howard hunt has disappeared. the president knows who e. howard hunt is. h.r. halderman, three days after the arrests, talks to the president about this. >> they were going after the cubans, is that right? >> no, well. >> mccord, my guess will say that he was working with the cubans who wanted to put this in for their own political reasons. but hunt disappeared or is in the process of disappearing. we can undisappear him if we want to. >> it was key for the white house to not talk to hunt because he couldry veal all the other operations. that would pull the white house directly into the watergate scandal. the president is being told about the fbi investigation because the white house is getting fbi reports and the white house is getting fbi reports because a friend of the fbi is a friend of the white house is the acting director. but also the fbi assumes that the white house ought to know about this. >> mccord, my guess will say that he was working with the cubans who wanted to put this in for their own political reasons. but hunt disappeared or is in the proce

-- howard hunt's going to blow if he doesn't get the money thing. and they felt they'd built a very strong case, including against the president, as i think they may have referred to him as an unindicted co-conspirator or something like that on that. and john didn't agree with that on two counts. first of all, he was not infatuated -- this comes across in some of the reports, so on -- with the notion that a president is a co-conspirator because the president has so much power that really in a conspiracy it's just one person agrees with another to do a wrongful act and then does something to further their agreement. well, that's not the way john thought the white house or the president worked. the president was the person in charge. these people were his agents, and he didn't see criminal conspiracy law as relevant. the other thing, though, was that he did feel, too, that impeachment because of our feeling that it was a constitutional crime but had to have the seriousness and persistence -- it had

. >> that appeared very quickly that howard hunt, his name was

howard hunt is up to his ears in this. so the word stage is when he helped us but the real, quite frankly, turning point in watergate is when carl found the bookkeeper. the bookkeeper had the details on the money and who controlled it and who got the money. if you look at "all the president's men" i think the bookkeeper is the key source on money and then that led to all of the other -- >> i don't want to -- >> this one question. could you have discovered the story? could you have uncovered the story without mark felt? >> without his -- >> i think that we had uncovered the story. more than anything, he did contribute key details at various points. but, really what he did that was so terrific is he gave us his assurance that we knew we were right, that he confirmed these things and it eliminated a lot of doubt that i think we might have had. >> and i think in the end it was very -- even though ben never asked for the name of the source while we were doing the coverage, i think it was very comforting to bradley to know that

. >> that appeared very quickly that howard hunt, his name was found in first a notebook but also in a remarkable document in the room of the burglars next door at the hotel where hunt had written a check to a country club out in maryland for $6.36 for his out-of-state dues asking bernard barker to mail it from florida so he could contain -- or remain in out-of-state status. a pretty sure clue there was some trouble. and not only did the police and the fbi find this immediately, but so did the media. because the "washington post" had one of its better police reporters right there in the room, i've now learned all these years later, covering that particular activity. >> now, this is serious business, but there is a little bit of keystone cops about it because they also had stacks of money, didn't they? >> in their pocket. >> stacks of money which would later be important when you had to follow the money. >> well, they didn't actually follow the bills, but they quickly tracked bernard barker's bank account, found that he had very large transactions. it's interesting, historically we kno

howard hunt and gordon liddy. now james mccord facing a stiff sentence handed down by the judge was the furstenberg lar to crack. he wrote a letter to the judge saying that perjury had occurred during the trial and that there was a cover-up of the parties that were really responsible. and finally and most oddly, when l. patrick gray against all the odds was nominated to be the permanent director of the fbi, at his confirmation hearing, he was completely oblivious to the fact that there had been a cover-up. and every day at his confirmation hearings, he made statement that's undercut the administration's claims about what watergate was all about. it was the combination of gray's testimony, mccord's letter which was brought about by his heavy sentence. and that's what finally got john dean and jeb mcgruder to run to the prosecutors and tell the whole truth. and that's when the whole thing came apart. of course, there were many, many more months of fights over presidential recordings to show nixon's culpability. but

