>> booktv sat down with philip auerswald at george mason university to discuss his book, "the coming prosperity." professor auerswald was in attendance at the fall for the book festival held annually at the university. this is about half an hour. >> now joining us here at george mason university is professor philip auerswald, whose most recent book is "the coming prosperity: how entrepreneurs are transforming the global economy." here's the cover of the book. professor auerswald, what role does fairplay and economic development? >> guest: well, that's a great question and maybe i'll talk about what role does fear play in our conversation about development and our conversation presence? so when we talk about our reality and share our ideas in the marketplace, we are competing with other ideas. we know three things about marketplace ideas. short-term sells better than long-term. fear sells better than hope. negative sells better than positive that is to say exaggerated flows better than moderated. to receive disproportionate number of short-term narratives of negative, exaggerated stor

poster we are talking with philip auerswald, professor here at george mason university. his most recent book, "the coming prosperity: how entrepreneurs are transforming the global economy." he also served as an adviser to the clinton global initiative. what do you advise on? >> guest: while clutching a knack for asking me that question. purchased at the global initiative the last three days and i've been working with them for the last three years. the reason i think you is because i really appreciate that affiliation. they have a wonderful platform they are and they need advisors on the program he was sort of things to feature, where people bring new ideas and challenge that audience to think about different ways to engage in the world. it is particularly relevant because then every participants back as they register for the initiative this year, they received a copy of "time" magazine in which president clinton had authored an essay titled the case for optimism. and that the clinton global initiative this year, chelsea clinton led what was called the case for optimism.

he's in virginia right now and will appear at george mason university this afternoon. the republican presidential nominee will also head to ohio, new hampshire and florida, all today. police are calling it a horrific accident. the pittsburgh zoo remains closed the day after a 2-year-old boy fell into a wild dog exhibit and was mauled to death. police say the boy's mother tried to give him a better view by putting him up on top of the railing of the viewing deck but the 2-year-old fell 11 feet into the pit. they say a pack of african painted dogs attacked him immediately. zookeepers say they did everything they could to save the little boy but it was too late. >> they responded immediately and were able to get several of the dogs into the backup building. the veterinarians arrived and tried to scare the dogs away from the young child with darts. and were unsuccessful in doing that. >> police did manage to get all but one the dogs away from the young boy. they had to shoot that one and kill him. the zoo's president says it is still not clear if the boy actually died from

speaking monday before a mitt romney at george mason, george allen predicting how voters nationwide will be the commonwealth on tuesday. >> standing strong for freedom will begin to stand once again. >> the race not only getting a attention locally, but as well.y if tim kaine wins, it could help democrats maintain their narrow majority in the united states senate. if it is george allen, it could help the republicans regained control. >> today is the final push for marriage and expanded gambling in maryland. martin o'malley spoke in favor question 6 and 7 today. both sides have spent millions ads. there are reportedly few and most people evenly split on both issues. >> we will be your all of for the election returns. coverage begins tomorrow at 7:00 have update onl eachocal races for you at hour . come, the latest on get life back to normal in the northeast following hurricane sandy. >> the gerlach -- thousands of absentee voters. how did this happen time and which one counts? explain in my report, coming up. >> the freeze warning in effect for tonight. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on

>>> virginia coming off a first ever loss to george mason last week taking on fairfield tonight. joe harris in the paint. the jumper falls. first cavs lead of the game. 33-32 in the 2nd half. fairfield was atrocious in the 2nd half scoring 15 points. mitchell gets the hoop and adds another dozen points. virginia get their first win, 54-45 the final. >>> coming up redskins hop back in the game week. might they have a few more healthy bodies ready to face the eagles sunday? the redskins report right around the corner. ♪

host: richard norton smith from george mason university. he is an author and a presidential historian. we are talking about election day, particularly when it comes to close elections. is there a history? guest: there is a history of just about everything and it is a particularly colorful one. going back to the beginning, there is arguably a flaw in the constitution. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] they did not foresee the rise of organized political parties. indeed, they dreaded the process. and so, in 1800, of every state in the electoral college had two votes. one was to be cast for president in the other four vice president. by 1800, the federal lists around the john adams had to come here and organized to the point that there were recognizable as political parties.

