mcshane bid $100,000.t was impossible for him to make a profit on a bed that low and he didn't care. he had already made his fortune and his daughter who is still with us told me in an interview basically there was no way daddy wasn't going to get that job. so now things begin to move very quickly because john mcshane and his men have only 660 days to gut the house put in a new foundation and raise the steel skeleton inside. here we have the second floor a few days into the start of demolition and to help you appreciate what man can accomplish with sledgehammers when they are paid and told to enjoy themselves i thought we would do some before and during photographs. this is the entrance hall before and with sledgehammers. this is what they did to the blue room and this is what they did to the east room. they were good, weren't they? mcshane's men mauled the house down to the outer walls. two months into the job the white house look like this standing on the ground floor looking up at what used to be the fi

." >> steve mcshane here, mcshane's nursery and landscape spot, also known as dr. dirt.r soil got you sick? well, i might have the remedy. take a look at this medium, breathing with life. soil is where it all begins in the garden, teeming with microorganisms, as much as a billion per teaspoon. it's just marvelous. microorganisms are what bringing--breaking down that nutrients and making them plant-available. one of the most important things when talking about soil microbiology is temperature. i keep a soil thermometer in my garden, because when things get to 50 degrees or higher, microbial activity spikes, making those nutrients available. now, there's some things we can do to get microbes goin'. first one is kelp. second one is alfalfa. by adding either of these amendments to the soil, studies have shown populations spike. there's also some trace nitrogen. and knowing that microorganisms are feeding on organic matter, i recommend adding some every year. maybe an inch to the vegetable garden or under the drip line of a tree goes a long way. and if you're like most califo

. >> steve mcshane here. mcshane's nursery and landscape supply. of the best salsa you've ever had. it was the fresh cilantro, wasn't it? herbs go a long way in the garden and we're going to learn a little bit about how to succeed with herbs in your landscape and in backyard. well, let's see, the first thing i'd say is you need to plan for your herb garden. most people are growing herbs these days in containers. they put a little gravel in the bottom, water their high-grade potting soil, maybe a little bit of [indistinct], add some starter fertilizer to get them going. i always tell people--select things that are going to be found to be a little exotic. edible plants as well. why not mix in with your herbs things like nasturtium? the flowers in nasturtium are a little peppery. they do a lot for your salads. calendula is also edible. these blooms, the plant, what a great addition to your salads and entrees. the other thing i'd say to folks is make sure you consider sun, sunlight, 6 to 8 hours a day. if you've got the right plan, you got the right he

i'm connell mcshane. good to have you with us. we have a terrific show lined up for you.an it. imus has been known for those who watched him and listened on the radio as one of the great interviewers and on this particular program we have a couple of his best interviews that happened of late. clive davis for one is a legend in the music business but his inte

from new york city, i'm connell mcshane and our fox business network studios in midtown, manhattan.d here. we'll go back over some of imus' best interviews, have fun with the guys as well. starting off with doris kearns goodwin who's been coming on the program for many years. you probably know her as the author of the book "team of rivals." her recent book, "the bully pulpit," takes a look at the

i'm mcshane in the fox studios. it's good to have you this hour.interviews with authors. may ve you ideas of books to re. bill o'reilly from fox news will start us off. killing jesus is the first book. you may have read or known about his killing lincoln book, killing kennedy book. this killing jesus book that the i-man talks to bill about. a great interview. may make you want to read the book

and so i want to go mike mcshane, who is over here. mike has got a question that's been coming up all over twitter and across our email hoping that we would ask you this question. mike. >> thank you so much. your foundation has been known for supporting the common core curriculum standards that have become increasingly controversial. and the question that i have is, why? what promise do you see of the common core standards? how do you see them as a lever for improving the american education system? >> ok. so what is the common core? it's a very simple thing. it's a written explanation of what knowledge kids should achieve at very various milestones in their educational career. so it's writing down in sixth grade which math things should you know, in ninth grade which math things should you know, in twelfth grade which math things should you know. and you might be surprised to learn how poor those i'll call those standards, but to be clear, it's not curriculum. it's not a textbook. it's not a way of teaching. it's just writing down shou

and, also, a historian named clay mcshane has done a prodigious chronology of the automobile, unpublished, but i'd like to see that published, too. c-span: well, you also said that the first gas tax was in 1919 in oregon. it was a penny. what's been the history of the gas tax in the united states? >> guest: it's stayed pretty low, as we all know. and in real dollars, it's lower now than it's been. c-span: why? >> guest: why? it's been--certainly been an unpopular tax, but it's also been a tax--no taxes are popular in america, but it's been a tax that a lot of people want to pay or are willing to pay, and it does--they should be willing to pay that little bit because it doesn't pay the whole freight. but i think there's a growing sense--and this is one of the economic solutions--that we should pay more for the gas tax and if we don't want to pay for the gas, per se, that we should be paying our way the way we do for a telephone call: that the more we talk, the more we pay, or perhaps a carbon tax or a gas guzzler tax. that's the kind of equity that i think americans would accept. the more

and so i want to go mike mcshane, who is over here. mike has got a question that's been coming up all over twitter and across our email hoping that we would ask you this question. mike. >> thank you so much. your foundation has been known for supporting the common core curriculum standards that have become increasingly controversial. and the question that i have is, why? what promise do you see of the common core standards? how do you see them as a lever for improving the american education system? >> ok. so what is the common core? it's a very simple thing. it's a written explanation of what knowledge kids should achieve at very various milestones in their educational career. so it's writing down in sixth grade which math things should you know, in ninth grade which math things should you know, in twelfth grade which math things should you know. and you might be surprised to learn how poor those i'll call those standards, but to be clear, it's not curriculum. it's not a textbook. it's not a way of teaching. it's just writing down shou