>> oh, james buchanan by far. james buchanan not only was a bad president.a bad man, a man of low character who lied to the american people practically upon taking the oath of office. >> one notable absence from your list there is jfk. where do you put him on your ranking of presidents? >> i've been faulted. i don't rank presidents. i talk about how historians rank them and i talk about what the voters thought of them at the time. what i say about jfk, and as i said, i've been faulted on this, is that we really can't assess jfk adequately because he didn't have an opportunity to demonstrate just what he could do. he showed signs of greatness in my view but that greatness did not really rise to the occasion because he simply didn't have the opportunity. he was killed too soon. >> harding was even shorter. he was only 29 months. >> somewhat shorter. that's right. he had, you know, the better part of a term as did jfk. >> robert, i can't let you go without asking about our current president. i know it takes a generation as you said to truly judge but we had mic

he was defeated in the election though by democrat james buchanan. of these squalls moving onshore wind gusts of 70 mi. per hour are being recorded at louisiana the coastal areas of alabama and mississippi in the florida panhandle are affected by this storm ... this is the latest five days plot of all of the model forecasts ... chicago has a connection here as the storm slammed into the gulf coast with storm surge and the tropical prolific grain the remnants, up to the wes midwest ... this storm ironically is on a track similar to katrina ... we are experiencing higher temperatures this week as a result of all the moisture and compression ... the plains states sought triple digits yesterday and we will be well into the '90s over the next several days ... we will see the remnants of the storm happen here by saturday ... we have some nice weather in the meantime ... hurricane's always produce in a warm and windy environment the water temperature here in chicago was 77 degrees ... we have high mold spores and ragweed and pollen counts ... 22 and 55 minu

within the hour, james sonny buchanan is dead from a single bullet wound to the back. >> who the hellhoots a guy who is mowing his lawn? anyone could have been doing that. i could have been doing that. >> the police came to my door and i realized as soon as they were at my door and they had his driver's license in their hand. those are scenes you don't forget. probably the hardest thing to do was tell my parents their only son was killed and how he was killed. >> as police investigate the crime scene, cab driver prim song pulls into a gas station five miles away. >> time was about 8:30 in the morning. he's my regular customer. for four or five years he come in every morning about 9:00, actually. that day, somehow he came half hour early. i asked him, you're "early today." and he said, i have something to do for my daughter today. >> fire and ambulance. >> oh, my god the man is dead on aspen hill and -- >> aspen hill and what? >> oh, i don't know. >> ma'am, ma'am. >> aspen hill, connecticut. what's wrong. >> a man is being killed in front of me. >> how is a man being killed in front of

the only president never to marry, james buchanan. guess he didn't have any secrets.the secret is out. just because it's not so secret, it doesn't mean it's not so effective. political spouses in general have very high net favorable ratings. michelle obama plus 40 and laura bush plus 57 and elizabeth dole plus 23. they often outpace their mates and add insight on important subjects. the women's vote to be key. president obama is attacking mitt romney on women's issues. >> we believe in america. >> mrs. romney provides some defense. she also helped soften up the rigid image of her husband. remember this radio interview? >> do you have to fight back some criticism? like my husband isn't stiff, okay? >> i guess we better unzip and let the real mitt romney out. he is not. >> they might be good on the trail, but no, they are not secret. more thing. they are not on the ballot. >> it's a shame the world doesn't ever let in on big secrets as jackie kennedy and nancyy reagan. michelle o bam sa is campaigning in massachusetts at fund-raisers and ann romney has been at the olymp

james buchanan probably was. the press called him aunt fancy. ed president buchanan aunt fancy. >> he was one of the worst presidents we've ever had. >> i want to go on record, don't let that hold you back from electing another gay president. >> he was closeted so he doesn't count. he might not have been gay. >> he would have been a great president if he was out of the president. >> he would be a horrible president because you can have incompetent gay men. just look at ken mehlman. go on. >> the mars rover took its first test drive. >> no one answered my question. is michelle obama the first hot -- >> i said kennedy. >> i would say yes. >> nothing against you rosalyn carter. you're fine. but seriously gentlemen, on a testosterone level, the woman is gorgeous. >> mars rover took its first test drive on the planet. curiosity successfully drove ten feet, turned right backed up a couple of feet. the one ton rover theof a small sports car tops out at .08 miles per hour. >> john: if the turn signal would stay on, it is ready for orlando. they just rele

the only president never to marry, james buchanan. guess he didn't have any secrets.he secret is out. but just because it's not so secret, it doesn't mean it's not so effective. political spouses in general have very high net favorability ratings. michelle obama, plus 40. laura bush, plus 57, elizabeth dole, plus 23. they often outpace their mates. they often add key insight on important subjects. the women's vote could be key in this election. team obama is attacking mitt romney on so-called women's issues. >> we believe in america. >> mrs. romney provides some defense. she also helps soften up the rigid image of her husband. remember this radio interview? >> you have to fight back some criticism like my husband isn't stiff, okay? >> well, you know, i guess we better unzip him and let the real mitt romney out because he is not. >> so, yes, they might be good on the trail, but, no, they are not secret. and one more thing, they're not on the ballot. yeah. it's a shame the world never heard of such secret figures as jackie kennedy and nancy reagan. it should be said mic