mr. edwards. the case involves mr. edwards' campaign money allegedly flowing to ms. hunter.now attorney and fox news anchor megyn kelly. bizarre to take the baby into grand jury testimony. >> yes. that was the first thing that jumped out to me do i have to get a babysitter? you take your child grand jury proceeding? only one and a half years old. the only thought i had was perhaps the child is with her because the child is relevant to the proceedings. it could be the grand jurors wanted to see the child. perhaps the prosecutor wanted to see the child. the child may, indeed, be relevant because this is all about whether edwards' political action commit or his campaign used funds to pay her off. bill: now, the defense is that they didn't, that a rich guy who liked edwards paid her off. >> this guy named fred barron who was edwards' finance chair and also edwards' friend. he said i sent her money. look i admit i sent her money. it wasn't campaign money. it was question whether money came from sources other than fred barron like the political action committee. bill: the grand ju

mr. edwards and miss hunter. if the deal was, if the allegation is true that she was paid off and she is not allowed to say who the father is, she will be put under oath on the question whether or not she got $114,000 and who the father may very well be. >> oh, gosh. all right. former louisiana congressman william jefferson in court in virginia. jury deliberated for five days. we are talking about originally 16 corruption charges. they found him guilty of 11. >> huge, huge. >> this was no surprise to our richard herrmann who says, "surprise, surprise." he says, let this be a lesson. scoring $90,000 in your freezer never ends well. that was at the core of this case. >> yeah. the $90,000 in the refrigerator or freezer was the tip of the iceberg in the freezer, what do you think of that? it's more than that. the jury actually the next day decided that the $90,000 was part of $740,000 in bribes for mr. jefferson, former congressman jefferson and his family. >> he is still looking at sentencing. >> that's right. sente

mr. edward hudgins he were president? >> of the atlas society the center for objectivism my also worked at the cato institute at the same time you were there and a committee of congress and the chair did today shin. >> we will now begin with mr. john mackey. >> i never should have agreed to go first right after lunch since nobody is here you do that or they put us in the wrong room. i only have five minutes so i really have to raise the long. someday historians will go back on the 20th century and seat as a great battle that was fought between capitalism and socialism capitalism one by any objective measurement of prosperity want to compare capitalism but yet despite its great victory it did not capture the minds of intellectual or the parts of the people corporations today are the most influential institutions in the world but perceived as selfish, greedy, in explicative, and not trustworthy. the current crisis or recession we are in is being blamed greedy financial corporations in the regulation and free-market as oppos

mrs. edwards, who is battling breast cancer, says she is feeling good. >>> and moving, now, to a bizarre story from the world of sports. yesterday, south africa's caster semenya breezing to victory at the world championships in berlin. today, that win in question, amid speculation she is really a he. the story now from abc's "good morning america." >> questions that have been raised because of semenya's tremendous speed, muscular physique and deep voice. semenya, who is 18, burst on to the scene just a few weeks ago with a dominating performance in another racing competition. after that, international track and field officials asked the south african authorities to conduct a gender verification test. used to be that such tests required no more than dropping the pants. but today's version requires reports from a gynecologist, an endokrin knoll jiflt, an internal medicine specialist and a gender expert. >> we'll have a whole lot more on this very strange case coming up later tonight. >>> finally, the punch line, courtesy of mr. david letterman, a man who sure know hows how tod a grudge. >> you k

mrs. edwards. mr. chairman, i want to make sure that was in the record. >> good. thank you. >> the final thing -- and this is just a point, particularly, the agency folks that are trying to get the money out, we will never get projects cheaper than you can right now. there's a fire sale going on to do every kind of project in this country. people want business. they want -- contractors want work and contracts. and in my district -- i met with my district transportation secretary who covers my area of florida, he said the prices they're getting in are 25 and 30% cheaper than what they had budgeted which is a fire sale to do these projects. so getting this money out now is so important. and i'm just asking y'all to find ways -- to support miss norton here. st. elizabeth, i have a project that i'm interested doing. and right to the north of union station, we will never find real estate bargains, opportunities to renew leases and opportunities to save the taxpayers billions of dollars and get more for less. now, we could screw around and let this go on to next year. y

