you also had four key draws that came in from omaha beach. they were gullies that nature had created over many thousands of years and they were important because the allies needed them to get their vehicles and supplies to use them as convertib convertibvetera veritab veritable roads. that is where you see quite a bit of bloodshed. so everyone knew omaha would be probably the toughest of the beaches because there was so much high ground looking over the beaches below. so the way they figured they would combat that was to hit omaha beach with strategic bombing, with four-engine bomb he is, b-17's an b-24's. the problem is they were not accurate enough and fell inland so when troops went ashore at omaha beach they didn't have the fire support they needed for such a difficult mission. host: next call is george from logan, west virginia. george, you are a grandson of a world war ii d-day vet, correct? caller: yes, sir, i am. host: what did your grandfather tell you about landing on the beach on d-day? caller: he said it was one of the most scare

>> guest: it's in between omaha and utah beach. it's about a hundred-meter-high vertical cliff. i tied a rope at the top and ran it down to the bottom, and i tried to pretend to be a ranger. i got about halfway up, and i decided that this was a mistake so i came down again. c-span: how many are alive today that climbed pointe de hoc? >> guest: about 260 climbed, and i would expect that about 60 of them are still alive. about half of them never got through the sixth day of june, and of the 260 -- 200 were either killed or wounded. so not a lot. c-span: you also mention -- and then we'll come back to that -- in the preface the number of 1,380 accounts of oral histories that you have. >> guest: yes. c-span: how many of those did you do? >> guest: five hundred, maybe, and then my assistants maybe did another couple of hundred. then i did a bunch by telephone, and then some of them were written. some guys didn't want to be interviewed, but they were willing to write about it. c-span: how come? >> guest: they'd break down, even this long after the event. they'd start thinking about th

caller: i'm a vet nam vet and my uncle landed in omaha. host: what did he tell you about his participation? caller: he was a ranger. and i don't know if people remember this but the rangers had a battalion wiped out by the germans and after that they disbanded the regiment and they sprinkled the rangers back in and they were the scouts or the forward guys of each rifle company. and so my uncle went through with a push to st. lieu and was wounded at d plus 12 just outside of st. lieu. my uncle served at heart break ridge in korea. and then i served in the marine corps in vietnam. my older brothers served in the army rangers. his wife also was in the mountain division. my younger brother served in the navy for ten years and his daughter stacy was nominated twice as military photographer for the year in iraq. so we do have a history with this. and i would like to say to all the people out there, honor the veterans. because if it wasn't for them, they wouldn't be able to enjoy the benefits that they have today. host: thank you very much for yo

downtown omaha, nebraska. dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of the united states western region and it's housed in omaha's union station. i'm sure it's a very fine place and i'm sure it gets lots of visitors from all over the great state of nebraska. the only problem is, madam president, as i understand reading the bill here -- which sometimes some of us don't do -- this is a bill that is entitled "making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes." well, obviously the distinguished manager of the bill found another purpose, but certainly none that has the slightest connection to the state of omaha -- the city of omaha or the state of nebraska except the senator happens to be from that state. and maybe even resides in that city. you see, the reason why i'm -- i'm taking the floor is because americans are hurting right now. americans all over this country are hurting right now. i go downtown in my city -- hometown of phoenix,

felix brenham went ashore at the second wave of omaha -- omaha beach as a demolition man he joined the national guard in 1938. he said of his landing, the water was so would have the guys were getting seasick. i saw water spilling up over the sides of our landing crafts. the sea water was splashing in on us from shells bursting and rifles hitting our bolts. i never raised up and looked over to the side of that boat. none of us did. when we got off the landing craft, the water was up to my knees. of course the tide was rising a foot every 10 minutes and we had to get in quick because high tide would cover up obstacles and the water we used for cover and we would be blown out of the water. they were firing at us from everywhere. when we got to the beach, there were rangers separated from their units filing -- piling in with us at the same time. my team was the first to go over the sea wall and i saw some of my friends die. in my team of 30 men we lost only about five or six of those men. we were lucky, god knows how lucky we were. we went up the hill, then we crossed over omaha beach and

