ellis island. we have navy pier. boats docked and you could see the city. it was reminiscent of a hundred years ago when people would arrive in new york city. and you have these young immigrants, who are much more american than immigrants, but young immigrants who come in and apply like they did a hundred years ago saying please let me in and let me participate fully in your great american society. we have 5,000 pre-registered. okay, 5,000 are coming. that's a lot. look, you couldn't turn anyone away. so all day today we've been doing it. we have one at a high school, where they have hundred young people signed up. but you know what, that's what you're in public service. isn't it a good day when you're in public service and everyone shows up in your office happy and content saying sign me up, and you can do it. our issue as elected official, how many times do we have to say no? and we can finely say yes. >> eliot: you're so right the metaphor of ellis island and the joy and creating that same senseon and patriotism right now saying to folks we're opening ar

this was the ellis island of the south the statue of liberty, a simple and begin but pedro victor garcia was not being sent to the began but to the justice department ims 3 miles north but 1 million miles away symbolically. one and represented will come in the other toward the punitive. october 1962 appeared before the immigration judge the hearing was recorded on a voice writer a machine invented by the edison company and they promised clarity in the advertisement. to final disks contain audio mouthful of scratches and pops aramark a wall artifact of another era. 33 minutes of testimony tells the story caught of immigration no man land. of who gets to stay in the united states and who must go. [speaking spanish] the translator instructed. raised your right hand. he said i swear in spanish. of the records pedro victor garcia sounds calm and respectable he would maintain his three cigars per day have it and ask the people on to a political party is in cuba. >> he said we don't have political parties. so he became a guiding spirit it ended a he was ordered deported from the united states h

this was being called the ellis island of the south. the southern statue of liberty. but pedro victor garcia wasn't being sent to the beacon. he was being sent up the street to the justice department immigration and nationalization service officers. physically about 3 miles north of the south u.s. ivins, it is symbolically a million miles in the distance. the one to the north will turn more towards the punitive. it was on october 4, 1964, pedro victor garcia stood before the special inquiry officer. a judge. pedro victor garcia's appearing was recorded on an edison voice writer. a machine. they had great clarity in its advertisements. two vinyl discs, containing audio recordings. the record is a remarkable artifact of another era. in 33 minutes of testimony, they tell the story of a man caught in an immigration no man's land. a lesson about the laws but decide who gets to be in the united states in who gets glencoe. the translator instructed, sir, raise your right hand. i swear, garcia, he said in spanish. his voice was a low rumble. on the record, pedro victor garcia

that care about the ship to purchase a sections of that digital's ship, basically modeled on the ellis island wall of honor. get involved in the campaign. and allow the american public to purchase and personalize adding stories, videos, and purchase is actually the ship. and it is a really revolutionary way to raise money for the ships exterior restoration. the conservancy of which i am on the advisory council, talking with a number of potential developers for having to ship as a stationary attraction in an american city. probably never sail again given current regulations it would just cost way too much to bring her back. also, he looked at her today. she looks enormous. she is three football fields long, 12 stories high, but compared to the days cruise ships she is a quarter of their tonnage. passengers today, all sorts of experiences. in the 50's's people were quite happy to play card games and to eat gourmet meals and watch a movie. today people want to be entertained nonstop. and they also, the duke and duchess of windsor are quite happy. so today people want doug unease. so that is -- i

in and come to ellis island to begin his journey of freedom in america.dfather could have never guessed that his son would fight for this nation in world war ii, that his great granddaughter would lead a platoon in iraq. and his grandson would grow up a middle class kid in fairfax county serving the army and now hold the same job as jefferson and patrick henry. what an incredible country we call home here in the united states of america. [cheers and applause] this nation is powered and defined by the great idea of the american dream. that's an idea that says if you work hard, if you dream big, if you follow the rules, and pursue opportunity, the sky is the limit in the united states of america. we cannot lose that dream. [cheers and applause] now unfortunately many americans are now hurting very badly. too many americans are looking for work because this president's policies simply haven't worked. washington today has a surplus of rhetoric and deficit of leadership and results. [cheers and applause] you know the problems. unemployment 8% for 42 straight m

and jfk became the modern equivalent of ellis island. b millions came through queens, and of those millions a lot stayed because it was very handy, it was right around the airport. and then you, again, had institutions that facilitated peaceful relations. community boards. every queens -- queens is kind of a patchwork of as our friend andrew hacker told us, queens doesn't exist, and it doesn't in the post office sense. if you address a letter to queens, new york, it'll get returned to you. queens you have to put the community, you have to put in a story of flushing, jackson heights or wherever. that's the postal address. and there's an intense pride in these enclaves that have all sprung up that could not be more diverse. there i have to say we had a wonderful meeting with the current borough president, helen marshall. and, again, you could see what human agency -- she was the second woman to be borough president, first was claire shulman who until ten years ago or so was a long-serving borough president there. and claire shulman not onl

legally through ellis island. that's why i'm here. so we celebrate lawful immigration. but to be part of the great american story, english is the coin of the realm in america. we think regardless of what your native tongue might be, to learn english and to able to converse in it, to read and write and speak well is very important to have access to the american dream. so that was the collective thoughts of the people on the platform committee and think we ought to put an emphasis on learning english well >> woodruff: is that the same as english-only being taught? that the party would like english-only to be taught? >> no. i mean i think people celebrate and especially across america we have rick pockets of people from many other countries. i mentioned my grandfather from ireland 100 years ago. there are pockets of people from all over the world that come here because they want freedom. they want this american dream. obviously it's an understanding that you have to know english. but we celebrate the diversity among the people that come to america and that live here and ex

