mrs. bush was kind enough to see me. she made access to every member of her staff available. so i do feel that what i was able to share in the book is a pretty balanced interpretation. her time both in the public eye and in the white house. our time is limited this afternoon. and what i would like to do is share with you some basic biographical information, just a little bit. if you have questions about that or anything else i'm more than happy to address them during our question and answers session. people have a quick look at her biography. then i would like to share with you some thoughts about her advocacy of literacy, her great success as public communicator, and finally her role and reactions to the campaign of 1992 which can offer heard, in many ways, was a watershed. as i was preparing for this about, there were three questions are really wants to answer for you. one was what made barbara bush different? what made her special? and finally, what was the legacy? generally speaking barbara

paris and at what had invited mr. bush but a spokesperson for mr. sh says but he appreciates the offer he would like to spend his pro post presidency out of the spotlight. the speech on sunday night announcing the death of osama bin laden brought to an invigorating spree 56 million viewers tune did. the audience was larger than reasons for other speeches. polybius beach -- of the libya speech. >>mark: there was a faulty breathalyzer use during traffic's stops. >> reporter: santa fe police started using these breathalyzer is. they are faulty. they have misread the blood alcohol level. the d.a. says they will need to review 900 convictions to see if they will be overturned or retried. the device are used as a prescreening messages the charges should be filed. all six beat sensors have been sent back to the manufacturer. the city of pelt the uses these as well. they're not sure how it will affect cases there. >> this just in, a small earthquake struck central california this morning. a magnitude 3.7 quake struck at 1:00 a.m.. this is the seismograph. yo

mr. bush called bin laden's death, quote, a great victory on the war on terror, and told the president, apparently, good call. >>> the situation room turned 50 years old today. it long ago became an enormously important landmark. actually, i don't know how this wound up in our control room. we mean, of course, the other situation room, yes, that one, the one beyond ground level in the west wing of the white house. they had a birthday celebration for what may be the most low-profile landmark in the country. president obama invited caroline kennedy today and named the room after her father. in the original kennedy administration memos, they first named it the cold war control center. the modern day "sit room," as it's called in the trade, is sound proof and full of telecommunications, immortalized recently as the control center in the bin laden raid. then for photo shop versions of the famous photo, including one showing "the situation" in the situation room. our apologies to our friend wolf. >>

prisoners many analysts said he was trying to bargain financial aid from the west but to do with mr bush in his political rivals was sentenced to long prison terms the crackdown on the opposition leaders has made the aid from the i.m.f. virtually impossible still can receive a one billion dollar tranche from russia but could only do so if. it's the same solution is finding himself in a very shaky situation if he doesn't find a way to stabilize the feverish national economy he may lose the grip of the country has been ruling by the strong hand during the last seventeen years. so this was a good day mrs coach. thanks very much for coming to our show it's an honor to have you here today we will be discussing the situation valorous it is a dire situation that russians are very concerned about and. why is there is facing this crisis today some people certain media and kremlin sources say that the main reason for it was that. the government a lot of money into the russian economy in the run up to the elections was that the support of the. koreas this crisis these are all illegitimate president

mr. bush called it a momentous achievement, and a victory for america, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on september 11th. he went on to say, tonight america has sent an unmistakable message, no matter how long it takes, justice will be done. >>> for americans, getting bin laden is cause for jubilation. the announcement triggered spontaneous celebrations around the country this morning. including ground zero here in new york. that is where randall pinkston is right now and joins us live. good morning, randall. >> good morning, betty. throughout the night they've been coming here to ground zero, hanging american flags, singing patriotic songs, shouting usa, usa, even drinking champagne, marking the death of america's most wanted terrorist. ♪ crowds marched in the streets around ground zero to celebrate the killing of osama bin laden. among them, army captain patrick valdell just back from afghanistan. >> i'm proud of the guys willing to go out th

