normally only famous people get obituaries in the "new york times." here was every day people and what they were all about and what their families wanted you to know about them. that was very hard to do because you were talking to people that were just devastated emotionally. but it was so helpful to them ultimately. i think that was a real service. >> joe klein, new york and the country came together then probably not in a way it came together since world war ii. i remember coming to new york a month later and seeing firefighters from alabama or kansas. i remember giving a speech two weeks after 9/11, and, you know, we in the south love making fun of new york city. i remember the biggest line -- applause line was today we all love new york, and the entire place exploded. new york, that day, that time, that week, really connected with the rest of america in a way it probably never has. >> yeah, and it was also, you know, probably the high point of george bush's presidency. i remember when he came out and threw out the first pitch at yankee stadium of

and i met him when i read his obituary. so i never got to see him obviously. but he was a fascinating character. when he was younger, many people in his small corner of oklahoma felt ron was the next mickey mantle. and ron certainly felt so. he had a nice ego. and he was a second round draft pick in 1972 of the oakland a's, and went off to seek major league glory. thought he was going to make it. never came close. had a bunch of injuries, didn't take care of himself, started drinking and drugging, and pretty wild lifestyle. crashed and burned in the minor leagues. when he was 25 or 26 years old, and begin showing the first signs of some type of a mental illness, that was eventually diagnosed as being bipolar, all the wheels came off for ron williamson. he didn't help himself. he started self-medicating with booze and drugs. in 1986 or 87, he was arrested for the murder of deborah carter. again, a woman he never met. >> why did you choose of the story to be your only book of nonfiction? >> twenty-one novels now and one book of nonfiction. i never thought about

amendment hymn when i read his obituary, so i never got to see him obviously. but he was a character. when he would younger, many people in his small corner of oklahoma thought ron was the next mickeyantle and ron certainly thought so. he had an nice ego, and he was the second round draft pick in 1972 for the oakland a's and when not to seekajor league glory and thought he was going to make it. he never came close. had a bunch of injuries, it didn't take care of himself, started drinking and drugging and a prettyild lifestyle. crashed and burned in the minor leagues burkett when he was 25 or 26 years old he began showing the first signs of some type of the mental illness that was eventually diagnosed as being bipolar. all the wheels came off for ron williams. he did not help himself. there was a lot of self medicating with booze and drugs, and in 1986 or 87, he was arrested for the murder of deborah carter, again a woman he had never met. host: why did you cho this story to be your only work of nonfiction? >> guest: 21 novels and one book of nonfiction. i am no

is it time to write the obituary of organized labor? >> no. not by no stretch.ut organized labor remains in a crisis. and a low point very much of a low point right now. and the question for organized labor is whether or not it actually can become a class movement. a movement of workers. and not simply unions representing people in different workplaces. because i think that that speaks to some of the anger that's out there among workers who feel that they're unrepresented. that the society's crushing them. and they're looking for a vehicle. they're looking for someone to be their champion. someone to channel their anger and if it's not unions, my fear is that these right wing populists are going to just grab onto this. >> moyers: well, much of the anger we saw last week in that march on washington were was came from ordinary people who are upset with what's happening in their own lives. but they're going toward the conservative movement and the republican party, not toward the unions. >> well, who's leading them to the unions? who's calling them to the labor mov

. >> while some are prepared to write the obituary on our values and our movement, i believe we are on the brink of a great american awakening. and it will begin here and begin now and begin with you. >> abernethy: with all the activity this week on the religious right and the religious left, kim lawton spoke to a leading religion and politics expert john green about how these movements have fared since the last election. >> reporter: john green is director of the ray c. bliss institute of applied politics at the university of akron. he says with the democratic congress and the new obama administration, religious conservatives have been adjusting to their new lack of access to the political power structure. >> religious conservatives are not completely shut out, because of course they still do have some republican and even some conservative democratic office holders that pay attention to them. but really, the access belongs to the other side, to the progressive religious activists, whether they're protestants or catholics or jews, who very much took advantage of the change in party con

i got her name off the obituary of our mother. >> my mom was their same mother. >> it's just incredibleew i had a sister, half sister out there. >> unbelievable. the siblings are now sharing pictures and stories trying to reconnect for the first time in some 35 years. pat? >> what a wonderful story. >>> let's get an update on the story of the weather today. veronica johnson is outside. another day to enjoy being out there. >> it hasn't been too bad, pat. where we are here at nbc 4, just a drop or two falling. we've got muggy, mild breezes blowing to go with these gray, scuffy clouds up in the sky. most of our rain is north of the area across north central maryland. frederick county, northern montgomery county. that's going to slowly make our way onto the area late thechk. i wanted to talk about the tropics. we are just past the peak of hurricane season which was 10th of september. no tropical cyclones at this time. it's the anniversary of hurricane hugo in 1989 that came onshore category 4 in charleston. grace will be next. our temperatures across the area you can expect getting kids of

