margaret thatcher. they were close, they cooperated, worked together and they were able to achieve great things together. >> andrew, baronesst thatcher, when she first got into politics, there were only 27 female entities at the time. she was the youngest. there are articles that are out there describe her as trailblazer for women. in fact, in a recent poll by the daily mail, she outranked michelle obama, princess diana and hillary clinton as being the most inspiring. >> she did inspire women. but she never believed in having a certain number of women, quotas of women or anything like that. for her, women had to be able to do it on their own merits or not at all. >> luke, talk about that. >> she was definitely -- she believed in meritocracy. she did shatter the glass ceiling. but to her, it hardly mattered, the fact that she was a woman. she was a tremendous lead ner all sense. she knew that she had to do whatever it took to get her policies implemented, to get britain back on track, to make the country proud again and to ensure that britain could be a country with some economic success. because at the time she took over in

point, margaret thatcher allowed the americans to place cruise missiles on uk soil for the first time for that very purpose. and that's why the americans perspective on margaret thatcher, baroness thatcher is so warm because on foreign policy, she was extremely impressive. jamie is being slightly polite and modest. he was actually working with vice president joe biden who then was a senator. at the time when the berlin wall came down in 1989. she was very effective in that area. of course, she had the victory over the faulklands war in 1982, as well. but domestically, she was a far less revered figure. she was much more devising and living in britain at the time it was impossible to be indifferent about margaret thatcher. she was loved by some. she was loathed by a large number, too. >> what does that mean to the legacy now as we look back and reflect on that time. when she went out in 1990, it was a much more divisive time and she wasn't as well thought of. >> she actually left power because of the most divisive proposal of policy that she had attempted to implement. that was a poll tax. it was a flat tax which ultimately meant that a duke in britain paid exactly the same amou

. >> we have breaking news, former british prime minister baroness margaret thatcher has passed >> san rafael, south bay, pleasant done and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> a look at temperatures around santa rosa, 46, and napa at 47, and 46 in fairfield and livermore and union city at 49 degrees right now. we will be dealing with temperatures that are going to be running above average today, in the 50's and the 60's and we will have a warming trend and see temperatures climb into the 80-degree range possible wednesday and mid-to-upper 70's around the bay and upper 60's at the coast and thursday we will cool afternoon and above a the coast. the winds today with an update in a second. >> thank you, my, it is 6:15. we have breaking news, former british prime minister margaret thatcher has died. word came down before 5:00 this morning and abc7 news reporter join us with a look at her life from washington, dc. >> good morning, the news came this morning in a statement from the thanker family. the first woman prime minister died from a stroke at age of 87 and flags are at half staff i

margaret thatcher is that she didn't just lead our country, she saved our country. >> the president joined in this chorus of appreciation issuing the following statement. "with the passing of baronessargaret thatcher, the world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, and america has lost a true friend." taking over a country in economic and political turmoil in 1979, mrs. thatcher introduced incredibly divisive policies, breaking labor unions, deregulating the sector and privatizing many public utilities. in doing so, she engaged the rough of many. but to those who wanted her to change her political approach, mrs. thatcher had a few choice words. >> to those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the u-turn, i have only one thing to say. you turn if you want to. the lady's not for turning. >> and her toughness resounded on the foreign policy front. thatcher won a war with argentina for the forkland islands in 1982. one of the last outposts of the british empire. she became a close confidant of president ronald reagan, inspiring intense affection from republicans to this day. former first lady nancy reagan said in a statement, "ronnie and

baroness margaret thatcher was an extraordinary leader, a courageous leader, a woman of vision, a woman of principle and a hero. a hero to the united states and a hero to the world. and all of us, in my judgment, are in her debt. madam chairman, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: madam president, let me begin by offering my deepest condolences on behalf of all the people of maryland to the 20 students who lost their lives, the 6 adults at the hands of a single shooter at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, on december 14, 2012. some of the victims put themselves in harm's way in order to save lives of children. true heroes. we have an obligation to the sandy hook families to seize this moment, set our political fears aside and act responsibly. america has more than 3,300 victims of gun violence nationwide since the shooting at

