congeniality and best dressed. judges were looking for droopy mouth and laziness. a pooch named tyson took top honors and earned him a dog bone shaped cake and becoming mascot for drake university. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this tuesday morning. still low on the chilly start. it still feels a little like winter. 39 degrees in a jarrettsville. breezy and kohl today -- cool today. 10 degrees warmer than it was yesterday. we will come back and look the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. >> 38 degrees on tv hill. here is what is coming up -- >> the governor meets with leaders to discuss a possible special session in annapolis. >> another arrest in the st. patrick's day beating case. >> the competition is on for the youth vote. one issue president obama and mitt romney agree on. >> we will let you know about ou the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on

speaking of bipartisan congeniality, it is time for congress to take on the task of retooling social security for the long haul. this year's three-year movement on the exhaustion day for the oaski trust fund makes legislative action more critical than ever. congress must begin the process of deciding what levels of benefits and taxation best serve the interest of younger americans who are increasingly uncertain as to whether they can count on social security. it is also now vital for congress to consider reallocating assets between the trust funds so disabled americans do not have to fear reductions of benefits in 2016. finally, as in the past, i want to urge you in the media not to complicate congress's responsibilities. please, please remember that exhaustion is an acttary yal term of art and it does not mean there won't be any money left to pay benefits. even if dock does not

family but there's a dramatic rise in such phenomena and faluting one birth and five nodes of its congenial affirmations. this doctor sees only one possible solution and it is radical i am monster. and i'm going to try. and run since you two are not my baby was that. how did it come to this all these babies were born after two thousand and four when flu endured one of the most violent battles ever witnessed on iraqi soil bombs and shells rained down on the sitting for several weeks fifteen thousand coalition soldiers were marshalled to crush the lucia facing them were two thousand iraqi resistance fighters armed with collision carves and rocket launchers a u.s. air force dropped hundreds of tons of bombs. but. these pictures show fireballs falling on the city this is white phosphorus but chemical incendiary weapon today this bombing is said to have caused the malformations in the children of fallujah. to. baghdad winter two thousand and eleven how can you tell whether a city is no longer at war perhaps by observing the passers by crisscrossing the streets in iraq peace is gradually settling

but more congenial work. three of the gun boats converged on the ship, hoping to ram and board her. the 11 inch gun fired on one of them at 30 yards distance. the effect was very destructive, wrote the captain. he immediately sheered in shore, ran aground and burned himself up. two other union gun boats eme e emerged from the smoke adds several confederate vessels swarmed around the three union ships. the enemy, were so thick, wrote the cuyahoga captain, that it was like duck shooting. what missed one hit another. with their aid, aid of the other two union sthihips, we cleared kitchen, not before two ran and sank the uss veruna, the only vesselle lost in faragut's fleet. by that time the middle division was also passing the forts. on the hartford, faragut climbed the port to get above the smoke of the guns for a better view what was happening. holding on to the shrouds, he stood there as cool as if leaning against a mantle in his own house. according to a sailor. faragut's signal officer pleaded with him to come down. we can't afford to lose you, flag officer, he shouted. they'll ge

congeniality and best dressed. judges were looking for qualities like drooping mouth and laziness, if only that got you most beautiful. in the end a pooch named tyson took top honors, becoming the mascot for drake university's track and field meet. >> now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning to you. >> i've never been a bulldog owner, but i have friends that have them. that's the way it should be kept. >> i am always a bulldog fan. >> yes. they are difficult, difficult dogs. they're stubborn and lazy. >> but they're cute. >> people love them for that. >> just like bill. >> that's right. >> stubborn, lazy and cute. >> send the hate mail to lynn. >>> good morning. continuing to watch that big storm from yesterday pushing out into canada. it's still lingering, a very chilly, raw day, the third day in a row in new england, day three people start to get annoyed. the sun tries to peek out today more than yesterday. tomorrow will be even better. we're slowly going to

but unlike most slaves, phyllis wheatley wound up in a very congenial environment for an enslaved person. she was purchased in 1761 by susanna wheatley, the wife of a wealthy boston merchant. she was to be a domestic slave rather than a field hand or work as a domestic worker on a large plantation, which was the fate of most female enslaved people at this time. and she was also very fortunate because the family into which she landed was very, very attentive to her. they quickly observed that she was a very quick learner, extremely precocious, and with a keen intellect. and rather than suppress or repress phyllis's intellect, they nurtured, it they cultivated it, they encouraged it. they taught her to read and write. not only that. they taught her mathematics, geography, history. and even the classics. in fact, they taught her to read in latin. and even the most educated women at this time, one of the most educated being a woman named mercy otis warren of massachusetts, did not know how to read the classical languages. that was the true hallmark of a gentleman, of an educated person. but

