mcgovern? >> fred harris of oklahoma. >> they were all bunched up together. it was muskie's nomination to lose. some of the things that happened in new hampshire, including appearing to cry in a furious moment outside the local newspapers for things that had been printed about his wife. there was some dispute about whether he was actually crying or not. it was snowing at the time and muskie, himself, said he was not crying. that was the impression, nevertheless. the only reason his candidacy collapsed in new hampshire was because of his position on vietnam. he could not make up his mind where he stood on vietnam. mcgovern left no doubt where he stood on the war. another point, mcgovern was genuinely against the war, but he was belittled in those days. although he was revered by the people who were against the war in vietnam, there were other people who did not see it that way. they would not dream of voting for george mcgovern. >> charles guggenheim filmed part of the campaign, including the se

what the mcgovern dollars at the convention had never been to a convention -- >> the mcgovern followers at the convention had never been to a convention before. the support was initiated by mcgovern himself on the commission. a lot of people there had never been to any convention and had not been involved much in politics. it was a great experience for them. at any convention, staying up until 2:00 in the morning is very unusual. what is not unusual is that he gave that very important speech so early in the morning. >> we will talk about the reforms that led to those people at the convention. let's go back to the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. what is happening in our country at this time that leads to the triumph of an anti-war candidate to win the nomination for the democratic party? >> the great political legacy of george mcgovern changed the complexion of the modern democratic party. before the governor, the democrats had built the "new deal coalition," an amalgam of urban catholics and jews and organized labor. by 1968-1972, because of divisions that were exposed by the

>> again -- weaken mcgovern? >> again, they are trying to paint him as a radical, out of touch with the american mainstream. there also staying above the fray, talking about the accomplishments of the nixon administration. and we talk about why mcgovern thought he had a chance to win. he had a number of accomplishments. nixon's first year in office was very controversial. he had expanded the war in vietnam, and domestically, he raised a lot of hackles by instituting wage control. there was inflation. he began the americanization of the war in vietnam, bringing troops home to try to quell the anti-war demonstrations. he tried to counter his image as a pro-warmonger by going to china and establishing relations. he managed to orchestrate events so that his presidency reached its peak in 1972. his great accomplishments in office occurred in 1972 and took away a lot of the arguments about why he should not be supported. two other things about misjudgments he made. he thought george wallace was going to run again as a

mcgovern? >> fred harris of oklahoma. >> they were all bunched up together. it was muskie's nomination to lose. some of the things that happened in new hampshire, including appearing to cry in a serious -- furious moment outside the local newspapers for things that had been printed about his wife. there was some dispute about whether he was actually crying or not. it was snowing at the time and muskie, himself, said he was not crying. that was the impression, nevertheless. the only reason his candidacy collapsed in new hampshire was because of his position on vietnam. he could not make up his mind where he stood on vietnam. mcgovern left no doubt where he stood on the war. another point, mcgovern was genuinely against the war, but he was belittled in those days. although he was revered by the people who were against the war in vietnam, there were other people who did not see it that way. they would not dream of voting for george mcgovern. >> charles guggenheim filmed part of the campaign, inclu

you know, mcgovern brought in all his people.so you know, flying back home he said to helen, i am going to start working out to get my tan back on the party machinery. but he didn't do anything to her mcgovern campaign. i was surprised to learn given the stresses and mcgovern is, i didn't bob would be that involves. but as i was reading through the transcripts of the dnc meeting jean westwood who is mcgovern's chairwoman, bob actually did help them. help them raise money and get emergency computers. he was not going to stand by and let the democratic nominee go without funds, buddy really focused on congress. and that was sweet for nixon, democrats did very well in 72 and congress and bob was very committed to that. and i interviewed mcgovern by sound and he said that, you know, he thought that bob was a little upset after the convention and had a right to because he been passed over into a lot of hard work that went unnoticed. mcgovern had made commitments, to especially women's groups he would appoint jean westwood who is relat

