oprah and former first lady laura bush. the most tragic day of her life.t tragic day of her life. plus, the twins, barbara and ok. what if i just had a small slice? i was good today, i deserve it! or, i could have a medium slice and some celery sticks and they would ccel each other out, right? or...ok. i could ha one large slice and jog in place as i eat it or...ok. how about one large slice while jogging in place followed by eight celery... mmm raspberrcheesecake... i have been thinking about this all day. wow, and you've lost weight! oh yeah, you're welcome. thank you! [ female announcer ] yop. with 30 delicious flavors yoplait. it is so good. ♪ >>> president obama turns 49 today and he's celebrating without his family. first lady michelle obama and their younger daughter sasha are in spain for a week-long vacation. malia is in summer camp. president obama is in washington with meetings. mr. obama admits his metabolism is slowing down and he's got a lot more gray hair since he took office. >> do you feel like the weight of the presidency is accelerating

>> she will not become more partisan, i don't think that -- laura bush didn't become more partisan. if you know how to do it -- is she a political virgin that she's not to be used? when she's needed? it's possible to do this without sounding terribly partisan look at the issues that out in front. she's supposed to attract people and soften his image and supposed to soften all of the democrats. >> i think it's very interesting that she's going to get on the campaign trail a. week of negative press this her lavish trip to spain. i'll say that i personally like seeing a first lady out of the come pain trail assisting some candidates. she will not be useful to them all. there's a fine line you have to walk between taking whether it's anti-obesity campaign and others. i think you're very right she's not going to make it overtly political but it will affect her. >> how come she's going to talk about health care reform, how can that not be political? >> anyone can do what she can, i think she's had lot more in common with laura bush than people expected her to. she's talked about eating ri

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xx >> today on oprah at 4:00, former first lady laura bush on her marriage and the tragic accidentaused as a teenager. at 5:00, are you constantly sleep deprived? what it takesoo catch up on your sleep and function normall again. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the proposition age ruling expect the between 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. we will carry that decision live here on abc 7 and at abc7news.com. of course, we'll have reaction for you on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> before we go, one more look at this cooling trend. >> yes. pretty significant. we've talked about four months in a row cooler than average. same way. even cooler tomorro with that 4 degree drop in most areas. a long time before we see sunshine at the coast. stuck in the mid to upper s at least through the early parts of next week. >> mike, thank you. >> like we went from spring to fall or something. >> som people like the cool. >> yeah. thanks for

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hat michelleay that michelle obama and laura bush will join in marking the anniversary of e in. shanksvi, the current and former first ladies will be in ninthville, pennsylvania, next onth, to mark the ninth anniversary of the terror ite where that's the site where united flight 93 went down p heroic passengers took action trying to stop the terrorists. >>> and, as you know, china does chinahing big. everything dy for a chinese traffic jam? 60 miles, bumper to bumper. an estimated 40,000 cars and trucks now stuck for nine days. you heard it right, nine days. drivers are playing cards. e playing lies are selling wiches at highhigh prices. e road workd work that caused it all has another month to go. wootiger woods and wife elin formally ended their marriage today. final ninerce became final nine suvhs after his suv crashed utside their orlando home and led to the revelation of the golfer's affairs. affairs.le wished each other ther today and said they would share parenting of their 3-year-old daughter and 19-month-old son. >>> and in amsterdam today, a today, tree fell. chestnut

but the idea was, it's starring george bush and laura bush and, originally, the bush twins in the white house. 'cause it's your family sitcom. it's your family sitcom. somewhere along the line, we--one of our writers on this show wrote sides, wrote a little scene. we were casting-- we were casting many different-- like, we were seeing what kind of cast we were going to even have. and we were casting-- doing initial casting call for the bush twins, the bush daughters. and he wrote a scene that was pretty over-the-top. it was about them being like lesbians and stuff. it was all implied; it was pretty stupid. but it was never going to be in the show. it was just for casting purposes to get people-- that got leaked to the internet, and then it made, like, page six or something. yeah, hit the papers. some tabloid picked it up, and it just--boom. and it was like, "matt, trey, lesbian bush daughters," and-- so that was never the intent, to-- no, in fact-- and i think that, then, people-- although, that's kind of a funny-- anyone who saw the show saw that it was this outrageous show. but again,