800,000 people a day, with drastic reductions in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and more congenial way of life. that is but one of the interventions that we have, and we work very closely with the chinese government and with others to promote efficiency in appliances, in india, for example, where we have a foundation, a shakti, a new regional climate foundation. and i want to suggest that you reflect on the history of something that was done for food and agriculture research, seed research primarily some years ago. in 1960, norman borlaug was an instrumental scientist in the green revolution research funded for ten years by the rockefeller foundation, for ten years, by the way, without any obvious progress being noted, a great philanthropic commitment. the international institute for rice was created in the philippines. some six years later the institutes for maize and wheat was created in mexico. in 1972 a suggestion was made, i think by morris strong, who had been the secretary general of the stockholm conference and canadian, that the united nations, the world bank actually take

oddly enough the only duel he ever fought was with henry clay despite the fact that clay was very congenial and got along with everybody. he fought two duels and randolph was extremely nasty. but avoided gunplay for almost his entire life. winfield -- the duel that he was challenged to in 1806 by james wilkinson and he said it is beneath me to raise arms with you, intimating that he wasn't a gentleman enough. >> you mentioned putting on the record that henry clay ran for president in '24, in '32, in '40, in '44, and '48. five times. go back to the corrupt bargain and the fact that he was secretary of state, henry clay was, for how many reasons and why? >> he was secretary of state for four years, for adams four years in office. john quincy adams was a one-term president like his father had been. the corrupt bargain arose out of the fact that in the election of 1824 there were actually four candidates for president. and none of them received a majority. in the electoral college, so it went to the house of representatives, where clay came in fourth in that election, which meant according to t

congeniality and best dressed. >> th chee chef did not look happy. an important message for metro.d with viral and dasa meningitis. >> so >> a health scare for metro passengers on a popular bus route to northwest. we will have a live report. >> day two of the john edwards trial resumes with the prosecution's key witness back on the stand. i will explain how the witness is far from perfect. >> following a double shooting investigation in the d.c. suburb. good morning, washington. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. tuesday, april 24. it feels a little more like winter once again. we are off to a cool start. glad you are waking up with us. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey in a moment, but lisa baden first. >> it will get better, southbound out of gaithersburg into rockville on 270. we had a medical distress near montrose road. everything has been resolved. here's the pattern of traffic that

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congeniality. cultural influence came early, back in the '50s in philly, "american bandstand." >> if it's got a good beat, you go out and buy it. >> if you can dance to it? >> reporter: "bandstand" became a smash. with the clean-cut clark, diffusing parents' fears of the new music. for millions of the era's teens, with an introductory course in rock 'n' roll. ♪ we're going to rock around the clock tonight ♪ >> he would take music. and he would make it bigger than life. >> ladies and gentlemen, here's chubby checker. >> reporter: like the man who made "the twist" a dance sensation. ♪ twist baby, twist ♪ >> once i got out there and we did the twist, that the world was changed. and it did change on "american bandstand." why? all because of dick clark. >> reporter: ducking the scandals that ended others' careers. clark became known as america's oldest teenager. and would become as much of an icon as the stars who played on his show, like the beach boys. ♪ i don't know how long >> reporter: and stevie w

behavior for miss congeniality? probably not.tv. >> i only got the princess the whole pageant. >> reporter: and a new episode airing tonight, a fresh set of moms and daughters feel the harsh reality of losing that coveted crown. >> i don't know why i'm crying. >> stop. think. feel. >> reporter: with their latest beauty battle on the mend, now these girls are lacing up the gloves. not to duke it out. rather, to make a pageant peace offering. it's a reunion with a strong message. >> i'm sorry if i hurt your feelings in any way. and i think you have a wonderful daughter. >> and the same thing here. it's the past. it's in the past. >> reporter: with the pageant moms looking on, paisley and isabella are starring in a public service campaign. what are you doing here today? >> we're doing a photo shoot. >> reporter: for what? >> for anti-bullying. >> reporter: do you know what a bully is? >> yeah. >> reporter: what's a bully? >> it means when you get mean. it means you said something that you get sad about. >> reporter: is it possible t

speaking of bipartisan congeniality. it is time for congress to taken to task of retooling social security for the long haul. this year's three-year movement on the exhaustion day for the oasdi trust fund makes action more critical than ever. congress must begin the process of deciding what levels of benefits and taxation best serve the interests of younger americans who are increasingly uncertain as to whether they can count on social security. it is also now vital for congress to consider reallocating assets dean with the trust funds so that disabled americans don't have to fear reductions of benefits in 2016. finally, as in the past, i want to urge you in the media not to complicate congress' responsibilities. please, please remember, that exhaustion is a term of arts and it does not mean there will be no money left to pay any benefits. after 2033, even if congress does nothing, there will still be sufficient assets to pay about 75% of the current level of benefits. unacceptable but it is still a fact that there will

speaking of bipartisan congeniality, it is time for congress to take on the cut -- the task of retoolingor the long haul. this year's three year movement on the exhaustion died -- a day makes legislation more critical than ever. congress must begin the process of deciding what levels of benefits and taxation best serve the interests of younger americans who are increasingly uncertain as to whether they can count on social security. it is also vital for congress to consider reallocating assets between the trust funds so the disabled americans do not have to fear reductions of benefits in 2016. finally, as in the past, i want to urge you and the media not to complicate congress's responsibility. please remember that exhaustion is an actuarial term of art and it does not mean that there will be no money left to pay any benefits. after 2033, even if congress does nothing, there will still be sufficient assets to pay about 75% of the current level benefits. it is not acceptable, but still fact that there will be substantial assets there. i want you to know this year's change in the disability

