. >>> john paul stevens, john gwen and more were all in the same room yesterday from all walks of life. they received the medal of freedom from president obama yesterday. one celebrity after another came up to be presented with their prestigious medal. 13 people in all got it at yesterday's ceremony. >> just on a personal note, i had a chance to see everybody in the back. what's wonderful about these events for me is so many of these people are my heroes individually. i know how they impacted my life. >> the medal is given to those who make extraordinary contributions to world peace, national interests, security and culture. >>> defense secretary leon panetta delivered the commencement speech at the u.s. naval academy on tuesday. he said the navy and marine corps will play a crucial role in confronting aggression and defeating opponents. he also said the focus for the next generation will be on

[applause] [the medal is presented] john paul stevens. navy to the bench, john paul stevens has devoted himself to service to our nation. after earning a bronze star in world war ii, stevens returned home to pursue a career in law. as an attorney, he became a leading practitioner of anti- trust law. and as a supreme court justice, he dedicated his long and distinguished tenure to applying our constitution with fidelity and independence. his integrity, humility, and steadfast commitment to the rule of law have fortified the noble vision of our nation's founders. [applause] [the medal is presented] pat summitt. pat summitt is an unparalleled figure in collegiate sports. over 38 seasons, she proudly led the university of tennessee lady volunteers to 32 sec tournament and regular season championships and eight national titles, becoming the all-time winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. on the court, coach summitt inspired young women across our country to shoot even higher in pursuit of their dreams. off the court, she has inspired us

at 2:00, remarks from former- supreme justice, and john paul stevens. justice stevens set down in georgia 10 after 35 years in the court. you can watch live coverage here on c-span. >> i work a lot now with this young girl generation of digital natives. from their point of view, they feel like old media is in significantly fact check. one of the things that drives them crazy is anything that does not have a link to the source. being in actor with your sourcing is much harder on line than it is in print because you can check that right away. i think the internet community tends to be a lot more honest. >> our panel on digital media was the most watched on the c- span video library with over 20,000 dues. watch it any time on line. plus you conclude portions of online. online.

john paul stevens. pat summitt. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ ♪ >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody please have a seat and welcome to the white house. it is an extraordinary pleasure to be with all of you to present this year's medal of freedom. and i have to say just looking around the room, this is a packed house which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody wanted to check them out. this isle highest civilian honor this countryan bestow. which is ironic because nobody sets out to win it. nobody ever picks up a guitar or fights a disease or starts a movement thinking you know what, in i keep this up in 2012, i could get a medal in the white house from a guy named barack obama. this wasn't in the plan. but that's exactly what makes this award so special. every one of today's honorees is blessed with an extraordinary amount of talent. we could fill this room many times over with people who are talented and driven. what sets these men and women apart is the incred

john paul stevens will be among the honorees as well as basketball coach pat summit, singer bob dylan, and former astronaut john glenn. it is the highest civilian honor. >> first lady michelle obama will attend today's presidential medal of freedom ceremony. first she's making a trip to new york to appear on good morning america. will discuss her new book, the story of the white house kitchen garden and gardens across america. to business news, apple is trying to attract members of congress. >> now to linda bell in new york. >> hello. federal investigators are exploring whether representatives from bp lied to congress on how much oil was leaking after the disaster two years ago. sources tell wall street journal that prosecutors are examining statements made by bp andofficials and whether engineers also withheld information from the government. apple's c e zero page washington d.c. a courtesy call. tim cook sat down with congressional leaders including john boehner. fortune magazine says it was to show keep policy makers that have an open line of communication to the apple executive. -

from the navy to the bench, john paul stevens has devoted himself to service to our nation. after earning a bronze star in world war ii, stevens returned home to pursue a career in law. as an attorney, he became a leading practitioner of anti-trust law, and as a supreme court justice, he dedicated his long and distinguished tenure to applying our constitution with infidelity and integrity. his commitment to the rule of law has fortified the noble vision of our nation's founders. [ applause ] >> pat summitt. pat summit was an unparalleled woman in the field of sports. she led women in the sec tournament and eight national titles, becoming the all-time winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. on the court, summit inspired young women across our country to shoot even higher in pursuit of their dreams. off the court she has inspired us all by turning her personal stlug gel into a campaign to combat alzheimer's disease. she exemplifies all that is best about athletics in america. [ applause ] >> bob dylan. >> come on, bob. >> a modern day troubador, bob dylan established himse

