all of you know richard holbrooke and worked with him. david, you knew richard for many years.are your thoughts? >> he was larger than life. it's almost unimaginable not to have him in american foreign policy at the center of things. because he was this sort of force of nature. you know, he was to diplomacy what lyndon johnson was to politics. you know, you have this sense of we're just not going to meet this kind of guy again. it is extremely sad because i just thought he was indestructible. he was being groomed for so long to be secretary of state. >> he was also quite colorful. >> yeah, he was wonderfully colorful. and he always -- he always had this sort of inside, he would take you inside the inner sanctum of things and tell you things. he was extremely analytical at the same time and he lived for diplomacy. everything else in life was waiting. he always liked to be out there in the action. when he was on wall street, his heart was in. >> it takes a certain kind of personality to be a diplomat and to be drawn to that field. what was it about his life that made him want to

richard holbrooke was more than a diplomat. he served on the boards of the asia society, the council on foreign relations and refugees international. he was the author of an acclaimed memoir of his work in bosnia. so many words and anecdotes describe him. he was larger than life in body and mind. he was brilliant and patient, fierce and tenacious. former secretary of state henry kissinger once said that if richard asked you to do something you should just say yes because if you say no, you'll eventually get to yes but the journey will be very painful. general david petraeus observed it is every commander's dream to have a diplomatic partner nicknamed the bulldozer. but for all of the swagger there was always his moral core, his outrage at injustice, his belief in the humanitarian mission. dick holbrooke was on this program nearly 50 times. he was my guest host when i was in the hospital for heart surgery. he twice offered to get me medevaced out of europe when i fell seriously ill. and he was scheduled to be on this program on

richard holbrooke, the u.s. diplomat and special representative to afghanistan and pakistan has died in washington. he was 65. president obama's said the u.s. lost a true giant in american foreign policy and made ththat e the country safer and more respected. they are almost certain man who set off -- almost set off bombs in afghanistan was a swedish national. he planned to targeted a railway station. the bomb he was wearing that needed to sin. >> the face of the swedish bomb plot. a man who had spent close to a decade living in britain. today, questions about what lay behind his attack. on saturday, a car registered to him exploded in stockholm. moments later, he was found dead following a second explosion. a suicide bomber but one who had failed to kill anyone else. police raided his house last night. his family was still living there. neighbors said they had not seen him for nearly a month. >> i was very shocked when i came home. they were very scared. they could not go to sleep. >> when he tried to spread ex

week with the death of richard holbrooke. he died monday evening after undergoing 212 hours of surgery for a torn aorta. he was 69 years old. for almost 50 years, richard holbrooke was on the front line of national security and policy. he was currently serving as president obama's special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. his career began in vietnam where he was a field officer for u.s. aid and served in the american embassy in saigon. in 1968 he attended the paris peace talks as a junior member of the u.s. delegation. in the carter administration he became the youngest assistant secretary of state in u.s. history at age 35, overseeing east asia and pacific affairs. in 1993, president bill clinton named him ambassador to germany. in 1994, he turned to the crisis in the balkans as assistant secretary of state for european affairs. for most of us, his name is synonymous with the 1995 dayton accords, the peace deal that ended the conflict in bosnia. that agreement was the result of what holbrooke did best: countless p

richard holbrooke was 69.herty, cnn washington. >> just a bit earlier today, as richard holbrooke was still fighting for his life, the president of the united states attended a holiday reception for the diplomatic corps and paid tribute to the man this evening america has lost. with. >> i know everyone here joins me when i say america is more secure and the world is a safer place because of the work of ambassador richard holbrooke. michelle and i, to the entire family, just know we are thinking and praying for you and for richard every single day. and she a tough son of a gun, so we are confident, as hard as this is, that he is going to be putting up a tremendous fight. >> he was confident, many would say sometimes cocky, self-assured, never afraid of making his opinion known in a meeting. we're going to take a quick break. when we come back, we'll reflect on his life and career. [ s. greenlee ] i would love to have been a musician but i knew that i was going to need a day job. we actually have a lot of scient

