mr. whitaker, since we have announced his name. if you look at the experiences of the companies, that we have spoken about, the company that we didn't talk about, the prior experience in the car industry is not required, what is required is someone with big business experience, that can change the management culture and make the tough decisions to put this on the pathway to viability. thank you. >> a bipartisan commission on wartime contract in said that operations in iraq and afghanistan created opportunities for waste and fraud and abuse. topics on washington journal include the automobile industry, oil drilling, and republican oil lot -- oil registration. -- legislation. and the house will open at 10:00 eastern, and will work on pakistan legislation. live house coverage on c-span. >> later this morning, the ceo of bank of america will testify at a hearing looking into the acquisition of merrill lynch. this included $20 billion of federal aid. watch the coverage on c-span 3, and later we will bring you a house senate conference m

mr. president, distinguished guests, this is kind of a surprise. i wrote down a few notes on the odd chance that i would win this award. i would like to thank mark whitakerllowing me to follow in the merits of my own reporting and my own abilities as a newsman. tony, my desk assignment editor who is the person who pushed me and organized this and there is someone i would like to dedicate this award to. i would like to dedicate this to a dedicated newswoman of the old school. when i came to abc, she was very kind to me and sent me out on the most difficult assignments and she had a firm hand but a very warm heart. i'd dedicate this to mary dorman. once again, thank you very much. i want to say hello and arizona to my wife and children who are visiting their in-laws. i love you guys very much. [applause] >> congratulations, mike. special thanks to build plants from cbs. -- bill plantte from cbs. our next award as the david bloom award. the bloom award is given for courageous reporting tha is dangerous, daring, and composed in the most difficult of circumstances. previous winners include abc's bob woodruff, and my colleague at fox, steve sent on all. -- sen

mr. witt. distinguished guests. this is kind of a surprise. i did write down a few notes on the odd chance that i would actually win this award this evening. i like to thk mark whitaker for allowing me to rise and fall on the merits of my own reporting and my own abilities as a newsman. [applause] tony, our desk assignment editor it is the person who pushed me to organize the entry for the award. and rich, the he strung together the real -- the reel. when i came to nbc, she was very kind to me. she sent me out on the most difficult assignments and have a lot of faith in me. she was hardnosed, had a firm hand in a warm heart. i dedicate this to mary. once again, thank you very much. i want to say hello and arizona to my wife and children who are visiting their in-laws. i love you guys very much. [applause] >> congratulations, mike. special thanks to build plants from cbs. -- bill plantte from cbs. our next award as the david bloom award. the bloom award is given for courageous reporting that is dangerous, daring, and composed in the most difficult of circumstances. previous winners include abc's bob woodruff, and my colleague at fox, steve sent on all. -- sentano. her