hi. >> host: did you go to the university of colorado, connie? >> guest: in colorado springs. >> caller: oh my gosh, connie. hi. hi, how are you, hon? >> caller: i'm fine. how are you? it's weird to be living and teaches at amherst college, named after lord jeffrey amherst. as you remember when we found out about the blain ets for land story, i was really horrifying. buffy st. marie sang a song. that's not my question. my question is you've written so many wonderful what you would call nonfiction books filled with all sorts of just amazing information. and stories. what was it about the novel that grabbed yousome >> guest: well l -- i started out as a poet. and i went to the novel because i couldn't tell certain stories in poetry. i didn't have have -- it was the wrong tomorrow form. so i had to make up the form of the novel. and i really love writing novels. i'm working on one now as well as doing my other research and i have a new book, "indios" coming out this october. which is from a new press that i haven't been with before, wings press, in

sometime in the past week, connie had a stroke, according to her sister, connie is ready to join her mom. connie and cynthia took over to help the homeless and poor by providing help. and the owner of locust point landmark has died. vin september who owns the restaurant died this morning at gilcrest hospice care. established by his father, lewis, who integrated from italy to baltimore in 1910. vincent was 79. >>> the mother of a six-year- old boy who drowned at sandy state park is looking for answers tonight. sequan kennedy died after spending more than 10 minutes under water as beach goers search for him early on monday morning. the park provides life guards from 11:00 until 6:00, but the boy's mother says if the state added warning signs or made swimmers off limits until they arrive, it could help prevent other parents from receiving a telephone call like the one she took while she was at work on monday. >> police called me at 9:00 on the fourth of july asked if i had a son named sequan kennedy. i fell to my knees. i said why? that he was in the water. i said he was in the water? h

and connie mariano. s author of "white house doctor: t my patients were presidents." >> it's truly an honor to introduce two women whose books and stories can influence all of us to make a difference in our communities and in our country. their lives show that pursuing a passion for equal justice andqul for service can truly change the world. dr. connie mariano is a woman of many firsts. she. was the first military womn to be chosen as the white house physician, the first woman director of the white house medical unit, and the first filipino-american to become an admirable in the navy.avy. but she started her life as an underdog, always being underestimated because of her gender, her ethnic background and her appearance. in her new book, "the white house doctor: my patients were presidents," she shares her journey of how a little girl from the philippines came to america and became the physician to the president of the united states. her example is truly one of a woman whose achievements were unlimited i

i've had rand paul on, connie mack. connie mack going to be on tomorrow or friday.ut, cap and balance, both of you support cut, cap and balance but you didn't have a chance to vote on it. we are now with our baseline budgeting, projected 7.5% increase, pretty much as far as the eye can see, correct? every year we go up in increased spending 7, 8% a year, is that right senator thune? >> in the entitlement programs that probably is right. that's why we have to get entitlement reform undertaken. >> sean: we passed a bill that says we live within the 2011 budget. in other words, this year's budget, which is 1.65 trillion that we didn't take in. we are going to live within that budget for the next six years and decrease it every year just 1%. can you not find a way to manage the deficit and the debt and get our country off risking its aaa bond rating that way? >> absolutely we could do that. it would be reasonable. it would be the kind of steady step-by-step process that could lead us to a balanced budget. it won't be easy. that's most significant than it might appear. b

we will start with a wonderful conversation with connie wolf. welcome, connie. >> thank you so much for having me. >> this is the third year coming up, i believe in june. >> yes, of the new building. our new fabulous building in downtown san francisco area. it's in the heart of a cultural district of san francisco. we couldn't be happier. three years. it's really a attribute to who's visited, everyone who has supported. >> let's just jump in. why don't you jump in and let us know what is available for people that come to the museum are you. >> we are a noncollecting museum. every time you come, there are wonderful exhibitions to explore for families of the people of ages and backgrounds. this summer we are so cited to have a show called saint richard stein. the exposition is wonderful. you really get the inside story on the life of richard stein. it's filled with photographs and materials and some of the clothing. you really discover who that was as a writer, as a collector, as a muse, as someone who was really part of the birth of modernism in

