scott berg. it was his time when it came to segregation and racism. a conversation with new york times best-selling author a. scott berg coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: this year is the 100th anniversary of president would will rowson, a so programmed -- woodrow wilson, a self- proclaimed progressive. he went home as a southerner of a certain generation and pursued segregation through information -- infamous jim crow laws. the pulitzer prize winning writer has taken on the task of unraveling this contradictory man. mr. berg, led to have you on this program. ladd to have you here. to have you here. wilson is a racist, wilson is a sexist. tell me why he deserves this. i don't think he is a sexist. i think he is a racist. at the end of the day, he still stands as the most influential figure of that century. i think he brought about more change than any other person. most of it for the good. if you are an african american, it wasn't. tell me why you acknowledge or accept the racist

berg.about wilson and the league of nations, the thought is i have heard he was so intransigent not going to accept some of the reservations of some of the senators wanted i was wondering if you could reflect on that. and doris kearns goodwin i'm reading no ordinary time and it's incredible. >> thank you. >> i was wondering this is such an a question so choose whatever part you would like. either comparisons between t.r. and fdr similarities, dissimilarities, reflections given that yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the killing of kennedy and how in the world do we get to campaign finance reform. everyone is so disheartened about where we are. what do you see in the future? thank you so much. >> i don't know if this is in my job description to answer that question. but i heard something about the league of nations in there somewhere, which woodrow wilson desperately wanted to have passed so we might have fought the war to end all wars. wilson was at transient gent and for a couple of rea

scott berg how was president wilson treated by the media? >> he was treated well by the media especially by the ida tarbell's and ray sandra baker. >> i loved baker. he was my favorite. >> he spent his final years not only working for wilson but writing at a volume biography of woodrow wilson he so adored him. one of the most glorious pieces about wilson was written by ida tarbell in fact and in fact it was so wonderful i found myself not quoting it he could as i thought it made me look too partisan in wilson's favorite. i think it's quite true what you have both been suggesting about this great sexualization of the media. what we have lost and you articulated it, we just don't think as much about it. we react from the gut and that is why we flock to that cable station that speaks what we think we think even though we haven't thought it. i think that's a big factor today. but wilson had a very good relationship with the media up to and just into the first world war which wasn't -- brought us into it. it becomes one of the great ironies and t

berg was shocked by luttrell's condition when he went to visit him in his house in texas. >> berg: i it was... it was almost like living in a shrine. it was nothing but pictures of his... his dead brothers, and flags and helmets and mementos and pieces of uniform from his dead brothers. and on the... in the middle of the living room floor was basically a tombstone with the names of the... all of his brothers that have died in that operation. and marcus would... would sit in that house... in that moment, in that experience, in that gunfight. he was almost living inside of it when i first met him. >> cooper: marcus luttrell has suffered both emotionally and physically, but his family and friends say he is getting better. he has a service dog, mr. rigby, who never leaves his side. he's also gotten married. he and his wife melanie have two children. luttrell has also had time to piece together what happened to him when he was badly wounded on the mountain in afghanistan, including details of gulab's role in saving his life. now, eight years later, the two men have become close friends, a

. >> well, scott berg, woodrow wilson camera into the picture. he was elected. he went back to progressivism. talk about that a little bit. >> she went back to progressivism daytime taking the foundation, roosevelt, not teddy, to woodrow wilson. but really it was built upon. and wilson wanted to commend it is kind of ironic because most people have an image of this very presbyterian minister son. in fact, he was extremely human. he was extremely emotional and very passionate they read what he wanted to do, above all, was to humanize the presidency. so where theodore roosevelt had created this relationship with the press, woodrow wilson really wanted to advance. but he did was start holding press conferences which a president had never done before. everything that he did was toward personalizing the white house. and toward that end wilson came in with really the most aggressive progressive agenda that we had seen. and he brought it about largely through this process of humanization. and he did it by showing up at the congress. wilson had an extremely peculiar vie