romney will be at lynchburg tomorrow and george mason later that day. president obama was in new hampshire, florida today, ohio and colorado tonight, but his surrogates spent the day in the commonwealth. madeline albright canvassed with campaign volunteers. >>> that close to home today, police are searching for a person of interest after a robbery at a obama campaign office down in florida. fort meyers place say an employee found the front door of the office smashed this morning. the only thing reported missing is an envelope with an undisclosed amount of money inside of it. no computers stolen, no vandalism was reported. surveillance cameras captured a man on video in that area overnight. >>> be sure to stay with news 4 for complete coverage of the election. you can also stay up to date on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> well, another disappointing day for redskins fans at fedex

>> reporter: scott, this is the george mason university student center in fairfax, virginia. and this one key question tonight in this key state is who wins the youth vote. that is voters under age 35. it was almost five years ago in this very atrium that the students here staged an electrifying rally for the then-unknown senator barack obama. that rally helped energize the students for obama movement nationwide and helped obama win virginia. but now fast forward to just yesterday when mitt romney was the rock star on this very same campus. 5,000 people came to hear him in the basketball arena with several thousand people listening to him from the outside. tonight the obama campaign says it owns the numbers of young voters, the romney campaign says it owns young voters' enthusiasm. and the extent to which young voters will either stay in or quit the obama coalition, scott,

it's a partnership between george mason university and the smithsonian. students learn and live at the institute. sort of like living abroad. >> we get to mix and mingle with the top scientists in the field every day just over lunch. it's a really great opportunity. >> reporter: whether it's in the dining hall -- >> this is -- >> reporter: -- in the lab or field work, these students are immersed in their program. half the faculty is from mason, half from smithsonian. also new for the program, these two buildings, now they are classrooms. the animals have been relocated. on this day, students in the lab were getting a hands-on lesson in preserving genetic material, the key to saving endangered species. in another room they were doing gps mapping of bird houses on the 3200-acre property. this inaugural class is sold. >> it's specialized for the students. small classes. we get really good one-on-one time with our teachers. >> reporter: students spend one day a week essentially interning on site. another selling point? all the time outside the classroom. >> i

please join me in getting a warm george mason welcome to neil gaiman. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> there are an awful lot of you. hello. right. so the plan for this evening. there is one. i only decided what it was about four minutes ago. there is a plan. the plan is as follows. i couldn't decide whether to recuse something from my new novel which is called the ocean which i sent off to the publisher for good, pressed the send button and it is no longer my book at 3:30 this morning. [cheers and applause] it is as fresh as anything can possibly be. it is a novel, it keeps going. we walk out of here going what happened next. that is not fair. even if every single one of them goes and buys the book is still not out sometime next year. it is not really fair. i thought maybe i could do a very short story as well. then i thought i also have these questions because i was given questions on cards and i have carefully separated the questions into one of i will probably answer and probably won't cancer because they are silly and doctor who. [cheers and app

. >> host: what is your connection to george mason?: i am a george mason graduate and i'm a season ticket holder for the basketball team. i am on campus a lot, and it's great to be here for fall for the book festival. it has grown so much during the time i have been here. it's great to see. >> host: who is robert budd. >> guest: he is my father. he died very suddenly. people he worked with, he said, your father changed my life. he was an extremely poor guy, but he was smart and ambitious and he worked his way up to a fortune 500 company, management level, but he never forgot where he started and what it was like to be hungry. and he always took care of the people. he made them successful and after he passed away, i read his letters. and i thought, what am i doing? were people going to say about me when it's my turn to go back to theirs. >> host: you establish a foundation or scholarship here? >> guest: yes, yes i did. though robert m. budd scholarship foundation. >> host: we have put out your twitter candle in case people are able to g

