prince harry has shown a remarkable ability to lead by example and demonstrate the importance of using one's experience, talents and position to benefit one's fellow man. the atlantic council recognizes the tremendous commitment prince harry brings to his humanitarian endeavours and honors him for the significant impact of his charitable work on behalf of soldiers and their families. in presenting him with the 2012 distinguished humanitarian leadership award, we know he will continue to be an inspiring example to young people around the world on the importance of service to others. ladies and gentlemen, i am honored to present to you, the recipient of the 2012 distinguished humanitarian leadership award his royal highness, prince harry. [ applause ] ♪ >> this isn't daunting at all. jeb powell, thank you very much for your incredibly kind words. for a captain in the british army to be introduced by such a world renowned soldier and statesman is truly humbling and a little terrifying. so, it is with great humility that i accept this award. generally, i obviously don't feel that i've done

on the other hand, prince harry has wholeheartedly continued the royal tradition of advocating on behalf of society's less fortunate. clearly, the loving effort princess diana made has touched the heart aps souls and continues her legacy. harry and his brother have always focused on veterans welfare. they launched help for heroes in 2007. both princes played a leading role in their positions to put the spotlight on this extraordinary charity. since is creation of the foundation, in 2009, both princes have moved to make their own mark in the world of philanthro philanthropy. they have acted together in support of veterans charities undertaking numerous engagements and developing many initiatives to help veterans. for someone so young, prince harry's charitable donations are very, very significant. through his efforts, he restores hope and confidence to those who have been wounded in the service of their country. the most prominent example of this is the participation, his participation in the walking with the wounded program, which helps wounded troops demonstrate their courage and determ

harry. when you saw them outside -- i also have to say that the average age for an atlantic council dinner has dropped 25 years as a result of your presence. for that, we really, really thank you. [laughter] [applause] prince harry is a young man who has grown up, not just with good looks and royal privileges, it would have been easy for him to choose a life of ease in leisure. instead, he chose a more difficult path. by so doing, he is become an example to millions of others. it is a path that fully embraces the noblest traditions of service to country and to his fellow human beings. on the one hand, prince harry has bravely followed the traditions generations of british royals before him by serving his country in the military. he is an army officer in the british army since 2006 and deployed with the household cavalry regiment's battle group to helmut province in 2008. he served on the frontline directing british and american aircraft onto enemy targets. he has shown he knows what it means to lead by example. even when it means possibly paying the ultimate price. only three years ago he appl

harry is third in line to the british throne. four years ago, his grandmother, queen elizabeth 2 sent him off to afghanistan to fight. this year celebrating more than 60 years on the throne she hasrent appointment in mind. she's sending harry on a royal tour to the caribbean. protocol and ceremony are to be properly observed, of course, but this will be, we're told, very prince harry. >> he can't sit there with a stiff upper lip and not get involved. i have never taken myself too seriously. >>> so prince harry's arrived here in belize. a big test. defining his own public role and the first time he's represented the queen abroad. a big thing for him and the palace. let's see how he does here. how he shows his own personality, but at the same time represents the queen, the head of state in the u.k., but also in belize. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, his royal highness, prince harry of wales. >> the dress relaxed. >> we could not have asked for a better mate, shining -- >> reporter: the prince has a boulevard to rename and an audience to charm. >> when it became clear i was to represent my grandmother in belize, my heart leapt, for a good reason. for the noisy corner here. more noise o

>> johnson says "harry byrd always has 9 votes." we had to give what harry byrd wanted and we can have the tax cut bill. they realize $100 billion is a magic figure. he was the budget under $100 billion. the tax-cut bill starts. >> robert caro is our guest. his fourth book called "passage of power." >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q & a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts.

