when a doctor first told pat summitt she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him. econd doctor advised her to retire, she responded, "do you know who you're dealing with here?" obviously, they did not. as pat says, "i can fix a tractor, mow hay, plow a field, chop tobacco, fire a barn, and call the cows. but what i'm really known for is winning." in 38 years at tennessee, she racked up eight national championships and more than 1,000 wins -- understand, this is more than any college coach, male or female, in the history of the ncaa. and more importantly, every player that went through her program has either graduated or is on her way to a degree. that's why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of that famous glare, or she might punch you. she's still getting up every day and doing what she does best, which is teaching." the players," she says, "are my best medicine." our final honoree is not here -- shimon peres, the president of israel, who has done more for the cause of peace in the middle east than just about anybody alive. i'

pat summitt. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ ♪ >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody please have a seat and welcome to the white house. it is an extraordinary pleasure to be with all of you to present this year's medal of freedom. and i have to say just looking around the room, this is a packed house which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody wanted to check them out. this isle highest civilian honor this countryan bestow. which is ironic because nobody sets out to win it. nobody ever picks up a guitar or fights a disease or starts a movement thinking you know what, in i keep this up in 2012, i could get a medal in the white house from a guy named barack obama. this wasn't in the plan. but that's exactly what makes this award so special. every one of today's honorees is blessed with an extraordinary amount of talent. we could fill this room many times over with people who are talented and driven. what sets these men and women apart is the incred

when a doctor first told pat summitt she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him. as pat says, i can fix a tractor, mow hay, plow a field, chop tobacco, and call the cows. but what i'm really known for is winning. i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up because he captured something about this country that was so vital. ♪ well the times they are achanging ♪ >> there is not a bigger giant in the history of american music. >> it's worth watching all of it. we posted the full medal of freedom ceremony with all the honorees on our website at nbcnightlynews.com. >>> for us for now, that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. cops say they are the baddest of the bad and tonight nearly 100 criminals are off oakland's streets along with dozens of weapons. oakland police teaming up with federal agents to make

when a doctor first told pat summitt she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him.says, i can fix a tractor, mow hay, plow a field, chop tobacco, run a farm, and call the cows. but what i'm really known for is win withing. i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up because he captured something about this country that was so vital. ♪ >> there is not a bigger giant in the mystery of american music. >> it's worth watching all of it. we posted the full medal of freedom ceremony with all the honorees on our website at nbcnightlynews.com. >>> for us for now, that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> meteorologist doug kammerer. most of the area under severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00. the line of storms making their way towards the

when a doctor first told pat summitt she suffered from dementia, she almost punched him. when a second doctor advised her to retire, she responded, do you know who you're dealing with here? obviously, they did not. as pat says, i can fix a tractor, mow hay, fix a bapatch call cows, but what i'm really known for is winning. in 30 years in tennessee, she racked up eight national championships, more than 1,000 wins. understand, this is more than any college coach, male or female, in the history of the ncaa. and more importantly, every player that went through her program has either graduated or is on her way to a degree. that's why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of that famous glare or she might punch you. she's still getting up every day and doing what she does best, which is teach. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. the president of i see rasrael done more than the cause of peace than anybody else alive. i will be hosting him at a dinner this next month and will be presenting him with his me

pat summitt.we are awaiting the arrival of the president and others who will be honored at the medal of freedom ceremony that's taking place in the east room of the white house. live pictures. i still have with me krystal ball, msnbc analyst. and i also have kristin welker, our correspondent at the white house. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the us. >> here is the president. >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat. and welcome to the white house. it is an extraordinary pleasure to be here with all of you to present this year's medals of freedom. and i have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house, which is a testament to how cool this group is. everybody wanted to check it out. this is the highest civilian honor this country can bestow. which is ironic because nobody sets out to win it. no one ever picks up a guitar or fights a disease or starts a movement thinking, you know what? if i keep this up in 2012 i could get a medal in the white hou

