[laughter] >> thank you, gail. >> what are you reading this summer? booked tv wants to know. >> the first thing i do is look for anything that eiko comley has coming out. the adults she is coming out. she comes out every year with another dvd. i don't know what she'll do when she finishes back them up with that's great fun beach reading. you just want to finish your book. so i love mysteries and action. i stay away from politics when i'm on vacation and i just go for some pain that just takes me away from where i am. >> the fact is in our world, which is often remarkably stifling when it comes to thinking about writing, politics, national security state, which used to be called foreign policy but is now accurately thought of his global military policy, we definitely need their rooms very, very small. we need people willing to step back chimeric ready to make their way up the massive trees and actually taken that would win virtually lasts. my book is the one guy could produce a due in may best to consider the american world in absurdities and it accept

please -- >> please welcome gail collins back. she is also a best-selling author and her latest text is called "house texaco's: how the loan -- how texas goes: how the loans are states hijacked the national agenda." i will start with the wisconsin recall that we are on the eve of as we conduct this conversation, your sense of what might happen there and what will happen to impact the national agenda come this fall. >> it is very much a wisconsin thing. wisconsin is one of those states that is self aware. i do not know how much impact it will have except if the governor stays in office,t will be because the conservatives, the right wing had more enthusiasm. there is not appear to be a difference as far as position. this will be a test as which side is more enthusiastic, which side cares the most. tavis: you don't think there will be any store line coming out of wisconsin on the national level about the power of the tea party, about the weakness of unions, and about the issue of collective bargaining. you do not see any national tre

gail king, i mean, cbs brought in, you know, we think of gail king as open perhaps best friend but gail king was there celebrating the obama inauguration in the white house the night of obama's inauguration. she was just at the beyonce concert with michelle obama. there is no degree of separation between gail king and the obamas. >> bill: of all three, which one do you think is the fairest? >> i would say cbs this morning is probably the best. they have less fluff. >> bill: even with her on -- gail king on the roster? >> now, mitt romney when he just did an interview there last week talked to jan crawford. january -- jan crawford is one of the better morning reporters. she didn't ask him softball questions but she is fair. jan crawford, that's the kind of person people should be emulating. >> bill: thanks as always we appreciate it i will be on gma. take a look at this. storm clouds in texas that make the wizard of oz tornado look like a sun shower. check is next. >> bill: back ever the book segment tent, reality check. we begin with check one, senator marco rubio of florida. he was on

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sometimes we go fighting, i must admit, gail, but we must get on board. it's so important. >> you're so right. we use technology in every aspect of our lives from booking travel arrangements to see grand kids. now particularly in the health care space, as we age, we need to connect everybody that's involved in our health care. >> if we don't, we are going to be left behind, ; isn't that true? >> you are. we're going to struggle as we age to deal with all the issues that crop up with aging or managing chronic diseases or disabilities. we have to be able to use technology to simplify the care. >> and if you don't know how to use it, what should you do? >> if you don't know how to use it, the good news is there's somebody around you who does. and we recommend that you turn to typically your daughter, a friend, companies like ours that have trained individuals who can help you connect, manage and stay on top and in control of your care. >> and gail foster is with kynergy health in vienna, virginia and also a lot of senior centers have classes and computer cla

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gail johnson is leading us after 36 years of service. i cannot tell you after -- the number of committee hearings that i sat through, particularly budget committee, where i needed to go for a walk and a breath of fresh air, but they'll never moved. the strength that you show and your dedication to the work, it always struck me how committed you were to us and helping us work our way through the process. my favorite memory of you was about 10 years ago, a black and white ball out in front of city hall. there was a tent and kool & the gang was performing. and there was gail in the most beautiful black sequined gown with a drinking your hand and tapping your foot and having the best time. i've never gotten an image out of my mind when i marquee with you. it helped me understand -- when i am working with you. it helped me understand that you worry to the wonderful human being. you really are the backbone of the work back there. the board of supervisors are so much better off for all of your work. thank you for all that you have done for us.

