when we return donovan mcnabb felt the need to issue an apology. to whom and why when we continue. [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens williamsburg, where d.c. goes to get away. maybe it's because washington d.c. loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you never know who you'll run in. get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >>> redskins need to get used to the abbreviation, ota. organized team activities. they'll have ten more before mandatory camp in june. donovan mcnabb and company participated in the first three ota's this week. mcnabb continues to earn rave reviews for his leadership skills from the coaches and his new teammates. mcnabb made news when he went on a philly radio station and apologized for failing to lead the eagles to a super bowl title during his 11-year run there. what compelled the new redskins quarterback to do such a thing? >> i think peopl

. >> first off, david donovan, and secondly, michael call breeze. mr. call breeze, what is a spectrum? >> guest: well, much more commonly known as the public airwaves. it's really not a tangible thing at all, but the electromagnetic properties of the earth's atmosphere which allow the transmission of radio waves, and we call it the spectrum because it's a spectrum of frequencies that can carry, you know, basically different waves with different propagation characteristics. so some are high-frequent went si waves that carry a lot of information but not through walls or trees or over very long distances, and then there are low frequency bands such as those used by television which are considered the beach front, the very best, because those frequencies carry radio signals, you know, through multiple walls, through trees and in rural areas over very long distances. so it's a set of frequencies that are useful for communicating, and it's all owned by the american people as kind of a public resource. >> host: david donovan, anything to that definition you wo

donovan. >> host: well, our goal this week on "the communicators" is twofold. number one, to learn what the spectrum is. and if you've been following telecommunications about car particularly the last couple of months you've heard a lot about the spectrum. so that's our first goal. our second goal is to hear some different viewpoints on how the spectrum can be best managed. and we have to just to introduce to you this week, both members of the commerce department spectrum advisory committee. her staff, david donovan and secondly michael calabrese. esther calabrese, what is the spectrum? >> guest: well, it's much more commonly known as the public airwaves. it's really not a tangible thing at all, but the elect trick magnetic of the earth's atmosphere allows the transmission and we call it the spectrum because it's a spectrum of frequencies that can carry coming you know, different -- basically different ways with different propagation carried yours the summer high-frequency waves that carry a l

we have david donovan and michael calabrese. what is a spectrum? what is a spectrum? it is known as the public airwaves. it is the elected magnetic atmosphere that allows the transmission of radio waves. it is a spectrum of frequencies that can carry different waves with different propagation characteristics. some are high frequency waves carry a lot of information but not through walls or trees or over long distances. then there are low frequency bands such as those used by television which are considered to be the very best. those frequencies. radio signals for multiple walls, trees, and over long distances. it is a set of frequencies that are useful for communicating. it is all owned by the american people as a kind of public resource. >> anything to add to that definition? >> i think that is essentially correct. it started with the sinking of the titanic. wireless communications has been important in this country. through the department of commerce and since the 1920's through the federal trade commission and the federal communications commission, you have a gover

at the end of the table is jim donovan, the founder and president of jim donovan literary, literary agency in dallas, texas. he as a graduate of the university of texas. we take that kind of art in new mexico were iphone, but that's all right. he has worn many hats in his life in the publishing business beginning his career in publishing and and awesome bookstore back in 1981, moving to douse any for to become a buyer for a retail bookstore chain. he's been an editor and he is an agent and even more important for our purposes, of course, is a best selling author with his recent book a terrible glory, published by little brown on custer and the big one which los angeles times said was the last word on the last stand, somehow donovan and i both know that's not true. it will never be the last word on the last stand. and now since he is absolutely evidently infatuated with people invading other peoples countries and getting wiped out, he is doing the alamo. [laughter] >> i always like to come you go to someone's backyard and they shoot you and then you are a hero. it's very good. >> jeff guinn

