>> so you're on the march to this place that we know now would turn out to be -- >> turn out to be albany, but we weren't told what was going to happen. some people say -- some of us have claimed in the book that we were going to be extracted. but from what i remember, when they is youed the order, was be prepared to continue the march. so we might have been extracted, we were going to maybe be extract extracted, maybe to continue the operation, maybe to continue the march. >> but it wasn't you were going somewhere, you were not on an operation to engage the enemy, because you had -- >> right. >> -- a whole lot of administrative types that you were escorting. >> right. as far as the attitude was the battle was over. that was the attitude. it was not exactly said. the attitude was the battle was over. we beat the heck out of them, the other battalion did, we were just moving out because i tried to get information of why we were being extracted and all we got was from some of the people that the he will copters were down for maintenance because they had used so much three days of battle. an

it turn out to be albany. albany. but at the time i don't remember that they gave it a name. >> mm-hmm. >> they had different letters for some of them. and i don't remember which one. but i remember distinctly, l.c. albany, i only learned that later as far as i'm concerned. from that point on we would have no artillery support. and i was scared for that. we need some artillery. >> sure. >> because i had several, at least two other books by bernard, and one of the things that they had in the french land was to take the artillery with them. halt, clear the artillery and move. >> -- out of a very small place. >> yeah. >> so, so you're on the march to this place, that we know now would turn out to be -- >> and we turn out to be albany. but we weren't told what was going to happen after. some people say some of us have claim in the book that we were going to be extracted. but, from what i remember, what they initially ordered was be prepared to continue the march. so, we might have been extracted, we were going to maybe be

back then was for us to learn more about how to effectively advocate for our issue, whether it be in albany or here in washington. and ron silver -- it's sad when i look at the photograph. and nina can confirm this. there's a photograph of us together in one of our early trips. steve collins and i, susan sarandon, chris, michael benehum, and ron silver. half the people in the photograph are gone, they passed away, very tragically. but silver was someone who was a great mentor for me in the advocacy world. i remember sitting me down on a train coming down here and talked very, very succinctly and very effectively about cover and you're going to say this and they're going to say this and anticipating their answer and here's your battery of answers you're going to have and facts and statements to help substantiate what we want to do, the issues were gun control, reproductive rights, the environment, federal funding for the arts, and so forth. and we would come down here, and i've come down here intermittently since then, to speak to members of congress, a, to thank our supporters, both republi

it will be hopkins against albany trying to make up. >> >> women's college lacrosse.first loss of the season, 17-11 was the final four. the most points they have scored all season. lady greyhounds opening conference play 3-0. >> >> good score for loyola. >> >> nascar scene, ryan newman won. >> >> still ahead at 11:00, pulling a political prank, find out how mitt romney's team pulled a fa,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> mitt romney was the target of an april fools day joke cooked up by his staff. they made him a victim of an elaborate prank when he was introduced to an empty room. telling him "we didn't get much of a turnout." of a turnout." they were over in ,,,,,,

at albany and that was an assumption on my part that we were going to go -- once we got to albany, we would be airlifted back to my battalion and marry up with my battalion. now, now after 40 years, i understand one of the reasons that we walked out is because there was not enough airlift, helicopter lift support to fly everybody out. the months leading up to albany, there was lots of flying. >> yes. >> and most of the helicopters were at their 100-hour maintenance, mand tear maintenance so a number of them were probably down. that's after i read the book. >> right. so, you all move out and you're in the rear? >> uh-huh. >> were you tasked with the rear guard? were you just in the -- stepchild? >> no. again, but -- understanding the military tactics, when you are the last unit, there are in military missions there are implied tasks and specified tasks and implied tasks of being the last unit is you are rear security so that was a given. that was fort benning 101. so we being the last unit, rear security but more importantly security of my particular unit was paramount in my mind. >> tell me ab

