and mary lincoln made her journey to washington a triumphal passage. and with all of mary's faults as pulitzer prize-winning historian margaret leach has argued in her first years in the white house, mrs. lincoln received more personal publicity in the northern press than the president. and most of it was unfavorable. mary's poor relations with the press formed a mainstay of my biographical treatment of her in mrs. lincoln and she and her husband were unforgiving. what they felt was an abusive forth of state. lincoln had his battles with journalists during his administration, and these contests considerably cooled white house press relations. william howard russell of "the times" recalled running into the couple while they were on a carriage ride. and the president was not so good-humored, nor mrs. lincoln affable. my unpopularity is spreading because i will not bow my knee to the degraded creatures who have made the very name of a free press odious to honorable men. mrs. lincoln claimed to be immune to newspaper attacks but she was acutely aware of the

-- >> mary lincoln yes. >> mary lincoln didn't like grant too much. >> no. >> and she liked his wife less julia, but my question is she called grant a butcher after cold harbor but in the 1870s curiously enough when grant becomes president, he secures some type of presidential pension for mary lincoln when she's financially struggling a little bit. did she ever -- >> you think grant was the one to secure her pension? >> that's what i found in the reading, yeah. >> well, i would just check my last chapter because -- i believe it was a long campaign on her part. i would say there were congressional persons pushing it more than i would give grant credit. it may have been granted during grant's period but i don't really think he would be someone i would line up as advancing that cause too dramatically. >> that's what i heard. i just wondered if she ever thanked him for that or not. >> did mary ever thank grant for advancing her political fortunes? no. >> or her -- >> any actually had an interesting incident that she was living abroad and it's a very small town kind of very sprin

-- >> mary lincoln yes. >> mary lincoln didn't like grant too much. >> no. >> and she liked his wife less julia, but my question is she called grant a butcher after cold harbor but in the 1870s curiously enough when grant becomes president, he secures some type of presidential pension for mary lincoln when she's financially struggling a little bit. did she ever -- >> you think grant was the one to secure her pension? >> that's what i found in the reading, yeah. >> well, i would just check my last chapter because -- i believe it was a long campaign on her part. i would say there were congressional persons pushing it more than i would give grant credit. it may have been granted during grant's period but i don't really think he would be someone i would line up as advancing that cause too dramatically. >> that's what i heard. i just wondered if she ever thanked him for that or not. >> did mary ever thank grant for advancing her political fortunes? no. >> or her -- >> any actually had an interesting incident that she was living abroad and it's a very small town kind of very sprin

lincoln. rather than serenely reigning, she found her parlor teeming with rivals. maryad worked hard during her husband's first presidential campaign in the summer of 1860. she made a favorable impression on john scripps, editor of "the chicago tribune," who suggested that the lincolns were not the country bumpkins the eastern establishment might expect especially as lincoln's wife was well educated french speaking an aristocratic daughter of the bluegrass, a new york herald reporter suggested that lincoln's springfield residence resembled longfellows abode in cambridge, another journalist described the tasteful decor of the home, crediting lincoln's wife who was really an amiable, an accomplished lady. she's reports were meant to reassure voters along the eastern seaboard that they hadn't really had a wild westerner for a candidate. after lincoln's victory at the ballot box he had an uphill battle when he arrived in washington, d.c. well, the president-elect worked to organize his government mary launched her own campaigns hosting family and friends greeting diplomats

. >> we're moving on to mary todd lincoln.his is quite a staggering looking gown. >> this is not painted from life. this is painted by her niece, i believe, after death. when you advance the slide, you'll notice it's modeled on a matthew brady photograph. >> it's romanticized. >> highly romanticized. >> it seems like she's wearing that dress with that head dress. >> that's a good point. >> could be. yeah. >> what do you think? >> i think it's modeled on that photograph. >> interesting. >> she famously had a dressmaker, elizabeth keckley, a well-known african american dressmaker. she was criticized, wasn't she, for being so interested in fashion? >> mary lincoln wanted to be dolley madison. had war not broken out she probably would have been an incredibly successful white house hostesses. but a civil war happened. so on the one hand mary's doing the right thing, showing stature and stability of the president by entertaining, dressing well, playing this part. on the other hand, there's a war going on and you're going to be criti