i know my eulogy, the photo on the obituary will be me in a police uniform on a talking horse.n was nice? >> yeah. i thought it was my eulogy. i felt -- i got all choked up. >> funny you say that, because tonight, bob, we're going to kill you. we've decided to kill you. >> really, if you know robin and i, the smart money would have been on me having a heart blowout. you know what i mean? >> what's gonna die? >> i have four or five meals of cheese a day. >> how did you meet? >> robin and i met -- it was jay day. no. [ laughter ] >> my friend -- such an attractive male. >> robin and i met, we weren't supposed to meet. i was at a comedy club in boston. and they said robin williams is coming, would you go hide. by the way, i had all this mascara on. whatever. >> there you go. look at that. >> yeah, but that's even better looking. >> really? >> yeah. robin came to where i was hiding. so then we met. we didn't really meet. he'd come to my shows. i'm very nervous. it was so weird. i used to direct the show. >> you're the director of the show. >> right now the director is going cut awa

this is audrey swigert's obituary photo and her little dog molly.hey were a team in life and now are a team in death. the springfield, missouri, woman demanded to be buried with her dog and her wish was granted. the dog had been cremated. the national funeral directors association says it's just one growing trend. >> just make sure your pet is dead first. >>> what's coming up? >> we've got a lot coming up at 6:00. we will continue our coverage of the terror warning that's been issued to police around the country. we'll report how authorities in the d.c. area are responding. we'll tell you about one hospital that is so swamped with swine flu cases, authorities have had to set up tents outside the facility. police officers are caught on videotape playing video games during a radon a home. those stories and more coming up on news4 at 6:00. we'll have more about these ntsb relations following the deadly metro crash. we are expecting metro officials to have a response to that. >> thanks, doreen. >>> lyndsay had lunch with the guy who was the one hero on

i got her name off the obituary of our mother. >> my mom was joan pomroy, their mother. >> i knew i had a half sister out there. >> the syllablings say they are now sharing pictures and stories and trying to reconnect the first time in 35 years. wow. >> wow, indeed. >>> a drug bust in florida turned into a day at the arcade for a group of officers on the scene. it happened in march when officers raided the moment of a suspected drug dealer. they found drugs, weapons and stolen property, and a video game, wii bowling. this home security camera caught officers playing the game while they carried out their search of the house. they played off and on for about nine hours. at one point, an officer jumps up and down with joy after scoring a strike. the sheriff's office says the display is embarrassing. >> it's an embarrassment to the detectives involved and an embarrassment to the organization, but you know what? we employ 1,800 people. not one of them are perfect. we all make mistakes. they made a mistake. >> he's jumping. that's the strike there the sheriff said he launched an internal inve

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. >> larry: will that agony be in the first paragraph of the final obituary, deepak?u know, he was a tortured soul but he was also an ecstatic soul. he could go into a state of ecstasy, nothing short of the existentialal spirit and he could do it in such a way that he brought that ecstasy to people. i was with him in romania. the entire city was on fire. there were people on tree tops, people on window ledges, on the tops of buses. as far as the eye could see there was a seething mass of humanity, and he went to an ecstatic dance and you could see the ecstasy in the whole city. >> can i make a prediction? >> larry: yeah. >> in the 20 years i knew him he was never on time for anything so my money is on this not starting on time. >> larry: it ain't going to start in eight minutes, folks. we'll be back with more after this. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. towels, sheets and then there was the stuff he wanted... like a new microwave. and because of walmart's unbeatable prices, we were able to get it all. ...and then some. set them up for success-- for l

. >> ayers: i don't care about beethoven as an obituary, just beethoven as a spirit. and my mother. just as good as the statue of liberty forever. >> safer: a conversation with mr. ayers can switch with lightning speed from one fixation to another: stravinsky, baseball, barbara eden, colonel sanders-- tangled thoughts followed by moments of perfect clarity. >> ayers: music is saying, you know, life isn't that bad, you know? >> safer: mr. lopez began writing columns about mr. ayers: his illness, his life on the streets, and before the darkness descended, as a supremely talented kid growing up in cleveland. did you look up to him at that point in your life? your big brother? >> jennifer ayers-moore: always have. i still do. >> safer: jennifer ayers-moore is nathaniel's sister. she remembers the family's pride in his acceptance to juilliard in 1970, when he was 19, and the alarm they felt when he came home one summer. >> ayers-moore: he was always neat, always well-groomed, and when we went to pick him up from juilliard, i was really shocked that he had on an old, tattered, like, sweat

