. >> reporter: pat brown knows dfw airport like an elite frequent flier. for six years, she's come here at least once a week, but she almost never flies. >> they don't do this any place else like this. >> reporter: the 79-year-old is part of a cast literally of thousands who have been coming to the airport to welcome soldiers from iraq and afghanistan, more than 400,000 troops over the years. >> we've got a hero here. welcome home. >> reporter: while a few are met by family, most of the troops are connecting through dfw so they are not yet home. sometimes it feels awfully close. >> this is great. this is definitely more than i ever expected to see. >> reporter: tom retired and on a fixed income, always brings roses. >> there was one colonel. she lifted me off my feet and she was so surprised. >> reporter: unsung heroes all. they ensure every time a soldier steps back on u.s. soil there will be applause. not a single flight has gone unmet over the past eight years. every man and women in uniform who passed through here had their sacrifice recognized by a gr

this inside look into political power in the 1960s takes a new significance now that pat brown's son jerry is once again governor. the film will be followed by a panel discussion. and on sunday, march 25th at 2 p.m., a sneak preview of "the dust bowl" will be shown. it tells the story of an ecological disaster and the heroic perseverance of the people affected. it's sponsored by the guggenheim center in partnership with the 2012 environmental film festival being held here in washington. to learn more about these programs and all of our public programs and exhibits, consult our calendar of monthly events. there are copies in the lobby as well as a sign-up sheet where you can receive this by mail, physical mail or virtual mail. you'll also find bro sures about other national archives activities and events. another way to get more involved in the national archives is to become a member of the national foundation which supports all of our outreach activities and their applications outside in the lobby. and finally, if you haven't visited our gift shop recently, please, do so. you can do

old pat brown had been in there for a million years. and so, reagan delray. i'll run for governor.e ran against brown and the accused him of playing a lot of makeup. they said the only reason he's good on the tv in his debates. what he didn't wear makeup. the first day he got to hollywood they put make up on him. he had good skin to start with. so while these comments in the newspapers about him wearing makeup and everybody, including the interview including governor brown with all this pancake makeup. i don't have any makeup on. but he talking about? this is a huge political coup. they played over and over. and here he won. he did while i think is a governor. he spent too much money. he was not of these guys. you play along to go and some business like that. you have to do that in politics if you want to do things. what he wanted to do was to ease the state's debt. he did a lot of other good things. one of the stories that is told about him, he got in the office in 1967, which was the year i got back to vietnam and there's all these demonstrations going on at wrigley. of course he

we bring in pat brown. an investigative profiler. i want to talk about an interview on cnn. this anonymous witness has come forward. the person ask that their identity not be shown on television for obvious reasons. the tensions and people saying they fear for their lives and their own safety. let me play what this individual said happened after the shooting. >> then he was walking toward where i was watching. i could see him a little bit clearer. i could see that he was an hispanic man and he was, he didn't appear hurt or anything else. >> so you hear this anonymous witness saying that george zimmerman did not appear hurt or anything else. we're looking again at this surveillance video. we now know that this was a half-hour after the shooting, pat. not several hours. as some reports indicated. what do you make of these latest developments? >> i certainly don't see that he looks terribly hurt either. if he had somebody punch him in the nose, break his nose, usually blood associated with that. if your head is gashed in, blood pouring down the back of your head, it should be o

many observers say it's governor brown's way of leaving a legacy, the way his father, governor pat brown, who build the states water, highway and university systems, did. >> it's hard to tell if it's legacy building, or an environmental resume or what have you. but it really doesn't make a lot of sense. >> reporter: while local concerns, a state budget deficit, and the uncertainty of national support for high speed rail may derail california's plans, supporters have an answer. they say that the golden gate bridge, hoover dam and even the transcontinental railroad were built in hard times. so they're sticking to their plan, which includes fast trains between san francisco and l.a. in 20 years. if it doesn't work out, this vision for the grand central station of the west may end up as the critics call it: a very expensive bus stop. >> suarez: much of the talk was about energy and gas prices, in the presidential campaign today. "newshour" correspondent kwame holman reports on the day's events, in the run-up to super tuesday. >> reporter: mitt romney started his campaign day in energy-rich n

