harold holzer, go ahead. guest: there has been a robust anti-lincoln tradition that insists the war was fought for in cities reasons that have nothing to do with slavery and had everything to do with the economy and vague notions of economic dominance there were going to be imposed by industrialists in the north. history does not bear this out. history bears out lincoln really desired to see this union of states continued, for majority rule to continue, and for slavery to be eradicated. this idea he used power for the sake of power, i think it is absurd. to show how far we have come thanks in part to lincoln, the bible that president obama has taken two oaths on, it was not really lincoln's bible. it was one they scurried around to find on inauguration day. it was the bible used in the supreme court. it was read every morning in court. the bible president obama took his oath on is the bible that roger taney relied on to say that african-americans should never be citizens. host: how was lincoln viewed by the p

harold's club made we think of harold and the purple crayon. harold's club. who would figure let loose the boy with the purple crayon. let him conkokt the loses slots in women. let loose his imagination. ended as high as sea gulls or the reverse w's topped with bold topped centers the rudeaments of the buzzum and life itself. >> pen and ink. in the way we demonstrate speech by quotation marks the ill administrator kapt urs speed by 2 lines of the pen much the trotting horse quoted at the knees all 4 and the lady side saddled atop him frozen in place by crossed hatched marks. courseut to indicate the petticoat aroused into activity by the muscular steed. unintended garden. whether o(inaudible) the propery line, i promise not to water the spring flower and plants that remain as brown stubbel on the chins of my train. take care of dry foilage. i let the japanese maybel swat the afi ds on it's own. purple spotted brush. 2 calla lillies take root. birds return listening to lost meats all day until dusk beckons them to come to the nest and try again in the morning.

that's the end of the show, thank you to jacob, joy, harold and howard. tomorrow when i'm joined by michael steele, kurt anderson, victoria defrancesco soto. former white house economist and cbo director eken and jay street founder jeremy bename. you can follow me online. next up, luke russert and his boat shoes are sitting in for andrea mitchell. do not change the channel, america. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers.

harold holzer, go ahead.uest: there has been a robust anti-lincoln tradition that insists the war was fought for in cities reasons that have nothing to do with slavery and had everything to do with the economy and vague notions of economic dominance there were going to be imposed by industrialists in the north. history does not bear this out. history bears out lincoln really desired to see this union of states continued, for majority rule to continue, and for slavery to be eradicated. this idea he used power for the sake of power, i think it is absurd. to show how far we have come thanks in part to karen jacobs, -- in part to lincoln, the bible that president obama has taken two oaths on, it was not really lincoln's bible. it was one they scurry around to find on inauguration day. it was the bible used in the supreme court. it was read every morning in court. the bible president obama took his oath on is the bible that roger tawny relied on to say that african-americans should never be citizens. host: how was

you have to understand, harold, we.te jobs and growth and be competitive internationally and bring the tax rates down competitive so we can have a fast record on the growth you need the loopholes to do that. we don't want to use those for spending and we want it to bring rates down. on the obama care thing, look. exchanges at the state level is something we have always been talking about. tom colburn and i had a bill. i think they have kind of messed up the idea of exchanges but the idea from conservative standpoint is a revived idea that can work. the other thing is high risk pools. they screwed the high risk pools and didn't work in obama care but a way of making them work from our minds to make sure that people with preexisting conditions can get considerable health insurance. we think some in that law were destroyed but revive those things in an effort to replacing the law. i mean when i say this i think this law will collapse under its own weight. i don't think the millions of americans will have a rude awakening t

and what harold was remembering is accurate. steven and i threw out a lot -- steven's very interested in acoustical trickery, the acoustical shadows, the battle on one side of the hill when people couldn't see it on the -- hear it on the other, and when lincoln's words the wind changed direction, some people said it was hard to hear. i was struck by the account that mentions two boys that climbed onto the platform and heard the whole thing. so in my 1863 version i did have him giving the address, but you're under the platform with these two kids, and they're listening. they can see the bottoms of his feet, and they can hear intermittently some of the words, and they're shocked when it's over in two minutes, and then he walks off. and that's the way you hear the address. i never really -- i was absolutely determined that -- [inaudible] as magnificent, as perfect a prose poem as the gettysburg address is, i think the second inaugural address is the greatest political speech of all time. it's just one of the most beautiful prose pa

