and so began the inaugural speech of john f. kennedy, 50 years ago today. e imagined what would happen to that man, his family and his country in the coming years. but the words he spoke will live forever. jean kennedy smith is his only surviving sibling, and tonight christiane amanpour gathers her memories in the "nightline" interview. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> reporter: it was the clarion call for a new era. the youngest ever elected president and the first catholic. a moment bursting at the seams with hope. >> i john fitzgerald kennedy do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: john f. kennedy's youngest sister, jean kennedy smith, his only surviving sibling, remembers it well. what was it like, listening to that speech? >> well, what we all remember is that very famous line about ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. and i think that sort of sums up his philosophy. that was a very strong sentiment that he believed deeply in. >> reporter: 50 years later, that spee

john kennedy. and tell you about a treasure- trove of kennedy videos and tapes now available online. >>> mike wallace covers the 1950 democratic convention in los angeles. >>> as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of john f. kennedy's inauguration speech. kennedy's acceptance speech at the 1960 democratic convention held at the los angeles coliseum has been released. here's a portion of that speech that you will find online. >> we stand today on the edge of a new frontier. the ontier of the 1960. the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils. the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats. with our new freedom, promised our nation a new political and economic frame osevelt's new de promised security to those in need, but the new frontier of which i speak is not a set of promises, it is a set of challenges. it's not what i intend to offer to the american people but what i intend to ask of them. it appeals to their pride. >> [ applause ] >> it appeals to our pride, not our security. it holds out the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security. the new frontier is here whether we seek it or not. beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war,

i think to have president obama basically embrace what i call the john f. kennedy-ronald reagan vision -- it was the 50th anniversary of john f. kennedy's inauguration, the 30th anniversary of ronald reagan's inauguration -- the president did increase that -- did embrace that and his request for tax reform. those things coupled with spending reduction will give us the kind of growth we need. >> parties talk allot about jobs and how they are not available, john boehner for months used the slogan "where are the jobs." the first thing we see is repeal of health-care law and the next day, dropping the bill to ban the offender -- to ban the federal funding of abortions and expand that banned a little bit. we're hearing on the democratic side about gun bans and handgun bans in the wake of the tucson tragedy. why isn't anyone talking about jobs right now in terms of public policy? >> i think i just have, and i have on the floor of the house regularly. our focus is on that. if you look at the $2.7 trillion spending level when it comes to health care bill, it seems to me th

entertainment royalty toasting john f. kennedy. age never shown publicly, released by the kennedy library, along with 5bi still photos never seen before tájy tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of kennedy's inauguration, remembered most for the speech he gave and the call to action he delivered to all of us. the president's daughter, caroline kennedy schlossberg, sat down with us here exclusively to talk about the anniversary and the impact it continues to have. >> and so, my fellow americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> when you think of the speech, does that one line stay with you or do you prefer to think of it as a body of work? >> well, that's obviously the thing that sums it all up, and it has come to sort of encapsulate so many things about his presidency. but i think it's also interesting that it was such an outward looking speech and it really was the beginning of america sort of as a world, as a country involved in the world. and i think my parents both felt that american

and wordperfect. 50 years ago, president john f. kennedy gave a legendary inaugural address-- but just who wrote those legendary words. >> the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. for tucson residents still healing after last weekend's shooting, this was a sunday for prayer, reflection, and an inspiring act of generosity. here's the latest. doctors today upgraded congresswoman gabrielle giffords' condition from critical to serious. the parents of nine-year-old victim christie that taylor green have donated her organs to a young girl in boston. funerals were held today for two other people killed in the shooting. and a shooting victim is charged with threatening and intimidating a tea party leader. john blackstone is tracking events in tucson tonight. >> reporter: hundreds who were already connect bid shock and sorrow walked together sunday morning through the streets of tucson. organizers called it a walk for peac

