yes i think that was the case the president president reagan effectively. told congress that it was not he was not going to follow the law as if he did not wish to when some of it was exposed anyway he did a lot of the symbolism and even lying sort of the people around him they gauged in a very aggressive coverup they attacked the investigators quite aggressively. especially using some of their media assets so you had you had basically the fran mork for the the executive branch. becoming unaccountable when it came to congress trying to assert its constitutional role in setting these kinds of laws to constrain the president so yeah i think what you see here was that the case with the president did what he wanted to in defiance of the law and pretty much got away with it and you had mentioned earlier you described it as a fork in the road do you think that's kind of set a dangerous precedent for the way you know business is conducted in washington and how would you say this scandal changed the course of history in the last. well i think basically what you saw

what he wanted was to meet with reagan because reagan by now is actively seeking the 1968 nomination. beginning to contest some primaries and pick up delegates. has the right wing of the republican party completely won over. people like william f. buckley saying there's no one else to vote for except ronald reagan and here is the connection who thought he would have a stately walk and suddenly having to contend with the newcomer from california who he had met and just to go back in 1947 when he was a young congressman. they had corresponded through the early 1960s but by this time they are on opposite sides and as we found for about this story these men would be friends and sometimes rivals long before either of them reach the oval office. this is a picture most people probably can't time. right after nixon made his come back after watergate reagan is president and there's a great story between the two ofhem. when nixon becomes president he goes to see ike at walter reed and ike is not well and the old soldier says to nixon as he is giving him advice before he leaves i am yours to com

yes i think that was the case the president president reagan affectively. told congress that it was not he was not going to follow the law as if he did not wish to when some of it was exposed anyway he did a lot of symbolising and even lying so that the people around him they gauge in a very aggressive cover up they attacked the investigators quite aggressively. especially using some of their media assets so you had you had basically the framework for the the executive branch. becoming unaccountable when it came to congress trying to assert its constitutional role in setting these kinds of laws to constrain the president so yeah i think what you see here was that the case with the president did what he wanted to in defiance of the law and pretty much got away with it. and that was robert parry investigative journalist for consortium news dot com. on the wake of some high profile government leaks from wiki wiki leaks to the so-called kill list the government is trying to put an end to what all and now the pentagon is pumping money into ramping up cyber secur

reagan had been in the military. he also played many roles of military oppositions, and clinton, i understand it, asked reagan to show him how to do it. the two men had a brief saluting clinic there in the century plaza. [laughter] it reminded me it was eisenhower who taught ken -- kennedy how to press buttons on the phone to make a get away on the helicopter, and johnson who knew where the tapes were, and it's not just in matters of policy that the men who are commanders in chief pass on tips, but this is one where a former president had a particularly keen understanding of the world that public perception plays in leadership, not just on public officials, but our private ones. it's very important, and clinton would learn that. he would come to salute every time he got off the hell continue every just as president -- helicopter just as ever president had done. bush visited clinton when clinton was leaving office, and george w. bush asked clinton, you didn't used to be such a great speaker because clinton gave a horr

the reagan program of tax cuts, regulatory reform, and spending controls worked. >> reagan's belief inall business owners and entrepreneurs is a remarkable contrast with obama's class warfare rhetoric, massive deficits, and a passion for taxing those who create jobs. the romney plan for a stronger middle class has deep roots in ronald reagan's approach. >> reagan's commitment to reform welfare and to create a work requirement was a major achievement when he was governor of california. his pioneering work led to the historic welfare reform bill congress and the president passed 30 years later. this bipartisan legislation reduced the size of government, made our country more competitive, and put millions of americans back to work. [ applause ] >> tragically, president obama gutted this achievement and like jimmy carter, over four years he produced little effective legislation that brought the two parties together in the interest of the nation. obama's waving of the work requirements and welfare reform is just one example of his direct repudiation of president reagan's values. obama's pro

