this was the beginning of the dana carvey/george h.w. bush, the real george bush against michael dukakis. it is apparent when they do the fake debate, the real george bush will win the election. a lot of people are asking why? "snl" captured that with this scene. >> more has to be done, but the program is in place. make no mistake. we are doing the job, so let's just stay the course and keep on track, stay the course. >> you still have 50 seconds left, mr. vice president. >> well, let me just sum up, on track, stay the course, a thousand points of light, stay the course. >> mm-hmm. governor dukakis, rebuttal? >> i can't believe i'm losing to this guy. >> richard, they captured something, wasn't the broad popular sentiment in the country because george h.w. bush won handily over michael dukakis, but people watching the election closely, a lot of people were saying how is this guy so far ahead? >> dana carvey's impression, it is the whole character he built, it was brilliant. it stands up all these years later. one of the great things watching,

according to "the washington post" former president george h.w. bush and his wife, barbara, served as witnesses for the couple on saturday. one of the brides post this had photo on facebook of mr. bush signing the license. bonnie clements, co-owner of a general store in kennebunk, maine. the longtime friends of the bush family. >>> the america's cup will stay right here in america. oracle team usa beat emirates new zealand in the 17th and decisive race of this international yachting competition. this was a historic comeback. n new zealand led by eight races just a week ago. it only had to win one more to capture the title. the u.s. team never gave up and won eight straight races although i'm told there's only one american on the american team. >>> a baseball player is taking to twitter to apologize for his behavior which almost led to a major brawl. carlos gomez of the milwaukee brewers yelled at atlanta braves pitcher as he circled the bases after hitting a home run last night. some of the pitcher's teammates took exception to the taunts. gomez tweete

. >>> a spokesman for former president george h.w. bush for what he called a stupid mistake. >>> famed interview david frost died at the age of 74. best known for interviewing richard nixon on watergate, seen on television. frost died of a heart attack. >>> for the first time a supreme court justice has officiated at a same-sex wedding. ruth bader ginsburg did the honor. >>> cheney versus cheney. mary says her sister liz is quote dead wrong on the issue of gay marriage. lynn cheney says she opposes gay marriage. >>> and russian president vladimir put join visited some animals on sunday and fed some dolphins at an oceania. >>> that does it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rain in taiwan triggered a dramatic landslide, you can see the earth pour over this white car pushing it across the road. as this huge boulder comes to a rest. the torrential rains caused by tropical rains, leave the possibility of more landslides. >>> in las vegas, the flash flooding warning has ended, many roads still closed. many homes and vehicles

. >> former president george h.w. bush showed his support for same-sex marriage. they served as witnesses at a same sex wedding in maine. the newlyweds coown kenny bunk store -- kennebunkport store. >> well, coming up next tonight on the news edge watch out the next time you go swimming. we're going to tell you about this fish that could be targeting you. men this is a story for you. >> and can you imagine life without useing the internet -- using the internet. it's more common than you might think. we'll have that story when the news continues. >> i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't let ideological battles get in the way of making progress. terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored

. >>> and in "usa today," george h.w. bush witnessed a same-sex wedding in maine. 41st president and wife barbara attended the wedding of long-time friends. president bush even signed the marriage license as a witness. >>> and some stories you might have missed. iranian president hassan rowhani said, quote, the nazis carried out a massacre that cannot be denied. >>> new fbi video shows the eerie moments before aaron alexis went on a rampage in the navy yard. you can see him stalking through the hallways armed with a shotgun. new york state sets up special courts to handle prostitution and sex trafficking cases. the state's highest ranking judge calls it, quote, modern day slavery. it is the first of its kind in the u.s. and treats alleged prostitutes as victim instead of criminals. >>> and vice president joe biden met with his iraqi counterpart in new york on wednesday. the white house says biden told him the u.s. is committed to a shared fight against terrorism in iraq. >>> a former british politician also got into quite the scuffle on tuesday. dame yon mcbride was

former executive secretary of the white house's national secretary security council during the george h.w. bushministration. thank you for being with us this morning. now mr. hughes. >> it's a pleasure, thanks for having me. >> 12 hours ago, obama's speech was likely going to focus on a military strike. with this new diplomatic solution offered by russia and accepted by the syrians, it is out with the old and in with the new? >> well, i don't think it can be out with the old and in with with the knew. it seems to me that president obama has to actually make these two things reinforce one another. without the threat of military action, which would be enabled by a congressional approval resolution, it seems to me that the russian offer of international supervision and control of syria's chemical weapons could simply become, as has been mentioned already, a delaying tactic and a ruse. president obama should use, in my view, his speech to make what has been up to now kind of the key stone cops diplomacy of the obama administration, leading up to an authorization for military action, look instead li