this was after mcgovern lost in 72. nixon won every single state except massachusetts and the district of columbia, so you can imagine. i mean, how bad of a candidate mcgovern turned out to be through no fault of his own. and this is what bob was up against. i found this at the nixon library. it had recordings of the phonecalls that nixon was making with his staff and one of his aides, chuck colson, pretty familiar name, was calling the president. they were really tracking this dnc chairmanship election very closely, surprisingly closely and they were talking about george mitchell, who became the senator from maine, very powerful senator from maine at the time he was in his 30s and he would compete with bob. chuck colson said about mitchell, he is from maine, he is smart but he is not a strauss kind of a guy who is a powerful strong brilliant individual and when i heard colson saying that i was like what did bob pay him to say that? [laughter] and then that was sort of how he was viewed and then he said strauss would no

that is a big problem. >> george mcgovern got 37.5% of the vote in 1972 >> i will tell you a quick mcgovern a story. he also attended mrs. nixon's funeral in 1993. afterwards, there were reporters who ask them why. his initial response was the sort of think you would expect. they wanted to press -- why would you in effect honor a man sharing his grief who destroyed your career, etc., etc.? mcgovern had the classiest reply i ever heard -- you cannot keep campaigning forever. >> carl cannon -- why did richard nixon when so big? >> the country was doing well economically. we did not know about watergate. >> we knew about it. >> not in time. not really. but, you know, george mcgovern said on his first day in office he would bring all of the troops all from indochina. people were not ready for that yet. he gave a speech to a small audience in the wee hours of the morning. >> 2 a lot 30 a.m. >> he said -- -- he had every problem you could have in a campaign. when i think of mcgovern -- maybe it is a function of my career -- he was equally quixotic. he did not know he was appointed be ronald reaga

mcgovern: mr. speaker, i am very proud to yield one minute to the democratic leader, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the democratic leader is recognized for one minute. ms. pelosi: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and appreciate his presentation on why we are here today and why the rule that is being brought to the floor is not the right one because it does not allow for us to have options for the american people to be considered. one of those options i want to talk about has been described by the president. president obama last week in kansas made a glorious speech, hearkening back to president roosevelt's speech about the middle class and its importance to america's democracy, how it is the backbone of our democracy. president obama said last week, we are greater together when everyone engages in fair play, when everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share. this isn't about one percentage and another percentage. it's about all americans wor

mcgovern. -- and i will yield to mr. mcgovern. i concur with my friend about the goal of getting their. i am not going to deny anyone an opportunity of being heard. i am not prepared to stay here all that. -- all night. i hope to get some rest this evening. i have heard the argument. i may need to hear them again. i suspect i will. with that, i will yield to mr. mcgovern. >> thank you. i am sorry you think this debate is a waste of time. for those of us who feel a great injustice is being done here, it is important to have the record clear. the chairman has done a masterful job trying to convince people. that they are doing something that they are really not for. all my colleagues have been trying to point out that no matter how you slice this, this issue will not be resolved tomorrow. middle-class families will not be given a tax cut tomorrow, the 160 million families, they will -- 2 million -- to wonder million people rely on unemployment insurance will not have that assurance tomorrow. 48 million seniors wondering about health

. >> can you talk about the relationship to george mcgovern in the 1972 convention? >> yes i heard that you were a mcgovernites. strauss didn't have anything about mcgovern and vice versa if they felt the others were nice fellows but bob flout mcgovern current wim the nomination and most democrats outside of the camp didn't think that he could win the nomination and after 1972 convention which bald went into as the treasurer of the party paying for that convention he came out of a jobless so flurrying back home he said i'm going to start working to get my hand on the party machinery but he didn't do anything to hurt the campaign is dhaka was surprised to learn to defend who make governors i didn't think that he would be that involved in the campaign but inslee was reading through the transcript of the meeting of the chairwoman bald did help them raise money and give emergency computers. he wasn't going to stand by and let them nominee go without funds but he really focused his effort on the fund-raising for congress and even though there was a sweep for nixon democra

i would also like to thank jack martinson, and senator mcgovern's daughter and senator mcgovern as well. a big thank-you to our guests can i end with your final thoughts, since you are the presidential author here? what is the legacy of george mcgovern? >> again, he transformed the democratic party in ways that very few people in american politics have ever transform a party. his food for peace, his humanitarian efforts on behalf of the nation's hungry may be his greatest legacy. who knows how many people are alive because of george mcgovern. also, bill clinton was his texas coordinator. the campaign spawned a lot of idealists that went into politics and made a name for themselves. for a man that lost the presidential election, he probably had more influence than many who won. >> thank you both. >> it was a flood. people were trying to keep the greenback -- keep the river back. he took off his jacket. he filled three sandbags, setting a low, went back to the plane. the night, it was him filling sandbags with his shirt off. >> they talk about the legacy of ronald reagan. they discuss the

