professor neely will speak first, and he'll address the topic the sources of statesmanship and commandtrategy in abraham lincoln's life. william j. cooper's presentation is entitled jefferson davis as war leader. professor cooper has been the professor at louisiana state university for over four decades. no one has more penetratingly examined the life of jefferson davis or his role as president and commander in chief of the confederate states of america. his 2001 book "jefferson davis: american" has been called one of the most enigmatic figures in our nation's history. professor cooper's balanced yet corrective interpretation recognizes davis' intimate engagement in the military and diplomatic decisions of the confederacy as well as capturing the irony of a chief executive who interpreted the constitution as strictly limiting federal authority but was forced by the war to create a powerful centralized confederate government. professor cooper's 2008 masterpiece "jefferson davis in the civil war era" solidified further his reputation as the foremost scholar of the confederate president.

was allowed to resign, but gsa officials are telling us even if neely was allowed to resign, that would not preclude prosecution in this case. we just now are getting a quote many from the house transportation -- in from the house transportation chairman, john might car, a republican. he is saying -- john mica, a republican. he is saying mr. neely is no longer on the taxpayers' tab and will introduce legislation calling for immediate termination of senior officials who violate their oath of office. they're gathering more details and will have it as it becomes available. >> obviously all this information just coming in. >>> for the second time in three days top aides to d.c. mayor vincent gray's 2010 campaign have pled guilty in court. this time it's part of a federal probe into illegal donations. our ken molestina is live at u.s. district court with more on howard brooks. ken? >> reporter: simply put, this is yet another black eye on local government here in the district, specifically on the vincent gray administration. today in court howard brooks admitted to a laundry list of wrongdoi

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but jeff neely remained stunningly silent, pleading the fifth. gsa inspector brian miller and former administrator martha johnson also testified that day. we spoke with the former administrator of the gsa in the bush administration and asked her what she thought of the first day of the hearings. >> it was appalling. it was absolutely shocking. but it was shocking maybe for different reasons to me than maybe what other americans saw. i saw the question of competence because you saw the leaders of gsa, the administrator, the chief of staff, all saying they really didn't know what was going on. they really didn't think it was their responsibility to figure out what was going on. and even though after they were told it was okay to award bonuses to folks they knew had violated the public trust. >> greta: explain to me, if i am a regional director and i hold a conference, do i submit a budget in advance or a bill after the fact? >> i have to tell you, you should be submitting budgets and get approvals in advance. however it's very clear after today's h

remember, this is how we got jeff neely. but it was on the second time, a whistle-blower came forward and the white house swept us through the rug, back last year in june when they learned of his first misdeeds. even when you had an inspector general in place, it's difficult. imagine them stonewalling us with the appointment of putting more of these officials in place that are safeguards. >> do you think there will be bipartisan cooperation on the legislation you are proposing? people say this isn't a party problem. it affects every single american. >> this is not a republican or a democrat issue. heaven knows, during the republican administrations, we have had people who have abused public trust. but we need to put safeguards into place to protect the public interest. again, this is a very high-level placed official. we can't have this happen. they have to be gone immediately and then, we also need to look at recouping the losses, when people run off with taxpayers' money, they need to be held accountable. on retirement, no

why the psa's jeff neely got a goldenn parachute after basically stealing from taxpayers.s of just how personally -- presiienttobama has been involved -- in the process of killiig scores of terror suspects -- has sooe enraged that he's playing politics with body counts. james osen explains hy some say the president is covering up the murder of civilians with fuzzy math. math. [natsound/june 2011/pakistan] this is usually what we see of the obama administration's expanded uue & terrorists... craterssin the grounn, sheet-covered corpses. but the white house is rejjcttng charges that it is now counting those corpses differently... the drone campaign.carneyyn - says: "yesterdaa, we have at our disposal tools that make avoidance of civilian casuallies muchheasier, and tools that make precision targgting possible in ways that have never existed n the past. the "new york times" on tuesday reported that president obama has ordered that all mmlitary-age males killed within range f a drone strike be counted as a eneey combatants...unless evidence surfaces to exoneeate the dead. mili