when a doctor first told pat summitt she suffered dementia, she almost punched him. when a second doctor advised her to retire, she responded, do you know who you're dealing with here? obviously they did not. as pat says, i can fix a tractor, mow hay, plow a field, chop tobacco, and call the cows but what i'm really known for is winning. as pat said, i can fix a tractor, plow a field, chop tobacco, fire a barn and call the cows but what i'm really known for is winning. in 38 years at tennessee she racked up eight national championships, more than 1,000 wins, understand, this is more than any college coach, male or female, in the history of the ncaa. and more importantly, every player that went through her program has either graduated or is on her way to a degree. that's why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of that famous glare or she might punch you. [laughter] she's still getting up every day and doing what she does best which is teaching. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. shimon peres

everybody on this stage has marked my life in profound ways, and i was telling somebody like pat summitt, when i think about my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing that because of folks like coach summit, they're standing up straight and diving after loose balls and feeling confident and strong, then i understand the impacts these people have had extends beyond me. it will continue for generations to come. what an extraordinary honor to be able to say thank you to all of them for the great work that they have done on behalf of this country and on behalf of the world. so it is now my great honor to present them with a small token of our appreciation. [ applause ] >> presidential medal of freedom citation. madeleine corbel albright. she broke barriers and left an indelible mark on the world as the first female secretary of state in united states history. through her dip ploemcy and steadfast ideals, she advanced peace in the middle east, arms control, justice in the balkans and human rights around the world. with unwavering leadership and continued engagement with the global

this is one of thomagical momen white house, madeleine albright, john glenn, pat summitt, bob dylan, families, for great americans, and -- >> pat summitt is the one i'm looking at. my wife is a coach. she's been an inspiration to coaches, female coaches especially around the country. i think that's a wonderful honor for a wonderful woman. >> inspirations all. thank you, chris cillizza. see you tomorrow. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." thomas roberts will be up next on "news nation." hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and bloo

them, john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth, the all-time winningest basketball coach, pat summittinger songwriter bob dylan there in his sunglasses eternally chill, even at the white house. >>> and a personal note of gratitude if you'll allow me to brown university for the honorary doctorate they gave me this weekend. it was wonderful to be among all those, including civil rights hero john lewis, a ground-breaking biochemist and actress viola davis. my degree was presented in latin so i now know what caesar would have called it, world news in latin. >>> princess diana, the duchess kate, and what his mother would have thought his new bride. an abc news exclusive. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i had no idea it came from chickenpox. it's something you never want to encounter. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com holding down the fort while you're out catching a movie. [ growls ] lucky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it

you know, there's no time for what my beloved pat summitt would call a pity party, you know, and i think that's it. >> amity, that sort of really gets to, you've got a book coming out on coolidge, and grace coolidge was quoted as saying you just do it, and, you know, of course, i think that's true about women in general. we put one foot in front of the other, but she -- she had not been part of her husband's political life. he had really excluded her from his political life, and suddenly he becomes vice president and she is in washington big time. >> yes, yes, that's right, cokie, and what do you just do when the war is not on, the rest of the time of being first lady when there's not a crisis. when i look at grace and the two people i'll mention who came after her, mrs. hoover and maybe mrs. bush as well, you look what they did, what they did was education, very, very often, they turn to that. so you have someone in grace's case, she was the first first lady who graduated from a co-ed state school. she graduated from the university of vermont, and she actually had this bit of profession

