john smith, are you here? and then john smith would come and be told what the prosecutor was offering and people had called and not heard back. they didn't get any attention to the individual circumstances of their cases. instead, they were called before the judge and another attorney who even left about the case would stand there almost like a piece of cardboard and the people would plead guilty. now it was incredibly obvious in court that day that people had no idea what was happening to them. people started to cry in the middle of pleading guilty. wait, i'm pleading guilty. i didn't realize i had agreed to go to jail. it was really a mess mess . what i really learned later is that robert was a croobt defender and he had a -- contract defender and he had a full private practice representing people who paid him money and he had earned a sum of money from the county and had to represent as many people as the prosecutor was going to charge and during the two-year period, he had represented twice the number of p

virginia des not know who yet is responsible, they are sure about one thing -- >> if the package had john smith written on there, i don't think these folks would have been under the situation they were put in. >> reporter: craig melvin, news 4 today. >>> by the time the mistake was fixed be everyone had missed their flights but the government stepped up and footed the entire bill and passrt remaysments. the cost for them, $34,000. >>> witnesses may include prison inmates who say ingmar guandique confessed to killing levy. her body was found not until a year later. the trial is expected to wrap up before thanksgiving. >>> students and fellow faculty of a beloved american university professor said their good-byes. a vigil for professor sioux was held at the arena. she was found in her home in october. police believe she interrupted a robbery and was beaten t death. 18-year-old hamlin was arrested for unauthorized use of the car but no arrests have been made in the murder case. everyo who attended the vigil agreed she was always upbeat no matter what the tuation. >> always had a smile. and made ac

. >> if the package had john smith name written on there, i don't think these folks would hav been under the situation that they were put in. >> reporter: now, by the time the mistake was fixed, everyone in the group had missed their flight. sunday night travelers learned that customs and border had decided to foot the bill to buy replacement airline tickets. the price tag to the taxpayer? $44,000. also this evening, the council of american islamic relations said they' learned of three other cases where american's passports and visas are being held up. >> thank you, craig. >>> th man accused of a terror plot against four metro stations put in a not guilty pleaday. he met people who he believed to be al-qaeda operatives and suggested where they could place explosives to harm the most number of people. those were undercover authorities. when they arrested ahd, they found gun paraphernalia. >>> that decision by the justice department comes after a three-year investigation into the cia's interrogation tactics. the video showed two men being suggested into a process that m simulates drowning.

. >> john smith written on there, i don't think they would be under the situation they were put n. >>craig melvip, "news4 midday." >> everyone in the group had missed their flight. customs and border control footed the entire bill, and buying all of them replacement airline tickets. the final cost for the mistake, $34,000. >> we will see if the traffic is getting better out there. northbound, blocked nir route one. the report of an accident can confirm, i didn't see anything in the roadway. nevertheless, the authorities stopped all the traffic on 95 northbound. nobody is getting y. maybe more than just an accident. heading over elsewhere, 270, that accident over on the shoulder. and the right lane is tied up here, inner and outer loops are open. >> it seems more and more people are taking advantage of a program that pays you to car pool in the d.c. region it is used by more than 700. the director said commuters are savi time and money in hofr lanes, and sending ss on gas. >> we have a few travel alerts, there will be no dre service, only trains with the sunder the train number will be

>>pocahtas is legendary best known for saving the life of john ith. smith claimed the daughter came to s rescue after he had been takenprisoner by his father's men. she would later marry john roth. the virginia colony first successful tobacco antar. nearly 400 years after the historic wedding. where we are standing right now, this is where pocahontas and john roth would have gotten married? >> ll kelso is 99 percent sure he and his team have discovered the 08 church at james fort. he describes the find as a goose bump-moment. >> this was supposed to be lost to erosion. no one could find it. i came out here 18 years ago. i want to give this a shot in this area. sure enoughthe whole fort has been found, all the buildings. now the church -->> colleague danny schmidt. >> things are looking good. we have excavated most of the forts. we can rule out all the other structures we have sn. this so far matching up precisely with the dimensions they said itould. >> secretary of the jamestown colony reported the dimensions. >> we can look and see how it matches up to th

