midway between savannah and the next town. >> there is 32 squares in savannah.it. there is a part. the square in front of the church was franklin square. they had that spanish moss that grows everywhere in savannah. it is in every tree. it is everywhere. the square across from the church was the flooding square. with a flawed -- the flogging square. moss.is no spanish if you look hard, you can see on the trees the marks. i do not know if they're really they're but i saw them. t-bone saw them. i wanted to see them. tavis: does it make a difference when there is a project that is so historically and spiritually rooted in grounded? that makes a difference. >>i assume. >> it does. like i said, i never planned anything. i was very surprised and i think t-bone was surprise. the liner notes said this record is full of ghosts. after getting baptized, i did not know i would feel uplifted for while. it did not last forever. there was a feeling of being uplifted. it is great to be my age and be able to still be surprised. see something you have never seen before. so many p

well, they have that spanish moss that grows everywhere in savannah, george. it is in every tree, it is everywhere. well the square across from the church was the nothinging square where they nothinged the slaves publicly. there's for spanish moss in the square. if you look real hard like i did, like me and t-bone did, you could still see on the trees the marks. tavis: yeah. >> i don't know if they're really this. i saw them. t-bone saw them. i don't know if the average eye would see them. but i wanted to see them. tavis: does it make a diven when you have a project that -- does it make a difference when you have a pronlect that is spiritually rooted and grounded. it is not historically rooted but it is spiritual. that makes a difference i assume. >> it does. but like i said, i've never planned anything. so i was very surprised and i think t-bone was surprised. he wrote the liner notes in this. the liner notes at the end just said, this record is full of ghosts. after getting baptized. i didn't know i would feel uplifted for a while. it didn't last forever. bu

savannah guthrie tonight. savannah, thanks. >>> there is also breaking news in california.he federal judge who ruled last week that proposition 8 is unconstitutional said this afternoon that same-sex couples can, again, begin to marry beginning next week. but opponents of same-sex marriage tonight say, "not so fast." nbc's mara schiavocampo has more on this from los angeles tonight. mara? >> reporter: good evening, ann. well, judge walker's ruling essentially paves the way for same-sex marriage to resume in california on wednesday. supporters outside san francisco's city hall cheered the announcement this afternoon though that excitement was tempered a bit when they realized the stay would not be lifted immediately. now, on august 4th, judge walker over turned proposition 8. that's the 2008 ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage in california. fighting that measure is unconstitutional. now at the same time he also issued a temporary stay on that ruling to give proponents of prop-8 time to appeal. today, he announced they have until august 18th to do that. otherwise the

savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the president is here in chicago for some democratic party fund-raising and an event at a ford plant tomorrow, but he will have a birthday dinner with friends tonight. no family around, though. daughter malia is at summer sleep-away camp and the first lady and daughter sasha are on a lavish trip to spain. the president flying solo tonight, heading to chicago to spend his 49th birthday as a bachelor with only first dog bo to keep him company. mr. obama did get a serenade at the white house today from winners of citizen medals at the white house today. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: but the union group he addressed earlier in the day did not let him eat cake. >> i'm disappointed there wasn't a cake, though. i'm going to have to talk to the secret service about that. >> you talk to those guys, because they nixed the cake. >> they're probably eating it right now. >> they are. >> reporter: right now mrs. obama and younger daughter sasha are a world away, on a five-day, mother/d

he had been in failing health over the last few years and passed away in savannah, georgia where he wasnow living at the age of 86. bobby thompson. quite a gentlemen. >>> meantime the local guys doing all right for the giants and unfortunately for the giants, local guy also means for the phillies too. first though the good news for san francisco, pat burrell gets a nice ovation at the play of philadelphia. jimmy rollins with a clutch 2- out hit off barry zito. phillies eventually go ahead 4- 2. and giants in the top of the 8th inning are batting but trailing 4-3. full highlights tonight at 10:00. the a's hosting the blue jays. but bobby thompson had a chance to play in a fantasy camp many years ago. very modest, great gentlemen. brushed off all the -- all the attention. couldn't believe people were still talking about it, that's how modest he was. >>> and coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, the study involves researching brains of dead athletes who died of brain degenerative decides. one athlete is a former 49er. we'll have the full report coming up in 30 minutes. that's our re

