in the book "the presidency of dwight d. eisenhower" chester page jr. and elmer richardson explained that in addition to political concerns eisenhower was also part of a culture so inured to segregation that he was blinded to the commonplace injustices that it fostered and the power hierarchies that it maintained. his acceptance of the system came from his life experiences, such as growing up in kansas where segregation was practiced. working in the segregated military. and socializing with friends who made jokes about black people. his experiences probably also made him instinctively aware of the violent response that would result from any attempt to change the system. quote, if we attempt merely by passing a lot of laws to force someone to like someone else, he warned, we are just going to get into trouble. unquote. with these words i can imagine his acceptance of the system came from his life experiences, such as growing up in kansas where segregation was practiced. working in the segregated military. and socializing with friends who made jokes about

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dwight d. eisenhower's family wants the memorial honoring the 34th president to be redesigned.e family says the concept focuses too much on his humble kansas roots and not enough on his accomplishments during world war ii and his time at the white house. the eisenhower memorial commission plan to seek final approval of the dedine sign but did not comment on the family's objection. >>> doomsday apparently is inching closer. that is according to the group of excites who track the likelihood of a global catastrophe. they have moved the doomsday clock to five minutes before midnight. the past two years, it has been six minutes. the group says limited efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and global warming are why members changed the clock. >>> the future of the washington redskins coming up next on fox 5 morning news. is it this guy? robert griffin iii? he is one step closer. sports headlines straight ahead after the break. o, progresso. it fits! fantastic! ring, ring. progresso. they fit! awesome. thank you. [ man ] ring, ring. pro-gresso. they fit! okay-y... okay? you do

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the action, the spirit of men, dwight d. eisenhower. >> we stand for freedom.ourselves. that is our only commitment to others. john f. kennedy. >> ♪ free free ♪ >> give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teaming shores, send these, your homeless, tempest tossed to me. i lift my lamp to the golden door. >> ♪ [applause] [cheers and applause] impossible. announcer: when you open a book, you can explore new lands... [bird screeches] meet new friends, and discover new adventures. there are amazing possibilities when you open your mind to reading. [roar] you can log onto he library of congress website and let the journey begin. >> good morning, and welcome to our city hall. as you know, yesterday -- first of all, let allthank all the members of the board of supervisors that are here today. it is really great day for our city and san francisco. i want to thank the members who are here, and even those who have not made it here, they have already registered. there certainly here in spirit. yesterday, you

. >> there is a bit -- the over a memorial for president dwight d. eisenhower>> here is a rendering of the park. his family says the part is not would want to be remembered. toit is a new opportunity that this great american experiment works. >> anticipation continue to build for the proposed memorial. it has attracted unexpected critics, the eisenhower family. the former president's granddaughter asked to halt the process. the family thinks that the is too much on his childhood. current design does very to depict the reason he is being honored. >> it is not a barefoot boy. but the executive architect says memorial has three main parts. a statue of eisenhower as a but two blocks with photographs. addressing the troops the day before d-day. the other one of them as president. the family has objected to a set of tapestries. the commission access they and not aetting focus. >> the memorial commission has plans to halt the process. it says will break ground this year and dedicate in 2015. >> it is not just a grandfather father we are memorializing. he was a great h

of the 31 presidents raided, dwight d. eisenhower ranked 21st. he was tied with ched arthur, just above andrew johnson. most of them would agree with the presidential scholar who said eisenhower would be remembered primarily as a man who single mindedly leaved the day to day administration of his office to trust subordinates like sherman adams. over the past 50 years, however, these earlier assessments of eisenhower as a well meaning but bumbling political novice has been challenged # drawing on a collection of rouds like right here at the eisenhower and personal eisenhower revisionists in which the president emerges as an executive to led the nation with a strong hand and a clear vig. the new scholarship has enhanced ike's reputation dramatically. in 1980, a new poll modeled on that t he then in 1990 slipped to 15. but in 2010, last year, s ichie college research poll ike had slipped back to the top ten. the revisionists have focused on ike in the foreign policy sphere. they have not focused as much on ike in the domestic sphere. now, if you try

dwight d. eisenhower's family wants to delay the planning of a memorial honoring the 34th president because they object to the design. the family said the concept overemphasizes eisenhower's humble kansas roots and neglects to show the many accomplishments he had in world war i, and i his time in the white house. the memorial will be built in front of the department of education. >>. and i she was the last customer employee the kfy expected. why -- kfc expected.  ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped with pickles, mustard, and cheese. head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! ♪ let's go . >> she's a single mom who has been deployed five times, forced to leave her family to do her job. the mothers are making due without their mother the senior year of high school. sounds sad but you're in time for the happy ending. beth parker shows us a restaurant chain ordered up about as much exciteme

of the 31 presidents rated dwight d. eisenhower ranked 21st. he was tied with arthur. just above andrew johnson. most of these academics would have agreed at that time with the presidential scholar who said eisenhower would be remembered primarily as a man who single-mindedly pursued his appetite for leisure and recreation while leaving the day to day administration of his office to trusted subordinates like assistant to the president sherman adams. over the past 50 years, however, these earlier assessments of eisenhower as a well-meaning but bumbling political novice have been challenged. drawing on newly opened collections of official records like right here at the eisenhower and personal papers, eisenhower revisionists have constructed a new image in which the president emerges as a capable, clever executive to led the nation with a strong hand and a clear vision. the new scholarship has enhanced ike's reputation dramatically. in 1980 a new poll modeled on that of 1962 placed eisenhower ninth. he then in 1990 slipped to 15th but in the 2010, last year, ike had once a