if the package had john smith name written on there, i don't think these folks would have been underon that they were put in. >> by the time the mistake was fixed, everyone had missed their flight. but the government stepped up and footed the entire bill and passport repayments. the cost for them, 4,000. >>> a misunderstood joke may have pvoked a shooting. joseph sharp jr. was a student. he and a fellow student were joking around in northeast monday night when they ran into three other guys. investigators said they ought the laughter was directed at them. shots were fired and sharps was killed. his family is left to cope with the loss as police continue to search for suspects. >> it really, really hurts. but as a father we just have to move on and say the lord has got him now. i'm hay for that part. >> the second teen who was shot remains in the hospital but is expected to survive. >>> 6:36. "today" show is next at 7:00. let's check in with meredith vieira to see what they're working on today. >>> good morning to you, eun. former president george w. bush will join us for an exclusive

and i rejoice, led by the sound of a black smith's hammer, i travel to charleston, south carolina, john shannon, black smith. a large european with red hair, comfortable. they were apprentices to all africans new and old, familiar yet fresh. i have sold another of your beautiful gape with the rice design, how did you learn to craft so well? a young man stepped into the light. i learned by reaching back with one hand and stretching forward with the other he said. people said you are a genius. my father dinka was the genius replied the apprentice. he taught me what 7 generations have learned, i am the 8th. i had bound [inaudible] who answers to moses shannon. both mean safe water. he seems more confident now, wiser. playful mostafa. i had so much to tell him, he could not see me. he could not see me or hear me in this strange land. he touched the spotting smiles. [inaudible] with birds, flowers and animals inspired. i turned to someone tell moses, shannon is going to free you one day. they can find joy, [inaudible] in my mind, i have always been free. free as the wind, thank you so much.

john roger smith department of petroleum engineering at lsu and darrell bourgeois of patrolling engineering research technology laboratory. mr. thomas? >> yes, sir. >> do you have an opening statement? >> commissioner, if i could for a moment, there will be three panel members here this morning. we also have charlie williams of the shell company who will be answering questions today. and just to give you a sense of what the format will be, this morning we're going to hear from five different deep water and nondeep water drilling experts in two separate panels. on various subjects relating to well design and deep water drilling issues generally as well as macondo and the blowout. we will be splitting the panels into two. one in the first morning session which includes the individuals commissioner graham has just introduced and we will then have a second panel in the second morning session. while each of the experts is focused on a particular topic, we will be asking them to comment on other topics at various points during the presentation and unlike yesterday, we expect the commissioners, if

johns. gerta klein, a holocaust survivor and author. sylvia mendez, an activist. jean kennedy smith. and john sweeney, the current president emeritus of the afl-cio. congratulations to all the recipients. work well done. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "john king usa" starts right "john king usa" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> sarah palin likes to mock what she calls the mainstream media. in interviews with "the new york times" and new york news, she inches closer tonight to a 2012 presidential run. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> also tonight, a republican governor who, not too long ago, was near the top of any 2012 prospects list until what his staff said was a long hike in the mountains turned out to be a secret trip turned out to be a trip to see his mistress. and when a company struggles, the ceo gets the ax and the manager or the coach is usually the first to go when a sports team falters. so is it smart or foolish for the democrats to keep pelosi

