night, and she was performing that night as artists-- she was one of those who had campaigned for robert kennedy. a lot of artists went out on the campaign trail for candidates, and i was with her that night. and actually, at the moment that senator kennedy was shot, i remember that it was the last time i've seen her, which was 32 years ago. she was supposed to sing at the overflow room downstairs, and the senator was supposed to exit one side of the stage where-- to see rosemary clooney, and at the last minute-- you can hear it on the tape. someone says, "this way, senator." and he goes the other way. what happened that night was obviously, for a kid-- i remember seeing people in shock, and i--you know, when you're 12, you've never seen that. i didn't understand why adults were crying, and people were doubled over and, you know, just absolute wracked with emotion. and i couldn't process it, really, you know? i think i'm lucky for having had it happen at that age, because i was just young enough to be able to sort of step back from it, but what did happen, i remember a month later looking at mag

you worked as a legislative assistant for robert kennedy in the senate. >> yes. >> stephen: assistantretary of health and human services in the clinton administration where you resigned over welfare reform. >> yes. >> stephen: okay, and now you're writing a book about the battle with poverty and the future of that struggle in america. we've won the war on poverty, haven't we? >> no. >> stephen: i read this report. there aren't any poor people anymore. (laughter) why can't we just, you know, call the troops home and beat our plow shares back into swords? (audience reacts) >> i wish we could. you know, what about farm workers? california? >>> stephen: they have all the food they can eat, sir. okay, what's your next evidence? >> but do they have xboxs? >> stephen: no, because they're being hogged by all the rest of the poor! >> i see. >> stephen: now, the official classification for poor in the united states is a family of four with income under $22,000 a year. do you think that's poor? >> i think it's hard to live on that, actually. >> stephen: $22,000 a year. you could buy 110 xboxes.

he's robert f. kennedy jr. this is overheard. ♪ >> robert f. nnedy, jr., welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> very, very, very nice to have you here. i want to begin by nodding to the calendar as we sit here taping this interview. it's earth day. i want to ask you why we have to have an earth day. why is every ddy not earth day? why do we have to turn it into a once a year recognition of what we ought to be paying attention to and celebrating all year long? >> well, it's a reminder of a -- of the, of an, of an important day in our history. was the largest public demonstration in american history, earth day 1970. twenty million people came out on the street, 10% of our population. i remember what it was like before earth day. i remember the cuyahoga river burning with flames that were eight stories high and that couldn't be put out for a week. i remember when they declared lake erie dead. i remember that i couldn't swim in the hudson, the charles or the potomac growing up and what the air smelled like in washington, d.c. which wasn't even an indu

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. >>> in his impressive career he worked alongside robert kennedy and jimmy carter and walter mondael. now he works with me. if you haven't seen us on "the five" you are cheating yourself and god. well, he probably wanted to leave the show two minutes in let's ask other stuff. you have lived more life than anybody i know. >> the parts i can remember have really been good. you know what reason i talk about drugs and alcohol, i work with alcohol alcoholic usa lot. >> if i was like that when i was drinking -- i probably was. it was good for people who were alcoholics and drug addicts who finally found another wife. they would put it all out over the internet. >> it is like what obama did with the book. if you talk about it, nobody can go after it. very smart. bill does that every night. he puts it out there on the bar every night. >> you know what i'm doing is playing a role, america. >> yes, exactly. >> just look at him and see if you believe that. >> what do you think so far? >> it is great. it is a different kind of show. it doesn't have a host which is good. this show might. >> i did

its inmate population includes manson, robert kennedy's assassin, sirhan sirhan, and some of the nation's most violent prison gangs. lockup crews have also been frequent guests at california's state prison corcoran. >> you might have to fight. you might have to stab. you never know. depends on the situation. >> a lot of times it is fist fights out here. but i would say maybe every other month we get a righteous stabbing. when they do stab each other they go for the kill. they don't just stab each other to play around. >> every morning you wake up you are dealing with 1,000 different attitudes. you never know what can happen on that certain day. all you can do is think the worst, hope for the best. >> we met two inmates on the yard at corcoran who are much more pro-active when it comes to surviving life in this powder keg. they gave our crew a tutorial on how they do it. >> the rules you want to live by behind the walls you want to give everybody the same respect that you expect to receive from them. >> without order we have anarchy. when we have anarchy we have people die here. >> robert