. >> take you, connie -- >> take you connie, to be my spouse. >> spo be my spouse. >> reporter: hundreds of couples made history today at city clerk offices in new york city. saying "i do" on the first day same-sex marriage became legal in new york state. >> by the laws of the state of new york, i now pronounce you married. >> reporter: all around the city and state, koums lined up and waited hours to get approved for a marriage license. >> for better or worse. >> for better or worse. >> reporter: before making it official. >> oh, it feels great to finally new york is recognizing our relationship. >> absolutely. >> and that we can be on the record as being a family and get all the rights that we deserve. >> reporter: the first weddings in the state started just after midnight. at niagara falls, kitty and sheryl, who have five children and 12 grandchildren, couldn't believe their moment had finally arrived. >> i keep thinking -- i keep thinking there should be something more i have to do to get here. i keep thinking that -- it just -- it's not real. >> reporter: michelle franzen, nbc news

you know for many of us, he will always be known as mother theresa or saint b but to connie she will always be mom and how proud she was to see her mom rise from poverty to help the homeless and poor. tonight we are gathered to pray for her daughter. she and her sister cynthia took over feeding and helping the poor after their mom passed away. >> we want everybody to keep her in prayers. right now we are just putting together all the pieces because she will be greatly missed and right now we are taking two of us to do her job. >> a week ago she went in for a routine check up and her health went downhill. her crying sister talked to me by phone and she said connie is ready to join her mom. >>> right now police are asking for your help to track down the people responsible for a number of arsons set last weekend. the first fire was reported around 4:00 on sunday morning, first responds found the fire in the rear of the building and shortly after that officials found four cars in the area had been set on fire. anyone with information on the fires is asked to call crime stoppers. >>> upda

i will ask connie to come up. >> connie ford, vice president of san francisco labor counsel, one of the partners. i just want to supplement a little bit about what the reverend said. we have been meeting night and day since we receive the money, which was in december of last year, six months, to try to figure out strategically where this money could be spent and how it could be spent the most effectively. supervisor cohen: for the record, could you state the amount of money received? >>

i will ask connie to come up. >> connie ford, vice president of san francisco labor counsel, one of the partners. i

connie in this to say about annie. "annie glenn refuses to draw attention to herself which is one of the reasons some of us can't get enough of her. she is that rare person who is generally interested in whom ever is standing right in front of her. you'll never catch her looking over your shoal derks searching for someone more interesting, more important. if you are looking into the eyes of annie glenn, you have just become the most fascinating person in the world. this is not to suggest annie is a wallflower. she has won many honors, changed many lives through her voafntle she is as engagees as she is generous, full of opinions living life at full throttle even when she was scared to death. that is a crucial" this is my wife writing. "that is crucial truth about annie. americans rightly oooh and ahhh over john glenn but let us never forget the wife who gave her blessing and privately played until his safe return. john and i traveled across the campaign trail hearing each other so often that we could hear hesp ores spe

connie coplove she was in a wheelchair. and phyllis segal. even wearing a neck brace. and the couple said they've been together for 23 years and are hoping for 23 more. . >> it was just so amazing. it's the only way i can describe it. i lost my breath and a few tears. it's indescribable. >> reporter: and as they put it, now they have a real life paper to hold up. a wedding certificate. and as one wheeled the other away, phyllis held up her hand in a fist and waved everyone to celebrate and show how excited she was. it was something to see. >> what a sweet moment. thanks so much. appreciate that. we're actually trying to reach that couple to talk with them live. of course stay posted to see if that happens. >>> while same-sex marriage in new york is now legal, the debate over the issue goes on. at the half hour we'll hear from jim alesi who was against same-sex marriage in new york two years ago but then voted for it last month. and we'll also hear from jason mcguire an opponent of same-sex marriage. >>> the drama over the debt is intensifying. house speaker john boehne

connie britain and kyle chandler earned lead actor nods in a drama for "friday night lights" which was canceled. steve carell, who's leaving the starring role in "the office," was nominated for best actor in a comedy. the awawd ceremony will be held on september 18th in los angeles with "glee's" jane lynch hosting. karen travers, a a news. >> would you say you're a true "mad men" fan? >> i am, as a matter of fact. you can almost call me a don draper wannabe. >> you've got the look, i can see it. there you are. >> check it out. i really should have worn my fedora, what was i thinking? i love the pocket scarves coming back now.

