wrote it for harold bloom. he first called it the death of art and. reading well is one the greatest pleasures. i am dedicating to harold bloom. i am not a poet. i want to be rich. i have had a great sex life. i am not a poet. georgia i do not like being called an act visit. i cannot be considered a vegetarian. i will give my ass up and like it. i would be inspired. i may value peace, but will not use a pen to unleash my anger. i am not a poet. i am not dying. weight loss can still be a choice. i am not a poet. i don't care much for. i don't spend me weekends read anything writing. i like to have cocktails but i do not have a drinking problem regardless of what state i wake up in. i don't need drugs to open up my imagination. i am not a poet. i can tolerate half an hour of spoken word poetry. what my cats are up to. i always carry my business cards. i am not a poet, i only write to masture bait my mind. i am trying to convince myself that poetry it save lives. it's the dust of art. and i am going to close with to poet. americano. i look at myself in t

. >> rose: so harold is whom. >> harold is a middle class kid from a middle class backgrou. and harold hasocia charm as young man or young boy. but what he lacks is some depth. so through the process of his fe he is not e most ambitious person but he comes to see certain things that deepen him. and one of my favorite parts of the book is the chapter where he meets a teacher who teaches him how to learn. anwe think of learning i think too much as a, sort of filling knowledge into an empty brain but it's clearly not that. it is a series of exchange. she gives him a book called the greek way by edith hamilton, a middle breaux book in the '50s. and he discovers the world of ancient greece. it is a four step process. the first step is downloading information. so the brain can begin to work on it. the second is repeating it so it becomes automatic. the third is sort of playing with it, journal entries, games, so the unconscious mind is sort of stimulated and the fourth is the rigorous paper writing we are has to bring it all to a point. and he h a moment where scientists have desc

ç if you remember christian preacher and california raisin harold camping predicted that on may 21sthe world would end and all human life would be destroyed, except for the holy, who would be raptured to heaven. but apparently, earth refused to explode before it could see "the hangover: part 2." [laughter] like many of you, i made my preparations -- turned off the oven, gave up on beard hygiene, and bid farewell to my hell-bound neighbors in spray-paint on their garage door. [laughter] which reminds me, i've got to return that spray paint to my other neighbor. of course, the people who counted on the anguish of armageddon feel a little cheated. jim? >> fitzpatrick, a 60-year-old retiree had put his money where his faith is spending $140,000, almost everything he has, on hundreds of billboards proclaiming the coming armageddon. >> i don't know why it didn't happen. >> i don't understand what happened. this is the year. all the calculations indicate this is the year. >> stephen: how could the calculations be wrong? camping used the most precise method available taking numbers at random

meyerson and harold let's talk about this i mean some frightening figures by americans and also today just you know in trying to come back to this to lawmakers just a few hours ago we saw right here in washington a congressman for from virginia and a senator from virginia mark warner congressman frank wolf they announced that they're going to be pushing legislation that actually rewards companies for bringing jobs that were lost back to the u.s. so i want to start off just by asking you how likely do you think this is not just that legislation will pass but that this will work well it's not clear any legislation can pass in the current congress but that said i think what this initiative addresses is the fact that it's not clear where private sector jobs are going to come from in the united states at this point and i think that's what's behind those poll figures that you cited just a moment ago for most of our major standard and poor's five hundred companies are because corporations are investing abroad they're not investing here labor is cheaper they're invest real policies in the cou

harold shapiro was inducted into france's legion of honor yesterday. harold shapiro earned two bronze hearts and now the mount washington resident holds a new medal and a new honor. >> i get a kick out of that. >> reporter: a knight in france's legion of honor. >> this was an award that was started by napoleon. this is the highest honor they pass out. >> reporter: harold was just a teenager when he arrived on omaha beach. almost seven decades later he's honored for playing a key role in the liberation of france over nazi germany. >> the minister in giving the award he gave a little talk about each one of the exploits. he mentioned about me participating in taking out soldiers out of a building. something had to be done, it has to be done. you don't think, am i going to get injured. it's just second nature. >> reporter: shapiro and two other world war ii vets received the honor in washington yesterday on the anniversary of d day. the equivalent to our medal of honor. >> congratulations. >> great guy. >>> without a trace, what police are saying today abo

