it really comes from john brown and abraham lincoln. when john brown was awaiting execution, he was allowed to possess a kink james' -- king james bible, and he underlined his favorite passages, and one of them was make a chain for the land is full of bloody crimes. and then on the morning he was hanged, john brown handed a piece of paper to his jailer, and it said i, john brown, am now convinced more than ever that the crimes of this bloody land can only be purged by blood. and then lincoln helped me think of the title, too, because we think of his second inaugural address as being of peace, brotherhood and reck reconcilia, but there's a very dark passage that's been completely forgotten, and lincoln says, essentially, that if all the blood drawn by 250 years of slavery and the slave master's whip has to be repaid by blood drawn by the sword, let it be so. so lincoln's discussion of blood and vengeance, and john brown's prophesy that there's blood to come really gave me the idea of the title for the book. >> what's your next project? >

handed a piece of paper to his jailer and it said, i john brown am now convinced more than ever that the crimes of this bloody land could only be purged by blood. and then lincoln helped me think of a title too because we think of lincoln's second inaugural address as a message of peace, brotherhood and reconciliation but there's a very dark passage in lincoln's second inaugural that's been completely forgotten and lincoln says essentially if all the blood drawn by 250 years of slavery and the slave master's whip has to be repaid by blood drawn by the sword, let it be so. and so lincoln's discussion of blood and vengeance and john brown's prophesy that there's blood to come are really -- it gave me the idea to the title of the book. >> what's your next project? >> well, i spent the last several years surrounded by death, assassination, american mass tragedy, the crime of slavery, imprisonment, the deaths of 620,000 americans. so i think i'm going to take a break and do "manhunt" and the honor of whining the edgar award. i've become friend with two great american thriller writers and

>> guest: bloody crimes comes from john brown and abraham lincoln. when brown was the execution he was allowed to under line the favorite passages in the bible from the book of ezekiel common make a change for the land is full of bloody crimes than on the morning he was hanged he handed a piece of paper to say now convince the crimes of the bloody land can only be purged by a blood and also we think of his second inaugural address to be peace and brotherhood and reconciliation but there is a dark passage that has been completely forgotten and essentially says a fall of the blood had drawn by 250 years of slavery half to be repaid by a blood drawn by the sword, let it be so-so his discussion of a blood inventions and john brown's a prophecy of blood to come gave me the idea for the title of the book. >> host: what is your next project? >> i spent time around death and assassination and slavery and imprisonment and death of 620,000 americans. i will take a break and do man had died of privilege to become with friends with two thriller writer survival t

the president was informed about the operation by john brown and prior to the arrest. -- brennan priorto the arrest. the president thinks the fbi, the department of justice, and the rest of our law enforcement and home lan security professionals to continue to keep our citizens say and absurd the commitment that they're enormous responsibilities come and -- and sir -- served with the commitment that there enormous response abilities come and. >> were you aware this was coming, or this was a lone wolf terrorist they were worried about? >> he was informed that the arrest was coming. >> can you say whether the president has asked secretary case to come up with a contingency plans to enforce a no-fly zone or start working with nato? there are some reports said that is taking place. tatarstan these are options, but our planes being updated -- i understand these are options, but are the planes being updated at least? >> we are examining all options, and that option has been tabled in the press, but it has been discussed in other venues. by exploring those options, we are looking at feasibili

massachusetts senator scott brown making it clear it's a painful memory 40 years later. john berman told us what he said. >> reporter: it was the handsome truck-driving former model who shocked the world with his victory in massachusetts. now, a new shock from scott brown, revealing for the first time that he was a victim of sexual abuse. >> he said, "if you tell anybody, i'll kill you. i will make sure that nobody believes you." >> reporter: in an interview with "60 minutes" about his new book, "against all odds," the 51-year-old senator says it happened at summer camp in fourth grade. >> when people find people like me, at that young, vulnerable age who are, basically, lost, the thing that they have over you is they make you believe that no one will believe you. >> reporter: it was part of a harrowing childhood for brown. he told barbara walters about repeated physical abuse. >> it was with my mom's husband. a couple of husbands. you know, having to be the man of the family and come and rescue her and getting knocked around pretty good. >> reporter: but brown had never told

