sherman to john bell hood.all general, my family is alone in the allegheny mountains and i am here at the home of her friend. a friend read aloud the notice of death of mrs. general hood. i cannot help thinking about that wonderful and beautiful group of children you paraded before me last winter at your home in new orleans. so they did me. meet. and you took my daughters lizzie and ellie to see mrs. hood, who was sick in her bed. i cannot vanish the site from a mind and now write you this simple note to let you know that here in washington, there is one who thinks of you in your per easement and of those motherless children. your letter to my daughter lizzie, to whom you entrusted your work papers. -- ine closes it out assurance of my heartfelt sympathy and great respect, truly your true friend, william shermanan -- william t. . and the sad thing is, hood never got it. on august 27. never got the letter of condolence. i think my time is ok? we can do this next one. all could's 11 children, the youngest was ann

sherman to john bell hood. dear general, my family is all in the allagheny mountains and i am here for breakfast a hotel nearby. even yet hours have passed i cannot help thinking of that wonderful and beautiful group of children you paraded before me last winter at your home in new orleans. so they did meet. and that you took my daughters lizzy and ellie up to see mrs. hood who was sick in her bed. i cannot banish the sight from my mind. and now write you the simple note to tell you that here in washington there is one that thinks of you and your bereavement and of those motherless children. i assure you safe and believe she will write you words of consolation at a loss that touches the heart more than a loss of a father. accept the assurance of my heart felt sympathy and great respect. truly your friend, william t. sherman. quite interesting. the sad thing is that hood never got it. he died on august 29. never got the letter of condolens. next to last one. of hood's 11 children, the youngest was anni. she was

john bell hood's tennessee campaign in myth and memory." i welcome brian.: john bell hood's tennessee campaign in myth and memory." i welcome brian. >> thank you very much. to everyone here at the civil war institute and to my dear friend pete carmichael for that very, very kind introduction. it's very nice to be here this afternoon. and you look like a very happy, vibrant crowd after lunch, which is good. you're probably the army of tennessee at the beginning of this campaign, more so than the end. in january of 1865, john bell hood visited with mary chess chestnut and the family of his recent but fading love interest sally buck preston. as hood sat with the preston family in conversation stories filled the room pertaining to the civil war. hood mourned the loss of so many dead, described battles as defeat and discomfit tour, and bemoaned "my army is destroyed." the conversation quickly changed subjects to add a more jovial aura to the occasion but hood simply sat, his mind somewhere else, and he did not lesson. jack preston, who offered h

john bell hood's tennessee campaign in myth and memory." i welcome brian.: john bell hood's tennessee campaign in myth and memory." i welcome brian. >> thank you very much. to everyone here at the civil war institute and to my dear friend pete carmichael for that very, very kind introduction. it's very nice to be here this afternoon. and you look like a very happy, vibrant crowd after lunch, which is good. you're probably the army of tennessee at the beginning of this campaign, more so than the end. in january of 1865, john bell hood visited with mary chess chestnut and the family of his recent but fading love interest sally buck preston. as hood sat with the preston family in conversation stories filled the room pertaining to the civil war. hood mourned the loss of so many dead, described battles as defeat and discomfit tour, and bemoaned "my army is destroyed." the conversation quickly changed subjects to add a more jovial aura to the occasion but hood simply sat, his mind somewhere else, and he did not lesson. jack preston, who offered h

john bell and he claims that lee feels the -- felt the same way. and kennesaw mountain fought on june 27th of 1864. and the troops that launched the attacks were and it was about 3,000 casualties. sherman took a lot of heat from the northern press. and if you look at the losses that sherman's army had sustained up to this point in the campaign including at kennesaw mountain paled in comparison to what was happening in virginia. compare the losses, for instance, in just a single day of and the casualties sustained at kennesaw and sherman is taking a lot of territory. the only success of the day didn't occur in a flanking many nooufr, launched by the army, against the far southern end of johnson's long line close to the chattahoochee than johnson and this is what forced johnson to abandon to kennesaw and fall back to a line that had been constructed by slaves of the chattahoochee river. it was clearly impression national. it would have been crazy to attack it. one of the most masterful move pass in sherman executes he manages to cross troops troops n