expressing his condolences to the british people saying in part, quote: with the passing of baroness margaret thatchere world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, and america has lost a true friend: jon: and former president george w. h releasing a statement calling thatcher a, quote, example -- great example, i should say, of strength and character and a great ally who strengthened the special relationship between the united kingdom and the united states. jenna: well, speaking of special relationships, margaret thatcher had a very strong relationship with our country, especially with one president in particular. that's former president ronald reagan. the two were, essentially, political partners in so many ways and worked together for many years. they first met face to face at a meeting in the house of commons in april in 1975 and became fast friends. in 1982 the u.s. was publicly neutral during the falklands war between britain and argentina, but behind the scenes the u.s. provided military and intelligence support. in 1984 thatcher met reagan at camp david, and that's where s

margaret thatcher to the indices that library. tributes are coming in today. president obama released this statement -- with the passing of baroness margaret thatcher, the world has lost one of the greatest champions of freedom and liberty. many of us will never forget her standing shoulder to shoulder with president reagan reminding the world we are not carried along by the currents of history but we can shape them with moral conviction. also, former president george w. bush had this to say -- laura and i are saddened by the death of fairness margaret thatcher. she was a leader who stood on principle and died in her nation with confidence and clarity. in 1995, c-span spoke with prime minister thatcher after her -- after the release of her book, "path to power." this is about 30 minutes. >> i think you see the heroes in a way you never see when they were living day by day. no matter how much we managed to crowd into the time, you look at the path to power, it's almost a first time you see the whole sweep of your life. you don't see it with the anxiety to get from day-to-day. see it actually happen. because you are writing it with

london to pay final respects to former british prime minister and political power house baroness margaret thatchering honor honored by thousands in her country. martin bashir with the bureau there, she won a war, she contributed to the demise of come in addition, why is she reviled by so many in britain? >> in 1985, inflation was 20%, in 1979, 29 million working days were estimated to have been lost by industrial action strikes. by 1986, that had gone down to 2 million. so the statistics mount up. but for much of what she did, there was a deep unrest, a deep ill feeling on the part of many people and it's interesting to note that her tenure as prime minister was marked by repeated riots. there were labor riots, there were race riots and of course there were the riots that ultimately ended her career and led her own party to throw her out. >> margaret thatcher, the iron lady, britain's first and only female prime minister. >> the lady's not returning. >> britain has been engaged in a battle over the legacy of its former leader. >> it doesn't surprise me that she's as divisive in death as she was in

when the house adjourns today it do sos a mechanic of of respect to the memthroif late baroness margaret thatcher. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from virginia, mr. wittman, to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1033, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 17, h.r. 1033, a bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the revolutionary war and the war of 1812 under the american battlefield protection program. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a phi-minute vote. fund -- this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representa

bush put out this statement on the passing of baroness margaret thatcher.ened by her death. she guided her nation with confidence and clarity. a great example of strength and character and a great ally that strengthened the special relationship between the united nations -- the united states and great britain. i join the people of great britain in remembering the life and leadership of this strong and great friend." political leaders speaking out, this from tony blair -- host: reading more from "the telegraph," about the death of former prime minister margaret thatcher, david cameron, the prime minister, says -- host: host: you can find old footage of margaret thatcher on our website, c-span.org, you can find many of her appearances there. looking into her health, this story from "the telegraph," says that she had become increasingly frail in recent years following a series of small strokes. her daughter revealed in 2008 that she undiagnosed with dementia. she had been diagnosed with dementia. "the guardian," going with this, the most dominant prime ministe

what unites margaret roberts of gransam with baroness thatcher? what contstutes her identity? her memories, aspirations, and actions which make up a character, were carried for a time by the atoms of her body. we believe they are also stored up in the cloud of god's being. in faithful relationships, when two people live together, they grow around one another. one becomes a part of the other. we're given the freedom to be breelyon ever as human beings, closer relationship with the divine nature. everything which has turned to love in our lives will be shored up in the memory of god. first there is the struggle for freedom and independence, and then there is the self--giving and the acceptance of interdependence. in the gospel passage read by the prime minister, jesus says, i am the way, the truth, and the light. and that "i am" is the voice of divine being. jesus christ does not bring information or mere advice. but he embodies the reality of divine love. god so loved the world, he was generous. from the nterven outside. he gave himself to us in the person of jesus christ and b