can you talk more about mary lincoln's work. she spent time in the hospitals writing letters home for the soldiers. it seems to me that all of the vicious attacks against her could have been blunted if she had allowed the reporters to write about that. why did she not want that? and was it kept kind of a secret? did people not understand she was doing this? >> i don't think she advertised on purpose. thank you for that. she very much went into penitence when her son died. one of the things is i told you about the grand ball and her grand aspirations for dethroning harriet lane. that was the night her son's illness became evident. she and the president kept checking in the bedroom. if you go to the lincoln library, it is a moving exhibit they have of going into the room to check during the ball. here was her great social triumph. within days her beloved willie was dead. i think during that period if you contrast her next trip to new york with 64 i think you find she was trying to find her way back to being the social creature tha

lincoln. rather than serenely reigning, she found her parlor teeming with rivals. maryhad worked hard during her husband's first presidential campaign in the summer 1860. she made a favorable impression on john scripps, editor of the chicago tribune who suggested that the lincolns were not the country bump kins the eastern establishment might expect especially as lincoln's wife was really educated french speaking, an aristocratic daughter of the bluegrass. a new york herald reporter suggested lincoln's springfield resident resembled longfellow he is abode in cambridge. another credited lincoln's wife who was an amiable and accomplished lady. these reports were meant to reassure voters along the eastern seaboard that they hadn't really had a wild westerner for a candidate. after lincoln's victory at the ballot box he had an uphill battle when he arrived in washington, d.c. while the president-elect worked to organize his government, mary launched her own campaigns hosting family and friends, greeting diplomats and statesmen, anticipating her new set of duties, and she so

lincoln take a carriage ride alone. according to mary never seen her husband so supremely cheerful. they talk about the past, about the death of their son willie, three years before, about the future, traveling abroad and lincoln's plan to return to his law practice. lincoln tells mary that on this particular day he feels that the war has come to a close. they end up at the washington navy yard where lincoln summons a young navy officer, william h. flood. >> the last time we saw young flood here we were in springfield. i was a lawyer and he was but knee high to a grass hopper. his mother was kin with governor c carlin. >> i remember priscilla flood. >> and his father served with me in the illinois state legislature, a democrat, but a friend and a good man despite his fervent support of my opponent for the presidency. >> sins is of the father, sir. >> never a sin to stand up for what you believe. now, which the vessel with a history? >> well, mr. lincoln, they've all been messing around under fire quite a lot, but i guess you mean the mon

lincoln was and they stayed in a hotel where mary lincoln refused to stay in a room that mrs. kekly couldn't stay in, so they slept in the attics because the hotel wouldn't serve mrs. kekly and the restaurant wouldn't serve mi mrs. kekly. they wouldn't eat in the restaurant. two fine dealers would sell mary's clothes and it became a nine-day wonder as all of new york came to look at mary's clothes but would not bid on mary's clothes and the press is scathing. it's the reason mrs. kekly wrote her memoir to save mary's reputation. >> and then mary severed their relationship. >> she was so disconcerted by mrs. kekly who was trying to tell good things about her, this woman she called her best and dearest friend, they never spoke again. >> mrs. lincoln was kind of manic depressive. >> i think today she probably could have benefited from a little prozac. >> she went through quite a bit. >> she went through quite a bit. had two children die -- had three children die and her husband die in front of her. i can understand if she was a little depressed but when you're talking about the d

if i were married to him instead of mary todd lincoln history would have been different. >> stephen: re or less crazy than mary todd lincoln? >> more crazy. i fell in love with him. was a genius. went to school for a year. he was very kind which is an important part of a man. >> stephen: as i said before the book reads and looks because it's such a beautiful visual experience that -- of how you feel about america and how america sort of feels at you. how do you feel america and how does america feel about you? >> i think america's an extraordinary country. i don't think there's a place on earth that has the kind of sense of humor and can-do spirit. >> stephen: how does america feel about you? >> they don't know me very well. >> stephen: take care of yourself. >> thank you. >> stephen: maira kalman the book is "and the pursuit of happiness." good get it. that it's given me time toabout reflect on some of life'seen biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that yo

