york congresswoman when walter mondale chose her as his running mate against ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. she was being treated for blood cancer. geraldine ferraro was 75. will'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l >> alan: theirs a glitch in flight planning software that forcedded the cancellation of 95 horizon and alaska airline flights. it resulted in the airline scrapping 12% of the schedule before the problem was fixed. one alaska flight out of oakland international was cancelled and three others were delayed by as much as two hours. officials say passengers will be rebooked or put on other airlines. >> conditions in the sierra are perfect for skiers, but not for drivers. excess snow is making driving especially dangerous. this is eastbound i-80 a few minutes ago at king vail. chengs are required from placer county to the donner lake interchange. no chain controls on highway 50 but there's a high wind advisory from sacramento to el dorado county line. have you had enough yet? >> leigh: truckee right now, 36 degrees and reporting light rain. so temperatures starting to drop off, the snow will

all of this nation's former presidents together to honor one of them, george h.w. bush.he tribute was in honor of his years of volunteer efforts, including his points of light institute. in the last few years, of course, he's teamed up with former rival bill clinton to raise money for the victims of the indonesian tsunami and hurricane katrina. the former president described how that has brought them together in a very personal way. >> this man, whom i'd always liked and respected, and then run against in a painful campaign in some ways, i literally came to love. and i realized all over again how much energy we waste fighting with each other over things that don't matter. >> the current president could not make last evening's event because he's traveling in south and central america. he sent a videotape greeting. last night was the first time all the former presidents have been together since the obama inauguration. by the way, you'll be able to see the broadcast this coming monday march 28th here on nbc. >>> wall street traders had the chance to look up the balcony and

believe that she was not reelected now that's also believed by some to have played a role in why george h.w. bush wasn't elected he went head to head in ninety two with israeli leadership over the issue of settlements and some believe that that lost him his second term a second term all right lauren lyster from our new york studio. and earlier i spoke to the editor of counterpunch alexander coburn i asked him why the road to the white house doesn't seem complete without a trip to israel he says take another composer take control. you know functional group so obviously i mean you know it could focus the israeli lobby the miami cubans for example about a huge influence on american foreign policy whether since the late fifty's because it's an important electoral state the jewish vote in new york and california is extremely important politically therefore every political candidate who has why is to be president of the united states who started to be a member of the u.s. congress has to deal with the israeli lobby and the organization to represent let's broaden this a little bit can you make any compa

and brent scowcroft had the same job during the george h.w. bush administration. he now has his own consulting firm. dr. brzezinski, are all of these events-- egypt, yemen, add in bahrain and syria as well as libya obviously-- are they all connected? >> they are, of course, all connected in a way. but also, of course, each of them has its own independent dimension. still i think we're dealing with a phenomenon which, if not handled correctly, can either plunge the region into increasing violence, disarray, or alternatively after a period of time begins to settle and evolve and stabilize. how we play and how our friends play and how the international community plays it and ultimately also how the arab league plays it is absolutely critically important. >> lehrer: where do you come down on this, general skowcroft as to whether or not this is all part of one loosely connected revolution? >> i think it's part of one loosely connected revolution in this sense: what we're seeing now is the impact of globalization in terms of communication because now the world is politi

reelected but there have been many rumblings and analyses of candidates like former president george h.w. bush who it's been said before that he lost reelection because of opposition from apac also cynthia mckinney a former congresswoman who you saw in my story it's also been discussed in the analyze that atack was your goal in her not getting reelected to congress so those are those are some of the cases that that's been discussed in analyze laurentiu real briefly i just got to point this out all the candidates of course meeting with benjamin netanyahu one thing you don't see is many of them visiting the rest bank or gaza i don't know if maybe the cameras to follow or if that's not a stop on their tour tour buses what's happening here you know it's certainly not a stop on their tour bus and that's one issue that palestinian activists will say many believe that what's going on in gaza is a human rights a humanitarian crisis the palestinian territories are occupied and it only getting the one side of that situation it is not the whole picture at all or even close joining us from our new york st