mr. edwards, have you looked at the agricultural visa workers and the provision and how healthcare reform might affect that segment of the possible population, guest workers? >> well, the statistics i gave are what taxpayers pay. uninsured people pay for -- they go to the doctor and they just don't pay for most of us and the total sum of what taxpayers pay is 4 billion, and some might be going to illegal. i don't think we have good body of research showing that legal immigrants are more likely to pay for services -- i don't know of any that says that when they're uninsured. what we do know is that legal immigrants who are unskilled tendotome more likely to have health insurance than illegals that are unskilled, but the big difference seems to be medicaid. ... if your concern was that they did not have insurance and now they do -- that is positive. it might improve their health care outcomes. if your concern is the taxpayer, that is bad. being on medicaid is much more expensive than being uninsured. >> one of the bills -- i believe it is the senate bill, but i may be mistaken. states that

mr. edwards.ou looked into the agricultural workers and the provisions, how health-care reform might affect that segment of the population? >> the statistics i gave for what taxpayers pay, remember, uninsured people pay billions of dollars for their care. they just don't pay for most of it. the total sum of what taxpayers pay is right around $43 billion. at $4 billion of that is going to illegals. some more money might be going to legal immigrants. we don't have a body of research showing that legal immigrants are more likely to pay for services. i don't know of any that says that when they are uninsured. legal immigrants tend to have health insurance than it illegals. the big difference seems to be medicaid. they get insurance, but entirely at the taxpayer expense. if your concern was that they did not have insurance and now they do -- that is positive. it might improve their health care outcomes. if your concern is the taxpayer, that is bad. being on medicaid is much more expensive than being un

mr. edwards. have you looked into the agricultural workers and the provisions, how health-care reform might affect that segment of the population? >> the statistics i gave for what taxpayers pay, remember, uninsured people pay billions of dollars for their care. they just don't pay for most of it. the total sum of what taxpayers pay is right around $43 billion. at $4 billion of that is going to illegals. some more money might be going to legal immigrants. we don't have a body of research showing that legal immigrants are more likely to pay for services. i don't know of any that says that when they are uninsured. legal immigrants tend to have health insurance than it illegals. the big difference seems to be medicaid. they get insurance, but entirely at the taxpayer expense. if your concern was that they did not have insurance and now they do -- that is positive. it might improve their health care outcomes. if your concern is the taxpayer, that is bad. being on medicaid is much more expensive than b

. >> sator edward kennedy, mrs. kennedy, robert kennedy >> and no one watching the achingly sad coverage of president kennedy's funeral in november of '63 would ever have dreamed that the kenny, the next two america generations would come to know best, would be ted. as the son of parents who moved around a lot, ted kennedy attended ten different schools by the time he was 11. he went to pre school, then harvard. he was good at football, but bad behavior got him thrown out. after two years in the army, he got back in. thenent toaw school. then the family business. he r his brother's presidential campaign in the western states before it wasis turn. if you are talking about too many kennedys, you should have talked to my mother and father at the time when they were getting started. >> at the age of 30, edward kennedy ran for his brother jack's old senate seat where he won despite being called out by his opponent on his qualifications. >> if his name was edward moore, with h qualificions, with your qualificatis if it wa

tavi a great lder inis own right, vernon jordan, with his thoughts about edward kenndy o massachusetts. mrrdan, thank you for the opportunity. >> any time, my friend. tavis: also, i spoke with douglabrinkley. your tughts on the life and legacy of ted knedy? >> this past year, he did an oral history prect in virgia which will be healthy -- which will be a help desk doars. ere will be a lot of new informationhere. this is a legislativeiant. people talk aot about john kennedy and bobby kenned ted kennedy fought for the -- fought for the disenfranchised anthe poor and elderly. he has been pushing for universal health care since almost day one and the sene in 1962. he had the wind at his back pushingor voting rights,ivil rights. is unambiguous, a libal icon, american icon, international icon wh even went to south africa and snt tim with bish tutu in the hted days of apartheid and came back and announced the apartheid regime the. everything ted kennedy theread it the stp of caring about eople, and he is one of our greatolitical figures. tavis: as an historian, we have thse have been followed nve