back in 1951, before brown, barbara johns was concerned about the inequality of facilities of black-and-whites. what happened in virginia at the time if you are only required to provide schooling from gabe k. to 80. after that, you could turn the kids off to work in the field or the farms are fact juries were to do nothing. but there was one school system in virginia they did offer kato told education for blacks and those in prince edward county. so that's why schools were so overwhelmed. the school built for 180 people at 450 students enrolled in it. so barbara johns intelligently organized a boycott of the school until blacks would get equal facilities with light. and she went with her group of supporters. she went to the naacp, asking their support. they said look will support shia, who were not going to support you for separate but equal. only support you if we are in the slot do we think will make it to the united state supreme court and you become a litigant in the case that will become known as brown v. board of education. so a 15-year-old girl unleashed -- help to unleash a whole seri

in 1827, editors john brown rossworm and samuel elliott cornish published "freedom's journal," the firstblack newspaper in america. the newspaper provided african-americans with a public square of their own where they could participate in their own discussions and advocate for african-americans. as these two distinguished leaders wrote in their first editorial -- quote -- "too long have others spoken for us. too long has the public been deceived by misrepresentations." unquote. while "the freedom's journal" was short-lived, it began what was no less than a revolution. other black newspapers arose and began to explore subjects that were previously off-limits in the press of the day. new black newspapers delved into previously unmentionable hardships in crafting a new identity for freed and enslaved african-americans. topics such as slavery and menial labor were examined by african-americans for african-americans. for the first time in the history of our country, african-americans were able to speak freely through a press of their own. in addition, african-americans could start announcing

. >> host: julian zelizer, lara brown mentioned john quincy adams. what is your favorite presidential memoir? >> guest: i mean -- i have to admit i read all of them and i don't have a favorite. i think carter's is okay. treatment is okay. you learn a little. i mean, what carter did in this original memoir was he put some of the diary in it. and i find that a little bit -- a little bit hopeful. clinton was okay, but with a little bit overwhelming. there was so much he couldn't tease out, you know, what with him. so i don't have an answer in terms of a favorite, but again if i had to pick one, it would be the card or diaries. again, that's what they think the benefit most from a real-life on the spot assessment of how presidents are thinking about what they were doing. >> host: tevi troy >> guest: i agree strongly with julian on this one. it's not the best from the historical or literal active. and when i'm much more interested in at the age memoirs and other staff members. i'll give you two of my favorite, on the republican and democratic side. george

. >> brown: we talk to senator john kerry, chairman of the foreign relations committee, about u.s. policy toward egypt and the arab world. >> i see in this an enormous opportunity for the united states and for the world. i see an enormous opportunity for the egyptian people. >> suarez: and we look at the makeup of the opposition: who are they, what do they want, and how can their demands be met? >> brown: then we get the latest on the snow and ice storm hitting much of the country, snarling airports and paralyzing cities. >> suarez: and betty ann bowser tells the story of a colorado clinic helping diabetes patients stave off the devastating consequences of the disease. >> we're winning the war because we see less long-term complications happening. we have fewer patients ending up with diabetes caused... causing blindness or with kidney failure. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> lik

reporter: advocates say every time someone like this, a survivor like scott brown speaks up, it is an inspiration to others. johnerman, abc news, new york. >>> three priests in philadelphia have now been suspended while the archdiocese there investigates claims of sexual abuse against them. the priests are accused of having inappropriate contact with children. the suspensions come just a week after a grand jury report charged the city's church officials with covering up clergy sex abuse. more than 30 other complaints against priests on the job are also being reopened. >>> a consumer watchdog group is calling on the fda to ban the coloring used in certain soft drinks, saying it can cause cancer. the group says ontains ring in a carcinogen. but the beverage industry denies that the coloring is harmful. >>> and it looks like you can shave a little time off your routine workout. a new study finds stretching before exercise does not prevent injury. but people already in the habit of stretching might want to keep doing it. their injury rates jumped 40% when they stopped stretching. >>> scientists may be a step closer

