i think dick cheney -- i don't agree with dick cheney, the wars. this is what's the administration's going to be judged on. if iraq and afghanistan turn out badly, and they could for our country, there's no way the bush administration presidency is going to be a success. you know, as for what david corn said about the economy, what happened in the economy is a result of the federal reserve just like it wasn't hoover's fault is economy crashed on his watch. >> wait a second. these guys, while they were slicing and dicing subprime mortgages, bush and cheney did nothing. they fought for deregulation. the clinton people did the same as well. i'm not saying it's just a republican problem, but that problem exploded because of their negligence and because they thought there was no role for government. >> but david, david, the hoover of this piece is barack obama who has done nothing in two years to turn it around and has been thoroughly repudiated by the american people. >> every mainstream says that the stimulus he passed saved 2 to 3 million jobs, which

i'm asked about dick cheney. here's what i say, dick cheney was the right pick in the year 2000, and as i stand here, there is no doubt in my mind he was the right pick then, he was a great vice president of the united states, and i'm proud to call him friend. [ applause ] >> dick cheney said, aw, shucks, you. he returned the compliment while taking a dig -- he couldn't help himself -- at the obama administration. >> two years after your tour at the white house ended, judgments are a little more measured than they were. when times have been tough, critics have been loud, you've always said you had faith in history's judgment. and history is beginning to come around. [ applause ] of course the george w. bush presidential center isn't much to look at just yet. the workers are ready, construction will move fast after today's groundbreaking. this may be the only shovel-ready project in america. [ laughter ] >> this was a rare public appearance for cheney since his hospitalization earlier this year for heart trouble.

chris: cheney is a smart guy. when we come back, george w.'s new book said the losses in the iraq war were necessary to prevent another 9/11. does the country accept this cause and effect relationship? plus, predictions from the top reporters. be right back. chris: welcome book. the george w. bush memoir is the subject of an nbc special monday night. matt lauer's interview with the former president. here's a piece of that. >> i could never forget what happened to america that day. i would pour my heart and soul into protecting this country, whatever it took. two wars. >> yeah. it took thousands of lives, american lives, billions of >>dollars. you could say it took guantanamo and abu ghraib and government eavesdropping and waterboarding. did it take too much? >> we didn't have an attack. 3,000 people died on september 11 and i vowed i would do my duty to protect the american people, and they didn't hit us again. chris: contrast that to what barack obama told you, bob, in your new book, "obama's wars. quote, we'll do everything we can to prevent

i was asked about dick cheney, i said traitor. i would amend my comments about dick cheney for traitor and coward, for letting scooter libby take the fall. tavis: why did all this happen? >> well, i think there were a number of reasons. first of all, out's very clear they wanted to change the -- it's very clear they wanted to change the subject fra their 15 words and the justification to take this country into words and they were successful for many years. but the fact remains that everybody now understands. we went to war based on intelligence. it was manufactured and misused. and 4,000 americans are dead. 30,000 are wounded. many of them have come home to be wards of their communities and their families for the rest of their lives. i was just in bag dad three weeks ago and there over one million iraqis displaced and others in neighboring countries and lord only knows how many iraqis have been killed as a consequence of this ill-advised foreign policy decision. tavis: how do you look back on these years now and not be bitter? and

dick cheney comes to you on one of the video lines and says, mr.dent, we have a problem. >> yeah. >> it had never been reported before. a few weeks after 9/11, president bush, colin powell, and condoleezza rice were at an economic summit in china when vice president cheney and deputy national security adviser stephen hadley called them to a secure video conference. >> dick says the biodetectors have gone off, we think there has been a botulism toxin attack. >> at the white house. >> at the white house. >> we had all been exposed to it. had we inhaled it we could have easily been dead. stephen hadley says, mr. president, we will have mice tested soon. we kind of chuckled. said if the mice are, feet up, we're goners. if they're feet down, we're fine. >> some of the most powerful people are waiting to see if some lab mice die. >> that's what it is. the reason i tell that story is because it's hard for people to remember that right after 9/11 we were inundated with threats, a lot of threats. >> he and his staff were desperate for information on those t