he fell and hit his head outside the mcgovern library.ding profusely but conscious after the fall. he was getting ready for a live interview on presidential contenders. for you latest headlines, log on to foxnews.com. >> 8.6%. the nation's unemployment rate, sees its biggest drop in more than two and a half years and that up sos great, sort of. the news is all not good the key reason for the drop is hundreds of thousands of people have quit looking for jobs jobs and are nt counted. job seekers are running into brick walls. technology companies are spending billions to build new facilityies but few jobs are created. how is that possible? nice to see you. so, explain what happened in north carolina? >> made in north carolina, this the beautiful foothills of north carolina, beautiful area, just totally devastated in the last ten years by textile and furniture jobs moving over to china and other places overseas, and i have the 15%, 14-13% unemployment, and they're really desperate. i spent a lot of time talking to them. what happened is a lot

mcgovern? >> yes. i [inaudible] with consent to the statement and two statements by -- >> without objection. >> if i can say to my colleagues that i shall report their amendments. -- that i support their amendments, and we've heard a lot about pay-fors. it's interesting that no one talked about paying for the bush tax cuts or paying for the wars. and i'm all for making sure the social security trust fund is whole. but we should be able to come to some agreement and this should have been a very easy thing for us to do. one last thing on the keystone x.l. thing. i agree with mr. johnson. there's a process in place and for whatever reason to say the hell with the process, and we're going to make these decisions irregardless of the environmental impact and other things i think is not good policy. so i support your amendments. er i hope they are made in order. >> mr. mcgovern, as i say let me rec electric social security is solved to 23 through 20 30. but i do not agree in frightening seniors. i don't think

she don't like mcgovern. it was truly a memorable moment in many ways. before there were and before there could be reagan democrats, there were indeed nixon democrats. so before i introduce today's panel, allow me to say a brief word about my nixon administration predecessors who served as secretary of labor. president nixon's first labor secretary was george schultz. as the legacy forms have demonstrated nixon was a notable spotter of talent. his choice of the dean of the university of chicago's business school to be his first secretary of labor launched one of the most impressive and important careers of public service in the history of the republic. if richard nixon had done nothing other than give us george schultz, he would forever deserve the nation's gratitude. after only 19 months at labor, the president named secretary schultz as director of the office of management and budget. and then in 1972, he named him secretary of treasury. at labor, as we will be hearing, secretary schultz was involved in the manpower training bill of 1969 and played a v

. >> george mcgovern, who was teaching at the university of south carolina, or gale mcgee, out of wyoming, another professor. the day when a good political science or history professor who didn't even have a law degree could actually become a senator are over. >> i think that's right. and i think what you see, you basically have to know a ton of rich people at the start. which means it's not just about getting a name or going on tv or any of the things we think about as politicking, it's actually just having a very wealthy social graph. >> "the washington post"

george mcgovern lost 49 of 50 states. he wasurting.nt up tgeorge mcgovern and said, he did not know him and he said, i run on your coat tails. he has had a remarkable career. the personalityty problems are real but the intellect is towering. >> he will be remembereds the guy in the years when we could have had reigned in fannie anand freddie, defend and protected ththem and try to intimidate those who wanted to tell the truth about it. i think his leaving the congress will raise the level of civil discourse in washington. >> [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >> it is because ofou in the words of what we have done, we are now ablto end the war. >> vice-president joe biden in baghdad. that was this week at a special ceremony honoring americann and ira

mcgovern was on his way to a c span interview when fell outside the wes leighanne university mcgovern library. for your latest headlines log on to fox news .com. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox news channel. >> oliver: by november of 191 it was clear the empire of china was going to continue the brutal conquest of china and east asia. >> they were machine gunning healthy civilians from the air. bombing undefended cities. roosevelt was alarmed by all of this. >> he gave an ultimatum. >> the united states insistd that japan get out of china. >> japan also made demands that america and britain remove their military presence in the far southeast, that the u.s. lift its oil embargo and stop aid to the general in china. >> the country was poised on the edge of war and diplomatic mission was equally as busy as diplomats try desperately to avoid war. >> on november 14 alived in san francisco smiling his toothy smile as he sang the old song of japanese friendship. on november he and the japanese ambassador were received by the president in the presence of the secretary of

