still grieving the piersons have come every year. it's called taps, morning to -- learning to mourn. notes tied to balloons, a simple act with demeaning for a 9-year-old boy. the president is marking a separate ceremony at the vietnam veterans memorial. >>> several members of the military tied to our area were killed in operation enduring free do. the day was especially memorable for a group of students at carney elementary school. they honored ja. marchanti. >> maybe you were down at sandy point. look at the heat index values, feeling like 101. that's the heat and humidity come bin naismghts the heat advisories continue for baltimore, frederick, howard county and into the d.c. region. dew point around 70. it's very humid air. we have limited activity. we shouldn't see late night showers or storms but a slow fall into the upper 80s. when will the heat relent. we'll talk about it. >> the holiday weekend coming to a close. it is moving very slowly as we take a live look at 50s. this is moving at a crawl. so i hope they had their patien

. >> reporter: four years ago captain pierson was killed in iraq.ildren. >> it's like the whole future that we had planned is all of a sudden gone. it feels like a bad nightmare. >> he was a good person. >> reporter: grieving the piersons come to this event every year since the loss. tragedy assistance program called taps. kaley henderson's father was killed in afghanistan. they shared a love of reptiles. >> we would go and sometimes scar my mom if there was a snake in the backyard. >> reporter: today they wrote notes from kaley, hi, dad, i love you. i miss you. another, i really want you to come back to earth. notes, tied to balloons. a simple act with deep meaning for 9-year-old boy. >> 3, 2, 1. >> to help him because he feels closer to his dad he is able to send that message. >> reporter: a little. >> a way to get it there. >> reporter: a little closer to heaven. >> right. right. >> reporter: while we remember on memorial day, they remember every day. david curley, abc news, arlington, virginia. >> texas could be the decider for mitt romney if he

guys from the pierson scholarship hall, they do this. they go all over campus. into the gymnasium.y go all through the school. >> there's a guy, there's a guy, there's a guy. >> wait, was there a guy? >> there's a guy running behind with a boom box. it looks like he's running playing the theechme. >> the best part, toward the end, one of the larger fellows, he got a little tired. >> aww. >> he didn't train? >> he was, like, you know what? this has been fun and all, but it's too much running. listen to this. >> and he's right. these natives, they never did catch him in 2012. maybe next year. >>> that's our show for today. thank you so much for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow, everybody. have a great rest of your day.

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. >>> i'm hampton pierson with your cnbc market wrap.-point gain, s&p up 3, the nasdaq down 1.07. a record high on home sales. a raise in a 30-year mortgage up to 3% this week. now back to "hardball." >>> today the "washington post" reported a rather troubling account of mitt romney's teenager years when he was 16 or 17 at a boarding school. according to the "washington post," romney picked on a kid that they described as soft-spoken and teased for his nonconformity and presumed homosexuality and his hair that draped over one eye. they took offense to the student's looks and allowed a p posse to tackle him, pin him to the ground and forcibly cut his harrah's the boy cried and screamed for help. romney said he can't remember doing it. the victim clearly did. political analyst and writer of the huffington post media group, and political reporter of the "washington post" which broke this story today. nia, what can you give us in the context? it seems hideously absurd that somebody would engage in this. there were five witnesses to it. and t

carol maureen, and political editor for our friends here at wmaq, chicago tribune reporter rick piersonumnist with "the chicago sun-times." good morning. >> good to be here. >> i want to talk quickly about the protests and how mayor emanuel handled things. >> masterful job we've been living with a fear -- we've been a target because of that history, and i think it police department and police chief did an incredible job. kept things calm. >> carol, relief that the g-8 wasn't here? >> yeah, relief the g-8 wasn't here. emanuel if at all surprised by the white house, also was deeply encouraged by the possibility that he would limit his exposure to protests and problems. >> i felt that was a public complaint in a private thank goodness they moved it to camp david. >> talk about the campaign. we're in chicago. sure, we can talk about nato, but the campaign. they want to get back to domestic issues. this fight about the budget, how do you watch it playing out on the campaign trail here in the midwest? i've always thought there'salities disconnect frankly between the debates in washington and

. >>> i'm hampton pierson with your cnbc market wrap. 7 points, the nasdaq at 7, s&p loses 8. and they allow them to remain both ceo and chairman. facebook shares are now expected to sell from between 38 to $48 a share later this week higher than its previous range. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide of t. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." we're less than six months away now from election day with both candidates with a sliver of votes and a handful of swing states. here's what it looks like right now. democrats have 231 electoral votes in votes that are solidly or leading democratic. the pattern is pretty strong there. republicans are leading in states with 197 electoral votes. president obama leads in nevada by eight points. in pennsylvania he's up by seven, in ohio by five, in virginia by four. florida it's a total toss-up at this point. governor of mississippi also served as our nc chairman. gentlemen, i want to hit you with the question that jumps into my mind if i were either of these candidates

but there's a wonderful story from a guy named severe pierson who was a white house counsel. he talks about the days of the tradition from lbj to nixon. johnson wanted to make sure that everybody open the staff was taken care of. they had a place to go after working at the white house for him. it was part of being loyal. he held that up as the most important thing in politics. loyalty. he said that time and time again. so he signs outs of the white house. can which you more orless had to do. the president got the log every day to determine who was in the white house and who wasn't there. given his pension for micromanagement. he always knew who was there and who wasn't. he goings out to los angeles to interview for from a very good top-notch law firm in los angeles. and he's meeting with the partners in the beautiful conference room, and a secretary comes in very flustered and says mr. peerson, the president of the united states is on the line for you. the president is calling. and the partner says, you know what? you need to take this. we'll adjourn from the conference room.

. >> mitt romney, the union corn, but first as i said hampton pierson joins us with the cnbc market wrapr average in the red and off the lows of the day with 15 minutes left and the major numbers for the dow averages look like this, down about 147, the s&p down 17. the nasdaq down about 32 points. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. more of martin bashir after these messages. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. [ normal voice ] nope, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allst

didier pierson goes out to los angeles to interview for a wide shoe, from a very good top notch law firm in los angeles. and he is meeting with the partners in this beautiful conference room, and a secretary comes in very flustered and said mr. pearson, the president of the united states is on the line for you. the president is calling. and a partner system, delete partners with you know what, you need to take this. we'll adjourn and let you take this. take as long as you want. he gets on the phone and he says mr. president? mr. president i don't know if you know this but i signed out. i'm not there, sir. yes, i know. he said well, what i deeply, mr. president? nothing. i thought the call would help. [laughter] the. >> so that contradicts sort of the ruthless johnson that you hear of in war. and but who work for him had a story of this great generosity. >> at that level loyalty what you said was the preeminent political virtue. when you look, and going through the transcripts, these are the presidential tapes that didn't get -- they really are seminars and political power, political lead

pierson and mr. berry. a great honor to meet both of you.a way to sort of explain something you can't really explain which is the magic in peter pan and we thought if we come up with this idea of stuff falls from the sky with this power to change people which would be sort of like the pixie dust. >> that's neat. now, what's your question. >> this trace of the main characters, peter pan and black sash and captain hook are known and loved by many people. how did this influence your writing of the book or make it more challenging? >> we sort of stayed away from trying to pretend we were following in jan berry's footsteps and wanted to create really fun characters, and there was some stuff already laid out for us. >> nice. >> you have a great question, i know. >> good morning, mr. berry and mr. person. many what made you decide that working in a pair would work better? >> we play in a rock band together. >> and we're terrible. >> it is a horrible band. >> we play hard listening music of our genre. that's how we met and became friends and ridley'