kareem abdul-jabbar, first of all, it is an honor. my question is how do you feel about more african-americans being in the nba, my second question is would you ever want to be the head coach for the la lakers, and my third question is could you tell me who your favorite african american athlete is? >> i guess i will handle this with the last question first. my favorite inventor is lewis latimer and doctor charles schultz. what they did for people was so significant all the way around the world. lewis letter, by doing alexander graham bell's application drawings, he was right there at the salvation of telecommunication and electronics. also because of what he did with illumination and these are important things all around the world. modern lights would not be able to exist without artificial lighting. i think that his invention is very important. doctor charles has saved so many lives and impacted so many lives because of the knowledge that we have through the science of blood typing. again, this is a very important contribution world

you have 10,000, kareem abdul jabbar has $8,000 and david has 7,000. his amount. $16,000. you have to bet $6,001. one more than doubling. >> bob: how can he bet more than he has? >> eric: he can double. >> dana: i have to be ahead of him. >> eric: if you're not leading, bet it all. >> dana: bob, you are a skimmed gambler, i wonder when you get the daily double, would you always go for the daily double? make it a -- >> bob: trifecta and i box horses. the daily double is loser bet. never bet on a horse to win. do a trifecta and box them. >> eric: can i help you with the question? if it's a topic, subject you like and you know. go for the full daily double, otherwisotherwise go -- >> dana: maybe not. >> eric: double the amount of the square. >> dana: how much money you have in your account at the time? >> eric: of the square. >> bob: if it's $500 -- what do you think is your strongest? >> dana: my strength -- >> greg: the barker back pack. famous monsters. >> dana: the other thing, i got good advice from somebody on twitter today. i can't remember your na

. >> they will compete with some power players this week starting with kareem abdul-jabbar anderson cooper, former white house press secretary robert gibbs and kelliey o'donnell. >> kareem abdul-jabbar has played with us before. the last time he was on th, he was ticked. he missed a clue about himself. >> also, dr. oz, dana perino, lewis black, and chris matthews. >> i get nervous because this is a different venue. >> to get a list of those competing, visit our web site, wjla.com. i also have to mention that alec revealed to us today that he is a big fan of the washington redskins. who knew? live from constitution hall, natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> wow. >> we will have to watch the show and see if there are any clues about the redskins. way to go. capstans, get ready to rocky game 3 in the playoff series against the boston bruins. game 3 is at the horizon center tonight at 7:30 p.m. they are playing strong with the goalie stepping up with some huge saves. britt mchenry of the the verizon center and she will bring us all of the pregame info coming up in sports. >> rocking the red tonight

. >> a celebrity power players edition of that show will feature anderson cooper, kareem abdul-jabbar, and many more. it will be this friday and saturday at constitution hall. >> he is sticking around, he did the cherry blossom parade. >> he will be here all week. >> it was so warm today, it was like summer. >> it certainly was. we did not get rid of the pollen, either. get out the shirtsleeves and shorts and everything else that keep you cool. the high temperature today, we did not make it to 90 degrees here but are temperature outside right now is 78 degrees. the high was 89 degrees. that is the average for the hottest time of the year, 89 degrees. how hot? let me get out of the way. this was the first of all our 90-degree days. last year did not come until may 26. look at the last five years. look at the high temperatures around the country today. 87 degrees in boston folks could not even complete the marathon. syracuse had its first 90-degree day even before we did here in washington. here is some of that cooler air and out in the middle part of the country. look how much the temp

kareem abdul-jabbar, it is such an honor to talk you into here about the book you have written. i knew you were an author, but i did not realize how many books you have written. what was the title of your first book and how do you decide on the subjects of iraq's? >> the title of my first book was a giant steps. it is my biography. i'm a pretty tall person, i take long steps. that's how i got the title of my book. but i choose my subject matter with regards to how to impact people and explain things about american life that a lot of people are not really aware of. >> raymond is your partner on books. how does your partnership were? >> bremen and i worked together in great ways. -- we sit down and work together and defined areas that we want to touch on. i will give him notes, and he will write some of the things that i want to say. if he has captured my voice on it, then we go back and forth. i rewrite things to give him things to edit and vice versa. >> is writing easy for you or is it a real labor? >> writing is a labor for everybody. you have to really have a real set purpose