now back over to "power lunch." >> talking about harold hamm, multi-billionaire founder of continental could be headed for one of the most costly divorces in history. back with us joshua snare who broke the story with reuters along with cnbc's wealth editor joshua frank. what do co-we stand to lose, could he lose up to 50% of his fortune to his now estranged ex-wife? >> i'm not a legal expert but according to oklahoma equitable distribution family law the accrual of wealth over the course of the marriage could be considered marital property, so assuming, and we can't really assume this the absence of a pre-nuptial agreement. everything that's been earned over the course of the marriage could be considered fair game for some kind of an asset division and that makes the stakes very high. >> tell us what you know about mr. ham and his wealth and how he accumulated it and why would someone in his tattus, the obvious romantic reasons would be one, but you would think that most folks with that much wealth at stake would have a pre-nup. >> first of all, congratulations to reuters, a fantastic

i have a friend named harold ham.harold ham arguably is the most successful independent producer in america today. he's from enid, oklahoma. he disco most of his production in north dakota right now. and i saw just a minute ago the senator from north dakota, and he can be very proud of the fact that in north dakota harold ham has one huge problem. that is, he can't find people to work. they have full employment up there. this is what the potential is for this entire country. put the chart up there. you'll show you. this chart shows all the potential and i call the attention to the chair of this northeastern part of the united states -- pennsylvania and new york. that didn't used to be the case where they have all that potential there. they do now. so it's spread evenly throughout the country of all the great, new discoveries that are out there. anyway, one of the arguments that the president has had when i have said over and over again for the last four years that we need to open up our public lands for drilling and i

>> reporter: here at the red cross in oakland, young dillon met gale, harold, joseph and mark, and so, too, did his grandmother. >> you saved his life! thank you! >> reporter: you see, the blood within this group of four was the lifeline for a young boy they only knew as the john muhr baby. [ applause ] >> reporter: the red cross recruited the donors and they said yes. >> they couldn't travel, couldn't get tattoos, couldn't do any of the number of things that could get you deferred. >> reporter: today for the very first time-- >> to see them makes it all much more real. >> reporter: they set their eyes on the baby. >> they makes a difference -- sorry. but anyhow, i'm delighted. i hope dillon leads a full life. i know he will. >> thank you for giving our son life and a lot of times we take life for granted. but this is a good opportunity to come and say thank you. >> reporter: gale, harold, joseph and mark, their blood trans fused right into dillon lowe. tonight, he is happy and healthy for all to see. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2news. >>> great white sharks are now under greater protec

>> hi, harold, how are you doing? what's going on? >> oh, really?> who are you picking in march madness? >> it hurts me to say this because i'm a michigan man, but ohio state is playing extraordinarily well. i've got michigan state. >> do we have a story on cypress? or can i make chitchat with haass. >> if you have a few more, thad be good. >> what about cypress, richard haass, isn't that something? >> it is astrange approach to economic policy. turns out, it's the willie sutton approach to dealing with the european economic crisis. one of the few places they have any resources. anything that approaches the scale of what they need. and it makes no sense and it's not going to last. >> very good. >> this is interesting. fresh poll numbers out from cnn opinion research showing there is very little support for leaders in washington. to boast about right now. 47% of americans approve of the job that president obama is doing compared to 50% who disapprove. his net approval rating has dropped 15 percentage points since january. now, despite his recent outr