. >>> meanwhile former president george h.w. bush is apologizing for mistakenly announcing the death of mandela. apparently his spokesman misread a headline on the internet and that led our 41st president to release a statement expressing his sadness. the south african president immediately rejected the statement saying mandela is alive. bush's spokesman says it was, quote, a stupid mistake by me, end quote. >>> a south korean delegation will meet with north korea to meet in kaesong to find a date to reopen the come plechblths it's located inside north korea just past the border. more than 120 south korean companies employ about 50,000 workers at that complex. you may recall it was shut down four months ago during heightened tensions on that korean peninsula. at that time south korea and the united states were conducting joint military exercises. >>> a major deal is in the works between two communications giants. verizon is reportedly working a deal out with voda phone for about $130,000. the deal would include cash and stock. under

al-shabab says it carried out the attack that killed more than 60. >>> former president george h.w. bushness at a same-sex union. one of the brides posted this picture on facebook. mr. and mrs. bush attended friends' wedding in maine where they lived. over the weekend he signed the marriage license after the couple requested it. >>> much of the bay area is under high fire danger. the red flag warning warning covers the north and east bay regions as well as the santa cruz mountains. people are asked to be ex- >> cautious. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is live in orinda this morning one of the cities in the fire danger zone. cate. >> reporter: we are in one of those areas where those red flag warnings have been issued. today's weather conditions will have firefighters here at the moraga orinda station on high alert as well as other firefighters around the bay area. over the next couple of days we are expected to have gusty winds and low humidity and you combine that with dry summer and you have prime fire conditions not to mention this is right before the rainy season where experts say we

. >> former president george h.w. bush has publicly shown support for say. -sex wedding. he participated in a wedding in maine. stave in a digital world, the -- staying safe in a digital world. we have that next. >> we want to talk to tucker barnes about the barnes. >> we'll have all abo the detain the forecast. for a little cloudier than it was yesterday and traffic after the break. [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you lolove on a holiday. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury crescent dogs. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy dinner. pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop! [ pop ] [ horn honks ] kevin! toaster strudel, yah? ♪ warm, flaky, gooey toaster strudel. >> welcome back. 4:44. forget miley cyrus. this group in new york city twerked into the record books. >> of course they did. they broke a world record for most people twerking in the same time, same place. there's twerking in the studio that needs to shop. 450 people gathered to shake their hips for two minutes straight s. that really twerking? movingthey are just the

. >>> a spokesman for former george h.w. bush has apologized for what he called a very stupid mistake. when nelson mandela was released from the hospital, the spokesman accidentally released a statement mourning the passing of the leader. >>> david frost passed away. best known for interviewing richard nixon during the watergate. >>> for the first time a supreme court justice officiated at a same-sex wedding. ruth bader ginsburg did the honors. >>> cheney versus cheney. mary cheney says her sister liz is quote dead wrong on the issue of gay marriage. lynn cheney said that she opposes gay marriage. last year mary cheney married her longtime same-sex partner >>> and russian president vladimir putin visited some animals on saturday. he got to shake hands with a very large wall russ. >>> that does it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> heavy rains in taiwan triggered a dramatic landslide. you can see the earth pour over this white car push it across the road as a huge boulder comes to the rest. the torrential rains cause

