critics including poe oat maya angelou makes dr. king sound arrogant. the memorial sculptor is expected to change the inscription next month or in october. >> caused a lot of debate, a lot of controversy. glad it's going to get cleared up. >> they were saying they were wait for after the summer tourist season to die down to work on it. >>> all right. it's about 4:51. time for weather and traffic on the ones. start with meteorologist tom kierein. isaac made landfall overnight? >> just a couple hours ago. the gulf course is getting whipped with near hurricane or even higher than hurricane force winds along with heavy downpours those bands of yellow and orange. already had several inches of rain. the center of circulation has moved inland. it is still a category 1 hurricane. another update here in another ten minutes. we'll get that for you right away. looks like it may stay a category 1 hurricane near new orleans through noontime today. after that, it's going to pass northwest of new orleans and become a tropical storm then. then farther north into centra

think corporations are people and all of these gaffes are not really caps they're just a person as maya angelou said i think when somebody shows you who they are believe them yeah you know we really should say area around me he does. all these gaffes or whatever they are have been taken out of context who knows really what's going on there but you know going back to the poll that we had mentioned earlier the words that americans are using to describe the campaign at least as of now boring annoying exhausting i mean but on the other hand you have candidates like ron paul and gary johnson and they have kind of provided alternatives and i mean especially ron paul we have seen this passion a very loyal following but they of course are out of the mainstream do you think erica that it's time for a third party candidate you know this question comes up constantly i don't personally think so i think that there is a lot of work that we could do around some of the structure of our elections and the national popular vote for example is an idea that is gaining a lot of steam in a lot of state legislative ch

alisa, dream teacher would be a cross between maya angelou and jack black. >> very good.e i love. david beckham. oh, my god. i would learn nothing. we like that. >> sandra says my dream teacher would be joey deschanel, quicky, fun, seems to have fun all the time. that's the way like would be. >> sandra day o'connor for civics, susan b. anthony, sanya richards-ross for p.e. teacher. >> many teachers. >> if i had to choose someone to be my teacher, i would choose my great grandma. >> that's so sweet. >> it is not too late to tweet, if you want to keep it going. >> as kids head back to school we hope they get dream teachers as well. >>> just ahead are you stuck in a beauty rut. the year's best makeup products. >> answers to money questions. >> first your local news and weather. [ female announcer ] can your body wash nourish this deeply? the moisturizer in other body washes sits on top of skin. only dove has nutriummoisture, which can nourish deep down. dove body wash with nutriummoisture. superior natural nourishment for your skin. not everyone can understand it. the worry.

maya angelou, my mom named me after that. >> why did she choose that? >> she was very moved. able to go to an event. i don't know, sometimes before she had me, i think she was pregnant by me. she wamoved by dr. angelou and thought it was a beautiful name. >> she would be pretty proud at how you turned out? >> i hope so. i hope so. she's a phenomenal women. >> best of luck at the olympics. >> thank you so much. >> maya moore and her team go for the gold this weekend. meineke's personal pricing on brakes. i tell mike what i can spend. i do my best to make that work. we're driving safely. and sue saved money on brakes. now that's personal pricing. >>> the familiar sights of the scenes of mass shootings from columbine. this week's tragedy in wisconsin. one man is building these crosses, thousands of them. his name is greg and he's a remarkable american with an incredible story to tell. greg, welcome to the show. i found it very moving when i heard about your story, a dedication that you give to this. explain to me what motivated you to start with? >> to start with, my father-in-l

maya angelou, my mom named me after that. >> why did she choose that? >> she was very moved.ent. i don't know, sometimes before she had me, i think she was pregnant by me. she was moved by dr. angelou and thought it was a beautiful name. >> she would be pretty proud at how you turned out? >> i hope so. i hope so. she's a phenomenal women. >> best of luck at the olympics. >> thank you so much. >> maya moore and her team go for the gold this weekend. shannon tyler is having friends over for a "back to school" clothing party. what they don't know is they're on hidden camera, and all the clothes are actually from walmart. let's see what happens. they feel really soft. i like it. i feel like i could wear this with almost anything. we love the material. so far all the material is phenomenal. these clothes are all from walmart. what? wow! i've never bought kids' clothes at walmart. [ earl ] would you now? yes! walmart has great brands that make great looks. you'll love them, or your money back, guaranteed. see for yourself. ♪ see for yourself. fore! no matter what small business you