i think to have president obama embrace what i called the john f. kennedy/ronald reagan notion of a supply side pro-growth economic policy is something the president embraced by virtue of the extension of the 2003 and 2001 tax cuts and his quest for tax reform. those things coupled with spending reduction will give us the kind of growth we need. >> both parties talk a lot about jobs and how they are not available with 9% employment rate -- 9% unemployment rate continuing. if congress opens up and the first thing we see is the repeal of the health care law. the next day, the dropping of a bill to ban federal funding for abortion and expand the ban a little bit. we hear handgun bans on the democratic side in the wake of the tucson strategy. why is anybody talking about jobs versus other policies? >> i think i just have and i have on the floor of the house prepared if you look at the $2.70 trillion levels of expenditure when it comes to the health care bill, it seems to me that our repeal, which we did this week, and our pursue -- pursuit of allowing healthcar

reagan took office 30 years ago this week, and john kennedy 50 years ago. >> the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. >> 50 years ago, john f kennedy challenged the country with the phrase "ask not what your country can do for you." 30 years ago, the great communicator ronald reagan sworn in as president barack obama as said that is not what the government is too big or small, but whether it works. >> i have been reading the kennedy inaugural speech, and it is more poetry than political rhetoric. >> ted sororsen. >> when you look to the original notes, the stuff in kennedy's handwriting is is. the inaugural speech is different from the state of the union, which is it coming up. that is tough to make poetry. >> who remembers the state of the union address? >> i remember most of them. >> do you? >> no. the iranian thing that bush talked about in iraq. -- uranium thing that bush talked about and directed the times are dierent. you caot cpare the two. >> kennedy's speech memorably pledged america to bear any burden to ensure the success of liberty. it is ironic that joe lieberman, the last of those democrats and that tradition,

it was john f. kennedy'st to the greatest 13 days that the nuclear age. and afterwards, in the last summer of his life, he signed the treaty, the beginning of the long pending of the cold war. president kennedy's leadership was not without frustrations and set backs. no presidents are any leaders after. but there was in him a persistence of principle to fight on with t wline tthk and aco nl. and there is a capacity to inspire and equality of irony. he made us laugh. he lifted our vision, rooted in deepest american values. at the center of those values, of the ringing challenge to the american people was a summons to serve, to uphold our application to our fellow americans and our fellow citizens of the world. and in doing so, to strengthen our great country. he made the idea of rio in the peace corps. a group of americans serving as ambassadors of goodwill worldwide, an initiative led by the beautiful man, sargent shriver, a great champion of human rights, peace and opportunity here and across the globe, a gr

the assassination, the murder of john f. kennedy put a pall over this country. by '66, we were divided as we've ever been. >> what is it today,it cynicism? is it skeptic nix. >> i look at the millennial generation, volunteers are not take together streets like their elder idealists did. i think people are working to make lives better in smaller ways. i think sargent shriver was not only an idealist, he was a hard-hitting businessman as well. he really regretted the lack of resources which is why the war on profit could not be concluded, if you will, because the resources went to war basically. >> i also think -- [ all talking at once ] >> whahe's through. >> what does that have to do -- >> let me tell you about new york. there are 12,000 institutions in new york covering every civic, cultural, education and medical interest. there is the most public spirited community in new york at every level. i wouldn't look at new york in terms of how it's done financially or the snowstorms and what have you. you have public spirit -- >> what kind of era are we living in? wo

if i could reclaim my time i would say i began by talking about a great democratic president, john f. kennedy, who used this model and looking at 1981, 1989 and 2001 is not the simple basis for the argument that i'm propounding. i'm beginning, if you look at modern history, with john f. kennedy as president of the -- and i will also say in looking at the 1993 bill, i am convind as i stand here today that if we hadded simply that tax increase -- if we had had simply that tax increase and in 4-, 5-, 6-that focused on -- in 1994, 199 5,1996 that focused on job creation we wouldn't enjoy the tremendous period of time of growth through the decade of th1990's which as we all know was the time that the republicans were in fact in control here. let me ask, ms. slauder or mr. rangel or somebody else, if i could reserve the balance of my time, i'd love to hear my friend, if ms. slaughter would yield to him. mr. rangel: i just wanted the gentleman from california -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is not recognized. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, as the end of this deb