a statement from gsa makes it unclear whether neely was fired or resigned. the scandal also led to the resignation of the head of gsa, the firing of two top aides, and nine others being placed on administrative leave. >>> after five days of deliberations, the jury in north carolina's john edwards trial will be back today, to try to reach a verdict before the start of the holiday weekend. thursday the jury asked for more exhibits. to reexamine and the judge ultimately sent them all 503 pieces of trial evidence so they have everything they might need to look at. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of using campaign donations to hide an extra marital affair. while the jury was deliberating the former senator and presidential candidate and his daughter walked a few blocks to watch a baseball game. >>> summer is technically weeks away but the official start to the summer travel season is here. it could be a busy one. according to triple a's annual survey, more than 34 million people will travel 50 miles or more this memorial day weekend. it could

jeff neely played a big role in organizing the 2010 conference. you may also remember this video that showed employees mocking the agency's spending habits. neely was called to testify in front of congress but pleaded the fifth. >>> a 14-year-old under arrest accused of some pretty serious crimes. laura evans is everywhere at 11:00. >> the young teenager is charged with six different burglaries in bethesda. police noticed all the buildings were broken into through basement windows and they made the connection. the teen suspect was caught after he allegedly had a stolen ipad from one of the houses. police tracked it to his house using apple's software. >>> you've heard of a get-away car, but a get-away bicycle? a suspect rode off on a bike share bike after a robbery on capitol hill this week. the victim was talking on her iphone on east capitol street when a man rode up, hit her in the face, took her phone and rode off. she says he never even hit the brakes. police are still looking for the suspect. >>> the online auction of what was said to be pre

a statement from gsa makes it unclear whether neely was fired or resigned. the scandal also led to the resignation of the head of the gsa. the firing of two top aides and nine others being put on administrative leave. >>> after five days of deliberations, the jury in north carolina's john edwards trial will be back today to try and reach a verdict before the start of the holiday weekend. thursday, the jury asked for more exhibits to re-examine. the judge ultimately sent them all 503 pieces of trial evidence so they have everything they might need to take a look at. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of using campaign donations to hide an extramarital affair. >>> while the jury was deliberate, the former senator and presidential candidate and his daughter cate walked just a few blocks from the courthouse and took in a few innings of a north carolina college baseball game. >>> summer is technically weeks away. the official start of summer travel season is here. it's going to be a busy one. according to aaa's annual survey, more than 34 million

neely is no longer on the taxpayer's tab. i plan to introduce legislation that will allow the immediate termination of senior level officials that violate their oets of office. right now it's un-- oaths of office. right now it's unclear if neely is one that we reported on tuesday. what we do know is there is a move in gsa to oust nine people altogether. i'm russ ptacek, 9news now. >>> he's a little boy whose disappearance made headlines 33 years ago nearly to the day. now police in new york city have artsed a man who claims -- arrested a man who claims he killed the 6-year-old and disposed of his body. he was arrested at his home in camden, new jersey. he was one of the first missing children to appear on the side of a milk carton. now, tomorrow is national missing children's day. that is because may 25th is the day he disappeared. >>> a u.s. senate candidate killed by a hit-and-run driver from prince george's county. matt jablow has the verdict in the high profile case. >> reporter: the victim's mother to bear. details too m

neely helped organize a 2010gsa conference in las vegas with and $823,000 tab. that conference included this video showing gsa employees mocking the agency's spending habits. neely was called to testify in front of congress but pleaded the fifth. >>> the debate continues in congress over how to keep student loan rates from rising. if an agreement isn't reached, interest on loans will double to 6.8%. 6.8%. >>> much warmer weather is moving in. >> also ahead, remembering chuck brown. the family of the late godfather of go-go announces plans for public services happening sometime next week. we'll give you the details coming up. ming up.  >>> break out the sunscreen and get those swimsuits ready. pool season has arrived. today, d.c. mayor vincent gray will be at rosedale community center to officially get things started. one of 19 outdoor pools across the district that will open over the memorial day weekenden we are told a mystery guest will take the first plunge in today's event happening at 11:30 this morning. >> you know who i just picked? julie wrig