>> next, on "the civil war," stephen hood discusses his book on the life of confederate general john bell hood. writer, a descendent of the general, says that many of the general's these are clarified through the documents. this is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> thank you all for coming. in january.anta i'm going to be able to vote down year if i keep showing up. [laughter]

. >> after auditions for year he plays police inspector who hunts viewing testify john bell john untilinks he is doing the right thing. that makes it fun. it is all great. that is great thing about les miss it is journal friday wickedness to god, and, you know, maybe my character. >> when he got the part will revisited victor hugo's famous novel and traced his footsteps in paris. >> it just put everything in more realistic perspective. >> from hippy hog'sberg inner hair to a drag queen in queen of the desert, there is no limit to what will swenson can do, but he admits, dark side of the theater is especially thrilling. >> it is always fun to play somebody with a little bit of dirt on him, bad guys, a lot of fun to do. >> she's back on broadway for first time in over a decade and immediately nominated for another tony. her new show, is ready. >> the older i'm getting more i want to work with people i love. >> in her first musical since wicked, she plays a woman rebuilding her life in manhattan. contemporary musical reunite her with old pals from rent and wicked. >> the director of rent,

hood at nashville because john bell hoom had done such a good job of destroying the army of tennessee himself. that fbo relationship becomes - think you have to be fair to both men by saying, they didn'tl work well with each other. they did not communicate well with each other. they did not trust each other and so i can't single one man out over the other.et, an i thinkd relationships are two way streets and that the s relationship is a dead end at each end>> of the street. yes? >> your reference to grant's comment about being mayor of oke galina prompts me to ask you, or was that an unusual stroke of sen humor for him or was he someone with a real sense of humor in these years? >> well, yes. i won't have the version of u.s. grant jokes. but my favorite might be the one about charles sumner in which ie grant was apprised of the fact sumner did not believe in the bible and grant'ss, b reply tha because he didn't write it. >> was grant upset when he came out east, he was so familiar with the west and all his sp generals out there and he couldn't be caught up to speed out east when he wa

and after that, a talk on confederate general john bell hood's campaign in tennessee, that resulted in the almost total destruction of his army. >>> remind your children in this by centennial year, when we are the first generation of the americans who have experienced attacks on the continental united states, we are the first generation of americans to have felt what it was like to have our government buildings attacked. remind your children freedom is not free. and that our country's greatness is found in one another. that's what the star-spangled banner is about. that's what this commemoration year is about. to tell that story, and to lift every voice, and to sing. >> a three-day fourth of july weekend starts friday on "american history tv," including the 200th anniversary of the star-spangled banner 8:30 p.m. eastern on friday. visit the college classroom of joel howell as he talks about u.s. government human radiation experiments conducted after world war ii through the cold war. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a preview of presidential historian jeffrey engel's manuscript on george w

it almost doesn't count because by that point john bell hood wrecked his army before that battle. on the battlefield, it is a stalemate. it is a stalemate. meade got it. even sherman got it. i'm going to paraphrase sherman here. after the fall of atlanta, he began his march to the sea. grant as well as lincoln was unsure if that was the right policy. they felt they should hunt down hood's army that escaped atlanta. sherman said, let's not play their game. i'm paraphrasing. we'll chase them down, get ahold of them, and he'll do what? he'll escape and the battle and the fighting will keep going on. there was a recognition amongst the union high command. lee never had that epiphany. so now we start to the campaign of 1864. lee has high expectations of his army and of his subordinates. he did have doubts about his senior corps commanders. commander of the third corps, holmes is the man who initiated the fighting on july 1st, which r.e. lee did not want. and then hill mysteriously sort of disappeared for the rest of the battle. on july the 3rd, hill's soldiers were in essence transferr

and after that, a talk on confederate general john bell hood's campaign in tennessee, that resulted in the almost total destruction of his army.