there's a lot of evidence against my son. >> connie is facing a sentence of at least 25 to life.arlos, has also signed a 25 to life deal for his role in the killing. >> 25 to life is where you could have a chance to have parole, and natural life you'll never be able to come out again. you will die there. there's times that i want to end my life because of it. i just can't believe that we're here. i can't believe that my sons are -- i'll never see my sons again, my boyfriend again. just off of one mistake. >> cermano now holds out hope that the prosecutor will quickly accept his plea proposal for natural life. if for no other reason, he might get to sign the paperwork at the same time his mother signs hers. >> this is the last time i'll ever get to see my mom, so hopefully i'll have this court date on the 23rd and we'll see what happens, be able to hug her one more time, and that's it. >> cecil kunkel's future is largely in his own hands now. with his trial about to get under way he is released from his courtroom holding cell. although he will be allowed to change into civilian cl

. >> sean: connie mack and rand paul have a plan.get rid of all growth for the next six years projected, all across the board and have a 1% cut, every year for six years from where we are now, we would balance the budget in six years. >> is it going to pass? >> sean: with this president, no. >> i think it would be very hard. in the boehner plan there is something that troubles a lot of people and i understand why. this is the super committee -- >> sean: i don't trust them. >> you asked a good question, who will be on that committee? who would want to be? i think they will put from the senate side, only very safe members. somebody like eclair mccaskill, she won't be on it. take a claire mccaskill, she won't be on it. >> sean: we can't win with that they are trying. the president has done nothing. >> i think there's another way to lack at this, there's a different in leading and putting out a plan and being willing to be the pinata and take the blows for it. >> sean: i've never seen somebody so over his head than this guy. >> where is

phyllis, will yu have connie to be your spouse and live together with her in the institution of mat trau moany? >> folks, we will have to leave it there with you. you are seeing the first same-sex ceremony to take place in this particular manhattan new york clerk's office. that's phyllis and connie, clearly an older couple and probably have been together a long time. right now we have to turn it over to "state of the union" with candy crowley. >>> it's hard to find common ground with nobody budgets. today meetings without movement. the administration's take from treasury secretary, tim geithner. >> it's unthinking the country would not meet its obligation on time. >> then, senior democratic senator, diane feinstein. presidential politics with governor tim pawlenty in iowa doing what it takes. >> he's the president. come on out to the lawn of the white house or the microphone and tell us your plan on entitlement reform, and he won't indict because he doesn't have the courage to do it. >> i am candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." late into the night, leaders on capitol hill scr

these two, phyllis and connie, they won the lottery. in this clerk's office to be able to get married. i am going to go ahead and listen in here for a second. i believe we may have sound in the room, and you see the reporters gathered. this is the first ceremony to take place at this clerk's office in new york. let me listen in to this. >>> you can only guessmaybe these two have been together for quite sometime, and they have been waiting for a while. for these two on this day in this moment, they are having their moment. let me listen in again. >> we are gathered here today in the presence of family and friends to join together this couple in the bonds of mat trau moany. today, phyllis and connie come together to pledge to live the rest of their lives as one. these are two independent people who are joining together because they can see and they can feel how much better their lives will be. they wish to establish a union, which is greater than the sum of its parts, and we are grateful they are allowing us to share this truly mow men tu