to honor former president george h.w. bush. beat in the ratings by univision, but all the former presidents were there, the living presidents, the dead ones weren't invited. and they had quite a list of performers. one of the performers was kid rock. a bush sr. favorite, i'm sure. don't know who booked this show but the performers were really able to connect with their audience. ♪ deep like the granldest canyon ♪ ♪ wild ♪ if you can't see >> jimmy: the carters are really going wild. seeing things like that make me think donald trump really could be our president one day. carrie underwood was one of the other performers. the crowd really enjoyed her. in particular, one audience member, who you will see here. >> ladies and gentlemen, carrie underwood. [ applause ] >> jimmy: see, bill clinton likes girls. that's the same look steven tyler gives the contestants on "american idol." underwood is what he had under his desk in the oval office. [ applause ] we had a new episode of "dancing with the stars." our first contestant of the se

. >> the biggest backlash i got from questioning a candidate on "meet the press" was with george h.w. bushver forgave me for embarrassing her husband that way. >> known as dean of the washington press corps and a news man who covered every major story for the last five decades, broder's political analysis was always on the money. like this observation he offered weeks before president bush ordered the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. >> i think that's the beginning of his troubles and our nation's troubles not the end. if we win the military victory as everybody seems to assume that we can do quite readily, then we still find ourselves responsible for constructing a new government in a nation in a vital part of the world that is the key stone to that part of the globe. >> although he was an institution in washington and on this show he never got trapped in the beltway. he loved traveling the country, knocking on doors and talking to voters. all told 13 presidential campaigns over 50 years. but as he said on his 400th appearance right here in the spring of 2008 perhaps the best was saved for

>> there's only one aircraft care dwler now, the "enterprise" the "george h.w. bush slated to leave norfolk. this could begin in week or two but not overnight. >> warner: now, the two warships that came through suez canal and arrived in the mediterranean today, would they be involved or are they something totally different? >> that's the "kearsarge" and secretary gates made clear they're headed in that direction and ready to bring water purification units. he said nothing at all about any sort of offensive military operations they might be involved in and you get the sense that these sort of ships would be better suited for humanitarian operations. a lot of the "kearsarge's" marines and aircraft are currently in afghanistan but they do have a fair number of helicopters on board that could be used in a more offensive way so that wouldn't be their key role. >> warner: secretary clinton seemed to hint at that today. she said something about using them to support getting equipment and supplies into areas that need them where we are welcome. meaning, i guess, the east. ou

in a nationally televised debate in october, 1984, she faced then vice president george h.w. bush. what began as an exchange about foreign policy ended up being about much more. here's a portion of that debate. >> i think i just heard mrs. ferraro say she would do away with all covert action. if so, that has very serious ramifications as the intelligence community knows. this is serious business. and sometimes it's quiet support for a friend so i'll leave that one there. let me help you with the difference, ms. ferraro between iran and the embassy in lebanon. iran, we were hold by a foreign government. in lebanon, you had a wanton terrorist action where the government opposed it. >> let me just say, first of all, that i almost recent, vice president bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. i've been a member of congress for six years. i was there when the embassy was held hostage in iran, and i have been there and i have seen what has happened in the past several months, 17 months of your administration. secondly, please don't categorize my an

george h.w. bush had an approval rate being 90%.was inadvice-- invincible, all of the smart guys like al gore and mario cuomo decided not to run. and the prize went to the man who took the risk, ran and bill clinton became president. so i think there are a number of republicans that are saying this is a good time to run, let's don't wait for more years. >> lehrer: what is your reading on obama now? i know it's early to put it mildly. >> the problem is that because our elections ar are-- divisible by four, the decision to run can be made no later than the winter of the year before. and byron is absolutely right about george herbert walker bush. ronald reagan in 1983 at this point was at 35% approval. so everybody and his brother got in. i mean gone glenn and rubin and gary hart and fritz mondale, jesse jackson, they all ran because they knew he was going to be vulnerable. by november 1984, he was at 60% approval and he carried 49 states. i mean you make the decision now, and i think the decision they are looking at, mike huckabee had

