i'll come back to bliss for a simple reason. two years ago, i was here to mark a short moment in the life of our nation and our military. the end of major combat operations in iraq. it was a chance for me to say on behalf of the american people, to you, and all who serve there, welcome home. and congratulations on a job well done. and every major play of that war, you were there, the iron soldiers. because of your speed and strength, american troops toppled a dictator in less than a month. because of your commitment, you stayed on extended tours and went back tour-after-tour, year-after-year. because of your determination to succeed, you turn back an insurgency. you stood firm against second strife, you helped to back the offense and you trained iraqis to take the lead. that was the progress you made possible. with your service and your courage. two years ago, i was able to mark the end of the combat mission. and that night i told the american people that all of our troops would be out of iraq by the end of the flowing year. at

no ♪ we've had a shit day no ♪ i think that life's too short for this ♪ i'll pack my ignorance and bliss blow me one last kiss ♪ i won't miss all of the fighting that we always did ♪ take it in i mean what i say when i say there is nothing left ♪ no more sick whiskey-[bleeped] no more battles for me ♪ you'll be calling a trick cause you'll no longer sleep ♪ i'll dress nice i'll look good i'll go dancing alone ♪ i'll laugh i'll get drunk i'll take somebody home ♪ i think i've finally had enough ♪ i think i maybe think too much ♪ i think this might be it for us blow me one last kiss ♪ you think i'm just too serious i think you're full of shit ♪ my head is spinning so blow me one last kiss ♪ just when it can't get worse i had a shit day no ♪ you had a shit day no ♪ we've had a shit day no ♪ i think that life's too short for this ♪ i'll pack my ignorance and bliss ♪ i think i've had enough of this ♪ blow me one last kiss la, la, la, da, da ♪ blow me one last kiss blow me one last kiss i will do what i please ♪ anything that i want i will breathe i won't breathe ♪ i won't worry at all you wil

>> the spiritual experience that you encounter is just of pure love and pure bliss. and then, that feeling that you bring, you try to share it with the world, you try to bring it to the world. it's not something that, you keep it inside - you want to live your spirituality; you don't want to just go to church or any temple or anyplace, say off your prayers and then go out of the building and do all the wrong things. and by wrong things, i'm talking about greed and power and lust - all the negative vibrations or thoughts. god is pure love, and when you encounter another human being who god has made, you treat him accordingly, even if that person is not as let's say spiritually evolved, okay? it's just like people in first grade, second grade, high school, and then college - so it is with spirituality. everybody in the whole world is in a different stage of spiritual evolvement. >> some very wise things she said that have touched on key class themes. one is, you don't just go to a building on a certain time of the week and do the certain thing and expect that to be rel

ignorance, blissful avoidance of the truth your good >> she the euro top officials have stepped down, but they say -- the head official has stepped down. >> we expect all 14 would find a way to find appropriate occupations. >> some 2000 guns were allowed to walk between the u.s. and mexico, including two found at the scene of the shootout that claimed the life of the u.s. border official. the local congressman says his family deserves justice. >> it is outrageous. good they want to know what happened to ryan. no. the department of justice has 90 days to provide a timeline of reforms. the inspector general said his goal is to make sure things happen. >> of the 2000 weapons thought to have been acquired illegally, about 1400 have yet to be recovered. >> morgan state university officially opens its new home for engineering. >> next month you will have to abide by a new law regarding child booster seats. details on the changes being made. >> it will not cut into your sleep, but they make it worth your while what has become the stuff of legends, a little later in sports. >> we are getting

while he was speaking to troops in fort bliss, texas. he met in private with a group of service members and their families. fort bliss, texas is where he announced the end of the war in iraq two years ago. this is about 30 minutes. thank you so much, everybody. leadership, leading our troops home. aftermath of hurricane isaac. state and local level. their hour of need. for welcoming here today. ray chandler. ronnie kelly. [applause] force in the world. missile defense command. ironside. first. military family here. [applause] received from your civilian knowledge two champions of fort bliss. also got all the great folks in el paso and new mexico. [applause] simple reason. life of our nation and military, operations in iraq. on a job well done. war, you were there. your speed and strength, the and less than one month. went back year after year. insurgent, you stood firm take the lead. and courage. people at all our troops would be out of iraq by the end of the following year. skeptical. said. troops, and this past december, here from blis