good deal of time is likely to pass between an inmate request for parole and his release first the connies administrative commission must consider his case even if they turn his request down he may take his appeal to court but that means he will have a much slimmer chance of being granted parole. the time has come for me to rethink my life and see where i'm headed. now believe that i have reformed. that's why i've also. russia's federal penitentiary services the government body that oversees the country's prisons colonies a year ago it launched a program to resettle many of its inmates. one hundred fifty thousand convicts were relocated in line with a new law prohibiting fledgling inmates being housed together with hard. anil's undrafted nasty have is serving a sentence in the colony for people with a history of several crimes. this is a high security prison colony in the euro two thousand kilometers east of moscow many of the inmates here a murderous rapists and drug dealers every one of them has fallen foul of the law on several occasions before they know only too well how things are run

look at them. 77-year-old phyllis segal and her 85-year-old hus-bride connie kopelov. come on, girls! don't make this permanent. it's clearly just a phase. look, i get it, you're at an experimental age, but trust me, this will wear offer the second you graduate from aqua-jogging class. i don't know how you two are going to break this to your parents. it's going to kill them. [laughter] of course, today here and all around the world, all our thoughts and prayers tonight are with the people of norway, who suffered an unspeakable tragedy on friday. the killer has been caught, has confessed and no punishment is too harsh for him. the horror he has wreaked is incomprehensible and words fail the civilized. but sometimes in a crisis, true heroes emerge, like the brave men and women of america's newsrooms, who identified the culprit long before the norwegian authorities did. [laughter] >> who is responsible for this blast? well, norway has been grappling with some home-grown terror plots linked to al qaeda. >> without all the facts in, the finger of suspicion would suggest tha

my name is connie ford. i am speaking on behalf of my local and jobs with justice. we represent many low-wage workers. because of our union we fight every day to ensure those workers are afforded all of the rights and are able to work here and live under the values of san francisco. so we absolutely support this ordinance. jobs with justice, as you all probably know, is a coalition. we just celebrated our first year anniversary of the coalition of community and labor unions working together to ensure everyone's workers' rights are enacted and lived upon. many of the organizations in this house today are part of jobs with justice. i am proud to be the labor component on this fight. and real briefly, wage theft is against the law. all workers deserve the right to work and receive their benefits. this will insure that those workers will get a better shot at getting what they deserve. we commend all of the people that are here, all of the good organizing, and we thank you for your support in this. supervisor chiu: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i am a proud me

connie schwartz is a columnist with "the plain dealer" and she joins us this a afternoon. >> what donald trump, is he attempting kingmaker or attempting to get publicity now that "the apprenti apprentice" is over? >> well, i don't know why we are paying attention to him at this point. he lost all credibility with the birther nonsense and i would like to see him fade into ob live enyo yl live enyo yon live enyo y, because we have serious problems to address. >> you don't think he is an asset to michele bachmann? >> i don't think he is an asset to himself, so no, he won't help michele bachmann. >> and other grumbling is coming from former mayor of new york city rudy giuliani and this is what he said about his own party here. >> let's see where governor tim pawlenty is at. he has $4.5 million raised this quarter and the perception that he says. >> what kind of chance i have and how are the candidates doing and if anybody looks like they can win. my objective is that we cannot have president obama after you know next year. this has been, and look at what he has put us through with the wh

[laughter] look at them. 77-year-old phyllis segal and her 85-year-old hus-bride connie kopelov.on, girls, don't make this permanent. it's clearly just a phase. look, i get it, you're at an experimental age, but trust me, this will wear off the second you graduate from aqua-jogging class. [laughter] i don't know how you two are going to break this to your parents. it's going to kill them. [laughter] of course, today here and all around the world, all our thoughts and prayers tonight are with the people of norway, who suffered an unspeakable tragedy on friday. the killer has been caught, has confessed and no punishment is too harsh for him. the horror he has wreaked is incomprehensible and words fail the civilized. but sometimes in a crisis, true heroes emerge, like the brave men and women of america's newsrooms, who identified the culprit long before the norwegian authorities did. [laughter] >> who is responsible for this blast? well, norway has been grappling with some home-grown terror plots linked to al qaeda. >> without all the facts in, the finger of suspicion would suggest

