first time in l.a., i'm working for tam bradley and get my career off the ground and hanging out at jim brown'sestate and celebrities are coming to the house and jim's got tickets and access to everything and every time i saw jim doing something, i asked jim, jim, can you get me tickets to this, can you get tickets to that? he went off on me one day about begging so much and always asking for favors. he sat me down after he cussed me out, had a nice conversation with me and said to me, you don't want to live your life that way in this town or anywhere elsewhere you're constantly asking for favors and people see you coming, they'll run the other way. develop your own system, make your own goals, accomplish your own achievements and you'll have what you need but stop asking folks for favors. >> very wise. your next one is "you're always on." in the internet age, there is no privacy. how does one deal with that in the failing up when sometimes failures are minute and sometimes failures are only known to you or a small circ will. failures now are known. tavis: on a global scale. and that's the whol

advisors to libya in a move which prompted a fresh wave of criticism towards nato peace activist jim brown says the latest developments expose that the coalition's actions in the country are all about regime change it's very clear that they have intervened. in order to decide who shall not be the government of libya and even if they from time to time refer back through the united nations security council resolution nineteen seventy three it doesn't change the fact that they clearly are going for the. overthrow of the of the tripoli government and then you have this announcement that they're sending military officers playing pros and that's clearly because some lawyer has advised them that you have to be very careful but the fact is that for example if you take the question of defensive body armor the fact is that war consists of component parts which is attack and difference. experts fear that conflict in africa may trigger i knew economic downturn which would be devastating for that of the united states of. america's financial management which is defined by a nonstop borrowing binge see t

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his career, perry broke the nfl record for most career rushing yards, which was later eclipsed by jim brown. he was part of the niners' million-dollar backfield of the mid 1950s, featuring four hall of famers. he had his number 34 jersey retired by the 49ers in 1971. perry was 84 years old. >>> a new development with the nfl lockout tonight. a federal judge has ruled in favor of the players and has ordered nfl owners to lift the lockout. but, of course, it won't stop just there. the nfl immediately responding that they will appeal this ruling. they say on the grounds that federal law prohibits injunctions in labor disputes. no matter what, they're still holding the draft this coming thursday night. the raiders don't have a first-round pick. they spent that on richard seymour. trading down might be in the works. but they need a quarterback. perhaps the most coveted qb in the draft is blaine. one of the fastest risers is multi-faceted. another one of the big stories to watch is just where cam newton goes who led his auburn team to a national championship this season. the heisman trophy winner

he was the nfl's all time leading rusher until taking over by jim brown. he was inducted into the profootball hall of fame. >>> the fire department will not go private. san carlos considered outsourcing it to a private securities company. there was concern about their lack of experience in managing a city fire department. the city council voted instead to open talks with redwood city about sharing fire services. san carlos firefighters say they are happy the city decided to go another way. >> it's a step in the right direction. it's a baby step, but i think it's a step to go in that direction. it's far better than the other proposal. >> they voted to restart talks with them if negotiations with redwood city do break down. >>> the bay area's biggest county could ban plastic shopping bags. the board of supervisors is expected to approve the ban today. they looked at the idea for more than two years now. they faced opposition with business owners. the passage of the ban in san jose paved the way for a countywide ban. if passed, parts of the county has to get

simpson, jim brown or emmitt smith.e and wendy o'williams -- >> jimmy: wendy o'williams? that's a punk singer, right? >> yeah, i think he was a little confused. >> jimmy: you don't want to show the clip, do you? >> i'll show it. >> jimmy: this is from "sports show." take a look. [ laughter ] >> that's not the whole -- [ applause ] there's more. there's more, jimmy. that's not the whole clip. >> jimmy: okay, good, good. >> there's more than that. there. >> jimmy: that's it? [ applause ] the show's not on yet, in fairness. >> it's what the kids call meta-comedy. >> jimmy: is what that the kids call it now? >> i went to a meeting once, they said, it's very meta. i'm like, what the [ bleep ]? it turned out it's a comedy term. here i am in comedy, i don't know the term. yet, this [ bleep ] studio head knew it. >> jimmy: it a comedy term for people who aren't funny. and they use it regularly. well, great to have you here. i wish you the best with the show. [ cheers and applause ] "sports show" with norm macdonald next tuesday