. >>> at the patriot center tonight george mason playing host to uva. it was a close game in the 1st half. off a uva miss mason outrunning brian allen to paris bennett all alone underneath. patriots up one, but this game was tied 32-32 at the break. 2nd half game tied 50-50 until joe harris gets the pullup three. he had 19 points. cavaliers are up by three, but this game would be tied again. just over a minute to go, mason with the ball, allen with the stepback, three and it's good. mason up 60-57. they hold on for the 63-59 victory. the first time ever that george mason has beat virginia. >>> don't go away, more hoops coming up including the wizards still in the hunt for their first win of the season. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. you want more wthan anything else?nt a pony! what's he doing daddy? just... ahhhhhhhhhhhh! happy holidays, honey. a pony! ok, who wants waffles? get the hottest, new toys at the toys r us store on ebay. when it's on

we are on location at george mason university. university. every fall for the book festival called fall for the book. one of the authors who was speaking at the book festival is brooke stoddard, and here he is this book, "world in the balance: the perilous months of june-october 1940". brooke stoddard, world war ii started about six months prior to your book. what was happening in europe in june 1940? >> the war had started in september 1939, peter, and germany had overrun poland. hitler's idea at this point was to invade france and knock britain out of the war thereby. with the intent later on to invade the soviet union. he hated communism. this is one thing that was really part of his agenda. he was actually going to invade france in the wintertime, in november-december. he had to put that off because -- >> of 1939? >> 1939. because of the invasion plans fell into the hands of the french and the british, so we put off the invasion until may and he came up with a new plan. the old plan actually have been similar to world war i. it was going

his rally in the comment wealth will be held at george mason patriot center at 2:45 this affect. yesterday, governor romney had events in iowa, pennsylvania, florida and virginia. they are crisscrossing the states. >>> as the candidates make their final push, officials in new york and new jersey are now faced with the challenge of getting people out to vote. >> it's big challenge as clean- up and recovery efforts continue following hurricane sandy. >> reporter: nearly a week after sandy hit the east coast, power outages still plague parts of the northeast. that along with damaged and destroyed buildings could mean a lack of places for voters to cast their ballots. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he is working to ensure voter will not miss their opportunity to participate in the election. >> we'll do anything we can to help the board of elections. we've got to make sure everybody can vote. it is not going to be easy but we'll both work hard on that. >> reporter: officials in new jersey are also taking steps. >> you still go to the polling places. we'll have trucks set u

this fall, thanks to a partnership between george mason university and the smithsonian, students liveearn at the institute. think of it as a unique study abroad program. >> it's beneficial. we get to mix and mingle with some of the top scientists in the field every day just over lunch. and it's a really great opportunity. >> reporter: whether it's in the dining hall, in the lab, or doing field work, these students are immersed in their program. half the faculty is from mason, half from the smithsonian. this brand-new dorm houses students during the semester-long experience. also new for the program, these two buildings that used to house the leopards and red pabndas, th they're now classrooms. in one room they were doing gps mapping of bird houses. this inaugural class is sold. >> it's really specialized for the students. small classes. we get really good one-on-one time with our teachers. >> the link between these two programs being here on site, actually opens up a lot of doors for the students. >> reporter: students also spend one day a week essentially interning on site. some help

george mason university economist brush roberts as the real thanksgiving story. what's the real story? >> an important lesson we learn from the programs which was when they first came to this country they thought it would be nice to share. communal property, a big area that they farmed. john: the coporation actually ordered them. >> work on this together and then we will divvy it up equally well, it was pretty harsh. it was cold. a lot of them got sick. they didn't grow much food for two reasons. one was that everybody is working together there is a tendency toshirk. let the other guy do it. i still get my share. similarly, when stuff grew and the harvest came some people poked. they picked the fruit, corn in this case. depicted early thinking of get a whole year if a ticket and keep it. otherwise and sharing it with everybody else. >> get a bigger share overall as a result. their productivity in that first year was atrocious. governor bradford realize this immediately after a so what happened that the incentives or wrong. john: wrote in his diary. what must they

