please welcome florence welch. [cheers and applause] hey, florence, lovely to meet you.me. >> stephen: besides being just a slip of a thing, you are also a young thin. two years ago you were discovered, if i'm not mistaken, singing drunkenly -- [laughter] -- in a girl's bathroom. true? >> it's true actually, yes. >> stephen: it's true. every time i drink and go sing in a girl's bathroom i get in trouble. [laughter] why is it different for you? what happened? >> my manager was running a club night in soho and i went there and we went into the bathroom to talk about boys and i was pretending i had a band but i didn't. i said i can sing. i sung her a snip et of this etta james song and she put me to play at a chris pass party. >> stephen: you are on tour in the united states. it's called the cosmic -- grammy nominated. not a grammy winner. oom a grammy winner. you lost to spaulding. you were robbed. i should have lost to justin beiber. [laughter] you started off in art school, right? and then you dropped out of art school to be a rock star. are you -- and you're a red head.

a charming college campus in florence, south carolina, november 9th, 1994. mother has been trying to phone her daughter, her daughter jennifer, at the mobile home park which was her off-campus residence. >> i had started calling her. the line was busy, busy, busy. >> at the very same moment, across town, a woman in the final stages of labor is also trying to reach her best friend jennifer, who'd promised to be with her for the birth. >> the line was busy. and it was busy for the next hour and the next hour, for hours upon hours. >> they are calling the one woman, who outside these few frames of video, you will never meet. the young woman at the center of this tale, because at that very moment, jennifer morgan is lying on her bed, and she is dead in a house on fire. [ sirens ] >> it was just after 12:30 p.m. by the time the fire department arrived, the intensity of the blaze had roasted one end of the mobile home. they knocked the fire down and discovered the body burned beyond recognition lying face down on the bed. summoned to the scene of the fire was a yo

and we rented a house in the tuscan hills just outside of florence. >> his research began with tryingthe italian justice system. teaming up with an old italian crime reporter named mario spezzi, he soon was intrigued about a serial killer italy had yet to catch. the monster of florence who killed eight couples from 1968 to 1985, then vanished. >> when you're a novelist you're just making things up. but this was real. >> preston would quickly abandon his work of fiction for the real thing and began to learn how the monster targeted young lovers engaging in sex, mostly in cars in the hills above florence. killing first the man, then dragging the woman out of the car, mutilating and removing her genitals. for 17 years, always using the same gun, the same knife, killing again and again as police failed to solve the case. >> yes, again and again the police arrested innocent people, interrogated them brutally, thought that they had extracted all kind of really important confessions from them. >> preston says with the suspects in custody, the monster would kill again. police chased wild theo

[applause] >> well, if our discussion flags, we might invite florence back a.e are here to bridge a topic in more than one way. alex is what is not done yet. we know the topic and something of the craft, but we don't have the project. isabel's book is out. there are two widely different subjects. the african-american migration in the united states over the course of six years and the identities of asian immigrants in the broadest and most historical sense here that we are really here to talk about is the craft of creating the kind of nonfiction that tony lukas said bush has special ambition, difficult and taking a long time. and i want to open -- we just want to have some dialogue about the craft and then take some questions for from you from the microphones very briefly. isabel, i want to ask you a question right off the bat. her book is both broad and very intimate. as the citation said, i was going to use that work myself. did you ever think of doing one or the other or would you resolve to do it from the beginning, that is a broad history of the migration t

florence williams.brass we discover that talks is associated with lower iq, lower immunities, behavioral problems, and higher risks of breast cancer often contaminate breast milk. how at million of years of evolution and environmental change transformed such an explicit and mysterious gift of nature into a worn down machine haunted by the pressures of maternity. [laughter] and her uniquely fresh and quick witted and intimate voice williams proposes to tackle it deadly serious underlying question, the burden of modern life threatening the continuing evolution of our species as a whole. florence williams. [applause] [applause] >> as paul greenberg said, it is nice to see fish recognized. also nice to see grass recognized. i think press did a lot of attention, but not always on the stage of the columbia journalism school. [laughter] my book is really an environmental history of a body part. it is really nice that to environmental books have been honored tonight and are in the pain of tony lucas. i am very

visitation valley, and last but not least, the business woman and president of an iron works co., florenceg. could you join me in thanking all of their leadership? [applause] the last thing i want to say is we have been celebrating our heritage for 163 years, and i look forward to another 163 years of celebration. thank you very much for being here. >> supervisor chiu, thank you very much. this is the seventh year that san francisco has held an official celebration for asian americans. the plans are the culminated efforts of the members of the mayor's asian-pacific american heritage celebration committee. please welcome me and joining claudine cheng for her remarks on this year's celebration. >> thank you, everyone, for joining us for our celebration this year. the theme of our celebration is celebrate heritage, celebrated community voices. the community is selected this team for two reasons. one -- the community recognizes we care about this city, that we want our interest to be addressed, and how do we do that? we need our voices to be heard. the second reason -- we would like to inspire

