the bulldog. how many schools have bulldogs? i don't know why. >>c-span: we recognize them as being a writer? >> guest: yes. five people in my class but my goal here was thought to be a genius. my experience as a writer was one of learning and getting better but michael started from a very high level. but the message of my career is we can get better but i was awkward but now as i go on writing for "esquire" with their brilliant editor of herald pays and the voice , it to be knowledgeable and that was the personality of "esquire." he insisted he was able to right in the style and we also wrote features that were unsigned and among the editors who wrote bonnie and clyde and the superman movies, had a pretty interesting staff who later founded "new york" magazine but i developed riding talents that "esquire" that i didn't have a up and getting as much as i could in a few words keeping "the reader" interested in even if deadly serious i consider writing to reform of the entertainment and i use in the best possible sense. in a magazine all kinds of t

in world war ii he had a gift for a building coalitions, but he was also a bit of a bulldog. so i had some stuff to go on, but i could not wear a mustache, and i had to shave my head bald and bleach my hair great. it was during my scalp and i did not know if it was really worth it. the other thing that was a risk for me, i did not want to do an imitation. i think too many actors try to look exactly like them or imitate them. it was better than christopher columbus. tavis: i never know where these conversations are going to go on this program. never knew that we would end up having a conversation about failure and how to navigate it. i have a gift that tom selleck brought to me tonight. he has been kind enough to bring it to me to remind me. it comes from calvin coolidge. this is what calvin coolidge said. nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. talent will not. nothing is more powerful than one successful man with talent. genius will not. education will not. the world is full of educated derelicts. persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. the slogan

he's been a bulldog ever since we've had him. big contributor. >> your manager will be the manager of the all-star team next month and said he would not hesitate to put his own guys on the roster and he named you. he just needs to think about it a little bit more. what does that say for you? >> it's huge for us and had our back from the get-go and gives us a boost when we get a chance to go in there. i always look forward to that little tap and his signal for me to come in the game. proud to play on the team. >> sergio romo, best of luck tonight.rg i love the beard, man, keep it! >> thank you. it's pretty gnarly. it's all i've got. >> all right. we are only minutes away from the giants and diamondbacks, going for the sweep tonight. you can watch the game right here on nbc bay area. don't miss out on great action. >>> barry zito has been lights out in his first two rehab starts in singles a bar and in the minor leagues while making big-time and fortune 500 released american athletes and barry zito is ranked 33rd. our baseball will

i was one of the editors of the crimson, nottingham bulldogs. amazing how many schools have bulldogs for a mascot, many. i don't know why. c-span: or you recognize them as being a writer? >> guest: bye people in my class but michael herr was thought to be a genius them and he was. my experience as a writer was one of learning and getting better and better and better. michael herr started from a very high level, brilliance and writing, was someone i always admired, but the message of my career is that you can get better. well, he has gotten better, too. i really became -- i was awkward and i didn't quite -- now as i went along writing for esquire with a brilliant editor, harold hayes, jen and esquire and wanting all of us to be able to write with the style of esquire, the voice, the tone of esquire was to be knowledgeable, and that was the personality of esquire and he insisted they be able to write in that style and find articles but we also wrote features that were not signed in the magazine. a long the editors were bonnie and clyde, so we had

> severna park man could take action against his neighborra police say he shot and killed his pit bulldog. it happened this past weekend. the shooting happened saturday night and the owner there derrick hopkins says his family was out to dinner at the time. hopkins neighbor told police the dog approached him and was acting aggressive. mcconnell pulled out his handgun and shot the dog. officers charged him with animal cruelty and discharging a firearm in a residential area. >>> vet nare yays -- veterinarians put a pit bull to sleep after have beenly attacking a woman in gregetown. she is in the hospital with broken bones and injuries to her face after the mauling. the dog's owner owes 550 in citations for the incident. >>> around the nation right now, a massive wild fire in arizona has destroyed nearly 500 square miles. the wild fire is in eastern arizona and is threatening two towns right now. crews have been going back and trying to containt burns right now. they are trying to build a bulldozer line to protect towns in the community. >> let's look at the 35,000 feet up. this is the arizo

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i don't think we're going to see a huge very question all because he tried to not identify with a bulldog. you're watching our t.v. live from moscow still to come on the program top level and secret some of the world's most influential figures sit together at a meeting of the secretive builder group giving people plenty of speculate on just what they're talking about. and a new voice on america's airwaves for its of russia radio wants his offices in new york and washington but the goal to present listeners with perspectives blocked out by mainstream media. now goes deliberately targeting the libyan leader colonel gadhafi that's according to media reports quoting the alliance a senior military official he says the u.n. resolution justifies the action because it's head of the military because after he is an essential part of the command structure this comes as fresh air strikes and plumes of smoke over the libyan leader's compound and nearby military barracks libyan rebels will get at least one billion dollars in assistance money promised by donors including did you ask britain france as we

