the one to whom john kennedy-entrusted the peace corps. egal services for the poor and all those other inn social justice. and in turn, sarge entrusted us with a calling, most of us had never imagined. i was 26 when we met. he was 45. he was worldly wise, widely read and well connected. i was still wet behind the ears. but he treated me as he did everyone, as if i were his equal. i suggested we ask vice president johnson for advice on how to sell the peace corps to congress, whose powerful barrons considered the idea naieve if not hair-brained. they spent more time than they had together in their lives. after that lengthy tutorial he called me and said that the way to sell the peace corps was to sell shriver. they can't resist him. [laughter] and they didn't. [applause] over the next -- over the next few months, we called on every member of congress, every member of the house and every senator. most were dazzled to be courted by the president's charismatic brother-in-law. but what turned the tide was not the glamour, but the passion. that s

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more than 1,000 women say they endured sexual abuse in the peace corps. and now congress is taking action. >>> life saver. the new dashboard technology that knows you've been drinking the moment you sit in your seat and will not let you drive. could this end drunk driving for good? >>> a day in the life. a 24-hour quest to learn what we all fear, what we all love the most. around the globe on one day on earth. >>> and good evening to all of you. there was thunder here, there were roaring winds and an 86-year-old record toppled. 19 inches of snow dumped right here in central park, new york. in fact, tonight is the snowiest january in new york history. the storm paralyzed cities across the east coast, from virginia to maine, bringing trains, planes and automobiles grinding to a halt. in washington, d.c., a 45-minute commute turned into a ten-hour travel fiasco. drivers just abandoned their cars. as one commuter put it, the roads are now a bumper car graveyard. and sharyn alfonsi is here with us now. she's been tracking the return to snowmageddon. >> reporte

the peace corps idea. long time friend and associate harris walford, and a few others, including sergeant, it endured. sergeant loves this story. it deserves being repeated. president kennedy asked him to lead the peace corps, because the sergeant said everything in washington thought the peace corps was going to be the biggest fiasco in history. it would be easier to fire a relative than someone else. "time" magazine had to this say. in his first two years, he logged 350,000 miles, visiting corps outposts, learned to sleep sitting up in a jeep, ate countless helpings of local dishes, developed three cases of disintear, and bravely insisted that i have the best damn job in government. there have been many people that have led the peace corps. but all 200,000 of rpcvs would agree without sergeant ever, ever, ever seizing inspirational leadership, i don't believe the peace corps would have survived a half century. other than my family, no one took a greater pleasure of pride, and in the united states senate

not only with us who are peace corps volunteers, but our families. in my case, both parents came to visit me. my sister came. everybody in my family was affected by my two years in columb. my sister became a spanish major. we made friends from all over the world, and i think that that has happened and you cannot have been a peace corps volunteer and lived the life on the ground that we all lived all over the world, and have been a part anything that has been in the helines in the last few days. it just doesn't exist that way. and i'm sorry that some of those lessons are being lost. i wanted to remember -- sargent shriver has been responsible for giving so many of us our greatest moments in life, those of us who were peace corps volunteers and he also at a particular time allowed women to have choices that they never would have had otherwise. because in the '60's when the peace corps first started, women's choices were basically to be a teher or a nurse or a secretary or maybe an airline stewardess. there weren't really a lot of oices for us. but when

team found that over the last decade there have been over a thousand sexual assaults and rapes on peace corpsolunteers with some women and their families alleging that the corps officials did not do enough to protect them. chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here. in one case it even involved the murder of a volunteer. >> that's right, george. this is a story of bravery and betrayal. how a young volunteer's efforts to protect the girls at her school led to tragedy in which they've done their best to keep quiet. ♪ in the african country of benin here, 24-year-old kate puzey of atlanta was considered the perfect peace corps volunteer. >> i was at -- >> reporter: especially among the girls club she formed. for her seventh graders. >> the girls actually started having a voice within that club. >> reporter: but on a moonlit night in march 2009, someone sneaked up on kate puzey's unguarded home and killed her. as she leapt. >> her throat was slit. >> reporter: kate was the 23rd peace corps volunteer to be murdered since the agency started, but her grieving parents say for months the pea