[applause] >> pat summitt. pat summitt is an unparalleled figure in collegiate sports.ver 38 seasons, she proudly led the university of tennessee lady volunteers to 32 s.e.c. tournament and regular season championships and eight national titles. becoming the all-time winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. on the court, coach summitt inspired young women across our country to shoot even higher in pursuit of their dreams. off the court she has inspired us all by turning her personal struggle into a public campaign to combat alzheimer's disease. pat pat summitt's strength and character exemplify all that is best about athletics in america. [applause] >> bob dylan. >> come on, bob. >> a modern day trube door, bob dylan established himself as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. the rich poetry of his lyrics opened up new possibilities for popular song and inspired generations. his melodies have brought ancient traditions into the modern age. more than 50 years after his career began, bob dylan remains an eminent voice in our national conversation

dylan, former secretary of state madeleine albright, john glenn and tennessee basketball legend pat summittary voters in texas hit the booths, words of a shooting near a polling station. here's the video just back at the scene. this is san juan, texas. here's what we know. a campaign worker reportedly shot in the leg and the suspect is on the run. this is happening as i mentioned in san juan, texas. this is very close to the border of mexico. yvonne, this happened near a polling station? what happened? >> allegedly, brooke, there was a shooting that took place. some supporter of a candidate was standing in their sight and allegedly a vehicle drove by and the person was shot in the leg. and i called the poll location immediately as soon as i found out and the judge of the poll location had no knowledge that this had taken place because, of course, it didn't happen in the poll location area. it was across the street. and a ways away. so there was no ruckus or anything like that that the polls have remained open and the people have continued to vote. the only details that i have is that the pe

of state madeleine albright, astronaut john glenn and former tennessee women's basketball coach pat summitt were also honored. >>> the 80-year-old who almost fell out of her harness while sky diving said the scare won't stop her from being a thrill seeker. we'll find out what she plans to do next. >>> two planes collide in mid air over fauquier county. the sole survivor is talking about what went wrong. >>> tropical depression beryl is blamed for a florida teenager's death. the 18-year-old's body found this morning seven mile from where he went missing. he was swimming with friends near daytona beach yesterday shortly after beryl moved through. it was at near hurricane strength. the system is dumping rain on parts of georgia. it is expected to hug the coast and restrengthen to a tropical storm tomorrow it is a heads out to sea. >>> investigators are sifting through the rubble trying to figure out what started a fire at a storage facility in alexander re. a damage is estimated at $140,000. news4's tracy wilkins has reality from the scene on eisenhower avenue. >> reporter: this morning's fire

basketball coach pat summitt led the university of tennessee women's team to more than ncaa final fourrances than any other team. and bob dylan's vast catalogue of song include like a rolling stone. >> together, the honorees on this stage and the ones who couldn't be here have moved us with their words an inspired us with their actions. they've enriched our lives and changed our lives for the better. >> reporter: other honorees included john pull steve an and israeli president shimon perez. in washington, shannon breem, fox news. >> joining us now, look at him running in. >> last-minute prep rigs for ask the weather guy. >> you were getting some coffee. >> that's what i'm thinking. >> where's the cream and sugar when i need it. >> that was nice and smooth. >> i like that. it brought some energy. maybe we'll do it tomorrow. >> let me do the forecast real quick. some left overrain showers particularly south an eats of the city. we'll get them out of here. this day will be a general improvement over yesterday. it will start gray and some left overshowers here particularly if you are watch

supreme court justice john paul stevens, former universities of tennessee women's basketball coach, pat summittastronaut john glennn, and he honored madeline al wright the first woman secretary of state. >> madeline's courage and toughness helped bring peace to the balkans and paved the way for progress in some of the most unstable corners of the world. >> he called bob dylan one of the most influential american >> warner: he called bob dylan one of the most influential american musicians of the 20th century. >> by time he was 23, bob's voice and unique gravely was redefining not just what music sounded like but the message it carried and how it made people feel. >> warner: dolores huerta helped cesar chavez, helping found the organization that became the united farm workers of america in the '60s. >> without any negotiating experience, she led a worldwide grape boycott that forced growers to agree to some fo the country's first farmworker contracts. ever since, she's fought to give more people a seat at the table. >> warner: and toni morrison, one of the nation's most celebrated novelists. >>