name of the game back then was for us to learn more about how to effectively advocate our issue, be it in albanyhere in washington. this that when i look at the photograph of ron silver, this is a photograph of us together in one of our earlier trips, steve collins and i, with susan sarandon, half the people in the photograph oregon. but silver was someone who was a great mentor for me. he came down on the train and spoke with me it succinctly and effectively about what i was going to say, for they were going to say, but the battery of answers would be, substantially what we want to do. issues like gun control, reproductive rights, federal funding for the arts, and so forth. they would come down here. i have come down here intermittently since then to speak to members of congress, first to thank supporters in the house and the senate who have worked to gain federal funding for the arts, and not admonish, but not to shame, but more it is to encourage and cajole some of our opponents who still do not believe that there is a role for the federal government in funding the arts. i do not mean that in

referred to expanded by arnold, but in major universities, lots of the departments are being shut, university of albany shut down there for a language departments in some ways didn't that experiment failed? >> guest: often people say the world is crass and materialistic and the faults fall seduces government or horrible or students. i have to say that there's that the fault lies inhumanities themselves. that they have failed to properly make a case for their vision of scholarship has unfortunately been hijacked by a sort of neo-scientific idea, the researchers what matters and one can research poetry, like one can research the scientific problem and this is the generations of students off the humanities have committed suicide by b. so cut off when you think about it there is enormous and eight entries of how to live. it is everywhere. the sad that they've reached a stage but they're so cut off from the spontaneous curiosity of people that they urged having to shut down the field to analyze the needs of their audiences into the lies that the material they're sitting on, the culture they sit on is a reso

albany. today, it's going to be cooler, still warm by april standards, we'll be in the 70s today. mild morning in most locations, this afternoon, a beautiful spring day. low humidity, fire levels are going to be high of course with our drought conditions out there. and there's not a lot of rain in sight. philadelphia, it looks like just like everyone else on the east coast, it looks like the best chance of rain will coming this weekend on sunday. a little wet weather in southern louisiana and mississippi, overall, willie, it looks like a nice april day. we're seeing temperatures in the 70s in the middle of the country and the west coast, not many issues, either. >> that's more like it, 86, a little hot. >> a little too much, a little too soon. >> 76 is the sweet spot. bill, thanks. turning to sports, it was less than two years ago, that fans around the d.c. area paid ticket brokers big bucks and packed nationals park to watch the debut of one of the most anticipated pitching prospects notice history of the baseball. steven strasburg is back and looking good. but from the looks of

was not ail to reach anyone or get a comment about what if any action may be taken by the university. live this morning in albanyex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> occupy protesters may be trying to shut down all of the traffic on the golden gate bridge on 345eu 1st -- on may 1st. those union workers are in contract talks with the bridge district. occupy organizers say they would only try to shut down if the employees decide to go on strike. >>> george zimmerman is out on bail but where he is being september secret for his safety -- being kept secret for his safety. there he is right there, being released from jail in sanford, florida. zimmerman is facing second- degree murder charges for the fatal february shooting of unarmed teentrayvon martin. >> this is tough for them. think about the crews aid they went -- crusade they went through to get him eight and now this -- to get him arrested and now this. >>> 7:07. in just under two hours, san francisco public work crews will close part of the lefty oduel bridge near at&t park. the northbound lanes will be closed all week so crews can employ nonskidding. and ther

be the biggest cause of concerns. no tornado, but the damaging winds can do damage by themselves. the forecast today, eastern seaboard, cloudy start, sunny finish, providence, new york, providence, albany, d.c., looks great. atlanta into new orleans, you should be dry, but you'll see clouds this morning. chance of afternoon storms in florida, starting to get toasty in florida, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. in the midwest, we mentioned the chance of storms and dallas looks nice, too. lynn, a lot of people talking about the rainy weekend ahead for the east coast. i got some changes in the forecast and the details coming up later. >> bill, thanks. also coming up, taco bell turns around. online payments pay off. and mcdonald's takes a stab at another staple of french cuisine. your "first look" at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, a coaching legend steps aside, another walk-off for the brewers and the penguins stave off elimination by scoring ten goals, you're watching "first look" on msnbc. who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... well, shoot, that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequen

