a neat little factold dominion about that house is actually built out of three panels from old james bond movie. we wanted people to feel like i am not supposed to be in this room. this is the one that is supposed to be barred off and locked up. >> the ole andersonner -- oleander. this popular shrub is popular in warm climates. it has been implicated in a surprising number of murders and accidental deaths. children are at risk because it takes only a few leaves to kill them. a southern california woman tried to collect on her husband's life insurance by putting the leaves in his food. she is now one of 15 women on california's death rowan the only one who attempted to murder with a plant. >> people who may haven't been to their cons tore or been to -- do serve tore or their botanical garden, it gives them a reason to come back. you think let's go and look at the pretty flowers. these are pretty flowers, but they are flowers with weird and fascinating stories behind them. that is really fun and really not what people normally think of when they come to a horticultural institution. >>

chris cummings was a stupt at old dominion university.ay morning, his roommate critically wounded. no word on a possible motive for that shooting. >>> when congress returns to work in a few hours, democrat anthony weiner will not be in the house. he has taken a leave of absence after his sexting scandal. new batch of photos surfaced showing weiner in the house gym and leaving little to the imagination. more calls for weiner to resign. and we have heard a report that he is considering that possibility. that report is new after he has been adamant about staying in office. >> reporter: one thing is clear, kiran. house democrats did not want to return from recess today to begin a third week of having to deal with this scandal rather than being able to talk about their agenda. i think that's wyatt least in part over the weekend we saw a significant shift from house democratic leaders or democratic leaders in general who had resisted to coming out to explicitly call for congressman weiner to step down. listen here. >> i think anthony weiner nee

a neat little factold dominion about that house is actually built out of three panels from old james bond movie. we wanted people to feel like i am not supposed to be in this room. this is the one that is supposed to be barred off and locked up.

four people tied when the sky express bus ran off the interstate near king's dominion last tuesday. the driver has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. >>> the montgomery county search crews will be back out at the tridelphia reservoir looking for the body of a man believed to have drowned there on friday. investigators say 21-year-old bruce yanson and two others were swimming in the reservoir when yanson went under. >>> new details in europe's deadly e. coli outbreak. officials think they have found the culprit. >>> a developing story out of arizona. one of the largest wildfires in that state's history. worries now that it might get worse. we'll have an update coming up.  le bit. >>> we are following a developing story this morning. two wildfires continue to grow out in arizona. the wallow fire is one of them. it is burning near the mexican border. the 287 square mile blaze makes it the third largest fear in that state's history. more people in the white mountain communities are being evacuated because of it. hot, dry and windy weather is also making thing mo

an estimated 218,000 children could go hungry in the old dominion this summer without that additional help. >>> food for thought at the national archives. a new exhibit called what is cooking, uncle sam, explores the government's influence on the nation's diet over the years. there are over 100 original records. folk song, war posters, educational films and seed packets. what's cooking uncle sam. farm, factory, kitchen, and table. and that exhibit opens to the public on friday. >>> is the panda pregnant? we could find out any day now whether the giant panda will deliver a cub. we'll take you behind the scenes for a panda ultrasound. annie. >> mild tonight, a bit muggy, but nothing. that's nothing compared to tomorrow's forecast. live doppler 9,000hd is dry in dc, but out to the west and south, some light rain going on. we have a wet weekend in store for you? we'll talk about that when i return and your seven-day forecast. she notices when my skin's rough. (announcer) gold bond ultimate softening lotion. with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff r

among susan's many other books are 2010's dominion of memories, and sister revolutions: french lightning, american light published in 2004. and now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome professor susan dunn. [applause] >> thank