think it's it doesn't mean within them a communist and not a communist but i could be but my mother florence is what was come when you think she was a very wonderful woman one month on many some ideas result some brave companies who couldn't win who are so it's i don't see why they sink us a sucker it was a very sober look absurd ration of the history you have to collect everything like and poetry you could be good to pirate only if you bring you up if i didn't all experience all the best in the best poets of war you know there is there is no anything you policeman would put. poetry it was is the beginning of everything great poetry is not only something create the poetry it could be everything by our looks if we love someone how we will come a little bit to our it's a little advice for them if they still do will abide was a poor thing based on the evil who didn't who are to give me an illustration by really want to be a really pleasant you know nobody of all i was something this is a something like this in this wonderful english expression tuck me check me out yes i translate that you alway

family affair blood image called if it's david hale florence to become undisputed world champ and that puts every boxing having going title in the hands of the quick school brothers. and also columbia costa rica in the corporate america all with the main highlights coming up later today as reigning champions brazil open their campaign against them as well. and let's begin with the men's singles final at wimbledon that brings together the two best players in the world off on a dollar versus novak djokovic the top seeds already on sounds of course in action and is the last of them decide that their own style and out of sync and call begins straight final in the already however it's all george bush so far he's leading by a few cents to live up to breaking the spend it is it's well the game of the person that's a good six four and i'm cruising through the second and wrapping it up six one however another doll has just broken jaw of it shirley in the third set giving him a calm but chance always three gone to the doll in the that and remember john kasich will do throw in brawl far as well n

florence you know in a way that you know people crawling over a piece of paper has a has a very limited view of the universe i think we also have an image of you know so this existence that we know maybe just a very small part of the whole picture you know and i'm excited to think that that may be so. i'm not counting on it because maybe maybe at the end of your life i don't know. you know one thing is certain you can't use it as an excuse to saying ok you know this life is really the next one is going to be ok you know you have to make the best of when you were so i can't not ask you i know that you and very successful and yet you were on the verge of suicide what stops you at that point is that in love with life. yeah i've had very bad depression which a lot of people deal with at certain points what's killing yourself. i think what stopped me was the fact that i had children and people who tended to me and people who love me. and you just think in a sense is a very selfish thing you can use or pretty if you make so much may soon you do terrible things to the people around you and i w

conditionals to florence and those who have come from abroad looking to make contacts for the future here is russia this is a great chance to make. people also we can meet people from other countries all over the world and also for context and some ideas about. mentally the history and. how they how they see the. internal or international or korean affairs it's not all look the organizers saying they want to create the atmosphere of an elite summer camp so alongside discussions and feature of the electoral system there's more planning sailing in other activities the site looks more like a music festival than a place you would expect to meet world leaders of tomorrow however those that have come here say that they hope that contacts they've made while they're here will help them to reach the top of their field in the future alexander is part of the group that is designing new computer operating system celica gives him the chance to show his product to potential investors he's here to drum up cash where street a listen we have had meetings with many investors and establish contacts tha

motivation and drive it's great when you can hear the crowd cheer you on with three stages left to florenceneeded this current live feed in the real standings the next world series two until eleven is mulches enough in the twenty fourth of july last year detail in some stores to change the previews to one piece that's good for instance and over inflamed the stage when you would bet against you do need a game the burden on the parts in. the russian act will buy championships have wrapped up with all the select few able to say so they advance like a duck to water the mascot and bringing together competitors from all walks of sporting life as he reports. the fun in the sun was just around the corner for capital dwellers but other equity can come easy i said to travel from his far away as a stock to take. plenty of disciplines and test it but the spectators made their viewers choice by flocking to the apple by east alabama. pound for pound best in a disciplined yvonne patani and was noticeably absent mean the battle for top spot was blown wide open and an unlikely contestant from a completely d

with three stages left to florence maybe he's currently eight in those standings the next the world series twenty eleven he's mulches leaning into three fourth of july last year detail and songful sutured used one of his best performances ever inflamed the stage when you would bet against team duty against the burden on the park. and finally there was. championships are finished with select few able to say right up to the event. and also then pour together or walks of life some reports. done in the sun was just around the corner for capital dwellers but all the requests taken from the c.s. said to travel from far away is what people stuck to take. plenty of disciplines contested but the spectators made their viewers choice by flocking to the feast alabama. pound for pound best in a disciplined we've gone to town and was noticeably absent the battle for top spot was wide open and an unlikely contestant from the completely different sport immersion the end of the hard fought our. time windsurfing champion shot showing his prowess and like any true winner your show off saw plenty of room for