judge john weiner, judge brown from texas, and judge bell from georgia.e, james meredith was pushing to get into the university in the state of mississippi one way or another, and they were trying to keep him out. he was rejected by the governor for the first time, and the attorney regime said to me, he said, i think if you go to louisiana with new orleans with jim and get james mother divot, i think -- meredith, i think that they will register meredith at the university of mississippi in jackson, so we went there, and there was a crowd around the office building, and we went up to the 7th floor of the state office building, and when we got to the door to the university of mississippi's office, the door opened, and there stood the honorable ross barnett. at that time, the lights went on behind me, and he looked at me and then jim with the map of ireland on his face, and then he looked at james meredith, and then he said, which one of you is james meredith? [laughter] well, we got turned back there so then we went to memphis, and there was maneuverings bac

years at least that they would support a democratic process they would john would what if that were to happen you think. the brown shirts over at fox really is going to leave you know exactly how a democratic process in egypt might unfold that underscores the need for free and fair elections i agree i think that the concern here in the west in especially in washington about the muslim brotherhood has been overstated having said that let's not glorify the muslim brotherhood now when in a divine isn't anyone's acts of violence no one is an. and they have a very sordid and shady history so let's not glorify them i'm open to perhaps always losing was the last resort of the minister she. just interject for one second look at the muslim brother i'm not going to sit here and glorify the muslim brotherhood they don't have as much of a sordid history i think as john is pointing out over the last forty years much less sordid than the regimes that have been in egypt but at the same time i trust the egyptian people in free and fair elections to hold the muslim brotherhood to account if they don't deliver if they read their p

the three judges were three justices of -- judges of the court of appeals, judge john miner-wisdom, judge brownand judge bell from fwea. during that time -- from georgia. during that time, james meredith was pushing to get into university in the state of mississippi one way or another -- and the state of mississippi one way or another was trying to keep him out. he'd been rejected by governor barnett for the first time. the attorney general said to me, he said, i think if you go to louisiana, new orleans with jim mcshane and get james meredith, i think that they will register him. her -- register meredith at the office of the university of mississippi in jackson. so we went there and there was a crowd around the office building and we went up to the seventh floor, the state office building, and when we got to the door to the university of mississippi's office, the door opened and there stood the honorable ross barnett. and at that time, the television lights went on behind me and governor barnett looked at me and then he looked at james mcshane with a map of ireland on his face, then he looked

brown, and newsom, and thank you to mr. elsbernd. we should all acknowledge the leadership of the late john neely and the chief nursing officer who moved the hospital into the 20th century. thank you to the staff of laguna honda hospital who are creating a new care model of community and patient involvement. the hospital has long been recognized as a center of excellence. the new facility further advances recommendation. the design brings a small-town feel insecure community which can integrate the patients and residents into the broader civic life of semblances go. the hospital has an impressive collection of art that will not only contribute to the healing environment but also provide a new destination for art lovers. the historic passage of comprehensive health care reform by college represents -- by congress strengthens medicare and ensure sustainability for years to come. it improves benefits for seniors and makes prescription drugs more affordable, and it recognizes the needs of those with disabilities by making significant investments in long- term care services. this is a great day not only for the patients and residents of for

judge john minor wisdom, judge brown from texas, and judge bell from georgia.at time and james meredith was pushing to get into the university in the state of mississippi was keeping him out. he had been rejected by the governor for the first time, and the attorney general said to me, i think if you go to louisiana mcshane, i think they will register meredith at the university offices. so we went there, and there was a crowd around office building, and we went up to the seventh floor, a state office building, and when we got to the door to the university of mississippi office, the door opened and there stood the hon. ross barnett. at that time the television lights went on behind me, and gov. barnett looked at me and looked at james mcshane and then looked at james meredith and said which one of you is james meredith? [laughter] we got turned back there, so then we went to memphis. there was maneuvering back-and- forth about getting us into the university. we were halfway down to jackson one day and said it was not safe and to turn back. on sunday afternoon it

john cope is the new prosecutor. he's replacing derek cashman. prominent oakland attorney gordon brownill defend one of the suspects. >>> well, a rising air fare mike make you queasy, but what about germs on planes? the most germmy spots you may want to think twice about touching next time you catch a flight. >>> also a modesto man accused of keeping it secret that he was living in the home with the body of his dead uncle. >>> good morning. right now highway 4 traffic looks good here bay point. but we have some slow traffic elsewhere. we also have some commute warnings to give you. >>> good morning. we have perfect cloudy skies to mostly cloudy skies. it will be cooler today. look for clouds to increase and temperatures today in the mid- 50s for most. >>> all right, steve. welcome back. good morning to you. quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 5:47 in new zealand hundreds of troops, police officers, emergency workers are all searching for survivors in the ruins of buildings toppled by yesterday's big earthquake. more than 100 people have been rescu