prince harry has shown a remarkable way of leading by example and demonstrating the importance of usingan. the atlantic council recognizes the tremendous commitment prince harry brings to his humanitarian endeavors and honors him for the significant impact of his charitable work on behalf of soldiers and their families. in presenting him with the 2012 distinguished humanitarian leadership award, we know he will continue to be an inspiring example to young people around the world on the importance of service to others. ladies and gentlemen, i am honored to present to you the recipient to have 2012 -- of the 2012 distinguished humanitarian leadership award, his royal highness, prince harry. [applause] ms. . ♪ ♪ >> this isn't daunting at all. [laughter] general powell, thank you very much for your incredibly kind words. for a captain in the british army to be introduced by such a world-renowned soldier and statesman is truly humbling and a little terrifying. [laughter] so it is with great humility that i accept this award. generally, i obviously don't feel that i've done nearly enough to d

. >>> prince harry has accepted an award for his charitable activities on behalf of wounded service men and women. he accepted the award from colin powell who joked there's a record number of young single women attending the event. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new study forecasts by 2030, 42% of americans will object bees. about 10% increase over today. the already obese are getting fatter. severe obesity will double by to 30 when they will be over 100 pounds overweight or more. the problem could add $550 billion to the nation's health spending. for more information on this and other health stories check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,008 after losing 29 points yesterday. the s&p added a fraction the nasdaq was up one. taking a look at other trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei gained 62 points while in hong kong the hang seng was down 51. european the election results rattled global markets monday but by afternoon wall street investo

>> johnson says "harry byrd always has 9 votes." two of these people write memos of what happened tech. we had to give what harry byrd wanted and we can have the tax cut bill. they realize $100 billion is a magic figure. he was the budget under $100 billion. the tax-cut bill starts. >> robert caro is our guest. his fourth book called "passage of power." >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q & a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. not just that the call them rufous corn pone. mean, horrible things. there are rare occasions when lyndon johnson would be invited to one of the many dinner parties that robert kennedy had at hickory hill. ethel would put him at the losers table but he knew that. >> in two weeks, robert caro continues on lbj. >> he was a laughing stock but behind him being

you know, this is the first time that prince harry has been in washington, d.c. i think we need someone really big. >> who could it be? who could it be? >> someone, i don't know. like a true american hero. >> a true american hero like general colin powell. now, of course, we're calling here the breath of general powell's career can take up a great part of this evening, so i'll simply say as a soldier and strategist, as a diplomat and statesman, he has by the way of his achievements and dedication of his provided inspiration around the world and he is a man, i'm editorial iizinging he, that my republican party could sure use instructing it on foreign policy decisions. >> maybe just a little. you might be right about

he understands the traumas that prince harry has spoken of so eloquently. his life of public service has been informed in so many ways from what he experienced as a young man. sergeant hagen, mr. chairman, we of a atlantic council salute you. >> fred, thank you, i am grateful for the opportunity to make this award presentation, not to just because i was once an enlisted man in the armed forces and not because i have anything against offers. but the enlisted men and women, they're the ones who earn an honest living. you know, when i was in the army, generals used to paralyze me and scare the hell out of me. that no longer is the case. sergeant majors do. that's right, your former sergeant major there. enlisted men and women deserve special recognition, not slighting our officers and those who also dedicate themselves to our country to make it a bert world. but tonight, we honor enlisted men and women in our armed forces and i might add because representative here tonight are so many ambassadors from all over the world and each of those ambassadors represents

. >>> prince harry has been honored for his humanitarian work with wounded war veterans. >> for theseelf-less people it is after the guns have fallen silent and the din of battle quiets the real fight begins that may last for the rest of their lives. >> last night former secretary of state colin powell presented harry with the humanitarian leadership award from the washington-based think tank the and land tick council. -- atlantic council this is the 27-year-old prince's first trip to the u.s. since last year. >>> meteorologist mike nicco keeping an eye on the changing weather. yesterday hot, today not so hot in some places. >>> while weather coming our way. good morning. we are looking back from emeryville past al -- alcatraz to the golden gate bridge still clouded in the morning marine la cloud. take a look from -- from vollmer peak emeryville across the bay bridge to san francisco on the bayside it is sunny clouds along the coast. visible an satellite northerly wind starting to pick up, going to take most of these clouds and pull them away from the coast except near santa cruz, i s

