that's what happened to nathaniel turner. while he and classmate zach weinberg were still undergraduates at the wharton school of business in philadelphia, they and two other partners started a company called invite media. it created a software platform that helps marketers and agencies make the most of their online advertising. just three years later, google bought invite media for $70 million. turner and weinberg now work for google, running the firm they founded as part of google's doubleclick division. nathaniel turner joins us now from the nasdaq market site. gnat, welcome to "nightly business report." >> thank you. >> tom: when did you first realize you were a entrepreneur? >> probably when i was right in junior high. i started taking hobbys that i had and expanding them to new businesses. back when i was 11 or 12 starting a trading card company and a snake-breeding company were huge successes for me at the time. i was able to buy my car and a few other things. >> tom: from trading cards and breeding snakes to online ad

>> he works with nathaniel. evan thomas. and number of people.o not know all of his clients, but he is the best. >> a little background. elihu washburn was a congressman from illinois, who was a fellow politician in illinois of abraham lincoln's, and a close friend of lincoln's. when lincoln became president, it was washburn as much as anybody else who kept telling lincoln you've got to give this man, grant, a full chance to show what he can do. washburn came from galena, illinois, which was where grant was living before the civil war started. what also distinguished washburn is he was one of four brothers who all served in congress in the house or the senate. all four from different states. all got re-elected regularly. all four had distinguished careers. one was a general in the civil war. another was as the governor of maine. he appears to have been the first person to refer to the new political party as the republican party. and they grew up on a hard scrabble farm in western maine in utter poverty. 10 children, and all of those children were

it covers the whole back wall behind the staining -- stage at nathaniel hall in boston, one of the most historic buildings in the united states. this is webster's reply to payne. daniel webster is on the right, and all the characters portrayed there are from actual studies of faces that he did at the time. so it is an accurate historic document. he has also put a few people in there who were not present when webster delivered his great speech because he wanted to include them. it was painted in paris. it cost him almost two years of his work, of his life, his professional life. much like morse, he got scarcely what he hoped he would be recommend penced for it. it was something that didn't matter because he felt he had recorded something and made a contribution not just to the art of portraiture but for the history of this country. >> how long did it take you to write this? >> four years. >> where did you to the writing? >> i did a lot of the writing in martha's writing, and some in maine where we spend a good part of the year. i did some of it when we were traveling. i spent a great dea

part of the problem is chapman's name each other's john and nathaniel. drive you crazy and all the females are elizabeth. you see it all over the place. but that named -- then i had a cup of coffee two months ago. kevin baxter who graduated from this institution. kevin said you know that could be a repository monterey california and by then it was too late for me to find it. i think that library people have done a spectacular job that there is more. i mean, look at the letter that elizabeth chapman wrote to her husband on her deathbed essentially in 1776, may of 1776. spec to your letter that didn't come -- that laid in trucks for 150 odd years. there are letters lying to and trucks around here not maybe by chapman but by those who knew him. and somewhere in the mile williams manuscript in the milo ansett -- manuscript is a motherload for those who want to pursue it. you have got to find it. i couldn't. i just couldn't find it. anyone else? >> john was known as a storyteller. well-wisher favorite story to include it the bible -- or, board, not the bible.

nathaniel ford is the director of the transportation authority. prior to joining the municipal authority. he served for the atlantic authority for 5 years. he started as a train conductor in the new york city transit system. let's give it up for director ford. jim dierck is a principle, but not only a principle and an educator. he is someone who designd and developed innovative concepts where there was an incident that involved safety. for the work he was recognized at the national principle of the year. and he is somebody who is on the ground and has worked to empower young people at his school. he took his school from a different circumstances to be one of the highest performs school districts in the state. jim dierck. margaret brodkin is the director of the department for children youth and families. i emphasize that because it is one of the most critical agencies in the city and county. margaret was a former director the colman advocates who is responsible for many of the children and families here in san francisco much he served as director.

