we have mike barnicle, tom brokaw and pat buchanan. i have to comment on a couple things.rokaw turning to donny deutsch saying there must be at least o one grownup in your house. >> it needs a grownup interior decorator as well. >> it's like andy warhol threw up. >> threw up and decomposed. i've never seen modern art like that. >> the upstairs -- >> we don't want to go there. >> i blocked it out. >> mothers, keep your children away from the upper west side. keep your children away from the upper west side. >> i've had to fume gait. >> we have to bring this up quickly. then we'll launch into it. we had bill bennett on yesterday. but bill bennett was complaining about williams' college. they didn't respect him. they had to screen his speech. we got an e-mail from the president of williams college. they gave bill bennett an honorary degree. invited him back. basically put a crown on his head. >> they love him. >> it seems, pat buchanan, that bill bennett is harboring a chip on his shoulder. we will take him up to williamstown ourselves. >> good enough. he graduated from the s

tom brokaw your latest book is roundtable. tom brokaw your latest book is "the time of our lives."litical gridlock. but you also talk about, at the same time, a lack of shared, national purpose. if there's an example of that, here is an ad from aarp for seniors in the country that talks about their political message to washington. watch. >> so washington, before you even think about cutting my medicare, social security benefits, here's a number you should remember, 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits. and you will be hearing from us today and on election day. >> i wouldn't call you a senior, but you are a grandpa. >> i'm a member of that generation. >> and that struck you? >> it did strike me. because i thought it would have been much more appropriate for the aarp saying, look, this is a crisis in our lives. we are the beneficiaries, for all the hard work before us. we know that change is coming, we're here to help you with that change, but there are members of our group who really do need all of this help. there are other members who can afford to pay mor

tom brokaw, let's talk about president obama.ere he stands, in the middle of all of this turmoil, and we look at his approval and his disapproval now, and even split, 46% both ways. you heard david plouffe, really, i thought, in a more detailed way lay out what the plan of attack is here. >> i think he's beginning to find his voice. for the last nine months or so we have not known which president obama would show up from week to week. now, they seem to be on track to, what the campaign strategy is going to be. they think that they've found some soft spots and i suspect that in the white house, there was a great deal of relief when they had the economic numbers come out the other day and show an uptick in the economy. still pretty anemic growth, but at the same time, most of the people looking at it were saying, this does not mean that we're going to go into a second dip. so that's encouraging for them at this point. >> jennifer granholm, this question, here's the president going from hope and change in 2008 to telling his support

southbound one at brokaw the scene of a hit-and-run accident.unds like there may be lanes blocked there. also southbound one closer towards highway 85, chp pulled over a car involved in the hit- and-run. george from the kcbs phone force tells us that there is no activity there. it is off to the shoulder and no backup. so that's the good news. all right. out to the bay bridge, metering lights are on now. they turned them on around 6:15, 6:20-ish so now we are left with brake lights backed up to almost the 880 overcrossing so typical stuff here if you are commuting into san francisco. down the eastshore freeway, westbound 80 okay through berkeley. for the evening commute, today's critical mass bike ride kicks off 6:15 by justin herman plaza. now, things are a little different this friday. we also have "occupy sf." they have been setting their encampment there so maybe a little hectic along the embarcadero for the even commute home. so we can let you know that mass transit if you want to consider that bart systemwide on time. ace has been off to a

[applause] >> i bet tom brokaw is not going and lindseyut it when the lo lohan anymore. i spoke with students at george washington university. what i noticed was they looked depressed. they really looked depressed. they fell to the job market was bleak, their future was uncertain, they did not really have a vision for the future. and they were scared. it really shocked me, because it sounded like they were learning about the problems without learning about solutions. and not learning about how you can take an industry in trouble and carve out a niche that will make you successful. the overlay to all of this is -- there was a debate on whether they would invite me among one of the professors there. tmz does not rise to the standard of what you should be learning. with all due respect, it does relate to what i wanted to talk to you about. i think there was a big disconnect today when i had this little talk with the students. what some of the profs are missing, is not the subject matter that is covered that is really important, but how it is covered. we are a news operation

