scott wilson writes for the serious reader. he consistently meets that readers' expectations. in every respect, the judges found his reporting on the presidency in 2011 outstanding. scott? [applause] >> thank you very much for this honor. particularly to the ford family and foundation, it is truly humbling and means so much to me and my family especially my kids who got out of school to be here. i can feel the pressure building for next year already. i began covering the white house three years ago. it was my first national summit and followed eight years of reporting from the post for overseas. we're witnessing describing and explaining where the hallmarks of foreign correspondents, chiselling the small cracks in the cement wall around this president to get a glimpse of who he is an awhile what he believes is a different challenge. it is one i would have been unable to confront the fact of life had i maintained my son to trying. it can be hugely a frustrating assignment, fast-moving and superficial and having editors and reporting partners committed to death than originally d

. >> i heard our own chris matthews speak at a lunchon honoring one of my colleagues, scott wilson, whoward for journalism, and he talked about the relationship between tip and jerry ford. that they were both men of the house, people who revered the institution, and that was their common thread, not -- they weren't separated by their po partisanship. >> they did love each other and it was good to see. that does it for us for this edition. "news nation" with tamron hall is up next. and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't like to miss out on money that should have been theirs. that's why at ally we have the raise your rate 2-year cd. you can get a one-time rate increase if our two-year rate goes up. if your bank makes you miss out, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. [ male announcer ] they were born to climb... born to leap, born to stalk, and born to pounce. to understand why, we journeyed to africa, where their wild ancestor was born. there we discovered that cats, no matter where they are... are born to

unforgettably and the pure tan in babylon freed intellectuals and belittled the 1920s as edward wilson with scott fitzgerald called it the best in history, and they saw the prosperity of the film role and they were repulsed by what they saw as shallowness. and the stark contrast of this, the other historian such as johnson hailed it as the last arcadia. what the '20s demonstrate was a relative speed with which industrial productivity could transform luxuries into necessities and spread them down the class pyramid and what johnson recognized in the 1920s was that there was an economic tide sweeping across the country that permeated the lower income sector of the economy and was the classic case of the rising tide raises all boats. the economic facts indicates it was more widespread and more widely distributed than at any time in american history up until this point. the coolidge prosperity was indeed, real, but it wasn't permanent, and i think realistically, a history, any kind of economic history would tell you that no prosperity is ever permanent. so to blame the 1920s for the 1930s, while that'

the winners include scott wilson for his reporting on the presidency and the be virginia january pilot's corrine reilly for national defense be coverage. and that's live now on c-span. the head of abc, anne sweeney, recently sat down with "wall street journal" deputy managing editor alan murray for a discussion about the future of television and the impact of mobile technology. anne sweeney also co-chairs disney media works and fortune magazine has described her as one of the 50 most powerful women in business. "the wall street journal" hosted this event in new york as part of its view points executive breakfast series. [applause] >> thank you. advanced digital strategies, sounds like something we all need. [laughter] anne, thanks, thanks for coming, especially right on the heels of your up fronts. how did they go? >> well, first of all, good morning, america. [laughter] and i'm sorry -- >> we'll get to that. [laughter] >> yes, i hope we do. i'm sorry we're missing the second hour because you're here with me. the up fronts went very well. i'm -- we're looking at a strong marketplace. as

olympics, we got a lot of baseball going on, let's bring in scott reece from our comcast sports specific. >> the last time we saw c.j. wilsongame two of the 2010 world series. but now wilson pitches for the angels and he's got the best e.r.a. in the american league. that's what the giants are up against if they try to make it two wins in two days in anaheim. barry zito chose the runner for san francisco. got to keep the ball in the park tonight. the a's will battle you guessed it, the giants bitter rival from down south. >> well the a's are certainly enjoying their tour of the nl west right now, their 69 runs score entering early action our second best in major league. >> you see nine guys getting the job done. i hoped they could have kept it going when they caught up. but it didn't turn out that way. >> you keep going back and forth. you know, maybe this is contagio contagious, the whole season, we're talking 162 games here, two just want to nip the valleys as soon as possible. when you're at the peak, you want to try and ride it as much as possible. >> you're seeing the averages go up, not just individually, but amongst t

scott broom in annapolis. >> everybody following this issue predicts there will be a special session of the legislature called in early july. in the spotlight, national harbor just across the wilson bridge from virginia, minutes from downtown washington. >> the casino is viable in the state. >> today, county executive, once a gambling opponent, told a state work group, he's an enthusiastic supporter of gambling at national harbor now. >> what changed in prince georges county? >> one, it was a statewide referendum where people got a chance to vote on. that passed and it passed overwelmingly in prince georges county. >> all this is happening less than a week after the opening of the new maryland live casino just 33 miles away. the developer here, fighting bitterly to stop national harbor. but a new study from the state's nonpartisan department of legislative services released today says maryland can economically support both, especially if table games like blackjack and craps are added into the mix. some legislators drooling over the newly predicted $161 million a year in additional tax revenue if it all goes through. in prince georges county, the bottom line is this. the county go

wilson bridge that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> knox 5 monitoring metro -- fox 5 is monitoring metro and the future of rail service to dulles and beyond. joining us scottirman of the louden county board of supervisors thanks for joining us. >> good morning allison welcome from louden county. >> thank you very much. we had many reports out of the the country as we heard residents stand up, 150 registered to voice their concerns, what came out of last night's meeting? >> we had a total of 160 people come, 75% in favour and 25% concerned about the fiscal impact of rail to louden county. >> you have said, sir, it is vital, crucial to development and growth to your county tell us your position where the county stands with providing this funding for phase two. >> well, i absolutely do support rail coming into louden county. when you look at our east and west movement we do not have any capacity left to be able to expand our road network with the exception of one lane east and west, going into tyson's corner on route 7. that is not going to be sufficient, to handle the future traffic, well, it is not -- wouldn't even be sufficient to handle traffic in louden