mrs. kennedy, who was 40 years old, now has four daughters and severinsens. both mother and daughter are in excellent condition. senator edwardnd mrs. kennedy stayed with mrs. kennedy in the delivery and recover roms. >> i want to say how happy we are today. i told ethyl i think joan and i are going to take this baby home. we think ethyl has enough of them. ♪ >> keep it moving! >> i say to you, we will restore the strength of america. sock it to 'em! sock it to 'em! >> richard milhous nixon will be the next president of the united states. >> we have a new president. he has shown that he's an extremely hard and industrious worker. this morning he indicated that he wasn't going to use the oval room. paper, and she called me up, and said teddy, i see where the president isn't going to use the oval room. she said is, i think someone ought to use it. we're looking into that. >> in 1969, we had a republican president. and it seemed important that we begin to have a loyal opposition. and to the extent that i could be a part of the leadership in the senate, it seemed to be both an important opportunity as well as responsibility. and

mr. edward simpson, director of the office of procurement and assistance management for the department ofrgy. you have been there since 1979. you have worked in a variety of contracting and procurement- related departments for the industry. our final witness is mr. alan chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel of professional service council. your entire statement will be made part of the record. try to sum up in about five minutes. thank you for coming today. senator? >> i would like to know how long they have served in their respective positions. >> if you begin your comments, please. briefly incorporate that into your comments. please proceed. >> members of the subcommittee, i have been the director of defense procurements since april, 2006. that is when i came on board for the department of defense. members of the subcommittee, i am the director of defense procurement and acquisition policy. i mostly serve as the deputy undersecretary for technology. i want to thank you for the opportunity to participate in today's hearing, examining whether federal agencies are effectively usin

edward stops in greaece for an unofficial visit. he spent every moment he could spare at the shrine that mothered democracy. from here, mr. kennedy went to warsaw to continue his private fact-finding tour. >> it is the season for congressional junkets. south vietnam refugee camps are visited by a lense late tiff party including senator edward kennedy of massachusetts. a fact-finding mission on the part of the committee who said they wish to see how civilian refugees were fairing in the centers set up by the south vietnamese government. the senator and his party expressed themselves as highly pleased with the efforts being made to help the south vietnamese, the civilians, who always suffer the most when caught in the path of war. >> let's go to chicago and win this. thank you very much. >> beyond what he was in life, to be remembered simply as a good and decent man. he saw wrong and tried to right it. saw suffering and tried to heal it. saw war and tried to stop it. those of us who loved him and who will take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will someday come to pass for all t

mr. carter's acceptance speech, senator edward kennedy, his defeated rival, will join him on the podium.r the convention responding. >> for me, a few hours ago this campaign came to an end. for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. >> he got clobbered politically but what he salvaged became the agenda for his party for the next 25 years. >>> coming up -- kennedy settles into his role as a liberal leader of the senate and faces more personal tragedy. applebee's 2 for $20! real food at the right price! this is the primo stuff. one appetizer and two premium entrees. just twenty bucks-every day. genuine food. generous portions. genius price. 2 for $20! only at applebee's. i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for heart health. that's a great call. one a day men's. when people say, "hey mike, why ford? why now?" you know what i do? i introduce them to the most fuel-efficient midsize sedans... ...

mr. carter's acceptance speech, senator edward kennedy, his defeated rival, will join him on the podium.> a defeated but spirited kennedy takes the stage. >> may it be said of our party in 1980 that we found our faith again. >> he started to give the speech, and you could hear the convention responding. >> for me, a few hours ago this campaign came to an end. for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. >> he got clobbered politically but what he salvaged became the agenda for his party for the next 25 years. >>> coming up -- kennedy settles into his role as a liberal leader of the senate and faces more personal tragedy. for me to keep my bones strong but even with calcium, vitamin d, and exercise, i still got osteoporosis. i never thought i could do more than stop my bone loss. then my doctor told me i could, with once-monthly boniva. boniva works with your body to help stop and reverse bone loss. studies show, after one year on boniva, nine out of ten women stopped and reversed their bone loss