particularly omaha beach you had a coast guard presence. that is lesser aspect of the normandy invasion. also some of the troop ships. host: we are about 15 minutes away from the president's scheduled peach at the normandy american ceremony -- cemetery, rather, and memorial. back to the phones, shreveport, louisiana. jay. caller: good morning. host: good morning, jay. caller: how are you doing? host: what is your connection to d-day? caller: well, my daddy was in the 116th infantry regiment of the 29th division. i will give you little different perspective. he was a replacement troop. he went in on may 9th. his first action was at verville and he was captured and spent the rest of the war as a p.o.w. but he came back and had some kids and he never talked about it much. but it was pretty hard on him. and he was a good provider and good daddy and i just honor him and i apologize for being a mush but god bless all of those guys and their families and thanks for c-span. you are great. host: thanks for your call and don't worry about the emotion

included among those so honored are the 3881 who lost their lives on the day at omaha beach, and the 9387 of our dead who are buried at this cemetery. [speaking french] [speaking french] >> ladies and gentlemen, please tell your heads in prayer for the invocation delivered by a u.s. army chaplain colonel thomas mcgregor. [speaking french] >> our gracious loving father in heaven, we ask for the blessing of your presence on the significant event that touches the lives of the families and citizens of the grateful nations here represented. magnify yourself this day, as we pause to fittingly remember those men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom of france and the allied nations during the second world war. truly, this is sacred ground, for it holds the remains of those hero warriors whose dreams were cut short and who have entered their eternal rest. many cried out to you as they breathed their last. hogan, salve now the hearts of those who mourn. timber the memory of those whose loved ones perished in a terrific conflicts at sea and on these bloody fields of battle

mets have lost 9 of 14. >> >> back out to omaha. mike patricka and/orel hershiser with this live look in between arkansas, and virginia. >> ikener in center, the pitcher pitched game 2. and mckinney has a rocket in it right . they need a ball hit at those guys so they can use their arms. >> the thing is he's coming in cold from the bench. it's not easy to make that firt throw to the plate to try to get a runner. >> i'm really surprised they don't have theke infield up the middle in. >> they're back now. >> danny doesn't run real well. we saw that. he's a first baseman, but still, that's putting a lot of confidence in the ball t being t properly right at your second baseman or shortstop to get the double-play. >>hi now, before the at-bat started, they were all the way in everywhere. they have thought about it, and backed up. but holtson has gotten ahead in the count, 2-0. all thiser strategy won't make y difference if you can't make him swing the bat. >> 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position tonight. holtson the only hit with runn

we want to mention that his grand father and great uncle landed on omaha beach. there you see prime minister gordon brown on the left side of the screen and on the right side the french president. we want to thank john mcmannis for being our guest. we are going live to normandy as we await the speech by the president. ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> president obama, your royal high ness, prime minister brown, prime minister harper, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. it's our privilege to welcome all the visitors joining us today. we extend a special welcome to the d-day and world war ii veterans and their family members in attendance who honor us all with their presence. [applause] today, we commemorate the 65th anniversary of the d-day landings that took place in the early morning hours of 6 june, 1944. today's ceremony will honor the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who made the supreme sacrifice so that europe might be liberated. included among those so honored are the 3,881 who lost their lives on d-day at omaha beach and the 9,387 of our dead who

getting ready for game two in omaha, pitching always critical out here.onight, orel, we see one pitcher that we saw last night very briefly, and another pitcher we have not seen. >> yes, l.s.u. has the luxury of not starting their west, but they are going with a solid college pitcher, austin ross, who hasn't pitched since the regionals. he went six and two-thirds there and gave up only two runs. got a no decision but threw the ball well. and taylor jungman, a high school basketball player, a freshman now, his stats are awesome. coming off a rough outing, but an unbelievable fastball, downhill and a great curveball. >> also if you watch this game, for other purposes get our advanced scouting report yesterday that texas was a team that played small ball. they hit five home runs yesterday. >> they hit five solo home runs last night. for an offense in 65 games, they've hit 20% of their home runs in the last four games. so emotionally they're kind of going through a little replayed well but we still lost. so for them to bounce back, they got to keep those bats