. >> boron's margaret thatcher has died this morning after suffering a stroke, nbc's michelle kosinski is in london with more on the woman known as the iron lady. >> hi, baronessannounced there will be a ceremonial funeral with military honors for her at st. paul's cathedral here. as britain's only female prime minister, its longest serving during the 20th century she earned that nickname "the iron lady" for our unwavering conservative politics, economic struggle, union protests, i.r.a. bombs. she was ronald reagan's counterpart and considered his partner in orchestrating the end of the cold war. some of her policies thaies tha transformed modern britain, privatizing state industries, shrinking the government and lowering taxes influenced global politics as well. natalie? >> michelle kosinski in london thanks so much. >>> a new level of urgency this morning as north korea escalates its threatening words and actions. the north is now recalling tens of thousands of workers from an industrial park shared with south korea that has increased speculation that it will carry out some provocative action such as a missile test. >>> with the emergence of a new and deadly

margaret thatcher had come to washington in 2004 to mourn ronald reagan's passing. today, most here agree, baroness thatcher was a major factor in american history. live from washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much. >>> in the 1950s the breakout star of the mickey mouse club became so popular, she was known by just one name, annette. annette funicello has died at age 70. she moved on to the big screen in the 1960s starring alongside frankie avalon in beach movies. in 1987 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and withdrew from the spotlight. last i can't remember annette and her husband allowed a canadian tv network to show her immobilized state to campaign for a cure. she died at a bakersfield hospital. >>> no calling, no texting, no mapping. according to a new rule by a california appellate court. last year a fresno driver was pulled over for using the gps map on his smartphone, cited for distracting driving even though he wasn't making a call. he challenged the $160 ticket. today the court ruled against him stating he was in violation of the law for using the w

margaret of grants him with baroness thatcher? constitutes her identity? memories, aspirations, and actions which make up a character were carried for a .ime by the atoms of her body we believe they are also stored up in the cloud of god's being. in faithful relationships, when two people live together, they grow around one another. one becomes a part of the other. given the freedom to be ourselves and as human beings, to be drawn freely into an ever closer relationship with the divine nature. torything which has turned love in our lives will be shored up in the memory of god. there is a struggle for freedom and independence, then there is the self giving and the acceptance of interdependenc in the gospel passage read by the prime minister, jesus says, i am the way, the truth, and the likght. and that is the voice of divine being. jesus christ is not bring information warm your advice, advice. -- omere she embodies love. he gave himself to us in the person of jesus christ and became one of us. , makes oure end lives seem valuable? after the storm and stres

pictures for the funeral services of lady margaret thatcher, the baroness, former prime minister of england paul's cathedral. she's receiving full military honors there. and cnn's becky anderson is live in london for us with the coverage. good morning, becky. >> very good morning to you. the coffin brought on a horse-drawn carriage. the casket brought up to st. paul's cathedral about 15, 20 minutes ago. the queen and prince philip had already arrived. it was put under the nave of st. paul's cathedral. and then as the funeral began, 2,000 former presidents and prime ministers, her cabinet, henry kissinger is here, mr. and mrs. dick cheney are here. men and women from all over the world gathered to mourn baroness thatcher today. we've heard from her granddaughter, amanda thatcher, who is born and brought up in america. she read one of the -- one of the readings today, right at the beginning, followed by david cameron, the current british prime minister. who said today, we are all thatcherites today. well, i'm not sure that everybody here in the uk would agree with that. she was a fairly divid

