i spent a day following the then first lady barbara bush around. not as a stalker, but as a member of the press corps. it was a big press corps, lots of people. the motorcade of us going and around and all these dignitaries in various events. at the end of the day, mrs. bush had a press conference at a hotel ballroom. the place was packed. i was taking notes for my humor column. when i thought it was all over, the photographer brought the press corps that had been with mrs. bush up on the stage. maybe two dozen of us. they put me right next to barbara rush, first lady of the united states, for this picture. this is a situation where i know in my mind to say nothing. i knew that in my mind. [laughter] your brain does not always tell the rest of your body what the plan is. there was kind of a quiet moment with these high-powered journalists and this room full of people. i planned to say nothing, but for some reason my mouth came open, and i said to barbara bush, first lady of the united states, who i had never met. i said, a shot at the same supermar

they include barbara bush and chelsea clinton. like her mother -- >> it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights separate from human rights. >> chelsea clinton is a human rights advocate. >> it's outrageous that children are dying from. >> actress and singer- songwriter mandy moore, a global ambassador for population services international, also known as psi is dedicated to involving more young people. >> the majority of the young people i talked to were really advocates and passionate about sexual and reproductive rights. i put forth this challenge to people and to myself to sort of get out of your comfort zone, go up to people, start conversations, introduce yourself, make allies, make friends, and support each other, push each other, challenge each other, 'cause that's what's going to drive the conversation forward. >> barbara bush founded global health corps offering scholarships to help nurture young leaders who believe health is a human right. >> what we do everyday is mobilize young leaders from around the world. w

. >> an nbc news exclusive -- george and barbara bush talk about the former president's solidarity buzz cut to support a 2-year-old undergoing chemo for leukemia. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is nbc "nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the very first reports we got after a high-speed train crash in spain last night were from the first people to make it to the wreckage. they didn't want to talk about what they had seen. today we can all see what happened. it is a fast, modern train like so much of rail travel in europe and the rest of the world. to the untrained eye it just seems to take the corner too fast. well that may well turn out to be the official explanation as well. the death toll here is staggering, at least 80 dead. still over 90 hospitalized. here is another way of putting it, the train is feared to have been going faster going into that turn than even the fastest train in this country can travel on a straightaway. nbc's keir simmons starts us off from the scene tonight. keir, good evening. >> repo

former president george h w bush and barbara bush will be at the white house this week the stop >> just way -- this week. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you e that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> taking a look at the week obama and thent first lady will welcome the former president, george bush, and the former first lady, harper bush, tomorrow afternoon. he will be honoring the 1000 points of light award. , jodi arias is expected to appear in court. she was found guilty in may of first-degree murder of her former boyfriend. a jury could decide on whether or not she deserves a death penalty or life in prison. we will see if the traumas into a another penalty phase or if there will be a plea deal. -- we'll see if the trial will move into a another penalty or if there will be a plea deal. workouts. >> looking for a new way to get in shape? how about a team that goes into the woods? most washingtonians say close to the ac when temperatures get above 90. >> i want to get o

a touching white house return for a former president. >> like coming home for barbara and me. >> reporter: george h.w. bush and his wife, barbara, were on-hand to recognize the 5,000 recipients for the daily light award. bush recrated the award after he coined the phrase, 1,000 points of light. >> for the rest of his presidency, nearly every, single day, president bush gave someone a daily point of light award. and after he left the white house, he kept going and going and going. >> reporter: in more than two decades, the points of light foundation has become the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteering. >> you have helped so many americans discover that they, too, have something to contribute. that they, too, have the power to make a difference. >> reporter: the award was given today to floyd hammer and kathy hamilton of iowa, a retired couple and farm owners who created nonprofit to provide meals for hungry children in 15 nations. the 89-year-old bush spent nearly two months in the hospital at the end of last year. but he was back on the public stage in april, when he joined the other livin

apparently former president bush and his wife barbara lost their second child then 4-year-old robin bush to leukemia, 60 years ago. makes sense why he would do this. >> sure does. >>> coming up, imagine a town where every building is painted the exact same shade of blue. and it's a good thing. >> with americans spending $55 billion a year on pets, we have some doggone good money-saving advice when it comes to cari

