beautiful day on kennebunkport. jenna: we have serious news to get to and there is a things that we have been inspired by a man accomplished so much in his life. his spokesman said the fact that the president wanted to surprise of a plane and the fact that the president even wanted to jump out of a plane today. he said this, his spokesman. it is vintage george bush. a passion for life. wanting to set a goal and wanting to achieve it. part is sending a message to others even in your retirement years you can still find challenges. eric: he was shot down in world war ii. he was a naval aviator. he celebrated his birthday doing the very same thing when he was 75. when he was 80. when he was 85. and now when he is 90. can you believe that? jenna: i can't even believe jumping out of a plane period, than this helicopter we're watching. we'll get more information throughout the day about just logistics of planning this how high they are. quite frankly this is a surprise to us. we had some indication that maybe something wou

we know our second cousins once removed because of kennebunkport. >> it carries a huge amount of family history in it. but it is neither too opulent or overdone in any way. they're not trying to impress anybody. it says a lot about him and about barbara bush. you know, it is a place for family and friends to be together. and that is the attraction of it. that is what you feel when you're there. >> you can see by his body actions and his words how important kennebunkport is to them. how important it is to him, the joys he gets of watching his grandchildren blossom into adults. and to see the success of his family, i think far exceeds any success that he has had in his life, which in my mind far exceeds anything that anybody else in our family has done. >> my husband is great. we have been married 65 years. and there is no dark side. truthfully. someti sometimes he makes me sort of mad but i have never been ashamed or embarrassed about him. and i have always been proud of him. >> george herbert walker bush met barbara pierce after the december 7th attack on pearl harbor. >> and george ask

and his adult children like hanging around with him. >> what happens in kennebunkport stays in kennebunkporthere are probably some older cousins who went to some pornography sites at walker's point. and they had done it on my grandmother's computer. >> so mrs. bush discovers some pictures of scantily clad women on her printer one day. and she was extremely upset about it. and you know, she couldn't quit talking about it. and all hell broke out. needless to say. >> so gampy to find the culprit you know, drafted this scheme where he pretended to be the district attorney in portland, maine. and he wrote a letter to my grandmother saying, dear mrs. bush, this is very uncomfortable but -- >> it has come to our attention that you have been using your computer to go on porn websites. >> you know, we're going to have to come down to the portland office and answer to them. >> but it was very official, and we did dummy stationary. and someone drove to portland and mailed the letter so it had a portland stamp date. and mrs. bush fell for it hook, line, and sinker. it's a family tradition. the bushes ar

we know our second cousins once removed because of kennebunkport. >> it carries a huge amount of family history in it. but it is neither too opulent or overdone in any way. they're not trying to impress anybody. it says a lot about him and about barbara bush. you know, it is a place for family and friends to be together. and that is the attraction of it. that is what you feel when you're there. >> you can see by his body actions and his words how important kennebunkport is to them. how important it is to him, the joys he gets of watching his grandchildren blossom into adults. and to see the success of his family, i think far exceeds any success that he has had in his life, which in my mind far exceeds anything that anybody else in our family has done. >> my husband is great. we have been married 65 years. and there is no dark side. truthfully. someti sometimes he makes me sort of mad but i have never been ashamed or embarrassed about him. and i have always been proud of him. >> george herbert walker bush met barbara pierce after the december 7th attack on pearl harbor. >> and george ask

it took place near his family's summer home in kennebunkport, maine. he landed safely thanks to the man we're going to talk to, michmik michael elliot jump in tandem with 41. he joins us from the site where they landed. how did you get this honor in the fist place, sir? >> you know, just today was my third jump with our former president, and we've kept a good relationship. i stayed in contact with the family, and after his jump on his 85th birthday, he said when he turned 90 he would jump again. and i told him at that point, sir, if you're willing to do it, if i'm around and able to, i would love to be your tandem instructor. we got the word, and we prepared and here we are today. and we helped him celebrate his 90th birthday. it was just a joyous occasion. >> sergeant, eric here. we are all watching in the newsroom. it was incredible. we were all waiting for the landing. can you take us through what the instructions were? looked like a little bit of a bumpy landing. tell us what you were prepare ford and what the president was prepared for. >> well, w

