i am so grateful that i've had a chance to get to know barbara bush, your daughter's work, through the global health corp. i got to meet with some of the kids around the world were going to be involved in helping to bring health care around the world. it is great because the younger generation is now devoted to and committed to this great cause. the private sector has a lot to do. the united states government also has a lot to do. this work has got to continue. i know that we face a lot of challenges. we faced challenges of joblessness, and education system that is not quite working, if immigration policies and not quite working, we face deficits and debts and uncertainty about economic future. but let us never forgets the premise that our own security is linked to the well-being of others. and let us never forget, too, that out of chaos comes danger. the united states of america must lead. we must lead because it is important that the most compassionate and the most generous and the freest company -- country on the face of the earth would be the most powerful. we do not have an option

open to a presidential run by her husband after receiving a phone call from former first lady barbara bush. the game continues. bank of america customers will soon be paying a little bit more for those debit card purchases. for details, we bring in steve live in london for us. >> very good day to you. very interesting story around bank of america. change of an era, really. due to amendments in an act that comes into play in october, a lot of these banks are searching for revenue because they're limited on how much revenue they can take off mer chabts. now they're going to add a $5 monthly usage fee. this is to offset the decline in revenues caused by higher capital requirements and less revenue coming through. that's one very big barometer of what's going wont banks. perhaps a broader barometer is the fact that friendlies is set to, as we understand, file for chapter 11. this is a group, of course, that was set up during the great depression. two brothers who set up as an ice cream parlor. unfortunately, it could lead to sale of the company once it gets into chapter 11. back to you. >> tha

barbara bush looks like the quaker oat man." you know what i mean? like, that's nonsense. i'm not gonna attack anyone for the way they look. if i've got something to say about politics, i've got something to say about what i perceive to be the dissemination of disinformation or what feels like lies to me or clearly taking advantage of the american public. as i said last night, every time a politician says, "the american people are not stupid," they're mocking us. you know, they're banking on our ignorance and apathy. and again, i say we're like ignorance; people are like, "what do you mean? what i mean by ignorance is, you're not given the information. you're not privy to the information. i'm not calling you stupid, you know? but politicians sure bank on your stupidity. they bank on your apathy. that's how political careers are built. what you say is certainly not a salute to the chief executive. it's certainly not a salute, but i also am very diplomatic when i say, i am not building up the democrats. i'm not tearing down the republicans. now, did you do that framing befor

now "the new york post" is reporting that barbara bush has called christie's wife to convince her that her family will be just fine in the white house. can he be persuaded to run? bill o'reilly of "the o'reilly factor" will weigh in on all of that. >> waiting there for the shot to be taken. looking forward to your discussion with him. >>> and a health scare for ellen degeneres. why she will be discussing this on her show today as only she can do. >> she lays it all out. >> yes, she does. >>> first, right to the abc news exclusive. a huge number of missiles have disappeared in libya. officials fear they may be used to target american passenger planes. and abc's brian ross is here with the latest. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. u.s. officials have thought there was little chance that terrorists could get their hands on many of the portable missiles that could bring down a commercial jet liner. now, that calculation is out the window, with officials in a secret white house meeting startled to learn just how many have gone missing in libya. they're accurate and dead

she was with first lady barbara bush when the attacks occurred. president obama tomorrow night will go before congress, a joint session, to hear his jobs plan. we'll likely to hear some of that when the house comes in momentarily. it is live 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> in 1844, henry clay ran for president of the united states and lost, be-- but he changed political history. he's one of 14 men in c-span's new series "the contender." henry clay's kentucky home friday at 8:00 eastern. book tv features 9/11 authors this weekend. saturday with richard, thomas and philip and sunday mary, patrick and lawrence and joel. also this weekend on "after words," dana priest suggests that the federal government's efforts to protect america after september 11 are secretive and dangerous and needs to be exposed. she's being interviewed by former secretary of defense. also "in my time," dick cheney talks about his experiences during 9/11 and the lessons he learned since then. you can look at the former vice president interviewed by bob woodward on after wards.