the "washington post" reports that former president george h.w. bush and his wife barbara served as witnesses for the couple on saturday. one of the brides posted this photo on facebook of mr. bush signing the license. newlyweds, bonnie and helen are co-owners of the general store in ken boek, maine. we're long time friends of the bush family. >>> the u.s. state department renewed a worldwide travel alert after the mass shooting at a shopping mall in kenya. the state department says there's no specific threat but there is mounting intelligence that terrorist groups may be planning attacks against western targets. americans are warned to remain vigilant in public places both here and abroad. >>> sources tell news 4 that mayor vincent gray has chosen april new chief financial officer for the district. tom shell road was first to report the selection of jeff dewitt, now the cfo of phoenix, arizona. dewitt, if confirmed by the council would replace the person serving there for 13 years now. the independent cfo plays a critical role in city affairs. the off

george h.w. bush signed the marriage license for bone clement and helen tortled son. couple own a general store near the bush couple pound in kennebunkport and are longtime friends of the former first family. therthere was a massive 7.7 earthquake in pakistan that killed at least 300 people and destroyed homes. the quake yesterday also created this island in the arabian sea. it's made of mud and stone. it's about 60 feet high and about as long as a football field. scientists say the release of volcanic gases may be what formed the island, but they admit they're not really sure. what we-- we do know the origin of a remarkable tribute to the soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the d-day landings nearly 70 years ago. volunteers stenciled 9,000 sill wets in the sand on a beach in norm andy in a project called "the fallen." the artists wanted to give a human perspective to the invasion that changed the course of world war ii. a few hours later, the tide washed them away air, reminder of the tragedy of war. our cup run is over. we'll tell you how it all turne

george h.w. bush left a note saying you better focus on domestic issues. a man defined himself as anti-war. now contemplating military strikes in the middle east. he was struggling in the presidency before this. he is in the second term. the economy is recovering, but not as robust as he would like. the american people are split on his leadership. the country is divide. you have the irs controversy. you have the nsa controversy. the president was in a political box anyway. then comes this. >> a war weary population. nick, the polls show the public favors focusing on a domestic general yagendpeter jenningagen. >> i think putin overplayed his hand. i wonder when you have an op-ed like this if it is written by putin or if it came from his press advisors. i thought it seemed authentic. no advisor would denounce american exceptionalism in a message to americans. there was a backlash that weakened his case. he came across as very smart and very shrewed. >> many opposed to military action in syria. gun control and avoiding a government shutdown this month and cre

gun to his head -- >> it happened with reagan, it happened with clinton and it happened with george h.w. bush. >> she's a lawyer. she's a very good legislator. >> and don't forget attractive. >> what? >> that came out of your mouth. >> i did. people say that's sexist and everything -- >> no, no, no, we like that. >> i don't know about that "we" -- >> someone has to break up the lovefest. >> i like charlie. >> there's one thing, you're a lawyer and you're a lawmaker and you know it is impossible to repeal a law by making it a poison pill in something that tears down the government. you know that. >> again, charlie, you have to talk to your own former democratic president, bill clinton. he did it twice. once with a republican congress. once with a democrat congress. once george herbert walker bush, once with ronald reagan. >> you would not do that to me, you're too nice a person. the heck with bill clinton. i'm talking about the patient protection affordable care act and that's all. they're talking about a whole lot of side effects, poor people dying and not having -- i'm not talking about that

think it's personified by rand paul versus chris christie, at one time it was ronald reagan and george h.w. bushget together. that didn't happen with goldwater and rockefeller. it happened with reagan and george h.w. bush. >> i'm getting hit with e-mails and tweets. big deal about you maybe running for office themselves. people like you, the answer you articulated, i haven't heard any politician speak to the issue the way you just did. would it be something you consider? >> i consider these 100,000 folks to be complimenting and flattering me. i haven't met them, onthem and i have nothing to do with this effort, but i consider it flattering. now, when varney contributes money to that group, then i've got to stand up and pay attention. stuart: you could have a lot on the show every day. all right, judge, thank you very much indeed. always good to see you. president obama back tracks his red line on syria. now, puts it up to congress. and the wall street journal's dan henninger not happy. playing the political game, we get his reaction to this after the break. >> i didn't set a red line. the world