critics including poet maya angelou says it's not a true quote. it makes the king sound arrogant.t's expected to begin work og changing the inscription next month or in october. >>> it is now 5:37. new video providing clues into the beating of a d.c. man has community members speak out. >>> we continue to track a major problem on the fairfax county parkway. this could slow your "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> surprise, surprise, d.c. drivers are considered the worst in the nation. annual survey by insurance company allstate ranks d.c. last on its list of safest cities in which to drive. the average d.c. driver goes just 4.7 years between accidents and is 112% more likely to get into a wreck compared to the national average. baltimore came in second to last. the safest city sioux falls, south dakota, where drivers go nearly 14 years between accidents. >> i'm shocked. aren't you? >> i just can't believe we're comparing d.c. and siou

critics including poet maya angelou say it is not a true quote. it makes dr. king sound arrogant. memorial sculptor is expected to change the inscription next month or in october. >>> time right now is 6:36. ahead, he says he's humled. how a man risked his own life to save some local children. >>> the local couple who started their life together on a high note. >>> plus, a crash, then an explosion. breaking news overnight that is causing big backups. >>> a look at the forecast. weather and traffi >>> welcome back. the rain continues to pour down in new orleans. here's a live look at the big easy. isaac made landfall nearby early this morning as a category 1. it maintained its strength and does not appear to be weakening soon and isn't going anywhere, either. isaac is moving seven miles per hour, which ch means the gulf coast residents are in for a long day. >> those people are dealing with that today and it's going to be a couple days when we could possibly get a taste of isaac, too. but not today. >> no. storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein giving us a pleasant forecast for toda

not to put another person but i love maya angelou.she's a bit more in common than we do a portrait i readably this book, that is the basis of why we did that, why we're doing this. it's silly and its over the top but it's also serious. >> what was your most memorable stop in a red state? >> i fell in love with branson. >> both of us. >> brands into me was just the best. i sort of thought i'm going to roll into branson, i'm going to isn't that correct isn't that correct on this place, make fun of this place, going to hate this place. it could not have been more fun, warmer, more gregarious. we went to dolly parton's dixie stampede. i thought this would be ridiculous. i never had more fun at a live theatrical experience. i've been to broadway. i've seen dustin hoffman. dolly parton puts dustin hoffman to shame. you have guys riding on horses, there's buffalo, it comes with a dinner. you eat with your hands. >> american flags. >> it is the finest theatrical experience i've ever had in my life. >> dolly parton's dixie stampede, they were

i feel about american policy is always very cathartic and not to poe another person but i love maya angelouwhen she says we have more in common than we do a part and in this book, that is the basis of why we are doing this. is over-the-top and also very serious. >> michael ian black what was your favorite or most memorable stop in a red state? >> i fell in love with branson. >> both of those. >> branson to me was just the best. i thought i was going to roll into branson, i'm going to snorkel this place and make fun of this place and i'm going to hate this place. it could not have been more fun, warmer, more gregarious. we went to dolly parton's dixie stampede which i thought of go this is going to be ridiculous. i have never had more fun at a live theatrical experience. dustin hoffman and burtman a menace. dolly parton put dustin hoffman to shame. you have guys riding on horses, there is buffalo. they make dinners and you be with your hands. it is the finest theatrical experience i have ever had in my life. >> they could've been nicer to us. i am not joking, they were wonderful to us and th

some critics including maya angelou complained that the quote didn't accurately reflect king's words or his intentions. the foundation says it will work on the inscription after the height of the summer tourist season. >>> montgomery county is honoring its hometown olympians. the county executive will present a medal to katie ledecky who won the 800-meter three style event and scott parsons who completed in the men's kayak event in london. both are from bethesda. three other olympians from montgomery county aren't able to attend today. probably still just a little busy after the olympics. >> making an appearances. >> congratulations. >>> 7:28 on this wednesday morning. coming up another check on hurricane isaac's path and the damage already being done. >> plus, a lot of fireworks at last night's republican national convention. a recap and a look ahead live from tampa after the break. @Ñ >>> we are back now with our continuing coverage of hurricane isaac. the category 1 hurricane is still over new orleans pounding the city with heavy rains and strong winds and will be for some time. t

. >> host: julianne malveaux, what's your relationship with maya angelou? >> guest: she is on the board of bennett college, but met her first in the '80s, had dinner with her a number of times. she gives these great parties which over the years when i've lived in washington we traveled down for, a group of us, just because we loved spending time in her company. she's one of the wisest people i know, just so amazingly focused, and she loves people. and so when i was at bennett, i had the opportunity of experiencing her wisdom in any number of occasions, sometimes i loved it, and every now and then i was, like, okay, i've got to take this one with a spoonful of sugar. [laughter] she told me to speak, to listen twice as much as i spoke, and i said, okay. [laughter] and then i thought about it. i probably don't do that. >> host: well, she's written, she also wrote the forward to wall street, main street for you. >> guest: yes, she did. >> host: so, this is booktv on c-span2. we are talking with author and commentator julianne malveaux. she is the author of thes