with us today michael duffy, nbc's andrea mitchell, casey hunt and howard fineman. first up here we find ourselves in the midst of a presidential election. and thanks to our panelists we're learning about the men who have been american presidents. this was a sleepover at the white house complete with jamies i suppose that bill clinton held for the club. ford, look at him, ford, bush, carter. they all camped out there. and when they don't have sleepovers, they use this clubhouse at lafayette square as their meeting ground. this is a great scoop. we've known there have been friendships in and out of these relationship bus you've got a real club that's functioning and affects history. >> it's amazing. it starts in 1953 when herbert hoover goes up to harry truman on the di ass and said we ought to be the club. i'll be the president. you be the treasurer. truman says let's do it. 60 years later it has its own rules and rivalries. chris: why is it important to history and why did you write this amazing book of the importance of how it helps? i keep thinking it's one of th

howard county... may soon be changing.the street in the oakland mills village is called "coon hunt courr."a name some call racially offfnsive.now the howard county department of planning and zoning will meet in september... to talk about changing the name to april wind circle. money generated by the alcohol tax will take center stage today in baltimore. baltimore.ssate health officials are scheduled to generated by last year's dime-a-drink increase.the tax has generated more than 68 million dollars so far.most of the money is now set aside for health nitiatives.. including aid for the developmentally disabled.today.. health advocates will discuss using the money to support long term home care. a baltimore county man takess b-g-e to court... for one ábillioná dollars. dollars.ralph jaffe was without power at his pikesville home for nearly seven days.he says b-g-e's customer service record is 'disgraceful.'the company says last month's storm... was worse than hurricane irene, and gave them no notice to alert out of state crews. ralph jaffe: 1.01.43 "about six hours short of seven days. it's

. >>> howard county police are on the hunt for the man accused of going on a shooting spree at an ellicott city pa over the weekend. the 35-year-old allegedly showed up at the spa where his ex-girlfriend worked and shot her and her girlfriend. she had a protective order against him. both victims are still in critical condition. >>> the maryland governor is meeting today to discuss gambling in the state. >>> the church of a boston pastor is praying that kidnappers in egypt release him. the reverend was taken off a bus. an egyptian man kidnapped him friday. he is demanding egyptian authorities release his uncle from prison. >>> more than a thousand counties across the midwest are experiencing a veer drought and the government says parts of 23 states are disaster areas. >> a lack of rainfall is creating dry and arid conditions there. as mary ann rafferty explains, it is becoming a big problem for farmers. >> we are in the ports position today than we've been in about 30 years. >> reporter: a lack of significant rainfall continues to cause problems for folks in the midwest. lack of water in in

. >>> a man hunt goes into the night in howard county. searching for the man who shot two people at a nail salon. they think they have a motive and a new lead in the case. >> reporter: when gunfire erupted inside the nail and hair care spa saturday night -- >> it was frightening. >> reporter: christa ran for cover. the gunman shot the mother of his two children who worked here as a nail technician. he's accused of shooting her male friend. workers saw some some of the melee. >> i saw the guy running away and there was a gun in his hand. >> reporter: they found the get away car. it was abandoned here on allen lane in columbia two and a half miles away from the crime scene. >> everybody's hoping and praying he gets caught. she credits some motorcycle riders with helping to treat the victims and restoring calm. >> the community really helped. >> reporter: the salon business is getting back to normal with supportive customers saying it was an isolated business. >> it's not going to deter me from coming back. >> reporter: he faces charges of f