. >> president obama invited mr. bush to join him here today, but he declined, preferring to remain out of the spotlight. before returning to washington, president obama spoke behind closed doors with families of 9/11 victims. on friday, president obama heads for fort campbell, kentucky, where he'll meet with the helicopter pilots who flew those navy seals into bin laden's compound. chip reid, cbs news, new york. >> the pentagon is telling pakistan give us back our helicopter. the chopper that the seals had to destroy in the compound was unlike any other. the pakistanis have hauled that tail section away, but an aviation expert tells cbs news from the photos, it appears the tail rotor has an extra number of blades, which would make it quieter. plus, instead of being constructed with sharp edges, it had gentler curves to avoid radar. and we are learning more about bin laden's burial. president obama said the united states took the high road. >> what we try to do is consulting with experts and islamic law and ritual to find

the president invited mr. bush to attend an observance but the former president says he wants to remain out of the spotlight during his post-presidency. >> a small, residual force should remain in effect. those are the words of john boehner. iraqi prime minister nouri al- maliki told him during a recent trip to the country that the iraqi government still needs help to close security gaps which still exist. >> pepco customers are about to get a break on their bills. starting june 1st, maryland residential customers should see their bill go down by about 15%. if you use an average of 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill would go from about $151 down to $129. the decrease stems from a recent reduction in the standard offer service rates by the maryland public service commission. >>> massey energy is in trouble with federal safety regulators. the u.s. safety administration cited massi subsidiary for more than two dozen violations. they were discovered during a surprise inspection at a mine in boone county, west virgin

. >> reporter: problem invited mr. bush to join him here today but he declined preferring to remain out of the spotlight. before returning to washington, president obama spoke behind closed doors with families of 9/11 victims. on friday president obama heads for kentucky where he will meet with the helicopter pilots who flew those navy s.e.a.l.s right into bin laden's compound. chip reed, cbs5 news, new york. >> we are learning al-qaida wanted to mark the 10th anniversary of september 11th by attacking u.s. trains according to intelligence navy s.e.a.l.s uncovered in documents in the compound. one option al-qaida was studying trying to tip a train at a valley or off a bridge by tampering with the rails. u.s. officials say that they have no recent intelligence indicating that such a plot is still active. >>> and the pentagon is telling pakistan give us our helicopter back. the chopper the s.e.a.l.s had to blowup in bin laden's compound was unlike any other. the pakistanis have hauled the tail section away. that's all that wa

buildings down will hear all of us soon. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: president obama invited mr. bush to join him here today but he declined, preferring to remain out of the spotlight. before returning to washington, president obama spoke behind closed doors with families of 9/11 victims, including carrie lemack. >> in a way it changes everything and nothing at the same time. he's gone, he'll never kill anyone else. he'll never release another video. we don't have to worry about that anymore. but my mom's still not here. >> reporter: tomorrow, the president heads for fort campbell, kentucky, where he'll meet with the helicopter pilots who flew those navy seals right into bin laden's compound, katie. >> couric: all right, chip reid. chip, thanks so much. also with me at ground zero is byron pitts. byron, i know you spent a lot of time here on september 11 and the days that followed talking to families of the victims and you talked with some who met with the president today. >> reporter: katie, that's right. and they all said it was a powerful, powerful moment, and the one word we heard

mr bush and see this is very important for you to be active because a lot of time we get a message that's because of the from one up and put it. in common people not one from informants it will be the government officials. because they don't want to talk about their problems so it is very important to have this flaw information and we have a lot of criminal cases were launched recently because of this kind of practical thing that whistle blowing the only procedure i'm now introducing a new procedure we have because. this is you can do where you can you can take my representatives and i think it is very important. what he did for you on this our leaders at the federal level to travel in regions and collect this kind of information and of course we should also use the internet another way to communication if you want me to talk about young people who are. now the pushiness nation would not overlook what you say actually we could go up there to that sector over there you you know read this pollution is dangerous twenty two seats to represent his head hunters in the channel four channel which

mr. bush told a conference in las vegas, "i was eating souffle at rise restaurant with laura and two buddies" when he got the call from president obama. obama simply said, "osama bin laden is dead." there is growing concern tonight that the identities of the s.e.a.l.s may eventually be compromised. a u.s. official tells abc news that plans are being made in the event that happens to make sure that the s.e.a.l.s and their families are protected. diane? >> all right, martha, thank you. >>> as you know, the taliban in pakistan have apparently already set out to avenge osama bin laden's death, claiming responsibility for a deadly double bombing today, the target, the pakistani police. at least 80 people were killed in the horrific suicide attack. and we asked our nick schifrin to take a snapshot of what it is like at that scene. >> reporter: the reason this attack was so deadly was this, this is a ball bearing, and these were packed into these bombs and when they exploded, they ripped through thes