scott mcgrew, bill gates, and mark zucker berg. >> mark zucker berg and the gates foundation will announce today they're chipping in to help a new company designed to bring an updated technology to schools. zuckerberg's foundation called start-up education and the gates foundation are the major backers of education super highway. along with other foundations, the two groups raise $9 million to support the company. education super highway's goal to update technology in every school nationwide. organizers say believe it or not 70% of the schools in the nation have the equivalent of the old dial-up modem. space x this morning says its satellite that it was hired to put into orbit is right where it should be. tuesday evening more time the falcon 9 rocket lifted off delivering a commercial satellite into orbit for the very first time. now, space x has already sent unmanned capsules to the space station. this was the first satellite into orbit. elan musk's mom tweeted out "cool" as the rocket lifted off. >> i'm sure she's very proud of her son. thanks so much. >>> santana will celebrate hanukkah

to oversee territories in russia. >> rosen berg wrote, "now your greatest hour has come." >> his wordsere used at the nuremberg trials where he was convicted and hanged in 1946. the document vanished into history. >> getting the dire into into the olo custody museum is a tale worthy of the a spy model. >> it was taken by a man who smuggled it into the u.s. his estate turned over nazi documents to the holocaust museum, but not the diary. the hunt was on. it took years to find if in buffalo new york. in possession of a man who may have gotten it. homeland securities, investigators and the u.s. security agency swept in. returning a document that was part of the history of the world, the diary is ready for historians to decipher. and the public. the museum put all 425 pages online. >> time for sport and here is jo. >> thank you very much. european champions bayern munich arrested the finals of the f.i.f.a. world cup. the german's sides first appearance - they received a bye to the semis. it took bayern 40 minutes to get off ut mark. franck ribery with the first goal. assault occasioning ac

scott berg recounts the life and career of woodrow wilson in "wilson." in "hitler's furies: german women in the nazi killing fields," wendy lower, history professor, recalls the roles german women played in the holocaust. neil irwin, economics editor of the washington post wonk blog, reports the leaders of three central

. >> dickerson: we turn to authors, doris kearns goodwin and scott berg is the author of a new biographypresident who followed those two men" and "new york times" reporter peter baker who written "days of fire" is here. about bush and cheney in the white house. thank you for joining us. i have a feeling that every president after teddy roosevelt curses hum for coming up with the bully pulpit. if you speak excellently that everybody will come to your point of view and even fdr somebody else you've written about said you can never go faster than the country. so which is it, is it the bully pulpit or have to go along with where the country already is? >> probably both. i think what roosevelt understood in his time was that he needed both of his speeches and great command of language, speak softly and carry a big stick. he wasn't moving faster than the country but moving faster than the republican majority and congress wanted him to move. he understood you need the press. he had the most remarkable set of relationships with the press. he had them -- he's running around, he had them in there

. >> reporter:her name - caroline berg eriksen.she's married to norwegian soccer star lars kristian eriksenhe 26-year old fitness blogger is seen in her bra and underwear.washboard stomach >> reporter:the caption: i feel so empty , and still not 4 days after birth." >> reporter:some people started railing on berg eriksen on the internet.one posting.i feel fat because soccer lady has given birth.another saying.i think we're a different species. >> reporter:others are telling her to ignore the jealous haters. >> reporter:berg eriksen responded on facebook: >> reporter:'i let out the picture because i'm proud of myself and my body for something as tough as a pregnancy/ birth, and i think all mothers, regardless of the body shall be,' >> reporter:sarah marie she is lucky to look this way after giving birth!!!!! flaunt it girl!! >> reporter:an investigation underway >> reporter: what is that smell? they are wearing that jealousy: unknown. >> reporter: ever looked at creek i would posted to. looked that great... i would post iy it too >> pam: and an investigation under way 'fast and furious' star

and pete berg has been a leader in hollywood, someone who is hiring veterans to work in front of and.s playing roles on this and worked onset for this film and other films. it's important to understand that veterans come home from iraq and afghanistan or other military service and when they reenter our community, they are truly leaders and civic assets and this is the ride medium to share the message. >> we thank you for everything you endured and your service and what you're doing now. thanks for being with us today. we'll be right back. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health co

mr gold berg, it is a pleasure to have you with us. for our audience there's a bit of a delay. mr gold berg, you have's before that you do not believe that nelson mandela should be seen as a saint or a saviour, that is how the world sees him. as someone that knew nelson mandela, how do you think he would like to be remembered. ? >> first, thank you for inviting me. as your correspondent said, can we leave them alone for a bit. in the limelight must be painful, in this period. how do i see nelson mandela - inspirational. sometimes made mistakes. he says so himself. a collective leader. found new ways always. a deep thinker, intellectual, but a man of action as well. and warm-heart, man who called me boy because i was so much younger than him. fond memories, and inspirational memories for the country. i listened to the discussion about his legacy. a lot of our young people don't know of that period, just as american kids don't know about world war ii or richard nixon for that matter. this is the work that we have to do and in 20 years to solve the problems of 350 years of racial