it's blissful this time around. >> you feel you weren't ready the first time? >> um, correct.neither one of us was ready for each other. yeah. and so i just feel like, you know, at this point in my life where -- i don't know. there's something that comes with wisdom and being in your 40s. i mean, when i was like 17, 18, 20 years old, i thought of being in my 40's, wow, that's over the hill. you're an old dude and life is almost over and now that i'm here, you know, the best part of life is really beginning. >> you're hitting your stride. >> yeah. you spend so much time -- speaking for myself, spending so much time in my 20s and 30s trying to figure stuff out. in my 20s thinking i knew everything and in my 30s coming to the realization that i don't, and then in my 40s realizing it's okay that i don't know everything, because it's a journey of learning and being in the moment. >> what i like to call love, patience and time. write that down. >> wrote a song about that. >> do you think you could? >> let's work on that. >> let's work on that. so you talked to halle berwere berry, m

the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips.he delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. >> pelley: the >> pelley: the chairman of the federal reserve said today he is prepared to take new steps to stimulate the economy. in a speech in wyoming, ben bernanke described the economy as "far from satisfactory." he did not say what he plans to e isr when but since 2009 the fed has made moves that have pushed down interest rates to record lows. we showed you the flooding in louisiana caused by hurricane isaac. well, the storm is now a tropical depression and it is soaking the mississippi river valley tonight. so that part of the country is part of the country that is suffering under a record drought and there dean reynolds tells us isaac is bringing some hope. >> reporter: on tom kisse

today the president returned to fort bliss texas where he announced the end of combat operations in iraq two years ago. in a speech delivered to the soldiers, he talked about determination of the american troops and the work left to do fighting al-qaida. >> i fold the paper trail here in the next addition of "people behaving badly" [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver. only from at&t u-verse. get a free wireless receiver with a qualifying u-verse plan. rethink possible. >> i didn't think i needed a receipt. it's a lot of wood. >> this is the owner of viking cab if it's in -- cabinet knits knits in pittsburgh. about how did the wood end up in the; ma terry --; ma terry. >

the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. >>> welcome back to charlotte. we want to get a quick check on your weather in new york city with bill karins. super humid down there and up here, too, just gross. this morning we're getting drenched in boston northward, a lot of areas of heavy rain. scattered showers of the hudson valley. it's not going to rain all day but we will have scattered and storms as we late this afternoon. one of the most humid he willie, the prn forecast is thursday night, the president giving his big primetime speech about 10:30. it will be outside bank of america stadium. they're very feelful of any lightning. if they have to get lightning get people out of the way. >> and these have not been light spri sprin

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want back my ignorance and bliss ♪ ♪ i think i've had enough of this ♪ ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ blowull of it ♪ ♪ my head is spinning so ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ just when it can't get worse ♪ i've had a day ♪ i think that life's too short for this ♪ ♪ want back my ignorance and bliss ♪ ♪ i think i've had enough of this ♪ ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ just when it can't get worse ♪ i've had a day ♪ you've had a day we've had a day ♪ ♪ i think life's too short for us ♪ ♪ want back my ignorance and bliss ♪ ♪ i think i've had enough of this ♪ ♪ blow me one last kiss >> >>> pink, thank you. the album is called the truth about love. we are back after your local news. >>> 8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, september 8, 2012. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein with a look at what's coming in the way of the forecast. good morning. >> we had on mouse looking clouds over washington. this is a live look of the city camera. this is ahead of a storm system that's going to be approaching us later today bringing potential severe weather. no severe storms. we are

want back my ignorance and bliss ♪ ♪ i think i've had enough of this ♪ ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ blow full of it ♪ ♪ my head is spinning so ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ just when it can't get worse ♪ i've had a day ♪ i think that life's too short for this ♪ ♪ want back my ignorance and bliss ♪ ♪ i think i've had enough of this ♪ ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ blow me one last kiss ♪ just when it can't get worse ♪ i've had a day ♪ you've had a day we've had a day ♪ ♪ i think life's too short for us ♪ ♪ want back my ignorance and bliss ♪ ♪ i think i've had enough of this ♪ ♪ blow me one last kiss >> pink, thanks. the album is callelb >> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am lisa robinson. homicide detectives are handling a deadly night and shooting in northeast baltimore this morning. police found the 51-year-old victim with multiple gunshot wounds inside a car at chesterfield avenue around 10:30 last night. he was taken to johns hopkins ho >> good morning. rain is likely as we head through the day. the further we go into the morning and afternoon, the better the chance th