president obama expressed his hopes for richard holbrooke's recovery today just before noon. >> richard holbrooke has been serving this nation with distinction for nearly 50 years, from a young foreign service officer in vietnam to the architect of the accords that ended the slaughter in the balkans, to advancing our regional efforts as our special representative to afghanistan and pakistan. and countless chrrisis and hotspots in between. he's simply one of the giants of american foreign policy. and as anyone who's ever worked with him knows or had the clear disadvantage of negotiating across the table from him richard is relentless. he never stops. he never quits, because he's always believed that if we stay focused, if we act on our mutual interests, that progress is possible. wars can end. peace can be forged. so tonight we're all praying for richard's recovery. to the family, our thoughts are with you. and i know that everyone here joins me when i say that america is more secure and the world is a safer place because of the work of ambassador richard holbrooke. so michelle and i, th

he was always known as richard. but first to start off our briefing today, we have another special envoy, todd stern, who has returned from the climate change negotiations in cancun and wants to put what happened last week in perspective we'll start off with todd. >> thank you, p.j. i second what p.j. said about richard holbrooke a good friend of mine and actually very supportive of our work on this issue and of me personally. sad day in that regard. let me return to the events of the last couple of weeks. over the last two weeks, representatives for more than 100 -- more than 190 nations met in cancun for the 16th conference of the parties of the u.n. framework convention on climate change with the goal of reaching new agreements to advance our efforts to meet this challenge. in the early morning hours of saturday, in cancun, the parties largely achieved that goal. this result was fundamentally consistent with u.s. objectives. throughout the year our view was to consolidate the progress made last year in copenhagen

richard has your timesaver traffic. good morning richard. >> reporter: good morning.ll no major incidents in the area. we get the basic all clear. there is the good news. as we zoom into the district there are no major incidence there on the roadways. the main roads are okay. we have ice and snow on the side streets. that will be a factor. until we warm it up a little bit. we'll take the live look it does still appear from duke street up to the 14th street bridge all travel lanes open. as we take a look at our train times you can see we are all on time. the trains are on time. hopefully that will be the case throughout the morning. coming up your way in a few minutes. >>> thank you, richard. >>> it is time to throw out the record. >> it doesn't matter. the redskins still have a chance to stick it to the cowboys on sunday. >>> according to a recent survey, there is one thing most men say is a determining factor on how much money they spent on christmas shopping. is it how much money they actually have? their relationship status? or how their favorite sports team is doi

today richard holbrooke has died.ginning was thought to be at the very beginning, something routine. late saturday into early sunday it became clear if he did win in fight, it would be the odds. >> that's right. when he was with the secretary of state he became flushed in his face. started having difficulties, was taken to the hospital where they discovered how serious his problems were. as you said, 21 hours of surgery. shep, it is amazing that someone who had gone through that, would then just hours ago, be meeting with his staff, at this critical juncture in the consideration of what happens next in afghanistan. it is a testament to his strength, a man who spent his entire adult life in public service. he was a diplomatic force to be reckoned with. he will be missed by this administration. >> shepard: indeed. jim angle, live in washington.

his father richard and his sister linda survive him. he will be greatly missed by all in san francisco that worked so hard and fight so hard on behalf of individuals affected by hiv and aids. i have also submitted two in memoriams. one by the late police officer, gary. he passed away unexpectedly on november 28 prior to joining the san francisco police department. he was very involved with his family's business. he joined the police department in 1990 and proudly served for close to 20 years. he was a great sports enthusiast and a member of the saint mary's football team. he was a state champion. when i had the opportunity to meet him, he is the husband of patty buckley and he has too great sons. his greatest accomplishment has been to be an outstanding father to both of his boys had provide them with life of memory is whether it is traveling to the latke. he was someone who is always generous and will be greatly missed. i have also submitted an in-mem oriam for dr. anna barta. she was a survivor of the holocaust and met and married her

