he works at dupont. i called him up. hi, i'm murray weiss, i write for "the post" i'm doing a book on owe john o'neill. yeah, i'm the on-scene commander and he talked about it. he told me what happened. how the saudis stood in his way. how they wouldn't let them leave the ground. i know something about the kobar towers now. and we chitchatted, it was very insightful. now i'm making small talk. did you go to dupont after you were in the f.b.i.? no, no, what did you do? i went to the c.i.a. you went to the c.i.a.? what did you do at the c.i.a.? i was a director of worldwide security. i'm like whoa! talk about hitting the bonanza. we chitchatted about that. and thanks to talking to me, we went to dupont after they started working at the c.i.a. no, no, what did you do then? director of national security council at the white house. i'm like whoa, whoa, whoa. and he's start shedding some light of what's going on in the white house and meanwhile, now i didn't have some -- with all due respect to the f.b.i., i didn't have an f.b

. >> i'm in front of the courthouse as dupont will be arraigned later on this afternoon.nvestigators believe they have enough evidence to make an arrest. they believe as dupont was in the parking structure before and after michele left as the punt was inside a least as you be least blood was on found inside that issue the and blood was found on one of the rest upon shoes. coming up fast. i will tell you what police investigators have tuesday and now back to you >> a day before the one-year add cursory of that pipeline passes there and take up the issue of safe pipeline safety. when it would also bar regulators from setting standards i. pill legislation will improve safety and help create more new jobs will pipeline blast in san bruno killed eight people. >> commuters may have another long ride home tonight to this is video of a protest and that happened on august 29th this protest tonight is by no justice no part. they want to passengers to ride for free . they're upset about the they killing of a homeless man and also to shedding pedicel phone service would. and now traf

dupont picked it up and was in for the touchdown.leted the come back with 3 -- 32 seconds left. 50 yards out and the jets rally from 14 town to beat the cowboy webs 27-24. >>> the tributes continued in our nation's capital. new york's eli manning led the league in interceptions and he was back at it yesterday. the red skins won it 28-14. >>> eagles were one of the favorites to win the super bowl. if they continue to play like this, hand them the trophy. eagles beat the rams, 31-13. >>> the rams look like they had a super bowl hangover. baltimore won in a whooper 5-7. >>> the panthers cam newton had a record breaking day for the cardinals. cam newton became the first player in nfl history to throw for over 400 yards in his debut, but that's not enough. >>> how is life without peyton manning going for the colts? not very well. career day filling in for arian foster. texas won it big, 34-7. >>> finally, if you thought the football players were fired up, you obviously missed the women's final of the u.s. open. it's serena williams taking

this is near dupont circle, connecticut and r right now where the weather is fine. a little bit of a chill in the air this evening. a little bit of a crisp feeling too. that's what a lot of people have needed. a lot of people said get rid of the humidity. it's gone. that's the good news. high temperature, 78 degrees, the low, was 69 this morning. this low right here, 66. that's the current temperature out there. we copt to fall and we'll turn much cooler over the next few days. the temperature, 66. dew point down to 55. if winds are on the calm side. that will allow us to calm down. we're down to 55 in gaithersburg. 61 in fredericksburg. a much cooler night tonight. but nothing compared to where we'll be in a couple of days. no rain out there to talk about. we won't see any rain in the next 24 hours even though we have a strong cold front coming down. this cold front bringing a lot of rain and thunderstorms to ohio and columbus, in towards pittsburgh. it will dry out before it moves to our region overnight and into the day tomorrow. it will bring us cloud cover. i'm

was there are residents on dupont circle? -- a residence on dupont circle? is there any connection between mr. blaine and the southern railroad? >> we will take it in here. >> what was that? >> we will take in this -- his residence in washington, d.c.? >> in 1881, when blaine became secretary of state, he decided to build a large mansion on dupont circle. that house is still standing today. it was a house that he only kept for a few years. in the post-1884 election, he and his wife traveled a lot. it was at that same time after giving up the washington residence that they built another big gilded age victorian summer cottage here in maine. then when he became secretary of state for the last time, he actually acquired the secretary of state's house near the white house. near lafayette square. that is the house he died in in 1893. >> he had sold the dupont circle house. >> he was there for a very short time. he had one of his daughters who was married there. died there. his wife hated the place. it is absolutely mammoth. it is still standing on massachusetts a