. >>> and donovan mcnabb, why he made an apology to his former team. >>> willingham to left center. game over. 4-3 nationals. the. >> the nationals won yesterday. they be take two of three from the orioles. lindy murphy was at the game yesterday. >> the nationals just got done playing 20 games over a span of 0 days an have come out with a 10-10 record. they will get a much needed day off. they do it with momentum thanks to a walk-off home run in the tenth inning by willingham. >> willingham to left center ho. far? how far? game over. 4-3 nationals. >> when you are up at the plate, you can't be trying to do that or it usually doesn't happen. i was just trying to get a good pitch to hit and hit hard. and luckily i got it up in the air. >> nice to get on the plane way win. and we'll just relish this one. with an off day tomorrow, we've had 20 straight. we did have a rainout in there but 0 straight on the schedule trying to get to this point. >> we had our ups and downs during this little swing. can you see our team camaraderie we all come together. it

. >> brian, by the way, was more than happy to give up his jersey to donovan mcnabb. that's all for sports. brian wraps up the edge after this.  >>> here's one more look at your fox 5 forecast. for the weekend talking scattered showers and thunderstorms, primarily late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. more scattered showers on sunday. >>> did you see this? totally new definition of the term "air ball." this video is everywhere online. a group of texas a&m students, a basketball is going to come flying out. these kids are from texas a&m university, hanging out, making videos, posting them online. that's what they do. they're in college. they have plenty of time on their hands. you know what some they're getting pretty good at it. we posted the entire video on myfoxdc.com. click on the offbeat tab. have a fantastic weekend.

in fact, if you go to politico.com, you can see a picture of then-senator obama talking with donovanb when he was in the super bowl that year with the philadelphia eagles. that was at that dinner, the white house correspondents' dinner. and tom brady of the new england patriots was also at the dinner that year. "the washington times" also invited dennis kucinich. you may have seen news reports that "washington times" is up for sale and john solomon could be the buyer. huffington post, which has a critical column about the white house correspondents' dinner on this site and it was written by a former staffer of john edwards. but the huffington post is also there this evening. they have scarlet joehansen, bill maher, the committee that's looking into the fall, 2008, financial crisis situation. talking points memo has former n.s.a. director brent scowcroft and glamour is there and they have jessica alba as a guest. so in just a few minutes, this is all going to begin. we'll continue to watch the room as the president, as you can see, is still seated at the head table. >> live coverage o

michael calabrese and david donovan a book on the spectrum advisory committee for the commerce department. thank you for being on "the communicators." you can find this quilt of spectrum on our website. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] . . >> tomorrow on "washington ez isal," clarissa martin the guest. guests talk about the future of the republican party and the future -- and the merger of the united and continental airlines. >> the president got on and the phone and said to me, "judge, i would like to announce you as my selection to be the next associate justice of the supreme court." and i said to him, i caught my breath and started to cry, and said, "thank you, mr. president ." learn more about the supreme court through the eyes of those who served there. there are pages of photos and interviews with all the justices, active and retired. "the supreme court" is available now in hard cover. >> retiring supreme court justice john paul stevens and solicitor general and elena qaeda and appeared together in chica

the secretary of housing and urban development, shean donovan is going to be here on monday. the small business administrator is going to come in and the secretary of commerce, coming in to look at what needs to be done by way of not just response but actual recovery. i can't hear you. ipal -- i'm sorry. >> some areas -- [unintelligible] >> we have inspectors all over the state. we're working with the tennessee emergency management authority. they're helping guide us in terms of fema to make sure that every county that has been impacted is getting -- getting help and getting inspected. the administrator of fugat was telling me, if you go down street and look down there and somebody says it is fine. that's not good enough. we want to make sure we're going into every area and we got eyes on the ground and maps on target in terms of knowing where the damages are and who needs help. i think fema will be here six months from now in terms of -- of assisting with recovery efforts but at some point in time this will not be a -- primary fema which, their expertise is what do you do im

