there's jim spawn who's done wonderful things studying the platt city shootout. it's the barden spot -- garden spot outside kansas city where your airport is now located, and it's also where bonnie and clyde and their criminal career began to be extinguished. that was the beginning of the end. the thing that i thought needed to be done in this book -- there have been do my knowledge 27 previous books written about bonnie and clyde coming from rep -- reputable authors. there's few that have context. by that i mean this. the great historian steven ambrose said he wrote books to answer one question, and question was how did they do that? whether steve ambrose wrote about the transcontinental railroad or organizing d-day, the purpose of his books and what he wanted to find out was how was it done? go down together is my 14th book, and in my books i try to answer a question too, but it's a different one. what i always want to understand is why did they do that? that's where context comes in, and in the case of bonnie and clyde and the legend that's grown and been refu

sunday on "platts energy week" former shell oil president john hoff meister gives us his latest predictionsgasoline prices for this year and next. that's this sunday morning at 8, only on wusa 9. >>> in the mail bag tonight. my bad. yesterday i said the groundhog was from new hampshire. the groundhog is from pennsylvania. then this, yesterday's report from one organization that says the toll charges on the dulles toll road need to go up and go up a lot in the next several years to pay for the subway slowly making its way to dulles. joyce from arlington says that is a terrible idea. we have a road built exclusively for traffic to dulles airport. use buses to get people back and forth from metro stations to the airport. the subway should end at tyson's corner. why build more subway at tremendous costs when we can't even maintain what we already have? you know those are all good points. i'll only say that personally i am a lot more likely to ride the subway to the airport than i am the bus. it is faster and it will never be stuck in traffic. and then there was this on the recent tumble in the

platts also reported chinese oil consumption grew less than expected. factoring all that in, traders sent the price of oil down almost 2.5% today. that move means americans could be getting what they asked for-- cheaper gas, perhaps as low as $3.50 a gallon by june, though long-time oil analyst phil verleger thinks it could go even lower. >> whereas we were looking at $4 a gallon a week ago, we could be looking as low as $3 a gallon by july 4 if things slow down. >> reporter: and because americans are switching to conservation mode, driving less and buying smaller cars, verleger sees a lasting trend. >> we are going to see a softer petroleum market for probably the next year or so. >> reporter: but remember this? other analysts argue the potential for unrest in the middle east coupled with surging demand in the emerging markets should put a floor under oil. >> any drop in oil prices are likely to be temporary unless you have global economic slowdown. that is not in the best interest of anybody. >> reporter: falling crude prices are certainly not in opec

so platte wants to get rid of teddy roosevelt.tion of 1900 is around the corner, and he approaches mckinley who's running on the republican ticket and wants him to take teddy roosevelt on the ticket, take him off his hands. now, mckinley is wary, but he realizes that there's a progressive movement that is coming up, and many republicans are progressive. he's more of a conservative. but he feels with teddy roosevelt on the ticket as a progressive that it would give good balance to the ticket. so he accepts roads svelte onto -- roosevelt onto the ticket. and then in 1901 at an education position in buffalo, mckinley is shot. and teddy roosevelt becomes president of the united states. now, he finishes up the first term, the mckinley term we'll call it, and he decides to run on his own in 1904. and he makes the promise that he will not run again, he'd just be a two-term president. and this was in keeping with the traditions set by george washington. for a president -- no president up until then had run for more than two terms. so almo

he comes back and he is approached by boss platt of new york state to run for governor.they figure they have a high candidate in new york but of course they want him to tow the line. these people are in bed with big corporations and they want teddy roosevelt to do what they want. he lets them think he is going to do what they want, because he wants the nomination. he is politically ambitious but once he gets in office he does what he wants. which is infuriating the corporate powers in new york state and they threaten threatened to cut off contributions to the politicians so platt wants to get rid of teddy roosevelt, so he approaches in the election of 1900 around the corner, and he approaches mckinley who is running on the republican ticket and wants to take teddy roosevelt on the ticket, take him off his hands. now, mckinley is wary that he realizes that there is a progressive movement that is coming up and many republicans are progressive. he is more of a conservative but he deals with teddy roosevelt on the ticket as a progressive that would give good balance to the t