jeanne ellie, nbc bay area news. >>> we're told harold camping is okay and recovering at his alamedae tonight. he made international headlines after predicting the end of the world a few weeks ago on may 21st. he revised his date saying it was actually october 21 of 2011 instead. staff members at his headquarters stay they will be playing prerecorded programs until he is well enough to get back on the air. >>> have you ever wanted to scold another driver for speeding or cutting you off? and maybe you were interested in asking them out. a california company is being called the facebook of your car. it allows drivers to connect via their license plate numbers. vicky wynn has a new player in the social media game. some say it's cool and privacy experts call it downright creepy. >> it turns out there are at least two things that just about all of us have. a cell phone and a license plate. >> and mitch thrower, the ceo of bump.com is betting you're going to like an idea he says is sort of facebook and four square meets low jack. >> a communication platform around your vehicle, which you'r

the matter with senators on both sides of the aisle questioning the state department's top lawyer harold koh here's the deal co is urging u.s. lawmakers to vote for a resolution authorizing the u.s. role in the nato led mission in libya lawmakers say under the war powers resolution president obama should have come to congress for authorization in the first place a long time ago here's one senator who used barack obama's own words during his questioning i want to give you a quote from then senator obama in december of two thousand and seven and he said quote the president does not have power under the constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation in quote i've heard the discussion of it can you give me a simple answer is that still his position question a lot of people are asking of course regarding libya there's lots of talk about and for more i want to bring in v.j. from hartford connecticut is the director of international studies at trinity college in africa. hey there there you are i w

. >> reporter: 87-year-old harold shapiro earned two bronze stars and the purple heart for his service during world war ii. now the veteran holds a new medal and a new title. a knight in france' legion of honor. >> this is an award that was started by napoleon. this is the highest honor they pass out. >> reporter: harold was just a teenager as he arrived as part of the 26th infantry. almost 27 years later he is awarded. >> the minister in giving the award he gave a little talk about each one of our exploits. i mean some of it. and he mentioned about me participating in pulling some of the soldiers out of a burning building. i didn't even think about it at the time. if something has to be done, it has to be done. i didn't even think am i going to get injured, it's just second nature. >> a true hero. shaprio received the medal yesterday on the anniversary of d day. >> the legion of honor is the highest award in france. the equivalent to our medal of honor. >>> it's going to be really hot and humid as well. take a look at temps right now. 88 now, dewpoint is 61 degrees. humidity 40%. sout

harold camping, by the way, has attempted to vindicate himself. he's the doomsday prophet.e 21st, the world was destroyed spiritually. but he's now predicting the physical destruction in october. this guy is something. 89 years old. hey, dora schmidt has a right to do what she wants to do. other than fraud or if she is not lucid, the bottom line, $250,000 goes to harold. $25,000 goes to each of the nieces. >> guys, great talking to you. we appreciate it. i appreciate it very, very much. avery friedman and richard herman, thank you. >> see you, richelle. >>> an estimated 2,500 young people are newly infected with hiv, according to a recent report from the world health organization. patricia soyu is making sure people get accurate information to stop the spread of this disease. that's why she is our cnn hero of the week. >> back in the 1990s, i believed that aids was a punishment from god. when i passed an hiv positive test, it was, oh, my god, how could this happen to me? i fasted and prayed for years hoping that i would be healed. when i went public, i lost my job. my husba

the guy who predicted the end of the world, harold camping, he's an evangelical christian radio host.e red. his followers spent a lot of money trying to get the word out about the apocalypse. it turned out to be the worst use of $140 million since "the adventurers of pluto nash." mr. camping released a brief statement yesterday that said "it's been a really tough weekend." [ laughter ] it would have been worse, wouldn't it? this is the second end of the world prediction. the first one didn't come true either, by the way. his wife described him as being somewhat bewildered and mystified that judgment day didn't happen by saturday night, though to be fair, the guy's 89 years old. he's somewhat bewildered and mystified by call waiting so -- [ laughter ] a news outlet called "the international business times" knocked on his door yesterday and -- well, here's what harold had to say. >> no, no, no interviews, no interviews. give me a day. no interviews at all. sorry. sorry. this is a big deal, a big deal, and i've got to live with -- i've got to think it out and so no interviews. okay. all

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one day he muttered to interior secretary harold dickeys, take tidings' hide off and rub salt in it. tidings had opposed nearly every new deal measure. the nra, the tva, the agricultural adjustment act, the wagner act, works progress administration, housing bills, revenue act and court reform. even on social security he voted only present. and in a veiled attack on fdr, he even warned of home grown dick dictatorship. and yet tidings was completely aware of the president's extraordinary popularity and also insisted that he embraced the bones of the new deal. so fdr entered maryland on labor day weekend before the maryland primary and gave speeches for the challenger, liberal democrat davy lewis. as for tidings, fdr never pronounced his name. he told crowds only that any politician had the right to be liberal, conservative and even reactionary. but, he said, the nation cannot stand for the confusion of having him pretend to be one and act like the other. well, what finally happened? george, tidings, south carolina senator smith and the other conservative incumbents all won their primar