and barbara bush, one of barbara bush with her camera. >> guest: a really good spot where she would photograph me with president george h. w. bush and president george w. bush and send me the photo in record time. she was amazing. and this was election evening, 2004, very late at night. might have been early in the morning and we had just learned that president bush was ahead mathematically to win the election and so the family decided it was time to celebrate. >> host: how often were you alone with the family, just you and george bush family? >> a lot. especially family gatherings, holidays, every christmas i was invited to camp david to photograph the family, the best thing was my wife was with me at the same time so she could be with me and i could enjoy the holidays with her and i would photograph the family around christmas time. there's always a huge family portrait which was important to get everyone together in one shot. >> host: unlike herding cats. >> yes because the bush family is large and like any family they were very busy doing things like waiting for a photo. >> host: here you

george and barbara bush lost their daughter, robin, toly keep yaw 60 years ago this october. he is the son of one of the security staffers and the entire detail shaved their heads and are raising money for treatment. >>> britain's newest heir to the tthrone has a name. george alexzander luis. he will be called prince george. he comes from a long line of georges. queen elizabeth's father was george the 6th and king george the third reined during the american revolution. >>> the big revolution is over for the tortoise who was missing twice. he disappeared from his owner's backyard in foster city. he was found last week and dropped off at the humane society. unfortunately he wandered off again. this week a second man found him in a nearby park. he recognized pokey from television. the man returned pokey to his owner, but refused a reward. pokey has gotten so much area time he may have his own show. >> poke is slow -- pokey is slow, but he gets around. >>> we will be dealing with some fog as we head into tomorrow morning. the visibility has already dropped. live doppler heavy hd

. >>> and george and barbara bush speak out about a very personal issue that's close to their hearts. we got that, next. >>> welcome back to "early today." here are stories making news this morning. the ntsb saying the southwest airlines plane that crash landed in new york hit the tarmac not on its sturdier mainlanding gear. instead it hit first with the nose gear which is not designed for that. they say the plane slid for 19 seconds before stopping. >>> north carolina lawmakers approved legislation requiring voters to present government issued photo ids at the polls. it also shortens early voting by a week. opponents say it suppresses voter turnout among minorities and young people. this at attorney general eric holder saying thursday the u.s. justice department will take action against a new texas voter id law. holder blamed the influx of new voter id legislation on the supreme court's decision to strike down part of the voting rights act. >>> seven women have now come forward accusing san diego mayor bob filner of sexual harassment. the democratic party is calling for filner's resi

george and barbara bush lost their daughter, robin, toly keep yaw 60 years ago this october. the son of one of the security staffers and the entire detail shaved their heads and are raising money for treatment. >>> britain's newest heir to the tthrone has a name. george alexzander luis. he will be called prince george. he comes from a long line of georges. queen elizabeth's father was george the 6th and king george the third reined during the american revolution. >>> the big revolution is over for the tortoise who was missing twice. he disappeared from his owner's backyard in foster city. he was found last week and dropped off at the humane society. unfortunately he wandered off again. this week a second man found him in a nearby park. he recognized pokey from television. the man returned pokey to his owner, but refused a reward. pokey has gotten so much area time he may have his own show. >> poke is slow -- pokey is slow, but he gets around. >>> we will be dealing with some fog as we head into tomorrow morning. the visibility has already dropped. live doppler heavy hd is soc

. >> george and barbara bush lost their second child to kenya several years ago. >> it is very nice to have something to cheer for. we hope that everybody is cheering. mark tells me if i read the comments about this story, i will think of the whole country is sick because it is so partisan. >> meeting this president several times, my wife also worked for him, nominated her to positions in the social security administration, truly decent people. man, a goodecent man. i am glad that people are recognizing that. usually it happens after you are in office, but it is good is being recognized. >> you are a class act, mr. president. thanks. last word. see you next week. >> hello from brussels and a very warm welcome to "european journal." very good to have you with us. here's what we have today -- the wave of drug tests as bulgarians demand an end to corruption. rotten conditions -- how seasonal workers are being exploited in italy. and portugal offers incentives. book area has been -- bulgaria ha

