not margaret thatcher. you could bank on what she said to she rest defeat, ma and believed she was acting in the best interest of britain. the sign of a true patriot. more importantly, she delivered on the promises and british voters reported her by three elections in a row. suddenly -- secondly, when i arrived in britain it became apparent there was no alternative to margaret thatcher. she demonstrated me the class of economic principles in the 19th century mocked by the textbook worked with socialism didn't. i also realized that many british politicians at the time were looking for others to do their work for them to reverse decades of socialism. this began with the imf bailout and extended to some in the european community. thatcherism was about british politics and doing the heavy lifting themselves. even worse, her opponents were advocating doing nothing or even more socialism. some surrendering sovereignty to you. as an american i found this repugnant. third, i learned from thatcher that the enemy of

margaret truman had four sons.ou saw clifton truman is very involved in the legacy of its grandparents. one of those four sons passed away. not sure if the others are involved in the library. there's one story and we are running out of time. a great story. somebody asked, i would like to know about the trip she took my car leaving the white house. did they do it, just the two of them? >> there are good stories. >> from washington to missouri. >> a wonderful book. >> people were passing them on the road and nearly having accidents. he was in a convertible. they recognize they just passed the president and though first lady. we have a few minutes left. somebody's asking, we should ask it, what is bess's greatest contribution to the role of first lady? >> for demonstrating you could be a strong influential partner and you do not have to be on the front page or a tv. it does not have to be public. >> and she supported her husband when he became the president. she supported him. she was very aware. >> harry died in 1972

for more on that, we talked to john walcott and margaret talev. margaret, let me start with you. the end of the year press conference wasn't exactly a victory march. >> the first question was, is this your worst year ever as president? which he dodged. >> the answer is yes whether nsa or health care. economy, congress. everything. >> gun-control, remember that was going to happen. a really tough year. one of his undoing was the launch of the health care. the one freebie they had. three years to plan for it, it was the signature legacy issue and a stumble on that is still dogging him. >> the problems continue. they had to make changes on policy that they said they were not going to change. >> that is right. the mandate. whether or not to relax the mandate. there are half a million people who are getting canceled because the policy did not meet the standard under the new obama care law. the administration was so concerned that they have waived the mandate until january 1. >> doesn't have the insurance industry very happy. >> no. >> the president -- headed to hawaii, 10 days of rest

deadly blast that tore through the main railway station in bowling or in volgograd rather artie's margaret how well is in the city with more. volgograd busy train station was rocked by the blast of a terrorist bomb on sunday afternoon shards of metal ripped through an area around a security checkpoint as passengers waited for their luggage to be inspected officials say the bomb was equivalent to at least ten kilos of t.n.t. and only the security barrier prevented this scene of devastation from becoming much worse but it's impossible to calculate the toll something like this has on its victims many are still reeling. from i bent down to collect my documents when i saw a flash of light and there was a blast i was thrown back by the explosion when i came to my senses a man was carrying me only outside was i able to get a breath of air and sought to understand what was happening to. my son father and niece were inside the train station when the blast went off they're all in intensive care now they're badly injured they were headed for a train to moscow but never made it. well a nine year old g

margaret, we got to the budget deal. everybody is happy. the debt ceiling is going to rear its ugly head. paul ryan said you have to give us something. is he right? >> he has to placate the right wing of the party that is forced to go along with this. now the john boehner has had his hotheaded moment, he is preaching to cooler heads into the house. obamacare is working for them to the extent anybody -- anything is working. let's stick with this, guys. let's not threaten the entire global financial market with our shenanigans. it will not work for the debt ceiling. >> do you agree, lanhee? >> no, it is time for the republicans to enforce. the negotiation is one of them. this is a masterstroke for paul ryan. you have to be the dealmaker. on the other hand, a pillar to the surface. he is able to have his cake and eat it, too. >> healthcare, some democrats are suggesting it is working. some insurance companies are spending hundreds of millions dollars. could this turn into an asset for democrats? >> absolutely not. this will be a complete disas

