george hw bush, bill clinton did, george w. bush, and president obama did. well i think there are some of my own personal views how president bush handled the situation, there's probably things in there readers disagree with, but there's things that readers would be surprised with in terms of what president bush thought in terms of diplomacy with north creigh, which is not something they normally associate with president bush's views on north korea. that was a natural thing where i could add something on this set, perhaps other authors who have written on the topic would not be able to. >> you don't necessarily take an ideological perspective in your evaluation of the other administrations, but you do give kind of a critical review of successes and failures of our administrations in dealing with the issue. one of the, i guess the basic thesis of the book is that north korea the is impossible state because no one inside is empowered to overthrow it, and no one on the outside cares about the risks that it causes to change it. in particular starting with no one

hear gerald ford, ronald reagan and george hw bush. 90.1 fm on xm 119, cspanradio.org. >>> more live coverage of the discussion on immigration and border issues coming up in 15 minutes. they're taking a lunch break. back now and listen to some of the opening statements for this forum. >>> good morning. appreciate everyone being here. officially presented by arizona employers for immigration reform, competitive enterprise institute, national immigration forum and texans for sensible immigration policy. we are going to have an immigration summit right here in washington, d.c. where we hope the benefit of which will be to offer some solutions and move some of our members of congress to get on with immigration reform. i'm norman adams, texan, a cofounder of texans for sensible immigration policy. and just as a setting or an opening i like to point out the fact i don't need to tell any of you that immigration debate is an emotional debate but that is nothing new. prior to 1923, if you arrived on the shores as most of our ancestors did, if you came in first class, you went straight to your

francisco police officer who broke her ribs with a baton during a protest against then president george hw bush>> she helped lead a boycott forcing growers to agree to some of the country's first farm worker contracts. since, she's fought to give more people a seat at the table. >> also honored were rock legend bob dylan, and astronaut john glenn. >> and don't you mate it -- hate it when you have $1 billion in the bank ask can't get cash out of the atm? that is what happened to mark zuckerberg and his wife spotted in itally, on the island of capri. he came up empty trying to get cash out of an atm. it was out of order. >> tough. >> not out of cash, just out of order. >> one of our colleagues reach aid very impressive milestone. >> that is right. david louie is celebrating his 40th anniversary here at kgo-tv. we'll take a look at his achievements, next. lñ @aaaaaaaaaaaapttttawaw >>> this is a very big day here at abc 7 news, david louie is celebrating his 40th anniversary at our station. and we want to take a moment to recognize what he's done for us, and for you. >> this is within 72 hours, dav

bush thanked his father former president george hw bush. >> i am honored to being hanging near a manhat gave me the greatest gift possible, unconditional love. >> he frequently blamed his predecessor for mess. including the killing of osama bin laden today was devoid of partisan ship. >> we may have our differences politically but the presidency transcends those differents. >> the portrait will hang in the formal entrance of the white house right near his dad's. >> and there is sort of a bush family reunion today. how was that? >> in addition to family members that were there, there are a lot of former top officials from the former bush administration. both of his chiefs were there, colin powell was there, former attorney general gonzales was there. but it wasn't just the top officials. the former superintendent of the white house grounds, the man kept everything looking butteful and walked the bush's dogs was there as well. he had a prime seat in the front. i talked to staffers who went. waits their first time back in the white house. they said they received a warm welcome, they wer

george w. bush or george hw bush or bill clinton until now actually did this kind of thing so that is a little strange. it is too bad -- >> didn't romney just say jimmy carter are that is like saying jimmy carter wouldn't have made this call. mitt romney actually said on notcampaign trail i'm hot going to move heaven and earth go after one guy. it would have been calamitous if this thing had blown up and failed and jimmy carter did the right thing in trying to order a rescue and the secretary of state quit and he didn't say i took a great foe li political . we all supported president obama doing it and he has gotten credit and would have gotten credit on the first anniversary if they hadn't poll techized it. >> he think it was unseemly that they used the anniversary in the way that they did. >> that is my question from the fact is republicans have dominated on national security and national defense for most of my life and you are telling me republicans wouldn't have made hay out of this? you bet they. come on. we are talking about politics here. obama has succeeded this in taking the national

