george davis then turns his gun on michael carroll. >> george davis was in front of me, he raised the gun up and looked at me with almost like black, piercing eyes, seemed to look right through me. i started to turn around and was kind of hunched over and he shot me. the bullet had gone into right above my belly button. >> luckily, somebody pulls carroll back inside the bar before davis can shoot him again. but carroll's girlfriend at the time is still outside, and davis shoots her in the hip. soon after, he goes back to his car and drives off. davis drives through the montana night. the next morning, deputy bernie alstad pulls him over for speeding but before the deputy can get out of the car, davis attacks, shooting up his vehicle. alstad is wounded and davis is also hit but he gets away. that's when deputy conway gets the call that an officer is down, and he's nearly run off the road. montana trooper jason hildenstab joins conway in the chase. he's working an extra shift and just clocked in, so he's low on gas. >> that was going to be my first order of business, to go get my car fi

mcpherson is the george henry davis 86 professor emeritus of united states history at princeton university. he is a noted and award-winning civil war historian. his book was awarded the indisputable award in 1965 and his book received the pulitzer prize in 1988. he is twice received the lincoln prize. the first time in 1998 for his 2009.nd again in white is the david and mary hairston distinguished professor of law at the virginia law school. .e is the author of 16 books law and american history volume one from the colonial years to the civil war. or chief justice warren. we will have more time for discussion about justice holmes. professor snider, i turn the floor to you. thesem delighted to have historians here and i will try to get out of the way and let them be the stars of the show. isver wendell holmes fascination to lawyers and historians both on the stories of the civil war and court. was the huge impact of the civil war on his jurisprudence on his life, on his worldview. we are going to have professor mcpherson speak about the war and have professor white speak about him and court

james mcpherson is the george henry davis professor emeritus of united states history at princeton university. he is a noted and award-winning civil war historian. his book was awarded the indisputable award in 1965 and his book received the pulitzer prize in 1988. he has twice received the lincoln prize. the first time in 1998 and again in 2009. professor white is the david and mary hairston distinguished professor of law at the virginia law school. he is the author of 16 books, including "law and american history volume one from the colonial years to the civil war." he served for chief justice warren. we will have more time for discussion about justice holmes. professor snyder, i turn the floor to you. >> i am delighted to have these historians here and i will try to get out of the way and let them be the stars of the show. oliver wendell holmes is a fascination to lawyers and historians both on the stories of the civil war and court. part of that was the huge impact of the civil war on his jurisprudence, on his life, on his worldview. we are going to have professor mcpherson speak about th

actor george clooney said one of the world's biggest newspapers owed his fiance and her family an apology, and he won. here's abc's linsey davis> reporter: george clooney is no stranger to life in the spotlight, promoting movies on the red carpet, and calling attention to humanitarian causes. today clooney drew a line in a usa today op-ed, writing that a laughable tabloid had entered into the arena of inciting violence when the daily mail published this article about his fiance, amal alamuddin. the article claimed that his soon to be mother-in-law not only opposed her engagement on religion grounds but she didn't think clooney was good enough for her. the gravity star slammed the daily mail for publishing the story clooney says on top of being completely fabricated put his family and friends in harm's way. clooney writes, the irresponsibility in this day and age to exploit religious differences where none exists is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous. today a very rare apology. in an e-mail to abc news, a mail online spokesman said the story, now removed was supplied in good faith by a reputable journa

george clooney says his fiancee and her family deserve an apology and he won. here is lindsey davisrter: george clooney is now stranger to life in the spotlight, promoting movies on the red carpet and calling attention to humanitarian causes but today, cloony drew a line writing that a laughable tabloid had entered into the arena of insighting violence when the daily mail published this article about his fiancee, a glamorous and private high h powered international family. that she didn't think clooney was good enough for her. the "gravity" star slammed the "daily mail" for publishing the story not only being fabricated but put family and friends in harm's way. he writes the irresponsibility to explode religious differences where none exist is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous and today, a very rare apology, in an e-mail to abc news, a mail online spokesman says the story removed was supplied in good faith by a trusted freelance journalist however, we except his assurance that the story is inaccurate and we apologize. and while they say they plan to reach

corporate and imperial age of the coke brothers as they were then under the hereditary rule of george iii. angela davis called on us to consider our history and i've been asked to briefly to sketch pains. in order to do that just briefly i would say that his common sense right of man and age of reason is the most widely read political essay of the century not only in this country but europe, too. common sense published is credited with giving the war of independence it's rhetorical fire and vision of the non- hereditary state in the constitution. he gave us the term united states and counterrevolution and he lived long enough to see and participate in his way in both. he died in greenwich village in 1809. common sense of the idea came with him from the uk where he was born in 1747 in the region in the rebellious times where the echoes hung in the air. common people that fought the privatization and enclosure of land and found themselves executed and incarcerated because they demanded that the natural born right to the commons. the apprentice maker of the profession that took off as women's lives were b