romney at george mason university in fix. we have a preview. >> after nearly a year of campaigning it comes down to a final day on the campaign trail. last chance or candidates to get out the final push before polls open. in less than 24 hours voters will have r head to the polls. >> i haven't made up my mind. >> the candidates and running mates are chris crossing the swing states today. president barack obama will hold events in wisconsin and ohio and vice president joe biden will be in virginia. mitt romney will stop in florida, ohio and new hampshire and paul ryan in colorado nevada and iowa. >> i want to show what you real change looks like because i fought for it. because i delivered t. we can't give up on it now. >> we hoped president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together to solve big problems but he hasn't. and i will. >> polls show the race is dead looked. 49% of likely votersobama and 48% romney. nearly every poll is just that close. we already know this tens of millions of people have cost ball

final day of campaigning, mitt romney will spend his day in lynchburg and head to a rally -- at george mason university. >> thanks, rebecca. residents of maryland turned out in big numbers for their final chance to turn in an early voting ballot. the state board of elections said early voting hit a record high of nearly 300,000 this year extended by one day because of hurricane sandy. >> through election day, if you see any problems at polling places, from long lines to machine of functions, please let us know. you can let us know on twitter or send an e-mail. >> also tonight, the latest on the aftermath of hurricane sandy. and were just in that the new york city marathon schedule for the weekend has been cancelled. this comes as the patience of storm victims is wearing thin. supplies are not reaching many while others wait in long lines for gasoline and other essential items. we have the latest from our satellite center. >> the recovery is not coming as fast as anyone affected by the storm would like. some lost everything they had and are having to wait for the most basic necessities. this

how about george mason. all they did tonight was shock virginia. this one in fairfax tied at 57. mason crosses it up. that would be good from the n.b.a. free line. they beat virginia 63-59. let's go up a level. the wizards back at home looking for their first win this season. rookie bradley deal brought his a game tonight. he had 22. it wasn't enough. taking on the bucks third quarter action. 4-3. that's good. we're tied at 70. but milwaukee closed the door, went on a 13-run from there. the tip in right there, the wizards remain winless. milwaukee wins 101-91. friday night means high school football. smith takes it all the way. great play. mead would knock off anne arundel though. >> for a complete wrap wrup of tonight's high school action post high school sports final coming up in a couple minutes. >> are the terps taking suggestions on those uniforms? >> you don't like them. >> ok. there you go. we'll be oh! green mountain coffee! how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds

started the day it in the florida before heading to virginia for 2 rallies including a stop a george mason university that also have thousands waiting in line. then from dulles to ohio and on to manchester where kid rock rome -- warmed up the crowd with a song that has become romney anthem. then mitt and ann romney took to the crowd with thunderous applause. >> he is losing his voice but he just told this ground that it was here in new hampshire where he started the campaign. >> thank you so much. maryland voters make decisions question for asks voters to decide if the children of undocumented immigrants should be allowed to pay in state college tuition. question since -- 6 as about six mayors. question 7, and a casino in prince george's county and its f table games should be added to existing casinos. >> george allen will visit several polling stations around the state before may -- before heading to an election night party in richmond. tim kaine voting in richmond. he will then head to several places before heading to a richmond hotel where he watched the returns. voters in virginia will