truth, when he says he was thinking about dumping dick cheney off of the ticket?ll, here, you know, look, i think george w. bush tried to, you know, man up a little in this book, and suggest that he was actually in charge. the fact of the matter is, the way that that section was written, it sort of, well, cheney said that he'd go if i wanted him to but i told him to stay. the reality is if you look back at the whole story line it was cheney who put him in that vice presidency in the first place and he was deciding whether he was going to go. >> john nichols, always a pleasure. >>> the tan man says he's going to fly commercial when he becomes speaker of the house. he said he's been traveling back home to the district like this for years. he promises to keep the air tan habit alive. we're going to hold you to that, john. >>> and fox news host, megan kelly, totally lost it. talking about a man who was saved from a heart attack with a cold blanket. >> isn't that incredible? don't you want to know about that, it gives you a little hope you keel over from a heart attack

i'm asked about dick cheney. here's what i say. pick in the year 2000, and as i stand here, there is no doubt in my mind he was the right pick then, he was a great vice president of the united states, and i'm proud to call him friend. >> protocol says we go to the texan first. roland martin, what do you make of that? >> that sounds like he's getting a little push-back from the folks talking about when cheney came to him as to whether or not he should have been his vp. that's his way of saying, hey, dick, i have your back. first of all. >> a little texas jealousy going tlo. we haven't seen the former vice president for some time and he's up on his feet. the democrats don't like what he said, but just that he's jumping back into the game. i take that as a good sign. >> considering all he's been through, he's very fortunate to be alive and still fortunate on the stage. obviously his mind is still clear. whatever the diet he's on, row lan and i don't want to go on. >> hell no. i'm with you, ed. >> and i think he showed a little humor.

i'm asked about dick cheney. here's what i say.as the right pick in the year 2000 and as i stand here, there is no doubt in my mind he was the right pick then. he was a great vice president of the united states and i'm proud to call him friend. i -- i want to thank all the people who made this event possible. thank my pal mark landale and secretary donny evans. i want to call out an smu alum nis, ray hunt, for being such an efficient and effective leader in this effort. >> we've been hearing a lot from the former president this last week and a half as he's out trying to pump up the sales of his new memoirs. we will be listening in, but want to fit in a quick commercial break. [ advisor 1 ] what do you see yourself doing one week, one month, five years after you do retire? ♪ client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize i better start doing something. we open up that box. we organize it. and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and think, "wo

and i think the other part of this decision about dick cheney was his feeling about cheney being so devoted to his family. and that is very important to president bush and he says this in the book and i know this from firsthand that he does care about your family life and he does care people put family first. and that was -- he hall really had two reactions to the chain in question, wow, you really a family man, really care about your daughter and absolutely this is not an issue for me. >> it is just interesting that people who are often viewed two dimensionally are really multifaceted and that comes through in the book, in the interview and in your recollections. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> great to see you. >> great to see you. >>> president george w. bush will be live with matt lauer tomorrow the "today" show. and if you would like to submit a question for the president, go to todayshow.com. you can also submit questions on twitter or facebook. >>> still ahead right here, former bush white house communications director nicolle wallace on her former boss's memoir and her own book.

the man who triumphed if those first years of the administration was dick cheney. george bush i would explain as a bystander almost, and certainly not a decision maker. >> let's listen to what he told matt lauer about the advice he got from the vice president. >> in a conversation, i think over lunch you had with dick cheney in the period of buildup to the war in iraq, he said to you, are you going to take care of this guy or not? >> yeah. >> first of all, i was surprised by the tone that the vice president would use with you. was it surprising to you? >> no, it's -- i mean, we have a very frank relationship. and he would give me his unvarnished advice. was dick cheney pushing you to go to war with iraq? >> it didn't mooter whether he was or not. i'm the guy who makes the decisions as to when we move. i was trying to give diplomacy a chance to work. >> colonel, i just heard him say dick cheney pushed him to go to war in iraq, didn't i? >> i think he did. i would sort of use colin powell's metaphor with me about that incident and others too. he said dick cheney knew

cheney had also become a lightning rod for criticism from the left and the media.but in the end mr. bush said he realized he could trust cheney and decided to keep him as vice president. >>> now the other big stories of the day. that terror plot involving cargo planes is now raising some troubling new questions about a fiery u.p.s. plane crash two months ago. martha raddatz has learned what was on that plane when it went down. >> reporter: it has always been a mystery. now even more so. the 747 u.p.s. plane took off from dubai on september 3rd. just 25 minutes into the flight, pilots noticed smoke and a fire indicator in the cargo area. the plane turned back, but crashed before reaching the airport. the initial investigation indicated lithium batteries on board may have ignited. although no one could determine how. abc news has learned there were packages from yemen on board the flight, although they were not thought to be in the same area where the fire began. but many questions remain, and one official told me, we may never know what happened. in yemen, thousands