brokaw sent to tweet about the woolly mammoth. [laughter] just kidding. >> sorry, tom. >> anyway, are you an authoritative figure? [laughter] but the fact is, you have to be in all those different places. we did to deal with microsoft 15 years ago to do and i sense the same sort of a model that the abc relationship with yahoo! is built around. and that is getting your news conference to as many people as possible to not offend a very good relationship for us and it's important to be fair, but i do think our reputation and if that is somebody who is a 23-year-old desk assistant who happens to work for one of our networks and hits the send button on a tweet or something, you know, you have to recognize the reputation is still there, so it is something we absolutely worried about and keep denying on. but at the same time, we are about to launch a news magazine, which is probably a quaint idea, but going back and doing the first launch of a newsmagazine in prime time in decades or not for long time since we've seen a new one, which is

southbound 101 at brokaw hit-and-run, no significant slowing but we'll keep following this.ghway 4 from antioch through pittsburg into concord 580 out of central valleys looking good. 680 from the bridge to highway 24, live shot in a couple of minutes. good drive. bay bridge we've been talking about that new portion of the span going in this morning sometime between 9:00 and 1, tempting to take a look but if we could offer you this suggestion, please don't we don't want to be reporting accidents on the balanced budget. now it is heavy but moving well into san francisco toll plaza, lights are on. still looks like the fast track lanes are the best way to go if you are headed to the bay bridge now. live look as i mentioned walnut creek southbound 680 blake lights about north main towards highway 24 you are in a bit of company there. abc7news.com/traffic for the latest. >>> sue, are you aware this baseball contest going on? >> just a little. >> tonight the cardinals and rangers play game seven the deciding game of the world series after the most exciting game in history last nig

it happened yesterday morning at the extended stay hotel on east brokaw road. police say the man was armed with a gun and made a threatening gesture at them. officers then shot him several times. he is expected to recover. so far three suspects shot by police in san jose this year have all died. >>> just one day after that powerful earthquake hit turkey, the race is on to find survivors. so far five people have been pulled from the rubble alive. but hundreds are still buried right now. government officials say the number of people killed stands at 279. but as tina krause reports, that is sure to rise. >> reporter: an emergency worker in turkey cradled a rescued toddler after search teams pulled him out of the rubble alive. crews say each survivor gives them hope. a day after a powerful earthquake killed about 300 people. this man says, i was pulled out alive, but my brother is still trapped under debris. rescuers in eastern turkey are still trying to find dozens of people trapped beneath the rubble. survivors spent a cold night on the street. they're fighting t

it happened yesterday morning at a hotel on east brokaw. police say he was armed and threat end them. officers shot him several times but he is expected to recover. three of the suspects shot by police this year down in san jose have died. >>> 5:06. right now in san jose, police are back out at the "occupy" protests outside city hall there. we have some live pictures here. one protestors is apparently out on a ledge of city hall. you can see him up top there holding the sign. police fear he might fall. earlier our cameras capture several people in handcuffs as tents were being removed. over the weekend two people arrested and another person was cited saturday morning for camping out. issues in san jose. >>> and this morning, bay area clergy and some religious leaders will join activists from "occupy sf" at a march up market street starting at 10:30 at justin herman plaza. catchers have been there for weeks. merchants at the plaza complain it's hurting their businesses. police did bust up the catch once but now they are mainly keeping an eye

continue another two years or if growth remains weak at 0.5%, we will still be in danger of growing brokaw -- going broke. >> the great banks are also a problem. they have always invested heavily in government bonds. many greeks take it for granted that the state will help bail out banks in trouble. >> we will look at more international stories at this hour. >> libya ' s national transitional council is planning to put the killers of gaddafi on trial. he was killed shortly after his capture last week. the video footage has emerged of the ceremony held before his burial. this was obtained by a television station in dubai. this shows his son and the former defense minister. his personal cleric prayed over the bodies before they were taken to a secret location in the desert for burial. a united nations security council has voted to end the mandate in libya. the security council vote means that nato operations in libya must cease by monday. >> the security council voted unanimously to lift the no-fly zone over libya am left all military actions to protect civilians there. nato has hailed the s

and for the second time this year, san jose police shot a suspect, at an extended hotel, at east brokaw road. police say he made a threatening move and they fired. he was shot multiple times and is expected to recover. the police have no explanation for the recent amount of shootings. >> we are trying to lead up to the amount of shootings. one thing is for sure, the officers are in some very dangerous situations and they're protecting themselves. but unfortunately, they're having to do it with deadly force. >> police are not saying if the man shot today had a weapon. three of the suspects shot by police this year have died. >>> and he is already called a liar by some fellow candidates. now the interim mayor ed lee faces even more serious charge. cheater. more on the accusations of the voter fraud, linda? >> reporter: well, ann, we are in the final weeks of the battle for the san francisco mayor's office, and the charges are continuing on vote issues and tampering, and tonight they call for a federal oversight. the video is telling. supporters of the mayoral candidate, ed lee, accuse him

