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[applause] >> i am not brad meltzer. [laughter] i am joy, and my brad meltzer is my father. you have probably all read "heroes for my daughter." and now the person who wrote those two awesome books, the best dad in the world, brad meltzer. [applause] >> kid writes his own material. [laughter] you think i'm joking. so the most important thing's first, and that's simply to say thank you. thank you to mitchell kaplan. i travel the country to bookstores. that's what i do. that's my job. i talk to imaginary people, and i travel the country to bookstores. and i say to everyone who asks, books and books is the best bookstore in the country, and i don't say it -- it's true. [applause] i don't say it because i know mitchell, i don't want say it because he knows my family, i don't say it because i love him and he's part of our family, it just is true. that's not opinion, it's a fact. anyone who argues with you, they're just wrong. [laughter] and i also want to thank, of course, my family because this becomes a very, as mitch said, a bittersweet moment. this is the first event that my

[applause] i'm not brad meltzer. brad meltzer is my father. you have probably all read here to my daughter. i know, you have read here to my son. the person who wrote the two awesome books. the best dad in the world, brad meltzer. [applause] [applause] >> he writes his own material. you think i'm joking. most important things first, simply to say thank you. thank you to mish l kaplan. i travel the country to bookstores, that's what i do. that's my job. i talk to imaginary people and i travel the country to. books and books the best store in the country. i don't say it because i know him. i don't say it because he knows my family. i love him and he's part of our family for so long as. it's a fact. anyone argues with me is just wrong. i want to thank, of course, my family, this becomes a very -- as mitch said a bittersweet moment. this the first event that my dad is not here. we have been through a lot of lost. i lost my grandma also. i'm going to talk about that and this event was dedicated to him. there was no question. he's also the guy the s

we build it right on top of the waterfall." >> meltzer: he was very dramatic about it. he controlled your view of nature, which is particularly true in fallingwater. >> posch: because you're in this huge space that he created in this living room. the ceiling is very low. and you've got the windows all around. it really feels like you are squeezed out into nature. >> meltzer: what wright did is he controlled and framed your views, both from the outside, as you saw the building, and from the inside. >> posch: also, by having these terraces, ya? that he had these multilevel, cantilevered terraces, which really invite the visitor or the inhabitant also to be out there to enjoy nature. it's kind of a very smooth transition from the inside to the outside. >> meltzer: wright went as far as doing his own decoration. he designed his own furniture. he had a vocabulary that was different and is still different from most other architects. >> posch: the staircase that goes down to the water, actually, doesn't have any landing, so you could not even put a chair there. you could walk

lil meltzer -- full meltzer have lowell meltzer has more. >> not everyone wants to give the restaurant a but. the controversy began toward the end of july and build momentum in august after comments from the company's cdo against gay marriage. it resulted in michael hogsmeade -- declaring a chick-fil-a appreciation day. >> the head of the company is allowed to have its own opinions. that should not resonate to the company itself. >> a group of students started this on-line petition through change.org calling for the rest a term of the press room. most supported the idea of the position -- >> i am still a customer. i can understand the petition. especially at a place on the campus. people are very active. >> they also said it would keep eating. >> what are not the ceo or the company believes something does not change the fact the food taste good. i believe i never 1's right to petition and boycott. that is great. if the -- the ceo supports traditional family values and that is great. i commend him for it. >> officials would not comment on the petition or the future but judging by the cr

in north baltimore, we find will meltzer. were you there for the waste? -- lowell meltzer? were you there for teh race? >> i was. this is bittersweet because this is the last individual race that he will be in. it turned from disappointment to deafening cheers very quickly when he went from seventh to first to win gold in the 100- meter bonafide friday. >> and then i knew he was going to win. >> he just came on. and i was just like -- this is over! >> always thought it was going to win. >> eu knew it? >> a lot of proud phases that meadow brook in mount washington seeing him win the 17th. >> what an honor to even be able to watch and. it was a great race. >> i watched yesterday against ryan. it was great. i swim with him all the time, so i think a lot of us are too close to appreciate. >> it was bittersweet as this was his last individual event for his olympic career. they say it's going to be a very different place. seeing himed to practice every day. he comes in the front door. he jokes with us. we're really proud of everything that he is done. it's unbelievable. >> so man

recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness. amen. >> after the readings, the crowd headed to a reception upstairs by wandering through the other gallery rooms in the historic home. the third floor is not usually reserved for just parties, however. it is the stage for live performances. ♪ under the guidance of musical curators, these three, meridian has maintained a strong commitment to new music, compositions that are innovative, experimental, and sometimes challenging. sound art is an artistic and event that usually receives short shrift from most galleries because san francisco is musicians have responded by showing strong support for the programming. ♪ looking into meridian's future, she says she wants to keep doing the same thing that she has been doing since 1989. to enlighten and disturbed. >> i rea

lowell meltzer has more. >> according to recent data from the cdc, whooping cough is on an alarming rise around the country and right here in maryland. maryland health officials tell us they're not only concerned but are on the defensive. >> we're keeping a close eye on it. >> by the senior epidemiologist red state recent data released by the cdc showing the u.s. is on track for the worst hoping, -- whooping cough outbreak. at the end of july last year there were 56 known cases, this year, 181 and that number is expected to rise. those most at risk are infants and people who handle them. >> want to make sure people are vaccinated who have contact, such as pregnant women. we want to make sure they're protected. we want to make sure any siblings or grandparents who may take care of the infants are protected. >> protests this is passed along through -- pertussis is passed along through a cough. >> as far as why we are seeing the rise, the diagnosis is improving and it is possible the vaccine is waning. >> by the time they reach adolescence age, the vaccine protection is not enough to protec