stephen hood discusses the career, personal life, and legacy of confederate general john bell hood. the author, a distant relative of the general, analyzes his actions at gettysburg, byckamauga, and antietam delving into records released by his descendents. he says many of his controversial act are clarified or redeemed through the examination of the documents. this, from the atlanta cyclorama

and later the sand creek massacre and john bell hood's tennessee campaign. american history tv in prime time begins tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3 . american history tv in prime time begins tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3. up next, congressman john dingell of michigan on the lack of bipartisanship from the national press club. he talks about some of the changes he's seen during his neeshl 60-year congressional career from the growth and the size economists to a lack of compromise among members to pass legislation. this is about an hour. >> thank you for your gracious introduction. and thank you all my dear friends for your kindness and such a gracious and gentle welcome. i hope that when this is finished that you will feel the same way. i want to thank the press club for inviting me and for allowing me to bring so many of my friends here today. i am particularly pleased that my colleague jim is here today. stand up, jim. we're very proud of you. it has been a particular honor and privilege for me to serve with you. and he has been a role mod

p.m., confederate general john bell hood campaign in tennessee that resulted in the almost total discretion of of hisy -- destruction army. that is in prime time on c-span 3 on "american history tv." warmer tv sat down with secretary of state hillary clinton in little rock to discuss her new book "hard choices." >> getting to the point where you can make peace is never easy because you do not make peace with your friends. you make it with people who are your adversaries who have killed those you care about, those you are trying to protect. it is a psychological drama. you have to get into the heads of those on the other side. you have to change their calculation enough to get them to the table. talking about what we did in iran, we had to put a lot of economic rusher to get them to the table. we will see what happens but that has to be the first step. we did in afghanistan and pakistan trying to get the taliban and to the table for a comprehensive discussion with the government of afghanistan. i think what we have to understand is it is primarily a political problem that has to be addressed

and we'll focus on john bell hood's tennessee campaign that led to the near total destruction of his army. american history tv all weekend, every weekend. and weeknights in prime time during congressional recesses on c-span 3. >>> up next, home land security secretary jeh johnson on administrative options to deal with the increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the u.s.-mexico border. he recently testified before the house homeland security committee along with fema administrator craig fugate and u.s. border patrol deputy chief ron vitiello. this is two and a half hours. >>> the committee on homeland security will come to order. the committee is meeting today to examine the current crisis at the border regarding unaccompanied children. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. today on the southwest border, we are facing an escalating refugee crisis. parents are handing over their young children by the thousands to cartels who are profiting by smuggling these kids to the united states. many are under the age of 10, including some barely old enough to walk.

we're are nearing the opening bell. john iie says it is time to go long on volatility. are staying with me as well. you want to buy the dollar, but where is it? you could not get worse headlines in the news now. >> i think the headlines have az andery bad, with g what is going on in that ukraine. one of the things to remember is that, unless that leads to a sustained supply shock for energy or it puts a big crimp in global trade, it should be sort of business as usual. >> at what point do energy prices get too high? another --think you're never sure to what level it is going to translate into a big crimping in economic activity. risehere, maybe a $20 more in prices would certainly raise flags. >> if that does not happen, where do you get the volatility from? growth has not been very dynamic. the fed is getting out. what is going to bring on the vol that you want to buy? >> you never really know what will bring on the vol. the fed has sort of created a environment where people think not much bad can happen. they have everybody's back. we know that there are periods of vo

for the tapping of the liberty bell at the let freedom ring ceremony. nine descendants of john george reid, who signed the declaration of independence took part in the ringing of the bell along with mayor michael nutter. >>> a developing story tonight. a man's in critical condition after philadelphia police say his girlfriend intentionally ran him over with her car. this happened around 10:00 at a gas station at washington lane and fayette street in west oak lane section of philadelphia. the woman is in police custody. >>> a shooting sent a young man to the hospital on this holiday as well. nbc 10 in north philadelphia around 4:00 this afternoon. police say the 23-year-old was shot 3 times. this was in the 2500 block of ridge avenue. he's listed in critical condition at hahnemann university hospital tonight. police tell us they're now looking for two men who drove off in a white chevy caprice. >>> a high-speed chase led to a fiery crash in los angeles and injured six people including two police officers. police say a man stole an electric tesla sports car from a dealership then

