. >> perseverance, just to finish what i couldn't start that day. >> hear his amazing story and how none thought he'd even be here today. did you know a ten-second test could help your business avoid hours of delay caused by slow internet from the phone company? that's enough time to record a memo. idea for sales giveaway. return a call. sign a contract. pick a tie. take a break with mr. duck. practice up for the business trip. fly to florida. win an award. close a deal. hire an intern. and still have time to spare. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business. built for business. >>> now for the good stuff, the part of the show where we tell you about some of the good news out there and there is some. >> out in california a grandmother out of an intensive care unihit it morning thanks to the quick thinking of her heroic granddaughter. kendall stillwell was spending the night in the home of her grandmother rita lovao when the 72-year-old stopped breathing and that's when kendall took action. >> i was in bed and i hear

this exercise, you create young people who are resilient to pain and to disappointment, and their perseverance level is through the roof and you can't stop them. so that point it doesn't matter what else they do over and around or through it, they're going to get to it, and that's the generation i'm looking for, resilient generation of builders and leaders, some of which will become entrepreneurs. >> we can keep the discussion going. we started late. now we have run late. john will be right here, and i'm going to adjourn us. john, i'm not very proud of this. i don't read books. i read yours. every single word. and it's the best book i've read in ten years. but i want to say again that it's definitely your best work. thank you. we're adjourned. to cocktails and meatballs. [applause] >> booktv is on facebook. like us. to enter act with booktv guests and viewer, watch videos and get up to date information. facebook.com/booktv. >> author suki kim, where are you from? >> i'm from south korea, originally, born and raised there. and i came to america when i was 13. >> why did you come to the states?

denouncing done another year and another year went bay by but sandy wouldn't give up it was his perseverance that bought 80 us to rebuild harding park and we were on our way and the 2005 with players like tiger words and fold by the president cup we learned a lot about the enthusiasm of the fans in the bay area and the diversity of the fans the intelligence of the fans and our players noticed that as well that you had thousands of people who it out 80 taught to handinging park and know it's a wonderful thing to bay play that level of competition at harding park since tln then chamz in partnership with chuck to get the clubhouse built so here we are today, we're excited about this for a number of reasons one to have a major champingship played are here this past weekend i heard cbs say over and over again in washington, d.c. the congressional is major champing venue and with ted's announcement today from today on harding park will be referred to as a major champingship venue that's a terrific thing for any golf course and the first t to help it get moving is positive as well. i'd like to spen

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. >> you have to persevere yourself. you have to push it to their minds that you're not going to give up. that you're not going to let your child's life just go away. if you don't do this, if you don't do this, in a lot of cases they won't persevere. >> william smith says that it is very important for him to express his gratitude to the many investigators who took part in this case and brought not closure, you can never bring back the loss of a 14-year-old to a family, but a feeling as her mother and father said, a feeling that there is and has been some type of justice for erica. live in loudoun county, jackie benson. >>> heroin is taking lives across maryland at an alarming rate. it's now being called an epidemic. governor martin o'malley says reducing the number of deaths is a top priority. news 4 darcy spencer is here the studio with more on what he plans to do about it. darcy? >> jim, the governor admits the numbers show the problem is getting worse. more people are injecting themselves with heroin and dying in reco

denouncing done another year and another year went bay by but sandy wouldn't give up it was his perseverance that bought 80 us to rebuild harding park and we were on our way and the 2005 with players like tiger words and fold by the presid

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full of confidence and perseverance, the stuff edgar learned so well back in those tomato and cantaloupe fields. >> bravo, edgar. >>> up next, will hurricane arthur dance in your independence day? stay with us. when folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to america. >>> we are at the height of the storm right now as the first named storm of the season, arthur, makes landfall. elevated to a category 2 hurricane, forcing mandatory evacuations along north carolina's outer banks. the governor declared a state of emergency and abc news has dispatched throughout the region. hurricane arthur is predicted to weaken as it makes its way up to the eastern seab

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but his perseverance was undisturbed. >> the quiet determination of ulysses grant echoed loudly through the fighting men of the union army. when defeat was decisive, as it was at cold harbor, the rank and file gained renewed energy recognizing grant's tenacity and purpose. the effect on the men was perfectly explained by a federal officer named adams. he wrote that the army of the potomac had literally marched in blood and agony. all of this fighting had been unsuccessful fighting. and yet, we have a great fighter in grants. he takes hold as one having confidence in himself and not having the least fear of his adversary. he is bold and takes risks, thus inspiring confidence in his army. one can see that grant believes in an incessant fighting and marching as producing necessary results. not only on his own army, but the enemy. if his army is exhausted and needs rest, it is not only likely that the enemy, with the smaller numbers, is even more so, and so the moment of greater exhaustion that comes that of the greatest effort. >> the battlefields are quiet and even alluring today. it is t

