it is a great honor for me to introduce the distinguished senator from hawaii, dan inouye, who serves as chairman of our appropriations committee in the senate, has been president pro teas well. we look to him for guidance, for wisdom and friendship. he's a friend to everybody, and he ia leader for all. in my judgment, in the history of the senate, we've probably not had someone with as diversified a bacround of military service and experience along with public service of a civilian nature in the house and the u.s. senate. so it is my pleasure to introduce, really present to you, dan inouye as the recipient of this distinguished award from the capitol historical society. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> the award reads "to senator daniel k. inouye, president pro tem of the united states senate, in grateful recognition of your lifetime leadership in the united states congress and for all you've done to advance greater public understanding and appreciation of america's representative democracy." theryou go, senator. >> thank you. >> i will take it back from you so you can say a few words.

hawaii senior senator dan inouye, a veteran of the 442nd regiment, accepted on behalf of 19,000 japanese-americansho served during world war ii. senator barbara boxer addressed the personal conflict each man had faced. >> you fought world war ii on two fronts. as president harry truman said, and i quote, you fought not only the enemy, you fought prejudice, and you won. >> while soldiers were risking their lives overseas, u.s. soldiers, their own families, were confined to internment camps here in the united states. >>> well, there one minute, gone the next. just minutes after launching its first gmall app for ipad google pulled the program. company reps say they messed up and released a flawed version of the program that contained a bug. >>> let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri here. things doctoring to change, getting colder. >> big temperature drops. you're going to need to get jackets out the next two days. 71 right now in san francisco. a real nice day by all accounts from the north bay to the south bay. here's an indication how cold this area is going to get. winter weather adv

it is a great honor for me to introduce the distinguished senator from hawaii, dan inouye who serves as chairman of our appropriations committee in the senate, has been president pro tem as well. we look to him for guidance, for wisdom and friendship. 's a friend to everybody, and he is a leader for all. in my jugment, in the history of the senate, we've probably not had someone with as diversified a background of military service and experience along with public service of a civilian nature in the house and the u.s. senate. so it is my pleasure to introduce, really present to you, dan inouye as the recipient of this diinguished award from the capitol historical society. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> the ard reads "to senator daniel k. inouye, presidt pro tem of the united states senate, in grateful recognition of your lifetime leadership in the united states congress and for all you've done to advance greater public understanding and appreciation of america's representative democracy." there you go, senator. >> thank you. >> i will take it back from you so you can say a few words. >

but standing on this platform with my friend dan inouye, who was a real american hero, is something that brings me particular pride and pleasure. our friendship goes along way back, as he said. i was one of the early members to meet him when he came here. it is also to be remembered that my family helped his family select a doctor who was going to take care of his wonderful wife, maggie, during the birth of one of his children. and that is a matter of some pride to me. to the lovely debora, my wife, i am delighted to see you here as always, and to be with you, your sweetheart. and my dear friend, it is a pleasure for debbie and for me to be here this evening. to the entire historical staff and the board of trustees, i express my thanks to you for the great work that you do in preserving the history of our nation's capital and in organizing this event tonight. having said these things, i see so many friends here. minority whip hoyer, minority leader's, congressman larsen, the democratic leadership and congress -- minority leader nancy pelosi, congressman larsen, the democratic leadership

i never heard anything out of bob dole or dan inouye, it was always from some guy who had never done anything, never been in the military. and in immigration i was called a bigot and racist, and yet that bill brought three million people out of the dark. i was very proud of that. but it never got very far because the right and the left said this is a national id card. [laughter] that came from the right and the left. people admire guts and courage. they may fight you, they may vilify you, but they will admire you. i've been the toast of the town one day and toast the next. i've been on the a list and the z list in this town when i was here. it's a funny place. you're on the cover of "time" one month, and six months later you're doing it -- [laughter] and just a quick note about grover norquist. if grover norquist is now the most powerful man in america, he should run for president. there's no question about his power, and let me tell you he has people in central. that's a terrible phrase. lincoln used it. means your mind has been captured. you're in bondage with the soul. so here he