he has joe johnston left. joe johnston surrendered. now he's lost the two principals armies least of the mississippi river. what it he going to do? now he has to go from virginia to north carolina to south carolina to georgia. some saying go to florida and take a vote and run away. go to mexico. at one point davis said if you think the cause is lost why are you still with me? they say not to fight but to safe you. that's the only reason we're still here. because we cannot allow you to fall into union hands. we will die to save you, your person, your family, but we're not going to die to save the confederacy. the confederacy is lost. it's interesting psychological. he was the reluctant successionist. he was not one of the leaders. one he agreed to become president, even on that day, he said he looked like he'd heard news of a death or he was going to be executed, once he became president of the confederacy, he gave it his all. total commitment. i think he did not want history to say he quit, he gave up, i think he wanted history to say

subservient really all right thank you very much for that that was diana johnstone author of who was written about nato his role in the modern world. russian a businessman victor boot says he came under severe pressure from u.s. authorities to admit charges of arms trafficking and terrorism he's now in a new york prison and has rejected all accusations against him moscow says it will offer consular help to boot well the russian officials say it doesn't mean they think he's innocent parties medina portnoy has the story. mr boot has said that u.s. officials had tried to pressure him for evidence and pressure him to confess to crimes during his extradition from thailand to the united states and according to what's being reported this is a pressure that mr boot did not came into. being too big to during the extradition there was attempted to convince him to make a confession of the crimes he had never committed and promised some kind of privileges in return rejected all these offers what the russian diplomats also have disclosed is that mr boot is being held in solitary confinement at th

in it she settles old scores with levi johnston.ises her daughter's charity and tears apart our talent deprived reality stars on "american idol." >> sarah palin is everywhere, on her hit reality show about alaska. >> don't retreat. just reload. >> reporter: on the front cover of "the new york times" magazine and in a new interview with barbara walters for an upcoming special. she admits she's got barack obama in her sights. >> i'm looking at that time lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> reporter: palin's new book which amazon describes as a celebration of the strengths and virtues that have made this country great, hits stores this week. according to the media blog gawker, palin writes about the personal, including fresh criticism of levi johnston who fathered a child with her daughter bristol: because the new father wasn't there until tend of bristo

>> this is between johnston and grant and the east-west blocks. this is right in the heart of the district. this was really awful. in fact there was a restaurant there and they quit because they were so tired of trying to deal with the mass. it is unfortunate because they were a great restaurant. our services also includes the ambassadors who are always a friendly face to the visitors coming into the area. they helped more than 15,000 visitors during the six months giving directions, providing maps, making the recommendations. they also assisted more than 4300 people that were in need of help. also providing a great service to the area. i am sure you have heard stories. heyman names rafael cleans up around here. i see a man scraping graffiti off of the sidewalk. the parking meters, the walls. always with a big smile. this is a great program. thank you. i think that we are fortunate to be served by mgm management group. they are a service provider and that permit goes hand in glove with the kind of service that we receive from and jam -- mjm. we sp

first quarter, ball goes to johnston. 17ard touchdown. finished with 117 yards rushing.ed at 7. third quarter, vince young came off the bench. under pressure, bobbles and loses it and the dolphins recover. miami in business. two plays later. chad henning to cobb. barely gets in. they left the game with injuries. dolphins survive defeated the tins 29-17. time for the plays of the day. tampa bay hosting carolina. first quarter, josh freeman, throws to ben. dives in for the score. watch the fort again here. this is fantastic. >> love t. >> the buccaneers win it 31-16. they're 6-3. to cleveland. knock each other out. game tied at 20 in overtime. 24 seconds left. mark sanchez, quick pass to holmes between two defenders. ball game. races 37 yards for the score. the jets beat the browns 6-20 in o.t. to jacksonville. a texan against the jaguars. comes down to one play. >> walker -- knocked down -- >> unbelievable! ball game! >> whoa is right. >> you've got to be living right. >> hail mary attempt, tries to come down, but right into the hands of mike thomas, a 50-yard game-winnin