and there in the blue, college baseball coaching legend, pat summitt, after stepping down and leadingpping down. stepping aside. >> one of the greatest college coaches of all-time. >> that's one of the best ceremonies all year. i love how you just cheered for bob dylan. what are you going to do when they give it to bruce? >> he got you on tv. >>> we have lara spencer, taking a little time off. and bianna golodryga is back from maternity leave. you're not going to have this in your "pop news." >> no, i'm not. >> sarah dessen. she tweets us a lot. "the truth about forever." it's too had. >> one of the great young adult authors in the country. >> top that. >> let's turn to the music world. i'm going to try to top that. apart from the makeup-clad katy perry i sat down with, katy is revealing a new fresh-face look. check out the pop star a little less done-up, for "part of me." perry says it will be more of her awe natural glow in the documentary. she promises shots of her looking bloated and, quote, normal. i think she looks beautiful. >> we saw the trailer over the weekend. it looks like

madeleine albright, pat summitt, among those receiving the presidential medal of freedom at the white house. brianna keilar is in washington. so happy for john glenn. i met him so many times. what a gentleman and many say an american hero. >> reporter: it's a big honor. the highest civilian honor handed out and by the white house it's kind of similar to the congressional honor handed out but some of these names you said you definitely recognize. john glenn, first american to orbit earth. he was among other achievements the oldest american in space at 77. tony morrison, renowned author will receive this award. there are also some names that maybe won't roll off your tongue as quickly as others. william faggie eradicated smallpox and gordon will be awarded for challenging an order to evacuate to an internment camp. japanese american. during world war ii he challenged that to the supreme court which ruled against him and it wasn't until 1987 that criminal charges were basically rescinded and then i think sort of my favorite, juliette gordon lowe, the founder of girl scouts will receive t

when the doctor first told pat summitt she suffered from dementia she almost punched him. when a second doctor advised her to retire she responsed with "do you know who you're dealing with here?" obviously, they did not. i can chew tobacco and call the cow, but what i'm really known for is winning. in 38 years at tennessee she racked up eight national championships, more than 1,000 wins, understand that this is more than any college coach, male or female in the history of the ncaa. more importantly every player that went through her program has either graduated or is on her way to a degree. that's why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of the receiving glare where she might punch you. she's still getting up every day and doing what she does best which is teaching. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. shimon peres, the president of israel, who has done more for the cause of peace in the middle east than just about anybody alive. i'll be hosting president peres for a dinner here at the white house

john paul stevens and former university of tennessee women's basketball coach, pat summitt.we'll have that live for you at 3:25 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span. les..1xhhhhhhhhhhh >> a live picture from the new america foundation. we're just a couple of minutes away from hearing from the lead author of the report on the osama bin laden documents that were recovered from that raid in pakistan. we'll get that underway in just a couple of minutes. the senate out this week on a recess. the house comes back tomorrow and we had a chance earlier today tore speak with a capitol hill reporter about what is going on in the house of representatives. heading into the memorial day weekend house majority leader eric cantor released a memo to republican members detailing the house agenda. bernie becker on the hill, what is purpose of laying out the schedule in detail so far in advance? >> it essentially an election year. if you look at what mr. cantor laid out, it dovetails very nicely with the themes they're trying to push right now which is continuing taxes wh

profound way, and i was telling someone like pat summit, when i think about my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing that because of folks like coach summitt, they're standing up straight and diving after loose balls and feeling confident and strong, then i understand the impact that these people have had extends beyond to me. it will continue for generations to come. what an extraordinary honor to be able to say "thank you" to all of them for the great work that they've done on behalf of this country and on behalf of the world. so it is now my great honor to present them with a small token of our appreciation. [ applause ] >> so the president of the united states making the medal of freedom presentation to 13 outstanding individuals from here in the united states and around the world, 13 individuals who well deserve the nation's highest civilian award. >>> and happening now, donald trump's support for mitt romney is in the spotlight along with trump's embrace of conspiracy theories of president obama's birth certificate. this hour, i'll ask donald trump about his appearance later tonight and whether he's doing his candidate more harm than