. >>> howard county police on the hunt for the man accused of going on a shooting spree at a salon in our area. happened over the weekend at the nail and hair care spa on richards valley road in ellicott city. 35-year-old tuan pham allegedly showed up at the spa where his ex-girlfriend works and shot her and her friend. police say he and his ex- girlfriend have two children together. both victims in critical condition. police found his car in column about, but it was unoccupied. >>> police on the hunt for the men involved in an attempted robbery that set off a deadly accident. armed gunmen approached the people in and outside the car sunday morning. the car's driver got scared and accidently ran over one of the people on the ground and that person later died. so far, no arrests in this case. >>> fresh off a weekend tour in virginia, president obama is headed to the midwest now. he'll fly to cincinnati, ohio today, his second trip to the state in less than a month. he'll highlight his administration's economic accomplishments, particularly about the 20auto bailout. the president will a

. >>> howard county police or the hunt for the man accused of going on a shooting spree at an ellicott city spa over the weekend. 35-year-old tuan pham allegedly showed up at the spa where his girlfriend works and shot her and her friend. both victims are still in critical condition. police say they found his car in columbia but it was unoccupied. >>> police have not made any arrests in connection to an attempted robbery that turned into a deadly accident. an armed robber approached people in a car in fairmont height early sunday morning. the people outyou had soo the car were told to get down. car's driver got scared, hit the gas and accidentally drove over one of the people on the ground. he died at the scene. the gunman are still on the loose. loose. >>> new this morning, prince george's county police are asking for your help in the search for a missing 75-year- old man. oscar harry washington was last seen yesterday morning in his daughter's backyard on woodmore road in bowie. mr.washington suffers from high blood pressure and also memory loss. if you have any information on his wh

hunt underway. gun fire erupts inside an upscale howard county salon. man wanted as a warning sign leading up to the attack. >> good evening everyone. thanks for joining us. we have brand new information. officers say the estranged boy friend of a nail salon employee stormed inside and critically wounded her and another man. wjz live on the developing story tonight. derek has the new lead. >> reporter: tonight there's reports they have found the suspect's abandoned car but the search continuings for the man who opened fire inside a nail salon sending two people here. this is 35 year old now on the run. howard county police say saturday night he came armed with a gun to the salon where his exgirl friend and mother of two children worked as a nail technician. employees at the nearby creamery heard and seen some of the chaos. he encountered a male friend who was waiting the pick her up in the parking lot. shots were fire and the struggle moved inside the salon. >> his whole shirt was covered in blood and he had a gun in hand. >> after shooting the nail tec

. >>> man hunt under way in howard county for the man with shot two people, inside a nail salon in ill i cot city. >> reporter: police found the suspects car abandoned on a street in columbia now they are trying to find the man who opened fire on his ex- girlfriend while she was inside a busy nail salon. this is 35-year-old tuan minh pham now on the run. saturday night, 7:00 p.m., he came armed with a gun to this salon where his ex-girlfriend and mother of his two children, worked as a nail technician. employees at nearby cold stone creamery, heard some of the commission. he encountered a man waiting to pick her up after her shift in the parking lot. >> they ran by and went into the nail salon and we heard more pops and we are looking over like what is going on we see a guy come out his whole shirt was covered in blood he had a gun in his hand i was like oh, my god he has a gun. >> reporter: the nail technician was shot in the shoulder her male friend also shot. >> i saw a victim lying on the ground. >> reporter: both are expected to survive the nail technician had an active protective

. >>> shots ring out at a busy howard county shopping center and now a man hunt is under way for the man accused of gunning down two people. wjz is live at the shopping center, derek valcourt has the latest on the search, derek. >> reporter: one of the victims worked here at the nail salon. she was apparently afraid of her ex-boyfriend, even had a restraining order out against him. she's in the hospital, he's on the run. when gunfire erupted inside the nail and hair care spa saturday night -- >> it was frightening. >> reporter: christa lopez was one of the employees that ran for cover. the gunman, tuan pham shot the mother of his two children the áf. he is also accused of shooting her male friend who was waiting to pick her up after her shift. >> i heard what i thought were fire crackers and i ended looking out and a man was running away with a gun in his hand. >> reporter: police found pham's get away car. it was abandoned 2-1/2 miles away from the crime scene. >> everybody is praying that he gets caught. >> reporter: lopez credits motorcycle riders eating at a restaurant for helpin

