mr. williams.irst i would like to share with you i am a high school u.s. history teacher and "eyes on the prize" has educated my students the last couple of decades concerning the modern civil rights movement. >> guest: let me just interrupt you and say thank you for using it. you know, i wrote this book as i was telling steve in conjunction with pbs series and it's just gratifying when i hear you say that because i wrote that taking time of my job at "the washington post" in a basement and washington and traveling around on a shoestring because we didn't have much money and for me to tell -- you to tell me people still valued especially a history teacher like you i want to say thanks. >> caller: thank you. and you are welcome. there is not a better tool to teach the modern civil rights movement. trust me. my question for you is that during the modern civil rights movement sometimes we forget it was during the cold war. how did the soviet union propagandize the modern civil rights movement and did

mr. williams, nice to have the on the program. in just a moment, a look at dr.g's iconic speech in the 1963 march on washington. i spoke with senator richard burke, the first african- american elected to the senate since reconstruction, and although he was a republican, he worked closely with senator ted kennedy. >> it is an honor to have be on the program. thank you for your time. what was it like for you serving alongside ted kennedy in the senate? >> i enjoyed my service with them -- with him. he is the senator who walked down the aisle and had lunch with me when my wife and i first came to washington. i worked with him on legislation, though he was a democrat and i was a republican. we usually voted the same way, and we became close friends. i knew his brother, the president, john f. kennedy and had an office next to robert kennedy. i knew the kennedy's pretty well. in later years i've got to know ted kennedy even more than the others. >> tell me how your work and his work intertwined, given that you were a republican and he a liberal democrat. >> tech was a

mr. williams, it's a pleasure to get through to you.f a child of the fifties like yourself of, and fascinated with your career and i watch you every other night on fox news but of the to tell you this is a call for a vet to tell you and listening to use free today and you're the voice of reason, you're almost touching every point that i want to make both pro and con in regard to bill cosby to an audience that is very receptive to what he is saying not only us but also them and a lot of things that they're being set up their need to be heard by everyone. let me say this, a couple of things, we are talking about the question how many young black people are involved in the penal system but i think it is about asserting to the probation and that is from a press and incarcerated for a probation and parole and we are, they've got to take a stand and do the right thing and go to school with marriage and children and the proper thing but then as the end of this far session talking about professor days conversation and listed the look of this re

mr. williams won $75,000 last september playing a $10 scratch ticket.n 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 help you, captain... ahab. well, it looks like you haven't had a clai

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mr. william ocean! [cheers and applause]. >> congratulations! congratulations!k you, dude, thank you. >> how do you feel. >> incredible, dude, incredible, i me, when i -- i had the feeling i was going to win, next thought -- tonight i'm going home an practicing for finland, right here, right now. >> right here, right now, and william ocean, and this is his stage name and i don't know his real name, he's headed to finland where he'll compete against 17 other countries and last year's u.s. air guitar world champion was an american. hot licks hoolahan and it looks like he'll try and keep the tradition going and bring it back to the red, white and blue! rick, maybe they'll let you, stand by! >> rick: listen, i wouldn't mind as long as i can get a cool bandanna like you were wearing. >> jamie: samurai griff, you are not even moving, so straight-laced today. >> i needed something to match my vans and needed black and white up top and little on the bottom, that was the plan, and my stage name would have been... the griff-enator but i decided to jam on the side, i was b

mr. e. williams? mr. williams? and then whoever gets here first -- alexandra broadman? mr. lliams or miss broadman, are they coming? >> congressman? >> congressman, thank you for doing this. >> that is clear mcintyre in the stands. >> my question is, do you think that a system involving co-ops is an acceptable compromise on health care reform? >> i personally doubt. i will explain why. there is nothing wrong with health care cooperative spirit in fact, many states allow them and some states have them. they are not a substitute for a public auction. it is very difficult for enough people to get together to put it together themselves. for one thing, you need about 500,000 people to be competitive with the private insurance industry. you need a lot of startup money. that is why it is felt that if the government was able to kick start it with money that would be repaid so it could eventually pay for itself, the government has the expertise, having run medicare, that it can do this. health care cooperative is, frankly don't. while i would encourage people who want them to put the