. >> her is harold bloorjs you know harold bloom from yale. >> yeah. >> on shakespeare treatment of men>> he was not terribly interested in action. he was no arist-- he was immensely fascinated by men and by women. and i think he taught us more. naturally it is the invention of the human. where else do you learn that the ultimate dense between menl and women is that on the whole women are compelled to mary down, not because of social convention, not because of social constrictions, but simply because for the most part the best among them are better than the best among us. that's hardly a feminist remark on my part. but shakespeare is fiercely perceptive, i think,ed inadequacy of men as compared to women. he's somehow understood that it takes, that a woman could be at 14 or , emotionally and spiritually and in terms of generosity fully mature. and that it took men 60 or 70 years and then all they were really good for was to die. >> do you agree wefering harold said. >> not everything. but actually i do agree with him about the invention of the human. i really do. i mean because that's wh

so he's not -- you know, 80% wrong but not entirely wrong. >> hey, mike, harold ford. how are they taking to the new manager down there, and how do you like him? >> reporter: the new manager is like night and day compared to last year. i don't want to knock bobby valentine because you can't blame the entire episode, tragic episode, of last year that was 2012 on one guy, bobby valentine, the manager. but the new manager, john farrell, he has a past here. he was pitching coach for the red sox for three or four years. so most of the players know him. he's got a much different disposition than bobby did. so they're taking to him very, very well. >> mike, we know you've got a busy day ahead of you shopping for corrective footwear. we're going to let you go. >> reporter: oh, willie, i went to an outlet store yesterday and got myself a pair of comfortable shoes. i'm all set. i'm on my third lap at the mall here in fort myers. morning, gladys. >> say hi to the boys and ann. see you when you get back. >> reporter: thanks. >>> coming up next, nbc foreign correspondent ayman mohy

harold will think. i need to get closer and closer to the herring and call to him in this way. hello mr. herring. the herring will think. that is strange, if you want to catch me, why is he getting further away. i don't understand. do you under stand? actually i'm going to be getting closer and closer to the herring and i make my voice smaller and smaller, so the herring will think i'm going away. it's very interesting and what will happen next. i sneak up just behind the herring and i say, what. what will you say? i can't hear anything. >> that's idea i make my voice smaller until i make no sound at alright. so the herring will think, he's gone. well, no fun today i guess but any way i am safe. and at that moment i capture him. what do you think of my wonderful idea. great. very good. very interesting. i'd like to see you try it. thank you and can you suggest a good place to catch and find many snow herrings. sure. into the temple. why don't you go there. thank you. i go now. going into the temple, the temple gate is closed for the night and the temple wall is too high for me

this is a fortress bit by king harold 2,000 years ago. this issue is this is in occupied territory of west bank. israeli scholars dug up the relics. however, the convention prohibits the unilateral excavation of culture sites in occupied ics the exhibition has made israelis angry. >> they think they can do what they want. >> reporter: they have no ill intentions and the artifacts will be put back where they were found. >> our exhibition is not political. the museum i vested huge efforts and expertise on preserving and restoring and reconstructing archaeological finding. >> reporter: pal tin yaestinian increasingly uneasy. east jerusalem has been under israeli occupation for decades. they are now excavating ruins from king david some 3,000 years ago. some jewish people say the remains support their claim over this part of jerusalem. they have designated the area around the ruins as national park. they plan to expand it. city officials have ordered 88 households in the area to leave. he's one resident that has been told he must go. building

harold drove a truck for 10 years so he could afford to go to college.e was studying geological surveys and concluded that there might be oil in north dakota. he drilled a dry hole, he drilled 16 holes, they called it harold's folly up there until the -- folly's up there until the 17th. they are estimated to have hundreds of barrels of oil up there. i've seen risk taking. the losses in the mounting business. the mill needed to shut down and the plant manager they borrowed and invested everything they could find to buy the business. they saved the jobs and of their colleagues and they grew sale from $5 million a year to $50 million a year. people of the great faith, i'ved that honor of being in the home of these men of god. i met heros in our armed forces. men and women who resigned with the national guard after multiple tours in afghanistan. they knew they would likely be in another tour. i met heros of the homes in the nation. single moms working two jobs so their kids can have the same thing other kids have. dads don't know what a weekend is because th