when the ships landed here at omaha, and unimaginable help rained down on the men. many never made it out of the votes. and yet -- many never made it out of the boats. one by one, the allied forces made their way to shore. they were american, british, and canadian. soon the paratroopers found each other and fought their way back. the rangers scaled the cliffs. by the end of the day, against all odds, the ground on which we stand was free once more. the sheer in probability of this victory is part of what makes d-day so memorable. it arises from the clarity of purpose from which this war was waged. we live in a world of competing beliefs and claims about what is true. it is a world of buried religions and cultures and forms of government being buried in religions. it is all too rare for a struggle to reverse that speaks to something universal about humanity. the second world war did that. no man who shed blood or lost a brother would say that war is good, but all know that this war was essential. what we faced in nazi totalitarianism was not just a battle of competin

omaha, neb. on our democrats' line.caller: and a person goes to see a doctor the doctor is very compassionate and tell the client what is needed. my sister who is a doctor in joyce it. there are always tests which caused thousands. my sister was a doctor always enjoys it. when it comes to the billing department of the hospital is an entirely different entity. they have a credit company call and make threats to my sister. i am tired of this. my sister is trying. she tries to pay this bill. but when i hear my doctor or her doctor giving her nitroglycerin and telling her that she is a walking time bomb and then i hear these credit companies -- i call them personally to ask them who they think they are making threats to muster. they say that she owes money. they have no consideration. the hospital is the same way. does the hospital really care? or is this really two different entities in the hospital? the hospitals need to be straight up with their clients. my sister can only afford so much. host: thank you, omaha. thank yo

i'm glad you went to omaha. i went to omaha earlier this year, allment e-- and testimony without the ability to have the health savings account and health reimbursement account to provide the correct incentives for their patients to access the preventative care that we all want people to feel is important, without those tools it would be very difficult for them to operate the kind of facility that they have today. >> i'm sorry, without the health savings? >> without health savings account and money made available through health reimbursement accounts. i'm getting as, could gentlemen l we get a definitive answer, from my read of the bill before us, it appears that health savings accounts won't count as qualified coverage. is that correct from your reading of the bill? >> sir, i can't -- i will go back and make absolutely sure. i know that there is no intent to eliminate health savings account. how they are actually defined, i need to recheck. but health savings account would still be available >> the president wo

the americans at omaha were supposed to get seven or eight kilometers inland. they got less than a kilometer inland, but they got through the atlantic wall. germany put such a tremendous effort into the thing, and it didn't hold up the allies for even a morning. we paid a price, 10,000 casualties, but we got through. c-span: how did you decide what went into this book? was it hard? >> guest: i sat down with the transcripts of all 1,300 interviews and read them through. c-span: how many pages? >> guest: some of them 50 pages, some of them only 10. the average would be 20 pages. c-span: you read them all. >> guest: i read them all through, and in that first serious read-through -- because i had been collecting them and reading them as i went along -- at that first serious read-through i put maybe half of them aside. what i was looking for was phraseology or anecdote. then i read again the half that had survived the first cut, and i cut it again by half. then i read the 300 or so that remained with a marker and started marking and divided them up into navy, air fo

he racked up 144 innings with kansas city in omaha before he got to the big leagues. 1-2. fouled off the plate at his foot. left hander getting ready in the nationals bullpen. this ballgame began four hours five minutes ago. >> rob: the first 8 1/2 innings took 2 1/2 hours. >> johnny: this is the 10th time in all the home games there's been rain which has forced delays in nationals games games. i don't think any team in baseball has had this much problems with weather. >> rob: still holding on to the conspiracy, bad karma. >> johnny: 2-2 to brandon phillips. nobody on and one out in the 11 11th. macdougal delivers. phillips on with the potential go ahead run. 5th base hit tonight for cincinnati. >> rob: kind of a four iron shot to right center field. pretty good pitch went with it. >> johnny: phillips on base for the first time tonight. phillips hit by a pitch in the 1 1st inning, grounded out in the 4th. lined out to 2nd the 6th and 9th. >> rob: 80 stolen bases, great speed. >> johnny: six this year. macdougal a toss over. 2-2 ballgame. 2, 7, 1 for the nationals. there's

