nancy reagan at one end, mrs. ford at the other end. >> will the delegates piece take their seat. >> it was a battle for the soul of the republican party. but it was also a battle for who the first lady was going to represent. would it be a forward-looking woman who would speak her own positions publicly? or was it going to be a woman that you never saw what she wanted other than she wanted this for her husband. >> ford wins the nomination but only by a slim margin. reagan emerges with a stronger national profile. when he runs for president, four years later the public still sees nancy as a traditional housewife. but away from the cameras, she's deeply involved in the hiring and firing of campaign staff. >> she knew her husband was very hesitant to fire people. he didn't like conflict. he was intensely loyal to people around him. but sometimes some of those people weren't serving him well. >> i don't know whether it's just blocking things out or he just doesn't see things. he knew the overall picture but he didn't

his widow, nancy reagan, attended the celebration today at the ronald reagan presidential foundation and library in simi valley. the event celebrated the life and accomplishments of mr. reagan and introduced several new exhibits as well. nancy reagan laid a wreath after her husband's grave site as fighter jets from the uss ronald reagan flew overhead. >> and i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. it doesn't seem possible, but that's what it is. >> president reagan died, as you know, in 2004 after a ten-year battle with alzheimer's disease. >>> there is a turf war in the south bay, and a well-known youth sports league is on the losing end. kris sanchez shows us why west valley pop warner is benched. >> reporter: the west valley pop warner football program is scouting. >> we have a very good reputation. >> reporter: not for the latest greatest talent or the best coaches. >> we're calling everybody we know, directors, principal, school boards. >> reporter: after more than 40 years, the program is strong. but the one thing the

nancy reagan gave a rare public speech. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in this 100th 100th birthday. doesn't seem possible, but that's what it is. thank you so much. >> alan: actor gary sineise is among those who spoke to the crowd. amy grant performed. reagan died after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. >> willy brown talked about the reagan legacy this more than on mete meet the press. brown was the assembly speaker during reagan's tenure as california's governor. he. >> he really learned about government and the operation of government and what government could or could not do in the eight years he spent as the governor of the state of california, and there were really incredible learning years for this extraordinary, gifted person. so it doesn't surprise me by 1981 he would be saying the words that we're still living with and trying to address today. >> alan: still much more ahead including a warning about telephone scammers in san mateo. >>> one of the pioneers 0 of the civil rights movement speaks in san francisco. more recor

. >> reporter: on this the 100th anniversary of his birth his widow and former first lady nancy reagan laid a commemorative wreath before dignitaries and assembled guests at the reagan library in simi valley outside of los angeles. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. doesn't seem possible but that's what it is. >> reporter: it was a day both reverential and rousing. >> ♪ proud to be an american ♪ where at least i know i'm free ♪. >> reporter: on this brilliant day, lee greenwood sang. his patriotic song invoked his strongest passion, pride of country. he was remembered for his patriotism, optimism, game changing politics. james baker was reagan's first chief of staff. >> every single strand of ronald reagan's dna was coded with a firm conviction. and that was his belief that we americans do, indeed, have a rendezvous with destiny. >> reporter: today the culmination of a weekend of celebration by g.o.p. politicians past and present. sarah palin spoke friday night at reagan's former ranch in santa barbara. >> he was one

. >> reporter: from parades to private moments, nancy reagan has been the caretaker of ronald reagan's memory. and never has his library been so busy. for month it's's been a beehive of activity creating a 26,000 square foot birthday present at the direction ever tof the firs herself. >> she has approved just about every facet of what you see in the museum. >> reporter: the wife of ronald reagan as it says on her pass wort is a bill of a pack rat. from the presidential to the personal, it is all here. love notes, some in telegrams, she saved every one. even a piece of concrete from their first home. >> there was a side to him that was very emotional and he was always touched by heroism and patriotism and the sense of america. >> reporter: ken kachigian was the president's friend and speechwriter. very often he was the president's student. >> he gave me a lecture on how to keep the speeches short. >> ooich and how to make them shorter and tighter. >> a man's talents may be used for good and evil. >> reporter: so much of was of his on-camera presence, but he was also a prolific writer. >