john harbaugh and mike smith talked about the game. >> i thought it was a hard fought victory. great environment. thursday nate possibly. -- thursday tphaoenight footbal against a playoff caliber team. we fought through some of the errors we had early and fought back from the deficit and took the lead and we were disappointed with the who is. >> we went out this and went to work and made the lays we needed -- plays that we needed to make and got the outcome we wanted. i am proud of every man in that locker room because of what they did tonight. they came and played a very good baltimore ravens football team. >> one quick oriole not. juan samuel will join the phillies. ravens play a week from sunday in charlotte against carolina. the ravens will be ok. they came become. good comeback. >> thank you, keith. it is 6:26. 32 degrees on tv hill. much more ahead. >> the race may be over but the clock is ticking as state education officials scramble to get the millions of dollars they have been granted. that is coming up. >> we have several incidents clearing in the area so that is good

past five years san jose students have spent one night in tents outside the shadow of the tommy, smith and john car will statue. it's not only a learning experience but a commitment to work towards the problem. the youngest student out here has been coming here since he was 5. >> 72,000 people are in poverty in the usa. and we're trying to change it. >> reporter: is that something that over the past five years you kind of have a feeling about too? >> yes. >> reporter: what do you think about when you see a homeless person? >> i think -- i feel bad. >> reporter: the faculty advisor's son. the faculty advisor out here this morning as well. the idea popped up five years ago in conjunction with a student project to help the victims of hurricane katrina. the project resulted in the introduction of two bills into congress although those bills never became laws the students ended up helping hundreds of hurricane victims. i would imagine not a lot of homeless people have tents but getting around the fact it's cold out here the experience is very real. coming up in my next report talk to some of the col

john s. smith has been on the faculty of l.s.u. since 1998. he teaches courses on drilling and operation for well control. he has over 20 years of experience as an engineer and researcher, primarily off shore and with the drilling of focus. he is a member of the well control committee. sorry, a technical difficulty. back to professor smith. i did not want you to see the e- mails passing up -- popping up in the corner, so i wanted to turn that off. he has testified in written reports for the joint investigation into the bp oil spills. beyond testifying here today for this commission, he has already testified for the joint investigation panel looking into the oil spill. he has written extensively on, among other subjects, the pressure test at the well. our second in new panelist is also at lsu. he is the director of a full- scale petroleum engineering laboratory and has been so for the past eight years. he instructs courses in well control, both undergraduate and industry courses. he holds an m.s. and bs in petroleum engineering from lsu. he als

former heisman trophy winner troy smith under center against the bronco >>> a week isolated on the countryside was what the doctor ordered for 49ers. jerry rice and johnay representing their former teams in london. brandon lloyd is open for a 71- yard completion. they score the next play. smith scores since 2008. smith scans the middle to michael crabtree. 28-yard touchdown. 17-10 niners. later in the fourth, orton out of the pocket. out comes the ball. recover of the fumble and the niners looking to pour it on. frank gore powers it in from the three. gore 118 yards on 29 carries, 24-10 niners. 21 points in the fourth. broncos not done. 2:22 left, orton finds lloyd. they missed the extra point and cut the lead to 8.24-16 niners win kim coyle was on the field after the game. >> your thoughts on troy smith? did a remarkable job tonight. >> really stepped up and helped the offense out and helped the defense out. big play by troy. >> you guys are taking a lot of heat for not winning on the road. but you are almost 6,000 miles away. >> with all the red in the stands, felt like we were at home. >> going out to make a play for the guys. long flight with a lo

john elway was there, it was all about troy smith. for the 1 yd touchdown smith was the no. 3 guy.got the start today is 10 2/7. not tied at 10 in the fourth. troy smith going up top, it's a touchdown. that was 17 to nothing, red blood brought into the act. add that touchdown to make it 24 to attend. and it would dead bird drive light, calloway throws it out and shot is spencer said state that all law and the 49ers when the final 24 to 60. they're not to end six. it will be off next weekend. truck backed up wednesday, first i since 2002 the raiders have they not losing record. this late in the season. i am not kidding. is like this every sunday, in that lawsuit was their right to the game. tracy campbell, marcel greece touch dumbwaiters in the second. they open up the tension of the league. does go to that third quarter. what a great season they are having. to make it 13 to nothing. he carried it 111 yds. jason is looking predacious hollywood, the hb to his teammates. touch celebrators the raider defense registered eight sacks in the game. the raiders with 33 points on the board 33

