both are fairly approximate to the eisenhower connector ramp. >> reporter: if this weather cooperates, this new traffic configuration will remain in place through september. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> by the way, you can always check for traffic updates on the betway and other roads and you can get information on local airports by going to our website at wusa9.com. click on the traffic path which is on our home page. >>> by the way, aaa says a plan to close 19 virginia rest stops could compromise highway safety. the organization is calling on governor kaine to reverse that decision. the stops are being closed in order to save money. aaa mid-atlantic says it is concerned that drivers who are tired will just keep on driving without a break. >>> the investigation in to last month's deadly metro crash is going to delay commuters again. because once again it is on the red line. the tacoma station is closed until 3:00 this afternoon. that means that you will have to take a shuttle bus between silver spring and fort totten. the station will close again on saturday from 7

i'm on the eisenhower connector bridge and behind me you see traffic heading from springfield to the wilson bridge. that traffic is being diverted because of work on the wilson bridge. >> the eisenhower connector loop, we are two lanes and we are routing one lane down the ramp that was taking traffic to the eisenhower connector. that is a lane. it is the beltway lane that takes you through. three lanes but traffic is splitting and going through the eisenhower connector ramp. >> reporter: why are you doing this. >> this bridge is old and needs to be replaced so when you are replacing a bridge you have to move traffic to one side and the other side to get in and work. >> reporter: this will continue how long? >> three mondays we intended this to happen in the summer when folks are on vacation but it will run in to september also. >> we understand that the exit to eisenhower is closed. that's 174, right. >> ' that's right. last week in preparation for in the access to the eisenhower connector, most of it was closed to allow the lane to be used for the beltway. >> how do folks divert. >>

the right lane of the outer loop in alexandria will be diverted to the eisenhower connector. because the traffic will be using the connector it will not be open to other vehicles. digital correspondent, armando trull has more on the changes. >> reporter: traffic on the outer loop in alexandria heading from springfield to the wilson bridge is being shifted as it approaches the eisenhower avenue exit. >> the normal part of the highway will have two lanes and the third lane is routed down the eisenhower connector ramp and back to the beltway. it is a stretch of three- quarters of a mile where you are actually off the belt rae. >> reporter: the eisenhower connector bridge is getting much-needed repairs. >> built in the early ' 60s and structurally worn out. to do the work you have to push traffic to the left and the right and get in and do the work. >> reporter: exits 174 is also closed. >> folks going to eisenhower avenue get off at van doren street to the west or telegraph road to the east. both are fairly proximate to the eisenhower ramp. >> this traffic configuration will rem

the right lane will be diverted on to the eisenhower avenue connector. because beltway traffic will be using the connector it will not be open to other vehicles. this pattern will be in affect until september and we will have a live report from the scene of the changes coming up in the next half hour. >>> today metro's tacoma station will be closed for five hours for more tests on the tracks where last month's deadly red line crash happened. the tests will run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and again on saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. the fort ttotten stations will be open. shuttle buses will be used for that portion of the ride. >>> police are not revealed the man shot and killed by officers yesterday afternoon. police tried to pull a man over on a traffic violation a few blocks from the capitol but the driver fled going the wrong way on louisiana avenue before hitting a police cruiser. police say the man got out with a gun and fired at officers who returned fire and killed him. >>> a 24-hour standoff ended in mclean, virginia with two people critically in

. >> construction crews shifted the lanes ofbc the outer the of e thltway near eisenhower avenue this morning. the right lane of traffic was diverted using the eisenhower avenue connector rail as the third connector lane. this link configuration will be in place through september. drivers should access eisenhower avenue through than durham street or telegraph road. >>> now it feels like july in washington the heat and humidity are back together today. we knew that it had to end sometime, that low humidity. >> of course it had to come to an end. we had the humidity. it is not oppressive, but it is a little muddy and uncomfortable outside. not much in terms of cloud cover right now. just patchy fairweather clouds developing let's look at the time lapse. east into the district, you can see a fair amount of cloud cover. notice that the pace in the sky hat picture. -- the haze in the sky in that picture. generally, we are in the mid- 80's right now. we cannot rule out isolated showers and thunderstorms. but a better chance tomorrow. that is the latest for now. >> both congress and presiden