i should say last week i wrote a letter to harold camping and i asked him to read 50 years in the church of rome, the radio reading circle by charles chinakeee who was the best friend abraham lincoln ever had. i don't know how many of you heard the kfx 1100 broadcast yesterday. can i see a show of hands? no hands, okay. you can podcast it [speaker not understood] sits in for craig roberts. and he devoted about an hour and a half to this. we know the pope stepped down. let me read this prayer before we get into it. [speaker not understood] against your holy child jesus who you a jointed both her odd and pontious pilate [speaker not understood] the hand and the council determined before to be done. and now, lord, behold their threatenings and grant unto your servants with all boldness they may speak your word by stretching forth your hand to heal and that signs and wonders may be done [speaker not understood]. the holy child jesus. and when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together and they were all filled with the holy ghost and they spoke the word of god wi

job is to defend life, at least in terms of what has been leaked thus far, we are relying on harold coe. he is gone. we are hoping somebody else might be sensitive to those concerns. with that not make a more robust process? >> i have a couple of responses. experience as bit gc for the department of defense for four years, the application of what i think we would consider imminence is not necessarily what you would assume from reading that white paper. i am not a big fan of white papers because in my private, professional life, you don't give a client white papers the could you don't know who authored it, who saw it, so i am not a big fan of white papers. in situations, i have seen situations where we were looking at a military objective what we concluded that , andhreat was not imminent therefore not appropriate for the specific type of military force we have been discussing here. monitor ortinue to pursue other means. i am not giving you a whole lot of detail here except to say that in its application in my experience, the standard does not necessarily line up with how one might r

let's go to 445 harold avenue. just sold for $825,000. >> harold avenue, i've sold twice.is summer. those people were transferred. just sold it again. a beautiful community, two blocks to shops and things. but that gorgeous frank lloyd wright style. gorgeous outside and in. >> 5,000 square feet there for $825,000. looks like a very nice place. have a good selling season. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> all right, sooe sue, down to you. >> ty, bill ackman is risky business these days, apparently. we will look at wins and losses with scott wapner. t the man who brought you the big fight between mr. ackman and mr. icahn. that's coming up. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ >>> never afraid to make big bold bets without blinking. you wouldn't be a billionaire, i wouldn't know, without being bold. some are questioning mr. ackman's strategy. case in p

in elliot's view history teacher harold kirschner personify the stilted politics. he was a rigorous and dedicated teacher but his analyses of historical movements seemed absurd to him. why did the country acquire colonies? because countries needed economic markets. who in these impoverished colonies were in a position to buy anything he wanted incredulously. in 1964 the word around school was kerschner voted for lyndon johnson, and had he ever cast a mainstream vote for fear that a victory of a conservative republican barry goldwater became fashioned into america. in elliot's opinion that fear was overblown. increasingly appalled by the school's ideological slant elliott began to vocalized his own political views. he debated his classmates in the basement cafeteria. is chief opponent was tom hurwitz. is equal in intellectual precocity and love of a good fight, the impromptu discussions often ended in shouting matches between the two. a hot topic was cuba and fidel castro who had come to power in 1959. most students are him as a romantic revolutionary bringing econo

they called it harold's folly up there until the 17th.nge he discovered is estimated by some to have as many as 500 billion barrels of oil. i'm seen risk taking. the flagging lumber business and mounting losses convinced the international paper corporation that they needed to shut down their mill in new hampshire. the plant manager and sales manager borrowed and invested in every thing they could find to save the business, they saved their job and the jobs of 30 of their colleagues and grew sales from $5 million a year to $50 million a year. i met people of great faith. the honor of being in the home of billy graham and the cardinal dolan. i've met heroes in our armed forces. men and women who have resigned with the national guard after multiple tours of duty in afghanistan knowing that if they resigned in all likelihood they would be at another tour in the future. i met heroes in the homes of the nation. single moms who are working two jobs so their kids can have the same kind of things other kids in school have. dads who don't know what