and had five children, including broadcaster maria shriver. >> the programs he created from the peace corps vista. they are still affecting millions of people today. >> reporter: after the assassination of president kennedy, shriver surprised many by going to work for president lyndon johnson for whom he led the war on poverty. it was a time when the country was torn by the issues of vietnam and race. >> we only have one war. we have a war for the freedom of people and for opportunity for all people, regardless of race, color, or creed. >> reporter: in 1972, shriver did run for office as the vice presidential candidate and running mate of george mcgovern. he made his own bid to become the democratic presidential nominee in 1976 and embraced the kennedy family tradition. >> the cure will come from honest, truthful leadership that summons the best in us as we remember john kennedy once did. >> reporter: in subsequent years he worked with his wife, eunice, to expand the special olympics. eunice died in 2009. in 1994, he received the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian

. >> shi'veer served in jfk's administration as a director of the peace corps. jfk created the peace corps in 1961 to send young americans to poorer countries. the peace corps at that time was the fastest growing peacetime agency in u.s. history. after president kennedy was assassinated in 1963, shriver stayed on to serve in lyndon johnson's administration. johnson asked shriver to head up his declared war on poverty. shriver resisted at first but johnson was insistent. >> i am gonna make it clear to diminish poverty at home and abroad it ought to be. i don't care who you have on the peace corps, if you can run it, awesome. >> i can't get anybody, the only guy that could possibly do it, mr. president, is bill. >> you can write your ticket on anything you want to do there. i want to get rid of poverty, though. >> questio>> i think so, too, p that was 1963 or '64 and moyers was very close to johnson. he came back after the assassination. >> if that is the era of idealism, a decade of idealism, the '60s, how far removed or how far connected are we to that same nigh

then years later, a massive job for his brother-in-law the president, director of the peace corps.o the world. >> the peace corps represents one of the most effective methods of demonstrating what democracy is all about. >> after kennedy's assassination, a phone call from lbj, he wanted shriver to take on a second job, running the war on poverty. the telephone call was recorded and shriver resisted at first. but against johnson he didn't stand a chance. >> i'm going to make it clear, i don't care who you have run the peace corps. if you can run it, wonderful. if you can't, get oshkosh from chicago and i'll name him. >> the only person who could possibly do it, mr. president -- >> can you write your ticket. i want to get rid of poverty. >> shriver took on even more of the machinery of government. new parts of it like vista, head start, job corps. he was later named u.s. ambassador to france and continued to champion all of the kennedy family's social causes, including special olympics. he was second choice for vice president under george mcgovern whose original running mate tom eagl

told me the story that in those days, with the president's own budgeting, they were able to place peace corps volunteers in latin america and africa before congress ever got around to authorizing the program. and these volunteers showed the world the true american values of peace, prosperity, and opportunity that had been eclipsed by the cold war. over the past 50 years through war and conflict, sarge's foundational work of the peace corps has enabled volunteers to short world a hopeful, uplifting side of america that reflects our fundamental values of service and tolerance. today sarge's legacy lives on in a quarter million americans who served as peace corps volunteers in 139 countries around the world. all in the name of peace and goodwill. beyond the peace corps, sergeant shriver was actively engaged in civic society. he served as ambassador to france, leader of the war on poverty, the first director of the office of economic opportunity, which began the head start program which began vista, volunteers in service to america. and as a vice-presidential candidate. his touch can be found on