call unitedhealthcare today. >>> tribute for richard >>> tributes for richard holbrooke who died thisk have been pouring in from presidents and prime ministers. his wife kati marton says she's heard from more than 30 foreign ministers around the world. i witnessed the work of this hard-charging diplomat when i covered the war in bosnia. when the u.s. decided to end the genocide there, holbrooke crafted the dayton peace accords in a master stroke of u.s. diplomacy backed by force that he called bombs for peace. they called bombs for peace. his career was framed by the most frustrating and intractable wars of our time. vietnam, as a young foreign service officer, he saw close up the depths of the quagmire. [ sirens ] >> and afghanistan, this time as a grizzled veteran struggling to prevent history from repeating itself. >> i thank you for your confidence in offering me this daunting assignment. >> but between these diplomatic challenges lay richard holbrooke's unqualified triumph, bosnia. i was there covering the story for cnn reporting day in and day out on serbian atrocities against b

richard not only helped negotiate an end to the war, but richard was important with others in dramatizing the importance of the united states caring about the people of bosnia and i remember spending some time with one of his sons in colorado and he had, obviously, not seen as much of his father as he would have liked over the years because of this phonetic travel, but he said he was proud that his father helped people. that he helped deal with refugees. that he was an individual who really cared about people and the effect that wars and conflicts and civil strife could have on hundreds of thousands of people and -- >> it really does say so much that at age 69 he took on what could arguably be the toughest assignment of his career. i mean, what he was trying to do in afghanistan was to, say the least, extraordinarily difficult. >> well, he himself said that it was his toughest assignment and the reason for that is the complexity of america's role in afghanistan. on one given day richard might be negotiating a new cell phone method to pay army soldiers and police, policemen in afghanistan.

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>> thank you, richard. >>> the cost of flying goes up every year. several u.s. airlines have raised their fares as much as $10 per round trip. these increases are based on what they say are fuel costs and supply and demand. several airlines blame american airlines for higher fares. they say they were the first to raise their rates. higher fares come despite airlines bringing in $1.5 billion in baggage and reservation and cancellation fees just in the third quarter of 2010 alone. >> i don't feel sorry for them. >> i don't. >> unbelievable. >> yeah. >> so much i could say but not going to do it. >> we're not going to do it. >> next story now, montgomery county school superintendent jerry weiss is unveiling his budget recommendations for fiscal year 2012. the $2.16 billion plan includes an increase of $59 million. it is a 2.3% hike. it does not contain money for new programs or initiatives, he says. the budget request heads to the county council. if it is approved by the school board which is coming up, they look at it in february. >> we have an important health al

the truth is that richard never lost nothing.lost time fighting for ideals he believed in. he was big man in every sense of the word a cherished friend and a true patriot. everyone on the team knew the value of this man and his patriotis patriotism. >> that says it all. i mean that really says it all. he was really a team player. he really did what he did for our country. and i think he will be sorely missed. >> my condolences to you, chris hill. he mentored you. he advanced you for ambassador to iraq. and we all know what a major role he played in your life, as all of ours. thank you. >> thank you. >>> and as we continue today, education nation. new numbers out today show that americans are frustrated with just how hard it is to fire bad teachers. here with us now on the spot, randy weingarten from the american federation of teachers. this is more evidence that people are angry, people are frustrated. they see their kids going bad schools and they want answers. how does the union respond? >> look, i read the poll question, what

also thoughts on the passing of richard holbrooke. a key player on the world stage. we're glad you joined us. remembering richard holbrooke coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: thank you. always pleased to welcome kevin spacey to this program. he is a successful producer and theater director. his latest film is called "casino jack", based on the real-life story of lobbyist jack abramoff. >> and here, a scene from "casino jack". >> it is an all cash business. use your imagination because i've got

