coming up next, american history blood and back rooms and it is moderated by diane smith. thomas powers on "the killing of crazy horse" and jim newton who wrote "justice for all: earl warren and the nation he made". that is right beside us on the campus of u.s. c. thanks for being with us. >> we appreciate you. in short the panel and i was reading this countdown. 10-9-8-7-6 -- >> thank you for coming on this beautiful day to talk about american history. so great to see so many people interested. i get a heads of that i am not being heard in the back. i know and don't have a loud voice. is that better? a little closer? how is that? i am not used to this. i am from montana. any excuse you can find. we know that we are not supposed to have our cellphone on. we would appreciate it if you would turn that off. no person or recordings allow. appreciate if you would follow that. how you like to organize this today. there are two panelists tonight. that gives you more time, if you have questions for the new panelists we do have microphones here so if you have questions that is wher

then, american history, blood and backrooms moderated by diane smith, and two books featured in that, thomas powers, the killing of crazy horse, and jim newton. then, a call-in program with gayle, and then the final panel is boiling point, climate, population, and environment, a number of authors with aspects of the environment moderated by a "los angeles times" staff writer. let's talk about what coming up in a couple minutes with inconvenient truth moderated by a media columnist including timothy ferris, the science of liberty, democracy, reason, and the laws of nature. seth who wrote about the true story of medicine, science, and fear, and two co-authors of "merchants of doubt, how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on tobacco smoke. live coverage begins shortly on the festival of booksment thanks for being with us. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. it's on me. the woman in green says it's on me. we'll get started. i'm the media columnist for the "los angeles times". i write twice a week and blog for the times and tweet and all those other things that we all have to do in

. >> smith: neither chuck nor diane was home when the storm hit.be alive, aware of their good fortune and stunned to be homeless. >> what you're looking at here is really a part of me. i don't care what anyone says. that's a part of me, and it's gone. >> smith: that's it for tonight from joplin, missouri. for russ mitchell in new york, i'm harry smith. we'll see you tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org struggling to stay focused in the classroom? the simple schedule change - that could make a big difference. a new philosophy for raising a child. and if you don't like the "tiger mom" approach, you may find this one refreshing. and one of the hottest debates in america today - about to boil over in california. sacramento, san francisco, san jose - all taking on pension costs, and you may get to vote on it. good evening, i'm allen martin. i'm dana king it s been three months now since we watched those massive demonstrations in the state of wisconsin. public workers - revolting against a pl

that we just found out anchoring from ground zero tonight anderson cooper shepard smith katie couric brian williams and diane sawyer expand any a little bit on you know this very uniform coverage that's going on. well that's perfect because the world trade center has now become a set in a psychological drama essentially and which the united states you know can claim that its defeat is now a victory ten years later we got him but you know what have we really gotten here have we gotten peace or we got an end to this conflict is the war on so-called terror over or is it getting ready for a new stage i mean. omar bin ladin the son of the late bin ladin who's now swimming with the fishes mafia style basically said the you know he fears that it's father's killed it'll be a lot more mayhem in the world there are really possible retaliation to the u.s. has put a travel ban in effect or at least you know kind of the warnings in effect which suggests that they too are prepared for a reaction and it's likely to be a bloody one and it's not going to be one that comes you know an income for the new cycle and it's not goi

smith, searching for her friend and grandchildren? >> they are alive. >> they're all alive? >> everyone's alive. >> oh, thank the lord. thank the lord. >> reporter: thank god. and what an amazing moment, dianehat woman as she heard that her friends are okay, those grandchildren, too. but as you take a look at all of this debris, it's clear the folks here in the south have a long road ahead. >> it was wonderful to see her get that news. and clutch her heart. thank you, yunji. >>> and coming up, the americans who set out on a march to change history in a bus. 50 years ago, where are they now? about plaque building up in your arteries -- she called it coronary artery disease. you think that's something you can just stick in an email and that's the end of it? do you know me? look, bonnie. i know you've been exercising and eating a healthier diet. and that's great. but you wrote that your doctor also wants you on this cholesterol medicine -- niaspan. i know -- another pill. i get it, i do. but i am not taking no for an answer. [ male announcer ] if you have high cholesterol and coronary artery disease, and diet and exercise are not enough, niaspan, along with diet and a bile acid-binding resin,

smith, searching for her friend and grandchildren? >> they are alive. >> they're all alive? >> everyone's alive. >> oh, thank the lord. thank the lord. >> reporter: thank god. and what an amazing moment, diane that woman as she heard that her friends are okay, those grandchildren, too. but as you take a look at all of this debris, it's clear the folks in the south have a long road ahead. >> it was wonderful to see her get that news. and clutch her heart. thank you, yunji. >>> and, in washington today, guess who visited? prince charles. he met with president obama and local students to discuss organic farming, something of a departure from last week's royal wedding. >> it certainly makes a change from making embarrassing speeches about my eldest son during wedding receptions and things like that. >> prince charles reportedly teased his son about the thinning hair at the wedding. and there's no word on how the joke went over inside the family. >>> we do have a passing to note tonight. jackie cooper has died. and you'll remember him from "our gang." at 9, he became the youngest oscar nominee for a leading role, a title that still holds. the child star defied the odds with his staying power. as