edith sat in this very comfortable rocker here. wilson would greet his guests, who would be seated at either one of the chairs here in the room, or across the way on the very comfortable sofa. friends from his administration, cabinet members were frequent visitors to wilson here on s street. lloyd george, the prime minister of great britain visiting wilson here. it was as i said, a regular routine. you would meet with wilson about 3:00 in the afternoon. and then you would have about 45 minutes with him. again, wilson was recovering from that illness that forced him to leave office, and, however, was able to entertain guests with conversation. if you weren't invited to the theater, wilson's secretary john randolph bowling would go down to the local movie house and get a feature film. and douglas fairbanks and mary pickford actually gave that projector to wilson. the first of our presidents to have a theater in the white house, and over the library bookcase they put up a movie screen. so guests would gather again, pull up some chairs

the tapestry was a wedding gift since wilson married edith in december of 1915. he chose not to have a large, elaborate white house wedding. they had a small private ceremony from edith's house on 20th street, however, the gifts were certainly quite magnificent. the french ambassador sent this tapestry over to mrs. wilson to chose after she returned from her honeymoon. ike hoover who was the famous celebrated usher, chief usher at the white house for over 40 years called mrs. wilson down and said, madam, the french ambassador is here, and he has some gifts for you to chose as a wedding gift. edith says, oh, well, by all means, escort the ambassador upstairs, and hoover said, no, madam. you'll need to come down to the east room. that should have been an indication that it was no small gift. the ambassador had brought along three tapestries here at the united states at the panama pacific exposition in san francisco in 1915. wilson, we may add, opened the panama canal in 1915 to trade. in the french pavilion were these works of france including these tapestries. so

when did he marry his second wife, edith? >> he married his second wife edith in 1886 which was only 2 years after the death of alice lee, and it was an extremely happy marriage. an extremely successful one. and she lasted as long as the administration of harry truman. and the children they produced, theodore roosevelt jr. was the first and there was kermit, then had was another girl, ethel, and then there was quinton, and i've forgotten archie, too. they had four sons. and two daughters. >> how did each of those die? >> i tell their stories in the epilogue to "colonel roosevelt" and alice, the first to be born, was the last to die in 1918. ted turned out to be a magnificent soldier in world war i. came back in world war ii to be a general who went ashore on d-day with the third army and died of a heart attack just a few days after winning the medal of honor for the d-day invasion. one of the most highly decorated soldiers of both world wars. archie was very similar. much decorated soldier, who died of old age in the late 197

edith bouvier, a french correspondent seriously injured. very difficult to move her because her leg was fractured. two others, a french journalist named william daniels and javier espinosa, who is a spanish journalist, they are trapped in homs in a district that is coming under heavy attack. there had been reports that edith bouvier and had crossed the border into lebanon. that has not been confirmed. we believe she is probably still inside homs, although we cannot confirm anything. ordon't know if she is out the other two. that is the situation. >> we heard in that report, talking about the international community will not stand by, will not allow a couple crimes to go unpunished. presumably, the syrian regime that is beyond caring. these are just more words, in the end. >> the only thing that really matters for the syrian regime at this stage is to have continued the sydiplomatic reports from beijing and moscow. almost a cold war going on, russia and china defending their position very strongly, counteracting western positions that it say

. >> the badly-entered french journalist edith bouvier was with him in the hospital. there is confusion about her whereabouts and that of two other journalists there. after leaving, they still had to get out of syria. harassed by government forces, they apparently split up. this activist helped them to flee. >> they were coming under a lot of fire. they had to move from house to house and there were rockets fired at them and even tank shells. the operation across the border took three or four hours. >> despite the successful rescue, a veteran war correspondent died in homs. her body remains there along with that of a french photographer. his girlfriend pled for his remains to be returned tom. >> the loss of your boyfriend is terrible, but the waiting is insufferable. i think all religions recognize to greet you need a body. we are not able to grieve. i will not leave him there. >> the plight of civilians still in homs remains desperate. here, rescue workers tried to free a little boy trapped in the rubble of his home destroyed by a shell. he apparently survived. many