or further back through each human cell to african eve her grunts are tuning savannahs. i felt the gift shared from the bones later that night in the crowded room when all the instruments had gone silent and a man rose up shyly alone and sang sean moss one of the singer's songs. beautiful country, i take you to by the black water screens of the beast the thrush and the black bird sings sweetly and the wild deer over the mountains branches with fruits and blossom the and hives with honey. and the corn creek lifts it's cries in the grass. [applause] >> your poem has a sense of place and you mentioned earlier the sensation of going to canada and what it felt like to be in that place in canada and in other opportunities to be in that land in ireland. i wonder if you can reflect and margaret as well, what were the physical experiences you were having and what was the importance ever going to the place by way of informing your story? >> i don't know if anybody seen there is a series on now on called african-american lives? >> yeah. >> and it remindses me so much of my experien

i think savannah is fantastic.if you look at the body of their reporting, it is hard to pick -- certainly there are people that come from an opinion ankle, keith olbermann. eugene robinson who comes from a more left-leaning point of view, and he would not agree with that. it is important for people to know that those of us who are trying to report on the facts and try to be as fair as possible, we get caught up in the middle. republicans do not think we are way to a liberal, and democrats think we are way too conservative -- republicans think we are way too liberal. i appreciate the comments he made. that is something i keep in the back of my mind to be as fair as possible. host: you also contribute to "meet the press". donna says, i think you should be asking people which news they think is fair. mary joins us from bethesda, maryland. you have the last word with mark murray of nbc news. caller: thank you. it imy understanding that during the bush administration, all of the war funding was an emergency supplemental

back roads and we're all going to savannah, georgia, a trip tor 20. independently people can bid on that. it is like going on a yacht. only 100 people on board and then staff. you can go to the m-tv music awards on a private plane. i have to ask you one quick question. how in 20 years of doing this with the camps, how has this changed you? >> not just me, my whole family. it has blade us very aware that there for the grace of god go we. we are lucky people and we really do believe in what we do. we really do want to help other people. it is not like our family hasn't had some major illnesses affect us, as well but we have the wherewithal to do it. >> the people who do good don't just have a clear shot and everything is easy. they are handling their own stuff, too. >> yes. >> this will happen at camp. august 29th. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. there is a silent auction so if you don't have a ton of money, you can still play. there is stuff, you can walk around. it is very organized. yes, they have porta-potties and they are clean. they are beautiful. >> ttff.or

he died in savannah, georgia after a long illness. years old. >>> coming up, bloggers are still buzzing over the jetblue flight attendant who flipped out. could that be linked to a surge in the amount of carryon baggage. >>> and san francisco takes control of treasure island. find out the storied history behind that small patch of land. those stories are coming up at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day. >> for complete bay area news coverage, stay with ktvu channel 2 news and www.ktvu.com. news and weather available any time you need it. k tvu channel 2 news at 5:00 is straight coverage. uncovering important news stories. in-depth coverage. weather forecasts for the area where you live. >> smog and warmth. >> weekdays on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. complete bay area news coverage.

. >>> well, this comes to us from wsav news 3 in savannah, georgia, where archaeologists have unearthed what's being called the most significant find in the state's history. magnolia springs state park was always thought to be the site of the largest prison camp in the world during the civil war. recently, archaeologists discovered telltale artifacts confirming the camp was there, artifacts that give us a glimpse into the lives of union soldiers imprisoned in the camps and the confederates who guarded them. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> as muslims around the world observe ramadan, a palestinian craftsman hopes to shine a light on the holy month's meaning. he's been working on a giant lantern, a decorative feature of the holy month that could also light up the record books at 30 feet high. illuminated in gaza, the craftsman hopes this unifies and unites different factions as one. >>> if rush hour is bad on your commute, just be thankful you don't live in india. that's where a stray elephant wandered onto a local