. >>> herald camping suffered a -- harold camping suffered a stroke a neighbor said that camping is doing well, but his well known voice is slurred slightly by the stroke, despite two incorrect predictions, he said judgment day will come in october. >>> he will not resign but new yorkman -- congressman weiner has asked for a leave of absence. >> he departed this morning to seek professional treatment to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person. he will request a short leave of absence. >> the news come less than awoke after admitting to exchanging inappropriate photos and messages to at least six women. he admitted sending twitter messages to a teen-age girl in delaware. the congressman insisted that the tweets were not indecent house minority lead asked him to seek help and others called him indefenceable and a distraction to the house. he has served this district for more than 10 years, some constituents are outraged and others are showing support give the guy a break. when the election comes, let the voter decide. >> lacks characterrer. weiner's camp said that he will us

our media partner learn that harold camping has been in the hospital since thursday night. the 89-year-old radio station opener suffered the stroke at his home in alameda. his neighbor told the times the stroke has affected his right side and caused his speech to be slurred. camping's followers have donated millions to his nonprofit, and he spent a lot of it on a media blitz telling everyone the world would end on may 21st. >>> thousands or drivers were delayed while highway patrol officers talked a man out of jumping from the bay bilge. as -- bay bridge. as you can see from this video in my car, the man climbed over the rail. the chp closed down the two right lanes on the upper deck. the backup stretched as for as richmond. the man climbed back on the roadway around 4:30 and the chp took him into custody but traction -- traffic con jest lasted past 6:00. >>> ahead police are looking for man who struck a girl and then drove off. the girl was hit by a white car. she was taken to eden hospital and is in stable condition. the car i described as a possible toyota corrolla or vo

the family radio station is pulling the plug on harold camping, cancelling his radio program. he made international headlines when he spent millions of dollars on billboards predicting judgment day would occur on may 21st. that didn't happen and in fact, he amended his statements saying it might happen in october. he's currently recovering from a streak. >>> attention all your mugles. the best-selling is harry potters will be available in e-book. the author announced the creation of potter-more. >> i'm in a position to give you some unique. an online reading experience unlike any other. >> fans buy copies of the book to download and play games. it has a million hits within 36 hours of launching. she was first initially against the digitally publishing the series but she had a change of heart. the final movie is out next month. july 15th. >> and perhaps that change of heart was a big paycheck when it comes to it. >> i don't think s more moneyny more money but i'm sure that was it. >>> finally tonight, a look at how one man's nightmare led him to a project of biblical proportion

and i was approached by harold hayes, who was the editor of esquire, the end of 61, and i was asked if i wanted to be an editor of esquire. of course. he said well we've got other candidates. here's six months of esquire. critique them and give me 20 ideas for the pieces. esquire that was in this greater glory days, large sized magazine and norman mailer was writing for it, and every naim you could think of he doesn't have any other candidates. i went home and i wrote a critique and 20 new ideas, and i handed them to him and he said get back to me and i thought to myself when going to make these so impressive he will have to call me the next day and give me the job, which he did. but i later learned when i had lunch with him an old friend of mine michael herr cultic author tough dispatches -- >> guest: c-span: he endorses your book on the back? >> guest: he does. we call him mckee. he calls me johnny. for me he's mckee. we grew up, you know, a great school friend from high school and -- i yet meijer him enormously. he said when did you get your shot at esquire? i said in december. he s

we're told that harold camping is resting. he made international headlines after predicting the end of the world a few weeks ago on may 21. the 89-year-old then revised the date to october 21. staff members at his oakland ministry say they will be playing prerecorded programs by camping until he is well enough to get back on the air. >> unbelievable pictures of a sail boat crash in the bay. bob redell was racing with those guys. >> you have to see the pictures to believe it. the oracle team demonstrating some of the fastest sail boats in the bay area. as they try to generate excitement for the upcoming america's cup races. take a look. yeah. the catamaran hits a wave and flips on the water. our own bob redell was on the water racing with the team moments before that boat flipped. was he involved? we'll find out. wait until you see the video at the end of his ride. live with team oracle all morning long. it's going to be fun. >> thank you much. let's check in with monique as far as traffic goes. >> good morning, scott. happy tu

that attracted attention and that is where harold hayes thought of hiring one of these people and said you did that? go and have a look at me add to john berendt it just so happened i had just graduated from harvard and i was at columbia about to get a master's. but i did not get. >>c-span: how many years did you right for "esquire"? >> guest: the end of 61 through 69. . .