bell. the decen descendents tapped the times. >> show time draws closer. john laurijohn rawlins is live e parkway. the folks are ready, on. >> let's find out from people are you ready to party? >> yes. >> who do you want to see ed sheeran. >> and? nicki minaj. >> we are pretty close. 30 or 40 yards. we had cool weather. things are very, very nice right now. take a look at our vantage point as far as the eye can see there are people. >> jamfest pouring into the parkway at 5:00 this morning despite iffy weather. >> you bundled up. >>reporter:they are waiting for hours. with it torrance. >> we have a long wait. >> who are you here to see? >> nicki minaj and jennifer hudson. >>reporter:they spot the teddy bears in the crowd. >> he had a teddy bear at christmastime called ed sheeran. it's neat that we thought we would do. temporary medical facilities are up and arriving. the police seem to be everywhere. something new this year. numerous trash trucks not just wood barricades. >> in the wake of this weeks tragic food truck explosion focused on vendors that used cooki

bell for a video. i don't care." >> we just bump into john mayer because who else would you bump into at a taco bell partyselling out doesn't even exist as a term. i don't hear young people talking about selling out. i'm not sure they even know what it means. >> selling out... can you define that? >> well, selling out means, like... it can mean different things. >> i guess i think first of like a concert that's totally sold out, like, no tickets left. that's probably not what you meant, though. >> i don't know what that means. >> you could sell out like an album or you could sell out, like, you're a sell-out, like you're nowhere in life, you're never gonna get back on top. >> hey, everyone! >> rushkoff: so tyler has millions of likes in his pocket, which he can trade to brands in exchange for their sponsorship. has tyler won the game of likes? and is this really social media's promise of self-determination? promoting movies in exchange for virtual prizes? playing the class clown in public to get free skateboard gear? expressing your identity through junk food advertisements? can kids really win when they

interview people are just not buying homes, that got a lot of attention, and john scluzbury will be here in a "closing bell" first interview to clarify that. they had earnings out today. the stock's been down. we'll talk to john coming up. >>> speaking of homes, do you own a home? i know we do. but if you do -- >> two separate homes, by the way. >> two separate homes, that's right. are we married? yes, just not to each other. >> to other people, right. >> this is coming up later, saying you are a new part of the class of fools. todd shone berger says that owning a home is for suckers and should not be interested part of the american dream. you'll want to hear the reasons he's saying that, later. >>> and final hour of trading, let's show you how we've been trading so far. the dow was down 54 points on the open this morning. this trading pattern will look very familiar. we've seen this the last few days. sell-off on the open and then a gradual comeback through the afternoon. we're coming off the highs of the day, up eight points right now. nasdaq's up 15 points, technology back today after lagging the last f

. >> after the bell, lincoln, tesla, gopro. john kerry in india. >> this is showing the flag and repairing the relationship with mr. modi. an important trip away from all the other major challenges. is that the morning brief? day.en at fed day and jobs stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities -- futures -13. -98.utures euro under 1.34, and a lot of people have been hoping for a weaker euro. american crude oil under $100 a barrel. , will ithe angst, vix open near 14? yen, 102.82. we scoured the papers, here is a scarlet with the front page. time running out, it ran out, for argentina. standard & poor's says the country is in selective default, missing a deadline yesterday to pay 500 $39 million in interest. the question is whether holders will9 billion in bonds demand repayment. this is a small group of bondholders who refused restructuring 13 years ago. >> led by elliott management. >> and paul singer. they went to be paid $1.5 billion they say they were owed. >> the supreme court says they were owe to that, but argentina does not thi