mr. william ocean. [ applause ] >> congratulations. thank you, dude. i feel incredible good.xt thought. tonight i'm going home i'm going to practice for finland writer right now. >> right here right now that is william ocean, his stage name and what you want was a trip to finland, julie, to compete in the world changes against 17 other countries, and yes, my inner heavy metal dream catching guitar smashing genius came out for just a minute there in the background. >> julie: your inner critic into a look-alike. it looked like the karate kid with a headband. >> know, i look like a heavy metal god. cannot. >> julie: yes, we worship you. thank you very much. >> archaeologist make a major discovery. ruins of an ancient fella with a 2000 years old. the amazing pictures into it may have blonde two. the one ancient ruins believed to be the birthplace of a noted roman emperor. archaeologists say this remains of the country villa discovered 80 miles north of rome. this person ruled during the his part of the major publics works program. the colosseum remains one of the most popular tou

mr. williams, appreciate you joining us on the show. it's your first time. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, anderson. >> we're trying to get beyond the yelling and look at the legitimate anger. health care is something people relate to. for many, this is about more than just health care. >> the health care issue, health care reform has become something of a touchstone for all of us. i think included in there is all of the frustration over excessive spending over government officials not listening to us, over the head lines we see every day. i mean, it's incredulous to sit there and read a headline about how we spent a record amount last month, and how the treasury secretary wants to us spend more, give us a higher credit card limit. americans are worried about where this country is headed, where the future is headed. our country, quite frankly, deserves much better than what we're getting out of the leadership of this country today, on both sides of the aisle. >> criticism has been towards tossing democrats out of office. >> they happen to be the o

mr. williams, t s-called cooperative, nonprofit cooperive?you can't get enough agreement on a blic insurance plan run with the government, ere would be this other thing that would ruhealth insurance covege. what do you think about at? >> well, i would rather not coent on something i don't understand, have notseen, don't knomuch about. but it es sound like a bac door approach to a governmt health plan. but aga i would wait to see what specific poposalsre made and if that's meaningful. >> woodruff: several yea o aer you became squo of aetna ccording to the "wall street journal", aetna raised premiums,t as much as 50% in some cases, it raised co-pments, utley 8 million of your an members were dropped of the 21 mlion, all inrder to return aetna to profit ability. if someonelooks at tha situation, why wouldn't they lieve that the private inrance industry could do somethi like that again? > well, i think it's a fair question, and i think i would correct the timing a little bit, tat the company was struggling snificantly about 2001. i think during t

mr. williams and i know that he...noted he said that he and the industry are in favor of doing away with the pre-existing condition clauses as a condition of insurance and also the effort... the practice of cherry picking only the healthy members for their health plans or healthy people. they were saying the same thing in 1993 when... the last time we had this debate. so what they said then is almost precisely what they're saying now. almost verbatim. and when health care reform failed in '94, for a large reason because of the opposition from the health insurance industry, the industry made no pass the legislation that would do the things they said back then and they're saying now that should be done to regulate the marketplace more. >> ifill: so you don't see any difference between their role in 1993 and 1994 than you see now? >> i don't. because some of the same people were... are... who are in the industry now were there now testifying before congress and, again, saying largely the same thing. so i don't think that

mr. williams. we will be right back. >> douglas brinkley looks at the first green president, teddy roosevelt, from his new book, "the wilderness warrior." today on c-span 2's booktv. >> race relations with juan williams, noon eastern on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: 202-737-0001 for republicans, 202-737-0002 for democrats, and independent viewers, 202-628-0205. john burns writes out of london for the "new york times." he writes, gary mackinnon has admitted he has tapped into dozens of military computers in 2001, 2002, saying he was looking for ufo information. the latest ruling denied his request for judicial review approving a request for his extradition. a court order also rejected his bid to be tried in britain. he and knowledge packing into 97 computers pulling to the defense department, navy, army, air force, and nasa in the months before september 11. his actions were influenced, says his family, by a form of autism that he has. there's also a story in the hartford paper t

