in the case, say, of lincoln, jim mcpherson compares jefferson davis and abraham lincoln. the criticism of lincoln was ferocious. in the south, there was one--virtually party politics had been suspended. this was a beleaguered part of the country. the press was un--unified behind jefferson davis, with a few exceptions, unified a--against the north. so jefferson davis didn't have the criticism that lincoln had, but lincoln had the thick skin and jefferson davis had the thin skin. in--in--in--in world war ii, under--under roosevelt, roosevelt had charmed the media. worl--after world war ii, you had the media rising, with television now playing the major role in the--in the johnson-kennedy-nixon period. so th--the role has changed, but basic changes come with the rise of television, because remember the famous jody carter quote? he says, you know, "when the--when you see those television crews arriving at the west wing, all you can think of is these huge elephants crunching little grapes as they come down the driveway, because here--here they are looming at you." it makes all

say mcpherson. will come soon enough for now. and talk to. the ocean appears very come on the bridge of a captain the navigation officer and two helmsmen the crew changes on the way. the crew watches reinforced you have to be twice as vigilant the closer you get to antarctica. for. the region is still under explored and. very long distances. to. these pictures from nine hundred eighty seven they chronicle the maiden voyage of the academic field off the first diesel electric ice ship to sail to go. first trip was good a really good one. remember we were in the captain's room. having. yes i remember that clearly we were having tea at the table was a. huge bang and the car fell off the table. everywhere. it was a rock that wasn't shown on the chart. everything was fine in the end and the rocks position was mapped. here it is. the one hundred eighty seven obstacle course. the ship literally went through a trial of fire and ice. it was about four pm during a tea break we had cabbage pies that day i still remember that and then it all happened. thi

mcpherson elementary school in napa schoolcast school today. get your school on television.head to our website kpix.com/schoolcast. >>> let's talk about what's going on weather-wise the next couple of days. the same low pressure area that gave us the onshore flow and rainfall just to our north the past few days all it's doing is moving inland and winds always flow counterclockwise. so we'll get a wind off the land eliminate the influence of the pacific ocean so it's going to be warmer and less humid. that means fire danger is going to increase and the offshore winds will warm us up to levels that we have not seen this week in the bay near the bay. we're talking about temperatures hitting 80 degrees as soon as friday for some of you especially in the south bay. the breeze has picked up. you probably noticed that this afternoon. that's going to be with us for the rest of the week. the warmest days will be on friday and saturday where the coast if you are headed to the beach you're going to be in the 70s and near the bay we will have highs in the 80s as soon as friday. tomorrow

empowered the left and connected the left and we personally know many people who struggled with mcpherson square gone on to do we're organizing here in d.c. and new york and chicago and so on along with those people have come those tactics of civil disobedience and really making big demands and you know bringing some anger and some well i mean just idea that you know what ninety nine percent means what the one percent means that's like a huge improvement that's just. and that for instance when mitt romney the full forty forty seven percent thing came came about people automatically knew what he was talking about it resonated with them from like ninety nine percent to forty seven percent what does that mean for the country you know and. there is a lot of people you know i'm i'm not like biggest obama fan by far but you know there is i think that. groups like occupy broad a things like the robin hood tax exciter things like that which i think the democrats even though i think you know they have their issues definitely. utilize their messaging you know to appeal to to the masses because i th

. >> mcpherson believes someone working at claremont police was responsible for injuries. los angeles county coroner concluded that allegations of assault could not be ruled out but no charges have been filed. mcfierceon says she was fired from claremont place for unrelated reasons. claremont place is under different administration and declined comment for the story. elsie's family isn't alone waiting for answers. yearly totals shows a steady increase in complaint case that's were not being pursued. >> and there are 900 cases including alarming allegation that's include sus spishus deaths. he over saw investigation for department of public health at the time of the death. he inspected the office and says what he found was chaos. >> i was apalled. there were hundreds and hundreds of unassigned, uninvestigated complaints in files. >> saying he was pressured to close cases quickly. ordered to wrap up 10 cases a month. parker says he could had no longer doller yait the dysfunction. he admits investigation section was poorly managed. >> backlog is inexcuseable. should not have

it's a series of five interviews with stephen ambrose, david mccullough, james mcpherson, richard white and gordon wood put out by american heritage called "great minds of history." thank you very much. >> guest: it's a pleasure, brian. .. at 10:00 eastern "after words." an interview. he taunts "in the balance" we wrap up the prime time programming at 1eb p.m. eastern with "rocket girl." america's first female rocket scientist. this is booktv.org for more of the television schedule. next curtis white argues authors are misguided in their faith and science will vently provide all the answers we have regarding the nature of human beings and the physical world. he says that the religion versus sentence debate left out the role that philosophy, art, and culture have historically played in shaping the way we understand the world. mr. white is in conversation with former editor of harpers' magazine. is an hour. >> i'm going turn it over to kurt ties. i'm a long time admirer. now an editorial advisory board. and i turn to him for wisdom in the darkness when often comes over me. i'm going to le

the work is happening between the mcpherson square and smithsonian stations.aking repairs, fixing up tunnel leaks and ceiling tiles. metro will close five stations next week on the red line. >> starting tuesday, driving and talking on a handheld device in maryland becomes a primary offense. violators could face a hefty fine. not everyone may be familiar with the cell phone laws in our area. hang up or go hands free. the message dialed up loud and clear for thousands of drivers along wisconsin avenue in bethesda. >> that explains why i have been pulled over in the past by an officer driving past with my cell phone on. >> reporter: now that he knows about the new law, he will think twice. >> sometimes you need to communicate. obviously the call can wait and safety is very important. in our minds the alternative is texting. >> reporter: when it comes to handheld and texting bans. in d.c., there are both bans. in maryland, the ban moves to a primary offense tuesday. and there is a texting ban. in virginia, no handheld ban but there is a texting ban. some chatting

the work is happening between the mcpherson square and smithsonian metro station.they're fixing tunnel leaks and installing ceiling tiles. next weekend metro will close five stations on the red line. we'll tell you about that then. and today, we are helping you protect your identity by shredding your personal documents. >> the nbc 4 allstate community shred is underway. it's happening right now in largo maryland, joining us live from there is president of prince george's community college as well as allstate agent mike mazery. thank you for joining us guys. >> thank you for having us. >> dr. dukes, why did the school decide to get involved with our community shred this time around? >> we have been in partnership for almost 8 years. it's important for people to drop off their materials to protect their identities. >> we hear about this all the time. how important it is to protect your identity? is this the best way to do it? what suggestions do you have for people out there? >> well, allstate is committed to the local community here in prince george's county and the

the work happening between the mcpherson square, fixing tunnel leaks and ceiling tiles.stations on the red line. >>> we love reaching out into the community. we had plenty of support at our nbc 4 all-state community shred. take a look at this. some of our pictures from the event yesterday of prince george's community college, an amazing 2,500 people showed up. some said they came more than an hour early. >> 6:45. must have been 100 cars in front of me. >> shredding personal documents is a great way to protect against identity them theft. we'll have another one soon. check it on nbcwashington.com to get the latest information. >>> today is a great day if you need that morning jolt. it's national coffee day. you can get a free cup of coffee at a handful of places in our area. some shops are offering discounts or free coffee only if you buy something else. make sure you buy with your local store first to check that they are participating in free coffee day. and i'm assuming that all of us would jump right on board with that. >> of course. we already have about four times ov