among susan's many other books are 2010's dominion of memories, and sister revolutions: french lightning, american light published in 2004. and now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome professor susan dunn. [applause] >> thank you, bob. bob clark is the senior archivist here at the fdr library, and he is a genius, and he and lynn run a magnificent presidential archive. it's a great honor for me as the daughter of a refugee from nazi germany to be speaking here in the home of my idol, franklin roosevelt. well, this story begins in november, 1936, when fdr won a landslide election. every state in the union except maine and vermont joined in the strong vote of confidence in if roosevelt and the new deal. on election night fdr was home in hyde park listening to the radio and reading the press tickers. as the astonishing results came in, he leaned back in his chair, blew a ring of cigarette smoke at the ceiling and said, wow. he beat the republican of kansas by a margin of 11 million votes. he won 523 electoral votes to only eight for landon. it was a stupendous, unequivocal mandate to fulfi

but the purse is the dominion of the u.s. house of representatives. i want to hearken back again of what the chairman of the rules committee said before, this should be a time of celebration, and, mr. speaker, when we have troops in harm's way it should be something that we are unified behind and believe in as a nation that we are ready to prosecute a war effort to the fullest extent and bring our men and women home victorious. but, mr. speaker, this is not a topic of unanimity. this is not a topic that we have found any sort of agreement on whatsoever in this body. in fact, this is a topic that we have been focused on and focused on and focused on trying to bring to conclusion in this house and this rule today, mr. speaker, gives us that opportunity. now, i want to make clear there's a further step we could go. we could go a step further and say no fund should be used period and we return to this body, mr. speaker, i believe my colleague, mr. kucinich, and my colleague, mr. amash, will make that amendment to us and i will vote yes when that amendment

the tour bus company involved in last week's deadly crash near kings dominion is caught trying to operate even though the government shut them down. details of that when we check out other stories this morning. >>> then it is a startling statistics. every 10 minutes a -- 7 minutes a teenager is bullied. we'll have more. w . >>> 7:14 as we check headlines. fatal accident in prince george's county. speed and alcohol were involved in the deadly crash yesterday. police say the driver of a gmc rear-ended a car. a man in the car was killed and another was arrested. >>> police say florida davidson hit kelly ryan as she tried to get into a car on connecticut avenue back in october. now officers were able to trace the vehicle description to davidson and arrest her at a friendship heights condo complex. >>> and more trouble for the bus company involved in last week's deadly crash. feds said that company was still operating because they repainted the names of the buses. transportation officials had revoked the license of sky express but its owners tried to sell tickets under a new name

on energy issues, the nuclear regulatory association has sent a letter to dominion related to its thirdeactor. a decision on a license to build the reactor is expected in 2013, but the company has not yet decided on whether to build the reactor. those are some of the latest headlines. >> this weekend on booktv, the role of fannie and freddie back in the 2008 financial collapse. henry kissinger on whether it is possible to join a true economic partnership with china. also, microsoft co-founder paul allen talks about his new novel called ibm and." -- called "idea man." >> on this nomination, the ayes are 72. the nays are 16. the argument.o the argu his is one of the 100,000 people you can search and watch any time, and our c-span library. it is washington, your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is diane swonk, the chief economist's have the firm mesirow financial. thank you for being with us. guest: my pleasure. host: there are a lot of headlines dealing with the economy stemming from the jobless rate of 9.1%. martin feldstein, a former senior economist to the reaga

officials from the old dominion state say this 143-pound blue catfish caught last saturday is a new statend said it took 45 minutes to get that freak on board. nearly five feet in length! it's a monster! huge. i think they need a bigger boat. >>> let's show what else we got. nice in the southeast if you don't mind a rumble of thunder. nashville a chance of storms but evening hours cooler drier air is filtering in behind it. delays, could be a frustrating day for you in new york. due to the thunderstorms. you might have a backup up to an hour. in philadelphia from 30 minutes to a full hour and san francisco you might have a wait, too. . 30 to 60 minutes but due to low clouds and fog. in terms of high temperatures, roasting day for you in west texas and mercy me, take a look at. 10 in el paso and 79 in kansas city and 69 in chicago and 87 in new orleans and tampa and miami in the 90s. new york with 76. that is your expected high. your up-to-speed with the forecast. pitch it back to you in new york. >> i have to see the catfish again. my brother caught a fish almost that big one time. he and