i was very lucky in that, the brenners are a family of letter writers. everyone had a typewriter in the era before computers and bang away at typewriters in the middle of the night as children and my father and mother, long, long letters. anita brenner turned out to be the same kind of obsessive letter-writer pack right. all of her letters were in the university of texas, the great archives of the world. i was able to go on a traumatic day and see she had neatly kept hundreds of letters that my father and family wrote to each other in the 20s. i saw patterns, the anger that had gone on 60 years before i was on the planet that became stamped on us. it became our dna. >> anything that helped you get insight as to why so much of your brother's anger and passion into what you regarded as coo coo politics? >> that is an interesting question. it is hard. what i have learned is, i have written biographies, bingham family of louisville. we take a letter of a piece of evidence, there is a ah-huh, this anger daughter wrote a letter to her father. my grandfather wo

brenner refers to uses lower frequency millimeter waves to do the same job.s, millimeter waves do not emit ionizing radiation. the t.s.a. says the devices have the same detection capabilities, so far the agency has deployed equal numbers of each machine. >> i think they're both very, very safe. >> reporter: robin kane is the t.s.a.s assistant administrator for security technology. >> keeping multiple technologies in play is very worthwhile for the u.s. and getting that cost effective solution and being able to increase the capabilities of technology because if you keep everyone trying to get the better mousetrap and spiral up their capability >> reporter: but the u.s. stands nearly alone in its embrace of backscatter. european union regulators recently banned any body scanner that uses x-rays in order not to risk jeopardizing citizens' health and safety. in the u.s., the food and drug administration is responsible for approving electronic products that emit radiation. but the agency relies solely on information supplied by the manufacturer. f.d.a. dan kassida

the next reader is summer brenner. . >> i'm going it read today an excerpt from anana, queen of heaven and earth. i wanted to say a few words about anana. this is the oldest literary work that we have. these are the cuniform tablets that were excavated in the late 1880's and early 1890's by the university of pennsylvania. tens of thousands of fragments of cuniform fragments. the story of anana starts in her adolescence. it travels through her journey as a queen and a goddess, and much of her story is devoted to the love, a very passionate love, for dimusi, who is a shepherd who she takes as her husband, lover and king. and this is called the return. a lament was raised in the city. my lady weeps bitterly for her young husband. anana weeps bitterly for her young husband. woe for her husband, woe for her young love, woe for her house, woe for her city. dimusi was taken captive in aruk. he will no longer bathe in aradu. he will no longer treat the mother of anana of his mother. he will no longer perform his sweet task among the maidens of the city. he will no longer raise his sword higher

the next reader is summer brenner. . >> i'm going it read today an excerpt from anana, queen of heaven and earth. i wanted to say a few words about anana. this is the oldest literary work that we have. these are the cuniform tablets that were excavated in the late 1880's and early 1890's by the university of pennsylvania. tens of thousands of fragments of cuniform fragments. the story of anana starts in her adolescence. it

sensor brenner said mrs. obama should watch what she's eating and he referred to her large posterior. the congressman said he would apologize to the first lady. sensor brennsensenbrenner has b talking about better eating. >>> jerry massey, meanwhile, writes the era of political correctness ushered in by the clintons in the '90s as totally steered this country into the wrong direction. >>> don't believe everything you read on your smartphone. a new study shows people are more likely to lie in a text message. researchers discovered police are like 31% -- or lie 31% more via text ves face-to-face. experts believe it's because there's no body language so people find it easier to lie. the people lied to find it harder via text messages. >>> this youtube video skap temperatures a bug smashing game on his phone. the frog, thinking the frogs are real lunger at the phone. when he realizes he didn't kill the bug, he's thoroughly confused. maybe he's just trying to play the game. the frog then lashes out at the owner, i

we have brett brenner from the electrical safety organization. some of the right way to do things. >> we want people to think about making sure that they are looking and inspecting their holiday life. we need to think about looking over the christmas lights that are safe to be used i. make sure you have outlets that are sturdy. if you are using extension cords, make sure you do not daisy chain them together. they create a fire hazard. with your standard incandescent bulb, you are only supposed to put three strands together. with the no led bulbs, there are more energy efficient. we think that as a separate thing to use. >> i have a surge protector like this and i have been filled up with my christmas stuff and you say that is wrong? >> you should limit what you plug into the wall itself. just plug things into the two sockets and you can run the three strands of lights together but it is important you do not put too much below a christmas tree. >> these are different outlets you have. >> we want to encourage people to turn off the holiday lights b