how lyndon johnson felt it, where robert kennedy would have gone, and how johnson with assumptions and a mind-set so different would have dealt with civil-rights or with the cuban missile crisis? that is one of the questions i have tried to answer in this book called then everything changed. what this is is a trio of alternative histories the center on contemporary american politics or at least contemporary for some of us. they are all rooted in one common notion, and that is that the smallest twist and turn of fate can produce radical consequences. they are written as a fictional narratives with dialogue and a message of scenes, but they are all histories. i try to ground the men plausibility. based on opossum believes an insult to of the impulses of the players as john from history's tomorrow histories, biographies, and several interviews. and the common thread is that history does not turn on a dime. it turns on a plugged nickel. there were theories of history that focus on geography, climate, natural resources, theology, radiology, mass movements, great leaders. but the smallest ra

in 1968 robert kennedy then a candidate for president embarkd on a tour of some of the poorest and mostf a political figure, one so well heeled and well known making a choice to reach out to the least among us was an inspiration. in this upcoming election psychingal let's hope that someone steps forward to speak on behalf of those most in need. they probably won't. unless we demand that they do. >> i love life. grass, dirt, the dirty river smell. smell the camp fires. coated chicken baked in the oven with seasonings. >> what do i love the most? i think i love my family. my brothers and sisters. i love women so much. i love you, julia. you are my only love. you are my first love. for me love is all about you. i love my husband, my animals, my chickens, my horses in the background. i love my life. but what do i love the most? i love my lord. my heavenly father. my creator. from whom all blessings flow. in 150 miles an hour down a motor way and a good car. >> i love football. >> i actually love my refrigerator. it's such a cool thing. >> osgood: next the paintings of lucien freud. clothing

when environmental campaigner, robert f. kennedy jr. saw it, filming a new documentary called "the last moununin," he was overwhelmed. >> if you try to blow up a mountain in the berkshires or the adirondacks or in utah, you would be put in jail. >> reporter: massey energy, which has the mining rights and is now owned by alpha resources, did not answer repeated requests to speak with us. but it has called the mining cost-effective and safe. and claims to return to landscape close to its original state, where filling in valleys to provide flat land for development. west virginia congressman, nick rahall, also defends mountain top removal. >> what it means is jobs. and what it means is keeping our lights on. >> reporter: some in the community agree, as well. >> a peoplpl united. >> reporter: but on the other side of an increasingly bitter struggle are families like the aleshires, who say their jobs are important. but so are the mountains they grew up with. jim sciutto, abc news, blair, west virginia. >>> and we have one, quick weather note

america longing for a better time and a better government, a time when public service was, as robert kennedy said, a noble profession when public servants served the public's interests, when they came together and found common ground and respected the opinions of those on the other side. my generation has always viewed public service as a noble profession and the fight for what we believe is right as a noble cause. but none of us should expect to win every battle. none of us should dismiss the valid beliefs of those whose politics we oppose but have been duly elected and sworn in to represent their state or their district. the tea party republicans in the house seem to have forgotten that we live in a democracy, and in a democracy, people hold different views. contrary but equally valid opinions. they have problems from a different perspective, a different background, and have a different view on the best solution. the art of governing is bridging those differences. governing is finding common ground. governing is what ronald reagan talked about in his autobiography "an american life" when h

i like robert kennedy, harry truman. but if you're talking about people you try to emulate, you know, muse schi i like -- musically i like the beatles and the stones. so i'd be more excited meeting keith richards than meeting president obama again. >> you often quote led zeppelin on the house floor. >> i did it once. everybody was saying the camming thing on both sides. democrats's song remains the same. if i had to do it today, i could quote >> i talked about the song remains the same. i brought up some of the song titles and i try to work into the speech. >> how often do you play the guitar? >> i play all the time. i started at 11. when you are homely, you have to do something. we used to be flying squirrels. we found out there was a rocky and the flying squirrels. >> who else became part of the band? >> it was always my brother. one band member passed away from a congenital heart ailment. a friend came back from the old days. there are people who sit in. >> have you ever written a song? >> oh yeat. -- oh yeah. >> chil