the pipe invochled in this explosion and fire last week is known and made by dupont from 1970-1995, the subject of a recommendation in 1998 by national transportation safety board. to step up inspection after a series of explosions. pg&e says it will replace all 6,000 feet of the pipe that feeds gas to 400 units. >> they've, you know figured out that that is not normally good. so i would think that with this pattern material, they should be taking precautions to make sure these don't happen. >> tests indicate there should lifb extansy of 150 years but can be weakened by rocks in the soil pressing against pipe f found in one area, this pipeline consultant says replace wmt a newer generation of l th pipe is likely. >> that is an area that the gas company, operations people and engineering people will pay close year tension to. will do increased monitoring. and then, make a decision whether that should be a replaced or not. >> he says all pipes, plastic or metal can suffer cracks and produce leaks, however plastic pipes are flexible and less prone to damage. he cited a 1989 loama prita ear

the dupont sold the plastic pipe through the 70s and 90s. it is vulnerable to cracking. >> i'm very concerned. there should have been some inspection done in the whole area, in the neighborhood and given that this kind of thing will not happen again. >> national transportation safety board recommended that utilities step up their inspections of the plastic pipe after a series of explosions in other parts of the country. pg&e happens to have about 12,000 miles of it. >> they are investigating a shooting that sent one person to a hospital. it happened at the north end of van ness avenue. victim is expected to survive. u.s. park police are leading the investigation. witnesses say they heard between four to five shots being fired. the area may still be closed this morning so some people who park there won't be able to get to their cars. >>> millbrae could be the next city to put its safety in the hands of the san mateo county sheriff's office. our media partner san jose mercury news, they don't have the $410,000 it needs to pay for a full police

dupont sold the pipe through the '70s through the 90s. it's extremely vulnerable to cracking. >> i'm very concerned. there should have been some inspection done in the whole area, in our neighborhood and given assurance it will not happen again. >>> the national transportation safety board recommended that utilities set up their inspections of step the pipeline investigations up. pg&e happens to have about 12,000 miles of it. >> today we may see the most important debate yet over same-sex marriage. that is amount of time, one hour the state supreme court is giving a group to prove they have the right to challenge a federal judge's ruling striking down a ban on gay marriage. terry mcsweeney is live at the courthouse with more. >> reporter: the question today is not same-sex marriage, yes or no, but the prop 8 supporters have the right to be in court. legal analyst dean johnson joins us now. what do they have to prove to convince the justices they have legal standing? >> they have to show that they are personally somehow injured by same-sex

we're live in dupont. >> all right, thank you so much, britney. >> leslie. >> a consumer website tried to make a funny joke today but nobody laughed. at 10:34 this morning this went out on twitter. breaking, witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside the capitol building. what went unnoticed was the tweet came from the onion, which is a satire news website. 10 minutes later, capitol building being evacuated, 12 children held hostage by a group of armed congressmen. that should have been a big tip- off. a few minutes after that another tweet with a link to a story on the onion website. the onion responded by saying this is satire, that's how it works. >>> then there's this guy that's been accused of using remote controlled airplanes to target the capitol building. >> reporter: classmates say that rezwan ferdaus refused to face the flag during the pledge of allegiance. a suspected lone wolf who grew up in ashland, massachusetts. rezwan ferdaus thought he was plotting with al-qaida operatives, but they were undercover agents. >> he thinks he's al-qaida, wanted to try. >> reporte