. >>> our friday "instant index" now begins with george clooney's latest move in his feud with a british tabloid. here's linsey davisthe best of this week's "index," one of the stories you shared the most. george clooney slamming the "daily mail" in an op-ed after the british tabloid published an article he said was fabricated about his soon to be mother-in-law opposing his engagement to her daughter. the paper apologized. clooney did not accept. >>> this diehard mets fan, also not accepting any apologies and in agony over his team's difficulty scoring last night. >>> but on the flip-side, pun intended, this was this 88-year-old who made a big splash in virginia. >>> and this 2-year-old double amputee who doctors said might not survive a crippling condition. this week, kayden elijah walked for the first time. a little wobbly at first. but then -- >> i got it. >> his determination is evident. >> i got it. >> all the way down the hall. >> i got it. >> yeah, i think he's got it. inspiration for all of us in the "instant index." i'm linsey davis. >>> and up next here, the man who sings a song book of america. ♪ >> willi

. >> this time enough was enough for george clooney, one of the world's biggest stars, facing down one of the world's most famous newspapers. abc's linsey davisas the story. >> reporter: george clooney is no stranger to life in the spotlight. promoting movies on the red carpet and calling attention to humanitarian causes. but clooney drew a line in a "usa today" op-ed writing a laughable tabloid entered into the arena of inciting violence. when "the daily mail" a british tabloid, published this article about his fiancee. a very glamorous and high-powered international lawyer and her family. the article claimed that his soon-to-be mother-in-law not only to posed his engagement to her daughter on religious grounds but also that she didn't think clooney was good enough for her. the star slammed "the daily mail" for publishing the story clooney says is on top of being completely fabricated putting his family and friends in harm's way. clooney says he respects the right to freedom of speech but writes, the irresponsibility in this day and age to exploit religious differences where none exist is negligent. and a rare apology. the mail online statem

george proposal succeeds. >> that is not fair to the children who remain behind. >> reporter: belinda davis, a local activist with three children in the baton rouge schools, is vowing to prevent the creation of the necity of st. george. >> you were automatically going to be creating a city that is less diverse than the one you are leaving. and we have all kinds of specialized services in schools that we are able to provide, because of the size of our school district. >> i mean, this is about lives, there is about potential that we are squashing by continuing to carve up our school districts, that we could do wonderful things together. we are stronger as one than we are broken up into pieces. >>> the former british leader tony blair met in cairo today with egyptian presidentialsysy in an effort to end problems with israel and hamas. in iraq, government forces and slight militias are battling for control of a military base 60 miles north of baghdad. gunmen killed at least 20 people in the capital today, almost all women. >>> we hope to see you back here tomorrow night. >>> pbs newshour weekend is made possible

george proposal succeeds. >> and that is not fair to the children who remain behind... >> narrator: belinda davis, a local activist with three children in the baton rouge schools, is vowing to prevent the creation of the new city of st. george. >> you are automatically going to be creating a city that is less diverse than the one you are leaving, and we have all kinds of specialized services in schools that we are able to provide because of the size of our school district. all of that is in jeopardy if this new school system is created. >> there are about 6,696 students that will be displaced if the new city school district is created. >> i mean, this is about lives. this is about potential that we are squashing by continuing to carve up our school district. that we could do wonderful things together. we're stronger as one than we are broken up into pieces. >> narrator: among those fighting to keep the school district intact is baton rouge mayor kip holden. >> we do not allow a small group of people to divide us, weaken our capital city, bankrupt our future. >> narrator: but he faces stiff opposition from some of