george mason picking up uva. johnny williams from the ring. and you can count it. 11 on the night, ties the game at 50. just over a minute left, score still tied. buy y byron allen is feeling it, holds on for the upset, 63-59 over virginia. to the verizon center. the wizards looking for their first win against the bucs. milwaukee's branden jennings comes from behind. shows him. he got teamed up, it was the second of the game. the bucs win it 1 01-91. >>> high school playoff football. the state championship marching band. don't you know that hosting chevy chasz, 22 points with a six-yard scamper. not much later on 13 and 18. and williams doesn't come down for anybody. can you believe this guy? 6, -- 6'10", 200 pound senior, they win it. >> they're going to work next week on tackling. >> just so you know at bcc, that's their playoffs. so that's their lost. it's hard for anyone to get that guy down. >> yeah, he's a good ballplayer. >> you got >>> like a lot of viral videos, one of the most-watched clips now that's on youtube this week, it feature

he'll make two stops in the area, including one at george mason university. the republican presidential candidate will also hold rallies in florida and new hampshire. at this point, ohio will decide who wins the election. tracie potts is live in cincinnati, the city that may very well decide who wins ohio. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. people are keenly aware of the importance of their vote. we talked to a lot of them during early voting over the weekend, including the guy who was last in line behind about a thousand people, and believe it or not, he was still smiling. some of those folks still in line to vote when president obama was headed across town to speak in cincinnati last night. his last day of campaigning here includes wisconsin, another stop in ohio. he'll be in iowa this afternoon and wrap up things in des moines, iowa. mitt romney, two stops in virginia, ohio, also in columbus a few hours after the president, and'w wrapping up in virginia a new hampshire. both of them making their final argument. >> part of a presidential

to his left is michael fauntroy, a professor of privilege -- public policy at george mason university. we have just heard from janet murguia from the national council of la raza. with that, mr. packer, the microphone is yours. >> thank you for having me on the panel. i appreciated and i am unearned to be with my colleagues here. a couple of things about the reagan group. -- raven group. it is a public relations firm. the majority of our clients are progressive, non-profit organizations. our firm is committed to enhancing the ideals of the broad range of the progress of community. personally, i do education policy. i work for the national education association and have worked with them for 25 years. i have been doing policy for 35 years. i would like to talk about some of the challenges we are facing. we are facing a lot of challenges. we will talk most about the challenges we face from the congress and a whole set of issues. i will start first about funding. one of the clients i represent is the committee for education funding, which is a coalition of 100 national education organizati

he will be in fairfax, virginia this afternoon for a rally at george mason university and he will fin you be up in new hampshire where he secured the republican nomination. >> busy last-minute traveling for those candidates. thank you. >>> nearly a week after sandy pummeled much of the northeast, residents in some of the hardest hit areas are batting cold weather and a new threat from mother nature. fox's rick leventhal is in hoboken, new jersey with more. >> reporter: with difficult recovery efforts continuing in much of the northeast, dropping temperatures now raising new concerns. six days after sandy, many resident still have no power. new york governor andrew cuomo says homes without heat are, quote, uninhabitable. >> we'll have tens of thousands of people who need housing solutions right away. >> reporter: right now, forecasters say a nor'easter could hit the region by wednesday. a fuel shortage is expected to continue for days in northern new jersey. many drivers still waiting in long lines to fill their tanks. >> this was the closest to the house so i figure, once you're on li

he'll also make two stops in virginia, including one at george mason university. the republican presidential nominee will also hold rallies in florida and new hampshire. >> we're only two days away from a very different path, from a fresh start. two days away from a new beginning. >> as long as i'm president, i'll work with anybody of any party to move this country forward. if you want to break the gridlock in congress, you'll vote for leaders, whether they're democrats, republicans, or independents who feel the same way. >> more than 30 million mer americans have cast their ballots. early voting has begun and wrapped up in 30 states and the district. ballots will not be counted until tomorrow. >>> decision 2012 is already seeing a record turnout in the district. d.c.'s board of elections estimates a record 52,000 residents voted early this year. that is more than double the number of people who voted early in 2010 when early voting started in d.c. some voters had to wait in long lines, some two hours or more, to cast their ballots. frustration and anger in florid