nancy reagan placed a wreath on her late husband's grave and greeted people at the presidential library. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled, and is thrilled, to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. doesn't seem possible, but that's what it is. >> alan: the gipper, as he was known, got quite the birthday present. the ronald reagan presidential foundation surpassed it's $100 million endowment goal. that ensures his legacy will be preserved and promoted. the endowment maintains the ronald reagan library. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown talked about the reagan legacy. he was the assembly speaker during reagan's tenure as california's government and said reagan never refer to the government as being the problem and not the solution. words which later defined his presidency. >> he learned about government and the operation of government and what government could or could not do in the eight years he spent as the governor of the state of california, and they were really incredible learning years for this extraordinary, gifted person. it doesn't surprise me, by 1981, he

and nancy reagan brought more people into play. >> whoa, whoa. >> yes? cans are not, i think, trying to appropriate ronald reagan. ronald reagan was a epublican. conservatives aren't trying to appropriate him. he was a conservative. willie, he became a public figure in america two years before he was governor in 1964 and he laid out a speech as stern if not more stern in which he explained views on taxes, cut them. his views on the size of government, too big. his views on the soviet union, hold it back. it is expansionist. this was all very clear. as a president, as a governor he was pragmatic. >> some of the candidates in the sarah palin quotes, i'm talking about one wing of the party. >> you mean some people are trying to claim him. >> that's right. >> james baker, what would ronald reagan make of the tea party movement? >> he wouldn't have a problem with it. the republican party was divided when he came up on the scene and won. and during the two terms of his presidency. one thing to note since we are here on his 100th birthday, ronald reagan practice

nancy reagan made a rare public appearance. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled toall of you share in his 100th birthday. >> reporter: his presidential library will reopen monday after a renovation. his endownment hit $100 million. his political legacy still influences. >> president reagan said you can't be for big government, big taxes and still be for the little guy. guess who's left out in the cold today? >> there were those who didn't like ronald reagan's politics or his policies but they couldn't dislike the man. >> he raise nicknamed the gipper. but it was his role in the white house that brought another name, the great communicator. >> mr.-- tear down this wall. >> his ideas put reagan in the the cross hairs of critics. but they made him this crowd's hero. >>> super bowl xlv did not disappoint. the keys that led the packers to their 4th lombardi trophy. >> howard green number 95 goes right there. rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com

. >>> former first lady nancy reagan welcomed visitors to the reagan presidential library today to officiallyk off the centennial celebration of her late husband's birth. >> and i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled, to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. doesn't seem possible, but that's what it is. >> reporter: birthday events are planned all year long but will they fuel a reagan myth that does not match the man? here's abc's david kerley. ♪ god bless america >> reporter: a centennial celebration befitting a president. celebrating a man who redefined the republican party, cherished by conservatives. >> i have only one thing to say to the tax increasers. go ahead. make my day. >> reporter: the now political icon is a campaign must-mention. >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan. >> reporter: and not just republicans. democrats seeing that history has been good to the 40th president are trying to co-opt part of his legacy and republicans know it. >> you could almost say we're all reagan-ites now. >> reporter: but some conservatives worry that this embraci

it was nancy reagan's first public appearance in two years, laying a wreath at her husband's gravesite speaking about this birthday. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. >> reporter: reagan was remembered for leading the nation at a time of crisis, not unlike today. >> gloom at home was matched by humiliation abroad. terrorists in tehran had held 55 american diplomats hostage. >> reporter: george schultz was reagan's secretary of state. >> if you want to be respected and strong, you have to deserve to be respected and be strong. >> reporter: for his centennial, the reagan library created new exhibits, including rooms dedicated to his historic meetings with mikhail gorbachev and his most famous foreign policy speech. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: it was a line his diplomats didn't want him to deliver. >> in the limousine on the way to the wall, which he is told for a final time, you know, state department's not going to like this and the president said, yeah, well, i'm president. >> reporter: for t

