and then on to new bedford, massachusetts. in new bedford, he worked as i caulker, and a day laborer until about 1839, 1840. he escaped in 1838 but he began to speak at a black church. the african methodist episcopal zion church of new bedford and it was there that he was discovered as an orator in his fledgling youth of mere 21, 22 years old. he was discovered by william lloyd garrison's massachusetts's anti-slavery society. they invited him out to a big rally on nantucket island in august of 1841. he's only three years out of slavery. and there he gave his first public abolitionist speech. he was so talented, so effective at telling his own personal story as a slave that the garrisonians hired him, took him on the road and within a couple of years, he was probably the most sought after and famous abolitionist speaker on the entire northern circuit. >> we have lots of folks waiting on the line to talk to you, professor blight. it's hearer from david in pennington, new jersey. welcome. >> hello, professor. thank you so much. i

and, correspondent bob faw visited a hospice chaplain in new bedford, massachusetts. she told him about the importance of listening carefully as dying patients search for the meaning of their lives. >> if you want to know what a hospice chaplain does, watch kerry egan in new bedford, massachusetts, as she visits 71-year-old jim burgo, who didn't want his face shown and who is dying from liver disease. >> i don't want to suffer. i know i am going to die, but i don't want to suffer. >> at life's end, when burgo is anguished and needs to talk about dying, the hospice chaplain listens and comforts. >> there are a lot of things about vietnam that i am not proud of either. >> and i think god forgives those things. >> i hope so. i really hope so. >> if this is one aspect of her healing minist is somber, her visit to the fall river home of 97-year-old mary labrie shows another. ♪ when we all see jesus, we'll sing and shout the victory ♪ >> here the mood is upbeat, because mary, unlike jim burgo, faces death with absolutely no fear, indeed, looks forward to being in heaven and

. >> let's start off new bedford, mass, a six bedroom home priced at $419,000. >> new bedford was the whaling capital of the world. that's their claim to fame. this home reflects the wealth of this state. it has -- first of all built in 1896 on a granite foundation. with a domed window out front and a widow's walk that was used. the whole town has widow's walked used to watch the men come back in from the sea. it's an unbelievable 5,000 square feet. inside has been beautifully restored to preserve the original details like the columns, the crown molding, the wide baseboards in the entry. that is a stunning stair. been around for over 100 years. thank god nobody pulled that thing out. claiming hardwood floors throughout. the living room has wainscoting and a working fireplace. the dining room has leaded windows and a built in china cabinet and the kitchen has a granite tile island and even a chandeli chandelier. what a lovely house. you wouldn't know it's 100 years old. >> all right we're going to head over and get a four bedroom home, this one is in jacksonville, north carolina. on th

read the new bedford yesterday to be given to him as a leaving present. as read in walks thirty steps across the center's backyard there is freedom beyond it but it's confined to a week of illegal stay in italy. many of my fellow migrants are drug addicts some are outright criminals i don't want to live with them any longer any normal first timer here finds it difficult to have them around. as routine wants to get through as fast as he can expect his libyan friends there to give him temporary shelter. if necessary in stays in rome longer than a week the police may arrest him and send him back to the refugee center. had something like a mobile phone on the other immigrants might steal it i don't like that sometimes i have the urge to say to them look you can take everything but don't disturb me i want any trouble. the train arrives in the center of the room twenty minutes later as written promise to see the r.t. crew here the following day and introduce those who promised to give him shelter for the duration of his stay in italy. but there is really in fai

. >> clay from bedford, indiana. this is a what if question but what if it almost happened and that is the original 13th amendment that did not, was not even submitted, but in the body of the amendment itself, it said that it was unamendable and would guarantee perpetuity of slavery. my question that intrigued me for years is what a future court say about any amendment that in the body of the amendment said it was unamendable. if they chose to say it was unconstitutional, they would have to hang their judicial hats on some reasoning. thz. >> this is the shadow amendment that would have perpetuated slavery and guaranteed its existence where it already was. lincoln submitted it to the states with a tepid message saying it's my responsibility as chief magistrate to the consideration of the legislature. frank, why don't you answer the legal question. >> actually, it would depend on whether justice scalia was on the court or justice breyer. [ laughter ] but as far as i'm concerned, it would have been -- to say it was unam