produced the largest fleet in history, including the lading clout from new orleans that made it here to omaha. -- including the landing craft from new orleans. despite all the planning and preparation, despite the inspiration of our leaders, at the skill of our generals, the strength of our firepower and the unyielding support from our home front, the outcome of the entire struggle will ultimately rest on the success of one day. lyndon johnson once said that there are certain moments when history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. the-day was such a moment. -- d-day was such a moment. one newspaper noted we have come to the hour for which we were born. the allies failed pierre, hitler's occupation of this continent might have continued indefinitely. -- if the allies failed here, hitler's occupation of this continent might have continued indefinitely. it made possible the achievements that followed the liberation of europe, the marshall plan, the nato alliance, the prosperity that flowed from each. it was a noble then

three years later congressman rating the fallen warriors at omaha beach, reagan said we will always rememberways be proud. we will always be prepared so we may always be free. today our freedom is defended by 1,092 foot long air carrier and 5,500 sailors on the ronald reagan and their motto is peace through strength. ronald reagan's legacy is intact, and i am confident it will be for generations to come. if you study the man and his times you will see the rhythm of life described by shakespeare. all the world's stage and all of the men and women are merely players. and one man in his time will play many parts. ronald reagan played his parts brilliantly with words and deeds. he inspired his countryno one great heights and inspired a great vision. we are honored to grab his likeness. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> friends, fellow members of congress, trustees of the ronald reagan presidential foundation, mrs. reagan, today we celebrate a great man's life. and as we dedicate this statue we affirm that man's

they are one win away from going to the college world series in omaha.2 watch 4" on saturday, belmont stakes. riding mine that bird, calvin borel will try to win the jockey triple crown, the belmont 1 1/2 miles long, longest of any of the triple-crown races. mine that bird trainer chip woolley says his horse can go the distance. >> it comes down to each one of these animals is an athlete and they all bring something special when they come, and fortunately for me, my horse seems like the distance is probably in his favor. it makes me feel real good about him. >> saturday night stanley cup finals return to detroit. rock city. for game five. each team has held serve at home. the momentum now with the pensment the focus, once again, on stopping malkin and crosby. saturday night. >> sometimes we're fortunate when it's not there, whether it's in the neutral zone or in their end when we are on the power play, and it's something we have to keep our poise a little bit more hanging onto the puck more to find players open and we have to get motion as well. >> guys

business at the age of 6, selling ice-cold coca-cola and chewing gum door-to-door in depression-era omaha. that is age 6, by stages he added other businesses to his strain, he sold retrieved golf balls in bulk to the club pro shop. he sifteded the discarded racetrack betting tickets in bulk, searching for winners, accidentally thrown away. he set up a mass production newspaper delivery operation in which he personally could deliver 1500 papers. he rented pinball machines to barber shops and split the take 50/50. and this is all before warren was 15. from the age of 13 he supported himself completely. and by age 18, he had the present-day equivalent of 100 grand in the bank. when the wharton business school turned him down for admission. [laughter]. >> schools don't even hint at the existence of some a road to self-sufficiency. imagine if 60 million trapped schoolchildren were set to actively imaginening personal ways to add value to the general community. just like buffett did at their age. suppose from kindergarten boys and girls were needed with examples of how opportunity can be develo