. >>> the inaugural address of president john f. kennedy was given today. >> ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. >> reporter: with that, john f. kennedy put down the gauntlet. caroline kennedy has said that many people have told her that her father changed their life. >> they told me that they joined the peace corp. and served their community, because for the first time someone asked them to. >> reporter: j.f.k. was the nation's 35th president. he was assassinated less than three years into his presidency. >>> even oakland school district officials call what happened between second graders in a classroom almost unthinkable. >>> san francisco police are warning shop owners to be careful during a lunar new year. but why are they taking their message outside of china town? >>> as we understand we believe that oral sex occurred. >> that happened between two second graders experimenting with sex inside a classroom. it happened at an elementary school in oakland. and it's not the only incident at that sc

. >> and to the years ago, the inauguration of a john f. kennedy 50 years ago " ask not what the country can do for you, but what you can do for your country " today, jacqueline spoke. >> all my life, people have been telling me that my father changed their life. that they changed america. they told me to decide to run for office, join the peace going, the civil- rights movement, to serve their community. peace-for co if a first time, some the as ar and top. >> a ceremony honoring jfk, and civil rights activists, were also there and members of the first piece --peace corp that he established. >> and the largest ever crackdown on organized crime. with 130 accused mobsters are behind bars. and terisa estacio. curt with crimes going back, decades. >> one after another, brought in for bookings from brooklyn to rhode island. and even as far away as italy. >> with this is one of the fbiggest days for the mafia up against the fbi in history. >> with organized families, one an indictment but the colombos. acting under boss, and also for different captains

but that is not the life that john f. kennedy chose. he famously said at a press conference life is unfair. we can't choose the lot we were given in life but we can choose how to live that life. john f. kennedy chose a life in the arena, full of confidence that our country could surmount any obstacle. he had seen it himself. he chose a life of leadership not by naive optimism but committed realism. idealism as his wife jackie put it without illusions. that is the idealism. soaring but sober. it inspired the country and the world half a century ago. i can only imagine how he must have felt entering the oval office in turbulent times. [laughter and applause] >> soviet premier khrushchev -- just a few years before. wars of liberation they were called, were being waged around the globe in vietnam, the condo and cuba just 90 miles from our shore. at home the young preacher's cause was gaining traction across a segregated land. in this volatile america, president kennedy lead with the steadying hand, refusing the most perilous crisis of the co

it was john f. kennedy'sp, a rare combination of resolve and restraint, the guided america and the plant to the greatest 13 days of the nuclear age, and afterwards, in the last summer of his life, he signed the treaty, the beginning of the long end of the cold war. president kennedy's leadership was not without frustrations and setbacks. no president or any leaders are ever without that, but it was in hand it persistence of principle to fight on. there was a willingness to think and act anew. there was a capacity to inspire any quality of irony. he made us laugh. at the center of his values, of his ringing challenge to the american people, was a summons to serve, to uphold our obligation to a fellow american and our fellow citizens of the world, and in doing so, to strengthen our great country. he made the idea real with peace corps, a group of americans serving as ambassadors of goodwill worldwide, an initiative led by that beautiful man, a sargent shriver, a great man his passing we mourn this week. we take

he was the first piece course of his brother-in-law of president john f. kennedy. he was also the running mate back in 1972. he was 95 years old and he leaves behind five children including former california first lady mary but shriver. zx >> it was quite a nice picture from the golden gate bridge. the rtc fought back in the forecast again today. areas of dense fog are in places like the north bay. it to market the fog will clear out quickly and will be left with few clouds ahead and freezing conditions it especially it to present more conditions. it could rest into the 30's. wednesday night is mostly clear with fog that will be head of the forecast later this week. we are taking a look at fault form again in the north bay valley into patchy fog along the coastline. the fog a scaling back quicker than what we saw today. the fog is in the peninsula and temperatures will be cooler than what we sought yesterday morning. especially, in our inland valleys. the 7:00 hour there will be some thought, 42 in concord, 42 and at the pier 42 in santa rosa. 45 in redwood city. 4