kennedy who selected him to create the peace corps in the 1960s.iver was george mcgovern's vice-presidential running mate in 1972 and then he ran for the presidency himself in the '76 democratic primary. he was also the father of former california first lady maria shriver. sargent shriver was 95 years old. he suffered from alzheimer's disease. >>> two students are in the hospital after a shooting at the los angeles high school. the teenagers were struck by the same bullet after a gun went off in a backpack that was dropped in the grounds. a 15-year-old girl is in critical condition, a 15-year- old boy is shot in the neck. he is in fair condition. students at gardena high school are still trying to calm their nerves. >> the cops got there and were telling us, they told my class to get on the ground. on the overcom they said that like there was a shooting or something so that we were on lockdown. >> 917-year-old student who brought -- the 17-year-old student who brought the gun to school is being questioned by police. >>> sleet and freezing rain maki

on to build a career in what was called president kennedy's new frontier, helping to found the peace corpsnd later spear-heading lyndon johnson's war on poverty. his dedication to social causes continued throughout his life. he served in leadership roles in head start, job corps, upward bound, among others. he may be best known as champion of the special olympics created by eunice in 1984. in 1972, shriver stepped in as george mcgovern's running mate after news that thomas eagleton had been treated for depression and was forced off the ticket. for his lifetime of public service, shriver received the presidential medal of freedom in 1994. a father of five, one of those children, california's former first lady, maria shriver. he slipped into the shadows of alzheimer's disease and was diagnosed in 2003. >> at the age of 93, he still goes to mass every day, and believe it or not, he still remembers the hail mary. but he doesn't remember me, maria. >> reporter: it is a cause maria shriver is still fighting. she spoke to diane sawyer not long ago. >> your dad doesn't know that you're his daughte

he made the idea of rio in the peace corps. d by the beautiful man, sargent shriver, a great champion of human rights, peace and opportunity here and across the globe, a great man whose passing we mourn this week. we take special pride, don't we? to this day, each peace corps volunteer as a tribute to president kennedy and all who step forward to strengthen america and the world, bring life to his ideal service. 50 years after that january day, president kennedy still holds a high place in our heart. on that day, he took up the power of the presidency. he demonstrated the power of words. many of us again or privilege to be there, seen our new, inspiring president. but in places far away, people across the nation and the world watched. for them as well, it was a moment that defined our time, an hour that would be heard in times to come. there is a sense not only that the torch had been passed, but that each of the escape. forward in our own way. the leadership of president john f. kennedy is not just a memory, but a living that,

he was the founding director of the peace corps who married into the kennedy family. those in attend dance included former president bill clinton, first lady michelle obama, and oprah winfrey. >> mourners packed the church in maryland to remember a life in public service. at 95, sargent shriver was among the last of his generation, those who first answered the the call to duty from his brother-in-law, president john f. kennedy. >> here was a member of family that had borne more, lost more, who showed up every day. and found joy in life. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama, vice-president joe biden, former president bill clinton, and oprah winfrey all came to honor the map who started the peace corps. >> your dad not only was prepared to make life better than it was, he made it better than it was for literally millions of people. >> reporter: shriver was remembered in music as well as words. his daughter, maria shriver, recalled a loving father. >> perhaps his greatest achievement was showing us and our family how to show up in other people's lives and how to love u

head of the peace corps, a vice presidential candidate, ambassador to france, headstart, legal services special olympics. the family said, but what sergeant shriver made the girl -- a more -- "sar to try to make the world -- sargent shriver made the world a better place." >> i did not know him, but i've been reading about him. he is the consummate christian. he went to mass every day and he carried out the best instructions of the bible, about peace, alleviate poverty. mark did work for him at one point. >> i work fo him every day in 1970 when he was the vice- presidential nominee -- 1972 when he was the price of the edge of nominee. -- vice presidential nominee. nina is right. enormous talent, at enormous energy to remembering the forgotten. i never in all my years, 11 presidential campaigns, i've never seen any public figure with a more loving, natural, one of our relationship with his own children -- wonderful relationship with his own children and wife and sargent shriver. what he sought outside was exactly what you saw inside. >> john kennedy said don't ask what the country and of