it took me awhile to persuade vice president cheney to join us on the ticket. there was a lot of speculation about my relationship with him. i am glad i picked him in 2000 and as i sit here in 2010 i am glad that i picked him in 2000. in my judgment he was a superb vice president. >> host: a couple of people who were not eager for you to run for president were to people very closely related. there is some connection with what you state was your biggest mistake in the 2000 campaign 51 it you are referring to my daughter's. you can understand. just graduating from boston high-school and the idea their father running and running and going to college with the secret service was not appealing. [laughter] michael was referring to the biggest political mistake of my life was not revealing to the people of texas i was arrested for drunk driving. i was up been named a and i went to a bar he taught me how to drink beer out of the mug with no hands. [laughter] that means you bite the edge of the mug. [laughter] and i had too much to drink and was pulled over by a policema

your relationship with dick cheney.ple thought he was the darth vader, guy making the calls. you said there were even times you disagreed with him. >> there were times he disagreed with me. he was the advisor and his job was to advice. like other people's job is to advise. he had a unique position, however, because if something were top happen to me, he'd become president. he agreed with me sometimes and didn't agree with me sometimes. the thing i admired about dick cheney he always gave me his opinion. secondly when i made up my mind, he saluted smartly as most people did in my administration. the notion about him rupping the white house was running joke inside the west wing. he knew it wasn't the case. people who worked with me knew it wasn't the case. there's a moment in the book where i say that dick cheney came to see me and offered to leave the ticket. it was an incredibly gracious gesture on his part and speaks to his character as far as i'm concerned. i consider canned it, of course. >> greta: why? >> well, beca

. >>> plus, dick cheney's dramatic weight loss. the former vice president appears in public, sporting a very new look. we'll show it to you. >>> and the announcement everyone expected but few were ready for. britain's future king and queen, on preparing for what could be the biggest wedding of the century. >>> a solution is in the works to compensate homeowners who lost their home to an improper foreclosure. state attorneys general and the country's biggest lenders are in talks to create a victims' fund. "the washington post" reports that the fund would help banks avoid costly court challenges while helping getting relief for homeowners who were wronged. >>> stocks are up this morning after the biggest drop in three months. investors are worried about europe's debt crisis and expectations china will raise interest rates. tokyo's nikkei average rose 0.2% today. hong kong's hang seng is down sharply. in left-handen, the ft. ty opened down slightly. the nasdaq fell 44 points. >>> general motors' initial public offering is scheduled fo

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but it was dick cheney who stole the show.d cheney dropped lots of weight over the summer, following heart surgery. and for health reasons, he is trying to keep it off. >>> now, high-profile showdowns on the college hardwood to tell you about this morning. details now from espn news. >> good morning, i'm don bell with your espn news update. and the hunt for history continues with the uconn women. gino auriemma, and hosting the baylor bears. maya moore misses the jumper. and brea hartley, knocks down the three. later up by one, moore. dribble-drive, up by 16 feet. she had 30. uconn up by three. 12 seconds left. uconn up by one. brittney griner with the block. she had 19 points in the game. uconn, with two seconds to shoot. inbound pass no good. so, odyssey sims, going the other way. she needs to score a basket here. pulls up. it is short. uconn wins 65-64. their win streak is now at 80 games. >>> now, to the men. florida hosting ohio state. first half, vernon maclin, misses the lay-in. but alex tyus following it in for the jam.

. >> larry: how strained the relationship between him and cheney and rumsfeld. can the united states win in afghanistan? looks back at his role in history and ahead to america's place in the world. colin powell is next for the hour on "larry king live." >> larry: great pleasure to welcome back to "larry king live" a good friend. we have a month to go with the show. and so honored to have him kick off this week. general colin powell, united states army retired. he was secretary of state under president george w. bush, former chairman of the joint chiefs, founder and chair of the colin powell center in harlem. i will visit the center next month. center for policy studies affiliated with city college of new york. and founding chairman of america's promise. it was six years ago today that colin powell announced he was resigning as secretary of state. boy, time goes. >> time goes, yep. >> larry: do you miss government? >> not really. i try not to miss anything in life. i enjoyed my government service. i was in government service for 40 years between the military and