nbc's tom brokaw and an apple co-founder reflect on the legacy of steve jobs. >>> and the latest on the michael jackson murder trial against dr. conrad murray, including some chilly new audiotapes played in court. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

it happened yesterday morning at an extended stay hotel on east brokaw road. police say the man was armed with a gun and that he made a threatening gesture. officers shot him several times. he is expected to recover. three of the suspects shot by police in san jose this year have died. >>> it is 6:37 now. 8 people hurt, 2 drivers facing dui charges. holly quan is on the phone from san francisco with the details of the early-morning crash. >> reporter: good morning. what a tragic mess this was. it happened around 12:36 this morning at the intersection of- tenths and howard -- of 10th and howard. two vehicles crashed one with six young adults inside. >> the dodge charger had two males in the front seat, four females in the back, all unseatbelted. when it got broadsided it spun around at rear went into the church on the southwest corn rohr. >>> the sergeant says one of the girls was sitting on the lap of another and got really tossed around. one of them had a punctured lung and broken hip another paralyzed from the neck down. a male passenger suffered a broken cl

a clerk at the extended stay hotel on brokaw road dialed 911 sunday about a man passed out in a stairwell. >> i was really going to wake him up and he's okay. he looks like he is just sleeping. >> do you think he needs medical? >> he has a gun. >> police say 25-year-old javier gonzalez guerrero reached for the gun when they woke him up. officers shot him several times but is he expected to recover. now, the gun was fake. no word yet on whether the suspect will be charged. more on that tonight at 5:00. >>> she has had a full plate and more. word that recall is under way to remove oakland mayor jean quan from city hall. on monday a group filed a petition signed by 71 residents who say quan has failed to provide strong leadership to the city. they are upset about a rising crime rate and the resignation two weeks ago of the police chief anthony batts. and some say the "occupy oakland" protests were adding to the dissatisfaction. >> it was probably the tipping point for me. this woman's dangerous and creating a -- allowing a dangerous situation throughout the city. >> but a recall will not be

it happened yesterday morning at the extended stay hotel on east brokaw road. police say the man was armed with a gun and made a threatening gesture. officers shot him several times but he is expected to recover. three of the suspects shot by police this year have died. >>> challengers to interim san francisco mayor ed lee accuse his campaign of cheating. some home video appears to show lee supporters placing stencils over absentee ballots so voters could only mark the spot for lee. some witness say they saw some workers even marking in the ballots themselves. lee says the people in the video do not work for him and that he has already told them to stop. >> i think it's moronic for them to be doing things that would interfere with people's -- individuals' rights to vote. i don't want anything to do with folks that have been violating the law. that's nothing to do with my campaign. my campaign is clean. it's 100% compliant. >> seven other candidates have said "we believe federal observers and election monitors are immediately warranted." district attorney is inv

well mr brokaw ask you what do you think. may be the polenta call consequences of this trial for you later michigan said she has never been in a row for the west is she become a hero while some much has never been since august sent. since she's been arrested . she had become is she is she once again becoming the hero among. big percent of the population only in ukraine yes i think so i think and knowing who you are to much interpersonal of it told you i am very suspicious that he. was inclined to be arrested should his best to be arrested by and by august because he has resolved his achieve to girls he tried to achieve since her defeat in presidential elections in two thousand and ten to obtain back her status as in the position leader is a unique opposition leader. to consolidate the european support around her she's achieved both girls and do you think that the mission goes conviction may have any consequences for the president again as deals between between gazprom enough to go has been. and out of college and government w

recordings released today, don't offer much perspective to the moments leading up to the shooting on brokaw road. the 20-year-old, javier gonzales-guerrero left a halloween party. a suspect saw a golden gun in his waistband. when police responded to the call, they awoke the man and opened fire when he allegedly made a threatening move. he is expected to recover. >>> california is the golden state for president obama. touching down in l.a. for the third time this year for a whirlwind fund-raising trip. after a quick stop at a chicken joint in pico, he was wined and dined. tomorrow morning, the president will tape the jay leno show, that will show tuesday night on nbc bay area. he heads to san francisco and a benefit, featuring singer, jack johnson. while here, the president will be met by protesters, who are angered about the administration's about-face on medical marijuana. the president's visit is a role of a fund-raiser who apparently pushed solyndra. spinner is a san francisco-based energy investor and consultant who reportedly raised money for obama in 2008 and when was given approval f