he sound the trumpet that day, and we responded -- some of us joined the peace corps.ause] others decided to teach in underserved communities. some traveled south to participate in the civil rights movement, and others went into public service. john fitzgerald kennedy was the first american president to say that the question of race, the question of civil rights was a moral one. he made it clear to state officials that he would use the power of the federal government to desegregate the university of mississippi in 1962. and he did it again when the governor of alabama stood in the door of the university of alabama in june of 1963. the very last time that i sought and had an opportunity to visit with president kennedy, he had invited all of the speakers of the march on washington to the white house on august 28, 1963. he was standing in a door of the oval office. he shook our hands, and he said to each of us, "you did a good job. you did a good job to dr. king, he said, you have a dream. to us, in that time, john f. kennedy was the embodiment of our dream. he symbolized

goodbye today to the nation's first peace corps director.ergeant shriver died tuesday at the age of 95. he suffered for years from alzheimer's disease. he was remembered today at a funeral mass in maryland for his charity work and his optimism. mourners included first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. >> perhaps his greatest achievement was showing us in our family how to show up in other people's lives. >> the service was filled with song and laughter and fond memories. among those attending, u2 frontman bono and oprah winfrey. sergeant shriver will be buried next to his wife eunice in massachusetts. a life well lived. >>> lawrence karnow is joining us now. we have a beautiful saturday and we're hoping more is on tap for sunday. >> how about that? that was a great start to the weekend. a lot of folks enjoying the sunshine today. and listen, warm weather continuing outside. it looks like it will keep going that way. as we're seeing the high pressure hold on here and what a great evening out there tonight. and the tempera

. >>> robert sargent shriver peace corps founder former vice- presidential candidate, husband, fathers died. shriver has been in the hospital for several days. he was diagnosed in 2003 with alzheimer's. his career started in 1961 years after he married eunice kennedy when her brother president kennedy asked him to launch the peace corps project and he created other programs that to this day affect millions of people. sargent shriver was 95. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, didn't have in foliage, it made up for in spirit. tonight, the city of concord... >>> here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. what it didn't have in foliage it made up for in spirit. tonight the city

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since sargent shriver founded the peace corps, more than 200,000 americans have served as peace corps volunteers in 139 countries. today's event will feature a tribute to sargent shriver who passed away last week. more than 150 alumni will share photos from their time. it kicks off tonight at 5:00 this evening at the ferry building. >>> the three-day event at the san jose convention center this weekend features exhibits by medical marijuana dispensaries, collectives and care0l givers. just like last year, therexd wot a self-medication tent. and san jose police officers will not be on hand. instead, the organizers are bringing in private security. the convention is for people 18 and older but you do not need a medical marijuana card to attend. tickets are $20 apiece. >>> they left their hearts in san francisco. large decorated hearts are back in the city as part of the annual hearts in san francisco project. the project commissions local artists to decorate heart sculptures that provide a light-saving source of funding for the san francisco hospital's foundation. >> these fund the ama

ceremony honoring jfk, and civil rights activists, were also there and members of the first piece --peace corpthat he established. >> and the largest ever crackdown on organized crime. with 130 accused mobsters are behind bars. and terisa estacio. curt with crimes going back, decades. >> one after another, brought in for bookings from brooklyn to rhode island. and even as far away as italy. >> with this is one of the fbiggest days for the mafia up against the fbi in history. >> with organized families, one an indictment but the colombos. acting under boss, and also for different captains and eight shoulde---sola folder soldiers >> and with years of investigative work including the development of key, cooperative witnesses. a trend that is been tilting in the favor of law enforcement. >> this investigation was aided by informants that was recorded thousands of suspected mobsters. this was in two decades, from extortion, murder, bookmaking. these charges carry a variety of maximum terms. terisa estacio kron 4, news. ()music)á, it is another gorgeous day in san francisco and bay-area wide. as we