around synthetic into political power in california in the 1960s takes a new significance now that pat brown'sson, jerry was with then governor. the film is followed by a panel discussion led by historian michael bash lost. on sunday, march 25 at 2:00 p.m. a preview of the forthcoming pbs films that dustbowl will be showed and tells the story of an ecological disaster and the limits of government and her perseverance that the people affected. it's sponsored by the guggenheim center in partnership with the 2012 environmental film festival in washington. to learn more about these programs that offer a public programs, consult our calendar of monthly events. there are copies in the lobby a or you can receive this by mail, physical mail or virtual mail. also find brochures about other national archives come activities and events. another way to get more involved in the national archives is to become a member of the foundation for the national archives. to support the education act entities and their applications outside in the lobby. if you have the visitor gets up recently, please do so. physical

pat. she was whitney houston's closest confidant. her best friend. and manager. the first insider to talk about the superstar's relationship with her ex-husband, bobby brown. >> werehey good for each other, or was that just combustion? >> well, you could never tell you because there was also so much outside interference. it was very hard. how can you make it work? >> reporter: as whitney houston's sister in law, pat houston had rare insight into the superstar's troubled 14-year marriage, one marred by run-ins with the law and drug abuse. drug abuse blamed on bobby. but pat sees it differently. >> i don't think that he introduced her to drugs. i don't think that's true. bobby and i had a good relationship and she would always tell me that you're protecting him. i said i'm protecting the truth. >> reporter: houston's will was released this week, nothing was left to bobby brown, her entire estate going to their daughter, bobbi kristina. she's been the family's main focus since whitney houston's death. she was twice admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. pat was with bobbi kristina and whitney in the days before she died. with her the night, this now-infamous photo

brown was at it again. the dunk was colorado's only field goal, but they hold on to beat arizona and win the pack 12 tournament. >>> pate ready to see his seniors graduate, but they want to spend more time with him. lamar won six straight games since the post game rant. >> we got the worst group of seniors right now that i've ever been associated with. >> i feel sorry for this school. i mean, these kids are stealing money by being on scholarship. >> mike james earned every penny today. 70-49 to win the conference and earn a spot in the tournament. it will be knight's first trip to the big dance as a head coach. still to come, is it time for the sharks to hit the panic button and tiger woods moves up the leader board, but will anyone catch bubba watson? more sports is next. ,,,,,,,,,, bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. watching... san jose is now confere

brown hammers home colorado's only field goal in the final 9 minutes. the buffaloes hang on to beat arizona, winning four games in four days to get a spot in the big dance. >>> pat knight may not be crazy about his team's seniors, but they want to spend more time with him. they have won six straight games since knight's post game rant. >> we've got the worst group of seniors right now that i've ever been associated with. >> i feel sorry for this school. i mean, these kids are stealing money by being on scholarship. >> senior guard mike james earned every penny today. he poured in 26 points. 70-49, winning the southland conference and earn a spot in the tournament. it's the first time knight has ever taken a team to the tourney as a head coach. >>> four more teams also punched their ticket to the big dance today. missouri, memphis, vermont and norfolk state will be going to the tournament for the first time in school history. >>> third round at the cadillac championship, golf's best continue to tame the blue monster. rory mcilroy chips in on the second hole for a birdie. new number one player in the world shot a 65, but is 8 strokes back. tiger woods' tee shot we

brown. now she's sitting down with oprah. along with the executor of the will, pat houston. for the first time, she's speaking out, revealing why she feared tragedy would come. >> did you thing that drugs would end up taking her? >> i -- the handwriting was kind of on the wall. i would be kidding myself to say otherwise. >> were you afraid she would be on gone too soon? >> if things hadn't changed. but they were changing. it wasn't about substance abuse, anything like that relative to the latter days or anything like that. i thing it was just more of life that i was afraid for other things. lifestyle. >> reporter: though patricia focused on the better times at the memorial service. >> today the world is celebrating the life and times of this woman of enormous grace, beauty, and talent. >> what caused you to have concerns, fears? >> i saw her chasing a dream. you know. looking for love. in all the wrong places. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> and many will be watching this weekend. more on that interview. >>> time now for the

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