i was never against george washington. i love george washington.@ú@úpt with the lord buchanan that received a wooden box from wallace. they claimed that george washington had sent it back and he was supposed to give it to his, whoever is going to be next in commands. but he sent it back. and the funny part of this is they gave a -- little ceramic statues that they have purchased in the united states to speakers. do you know about these dinners and the connection of this wooden box? >> no. no. this is news to me. >> and great deal of detail interesting to see how george washington is memorialized in other places than the united states. i was wondering if you have a favorite among the second or third tier characters in this period of history? >> host: well, actually -- >>g well, i'm not sure i'd call them second or third. >> host: the folks of whom biographyes are not often written in their entirety. >> guest: well, my students used to always ask me a long with do we have to know this for a test. which one of these people would you like to have spent

i was never against george washington. i love george washington.and so i think washington fought it in a number of sult ways and overt ways and he did it the way he usually did things with political fighters he let other people do a lot of the h >> host: we have 30 minutes left in our three our conversation with john ferling. to, washington? >> caller: hello. thank you very much. i attended and spoke at a dinner in scotland. it was about with the lord of cannon i received a wooden box from wallace they claim george washington had scented back and he knew he was supposed to guarantee -- and give it to the next in command but they gave it back but they gave little ceramic statues that you did purchase in the united states to speakers or could you know, of these dinners or the connection of the wooden box? >> guest: no. it is news to me. >> host: and a great deal interesting to see how george washington is memorialized in other places than the united states. do have a favorite among the second or third year characters in this history? >> . >> guest: i

i was never against george washington. i love george washington. and so i think washington fought it in a number of sult ways and overt ways and he did it the way he usually did things with political fighters he let other people do a lot of the fighting for him. >> host: we have 30 minutes left in our three hour conversation with john ferling. our next question comes from air ral watching us in tacoma, washington. hello. >> caller: hello and first of all thank you very much. i attended and spoke at a dinner in scotland. and the dinner was about with the lord buchanan that received a wooden box from wallace. they claimed that george washington had sent it back and he was supposed to give it to his, whoever is going to be next in commands. but he sent it back. and the funny part of this is they gave a -- little ceramic statues that they have purchased in the united states to speakers. do you know about these dinners and the connection of this wooden box? >> no. no. this is news to me. >> and great deal of detail interesting to see how george washingt

when i taught i used to always tell my students, look at george washington and study george washington because here's a guy who really had to struggle to succeed and watch what he did. he was a guy who was really concerned with self-improvement and to the very end, i think he was constantly trying to improve himself. >> host: for our viewers, this week, start to get to your telephone calls, let me tell you the top line about mt. vernon, just coming up, to the 150th anniversary, as managed by the mount ladies -- mt. vernon ladies association and private, nonprofit and the present dense papers are housed here for historians to use for their research and as i said earlier, they have over a million visitors a year and the center we are in, the donald w. reynolds museum and education center, was open just in 2006, if you come here you can still tour the mansion itself but then, can spend much time, inside this very rich gallery and theater here, and as we are talking today you will see some of the folks who are visiting mt. vernon around us because we're in one of the exhibit rooms here, th

i think most people picture george washington as the man we see on the dollar bill, and older george washington, the older states man with the white hair and rather all court chief and of the gilbert stuart paintings. george washington when he took command of the continental army in the summer of 1775 was 43-years-old. he was a young man, in the prime of life, 6-foot 2 inches, very strong physically and one of the outstanding horstman of his age. jefferson said he was the great wissman of his age, very impressive man to see who appeared at cambridge in a beautiful uniform impeccable retailer to and he wished to be what they saw him as which was the commander and he thought a leader of not only act like a leader but look like a leader. he cared about details and about appearances. he cared about the appearance of his house, his carriage, but equal bids for his horses. he cared about his gardens, about everything that reflected in who he was and what he represented. and this is very important to understand because the army he led had no uniforms. the army he led looked like farmers fro

at that point* george w. bush had his moment where he did what i was suggesting he did more for iraq and then started to criticize big government spending. but it was too late. we just have to tell the truth. i personally like george w. bush and i always have. but he racked the conservative movement. if anybody can dispute that i love to hear their arguments. >> host: we will talk more about the comeback of the republican party and what mr. obama is up to but we will break for just a moment. we will be back. >> host: joe scarborough part two of the interview are we a center-right country? >> guest: we are. we have always been a center-right country. always. there is a great line that i never forgot in the book about the triumph of politics when he was complaining how the reagan revolution went off track for i have never forgotten it. stockman was 100% right to. when you said at the end of the book americans don't like revolutions. yes the regular -- reagan revolution fall but americans still look once revolut