. >> the merck case took ten years to solve and required both perseverance and ingenuity.lt was not only a conviction but a new forensic test now used around the world when investigators suspect there has been tampering inside a gun barrel. >> this is where forensic science works as it always borrows or steals from its neighboring sciences or methodologies, and it takes those and uses it in a practical manner. >> i could not have won the case, i could not have gotten the death penalty without forensic science. >> i've had a long career, and it was one of the highlights of my career. e>>> on a bitter cold night, family home went up in flames, killing one man and leaving a second person injured. a witness blamed a kerosene heat person arson was suspected. forensic science was needed to sort through the contradictions. was this an accident or cold brooded murder. >>> the weather in jackson, georgia, is usually warm most of the year. but in january 2003, there was an unusual cold snap, with temperatures below freezing. citrus growers used kerosene heaters to save their orange

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after her arrival, meriam yahia met pope francis, who said her perseverance was a testament to christian faith. she says she was brought up a christian, but authorities in sudan considered her a muslim because that was the faith of her absent father. a taiwanese airline has said bad weather caused the crash of a domestic flight on wednesday. claims by the authorities -- they claim it was safe to fly. 40 people died when it crashed on an island off of the western coast of taiwan. a liberian man in his 40's is being tested for the deadly ebola virus in nigeria's commercial capital of lagos. healthput pressure on systems. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, could it be months before afghanistan has a new president? every ballot from the election is being recounted right now, and the processes -- process is going very slowly. in arizona, the lethal injection of a double murderer dragged on to two hours and brought up more concerns about how the death penalty is being administered. >> joseph wood was a double murderer and on death row for almost 25 years. his execution s

. >> looking forget, tenacity, persevere ands, all of those kind of qualities that a student actually has, and has used those qualities to excel in the classroom and and in high school. >> philadelphia william hite says it will help inner city students. >> i'm extremely excited for our children in the school district of philadelphia because i think this will provide more of them with a opportunity to access temple. >> the new temple option is open to students who enroll for fall 2015. in philadelphia, i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> a drive to collect back to school supplies gets a big boost, citizens bank today donated $5,000 to non-profit called kade tolls crayons. make employees sorted through supplies this morning, that mondayly help the group meet its goal in distributing 24,000 back packs filled with school supplies to children in need. >> learning new details tonight about shipwreck found at ground zero. a long forgotten wooden ship was discovered in 2010. and what was once an underground security and parking complex. well, a new report based on the rings in the wo

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i will determine to persevere.ering. >> i suspect whether you know this or not -- i suspect that in every one of those shows -- this will change over time. i suspect with every one of those shows there is a slice of the audience, to your earlier point -- that give you the been fit of the doubt that will buy a ticket to see you because they want to see you in this other -- >> right, right. >> -- base. they walk in with an attitude that says prove it to me. how do you respond to that piece -- that slice of the audience that's on their hands saying, okay, prove it to me? >> the funny thing is that side of it doesn't bother me at all because that's me. i would be doing that. i know that if someone persuaded me to go and see -- >> i know i would have a feeling of oh really? >> it's absolutely right. that's as it should be. nobody should get -- nobody should get a free pass. i'm expected to win people over just through the show itself, and i hope -- i do hope and i believe -- well, i know it, actually, because we've had

and jim, his whole life has been a story of perseverance and how he3y)s has overcome this challe of arain injury. and i got to step in his shoes. >> you played that remarkably well. >> and show that to the world so hopefully people who are challenged in that way see that and say, oh, okay, that guy did it, you know. >> you played the heck out of that character. of course, the briefing room in the whougs now is named after james brady. brady briefing room. that was a great character. beau has done a lot of great stuff and he's still doing it on a couple things right now. "masters of sex" on showtime and "the millers" on cbs. how you had time to come see us with two series, i don't know. great talking to you. >> thanks, tavis. >> thanks, beau bridges. that's our show for tonight. thanks for watching. and always, keep the faith. ♪ >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> i'm tavis smiley, join me for alex and senior simone campbell about her book "a nun on the bus." that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from

welcome to the now our lead story today perseverance by way of general motors now like the beleaguered city of the american car manufacturer is based in general motors just can't seem to catch a break yet they keep on trucking pun intended now only twenty four hours after g.m. announced its latest and massive vehicle recall on monday the company reported a june sales increase of one percent compared to a year ago beating analyst estimates for a six point three percent decline all as its vehicle recalls rose to record levels in the u.s. now the automaker has recalled more than twenty five million vehicles already this year and mind you we still have six more months to go in two thousand and fourteen but the problems have apparently not repeat not kept customers away from g.m. showrooms now g.m. has been struggling for months with a series of recalls and revelations that for more than a decade it failed to disclose an ignition switch defect now the company has linked at least thirteen deaths to that ignition switch defect problem and it seems like the company's vigilance to root out safe

we're going to persevere. >> jarring time for you. >> it's so demoralizing. this is work we've been fightsing for for over four years. the veterans have been standing shoulder to shoulder with us pushing for this work to get implemented. to have it cut off at the knee likes this is so disheartening. >> i want to talk specifically about the study. this is something we report on. what's going on now with you and the university. they say look, this is not out of the ordinary, we have -- we make these decisions all the time. and not renew people's contracts. they wouldn't comment specifically on your case. they don't seem to be thinking this is some big deal though. >> well, the university took away my work without giving me any reason. not even a fair hearing. it wasn't an issue of job performance, that's clear from my evalues. it was an issue i was at the forfronts of some of the most controversial research at the university of arizona, and it appears that the u of a may have buckled under the pressure of some very right wing lawmakers in arizona who have gone