mark the passing of the distinguished senior senator from massachusetts, the honorable edward moore kennedy. to mrs our sincere condolences and prayers. in this place of faith and hope and healing we come together with confidence that senator kennedy has gone forth to the light through the presence and the mercy of the lord. we are honored this morning to welcome president and mrs. obama, vice president and mrs. biden, honorable former presidents and first ladies of the united states, members of congress, the representative of the british prime minister, the secretary of state for northern ireland, massachusetts governor duval patrick, mayor of boston, and all distinguished guests. as we begin, be assured that all of you are always welcome in this blessed and holy place. may each of us share in the gifts of strength and peace that senator kennedy found as he came here to pray, especially at the altar of our mother of per petal health -- per petal health. >> my dear friends, a few miles from here the city on the hill stands. in the sea toward nantucket, it's a bit more forlorn at the loss of one of

mr. christopher edward etesse.is the vic president of preceding grant him a technology company that designs and implements education management systems for higher education institution. chris? >> thank you. and thank you to the rest of the panelist for having me today. we could go to slide three, so my background is quite interesting becse one of the early employees of blackboard, another panelist, and also spent some time at moter government solutions, iet another panelist. in the on line education world, pretty much since netscape's early browsers saw the growth of blackboard and other e-learning providers, and really the phenomenal adoption by cleges and universities and for-profits over the last 10 to 15 years. presidium is a service delivery platform for education. we got our start about, next slide, please, thank you. we got our start about six years ago supporting online learning's on the i.t. side with questions around their learning management system. we been branched out to supporting 80 different i.t. ap

mrs. gvilles." dunne was 83 years d. >> woruff: now, more on senator edward kennedy. we beginith a look back at the life of the lassurviving brother of a onef-a-kind politicafamily. newshour correspondent kwame holman has thetory. >> i el that it is essential that we pvide a medical care prgram to meet the needs of ou senior and elder citizens. >> holman:or nearly half a ntury senator edward kennedy was one of the nati's and his party' most prominent voices. the eight-term masshusetts democrat lent that eloquentnd fceful voice to many causes: civ rights, >> i'm not accusg the administraon of being respsible for racism in our the minimum wage, >> there ought to be a livab wage, and that iwhat this battles all about. if y work hard 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, y shouldn't live ipoverty and >>f you're going to turn around schools, you're gng to have to inst. >> holman: migration policy, >> the fact of the matter is some workers wilcome in here either illegally or legall one way or the oer, they're gointo come in. and at is where the temporary worker program comesn.

mrs. genvilles." dunne was 83 years old. >> woodruff: now, more on senator edward kennedy. we begin with a look back at the life of the last surviving brother of a one-of-a-kind political family. newshour correspondent kwame holman has the story. >> i feel that it is essential that we provide a medical care program to meet the needs of our senior and elderly citizens. >> holman: for nearly half a century senator edward kennedy was one of the nation's and his party's most prominent voices. the eight-term massachusetts democrat lent that eloquent and forceful voice to many causes: civil rights, >> i'm not accusing the administration of being responsible for racism in our the minimum wage, >> there ought to be a livable wage, and that is what this battle is all about. if you work hard 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, you shouldn't live in poverty and >> if you're going to turn around schools, you're going to have to invest. >> holman: immigration policy, >> the fact of the matter is, some workers will come in here either illegally or legally. one way or the other, they're goi

family, 11-year-old daniela prado knows edward kennedy as the senator who made it possible for her family to become american. >> i really appreciate the work that mr. kennedy has done because he has really helped a lot of farm workers. >> reporter: her father dimoteo was one of three million immigrants given legal status when kennedy championed the immigration reform and control act of 1986. >> for the people... >> he cared about people that weren't powerful enough on their own to have a political voice, and those were kind of the people he stood up for. >> reporter: he stood up for jean turner's daughter, tracy tracy, who has cerebral paulzs when he sponsored the individuals disabilitied education act giving disabled children the right to a public education. >> being in public school taught me how to socialize. i'm a social butterfly as you can toll. >> reporter: in 1990, senator kennedy pushed the americans with disabilities act pushing things like wheelchair ramps. the girls can play because of title nine. kennedy was a key sponsor of the 1972 law guaranteeing women equal opportunity in school sports. >>. >> it means so much for these girls to