mr. william dunn lap was going to be our last, so how did you find mr. hood? >> yes. so i had been -- just got back from california, and i was on a dry spell, and i had not found anyone for about four or five months, i had been doing it for 10 years at this points, and i was tired. i was spending time with this generation, and i was also watching my dad die at the same time. and i was exhausted. my credit card was full, i had no more money to go, i no longer wanted to to be part of this journey. so i came back from california, mr. dunlap and i found a piece of notebook if the back of my drawer and i looked at it and i saw that i had missed one person, that there was someone named hurley hood in north carolina, that i had decided to move on with my life and did not want to call but there was a voice in my head that said call, call, call, and i called, and spoke to his daughter, and made arrangements to fly down within the week, and i found him about -- the doctor, he had been dying of prostate cancer, right, and i didn't know at the time his daughter juanita was -- met

mr. williams and mrs. kichak. almost everyone -- one thing we all agree on is we have to bring in the costs of health care. we will pass legislature this year on bringing down the health care costs and extending coverage to those who do not have it. i will ask you to weigh in on the debate we had last week, a bill the we have introduced to reduce the postal service for this year and the next several years to give the postmaster general and his team the breathing room they think they need to get through these tough times. we think the legislation will buy them the time to attract more business. an alternative approach put forward by a colleague would provide some relief this year in order to reduce payments later in this decade. i would like to get the panel's thoughts. i will start with you. >> mr. chairman, in terms of the approaches, i support what came out of committee. it provides short-term relief. i understand the point that was made by senator collins that at the fact -- at the end there would be somewhat u

mr. williams and mrs. kichak. almost everyone -- one thing we all agree on is we have to bring in the costs of health care. we will pass legislature this year on bringing down the health care costs and extending coverage to those who do not have it. i will ask you to weigh in on the debate we had last week, a bill the we have introduced to reduce the postal service for this year and the next several years to give the postmaster general and his team the breathing room they think they need to get through these tough times. we think the legislation will buy them the time to attract more business. an alternative approach put forward by a colleague would provide some relief this year in order to reduce payments later in this decade. i would like to get the panel's thoughts. i will start with you. >> mr. chairman, in terms of the approaches, i support what came out of committee. it provides short-term relief. i understand the point that was made by senator collins that at the fact -- at the end there would be somewhat u

mr. williams? anybody who gets here first can do the question. alexander -- alexandra broadman? are they coming? >> congressman? >> where? >> congressman, thank you for doing this tonight. >> and there is clear mcintyre. >> my question is, do you think that a system involving co-ops is an acceptable compromise? >> i personally do not and i will explain why. there's nothing wrong with health care cooperatives. many states allow them and some states have them. but there is not a substitute for a public auction. it is very difficult for enough people to get together to put it together themselves. for one thing, you need about 500,000 people to be competitive with the private insurance industry and you need a lot of startup money. that is why if the government was able to kickstart that with money, that would be repaid, said that it could eventually pay for itself, but the government has the expertise running medicare that they can do this. health care cooperatives frankly do not. well i would encourage people who want them to go ahead and put them together, that is fine, the proble

mr. williams and mrs. kichak. almost everyone -- one thing we all agree on is we have to bring in the costs of health care. we will pass legislature this year on bringing down the health care costs and extending coverage to those who do not have it. i will ask you to weigh in on the debate we had last week, a bill the we have introduced to reduce the postal service for this year and the next several years to give the postmaster general and his team the breathing room they think they need to get through these tough times. we think the legislation will buy them the time to attract more business. an alternative approach put forward by a colleague would provide some relief this year in order to reduce payments later in this decade. i would like to get the panel's thoughts. i will start with you. >> mr. chairman, in terms of the approaches, i support what came out of committee. it provides short-term relief. i understand the point that was made by senator collins that at the fact -- at the end there would be somewhat u