george w. bush, tom delay, guys with texas twang. >> host: what's wrong with that? >> guest: well, ronald reagan and barack obama have both been able to find the middle of american political life and maybe it's a will midwestern sensibilities. i'm not exactly sure what it is, but we just can't be confined in the south. why did ronald reagan of and so many people in europe? because at the time even though he was right and was proven right and i think he freed about 100 billion europeans there was that cowboys wider that scared him. even reagan, i never saw that, but george w. bush had that swagger. the same with delay and it just doesn't translate well in new england. >> host: let's get to the book i have a million questions. let me preface with this. when you were a young one coming up, when you were a young man living in florida, at some point he became political. you made the decision to be a conservative, you made the decision to be a republican or you started thinking of yourself as a conse

but no day is complete on lake george without my martha's. everybody loves martha's in lake george.hy, what their secret is. i've been coming here for years, since i was wee high. and i keep coming back for more. obviously everyone does because there's something in your ice cream that is nowhere else to be found. what is the secret? >> it's just family, it's creamy, it's a real good ice cream. lot of happiness put into it and a lot of love. >> it's made with a lot of love. i taste the love every time. oh, shoot. oh, look how pretty that is. not too bad! >> that is awesome. >> it's going to -- >> your first cone ever? >> yeah. >> that's great. >> hi, there. "today" show. >> reporter: oh, you got to try this. it is a little bit early in the morning but it is never too early for martha's. tell me that's not the best ice cream you've ever had. >> that's amazing. >> look at you. >> it is a hot day. it's all melting. >> that is blackberry. black raspberry. >> chocolate anyone? it's so good. you just have to come try martha's. >> bottom line, homemade ice cream, no matter where in the coun

here at lake george we have a lake george monster. >> and it is not meredith vieira. >> hahaha. >> girls, meredith, we will have a sighting of this monster some time during our broadcast. >> that's right. >> what part of that didn't you understand the first time? >> i just want to make sure that i got you on the record saying -- >> you have us on the record. >> she's good for her word. >> this is not my first time at lake george. yours either. >> no. but the place has changed so much that i hardly recognize it. the last time i was here was 1992. it's really amazing that within four hours of new york city there is this playground that is so stunning with all these -- my in-laws, ben and carrie cohen were married and honeymooned in lake george in 1955. we came back and stayed at the saginaw. >> we just missed each other. back to you guys. >> actually, speaking of memories -- >> that's right. basically we went to the town on sunday and basically what we did was we -- you know how you guys take those old-time black and white photographs? we actually did that. we want you to take a look at so

>> and george has got a point. i mean, what does the stimulus really do, it doesn't change the economic fundamentals. that's what obama is going to have to do. look. millions of people have lost their jobs. at some point, they have to have the expectation they're getting the jobs back. >> wouldn't be it if they didn't have the funds -- >> i don't think if you really get the economists here on sodium pentathal, truth serum, i don't know if you can do that, even if you did, they would say, you can't tinker around the margins, and that's what a stimulus is. you have to address fundamentals. now, some of the other programs are addressing the fundamentals, but this, you know, is a big issue out there, with people, particularly those who are feelinged pain. and those who have lost their jobs. >> it spent a lot of money but didn't target on creating jobs you're quite right. the next stimulus must target jobs. >> or people losing their houses. this is a lots of people -- >> it hasn't turned out as well as they had hoped. >

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as for george mitchell, he remains positive. he was. in brokering the peace deal in northern ireland as well. he is known as a patient man. he knows it will not be quick or easy. he says the obama administration continues to a higim high. president obama's vision is peace in the leasmiddle east. also, the full normalization of relations between israel and all of its neighbors in the region. that's our objective. it is that which we have committed ourselves fully. >> george mitchell is someone who knows about patience. it takes a long time to achieve results. did anything emerge from mr netanyahu to suggest the issue of settlements is getting any closer to resolve? >> not exactly from him, but the israeli media are full of speculation that some kind of deal is in the offing where israel does not completely freeze all settlement building, where it is able to continue with around 2500 housing units that are already being built. that's not good enough for the palestinians. we have not heard any of this officially. we did hear from mr netany

i heard george say no bill, you said the president will sign one. very quickly, by decembe >> very watered down, not good enough. >> yes, he signs something. >> yes, he will sign something. >> i think so as well but it's hard to know what will be in it. >>> we'll be back with what the president didn't want to discuss, race, police and profiling and later the niayunsu fes. >> if we wanted a president who looked good in pants, we would have elected hillary, you know looked good in pants, we would have elected hillary, you know what i mean? but we can our shipping costs. dallas. detroit. different rates. well with us, it's the same flat rate. same flat rate. boston. boise? same flat rate. alabama. alaska? with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. dude's good. dude's real good. dudes. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. including who i trust to look after my money. ♪ (woman) the dust might be settling... that's great, but i'