>> savannah, georgia.y crab burgers. >> low country crab burgers. >> what do you think? i don't think of a burger as crab. >> that's right. but in the low country, there's a plethora of crab meat. so we use crab a lot. and as opposed to a crab cake, there's no bread crumb. >> okay. >> and the only thing we do, just a little bit on the outside, just a little bit of flour. again, it's back to the seasoning. >> tell me about the seasoning. that's the key continue greingr. >> black pepper, celery seed, a little bit of salt, sea salt or kosher. always use the best and use pure. when you use pure, i.e. kosher salt, sea salt, you use less. so that's the key. a lot of people think a lot of salt, not if you use the best stuff. we have some nutmeg in here, brown cinnamon and so, again, it's not about using too much of it. it's just about using just enough. it's about that balance. that's the life of the chef. that's balance. then we have pimento cheese. in the south pimento cheese. typically cheddar cheese and other

bobby thompson died yesterday in savannah, georgia.ph threw that pitch, and later in life the two toured together and became good friends. interestingly no one ever found that baseball. bobby thompson was born in scotland, raised on staten island, later became a sales executive for a paper company. he was 86 years old. >>> americans love lists of all sorts, there are two of them making news tonight. first of them, the annual u.s. news college rankings. at the very top among the universities, harvard, princeton, yale and columbia. this year's four top spots. smaller liberal arts colleges, williams, swarthmore and middlebury get the top rankings. >>> this next list looks at the mind-set and life experience of each year's incoming freshman college class. well, among other things, they say, few of this year's freshmen know how to write in cursive. adhesive strips have always been available in varying skin tones during their lifetimes. american company have always done business in vietnam. russians and americans have always been living toge

by bobby thomson died at home homenight in savannah, georgia, a, was 86. >>> and that is "world news" for this tuesday. >>> i'm george stephanopoulos. this tuesd dianeane sawyer and all of us at abc news, have a great night. at abc i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." >>> turmoil at city hall tonight over the sfpd video gate scandal. the police commission caught off guard by an i team report. >>> a deal struck with the u.s. navy opening up treasure i'll yanld. but what about the earthquake threat? and rising sea level autos a sign of the times for job hunters. one thing standing in the way of all of these people looking for work tonight. >> the iron chef has nothing on this cooking competition held among inmates a local jail. >> good evening, we're going to start with major developments in a scandal in san francisco police department. >> issues raised last night m an investigation resulted in disciplinary hearings against officers being delayed. >> and dan, delays to give the commission more time to consider issues you raised in this report sf. >> that is right. you know, last night we foc

savannah, thanks very much. joe scarborough is a former republican congressman from florida and, of course, host of "morning joe" on msnbc. hi, joe. good to see you. >> and good to see you, matt. >> let's start with these comments by the president or from the president on charlie rangel, okay? he says he's somebody at the end of his career, 80 years old. i'm sure what he wants to be able to do is to end his career with dignity and my hope is that that happens. now, i guess at the white house, what you could say is that what the president means here is that if there's an ethics trial, he hopes that charlie rangel is cleared of all charges, but it sounds to me what is happening is he's opening the door and is hoping charlie rangel walks through it. >> exactly, and the democrats have been opening that door for the past few weeks and charlie is not walking through that door. he's not going to go quietly into that dark night. but this underlines the problem that the president of the united states has. he ran as a ref

thompson died in his home in savannah, georgia, he was 86 years old. >>> i think the pennant is not really a conversation the giants deserve any part of right now. their best baseball of the year is either behind them or better be getting here real quick. because the season can slip away considering the away schedule coming shortly. in the fifth, a two-out two run single off the bat of the pride of alameda, jimmy rollins. and coming the 7th inning, zito down 5-2, jose guin with his first home run with the giants. a 5-run eight for the phillies. and chris off the bat of carlos ruiz. the giants in some trouble out east. >>> the padres don't lose simply put. lou piniella's cubs down 1-0. deep to right looks like the cubs might have a two run game winning homer, expect ryan ludwig at the wall. padres at only three hits but they win again, 1-0, their lead over the giants now five full games. for the a's lately, it's not so much did they win but more like did they score a run? did they get so much as a hit. the answer right now, plenty of both. 2-2 game, joe cuff, aaron hill tags a runner. the t

thompson died in his home in savannah, georgia, he was 86 years old. >>> i think the pennant is not reallyconversation the giants deserve any part of right now. their best baseball of the year is either behind them or better be getting here real quick. because the season can slip away considering the away schedule coming shortly. in the fifth, a two-out two run single off the bat of the pride of alameda, jimmy rollins. and coming the 7th inning, zito down 5-2, jose guin with his first home run with the giants. a 5-run eight for the phillies. and chris off the bat of carlos ruiz. the giants in some trouble out east. >>> the padres don't lose simply put. lou piniella's cubs down 1-0. deep to right looks like the cubs might have a two run game winning homer, expect ryan ludwig at the wall. padres at only three hits but they win again, 1-0, their lead over the giants now five full games. for the a's lately, it's not so much did they win but more like did they score a run? did they get so much as a hit. the answer right now, plenty of both. 2-2 game, joe cuff, aaron hill tags a runner. the thro

