james taylor, i'm a parent of a child born in november, as well. and i just want to express my disappointment in the way this was handled, that the board went through a lot of pain to put a program in place that made sense. they did research. they had public hearings about it. people gave input and then two days before, they cancel the program. i have another child who just started kindergarten. my parents were lifetime public school educators. i'm very pro public education and to be put in this situation where you follow something along and you're happy with the outcome and then, boom, it's just unilaterally decided that it's canceled, it's just very disheartening and frustrating. i support granting waivers for those who want them. that would be a solution for some. it would not be a solution for me and for my child. i would urge you to keep with the tk program that was advertised and outlined because i think it's the right thing to do and i think it's a step forward. thank you. >> hi, my name is julia gray and i'm hear regarding transitional kind

he look like james taylor and high school. >> they got to know each other on facebook, chatting on eachl. their friends watched it all unfolds. >> we ran out the first night and talked for three hours. it was like going home. it was like instant connection. >> he lived in damascus. they were 50 miles apart all these years. they both had married divorced, had children and they started dating. they knew a lot of each other's friends. >> betsy was my best friend in middle school. he knew her in high school. it was bizarre i did not know. nine months after stumbling upon each other they got engaged. they got married in gaithersburg -- whether high school reunion was held. >> social media brought you two together. you met your wife. correct i think it is wonderful. >> net cost of barrett abc 7 news. what a great story. >> it is possible. we learned of this amazing story from our abc 7 facebook page. we would love to hear more stories from you. we invite you to share your stories with us at facebook.com/wjlatv >> to measures 27 in my years ago. >-- >> searching for clues in a late-night murde

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and it includes sugar land, james taylor, al green and aretha franklin. nklin.  . >> the edge of maryland tonight. governor o'malley testifyd this afternoon that he's ready for lawmakers to legalize gay marriage. he spoke before several house committees saying gay marriage would provide children with stable homes. last year, the state senate voted to allow same-sex marriage but the bill stalled in the house. >>> to virginia, a proposal to allow guns in airport terminals has been put on hold. the house committee said there were too many technical issues on the bill and a move to next year's agenda. if it passes, it will allow them to go through non-secure areas of terminals. >>> the first lady ism isbrating two years of her let's move campaign and this is her with a stop in dallas today. she started off with a cokeoff with stars from top chef. >> reporter: michelle obama teaming up with members of the cowboys and top chef in a healthy cooking competition, part of her three-day trip across america promoting her let's move initiative students from na

. >> aretha franklin's "the wait" james taylor's "your smiling face.""we take care of our own" darius rucker -- >> terrific pop artist who's remade himself as a country star, but no -- there's not a single rap song which is interesting because president obama, of course, has gotten support from the hip-hop community throughout the years from people like jay-z, people like will.i.am who helped write him a song. >> he has some alternative artists like florence and the machine. it shows he's trying to reach out to younger voters who have the songs on their ipods. >> james taylor, while i love him "your smiling face" doesn't seem to rev me up for any campaign event. >> you have to have something for everybody, a song people will remember, fondly, people love james taylor, still has his fans today. having a huge tour in europe just recently. he's on the president's play list. >> president obama not the only one with playlists. mitt romney has been using something that surprised a lot of people kid rock's "born free" which is a great song but there are partic

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the list also includes songs by aretha franklin, james taylor, bruce springsteen, and jennifer hudsonnt obama will make a trip across the potomac on monday to unveil his budget during a stop at northern virginia community college in annandale. virginia is expected to be a battleground state of in this fall's presidential election. a preview of cpac. >> what romney need to do to win over conservative support, more specifically. the focus is on washington and when it comes to the republican party. >> and dozen activists, the country are here. yesterday was the first day. today there's a big headline. romney, storm, gingrich. mitt romney needs to get the enthusiasm back. there have not been a lot of people behind him. he needs to find the sweet spot some now a couple break through some now. >> how does he do that? some say campaigns ought to be in cruise control -- that his campaign has been in cruise control and it's time to upshift. >> absolutely. central could become the front- runner. this could play on the psyche of a lot of conservatives. they feel mitt romney is soft on abortion.

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. >> that's james taylor. nicely done. i love james taylor. he's a nice guy.lls to get to. really interesting polls, especially this one which is a new poll out in a key battleground state. it's all about the santorum surge. this is a quinnepiac university poll. santorum has a seven point lead. the national polls santorum has a two point lead over mitt romney. then this poll, have you seen these favorability numbers. can we pop these up? favorability numbers, mitt romney's faf rabl numbers, the polls are hard to read, if you go top row, was 67%. has dropped down to 54%. >> oops. >> that's bad. the unfavorable rating was 25% not long ago now 40%. will cain is gathering up to say something. >> gathering up with a huge question mark above my head. i don't know what happened other than perhaps his interview with you. his one statement that went out there that everyone could disagree with. what has happened to make his numbers skyrocket? >> or is it rick santorum seeming possible? >> no. this is the result of being the front-runner for a long time. he's being attac