margaret thatcher was ready for a fight.ry few politicians that i ever interviewed who would directly answer a question and go right at you. so that is a question here. is it policy backbone or character backbone? >> it is really both as you mentioned. margaret thatcher was an extremely courageous leader. she wasn't afraid of picking a fight with her political opponent, she would stand up to them and most of the time victorious. she was someone who clearly believed in a set of beliefs which surround economic freedom and she stood by those principles. she did not believe at all in appeasement, in compromising her political opponent. she had little time for those within the party who she viewed as a bunch of people who were hopeful conservatives which really were a bunch of liberals claiming to be conservative. endless battles within the conservative party against those who she felt it didn't actually believe in conservative principle. she once referred to the government as the worst socialist government in british history. st

he was sentenced to prison. >> and margaret was given an award by the sheriff's office of $2,500 for her bravery. >> hopefully some of that money can replace some of the things he stole. he stole things worth about $1,500 u.s. dollars. >> the best is that she now has peace of mind. >> got some video of some rush hour road rage in australia. you can see here two guys duking it out on the side of the road. >> he's punch drunk. he gets knocked down and doesn't get it. >> they said one driver was trying to edge in in front of the other one and the other one didn't like it. you're thinking the guy in the black shirt started it. no. he said the guy in the white shirt was the aggressor. >> he didn't like getting hit but i'll bet the other guy was sorry he started it. >> you see that girl at a train station in australia? watch how she's tackled by securityas a question over whether she bought a ticket. she slaps that guy and then she spit on him. they hold her on the ground for eight minutes. the teen's friend also gets into it with security officers. here's her friend getting manhandled. >>

we will get to margaret carlson >> welcome back. we will get to margaret carlson in a moment.t, one of the biggest themes of 2013 -- money and politics. as we say, it is always there. this way it was in the republican party, too. i think that was the story to watch next year as well. we got a taste of what will happen next year when some the bigger as groups said they were ready to come out and get involved in republican primaries. they are ready to put their money where their mouth is. >> did they deliver? they are talking about a michigan race and one or two others. they take on incumbents? >> i think they have some key signs that they are involved in ready. they are healthy on mitch mcconnell in kentucky fight off a primary contender. >> mitch needs money badly, too, i know. >> it is mostly a symbolic gesture, i think. they are also helping mike simpson. >> speaking of money, hillary clinton who was outspent when she was outraised by barack obama when she ran for president in 2008 i'm a she is trying to make sure that doesn't happen if you runs again. >> she may not be read

artie's margaret how well is in volgograd she's been giving us updates throughout the day if you can hear me margaret tell us what are some of the latest they are hearing from the scene there what are the latest details you're getting. well as you can see behind me this is the exact site where this happened this morning this trolley bus and originally it was thought that it could possibly be in connection with the terrorist attack that happened less than twenty four hours ago but it is in fact a pan of bomb that was detonated remotely on this trolley bus killing twelve in engineering possibly twenty eight you can actually see. we're going to scoot over luckiest man march through. a lot happening on the ground you know law enforcement are they have littered the streets here. and we have an eye it looks like a military personnel marching down so where the sights and so place this morning now what we do know twelve have died twenty eight engine including a one year old baby critically injured ends up this coming on the heels of the first attack on the train station less than twenty four

and margaret margaret still reeling from sunday's suicide blast at the main railway station there what are investigators saying about. the originally now if you recall they had suspected a female suicide bomber they were able to retrieve her from. and able to identify that individual as a male suicide bomber now health officials there are those who are still in the hospital here in the crowd as well as in moscow and so far have died from these cheap blast the investigation is still ongoing and information is still. busy train station it was rocked by the blast of a terrorist bomb on sunday afternoon shards of metal ripped through an area around a security checkpoint as passengers waited for their luggage to be inspected officials say the bomb was equivalent to at least ten kilos of t.n.t. and only the security barrier prevented this scene of devastation from becoming much worse but it's impossible to calculate the toll something like this has on its victims many are still reeling. from the i bent down to collect my documents when i saw a flash of light and there was a blast i was throw

so margaret are we any closer to hearing about any new details about this latest attack. well here's what we do know about eight thirty this morning there was a second suicide attack less than twenty four hours ago there was a first suicide attack at the train station and this one happening on a trolley bus we've learned that twelve people have been confirmed dead twenty three injured so far that number of course is subject to change including a one year old baby now this. it would be at a time when people would be at work is very much a month that your and people are getting to jobs this morning so that was that was planned at a time when people would be out and moving now this we have learned also that medical personnel is in route from moscow to help those enter here on the ground and they are there coming now we also learned that president putin has been informed of the past week. that. attack that. unfortunately we're adding sound connection problems with you there with margaret but she did. here earlier follow this report from the city. busy train station that was r