. >>> and england's prince harry has accepted an award for his charitable activities on behalf of wounded service men and women. former secretary of state colin powell presented the award joking there were a number of young single women attending the event. i'm sure there was. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new study forecasts by 2030, 42% of americans will be obese. about 10% increase over today. the already obese are getting fatter. severe obesity will double by to 2030 when 11% of adults will be nearly 100 pounds overweight or more. the study suggests over that time span the problem could add $550 billion to the nation's health spending. >>> and for more information on this and other health story, you can check out the health page at msnbc.com. >> "early today" health brought to i by vagisil wash with odor block, the confident clean. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,008 after losing 29 points yesterday. the s&p added a fraction, the nasdaq was up one. taking a look at oversea

third in line to the throne, harry has always been a bit in his brother's shadow. but some say he is becoming his own man, carrying the torch his mother, princess diana, left behind. >> well, harry really has the gift that his mother did, which is knowing how to communicate with people and being devoted to his charitable causes. >> now guests here dined on grilled beef filet and seven layer chocolate fudge cake. this event is hosted by the atlantic council, which is a d.c. based think tank. past award recipients include youtube front man bono and former president bill clinton. ann? >> and that's great company. all right. kristen welker, thank you so much. coming up this morning, the mom and her two daughters who miraculously survived after their car was dangling off the edge of a highway overpass. they're all here for an exclusive interview. but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> still ahead, fashion's biggest net at the met costume gala. >> and giuliana rancic is here to tell us who wore it best. [ w] ♪ [ female announcer ] when is it okay to lose the cover-up? when

and despite what harris has just told us about his setting up the civil rites division you work for kennedy and johnson. i wonder if you could pull that middle together for us and give us your assessment of where he was. did you see him as a gradualist. >> you're asking me? >> yes, you. >> if i saw the president -- you can't be black and alive after ernie and his schoolmates and other black youngsters in the south on freedom rides end up getting hedge whipped because they want a decent education. and the president is nominating judges who you wouldn't jump over the moon to put on the bench if you were me. personally, i thought -- i worked for kennedy in the campaign and never supported a republican. i've been democrat all the way. when i got to washington, there was a sense that i had that many of the white guys who were in charge of running civil rights present company excluded -- [ laughter ] >> really weren't steeped deeply in it and how deep and nasty and hard and mean the racism in this country still was. and pretty words weren't going to fix it. that made it impossible for me first of

why, has she friended you. >> no, hopefully after the interview shield. to celebrate prince harry road, a race through central and south america to greet and thank his grandmother's subjects. >> obviously i bring to you the warmest greetings from the queen of belize whose diamond jubilee we're celebrating here tonight. >> reporter: in some ways it was like any royal visit, walking through cheering crowds, sitting through performances and shaking hands and more hands. in other ways, not so much. ♪ >> reporter: to royal watchers it looked like the prince had not only found his groove but also his own unique way to express the values of his grandmother who became monarch when she was just 25. you're 27. your brother is 29. can you imagine taking on that level of responsibility at such a young age. >> no, not a chance. this tour itself has been a brief insight into what she had to deal with at a very young age of even what she's done and, you know, at the age of 25 to deal with the world's media, you can see it in her face now and the way she parades herself is just so immaculate and

. ♪ >>> prince harry has been honored for his humanitarian work with wounded war veterans. >> for theseless people it is after the guns have fallen silent and the din of battle quiets the real fight begins that may last for the rest of their lives. >> last night former secretary of state colin powell presented harry with the humanitarian leadership award from the washington-based think tank the and land tick council. -- atlantic council this is the 27-year-old prince's first trip to the u.s. since last year. >>> meteorologist mike nicco keeping an eye on the changing weather. yesterday hot, today not so hot in some places. >>> while weather coming our way. good morning. we are looking back from emeryville past al -- alcatraz to the golden gate bridge still clouded in the morning marine la cloud. take a look from -- from vollmer peak emeryville across the bay bridge to san francisco on the bayside it is sunny clouds along the coast. visible an satellite northerly wind starting to pick up, going to take most of these cldsoud pull them away from the coast except near santa cruz, i still th