third time, a congressman from louisiana, bob livingston, republican congressman from louisiana, jim brown, secretary state, and i decided independently to run against him, and five of us, with a guy named speedy long, those six of us ran in that election. i was lucky enough to win. >> when he served his time in prison, did you support or try to push for him to have a pardon? >> i did not. i believe was that public corruption is the worst kind of corruption in a nation of representative democracy. edwards had never said that he made a mistake. he never admitted that. he did not show evidence of remorse. there was no medical reason to release him, i thought. my position was that he should serve his term, or confess his sense, his transgressions, and show evidence that he had reconstructed himself. i saw no evidence of that. >> take this back to 1999. you were considering switching from republican to democrat. why the change? >> we were a one-party state. we were 96% democrat in the legislature. we were born democrats in louisiana in the 1970's and 1980's. when i became governor, i realized

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good evening, i'm jim lehrer. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: we have an on-the-ground account of the devastation from birmingham mayor william bell. >> lehrer: then, we assess the leadership shuffle in president obama's national security team. >> brown: as congresswoman gabrielle giffords travels to florida for her husband's space shuttle launch. ray suarez looks at the challenges ahead for her recovery. >> lehrer: and, we begin a new collaboration with "the economist" magazine to highlight the art of filmmaking. tonight: we excerpt a documentary about maternal mortality in nigeria. >> one of the 12 northern states in nigeria governed by islamic law or share ya, improving reproductive health requires a delicate interplay between islam and modern medicine. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the

good evening, i'm jim lehrer. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: kwame holman has the latest on the deal for this year's budget. then, we turn to the debate over curbing long-term deficits with paul krugman and douglas holtz- eakin. >> lehrer: judy woodruff looks at the nation's air traffic system, after reports that at least four controllers fell asleep on the job. >> brown: jeffrey kaye concludes his series of reports from china. tonight, the growing demand for health care. >> doctors here see over 50 patients a day. it's early in the day and these people are standing in line, waiting for an appointment for tomorrow. >> lehrer: margaret warner talks to a pakistani legislator targeted by extremists. >> brown: and on the anniversary of the day lincoln was assassinated, ray suarez examines the story of the lone woman convicted as a conspirator. now the subject of a new movie. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to ge

i'm jim lehrer. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we talk to todd zwillich of wnyc about the race against the clock to nail down a budget agreement. >> lehrer: we have the latest on syria, where government security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters today. >> brown: from north carolina, special correspondent john tulenko reports on one school district's move from books to bits. >> you're reaching markers because they can listen to things on the computer. you have awe got the visual learners. you can reach just on a computer all learning styles >> brown: and david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> during its first year, the humpback calf and its mother are almost inseparable. she lifts her calf to its first breath of air, then protects it on the long journey to their feeding grounds. one of the most important things you can do is help the next generation. at pacific life, we o

third time, the congressman from louisiana, bob livingston, republican congressman from louisiana, jim brown secretary of state and i decided independently to run against him and five of us with a guy named steve elon, the tikrit louisianan name, the congressman, the six of us ran in that election i was lucky enough to win the respect yet when he served his time in prison did you support or try to push for him to have a pardon by president bush? >> i did not one was the only former governor who did not. my belief was that public corruption is the worst kind of corruption in a nation of representative democracy and that edwards had never said that he made a mistake. he never admitted that. he didn't show evidence of remorse. there was no medical reason to release him, i thought, so my position was that he should serve his term or confess his sins, his transgressions and show evidence that he had reconstructed himself. i thought no evidence of that. >> take us back to 1990, '91 when you're considering switching from democrat to republican. why the change? >> we were a one-party state. we were

when he went for re-election the third time, a congressman, a republican congressman, jim brown, secretaryof state and i, decided to run against him independently. i was lucky enough to win. >> he served his time in prison. did you support his attempt to get a pardon by president bush? >> i was the only one that did not. public corruption is the worst kind of corruption. in a nation of represented democracy -- edwards had never said that he made a mistake. he never admitted that. he did not show evidence of remorse. there was no medical reason. i thought he should serve his time, or confess his sense, transgressions, and to show evidence that he had reconstructed himself. i saw no evidence of that. >> take is back to when you were considering switching from democrat to republican. >> we were a one-party state. 96% democratic in the legislature. we were born democrats. that was in the 1970's and 80's. when i became governor, i realized the weakness of the system. there was no constitutional conflict that could be resolved. i felt the only way to make it happen fairly quickly was to change p