george mcgovern is being treated in a south dakota hospital after falling and hitting his head. doctors say the 89-year-old mcgovern is alert and resting comfortably after taking a tumble on his way to a television interview. >>> now to a remarkable discovery and a record pot bust along the nation's border with mexico. federal agents have found a massive secret passage, an elaborate tunnel equipped with a rail system and an elevator used to smuggle drugs into the u.s. tonight nbc's mark potter takes us inside. >> reporter: federal agents say it's the most elaborate smuggling tunnel they've seen in years. more than 600 yards long with wooden walls and floors. >> the tunnel has lighting. it does have good air flow indicating there's some type of ventilation system forcing air in from mexico. >> reporter: the tunnel begins on the mexican side of the border in a warehouse at the tijuana airport. to lower drugs into the tunnel, there is a hydraulic elevator which leads to a rail system where an electric cart waits to carry marijuana to the u.s. side. on steps leading upward, the tunn

former south dakota senator and 1972 democratic presidential nominee george mcgovern is in stable condition this evening in a sioux falls hospital after being injured in a fall. the 89-year-old mcgovern hit his head on the pavement when he fell prior to a scheduled television appearance last night. coming up on tonight's cbs evening news, where does occupy with the go from here? street >> mitchell: finally this evening, the occupy wall street movement has been pushed off the streets in city after city in recent weeks, raising the question of where it goes next. cynthia bowers has gone in search of the the answer. >> reporter: by week's end, this was all that was left of the occupy l.a. encampment, a spirited tent city now a pile of debris. the occupation may be broken but the movement is not down. >> an idea cannot be evicted and a movement cannot be imprisoned. >> reporter: occupy l.a. organizer says the movement will regroup and refocus on foreclosures. >> banks, if you do not heed our call, expect to see our tents in your lobby. >> reporter: two and a half weeks after they were forced ou

george mcgovern lost 49 of 50 states. he was hurting. barney frank went up to george mcgovern and said, he did not know him, and he said, i run on your coat tails. he has had a remarkable career. the personality problems are real, but the intellect is towering. >> he will be remembered as the guy in the years when we could have had reigned in fannie and freddie, defended and protected them, and try to intimidate those who wanted to tell the truth about it. i think his leaving the congress will raise the level of civil discourse in washington. >> mixed reviews on barney frank. the unemployment is down to 8.6%, the stock market is going up. the white house must be happy about this. >> republicans are not happy because the rate the economy seemed to be taking traction. the stock market, to serve some context, this was simply intervening in the european debt crisis. that gave some reassurance to the markets, globally, and there might be some solution to this. that is just going to be temporary. the recurring problem is deeper than that. that

mcgovern is a life long advocate for u.s. and world food programs.y with fox news for the latest on this developing story. >> straight ahead, don't mess with rush limbaugh. what happened to the "occupy" protesters who tried? well, it's caught on camera and you're going to see it next. a whole new field of dreams. why a basketball star traded his lakers jersey for a baseball cap? why outraged parents are calling their kids' congratulations. congratulations. congralations. today, the city of charlotte can use verizon technology to inspire binesses to conserve energy and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valuable to the bottom line... whoa ! ... as the people inside them. congratulations. because when you add verizon to your company, you don't just add, you multiply. ♪ discover something new... verizon. >> here's the best of the restrooms rush limbaugh squares off with "occupy wall street" protesters. here's what happens when they try to interrupt rush0s speech in new york city. [booing] [booing] >> now -

we are told that mcgovern hit his head while walking to the set at dakota wesley an university.he daughter of the 89-year-old former politician says her father's condition could be very serious. >>> during world war ii, the bay area made a significant contribution to the war errant. thousands of merchant marines were trained here to support troops in battle. nbc bay area joe rosato jr. has the story of a forgotten memorial for them in san mateo county. >> reporter: at the eastern end of coyote point park in san mateo had views of the bay. jets rumbled overhead. an unlikely spot for a forgotten piece of the bay area's military past. >> the grounds are the same as beautiful as always with the u ka lip tus trees. absence is what we had. >> reporter: in 1942, these quiet woods weren't so quiet. with world war ii underway, they opened a center to train civilian mariners to deliver supplies to troops in battle. >> as part of our training, we would spend 24 hours in life boats out here in the bay overnight. >> reporter: they were known as the merchant marines. frank vitali was among th