decisions are affecting dealerships and their employees in communities such as hastings, david city, omaha, auburn, mill ford, lincoln, scotts bluff, and west point which have already been impacted by the auto bankruptcies. auto parts manufacturing plants and communities like karny, grand island and seward are feeling the results of the downturn in the auto industry. according to the nebraska new car and truck dealers association, more than 13,600 nebraskans work in jobs tied to the auto industry in the state of nevada and accounts for $267 million in waims for nebraska and individuals and families. however, now that an investment has been made we owe it to the american taxpayers to be clear about what will happen with their money. the resolution states that the federal government is only a temporary stakeholder in the american automotive industry and should take all possibles steps to protect american taxpayer dollars and divest its ownership interest as speak dishly as possible. the government should not be involved in day-to-day operations and as soon as the auto companies have rebeginn

enjoy the game tonight in omaha. >> it's going to be great. ♪ >> well new york 2008, stephania -- stephurry was the darling of the ncaa tournament. this season he led the nation in scoring. tomorrow curry will find out where his nba path will begin. andy katz caught up with the shooting sensation. >> well, steph, from the beginning there has been all this talk about whether or not the knicks covet you and how they could get you. where do you think you're going to land? >> hopefully in the top-ten range somewhere. that's about as far as i can get right now. as you can see, trades and everybody switching positions and things like that, it's unpredictable until thursday night when david stern comes out and calls it. hopefully i fall in the top ten and i'll be happy with any spot i land. >> when you worked out with new york, how did they leave it with you? the chances of you slideing to eighth seem unlikely. >> they told me they were confident in my game and if i was on the board, i was their guy, their number-one guy. that doesn't mean a guaranteed pick, but it's good the hear from a team.

college world series between arizona state and north carolina, roy williams in carolina, roy williams in omahab stalling lays down the safety squeeze scoring levi michael, 1-0 tar heels. top four, bases loaded with one out, two strikes, stalling, again, lays down the safety squeeze. that scores a run. next batter. would we see another safety squeeze? no, not this time. mike cavasinni going the other way. that scores michael. bases juiced for cole calhoun. goodnight -- a grand slam. calhoun's second home run off brian moran. game tied at 4-4. bottom seventh, tied at 4-4, calhoun fakes the bunt, pulls back and rips a two-r.b.i. double, a.s.u. scoring four runs after falling behind 4-0 -- they face texas next. mike patrick and robin ventura with more. >> i think most people had to have favored north carolina in this ballgame but arizona state pulled it off -- the number five national seed knocks off the heels. they win it 12-5 here at the college world series. and i say that most people believed that north carolina would win it because of the superior pitching that they have, robin, and certainly

bbc we are about to start shooting a couple which will be follow-up films shooting the president on omahan the 65th anniversary of d-day which if you can't find some of his most grindle words, you know, on that particular occasion will. but i was also a journalist when i graduated from college and was never quite sure what i wanted to be between doing at least even some i worked for harold on the sunday times of london and it's rather glorious investigative phase in the small role in a couple of days a week hired by a friend of mine working for the paper. i worked for the occasional magazine and i felt it was the job in a way of good journalists almost always read the first draft of history. i was lucky. i was the sort of undeserved that in cambridge to did to kinds of history after we simplified. goodness, how time flies when one is having fun. where is andy, stand up and be counted? there you are. how long do i have? >> [inaudible] >> that sounds alarming. [inaudible] [laughter] door life will expire in three minutes. [laughter] i'm counting now, two minutes and 59 -- yes? >> [inaudible

two weeks ago, i was an oin omaha, neb. at one the nation's first fully digital hospital. i saw how technology can help doctors and patients. health care providers like the kaiser system in california and the mayo clinic have lowered costs and have more importantly improve outcomes for their patients. i have spoken to community health center providers from ohio and pennsylvania who helped outline how information technology has helped them save resources and provide better care. our challenge is how to take the best practices and spread them across the entire country. i have every confidence that we can meet this challenge and its cheek -- meet our goals. protecting people choices of doctors and health plans and ensure

d-day, june 6, 1944," you say in the preface that you have taken eight trips to the battlefields, over omaha? >> guest: oh, yes. i lived there one summer. i walked every inch of the beach. i went swimming, pretending to be a soldier and charging ashore through the surf. i wanted to climb pointe de hoc, but i didn't do it. i really wanted to, and i gave it