mr. bush acted the same way in many instances. host: why did it take so long? ion to put the light footprints into afghanistan by mr. rumsfeld. afghanistan has the highest mountains in the earth. we have 100,000 troops in afghanistan. one in three or shooters. they're supposed to keep mr. karzai in power and rebuild the economy, build a transportation and communications infrastructure from scratch, defeat the taliban, and in his spare time, go after bin laden. host: let's go to phone calls. stephen in college park, maryland. caller: there is one sensible, just, -- they should have desecrates his remains. feed it to -- a pig farm lagoon to show the followers would means -- and who is the boss. we're not doing that. it is unfortunate. host: that is your opinion. what about stoking the fire? this is what's osama bin laden -- this is what osama bin laden wanted. guest: to desecrate the body would have made us feel good, but it would have invoked great anger in the muslim world. host: lancaster, california. tony, you are next. caller: i have a question for those who

international summit or something it's a figure of six kind of restructuring of the financial markets mr bush urged. and that's what the business is the null state was for headline news with henri up next . the. rush is going to be soon which brightened if you only bought some from first impressions from. east.

policymakers handle this properly well i have a whole lot more confidence and mr obama instead of mr bush and do revealing my political bias. thanks so much being with us appreciate it and great work my pleasure as president obama said in his statement last night bin laden was not a muslim leader he was a mass murderer of muslims indeed al qaeda has slaughtered scores of muslims in many countries including our own so his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity and of quote let's keep in mind the president's words and begin healing the moon's american crazies have inflicted on muslim communities across our nation. so i was some of that long is dead now does this mean yes it is a victory in some sense it will boost the morale of soldiers in combat around the world may provide some solace to people who have lost loved ones on nine eleven and it will certainly boost president obama's reelection chances in two thousand and twelve i won't argue there is some reason to celebrate america today we did get it bin laden is officially dead and his myth is under strain

mr. obama also invited former president george w. bush to attend today's service. mr. kesman, however, said, while he appreciates the offer, he has chose tone remain out of the spotlight during his post-presidency. >>> and since osama bin laden's death, security across the u.s. has been on high alert. >> today lawmakers from across the country will hold a homeland security hearing on mass transit systems. u.s. officials say they have seen no credible intelligence of any terror plot in retaliation for the killing. still, they warn that mass transit systems in major cities across the country remain attractive targets. >>> 6:36 is your time, 50 degrees. a major traffic alert in northern virginia. the major commuter route you'll want to avoid for the next few years. >>> and the new passes some metro riders are using. >>> 6:39 is our time right now. 49 degrees out there. a lot of rain and drizzle too. kind of a chilly day as we begin this day. >> that's right. it's now 6:40. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with matt lauer to see what they're workin

a spokesperson said mr. bush prefers to remain out of the spotlight. >> three suspects are in custody in connection with a double stabbing. the unidentified victims were stabbed multiple times during a robbery on the 1300 block of walter's ave. no word on their conditions this morning. the search continues for whoever robbed three people in a laundromat. this is a surveillance picture of the account. the sheriff's office said a woman was knocked to the ground as two men rushed into the building and robbed her. anyone with information on the case should called metro crime stoppers. >> a not guilty verdict in the case of a baltimore police officer accused of kidnapping two teenagers and stranding them from their home. a judge exonerated gregory hellen of all charges against him in the incident. on monday, two of his fellow officers were convicted of charges of misconduct. gregg bernstein was disappointed with the decision. >> in essence, what he said was that police officers are never able or not capable of ever ki

