we both knew john walsh, the news editor for c-span -- espn. he had been at the style section with me. she got her job through somebody that neither maury nor i knew. she said, john walsh didn't give me the job. i did it myself. one of the assistant producers went to pick her up at the airport. he said he was so taken with everything she said, he said, you are hired. you don't even have to go anywhere else. john said, that is myra's daughter. she was very independent. there is one hysterical story. they stationed her in dallas. they were covering the cowboys. they were at the center line and they kept moving them farther down the goalposts. they said, why? they were sitting on the cowboys side and they were behind them on the bench. he said, well her cell phone ring bothers them too much. she was playing "hail to the redskins." [laughter] >> as long as we are talking about your previous books, i want to run some video. you were in the audience for this. tell us what you got interested in this person. >> i believe that no society is good, even i

now today you had three democratic senators, mark udall of colorado, john walsh of montana, and kay hagan of north carolina, all in very tough races. all came out today for shinseki to step down. how long do you think the president should protect and cling to shinseki as marginal democrats find themselves in more and more trouble over this issue? >> yeah. newt, it's tragic. what's happened. what you described. unacceptable. people should be punished and perhaps some people should be jailed. i don't know. depending on what the offense was and what can be proven. i was on the veterans affairs committee when i was in the house. this is a longstanding problem. in terms of general shinseki, we need to treat him with great respect. this is a disabled vietnam veteran. i'm sure he's doing what he thinks is right and the best he can. if he is unable to correct this situation, he needs to go, but this is a problem that is -- it's not centered on one person. >> no, but we've had at least 37 different places around the country now. we have a map in productions that literally has 37 places now and don

colorado's mark udall, montana's john walsh, and north carolina's kay hagan who all face tough reelection in the fall urged shinseki to resign. the inspector general's office says it still needs to review charts and autopsies to determine whether any of these scheduling schemes contributed to the deaths of any veterans. but it says it has already identified possibly criminal and civil violations, nora, that it is sending over to the department of justice. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes, thank you. president obama remembered maya angelou today as one of the brightest lights of our time. the author and poet, who died this morning at her home in north carolina, was age 86 and was also one of america's most prominent voices. "try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud," she said. "pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well, that people can't take their eyes off you." michelle miller tells us maya angelou not only said those words. she lived them. >> take your time. say it. >> reporter: maya angelou always told the truth as she understood it. once saying she was in love with the music i

secretary, eric shinseki, finds the findings reprehensible, democrat senators mark udall, john walsh and kay hagen have called on president obama to replace shinseki, joining several prominent republicans. the white house called the report, quote, extremely troubling. >>> at west point, president obama used his commencement address there to lay out his vision for america's role in the world going fort. and obama defended his foreign policy saying critics' stance were engaging in partisan politics. the president also spoke about america's new number one threat, decentralized extremists abroad. >> military that you have joined is and always will be the backbone of that leadership. u.s. military action cannot be the only or even primary component of our leadership in every instance. just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail. for the foreseeable future, the most direct threat to america at home and abroad remains terrorism. but a strategy that involves invading every country that harbors terrorist networks is naive and unsustainable. today's principa

but john walsh just got back from san diego where the conditions were severe. >> a bush was putting off- foot flame lengths and spotting a quarter mile ahead of itself. >> he was battling the fire at camp pendleton when much of san diego was on fire. a lot of fires in a small area. while we were on the post desirable -- additional fires started. >> photos and videos show how treacherous the situation was. the ground was very dry, no signs of water. >> patrick kennedy was there for three days. >> when the real santa anas kick in later in the year and the peak of the fire season kicks in, it will be busy. >> firefighters shot this video as they drove around the fire scene and they encountered something unusual. that's the scary sound of ammunition blowing off. >> puts the heat to get the tree going. >> the bay area conditions will have firefighters on guard. the biggest message with the southern california, in a couple months we'll be facing the same situation. >> firefighters are using this occasion to have everyone have defensible space around their homes. >>> a consignment store closes