. >> i ventured back downtown to max brenner restaurant. i'm in a hot chocolate mood.hink i'll take one of the spicy hot chocolates. i think i'll also try one with crunchy things in it. even the mug -- >> this is the hug mug. >> kept me warm. i think i have to hug it out with the choco cup. when i arrived at our final location jacques torres, i was swept off my feet. >> bonjour. >> at jacques' house, it's not just about making the perfect hot chocolate, it's about enjoying the ride. what do you say in france? >> chin-chin or something. what do you think? you want a little bit of rum inside? >> this is so romantic. >> i just fell in love. >> that's it. yes! come on, guys. hot chocolate on the house! >> if kathie lee and hoda come down here, would you put a little rum in their drinks? >> i will put a lot of rum and i will have a party with them. the best hot chocolate, salte! >> i love that. >> to his health again. >> he is a big fan. >> not going to happen. very, very nice. he's adorable. what a sweet personality. >> coming up next, we'll take you into our kitchen to ma

eliot brenner talking to reporters. as we approach the wednesday hearing, the hearing yesterday, it would be a useful exercise to read two things. the 1980 organization plan with an emphasis on the bulls and responsibility for commissioners and direct during the chairman and also the murky reporter. i got deep into the marketing and found it quite interesting. this is -- this was instructions to the reporters covering yesterday's meetings to read this report appeared, which is about the four commissioners. i was a chairman jaczko coming to believe representative markey's report is an accurate characterization of the nrc that to reduce clicks do you believe that? >> i certainly believe it's based on a nostrum the colleagues and i was deeply disturbed when i saw the content. >> to believe this increases public confidence? >> i don't and it is unfortunate some communications going along with colleagues unbeknownst to me were happening. >> it does not increase public confidence. i can't tell you how stunned ibm and all use

. >>> glenn ferguson writes, quote, the first lady should challenge sensen brenner to a fitness test.he would own him. he writes, the era of political correctness has ushered in and steered this country into the wrong direction. >> more than 100 dogs from an arkansas puppy mill arrived yesterday. many of them have health issues and are receiving medical help and psychological care. some will not be up for adoption for months. the owner is now charged with three counts of animal cruelty. >>> talking your weather, we're get ago dry break this morning. isn't that right, tom? >> a little bit. we have yet more rain on the way coming in later tonight. we're still dealing with the aftermath that came out last way night. we have wet pavement around the area. watch out for slick spots. we even have patchy fog. it's been formling across parts of virginia. watch out for the fog, as well. we'll have some breaks in the clouds, a little sunshine. in and out this morning. temperatures are in the 40s to around 50 degrees. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, right by the chesapeake bay. as the day progres

brenner mention in the judiciary commitment, impeachment is not off the table.s calling for impeachment. what would it do in this case? will it do anything to get to the bottom of why, fast and furious was launched. this investigation is going on for almost 11 months now and we still don't have any answers, all we do know is-- >> the border patrol agent has been killed as a result of this program. >> and the justice department is stonewalling on this. if you make a mistake in life. >> if they stone wall, to say that they are stone walling, suggests perhaps a cover up. who would attorney general be trying to protect in this case. >> he could be trying to protect himself or could be trying to protect someone in the white house. >> and again, the question i guess i have to ask you once again, what more do you want from the attorney general after all of this dodge ball that's been going back and forth between congress and the justice department. where do we get to the final bottom line that would help alleviate this problem? he's admitted this will go on and on for

. >>> also kenneth brenner. shakespeare, to hollywood's leading man. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. while the rest of the country is deep in the holiday preparations, the world is buzzing over the official opening of the 2012 campaign. the first in the nation iowa caucuses are two weeks away. the stakes couldn't be higher in the republican field. latest cnn orc poll puts newt gingrich and mitt romney in a dead heat battling for the top spot. ron paul makes a surprisingly strong showing in third place. with all of this back and forth in the polls, i want to take for a clear front-runner to emerge in time to win. joining me now is tim pawlenty, national co chair of the romney campaign and kellyanne conway. seen advisor to newt gingrich. tim, start with you. clearly i would have thought a good week for your man. good debate performance. good on the attack. lacerating newt gingrich with these shocking tv ads. you've gone on the offensive and it's working. would you agree? >> it's working for a variety of reasons, pierce, but what i'd sat

at a hearing by the house judiciary committee, republican congressman jim sensen brenner said, quote,ds should roll. the operation allowed illegally bought guns to get into the hands of mexican gun cartels. >>> the former ceo of mf global says he doesn't know what happened to $1.2 billion of its customers' money. jon corzine apologized to all those affected and the investigation goes on. >> thank you. we'll check back with you a little later. >>> still ahead, crime and punishment. new details we've learned in the last 24 hours about the 20-year-old man accused of killing a 7-year-old girl in georgia. his family speaking out and some of his neighbors. >>> also tonight former penn state football coach jerry sandusky made bail today. he's back at home under house arrest. tonight his wife is speaking out about the child sex abuse charges he's facing. whoa. whoa. how do you top great vacations? whoa. getting twice the points on great vacations. whoa! use chase sapphire preferred and now get two times the points on travel, and two times the points on dining and no foreign transaction fees.

congressman jim sessen brenner grilling the attorney general again over what he knew about the operation and when he knew it. >> what are you going to do to clean up this mess? >> well, first let me make something very clear, and in response to an assertion that you made or hinted at, nobody in the justice department has lied. >> why was the letter withdrawn? >> the letter was withdrawn because of information in there that was inaccurate. the justice department letter of february -- >> okay. tell me what's the difference between lying and misleading congress? in this context? >> well, if you want to have this legal conversation, it all has to do with your state of mind and whether or not you had the requisite intent to come up with something that can be considered perjury or a lie. >> the operation allowed illegally bought guns to get into the hands of mexican drug cartel or gun cartels rather. two of the guns i should say were found at the scene of a murdered u.s. border patrol agent. >>> iran showing off what it claims is a top-secret stealthy looking u.s. drone that went down within i