be out done a 10th to 15/100 there. live look from the showers behind the front to move into el cerrito, berkeley, albany, we are not done yet. these will be the widely scattered lighter shower to the north highway 121 from sonoma moving into american canyon turner parkway and exiting san rafael and highway 101 novato. there's the front, you can see the reds and the yellows and how it moved through within the past two hours or so right now it is in the hills of the livermore valley heading towards i-5 and tracy. in the south bay, 101 still wet from morgan hill, gilroy, hollister, prunedale low 50s now, upper 40s in the north bay, and tomorrow we are going to do this again, same time, same place. we'll be looking at totals anywhere from 3/4 of an inch to an inch and a half from today's system and tomorrow's system. we have a little bit more to go, once again, it will be a quick mover, colder, better chance of thunderstorms tomorrow there's the front, headed into the central valley, the san joaquin valley behind it a little break, partly cloudy skies on tap for today and we'll look at those showers being generated behind t

they made that transition, and when he referred to as expanded by arnold, they are being shut for the university at albany just shut down the foreign language departments, classics department. in some ways did not experiment fail. >> yes, often people say the world is crass and materialistic in the fall for governments or horrible donors or students, et cetera. i have to say with respect, the fault really lies in the humanities themselves. they have failed to properly make a case for their importance. their vision of scholarship has unfortunately been hijacked by a sort of neo-scientific idea, the researchers what matters and one can research for poetry, but one can research a scientific problem. and this has put generations of students off. the humanities have committed suicide by ap so cut off from the questions. i mean it's extort very. many think about it there is enormous inmates interest in the question of how to live. i mean it is everywhere. the idea that humanities departments have reached a stage but also cut off from the spontaneous curiosity of people that they're having to shut down, the prob

be developed. alejandra joins us live. >> reporter: we're across from albany city hall. the 10 acres are covered in this. i want to point you over to the middle of the plop there is some dirt with and the group is called occupy the farm, and what they did kg>whis afternoon they started farming in that area over there. i want to move over to the right so you can see where the protesters are right now. they've set up tents and they told me they are planning on camping here overnight and they will continue farming in the morning. this is video of the group at work this afternoon. they started tilling the soil. they started planting seedlings. uc berkeley owns land. the university has plans to sell it to developers, but protesters tell me they're here to protect it. >> rnçpas you see here, we have 10,000 stalks odt=7Ñthat we're putting in the ground. we're also doing an education program, a school program, having a green house, that promotes people's healthy relationship to food and farming. >> reporter: the group is having a meeting right now as you can see. they are expect

winds are gusting in albany and boston already to 30 miles per hour. it will be a windy day today all the way down through philadelphia. new york city now windy at about 26 miles per hour. even buffalo too. it's not going to be that beautiful day like we had yesterday. the clouds will increase. we have some rain showers out there. today carry the umbrella if you want to stay completely dry. there will be hit and miss showers, windy. we hold onto the warmth for your monday. it will get much cooler on tuesday and wednesday as some cold air begins to wrap in around this big storm up there in northern maine. the other weather story during the day today, late today if you're in areas like dallas, oklahoma city, areas of western oklahoma, you're under a moderate risk of severe weather. we could see tore natd does out here in northern oklahoma. by the time they make it to oklahoma, wichita false and dallas, the threat will be damaging winds. we will see in tornado alley the possibility of a few tornadoes. veronica, overall, i think march will end up warmer than april. >

as we head east, look at these temperatures, pittsburgh will be 16 degrees below normal. albany, about seven degrees below normal at 55 degrees for a high. that's what's going on ard the country, here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >>> breezy and chilly in the washington metro area this morning. a live view from our sky watcher camera at news4. good morning, tom kierein, storm center 4 and right now a few clouds are drifting over with some sunshine and it is chilly. dress for a winter-like morning. only in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. and it will be warming just into the 50s to near 60 by later this afternoon, winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. some clouds in >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al. thanks very much. a new development in the trayvon martin case. sanford, florida,'s embattled police chief tried to permanently design on monday, but in an odd turn of events, the city commission voted to deny his resignation. nbc's kerry sanders has details on that. kerry, good morning. >> well, good morning, matt. in a city where so many peop