john f. kennedyasked, but -- ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. can you go to the citizens and say out of shared good faith we are going to ask our citizens for austerity and accept personal sacrifices? i do not think you can look people in the eye and say that under these circumstances. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am here to talk about community benefit districts. i happened to be the first one to serve just they make union square a district, and it worked, and how come we live in the most heavily used district in the city, which is the waterfront district, the financial district included, and we do not have the community district, and we need it desperately because we have homeless there. it is ridiculous. it is filthy. there is no reason it should be that way, so we have to go through a community district downtown yesterday. it thank you. >> ♪ it is beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ ♪ with parcells everywhere, and the thing that will make it r

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generation, those who first answered the the call to duty from his brother-in-law, president john f. kennedy. >> here was a member of family that had borne more, lost more, who showed up every day. and found joy in life. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama, vice-president joe biden, former president bill clinton, and oprah winfrey all came to honor the map who started the peace corps. >> your dad not only was prepared to make life better than it was, he made it better than it was for literally millions of people. >> reporter: shriver was remembered in music as well as words. his daughter, maria shriver, recalled a loving father. >> perhaps his greatest achievement was showing us and our family how to show up in other people's lives and how to love unconditionally. >> reporter: he left his family letter with these parting words. >> all of you should be happy, happy that i am finally getting to meet our lord, my favorite superstar, face-to-face. >> reporter: sarent shriver left a public legacy of good works and a private legacy of love that lives on in his children. >> gad god bless you dad

. >>> 50 years ago today, john f. kennedy took the oath of office.ked not what you can do for your -- don't ask what your country can do for, ask what you can do for your current. this morning, caroline kennedys gathered to celebrate the l egacy. >>> divers are combing in patterson a canal looking for the missing boy. we have crews there. ahead on the news at 5: 5:00, we'll tell you why this search is so difficult. >> >>> that's gonna do it for us. our next newscast is the news at 5:00. until then, have a good day.

if i could reclaim my time i would say i began by talking about a great democratic president, john f. kennedy, who used this model and looking at 1981, 1989 and 2001 is not the simple basis for the argument that i'm propounding. i'm beginning, if you look at modern history, with john f. kennedy as president of the -- and i will also say in looking at the 1993 bill, i am convinced as i stand here today that if we hadded simply that tax increase -- if we had had simply that tax increase and in 4-, 5-, 6-that focused on -- in 1994, 199 5,1996 that focused on job creation we wouldn't enjoy the tremendous period of time of growth through the decade of the 1990's which as we all know was the time that the republicans were in fact in control here. let me ask, ms. slauder or mr. rangel or somebody else, if i could reserve the balance of my time, i'd love to hear my friend, if ms. slaughter would yield to him. mr. rangel: i just wanted the gentleman from california -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is not recognized. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, as the end of this

if i could reclaim my time i would say i began by talking about a great democratic president, john f. kennedy who used this model and looking at 1981, 1989 and 2001 is not the simple basis for the argument that i'm propounding. i'm beginning, if you look at modern history, with john f. kennedy as president of the -- and i will also say in looking at the 1993 bill, i am convinced as i stand here today that if we hadded simply that tax increase -- if we had had simply that tax increase and in 4-, 5-, 6-that focused on -- in 1994, 199 5,1996 that focused on job creation we wouldn't enjoy the tremendous period of time of growth through the decade of the 1990's which as we all know was the time that the republicans were in fact in control here. let me ask, ms. slauder or mr. rangel or somebody else, if i could reserve the balance of my time, i'd love to hear my friend, if ms. slaughter would yield to him. mr. rangel: i just wanted the gentleman from california -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is not recognized. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, as the end of this