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. >> pete berg who directed the movie "lone survivor" first met latrell after he read his book.erg was shocked by latrell's condition when he went to visit him in his house in texas. >> i went in there. and it was almost like living in a shrine. it was nothing but pictures of his dead brothers and flags and helmets and mementoes and pieces of uniform from his dead brothers. on the middle of the living room floor was basically a tombstone with the names of all of his brothers that had died in that operation. and marcus would sit in that house in that moment, in that experience, in that gun fight. he was almost living inside of it when i first met him. >> marcus latrell has suffered both emotionally and physically, but his family and friends say he's getting better. he has a service dog, mr. rigby, who never leaves his side. he's also gotten married. he and his wife melanie have two children. latrell has also had time to piece together what happened to him when he was badly wounded on the mountain in afghanistan, including details of gulab's role in saving his life. now, eight yea

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we got up really close to this berg. >> reporter: five days into the trip. >> the expedition made ityage was going according to plan. >> we struggled with sea ice. bashed through. headed south. 65 degrees. >> reporter: this ramshackle hut is left over from mossin's time. >> just cleared the entrance to mossin any hut. let's go in and take a look. the cold preserved the artifacts from a century age the goal of the expedition was to repeat mossin's experiments to measure how the climate changed over the past century. >> storage area. that's the kitchen stove. food preparation area. >> reporter: at first, they were blessed by unusually good weather in one of the windiest places on earth. they made it off the antarctica coast into commonwealth bay. on christmas eve, conditions turned ugly. >> hit by a terrible blizzard and lost our communications didn't we, nicole? >> sure did. >> reporter: the ship found itself trapped in the ice. >> at least it is not snowing. turney joining us on skype from the weather nightmare. you are battling weather conditions? >> very much so. misconception over

jeff gold berg, abc 7 news. >> let's talk about the weather now. we have such a warm, mild day. coldin tomorrow with the front, then cold and quiet saturday. sunday could be an icy mess. thetime lapse from spacelab, as president obama comes to the microphone to speak about ms. mandela -- we will go to that live. we will go to that immediately if it occurs. there was a peak of sunshine, but the key was the temperatures. upper 60s in some areas. it was cloudy, dreary, mild. national, 64 frederick and gaithersburg, 66 fredericksburg and culpeper. we stay warm and cloudy, the low 60s for a few more hours. late tonight, we drop off into the 50s, upper 40s. we had a couple of showers near the maryland/pennsylvania order, but most of that will come of the front tomorrow. so many things happening, a complex weather pattern evolving over the next 72 hours. the moisture, along with the cold front, the air is warm enough that it is rain and nothing but rain. southwest, theh, cold arctic air has artie plunged, turning the rain into snow and ice. ice is the big story. tennessee, arkansas, ok

joel berg, director of the new york city coalition against hunger and ovik roy, senior fellow at theey were chanting in the streets before the sun even rose on thursday in times square. we can't survive on $7.25. right, the federal minimum wage. i was talking to a woman named evelyn who walked out of mcdonald's, makes $7.50, one raise in six years. she can't support her child on this. then we played on "democracy now" a recording that nancy, a woman who works at mcdonald's in chicago made when she called the mcdonald's resources line and said i can't make it. they said there's a federal program pa that goes with your salary called s.n.a.p. she said could i take my kids to the doctor on that? they said there's another program called medicaid. this goes to the issue of conservatives and liberal whence you say, well, just pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get another job and another job. the fact is that there isn't an outcry by conservatives or some there is when the very ceos of these very corporations are being tax subsidized. let me give you an example. this is an amazing story

lind berg has lead the team in the response to the ongoing syria crisis. prior to joins she was president of the mercy corp. she spent 14 years. she held a number of leadership positions on including service as copresident of the board of directors of the u.s. global leadership coalition. one of the founders and board member of the national committee in north korea and chair of the management committee. she's member of the foreign relation. she hold a ba and ma from stanford university and ma public administrate from the jfk school. and harvard university. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. members of the subcommittee, and others. thank you very much for inviting me to testify today. a special thanks to you, congressman smith for leaving the delegation and all of you who went during this important time. and most of all, thanks to all of you for the ongoing support that enables us to do this kind of life-saving work and express who we are as americans in these types of need. that's vitally important. this has been the worst year sin 1993 for the ph