the pen you t plan by connie me and myself over in the senate would cut realcan%.ou woue next year than you spent this year and that woue cut. >> sean: it is amazing just by not increasing spending. bahiccally we are saying frem e government spending at 2011 levels for six years and cutca% a year and we will have a balanced budget for our kids and grandkiinc. seete t pre let me ask you this, all that has been going on here what 2ustrates me the m trit is aftr cut, cap and balance passed which i a helalati the house fr doin mat the house has done a lot of good work here and there is angry conservatives, tea party members in the house tonight. the prehicdent has not passed a plan and d obocrats have not passed a plan. the prehicdent hasn't even put his plan on paper. why have they been negotiating agortnst thete telves? why didn't they3 thust ing atss it and go like this and say your move? >> well, you're rignel. that's exactly the point here. we passed cut, cap and balance. we never got a counter md ie by the other side and now we are competing with ourselves going

but how was mailil room supervir connie morris gointo track him down from 53 years ago?signed "forever, vonnie." there were few other clues. clark moore's family in pittsburgh, though, saw it and called him in indianapolis. >> shocked. you mean right after i got up off the floor, what was my reaction? >> reporter: he called us and talked about he and his girlfriend often wrote each other while he was studying science at cal-u. >> we wrote often to one another. we didn't have e-mail and ipods and, you know, computers. so we did it the old-fashioned way. pen and paper. reporter: he's 74 now and says romance was much different back then. he and vonnie eventually married and had four childreretogether, a relationship which grew with letters from the heart. he says it's a great lesson for young people today. >> as a guy, if you're going to send a letter to a girl, i think it's more thoughtful and more romantic, definitely. >> it's different. but it's good. it's v vy personal. so it's a personal touch. >> it's more meaningful. your heart comes across a lot better with the pen

what it says is when there was a connotation of circus dances, and gathering danger conny tierney thatthe us sometimes the same for sooner is better than using force later. for the cost of this endeavor, we've heard a lot of pratchett cares about the warfare state. let's be precise. right now the defense budget is 4.7% of the gdp compared to 6.6% under ronald reagan, 8.6 under john f. kennedy. the problem is not military spending. the problem is domestic spending. caught a break that. as ronald reagan often when he rejected isolationism, when he decried appeasement and identify churchill is the greatest hero of the 20th century, reagan said, it takes generations to build freedom. you can visit a new generation and if you do said, it is often going to be because he withdrew from your responsibilities in the world. i handsome, eloquent colleague quoted actually teacher i know for, not cardinal newman when he was citing examples of what happens when you wake up and find you have no friend. naturally the quote proves the opposite point. von hawker was making that observation can decried ap

then there's the amazing connie britain, she was nominated as well. congrats to all the nominees, the entire list is on our website. we find out the winner september 18. >>> now it's just one day away, what southern californians are calling carmageddon, the closing of the 405 freeway for 53 hours of construction. last night here, we told you about the special jetblue fares, $4 one way from burbank to long beach, those are sold out. they sold those tickets in less than three hours. and the lapd is asking celebrities to help get the word out. tom hank sent this out, this weekend, l.a., avoid carmageddon, gas-zilla, 405 grid lock-apalossza, eat and shop local. >>> when we continue here tonight, an american icon who has now gone home. we'll hear from betty ford in her own words over the years. >>> betty ford went home to grand rapids, michigan today and was buried next to the man she always called her boyfriend, former president gerald ford. honor guards carried her casket into the church where they were married almost 60 years ago to the day. among the m

my name is connie ford, and i serve one of the folks on the advisory board, and i am here to strongly say that through the process that our committee has worked on for the last couple of years, we are very excited about the results of this. the 333 harrison project, as you probably know, added more funding to our stabilization fund. it was a new pot of money that had not been requested or had not been thought about until the building happen. then, we went through with the developer and with our committee to negotiate the benefits that were put into the fund and wanted to ensure two things -- one is the citizens of soma were able to participate in the exciting 49 units mental that will be less than 30%. that is the income that will allow those units to be filled. we are very excited about that. that is the $250,000 pot of money we put in there to help develop the readiness of folks who live there. in terms of the and