>> mary lincoln. you know, mary lincoln wanted to be dolly madison which was absolutely who you should be modelling yourself after and had war not broken out, she would have been incredibly successful white house hostess. but a civil war happened and so on the one hand, mary's doing exactly the right thing which is showing the stature and stability of the presidency by entertaining, by dressing well, by playing this part. on the other hand, there's a war going on. and you're going to be criticized for fashion. she's a therapy shopper to be fair. someone she request relate to and becomes her confidant. fashion is a way to p work together. became her downfall in the end. she was taken out by something called the old clothes scandal where mary tried to sell her old clothes. they stayed in a room, so they slept in the attics because the hotel wouldn't serve mrs. ceckley. so they would have food in their room. but to fine dealers who would sell her clothes and became a nine-day wonder as all of new york ca

this is an era where many people, including president lincoln, who had had seances -- mary todd lincolnseances to raise their said done, they had a clairvoyant claims she knows where molly is. i will let you read and find out what happens. so you understand, this is what engaged me. i'm reading dry stuff. the traditional legal -- looking for traditional constitutional cases. suddenly i'm sucked into this story. i didn't know it was going to be years before i would come out of it. these are homes standing in uptown new orleans at a street corner called bell castle and camp. they are -- stand across the street from homes that are -- that were central to my story, since torn down, but look like those buildings would have looked. this is what i want to tell you. i'm not going to tell you tonight what happens to molly digby. i want you to read the book to i will tell you who the republican reconstruction government eventually accuses of having committed the crime. and they eventually commit -- accused of committing the crime two afro-creole sisters, one who lived in mobile and one who lived

this is an era where many people, including president lincoln, who had had seances -- mary todd lincoln had seances to raise their said done, they had a clairvoyant claims she knows where molly is. i will let you read and find out what happens. so you understand, this is what engaged me. i'm reading dry stuff. the traditional legal -- looking for traditional constitutional cases. suddenly i'm sucked into this story. i didn't know it was going to be years before i would come out of it. these are homes standing in uptown new orleans at a street corner called bell castle and camp. they are -- stand across the street from homes that are -- that were central to my story, since torn down, but look like thos . . . i'm not going to tell you tonight what happens to molly digby. i want you to read the book to find out. i will tell you who the republican reconstruction government eventually accuses of having committed the crime. and they eventually commit -- accused of committing the crime two afro-creole sisters, one who lived in mobile and one who lived in the houses across the street from these

that lunch really re-created the lunch that abraham lincoln had, being served on replicas of mary todd lincoln's china. he stepped into one of the most partisan and shark-infested environments in recent history. he set a bar that was extremely tough to match. frankly, if the economy continues to recover and if we are not attacked again here in a consequential way, plus if health care end up expanding services, cutting costs, and providing quality care, and if a republican is not elected in 2016, i think his legacy could actually be quite a significant one. host: among the questions in the book, how important are individuals in the broader current of history and how much do they matter in comparison to the broader forces that shape their times? guest: the great debate between what is more important, circumstances or the individual. karl marx argued that men make history, but rarely as they please. one of the points i'm trying to get across is that character is important and individuals are critically important. but you must anchor the individuals in circumstances in which they find them

. >> lunch literally re-created the lunch that abraham lincoln had consumed, complete with being served on replicas of maryodd lincoln's child. he promised post partisanship in probably one of the most shark-enfested environments in our recent history. he set a bar that was extremely tough to match. i think, frankly, if the economy continues to recover and if we are not attacked again here in a consequential way, his one line plus if healthcare expands services, cutting costs and provides quality care and if a republican is not elected in 2016, i think his legacy could be a significant one. host: among the questions you ask in the book: how important are individuals in the broad current of history? and how do they matter comparison to the broaderforces that shape their time? guest: the great debate, steve, between what is more important: circumstances or the individual? marx, karl marx say men make history but rarely as they please. one of the things i have in the book is characters are imports. individuals are critically imports but you must anchor them in the circumstances in which they find themselves.

. >> guest: i've written a biography of mary todd lincoln and i've written a book on political culture, "affairs of party," which is the story of northern democrats. and then i've written some books on maryland history. c-span: based on what you found about adlai stevenson, could you have voted for him? >> guest: oh, for sure. oh, yes, i would have voted for him. have to always remember who the competition is. c-span: now there are some odds and ends here i want to ask you about. you've got george ball... >> guest: yes. c-span: the late george ball saying... >> guest: yes. c-span: 'the thing that fascinated me about adlai was that he accepted so easily the idea that he was a great historical figure.' >> guest: yes. yes. c-span: 'i think he had abraham lincoln on his mind a great deal.' >> guest: yes. yes. well, i think--there's also a quote in there from the alsops about how they worried about american politicians who put themselves in--next to abraham lincoln. but you had to worry about american politics. there are illinoians, though, and they have a strong identity with abraham linco