jeff neely played a big role in organizing the conference. it is unclear whether he resigned or if he was forced out. you may also remember this video showing gsa employees mocking the agency's spending habits. neely was called to testify in congress but he pleaded the fifth. >>> he has waited for this day for 10 years. a california man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a classmate when he was just 17 had his case overturned yesterday. an emotional scene in the courtroom as the judge dismissed the conviction against brian banks after his accuser recanted her story. banks was a promising high school football star when he was accused of rape. at the time, his lawyer urged him to plead no contest. banks followed the advice and served more than five years behind bars. >>> the online auction of what was said to be president ronald reagan's blood has now been canceled. the vial of blood was reportedly drawn from president reagan at george washington university hospital when he was treated there after an assassination attempt in 198167

we're not sure if jeffrey neely was fired or quit.n administrative leave since april when video from that expensive 2010 conference went public. >>> tim kaine leads in a new poll in a matchup for this year's senate race in virginia. he has an edge over republican george allen. allen is the favorite in next month's g.o.p. primary. >>> just in time for the holiday weekend, d.c. will open its public swimming pools today. mayor gray will do the honors at 11:30. there are 19 outdoor pools and 11 spray parks in the district. >>> time to answer our question of the morning. it was the person who gets the most mail in the world, was it the pope, santa claus or the president? >> the answer is b, santa. >> of course. >> of course it is. big red man gets a lot of mail. >>> one more check on traffic and weather right here on 9news now next. >>> early clouds. sunshine today, mid-80s with a chance of an isolated storm and the heat through the weekend. >>> we're just going to go to our traffic camera and show what you it looks like through the chesap

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neely. he stepped aside today.ports, i believe, that says this gentleman may end up walking away with $100,000 a year mention. >> that is ridiculous to see it happening. we to reel in the purse strings because they're out of control. some of the administrators are out of control. we're trying to do that in the house. >> eric: what do we do here? they go to vegas and spend money on sushi and clowns. this is a picture of jeffrey neely with a couple of glasses on wine. that is on our dime, right? >> it's on your dime. but the biggest thing is we do it with overlap when we cut out national defense and men and women in uniform and putting more cost on back of the veterans. we have to continue to look at appropriation process and cut out funding so we don't allow them to do these things. >> eric: you're not suggesting that we don't have -- it's important for administrators, for them to get away. conference, right? >> we're not talk about whether they should have conference. certainly a lot of times we get great ideas in

nely -- neely was some of what a poster card for the conference.edly site his 5th amendment right and didn't answer any questions. the investigation is still ongoing. >> thank you so much in washington. we will keep following that story. >>> another story we are following this morning one of our top stories. antoine lewis has a look at the man and the chilling confession. >> that man is supposed to be arraigned. he was 19 when he says he killed etan. shortly after etan was missing he moved out of the area. he has been living in a suburb of new jersey for the last four years with a wife and teenaged daughter. he only came outside and had little interaction with mostly those in the neighborhood. apparently from what the statements were he made statements to past family members admit witing he had don something wrong to a child but no one took it seriously. none the less he has been expected to be arraigned and we will keep you updated through out the day. that's the latest. >> 48 minutes after the hour. coming up one military dad using technology to

we've confirmed at least one jeffrey neely, one you saw tuesday night, and trying to identify the fourow. our investigation uncovered gsa documents showing those five officials received bonus money just a few months ago all linked to that lavish $823,000 convention including neely who is famous for a bathtub photo and globe trti

neely was placed on administrative leave in march.d he has left the agency. the justice department could still go after neely in a criminal investigation. >>> politic buzz is your rapid fire look at the best political topics of the day. three questions, smart answers. playing today, jason johnson, and chief political correspondent at politic 365 cnn contribu contributoor dana loesch. >> happy friday. >> let's begin with three seconds mitt romney wishes he could take back. listen. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >> romney says that's the gaff that makes him want to try to be more careful about what he says. the late-night comedians aren't letting him for get it, though. jay leno milked it again last night. >> donald trump says he would be mitt romney's perfect choice as a running mate. hey, come on, they do have one thing in common. they are both famous for saying you're fired a lot. >> so has that been the biggest gaff of romney's campaign season? dana? >> i don't think so. well, in the conversation th