the health care for controversial preacher harold camping. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> well, good morning to you. a brand new day. brand new week. monday june 13th. i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. let's start with steve paulson. it was a pretty nice weekend, steve, will the weather continue? >>> yes. it will continue. fog will be on the coast. not much

harold camping owns the oakland based christian radio station family radio. but at the end of the month the station will replace his weekday segment with new programming. the station says on june 9th he suffered a stroke and for health reasons will not be able to continue his show. >>> it's arraignment day in the east bay police corruption scandal. four former law enforcement officers will face dozens of felony charges when they appear in court this morning. a former narcotics team commander in contra costa county welsh. the long list of charges includes drug sales, conspiracy, illegal weapons, criminal threats, dui set ups and bribery. there are even accusations that the officers operated a brothel. >>> another crucial hearing is scheduled this morning in the barry bonds case. federal prosecutors are due in a san francisco courtroom to discuss whether to schedule another perjury trial. now last april a jury deadlocked on three counts charging that bonds lied to a grand jury about his alleged steroid use. but convicted bonds overobstruction of justice. the de

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preacher that predicted the world would end last month is now recovering from a stroke. 89-year-old harold camping suffered the stroke thursday night after finishing the nightly radio show. a neighbor says he is doing well. but the well known gravelly voice has been slurred slightly by the stroke. despite two incorrect predictions of the world coming to an end, he says judgment day will still come in october. >>> san jose reported the 26th homicide this morning, in what is becoming one of the zi's -- city's deadliest years in decades. the body of hechter manual garza was found this morning. he was shot several times. so far, no suspects. and no motive. the spike in homicides has already surpassed last year's total of 20. the murder rate on pace to be the highest since the 1980s. the community leaders are asking police to hire neighborhood liaisons to increase corporation with residents. >>> a teenaged girl is in stable condition tonight, after she was seriously injured in a hit-and-run. the 17-year-old was hit as she crossed soto road near cope avenue in hayward. that was around 9:15 last

area raid row preacher who predicted the world would end last month is now hospitalized. 89-year-old harolduffered a stroke thursday night after his radio show. a neighbor said camping is doing well despite two incorrect predictions of the world ending, camping says judgment day will come in october. >>> checking bay area headlines, former police officer johannest mehserle is spending the last weekend in jail before being released monday. he served 11 months of a two year sentence. he was convicted last summer in the shooting death of oscar grant. >>> the small plane crash is being blamed on pilot inexperience. 75-year-old julie hubert was at the controls when the piper cherokee crashed killing hubert and her husband. she was not instrument rated and poor visibility obama secured the terrain -- obscured the terrain. >>> hundreds of indian activists hold control of island for 19 months, in 197 is, only 15 remained. still the activists say the protest was a success protecting alcatraz from priefty station and turning into a national -- privatization and turning into national park. >>> livesto

. >> harold camping's weekday segment open forum will go off the air at the end of the month.he radio station plans to replace it with new programming. camping, who is 89, suffered a stroke earlier this month. he gained notoriety after incorrectly predicting the end of the world twice. >>> all right, folks. this morning, we are waking up to a cooler sea breeze sweeping onshore. and that's going to help to drop those temperatures bringing with it some low clouds and fog. looks like we are even seeing fog and drizzle at the coastline today. partly cloudy inside the bay and couple of patches of fog although mostly clear in the interior valleys. by the afternoon still going to be a very pleasant day but the temperatures will be milder as we are expecting that marine air to work its way further onshore. 70s and 80s inland. a lot of 60s and 70s inside the bay and at the coastline you will find 50s and 60s, patchy fog out there. low clouds and fog sweeping onshore, pushing right into the bay here. going to see that slowly work back toward the coastline throughout the day today but ye

harold welcome to our business bulletin the south thanks for joining me russia's electricity export monopoly into rao has pulled the plug on its supplies to belo that's up to minsk flailed to pay bills on time and missed and extend the deadline the outstanding debt amounts to around fifteen million dollars it's the economic crisis in the country that sparked the problems with payment prices and to rouse says supplies will resume once the money is paid about a tenth of brothers electricity supply comes from russia. russia has given the nod to imports of vegetables from the netherlands and belgium two countries make up a considerable share of russia's vegetable imports dutch products account for about a third of it to happen in europe russia spends on european vegetables but a ban on imports from poland denmark and other in the numbers is still under review moscow imposed embargoing early june after a deadly outbreak of because i enjoy. american g moneybag and swedish hundreds bunkum not closing that businesses and russia their withdrawal of team money bank is part of general electric strategy