dan harris has the story. >> it starts out as a charming little tale about an 80-year old celebrating birthday with her inaugural skydive. >> i just turned 80. >> happy birthday. >> but when they were up at 13,000 feet the nerves set in and when it came time to jump, she is grasping at the door. it looks like she does not want to go. her instructor finally gets her out of the door. from there though, it only gives worse. lavern's safety harness, loews and she is dangling there her shirt with bubp, clinging to her instructor for dear life as they tumble at 125 miles an hour. watch as they finally come back down to earth. incredibly, managing to land safely. but while on this video learned seems shaken up, when the tv station caught up with her, she seemed to have a sense of humor about the whole thing. >> i just held on. you do what you've got to do, you know. >> that moment when she appeared to have second thoughts she says her instructor did not force her out. >> he had to give me a little nudge. >> and she said it was a blessing for sure to blow up blocking her view. >> i had a one

. >>> england's prince harry has accepted an award for his charitable activities on behalf of wounded service men and women. he accepted that award from colin powell. he joked that there was a record number of young single women attending the event. i bet there were. >>> in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards, there was more testimony about the money trail yesterday. there's much speculation about whether his one-time miss stress will appear on the witness stand. >> reporter: week three of the john edwards trial began with prosecutors continuing to try to tie the presidential contender with what the government has called illegal contributions. >> i think anything that shows john edwards had knowledge that the money from melon and fred barron was being used to further their campaign is significant for the government. >> reporter: analysts say testimony from melon's testimony may back fire. >> he did explain that his client was clear and certain that the $700,000 or so that ultimately wound up with andrew and sherry young, some of it going on to reale hunter, most of

. >> harry has strong views, but at times they don't relate to the underlying facts. obama has cut taxes, hasn't raised taxes. we'll probably be better off in the long run if we put in place some tax increases. all obama is proposed to do is to allow the bush tax cuts to expire for those households earning more than $250,000. we're going to have to raise a lot more revenues than that if we're ever going to balance our budget. you know, yeah, there's a lot of rhetoric on both sides. here is the underlying reality. in recent years to the extent we've had economic growth, the benefits of that growth overwhelmingly have gone to the top 1% of households in america. 93% of the benefits of growth enjoyed by 1%. that's a reality, whatever you say. that doesn't mean you have to be against rich people, but it's not unreasonable to make sure they pay their fair share of taxes. when someone is willing to give up his citizenship so he doesn't have to pay capital gains taxes on a windfall from an early investment, that sends the wrong signal. >> how much of this is related to proced

harris has come up as somebody -- and jerry brown was also the governor of the state of california, he was the attorney general and they have at times in the history when they were personally against the death penalty. when they ran for attorney general they both said that they would not interfere with the state law, and they would allow the death penalty to be carried out on their watch. this is correct? in fairness, i will say that there were a lot of law enforcement officials the route the state of california that had severe reservations about supporting harris for attorney general because of the opposition to the death penalty in san francisco. but george defended her and actually supported her candidacy, and this was an important component of getting support from law enforcement for her. let me ask you this. when we spoke yesterday, as i heard his story i asked him, how did you survive death row? the mechanics of this. i asked about how much time in the yard that he got. i wonder if you could share with members of -- in the auditorium where your daily life was like on death row. >

harry has worked with a number of charities including walking with wounded and help for heros. >> facebook taking the next step toward its ipo. here's mark zuckerberg arriving for the roadshow which starts in new york city traveling across america ending in menlo park in california. facebook is talking about a price range of 28 to 35 bucks a share. >> how far will you go to ace a test? a chinese high school has reportedly given their students intravenous injections to help them prepare for college entrance exams. picks show these students hooked up to drips of amino acids. the benefit of using iv drips to boost energy have been questioned but is not believed to be harmful. >>> monitoring metro tonight, in an answer to last winter's brake failure's metro blaming metal fatigue. brake parts fell off two trains in december and january. a new agency report says tests showed the brake rotors failed on 2000 and 3000 railcars earlier than expected because of weakened metal. metro changed its daily inspections to look for possible cracks. the brake's manufacturers said similar incidents occurred ye