>> dick cheney, if he's got a gun and there is a duck on one side, i'm in the middle and dick cheney. dick cheney. >> i don't think he even need it is gun. >> he's got a bad rap. >> that's good though, bro. nice to meet you. >> i don't know anything about it. >> these guys are happy to meet. joe, dennis. glad we could bring you together. >> i have seen him before. i havene hasn't seen me before. >> i've seen you. used to be the governor, right? >> you just figured that out. >> you're that guy. >> i'm that guy. all right. >> i don't want to end the party. it's just getting good. thank you for being with us. >> there is no citizenship requirement to be a student office holder. it's student government. i'm here to serve the students, not the state of california or, you know, the federal government. diarrhea and constipation., ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some people just know how to build things well. give you and your loved ones an expertly engineered mercedes-benz

he relied too much on people like dick cheney, karl rove and donald rumsfeld in the beginning.wards the end of his administration he really, when he fired rumsfeld, much against cheney's advice, i think he began to come into his own and i think he really ended up by going with the tarp that he really took on a personality of his own and became his own person. i think he was moving in that direction. but i think the first part of his first administration, i think he was much too reliant on them. i think he could have learned a lot from his father and so. people in his father's administration. >> bill: now, he seems very relaxed with his, you know, performance at the white house. he doesn't seem to have too many regrets or second thoughts. does that surprise you? >> well, i think that's true. and i think that's the kind of person he is and i think he is -- people used to call his father a gent. i think he has become a gent. i like the fact he is not criticizing president obama because he thinks it's unseemly to criticize your successor. i think that's the right thing to do. wheth

drivers still backed up, starting before brition cheney road -- briggs cheney road. 66 eastbound, accidents gw parkway. looks like accident cleared. 66 headed eastbound, accident past 234. off to the left shoulder. slow from 50 to 123. slow again in the beltway from sycamore towards gleeb. more crash activity. we have a lot of volume between 95 and 270. 66 slowing as well, 20 minutes there. and d.c., 295, no incidents but slow go. not bad towards 11th street bridge. top traffic stories at 6:58. back to you. >>> 6:46. we take you to the top of the charts. top selling books on amazon.com. number one, decision points. memoir just released by former president george w. bush. second, diary of a women pee kid, the ugly truth, and unbroken. >>> airport is a hot topic, especially the new scanners. >> privacy advocates call for day of opting out next week. bob orr has more and a visit to the hill by the head of tsa. >> reporter: facing anger over pat downs and naked x-rays, the transportation director appealed for cooperation. >> look, this is for your safety, security. work with us. this is a part

i would be surprised if dick cheney comes out and says something but he could.yed in the book as being really, really adamant that the president did not pardon scooter libby. >> p. also mentions john mccain. >> they have a pretty contentious relationship. that is an interesting part of the bob. >> thank you very and >>> 6:49 is your time and let's check traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >>> let's take a look at the sunrise over the district. i saw the borrowers along the potomac. there is toll sunshine over the bed. there is a look at our temperatures and you will notice that it is not quite as call this morning as it was yesterday. 42 degrees in the district. the temperatures are pretty close to normal for this time of year. this is the big picture of what is going on. you'll notice the pen will rotation, counterclockwise, low pressure over the ocean. this is what caused a nasty wintry mix for parts of new england. they had power outages and wind gusts in parts of new england. that will slowly drift further out to sea and not affect us. however, we have hig

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has been offering up dick cheney as the super hawk, the one out front and it was just him followingalong in this case. why is he doing this? >> well, because, i don't know. it diminishes president bush to make that argument, but it also -- the dirty little secret of the last couple of years of the bush administration was that there was distance between bush and cheney. >> he downgraded him, didn't he? >> he did, indeed. not publicly, but privately. >> why did he downgrade him? he thought he had been given a bum steer? >> he felt that cheney and secretary rumsfeld had given him bad advice on iraq and he also felt like while their agenda may have coincided with his for the most part -- >> george bush senior picked dan quyale, and wrote in his diary, i made a terrible mistake, but can't admit it. maybe bush should say, i can't admit it. >> it seems really clear right now that what he's trying to do is portray himself as the guy who dealt with a hard problem, thought about it long and hard and finally erred on the side of being more call your attention than not. in the book "hubris" i d

visit president dick cheney appeared at the ceremony.vel out for ground breaking he took a dig at president obama. >> the george w. bush presidential center isn't much to look at just let, but the workers are ready. and construction will move fast. after today's ground breaking. this may be the only shovel-ready project in america. [ applause ] >> greta: diamonds are forever, right? this better be. cost $46 million. you heard that right. $46 million. the giant pink diamond nearly 25 karats sold at auction in geneva. the highest price ever paid for a jewel at an auction. the proud owner of the diamond is a jeweller who says it's the most fabulous diamond i've seen in the history of my career and delighted to have brought it. congratulations. there you have it. best of the rest. but still ahead -- president obama cannot escape controversy about the healthcare law. following him somewhere you might not guess. you have to see this. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to keep your business moving. blackbe

