another at hillsdale road. this is the j.f.x. can see flashing lights at the top of your screen. we will continue to monitor that for you. this is 95 at mountain road. continuing to run smoothly. the roads are still drying out, so take the time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> still no decision from the baltimore city council on the proposed bottle tax increase. >> members say they are not ready to vote on the tax. jennifer franciotti has the latest. >> good morning. after two hours of testimony, the taxation committee says they are not ready to take a vote. >> maybe i should think about another city. >> the committee is not prepared to take a vote at this time. i don't know if the council is prepared. >> the bottle tax would jump to 5 cents with the hopes of collecting $23 million. the mayor brought attention to the conditions of many city schools during her tour of the middle school. the testimony of this third grader was very telling. >> we have bad things. some people hold it all day. the water found do not work. -

host: you gave a speech at hillsdale college back in april and it kind of dovetails what you just said about that period versus now. i have a quote written down. it says when all that matters is success, being number one, getting ahead, getting to the top. you're referring to the attitudes back then to today, that the attitudes of getting to the top. however you betray or gouge or claw or do whatever awful thing is immaterial if you get to the top. do you think we've changed since the john adams era or the henry knox era? guest: i do. host: why? guest: for many reasons. one, their education, their notion of history rnings was based on the classical mode, the history of greece and rome. their understanding of virtue, honor, character, it was all derived from greek and roman history. the idea that those who are cast in the parts of importance or in minor parts have to live up to the role they've been assigned. and because they are on the stage of history. if you have a sense of history, it isn't just that you have a sense of that there was a lot that happened before you came on the scene

another one at hillsdale road. much further south north on route 3, there is a crash in crofton. number brown solomons island road, an accident in the edgewater the city. looking good across the bay bridge. 83 at york road looking heavy. this is southbound traffic. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. no delays to report in through the tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is a controversy that has been bubbling up for a month. doubling the body tax to pay for city school renovations. >> it appears we're no closer to a decision on this matter. jennifer franciotti is live at city hall with that story. >> committee members say they are far from ready to send this for a full vote. the taxation committee failed to take a vote. the hopes of collecting about $23 million to improve city schools. many opponents say they do not think the bottle tax is the way to support city's schools. there is a concern that this could encourage spending outside of the city. >> i would like to have everybody here take an oath that if they support this, that will guarantee they will buy your so

taught at a couple of different colleges and now holds the charles klein history and management at hillsdale college. he also serves as senior historian at the foundation for economic education, where you can find some of his articles at fde.org did he has published several books in which he had explained the difference between market entrepreneurs and political entrepreneurs, which is good for it today's discussion of crony capitalism and free enterprise. his work on the administration of franklin roosevelt began with his book new deal or roxio, how fdr's legacy has damaged america. that came out in the fall of 2008, just as everybody was saying that we needed to emulate what fdr had done. it got a lot of attention. his newest book is "fdr goes to war", which he co-authored with anita. as i said in my book 15 years ago, libertarianism [inaudible], we are still living in the washington that roosevelt built or the welfare state, our global intervention in foreign policy, the president as the dominant figure in the political system -- all of that goes back to fdr's transformation of politics a

she was a presidential elector, and most recently she has directed hillsdale college'ss free market forum for five years. her can co-author and husband is burton folsom jr. who holds a ph.d. from the university of pittsburgh. i actually visited pitt for the first time last fall and saw something which i'd never heard of, the cathedral of learning, which is the second tallest college building in the world, the first one is in moscow. but this is a 42-story university building, the first2 few floors of which are built like a gothic ca cathedral. so it is just an amazing thing. if you're ever in pittsburgh, take a book, and go and spend some time in the cathedral of learning. since then, burt has taught in a couple of different colleges and now holds the charles kline chair in history and managementn at hillsdale college. he also serves as senior historian at the foundation forv economic education where you can find some of his articles at fee.org. he has published seven books including "the myth of the robber barons," now in its sixth edition in which he explains the difference between mark