well, nathaniel green, much to his sorrow, blundered into the tent. george washington stood up and fired his pistol at him. [laughter] fortunately, he missed, but nathaniel green was so terrified that he ran away and didn't ever bother him at prayer again. and this was a story that spread throughout the 19th century, many people believed it. another story that was very popular that developed was the story of george washington's baptism. and this is, again, a story that there was no solid evidence that anything like this ever happened. but it developed and gathered strength over the time in the 19th century. people passionately wanted to believe it, and they spoke about washington first being baptized. the original story was, again, this happened at valley forge in the winter at valley forge. [laughter] that washington went to a parson, and he said i've been convinced of the truth of god's word, and i'd like you to baptize me. in the water. and, of course, like many stories of this type, washington usually says, now, this has got to be private. i don't

o'donnell has now begun work on a new cause, for rose hawthorne, the daughter of 19th century author nathaniel hawthorne. she cared for low-income cancer patients. >> the first thing you have to do is research anything the person has written or published. and then you begin studying anything they have left behind in terms of documentation. >> reporter: it can be a tedious, arduous process, which includes interviewing people who knew the potential saint or were affected by his or her work. the church teaches that in order to be a saint, someone must have lived a life of "heroic virtue." >> a life of holiness basically, a life of charity, christian charity and love, service to the poor often, but, you know, the person has to be holy on a personal level beyond just doing, you know, great deeds, beyond just founding a religious order or being pope or something like that. >> but you're also looking for the flaws because the whole idea of the saint is that they've overcome their difficulties, you know. not that they didn't have any. one of the things that the church is very strong about is that if y

nathaniel ford of the sfmta board of directors worked hard to convince many doubters. i think the smartest thing that the sfmta did was to trust its talented staff to take the lead in making this project happen. the people who were working on s.f. park are the smartest and most talented and most overworked civil servants i have ever met. so if s.f. park is a success, it will be in large part due to the heroic determination to make it work here. the central idea of s.f. park is that you can't set the right price for curb parking without looking at the results. the goal is to set the lowest price that the city can charge and still have one or two open spaces on every block so that cars won't have to circle cruising for parking like hawks hunting for prey. s.f. park sets a clear principle for setting the prices for curb parking. the lowest price the city can charge without creating a shortage. so the right price for curb parking in san francisco is rather like the supreme court's definition of pornography. i know it when i see it. and because san francisco set this policy

. >> was to interview with a libertarian think years.ultu not well enough known to uss like nathanielbuchanan we interview bille buckley and many others. and that became a mag centerpiece of "reason" magazine.time since then it has developed a bit more hip-hop version of the former self for there is emphasis on looking good and being reasonably clear and accurate but not much and death threat of a philosophical bent that was very important to us in the publication earlier is now rdrdly there. i have written 40 books they maybe have reviewed 120 years ago. they are not interested with this kind of approach to political issues any more. and frankly they don't publish and a things that i send them partly becauseor they have changed their approach they want to appeal to a mass audience andph philosophy has never been appealing to of mass audience. look what happens when socrates was a philosopher. >> host: william f. buckley is in your book one described as a great influence serve for you. in what way? >> . . don't we complain and there's a nice essay if you don't complain eventually you

and a year or so later her husband, nathaniel brandon wrote a book i believe entitled "my life with aynware of the book "the passion of ayn rand's critics" and are you familiar with and the brandons have slandered ayn rand and have largely shaped a lot of the public impression of what ayn rand was like? >> guest: you know, i have never taken an interest in any of this gossipy stuff about ayn rand or against ayn rand or for ayn rand or nathaniel brandon or barbara brandon. all of this to me is just a side show. i'm interested in whether their thinking has any merit. >> host: i want to talk about your most recent book, widely available. how did you come up with this title? >> guest: well, it's always been interesting to me what people tell themselves when they realize that they're in disagreement with so many other people. i mean, just think the christians who disagree with the hindus, who disagree with the muslims. disagree with the this, and the that, the republicans the democrats, the utilitarians. the world is rife with people thinking that other people are wrong. so i was wondering,

brandon wrote the passion of ayn rand after ayn rand's death and a year or so later her husband nathanielbook i believe entitled my life with ayn rand. are you familiar all with james valium's book the passion of ayn rand's critics and if you are do you agree with his conclusion that the brand ands have slandered ayn rand and largely shaped a lot of the public impression of what ayn rand is like? >> guest: i have never taken an interest in any of this gossip stopped about ayn rand or against ayn rand or for ayn rand or barbara brandon. all of this is just a side show. i am interested in whether they are -- whether their thinking has any merit. >> host: let's talk about your most recent book widely available. how did you come up with this title? >> guest: it is interesting to me what people tell themselves when they realized they are in disagreement with so many other people. just think the christians disagree with the hindus who disagree with the muslims who disagree with this or that, republicans, democrats, utilitarianism. the world is ripe with people thinking that other people are wro