"levi johnston, all the stuff you like is the things i also think is good." [ laughter ] i think it's facebook decreased its font size this week. yeah, they say it's so small you won't even feel it when you're getting poked. [ laughter ] what does that mean? >> steve: why wouldn't you feel it if you're getting poked? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what does that mean? >> steve: because the font size is small? >> jimmy: i don't know. i don't understand it. >> steve: that's weird. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is huge, you guys. a federal court has decided to extend the military's "don't ask/don't tell" policy, even though it was struck down a few weeks ago. that's right, it's back on, which means it's time for some soldiers to implement a policy called "just kidding." [ laughter ] "you didn't believe what i told you last wednesday, did you?" right? gay soldiers are like, "wait, it's back on now? make up your mind. i haven't been this confused since high school. [ laughter ] what is going on? figure this out." finally, this weekend is the new york city marathon, you guys. [ cheers and applause ]

bristol writes of levi johnston. i helped deliver tripp. i cut the cord between my daughter and her son. >> yeah, i mean the book is called "america by heart," but she uses this book to rip the heart out of levi johnston once again. and settle some old scores not only does she go after him, talking about the fact that he wasn't there for the birth and she had to cut the umbilical cord and also she goes after some of the reality {tv stars on "american idol" even though her daughter is on a reality tv show and even though sarah palin is on a reality tv show or a travel dock you log or whatever it is called "the sarah palin's alaska" on tlc so, she takes a lot of potshots defending her own daughter bristol in her chastity saying that i'd take bristol over murphy brown every day. she's dredging up murphy brown. >> allow me to put that up on the screen as well. she brings up the old murphy brown in this excerpt. i'm biassed of course but given a choice of role models between bristol and murphy brown i choose bristol. jay newton. small, that too,

. >>> and sarah palin is not done with levi johnston yet. in her new book, she writes that it was, quote, disgusting to watch levi expose his new found fame during the 2008 election and she's not crazy about "american idol" either. the hit fox show is filled with, quote, talent-deprived contestants suffering from the cult of self-esteem. wiacs  >> the question for you should students caught cheating be given a sec chance. no one's listening to their concerns. here's more from the newsroom and how they're fighting back. beth. >> reporter: teenagers love facebook but this particular page behind me was started not by the kids but the parents at west potomac high school. it's called, as you can see, real world, real grades. the fairfax county parents are upset of what they view as a lack of communication in the school system and new policies they say send the wrong message. a zero, that is the grade you used to get if caught cheating on a test at west potomac high school. >> i think if you got caught cheating, that is your fault. you should

in leaked excerpts of her book "america by heart," palin takes aim at her grandson's father, levi johnstonnd reality tv stars ironically since her daughter is a huge reality star. on levi she writes, "of course we all had to bite our tongues more than once as trip's father went on a media tour through hollywood and new york spreading untruths and exaggerated rhetoric. it was disgusting to watch as his 15 minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid. but we knew him well enough to see how confused he was during that time. and our hearts broke for him and the price he would pay." and her daughter bristol may be featured on "dancing with the stars," but palin bashes another reality show. writing "on american idol the self-esteem-enhanced but talent deprived performers eventually learn the truth after after they've embarrassed themselves, they are told in no uncertain terms that they can't sing. but in the wilder world, these instances of hard truth telling are increasingly rare. instead of confronting the limits of their inflated egos when it comes to payin

. >> reporter: david johnstone just bought one of the last of four cans of four loco. what does he think that the feds are about to outlaw the drink? >> it is a good idea for young kids. it looks like an energy drink. >> reporter: four loco is a 23- ounce can of 12% alcohol mixed in with a lot of caffeine and other stimulants. authorities across the country have attributed fatal wrecks and violent incidents to four loco. this 20-year-old man told me he blacked out after drinking just one. >> i only had one. if you drink it quick enough -- that's all it takes. >> reporter: states from oklahoma to washington state have issued emergency bans in recent weeks. now according to a u.s. senator in new york the fda will announce a nationwide ban on drinks that mix alcohol with caffeine. >> we expect the fda to say this and the products won't magically disappear. >> reporter: the feds will likely write warning letters which might result in months of delaysment they want individual states including california to continue to impose emergency bans. >> if the company for whatever re

and palin takes aim at the media for giving so much attention to levi johnston. she writes it was disgusting to watch as his 15 minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid. >> palin has complained on twitter about the leak of what she called out of context excerpts from the new book, which isn't officially released until tuesday. >>> good morning, thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck, good morning, angie. >> hello. >> we do weather first with howard. >> a foggy morning, drizzling in spots. you may need the wipers intermittently, wet streets. we have leaves out there and a light jacket should do it with temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. here you go with a look at the day planner on monday