a pretty deep recession. 1958, 59 eisenhower was the president. eisenhower was the oldest man to the president ought to that time eckert. he had a heart attack, stroke, he was notorious secretary of state died of cancer in the summer of 1959. people looked at this as stodgy. we look back at eisenhower as being smarter than people thought at the time but he was old, without energy and he had his meeting with khrushchev, who was only a few years younger than he seemed dramatically younger, full of energy, boisterous. so that set the stage for the kind of youth culture and attraction to kennedy to a man who was john as he put it board of this century. so this undercurrent of rebellion that was going on was a reaction to the backdrop spaces and conformity that marked a large part of the 1950's. i'm not trying to explode the myth that was there. what i'm saying is the changes that came were in response to that quite a bit earlier. what i said earlier about how people in the 60's took their inspiration from things in the late 50's a good example is c. w

the lane to the right goes to eisenhower avenue. it feels more like a ramp to eisenhower avenue. in fact it is and you are down to 5 miles per hour. that is why last week it was so bad as far as traveling on the outer loop there. that construction will continue through september. it will be another tough one today. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the bad economy making one luxury more affordable. get this. a maine lobster man telling fortune magazine it is cheaper per pound than hot dogs at wholesale prices. the price cut being blamed on say significant drop in demand and the size is way up. >> that is one of my favorite foods. thank you, steve. >>> a major lender steering clear of bankrupt says. >> leaving many businesses breathing a sigh of relief. details on the deal that is keeping it going. business beat is up next. oh, hi! welcome back to progressive.com! how's that car insurance? great! just bought a house... and you just heard progressive offers homeowner's insurance. yeah! i also heard i could save a bundle -- because progress

pretty deeper recession in 1958 in 59, eisenhower was president. eisenhower was the oldest man to be president up to that time ever. he had a heart attack, he had a stroke, the tories secretary of state john foster died of cancer in the summer of 1959. people looked at this as stodgy and now look back and eisenhower as actually being smarter than people thought of that time, but he was old, he was dodging, he was without energy and he had his meeting with khrushchev. khrushchev who was only a few years younger than he seemed dramatically younger, full of energy and boisterous. so that sets the stage for the kind of a youth culture and for the attraction to kennedy, to a man who is young and as he put it was a born of this century. so this undercurrent of rebellion that was going on with was a reaction to the backdrop of a space is in conformity that marked a large part of the 1950's. i'm not trying to explode the myth that was there, what i'm saying is that the changes that came were in response to that quite a bit earlier than that -- what i said

again, a water main break as forced the closure of van dorn street at eisenhower avenue in alexandria. we will keep you posted on any further changes. >>> of course one of our top stories today the confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor. they started on captiol hill. >> the senate will -- please remove that man. >> there were fireworks when a protester shouted to disrupt the proceedings but the proceedings continued without a further incident this morning. if confirmed, sonia sotomayor will be the first hispanic to sit on the supreme court. we have a report now from washington. >> reporter: president obama's pick for the supreme court is ready for two days in the hot seat. >> would you please introduce the members of your family. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i will limit myself to just my immediate family. >> reporter: the confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor are underway. the democrats have a big enough majority in the senate so that the first hispanic nominee to the high court doesn't face any serious road blocks to confirmation, but republicans still have some big questions

motorists should access eisenhower avenue via van dorn street. bicyclist must use alternative routes. we turn to the weather. the d.c. area enjoyed cooler temperatures over the fourth of july weekend. when will we see the return of this typical summer heat? steve rubin is in today with a look at our first forecast. >> it feels warmer out there and more like summer. this morning, we were watching a dense fo adviseg 3 that is over and now, lots of sunshine and rapid warming. we had an area of low pressure to the southwest. that runs the clouds and showers yesterday. it is moving away offshore. here's our forecast -- we will call for temperatures in the lowe80's. by the time you had to bed, temperatures will be in the mid-60's. coming up, we will look at the extended outlook. we will have another big warmup in time for the upcoming weekend. >>> a woman charged with killing her 13-year-old daughter, adopted daughter, has pleaded guilty in prince williamty cuno court. alfred es faces charges of first-degree murder, child abuse, and filing a false poli

