. >> guest: general meade, the victory at gettysburg, despise reporters and had an even bigger temper than sherman probably. the philadelphia inquirer had a reporter named edward crasey and he tried to do a report between grand and mead and he was in charge of everything and meade was in the army of the potomac and how this relationship worked and she did that and did very professionally, but then he went on to say that there was a time after -- the wilderness, after the battle of the wilderness, when meade wanted to do what all the other generals had done which is retired, retreat, and grant -- he said grant intervened and said no, we will not -- we will go on. never again are we going to go back, and this saved the army from -- but meade saw that as a reflection upon his courage and his -- got furious and crasey was arrested and put back with lemuel and ridden around the camp with a big sign on his back saying level of the press and it's just disgraceful performance and some of the journalists became very upset by this and meade for weeks and months thereafter was never mentioned in

a gun russian gas production two years ago but like any seeming miracle cure shale gas mead proved yet another falls and the injuries economy. more scope. for a few minutes time a story of farmers struggles against producers of genetically modified plants. has the business. thanks carrie hello and welcome to business update thanks for joining us russia's prime minister is confident the country's economy will completely recover from the global crisis by twenty twelve reputedly gave the forecasts during his annual economic report to parliament the pace of economic growth in the country totaled four percent last year the highest among the g eight countries but the message is that in order to prop objectively russia needs to normalize its economy and boost foreign investment but until the mid seventy's that modernizations on the right of those two works because to bring high quality capital.

county--tiny farmhouse which general meade made his headquarters for weary staff officers there was not one thing to the peacefulness of the scene the singing of a bird which had a nest in the peach tree within the tiny yard of the white wash cottage. in the midst of this a show screamed over the house instantly followed by another and another. in a moment the air was filled with the most complete prelude to an infantry battle ever exhibited. every size and form of sheldon to british and american gunnery sweet and whistled over our ground. as many as 6 in a second, two burning over and around the headquarters made a very hellfire that amazed the oldest officers. they burst in the yard and next to the fence on both sides garnished with the hitch forces of aids -- one fell and then

my trip, i started to read up a lot of these lives of great win, like eleanor roosevelt, margaret meadevery name that is so familiar to us, but yet, we never had time to just sit and read their stories. these women just inspire us and motivate us to do even more. so i know that you are rushing, but i want to present you this little book that i read and finished. i know that you have lots of things to read, but i hope you will find time on your bookshelf for this one. i just wanted to give you this introductory remarks written for this little book. i think this was written by vincent wilson jr.. i think continually of those are truly great, the names of those who in their lives fought for lives, who were in their heart, the fire center. born of the sun, they traveled toward the sun. thank you so much for spending time with all of the honorees today and especially for this great honor. thank you. [applause] >> hello, i'm the president of the commission on the status of women, and i'm here to thank the friends of the status for women. without their efforts, we would not be able to give yo

. >> reporter: outside today's bp shareholders meading, a circus-like atmosphere as protestered tried to make an indelible point about the oil spill. it's been almost a year 6 the well exploezploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 men on the deep water horizon rig. some of those still dealing with its impact traveled 5,000 miles from the gulf coast to london. >> the majority of people -- >> reporter: tracy coons came all the way from louisiana. >> i have a grandson, 8-year-old grandson whose asthma has been out of control since may when it oil came into the community, into our basin. >> reporter: inside, shareholders heard a different story as bp's chairman praised the company's response and its $20 billion claims fund. >> the trust fund was a way to give confidence to the american people that we would not cut and run. >> reporter: but the head of the louisiana oystermen's association says the claims process is slow, inefficient, and stingy. >> we have fishermen receiving checks for six months' payments for $5,000. how do you support a family? that's below poverty. >> some protester