. >> and a shout out at george mason. they won last night. the basketball team. just getting started. >> i don't even pay attention until we're in the club house at the end of the season. >> all right. thanks, chuck. >>> if you are an allergy sufferer you know this was a rough year. >> unfortunately, some doctors say you haven't seen anything yet. nbc's erica edwards has more on the ominous predictions being made about future allergy seasons. >> reporter: allergists have looked into the future and see a lot more of this. >> with each year i continue to see a rise in allergies and an increase in allergy patients. >> reporter: new research presented at a meeting of the american college of asthma and immunology and allergies finds seasonal allergies will get worse as pollen counts double over the coming decades. the reason is climate change. allergists say nothing to sneeze at. >> if we see a rise in greenhouse gases like carbon monoxide this fuels the growth for pollinating plants so it leads to an increase in allergies. >> reporter: in the year 2000, pollen produc

he is set to appear at george mason university for a rally on monday. his running mate paul ryan is racking up the frequent flyer miles, too. he is scheduled to hit ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, and florida in the span of eight hours today. >>> today is the last chance for d.c. voters to head to the polls before everybody else does on tuesday. early voting officially ends in the district tonight. last week people waited in long lines to cast their ballots. this weekend early voting in each of the district places runs from 8:30 this morning to 9:00 tonight. it is the last day for in person absentee voting in virginia. fairfax county extended hours today. you'll be able to vote from 8:00 this morning until 5:00 this evening. fairfax and loudoun counties both suspended in person absentee voting during hurricane sandy. >> early voting is over in maryland and now some people are worried about expected crowds on election day. in prince george's county long lines were the norm as people tried to cast their ballot before tuesday. some waited three or four hours

mitt romney will be in fairfax monday at george mason university. >>> a judge heard argument today over policy for poll workers. both parties have poll watchers and they are typically there to answer any questions voters have about what's on the ballot. a ruling is expected before tuesday, election day. >>> the most recent polls show the senate race between george allen and tim kaine too close to call in virginia. a survey just wednesday by roanoke college gives allen a five-point edge but another poll released the same day by cbs news, the "new york times," and quinn anyipiac university was also released. tim kaine revved up the crowd. a relationship kaine's opponent, george allen is trying to portray as bad thing. >> we want those dreamers. >> reporter: likewise, kin's campaign is trying to do the same with allen's ties to romney. the senate candidates are closely aligned with the presidential candidates on most issues >> i'm one who is a strong proponent of affordable, personal, and portable health savings accounts. >> the insurance companies can no longer use the preexisting conditi

. >> up next, a panel on the life of john turner, professor of religious studies in george mason university, and jeff johnson, a state activist, and craig foster recount the life of the mormon leader who died in 1877 examining the role assumed following the death of mormonism's founder in 18 # 74 leading the church across the rocky mountains establishing settlements in utah. this is just over an hour. >> to begin with, may i suggest that we do a round of applause for those people who sl spot sored this? it's so much work, and we should appreciate them. [applause] >> we are fortunate to have john turner with us. he teaches religious studies at george mason university in virginia, and his history that we are discussing today is a very important contribution. i'm impressed. it's hard to impress me. i taught utah history 34 times at the university of utah. the -- his first book, "campus crusade for christ: renewal of evangelical in post war america," it was a prize winning book. he's a graduate of notre dame. they'll be in our minds today with football. he is from new york state, upstate, as th

. >> reporter: george mason economist steven fuller says federal services and facilities could be shut down or cut back. the national zoo and smithsonian could cut back hours. you might not get that passport renewed in time for your trip. >> new york city is all but shut down. >> reporter: how about the next big storm? >> the weather guys will have to look out the window more often. >> reporter: meterologists were able to track hurricane sandy using federal satellites. will noaa be able to spend what it needs? >> satellite controlled navigation, that system won't be put in place. >> reporter: we could see slowdowns at some airports. >> the faa is going to have to take some controllers out of the towers. >> reporter: fuller says everybody will be inconvenienced but worse? >> just about everybody will see their tax goes up. >> reporter: people who work will see their payroll tax goes up and people who itemize won't be able to deduct child care expenses because congress hasn't continued those reductions and small businesses will lose money because of changes in the inheritance tax. >> we