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you can not access eisenhower from van doren. this is causing delay unless the area. moving to 395, slow from the beltway up to seminary road and pentagon to the 14th street bridge. an extra 10 to 15 minutes there. the inner loop live at little river. slow braddock to 66. that's about 15 minutes, but it is starting to clear. should be done with that in the next half hour or so. moving to 270 southbound. still parking lot from father hurley all the way to i-370 where we had an earlier accident. still slow from 20 to 30 minutes and finally outer loop. we have an accident at new hampshire and andrea, over to you. >> thank you. >>> as you heard kris say a water main break use caused problems during the commute. it happened at the intersection of van doren and vine street the alexandria section of fairfax. 9 news now digital correspondent, kristin fisher is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: good morning. i'm standing right on van doren street where it interneck -- intersects with eisenhower in alexandria. just over my shoulder you can see a bunch of police officers

traffic will be diverted using the eisenhower avenue connector ramps. you -- you can access eisenhower using telegraph road. >> people will donate their time at arlington national cemetery. it will spend the day beautifying theemetery today. the gift is valued at more than $350,000 in services and labor >>> 5:48 right now. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we have steve rudin in this morning. he will check our forecast. it sounds like it will start to feel like it should be. >> especially tomorrow and into wednesday. back to near 90 degrees. we have only seen 90 degrees four times this year. winchester, 63. cloud cover across fairfax. 70 degrees. we will look for lots of sunshine this afternoon. 57 at state college. raleigh, 73 drees. there is a cold front just to the south of bust. some showers and thunderstorms are starting to pop up. -- there is a cold front just to the south of us. temperatures eventually will make it to the upper 80's to near 90 degrees over the next couple of days. this a cold front will lift to the north. the

>> the woodward city manager said it was the first presidential visit to the town since dwight eisenhowerwho made a brief stop in the 1950s. >>> former secretary of state colin powell says president obama's agenda may be too ambitious and just too expensive. in an interview with john king from our sister network cnn, powell says he worries he's trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offered some advice. >> i think one of the challenges president obama has now is that he's got so many things on the table. these are issues that the american people find important. health care and so many other issues. but i think one of the cautions that has to be given to the president, and i've talked to some of his people about this is you can't have so many things on the table thank you can't absorb it all and you can't pay for it all. >> despite his concerns, powell says he has a good relationship with president obama. you can catch more of john king's interview with colin powell today on state of the union. that starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern on our sister network cnn. >>> hi there, i'm r

that's because of the new construction zone near eisenhower avenue.he box truck northbound 395 around duke street is gone. here we are, see just how slow this remains down toward the lane divider. this is volume. all the lanes are open. 301 northbound left lane is blocked around trade zone avenue. that truck was carrying port apotties. they are trying toget them on their way. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> one small step for man, one giant happy not really mankind. >> almost hard to believe that 40 years ago today apollo 11 landed on the moon. michael colin, buzz aldrin and neil armstrong focusing on the next giant happy forward. >> reporter: you have to be 50 or close to it to remember where you were 40 years ago today. the event was watched live by millions around the world. neil armstrong calls it the ultimate competition between two fierce adversaries, the u.s. and the u.s.s.r. >> it allowed both sides to take the high road with the objectives of science and learning and exploration. >> reporter: president kennedy laid the groun

eisenhower finally gets what he wants from congress, 50 years after he asked.essman barney frank will be here to talk about that. >>> and do you want to buy the watergate hotel? if you said no, you're in good company, with everyone else on the face of the earth. important and sad real estate news, just ahead. >>> kent jones will have that story. but first, it's time for a couple of holy mackerel story in today's news. it is back on in iran. despite a ban on public gatherings, hundreds of people marched in the streets of tehran today. a power protest was also planned for this evening. iranians were organizing today to turn off all appliances at a designated time and then switch them back on five minutes later, trying to cause a power surge. there were some unconfirmed reports of power outages in three tehran districts. >>> on friday, of course, much larger protests in the streets coincided with an appearance from iran's reformist former president at official friday prayers. but the turmoil isn't just on the ground and in the streets, it's also, apparently, insid