i went on tour and toward a around the country in the national tour with harold nicholas.hat's what really started to get me hooked in. i saw his old films and saw what he was doing. i said what i am doing and we are doing our two difference? . he's inspired me to -- to do better. in the was blessed to duke black and blue. with buster brown, all of these legends. diane walker. tavis: how did you process having that kind of access and developing a relationship with these legends? >> at the time, i think i realized it more as the time has gone on -- especially "black and blue." it had bruce brown, linda hopkins. i appreciate it it and it took it all in, but i do not think are really realize the level of talent and just magnificence that i was surrounded by at the time. i was 15 years old. other dancers took it in more. i would love to go back and do it over and taken in more. -- take it in more. a lot of those have left us no. tavis: for many of them, it was the last piece of work. >> it was a great time. could not ask for anything better as a dancer. i talked about before a

peter harold, his first goal since 2010. ties the game 1-1. the halves would come back. the redrukz. one thing rangers in pittsburgh, third period. 1-0. pen on the power play. kris letang to tyler kennedy. pittsburgh can score from anywhere at any time. when you are slumping like the rangers are, this is no team you want to face. sthoo here we go again. justin jeffries to pascal dupius. montreal atop the east with 42 points. the caps and bruins. first period. milan lucic finding horton. >> terrific job by

it is great to have you with us, harold. >> hey, good afternoon.o be with you as well. >> and we should note, too, that continental's the largest leaseholder in the bakken. and in the past there have been predictions about when the u.s. could be energy independent. helped, of course, by major finds like the bakken shale. and i'm wondering because romney, for whom you were the energy adviser, had forecasted that the u.s. could be energy independent by 2020 if he had been elected. at this point where do you see that target? is this realistic? given what the situation is here politically. >> certainly we've made very good progress toward energy independence. i started talking about energy independence about two years ago. and at that time we were over 50% imports. and we've seen import level come down. now it's about 37%. so very good progress has been made. and it's due to the energy renaissance, basically one thing, and that's horizontal drilling. that's got us here. able to drill down two miles, turn right, drill two miles further, and expose 9,000

. >> reporter: harold hamm is the husband in the dog house. number 35 on the forbes list of richest americans. worth $11 billion. a self-made man who started in the business scrubbing out the inside of oil barrels 50 years ago. >> and there was a lot of oil people around. i had never been around people like that. >> you wanted to be like that? >> i wanted to be like them. >> reporter: sue ann hamm is his wife of 25 years. on the table is his 68% stake in continental resources. the company she helped him build. >> the wife was a lawyer and economist. that's a bad combination for him. >> reporter: without a prenup, this becomes the biggest war of the roses ever. nearly twice the $1.7 billion settlement of the murdochs. by comparison, mel and robyn gibson's settlement seems paltry. if sue ann hamm does win, she becomes one of the richest women in america. more wealthy than oprah winfrey. >> thank you, steve. >>> when we come back, you'll remember this. ♪ take a close look at the huxtables. there is something in the picture making news years after

as for what it has already cost harold hamm?ince confirming the pending divorce on thursday, shares in his company have fallen by almost 3%, just the beginning of what could be a costly separation. >> harold hamm released a short statement through his company, confirms a petition for divorce is pending and said the matter is private. >> said the matter is, private. >> oh, dr. evil, i got it, got it. >> nice when you have to spell it out. >> i'm as devoted to the austin powers trilogy as you are. >>> coming up the better and perhaps faster way to board planes. is it just a ploy to get you out of your money? we'll investigate. >>> and why these kids are sleeping right through smoke alarms that should be waking them up in an emergency. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> brace yourselves. coming up, the new ad touting the latest fashion rage, skinny, skinny jeans. are they for real? well, we have a pair of them right there in our studio. >> an extra pair for matt to try on. once and for all, are these real or fake? >> she's a br