. >>> a push to help out -- help veterans find work at a career fair today at george mason university. the second year the nair been held at patriot center. employers from geico to northrup drummond came out to talk to the veterans who served since 9/11. organizers say a number could go up with more troops coming home from afghanistan in the coming year. the goal of today's career fair was to get 200 vets placed in any job. the transition from military to civilian life can be difficult. explaining how a local company is working to fix that. >> reporter: every morning, marquis johnson and his co-workers check in and gear up. though the former servicemen come from different branches of the armed forces they're acustomed to the uniform pants. when you see nem action, it can only be found veterans, finding work for veterans in this economy has been tough. >> sometimes i feel like it's a slap to the face, because we've served our country. >> reporter: johnson left the army in 2009 after serving two tours in iraq. >> i have plenty of interviews, and people shake my hand and tell me thanks f

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there was a career fair for veterans today at george mason university. employers from geico to northrop grumman came tout talk to job candidate. one local company's also doing its part to hire war heroes. two marines moving is a growing moving company that's hired 35 veterans this weekend alone and is hoping to hire 50 by the end of the weekend. anyone interested can still apply. >>> there are several events tomorrow around our nation's capital to mark veterans day. arlington cemetery holds its annual veterans day service which includes a wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier at 11:00 a.m. at mt. vernon, a wreath will be placed at george washington's tomb to honor the country's first commander in chief. there will also be a patriotic concert performed by a veteran barber shop quartet at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. there will be a special veterans day tribute at the vietnam veterans memorial at 1:00 p.m. and a similar service will take place at the same time tomorrow at the navy memorial. >>> a high-profile resignation of another kind. this time a

john turner, assistant professor of religious studies at george mason university in virginia, jeff johnson, former utah state activist and historian craig foster recount the life of the mormon leader who died in 1877. they examine the role that brigham young assumed following the death of mormonism's founder, joseph smith, in 1834 as he led congregants of the church across the rocky mountains and established settlements in utah. this is just over an hour. >> to begin with, may i suggest that we do a round of applause for those people who have sponsored this? it's so much work, and we should appreciate them. prison -- [applause] today we are fortunate to have with us john turner. he teaches religious studies at george mason university in virginia, and his history that we are discussing today is a very important contribution. i'm impressed. and it's hard to impress me. you taught history for 34 times at the university of utah. his first book, bill bright and campus crusade for christ's renewal, the renewal of evangelical in postwar america, it was a prize-winning book. he's a graduate of not

. >> reporter: and to put an exclamation point on her point senator feinstein quoted a george mason university study that finds that the state of california would lose somewhere around 220,000 jobs if we do go over that so-called fiscal cliff. reporting live here, san francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you very much. >>> returning to the house oakland representative barbara lee. she won a decisive victory over marilyn singleton to keep that seat. we spoke to lee about what is next for congress. >> the american people are going to demand that democrats, republicans, independents come together on behalf of the american people. i look forward to continuing to work with our democratic caucus to really figure out, you know, strategies to make sure that they don't keep saying no, that we figure out how to break that log jam. >> lee also adds newly re-elected president barack obama is working to bring the country together and she's very much looking forward to continuing work with the president. >>> our meteorologist christina lauren is working to bring you your forecast from hot