bell. in other news, john kerry is finally back in the mideast. he landed in washington overnight. for company news. m&a.lot of and the day. - dollar tree is buying its rival, family dollar. the fund management pushed for the sale. it is 7.5% of the family dollar. they would have about 13,000 stores in the u.s. and canada. virgin america plans to sell shares in the u.s. they're filing for an initial public offering. deutsche bank will handle that ipo. a number of shares have not yet been determined. and another deal could be in the works. dealare planning to make a with dannon. the buyout would let them shift their tax base to france. companies are trying to re-domicile in france. >> thanks for bringing that up. that is new. >> it is a lower tax rate. they will not deal with the french business environment. they will still u.s. infrastructure and all that. >> very good. thank you. august 8 of 2007 -- talk about starting a company at the absolute worst time. 10 days before the beginning of the financial crisis. david from virgin america. it has been a seven-year slog. >> finally ann

john's university, bob bell, who's the author of "unmoving fourward, tales and tips for keep moving forwardre bob's football coach, right? >> yes, exactly. yeah. >> and bob, i guess you were joe's favorite of all the kids that he coached so that's something about your fighting spirit, which we'll talk about. having said that, i've seen the two of you at events and bob has been there and i have never heard a more inappropriate things come out of someone's mouth. >> out of joe's mouth? >> no, you to joe. i don't know who's worse to each other. the jokes i can't even say on the set here because they're so inappropriate. >> you have tender ears. let me just say this about joe. joe has written a couple of books about winning. before he tells my story, here's a guy, i talk about the courage, the audacity. i was running back for joe on his high school -- he was my high school football coach. how many people would put somebody in a wheelchair as running back. i rolled for over 2,000 yards. >> you were not in a wheelchair. >> joe didn't care. >> the jokes between the two of you, it's got to stop. >>

bell? he is the older brother of john jay, one of the founding fathers. he is a medical doctor and developed a secret ink for his brother john jay. i could not find a portrait of him and they all describe him as this odious man and i thought i have to see what he looks like and i found this at the end before the book is going to be published. he was central in providing george washington with secret ink. i tell the story in the end but it doesn't have a happy ending because he never got paid, and he petitioned but never got paid even though he said they did a great service for the revolutionary war. >> they had no money. >> that is why. as historians and curious people want to know: what kind of ink did george washington use? it wasn't lemon juice because he is it wasn't able to beat heat and lemon just isn't that secure. he was a medical doctor and photographer at the hunting library in california. he had a lot of modern equipment in the 1930's and i am really jealous because he could deface these letters on pieces of paper. if i walked into the the libr

bell. >> israel's ground invasion of gaza. israel called up 18,000 people. they want to destroy tunnels. john kerry spent the evening talking to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he expressed concern about the potential loss of civilian lives. >> a thousand people chanting, singing, waving signs, packed the square for the stand strong for israel rally. the group called for peace and said israel has a right to protect itself. a small group opposed the speeches t. jewish community relations council sponsored the rally along with dozens of synagogues and community groups. >> the sun is about to rise are over the middle east. a new day of fighting will begin. for the latest on the situation on the ground we go to richard engel in gaza. >> reporter: the ground invasion began with israeli strikes on several sides of gaza, from the north and east and from the sea. we watched the tracers from israeli guns firing over gaza. they show where the rounds are going. illumination flares were shot over gaza city, the most densely populated part of the gaza strip, home to nearly 2 million palestinian

john seigenthaler. coming up a security problem at the brooklyn bridge. >>> city of bell california known for scandal isng on a plan to help migrant children, and what to do with thousands of unused payphones. new york city has a plan. >>> we'll get to those stories in a moment. first, paul beban has the top stories in our briefing. >>. >> reporter: the administration banned commercial flights to israel. israel is asking the u.s. to help restore the filch. coming an hour after a rocket landed. european and canadian airlines cancelled flights. the f.a.a. said it will decide whether it will extend a 24 hour suspension. secretary of state john kerry is in cairo trying to reach a ceasefire between hamas and israel. fighting entered a third week. 130,000 palestinians have been chased from their homes. 28 israeli soldiers and two israeli civilians have been killed. u.s. officials released intep gens saying it most likely was shot accidentally. according to one, it's not clear who pulled the trigger, and they have no proof russia's government was involved in shooting down the plane. >> one of new york's landma