[applause] >> going back to president reagan's time.plit between the white house and congress. tip o'neill running congress. they were able to get things done. it was not this divisiveness. everything was not personal. we're do you think it was wrong between now and then at how we get back on track? >> you are asking the republican the spirit i have a little bit of bias in the answer. -- i have a little bit of bias in the answer. is progressives that run the democratic party now. i offer a medicare reform plan and a senator from oregon who considers himself a progressive. ron was just taken to the woodshed so severely by his party. he is fine and he can handle it. it was probably to send a signal to other democrats, if these are working with these republicans, this is what happens to you. every time we start doing things together on medicare reform that the liberal corner of the party, which is the majority and the leadership of the party, does not want to see it happen because it violates a philosophical premise. let me say it this way

reagan did not balance the budget. actually, during the reagan administration, there was a trillion dollar increase in government debt overall. he was winning the cold war. but the private sector encouraged their assets by some $17 trillion. under president carter, we had pretty much a balanced budget and a balance of the trade. but the people, the private economy was all in the red. and what really matters is not just the accounts. it is ultimately too much debt is unfortunate. but what matters is not so much the liability to the economy, it is the assets. and under the reagan supply side, the movement, the private assets of the american economy boomed. so the liabilities became significant. you know, economy thrives throughout this period. >> george gilder from a lot of your fellow travelers from the past on the supply-side have let go of that period. >> yes, a lot of them have become embroiled in silly analysis of what happened after clinton raises tax rates. it drastically lowered the capital gains tax, and that wa

o'neill and all and at the end of the reagan era reagan compromise with tip on a lot of issues and i'm not saying that same spirit of compromise today it just doesn't exist. and on a foreign policy front these parties are. it's our separate by degrees i mean they're pretty much the same to domestic lee denison is a different story i think the democrats are focused on helping the middle class but foreign policy wise in these parties look very similar jeffrey you might jump in there. well i would i would say not similar enough to to to my way of thinking i would say again you know with bruce and congressman paul one of the interesting things peter about the american political party system is that you have all used the word outsiders. and they can even be inside a party. who will promote a certain series of ideas and over time the best of those ideas get grafted into one of the two political parties and what what isn't liked is left behind this was true of the populist movement in the eight hundred ninety s. when they started talking about what we now know as social security that became g

in the good times and bad, ronald reagan embodied optimism. this is very true that i do not have to tell you his favorite joke. i only have to repeat the punch line, "there must be a pony in here somewhere." [laughter] [applause] his optimism together with his brilliant mind, determined will, and nancy's love and support, they were the keys to ronald reagan epos greatness as an american leader. his temperament was his nature. his optimism only grew the more he talked to people from all walks of life. president reagan like to talk about his experiences touring plants all over the country. he would stay after to talk with their workers. as he listened, he would listen to their concerns. he came to realize how worried they were by the bureaucrats. not only within their own company, but also by bureaucratic interventions from washington, which were making their jobs more difficult. in my own travels across the country and in my town hall meetings in seven wisconsin, i have heard the same concerns. -- southern wisconsin, i have heard the same conce

it was ronald reagan who bailed out social security, it was ronald reagan who gave amnesty to three milliond immigrants and saw the need for compassion there. so, again, i wish we could move back to that republican party. megyn: it gets very confusing, reagan, romney, ryan -- i don't know, it's an alliteration dream. >> i like all of them. megyn: thank you so much. >>> she allegedly chased her husband down with an suv, but she says it wasn't her fault. kelly's court with an update on this case that's just breaking, next. questions. when you're caring for a loved one with alzheimer's, not a day goes by that you don't have them. questions about treatment where to go for extra help, how to live better with the disease. so many questions, where do you start? alzheimers.gov. the answers start here. on the docket today, surprise developments in the what's being called the company new york stock exchange murder style -- xanax murder trial. in the case of brenda white after accusations by a friend of brenda's that she allegedly heard jurors discussing this case outside of the courtroom. brenda whit

the reagan program of tax cuts, regulatory reform, and spending controls worked. >> reagan's belief in business owners and entrepreneurs is a stark contrast to obama's massive deficits and a passion for taxing those who create jobs. the romney plan for a stronger middle-class has deep roots in ronald reagan's approach. >> reagan's commitment to reform welfare and create a work requirement was a major achievement when he was governor of california. his pioneering work led to the historic welfare reform bill that congress and the president past 30 years later. this bipartisan legislation reduced the size of government, made our country more competitive, and put millions of americans back to work. [applause] >> tragically, president obama gutted this achievement and, like jimmy carter, over four years produced little effective legislation that brought the two parties together in the interest of the nation. obama's waiving of the work requirement in welfare reform is just one example of his direct repudiation of president reagan's values. obama is proud of what he has done, and of his poli