and maybe you could contrast, gail, doing this kind of work in countries where as johanna points out the colombian government was on side and trying to help and other places in the world where people who are in control of the territory, people who control the waterworks, people who control the electric grid don't want the people coming with the help to succeed. >> i think we've got a lot of those situations and a lot of cases where as a result they're very dangerous operating environments. but i think what we've seen it goes back to the point about yemen. i like your point on love. i think it, it factors in there as well. i think we found that even in those most complex environments there are ways for skilled people who listen and who talk to people where they are and not where they think they should be to identify those leaders who may not be the war lord, may not even be the head of state, but may be the community leader, the doctor, the midwife, through whom you can work. i think the challenge we face is in those cases where that is a chronic situation ongoing. we're dealing with

gail, congratulations on "aztecs tec -- "as texas goes."ens when they push abstinence-only sex ed and they do it for a long time? what's the effect? >> one of the reasons i wanted to write this book was because i got to see this video of the texas tribune editor, ian smith, interviewing rick perry before the last gubernatorial election, saying, should we do this as the last state in the country? and he said, nope, nope, we're good. and he pushed and said, we have the highest teen pregnancy status in the country. no, no. he said, i know from my own personal experience abstinence works. i thought, oh, my gosh. i want to go and write about this. this is wonderful. the interesting thing about it is i kept trying to balance states' rights versus our national interests in texas. the birth rate is humongous because there is a war going on against family planning. the teen birth rate is humongous partly because there is no sex education, there is no contraception availability even if you are a mother as a teenager, you cannot get publicly funded co

gail? >> i feel like i should have an answer that says it should be impossible and it is a complex nest, but i don't think it is. i think there are three ingredients that have made it less complicated, but i think there are three ingredients that are necessary. one that's been mention side transparency. if these programs and interventions and activities aren't transparent and then you get into conflicting intent and you run into a number of proble problems. the second is data and fact and it's quite extraordinary and it's a very good thing and facts in both the relief and development spheres have gained increasing currency so that having data which shows them, and you made a reference to 90% of internal tensions or conflicts being in indigenous, so the strength of opinion while still potent is not the driving force as well as it once was. i think the third thing and this is insurance is the demand from the bottom. that could be uneen because you can have constituents who are on unside or th

gail huff, abc 7 news. >> we will have more coming up in our evening newscast. we're following more -- more breaking news. and other workplace accident. this accident happened in laurel maryland at 9:30 this morning. a worker fell about 20 feet into a concrete trench and was flown to the hospital. at this point we do not know any word on his condition. this afternoon, the heat is on for most of the nation. the majority of the united states is dealing with sweltering august-liked temperatures. the scene and chicago -- temperatures were in the mid 90's all weekend. that he is creeping east. will have a look at how hot it is going to get. >> we are already seeing a bit of that heat. it is not that bad, actually, a couple of degrees above average. tomorrow the heat is really on. if you have any outdoor activities planned or physical exercise you want to take the necessary precautions. not only will be in the 90's, but well into the 90's, especially on thursday. right now is 79 in washington, 80 in bethesda. mid to upper 80's 4 highs today slight chance of a thunders

here with tips on how to get more likes is gail goodman.'s the ceo of constant contact a leading provider of online marketing tools. and she is also author of the book "engagement marketing: how small business wins in a socially keted world." good to see you gail. >> great to be with you. >> congratulations on the book. you've had so much success in your company. everyone should read your story. i love it. but we're focusing on facebook likes. which is kind of the holy grail these days, right? >> absolutely. >> i mean we use to all clamor for e-mail addresses, which is very important. now we need likes as well. >> absolutely. >> and they're hard to get. okay, so the first thing you say, just ask? i mean it's that easy? >> it sounds funny but if you don't ask, no one's going to walk into your business and say, boy, i'd love -- i'd like to like you. so don't be afraid to ask. if you have a physical presence, you know, put up a sign. like us on facebook. to get something. what's in it for them? ask your e-mail list. ask your blog readers. what

. >> gail pennybacker in fairfax. the threat that kids could be facing that >> police officers in northern virginia have a new concern. >> they're worried about kids and guns looking like the real thing. gail pennybacker has the dangers behind the replica. >> it was something to see all of these jurisdictions pull together for this cause. something that should be considered a toy, the police did not consider that. this 14-year-old knows that his gun does not look like a toy. what is this a replica of? >> the m-14. >> after dozens of cases across the country where police officers have shot people determined to have been holding replica guns, they say at this time to take action. they want parents to understand the dangers of these toys looking like real weapons. this display shows how difficult it is to determine what shoots bullets and what does not. >> it makes me apprehensive. >> this person's replica sniper rifle has an orange tip on the end, but they say it does not always indicate it is not a real gun. >> we trea