performance -- you know lincoln had dark days, too. go ahead maryharine, wrap it up for us. >> it's not just a failure of sort of facing obama. i think a lot of these polls showing 81% not having faith in the government. thinking that 51 cents of dollar is wasted or 49% thinking the government is so big and clumsy it threatens freedom. president obama and the economy right now have illustrated a failure in the actual institutions. and that's what people are responding to. so when you are obama and still running on the fact that you at the helm of this institution is going to change your life as head of the government, i don't think it works. that's what people. >> not pivoting as lincoln did. lincoln made the adjustments he had to make when they almost lost the war at gettysburg. i have got to run. juan, thanks for reading the book even though it was free. mary katharine thank you very much. >> coming up the killing lincoln when i will wind tour wait until you see me with imus. i wrote this book so even bernie could read it? >> bernie is smarter tha

philadelphia, you are creating part of lincoln's jenny from springfield, when your sworn in, when the inaugural lunch is consumed at your post inaugural meal, served on replicas of mary todd lincoln's china. when you recreate the exact meal lincoln consumed, some could argue this is trivial, right down to the cheri jet the which is what that first inaugural lunch was about, when you promise postpartisanship and argue in your inaugural the stale political argument of the past no longer apply, in an environment in which you know you are faced with a partisan polarized political system with extraordinary challenges you may not be able to unwind, you risk becoming the disappointing in chief and that in my judgment is what has happened. this crisis was not as profound. i don't want to trivialize it. what fdr did created a set of systems and safeguards that were responsible for why we didn't end up in a great depression. it was not as deep as fdr. his character was far too conflicted. he was not as as fiery -- he is not the motor in chief. and analytical president is important but you have to have one that is engaged and really involved. finally, there are too many stumble

last night protesters gathered outside lincoln financial field about the same time a post was made on mary kate's blank ken berg's page: >> she helps me so much. she helps everyone with like colleges and college essays and stuff. >> the school district superintendent released a statement saying "we immediately began an investigation including verification of the source of the post and we will take appropriate action once we learn of all of the facts. >>> college students join together on the main line to express shared frustrations over grand jury decisions in ferguson and new york. chopper three overhead as students from bryn mawr haverford and swarthmore campuses and others walk to a die-in demonstration. they laid on the ground zero length for four and a half minutes representing the four and a half hours michael brown's body was on the ground. students told us why they felt compelled to get involved. >> the fact that so many instances like this have happened one after the other, people are starting to recognize that it's not an anomaly, it's something that's happening on a regular basi

lincoln? >> i enjoyed watching your show, stephen. >> stephen: it's true. you are a unicorn. >> and they thought maryen christmas. why are you here? >> don't ask me. ask the one with all the answers. >> stephen: the one with all the answers? is it-- it is you. >> hello, stephen. ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: "jeopardy's" alex trebek. oh, mr. trebek, where will we go? what will we do? >> you got that exactly right. all of life's important answers must be in the form of a question. ( laughter ) >> stephen: so i guess i'll be gone forever. >> oh, no, no, no, stephen. we'll always be there for the american people whenever they need us the most. >> stephen: yeah, but aren't you canadian? ( laughter ). >> i've have dual citizenship since 1998. >> stephen: yeah, that's not the same. >> ready, stephen? >> yes, sir, mr. president. >> ho-ho-ho. >> tell lorraine i love her. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: we'll be right back! here's a question for you: as nations develop over the next 25 years, the world will have almost twice as many cars. how much fuel will be needed to power them? about the same a

lincoln? >> i enjoyed watching your show, stephen. >> stephen: it's true. you are a unicorn. >> and they thought maryistmas. why are you here? >> don't ask me. ask the one with all the answers. >> stephen: the one with all the answers? is it-- it is you. >> hello, stephen. ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: "jeopardy's" alex trebek. oh, mr. trebek, where will we go? what will we do? >> you got that exactly right. all of life's important answers must be in the form of a question. ( laughter ) >> stephen: so i guess i'll be gone forever. >> oh, no, no, no, stephen. we'll always be there for the american people whenever they need us the most. >> stephen: yeah, but aren't you canadian? ( laughter ). >> i've have dual citizenship since 1998. >> stephen: yeah, that's not the same. >> ready, stephen? >> yes, sir, mr. president. >> ho-ho-ho. >> tell lorraine i love her. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: we'll be right back! ♪ did you know you can use an iphone 6 to make a call from almost any apple device? really? yeah. give me a call on that macbook. alright, call you now. [ringing] [french accent] hell