john paul stevens. pat summitt. are awaiting the arrival of the president and others who will be honored at the medal of freedom ceremony that's taking place in the east room of the white house. live pictures. i still have with me krystal ball, msnbc analyst. and i also have kristin welker, our correspondent at the white house. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the us. >> here is the president. >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat. and welcome to the white house. it is an extraordinary pleasure to be here with all of you to present this year's medals of freedom. and i have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house, which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody wanted to check it out. this is the highest civilian honor this country can bestow. which is ironic because nobody sets out to win it. no one ever picks up a guitar or fights a disease or starts a movement thinking, you know what? if i keep this up in 2012 i could get a medal in the white house

. >>> former supreme court justice, john paul stevens, folk singer, bob dillon, and tony morrison, some of the luminaries who received the presidential medal of freedom. president obama led the ceremony at the white house today. the medal of freedom is the highest civilian honor. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. not in short blinding bursts, but steadily over the course of a lifetime. >> among others receiving the award today, former secretary of state, madeleine albright, former astronaut, john glenn, and bill who helped lead the campaign to eradiate smallpox. >>> maryland and a handful of other states are receiving a waiver from the federal no child left behind law. now exchanged for it, those states are promising to improve how students are prepared. applied for waivers, but they have yet to be granted them. trying to rewrite that no child left behind law. >>> the storms, they just keep on coming. topper tells us what we'll be in the clear. the forecast is something do you don't want to miss. but first, a sneak peek behi

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. >> monday retired supreme court justice john paul stevens criticized the court's reent decisid -- recent decisions in -- >> let me tell you how i met justice stevens. many years ago in albuquerque, new mexico, justice stevens and his wife snuck in to play in a bridge tournament, and one of my partners at the time happily had been his clerk and invited he and his wife and barry and i to dinner. i couldn't even imagine meeting a justice of the supreme court, let alone go to dinner. they felt quite free to tell him what they thought of what he had just played. but at the end of the evening there was a kind of uncomfortable silence and justice stevens finally said to his former law clerk, greg, don't you want to invite me to come to your firm to meet the lawyers in your firm and your law clerks? of course we couldn't imagine having been bold enough to ask him to do that. and so in albuquerque, new mexico, in the summer in a law firm of 21 people, our law clerks thought we were the smartest human beings on the planet. but what happened was even more remarkable. when justice stevens sat down i

and john paul stevens.ylan, author toni morrison and former tennessee women's basketball coach pat summit are also among those being honored. >>> a health alert today. the secret getting your kids to eat their veggies. ready for this. we need a drum roll. you drink water. serve water with meals. behavioral researchers found people correlate a glass of water with healthy food. the kids ate more vegetables with water than soda. there you go. >>> work out or pay up. it's new incentive behind a new exercise app. users commit to using it a certain number of times a week and agree to pay $5 if you don't work out. >>> move over android and iphone. facebook wants to create its open smart phone. according to the "new york times," part of the top secret plan is to recruit experts would worked on apple's iphone and ipad so they are stealing people to build that phone. this will be interesting. >> this could be a big phone too if it ever happens. >>> astronauts on the international space station are still unloading car

eastern, former supreme court justice john paul stevens speaks at the american law institute 2012 annual meeting. since he retired, he's written a book called "five chiefs, a supreme court memoir" which chronicles his time on the supreme court. we'll have his remarks live at 2 p.m. on c-span. at 4:30, president obama will wrap up the nato summit. that's also live on c-span. and on c-span3, a committee on the lack of foreign language speakers. >>> here more of the nixon saps at 6 p.m. eastern.

[applause] >> john paul stevens. from the navy to the bench, john paul stevens has devoted himself to service to our nation. after earning a bronze star in world war ii, stevens returned home to pursue a career in law. as an attorney he became a leading practitioner of antitrust law and as a supreme court justice he dedicated his long and distinguished tenure to applying our constitution with fidelity and independence. his integrity, humility and steadfast commitment to the rule of law have fortified the noble vision of our nation's founders. [applause] >> pat summitt. pat summitt is an unparalleled figure in collegiate sports. over 38 seasons, she proudly led the university of tennessee lady volunteers to 32 s.e.c. tournament and regular season championships and eight national titles. becoming the all-time winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. on the court, coach summitt inspired young women across our country to shoot even higher in pursuit of their dreams. off the court she has inspired us all by turning her