>> savannah guthrie at the white house for us.annah. >>> the iowa egg producer linked to a massive recall is facing at least two lawsuits this morning. one is by somebody who claimed to be ill after eating eggs possibly tainted by salmonella. the other was filed by a food distributor. federal health officials say the recall covering 300 million eggs is likely to grow. >>> it is 8:03 p right now. back outside once again to meredith, carl and al. >> thank you very much. we mentioned before he is 56 years young today. join us in wishing al roker a happy birthday. everybody sing. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday dear al ♪ happy birthday to you >> a couple of days ago my daughter said, mommy, why is daddy so old? thank you, sweetie. >>> let's check your weather for everybody's birthday out there. connie chung's birthday today. that's right an albuquerque, new mexico, sunny, hot, 91 at nbc 4 in qubualerque. we've got showers and thunderstorms especially upper minnesota on into the u.p. of michigan. strong

i think savannah is fantastic.if you look at the body of their reporting, it is hard to pick -- certainly there are people that come from an opinion ankle, keith olbermann. eugene robinson who comes from a more left-leaning point of view, and he would not agree with that. it is important for people to know that those of us who are trying to report on the facts and try to be as fair as possible, we get caught up in the middle. republicans do not think we are way to a liberal, and democrats think we are way too conservative -- republicans think we are way too liberal. i appreciate the comments he made. that is something i keep in the back of my mind to be as fair as possible. host: you also contribute to "meet the press". donna says, i think you should be asking people which news they think is fair. mary joins us from bethesda, maryland. you have the last word with mark murray of nbc news. caller: thank you. it is my understanding that during the bush administration, all of the war funding was an emergency supplement

thomson died tuesday at his home in savannah, georgia. he'd been battling poor health for years. that home run will forever be a part of baseball history. bobby thomson was 86 years old. >>> now to the three-time tennis grand slam champion maria sharapova who is also a success off the court. >> the world's highest-paid female athlete said none of it would be possible if it weren't for the nuclear accident in chernobyl. espn's rachel nichols reports. >> there has been a nuclear accident in the soviet union. there is speculation in moscow people were injured and may have died. >> if chernobyl never happened, my life would be very different. i'd probably not even be playing tennis. >> maria sharapova has won three grand slam championships and at 23 years old is the highest-paid female athlete on the planet earning about $20 million a year. she has her own fashion line, endorsement deals, and a glamorous life in los angeles. but the chain reaction that led her here started in a much darker place. a tower of a nuclear reactor on the other side of the world more than 24 years ago. >> i

he passed away at home last night in savannah, georgia. in 1951, thomson hit the ninth inning home run that won the national league pennant for the new york giants over the brooklyn dodgers. it came to be known as the "shot heard 'round the world." in later years, it emerged the giants had been stealing signs between the pitcher and catcher that year, but thomson denied he was tipped to the famous pitch. bobby thomson was 86 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: a man blew himself up in a crowd of 1,000 iraqi army recruits today in baghdad's worst attack in months. reports of the dead ranged from 57 to 61, or even higher, with at least 120 wounded. a pile of sandals from men blown out of their shoes lay outside the recruiting office hours after the bomber struck. the suicide attacker had waited patiently overnight with men on the street before exploding his vest as they prepared to enter the recruiting station. hundreds had gathered to hand in applications for iraq's army, one of the few good jo

savannah, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. we'll hear from the president a little later today on those jobs figures. unemployment proving to be the most stubborn economic and political problem he faces. bracing for the latest jobs report, the president was out accentuating the positive on thursday in chicago saying a turn-around in the american car industry is just the beginning. >> i'm convinced we're going to rebuild not only the auto industry, but the economy better and stronger than before. and at its heart is going to be three powerful words, "made in america." >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with cnbc's phil lebeau, the president said the economy will likely not slide back into recession. >> i think confidence is starting to come back and you're going to see more of that money put to work hiring american workers. i think we're on the brink of now moving into a better direction. >> confident we're going to avoid a double-dip recession? >> i am confident about that. >> reporter: but consumers, normally two-thirds of