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george says he doesn't think they will ever truly get over mcnair's death.we'll hear from teammates with the ravens coming up in a few minutes in sports. >>> this is a crime that has enraged the country and devastated family meers. authorities say as many as 100 bodies were dug up from an historic chicago cemetery so that the plots could be resold. investigators found a pile of bones in an overgrown area nearby. five cemetery employees have been arrested. burr oaks cemetery believed to be the first african-american cemetery in chicago. emit till is buried there. investigators are confident his grave was not disturbed. >>> nbc news has confirmed that illinois senator rolland burris will not be seeking a full term. the senator plans to announce that decision tomorrow. impeached governor, rod blagojevich, appointed burris to the seat vacated by president obama. he repeatedly denied charges he tried to buy his way into congress. he has raised little money while in office. >>> john ensign, of nevada, admitted today his parents paid off his mistress and her family

most people would say george washington. but why wasn't it george washington? [inaudible] >> he didn't sign because he was off fighting the revolutionary war. a lot of people don't realize that. they think washington signed the declaration of independence. because in june of 1775 he was sent off to take charge of the continental army in cambridge, massachusetts. so who do you think i think is the most important signer? see if you were paying attention. who was a? [inaudible] >> he came way later. he came oilier. he came in civil war time. [inaudible] >> he was an important one but that's not who my favorite was. [inaudible] >> say it loud. >> samuel adams? >> yes, samuel adams. that's the one i think is most important. he was the man. they used to call some of these -- now you have me started again. they used to call some of these other guys, there was a guy named harnett from georgia i think. they called him the samuel adams of george. there was the secretary of the convention, i think his name was william thompson. and they called him the samuel adams of phil

i agree with george. this is systematic of a problem, that everybody's focused on sarah palin, when we have nothing else to tut f repubrt >> and creating an opportunity probably for the president. one of the things he's seen in the last several months is the fact that his opposition is divided and fract him on his agea. i want to go back to vice president biden's interview. significant concession there from the vice president. we misread the economy. that could end up being, if it doesn't start to get better, the achilles' heel of the obama administration. >> absolutely. i believe the obama administration deserves to be hammered, and they are being hammered, for having so misjudged the economy. back in january, the president said, unless we pass this stimulus package, the economy -- unemployment rate might be as high as 9%. well, now, it's about 9.5%. and so, he's rightly being hammered on that. it's also true that his approval ratings are softening a bit. and i think part of that softening has to do with

i'm joinld by george will, david brooks of "new york times," arianna you. ington also paperback -- vividly titled book "pigs at the trough" corruption undermining america. paug krugman and donna brazile, welcome back. you see lyndon johnson signing medicare, president clinton giving his mea culpas on health care in 1995. which fate does obama have in his future right now? >> bill clinton's fate it seems to me. because of bill clinton's experience, which they sometimes askieb this white house to the fact that it took so long to get to it. the white house, obama white house has been saying speed is essential and they're right, for the reason that emerson said that when skating on thin ice speed is safety. >> the decision they made to go for everything is the right decision? >> but not with cap and trade and new energy supplies, country has a sense of overload. the president has 60 senators, he has a 70-vote majority in the house of representatives and he blames republicans. that's not republican. his difficulties from the mayo clinic to the congressional budg

well, let's see george do that tonight.that's what keith jackson said. >> gary: up rolls in, it comes hurry. 1-1 delivery. izturis fouls that one straight back. got his rbi double in the 4th inning. he has one rbi. guerrero has an rbi. morales with a two rbi homer, counting for the four that are up there for this angels team. here is the 1-2 delivery. izturis will get the base hit. and the angels will get the potential tying run to the plate with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th inning. their 9th hit of the game. >> jim: well, when you're not over powering, you better make god pitches. look where that pitch is, right down the middle. and izturis who, the double the first time was left-handed, and turns around and hits it up the mid-. that's all you need right there. >> gary: number 8 hitter is the catcher, jeff mathis, again sherrill, is two for two. >> gary: >> yeah, and napoli has come on to hit for aybar on deck. >> gary: sherrill. delivery to him, strike taken. as orioles fans know, sherrill has a habit of doing th