pat on the platte and mike, first and second.e in new york for this game. trouble in the 6th, two men on, freddy runs it down, and throws to the plate. and carlos beltran cannot tag up and score. gets out of the gym and the strikeout in the last days. shut out the mets 2-1. >>> as and indians tonight. here it comes, this it's going. in the first inning, off of a solo shot off of josh, came in a perfect 4 and 0. this is not an instant replay, more than against tomlin. measured out at 390 feet. the first game of career. three pitches, three feet outside. in the 7th, randy size more goes down. 5 and 0 on the season as the as win it 3-1. >>> the lakers lost one in the playoff series. he said they can win if the lakers don't get serious in a hurry. starting the second half, kobe with the steal. and are you kidding me? is that really kobe bryant? jace comes in as the mavs open up a cushion. audacity! lakers are trailing 84-69 and they're in deep trouble. the golden hawks, things are physical in the paint. julia gets taken out there, an

sunday on "platts energy week" former shell oil president john hoff meister gives us his latest predictionsfor this year and next. that's this sunday morning at 8, only on wusa 9. >>> high risk of stroke. can raise the risk of an aneurysm bursting in the brain. an aneurysm is a bulge. a stroke could result. vigorous exercise like that, drinking coffee, intense workouts, even having sex or blowing your nose may briefly raise the risk. >>> cancer, recovery and gift of motherhood. a young woman with a life threatening disease and an older sister who gave her something even greater to live for this mother's day. >> reporter: it is the sound every new mother knows but heidi sander's daughter didn't arrive like most babies. three years ago heidi was diagnosed with cancer at age 28. doctors told her she would need to have a hysterectomy. >> to have a doctor tell you having a child is going to be taken away to save your life. >> reporter: she underwent invitro fertilization. her older sister made heidi's dreams of motherhood come true. >> i thought i had two kids of my own. i wasn't planning to hav

becomes a national hugo for his charge up san juan hill and he comes back and he is approached by boss platt of new york state to run for governor. they figure they have a high

platts for the development of national medical guidelines regarding the rehabilitation of individuals with traumatic rain injury. an amendment by mr. langevin to establish a wounded warrior career development program with the dod's education and employment initiative for severely wounded warriors of all military services and their spouses. an amendment by mr. rooney to support a competitive program for translation research centers, tasked with addressing alcohol and substance abuse issues. and finally an amendment by ms. sanchez to obligate an additional $3 million for a collaborative program that responds response to the escalating suicide rates in combat stress related arrests of military personnel. to recognize and respond to combat stress disorder, suicide risk, substance addiction and risk-taking. >> is there any debate on the amendment? if not, the question is on adoption of the amendment offered by mr. wilson. so many as are in favor will say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it and the offended is agreed to. the chair now recognizes mr. wilson for the purpose of introducin

platts of pennsylvania improves the federal acquisition institute this. legislation also introduced by our republican friend in the u.s. senate, susan collins, and has bipartisan support. making the federal government a lot more efficient and will not build a new bureaucracy or add expenses. amendment 92 co-sponsored by mr. bilbray of california will actually try to systemize and make more effective the internship programs in the federal government so that we are actually taking advantage of those opportunities and making sure they also serve a better purpose for the interns who sign up in the federal government. amendment number 90 co-sponsored by mr. kissell directs the pentagon reports to the congress the cost of expanding the homeowners assistance program. a loft our active duty military when they are called up or transferred find themselves in enormous distress given the housing crisis. this amendment will help them and their families by extending their ability to try to manage that situation. mr. chairman, i mr. chairman, i very much appreciate the

beth ward, a reporter with platts. and craig gilbert, milwaukee journal sentinel washington bureau chief. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] as you probably know by now, organized labor in america has been under renewed attack this year. while it has not been as physically violent as seen in our nation's history, it has often been bitter at times. the benefits of collective bargaining rights of unions representing teachers, firefighters, police commanders civil servants have become a special target. in more than a dozen states, politicians with unions to help reduce budget sharp falls by paying more for their benefits and giving up their abilities to negotiate working conditions. much of the evidence behind an anti-union legislation might be linked back to the 2010 election, which flipped control of many governor seats in the legislatures from democrat to republican. in april, ohio's governor signed into law a bill stripping state and local workers of their collective bargaining rights. and a similar bill