lind berg has lead the team in the response to the ongoing syria crisis. prior to joins she was president of the mercy corp. she spent 14 years. she held a number of leadership positions on including service as copresident of the board of directors of the u.s. global leadership coalition. one of the founders and board member of the national committee in n one of the founders and board members of the national committee in north corey and chair of the the management committee and also a member of the council on foreign relations. shield the b a and m a in english literature from stanford university and an aide in public administration from the john f. kennedy school of government at harvard university. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. chairman smith, ranking member's -- bass, thank you for letting me testify today. congressman smith, thank you for leading the delegation and to all of you who ran during this important time and most of all, thanks to all of you for the ongoing support that enables us to do this life-saving were can't express who we

>> my name is mitchell berg and i am a business owner on polk street and actually this evening, is the district association christmas party and that is why most of the merchants and i am the only one here and the vast majority i think do not feel as the last speaker said, we are pragmatic group that is happy to have dialogue and be part of the process. and agree that sacrifices need to be made to accommodate all users of polk street. but there has to be balance. and everybody's needs should be taken into account not just one aggressive voice for the group, there are many stake holders and i hope that the small business community can have a better voice and more say in the process, because they are willing to make sacrifices and help bring balance to the process. thank you. >> thank you. >> any other members of the public? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> chairman? >> thank you. mr. president, and thank you, for the very thoughtful conversation and suggestions and the work in the written presentations is excellent. and very, very helpful, i think to all of us, certainly to m

two months ago the doable family at last moved to balance berg. i'd like to spend at least ten years here and i want to settle properly and save enough money to buy flats for my kids. i do your homework yet a bit. i haven't seen you for ages so does it feel better having a family with you or do you need to ask you must feel more like real man yes. in the past barrens but was always a male domain not a place for women with children. men still account for the majority of the population. there are no old or socially disadvantaged people here. every inhabitant of the island has to be young and healthy enough to be able to work because. my grandfather worked here and nine hundred fifty six such as he spends two years on this island and dad always dreamed of going where his own father had worked. came in two thousand and eight with my mom and in two thousand and nine my wife and i came here to you know i think that i'm the head of the tourist agency and the hotel administrator that's part of my job description. although it's my wife's job to deal with t

. >> on the 13th of march, 2013, catholics around the world welcome jorge mario berg olio as their new pope. he chose the name francis in honor of saint francis of a cc -- st. francis of asisi. his devotion has inspired in november, filipinos asked a world for help. one of the largest typhoons on the record struck her country, destroying everything in its path. it was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. 5 million people lost their homes. 10,000 people died on one island alone. the global community rose to the challenge. by christmas, most people hit by the storm had a new roof over their heads. some managed to improvise a little christmas cheer. in august, video of a chemical weapons attack shocked the world -- a nerve gas attack on a suburb of damascus killed dozens of innocent civilians. friends and relatives data to identify their loved ones. the attack rallied international support or a chemical weapons ban in syria. bashar al-assad's government caved in to government pressure. they agreed to surrender a weapons stockpile. nelson mandela died on december the -- dec

berg, about wilson about the league of nations, the thought is -- i've heard he was so intransient. not willing to accept some of the reservations that some of the senators wanted. i'm wondered if you can reflect on that. for miss goodwin. thank you. i'm reading it now and it's incredible. >> thank you. >> i was wondering -- it's such a big question that choose whatever part you like. either comparison between tr and fdr, similarlities, disalready similarities. reflections give that yesterday was the 50th anniversary of killing of kennedy. how in the world do we get to campaign finance reform? , ii mean, everyone is so disheartened about the road where we are. what do you see in the future? >> thank you -- thatch. i don't think it was in my job discrepancies to answer that question. i heard something about the league of nations in there somewhere. [laughter] which wilson wanted to have pass so we might have fought the war to end all wars. and wilson was intransigent. i think for a couple of reasons, one of which he was a stubborn guy as a rule. when he was over in paris, and he was