margaret, thank you very much. pope francis turned 77 today and he invited some homeless people to help him celebrate. they attended his morning mass at the vatican, then joined him for breakfast and posed for a picture. also today, "the advocate," a gay rights magazine, named francis its person of the year, praising his statement that "if a person is gay and seeks god and has good will, who am i to judge?" despite the biblical admonition against storing up treasures on earth-- or perhaps unaware of it-- millions of americans are chasing a huge jackpot in the mega-millions lottery. tickets have been selling at a rate of half a million a minute, driving the jackpot to $636 million, the second-largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. here's michelle miller. >> reporter: this was the line for mega-millions tickets just outside of prim, nevada. >> $636 million. >> reporter: nationwide, players spent $200 million. david hudson hardly ever plays but he could not resist. >> if it's over a hundred million, and only if it's

bring you today's breaking news coverage of events happening in volgograd we go back with our team margaret howell live in the city with more on the latest in this incident in this tragedy that has struck this city now are we any closer to more details about the suspected terror attack. will not i am standing here in the marketplace where that trolley bus experienced that blast just behind me this morning around eight thirty in the morning killing twelve and enduring twenty eight so far is the number that we have including a one year old baby know this busy market during that time law enforcement. collecting bodies off of the streets and carrying some off from moscow we did receive word that some help was on the way for the ensured that they were they were flying to help those entered citizens and military personnel and law enforcement on the ground here in. a lot of very tight security now littering the streets of this marketplace where the troll. did experience that blast this morning now we have an eyewitness accounts of what happened this morning take a listen. to the explosion i was as

sold on the city as a railway station climbed at least claimed at least seventeen lives archies margaret howell is following developments in volgograd for us. i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded this morning at eight thirty in the morning causing a massive deaths bodies everywhere a lot of information that is still coming out about the stroller the attack that happened this morning it has been confirmed that there was a suicide bomber on that trolling bus that claimed these lives we have an eyewitness account of this event. i was in my way from work to the u. turn and then i heard a blast i was already standing in a queue and one of the other drivers asked if there was an explosion there was no panic but i hurt screens so i drove by to save the children and help people but they told me that only the driver of the bus was injured and so i took the driver surrogate to the hospital surrogate told me that the conductor had died he also said that the cabin wasn't completely fooled but i saw around six corpses myself. at the moment of the explosion i was at home that's

the city's main train station there are good how well is covering the events in volgograd for us margaret are we any clearer so far about the latest suspected terror attack. will mount what we do know is eight thirty this morning and keep in mind it's just maybe a minute past ten now so this happening just just a while ago eight thirty it does appear to be a nother suicide bomber this time a trolley bus and what what we know so far that ten people have died and this bus happened this explosion rather happened just meters past the bus stop so right in front of the market during a very busy monday morning people still going to work it is a monday morning here despite the holiday season and this happening at a time when. we have and we have now learned that president putin has gotten word of what has happened this morning and also a plane a medical plane from moscow it's coming to help those who have been entered in the blast this morning. we have to apologize to our viewers for some of the connection problems that we're having with you but volgograd is still reeling from sunday's suicide bl

margaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru debate obamacare's revival. we begin the program with the former secretary of state, dr. madeleine albright. madame secretary. >> good to be with you. >> you paid tribute to the noble statesman, nelson mandela. you say you treasure the memory of your meetings with him. what is the most memorable? >> the most memorable was his modesty. he walked up to me and said, hello, i am nelson mandela, like you would not know. when he spoke at the general assembly session, he walked up slowly to that podium and he would take out his glasses and he would clean them and then he would put them on, then he would speak with a great cadence. i also visited him. as a human being, he was stunning. the more you knew the history of a man that had spent so much time in prison. for me, the most important thing about him was his forgiveness. >> no bitterness. >> no bitterness. >> you said his words and works will survive. when you look around the world today whether it is asia, the middle east, or africa, there is the anti-mandela force