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thinking just in the last two or three years, we've lost michael jackson, elizabeth taylor, whitney houston, etta james, amy winehouse, all in different circumstances. but some really huge legendary stars, all dying in very difficult circumstances. >> you know what it teaches us, piers? that we're all here on borrowed time, aren't we? i think we should wake up in the morning and say thanks. >> yeah. larry, i think we have got jermaine jackson on the line, as well. are you there? >> yes, i'm here, piers. >> thank you so much for calling in. i know that you knew whitney well. how are you feeling tonight? it's been a real bombshell to everyone. no one was expecting this. >> yes. it's a tragedy for me. i woke up this morning, and i was getting ready to make my flight back to l.a. and i turned on cnn, which i watch cnn all over the world and that's how i got the world. i'm just devastated because we go way back from the very beginning. my life with clive davis started right at the beverly hills hotel right where he is right now. after i was arranging my deal with him, he told me to put on my producer cap an

listening to james taylor's smiling face. on president obama's play list.e artists, by the way. our talk back question of the day. what song do you think the candidates should put on their play lists? somebody b mentioned zeppelin. go to facebook.com/don lemon. your responses are coming up. >>> all right. just looking at some of your response here on social media. now it's your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. what do you think should be on the candidate's play list? just want to say this one is facebook. edge of glory someone said, lady gaga. what's going on. zeppelin was one. so thank you for that. this is what paul said on facebook. definitely mitt should use a pat boone song except mitt isn't as hip as pat boone. mandatory for every candidate, respect. flag ship version or any remix before any of them begin speaking. here's what rhonda writes. for ron paul, off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz. jay, "born in the u.s.a.." that was interesting. cheney says we can debate as much as we want. they're all going to be list

depicting the oil industry much like it was depicted in the movie "giant" with elizabeth taylor and rock hudson and james dean. it's changed. it's totally different. what i'm hearing over there, i'm just assuming this because i have never been in the oil and gas business, but if transcanada is producing the oil are we saying that they're going to put it in this pipeline and then they're going to find some end user wherever it's going to be stored or whatever? my understanding is thathe port that oil to whoever is the highest bidder based on global market prices. i said this last week at the hearing, but unless something has changed drastically from last may, may drastically from last may, may 15th "dallas morning news," story by concern call, some 70% of contracts for future oil delivery are now bought by financial speculators, largely big investment banks and hedge fund who is never take control of the oil. they just flip the contract for a quick profit. only about 30% of oil contracts are bought by a purchaser that actually intends to use the oil such as an airline. that's according to commodity future

vivica fox is inside and sharp james, the former noourk mayor and susan taylor, the former "essence"only a tremendous performer and singer but a real role model for young women. >> dr. king has a kinship with this church as well. this church is a church of great social consciousness. i can tell you cissy houston never hit the stage level her daughter did, but in terms of singing, the sweet inspirations and with aretha franklin and with elvis presley, her mother laid a huge groundwork for her daughter. >> and don't forget that dionne warwick is cissy's cousin and she's a member of the church. >> also i think it's important to clarify that although the family requested proivacy from the media, they were aware they would be here. they understood that faps around the world wanted to see what was going to be happening. >> the fact that it is this way, the church is very much -- i mean the casket is there. it's a very religious setting. there will not be the kind of running of the people with snapshots and pictures taken. they wanted to avoid the atmosphere that would happen with a sacred

thinking just in the last two or three years, we've lost michael jackson, elizabeth taylor, whitney houston, etta jamest some really huge legendary stars, all dying in very difficult circumstances. >> you know what it teaches us, piers? that we're all here on borrowed time, aren't we? i think we should wake up in the morning and say thanks. >> yeah. larry, i think we have got jermaine jackson on the line, as well. are you there? >> yes, i'm here, piers. >> thank you so much for calling in. i know that you knew whitney well. how are you feeling tonight? it's been a real bombshell to everyone. no one was expecting this. >> yes. it's a tragedy for me. i woke up this morning, and i was getting ready to make my flight back to l.a. and i turned on cnn, which i watch cnn all over the world and that's how i got the world. i'm just devastated because we go way back from the very beginnin

side depicting the oil industry much like it was depicted in the movie giant with elizabeth taylor and james it's changed. it's totally different. what i'm hearing over there might never been in the oil and gas business but if transcanada is producing the oil are we saying that they are going to put it into the pipeline and then make some end user wherever it is going to be stored or whatever my understanding is they will have contracts early on obligating a certain portion of that to whoever is the highest bidder based on the global market prices. i said last week at the hearing that unless something is changed drastically from last may made the news or a story by kevin hall and robert ranking, quote from 70% of contractors for the future of we'll delivery are now blocked by financial speculator is largely big investments and hedge funds who never take control of the oil. they just slip the profit. about 30% of the contracts are bought by a purchaser that actually intends to use the oil such as an airline. that is according to the commodities futures trading commission which regulates trade

. >>> now on booktv, elizabeth dowling taylor recounts the life of paul jennings, born into slavery in 1799 and a servant to president james madison. the author reports as mr. jennings' life as a slave in the white house and his relationship with james and dolly madison. this is just under an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> well, good afternoon. welcome to the library of congress. i'm john cole, i'm the director of the center for the book in the reading promotion arm of the library of congress. we were created in 1977 by librarian of congress daniel borsten to help the library of congress stimulate public interest in books and reading and literacy. we operate primarily through a couple of national networks. there are state centers for the book in most of the states, and they work with us to promote books and reading in their respective states, and in particular to promote writers and writing. we also have national reading promotion partners, many nonprofit groups and government organizations, that we also work with to promote books and reading. we are a major component in the national book festival, and i hope many of y

taylor. as a footnote, and i lore came away thinking he had convinced jefferson davis about this, and that davis was considering sending james longstreet to replace jackin that of course didn't happen. if it had, longstreet would still be approaching winchester from the south slowly today, i'm pretty sure. dick yewell, almost unbelievably excentric, he called on the 13th of may, after mcdowell but ten days before the onfall against front royal, he called him that enthusiastic fanatic in a letter. and he said our army has no head at all, though there is room for one or two. he called him that may speaking to another confederate officer as crazy as a march hair, a crazy man. when he received orders he didn't like from jackson, he said in front of his staff that this is damn foolishness. his road to damascus experience was actually on the road to port republic in this instance, and he called aside tom munnford, the colonel from lynchburg who was the man he talked to before. he called him aside and said, do you remember when i called jackson an old woman? well, i take it all back. he had been converted. charles s. winder, on the