albany, lisa washington, cbs 5. >> the university has now responded, saying this track is being used for agricultural research and the site slated for development is a different piece of land. the school says it will reach out to protesters but they could take action if the occupation friends ongoing research projects. a memo suggests that pg&e was aware that a gas pipeline had prior failures before the deadly explosion in san bruno. according to the san francisco chronicle, the utility recently turned a memo over to state regulators. this refers to a prior leak in 1988. inspectors could not find the leaks but they found a likely source. >> they found a prior seemed that was so flawed and cracked and had other issues, that it was basically a warning sign of what they should have been looking for. elsewhere in the line. >> a pgd spokesperson responded to cbs 5 by e-mail reading in part " nothing about the 1988 leak or the material failure report suggested the need to hydro test any portion of line 132. millions of buyers are confused by complicated real-estate transactions. still to come, why some time shares are

name of the game back then was for us to learn more about how to effectively advocate our issue, be it in albanyr here in washington. this that when i look at the photograph of ron silver, this is a photograph of us together in one of our earlier trips, steve collins and i, with susan sarandon, half the people in the photograph oregon. but silver was someone who was a great mentor for me. he came down on the train and spoke with me it succinctly and effectively about what i was going to say, for they were going to say, but the battery of answers would be, substantially what we want to do. issues like gun control, reproductive rights, federal funding for the arts, and so forth. they would come down here. i have come down here intermittently since then to speak to members of congress, first to thank supporters in the house and the senate who have worked to gain federal funding for the arts, and not admonish, but not to shame, but more it is to encourage and cajole some of our opponents who still do not believe that there is a role for the federal government in funding the arts. i do not mean that

albany. the land is used by uc researchers to grow experimental crops. protesters claim the land will be developed and destroy one of the last tracts of farm land in the area. after moving in sunday they planted their own crops. they say the university responded by shutting off the water. uc says it will work toward a peaceful resolution. >>> we are also covering breaking news in hayward where police are investigating a reported bank robbery. it happened just about 15 minutes ago at a wells fargo on the corner of second and a streets. police and fire have responded to the scene. we're hearing the robber may be in custody. he may have held a person in the bank hostage with a knife. these are live pictures from our chopper over the scene of an attempted bank robbery in hayward at second and a streets. it does not look like anything urgent is going on, no guns drawn. an taped robbery has taken place and the suspected robber may be in custody. >>> gunfire erupted at two different locations in east oakland l.a. night. police are trying to determine if the incidents are related. the first one

is hearing from one of the protestors that have occupied farmland in albany that is owned by the university of california. some may beeaving there soon. the daily cal reports they are running old on supplies. protestors started farming that land on sunday. they want to educate people about food politics and protests to planned whole foods market. >> first night we had 28 rosen. ceps then we have been growing up to about 53 rows. and we've been planting tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin, squash. >> they cyathea have been weeding and planting seeds but reportedly they have not disturbed a sustainable farming research that is set out there by one of the professors. that professor says he will visit the encampment tomorrow. >> the teachers are speaking out. yesterday teachers and supporters picketed -- hundreds of cool workers are in limbo after receiving preliminary layoff notices in march. negotiator from the district hopes to get the situation resolved by the againing of next month or not. several teachers, community leaders will be at the meating they want to give more -- tonights meeting begins at 5:00. that is another the

connecticut, albany, new york, wherever you may be in the northeast, washington beautiful. atlanta and charlotte this morning as well. temperatures are comfortable. really some mild air. northwest is nice but also rain moving into the pacific northwest, points south through california and then snow in the intermountain west. the snow kind of full bore second half of the spring. no question about it. of course, though, randi, the biggest concern have a tornado watch until 9:00 central this morning. but certainly all eyes for tornado warnings developing probably around 4:00 this afternoon but then through tonight, 11:00, 12:00, and then that of course the biggest concern in the dark when you can't see some of these maybe rain wrapped tornadoes in the dark. >> we'll be watching tonight and certainly will have the very latest tomorrow morning on cnn sunday morning. thank you very much. vermont's governor says that he almost became dinner this morning. he is telling his story of being chased by four bears, not one, four bears in his back yard. ok! who gets occasional constipatio