. >> you thought what happened if i die because dick cheney had given you that wonderful news. >> notally. i never really spent time during the presidency thinking about my death. there was a couple of moments in there where remember andy card comes in and says the white house is targeted we need to take you out. i said no, i'm not leaving. i said have the minimum staff there and if need be put the vice president in another location to encourage continuity of government but i'm not leaving. i was tired of leaving. >> you didn't want the enemy to know that they could, make me move around at their women. we are in a psychological where against -- at their whim. in the book i describe my frustrations about not being in washington on 9/11. eventually after having gone to louisiana and nebraska i said i'm coming home because i wasn't -- >> they didn't want you come home at that point. >> they did not. they are risk adverse and you can understand why. >> but you made that fay that will call and that was it. >> absolutely. >> do you wish you came home sooner? doesn't matter? >> here is the s

cheney is hoping to keep the weight off to keep his heart althy. he was at the ground breaking ceremony for the president did he know center in dallas. >>> developing news in politics late ts afternoon. nbc news declared alaska senator lisa murkowski the winner in her reelection bid. in other developments, nancy pelosi was reelected to a leadership position. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: nancy pelosi put on a smile and made the best of being elected minority leader. >> it is about jobs, about reducing the deficit, and about fighting fothe middle class. >> reporter: why elect such an unpopular liberal democrat? >> becse i'm an effective leer. we got the job done on health care, wall street reform. and i'm the westerthat can attract the resources, intellectual and otherwise to take us to victory because i have done it before. >> but 68 democrats, a third, wanted to 38 pelosi vote. >> and then -- >> from a fiscal responsible. >> make sure we have the right policy in place. >> that we understand what happened this past election. >> republica m

this week ron christie, a former staffer for vice president dick cheney, discusses his latest book, "ting white: the curious history of a racial slur." the george washington university adjunct professor presents a historical journey of the often-damaging phrase beginning with its origin during the reconstruction era to it current-day use. he talks with the author of "my life in two americas," janet langhart cohen. >> host: ron christie, i'm delighted to have this opportunity to talk to you about your latest book. it's called "acting white: the curious history of a racial slur." >> guest: janet, thank you so much. it's a pleasure to talk to you. >> host: tell me about this acting white, what does it mean to act white? is this an apersian or slur that african-americans cast upon each other, level at each other? this. >> guest: unfortunately, they do, and this is a problem we've seen since the middle part of the 19th century in america to the present day. what i had done is i had the opportunity to mentor a young child in washington, d.c. for title #-r students that are really at the bot

[laughter] me so it took a while to persuade viceo president cheney to joins on the ticket. there's a lot of speculation about my relationship with him.n i will tell you this, i'm glad d picked him in 2000. and as i sit here in 2010, i'm glad i picked him in 2000. he was, in my judgment, a superb vices president. sphwhrsh a couple of people. >> a couple of people that were not eager for you to run for president in 1999 and 2000 were two people very closely related to you. and there's some connection there with what you state is your piggest mistake -- biggest mistake in the 2000 campaign -- >> right. >> you're referring to my daughters. >> yeah.ther >> you can understand why.stak they just were graduating from the ideagh school, and of their father running and winning and they go to college with secret can service was just really not appealing to them. [laughter] michael's referring to theno biggest political mistake of mye life was not revealing to the people of texas that i had been arrested for drunk driving.as i'd been up in maine, and john u new come and i went to a bar

the thing i admire about dick cheney, he gave me the opinion.rtly as did most people in my administration. this notion about him running the white house was running joke inside the west wing. he knew it wasn't the case. people who work with me it wasn't the case. there was a moment in the book dick cheney came to see me and offered to leave the ticket. it was incredibly gracious gesture on his part. it speaks to his character as far as i am concerned. i consider it, of course. >> greta: don't miss president bush at 10:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. that's best of the rest. still ahead, when speaker pelosi planned a going away party, she did not count on this. stay tuned. ♪ [ man ] i thought o family business would always be boots. until one day, my daughter showed me a designer handbag. and like that, we had a new side to our business. [ male announcer ] when businesses see an opportunity, the hartford is there. protecting their employees and property and helping them prepare for the future. nice boots. nice bag. [ male announcer ] see how the hartfo