. >>> six families in howard county are celebrating a victory this morning. people who live on coon hunt court will have a new address soon. the families felt it had negative racial connotations so the name will be april wind circle. if you want to read what people are saying about the story, head to wmar facebook fan page. >>> a terrifying ordeal for a park attendant who drove a luxury s-uv on the 5th floor of the vehicle he will rator. only to find that elevator the car it was not there. the car fell about 4 stories down the elevator shaft lasting on the elevator below. the attendant and another worker in the elevator were injured but they are expected to be okay. investigators right now are looking into the possible mechanical failure of the elevator doors or even human error. >>> a man jumps from a moving vehicle to escape his kidnappers. this happened in pennsylvania. and this morning, we have a look at incredible video caught on camera. take a look a maroon van goes through the intersection and right there a man jumps out and rolling on the ground. he is in his underwear and runs t

. >>> howard county police on the hunt for a man accused of going on a shooting spree at a spa over the weekend. tuan pham allegedly showed up at the spa where his ex- girlfriend works and shot her and her friend. police say he and his ex- girlfriend have two children together and she had a protective order against him. a person working next door to the spa ran out to help. >> there was a woman lying on the ground, and everyone thought she was dead. i looked and her eyes were moving, so i was like, no, she's alive. i came back to get gloves and i went into the store and immediately started trying to take care of her. >> both victims are still in critical condition. they are alive, though. police found the suspect's car in columbia, but it was unoccupied. >>> big story this morning from maryland, another round of talks on expanding gambling in the state. >> governor o'malley meeting with local leaders today. sarah is back with details. >> governor o'malley will be discussing the potential for holding a special session on expanding gambling in the state. the casino opened last month and i

anniversary and he tweeted " oh man when howard until the movie and best birthday everett " then came the chaos. his desperate father captured in this picture hunted for words. late last night the worst news possible alex was dead. one of the victims remembered at this makeshift memorial. also killed matt mcquinn also 27, he jumped on top of his girlfriend shielding her from gunfire she was shot in the leg but his last wish granted she will live. john glenn gave his life for the one he loved pushing his girlfriend under a seat before he was shot by would not be here she said if john was my next to me in the movie theater. 18 year-old alexander's nickname was a.j. france that the news last night. >>> he was friends with everybody. >>> in a grieving father in this picture heard the news a parent can barely contemplate his daughter veronica confirmed among the dad the youngest victim her mother was in intensive care her aunt remember when victoria visited five days ago and led up the house. >>> she wanted to have fun with what you want your 60 to be. >>> veronica spending the summer learning how to swim and was proud of herself. >>> she was something

have our fist accident of the day, in howard county, involves a tractor trailer it's along the westbound lanes of interstate 70 at the pas 70. harrisburg expressway, hunt valley, no problems to report, traveling down towards 695, you are looking at a 22 minute ride from the maryland-pennsylvania state line to the beltway. clear on the jfx. 695, here is a live look, bel air, an 11 minute ride from 95, all the way up to 83. that's a look at your time save traffic. >>> continues to be fallout from last year's hazing incident , the death of a florida band member, robert champion. >> also details of an emergency meeting planned at the university. >>> high school basketball coach honored over the weekend. how family and friends paid tribute to the legendary coach. you are waking up to what is new in maryland. ñ' . >>> president barack obama is going to be in cincinnati for a campaign event, plans to talk about the economy and tax cuts for small businesses. >>> mitt romney is continuings they campaign tour, attending a fundraiser in jackson, mississippi, this is his third time visiting the state. >>> board of trustees will hold an emergency meeting to talk ab