taught at a couple of different colleges and now holds the charles klein history and management at hillsdale college. he also serves as senior historian at the foundation for economic education, where you can find some of his articles at fde.org did he has published several books in which he had explained the difference between market entrepreneurs and political entrepreneurs, which is good for it today's discussion of crony capitalism and free enterprise. his work on the administration of franklin roosevelt began with his book new deal or roxio, how fdr's legacy has damaged america. that came out in the fall of 2008, just as everybody was saying that we needed to emulate what fdr had done. it got a lot of attention. his newest book is "fdr goes to war", which he co-authored with anita. as i said in my book 15 years ago, libertarianism [inaudible], we are still living in the washington that roosevelt built or the welfare state, our global intervention in foreign policy, the president as the dominant figure in the political system -- all of that goes back to fdr's transformation of politics a

san mateo bridge bumper-to-bumper as you head west earlier stall hillsdale boulevard out of lanes.lly stopped and it is raining on the san mateo bridge. >>> the news continues now with "good morning america." kristen will be back with another update [ cheers and applause ] >>> all is right in the world on this happy tuesday. a happy crowd out here. >> big crowd. >> huge crowd. spring break time still. >>> but inside last night, sherri shepherd making quite an impression on the ballroom floor, with her partner, val. sizzling. it was rock 'n' roll night. and other great dances. donald driver, at the top of the leaderboard. when he took off the shirt like that, you knew. and we have our powerhouse dancing team with us. cameron mathison, live in the studio. and carson kressley. oh, no. he's loose in las vegas. he will weigh in, on last night's -- wow. >> he hasn't been to bed yet. >> cam is here, doing "pop news," in for lara today. >> looking forward to that. thanks for having me. >>> we should say lara is in los angeles because she had a book party last night. "i break for yard sales

that is not true, i did two weeks in hillsdale journal on journalism. >> host: would you do it again? >> guest: for two weeks yes. >> host: would mr. brookhiser discussed the underside of early america as represented by aaron burr? why did and how did he become so strong in new york which was naturally a federalist hamiltonian place? david levine from florida. >> guest: he was very interested in the game of politics. he was good at it. my insight to aaron burr. there's a book by one of hamilton's grandchildren called the intimate life of alexander hamilton. it was written in 1900. and in it, the author interviewed a very bold man who had known aaron burr when he was young. so aaron burr died in 1836-37. that is how it is possible for this to happen. and so the grandson said everybody said aaron burr was charming. what does that mean? why did they say that? this man said it was the way he listened to you. aaron burr had a way of listening to you that persuaded you that what you were saying was more important to him than anything. that was like a flare went off. i thought i understand t

basically hillsdale east of 92, an accident near the center divide blocks the left lane, fast lane. accident at 8th street cleared, and brush fire off livermore at 580. >>> thank you. we'll be back with the next weather update. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hey, everybody. so glad you're with us for booze day, tuesday. it's april 17th already. and time to pay the tax man, baby. if you haven't already, hoda woman. >> today is the day. >> by tonight, right? >> it is also significant for another reason this day. it is my mom's birthday! so big happy birthday to sammy. she's celebrating -- ♪ happy birthday >> my brother and his wife and hanna are coming over for dinner tonight so happy birthday to mom. >> but dad in washington. oh, well. happy birthday, sammy. hopefully we'll have our moms with us for mother's day. i told my mom to plan it. she said i don't know. awfully busy. >> last night if you guys were gathered around the tv, t"the voice" was on. they had team blake and team christina competing. at the end of the two-hour show blake and christina were each asked

. >>> the peninsula slow down kicked in. 101, hillsdale, things are tied up.low. 92 across the water after the stall cleared, 880 slowed. slowing at the coliseum because of the crowd and soupy conditions. advise drivers to be careful. >> exactly. >>> for the latest updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook. we have another local news update in a half hour. have a great tuesday morning. try to stay dry! >>> 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. the 10th day of april, 2012. not a bad start to this day. the sun is shining. 52 degrees now. lots of happy people in our crowd. this is the way we like it. i'm ann curry alongside david gregory, in for matt. al roker, and coming up one of our very favorites is here. go that's right. carole king. the legendary songwriter, singer is here. she's going to be sharing a long-awaited memoir. remarkable story about a career, writing such great songs. but also a dark period in her personal life. we're going to talk to her about that in just a minute. >> so i got to go to a baseball game last night to see the mets and my washington na