his brother-in-law, john mercer langston, and he is -- o.s.b. wahl establishes a reputation for two things. one for his ardent activism as an anti-slavery political activist and second he gets a reputation for having what one of one observer calmed a trumpet tongued way with words. he was a really great speaker and was actually wickedly funny. in the late 1850s he was actually indicted for violating the fugitive slave act. >> that's a great passage of the book, by the way. >> he helps -- he takes part in a vigilante action to free a captive. there had been a fugitive slave who had been captured by kentucky slave catchers, and a group of overland abolitionists surrounded the slave captors and basically freed the man and whisked him off to canada. o.s.b. wahl was among about three dozen men who were indicted. he wound up being freed, however, because the indictment misspelled his first name. all through his life people were getting orendodus wrong, and as someone who has the last name sharfstein, i can relate. so when the civil war started, o.s.b.

oscar hammerstein, johnny mercer. i was lucky enough to have johnny mercer as a mentor. he stood over my shoulder and listened to what i was doing. that is where we learned and those are the great songs for us. that is why we wanted to emulate. >> i have to back a minute. you said that i said our standards were lower. it was not that we could write that song in a day. we knew much less about the craft, you know, so we were less, i was going to say responsive -- responsible. our standards were always very high because we listened. we grew up listening to the greatest songwriters. tavis: you cannot do what you have done as well as you have done without obviously a wonderful imagination, but words are so terribly important. what makes it work is to write words and put that in the right place, oversimplified, obviously. how did each of you develop such a love of words? >> and language. my father and i when when i was 5, 6, around in there. my father taught me a game called anagram. we played anagrams two or three times a week until i was 11 or 12. and then he says, you are g

this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world class playground in the heart of san francisco. this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground

she was enrolled in law school at mercer in georgia. >>> another conspirator will spend life in history. and he was sentenced for his role in the death of william porter in 2010. he and his up a convinced his best friend to kill him at his station. bishop yob was convicted of murder and two life sentences and 20 years. porter will go on trial next month. >>> three family members robbed t was on a saturday in the bolten hill neighborhood, this started on a computer and a web site. we have more on how to keep this from happening to you. >> we have been telling you, the victim thought he would buy a used car. he had two relatives with him. when he walked up to the car he thought he was buying. two men said they had no idea what he is talking about. as they walked back to their car. two people held them up at gun point and stole $4500 in cash. this is the second time in less than a man. we have been warned about the scam. they believe that david brown used it four times to lure them to a facility to rob them. >>> and we have some items how to stay safe. go to well lit areas. do not bring ca

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. >> and the other thing, david mercer, the financial industry is not signaling that the banks are at any risk of imploding. >> and more does it signal that the economy is going to implode as well. and we shouldn't be taking the recent downgrade as an indicator that you throw the baby out with the bath water. look, we've created 4.2 million private sector jobs, lets he not forget na, because we've created 435,000 manufacturing jobs and that's where i put my money and my bets on and we should be encouraging and raising the flag on that. not raising a white flag because the banks got a downgrade. let's pack our bags, the economy is going down the toilet. that's not the case, and now what i feel like? i feel like i'm john kasich governor of ohio or rick scott out of florida, championing all of the positive trends, yet, the romney campaign is asking me to downplay those successes. and that's what it feels like. >> kyle, come on, weigh in. >> foe, listen, i think that the regulatory environment has increased dramaticalliment and unless as toby was alluding to, unless the shackles come off.

i played at mercer island high school in washington. >> jimmy: >> j?i would just and i'm not proud of it. i would just whisper very provocative sexual things to -- no, uh, but i had to abandoned my dirty ways because i one time -- you know when you're -- you know -- no, this guy was falling out of bounds. we were playing a game, and they throw the ball at you to bounce it off of you, so the ball goes out, and it's their ball. >> jimmy: yeah, it's a jerky move. >> yes, it's a jerky move. i caught the ball, and in my turnaround to pass the ball as my team broke, he feel down in a total spread eagle. and i pivoted back and went like that so i could crush his balls. >> jimmy: oh, on purpose? >> on purpose, and i'm a horrible person. and then, of course, the coach showed us the game tape, and he's like, "watch mchale here." and -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> the whole -- i felt -- the whole guy's body -- he like fell out of bounds. he's like, "i play." d twas s sp1 o and i r the same time, i was like, "well, now it's 4-o and, yeah, so, i promise, if we ever play, i

. >>> and the consulting firm mercer is out with its annual list of the most expensive cities for ex-patriotslive in. topping this year's list is tokyo, where a cup of coffee can set you back more than $4. it edged out last year's number one, luanda, the capital of angola. prices on goods are so high there because the country needs to import the vast majority of its consumer goods. osaka, japan, moscow and geneva, switzerland, round out the top five. the list is compiled by comparing the prices of more than 200 items in each location. and terrell, the most expensive city in the u.s. is new york. >> who knew? big surprise. >> but the big apple ranked 33rd on that list. >> on the list down? yeah, interesting note. erica ferrari here in new york. erica, thank you so much. >>> and it's getting more expensive in middle borough, massachusetts, if you have a dirty mouth. i'd be broke. the boston suburb imposed a $20 fine yesterday for swearing, but critics say the government can't control public speech just because it contains profanity, which to me sounds like a setup, because if i got a fine, then

this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to