her name is savannah brinson. she's on "harper's bazaar."t 17th if you want to read the whole thing. she talked about marriage because a lot of people have speculated, will they tie the knot? speculated, will they tie the knot? will they not? ushinto whatever he feels comfortable with. >> i have a theory on why she's not happy to go to miami. have you seen the women in miami? >> yeah. >> come on, now. you know. dating lebron james, the king of the nba right now? come on. >> i'm not going to comment on that. they have two children so hopefully it all works out. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. former president george w. bush, who has shied away from public appearances since leaving office, will visit haiti today to check on earthquake relief there. mr. bush and former president clinton are working together on earthquake relief. >>> also, special envoy george mitchell returns to the mideast today. he's visiting with israel's prime minister and the palestinian president to push for peace talks. he wants an agreement to nego

savannah guthrie is at the white house with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. for weeks when aides here were asked about the mosque they really tried to stay out of it, saying this is a local issue. but on friday night the president walked right into the controversy and made it a national one. the president and first family in florida this weekend. hoping to show the gulf and its waters are open for business. but the message was overshadowed by mr. obama's decision to wade into an emotional ground zero controversy. on friday night at a white house dinner celebrating ramadan -- >> please have a seat. >> reporter: -- the president spoke to the first time about a muslim organization's plans to construct an islamic community center and mosque in the shadow of the world trade center site. >> ground zero is indeed hallowed ground. but let me be clear, as a citizen and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion, as everyone else in this country. that includes -- that includes the

. >> well, aaron, we're gonna fly you and your family to paula's hometown, savannah, georgia, to get a behind-the-scenes tour of how her business works, so... [cheering and applause] >> thank you. >> you are so welcome. oprah: that is so fantastic. that's so fantastic. "cooking with paula deen" is on newsstands now. thank you, paula deen. thank you, paula. thank you. paula was in the middle of a shoot in nashville and got on a plane and flew here just to be here and then is gonna--soon as she lets go of aaron's hand, she's flying right back. >> and as soon as i take off these high heels. oprah: get off those high--you haven't walked very far. look at how new they are... >> i know! they're brand-new! oprah: they're brand-new. >> and listen to this, oprah. they're not mine. [laughter and applause] oprah: oh, gosh. you always delight us, paula. thank you, angela and aaron and jeff and bryce. thank you so much. as always, thank you, nate. that was a beautiful story. beautiful story, nate. bye, everybody. >> bye, y'all! [captioning made possible by king world] [captioned by the national c

you like one for leaving the kids home you like savannah, georgia. >> such a romantic destination. highly on readers choice every year. it's really charming -- >> a little warm right now. >> it's pretty steamy. but $209 a night, historic property, four poster beds. they've got things like free wine in the afternoon, and afternoon tea, and it's in essential savannah. >> why don't we wrap this up a little closer to home, a resort about an hour and a half to two hours from here, the hamptons on the east end of long island. >> the hamptons is known for being the playground for the jet set. but, quark is a very small village that's less known, in east hampton, an hour and 20 minutes from the city and they have a really good week rate. if you go monday, tuesday, wednesday it's half price. it's about $162 a night, which is really good for the hamptons. beachy feel. they've got a private beach. you can rent bicycles, and cycle around, and the amenities of east and west hampton. >> and people go out there to montauk there's a chance they see you surfing out there because you're an amateur s

. >> bill, stop emailing savannah. >> it's from my boss. on letting the bush tax cuts expire, given the continuing economic difficulties, would the administration be open to a compromise position of having the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans be phased out over time? >> well, look, our viewpoint is that for the wealthiest americans -- i don't think the wealthiest among us have -- well, they certainly haven't felt the type of economic downturn that the middle class not only experienced during that economic downturn, but in the years that led up to it. and, again, as we've said, adding those tax cuts on, continuing those tax cuts, likely adds another $700 billion to our debt. >> so no room on compromise, on letting them expire at the end of this year? >> i think the president -- the president's viewpoint is protect our middle class -- protect the middle-class tax cuts and let those for the wealthy expire. >> on the judge's decision yesterday in the virginia lawsuit -- i know it's procedural in nature, but he did say that one of the