formal peace corps shriver died. he was the first piece course of his brother-in-law of president john f. kennedy. he was also the running mate back in 1972. he was 95 years old and he leaves behind five children including former california first lady mary but shriver. zx >> it was quite a nice picture from the golden gate bridge. the rtc fought back in the forecast again today. areas of dense fog are in places like the north bay. it to market the fog will clear out quickly and will be left with few clouds ahead and freezing conditions it especially it to present more conditions. it could rest into the 30's. wednesday night is mostly clear with fog that will be head of the forecast later this week. we are taking a look at fault form again in the north bay valley into patchy fog along the coastline. the fog a scaling back quicker than what we saw today. the fog is in the peninsula and temperatures will be cooler than what we sought yesterday morning. especially, in our inland valleys. the 7:00 hour there will be some

rebuilding and expansion of the peace corps. my work was working as the society director. they and the other staff opened the peace corps to the former soviet union nations, eastern europe and beyond and also to south africa. it was a period of growth and once again it was a period in which the shriver enthusiasm and determination to reach out to everyone in this world so they could have a better life was created -- these opportunities. we mourn his passage. our prayers go out to his family and to remind all of us that we, too, and in any way possible, should be serving our fellow man. we miss you. and we know that america and millions of people around the world that were affected by your programs will miss you also. let me now turn to another issue that affects every american, there well-being, their lives, their ability to get the care that they need when they have health care problems. on this floor today, we began the debate of the repeal of the affordable health care act. an extraordinary law that will affect each and every

. >> shriver was bobbing director of the peace corps in 1961 he headed up the special olympics found that up by his wife eunice kennedy who died in 2009. shriver's grandchildren help utilize them. >> even though we know you're gone to grandma liu still filled the room. (music) >> his casket was carried out with stevie wonder singing for ever one. an image that seems to in bawdyhouse shriver face light. >> a weekend weather is really nice. temperatures are really nice. i will have the forecast for you coming up. the city of san bruno has decided how to distribute money that was probably die donated to help victims of the gas line explosion. this is how the money is going to be distributed, 38 families who lost their alms will each get $6,000. the 17th will give $4,000 apiece and the 45 with minor hamas with minor damages will get $1,000 apiece. >> some families of probably doing well with the relationship with p g n e and their insurance adjusters. there are some, that are not. so they are struggling. we've heard of stories that there are families who do not have a job called on and t

. >> reporter: they came to honor the man who started the peace corps. >> your dad not only was prepared to make life better than it was. he made it better than it was for literally millions of people. >> reporter: shriver was remembered in music and words. his daughter, maria shriver, recalled a loving father. >> perhaps his greatest achievement was showing us and our family how to show up in other people's lives and how to love unconditionally. >> reporter: he left his family a letter with these parting words. >> all of you should be happy, happy that i am finally getting to meet our lord, my favorite superstar, face-to-face. >> reporter: sargent shriver left a public leg guess of good works and a private legacy that lives on with his children. >> god bless you, daddy. >> alan: today president barack obama gave americans a hint of what he will be talking about in the state of the union address. >> my number one focus is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing, and we are creating jobs, not just now but well into the future. >> alan: in an online video relea

the former peace corp. director announced in 2003 that he had alzheimer's disease.is wife and special olympics founder eunice kennedy died in 2009 at the age of 88. president obama remind they can help the healing process while honoring martin luther king jr.'s legacy by performing community service. the president and first family took part in a painting project on a school on capitol hill. they painted characters to promote healthy eating. >> this is an outstanding program, an example of what martin luther king's birthday should be all about. i want to thank all the mentors -- >> the civil rights leader was 39 when james earl ray shot him to death in 1968. dr. king would have turned 82 years old this year. ♪ >> back here in the bay area, hundreds honor dr. king's legacy by riding the annual freedom train between san jose and san francisco. the tradition started 27 years ago as a way to remember king's historic march in alabama from selma to montgomery in 1965. the train covers 54 miles along caltrain's tracks. that equals the same number of miles between selma and