. >> that was my one more thing,l% that's jasper showing you walker's point which is her george h.w. bush lives with barbara bush for most of the years. he was on the beach, and we've had a great monday, and we are going to be back at it tomorrow. next, you'll see "special report" up on fox news >> welcome to "red eye." it is like house of cards if by cards you mean dolphin figurines that usually end up in a trashcan at the emergency room. due to andy levy's tragic death attempting a wheelly in a bumper car there is no pre game report. so we will just go to our guests. she is so hot, sunscreen wears her to the beach. i am here with defense attorney jonna spill bore. and dimitri's new hip hop theme cooking show "grilzz" premieres next week. and my sidekick, bill schulz. and his mustache once hit a homerun in

>> george h.w. bush. >> george bush, sr.? he was wise, cautious and knew what he was determined to do. >> reporter: great lines from subjects like desmond tutu. >> i said, now, i always think of you as an optimist. he said, i'm not an optimist, i'm a prisoner of hope. great phrase. >> reporter: he had a program on an international network. for years the staple of bbc morning television. breakfast with frost, which he would end with his signature sign off. >> join us next week until then, top of the morning, good morning. >> he was 74. cnn, london. >> it is a great loss. such a compelling character. 45 minutes after the hour. we have a wonderful story to share with you about a boy and a dolphin with a lot in common. you may remember winter. winter is the dolphin with the prosthetic tail. this 8-year-old has a similar story. he's an amputee. he lost his legs and fingertips to meningitis. his father built him flippers that let him swim. he came from england to orlando for a chance to get in the water with winter. >> the feeling

>> you know, george h.w. bush, whom president obama has repeatedly cited as his hole model was very careful not to make promises or threats that you can't carry through and you can't see through to the end. so there was a moment where you remember this very well, wolf, when the berlin wall was coming down and people said bush should get up and encourage it, celebrate it, say to the russians are evil, and bush was very aware that that could unleash consequences that he couldn't control. there were russian troops still in germany and poland, in hungary. he didn't want to use fancy words that would make him feel good and seem like the right thing to say unless he had a specific plan of appears to see it through. i feel with syria, we've been missing some of that. there's been some tough talk, but not a clear plan of action to back that. >> our friend tom freidman writing in "new york times" today, he writes this -- he says we are out front alone. we may not want to be, but here we are, so we must lead. i think the be

look at what george h.w. bush, george bush did, both cases, congressional authorization.se of george w. bush, amp other vital interests the unite was directly attacked. we didn't go and immediate he launch a counterattack. waited and got authorization. >> look, the idea as the president would have us believe in his speech today he is suddenly so concerned with the proper role of congress and our constitutional democracy is preposterous, totally ridiculous on its face. this is a president who spent the better part of the last three yes campaigning on his ability and willingness to circumvent congress on everything. virtually every substantive issue the president has been telling feel i don't need to wait for congress. i can do it on my own. the authority determine when congress is or is not in recess. now he'd suddenly concerned about this? if he was so concerned about authorization of military action why didn't he seek it when he did something by most accounts was likely to be much more extensive in libya? he didn't because -- >> vital interest, libya didn't threat ton ex

when president george h.w. bushthe oath of office, in his inaugural address that day, president bush offered a timeless wisdom of saint augustine's. in crucial things, unity, and important things, diversity, in all things, generosity. i want to thank the national constitution center for the great honor you have given me today and for safeguarding the ideals of our founders. we remain in their debt and now in yours. thank you all. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause] ♪ [protestors shouting in background: benghazi!] [no audio] >> two, two. >> there we are. thank you for joining us. we have aimee mann and ted performing their song "save me." once again, congratulations to secretary hillary clinton.♪ you look like a perfect fit for a girl in need of a tourniquet but can you save me? come on and save me if you could save me run the ranks of the freaks who suspect they could never love anyone cause i can tell you know what it's like a long farewell of the hunger strike but can you s

george w. bush, son of george h.w. bush and potential 2016 presidential candidate jeb bush.ead of the ceremony bush praised clinton saying, quote, listen up, jonathan. former secretary clinton dedicated her life to serving people across the world in democracy. these efforts as a citizen, activist and leader have earned secretary clinton's this year's liberty medal, which i think is shorthand for there is no way i'm going to run to be a republican presidential nominee. you can't say that and expect to not get primaried. >> you can say that, it's a bipartisan event, no politics. it's undeniable who she is and what she stands for and what she did as secretary of state. there's any number of ways he could spin that. >> make a pretty good fight to come up in the middle of the debate. >> you could throw it back at him but i view that statement as one in a long line of sort of cordial, classy statements that come from the bush family. >> which is amazing, cordial classy statements that come from the bush family, which shows -- >> this bush could not be nominated by his party. >> we