this was the old address of robert f. kennedy. isn't this just gorgeous. >> this is what i love about the arts. i cannot tell you the names of every piece, but the story of america -- they kept the artists working during a very difficult time. but each piece of art -- this is about us, america. there is a barn, and a family having a picnic. >> and there is a stairway. >> but the art is fantastic. >> and they paid to do this, was this very expensive? >> they would work for so much money, for so many hours. i do not know the exact deal. a look at how gorgeous that this building yes. most people will never see this. >> the fifth floor of the justice department. >> this is the top floor of the justice department. >> you have also done courthouses. >> i have done this for many years. what is so much fun is that this is when we do the drive across america. we will go to this little town and that little town. >> what is this? >> these are the million dollar court rooms in detroit. we did that a couple of years ago. the other thing i'd do

now, the rule of law is what justice kennedy and justice roberts recently spoke about. in their opinions, one was involving the flag-burning case. texas vs. johnson. the other one was by justice kennedy. the other one was by justice roberts very recently in the demonstrations of military fit -- demonstrations at military funerals. they both said the same thing. they said, we don't like what these people did. as a matter of fact, what they did and their beliefs are abhorrent to most americans, and to us personally, but unless we protect their rights, all our rights are in jeopardy. and that is why the concept of a constitutional democracy is so important and must be preserved, but is not understood today. it is not understood by many americans. why? it is not that hard to understand. we live in a democracy. a democracy is supposed to be governed by a majority opinion. so, why isn't the court just governed by whatever the majority of people think? the answer is that that is what is also called mob rule. a constitutional democracy is one that protect everyone's rights, even

the quote i have from robert kennedy, he says few people can change all of history but together by making leave a legacy of our generation, and that's what i hope we do, that we're aware of the slacktivism generation should not be the label. the kids at the colleges that i perform for are smart and don't leave it on social media, but go out and act in the streets. >> you are worried they won't take it a step further? >> yeah, don't just push "like" on facebook and feel good about yourself. 20 people protesting gets media coverage today. look at the guy on earlier before today, about the students for the debt deal. that gets media coverage. little things like that can do it. young people don't realize how little it takes to make a difference. >> well said. thank you so much. always good to see you. >> thank you. >>> our "talk back" question today centers on a classic battle, the separation between church and state. should politicians participate in religious events? our carol costello will be back with more of your responses after this. gallon on the highwa. how does it do that? well, to g

robert cabana kennedy space center director. mike moses, space shuttle program launch integration manager and the chairman of the free lunch mission management team. and mike moses -- mike leinbach launch director. good afternoon everybody. >> mr. gerstenmaier. >> wouldn't truly awesome day today. we got to witness something really really special and something really amazing. and you may think that sometimes i talk about the hardware but i am really talking about the teams in the people that supported the launch that just occurred. what you saw is the finest launch team and shuttle preparation teams in the world they got this vehicle ready to go flying. ute we got to see the teams perform everything we have asked them to perform over these years. the vehicle had a tremendous launch. the teams worked flawlessly even the last minute hold at 31 seconds. they worked through that with tremendous professionalism and got this launch off today such as congratulations to the ksc team. i can't thank you enough for everything you have done

he was with robert f. kennedy, that fateful day in june in california and he served as a pallbearer a few days later in arlington national cemetery. in 1974 he was elected to the united states senate from my state, serving four consecutive terms until his retirement 24 years later in 1999. served as chairman of the committee on government affairs, he was the chief author of the nuclear nonproliferation act of 1978. throughout the years he continually championed the advancement of science and technology, especially nasa, so much that 12 years ago the nasa lewis research center in cleveland was officially renamed the john h. glenn research center. after his retirement from the senate, he and annie found funded the john glenn institute -- the john glenn institute for public affairs at the ohio state university saying if there's one thing i've learned on my years on this planet, it's tha the happiest and most fulfilled people i have a knowned are those who devote themselves to something bigger and more profound than m