the vast majority of americans voted for franklin roosevelt and dwight eisenhower. next going back to the intellectual thing, the adelaide stevenson thing. >> liberal intellectuals,no, but adlai stevenson comes in later in the story. but adlai stevenson was the kind of person, one of the campaign arguments against him, not made by eisenhower by the way, he was not appraised anti-communist crusader at all, but one of the arguments made against stevenson by the right in 1952 was that he had been insufficiently condemnatory of alger hiss. >> now to whitaker chambers to see what looks like and sounds like from the same era. >> i was very fond of alger hiss. >> very fond of temple >> indeed i was. he was perhaps my closest friend. certainly the closest friend i ever had in the communist party. i don't hate mr. hiss. we were close friends. caught in the tragedy of history. mr. mihiss represents the concealed enemy against which we are all fighting and i am fighting. i testified against him with remorse and pity. >> the logo in the corner for american writers was eight yea

so yes, you can exit at van dorn, but you cannot exit at eisenhower. so the road is divided, o to the left, one to the right getting by. delays off northbound 95 into the work zone. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> during a speech at the naacp's annual convention, president obama thanked people who paved the way to his historic election. and he also said the rain of racism and discrimination skill -- still existed. >> we have to say to our children, yes, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school. no one has written your destiny for you. your destiny is in your hands. you cannot forget that. that's what we have to teach all of our children. no excuses. >> yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the naacp. and for more on this milestone anniversary, we are joined by lorraine miller, president of the d.c. branch of the naacp. and also an naacp nation

eisenhower finally gets what he wants from congress, 50 years after he asked. congressman barney frank will be here to talk about that. >>> and do you want to buy the watergate hotel? if you said no, you're in good company, with everyone else on the face of the earth. important and sad real estate news, just ahead. you could buy 300 bottles of water. or just one brita filter. ( drop plinks ) brita-- better for the environment and your wallet. [ engine powers down ] gentlemen, you booked your hotels on orbitz. well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesson today. good day, gentlemen. thanks a lot. thank you. introducing hotel price assurance, where if another orbitz customer books the same hotel for less, we send you a check for the difference, automatically. >>> still ahead, congressman barney frank joins us. nine house republicans and lou dobbs of cnn decide they are down with the people who don't

the eisenhower connector will remain closed to all traffic and sold september. the on the lookout this morning as there is a change in the traffic pattern on the outer loop. >> thank you. >>> metro's takoma station will be closed beginning at 10:00 this morning. it will stay closed until 3:00 this afternoon so the ntsb can coinue their investigation. they will be conducting tests between takoma and fort totten. there will also close down the station on saturday. shuttle buses will take riders around the area. >>> police shot and killed a driver who tried to flee a tropics stop near the u.s. capitol. >> four or five quick shots. >> police tried to pull over a man in a white mercedes. officers said he took off driving the wrong way on the louisiana ave. he then had two officers along the way. that chase ended after the man hit a jersey wall and a police cruiser. officers opened fire and killed him. the officers struck but the car when not seriously hurt. >>> the standoff that ckept a falls church neighborhood at bay was caused by a domestic dispute. a man had been

eisenhower. had been commander of all allied forces in the european theater. this is a walter cronkite who said openly after he left the anchor chair that he was a steve sownian democrat. walter believes when it comes to the presidency, character is most important, and he admired eisenhower for his leadership skill, for his character. i'd heard him say myself several times that he thought jimmy carter, if you gave the s.a.t. tests or an iq test that carter might well score the highest of any president he had known, but i think it's very important to note here, chris, that walter cronkite dominated television news. he helped invent television news as we know it to a very large degree. that he was of that generation of americans who always pulled for the president, whoever the president was, and he was always honored to sit with any president. he felt that it was a privilege to talk with a president or interview a president. he always found himself pull for a president. a lot of that changed in the '60s when we began to question more and question more carefully.