the 41st president surprised many in kennebunkport, maine, thursday by continuing a tradition with aachute jump from the helicopter. the man who made the tandem jump with him said bush was smiling like a 10-year-old at christmas. >>> well, facebook knows a lot about you and the other people using the social media site. that private information helps the company sell ads targeted at you, but now jericka duncan reports that facebook will let users see the control rather than the ads that they see. >> reporter: every time you log onto facebook the social site is tracking your habits to know what you might be interested in. the process is claimed in a new company video. >> when you like pages and posts, click on stories and n s news, this determines whether or not the ad will be relevant to you. >> reporter: it's not only logging your habits on their site, it will follow logging activities on other sites as well. >> it's not just what you're clicking on in facebook but sites you're logging on through facebook. >> reporter: your facebook news could start showing cbs soon after. google and

he jumped from 10,000 feet over kennebunkport, maine. he did land just moments ago.nd rest assure, we will bring it to you the minute we have it. >> absolutely. >>> in the meantime, we have something even better. >> even better? >> even better. "hln's" robin meade joins us. robin has gone sky-diving with the former president, some of that not many of us can say. she went sky-diving with george bush for his 85th birthday. robin, he said he had one more jump in him. and i guess he did, right? >> you know what's funny? so we don't have that worry tape yet, but let us show you from five years ago what it looked like. i bet this one looked pretty much the same because he did jump with the same guy. he usually goes tandem with one of the army's golden knights. and this is -- he did it when he was 75. then he did it at 80, 85 and now 90. isn't that amazing? but he did say after this jump that he was going to do it again when he was 90. i'm not going to hold it against him because we had made a pact that if he did it when he was 90, i would get to go. you know, if he was a l

on his 85th, kennebunkport.t that changed him forever. as a 20-year-old fighter pilot, one of the youngest in world war ii, his plane was shot down over the pacific. his only option? parachute into the open water. amazingly, he suffered only minor injuries. and was rescued by an american submarine. seven decades later, that one day remain as vivid memory. >> and you were so young, were you scared? >> well you felt being scared sometimes. not all the time. certainly when i was coming down in the parachute, i was scared. and i was scared when i was in the water swimming. get away from the japanese island, i was scared. >> that experience actually sparked your love of sky-diving. >> i think so and i did it wrong. i pulled the rip cord too early, hit the tail of the plane with my head, just a glancing blow. and that, i decided that later on, well i want to do it right. and so that did spark my interest in making another jump. this time getting it correct. >> there are other men on the plane who didn't -- >> two that

the 41st president jumping out of a helicopter while strapped onto an army skydiver in kennebunkport, maine. bush also spent his 75th, 80th, and 85th birthdays skydiving. on his 90th birthday, he lands gracefully and is greeted by loved ones on the ground. the first time he jumped from a plane was during world war ii when his plane was shot down by the japanese in 1944. for "teen kids news," laura ingle, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> as we've reported, when it come to pollinating fruits and vegetables, bees are the "a"-team. without them, we'd have a lot fewer foods to eat. bees also give us honey, which many say can be a healthier alternative to processed sugar. >> we have to remember that it's still a sugar, so we don't want to go crazy with it. >> since honey is sweeter than sugar, you can use less of it. and if you think all honey tastes the same, you're in for a surprise. zeke explains that honey can be varietal. that means there's different varieties depending on where the bees gather the nectar. >> single-varietal honeys are honeys that come from a specific floral sou

in tanned women a former army parachutist, he flew through the skies over kennebunkport, maine.irst was as a world war ii fighter pilot. his legs don't work well anymore. he has parkinson's disease. so the landing was a bit rough, but mr. bush, we're told, is just fine. his wife, barbara, and son george w. were there to greet him. actress ruby dee has died. her daughter says she took her final vow last night at home in new york. ruby dee's career spanned nearly eight decades on the stage, television, and more than 50 movies, including "a raisin in the sun" with sidney poitier. >> leave me alone. >> pelley: ruby dee's most famous collaboration was with ossie davis. they were married for more than half a century and made five films together, including "do the right thing. of. >> hey! you old drunk! what did i tell you about drinking in front of my stoop? move on. you're block my view. >> pelley: off screen, davis and dee fought for civil rights and were kennedy center honorees. after davis died in 2005, dee kept acting, earning an oscar nomination for "american gangster. >> i got