>reporter: plastic pipe involved in the explosion and fire last week is known as el delay made by dupont 1970 to 1995 and the subject of a recommendation in 1998 by the national transportation safety board to step up inspections after a series of explosions. pg&e says it will replace all 6000 feet of the pipe that fee feeds gas to the 400 yawnts at northwest square. >> if i would think that with this better should be taking the safety precaution and make sure it doesn't happen. >>reporter: test indicate the pip should have a life expectancy of 150 years. however it can be weaken by rock in the soil pressing against the pipe f.crook are found in one area pip line consult apartment dr. gene says replacement with newer generation of pipe is likely. >> that is an area that the gas company operation people, jaering people or the test people pay closer attention, to increased monitoring, and then make a decision whether that should be replaced or not. >>reporter: dr. says all pipe plastic or metal can suffer crack and pru it was leak. however plastic pipe are flex ill and less prone to damage

ellen coleman, ceo of dupont. [ applause ] and another outstanding student. one of the best high schools in the country. and as you can see it's filled with some pretty impressive students. i have to say when i was a freshman in high school, none of my work was patent worthy. we had an exhibit of some of the projects that you guys are doing. the first high school student satellite. a wheelchair controlled by brain waves. a robot. there's one thing -- i don't know exactly how to describe it. it is measuring the oceans and it's unbelievable stuff. to the students here, i could not be more impressed by what you guys are doing. i'm hoping that i will learn something just by being close to you. through osmosis i will soak in some knowledge. i already feel smarter. just standing here. one president who would have loved this school is the person that it's named after, thomas jefferson. he was a pretty good inventor himself. he also happened to be the first american to oversee our country's patent process. that's why we're here today. when thomas edison filed his pat

. >>> and a federal jury awarded chemical giant dupont $920 million in damages from a south korean companybanking giant ubs slumped in trading after police in london charged a rove trader with losing the company about $2 billion in unauthorized deals. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now let's send it back to "hardball" and chris matthews. >>> welcome back to "hardball." this is going to rip the scab off with all the conservatives watching. is there room in the modern republican party any longer for someone who's even slightly an intellectual? or has the gop become a party that celebrities ignorance? look at how the presidential candidates in the field proudly oppose mainstream scientific thought like evolution and global warming. jennifer rubin, a conservative blogger for "the washington post," i'm not sure she's that conservative, summed it up when she wrote today that some of the republican party seems to think ignorance is virtue and intelligence is a vice. she wrote, "republicans have sometimes mistaken anti-elitism with anne-smarts. it's one thing to happy scorn on l

we talk to dupont, and to the largest green collar firm, the u.s. army.talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s. army, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a n

>> in 1881, when blaine became secretary of state, he decided to build a large mansion on dupont circle. that house is still standing today. it was a house that he only kept for a few years. in the post 1884 election, he and his wife traveled a lot. it was at that same time after giving up the washington residents that they built another big gilded age victorian cottage here in maine. then when he became secretary of state for the lost time, he actually acquired secretary of state's house near the white house. that is the house he died in in 1893. >> he was there for a very short time. he had one of his daughters who died there. his wife hated the place. it is absolutely mammoth. it is still standing on massachusetts avenue. >> interested in james blaine and like to see that period of history. about 12 minutes left. hawaii stanley. >> high. -- hi. are there any books that they might recommend for reading in regards to mr. blaine? but i would suggest the but you are holding right there. if you want to know about the time. or the state in addition to this, some other books to can recommen

[applause] the ceo of dupont, the ceo of eli lilly. [applause] and we have another outstanding student. [applause] this is one of the best high schools in the country. [applause] as you can see it is filled with some pretty impressive students. when i was a freshman in high school none of my work was a patent for the. [laughter] we had an exhibit of some of the projects that you are doing and the first high school student satellite, a wheelchair controlled by brain waves, robots, there's one thing -- i don't know exactly how to describe it, but it's measuring toxicity and the oceans and it's unbelievable stuff. succumb to the students here, i could not be more impressed by what you guys are doing i'm hoping that i will learn something just by being close to you. [laughter] that through osmosis -- [laughter] [applause] i will so gain some knowledge. i already feel smarter just standing here. [laughter] one the president would have loved this school is the person that is named after. thomas jefferson. he was a pretty good mentor himself,