mr. williams on a couple of points. when the officer -- if mr. gates did indeed do something wrong and the officer was doing his job, then i say arrest him and charged him with whatever he did wrong. the was no lock broken, and he also was not doing his job. -- if there was no law broken, then he also was not doing his job. also, the officer has the power. they have the power to arrest you and shoot you. they have the power to do these things. the average citizen does not have these things. i think it is the officer who should show restraint. guest: i respect what the caller is saying. i do believe that. i emphasize that the officers should not have arrested professor dates. he should have taken the high road from his training and realized he was off to that of the home. -- he should have taken the high road from his training and realize that he was the occupant of the home. caller: congratulations on your daughter's wedding. guest: i am broke now but thank you. [laughter] caller: first of all, excuse my ignorance, but i really do not know the pu

mr. williams, fluent in spanish, met his wife rosa as a volunteer in the dominican republican. williams is the fourth director in the peace corps' history to have served as a peace corps volunteer. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. headlines on c-span radio. .no carrierringconnect guest: jimmy carter had a liberal left ideological world feel. he saw the world through the eyes of -- that people such as khamenei were human-rights movement, and little toward washington -- little george washington. he still does today. host: didn't jimmy carter run as sort of a washington outsider, bought part of a liberal or otherwise establishment? guest: he did, but so did barack obama. they both ran out hope and change. host: but barack obama had been a member of the senate. guest: that's true. one was a governor. some would argue that the governor has more experience than a senator. nevertheless, they ran against an unpopular president and an unpopular war could for carter, it was nixon and watergate. for obama, it was bush and iraq. host: the heart anof your book is jimmy

mr. williams was talking about, i was wondering if he could give us a definite amount -- definite numbert of jobs that were saved with the stimulus. host: we're talking about state budgets and local economies, and in reference to what the states are facing, we have a story from yesterday's "washington post." it has allowed states to avoid laying off teachers, prison guards and firefighters. the bad news is that for the next fiscal year, the picture looks even bleaker. revenue is expected to remain depressed even if the national economy improves. most states have just approved a budget for the fiscal year that began july 1, and legislatures had adjourned for this summer, but those states have already gone into the red about $24 billion. more than 30 states are projecting deficits for the next year. let's go to our next call from georgia on the democratic line. caller: [unintelligible] i just retired from trucking. what have they done and what will they do to try to improve their family? they do not stand for nothing. they don't believe in no organization. they don't believe in doing anyth

mr. williams for your kind of deduction and all of you for what you have done for our country. so often it is said that our veterans seem as if they are unseen, on notice, on appreciated, and applauded. -- unseen and noticed, he appreciated -- unapprciated, and unapplauded. join me in giving yourselves a hand. but foley began, please join me in showing our appreciation to the wonderful fire for their inspiring kickoff of this program. since i was in the last time, i don't remember those robes. i thought so. they broke out in those robes. but give them a hand. they were wonderful. my friends, allow me to begin this afternoon by thanking you for coming out. it makes me feel good. it is one thing when you have left town hall and a few people's joke, but every time that i have come here, i have always promised to come back and i keep coming back, but every time i come here we have always had a good audience. i want to thank all of you. we really have every seat filled. i want to like you do in church. if you have a seat beside you, raise your hand so that some of the people who mig

mr. williams was throwing around, wondering if he could give us estimated number of jobs saved through thelus plan. host: ok. we have temporarily lost the mayor's signal but we are talking about state budgets and the local economy is, in reference to what the states are facing next year. we have a story from yesterday's "the washington post." the good news is much of the pain has been cushioned by billions of dollars of federal spend less money that allowed states and localities to avoid laying off teachers, prison guards, police and firefighters. the bad news is for the next fiscal year beginning in july the picture looks a bit bleaker. revenue is expected to remain depressed even if the national economy improves. there will be only half as much federal stimulus available and many states already used up their emergency reserves. most states just approve the budget of the fiscal year that began july 1 and the legislatures have adjourned for the summer. in a dozen or more states, the budgets have already gone into the red less than two months of this year by $24 billion. more than 30 states