harold hamm how much money does he have? >> number 35 in america. $11 billion.ing leaders in the country. >> what? >> fracking. no fracking jokes. >> they do frack. >> yeah. they're a big leader in the oil field. continental issued a statement saying, harold ahamm announced that a petition for divorce is pending. the matter is private. has not and is not anticipated to have any impact or effect on the company's business or operations. we can talk about that in moment. suean alleged harold was having an affair that she discovered in 2010 prompting her to later file for divorce. this would be the most expensive divorce in history. they have been married since 1988. the value is not only created during this marriage but in the last five or seven years. she worked for the company. she posted in marketing. >> second wife already? >> he was divorced in 1987. >> this was already sort of the trophy wife. >> well, i wouldn't say that. but it was his second marriage. >> he married her in 1988. >> i think she's in her 50s. >> she worked for the company. so maybe he knew th

the fbi's top fiber expert, harold dedman, led the search.om a yellow blanket. >> your blanket was located under wayne williams' bed. >> on the floor, a green carpet. this is a blow-up of those carpet fibers. >> they're the only company to produce a fiber like this. >> but larry peterson was still in the dark. >> i had no idea there was a bridge incident. >> he had been called to the fbi office to help search this station wagon. but not told why. then he spotted fbi techs returning from their search and so he went out to the home to snip fibers for himself. >> saw all the green carpet. >> did you feel, this is it? >> you know, i really didn't. >> because it was a middle class home. a young man living with his parents. but peterson thought -- >> i'm going to run this back to the lab and just look. i started with the green carpet. once i put that sample under the microscope, i mean, i knew instantly that that was it. >> you knew that they had the killer? >> i knew that was it. and i -- you know, i had made hundreds and hundreds of comparisons t

harold made six of his -- gabriel. 8-9 in the pac12. sixth if they beat cal. >>> michigan state played at number four michigan. wolverines the steal it and that's just not right. michigan hangs on. both schools 11-5 in the big 10 conference. >>> when you hear spring training you normally think exhibition baseball. today the a's and rockies played the game of dodge ball. colorado starting pitcher jorge delarosa threw 41 pitches in the 1st inning. bases loaded and he hits chadwick. seismic has a history of weird injuries. then in the seventh. number 70 david fretis takes josh outman to left field over and out. solo home run and the a's win 7- 2. >>> barry zito and the giants also played in scottsdale today. zito tops three scoreless innings against the diamondbacks. remember him with all his great catches last season he adds another one today. zito gave up three hits in 2 innings of work. then barry gets former oakland athletic team in eric chavez swinging and missing. giants win 6-3. crawford had three more hits in this game. >>> back to

[laughter] in elliot's view history teacher harold kirscher in personified the school's politics. of he was a rigorous and dedicated teacher, but his analyses of historical movements seemed patently absurd to him. why do countries acquire colonies? according to the doctor, because countries needed economic markets. who in the hell in those impoverished colonies was in the position to buy anything, abrams wondered incredulously? in 196 of 4, the word around school was that kirscher in had voted for johnson, the first time he had ever cast such a mainstream vote for fear that a victory for conservative republican barry goldwater would bring fascism to america. increasingly appalled by the school's ideological slant, elliot began to vocalize his own political views. he debated with his classmates. his chief opponent was tom horowitz. [laughter] his equal in intellectual precausety and in love of a good fight. the impromptu discussions often ended in shouting matches between two. a hot topic was cuba and its leader, or fidel castro, who had come to power in 1959. most students saw cas

harold stringer will step down as chairman. he will officially leave in june. it was?005 that howard took over the chairmanship and ceo position. that is when the ground was beginning to lose ground to apple and samsung. it recorded its biggest lost in history last year. the stock has lost more than half of its value. back to you. >> headline time now. barnes and noble moving higher after forbes speculated it could be taken over by amazon.com. purchasing the nook would make amazon the leader in the -- i may sneeze here in a minute and i apologize if i do. >> general electric moving lower. the ceo in an annual letter saying political uncertainty in the u.s. is preventing companies from increasing their capital spending budget. >> and oak tree's howard marks is called wall street's favorite guru. aside from returns, 80 billion returns, marx has also made a killing buying and selling homes. he sold his malibu mansion on 10 acres for $75 million. doesn't that look nice? originally bought the estate for $31 million in 2002. the billionaire scooped up a 30 room apartment in