. >> that was my one more thing,l% that's jasper showing you walker's point which is her george h.w. busha bush for most of the years. he was on the beach, and we've had a great monday, and we are going to be back at it tomorrow. next, you'll see "special report" up on fox news next, monday. >>> kenya's government says it believes all the hostages are out of a nairobi shopping mall, and as the siege winds down the questions about possible american involvement ramp up. this is "special report." >> good evening. i'm john roberts in for bret baier. the kenyan interior ministry says forces are combing the mall floor by floor. the ministry believes all the hostages have been released. the death toll has gone down in

when president george h.w. bush took the oath of office, in his inaugural address that day, president bush offered a timeless wisdom of saint augustine's. in crucial things, unity, and important things, diversity, in all things, generosity. i want to thank the national constitution center for the great honor you have given me today and for safeguarding the ideals of our founders. we remain in their debt and now in yours. thank you all. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause] [protestors shouting in background: benghazi!] >> two, two. >> there we are. thank you for joining us. we have aimee mann and ted performing their song "save me." once again, congratulations to secretary hillary clinton. >> ? you look like a perfect fit for a girl in need of a ♪ourniquet ? but can you save me? come on and save me if you could save me run the ranks of the freaks who suspect they could never love anyone ?♪ cause i can tell you know what it's like a long farewell of the hunger strike but can you

george h.w. bush left a note for bill clinton saying you may want to focus on domestic issues and every problem is going to cross your desk. president obama is dealing with that man. a man defined as being anti-war, now contemplating military strikes in the middle east. in a time he was struggling in his presidency a bit before this. he is in his second term. the economy is recovering. the american people are split on his leadership. the country is divided politicly anyway. you have the irs controversy. you have the nsa controversy. the president was in a political box anyway and then comes this. >> a jobs weary population. the polls show the public -- >> i think putin a little bit overplayed his hand. i always wonder whether it is really written by a public figure like putin or whether this came out of his press advisers. i thought it seemed authentic because no press adviser would suggest denouncing american exceptionalism in a message to americans. i think there was a back lash that weakened his ca

when george h.w. bushraq the country was overwhelmingly for it because they built the case, they explained what they were doing. now the president who i think at times reverts to being a university of chicago professor. you suddenly get this wandering around conversation. john kerry said, "i was thinking out loud." you don't want the secretary of state to think out loud when it comes to war. >> you have to make the case. the president is trying to start the car in fourth gear. now we've got to go all the way to war. so that's a challenge. that's a challenge. however -- >> why is that? >> i don't know. i give you credit for that one. >> who didn't start the conversation? okay, we're going to come back to this discussion. we're going to come back after a break. but van jones and newt gingrich and we'll be back after the break. coming up next, if congress says no, will president obama strike syria anyway? one top official in congress is here in the situation to explain. [ male announcer ] these days, a small

former president bill clinton dined with former president george h.w. bushay afternoon in maine, and president bush came ready with what clinton calls his "sock swag." clinton treated in quote "enjoying my annual lunch with the the president and mrs. bush in maine. envious of his western cactus theme socks." #sockswag. you can see the socks right there, quite quite cool. this is the latest example of bush's 41 sock style which ranges from colors to patriotic patterns. even president obama got into the footwear trend. he received a colorful pair from the president at the white house this summer. we do not know if he has worn them yet. he hasn't publicly. stay around. "andrea mitchell reports" come back soon. it starts with little things. tiny changes in the brain. little things anyone can do. it steals your memories. your independence. ensures support, a breakthrough. and sooner than you'd like. sooner than you'd think. you die from alzheimer's disease. we cure alzheimer's disease. every little click, call or donation adds up to something big. a writer and a

