kessler. if d.b. coop sir not the most compelling story, is there clearly another that is that story? >> the most astonishing thing in the book is, how the fbi breaks into homes and offices apds even embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught and shot as burglar and equally astonishing, the fbi actually gave that to me, although the fbi director approved giving me that material, it's about 20% of the book and it's just so unbelievable. you wouldn't put it in a movie, because it's not believable. before they go into an embassy let's say or an office, they, or a mafia home, that's another example, they will do surveillance for weeks to find out who goes in, who goes out. on the night of the break-in, they have agents who watch anybody who might return. let's say they work in an office and are at home. they want to make sure they don't go back. if they do go back, they will divert them. they will stage a phony traffic accident. dress as police officers and stop them. open a fire hy

and mike kessler discovered his brother was still alive in kill devil hills. steve kessler's house took a hit, $50,000 in damages. >> and it just kept coming and it kept coming and it kept coming, and that wind -- >> reporter: irene lashed coastal carolina, hit hard, hit fast. its early hours sucked the life frl the outer banks. irene was a disaster with a small "d." yes, snapshots of damage in hatteras and despair in rodincy, but not wholesale destruction. >> here's the waterline right here. >> reporter: in ada andrew's house, the water is going down. so is her anxiety. >> i live through them because it's beautiful 364 days of the year. >> reporter: and steve kessler still has a roof over his head. >> inside i can handle. it's the outside that's -- that's a mess. >> reporter: but most places outside here whisper vacation again. irene's timing is more good news, gone just in time for labor day weekend, the big money maker up an down this coastline. mark strassmann, cbs news, kill devil hills, north carolina. >>> we'll take a break. coming up on the morning new

and mike kessler discovered his brother was still alive in kill devil hills. >> you got it bad, buddyteve kessler's house took a hit. $50,000 in damages. >> it just kept coming, and it kept coming, and it kept coming, and that wind... >> irene lashed coastal carolina, hit hard, hit fast. it's early hours sucked the life from the outer banks. >> this is roanoke sound west of the outer banks. for a half mile from shore as you can see, almost all the water is gone, pushed inland by irene's counterclockwise winds. 24 hours later all that water has come rushing back. but the dock is gone. washed away by the same storm surge that now floods this neighborhood. but irene was a disaster with a small "d." washed away by the same storm surge that now floods this yes, snapshots of damage in hatteras and despair in ro gaunt not wholesale destruction. >> there's the water line right here. >> in aida's house, the water is going down. so is her anxiety. >> it is beautiful here 364 days of the year. >> and steve kessler still has a roof over his head. >> inside i can handle. it's the outside that's a

kessler said the budget might be around $40 million. we do not know exactly what the budget is for this unit. the fbi budget request overall for the agency for 2012 was about $8.1 billion. in fy 2011, the budget is broken down among the different departments. we did find for the 2012 request line items for electronic surveillance. it was about $4.5 million for 13 new positions. you can see the current services with 45 positions. that includes five agents at a cost of about $40 million. we go next to bloomfield, conn.. caller: my question is why are they releasing this? he only wants to sell a book. why would he detail operations so that the enemy would know what the fbi is doing question of these are people working to defend your country. host: what do you think the motivation was for making this transparent? guest: i think they trust me to tell a straight story. the head of all this said he thinks people should know how their money is being spent. there is an additional component from the national security budget that is not revealed i

how are you, do you know ron kessler? he's great. [inaudible] >> he's also one of the smartest people. but anyway, he's a great journalist. is a totally investigative journalist, the real deal. i mean there are lots of people in this town who pretend that they're really investigative. he is the real deal. >> i wore my libertarian -- >> we have to get this on camera. >> unmuzzled right here. >> unmuzzled, liberty. do you want me to sign this page? [inaudible] >> do you realize this mean you have to talk to my class next semester? >> i did realize. >> as a libertarian i feel muzzled all the time. >> thanks for taking the time. look at you. >> how are you? >> sometimes she says to me i'm too busy. i can't even get owner schedule. you tell me about the bible study, the exercise. and you tell him he doesn't deserve to have a wife like this. in fact, one time we're on the set and he said he met some movie star and they were talking and then she left and they said do you know what it's like to live with a beautiful woman, how demanding, hig