on his 85th, kennebunkport.r. as a 20-year-old fighter pilot, one of the youngest in world war ii, his plane was shot do you over the pacific. his only option, parachute into the open water. amazingly he suffered minor injuries. and was rescued by an american submarine. search decades later, that one day remains a vivid memory. you were so young. were you scared? >> you felt being scared sometimes, not all the time. certainly when i was coming down in the parachute i was scared. i was scared when i was in the water swimming, getting away from the japanese island. i was scared. >> that experience actually sparked your love of skydiving. >> i think so. i did it wrong. i pulled the rip cord too early. hit the tail of the plane. my head -- coming -- a glancing blow. i decided later on, well,i want to do it right. that did spark my interest in making another jump. this time getting it correct. >> there were other men on the plane who didn't -- >> would that were killed. >> do you think still about those men? >> a lot

a few years ago his neighbors in kennebunkport came together to acquire a navy ship's anchor in his honor. it is a fitting tribute for president bush so often describes walker's point in maine as his anchor to the windward. it is fitting in another way as the navy aviator in world war ii, as a member of congress, as u.n. ambassador, as an envoy to china, as director of the c.i.a., as vice president, and as president, george bush embodies the values that are the anchor of american society. courage, duty, honor, and compassion define our nation and his life. i'm sure that it is a great joy for him to share this special day with his first lady barbara bush, who also recently celebrated a birthday and who has done so much to promote family literacy in this country. last night, mr. president, our senate colleagues unanimously passed a resolution that i introduced with dozens of our colleagues, including maine senator angus king, the two senators from texas, and our two leaders, wishing both president and mrs. bush the happiest of birthdays and honoring them. the love within this extraordinary

he jumped from a helicopter near his home in kennebunkport, maine. how about that, charlie? >> that's just great. just love to see him celebrating his 90th birthday. >> a great man still going strong. >> broadway theaters will dim their lights tonight norfor ruby dee. she was in more than 50 films. president obama rights she and her husband helped open new doors of opportunity for all. her career spanned nearly 80 years in theater film and television. her most famous role was playing opposite sidney poitier in "a raisin in the sun." >> nothing happens for you in this world unless someone gets paid off. >> well then leave me alone. >> dee married a fellow actor. they shared in more than a dozen films and productions to the, including spike lee's "do the right thing." >> hey, you old dunk! what did i tell you about drinking in front of my students? move on. you're blocking my view. >> she played the role of emcee at the march on washington in 1963. in 2004 they received a kennedy center honor for their work in the performing arts. wherever there was ossie, there was ruby. the

he jumped from a helicopter at his home in kennebunkport, maine. it's the fourth time he's celebrated his birthday by skydiving. check out that landing. president obama tweeted hope you enjoy the view, george. wishing you a very happy birthday, 41. how about that, charlie? >> that's a great. you love to see him celebrating his 90th birthday. >> what a great man, still going strong. >>> broadway theaters will dim their lights. rue bede, the actress and activist died at the age of 91. she appeared in more than 50 films. she was nominated for on oscar at 83. she and her husband helped open new doors of opportunity for all. >> reporter: dee's career spanned northeasterly 80 years. her most famous role was playing opposite sidney portier in "raising of the sun." the couple shared the spotlight in films together including spike lee's "do the right thing." >> hey, you old drunk. what did i tell you about drinking in front of my students. move on. you're blocking my value. >> they plaled roles in the march on washington in 1963. in 2004 they received a ken

he did a tandem parachute jump from a helicopter near his summer home in kennebunkport maine. he was in good hands up there. while his family waited below, haddy was harnessed to a retired member of the army's parachute team. once safely on the ground, he got his birthday kiss from his wife barbara. you remember he did the same thing on his 85th birthday. >>> keep our rivers clean. that was the message from the epa's top water official today. nancy stoner spent the day with kayakers, rowers and fishermen along the schuylkill river historical park. she talked about the clean water initiative and the benefits for pennsylvania. the schuylkill river was recently named pennsylvania's 2014 river of the year. >>> they own small businesses. >> but they have big plans. coming up, a special honor for local entrepreneurs. >>> and fire danger people in a quiet chester community say they're being put at risk over something many of us use every single day. >>> bad behavior. the things teens are doing that put them at risk and the warning for parents. >>> fresh off their appearance together

sky diving in kennebunkport.there will also be a party to celebrate his birthday in texas at the george bush presidential library and museum. it's giving visitors free cake and ice cream and the visitors are being asked to wear their craziest pair of socks. that's because the former president is known for his love of colorful footwear. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> good morning. reh, so it's not over yet. we have a few more days. moainfalin the fecast for us today and heading into tomorrow, but the greatng i by the weekend we'll start to see a little clearing. we also have a flash flood watch staying in effect until 2:00 a.m. that could get extended a we he into the rest of your friday w clearis excted f u for yr turday and sunday. plenty of sunshine and temperatures close to o erage. for philadelphia right now, 67 degrees, mostly cloudy skies. so right in the city of tle break from the tarting rainfall. our humidity is at 87%. look at the visibility. it's down to