we're told mcgovern hit his head while walking to the university. the daughter of the 89-year-old says her father's condition might be very serious. >>> facebook likes the big apple so much so, it's expanding to new york city. that is you can see mayor bloomburg right there announcing today with company ceos that the company will open an engineering krenter in the city. the social networking giant is not saying how many employees the new office will have. it says the company, as a whole, plans to add thousands of jobs next year. this is facebook's first engineering center outside of the west coast and the center could open as soon as next year. >> speaking of technology, a new movie is drumming up support largely because of the way it is using technology. >> an exclusive behind the scenes look at the first full-length featured film shot on a smart phone. >> reporter: it's a movie with a high-tech twist. you won't notice it on the screen, but it has a secret. this movie called, "olive" was filmed entirely on a smart phone. we went behind the scenes a

the accident happened outside a leebri bearing mcgovern's name.cgovern was just about to tape a c-span interview about presidential contenders. he was then air-lift today a hospital in souix falls for treatment. >> congressman elijah cummings will be our guest. e-mail us your questions on sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> state officials are tight-lipped about a possible merger between two top maryland universities. that will be in our "education alert." >> the clean-up process in california continues after the state's first wind storm. we'll look at that damage. ava? >> a storm system moving into the plains while the east has dry weather for now. that storm vntwally heading our way. we'll these sweet honey clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love it. yeah, this is pretty good. are you guys alright? yeah. [ male announcer ] half a days worth o

mcgovern and his candidacy. this is a statement from the hospital. statement says that senator george mcgovern has been hospitalized tonight at the health center in sioux falls, south dakota. air lifted to mitchell, south dakota after falling and hitting his head. per request of the family, no further information regarding the senator's condition is being released. they have asked for privacy at this time. as we get more information we will update you. we want to wish the senator a speedy recovery post his accident. now to your question. part of this morning questions based on a recent poll, and here amongst the republican candidates it breaks down for those polled between november 13th and november 30th. it shows that newt gingrich game in with 26.6% of those registering polls, mr. romney coming in at 20.4%, and mr. cain at 14%. that was followed by ron paul, rick perry, michele bachmann, rick santorum and john huntsman. we are using this polling amongst the top two contenders and those in the paper dealing with mitt romney or newt gingrich's campai

that is a big problem. >> george mcgovern got 37.5% of the vote in 1972. >> i will tell you a quick mcgovern a story. he also attended mrs. nixon's funeral in 1993. afterwards, there were reporters who ask them why. his initial response was the sort of think you would expect. they wanted to press -- why would you in effect honor a man sharing his grief who destroyed your career, etc., etc.? mcgovern had the classiest reply i ever heard -- you cannot keep campaigning forever. >> carl cannon -- why did richard nixon win so big? >> the country was doing well economically. we did not know about watergate. >> we knew about it. >> not in time. not really. but, you know, george mcgovern said on his first day in office he would bring all of the troops all from indochina. people were not ready for that yet. he gave a speech to a small audience in the wee hours of the morning. >> 2:30 a.m. >> he had every problem you could have in a campaign. when i think of mcgovern -- maybe it is a function of my career -- he was equally quixotic. he did not know he was appointed by ronald reagan. i got to know him

george mcgovern is featured this week on c-span's "the contenders," from the mcgovern center for leadership in mitchell, south dakota, live friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> in a moment, today's news and your phone calls and email, live on "washington journal." and the house gavels in this morning at 10:00 eastern. in the afternoon, they'll debate a measure that would terminate taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions. live house coverage here on c-span. and coming up in 45 minutes, representative tim griffin of arkansas will talk about his proposal that would eliminate the pension benefit offered to members of congress. then, an update on what the house will be working on