the badly injured french journalist, edith bouvier, was with him. enr rrcutrr whereabouts are unknown. they were seized in a corner of the homs. is still had to get out of syria. this activist helped them flee. >> they were coming under a lot of fire. they had to travel on foot moving from house to house. there were rockets fired at them and even tank shells. the evacuation took three or four hours. >> the cost was high. >> they were supposed to turn back. there is a tremendous loss of life. we lost three activists. a group returning lost six activists. >> this began with the deaf of a veteran war correspondent in -- teh death of a correspondent in homs, >> the loss of your boy friend is terrible, but the waiting is insufferable. i think all religions recognize that to say goodbye you need a body. we are not able to grieve. i have promised everyone, his friends and family, that i will not leave him there. >> many others died today, as they do every day. evidenced by the red cross to get a temporary ceasefire appealing. many activists are risking the

paul conroy has been smuggled out of syria, but there is still concern over the french journalist, edith bouvier. but the republican presidential race for the white house continues. a top u.s. military officer has said north korea needs to halt its nuclear program in order to receive food aid. that contradicts stated u.s. policy that food issues are separate. north korea is believed to be in the grips of a food crisis. there are claims north korea is issuing permits for people wishing to visit relatives in china, provided they agreed to return. what did the official release say? >> the u.s. chief of the pacific command was speaking to a senate armed services committee when he made these comments, so they were very much alive comment, but he said the conditions being discussed between the u.s. and north korean for the resumption of food aid included an end to the nuclear program, an end to a missile testing, and the possible reintroduction of inspectors to north korea. that goes right against u.s. policy. the u.s. embassy says two issues remain. that is denuclearization and food aid. >> i

it's not a natural thing created by my god but edith some of sums it up pretty well. if kim kardashian can get married, anyone should be allowed to. hit us up at mcginty's mailbag at wusa9.com. that is our report tonight. i'll be back alongside anita brikman later tonight. log on any time to www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> whitney houston's funeral. "e.t." is on the ground in new jersey. >> the emotional wake today and from beyonce to oprah, the stars expected here to say their final good-byes tomorrow. >> her cousin dionne warwick, the heartbreaking letter from her mother. her godmother aretha franklin. >> she was having her problems. >>> and was whitney houston refused plastic surgery just days before her death? >> there is a report out there that you turned her away due to health problems, is that true? >> i know what it's like to be a star. contrary to popular belief it's not all it's cracked up to me. >> whitney and kevin costner in their own words.

she said edith entered his life a decade ago and that's when it started and she said it still happens. >> he has picked her. he picked her all long over his own family. she is the main person and anybody who won't separate from her gets what she gets, just by association. >> reporter: they face more than 40 years in prison and owe millions of dollars in restitution. sentencing set for may 11th. >> police in oakland have yet another shooting investigation on their hands tonight. the latest happened less than three hours ago near the corner of 65th and international boulevard. police say the male was shot five or six times during a rolling shoot out that went on for several blocks. the victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. this is the 7th shooting in oakland in just the past two days and two of those were deadly. >>> police are also investigating a mysterious death. they say a woman was found dead this afternoon in a house on 98th avenue at c street. no word on who she is or how long she was there. >> hundreds of school children took part in a parade. a parade for peace.

he met his wife, his wife was edith and his daughter, earth them, they met them at khartoum in a very picturesque place down the nile. they traveled up to cairo where he made another speech about the british empire which irked a lot of egyptian nationalists, actually, and then he went to europe. he had promised edith that he would give her a sort of second honeymoon, you know, if she'd let him go on the safari. they made a de. sari. they made a deal. so they went to italy and tried to recreate their honeymoon of 1885, but the crowds wouldn't let them. i mean, they were basically mobbed. because he was a star. i mean, he was a media star, you know, around the world. and even though he wasn't president anymore, they treated him like he was president. and he didn't want to have to meet with kings and queens and royals, but, of course, he did everywhere he went, in every country they fell over themselves to try and, you know, get him to come to the palace and tell them stories, and he regaled them with tales of the spanish-american war and tales of being president and also his western day

. >> edith bouvier was with him in the hospital. there is confusion over her current whereabouts and of two other journalists with them. they are under siege in homs. after leaving, they still had to get out of syria. this activist helped them to flee. >> they were coming under a lot of fire. they had to travel on foot and move from house to house. there were rockets fired at them and tank shells. the evacuation across the border took three or four horse. >> the cost has been high. >> most were forced to turn acko back. paul was able to go ahead. there was tremendous loss of life. the group with paul lost three, and the group with the turning journalists lost six. >> this began with marie in homs. her body remains there along with a photographer. his girlfriend pleaded for his remains to be allowed to go home. >> the loss of your boyfriend is terrible, but the waiting is inthan sufferable. i think all religions recognize that to say good, you need a 0 body. we are not able to grieve. i have promised everybody, his friends and family