bush, and barbara bush will honor service volunteers with their nonprofit points of light. mr. and president obama will hand out the 5,000th daily point of light award winner. it recognizes volunteers who have made a difference in their activities. >>> today this will be a march for immigration reform and jobs. the conservative black leadership alliance will hold a march at freedom plaza. from there they will march on to the capitol. the group is urging congress to protect american jobs for american workers. they do not want congress to pass legislation that creates a path to citizenship for people living in the u.s. illegally. >>> right now a stinky plant is about to bloom at the u.s. botanic garden. the plant is commonly known as the corpse flower. that's because it produces a very nasty odor that smells like rotting flesh apparently. i'll take your word for it. because of all the excitement, the garden will extend its hours from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 tonight. can you believe people are going to this? >> do not. >> peak bloom for the corpse flower usually only lasts one or two

bush and barbara bush were both saluted for the points of light organization the president started.t's now the largest volunteer service organization in the world with four million people putting in 30 million hours of service every year. it was a gracious day, all about the volunteers and a tribute to 41, who, true to form, and in classic modesty, tried to cut off the thunderous ovation he received. he is 89 now. he survived a big health scare last year. and while his legs have quit on him and his voice isn't as strong, it was a familiar-sounding former president who took to the mic briefly. >> like coming home for barbara and me. the rest of you coming to this magnificent house and be greeted by this superb hospitality knows no bounds. thank you all very much. >> by the way, his son, neil, says they are calling dad gq instead of 41 these days because of the expressive sock choices he has been making. points of light honored one volunteer on each day of his existence. today they handed out award number 5,000 to a retired couple from iowa, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton, who have d

it's a special meaning for the president and first lady barbara bush. their daughter robin, i did not know this, died at the age of 4. she, too, suffered from leukemia and died 60 years ago this october. i didn't know that. >>> just a day after we saw the royal baby for the first time, the prince now has a name. duke and duchess settled on george alexander luis. that would make their future king george vii. he is named after his great, great grandfather. and luis is to reference the royal an sest yoerz. the daily mail is reporting none of the three names were intended to be symbolic. instead, the couple simply liked the names. let's go to business. wall street, looking to rally a little bit after the dow and s&p 500 went down. nasdaq got a boost from apple. let's go to geoff cutmore. facebook was up huge in after hours, right? >> absolutely. we got a near 20% jump in the shares. teenagers are not desserting facebook. he need not worry. the market bought into the idea that mobile app revenue is moving the needle. if you bought this at ipo, you're 16% off

. >> everyone says it, reporters say it, are you hillary clinton or barbara bush. >> that's right. >> always just said well, i think i'll be laura bush. i knew laura bush pretty well having grown-up as her in the middle of texas. >> but there is also why it's important for us to make sure that more women use their voices and their power. we are mothers. we are nurturers. we have to juggle a lot, you know, i love my husband but sometimes when he has like five things to do at one time, it's funny to watch it. you don't know where your jacket is right now. can't find that shoe, mr. president. >> a revealing conversation. and if it's tuesday it must be flag day. we'll explain, these three women, that's coming up when we come back. by safe light auto glass. "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country."

ok, what is some of your evidence that barbara bush had any effect on george bush? hope whoever asked this question will read my chapter on the bush's. i do lay it out in some detail. primarily through interviews with participants and people who as wellthe white house as the privilege of spending some time with president and mrs. bush the elder. they were our first house guests when we took up our post at the u.n. it was the first time they had been back there since they left several decades earlier. there was a lovely moment when the president and mrs. bush walked into our home and we had the same housekeeper that they had. you can imagine she is no spring chicken, but dorothy is still there. if president and dorothy just embraced and we stood back and let them have their moment. , "dopresident bush said rothy, take me to the room where my mother used to stay." dorothy led him to the room and he went in there and stayed and had a conversation with his mother while the rest of us stayed behind. anyway, that is just a memory i treasure from our tenure at the united n