. >> rose: we conclude with "new york times" columnist in gail collins. her new book is called "as texas goes: how the lone star state hijacked the american agenda. " >> there was a tea party rally back at the beginning obama administration. every time a cow moved in texas there was a tea party rally and they were so angry! >> rose: every time a cow mooed? >> yeah, there were quite a few cows in texas. and they were so, so angry and as i was thinking about it i thought wow, they're so angry but if you look at the stopped that's happened, big national changes we've seen over the last 30 years, most of them texas has hit a huge influence in pushing them in one direction. >> rose: a new president in egypt, a a look at texas's influence on american politics when we continue. >> rose: after the ouster of hosni mubarak, egypt has a new president. yesterday tahrir square was overcome with joy as the military council recognized mohammed morsi as the win over the country's first-ever democratic elections. for the muslim brotherhood, this is a defining symbolic mom

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here with tips on how to get more likes is gail goodman, the ceo of constant contact and she is alsouthor of the book "engagement marketing, how small business wins in a socially connected world." great to see you, gail. >> great to be with you. >> we're focusing on facebook likes, which is kind of the holy grail these days, right? >> absolutely. >> we aus to clamor as e-mail dresses but now we need likes as well. >> absolutely. >> the first thing to do -- if you don't ask, no one is going to walk into this and say i'd like to like you. if you have a physical presence, put up a sign, like us on facebook to get something. what's in it for nem? well, ask your e maim list. ask your blog readers. >> when you say to go something, what kind of thing can you give them? >> well, if you're a retail business, it could be a discount, like to us get a $5 off coupon. if you're b to b, it could a white house document. pictures are great. if you have a business where customers are involved with your product, once you put someone's picture up, they'll like it, that i am share it with their friends.

and doing that, people like gail mates found the hard work, become cravings, eating better, became moreble when it was for jesus. >> i would actually start writing in a journal for god to give me strength to help me. >> what would you say? >> god, please give me the strength to eat these foods so that i can lower my blood pressure, so i can lower my diabetes. >> reporter: gail's bod for god weight loss, 65 pounds. statistically american christians are more over weight than members of any other faith. baptists, the most overweight of all. nearly one in three is obese. and so besides bod for god which has spread to hundreds of congregations, there' now karate for christ, body and soul fitness, holy yoga. and on those nights in virginia when they weigh and pray, it's a contest too. honors for the greatest weight loss and a hug from the pastor, who's dropped a hundred punds so far and is still going because he believes god wants more and he's got some more to give. john donovan, abc news, virginia. >>> coming up, watch this, mom to the rescue, a hockey mom breaking up a fight on the ice wit

find in today's world we're not going to deliver security exclusively from the barrel of a gun. >> gailth, you spent 20 years traveling and reporting from africa and elsewhere around the world. and from conflicts -- complex conflicts because the world has become a naughtier and more complicated place only in the last 20 years. how does your field experience inform what you're doing now inside the white house? how have you seen the state of the art in bringing help to the most complicated places on earth change? >> it's changed a lot. i think very much in a positive way. i think the biggest difference between the field and headquarters, in the field you get a sense of both how long these transitions take or how complex it is to pursue development objectives in a conflict or post-conflict setting, but also how rich and diverse it is. i think obviously when you're in washington, the pressure is on to find faster solutions, and so there's always that kind of tension. i think the changes we've seen are in the main and understanding while development is an aspiration it's also a discipline. a

to my left, gail smith, special assistant to the president and senior director at nsc. and nawua al dasari, director of partners for democratic change in yemen. to my right, admiral steverides and johanna mendelssohn, former senior associate at the center for strategic and international studies. admiral steverides, i loved that picture of the hospital ship in quarinto. in the 1980s we were mining, now we're sending hospital ships there. it was a lovely distillation of change that we've asked our military to make in the post-cold war generation. have you had to take on skills as a fighting force that really you weren't taught much about in academy? >> exactly right, ray. and i think the force has adapted fairly well to this. we are always working hard to try and improve our ability to work across the spectrum of activity from, as we talked about in that last slide, from the hospital ship, which is sort of a pure example of soft power, to our occasional and significant role in combat. the key is to move across the spectrum and take on intelligence information, security, l

by 2005 in a joint venture gail international began construction on land and now, some residents haveoved in. >> there are families here. >> scott summers grew up here in marin county. he now oversees construction on this $35 kbrinl project. >> there sometimes we want to live with there is the environment. >> there is a seven mile brimpblg that links it to the international airport and a park in the city center. >> 100 acres. >> there is a heated waste water that is used to heat towers. >> i like to call them basket weave is dancing lady. >> we want this to be the door step this, is the landing point. and there are cisco systems connecting everything and everyone and this is with you life technology. this touch screen. >> there is everything built in. and it's tiny. >> yes and this is a system. >> you can watch a movie with a neighbor or someone half a world away. >> this is saying there is a great chance to roam up new technology and test new alternatives. >> and you can get your car or waiting for a parking spot, waiting in the waiting room. >> and some believe they have to build mo