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. >> my name is richard mead. i'm here to ask, again, that a full, clear look be taken at the maritime option. yesterday or the day before, there was a hearing. an individual pointed out that san francisco is surrounded on three sides by water. that does not mean that you should stick out the airport. the maritime option is feasible. it is a good option. there was nothing in the report about the marine highway and the federal funds that are available. no one has talked to us about our barge supplement and how we make it work in the press of the northwest. right next door at pier 96, we have an aggregate auction. we sat down with them and made the numbers work so that could come together. there was a lot of talk about the 75% recycled percentage that recology is currently doing. that number will not go down if you ship by barge. you can access five landfills within 10 miles of the bay. the one thing that the current plan has in common is recology from the start to the finish. i do not blame recology for doing that.

we put rosebuds in the water to attract peace, and it made a meade. it was sitting in the gallery.distill that through local herbs. it was really surprising how delicious it was, because we were mixing a lot of seemingly in congruent ingredients, and it was delicious and different from anything you have ever tasted. i would have been happy if it was medicinal. the idea was more important to me. but it was very good. it is something i think a lot about, especially transition history, native americans, how they have this combination of dress, from the clothing from trade companies, mixed with traditional dress. i love how reflective it is of who they are, and also the merging history's coming together. what would we look like if we carry our history with us? all of the merging of cultures, reflected in our address? i am thinking of my own history with early europeans coming in and intermixing with native cultures. the one thing i would like people to take away from after seeing my work is a sense of

mead johnson nutrition is at a new high tonight. pepsi and colgate palmolive added about 2.5% each. pepsi plans more price increases this summer. colgate warned margins will be squeezed by higher commodity prices out-pacing higher selling prices. now while consumer companies are looking to rise prices, internet content services firm akamai is getting hit due to lowering prices for some customers. we're looking at the past 90 sessions. the stock fell 15% today, back to its low in march. we mentioned the big power deal earlier in the program. exelon wants to buy constellation energy for almost $8 billion in stock. in a sign of a vote of confidence, the buyer, exelon saw its shares rally 1.7% on strong volume. it sits at a six-week high. for exelon. the target, constellation, jumped almost 6%. not quite as much as expected. the deal values constellation within pennies of this closing price. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: the very first baby boomers are turning 65 years old this year, and many of them expect to take their money with them. keith banks is the president of u.

. >> reporter: i'm fort meade tom live in redwood city where a family narrowly escaped a fire in this mobile home. we'll tell you how it perhaps started and how the family was able to get out safely. >>> cracks were found in three more southwest airlines jets. this morning more cancellations. what it all means for bay area travelers. >>> a fatal plane crash in oakland. what the pilot tried to do just moments before the crash. >>> and let the campaigning begin. the overnight announcement from president obama. it's all ahead here on the ktvu morning news.

broke wanting stuff get asked unless a fourteen point three trillion dollar debt ceiling is lifted by meade me on the line the course of the us is on i thought of a barge and so how do original lives probably get it more than fourteen point two trillion dollars and rising by four wheeler dollars they handed massive iou the next generation forty three cents for every dollar we spend this year we borrowed against the future of our children. our compromise boarded a u.s. government shutdown with agreement on the largest single spending part in u.s. history but thirty eight billion dollars is small change against the size of the debt and last month we go through launches one trader said it was all of us treasuries smelling trillion dollar deficits as far as a no scam snaith some counter those largest economy has to go for growth and even that isn't possible can't handle that but mounting criticism of the learned some strategy and spiraling prices for anything priced in the greenback underlying confidence in the u.s. dollar and the global economy you bet on that that if you're going to show up a

. >> now, barbara mead and the late cohn were good at the floor and booktv viewers went to p and p because they saw it on our channel come to visit politics and prose if they are washington touring, can they meet you and your wife? will you be on the floor? >> sure, sure. i intend to be at the store full time, but, you know, one of the other great strengths of politics and prose is its staff. we are inheriting a tremendously talented, very deep bench of experts about books of all kinds, and they have participated in introducing a number of authors, and they are the reason why so many customers come to the store seeking their advice, and they will -- we are counting on many of them, if not all of them to remain and carry on. >> host: now, mr. graham, do you see a need for politics and prose to move into the selling of digital books? on the phone: we are looking at enhancing the website. i think that will be important. we realize the threat from e-books, but it's not not a threat we'll run away from. we are hoping to provide an opportunity for self-publishing, and we're looking at a printon