. >>> virginia coming off a first ever loss to george mason last week taking on fairfield tonight. joe harris in the paint. the jumper falls. first cavs lead of the game. 33-32 in the 2nd half. fairfield was atrocious in the 2nd half scoring 15 points. mitchell gets the hoop and adds another dozen points. virginia get their first win, 54-45 the final. >>> coming up redskins hop back in the game week. might they have a few more healthy bodies ready to face the eagles sunday? the redskins report right around the corner. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> no matter when the bye week hits, just about every coach or player will tell you it hits at the perfect time, but for the redskins it really did, a time to get healthy and forget recent struggles and double up on preparation as they get set for a short week next week. on the health front it was the first practice in nearly a month for pierre garcon. he's not 100%, but using his reps in practice this week to test out the injured foot. the outlook

george mason falls to bucknell on the road 61-56. >>> it should be crazy to even mention the playoffsy the struggling nfc east has the redskins thinking crazy thoughts next. >>> the odds aren't good for the skins. in the current 12 team playoff format only three teams have ever started 3-6 and made the postseason. all three snuck in with wildcard berths. no 3-6 team has won their division. the redskins aren't playing the odds. they're playing football and think they have a shot and it has everything to do with the state of the division. giants lead the nfc east 6-4 but slid back losing their last two. dallas has the easiest final seven games but is a 4-5. the 3- 6 eagles have lost five straight. it's doubtful the wildcard team will come out of the east. really the skins have the best shot to win the division. they're 2 1/2 games out with seven to play. >> people look at you and say that it's over or you didn't have a chance, but now you look at everybody else and we're all in the same boat. at the end of the day as long as you don't have that mindset as players, you'll be all right. >

umeh with the mitt romney campaign in fairfax county, virginia, where a rally wrapped up here at george mason's university patriot center. governor romney trying to whip supporters into a friendy and succeeding in doing that and trying to win the undecided voters in these last hours of the deadlocked race. >> you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together. so tosolve big problems. he hasn't. i will. [ applause ] >> in the land of hope. >> reporter: to madison, wisconsin, now. bruce springsteen joining president obama for one of his largest rallies yet in the state that the president said is critical to his re-election. >> the choice between returning to the topdown policies that crashed our economy or a future that is built on providing opportunity to everybody in growing a strong middle class. >> we had back -- head back to our area in the commonwealth. that is where vice president joe biden made the democratic ticket's last stops in the state. >>> i'm beth parker in sterling, virginia. this is the spot where virginia turns from red to blue and joe biden ma

i brought it up at george mason university. the professor there. you've got, they say, 10% of the country pays 90% of the taxes. then you have 90% of the country voting. 90% of the country deciding where the money is going to go. it strikes me as curious as to how the republicans can overcome that. >> the reality is you're heading for a system, as you say, probably 90% or more of the country will simply pay nothing in federal taxes. >> that's ridiculous. >> you're headed into that. >> they pay sales taxes, all sorts of other taxes too. >> the -- they take a child deduction, a home mortgage deduction. >> if you want to have that argument that's fine. mitt romney would gladly pay all of those taxes. not a winning argument from the republicans. where does the republican, i guess it's back to the point, where does the republican party move from here? does it look like paul ryan is the gold standard for the republican party? >> paul ryan is a 25 year friend of mine. i don't think paul ryan would launch a presidential campaign. he really hates fundraisin

spent in an interview conducted on the campus of george mason university in virginia during the fall of the book that'll come booktv talks to reyna grande about her memoir, "the distance between us." in the book she shares her experiences growing up in mexico without her parents, who immigrated to the united states and legally defined work. this is about half an hour. >> reyna grande what is -- >> the way i grew up knowing was it was referenced to the united states. but to me because i grew up in this town surrounded by mountains, and i didn't know where the united states was, to me it was the other side of the mountains. and during that time that my parents were gone working here in the u.s., i would look at the mountains and think that my parents were over there, on the other side of those mounts to so that was it to me. >> where did you grow up? where we for? >> i was born in mexico, southern mexico in a little city that nobody has heard of. but when i mentioned, everybody knows a couple. it was three hours away from acapulco. >> when did your parents come to the united states? ho