then at christmas time i got one check for $100 from tom brokaw and then i saw my climbing ger and i sold it and i sold my car for $500 that i got from my grandfather in a seedy area in oakland. by string i o spring i had only $2,400. my mother invited me to come and talk to the kids. when i got ready to leave, a fourth grader named jeffery looked me in the aye and he said i've got a piggy bank at home and i'm going to help you build that school. west side school raised 65, 300 pennies. it wasn't the celebrities or the sports heroes or movie stars or if i lan throw pears but children reaching out to children half way around the world to help them build a school. what can you buy with a penny the bay area? probably nothing. in montana you can buy 1/2 tootsie roll. but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america,

officers responded to reports of a man with a weapon at the extended stay hotel on brokaw road just before 8:00 a.m. the man was displaying threatening behavior and one officer shot in self-defense. >> that individual was laying on the stairs. appeared to be either sleeping or passed out. officers tried to contact that individual. he was not responsive. however, he eventually did wake up, display some type of threatening behavior with the weapon to the officers and at that point, at least one officer fired several rounds striking the subject several times. >> police say the suspect is expected to survive. no officers were injured in the shooting. and this is the city's seventh officer-involved shooting of the year in san jose. >>> interstate 580 finally reopened early this morning, almost 12 hours after a deadly and possibly intentional crash shut it down. the crash also sent police on a mile-long search for evidence. police say it started when 31-year-old eddie hall from oakland hit a hells angel motorcycle on 580 yesterday while driving a paratransit van. hall reportedly kept driving, dr

the man was armed, police say, when they were called to the extended stay hotel on brokaw road about 8:00 yesterday morning. police say they shot the suspect after he threatened officers. after further investigation, police determined the man was in costume for a halloween party and the gun he wasm carrying wa not real. no officers were hurt in the shooting. >>> meanwhile, the number of homicides in san jose also on the rise. a fightver the weekend turned into the 37th killing of the year. a stabbing victim was found lying on the street at the intersection of virginia and vine avenues. doctors at valley medical center could not save him. >>> hope is fading this morning that a kayaker will be found alive after capsizing in the san francisco bay. the coast guard says it's calling off the search for the 55-year-old man who went under near pier 80 this weekend. other kayakers say the man got caught in the current churned up by a tug boat towing a tanker toward the pier. the man never resurfaced. >> i turned out to watch how he was doing, oh, my god, tom, you've got to move. you've got to

a clerk at an extended stay hotel on brokaw dialed 911 early yesterday about a man passed out in the stairwell. >> interview: i was really going to weak him up, he looked like he was just sleeping. >> reporter: you think he needs medical or police come get him out of there. >> interview: he has a gun, that's the thing. >> police say 25-year-old javier gonzalez guerrero reached for a gun in waistband when they woke him up. officers shot him several times but he is expected to recover. that gun turned out to be a fake. no word yet on whether gonzalez guerrero will be charged. >>> bullet holes and shattered glass everywhere. san jose police a long way from home caused oh pretty major damage in their search for a hells angel wanted for a murder. mark sayer on the 12-hour standoff that turned into a big waste of time. >> this is my brand new house, just moved in it. >> reporter: joanne rice just purchased this home in this quiet stockton subdivision 6 weeks ago. >> interview: these two rooms are destroyed her daughter was home early saturday morning along with her daughters' two children

a clerk at the extended stay hotel on brokaw called 911 sunday about a suspicious man sleeping in a stairwell. police say haier gonzalez guerrero reached for the gun when they woke him up. officers shot javier several times. he is however expected to recover. no word on whether he is going to be charged with any crime. >>> it used to be a girl thing. now it's also recommended for boys. the new recommendation to protect against a harmful virus. >>> pretty surprised it got through all the safety stuff. >> a tiny toy that can cause big problems. the damage it can do with those eyes. >>> and the coast is clear. tomorrow's going to pan out to be a slightly warmer day but wind-swept blue skies, pinpoint forecast when we return. ,, ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] right now in oakland. hundrs of occupy protestors have gathered in front of the >>> live pictures courtesy of chopper 5 over oakland right now. hundreds of "oc