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motivation and drive it's great when you can hear the crowd cheer you on with three stages left to florence needed historically be in building standings the next step or all serious twenty eleven is mulches even on the twenty fourth of july last year detail and some so sujan would use one of his best performances ever and claimed the stage when you would bet against him. again the burden on the party. as there's just time to say the andy schleck has one stage a scene of an increasingly gripping sort of songs his brother frank took second ahead of cadet evans thomas but to stretch himself to the max fans coming forth and keep the neatest yellow jersey from just fifteen seconds frank schleck is thirty overall and evans full size just one minute and twelve seconds to price the top four with three stages to go and that's that's what the sports scores and i think. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on our team. fish. fish fish fish. fish .

globalization processes happening throughout the world this is the second year that opened its doors to florence and those who have come from abroad are looking to make contacts with a future here in russia but this is a great chance to make. some people also you can meet people from other countries over there were old and also pretty complex and some ideas about. the history and. how they how they see the. internal or international or. it's not all work the organizers saying they want to create the atmosphere of an elite some account so alongside discussions on the future of the electoral system as well crimean sailing and other activities the site looks more like a music festival than the place you would expect to meet world leaders of tomorrow however those that have come here say that they hope that the contacts they've made while they are here will help them through to the top of their field in the future well xander is part of the group that is designing a new computer operating system seliger gives him the chance to show his product potential investors he's here to drum up cash leaderless

scramble to cut spending as the damn plague sweeping europe reaches the florence of illinois also. put every media outlet in town t.v. we do it for the scavengers. products misery mounts the f.b.i. looks into whether nine eleven victims phones work out while the suppliers british arm is forced out of a modern billion dollar t.v. takeover. and america's two faced torture tactics rising uproar over the us training and exporting brutal interrogators while preaching human lives in the rest of the war. also russia's largest lenders burbank is finalizing an agreement to buy all serious volkswagens eastern european branch in a deal worth up to a billion dollars more on that in twenty minutes on. this is actually going to live from moscow marina joshua welcome to the program drastic spending cuts are on the way nasally as parliament desperately tries to fand off a spiraling debt crisis you know bodes badly for the euro italy's finance minister even compare the currency struggles to the titanic as r.t. sarah for us reports there's only so much that can be done before the people take power i

motivation and drive it's great when you can hear the crowd cheer you on with three stages left to florence native is currently feat in the overall standings the next series twenty eleventh. on the twenty fourth of july last year the toe in some soul searching to produce one of his best performances ever and claim the stage when you would bet against him doing it again robert virginia on the party. as this just time to tell you that andy schleck has one stage a scene of an increasingly gripping to the songs his brother frank took second ahead of cadet evans thomas fergus stretched himself to the max bench coming forth and keep the neatest yellow jersey from andy schleck by just fifteen seconds frank schleck is third overall and evans full size just one minute and twelve seconds separates the top four with three stages to go and with that that's all the sport for this boss and i. hungry for the full stop we've got to tell the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. yes. fifty. fifty fifty fifty . on r t struggling to save the euro e.u. leaders from brussels to ham

i think a lot of people consider florence henderson to be america's mom, mrs.rady. >> the characters wind gilligan's island, we talked about how it was a social microcosm, looking at how people of different backgrounds had to get together to figure things out. i would consider myself the professor. >> you would be the perfect professor. >> i think you'd be ginger. >> are you a ginger or a marianne? everybody knows what that vernacular means. >>> take a look at your forecast here now. heat advisories from texas and across much of the southeast. thunderstorms in new orleans, montgomery, and miami. hail and 80 mill an hour winds from kentucky to colorado. heavy winds in the desert southwest and scattered thunderstorms in the north east. >> 67 in seattle. dallas hits 101. omaha 82. detroit 79. near 90 here in new york. 99 in atlanta. one more nod to "the brady bunch." >>> after winning one of the most memorable games in the history of women's soccer the women of team usa have two more games to win before they can win the world cup. >> semifinals match against franc