be here, we are monitoring the situation. reporting live, matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> group calling itself occupy the form took over land in albany. that land is located at the corner of marin. they are protesting the plans to sell the land for private development. the university says it is used for agricultural research and the protesters are tress passing. >>> the mayer and police chief said officers will be retrained in crowd control. ktvu's rita williams is live with how people are reacting to that idea. >> reporter: it didn't take long after the oakland police department announced the reforms today before the effort was criticized by some occupy protesters. >> i think it is clear they are protecting the rich and not the people and i think the law enforcement needs to think what they are doing. >>> the police chief says the new training of all officers and the new tactics are there to protect everyone's rights. >> it is our duty to protect public safety and balance free speech, the rights of individual protesters and nonprotesting residents. >> reporter: the department's clearing of a encampment last year brought criticism. >

be counselors on hand. live in oakland i'm tara moriarty. >>> happening right now a protest called occupy the farm. ktvu alex savidge joins us now from albanyhe reason some people have taken over farmland owned by the university of california. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, pam. yes, they are calling this occupy the farm. protestors have taken over this plot of land. they are planting vegetables here. things like corn and carrots. their goal is to try to save this land from future development by the university. there are plans for housing and a grocery store in this area. 200 protestors broke into this gated piece of land on earth day and took it over. uc berkeley police have come by here several times and have essentially told people they need to leave. that they are breaking the law and trespassing in this area. we talked a short time ago with one of the they are not bumming. >> we are staying. and there is no plan of any kind of locking the gates and not letting them in or anything. no, this land will be open. we will let them in. the plan is just to farm. and we're not going to panic. we are not going to dispurse. we wil

albany and are expected to take the plaza. the police department is bracing for to reports that could be critical, one from a federal judge ande consultant that needs to take a look at the pictures we're about to show you. >>

albany, new york, picking up anywhere from 2 to 3 inches. the cold sector of the system, it's going do be a heavy, wet know. here we are the middle of april, better than a foot in some of the higher elevations of pennsylvania. and unfortunately with the trees leafing out at this point, there will be tree damage most likely as well as some power outages. know where your flashlights are. you're going to be impacted right through tuesday, not by just the rain and snow, but the winds are going to be increasing especially along the coast. the darker blue showing it could be up to 30, 40 miles an hour. check ahead if you're doing any traveling on monday. it is going to be a rough go for all of the airports in the new york area, already reporting delays right now. as a matter of fact, boston major delays for you as well. lester? >> rough start to the week. kelly cass, thank you. >>> there are growing calls for members of congress to look beyond just the 12 secret service employees so far under investigation in the colombia prostitute scandal. kristin welker reports. >> reporter: secret service a

be removed from office. >>> uc berkeley police may decide today what to do with protesters who have taken over a piece of uc land in albany. officers have told the protesters they are subject to arrest and declared that tract a crime scene. protesters say they want to stop uc from selling the lot and are planting crops on the land to make their point. >>> in north carolina witness testimony in t criminal trial of john edwards is expected to begin within half an hour. his former aide andrew young is expected to testify first star prosecution witness. this is video of edwards arriving in court this morning. prosecutors claimed he used donations from his 2008 campaign to cover-up an affair with his mistress who became pregnant with his now 4-year-old daughter. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> another high profile trial underway now in chicago. within the last few minutes oscar winner jennifer hudson took the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in october 2008. prosecutors claim he became angry when hudson's sister, hises strapblged wife started da