. >>> bald is beautiful, at least according to former first lady barbara bush. >> i was shocked, surprised, and thrilled. but i think he looks beautiful. he looks younger. >> such a sweet couple. she's responding to one of the most viewed images of the week. the shaved head of president george h.w. bush. he wanted to show solidarity with the 2-year-old son of a secret service agent assigned to his protection detail. the toddler is battling cancer. this is deeply personal for the president. he and his wife, barbara, left a daughter to leukemia when she was just 4 years old. >> they have stayed together strong for many, many years. >>> let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. lots going on in the bay area tonight. jeff, you still have to give a weather forecast for every part. >> i know. i'm -- i try at least for some of the larger venues. never thought i'd have john mayer, justin timberlake, or jay-z on a weather graphic. here they are. culminating for the san francisco giants and as. let's give a brief look at the forecast for tonight for the as and the giants. typical weather for the home

. >> an nbc news exclusive -- george and barbara bush talk about the former president's solidarity buzzt to support a 2-year-old undergoing chemo for leukemia.

good afternoon and welcome the prime interest i'm perry and boring and i'm barbara bush and here's the stories that we're tracking today. too easy or not to q e that is the question now that it's clear chairman bernanke out as of next january two front runners are being floated by the mainstream media these would be larry summers and janet yellen we've profiled summers before and noted his complete mismanagement of the harvard endowment and he is nowhere near the glib politician bernanke so why some are well it's quite simple he's been openly critical of the fed's monetary wanted jazz and has much more keen on fiscal stimulus and on the other side we have janet yellen a close bernanke you confidant and someone who is likely to keep the monetary pedal to the metal as long as possible the wall street journal reports only today that she has that pressure and economic prognosticator however parian dug into transcripts of meetings pre-crisis and came to a different conclusion should profile journey go into just a bit. and scandal after scandal is already precipitating a j.p. morgan exit fro

bush, barbara bush and the bush family. >> and today -- today, 20 years later, think for a minute about impact he's had. that's the extraordinary ripple effect that one life lived humbly with love for one's country and service can have. >> president bush is the honorary foundation. the largest service organization coordinating service projects. dn lothian, cnn, the white house. >>> two pennsylvania boys are being called heroes after they helped a kidnapped girl get away from her abductor. she was snatched from her front yard. the two teens spotted the girl in a car and chased on their bicycles. >> let her out. she ran to me and said she needed her mom. >> her grateful mom hugged the boys and called them heroes. police continue to search for the kidnapper who got away. >>> a woman in western new york saw the story and is starting a scholarship fund for the boyce. you do the right thing, they should be rewarded. it took a long time to find them. 15 minutes they chase thad car. >> they were not going give up. the guy turned around. eventually, he stopped and the girl ran out. >>> prices at

and for that, we have to thank president bush and his better half barbara, who is just as committed as to service, has dedicated her life to it as well. [ applause ] presidents following president bush have had the good sense to follow in this work and not just because one of them calls him dad. president clinton and both president bushes have come together to help people in natural disasters, here and around the world. this is not a democratic or republican value, but a core part of being an american. at the white house today we are proud to carry forward that legacy. i created the office of social innovation and civic participation to find new ways to use innovation to strengthen service. we expanded the office of faith-based and neighborhoodner by president george w. bush which works closely with religious organizations across the country to help americans in need. and today i want to announce a new task force with representatives from cabinet agencies and other departments across government to take a lock at hu we can better support national service. in particular on some of our mo

good afternoon and welcome to prime interest i'm harry i'm boring and i'm barbara bush and here's the story that we're tracking today. markets are being manipulated you already knew that when it makes the top fold of the old gray lady emerson really be egregious an investigation by the new york times reveals that goldman sachs have been manipulating the aluminum market for years coca-cola and other and used users have complained that waiting times for shipments have gone from weeks to months in the meantime are goldman friend charged needless storage fees in the same shenanigans exist in the copper in crude oil thinks of jamie diamond to be from or dead.

him and his wife, barbara bush, lost son to leukemia years ago. >>> there is a law created by correct me if i'm wrong three years ago. washington now to tell us with cruise lines an out. >> public database. most incidents still under investigation and requires only certain types of crimes to be reported. the senate commerce committee found since the passage of the law three years ago, only 31 crimes had been reported to the public but nearly 1,000 reported to the sbi, 30 times higher than that's shared with potential passengers. the commerce committee found committed against minors are not reported publicly and they're in a significant percentage of sexual assaults on board ships. i am digging through this report and we'll break down what types of crimes are on cruise ships up next. >>> 5:15. bright new street lights could have a lot more. they hope energy efficient lights cut crime and save city money. she helped show off the l.e.d. street lights of 18th and adline. 30,000 are to be converted throughout the city. >>> google wants to make it easier to put online on television introduc