but john walsh just got back from san diego where the conditions were severe. >> a bush was putting offoot flame lengths and spotting a quarter mile ahead of itself. >> he was battling the fire at camp pendleton when much of san diego was on fire. a lot of fires in a small area. while we were on the post desirable -- additional fires started. >> photos and videos show how treacherous the situation was. the ground was very dry, no signs of water. >> patrick kennedy was there for three days. >> when the real santa anas kick in later in the year and the peak of the fire season kicks in, it will be busy. >> firefighters shot this video as they drove around the fire scene and they encountered something unusual. that's the scary sound of ammunition blowing off. >> puts the heat to get the tree going. >> the bay area conditions will have firefighters on guard. the biggest message with the southern california, in a couple months we'll be facing the same situation. >> firefighters are using this occasion to have everyone have defensible space around their homes. >>> a consignment store closes le

senators have joined in call for veterans affair secretary eric shinseki to resign, iraq war veteran john walsh, and vulnerable democrats kay hagen and mark udall making those calls on a new ad. >> senator mark sits on the veteran's affairs committee, his response, if there is a problem, they need to fix it. if there is a problem? now some senators are blocking ing bipartisan legislation to shake the v.a. and enforce accountability. when veterans are dying it is a problem. lou: joining us now, columnist for the hill, juan williams, and former political reagan drag director ed rollins, we start with the v.a. can this president, continue to stonewall a scandal of this dimension affecting so many of our veterans? >> this something people understand. you don't get to see a doctor when you are sick or you need, they think that everyone who serves, they need to be taken care of, they are not, it could could be like karina, which -- katrina, this was breaking points for george w. bush, people say, at-this-point i may disagree with the to the on a lot of things, but i coul but ip hepbgcompetent if they

and kay hagan, john walsh of montana, john mccain who had been holding comment on the matter stepped in. >> i really believe that shinseki should weigh in his own mind if he can continue his duties, given what has happened. i have not said this before but i think it is time for general shinseki to move on. >> that was in an interview with wolf blitzer earlier today. today, drew griffin has been all over this story from the very beginning. he is on capitol hill tonight. he joins us now. drew, some remarkable fireworks on capitol hill. >> yeah, the hearing is still going on with the house affairs committee trying to get the information that they have been after now for more than a year now. and the v.a. trying to explain away why documents have not been delivered. but the interim report is really the catalyst in the change on capitol hill. it is really an interim report meaning it is just the beginning. but it is already painting a picture on the v.a. hospital in phoenix out of control and a v.a. system nationwide that has been trying to hide just how long veterans have been waiting fo

democratic poll shows that the republican congressman steve daines leads appointed democratic senator john walsh by double digits. it con firms what we've been hearing for a while, it is creeping into territory where democrats may end up walking away from it. finally on the money front, politico reports that the koch brothers plan to spend more than $125 million this year to boost conservatives. the group has already spent more than $35 million on democrats attacking senate races. not surprisingly the koch brothers was a big part of my conversation with senate majority leader harry reid because he doesn't miss a chance to talk about the koch brothers and about democratic chances of holding senate. so here's that part of the interview. >> let's talk about the battle for you to keep your majority leader title. how confident are you? >> hey, listen. we should ask your opinion. last time around you said i'd lose the senate. >> i know. you have proven us wrong. i don't bet against harry reid anymore. obviously your political acumen is as good as anybody's. let me ask you this. what senate race concer

affairs secretary eric shinseki that reached a fever pitch on wednesday with senators mark udall, john walsh, kay hagan, and richard blumenthal, all calling for his ouster. the inspector general's report confirms the worst of the of the allegations against to be a and its to deliver timely care to veterans. it is time for president obama to remove secretary eric shinseki from office and he issued that in a statement. two republicans with strong ties to the military comest another john mccain and representatives buck mckeon said that it was time for new leadership at the va. that and more being reported and again, tonight, the house veterans affairs committee is holding a hearing on this matter. and we were watching live coverage right here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> statement witty zelman, please take a seat. [inaudible conversations] >> we will reconvene. doctor lynch, i will read from the april 9 hearing here in this room. basically i ask you, does the va have every legal authority that it needs to pay for a veterans care, whose care is the way to re