for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, mississippi. >>> former first lady laura bush and her husband, t for humanity build here in this area in the days following hurricane katrina, and mrs. bush has come back on many occasions since then. laura bush, good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> it's something like 20 trips to this region in the last five years. obviously some of those trips came during your responsibilities as first lady, but you've continued to come. why the connection? >> that's right. i just have a really strong feeling about the gulf coast and i'm from a gulf coast state, as you know. new orleans is certainly a place we came, that i came with my parents on vacation. i wanted to keep coming. i came to mardi gras this year. >> right. >> which was really fun. i've never been -- i've been to mardi gras before. george and i brought our girls here one year when they were about 9. but this time i went to the mardi gras ball and that was a lot of fun. >> you've continued to work with libraries. we talked about that a lot of times on our program. you feel they are so important

bush, who campaigned against gay marriage, has not only joined laura bush and other republicans in switching sides on the issue, he's announced he's gay. jake tapper looks at questions of public pressure and disclosure and what constitutes hypocrisy in politics. >> reporter: one of the ways president bush rallied his voters to the polls six years ago was through anti-gay marriage referenda in key states and a proposed constitutional amendment. >> we stand for marriage and family. >> reporter: and one of the men leading the charge was the president's campaign manager and later the chairman of the republican national committee, ken mehlman. >> the president strongly believes that marriage in this country ought to be between a man and a woman. >> reporter: but mehlman is now working to overturn california's law against same sex marriage. and this week acknowledged that he, himself, is gay, a fact he says he has not been able to accept until recently, and one that made him then quite uncomfortable. >> do you believe homosexuality is a choice? >> i don't know the answer to that question. >> repor

african-american first lady take a trip during these hard economic times never mind the fact that laura bush and hillary clinton both took vacations but this is michelle obama and she doesn't deserve such a trip she should just stay the white house day and night and never ever leave the grounds for that matter only here's another tidbit while on vacation the first lady did actually have an official visit with the king of spain.

oprah and former first lady laura bush. the most tragic day of her life. most tragic day of her life. plus, the twins, barbara and with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. >>> good evening, once again. static kill is now underway in the gulf of mexico. engineers began pumping mud into the damaged bp oil well this afternoon. it's the next critical step in permanently blocking the leak. before the first of two relief wells can be completed later this month. at that point, cement can be pumped into the broken well, engineers predict will seal in the rest of the oil. >> this is a positive step forward. it's going to be good news. and i don't think it should be cost for premature celebration. >> and one factor that could throw things off. a fast-approaching tropical storm season. tropical storm collin formed in the atlantic today, right now, it's striking the east coast not in the gulf. >> the ca

. ♪ >>> next month, first lady michelle obama and former first lady laura bush will appear together toommemorate the ninth anniversary of the september 11th attacks. mrs. obama and mrs. bush will be the keynote speak erpz at a memorial service in shanksville, pennsylvania where united flight 93 crashed. it will be the first time that the two women have met since president obama took office. a new memorial and national park are under construction outside shanksville to honor those who died while fighting back against the terrorists on board flight 93. >>> today a south bay charitable group collected office supplies for victims of flooding in pakistan. floods have killed more than 1500 people and left 20 million homeless. >> everybody has an extra blanket or sweatshirt or jacket at home. >> volunteers with the hadai foundation unloaded a truck full of donated clothes and supplies. organizers say the donations go straight to the people most in need. >> it is shipped directly to pakistan where it's received by our team. we have over 150 team members on the ground that do the distribution f