. >> i would have to say probably eisenhower. he had that kind of dignity about him.ou felt the strength of johnson very strong, that he could crush or elevate at will practically. you thought tremendous power there. respect for general intelligence, i like carter. >> what do you make of that? i love you when you guys do this because you do get the one-on-ones with these guys. you get close in and personal. >> well, first of all, partly because they shared the memories of world war ii, cronkite had tremendous admiration for president dwight d. eisenhower. after all, had been commander of all allied forces in the european theater. keep in mind, this is a walter cronkite who said openly after he left the anchor chair that he was a stevensonian democrat. walter believes when it comes to the presidency, character is most important, and he admired eisenhower for his leadership skill, for his character. i'd heard him say myself several times that he thought jimmy carter, if you gave the s.a.t. tests or an iq test, that carter might well score the highest of any president he

and went to eisenhower. >> that was perfectly common. my parents were what would be called moderates in today's parlance. the vast majority of americans voted for franklin roosevelt and dwight d. eisenhower. >> the adlai stevenson. >> liberal intellect chals? -- a liberal intellectuals? no. but adlai stevenson comes in later in the story but he was the kind of person who was one of the campaign arguments against him, not made by eisenhower, by the way, who was not a crazed anti-communist crusader at all, but one argument made against stevenson by the right in 1952 was that he'd been insufficiently condemn in aer to of hiss. -- insufficiently condemnatory of hiss. >> let's go to whitaker chamber, so we can see what he looks like and sounds like. it's from the same hearing. >> i was very fond of mr. hiss. >> you were fond of him? >> indeed, i was. he was perhaps my closest friends. mr. hiss. certainly the closest friends i had in the communist party. i don't hate mr. hiss. we were close friends. but we are caught in a tragedy of history. m

years, there was a lot of preparation, foreign travel, foreign attention, of course, president eisenhower had put him around the world on the tour that really opened the eyes of many people who otherwise would never had known what was going on out there. >> host: our phone lines are open. you can also sends us an email or send us is comment or a question at twitter, twitter.com. what kind of relationship did you have with him? >> guest: he was, of course, a brother but 17 years older, he was also a mentor and a real teacher. in fact, i answered one of his questions once when he asked what do you think is the most important feature that a leader of the nation should have? i said, well, i think it first has to be a teacher, and he was surprised at that answer but i don't mean just an ordinary teacher. one that's committed to educating his constituency to follow his lead. >> host: you included an excerpt following his inauguration and let me show you what you wrote. >> guest: that was the way the family ran. we were quaker, of course, in our upbringing. and that is the one religion where you

access between the eisenhower avenue connector and beltway's outer loop was closed at noon today. closures will last through september. bicyclists and pedestrians must use alternative routes. >>> virginia police were busy this fourth of july weekend. they were called to 562 crashes. 10 people lost their lives. alcohol was a factor in four of the fatal crashes. seven of the dead were not wearing seat belts. >>> oil prices hit five-week lows today. that will continue to the roller-coaster rises in -- roller-coaster price fluctuations. the average price is down from 3 cents a week ago. >>> coming up, the call at the multi million dollar state of michael -- estate of michael jackson has been handed over. >> obama and his russian counterpart planned a new reducing -- nuclear reduction pact. >>> president obama has broken ground on a new series of arms control agreements with russia. >> the united states and russia must lead by example. >> the president and the russian president signed a joint understanding for a new treaty to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in each country. this w

the woodward city manager said it was the first presidential visit to the town since dwight eisenhower who made a brief stop in the 1950s. >>> the british cyclist outsprinted to win. lance armstrong finished safely in the pack, maintaining 10th in the overall standings. yesterday's winner maintained the overall leader's jersey. armstrong returned to professional cycling after a 3.5-year break. this is his first tour de france race since finishing in 2005. >>> "showbiz tonight" has expanded coverage of miebal jac's life at 6:00 p.m. eastern and again at 11:00 p.m. watch the special report, "the life of michael jackson," right here on hln. >>> the rock band creed broke up five years ago but now they're back with a new adam. what they have to say about their upcoming tour. ññññ@ñ@

we have the lanes open with a little bit of a delay on the outer loop leaving van dorn to eisenhower the long-term construction project. they're not working right now but slowing the commute between van dorn and eisenhower. 395 northbound leaving the beltway toward duke street, the crash moved over to the shoulder and the pace is improving northbound from the capital beltway past landmark and toward the 14th street bridge. and again, all of the lanes there are open. this is a live shot, in land suitland parkway. no incidents reported, but volume moving at speed. the same off of 295 and the 11th street bridge. top stretch of the beltway, this is leaving bethesda into silver spring. outer loop of the beltway, checking for an accident, the lanes are open but the only delay is between 29 and georgi avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> enthusiasm is high but cash is low. now the government m pump the brakes on the cash for clunkers program and it is only one week old. now the white houstrying to find more money to fund the rebate program. matt acland counting the cas