be about 16 degrees below normal. bradford, 38. binghamton, 45. albany about seven degrees below normal at 55 degrees for a high. >> good morning. the average high temperature this time of the year is 68 degrees. we will be 10 degrees below the mark. warmer than yesterday. kinder breezy an >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al. thanks very much. a new development in the trayvon martin case. sanford, florida,'s embattled police chief tried to permanently design on monday, but in an odd turn of events, the city commission voted to deny his resignation. nbc's kerry sanders has details on that. kerry, good morning. >> well, good morning, matt. in a city where so many people are looking for someone to blame, the police seemed like an easy target. but then a surprise that may have caught even the police chief off guard. it was a dramatic turnaround for the sanford city commission. just last month the commission temporarily suspended sanford police chief bill lee. after protesters claimed lee, and his department, were to blame for the lack o

be removed from office. >>> uc berkeley police may decide today what to do with protesters who have taken over a piece of uc land in albanyficers have told the protesters they are subject to arrest and declared that tract a crime scene. protesters say they want to stop uc from selling the lot and are planting crops on the land to make their point. >>> in north carolina witness testimony in the criminal trial of john edwards is expected to begin within half an hour. his former aide andrew young is expected to testify first star prosecution witness. this is video of edwards arriving in court this morning. prosecutors claimed he used donations from his 2008 campaign to cover-up an affair with his mistress who became pregnant with his now 4-year-old daughter. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> another high profile trial underway now in chicago. within the last few minutes oscar winner jennifer hudson took the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother brother and 7-year-old nephew in october 2008. prosecutors claim he became angry when hudson's sister hises strapblged wife started dating

be able to finish what they started. >> school founder and president visited the campus yesterday. he did speak to the media. he is scheduled to talk tomorrow. >>> a very unusual bay area protest in albany. alex savidge is out there. he's joining us now to tell us why a group has taken over farmland and they are planting their own garden. >> reporter: good morning, dave. occupy protestors have created an urban farm out here. they have taken over this piece of land and started planting crops on the land. they are planting everything here from carrots to broccoli and corn. this land is called gill track. it was being used for agricultural research. but yesterday afternoon about if t hundred protestors -- about 200 protestors broke in and set up shop. there is talk of more housing and grocery stores as well. occupy protestors are telling me they are trying to keep this piece of land pristine. >> they are only about making money. and it has been profitable for them to sell off land they don't want in order to you know give et to construction or whatever with high price and make a lot of profit. and we just are sick of the deprivization of our unit and construction of the -- >> reporter: i d

traveling today, if you're heading out of town, there may be some minor flight delays, perhaps if you're flying into, yeah, buffalo, upstate new york, albany, over toward boston, portland, maine, they have some of the lingering effects of the storm. it is really winding down. elsewhere, don't have any travel problems this morning across the rest of the nation. locally, we've got a few clouds that are lingering. still snow showers, though, up in western pennsylvania, erie, pennsylvania, up to buffalo. it is still snowing on this april 24th. it certainly is chilly this morning. all these areas in dark blue in the 30s. that includes most of maryland, just about all of pennsylvania, most of west virginia, and a lot of virginia, as well. richmond down to 38. much of the shenandoah valley, only the upper 30s. closer to washington, nearby suburbs in prince george's county, now in the upper 30s. upper 30s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax counties, and southern maryland near the bay, northern neck, lower eastern shore, low and mid 40s there. a look at your tuesday ahead, going to be a bit warmer. i'll have the details on the next 12 hours coming u

be wind and snow. how much? let's look at how much rain falls? 2 to 4 inches in the red color. 1 to 2 from albany to philadelphia. some of it is going to mix into snow and up to a foot of snow, just south of buffalo. that heart of really heavy snows. oh, my goodness, the 30 to 40 mile-per-hour all of the way back to chicago. this is massive storm. we'll be tracking it and more in this broadcast coming up. >> such a bizarre winter and spring. ginger, thank you. we should say there's a reason that ginger is in chicago. >>> let's go to ron claiborne for the other headlines. >>> good morning, everyone. concerns this morning about safety for george zimmerman. abc's matt gutman joins us now from orlando, florida with the latest. matt? >> reporter: hey, good morning, ron. that's right. security remains the major issue. you saw george zimmerman go into that bail hearing wearing that bullet proof vest. the bond is set at $150,000. the family will probably have to go to bondsman, another set of people who know zimmerman's whereabouts. he'll be wearing that ankle bracelet. there are journalists are waiting