former first lady nancy reagan in signature red did the honors and welcomed everybody.ere speeches, music from the beach boys, all capped off by a giant birthday cake with, what else, a 50-pound chocolate eagle atop it. >>> the super bowl ad when we come back that was meant to sell cars, but along the way reminded us what's great about a great american city. >>> here's the definition of a football town. green bay, wisconsin, today closed schools early so the kids could watch the super bowl champion packers come home fresh from their big win over the pittsburgh steelers. while steeler nation is still smarting, back in wisconsin, a big crowd made its way down lombardi avenue to welcome the lombardi trophy back to lambeau field, frozen tundra, which will be the scene of a big rally tomorrow. >> now we know a record number of us watched the super bowl and then some. at an estimated 111 million viewers, it's being called the most-watched television event of all time in the u.s. of course in television revenue terms, the game part is the stuff that happens between the commerc

can canons boomed a 21 -- canons boomed a 21 gun salute, spider jets streaked across the sky and nancy reagana rare appearance. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. >> reporter: ronald reagan's presidential library will reopen monday after a $50 million renovation. 30 years after taking office ronald reagan's endowment which funds the library and its foundation hit $100 million his political legacy still influences. president reagan said you can't be for big government, big taxes and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy. and that's been left out in the cold today. >> there were those who didn't like ronald reagan's politics or his policies, but they couldn't dislike the man. >> reporter: reagan was nicknamed the g beginner in his 1940 -- the gipper for his role in a 1940 film and was also known as the great negotiator. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: his ideas put reagan in the crosshairs of critics, but they made him this crowd's hero. sandra hughes, cbs news, simi valley, california. >>> sluggi

. >> one of the things you know is that nancy reagan saved everything. guest: and thank god she did. she had a keen sense of history. i will never forget sitting in some meanings during the planning process of the reagan library and it was fascinating to watch the president tell stories about these events that we were trying to turn into exhibits. and mrs. reagan was a very keen visual intelligence. she could take a story board and interpret it instantly in the ways that i'm not sure a lot of people even know what a story board is. this had to do with having been in the movies. but it is a very interesting approach. they could both see things in ways that other people didn't. host: go back to your "time" magazine piece. reagan excelled at the politics of multiapplication. too many of his professed admirers appear to preefer division." guest: people thought -- they didn't like the direction that history was going. and it often tended to have a sour count nens. ronald reagan changed all that. one of the things he did was to put a smile on the face of conser

smith, nancy reagan had a thing for the children where she would say "just say no " to drugs. i want to hear your view point on iran contra with the drug problem inompton, california, during the reagan administration. guest: i'm not se of the two issues. iran contra is a great illustration. scholars will be dividing iran contra for years to come. i think it was a combination of neglect and wishful thinking. i think there was a human desire on the part of ronald reagan's part to try to rescue americans that were not only being held hostage but were brutalized by their cap torse in the middle east. that said, the nir ower debate over -- the narrower debate over the leg at of iran contra and more specifically whether the president was aware of the illegal galt is something that will go on for a long time. i saw a piece that quotes catherine weinberger's diaries, in which the president seems t acknowledgthe fact that people can accept the illegality of this, what they couldn't accept is the president not doing everything he could not to rescue his countrymen. host: the piece in "ti

first president in my lifetime who doesn't make a show about going to church, you wouldn't find nancy reagan having said to any reporter who asked her aut her faith, this is my private issue. would you hear a proclamation about how they believe in god and so is he setting a trend here some of sort by not playing in to that? >> i don't think he is. i think that he is being who he is and that he has spoken repeatedly about his faith. he's surrounded himself in the white house to the chagrin of many with an office of faith based, reading scripture every morning from reverend dubois who works in the white house. i don't know how -- i don't know what else he could do. frankly i think -- >> going to church every sunday is -- >> this is not new ground. there have been several presidents over the course of history not proclaimed christianity at their faith or belief. thomas jefferson supposedly didn't accept christ in to his life until right before he was about to die. there are a number of presidents. today with social media, with arc says to 24 hour newsw twitter, with facebook, people want to kno