. >> this season was filmed in florence, italy. they didn't want them either.espect where they could film. you know how it would be good for the u.s. if they had stayed but they came bac back. >> bill: thanks very much. we appreciate it. pinheads and patriots on deck. tonight, more scorn directed at casey anthony. does it go too far? p and p, moments away. [ male announcer ] if you're looking for a pickup truck, check out the miles per gallon. the length of the power train warranty. and the horsepower. only ram delivers this kind of muscle. that'll thin out the herd real quick. guts. glory. ram. >> bill: pin heads and patriots in a moment featuring scorn directed at casey anthony. consider using your big discounts during our summer sale and stock up for gift giving and save a bundle. also the no spin news this week. plenty of inside stuff for you. grade the factor each evening. we count on that. if you sign up for premium membership you get the navy seal shirt free. also in you re-up our membership you get it free. an excellent deal. rob landon. john hurley, vi

i was in florence, italy and took my kids to see michelangelo's david. before michelangelo and the renaissance have to tell you i think painting was pretty boring. you look and the madonna ofs that were painted prior to the renaissance and they are so without emotion that you think the painter used botox to freeze the motion. why are michelangelo's works so appreciated? why do we stand in line to see them? they demonstrate tension. the furrowed brow of michelangelo's david. moses in rome. rippling muscles of arnold schwarzenegger. we like tension. to take it in more in a pop culture kind of way there is a movie festival as part of freedom fest. the movie rocky. at an end of the movie there's the boxing match. the bell rings and the movie is over at that point and we don't care as viewers whether rocky won lost because the winning or losing doesn't matter. it is the trying. it is the effort. it is the exertion of energy and sweat and intelligence. that is what we want to see and that creates success in human history. when you are in las vegas go to the pa

. >> this season was filmed in florence, italy. they didn't want them either.ct where they could film. you know how it would be good for the u.s. if they had stayed but they came bac back. >> bill: thanks very much. we appreciate it. pinheads and patriots on deck. tonight, more scorn directed at casey anthony. does it go too far? p and p, moments away. [ male announcer ] if you're looking for a pickup truck, check out the miles per gallon. the length of the power train warranty. and the horsepower. only ram delivers this kind of muscle. that'll thin out the herd real quick. guts. glory. ram. the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, america, so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." the motorola expert from spr

i was in florence italy two weeks ago in a tape my kids to see michael angelo's david and you know before michelangelo and before the renaissance i have to tell you i think that painting was pretty boring. you look at the madonna sculpted prior to the renaissance, and they are so without emotion, so without tension that you would think the painter used botox on how to freeze any kind of emotion. but why are michael angelo's works so lauded, so appreciated? why do we stand in line to see them? because they demonstrate tension. there for road brow of michelangelo's david. go see moses and rome and he will save rippling muscles of arnold's portion maker would be envious of. to take it more in a pop-culture kind of way, there is a movie festival as part of the great freedomfest. the movie rocky. remember the movie rocky? at the end of that movie bears the boxing match. the bell rings and the movie is basically over at that point and do you know what? we don't care as viewers whether rocky won or lost because it is not the winning or losing that matters. it is the trying. it is the effort. it

we would get more of that marine in florence. that will continue into tomorrow. the marine influence. today, tomorrow, the coastal influence will create sunny and mild conditions. if your full details coming up. >>catherine: taking a look at the traffic on the golden gate bridge a beautiful afternoon. it is moving fine in both directions. taking a look at the james lick a little bit slower. not too bad, stay with us, more news after the break. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. >> kimberlee: following a bleak

eat fresh®. >>> tyler florence is here with a great shrimp boil recipe. good to see you.nctional and you can get everybody in it. >> absolutely. really excited about this. so in rockefeller center, the next week, we're going to be here with the most beautiful kitchen of the year. and we want to feel like it's the new american living room, where we can come in and relax and hang out, have a good time. and we're kind of celebrating all of our wonderful partners with "house beautiful", kitchen aid, kohler. and it's designed in mind with having great food. >> this is a great summer idea. >> i love this recipe, because you can really make a delicious pot. everyone loves. let's check out the broth here. this big beautiful pot. inside the liquid, water, lots of bay leaf, chili. >> lemons. >> exactly. >> so what you want to do, build up the broth first and then what's longest to co cook first so the potatoes and the corn. so get that nice little splash. >> put the corn in. >> exactly right. >> all right. so then the clams go in and then the sausage. this is important, too. you wa

can you tell us a little bit about florence? >> well, she is a lingerie model.he's extremely beautiful. she's the ex-girlfriend of one of our formula one racing. she's from royal family. a funny sort of way, harry is accidentally met himself someone quite suitable. >> very much appreciate the time this morning. >> thank you. >>> >> a lingerie model? >> proper vintage. quite a pedigree there. only the finest for prince harry. >>> sparks again flaring in the casey anthony trial. >>> free-diving, the real-life aqua man who risks their lives under water. >> and beyonce. ♪ always hiding... [ female announcer ] never let the sun catch you off guard. moisturize with eucerin everday protection spf 15. it moisturizes and protects your skin from uva and uvb rays. everyday protection, only from eucerin. this flat-out delicious -- the new $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty 6-inch flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. all for just $3. build your better breakfast today. really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all fo