brown, and his bombshell revelation that he was sexually abused as a child. it was something he kept secret from even his closest family members. and john berman has more on this. >> reporter: good morning, robin. scott brown kept this secret for more than 40 years. but someone close to brown told me in writing a new book he decided it was time to open up about everything. even while he was electrifying the political world with his stunning victory in massachusetts, scott brown had a secret. he was a survivor of sexual abuse. >> he said, if you tell anybody, you know, i'll kill you. i will make sure that no one believes you. >> reporter: it was a camp counselor. in an interview with "60 minutes" about his new book, "against all odds," the 51-year-old senator said it happened at a religious camp in fourth grade during a visit to the infirmary. in book excerpts, reported by "the boston globe," brown said, i was standing there with my pants down. and he came right up next to me and asked me if i need help. and then, he reached down his hand. >> when people find people like me at that young vulnerable age who are basically lost the thing th

john keene knee each have -- keeney have enough signatures. they hope the issue 1 on the june 7th ballot. >>> governor brown ruled to stop buying and handing out flag. california spends $7.5 million on key chains, bags, and other items. the move follows measures to recall thousands of state- issued cell phones and reduce the state's vehicle fleet. the order is part of his effort to close a $27 billion budget deficit. the governor said he's hopeful he can meet a budget deal by march 10. that will allow him to put tax extensions on the june ballot. they won't put tax extensions before voters. governor brown is waiting for a list of budget-related proposals. . >>> the state of wisconsin is in the middle of a budget battle that has paralyzed the government. tens of thousands of union members and supporters rallied at the state capitol in madison. at issue is the governor's plan to cut pay and benefits and their collective bargaining rights to reduce the budget. and detectives in the -- democrats have left the state to postpone a vote on that plan. >> they get paid to do the job. they don't get paid to hide out in another state. the bottom line is

john keene knee each have -- keeney have enough signatures. they hope the issue 1 on the june 7th ballot. >>> governor brown ruled to stop buying and handing out flag. california spends $7.5 million on key chains, bags, and other items. the move follows measures to recall thousands of state- issued cell phones and reduce the state's vehicle fleet. the order is part of his effort to close a $27 billion budget deficit. the governor said he's hopeful he can meet a budget deal by march 10. that will allow him to put tax extensions on the june ballot. they won't put tax extensions before voters. governor brown is waiting for a list of budget-related proposals. . >>> the state of wisconsin is in the middle of a budget battle that has paralyzed the government. tens of thousands of union members and supporters rallied at the state capitol in madison. at issue is the governor's plan to cut pay and benefits and their collective bargaining rights to reduce the budget. and detectives in the -- democrats have left the state to postpone a vote on that plan. >> they get paid to do the job. they don't get paid to hide out in another state. the bottom line is

john boehner. the speaker abstained from the vote. mark matthews, abc 7 news. >>> a dramatic revealation by massachusetts senator scott brown brown. he says he was molested by a camp counselor as a child. his disclos comes in an interview with 60 minutes thatle air this >> you tell us that you were actually sexually abused more than once? >> fortunately nothing was ever consummated so to speak. he said if you tell any one i will kill you, i will make sure that no one believes you. when people find people like me at that young vulnerable age that are lost, they make you believe that no one will believe you. >> you never reported it? >> no, my mom will read about it for the first time. my wife read about it. >> didn't even know. >> i didn't tell anybody. that is what happens when you are a victim. you are embarrass the, you are hurt. >> he says his step father also abused him as a child. >>> when we continue here an abc 7 news investigation. california gun owners who are not supposed to have weapons and why local police often aren't going after them. >>> the gloves have been taken up. there are no rules. >> the killing of a federal