unified, that we could celebrate this moment together if you will, and so in that sense, should mr. bushle? >> i think if president obama felt it was important for the country that former president bush show up, that president clinton show up, that these former presidents come together for some event, he'd be there. but i think this is seen more as a celebration and president george w. bush has issued a strong statement of support for president obama, giving him credit, and he's been very gracious about this. i think the white house has been very gracious. i don't think it's necessary. would it be, you know, i think it's a kind of picture we would all enjoy but at some point you've got to give -- you've got to give some deference, wishes to keep somebody private. >> how do you think the obama views is. >> i think they're fine. i don't want to be cynical about this, but they -- you know they are very much putting this president, president obama, forward as the man who had guts to do the deal and to -- and they want him to get credit for it. they'd like him to be in the limelight. he does

mr. bush acted the same way in many instances. host: why did it take so long? guest: the decision to put the light footprints into afghanistan by mr. rumsfeld. afghanistan has the highest mountains in the earth. we have 100,000 troops in afghanistan. one in three or shooters. they're supposed to keep mr. karzai in power and rebuild the economy, build a transportation and communications infrastructure from scratch, defeat the taliban, and in his spare time, go after bin laden. host: let's go to phone calls. stephen in college park, maryland. caller: there is one sensible, just, -- they should have desecrates his remains. feed it to -- a pig farm lagoon to show the followers would means -- and who is the boss. we're not doing that. it is unfortunate. host: that is your opinion. what about stoking the fire? this is what's osama bin laden -- this is what osama bin laden wanted. guest: to desecrate the body would have made us feel good, but it would have invoked great anger in the muslim world. host: lancaster, california. tony, you are next. caller: i have a questio

mr. obama also invited former president george w. bush to attend today's service. he was of course in office when the attacks occurred. mr. bush's spokesman, however, said while he appreciates the offer he has chosen to remain out of the spotlight during his post-presidency >> osama bin laden's killing seems to have put president obama in a more favorable light. 32% say they feel a lot more confident for obama as commander in chief. an overwhelming 98% said the u.s. military deserves a great deal of credit for that successful operation >> it's now 5:08, 50 degrees. ahead, flooding ravaging much of the country. this morning new dramatic video of an elderly woman rescued from fast-moving water. >>> and we're getting some rain around the region. >>> good morning. final time for weather and traffic on the ones. 5:11 this wednesday morning. waves of rain coming across west virginia, virginia, and the district. they will continue through the morning. we should dry out this afternoon. big change in temperatures. it has dropped over 30 degrees in many locations overnight.

and then i sent my first message to mr. busht the time, and i invited them to establish a joint platform against international terrorism. of course, when the two towers were hit, something happened in the world. they began-- the people began to put terrorism and islam together. bin laden is the person who made this happen. noorkt islam and terrorism cannot be pronounced together because islam never acpts terrorism. because we know that when terrorists kill one person, it is equal of killing all humanity. the meang of the word islam is peace. the religion whose name is peace would allow this to happen? no, never. we wis that that-- help establishment of world peace. >> rose: therefore, you're pleased to see mr. obama take actions that... >> the fight against terrorism, i know, his efforts in anti-terror activities i know and i appreciate. and i wish that we become even more successful. >> rose: i have taken a lot of your time. i thank you very much. it is an extraordinary place here this country that you are the prime minister of

last night president obama informed mr. bush about obama's death. shortly afterwards former president bush released a statement. he said "this momentous achievement marks a victory for americans for people who seek peace around the world and for all those who lost loved ones on september 11, 2001". now ktvu's coverage of the death of osama bin laden continues online on our channel 2 website on the special osama bin laden tab of ktvu.com you can find president obama's full speech of what he said last night along with local reaction and an interactive time line of the events of 9/11. >>> sad story here in the bay area. a suspected drunk driver in san jose hit and killed a woman who was gardening in her front yard. the crash left part of the home caved in. neighbors say the driver jumped the sidewalk, pinned the woman to the home and then took off. the woman identified as 79-year- old diana later died at the hospital. neighbors say the woman's grandson was also in the front yard just moments before the crash. >> she was cleaning her sidewalk. see how ni