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while some are prepared to write the obituary on capitalism and the conservative movement i believe weon. starting by what our founders meant by consent of the government. it is now revoked. we do not consent to a runaway federal spending. we do not consent to the notion that we could fail our way back to our growing america. and we do not consent to a government-run insurance that will cost millions of americans to lose the insurance they have and lead us to a government takeover of health care. this week the president gave one more speech about the same bad plan. mr. president, america doesn't want another speech. we want another health care plan that is built on freedom. we the people do not consent to members of congress passing thousand page bills without anybody ever reading them. members of congress should be required to read every major bill that congress adopts. [cheering] [cheering] the constitution of the united states of america. [cheering] there's a lot of stuff in there. it reminds us that we are a nation led by the people and not the elite and bureaucrats. it reminds us

the facts is people have been writing sarah palin's political obituary since the day that john mccain her as his running mate and the fact is she keeps coming back. people are fascinated with her. republicans would love to have her, talk show hosts would love to interview her. people are interested and she makes news and she's going to be around for a long time. whether she'll be president that's up for debate. >> how long she'll be around is up for debate. on "the view" the ladies including gloria stephan suggested that the release date was moved up so people can get interest in it before palin disappears. >> she finished her book in time. it keeps her name out there because she resigned as governor and so now she -- >> quickly that book. you think maybe she's trying to beat some other book coming out by somebody else? >> of course. it's 400 pages or something they said. i didn't know she had that much to say. >> you think people are going to have that much interest in what palin has to say? >> 100%. political aspirations i can't speak on that. in terms of hollywood, she's a home run

aaron's father, william, his obituary is part of the record. he had a request for a bone marrow transplant. it was denied coverage on four occasions. it caused a delay in cancer treatment. he ended up die frg the cancer. aaron told this committee he had been enrolled in medicare. had he been enrolled in medicare, he would have received his bone marrow transplant right away. government run medicare provides health to senior citizens, standardized forms, a minimum cost. a fraction of yours. i'd like to go down the line and answer this question. isn't it true that your reason for not adopting the medicare standards as your own is that you could not deny payment for expensive treatments like the one i referred to. mr. collins? >> i can't answer that. i'm not familiar with the medicare guidelines. >> like him, i am not familiar -- >> miss farrell. >> i'm not familiar, either. >> nor myself. >> our chief medical officer used to be the chief medical officer of cms. had he been here, i'm sure he could have answered it. >> i'm glad you are here because

people have been wrig writing sarah palin's political obituary since the day john mccain hired her.n if you hate her, even if you love her. the fact is republicans would love to have her at their fundraisers. talk show hosts want to interview her. wherever she goes she makes news. whether she'll be president, that's up for debate. >> how long she'll be around is up for debate, too. >> and this morning on "the view" they suggested that the book's date was moved up so 350e78 could get interested in it before she disappears. >> this keeps her name out there since she resigned as a governor, so now she's -- >> finished it quickly. >> you think maybe she's trying to beat some other book by somebody else? >> of course. it's 400 pages or something. i didn't know she had that much to say. >> quickly, do you think people will have that much interest in what palin has to say? >> 100%. political aspirations i can't speak on that. but in terms of hollywood, she's a home run. give her a talk show and she could rival oprah winfrey. i guarantee you. >> thanks, could rival oprah winfrey, i guarante

ackley, i have the chance to read the exhibits but in particular the obituary of your dad who was obviously person and i can imagine what it is like for you to testify. one nablus listening to both of your testimony, and was not just hearing the words i could feel it in my heart. this is the kind of testimony that i think can move the country. you can feel this. they he for being here and our condolences too you and your family from your experience perhaps congress can become better informed from the actions we need to take. if i want to thank dr. stern for sharing his testimony as well as dr. peeno with the workings of the industry. i want to be can questions with mr. potter who as i said earlier is the former head of corporate communications for cigna in philadelphia. first and went to ask mr. potter about the business model of the insurance company. how do they make money? >> they make money by avoiding as much risk as possible and by dumping people that are six they do this to delay or deny care, another is two resend policies that we have read about in the news and has been subject of

aaron's father, william, his obituary is part of the record. had a request for a bone marrow transplant. it was denied coverage on four occasions. it caused a delay in cancer treatment. he ended up die frg the cancer. aaron told this committee he had been enrolled in medicare. had he been enrolled in medicare, he would have received his bone marrow transplant right away. government run medicare provides health to senior citizens, standardized forms, a minimum cost. a fraction of yours. i'd like to go down the line and answer this question. isn't it true that your reason for not adopting the medicare standards as your own is that you could not deny payment for expensive treatments like the one i referred to. mr. collins? >> i can't answer that. i'm not familiar with the medicare guidelines. >> like him, i am not familiar -- >> miss farrell. >> i'm not familiar, either. >> nor myself. >> our chief medical officer used to be the chief medical officer of cms. had he been here, i'm sure he could have answered it. >> i'm glad you are here because i g