richard s. i think a cut you off, and you were giving us a real perspective on the impact criminal history has on a person's life, and a one to give you back your time. >> i appreciate the legislation and the work that you do any work you are doing, but i think we have kind -- we do not realize how big a problem this has become. united states today, we are this global power. we are fighting wars that do not end. you all know this. and the war has come home. the war is in the streets. we have arrested millions of people for drugs. thank god i'm in california. show me some pot, you know? california is wonderful, but it is not that way in the rest of the country. they are still giving people felony convictions for possession of marijuana. you guys are really progressive. the rest of this country is not. the rest of this country is fighting a war that you cannot even protest. we are so far, even though barack is in the white house, isn't that great? the country is more right wing than you ever reali

but richard holbrooke was also a diplomat and a patriot. states couldn't just say, well, this is all too complicated and we're going to walk away from it. instead he felt that you had to apply as much diplomatic power, skill you could to the situation and cut the best deal you could for the united states out of all this. and that was what he was trying to do when he died. >> fareed, ed henry was saying earlier on when someone passes away you find all these great things to say about them. but the hard edge of richard holbrooke, there were some who said maybe that didn't help him in terms of diplomacy itself. he could be a little undiplomatic at times. >> i disagree. he had a hard edge. i experienced it myself several times. he could be an unpleasant person to deal with. but i think that what that cost him was the secretary of state-ship. i think that within washington he left a lot of people's egos bruised and he didn't handle himself as diplomatically as he could. but out in the field, he was extraordinarily charming when he needed to be, v

richard richard holbrooke wrote that review. it turned out to be the final assignment in his long career career here's crip ed reid. >> reporter: there was one crucial person missing today when the president met with his national security team-- richard holbrooke who died last night at the age of 69, marking the end of a legendary four-decade career as a u.s. diplomat. >> he is simply one of the giants of american foreign policy. >> reporter: as the president's special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan, holbrook traveled to the region constantly, often working around the clock, a schedule so hectic a cardiologist warned him to slow down but he did not. friday, during a meeting that included secretary of state hillary clinton, holbrooke collapsed after stuffing a tear in his aorta, a major vessel that pumps blood from the heart, a condition that can cause major internal bleeding. but even as holbrooke was being rushed into surgery, he couldn't stop thinking about the war. >> the medical team said "you've got to relax." and he sai

richard holbrooke to be but i don't have any who should thank you very much indeed . now the next space. is now ready for blastoff from wednesday it will take a crew of three russian and american talian to the international space station. one of the reports are true to its own science in kazakhstan. here by going all the final preparations are being made ahead of the launch of the soyuz t.m.a. twenty rocket which will carry the meat to an. end katherine coleman up to the international space station now later on today the rocket will be blessed by a priest of the russian orthodox church and tradition here a bike you know that's always carried out and plenty of other traditions here as well before the astronauts and cosmonauts of being to visit because not museum bike you know if you dish and it's always carried out they go and have a look at what those who go before them brought back from space based signed a board as well inside them is the right message they make their own history all of this. now there's been plenty of astronauts and cosmonauts and it's a lend suppo

ambassador richard holbrooke. that's before we even talk about what happens next after a judge rejected obama's health care reform law. >>> first, let me show you what is going on outside of our studio. weather, a huge story all around the country. here in new york, we woke up to bitter cold and a coating of snow. but look at what people are facing else where. >> this is a little bit unexpected and unwelcomed. >> looks like it's all clear and all of a sudden you try to step on the brakes and you're all over the road. >> we were stuck inside yesterday and we refuse it be stuck today. >> they're still closed right now. so, i'm going to have to go back home and stay warm. >> nice and fun and cold. >> the cold is definitely the operative word. bone chilling cold temperatures, record snowfall, huge delays on the ground and in the air. we have reporters blanketing the country and let's start with the weather channel's mike sidel in austinburg, ohio, good morning, mike. >> hey, chris. it is still snowing here in ashtabul