eisenhower used to be brilliant at losing the news media confused by refusing to get into a topic he didn't want to talk about, and the president of the united states has to have the self-discipline to do that, but there's a second part of this that i think president obama will find very hard to do, but it would really help him a lot. this is a mistake. it's not complicated. this was a mistake. he shouldn't have said it. it would be tremendous for the country if the president would just say tomorrow you know, i made a mistake, i shouldn't have said anything, i didn't have the details, i certainly didn't want to hurt anyone, and i'm going to try to learn to be more careful because as president i have that obligation. to see a guy -- because he's still a very young president, he's a very new president still, and the country would actually i think relax a little bit if the president could be comfortable sharing with the country that he'd made a mistake. sean: you actually were pretty introspective in one of your books if i recall the title, lessons learned the hard way. >> yeah, and the

. >>> some drivers in alexandria are getting used to a new route today because most of the eisenhowervenue connector is now closed to traffic. the closure is part of the ongoing bridge project. workers are replacing a deck on the beltway above the connector. the roadway will be closed through september. detours have been set up and drivers can get to eisenhower avenue through van dorn street or telegraph road. bicyclists must use alternative routes also. >>> are you loving this weather? let's get the latest. >> wendy is back. you brought it back with you. that was very nice of you to do that. with the low humidity, boy, we get into -- now heading into the hottest time of the year. our average is 88. in a few days it's 89 degrees. we get a blue sky like this with nice, low humidity. boy, it is really, really wonderl. nothing within hundreds of miles on doppler. this is high knob up there in the blue ridge, outside. 73 degrees is the high temperature. overnight tonight, we'll be seeing our temperatures into the 50s. again at 10:45, 10:48, that's the time to look for the international sp

between the eisenhower avenue and van dorn street exits. a fire began when a tanker truck overturned after an accident between the truck and several other vehicles. and we're told one person was injured. >>> very soon dozens of montgomery county police cars will have video cameras. the so-called dash cams. the county council accepted a federal grant to put cameras in 100 patrol cars. they will be installed in september and the police department is seeking more grant money hoping to have cameras in all 800 patrol cars within three years. >>> the federal government is funneling more than $1 billion in stimulus funds to police departments around the country. but several big cities, including new york, will not be getting any of that money. the billion dollar program is aimed at helping police departments avoid layoffs and hire more officers. but it focused on cities with big budget problems and soaring crime rates. >> it is a compliment we got left out. it is not a compliment that i like the results of, but i like the recognition that we are d

drivers could still get to eisenhower avenue by van dorn street or telegraph road and there are signshelp you get through the detowers. >>> we'll talk more about just how soon general motors could be on the road out of bankruptcy. >>> as we go to a break, planes can be crammed enough so how about standing room only. ryan air in europe is looking into launching flights where pensions would stand up with a seat belt, of course. they believe the planes could pack in 50% more passengers an cut costs. i don't think i'm flying that. >>> in our business beat this morning, your social security number should be one of the most closely elemented elements of your personal information and now there is word that a flaw in the nation's numbering system could he can possess millions people to identity theft. researchers have found evidence that there are techniques to predict social security numbers just by knowing somebody's birth date and location which is often posted on social networking sites. the social security administering says the public shouldn't be alarm bid that new report. >>> things l

gary powers was shot down and of course, the soviets found out about it but dwight eisenhower took the for it. he was the president of the united states. that usually doesn't get that much censure in the public domain, perhaps, but not in the courts. this is the vice president. this is the first time in the history of the vice presidency that this has happened. >> he was no average vice president. >> unprecedentedly powerful. >> one final question. this program that the vice president apparently tried to start, it maybe never even got off the ground according to our sources. what do you know about it? >> i don't think it did get off the ground with regard to the cia actually executing operations, because they couldn't bring it together logistically -- >> or executing, period. >> executing period, yeah. it did get off the ground with the military and that's a different matter. >> we have to leave it at that. so great to have you once again. my thanks to you for coming by and sharing your perspective on this. >> thank you for having me, rick. >>> rallies against recent deaths of young so

