knew >> finally on our broadcast -->> dr. tom little and mission's team were killed in afghanistan last summer. he worked as an optometrist for more than 30 yeers, president obama presented the metal to his wife, libby. he lived the lesson of scripture that says greater love has no man than this than a man lay down his life for friends. >> folk ps we have taken you to siberia to iran, i hope you have enjoyed our broad kasz. >> you ate raw reindeer. for more go to our website. until next week, good-bye and god loves you. god bless you everyone.

today we remember and honor dr. tom little. a humanitarian in the truest sense of the world. in his words, when we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives. she's made it her mission to spread tolerance and opportunity to children of all backgrounds and all walks of life. to people around the world, the story of angela merkel is one of inspiration. worth think of one of the greatest nicknames in sports, stan "the man." he made that brilliance burn for two decades. i'm not a basketball player, i'm a man who plays basketball. bill russell, the man, stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. family, faith, fidelity to the common good. these are the values that made john sweeny who he is. his humility and decency reflects the very best of the american spirit. those of you who know him, this is a gentleman. inspiring citizens to become points of light. and service others. >> and one notable absence at today's ceremony, former president george w. bush was not at the white house today as his father was awarded the medal of freedom. although br

dr. tom little, a christian missionary killed in afghanistan, was honored posthumously. >>> february is black history month, and we have a profile today of novelist ernest gaines. he is probably best known for his historical novel, later made into a movie, "the autobiography of miss jane pittman." he also wrote "a lesson before dying" and "a gathering of old men." gains says the lives of his forbears, their struggles against racism, and thei religious fervor have been essential to his writing. gaines talked with bob faw. >> reporter: ernest gaines is older now, 78, and hobbled by a bad back, but as he slowly makes his way to the church where as a boy he rang the bell at funerals, he will not, indeed, cannot forget the debt he owes to his ancestors in this louisiana bayou country. >> without them, buried back there under those pecan trees, i would not be the writer today, if i would be a writer at all. >> reporter: for more than 50ears, he has brought them to life in short stories and novels,

. >> holman: libby little accepted the award on behalf of her husband, dr. tom little, an opthamologist murdered in afghanistan last year. the last to be honored, former president george h.w. bush... >> not simply for the years he spent as our 41st president. we honor george herbert walker bush for service to america that spanned nearly 70 years-- from a decorated navy pilot who nearly gave his life in world war ii, to u.s. ambassador to the united nations, from cia director to u.s. envoy to china, to the vice presidency. his life is a testament that public service is a noble calling. this is a gentleman, inspiring citizens to become points of light in service to others, teaming up with a one-time political opponent to champion relief for the victims of the asian tsunami, the hurricane katrina. and then just to cap it off, well in the 80s, he decides to jump out of airplanes-- because, as he explained, "it feels good." >> holman: president obama awarded the medals-- the nation's highest civilian honor- - to the 14 men and women present. >> ifill: president obama

dr. tom price. [applauding] [applauding] >> thank you. one of you for coming out. a year ago i had the privilege of addressing this great conference. at that time, as some of you who were here will remember, you could feel something was in the wind. you could feel the awakening of the american people to the onslaught on freedom and liberty that this administration had put into place. one year ago i said to this very group, we are on the principles of an historic political revolution. i was wholly confident that next year we would be at cpac celebrating a conservative republican majority in the house and the removal of nancy pelosi from power, and you did it. [applauding] you know, in history the story goes that at the close of the constitutional convention, benjamin franklin was leaving constitution hall, a convention hall having signed the constitution and was approached by a woman who said, well, dr. franklin, what have you given us, a monarchy or democracy? as you well know he said, we have given you a republic. then those five dennis

today, we honor and remember dr. tomtle, a humanitarian in the truest sense of the word, a man who not only dedicated his life to others, but lived that lesson of scripture. "greater love hath no man than this than a man who lays down his life for his friends." yo-yo ma has been a concert cellist since the age of five, despite a a late bloomer. [laughter] he went on to record over 75 albums and win 16 grammys, which means i am only 14 behind him. [laughter] while he could have settled for being the world's greatest cellist, he said that even greater than his passion for music is his passion for people. and i can testify to this. there's very few people that you will meet with the exuberance and the joy that he possesses. he spent much of his life traveling around the world, and entering students from lebanon to korea to the iraqi national symphony of orchestra. a member of my committee of arts and music, he has been named the investor peace for the united nations and we understand why. in his words, when we enlarge our v