that is what reagan did. the medicare ideas we talk about? they are all saying that this is a good idea. it is the best way to save this program. what we need to do is to invite democrats into our coalition and work together. we can fix this country, not by cramming a vision down their throats like they did, but to come upon an agreement on these ideas. two of the biggest ideas we have to do and there are plenty of democrats to agree with what we are saying. we need to win the election and bring them into our coalition. that is what reagan did. that is not the kind of democrats you have any the senate are in the congress. but we need to have a coalition. [applause] >> here is a specific question regarding banking regulations. what type of regulations and do you favor for banks? >> i am a big opponent of the dodd-frank law. [applause] because what it does is amplifys -- if you are a large banks, you'll be deemed system quite risky. that means you can go into the market and get cheaper money. since you are maki

one thing reagan understood the love that he did not conflate the soviet union with russia one thing he was very appreciative of russian history he was very respectful of the victory in world war two but we were very much aware of stalin's purges the fact that stalin killed probably as many soviet citizens as hitler did now are you going to call them all maybe more now you're going to call that about nine empire well it isn't him higher in the sense that you have various nations many of which taken by force. most well the caucuses one time and weight is good in the baltics particular and so on so we had to say it was an empire but but that was that was not the sum total. he hated communism and the system he did not hate russia and he gave full credit for the russian people in fact in his letters beginning with britain and he would say you know given this. given the sacrifices your people have made for. our victory over fascism you must be as interesting pieces i am and you know he would put it that way in a personal way so i think he was never hostile to the country as such he was ho

and reagan did not balance the budget. he was winning the cold war. but the private sector creates assets by some $17 trillion. under carter we had pretty much a balanced budget and a balanced tre, but the people, the private economy was all in the red. what really matters is not just the accounts. that is -- altman too much debt is unfortunate. but what matters is not so much the liability of the economy as the assets. under reagan's supply-side movement the private assets of the american economy boomed. the liability became more significant. the economy thrived throughout this. >> a lot of your fellow travelers from the past on the supply side have let go of that. >> a lot of them have become embroiled in analysis of what happened after clinton raised his tax rate. clinton drastically lower the capital gains tax. that was where most of the new revenues came. but in general 50 nations around the world have reduced their tax rates since wealth and poverty was published. drastically reduced their tax rate. most of eastern europe now has flat taxes. and

what did reagan do in response?y although we think of him as tough pro-defense and hawk, he did not double down and send in american ground forces. he understood he had to keep his sights on bigger gain to take down on the soviet union. we need to have our sight on the bigger game in this which is iran. jenna: what can we do better?. >> here's the thing how did reagan win the cold war without firing a shot? how did he get to the point where iran stayed quiet for a decade after reagan? economic warfare. reagan said because you have the most powerful military in the world you don't have to use it because people are afraid of picking a fight. jenna: some say we're doing that. economic warfare, cyber warfare. we're trying all the different things except direct warfare. >> we are. we're definitely in a shadow wore with iran with assassinations and cyber warfare and we're not doing it enough. jenna: we need to be tougher? >> look, we imposed these sanctions. we've been imposing sanctions for years. what happens? iran work

third day in a row at 96 degrees at reagan national airport.rage this date, 88. 102 is the long-standing high set in 1930. temperature is 95 degrees. dew point levels in the mid 60's. it's 91 in oxen hill. they had a high of 93. upper northwest d.c. reporting in with 90 and 91 in annandale. temperatures outside rain from the upper 80's to lower to middle 90's. quantico at 94 degrees. heat index makes it feel 100 degrees across much of the area. our attention now focuses to the west of us, the midwest. minneapolis at 77. chicago, 72. they are now behind a strong cold front that rolled through during the afternoon hours. you can see the frontal system over here thcht is -- this is the same cold front that will move across the mid atlantic this time tomorrow and we may see stronger storms. strong storms moved through the chicago area earlier this afternoon. the la la palooza concert they had to evacuate 80,000 people this afternoon. the tropics flairing up. tropical storm ernesto with maximum sustained winds at 60 miles per hour. its track will ta