in kennebunkport where they spend their summers, people ran to take a glimpse. >> a lady said, look, up in the sky. i got 0 a couple of pictures. >> we were going to go shopping and sight seeing. nothing could be better than this. this is so exciting. >> reporter: the skydive from a hoont was a tandem jump with mike elliot who he has jumped with and other members of the u.s. goeltden knights. 41 tumbling onto the grass unharmed, greeted by loved ones, including son and former president george w. bush. today's dive was far different from his first, a forced bailout when his plane was shot down by the japanese over the pacific in 1944 during world war ii. he was pulled from the sea going on to receive the distinguished flying cross for bravery. bush promised himself he would one day jump from a plane for fun. he made his first post-war leap in arizona in 1997. then he just kept jumping, marking his 75th birthday, the are reopening of his presidential library at texas a&m, celebrating his 80th birthday, taking chuck norris and brut hume along. >> i think i'm hoping he's still here at ni

. >>> it's a big day in kennebunkport maine as george herbert walker bush took a jump for the ages.ving aided by an exmilitary jumper. president bush jumped from a helicopter landing safely in front of families and friends. the former president and 200 guests including his wife barbara and former president george w. bush and other bushes will continue to celebrate with a private birthday dinner tonight. happy birthday, mr. president. we will of course have much more online and on facebook and twitter on mitchell reports. "ronan farrow daily" will be joining us next. >>> i'm meteorologist bill karins, once again, it's umbrella day for so many places across the country. chance of showers and storms through in areas of florida and mid-atlantic shaz showers this morning right through the afternoon and back in areas of texas, watch out for strong storms from dance to little rock to shreveport as we go throughout the afternoon. have a great day. where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked giants stood tall and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real a

the 41st president made a tandem parachute jump over the skies near kennebunkport, maine.er his last jump, he'd vowed he would skydive again, even though he can now no longer walk. family and friends greeted him on the ground. this was his eighth jump. the first came under fire, when his plane was shot down over the pacific during world war ii. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour. iraq struggles to stem a tide of insurgents across the country. a new survey finds americans are more polarized than ever. what to watch for as the world cup kicks off. a fresh take on rising economic inequality around the globe. plus, the passing of an award- winning actress and civil rights advocate, ruby dee. >> woodruff: as militants from the islamic state of iraq and the levant continued their march toward baghdad and widened the group's areas of operation and control across syria and iraq talk in washington turned to whether the u.s. should respond and how. at midday the president spoke in the oval office after a meeting with australian prime minister tony abbott. he said iraq would nee

we just saw pictures of him with barbara bush at kennebunkport with jenna.ou very much. >>> tomorrow on the show, rhode island senator jack reed from armed services. remember, follow the show online, on facebook and twitter on andrea mitchell reports. >> great show, andrea. a lot of big news today. the surprising consequences of that capitol hill grilling that secretary hagel just got about the bergdahl transfer. and we've got chris matthews weighing in on eric cantor's stunning upset in virginia. all of it, of course, begging the question, remember eric cantor? vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked giants stood tall and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place expedia, find yours that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve. at humana, we believe if healthcare changes, if it becomes simpler... if frustration and paperwork decrease... if grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home... t

he will take off in a helicopter in kennebunkport, maine, when he was shot down in 1944.ier occasion. good luck, mr. president. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." she'll have more on the escalation on iraq from richard engel. >>> i'm meteorologist bill carins. a chance of showers and storms all throughout the afternoon especially down in areas of florida. the mid atlantic has showers right through this afternoon and then back in areas of texas. watch out for some strong storms from dallas to little rock to shreveport as we go throughout the afternoon. have a great day. we're right where you need us. at the next job, next adventure or at the next exit helping you explore super destinations and do everything under the sun. 12 brands. more hotels than anyone else in the world. so wherever you want to be, whatever you want to do, chances are we're already there. save up to 25% and earn bonus points when you book at wyndhamrewards.com. ♪ save up to 25% and earn bonus points save your coffee from the artificial stuff. ♪ switch to truvia. great tasting, zero-calo