. >> barbara meade and carla cohen were well known for working the floor. if booktv viewers who have come to politics and prose because they have seen it off and on our channel come to visit politics and prose in washington will they be able to meet you and will you be on the floor? >> sure. i intend to be at a store full time. one of the great strengths of politics and prose is its staff. we are in the heritage a tremendously talented, deep bench of experts about books of all kinds. they participated in introducing a number of authors and the recent summit customers come to the store seeking their advice. we are counting on many of them. it is not all of them. original to remain and carry on. >> host: dc a need for politics and prose to move into the

. >> host: barbara meade and carla cohen were known for working the floor at politics and prose. booktv viewers have come because they have seen it so often, come to visit politics and prose in washington, will they be able to meet you? will you be on the floor? >> i intended to be at least 4 full time. one of the great strengths of politics and prose is the staff. we are in herring a tremendously talented, deep bench of experts about books of all kinds. they have participated in introducing a number of authors. they are the reasons so many customers come to the store seeking advice and we are counting on many of them if all of them to remain and carry on. >> host: do you see a need for politics and prose to move into the selling of digital books or enhance the of the web site? >> guest: we are looking at enhancing the web site. we think that will be important. we realize the threat from e books but it is not a threat we will run away from. we are hoping to provide an opportunity for self publishing. we are looking at print on demand machine like other stories required around the

. >> host: now, barbara meade and the late carla cohen were very well known for working the floor atpolitics and prose. if, if booktv viewers who have come to p and p because they've seen it so often on our channel come to visit politics and prose if they're in washington touring, will they be able to meet you and lissa muscatine? will you be on the floor? >> guest: sure, sure. lissa and i intend to be at the store full time. but, you know, one of the other great strengths of politics and prose is its staff. we are inheriting a tremendously talented, very deep bench of experts about books of all kinds. and they have participated in introducing a number of the authors, they are the reason that so many customers come to the store seeking their advice. and they will, we are counting on many

my sister linda, the youngest, i've come to town from fort meade maryland. she was an oral surgeon.as in the dental court and an army major. my sister jeanette had finished medical school after getting her degree in psychology. daddy had expected her to be the first dr. thornton. the first to be stethoscope around her neck. but she rebelled and on her own way so he must have been thrilled when she finally got her medical degree, even if they came later than he had hoped. it had been a while but we were all there, just him and his girls again, the way daddy liked it. no kids. the waiters dash tighter reins a little surprise before the main course. the maÎtre d' came to the table and announce there's a call for dr. thornton. some serious buyers turn to see who was doctor thorton. jeanette, linda, and i rose from our chairs and as we stood up, the look on my father's face could have lit up the entire eastern seaboard. there wasn't really any call. i had taken the maÎtre d' aside earlier and asked him to page doctor thorton during dinner because i wanted to see the wonderment on my fath

the new admissions are at fort meade in maryland where we are building storage for the paper collections20 warehouses have been authorized. two of them have been filled already. so, back up a book collections will go there and put up the to back up manuscript collections of going south we go to culpepper virginia, where a hollowed out civil defense mountain will become the new home of the world's largest motion picture collection and a member of the staff members from the library will be part of the new national audiovisual conservation center which has the motion picture collection and conservation work on those collections as the focal point. >> underground perhaps for preservation? >> above ground inside the mountain funded privately in part by the foundation. >> we know the original library of congress in the capitol but if we went to the current capital where we find for any vestiges of where the library was when it started? >> it's tough to find. i've tried. believe me. the exhibit office has done a good job of telling you where they used to be. but the major library has disappeare