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bell" exchange. with seventh capital. john manly and ben willis from princeton, keith fitzgerald said it would be like this from money map press and our own rick san telly. can't wait to talk bonds with him in a minute. is this a green light to go higher or could it be resistance here? what do you think? >> a green light to go higher and by the end of the year without a doubt. every professional trader continues to look for some sort of correction. the fact of the matter is the economic data continues to print on a positive note, which means your money should be in the stock market, not in the bond market. it's been a very slow bleed, if you will, and the central bank's function will be managing that deflating that bubble they created in the bond market. >> do you agree, monica? especially as it looks like this stretch of job creation year on year is the strongest since 2006, which is neither encouraging or a sign perhaps the best of times are behind us? >> the tricky thing about a market, the pendulum swings hard in both dire

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bell. we're also getting at&t qualcomm, but whisper number.com founder john scherr was on set yesterday, andch is an aggregate of investor and wall street professional sentiment predicted this about facebook, listen. >> they've met or topped the whisper number, more importantly, they've topped the whisper number by an average of two cents for the past eight quarters, topped it by three cents, over three cents in the past four quarters. liz: the expectation by analysts is 32 cents, the whisper number, nicole petallides, 33 credibilityings. do you think they can beat it? >> we'll see, they certainly have a great reputation of doing exactly that. it'll be interesting to see what they bring. apparently, a lot of people are expecting that facebook will once again exceed wall street's expectations for a ninth quarter in a row. will they chomp away at market share from the likes of others in advertising? will they reveal anything pertaining to instagram? stock right now is up over 2%, year to date up 30%. qualcomm hitting a high today, highs that we have not seen since the tech boom, since about 19

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bell. they delivered a strong earnings surprise. we see a sequel? joining us, john erlichman. jobs, visiting dreamworks and other companies. what are we focused on? >> there is a business. dreamworks,e of this summer, the big film was "how to train your dragon 2." some thought the film would do better. it could be a quarter where you hear the story of some underperforming dreamworks films. fellhad "turbo" and that short of estimates and recently, "peabody and sherman." it fell short of estimates. they have gone out and started to do original tv production. netflix is anith example of that. they are going after the teen crowd. network ased a large youtube channels. even with all of that, you are dependent on what happens at the box office, or at least, dreamworks is, based on the way the business is formulated. industry needs an entirely new business model. there are a lot of frustrated moviemakers. in have a traditional model that you have movies i go to the theaters for about three months, demand exclusivity, and then go on to be available on-demand or on hbo or netflix. the

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bell replaced for the project. that's just the last time that this stretch of northbound 280 will be shut down. reporting live on the 280 extension, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> good to hear. john perez wants a recount in the primary race for state controller. he came in second behind san francisco's betty yee. she had just 581 votes more than him. perez is seeking recounts in 15 california counties. the winner faces the mayor for control of the position. >> why california taxpayers have spent tens of millions to repair a state building in sacramento, but just two decades ago, and why it could cost you tens of millions more. >> a new report shows how much of your personal data the nsa is collecting and keeping on file. >>> and the new study has a shocking result. when researchers tried to find out how far americans would go to not sit alone in a room doing nothing. the answ to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well, they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use

john brown. >> well, a lot of news, a lot of moving parts today. thanks for sticking with us on the closing bell. thanks to michelle for being with us all show as well. thanks to our panel. >> good the see you again. >> "fast money" starts right now. by the way, happy birthday, too. [ music playing ] >> welcome to "fast money." we start with breaking news out of israel and russia t. dow, s&p and nasdaq all getting hit with the small cap, russell 2,000 the volatility index often referred to as a fear gate, it jumped more than 30% in a single session. news breaking in the last hour of trading that israeli forces have launched a ground offensive into gaza, after news break that a malaysian plane was shut down over ukraine. plus, we are watching google and ibm. they have reported stocks are moving and those conference calls are going on right now. our traders tonight. let's go straight to eamon javers with breaking news from the white house. >> reporter: hi, melissa. we just heard from the vice president of the united states. he is speaking if detroit at a political conference. but he offered his fi