your book takes apart some of the myths of margaret thatcher. >> guest: well i tried to do that. it's always a challenge because you want to show why somebody is worth knowing about in the first place. there have been a lot of revisionist histories of thatcher. a lot of people correct some misperceptions about her but first you have to establish why she is importing the first place in very few people would dispute that she is hugely and immensely important. like any hugely important transformative figure she has generated a lot of myths. there are many myths about her and for example we think of her, american conservatives think think of for think of or is this icon of conservatism. well guess what? she was in favor of national health insurance. she never seriously tried to dismantle the health system in britain because she knew how popular it was. she voted for the law in parliament to decriminalize homosexuality in great britain. she never interfered with gun control. when she had a chance she voted for abortion. the social issues which you know britons are sometimes have very

in margaret thatcher, the authorized biography volume one, charles mohr, a reporter for the telegraph recounts the late british prime minister's personal life and early career. in my promise land, the triumph and tragedy of his rope, senior correspondent for arrests this paper presents the history of. margaret mellon, a professor of international history at university of oxford recalls the events that led to world war one in europe and the war that ended piece, the road to 1914. in lean n, women, work, and the will to lead, cheryl sandberg, the chief operating officer at facebook gives her thoughts on women and. for an extended list and links to various other publications, 2013 novel looks elections visit booktv.org website. >> you're watching book tv. next, elizabeth brown recalls confederate general robert e. lee's surrender to the ulysses s. grant-led union forces appomattox, virginia on april april 1865. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much for that very, very kind introduction. is a pleasure to be here. robert e. lee surrendered to u.s. grain april 9, for mos

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margaret talley us standing by. we discussed what an interesting is the most diplomatic way i can put it -- the most interesting year president obama and his white house have had in 2013. we talked about relations between the white house, beingats, and congress one of those sore spots. internationally, what has become to be seen as a sore spot is between the united states and russia. jeanresident names billie king among one of the most prominent openly gay athletes in the world to lead the opening ceremonies for the united states olympic team. has there been any feedback from russia on this? boitano,s also brian who has since come out as gay. the president obviously trying to send a signal about his displeasure at russia's anti-gay stance in these olympics. the problems between us and russia go beyond the social issue. mr. putin's dealings with the president was an olive branch or was it something really embarrassing in terms of the way president obama has been positioned vis-a-vis russia in these last few months? a

for more on that, we talked to john and margaret. the end of the year.arack obama was not a victory mark. >> is this your worst year ever as president? which he dodged. >> the answer is yes whether nsa or health care. everything. remember thatl, was going to happen. a really tough year. one of his undoing was the launch of the health care. the one freebie they had. it was the signature legacy. on that that is dogging. >> the problems continue. they had to make changes on policy that they said they were not going to change. but that is right. the mandate. there are half a million people who are getting counsel because the policy did not meet the standard under the new obama care law. the administration was so concerned that they have waived the mandate until january 1. >> the president -- headed to of rest andays relaxation. preparing for a tougher 2014. the sacrifice your make up for bloomberg to go to hawaii. >> i am taking want to the team. >> we appreciate it. is he going to have to work out to their? but he said he is hoping for a little bit of sleep

when suddenly margaret noticed a late fee on her credit card bill.alled hsbc right away. >> charged late fee but wasn't late i paid and paid through my bank. >> the company said she would have to send proof. it took a week but she obtained the chec check. hsbc reversed the late fee and everything seemed fine except it happened again. >> they were saying that they didn't 7 my payment and charge mae late fee. >>reporter: again the company said she was delinquent. again she sent proof of her payment. hsvc reversed late fee and once again everything seemed fine. until she got the next bill. it had a late fee too. so did the next bill. and the one after that. >> so every month i had to good through a big deal about proving that i paid. then they would reverse the charges and send me an apology letter. >> still the bank kept recording delinquent payments and soon began calling her cell phone. >> hsbc would be calling me about 15 times a day and when would i straighten it out they would say sorry this will take two days. >> financially margaret paid the las

daniel was the managing editor of the new york times, a former foreign correspondent, a husband of margaret truman, a very suave, extremely sophisticated and seductive man who was my mentor, one of my mentors along with abe rosenthal and so on at "the new york times." and he, you know, if clifton daniel -- who said this to me several weeks after, very closely after my winning the pulitzer prize -- passed by my desk and hugged and kissed me, then made the statement what's a little bitty thing like you, etc. and before the women's movement, i would have sort of dip l -- dimpled and blushed and said, oh, shucks, it was really nothing. but i felt he was being patronizing. i had suffered through an