shannon: by the way jeff neely had a long career with the general services administration. agency that manages government buildings back in 1978. his final post for the gsa was public buildings commissioner for the pacific rim region. his final salary? $172,000 a year plus perks. >>> just in time for the holiday weekend a break for you at the pump. national average for a gallon of regular gas falling about a nickel from last week to $3.678. that is 40 cents higher than drivers paid at the beginning of the year, still a far cry from fears of $5 a gallon gas some predicted for the summer. we have the managing partner of chatwood investments joins us to talk about what sounds like good news, ed? >> definitely good news. nothing that will save anyone's life but you love to see the trend lower, don't you?. shannon: what is driving it. >> gas trades or basically oil trades what is futures markets. they try to figure out what the future price is going to be and when you see this world economy start to slow down the thought process is there will be less demand for oil all around th

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it's said jeffrey neely's trouble are the exception rather than rule when it comes to federal workers. >> my knee jerk reaction is these numbers are quite low for the awards. >> reporter: 20% of the salary for annual performance are sometime the bonus. >> i think some of them should be higher. >> reporter: but the heritage foundation points to another official who mocked oversight into gsa spending david foley. >> i hope you're not going against the obama administration executive reduction in pay incentives. >> reporter: among the bonus recipients we identified three other vegas conference leaders now on administrative leave with similar bonuses and similarly under the eye of the office of inspector general or as they say at the gsa, the oig. ♪love to the nation. i'll never be under oig investigation ♪ >> reporter: a gsa spokeswoman says the new acting administrator was aware of these bonuses and it has become part of his top to bottom review and has several or many gsa senior officials received no bonuses at all. >>> only on 9 tonight a traveling musicians his american airlines fligh

jeffrey neely, in the center here, retired from the gsa yesterday.sa officials placed neely on administrative leave in april after details of the expensive vegas trip became public. there were accusations of spending thousands on unnecessary trips, activity, and parties. the administrator for the general services administration and two other top aides were fired or resigned because of that scandal. >>> today marks the sixth day of jury deliberations in the john edwards corruption trial. the jittury doesn't appear to b close to a verdict. the jury asked to review all 500-plus pieces of evidence including details of money give to edwards during his presidential campaign. legal experts say fact that the jury has sequested the evidence again means they -- requested the evidence again means they are not close to agreeing on a murder. >>> new zealand recovering from yet another earthquake. a 4.6 quake rattled the eastern city of christchurch earlier today. there are no reports of serious damage or injuries. christchurch experienced a 6.1 earthquake in febr

witness professor neely. of course davis is usually matched against his wartime opposite abraham lincoln and invariably he comes in second. usually quite a distant second. yet, to me, trailing lincoln does not automatically brand davis a failure. for, in my judgment, and lincoln was clearly the greatest war leader in our history, but even when viewed alone, outside the lincoln boundary, davis commonly receives poor marks. without going into an extended discussion, i'm confident that my fellow historians in the audience would agree with me that generally his ttorians and still today are quite critical of davis. in general, they portray him as brittle, ill tempered, unwilling to grow with responsibility. according to this script these shortcomings were especially disastrous in his inability to appreciate the political dimensions of the war and in his micro-management of his generals. now before assessing davis as a war leader, it's essential, i think, to begin with the criteria used to judging in this capacity.

it's not clear if jeffrey neely was fired or resigned on his own. last month he was placed on administrative leave. the scandal led to the resignation of gsa administrator martha johnson, the firing of two top aides and nine others being placed on administrative leave. >>> a former financial advisor to d.c. mayor vincent gray has now pleaded guilty to federal charges that he lied about a scheme to help gray get elected. >> during the plea hearing, howard brooks admitted to breaking several laws while working for gray during his campaign in 2010. >> reporter: mr. brooks, did mr. gray know about the payments? the self-admitted felon howard brooks refused to answer any questions as he walked out of d.c.'s federal courthouse. his lawyer spoke on his behalf. >> i think he hit the point where he realized that, you know, it was time to accept responsibility for what he had done. >> reporter: brooks entered a guilty plea of making false statements when he lied to investigators over money he then gave to mayoral candidate sulaimon brown. >> he realized he ma