that's the same seat lyndon johnson, dwight eisenhower and jack kennedy sat in.k you're big enough to sit in that seat, i wouldn't do it if i were you." and he looked at me and he said, "i'm recording tomorrow night at united. you want to start then?" >> ♪ when i was 21... >> frank sinatra became quite a close friend, despite an interview that he granted to me. in the middle of the interview, i said, "tell me, frank, what about these allegations of mafia connections?" wham! he got up out of the seat, he stormed out and said, "hewitt, come with me." >> he said, "you know, i ought to kill you." and i said, "you know, with anyone else, that's a figure of speech. with you, it's probably... you probably mean it." and he said, "i mean it." and i said, "well, if i had a choice, i'd rather you didn't." and i left and cronkite stayed and finished the interview. >> what's the reaction of a mother of a highly popular entertainer when she reads these stories about your mobster associations, that sort of stuff in the papers? >> well, there's no degree of truth, to begin with.

during the eisenhower past six month deployment, the pilots providing combat support for troops in afghanistan. the first lady will also welcome home sailors from the u.s. ns comfort. >>> today creigh deeds and bob maccdonnell will meet for a candidates forum. in a recent survey poll showed mcdonnell with a sizable lead over his democratic opponent. >>> washington dc's neil exchange program is in danger of collapsing -- needle exchange program is in danger of collapsing. delegate eleanor holmes norton is trying to fight the ban. she says clean needle programs are needed to combat the high rate of hiv infection. >>> while vestigators tried to figure out what started in northwest washington mansion fire, the owner is getting a firsthand look at that damage. former d.c. school board president and philanthropist arrive time yesterday to see what is left for home on chain bridge road. the fire broke out wednesday night. low water pressure forced firefighters to use hydrants five blocks away. >>> two ohio police chiefs face possible felonies after purportedly -- they are accused of breaking into the

change goes back to president eisenhower. time for change. we don't need a change. we need ethics.>reporter: he says if elected he will work for free. his salary will go toward hiring more police officers. >>> weather wise nice day out there today but get ready to stick to your plastic slip covers. vytas has the plastic slip covers in the home jones us with the latest. >> really? i didn't know. i have to find those. any way here's what's going on out there. hot conditions but the good news is the type of heat that is throughout is a dry heat. as the temperatures go up near the 90's almost we see the temperatures feel comfortable because it's not very humid so we are seeing plenty of sunshine but a beautiful day out there. in fact looking at the high today across the state 89 degrees was high of baltimore. 88 in dc. 85 in 86 degrees and lock at fredericksburg south of dc looking at 90 grows for the high. so very hot day there for them but nonetheless like i said the heat is not being too bad of a factor because of the dew point being lower. moisture content out there in the atmosphe

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sending u2s over the soviet union, suddenly gary powers is shut down and eisenhower's plans and his activities are revealed and he has to take the blame for it. this is unprecedented now. we have a vice president who has apparently authorized these activities, whether or not the president knew or not is anyone's question. i don't think he probably did. the division of labor in the white house in that first term was cheney gets everything that's important and i get everything that's easy, if i am bush. so cheney was making most of the national security decisions, most of the domestic decisions that marrieded, and he was certainly making most of the decisions that involved lethal action in the war on terror. >> and the inclination of mr. cheney, as we know, is towards secrecy. that might explain why he felt it had to be overtly kept from congress? >> absolutely. and that's not an uncommon thing, either, as i said, but it's the president that normally directs and it the president who takes the fall. >> i suppose it's immaterial in 1974, president ford issued that executive order bannin

i try, ask you to imagine a, dwight eisenhower being asked a question about a local police episode inidge, massachusetts or b, dwight eisenhower foolish enough to answer the question. >> can we say something about the press here? >> there are something things that are none of the president's business. >> we had, this is president giving a conference on health care reform. why was a question about skip gates on there? when the president was in moscow he was asked about michael jackson. this is a part, this is about our profession behaving badly. >> but the press reflects the country and the country is in the grip of a cult of the presidency that our president is our all-purpose teacher, tutor, moral auditor, philosopher, the president is everywhere. this president is ubiquitous. somewhere, between the remoteness of charles de gaulle and ubiquity of obama there is a happy medium. >> this is not aut obama. >> it is entirely. >> back to bill clinton and being asks what kind of shorts he wears. >> and he answered. >> precisely. this is not a new phenomenon. all of the best presidents have