>> i don't think anyone has ever refused, but edith roosevelt, who we'll see around the corner, we'll also see her inaugural gown, she didn't have a lot of patience for this. she was not first lady at the time. but she said she didn't save clothing, that she cut it up and made other things out of it. so, she did not donate anything to the collection. her daughter, however, later did. and what she donated was the inaugural gown. but mrs. roosevelt wasn't kidding. the bodice had been removed from the dress. >> does that give us context at the time that that was a traditional, normal thing to do? >> mrs. roosevelt said she liked to cut them up and satin gowns or silk gowns made tea gowns. it may have been a quirk of hers that she remade clothes. >> there were examples of other types of gowns here. it seems on every occasion we're looking to see what they're wearing. >> i think, one, it's become sort of a red carpet culture that likes to look and analyze what people are wearing. there's always been an interest in first lady's fashion. people were interested in what martha washington was w

. >> edith bouvier, the french journalist who also was injured said her broken leg and internal bleeding also needed urgent medical attention. elsewhere in homs, some ventured out for a hurried funeral, a death which apparently left these two small boys without a father. as international dismay mounts, so does the pressure on president al-assad. a new u.n. human rights support blames his troops of gross and systematic violations. tomorrow tunis host as major conference and its central focus is how to trap civilians. >> we hope to see help for syrians caught in assad's stranglehold, and international coordination and international pressure on damascus to convince it to allow humanitarian aid to those who need it most. >> already syria's main opposition group has called for three safe passages, one to bring in aid from jordan to dara and one from lebanon into homs and the third from turkey inside iglid. the opposition sees the tunis conference as an important step towards international recognition but helping those besieged inside syria is now a bigger priority. >> i'd like to see the conf

edith roosevelt didn't have a lot of patience for this. she said she didn't save clothing. she cut it up and made other things the out of it. she did not donate anything to the collection. her daughter later did. she donated the inaugural gone. the bodice had been remove frd the dress. it has a prop bodice. >> does that give some context of the that it was a normal thing to do. >> she said they worked very well as tea gowns. it may have been a quirk of hers or a thrifty quirk that she remade her clothes. >> why do we care so much? it seems on every occasion we're looking to see what they're wearing? >> i think we have become a red carpet culture thatlike to look and analyze what people are wearing. people were interested in what martha washington was wearing. i think it's because we look to these clothes. currently, we probably have more exposure to the first lady than we ever hand we still don't know her. most of us will never meet the first lady. we have to figure her out based on these little clue, snippets of interviews, what she served for dinner. we piece that togethe

edith bouvier, particularly badly injured. badly broken leg.ng the thighbone and across the thighbone. the doctors treating her are concerned she could suffer either clotting or bleeding internally. they desperately need to get out. yesterday we heard those video pleas from some of those journalists. here is the british photographer, paul conroy, who was working with marie colvin. >> i am currently being looked after by the medical staff who are treating me with the best medical treatment available. it's important that i'm here as a guest, not captured. any assistance that we can give them by government agencies would be welcomed. now, just any help. just want to assure family and friends in england that i'm okay. >> despite demands from british and french government s there's been no assurance from the syrian regime that they will let those journalists out. no humanitarian corridor plan. the doctors are very concerned about the health of both paul but especially edith. there are two other uninjured journalists, there, too, william daniels and

edith mcguinness. >> reporter: we got a look at a hair style for her visit to paris in 1961. mrs. got more attention on that trip than the president. >> i am the man who accompanied jacqueline kennedy to paris. (laughter) and i've enjoyed it. mrs. kennedy's children donated her papers to the kennedy library which is now making them available to researchers. the library's director says that the documents show the range of the former first lady's knowledge of art, history, and diplomacy. putting americans back to work. a program that adapts old skills i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points on my feet and exactly where i needed more support. then, i got my number. my tired, achy feet affected my whole life. until i found my number. i tried the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. in two minutes, i got my foot map and custom number. i'm a 440. that matched up to the dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support and cushioning i need. i am a believer. i'm a believer! i'm a believer. go to drscholls.com to find your closest walmart with a foot