john f. >>> 4:48. thanks for joining us. peace corps founder and former presidential candidate sargent shriver has died. he was the brother-in-law of former president john f. kennedy selected him to create the peace corps in the 1960s. shriver was george mcgovern's vice-presidential running mate in 1972 and then he ran for the presidency himself in the '76 democratic primary. he was also the father of former california first lady maria shriver. sargent shriver was 95 years old. he suffered from alzheimer's disease. >>> two students are in the hospital after a shooting at the los angeles high school. the teenagers were struck by the same bullet after a gun went off in a backpack that was dropped in the grounds. a 15-year-old girl is in critical condition, a 15-year- old boy is shot in the neck. he is in fair condition. students at gardena high school are still trying to calm their nerves. >> the cops got there and were telling us, they told my class to get on the ground. on the overcom they said that like there was a shooting or something so that we were on lockdown. >> 917-year-old student who brought -- the 17-year-old student who brought the gun to school is bei

that is when john f. kennedy took office. today on capitol hill leaders held a tribute attended by members of both parties. the event included his daughter, caroline, who was a toddler when jfk took office. >>> time for us now to talk about the weather and a beautiful day out there today. expect the same thing tomorrow? >> pretty much the same thing. wall-to-wall sunshine across the bay area. the temperatures, in fact, 60ss, a few neighborhoods could be warming up to 70 degrees. right now, i can show you this. clear skies over most of the state. a few high clouds up towards oregon. we will continue with the warm weather pattern as we head into the weekend. the overall weather story is this for tonight with the forecast. we are expecting this mostly clear skies, a bit of a breeze in the hills. we could have winds gusting to 25 to 30 miles an hour. this weekend, mostly sunny, warm, we will hold on to the dry weather pattern in the extended. first thing tomorrow morning, forecasted lows, showing you quite a few 30s and san franc

sergeant shriver, the first director of the peace corps and brother-in-law of former president john f. kennedyied this week at the age of 95. >>> in arkansas a hearing is set for one of two men accused of stealing the data of 120,000 i pad users. among the potential victims, new york city mayor michael bloomberg and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. >>> and there will be a hearing and perjury trial of barry bonds. the charges relate to testimony the former san francisco giants slugger made in which he denied ever knowingly used steroids. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc nightly news. finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on ""the today show"." al roker tracks the new winter storm that's hammering the northeast, and hear from the family members of a woman who was reunited with her family after being kidnapped as an infant. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watch

have now been able to see under the freedom of information act, in which the fbi sends a memo to john f. kennedy in which, in effect, they say, "as a result of what happened yesterday -- meaning the march on washington -- martin luther king is the most dangerous negro in america. and if we have not been able to do so before -- this is a paraphrase -- he must be stopped. he is the most dangerous negro in america." tavis: that is what they say about him the day after the march on washington. >> that is correct. tavis: did dr. king think that, even though he went off script that day -- did he think that he had accomplished what he set out to do with whatever remarks he was going to give that day? was he comfortable and happy with what he accomplished in that moment? >> i think so. i think the practical answer to that question is that immediately after the march, the march leaders went to the white house. i was not with them, but i remember martin saying that the first thing president kennedy said was, "i have a dream." i think that he felt that the -- that the march had been successful, because it

will be several services in the nation's capital honoring the 50th anniversary of president john f. kennedy's inauguration. the congressional tribute will be held and later in the day there will be a star-studded celebration at the kennedy center. >>> today marks the anniversary of the end of the iran hostage crisis. on this day in 1981 iran released 52 americans it held hostage for 444 days. the release came minutes after ronald reagan's inauguration as the 40th president of the united states. >>> and getting under way in park city, utah, the sundance film festival which runs through the end of the month. all day long stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc be nightly news." a look at what's coming up this morning on the "today" show. find out the details on last night's state dinner at the white house. and meet a woman reunited with her family 24 years after she was kidnapped. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. tha