billy tosan, a congressman from louisiana, bob livingston, a republican congressman from louisiana, jim brown, secretary of state and i decided independently to run against him and five of us with a guy named speedy long -- that's a great louisiana name, who was a former congressman, those six ran in that election. i won. >> did you push for him to have a pardon by president bush when he went to prison? >> i did not. my belief is that public corruption is the worst kind of corruption. in a nation of representative democracy. and that edwards had never said that he made a mistake. he never admitted that. he didn't show evidence of remorse. there was no medical reason to release him, i thought. so my position was that he should serve his term or confess his since, his transgressions and show evidence that he had reconstructed himself. i saw no evidence of that. >> take us back to 1990-1991 when he considered switching from a democrat to a republican, why the change? >> we were a one-party state. we were 96% democratic in the legislature. we were born democrats in louisiana in the 1970's and 198

think what oscar myrrh shell went through, same with nat king cole, many, many people, jim brown, people -- my man ossy davis, ruby dee, great, great battles have been won and sometimes likes like we're moving backwards, so we just got to, you know, keep going bard of the it's tough now. it's tough. >> spike lee, thank you for being here. i know you got to go. >> okay, thank you. [applause] >> donald, let's continue with you then, what are the examples, you said on the business side that looked at that you would hold up as ones that have been responsible, media companies or filmmakers or writers, columnists, what have you seen out there in >> i think there's a number of examples of folks that have been responsible. i was thinking when spike told the story, one of my stories from last year was the turn around of how everyone came out and were attacking from the get-go, and at the moment they found out the information was incorrect, i enjoyed watching the unfolding and the news stations and the online publications and the print communications all coming back and actually apologizing for wh

think what oscar myrrh shell went through, same with nat king cole, many, many people, jim brown, peopleattles have been won and sometimes likes like we're moving backwards, so we just got to, you know, keep going bard of the it's tough now. it's tough. >> spike lee, thank you for being here. i know you got to go. >> okay, thank you. [applause] >> donald, let's continue with you then, what are the examples, you said on the business side that looked at that you would hold up as ones that have been responsible, media companies or filmmakers or writers, columnists, what have you seen out there in >> i think there's a number of examples of folks that have been responsible. i was thinking when spike told the story, one of my stories from last year was the turn around of how everyone came out and were attacking from the get-go, and at the moment they found out the information was incorrect, i enjoyed watching the unfolding and the news stations and the online publications and the print communications all coming back and actually apologizing for what they did, so i think, and i think after that

think what oscar myrrh shell went through, same with nat king cole, many, many people, jim brown, people -- my man ossy davis, ruby dee, great, great battles have been won and sometimes likes like we're moving backwards, so we just got to, you know, keep going bard of the it's tough now. it's tough. >> spike lee, thank you for being here. i know you got to go. >> okay, thank you. [applause] >> donald, let's continue with you then, what are the examples, you said on the business side that looked at that you would hold up as ones that have been responsible, media companies or filmmakers or writers, columnists, what have you seen out there in >> i think there's a number of examples of folks that have been responsible. i was thinking when spike told the story, one of my stories from last year was the turn around of how everyone came out and were attacking from the get-go, and at the moment they found out the information was incorrect, i enjoyed watching the unfolding and the news stations and the online publications and the print communications all coming back and actually apologizing for wh

think what oscar myrrh shell went through, same with nat king cole, many, many people, jim brown, people -- my man ossy davis, ruby dee, great, great battles have been won and sometimes likes like we're moving backwards, so we ju got to, you know, keep going bard of the it's tough now. it's tough. >> spike lee, thank you for being here. i know you got to go. >> okay, thank you. [applause] >> donald, let's continueith you then, what are the examples, you said on the business side that looked at that you would hold up as ones that have been responsible, media companies or filmmakers or writers, columnists, what have you seen out there in >> i think there's a number of examples of folks that have been responsible. i was thinking when spike told the story, one of my stories from last year was the turn around of how everyone came out and were attacking from the get-go, and at the moment they found out the information was incorrect, i enjoyed watching the unfolding and the news stations and the online publications and the print communications all coming back and actually apologizing for what t