the first director of the peace corps and president john f. kennedy's brother-in-law.e 95-year-old deed yesterday at a suburban washington d.c. hospital after battling alzheimer's for years. >>> surveillance video captured a driver losing control of her car before slamming into a convenience store. the damage was extensive, but, fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> and england's prince william and fiance kate middleton aren't having a baby just yet, but politicians are working to change an ancient law that favors boys over girls. the law would give equal opportunity status in the line to the throne favoring the first born regardless of sex. now here's your early look at one of your top health headlines on nbc.com. new research shows many daily skin creams claiming to provide ultraviolet protection and anti-aging benefits may not have enough critical ingredients to block uva light. currently spf levels on labels only reflect uvb protection. companies aren't required to provide protection levels for equally harmful uva rays. those may be susceptible to skin darkening and re

sargent shriver, the head of the peace corps, died at 95 after a long battle are alzheimer's. >> hisave clean water of a new school through the peace corps. ♪ ♪ >> we're making an effort to improve the education and the health services for the people that are suffering ournd pofty conditions. >> for me, as his only daughter, perhaps his greatest achievement was showing us in our family how to show up in other people's lives and how to love unconditionally. >> and the pentagon released the names of 18 service members killed in iraq and afghanistan in the past two weeks. >>> that's our program for today. thank you for watching. abc will have special coverage of the president's state of the union address tuesday evening. see you then. >>> in the news a oakland school district's police officer shoot and kills a suspect during a traffic stop after officials say he tried to stab the officer. >> and the cruise ship that was stranded arrives in san francisco bay for repairs. join us

♪ peace corps. life is calling. how far will you go? >>> hi we are back.e talking with boris bruten and john has joined us. good to have you back john. you were here two years ago boris let's find out what you have in your sack for us. >> glad to do it i just want to make one point to you we are antiquarian book dealerwe did define it roughly as 100 years old but we have many books among our exhibitors that are much newer than that. a rare book can be stein baek, we have steinbeck and faulkner. >> roamer. >> you bet. >> that is my interest. >> well, there will be some there i am sure. so it is just not for the oldies and moldies which interests me and i brought one here this is mexican print because i am a specialist in mexico this book is bound in vellum the lining of a sheep or cow's stomach and one to have toughest materials known it never deteriorates and it is just a wonderful binding material they should use this still. >> you can hear that crackle. >> right and this again is that fine linen rag paper old books have. this book is meant for a priest.

. >> for those of you who were involved in seeing how the peace corps started or seeing how the war on poverty started, near w as -- here was the man at the core of this who showed more, lost more but he showed up every day and found joy in life. >> shriver's son-in-law, former governor arnold schwarzenegger, was among the pallbearers. the coffin was take ton a grave yard in hyannis, massachusetts. >>> le lend yee is introducing a bill to use competitive bidding for all energy-related projects. he says that would lead to more solar projects and green jobs as well as save taxpayer money. he says competitive bidding would open up business to small ircontractors, including business owned by minorities and women. >>> san francisco's great highway is set to be closed to remove shifting sand. the road will be closed between lincoln way and float boulevard. the work starts on monday between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and will continue for about a week. crews will remove sand that has shifted to the nearby beach and trimmed vegetation from the medians to help improve visibility. i'm sure there wi

in washington there will be a public wake for sergeant shriver, the first director of the peace corpsrother-in-law of former president john f. kennedy. he died this week at the age of 95. >>> in arkansas a hearing is set for one of two men accused of stealing the data of 120,000 i pad users. among the potential victims, new york city mayor michael bloomberg and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. >>> and there will be a hearing and perjury trial of barry bonds. the charges relate to testimony the former san francisco giants slugger made in which he denied ever knowingly used steroids. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc nightly news. finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on ""the today show"." al roker tracks the new winter storm that's hammering the northeast, and hear from the family members of a woman who was reunited with her family after being kidnapped as an infant. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weat