[cheers and applause] ellen kullman, ceo of dupont.[cheers and applause] john lechleiter, ceo of eli lilly. [applause] and we've got another outstanding student, karishma popli. [applause] -year-old classmate. this is one of the best high schools in the country. [cheers and applause] as you can see, it is filled with some pretty impressive students. i have to say when it was a freshman in high school, none of my work was patent worthy. [laughter] i was -- we had an exhibit of some of the projects that you guys are doing and the first high school student satellite, a wheelchair controlled by brain waves, robot. there's one thing i don't know exactly how to describe it, but it's measuring toxicity in the oceans. it's unbelievable stuff. so to the students here, i could not be more impressed at what you guys are doing. i am hoping that i will learn something just by being close to you, through osmosis. [laughter] i will filter in -- [applause] i will soak in some knowledge. i already feel smarter standing here. [laughter] one president wh

four, ellen kullman, ceo of dupont.patricia woertz, ceo of a company that processes after the break. >>> who are the most powerful women in business? the second most powerful, indra nooyi and the most powerful businesswoman, irnen rosenfelt. the agony of defeat. nothing the worse for a sports fan, especially an outspoken one like jay carney, who's team, the boston red sox, out. and did not at all make the playoffs. he had to face perez today. joe johns is out, but brianna keilar is in for political pop and was in the room. but before we talk carney and what he did, just take me through what happened last night. >> let me preface this by telling you the last time i reported on baseball was in high school. so, here goes. here's what happened last night. late last night, bottom of the ninth, two outs, two strikes, boston was up 3-2. and then -- what happens, boston blows it. the red sox blow it. the orioles win the game. this was the end of the season for the red sox and this was really kind of an epic collapse. they had a

jessica matthews, ellen coleman, ceo of dupont, and the ceo of eli lilly.we have another of standing ticket, your class -- another outstanding student, your classmate. this is one of the best high schools in the country. [cheers and applause] as you can see, it is filled with some pretty impressive students. i have to say when i was a freshman in high school, none of my work was patent worthy. we had an exhibit of some of the project that you guys are doing, and the first high school student satellite, a wheelchair controlled by brain waves, robots -- there is one thing, i don't know exactly how to describe it, but it is measuring toxicity in the oceans. unbelievable stuff. to the students here, i could not be more impressed by what you guys are doing. i am hoping that i will learn something just by being close to you, through osmosis i will soak in.the en i already feel smarter. [laughter] 1 president who would have loved this school is the person that this code named after, thomas jefferson. he was a pretty good inventor himself -- the person this school

we talk to dupont, and to the largest green collar firm, the u.s. army. we talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s. army, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a gd educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not nessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a grn collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a non

pfizer, dupont, u.s. steel, proctor and gamble -- back when they were founded, there were founded by immigrants. those are a lot of jobs coming from immigration. to start off with alejandra, i will start with to the cliche -- we are a country of immigrants. we encourage immigrants to come to the world's best graduate schools. other countries are trying to catch up, but it turns out that it is hard to create a network of post -- schools and we started out way ahead. we have a history of risk taking. we have a history of capital for would be. we have a culture that kaulitz failure more than anywhere else in the world. it made the u.s. -- culture that accepts failure more than anywhere else in the world. it made the u.s. the best in the world. our cultural history has given us an edge, even with the global the economic troubles. i think we're still the entrepreneurialism a cup of the world. we have to make sure -- the entrepreneurial mecca of the world. we have to make sure that they have that opportunity, w

we talk to dupont, and to the largest green collar firm, the u.s. army. we talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s. army, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is

we talk to dupont, and to the largest green collar firm, the u.s. army.e talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s. army, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, becau thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a non-partisan vote. we do not have

sample of these letters from the business software alliance, small business entrepreneurship council, dupont, other financial organizations be included in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, i reserve the balance of -- i would ask consent my full speech be made a part of the record and ask consent that i be allowed to reserve the balance of my time, and i would suggest the absence of a quorum. i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. coburn: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coburn: i just wanted to respond to my chairman's comments. first of all, what we have proposed came out of the judiciary committee in the house 32-3. in other words, only three people in the judiciary committee in the house objected to this. the other point i would make is the letter from chairman rogers does not bind the next appropriations chairman. i think everybody would agree to that. it only binds him, and it only binds him as long as h