everybody wants him from karl rove to barbara bush is calling him and kissinger is calling him, everyonets him in. >> we're a political party that believes in market. and there's another market in the race. particularly when you look at the donor class in the tri-state area in new york and new jersey. a lot of interest in chris christie getting into the race. i don't believe he's going to run. i take his brother's word for it. but there is a huge opportunity for him if he decides to do it. and he'll be a formidable candidate for the nomination. >> i like the way you answer a question, it goes up, goes down, and actually ends. some people don't stop talking. i'm serious. you know how to answer a question. one of our recent guests didn't know how to do that. let's go to john heilemann. john, it looks to me like two weeks ago before rick perry got the dunce cap put on his head, which sits firmly on it right now, there was no talk of adding to this field like steve just said. everyone seemed content and satisfied with who was running. it's changed overnight. >> well, chris, it's been the cas

i'm so grateful that i've had a chance to get to know barbara bush's -- barbara bush, you're daughter'skids around the world who are going to be involved in helping to bring health care around the world and it's great because it means a younger generation is now devoted to it committed to this cause. the private sector has a lot to do. but the united states government also has a lot to do. this work has to continue. we face challenges of joblessness with an education system that's not quite working with policies that are not quite working we face deficits and debt and uncertainty about our economic future. but let us never forget that our own security is linked to the well-being of others. and let us never forget, too, that out of chaos comes danger. the united states of america must lead because it is important that the most compassionate and generous and the freest country on the face of the earth will also be the most powerful. we don't have an option to retire to take a sabbatical from leadership in the international community and in the world. if we do, one of two things will happe

she got a phone call from barbara bush. former first lady who said you know what? the time involved, not what you might think. so you'll be ok. >> i might believe that part of the story. because i do think that in a relationship, the wife and the husband have a tremendous amount of influence on decisions like this. however, i do not believe that just because of an overwhelming experience at the reagan library that he suddenly decided that he -- i don't believe that. i think that he has known before that time and has the same response after that speech as to whether or not he's going to run. i have no idea if it's yes or no. but i do think and i said this yesterday, at some point, it becomes a disservice to the republican party to not make a decision. similarly to sarah palin because it's insulting to some of the other candidates on the stage because it looks like they can't fit the bill. maybe they can't in the mind of the republican voters. it's not good for the party if that's what you're trying to accomplish. >> i think he probably had made a decision, gretch, u

former first lady barbara bush reached out to chris christie's wife to convince her their children and family would be able to thrive in the white house despite the fishbowl-like attention. las vegas, nevada. caller: i would vote for none of the above at this point because they keep calling the health care law obamacare, and i think it is very derogatory. i just could not think it is right. host: that is the only thing that would keep you from voting? caller: yes. host: who did you vote for last time? caller: obama. host: and you are republican? caller: yes, i am. i don't like the way the republicans are doing the middle-class and they are not raising taxes on a higher class. host: why do you think that falls into republican principles? caller: i just do not think it is right to take medicare and everything and make us pay -- make the lower class pay more. host: plymouth, minnesota. good morning. caller: there you go. another democrat per cent -- pretended to be a republican. was it out of his mind? he does not believe one thing that a republican does. he must think we are all stupid o

great piece in there and there's an anecdote where she's speaking in texas and says i won't be a barbara bushwon't be a laura bush. meaning they were more liberal when it came to social issues. she will not be. i imagine that will pick at the scab between the bush operation and the perry operation. so there's no doubt it's different. and by thrusting herself into it, she has to go into that scrutiny. >> jim, is she more like an eisenhower? >> we don't know exactly what her role is going to be in the campaign other than -- there was a debate, asked what are you going to bring to the white house? everyone's talking about michele bauchmann talked about the declaration of independence, and he talked about bringing my wife and what an asset she would be. they're trying to make her more of a part of it. >> was there ever a question as to whether he was bringing his wife to the white house? or whether they have the constitution in the white house? >> now, you stop it. >> i bet they've already got one. why wouldn't he bring his wife? >> they have to go down to the basement, they have it in storage --