>> host: barbara meade and carla cohen were well known for working the floor at politics and prose. if booktv viewers who have come because they have seen it so often on the channel, come to visit politics and prose if they are in washington pouring will they be able to meet you? .. >> and they will, we are counting on many of them,not all of them, to remain and carry on. >> host: now, mr. graham, do you see a need for politics and prose, perhaps, to move into the selling of digital books or an enhancement of the web site? >> guest: we are looking at enhancing the web site. i think, i think that will be important. we realize the threat from e books, but it's not a threat we're going to run away from. we are hoping to, to provide opportunities for self-publishing, and we're looking at a print on demand machine like a number of other stores have acquired around the country. there are a host of initiatives, i think, that you'll see beginning to take shape at politics and prose. >> host: well, bradley graham is the new co-owner, along with his wife, of the well-known washington independ

[applause] the last prediction was that peter meade was going to retire.ch for my predictions. [laughter] thank you, peter, for that kind introduction, and it's a pleasure for me to join with my colleague in the senate and to join with you today to bring the greetings and best wishes for the massachusetts house of representatives. today we celebrate the enduring commitment to public service of our beloved senator, edward m. kennedy, a leader without equal, not only here in massachusetts, but across this nation i'd like to extend my appreciation to all those whose hard work and dedication has made this day a reality. like all of you, i am anxiously awaiting the opening of the edward m. kennedy institute of the united states senate to help bring alive america's great history and inspire young people to serve the greater good just as ted kennedy did with such devotion for so many years. it's be fitting that this beautiful new facility will be located next to the john f. kennedy presidential library which for 30 years has helped define the boston water front.

. >>> federal investigators want to know the cause of a deadly plane crash in mead. this single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off. >>> this morning, prime minister made it official. he's-- president obama made it official. he's running for reelection in 2012. the announcement came in an e- mail and web video sent to obama supporters. >>> it's 8:45. a campaign targeting distracted drivers kicked off on bay area roads this morning. the chp says it's not about tickets. it's about saving lives. team vary car is in oakland right now with -- tom vacar is in oakland right now with more on what officers will be specifically looking for. >> i want to borrow a phrase. that is, when you are driving, no matter what you do, if you want to talk, this ear bug is for you. citing maximum enforcement, the chp was on a month-long campaign on distracted driving. the posse is 200 local agencies. the primary target, folks on cell phone not using hands-free devices. but texters and newspaper readers can expect not a warning but a ticket. the law's clear -- it's been in place fo

know american history or they have no respect for what we've accomplished in 800 years since running meadand, of course, the media is a cheerleader for these people. who do they interview? they interview egyptians who are middle class english speakers? so what impression do we get that they want a secular democracy? does it make sense in a time of turmoil, violence and perhaps instability for a prolonged period that 32 million muslims in egypt would reach for democracy in like a religion like islam, it seems like our education has really left us in a bind. i was on fox earlier this afternoon. i had people -- i just finally kept my mouth shut. [laughter] >> because the host was insisting that cairo was on the verge of becoming philadelphia in terms of governing itself. i see hands but we have time for only two more. the lady in the second row right here. >> the media reported that there was a cyberattack on iran nuclear facilities that originated with a joint american-israeli faction. could you give us an insight on who or what is behind that? and what is -- is it still going on? is it sti

. >> now, barbara meade and the late barbara were well known for working at politics and prose. booktv that has come to p & p that have seen it on the channel, come to visit politics and prose, will they be able to meet you. will you be on the floor? >> sure. listen, i intend to be at the store full time. but, you know, one of the other great strengths of politics and prose is it's staff. we are inheriting a tremendously talented, very deep bench of experts about books of all kinds. and they have participated in introducing a number of the authors. they are the reason that so many customers come to the store seeking their advice. we are counting on many of them if not all of them to remain and carry on. now mr. grimm, do you see a need for politics and prose perhaps to move into the selling of digital books and enhancement of the web site. >> we are looking at enhancing the web site. i think that will be important. we realize the threat from ebooks, but it's not a threat we are going to run away from. we are hoping to provide an opportunities for self-publishing and we're lookin