people who live on coon hunt court in columbia no longer going to live on that street. it has negative racial connotations. howard wants them to feel comfortable so in september it'll be renamed to april wind circle. >> violence is violence whether you are gay, straight, and tonight in front of the war memorial members of the gay community got together to make sure we don't look back on beatings and taunts and stabbings and that all of you have the right to live peacefully and they came out for a young man who was murdered at a gas station. >> there were other people with in the community, who wanted us to kind of -- prove he was part of our community but we knew that he was. >> reporter: according to family member police may be careful to solving this case. >> it is one of the biggest farmer's markets in the area. thousands to the city every sunday. >> many go for the meals cooked right there. the food is fresh but is it safe? we have the answer. >> reporter: not all the faithful flock to church on a sunday morning. unrp instead some go to the farmer's market. the message preached here is freshness, delivered ev

howard county say a certain street sun has an expensive connotation. the sign in question sits here in the streets on columbia called coon hunt court. has created such a disturbance, has been stolen numerous times over the years. one homeowner said that move is important. >> people might say it is just a word, but the way it is expressed toward black people, it hurts me. i know my father and grandfather, what they went through. i try to explain to my kids about that. >> all the homeowners gave their unanimous support to the name change. final approval on the name change is expected in september. today governor martin o'malley says he believes there is a strong opportunity to resolve the issue of expanded gaming sooner than later. at issue is whether the tax on slot machine revenue should be lower. some house members have resisted the idea because lawmakers voted to raise the income tax on residents making more than $100,000 a year. the governors calling for a special session to push for a new casino in prince george's county and allow for the table games. sergeant james dixon was a member of the monfort marines on the first african-

hunt for pham continues right now. he faces charges of first and second degree attempted murder. back to you. >> derek, thank you. howard county police are offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to pham's arrest. >>> the search continues this noon for a missing boat er are. -- boater. mike schuh is live with the latest. >> reporter: police call -- got a call saying there were two people in the water. one man was rescued from the water by a good se fair tan. they are still looking for a 35-year-old man. he was said to have been last seen wearing white cargo shorts and no shirt. don. >> thank you. how the two men ended up in the water is still under investigation. >>> in baltimore county dozens of people are displaced after a fire in an apartment building. it broke out early yesterday morning on glenn michael lane. it spread to an a -- adjoining building. >>> the maryland health of correction will be torn down. it was closed in 2007 after violence there. the facility will be open for public tours august 4th and 5th. meantime, inmates are being used to deconstruct the that till si and help -- facility and help

howard county. no delays from columbia pike to 695. that continues as we head up to baltimore county looking at 83. here in hunt valley at shawan road, everything is nice and clear making for a nice easy ride down towards 695. it will remain that way once you get on to the jfx. and checking in and looking at 695, here in overlea an 11 minute r50eud ride out -- ride on the outer loop. >>> four new speed cameras we told you about yesterday turned on in baltimore county are not on this morning. locations are on the screen but police say there were technical problems installing them so they are not on right now. police say that they will tell us before they are activated and weep cueo -- keep you posted. >>> he was left for dead in a trash can. >> this morning police want to know who was responsible and could have done something like this to such an africa inhumanity. >> pay phones in new york city are. [audio not understandable] >> as we go to break a live look down at federal hill in baltimore. you are waking up to what's new in maryland. we are back in a bit. ñ' >>> five things to know about on this friday morni

howard county it's nice and clear from columbia pike over to 695. and northern baltimore county on the harrisburg expressway you will notice no problems here in hunt valley it will be a nice easy ride making the drive down from shawan road to 695. and as we look up drive times on a the jfx, it's going to take you 11 minutes from the beltway down to east fayette treat. -- street. 695 traffic picking up on the west side but 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. you are looking at an 11 minute ride from 95 up to 83 on outer loop. inner loop nice and clear. now over to you. >>> you knowy never hear anyone say they need to find a pay phone. >> but you see the booths. listen to this. new york city wants to start thinking of ways to use them. so phone booths are not just for making calls. >> as we go to break, another live look at federal hill. baltimore inner harbor a beautiful start to the friday morning. good morning maryland continues in a few. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> just about everyone owns a cell phone these days and make the phone booth not useful at all. some of us carry the cell phones onset. who knew? >> some of us. list

