americans love samuel johnson. johnson hated americans and so i'm willing to love all mankind except americans. but americans love samuel johnson and all judges, everyone swore by him. that was the authority and it was little interest. webster want to write the dictionary and he did. and his perseverance i think is truly admirable. this is webster's character, and this is, i think in the challenge of a biographer is really to understand the person. and joseph allison said no webster is not the stuff of american mythology. like washington just think about how washington handled that scene with webster delegating brilliantly, just how every decision was so thoughtful. webster isn't that way. to use the vernacular, he kind of pops off. when he becomes 5 50-cent no one under 45 should be allowed to vote. that just doesn't make any sense. that's why it was said he is now joseph stalin. she says, two pages aside about a murderous dictator and his that he is no justice dog but he was an evil man. he was an unlikable man. a

samuel johnson said the art of remembering is the art of paying attention.say, you know what, i want to remember this. and simply by doing that, you're more likely to pay attention and that piece of information is less likely to slip your mind. >> all right. josh, thanks. what eyer last name again? i'm sorry, i forgot. just kidding. josh, thanks so much. good to talk to you. >>> up next, the sweet smell of success and profit at a grocery store where machines are manipulating,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the early show dejae earning his money this morning. a supermarket is filling up the aisles with food aromas to entice customers to buy.checked out for us. sdl imagine walking through the aisles and smelling a nevernd g ing scent of milk chocolate or fresh baked bread fp if you walk down the aisles of netcost supermarket, you'll experience just that. we visited the store to sniff out the situation for ourselves. what does is it smell like in the produce section here? >> kind of fruity. >> reporter: the aromas in the aisles are intense. but the smells aren't just coming

samuel was shot in the back in the upton section. as of today police say they have no solid case. >>> days after she's convicted in a federal corruption case, council woman leslie johnson announces mer rest sig -- her rest sig naismghts she flushed an elicit $100,000 check down the toilet. show was also arrested with $0,000 in her underwear. johnson's resignation is effective the end of the year and faces up to a year and a half in prison. >>> the debate over raising the debt limit resumes on capitol hill. they are trying to hammer out a deal. republicans and democrats both refusing to budge on hikes to medicare. if the cream isn't -- ceiling isn't raised, the u.s. will default on its debt. >>> senator mikulski is introducing a bill to provide grants for veterans to help find jobs. >> former mississippi -- former leader dominique strauss-kahn could face new charges. >> reporter: a french woman said that strauss-kahn tried to rape her. she talked about it on french tv. she said she never prelsd charges because her mother who was an official in strauss-kahn's socialist party convinced her not to go to authorities. prosecutors will determine if there's enough evidence to

samuel dean. dean lost his bid for county executive last fall. there will have to be a special election after johnson'sesignation goes into effect at the end of the month. >>> the police have identified a pedestrian -- i'm sorry, dorene, go ahead. >> police have identified a pedestrian hit and killed after an accident hit in landover this morning. the crash happened along landover road near firehouse road at 5:30 this morning. prince george's county police say lelia witfield was killed crossing the busy street. the driver stayed on the scene. police don't believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> maryland state police hope a new description of the armed man on the baltimore washington parkway yesterday will help them find him. police believe the man armed with a shotgun and a hammer attacked a speed camera vehicle about 11:00 yesterday morning in ligament acouple. the contractor wasn't harmed. the suspect is described as a white man in his 50s or 60s. he appeared to be 6 feet tall and 220 pounds with a pot belly. the suspect was wearing clear glasses, a