and he realizing, we have what bedford forest called the bulge on lincoln. lincoln doesn't take office until march 4th. we're meeting february 4th. we're meeting february 4th. we can preemptively act, we can take the high ground, we can't wait around, discuss, debate, we have to form a new government. and stevens, robert toomes a few others from georgia that pushed through the georgia plan, that is, we must take power. that is to say we must conduct a revolution within a revolution because we have no power to do what we're going to do. to frame a new government, form a congress, elect a new president, choose departments, go to war and take this back to our home states and say, here it is, take it or leave it. that is how it came together. it left a lot of people stunned. the south carolinians were not very happy with it. they thought, we just got out of a union and now we're getting into another one. they thought what kind of surrender of sovereignty is this new union going to require. and the people of their states, of course, had no referendum in this. wha

to get the job done they are disciplined and they are trained >>some will be getting jobs here in bedfordl watch some new birth control pills will carry a warning about the risk of blood clots the warning is for pills containing the hormone a synthetic version of the female hormone progesterone birth control pills that contain this synthetic hormone include bayer health-care pharmaceuticals as well as other brands the revised labels will say some studies have found as high as a threefold increase in the risk of blood clots among women taking these bayer health-care birth control pills more bad news for smokers people who smoke menthol cigarettes are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke compared to those who smoke 9 menthol cigarettes the risk was more than three times higher for women and nine african- americans this according to a new study in the archives of internal medicine researchers say it's still unclear why menthol cigarettes pose a greater risk of stroke but not increase the risk of other smoking-related illnesses although the study found a higher stroke risk for menthol

bipartisan basis, to vote for the impeachment of richard nixon, the country overwhelmingly supported bedford act and what did that tell us? that's more important than any political party and more important than any president of the united states and more important that any single person and more important than any ideology was the bedrock principle of the rule of law and the preservation of our constitution. and americans united on that theme come regardless of how they voted a year and a half before that. people put behind them their own partisan views and said, what is good for the country and the rule of law and one standard of law was critical. so i said gee, that is a really important principle and i plead janet too. and then, we got the bush years. the accountability principles pretty much worked. i won't say they were perfect, hardly. government doesn't operate in a perfect world and itself is really perfect but then we got to the bush years and things change. and so i and my co-author wrote a book about impeachment. that is a very niche area of expertise in this country. the 10 of us

and fund-raiser for president obama's los angeles home next month clooney is saving seeds for the bedford to supporters and their guests will just take them and $3 donation to enter this contest you just wonder if you can enter the budget times its $3 * 3000. >>> can you imagine how many people sign up? i know there sad about clear the president. the waves it sounds like nothing after a while they'll make tons of money. >>> mostly clear skies and some very mild temperatures the one exception of toward the coastline otherwise this afternoon we're looking good 60s and low '70's even not for the beaches '70s and said the day and upper 80s if you can believe that in some spots in and high pressure is building overhead that jet stream as well as the no. not their rain is looking for a spectacular we can indeed somehow this temperatures so far this weekend to restore this afternoon 81 and paul also read the coastline have monday well into ladies and red blood and 80 degrees theyre 86 much more 88 in pleasanton and 87 degrees in pleasantville inside the day '70s and the san francisco 85 in santa

just the weekend, you'll probably get dressed in your finest, head to the lester center, for the bedfordry, and the outfitters, contemporary art of clothing. art works including the room-size sculpture, yes, of a robe of a person's collection of birth announcements, love letters and photos. a new way to look at some of the things -- >>> another not to be overlooked offering is parallel visions in san francisco, showing inks and abstracts. out of chicago, boston, new york, scotland and belgium, it is sure to have a cosmopolitan appeal. >>> and from a local show with an international theme to an international show with a local theme, big in oakland is the theme for the 10th annual film festival. today is the last day of the event. it hopes to raise pride, volunteerism and the overall economy of the city that "new york times" recently dubbed the fifth most desirable destination to visit this year. oakland topped five this year? i have them in the top three this nday .sunday. that's right. "today in the bay." either luxury or it isn't. as if you want a luxury car with a standard power moonro

. >> that was checkey bedford reporting. investigators say that some time later the gunman found a man that was birdwatching, hit him over the head, and sold his truck. >> someone hit me in ahead install my truck. >> we do not know what he was hit with, he blacked out. >> investigators later detained a man found near the truck but they released him after questioning. no surprise, the closure of interstate 80 turned it into a parking lot in both directions for hours. in the bay area distracted driving is largely to blame for a series of crashes that closed the san mateo bridge in both directions. this started at 6:00 a.m. in the westbound lanes. a big rig crashed into the pickup truck that you see there and a short time later going eastbound, someone smashed into the back of a patrol car and pushed it into the back of the fire truck. no one was seriously hurt and all lanes reopen its 10:00. >> the future of a bart ticket agent at a free tickets to a need teenager is still up in here tonight. there were reports that he was sup