today, we remember and honor dr. tom little, a humanitarian in the truest sense of the word. a man who not only dedicated his life to others but who lived that lesson of scripture -- greater love hath no man than this. that meant laydown his life for his friends. yo-yo ma has been a concert cellist since the age of five despite being a late bloomer. [laughter] he went on to record over 75 albums and went 16 grammys, which means i'm only 14 behind him. [laughter] while he could have just settled for being the world's greatest cellist, he said even greater for his passion to music is his passion for people. there are very few people you will be with his exuberance and joy. he spent much of his life traveling the world, training and mentoring thousands of students from lebanon, korea, to the iraqi national symphony and orchestra. a member of my committee on the arts and humanities, he has been named a messenger of peace by the united nations. we understand why. in his words, when we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our lives. for sylvia mendez, a lif

also in the news in the shape of this week tom all in the region dr fountains of north africans from foreigners and it's really is calling on the e.u. to help to cope with the waves of. the wiki leaks founder that is to be extradited to sweden on sex crimes allegations are appealing the ruling julian a song the case is simply a pretext to get him to the u.s. for a trial. has its wings clipped with the last flight of the discovery the shuttles are to be decommissioned soon and obama's new space program astronauts will have to rely upon a russian in a spacecraft to take them all the way into work. with r.t. as we highlight the stories that made headlines this week but the un security council has slapped sanctions on libya's leader moammar gadhafi and ordered an investigation into crimes against humanity all of this following the bloodshed in the country over one thousand people have been killed in almost two weeks of uprising against the regime i think correspondent peter all of us he is now in the region and he's keeping across the developments for us. the u.n. security council voted

i think we are going to invite tom vilsack to come back to the mike. >> dr. post is from usda and dr. koh from h.h.s. just in case there are questions that require detailed scientific answer which the secretary and i would like to try to answer but probably won't do as much as you guys can. so with that we'd like to open it up to quiss folks might have about the guidelines -- questions folks might have about the guidelines. yes, sir. >> good morning, my name is james reed, a reporter for the campus radio here at g.w. i know as a teenager still growing there are not specific guidelines for teenagers and having noticed my friends in college and my family back home, many who like to eat more than the recommended guidelines, exercise more, or often eat less and exercise less, what recommendations would you give to teenagers at such a critical time for their developing bodies and their health? >> before i turn it over to either one of these two doctors to respond to that question, i think it is important to note that these guidelines are beginning to distinguish b

i think we're going to invite tom vilsack to come back to the mike. >> okay. with that, i'd like to ask dr. koh and dr. post from usda and hhs to come up just in case there are questions that require a detailed scientific answer which the secretary and i would like to try to answer. but probably won't do as much as you guys can. with that, we'd like to open it up to questions that folks might have about the guidelines and where we go from here. we just need one -- yes, sir. >> thank you. good morning. my name is james reed, reporter for wrgw news. i know as a teenager still growing, there's not specific guidelines for teenagers. having noticed my friends in college and my family back home, many like to eat more than the recommended guidelines, often eat more and exercise less. with that, what recommendations would you give to teenagers at such a critical time for developing bodies and health. >> before i turn it over to one of doctors to respond to that question, it is important to note these guidelines are beginning to distinguish between various stages in life. there are adjustments that

tom is driving me around in this car that gm says will be the way we all drive in the future, by the way. dr has sensors. there are sensors all over this thing, that will tell it where not to go. what it's too close to. this is a crazy, wonderful thing. we really appreciate you and the folks at gm for bringing it in. it's called the en-v. you can't buy it yet. what do you think? ten years? five years? >> i think you'll see the enabling technologies being introduced sooner than the complete vehicle as a whole. >> didn't give me a number. so, we're somewhere in that -- a little more than ten years? >> i think in the next ten years. >> awesome. >>> let's get to the boards. we do appreciate you driving it by. it was fun. i got a little dizzy. but it was fun. outside our doors, one or two things we want you to know as you head outside yours. from redding to san francisco, all the way to l.a., and san diego today, there are showers. on the entire west coast. this is colder air. not only is the northwest colder, l.a., you're only getting in the 60s today. san diego, in the cooler sections, as well.

i think we are going to invite tom vilsack to come back to the mike. >> dr. post is from usda and dr. koh from h.h.s. just in case there are questions that require detailed scientific answer which the secretary and i would like to try to answer but probably won't do as much as you guys can. so with that we'd like to open it up to quiss folks might have about the guidelines -- questions folks might have about the guidelines. yes, sir. >> good morning, my name is james reed, a reporter for the campus radio here at g.w. i know as a teenager still growing there are not specific guidelines for teenagers and having noticed my friends in college and my family back home, many who like to eat more than the recommended guidelines, exercise more, or often eat less and exercise less, what recommendations would you give to teenagers at such a critical time for their developing bodies and their health? >> before i turn it over to either one of these two doctors to respond to that question, i think it is important to note that these guidelines are beginning to distinguish b