jackson, which will be paid out by the pop star's estate. >>> it's been more than two weeks since henry lewis gatesas arrested in his own home by a police sergeant, a white police sergeant, in cambridge. the resulting controversy led to the beer summit at the white house last thursday. yesterday, professor gates spoke at a book festival on martha's vineyard. he said issues of race and class remain profoundly deep in america. but his tone was also light. he spoke of future plans with sergeant crowley. >> i asked him maybe to go to the red sox game together, maybe go to a celtic gauge together. you know, maybe we could have dinner with our families. you know, why not? you know, i offer to get his kids into harvard. you know what i mean? if he doesn't arrest me ever again. >> on a far more serious note, professor gates says that he has not been home since he was released from jail because he's received a number of death threats. >>> there is growing concern about the outbreak of pneumonic plague in china. a second man has died from this lung disease. an entire town has been locked down because of the

that is professor henry lewis gates on his new relationship with the cop who arrested him. >>> and how do you fix a $24 billion budget deficit? the state of california, they may turn to pot. >>> you thought you heard it all? well, we'll hear a performance of some newly discovered pieces by mozart. that's right, i said newly discovered by mozart. announcer: some people buy a car based on the deal they get. - others buy the car of their dreams. - ( beeps ) during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a lexus forever. special lease offers now available on th. >>> okay. the white house beer summit may have done some good. may have. professor henry louis gates extended an olive branch to cambridge, massachusetts, police officer -- police sergeant i should say james crowley. without the president even being there. i want you to listen to what professor gates said earlier at his book signing in cape cod. >> you know what, i like crowley. i thought that we would like each other, and, yeah, i don't know what we'll talk about. but i asked him

two wieks after the arrest of harvard professor henry lewis gates, president obama hosted professor gates and the arresting officer sergeant james crowley at the white house with beer and sergeant cr bridge police department took questions from the press. >> can you share any words the president shared with you? >> it was a private discussion. it was a frank discrather not. >> did the president provide any to the discussion? >> he provided the beer. >> vice president joe biden was also at the beer summit. why was he there? >> they dragged the vice president at the amtrak train at the last moment. >> why? >> i think they were concerned about the image, the photograph that would go all across the country of having two after cab american men professor gates and the president of the united states with one white police officer squeezed in between the two of them. so for racial balance, i think they brought joe biden in. also, joe biden's background from scranton, pennsylvania, gives him some blue collar street cred which the president needs. >> joe biden is the guy on the campaign trail runnin

henry lewis gates jr. appeared at a book signing. last week he attended the beer meeting at the white house where he, sergeant crowley, president obama and vice president joe biden talked about the issue. gates told the crowd he liked crowley and the two hit it off, saying he even suggested their families sit down for dinner together. gates joked about the thousands of mail they're receiving and a woman's note saying he was much taller. >> airlines are seeing a lot of green from last-minute changes. >> a popular automaker unveils its first electric car. >> and a downed tree in pasadena. capturing the beauty of nature. sharing what i see. that's my vision. and i'm living it. every day, transitions lenses are there to help care for my sight. announcer: transitions lenses adjust to changing light to reduce glare and help protect your eyes from uv damage so you can see better today... and tomorrow. lve your vision. transitions. healthy sight in every light. transitions lenses are available at an america's best location near you. >> some

[applause] >> henry lewis gates is the w.e.b. dubois professor at harvard university. mr. gates is author of "colored people" coeditor of encarta of africa. he's received many honors including a mcarthur fellow and the national humanities medal. for more information on the author, please go to dubois.fas.harvard.edu. >> george mcgovern, the one-time democratic presidential nominee and former senator from south dakota greets members of congress and signs books at a private home near the u.s. capital building. many of those attending the party got their start in politics during his 1972 campaign. this event is 40 minutes. >> i'm a big fan of lincoln's. you read that book i sent you, lincoln's sword. >> oh, yeah. i quote it in the book. you're responsible for that. >> for that quote? yeah, i think that that book is brilliant. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome, congressman. it's great to see you. >> how you. >> it's a nice place. >> thank you very much. >> bernie robinson. >> okay. now, we got the eleven signed and we got these. >> yeah, that's tom's. >> okay. oh, these are