>> i don't think anyone has ever refused but edith roosevelt who we'll see around the corner and see her inaugural gown, she didn't have a lot of patience for this. she was not first lady at the time. but she said that she didn't save clothing. that she cut it up and paid other things out of it and so she did not donate anything to the collection. her daughter, however, later did. and what she donated was the inaugural gown but mrs. roosevelt wasn't kidding, the bodice had been remove the from the dress. it now has a prop bodice. >> does that give us some context at the time? >> mrs. roosevelt said she liked to cut them up and said satin dresses worked very well as tea gowns. it may have been a thrifty quirk of hers that she repaid her clothes. >> it's not just inaugural gowns. there are examples of other types of gowns. why do we care so much? it seems on every occasion we're looking to see what they're wearing. >> one, we've become a very red carpet kind of culture that likes to analyze what people are wearing. people were interested in what martha washington was wearing. again, i

edith bubie says her leg was broken and needs surgery.er journalists were killed in that same attack. >>> researchers say they have discovered a flaw in an experiment that appeared to deny the laws of physics. the experiment would have proved einstein incorrect. >>> a man shot the video while at the orlando airport. you can see the trail of smoke there and then you will see how it splits in two. this is only the second amateur video of the disaster to go public. you will recall challenger broke apart a little more than a minute after its launch from cape canaveral florida in january of 1986. all six astronauts on board died. >>> their families were put in camps but they bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. >>> new at 10:00, a long overdue honor for 250 americans. they all re

in federal court in oakland today, ronald nelson pleaded guilty as did his second wife edith and twormer mortgage workers. they are accused of a mortgage fraud scream. one of nelson's daughter from his first marriage sames she was one of their victims and she blames his second wife. >> she's the main person. anyone who doesn't separate themselves from her are going to get what she gets just by association. i think he's been willing to stand by her. >>> the nelsons were involved in more than 60 fraudulent mortgageless. now they face more than 40 years in federal prison. >>> a man accused of driving his car into a nummi tunnel pled not guilty today to dui chargeless. scott mitchell was arrested, they say he drove right into the tunnel. investigators say mitchell's blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit. mitchell is due back in court for a pretrial conference. >>> in news of the world, in syria, thousands of people rallied in the city of homes today. mortar shells fell on the city after these pictures were taken. 200 people were killed and thousands of others injured. this

in federal court in oakland today, ronald nelson pleaded guilty as did his second wife edith and twoortgage workers. they are accused of a mortgage fraud scream. one of nelson's daughter from his first marriage sames she was one of their victims and she blames his second wife. >> she's the main person. anyone who doesn't separate themselves from her are going to get what she gets just by association. i think he's been willing to stand by her. >>> the nelsons were involved in more than 60 fraudulent mortgageless. now they face more than 40 years in federal prison. >>> a man accused of driving his car into a nummi tunnel pled not guilty today to dui chargeless. scott mitchell was arrested, they say he drove right into the tunnel. investigators say mitchell's blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit. mitchell is due back in court for a pretrial conference. >>> in news of the world, in syria, thousands of people rallied in the city of homes today. mortar shells fell on the city after these pictures were taken. 200 people were killed and thousands of others injured. this appea

edith bubie says her leg was broken and needs surgery.er journalists were killed in that same attack. >>> researchers say they have discovered a flaw in an experiment that appeared to deny the laws of physics. the experiment would have proved einstein incorrect. >>> a man shot the video while at the orlando airport. you can see the trail of smoke there and then you will see how it splits in two. this is only the second amateur video of the disaster to go public. you will recall challenger broke apart a little more than a minute after its launch from cape canaveral florida in january of 1986. all six astronauts on board died. >>> their families were put in camps but they fought for their country, tonight they were honored. >>> the change in the weather this weekend. chief meteorologist bill martin is back with his complete bay area forecast. >>> new at 10:00, a long overdue honor for 250 americans. they all received the medal of honor. >> reporter: i'm at the san jose war memorial. tonight some very special veterans of world war ii were fi