mr. bush las vegas. calling it a great victory in the war on terror. he says that he was not overjoyed at the news of the killing emphasizing it was, quote, not out of hatred but to exact judgment. the former president also revealed where he was when he heard the news saying -- i'm quoting -- i was eating souflee at a restaurant with laura and two buddies. i excused myself and went home to take the call. obama simply said osama bin laden is dead. mr. bush says president obama described the mission that took out bin laden and told the current president, quote, good call. more news coming up including federal officials. they are considering opening still ways to alleviate flooding in some communities. at the expense of others. we are going to tell wlou makes that decision and how. airport screeners have long used dogs to sniff for explosives and luggage and cargo. now those dogs may be used to sniff you. we will tell you what's going on. [ edmunds.com says that lexus holds its value better than

mr. bush told the conference in las vegas i was eating souffle at rye restaurant with laura and 2 friends when he got the call from president obama. obama simply said osama bin laden is dead. l. >> that's martha reporting. growing concern tonight that the identity of the seals may eventually be compromised. u.s. officials say the plans are being made in the event that happens to make sure the seals and families are protected. >>> well whether is being called the first retaliation attack for death of osama bin laden dozens of military recruit in pakistan have been killed. military training facility was targeted and the taliban is claiming responsibility. bloodiest so far this year. nick has this report. >>reporter: the 800 recruit training here were just about to go home. they had graduated yesterday. they had a party and this morning they boarded these vans in order to leave. and that's when 2 suicide bombers drove up in motorcycles and exploded in this group of advance killing more than 80, i

in a broadcast report mr. bushte, he was not overjoyed when president obama told him bin laden was dead. mr. bush said the raid was done, quote, not out of hatred, but to exact judgment. but he did say the idea to hunt down bin laden was a good one. >>> china is rejecting secretary of state hillary clinton's criticism of its human rights record. in a magazine story clinton described china's human rights record as, quote, deplorable, citing the pro-democracy movement in the middle east, she said history is not on the side of repressive government. well, china is battling online protests by detaining hundreds of pro-democracy activists, and in the statement, china's foreign ministry said clinton's effort to link it to the unrest in the middle east will fail. >>> a national park rescue team battled 70-mile-per-hour winds on mt. mckinley in alaska to save two injured climbers. the two climbers suffered severe frostbite and broken ribs. friday's daring rescue took place at 17,000 feet. one day after another member of th

we are against this war, mr. bush. shame on you. shame on you, mr. bush. and anytime you've got both the pope and the dixie chicks against you, your time is up. [laughter] that's the first time i've read those words out loud since that night. about halfway through those remarks, all hell broke loose. there were boos and very loud boos on the upper floors and from backstage. the producer of the show ordered the orchestra to start going to drown me out. the microphone started descending into the floor of the stage. there was pandemonium and i was whisked off. a little-known fact. the first two words every oscar winner here is right after you win the oscar, come from two young people that the academy has high. they are attired in for more and their standing in the wings to greet you. they young girl said to me, champagne? she held out a flute of champagne. the young boy next to her said, breath mint? [laughter] and he held out a breath mint. champagne and breath mint are the two words all oscar winners here first. but i got to hear a third. and angry stage an

president bush declined the invitation, a spokesman saying that mr. bush plans to attend the tenth anniversary at ground zero in september and bill clinton is unlikely to attend due to schedule conflicts. on the "today" show this morning michael bloomberg said it's important the country never forget the important lessons of 9/11. >> if you go down to the world trade center site, enormous amount of construction, that's just, i think, symbolic of the fact that america has withstood the worst attack it's ever had from outsiders on its shores and it's come out stronger than ever. >>> let's move a little bit to 2012 politics. a new poll proves media buzz doesn't mean votes for would-be candidates. a. found that while trump or palin are in the mix for the republican nomination, the majority of republicans -- of americans say they would never actually vote for them. mark murray, nbc's deputy political director. a lot of action happened yesterday, believe it or not, under the radar of candidates getting closer to running. >> exactly. yesterday we found out that ri