john sasaki report. >> reporter: the names are reinhant, hawkins and smith. tom devacaro is state chair of the republican party. >> we as a party support the values of the prop eight but we also support the value of voters having a stake instead of just some men in a black robe. >> reporter: the castro district is holding its collective breath. now the ninth circuit will decide whether to uphold the latest ruling. >> i think it's going to happen. i think if california finally resolves the issue, i think that many other states will eventually go that way as well. >> reporter: molly mckay is with marriage quality. >> it's an american principal that all should be on board for. >> reporter: i spoke to jesse shober by phone today. >> if the ninth circuit reaches a verdict and says that proposition eight is inconstitutional, there's a high probability that the supreme court will take the case. >> reporter: the process might end there. in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and ktvu.com has background information on the prop eight case and the a

john sasaki report. >> reporter: the names are reinhant, hawkins and smith. tom devacaro is state chair of the republican party. >> we as a party support the values of the prop eight but we also support the value of voters having a stake instead of just some men in a black robe. >> reporter: the castro district is holding its collective breath. now the ninth circuit will decide whether to uphold the latest ruling. >> i think it's going to happen. i think if california finally resolves the issue, i think that many other states will eventually go that way as well. >> reporter: molly mckay is with marriage quality. >> it's an american principal that all should be on board for. >> reporter: i spoke to jesse shober by phone today. >> if the ninth circuit reaches a verdict and says that proposition eight is inconstitutional, there's a high probability that the supreme court will take the case. >> reporter: the process might end there. in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and ktvu.com has background information on the prop eight case and the a

john walls and leading to another basket. >> on to the n.f.l., alex smith said she could play sunday which means nick is going to start against the rams. single terry trying to be coy with the media. he was not willing to say this is not going to be quarterback. smith led them to a win in london. >> as of right now, smith is the starter. depending on how alex smith progresses throughout the week it could possibly change. >> not likely. jets are playing cleveland. rob who is the brown es defensive coordinator and then here is what he had to say about his brother. >> on my brother's head, i do have some concerns, i do have concerns that some of our players may bounce off. >> with a do you think brother, rick. >> i think he a great coach and great person. just he ain't handsome. >> and it takes an a half an hour to explain, earthquakes will meet colorado in the eastern conference finals. san jose and colorado are in the east playoffs. you know, that is why it's soccer. come on. earthquakes were an expansion team now to be one win away from the championships. that is pretty big accomplis

smith. >> thank you, john. [applause] >> let me -- let me clarify the comments about the grade i got on that paper. it's generally said that i got a c and how foolish the professor was and so forth. and for the historical record let me tell you i was extremely happy to get a c on anything in college. [laughter] >> i'm very grateful to the professor who graded it. as john mentioned, fedex is a very large organization. we deal with every state represented here and let me say on behalf of the 300,000 people that make a up the fedex team, how much we appreciate your service. it's a -- it's a tough business that you're in, being in the arena of politics. i admire all of you who subject yourself to the rigors of the political process and i congratulate those of you who are newly elected, particularly our new governor in tennessee. governor haslam. and i wish you great success in your administrations in the years to come. let me tell you a couple of things about fedex so it will set the stage for where i'm coming from