edith, a french journalist, she's been injured badly with the left leg.s and the doctor who is with her says she needs to get out. that leg is in bad shape and they can't do much more than strap it up and try to close the wounds. she needs surgery. she needs it now. a photographer we thought was injured, it turns out he's not. he is with edith. and then a second video surfaced and that's of paul con roy. he's a british photographer. he is wounded in the left thigh. it appears to be flesh wounds, not bone. he was on assignment with marie colvin when she and remi were killed. they need to get out and get medical attention and are asking for anyone to help them get out. su suzanne? >> you know, you and arwa damon have been reported what it is like on the ground. the fact that so many families don't have the medical help that they need. are we talking about the need to get them out within days now, within weeks? >> reporter: they need to be out within days. there are cases there are local people who are literally bleeding to death and dying every day because

edith boff yay was wounded in the same attack that killed an american and french journalist yesterday. she needs an operation and the doctors in syria can't perform it. the military is fighting anti- government rebels there. humanitarian groups are calling for a cease fire to deliver food and medical aid. >>> coming up, the final four battled it out ahead of sign tuesday. we're breaking down the winners and losers from last night's contentious debate. >>> and the pain at the pump. the president tries to ease concerns about rising gas price. >>> the people in this room have something in common. they served in the military and they looking for work. i'm beth parker. i will tell you why what is happening here times to be affective.  . >> those final four gop presidential hopefuls debated the issues last night, hoping to impress voters ahead of crucial primaries in michigan, arizona, and, of course, on super tuesday. jennifer davis shows us who scored the points in this contentious debate. >> the round table format of the latest debate set up interactions that could h

they are paul of the sunday times and french woman edith but late tonight we heard that this missionwounded journalists out and bring the bodies out have failed. we are not sure of the reasons why. they say they will attempt it tomorrow, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt with us. thank you. the trial on who should have -- who should pay for the worst offshore oil spill in american history did not start today as planned. instead, a george ordered in new orleans that both sides have one more week to try to come up with a deal outside the court. the multibillion dollars case other companies against tens of thousands of people. the deep water horizon disaster affected all along the gulf coast. the drilling rig, of course, exploded in 2010. killed 11 people. hurt 17 others and then, wow, more than 200 million gallons of oil rushed into the gulf. for months it went on before engineers could stop it of course, at that point, the damage was done. two years later still trying to recover, no matter what the commercials say to you. and it could cost bp and its subcontractors billions more dollars

where our edith and carolyn when we need them? >> i know. we should get them on the vote count.ou rawls playing "after dark" again. and another surge for rick santorum. regardless of what happens in colorado. but is tonight a game changer? we'll talk to the panel when we continue. oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ amen, omen >>> our real battle is unfolding in colorado. take a closer look at what's going on. john king is with me. 50% of the precinct, john, have reported for first time. mitt romney taking a slight lead over rick santorum. 37% to 35%. but only about 300 votes or so separate these two guys right now. newt gingrich and ron paul distantly behind. look at the counties right now. hold on for one moment because paul vercammen is over at gop headquarters in colorado right now. you're getting more numbers, paul? >> yes, wolf and john, i just got arapahoe c

he had promised edith is second honeymoon they had gone on safari. they tried to recreate their honeymoon, but the crowd would not let them. there were basically mont. he was a media star. even though he was not president anymore, they treated him like he was president. he did not want to have to meet with kings and queens, but he did in every country. they tried to get him to come to the palace, tell stories, regale them was stories about being president and the west. he was this cowboy with this strength in him from his days being a rancher. >> did you like that kind of attention? >> certainly. he was a political animal. fdr wanted to be the grim at every -- groom and every wedding and the corpse at every funeral. host: "booktv" on c-span2 every weekend and american history tv are c-span and3. ash jain, thank you for being with us. you have put forward a report that spells out some of the issues with iran. the subtitle is "troubling scenarios. what worries you most? guest: there are concerns about potential nuclear capabilities and the first catego

wounded journalist edith bouvier lays in a safe house.d by the shell it is that killed two of their colleagues on wednesday. a plea for help from a place desperately in need of some. >> translator: my leg is broken, the length of my fee mural. i need to be operated on as quickly as possible. the doctors have treated me as best as they can, except they cannot perform any surgical operations, so i need as quickly as possible during a cease-fire, a car with medical equipment, or at least in good condition to take me to lebanon to be treated as quickly as possible. >> on the same video, william daniels, unhurt, but clearly concerned for bouvier. >> translator: her more real is good, she is smiling, so i hope the french authorities can heche as quickly as possible, because it is difficult here. we don't have electricity, we don't have a lot of food, and the bombs keep falling. i think we need to get out of here as quickly as possible through medical means. >> reporter: not long after that video surfaced on the internet, a second one, this time