remember when they called george h.w. bush the do nothing president? i liked him for that. was nothing going on and i liked it. >> he was gentlemanly. >> yeah. >> he had a pipe. we can say it. we won't bleep it. >>> coming up, ellison talks about people who live with first names that are last names. call me, rowdy brits! >>> should too many shots come with a cost in well hangovers in britain could get more painful. police chiefs there want to put overserved a-holes in privately run drunk tanks instead of jill and hand -- instead of jail and hand them a bill in the morning. said one, i don't see why the service should pick up the care of someone who has chosen to get so drunk they can't care for themselves. we will issue them a ichs ifed penalty which will be a significant cost. and that may be a significant deterrent. clearly we must discuss this in a thing called -- >> lightning roooooouuuuuunnnnndd. lightning round. >> remy, i will not ask about your personal predelictions, but what do you think? >> instead of dropping him off at a drunk tank, drop them off at a denny's.

george h.w. bush and bill clinton, carrying top secret nuclear codes. johnson now is responsible for more than 4,000 cadets. nearly a quarter are women. a major issue she must confront is sexual harassment. last year, up to 26,000 military members reported being sexually assaulted. including high profile cases in the service academy and also against officers, some who led sexual assault prevention programs. >> you have officers who have been charged with sexual assault who are responsible for preventing it. i mean, what kind of message does that send? >> it is hurtful. all our leadership in the air force said how hurtful that is. it's just not right. we can't have it. >> sexual assault is a crime. johnson tackled the issue the first day she spoke to new cadets. >> when you cross those boundaries, there's a human cause to that. there's a lifetime human cause on both parties. and that's what we need to be aware of. >> her words carry weight. >> okay. >> and meetings with flight instructors and at lunch with the cadets, she comes across as engaging. she ha

that's george h.w. bush.was a witness at a same-sex wedding over the weekend of two long time friends. do you believe it? yes. he was there with barbara bush in kennebunkt, maine. we'll be right back. >>> we are back. the biggest political contest this year is the race for governor in virginia. and the reason it's getting so much national attention is because election results in virginia these days are often an indicator, in fact, a brilliant one of where the country is headed. virginia is like everywhere now. the race is close but according to the latest marist poll, mccauliffe leads cuccinelli by five points. it could be chocked up a to a significant gender difference in the race. only 39% of women are behind kuch nelly. more than any other state, virginia votes like america. in 2012, in the presidential election, president obama defeated mitt romney in virginia by a little under 4 percentage points nationally. now look at the vote in virginia. the results are almost identical. in each case, within a tenth

first he backed howard baker and then he backed george h.w. bush. eventually backing reagan.the people who are going to provide the wisdom and judgment, foresight when we're in a battle like this. >> bret: mark levine conservative talk show host talking about their reaction to ted cruz and his stand on the senate floor and stand against obama care. weaver back with the panel. charles? >> i stand exposed as the longest mole of liberals and democrats in the movement in the history of the republic. a piker beside me. i will remind you that the sainted ronald reagan started out as a a very strong supporter of fdr. so i think it's somewhat sack religious that i should invoke him but i will the less. that's kind of amusing. i was young once. i'm sure lennon was as well. that's my excuse. the objection i had to what cruze was doing was he took them down a cul-de-sac in terms of tactics e implied very unfairly. not only implied but basically said that everybody who didn't agree with his tactic, which is a culled did he cul-de-sac tactic leads nowhere. opposition to obama care. john m

but despite that overwhelming victory, president george h.w. bush faces criticism at home for not going all the way to baghdad to rid the world of saddam hussein. >> i made very, very clear from day one, that it was not an objective of the coalition to get saddam hussein out of there, by force. >> dick cheney, defense secretary at the time, supports the first president bush's restraint. >> i think we got it right. conversations i had with leaders in the region afterwards, they were concerned that we not get into a position where we were an imperialist power, willy-nilly moving into capitals in that part of the world, taking down governments. >> after the gulf war, bush and his successor, bill clinton, send u.s. planes to provide air cover for vulnerable populations in northern and southern iraq. the u.n. security council imposes harsh sanctions and sends in weapons inspectors to dig deeply for iraqi wmd capabilities, weapons of mass destruction. >> this went on for years. at a certain point, unbeknownst to weapons inspectors or anyone else other tha