but alameda fire and battalion chief john walsh just got back from san diego where the conditions were severe. >> a little four foot bush was putting off 20-foot flame lengths annalist heat and spot about a quarter of a mile ahead of itself. >> he led a strike team to bat it will fire when it seemed like much of san diego was on fire. >> yeah. a lot of fires in a very small geographical area. while we were on the post, there were additional fires starting. i think about five or six during my time down will. >> photos envied yes, sir walsh shot showed outd photos and videos walsh shot showed how treacherous it is early in the year. engineer patrick kennedy was there for three days. >> when the real santa annas kick in later on in the year at the peak of the fire season in a september, october, it's going to be busy. >> firefighters shot this video as they drove around the fire scene. and, since this was a military base, they encountered something unusual. that's the scary sound of ammunition blowing off because of the flames. as the draught continues, the bay area will have firefighters

the john walsh had no problem, listen to this, calling afp's position "irresponsible." >> it's an irresponsibility statement, it doesn't reflect testify rooelt. it's prt art of our state in di condition and if we had the opportunity to settle and keep as many whole as possible and provide control for the long hall i think that's a good deal. >> that's a rare piece of tape. when was the last time you heard a republican make any sense when it comes to helping folks out? politico reports americans for prosperity plan to spend $125 million to elect republicans in the mid terms, one of their main targets congressman gary peters running for the senate in the state of michigan. americans for prosperity will be using dark money they refuse to disclose. >> david coke and his brother charles work behind the scenes and bring deep pockets. watch when you ask how much here in michigan. >> i don't get any money from the cokes. >> does your organization? >> i don't know what they give at the national level. but we have over 90,000 donors nationwide. >> but you're not answering. >> we don't disclose who our donor

up open democratic seats in south dakota, west virginia and probably with the appointed senator john walsh's seat in montana, probably defeat him in montana. if republicans are able to sweep those seats held by and you throw in -- able to sweep the seats, arkansas, north carolina, louisiana and alaska, that gets the gop to its net of six seats. frankly it gets them to seven seats. then there are the list of republican challenges in places like blue states and some purple states. think colorado, iowa and michigan. republicans want to be in a position where they only need to win one of those states or maybe none of them. they would love to expand the map to minnesota, oregon, virginia or new hampshire. we'll see what happens here. here's the bottom line. if republicans lose in a georgia or a kentucky or both, it complicates the math. the more states they lose, the more they need to expand the map. a net of six becomes seven. then seven becomes eight. if you look at the map right now, there really are ten legitimate republican targets of democratic-held seats. winning six of ten, that seems rea

nba player john walsh's talents on the hardwood didn't quite translate to the diamond.fter all, a cat. but not all ceremonial first pitches go so badly. actor matthew mcconaughey showed good form as did nfl quarterback kaepernick colin kaepernick. throwing that first pitch isn't easy. there's a whopping 60 feet 6 inches between the pitcher's mound and home plate. that's like the height of a six-story building. former all-star bobby grich spent 17 seasons playing in the big leagues. >> so you get the hand above, elbow above the shoulders, hand botch the head, and it's elbow/wrist. >> reporter: he says it's all in how you hold the ball. >> i would say it starts with the grip, right? you want to make sure you have two fingers and the thumb underneath, gather turn. >> reporter: so you don't have to be a big leaguer to throw the perfect first pitch. just be sure to practice. for "cbs this morning," brandon scott the, anaheim, california. >> harder than it looks. i reached out to fifty yesterday. he told me that the ball slipped. i asked him to come here and talk about it. he

provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable john walsh senator from the state of montana, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 332, h.r. 3474. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 332, h.r. 3474, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986, and so forth. mr. reid: following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will be in controlled time until 11:15. that will be equally divided and controlled. there will be a series of votes beginning at 11:15. another series of votes at 1:45. this will be to confirm a number of nominations. there could be as many as nine votes. we'll see what happens as the day goes on. yesterday i filed cloture on the energy efficiency bill. as a result of that filing, all first-degree amendments are due today by 1:00 p.m. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majori

provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable john walsh from the state of montana, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar number 92, s. 162, the franken mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 92, s. 162, a bill to reauthorize and improve the mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act of '04. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the time until 11:15 will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. at 11:15, there will be a series of roll call votes in relation to several nominees. following those votes, the senate will recess until 1:45 to allow for caucus meetings that we're having today. at 1:45, there will be another series of roll call votes on the nomination as well as

john? >> nick paton walsh for us this morning, thanks. >>> a late-night hearing revealing the latest on the va scandal. >>> breaking news overnight. new evidence of va hospitals mistreating patients and covering it up. a late-night hearing detailing the abuse and new reaction from the white house. we learned overnight the va secretary is on thin ice with the president. those words from a white house official. the details ahead. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden on the record about spilling u.s. national security secrets to the world. why he calls himself a patriot and if he'll ever return home to face espionage charges. >>> and breaking news this morning, a new admission from investigators searching for missing malaysian airlines flight 370. they may have been looking in the wrong place. wow. we're breaking it all down this morning. >> that is a really, really interesting turn. >> welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 30 minutes past the hour. >>> breaking overnight, there are calls now from top lawmakers, including democrats, for veterans affairs se

democrats senators mark udall of colorado, john walsh of montana, and kay hagan of north carolina releasete statements saying the secretary must go. late wednesday night, senators al franken and jeanne shaheen added their voices to the chorus of democrats asking for shakeup of leadership at the v.a." also weighing in, senator mark udall as well of thehat is just some reaction coming from congressional members when it comes to the report, but specifically taking a look at the calls for resignation of eric shinseki. we want to get your thoughts this morning, if you agree with the legislators or not. here is how you can weigh in. host: if you want to give your thoughts from up first is tricia minneapolis, minnesota, on our republican line. caller: good morning, and yes, he should go. he is at the top and for him to say he didn't know nothing -- this has been going on for years. the president knew about it and they sit there and lie and get on tv with smiles on the faces laughing at people. i blame the voters because they ofd to vote these people out office. they are crooks, letting illegals

john. >> nick paton walsh live outside slovyansk. the referendum scheduled for less than a week now. dangerous mystery on what will happen in the days leading up to that. >> we'll continue to watch that. >>> also this morning, reaction still pouring into a supreme court decision finding christian prayers are okay at the start of public meetings. the high court ruling 5-4 that those prayers are ceremonial and are permitted, so long as they don't turn into preaching before public meetings. but the dissenters said the practice of only having christian prayers excludes those of different faiths or no faith. >>> happening today in new jersey, a former aide to governor chris christie set to testify before a legislative committee about the bridgegate scandal. christina renna was the governor's director of government affairs. she worked closely with bridget anne kelly, the deputy chief of staff who, of course, wrote that e-mail believed to have triggered the shutdown of lanes on the george washington bridge. >>> house speaker john boehner has named his pick to head up a select congressional

provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable john e. walsh a senator from the state of montana, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the time until 11:15 will be equally divided and controlled. at 11:15, there will be three roll call votes, cloture on two u.s. district court judges, both from maryland, and cloture on a u.s. circuit judge for the tenth circuit. at 1:45 today, there will be up to four roll call votes on confirmation of u.s. district judges that i just mentioned in maryland and the circuit judge. mr. president, we have a number of us who have large families. i have five children. lots of grandchildren. but the person about whom i am going to speak today has an even larger family than i have. terry gainer has a huge family. he has six children, he and his wife irene, 14 grandchildren, but that's just the beginning because he has ten siblings, himself. his family, though, extends far beyond the immediate family that i just talked about. as a sergeant at arms of the united states sena