they were on hand to pay tribute to george h.w. bush and his decades of public service.oney for his points of light institute. >>> it is just now five minutes past the hour. katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning. thousands survived the tsunami and earthquake only to be caught in a radiation scare. meet some of the nuclear refugees who are now looking for help but are still filled with hope. we'll have that story and more tonight only on the cbs evening news. now back to the early show. >> and now we turn it back to erica, chris, and marysol. day outfit on today? >> i want to squeeze this thing out as long as i possibly can. you know, it was very obvious, right? i like it. >> you're going rogue on us. >> i try whenever i can. let's take a look at today's weather forecast, shall we? if you look at the national picture, the southern tier >>> thanks. that's your latest weather. now here's chris. >> marysol, thank you. in this morning's health watch should parents serve alcohol to their teenage kids? teen drinking is a hot topic with spring

it was a tribute to george h.w. bushhe importance of volunteer service. the event was the first time the living presidents were all together in the same room since president obama's inauguration. >> the world's most elite fraternity. >> very cool. >>> here's a look at your weather on this tuesday. stormy from the rockies to the midwest. up to 15 inches of snow from idaho to michigan. 80-mile-an-hour winds, large hail and tornadoes from oklahoma city to chicago. heavy rain in the twin cities, sioux falls and milwaukee. also showers today from seattle to san francisco. >> sacramento, 57. phoenix, 67. 44 in chicago. 65 in indianapolis. and 76 in kansas city. 80 degrees in miami and atlanta. near 60 in baltimore. and 52 in new york. snow yesterday. not welcome. >> no, no. >>> somebody had some fun in south carolina. they tampered with just a few road signs in that neck of the woods. >> wasn't rob. whoever it was did change the signs to read stuff like zombies ahead, be alert for tanks, watch for hunters. the signs were along

the clean air act passed by a large bipartisan majority and signed by president george h.w. bush tasked the e.p.a. with setting commonsense on pollution based on recent science. by repealing e.p.a.'s program for having polluters simply report their pollution. in other words, this amendment says to the american public we're not even going to let you know about the dangerous pollutants being put into the air. and certainly that philosophy, not only of attacking our public health, but of attacking our right to know, is absolutely wrong. so, colleagues, let me just wrap up. this amendment increases our dependence on foreign oil. it increases air pollution that endangers our health. it overrules the nation's top scientific experts who are warning us to reduce pollution, not increase it. it asks american families to pay $68 billion to oil industry and foreign governments instead of keeping that money here at home. it's a mistake. let's vote it down. thank you, mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: i ask unanimous consent to

the thing with him, most of those guys ended at getting a pardon by george h.w. bushwhich allowed the cia to bring crack and cocaine into most of the inner cities in this country. it and still to this day, the government as like they do not know what happened on how all these drugs is came into the city. host: a republican in baltimore, good morning. caller: my name is bob and. i remember where i was when ronald reagan was shot. i was in college and the university of maryland. how was there, i was very sad and -- while i was there, i was very saddened by the shooting of from reagan. it would've been more tragic if he had actually died or had been killed, because many of the policies that he established during his presidency are still with us today. including, not the least of which, you're reminded us of the constitution how really saying as opposed to the way is being misused -- it is being misused by virtually every area of government today. he is reminded us of that today. i think he was the greatest president of the 20th-century. host: why do you remember where yo

in 1980, the clean air act championed by george h.w. bush and his e.p.a. administrator bill reilly, that passed 89-10. so broad, broad bipartisan support. what has happened here? what has happened to the senate and to the congress in terms of protecting public health? and i would suggest that what we've seen with this house republican budget is very strong, powerful special interests weighing in and those folks on -- on that side kind of catering to that kind of mentality rather than looking out for public health and looking out for the american people. i want to -- to talk a little bit about the impact of this bill on americans and on public health and on new mexicans and look at the disastrous things, but at this point i want to ask and engage with senator merkley in some of those damaging things he sees in terms of public health, environment in this h.r. 1, or this house republican budget. and so i would yield to senator merkley at this point. mr. merkley: thank you very much. it's a pleasure to join my colleague from new mexico in discussing both the g