. >> you look just like margaret thatcher. >> i tried to look like har get thatcher. this is parting gift. we're going to hang it over your fireplaces. >> we also have with us former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst steve rattner. >> i brought a present to go with that picture over the fireplace. >> can we open it now? >> you can open it right now. i know you love presents. >> it's a single shoe. >> if you like this, i'll get you one. >> can i open it for you, joe? i love presents. >> that's how you open presents? >> how she opens presents. >> what did you get? >> i have no idea. what is that? >> that's so good. that is so -- i need a camera. i need a camera. bring the camera over here.

bobby brown, and margaret carlson.on't know if you laugh at the ridiculousness of it or stereotypical. i'd love to see you in court as a prosecutor asking this character, lee bright, strangely named nickname. he's called mr. bright by his friends. here he's saying he has obviously not observed somebody with the fingernails he thinks are really delightful or with expensive bag which may well be a knockoff for all he knows and of course, driving around in a very zippy car. i don't think he's ever watched anybody in a line at a safeway or a piggly wiggly or any place he goes shopping. i think it's all stereotyping and all the game -- it's called the dog whistle. we know what he's blowing. your thoughts? >> there's no question about it. it's all made up. let me tell you, chris, it's going to aid democrats like you would not believe. between now and 2014, if the republicans stick to the stupidity of all those misrepresentations and all of those fakes and they're forced to put their hand and show their hand, it's going to be

all day here we know twelve people have so far been killed in this latest terror attack or he's margaret howell is live now with the latest so are we any closer to finding more details about this latest incident that happened this morning margaret. well that it eight thirty i'm actually on the ground here just behind me is the actual site where this blast took place you can see the wreckage behind me there there are law enforcement scattered all over the grounds here but what we do know eight thirty this morning there was a second suicide blast that occurred here in volgograd and twelve confirmed dead with twenty three and shared so far is what we do know including a one year old baby now we do have an eyewitness accounts of what happened this morning i found hard and that's had a listen to the snow. at the moment the whole place has been cordoned off i'm standing two hundred meters away from the site of the blast from afar you see people who look like bomb experts there are plenty of ambulances here traffic is at a standstill which is very unusual for polgar grad were there also many ci

margaret brennan is at the state department for us tonight. margaret, what happened? >> reporter: well, scott, on friday a new rebel group that calls itself the islamic front seized control of warehouses full of communications gear, food, medical supplies and some ammunition and what concerns the u.s. government is that this new group wants to set up an islamist state and not a democratic one inside of syria. some of its members also, as you say, have ties to militant groups. >> pelley: where does this leave the moderate rebels in syria that the u.s. supports? >> well, this is really damaging to them. i mean, the advisors to the moderate rebels tell us that they look at the islamic front-- which is heavily armed-- they say that's why it is gaining ground, now becoming one of the largest rebel groups inside of syria and they say that the u.s. decision to cut off these deliveries at the same time they're losing members and they're losing territory really hurts them. but the state department says it still is supporting the moderates behind the scenes, they're trying to h

and what he saw the dead bodies littering and roughly fifteen dad as of now from this last and of margaret we know a little bit more on a understand about yesterday's blast that happened at the train station give us some of those details please. that is correct matt so what we have since learned that suicide bomber is male it does need to be pointed out that both explosives used in both events are identical both males i promise if you recall originally law enforcement officials believed that it was a female bomber but they were able to identify a male finger in the pin of a grenade and have concluded that that bomber was male thirty two in total and we've been covering this on the ground take a listen to this report from last night. busy train station it was rocked by the blast of a terrorist bomb on sunday afternoon shards of metal ripped through an area around a security checkpoint as passengers waited for their luggage to be inspected officials say the bomb was equivalent to at least ten kilos of t.n.t. and only the security barrier prevented this scene of devastation from becoming much