nancy reagan took a lot of ridicule for just say no campaign. just say no is the right message. >> what about a racial component? >> the racial thing that disturbs us most in the survey was that 12 and 13 year-olds hispanic and black kids are 3 times likelier, 12 and 13 year-olds, to be offered drugs than 12 and 13-year-old white kids. 20% of black and hispanic kids we surveyed said they had been offered drugs at age 12-13. nonly 7% of white kids said that. now that says those drugs are widely available, and it also says something about law enforcement. we tolerate here in washington in south central l.a., and in new york and harlem, and in california and california south central and here in washington in the southeast, drug czars that would be wiped out in 5 minu >>> did you get into the issue of who should prescribe antidepressants and other psychopharmacological medications for mood-altering drugs? should it be psychiatrists only or mds or -- what are you doing with regard to that? >> it should be mds but shay should be much better fland how

former first lady nancy reagan has celebrated the 100th anniversary of her late husband's birth. she sang happy birthday with actors and musicians. she greeted the crowd of about 1500 invited dignitaries presidential library. new exhibits and artifacts have been added to the presidential library and a complete overhaul. >> our to our guide is executive hugh. he showed us the isopods before grand. the of an audit to refer each exhibit. every it video you shoot is e-mail to you. >> by the time you get home. he's a champion swimmer and high school. there are your books. >> he tore down the wall. >> video and sound are a constant feature. his speeches are played through it. >> this is the president to debate with carter where he ask are you better off now than you were four years ago? >> a lot of exhibits are interactive. you compete in a movie with him. your lines come up on this screen. you say to and read the lines and then it is displayed on the other side of the wall when you are done. >> there is also approved label with tunnels and a game table. also an inauguration day exhibi

. >> reporter: and nancy reagan made a rare public appearance. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilledd. to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. it doesn't seem possible. but that's what it is. >> reporter: ronald reagan's presidential library will reopen monday after a $15 million renovation. 30 years after taking office, ronald reagan's endowment, which funds the library and his foundation gets $100 million. and his political legacy, still influences. >> there were those who didn't like ronald reagan's politics. or his policies. but they couldn't dislike the man. >> reporter: reagan was nicknamed the gipper for his portrayal in the 1940 film knute rockne. but it was his role in the white house that brought another name, the great communicator. many credit reagan's cold war negotiations with the soviet union's demise. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: his ideas put reagan in the crosshairs of critics. but they made him this crowd's hero. sandra hughes, cbs news, simi valley, california. >>> this morning on "the early show," all things super bowl. highlights,

former first lady nancy reagan told the crowd her late husband would have loved what she saw today. >it brings back so many memories to see all of your faces and i know that ronny would be thrilled. and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. doesn't seem possible but that's what it is. thank you so much. >> ronald reagan was 93 when he died in 2004 after a long battle with alzheimer's disease. >>> it was all about rowing on dry land today in marin county. the marin rowing association held it's 24 hour fundraiser at bell air shopping center. the goal was to raise vital funds to continue teaching young people about rowing. today teams rowed nonstop for 24 hours. >> even though in the end it's just a fundraiser, these kids are really competitive. they really want to impress their team and coaching coaches and be proud of their teams. >> 40 to $60,000 have been donated to pay for the team's equipment. >> i bet there's going to be some sore arms tomorrow. >>> more on super bowl xlv. including former cal star aaron rodgers on winning the biggest game of his career. >>>

the ronald reagan aircraft carrier will be flying over the site of his presidential library as nancy reagan lays a wreath. and there will be a special remembrance during the super bowl as well, all of this as potential republican candidates continue to try to drape themselves in the robes of ronald reagan. ♪ >> reporter: there will be celebrations and candles marking what would have been ronald reagan's 100th birthday. >> i thought a bit of the shining city upon a hill. >> reporter: but it's a party with some tension. after riding a horse on reagan's ranch and feeling his spirit she says, sarah palin charged that america is on the road to ruin because it has strayed from reagan's values. >> as an alaskan, i proudly consider myself a western conservative in the spirit of ronald reagan. >> reporter: reagan's son ron who has written a new book at his father at 100 is having none of it, saying palin is a soap opera, not serious. with nothing in common with his father. he even tried to channel his father when asked by bianna golodryga what the former president would think of palin. >> he would s