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and john paul stevens speaking at the american law institute policy meeting. you can watch live coverage here on c-span. david cameron was back in the house of commons were he to a question to members of parliament including opposition on an economic growth plan for the u.k. and whether he is had discussions with the new french president. in reducing corporation taxes. >> order. questions for the prime minister. mr. paul mainer. >> thank you, mr. saker. i am sure the house will join me in paying tribute to the two service and -- rvicemen were killed in afghanistan. corporal mccarthy and lee davis from first battalion wealth gardens. our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones. they were both courageous and highly respected men who engaged in vitally important worof training and mentoring the afghan police. their service to our nation must never be forgotten. this morning i had meetings with others in addition to my duties in the house and will have further meetings later today. >> the prime minister's tribute to our fallen serve asmen is the right

they included the founder of the girl scouts john paul stevens, the third longest serving supreme courtice ever in history. john dor the man who went to the university of mississippi and stood in the doorway of the university of mississippi and accompanied the first black student to attend class's classes there. he went down from the justice department, a hero in the civil rights movement. president obama said yesterday he would not be where he is today without the efforts and the leadership and the courage of john door in those days. the people yesterday included pat summit who was the winningest, if i can coin that word, the winningest coach ever in basketball, men's basketball or women's basketball. and peter, do you have that photo up? i took, on our website, bill billpressshow.com or currenttv.com/bill currenttv.com/billpress. the president giving the medal of freedom to those individuals there. of course, the star of the show was bob dylan. and president obama talking about how much bob dylan had influenced him when he was in college and listened to his lyrics. it was classic bob

honorees include john paul stevens, pat summit, bob dylan and john glenn. the medal of freedom is the country's highest civilian honor. >> it's tuesday already 73 degrees >> . still ahead, good news for metro rail customers. find out when more trains will be added during the morning and evening rush. >> a reminder of the dangers of heat. trips to the >> after this walter memorial day, more heat is expected today. and yesterday's high temperatures prove dangerous in some instances. d.c. fire and ems responded to a dozen heat-related calls. one of them was at 21st and e streets where several of the people from a tennessee marching band became ill from the hot weather. >> by the cotton right now. let's look at how hot it's going to be. -- 5:10 right now. >> let's talk about thunderstorms. that will be the headline this afternoon and evening. notice the first few thunderstorms could fire from the potomac highlands around lunchtime and as early as noon and 1:00 p.m. it will be later in the metro area, close to the evening drive, through the nighttime and into we

people will be honored with the presidential medal of freedom, mad line albright, perez, and john paul stevens among them. bob dillon, author tony morrison and pat summit also among those being honored the medal of freedom is the highest civilian honor. >>> george w bush returning to the white house this week, president obama is honouring mr. bush and his wife laura with the unvailing of their official portraiting thursday. the trip will mark the first time in more than two years mr. bush has set foot in the white house. >>> some of our other top stories, family members of a marine found dead in his bar rocks at fort made maryland want answers. he was found on wednesday. it is still not known how he died he was training to be a combat camera man. we spoke with his father by telephone. >>> he was loving the marines is all i know. he was having a good time. i have heard of no trouble, no -- he was in good health as far as i know. just a big shock. >> his father, grandfather and great grandfather and great grand fathers all served in the armed forces the enquiry is expected to wrap up soon. >>> r

at 2:00 p.m., john paul stevens will address this year's meeting of the american law institute' . a news conference by president obama at the close of the nato summit. much of the meeting is aimed to end the war in afghanistan. waiting for the start of the small business administration conference, set to start in just a few moments. right now your phone calls from this morning's "washington journal." host: president obama talks about the challenges of war. thousands of demonstrators took to the street. host: hamid karzai is here in the united states. he is best known for periodic jabs, but is working on a charm offensive. host: let's listen to what president hamid karzai had to say in chicago. [video clip] >> afghanistan reaffirm its commitment to the transition process and to the completion of nd the completion of drawing off of partners in 2014 so that afghanistan is no longer a burden on the shoulder of our friends in the international community, on the shoulders of the united states and our other allies. afghanistan is looking forward to an end to this war and the transformati