it's "closing bell" teaming up with "fast money" and john in gay marriage. >> with me now, karen andt ebay earnings after the close, a holding of carl icahn's, dan. you're watching those earnings. >> listen, sentiment was very poor coming into this. in a year that's seen some internet names and even big cap tech names really do very well. ebay has been a massive laggard. carl icahn got it to multiple year high at 60 and now back to $50. it's trading up on an in-line quarter and a mild guidedown. i think sentiment was really important. i think you'll own it as $50 your stop to the down side. >> how are you treating this in the after hours? >> i bought it in the after hours, mel. it t was down about 40 cents and stephanie lincoln and i have been going back and forth. i said gun to my head, i'm going to buy some here. i think there's a reason why carl icahn stayed with this stock. i don't think there's a lot of alpha there, but i think the reason he stayed is he likes what he heard from the board and from the leadership over there at ebay. so, if it's good enough for uncle carl, it's go

bells ring on sign ] [ vehicle beeping ] who's ready for the garlic festival? this guy! bringing our competitors' rates to you -- now, that's progressive. . johnget it right, and reporters good are telling us what happened today. what building burned down, what army invaded, the damage from a tornado. but when it come to news that happens slowly, the media often get it utterly wrong, and i suspect they're getting it wrong about things like global warming, gun violence, gmo foods, anything related to science and statistics. heck, basic math! a threat to many reporter, combine that with the news proverb if it bleeds it leads and you get misreporting. they want to give us the facts but the people who bring reporters' story ideas are alarmed and we get alarmed and eager to rush that news to you! we know that the scarier and more bizarre a story, the more likely it is our bosses will give us air time or a frontpage. if the story turn out not to be true later, so what, everyone moved onto the next scary story. that's why it's good there's a media organization called retroreport that reveals media hype of the past. >> we have word now of an explosion

and with all the high-tech bells and whistles it's easy to forget that levi's got its start back in the 1800s. innovation doesn't stop with the stadium. john science behind the well worn look. >> reporter: at levi's research and investment lab nicknamed eureka they are designing the fall line for 2015 and using science to give jeans that well worn look. >> this is the wear pattern that you're going to then impose on there. >> reporter: denim is aged with laser beams. washed in ozone gas. >> which is a powerful oxidizer. this requires no water. >> reporter: and soaked with sweat. >> we actually have people that just sweat and right into the vials. but simulated sweat and then we test it on the fabric, bake it to see what kind of impact it has over time on the fabric itself. >> reporter: the goal is to make jeans both fashionable and sustainable. >> we launched the product about a year ago called wasteless that had recycled bottles woven into the cotton fabric. >> reporter: but as levi's looks to the future it never forgets its past. the company is still privately owned by the family of its founder, levi strauss. bob haus is a great, great g

bell, whether this is going to happen a cease fire deal could be brokered in the gaza strip. secretary of state johns say progress being made. what is the answer to the conflict here? >> that is such a big question. i mean the answer is you're right, the righteous step is a cease fire. hamas started to escalate rocket attacks in an unprovoked way. and in any rue, they decided to try to scuttle the peace talks between the palestinian authority on the west bank and israel and this was their way of doing it. they've got to stop the rocket attacks. once that happens israel can stop the necessary defense that they're undertaking. but then the parties have to be back at the table to put the grievances on the table. and continue to look for what the u. n. intended in 1947, which is an independent israel and an independent palestine living in peace side by side. that's been the dream and it's u.s. policy. it's the best thing for israel. it's the best thing for palestine. it's the best thing for the world and so each side has to put their legitimate concerns on the table and thresh through them. the decision