henry lewis gates cracked some jokes while talking about the incident yesterday.fo gates, you'll recall, was arrested in his own house by a police officer responding to reports of a possible break-in. the incident led to a "beer summit" at the white house. gates suggested that last week's meeting may not be the last time he and the arresting officer get together. >> but i asked him if he would have lunch with me one-on-one. i asked him, maybe we could go to a red sox game together or a celtic game together or have dinner with our families. you know, why not? you know, i offered to get his kids into harvard. you know? if he doesn't arrest me ever again. >> gates wasn't cracking jokes the entire time. he said heshut down his public e-mail and changed his cell phone number after he received death threats. >>> you know you need to do it. milk isn't the only source of vitamin d, but it is an important source. in "get healthy 4 life," two new studies show american children are not getting nearly enough vi vitamin d. >> reporter: a study in today's journal of pediatrics finds 7 in 10 american

was so nervous is last night he had to deliver a speech along the side likes of mia farrow and henry lewis gates junior. it is part of the award celebration at the kennedy center. despite the honor, winston says that, you know, that honor only makes him want to work so much harder at this year's collection drive in december. he wants to collect 5,000 bikes and ultimately wants to expand the program to maryland and even dc. >> and you telling us about him. he will reach that goal and i bet surpass it. >> impressive. >> congratulations, winston. >>> here's what is in the news now. a girl kidnapped 18 years ago has been found alive in california. jaycee lee dugard is now an adult. police say her kidnapper kept her in isolation and feared chtweno two children. she has been reunited with her mother. >>> maryland delegate john cardin paid $300 to the city of baltimore. he used police officers as part of an intricate and poorly thought out marriage proposal. the baltimore county democrat has apologized. >>ilnasa hopes tonight is the night that discovery finally gets off the ground. the shute's launch h

he actually had to deliver a speech alongside the likes of mia farrow and harvard professor henry lewis gates junior. it is part of the sullivan foundation africa rising award celebration at the kennedy center. kristin fisher, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> good for him. >>> do you know a hero, need a hero, log on to wusa9.com and click on the hero central button and tell us all about that person. >>> well, you don't have to spend big bucks to get a decent pair of athletic shoes. coming up in living smart how to get a a kick stononart e th right fit. >>> for your workout you need good shoes that are good for stability and training and you don't have to spend big bucks to get a good pair. we found some that beat out higher priced brands. >> it may look like he is doing the youtube's latest dance craze but it is a tester of shoes. they tested ten pairs of men's and women's shoes that cost from 28 to $110. >> athletic shoes are different than running shoes. they are suitable for a variety of the sports and athletic activities. >> reporter: you can use them for aerobics, on theatral treadmill or tr

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president's approval ratings and they say it is the economy, health care reform and the professor henry lewis gates affair. has the gop been able to capitalize on the president's losing some popularity. >> i think it is only natural that a president's approval ratings will decline once he gets in office. i'm not surprised at that. look at many polls he is at or above 50% from my perspective is pretty good. if he able to get a health care reform package through and provides more coverage for people, and the employment situation turns around, whatever problems he had with gates will be washed away. >> i don't think any of those things adding up to that. i think we see the natural course of him being the president now. he has left the honeymoon stage and people are looking at the work he has to do, even black voters but what is important is things are being done and it did not hurt unemployment numbers for fewer people to lose their jobs and the number to stay away from 10% that people are hopes he didn't hit. >> it will be an interesting summer vacation for the president as well. >>> kim has a break

. >> larry: his first public comments on the arrest of harvard professor henry lewis gates. >> when you're being asked something by a police officer, being detained by a police officer, cooperate. >> larry: takes on the future of the gop and sarah palin. >> i don't think she was ready to be president of the united states last fall. >> larry: we asked him about rush limbaugh. >> you can't tell me i can't be in the party. i decide what party i'm going to be in. >> larry: plus his thoughts on iraq, afghanistan, north korea. >> they are some of the best toughest negotiators i've ever dealt with. >> larry: colin powell in his own words next on "larry king live." good evening. he's an old friend, great to be here in washington with him. general colin powell, united states army retired, former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs and founder of america's promise. a wonderful organization which his wife alma, by the way, now chairs. let's get right to things. a lot to cover tonight. thank you for coming. >> good to be here, larry. >> larry: the gates/cambridge police furor. your