former secretary of state madelyn albright, singer bob dylan, and justice john paul stevens who retired back in 2010, astronaut john glenn, and post how maniously. i can't believe this. i had to read this multiple times to believe it. on thursday, nasa plans to talk about some things spotted by the hubble telescope. this is what nasa is saying. they're saying observations that allow astronomers to predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our entire universe. of course, that event is billions of years in the future. but they say this is certain -- this is going to be fascinating, folks. always to stay ahead of the news, check out ahead of the curve on cnn.com. i've got a reality check myself. mitt romney's campaign will be in las vegas and california this week. for some reason i said las vegas and florida. his stops include las vegas and california. >> very good. thanks for straightening that out. josh, appreciate it. >> yeah. >>> here in the u.s., the green party is picking their candidate for president. and this woman, dr. jill stein, is in the lead. she'll be joini

state, madeleine albright, former israeli president and former supreme court associate justice john paul stevens. as well as bob dillon, author tony morrison and former tennessee women 's basketball coach, pat summit. it is the nations highest civilian honor. >>> a 6-year-old virginia girl will make history. laurie ann madson is one of the contestants this year. she is home schooled and she is the youngest person to participate, on record. she is no stranger to the spelling bee competition she won her first one at 3.5 years old, she will compete against 278 spellers for the top prize which includes $30,000 cash, and a $5,000 scholarship. >> look at her she is so little. >> dressed like a bee did you notice that. cute >> good for her. >> coming up, some amazing video, dramatic fall caught on camera when an 11-year-old's harness snaps wall climbing hear from her father next. >>> and the nonprofit our house helps troubled youth learn skills and turn their lives around. we are just a month away from their annual gala, gwen is here to explain how you can help  >>> frightening fall from a rock cli

. >> reporter: other honorees included former supreme court justice john paul stevens and israeli president shimon peres. >>> british officials increase security on the thames river so the queen can go for a sail. they're taking dogs along for some checks on ferries. queen e his bet is celebrating her 60th -- elizabeth is celebrating her 60th anniversary on the throne. a million people are expected to line the riverbanks to watch. >> i would love to see it. >> had some pretty crazy weather. >> you won't hear us talking about that rain deficit. we have had these torrential rainstorms and thunderstorms that dropped 2 to 3 inches of rain of night in some areas. all flash flood warnings are over. it's still raining in a lot of areas, but that will settle down, also. while we might have a spotty shower tomorrow, for the most part we won't be doing this again. we've had an amazing picture sent to us that i'll share in a moment, but wow, heavy rain especially hard hit hagerstown and up toward frederick. here's where we stand at this hour. most of this is now light rain or showers. it's going to pr

, former secretary of state madeleine albright, rock legend bob dylan, astronaut john glenn, john paul stevens, and author tony morrison. he praised them for making an impact on many, many people over the course of a lifetime. >> every one of today's honorees is blessed with an extraordinary amount of talent, awful them are driven but we could fill this room many times over with people talented and driven. what sets those men and women a part is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. and not in -- . >> the medal of freedom is given to individuals who have acted in the security of national security and contributed to the world. >>> syria's ambassador is being told to get out of the united states. the u.s. joins others in expelling the syrian diplomats after the syrian government massacred its civilians. tom fitzgerald spent the day at the syrian embassy. what is the reaction? >> reporter: at one point, we were at the syrian embassy today and a woman identified herself as a press representative that came out of the embassy and said there might be statement and never returned this

in which the jordan upheld the john paul stevens. they are going to lose in texas. is he doing it? to ginn up the issue. the voter suppression issue so-called and to agitate the base presumably minorities. second point, the arizona immigration case, they are going to lose that one, too. and they know it and the reason he brings it up, to gin up the hispanic vote. the bring up the idea the republicans as anti-immigrant. that's a hack. if you're attorney general you shouldn't be acting in that way. you should be acting for the nation. >> bill: in arizona on the immigration case he is going to lose on what issue? >> he is going to lose on the issue that and you saw it in the oral arguments, the solicitor general tries to make the case that it is illegal for the state of arizona to assist the federal government in carrying out its responsibilities on immigration. somehow the exclusivety of the fates excludes any state assisting in that enforcement. >> bill: you can't help solve a bank robbery because bank robbery is a federal crime so stay out of it. if the bank robber

john paul stevens the former supreme court justice, also. the founder of the girl scouts.- shimon perez. and former director of the centers for disease control and prevention, who helped lead the effort to eradicate small pox. and gordon biochi who fought the internment of japanese americans during world war ii and here comes the president and the first lady. listen. >> ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states. (applause) >> thank you. welcome to the white house. have a seat, everyone, and it is an extraordinary pleasure to be here with all of you to present this year's medals of freedom. i have to say looking around the world this is a packed house a testament to how cool this group is. everyone wanted to check 'em out. this is the highest civilian honor this country can bestow. which is ironic because no one sets out to win it. no one picks up a guitar or fight as disease or start as movement thinking, you know what, if i keep this up in 2012 i could get a medal in the white house from a guy name obama. that wasn't in the plan. but that is what makes the