we mention the names, of george or the names of joseph or the names of editor the names of fanny -- edith fanny so we penalize those involved in a system rather than slaves themselves. >> i am glad you clarified that. >> another thing you noticed is this desk here which belonged to thomas jefferson. >> we are looking at the portable desk that jefferson actually drafted the declaration of independence on, sort of 18th century lap desk if you will, but it is something that allows us to see the very real documents and how those documents manifested themselves during the period here is also i wanted to talk about george marlin a british painter during the period of abolition which took place after the american revolution into the end of the 18th century there were a great number of people in america as well as great britain who were very passionate about helping to involve themselves in the anti slavery movement and he was one of those, this is a picture that depicts slaves family that has been in some way separated and what is happening there. and so it was these kinds of paintings that allo

french reporter edith bouvier who was injured in the same attack was injured. want to know that it will not confiscate photographs or recordings. the government is stepping up its shelling attacks this morning. at least 41 people have reportedly been killed just today. >>> our cnn in depth this week focusing on gas prices. the national average rising another two cents to $3.72 a gallon. that's according to aaa. the average price inching closer to that $4 mark. rising oil prices due to tensions with iran are pushing gas prices up here in the u.s. the cost of gas, up more than 12% since the start of the year. we'll have much more on your gas prices later this hour from cnn senior business correspondent, ali velshi. stay tuned for that. >>> it's primary day. voting underway in michigan and arizona now. what happens today could set the tone for super tuesday next week. the most recent polls showing mitt romney and rick santorum in a virtual tie in michigan. romney's home state. the santorum campaign has been robo calling democratic voters in michigan asking them to

. >>> wounded french reporter edith bouvier has now been safely out of syria.t a short time ago, taken out. french president nicolas sarkozy saying that happened. bouvier was wounded in an attack that left two western journalists dead in the besieged city of homs. that happened last week. british photographer paul conroy was also wounded in the attack. activists smuggled him out of the country and into lebanon earlier as well. >>> the cruise liner that caught fire in the indian ocean yesterday is getting a tow to seychelles. more than a thousand passengers and crew on board. no injuries have been reported. now, the ship is the sister of the "costa concordia," which was shipwrecked off the coast of italy. that happened earlier in january, killing 21. the "concordia" survivor went to washington to attend tomorrow's congressional hearings on cruise ship safety and passenger rights. >> laws need to be changed to protect our citizens. they need to do the drills before we even leave port. that's major. so that everybody knows what they're supposed to do. >>> now back

those injured journalists that the sunday times photographer, paul conroy and the french journalist, edithey got in, when they came out they only had with them, an old woman, a pregnant woman and her husband. and according to activists they say there was about an hour lull in the shelling and as soon as the syrian red crescent vehicles left the shelling resumed against with quite an intensity and they say the journalists, the international journalists don't feel comfortable leaving with the syrian red crescent because they're not international. they're syrian workers. they don't trust them. they want the international committee for red cross in person in there to get them out and give them security, wolf. >> that constitutional referendum in syria, is that really going to make a difference, nick? or is it so many u.s. and european officials, many in the arab world are saying simply, a joke? >> reporter: it's not going to bring peace. the country is on the edge of civil war. it's not going to change that one a iota. it will give russia and china, syria's backers, something to point to and s

history project of spellman college has collectioned dozens of these stories like that of 87-year-old edith let me sit at the table. she gave me a sandwich and i sat at the top step going to the basement. there are women who, after the assassination of met ger edwards organized against groups like the klu klux klan and there is the woman who long became a civil rights icon for refusing to giving up her seat on the bus once made a living as a domestic worker. black women's resistance in the jim crowe south certainly resulted to more than a couple of scat logical pie. but in the art "the help" does not imitate art and life. it rewrites a rich and robust history in which black women never needed anyone to speak for them. the true story is that for some white people and the black female domestics who worked for them, there really is a much closer to a horror film than a lighthearted drama. just ask those who found themselves at the mercy of jim crowe justice at the end std lynch mab's rope for a burning torch. in the real story, white men are not the benign hen-pecked husbands of "the help," th