john? >> delicate to say the least. nick paton walsh from donetsk, thanks so much. >>> new this morning, the fight between the nba and donald sterling may be over soon. a $2 billion deal could change everything. >>> it could be game over for donald sterling. his bid to keep the l.a. clippers taking a turn. his wife selling the team for a record-breaking $2 billion. >> wow. >> is this the end or does the sterling family have -- donald sterling have any tricks up his sleeve? >>> new calls this morning for va secretary eric shinseki to step down. top lawmakers from both parties outraged by systemic problems at va hospitals. the embattled secretary set to face president obama as soon as today. we'll have the very latest, ahead. >>> edward snowden, patriot or liar? new e-mails reveal that the nsa leaker may not have raised concerns about u.s. surveillance programs before he exposed them to the world. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman. great to see you this friday morning. it's 30 minutes past the hou

. >> thank you jennifer walsh, and john berg is our guest for the hour.azeneca rejects pfizer's final bid. stay with us on television and radio. ♪ >> first, bloomberg. >> this is "bloomberg surveillance," i am scarlet fu with tom keene and adam johnson. futures are setting a low right now and we have breaking news on the u.s. and china. peter cook has the latest details. >> what we're hearing right now is that the justice department later this morning will announce charges against chinese individuals accused of spying on the united states, the cyber- threat we have been reporting on for some time now, concerns that the u.s. has about the chinese military and some of the actions they have been taking to spy on cyber as a weapon to spy on u.s. companies and the u.s. government. deal,ill be a very big and it will raise some real questions about the u.s.-china relationship going forward. this was signaled by the u.s. government for some time. a formal charge coming from the justice department later on today, we expect eric holder to hold a news conference and

john gallagher. he helped devise tests we saw fergus walsh wrestle with. first question for you.ent this sort of mass testing can give you information about what's happening in the brain? >> very confident. i think it gives us a lot of detail. i think because of the large numbers we can drill down to different sorts of dementia to help us understand how different dementias affect brain function. >> you chose to use the word dementia. it is all about dementia or other things you learn about the brain as well? >> many, many things. the basic biology, impact of lifestyle on all sorts of diseases. the focus of this is on dementia. >> i recommend people around the world not just britain are going to be fascinated by these tests. i'm going to bring up the screen, one of the classic tests you're putting to people. we'll see what it tells us as i try to do it. let's see if it's going to come up. i'm waiting and waiting. no, it isn't coming. there's the test for my brain. there we go. we can see it on the screen now. the objective is as quick as you can, link the numbers one to 20 odd or

joan walsh is editor at large of "salon." house speaker john baner who green lighted the benghazi select committee laid out the gop strategy yesterday. it's about stoking conspiracies to get the truth. >> when is the administration going to tell the american people the truth? they have not told them the truth about benghazi. they' not told the truth about the irs. they have not told the truth about fast and furious. now, only one would have to guess if they're not willing to tell the american truth, it must not be very pretty. >> democrats are criticizing the republican effort to score political points by stoking these conspiracy theorys. let's listen to congressman elijah cummings on the house vote to hold former irs official lois lerner in contempt of congress. >> this is unprecedented even in the mccarthy era. even in that era, it failed. i wonder where we're going here. >> let's hear hillary clinton on the house selection committee of benghazi. >> benghazi, the new investigation. are you satisfied with the answers? and are you content with

john? >> a tenuous situation there this morning and for the next few days, no doubt. nick paton walshhanks for being with us. >>> it was a dangerous weekend for much of the country here and this morning the threat remains from texas all the way to the great lakes. there could be more severe thunderstorms. and folks, we are ripe for tornadoes. >> that's right. take a look at this from nebraska, a tornado on the ground near lincoln, just one of the many reported there. this one caused serious damage. look at these clouds in grafton. >> wow. >> the sky just ominous, dark gray and black. unclear if that storm caused any damage there. the damage, though, to this farm was serious. a house and barn reduced to rubble. that's in sutton, nebraska. the owners did manage to get away before the storm hit and they are now staying with relatives. >>> missouri is one of many places that could see more weather trouble today, like what it experienced over the weekend, significant damage near kansas city. the result of a tornado on the ground in the town of orrick. amazingly, no one was seriously hurt,