. >> i would only add to president eisenhower's farewell address to the nation which is compelling inany ways that it should be changed the words should be changed from military industrial to military industrial congressional complex. what we are seeing here despite the advice and counsel of our president, of our secretary of defense, of our uniformed military with rare exception is a recommendation that we stop with this aircraft and build another. >> reporter: mark thomson. >> the sense of today's vote was if the f-22 proponents had succeeded that that really could have derailed secretary gates's efforts to retool the pentagon in a significant way. this may be the first time in a decade that an important vote in congress about the future shape and direction of the u.s. military has taken place. the people i talked to suggest that this vote today is a big victory for secretary gates and will help him continue to remake the pentagon. >> reporter: today's vote appears to be the end of the line for the f-22. even though the house preserved funding for the plane in its version of the def

c-span: did you have to pay dwight eisenhower? >> guest: yes, we--we paid both of them, as far as i know. c-span: do you remember how much? >> guest: no, i don't. i'm not sure i was ever even aware of how much precisely. the--we had a very strong, very rigid rule about paying anybody for an eyewitness story, any participant in the story or eyewitness to a story. but memoirs, i always felt and agreed with management, were a vastly different story. if-- we were doing something that was the equivalent to an individual writing their memoirs, they owned that history; they owned that out--autobiographical information. they're entitled, it seems to me, to ac--ac--to get a fee for it. i never had any argument within myself with that or with anybody else. and i don't think we ever had any real concern about it--paying for a memoir. c-span: you did one of the last interviews with john kennedy... >> guest: yeah. c-span: ...in 1963 about--and one of the things you talked about was vietnam. what was the setting for that interview? >> guest: we

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. >> on this day in 1957, dwight eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter.took the flight to camp david cutting the travel time from two hours to just 30 minutes. stay tuned for more from our panel and our power player of the week. >> our goal is a healthier america and again congress is moving with comprehensive health reform that provides affordability, accessibility, quality. >> that was house speaker pelosi making her pitch for healthare reform and we're back with laura, mara, bill and juan. after struggling for months to come up with a way to pay for this health care package, house democrats have decided to raise income taxes on the wealthy again. a $550 billion tax increase on anyone making over $280,000 a year. laura, how does that strike you both in terms of policy and politics? >> well, it's typical. it gives the republicans an opening. every time you could cut spending or offer alternatives, you raise taxes. i think a bad move. even conservative democrats are worried about that. what you're seeing with this health care debate is dovetailing from wh

the ramp to eisenhower remains closed until september, part of a long term construction project.r loop between the exit for 355 and connecticut avenue, callers tell me two rate lines are blocked off there. southbound 270 on the brakes out of germantown to montgomery village and leaving falls road headed for the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> wall street with another dive yesterday. the dow down 161 points. the nasdaq down 41 points. and over seas in tokyo this morning, another triple digit drop as the nikkei fell 227 points. with all of the huge headlines in the news, it may feel like coverage of the recession and plans to help the economy rebound might have faded us away. joining us this morning is elizabeth williams. thanks for joining us. we had so much talk and hope for imulus package that was passed, talking unprecedented numbers. and i think people had hopes this would not take an extremely long time to kick in. we saw a nice surge in the market for a while and now a business of a setback. we have the lowest numbers in over two months. what is goi

and as part of the woodrow wilson bridge project, the exit at eisenhower is closed.ill contribute to the outer loop delay but this is the traffic over the wilson bridge from the springfield interchange. southbound 270, took a change. delays in rockville toward the split. no accidents, just volume delays in both the local lanes and the main lane toward the dandified. outer loop slowed 95 to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well he was a little boy when he became a big superstar. america and the world watchedmm grow -- watched michael jackson grow up and expected to draw a million viewers. but last night it was a private affair at a cemetery. no officials have been released but members of the jackson family were seen at foresthills lawn cemetery. according to tmz, the family will hold a private memorial service this morning at forest lawn and then his coffin will be taken to the staples center. mindy meizell begins our team coverage in los angeles this morning. >> reporter: this is where a massive memorial service will be held this mor