lincoln? >> i enjoy watching your show, stephen. [ laughter ] >> it's true! you are a unicorn! >> and they thought mary was crazy. >> but, santa, it's not even christmas. why are you here? >> don't ask me. ask the one with all the answers. >> the one with all the answers -- is it? it is you! >> hello, stephen. >> glad you could join us. >> where will we go? what will we do? >> you got that exactly right. all of life's important answers must be in the form of a question. [ laughter ] >> that was really good. don't you love a lincoln? anyway. colbert went on to thank staff and viewers. >>> everyone we know is a fan of betty white and this week craig ferguson delivered her a christmas present in honor of her favorite holiday song "i want a hippopotamus for christmas." ♪ ♪ >> isn't she great? >> 92 years old and we love our betty white. and we thank our alan for bringing in the edible treats. john, who made these? these are straight from colorado. yes. coming up on next on "way too early." a look at the storyies for the day ahead. emma, it's simple, when you are in a place like this, the best way to captur

the money will be given to marie's husband and their daughter. we have set up a lincoln cbs philly.com. >>> well, police say a serial bank robbery suspect wanted in philadelphia has struck again. investigators say that the latest heist happened at wells fargo bank on 52nd street in park side friday morning. the suspect is wanted in three other bank robberies and one attempted robbery all in the city over the past two weeks. if you recognize the suspect, please call the police. >>> well, dozens of philadelphia taxi companies are suing uber. cab owners say san francisco car owners operate in bad faith. the it refers to them as gypsy cabs that under mind the entire industry. it accused the company of wire fraud because of the way drivers are paid. they say they will vigorously defend itself in court. >>> well, many of us will be indulging in holiday left overs this weekend. while they can help make quick, tasty meals if they were not stored properly you could unwrap a food born illness. danielle nottingham has more on what you need to know before you dig in. >> tis the seas

lincoln as commander in chief." professor white is the david and mary harrison distinguished professor of law at my alma mater, universityof virginia law school. he's the author of 16 books including "oliver wendell holmes, sage of the supreme court," "law and american history volume 1" from the colonial years through the civil war, and "the marshall court" and served as a law clerk to chief justice earl warren. i could heap more accolades upon all of the panelists tonight, but that would just cut into our time for discussion of justice holmes. so weather that, professor snyder, i turn the floor over to you. >> thank you so much. thanks so much for having us here. i'm delighted to have these two master historians here. i'm going to try to just get out of the way and let them be the stars that they are. oliver wendell holmes enduring fascination to lawyers and constitutional historians both historians of civil war and historians of the supreme court, and part of that was the huge impact of the civil war on his jurisprudence, his life, and his world view. first we'll have professor mcpherson speak about the civil war then

started yesterday afternoon when protesters gathered outside lincoln financial field before the eagles game. around the same time a post was made on maryate blank ken burg's page saying "if my child cannot get to the eagles game due to protesters i will personally shoot of one of them. you've been warped idiots!! >> she said something like that is really surprising. she's done so much for this school, and she helps me so much. she helps everyone with colleges and college essays and stuff. >>> the school district superintendent did release a statement saying "we immediately began an investigation including verification of the source of the post and we will take appropriate action once we learn all of the facts". >> chopper three over the mainline tonight as college students from bryn mawr, haverford, swarthmore and others walk to a die in demonstration expressing shared frustrations over january jury additions in ferguson and new york. that laid on the ground silent for 4.5 minutes representing the 4.5 hours michael brown's body was on the ground. students toll us why they felt compelled to get involved. >> the fact that so many instanc

marie bennett charged her with homicide by vehicle and d.u.i. they say she drove off after hitting and killing keisha grey along lincoln highway in thorndale threeweeks ago. grey was on her way to work. >>> the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood could soon be lifted. the food and drug administration says it favors replacing the ban with a new policy. men would be eligible to give blood only if they abstained from gay sex for a year. the wan e ban took effect during the early days of the aids crisis. gay rights groups say it is a step in the right direction, but say requiring secelibacy is offensive. >> heavy rain and fog tomorrow. making for more travel problems. i'm watching where the hardest will hit and if it will clear in time for your christmas. >> arrested in front of his patients. >> i asked his wife, can we still have the appointments? she said no. >> what police say the south jersey doctor was doing behind closed doors coming up on nbc 10 news. >>> we are tracking and keeping a close eye on the radar tonight. it is a first alert weather day tomorrow. meteorologist sheena parveen's extended forecast is just minutes away.