president george h.w. bush threatened serious action in saddam hussein used chemical weapons.mericans on the battlefield enjoyed no chemical weapons used against them since world war i because this is something we take seriously. if we allow chemical weapons use to slide we set ourselves up, we set america up to be exposed to the weapons. >> neil: no disrespect, what's the difference between that and stray things and shooting and bombing your people dead. >> it's completely different. as a member of the air national guard, you can never ban artillery shells or warfare but where we can make a difference is the gas that chokes you to death and you're aware of the fact you can't breathe and your life is slipping out of your hands. >> neil: i understand that but -- congressman, i understand. and it's inhumane. the fact is shooting women and children and shedding them is awful. i'm asking is that the new litmus test and is the message we're sending to dictators around the world is next time, shoot them, don't guess them. >> reporter: this is not a new litmus test, we've always said

american influence is diminished from what it's been and from the days we won the cold war and george h.w. bush had the world behind him to throw the iraqis out of kuwait. when the president of brazil says i don't think i'm coming to a state dinner, mr. president. >> i think it's one of the worst. that's pathetic. everybody wants a state dinner at the white house. every nation. the president of brazil is so upset because nsa is spying on her and on brazil she says i'm not coming. if that's the clincher in terms of telling what the world thinks of us, one of our oldest allies. >> my guess is she's standing tall in brazil. the people probably said, good for you standing up to the american s. it's a problem we have had since 2000. we have said we are the be-9/11 lent nation. we see further than others. the exceptional nation. a lot of people see america as behaving like a moral and political tutor to the world. the sheriff of the global vig. they are saying enough is enough. get the message. >> if we were good at it. that's the problem. we haven't been and vladimir putin had to bail us out of a me

george w. bush challenged critics who complain his successor plays too much golf. it was an apolitical gesture befitting the office of the presidency. saturday, however, it was his father, former president george h.w made an even dramatic statement unburdened by political realities. there he was, 89 years old, attending as a witness to the same-sex marriage between two longtime friends in maine and in that act, bush the elder acknowledges something his party must unmistakably understand moving into 2014 and beyond for better, not worse. same-sex marriage will ultimately be a reality for everyone in america. stay with us. once again, life imitates art. >> mike lee, i am your father. >> la, la, la, luke, l-l-luke, i am your father. ♪ i want peacocks. peacocks? walking the grounds. in tuscany. [ man ] her parents didn't expect her dreams to be so ambitious. italy? oh, that's not good. [ man ] by exploring their options, they learned that instead of going to italy, they could use a home equity loan to renovate their yard and have a beautiful wedding right here while possibly increasing the value of their home. you and roger could get married in our backyard. it's robert, dad. [ female announcer ] come

form president george h.w. bushas an official witness at a same-sex marriage wedding in maine over weekend. the elder bush and his wife attended the ceremony of long time friends. here is a picture of the president signing the marriage license. gay marriage became legal in maine in december. >> can't afford a new toes that, you can rent one? the model s sports model is available in the high-enrent a.m. float in san francisco. the electric cars will be part of the dream cars service which office porsches starting at $500 a day! >> the abc7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the top stories. oracle team u.s.a. keeps the america's cup trophy. what c.e.o. ellison is saying about whether the sailing race will return to san francisco in four years. >> state lawmakers have an idea to avert at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. abc7 news begins with breakings news. >> three people are deattend after a man is stab

- bruce bartlett, deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at treasury under president george h.w. bush. this is what he said: "a potential debt default is far more than a domestic consideration. it is a matter of foreign policy." now, that leads me to briefly comment. we suddenly have in the international arena a whole bunch of new things that might be optimistic signs. if the russians follow through and if president assad does, in fact, open up -- and those are two big ifs, but at least it's happened thus far in the first week. in assad does, in fact, open up his chemical weapons, then there is the possibility that not only would the ability to disperse chemical weapons in syria have been eliminated, but the entire weapons would have been eliminated. that's a pretty good first step. and then, too, we're hearing a new president of iran as a result of an election in iran start to talk a new tune with an outreach to the west. should we be skeptical? of course. but if they follow through on their statements, and i can tell you that this one senator has already talked to the foreign minist