good afternoon and welcome the prime interest i'm perry i'm boring and i'm barbara bush and here's the story that we're tracking today. two q e or not to q e that is the question now that it's clear fed chairman bernanke he is out as of next january two front runners are being floated by the mainstream media these would be larry summers and janet yellen we've profiled summers before and know his complete mismanagement of the harvard and down and fallen and he is nowhere near the glib politician bernanke he is so why some words well it's quite simple he's been openly critical of the fed's monetary wanted jazz and has much more keen on fiscal stimulus and on the other side we have.

take the fords, take barbara and george h. w. bush, some of these couples have been married for decades before they went into the white house. how many senior presidential aids say they knew the president well before he got into politics. there comes with that type of influence, role as a counselor or confidant. even though bess truman was not a political activist, she was the opposite. harry truman was not joking hen he called her the boss. he said later in life, i never made a serious decision without consulting beth. i did two oral history interviews two years ago, they were both speech writers for truman. they would sit down and truman would have these check sessions where they will go through a speech. truman will say check, i like that and don't like this. whenever they finish the long session, truman will say the same thing. i will take this up tonight and run it by the boss and we'll finalize it tomorrow. there's that personal role which we're all talking about. secondly it's a social influence role. we don't have a monarch. t

george and barbara bush lost their daughter to leukemia almost 60 years ago. patrick is one of the son's of a a security staffer. they are standing to raise money for his treatment. >> another half-hour is coming up next. as we continue. an "abc 7 news" exclusive. the man in charge of san francisco city college system explains how he plans to save the school. and a swarm of bees prevents a plane from taking off. google's new attempt to move into your family room. how the little device can bring your internet to the television screen. >> caught on tape. a brand-new police surveillance video, what the >>> the man selected to steer the city college in the right direction promises the institution will be saved. accreditation commission has given robert graler to fix the institution that has been plagued with problems. he spoke with lyanne melendez in an interview you'll see only on "abc 7 news". >> reporter: it speaks for itself. trustee with extraordinary powers, which means he has the final word on every action taken to save this institution. >> i think we can m

bush and the former first lady barbara bush. this is neil bush now speaking. they just awarded the 5,000th point of light award. it went to an incredible couple. floyd hammer and kathy hamilton, a retired couple and a farm owner from union, iowa, who told their story of going to africa and their lives changing forever. they're the founders of a nonprofit that delivers free meals to children suffering from hunger in 15 countries, including the united states. this all started after an outreach trip to tanzania where they stopped to volunteer at a mission and were forever changed. on this day, we honor their work and volunteers around this country and around the world. in fact, points of light has seen millions of people volunteer and assist. they've mobilized the forces of millions of people to take action and bring a change in this world. we'll continue to follow the developments and talk much more about it. meanwhile, i'm tamron hall. the news nation is following developing news, continuing reaction to the george zimmerman not guilty verdict. protests planned

george and barbara bush lost their daughter robin 60 years ago in october. >> patrick is son of one ofhe president's security staffers and his secret service detail also shaved their head autos encouraging is that treatment for leukemia changed so much in decades since bushes lost their daughter and hopefully, he will be able to get the treatment he needs and. >> what a show of support. >> michael finney here now answering questions and this one, i upgraded by mi cell phone they required a thumb print to trade in the phone. >> doesn't that seem weird? this is a very, very old law meant to regulate back in old days pawn shop that's way, people couldn't steal stuff go, pawn it and then no one would know who pawned it. they want to track this stuff. so if a company buys and sells used goods they have to be able to identify you including a fingerprint. maybe a privacy issue but it's the law. >> okay. >> kimberly asked i saw an ad on tv for a free credit record from a third pa party company. aren't i entitled to free annual credit sflort. >> you are. you can get one free per year if you wan