he had multiple chances in 1998 and '99 and the reason the wars going on in afghanistan today is mr. bush didn't kill bin laden when the community had identified his presence at tora bora in december, 2001. over the course of my career, intelligence failures are generally the result of republican and democratic presidents failing to act in time on intelligence that they have. >> we need to move on. there's a gentleman right behind you and then we'll go to this side. >> i thought your presentation was very courageous and very intelligent. and was there any way -- i would like to read it and go through it again. is that available -- >> well -- this one is all marked up. i could surely send a copy to andy and if he wants to put it on the website or send it to people who request it, i don't think that's a problem, sir. >> well, this is being podcasts as well. you can download it in a week. >> i'm sorry. i forgot. all right. thank you. >> gentlemen, yes. >> you've presented some very interesting points about alternative approaches to foreign policy and domestic policy. can you tell me what kin

a spokesman for mr. bush he appreciates the offer but has chosen to stay out of the spotlight after leaving office. president obama will visit ground zero tomorrow to mark the death of osama bin laden. >>> back here in the bay area this morning, san francisco police are trying to track down a man who used muni as a getaway ride after stealing a woman's $23,000 violin. police say this man here dressed in all black snatched the woman's violin and her cell phone after getting past security at the san francisco conservatory of music last week. a woman at the conservatory spotted the man walking away with the violin and followed him to the muni station at van ness and market street. she then called police. the violin is a one-of-a-kind instrument made in the early 1900s. >>> we should learn more about a ind meth bust in contra costa a u.s. attorney will talk about the meth ring at a news conference. so far 17 people have been indicted in federal court in so far 17 people have been indicted in federal court in oakl

mr. bushlined an invitation saying he appreciates the offer but wants to stay out of the spotlight. president obama will be meeting with family members of 9/11 victims during his visit to new york. >>> and coming up at 5:45 this morning we'll bring you a live report from right there ground zero in new york with some new details about the secret operation that led to osama bin laden's death. >>> well, some members of congress are calling for a faster pace of withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan now that osama bin laden is dead. more than 100,000 u.s. troops are currently in afghanistan. and in a hearing on capitol hill yesterday some senators argued that it's time for american forces to come home. but the white house says the u.s. troop withdrawal will proceed as scheduled beginning in july. >>> back here in the bay area fairfield's travis air force base is increasing security following the death of osama bin laden. the most noticeable change will be at the front gate. guards are doing a

former president bush was also invited, but a spokesman for the former president says mr. busht has chosen in his post-fros remain largely out of the spotlight. he continues to celebrate with all americans this important victory and the war on terror. president obama will also meet privately with family and friends of 9/11 victims. but today, some voices on the right wing are attacking the president. here's what glenn beck said but today, some voices on the right wing are attacking the president. here's what glenn beck said about the visit to ground zero for the president. >> and he wants to take victory laps. it's obscene. and it is obscene. can you imagine taking victory laps in arlington cemetery? where i draw the line is now we're going to ground zero to the hallowed ground, to the civilian arlington cemetery and saying, yeah, yeah, i got it done. that's grotesque. it's grotesque for any president, grotesque. >> what is grotesque, glenn beck, is your attitude and lack of respect for the families. do the families matter? do the americans who were emotionally affected and hur

mr. bush acted the same way in many instances. host: why did it take so long? est: the decision to put the light footprints into afghanistan by mr. rumsfeld. afghanistan has the highest mountains in the earth. we have 100,000 troops in afghanistan. one in three or shooters. they're supposed to keep mr. karzai in power and rebuild the economy, build a transportation and communications infrastructure from scratch, defeat the taliban, and in his spare time, go after bin laden. host: let's go to phone calls. stephen in college park, maryland. caller: there is one sensible, just, -- they should have desecrates his remains. feed it to -- a pig farm lagoon to show the followers would means -- and who is the boss. we're not doing that. it is unfortunate. host: that is your opinion. what about stoking the fire? this is what's osama bin laden -- this is what osama bin laden wanted. guest: to desecrate the body would have made us feel good, but it would have invoked great anger in the muslim world. host: lancaster, california. tony, you are next. caller: i have a question

that being said, i want to let the republicans know that for mr. bushto take credit for torture people to get that information is odd. god forbid, we go to another war somewhere, withstanding the we have -- what standing do we have? we cannot prevent them from during our guys. as far as democrats, we took something great with the osama bin laden issue by getting rid of this guy and completely screwed up the story. we should have let the american people have it the way it was and we would have been good with it. guest: intelligence matters. what we have seen this past week and where the previous administration set the table for september 11, i believe we are precisely where we need to be in the country. i did not see president bush claiming and touting this. i think he has been somewhat understated and let history take its course. as a country, this was what all of us should see from the issue of terrorism. if we are going to focus on eradicating terrorism, this is a good step from the symbolic sense that we are on the right track. host: different times,