most rebounds for a laker since kareem abdul-jabbar in february of '78. bryant is loving it.e fourth quarter, more from world peace. flat-footed "j" as the shot clock expires. the lakers go to knock off the spurs, 98-84. >>> make sure you join us for nba action on friday. steve nash and the suns taking on the rock elts at 8:00 eastern. then, dirk nowitzki and the mavericks against the trail blazers, 10:30 eastern. all of the action you nba fans love on espn. >>> sticking with the sports theme. two adversaries who became friends here in new york last night. >> irvin magic johnson and larry bird. two were attending the premiere of the play "magic bird the it tells the story of their legendary rivalry when they played for the l.a. lakers and boston back in the '80s. >>> up next, "the pulse." princess diana on the verge of starring in a hollywood blockbuster. new details out. >>> and serious newsman, anderson cooper, just couldn't keep it together. we'll show you why. can't believe i bought a 6" subway breakfast sub and got this one free. wow! [ tires screech ] buy one 6" sub? [

kareem abdul jabbar, anderson cooper robert gibbs, znd kelly odonnell are all appearing as power playersr of times. it should be fun. a big catch-22 for the company behind twinkies. hostes was in court asking to do away with their labor unions -- labor agreements. they say they cannot survive without making changes. if the judge grants a request workers say they will strike. hostess says they do not have the cash to keep operating. if it does not work the company will have to shut down. that would be a real shame. >> that would make a lot of people unhappy. >> and hungry. >> gordon peterson is live in the newsroom with what to expect at 6:00. >> we can expect to see more in dallas with the space shuttle discovery's final flight into the history books. more grilling by congress over spending. we will see where else the gsa went on the tax payer's dime. >> as we said earlier we had a perfect day for the shuttle flight. >> picture perfect. some changes are under way. but we do need the rain. >> we are down 5 inches below average rainfall. let's talk about the pollen count. big numbers today

the jeopardy crew will be taping the power player episodes this saturday with special guests kareem abdul jabbaro wjla.com. >> let's see what is coming up at 6:00. >> in another town blessing today for gsa officials. how the senate plans to hold a lot of people accountable in the agency's big spending scandal. some talk about tolls on interstate 95. vdot is considering three ideas. how you will be able to weigh in on the options. >> see you later. let's join doug hill and find out how much more rate we will get. >> we have some more rain on the way to help with the deficit? >> i think the farther west to go from washington the better chance you will see renew our meeting. let's start off with a time lapse with our rooftop camera. you see clouds moving in two different directions. that is the kind of day we have here. at the moment most of the brain is west of the metro area. the darker green and yellow, it has a little heavier downpour. that is drifting east. cloudy cool, and damp day with more opportunities of light rain. to the carolina's there is more. heavy carolina rains will not get any cl

kareem abdul-jabbar has a new children's book. three hours from now, another panel session live from usc. it is called surveillance and secrets. lori andrews, our earlier guests, is part of the panel. four hours from los angeles, a live call-in program who has a new book called delirium. then, our coverage continues with a panel called support our statements. final, our program and a call-in show from elizabeth price oley. the tea party principles. all today on both tvs live coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we are at the campus of usc which is the home of the los angeles times festival of books. "book tv" is here for two days. this is a full day of live coverage of nonfiction panel sessions. also interviews and call-in programs with authors of nonfiction books. meet and say hello to eric alterman, whose new book is out, it is called "the cause." welcome, and thanks for being here. >> it's always a pleasure. i'm going to start at the end. and your final chap