former chairman general powell, general petrae petraeus, president obama, former presidents george h.w. bush and have been have been and every former national security advisor. they've all made clear that these investments do directly protect u.s. security investments. the investments the house say are not part of security interests. every one of these people i've named say it directly affects our national security interests, not only on the front lines of afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, but around the world. president reagan, former homeland security director ridge also recognize the connection. security essential programs directly enhances the security of the united states. secretary ridge said, "the program supported by the international affairs budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs." secretary gates said, "i never miss an opportunity to call for more funding for emphasis on diplomacy and development." there are a whole lot of other examples from both republican and democratic leaders that seem to have fallen on deaf ears in the house. our republican friends in

former chairman general powell, general petrae petraeus, president obama, former presidents george h.w. bush and have been have been and every former national security advisor. they've all made clear that these investments do directly protect u.s. security investments. the investments the house say are not part of security interests. every one of these people i've named say it directly affects our national security interests, not only on the front lines of afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, but around the world. president reagan, former homeland security director ridge also recognize the connection. security essential programs directly enhances the security of the united states. secretary ridge said, "the program supported by the international affairs budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs." secretary gates said, "i never miss an opportunity to call for more funding for emphasis on diplomacy and development." there are a whole lot of other examples from both republican and democratic leaders that seem to have fallen on deaf ears in the house. our republican friends in

president george h.w. bush campaigned on strengthening the clean-air act. republican representative jerry lewis of california was a close ally of mine on the provisions to reduce smog and controls vehicle emissions. a representative from new york was a close ally on reducing acid rain because of the impact on new england. and a representative from illinois was an allied to reform gasoline because of the potential market for renewable fuel. our major obstacle was not partisan politics, it was u.s. industries. the car companies said they could make me a new standard. the chemical industry said they could not meet the new toxics standards. and that the provisions to eliminate ozone-destroying cfcs could shut down hospitals. d shut down hospitals. the oil industry said they could not make cleaner-burning -- the acid rain provisions would cause electricity rates to skyrocket. ultimately, we were able to forge bipartisan regional coalitions and to enact a law in 1990 that was stronger than the leading environmental bill from the previous congresses. once laws wer

. >>> and former president george h.w. bush was honored last night in washington for his lifetime commitment to volunteerism and leadership of the points of light institute. three other former presidents were also there to honor him. jimmy carter, bill clinton and, of course, his son, george w. bush along with the entire bush family and many from hollywood as well. well deserved honor. >>> now 7:17 pacific time. let's turn it back over to matt, ann and al. >> good for him. >> congratulations to him. very nice. >>> mr. roker, how's it looking on the west coast in. >> it's been wild and going to stay wild. yesterday they got for the first time in maxwell county this tornado. an ef-0 tornado, didn't really do any damage. and it was provided -- we know now where our executive producer, jim bell, is vacationing. that's really amazing stuff. they've never had one in this county before. that's just north of sacramento. the rest of the west coast, we're looking at billings, montana, with snow showers. 38 degrees. 62 in l.a. with partly

on january 16 of 1991, president george h.w. bushnnounced that the allied military attack against iraq had begun and simultaneously he announced that the united states would begin releasing spro stocks as part of an international effort to minimize world oil market disruptions. less than 12 hours after president bush's authorization, the department of energy released a spro crude oil sales notice, and on january 28 of 1991, 26 companies submitted offers. then-secretary of energy watkins noted -- quote -- "we have sent an important message to the american people that the $20 billion investment they've made in an emergency supply of crude oil has produced a system that can respond rapidly and effectively to the threat of an energy disruption." according to the analysis posted on the department of energy's web site during the george w. bush administration -- quote -- "the rapid decision to release crude oil from government-controlled stocks in the united states and other oecd countries helped calm the global oil market and prices began