howard county, involving a tractor trailer along the westbound lanes of 70, patapsco river bridge, expected to clear soon. if you are headed to the harrisburg expressway, a disabled car at timonium road. hunt valley, not causing delays. all together, it will be an easy ride northbound or southbound down towards 695. if u using the beltway, this is parkville, harford, 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. 12 minutes on the outer loop from 795, towards 95. no concerns through the fort mc henry this morning. traveling northbound, from 695, to the fort mc henry toll plaza, an 8 minute trip. >>> we begin with an update on the triple shooting we brought you as breaking news this morning. the shooting left one person dead, two others in the hospital. linda so is live this morning at city police headquarters with the latest on this developing story. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we are waiting to get an update on the conditions of the two victims who survived. one did die in the triple shooting. the shooting happened inside a house and at this point one person is dead, two taken to the hospital. police responded to 5508 loathian road at 1:30 this morning in north baltimore. they found two men and one

. >> residence in a howard county resident said a certain street sign has an offensive connotation. this side sits on a street in colombia and is called coon hunt court. homeowners felt uneasy about the interpretation the sign could have. the sign has been stolen numerous names over the years. >> i know how people might say it is just a word but the way it is expressed toward black people. i know my father and my grandfather what they went through and try to explain to my kids about that. >> the homeowners have given their unanimous consent to the change. final approval on the name change is expected anin septembr . >> david has been detained because people thought he was a wanted man. the confusion has caused tremendous stress. >> i woke up and i see officers running out and they were pulling their weapons. as said, something is going down. >> i said, they are coming after me. update coming up at 11 :00. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. date."s get you up to there are some accident to watch for appeared old york road is shut down, so avoided. it will be shut down for some time because of a serious accident. middletown r

howard, montgomery counties. when you throw that into large areas, it's more difficult to manage those situations. >> the numbers to be hunted will go up. >> we're going to raise the number of bear hunters eligible for the bear hunt. we're not trying to wipe them out or stunt the bear population. >> the goal, keep the numbers growing slow enough to give bears and people room. >> biologists give people in western maryland a lot of credit for the resur januarys. they say they're tolerance and knowledge of bear behavior has kept bad encounters to a minimum. thank goodness. i'm sure a lot of people would see bears and their first instinct is to do something bad. >> they're cute. >> they are cute. they could rip your face off, but they're cute. >>> coming up next on eyewitness news saturday morning. >> a man threatens to kill his coworkers in a mass shooting threat. what police found in his pardon me. -- in his apartment. >> the latest on the search for the man who aub ducted cal ripken's mother. >> it's not the football we're used to seeing but they're fans are just as passionate. the latest on,,,,,, wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeee

howard schultz is saying that june was bad all over. people are going to theme parks. they're loving it. >> excellent. >> i also want to point out that i'm going to be on the hunt for companyt see july be bad because of what rick santelli just said. if consumer confidence is going up, perhaps the whole foods is doing -- that's more of a beacon than a starbucks. starbucks was a quizzical conference call. >> got it. >> and obviously facebook and then versus amazon, amazon is saying, this is just fabulous. too much demand is a nice problem. >> it's a big problem. high-class problem. >> yes, it is. >> jim, have a great weekend. see you tonight on "mad money." >> thank you very much. your mets are coming back. >> oh -- got a lot more "squawk on the street" ahead. we're keeping an eye on facebook. #a#a#a#a#a#a'9#a+=#a#a#a#a#a +g#a >>> good morning. welcome to the second hour of "squawk on the street." let's get to the roadmap for this hour. second-quarter gdp shows a slowdown in growth but comes in better than some economists expected. we'll talk with alan krueger. >>> and facebook, starbucks and amazon are up. we'll take a deeper look at playing the earnings hat trick. >> and t