congratulations to elizabeth mcgovern. merry christmas ♪ happy holidays >> we are back with more of "today" and our favorite resident man of many opinions, deutchman, deutchman, donny, donny deutschman. >> i had the weirdest dream last night. if there are any shrinks out there, please send in. you were my teacher. i forgot my homework. >> i was? >> you were my teacher, i forgot my homework and i woke up. i don't know what was going to happen after that. >> did i give you a spanking? >> true story. i had that dream last night. >> we would love to know what you think at home. >> sara. >> first question from kathie. i'm a 56-year-old widow who wouldn't mind having a nice fellow to hang out. all the men my age want women half their age. how come a man in his 50s can't appreciate a woman in her 50s. at this rate, i would have to find a man in his 80s to accept mow as an older woman. >> worked for me, honey. >> it's tough. there are a lot of men that like women close to their age. i would try maybe rly 60s. the other thing, try

mcgovern was just about to tape a c-span issue about presidential contenders. he is 89.e was airlift today a hospital in sioux falls for treatment. >> elijah cummings will be our guest on 11 news tomorrow on "sunday questions." kens send your questions to sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> come kg up -- coming up, the pros and cons between a merger between two top educational institutions in maryland. >> winds in california. what's left for residents in the great state of california. >> winds here calm. coming up in the seven-day orecast we'll tell you why we >> winds incredible in california. >> they destroyed utility poles and this morning power remains out for thousands of customers across the golden state. gina kim has more. >> thousands still without power and many streets, schools, and businesses remain closed in southern california today. >> this is one of the worst windstorms in a generation. >> the worst in at least a decade, according to the national weather service, which reported hurricane grade gusts of 97 miles per hour blasting through the los angeles area

saturday, george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders" every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern only on c- span. >> the white house recently opened its doors for tour of this year's holiday decorations. the team is "-- the theme is "shine, give, share." >> pleasure to be here. beautiful holiday ornaments. probably the state dining room is absolutely spectacular, but there are a lot of beautiful rooms. it is all done very well. [inaudible] >> a replica. you're looking at the cards. those are historical cards. >> one to my senator. senator -- office contacted the white house on my behalf. >> when did you get the word -- [inaudible] really little.'s [inaudible] ♪ ["what child is this?" playing] [inaudible] >> the house is made of gingerbread on the inside, that is the foundation, and white chocolate on the outside. in his architecturally -- it is architecturally accurate. it has all the carvings that you see on the outside of the real white house. it weighs about 400 pounds and takes about two months to make. we moved it here on mo

how benefit candidate mcgovern turned out to be. and i tell this at the nixon library. the have recordings of the phone calls wixom was making with his staff and one of the aids was calling the president. they were really tracking the chairmanship election very clearly surprisingly closely and they were talking about george mitchell who became the senator from maine that the time he was in his 30s and couldn't compete and chaka said about mitchell he's from maine. he's smart but he isn't a strauss kind of guy that is a strong a powerful rally into the vegetable and when i heard him saying that i was like bob paid him to say that. [laughter] and then that is how was viewed in he said she would normally be the most effective by the could get but in view of the mcgovern lights a would blow upon them and we are going to win either way and the nixon folks didn't win either way because the watergate scandal broke apart and is out of office and also there was no courage and that is where bald was skilled because he was coming from a more conservative place he had been a democr

. >> you were just with george mcgovern.cident when you were with him. and mcgovern's role in changing the landscape of condition cven politics with all the reforms. >> i was with him. he was -- c span has been doing a series called "the contenders." sort of highlighting some of the famous losing candidates. on december 2nd was supposed to be a segment on senator mcgovern. i flew to mitchell, south dakota, where he lives and where the mcgovern center was. he was going to be on the show. he tripped and fell, banged his head pretty severely. he's been in the hospital for the last several weeks. fortunately, i think he's recovering. he's 89. a great gentleman. he was very excited about having his legacy resurrected. in answer to the question on '72. after the '68 convention, the reformers in the party were outraged humphrey had been the nominee without running in or winning a single nominee. mcgovern was picked as a chairman to reform the delegate process where most of the states now have caucuses and primaries. they are much m

mcgovern fell yesterday and hit his head on the pavement outside the mcgovern library in mitchell, south dakota. witnesses said his injury was serious, but he was conscious and talking. george mcgovern is 89 years old. >>> listen to this story. near salt lake city a dog actually shot a man. oh, yeah. this labrador retriever is accused of jumping into a pickup truck and landing on a gun loaded with bird shot. well, the gun went off, wounding a duck hunter just six feet away in his buttocks and back. as far as we know, the dog has not been charged. >>> lonnie, no word on whether he is that man's best friend still. >> new definition for bad dog! don't shoot your master. >>> here is what i have for you. out west, blustery. santa ana winds blowing but not as strong as they were on thursday and friday. some of the populated cities 30 to 45 miles per hour wind. still a problem out there. eastern united states on a roll. it has been weekend after weekend with beautiful weather. sunshine again for the eastern u.s. in between, well, that's sort of a different story. that's where we find the rain a