that is kareem abdul jabbar, david saber and alex.e dress. my good friend bob beckel came to support me. he sat up in the stands. i could look up and get support from him up there. it was wonderful. greg, it's not true that i asked to buy a vowel. >> greg: she did great. one of the categories -- i can't say that. alex

that is kareem abdul jabbar, david saber and alex. as the dress. my good friend bob beckel came to support me. he sat up in the stands. i could look up and get support from him up there. it was wonderful. greg, it's not true that i asked to buy a vowel. >> greg: she did great. one of the categories -- i can't say that. alex triek is a big "the five" fan. >> eric: we have to go. maybe we'll get him on "the five" one of these days >>> welcome to "red eye." i'm greg gutfeld. or as i am known by mall school, the footlocker flapper.

that is kareem abdul jabbar, david saber and alex.friend bob beckel came to support me. he sat up in the stands. i could look up and get support from him up there. it was wonderful. greg, it's not true that i asked to buy a vowel. >> greg: she did great. one of the categories -- i can't say that. alex triek is a big "the five" fan. >> eric: we have to go. maybe we'll get him on "the five" one of these days. that is it for "the five." thanks for watching. see you tomorrow. >> bret: the colombia prostitution scandal grows and lawmakers are demanding answers about possible white house involvement. this is "special report"

. >> that was a nice way to end our segment with kareem abdul-jabbar. or is the book. "what color is my world: the lost history of african-american inventors." as we closer, you just accepted a request from secretary clinton to be an ambassador, cultural ambassador. he just started that. what is the job going to be? >> the job entails me going and speaking to people, selects -- select groups in young countries and emphasizing the value of education and giving them an insight into what life in america is all about. >> have you done any chance you? >> i have done a trip to brazil. it went very well. i had a great time. i had great interactions with the people that i met with. >> thank you for interacting with the c-span audience on "book tv." we appreciate learning more about your writing career. >> thank you very much. thank you for having me. >> as we continue with the "los angeles times" book fair, there are new authors that are featured .. .. and people out there will be guiding both them and you toward wherever signing area seven is. >> at think we should rename it.

and i'm still that small compared to kareem abdul-jabbar. >> gretchen: i thought you faired better thanave taken some tips. >> gretchen: alex trebek told me guys tend to do better because they played so many more video games than girls. >> of course! >> gretchen: they have this quick reflex. >> the other thing is, you have to wait until the lights come on of the as he's reading the clue, women, can read it faster. so you want to do it, then you're penalized if you hit it faster than you're supposed to. >> steve: i had a family member in attendance over the weekend who saw a t and told me something we didn't realize and that's before you do the show, there's a complete practice show, so you can practice. >> but then in the real game, i took a swing -- i had a swing and a miss. i thought i had it right and there was one clue that -- >> steve: when is the show? >> the week of may 14. >> steve: just remind us. >> the great news was alex trebek says he watches "the five" every day at 2:00 o'clock. >> steve: i understand he revealed the last book he read was "killing lincoln." >> yes, he said

kareem abdul-jabbar and the winner is dan from illinois who never changed his name. >> my dad taught long list of family members that are all in the meat business. going back to a great grandfather, grandfather and all my uncles. we think being a meat man is this. >> mark is the front of the house. mark makes all the deals for the company. >> did you place an order with pat yesterday? no. ok, so what do you need? >> he does all the buying, he does the selling and interacts with the customers. >> i would love to sell it to you at $1.99, jim. do you think i'm getting rich on this? >> that's a look at "meat men" a new reality show that takes the viewers behind the scenes of a family-run butcher business. we're joined -- it's going to be on the food network and we're joined by, you're seeing him, pat lafrieda jr. and pat lafrieda sr. as well as mark pastor, you're working on the phones. >> once removed, i do the phones and do a lot of the front of the house interaction. >> can we remove the once removed? isn't he basically family? >> he's family. it's hard to work with family, though. th