mr. williams for your kind of deduction and all of you for what you have done for our country. so often it is said that our veterans seem as if they are unseen, on notice, on appreciated, and applauded. -- unseen and noticed, he appreciated -- unapprciated, and unapplauded. join me in giving yourselves a hand. but foley began, please join me in showing our appreciation to the wonderful fire for their inspiring kickoff of this program. since i was in the last time, i don't remember those robes. i thought so. they broke out in those robes. but give them a hand. they were wonderful. my friends, allow me to begin this afternoon by thanking you for coming out. it makes me feel good. it is one thing when you have left town hall and a few people's joke, but every time that i have come here, i have always promised to come back and i keep coming back, but every time i come here we have always had a good audience. i want to thank all of you. we really have every seat filled. i want to like you do in church. if you have a seat beside you, raise your hand so that some of the people who mig

mr. williams and mrs. kichak. almost everyone -- one thing we all agree on is we have to bring in the costs of health care. we will pass legislature this year on bringing down the health care costs and extending coverage to those who do not have it. i will ask you to weigh in on the debate we had last week, a bill the we have introduced to reduce the postal service for this year and the next several years to give the postmaster general and his team the breathing room they think they need to get through these tough times. we think the legislation will buy them the time to attract more business. an alternative approach put forward by a colleague would provide some relief this year in order to reduce payments later in this decade. i would like to get the panel's thoughts. i will start with you. >> mr. chairman, in terms of the approaches, i support what came out of committee. it provides short-term relief. i understand the point that was made by senator collins that at the fact -- at the end there would be somewhat u

mr. williams for your kind of deduction and all of you for what you have done for our country.so often it is said that our veterans seem as if they are unseen, on notice, on appreciated, and applauded. -- unseen and noticed, he appreciated -- unapprciated, and unapplauded. join me in giving yourselves a hand. but foley began, please join me in showing our appreciation to the wonderful fire for their inspiring kickoff of this program. since i was in the last time, i don't remember those robes. i thought so. they broke out in those robes. but give them a hand. they were wonderful. my friends, allow me to begin this afternoon by thanking you for coming out. it makes me feel good. it is one thing when you have left town hall and a few people's joke, but every time that i have come here, i have always promised to come back and i keep coming back, but every time i come here we have always had a good audience. i want to thank all of you. we really have every seat filled. i want to like you do in church. if you have a seat beside you, raise your hand so that some of the people who migh

mr. william hoover assistant director of field operations in bureau of alcohol, tobaccos, and firearms in the department of justice. and mr. robert mcbrien, associate director of investigation of enforcement office of foreign assets control, department of the treasury. gentleman it is our committee policy, of course, that five minutes for your presentation and then you allow us an opportunity to raise questions with you. so why don't we just go right down the line. i guess mr. owens you first. then go down the line that way. make it easier. >> good afternoon members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the efforts that u.s. customs and border protection is undertaking to secure our nation. i'm pleased to be here with my colleagues. i would also like to express my gratitude for its continued support of the mission and people. among the numerous priorities that were recognized in the american recovery and reinvestment act, we were provided with $680 million for greatly needed improvement and upgrades tech nothings. this funding will allow cbc to meet t

mr. president. >> william anderson asked president whether the reform would set limits on prescription drugsht thing is something else. >> reporter: the president has not sold you yet? >> not yet, no. >> reporter: the president will take two more swings at a town hall meeting later this week with events scheduled in montana and colorado and just like new hampshire, those were presidential battlegrounds during the election last fall, now on the front lines of the great health care debate of 2009. >> jim acosta this morning for us, thanks. >>> here's a whole new take on the town hall. the cnn express hit the road to see how real americans feel about the health care debate. but so many people wanted their voices heard that our ali velshi stopped the bus and let it happen and our own impromptu town hall sprung up right in the street. >> reporter: we're in paducah, kentucky, we're hearing different things but i haven't heard too many people opposed to reforming health care. >> i'm for the idea but i don't thing that congress and the president has done a good job of disseminating information. >> r