i'm so grateful that i've had a chance to get to know barbara bush, your daughter's, work through global i got to meet with some of the kids from around the world who are going to be involved in helping to bring health care around the world and it's great because it means a younger generation is now devoted to and committed to this great cause. so the private sector has a lot to do. but the united states government also has a lot to do. this work has got to continue. i know that we face a lot of challenges. we face challenges of joblessness, of an education system that's not quite working, of immigration policies that are not quite working. we face deficits and debt, and uncertainty about our economic future. but let us never forget the premise that our own security is linked to the well being of others. and let us never forget, too, that out of chaos comes danger. the united states of america must lead. we must lead because it is important that the most compassionate and the most compassionate and freest country on the face of the earth would also be the most powerful. we don't have an

i am so grateful that i had a chance to get to know barbara bush, your daughter's, work for global healthto be involved in helping to bring health care around the world and it's great because the younger generation is now devoted to and committed to this very cause. so, the private sector has a lot to do. but the united states government also has a lot to do. this work has got to continue. i know that we face a lot of challenges. we faced the challenges of joblessness with an education system that is not quite working of immigration policies that are not quite working. we face deficits and debt and uncertainty about our economic future. but let us never forget the promise that our own security is linked to the well-being of others. and let us never forget, too, that out of chaos comes danger. the united states of america must lead. we must lead because it is important that the most compassionate and the most generous and the freest country on the face of the earth would also be the most powerful. we don't have an option to retire to take a sabbatical from leadership in the international c

barbara, this moment is interesting because there have been several appearances at the pentagon representing two administrations at least. the bushistration with donald rumsfeld being there earlier throughout the weekend, seeing the vice president there earlier today and now the president of the united states at the pentagon. >> reporter: yeah, you know, fred, i think here at the pentagon at a moment like this as we look at the flag, the point of impact when that plane slammed into the building, for the pentagon today it's really family business, not politics. so many of these families have been out here every year. today they were out here of course early in the morning for the earlier ceremonies and have waited for hours in the sun to see the president of the united states as he previously had been in shanksville and in new york. this is sort of wrapping up today's events. the memorial is actually open to the public. if people come to washington, they can't go inside the pentagon necessarily but they can visit this memorial, walk amongst the trees and small water ponds and benches, memorializing each of the 184 souls lost that

out of the wish administration, the bush senior administration a critical piece of legislation, the oil pollution act. similarly in 1969 at the coast of santa barbarahen an oil well blue people organized. they were galvanized. they were ready. they saw imagery to capture their hearts and souls and a year later, they got th

barbarae victims, wash bra olson, a fox news contributor whose husband ted represented george w. bush new york tody meet with some of the people who lost loved ones in that attack. mr. bush read from a letter abraham lincoln wrote to a woman who lost five sons in the civil war and president obama read from the 46th psalm. >> god is our refuge and strength. the very present help in trouble. therefore, we will not fear. even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. >> later in shanksville, pennsylvania, the president and first lady placed a wreath at the memorial to the 40 passengers and crew among 93 whoairlines flight 9340 rushed the hijackers and crashed the plane to keep it from reaching its intended target thought to be either here at the white house or down the street at the capital. yesterday the obama's visited section 60 of the arlington national sem teary reserved for the men and women killed in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it is the fir

of the bush administration, the bush senior administration a critical piece of legislation, the oil pollution act. similarly and 196 tonight off the coast of santa barbara when an oil well blue, people organized. they were galvanized. they were ready. de son imagery that captured the hearts and soul. and years later they got birthday. they got the clean water act. they got the clean air and. they got the environmental protection agency and 11 long years of organizing later, they got a moratorium on offshore drilling in some places. what happened here was that those photographs, particularly of the brown pelicans soaked in oil, the state bird of louisiana, captured people. captured our hearts and our minds. but those picture start to go away and i think what most people assumed was the pictures were going away because what? oil birds were going away, right? less birds, less images but that's not what happened. when i was able to track in the book is the number of birds was increasing, the photographs are decreasing but the reason why was because we started being threatened to be thrown in jail if we went within 40 miles, no, 40 feet of boom. everyone ont

