it's a very small group of people let by robert barnwell whet rhett who owns the newspaper. in fact, in the fall of 1864, rhett who will say that jefferson davis was born for his work as judas was born for his. this is not a reasonable man. rhett and a few others will actually hatch a scheme to try to remove davis from office and install robert e. lee as a military dictator. i don't know if they ever approached lee, of course i'm sure he would have nixed it immediately. it never got anywhere because it was so crack line. but it was also a small but extremely vocal opposition. >> i think what we agree on is that part of the vociferousness to lincoln as it seems to exist in history is because of the two-party system. there a natural opposition that's gearing toward elections that just don't take place in november. they take -- >> almost year round. >> year round. yes? >> i'm norman ornoff. i would ask you to comment on two aspects of general mcclellan. did he make a positive contribution to the north by his organizational skills? and also, how do you explain his slows with res

rhett and others will hatch a scheme to try to remove davis from office. i don't know if they ever approached lee, if they did, i'm sure he would have nixed it immediately. it never got anywhere because it was so crack brained. it was a small, but vocal opposition. >> i think what we agree on is that part of the opposition to lincoln to exist in history is because of the two-party system and a natural opposition that is gearing toward elections that don't just take place in november. they take place -- >> almost year round. >> almost year round. yes. >> my name is norman arnold. i ask you comment on two aspects of general mcclellan. did he make a positive contribution to the north by his organizational skills and also how do you explain his slows with respect to conducting campaigns? >> organizational and timidity. >> yes, i think mcclellan did make a major contribution. he created and organized and trained and inspired the army of the potomac. but he did not know how to use it. but it was there for somebody who did know how to use it when grant finally be

this is a rhett velvet. thank you so much. >> you are very welcome. thank you. >>> come back and visit us at 5:00. oh, my goodness.

i will say that it's more to rhett your country because you're playing for something that's more significant in terms of the history that comes behind being an american citizen. >> the women's team kicks off the action tonight at 5:30 against brazil at the verizon center followed by the men's team at 8:00. and nbc4 is your home for the 2012 olympic games. the opening ceremony starts july 27th. and visit london 2012 -- the 2012 section of nbcwashington.com to keep track of the games and get doug calmer's preview of olympic eats to see what visitors will be chowing down on while in london. i bet a lot of fish-and-chips, right? >> yes, definitely that. if that's not your typical dining fair, try it anyway fa you're going to be over there. >> i eat it here. fries and mayonnaise. very good. >>> the time right now is 4:38. >> ahead on "news4 today," the safety concern that has one automaker pulling thousands of new suvs off the road this morning. >>> plus, a search for victims continue after a massive landslide leaves homes buried. >>> the showers are gone. now comes the warm up. >>> a wildfire th

. >> pelley: mark rhett brennen talks to secretary of state clinton. as the first athletes arrive for the olympics, elizabeth palmer reports the british are struggling with security. and dean reynolds on the lives left in ruins in a town that put its hope in the man they called the midwest madoff. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we haven't seen anything like this in more than 55 years. across the middle of the country the sun is beating down on dying crop and shrinking lakes. we got word in the newsroom today from the federal government that more than half of the continental united states 55%, is now experiencing moderate to exceptional drought. that is more of america drying out than at any time since 1956. we're going to look at why this is happening and when it might stop and we start with anna werner in texas with the dramatic pictures of how the country is suffering. >> reporter: times are hard on easy street. that's the name of this marine in in jonestown, texas. the falling w

that's why we tax sig rhetts and alcohol. -- cigarettes and alcohol.a is this, tax carbon emissions. that way we create an incentive to use noncarbon-based energy resources and use all of the revenue to fund a reduction in other taxes. from the individual income tax to the payroll tax to the corporate tax. in the end it is revenue neutral. in british columbia, this idea was put into effect and greenhouse gas emissions are down 4.5%, even as the population and economy have grown. the province has been able to cut its tax rate significantly as a result. they calculate that a tax of the same level of that in british columbia would raise $145 billion a year here, enough to permit a 10% cut in corporate and individual income tax rates. not a bad bargain! who would oppose this? the same groups that denied global warming exists and the suppliers of carbon-based energy, coal and oil companies. it would be great in the campaign that has been devoid of any talk about global warming to hear and see a useful idea like this at least get some airtime. let's heat up