. >> one of the things you know is that nancy reagan saved everything. t: and thank god she did. she had a keen sense of history. i will never forget sitting in some meanings during the planning process of the reagan library and it was fascinating to watch the president tell stories about these events that we were trying to turn into exhibits. and mrs. reagan was a very keen visual intelligence. she could take a story board and interpret it instantly in the ways that i'm not sure a lot of people even know what a story board is. this had to do with having been in the movies. but it is a very interesting approach. they could both see things in ways that other people didn't. host: go back to your "time" magazine piece. reagan excelled at the politics of multiapplication. too many of his professed admirers appear to preefer division." guest: people thought -- they didn't like the direction that history was going. and it often tended to have a sour count nens. ronald reagan changed all that. one of the things he did was to put a smile on the face of conservati

nancy reagan took a lot of ridicule for just say no campaign.y no is the right message. >> what about a racial component? >> the racial thing that disturbs us most in the survey was that 12 and 13 year-olds hispanic and black kids are 3 times likelier, 12 and 13 year-olds, to be offered drugs than 12 and 13-year-old white kids. 20% of black and hispanic kids we surveyed said they had been offered drugs at age 12-13. nonly 7% of white kids said that. now that says those drugs are widely available, and it also says something about law enforcement. we tolerate here in washington in south central l.a., and in new york and harlem, and in california and california south central and here in washington in the southeast, drug czars that would be wiped out in 5 minu >>> did you get into the issue of who should prescribe antidepressants and other psychopharmacological medications for mood-altering drugs? should it be psychiatrists only or mds or -- what are you doing with regard to that? >> it should be mds but shay should be much better fland how to do it

. >> well-known author kitty kelley has written about frank sinnott truck, nancy reagan, the bush family among other topics. and now opera. kitty kelley, does opera have a role in the political world? >> no question. being probably one of the most powerful women, she has immense power because she's a communicator and she influences millions and millions of people, just as president obama. really back in 2000 when george bush was running against al gore, poor ratings for much higher. after bush appeared

nancy reagan was there to speak to the crowd as well. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and isall of you share in his 100th birthday. that doesn't seem possible but that's what it is. thank you so much. >> the former first lady laid a wreath at her husband's grave site. president reagan died in 2004 after a ten-year battle with alzheimer's. >>> it is 6:41. the silicon valley could make billions of dollars by hosting the world in the next few years. we'll look at what has to happen before rolling out the red carpet. >>> the man at the center of michael jackson's death investigation will show up later in court today. we'll tell you why. >>> and a live look at the bay bridge as people make their way we'l right bac back.ing. >>> finally some weather to talk about. look at what's making its way over san francisco overlooking candlestick point. a gorgeous sunrise is shaping up. of course, we are facing the south. looking to the north you can see the clouds coming in as part of a front to change our weather pattern around substantially as we head into tomorrow. not so much today. just

and if we go back to charles and diana's wedding in 1981, nancy reagan represented the president. if you go to diana's funeral in 1997, hillary clinton represented the president at that. no, this is not a state occasion. this is a royal wedding, and basically they're trying to keep it as family occasion. so no heads of state as such, but having said that, yes, there will be a large number of members of the royal family, all derived probably from way back from queen victoria. she had lots of children. children went out into europe to seek princesses and princes and bred like rabbits. so we have a very large swath of royals coming to buckingham palace. >> well, one former royal that we know as of yesterday is not invited is sarah ferguson, the duchess of york. is that a surprise? there did seem to be some confusion as to whether prince william would want to have her there. now, we, of course, know it's official that she is not coming. >> no, i don't think it's confusion. i don't think anybody really expected it. yes, the newspapers have been bouncing up and down and saying she shoul