mr. obama described the recipients of the presidential medal of freedom, agents of change. among those receiving the honor were actor sidney portier, sandra day o'connor and senator edward kennedy whose daughter accepted the award for him. other recipients included archbishop desmond tutu, billy jean king, joe crowe. the last living indian war chief that fought in world war ii wearing war paint beneath his uniform. also a posthumous award for harvey miller. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is more than halfway through an 11-day seven-nation tour of africa. today nigeria. clinton met this morning with my jeer yeah's president and foreign minister urging nigerians to embrace broad political reform and ease 10s that have led to sectarian violence and disrupted oil production. she's also urging greater efforts at battling corruption and said the steps were necessary to protect nigeria's status as africa's largest oil producer. >> we strongly support and encourage the government of nigeria's efforts to increase transparency, reduce corruption, provide support for democratic processes and in preparation for the 2011 elections. >> mewhile, the nigerian media is reporting

mrs. biden also attended the burial. senator kennedy's grave stone already has been made and will be put in place tomorrow. it will lie on the ground and read edward morea morrow kenne. >>> at the bottom of the hour we will discuss and perhaps debate the legacy of the last liberal lion in the united states senate. and then you heard it here first, investigating the now officially alleged homicide of michael jackson. first, meet karl provin whose beautiful step daughter was kidnapped back in 1991 but who miraculously just returned to the land of the living. shake my hand, man. i got to give you a hug. congratulations. congratulations. >> thank you. >> when i first heard your story back in 1993, i cried. and now i feel almost like that again. how are you feeling right now? >> got to tell you for the first time in 18 years i really feel happy. you know, my heart is feeling good. i mean i couldn't ask for a better scenario. i never expected this. >> geraldo: and how did you get the news? >> my wife called me and said are you sitting down and i said yes and she said you won't believe it, they found jaycee and she paused for a second and she said she is

mrs. john f. kennedy. he was 42 years old. thank you. >> what else do you remember about that particular moment? >> i remember that i left out of that list of people, senator edward kennedy. we made the correction shortly thereafter were. i do not remember a lot about my own feelings because it was so much that needed to be done. i've was lucky that i had a lot of duties to take care of a lot of reporters and get them information, make travel alignments, and one man that was working with me, we started making lists of people to be invited to the funeral. there was a lot to be done. i think that was a bit of a blessing. i did not have to think very much about grief. >> when did it hit you? what'>> a couple of days later. >> is there any way to describe the impact it has had on her life? nowhat's not yet. >> it just so happens that a lot of people are passing on, including eunice shriver and her husband has alzheimer's disease. >i saw a picture of sargent shriver the other day. do you communicate with him? >> he was a wonderful, vibrant, active guy. he was well into his 60s, '70s. now, he is afflicted with alzheimer's disease. he sees -- i don't know, the picture i

edward williams. the 47-year-old kansas native, the definition of lucky after winning the lottery for the second time in one year. mr. williams won $75,000 last september playing a $10 scratch ticket. on wednesday he defied odds and won a jackpot worth nearly $900,000 in the super kansas cash drawing. he doesn't look that happy though.. why? >> because you want to win millions. >> did you see that thing on the curse of the lottery winners? everybody ended up dead a year later. >> i have to figure they checked that ticket a couple times on the second go-around. >> absolutely. well, congratulations, mr. williams. up next, cracking the charts for a look at what to do next with the dollar and with rimm plus the setup ahead.ri the way the stock market's been acting lately you may wonder if you've been doing the right thing. is the advice you've been getting helping or hurting? are the fees you're paying really worth it? td ameritrade's fees are fair and straight-forward. their research is independent and unbiased. their investment consultants are knowledgeable and there when you need them. so why not talk to one? announc