mr. player bush vocal insidious because contingency. and most of this the media in the public option is of no use to me and it will send shivers that shares you could see my e of sydney only. issues reason it will be met by years that we need you on the other covered. was legally demeanor. with the president on. your p.c. or to see did you on the national stage only. what was that in this issue of liberation some its legitimacy only but it's the us that shell's the. vision if there is no can we listen was a national survey in the period only to meaning it looked ugly but surely. it is it isn't. you bill. you know you're with amused it is only a little on this must perhaps there are some legal swore it may not be should lineament is viewed as you have an exchange of views on the development of our country and on some international affairs so once again i would like convenience you think you for your interest to do the us conference seriously what i'm sure that you will have some interesting questions for need matthew i don't know if my a

you has the same question mr president bush it's a wash. here until to your first term the protest shortly in toronto. but he said. there will be a number of important events during this year but was nation love need when you say what are the meaning achievements that you and even they were a need for years and i think the question from our colleague over there was about the seeing thing. i do it and don't think i can see something say chanel but there are some obvious children and suffering and important achievements during those three years and those include i think it's somewhat solution yield. to the puritanical period in american history when we've had in the global financial is that i write this. as if we were still able to see the development drags us will be preserved all the mean grams and we did not have a ready color change with the worse on the contrary we were able to recover it quite quick question us and we are moving on i think this is very important thank you matt specially. remember on the kind of situation they have in ma

mr. bushinger briefly before heading back behind the plate. i was looking to see what laura did. looked like she sort of ducked and took cover. >> the president has good reflexes. remember -- the person that threw the shoe. got all matrix on him. he's, the president is quick. >> he was right there. >> more "world news now" coming up. well done, mr. president. >> watch this. ♪ put me in coach i'm ready to play today, put me in coach ♪ hó this is not a lipstick. [ male announcer ] it's outlast lipstan from covergirl. [ drew ] light as air lipwear that does what a lipstick can't. with one sold every 15 seconds, it's the #1 selling lipstain in the u.s. [ male announcer ] outlast lipstain. from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. >>> tough to look at these pictures there. back to our top story. we are talking about the direct hit. an american tragedy in joplin, missouri. in the town of 47,000, there is destruction as far as the eye can see in just about every direction. >> oh, yeah, including at the

mr. bush, our presence in iraq must end even if it means your resignation, even if it means your impeachment, even if it means a different republican to serve out your term. >> he would at all as you at bush, but he throws like a girl. -- he would have thrown a shoe having been in -- giving consideration to these nominations, our judges have a verdict. the winner is, the rush limbaugh clip. ♪ like the corner of my mind >> you have blood on your hands now. you have had that for 15 years. >> misty watercolor the memories ♪ >> unfortunately, keith could not be here with us tonight. it is going on a little long. he could not be here with us tonight he is updating his myspace page. joining us in his stead is steve king. [applause] he is on the house judiciary committee. you are a high flying flag. you are the emblem of the land i love, the home of the free and the brave ♪ >> he is my favorite congressman. [applause] >> thank you. i am here because i drew the short straw. little bit of a math. i am

. >> mrs. bushd by that woman in the red. >> he now has had a ball and shoe thrown at him. he's used to it. >>> all right. bianna, thank you. let's go back to sam in joplin this morning. good morning, sam. >> hey, good morning, bianna, george, nice to hear you guys, we're going to talk about severe weather. this could be a real outbreak of tornadoes. we'll show you where. let's get to the boards. there's a long line of storms that goes from new york city to okay. in this highlighted zone, right there around oklahoma city. if you take it from oklahoma city and go up into kansas a little bit. kansas city, wichita, joplin is right on the edge of it. tulsa is in it, oklahoma city in it as well. that's where it's likely we will get the big tornadoes to develop. that will be long-running tornadoes. that's why this is a high-risk zone for an outbreak today. everybody stay up with your abc stations. >> we had severe storms in joplin last night. if you were watching, if you saw a big hail storm before "world