[laughter] >> thank you, gail. [applause] [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you guys so much for coming. please inquire about the membership society. >> and a couple of minutes, you will hear from lindsey hilsum, author of "sandstorm." >> what are you reading this summer? book tv wants to know. >> there are two wonderful books out now about where al qaeda and the taliban are. seth jones from the iran corporation is working on one. david manus is working on another biography. there are lots of great books that come out every year. by serious journalists and historians. walter isaacson's book on steve jobs is the perfect example of that. it was an international best-selling phenomenon, and with good reason, because of all the things we can learn from it. >> what are you currently reading? >> i read eckler quickly. i read a wonderful book written by a british fly fisherman in world war ii. it was called blood kn

and our illustrious gail johnson, who is actually clerking her last committee ever on the board of supervisors. after 36 years of service. i have been working with her for eight years and she has been very capable to work with. madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes, mr. chairman. if you wish to submit comments for the committee, please submit them to the rail to the left. >> call the first item, please. >> to retroactively expand a grant for the calendar year for does-disproportionate contact in the juvenile district system. >> this is the second year of the grant. we focused on the bayview district because of the numbers of african-american youth and during the juvenile system in san francisco. it is a targeted plan to not only increase the understanding of the patrol officers and all of the officers at the bayview station and the concepts of this proportionality within the system, racial and ethnic disparities that exist within the system, and to increase their awareness and to offer our assistance in the probation department. this is the second year where we have done it working

gail your thoughts on that? >> reporter: this is not over. this is just the beginning. the other side is government controlled healthcare. that is not something that the american people have wanted. time and time again they have said they don't want government controlling their healthcare decisions. >> i think the time now is probably to move forward as a country, as political parties, and work at the federal level and the state level, implementing what the supreme court said yesterday. >> by the chief justice, ruling with the lib brlz on the court, calling it a tax rather than the penalty, it seems as though putting it in the hands of the american people during the election, he was telling them to do this you do this. just the word tax. that means something very volatile to americans. do they not see the benefits? the benefits of healthcare because they will be focused on tax? >> i think not. i think we have the benefits of having health insurance compared to the tax or the penalty what it would be would be really overwhelmingly in favor of wanting to purchase the heal

gail huff was there. >> hundreds of people lined up on the shores here to watch the spectacle. the ship ended up being about half of an hour late. this was quite a maneuver. approaching the bridge with extreme caution with no room for error in clearing the bridge. 14 stories high and the length of two football fields. >> think it will clear the bridge? >> hopefully. or else we will be stuck here. >> i wanted to be on this side of the bridge in case he does not maneuver it exactly. >> we wanted to see this contraption. it is odd looking. but it may seem like something out of star wars but this ship is carrying the world was the largest cranes. all four of them will stay in baltimore harbor to offload shipping containers. >> i thought it was pretty remarkable. we probably will never see anything like that again. >> a couple hundred spectators line the shore to witness the spectacle. >> when something happens we are out. >> on the hottest day of the year the bridge was shut down book was for about 30 minutes while traffic backed up for miles. >> people do not pay attention anyways

gail huff is live with this angle of the story tonight. >> staying cool in this weather is a health concern. you can see this has been quite an attraction. they have set up several polling stations down here. they are getting a lot of use. -- several cooling stations down here. >> even one second of relief helps with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees. >> it is really hot. >> i do not like it. >> you can feel every bit of the 100 degrees. >> these temperatures are downright dangerous. heat exhaustion is, and while heatstroke can be life- threatening. these are the common symptoms -- had a, body temperature above 104 degrees dizzy, chills not sweating anymore. these are signs you need to get to the hospital. six swimming pools are extending hours until 9:30 tonight. the memorial pull open five days before scheduled. >> why the decision to open early? >> the extreme heat. it is free today and tomorrow for the public's enjoyment. >> will stand in the air conditioning as much as we can employ in the water. cox drinking restrictions remain suspended on the metro. >> it is still hot. i saw