abc's dan harris has been tracking it all day. >> mark, please come to the podium. >> reporter: there he was, in his signature hoodie. the geek-king of a generation. looking, as always, a little ill at ease. but also, definitely, pleased. >> i just want to say to all the people out there who use facebook and our products, thank you. >> reporter: it must have been a heady experience for this 28-year-old, a son of a dentist father and psychologist mother. a child computer prodigy who went to harvard, where he started facebook in a dorm room in 2004, as dramatized in the movie "the social network." >> you know what's cool? >> you? >> a billion dollar evaluation. >> reporter: today, wall street valued facebook at $104 billion. bigger than mcdonald's. as for zuckerberg, he is now worth $19 billion. i got in on the action in the opening seconds. i'm going to buy one share. review order. place order. bingo. i'm a buyer. price $41.10. at first the stock dipped sharply, but then it rallied, and then dove again, ending the day where it started, at $38. the lack of enthusiasm is a sign of invest

and joseph harris has complete control over every aspect of government in britain harbor he is the executor he is the legislative branch he is the judicial branch indeed as you have correctly reported closing down the public radio station and then putting it online for sale this deal with the land and the development and how the golf commission was basically dismantled and the emergency manager put his own people on the commission so that they would be able to steer of the development in a way that didn't allow for transparency and so the mayor in this in the city commissioners who are elected have no power base can simply open in closed meetings so in effect those who they're supposed to represent that elected them have no voice and no recourse in their vote is being disenfranchised so this is sort of a second order disenfranchisement down in florida in two thousand jeb bush had katherine harris knock eighty thousand african-americans largely african-americans off the voting rolls because they had names that were similar to felons and taxes and so they showed up to vote and they were just

personal information in court now let's fast forward to twenty twelfth as i told you earlier balcombe harris hasdecided to fight his disorderly conduct charge in court and the prosecution has issued a subpoena to twitter for his tweets now twitter and for malcolm of the subpoena and what it's become business as usual malcolm is lawyers are fighting the release but last month a judge ruled that malcolm could not fight that subpoena because it wasn't issued to him but to. twitter so now we get to the landmark moment yesterday it was announced that twitter would be fighting the release of malcolm's tweets they're going to court to fight for malcolm's right to defend his own privacy and a statement then lead twitter's legal counsel said twitter's terms of service make absolutely clear that its users own their content our filing with the court reaffirms our steadfast commitment to defending those rights for our users but it's obviously not practical for every company to go out to court to protect every single user the government wants to get information on so we have to ask what this really means for

katherine harris has details. >> reporter: there were so many moments in court, and one has become aning rod. one of the defense attorneys chose to wear black muslim dress in court. she explains why she believes the women on the prosecution side should dress modestly. >> there was somebody dressed in a way that was not in keeping with my clients' religious beliefs. >> reporter: at the news conference today, the defense attorney tried to characterize the actions of their clients as peaceful resistance. i was in court, and it was clear the men came with a strategy to frustrate the process. they refused to wear the head phones to hear the strangulations and refused to -- translations and refused to -- >> i suppose you could say it went smoother than some anticipated. got through the arraignment process, and everybody has counsel now and things are set to progress. >> reporter: the bottom line is the suspects chose to further -- the prosecution says they will be ready in august. defense is asking for a delay until may of next year. >>> appears a football player's family may be backing of

it dries out as we get to the weekend.rt of the o >> prince william maybe taken but prince harry has yet to tie the knot. he is in our area. >> the first time this year, the playboy prince is in the united states in washington, d.c. why he is making the trip now when we come back. >> it is an alarming trend. >> it is an alarming trend. we have more on a >> one of the world's most eligible bachelors was in washington, d.c. today. >> i was looking at his picture. he is so cute. he will be receiving an award for his charitable activities on behalf of what it servicemen. -- wounded servicemen. >> his visit will be short as he accepts this humanitarian award on behalf of himself and his brother, prince william. at the british embassy in washington, wrote watching and waiting for prince harry. >> it is exciting. having a presence here. >> i have met the queen and i have met the did. it will be awesome to me the grandson. >> the most -- most spectators only got a glimpse of his motorcade as he arrived. it was the first stop on his tour, greeting wounded veterans from the u.s. and u.k. who c