rejuvenated with former heisman trophy winner troy smith under center against the broncos >>> isolated countryside was what the doctor ordered for 49ers. jerry ris and john elway representing their former teams in london. brandon lloyd is open for a 71- yard game. they score the next play. fourth quarter, 10-3 denver. play action rolling right. in with the spin. game tied at 10. smith scores since 2008. smith scans the middle to michael crabtree. 17-10 niners. lawson takes a whack at it. niners looking to pour it on. frank gore powers it in from the three. gore 118 yards on 29 carries, 24-10 niners. 21 points in the fourth. broncos not done. 2:22 left, orton finds lloyd. a great catch around james. they missed the extra point and cut the lead to 8. one final time and/or ton picked off. 24-16 niners win kim coyle was on the field after the game. >> your thoughts on troy smith? did a remarkable job tonight. >> really stepped up and helped the offense out and helped the defense out. big play by troy. >> you guys are taking a lot of heat for not winning on the road. but you are almost 6,000 miles away. >> with all the red in the stands, felt like we were at

what i want to do is contrast result with say, john block or adam smith. and other than those, the locking, scottish and lightly view our rights come from god, not from government. we are captives of ourselves that we're individuals within all right. and rousseau is completely the reverse, that we are not send -- we are not sinful creatures. we are born without sin. we are born noble and wonderful things. man is born free but is everywhere in chains that what he means it civilization is corrupt. society is corrupt. that people are good. the conservative vision, or the classical liberal vision is the opposite, is that because of our sinful nature you need to have a society that checks our ambition against each other. that's what the federalist papers and all the rest are all about. anyway, rousseau's ideas fairly or unfairly, and i have this argument with a lot of people and i'm willing to be agnostic about some of it, inspired in me was the revolutionary tradition which begins with the french revolution. the french revolution i argue in the book was essent

what i want to do is contrast result with say, john block or adam smith. and other than those, the locking, scottish and lightly view our rights come from god, not from government. we are captives of ourselves that we're individuals within all right. and rousseau is completely the reverse, that we are not send -- we are not sinful creatures. we are born >> we are born as noble and wonderful things. he has this line, man is free but born in chains. society is corrupt, and people are good. and the conservative vision or the classical liberal flash conservative vision is the opposite. is that because of our sinful nature, you need to have a society that checks our ambition against each other. that's what the federalist papers and all the rest are about. and russo's ideas fairly or unfairly -- and i have these arguments with lots of people and i'm willing to be agnostic about it inspired in many ways the revolutionary tradition which begins with the french revolution. the french revolution -- i argue in the book was essentially the first fascist revolution. it

john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some san francisco 49ers took time off from the football field today to lend a helping help at the san francisco food bank. walker, reggie smith and kevin j era vick boxed food for senior citizens. these boxes help feed some 10,000 seniors in san francisco. the players said the volunteer work is one way to keep the community that offers the team support. >> i'm just here trying to give back to the community, to the people that's left fortunate that don't have the supplies to feed their kids. >> reporter: the food bank says one in five san francisco residents does not have enough to eat. >>> christmas came early at the state capital today. a 55-foot tall white fir was hoisted up in sacramento and is the state's official christmas tree. it'll be decorated with more than two dozen ornaments most made by children and adults with developmental disabilities. >>> american idol hopefuls braved the cold this morning for their first chance to sing for the judges. the singers lined up in san francisco all hoping to get a golden ticket. family and friends were also there for support. today's contestants were chosen by show producers that

john marshall professor of political science. it is with great science to welcome gene edward -- jean edward smith. [applause] >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure to speak at the frankly d. roosevelt library and as cynthia mentioned, i think this is my 25th visit back to the library. my first time here as a speaker, and i'm honored. my remarks today might be entitled, franklin d. roosevelt, liberalism without apology. if there's a subtitle, it would be a nuance look add fdr60 years afterward. i intend to be provocative. for more than a generation, americans have been told that government is the problem, not the solution. on college campuses and think tanks across the country, libertarian scholars got the urge to remove government from our lives. this thinking has led to the privatization of vital government functions, the appointment to regulatory commissions, of members at odds with the regulations they are sworn to enforce, and the surrender of the government's management of military operations to profit seeking contractors. a look back at franklin d. roosevelt's time reveals how differently