looking for -- go back to reagan. reagan was able to manage the collapse of the soviet union while -- and i would argue this is not a paradox -- because he focused on getting the american economy turned around, taking double-digit inflation down to almost zero, 20% interest rates. if we had reagan's growth rate during this recovery -- there are lots of handouts i want to share. it is important to have lots of handouts. ever since trees ran into sonny bono. you can see the past several years of recovery have been very weak. we have been in recovery technically since july of 2009. if we had reagan's rate of economic growth, reagan's rate of job creation, it would have many millions more americans working today. gdp would be about 10% higher than it is. this is a disaster. it limits american leadership in the world. one of the reasons other countries look up to us is our strong economy. and when it appears to be lagging -- we are looking ok. how is your wife compared to what? how is the american economy compared to europ

it all happened tuesday at reagan national airport and in the span of just 12 seconds those three manes could have found themselves in disas -- planes could have found themselves in disaster circumstances. think about that, 12 seconds. that's not much time. in fact in, 12 seconds i can barely make it from steweddee b into our regular set -- studio b into our regular set, but it was enough time for that air traffic controller to save the day. our matt jablow is live with the story tonight where the faa is launching a full investigation. >> reporter: the u.s. transportation secretary repeatedly insisted at no time were the planes on a collision course, but he repeatedly placed the actions of a quick thinking air traffic controller here at reagan national. >> there was a loss of separation. it shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: it was just after 2:00 tuesday afternoon. >> 4467 contact depart you're. >> reporter: that's when two u.s. airways commuter planes were taking off from reagan national at the same time and same general direction as a third u.s. airways commuter plane that was abo

what's the genesis of this bizarre notion that as reagan said in i believe it was his inaugural address that government is not the solution to your problem it's the problem itself where did that come from. well i think it came from the realization that the people at the top no longer needed a middle class and then you have a problem you have this giant middle class up in the seventy's and what i point to are three things that i think changed in terms of the need for the middle class united states improved global communication including improved global transportation in automation with those three things all the sudden you could produce your products anywhere in the world and of course leave the u.s. worker out of the equation but then you have a problem how do you can how do you get rid of the middle class if you announced thirty years ago you're simply going to eliminate the middle class because they become redundant so the people of the time out people would revolt it so then you have a question of child you get the middle class on board with their own destruction and that starting wi

to say reagan. the romney-ryan vision -- because he reminds me a bit of ronald reagan. i think we'll win this election. it is a gamble, but i think it's a gamble that's going to work out. >> well, this is probably the clearest. let's stay with the reagan slip soft tongue. i think you kid it deliberately. it's a very important point. 1980 probably was the greatest choice election until recently. and maybe for many years. the reagan view, which is much akin to what i call r squared, romney and ryan, versus the carter view, which is very much akin to obama and crazy joe biden. and what do you think? this is -- do you remember reagan they said was crazy and trigger happen and couldn't possibly win. look what happens. >> won big by the time it actually all shook out. nobody thought he could win. i think that could happen here. the other way would also be a risk. if you just did scorched earth, no one would be voting positi positively. i think the democrats are going to be hurt by how they've overstated t

reagan.he president's conservative ideas, optimism and language have been compared to the former president. take a listen here and you may be able to discern why. >> in this present crisis government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem. >> my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that have always stuck with me. he would say, son, you are either part of the problem or part of the solution. well, regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem and mitt romney is the solution. [cheers and applause] >> without god there is a coursenning of the society. and without god, democracy will not and cannot long endure. [applause] if we ever forget that we are one nation under god then we'll be a nation gone under. >> america is more than just a place. america is an idea. it's the only country found on an idea. our rights come from nature and god, not from government. [cheers and applause] megyn: michael reagan is

unlimited at reagan national. 6 miles at dulles. 4 miles in manassas. not very dense fog, but something to keep in mind. the 76 degrees downtown at reagan national, 64 in winchester and frederick, 70 in manassas. not much in terms of clouds to start the day. clear and sunny. a beautiful sunrise. you will notice the humidity. no showers anywhere near the washington area with the exception of offshore. that will remain offshore throughout the day. 93 degrees at 4:00 p.m. it will be even hotter tomorrow. we will start the day tomorrow in the '70s. highs around 95 with a 20% chance of lateday storms tomorrow. i think we will see more action on the weekend. chance of storms late in the day saturday through monday. that's a look at the weather. now look at the roads with lisa. >> marc rail, drv reporting trains on normal service and moving on time and at speed. we are quiet as far as the beltway. even with a change in the traffic pattern at university boulevard on the inner loop and outer loop, lane divide into the left hand to the right. looks good across th