. >> you thought what happened if i die because dick cheney had given you that wonderful news. >> notlly. i never really spent time during the presidency thinking about my death. there was a couple of moments in there where remember andy card comes in and says the white house is targeted we need to take you out. i said no, i'm not leaving. i said have the minimum staff there and if need be put the vice president in another location to encourage continuity of government but i'm not leaving. i was tired of leaving. >> you didn't want the enemy to know that they could, make me move around at their women. we are in a psychological where against -- at their whim. in the book i describe my frustrations about not being in washington on 9/11. eventually after having gone to louisiana and nebraska i said i'm coming home because i wasn't -- >> they didn't want you come home at that point. >> they did not. they are risk adverse and you can understand why. >> but you made that fay that will call and that was it. >> absolutely. >> do you wish you came home sooner? doesn't matter? >> here is the si

cheney is now hoping to keep that weight off. only because of a bad knee that he injured while playing high school football. >>> montgomery county residents will get to voice their ideas and concerns about sno removal in the county overnight. nancy navarro is holding a forum om 7:00 to 9:00 in silver spring. navarro organized the forum because of the hundreds of calls she received during last year's record snowstorms. >>> take a look at this video. fog led to zero visibility and caused this massive accident on interstate 77. two people were killed with several more seriously injured. cars were stacked on top of one another and tractor trailers jackknifed were turned on their sides >> a new online veo series trying to put a face on the tragedy of distracted training. >>> he was thrown under the seats of the school bus and was not able to get out. and the bus from the truck caught on fire. >>> department of transportation launched this campaign yesterday to raise awareness of talking and texting while behind the wheel. called faces

dick cheney had given that you wonderful news. >> not really.ver really spent time during the presidency thinking about my death. there was a couple of moments in there, i remember andy card comes in and says the white house is targeted, we need to take you out. i said no, i'm not leaving. i said have a minimum staff. if need be put the vice president in another location to encourage continuity of government, but i'm not leaving. i was tired of leaving. i didn't want the enemy to know they could make me move at their whim. we are in a psychological war against these people in many ways. in the book i describe my frustrations about not being in washington on 9/11. after having gone to louisiana and nebraska, i said i'm coming home. >> sean: they didn't want you to come home at that point? >> no. and you can understand why. >> sean: you made that final call and that was it. >> absolutely. >> sean: do you wish you came home sooner? >> it doesn't matter. >> sean: this was in part why you are writing the book to bring people inside the oval office, t

the vice president said stick with this and get it done. >> host: dick cheney? >> guest: yes. when i left the president asked me to work for him after 9/11 then the vice president wrote to me a letter that i framed and one of the things he says with you the thing who will look after that african american and history museum? >> host: that surprises me. >> guest: there is more to this story but i figured if i have the vice president's support i will push this. he brought together john lewis and the supporters of the bill to say what can we do to help? several years later rear at the precipice at the point* of getting through and i was so excited. we got it through one chamber then i went to andy card and i said chief, we're on the verge can you get the president to call to bring up the bill. i briefed the president and told him probably the prized possession that i have is a picture of me briefing the president right before he signed the bill into law that created the museum as part of the smithsonian institution in. >> host: you fought hard to get that on the mall. >> guest: un

. >>> and have you seen this new video of dick cheney? skinny and frail making a public appearance yesterday and still managed to poke fun at the white house. >>> we are now eight days away from thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the year and the airline security horror stories are coming. travelers telling tsa agents not to touch their junk, crying toddlers getting a pat down and just last week, i saw senior citizens getting hassled for their yogurt. humiliating security screenings that go something like this. >> a hand in between my underwear and my skin. you know? did a 360 all the way around touching certain sensitive points in the back and the front. >> but the tsa says it's all in the same of navesafety and the f will be defending them to congress this morning. that's in a moment but let's get down to the facts. what you need to know before you catch your holiday flight. at 68 airports across the country, fliers will be given two options when they head through the security line. under go a controversial full body scan o