sarah brokaw and pamela mitchell, thank you. >>> coming up -- is learning how to write cursive a wasted to learn cursive handwriting anymore? a lot of state educational officials are taking notice. today's jenna wolfe is here with this. >>> as school started incorporating computers at much younger grade levels, some fear learning to type is taking time away from other subjects, so what's on the chopping block, cursive handwriting when you were a kid, it used to be on the urge to write. not just for speed, but also for style. the curls of the "s". the flow of "l." the fluidity of the letters married together on paper. cursive was an art form, until its nemesis came along -- the computer. are computers really phasing out penmanship? handwriting specialist steve graham said, if they're not, they should. >> there's no reason we have this tool for kids to use. we need to start earlier with this. >> reporter: steve's not saying that cursive should be go away completely. why take time away from our subjects to teach cursive? one has to go. likely choice, you got it, cursive. >> some really go

police say officers shot a man just before 8:00 this morning during a confrontation at motel on east brokaw road. police were called to the extended stay motel about a suspicious person with a weapon. police found the man and they say he displayed threatening behavior. one officer fired at the man wounding him once saying it was self-defense. the unidentified suspect is being treated for his injuries. we'll have more information on this tonight on our news at 5:00. >> police in spock ton are searching this morning for a hells angel they believe killed another member of the club in san jose last weekend. yesterday they surrounded a house where they thought he might be hiding. officers believe that steve ruiz was inside the house, crystal truijillo. he is suspected of killing another member at a funeral. they gathered at the house but last night officers left the scene after determining that ruiz was not there. >>> trauma surgeons say a sacramento area police officer will recover after being shot several times during a traffic stop. that shooting happened yesterday afternoon near grant high s

>>> we are getting new information about a police-involved shooting at the san jose hotel on east brokawd. several of the guests reported a man passed out in the stair well with a gun in his waistband. the police arrived and saw the man with the gun after rousing him a wake. police say he reached for the gun. four police officers opened fire wounding the man. the man's gun turned out to and fake gun. we talked to one of the hotel guests there. who saw the man before the shooting. >> suddenly, he did have his gun. as i said earlier. i thought it was a toy gun and they were dressed up for some sort of party. >> the man is identified as a 25 year old. he attended a party and he was apparently drunk. now, he is being treated at a local hospital. this, by the way, is san jose's seventh police-involved shooting. >>> the red hawk shot in the head with a nail group is said to be doing well. they captured the hawk. and the rescue group took the hawk to the wildlife center in san jose for treatment. a $10,000 reward is now being offered for information. >>> time now. 5:47. sal has information on t

today's shooting took place inside the extended stay deluxe hotel on east brokaw road. that's near mineta san jose airport. police went around 8:00 this morning to check out a suspicious armed man. that's when officers encountered a man laying down in a hallway. >> at one . the suspect actually came -- at one point the suspect came to. he made a threatening gesture to the officers and they took it as a threat and fired on the suspect. >> paramedics rushed the man to the hospital, but no details are being released about his condition. no officers were hurt. this is the seventh shooting by san jose officers which equals all of the officer-involved shootings in the past two years combined. >>> officers say eddie halve oakland used -- hall of oakland used his van to run over a hells angel motorcycle in a fit of road rage. he dragged the motorcycle under the van for about a mile before he stopped on the shoulder of eastbound interstate 580. police arrested hall after he ran from the scene. it is incident closed i-580 down for 10 hours causing a huge back up. the name of the

it happened on east brokaw road. and several have passed out with a gun in his waistband. and they saw the man with the gun. after rousing him. he reached for the gun. >> they fired and the the gun turned out to and fake. >> they saw the plan before the shooting. >> he had a green outfit on. with a red cross on it. and the thunk that caught my eye was tucked into the middle of the belt was a gun. >> the plan, a 25-year-old san jose resident was dressed in medical-type scrubs. he attended a party and was apparently drunk. he is being treated at a local hospital. this is the seventh involved shooting this year. >> our time is 6:47. this is bicycle safety and education week in san francisco. it is being held in response to the rising number of cyclists. there are several classes. all kinds available about bike safety and responsibility. you can learn more about the road rules out there. and what cycle arists can and cannot do. >> every class is four hours long and be held in several different san francisco locations. >> they are hopping on the bikes. and they are headed in th

we're joined now by "time's" managing editor and nbc's tom brokaw. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> picture of jobs, 1984 with an early mac. what's the headline in the article? >> "american icon" and the lead article by walter isaacson a former managing editor of "time" who is writing the great biography of steve jobs with steve's cooperation and did a summing up of what steve represented, represented for society, technology, and how he transformed everything. >> is it appropriate, tom, to say a sentence like there will be the henry fords, the thomas edisons and the steve jobs of the world? does he fit in that group? >> indisputably. 400 or 500 years from now, maybe even longer, they'll look back and steve jobs will be one of the defining figures of the technology that has absolutely transformed the world. it's created another universe we could not have anticipated. >> i was thinking of an experiment here. you're sitting with a crowd in our plaza behind us, and if we were to say and they can hear us right now, raise your hand if you h