the death of the baroness thatcher robert oulds the director of the bruges group a think tank says cameras proposals won't be welcomed by the rest of the. former prime minister margaretthatcher was of course the president of the group and she had an enormous effect on britain she changed britain arguably greatly for the better you broke the former consensus in british politics restore prosperity and also criticised the european union in its drive to more centralization which has damaged many us states and of course undermined our democracy throughout the year prime minister david cameron course wants to emulate margaret thatcher's effect with regarding that the european union they will not back him up on the return of powers from the nation states they don't want a more flexible european union where people can pick and choose what powers belong with nation states and what powers belong at the level they support a blanket e.u. where things are standardized from one one there to the to the next from arland to portugal or costa finland and greece that's how they want things done from eastern europe to to the atlantic there is not a chance of getting significant powers b

baroness. for many of the '90s she made lucrative lecture tours. margaret thatcher's withdrawal from public eye began in 2002 when a series of small strokes prompted her to cut back on public appearances and speaking events. it was the first of many health problems, including a struggle with dementia that showed her later years. for a time thatcher did continue to appear at select private events and state functions. and in the summer of 2004 she returned to the united states for the funeral of former president reagan though she paid her respects in a prerecorded video. >> we have lost a great president, a great american, and a great man. and i have lost a dear friend. >> warner: in 2005 thatcher was well enough to attend her 80th birthday celebration at a london hotel. in 2007 the unveiling of her statue in the houses of parliament. in 2010 she made one of her last visits to 10 downing street at the invitation of prime minister david cameron. after that, as depicted in the 2011 movie, the iron lady, her dissent into dementia kept her largely shut in. today queen eliza

margaret thatcher was remembered fondly by another close friend, nancy reagan. in a statement, the former first lady wrote, i've learned with great sadness of the death of baronesstcher. she'll be remembered as one of britain's greatest prime ministers and her policies and approach had a significant impact on politics around the world. joining me is tina brown and executive editor richard wolffe. >> you watched margaret thatcher over the years, she was controversial, her relationship of course, northern ireland. nelson mandala. a lot of controversies come to mind. and the strength that she exhibited, you remember better than i do, the ira attack on brighton. when she came out of conference. tell us about her impact, as a woman and as a leader. >> i sometimes think as well about her amazing performances in the house of kmons, she used to during prime minister's question time, great sort of gladiator session. when the prime minister has to acquit themselves before the rest of parliament, she used to slay the opposition her unbelievable preparation, because she, nobody studied longer or harder than margaret thatcher and these killer facts that she would just hurl a

margaret thatcher herself. >> thank you, mr. speaker. may i begin, on behalf of my right honorable friend, pushing our deepest sympathies to the family of baroness thatcher to her children and grandchildren. i want to thank you, mr. speaker, for calling parliament. it is the right thing to do in this chamber that she dominated for so long. we, the representatives of the people of the united kingdom should meet here to pay to get and also to reflect on her long period in office. ,he was many things, a pioneer first female leader of a major political party in the united kingdom. the first female prime minister. she did break that last ceiling. she also broke through the social barriers, standing in the way of anyone at that time and generation from becoming the leader of a major political party. she was a woman of personal and political courage, a politician of formidable ability, a states woman who transformed not only the united kingdom, but also paid an enormous role in fundamentally changing the world order. there are many who disagreed with her, even within her own party, and those of us who are unionist. particularly in the relation to the a

baroness thatcher stephen algae. mr. edward miliband. >> mr. speaker, to join the prime minister commemorated to extort or that the contribution of margaret thatchernd not to him in any deepest condolences to her children, carol and mark, the whole family and many, many close friends. today's opportunity to reflect on margaret thatcher's achievement, politics and political latency. as the payments issues that, the journey to downing street is an unlikely one. i was particularly remarkable she was the daughter, not the son and at each stage of her life, she broke the mold. when there is not a single woman in the university who held a full professorship, a woman can mescaline must be zero esteemed scientists had to be men. a woman candidate for parliament in 1950 against the opposition of the local party at the age of 24. a woman mp in 1959 were just 4% of mps and the whole of this house were women. the only women in the cabinet when she was appointed in 1880 and of course the first woman prime minister. mr. speaker, it is no wonder as early as 1965 in the women's guild conference in politics if you want anything said, ask a man. if you want anythin