susan neely is with the american beverage association. >> well, the mayor seems to have an obsession with soft drinks. i don't think it's going to solve the obesity crisis by any stretch of the imagination. the problem is what? you're going to be at yankee stadium with your family and you can have as much beer as you want, and you can have as much-- all the food that you want, and then you've got to have a limit on your soft drink? >> reporter: the mayor's ban only applies to restaurants, movie theaters, and concession stands, not to grocery and convenience stores. >> i just heard someone on the radio say you were legislating the joy out of life for new yorkers. >> oh, come on. we're not taking away anything. you don't have to pay attention to the calorie counts. you don't have to stop buying big bottles of soda or drinking two cups. >> americans consume 200 to 300 more calories a day than they did 30 years ago. that's largely due to sugary drinks that concane high fructose corner syrup. who do you hold accountable for the obesity epidemic? >> in the end it is people buying products.

jeff neely had -- >>> jeff neely had been on leave and his employment ended yesterday.ot answer any questions yesterday. >>> public pool oners will have more time to comply with access -- at issue, the installation to of -- of lifts. the justice department said many new owners misunderstood the comply aens -- compriance. >>> a judge threwout the conviction against a one-time rising football star who was wrongly convicted by rape by a woman who now admits she lied. >> you can see 26-year-old brian banks. he spent five years in prison, five more years as a registered sex offenders -- sex offender. in 2002 he was convicted of the rape and kidnapping of the high school friend who last year admitted she lied. >> i feel like anything is possible and it's proven to me by getting my freedom back. >> california innocence product pushed for exoneration, banks says he still becomes an nfl player. >>> well, the trainer of the kentucky winner could be suspended. doug o'neill's horse "i'll have another" is just one win away from the triple crown. but back in 2010, another test hested

now, again, many of these guys, at least according to mark neely, would be people who would have been arrested anyway. they were people who were committing crimes that, you know, if the civil authorities were competent to the problem, they probably would have been arrested anyway, but then you have other instances like vallandigham that really get to the heart of the tension of politics in wartime and lines between dissent and loyalty that are often blurred when partisan rhetoric are heated. we see that even today. and i hope that you guys can see how the arguments that were had 150 years ago are still really quite relevant to us. we're going to talk about the war on terror in the last week of class and some of the debates that are going on in our nation today about what do we do with people who are picked up on the battlefield who aren't wearing a uniform? do you hold them indefinitely? do you give them habeas corpus rights? do you try them in a civil court or a military court or do you send them somewhere else to try them in a court to another country? the debates that we're having

the press secretary of the gsa says that jeff neely is no longer employed there. he was placed on leave after a conference that cost $800,000 in las vegas. he could still be implicated in the criminal investigation of the justice department of. >> first lady michelle obama says that if she could be anybody, she would be singer and actress beyonce. >> i think that she has a pretty good job right now as first lady but beyonce does have been going on. she was named the most beautiful. >> and the first lady is divulging this information in people magazine. she said the only problem that she has is that she does not have a singing skills. >> that is kind of initial. >> i got a chance to talk to the first lady. she said that if she could do anything, she would just get in the car, roll down the window, drive around the city in d.c. and sing-along and do our own thing. she would love it. >> it's hard to do that with her job. >> cameras falling you all over the place. >> the aarp is eluding the men who get better looking with age -- is saluting the men. >> stops on the li

jeff neely was placed on administrative leave in march when news of the lavish 2010 conference went public and now he's out and officials want him to pay for a private party he hosted in his vegas hotel room. officials say the justice department could also slap him with criminal charges. had to know that was coming. christine, back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's get back to our top story in the arrest in the etan patz case. lisa cohen is now us, she literally wrote the book on this story. you followed it for some time and know this family, emmy-award winning producer, actually. look, you researched this case for decades. there doesn't seem to be a motive yet in this arrest. still a lot of questions, but this is the most conclusive we have seen in 33 years trying to solve this. >> i think my issue with it at the moment, it's astonishing and if they've got a just confession and if this is the man who did it, then bravo. i just think it's been a very short amount of time that this person has jumped onto the horizon and, i think there are a lot of questions to be answered. >> the police were