a clerk at the extended stay hotel on brokaw dialed nine one about a man passed out in a stairwell. >> i was going to wake him up. he is okay. he looks like he is just sleeping. >> do you think he needs medical or police? >> no, the thing is he has a gun. >> he has a gun? >> police say 25-year-old haier gonzalez guerrero reached for a gun in his waistband when they woke him. officers shot him several times but he is expected to recover. now, that gun turned out to be a fake. but no word yet on whether gonzalez guerrero will be charged. >>> suspects in an east bay road rage case goes to court. 31-year-old eddie hall is charged with murder and felony hit-and-run. he is scheduled to be arraigned at 2 p.m. hall is accused of intentionally running down 51- year-old motor cycle list motorcyclist. >>> a major gas pipeline ruptured during a pressure test south of bakersfield yesterday. it's one of two parallel lines that runs to a terminal in milpitas. pg&e says it failed because of a tear in a longitudinal seam. that is similar to the cause of the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno last

. >> bill: i remember when you signed that big contract with nbc and tom brokaw hated you and you were locked in the basement for three years. >> hit number one rated show but i was locked in the basement. >> bill: they wouldn't let geraldo out. he couldn't talk to anybody. geraldo rivera, everybody. remind you big anniversary special at 10:00 this evening anchored by hemmer. check it out. next on the run down, can herman cain pull off one the biggest upsets in american history securing the republic nomination? mike huckabee will analyze. then we predicted it some polygamists are now demanding the right to marry. three of them will be here in just a few moments. >> bill: personal story segment tonight, no question herman cain is a big political winner this fall. once written off as a marginal candidate mr. cain competing in national polls with mitt romney and rick perry. can a relatively inexperienced guy like cain put together an organization that can win the nomination? here now is the man who attempted to do just that four years ago mike huckabee, former governor of arkansas, fox ne

c, tom brokaw, d, brit hume. who asked dukakis a question about his wife and crime?the answer is roll the tape. >> governor, if kitty dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer? >> no, i don't, and i think you know i proposed the death penalty during most of my life. >> bill: you know, who is that? >> no big deal. >> bill: it was dispassionate. >> you know how i feel. >> bill: hey. okay. so you both got it right. so that means mccallum is leading with one question to go, doocy. it doesn't look good for your mate in overland park, kansas. >> my mate? >> bill: australian term, you block head! insults all over the place. question 5, in 1992, bush the elder, bill clinton, and ross perot did a series of three-way debates. >> i want these young people up here to be able to start with nothing but an idea like i did and build a business. but they've got to have a strong basic economy. >> everybody is affected by the debt because of the tremendous interest that goes into paying on that debt, everything is more expensive. >> we

about the leadership letdown in washington, we're going to spend time on that in our round table, tom brokaw, mike murphy, jennifer graham, so we're going to have that conversation about, in effect, what would steve jobs do and why don't we have leaders like that that have changed the world and could change washington and the country. >> that's a big round table. look forward to it. >> thanks very much. >>> what can you do without the "t" word? we'll put that question to laura tyson. >>> first, game six of the world series last night, the texas rangers were one strike away from their first-ever championship when the cardinals' david freese hit a walk-off homer to beat the rangers 10-9. game seven tonight in st. louis. be there. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up

one week after the 911 attacks two handwritten letters containing anthrax were sent to tom brokaw and two others sent october 9, two u.s. senators. three scientists written a new pain their will be published in an upcoming bio on defense journal. they claim the suspect army bio defense expert, bruce i don't have answer, had help in obtains the anthrax. they say the evidence in the case someone with more of a manufacturing background had to be involved. ivans killed himself in 2008 by overdosing on tylenol. >>> if you plan using metro today for the holiday, you want to give yourself extra time, five stations are closed for a major repair project that should be finishing up today. shaw, u street, columbia street stations, yellow and green lines closed. shuttle buses available between mt. vernon square and georgia avenue stations. the stations will reopen in time for the morning rush tomorrow, we are told. and on the orange line the east falls church and west falls church stations are closed today. buses will operate between those two stations as well. both stations will reopponent tomor