shriver served as the first director of the peace corps under jfk before leading president johnson's war on poverty. he fought alzheimer's disease several years, president obama called him quote, one of the brightest lights of the greatest generation. >> the house is expected to vote tomorrow on the republican-led effort to repeal president obama's health care law. debate began today with g.o.p. members attacking the law. they claim it's stifling job growth and is slowing the economic recovery. >> this is freedom limiting had many care law. >> this new law is a fiscal house of cards and it's a health care house of cards. >> democrats and the white house called efforts pointless since there is no way it could wo pass in the democratic controlled senate. 50 we all think it makes a lot of sense to debate a bill that thankfully will go nowhere in the senate and would certainly be vetoed by the president. >> and a new abc news washington post poll finds most americans, 50% oppose the new law and 40% support it. repealing is another matter. just 18% favor doing that. >> and back to our top

the former peace corp. director announced in 2003 that he had alzheimer's disease. wife and special olympics founder eunice kennedy died in 2009 at the age of 88. president obama remind they can help the healing process while honoring martin luther king jr.'s legacy by performing community service. the president and first family took part in a painting project on a school on capitol hill. they painted characters to promote healthy eating. >> this is an outstanding program, an example of what martin luther king's birthday should be all about. i want to thank all the mentors -- >> the civil rights leader was 39 when james earl ray shot him to death in 1968. dr. king would have turned 82 years old this year. ♪ >> back here in the bay area, hundreds honor dr. king's legacy by riding the annual freedom train between san jose and san francisco. the tradition started 27 years ago as a way to remember king's historic march in alabama from selma to montgomery in 1965. the train covers 54 miles along caltrain's tracks. that equals the same number of miles between selma and mo

sargent shriver, the former peace corps director and vice presidential nominee, has died. he passed away today at a hospital in bethesda, maryland, after a long struggle with alzheimer's. shriver was the first head of the peace corps under president kennedy, his brother-in-law, and was democrat george mcgovern's running mate in 1972. in between, he ran president johnson's war on poverty in the 1960s. he complained the war in vietnam hurt the effort. as in this interview with a correspondent of cbs news. >> i think it would be a gross deception to delude the american people that something substantial is being done about problems here at home such as lack of education, lack of health, lack of justice, lack of housing, lack of opportunity, to delude them that something is being done about that when you appropriate so little money that you can't do anything substantial about it. how can anybody in their right mind decide that it is an intelligent expenditure of your dollar to put 75 cents into military wars and drop out a cent and a quarter to solve the problems of the poor he

as the first director of the peace corps, mr. shriver skillfully launched an organization that has strengthened respect for america across the world and has for half a century exposed a generation of americans to the world beyond their borders. sargent shriver also made his mark as the director of the important anti-poverty programs and is the leader of the special olympics movement. a movement that he joined his extraordinary bride, eunice kennedy shave, in heading. -- shriver in heading. in the words of his biographer, i quote, often the things that sargent shriver accomplished, starting the peace corps, or getting 500,000 kids into head start programs, its first summer when the experts said that 10,000 kids was the maximum feasible, were things that everyone before him had said were not realistic or were down right impossible. he did. he had a gift for what one of the old war on poverty colleagues called, and i quote, expanding the horizons of the possible. i'm reminded of robert kennedy's quote that he used so often that some