brown as the imf job if he it was vacant. a very personalized. he didn't do this to jim callahan. if you don't like the government you replace. >> you say prince william is listening to cameron/ >> 1900 people came. this is a geopolitical state occassion. the government is up to its ears. >> where did the guest list come from? >> this is from the palace, with advice from the government. i would like to think that there were not invited was because it took us into an illegal war in iraq. but this is probably not the case. >> what is the reason? >> we have a story -- i cannot take it beyond that. >> and what are the personal aspects of this? going to the death -- >> this is more probable than the iraq war? this is more serious. >> i could say that this could be construed as something, there are likely allusions made to him in the book. >> i suppose this is possible, if there is something there -- i suppose that this is conceivable. >> there was the this inviting of the ambassador. they would signal this if they were disinvited, and this is a shame to the nation if they are not invit

jim newton and, mr. newton, i believe you mentioned eisenhower disagreed with warren's handling of the brown vs. board of education, and i don't know if you want to take time for that now, but do you explore that in either of the books? >> in both in fact. very briefly, there's no evidence that he believed the court wrongly decided brown, but he did not choose to regard brown as a overdo delivery of constitutional rights to the plaintiff, but chose to see it as an order from the court and announced it a few days later that the court has spoken, and i will obey. the problem with that, and it's natural given his background as a military officer, that he tended to see things in that formulation. the problem with that in this case is it give hope to southerners in particular that he was sympathetic, and i think ultimately it took little rock for him to persuade the south he would not tolerate this and whatever his personal feelings about brown and the court were, and by that point he was quite agitated with the court, he was going to see to it that federal authority was federal authority, and theref

jim hoagland, bowes, thank you. >> lehrer: now, writers, poets, and one of the nation's leading literary institutions. jeffrey brownorts. >> "all the little birds fluttered through our block, cocoa-buttered up in their poom- poom shorts..." >> reporter: a portrait of the artist as a young writer: 23- year-old marcus burke, a fst year student at the iowa writers workshop, where his short story in progress is about street life where he grew up, near boston. iowa's a famous place but you didn't grow up knowing about it? >> no, no. god, no. there were no writers in my neighborhood. >> reporter: but now, burke has turned from basketball-- he was a high school star and played in college-- to a different kind of bruising sport: writing and presenting his work in class to peers and teachers at the country's oldest and most renowned graduate writing program. >> there'll be days that you're like, "wow, i felt that one in the ribs a little." you know? >> reporter: it gets a little rough sometimes? >> oh yeah, definitely. i mean, the truth isn't the nicest thing to hear all the time. >> reporter: it's one of the surprising and

brown, the sing e. went into a walmart, mad they didn't have his album, tweeted, it turns out they sold out. jim carrey, defending the twists of tiger woods had to apologize. jessica simpson, at the gym, then she tweets about dangling parts of an elderly man. rather not read about that. katy perry denies she's pregnant and tells us that actually she's right in the middle of her time of the month. and i like this one, bow wow, the rapper, drunk driving, in his lamborghini and says i am so messed up. not a good idea. jenna: all that, you're right, doesn't sound good, but here we're talking about it, it got them all attention. >> it did. jenna: and if cbs is looking to do that, a lot of anchores have a tweet. i have a twitter account. it's hard to do during a show because you have a show to do. is it worth it to create this provocative bit for people? >> the guys getting out there, they have 75 million facebook followers, tens of thousands twitter followers on each show and letting the stars tweet. they say no editors, guidelines, we trust them. the survivor guy does a lot of stuff and simon drolbe

brown's. you just have to treat people decently and with respect and tolerance. and i think that is kind of the key. jim leach will remember when he was speaker not too many people remember his speakership these days, but one of the things you would always say is that every single member of this institution has been elected at that time by about 500,000 people. because they have been elected by 500,000 americans you of that person whether you agree with them are not respect and tolerance. i always thought that was pretty good vice, and that think it is pretty good buys to carry into the public arena. you are dealing with human beings and human beings, you should pay to this human beings fundamental respect and tolerance from their point of view. >> to me there are two issues that question brings up. one is i would think also the idea of discussing what you mean by stability is important, but also i'm very uncomfortable with trying to place any sort of box around political speech because i think that is the most important thing we have in this country. i am always a little bit wary of people who tried to