here's chris florence. >> 16 american troops died in iraq last month, more than anytime in the past two years. u.s. military officials indirectly blame iran for their deaths. >> most of our kids who have been killed recently have been killed by extremist shiaa group, not by al qaeda in iraq, but by extremist shiaa groups. they're getting fairly sophisticated and powerful weapons from iran. reertd a u.s. official says iraqi militias are new using army-piercing grenades and metal canisters packed with explosives and shot by rockets. the officials say that is a signature weapon of groups backed by iran. >> you have to pay attention. we have an aggressive nation right next door, a nation that has interest here. >> reporter: when i embedded with u.s. troops right along the iraq-iran border last year, they were already dealing with weapons being smuggled in. how big of an influence does iran have in what goes on here? >> well, i think it's huge. >> iran didn't sign a security agreement like we did. you know? iran doesn't have a responsible drawdown of forces like we do. iran doesn't have a ti

now joining us now is the automatic tore of the monster of florence, which is we understand going tonto a movie now. he has been following this knox case from the very beginning, douglas preston joins me now. douglas good to have you with us today. now -- >> good to be on the show. martha: good to have you. as we all remember it was based on dna evidence on the knife and also dna evidence on a clasp on merideth kercher's bra. they claim that evidence is not at all what it appeared to be. >> that's right, in fact for two years every single expert in the united states that looked at this evidence, including dna experts and top criminal tpho criminal ol gists said it wasn't the results of error, but that it amounted to deliberate fraud. i just learned today that og magazine is about to publish an allegation that that key piece of evidence that bra clasp was completely fraudulent, and that to prevent these independent experts from reanalyzing it the prosecutors allowed that bra clasp to rust, and then they claimed that the evidence was no good, that it was destroyed and not good as evide

>> the first book is a book about florence which has been recommended. i will do my teaching in florence and that, i am told, is a good introduction. that is first on the list. >> been morning, mr. chief justice of. i am from durham, n.c., and the comments about the use of your law clerks, judge edwards suggests that our judiciary coverall all levels are to disconnected from our academies. i want to know your thoughts on that, whether or not you agree or whether you take the relationship between the practicing bench and our academies are fine or whether or not there is an impact on the future of our profession? "judge edwards is a great friend of mine. he helped me greatly. he was a model for me how to judge. he came in the very first week i was there and said he was going to teach me how to use laptops and you'd be a great thing to benefit. i told him, "thank you very much, judge, but i am not up to speed on technology and i would rather not worry about." he said, "i did not ask you if you wanted to come i told you you were going to." he was tough to ar

florence something or something. >> oh. excellent. he has a lot of information.centrate. >> weigh will find that out for you. i just wanted to know why she is called flee. it is going to bug me. still to come, we will find out why she is called flee. that's not our question of the day. the question of the day has to do with the story that just keeps on developing. casey anthony. we want to know what you think should happen to her now. she will have her sentencing hearing. >> 9:00 this morning. many say that it is -- lot of seasoned prosecutors and defense attorneys say it will be time served. >> which means she may walk out of prison. >> some kind of a check conviction. the judge can look at had a when he makes his decision. >> that's right. we will see because, again, that could be 18 months for the check cashing. for the fraudulent checks. it is in an hour and could be surprised like many were in the verdict. send us an e-mail or tweet. tell us what you think on facebook and we will read your e-mails later on the show. lle b. i do believe it's part of a locust.

for "today," nbc news, florence, south carolina. >> miss south carolina, bree boyce, is now joining usng. >> the moment you heard that you had won after having lost 112 pounds, knowing your past at that moment, what was the emotion for you? >> i have no words. i just thought to myself, i did it. i did it all on my own. i did it for myself. and i'm just so thankful to have this platform and to share my success story with everyone across the world. >> you don't have to choose a platform like other beauty queens. >> i like to tell people that i did not choose it, it chose me. a lot of people ask me if i would take the past back, but i definitely wouldn't because i wouldn't have this amazing story to share with others. >> part of that story is what turned the knob? what made you change into what you have become, a healthy, focused woman? what was the thought? >> i had so many dreams and aspirations for myself. and i knew that being so unhealthy i would not be able to accomplish any of those dreams. so by changing my lifestyle completely, i did a 180, and it has been completely amazing. i'm