she is a very congenial person. she is very vivacious. she liked being interviewed.-span: what year did you do this? >> guest: i did this a few years ago. greg guggenheim would also record it. we would just talk about things and her life and -- a lot came out of that. i like the starkness of being in a studio where you can concentrate your thoughts like this. the studio that you have. it enables you, if you're a good question or like you are, it focused you on your attention. maybe things will spill out. you are dealing with somebody who was my daughter, and my mother in some ways as well. it is hard not to crack. it is like peeling an onion. you have one layer, it looks like the next one. what is that little blemished? is that leading me somewhere? practicing the art of deception -- my mother wasn't, but certainly my father. c-span: what year did your father died? >> guest: 1996. c-span: is your mother still alive? >> guest: yes, she is, absolutely. she's doing fine. she came to the opening show in washington last friday. c-span: your mom never looked better -- she

800,000 people a day with drastic reductions in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and a more congenial way of life. that is but one of the interventions we've had and we work very closely with the chinese government and others to promote efficiency and appliance in india for example we have that foundation and the regional climate foundation and one to suggest you reflect on the history of something was done for food and agricultural research. in 1960, norman borlaug was a scientist in the research funded for ten years by the rockefeller foundation, ten years by the way without any obvious progress being noted, the great philanthropic commitment. the international institute was created in the philippines. some six years later philippines were raised and 1970 to the suggestion was made i think by morris strong, this a good jury general of the conference that the united nations, the world bank actually, take over the secretariat and the funding for would then begin a series of institutes designed to promote development productivity in all parts of the world. secretary-general of the bank

he is such a congenial, charming, and informed guy. but someone asked him a question, very interesting question. they said, who is the most dangerous man of the founders? and he said, well, alexander hamilton, and then he fav sort of what john adams would say about alexander hamilton. hated alexander hamilton. and i just finished my hamilton book, so i'm sitting in the back of the room thinking, this is terrible. this is like god is pronouncing against my guy. so, i wait until the finishes the answer and then i piped up and i said, arnold, and he said, well, yes, benedict arnold was worse than hamilton. so i thought, whew, i got it on record that the on major general in history to commit treason was the worst guy than the first treasurery secretary, so i felt i won that point. >> host: as regular viewers of book tv know this is our in department program. the first sunday of every month we feature one author and his or her body of work. this month it's author and historian and seniored for at national review, richard brookhiser. here's

speaking of bipartisan congeniality, it is time for congress to take on the cut -- the task of retooling social security for the long haul. this year's three year movement on the exhaustion died -- a day makes legislation more critical than ever. congress must begin the process of deciding what levels of benefits and taxation best serve the interests of younger americans who are increasingly uncertain as to whether they can count on social security. it is also vital for congress to consider reallocating assets between the trust funds so the disabled americans do not have to fear reductions of benefits in 2016. finally, as in the past, i want to urge you and the media not to complicate congress's responsibility. please remember that exhaustion is an actuarial term of art and it does not mean that there will be no money left to pay any benefits. after 2033, even if congress does nothing, there will still be sufficient assets to pay about 75% of the current level benefits. it is not acceptable, but still fact that there will be substantial assets there. i want you to know this year's change

we talk a little bit -- it was a congenial meeting.we talked about the concept of my being hired was really related to the company's stated goals of transitioning from a broker, futures commissions broker to a broker-dealer, and that my skill set was more, had more history and more in line with what the firm was trying to do. .. but to the co0. did you have a discussion about that change in organization? >> did you have any questions about weather concerns that you might have about risk would make it to the board? >> cirque, reported directly to the ceo zero and had responsibilities to report from time to time on wrists matters. >> did you ask why you no longer talking to the board? >> let me make sure i corrected. while i've reported directly to the coo, i also had obligations to the board to report on wrists and i let risks similar to my predecessor. so i had access to the board, if that is the -- >> published reports are that your role basically consisted of helping prepare power point presentation is for her jon corzine to make to

people a day with drastically -- reductions in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and a more congenial way of life. that is one of the things we have worked closely with the chinese government and others to promote efficiency in appliances appeared in india for example, we have a new regional client -- climate foundation. i want to suggest that you reflect on the history of something that was done for food and agricultural research, seed research primarily, some years ago. in 1960, norman borlaug was an instrumental scientist in the research in this area. he was funded by the rockefeller institute for 10 years. it was a great philanthropic commitment. the international institute for rice was created in the philippines. some six years later, the institute for maize and wheat was created in mexico and in 1972, the suggestion was made -- i think, by maurice strong, who had been the canadian representative in stockholm that they take home funding for what became a series of institute's designed to promote a policy development and productivity in all areas of the world. the u.n. secretary g