john harbaugh says he didn't practice today but it's hopeful chester will be able to play this weekend. the infection is not serious but was causing him a lot of pain. >> donovan smith was elected to play in the u. s. omni all american bowl. it's one of the top 90 high school football players chosen. he's a very talented athlete his leadership and teamwork qualities made him naturally stand out. >> it's such a prestigious honor playing this game u. s. army people here, you know, give me this opportunity to play represent them. >> the annual east versus west match up will be televised live on saturday january 8th 65,000 seat in san antonio texas and all american bowl is the nation's premier high school football game. it really served as a launch pad for future college and nfl stars like michael orr tim tebow and adrian peterson congratulations. >>> what high school senior doesn't want to be on a fast track to earn a college degree. the community college of baltimore county is helping students get on the fast track to get their associates degree in general studies. 10 students will be selected next spring and is believed to be the first of its kind in the state. >>> o

john glenn and mooips. 100% veteran operated. both combat wounded veterans. today we're out here for a vietnam veteran kevin smith decreased mobility. >> i had 14 surgeries on my right knee, eight operations on my elbow with two total elbow replacements, three back operations with steel plates and rods put in my back. >> what we're doing here is building an ack sesable ramp and a nice deck. coming down from the driveway, steps with no hand rails, and he's looking at being in a wheelchair very soon. most of our calls are really not veterans looking for something to be done for them but veterans that want to say i want to contribute my time or effort or my business specialty to what you guys are doing. >> dale beatty's a true hero, and to see the sacrifices that he's made for our country and turn around and say thank you and to help other people that are not as fortunate as some, it's overwhelming. >> cnn is honoring the men and women who have dedicated their lives to serving this country. today at 3:00 eastern, bringing you veterans in focus, an hour-long special highlighting stories of service, struggle and succe

smith has the latest on this growing controversy. travel oftenliday means crowded flights. it is a preflight routine that has some passengers upset. johnays that is how he told the tsa he did not want a new hands-on patdown search. the canceled his flight and posted a video on youtube. >> our concern is protecting the public. >> two newt security measures prompted concerns -- 300 full body scanners are now in u.s. airports with more to come. >> they in no way resemble electronic strip searches. >> the next security layer is patdowns with no chance to refuse. >> i do not like being touched like that, in personal areas. it is kind of invasive. >> tsa says john tyner be fined as much as $11,000 for not completing the screening. >> thank you. >>> we will soon find out how many people will be taking to the roads and skies this banks giving. triple a will release its annual thanksgibing -- thanksgiving forecast in just a few hours. whether you drive or fly, we do know it will cost you more this year. >>> adrian fenty will in -- will unveil the new curbside card chargers. it will be more convenient for owners of electric cars. that will be at

smith. they are scheduled to begin hearing arguments a week from today. coming up at 6:00, ktvu reporter john sasaki will have reaction from both sides, the issues involved and what happens next. >>> certainly embarrassing, potentially damaging and some say dangerous, even deadly. the latest massive posting by wikileaks of a quarter million classified state department documents is causing quite a stir in washington. lawmakers say it undermines u.s. credibility and puts national security at risk. secretary of state hillary clinton has strong words today for those behind the release of stolen classified documents on the wikileaks website. >> there is nothing brave about sabotaging the peaceful relations between nations on which our common security depends. >> reporter: the latest wikileaks massive online dump includes candid sometimes unflattering diplomatic exchanges and alleges u.s. diplomats were urged together intelligence on other countries' foreign diplomats. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. refuted those claims of espionage. >> our diplomats are doing what diplomats do around the world ev