this administration was just about the best friend that israel has ever had. >> i'm proud of our record. i believe that no president since harrys done more for israel's physical security than barack obama. every port in our administration -- every point in our administration at ever i have juncture we have stood up on behalf of the state of israel. i'm so proud to serve with president barack obama. >> sean: this is a case they may want to refund the hundreds of thousands of dollars that were bundled. joining me is fox news contributor liz cheney and the author of hopelessly divided fox news contributor doug schoen. if the president is the best friend israel had why did he snub the prime minister at the white house and why did he do something we said we would never do to israel, call anthem to return to the '67 borders and accept money from somebody that takes a position that is false, number one. >> what you see here is vice president biden continuing his unbroken record of being flat wrong on national security informed policy issues. for somebody who served as many years as he did in the senate on the foreign relations commit

. >> harry has worked with several charities, including walking with the wounded, and help for heroesveteran himself, he is heading back to afghanistan later this year piloting an attack helicopter. tonight he will accept an award the same award won by bono of u2 several years ago. >> you can see the crowd growing, people walking home from work, asking what is going on, who is going to be here? they want to be here in time when the prince arrived to officially be awarded this humanitarian award in the next couple of hours. the talks to barrett, abc 7 news. >> take some pictures for us create natash barrett. >> a popular dog food is being linked to a salmonella outbreak. 14 people became infected after handling products from diamond pet food. the dog food was sold in 12 states including maryland and virginia. if you want more information on the dog food recall, just go to our website wjla.com. >> of massachusetts high school students have been suspended -- suspended after posting racist tweets. it is reported to have been suspended from their hockey teams and have lost their leadership

prince harry will accept the award not just for himself but also on behalf of his brother, william, the duke of cambridge, who hasbeen very involved with charities. again, that help wounded veterans. prince harry in town, a lot of the royal watchers could be keeping an eye out there. especially around the ritz carlton, hoping to catch a grimps. repo -- a glimpse. megan mcgrath, news4. >> thank you. >>> president obama says he's looking forward to working with the new french president, francois hollande. the socialist beat incumbent nicholas sarkozy after a bitter campaign. hollande ran against sarkozy's economic policies including controversial austerity measures. hollande faces a stimulus approach. >>> the elections in france and greece are having a big impact on the financial markets around the world. let's get the latest from cnbc's sacrosan jackie deangelis on what's happeni happening overseas. >>> good morning, futures are lower in the states as investors react to the election results u results in france a-- results i france and greece. the threats of budget cuts raising fresh concerns about the debt crisis.

what i meant, they knew i wasn't advocating violence against gay youths. >> these members tell me harris has nothing to apologize for. >> he always has a little levity and i guess you should say into it. that's why we all laugh, because we know our pastor. >> we know that there was no way that he was advocating violence. that's why no one walked out. >> i don't think he needs to change words at all. >> yet when your words go outside of this church on to the internet they sound hateful to some people. >> absolutely, i know they did. i listened to myself and i thought, is that what you meant? of course not. but i can understand how someone would misunderstand that. >> but don't expect any changes at the berean baptist church. pastor harris's sermons will continue to go out to the world wide web as they always have only more disconcerting. >> polls are now close inside north carolina where they voted on amendment 1 which would constitutionally bar not only same-sex marriage in the state, but also civil unions, any form of domestic partnerships, any sort of recognition of same-sex relationships.

but kristin harris has new details tonight on why the fight just as not seem to be over yet. kristin. >> they made nine arrests to be exact and since then police officers have this fence up here and if you look behind the fence, you can see them actually guarding the entrance to this tract of land but protesters say they have a plan to return. the morning raid of occupy the farm in kamen was swift and dramatic. >> what am i being arrested for? >> with 10 minutes warning police came in and made nine arrests. rating a university of california own tract of land that protesters had taken over three weeks ago with hopes of transforming it into an urban farm. >> it is absolutely unnecessary use of force. >> college of natural resources uses the land for research. university officials say the have repeatedly tried to strike compromises with the protesters but research activities have to start here and time ran out. >> on saturday said it would disband the encampment, they continue to sleep here on saturday night and continue to sleep here on sunday night. what ever little credibilit