can lead by johnston -- can levi johnston into the double digits? [laughter] this is a story that takes place in the first year anatomy class of medical school or the professor says the question of the day is, what a human organ, one of properly stimulated, rose to eight times its normal size? ms. richards refuse to answer. the other side, the people of the human eye when it enters a darkened room. the professor says that is right. you didn't do your homework, you have a dirty mind, and to read, if you're doomed to live a life of unfulfilled expectations. [laughter] that was as true for liberals in 2006 and 2008 as it is for many tea party members of congress coming in now. it is a reflection of the difficulty of governing or turning your gains in the something that approach is what you want and hope will happen. the most interesting cases i have came from the incoming speaker john boehner. while our new majority will serve in the people's house, we must remember it is the president to set the agenda for our government. we can use one or two interpr

she knocks levi johnston and contestants on "american idol." >> she has to decide. is she going to make her life something of a celebrity and take that path? or is she going to get serious about politics and government? >> reporter: in the latest abc news poll, just 39% of voters see her favorably. 27% see her qualified for the presidency. can the new show and the new book turn those numbers around? palin seems to think so. barbara walters put it this way. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> and we will have more on sarah palin's possible run later on "good morning america." and you can see barbara walters' entire fascinating interview. barbara's ten-most fascinating people. it's a special, airing december 9th. >>> and some people are complaining that palin's growing popularity seems to be paying off big for her eldest daughter. the shock has yet to wear off after bristol palin advanced to the "dancing with the stars" finale, despite a string of less-than-impressive performances, and high-scoring brandy got the boot. a wisco

where you're watching r t world news and much more on kerry johnston racial profiling and inhumane prison conditions these are just some of america's downsides according to the u.n. human rights council experts say washington has a long way to go until it reaches international human rights standards the u.s. has already refused their suggestion to abolish the death penalty and there's our t.v. report now reports americans are finding this review a little too hard to swallow.

well some experts do not share the optimistic expectations of the nato chief political writer donna johnston is skeptical about the chances the an answer in russia cooperating successfully in the future is specially in areas such as missile defense. i don't see how really they can work together and unless it's completely on their terms or said by the united states and i think that this offer is simply to quell any objections that might exist in europe of that were offending russia but in fact i think it's a perfect example of the way the administration says two things that are opposite all the time we want to be friendly but we're building up our defenses we we're going to get rid of nuclear weapons we're going to develop some more i don't see that the united states has decided it's pointless to have confrontation with russia why then is it building up forces in the arctic. bringing in canadian and scandinavian forces who is only purpose could be to confront russia over resources in the arctic the united states is carrying out military maneuvers in the baltic clear whose only opposition coul

security administration but it didn't make headlines until pulitzer prize winning taxi porter david cay johnston looked at the numbers and what he found was that one out of every thirty four americans who earned wages in two thousand and eight earned absolutely zero nothing nothing from unemployment welfare nothing in two thousand and nine and yet average wages median wages and total wages all declined except at the very top where they leapt dramatically increasing five fold well look for the wall street journal and rupert murdoch to write an editorial soon called the final solution because obviously there's too many poor people than the system can support so let's just round them up and incinerating i mean that's going to be murdoch's answer and the hedge funds answer and then we've seen this movie before and it's time i think to step ahead of this freight train of corruption and to maybe do something or end up living on a reservation the concentration camp we're going to a crisp at the bottom of an incinerator somewhere or you don't care and every time these guys get together of course as thei

russian ties have improved recently but little rotter deanna johnston believes there are still a lot of cold war era sinking in washington. i don't see really that the united states has decided that confrontation with russia is pointless why then is it building up forces in the arctic bringing canadian and scandinavian forces into armed force whose only purpose could be to confront russia over resources in the arctic assuming that the arctic ice cap mills and opened possible resources the united states is carrying out military maneuvers in the baltic clue who's only up to solution could be russia and in the black sea again it's a double thing they say one thing and they do another and it's impossible since it's a big bureaucracy the pentagon don't really know exactly what the policy is now here's a peek of the peculiar case of a russian businessman labeled as the merchant of death which will be covering a victim now going head to head with the u.s. justice system as russia calls for a star investigation. now as the death stricken united states struggles with the economic downturn war