don't think about george hw bush or -- i'll promise not to raise the issue of george mcgovern if he does not raise the issue of george hw bush or baker. take a look at the real choice before us in 2012. >> thank you. >> can i ask bill one question? [applause] i just -- [applause] i was impressed with bill's urging to be open minded. are you open minded approaching the election, are you open minded? >> i've been open minded. we praised the obama administration. >> you know who you're voting for happen >> i'm partisan and others are not. you know who you are going to vote for. >> i don't pretend they should be open. if you have decided views about governments of public policy, and you don't know know now whether you vote for obama or romney, something's the matter with you. [laughter] >> i think that's really a foolish statement. i know people including people who are close to me who they don't know who they will vote for. they are not stupid people. they are conflicted. they agree with obama on some and romney on others. it's not unreasonable thing to do. [applause] >> that's not open min

. >> you know, george hw bush, remember, against bill clinton, always tried to say arkansas ranks 49thy tried to recreate frankly what bush 41 did to dukakis in the massachusetts miracle. they tried to do it against clinton and it didn't work. i'm skeptical whether going after the massachusetts record would work as well. it's an interesting little conversation we're having. i don't know. it didn't work when republicans tried this to bill clinton in '92. just throwing that out there. >> didn't happen in '92. i remember the commercials of the grim landscape. i have to say, mika, this conversation reminds me of something my grandma told me when i was a young kid, 4 or 5, and she would say, joey, hunting rabbit ain't so fun when the rabbit got the gun. >> you had a wise grandmother. >> i said you're right, grandma. >> she also tell you vote democratic, joe. >> yes, she was an fdr democrat. >> should i go to it, alex? do you have the shot up yet? there it is. the president is arriving at andrews air force base right now headed to colorado springs today where he'll be delivering the commence

even george hw bush was warmer than michael dukakis. >> right. >> that's great. warm beats cold.>> it usually does. let's talk about the cover. >> the cover is a very serious and even grim subject. but a subject that is relevant to almost everybody we know. it's a very provocative cover line that harkens back to the, you know, classic "time" covers from the '60s, it's "how to die," and it's joe klein's story about how his parents died and what he learned not only about himself and his family but about the health care system in america. and it's a rare kind of story because it's part memoir, part policy paper, and it's very moving. and it's -- everybody should read it. >> when did your parents die? >> mom died last november. dad died seven weeks later. >> and what did you learn since that time? >> well, it was during that time. i moved them from kind of classic fee for service medicare into a nursing home that uses the medical system which is kind of like the mayo clinic, they are paid by performance rather than pay for service. and the most important thing was that the doctors st

george w bush returning to the white house today, president obama is honouring mr. bush and his wife laura with the unvailing of their official portraits there will be a private lunch that includes president hwd former first lady barbara bush. president obama and president bush expected to speak at 1:25 p.m. this afternoon. >>> it is 8:08 a.m. on thursday morning coming up next on fox 5 morning news an update on the push to get back pay for thousands of dc city employees. >> later, in this mornings smart phone zone, get ready for waze. we will show you how this new ap can help you steer clear of dcs notoriously awful traffic. stay with us. 8:08 a.m. these are ocean n spry sparkling juice drinks. they have bubbles. it's real fruit juice; crisp, sparkling water; and no added sugar. and they come in these really cool cans. you want one? i'll wait a bit. all right. mm. refreshing. refreshing ocean spray sparkling juice drinks. in these really cool cans. sparkling... savings. get a coupon for ocean spray sparkling juice drinks at oceanspray.com or on facebook. >>> 8:12 a.m., here is a look at stories making headlines. maryland lawmakers are taking a close look at a recent court ruling that said p