edward williams. the 47-year-old kansas native, the definition of lucky after winning the lottery for the second time in one year. mrwilliams won $75,000 last september playing a $10 scratch ticket. on wednesday he defied odds and won a jackpot worth nearly $900,000 in the super kansas cash drawing. he doesn't look that happy though. why? >> because you want to win millions. >> did you see that thing on the curse of the lottery winners? everybody ended up dead a year later. >> i have to figure they checked that ticket a couple times on the second go-around. >> absolutely. well, congratulations, mr. williams. >>> up next, cracking the charts for a look at what to do next with the dollar and with rimm plus the setup ahead. get the best mileage. well, do they know this malibu offers an epa estimated 33 mpg highway? they never heard that. which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned. they can't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they would. there's never been more reasons to look at chevy. are you all right? a ferocious white whale wrecked my boat. well, i'm sure we can he

mrs. todd explain there had been five. the for threatcom and a child who had died as a toddler. edward brown took pride in the accuracy of his records. in any way in which he filled in the 1,350 blank boxes on each of his senses sheets, recording into being a portrait of the polyglot neighborhood springing up in the borough of queens. and so, he would have been stunned to learn that almost nothing mrs. todd told him was true. to begin with, she had not two years off of for age, a gesture of vanity perhaps and she and her husband had been married for 12 years, not 18. effect of which mrs. todd was surely aware and ally that seems hard to fathom since the children's ages raise no question about the legitimacy but the other countries were even more-- pia there untruths were more stunning. ver husband was not black. he was not from the west indies. he was not a steelworker, even his name, james todd, was a lie. ada todd was married to clarence king, a celebrated public figure and the person the american secretary of state, john hay, once called the best and brightest man of his generation.

edwards and how some of his money was spent. his former mistress testified today. intriguing development in that investigation. we will have the latest. you're watching "the big picture" on msnbc. mr this is janice from onstar. i have received an automatic signal you've been in a front-end crash. do you need help? yeah. i'll contact emergency services and stay with you. you okay? yeah. onstar. standard for one year on 14 chevy models. >>> this hour on the big picture, the u.s. senate confirms judge sonia sotomayor for the supreme court. >> the yeas are 68 and the nays are 31. >> the debate was feisty and the politics now are intriguing. >> judge sotomayor does not faithfully apply the laws we legislators enact. >> a closer look at the vote by some of the senators up for re-election next year. >>> the mistress testifies, the woman at the heart of john edwards sex scandal appears before a grand jury with her baby. could edwards face criminal charges for misusing campaign money he got to run for president? >>> the nine lives of marian barry, the crack cocaine conviction, the drunk driving charges, allegations of stalking. tax evasion. can you believe he survived it all? the former d.

mr. uribe at the summit are being contacted about his illness. he's in stable condition and is being treated at the presidential palace in bogota. >>> senator edwardedy's grave site has opened for public viewing. at arlington national cemetery. the site features a 2 1/2 foot marble cross and a marble marker. a temporary rope line has been set up so people can approach kennedy's grave site. there are plans to build a permanent walkway in the future. >>> new controversy surrounds the release of the lockerbie bomber even on his hospital bed. the convicted terrorist is being questioned about a rumored oil deal with libya for his release. welcome to the now network. right now five coworkers are working from the road using a mifi-- a mobile hotspot that provides up to five shared wi-fi connections. two are downloading the final final revised final presentation. - one just got an email. - woman: what?! hmph. it's being revised again. the copilot is on mapquest. and tom is streaming meeting psych-up music - from meltedmetal.com. - ( heavy metal music playing ) that's happening now with the new mifi from sprint-- z) the mobile hotspot that fits in your poc

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mr. kennedy survived the crash. >> kennedy did suffer back pain for decades after that crash. and senator edward kennedy's death now being marked today at a global cancer summit in dublin, ireland. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta is at that summit and joining us live to talk about kennedy's battle with cancer. so, sanjay, as we look back over the life of senator kennedy, there have been many health issues if you would and this one, this brain cancer, was one that he was not expected to be able to beat. >> yeah, it is a grim diagnosis. as we've been talking about for sometime now, heidi, as you mentioned, we're here in ireland which is also -- he is irish american and this is the place of his ancestry and also the global cancer summit. whereas you might imagine, heidi, he has had tremendous impact on cancer in the united states but also around the world, so a lot of the meetings today and the discussions surrounded ted kennedy. you and i started obviously talking about his most recent diagnosis in may of last year, 15 months ago. i wanted to sort of give you an idea of how things