nevertheless, there was a police-involved shooting in prince george's county. it claimed several victims including a 12-year-old girl. shots are fired around 7:00 thursday night at the gates of cipriano apartments. police say it began with an argument inside the apartment of an off-duty police officer with ft. myers in northern virginia. >> during the argument, the off- duty officer left the apartment in an attempt to call for assistance. at that point, the roommate was able to locate the officer's off-duty weapon and subsequently ran out into the parking lot and began randomly firing the we haven't. >> reporter: police say an off- duty u.s. capitol police officer just happened to be driving through the complex, saw the commotion, and confronted the suspect with the weapon. >> the u.s. capitol officer observed the suspect in the parking lot firing the weapon. at that point, the off-duty united states capitol police officer engaged the suspect in an exchange of gunfire. >> and police say the 12-year- old girl who was hit was inside her apartment when she was sho

he met him in '73 or '74 right after george dyer's death. he was an east ender like george. he was ill illiterate, hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine that people could not read or write that was john edwards. i think bacon was especially attracted to that, because he thought he was untouched -- he was uncorrupted by civilization. and says that edwards was just a lovely man, very kind and gentle. a very patient and caring about bacon. a great companion for him in his old age. i think one sees in this painting in which tellingly bacon puts edwards in the pose that george dyer had right here on my right. he has edwards supplant george dyer in his art. but there's no defamation to the figure or to his face. this is the period when he is looking and trying to come up with that kind of resolution, skill, harmony and balance in his painting that he observed. >> charlie: the last one that we take a look at is triptic 1991. late work that sort coming back to earlier subjects. >> you know, the painting in 1946 and some of the themes are treated. and then they bought the last one in

un george alagiah. the main headline -- g8 leaders meeting in italy are aiming to persuade developing countries to support their commitments on cutting greenhouse gases. more than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured in bomb attacks in northern iraq and in the capital, baghdad. more now on our top story, that g8 meeting in italy on climate change. what exactly have leaders of the nations agreed to do on climate change? in short, trying to limit global temperatures from rising by more than two degrees centigrade by the year 2015. to do this, the summit -- 2015. there are set to cut carbon emissions 80% by 20 -- 2050. no interim targets have been set, which is one reason emerging economies said it will not agree. despite this, the target is seen as a stepping stone toward a global climate agreement at the u.n. copenhagen conference later this year. let's talk now to the eu development commissioner. i think probably promoted you. you are not the commissioner. but thank you very much for being with

it is psigresng intoerinc george tyun, moving toward the east.ff t the west, west for janet, washington county, allegany county, western maryland, showers and thunderstorms. later tonight, it will be above us. a couple looks at the weatherbug network, 75 degrees, williamsport, maryland, where the have already picked up over an inch of rain. no rain at the cathedral, 75 degrees, daytime high 81. it is 75 at t. c. williams high school, daytime high 79. reagan national, 84 degrees today, four degrees below the average of 88. no real problems with trees, weeds, of mold pollen, but grass is in the moderate category. it is cooler off to the west, where showers and thunderstorms are taking place, 75 degrees in west virginia. at 101 degrees in dallas. some of that warm air will come here eventually, but we will have to wait a couple days. once this moves through later tonight into the early morning, we look for dry air. temperatures will remain in that the 80's, below average fo where we should be. mostly cloudy overnight. the storm beginning to bubble u

george in new jersey, again my home state. george! >> jimmy! boo-yah. >> what's up? >> hey, george from mountain side village supermarkets. vlga. >> that's my shop rite. hey, shop rite is pretty g i like shop rite. i like the supermarket business. i have a great one down at the shore. it's a dynamite shop rite. you have to do it yourself. i still need the person's help. i'm going to say shop rite is good. buy. buy. buy. by the way, it's better than safeway. and i like it even better than kroger which is a pretty good operator. okay, let's go to jerry in indiana. jerry? >> jim, this is jerry in indiana. big bad boo-yah to you. >> good to have you back on the show. what's up? >> with the apple coming out with earnings tomorrow, do you think they'll pick up china unicom for the stock? >> i think that's the way they're going to sell the iphone in china. i have been buying china unicom hand over fist for action alert plus.com. i'm crushing most of the competition. one of the reasons is stocks like chu because that is the best kind of play on the apple iphone. and i think