it is a gift. >> when does the bedford post rest. >> this is it. read my lips. no more taxes.ever know. ♪ >> it has been nearly 24 hours since we learned of the passing of dick clark. he died of a heart attack at the age of 82 when his heir apparent on new years rocking eve says i am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend dick clark. he has been one of the greatest influences in my life. joan rivers took to twitter and tweeted this, sad to hear about dick clark. what a great life. what a great career. relevant until the end. he will be missed. and kareen winter takes a look back at clark's incredible career. ♪ >> he was known as the world's oldest teenager, dick clark beginning his career on the weekly dance party that would later be known as "american bandstand" in philadelphia in 1956. the show became a national and later an international sensation after it was picked up by abc one year later. ♪ >> in spite of racial attitudes at the time clark was a pioneer in promoting african-american artists including percent i sledge, the silhouettes, the supremes, and gladys kni

bedford van and the giants won 5-0.re earlier this morning, vern glenn was there >>gary: there is tony la russa and the cubs beat st. louis without tony la russa 9-5. we're back with more in a moment. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] >>gary: soft mayor kevin johnson has sf fans from the aloof family has ducked out of the iran deal and it says it is now absolutely dead. of the iran deal and it says it is now absolutely dead. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? we had to watch basketball in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv al

he did have a rally planned in bedford, where his press corps woke up, a two-hour drive, folks had to scramble to get over here for the 2:00 event they are terming a press conference. we don't know what specifically the former senator will talk about. as you mentioned his 3-year-old daughter bela apparently released from the hospital yesterday after being admitted to a hospital on friday with complications. and so we know that that is certainly top of mind for senator santorum and his family now. we have no idea exactly why he's bringing the press to grettiesburg. it's an interesting location, because president lincoln talked about freedom and rick santorum, when he held an event here at the very hotel behind me, he talked about freedom and the reason he got into the race because of at fordable care act, also that he refers to as obama care, why he wants to run for president to restore freedoms to americans. >> ron mott, thank you for the intel. that's a lot to unpack. john heilemann, what does it mean when you have a press conference in a small room amid calls for you to get oust the

the 20 arrests were made in fairfax, prince william, loudoun, and bedford counties as well as in virginiand in richmond. it was part of a week-long operation in 2011. charges include online solicitation of minors and distribution of child pornography. >> we can honestly say that during this operation there wasn't a single solid time we had investigators that went online that they were not contacted and solicited. >> the operation involved the coordination of 45 local, state, and federal agencies. >>> fairfax county supervisor pat harrity underwent open heart surgery this morning at fairfax inova hospital. his office released a statement today saying the 52-year-old's surgery went well and that he'll likely be in the intensive care unit for a day or two. they say it will probably take 4 to 6 weeks for him to fully recover. the supervisor represents springfield. he started having abnormal heart rhythms last november. >>> former vice president dick cheney is making big strides in his recovery from heart transplant surgery. mr. cheney was released from inova fairfax on tuesday. the former vic

the arrests were made in fairfax, prince william, loudoun, and bedford counties as well as virginia beach and richmond during a week-long operation in 2011. the charges include online solicitation of minors and distribution of child pornography. attorney general ken cucinelli calls it a first of its kind operation. officials say this should serve as a warning for parents that predators are out there targeting kids. >> we can honestly say that during this operation there wasn't a single solid time we had investigators that went online that they were not conta contacting. >> the cases have been referred for investigation and prosecution outside of virginia. >>> new details in the deadly school shooting in california this week. today we are learning that the suspect changed his name ten years ago when he was in fairfax county. he is a korean native who lived in northern virginia and according to court records filed a petition. changing his name in 2002 because he thought it sounded too feminine. seven people were killed, three wounded in monday's shooting at a small christian college in oakl

bedford, pa., good morning to you, republican line. caller: good morning.ctually, in pennsylvania you have to register as democrat or republican, and you cannot vote in the primary, i am actually an independent, so i had to come in on this line. when cable television came in, there were many to stations and they were on 24/7. the problem is we need less but better journalism and media. there are those who have called it a crime college, the prison. there is a lot of -- why in america do we have 25% of the incarcerated people when it is only 5% of the world population? host: thank you for the call. another story that will continue to be lots of conversation, especially in things like "cq weekly," a $100 billion sequester with a hazardous vote on the debt limit. this is coming off after the election. they outlined exactly what we can expect from president obama or president romney, facing the financial crisis with a $16 trillion debt and growing and what congress will deal with after the election. mike, good morning, democratic line. welcome to the program. c