we have so many exotic animals much the problem is south florida is basically the ellis island for exotictry. once they get out here in this environment, most of the tropical environments fell like they are in club med. and the python thing started many years ago, but really came to a crescendo after hurricane andrew when the urban legend is that a warehouse full of hundreds of these snakes was annihilated and the snakes escaped into the wild. now they are all of breeding age, and we now have thousands of snakes in our environment and it's a big problem. >> ron, it's john berman here. we are all sitting around the table with our mouths agape, all terrified. none of us ever want to go to florida ever. how much of a threat to people are we talking about here? >> let me make something really clear. this is not going to be the last huge python they find. we are never going to get rid of pythons in the everglades totally. people say we have hundreds going out there and trapping them. this is just a control effort, an effort to learn more about them so we can control them. having said that, the

that dream led my grandfather, a poor farm boy, to leave ireland 100 years ago and come to ellis islandn his journey of freedom in america. i grandfather could have never guessed that his son would fight for this nation in world war ii, that is great granddaughter would lead a platoon in iraq, and his grandson would grow up a middle-class kid in fairfax county, serve in the army, and now hold the same job as thomas jefferson and patrick henry. what an incredible country we call home here in the united states of america. [applause] this nation is powered and defined by the great ideas of the american dream. that is an idea that says if you work hard, if you dream big, if you follow the rules and pursue opportunity, the sky is the limit in the united states of america. we cannot lose that dream. unfortunately, many americans are now hurting very badly. to many americans are looking for work, because this president's policies simply have not worked. washington today has a surplus of rhetoric and a deficit of leadership and results. you know the problems. unemployment, over a 8% for 42 stra

the immigration officials at ellis island term that their name, which was spelled gjelsvik, was too difficultspell and pronounced it they asked him to change it. the two brothers picked the name of the former the work in norway -- it was called the thune farm. so he became nick thune, my grandfather. [applause] with their new country and new name, the two brothers became -- began their new life by working on the railroad. they learned english and saved up enough money to start a small hardware store. and yes, mr. president, they did build it. [cheers and applause] my grandfather raised three sons. the middle son, my father, joined the navy when world war ii broke out. he became a naval aviator, flying combat missions of of the aircraft carrier intrepid in the pacific theater. one mission, he shot down four enemy aircraft, for which he received the distinguished flying cross. after the war, my dad quietly returned to south dakota to his heart restore and his family. many versions of that story are told all across this country, the details may be different, but the dream is the same. [applause]

my grandfather, a poor farm boy, to leave ireland 100 years ago and come to ease liz island -- ellis islandbegin his journey of freedom in america. my grandfather could have never guessed that his son would fight for this nation in world war ii, that his great granddaughter would lead a platoon in iraq, and his grandson would be a middle class kid in fairfan county, leading the army, and now hold the same job as jefferson and patrick henry. what a great home we call home here in the united states of america. [cheers and applause] this nation is powered and defined by the great idea of the american dream. that's an idea that says if you work hard, if you dream big, if you follow the rules, and pursue opportunity, the sky is the limit in the united states of america. we cannot lose that dream. [cheers and applause] now, unfortunately, many americans are now hurting very badly. too many americans are looking for work because this president's policies simply haven't worked. washington, today, has a surplus of rhetoric and a deficit of leadership and results. [applause] and you know the problems

legally through ellis island. that's why i'm here. so we celebrate lawful immigration.tee and think we ought to put an emphasis on learning english well >> woodruff: is that the same as english-only being taught? that the party would like english-only to be taught? >> no. i mean i think people celebrate and especially across america we have rick pockets of people from many other countries. i mentioned my grandfather from ireland 100 years ago. there are pockets of people from all over the world that come here because they want freedom. they want this american dream. obviously it's an unrstanding that you have to know english. but we celebrate the diversity among the people that come to america and that live here and experience the greatness of our country >> woodruff: in this draft that was available today -- again, i understand it's just a draft -- it also refers to the party disagreeing with what and criticizing the administration for what it calls the administration's decision to permit waivers for work requirements. for welfare benefits. this is something reflected,

the immigration officials at ellis island determined their name which was spelled -- was too difficultfarm where they worked in norway. with their new country and their new name, they began their life by working on the railroad. they learned english and save enough money to start a small hardware store. and yes, mr. president, they did build it. my grandfather raised three sons. the middle son joined the navy. he became a naval aviator, flying combat missions off the aircraft carrier intrepid in the pacific theater. on one mission, he shot down four aircraft for which he'd this -- received the distinguished flying cross. my dad returned to south dakota to his heart restore and his family. many versions of that story are told across this country. the details may be different. but the dream is the same. i hate to say it, but that dream is in serious jeopardy. we have a sluggish economy, burdened by the obama administration policies that are weighing down our job creators. middle-class americans and cities and farms are bearing the brunt. the big government bureaucrats of the obama admini

island. the cold war ship is holding what used to be a military secret. jean ellieas a look at a one of a kind barth that's about to emerge in the civilian world. >> we get? people looking -- >> the yacht workers are getting lots of attention on treasure island. people want to know what this giant container is. alan agreed to show nbc the huge mining barth. a submersible barth the military built for a top secret mission. >> it was built for the sole purpose of building the claw or the grapple that grabbed that russian submarine off the ocean. >> reporter: the roof is retractible giving the military a secret work space. after the russian submission, docked in redwood city for bay area engineers secretly built the sea shadow. a recently declassified stealth ship. >> they had reflective panels on it, so it had a low radar signature, it had a very low infrared signature also. they had big chillers inside that would cool the heat. it was very cool and quiet. >> an engineering marvel that looks like it belongs in a sci-fi movie. cameron paid the navy $2.5 million for the