john? >> we'll have to wait and see as the smoke clears, literally, this morning from that airport. nick paton walsho much. >>> all right, it's tuesday morning, long weekend for chris cuomo. let's look at what's coming up on "new day." he's back with this story. >> don't hate, christine. >> i love. i love. >> i had a great weekend and we were some fish-killing fools this weekend. >> i knew it! >> i'll tell you when i see you. look at my facebook and twitter page. >> oh, we saw it all. >> easy, j.b. what you're interested in most people are not. so, we have a lot of news to greet us as we return from memorial day. the long-awaited satellite data used to figure out flight 370's possible resting place. well, it's been released. so, are the families satisfied? the answer is a qualified yes. what is said to be missing? we have our experts digging into the analysis that was used. why isn't that there? also, we're going to be learning more about the man involved in this killing spree in california. should we be fascinated by who this man was and why he did what he did? arguably no. we'll have some experts

nick paton walsh is live in slovyansk this morning, another one of these towns affected. nick, give us a sense of the latest. >> reporter: well, john, i was awoken at 5:00 this morning by what sounded like half an hour's worth of tank fire on the outskirts of town, to give you an idea how tense the city still is. the referendum's results, let's be honest, never really expected anything other than the 80% turnout, roughly, and the 89% possible preliminary results suggest endorsements, the idea of donetsk republic becoming independent. the key question will be what is kiev and moscow going to do? kiev said the referendum was a farce. i think being here, seeing the conditions, being that we're in the state of civil war here, it's fair to say it doesn't meet normal democratic standards, but we're also hearing now what the kremlin have to say. remember, vladimir putin suggested the referendum be delayed. we've just had a statement put out by the kremlin press service, remarkable in that it says "the will of the people of donetsk should be respected," but then it seems to fudge what actually happens next, encouraging, it seems, dialogue

walshe, abc news, washington. >>> and in another closely watched race, house speaker john boehner scored an easy primary win.victory in november. >>> an unusual marijuana bust in a miami backyard. police arresting a couple after they found 70 pounds of pot in a secret growing facility built under their swimming pool. police were surprised to discover it. there was no sign of any construction. >> what's interesting is, the way -- the steps that they took to create or build this underground grow. >> the pot that was found has an estimated value of about $250,000. their two daughters are now staying with relatives. >>> a wild scene at a restaurant in wisconsin, thanks to a deer that bolted across the parking lot near green bay, crashed through the front window, sending shattered glass just about everywhere. the deer scampered out, then pranced away with a buddy. customers got quite a scare, luckily, no one was hurt. >> ouch. >> ouchy. >>> a mountain lion has wandered out into the residential neighborhoods in the san francisco bay area. a game warden had that lion cornered under a car overnight. it was spotted a

walsh live just outside slovyansk with the latest. nick, give us a sense of the situation there this morning. >> reporter: well, it's calm so far this morning, john, but yes, it was the most violent, i think, we've seen in terms of clashes between russian militants and ukrainian forces since the town was initially sounded. the army tried to move in down the main highway, came in and clashed with pro-russian militants. suggestions from the interior minister that dozens, potentially, of pro-russian militants lost their lives. we saw one. it looked like he was probably dead, and certainly, the ukrainians say they lost four of their own soldiers. so, today also heightened tensions because donetsk airport, the main city where i'm standing, has been closed for the foreseeable future. no reason given. that feeds into the broader tension here that something is afoot. we have may 11th as the referendum that pro-russian militants and protesters want to hold a vote on this region, effectively whether it becomes part of russia or stays in ukraine. i think seeing air space closed over this region by the ukrainian authorities perhaps suggests they fear somethi