jeffrey neely has now resigned today. issa said he lost his ability to lead but they on capitol hill will keep investigating and they will investigate culture of waste at the gsa. i can tell you there is nobody shedding tears. they are pushing backing on charges there is reckless spending in the obama days. this guy was the poster child for some of that. they're glad to see him go. >> bret: the infamous tub shot. thank you. day two of voting in egypt's first free presidential election in generations. wide-open contest that will produce a successor to ousted autocratic leader hosni mubarak. turn-out was weaker than wednesday when people waited outside for hours. official results expected next week. >>> p-5 n-1, no solution. meantime, tough economic sanctions that drew iran to baghdad talks are staying in place. stocks in the u.s. were mixed today. dow gained 34. s&p 500 added two. nasdaq lost 11. european summit delivered no concrete solution for the region debt troubles. analysts are forced to take a hard look at the impa

jeffrey neely, in the middle here, left the general services administration yesterday.nistrative leave in april after details of out-of-control spending became public. gsa officials were accused of spending thousands on unnecessary trips, activities, and parties. gsa's administrator and two other top aides were fired or resigned because of the scandal. nine others are on administrative leave. >>> there are questions whether the "u.s.s. miami" can be salvaged. it took 12 hours for firefighter to put out a fire on the nuclear-powered submarine yesterday morning. the military says the fire was contained to the forward section of the submarine. that includes sleeping compartments, command and control rooms, and the toward room. and that area suffered extensive damage. the sub was at portsmouth shipyard. the nuclear reactor was shut down when it arrived at the shipyard in march. >>> 13 before the hour. chefy -- cheffy is face something new problems. the government is putting more cars under the microscope. here's cnbc with more. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. u.s.

million americans will drive more than 50 miles on memorial day weekend, according to aaa and jeffrey neelye gsa regional official who caused that vegas blowout. gsa canceled 35 conferences after this broke. >>> this is incredible. nasa and space x have completed half of the big mission. the dragon craft captured by astronauts aboard the international space station. that being a good thing. 250 miles over australia they will spend a week unloading the booty, 1,200 pounds of supplies. >>> back on planet earth, greece casting shadows. "the kudlow report" with the michelle caruso-cabrera will be right back. (female announcer) most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. i look at her, and i just want to give her everything. yeah, you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think a

jeff neely is one of five agency workers who had been forced out. an agency source tells channel 9 that at least four more gsa officials are on the chopping block. >>> it's called the freedom rock. we'll show you one artist's annual memorial day tribute to america's military. that's coming up at 5:56. >>> at 5:40, we'll check out the new movies coming to theaters this weekend. >> at 5:15, how about some 90s in your seven-day forecast. you've got that right. howard has details coming up. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is 5:15 on this friday morning. it's a getaway friday for many of you and will the weather be a problem? here's howard. >> not so much of a problem. it's getting better. thankfully it's drying out and we're going to warm up, especially here in town. going to the temperatures -- going to the beaches temperatures on the water will probably be the mid-70s. we're going to be in the mid- 80s this afternoon. it's muggy also but i want to start with a look at tropical forecast. the hurricane forecast. this came out yesterday f

we have a report narrated by bill neely of "independent television news." reporter: a simple wooden coffin for the man convictedded of one of the most sophisticated and deadly bombings in history. no hero's burial for abdel baset al megrahi. libyans would rather forget him. he was khadaffi's man. so no state funeral. less than 100 mourners here to lay to rest the only man ever convictedded of the lockerbie bombing. megrahi's secrets went with him to the grave. the full truth about lockerbie is buried too. megrahi, who died of cancer, had always protested his innocence. his brother had a new message for the bereaved of the lockerbie bomb. >> only one thing i have to tell them. >> reporter: he was passenger 271. he too was a victim. no one believes he acted alone to do this. scottish prosecutors are confident a new libyan government might help secure more convictions. >> i think that they are determined to do what they can to bring the others to justice that were involved in this appalling crime. >> reporter: for many, this man holds the key, libya's former i