and richard believed in that.a loss for those of us who agree with him. >> he's been described and remembered over the past few hours since his death as very tough negotiator. someone that it was very hard to say no to. what was it that -- what does it take, i guess to be a good negotiator? and how did he embody that? >> well, richard was an intelligent man, but he also had the ability to operate at several levels. he operated as a -- in the world of politics, in the world of policy, in the world of the press. he was quite formidable in the media. and he also operated in the world with people. so you put all of those components together and i think it's probably signature element was his historical analogies. he was always making a grand analogy saying this was the guns of august and like in world war i or that it was related to vietnam. so he had this unique ability to use all the tools of history and geography and politics and diplomacy and put it together for one person. >> i was intrigued and slightly amused t

>> thank you very much, richard.losing to report to you in madison county schools. they're closed this morning. it is 6:47. we have an important health alert about family history and your heart. >> there are some new statistics out which say a person's heart attack risk is increased if other members of the family have had one especially at an early age. anita brikman has more. >> reporter: at just 32 years old, ann visits her cardiologist every three months to have her blood pressure and heart checked. with plaque in her arteries and high blood pressure, she's at risk of having a heart attack just like her mother did in her early 50s. >> she died when i was 18 years old. and of a massive heart attack. >> a report released late today from the american heart association shows women like anna are at a 70% increased risk of having a heart attack if one of their parents has had one early in life. for men, the risk doubles. >> if we have a family history, we really need to pay attention to exactly what our risks are for he

richard nixon, two-term president elected on his own power. it is amazing that these people did not clash more than they did and, what stands out in my mind is the warmth between the two and appointing, and. i'm not just talking mystically about workplace over here which in every respect is a replica of but i'm also talking about a shared american experience, the way they crossed america. the groups from europe that were forbearers, they just intersect one point after another. we are not quite cousins we don't thing. [laughter] >> my cousin marine is doing a genealogy. >> we got along real well, kind of immediately. >> david. >> ben, go ahead. >> you you are both historians. you have both observed the world at large, the big picture. is there any hope in afghanistan? is there any hope of a satisfactory resolution of that situation? >> resolution of what? >> of the situation in afghanistan. [laughter] >> hot potato. you know, to be honest, -- [inaudible] [applause] >> i think there is something, you know in principle. i think that people do not

. >> for the work of the american richard holbrooke has died at a age 69. >> the tragedy of this for america and afghanistan is the era of holbrooke was about to dawn of a negotiated settlement. the italian parliament to vote on confidence motions that could force berlusconi out of office. welcome to news news. also coming up, the resilience and trauma of somalia's displaced people. >> these women were all raped within the last two months which shows the problems against women living in these camps is a very real one that is going on right now. >> president obama has led tributes to one of america's most experienced diplomats richard holbrooke who died following emergency heart surgery. mr. obama described mr. holbrooke as one of giants of american foreign policy. he was best none for helping to broker the dayton peace agreement which ended the bosnian conflict. his most recent role was as obama's special representative in pakistan and afghanistan. we look back at his life. >> peace negotiator and veteran troubleshooter richard holbrooke served as envoy to more than one u.s. presiden

first, richard holbrooke. as robin said, i knew him will, worked with him closely, as you did, as well. he devoted every part of his being to diplomacy, to making peace. his brain. his bulk. and i think he showed over the course of his lifetime that in these central questions, one person really can make a difference. >> yeah. i think the thing i would like to say about richard, he was a real patriot. in afghanistan, i said, richard. and overqualified underfunded candidate. and i say, he doesn't have money or anything. and he says, you are a member of the kennedy generation. you have to go. okay. i never got anything. the idea that the united states needed something, and it was something in a you could do for your country and that you didn't do it was just foreign to him. he didn't understand that. and here he was, the culmination of a career that was where he was secretary of state. and he took probably the single-worst job in the government. trust me, it didn't come with trappings. i sat in his office a numbe