the first director of the peace corps and president john f. kennedy's brother-in-law.e 95-year-old deed yesterday at a suburban washington d.c. hospital after battling alzheimer's for years. >>> surveillance video captured a driver losing control of her car before slamming into a convenience store. the damage was extensive, but, fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> and england's prince william and fiance kate middleton aren't having a baby just yet, but politicians are working to change an ancient law that favors boys over girls. the law would give equal opportunity status in the line to the throne favoring the first born regardless of sex. now here's your early look at one of your top health headlines on nbc.com. new research shows many daily skin creams claiming to provide ultraviolet protection and anti-aging benefits may not have enough critical ingredients to block uva light. currently spf levels on labels only reflect uvb protection. companies aren't required to provide protection levels for equally harmful uva rays. those may be susceptible to skin darkening and re

and hitting the auction block in arizona, the 1963 pontiac bonneville ambulance that carried john f. kennedy'sket in washington d.c. following the president's assassination in dallas. in it kennedy's wife, jackie, and brother robert accompanied the casket first to the bethesda naval hospital and later to the capitol. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments and those stories and others as they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on "the today show." "today" breaks down the biggest winners and losers from the golden globes with a live report from los angeles. and find out the latest on congresswoman gabrielle giffords' recovery. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thank you for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

just days before the 50th anniversary of john f. kennedy's inauguration. reporters were given a powerpoint demonstration illustrating the historic documents and photos which are now accessible from anywhere. it's taken the kennedy presidential library in boston four years and $10 million to digitize all of the materials. boy, there are some interesting times from the kennedys. >> wow, how fabulous for people to have that access. >> that is terrific. you ought to see some of those. >>> "the nightly newthe "nightl. we'll be back at 6:00. >> thank you for being with us. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me.

it is the 50th anniversary of president john f. kennedy's inauguration speech. several events will mark the event. but president joe biden will issue remarks, and said that president obama speaks today said -- kennedy senator tribute. another anniversary -- center tribute. another anniversary -- the start of the gulf war. those in attendance will include former vice president dan quayle, then defense secretary dick cheney, and former joint chiefs of staff chairman colin powell. c-span is covering all of those events. those are some of the latest headlines. >> you are watching c-span -- bringing new politics and public affairs. every morning it is "washington journal" a live call in show. weekdays, watch live coverage of the u.s. house, and weeknights congressional hearings and policy forms, in supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends to concede our signature programs. on saturdays, 0: the communicator's -- "the communicator's." it is all searchable at our c- span video library. c-span, washington, your way, the public service created by america's cable comp

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aftee progra he will talk about his book "ask not: the inauguration of john f. kennedy and the speech that changederbae america". sew after the program there will be books for sale in the back if your interested. also, when we do the question and answer session please waitn. for the boom like to ask question so it will be heard for taping. okay? >> they keep. [applauding] >> good evening.fo but kennedy's inaugural, under 15 minutes.30 i'm going to be very presumptuous and talked forons about half -- i mean, twice that long. i'm going to talk for 30 have minutes.future the future american president will deliver an inaugural address as eloquent and expiring -- inspiring as kennedy's. i would like to try to answer that question by telling you why at the kennedy's inaugural was so successful, why it resonatedd so powerfully with the american people and then i will leave ita to you to calculate the odds we we'll will hear its equal ten days from now after seven or in 2009 or 2013.s that's perhaps that is something we ca. let's s during the questions. let's just, i would like

he's most remembered for starting the peace corps under his brother-in-law, john f. kennedy. shriver was also a leader against the war against poverty and above all was remembered for being a good man. >> could anybody really be as good as he seemed to be. i mean, come on now. come on. every other man in this church feels about two inches tall right now. >> a nice moment in an emotional day. maria shriver also spoke, remembering her father as a man who taught his family how to be there for others, and to love unconditionally. after today's funeral, shriver was buried in massachusetts next to his wife. >>> the new year for many of us, all about picking up healthy food options for you and your family. but nutritionists are warning that what may seem like the low-fat, low-calorie choice is just the opposite. nbc's ellen goldberg explains. >> reporter: low fat, whole grain and a good source of fiber. sounds healthy, right? >> nutrition uses marketing just like every other industry does. so what's marketed on that package doesn't necessarily mean it's the healthiest choice. >> rep