be one of the guys. and the burden of leadership, i mean, not necessarily a horrible burden but i'm hearing a burden of leadership, from albany, from this company, and going forward with this company after albany. and it's still with you. >> mm-hmm. and i guess at some point maybe i'll get comfortable with it. but i am not comfortable with walking in a room and guys coming up and saying sign my book. and so what do you -- what do you say, no, i don't want to sign your book? no, you sign the book and whatever. when you do that, i guess you continue to learn as you grow. when we -- and what really kind of made this -- or pulled this to some different level for me. when we went out to california for the screening of the movie, i had the pleasure of having some meaningful conversation with sam elliott. and in that conversation i made a mistake. i had a program in my hand, and i asked him to sign the program. his persona changed, and he basically said to me, i'm here for you guys, not here to be a celebrity. those weren't his exact words. but that was kind of his -- and that's kind of where -- i mean, the guys, the valuable guys a

albany. and now on a train it's like, what, few hours. so, yes, there are restrictions that come from not being able to get around. but the flip >> it is about finding a your place in the world and growing up. dick and jane smith met shortly after they moved to the cities. sparks flew. declarations of love or had. rings were exchanged, and vows to follow. and then they begin to search for a home of their own. though he didn't have a college degree, he had recently found work in a high-tech industry. it promised a new age of technology for everyone. the initial public offering a few years back had been the most successful in american history. dick and jane, like the rest of the country, or caught up in petty optimism of this moment, which was called a new era. they have a lot of love, he didn't have so much cash. and so the smiths went to their local bank to see if they could get a mortgage. after a few calculations, the mortgage officer informed them that what they earn -- they couldn't get enough to buy a house. if they got an amortized mortgage to pay back the interest and principal every mon

albany to syracuse, buffalo, northwards in northern new england. should have a dry day. connecticut, new york, through jersey, pennsylvania. back towards pittsburgh, a chance of showers. d.c. should beoday also. southeast looks very nice. of course, the fire danger pretty high in the mid-atlantic. it's been very dry lately and those gusty winds and the dry afternoon. keep the firefighters a little nervous in case any of those blazes get going. minneapolis, the great lakes. bundle yourself up and the kids and chance of afternoon storms in dallas. anyone traveling to the west coast, they have the worst weather in the country. they'll be cloudy and rainy. california will have three days in a row of rain. whoever heard of that. >> that does not happen very often. >>> coming up, broadway has a new king. >>> plus, an alleged stalker is no laughing matter for "30 rock" star alec baldwin. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. (sfx: car garage sounds) today my journey brings me to charlotte, north carolina, where i spent the day with geico driver casey mears. i told him the secret to saving money on car insurance. he told me the secret to

albany. and now on a train it's like, what, few hours. so, yes, there are restrictions that come from not being able to get around. but the flip >> next on both tv, bryce hoffman recounts under alan allawi from 2006 until 2011. mr. hoffman is given access to alan allow his personal documents and interviewed over 100 people involved in the case overhaul and executive chairman bill ford, great-grandson to henry ford's the automotive company's employees can the some car dealers. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you all for coming in thank you for watching viewers at home. i just wanted to start out by talking a little bit about how the book came out. i've been covering ford motor company for the t-shirt news since 2005 and from the beginning when i started covering ford, i knew it's really witnessing an incredible story. i didn't know how it had become the venue is happening in dearborn was due to the death of an american icon or its resurrection and while i was privately rooting for the latter is going to read the story either way. as i follow the day-to-day events of the turnaround