george ackerloff and robert j. shiller. if you don't want to read this now, nothing i can say that would make you want to read it after listening to this conversation. it is a fascinating inquiry that goes far beyond economics in terms of the way human nature works. my thanks to bob shiller, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. microsoft and yahoo! announced yesterday a partnership in the search and advertising business. under the deal yahoo!'s websites will be powered by microsoft new search engine, binge. yahoo! will get 88% of the ad revenue from searches on its sites for the first five years. with the partnership the two hope to take on google which currently commands about 65% share of the u.s. market. agreement follows microsoft's failed take over bid for yahoo! shows the continuing importance it is placing on search. joining me from redmond, washington, is nick win field of the "wall street journal." here in new york, with me, steven levy of "wired" magazine and erick schonfeld coed for of techcrunch blog. i am pleas

housing authority officer and five police veterans in prince george's county. investigators are also looking into a possible connection between the gambling ring, the officers and three killings. >>> police are still looking for possible victims in a child pornography case. hyattsville police have charged 22-year-old aza harn itch with abuse of boys and girls. she worked for several area families as a nanny. police say she showed the children pornographic pictures and sent pornographic images of the children over the internet, using a live web cam. the mother of two of the children spoke to news 4. >> i guess you can't judge somebody by what they look like. she just didn't seem like that type of person. >> police want anyone who ever hired harnitch to watch their children to call police at 301-985-5060. >>> a 7-year-old boy is still in critical condition after a fire ripped through his apartment on friday night. that fire kled his-y 5ear-old 5 brother. the fire started friday evening in the riverdale section of prince george's county and this weekend, firefight

mary's as well as here in central prince george's county.ea of rain is heading f to the north and passing just to the east of washington at this hour. there's another little shower there just east of the northern neck. weather watchers around the region reporting temperatures in the 60s to the west of washington, near 70 in washington, 60s to near 70 in southern maryland and around the bay. highs today reaching the low 80s. a small chance of an afternoon thundershower. humid tomorrow, partly cloudy, small chance of a mainly afternoon thundershower, in the mid-80s. a greater chance on thursday, a small chance on friday, but humid weather wednesday all the way through the weekend and into next week, maybe afternoon passing thundershowers, highs in the 80s. jerry, good morning. how's our traffic? >> good morning to you. it is a good morning, unlike yesterday on the 270 corridor. no repeat of the debacle with the late-clearing road work. right now looking good, picking up a little bit of volume through germantown, toward aut t too bad. on the ra

maryland senator ben cardin holding a town hall meeting in prince george's county tonight. he and others will have to decide whether the president's prescription for drastic change delivered quickly is just what the doctor ordered or if it will further aggravate an already ailing health care system and economy. in prince george's county, matt brock, abc 7 news. >>> two endeavor astronauts are walking in space right now, looking spare parts to the international space station. meanwhile, on the space station itself, astronauts will fix a broken toilet today. that leaves the 13 crew members with only two toilets, one on board the space station, one on board endeavor. for years to the day that neil armstrong and buzz aldrin walked on the moon. the apollo 11 astronauts said today that that should just be a steppingstone to launch further into the new frontier. >> linda towns took today off work and stood in line at the newseum to relive history. >> i remember watching when i was a little girl. i remember apollo 11, and 13 was so exciting. >> it is one small step for man. one gia

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. >> george washington parke white is close northbound because of the day -- george washington parkeclosed northbound by park police as they remove a large tree. southbound george washington parkway is open. you are down to one lane at the entire length of south washington street. they started a long-term project on monday that will carry to the first of september. what is good for you now is in this camera and that is the 270 drive. we will have more from newschopper 7 in just a little while. >> thank you. >>> sonia sotomayor returned to capitol hill today. she will face another round of grilling. >> she is counting on her record as a federal judge to silence her critics. courtney robinson is live with more. >> she is repeatedly referred to her 17-year-old record on the bench. she seems to be doing well in the hearings. the back and forth will continue. judge sonia sotomayor will once again faced the tough questions as lawmakers return for round three of confirmation hearings. >> i do not base my judgments on my personal experiences or my feelings, or might biases -- or my biases. >