they made their debut at john f. kennedy airport in new york. we could know if the majority in washington has support to roll back health care benefits. there is a test vote ahead of a final house vote next week. today in the east bay's tracie potts has a lock at what to expect. >> president obama is flying back from hawaii into political turbulence. house republicans will vote on whether to repeal the new health care law. >> i don't want the american people to have to pick up the tab for my health care. who is running this government? is it the insurance company or is it the united states congress? >> democrats will block any attempt to get rid of health reform. a showdown some republicans say won't make their party look good. >> the projection is every time you look on tv, there is a republican screaming at president obama, that is not playing well. >> the reality is 2012, they want something on the resume to boast about. >> republicans have no alternate plan. democrats say there bigger issues. >> the economy has to be the number one issue. >>

. >> reporter: patrick kennedy never knew his uncle, john f. kennedyd he never got to know another uncle, bobby, either. but he does know only too well what it's like to be part of a political family marked by assassin's bullets. when you heard that a congresswoman had been shot, an attempt had been made on her life, the first political assassination attempt in more than a generation, what went through your mind? as a kennedy? >> my colleagues, our hearts went out to her and we also realize this is the ultimate culmination we knew was brewing in terms of an atmosphere. granted, it was the act of a lone gunman who was delusional, but still, we've lived in an environment that sanctioned pretty heated rhetoric that's really bordering on irresponsible in how much it condones violence. and the dehumanization of our political leaders. >> reporter: in the debate over whether heated political rhetoric led to the tragedy in tucson, kennedy doesn't mince his words. he says the tone in the country right now is dangerous and destructive. >> it steals from democrac

for jfk drive in golden gate park, this is the north side of john f. kennedy drive. you can see where the hours are. on saturdays, the left side, and on sundays, the right side, giving road closure. behind the band shell, you will see where the arrow is. that is where the kiosk will be, and storage will be off to the right in the right hand corner, where there are storage containers already for rpd use. at union square plaza, you will see the errors in the upper left-hand corner of the picture, and the kiosk will be underneath, tucked behind the elevator. stores will be inside the garage. in marina green, storage will be where there is a bicycle rental kiosks already, and storage will be exactly where there are storage containers already on the right hand side. in justin herman plaza, you will see that -- down in the bottom in the middle, and storage will be off site. i would like to address safety parkwide concerns safety -- address safety concerns. parkwide has 30 years experience. the fisherman's wharf district had concerns originally, but they have been alleviate

. >>> sargent shriver, the brother-in-law of john f. kennedy is in a wake area hospital this morning. shriver was the first to join the peace corps. he was george mcgovernor's running mate back in 1972. in 2003 shriver announced he had alzheimer's disease. shriver is 95 years old. >>> to a surprising turn of events in haiti. the return of former dictator jean-claude duvalier. he returned sunday, he'd been absent for 25 years. he was thrown out of office and forced into exile in 1986. duvalier and his father tortured and killed local opponents. they've also been accused of stealing millions in political funds. >>> in tunisia, today the new program is expected to announce coalition government in the north african nation. discontent with the government and alleged corruption led to months of clashes between police and protesters. the violence continued this weekend. the president was forced from power, and the country three days ago. >>> iran's nuclear weapons program has taken a bit of a hit here. it came from a cyber weapon. "the new york times"

meanwhile the cuban missile crisis was rapidly sliding into his darkest moment when president john f. kennedy was told about soviet nuclear missiles in cuba he decided to declare a naval blockade of the island ships of any kind down to cuba from whatever nation . well if found a container cargoes of offensive weapons back. the so-called hawks among us top military commanders were trying to persuade kennedy to wipe out soviet missile sites in cuba by delivering a first strike the head of strategic air command curtis lemay was the principal advocate of such a solution to the crisis lamaze attitude was. if it's going to war it's going to come this the best time because we had superiority over the soviets in terms of numbers. and let me let me when they were asked what he would do it cuba he you know what he said he said burn it and he meant it he meant. by late october cuba was ready to face enemy air strikes special shelters had been built in havana and locals had been alerted to the need to start evacuating the city as soon as the signal came through that will at who were in this strange when