. >> reporter: former president, george h.w. bush same-sex marriage of two longtime friends in maine. bush and his wife barbara went as private citizens to the wedding of helen and bonnie. she posted this photo of bush signing their marriage license, maine legalized same-sex marriage last year. >>> former first lady laura bush is in new york city today meeting with african first ladies in town for the united nations general assembly. she talked to cbs this morning about her presentation and what she's hoping to accomplish. >> barbara, our daughter barbara's going to be there with global health core fellows to recruiting smart, young, college graduates to work in the health field. george started the emergency pledge for relief within he was president and it's over africa. when we moved back home to dallas we wanted to continue our work with global health there in africa and partnering with the u.s. state department and komen for the cure and a number of the drug companies to add testing and treatment for cervical cancer to the aids pl

i think george h.w. bushatement but certainly the vision of a republican president being a witness at a gay wedding, we've come a long way, baby. >> the movement was not a movement at first, it was about relations between people. the argument all along has been when people know gay men and women, they will be more eager to support that. marriage equality moved through senior, conservative ranks, that's what you see again and again. dick cheney, george bush. >> some talk about what this port ends for 2015. are we going to have candidates both of whom support marriage equality in 2016? >> yes, i think it will be. it's been a remarkable change in the last 20 years. people have fought and died for it. i think the battle is won. >> you think the battle is won. when you look at the numbers gop support at 17%, 2013 at 29%. >> i don't think you're going to see a presidential republican nominee who is opposed to pretty close to if not all the way to full marriage rise for same sex. >> certainly if we're talking about

according to the "washington post" former president george h.w. bushnd his wife, barbara, served as witnesses for the couple on saturday. the bride post this hed this ph. they are co-owners of a general store in kennebunk, maine, and longtime friends of the bush family. >>> a glitch appears to be the blame for some apple mishaps that could have a dangerous ending. some drivers in alaska trying to get to fair banks international airport have been finding themselves on the runway. the device on iphones and ipads directs drivers to the end of the tarmac although on two occasions drivers have kept going. nobody hurt in either of those incidents. no word about what might be behind the glitch. >>> new this morning syria's president just spoke about the united states. a look at history he says shows the threat of an offensive with america is always present. >>> and more than a million dollars for prince george's county schools gone. the reason the district had to return that money to the state. plus, new this morning, a comedian arrested at his dupont circle

former president george h.w. bushe death of nelson mandela. his spokesman misread a headline on the internet that let to a statement of him expressing sorrow and sadness. the south african president rejected the statement saying mandela is, in fact, alive. bush's spokesman says it was, quote, a stupid mistake by me, end quote. he could have added knucklehead. >> we all make mistakes. >>> rob mayeda is in for christina loren. we're talking some warm temperatures on this labor day. >> doing work trying to keep cool. temperatures in the upper 60s. also watching the moisture hetding the the sierra. this is the latest up date on the rim fire from cal fire, the last 15 minutes into our newsroom. 60% contained now. that has jumped up from 45% earlier in the night. total acreage, up to 228,000 acres. light rain by the fire line helping along with increased humidity there with the firefighting efforts around the rim fire. around the bay area we still have seen scattered showers pushing through the east bay hills and the south

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president george h.w. bushent a veiled threat to suddam hussein in 1991 that said if you use chemical weapons against our troops, every option is on the table, basically implying nuclear option and we had a no-fly zone over iraq for the same reason. >> is it the credibility of the united states that you're worried about that the president said we're going to take military action and now we have to do it? is that the reason? >> that's part of it. he's a commander in chief. he made the decision that chemical use is not right and should be punished but the biggest issue is this. if we allow assad to use chemical weapons and violate what we've held as a country for decades, keep in mind since world war i american troops have never faced chemical weapons on the battlefield and there's a reason for that. >> into light of a military strike aren't we going to allow him that if the goal is not regime change and we're not going to go over his missile launchers, he's going to go underground in a bunker and we're not going