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mr. president, it's with great sorrow that i've been informed of the death of senator edward kennedy. express my condolences to you, the american people, and the family of the deceased. she noted he was a towering figure in u.s. politics, battling for justice and equality and defined by consistency and resolutend. germany and europe have lost a great and dear friend. the chance lllor of germany. >> we're hearing from the president. dan, what's the word from the white house and the president? >> the president paid tribute to senator ted kennedy, someone he relied on as a senator candidate and as a president. he said i value his life in the senate. regardless of the events, he always had time for new colleagues. i cherish hd confidence for the president and he -- profited as president of encouragement and wisdom. he goes on to say an important chapter of our history has come to an end. our country has lost a great leader, picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest united states senator of all time, john. you know the president relied heavy on senator kennedy duri

edwards joke. >> this leadership will need to be not left or right or conservative. but when you get back to washington, i would like you to tell pelosi and mr reid,we can take all the money in the world and pour it in, but until we put in prevention and wellness that will drive the costs down. i have a friend going to duke for cancer treatment. we are a better country than telling people they have to wait. and in this country we value life, and from the bottom of my heart, i want to thank you for the conservative leadership you v -- you have, and i know you will be the leader of the pack to help us in this health care system. >> thank you. i think a comparative health care reform has to include wellness and a physical. like an exam every year, like the analogy to get your brakes fixed on your car. well, when you get your oil changed, they check the brakes and tires so you don't have a blow-out. and the idea is to do the same in health care. unfortunately in this house they don't address this at all. when you talk about good businesses, they talk about wellness programs for the employees. in businesses they are able to do that and get a lot

mrs. ken by about 2:20 this morning to offer his condolences. in a statement that was issued early this morning, president barack obama called senator edward kennedy the greatest senator of our time. as you know, it was senator kennedy's endorsement and caroline kennedy's endorsement early in the primary that made a huge difference for the obama campaign. >> ann, we appreciate your time on a busy morning, obviously, ann thompson of cnbc in hyannis port bringing us the news. john harwood is our chief washington correspondent and joins us in d.c. today. john, people are going to immediately turn, at least in the business world, to try and answer questions about what this means for the liberal agenda, business policy going forward. do you see any effects in the short to medium term? >> i doubt it, carl. you know, ted kennedy is, as that statement from barack obama said, the foremost legislator of this time. his career had incredible impact for decades. his family had an even greater impact for an even longer period of time. he's one of 60 votes in the senate. there are many like-minded senators. there are strong committee chairs trying to move health

edwards jet. >> working in small business, it will take leadership that is not left or right. when you get back to washington i would like you to tell nancy pelosi and mr. harry reid that we can take all the money and put it into health care and it will not fix the problem until we put investment into prevention and wellness, that will drive costs down. i have a friend at duke university next week for cancer treatment. we are better than that to tell us must wait six months. most americans value life. the value the life at one as it represents all. thank you for your conservative leadership. [applause] >> thank you. a good part of any health care reform must include wellness and prevention. going to get a physical every year to detect problems before they become serious. the healthcare provider earlier made the analogy to get in your brakes replaced in the car. well, when you get your oil change they actually check the brakes, tires. we should do the same for health care. unfortunately, this bill from the house does not address it wellness programs. when you talk to good businesses they talk about on his programs -- the talk about wellness programs for

edwards jet. >> working in small business, it will take leadership that is not left or right. when you get back to washington i would like you to tell nancy pelosi and mr harry reid that we can take all the money and put it into health care and it will not fix the problem until we put investment into prevention and wellness, that will drive costs down. i have a friend at duke university next week for cancer treatment. treatment. we are as i see it, most americans value life, and we value the life of one as it represents us all. i value the leadership you have and i know you will be leader of the pack to stop the train wreck of our health-care system, and i thank you. [applause] >> thank you. every health care reform has to include wallace and prevention. going to get a physical every year to detect problems before they become serious. the health care provider earlier made the analogy to getting your brakes replaced in the car. when you get your oil changed, they check the brakes, they check the tires, so you cannot have a blowout. the idea is we should do the same for health care. but this does not address wellness programs at all. when you talk to goo