fight back, and largely with the help of nancy reagan at his my side. she saw the pitfalls on both the cold war, the relationship with. gorbachev and also the fight to get back on his feet after iran. contra. she saw the way to reach democrats and reach a compromise. good >> thank youmo so much. now we're going to head over to tamara hall for the rest of the news updates.ers >> good morning,ac jenna, good morning, everyone.s we begin inreport iran where a is under way for three hikers accused of spying. ally is in tehran with more. >> that's right, the trial i starts today of the two remainingit hikers.ssion the trial we expected to last one day, it didn't. it was a very closed door session shrouded in secrecy. there was a blanket on anybody m going into the courtroom which includes the woman who w represents iran.xactly she had been outside the courtroom since the early hours this morning and was very frustrated she couldn't get anye information. we don't know exactly what happened in the proceedings today, but there are some i ominous signs surroundin

plus, judy woodruff previews her upcoming documentary about former first lady nancy reagan. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at the ripple effects of the egypt uprising in the middle east. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy and improve schools. >> ... and our communities. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers; launch child's programs. >> it's not just good business. >> i'm hopeful about my country's future. >> it's my coun

by the time someone is as powerful as oprah winfrey or frank sinatra or nancy reagan they have already gotten legions of publicists who've been telling me their story a long time, and i try to get behind that lithology to a bitter reality. >> what is your next topic? >> i don't know. i'm open for suggestions. really after doing oprah winfrey, she was a biographer's dream. she gave me such a gift. now it didn't take four years to do this book, and i had to interview for 350 people to get the story. it is a fabulous story. she was born poor in a racist state. if what she's become one of the most powerful below the icons really of our century. so it was a gift to be able to write her life story. i don't know who could talk it right now. >> kitty kelley obra a biography, her latest book. >>> coming up next, book tv presents "after words," an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week commemorates his father, ronald reagan, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. in his book the new reagan revolution he discusses the personality and policy of the 48th u.s. p

and nancy reagan was very concerned, of course. she is a good friend of mine and yours too probably and she is a wonderful person. she was worried about her husband surviving and wanted to keep him alone. after a few days the doctors did a fantastic job and beginning to con val es and get better. and she said with jim baker it's time to let somebody in to see him. to let the country know he is still there. so they followed protocol. they wanted to do something miraculous, why don't we bring in the leader of the opposition to be the first guy to see him, the speaker of the house, tip o'neill. so i didn't know this story, because nobody-- . >> rose: during the day. >> nobody knew about this. the rest of the story. so back-- head of congressional relations was stationed in the other corner of the room when tip comes in, a big guy. >> rose: you worked for tip. >> which was his top guy. he walked in the room and went over to reagan. nobody else knows about this. and i never said this on national television, actually this is four. and he

that's the big message. >> so no one color, though, like nancy reagan.thank you so much. pleasure to have you here. the book is everyday icons. a reminder that michelle obama will be here in studio 1 there is a on "today." we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. ad >>> one final note on last night's super bowl. there was some apparent controversy surrounding seating. what went on there? >> folks showed up, 1,200 people showed up. they were given a sheet of paper that basically said your tickets are no longer valid because they had temporary seating. they had a fire marshal was supposed to inspect the seats because of all the stuff that was going on. never got to do it. so as it turns out, 850 people got equal seating or better. but 400 people were forced to watch in a hospitality tent and were given three times the face value of their ticket. >> at least they got that. >> a lot of people were still pretty upset. >> come all that way to see the game. >> a guy traveled with his daughter for a special trip and was not allowed in. that's a little har

nancy reagan went to diana's wedding. hillary clinton went to diana's funeral.included. but the obamas do have something wonderful to look forward to. the queen has personally invited them to buckingham palace for the very first european state visit in may. so that will be really great quality time with the royal family. >> that will be nice. now will are some country leaders that have been invited. what is the criteria for who does get invited and who doesn't? >> well, of the 1900 invitations that you mentioned, 1,000 of those have gone to family and friends of william and kate. we've got 50 members of the british royal family. 40 members of foreign royal families. and that includes representatives from across europe, and also some middle eastern royal families and a few eyebrows were raised today with the rumors that the king of bahrain has been included. which considering recent events, has got a few people concerned about his invitation. but we've also got 200 members of parliament, government, diplomatic corps, 60 members of the realms, william and kate wil