aaron's father, william, his obituary is part of the record. had a request for a bone marrow transplant. it was denied coverage on four occasions. it caused a delay in cancer treatment. he ended up die frg the cancer. aaron told this committee he had been enrolled in medicare. had he been enrolled in medicare, he would have received his bone marrow transplant right away. government run medicare provides health to senior citizens, standardized forms, a minimum cost. a fraction of yours. i'd like to go down the line and answer this question. isn't it true that your reason for not adopting the medicare standards as your own is that you could not deny payment for expensive treatments like the one i referred to. mr. collins? >> i can't answer that. i'm not familiar with the medicare guidelines. >> like him, i am not familiar -- >> miss farrell. >> i'm not familiar, either. >> nor myself. >> our chief medical officer used to be the chief medical officer of cms. had he been here, i'm sure he could have answered it. >> i'm glad you are here because i g

a full obituary and appreciation inside "the new york times," as you might expect.olitical columnist and or local of language dies at 79. part of their tribute, a bit wary -- behind the fund leaders say was a talented languish -- linguists, addiction to a little to of illusions. it was a consensus, too, that his op-ed essays, mostly written in washington and syndicated was the work of a sophisticated analyst with a voluminous contacts and insight into the way things work in washington. he called themselves a pundit -- the word, with its implication of self-appointed expertise. attributed to william safire this morning in "the new york times. -- in "the new york times." president george w. bush in 2006 presenting william safire the medal of freedom. raleigh, north carolina. jay is next. good morning. what are republican line. caller: good morning. yes, i was just listening to some of your callers regarding the situation in iran. we are in a delicate time line. we are trying to keep the israelis from acting and that the same time supposedly a line in the sand because

documents and she told me her name, and i had searched for her, i had gotten her name off of the obituary was joan pomeroy, their same mother. >> on t was just incredible. i knew i had a sister, halfster sister out there somewhere. >> reporter: after 35 years, the siblings are connecting for the first time. >> we all cried and hugged, and it was a pretty crazy moment. >> reporter: missing pieces of a family puzzle now made whole. and to top it all off, gary and randy's boss at the furniture store is also a state legislator and signed the legislation into law that lets adoptees access their birth records. it's a series of coincidences, makes you believe in faith. >> absolutely. and gary, randy and joann are with us exclusively. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> joann, you said in the piece how you all cried, you laughed, hugged each other. you're still crying as you watch that piece. you're tearing up. this has to be an amazing experience for all of you. you just confirmed this last week. you just made the connection, joa joann, on thursday. what has this been l

while some are prepared to write the obituary on capitalism and the conservative movement, i believereat american awakening and it begins now and with you. [cheers and applause] this administration and this congress are about to get a history lesson, start -- starting with what our founders said about the government. a silence is consent, it is now revolt. we, the people, do not consent to runaway federal spending. we, the people, do not consent to the notion that we can spend and borrow our way back to a growing america. and we, the people, do not consent to government-run insurance that will cost millions of americans -- cause millions of americans to lose the health insurance they have. [cheers and applause] this week, the president came to this hill and he gave one more speech about the same bad plan. mr. president, america does not want another speech. we want another health care plan that is built on freedom. [cheers] and we, the people, do not consent to members of congress passing 1000-page bills without everybody -- anybody ever reading them. members of congress should be re

a full obituary and appreciation inside "the new york times," as you might expect. political columnist and or local of language dies at 79. part of their tribute, a bit wary -- behind the fund leaders say was a talented languish -- linguists, addiction to a little to of illusions. it was a consensus, too, that his op-ed essays, mostly written in washington and syndicated was the work of a sophisticated analyst with a voluminous contacts and insight into the way things work in washington. he called themselves a pundit -- the word, with its implication of self-appointed expertise. attributed to william safire this morning in "the new york times. -- in "the new york times." president george w. bush in 2006 presenting william safire the medal of freedom. raleigh, north carolina. jay is next. good morning. what are republican line. caller: good morning. yes, i was just listening to some of your callers regarding the situation in iran. we are in a delicate time line. we are trying to keep the israelis from acting and that the same time supposedly a line in the sand becaus

some are prepared to write the obituary of capitolism i believe we are on the verge of a great americant we can barrow and (ed our way out. we do not consent to government run insurance that will lead us to a government take over of healthcare in this nation. this week, the president came this hill and gave one more speech about the same bad plan. mr. president, america doesn't want another speech. we want another healthcare plan built on freedom. we will not stand for members of congress not reading bills. members of congress should be required to read every bim. r bill. i'm just as happy if we read bills a little more often. the constitution of the united states of america. there's a lot of stuff in there. it reminds us that we are a nation lead by the people and not the elise and the bureaucrats and the politicians. it reminds us that the police officerer is not delegated. nowhere in our constitution can you find the word "czar." the american people aren't happy. it's not just about dollars and cents but who we are as a nation. as president reagan said in 1964 it's about whether we a