with something goes the wrong way they point* at candidate -- kennedy and it was the same with robertsand he took it too hard. and it seems that the public opinion that was amassed against the core in the repudiation of conservatism of the 1936 landslide seems to have a real effect on roberts and he finds himself back in the camp of hughes. >> host: to finish the narrative, how did the plan dae? >> guest: many of roosevelts of pfizer's expected now the court has switched getting the results he sought not just minimum wage but zell wagner act the nlrb act that was upheld the first is in march the second in april than social security which everybody thought was doomed. throughout the period, commentators and roosevelts of pfizer's said give up the fight. wait to see if roberts and hughes go back to the other side. so here is the main reason. because he does not believe for a minute they are in the liberal camps and he will flip again. the second freeze then it is an open secret in washington and the roosevelt years before had promised the supreme court seat to the senate majority leader

robert ore shows us what the feds later found in his bags. >> taken off from new york's kennedy airport already in the air heading for los angeles last friday. when a flight attendant found something strange on board. there was a man in 3e, a seat that was supposed to be empty. the man pulled out a day old boarding pass issued for a different flight the previous day. and the name on the boarding pass did not match a university of michigan id baring his real name. sources say he made no threats and carrying no weapon. the flight crew did he recalled it was safe to fly on. his plate approached lax. the pilot gave controllers no hint of a problem. >> clear to land. >> but upon landing, the mystery passenger was questioned by the fbi. a nigerian national told the fbi he was in la to recruit people. he claimed he simply used the boarding pass and didn't buy a ticket. confirmed he had lost the boarding pass on a new york subway and simply printed another one at the airport kiosk. he was turned loose, but only for four days. fbi agents arrested him yesterday. they found him back at lax trying

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he has written profiles of justices kennedy, thomas, chief justice roberts. and articles of the legal implications of the war on terror. the florida recount, the investigation of president clinton, trials of martha stewart, timothy mcveigh, adjacent to an -- o.j. simpson. inside the secret world of the supreme court was a mutlitp -- multiple award winner and a new york times best seller. please welcome jeffrey tubin. [applause] >> thank you, judge. think you for having me. -- thank you for having me. i assure you that my remarks will be the briefest of anyone else. i used to be an assistant u.s. attorney in the eastern district of new york and i had a conversation early in my career have i will always remember. it was one of my mentors, john gleason. john said to me, you know, when you are in that judge's court, you feel like you are in federal court. i knew what he meant and i suspect you knew what he meant because the federal courts are a great tool of the american government. they are not perfect, but they work better hendry and better resulting than virtu

for cn and a staff writer at the new yorker and wrote pr files of justices breyer, kennedy, thomas, chief justice roberts plus articles on such subjects as the legal implications of the war on terror, former attorney general john ashcroft, the florida recount, the investigation of bill clinton, trials of martha stuart, timothy mcveigh, oj simpson. his 2007 book, "inside the secret world of the supreme court" was a multiple award winner in a "new york times" best seller. please welcome jeffrey toobin. [applause] >> thank you, judge. good morning, everyone. thank you for having me. i am the only one here who works in television news, so i assure you my remarks will be the briefest of anyone else. i used to be an assistant u.s. attorney in brooklyn new york, in the eastern district of new york, and i had a conversation early in my career there that i'll always remember with one of my mentors in the office, a prosecutor, and we were talking about one of the judges, judge eugene nickerson, and he said to me, when you're in judge nickerson's court, you really feel like you're in federal court, and i knew what

degree murder of bonnie -- >> reporter: robert blake acquitted in the murder of his wife was ruled libel. >> find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: william kennedyth acquitted of rape charges in 2001 is a doctor now. a civil assault by a co-worker was dismissed in 2005. and now a mom, even lorena bobbitt cut a nerve with so many that followed her trial. >> makes people more cynical and skeptical about the system. >> reporter: part of an effect that lasts long after the verdict. >> now with the internet, now it really doesn't go away because now you just google it. you can put in murder or famous trials or acquittals and you get all the information as if it happened yesterday. >> reporter: or this morning. >> and i want her to be able to grieve and grow and somehow get her life back together. >> reporter: casey anthony, perhaps, taking a step out of the spotlight for the first time in three years, but with the emotion and passion from her trial, like the others before her, is not likely to fade for quite some time. for "today" jay gray, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, a boy's hero. a live interview with the 911 dispatcher of the child he saved f