they went to the state department to get harold cove to let them circumvent the war powers act. just because the attorney general has said no to drone strikes, that's not binding on the president. i would feel much better hearing it from the commander-in-chief himself. cenk: you know, of course, he doesn't do that. in fact, he almost never gets asked about it by the press. he got asked in a google hang-out once, which is kind of funny. here's another spokesperson trying to clarify it, jay carney. let's see if he clarifies it any further. >> the president has not and would not use drone strikes on american citizens on american sail. the issue isn't the technology. the method does not change the law. cenk: is that a sufficient answer andrew? by the way, does it make it that much of a difference if they can execute u.s. citizens abroad. is it any better to execute you when you go to vacation in london, instead of here in the u.s.? >> that's a key a very important point to make, is that i think the fight that rand paul didn't focus on enough is this had is not just about striking on

correspondent douglas kennedy tells us of one vet who took tis crusade to the grave. [ gunfire ] >> 1968, haroldas in vietnam. serving with 101st airborne. >> he was a private first class, but earned a bronze star. which is very difficult to do. >> yes, it is. he was in an area that had on coming fire, lots of combat. >> as a result, his daughter tanya said he suffered post traumatic [ indiscernible ] order his entire life. >> tragically, your father tried to take his own life in 1993. >> yes, he did. he had lots of problems from the war. that led up to it. finally, he couldn't take it no more. >> but tab suicide attempt did not enturg department of veteran affairs to act quickly. in fact, for nine years, frasier fought the v.a. over its misprocessing of his benefits. >> unfortunately, the fight was too much for him. and in november, he died of heart failure. his family is now blaming the v.a. for his death. >> it was the bureaucracy at the v.a. that you say made the last eight years of his life a living hell. >> he fought more with that v.a. than he ever did in vietnam. >> the pile of paperwork

he defended harold shipman, a british doctor who killed hundreds of his own patients. >> dr.pman had professed his innocence from day one. he has never, ever accepted his guilt, not just the question of psychologically accepted, he never accepted that he murdered anybody. >> reporter: and patricia walsh smith, conned out of 5,000 pounds about, $7500 when he told her she could get a better divorce settlement. >> he knew that i was drowning. he pushes me right under. he said why don't you commit suicide and leave a note saying my life has been a comedy of errors. he said that four times. >> reporter: the judge called him a man of breath taking cynicism. but it's not just his victims left embarrassed, it's the entire legal system as well. >> still to come, as many as 7,000 americans may have been exposed to have hepatitis and hiv and authorities say one dentist is responsible. plus, rumors have been swirling here that an nfl player is about to come out, say he's gay. we will show you an exclusive interview with a former player who is out now. and a dramatic rescue, 200 people sa

. >> harold phraser is one of nearly 20,000 u.s. veterans who died last year.or the department of veterans affairs to decide on they benefits. >> now a circuit court judge in washington is taking the federal agency to task to make it more difficult for veterans to receive benefits. there was an order thursday. blasting the v.a. for failing to live up to the commitment. he called the action troubling and threatened to pemmize agency officials. it seems that sanctions may be needed to motivate v.n. the future. the judge wrote in 13-page order. hobson from the national organization of veterans advocates. >> there are a lot of veterans whose rights were short-changed. >> the judge came out and ruled in our favor to say v.a. cannot proceed in this fashion and circumventing rights of veterans. >> in a statement the v.a. did not go in to details about the opinion but said it's working with the justice department to form a response. fox news has been covering the story of the v.a. backlog for months. speaking with countless, frustrated veterans like robert fearing. >>