howell is involved a grant for us margaret are we any clearer about this later suspected terror attack . we are in fact we have information that's been forthcoming throughout the day i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded this morning at eight thirty in the morning causing massive deaths bodies everywhere and you'll hear in just a moment from some eyewitness accounts i wanted to tell you briefly anecdotally i did notice off to the side that some woman and her young child were crossing the street so it's good to see people out despite the horrific events that happened here just to this morning that people are not allowing fear to be a factor in still and still living in this area which was really encouraging for me to see but as you mentioned a lot of information that is still coming out about the stroll the attack that happened this morning it has been confirmed that there was a suicide bomber on that trolling bus that claimed these lives we have an eyewitness account of this event take a listen. i was in my way from work to the u. turn and then i heard a blast i

pointing out to hsbc margaret apparently didn't owe a debt the bank now sold. hsbc agreed to clear the debt and the report. saying privacy rules prevent disclosing details but a spokesperson said we made sure this is not going to have a credit worthiness impact and reached out to the debt collection agency ask working to resolve that debt and bring the whole matter to a close. >> just very happy i'm looking at this file, and someone sheping me. >> hsbc told margaret the problem began because another customer had a similar name and account number the payments were routed to a wrong account. one way to avoid this? put your full account number on checks when you make a payment. >> let's get a look at the weather. >> yes. >> we have high clouds around giving us sunny skies but we're going to have poor air quality. so here is the state wide weather picture. here in the bay area tomorrow we'll see highs into mid-60s around the bay and inland and sunday, raiders take on broncos game time is the accu-weather forecast. throughout the seven day period high temperatures m

talevoined by margaret -- indira. laxman secretary kerry has been working toward a deal on nuclear weapons with iran. will this turn into a final agreement? what is the chances that they deadline?the >> this is the best something the president referred to when he was referred to about this iran nuclear deal, which is meant to curtail what they say is a peaceful program. iran claims it is only for civilian and medical research. the u.s., israel, and european allies concern -- are concerned that they are pursuing a nuclear weapon. -- the dealeed upon is a way to put safeguards in place and make sure iran does not break out and go for a nuclear weapon. at the same time, it will give them some sanctions relief. one of the key things obama was talking about was going forward into the next year and testing the deal out. all of washington is talking about whether new sanctions come a which were introduced in the senate yesterday, would be the best way to pressure iran to -- to pressure iran. he made a case for diplomacy as a

pointing out to hsbc margaret apparently didn't owe a debt the bank now sold.o clear the debt and the report. saying privacy rules prevent disclosing details but a spokesperson said we made sure this is not going to have a credit worthiness impact and reached out to the debt collection agency ask working to resolve that debt and bring the whole matter to a close. >> just very happy i'm looking at this file, and someone sheping me. >> hsbc told margaret the problem began because another customer had a similar name and account number the payments were routed to a wrong account. one way to avoid this? put your full account number on checks when you make a payment. >> let's get a look at the weather. >> yes. >> we have high clouds around giving us sunny skies but we're going to have poor air quality. so here is the state wide weather picture. here in the bay area tomorrow we'll see highs into mid-60s around the bay and inland and sunday, raiders take on broncos game time 1:30. here is the accu-weather forecast. throughout the seven day period high temperatures mid

sees margaret howell is following events on the scene for us and you can also get regular updates on her twitter she says locals in the struggling to come to terms with the tragedies while keeping an eye on the investigation to follow and on twitter for the names. to be in the. meanwhile russia's president has met with top government officials and ordered security to be put on high alert following the bombings. the latest tightening the of the security measures across the entire country that was one of the results of the numerous meetings during which the russian president has conducted throughout monday that particular result was the outcome of his meeting with a national and to terrorist community prior to that president putin has met with the heads of the securities of the federal security service and ministry of the interior who have updated him on the information on the situation in the volgograd region and on the nearby regions as well coming out of that meeting the head of the federal security service jetted off to volgograd to oversee the situation there personally he has alr

as i said to people, if walter cronkite had interviewed margaret thatcher, would you have said obviouslyhere is hanky-panky. i spent a lot of time with fidel castro. i found him fascinating. but no, there was -- there wasn't even flirtation. i -- i thought that he was the most interesting man. all the things he did that were really quite terrible, but we did spend a good deal of time together, would not have happened today. i wish we could do another interview but i think he's beyond that stage. >> number four, were you ever embarrassed in an interview? do you have a moment you look back and go, oh, no? >> yeah, i do should have, could have, would have. why didn't sky that? why did i ask that? i know sometimes it boarders on going too far, but i try not to hurt. i'm not a cruel person, and there are ways of getting answers without just going boom. you can say what's the biggest misconception about you? you can start a question by saying, you know, there are those who say and you can get away with asking certain things. i'm not cruel. i feel differently, by the way, piers, about politicia