even barbara bush's literacy program took on political implications. by addressing issues like homelessness and drug addiction, single motherhood, as being taken care of or at least assisted by illiteracy, the administration perhaps might have avoided some controversial questions about those social issues and whether federal action or funding might have helped. and, although mrs. bush enjoyed the traditional role and continued many of the customs from the reagan years, by 1992, cynicism made even her marriage used by the press as a question of legitimacy as to whether the marriage was as close as it was claimed to be, the same thing, of course, said about the clintons. bill and hillary clinton, shown in this second to last photograph, dancing at the inaugural ball, shows her in a particularly traditional role. certainly she brought a new chef in and there was a focus that he brought on more regional american cooking, no longer french cooking, it gave a focus to a larger diversity, perhaps, of american regional cooking but questions about her personal l

bush and former first lady barbara bush to the white house. points of light reward recipients. president bush created the program in 1989 to honor volunteer service. >>> attorney general eric holder shares concerns about a quote, tragic, unnecessary shooting death of trayvon martin and that the justice department is continuing a probe into possible civil rights violations. despite saturday's not guilty verdict, george zimmerman could face a civil suit from trayvon martin's family. >>> national security agency leaker edward snowden reportedly has thousands of sensitive documents describing how the nsa operates. glen greenwald, "the guardian" journalist who broke the snowed o.w.n. story, said snowden chose not to disclose the most damaging information he has against the united states. those are the headlines. i'm lauren green. back to ashley. ashley: lauren, thank you very much. appreciate that. >>> retail sales rose by a disappointing .4% in june from the previous month that is half of the gains economists were looking for, auto sales, consumer

. >> i don't think -- barbara bush wants her son to run from her stements.l: you cannot picture both of them running? >> i cannot what about you? neil: what about you? >> my governor is great, i ran for this officer, i was a career prosecutor, i had never run for anything, i ran to make a give rent, i did not know if i could, but i do. neil: but you are popular he is not, what is the deal. >> we have a great governor, and a great cfo, and speaker of the house. neil: is it his style? he has done a lot but he gets a bum wrap. >> rick scott is doing what he was elected to do by the people, bringing jobs to our state. any time i call him say, i hear a rumor a company wants toove there, he will be on the phone with the ceo or his plane at his cost flying there to recruit the business. neil: he is a rich guy. >> it is a public service. i ran for offers for same reason. neil: are you a future governor? >> no, i am not, my offers deserves stability,y is much more i want to do. neil: you are not ruling any of the above out. >> i do not' to be governor, i made that cr

you cannot tell me that barbara bush got softball questions. what barbara bush did she had two books about her dog and said i'm not nancy reagan. you're telling that barbara bush didn't answer questions about iran contra. what are you smoking? >> i will disagree. nine out of 10 questions were softballs. those were exceptions and not he rule. usually when asked the first lady sidestep them. nine out of 10 political questions is something how do you handle the campaign trail or balancing of the family. first lady chooses to say no comment, it's completely acceptable whereas if a president says no comment on that issue -- beth truman for example had a press onference. the transcript goes like this, are you going to be down in mines like eleanor. she says, no comment. then they say are you going to be flying in an airplane with the tuskegee airmen. o comment. after about 20 of those, they ask if there will be another press conference, she said no. if harry truman did that, they would have impeached him. >> i think that, that's the job of the first

. >>> in less than an hour, former president george hw bush and barbara bush will be at the white house to honor service volunteers. the first president bush and president obama will hand out the 5,000th point of life award. bush started that organization back in 1989 to recognize people who have made a difference in their communities. >>> and we would like to make a difference in the heat in this community. it is so hot out there. and getting hotter by the minute. how hot is it going to get today? >> first all, welcome back. you say welcome back to me because i was gone last week too. >> oh, you were gone last week? welcome back. >> we brought heat and humidity for you. oh, man, it is with us. we've had this heat wave commencing. last type it got 95 degrees or higher was way back to last september. in 2012 when it got to 95. so it's been a long time since we've had this kind of heat. i think we'll get up to 95. there is the fountain and the capitol there. it is cooking now. in fact, temperatures right there are around 90 degrees. and there is the view over the potomac river. one little

ago tomorrow "the five" launched over 500 plus shows and we've only had a hand full of guests, barbara bushald trump, it's my pleasure to welcome the king of talk radio, it's limbaugh. welcome. before we get into the important news of the day, they spun a headline to make it look like you had an issue with fox new