kessler said the budget might be around $40 million. we do not know exactly what the budget is for this unit. the fbi budget request overall for the agency for 2012 was about $8.1 billion. in fy 2011, the budget is broken down among the different departments. we did find for the 2012 request line items for electronic surveillance. it was about $4.5 million for 13 new positions. you can see the current services with 45 positions. that includes five agents at a cost of about $40 million. we go next to bloomfield, conn.. caller: my question is why are they releasing this? he only wants to sell a book. why would he detail operations so that the enemy would know what the fbi is doing question of these are people working to defend your country. host: what do you think the motivation was for making this transparent? guest: i think they trust me to tell a straight story. the head of all this said he thinks people should know how their money is being spent. there is an additional component from the national security budget that is not revealed i

so, really, unprecedented that these secrets would come out. >> ronald kessler, thank you very much.king the time this morning. >> thank you. >> up next, congress hard at work. we'll have a behind-the-scenes look at the final push to pass the debt deal on capitol hill. this is "the early show" here on cbs. [ female announcer ] o is for olive, who lacked self-control. she took mommy's temptations... ♪ ...now she's polishing coal. ♪ temptations, it's the first jell-o that's just for adults. kraft singles. we're rich in calcium to help build 'em up strong. ooh, watch out, bad guys. kraft singles. the american cheese. kraft singles. i just transferred a prescription to cvs because they have care 1on1. it's where the pharmacist stops and talks to me about safety and saving money with generic prescriptions. laura, let's talk about possible side effects. it's all about me. love that. get care 1on1 and talk savings, safety, and side effects when you transfer or fill a new, ongoing prescription. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. it's all mine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond introducing pu

do you know ron kessler? >> who? >> ron kessler. he's the managing editor for -- let me introduce you. clyde told me you were coming. you were confirmed. now, where do you live? >> i'm in new york. so i'll be at the new york book party as well. >> you will? now how do you know clyde? >> he's my lawyer. >> really? he called to tell me, he said, be on the lookout, he's coming. i said, what's that surname? >> right, right. >> so what brings you to d.c. this weekend? >> we're meeting up with, vanessa and be i we're kicking off -- [inaudible] >> a what? i didn't hear you. >> art collection. >> art collection? >> oh, you should talk to mr. bender. he's huge in art. in fact, you know that guy salinger who's in jail? >> yeah. >> that was his -- >> oh. >> yeah, he's in jail. it's a small world, isn't it? i saw deniro, that's right, last week testify against the woman who managed him, and she was selling the art. >> yep. >> yeah, i read that. yeah. >> so we were just meeting up with some friends and clients. i mean, you know, wanted to be dow

junior truck being held inside your phone's moscow's red army got off to a winning start but as ron kessler every ports the event is aimed at helping all young players develop whether they win or lose. for the next few days will become the world capital of youth ice hockey the choice of the siberian city for the first ever club world cup was a very calculated decision for one ice hockey is the fans' favorite here beyond the year old mountains so high attendance is almost ensured well at least for the games that involve the russians and number two which is probably the most important factor in staging an international youth sports event is the huge support from the local government but at the moment they can say that here's a red cross because it has a reservation. because definitely. on. the carpet this appears that they are sort of the pressure cooker thank you very much since this is the first time the youth club world cup has been held it's only fair to talk about the competition format eight teams have been divided into two groups and decided earns most points qualifies for the final ma