joining us to talk about the wedding, rosemary covered the nuptials, first lady of staff for laura bush and political reporter for "washington post." she covers the first family. ladies, we're all talking a lot about very little. we've all been trying to figure out where do we go and how do we begin. rosemary, i think i'll start with you. you were in rhinebeck, covering the nuptials. was this one of your most difficult assignments because you couldn't get in? >> it proved to be incredibly challenging, but also more motivating for that fact. it seemed like the more information the clintons wanted to release, the more the public wanted to know. >> it's interesting. it drew attention from all over the world. the pictures were funny in how creative people were being to try to get the inside scoop. what struck you most from the outside? how hard did you have to work and what did you find out? >> my colleague and i probably approached 70 different wedding guests, and all of them were completely buttoned up as well as about 30 local business owners. it's a small town of about 8,000, a rockwell

even former vice president dick cheney and first lady laura bush have spoken out recently in favor ofmonth, mehlman will host a pro-gay marriage event with fellow republicans. a former bush spokesperson, john mccain's campaign manager, and vice president cheney's daughter mary. rob and vinita? >>> federal investigators say they have found positive samples of salmonella that link two iowa farms to the widespread egg recall. tests show the bacteria was present in chicken feed used by both farms. investigators now want to know if other egg farms were using the contaminated feed. so far, as many as 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning are tied to tainted eggs. >>> the western part of the nation has been taking a pounding from the elements this summer. people are struggling there to cope with everything from triple digit heat to drenching rain, hurricane-strength winds and even raging wiltd wildfires. don guevara has the story. >> reporter: a burst of wind from a surprise storm snapped this power pole like a twig, sending live wires onto a bus filled with anxious passengers. >> it sounded l

gripped me was the story of you going with your mom, to the white house to visit the first lady, laura bush and her daughter, jenna. that had to be one of the most awkward encounters ever on the second floor of the white house. >> it was a bizarre experience. and the stories are meant to reflect on so many people saw me standing on stage with my father and thought it looked so glamorous. it was a coming-of-age time for me. i realized who i was going to the white house. when you're invited, it's so exciting. i was disinvited when i got there. everyone will have to read the story because i can't completely explain it. >> you were invited to lunch. and there was no place setting for you. >> it was one of the most bizarre experiences in my life. i'm probably the only woman in the history to leave the white house with a doggy bag of food. >> it is a terrific fun. a fun book. a revealing book about life in politics. "dirty, sexy politics." you can read an excerpt on abcnews.com/books. >>> still ahead, we hear from the new cast of "dancing with the stars." i do a lot of different kinds of exercise

oprah and former first lady laura bush. the most tragic day of her life.. a few rays of sunshining breaking through the clouds but flight arrival delays of nearly an hour. some sunshine antioch san jose 60. 71 los gatos. cloudiness for the rest of us. 1:00 clouds back to the coast, hanging around san francisco, to a lesser extent oakland. 62 san francisco and 82 concord and we will be even ♪ hey, hey, hey the world won't get no better ♪ ♪ if we just let it be ♪ >>> the fellow sound of that man right there, john legend. six-time grammy winner. and joining him on friday, the acclaimed band the roots. they have a new cd together. they will be performing their new music live in our summer concert series this friday. two, great acts. one, amazing concert. we hope you will all come back and join us in central park. [ cheers and applause ] half pais through the week. alongside george i'm robin. >>> this morning, we'll look at a dilemma that faces a lot of families. what do you do when grandma and grandpa are teaching your kids values that you don't share? how to