. >> watching the video, meltzer and alexandra can scarcely believe their ears. >> first of all, i meanto be honest you don't really think an officer could be that stupid. second of all, you are happy for your client because you've just won their case because their entire case is based upon a fraud. >> for alexandra, finally everything made sense. >> i felt redeemed, you know, that what i was saying from the beginning was true. >> i'd really rather not comment any further at this time. thank you. >> after an investigation, the four officers and the civilian are fired. but why would officers of the law go so far as to bend the truth in a police report to help a buddy? meltzer has a hunch. >> officer joel francisco had been involved in several accidents involving his police cruiser, and ultimately he did not want to be disciplined more severely. >> you're driving impaired, under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. >> for the sake of covering up a minor mishap, five careers have been ruined. >> integrity. that's involved in every criminal investigation no matter how big or how small. w

i am lowell meltzer. >> taking a look at some of our other top stories.h were city police are investigating an officer involved shooting. the officer was arresting a suspect on a traffic warrant when the man asked to use the bathroom. the suspect took off running and a jump into a car. the man drove the vehicle at an officer who then fired three shots, hitting the suspect in the arm. he was found 3 miles away and taken to the hospital for treatment. it was breaking news last friday. someone deliberately set that fire at a hartford county dannie's restaurant. police came up with a description. a white male, 5 feet 11 to 6 feet 2 inches tall, around two ordered pounds last seen wearing an orange t-shirt, dark shorts, sunglasses, and a dark colored baseball hat. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore police. the anne arundel fire department is asking for help in finding to the rio arson suspects. the teenagers seen here entered the food line and set off some type of fireworks which caused smoke to billow throughout the store. if you know the iden

then brad meltzer present a collection of men and women to inspire and guide his daughter on her journey to adulthood. a little later, the authors of all in discuss the life and for a general david petraeus. >> spend a weekend in ohio's state capitol columbus, as booktv, american history tv and c-span local content vehicles look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of ohio's largest city on booktv on c-span2 rows the rare book collections at ohio state university. >> published between 1918 and december 1920 in an american periodical called the little review. we have copies of all those as well. the reason i brought this out today is not too sure this first edition, but they showed a later addition that is extremely rare. 1921 the american government declared ulysses obscene and pornographic. and the book was banned. people still wanted to read it, however, and we actually have a copy of one of the pirated issues. if you notice the spine, alice in wonderland, and the little minister. >> throughout the week and and saturday noon eastern, let of his life in columbus, ohio, wit

because i look at that, even 140,000 plus, miss meltzer, can be -- you take out some of it. you're still left with 140,000. and it's by far the largest expenditure. can i can you if there are agency personnel that could perform the function that is called coordination and logistical management? or should this be contracted out? i see almost all the conferences are contracted out to some private event planner. and they have their property margin and all that goes with it. so is there no agency that can do conferences >> congresswoman, yes, there are people in the agency, and under the new standards of the acting administrator, we have a new requirement that before one of the third-party event planners can be used in the future that the head of the service has to approve it. has to come through my office. >> you do have event planners and people who do event panning in the agency. >> it's not the mission of gsa, but there are people. >> conferences aren't the mission either. >> yes. >> if everything that isn't the mission had to be contracted out, and work in the profit margin

because i look at that, even 140,000 plus, miss meltzer, can be -- you take out some of it. you're still left with 140,000. and it's by far the largest expenditure. can i can you if there are agency personnel that could perform the function that is called coordination and logistical management? or should this be contracted out? i see almost all the conferences are contracted out to some private event planner. and they have their property margin and all that goes with it. so is there no agency that can do conferences? >> congresswoman, yes, there are people in the agency, and under the new standards of the acting administrator, we have a new requirement that before one of the third-party event planners can be used in the future that the head of the service has to approve it. it has to come through my office. >> you do have event planners and people who do event planning in the agency. >> it's not the mission of gsa, but there are people. >> conferences aren't the mission either. >> yes. >> if everything that isn't the mission had to be contracted out, and work in the profit m

because i look at that, even 140,000 plus, miss meltzer, can be -- you take out some of it. you're still left with 140,000. and it's by far the largest expenditure. can i can you if there are agency personnel that could perform the function that is called coordination and logistical management? or should this be contracted out? i see almost all the conferences are contracted out to some private event planner. and they have their property margin and all that goes with it. so is there no agency that can do conferences? >> congresswoman, yes, there are people in the agency, and under the new standards of the acting administrator, we have a new requirement that before one of the third-party event planners can be used in the future that the head of the service has to approve it. it has to come through my office. >> you do have event planners and people who do event planning in the agency. >> it's not the mission of gsa, but there are people. >> conferences aren't the mission either. >> yes. >> if everything that isn't the mission had to be contracted out, and work in the profit m

if you ask fred meltzer.d meltzer, hoffman's chocolate ceo> 10 51 30 "we've seen our particular business increase the last few years"but the ceo also knows the challenges with owning a small business...and most recently... one of those has been learning more about the federal health care law.... and what it means for his company. 10 46 10 "we have a company we consult with on a regular basis and they're making us aware about what we need to be prepared for"he says there's a lot of information... but things like lower premiums and more choice are good for his employees.as far as his bottom line goes... 11 10 12 "he's not yet sure what kind of financial impact the law may have on his business... he says he'll just have a to wait and see" still, he has no plans to cutback his staff... but áisá looking for ways to save money to offset potential additional costs. 10 46 54 "buy local, inv