this from nathaniel, yes, immediately. we the u.s. have been played for fools for too long.isten to them try to explain it, it sounds almost like my kids did when they were caught doing something wrong. this from jane. no, but we must insist on transparency. no more here's the dough, do what you want. like a troubled marriage, we can't live with them, but can't live without them. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn, and i'll be back in about 15 minutes with more. >> carol, thanks. good stuff. >>> any way you slice it, it's a big win for president obama. we're going to get another president's perspective on the death of bin laden and what it means for the arab world. suzanne malveaux is sitting down with former president jimmy carter. she'll air the interview tomorrow in the cnn "newsroom." >>> with bin laden gone, what happens next for the war in afghanistan? our carl azuz is here to take a look at the cutting the head of the snake. what that means for u.s. troops. 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle

. >> reporter: nathaniel ford runs the city's transportation agency.lion project entirely federally funded is about trying to ease congestion. >> that helps us speed up our transit system, helps us with greenhouse emissions in terms of automobiles circling around. >> reporter: the app has been downloaded more than 12,000 times. but there's real concern about whether or not it's creating another problem. california has a no texting law while behind the wheel. and driving while using the app surely doesn't seem safe. >> we do not encourage people, and it's not necessary, to constantly look down at your device looking for a parking spot. >> reporter: still considered a pilot project, the city installed sensors in 7,000 of the city's 24,000 metered parking spaces. and 12,000 more in city-owned garages. if it works, look for it to expand here and in other big cities. but you wonder whether or not there will be public service campaigns to tell people not to use the app and drive. in any event, it's estimated in this city alone, people circling around a block

. >> reporter: nathaniel ford runs the city's transportation system, and he says that the sp$20 millionfunded project is efficient. >> reporter: the app has been downlo downloaded 10 million times, and driving behind the wheel is not safe to use the app while driving. >> we do not encourage people to constantly look down at the device looking for a parking spot. >> reporter: still consider eed pilot project, the city installed a sensor in 20,000 of the city's parking spaces and 20,000 more in the city's garages. if it work, look for it to expand here and other big cities. well, it is estimated near san francisco that people circling around for a parking spot accounts for 30% of the congestion here in the city, so officials are hoping that technology can provide a solution. randi? >> so, dan, where else might we see it soon? you mentioned it might be heading to other cities. >> well, right now, san francisco, it is a pilot project here, and they have the most vast system, if you will, but ft. worth, texas, and north hollywood are experimenting with the technology to a limited degree, and

. >> reporter: nathaniel runs the city's transportation agency and he says the $20 million project entirelyd, is about trying to ease congestion. >> that helps us speed up our transit system, helps us with greenhouse emissions in terms of automobiles circling around. >> reporter: the app has been downloaded more than 12,000 times but there's real concern about whether or not it's creating another problem, california has a no texting law while behind the wheel, and driving while using the app, surely doesn't seem safe. >> we do not encourage people and it's not necessary to constantly look down at your device, looking for a parking spot. >> reporter: still considered a pilot project, the city installed sensors in 7,000 of the city's 24,000 metered parking spaces and 12,000 more in city owned garages. if it works, look for it to expand here and another big cities. dan simon, cnn, san francisco. >> all right. so right 134 some of the time, not right some of the time. >> try to use technology to make life a little more easy. >> top stories coming up. also donald trump officially ending his pres

the town folk knew him as nathaniel bumbo. natty for short.ioned what life with him as a template. what fascinated me most is that he would set off into the forest without any idea of a destination. he seemed more excited and interested by the journey through the wilderness than the actual getting there. wherever that was. no cellphone. no debit card. just gunpowder. hardtack enough to last until he could find something to eat. but he did have a moral compass. he knew the difference between right and wrong. he listened closely to the natives in the great wilderness. he learned from them the ways of survival. in turn they respected him for his willingness to listen and understand the meaning of a cracked twig or a forest gone suddenly silent. every day was an education and he was an eager and willing student. after my four years at university, with a degree in english, i set off with tools, traveling to england with the skills i had picked up working summers as a deck hand and a carpenter in the southern connecticut area. well, i thought i was