this is a call from savannah. good morning. caller: i want to talk about the way the government is broken and some of the military subject you just spoke about. i was in the military 31 years. i was in civil service full- time. i've been a tax. the entire time. one thing that has always bothered me, i have listened to the public's negative talk about how the government spends. our military spend too much. at the same time, i am highly involved in buying parts and supplies for military weapons dealers. we are told to use contractors and women owned businesses. there are times when i could have bought the part that was the best deal were guided and were forced the other direction. it is government overhead. the part of our overhead is we use one service for one business or one aspect of government to fund others. what i think they should do -- i have always said i wish to let us work more efficiently. i wish they will let us fight the part that the best place at the best price -- buy the parts at the best place at the best price.

host: a call from savannah. this is bobby calling on the republican line. you are on the air.caller: good morning, how are you doing? what to talk about the way the government is broken and carry over from some of the military that you just spoke about with the other guests. i have been in the military 31 years and i have been civil service full time of the military for over 30 years and i have been a taxpayer the entire time and one thing that bothered me is for most of my career i had to listen to the public's negative feelings about how the u.s. spends -- for instance, you heard about the $200 hammers, $500 toilet seats that our military spends -- that they spend too much. well, at the same time, i am highly involved in buying parts and supplies for military weapons systems. and we are forced and told to use minority contractors and female contractors and women- owned businesses. there have been numerous times i could about the part that i needed that was the best fit but was diverted into other directions. anyway, i call it government overhead -- like any business, there i

i have heard in this assembly that this is savannah -- a ban that deals with secularism. i was not directing my comments at you. if these practices are not religious but political, they said this has nothing to do with religion. it is not a practice session by islam, and the principle of secularism does have a legal interpretation in our french tradition. it is based on neutrality of the state's, protection of freedom f the conscience and religion, and also the plurality of different religions, which is also not an issue here, so secularism have nothing to do with this, so what legal principles should be invoked to justify this law? dignity? i would say philosophically, but that is the weakest argument. you say you're not justifying this on maintaining dignity, but that is the only thing actually written into legislation. the other argument that might be more solid legally as a weak political argument. you say are you are justifying that, but that does not even mention. -- that is not even mentioned. you are talking about social order, but that is not the same thing. i am

savannah, georgia. caller: general come on and so proud of you all over there. -- general, i am so proud of you all over there. what more can the american you and get you what you need? thank you for your expression of support. deeply how proud our own countrymen are. we see that through the care packages that we see, and as programs like this. i do not know if there is much done. everyone needs to recognize that get the afghans to where they need to be. it may not be 2011, 2012. we need to have an extended where we can see that treasures, sacrifice that we are paying here are going to be worth it some day. host: we are speaking this morning about training of afghan police. st. petersburg. jim on the republican line. hello, major general. republican for more than 20 years. this seems like another vietnam. believe as soon as you leave, people lined up with you will be in big trouble. trouble" what do you mean? caller: i do not think they will be alive. most people in that part of the know who the enemy i

host: a call from savannah. this is bobby calling on the republican line. you are on the air.aller: good morning, how are you doing? what to talk about the way the government is broken and carry over from some of the military that you just spoke about with the other guests. i have been in the military 31 years and i have been civil service full time of the military for over 30 years and i have been a taxpayer the entire time and one thing that bothered me is for most of my career i had to listen to the public's negative feelings about how the u.s. spends -- for instance, you heard about the $200 hammers, $500 toilet seats that our military spends -- that they spend too much. well, at the same time, i am highly involved in buying parts and supplies for military weapons systems. and we are forced and told to use minority contractors and female contractors and women- owned businesses. there have been numerous times i could about the part that i needed that was the best fit but was diverted into other directions. anyway, i call it government overhead -- like any business, there is

savannah. >> do you think the house tax cuts will create jobs? >> the administration's position is that, a few extend tax cuts for middle-class families, you put money in the pockets of people who will spend that money in places where you are creating jobs. >> do you think the job-creation argument would extend to extending the tax cuts for the wealthy? >> no. independent economists have looked at this. extending those tax cuts deny guarantee the same kind of economic growth -- do not guarantee the same kind of economic growth. >> will be president -- if it were suggested to you that the president and the first lady are spending only the minimum amount of time they need to in the gulf to said they have credit for being there, what would you say? >> there will be down there hanging out with the great folks who live there, eating the seafood, and taking a look at how things are going for those folks. >> can they do that in one day? >> it will be two days and the guests. -- and yes. >> this is an issue that is being worked out between bp and the tru