i think that perhaps george bush realized that could be a bridge too far. >> jonathan turley of georgen university, thanks for joining us. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> coming up, gop dementia on capitol hill. a surprising look at just how much credence republican congressmen are giving the rumors that president obama isn't a u.s. citizen. >>> also, first came the big rollout, then came the interviews with the media. we'll take a look back at a year like no other in the political life of sarah palin. it can be tough living with copd... but i try not to let it slow me down. i go down to the pool for a swim... get out and dance... even play a little hide-n-seek. i'm breathing better... with spiriva. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i take it every day. it keeps my airways open... to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announcer: spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doctor if your breathing sud

and george stephanopoulos, host of "this week" is joining us. george, take me through what brought the president into the press room today. >> reporter: well, the white house did not want to do this. they were frustrated by the amount of attention this was getting on talk radio, on the news, in boston. when they met this morning, when the president met this morning with his advisers, they realized this was out of their control and only the president could get that control back. and the only way to do it was to call up sergeant crowley and go to the room and basically take his words back and come as close to an apology as he could in public, and they believe tonight that they have diffused the situation as well as they can. >> yes, the president didn't get quite to the point of apology, but he did certainly say my words should have been recalibrated. >> reporter: that's exactly right. and it's a nice touch to have all three of them come together in the white house. i found out the beer that sergeant crowley and the president plan on drinking is b

i think that perhaps george bush realized that could be a bridge too far. >> jonathan turley of georgeton university, thanks for joining us. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> coming up, gop dementia on capitol hill. a surprising look at just how much credence republican congressmen are giving the rumors that president obama isn't a u.s. citizen. >>> also, first came the big rollout, then came the interviews with the media. we'll take a look back at a year like no other in the political life of sarah palin. ultra women's. shop till you drop, relax by the pool at a four-star hotel for a two-star price from hotwire.com. when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them... so you get them at prices lower than any other travel site, guaranteed. like four stars in chicago. travelocity price, $179. hotwire hot rate, just $95. hotwire.com. four-star hotels, two-star prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com save big on car rentals, too, from $13.95 a day! medication to lower your bad cholesterol but your good cholesterol and triglycerides are still out of line? then you may not be seeing the who

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>> reporter: yes, even george w.ew that perfect strike, threw a public stinker his first time out as president. how does one avoid shame? i'm throwing out the first pitch today. i want to know if you have advice. you make it look so easy. i set out to throw the first pitch in walk tupawtucket, rhod island, home of the red sox aaa farm team. hey, you have to start somewhere. my only goal, avoid complete humiliation. catcher mark wagner gave me tips. >> take it or make it man. act like you really want to do it. >> reporter: his other advice, aim high and practice first. >> what about the tongue, wagging the tongue or anything? >> yeah, get the tongue out there. yep. now, we're talking. that's intimidating, too. everybody likes that. >> reporter: but would it be enough, with the crowd watching and the pressure on. enough to make me look less like mariah carey and more like mariano rivera. the moment of truth. the pitch -- and a strike. at least that's what i'm calling it. look again. despite advancing age and general la

it happened early friday evening in the riverdale section of prince georges county. the boys were left home alone when the fire started. michael flynn has our report. >> this second child was just seven years old. he died early yesterday evening after he was taken off life support. >> the little boys -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: neighbors gathered today at the makeshift memorial for the two young fire victims. 5-year-old jordan ferrell died friday night. his brother, 7-year-old jay ferrell, passed away yesterday. >> it's sad. we were trying to get in and save the little kids and we couldn't because the smoke was like so bad. >> it's sad because they died due to something that wasn't their fault. >> reporter: the blaze started friday evening at the oak ridge apartments in riverdale, prince georges county. fire investigators say the boy's father was cooking in the kitchen and for some reason left the apartment, locking the front door behind him. the food started a small fire. the apartment filled with heavy smoke. the boys' father did return and along with neighbors f

the scooter case, we're learning more why george w. bush turned down dick cheney's employee to save little bitty. hi, i'm chris matthews. michael's w. assistant, michael duffy. and ceci connolly, are -- from "the washington post." for a president known to manage his political moves with grace, it is a surprising example why this drives the country's conversation. here is the key part of the president's conversation wednesday night. >> the cambridge police acted stupidedly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. chris: for a look at the political dust-up, listen to rush limbaugh the next morning. now white policemen are under assault from the east room of the white house and the president of the united states after admitting he had no facts . but the cops acted stupidedly. chris: why do you think? was it something personal? >> it sounds like he spoke to the gut. i knew people inside the white house that were surprised. it's probably not a good idea to use the word "stupid." and what happened