williams. unbelievable, but they did it up there. mr.sident, you do not want to be with the rich, the oily from new york. go where the real people -- have a lovely holiday. i am planning to go to a nearby beach myself. i would show you the whole ensemble, but, you know, there may be children watching. we will be right back with three of the sharpest minds in politics to talk about the events of the day. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut howard university television. >> and now the program host, nationally syndicated columnist, llewellyn king, and co-host, linda gasparello. ♪ >> hello again. thank you for coming along. i promise you three of the brightest, sharpest minds in washington journalism, and here they are. linda gasparello, of this program. julie mason of "the washington examiner," and the great broadcaster and the columnist, bob franken. you saw him on the cnn for years. you have seen him on msnbc, and you can read him daily on the bid "politics daily." it is lovely to have all three of you on the

mr. e. williams. then, whoever gets your first -- alexandra broadman. >> we have alexandra. >> thank you for doing this tonight. >>do you think a system involvig cops is an acceptable compromise? >> i personally don't -- a system involving co-ops. >> there is nothing wrong with health care, operatives, many states allow them and stems that -- some states have them, but they are not a substitute for a public auction. -- for a public option. it's very difficult to get enough people to put together themselves. you need about 500,000 people to be competitive with the private insurance industry and you need a lot of start up money. that is why it is dealt that if the government was able to kickstart it with money that would be repaid, but -- so that it could be repaid the g7 to be paid for itself, but the government has expertise running medicare. health-care cooperatives don't and while i would encourage people who want them to put them together, that is fine, the problem is there is no real profit incent

>> a federal jury yesterday convicted former louisiana congressman william jefferson of bribery, racketeering, and money laundering. mr. jefferson, a democrat who represented parts of new orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes. we'll hear from the prosecution and then defense attorney william trout outside the courthouse in alexandria, virginia. this comes courtesy of wwl-tv. >> i want to begin we thanking the prosecutors in this case, mark, rebecca, and chuck, and also the special agents from the federal bureau of investigation who worked tirelessly and with dedication to bring this case to justice. i also would, i guess -- i think it's important to note the importance of this prosecution in that congressman jefferson had a compact with the citizens of louisiana and the people of the united states, and he owed them his honest services, and he violated that trust. he sold his office, and therefore, you know, that's what brought us here today. the citizens were owed honesty and integrity, and he used his influence and power to enrich himself and his family. this case, i think, once again shows u

william k. going forward? >> relations -- there have been too conservative leaders between mr. haig and mr. cameron. they determined -- encouraged him to come back and saw him as one of the party's most talented politicians. he has some appeal to the right of the party. mr. hague is adamant that he does want to be leader again in the future. >> for our viewers who did not know, you write for the press association. what is your organization about? >> the press association is a british national news agency. we supply a full range of stories to the british media, news paster at b.g.e. newspapers and broadcasters. >> we appreciate you for joining us with the press association. thanks for the update. now that speech by william hague, the british conservative e party's shadow foreign secretary. his remarks are from earlier this summer in london. [applause] >> thank you and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. it is a great pleasure to be here again, and thank you again for hosting. the third time in four years i have spoken around the 21st of july here in this room. parliament cannot go into recess until

william. >> from mr. schiff, too.dn't think 20%. >> let's hope we aren't talking about the whole jimmy carter experience again. that was a bad trip. by the way, i also learned "julie and julia" out tomorrow. i also learned by talking to my wife, we're going to watch it tomorrow night. william. >>> it is "morning joe." the "morning meeting" with dylan ratican starts right now. >>> my objective is to be real and to learn to be emotional and to, you know, use emotion to connect with people. >> topping our agenda today, the man in the mirror. a new youtube video manifesto in fact from the gunman accused in that aerobics class shooting rampage in pennsylvania. he ram balances on and takes us on a tour of his home. and for that matter, his mind. we'll play his entire statement here on the "morning meeting." >>> good morning, i am dylan ratican. a story straight out of hollywood, a cliffhanger. a woman caught on tape stopping for her murdered husband except he wasn't dead. it was an elaborate set-up by police to bust her for