john harwood of the "new york times". we'll be watching this one too along with wisconsin. thank you. >> brown: next >> brown: next tonight, two stories on women in egypt. margaret warner has the first, a look at the harassment and dangers facing many egyptian women in their daily lives. >> warner: the vivid scenes from tahrir square showed women working side by side with men, demanding reforms and the ouster of president mubarak. but on the night of his resignation, in the square there was an ugly reminder of another side of egyptian life: a physical and sexual assault on cbs correspondent lara logan. she was eventually rescued from her male attackers by egyptian women and egyptian soldiers. the attack on logan unleashed a torrent of articles about the culture of sexual intimidation experienced by many egyptian women. in a 2008 survey, 83% of egyptian women in cairo said they'd been sexually harassed. we take up the issue with nihal elwan, who works on social development in the middle east for the world bank. egyptian by birth, she formerly worked for the united nations in cairo. and diane si

john doe." >> bergman: might be? >> might be. could be. i said... i think i said, "that might be my man." >> authorities announced that the body of... >> bergman: dental records confirmed that the body tim brownound was, in fact, michael jordan's father. >> ...which will obviously complicate the f.b.i.'s investigation. >> bergman: two men were ultimately convicted of the murder. but the jordan family was left with only ashes to bury, leading to a media outcry that coroner brown should not have cremated the body. you made do with the resources that you had? >> i did, yes, sir. and i... i still believe that the decision i made was a professional decision. >> bergman: many people say, because of this incident, things have changed. >> well, it's directly attributed to this situation, there's no doubt about that. >> bergman: have the qualifications changed for being a coroner? >> you know, i really can't speak to that, because i've kind of been grandfathered in. >> bergman: today, coroners in south carolina have limited access to a refrigeration unit. and there is a new requirement to be a coroner-- you have to have a high school diploma. >> the major problem in this country is the coroner system,

brown told me the senator is well aware that most victims never talk about it. but in writing this book, the senator decided it was time to talk about everything. johnnew york. >>> some disturbing new findings this morning on teens and alcohol. a new survey finds nearly 6% of 12 to 14-year-olds drank alcohol in the previous month. that is more than 700,000 children and almost half of them got the drinks at home. substance abuse experts say people who start drinking before the age of 15 are six times more likely to develop alcohol problems than those who start after 21. >>> in other health news this morning, a wake-up call for inactive americans racking up some pretty big bills at the doctor's office. a cdc survey shows many of us are turning to prescription drugs instead of simply getting physical. david muir has the statistics. >> reporter: it is a stunning new portrait of america after work. those new numbers from the cdc revealing that across a huge swath of this country, nearly 30% of adults get no exercise at all. most idle, alabama, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, oklahoma and tennessee. but it is hardly just the south. widen out and the num

john dore takenned that event. show you a second photo now, the president talk to mark zuckerberg, the 26-year-old founder of facebook. >>> governor brown ordered state agencies to stop buying and handing out freebies, keychains, bags and other items. he says the states can no longer afforder ford it. >> having these plastic the rest of it, adds up to millions of dollars, that's something we ought to eliminate. >> the rule follows measures to recall thousands of state issued cell phones and reduce the state's vehicle fleet. the order is part of his effort to close a $27 billion budget deficit. the governor says he is hopefully at the can reach a budget deal with the legislature by march 10th. that will allow him to put tax extensions on the june ballot. but republicans say they won't provide enough votes necessary to put tax ex tensions before the california voters. >>> time is 7:51. music never stops. the long, strange trip is about to get longer.  all in an effort to thank one bay area radio station. >> we're waking up partly to mostly cloudy, and fogew out there. scattered showers continue to fall. live look at the clouds. will thi

cuomo or for god sakes even jerry brown from california talking about reducing salaries of state workers by eight to 10s scott walker is fighting in wisconsin, that johnch is fighting in ohio, that rick snyder is fighting in michigan, that susanna martinez is fighting in new mexico. i said to the people of new jersey when i ran for governor in 2009 that if they gave me the opportunity to be their governor that not only with the state go on a path towards fiscal recovery, but we would also leave the nation because we had a one-year headstart on everybody because of our odd election-year. we would have a one-year headstart on a huge new class of governors that would come in and the election of 2010. now, you can imagine how that was received in new jersey. now, this is a state that during my time as the united united sts attorney was not predominately for a few things, political corruption, "the sopranos", the real housewives of new jersey and now must regrettably the jersey shore. not a place that is thought of itself as a national leader in something that would matter for our children's future. but i believe part of leadership is understanding, articu