howell has been covering the events throughout the day in volgograd margaret are we any closer to getting more details about what happened today well some new details have emerged regarding the bombing this morning long a lot for enforcement officials now believe that the bomber there was a suicide bomber that he is male they believe that they may have found his body they are in the process of identifying it now now as you mentioned the two explosive devices identical this one in particular having roughly four k. g.'s of t.n.t. as opposed to the one before it with ten. about a smaller bomb in size but the impact still devastating the death toll now has. do you have an eyewitness account of what happened this morning take a listen. to. i was going home from work i was giving a driver to a woman a coworker of mine. when i was turning around i heard a blast i was already in a queue of vehicles an ass and other driver what's happening there was no panic but there were screams a bit i drew up to save somebody some children but i was told that the only wounded guy there was the driver his name

his research indicated that f edward and margaret thatcher had a conversation.rd said to her, what do you think i should do? and her response was, the vote passed two years ago, it passed again on a record vote this year. now the democrats control the senate. it will pass the senate. this investment will become the law of the land. his response was, so what should i do? her response was, free mandela and begin to negotiate a new south africa while you have leverage, because if this investment becomes the law of the united states, with cooperation around the world, you will have no leverage. and so he said, tell mr. dellums, that while this bill never became law, it hung over south africa like the sword of damocles. >> wow. well, california congressman, ron dellums, thank you very much for helping us understand this history on this night of all nights, sir. it's invaluable to have your perspective here. thank you so much. >> it's my honor, my friend. >> thank you. dan rather is going to join us next. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> at the end, the bloodlett

. >> retired professor frances margaret parsons has died. she was out walking her dog. it is easy to see how deeply she is missed. >> frances margaret parsons spent the last 20 years of her life at southwest d.c.'s town square towers. the general manager said they were getting ready for a holiday party. >> a gentleman came and said someone was lying in the driveway. >> she was walking with her dog on this ramp. a man driving a porsche cayenne s was driving when he hit parsons. >> it is a terrible tragedy. >> parsons lived an incredible life. declared deaf at age 5. she never let the disability stop her. she traveled all over the world. swhept to antarctica at age 83. she worked at gallaudet university for a quarter century. some of that as an art history professor. she even wrote a number of books. >> to think about how many other obstacles she conquered over her life. she is 90 and dies this way. it is terrible. > valerie cash loved parsons and her dog, woman bat who was not hurt. -- wombat, who was not hurt. >> the man who was driving the vehicle that hit parsons was

to keep us up to date on how the city is trying to cope with all of this margaret a deeply somber mood i would assume involve a grand this new year's. it is a somber mood here of course with all that has happened over the past couple of days i want to say though of volgograd is a city of hope and i was really encouraged on our way back from dinner we saw some children and they were dressed for the new year and you know this is a city of hope and it this something this is something that does happen globally it is a global issue it's not a russian issue and cities across the world have dealt with terrorist attacks like these and unfortunately volgograd this has happened here but a sober mood yes with the three days of mourning and there is a damper here on the city we do hear a little bit of fireworks in the background but not what you would expect on new year's eve but of course it's so you see what's actually hard for us to talk about it it's easy enough for us to talk about it but it's so tough for the families their memories and emotions so roll just going through this. you're absolu

she's 68-year-old margaret woodward. that guy, that scum broke into her house to rifle through her things and rob her. this is the fifth time he's done it over a 12-month period. that's w we're video police put a secret camera inside to catch this guy in the act. >> how is he getting in? because five times is a lot. >> an open window. he goes in and out of the room. finally, he gets a bag. that wakes up mark rgaret. watch what she does. she goes through the door, picks up her walking stick and chases this guy out of her house, she, according to reports, threatened to use that cane to break his knees. >> she should have taken that and broken his knees. >> he gets on his bicycle and gelts away. he's 51-year-old patrick reed. cops caught up with him. he's sentenced to four years, eight months in prison. margaret was given an award of $2500 for her bravery from the sheri sheriff's office. he stole things worth $1500 u.s. >> the best part is that she now has peace of mind. >>> who doesn't like a good fail video? i have two. t