. >>> coming up on geico sports xtra a peculiar apology by donovan mcnabb. you might think what does he have to apologize for. and the answer is watch at 11:15 on geico sports xtra and i'll tell you. >> you're good at this teasing stuff. >> don't go home. i want you watching the show tonight. >> i will tease them at the end of the "news edge" at 11:00. i'm for getting my own show. >> stay focused. >>> graduation gowns made of plastic bottles. how the class of 2010 the going green. stay with us. -( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permante, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> frightening moments during a commencement ceremony in wisconsin. a curtain fell from the stage injuring a graduate

authorities closed the last stretch of the fishing ground this morning donovan hinton is a charter boat deckhand. he says the charter fishing season is pretty much ruined. >> probably at least 30 trips canceled. >> reporter: some of the people we talked to were pleased that president obama was visiting the gulf today, but hinton wonders if the president knows what people here are facing. >> we could offer him a boat ride, and he needs to take some time and go in a boat with some local fishermen and see what is really happening down here. >> reporter: charter captain jim meynard doesn't think shutting down exploration drilling in the gulf is the answer. >> i think it is crazy. i think the rigs can be safe, but they need someone to watch them. you need that oil. i can't say anything against anyone that is out there. they are out there trying to make a living, just like we are. so let it go, put more restraints on them. >> reporter: michael roberts and tracy kuhns' fishing boat is tied up at the dock behind their house, and it isn't going anywhere soon either. michael is filling his time t

c'mon donovan, do it like i taught ya. ve the new tattoo,ara. let's go dude. what?rl i was telling you about. oh, that's sara. theater two on your left. hey sara, whatolor underwear toda hey sara. so, whenou gonna post something new? announcer: anything you post onanneanee. milyfriends... e ya later, sara. even not-so-friendly people. senate's financial reform plan sent stocks into a tailspin. >>> volatile market. wall street's huge plunge. how unemployment and the senate's financial reform plan sent stocks into a tailspin. >>> then, victims' outrage. countless rape cases left unsolved by investigators. the infuriating reason why. >>> and, celebrity children. why young kids of stars are so often in the spotlight. >> our readers are obsessed by the celebrity baby world. >> it's friday, may 21st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> all right, i'm going to put you on the spot, stephanie. who's in for vinita. have you ever bought those celebrity, like "us weekly," do you buy those? guilty pleasure, you're going on vacation, you pick them up? >> i do, when i f

david donovan and michael calabrese. what is a spectrum? >> what we, much more commonly known as the public airwaves, it is not a tangible thing at all, but the electromagnetic properties of the earth's atmosphere that allow the transmission of radio waves and we call it the spectrum because it is a spectrum of frequency that is could carry different, basically different waves with different propagation characteristics. so some are high frequency waves that carry a lot of information but not through walls or trees or over very long distances. and then there are low frequency bands, such as those used by television, which are considered the beach front, the very best, because those frequencies carry radio signals and through multiple walls, through trees, and in rural areas over very long distances. so it is a set of frequency that is are useful for communicating and it is all owned by the -- by the american people as a coined of public resource. and david donovan, anything to that definition you would like to add? >> i think that's essentia

secretary donovan of h.u.d. and secretary locke of commerce have been to memphis and nashville and other. others have been there. i had fema officials at my town hall meeting on saturday. they have let people know that the federal government is there to help. the people have been very responsive and our local governments were responsive. when i went to millington on monday and toured some of the damage there, the people in the neighborhood said the shelby county officials had been outstanding in their response. they now feel the federal government officials have been outstanding. secretaries locke and donovan visited the community center that's now a shelter. they visited with millington, also. the people in the midtown, the heart of my district, who had great flooding damage. people know now to call 1-800-621-fema to lodge their notice of their damages and to get on a list to start to have inspectors come out, which they are doing, to assess the damages and as certain which individuals are qualified for the $29

team, no question, mid fielder landon donovan would make the squad. fielders, including clint dempsey. both could bmpe with the roster spots up for grabs behind. ality ta dore, nine of the mid field selections play international football. first quall up for the u.s. team came back after his 18th birthday back in 2007. became the youngest american to post a hat trick in an international match. scoring three on trinidad and tobago in april of 2009. edson buttle currently leads the mls with nine goals and makes a late push to make the final roster. >> 6'4" agucci, anchors the u.s. defense. hasn't played since last october, that's when he tore his patella tendon in a world cup qualifier, but oneyu could play for a.c. milan on sunday. as for the rest of the defense, there are eight other defenders on the preliminary roster. it includes carlos bocanegra, and jonathan spector. and there you see t the rest of the u.s. defenders led by oneyu, who could return to action this weekend for a.c. milan. >> tim howard will be the starting goalie for the united states