john f. kennedy was shot and killed in texas. all those years ago. walter cronkite breaking the news and bringing you the news now, shephard smith. >>shepard: the number df news begins anew. a tourist in aruba finds a jawbone on the beach. details on brand new tests straight ahead. and in box two the f.b.i. has raided three hedge funds and more could be on way. details of the biggest ever insider trading investigation. and in box three, a school principal in new york takes matters into his own hands. visiting the home of a student after a mom called her kids' school and says they are home sick. the principal is now in legal trouble. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. and first from fox at 3:00, another branch of the terrorist group of al qaeda published details in a special al qaeda magazine called "inspire." it reports that the plot was part of a new plan to carry out small-scale attacks with greater frequency. what some may refer to as a strategy of 1,000 cuts. the aim is to bleed the enemy to death. the group reports that "it's goal is to disrupt the united states' economy and force our government to spe

john w. douwer, powers of war, published by ww nor ton and company. patty smith, "just kids. published by echo, imprint of harper publishers. justin spring, secret historian, the life and times of sam mule stuart -- samuel stuart, published by jerard. this year's national book award for nonfiction goes to patty smith, "just kids." [cheers and applause] [applause] >> thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you, everybody. i, of course, would like to thank my publisher, echo, dan helpburn and all at echo and most of all betsy lerner. i've always loved books all my life. when i was a clerk at a bookstore, i dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that i could put on the shelf, and when i would have to unpack and put up the national book award winners, i used to wonder what it would feel like to -- sorry, to be a national book award winner, so thank you for letting me find out. [applause] and please -- [applause] publishers, there is nothing more beautiful than the book the paper, the font, the cloth, please, no matter how we advance technology, please never abandon the

>> president ford gave john hershey unlimited access to the office for a couple of weeks early in his presidency. richard norton smithhank you for the discussion. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a dvd copy of the program, called the number on your screen. in 43 transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at qanda.org >> cspan's local content vehicles are on the road in the final days leading up to tuesday's midterm elections. on saturday we travel to west virginia 40 party express events. -- for a tea party express events. >> we have been going to a lot of disparate places today. tonight we will be in harrisburg, pennsylvania. out to delaware and new hampshire. finishing key races in key states where we want to rally people of the notion that this is the time to make a difference. it started out on the west coast. it has been coming across the country. what is happening here is there will be a series of speakers in singers. making sure if people are born to do absentee ballots, they get them in on time. ma

john w. dower, "cultures of war," pearl harbor, hiroshima, 9/11, iraq. [applause] published by w.w. norton ann. patty smith "just kids." [applause] published by echo an imprint of harpercollins publishers. justin spring, "secret historian," the life and times of samuel stuart. [applause] published by ferrar strauss and jarrell. megan k. stack, every man every man in his village is a liar. and education anwr. [applause] published by doubleday. this year's national book award for nonfiction goes to patty smith, "just kids." [applause] [applause] [applause] >> you thank you everybody. i would have of course like to thank my publisher, echo, down halperin and all that echo, to rosemary, lenny kaye and most evolved betsy learner. i have always loved books all my life. when i was a clerk at scribners bookstore, i dreamed of having it look of my own, of writing one that i could put on the shelf, and when i would have to unpack and put up the national book award winners, i used to wonder what it would feel like to -- sorry, to be a national book award winner. so thank you for letting me find out. [applause] and pl

john galino and myself. we are 100% veteran owned and operated. we're both combat-wounded veteran. today we're out here for a vietnam veteran, kevin smitht some decreased mobility. >> i've had 14 surgeries on my right knee with three total knee replacements. i've had eight operations on my elbow with two total elbow replacements. i've had three back operations with steel plates and rods put in my back. >> what we're doing here is building him an accessible ramp and a nice deck where he can get into his house. coming down from his driveway, he has steps with no handrails and he's probably looking at being in a wheelchair very soon. >> i heard about the project. i asked if anybody had volunteered for the landscaping. the answer was no. so i volunteered. >> this is probably about i'd say 60 hours of volunteer labor to get us to this point. >> this is my office right here. steve jobs would like that, wouldn't he? most of our calls are really not veterans looking for something to be done for them but veterans that want to say hey, i want to contribute my time or effort or my business specialty to what you guys are doing. >> dale beatty's a t