cline berg ordered thelp three companies to pay aÑi total of $1 billion toe1 the state of capp.sst( millions pay for thet( testingÑi and rem of lead paint. in a statement,t( a spokesperso for the defendants says today's is atw3 odds with california law and judicial decisions across the country that have uniformly rejected ublic nuisance claims. he and the parens1ñ he was fighting for hope theht ruling sends a clear message 0 corporations about responsibility. >>xd you need to be conscious o what you'rexdjf selling toxd u >> reporter: now, afá judge say he wants that $1.1 billion paid up in 60 days, but those defendants are expected to appeal this decision. reporting live in san francisco, jen ellie, nbc bay area news. >> we're alsolp following breakg news in san francisco. firefighters are on the scene in structure collapse on the crown terrace in twin peaks. u point, there are now3 reports of any injuries. there are reports that this it was a building under once again on crown terrace in twin poiks.jf story. last year's chevron refinery fire in richmond is now calling for a m

notice toward los angeles berg a little more mild as some of the bay air is starting to make a difference with the inland temperatures. not much wind right now. that's part of the problem. high pressure acting like a lid on the bay area so the air quality forecast again is the fifth consecutive spare the air night for a winter spare the air alert. no wood burning allowed. that's a record. typically we do not see it holding on this long. that is the problem the air quality. today we'll see increasing clouds during the afternoon, but the weak weather system going by. notice how it kind of falls apart as it crosses the bay area. may pop a few showers north of sonoma county. we expect it to sweep in the marine air which should lead to slightly warmer temperatures as we head toward tomorrow morning and set us up for a warmer weekend ahead. so high around the bay area upper 50s around san jose and san francisco. to the north bay chilly inland, fairfield in the 50s. a check of some of the seven-day forecasts, notice around san jose, numbers climbing up flew the weekend. mid-60s saturday and sund

. >> in his decision, judge claims kline berg ordered companies to pay 1.1 billion to the state of california. nine counties could access millions of dollars to pay for the testing and removal of lead paint. in a statement, a spokesperson for the defendant says today's decision is at odds with california law and judicial decisions across the country that have uniformly rejected similar public nuisance claims. the defendants are expected to appeal that ruling. >>> a followup now. a controversial new law making it illegal for people to sleep in their cars in palo alto is on hold. city council voted unanimously to delay the enforcement of the so-called vehicle habitation ordinance for up to a year. or until the ninth circuit court of appeals rules on the constitutionality of a similar law in los angeles. the law was supposed to go into effect in february. critics say the ordinance criminalized homelessness with possible jail time, and hefty fines. >>> yesterday christina lorenz said it was going to be 74 on the beach at santa cruz. >> did you go? >> so i went. and guess what? >> you got a tan. >

thousand and twelve paris was eleventh in the driver's standings this year just one place behind holcomb berg who was then driving for sabah while force india was sixth in the constructors' championship. while the six time lympics print champion you say involved says he wants to smash his own two hundred meter world record and set another unique mark at the rio olympics the twenty seven year old jamaican was coaching kids just outside when his audi's before racing against a bus and then sprinters bolt set the two hundred meter record of nineteen point one nine seconds in two thousand and nine but has big plans for twenty fourteen. this season this upcoming season my mr try to. break the workload ninety eight seconds so that's one of my goals. my last goal is to go to rio sixteen. try to win. for the target are does it ever been done so to be a big feet because. well meanwhile in hawaii veteran american surf that campus later claimed his seventh billabong pipe last as title on the final day of this year's world championship tour the eleven to one world title holder went head to head with local

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pioneered the route provided we were seeing an icescape that no one has ever seen before, big, towering bergs the way and not kn knowing if we'd get through. we got two teams and got lots of science done, which i'm really incredibly pleased with. and i have to tell you, this particular part of the expedition as well is certainly memorable for different reasons. >> yeah. >> i think the team spirit has been fantastic and that's the thing i'm particularly proud of. >> so, even though you all are stuck right now, have you seen any remarkable wildlife, marine life? have you seen anything that has been completely eye-opening about what your expectations of this part of the world would be like? >> oh, the wildlife here is extraordinary. the way you are, i don't know if you're familiar with them, the penguins, they're about a foot tall, white with a very black top and very white eyes, they always find you, no matter where you are. they come and look at you. they're magnificent creatures, not quite as standoffish as average penguins, and they're always there. they're remarkable. and after a while, the