and put up with the cost to get to san francisco but we can't expect everybody to have that much perseverance. >> there's nothing further commissioners, we can move on to department matters, item 5, director's announcements. >> good afternoon, commissioner, on the issue of the park, i was a bit surprised to see that in the paper as well, we are looking into the specifics of that, that was clearly not the intent. the intent was the park open with the terminal, clearly the surrounding property owners were also -- had that expectation, so we are looking into the details on that. secondly, commissioner, i wanted to when i will put kate on the spot right now, i wanted to announce that i will be selecting kate conner as our specialist, this was a position that was placed in the budget at your request to talk for a person who does all things housing all the time, kate has shown a lot of experience deal witching housing issues, she'll be working on a lot of housing policy issues and also projects to move projects through the process across departments working in a number of different housing related

israel apparently it's perseverance attempting to go to gaza and kill people is it being very careful or maybe don't being so very careful i mean people are now taking these sort of people who are demonstrating in paris say with young people they wanted to extremists most of their refuse cools to just trouble but most of the day they get their information to the internet they know what's go at. it each world why there is a small section of the community that is well informed and he's not a challenge by the west media just highly biased in favor of israel. after the break ups on a boycott is joined by the director of the ethical journalism network to discuss the shaky boundaries between journalism and propaganda stay with us. i mean i think the afghans are invincible and they're too independent minded they love freedom. they don't want to see foreigners in their country and will fight to guerilla war till the end.

perseverance award. scott has been battling cancer for seven years, and his message brought tears to everyone in the audience. >> when you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. you beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live. [ applause ] >> and you see right there a big applause from our robin roberts at the end of his speech. scott asked his 14-year-old daughter to come on stage for a big hug. what an emotional moment. >> so many great moments last night there. it's a great event. >>> well, up next in "the pulse," weird al is back with another must-see video. the hit song in his sights right now. >>> and meet the photographer who claims he invented the selfie decades ago. d i have cop. i'm k-a-t-e and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way my volunteering. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. and breo helps reduce symptom flare-ups that last

something that data heard from me on a football field about commitment and grace and forgiveness and perseverance will take it. what is yours? what is your legacy? what you do for yourself in this world will die with you and end up a yard sale somebody would give $5 and drive away and that is the end of it. what you do for others how you serve, how you lead and your family and business and in your politics, that does not have to be separated it can be left in its entirety to everyone you know, and to cannot be sold or negotiated. when hunter percent trust of everyone you know, . looking in the mayor to make sure that is what you are doing. that is a legacy worth leaving then you are as the film does anyone. ladies and gentlemen,, that is what it means to go "against the grain" of today's preconceived notion of pop culture the challenge of "against the grain." think you for having me. [applause] >> that was fantastic. i was inspired did the heritage is a touche to reproduce bali that -- policy be hope helps with the nation the coach has gracefully to take questions from people in the audience. >>

souls, providing them with wisdom to know when to be a stain and when -- when to abstain and when to persevere. as they read your sacred scriptures, may they feel the stirring of your holy spirit. lord, bless all human hearts that today are lifted up to you. accept their prayer and praise, as you guide them on the road as you lead them on the road that leads to eternal life. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., july 7, 2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tim kaine, a senator from the commonwealth of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer:

and imagination, rupture imagination, rupture, and success idealism love family courage perseverancend truth. if any of those apply then get the book. [laughter] and in the abstract way taking readers through the characters6 themselves in then we've tolstoy's old life he grappled through the same issues so so much of maya understanding and thinking they have been shaped by tolstoy anwr and peace in particular as i jokingly referred to but i am jewish. and another aspect is moving through to give "war and peace" a chance so one phrase that my editor and publicist don't like me to use is the cliff notes on steroids but if you don't like that but it works well as a companion but also it works well as a stand-alone booking case you don't have plans of the very near future to read "war and peace" everything you need to know for the cocktail party is in this book end of course, i am being facetious. the first chapter is called rupture it makes sense because that was the impetus in the first place. i use that not just crisis but when things seem to fall apart about who you are or what the

the sheer daring, audacity, and perseverance in the face of adversity, it is hard to beat the true story of the air commandos in the invasion of burma by glider at night. i told you that i had some people i wanted you to meet, and i'm going to introduce them to you now. three of these air commandos are with us tonight. patt meara, bill cartwright, and dick cole. i'm going to ask them to come on out. and i'm going to introduce them to you now. three of these air commandos are with us tonight. patt meara, bill cartwright, and dick cole. i'm going to ask them to come on out. [applause] >> amazing. >> tell them to stop. thank you. thank you very much. guys, have a seat. welcome to kansas city. i told you that we are the heart of the country, and that's not just because we are in the middle. it's because we've got the biggest heart and a lot of love, and you just experienced some of it. let me start out by asking -- how did you guys get hooked into the air commandos in the first place? anybody want to answer that? patt? talk to me. >> i was not in the original group until after we got to indi