. >>> the family of a former president dwight d. eisenhowerts to delay plans for a memorial in his honor. eisenhower's family is not happy with the design. they sent a letter to the national planning commission saying the memorial overemphasizes his kansas background. the family wants the memorial to put more emphasis on his achievements during world war ii and the white house. >>> martin o'malley is seeking a major investment in the state's scoots. he visited germantown elementary school in annapolis today. he'll ask the general assembly to approve $372 million for school construction when he unveils his budget next week. that's $61 million more than the general assembly approved last year. the governor says it will pay off in other areas. >> we know that in order to create jobs, the modern economy requires modern investments, no investment is more important than investments we make in your brain power, in your talent in your skills. >> governor o'malley says the school construction dollars would create 750 jobs in maryland. >>> coming up in

have to go back to the clinton administration, go back to a prior republican administration, dwight d. eisenhower1950's. the marginal tax rate on people whose income was equivalent of a million dollars today was even when you took all the deductions, all the credits was 52%. official rate was 91%, but even after all the deductions, they were paying 52%. this is what public and administration in the early 1950's, so for republicans now to say that this is outrageous or kind of confiscutory is absurd. in the 1950's the top 1% were taking home 10% of total income in the country. today taking home twice that much. >> well, this i think is a great campaign effort, but it's also morally the right thing to do. wealthy people in this country can pay more. if we are going to fix our treasury, there has to be shared sacrifice, they had all the breaks in the last ten years. republicans of course will vote against it, but polls show american favor raising taxes on the wealthy. even republicans favor it. even millionaires are in favor of it. >> absolutely. >> how hard should the democrats push this one? >> i

. >>> the family of former president dwight d. eisenhower want to delay plan for a memorial in his honor. the family is apparently not happy with the design. they sent a letter to the national capital planning commission saying architect frank gary's concept overemphasizes eisenhower's kansas background. the design has large metal tapestries with images of eisenhower's rural childhood home. the family wants the memorial to put more emphasis on his achievements during world war ii and in the white house. >>> 5:37. 38 degrees. going to extremes to get drugs into the u.s. the old-fashioned detective work that helped airport security nab a suspected drug smuggler. >>> and a special surprise after an unexpected visit. we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> weather and traffic on the 1s. 5:41. i'm tom kierein in storm center 4. it is frosty cold. down into the 20s to just near 30 degrees throu

dwight d. eisenhower's family wants a memorial honoring the 34th president redesigned.oo much on his humble kansas roots and not enough on his accomplishments during world war ii and his time at the white house. the eisenhower memorial commission plans to seek final approval of the design in march and didn't comment on the family's objections. >>> peanut butter in your breakfast cereal might sound delicious to some people, but it's a serious concern for some parents, the controversy over this popular morning staple next. >>> on the news edge an elderly woman robbed a bank while wearing what she thought was a bomb strapped to her leg. we'll show you how it ended at 11:00.  >>> binge drinking is on the rise with young people these days, about the an alarming new study shows just how much they're actually drinking. according to the cdc young people down an average of nine drinks when they get drunk. overall about one in six adults surveyed said they had an episode of binge drinking in the previous month, more common for those ages 18 to 34. the cdc

. >>> the family of president dwight d. eisenhower to delay plans for a memorial in his honor. his family is apparently not happy with the design. you see some of it here. they sent a letter to the national capital planning commission. they say the atech's concept over-- atech's concept overem a overemphasizes his kansas background. it has large metal tapestries with images of eisenhower's rural childhood home. the family want the memorial to put more emphasis on his achievements during world war ii and in the white house. >>> 6:27. 38 degrees. it's no joke. the comedian who was doing better in the polls than some of the presidential candidates. >>> plus, we'll tell you why some local lawmakers will be debating fantasy football. >>> and a local county putting on the full court effect to lure the fbi from the district. ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' a sunny day ♪ ♪ sunny day ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ i'm feelin' subway today [ male annou

and on this day in 1959, the president dwight d. eisenhowering the territory of alaska into our union as america's 49th state. it began just after the civil war when the secretary of state then, william seward purchased alaska from the russians. the deal infuriated the u.s. congress and the press called the territory a polar bear garden 30 years later things changed when prospect tores discovered gold there after world war ii the push for stayed hood began. another star joined the stripes 53 years ago today. and now you know the news for this tuesday, january the 3rd, 2012. i'm shepard smith. thanks for having us into your home. and iowans thanks for having us into your state. it's a fascinating process to watch. you might not think that the arcane way they do things around here is the right process for this all to begin. but it's how to works. tonight iowans begin an american tradition, choosing who our next leader will

dwight eisenhower and general patton. he was chosen by general patton in 1944 during preparings for allied invasion of german occupied france and drove for him from d-day until the end of the war in europe in may 1945. later that year general patton died on december 21, 1945 as a result of an auto accident. mr. francis sanza received five medals and five bronze stars during his time of service. thank you. >>> my first ride in an airplane was in a waca open cockpit type plane, rode in the backseated on my father's lap. that was quite an experience. ultimately an air force recruiter told me i could be an aviation cadet. i asked what the deal was and they explained if i had passed through the pilot training program they would give me wings and commission. if they didn't want me, they didn't want me. i said, that's a no-brainer. they can teach me to fly and i can leave if i want to? okay. sign me up. ♪ >> we lost a lot of guys in korea. i fully didn't expect to survive. i met a friend of mine that i went to high school and college with on r&r in tokyo and i started telling him what he should tell my mother. i said, what are you telling me? the probabil