that was an issue that taylor my story around dupont, the huge chemical producer noting they to i think because their rates had been lower in the past and they had expect expectations, they had sometimes ingesting lls of dollars you've called question between the industry and suppliers. four class action suits have been brought accusing the railroad companies of price fixing. gues although it's a waiting class confiation that involves a group of shippers, potentially 30,000 suing the railroads over allegedly colluding to overcharge them for fuel. the trial is still have said is one, the two wearned eastern railroads started to use the same surcharge systems at approximately the same time making it easier for them to implement these systems, and a number of documents had also been read in trial to suggest that the railroads were aware of the success of these systems did depend on cooperation. >> but as an i grew up going to different plas right on the job and they used to run trains about every hour or so. they had large, long trains. and now i'm up in age and travel all over the united

pfizer, dupont, u.s. steel, proctor and gamble -- back when they were founded, there were founded by immigrants. those are a lot of jobs coming from immigration. to start off with alejandra, i will start with to the cliche -- we are a country of immigrants. we encourage immigrants to come to the world's best graduate schools. other countries are trying to catch up, but it turns out that it is hard to create a network of post -- schools and we started out way ahead. we have a history of risk taking. we have a history of capital for would be. we have a culture that kaulitz failure more than anywhere else in the world. it made the u.s. -- culture that accepts failure more than anywhere else in the world. it made the u.s. the best in the world. our cultural history has given us an edge, even with the global the economic troubles. i think we're still the entrepreneurialism a cup of the world. we have to make sure -- the entrepreneurial mecca of the world. we have to make sure that they have that opportunity, w

pfizer, dupont, u.s. steel, proctor and gamble -- back when they were founded, there were founded by immigrants. those are a lot of jobs coming from immigration. to start off with alejandra, i will start with to the cliche -- we are a country of immigrants. we encourage immigrants to come to the world's best graduate schools. other countries are trying to catch up, but it turns out that it is hard to create a network of post -- schools and we started out way ahead. we have a history of risk taking. we have a history of capital for would be. we have a culture that kaulitz failure more than anywhere else in the world. it made the u.s. -- culture that accepts failure more than anywhere else in the world. it made the u.s. the best in the world. our cultural history has given us an edge, even with the global the economic troubles. i think we're still the entrepreneurialism a cup of the world. we have to make sure -- the entrepreneurial mecca of the world. we have to make sure that they have that opportunity, w

>> in 1881, when blaine became secretary of state, he decided to build a large mansion on dupont circleouse is still standing today. it was a house that he only kept for a few years. in the post 1884 election, he and his wife traveled a lot. it was at that same time after giving up the washington residents that they built another big gilded age victorian cottage here in maine. then when he became secretary of state for the lost time, he actually acquired secretary of state's house near the white house. that is the house he died in in 1893. >> he was there for a very short time. he had one of his daughters who died there. his wife hated the place. it is absolutely mammoth. it is still standing on massachusetts avenue. >> interested in james blaine and like to see that period of history. about 12 minutes left. hi, stanley. are there any books that they might recommend for reading in regards to mr. blaine? >> i would suggest the but you are holding right there. if you want to know about the time period or the state in addition to this, some other books to can recommend it? >> i would agree

and she donated their house on s street near dupont circle to the national trust for historic preservation it's a wonderful little museum. a little time capsule of life in the 1920s. so if you're interested in woodrow wilson, that's a great local place to visit. >> thank you. do we have any indication as to what ellen's illness was? >> yes. she suffered from -- what was then called bright's disease, which was kind of a catch-all phrase for kidney trouble. she had first been diagnosed with kidney trouble during her third pregnancy in 1889. but, again, they didn't have a lot of medicine or treatment for that, and she probably would have succumbed to kidney disease in any case. woodrow was extreme guilty about it. he felt that the pressure of the white house had done her in. but i think she -- she always was going to get kidney disease. and that's what she died of. >> hi, i wondered if you would talk a little bit about the course of your research for this book? you mentioned the library of congress. what -- what documents you came across that were most important? if you knew what you were loo

we talk to dupont, and to the largest green collar firm, the u.s. army. talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s. army, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a