the bronze fisherman enjoying an idle moment at the fountain's corner evoked the blissful joys of lifeaway from rome. visitors could enjoy the gardens and often a view of vesuvius sleeping, for the moment, in the distance. as the poet horace noted: reader: "can all your tapestries, or your pictures show more beauties than in herbs and flowers do grow? fountains and trees our wearied pride do please, even in the midst of gilded palaces. and in your towns that prospect gives delight, which opens round the country to our sight." narrator: where space was too tight for expansive gardens, they painted gardens on the walls. the villas and houses and their contents reflected the enduring roman fascination with greek culture. paestum near naples was colonized by the greeks in 600 b.c. southern italy was part of greece before it was part of rome. naples, its name abbreviated from neapolis -the new city, retained its greek character for centuries. once rome's rival in the mediterranean, greece fell captive to rome in 146 b.c. swept from the stage by war, greece returned in a new role. its artist

making remarks to troops at fort bliss, texas to mark two years since america's combat role in iraq ended.obamaays: "in every major phase of that war, you were there - the iron soldiers. because of your speed and strength, americaa troops topled a dictator in less than a month. because of your committment, you stayed pn extended tours and went back tour after tour year after year."(mckelway on cam tag) mister bama returns to the campaign trail tomorrow with appearances in iowa. white house press secretary jay carney announccng the presiient will head to louisiana on monday to check out the impact from isaac. in washington, doug mckelway, fox news. as the weather begins to clear .... people get a good look at what isaac left behind. some areas received closs to twenty inches of rain... putting pressure on dams and levees in low lying areas. the floods surprising not only residents... but those in charge of rescuing them. mos2 says: "i was ok at first but afterrit got soohigh we knew we had to go." davis says:"because we thought ooer but at somm point last night as you'reeaware the storm turned a

for your health and your waistline, but today, bad news for those who believe ka lotter ignorance is blissas mcdonald's announces that calorie counts are going to be posted on their menus nationwide. so, abc's dan harris decided to hit the golden arches and see how a little menu math might change the way americans chow down. >> reporter: americans spend $100 billion a year on fast food. we consume three burgers a week on average. so, will we start making healthier choices once mcdonald's starts posting how many calories are in its meals, as they've just announced they will do beginning next week? this put us in the mood to do an experiment. step one, i'm going to go in this mcdonald's and make my dream order. this is very exciting for me. i love burgers. double quarterpounder with cheese. large fries. and a vanilla shake. some of the calorie information mcdonald's will be posting is quite surprising. the big mac is not the biggest source of calories, just 550. that'sless than the double quarterpounder with cheese at 750. the highest calorie food on the menu isn't even a burger. it's the bi

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and the end of blissful ig norngs at mcdonald's. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead, plus, we'll tell you who people magazine named the best dressed woman in the world. >>> coming up, a coaching legend calls it quits and move over, there's a new pos in town. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm mara schiavocampo and here are some of your top headlines this morning. florida found only 207 noncitizens registered to vote and the state is rolling back its so-called voter purge in an agreement with civil rights organizations. >>> republican governor rick scott had claimed there were 2600 ineligible voters. >>> at new york's kennedy airport, a ring of 18 airport truck drivers and security bring guards were arrested accused of helping to steal more than 100,000 mini lick kerl bottles worth over 3/4 million dollars. the ring also stands accused of stealing other duty free merchandise. >>> new pregnancy rumors are buzzing around england's duchess. the dutch chest turned