michael calabrese, david donovan, both on the spectrum advisory committee for the commerce department. thank you for being on "the communicators." c-span.org/"the communicators" is our website. you can find us on this bookshelf for this call to spectrum if you'd like to look at that for yourself you can find it hyperlinks at that site. thanks for being with us. >> host: >> we can't presume justice stevens prevision or experience that i suggested a nominee who i believe embodies the same excellence, independence, integrity and passion for the lost and you can ultimately provide that same kind of leadership on the court. our solicitor general and my friend elena kagan. >> with a supreme court justice in the news, learn more about the nation's highest court from those who observed on the bench in c-span's latest book, the supreme court, pages of candid conversation with all the justices act up and retire providing unique insight about the supreme court available now in hardcover and also as an e-book. >> the midterm elections are just six months away and could change the balance to power

the secretary of housing and urban development, shean donovan is going to be here on monday.he small business administrator is going to come in and the secretary of commerce, coming in to look at what needs to be done by way of not just response but actual recovery. i can't hear you. ipal -- i'm sorry. >> some areas -- [unintelligible] >> we have inspectors all over the state. we're working with the tennessee emergency management authority. they're helping guide us in terms of fema to make sure that every county that has been impacted is getting -- getting help and getting inspected. the administrator of fugat was telling me, if you go down a street and look down there and somebody says it is fine. that's not good enough. we want to make sure we're goi into every area and we got eyes on the ground and maps on target in terms of knowing where the damages are and who needs help. i think fema will be here six months from now in terms of -- of assisting with recovery efforts but at some point in time this will not be a -- primary fema which, tir expertise is what do you do immedi

but i think if they're going to do well, they need landon donovan to be a leader. they need josie altidor to finish chances. the one key feature of a world cup final is you get the chances. you've got to be fit to put them away, because you play a team like england, you'll get two or three chances a game, and you better finish them off, and the u.s. does not have a good record of finishing off opportunities. >> the one squad that was abeye-opener from you that you saw from their roster was italy. what stood out to you about what they have? >> when you look at italy, italy are the defending world champions. you can never rule them out when they get to a world cup finals, but one thing about the italian italians, this staff is notoriously slow. they will not go with delciro, stastny and leukemia tony. maybe they have too many juventus players. they're four years out. i think totti might have played a role. but lippi figured if he brings in totti he might have to change this t whole configuration of the team. >> one player does that? >> one player because the type of

shaun donovan, the secretary of housing and urban development is going to be here. commerce is going to come in. that are coming in to look at what needs to be done not just by way of response, but for actual recovery. >> [inaudible] >> we have inspectors all over the state. we are working with the tennessee emergency management authority. they are helping guide us in terms of fema to make sure every county that has been impacted is getting help, is getting inspected. administrator fieldgatdacpfugatt telling me, if someone says a street is fine, that is not good enough. i think fema will be here six months from now in terms of assisting with recovery efforts. but at some point in time, this will not be primarily fema. their expertise is what to do it immediately. but there will be these other efforts i describe with housing and with business development and alikthe like. i will have the fema administrator talk about that directly. >> we bring rest of the federal family together. part of this is small business administration, and other federal programs. one thing tha

michael calabrese, david donovan, both on the commerce spectrum advisory committee for the commerce department. thank you for being on "the communicators." c-span.org/communicators is our web site. you can find this book shelf or this quilt of spectrum if you'd like to look at that for yourself. you can find it hyperlinked at that site. thanks for being with us. , >> as the primary season continues, we'll bring you another debate featuring republican candidates vying for the open seat. >> and now a conference on primary health care. you'll hear from two panels of industry professionals on how primary care is affected by the new health care law. this event is hosted by the policy journal health affairs. from the national press club, it's about two and a half hours. there are >> we will now move into our discussion about teams, and you've been hearing a lot about this concept earlier in the call for the educational system to begin to train people as team players on down. and we're going to hear first from lew sandy who's the senior vice president of clinical advancement at unitedhealth group. an