nancy quite often. one of my first campaign trips with ronald reagan was with nancy. and i can tell you there never was a stronger advocate for a presidential husband or as a husband, period. as a man he had the rare combination of good humor and commitment to principle. as a leader of his party, he reminded the commitment to the constitutional ideals and as a couple ron and nancy were a pair for the ages. if there was any doubt that my colleagues have confirmed today in their tributes to president reagan on the centennial of his birth, that ronald reagan might have passed on, but he is most certainly not forgotten. not by a longshot. when reagan was president, he inspired great reactions from both parties. i can attest particularly with respect to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but not all of those reactions were positive. yet today's bipartisan celebration of president reagan's legacy shows that he has become as much a part of the american story as his greatest predecessors in office. like other great men before him, ronald reagan seemed to embody the

nancy quite often. one of my first campaign trips with ronald reagan was with nancy. and i can tell you there never was a stronger advocate for a presidential husband or as a husband, period. as a man he had the rare combination of good humor and commitment to principle. as a leader of his party, he reminded the commitment to the constitutional ideals and as a couple ron and nancy were a pair for the ages. if there was any doubt that my colleagues have confirmed today in their tributes to president reagan on the centennial of his birth, that ronald reagan might have passed on, but he is most certainly not forgotten. not by a longshot. when reagan was president, he inspired great reactions from both parties. i can attest particularly with respect to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but not all of those reactions were positive. yet today's bipartisan celebration of president reagan's legacy shows that he has become as much a part of the american story as his greatest predecessors in office. like other great men before him, ronald reagan seemed to embody the

former first lady nancy reagan ask that i serve on the ronald reagan centennial commission and i was very honored to accept. today i join senator jim webb, also a member, and orrin hatch to continue president reagan's spirit of bipartisanship, and we have invited senators on both sides of the aisle to join us here on the floor. from seemy valley in california to our nation's capital, americans this month are honoring president ronald reagan. these centennial events are intended to reach all americans, including many born after president reagan left office. those to remember ronald reagan as governor or as president know how he impacted history. but there are some who may not realize that the society we live in today is, in part, due to the policies of president reagan. young adults today grow up without the fear of nuclear war in the back of their mind, and students of tomorrow will work to achieve president reagan's dream of a world without nuclear weapons. it can be said that every great president can be remembered in just one sentence. some sentences, "he freed the slaves." oh, "h

former fst lady nancy reagan ask that i serve on the ronald reagan centennial commission and i was very honored to accept. today i join senator jim webb, also a member, and orrin hatch to continue president reagan's spirit of bipartisanship, and we have invited senators on both sides of the aisle to join us heren the floor. from seemy valley in california to our nation's capital, americans this month are honoring president ronald reagan. these centennial events are intended to reach all americans, including many born after president reagan left office. those to remember ronald reagan as governor or as president know how he impacted history. but there are some who may not realize that the societye live in today is, in part, due to the policies of president reagan. young adults today grow up without the fear of nuclear war in the back of their mind, and students of tomorrow will work to achieve president reagan's dream of a world without nuclear weapons. it can be said that eve great president can be remembered in just one sentence. some sentences, "he freed the slaves." oh, "he made the

nancy cortis has that story from reagan's national airport. >> reporter: jeff, good morning.et narrowly missed colliding with a pair of 200 ton military cargo planes. in the congested skies over new york, an american airlines jumbo jet carrying 259 people came within seconds of a midair collision with two c-17s operated by the u.s. military. the passenger jet had just taken off from new york's kennedy airport en route to south paolo brazil. while it was climbing, an air traffic controller noticed. it was just one mile away from two air force cargo planes, and told another controller to halt its ascent, but that controller was busy with another task and didn't hear the message, so the plane continued to climb until an automatic cockpit alarm went off telling the pilot to descend. >> if the aircraft were literally one mile apart and we're talking about at the same altitude, that is extremely frightening. >> reporter: both the faa and the ntsb have launched investigations. was instrumentation the problem, or was it human error? >> the bottom line is that it is the air traffic co