bush cut taxes on the wealthy during his time in office, and he created just 3 million jobs. as the president said, it's not class warfare. it's math. joining me now, senator barbara boxer, democrat from california. senator boxer, thank you for coming on the show tonight. >> it's great to be on your show. >> republicans called president obama's plan class warfare. that's their usual cry. will it work this time, senator? >> oh, absolutely not. if we're smart enough to call them on it, and i just came from the senate floor where about a half hour ago i just said i think i'm going to send a box of kleenex tissues to the republican leadership so they can have tissues when they cry for the millionaires and billion airs. the fact is it isn't class warfare when you suggest that someone earning $1 million or more pay the same effectively tax rate as their secretary or as a fire fighter or a nurse. that is only fairness. it's actually, i think, moral. so i think we're on high moral ground, and, reverend, i have to compliment you when you show the way that bill clinton led this nation. he had a vision. his vision was this, that we don't spend on wasteful spending. we spend

barbara in austin, teas. -- texas. good morning. -- well,ood morning, - bad morning. cnn had a special program. they interviewed different people. i was astounded to hear george bush say that the most nervous moment of his presidency was when he had to throw out the baseball -- the first pitch about a month after sep 11. he emphasized that was the most nervous moment of my presidency, throwing out that baseball. i was just floored. the second thing is, when he said in that classroom with those children -- he told us the reason he did not immediately leave was that he was concerned about the children. i cannot stop wondering why he was not more concerned about the entire country at the point. it would have been easy to say, children, i am sorry. something has come up, i must leave. that would not upset them. he should have stuck to his job instead of sitting there while those children read "my pet goat." those are the things that keep coming back to me. as far as my personal experience -- i was living in hawaii on september 11. it was very early in the morning. we felt so helpless. it was such a sad day. i remember calling in to c-span that day or the next day. peo

barbara starr from the pentagon, thanks. let's talk more with fran townsend. she was a homeland security adviser to former president george w. bush. fran, just going back, i wanted to double check on what has been said over the past say year or two. and this talk about who is involved and how exactly al awlaki was killed. the national security council, according to reports that came out more than a year ago, did say to the cia, you can target this american. go after him. you know, the threats are clear and we are giving you approval. so, what is your take? how involved do you think the cia was in this operation? >> i don't think the yemen officials had the capability to do this on their own. i thought since early this morning that it had to have had some support from american officials and i think what you just heard from barbara that it was an acknowledgment. a joint intelligence sharing operation. no way that yemen intelligence had the capability to actually develop the information necessary to target in a physical way for a kill operation as we see happen. the next question becomes if they were sharing intelligence, what role

barbara starr, thank you from the pentagon. >>> eight years after the invasion of iraq, former vice president dick cheney is still absolutely certain that the bushked about iraq, afghanistan, and the war on terror and in classic cheney fashion, he was about as apologetic as ever. >> reporter: your biggest regreta relates to your time in office. >> you have to go back. that covers 40 years. >> no the years you were vice president. >> well, i think as a general proposition on the big decisions, i think we got it right. i worked for george bush. proud to have worked for him. i think a lot of the most controversial things we did that people didn't like and criticized us for, things like the terrorist surveillance program or enhanced interrogation techniques were things that allowed us to save lives. the net result, the value of our policies, is best evaluated in terms of the fact that after 9/11, there were no further mass casualty attacks against the united states that we stopped every single perspective attack on the u.s. for the last 7 1/2 years that we were there. i think that speaks well to our policy. >> certainly does, but you're a hung. i ma