he will be taking samples from an mead yard to his uc berkeley lab for testing.e spoke to professor vetter when the contamination made it out. he did independent tests and they were to gauge what students could find. they weren't the only ones monitoring. environmental protection agency tested rain water in certain parts of japan and found it contained iodine in drinking water be46% -- by water by 46 times. the epa may be testing, they say, but it's not releasing enough data about the japanese nuclear meltdown. they want the epa to be more transparent. >> that lack of transparency is only making the concern worse because people are wondering why their own government isn't being more forth coming. >> reporter: and concerns extend to rain water, even here in the bay area. the group "food and water watch" is asking president obama to act quickly to protect food and water from radioactive con tame -- contamination. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also today in downtown san francisco, more than 40 businesses are raising money. the fund-raiser is being hosted

joseph crist are leaving their home this morning starting off on a 2,200 mile walk all the way to lake meade the knot on september 24th. the fiances on foot join us from michigan before they start their journey. you're bundled up, you have your packs ready to go. i'm sure plenty of people are sitting at home going, why in the world did you decide you need to walk 2,200 miles just to go get married. laura, what's the real story here? >> oh. hmm. joe usually answers this one. >> all right, joseph you answer that one. >> the original idea came from a friend who he was living in texas, and he was going to iraq for a couple tours, and i thought of like a way to, you know, help him out. he wasn't feeling really well and needed some friends, you know, to talk to, to make him feel better and i decided maybe i should walk to see him. maybe that would change his mind, make him feel better. >> just by simply walking. >> yeah, i don't know. that popped in my mind. and then after that, i told laura about it and she thought that was a cool idea. but he had moved back to deer born by the time we had actua

[applause] the last prediction was that peter meade was going to retire.o much for my predictions. [laughter] thank you, peter, for that kind introduction, and it's a pleasure for me to join with my colleague in the senate and to join with you today to bring the greetings and best wishes for the massachusetts house of representatives. today we celebrate the enduring commitment to public service of our beloved senator, edward m. kennedy, a leader without equal, not only here in massachusetts, but across this nation i'd like to extend my appreciation to all those whose hard work and dedication has made this day a reality. like all of you, i am anxiously awaiting the opening of the edward m. kennedy institute of the united states senate to help bring alive america's great history and inspire young people to serve the greater good just as ted kennedy did with such devotion for so many years. it's be fitting that this beautiful new facility will be located next to the john f. kennedy presidential library which for 30 years has helped define the boston water fro

. >> charlie mead. have you begun your own plan to address social security reform or is it just waiting on others' proposals? >> we're going to be putting out plans in the future. i've had social security bill every session of congress since i got to congress in 1998. what we are trying to do, and this is an area where i really do think there's a shot at some bipartisan agreement. so we're trying to set the table for that. we're trying to put in place a process that requires, you know, harry reid to own up to the fact that we do have a problem, that requirements -- requires the president to submit a plan and then many of us are going to be submitting a plan. we're talking amongst ourselves in the budget committee about getting behind somebody's plan. but i do in fact plan on working on that. >> why in this budget proposal you didn't put forward an -- >> we went back and forth on this. we thought if we put one out there it would be too attempting for the -- tempting for the democrats to attack and that w

we are extremely pleased to welcome to the podium and our luncheon, a discussion of russell mead. i know they have a great view of the new york countryside. i can see why he took flight there from washington. he is the henry -- he was the henry kissinger senior fellow for a u.s. foreign-policy at the council on foreign relations. i have a special affinity for walter, a book because we write about similar topics, largely from a similar perspective, and because we were both of security analysts, academics, scholars in the 1990's, writing books for the century foundation in new york. our books were published in 2002, and that is where the affinity stopped. walter's book became very well known and became famous, and i remained an obscure professor. his 1992 book is a real gem. i have a sign that book since it came out every year to my graduate foreign policy course. it is one of those books that has a timeless quality to it. the book not only popularized the schools of thought idea that has inspired our projects in terms of application to foreign countries, but it also made the novel