montana, thank you, scott, for coming, and the honorable kennedy, and the gary pruessing, the president of the exxonmobil pipeline company. robert perciasepe, why don't you begin first. your statement will automatically go into the record, so just summarize. >> okay. chairman, thank you for inviting us today, and we're happy to be here to discuss the role and activities of u.s. epa regarding the pipeline break into the yellowstone and resulting oil spill. epa in coordination with the federal state, tribal, and local partners is committed to protecting the yellowstone river and the communities around with from the adverse environmental effects of the oil spill. as i think we all know now, this occurred on july 1st, late at night. the break occurred on a 12 inch pipeline owned by exxonmobil resulting as a spill of crude oil into the yellowstone river. the amount remains at 1,000 barrels based on information provided by exxonmobil, but the state of montana are investigating all elements of the incident including the amount of oil released. epa continues to hold exxonmobil accountable for clean up. the agency issued an administrativ

he has written profiles of justices briar, kennedy, thomas, and chief justice roberts, plus, articles on subjects such as the legal implications of the war on terror, former attorney general john ashcroft, the florida recount, ken starr's investigation of print -- president clinton, the trials of martha stewart, timothy mcveigh, o.j. simpson. looked's 2007 book inside the secret world of the supreme court and was a multiple award winner of the "new york times" best seller list. please help me welcome jeffrey toobin. [applause] >> thank you, judge. good morning, everyone. thank you for having me. i am the only one that works in television news, so i assure you of my remarks will be the briefest of anyone else. i used to be an assistant u.s. attorney in the eastern district of the new york. i had a common thing happen in my career with one of my mentors in the office, john gleeson. we were talking about one of the judges, judge eugene nickerson. and john says to me, when you are in judge nickerson's court, you really feel like you are in federal court. i knew what he meant, and i suspec

- >> reporter: robert blake, acquitted in the murder of his wife, was ruled liable for her wrongful death in a civil suit. >> we find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: william kennedy, acquitted of criminal rape charges in 1991, is a doctor now. a civil sexual assault allegation by a co-worker was dismissed in 2005. and after being found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity and now a mom, even lorena bobbitt cut a nerve with so many who followed her trial. >> it often makes feel a lot more cynical and skeptical about the system. >> no justice served today. >> reporter: part of an effect that often lasts long after the verdict. >> and now with the internet, now it really doesn't go away because now you just google it and you can put in "murder" or "famous trials" or "acquitals" and you get all the information as if it happened yesterday. >> or this morning. >> and i want her to be able to grieve and grow and somehow get her life back together. >> reporter: casey anthony, perhaps taking a step out of the spotlight for the first time in three years. but the emotion and passion from her trial, like the others before her, is not likely to fade for quite some time.

our brooke baldwin is at the kennedy space center where "atlantis" is set to lift off tomorrow morning, and she has a very special guest with her, former astronaut robert "bob" crippen. brooke? >> reporter: yes, e.d., this is so exciting. bob crippen sitting to my left. if you don't know who this man, is let me tell you, this guy along with john young, the first two astronauts ever to go up in the space shuttle. it was april 12th, 1981. the current commander of the "atlantis" was in high school watching the launch. how do you make it feel? >> makes me feel a little old, but it was an exciting time, and glad we have people like chris picking up the pole and carrying it on. >> indeed he is, hopefully tomorrow morning, but do i want to ask you. sitting here, you helped launch this entire program 30 years ago. you knew this day would come, the end of the space shuttle era would arrive, but mixed emotions? >> well, at that time, of course, i wasn't focusing on the end. i was focusing on the beginning. >> but sitting here now? >> sitting here now it's a bittersweet time for me. i'm really proud of what the shuttle is accomplish. we did have two terrible trag