ago tomorrow "the five" launched over 500 plus shows and we've only had a hand full of guests, barbara bush, sarah palin, donald trump, it's my pleasure to welcome the king of talk radio, it's limbaugh. welcome. before we get into the important news of the day, they spun a headline to make it look like you had an issue with fox news. rush limbaugh tells people not to watch fox news. can you tell us what they were up to. >> i am the news of the day. i'm happy. i'm thrilled to be here. i love your guys show. whenever i watch tv in the afternoon, this is it. you know, i had a caller who was just almost just shy of profane. he was angry, spitting, mad, and he finally started telling me why he was upset. started listing names of people and it turned out the fox business network and a bunch of the names i didn't know who they were which is why i was having trouble. and he was just kind of off the wall and i said, sir, just stop listening to those people. stopwatching those people. and i kept saying those people. i never said don't watch fox. now, i have said, over the course of my career, don't w

the former president joined by president obama, the first lady and former first lady barbara bush honoredight foundation and marked the 5,000th daily point of light award. president bush created that award two decades ago to honor volunteer service. >> first, of course, thank the president and mrs. obama for thr wonderful hospitality. it's like coming home for barbara and me. >> very nice. the obamas and the bushes had lunch together after that ceremony. >>> now, while we have been concentrating on this george zimmerman trial, a lot has been happening in the political world. we want to get to it. let's bring in our washington insider perry bacon. how you doing? >> good to see you. >> let's start with some of the reporting you've been doing on that very careful statement that the president put out. everyone understands it's somewhat unusual for the president to talk about a specific verdict. you were talking to someone at the white house about that. what did you learn? >> this is a 166-word statement that was very carefully vetted. 166 was the words, but it was very reviewed by a lot of of

ok, what is some of your evidence that barbara bush had any effect on george bush? i hope whoever asked this question will read my chapter on the bush's. i do lay it out in some detail. primarily through interviews with participants and people who work in the white house as well as the privilege of spending some time with president and mrs. bush the elder. they were our first house guests when we took up our post at the u.n. it was the first time they had been back there since they left several decades earlier. there was a lovely moment when the president and mrs. bush walked into our home and we had the same housekeeper that they had. you can imagine she is no spring chicken, but dorothy is still there. if president and dorothy just embraced and we stood back and let them have their moment. then president bush said, "do rothy, take me to the room where my mother used to stay." dorothy led him to the room and he went in there and stayed and had a conversation with his mother while the rest of us stayed behind. anyway, that is just a memory i treasure from our tenure

that's five tons of broccoli which first lady barbara bush received with her wit. >> we are leaving several boxes of the product here for your use at the white house. >> thank you. >> with some very good new recipes which you might use that you just might intrigue the president to take the plunge into the wonderful world of fresh broccoli. >> i'm going to overlook the fact you think my cooking's not up to par. i'm going to tell you the honest truth. the president is never going to eat broccoli. but i am never going to eat pork rinds ever. thank you. thank you. >> we have -- >> that's why we stayed married 45 years. >> whenever you think of obama, bush, and the politics of broccoli, it turns out healthy eating has had bipartisan support in the past. take a like at this 1951 print advertisement, do you recognize the spoked person? ronald reagan as spokes person for v-8 vegetable juice. the gipper was the spokesperson for the brand in the early '50s which may explain why he remained healthy enough to become our nation's oldest president. in case you were wondering, v-8 does not contain any bro

it is part after wide ranging interview that the president and barbara bush did with their grabb granddaughterspecial correspondent jenna bush hager. jenna joins me now. >> reporter: thanks, andrea. my 89-year-old grandfather's always inspired me but this time it is a group of secret service agents and a young boy that's inspiring him. i started off by asking him why the new haircut. >> little patrick has leukemia. a lot of the agents shaved their heads. i say well why not me? it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: patrick is the son of a secret service agent, assigned to my grandfather's protective detail. when the other agents heard of his cancer diagnosis, like a band of brothers, they rallied around their own. >> what a wonderful group of people. they're like family with us. >> reporter: and so, just two days ago, after more than 20 secret service men shaved their heads, it was my grandfather's turn. one of the reasons you shaved your head, because you just wanted to see that little boy smile? >> yeah. just kind of identify with him. but hope it brought him a little happiness. >> repor