. >> justice john paul stevens 35 years on the supreme court is the third longest in history.ars say his mark on the law will last for centuries. >> even in his final days on the bench, justice stevens insisted he was still learning on the job. in the end, we are the ones who have learned from him. >> also among the 13 winners former prime minister sharon perez. as well as the former head coach of the university of tennessee women's basketball team pat summit and the woman who founded the girl scouts 100 years ago. jon? >> great ceremony, trace, thanks. >> jon: it will be another year until our nation marks memorial day. in the meantime those who lost their looed ones has a new way to share their memories. american hero project.org. the craters of the site say they plan on posting photos and stories of different fallen troops each week. they are asking families to log on and send them information about the service members they have lost. if you bought shares of facebook at its starting price, less than two weeks ago, you have already lost almost a quarter of your investment. d

madeleine albright is among them as well as john paul stevens. include the first man to orbit the earth and former u.s. senator john glenn. tennessee women's basketball coach pat summit who recently stepped down after being diagnosed with alzheimer's and song writing legend bob dillon. >>> she is cute as a button and boy is she smart. today a northern virginia girl will blood pressure the youngest person ever to cop peat in the national spelling -- compete in the national spelling bee. little lori ann madison is going to be part of today's preliminary round of the national spelling bee here in washington. what a great accomplishment. the bee doesn't have a lower age limit but no one younger than 8 has qualified. she is 6. after today's preliminary round, the sell any finals are tomorrow morning and then the championship round is tomorrow night. you go, lori anne. >> she does not sound like a 6- year-old. very mature and very intelligent little girl. >>> mitt romney may be able to drop the word presumptive and call himself the republican president

shimon perez, and john paul stevens. bob dylan, author toni morrison and pat summit are also among those being honored. the medal of freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. while many workers still have to deal with pay freezes and pay cuts, ceos are seeing bigger numbers on their paychecks these days. >> some really big numbers. stay tuned for that. we'll be right back.  i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin' iced mocha. they make it exactly how i like it. medium, iced, with a turbo shot. french vanilla, hazelnut, caramel -- i love 'em all. they make it perfect every time. america runs on dunkin' coffee. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. i'm eating what i know is better nutrition. mmmm. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. >>> there is a lot to watch in what is a shor

the president paid tribute to former supreme court justice john paul stevens, former universities of nnessee women's basketball coach, pat summitt, astronaut john glennn, and he honored madeline al wright the first woman secretary of state. >> madeline's courage and toughness helped bring peace to the balkans and paved the way for progress in some of the most unstable corners of the world. >> he called bob dylan one of the most influential american >> warner: he called bob dylan one of the most influential american musicians of the 20th century. >> by time he was 23, bob's voice and unique gravely was redefining not just what music sounded like but the message it carried and how it made people feel. >> warner: dolores huerta helped cesar chavez, helping found the organization that became the united farm workers of america in the '60s. >> without any negotiating experience, she led a worldwide grape boycott that forced growers to agree to some fo the country's first farmworker contracts. ever since, she's fought to give more people a seat at the table. >> warner: and toni morrison, one

in which the jordan upheld the john paul stevens. they are going to lose in texas.hy is he doing it? to ginn up the issue. the voter suppression issue so-called and to agitate the base presumably minorities. second point, the arizona immigration case, they are going to lose that one, too. and they know it and the reason he brings it up, to gin up the hispanic vote. the bring up the idea the republicans as anti-immigrant. that's a hack. if you're attorney general you shouldn't be acting in that way. you should be acting for the nation. >> bill: in arizona on the immigration case he is going to lose on what issue? >> he is going to lose on the issue that and you saw it in the oral arguments, the solicitor general tries to make the case that it is illegal for the state of arizona to assist the federal government in carrying out its responsibilities on immigration. somehow the exclusivety of the fates excludes any state assisting in that enforcement. >> bill: you can't help solve a bank robbery because bank robbery is a federal crime so stay out of it. if the bank robbe