lincoln as commander in chief." professor white is the david and mary harrison distinguished professor of law at my alma mater, the universityvirginia law school. he's the author of 16 books including "the oliver wendell holmes sage of supreme court," "law and american history volume one: from the colonial years through the civil war," and "the marshall court and cultural change 1815 to 1835. chief justice earl warren. i, heap more accolades upon all of the panelists tonight, but that would just cut into our time for a discussion of justice holmes. with that, professor, snyder, i turn the floor over to you. >> thank you very much. thank you very much for having us here. i'm delighted to have two master historians here, and i'm going to try to get out of the way and let them be the stars of the show that they r. oliver wendell holm is holmes is a fascinating figure to historian of the civil war and supreme court. a huge impact is:vi:÷ juris prudence and more. we'll have professor white speak abofabñ civil war and then juste hoeps. the floor is yours. [ applause ] >> good evening, everybody. i'm looking forward to this discuss

lincoln as commander in chief." professor white is the david and mary harrison distinguished professor of law at my alma q mater, university of virginia law school. he's the author of 16 books including "oliver wendell holmes, sage of the supreme court," "law and american history volume 1" from the colonial years through the civil war, and "the marshall court" and served as a law clerk to chief justice earl warren. i could heap more ak lalds upon all of the panelists tonight, but that would just cut into our time for discussion of justice holmes. so weather that, professor snyder, i turn the floor over to you. >> thank you so much. thanks so much for having us here. i'm delighted to have these two master historians here. i'm going to try to just get out of the way and let them be the stars that they are. oliver wendell holmes enduring fascination to lawyers and kons tus nal historians both historians of civil war and historians of the supreme court, and part of that was the huge impact of the civil war on his jurisprudence, his life, and his world view. first we'll have professor mcpherson speak about the civil war then pr

lincoln financial field. the district attorney ruled today that the post from mary-kate blankenburg was inappropriate but noturg is a guidance counselor at cd west high school. three weeks ago she locked on to facebook and posted she would shoot protesters outside the linc if her son couldga not geto the eagles game. that protest was in response to the recent grand jury decisions in new york and ferguson. organizers desigs8jñ it to disrupt traffic at the eagles game. >>> for delaware bureau, a sussex county woman is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly couple. dawn green of georgetown was working with as the couple's caretaker. financial records show the checks were written to green for close to ..ph$500,000 over two years. she allegely brought a car with one check. police say she even accepted a payment for the couple's kitchen to be remodeled. that never happened. >>> and two philadelphia police officers are recovering at home tonight after their cruiser's collided on the way to a call. morning at fm-h22nd and montgom avenue in north philadelphia. the officers were respondin

marie bennett surrendered to authorities yesterday. she's charged with homicide by vehicle and dui. bennett is accused of driving off after her car hit and killed 19-year-old keisha gray. the deadly accident happened along lincoln highway in thorndale earlier this month. >>> compulsive gamblers will be just a text away from getting help. a non-profit organization headquartered in new jersey is launching a 24-hour hotline devoted to helping those who struggle with the addiction. gamblers or theirs friends can text 800 gambler to 53342, which someone from the organization will reply to shortly after. >>> those smartphones we use on a daily basis, sometimes an hourly basis, may be causing good changes in your brain. swiss researchers found big differences between smartphone users and people who use older cell phones. they noticed that people who use smartphones have more activity in a certain part of the brain, especially those who use the devices the most. experts believe the repetitive movements over the touch screen actually reshapes the way the thumb and brain work together. >>> well, here's something you may want to know before you give that christmas gift. we have a recall that could affect your morning rout

what do you think about the portrayal of oh mary lincoln on film. specifically related to spielberg or anything else. do you feel it's been fair? >> well, i do have weaknesses. i think that i have very strong feelings about ann rutledge on film which i won't share. nevertheless i think mary on film is a really interesting phenomenon. i do believe, for example you could see in the portrait with sam waterston with gore vidal and mary tyler moore trying to show a woman with clear disturbances. i thought that was powerful. but i felt that the recent portrait by sally field which i very much regret didn't earn her her third oscar, was nevertheless such an amazing inhabiting of the role. i think people can have differences of opinion about what were her problem ss. what were her flaws. i think that portrait captured her as a flawed do you thinkynamic, intense character. she contributed to that in a way that i found amazing. i'm regretful i can't name the actress who portrayed mary todd in "lincoln the vampire slayer." you have to understand that any schol