he pled bulldog that, everything comes back. -- if you pull that bulldog back, everything will come backese things are going to come back unless you sit there was some kind of police force. that is not going happen and i do not think anyone thinks that is a good idea. host: thank you. next up a republican. good morning. caller: two points. the verses about the afghanistan war. when bush was in office, it was seeking destroyed. obama switched it to counter insurgency. obama gives them 30,000 troops. we controlled 29 of them. the second point is, i feel that in a roundabout way, you ought -- he was trying to say that michelle bachmann is racist. guest: how did i say that? caller: i want prosperity for everybody. chile wants prosperity for the few. i want prosperity for all the americans. she only wants prosperity for the few. in a roundabout way you were insinuating that there was something wrong, maybe she was racist. guest: a u.s. importer of race? a -- are you a supporter of her presidential race? caller: i'm not sure. i need to look into her tax rate. my number one person from the last

. >> i had a bulldog that was getting hot and i had to ice him down. >> reporter: in austin police had to rescue this pup left in a parked car with the temperature inside climbs over 103. >> all that heat resonates in there, builds up. >> reporter: across texas it is not only hot, but also dry. we have 134 days without a half inch of rain in the city of houston. the official start of summer is still almost two weeks away. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. >>> wow. when itchy eyes aren't what they appear to be. >> next at 6:00, how you can protect yourself from long-term eye problems. >>> good evening. i'm jeff ranieri. a few low 80s near the almaden valley. cool to the east bay. we talk about the hottest weather we could have or have had in months coming our way. just putting jewels in teddy bears. this guy's wearing a wire the whole time. right? look at that! he's wearing a wire! [ laughs ] all right, let's do this. all right? before my wife changes her mind. go. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly through your g

. >>> congressman anthony weiner has been a bulldog on many progressive liberal issues.en elected to six terms as representative of new york's district with a large number of republican voters. after today, many are wondering if he just tarnished his past and destroyed his future. we'll talk with a reporter who has covered the congressman's political career and we'll talk with our political panel. stay with us. you'll want to see it. >>> you vote yes if you believe yes. you vote in favor of something if you believe it's the right thing. if you believe it's the wrong thing you vote no. we are following a procedure -- i will not yield to the gentleman and the gentleman will observe regular order. the gentleman will observe regular order! >> congressman anthony weiner on fire last july, furious at house republicans for rejecting the 9/11 first responders health bill. from health care to gay rights to veterans affairs to advocacy for the jobless, congressman weiner has been really at the forefront of those progressive issues in this country and an advocate for the people. wi

georgia bulldogs outfielder jonathan taylor broke his neck three months ago in a collision with one ofa game. it left him a paraplegic. earlier this week, though, in the 33rd round of pro baseball's amateur draft the rangers used their pick to select taylor, who was pleasantly surprised when he got the call. >> the first day coach called me i was like, i didn't believe him for a minute but when he told me that and other, my trainer mike dillon told me, too, i can't believe i got drafted after all i've been through. >> he was a great baseball player, a fun guy to watch, table setter type guy, could really run and play defense and i was happy to be the one that drafted him. >> jonathan is currently undergoing rehab, he plans on making the rangers selection of him more than just a good will gesture from the organization. >> i believe i can get back on the baseball field. all i have to do is keep on working hard every day, 9:00 to 5:00, keep getting stronger every day, continue to make progress and just ignore all the negative criticism that some people might say about i may not be able to

we've got to be bulldogs around this chamber when it comes to reducing our spending. to make sure that we are standing up to the regulaters who want to put people out of business simply because they're sitting behind a desk and think they can. tom block is a constituent of mine who came to me two years ago and said, i'm worried that i'll lose my business. because of overregulation. and you know what he saw over the course of the last two years? he saw the people that he did business with, the people that he partnered with, leave the state of colorado because of overregulation. last saturday i had the opportunity to tour hackston, colorado, akron, colorado, in the eastern plains to talk to farmers, wheat grorse, cattlemen, ag businessmen, all who came to me with a similar theme. what is happening to them with regulation, overregulation and their concern that they won't have the opportunity to pass on their legacy to future generations because of a government that's decided it knows best and knows more than them. i want to talk a little bit about what the gentlelady sai

. >> i got a bulldog that was getting pretty hot too. i had to ice him down a couple of times, and he now is out in the car with my wife and kids too. >> reporter: but they weren't the only ones facing a hard day's work. >> it's hot out here. rifshlgts workers on the job outdoors doing their best to stay cool. >> days like this you got to keep drinking water and just trying to stay out of the heat as much as you can. >> reporter: in new york's central park, a bride-to-be taking engagement pictures went from blushing to down right sweaty. >> we didn't know it was going to be so hot today. >> reporter: and in st. paul, minnesota, a stories-high snow pile in a parking lot finally melted away completely. the last trace of winter gone. the combination of high heat and humidity isn't only uncomfortable. it can be dangerous, killing at least five across the country. >> hello, mrs. novak. >> reporter: all over the u.s. city workers are checking on the elderly. >> you have a fan on? you have air conditioner? >> reporter: and manning cooling cente