. >> mitchell: here at home, the kennedy and shriver clans gathered for the funeral of peace corps founder and former vice presidential candidate sergeant shriver. also there, michelle obama and joe biden. maria shriver spoke of her father. >> the programs he fought for, the ones he created, they still have impact as we stand here. but for me as his only daughter, perhaps his greatest achievement was showing us in our family how to show up in other people's lives and how to love unconditionally. the smell of shaving cream. whatever scents fill your household, purina tidy cats scoop helps neutralize odors in multiple cat homes... giving you just what you need to keep your house smelling like it should. purina tidy cats scoop. keep your home smelling like home. to stay fit, you might also want to try lifting one of these. a unique sea salt added to over 40 campbell's condensed soups. it helps us reduce sodium, but not flavor. so do a few lifts. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ you won't believe your taste buds. you won't believe it's fiber. benefiber. clear, taste-free, and disso

he's most remembered for starting the peace corps under his brother-in-law, john f. kennedy. shriver was also a leader against the war against poverty and above all was remembered for being a good man. >> could anybody really be as good as he seemed to be. i mean, come on now. come on. every other man in this church feels about two inches tall right now. >> a nice moment in an emotional day. maria shriver also spoke, remembering her father as a man who taught his family how to be there for others, and to love unconditionally. after today's funeral, shriver was buried in massachusetts next to his wife. >>> the new year for many of us, all about picking up healthy food options for you and your family. but nutritionists are warning that what may seem like the low-fat, low-calorie choice is just the opposite. nbc's ellen goldberg explains. >> reporter: low fat, whole grain and a good source of fiber. sounds healthy, right? >> nutrition uses marketing just like every other industry does. so what's marketed on that package doesn't necessarily mean it's the healthiest choice. >> rep

. >>> if you saw how the peace corp started or watching the rise of legal services.ere a man that was at the core of a family that had suffered more and lost more and showed up every day. and found joy in life. >> ma ria, shriver and her husband were there at the funeral. >>> giffords surprised her doctors. >>> an online milestone for apple. what one select person received for the historic moment. representative giffords has begun a new phase, she is expected to start rehab in few days. what she did today that surprised her doctors. >> one of the doctors said he has been surprised at how strong she is on her left hand side she can not stand or speak. but doctors saw that her left leg was hanging over the side of the bed and they asked her to bring it up over the bed and she was able to do it. and they said that that actually found that that was a nice surprise, we with spoke earlier with her doctor. >> she surprised us, she did not need assistance. there's people holding to her as was described. but she is activates her muscles more than i anticipated. >> he went on

the inauguration or they got involved because, you know, they heard him speak or they joined the peace corpshat's an amazing thing. for my children it's an amazing thing and it really just shows you how personal history is and how there is this continuity of spirit in america. >> one last question. for any high school seniors who see this on the web or on television, what should they take away from the kennedy family name in terms of the meaning of the presidency of john f. kennedy, for all of us who have wondered what it must be like for you to get in a cab and say kennedy airport. what should the family name ideally mean to them? >> well, it's interesting because my children are that age, and i have a high school senior. and so it's been very interesting to watch him become eager to learn about his grandfather. and i think what has inspired him really is learning about the decisions, the service and really the passionate commitment to this country, and i know my son when he listens to the speech, he just goes, "he was such a boss." >> a genuine kennedy schlossberg family moment there. a re

a final farewell to the man who created the peace corps. the casket was carried by maria shriver, husband arnold schwarzenegger and members of the kennedy family. shriver was remembered by many, including former president bill clinton, for his self-less service. >> most of us waste countless hours trying to rewrite the past, or elevate our position in the future. in a way that doesn't amount to a hill of beans, and keeps us from making the most of the moment. i have never met a man in my life who was happier in the moment. than sar vent shriver. >> in spied of standing-room-only conditions, the likes of stevie wonder and bono, the family opened overflow rooms at the church to the public. >>> still to come ahead at 5:00, going to class without ever leaving home. coming up, how cutting-edge technology is helping a challenged child live a more normal life. my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had left. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are words. she had pu

we send out condolences to the family of sergeant shiver, the first director of the peace corps. he was a live long champion of the poor and underprivileged. he passed away this week at the age of 95. thank you, everyone, the conversation continues online. we're going to pick up where we left off and make them tell me what the president will say sft state of the union speech. watch for the president's speech and we'll see you again around the table, next week on "washington week." good nide. [captioning by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--]