albany and many of the suburbs. even the cities are in the 30s. so, it's definitely a colder morning today than what you dealt with yesterday. the sun will still be out, but it will be on the chilly side today. highs in the low 50s in new england, 45 in buffalo. in the big cities, we should be in the mid-50s, so at least this afternoon in the sun will feel better that be this morning. in miami, bring the umbrella with you. we've got rain heading through the keys and looks like it's knocking on the door. probably in the next half hour, it will start raining in miami, a light, soaking rain through your early-morning commute. keep that in mind. might make the drive slow on the 95 and florida turnpike. middle of the country today looks fine. no problems whatsoever. a little cool in chicago. there's going to be a snowstorm headed up there to montana over the next two days. it's not that unheard of, northern rockies, snow in april. >> all right, bill, thank you. >>> coming up, a tv reunion and the movie star who wants to give away more than 1,000 acres. >>> plus, a report that some of saturday night's favorites aren't going to be returning. oh, you're

albany. that come from nit is a few hours. yes, there areot restrictions tt come from not being able to get around. but the flipside of that is what they did not -- they knew very well. >> you partisan other programs at booktv.org. you can watch this and other programs at booktv.org. >> now, michael grable looks at the money spent by the obama administration. mr. grable is joined by jared bernstein, and michael cooper, this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> into overcoming. >> thank you all for coming. let me just quickly moved to introducing our panelist today. i will start on the far side for me. michael cooper is a national correspondent for "the new york times." he began his career is a nice copy while he was in college. he has had one job his entire life, which is particularly impressive. here's to me is jared bernstein. he is a senior fellow in 2009 to 2011. most of it. the we will be discussing tonight, he was the chief economic adviser to the vice president of the united states. before that, he was at the economic policy institute, and earlier, at the department of labor. and last, in the

that temperature, 91 degrees in albany, new york, that is earliest we've seen. won't be that hot. the storm system is pushed off to the east. we'll see highs above average in boston and new york city in the upper 70s. not as bad as what we'll deal with yesterday and cooler temperatures moving into portions of the northeast by wednesday. those warm temperatures across the northeast and dry conditions today alongwith breezy conditions will be basically bringing in an elevated fire danger from boston down to fill self. so we do have red flag warnings in effect today. otherwise a quick look at temperatures for tomorrow into the 60s across the northeast. a big temperature fluctuation for us, gregg. gregg: we've been kind of enjoying it here in the east. maria molina thanks very much. martha? martha: mitt romney looking to consolidate his base and support with the very conservative voters. does he have the right message for them? former candidate and tea party favorite michele bachmann tells us whether or not she's ready to endorse mitt romney and what she thinks about the very conserva

albany. a group called occupy the farm broke into a track and planted seed leagues. >> the presidio neighborhood is getting ready to evacuate. it will be demolished and reconstructed. the residents who are staying will have to deal with noise, dust and rerouted traffic. >> new details in the widening secret service scandal. we now know it was a high ranking woman at the agency who got inned with of what was going on in -- who got wind of what was going on and blew the whistle. she was there when the scandal broke and has been following every development. >> we are learning that fast action by a female secret service chief is being credited with helping to uncover and contain the scandal when it first erupted. paula reid is described as a rising star who was recently promoted to the secret service boss from the miami field office and all of south america. she was in car tau hain gnaw when she heard about a prostitute complaining she wasn't made by one of the secret service agents under reid's command. she quickly notified washington and rounded up the 11 agent as involved who were then sent home a day before president obama arrived. tod

be prepared for any possible action. >>> the group occupying a plot of land owned uc berkeley held workshops. group calling itself occupy the farm has been using a piece of land in albanys a communicatal garden. land is owned by uc berkeley and used for agricultural research. the group is planning more events tomorrow. >>> the city of oakland meanwhile this week filed a lawsuit against two more occupy protesters stemming from a day of protests back in january. chloe watlington and paul woods are accused of spray-painting scotland convention center. they want to cover the cost for cleaning up the property. the city refsly sued another occupy protesters for sandallism. >>> there is new development in a search for missing teenager sierra lamar cara liu. >> reporter: the signs and yellow ribbons have been up for weeks, but now the reward has more than doubled to $25,000 for bringing sierra lamar home safe. recent donations include $10,000 from an anonymous donor as well as contributions large and small from the community. >> i have somebody say my kids wanted to do something. they couldn't go on the search so they went around the neighborhood and collect funds. >> the impor