mr. bush's reply, good call.s.e.a.l.s who carried out that raid on bin laden are concerned about the safety of themselves and their families. we have a former navy s.e.a.l. sniper with us to talk about the concerns about the media coverage and the details coming out, and just your thoughts on hearing some s.e.a.l. members saying they have concerns for themselves and their families. >> t.j., first of all, thank you for having me. that is a very real concern. that is without question, one of the number one priority that the guys have on their minds right now, that the operation is done. they performed flawlessly, and right now, it is that we need to be protected, and please protect us. >> chris, give us insight into a s.e.a.l. psyche, and in this world of reality television, where you can be a star and get all kinds of acclaim for not even doing anything quite frankly, and in this kind of world that we live in, s.e.a.l.s are not built that way. they are not doing what think do for the glory. >> no. absolutely not.

bush, israel had a friend in the white house because mr. bush rejected that idea of going back to the 1967 borders. in fact, in a letter to former israeli prime minister ariel sharon, he said that settlements create a reality on the ground. the obama administration says that was never official u.s. policy and today, president obama took that a step further. it's an idea the u.s. has support unofficially for years, but no president has ever before stated it as policy. >> the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines, with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states. >> reporter: in return, obama called on the palestinians to guarantee israel's security and recognize its identity as a jewish state. those 1967 borders were in place before the six-day war in which israel captured the golan heights, the sinai peninsula, the west bank and the gaza strip from its neighbors. since then, nearly half a million israeli jews have settled in those areas and giving that land took create

mr. bush acted the same way in many instances. host: why did it take so long? guest: the decision to put the light footprints into afghanistan by mr. rumsfeld. afghanistan has the highest mountains in the earth. we have 100,000 troops in afghanistan. one in three or shooters. they're supposed to keep mr. karzai in power and rebuild the economy, build a transportation and communications infrastructure from scratch, defeat the taliban, and in his spare time, go after bin laden. host: let's go to phone calls. stephen in college park, maryland. caller: there is one sensible, just, -- they should have desecrates his remains. feed it to -- a pig farm lagoon to show the followers would means -- and who is the boss. we're not doing that. it is unfortunate. host: that is your opinion. what about stoking the fire? this is what's osama bin laden -- this is what osama bin laden wanted. guest: to desecrate the body would have made us feel good, but it would have invoked great anger in the muslim world. host: lancaster, california. tony, you are next. caller: i have a questio

he says that mr. bushvictory in the war on terror. and in a few moments our coverage of osama bin laden's death continues with a look at how the navy s.e.a.l.s prepare for such death-defying missions. later on "america this morning" and "good morning america," we'll have more live reports also from washington on this major story. >>> switching gears a little bit now. this may be a sign of our internet-connected world, computer and social networking users are being warned now about new internet and e-mail viruses that have cropped up since bin laden's death. a fake, again we repeat, a fake photo of the dead al qaeda leader has been clicked on millions of times launching a virus every time. security firms say it all spreads very quickly. >> with facebook, it's very easy for someone to start to spread it by posting on other people's walls. like here they're talking about giving it an ipad too. it's probably fake. probably no one will ever get an ipad out of this offer. it starts popping up, advertisements, ba

president obama had invited mr. bush to invite him enjoying him on the visit. appreciates the offer he would like to spend his post presidency out of the spotlight. >> darya: a man was arrested in january where lavin was found and killed. he is suspected in the 2002 of the bombings that killed more than 200 people. he reportedly traveled there to meet with osama bin laden's using a fake passport to get there. >> mark: in the wake of osama bin laden's debt home security is holding hearings called securing our nation's mass transit system barrick commander is one of the people testifying at the hearing. area's talking about security on bart. >> to the environment in which system is located, it has exceeded our local resources. it is the sport that allows us to secure this project going for it. the passengers freedom from beginning it was clear that the measures that were developed would now work in the subway systems. bart is the bay area road of johnson, we will cease to lose our customers if we lose it. i employ you to find these jurors is to solidify them. we h