. >> now, congressman, sensen brenner of wisconsin is saying impeachment is a possibility, impeevementt answer all of these questions? do you agree with that or is that going too far? >> well, i think it would be better if the attorney general himself would just simply be more forthcoming and not obstruct congress in our congressional oversight responsibilities. look, people make mistakes. we all understand that. but in this town, so often it seems to be the coverup that's worse. and this story is not going to go away. the attorney general himself yesterday said that others will possibly lose their lives as a result of the weapons that are shown up in 11 crime scenes here in the united states and been used to kill untold number of people in mexico in addition to the u.s. law enforcement agent. >> senator, i do believe this program started under the prior administration and was inherited by this administration. correct me if i'm wrong. >> it was different. it was done previously an operation wide receiver was done with the knowledge of the mexican government. this was done without the k

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it originally came from a really wonderful science fiction novel written by john brenner in 1975 in which he posited something called the tapeworm. and the wonderful about that book especially in terms of conficker he sketched out an authoritarian regime that controlled their society through basically an omni present network. and the rebels used tapeworm and the only way the regime could get rid of the worm was to take down the net and thus they lost control so that will bring up conficker, i'm sure. we also probably all know the first real worm programs were experiment with at xerox park in 1981 by two researchers there. are either of them here tonight? is john shock here? ah, yes, good. so i was looking at your paper in preparation for this and i thought it was -- you know, so what's the difference between a worm and a virus and we go back and forth all the time because these terms originally both came from science fiction novels so they're terms of art. but in the original paper, a worm is designed -- a worm is simply -- is defined is a worm is simply a computation that lives on one or

this is eliot brenner talking to reporters. "as we approach the wednesday hearing, it would be a useful exercise to read two things. 1918 plan with an emphasis -- in 1980 and this is -- the 1980 plan with an emphasis on the role of directors and the chairman, and also the markey report." this is instructions to the reporters covering yesterday's meeting to read this report up here, which was about these four commissioners. i would say, it you believe rep is an accurate characterization of nrc activities? >> i was deeply disturbed when i saw the content of many of those e-mails. >> do you think this increase is public confidence? >> no, i do not. >> u.s. answer the question. it does not increase public confidence. i agree with you on that. i would argue the same characterization's at the chairman. the idea that an official spokesman would encourage the media to read a report that is clearly designed to denigrate four commissioners, to attack the agency's capability, and to undermine public confidence, i think it is reprehensible

. >> i read somewhere brenner who tried to kill him is a janitor today and out of prison. you know anything about that? >> i would say that clip is distorting because it testifies to a remarkable human story and also because of that fact conceals the historical significance of george wallace which as far as "the contenders" are concerned would argue is not in his subsequent transformation, moving as that is, but in his politics and the campaigns he waged before that transformation, that's why he's on this list. >> i think some of these contenders, most of them probably, the majority, are harbingers of the future, in that they knock on the doorway with programs, public service commissions, etc., etc., but others are statements of a real turning point in american life. and surely george wallace is that. i'm wondering whether he's using that quotation from martin luther king on purpose. it was something about climbing up. is he doing that on purpose or not? it's really a quotation from king's famous speech, isn't it? >> i tell you what, jean baker, i think you're going to get

the joke would food raychem did jody brenner of washington d.c., and we fountain out walking to a boat and into the gym i think a cameraman, you were the cameramen he did that. his press secretary called me and said, how dare you. you're right to call me up and a few days and apologize. we got this video on cnn and fox is in the nbc station in chicago and peoria. the bottom line is we did bust c5 a series of stories are personality driven. i went to dinner with and not too long ago and he said before we go let's come to my office because and during this telephonic town hall. we usually get like 50 to 100 people. he had like 12,000 people on the phone, and he will be very open about this. he said, tmz did more for me to get people interested in m. now i can talk about what i am interested in and there will actually listen. i think that there is a way of getting a lot of people involved in politics, on that personality level, and then we will do other things, but that is what i want to do. we will eventually do it. >> do you want to give us a time when? >> you know, i could die first

. >> i read somewhere brenner who tried to kill him is a janitor today and out of prison. you know anything about that? >> i would say that clip is distorting because it testifies to a remarkable human story and also because of that fact conceals the historical significance of george wallace which as far as "the contenders" are concerned would argue is not in his subsequent transformation, moving as that is, but in his politics and the campaigns he waged before that transformation, that's why he's on this list. >> i think some of these contenders, most of them probably, the majority, are harbingers of the future, in that they knock on the doorway with programs, public service commissions, etc., etc., but others are statements of a real turning point in american life. and surely george wallace is that. i'm wondering whether he's using that quotation from martin luther king on purpose. it was something about climbing up. is he doing that on purpose or not? it's really a quotation from king's famous speech, isn't it? >> i tell you what, jean baker, i think you're going to get