>> i think it is awesome, for them to take a next step and continue into omaha i think has been impressive to watch. me and a couple of the guys that were there and feel like we had a part in that and we enjoyed our time there and it is just nice to be able to give back to people who got me where i am today. >> speaking of where you are today here at camden yards, the orioles park, do you enjoy being part of this beltway series? >> it is fun. i think, you know, everyone else make as bigger deal out of it than we do. we enjoy playing every day, but for the fans and all of the people around this area, i think it is a good time and it is a growing rivalry, and as both of our teams continue to grow up and get older, i think it is going to get better and better each year. >> over your career you're hitting .296 against the orioles. why so successful? >> i can't tell you. i don't know. i enjoy playing here. i think it is a cool park and fen obviously i enjoy playing at home. it is nice to be able to be a part of this rivalry and i think it makes it fun. >> ryan, baseball is such a game of streak

today would be making it one step better for omaha. >> johnny: when you were drafted today by the nationals you were at home with your folks in indiana. how many other people were with there with you? >> i would say probably about 30 other people in the end and they were all going crazy. it was quite the experience. >> rob: well i worked with your dad for a number of years at xm satellite radio, how is your dad doing, how excited is your mom and dad. >> they are both ecstatic. my dad was definitely more excited than i was. i think i was too much in shock. i just sat therend and i was like "wow," this is pretty unbelievable. so it's been pretty much all night. just a great night all around and couldn't write anything better than this. >> johnny: now you have been to d.c., haven't you, been to rfs and national's park. >> yeah, i came there a couple years back with my sister and was able to catch a national's game and last week i had to come out and see the new stadium so that was cool to come out and see the great new ball park. >> johnny: drew, anybody who plays high school baseball and i th

we're going to extra innings in omaha with north carolina and arizona state. >> wow. thseattle mariners fans, one moe reason. is he the best player in the country by all accounts. except for hitting. 1-1. game on espn. we'll continue to check in and out. college world series. the 4-5 match between north carolina and arizona state. that was a live look-in on espnews. just one of our trucks we've got here. >> that game is competitive, by the way. this game, not to much. >> not at all. >> mets bronx takin in the bronn the yankees. rodriguez now approaching in the outfield. bruney had some harsh words to syndromes and even close head injuries to make us think of a psychiatric diagnosis and prescribe their drugs. after the disasters in the 1950's decided to invest heavily in the faculty medical schools and how you have york legislators allowing and sometimes encouraging the people in charge of educating physicians to actually have first allegiance to pharmaceuticals -- >> thank you for the question and comment. briefly, i just want to state that you are exactly right that

the omaha public power district in my district conducted an independent anational sifts costs to my constituents free of political interference like the one put out by the e.p.a. even with the free allowances and allocated under the waxman-markey cap and tax bill, nebraskans will have to suffer a $74 million bill in 2012, an increase to $410 million a year by 2030 in the most optimistic case. vote against this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: madam speaker, it's my privilege at this time to yield to the gentleman from washington state, mr. inslee, who worked successfully with members representing interests from different parts of the country to find workable solutions that helped lead to the consensus product we have today. i yield him a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. inslee: madam speaker, this bill renews some basic american values of confidence in ourselves, optimism about our future and a can-do spirit. we support this bill because w

year-old care about -- other 15 year olds -- then what happened -- they don't care about what happened on omaha beach, they care about what happened that week in the cafeteria. what happened between the captain of a football team and the cheerleader counts more than anything that happened between anthony and cleopatra long ago and that is just the nature of adolescence. what the internet does is empowered adolescence to increase those peer contacts, those in group fixations, the social life of one another, peer pressure 24/7. 24 hours a day they can be in touch with one another seven days a week. and they can improve their lives to contacts with themselves and shut out more and more the voices of adults, not to mention the tax of history and civics and foreign affairs. this is unprecedented. to be able to sit in your bedroom at midnight and have chats with six buddies and down the block in your city and another state, around the world. so that there is no and to appear to appear contact. that is a unique condition of our time. >> but how is this a bad thing? >> sure, kids will be kids and when