broadcast on friday morning talking to former mayor ray nagin, michael brown, former first lady laura bush iconic musicians of the area like harry connick jr. that's hurricane katrina five years later. >>> with tiger woods' ex-elin nordegren finally breaking her silence, we'll meet the "people" magazine writer who got the exclusive. first an update from nbc's peter alexander from the ridgewood country club in paramus, new jersey, where tiger is getting ready for a tournament. >> reporter: tiger woods will begin a practice round here at the barclays a short time from now. this will be his first tournament as a newly single man. he'll have a chance to speak to reporters afterwards if he chooses. his ex-wife, elin nordegren, has been remarkably silent about the scandal for the last nine months. but now she is speaking out for what she says will be the first and only time about that scandal saying she has no interest in being a public person but needed to set something straight. "i've been through hell." that's what elin nordegren told "people" magazine in an exclusive interview conducted for

we're also going to hear from laura bush and harry connick jr.bit of a concert, he is a major supporter there, as well. hurricane katrina, five years later. that is tomorrow here on "today." >> meanwhile coming up in this half hour. tiger woods and elin nordegren divorced. but sometimes people, even when they have problems they don't divorce, they still split up with their spouse, though. sounds strange. billionaire warren buffett is one of them. coming up we're going to look at some of the pros and cons of that unusual circumstance. >> okay and by the way, who doesn't love jimmy fallon? jimmy fallon, we're going to be talking to him coming up in just a few moments this morning because the late night comedian is going to be hosting the emmys this weekend. and guess what he's been doing? asking people on twitter to submit introductions for his broadcast. so we're going to turn the tables on him maybe a little bit this morning because one of his fans wrote to us that the man with the plan is mr. jimmy fallon. so -- >> maybe he knows something we do

was not very popular in washington in the last few years of the bush administration, because of where i thought they want. >> larry: lauraraham our guest, the book is "the obama diaries." when we come back, mark lemont hill of columbia university will take her on, don't go away. [ male announcer ] the financial headlines can be unsettling. but what if there were a different story? of one financial company that grew stronger through the crisis. when some lost their way, this company led the way. by protecting clients and turning uncertainty into confidence. what if that story were true? it is. ♪ >> larry: back with oldley old friend laura ink gram. joining us is mark lemont hill, professor of columbia university and contributor to the loop 21.com. what is your overall response to "the obama diaries?" >> i wish i could say i was disappointed, but i didn't expect anything else. i think the kind of negativity toward the obama administration and the first lady is ill placed when we could focus on other things rather than mocking the president. do i think the president is fair game? of course. do i think some of it is funny? a

was not very popular in washington in the last few years of the bush administration, because of where i thought they want. >> larry: laura ingraham our guest, the book is "the obama diaries." when we come back, mark lemont hill of columbia university will take her on, don't go away. you. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] discover the best of what's next at aarp.org. keller graduate school of management, you'll have a professor with you every step of the way. whether you take classes on campus, online, or both, you get the same attention, the same curriculum, and the same quality. 85 locations nationwide and online. discover how to grow the business of you... at keller.edu. >> larry: back with oldley old friend laura ink gram. joining us is mark lemont hill, professor of columbia university and contributor to the loop 21.com. what is your overall response to "the obama diaries?" >> i wish i could say i was disappointed, but i didn't expect anything else. i think the kind of negativity toward the obama administration and the first lady is ill placed when we could focus on other things rather than mocking t

bush issued this statement today about as iffing of former senator ted ste strengthens. lauraed stevens and all those aboard the airplane that crashed in alaska last night. we are praying for the health and well being of the survivors. we're back now talking about the plane crash that killed five people including senator ted ste verngs four others survived. michelle new ted and others on the plane. she's a republican consultant and strategist and daughter of a former senator. thank you for being on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> is in you worked with senator stevens for so long tell me about the man you worked alongside on the hill. >> there's a saying in washington that senators are either work horses or show horses. ted stevens was the absolute perfect work horse. he was an absolute work horse. yes, he had -- to those that were unfamiliar with him, he scared a lot of people. he had piercing black eyes and he could see the truth from bull from a mile away. but ted stevens as you can see from the outpouring of wishes that once you worked for ted stevens, you're a

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