it's in new york at connie island and people come in and eat as many hot dogs as they can.he great 4th of july tradition. this year they are sell rate it between men and women. >>> and if you have not chosen where you will watch the fiver works, don't fear -- watch the fireworks, don't fear we haveplenty of options. if you want to pick the best one for you and your family, head to abc2news.com and find times and locations and everything 4th of july that you need to know. >> you can watch from the rooftop deck. >> you can come own. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler ray consider and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> happy 4th of july. we are looking at some showers and thunderstorms possible as we go through the rest of the afternoon. isolated in nature, though. what we are looking at is the fact we have a cold front off towards west. we have some very hot weather pumping in ahead of it. that cold front will stall out as it impose into central virginia -- goes into central virginia and we will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms to pop up in

. >> susie: connie bond stuart is a regional president of p.n.c. bank in wilmington. she sees it differently. >> when you reach the top levels, as ellen kullman has, it's based on performance. you have to have the skills to be a strong leader and to gain people's respect and trust, to inspire them to follow you. she's done a good job of that. she's a very thoughtful >> susie: you're one of a very exclusive club-- only a dozen or so women are c.e.o.s on the fortune 500. and certainly, there are many who are qualified to hold those jobs. why aren't there more women as c.e.o.s? >> i think that's a great question and one that i don't have a good answer for. i just see so many reallyçó accomplished people out there, and very bright heads of their fields. and i, you know, am one that believes that we'll continue to see more and more women stepping into those roles. >> susie: what did your appointment as c.e.o. and chairman of the board say about dupont? what does it say about you, ellen kullman? >> you know, any company needs a certain, you know, leader at a certain time, a

. >>> one of the great traditions is nathan's hot dog eating contest at connie island.alex tells us the crazy contest is about a lot more than fun by the beach. put your spoons down, this could get gross. >> reporter: you are watching all american marketing madness. hot dog eating contest is a about a stanza for the come -- bonanza for the company. the popularity soared and so have sales of nathan's hot dogs. piling up 7 years in a row to 453 million last year. >> this is one of the greatest marketing stunts ever put forth in the united states. >> reporter: it's a natural for nathan's which opened 96 years ago at the park. in the 1970s, it was just another coney island side show. thought up by a pr stuntman max rosie. george and his brother rich are the marketing men that brought competitive eating into the modern era. they have created a phenomenon like introducing the mustard yellow championship and espn covers the event and promoting the eaters as professional athletes. >> it's absolutely a sport, and these guys are athletes for sure. >> reporter: this year's stunt b

and connie galambos malloy declined to state from oakland is an irving planning manager. welcome to both of you for being here. cynthia, explain how the commission's process of drawing lines differs from what we had before us before. >> for one, it's the first time the public has had a seat at the table. it was completely open and transparent. all of our meetings were live streamed. so anyone could see it. what we were doing and all of our decisions about the maps. >> belva: how did that make you feel? being there knowing that everything was being recorded that you were doing? >> well, much as you have, we get used to it. i think you get to a point where you tune it out and focus on the task at hand. and in a way, it has been rather freeing to know that there's nothing going on behind closed doors. there are no secrets as to how we've conducted ourselves as a mission. every piece of information that went into creating the maps is publicly available. >> belva: why did you decide that this was a way you wanted to spend your time? that you wanted to do this kind of public se

machine not easy christine for his hours when connie outlined the missing journalists might be a threat to democracy is that. the personality of all this is because consultants are the newspaper is like the seattle post intelligencer the rocky mountain news and hundreds more have now become relics from the past. its last budgets have stops the presses at newsrooms nationwide. and mass layoffs throughout media have meant far fewer journalists to investigate policy and procedure who are losing a sense of accountability in government and business in r. r. life lives if we lose journalists who aren't asking questions about what's going on the numbers particularly dramatic with newspapers where revenue has been cut nearly in half while the journalism industry is shrinking the public relations industry is expanding at one time a one to one ratio between p.r. employees and journalists today that ratio is four to one with p.r. revenues jumping from three point five billion to eight point seven billion dollars journalists are simply overwhelmed by folks who are trying to spin them or trying to c