200 of his closest friends and relatives for a birthday dinner at the family seaside retreat in kennebunkport spent his summers since he was a boy and we wish him happy birthday. >>> president obama admitting to having trouble recalling memories from when he was a boy when he gave a commencement speech at a technical school yesterday. take a listen. >> i do not remember my high school graduation speaker. i have no idea who it was. i'm sure i was thinking about the party after graduation. i don't remember the party either. i'm just -- i'm just telling the truth here. >> well, here's something no one is sure to forget, rob ford, the musical. it's true. toronto's second city training center is holding an open casting call next sunday for a show about everyone's favorite, loud, rowdy, crack-smoking canadian mayor. the show called rob ford, the musical, the birth of a ford nation is set to open in september. get your tickets now. that will end this hour of "jansing & co." tamron hall is up next with "news nation." rocky mountains. which must be named after the... that would be rocky the flying squ

ron claiborne, abc news, kennebunkport, maine. >> what a neat guy. 90 years old, jumping out of planest of the world. >> get things going there. >> only the second u.s. president that has been a father to another president. john adams is the other one. fascinating. i'm impressed. >> last of the world war ii generations. fantastic guy. happy birthday to him. milestone. >>> when we come back, we will check out what is making headlines in "the skinny." >>> and what put harrison ford in the hospital? and a secret about britney spears and a special surprise for you, my friend. >> uh-oh. >> be prepared. it's comin'. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this fro ♪ skinny so skinny >> kicking off the skinny, i promised you a big surprise. you are hoping for pamela anderson in a bikini. possibly. >> did you arrange that? come on out, surprise guest. >> marci is back. >> thank you for coming in. >> of course. congratulations. >> thank you. >> welcome. >> how are you doing? how's the reporting world treating you? >> it's great. fun, exciting but i miss hanging out with all of you. >> we

. >> the summer after i graduated from college, i was in kennebunkport, maine, i went with my fatherat. the one possession he really cares about is his speedboat. he calls it fidelity. he's had five editions of it now. >> he's a natural captain. >> the president, that's his passion. he loved driving his boat. >> my dad has two speeds when he's in his boat, neutral and all out. the rougher the seas, the better for him. >> nobody in my family touches fidelity because they know how much he values it. >> we pulled back in and the tide was very low, and my grandfather said, you know, piers, why don't you take it out for me. this is an amazing moment to be asked to take the boat to the mooring is a huge amount of responsibility and he hasn't really offered it to me so i felt really special. as fate would have it, the boat ended up on the rocks. did not make it to the mooring. i would like to say it was not my fault but because i was the man at the helm, it was my fault and i felt terrible about it. >> i saw it from my office window and it was just so shocking to see fidelity up on those ro

tonight about 200 friends and relatives will join him for a birthday bash at kennebunkport, maine. you once we see him back op the ground yet again, and that will be a wonderful, wonderful way -- says, you know, just because you're getting older doesn't mean you have to get slower or stop doing anything, and that's a big reason why he's been doing this for so long. patti ann: a few months ago he was sick, he was this the hospital, and people were saying, oh, my gosh, we're so concerned, and he came out and said, hey, don't write me off yet. i'm just a little sick, i'll get better. and here he is. bill: a remarkable man. good luck on that, we'll keep you posted. in the meantime, jenna lee's coming up in a matter of moments, you ever jump out of a plane? jenna: i haven't, i'd like to, i don't think it's going to be happening. i've asked my doctor about a lot of things you can do while pregnant, and i don't think that's one of them. oh, well. bill: it'd be a heck of a picture. they call that a tandem jump. [laughter] jenna: i feel like that's sort of my state of being right now, in ta

now they're up in kennebunkport for the season. >> you brought some socks with you? >> i did.ring you. herman cain was on the show earlier and he had interesting advice for hillary clinton this morning. after clinton had this to say. >> we came out of the white house, we had no money when we got there and we struggled to piece together the resources for mortgages for houses, for chelsea's education. it was not easy. >> right now she's rich. and what difference does it make? the more important issue, steve, revolves around all of this attention that she's getting and she hasn't even declared and the democrats haven't had a convention yet. >> right. >> my advice to hillary is don't start measuring the drapes for the oval office too soon. >> well, there you go. the clintons not struggling anymore. they reportedly earned more than $100 million over the past 14 years. >>> stunning new details in the benghazi terrorist attack. the terrorists who attacked our consulate, they used state department cell phones that were taken during that attack in order to contact senior terror leaders