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bell rings] waitress: welcome to denny's! >>> a homeless man and his four legged best friend are turning heads in london and it all began on the streets. johnpet handler with the talent. he began making drawing with his dog george and getting 7,000 bucks a piece for them. he credits the pup with getting him out of of homelessness away from crime and drugs. i try to capture their personality, yes, so... >> what did he say. >> stay there, stay there. >> man and his dog. >>> one of his big drawings is actually been public in a lot of the london newspapers and he is giving back as well. >> some of the proceeds from his work will go to the homeless and to pet charities. >>> all right. oklahoma's ruby beasley likes to take care of her own lawn. but what is the big deal about this? ruby is 103. how cool is that? she started to work on her father's ranch when she was a kid. >> i have been working ever since i was able to reach up like this and hold it up and i have been doing it ever since then. i don't a man's work all my life good ruby turns 104 in november. she says that she has in plans to give up her yard work, good for her. >>> an her long po

john? >> reporter: good morning, to you, bill. it is important race, whoever prevails in republican primary today will meet belle financed democrat lot of name recognition, michelle nunn. daughter of former democratic georgia senator sam nunn. congressman jack kingston appeared to the edge with runoff. he was ahead in public opinion polls. 11-term congressman from savannah area, member about republican strategist but brought together a broad coalition of endorsements, everybody from the chamber of commerce to various tea party groups. kingston managed to avoid anti-incumbent sentiment so pervasive in the republican party. >> i never got potomac fever. i never stayed in washington. i never thought for a second that washington knows best. i always tried to take georgia values to washington, not other way around. there is wisdom on the street but you have to listen to it. >> what could affect, low turnout. in last 2 1/2 hours. 40 people voted here in this pre-sent. also david perdue, the challenger, has most support among older voters, 65 and over. in day like today, bill, they are the most reliable who come out to the polls. bill:

john bon jovi. the new jersey born rock star is known for his philanthropy and humanitarian work. >> you know who else was out doing good things today. our chief meteorologist scott williams ringing the belltmas in july and salvation army. >> a worthy cause and of course it did not feel like christmas. it was hot today. those showers and thunderstorms sparked off because of the heat and humidity. ultimate doppler are the now start to go kind of settle down across the area. but take look at some of the storm reports. some wind damage in sections of berks county. some trees down, also, in sections of the pocono mountains around the jim thorp area. as we move into south jersey a lot of the activity diminishing as it moves into some of that marine air kind of diminishing the activity but we have some on-going thunderstorm right now in central sections of delaware, some very heavy rainfall moving toward the dover area right now. but take look at all of the lightning associated with the line of showers and storms earlier. most of the lightning right now in central sections of delaware as well as moving into sections of new england. but here's the front that will put an end to the humidity durin

john j. criminal of justice. michael denzel smith, blogger at nation.com and fellow at the nation institute. and nicole pulry bellher fiance was killed bye-b pol officers on his wedding day in 2006. thank you so much. let's start with broken windows as a policy. what does a broken windows policy at the top mean for police officers on the ground? what kind of advice are they given ow hn how they behave on daily base sns. >> lawmakers are continuously passing laws and we have to really come to reckon with that. that's the reality. so, the idea that the police are out there arresting people for loose cigarettes should really shock people. unless there is some really major reason to be doing this. we have kind of made arrests, not a big deal. certainly after the '90s in new york. we need to restate, taking somebody's liberty and freedom and even for a few seconds is a massive thing. by the way, we should start looking at technology. when you decide you have to do enforcement to release people on the spot. presumed innocent while being handcuffed and dragged to court is inconsistent. if you decide this is important en

john rose. coming up, it has been a big week for global markets. we will take you through the markets. jim o'neill will be taking us through the opening bellbeen a tech bonanza this week. bloomberg news editor cory johnson has been on all of the major tech news that has been issued out alongside earnings. let's start off with google and their results. earnings-per-share can sometimes be confusing because the company will have really big swings in what they will do with things because of r&d. the numbers to look at are some of the interior numbers. revenue growth, 14%. accelerating revenue growth rates. that is impressive. website isbasic seeing improving results. we are also seeing improving results on the number of clicks the company is getting. mobile ads get less revenue per ad than ads on the internet or the desktop. of we're seeing so much more them. we are seeing continued growth the google. mobilelowing ad rates of are not going to look so bad at some point. clearly, mobile ad growth is growing tremendously. on the ibm front, after the inked their deal with apple, their sales continue to fall. >> let's talk about the ibm results. th