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today up to 82 two reagan national airport. then we'll see partly sunny skies tomorrow, temperatures will slowly inch into the middle 80s and lower areas. the 7-day forecast is going to feature a warm-up. our overnight low should be comfortable in the 60s. >>> i'm happy to say it is still very light, especially for a monday morning. coming in on 66, looks great. all the way in toward fairfax. i think this is left over from overnight construction, really outbound 66 should be fine. if you are planning to head over here on route 50 at 4:10, no issues to report as you head through the area and down over to the northeast corner. back over to our map and taking a look first of all at the beltway. going to zoom in if you are planni to head over on the southbound side of 270. one more last live look outside. here's what it looks like at the roosevelt bridge. back with more traffic at 5:09. back to you guys. >>> thank you monika. tens of thousands of area students are heading back to school this morning. >> prince george's county start

ats already 89 degrees reagan national airport. for drier looking air, western maryland, oakland, low 70's. doppler radar is quiet and to drive right now. way as wemain that move through the afternoon. here's your travel forecast. no delays expected up and down the east coast. clear skies in dallas. plenty of sunshine in miami. the extended outlook does have some thunderstorms. details in a few minutes. nearly 100 d.c. teachers are today after doing on impacting valuations. the program links teacher pay security with classroom performance and student achievement. the evaluation has drawn criticism. but officials say it has improved. the battle for virginia continues. obama will speak before 8:00 tonight at loudoun county high school. there was a big demand for tickets as they became available earlier this week. rolling street closures are school all around a at 2:30 this afternoon. around the same time president will speak in orlando, the republicans are making rounds. senator marco rubio this stumped for mitt romney. he is rumored

walter mondale was actually ahead of ronald reagan.ink the statistics monica cites are largely correct with one caveat. the bush recession was responsible for the deep ditch we were in. the american people understand that, martha. that is one of the reasons why the wrong track numbers are what they are. when asked to blame bush or obama for current economic woes, still more people blame president bush than president obama. the recovery, undeniably weaker than we would like it to be. stephanie cutter is probably going further than she should. net job creation is about the same under george w. bush and under president obama but bottom line, obama's argument is that he turned around a stumbling and dying american economy and is on the path to, some revitallization with all the problems both you and monica rightly cite. martha: you rightly point out in your notes before we+++vñ keep in mind reagan was able to unleash the private sector to get the incredible job creation and economic growth. he deregulated. he cut taxes with with the most u

we are following a developing story from reagan national airport. three planes came within just seconds of a mid-air collision. >> officials are trying to figure out what caused the communication error. john gonzalez is live at reagan national with details. >> the passengers on these three planes, 200 passengers, probably never realized how close they were to a possible catastrophe. a near midair collision involving three commuter jets happened on tuesday afternoon after air-traffic controllers cleared two planes for takeoff while a third plane was landing on the same flight paths. the planes were reportedly 12 seconds apart when the controller in the tower realized the mistake and quickly ordered one of the planes to make an abrupt turn. moments earlier the airport changed traffic load due to bad weather. fliers are reacting this morning. >> it is scary. obviously, they have to put some better safety checks in place. it is all run by humans. what are they going to do? >> u.s. airways this morning says it is working with the faa to investigate this

reagan could. there was that moment. do you see mitt romney -- i don't see mitt romney having that moment. >> with due respect and love for al, to use another analogy, we all knew ronald reagan and ronald reagan was our president and mitt romney is no ronald reagan. and i just don't see that analogy of this being -- this may be a late breaking campaign but it doesn't feel as though this race has that kind of freight and level of gravity. joe, you've talked about this a lot, in terms of '80 versus where we are now. however profound the choices are we're facing, it just does not seem romney is an historical actor on that scale. the other thing you all are saying is exactly right. when you talk to republicans in private, they will say we're not sure we can make this. you talk to democrats in private they'll say we'll just get over the line. insofar as there's candor behind the scenes, that's an interesting refrain. >> having said that, we are facing profound choices and the hope is that this becomes t