we are talking to "the new york times" best-selling author ronald kessler. without the fans, there'd be no nascar. just like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. ♪ >>> it might be dysfunctional but it sure is beautiful. good morning, washington, d.c. partly cloudy now. 78 degrees. you're headed for a high of 90. >>> from movie stars to the most wanted. a new look at the fbi's most closely guarded secrets. joining us is ronald kessler. author of the book "the secrets of the fbi." i cannot wait to read this whole book. fascinating things are included. oh, by the way, welcome to "american morning." >> thank you. >> it's been almost ten years since 9/11. we have had no major attacks since then. a lot of people are wondering why. in your book, you sort

thank you to our sponsors, the entire family, thank you all and alan kessler and mickey strauss for getting this organized. really wonderful. thank you very much and thanks to the panel. .. >> frederick law olmsted is remembered for designing new york city's central park, but justin martin looks at his life as journalist and abolitionist. also in washington, booktv stopped by a book party for juan williams' latest, "muzzled." and inside the world of "the pirates of somalia." sign up for booktv alert, it's weekend schedule's in your inbox. >>> and up next on booktv, michael wallis recalls the life of frontiersman david "davy" correct. crockett. it's about an hour. >> thank you so much. it's great to be with you. and it's wonderful to come into a city where there's rain. [laughter] um, i live in, my wife susanne who's with me -- you'll meet her later -- we live and have lived for some years in tulsa, oklahoma, where there's plenty of water and wood, it's a very green place, but like the rest of this nation it's been stricken, and temperatures in triple digits for many, many days. and that's t

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host: ron kessler, thank you for talking to our viewers. we will continue looking inside the fbi this week. tomorrow will be the counter- terrorism unit. wednesday will be how they allocate resources. on thursday, cyber threats. we will wrap up the week looking at forensics. we now bring you to the event of the gop presidential candidates talking about special interests that are contributing to the campaigns of his republican obama -- opponents and president obama. i do know that nothing gets us more excited here in washington than a presidential campaign. today at the national press club we are welcomed -- pleased to welcome one of the candidates for the gop presidential nomination. buddy roemer served four terms in the u.s. house of representatives, so he is no stranger to washington. before being elected governor of louisiana, as both a democrat and republican. he served as the chief executive officer of business first bank, a community bank in baton rouge, louisiana. the wreck his career, buddy roemer has been known as a reformer not af

do you know ron kessler? for politics and journalism.inaudible] he's also one of the smartest people. but anyway, he's a true investigative journalist. he is the real deal. a lot of people in this town pretend that they are really investigative -- she is the real deal. [laughter] >> [inaudible] on "muzzled" right here. >> he want me to sign the page? >> [inaudible conversations] >> as a libertarian i feel muzzled all the time about the conventional wisdom in this city >> [inaudible conversations] >> thank you for taking the time. i can't even get on the schedule. he tells me about the bible study and the exercise and he tells me that he has really -- >> one time we were on the set and he said he met a movie star and you know what it's like to live with a beautiful woman, how demanding, how high maintenance -- >> knott hi maintenance, but -- >> [inaudible] you weren't there, you were not there. >> on the set at the convention and i said -- everybody was talking about how beautiful she looked and [inaudible] i've often told that story. >>

ron kessler is the author and a chief washington correspondent for newsmax.com and he's our guest rightgood morning to you. >> great to be with you. >> i understand you've developed these wonderful relationships with high ranking people that tell you stuff. do they know you'll put it in a book? >> they do. and actually, bob muller, the f.b.i. director personally approved giving me this material on how the f.b.i. breaks in homes and offices and even embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught and shot as burglars. what they too is weeks before the break-in, they will conduct surveillance of the target and figure out who goes in, who goes out. on the night of the break-in, they'll watch those people at their homes and make sure they don't go back. if they do, they'll dress as police officers and stop them or have a phony traffic accident or open a fire hydrant in the area so that nobody can go back and beforehand, they also take a photo of any dog that might be on the premises and they show it to a vet who is on contract. he prescribes just the right amount of tranquilizer a