes in the journal that he did it not to support the confederates, but to guarantee that he would be coming home after the war, basically to improve his living conditions. i'm wondering if you have found any evidence of any prisons in your research where this was a .ommon practice area professor gordon: i think you were speaking of the common point of how men came to terms with the decisions they made. again, with my work on the 16th, there's one particu

. >> from westchester, atlanta, georgia, miami, florida. >> he's now in the basilica.g up the center aisle of the basilica there. the religious men and women. he's on his way into the cathedral rectory. we do have some of the images of the vestments he will be wearing. >> tell us about the hymn that's being sung right now. >> yes. "you are peter," the words of peter an upon this walk i gave my church. what a joyful day in philadelphia for our clergy. >> we want to give our viewers a chance to take this in. we'll pause for a moment, watch and listen. ♪ >> the shrine of the blessed virgin mary. father, again, tell us where he is headed right now. >> there's a shrine and there's the shrine of the image of the holy family, the world meeting of families. >> i'm told there might be -- one of our parishioners is right there in front of the holy father. there he is making the visit to the blessed mother. >> even in the basilica, they're not jumbotrons but there are big flat screen tvs in there. >> also in the chapel. >> he's walking around the aisles of the cathedral. >> there

tom price from atlanta, georgia. thank you very much. host: ok. palmdale, california. tony on our democrats' line. speaker boehner stepping down. caller: i think it's a good decision. i think it's the right decision. and it just reflects that the republican party is in disarray. ted cruz leading this charge to shut down our government over planned parenthood, it's irresponsible. i think these differences are so dividing that nobody can hold it together. so i think it's a good decision. host: speaker boehner's announcement coming less than 24 hours after a historic speech before a joint meeting by pope francis at the invitation of speaker boehner. thousands of people on the front lawn of the capitol and stretching down the mall. the pope now in new york city, we are covering that, all of that is available live this afternoon in our video library and c span -- at c-span.org. and speaker boehner is expected to speak in about 10 minutes or so. we continue with your reaction. lawton, oklahoma, hello, there. caller: hello. i wanted to say that speaker boehner was a pretty go

eric is on the line in atlanta, georgia, democrat. eric, what are your thoughts? >> caller: okay. nobody have the right to tell a woman what to do with their body. no one. but as for the money, do planned parenthood really need all that money? no. would i cut some of the money? yes. but the government need to give money to the -- like the earlier lady said, the independent lady said, we give all this money to other government things, why can't we give the money to planted -- excuse me, planned parenthood. that's all i have to say. >> republican line, james, calling from gaffney, south carolina. >> caller: yes. thanks for the opportunity to speak to you. my first comment is that i come to this as a man who has three grown children and six grandchildren as a result of my having made a choice when i was 17 years old in 1973. to choose life. and i -- i think that certainly frames my point of view. at the same time, what has been clear is the money that is coming from federal sources, whether it's in reimbursements or otherwise, is fungible. it is movable. it enables other expenses to