host: savannah, georgia, alex on the republican line. caller: thank you for taking the call.lex boyle here. i'm with the freemont 6 foundation -- freemont civics foundation. i have heard people talk that under no child left behind, civics education got put on the back burner, not necessarily as a delivery mechanism or anything like that. my thoughts are that civics education is something that has a unique way of engaging kids and teachers as well in a variety of ways outside of the traditional classroom, as well as engaging a good thought process and dialogue. i think you said that you are a social studies person. guest: yes. caller: that, i think, is a good fit for a foundation of six being taught -- of civics being taught. in high school we more leave out that, just at the age when kids may be voting soon. i wonder if you could address your thoughts on a national trust for six in a more contemporary way, -- national civics in arust for more contemporary way. guest: sir, you are singing my song. i was a social studies teacher for six years and i taught ap government and hist

through the regular appropriations process, a member of the appropriations committee, my friend from savannah, georgia, mr. kingston. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. kingston: thank you, madam speaker. who knew? who knew the states were running out of money? who knew when we were bailing out general motors, the big banks, fannie mae and freddie mac? apparently the speaker of the house had no idea there were some problems in the hinterland. so here we are back in washington, millions of dollars spent to bring everybody back. this is governing by reaction. pannedering to -- pandering to the political base. taking care of the excesses of governing bodies who are unable or unwilling to make the tough decisions the smaller states, small businesses, and american families are have to make every day. we hear over and over again this is paid for. i got news for you, if you have a huge debt on your american express card and transfer it to your visa card, you haven't paid for anything. 41 cents on the dollar that we spend is borrowed money. the food

host: a call from savannah. this is bobby calling on the republican line. you are on the air. caller: good morning, how are you doing? what to talk about the way the government is broken and carry over from some of the military that you just spoke about with the other guests. i have been in the military 31 years and i have been civil service full time of the military for over 30 years and i have been a taxpayer the entire time and one thing that bothered me is for most of my career i had to listen to the public's negative feelings about how the u.s. spends -- for instance, you heard about the $200 hammers, $500 toilet seats that our military spends -- that they spend too much. well, at the same time, i am highly involved in buying parts and supplies for military weapons systems. and we are forced and told to use minority contractors and female contractors and women- owned businesses. there have been numerous times i could about the part that i needed that was the best fit but was diverted into other directions. anyway, i call it government overhead -- like any business, there

greg in savannah, georgia. you are on the air.y question is what can the american people do to support more and give you what you really need? guest: thank you for your support. all of us feel very deeply for what we're doing. i do not know if it is much more that can be done, but the recognition that everyone should have this will take some time to have the afghans with any to be. it may not necessarily be by 2011 or 2012. i think we need to have an extended time line where we can õalways see the progress and gan confidence that the treasure and the sacrifice that we're all making is actually paying off in making allies of afghanistan's better every day. host: we're talking with major general board on training at the st. petersbu)g, jim on the republican line. caller: my name is jim and i have been a republican for more than 20 years. this really seems like another vietnam. i perceive that as soon as you leave, all of these people that were lined with you will be in big trásq host: when you say big trouble, what do you mean? call

the heat today 96 in omaha. 95 savannah. you put in the feels like temperature with the humidity. it's going to feel like 112 in little rock. 106 in louisville. 102 in washington, d.c. >>> here's a look at the san mateo bridge, where you're seeing a few sunny breaksut there as you approach the midspan. otherwise, cloudy skies, and you notice, hour by hour, temperatures not going to be warming ua whole lot today because of the good, strong sea breeze which is great for air quality, not so great if you want to find summer-like temperatures inland which we will not be seeing today. the weekend, that's where things start to change. we'll see the low clouds. not much change for san francisco or the coast. >>> that's your latest weather. don't forget you can check the weather anytime of the day or night by going on the weather channel on cable or the new and improved weather.com online. ann? >> all right, al, thank you. >>> now to that sad story involving former "american idol" winner fantasia barrino. she was rushed to the hospital following an overdose. we have nbc's "today" national

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