he spoke to troops at fort bliss and held a round table discussion with fill tear families. and the city of charlotte, north carolina is getting ready for the democratic national convention. the organizers are releasing a time lapse showing how the arena was turned into a convention hall. school children were allowed in to get a look at the hall before the proceedings begin. we will be in charlotte. we'll have a report beginning sunday night on news4 at 11:00. >>> the government is ordering virginia tech to pay a $25,000 fine related to the 2007 massacre. a judge dismissed a larger fine issued by the department of education. officials claim that the school violated federal law by waiting for two hours before informing the campus of a deadly shooting at a dorm. by that time the gunman was in a building where he killed 30 people. the u.s. education secretary reinstated half of the fine. >>> police say the shooting at perry hall high school could have been much worse. investigators say the 15-year-old suspect was unable to access his stepfather's gun collection because it was l

president obama addressed troops at fort bliss, texas. administration has restored american leadership in the world. and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said the economic recovery remains "far from satisfactory". but he stopped short of announcing any new stimulus action. online, more politics, and other stories making news. kwame holman explains. >> holman: ray reports on a vietnaveteran on aunger strike aimed at bringing attention to the rise in military suicides. back in tampa, members of the foreign press told us how they cover the u.s. presidential race. gwen ifill has five things to look for in charlotte next week. and on "need to know" this evening, in part two on winning a key swing state-- tonight, the democrats' strategy. find a link to "the battle for ohio" on our web site, plus much more at newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" has a special edition from north carolina later thisvening. we'll see you from charlotte a

the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips.ful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. >>> welcome back to "first look." in sports the dallas cowboys upset the defending champion new york giants in last night's nfl opener. here is nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. the nfl kicked off the regular season last night but the super bowl champs were late to the dance. we go to new york. phil simms, another giant great on hand to celebrate new york's fourth super bowl championship. tony romo and the cowboys crashed that party in the second quarter. they hit kevin ogletree and dallas was up 7-3 at the half. we go to the third, more ogletree, please. romo, 40 yards to his new favorite receiver. the champs were on the ropes. then in the fourth, on first and 30, no problem for romo. jump ball fo

it is great to be backed at fort bliss. home to the army, air, and missile defense command. we have guard and reserve your. of course, home to the legendary first armored division, old ironside. we have a lot of brigades here, including the iron eagles, iron brigade, bulldog, and ready first. [applause] and i also want to salute lucille petard, alice kelly, all the extraordinary spouses and military family here. give them a round of applause. [applause] i know all of you are grateful for the incredible support you received from your civilian neighbors, so i want to the knowledge two champions of fort bliss. we have congressman silvestre reyes and mayor john cook. also got all the great folks in el paso and new mexico. give them a round of applause. [applause] now i have come back for a simple reason. two years ago, i was here to mark an historic moment in the life of our nation and military, the end of major combat operations in iraq. it was a chance for me to say on behalf of the american people, to you and all who served there, welcome home and congratulations on a job wel

the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. >>> welcome back to "way too early." a live picture of a sleepy times square. let's get a check of the bert from todd santos. >> it's cool out there, too. i want to mention one thing off the coastline, tropical storm leslie is about to make land fall. 70-mile-per-hour tropical storm. notice behind it the clear sky activity. a beautiful situation across the east coast. back toward new york and boston, clear skies and dry air in place. temperatures dropping into the 30s. saranac lake dropped to 32 last night. 55 in new york. 53 to boston. beautiful conditions toward d.c. today. we are going to hang on to this for a good stretch of the week. buffalo, temperatures in the mid-70s. we'll see the

. >> okay, we'll let them all be happy in their ignorant bliss. >> all right, next video, amazing remote-controlleding. >> whoa! >> whoa! >> you've got to love that. >> i think it's real. >> that's definitely real and this guy's been playing with his joystick for a long time to get this good. >> yeah, i'm going real, too. he gives it away in the first clip, showing you the driver. >> oh, look at that! that's cool! >> i love it. >> this was awesome. >> yeah. >> i'm going to go with nick. >> yeah, real. >> real. >> we're all in agreement. >> and last, guy eats entire a >> dear me. >> no way. >> it was a pretty small apple, but still, apples are hard to chew. >> that man's got a jaw, i think the jaws of life. you know what, though? i think you can do this if you don't have an apple that's super hard. if it's really mushy and really ripe, i think it might be easier to pull this thing off. >> i feel like this guy's going to get his jaw stuck doing this one day, it will come out of jaw and he'll have a really wide, dangly mouth. >> definitely real. would have been easier with apple sauce. >> you can see

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