president obama invited harvard professor, henry lewis gates and sergeant james crowley to the whiteouse for a beer this thursday. it's all part of obama's new approach to diplomacy. "how would they handle this on 'cheers'." that's what he's calling it -- [ laughter ] [ impersonating cliff clavin ] "hey there, president obama, there." [ laughter ] i'm not going to do any more cliff clavin. that's it. mtv is showing a new documentary, it's called "paris, not france." it's an in-depth look at paris hilton's life. it's the -- [ laughter ] it's true. that's not the joke. [ laughter ] it's the first documentary to be shot entirely in night vision. it's going to be fantastic. [ laughter and applause ] trying new things. hey, did you hear about this? dallas cowboys quarterback tony romo has instructed security to keep his ex- girlfriend, jessica simpson, from coming on his property. it wasn't that hard. they just put a push sign on the door that you have to pull. [ laughter and applause ] doesn't seem right. that's what reports are saying. "american idol" auditions are just two weeks away,

henry lewis gates, jr. this picture, if we can throw it up on the left-hand side, there is he is, saying that he and cambridge police sergeant james crowley on the right, found some humor over the incident during the meeting over their beer at the white house with the president. but, gates certainly not finding anything funny about the death and bomb threats he says he's received. we understand harvard even suggesting he consider moving. of course, gates and crowley part of the most famous happy hour ever. president obama inviting the two men to the white house to help differences over a beer and neither men apologized to one another, but they promised to talk and maybe meet again and gates arrested by crowley off disorderly conduct broking into his home, those charges later dropped. razing fires on one of spain's islands. it looks like an inferno, fast moving flames taking over, so out of control, even firefighters had to retreat. how officials think the blaze might have started and the rest of the dramati

henry lewis gates back here at the chicago hub library with rick hogan. it is an exciting night for us because the chicago public library has had the privilege of working very closely with a number of institutions this year, including the chicago history museum and the american -- the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission to celebrate the centennial of the birth of abraham lincoln. the bicentennial of the birth of abraham lincoln. and this is one in a series of programs that we will be offering this year. as you came in, you may have seen a program guide, "land of lincoln readers." this is our adult summer reading program. our children's program is also based on his life. but our adult programs are also intended, like this one, to explore the very controversial, complex, and creative man who was abraham lincoln. tonight's program is a collaboration between the chicago public library and the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission and, of course, all of our fellow conveners. i want to thank especially eileen macovich and her team for their assistance in

last night president obama raised glasses with henry lewis gates jr. and police sergeant james crowley hoping to quell the uproar over the gates arrest. over a couple of beers. it's being touted as a teaching moment to discuss america's racial issues. sure, it was a grand gesture, but it's the same old debate. when will we have a 12st century post-racial conversation about the underlying causes of all these sorts of situations? it goes way beyond rights. it's about making false assumptions about race, gender, sexualilty, status, class, you name it. we're guilty of it. this incidence brought the race to the forefront but the discussion needs to go beyond race and all the way to thum condition. for more analysis, tune into issues tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. ing? >> tonight on issues more jackson drama. they called him an addict in search warrants and reports said jackson spent his last night in dr. conrad murray's room. why? monday is the big. >>down. will katherine jackson get her way? >> border patrolman robert rosas hoped to see his 2-year-old son f

. >>> harvard professor henry lewis gates jr.ade his first public appearance since having a beer at the whooite house with e president. he joked about his recent arrest. he said he was interested in meeting with sergeant james crowley again sometimes. >> you know what, i like crowley. i thought that we would like each other. i asked him if he would have lunch with me one on one. maybe we could have dinners with the families. why not i offered to get his kids into harvard. the he doesn't arrest me every day. >> on a more serious note the professor said he's received death threats and bomb threats. he's had to change his cell phone number, e-mail address, and he may have to move. >>> an outdoor stage collapsed in canada, killing one person trapping actor kevin costner. the stage caved in saturday just before costner and his band were going to perform in alberta. he wasn't hurt. two people were reported in critical condition. organizers canceled the last day of the festival. we're so saddened by the loss of life and injury that turn

officer justin barrett's e-mail complained about a column sympathetic to henry lewis gates. the e-mail got him suspended from the police department. should the e-mail be enough to cost him his badge? >> he wrote, if i was the officer he verbally assaulted like a banana eating jungle monkey i would have sprayed him in the face to o.c. apparently a reference to pepper spray. he called it jungle monkey gibberish. he said gates had transcended back to a bumbling jungle monkey. >> reporter: he did assert that he's not a racist and went on tv to apologize. >> i'm not a racist. i did not intend racism in my words. >> reporter: the mayor was quoted as saying barrett is gone. the police chief put him on administrative leave. >> his e-mail was racist and inflammatory. these racist opinions and feelings have no place in this department or in our society. and will not be tolerated. >> reporter: barrett's lawsuit claims he was terminated without due process or equal protection of the law, among other things. that his contract rights were violated and accused the city of intentional infli