. >> reporter: william cohen, president clinton's defense secretary, says mr. free the journalists, but he worked with his wife, the secretary of state too. and besides, many analysts say this was the kind of mission more suited to former presidents. >> the north koreans want add high level envoy and it was clear that it couldn't be somebody currently in government. so there were only several people imaginable. bill clinton, al gore, bill richardson, and the north koreans got the top banana, which is what they wanted. >> reporter: and it worked. for laura ling and euna lee, that's all that matters. many are wondering, joe, if president obama will use president clinton more in this sort of role. larry sabato says yes, but rarely because it's a problem. and who's running the state department, something both president obama and secretary clinton want to avoid. >> that's for sure. thanks so much there, carol costello, this morning. >>> so one father no longer has to tell his little girl, mommy i 's away on a business trip. seems like a priceless thing. but some of

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robin williams who got comfortable wearing a dress in public during mrs.ootsie. >> no, that was dustin hoffman. >> same principle. in other words, male casting for a female role. >> but we're talking robin will ams. >> i like it. >> anyway. moving along. >> it's been done. >> the most dangerous woman in the world? who is it? not whoever dylan is currently torturing a/k/a in a relationship with jessica biel. internet searches for jb will more likely lead to a computer virus than any other celeb. 1 in 5 shot at getting a computer transmitted disease when you search for her. other stars are beyonce, jennifer aniston and tom brady and jessica simpson. why anybody is still searching for jen aniston, i don't know. she made the leap from tvs to movies and not happening. >> not happening? >> what is going on? not happening. making movies with dogs. not happening. >> my character was indicted. >> a little bit. >> try to be supportive and helpful. >> are you a friend to the lady? are you going to get made someday? >> through the mud i'm dragged. >> are you going to

we should say tabloid, originally reported that williams would be donning drag to play the "britain's got talent's" contest an. don't expect another mrsdoubt firesque performance. >> i think they can find someone else to play susan boyle. >>> judge simon cowell was a big part of susan boyle's rise to fame and now watching another singing sensation in london who is getting rave reviews from simon and other judges on the latest season of "x-factor." dawna friesen introduces us to this newest rising star. >> reporter: the latest season of "the x-factor." >> my name is danyl johnson. >> what do you do? >> i'm a teacher. ♪ what would you do if i sang out of tune ♪ >> reporter: a star began to rise. he has been tching for six years and says though he loved th this, music is his passio during the audition, it showed. he stole the show. wowing the judges, including simon cowell. >> you have been doing this how many years, eight, nine years. danyl, that was single-handedly the best first audition i have ever heard. >> reporter: powerful endorsement from a notoriously hard-to-please critic. his rise to fame brought comparisons to susan boyle. >

. >> reporter: william cohen, president clinton's defense secretary, says mr.ton not only worked closely with president obama to free the journalists, but he worked with his wife, the secretary of state, too. and, besides, many analysts say this was the kind of mission more suited to former presidents. >> the north koreans wanted a high-level envoy, and it was clear that it couldn't be somebody currently in government. so, you know, there were only several people imaginable, bill clinton, al gore, bill richardson, and the north koreans got the top banana, which is what they wanted. >> reporter: and it worked. for laura ling and euna lee, that's all that matters. of course, many are wondering if president obama will use president clinton more in this sort of role. larry sabato says, yes, but rarely, because, he says, it degrades the asset. and it also raises questions about who's actually running the state department, something both president obama and secretary of clinton surely want to avoid. fred? >> all right, thanks, carol. >>> all right, so what is the mos