. >> pelley: mark rhett brennen talks to secretary of state clinton.hletes arrive for the olympics, elizabeth palmer reports the british are struggling with security. and dean reynolds on the lives left in ruins in a town that put its hope in the man they called the midwest madoff. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, we haven't seen anything like this in more than 55 years. across the middle of the country the sun is beating down on dying crop and shrinking lakes. we got word in the newsroom today from the federal government that more than h

romney and his wife visited the western wall in jerusalem, one of the jewish religion's most sake rhettsites. next up for romney, hoe holds a funneled razor in jerusalem before he heads off to poland. jim acosta, cnn, jerusalem. >> also traveling this weekend, secretary of defense leon panetta. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is in north africa. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta made it clear on this trip to north africa and the middle east he is not stepping into presidential politics, telling reporters he won't talk about romney's views on the possibility of israel attacking iran. panetta, of course, has an opinion. >> i'm not going to comment on what political candidates say or don't say. with regards to where israel is right now, my view is that they have not made any decisions with regards to iran. >> panetta now believes israel is less likely to bomb iranian nuclear sides in the near future. he will again reassure israelis on this trip that the u.s. is doing everything it can on the diplomatic front. panetta also made it clear that the u.s.-israeli partnership a

. >> doctors also prescribed medicine for anxiety, adhd and tour rhett's syndrome. >> there were 17 medicines. >> that sounds insane. >> it was. my child was broken and there was something really wrong. i just wanted it fixed. >> reporter: but there was something else about joe yichlt something vanessa never thought was a problem to discuss with doctors. her son seemed to prefer his little sister's toys and clothes. >> if we'd go into the store, joey would already start heading over to the little girls' clothes. even just for socks. anything. and i'd say, no, we're here for you, not your sister. and start dragging my child over to the boys' socks or t-shirts or whatever. >> reporter: vanessa didn't see a connection between joey's obsession with dress up and his behavioral problems until a routine physical changed everything. they were wrapping up the visit when the doctor noticed the way 6-year-old joey was playing with his toy. >> joey lifts his shirt and starts breastfeeding the doll. the doctor said, i think you child may have gender identity disorder. i'm like what? the doctor said, you k

featured on the cover of sports illustrated olympic preview issue first time for a gymnast since mary lou rhettago almost gave up her olympic dream. >> you could see it even then. that infectious grin. >> i've always been a happy kid. i love to smile and everyone tells me, you should show us your smile. i took it and ever since then, i can't stop smiling. >> that is, until she puts on her game face. then this effervescent 4'11" dynamo shows her grace and gift. gabby to most of us, fans call her the flying squirrel. >> what a fighter. >> kind of a childish nickname but one that reminds us that this precise, driven, world-class athlete is still just 16. though almost no one knew, right at the moment all her hard work was about to pay off, gabby douglas acted her age and nearly walked away. >> it was pretty drastic when she wanted to quit. she really, really sounded very serious about it. >> it came that close. >> you can learn more about gabby douglas' journey to the london games tonight, rock center, at 10:00, 9:00 central on nbc. the olympics kick off with the opening ceremony next friday on th

two for roseanne bar of hawaii and one for rhett smith from texas. >> next the commonwealth of virginia. >> the commonwealth of virginia, not just the home of the so called national governors association. we are proud to be the home of a number of elected soil and water commissioners who educate residents throughout the state about the importantance of soil and water conservation and our storm water. we are also to be the state with a number of appointed green office holders, including myself. 60% in arlington county are tenants. joe galdo, stand up. for the eighth consecutive year the arlington green party has a candidate for local office. this time it is long time activist and petition gathers, audrey clements. running for county board. the commonwealth of virginia will cast .5 for kent massclay. .5 for harley mickelson. .5 for roseanne bar. 3.5 for dr. jill stein. >> the state of washington is known as the evergreen state. yes it rains, not as much as you think. but unless you are greens and then we will let you move in. state of washington has the most diverse area in the entire uni

>> to address the house for one minute and rhett re-my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to say thank you to the small business owners who have used their hard work and ingenuity to build a business from the ground up. we know that jobs are not created by bureaucrats in washington, d.c. we know our greatest successes succeed because they pour their hearts and soul into their dreams. in our current economy, congress should be doing everything it can to minimize the burdens on these entrepreneurs. mr. yoder: yet day-by-tai, new regulations and taxes pile up making it harder for them to succeed and have good jobs and grow the economy. as thousands of small business owners rise at the crack of dawn once again to build on the american dream, we say thank you. it's their hard work and determination and it's the tireless effort of every working american that has built the most prosperous nation the world has ever seen. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back

this is why we did what we did -- that this was not -- we were not concerned this was a just thereat rhett cal vulnerability. we were concerned about the range of different reports out there. we thought were credible that banks were actually misreporting, underreporting. so not on the basis of theoretical concern we did what we did. on the basis the reports were plausible and credibility and that's white we took the steps we did. >> the chairman, mr. bachus, asked you if you reported to justice. you said, no, justice was not part of the president's oversight or working group. you did not report this conversation of anies other like it to the justice department? you did not? >> i want to be careful about this. but my colleagues at the new york fed are going back over the full records. i do not know what the new york fed staff did in terms of who else they informed this. i don't -- >> but you did not. >> did not. >> mr. secretary, you also said earlier that litigation was certainly possible, being contemplated. various lenders who had -- now have either filed suit or contemplating litigation