our feature contender this week is george mcgovern and senator mcgovern will join us himself during this program which originates from mitchell, south dakota. that's 8:00 p.m. friday night. and our final week next friday, ross perot wraps up the series. we'll be right back. our next segment we'll dig a little more deeply into the payroll tax holiday and the politics of what's happening on capitol hill. >> within 90 days, every american soldier and every american prisoner will be out of the jungle, out of their cells and back home in america where they belong. >> his pledge at the 1972 democratic convention came nearly a decade of being one of the first senators to speak out publicly against the vietnam war. the senator from south dakota suffered a landslide defeat that year to president nixon. but his ground breaking campaign changed american politics, and the democratic party. george mcgovern is featured this week on c-span's "the contenders" from the mcgovern center of leadership from mitchell, south dakota. live tonight, at 8:00 eastern. >> he didn't have a lot of romantic ideas about

south carolina, mcgovern is the former senator from south dakota fell and hit his head yesterday.9 years old. >>> well, if you get unemployment benefits, should you have to give something in return? well, one lawmaker says, yes. we'll tell what you that one thing is. stay with us. (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. [ male announcer ] shopping for medicare coverage? the annual enrollment period ends december 7th. now is the time to take action. call unitedhealthcare medicare solutions today. >>> 18 minutes past the hour now. tun employment rate in november dropped from 9% to 8.6%. that's a 2 1/2 year low. that's great news for people. and while the country added that of 120,000 new swrobs, there's a hidden fact in here. almost three times as many people dropped out of the labor force. they just stopped looking for work altogether because they haven't been able to find a job. so yo

. >>> candidate george mcgoverning is alert and resting comfortably. the 89 fell and hit his head last friday. >>> and in north carolina, evangelist billy graham is recovering after being hospitalized with pneumonia. reverend graham has been in the hospital since last wednesday. >>> oh boy. another manic monday for redskins fans. a game many thought the skins had a chance to win was lost, all in the fourth quarter. >>> the redskins hosted the new york jets on the opening drive. grossman pitched to roy helu. jets running back sean green responded on the following drive for one of his three touchdowns of the day. later in the game the jets get to grossman. green scored his second touchdown from 9 yards out. the always ensures a fourth straight losing season for the kins. >>> tight end fred davis and offensive tackle trent williams are now suspend today four games, each of them failing drug tests. the four game suspension means this is the third time in their career they have failed the drug test. both players allegedly tested positive for marijuana. the

and then on saturday, george mcgovern and billionaire ross perot.nt to tell us about which part of the constitution has meet you and why. make the documentary and get it to c-span by january 20, 2012. there is $50,000 in total prize is. cam documentaryt is open to students through sixth grade. the one line at studentcam.org for more info. >> "washington journal" continues. host: at is what to show our viewers the numbers. 340,000 in fiscal year 2011. down 24% from 2010. the lowest number recorded since 1972. hear from the pew hispanic center. 10.2 million adults, 1 million minors, 35% have been in the u.s. for 15 or more years. what is happening with immigration in the united states? guest: the numbers have dropped over the last three or four years. mainly, from what we can tell, due to a dramatic plunge on the view of unauthorized immigrants coming into the country. there is a slight increase in the number leaving. but the number of new ones coming in to replenish the numbers has plunged to a very low levels. it seems to be a combination, all the f

. >>> former presidential candidate george mcgovern is in stable condition in a south dakota hospital. the democrat fell and hit his head yesterday just before a c-span interview. doctors say the former senator is alert and is resting comfortably. richard nixon defeated him for the presidency back in 1972. >>> and still ahead, a thief caught on tape stealing from church pre-schools. the excuse he used to get access in the first place. >>> christmas comes early in prince george's county. we'll take you on a very special shopping spree. chuck will be back with a look at our sunday forecast. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. more spectrum means more freedom. and even though you do what you can to take