let's bring in william cohen, former secretary of defense in the clinton administration. mr. we watch this plane come in for its landing? >> i think it is obviously a very happy occasion that president clinton was able to bring back these two jung women and to do so in a manner that may set in motion a better relationship with the north koreans. that was not his purpose in going there, but to get them back. but i think any time have you a former president certainly of his popularity, there's bound to be some discussions that would bode well for the future. >> mr. secretary, when euna lee and laura ling were first detained by the north koreans, we were wondering, are they pawns in a bigger game, is there a reason why the north koreans detained them beyond this supposed border infraction. do you think indeed that that was the north koreans' intention, and in letting them go, how might that all play into that scenario? >> i think that they obviously calculate everything that they do. by holding them hostage for this period of time, then seeing an opportune time to take advantage

mr. parsons. he did follow through on his effort to meet. i met with charlie williams, lee thompson. went to -- within at & l and met with sheik assad and expressed the risks associated with the preaward as mr. parsons mentioned, we all had a meeting where i brought in every one of my executives involved with the three contractors, and we had a meeting with the individuals responsible for awarding the task orders for afghanistan and an entire day meeting and went through each and every one of the orders in logcap. unfortunately the train left the station without us and we were not engaged in auditing the proposals for logcap iv for afghanistan. >> you're being diplomatic. the train didn't sort of have no engineer on board. mr. parson opposed you and won as he went up the ladder with you. is such auditing crucial for the drawdown -- i'm sorry? i want to follow up about the auditing. our highest strategic imperative in iraq is the drawdown. there's nothing more important. the commission sent me two weeks ago to baghdad to talk to -- i ended up talking to general odierno and i'll talk mo

mrs. barry in the first place, and she worked with the government under then -- with mayor -- then mayor williams, anthony williams to get this done. it would not have happened without her, without her leadership. the other thing that's important to point out, jim, is that they have brought probably $2 million of private money into that program beyond what the government has invested. and that's through her own commitment, passion, and level of devotion to the children who otherwise would not have this opportunity. it absolutely is enigmatic that something like this would happen. it's been solved and let's move on to keep them in place. >> all you have to do is talk to any of the kids out there and their parents, too, to find out how much it's meant to them over the years. >> absolutely. it's a fabulous facility. i've been there any number of times. the first thing they want to show you is not the tennis court. >> the computer labs. >> the educational services. you get those kids in to be exposed to a sport that so many kids are not exposed to, especially east of the river. and then you've got th

mr. parsons. he did follow through on his effort to meet. i met with charlie williams, lee thompson. went to -- within at & l and met with sheik assad and expressed the risks associated with the preaward as mr. parsons mentioned, we all had a meeting where i brought in every one of my executives involved with the three contractors, and we had a meeting whtd%@%2)r'sk$rrs%"'rr$r there's nothing more important. the commission sent me two weeks ago to baghdad to talk to -- i ended up talking to general odierno and i'll talk more about that later. for the drawdown is such auditing of proposals crucial for the new task order in iraq, which is coming? it hasn't been completed yet. it's coming. >> i would say the audits are more critical with the drawdown. and the reason being prior to awarding the task orders for the drawdown, we have to have a good understanding of the prices at a low enough level that when the draw down occurs we can assess cost containment and cost growth. and given the inadequacies with the business systems with these three contractors, if these internal controls are no

williams to give us their perspective. a vote of 68. including, we're keeping an eye out for president obama who's expected to make remarks shortly. mr. evans? 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. >>> president obama's going to speak any moment now on the confirmation of the u.s. senate. she'll be sworn in on saturday, but joining us now, a dean of the social justice program at columbia law school. thoo she's a close friend of judge sotomayor and has been watching the events with judge sotomayor this afternoon. ellen, give us the play-by-play. what was judge sotomayor's reaction? >> it was truly exciting. we were in a room with all the judge, many of the judges from the second circuit and district court, many of her former clerks, close friends. we all watched very, very quietly and intently and as soon as people were warned not to have a reaction, we started shouting and clapping. we took that as a sign to behave otherwise. >> was the

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