george, and beyond. >> a little beyond talk today. >> linsey davis has it. >> reporter: the comedy, "this is 40," pokedty. >> slow down, i got to -- >> reporter: decade by decade as your body changes, so should your diet and exercise routine. >> what works in your 20s is not going to be what works in your 40s and vice versa. >> reporter: this "women's health" editor and fitness trainer says while in your 20s, start by setting the tone early. >> building bone health and building a lot of lean muscle mass. first exercise is sprinting in place. >> reporter: ladies, don't take this decade for granted. now is the time for high intensity and high impact activities and strength training. >> squats and overhead press. doing exercises like this that work everything like once is really helpful. >> reporter: for those 30-somethings out there, cut back on caffeine and salt. both can accelerate bone loss. and to rev up that slowing metabolism jen suggests eight to ten reps of the burpee shuffle. >> two slides over here, touch down, two slides over here, touch down. come back to center, hands down on the ground, jum

george turns 1. >> we are sharing the limelight with other babies whose birth got lost in the royal frenzy last year like madison korigan and wyatt mcmahon and little lydia davisirthday today. here to show you how to throw a royal birthday party whether for the first or not for your prince or princess it is laura fenten. >> they are just having fun. >> it is a great future celebration. this might work for an older child, as well. >> you have new trends out there. >> and we have basic advice for someone with a first birthday. keep it short and time it to your child's schedule. if you have baby james here he usually wakes up at 2:00 you want to have the party from 2:30 to 4:30. >> that is the perfect time. >> look how cute he is. >> oh, my goodness. >> you have a smash cake now. >> this is a big trend. parents will buy a miniature cake for their 1-year-old to get a photo opportunity of the baby enjoying their first piece of cake. >> get involved. >> not you, hoda. him. >> many children will just attack the cake. >> wow! >> he's ready. >> want a little bite? look at hody. want a bite? >> he is not so sure. >> this brings up a great tip for parents. parents often

with the exception of tom davis, congressional republicans showed little interest in these enormous wastes of taxpayer dollars when george w. bush was president. i think we should care about waste, fraud and abuse no marttr who is president. i'm glad to the health care act was fixed. not exactly quickly but fixed nonetheless, and in time to help millions of americans apply for health care coverage. i want to know what to do different next time. see, we told you so. there are problems. we told you there would be problems. okay. and then their conclusion is, repeal it so they could replace it, but they've never given us a replacement. people are getting insurance who couldn't get it in the past because they had previously medical conditions. people are finding that their insurance can't be canceled just because they got sick. women are not discriminated against. people who can afford it can now get insurance because we give them tax breaks in order to pay for it. so i'm eager to learn what the agency is doing, so involved in 2015 goes more smoothly. we have unequivocal proof that health care reform is a success. we now nee

george, we turn now to this incredible near-miss caught on tape. hair-raising video capturing the horrifying moment that two women realize a freight train is coming right at them. abc's linsey davishere with the story. linsey, this is terrifying to watch. >> yeah, what a close call, good morning to you, lara. what made this so horrifying is that these women who we now foe are in their 30s just happened to be on the bridge portion of the track at the time the train started bearing down on them and they quickly realized they could not outrun the train. >> get off! go back. >> reporter: watch as this heart-pounding scene from "stand by me" plays out in real life on an indiana railroad. a 14,000 ton freight train hoisted above a lake traveling 25 miles per hour along a narrow bridge when suddenly the engineer spots two women directly in its path. you can hear him apply the brake right here. but the train keeps going. >> when you have a train that heavy, it took the train only running 25 miles an hour about 1500 feet to come to a stop. >> reporter: both women begin to run but realizing they can't outrun the 100-car coal train they make a split-second life or death decision. the woman

george zimmerman. i sat in the courtroom of michael dunn and i watched the jury. if you can't look at jordan davis, if you can't look at trayvon martin, see that child not just as your son but a human being, not as a thug or a criminal or a guy who is going to rob you or mug you or point a gun at you when the gun never even existed how can you acquit that young man of being, you know, being innocent? >> remember what the defense did. the defense very overtly used race in order to achieve the outcome for their client. at the end of that trial there was a completely irrelevant witness put on the stand, a white, blonde woman who said, my house was robbed and it was young black men. the constant messaging that you should take this boy, trayvon martin, and place him into the body of the kind of people who rob homes, this is the kind of kid you should be afraid of, too. wouldn't you have been afraid? for goodness sake. look at the cardboard figure of him, how tall it is. this wasn't a child. stop using the baby face picture. this was a baby faced kid no matter what picture you used. but he was portrayed