baroness thatcher was awarded the u.s. medal of need dom by president george hw bush, a year after she stepped down as prime minister. >> margaret thatcher helped bring the cold war to an end. helped the human will outlast bayonets and barbed-wire. she sailed freedom's ship wherever it was imparled. crusader, idealist, and realist. this heroic woman made history move her way. prime minister, there will always be an england but there can never be another margaret thatcher. martha: boy. gregg: never will be. martha: she led an incredible life. i love what she said in the earlier quote she play, no, i don't really think there will be a woman prime minister of england during my lifetime. it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter if it is a man or woman. it matters somebody who has the strength of conviction to bring great britain back to its former strength. clearly turned out to be that person. it was never about her being a woman. which is something i always respected. the relationships she had with world leaders, that wasn't discussed. it was she was the toughest person for the job at the moment and she brought all of that strength to

margaret thatcher just moments ago. bucking hm palace released a statement, "the queen is sad to hear the news of the death of baroness thatcher private message of sympathy to the family." nbc michelle kaczynski live for us in london. michelle, what are britains saying today about lady thatcher? >> oh, there's just a huge outpouring for such a remarkable, unique and also controversial figure. this morning her family confirmed that she passed away peacefully following a stroke. she was 87 years old and the past few years she had been in declining health, also suffering from dementia. now, as britain's only female prime minister and its longest serving during the 20th century, she earned that nickname, the iron lady for her unwavering conservative policies during a tough time here in britain. economic struggle, mass union strikes and protests and ira bombings. in fact, you know, to this day you will from time to time hear people arguing animatedly whether over what she did at the time was for the better or the worse. she was ronald reagan counterpart and orchestrating the end of the cold war and some transformed modern britain.

margaret thatcher. so martin, have you noticed an increased security presence in and around london because of yesterday's attacks? >> well, thomas, this week has already been marked by heightened security due to baroness thatcher's funeral service tomorrow morning and london marathon this coming sunday. 4,000 police officers will be working in london tomorrow. many of the major roads into the city will be closed from early in the morning. and even before the horrific events in boston, the british government had actually set the terrorism threat level here at substantial which means that a terrorist attack is regarded as a strong possibility. it's also worth noting that for a nation that doesn't normally arm its police officers, there are plenty of armed law enforcement at strategic positions right throughout the city in preparation, as i say, for tomorrow's ceremony. in terms of tomorrow's funeral service, the casket containing the body of the former prime minister arrived at the palace of westminister earlier today and is currently resting in a small chapel. there was a short service for family and close friends led by the dean of westminister. i spoke to officials at the metropolitan police earlier

margaret thatcher. the service will be held april 17th at st. paul's cathedral. one of the most important a landmarks in london. baronessr will get the same honors accorded to princess diana and the queen mother at her funeral which is a real significant. her coffin will lie overnight at the houses of parliament before the funeral service. and then travel by horse-drawn gun carriage to the cathedral. margaret thatcher passed away yesterday morning our time at the age of 87. this is going to be a huge international event with leaders obviously from countries all around the world and it will be a spectacular, as the british can do very well send-off and good-bye to somebody who was very important to them. gregg: it should be. she transformed their society and in many ways the world as well. so she needs to be honored. >>> president obama insisting his push for gun control is about preventing future tragedies. it is not about the a political victory he said, speaking to newtown families yesterday, the president urged congress not to block the vote. >> so connecticut has shown the way and now is the time for congress to do

margaret thatcher who died at the age of 87. she was the longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century, and c-span has covered many events over the years with baroness thatcher. we have them online at c-span.org. as the tributes to her come in, president obama had this to say: way things used to be. it's got a wired division, and it's got a wireless decision. and, in fact, it issues an annual report required by congress on the state of wireless. and the hidden assumption or the implicit assumption behind that congressional direction is that the wireless market is somehow separate from the wired market. that, in fact, in the world of broadband these two have increasingly converged. >> one thing that stands in the way, for example, of the telcos pushing out their network is unlike the cable companies, the telcos are beholden to a special tax, and this is sometimes called the legacy regulations, by which the telco has to maintain a two separate network; a copper network for our grandparents who insist on having a copper land line telephone, and a broadband network. and the problem with that is that this is a diversion of their resources, and it's not a