and a world news and much more twenty four seven this is our take on kerry johnston top story now japan has temporarily recalled that some basses are to russia as a diplomatic route with moscow escalates it follows a president who had his visit to the caribbean islands which are internationally recognized as russian territory but also claimed by japan correspondent peter over is following the story from russia's foreign ministry. kind of recalled their ambassador. he studies way back to tokyo right now this is over the visit by president medvedev to curtail islands russia's territory in the far east of the country this is interesting due to the apec summit which is just around the corner coming up next weekend. in japan and there's expected to be talks between president medvedev and the japanese prime minister at that conference. and the kremlin has said that there's absolutely no reason why the recall of the us there from from moscow to tokyo to have any effect on those talks going ahead. it is extremely regrettable that president visited cannot should he island even though japan had e

are you watching r t well news and much more live from moscow on kerry johnston said the economic solutions on currency wars are on the agenda for the g twenty leaders gathered in south korea ruling the world's major economies are confronted with preventing a recurrence of the financial nightmare of two thousand and eight. and the tsunami is following the summit for us in seoul shared recovery beyond the crisis is the main theme that of course.

out next week apparently she's picked another feud with her grandbabies daddy like leaving levi johnston she says it was sickening to see him being exploited by adults when he was doing a media tour in l.a. new york bashing the pale and so we wondered what would he tweet back like your family didn't use me when you told the world of the g.o.p. convention center that i was marrying your knocked up daughter that's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in make sure you guys come back tomorrow we're going to have inversions on the program discuss what's happening in lisbon and what it all means for nato and the main.

there and welcome to our table costing around the world twenty four hours a day on kerry johnston washington has rejected u.n. calls to abolish the death penalty it was hit with over two hundred recommendations to improve its human rights record racial profiling and inhumane prison conditions which just some of the issues raised by the un human rights council. has been finding out americans are having to deal with a dose of serious criticism. freedom justice and peace for the world must begin with freedom justice and peace.

mostly social criticism about things like "american idol" or levy johnston. >> i don't care what she did or where she was at. >> reporter: palin is critical of johnston for seeking publicity, writing it was disgusting to watch as his 15 minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid. ♪ and she takes on the tv show "american idol" writing that the contestants embarrass themselves for the benefit of producers. >> my name is bristol palin. >> reporter: of her daughter bristol's role, she writes, she engaged in an uplifting, family-oriented show called "dancing with the stars" to challenge herself in a new, fun way. >> sarah palin is also many ways a creature of television herself with a contract on a cable news show. her daughter is on a television reality show and sarah palin has a reality tv show and compensated very well for. >> reporter: palin apparently is not pleased by the leaks. on thursday night she tweeted the publishing world is leaking out of context excerpts of my book without my permission. isn't that illegal? one thing that hasn't been le

sarah palin's book is called "america by heart," settles old scores by levi johnston and her daughter's chastity and the stars on "american idol." >> sarah hit is everywhere, on her hit reality of alaska, the front of a magazine and interview with barbara walters. in the special, she admits she has barack obama in her sights. >> i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> palin's new book, which is of the strengths and virtues that made this country great comes out next week but a blogger that has excerpts from the book, palin writes about the personal, including fresh criticism of levi johnston the father of the daughter bristol. because the new father wasn't there until the end of bristol's lay ber, i helped deliver tripp. >> she praises her dedication to abstinence and dredges up the '90s sitcom murphy brown that got dan quayle in hot water. palin writes i'm biased but given a choice of ro

could have -- warren, what did i say, you could have flipped roles and that could have been levy johnston, that would have been very effective, don't you think? >> i'm happy to see these guys do this psa. it is important to put that message out there about teen pregnancy. >> a lot of people, warren, laughed at that. i thought it was a serious message and it was important. they may not be the best actors like they are not the best dancers. both were on "dancing with the stars." go ahead, warren, sorry. >> i don't know if they were the best actors to do that. it is a necessary message. the only thing i wonder, it's been millions of teenage moms and how the republican party has this hypocritical stance it is okay to be a teen parent now that bristol palin is a teen parent. if the message and psa is to stop teen pregnancy i'm all for it. >> maybe this is a look forward. back to reality. back to "dancing with the stars." tom delay is a political person. and was on "dancing with the stars." go ahead, maureen. >> it is interesting we've seen three prominent or rather including the palins several